Digital Diasporas: Identity and Transnational Engagement

Basics of PET Imaging: Physics, Chemistry, and Regulations

Springer, 2004

This unparalleled text on the basics of PET imaging technology is an ideal resource for technologists and residents preparing for board examinations and also serves as a useful reference for practicing nuclear medicine professionals. Written by noted author Gopal B. Saha, Ph.D., the book consists of concise but comprehensive chapters...

Windows 8 For Dummies Quick Reference

For Dummies, 2012

The handy and fast reference for mastering Windows 8

This quick and easy reference is designed for all users (newbies and seasoned) who are comfortable with the Windows OS and need a fast reference to solve a problem or navigate a new feature without context or explanation. It will be the must-have reference for...

Spectrochemical Analysis Using Infrared Multichannel Detectors

John Wiley & Sons, 2005

A tremendous growth in the utilization of multichannel detectors for infrared (IR) spectroscopy has been observed over the past decade. In some cases, the incorporation of multichannel detectors has significantly changed the practice of IR spectroscopy; while in others, it has provided new opportunities for spectroscopic...

Grammatical Picture Generation: A Tree-Based Approach

Springer, 2006

This book introduces the reader to the notions, the techniques, and the theory of grammatical picture generation, a research field focusing on formal systems that describe sets of pictures by means of syntactic rules. The book presents important types of picture generators, using a tree-based approach to stress their common algorithmic basis, the...

Handbook of Short Selling

Academic Press, 2011

This comprehensive examination of short selling, which is a bet on stocks declining in value, explores the ways that this strategy drives financial markets. Its focus on short selling by region, its consideration of the history and regulations of short selling, and its mixture of industry and academic perspectives clarify the uses of short...

Grid Computing (On Demand Series)

IBM Press, 2003

IBM Business On Demand Series: Your business blueprint for leveraging the grid computing revolution.

When you turn on the light, the power grid delivers exactly what you need, instantly. What if computers and networks could work that way? Now they can...and that will transform the way you do business. Grid Computing is about the "Business...