This volume brings together the peer-reviewed contributions of the participants at the COST 2102 International Conference on “Cross-Modal Analysis of Speech, Gestures, Gaze and Facial Expressions” held in Prague, Czech Republic, October 15–18, 2008. The conference was sponsored by COST (European Cooperation in the Field of...
Process-based models open the way to useful predictions of the future growth rate of forests and provide a means of assessing the probable effects of variations in climate and management on forest productivity. As such they have the potential to overcome the limitations of conventional forest growth and yield models, which are based on...
Tensor Product Model Transformation in Polytopic Model-Based Control offers a new perspective of control system design. Instead of relying solely on the formulation of more effective LMIs, which is the widely adopted approach in existing LMI-related studies, this cutting-edge book calls for a systematic modification and...
Contemplative or "noetic" knowledge has traditionally been seen as the highest mode of understanding, a view that persists both in many non-Western cultures and in Eastern Christianity, where "theoria physike," or the illumined understanding of creation that follows the purification of the heart, is seen to provide deeper...
With emphasis on power system protection from the network operator perspective, this classic textbook explains the fundamentals of relaying and power system phenomena including stability, protection and reliability. The fourth edition brings coverage up-to-date with important advancements in protective relaying due to significant changes in...
Ossifi cation of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is no longer only a Japanese
disease. In 2004, 18 papers on OPLL and related conditions were published, and 7 of
those were from countries other than Japan. Major textbooks on spine surgery, such
as The Spine, The Cervical Spine, and Spine Surgery, have devoted chapters to...
This book elucidates on the examination technique, the sonographic changes in musculoskeletal rheumatic involvement and the ultrasound assessment of joint rheumatic diseases. The atlas is enriched with several figures, in which the US picture is compared with that of conventional radiography, CT and MRI. It provides a unique collection of...
Small–bowel obstruction (SBO) is responsible for about 15% of surgical
operations for an acute abdomen. In Italy, the most frequent causes of SBO
are adhesions (about 60%), hernias (about 20%) and neoplasms (about
15%).Comparison with other countries is interesting. In the USA, the most
frequent cause of SBO is adhesional...
In November 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington passed landmark measures to legalize the production and sale of cannabis for social use--a first not only in the United States but also the world. Medical cannabis is now legal in twenty states and Washington, D.C., and more than one million Americans have turned to it in place of...
Create new markets for your innovative offering using the field-proven Maverick Method!
Developing an innovative product that breaks all the rules of the market is the first step to success in today’s economy. Now, how do you get it organizations to purchase it? Selling in a New Market Space reveals the sales...
This ninth edition of Digital Electronics: A Practical Approach with VHDL provides
the fundamentals of digital circuitry to students in engineering and technology curricula.
The digital circuits are introduced using fixed-function 7400 ICs and evolve into
FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) programmed with VHDL (VHSIC Hardware...
As an experienced JavaScript developer moving to server-side programming, you need to implement classic data structures and algorithms associated with conventional object-oriented languages like C# and Java. This practical guide shows you how to work hands-on with a variety of storage mechanisms—including linked lists, stacks,...
