Super resolution is one of the most fascinating and applicable fields in optical data
processing. The urge to obtain highly resolved images using low-quality imaging
optics and detectors is very appealing.
The field of super resolution may be categorized into two groups: diffractive and
geometrical super...
In the last few years, Knowledge Management (KM) practices have evolved in organizations. Due to the
introduction of Web 2.0 technologies, new usages of information and knowledge sharing have emerged
(Enterprise 2.0). The new generation of employees (Generation Y or Milennials) has new habits at work.
They use everyday Web 2.0...
When Gateway Design Automation, Inc. created Verilog in the mid-
1980's, the process of integrated circuit design was very different than it is
today. The role of Verilog, as well as its capability, has evolved since its
inception into today's SystemVerilog.
SystemVerilog language consists of three categories of...
Business intelligence projects do not need to cost multi-millions of dollars or take months or even years to complete! Using rapid application development (RAD) techniques along with Microsoft SQL Server 2012, this book guides database administrators, SQL programmers, and report specialists in creating practical, cost-effective business...
For me, one of the great pleasures of working at Microsoft was shepherding new products from concept to release. However, it was even more fulfilling to witness the birth and growth of new communities of users, for what is a product without a user? Just bits and bytes on a disk. In my role as Group Product Manager of the SQL Server Integration...
The present book includes extended and revised versions of a set of selected best
papers from the 6th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications
(ICETE), which was held in July 2009, in Milan, Italy. This conference
reflects a continuing effort to increase the dissemination of recent research
results...
Recent surveys confirm that whilst most managers acknowledge the importance of innovation, the majority are dissatisfied with the management of innovation in their organizations.1 In fact the performance of innovation varies significantly between different sectors, and between firms in the same sector, suggesting that both structural and...
One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures represent a group of nanomaterials with highly anisotropic morphologies, the smallest dimension falling in the range of 1–100 nm. Typical examples of 1D nanostructures include nanowires and nanotubes. Semiconductor nanowires are characterized by the efficient transport of electrons and excitons, and...
Tunability has added an important dimension to a variety of laser devices and led to new systems and applications. From laser spectroscopy to Bose-Einstein condensation, the one nexus is the tunable laser.
Incorporating nine new chapters since the first edition, TunableLaser Applications, Second...
The publication of Society and Health: Sociology for Health Professionals represents the results of an information-gathering process that has extended over a 30-year career as a health professional. It reflects a determination to frame medical sociology as a multidisciplinary endeavor that must, of necessity, draw information from a wide...
Most animals exhibit seasonal variation in their reproduction and survival
simply because most of them live in environments in which food availability
varies seasonally. This is true in the tropics as well as at the higher latitudes, but
at the higher latitudes the combined challenge of food shortage and low temperature
makes...
Pro CSS3 Animation will teach you how to use fresh new CSS3 syntax to fully utilize this exciting tool for web design. Using cutting-edge industry standards and drawing on best practices for animation, you will learn how to apply CSS3 animation to transform and bring your page content to life.
