In 1999, I packed everything I owned into my car for a cross-country trip to begin my
new job as Staff Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley Computer Science
Department. It was an optimistic time in my life and the country in general. The economy
was well into the dot-com boom and still a few years...
The world is becoming increasingly electrified. For the foreseeable future, coal will
continue to be the dominant fuel used for electric power production. The low cost and
abundance of coal is one of the primary reasons for this. Electric power transmission, a
process in the delivery of electricity to consumers, is the bulk...
Examine several methods of testing for genetically modified organisms and the reasons behind their strict regulation!
Testing of Genetically Modified Organisms in Foods is the first study of the screening methods and tools utilized for determining the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products. Leading...
This book offers a relatively large overview of modeling families which exist in
spatial analysis and of the different mindsets that went into them. Models presented are
related to space organization principles, localization logic, the form of spatial
interactions1 and their role in space dynamics. The expertise of the authors is...
The objectives of the second edition have been maintained and updated to 2005 in the current volume where users will find that one third of the references, now totaling more than 1300, are new to this edition. At the same time most of the in-depth Further Reading suggestions are new to this volume, and production data of some 30 tables...
While the idea of cleverly using silicon–germanium (SiGe) and silicon (Si) strained-layer epitaxy to
practice bandgap engineering of semiconductor devices in the highly manufacturable Si material system
is an old one, only in the past decade has this concept become a practical reality. The final success of
creating novel Si...
George W. Bush's infamous remark about the 'Axis of Evil' brought North Korea dramatically back into the international spotlight. During the late 1990s relations between North Korea and the US and its allies were on the mend. However, the election of George W. Bush resulted in renewed crisis. The nuclear accord between the two...
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) had compelling
reasons to partner with Rockport Publishers on this book: It
meets a growing, real, and broad hunger for information and in-
spiration on industrial design.
Recently, industrial design has emerged as a profession that...
This in-depth resource teaches you to craft mechanics that generate challenging, enjoyable, and well-balanced gameplay. You’ll discover at what stages to prototype, test, and implement mechanics in games and learn how to visualize and simulate game mechanics in order to design better games. Along the way, you’ll practice what...
This book is a collection of six articles arising from the meeting of the NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) ''Combinatorial Optimization: Methods and Applications,'' which was held at the University of Montreal in June 2006. This ASI consisted of seven series of five one-hour lectures and one series of four one-hour...
Nutrition is one of the most important factors that impact health in all
areas of the lifecycle. Pregnant women need adequate food and health care
to deliver a healthy baby who has a good birth weight and a fighting chance
for survival. In many regions of the world, the infant mortality rate is very
high, meaning that many...
Hero of Alexandria had a great idea. In the first century ad, Hero’s design of the fi rst steam engine was ingenious and workable. Indeed, classical scholars have argued that it could have been combined with other inventions of the era to create a steam locomotive and railroad, transforming commerce and military affairs in the ancient...
