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Electricity Production from Renewables Energies

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

Energy and environmental issues have caused a marked increase in electricity production from renewable energy sources since the beginning of the 21st Century. The concept of sustainable development and concern for future generations challenge us every day to produce new technologies for energy production, and new patterns of use for these...

Organizational Knowledge in the Making: How Firms Create, Use, and Institutionalize Knowledge

Oxford University Press, 2003

Knowledge is a very seductive, but elusive concept. Following the wider debate about the emergence of the information age and the knowledge from different disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Yet, theoretical development has not always been accompanied by sound empirical research. Methodologies for studying knowledge as an empirical...

Broadband Wireless Communications Business: An Introduction to the Costs and Benefits of New Technologies

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

With the emergence of broadband wireless communication systems, new business opportunities have appeared for operators, content provides, and manufacturers.

Broadband wireless communications technologies promise the freedom of constant access to the Internet at high speeds, without the limitation of connection...

Successful OSS Project Design and Implementation

Gower, 2011

The open source phenomenon has attracted an increased interest among commercial firms and governments. It is becoming one of the most influential paradigm shifts not only in software development but in social and economic value creation as well. While software development is perhaps the most prominent example of open source, its principles...

Virtual Machine Design and Implementation in C/C++ (With CD-ROM)

Wordware Publishing, 2002

This guide provides an in-depth look at the construction and underlying theory of a fully functional virtual machine and an entire suite of related development tools.

With the emergence of multiplatform production systems and network-centric computing, the software industry has witnessed the resurgence of the virtual machine. Rather than...

The History of Terrorism: From Antiquity to al Qaeda

University of California Press, 2007

This authoritative work provides an essential perspective on terrorism by offering a rare opportunity for analysis and reflection at a time of ongoing violence, chilling threats, and renewed reprisals. In it, some of the best international specialists working on the subject today examine terrorism's long and complex history from antiquity to the...

Sams Teach Yourself Shell Programming in 24 Hours (2nd Edition)

Sams Publishing, 2002

In recent years, the UNIX operating system has seen a huge boost in its popularity, especially with the emergence of Linux. For programmers and users of UNIX, this comes as no surprise: UNIX was designed to provide an environment that’s powerful yet easy to use.

One of the main strengths of UNIX is that it comes with a...

Principles of Broadband Switching & Networks

John Wiley & Sons, 2010

The past few decades have seen the merging of many computer and communication applications. Enabled by the advancement of optical fiber, wireless communication, and very-large-scale integration (VLSI) technologies, modern telecommunication networks can be regarded as one of the most important inventions of the past century.

Before...

Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction

Oxford University Press, 2011

Frankenstein, The Time Machine, Star Trek, Dune, 1984, Blade Runner--science fiction has been explained as a combination of romance, science, and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science...

DNA Traffic in the Environment

Springer, 2019

This book comprehensively discusses our current understanding of the role and biological mechanisms of horizontal transfer of genetic elements in the environment, which has been important in the evolution of prokaryotes (archaea and bacteria).

Horizontal transfer of genetic elements generates variations of prokaryotes...

Mobile IP Technology for M-Business

Artech House Publishers, 2001

Here's a first-of-its-kind book that introduces you to the next generation of mobile networks, where IP data capability and mobile communications become integrated to form new, cutting-edge Mobile IP networks. This unique resource offers you a thorough understanding of the convergence of mobile and data technology. It explains how the prospect of...

Encyclopedia of Science and Religion (MacMillan Reference USA)

Macmillan Technical, 2003

The publication of the Encyclopedia of Science and Religion is a significant milestone marking the maturation of the contemporary dialogue between the sciences and religions. Not only does this Encyclopedia offer a massive amount of interdisciplinary and interreligious information, but it mirrors one of the most fascinating...

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