Emerging Viral Diseases of Southeast Asia (Issues in Infectious Diseases, Vol. 4)
Southeast Asia has been the breeding ground for many emerging diseases in the past decade, e.g. the avian flu (H5N1) in Hong Kong in 1997, Nipah virus encephalitis in Malaysia in 1998, and, above all, the SARS outbreak in Southern China in 2002. Risk factors contributing to this situation include being economically disadvantaged, sub-standard... | | Aided Navigation: GPS with High Rate SensorsDesign Cutting-Edge Aided Navigation Systems for Advanced Commercial & Military Applications
Aided Navigation is a design-oriented textbook and guide to building aided navigation systems for smart cars, precision farming vehicles, smart weapons, unmanned aircraft, mobile robots, and other advanced applications.... | | Sustainable Energy Solutions in Agriculture (Sustainable Energy Developments)
Sustainability in agriculture and associated primary industries, which are both energy-intensive, is crucial for the development of any country. Increasing scarcity and resulting high fossil fuel prices combined with the need to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, make the improvement of energy efficient farming and increased use... |