This book develops a conception of science as a multi-dimensional practice, which includes experimental action and production, conceptual-theoretical interpretation, and formal-mathematical work. On this basis, it addresses the topical issue of scientific realism and expounds a detailed, referentially realist account of the natural sciences....

• Complete coverage of all aspects of Cassandra
• Discusses prominent patterns, pros and cons, and use cases
• Contains briefs on integration...

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The clamor for non-carbon dioxide emitting energy production has directly  impacted on the development of nuclear energy. As new nuclear plants are built, plans and designs are continually being developed to manage the range of challenging requirement and problems that nuclear plants face especially when managing the greatly increased...

• Write next-gen HTML5 apps using the SproutCore framework and tools
• Get started right away by creating a powerful application in the very first chapter
• Build your...

• Build high performance NoSQL .NET based applications with step-by-step practical examples
• Master advanced RavenDB indexes and queries
• Create objects in .NET and map them to RavenDB
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3D printing is no longer just a figment of your imagination. This remarkable technology is coming to the masses with the growing availability of 3D printers. 3D printers create 3-dimensional layered models and they allow users to create prototypes that use...

• Set up OpenCV and an Android development environment on Windows, Mac, or Linux
• Capture and display real-time videos and still images
• Manipulate image data using OpenCV and Apache Commons Math
• Track objects and render 2D and 3D graphics on top of them
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• Learn how to work with the vCloud API
• Covers the recently launched VMware vCloud Suite 5.5
• Step-by-step instructions to simplify infrastructure provisioning
• Real-life implementation of tested...

This unique , authoritative book introduces and accurately depicts the current state-of-the art in the field of space storms. Professor Koskinen, renowned expert in the field, takes the basic understanding of the system, together with the pyhsics of space plasmas, and produces a treatment of space storms. He combines a solid base describing...

Commercial applications of speech processing and recognition are fast becoming a growth industry that will shape the next decade. Now students and practicing engineers of signal processing can find in a single volume the fundamentals essential to understanding this rapidly developing field. IEEE Press is pleased to publish a classic reissue...

Pro Tools puts professional recording and music production software in the hands of anyone with the appropriate hardware and the knowledge to use it. Musician and recording engineer Jeff Strong guides you through the latest version of this complex program,...