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Soils of the Past

John Wiley & Sons, 2001

It is 10 years since publication of the first edition of soils of the past. In that time the subject of paleopedology has grown rapidly, and established itself within the mainstream of geological research.

Ancient soils contain vital mineralogical, geochemical, textural, and paleontological information about the continental environments in...

Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food

Greenwood Press, 2006

Eating junk food and fast food is a great all-American passion. American kids and grownups love their candy bars, Big Macs and supersized fries, Doritos, Twinkies, and Good Humor ice cream bars. The disastrous health effects from the enormous appetite for these processed fat- and sugar-loaded foods are well publicized now. This was particularly...

Metadata in Practice

American Library Association, 2004

IT IS BOTH an exciting and frustrating time to be working in the world of metadata. Exciting because so many new communities are discovering the usefulness of metadata at the same time as librarians seriously consider the limitations of our traditional notions of the functions of libraries. New metadata formats seem to erupt like dandelions on a...

Fuzzy Control Systems

CRC Press, 1993

Must reading for anyone interested in acquiring a thorough understanding of fuzzy logic, its role in soft computing, and its application to control and related fields.

-Lotfi A. Zadeh
From the Foreword

Fuzzy Control Systems explores one of the most active areas of research involving fuzzy set theory. The...

The Psychology of the Internet

Cambridge University Press, 1999

This timely volume explores the psychological aspects of cyberspace, a virtual world in which people from around the globe are acting and interacting in many new, unusual, and occasionally alarming ways. Drawing on research in the social sciences, communications, business, and other fields, Patricia Wallace examines how the online environment can...

Digital Image Processing Using MATLAB(R)

Prentice Hall, 2003

This is the first book that provides a balanced treatment of image processing basics and software principles used in the practical application of image processing. Working in the MATLAB computing environment, it provides a stable, well-supported set of software tools capable of addressing a broad spectrum of applications in digital image...

Electrochemistry of Semiconductors & Electronics: Processes and Devices (Materials Science and Process Technology)

Noyes Publications, 1992

This is an in-depth review, by eight respected researchers of the electrochemistry of semiconductors and electronics. The book covers possible electrochemical avenues towards the goals of achieving greater semiconductor purity, crystal uniformity, and circuit density, and thus, faster more compact electronic devices.

This book reflects...

Parallel Iterative Algorithms: From Sequential to Grid Computing

CRC Press, 2007

Computer science is quite a young research area. However, it has already been subject to several major advance steps which, in general, have been closely linked to the technological progresses of the machine components. It can easily be assumed that the current evolution takes place at the level of the communication networks whose quality, either...

Digital Storage in Consumer Electronics: The Essential Guide (Embedded Technology)

Newnes, 2008

This book will immediately become an indispensable reference book for the storage industry movers and shakers, developers and users. It will be a valued contribution for years to come. - Rick Wietfeldt, CTO, Emerging Technologies and Strategy, Texas Instruments, Inc.

Consumer electronics engineers, technicians, and managers,...

Nmap in the Enterprise: Your Guide to Network Scanning

Syngress Publishing, 2008

Richard Stiennon, vice president at Gartner
"Nmap is one of the tools in your toolbox you need as a network analyst. I would recommend everyone in the world use it to check port 135 to see if [they] have desktop servers listening on it. If you don't, you're going to be down in the next couple of weeks."

A...

The Martian Principles for Successful Enterprise Systems: 20 Lessons Learned from NASAs Mars Exploration Rover Mission

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

When you need to land and operate a robot on Mars, "halfway" software is not an option. While helping to develop the Collaborative Information Portal, or CIP, for NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission, Ronald Mak identified and refined a set of principles that represent the fundamental goals necessary for any successful enterprise system....

Network Models and Optimization: Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm Approach (Decision Engineering)

Springer, 2008

Network models are critical tools in business, management, science and industry. Network Models and Optimization: Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm Approach presents an insightful, comprehensive, and up-to-date treatment of multiple objective genetic algorithms to network optimization problems in many disciplines, such as engineering,...

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