With emphasis on power system protection from the network operator perspective, this classic textbook explains the fundamentals of relaying and power system phenomena including stability, protection and reliability. The fourth edition brings coverage up-to-date with important advancements in protective relaying due to significant changes in...

Photoshop is the industry standard photographic...

Medical imaging is specific in that it concerns internal structures of organisms that are inaccessible to common imaging methods and that the imaging results are observed, evaluated, and classified mostly by non-technical staff. Development of new image processing methods and the interpretation of complicated or unexpected results require deep...

Restoration of function is a goal of a different order and...

This is a textbook for a first- or second-year graduate course for electrical and computer engineering (ECE) students in the area of digital image and video processing and coding. The course might be called Digital Image and Video Processing (DIVP) or some such, and has its heritage in the signal processing and communications areas of...

Masonry constructions are the great majority of the buildings in Europe’s historical centres and the most important monuments in its architectural heritage and the demand for their  safety assessments and restoration projects is pressing and constant. Nevertheless, there is a lack of a widely accepted approach to studying the...

For years, fiber optics was the future. Now, it's the present, and the time has come to act if you want to make a career in this fast-growing field. "The Fiber Optics Installer and Technician Guide" is a comprehensive resource designed to prepare you for the two leading fiber optics certifications, Fiber Optics Installer (FOI)...