This book is intended to have three roles and to serve three associated audiences: an
introductory text on Bayesian inference star ting from first principles, a graduate text on
effective current approaches to Bayesian modeling and computation in statistics and
related fields, and a handbook of Bayesian meth ods in applied...
Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice is intended for a second course in computer graphics at the undergraduate or graduate level, introducing shader programming in general, but focusing on the GLSL shading language. While teaching how to write programmable shaders, the authors also teach and reinforce the fundamentals of...
Grammar is a very old field of study. Did you know that the
sentence was first divided into subject and verb by Plato,
the famed philosopher from ancient Greece? That was
about 2,400 years ago! Ever since then, students all over
the world have found it worthwhile to study the structure
of words and sentences. Why? Because...
A large international conference on Advances in Communication Technologies and
Engineering Science was held in Hong Kong, March 19–21, 2008, under the International
MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS 2008). The
IMECS 2008 is organized by the International Association of Engineers (IAENG).
IAENG is...
Find out what Siri's got up her sleeve with this fun and friendly guide!
Who couldn't use a little extra help these days? Answers, information, reminders, and all sorts of additional help are only a verbal query away with Siri, the artificial intelligence personal assistant. Siri made her debut with the iPhone 4 and...
Analog Integrated Circuits for Communication: Principles, Simulation and Design, Second Edition covers the analysis and design of nonlinear analog integrated circuits that form the basis of present-day communication systems. Both bipolar and MOS transistor circuits are analyzed and several numerical examples are used to illustrate the...
The field of DNA repair has been the subject of increasing interest at both the
genetic and biochemical levels, leading to impressive progress in this area. DNA
repair and its associated regulatory mechanisms lie at the heart of almost every
fundamental aspect of cell biology, including transcription, cell cycle, apoptosis,
and...
Glucose is an essential energy source for the adult human brain. When
blood glucose levels fall by half from a normal fasting value (to about
2–3 mM), there is some cognitive impairment and, at glucose levels below
1 mM, mental confusion is evident and coma may result from sustained glucose
deprivation. Recent studies...
In revising the second edition, the strengths of the prior editions were retained while reflecting the changes
in the study of trigonometry during the last ten years. This edition deletes the use of logarithms entirely,
increases the use of calculators, and changes from the column form of working identity problems to the
horizontal...
Business Calculus Demystified clarifies the concepts and processes of calculus and demonstrates their applications to the workplace. Best-selling math author Rhonda Huettenmueller uses the same combination of winning step-by-step teaching techniques and real-world business and...
The International Ash Working Group (IAWG) was established in 1989 to conduct an
in-depth review of the existing scientific data and develop a state-of-knowledge treatise
on MSW incinerator residue characterisation, disposal, treatment and utilisation. The
topics of operator and worker health and safety, and health risk assessment...