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Impact Tectonics (Impact Studies)

Springer, 2005

From the reviews of the first edition:

"This book presents a wide-ranging view of some of the latest research into impacts and some useful reviews. … The book is richly illustrated throughout with pertinent photographs, maps, diagrams and graphs. … All of the articles are clearly written, contain good overviews of the related...

Aspects of Explosives Detection

Elsevier Limited, 2008

Detection and quantification of trace chemicals is a major thrust of analytical chemistry. In recent years much effort has been spent developing detection systems for priority pollutants. Less mature are the detections of substances of interest to law enforcement and security personnel:in particular explosives. This volume will discuss the...

ADHD in Adults: What the Science Says

The Guilford Press, 2007

"This energetic and informative book tackles head-on the knotty issue of what ADHD in adults really means. It includes helpful answers to such vital problems as what modifications to diagnostic criteria are appropriate, and what are the inferential biases to which clinicians are prone when seeing self-referred cases in their offices. This is...

Unsolved Crimes (Criminal Investigations)

Chelsea House Publications, 2008

In "Unsolved Crimes", famous, unresolved cases from the past 120 years are examined to review what police and experts in forensic science did (or failed to do) while trying to resolve each crime. For each case covered, the key theories and suspects are described. Though technology is much improved since the time of Jack the Ripper in...

Microsoft Access VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Third Edition

Course Technology PTR, 2007

If you are new to programming with Microsoft Access VBA and are looking for a solid introduction, this is the book for you. Developed by computer science professors, books in the for the absolute beginner series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation. Covering Access 2007, Microsoft Access VBA Programming for the Absolute...

Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking

CRC Press, 2001

Hura and Singhal discuss all the complex issues involved in networking and provide an excellent resource for practitioners and instruction for students. They offer a comprehensive treatment …
-CHOICE, October 2001, Vol. 39 No. 2

This book covers a vast area of communications technology in 1,140 pages. It is aimed at...

Systematic Design for Optimisation of Pipelined ADCs (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)

Springer, 2001

Systematic Design for Optimisation of Pipelined ADCs proposes and develops new strategies, methodologies and tools for designing low-power and low-area CMOS pipelined A/D converters. The task is tackled by following a scientifically-consistent approach. First of all, the state of the art in pipeline A/D converters is analysed with a double...

Oracle PL/SQL: Expert Techniques For Developers and Database Administrators (Charles River Media Programming)

Charles River, 2008

Welcome aboard the first book focusing exclusively on PL/SQL techniques, through Oracle 11g. These techniques are tried-tested-true, yet do not compromise performance. You’ll find coverage of all types of scenarios, starting from design to coding and testing to debugging and tuning. PL/SQL is more than just a 3GL sequel to SQL; instead it can...

Emergence in Games (Charles River Media Game Development)

Charles River, 2007

The future direction of game development is towards more flexible, realistic, and interactive game worlds. However, current methods of game design do not allow for anything other than pre-scripted player exchanges and static objects and environments. An emergent approach to game development involves the creation of a globally designed game system...

Stochastic Network Calculus (Computer Communications and Networks)

Springer, 2008

Network calculus, a theory dealing with queuing systems found in computer networks, focuses on performance guarantees. The development of an information theory for stochastic service-guarantee analysis has been identified as a grand challenge for future networking research. Towards that end, stochastic network calculus, the probabilistic version or...

Grid Middleware and Services: Challenges and Solutions

Springer, 2008

Grid Middleware and Services: Challenges and Solutions is the eighth volume of the CoreGRID series. The CoreGrid Proceedings is the premiere European event on Grid Computing. This book aims to strengthen and advance scientific and technological excellence in the area of Grid Computing. The main focus in this volume is on Grid...

Knowledge and Data Management in GRIDs

Springer, 2006

From the reviews:

"This edited book is an early attempt by primarily European researchers to harness and expand the use of grid technologies in accessing distributed sources for sharing, and also to extract and produce knowledge. … Overall, the book is well organized and the selected material represents a very interesting range of...

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