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Multimedia Networking: From Theory to Practice

Cambridge University Press, 2009

This authoritative guide is the first to provide a complete system design perspective based on existing international standards and state-of-the-art networking and infrastructure technologies, from theoretical analyses to practical design considerations. The four most critical components involved in a multimedia networking system - data...

Model-Driven Development with Executable UML (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

Wrox Press, 2009

Motivated by the viewpoint that software development efficiency can most certainly be improved, author Dragan Milicev proposes a technique that raises the level of abstraction and reduces accidental complexity in software development. This comprehensive reference focuses on an executable profile of UML and a method that allows you to save...

Head First Data Analysis: A learner's guide to big numbers, statistics, and good decisions

O'Reilly, 2009

Today, interpreting data is a critical decision-making factor for businesses and organizations. If your job requires you to manage and analyze all kinds of data, turn to Head First Data Analysis, where you'll quickly learn how to collect and organize data, sort the distractions from the truth, find meaningful patterns, draw conclusions,...

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Or The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane

Oxford University Press, 2000

"Dr. Evans-Wentz, who literally sat at the feet of a Tibetan lama for years in order to acquire his wisdom...not only displays a deeply sympathetic interest in those esoteric doctrines so characteristic of the genius of the East, but likewise possesses the rare faculty of making them more or less intelligible to the layman."--Anthropology...

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

Viking Adult, 2005

Advance Praise For The Singularity is Near

"Ray Kurzweil is the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence. His intriguing new book envisions a future in which information technologies have advanced so far and fast that they enable humanity to transcend its biological...

Software Engineering and Testing: An Introduction (Computer Science)

Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009

Designed for an introductory software engineering course or as a reference for programmers, this up to date text uses both theory and applications to design reliable, error-free software. Starting with an introduction to the various types of software, the book moves through life-cycle models, software specifications, testing techniques,...

Nonsmooth Dynamics of Contacting Thermoelastic Bodies (Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics)

Springer, 2008

From the reviews:

"This monograph is devoted to methods of analysis and models of contacting systems dynamics, including heat generation and wears exhibited by such systems. … The monograph is generally well written and well organized. Strength of the book is the quantity and variety of example nonlinear system considered. This book...

International Security and the United States: An Encyclopedia (Praeger Security International)

Praeger Publishers, 2007

Shaped by often very dramatic events, international security and the international system have changed significantly in recent years. The conclusion of the Cold War, the emergence of new political systems, the growth of significant threats such as terrorism, and the development of new security doctrines have driven global transformation. These...

Strategic Intellectual Capital Management in Multinational Organizations: Sustainability and Successful Implications

Business Science, 2009

Research indicates that active management of intellectual capital can lead to significant payoffs for organizations. However, when considered within a multinational context, there are specific issues that may cause concern.

Strategic Intellectual Capital Management in Multinational Organizations: Sustainability and Successful...

Introduction to Thermoelectricity (Springer Series in Materials Science)

Springer, 2009

Introduction to Thermoelectricity is the latest work by Professor Julian Goldsmid drawing on his 55 years experience in the field. The theory of the thermoelectric and related phenomena is presented in sufficient detail to enable researchers to understand their observations and develop improved thermoelectric materials. The methods for the...

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

Free Press, 2009

In 2008, a Gallup poll showed that 44 percent of Americans believed God had created man in his present form within the last 10,000 years. In a Pew Forum poll in the same year, 42 percent believed that all life on earth has existed in its present form since the beginning of time.

In 1859 Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the...

Human Memory Modeled with Standard Analog and Digital Circuits: Inspiration for Man-made Computers

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Gain a new perspective on how the brain works and inspires new avenues for design in computer science and engineering

This unique book is the first of its kind to introduce human memory and basic cognition in terms of physical circuits, beginning with the possibilities of ferroelectric behavior of neural membranes, moving...

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