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From P2P and Grids to Services on the Web: Evolving Distributed Communities (Computer Communications and Networks)

Springer, 2008

From the reviews:

"Provides rich background information to beginners entering this subject area. … The diagrams … are clear-cut, as are the snippets of codes. There are hardly any errors throughout the book. … covers a broad and coherent range of distributed-computing techniques … . People with different...

Intelligent Positioning: GIS-GPS Unification

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Satellite positioning and computerised spatial data have transformed the way in which many areas of research and commercial activity are conducted. The combination of GIS and GPS is used for a broad spectrum of experiments.

This book provides technical overview of GIS, GPS and their integration, before focusing on a selection of R&D...

Text-to-Speech Synthesis

Cambridge University Press, 2009

Text-to-Speech Synthesis provides a complete, end-to-end account of the process of generating speech by computer. Giving an in-depth explanation of all aspects of current speech synthesis technology, it assumes no specialized prior knowledge. Introductory chapters on linguistics, phonetics, signal processing and speech signals lay the...

Gene Cloning

Taylor & Francis, 2006

In November 1973, a five-page paper was published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA by Stanley Cohen, Annie Chang, Herb Boyer and Robert Helling from Stanford University in California. The title of the paper was “Construction of biologically functional plasmids in vitro”, and it described for...

Discrete Mathematics for New Technology, Second Edition

Taylor & Francis, 2001

Discrete Mathematics for New Technology provides a sympathetic and accessible introduction to discrete mathematics, including the core mathematics requirements for undergraduate computer science students. The approach is comprehensive whilst maintaining an easy to follow progression from the basic mathematical ideas to the more sophisticated...

High-Strength Concrete: A Practical Guide

Taylor & Francis, 2008

This practical book from a highly experienced author presents clearly the means and methods for designing, producing and using high-strength concrete. High-strength concrete offers many benefits. Higher compressive strengths allow for a reduction in the cross-sectional dimensions of columns and walls in buildings. Its greater stiffness allows for...

Defects and Deterioration in Buildings: A Practical Guide To The Science Of Material Failure

Taylor & Francis, 2001

A good starting point to develop a sound understanding of those building problems that they will frequently encounter. Journal of Architectural Conservation July 2001

'All readers will likely learn a thing or two from this book' -Suzann D.Turner, APT Bulletin

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Hydraulic Structures

Taylor & Francis, 2001

The main aim of the book, i.e. to provide a text for final year undergraduate and for postgraduate students, remains the same as for the previous two editions; we also hope that researchers, designers and operators of the many types of structures covered in the book will continue to find the text of interest and a stimulating, up-to-date reference...

The Magnetocaloric Effect and its Applications (Series in Condensed Matter Physics)

Taylor & Francis, 2003

This book is a very comprehensive overview. It is interesting both for the experienced researcher and also for students just entering the field. Theory, experimental techniques, and literature are widely covered.
- Professor Bruck Ekkes

The magnetocaloric effect describes the change in temperature of a magnetic material...

Acoustic Diffusers and Absorbers: Theory, Design and Application

Taylor & Francis, 2004

Every book tells a story and there is a story behind every book. This story begins in 1980, in the conference room of the laboratory for the structure of matter at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC, where Peter D’Antonio was employed as a diffraction physicist. Knowing Peter’s interest in music, a colleague handed...

Lasers in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage: Principles and Applications (Optics and Optoelectronics)

Taylor & Francis, 2006

The book … describes how laser parameters associated with cleaning are chosen and the physics involved in various surface ablation processes. Key conservation practices are also addressed, such as removal of black encrustation from stone, varnish from paintings, and the laser cleaning of metals and paper. It details the use and benefit of...

Small Water Supplies: A Practical Guide (Clay's Library of Health and the Environment)

Taylor & Francis, 2004

There are approximately 50,000 small water supplies in the UK alone, and thousands more worldwide. Dealing with idiosyncratic characteristics of small water supplies requires specialist knowledge. Small Water Supplies: A Practical Guide provides invaluable guidance for their appropriate management.

This book covers how small,...

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