Polymericmaterials, both “inert” and degradable, constantly interact with the
surroundings. Because of this interaction changes take place in the polymer
matrix and small molecules are released to the environment. Reliable methods
for testing biodegradability and environmental interaction of renewable
resources and...
Swarm Intelligence is a collection of nature-inspired algorithms under the big umbrella
of evolutionary computation. They are population based algorithms. A population
of individuals (potential candidate solutions) cooperating among themselves and
statistically becoming better and better over generations and eventually finding (a)...
Expand your animation toolkit and remain competitive in the industry with this leading resource for 2D and 3D character animation techniques. Apply the industry's best practices to your own workflows and develop 2D, 3D and hybrid characters with ease. With side by side comparisons of 2D and 3D character design, improve your character...
Polyurethane foams debuted over 60 years ago. At the present time these types
of foams make up the largest segment in the thermosetting foam industry.
This book describes polyurethane (PUR) and urethane linkage-modified
polyisocyanurate (PIR) foams. A characteristic of these foams lies in the
versatility of their physical...
THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN FOR students in hotel, restaurant, and institution management programs and culinary programs. Practicing management and culinary professionals will find it useful as well. As with previous editions, this is meant to be a practical how-to book tailored to the needs of students and professionals. It is written for those who...
This book deals with creating high-performance web sites. Its focus is large and high-volume sites. We met while working for a company whose web site has upwards of 50,000 pages and gets more than 80,000,000 visitors a month (many more during the holiday shopping season). The advice the book gives, however, applies equally to smaller sites,...
Nutrition is one of the most important factors that impact health in all
areas of the lifecycle. Pregnant women need adequate food and health care
to deliver a healthy baby who has a good birth weight and a fighting chance
for survival. In many regions of the world, the infant mortality rate is very
high, meaning that many...
Over the past decades the medical care of the patient with cardiovascular disease (CVD)
has shown an impressive development, with marked positive consequences for mortality,
morbidity, and the quality of life of coronary patients. This improvement has
profoundly changed the arena in which cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has been acting...
The first edition of Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests was well received and met our goal of appealing to a wide, varied audience of health professionals. In the second edition, we added a section to expand our discussion of lung mechanics. We emphasize the mechanical impairments faced...
We are happy and proud to offer a third edition of our Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology text. We cherish the fact that so many radiology residents around the country continue to use our text as we had originally intendedвДas a first read for beginning residents and as a concise...
This book is written for the students and practitioners who are looking for a single introductory Excel-based resource that covers three essential business and analytical skills—Data Analysis, Business Modeling, and Simulation of Complex Problems. The focus of the book is clearly on analysis of problems for decision making, yet detailed...
With more than 60 practical and creative hacks, this book helps you turn Raspberry Pi into the centerpiece of some cool electronics projects. Want to create a controller for a camera or a robot? Set up Linux distributions for media centers or PBX phone systems? That’s just the beginning of what you’ll find inside...
