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The Road to Einstein's Relativity Following in the Footsteps of the Giants

The Road to Einstein's Relativity Following in the Footsteps of the Giants

CHOICE Highly Recommended Title August 2019 Expertly guided by renowned cosmologist Dr. David Lyth learn about the pioneering scientists whose work provided the foundation for Einstein’s formulation of his theories of relativity and about Einstein's groundbreaking life and work as well. This highly readable and accessible panorama of the field delicately balances history and science as it takes the reader on an adventure through the centuries. Without complex mathematics or scientific formulae this book will be of interest to all even those without a scientific background who are intrigued to find out more about what paved the way for one of our most famous physicists to push the boundaries of physics to new lengths. Features: Written by an internationally renowned physicist and cosmologist Describes the life and times of Einstein and his important predecessors Focuses on one of the most famous areas of science Einstein’s Relativity Theory | The Road to Einstein's Relativity Following in the Footsteps of the Giants

GBP 24.99
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Computational Advertising Market and Technologies for Internet Commercial Monetization

Computational Advertising Market and Technologies for Internet Commercial Monetization

This book introduces computational advertising and Internet monetization. It provides a macroscopic understanding of how consumer products in the Internet era push user experience and monetization to the limit. Part One of the book focuses on the basic problems and background knowledge of online advertising. Part Two targets the product operations and sales staff as well as high-level decision makers of the Internet products. It explains the market structure trading models and the main products in computational advertising. Part Three targets systems algorithms and architects and focuses on the key technical challenges of different advertising products. Features· Introduces computational advertising and Internet monetization· Covers data processing utilization and trading· Uses business logic as the driving force to explain online advertising products and technology advancement· Explores the products and the technologies of computational advertising to provide insights on the realization of personalization systems constrained optimization data monetization and trading and other practical industry problems· Includes case studies and code snippets | Computational Advertising Market and Technologies for Internet Commercial Monetization

GBP 44.99
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Emerging Contaminants Handbook

Emerging Contaminants Handbook

The term emerging contaminants and its multiple variants has come to refer to unregulated compounds discovered in the environment that are also found to represent a potential threat to human and ecological receptors. Such contaminants create unique and considerable challenges as the push to address them typically outpaces the understanding of their toxicity their need for regulation their occurrence and techniques for treating the environmental media they affect. With these challenges in mind this handbook serves as a primer regarding the topic of emerging contaminants with current and practical information to help support the goal of protection where they are encountered. Features Explores the definition identification and life cycle of emerging contaminants. Reviews current information on sources toxicology regulation and new tools for characterization and treatment of: 1 4-Dioxane (mature in its emerging contaminant life cycle) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs; a newer group of emerging contaminant) Hexavalent chromium (former emerging contaminant with evolving science) 1 2 3-Trichloropropane (progressing in its emerging contaminant life cycle) Provides thoughts on opportunities in managing emerging contaminants to help balance uncertainty compress life cycle and optimize outcomes. | Emerging Contaminants Handbook

GBP 115.00
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Infection Prevention and Control A Social Science Perspective

Infection Prevention and Control A Social Science Perspective

An understanding of the social sciences within infection prevention and control (IPC) is important for those working in health and social care. This new book Infection Prevention and Control: A Social Science Perspective positions the specialty of IPC as more than a technical discipline concerned with microbes. It is about people and their behaviour in context and the book therefore explores a number of relevant social sciences and their relationship to IPC across different contexts and cultures. IPC is relevant to every person who works in and accesses health care and it remains a global challenge. Exploring novel approaches and perspectives that expand our collective horizons in an ever changing and evolving IPC landscape therefore makes sense. Key Features: Offers new perspectives beyond the topic area of infection prevention and control to push the frontiers of knowledge and to challenge the status quo Interprofessional in nature and relevant to all those involved in the provision of medicine health and social care irrespective of their roles Truly international in nature in that the chapters have been developed by a range of individuals from across the globe | Infection Prevention and Control A Social Science Perspective

GBP 36.99
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Emerging Imaging Technologies in Medicine

Emerging Imaging Technologies in Medicine

From the discovery of x-rays in 1895 through the emergence of computed tomography (CT) in the 1970s and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the 1980s non-invasive imaging has revolutionized the practice of medicine. While these technologies have thoroughly penetrated clinical practice scientists continue to develop novel approaches that promise to push imaging into entirely new clinical realms while addressing the issues of dose sensitivity or specificity that limit existing imaging approaches. Emerging Imaging Technologies in Medicine surveys a number of emerging technologies that have the promise to find routine clinical use in the near- (less than five years) mid- (five to ten years) and long-term (more than ten years) time frames. Each chapter provides a detailed discussion of the associated physics and technology and addresses improvements in terms of dose sensitivity and specificity which are limitations of current imaging approaches. In particular the book focuses on modalities with clinical potential rather than those likely to have an impact mainly in preclinical animal imaging. The last ten years have been a period of fervent creativity and progress in imaging technology with improvements in computational power nanofabrication and laser and detector technology leading to major new developments in phase-contrast imaging photoacoustic imaging and optical imaging.

GBP 59.99
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Handbook of Silicon Photonics

Handbook of Silicon Photonics

The development of integrated silicon photonic circuits has recently been driven by the Internet and the push for high bandwidth as well as the need to reduce power dissipation induced by high data-rate signal transmission. To reach these goals efficient passive and active silicon photonic devices including waveguide modulators photodetectors multiplexers light sources and various subsystems have been developed that take advantage of state-of-the-art silicon technology. Suitable for both specialists and newcomers Handbook of Silicon Photonics presents a coherent and comprehensive overview of this field from the fundamentals to integrated systems and applications. It covers a broad spectrum of materials and applications emphasizing passive and active photonic devices fabrication integration and the convergence with CMOS technology. The book’s self-contained chapters are written by international experts from academia and various photonics-related industries. The handbook starts with the basics of silicon as an optical material. It then describes the building blocks needed to drive integrated silicon photonic circuits and explains how these building blocks are incorporated in complex photonic/electronic circuits. The book also presents applications of silicon photonics in numerous fields including biophotonics and photovoltaics. With many illustrations including some in color this handbook provides an up-to-date reference to the broad and rapidly changing area of silicon photonics. It shows how basic science and innovative technological applications are pushing the field forward.

GBP 44.99
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Nanofabrication Handbook

Nanofabrication Handbook

While many books are dedicated to individual aspects of nanofabrication there is no single source that defines and explains the total vision of the field. Filling this gap Nanofabrication Handbook presents a unique collection of new and the most important established approaches to nanofabrication. Contributors from leading research facilities and academic institutions around the world define subfields offer practical instructions and examples and pave the way for future research. Helping readers to select the proper fabricating technique for their experiments the book provides a broad vision of the most critical problems and explains how to solve them. It includes basic definitions and introduces the main underlying concepts of nanofabrication. The book also discusses the major advantages and disadvantages of each approach and offers a wide variety of examples of cutting-edge applications. Each chapter focuses on a particular method or aspect of study. For every method the contributors describe the underlying theoretical basis resolution patterns and substrates used and applications. They show how applications at the nanoscale require a different process and understanding than those at the microscale. For each experiment they elucidate key solutions to problems relating to materials methods and surface considerations. A complete resource for this rapidly emerging interdisciplinary field this handbook provides practical information for planning the experiments of any project that employs nanofabrication techniques. It gives readers a foundation to enter the complex world of nanofabrication and inspires the scientific community at large to push the limits of nanometer resolution.

GBP 59.99
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Quantum Dynamics Applications in Biological and Materials Systems

Quantum Dynamics Applications in Biological and Materials Systems

Even though time-dependent spectroscopic techniques continue to push the frontier of chemical physics they receive scant mention in introductory courses and are poorly covered in standard texts. Quantum Dynamics: Applications in Biological and Materials Systems bridges the gap between what is traditionally taught in a one-semester quantum chemistry course and the modern field of chemical dynamics presenting the quantum theory of charge and energy transport in biological systems and optical-electronic materials from a dynamic perspective. Reviews the basicsTaking a pedagogical approach the book begins by reviewing the concepts of classical mechanics that are necessary for studying quantum mechanics. It discusses waves and wave functions and then moves on to an exploration of semiclassical quantum mechanics methods an important part of the development and utilization of quantum theory. Time-independent and time-dependent perspectivesThe main focus of the book is the chapter on quantum dynamics which begins with a brief review of the bound states of a coupled two-level system. This is discussed with a time-independent as well as a time-dependent perspective. The book also explores what happens when the two-level system has an additional harmonic degree of freedom that couples the transitions between the two states. The book reviews different ways in which one can represent the evolution of a quantum state explores the quantum density matrix and examines the basis for excitation energy transfer between molecules. Later chapters describe the pi electronic structure of conjugated organic systems and discuss electron-phonon coupling in conjugated systems and transport and dynamics in extended systems. Includes Mathematica® downloadsOn an accompanying website Mathem | Quantum Dynamics Applications in Biological and Materials Systems

GBP 59.99
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NET Programming with Visual C++ Tutorial Reference and Immediate Solutions

NET Programming with Visual C++ Tutorial Reference and Immediate Solutions

Given the increasing role of intellectual property (IP) in academic research it is important for academic scientists to gain greater awareness and knowledge of the various issues involved with IP resulting from their research and inventions. In addition the line between academic and industrial research has been blurred and a large amount of crossover exists due to corporate funding of academic research and collaborations between company and university laboratories. These and other factors have complicated the push toward technology transfer in universities. As commercialization has become inseparable from university research there is now an essential need for academics to have a greater understanding of the processes involved. Intellectual Property in Academia: A Practical Guide for Scientists and Engineers fills this need providing an indispensable source of information for researchers in academia. You�ve Just Invented a Gadget � What Now? Written by a select team of IP professionals most of whom also have years of experience as scientists this volume addresses IP issues relevant to the academic community�including ways to efficiently deal with the structural constraints inherent in the university environment. Scientists and engineers will benefit from the authors� insights and their advice on how to establish good communication with university Offices of Technology Transfer. This perspective affords a common language and facilitates a smoother path through IP procedures. The book covers the best approaches to determine invention novelty by prior art searching and gives step-by-step guidance in using the best modern electronic patent databases. It presents a unique practical approach for assessing the monetary value of ideas and provides software for invention valuation which can be used even during the early stages of an invention�s development. The book also discusses invention ownership which | NET Programming with Visual C++ Tutorial Reference and Immediate Solutions

GBP 175.00
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Large Energy Storage Systems Handbook

Large Energy Storage Systems Handbook

In the current push to convert to renewable sources of energy many issues raised years ago on the economics and the difficulties of siting energy storage are once again being raised today. When large amounts of wind solar and other renewable energy sources are added to existing electrical grids efficient and manageable energy storage becomes a crucial component to allowing a range of eco-friendly resources to play a significant role in our energy system. In order to fulfill our intended goal of diminishing dependence on non-renewable sources of energy and reducing our carbon footprint we must find a way to store and convert these novel resources into practical solutions. Based on the efforts of a University of Colorado team devoted to increasing the use of renewable energy production within the current electrical power grid Large Energy Storage Systems Handbook examines a number of ways that energy can be stored and converted back to electricity. Examining how to enhance renewable generation energy storage relative to economic and carbon impact this book discusses issues of reliability siting economics and efficiency. Chapters include the practicalities of energy storage generation and absorption of electrical power; the difficulties of intermittent generation; and the use of pumped and underground pumped hydroelectric energy storage. The book highlights the storage of compressed air battery energy solar thermal and natural gas sources of energy. Heavily referenced and easily accessible to policy makers developers and students alike this book provides contributions from those active in the field for coverage of many important topics. With this book as a foundation these pioneers can develop the capacity of power grids to handle high renewable energy generation penetration and provide a brighter future for generations to come.

GBP 74.99
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Insect Diets Science and Technology Second Edition

Insect Diets Science and Technology Second Edition

Dr. Allen Carson Cohen’s new edition of Insect Diets: Science and Technology continues to provide a current integrated review of the field of insect diets. It reaffirms and expands upon the belief that the science of diet development and the technology of diet application in rearing programs require formal foundations and guidelines. Cohen argues for a data-driven approach as well as a focus on humane treatment in insect rearing programs. He also calls for academics and industries to make a new push toward statistical process control (SPC) in their approaches to rearing in general using his own work with insects as a paradigm. This approach yields the benefits of careful scientific analysis by addressing issues of quality and efficiency in academic research and industrial practices and applications. See What’s New in the Second Edition:This edition expands upon the role of food science in the use of artificial diets in rearing programs especially texture analysis with rheological techniques. It includes an entirely new chapter focused solely on the subject of food quality in insect diets. The book also revisits microbial relationships to insect diets as a powerful influence on their feeding processes and emphasizes a new better understanding and utilization of the relationship between insects and microbes in artificial diets. Cohen also expands his vision of the future of insect rearing including the use of insects themselves as a potential food source for a rapidly expanding global human population. To that end this book gives you guidelines to develop use and evaluate artificial diets in order to improve their cost and scientific efficiency in the rearing of insects because as the author urges it is important to know your insect. This understanding will serve the multifaceted goals of using insect rearing for research and teaching pest management strategies and biocontrol agents as food for other organisms and for many other purposes. | Insect Diets Science and Technology Second Edition

GBP 44.99
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Real Time Visual Effects for the Technical Artist

Real Time Visual Effects for the Technical Artist

Visual effects (VFX) are one of the most complicated components of feature film and television creation. With advancements in such technologies as Ray Tracing and Virtual Reality the visual quality of the real-time rendering engine is now rivaling feature film. Real-time rendering requires years of programming experience with advanced understanding in math and physics. As the power of the real-time rendering engine improves so too do the interfaces for VFX creation. With limited technical understanding artists can create VFX with the push of a button and tug of a slider. As powerful as the interfaces are they can only expose a portion of the true potential of the rendering engine. Artists are limited by their understanding of the engine interface. Real Time Visual Effects for the Technical Artist is written for digital artists to explain the core concepts of VFX common in all engines to free them from interface bounds. Features: Introduces the reader to the technical aspects of real-time VFX Built upon a career of more than 20 years in the feature film VFX and the real-time video game industries and tested on graduate and undergraduate students Explores all real-time VFX in four categories: in-camera effects in-material effects simulations and particles This book is written to complement undergraduate- or graduate-level courses focused on the fundamentals of modern real-time VFX. Chris Roda is a Technical Art instructor at the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) a graduate degree program in interactive real-time application development at the University of Central Florida. Early in his career Chris was a visual effects artist in the film and television industries where he contributed visual effects for films such as Spider-Man Titanic and The Fifth Element. Before coming to FIEA Chris was a CG Supervisor at Electronic Arts where he worked on video game titles such as NCAA Football and Madden NFL Football. In addition to teaching Chris works on generating tools and pipelines for the creation of immersive experiences: the amalgamation of the narrative of films the interactivity of video games and the immersion of theme parks.

GBP 48.99
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