Sharawi and Hammi describe the design and application of active integrated antennas, predicting that they will be used in future wireless terminals to provide higher gain values, reconfigurable freque
This book introduces theory and application of flexibility analysis, which is concerned with assigning an operability measure to any given process under the influence of uncertainties. It is vital to
Automotive Steels: Design, Metallurgy, Processing and Applications explores the design, processing, metallurgy, and applications of automotive steels. While some sheet steels are produced routinely in
Geographic information systems are designed for the purpose of mapping any physical location on earth. They are designed to store, capture, analyze and present different forms of spatial data. It is a
Over the last decade, an unprecedented expansion in the field of nanomedicine has resulted in the development of new nanomaterials for diagnosis and therapy of various diseases such as cancer. This bo
The most significant objective of this book is to analyze the pros and cons of the photovoltaic system’s sizing procedures from a variety of end-use considerations. The text investigates the capacity
This Brief provides an up-to-date overview of smart surfactants and describes a broad spectrum of triggers that induce the formation of wormlike micelles or reversibly tune the morphology of surfactan
Research and innovation in areas such as circuits, microsystems, packaging, biocompatibility, miniaturization, power supplies, remote control, reliability, and lifespan are leading to a rapid increase
Using a problem-based quantitative approach, Striebig, Ogundipe, and Papadakis present a textbook on sustainable design and development that can be used in any field of engineering. The prerequisites
Wireless Sensor Networks presents the latest practical solutions to the design issues presented in wireless-sensor-network-based systems. Novel features of the text, distributed throughout, include wo
Functionalized Conjugated Polyelectrolytes presents a comprehensive review of these polyelectrolytes and their biomedical applications. Basic aspects like molecular design and optoelectronic propertie
Fuzzy logic is a way of thinking that is responsive to human zeal to unveil uncertainty and deal with social paradoxes emerging from it. In this book a number of articles illustrate various social app
"Orthogonally Ploarized Lasers: Fundamentals, Design and Applications" summarizes the basic and advanced research results of orthogonally polarized lasers, birefringence laser cavities, and their appl
Distillation has historically been the main method for separating mixtures in the chemical process industry. However, despite the flexibility and widespread use of distillation processes, they still r
This book deals with Web applications in product design and manufacture, thus filling an information gap in digital manufacturing in the Internet era. It helps both developers and users to appreciate
Information infrastructures are integrated solutions based on the fusion of information and communication technologies. They are characterized by the large amount of data that must be managed accordin
This book provides an introduction to design of biomedical optical imaging technologies and their applications. The main topics include: fluorescence imaging, confocal imaging, micro-endoscope, polari
This book documents the latest research into the theory and application of force-fields, semi-empirical molecular orbital, density functional and ab initio calculations, Quantum Mechanical (QM) based
The Internet plays a significant and growing role in real-time industrial manufacturing, scheduling and management. A considerable research effort has led to the development of new technologies that m
The ultimate guide to cryptography, updated from an author team of the world's top cryptography experts. Cryptography is vital to keeping information safe, in an era when the formula to do so becomes
The importance of permanent magnet (PM) motor technology and its impact on electromechanical drives has grown exponentially since the publication of the bestselling second edition. The PM brushless mo
This carefully selected balance of tutorial-like review chapters and advanced research covers hot topics in the field of biointerfaces, biosensing, nanoparticles at interfaces, and functionalized quan
Over the past fifty years, the case-control method, and to a lesser extent its case-based variants, have become the most important tools for the investigator of health problems. The case control meth
This single-source reference offers an encyclopedic and systematic approach to the broad palette of materials commonly used in landscape construction. Connecting the technical aspects of landscape arc
Principles of Operating Systems: Design and Applications is an ideal resource for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of operating systems in the context of the applications in which they a
Citing a lack of comprehensive and in-depth textbooks on specific heat exchangers, Wang (Siemens Industrial Turbines, Sweden), Sunden (Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden) and Manglik (U. of Cincinna
Object-Oriented Design with Applications has long been the essential reference to object-oriented technology, which, in turn, has evolved to join the mainstream of industrial-strength software deve
Major progress has been made in the field of driveshafts since the authors presented their first edition of this unique reference work. Correspondingly, major revisions have been done for second editi
This Second Edition continues to use programmable logic as the primary vehicle for teaching digital design principles, and maintains its cutting-edge status by updating to Altera's newest Quartus II
This Second Edition continues to use programmable logic as the primary vehicle for teaching digital design principles, and maintains its cutting-edge status by updating to Altera’s newest Quartus II s
Renewable energy refers to energy that is derived from sources that are replenishable, such as geothermal heat, solar, tidal and wind energy. These energy sources are environment-friendly, and can hel
The new trend in medicine is to minimize the hospitalization of patients while providing them with quality care and timely treatments. A possible solution to reduce the healthcare costs while keeping
Computer scientists, electronic engineers, and physicists explore a technology for making use of idle time on networked computers. In sections on principles of grid infrastructures, grid network desig
