Operations Research Methods

Adaptive Identification and Control of Uncertain Systems with Nonsmooth Dynamics reports some of the latest research on modeling, identification and adaptive control for systems with nonsmooth dynamic

This book provides a robust set of health economic principles and methods to inform societal decisions in relation to research, reimbursement and regulation (pricing and monitoring of performance in p

This book provides a robust set of health economic principles and methods to inform societal decisions in relation to research, reimbursement and regulation (pricing and monitoring of performance in p

Written by meteorologists C. Donald Ahrens and Robert Henson and grounded in the scientific method, METEOROLOGY TODAY: AN INTRODUCTION TO WEATHER, CLIMATE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 13th edition, shows you how to observe, calculate and synthesize weather information as a scientist. Packed with engaging visuals, it provides the latest information on climate change, ozone depletion, air quality, El Nino and other key topics as well as discussions of recent high-profile weather events, including droughts, heat waves, tornado outbreaks and hurricanes."Focus On" boxes help you delve deeper into meteorological observation methods and environmental issues, while case studies provide direct access to academic and newsworthy papers on recent developments. The MindTap for Meteorology digital platform includes concept check activities, animations and videos, and a variety of hands-on activities.

First published in 1954, this volume presents a description and analysis of trends in the structure, organisation and technique of the distributive trades in the United Kingdom from 1850 to 1950. Special attention in the work was given to the growth of large-scale retailing and changes in the character of consumer-demand and shopping habits in the shops themselves and in retailing techniques. The study was intended to provide a contribution to a little-explored aspect of the social and economic history of the British people and to the economics of distribution and of scale in distribution. This book is complementary to the earlier study issued by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research - The Distribution of Consumer Goods (Cambridge, 1950) - which examined the costs and methods of distribution in one year. It will remain of value to anyone interested in the history and development of the British economy.

Specialists in diffraction analysis were invited to describe the research and applications of diffraction methods to determine structure, analyze microstructure, and analyze phase and phase transforma

Introduction to Intelligence: Institutions, Operations, and Analysis offers you a strategic, international, and comparative approach to covering intelligence organizations and domestic security issues. Written by multiple authors, each chapter draws on the author's professional and scholarly expertise in the subject matter. As a core text for an introductory survey course in intelligence, this text provides you with a comprehensive introduction to intelligence, including institutions and processes, collection, communications, and common analytic methods.

This book offers a toolkit of methods and technologies to undertake qualitative research on digital spaces. This toolkit, termed "Digital ethnography" by authors Caliandro and Gandini, allows marketin

The rapidly growing field of antibody research is the result of many advancing technologies allowing current developments to take advantage of molecular engineering to create tailor-made antibodies.

This detailed volume introduces the reader to current methods in glaucoma research, in particular those that make use of animal disease models. Given that the retinal ganglion cells damaged and destro

This completely revised and greatly expanded edition of Doing Qualitative Research spans the spectrum of primary care research, illustrating when methods are appropriate and how to use them. New to th

Undergraduate and graduate students often engage in research activities with little or no guidance on how to begin their research or how they should proceed. What they need are plans, methods, and a r

This collection of research articles illustrates a wide variety of qualitative methods for gathering and interpreting data.

This bundle includes: : Paternoster, Essentials of Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice + Wagner, Using IBM® SPSS® Statistics for Research Methods and Social Science Statistics 6e

Analytical chemistry is the branch of chemistry which separates, identifies and measures matter. The methods used in analytical chemistry can be classified into classical methods, wet chemical methods

Analytical chemistry refers to that branch of chemical studies which studies the composition and characterization of matter, both quantitatively and qualitatively. It studies the methods, instruments

This book elucidates new techniques of chemical technology and their applications in a multidisciplinary approach. It discusses in detail the concepts and methods used in this field. Chemical engineer

Path-breaking studies in the field of nanoscience and nanoengineering are presented in this book. Nanoengineering and nanoscience are related fields which focus on the engineering methods practiced on

A comprehensive account on chemometrics has been provided in this book. It elaborates the diverse uses of chemometric methods in various spheres like chemistry, biochemistry and chemical technology. S

Analytical chemistry seeks to study the fundamental aspects of matter. It uses rigorous scientific methods to extract, study and analyse the objects of its research. This book on analytical chemistry

Amongst other measures that address the need to reduce CO2 emissions, that of having better insulated buildings requires more sophisticated methods such as numerical modelling to calculate the heat lo

Gas chromatography has wide range of applications in various detection and analysis methods in modern day chemistry. This book includes a compilation of researches which discuss the techniques and app

This book is an attempt to understand corrosion engineering. Corrosion is a common phenomenon which is easy to anticipate and similarly easy to protect against. This book describes the various methods

This book gives evidence of the proliferation of successful multidisciplinary collaborations among researchers in museums, universities and laboratories. These studies use the methods and techniques of materials research to understand degradation and design strategies and promote long-term preservation of material culture and cultural heritage, e.g., works of art, culturally significant artifacts, and archaeological sites and complexes and their environments. Preserving cultural heritage includes developing a critical understanding of how our predecessors used technology and craft to solve problems of survival and organization and make the symbols or representations of what was important to them. The book also discloses patterns of technology-transfer from one field to another and provides evaluation tools and skills so that preservation expectations may be based on performance criteria and life histories of the constituent materials. Topics include: technical art history; conservation

Nanoindentation and nanotribology are fundamental, evolving, and complementary disciplines within materials science. In recent years there has been rapid convergence of the biomechanical and materials disciplines, as well as explosive growth of the nanotube and nanostructured materials fields. The expansion of nanomechanical testing into these new fields has been accompanied by similarly rapid growth in our understanding of, and ability to perform, mechanical tests with ever-smaller forces and displacements. The understanding of fundamental mechanical measurement techniques must continue to advance to design new systems and materials to meet the challenges of technology. This book is a snapshot of the state of the art in nanoindentation and nanotribology, and highlights emerging topics including the development of new methods for characterizing nanoscale mechanical and tribological properties. Additional topics include: size effects and indentation of thin films; nanotribology and fric

This book is part of a popular series on the materials science of MEMS devices. In the years since, many sophisticated devices have emerged and many aspects of MEMS materials behaviors have been characterized. However, there remain many basic questions about the relationship between process, properties and function for MEMS materials. Experimental methods have been developed, but there remains a lack of standardization that would allow comparison between laboratories and commercial vendors or the creation of materials specifications that would enable greater commercialization of MEMS. The book addresses many of these issues including: RF-MEMS; optical MEMS; MEMS metrology, tribology, materials characterization and mechanical behavior; MEMS surfaces, MEMS reliability, packaging and life assessment; MEMS modeling and software tools for materials integration; biocompatibility of MEMS materials and devices; new materials and fabrication methodologies for MEMS; microfluidics and nanofluidic

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) hold great promise for sensing and actuating on the micron scale. There is a hierarchy of increasing difficulty for placing MEMS devices in the field. Devices that do not allow contact between structural members rely mainly on mechanical properties of freestanding films. High-resolution techniques must be developed within the framework of MEMS to measure properties such as modulus and residual stress. When contact and rubbing contact are allowed, the complexities of adhesion and friction at the microscale must be understood and well controlled. Fluid interactions are similarly important for microfluidic devices. Packaging of MEMS for use in the field also requires special consideration, because it is often application specific. This book investigates various materials, characterization methods and processing techniques. These approaches represent different but useful strategies to solve MEMS challenges, and must be integrated for product realizatio

This book focuses on recent work in on-chip interconnects and other aspects of advanced metallization. In particular, the concentration for this year's volume is on the rapid advances in copper and low-K. The volume is divided into nine parts: Part I contains an invited perspective on the state of semiconductor research and development in Japan; Part II focuses on performance aspects of interconnect architectures; Part III includes some of the most significant recent advances in copper/low-K integration; Part IV is an in-depth collection of electrochemical and chemical processes, mainly pertaining to copper; Part V contains state-of-the-art papers on thin-film diffusion barriers, again mainly for copper wiring; Part VI covers reliability engineering and results; Part VII is a collection of alternative and novel processes and systems related to circuit interconnection; Part VIII contains papers on specific low-K dielectrics and their properties, and new methods for their characterizatio

一、結合理論與實務，使得者了解企業研究本身、思考模式、研究程序與內涵。 二、強調管理決策應用，深入探討研究計畫的規模與設計、管理問題、研究問題、調查問題、測量問題 及各種資料調查的方法與工具，幫助讀者有系統地取得研究所需資料。 三、除了詳細說明各種常用統計方法外，亦比較各式統計方法(如統計模型假設、應用時機、實例圖表 說明)，讓讀者了解資料分系的原理與應用。

身體活動研究法第八版，藉由介紹專為人體運動學與健身運動科學領域（包括物理治療、復健與職能治療等子領域）所設計的研究方法與工具，來系統性地引導學生了解研究過程。這本國際公認的第八版教材，具備以下更新特色：全書參考資料均已更新，以呈現最新的研究成果。第二部分經大幅修訂，使統計技術更加易於理解與應用。新增「美國身體活動指引」及其他公共衛生倡議相關內容，展示流行病學研究的實際應用。哲學研究章節納入來自日益多元世界的新議題，激發學生能更深入思考。新的共同作者 Philip Martin 博士與 Jennifer Etnier 博士加入長期作者 Jerry Thomas 教育博士與 Stephen Silverman 教育博士的行列，為生物力學與競技與健身運動心理學子領域帶來全新觀點。第八版的內容更新不僅保留並擴展了邏輯清晰的內容架構與獨特的學習輔助設計，這些特色讓《身體活動研究法》成為該領域的權威教科書。書中逐步說明研究過程的各個環節――從擬定研究問題、分析資料，到整理結果並加以呈現――使學生在學習過程中感到勝任且充滿信心。本書是所有投身身體活動研究的初學者不可或缺的重要教材。