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Gender Violence in the American Southwest (AD 1100-1300) Mothers Sisters Wives Slaves

Gender Violence in the American Southwest (AD 1100-1300) Mothers Sisters Wives Slaves

This volume uses osteobiography and individual-level analyses of burials retrieved from the La Plata River Valley (New Mexico) to illustrate the variety of roles that Ancestral Pueblo women played in the past (circa AD 1100–1300). The experiences of women as a result of their gender age and status over the life course are reconstructed with consideration given to the gendered forms of violence they were subject to and the consequences of social violence on health. The authors demonstrate the utility of a modern bioarchaeological approach that combines social theories about gender and violence with burial data in conjunction with information from many other sources—including archaeological reconstruction of homes and communities ethnohistoric resources available on Pueblo society and Pueblo women’s contemporary voices. This analysis presents a more accurate nuanced and complex picture of life in the past for mothers sisters wives and captives. | Gender Violence in the American Southwest (AD 1100-1300) Mothers Sisters Wives Slaves

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VANET Challenges and Opportunities

VANET Challenges and Opportunities

VANET (vehicular ad hoc network) is a subgroup of MANET (mobile ad hoc network). It enables communication among vehicles on the road and between related infrastructures. This book addresses the basic elements of VANET along with components involved in the communication with their functionalities and configurations. It contains numerous examples case studies technical descriptions scenarios procedures algorithms and protocols and addresses the different services provided by VANET with the help of a scenario showing a network tackling an emergency. Features: • Covers all important concepts of VANET for beginners and different road scenarios in VANET • Covers essential communication protocols in VANET • Introduces approaches for VANET implementation using simulators • Provides a classification of messages and a priority-based message forwarding strategy This book is aimed at undergraduates postgraduates industry researchers and research scholars in information and communications technology. | VANET Challenges and Opportunities

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Soil Biochemistry Volume 8

Soil Biochemistry Volume 8

Stressing the potential application of biochemical processes in soil to environmental biotechnology this state-of-the-art reference considers the vital role that such biochemical processes have in the environment - emphasizing the activity of micro-organisms in soil. ;An up-to-date analysis of biological reactions in soil Volume 8 of Soil Biochemistry highlights: traditional as well as molecular and immunlogical techniques for detecting specific micro-organisms in soil; the fate of introduced genetically-modified organisms; the problem of competition by the indigenous microbial populations with the introduced organisms; the use of a white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium for bioremediative purposes in soil; the interaction of xenobiotics such as pesticides with soil organisms; generic microbial metabolism and degradation pathways; the inhibition of the nitrification process by allelochemicals released by plants; the microbial mineralization of various compounds under anaerobic conditions explaining its importance in the global carbon cycle; the formation of soil organic matter particularly in forest soils; and CPMAS 13C-NMR spectroscopy a major analytical technique to determine the chemicals or chemical groups involved in the humification process. ;Presenting a multidisciplinary approach to the field by internationally acclaimed scientists Soil Biochemistry Volume 8 is intended for professionals and students in the fields of soil science; microbiology; biochemistry; environmental science engineering and technology; biogeochemistry; biotechnology; agronomy; plant pathology; and microbial ecology.

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Understanding the Math We Teach and How to Teach It K-8

Understanding the Math We Teach and How to Teach It K-8

Dr. Marian Small has written a landmark book for a wide range of educational settings and audiences from pre-service math methods courses to ongoing professional learning for experienced teachers. Understanding the Math We Teach and How to Teach It K-8 focuses on the big mathematical ideas in elementary and middle school grade levels and shows how to teach those concepts using a student-centered problem-solving approach. Comprehensive and Readable: Dr. Small helps all teachers deepen their content knowledge by illustrating core mathematical themes with sample problems clear visuals and plain languageBig Focus on Student Thinking: The book's tools models. and discussion questions are designed to understand student thinking and nudge it forward. Particularly popular features include charts listing common student misconceptions and ways to address them a table of suggested manipulatives for each topic and a list of related children's book Implementing Standards That Make Sense: By focusing on key mathematics principles Understanding the Math We Teach and How to Teach It K-8 helps to explain the "whys" of state standards and provides teachers with a deeper understanding of number sense operations algebraic thinking geometry and other critical topicsDr. Small a former dean with more than 40 years in the field conceived the book as an essential guide for teachers throughout their career: "Many teachers who teach at the K-8 level have not had the luxury of specialist training in mathematics yet they are expected to teach an increasingly sophisticated curriculum to an increasingly diverse student population in a climate where there are heightened public expectations. They deserve help. "

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Patterns of Power Grades 6–8 Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language

Patterns of Power Grades 6–8 Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language

Authors Jeff Anderson Travis Leech and Melinda Clark lead a vibrant approach to grammar instruction in Patterns of Power Grades 6-8: Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language. Here young emergent writers are invited to notice the conventions of the English language and build off them in this inquiry-based approach to instructional grammar. The book comes with standards-aligned lessons that can be incorporated in just 10 minutes a day. Patterns of Power’s responsive invitational approach puts students in an involved role and has them explore and discuss the purpose and meaning of what they read. Students study short authentic texts and are asked to share their findings out loud engaging in rich conversations to make meaning. Inside you’ll find: Ready-to-use lesson plan sets that include excerpts from authentic and diverse mentor texts curated for grades 6-8 Real-life classroom examples tips and Power Notes gleaned from the authors’ experiences that can be applied to any level of writer Resources including a Patterns of Power Planning Guide and musical soundtracks to use in classroom instruction or as handouts for student literacy notebooks Patterns of Power Grades 6-8 provides a simple classroom routine that is structured in length and approach but provides teachers flexibility in choosing the texts allowing for numerous diverse voices in the classroom. The practice helps students build cognitive recognition and provides a formative assessment for teachers on student progress. With these short lessons students will gain confidence and move beyond limitation to produce effortless writing in your class and beyond. The Patterns of Power series also includes Patterns of Power Grades 1-5: Inviting Young Writers into the Conventions of Language; Patterns of Power en Español Grades 1-5: Inviting Bilingual Writers into the Conventions of Spanish; Patterns of Power Grades 9-12: Teaching Grammar Through Reading and Writing; and Patterns of Wonder Grades PreK-1: Inviting Emergent Writers to Play with the Conventions of Language. | Patterns of Power Grades 6–8 Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language

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Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy

Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy

The Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy is a collection of new essays on the philosophy and philosophers of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Written by a cast of international scholars it covers the full range of ancient philosophy from the sixth century BC to the sixth century AD and beyond. There are dedicated discussions of the major areas of the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle together with accounts of their predecessors and successors. The contributors also address various problems of interpretation and method highlighting the particular demands and interest of working with ancient philosophical texts. All original texts discussed are translated into English.

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Handbook of Natural Toxins Volume 8 Bacterial Toxins and Virulence Factors in Disease

Handbook of Natural Toxins Volume 8 Bacterial Toxins and Virulence Factors in Disease

This volume describes the structure and function of bacterial toxins and presents a comprehensive review of virulence factors providing recent information concerning cell physiology and biochemistry as well as new toxin tools for experimental studies and clinical therapy. A wide variety of toxic proteins including the toxins that cause diptheria cholera pertussis shigellosis tetanus botulism and anthrax are discussed. ;The work is aimed at microbiologists biochemists endocrinologists toxicologists infectious disease specialists pathologists public health officials and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines. | Handbook of Natural Toxins Volume 8 Bacterial Toxins and Virulence Factors in Disease

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Philosophy through Film

Philosophy through Film

In Philosophy through Film Amy Karofsky and Mary M. Litch use recently released well-received films to explore answers to classic questions in philosophy in an approachable yet philosophically rigorous manner. Each chapter incorporates one or more films to examine one longstanding philosophical question or problem and assess some of the best solutions that have been offered to it. The authors fully integrate the films into their discussion of the issues using them to help students become familiar with key topics in all major areas of Western philosophy and master the techniques of philosophical argumentation. Revised and expanded changes to the Fourth Edition include: A brand new chapter on the mind-body problem (chapter 4) which includes discussions of substance dualism physicalism eliminativism functionalism and other relevant theories. The replacement of older movies with nine new focus films: Ad Astra Arrival Beautiful Boy Divergent Ex Machina Her Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow A Serious Man and Silence. The addition of two new primary readings to the appendix of source materials: excerpts from Patricia Smith Churchland’s Can Neurobiology Teach Us Anything about Consciousness? and Frank Jackson’s What Mary Didn’t Know. The inclusion of a Website with a Story Lines of Films by Elapsed Time for each focus film. The films examined in depth are: Ad Astra Arrival Beautiful Boy Crimes and Misdemeanors Divergent Equilibrium Ex Machina Gone Baby Gone Her Inception Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow The Matrix Memento Minority Report Moon A Serious Man Silence

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Innovation Literacy and Arts Integration in Multicultural Classrooms Theory and Practice for Designers of K-8 Learning Environments

Innovation Literacy and Arts Integration in Multicultural Classrooms Theory and Practice for Designers of K-8 Learning Environments

This textbook offers a foundation for how literacy and arts integration interconnect to advance innovation accessibility and equitable classroom learning contexts for K-8 students. Balancing research-backed theory and classroom practice this book helps readers understand the multiple perspectives frameworks and models necessary in the design of learning environments for diverse learners including sociocultural theories of literacy new and digital literacies multiliteracies culturally responsive pedagogy critical pedagogy and art. Written by an author team with decades of experience in teaching literacy writing and arts integration across a variety of learning environments each chapter includes a basis of conceptual framing and research backed by functional case studies and practical classroom practices as well as discussion questions. Written as a text for foundational literacy arts integration and education courses Innovation Literacy and Arts Integration in Multicultural Classrooms offers an engaging practical resource for both pre-service and in-service elementary and middle grade teachers and teacher educators. | Innovation Literacy and Arts Integration in Multicultural Classrooms Theory and Practice for Designers of K-8 Learning Environments

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Urban Studies: Border and Mobility Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Urban Studies (ICUS 2017) December 8-9 2017 Univers

Urban Studies: Border and Mobility Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Urban Studies (ICUS 2017) December 8-9 2017 Univers

This work contains a selection of papers from the International Conference on Urban Studies (ICUS 2017) and is a bi-annual periodical publication containing articles on urban cultural studies based on the international conference organized by the Faculty of Humanities at the Universitas Airlangga Indonesia. This publication contains studies on issues that become phenomena in urban life including linguistics literary identity gender architecture media locality globalization the dynamics of urban society and culture and urban history. This is an Open Access ebook and can be found on www. taylorfrancis. com. | Urban Studies: Border and Mobility Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Urban Studies (ICUS 2017) December 8-9 2017 Univers

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Volume 8 Tome III: Kierkegaard's International Reception – The Near East Asia Australia and the Americas

Volume 8 Tome III: Kierkegaard's International Reception – The Near East Asia Australia and the Americas

Although Kierkegaard's reception was initially more or less limited to Scandinavia it has for a long time now been a highly international affair. As his writings were translated into different languages his reputation spread and he became read more and more by people increasingly distant from his native Denmark. While in Scandinavia the attack on the Church in the last years of his life became something of a cause célèbre later many different aspects of his work became the object of serious scholarly investigation well beyond the original northern borders. As his reputation grew he was co-opted by a number of different philosophical and religious movements in different contexts throughout the world. The three tomes of this volume attempt to record the history of this reception according to national and linguistic categories. Tome III is the most geographically diverse covering the Near East Asia Australia and the Americas. The section on the Near East features pioneering articles on the Kierkegaard reception in Israel Turkey Iran and the Arab world. The next section dubbed 'Asia and Australia' features articles on the long and rich traditions of Kierkegaard research in Japan and Korea along with the more recent ones in China and Australia. A final section is dedicated to Americas with articles on Canada the United States hispanophone South America Mexico and Brazil. | Volume 8 Tome III: Kierkegaard's International Reception – The Near East Asia Australia and the Americas

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Moving Loads – Dynamic Analysis and Identification Techniques Structures and Infrastructures Book Series Vol. 8

Moving Loads – Dynamic Analysis and Identification Techniques Structures and Infrastructures Book Series Vol. 8

The interaction phenomenon is very common between different components of a mechanical system. It is a natural phenomenon and is found with the impact force in aircraft landing; the estimation of degree of ripeness of an apple from impact on a beam; the interaction of the magnetic head of a computer disk leading to miniature development of modern computer; etc. Uncertainty in some of them would lead to inaccurate analysis results on the behavior of the structure. The interaction force is difficult to measure unless instruments have been installed during construction for this purpose. Some of the interaction problems are difficult to quantify due to the lack of thorough knowledge on the interaction behavior. Analytical skills are required to estimate the interaction forces of the mechanical system in order to enable advanced developments in different areas of modern technology. This volume provides a comprehensive treatment on this topic with the vehicle-bridge system for an illustration of the moving load problem. It covers a whole range of topics including mathematical concepts of the moving load problems with continuous beams and plates vehicle-bridge interaction dynamics weigh-in-motion techniques moving load identification algorithms in the frequency-time domain in the time domain and in the state space domain techniques based on the generalized orthogonal function expansion and on the finite element formulation. The methods and algorithms can be implemented for on-line identification of the interaction forces. This book is intended for structural engineers and advanced students who wish to explore the benefit of interaction phenomenon and techniques for identification of such interaction forces. It is also recommended for researchers and decision makers working on the operation and maintenance of major infrastructures and engineering facilities. | Moving Loads – Dynamic Analysis and Identification Techniques Structures and Infrastructures Book Series Vol. 8

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Enterprise Wireless Local Area Network Architectures and Technologies

Enterprise Wireless Local Area Network Architectures and Technologies

This book has been written with the support of Huawei's large accumulation of technical knowledge and experience in the WLAN field as well as its understanding of customer service requirements. First the book covers service challenges facing enterprise wireless networks along with detailing the latest evolution of Wi-Fi standards air interface performance and methods for improving user experience in enterprise scenarios. Furthermore it illustrates typical networking planning and scenario-specific design for enterprise WLANs and provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of enterprise WLAN planning design and technical implementation as well as suggestions for deployment. This is a practical and easy-to-understand guide to WLAN design and is written for WLAN technical support and planning engineers network administrators and enthusiasts of network technology. Authors Rihai Wu is Chief Architect of Huawei's campus network WLAN solution with 16 years of experience in wireless communications product design and a wealth of expertise in network design and product development. He previously served as a designer and developer of products for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) LTE indoor small cells and WLAN. Xun Yang is a WLAN standard expert from Huawei. He has nine years of experience in formulating WLAN standards and previously served as 802. 11ac Secretary 802. 11ah PHY Ad-hoc Co-chair and 802. 11ax MU Ad Hoc Sub Group Co-chair. Mr. Yang oversees technical research the promotion of standards and industrialization in the WLAN field and has filed more than 100 patents. Xia Zhou is a documentation engineer of Huawei's campus network WLAN solution. She has 10 years of experience in creating documents for campus network products. Ms. Zhou was previously in charge of writing manuals for Huawei data center switches WLAN products and campus network solutions. She is also the author of Campus Network Solution Deployment Guide and was a co-sponsor of technical sessions such as WLAN from Basics to Proficiency. Yibo Wang is a documentation engineer of Huawei's campus network WLAN solution. He has nine years of experience in creating documents for campus network products. Mr. Wang was previously in charge of writing manuals for Huawei switches WLAN products and routers. He was also a co-sponsor of technical sessions such as WLAN from Basics to Proficiency and HCIA-WLAN certification training courses. | Enterprise Wireless Local Area Network Architectures and Technologies

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Principles of Mobile Computing and Communications

Principles of Mobile Computing and Communications

Mobile computing technology has come a long way in recent years—providing anytime anywhere communication and access to information. Bringing students up to date on important technological and industry developments Principles of Mobile Computing and Communications examines mobile networks and relevant standards highlighting issues unique to the mobile computing environment and exploring the differences between conventional and mobile applications. Going beyond discussions on wireless network infrastructure and how to develop enterprise mobile applications this textbook considers pervasive computing and smart environments the complexity of designing and developing such applications and how issues are dependent on the context of the applications. Following an overview of what mobile computing has to offer and how its applications affect both our professional and personal lives it focuses on the technologies and the infrastructure of all mobile and wireless networks cellular networks WLANs WPANs and sensor and mobile ad hoc networks. The textbook then discusses the Mobile IP adaptive behavior power management resource constraints interface design seamless mobility support and locating sensing techniques and systems. It also discusses important security issues that concern all users regardless of applications employed.

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The Reception of Classical German Literature in England 1760-1860 Volume 8 A Documentary History from Contemporary Periodicals

The Reception of Classical German Literature in England 1760-1860 Volume 8 A Documentary History from Contemporary Periodicals

The extensive scope of this collection means that this documentary record of the reception of German literature in England is a valuable scholarly resource. One of the most important features of British literary and intellectual history over the past 250 years is the influence of German literature. From the second half of the 18th Century through the first decades of the 19th German books and ideas attracted then gained the attention of a nation. Despite the acknowledged importance of the influence on writers such as Coleridge and Carlyle the subject though often alluded to was rarely studied. This collection provides a guidebook through the masses of periodical and allows the English side of the Anglo-German literary relationship to be explored in detail. In order to make the collection useful to scholars with a wide range of interest it has been divided into three parts: Part 1 is a chronological presentation of commentary on German literature in general. It also contains collective reviews of multiple German authors notices of important anthologies and reactions to influential works about Germany and its culture. Part 2 collects reviews of 18th Century individual German authors and Part 3 is devoted to the English reception of Goethe and Schiller. Parts 2 & 3 contain cross-references to the collective reviews of Part 1. Containing over 200 British serials and articles and reviews from all the major English literary periodicals the collection also includes a broad sampling of opinion from the more general magazines including some popular religious publications. | The Reception of Classical German Literature in England 1760-1860 Volume 8 A Documentary History from Contemporary Periodicals

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Strategic Information Management Theory and Practice

Strategic Information Management Theory and Practice

Today there are few in senior management positions who can afford to ignore modern information technology and few individuals who would prefer to be without it. Modern IT is key to organizational performance; yet we often assume the benefits will occur without forethought or effort. As managerial tasks become more complex so the nature of the required information systems changes – from structured routine support to ad hoc unstructured complex enquiries at the highest levels of management. If taken for granted serious implications can arise for organizations. This fifth edition of Strategic Information Management has been brought fully up to date with recent developments in the management of information systems including digital transformation strategy the issues surrounding big data and algorithmic decision-making. The book provides a rich source of material reflecting recent thinking on the key issues facing executives drawing from a wide range of contemporary articles written by leading experts in North America Europe and Australia. Combining theory with practice each section is fully introduced includes further reading and questions for further discussion. Designed for MBA master's level students and advanced undergraduate students taking courses in information systems management it also provides a wealth of information and references for researchers. | Strategic Information Management Theory and Practice

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Popular World Music

Popular World Music

Popular World Music Second Edition introduces students to popular music genres and artists from around the world. Andrew Shahriari discusses international music styles familiar to most students—Reggae Salsa K-Pop and more—with a comprehensive listening-oriented introduction to mainstream musical culture. Each chapter focuses on specific music styles and their associated geographic origin as well as best-known representative artists such as Bob Marley Carmen Miranda ABBA and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The text assumes no prior musical knowledge and emphasizes listening as a pathway to learning about music and culture. The subject matter fulfills core general education requirements found today in the university curriculum. The salient musical and cultural features associated with each example are discussed in detail to increase appreciation of the music its history and meaning to its primary audience. NEW to this edition Updates to content to reflect recent developments in resources and popular music trends. Contributing authors in additional areas including Folk Metal Chinese Ethnic Minority Rock and Trinidadian Steel Drum and Soca. Artist Spotlight sections highlighting important artists such as Mary J. Blige Bob Marley Tito Puente Enya Umm Kulthum and more. Ad-lib Afterthought sections and Questions to Consider to prompt further discussion of each chapter. Lots of new photos! Updated and additional website materials for students and instructors.

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The Mayan Languages

The Mayan Languages

The Mayan Languages presents a comprehensive survey of the language family associated with the Classic Mayan civilization (AD 200–900) a family whose individual languages are still spoken today by at least six million indigenous Maya in Mexico Guatemala Belize and Honduras. This unique resource is an ideal reference for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Mayan languages and linguistics. Written by a team of experts in the field The Mayan Languages presents in-depth accounts of the linguistic features that characterize the thirty-one languages of the family their historical evolution and the social context in which they are spoken. The Mayan Languages:provides detailed grammatical sketches of approximately a third of the Mayan languages representing most of the branches of the family; includes a section on the historical development of the family as well as an entirely new sketch of the grammar of Classic Maya as represented in the hieroglyphic script; provides detailed state-of-the-art discussions of the principal advances in grammatical analysis of Mayan languages; includes ample discussion of the use of the languages in social conversational and poetic contexts. Consisting of topical chapters on the history sociolinguistics phonology morphology syntax semantics discourse structure and acquisition of the Mayan languages this book will be a resource for researchers and other readers with an interest in historical linguistics linguistic anthropology language acquisition and linguistic typology.

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Protecting Democracy from Dissent: Population Engineering in Western Europe 1918-1926

Protecting Democracy from Dissent: Population Engineering in Western Europe 1918-1926

In the aftermath of the First World War the victorious powers – more or less liberal democracies – argued that democracy would bring peace to Europe because this was the only effective way for legitimate states with governments based on the consent of the governed to be organized. What the victorious statesmen failed to foresee was how much conflict this postwar settlement would provoke since it was far from clear exactly which people should qualify for the privilege of self-governance. It is well known that these conflicts played out dramatically and violently in eastern and southeastern Europe in the immediate postwar years. What is less well known is that the contest extended into the western European heartland of the victorious powers as well. There the quest for a new conception of democracy – based on both liberalism and nationalism – led the victors to pursue liberal policies of population engineering with paradoxically the best of intentions: the preservation and stability of democracy itself. In an era in which people were becoming more involved in choosing their governments governments were becoming more involved in choosing their people. While the victors sought to craft a more ethical – or at least more legalistic – form of population engineering than the often violent and ad hoc versions employed further east the result nevertheless remained at odds with the ethical foundations of liberal democracy. | Protecting Democracy from Dissent: Population Engineering in Western Europe 1918-1926

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Introduction to Fuzzy Sets Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Control Systems

Introduction to Fuzzy Sets Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Control Systems

In the early 1970s fuzzy systems and fuzzy control theories added a new dimension to control systems engineering. From its beginnings as mostly heuristic and somewhat ad hoc more recent and rigorous approaches to fuzzy control theory have helped make it an integral part of modern control theory and produced many exciting results. Yesterday's art of building a working fuzzy controller has turned into today's science of systematic design. To keep pace with and further advance the rapidly developing field of applied control technologies engineers both present and future need some systematic training in the analytic theory and rigorous design of fuzzy control systems. Introduction to Fuzzy Sets Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Control Systems provides that training by introducing a rigorous and complete fundamental theory of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic and then building a practical theory for automatic control of uncertain and ill-modeled systems encountered in many engineering applications. The authors proceed through basic fuzzy mathematics and fuzzy systems theory and conclude with an exploration of some industrial application examples. Almost entirely self-contained Introduction to Fuzzy Sets Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Control Systems establishes a strong foundation for designing and analyzing fuzzy control systems under uncertain and irregular conditions. Mastering its contents gives students a clear understanding of fuzzy control systems theory that prepares them for deeper and broader studies and for many practical challenges faced in modern industry.

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Cognitive Networks Applications and Deployments

Cognitive Networks Applications and Deployments

A cognitive network makes use of the information gathered from the network in order to sense the environment plan actions according to the input and make appropriate decisions using a reasoning engine. The ability of cognitive networks to learn from the past and use that knowledge to improve future decisions makes them a key area of interest for anyone whose work involves wireless networks and communications. Cognitive Networks: Applications and Deployments examines recent developments in cognitive networks from the perspective of cutting-edge applications and deployments. Presenting the contributions of internationally renowned experts it supplies complete and balanced treatment of the fundamentals of both cognitive radio communications and cognitive networks—together with implementation details. The book includes case studies and detailed descriptions of cognitive radio platforms and testbeds that demonstrate how to build real-world cognitive radio systems and network architectures. It begins with an introduction to efficient spectrum management and presents a survey on joint routing and dynamic spectrum access in cognitive radio networks. Next it examines radio spectrum sensing and network coding and design. It explores intelligent routing in graded cognitive networks and presents an energy-efficient routing protocol for cognitive radio ad hoc networks. The book concludes by considering dynamic radio spectrum access and examining vehicular cognitive networks and applications. Presenting the latest standards and spectrum policy developments the book’s strong practical orientation provides you with the understanding you will need to participate in the development of compliant cognitive systems. | Cognitive Networks Applications and Deployments

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Wireless Sensor Multimedia Networks Architectures Protocols and Applications

Wireless Sensor Multimedia Networks Architectures Protocols and Applications

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are a special class of ad hoc network in which network nodes composed of tiny sensors pass data such as temperature pressure and humidity through the network to a central location. Wireless sensor multimedia networks (WSMNs) are a special category of WSNs in which the sensor nodes are small cameras and microphones that can send voice image or video data through the network. This book presents the latest advances and research in WSMN architecture algorithms and protocols. WSMNs are attracting great attention from academia and industry due to the variety of applications in which they can be deployed. Wireless Sensor Multimedia Networks: Architectures Protocols and Applications explores the many benefits of WSMNs and the variety of applications in which they can be used—surveillance traffic monitoring advanced healthcare (blood pressure and heart rate monitoring) habitat monitoring and localization services (finding missing children or wanted criminals). The contributed chapters in this book explore current research into key areas such asNew quality-of-service-aware routing protocols that support a high data rate in WSMNsCognitive radio capability that increases efficiency of spectrum utilization and decreases the probability of collision and contentionMultimedia streaming optimization techniquesNew security schemes for real-time video streamingVarious ways of optimizing power consumption in WSMNsWireless Sensor Multimedia Networks: Architectures Protocols and Applications discusses open research issues and future trends in WSMNs. With this book academic researchers engineers and graduate students will be well-equipped to advance the research in this emerging field. | Wireless Sensor Multimedia Networks Architectures Protocols and Applications

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Jet Fuel Toxicology

Jet Fuel Toxicology

Currently serving as a resource for the National Center for Toxological Research in their work with the Gulf Coast oil spill this book presents current research conducted primarily by the airforce on the toxic effects of JP-8 jet fuel on the pulmonary immune dermal and nervous systems. In all the book considers 13 toxicology studies of significance the results of which are currently shaping US armed services policy. It will enable all of the hydrocarbon industry to make better choices regarding fuel handling. Due to its widespread use jet fuel is thought to be the largest toxicant exposure risk for U. S. Armed Services personnel. Taking a proactive approach to the potential dangers of repeated human exposure to hydrocarbon fuels the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) sponsored a number of research projects during the last 20 years investigating health effects resulting from specific exposure to JP-8 (Jet Propellant-8). Jet Fuel Toxicology summarizes the newest and most important results of these extensive research programs carried out by hydrocarbon fuel research groups throughout the U. S. Each book chapter highlights one specific research area from the many topical areas comprising jet fuel toxicology. After examining the contents and general action of JP-8 the book looks at how the fuel affects various body functions highlighted by: Effects on daily inhalation on the respiratory systemAcute and long-term neurotoxicological and neurobehavioral effects Both local and systemic toxicity following exposure through the skinImmunotoxicity from pulmonary and dermal exposuresGenetic damage as evidenced in studies of the blood and bone marrow of mice In all the book considers 13 major toxicology areas of study the results of which will enable all of the hydrocarbon industry to make

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Ancient Sacred Sites in the Gulf of Naples The Sanctuary of Athena at Punta Campanella

Ancient Sacred Sites in the Gulf of Naples The Sanctuary of Athena at Punta Campanella

The geographical position between the gulfs of Naples and Salerno made pre-Roman Sorrento a fundamental point of passage. Around the inhabited centre sacred sites or scattered settlements developed including the sanctuary of Athena on the extreme tip of the peninsula near Punta Campanella. This book explores the historical development of the sanctuary from the 6th century BC to the 1st century AD. Drawing on partly unpublished archaeological documentation and literary sources the book provides useful elements for understanding the site and its relationship with the surrounding area. Sorrento and the Greek presence in the Gulf of Naples are linked to the sanctuary installation perhaps first dedicated to the Sirens but surely after to Athena. Judging from literary sources it was one of the best-known places of worship in ancient Italy. It was only in the 1980s that the discovery of an Oscan inscription with a dedication to Minerva made it possible to hypothesise the presence of a sanctuary near the Medieval tower at Punta Campanella. The analysis of the archaeological documentation known until now the study of the new archaeological plans and the material culture (ceramics) from the site make it possible to better understand the development and the importance of the sanctuary. This book therefore defines the historical and territorial development of the sanctuary of Athena reconstructing the history of the territory of ancient Surrentum and above all its most important sanctuary. The book will be of particular interest to archaeologists ancient historians and historians of religion. | Ancient Sacred Sites in the Gulf of Naples The Sanctuary of Athena at Punta Campanella

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Magnetics Dielectrics and Wave Propagation with MATLAB Codes

Magnetics Dielectrics and Wave Propagation with MATLAB Codes

Future microwave wireless communication systems computer chip designs and sensor systems will require miniature fabrication processes in the order of nanometers or less as well as the fusion of various material technologies to produce composites consisting of many different materials. This requires distinctly multidisciplinary collaborations implying that specialized approaches will not be able to address future world markets in communication computer and electronic miniaturized products. Anticipating that many students lack specialized simultaneous training in magnetism and magnetics as well as in other material technologies Magnetics Dielectrics and Wave Propagation with MATLABR Codes avoids application-specific descriptions opting for a general point of view of materials per se. Specifically this book develops a general theory to show how a magnetic system of spins is coupled to acoustic motions magnetoelectric systems and superconductors. Phenomenological approaches are connected to atomic-scale formulations that reduce complex calculations to essential forms and address basic interactions at any scale of dimensionalities. With simple and clear coverage of everything from first principles to calculation tools the book revisits fundamentals that govern magnetic acoustic superconducting and magnetoelectric motions at the atomic and macroscopic scales including superlattices. Constitutive equations in Maxwell’s equations are introduced via general free energy expressions which include magnetic parameters as well as acoustic magnetoelectric semiconductor and superconducting parameters derived from first principles. More importantly this book facilitates the derivation of these parameters as the dimensionality of materials is reduced toward the microscopic scale thus introducing new concepts. The deposition of ferrite films at the atomic scale complements the approach toward the understanding of the physics of miniaturized composites. Thus a systematic formalism of deriving the permeability or the magnetoelectric coupling tensors from first principles rather than from an ad hoc approach bridges the gap between microscopic and macroscopic principles as applied to wave propagation and other applications. | Magnetics Dielectrics and Wave Propagation with MATLAB® Codes

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