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This book covers the state of the art in image indexing and retrieval techniques paying particular attention in recent trends and applications. It presents the basic notions and tools of...

Compact models of devices are used in circuit simulators, in order to predict the functionality of circuits. Multiple-gate devices will be preferred in nanoscale circuits, thus calling for accurate...

The global volume of project-financed transactions reached record high of $354.6 billion in 2010. In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and the ensuing economic downturn, governments around...

The US and EU Comparative Company Law monograph contains the extensive research the author has done on the corporate governance systems of the USA, EU, UK, Germany, France, Slovenia and some other...

This master thesis is a product of author's interest in railway superstructures, due to a great professorial influence during her Civil Engineering Master Studies.Prof. Dr.tech. Klaus Riessberger...

Restoration of degraded peatlands is seen as the ideal solution for management of such environments (Anderson et al 2006), with the potential benefit being the return of peatland to being a sink of...

Compassion within the Nurse Patient Relationship: The Judeo-Christian heritage of the Good Samaritan or the legacy of the compassionate stranger has been cited as a significant factor in the...

The reality of business is that increasing and dynamic natural, technological and human induced threats, business complexity, government regulation, corporate governance requirements, and media and...

In this book, Mark Day undertakes a philosophical examination of the nature of explanatory competition between historical accounts. It is usual for a philosophy of explanation to attempt an analysis...

After the October Revolution of 1917, the impetus to control authorship, the potential of children's literature as a creative medium, and the desire to communicate their visions to child-readers and...

One of the main concerns with the introduction of competition in the power sector is the strategic behaviour of market participants. Computable models of strategic behaviour are becoming increasingly...

The current monograph is a collection of essays on the productivity-trade nexus. In a world, where many trade impediments have been removed a country's ability to succeed in international markets is...

This book is about using supercritical water (SCW) process to dissolve organic wastes, and subsequent using oxygen to completely destroy the wastes by homogeneous oxidation. First, properties of SCW...

The work considers the nature of the regulatory framework for life assurance companies before enquiring into what is involved in the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) notion of a compliance...

This book is the culmination of approximately four years of study obtaining my PhD in mechanical engineering, modeling blood flow in the arteries of the human brain. Coming from an engineering...

Majority of the current numerical simulation methods for time-dependent flows are limited to second order accuracy in time discretization. Moreover, usual simulation methods rely on explicit time...

Computational Hemodynamics of Cerebral AneurysmsAuthor: Marcelo CastroPublisher: VDM VerlagPublication Date: Nov 21, 2008Number of Pages: 184 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

The dysregulated activity of genetic regulatory networks contributes to neoplastic transformation by promoting aberrant expression of genes involved in regulating cell homeostasis. Therefore,...

Post-translational modifications (PTMs) are of critical importance for a vast range of cellular processes such as growth control and signal transduction. Mass spectrometry (MS) can shed light on the...

This book is the ideal resource for EMI/EMC researchers and engineers concerned about modeling high frequency EMI on cable bundles and electronics. Many traditional EMI/EMC techniques rely on...

Cardiovascular heart disease (CHD) is a chief public health priority worldwide. The 12-Lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) is a standard procedure in diagnosing CHDs such as Myocardial Infarction (MI)...

This book aims to understand and learn the concept and procedure involved in the design of Base Isolated Structures. The base isolators are designed in accordance with the UBC-97 code provisions for...

The importance of properly integrating CALL into EFL programs and monitoring its effects on teaching and learning has been noted by numerous researchers. However, an exhaustive search for studies on...

"I believe that most people who are active in CSEd research should read [Computer Science Education Research at the Crossroads]." Raymond Lister, SIGCSE Bulletin's education research columnist. In...

Washback is viewed as the influence of assessment on either or both teaching and learning.At the same time, recent views of formative assessment describe such practice as one with dramatic potential...

The development of metacognitive control skills involves learning to regulate thought and behavior toward planning, applying strategies, monitoring progress, and accomplishing goals, providing an...

The concept of function has dramatically changed the landscape of mathematics. Its introduction into school mathematics, however, has proved to be challenging. What might students learn about...

Recently, gifted education has become an arena of much debate. Contradictions and disagreements surround how we define and select gifted students into special programming. Conventional tools and...

This introductory text teaches foundational concepts in numerical mathematics. It uses real-world examples, representational graphs, solved tutorials, practice problems, flow diagrams, algorithms and...

What is school culture? How can it be measured, described and contrasted? This book investigates school culture and its relationship to school improvement. It describes a three phase, mixed methods...