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Wireless communications, radiolocation, medical and navigation systems are just a few areas where microwave technology is rapidly advancing and where new materials, process techniques and device...

Clinical trials often involve multiple endpoints that are clinically meaningful to determine efficacy and safety of the investigational medicinal product. These multiple outcomes are often measured...

System Level Simulation of an IP is necessary to ensure it's reliability and robustness. Since the speed of the integrated devices is increasing in an exponential manner, Signal Integrity (SI)...

In last century many engineers and scientist applied principal of mathematical theories to biological subjects and thus evolved new fields like biomechanics. A human biomechanical model which can...

This book covers the basics of radioanalytical techniques which include sample preparation, irradiation and spectra analysis, and the dimensions and structures of the reactor used for this research...

Well productivity is one of primary concerns in field development and provides the basis for field development strategy. The primary focus of this book is to derive productivity formulae for oil...

Recently, many mature suburbs have become concerned that history will repeat itself and they will see the same decline that central cities have witnessed. This study uses mixed methods to create a...

John Cage (1912--1992) is probably best known for works that challenge the fundamental definition of music---for example, his groundbreaking 4'33". In the last six years of his life, however, Cage...

It is not uncommon to find the Chinese performing traditional customs and rites despite the rapid transformation Singapore society experienced in recent years. Today, daughters are becoming as valued...

Where a person is situated in time and space determines the way an artwork is perceived. The result of this experience implies a relationship between the viewer and the artwork, thereby creating a...

This work is a review of Ancient DNA's place and utility in the field of physical anthropology. The work begins with a discussion of the methods and techniques used in studying ancient DNA,...

The potential of ancient pit ovens to yield important information about the human past has been recognized only recently in the U.S. Ovens implicate cooking and diet as well as food procurement and...

The book considers how changes contingent to ideological conflict could affect Roman aristocratic foods and their presentation. Throughout, attempt is made to understand Roman elite cuisine as an...

The demand for accessible educational opportunities for adults is rapidly becoming a paramount initiative for educators and students alike. Can music participation play a fundamental role in serving...

This book is an effort to highlight the importance and treatment of wildlife according to Islamic injunctions. The need for compiling this work was felt during a country wide campaign that was...

This study examines animation as the end product of a complicated relationship between conscious social exchanges and intelligent cultural management. By employing an ethnographic approach, the...

Power system voltage stability is one of the challenging problems faced by the utilities. Innovative methods and solutions are required to evaluate the voltage stability of a power system and...

Many of the most important and challenging problems in modern solid state physics are in the regime where both the electron-electron interaction and disorder effects appear to be equally important...

Major catastrophic failures in large scale engineering systems (e.g., aircraft, power plants and turbo-machinery) can possibly be averted if the malignant anomalies are detected at an early stage...

Seitdem die Vertriebsform des Multilevel-Marketings (MLM) in den 50er Jahren entstanden ist, befindet sie sich auf Erfolgskurs. Doch welche Massnahmen ergreift ein MLM-Unternehmen konkret um neue...

This work analyzes antenna coupling effects in small wireless handheld and mobile devices. Further it provides suggestions how to minimize them. Modern communication devices have to support several...

Since many undesired oxidation processes, including food decay and a variety of diseases, anthocyanins from grape skins are potential added value products that can be applied as natural food...

Genetical demography is a developing trend in population genetic studies. The population values for certain biological phenomena and dimensional path of the dynamics of the populations are considered...

Grounded in a detailed study of artistic practice surrounding the development of two exhibitions, one at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Cambridge) and the other at the Nordiska Museet...

Welche Rolle hat der Jude in der Gesellschaft und welches Verhalten sollte der Jude zu seiner Umwelt haben, die sog. "Judenfrage", kam in keinem Zeitabschnitt des 19. Jahrhunderts in ?sterreich...

The purpose of this book is to highlight similarities in the works of Spanish architect Antoni Gaud? and Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. In order to examine their similarities, it was...

Infertility is defined as inability to conceive after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse. It is associated with substantial level of stress. Studies have reported infertility women at an...

On one occasion or another, we have all found ourselves in a position where we felt obliged to offer an apology. In fact, it is interesting to note how frequently we find ourselves in these...

The book consists of 11 chapters. Every chapter is described separately. Chapter-1 contains introduction, Chapter-2 contains merchandising. In this chapter, the author tries himself best to give...

Developing models for inference have been a problem in the domain area in particular for threatened tree species which have inevitable contribution for securing the natural resource conservation and...