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This volume presents state-of-the-art research from a wide area of subjects brought about by the digital convergence of computing, television, telecommunications and the World-Wide Web. It represents a unique snapshot of trends across a wide range of subjects including virtual environments;

The only book to deal specifically with constipation for specialists has been updated to include all the new advances since the first edition (1995).

Moreover, the special techniques required to succeed in the operative treatment of bone, which is already weakened by osteoporosis, must be carefully developed, tested, and understood.

Recent decades have witnessed the thriving development of new mathematical, computational and theoretical approaches, such as bioinformatics and neuroinformatics, to tackle fundamental issues in biology.

A definitive review in the field of magnesium research, this book brings together the proceedings of the 11th International Magnesium Symposium in Osaka, Japan from October 22-26, 2006. The author is one of the world's foremost magnesium researchers and reviewers, and the book provides essential reading for researchers in magnesium.

Natural Language Processing and Text Mining not only discusses applications of Natural Language Processing techniques to certain Text Mining tasks, but also the converse, the use of Text Mining to assist NLP.

The setting for this book is the networked community. The treatment of the subject matter is broad and interdisciplinary, with contributions from computer science, sociology, design, human factors and communication technology. The chapter contributors, drawn from across Europe and North America, offer a varied

This book addresses the main issues related to the application of hydrogen fuel cell technology in the road transportation sector. Offers an introductory approach to fuel resources and atmospheric pollution concerns.

Electronic Value Exchange examines the transformation of the VISA electronic payment system from a collection of non-integrated, localized, paper-based bank credit card programs into the cooperative, global, electronic value exchange network it is today.

This book offers fascinating insight into the great minds behind the computing technology that has transformed modern life. From theoreticians to entrepreneurs, each pioneer is introduced with a brief biography, and a concise account of their contributions.

It describes the structure of the reinsurance market and then the different legal and technical features of reinsurance contracts, known as reinsurance 'treaties' by practitioners.The third part creates a link between the theories presented in the first part and the practice described in the second one.

The recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on 19 May 2010. For new buildings, the recast fixes 2020 as the deadline for all new buildings to be "nearly zero energy" (and even sooner for public buildings - by the end of 2018).

Proceedings of the Nineteenth Study Group of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, March 1988

Trauma to various organ systems is a common medical problem in the pediatric age group. Injury due to violent action of others such as gunshot and stab wounds are not as common as in the adult population but they are increasing in the teenage group.

All unsuccessful revolutions are the same, but each successful one is different in its own distinctive way. The reason why revolutions occur is that new forces attain increasing significance and classic institutions are incapable of accomodating these forces. These successful revolutions produced a new dynamic and new perspectives.

The series Advances in Industrial Control aims to report and encourage technology transfer in control engineering. New theory, new controllers, actuators, sensors, new industrial processes, computer methods, new applications, new philosophies, ....

Optimal control can be used to find energy-efficient driving strategies for trains. They outline the modelling and solution of the problem and finally explain how the fuel consumption can be minimised for a journey, showing the effect of speed limits and track gradients on the optimal driving strategy.

Hong describes an experimental testbed facility, called Daisy, whose dynamics emulate those of a real large flexible space structure and whose purpose is to test advanced identification and control design methods.

Part I presents two indirect methods of sampled-data controller design: These approaches include approximations to a real problem, which involves an analogue plant, continuous-time performance specifications, and a sampled-data controller.

Loss networks ensure that sufficient resources are available when a call arrives. However, traditional loss network models for telephone networks cannot cope with today's heterogeneous demands, the central attribute of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. These tools are relevant to modern broadband networks, including ATM networks.

Written by internationally acclaimed specialists, Breast, Endocrine and Surgical Oncology provides pertinent and concise procedure descriptions spanning benign and malignant problems and minimally invasive procedures.

Written by internationally acclaimed specialists, Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular, Renal and Transplant Surgery provides pertinent and concise procedure descriptions spanning benign and malignant problems and minimally invasive procedures.

Peripheral, Head and Neck Surgery is part of the series: Surgery -Complications, Risks and Consequences edited by Brendon Coventry.

Understanding Learning in Virtual Worlds

Motivation comes from everyday experiences of probability, such as that of a dice or cards, the idea of fairness in games of chance, and the random ways in which, say, birthdays are shared or particular events arise.Applications include branching processes, random walks, Markov chains, queues, renewal theory, and Brownian motion.

Clinical cases are a key component in modern medical education, assisting the trainee or recertifying clinician to work through unusual cases using best practice techniques.

Backward stochastic differential equations with jumps can be used to solve problems in both finance and insurance. Part I of this book presents the theory of BSDEs with Lipschitz generators driven by a Brownian motion and a compensated random measure, with an emphasis on those generated by step processes and Levy processes.

In the 21st century, supply chain operations and relationships among supply chain partners have become highly challenging, necessitating new approaches, e.g., the development of new models.

A Critical Appraisal of Germany's Thermal Retrofit Policy