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• Publisher: AUERBACH
• Number Of Pages: 329
• Publication Date: 2006-12-15
• Sales Rank: 1207968
• ISBN / ASIN: 0849382149
• EAN: 9780849382147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: AUERBACH
• Studio: AUERBACH

This forward-looking reference introduces a new generation of network technologies and architecture that allows the creation, customization, and management of new services and applications deployed dynamically into network nodes. The author outlines the architecture of active and programmable networks, discusses the enabling technologies for network programmability in detail, and introduces several paradigms and prototypes. He then explores packet scheduling, management, routing, and security in active and programmable networks and examines active wireless and mobile networks. The final chapter presents several real-world examples of currently deployed active and programmable networks.

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• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press
• Number Of Pages: 944
• Publication Date: 2000-12-22
• Sales Rank: 295439
• ISBN / ASIN:
• EAN: 9780780360310
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Wiley-IEEE Press
• Studio: Wiley-IEEE Press

"FOUNDATIONS FOR MICROWAVE ENGINEERING, Second Edition, covers the major topics of microwave engineering. Its presentation defines the accepted standard for both advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses on microwave engineering. An essential reference book for the practicing microwave engineer, it features:

• Planar transmission lines, as well as an appendix that describes in detail conformal mapping methods for their analysis and attenuation characteristics
• Small aperture coupling and its application in practical components such as directional couplers and cavity coupling
• Printed circuit components with an emphasis on techniques such as even and odd mode analysis and the use of symmetry properties
• Microwave linear amplifier and oscillator design using solid-state circuits such as varactor devices and transistors

FOUNDATIONS FOR MICROWAVE ENGINEERING, Second Edition, has extensive coverage of transmission lines, waveguides, microwave circuit theory, impedance matching and cavity resonators. It devotes an entire chapter to fundamental microwave tubes, in addition to chapters on periodic structures, microwave filters, small signal solid-state microwave amplifier and oscillator design, and negative resistance devices and circuits. Completely updated in 1992, it is being reissued by the IEEE Press in response to requests from our many members, who found it an invaluable textbook and an enduring reference for practicing microwave engineers.

About the Author

Robert E. Collin is the author or coauthor of more than 150 technical papers and five books on electromagnetic theory and applications. His classic text, Field Theory of Guided Waves, is also a volume in the series. Professor Collin has had a long and distinguished academic career at Case Western Reserve University. In addition to his professional duties, he has served as chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering and as interim dean of engineering.

Professor Collin is a life fellow of the IEEE and a member of the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society and the Antennas and Propagation Society (APS). He is a member of U.S. Commission B of URSI and a member of the Geophysical Society. Other honors include the Diekman Award from Case Western Reserve University for distinguished graduate teaching , the IEEE APS Distinguished Career Award (1992), the IEEE Schelkunoff Prize Paper Award (1992), the IEEE Electromagnetics Award (1998), and an IEEE Third Millennium Medal in 2000. In 1990 Professor Collin was elected to the National Academy of Engineering."

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 268
• Publication Date: 2005-03-29
• Sales Rank: 1379687
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387240055
• EAN: 9780387240053
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer

Computer Security in the 21^st Century shares some of the emerging important research trends reflected in recent advances in computer security, including: security protocol design, secure peer-to-peer and ad hoc networks, multimedia security, and intrusion detection, defense and measurement.

Highlights include presentations of :

- Fundamental new security

- Cryptographic protocols and design,

- A new way of measuring network vulnerability: attack surfaces,

- Network vulnerability and building impenetrable systems,

- Multimedia content protection including a new standard for photographic images, JPEG2000.

Researchers and computer security developers will find in this book interesting and useful insights into building computer systems that protect against computer worms, computer viruses, and other related concerns.

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 188
• Publication Date: 2005-04-01
• Sales Rank: 185423
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387243933
• EAN: 9780387243931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer

Researchers in data management have recently recognized the importance of a new class of data-intensive applications that requires managing data streams, i.e., data composed of continuous, real-time sequence of items. Streaming applications pose new and interesting challenges for data management systems. Such application domains require queries to be evaluated continuously as opposed to the one time evaluation of a query for traditional applications. Streaming data sets grow continuously and queries must be evaluated on such unbounded data sets. These, as well as other challenges, require a major rethink of almost all aspects of traditional database management systems to support streaming applications.

Stream Data Management comprises eight invited chapters by researchers active in stream data management. The collected chapters provide exposition of algorithms, languages, as well as systems proposed and implemented for managing streaming data.

Stream Data Management is designed to appeal to researchers or practitioners already involved in stream data management, as well as to those starting out in this area. This book is also suitable for graduate students in computer science interested in learning about stream data management.

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 330
• Publication Date: 2005-06-14
• Sales Rank: 1977560
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387242260
• EAN: 9780387242262
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer

Modern society depends critically on computers that control and manage the systems on which we depend in many aspects of our daily lives. While this provides conveniences of a level unimaginable just a few years ago, it also leaves us vulnerable to attacks on the computers managing these systems. In recent times the explosion in cyber attacks, including viruses, worms, and intrusions, has turned this vulnerability into a clear and visible threat. Due to the escalating number and increased sophistication of cyber attacks, it has become important to develop a broad range of techniques, which can ensure that the information infrastructure continues to operate smoothly, even in the presence of dire and continuous threats.

This book brings together the latest techniques for managing cyber threats, developed by some of the world’s leading experts in the area. The book includes broad surveys on a number of topics, as well as specific techniques. It provides an excellent reference point for researchers and practitioners in the government, academic, and industrial communities who want to understand the issues and challenges in this area of growing worldwide importance.

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• Publisher: Wiley
• Number Of Pages: 751
• Publication Date: 2000-05-04
• Sales Rank: 291575
• ISBN / ASIN: 0764546848
• EAN: 0785555025370
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Wiley
• Studio: Wiley

The most comprehensive book on the market, Windows Scripting Secrets uncovers the never-before-documented features and hidden system functions that make the new Windows Scripting Host a more powerful tool. The book includes more than 200 ready-to-use scripts, and the CD-ROM contains ready-to-use libraries and examples from the book, as well as numerous scripting tools.

A few of the insights inside include

• Kick-starting WSH and VBScripts
• "Kidnapping" and creating COM objects
• Tweaking your Registry, and monitoring system status
• Powering up with Kodak Imaging
• Running a Windows network with ADSI scripts

Data Structure Through C
By Yashavant P. Kanetkar, Abduln A.P.J. Kalam,

• Publisher: BPB Publications
• Number Of Pages: 616
• Publication Date: 2003-02-28
• Sales Rank:
• ISBN / ASIN: 817656706X
• EAN: 9788176567060
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: BPB Publications
• Studio: BPB Publications
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• Publisher: Krause Publications
• Number Of Pages: 2022
• Publication Date: 2006-07-30
• Sales Rank: 18368
• ISBN / ASIN: 0896893650
• EAN: 9780896893658
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Krause Publications
• Studio: Krause Publications

-American Numismatic Association -- the largest numismatic organization in the world -- boasts a membership of 30,000+

-Sales of Standard Catalog of World Coins annually top more than 20,000 copies

The mammoth Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-Present is worth its weight in information and up-to-date pricing. This one volume covers the past and the present in 50,000+ illustrations and more than one million current prices.

For world coin collectors serious about their collecting, especially in today's active market, this book offers:

-Comprehensive listing of all current Euro coins

-Up-to-date pricing in up to five grades of condition to aid collectors in keeping collections current

-More than 50,000 fully updated obverse and reverse illustrations

-Reference materials such as a currency conversion schedule, sizing chart, guides for translating foreign languages, and bullion value charts

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• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Number Of Pages: 552
• Publication Date: 2002-12-04
• Sales Rank: 467658
• ISBN / ASIN: 0761924086
• EAN: 9780761924081
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: SAGE Publications
• Studio: SAGE Publications

"The most comprehensive and up-to-date work available on this subject...Essential for all academic and larger public libraries."
--LIBRARY JOURNAL

“It is rare to find a reference volume both as timely and as well done as this effort. Considering the importance of its subject, its global and historical coverage, and its value to researchers, students, the general reader, and law enforcement, this book is a must for every library.�
--REFERENCE & USER SERVICES QUARTERLY, AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

"This outstanding work on terrorism accomplishes something that no other book has. The Encyclopedia of Terrorism is not only comprehensive, but accessible and brilliantly organized. It is the most important reference piece available, on the most compelling topic of our times, written by the foremost no-nonsense expert in the business. A must read for citizen and practitioner alike."
--Professor Brian Levin, Director, Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism California State University, San Bernardino

"Kushner has gathered the type of information for which teen researchers are clamoring: biographies of key individuals, the histories of various terrorist groups both foreign and domestic, and a full discussion of specific incidents. . . . This work is ideal for libraries looking for a one-volume reference on this timely topic."
--SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

The Encyclopedia of Terrorism presents authoritative coverage of what is currently one of the world’s most important topics. With more than 300 articles, the Encyclopedia provides detailed discussions of the who, what, where, when, and why of terrorism. Up-to-date and timely, the articles cover such topics as Al-Qaeda, biological terrorism, extremism, Saddam Hussein, jihad, Zacarias Moussaoui, and suicide bombers. Its concise, readable format and detailed chronology, photographs, maps, and charts make this an essential reference.

An internationally recognized expert on terrorism, Harvey Kushner has studied terrorism for more than three decades. He serves as a consultant on terrorism for an array of governmental and private agencies. In addition, his commentary appears regularly on Fox National News, CNN, the British Broadcasting Corporation, National Public Radio, Voice of America, and in articles in Reuters, The Associated Press, the Washington Post, and other newspapers and magazines worldwide. His expertise ensures that the entries, including contributions by other authorities in the field, are of the highest quality.

Key Features

• More than 300 authoritative, in-depth articles
• Extensive, balanced coverage of terrorist groups (such as the IRA), key events (including September 11), people, terms, and statistics, as well as biographical, historical, and geographical information
• Cross-references to related entries at the end of each article
• Comprehensive, global coverage
• Valuable appendices include: list of government organizations, list of terrorist organizations, list of well known female terrorists, detailed list of further readings

Public, academic, school, government, special, and private/corporate

• Publisher: SAS Publishing
• Number Of Pages: 272
• Publication Date: 2003-01-01
• Sales Rank: 329464
• ISBN / ASIN: 1590471415
• EAN: 9781590471418
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: SAS Publishing
• Studio: SAS Publishing

With the advance of computing technology, Monte Carlo simulation research has become increasingly popular among quantitative researchers in a variety of disciplines. More and more, statistical methods are being subjected to rigorous empirical scrutiny in the form of statistical simulation so that their limitations and strengths can be understood. With the combination of powerful built-in statistical procedures and versatile programming capabilities, the SAS System is ideal for conducting Monte Carlo simulation research! SAS for Monte Carlo Studies: A Guide for Quantitative Researchers provides a detailed and practical guide for conducting Monte Carlo studies using the SAS System. Quantitative researchers will find this book attractive for its practicality and for its many hands-on application examples of Monte Carlo research.

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• Publisher: JIST Works
• Number Of Pages: 163
• Publication Date: 2005-03-11
• Sales Rank: 350617
• ISBN / ASIN: 1593571313
• EAN: 9781593571313
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: JIST Works
• Studio: JIST Works

In this busy world, people don't always have the time to prepare for job interviews far in advance. For job seekers who wait until the last minute and need to speed up fast, there is Next-Day Job Interview. This book distills Mike Farr's revolutionary and proven interview advice into eight quick chapters covering self-assessment, company research, key questions, a system for answering any question that might come up, unusual situations, following up after the interview, salary negotiation, and getting more interviews.

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• Publisher: McGraw Hill/Irwin
• Number Of Pages:
• Publication Date: 2003
• Sales Rank: 611008
• ISBN / ASIN: 0070529078
• EAN: 9780070529076
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: McGraw Hill/Irwin
• Studio: McGraw Hill/Irwin

FROM THE PUBLISHER Brealey/Myers' Principles of Corporate Finance is the worldwide leading text that describes the theory and practice of corporate finance. Throughout the book the authors show how managers use financial theory to solve practical problems and as a way of learning how to respond to change by showing not just how but why companies and management act as they do. The text is comprehensive, authoritative, and modern and yet the material is presented at a common sense level. The discussions and illustrations are unique due to the depth of detail blended with a distinct sense of humor for which the book is well known and highly regarded. This text is a valued reference for thousands of practicing financial managers.

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 186
• Publication Date: 2006-07-28
• Sales Rank: 2202876
• ISBN / ASIN: 3540338683
• EAN: 9783540338680
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
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This volume offers a wide spectrum of sample works developed in leading research throughout the world about innovative methodologies of swarm intelligence and foundations of engineering swarm intelligent systems as well as applications and interesting experiences using the particle swarm optimisation. Swarm intelligence is an innovative computational way to solve hard problems. In particular, particle swarm optimization, also commonly known as PSO, mimics the behavior of a swarm of insects or a school of fish. If one of the particle discovers a good path to food the rest of the swarm will be able to follow instantly even if they are far away in the swarm. Swarm behavior is modeled by particles in multidimensional space that have two characteristics: a position and a velocity. These particles wander around the hyperspace and remember the best position that they have discovered. They communicate good positions to each other and adjust their own position and velocity based on these good positions.

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 500
• Publication Date: 2006-09-06
• Sales Rank:
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387365907
• EAN: 9780387365909
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer

• Publisher: Fanpro Llc
• Number Of Pages: 144
• Publication Date: 2004-02
• Sales Rank: 846968
• ISBN / ASIN: 1932564004
• EAN: 9781932564006
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Fanpro Llc
• Studio: Fanpro Llc

Street Smart? New to the sprawl kid? Wise up fast, cuz wiz wires or spell juice alone won't save your ass on the hungry streets. You flash your credstick in the wrong alley, drop a name in the wrong company, or flick out a spur at a gunfight, and your organs will be next up for auction. Reps are built on etiquette and connections, not just chill attitude and piles of corpses. You need to know when to deal and when to wheel, or you'll be just another skidmark on the sprawl streets. The Sprawl Survival Guide details daily life in 2063, from home amenities to nightlife to coffin clubs and cred accounts. It also exposes the ins and outs of the shadowrunners' lifestyle�how they operate, who they deal with and how they survive. This information is essential for both gamemasters and players, detailing the world of Shadowrun and bringing it to life. Also includes expanded rules for lifestyles, travel and fake identities. For use with Shadowrun, Third Edition.

• Publisher: Fasa
• Number Of Pages: 117
• Publication Date: 1990-05
• Sales Rank: 881013
• ISBN / ASIN: 1555601227
• EAN: 9781555601225
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Fasa

A note: If you are playing Third Edition Shadowrun and don't feel like collecting old source material, skip this book completely (it is replaced by a newer sourcebook, as is its companion, Fields of Fire).

That said: Unlike some of the later sourcebooks, most things here are actually useful while not being overpowered. In addition, it gives a better range of items to choose from within a class (for example, you're not limited to only 4 light pistols).

If you are looking for more toys for your compaign, get this book. If you prefer a better idea of how to play a Street Samurai, don't look here. There's almost nothing on tips or hints in this book. Cybertechnology and Fields of Fire are much more useful for the hows and whys of playing street sams.

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 394
• Publication Date: 2006-02-10
• Sales Rank: 1492414
• ISBN / ASIN: 1402041322
• EAN: 9781402041327
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer

Parallel robots are closed-loop mechanisms presenting very good performances in terms of accuracy, velocity, rigidity and ability to manipulate large loads. They have been used in a large number of applications ranging from astronomy to flight simulators and are becoming increasingly popular in the field of machine-tool industry. This book presents a complete synthesis of the latest results on the possible mechanical architectures, analysis and synthesis of this type of mechanism. It is intended to be used by students (with over 150 exercises and numerous internet addresses), researchers (with over 650 references and anonymous ftp access to the code of some algorithms presented in this book) and engineers (for which practical results, mistakes to avoid, and applications are presented).

Since the publication of the first edition (2000) there has been an impressive increase in terms of study and use of this kind of structure that are reported in this book. This second edition has been completely overhauled. The initial chapter on kinematics has been split into Inverse Kinematics and Direct Kinematics. A new chapter on calibration was added. The other chapters have also been rewritten to a large extent. The reference section has been updated to include around 45% new works that appeared after the first edition.

• Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
• Number Of Pages: 304
• Publication Date: 2004-04
• Sales Rank: 248685
• ISBN / ASIN: 0814472524
• EAN: 9780814472521
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: AMACOM/American Management Association
• Studio: AMACOM/American Management Association

In 2002, 300,000 vehicles with a total value of $3 billion were sold -- on one Web site. Is it any surprise the site is eBay? For buyers, sellers, dealers, and parts and accessories vendors, there's simply no other marketplace to match the huge selection, broad exposure, and ease of use that are eBay's hallmarks. eBay Motors the Smart Way offers sellers and dealers:

* strategies for setting and getting top price for any vehicle * techniques for creating attention-grabbing auction ads * new ways to add value with superior customer service * valuable tips for using auction management services and other time-saving resources * proven methods for maximizing reputation

Also a valuable tool for buyers, the book shows how to:

* determine a vehicle's value * how find great deals and bargains * arrange an inspection and run a "lemon check" * secure financing for an online vehicle purchase

eBay Motors the Smart Way offers valuable information for all readers on how to avoid fraud and scams, how to properly document your transactions, and how to conform to state vehicle laws -- even when transacting business over state lines.

From Mazerati to MoPed, Acura to Zamboni, if it runs on a motor, it'll take off on eBay!

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• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Number Of Pages: 580
• Publication Date: 2002-06-15
• Sales Rank: 471733
• ISBN / ASIN: 0471215716
• EAN: 9780471215714
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience
• Studio: Wiley-Interscience

The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester
* ".readers searching for a wide ranging and up-date view of fibre optic communication systems would do well to purchase this book."-International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education (on the Second Edition)
* This comprehensive, up-to-date account of fiber-optic communication focuses on the physics and technology behind fiber-optic communication systems while covering both the systems and components aspects
* Provides extensive details on the WDM technology and system design issues that have developed since the last edition

* An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department.

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 784
• Publication Date: 2000-05-01
• Sales Rank: 216803
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387989196
• EAN: 9780387989198
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer

Intended for beginning graduate students, this text takes the reader from the familiar coordinate representation of quantum mechanics to the modern algebraic approach, emphsizing symmetry principles throughout. After an introduction of the basic postulates and techniques, the book discusses time-independent perturbation theory, angular momentum, identical particles, scattering theory, and time-dependent perturbation theory. It concludes with several lectures on relativistic quantum mechanics and on many-body theory