Parallel Programming with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Step by Step

Donis Marshall, "Parallel Programming with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Step by Step" 
Mi soft | 2011 | ISBN: 0735640602 | 256 pages | PDF + epub | 15,9 + 2,9 MB

Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to the fundamentals of parallel programming

Teach yourself how to help improve application performance by using parallel programming techniques in Visual Studio 2010—one step at a time. Ideal for experienced programmers with little or no parallel programming experience, this tutorial provides practical, learn-by-doing exercises for creating applications that optimize the use of multicore processors.

Discover how to:
Apply techniques to help increase your application's speed and efficiency
Simplify the process of adding parallelism with the Task Parallel Library (TPL)
Execute several tasks concurrently with various scheduling techniques
Perform data queries in parallel with PLINQ
Use concurrent collections in Microsoft .NET Framework 4 for data items
Extend classes in the TPL to meet the specific requirements of your application
Perform live debugging of an application with parallel code

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother’s Milk

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother’s Milk
Hal Leonard Corporation | August 1, 1998 | English | ISBN: 0793588472 | PDF | 112 2pages | 24.3 MB

This matching folio includes the hits "Higher Ground" and "Knock Me Down" plus 11 more: Good Time Boys * Johnny Kick a Hole in the Sky * Magic Johnson * Pretty Little Ditty * Punk Rock Classic * Stone Cold Bush * Subway to Venus * Taste the Pain * more.


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Chemistry for Engineering Students (2nd Edition)

Chemistry for Engineering Students (2nd Edition)
Brooks Cole | ISBN : 143904791X | January 1, 2010 | 614 pages | PDF | 13MB

Enhanced with a remarkable number of new problems and applications, the Second Edition of Chemistry for Engineering Students provides a concise, thorough, and relevant introduction to chemistry that prepares students for further study in any engineering field. Updated with even more questions and applications specifically geared toward engineering students, the book emphasizes the connection between molecular properties and observable physical properties and the connections between chemistry and other subjects studied by engineering students, such as mathematics and physics. This new edition is now fully supported by OWL, the most widely-used online learning system for chemistry.

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Handbook of Neurocritical Care (1 Ed)

Handbook of Neurocritical Care (1 Ed)
Publisher: Humana Press | ISBN-10: 1588290786 | English | 356 Pages | PDF | 4.2 MB

Neurocritical care as a subspecialty has grown rapidly over the last 20 years with the advent of newer monitoring and diagnostic techniques and therapeutic modalities in a variety of brain and spinal cord injury paradigms.

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Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Measurement (Instrumentation & Measurement Series (ISTE)) free ebook download

Author(s):  Dominique Placko

Publisher:  Wiley-ISTE

Date:     2007-03-23  

Format:     PDF  

Language:     English   

ISBN10:     1905209398    

Pages:     532 

Quality:     Excellent   

ISBN13:     9781905209392







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This title presents the general principles of instrumentation processes. It explains the theoretical analysis of physical phenomena used by standard sensors and transducers to transform a physical value into an electrical signal. The pre-processing of these signals through electronic circuits – amplification, signal filtering and analog-to-digital conversion – is then detailed, in order to provide useful basic information.



Attention is then given to general complex systems. Topics covered include instrumentation and measurement chains, sensor modeling, digital signal processing and diagnostic methods and the concept of smart sensors, as well as microsystem design and applications. Numerous industrial examples punctuate the discussion, setting the subjects covered in the book in their practical context.



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Small Wind Turbines: Analysis, Design, and Application (Green Energy and Technology) free ebook download

Author(s):     David Wood
Publisher:     Springer
Date:     2011-09-28    

Format:     pdf    

Language:     English   

ISBN10:     1849961743    
Pages:     289

ISBN13:     9781849961745   











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Small Wind Turbines provides a thorough grounding in analysing, designing, building, and installing a small wind turbine. Small turbines are introduced by emphasising their differences from large ones and nearly all the analysis and design examples refer to small turbines.

The accompanying software includes MATLAB® programs for power production and starting performance, as well as programs for detailed multi-objective optimisation of blade design. A spreadsheet is also given to help readers apply the simple load model of the IEC standard for small wind turbine safety. Small Wind Turbines represents the distilled outcome of over twenty years experience in fundamental research, design and installation, and field testing of small wind turbines.

Small Wind Turbines is a suitable reference for student projects and detailed design studies, and also provides important background material for engineers and others using small wind turbines for remote power and distributed generation applications.


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Wind Power For Dummies free ebook download

Author(s):     Ian Woofenden
Publisher:     For Dummies
Date:     2009-10-05    

Format:     pdf    

Language:     English   

ISBN10:     0470496371    
Pages:     384    

ISBN13:     9780470496374







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 The consumer guide to small-scale wind electricity production!

Maybe you're not T. Boone Pickens, but you can build your own home-sized wind-power empire right in your back yard. Wind Power For Dummies supplies all the guidance you need to install and maintain a sustainable, cost-effective wind generator to power your home for decades to come.

This authoritative, plain-English guide walks you through every step of the process, from assessing your site and available wind sources to deciding whether wind power is the solution for you, from understanding the mechanics of wind power and locating a contractor to install your system to producing your own affordable and sustainable electricity.
 * Guides you step by step through process of selecting, installing, and operating a small-scale wind generator to power your home
 * Demystifies system configurations, terminology, and wind energy principles to help you speak the language of the pros
 * Helps assess and reduce your energy needs and decide whether wind power is right for you
 * Explains the mechanics of home-based wind power
 * Shows you how to tie into the grid and sell energy back to the power company
 * Offers advice on evaluating all of the costs of and financing for your project
 * Provides tips on working with contractors and complying with local zoning laws

Yes, you can do it, with a little help from Wind Power For Dummies.



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Solar Power for Your Home (Green Guru Guides) free ebook download

Author(s):     David Findley
Publisher:     McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Date:     2010-07-19    

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Language:     English   

ISBN10:     0071667849    
Pages:     208

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Easy, inexpensive, do-it-yourself solar energy projects

Featuring step-by-step instructions and useful photos and illustrations, this hands-on guide is filled with solar energy solutions you can put to use right away. Solar Power for Your Home shows you how to set up a variety of simple, money-saving solar projects quickly and easily, such as a solar water heater, a solar pool pump, solar lighting, a solar oven--and even a solar-powered lawn mower!

Learn all about the different types of solar technologies, including passive solar and photovoltaic, and determine which best suits your projects. You'll get details on assessing current energy use in your home, estimating the costs of solar installations, and calculating your overall savings. Reduce your carbon footprint--and your energy costs--with help from this practical resource.

Solar Power for Your Home covers:
 * History, benefits, and potential detriments of solar energy
 * Fundamentals of solar technologies--passive solar, photovoltaic, concentrating solar energy, and more
 * Evaluating home electricity consumption
 * Creating a personal energy plan
 * How and when to contract your solar project
 * Emerging technologies--thin film, nano, and hybrid solar and solar storage
 * Funding options including rebates, incentives, and grants
 * Standards, conversions, and helpful resources



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Renewable Energy, Second Edition free ebook download

Author(s):     Bent Sorensen (Sorensen)
Publisher:     Academic Press
Date:     2000-06-14    

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Language:     English    

ISBN10:     0126561524    
Pages:     912    

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Renewable Energy, first published by Academic Press in 1979, is considered the foundation text for renewable energy studies worldwide. The first edition addressed graduate students and researchers in an attempt to put renewable energy on the map, academically speaking. In 1979 there were no academic curricula in this field at the university level, so the book was targeted at graduate level students and researchers.
Today, the importance of the topic is widely acknowledged. Not only is it taught in engineering, physics and environmental sciences departments, but it is actively researched and studied in many organizations and energy-related industries. The topic of energy policies, where renewable energies play a vital role, is avidly discussed at the scientific and political level. The author has made the Second Edition more accessible to researchers and students approaching the field for the first time. Each chapter has a general introductory section, but is also followed by advanced topics. This gives university lecturers the flexibility to include advanced topics while at the same time allowing researchers to use the book as a reference work.

Key Features
* Provides the principles of renewable engergy flows/sources and energy conversion processes
* Covers the engineering and economic aspects of the field
* Outlines the expansion of the field since the publication of the first edition
* Remains the most important volume in the field



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Introduction to combinatorial mathematics

Introduction to combinatorial mathematics 
Publisher: McGraw-Hill | ASIN: B0006BVDWM | edition 1968 | DJVU | 393 pages | 2,05 mb

Combinatorial theory is a fascinating branch of mathematics with numerous applications in engineering, the physical sciences, the social sciences, economics, and operations research.


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Mobile Multimedia Processing

Xiaoyi Jiang, Matthew Y. Ma, Chang Wen Chen - Mobile Multimedia Processing
Publisher: Sрringer | 2010-06-04 | ISBN: 3642123481 | PDF | 297 pages | 9.51 MB

Whereas the mobile device has become ubiquitous in people's daily life not only as a cellular phone but also as a media player, a mobile computing device, and a personal assistant, it is particularly important to address challenges timely in applying advanced pattern recognition, signal, information and multimedia processing techniques, and new emerging networking technologies to such mobile systems. The 15 articles in this state-of-the-art survey foster interdisciplinary discussions and research in mobile multimedia processing techniques, applications and systems, and bring stimulus to researchers on pushing the frontier of emerging new technologies and applications. This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the First International Workshop on Mobile Multimedia Processing, WMMP 2008, held in Tampa, FL, USA, in December 2008, in conjunction with ICPR 2008, the 19th International Conference on Pattern Recognition. The papers went through two rounds of reviewing and improvement and are organized in topical sections on accessibility and learning, server assisted adaptation and networking applications, entertainment, face and speech processing, and development environment.


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The Cаmbridge companion to the Qurʼān

Jane Dammen McAuliffe - The Cаmbridge companion to the Qurʼān
Publisher: Cаmbridge Univеrsity Prеss | 2006-12-25 | ISBN: 0521831601, 052153934X | PDF | 352 pages | 12.77 MB

As the living scriptural heritage of more than a billion people, the Qur'an (Koran) speaks with a powerful voice. Just as other scriptural religions, Islam has produced a long tradition of interpretation for its holy book. Nevertheless, efforts to introduce the Qur'an and its intellectual heritage to English-speaking audiences have been hampered by the lack of available resources. The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an seeks to remedy that situation. In a discerning summation of the field, Jane McAuliffe brings together an international team of scholars to explain its complexities. Comprising fourteen chapters, each devoted to a topic of central importance, the book is rich in historical, linguistic and literary detail, while also reflecting the influence of other disciplines. For both the university student and the general reader, The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an provides a fascinating entrée to a text that has shaped the lives of millions for centuries.


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Oracle Application Express 3.2: The Essentials and More

Arie Geller, Matthew Lyon, "Oracle Application Express 3.2: The Essentials and More" 
P,,kt Publishing | 2010 | ISBN: 1847194524 | 644 pages | PDF | 13,4 MB

Developing data-centric web applications can be a real challenge as it is a multi-disciplinary process. There are many technologies involved in the client side (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and so on); the interaction with the database, on the server side; the typeless nature of the web environment; and above all, the need to put it all together. This needs to be done in a manner that will allow the end users to do their job in the simplest and most efficient way, while enriching their user experience. How often have you wished that developing such applications could be uncomplicated and straightforward? This book will show you that it’s possible, and teaches you how to do it, using Oracle Application Express (APEX).

With this practical guide to APEX, you’ll learn how to easily develop data-centric web applications for the Oracle environment. The book covers the development cycle of an APEX application, reviewing the major APEX principles and building blocks chapter by chapter. It starts with the basic skills you need to get going when developing with APEX. Later, you will learn advanced issues, such as how to build tailor-made forms and reports, using APEX APIs, AJAX, and so on. It not only deals with the “How” but also with the “Why”, and before long you will be able to understand APEX concepts, and use them to expand and enhance the built-in features, wizards, and tools.

The book starts with the design phase, including building the necessary database objects infrastructure; continues with ways to implement the application logic (on the server side) and the User Interface (on the client side), whilst showing you how to enhance your applications’ features and functionality according to your specific needs; and it ends with application deployment.

The book emphasizes and clearly documents areas such as Globalization, Localization, and developing multi-lingual applications, and includes a special discussion about Right-To-Left (RTL) support for APEX applications, documented here for the first time.

Throughout the book, there are many screenshots and snippets of code, taken from working APEX applications. The book is accompanied by demo APEX applications that you can download and install in your APEX environment, thoroughly analyze, and learn from as you read the book.

Develop Native Oracle database-centric web applications quickly and easily with Oracle APEX

Grasp the principles behind APEX to develop efficient and optimized data-centric native web applications, for the Oracle environment
Gain a better understanding of the major principles and building blocks of APEX, like the IDE and its modules
Review APEX-related technologies like HTML and the DOM, CSS, and JavaScript, which will help you to develop better, richer, and more efficient APEX applications
Learn to Globalize APEX applications, including Right-To-Left support
This book covers APEX version 3.2, but the information is broadly applicable to all 3.x versions


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Control Design Techniques in Power Electronics Devices

Control Design Techniques in Power Electronics Devices 
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 1846284589 | edition 2006 | PDF | 423 pages | 8.7 mb

This book deals specifically with control theories relevant to the design of control units for switched power electronics devices, for the most part represented by DC–DC converters and supplies, by rectifiers of different kinds and by inverters with varying topologies. The theoretical methods for designing controllers in linear and nonlinear systems are accompanied by multiple case studies and examples showing their application in the emerging field of power electronics.


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Data Compression: The Complete Reference

David Salomon - Data Compression: The Complete Reference
Springer; 4th edition | 2007 | ISBN: 1846286026, 1846286034 | English | 1118 pages | PDF | 7.2 MB

A wonderful treasure chest of information; spanning a wide range of data compression methods, from simple test compression methods to the use of wavelets in image compression. It is unusual for a text on compression to cover the field so completely." – ACM Computing Reviews "Salomon’s book is the most complete and up-to-date reference on the subject. The style, rigorous yet easy to read, makes this book the preferred choice … [and] the encyclopedic nature of the text makes it an obligatory acquisition by our library." – Dr Martin Cohn, Brandeis University Data compression is one of the most important tools in modern computing, and there has been tremendous progress in all areas of the field. This fourth edition of Data Compression provides an all-inclusive, thoroughly updated, and user-friendly reference for the many different types and methods of compression (especially audio compression, an area in which many new topics covered in this revised edition appear). Among the important features of the book are a detailed and helpful taxonomy, a detailed description of the most common methods, and discussions on the use and comparative benefits of different methods. The book’s logical, clear and lively presentation is organized around the main branches of data compression. Topics and features: •highly inclusive, yet well-balanced coverage for specialists and nonspecialists •thorough coverage of wavelets methods, including SPIHT, EZW, DjVu, WSQ, and JPEG 2000 •comprehensive updates on all material from previous editions And these NEW topics: •RAR, a proprietary algorithm •FLAC, a free, lossless audio compression method •WavPack, an open, multiplatform audio-compression algorithm •LZMA, a sophisticated dictionary-based compression method •Differential compression •ALS, the audio lossless coding algorithm used in MPEG-4 •H.264, an advanced video codec, part of the huge MPEG-4 project •AC-3, Dolby's third-generation audio codec •Hyperspectral compression of 3D data sets This meticulously enhanced reference is an essential resource and companion for all computer scientists; computer, electrical and signal/image processing engineers; and scientists needing a comprehensive compilation of compression methods. It requires only a minimum of mathematics and is well-suited to nonspecialists and general readers who need to know and use this valuable content. David Salomon is a professor emeritus of computer Science at California State University, Northridge. He has authored numerous articles and books, including Coding for Data and Computer Communications, Guide to Data Compression Methods, Data Privacy and Security, Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling, Foundations of Computer Security and Transformations and Projections in Computer Graphics.


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Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming

Peter Van Roy, Seif Haridi, "Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming" 
The M.I,T Press | 2004 | ISBN: 0262220695 | 900 pages | PDF | 12,2 MB

This innovative text presents computer programming as a unified discipline in a way that is both practical and scientifically sound. The book focuses on techniques of lasting value and explains them precisely in terms of a simple abstract machine. The book presents all major programming paradigms in a uniform framework that shows their deep relationships and how and where to use them together.

After an introduction to programming concepts, the book presents both well-known and lesser-known computation models ("programming paradigms"). Each model has its own set of techniques and each is included on the basis of its usefulness in practice. The general models include declarative programming, declarative concurrency, message-passing concurrency, explicit state, object-oriented programming, shared-state concurrency, and relational programming. Specialized models include graphical user interface programming, distributed programming, and constraint programming. Each model is based on its kernel language—a simple core language that consists of a small number of programmer- significant elements. The kernel languages are introduced progressively, adding concepts one by one, thus showing the deep relationships between different models. The kernel languages are defined precisely in terms of a simple abstract machine. Because a wide variety of languages and programming paradigms can be modeled by a small set of closely related kernel languages, this approach allows programmer and student to grasp the underlying unity of programming. The book has many program fragments and exercises, all of which can be run on the Mozart Programming System, an Open Source software package that features an interactive incremental development environment.


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Developmental Biology By Gilbert

Developmental Biology By Gilbert (6th edition)

Free eBook Developmental Biology By Gilbert PDF Download. "Developmental Biology", seventh edition and on contemporary developmental biology is written primarily for second and final year undergraduate students of biology but will also be useful for introducing graduate students and medical students to developmental biology.
 
Loose Leaf: 711 pages
Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Inc.; Ninth edition (March 31, 2010)
File Format: PDF
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0878935584
ISBN-13: 978-0878935581

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Venomous Snakes: Envenoming, Therapy

Jiri Valenta, “Venomous Snakes: Envenoming, Therapy” N.va Sc.ence Pub Inc | 2010 | ISBN: 1608766187 | 340 pages | File type: PDF | 5,2 mb

This is a comprehensive monograph on the problems of intoxication incurred by snake venom. This publication is primarily intended for those at all levels of health care, for members of rescue teams, surgeries and emergency hospitals, as well as specialised workplaces and intensive care units. Free Downlaod Venomous Snakes: Envenoming, Therapy Free eBook.

Providing didactic instructions for first aid and treatment procedures, information is also presented on venomous snakes, the fundaments of their morphology and behaviour, snakebite prevention, the composition of snake venom, symptoms of envenoming, plus first aid in the event of snakebite for non-professionals, travellers, terrain biologists, and breeders. 

This book features an updated alphabetical list of types and sub-types of all venomous snakes, including their home ranges, as well as a comprehensive index, list of abbreviations, glossary, and colour picture insert with one hundred photographs of venomous snakes. 

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Sign Language

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Sign Language
Alpha | 2003 | ISBN-10: 0028623886 | PDF | 479 Pages | 9 MB

You're no idiot, of course. You studied a foreign language, you can give good hand signals to a driver parallel parking, and you know when your boss is in a bad mood based on body language. But when it comes to using sign language, you feel like you're all thumbs. Don't throw up your hands yet! When you finish reading . Free eBook Download The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Sign Language PDF. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Sign Language, you'll have enough knowledge of the basic sign handshapes, grammar, and syntax to get started signing by yourself. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get

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Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Novel Collection

Free eBook Sherlock Holmes By  Arthur Conan Novel Collection PDF Download
famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, who first appeared inpublication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish-born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based consulting detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of "deductive reasoning" while using abductive reasoning (inference to the best explanation) and astute observation to solve difficult cases.

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ADVENTURE OF SHERLOCK HOMES

HIS LAST BOW

MEMORIES OF SHERLOCK HOMES

RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOMES

SIGN OF THE FOUR

STUDY IN SCARLET

VALLEY OF FEAR

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLE

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Cisplatin: Chemistry and Biochemistry of a Leading Anticancer Drug by Bernhard Lippert

Cisplatin: Chemistry and Biochemistry of a Leading Anticancer Drug by Bernhard Lippert (Repost)
Publisher: Wiley-VCH; 1 edition (June 10, 1999) | ISBN: 3906390209 | Pages: 576 | PDF | 5.43 MB

Cisplatin Chemistry and Biochemistry of a Leading Anticancer Drug Since Rosenberg’s serendipitous discovery of its antitumor activity, cisplatin has become one of the greatest success stories of cancer chemotherapy. The biomedical applications of this inorganic compound have had an enormous impact on the development of coordination chemistry, and have served to underline the critical importance of basic research.

This book compiles in six Parts the various aspects of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, and medicine relevant to cisplatin, describing new links that suggest how cisplatin may trigger a cascade of cellular events that result ultimately in apoptosis. In Part 1, Rosenberg describes in a very personal manner the history of cisplatin from its accidental discovery to its establishment as a leading cancer drug. In Part 2 is described the current clinical status of platinum-derived antitumor agents. The biochemistry of cisplatin and current views of its mode of action comprise Part 3, while Part 4 focuses on the chemistry relevant to interactions of platinum(II) species with biomolecules. The examples compiled in Part 5 elucidate the impact of cisplatin on specific fields within inorganic chemistry, from the ‘platinum blues’ to platinum(III) compounds. The book concludes with Part 6, a description of several new developments in the field, e.g., orally active platinum drugs and the screening of combinatorial libraries of platinum compounds for antitumor activity. This volume provides all scientists, from coordination chemists to oncologists, with a unique resource detailing the state-of-the-art and future research perspectives, together with the fascinating story, of cisplatin.


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Quantum optics and fundamentals of physics

Jan Peřina, Zdeněk Hradil, Branislav Jurčo - Quantum optics and fundamentals of physics
Publisher: Sрringer | 1994-07-31 | ISBN: 0792330005 | DJVU | 352 pages | 2.27 MB

This book deals with the contemporary development of quantum theory from the point of view of quantum optics. The fundamentals of quantum theory are presented, with particular attention being given to the quantum theory of measurement. General coherent states are adopted as the most important theoretical tool for the description of the interaction of optical fields with matter. Quantum theory predicts various nonclassical phenomena, such as squeezing of vacuum fluctuations, photon antibunching, sub-Poisson photon statistics, collapses and revivals of atomic motion, etc. These quantum effects can be observed, together with violation of various classical and Bell's inequalities, using photon interference and correlation techniques. This is demonstrated by experiments involving single-photon and two-photon interferences, squeezed and sub-Poisson light and twin photons produced by frequency down conversion. All these results are in agreement with quantum theory and they confirm the wave--particle duality of a photon and the `nonlocal' features of quantum theory.
For research workers in quantum mechanics, quantum theory, quantum optics and electronics, optical communications, optoelectronics, photonics and nonlinear optics, optical processing and computing.


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The Twilight Warriors

Robert Gandt, "The Twilight Warriors"
Broadway | 2011 | ISBN: 0767932420 | 400 pages | MOBI | 2.32 Mb

Former navy pilot and military historian Gandt (Season of Storms) is a first-rate storyteller, and here he focuses on an aspect of the Battle of Okinawa sometimes overshadowed by the bitter fighting on land: Okinawa was the most expensive naval battle in American history, with almost 10,000 American casualties. Thirty ships were lost, and over 350 more were damaged, many beyond repair. Gandt uses operational history to structure the naval campaign's human dimensions. He describes Japan's development of a kamikaze force so effective that American admirals deployed picket lines of small, expendable warships to absorb the attacks' initial impact. The author portrays senior officers aged beyond their years by the unending stresses of command. He recreates fighter cockpits as carrier pilots tackle the kamikazes and the escorts determined to bring them through. He boards ships desperately fending off attackers no less determined to make their dying count. On the waters off Okinawa it was kill or be killed. As Gandt ably shows, Okinawa taught President Truman a grim lesson: "any weapon," even an atomic bomb, "was preferable to an invasion" of Japan. B&w photos, maps.


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Electronic structure and magneto-optical properties of solids

Victor Antonov, Bruce Harmon, Alexander Yaresko - Electronic structure and magneto-optical properties of solids
Publisher: Sрringer | 2004-02-29 | ISBN: 140201905X | PDF | 543 pages | 23.17 MB

The aim of this book is to review recent achievements in the theoretical investigations of the electronic structure, optical, magneto-optical (MO), and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) properties of compounds and Multilayered structures.
Chapter 1 of this book is of an introductory character and presents the theoretical foundations of the band theory of solids such as the density functional theory for ground state properties of solids including local density approximation (LDA). It also presents some modifications to the LDA, such as gradient correction, self-interaction correction, LDA+U method, orbital polarization correction, GW approximation, and dynamical mean-field theory. The description of the magneto-optical effects and linear response theory are also presented.


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CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition, Third Edition

Carolyn D. Berdanier, "CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition, Third Edition"
Publisher: CRC Press | 2011 | ISBN: 1439848440 | PDF | 514 pages | 6.7 MB

Following in the tradition of its popular predecessors, the CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition, Third Edition explains hundreds of terms commonly used in medicine, food science, metabolism, physiology, and nutrition. Thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect major advances over the past decade, this reference lists entries alphabetically and cross-references them when multiple terms are used for the same definition. Each entry is followed either by a definition, paragraph, essay, composition, article, or feature article. Many of the more complex entries are supported with figures or tables.

New Material in the Third Edition

Gut hormones and their functions
Food intake recommendations
New drugs with nutritional applications
Novel discoveries of transport and messenger proteins
Gene polymorphisms involved in nutritional responses

A compilation of terms of interest to the nutritionist and non-nutritionist, this book is an alphabetical list of medical terms, drugs, biochemical, genetic and physiological terms relevant to understanding the need for and use of nutrients.


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Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement [7th Edition]

Ronald Jay Cohen, Mark Swerdlik, "Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement" [7th Edition]
McGr-w-H-ll | 2009 | ISBN: 0390113603, 0073129097, 0071272232 | 704 pages | PDF | 5.29 Mb

Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement is the standard-setting text that through seven editions has overviewed measurement in psychology with unrivaled depth, breadth, and clarity. Logically organized and lucidly written, this book acquaints readers with important historical, legal, ethical, and cultural issues, and then proceeds to provide readers with the information necessary to understand psychometric concepts such as reliability, validity, and utility. Through writing that effectively anchors abstract concepts to real-life applications--and through the use of innovative teaching tools such as "Just Think" questions and the "Everyday Psychometrics" features in the text--readers will come away with a well-rounded, working knowledge of psychometrics and the assessment enterprise in a contemporary, real world context.


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Intelligent Diagnosis and Prognosis of Industrial Networked Systems (Automation and Control Engineering)

Chee Khiang Pang, "Intelligent Diagnosis and Prognosis of Industrial Networked Systems (Automation and Control Engineering)"
Publisher: CRC Press | 2011 | ISBN: 1439839336 | PDF | 332 pages | 5.1 MB

In an era of intensive competition where plant operating efficiencies must be maximized, downtime due to machinery failure has become more costly. To cut operating costs and increase revenues, industries have an urgent need to predict fault progression and remaining lifespan of industrial machines, processes, and systems. An engineer who mounts an acoustic sensor onto a spindle motor wants to know when the ball bearings will wear out without having to halt the ongoing milling processes. A scientist working on sensor networks wants to know which sensors are redundant and can be pruned off to save operational and computational overheads. These scenarios illustrate a need for new and unified perspectives in system analysis and design for engineering applications.

Intelligent Diagnosis and Prognosis of Industrial Networked Systems proposes linear mathematical tool sets that can be applied to realistic engineering systems. The book offers an overview of the fundamentals of vectors, matrices, and linear systems theory required for intelligent diagnosis and prognosis of industrial networked systems. Building on this theory, it then develops automated mathematical machineries and formal decision software tools for real-world applications.

The book includes portable tool sets for many industrial applications, including:

Forecasting machine tool wear in industrial cutting machines
Reduction of sensors and features for industrial Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI)
Identification of critical resonant modes in mechatronic systems for system design of R&D
Probabilistic small-signal stability in large-scale interconnected power systems
Discrete event command and control for military applications

The book also proposes future directions for intelligent diagnosis and prognosis in energy-efficient manufacturing, life cycle assessment, and systems of systems architecture. Written in a concise and accessible style, it presents tools that are mathematically rigorous but not involved. Bridging academia, research, and industry, this reference supplies the know-how for engineers and managers making decisions about equipment maintenance, as well as researchers and students in the field.


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Going Raw: Everything You Need to Start Your Own Raw Food Diet and Lifestyle Revolution at Home

Going Raw: Everything You Need to Start Your Own Raw Food Diet and Lifestyle Revolution at Home by Judita Wignall
Quarry Books | 2011 | ISBN: 1592536859 | English | 192 pages | EPUB | 75.40 MB

Go raw, get radiant, start a revolution!

A raw-food diet is a healthful way to detox, clear up your skin, shed a few pounds, and feel radiant. But who has time to track down hard-to-find ingredients and whip up labor-intensive recipes every day? (Hint: not you!) So what’s the best way to start? Going Raw gives you everything you need to start enjoying the benefits of a raw-food lifestyle, all in this gorgeous guide.

Judita Wignall’s Going Raw combines the flavor of a gourmet cookbook with everyday recipes that are practical for the real-world home chef.

- Fully illustrated raw-food techniques, from slicing a coconut to sprouting your own seeds
- More than 100 delicious, fresh, gourmet food recipes—smoothies, salads, “burgers,” and beyond
- On the bonus DVD you'll find a video tutorial for several raw-food techniques, including how to use a dehydrator, basic knife skills, slicing with a mandoline, and spiralizing vegetables

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- Green Smoothies
- Berries and Cream Crepes
- Dandelion Salad
- Thai Green Bean Salad
- Herbed Cashew Hemp Cheese
- Broccoli and Mushrooms with Wild Rice
- Spaghetti Bolognese
- Asian Noodle “Stir Fry”
- Classic Veggie Pizza
- Coconut-Curry Samosas with Plum Chutney
- Orange-Chocolate Mousse Parfait
- Mexican Spiced Brownies
- Apple Cobbler with Maple Cream
- How to grow your own sprouts
- How to ferment kimchi and sauerkraut
- ...and even 100% raw Ice Cream, Coconut Yogurt, and more!


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The Description Logic Handbook: Theory, Implementation and Applications

Franz Baader, "The Description Logic Handbook: Theory, Implementation and Applications" 
Ca mbridge Uni versity Press; 2 edition | 2010 | ISBN: 0521150116 | PDF | 624 pages | 5 MB

Description logics are embodied in several knowledge-based systems and are used to develop various real-life applications. Now in paperback, The Description Logic Handbook provides a thorough account of the subject, covering all aspects of research in this field, namely: theory, implementation, and applications. Its appeal will be broad, ranging from more theoretically oriented readers, to those with more practically oriented interests who need a sound and modern understanding of knowledge representation systems based on description logics. As well as general revision throughout the book, this new edition presents a new chapter on ontology languages for the semantic web, an area of great importance for the future development of the web. In sum, the book will serve as a unique resource for the subject, and can also be used for self-study or as a reference for knowledge representation and artificial intelligence courses.


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Cooperative Wireless Communications

Cooperative Wireless Communications
Auerbach Publications; 1 edition | March 10, 2009 | ISBN-10: 142006469X | 528 pages | PDF | 15.4 Mb

Cooperative devices and mechanisms are increasingly important to enhance the performance of wireless communications and networks, with their ability to decrease power consumption and packet loss rate and increase system capacity, computation, and network resilience. Considering the wide range of applications, strategies, and benefits associated with cooperative wireless communications, researchers and product developers need a succinct understanding of relevant theory, fundamentals, and techniques to navigate this challenging field. Cooperative Wireless Communications provides just that.


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Human Anatomy (2nd Edition)

Human Anatomy (2nd Edition)
McGraw-Hill | ISBN : 0072965495 | 2007 | 944 pages | PDF | 106MB

From the most pedagogically sound organization to the exceptional art, to the complete integration of the text with embryology, McKinley has formed a teaching system that will both motivate and enable students to understand and appreciate the wonders of human anatomy. This distinctive text was developed to stand apart from all other anatomy texts with an unrivalled, brilliantly rendered art program and a student-friendly, accessible writing style that has been acclaimed by reviewers.


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JavaScript Programming for the Absolute Beginner

JavaScript Programming for the Absolute Beginner 
Publisher: Course Technology PTR | ISBN: 0761534105 | edition 2001 | PDF | 368 pages | 13,1 mb

JavaScript is a scripting language developed by Netscape to enable Web authors to design interactive sites. JavaScript can interact with HTML source code, enabling Web authors to spice up their sites with dynamic content. JavaScript Programming for the Absolute Beginner not only teaches you JavaScript, a great programming "gateway" language, it will teach you the fundamental programming concepts you need to grasp in order to learn any computer language.


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Calculus for dummiеs

Mark Ryan - Calculus for dummiеs
Publisher: Fоr Dummiеs | 2003-05-01 | ISBN: 0764524984 | PDF | 364 pages | 91.30 MB

The mere thought of having to take a required calculus course is enough to make legions of students break out in a cold sweat. Others who have no intention of ever studying the subject have this notion that calculus is impossibly difficult unless you happen to be a direct descendant of Einstein.
Well, the good news is that you can master calculus. It's not nearly as tough as its mystique would lead you to think. Much of calculus is really just very advanced algebra, geometry, and trig. It builds upon and is a logical extension of those subjects. If you can do algebra, geometry, and trig, you can do calculus.
Calculus For Dummiеs is intended for three groups of readers:
Students taking their first calculus course – If you're enrolled in a calculus course and you find your textbook less than crystal clear, this is the book for you. It covers the most important topics in the first year of calculus: differentiation, integration, and infinite series.
Students who need to brush up on their calculus to prepare for other studies – If you've had elementary calculus, but it's been a couple of years and you want to review the concepts to prepare for, say, some graduate program, Calculus For Dummiеs will give you a thorough, no-nonsense refresher course.
Adults of all ages who'd like a good introduction to the subject – Non-student readers will find the book's exposition clear and accessible. Calculus For Dummiеs takes calculus out of the ivory tower and brings it down to earth.
This is a user-friendly math book. Whenever possible, the author explains the calculus concepts by showing you connections between the calculus ideas and easier ideas from algebra and geometry. Then, you'll see how the calculus concepts work in concrete examples. All explanations are in plain English, not math-speak. Calculus For Dummiеs covers the following topics and more:
Real-world examples of calculus
The two big ideas of calculus: differentiation and integration
Why calculus works
Pre-algebra and algebra review
Common functions and their graphs
Limits and continuity
Integration and approximating area
Sequences and series
Don't buy the misconception. Sure calculus is difficult – but it's manageable, doable. You made it through algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Well, calculus just picks up where they leave off – it's simply the next step in a logical progression.


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Strategic Supply Management: Principles, Theories and Practice

Dr Paul Cousins , Richard Lamming , Dr Benn Lawson , Dr Brian Squire, "Strategic Supply Management: Principles, Theories and Practice"
Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall | ISBN 10: 0273651005 | 2007 | PDF | 336 pages | 5.1 MB

Drawing on international research this text blends established theory and current practice to provide a comprehensive coverage of this wide and constantly developing area.


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Free eBook Picoult - My Sister's Keeper

Jodi Picoult - My Sister's Keeper
Publisher: Atria Books; 1st Atria Books Hardcover Ed edition (April 6, 2004) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0743454529 | EPUB + MOBI | 432 pages | 0.3 mb + 0.5 mb

My Sister's Keeper is a 2004 novel written by New York Times Best Selling author Jodi Picoult. It tells the story of 13-year-old Anna, who litigates her parents for medical emancipation when she is expected to donate a kidney to her sister Kate, who is dying from leukemia. The story takes place in Providence, Rhode Island in 2003. Anna Fitzgerald's older sister, Kate, suffers from acute promyelocytic leukemia, a blood and bone marrow cancer. Anna was conceived as a savior sibling, in order to harvest blood from her umbilical cord to use in treatments to help save Kate's life.

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