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This book addresses the challenges of providing Internet services to a mobile environment and thoroughly examines the cutting-edge technologies designed to meet them. Eminent contributors explain the mobile and wireless network technologies that make mobile connectivity possible, including their characteristics ... more »

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"How could 'old age' be a medical diagnosis when I wasn't even forty?" --Lolly Winston "... if aging is difficult for those of us who were only sometimes cute," she says, "just imagine how hard it must be for the aging knockouts, the living dolls." --Rebecca McClanahan ... more »

Software Engineering for Image Processing Systems creates a modern engineering framework for the specification, design, coding, testing, and maintenance of image processing software and systems. The text is designed to benefit not only software engineers, but also workers with backgrounds in mathematics ... more »

This book summarizes the fundamentals of Halal food production, serving as a valuable reference for food scientists, food manufacturers , and other food industry professionals. It describes Halal food laws and regulations, guidelines for food production, domestic and international food markets, and trade ... more »

The advent of instruments capable of measuring sound intensity, which represents the flow of energy in sound fields, has revolutionised audio-frequency acoustical metrology. Since publication of the first edition, two International Standards for the use of sound intensity for sound source power determination ... more »

Medical Image Analysis Methods details the primary methods, techniques, and approaches used to improve the quality of visually perceived images, as well as, quantitative detection and diagnostic decision aids. This comprehensive volume illustrates analytical techniques such as computer-aided diagnosis ... more »

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In 1994 a little California biotech startup called Calgene introduced the Flavr Savr tomato, the first genetically engineered whole food ever brought to market, and laid the groundwork for the entire agricultural biotechnology industry. In a fast-paced narrative full of colorful characters, surprising ... more »

Photorefractive polymer composites are an unusually sensitive class of photopolymers. Physics of Photorefraction in Polymers describes our current understanding of the physical processes that produce a photorefractive effect in key composite materials. Topics as diverse as charge generation, dispersive ... more »

Introduction to Mathematical Techniques Used in GIS explains to nonmathematicians the fundamentals that support the manipulation and display of geographic information. It focuses on basic mathematical techniques, building upon a series of steps that enable a deeper understanding of the complex forms ... more »