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Complexity, Analysis and Control of Singular Biological Systems
Zhang, Qingling; Liu, Chao; Zhang, Xue
Paperback. This book reviews the essentials of singular systems theory and bifurcations, then tackles the use of various forms of control in singular biological systems, using examples including predator-prey relationships and viral vaccination and quarantine control. Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PBW; PSA; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447123026
- ISBN
- 9781447123026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Hardback. This book addresses the problems of integrating waste-to-energy (WTE) in developing countries and countries in transition, where waste management infrastructure and awareness can be lacking, and where scepticism is among a unique and complex set of barriers. Editor(s): Karagiannidis, Avraam. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 372 pages, 59 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNH; RNU; THRB; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447123057
- ISBN
- 9781447123057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.91
€ 195.91
hardcover. This book presents reliability-based tools used to define performance of complex systems and introduces the basic concepts of reliability, maintainability and risk analysis aiming at their application as tools for power plant performance improvement. Editor(s): De Souza, Gilberto Francisco Martha. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 288 pages, 49 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV4; TGMB; TGPR; THRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447123088
- ISBN
- 9781447123088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Hardback. The Spanish Conference of Industrial Engineering/Ingenieria de Organizacion Industrial (CIO) is an annual meeting promoted by Asociacion para el Desarrollo de la Ingenieria de Organizacion/ Industrial Engineers Association (ADINGOR). This title includes the communications of European and other foreign countries researchers and practitioners. Editor(s): Sethi, Suresh P.; Bogataj, Marija; Ros-McDonnell, Lorenzo. Num Pages: 412 pages, 62 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; KJU; TBC; TD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 777.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447123200
- ISBN
- 9781447123200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.47
€ 251.47
Hardback. With more than 170 illustrations, this volume provides vital insights into the predictive control of lightly damped vibrating structures through efficient algorithms capable of low-frequency vibration control, guaranteed stability and constraint feasibility. Num Pages: 518 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; TGMD4; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447123323
- ISBN
- 9781447123323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 286.04
€ 286.04
Passive Methods as a Solution for Improving Indoor Environments
Orosa, Jose A.; Oliveira, Armando C.
hardcover. This significant new work endeavors to address the lack of analysis in this area by using data from more than ten years of research to illustrate the effects of methods such as thermal inertia and permeable coverings in improving indoor environments. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 32 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: AMC; AMR; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- SKU
- V9781447123354
- ISBN
- 9781447123354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
paperback. "Thirty one original works have been selected out of 39 papers submitted to the Eighth International Workshop on Robot Motion and Control (RoMoCo'11), Bukowy Dworek, Poland, June 15-17, 2011"--Page v. Editor(s): Kozbowski, Krzysztof. Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. Num Pages: 444 pages, 144 black & white illustrations, 62 colour illustrations, 14 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447123422
- ISBN
- 9781447123422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.00
€ 196.00
Hardback. Decision making in the renewable energy industry involves an increasingly complex constellation of factors and a growing range of input. This volume shows how multi-criteria techniques provide decision makers with a valuable and inclusive methodology. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 106 pages, 136 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447123453
- ISBN
- 9781447123453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.04
€ 127.04
Mathematical Methods for Signal and Image Analysis and Representation
. Ed(S): Florack, Luc; Duits, Remco; Jongbloe...
Hardback. This book presents a mathematical methodology for image analysis tasks at the edge of current research, including anisotropic diffusion filtering of tensor fields. Instead of specific applications, it explores methodological structures on which they are built. Editor(s): Florack, Luc; Duits, Remco; Jongbloed, Geurt; Lieshout, Marie-Colette van; Davies, Laurie. Series: Computational Imaging and Vision. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; TTBM; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447123521
- ISBN
- 9781447123521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.11
€ 129.11
Hardback. This book shows how condition monitoring can be used to help avoid equipment failure and lengthen useful life, minimize downtime and reduce maintenance costs. Covers the uses of such techniques as principal component analysis, and much more. Num Pages: 236 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGBN; TGPR; TGXW; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447123798
- ISBN
- 9781447123798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.41
€ 128.41
Hardback. 1.Energy Management.- 2. Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving.- 3. Zero-Energy Buildings.- 4. Solar Energy.- 5. PV System in Buildings.- 6. Photovoltaics Technology.- 7.Installing PV System.- 8. Design the PV System.- 9. Connection of the Network.- 10.Epilogue.- Appendix1. Roof Types .- Appendix2. Glossary Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 130 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV4; THX; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447123828
- ISBN
- 9781447123828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardback. This book demonstrates the application of higher-order sliding-mode control to PEM Fuel Cell dynamics, from mathematical background modeling, to empirical data, to a feasibility study for the use of sliding modes in the control of an automotive fuel stack. Series: Advances in Industrial Control. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: THRH; THX; TJFM; TRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447124306
- ISBN
- 9781447124306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Design for Environment as a Tool for the Development of a Sustainable ...
Bevilacqua, Maurizio; Ciarapica, Filippo Eman...
Hardback. Design for Environment as a Tool for the Development of a Sustainable Supply Chain defines relevant target specifications for a product throughout its life cycle, from conception and design to the end of its operating life. Num Pages: 374 pages, 77 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; TBC; TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447124603
- ISBN
- 9781447124603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.93
€ 195.93
hardcover. This book provides solutions to several common reliability issues in microsystem packaging. It teaches the reader methods to understand and predict failure mechanisms at interfaces between dissimilar materials. Series: Microsystems. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TDPB; TGM; TJFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447124696
- ISBN
- 9781447124696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.53
€ 194.53
Paperback. This book presents design techniques for control system with a specific focus on robustness with respect to matched bounded disturbances, in both continuous-time and discrete-time frameworks. Includes experimental results obtained in real-world applications. Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. Num Pages: 152 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TBD; TGP; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447125051
- ISBN
- 9781447125051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. This book discusses recent advances in the chemistry involved in the controlled synthesis and assembly of metal oxide nanoparticles. It addresses the characterization required by such nanoobjects as well as their size- and shape-dependent properties. Series: Engineering Materials and Processes. Num Pages: 217 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TBN; TGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447125099
- ISBN
- 9781447125099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Paperback. This volume examines the necessity (or advantage) of living with technical and organizational uncertainties, without losing the stability created by reducing uncertainty. Readers will find concrete instruments for organizational and system design that are well illustrated by case studies. Series: Decision Engineering. Num Pages: 203 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJMP; KJT; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447125105
- ISBN
- 9781447125105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. This text provides a foundation and a theoretical basis for managing risk to an acceptable level under the real-world constraint of limited resources. The principal focus is on the development of guidance for establishing rational standards of practice. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 189 pages, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; TGPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447125112
- ISBN
- 9781447125112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Paperback. This valuable resource deals with the problem of quantifying the complexity of a proceduralized task; in other words, a task written as a procedure. It proposes a systematic framework that is able to quantify the complexity of proceduralized tasks. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 189 pages, 45 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMP; TBC; TGPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447125129
- ISBN
- 9781447125129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Paperback. This book explores one of the most common approaches to program verification, known as the assertional approach. Case studies supplied throughout the book demonstrate the use of the proof systems and formally verify solutions to classical problems. Num Pages: 526 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD; UM; UYF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 3rd ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447125136
- ISBN
- 9781447125136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.99
€ 107.99
Paperback. This book examines the variety of different technologies which integrated bio-based industries use to produce chemicals, biofuels, food and feed ingredients, biomaterials, and power from biomass raw materials. It also covers conversion technologies. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 79 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TCB; TDC; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447125167
- ISBN
- 9781447125167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Paperback. In order to understand and analyze risks associated with modern engineering systems, concerns beyond technical aspects have to be addressed. This unique interdisciplinary text presents technological risks in their own context. Editor(s): Grimvall, Goran; Holmgren, Ake; Jacobsson, Per; Thedeen, Torbjorn. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 341 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HP; TBC; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447125198
- ISBN
- 9781447125198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. Stochastic processes of common use in mathematical finance are presented in this book, which interlaces financial concepts and instruments such as arbitrage opportunities, option pricing and default risk with Brownian motion and Levy and diffusion processes. Series: Springer Finance / Springer Finance Textbooks. Num Pages: 758 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; PBF; PBT; PBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 758
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447125242
- ISBN
- 9781447125242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.24
€ 121.24
Paperback. This guide enables readers to pinpoint the location of a fault on power lines following a disturbance. It covers all aspects of protective relaying and automation from both the design and application standpoints. Series: Power Systems. Num Pages: 425 pages, 238 black & white illustrations, 26 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TJF; UGC; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447125259
- ISBN
- 9781447125259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.42
€ 195.42