BOOKS with Alphabet   M (Ma,Mb,Mc, Md,Me…)

Overview: The electricity systems of many countries are currently undergoing a process of transformation. Market liberalization has induced major mergers and acquisitions in the electricity sector, but has also forced companies to seek out new business areas. Environmental regulations, like the Kyoto process and the European Emissions Trading Scheme, are exposing the sector to external pressure. New technologies – such as renewable energy, combined heat and power (CHP), or “clean coal” technologies – are emerging. Recent worldwide experiences with blackouts have once more put security of suppl

Overview: MATLAB Graphical Programming is a reference work designed to take you through implementing two and three dimensional graphics using MATLAB‘s graphics functions‘ capabilities, using syntax examples and.MATLAB enables you to work with its graphics capabilities in almost all areas of the experimental sciences and engineering. The commands that MATLAB implements in job related graphics are quite useful and are very efficient..MATLAB has functions for working with two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics, statistical graphs, curves and surfaces in explicit, implicit, parametric and

Overview: The two most important problems in image analysis, namely image restoration and segmentation, are treated in details and allow to present most of the mathematical concepts useful in this field.Not onl.Partial differential equations (PDEs) and variational methods were introduced into image processing about fifteen years ago. Since then, intensive research has been carried out. The goals of this book are to present a variety of image analysis applications, the precise mathematics involved and how to discretize them.. .Thus, this book is intended for two audiences. The first is the math

Overview: Decision making is the process of selecting a possible course of action from all the available alternatives. In almost all such problems the multiplicity of criteria for judging the alternatives is pervasive. That is, for many such problems, the decision maker (OM) wants to attain more than one objective or goal in selecting the course of action while satisfying the constraints dictated by environment, processes, and resources. Another characteristic of these problems is that the objectives are apparently non­ commensurable. Mathematically, these problems can be represented as: (1. 1

Overview: Comprehensive in scope.Written by experts in the field.Includes conference-style case studies.Introduces new advances in therapyThis book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the concepts vital to a modern treatment of common and opportunistic infections in the immunocompromised host. Chapters are written by experts in the field, and include their views on gaps in the field and future directions of research. This book begins with an overview of the normally functioning immune system followed by a detailed discussion of the major primary immunodeficiencies. Specific ch

Overview: Encapsulates the essence of aesthetics in terms of structure of ten recognised landmark buildings from architectural history to present day.Explores the potential of structure that is generally not fo.This book highlights aesthetics as pertaining to the structural component in architectural design. This less explored aspect of architecture is discussed and explains the enduring qualities of ten specific buildings from architectural history to present day due to their structural aesthetics. Based on comprehensive research, a critical analysis is presented of the constraints and other

Overview: Die Internationalisierung von Dienstleistungen hat in den letzten Jahren stark an Bedeutung gewonnen. Dennoch sind Dienstleistungen in der Forschung noch unterrepräsentiert. Der vorliegende Sammelband will einen Beitrag dazu leisten, der Dienstleistungsforschung mehr Gewicht zu verleihen. ..Dienstleistungsunternehmungen, die in verschiedenen Ländern tätig sind, müssen nicht nur spezifische Strategien für die einzelnen Auslandsmärkte entwickeln, sondern ihre in- und ausländischen Engagements auch in eine globale Unternehmensstrategie integrieren, um dadurch länderübergreifende Wettbew

Overview: Empowers business professionals and adult learners to revitalize their thinking skills.Focuses on the benefits of dialectical and transformation thinking in business.Features cases and practical exercThis book compels professionals to actively imbibe self-awareness in their thought process in order to help them manage complexities in business. The authors explore dialectical thinking –in contrast to logical thinking—and introduce a new mind-opening thinking process called “Metathinking”. Four case studies demonstrate the application of Metathinking. The reader shall come across, and

Overview: First book dedicated to exciting new approach.Content characterized by emphasis on solving practical problems.Valuable for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students.Includes supplementary mate.Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are metaheuristics that learn from natural collective behavior and are applied to solve optimization problems in domains such as scheduling, engineering, bioinformatics, and finance. Such applications demand acceptable solutions with high-speed execution using finite computational resources. Therefore, there have been many attempts to develop platforms for

Overview: Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols.Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results.Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts.This volume details in methods to assess memory B cell formation and function in mice and humans. Chapters guide readers through tetramer-based methods to assess antigen-specific memory B cell dynamics in humans and mice in different vaccine, next-generation deep-sequencing, single-cell techniques to assess epigenomic, VDJ landscapes, lymph node aspirates from humans, advanced imaging, murine models to determine memo

Overview: Considers a very topical area .. Takes a critical approach to the subject.. Includes empirical material.. Well known authors with extensive experience of writing, teaching and researchingIn this book, the authors relate Total Quality Management (TQM) to the broader organisation and environment in the context in which TQM is located, bringing in consideration of organisational culture and structure, of employee relations and the balance of power between management and employees and the role of Human Resource Management.This involves a critical appraisal of TQM, considering both the wa

Overview: Grundlagen für Ausbildung, Studium, Praxis978-3-322-92937-2

Overview: Approaches the study of heat shock transcription factors both in vivo and in vitro.Features step-by-step protocols which are tested and ready for the lab.Includes expert tips and vital implementation .The proteome consists of a complex mixture of proteins each of which need to be folded correctly in order to function for the health of the organism, and many of these proteins require molecular chaperones to reach the correct conformation and, in some cases, to remain in a folded form.  In .Molecular Chaperones: Methods and Protocols., expert researchers address a wide variety of appro

Overview: Includes an open access chapter (Chapter 2: ‘We Are Recreating Bedlam’: A History of Mental Illness and Prison Systems in England and Ireland), available via https://bit.ly/2OYJlKx.Considers how mentaThis book examines how the prison environment, architecture and culture can affect mental health as well as determine both the type and delivery of mental health services. It also discusses how non-medical practices, such as peer support and prison education programs, offer the possibility of transformative practice and support. By drawing on international contributions, it furthermore d

Overview: On November 9-11, 1998,85 participants, representing 17 countries, gathered in Aubum Hills, Michigan, at the Chrysler Tech Center, to attend a workshop "SSM‘98" (or Sculptured Surface Machining ‘98) organized by IFIP Working Group 5.3. This was the first major workshop on sculptured surface machining since the CAM-I sponsored conference "Machining Impossible Surfaces" held in 1981. The purpose of the SSM‘98 workshop, entitled "Machining Impossible Shapes", was to promote a cross-fertilization of ideas among three communities: industrial users, CAM software developers and academic res

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Overview: Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols.Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results.Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts.Includes supplementary materia.This volume compiles a broad range of step-by-step protocols, complementary to the ones published in the first edition of this book, to study various aspects of mitochondrial structure and function in different model organisms, both in vitro and in vivo. Written in the highly successful .Methods in Molecular Biology .series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topi

Overview: The merging of metasurface and holography brings about unprecedented opportunities for versatile manipulation of light in terms of both far-field wavefront and near-field profile. In this book, a brief evolving history from surface plasmon polariton holography to metamaterial holography and finally to metasurface holography is introduced at first. Basic physical mechanisms that govern the phase modulation rules behind metasurface holography design are discussed later. Next, extended functionalities such as arbitrary polarization holography, vectorial holography, full-color holography

Overview: Emphasising bone change, particularly by mechanical loading.Interest not only orthopaedic surgeons but also medical engineersBones and joints are always under mechanical loading a key concept in understanding bone metabolism. Among the most common diseases of bones and joints in the elderly are osteoporosis and joint osteoarthritis. Dynamic changes in mechanical loading give rise to problems resulting in stenosis of the spinal column at the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar levels. Mechanical loading also accelerates joint destruction caused by inflammation from such conditions as chron

Overview: The design and implementation of the Maple system is an on-going project of the Symbolic Com­ putation Group at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. This manual corresponds with version V (roman numeral five) of the Maple system. The on-line help subsystem can be invoked from within a Maple session to view documentation on specific topics. In particular, the command ?updates points the user to documentation updates for each new version of Maple. The Maple project was first conceived in the autumn of 1980 growing out of discussions on the state of symbolic computation at the