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Hardback. This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third IFIP International Summer School held in Sweden on August 4-10, 2007. The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. Editor(s): Fischer-Hubner, Simone; Duquenoy, Penny; Zuccato, Albin; Martucci, Leonardo. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 473 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 871.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
473
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387790251
ISBN
9780387790251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.26

Hardback. This interdisciplinary text offers theoretical and practical results of information theoretic methods used in statistical learning. It presents a comprehensive overview of the many different methods that have been developed in numerous contexts. Editor(s): Emmert-Streib, Frank; Dehmer, Matthias. Num Pages: 439 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; PBT; UYQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
439
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387848150
ISBN
9780387848150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.31

Hardcover. Describes research results and innovative applications in the interdisciplinary field of critical infrastructure protection. This title highlights the importance of weaving science, technology and policy in crafting sophisticated solutions that can help secure information, computer and network assets in various critical infrastructure sectors. Editor(s): Papa, Mauricio; Shenoi, Sujeet (Center for Information Security, University of Tulsa, USA). Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; UB; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 586. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. 296 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Papa, Mauricio; Shenoi, Sujeet (Center for Information Security, University of Tulsa, USA). Describes research results and innovative applications in the interdisciplinary field of critical infrastructure protection. This title highlights the importance of weaving science, technology and policy in crafting sophisticated solutions that can help secure information, computer and network assets in various critical infrastructure sectors. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GPF; UB; UY. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 12. Weight: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387885223
ISBN
9780387885223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

Paperback. Series: Heidelberg Science Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KCA; PBKQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387902630
ISBN
9780387902630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

Hardcover. This book introduces infinite dimensional linear systems, treating both state-space and frequency-domain aspects in an integrated fashion that is accessible to graduate engineers and mathematicians with a minimal background in functional analysis. Series: Texts in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 698 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 166 x 239 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1995th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387944753
ISBN
9780387944753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.17

Hardback. Focusing on the realization that fluctuations play an active, even creative, role in non-equilibrium processes, this work covers such topics as stochastic resonance, noise and sensory nervous systems, mechanisms of intracellular transport, and kinetic theory of non-equilibrium systems. Editor(s): Millonas, M. Series: Institute for Nonlinear Science (Closed). Num Pages: 476 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDE; PHD; PHVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387946023
ISBN
9780387946023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.59

Paperback. Online Research Essentials offers a step-by-step introduction and guide for planning and developing a survey, putting it online, and getting the data into a format to be analyzed. Series: Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470185681
ISBN
9780470185681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.55

Paperback. Undergraduate research (UR) is widely believed to enhance the learning experience of students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs. This is the first comprehensive, practical, research-based book on undergraduate research. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; PD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470227572
ISBN
9780470227572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

This book brings together the knowledge of academics and experts to increase the dissemination of the latest developments in agricultural statistics. Editor(s): Benedetti, Roberto; Piersimoni, Federica; Bee, Marco; Espa, Giuseppe. Num Pages: 434 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470743713
ISBN
9780470743713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 182.80

Hardcover. Following the success of the first edition, this edition is revised in light of new developments in near-capacity turbo-transceivers. Coverage includes Multilevel Coding Theory; MLC Design Using EXIT Analysis; Space Time Sphere Packing Aided MLC/ BICM Design; MLC/ BICM Schemes for Wireless Internet and Near-Capacity Irregular BICM-ID Design. Series: Wiley - IEEE. Num Pages: 676 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPF; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
676
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470972908
ISBN
9780470972908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.52

Hardcover. Tsunamis remain an ever-present threat to lives and property along the coasts of most of the world's oceans. This volume, comprising papers presented at the 17th International Tsunami Symposium, highlights critical advances in key areas of tsunami hazard reduction. Editor(s): Hebenstreit, Gerald T. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; RBG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1997th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792348115
ISBN
9780792348115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.32

Hardcover. Covers research issues within systems theory, optimization, modelling, and computing. This book includes contributions to structural mechanics, integer programming, nonlinear programming, interior point methods, dynamical systems, stability analysis, stochastic optimization, bilevel optimization, and semidefinite programming. Editor(s): Powell, M. J. D.; Scholtes, S. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658. Methods, Theory and Applications. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. 355 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Powell, M.J.D.; Scholtes, S. Covers research issues within systems theory, optimization, modelling, and computing. This book includes contributions to structural mechanics, integer programming, nonlinear programming, interior point methods, dynamical systems, stability analysis, stochastic optimization, bilevel optimization, and semidefinite programming. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: GPFC; TGP. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2000th Edition
Number of pages
355
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792378815
ISBN
9780792378815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.86

Hardcover. This book develops the mathematical framework needed from a control perspective to tackle various game-theoretical problems in optical networks. In doing so, it aims to help design control algorithms that optimally allocate the resources of these networks. Series: Static & Dynamic Game Theory: Foundations & Applications. Num Pages: 274 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBKS; PBU; PBUD; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817683214
ISBN
9780817683214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.42

Hardcover. A renowned educator-psychologist explains how children learn and how family, classroom, and school practices can help them learn more effectively. In addition to drawing on studies of learning outcomes, the author reveals economic research on teacher education and school choice that challenges many popular assumptions. Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817949518
ISBN
9780817949518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.07

Paperback. A renowned educator-psychologist explains how children learn and how family, classroom, and school practices can help them learn more effectively. In addition to drawing on studies of learning outcomes, the author reveals economic research on teacher education and school choice that challenges many popular assumptions. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817949525
ISBN
9780817949525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.24

Hardcover. Series: Selected Works of Gordon Tullock. Num Pages: 466 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865975224
ISBN
9780865975224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

Paperback. Series: Selected Works of Gordon Tullock. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: GPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865975330
ISBN
9780865975330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.48

Hardcover. Drawing on the experience and insights of 70 researchers across 7 countries and from a diverse range of cultures, regions and disciplines, this book explores the issues and ethics involved in cross-cultural research and how such research can be done with integrity. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137263599
ISBN
9781137263599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.55

Hardcover. Risk Culture is a practical volume devoted to the qualitative aspects of risk management, including those that should be firmly embedded in the corporate culture. Through descriptions, examples and case studies, the book analyzes weak and strong cultures and proposes a series of structural and behavioral actions to strengthen a company's culture. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137263711
ISBN
9781137263711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.83

Hardcover. When is it morally acceptable to expose others to risk? Most moral philosophers have had very little to say in answer to that question, but here is a moral philosopher who puts it at the centre of his investigations. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137333643
ISBN
9781137333643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.50

Hardcover. Advancing Digital Humanities moves beyond definition of this dynamic and fast growing field to show how its arguments, analyses, findings and theories are pioneering new directions in the humanities globally. Editor(s): Bode, Katherine; Arthur, Paul Longley. Num Pages: 352 pages, 53 figures. BIC Classification: GPS; H. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137336996
ISBN
9781137336996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.96

Paperback. This book provides new ways of thinking about educational processes using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Ultimately, it aims at expanding knowledge itself - altering the centre by allowing the margins to inform it - allowing it to be extended to include those ways of knowing that have historically been unexplored or ignored. Editor(s): Hinderliter Ortloff, Debora. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JNA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137338266
ISBN
9781137338266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.25
€ 44.77

Paperback. This book examines comparatively the US and the UK governments' management of Y2K and considers the extent to which such management can be understood as responses to market pressures, public opinion and organized interests. It concludes by providing valuable lessons to those concerned about managing risk and critical infrastructure today. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPJ; JFD; JPA; JPP; KJM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349358564
ISBN
9781349358564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPJ; HPQ; JFFK; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349512096
ISBN
9781349512096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.14

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