This book introduces Kolmogorov-Zurbenko Filters, powerful data analysis tools that discover phenomena hidden within data. Rather than forcing models, these methods obtain accurate results in noisy environments by separating sources of influence to explain the total picture.
From the late 16th century until their expulsion in 1767, Jesuits played a pivotal role in Spanish America. Their missions stretched from northern Mexico to South America, leaving a rich historical and architectural heritage. This volume outlines their development and legacy.
This book sums up over half a century of research in derivative spectroscopy. For the first time, it offers the big picture of all spectroscopic and non-spectroscopic derivative methods, with reproducible calculations, serving as a practical guide for researchers and students.
How can tourism benefit a country inclusively and responsibly? Prominent scholars explore sustainable tourism development in Tanzania, focusing on local food linkages and responsible practices. A valuable source for the tourism industry, policymakers, scholars, and students.
The growth of cybersecurity issues affects us all. This book addresses current challenges in information security for a wide range of users, from governments to students, discussing topics like educational frameworks and applications of security principles in specific domains.
This volume discusses advances in applied nonlinear optimal control with case studies in robotics, mechatronics, and biological systems. The methods avoid complex transformations and singularity problems, retaining the advantages of optimal control.
Mainframe Computer Systems
This volume describes General Electric’s venture into mainframe computers. GE pioneered commercial timesharing, and its hardware was used to develop the BASIC language and the influential Multics system. Unable to compete with IBM, GE sold its computer division to Honeywell.
Selected Topics on Antenna Synthesis
This volume provides essential tools for developing antennas. It moves beyond classical synthesis to focus on synthesizing desired radiation patterns and optimizing phase patterns to eliminate shadowing effects, while strengthening the reader’s engineering style of thinking.
Explore the improved optical detectors, from UV to far-infrared, that power a new era of measurement. This guide helps scientists and engineers select, build, and calibrate instruments for superior accuracy and expanded applications.
Archaeological Chemistry
This multidisciplinary volume presents new research in archaeological chemistry, applying chemical techniques to study the material remains of past cultures. It shows how the field combines analytical chemistry, history, and materials science to better understand our past.
This book presents research-based material on designing radiometers for high-performance optical measurements. It is a reference for students, scientists, and engineers to learn, design, build, and use new generation radiometers, covering design issues and applications.
Rigging is hazardous and complex. This book deals exhaustively with the scientific principles and safe practices for rigging heavy loads. It is a must-read for managers and engineers responsible for the safety of their teams involved in heavy rigging activities.
Learn to diagnose the Florida landscape. A physician and Master Naturalist shows how to identify past events that have influenced today’s environments. With photos, maps, and case studies, you’ll understand the health of Florida’s ecosystems like never before.
Lost World of Rēkohu
Lost World of Rēkohu explores the extraordinary fossil record of the Chatham Islands. This ancient land was forested with dinosaurs, and its warm waters hosted the largest sea monsters that ever lived—a tale of life in Zealandia never told before.
Improvement of the Structural Integrity of Ceramic Parts
This book presents novel techniques for ensuring the structural integrity of advanced ceramics. It details methods to control crack initiation and retardation in complex shapes, offering a vital resource for engineers and scientists developing new superhard materials.
This book focuses on recent advances in nonlinear analysis and optimization, with applications in fields like artificial intelligence. Presenting ideas and techniques to stimulate further research, it is a valuable reference for researchers, engineers, and students.
Plasma Agriculture
Plasma agriculture is an emerging science where treating seeds with gas plasma stimulates growth and increases yield. This book uses garlic as a model organism to explain the underlying principles, connecting plasma physics to biological responses.
Trussed Frames and Arches
This book details 72 statically determinate truss schemes, providing compact formulas for deflection. For engineers and theorists, these formulas are a reliable test for numerical calculations, are especially effective for large trusses, and warn of hidden dangerous properties.
The Art of Building at the Dawn of Human Civilization
This book offers an unconventional outlook on architecture’s evolution, showing how prehistoric people developed building by solving complex problems. It demonstrates building to be in synergy with the advancement of human abstract thought, proposing a new field of study.
Science Meets Sports
This book presents sports statistics to academics and fans alike. Even without advanced math knowledge, readers will gain completely new insights into their favourite sports by combining sports analytics, data visualisation, and advanced statistical procedures.