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Male Fertility Patterns and Determinants
Springer 2010; US$ 109.99This book discusses the biological, methodological and sociological issues that have caused men to be overlooked in demographic and sociological literature of fertility. It explores the patterns and determinants of male fertility and studies male fertility rates as compared to those of females in 43 countries and places, over time. Data used in the... more...
News Media and EU-China Relations
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00An exploration of the role of the news media in the development of EU-China relations after the end of the Cold War, this book provides empirical evidence to support what Nye and Anholt have argued: that branding a country's image is soft power. The author examines the nature of European Union and China coverage in Chinese and European news media... more...
The Nature of Intellectual Styles
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2006; US$ 99.95This book provides an up-to-date, panoramic picture of the field of intellectual styles through describing, analyzing, and integrating the major theoretical and research works on the topic. Readers will gain a broad understanding of the field its nature, origins, historical development, theories, research, and applications, as well as the interrelationships... more...
Power Converter Circuits
Marcel Dekker Inc 2004; US$ 115.95Shepherd (electrical engineering, Ohio University) and Zhang (University of Leeds) describe single phase uncontrolled and controlled rectifier circuits, then move on to the more complex three phase bridge rectifier circuits and passive load impedance. The second half of the undergraduate textbook pr more...
Electromagnetic Theory for Microwaves and Optoelectronics
Springer 2007; US$ 249.99A text on electromagnetic fields and waves. It is useful reference for researchers and engineers in the areas of microwaves and optoelectronics. It discusses the field analysis of electromagnetic waves confined in material boundaries, or so-called guided waves, and electromagnetic waves in the dispersive media and anisotropic media. more...
Genetics and Improvement of Barley Malt Quality
Springer 2010; US$ 209.99"Genetics and Improvement of Barley Malt Quality" presents up-to-date developments in barley production and breeding. The book is divided into nine chapters, including barley production and consumption, germplasm and utilization, chemical composition, protein and protein components, carbohydrates and sugars, starch degrading enzymes, endosperm... more...
Run-time Models for Self-managing Systems and Applications
Springer 2010; US$ 54.99This edited volume focuses on the adoption of run-time models for the design and management of autonomic systems. Traditionally, performance models have a central role in the design of computer systems. Models are used at design-time to support the capacity planning of the physical infrastructure and to analyze the effects and trade-offs of different... more...
Automatic Calibration and Reconstruction for Active Vision Systems
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99In this book, the design of two new planar patterns for camera calibration of intrinsic parameters is addressed and a line-based method for distortion correction is suggested. The dynamic calibration of structured light systems, which consist of a camera and a projector is also treated. Also, the 3D Euclidean reconstruction by using the image-to-world... more...
Annual Report on International Politics and Security (2012)
Paths International 2012; US$ 103.00A brand new series of annual reports that offer a high-level Chinese perspective on Chinas International economic relations and strategies. These books are highly detailed and research-led, offering expert analysis and evaluations from key Chinese advisers and academics. Annual Report on International Politics and Security, the first in the series... more...
Six Short Chapters on Automorphic Forms and L-functions
Springer 2011; US$ 84.99Six Short Chapters on Automorphic Forms and L-functions' treats the period conjectures of Shimura and the moment conjecture. These conjectures are of central importance in contemporary number theory, but have hitherto remained little discussed in expository form. The book is divided into six short and relatively independent chapters, each with... more...









