Author: Dipankar Gupta
Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
Keywords: sociology, indian, contributions, studies, series, occasional, question, caste, identity, hierarchy
Number of Pages: 255
Published: 2004-12
List price: $64.95
ISBN-10: 0761933247
ISBN-13: 9780761933243

This volume offers a new understanding of caste in contemporary India. It argues that the traditional view of caste - as a single hierarchy, with Brahmans at the top and the untouchable castes at the bottom - is no longer valid. Based on fieldwork, the articles in this volume prove that ritual dominance does not determine the nature of caste interactions in any way. From politics to gender to economic interaction, the single, pure hierarchy is constantly being questioned and weakened. Castes that once had the status of shudras are now claiming, on occasions, a position superior to Brahma

Authors:Sumit Gupta, Rajesh Gupta, Nikil Dutt, Alexandru Nico
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: digital, circuits, synthesis, level, parallelizing, approach, spark
Number of Pages: 262
Published: 2004-05
List price: $199.00
ISBN-10: 1402078374
ISBN-13: 9781402078378

Rapid advances in microelectronic integration and the advent of Systems-on-Chip have fueled the need for high-level synthesis, i.e., an automated approach to the synthesis of hardware from behavioral descriptions. SPARK: A Parallelizing Approach to the High - Level Synthesis of Digital Circuits presents a novel approach to the high-level synthesis of digital circuits -- that of parallelizing high-level synthesis (PHLS). This approach uses aggressive code parallelizing and code motion techniques to discover circuit optimization opportunities beyond what is possible with traditional high-level

Authors:Dipankar Sen, Prosenjit Sen, Anand Das,
Publisher: PennWell Corp.
Keywords: industries, utility, amp, energy, rfid
Number of Pages: 286
Published: 2009-01-23
List price: $89.00
ISBN-10: 1593701055
ISBN-13: 9781593701055

Although radio frequency identification (RFID) has been used for decades, the technology is just now gaining momentum in the energy industry. Power plants can employ RFID for everything from security for the workforce, tracking fuel consumption, and even monitoring plant exhaust. The applications for RFID are endless, and the technology is applicable in nearly every field. Lead authors Dipankar Sen, Prosenjit Sen, and Anand Das bring years of entrepreneurial experience with RFID technology to this primer for plant foremen, system engineers and those decision-makers looking to enhance operation

Authors:Dipankar Dasgupta, Zbigniew Michalewicz,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: applications, engineering, algorithms, evolutionary
Number of Pages: 554
Published: 2001-02-28
List price: $169.00
ISBN-10: 3540620214
ISBN-13: 9783540620211

Evolutionary algorithms are general-purpose search procedures based on the mechanisms of natural selection and population genetics. They are appealing because they are simple, easy to interface, and easy to extend. This volume is concerned with applications of evolutionary algorithms and associated strategies in engineering. It will be useful for engineers, designers, developers, and researchers in any scientific discipline interested in the applications of evolutionary algorithms. The volume consists of five parts, each with four or five chapters. The topics are chosen to emphasize applicatio

Authors:Dipankar Dasgupta, Fernando Nino,
Publisher: Auerbach Publications
Keywords: applications, theory, computation, immunological
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2008-09-12
List price: $125.95
ISBN-10: 1420065459
ISBN-13: 9781420065459

Clearly, nature has been very effective in creating organisms that are capable of protecting themselves against a wide variety of pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, and parasites. The powerful information-processing capabilities of the immune system, such as feature extraction, pattern recognition, learning, memory, and its distributive nature provide rich metaphors that researchers are finding very useful for the development of computational models. While some of these models are designed to give us a better understanding of the immune system, other models are being developed to solve complex

Authors:Dipankar Home, Andrew Whitaker,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: reappraisal, theory, quantum, struggles, einsteins
Number of Pages: 372
Published: 2007-06-21
List price: $179.00
ISBN-10: 0387715193
ISBN-13: 9780387715193

This book presents an account of all aspects of Einstein’s achievements in quantum theory, his own views, and the progress his work has stimulated since his death. While some chapters use mathematics at an undergraduate physics level, a path is provided for the reader more concerned with ideas than equations, and the book will benefit to anybody interested in Einstein and his approach to the quantum.

Authors:A.K. Gupta, Arun K. Gupta, Andrew C. Summors,
Publisher: Greenwich Medical Media
Keywords: care, critical, neuroanaesthesia, notes
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2001-06-15
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 1841100358
ISBN-13: 9781841100357

This book provides an easy-to-read introduction to the many topics in neuroanaesthesia for postgraduate trainees undertaking a neuro-module as part of their training. It is designed to be comprehensive but concise and as such will be an ideal complement to the Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical care as well as a useful ’aide memoire’ for examination candidates. It will also serve as a useful quick reference for other ICU staff such as critical care nurses or ODA’s.