Author: Philippe de Wilde
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: models, network, neural
Number of Pages: 174
Published: 1997-07-11
List price: $74.95
ISBN-10: 3540761292
ISBN-13: 9783540761297

Providing an in-depth treatment of neural network models, this volume explains and proves the main results in a clear and accessible way. It presents the essential principles of nonlinear dynamics as derived from neurobiology, and investigates the stability, convergence behaviour and capacity of networks. Also included are sections on stochastic networks and simulated annealing, presented using Markov processes rather than statistical physics, and a chapter on backpropagation. Each chapter ends with a suggested project designed to help the reader develop an integrated knowledge of the theory,

Author: David Held
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Keywords: democracy, models
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2006-04-03
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0804754721
ISBN-13: 9780804754729

In a succinct and far-reaching analysis, David Held provides an introduction to major theories of democracy from classical Greece to the present, along with a critical discussion of what democracy should mean today. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to take into account significant transformations in world politics. A new chapter on deliberative democracy has been added, which focuses on how citizen participation can be increased in politics, and how that participation can become more informed. Like its predecessor, the third edition of Models of Democracy combines lu

Authors:Jonathan Shear, Shaun Gallagher,
Publisher: Imprint Academic
Keywords: models
Number of Pages: 524
Published: 2000-05-16
List price: $49.90
ISBN-10: 0907845096
ISBN-13: 9780907845096

Models Of The Self introduces recent developments in a growing field of research the embodiment of the self. Self- consciousness is probably the most fascinating aspect of this problem. The multidisciplinary approach to self-consciousness, from its development in infancy, to its disorders in neurological as well as psychiatric conditions, offers a real challenge to philosophers who are interested in such broad issues as the foundations of agency or the unity of the self. The book is fully edited, which is a rare feature in multi-authored works. The philosophical thread runs through the chapter

Author: Dr. Steven H. Voldman
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: models, mechanisms, failure, esd
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2009-09-08
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0470511370
ISBN-13: 9780470511374

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) failure mechanisms continue to impact semiconductor components and systems as technologies scale from micro- to nano-electronics. This book studies electrical overstress, ESD, and latchup from a failure analysis and case-study approach. It provides a clear insight into the physics of failure from a generalist perspective, followed by investigation of failure mechanisms in specific technologies, circuits, and systems. The book is unique in covering both the failure mechanism and the practical solutions to fix the problem from either a technology or circuit m

Author: Daniel Zelterman
Publisher: SAS Publishing
Keywords: using, sas, models, linear, log, advanced
Number of Pages: 150
Published: 2002-10-02
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 159047080X
ISBN-13: 9781590470800

Daniel Zelterman applies his extensive SAS knowledge and biostatistics experience to illustrate how to use the GENMOD procedure to analyze log-linear models for categorical data. His wide variety of examples illustrate the statistical applications PROC GENMOD can perform. He thoroughly describes the models, provides real data examples, supplies the necessary code, and explains the output from GENMOD. The topics covered include: the Pearson goodness of fit statistic; tables of categorical data; a review of log-linear model methods for rectangular tables of categorical data; extrapolation method

Author: Alan Pearson
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Keywords: practice, models, nursing
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1996-09
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0750615974
ISBN-13: 9780750615976

In a world where nurses are being asked to be more and more explicit about the contribution they make to health care, the evidence on which they base practice and the outcomes they are working towards with patients, the use of well developed theoretical models is becoming even more important. Critically they help not only to plan care but also to explain to others exactly what it is that they are aiming towards. This popular classic text provides a clear introduction to models and their application in clinical settings. The book has not been changed for the sake of change and where ideas have

Author: Chong Gu
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: models, anova, spline, smoothing
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2002-01-08
List price: $115.00
ISBN-10: 0387953531
ISBN-13: 9780387953533

Nonparametric function estimation with stochastic data, otherwise known as smoothing, has been studied by several generations of statisticians. Assisted by the recent availability of ample desktop and laptop computing power, smoothing methods are now finding their ways into everyday data analysis by practitioners. While scores of methods have proved successful for univariate smoothing, ones practical in multivariate settings number far less. Smoothing spline ANOVA models are a versatile family of smoothing methods derived through roughness penalties that are suitable for both univariate and mu