Authors:Bernd Kirchhof, David Wong,
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: surgery, retinal, vitreo
Number of Pages: 172
Published: 2009-12-09
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ISBN-10: 3642070191
ISBN-13: 9783642070198

Unlike the cornea or lens the retina is part of the central nervous system and cannot be replaced. Therefore degeneration of the outer retina is blinding until a device (Retina Implant) proves to be helpful that fuses biology with technology (Bionics). This volume

Authors:Jérôme Euzenat,  Pavel Shvaiko,
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: matching, ontology
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 2009-12-09
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ISBN-10: 3642080553
ISBN-13: 9783642080555

Ontologies tend to be found everywhere. They are viewed as the silver bullet for many applications, such as database integration, peer-to-peer systems, e-commerce, semantic web services, or social networks. However, in open or evolving systems, such as the semantic web, different parties would, in general, adopt different ontologies. Thus, merely using ontologies, like using XML, does not reduce heterogeneity: it just raises heterogeneity problems to a higher level. Euzenat and Shvaiko’s book is devoted to ontology matching as a solution to the semantic heterogeneity problem faced by comp

Author: Constantine M. Dafermo
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: physics, continuum, laws, conservation, hyperbolic
Number of Pages: 648
Published: 2010-01-14
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ISBN-10: 3642064876
ISBN-13: 9783642064876

This masterly exposition of the mathematical theory of hyperbolic system laws brings out the intimate connection with continuum thermodynamics, emphasizing issues in which the analysis may reveal something about the physics and, in return, the underlying physical structure may direct and drive the analysis. The reader should have a certain mathematical sophistication and be familiar with the rudiments of the qualitative theory of partial differential equations, whereas the required notions from continuum physics are introduced from scratch. The 2nd edition contains a new chapter recounting the

Authors:Pramod K. Varshney, Manoj K. Arora,
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: sensed, hyperspectral, data, remotely, techniques, image, processing, advanced
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 2010-02-19
List price: $209.00
ISBN-10: 3642060013
ISBN-13: 9783642060014

The main objective of this book is to apprise the reader with the use of a number of tools and techniques namely Independent Component Analysis (ICA), Mutual Information (MI), Markov Random Field (MRF) Models and Support Vector Machines (SVM) for a variety of image processing tasks. Typical applications considered are feature extraction, image classification, image fusion and change detection. A number of experimental examples based on a variety of remote sensing sensors are presented. The utility of the book will be highly appreciated by the academicians and R & D professionals, who are

Authors:G. S. Nolas, J. Sharp, H. J. Goldsmid,
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: materials, developments, new, principles, basic, thermoelectrics
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2010-02-19
List price: $219.00
ISBN-10: 3642074510
ISBN-13: 9783642074516

This book is intended to serve as an in-depth analysis of thermoelectric theory, an overview of present day thermoelectric materials and devices, and as an updated source of information on the most studied recent thermoelectric materials developments. The main emphasis is on a basic understanding of the concepts and experimental techniques needed to propel researchers towards new and novel classes of thermoelectric materials with enhanced properties. The aim is to assist researchers in the field. The text is an expanded edition of a previous text "Electronic Refrigeration" by one of the author

Authors:S. N. Sivanandam, S. Sumathi, S. N. Deepa,
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: matlab, using, logic, fuzzy, introduction
Number of Pages: 444
Published: 2009-12-09
List price: $109.00
ISBN-10: 3642071449
ISBN-13: 9783642071447

Fuzzy Logic, at present is a hot topic, among academicians as well various programmers. This book is provided to give a broad, in-depth overview of the field of Fuzzy Logic. The basic principles of Fuzzy Logic are discussed in detail with various solved examples. The different approaches and solutions to the problems given in the book are well balanced and pertinent to the Fuzzy Logic research projects. The applications of Fuzzy Logic are also dealt to make the readers understand the concept of Fuzzy Logic. The solutions to the problems are programmed using MATLAB 6.0 and the simulated results

Authors:Lars Hvam, Niels Henrik Mortensen, Jesper Riis,
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: customization, product
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2009-12-09
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 3642090648
ISBN-13: 9783642090646

For the majority of industrial companies, customizing products and services is among the most critical means to deliver true customer value and achieve superior competitive advantage. The challenge is not to customize products and services in itself – but to do it in a profitable way. The implementation of a product configuration system is among the most powerful ways of achieving this in practice, offering a reduction of the lead time for products and quotations, faster and more qualified responses to customer inquiries, fewer transfers of responsibility and fewer specification mistakes, a