When choosing the technology options to develop a wireless sensor network (WSN), it is vital that their performance levels can be assessed for the type of application intended. This book describes the different technology options - MAC protocols, routing protocols, localisation and data fusion techn[...]

The market turmoil and the new Basel III capital requirements are re-shaping the financial competitive landscape. More than ever, banking competition is based on the ability to assess, to price and to manage the cost of credit risk. Bankers are increasingly called to manage a process of analysis of [...]

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, more than 80% of world's fish stocks are fully exploited, over-exploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion. Although several international agreements have promoted more responsible fisheries, coastal states have us[...]

The Green's function method is one of the most powerful and versatile formalisms in physics, and its nonequilibrium version has proved invaluable in many research fields. This book provides a unique, self-contained introduction to nonequilibrium many-body theory. Starting with basic quantum mechanic[...]

Since the 1970s Hollywood cinema has been the site of remarkable developments in film sound. New revolutionary sound technologies have been developed, a new generation of filmmakers have learned to use them as powerful storytelling tools, and audiences have enjoyed a different way of experiencing fi[...]

Collecting the DC COMICS - THE NEW 52 series! Introducing the electrifying new villain BRAINSTORM, who is determined to bring Los Angeles to its knees - beginning with MICHAEL HOLT! - Collects the new MISTER TERRIFIC #1-8 - the entire NEW 52 series![...]

The newest addition to Warren Ellis' Apparat line of original graphic novels has arrived! The year is 1907, and Britain has entered into a terrifying war with Ruritania, whose strange metal planes darken the skies, and whose monstrous war engines cast looming shadows from across the channel. Doctor [...]

When one of the last surviving human doctors gets trapped in a New York skyscraper, SWAT veteran Lt. Hunt MacAvoy assembles a rag-tag group of handymen and embarks on a rescue mission of madness - right into a city swarming with millions of homicidal maniacs! "Crossed" bursts into a whole new dimens[...]

The first comprehensive guide to oneirogens--naturally occurring substances that induce and enhance dreaming
- Includes extensive monographs on dream-enhancing substances derived from plant, animal, and human sources
- Presents the results of scientific experiments on the effects of using on[...]

"A spine-tingling novel that keeps you mesmerized from beginning to end."--"InfiniteStorie""Morozzi has a light touch. He has an uncanny ability to convey mood swings, excitement and plot twists with ever increasing velocity."--"Gazzetta di Parma""A chilling and claustrophobic thriller with an unpre[...]

This book, now at the third edition, addresses the main control aspects in underwater manipulation tasks. The mathematical model with significant impact on the control strategy is discussed. The problem of controlling a 6-degrees-of-freedoms autonomous underwater vehicle is deeply investigated and a[...]