Schizophrenia is one of the most traumatic psychiatric disorders, both for the affected person and their family. It also carries an unfortunate stigma and suffers from frequent misinterpretation by the popular media. The disorder usually manifests itself through significant periods of hallucinatio[...]

The study of crime has focused primarily on why particular people commit crime or why specific communities have higher crime levels than others. In The Criminology of Place, David Weisburd, Elizabeth Groff, and Sue-Ming Yang present a new and different way of looking at the crime problem by examini[...]

Offers a treatment of the central ideas and applications of Kolmogorov complexity. This book contains the basic requirements from mathematics and computer science. It includes problem sets, comments, source references, and hints to solutions of problems. It covers Omega numbers, Kolmogorov-Loveland [...]

This is a highly practical yet academically rigorous reference for acoustic engineers, especially those working on major projects where noise control is a key issue, such as the design and construction of Heathrow Terminal 5. Including software allowing the user to make noise calculations, this book[...]

It s scones and scandal for Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning in this Tea Shop Mystery from "New York Times" bestselling author Laura Childs.
Normally Theodosia wouldn t attend a black-tie affair for all the tea in China. But she can hardly say no to her handsome boyfriend, Max, who direc[...]

The two-fold purpose of this primer is to provide: (1) a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art technology, networks, and services in mobile WiMAX areas and (2) practical expert insights on key existing and upcoming mobile WiMAX issues and solutions for wireless engineers, service designers, pro[...]

"This book covers the fundamentals, theory, design, fabrication, characterization, and application of self-healing polymers and polymer composites"--[...]

Maximum-Likelihood MIMO-OFDM Turbo-Transceivers for LTE, WIFI and WIMAX will provide an up-to-date portrayal of wireless transmission based on OFDM techniques augmented with Space-Time Block Codes (STBCs) and Spatial-Division Multiple Access (SDMA).[...]

System-on-a-chip (SoC) has become an essential technique to lower product costs and maximize power efficiency, particularly as the mobility and size requirements of electronics continues to grow. It has therefore become increasingly important for electrical engineers to develop a strong understandin[...]