In a world that is dominated by computer images, alternative stop motion techniques like pixilation, time-lapse photography and down-shooting techniques combined with new technologies offer a new, tangible and exciting approach to animation. With over 25 years professional experience, industry veter[...]

There is no more famous ship in recent history than Queen Elizabeth 2. The flagship of the Cunard Line for most of her life, this legendary vessel wandered the world's oceans for almost forty years. "The QE2 Story" offers a concise history of this, the greatest ocean liner of our time, from her cons[...]

The completely rewritten, revised, and peer-reviewed chapters comprising this edition reflect the latest technologies and applications in the fields of spectroscopy, mass spectometry, and chromatography. It offers in-depth descriptions of procedures, instrumentation, and practices for optimal analyt[...]

Single frame film-making has been around as long as film itself. It is the ancestor to modern day special effects and animation. Despite its age-old practice, Single frame film making and stop-motion animation continues to influence media and culture with its magic. Current advances in technology an[...]

The first clinical manual to bridge the disciplines of hematology and oncology 500 treatment regimens! Hematology-Oncology Therapy is a readily-accessible, up-to-date therapy guide for oncologic and non-neoplastic hematologic disorders. The book presents 500 treatment regimens in a concise, uniform [...]

Shows that fluid mechanics principles can be applied not only to blood circulation, but also to air flow through the lungs, joint lubrication, intraocular fluid movement and renal transport. This title covers topics in the traditional biofluids curriculum, addressing other systems in the body that c[...]

Within the Frame (2009) received critical recognition for its humanity and practical teaching, and in this revision of his classic best-selling book, David duChemin encourages you to search for what matters to you and not give up until you convey it through your photography: ';I'm chasing my vision[...]

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The camera's movement in a film may seem straightforward or merely technical. Yet skillfully deployed pans, tilts, dollies, cranes, and zooms can express the emotions of a character, convey attitude and irony, or even challenge an ideological stance. In The Dynamic Frame, Patrick Keating offers an i[...]

In 1969, John McCarthy and Pat Hayes uncovered a problem that has haunted the field of artificial intelligence ever since--the frame problem. The problem arises when logic is used to describe the effects of actions and events. Put simply, it is the problem of representing what remains unchanged as a[...]

When organizations apply old methods of problem-solving to new kinds of problems, they may accomplish only temporary fixes or some ineffectual tinkering around the edges. Today's problems are a new breed -- open, complex, dynamic, and networked -- and require a radically different response. In this [...]

"My husband Jan finished me on 17 June 1439. . . . My age was 33 years." So speaks Margaret van Eyck from the frame of her portrait. This painted inscription honors its maker Jan van Eyck, even as it blurs the distinction between living subject and painted double. Frame Work, an in-depth study of p[...]