This monograph assesses in depth the application of recursive Bayesian filters in structural health monitoring. Although the methods and algorithms used here are well established in the field of automatic control, their application in the realm of civil engineering has to date been limited. The monograph is therefore intended as a reference...

While cracking a code might seem like something few of us would encounter in our daily lives, it is actually far more prevalent than we may realize. Anyone who has had personal information taken because of a hacked email account can understand the need for cryptography and the importance of encryptionessentially the need to code information...

• Learn how to analyze malware in a straightforward way with minimum technical skills
• Understand the risk of the rise of document-based malware
• Enhance your malware analysis concepts through illustrations, tips and tricks,...

With Salesforce.com’s Force.com platform, you can build and deploy powerful cloud-based enterprise applications faster than ever before. Now, Jason Ouellette gives you...

Join Megs and Brickbot on another exciting tour of LEGO® building in this second volume of The LEGO Adventure Book series. As they track the Destructor and rebuild the models he destroys, you'll follow along and meet some of the world's best builders. Learn to create sleek spaceships, exotic pirate hideaways,...

No comprehensive description of the physics and possible applications of the Lubistor can be found in a single source even though the Lubistor is already being used in SOI LSIs. The book provides, for the...

Protein Structure Prediction, Third Edition expands on previous editions by focusing on software and web servers. With new chapters that provide instructions on how to use a computational method with examples of prediction by the method. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters...

• Use Python and QGIS to create and transform data, produce appealing GIS visualizations, and build complex map layouts
• Learn undocumented features of the new QGIS...

Edited by Jean-Claude Kader and Michel Delseny and supported by an international Editorial Board, Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. Currently in its 53rd volume, the series features a wide range of reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant...

In "The Tigre Language of Ginda, Eritrea," David L. Elias documents the dialect of the Tigre language that is spoken in the town of Ginda in eastern Eritrea. While the language of Tigre is spoken by perhaps one million people in Eritrea and Sudan, the population of Ginda is fewer than 50,000 people. Elias describes basic aspects of...

This book reports on origin and history of polycondensation chemistry beginning in the first half of the 19th century. Furthermore, history and inventors of the most important polycondensates, such as Nylons, PET or polycarbonates, are described. The classical theory of step-growth polymerizations is discussed in the light of the latest...

Master business modeling and analysis techniques with Microsoft Excel 2013, and transform data into bottom-line results. Written by award-winning educator Wayne Winston, this hands-on, scenario-focused guide shows you how to use the latest Excel tools to integrate data from multiple tables—and how to effectively build a relational data...