"Introduction to Embedded System Design Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays" provides a starting point for the use of field programmable gate arrays in the design of embedded systems. The text considers a hypothetical robot controller as an embedded application and weaves around it related concepts of FPGA-based digital design. The...

The Rough Guide Mandarin Chinese Phrasebook is the definitive Phrasebook to help you make the most of your time in China. Whether you want to book a hotel room, ask what time the train leaves, or buy a drink from the bar, this Phrasebook will help you communicate with the locals in no time with a dictionary of more than 5,000...

First edition: Winner of Choice Magazine - Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 Sustainability promises both reduced environmental impacts and real cash savings for any organization - be it a business, non-profit/NGO or government department. This easy-to-use manual has been written by top business consultants specifically to help managers,...

Who else wants to be able to communicate effectively? From early theorists to modern social scientists studies in communication have undergone a number of significant changes. Many of the concepts of early researchers can be seen to underpin many of the practices of business communication today. Whether in an internal sense where radical...

Life coaching empowers people to make lasting, positive, inspirational change in their working life and life outside work. As such, coaching is a proven highly successful management technique. Many people seek coaches from within their organisation or visit a professional life coach. But many more still feel uncomfortable asking another...

The objective of this book is to convey a foundation knowledge of management accounting practice within the context of relevant theory. The book situates management accounting in its social and organisational context, before examining costing, decision-making, planning and control and performance measurement. The book is particularly well...

Who needs to manage a project? Well, frankly, everyone working in the public or private sector. Yet how many of us get adequately trained in how to do it? This is where this book can help. Written by an experienced practitioner, what lies at the beating heart of this book is the structure of a strategy to ensure that every project is...

This book will show you how to use OpenCVs Python bindings to capture video, manipulate images, and track objects with either a normal webcam or a specialized depth sensor, such as the Microsoft Kinect. OpenCV is an open source, cross-platform libran' that provides building blocks for computer vision experiments and applications. It...

Web Search Engine Research, edited by Dirk Lewandowski, provides an understanding of Web search engines from the unique perspective of Library and Information Science. The book explores a range of topics including retrieval effectiveness, user satisfaction, the evaluation of search interfaces, the impact of search on society, reliability of...

The most authoritative guide to preparing for the ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management. It includes an extensive range of practice questions complete with explanations and key learning points and will greatly assist anyone sitting or intending to sit the ITIL Service Management Foundation Certificate. This new edition provides...