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Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method for Heat and Fluid Flow

By: Roland W. Lewis,Perumal Nithiarasu,Kankanhalli N. Seetharamu

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Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method for Heat and Fluid Flow

By: Roland W. Lewis,Perumal Nithiarasu,Kankanhalli N. Seetharamu

Heat transfer is the area of engineering science which describes the energy transport between material bodies due to a difference in temperature. The three different modes of heat transport are conduction, convection and radiation. In most problems, these three modes exist simultaneously. However, the significance of these modes depends on the problems studied and often, insignificant modes are neglected. Very often books published on Computational Fluid Dynamics using the Finite Element Method give very little or no significance to thermal or heat transfer problems. From the research point of view, it is important to explain the handling of various types of heat transfer problems with different types of complex boundary conditions. Problems with slow fluid motion and heat transfer can be difficult problems to handle. Therefore, the complexity of combined fluid flow and heat transfer problems should not be underestimated and should be dealt with carefully. This book: Is ideal for teaching senior undergraduates the fundamentals of how to use the Finite Element Method to solve heat transfer and fluid dynamics problems Explains how to solve various heat transfer problems with different types of boundary conditions Uses recent computational methods and codes to handle complex fluid motion and heat transfer problems Includes a large number of examples and exercises on heat transfer problems In an era of parallel computing, computational efficiency and easy to handle codes play a major part. Bearing all these points in mind, the topics covered on combined flow and heat transfer in this book will be an asset for practising engineers and postgraduate students. Other topics of interest for the heat transfer community, such as heat exchangers and radiation heat transfer, are also included.

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0470346388

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A Roland Daniel Double

The Signal and the Return of Wu Fang

By: Roland Daniel

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A Roland Daniel Double

The Signal and the Return of Wu Fang

By: Roland Daniel

American readers will rarely see these two thrillers from the 30s by Britain's Roland Daniel. THE SIGNAL (1933) begins with a rich man receiving in the mail five beans (!) just before he's dispatched with a pistol by an unknown hand. Sounds like something Harry Stephen Keeler might have opined. And Fu Manchu has nothing on the inscrutable and titular Wu Fang, whose sordid machinations threaten a young American woman, her Secret Service beau, his cockney sidekick and Superintendent Bill Saville of the Yard. The wily celestial, introduced in 1934, has picked up some new tortures by 1937, and can't wait to try them on the whole crowd.

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Lulu.com

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1605432768

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9781605432762

Good Luck Have Fun

The Rise of eSports

By: Roland Li

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Good Luck Have Fun

The Rise of eSports

By: Roland Li

Esports is one of the fastest growing—and most cutthroat—industries in the world. A confluence of technology, culture, and determination has made this possible. Players around the world compete for millions of dollars in prize money, and companies like Amazon, Coca Cola, and Intel have invested billions. Esports are now regularly played live on national TV. Hundreds of people have dedicated their lives to gaming, sacrificing their education, relationships, and even their bodies to compete, committing themselves with the same fervor of any professional athlete. In Good Luck Have Fun, author Roland Li talks to some of the biggest names in the business and explores the players, companies, and games that have made it to the new major leagues. Follow Alex Garfield as he builds Evil Geniuses, a modest gaming group in his college dorm, into a global, multimillion-dollar eSports empire. Learn how Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill made League of Legends the world’s most successful eSports league and most popular PC game, on track to make over $1 billion a year. See how Twitch.tv pivoted from a video streaming novelty into a $1 billion startup on the back of professional gamers. And dive into eSports’ dark side: drug abuse, labor troubles, and for each success story, hundreds of people who failed to make it big. With updates on recent developments, Good Luck Have Fun is the essential guide to the rise of an industry and culture that challenge what we know about sports, games, and competition.

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Simon and Schuster

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1634506588

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Answer Set Solving in Practice

By: Martin Liu,Roland Roijers

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Answer Set Solving in Practice

By: Martin Liu,Roland Roijers

Answer Set Programming (ASP) is a declarative problem solving approach, initially tailored to modeling problems in the area of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KRR). More recently, its attractive combination of a rich yet simple modeling language with high-performance solving capacities has sparked interest in many other areas even beyond KRR. This book presents a practical introduction to ASP, aiming at using ASP languages and systems for solving application problems. Starting from the essential formal foundations, it introduces ASP's solving technology, modeling language and methodology, while illustrating the overall solving process by practical examples. Table of Contents: List of Figures / List of Tables / Motivation / Introduction / Basic modeling / Grounding / Characterizations / Solving / Systems / Advanced modeling / Conclusions

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Springer Nature

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3031015614

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The Sword Or the Needle

The Female Knight-errant (xia) in Traditional Chinese Narrative

By: Roland Altenburger

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The Sword Or the Needle

The Female Knight-errant (xia) in Traditional Chinese Narrative

By: Roland Altenburger

Focusing on narratives about female knights-errant (xia) along thematic lines in Chinese literacy history, this text provides an overview of the narrative subgenre, the literary representation of gender and the particularities of the Chinese knight-errantry narrative.

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Peter Lang

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3034300360

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EBOOK: Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions

By: Robert T Smith,Roland Minton

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EBOOK: Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions

By: Robert T Smith,Roland Minton

Students who have used Smith/Minton's Calculus say it was easier to read than any other math book they've used. That testimony underscores the success of the authors’ approach, which combines the best elements of reform with the most reliable aspects of mainstream calculus teaching, resulting in a motivating, challenging book. Smith/Minton also provide exceptional, reality-based applications that appeal to students’ interests and demonstrate the elegance of math in the world around us. New features include: • A new organization placing all transcendental functions early in the book and consolidating the introduction to L'Hôpital's Rule in a single section. • More concisely written explanations in every chapter. • Many new exercises (for a total of 7,000 throughout the book) that require additional rigor not found in the 2nd Edition. • New exploratory exercises in every section that challenge students to synthesize key concepts to solve intriguing projects. • New commentaries (“Beyond Formulas”) that encourage students to think mathematically beyond the procedures they learn. • New counterpoints to the historical notes, “Today in Mathematics,” that stress the contemporary dynamism of mathematical research and applications, connecting past contributions to the present. • An enhanced discussion of differential equations and additional applications of vector calculus.

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McGraw Hill

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0077144376

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The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits

By: Roland E. Thomas,Albert J. Rosa,Gregory J. Toussaint

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The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits

By: Roland E. Thomas,Albert J. Rosa,Gregory J. Toussaint

THE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF LINEAR CIRCUITS Textbook covering the fundamentals of circuit analysis and design, now with additional examples, exercises, and problems The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits, 10th Edition, taps into engineering students desire to explore, create, and put their learning into practice by presenting linear circuit theory, with an emphasis on circuit analysis and how to evaluate competing designs. The text integrates active and passive linear circuits, allowing students to understand and design a wide range of circuits, solve analytical problems, and devise solutions to problems. The authors use both phasors and Laplace techniques for AC circuits, enabling better understanding of frequency response, filters, AC power, and transformers. The authors have increased the integration of MATLAB® and Multisim in the text and revised content to be up-to-date with technology when appropriate. The text uses a structured pedagogy where objectives are stated in each chapter opener and examples and exercises are developed so that the students achieve mastery of each objective. The available problems revisit each objective and a suite of problems of increasing complexity task the students to check their understanding. Topics covered in The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits, 10th Edition, include: Basic circuit analysis, including element, connection, combined, and equivalent circuits, voltage and current division, and circuit reduction Circuit analysis techniques, including node-voltage and mesh-current analysis, linearity properties, maximum signal transfer, and interface circuit design Signal waveforms, including the step, exponential, and sinusoidal waveforms, composite waveforms, and waveform partial descriptors Laplace transforms, including signal waveforms and transforms, basic properties and pairs, and pole-zero and Bode diagrams Network functions, including network functions of one- and two-port circuits, impulse response, step response, and sinusoidal response An appendix that lists typical RLC component values and tolerances along with a number of reference tables and OP AMP building blocks that are foundational for analysis and design. With an overarching goal of instilling smart judgment surrounding design problems and innovative solutions, The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits, 10th Edition, provides inspiration and motivation alongside an essential knowledge base. The text is designed for two semesters and is complemented with robust supplementary material to enhance various pedagogical approaches, including an Instructors Manual which features an update on how to use the book to complement the 2022-23 ABET accreditation criteria, 73 lesson outlines using the new edition, additional Instructor Problems, and a Solutions Manual. These resources can be found on the companion website: https://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&bcsId=12533&itemId=1119913020.

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1119913020

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Modern Web Development with IBM WebSphere

Developing, Deploying, and Managing Mobile and Multi-Platform Apps

By: Kyle Brown,Roland Barcia,Karl Bishop,Matthew Perrins

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Developing, Deploying, and Managing Mobile and Multi-Platform Apps

By: Kyle Brown,Roland Barcia,Karl Bishop,Matthew Perrins

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Pearson Education

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0133067033

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Samurai Films

By: Roland Thorne

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Samurai Films

By: Roland Thorne

Samurai films are an intriguing combination of frenetic action sequences, moving personal drama, and philosophical observations on loyalty and violence, all set against the spectacular backdrop of pre-industrial Japan. References to samurai films are quite common in film literature, and many mainstream directors, from Hollywood and elsewhere, have been inspired and influenced by them—Lucas by Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress, and the genre of spaghetti westerns by Kurosawa's Yojimbo. Want to see one of the major inspirations for Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films? Look no further than Toshiya Fujita's Lady Snowblood. The history of this unique Japanese genre, including its influence on world cinema is covered, as well as analysis of the key films that have defined the genre. Classics such as Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy are included, as well as more recent films, such as Shinobi, Aragami, and The Twilight Samurai.

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Oldacastle Books

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1842434004

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Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth and Characterization of Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride

By: Roland Yingjie Tay

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Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth and Characterization of Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride

By: Roland Yingjie Tay

This thesis focuses on the growth of a new type of two-dimensional (2D) material known as hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) using chemical vapor deposition (CVD). It also presents several significant breakthroughs in the authors’ understanding of the growth mechanism and development of new growth techniques, which are now well known in the field. Of particular importance is the pioneering work showing experimental proof that 2D crystals of h-BN can indeed be hexagonal in shape. This came as a major surprise to many working in the 2D field, as it had been generally assumed that hexagonal-shaped h-BN was impossible due to energy dynamics. Beyond growth, the thesis also reports on synthesis techniques that are geared toward commercial applications. Large-area aligned growth and up to an eightfold reduction in the cost of h-BN production are demonstrated. At present, all other 2D materials generally use h-BN as their dielectric layer and for encapsulation. As such, this thesis lays the cornerstone for using CVD 2D h-BN for this purpose.

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Springer

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9811088098

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9789811088094

Bipartite Graphs and Their Applications

By: Armen S. Asratian,Tristan M. J. Denley,Roland Häggkvist

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Bipartite Graphs and Their Applications

By: Armen S. Asratian,Tristan M. J. Denley,Roland Häggkvist

This is the first book which deals solely with bipartite graphs. Together with traditional material, the reader will also find many new and unusual results. Essentially all proofs are given in full; many of these have been streamlined specifically for this text. Numerous exercises of all standards have also been included. The theory is illustrated with many applications especially to problems in timetabling, Chemistry, Communication Networks and Computer Science. For the most part the material is accessible to any reader with a graduate understanding of mathematics. However, the book contains advanced sections requiring much more specialized knowledge, which will be of interest to specialists in combinatorics and graph theory.

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Cambridge University Press

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052159345X

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9780521593458

Verbs

By: Roland Bielmeier,Katrin Häsler,Chungda Haller,et al.

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Verbs

By: Roland Bielmeier,Katrin Häsler,Chungda Haller,et al.

This landmark dictionary serves as a basis for historical-comparative research on Tibetan. Conceptualized empirically and etymologically, it builds on extensive data from the Tibetan dialects and establishes the relationship to Written Tibetan. It reflects historical sound change and semantic change in all of linguistic Tibet. Based on historical sound change and geographical distribution, the dictionary applies a new classification of the Tibetan dialects.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110552566

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9783110552560

Numerical Simulation of Incompressible Viscous Flow

Methods and Applications

By: Roland Glowinski,Tsorng-Whay Pan

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Numerical Simulation of Incompressible Viscous Flow

Methods and Applications

By: Roland Glowinski,Tsorng-Whay Pan

This book on finite element-based computational methods for solving incompressible viscous fluid flow problems shows readers how to apply operator splitting techniques to decouple complicated computational fluid dynamics problems into a sequence of relatively simpler sub-problems at each time step, such as hemispherical cavity flow, cavity flow of an Oldroyd-B viscoelastic flow, and particle interaction in an Oldroyd-B type viscoelastic fluid. Efficient and robust numerical methods for solving those resulting simpler sub-problems are introduced and discussed. Interesting computational results are presented to show the capability of methodologies addressed in the book.

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3110785056

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Wave Phenomena

Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Approximation

By: Willy Dörfler,Marlis Hochbruck,Jonas Köhler,Andreas Rieder,Roland Schnaubelt,Christian Wieners

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Wave Phenomena

Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Approximation

By: Willy Dörfler,Marlis Hochbruck,Jonas Köhler,Andreas Rieder,Roland Schnaubelt,Christian Wieners

This book presents the notes from the seminar on wave phenomena given in 2019 at the Mathematical Research Center in Oberwolfach. The research on wave-type problems is a fascinating and emerging field in mathematical research with many challenging applications in sciences and engineering. Profound investigations on waves require a strong interaction of several mathematical disciplines including functional analysis, partial differential equations, mathematical modeling, mathematical physics, numerical analysis, and scientific computing. The goal of this book is to present a comprehensive introduction to the research on wave phenomena. Starting with basic models for acoustic, elastic, and electro-magnetic waves, topics such as the existence of solutions for linear and some nonlinear material laws, efficient discretizations and solution methods in space and time, and the application to inverse parameter identification problems are covered. The aim of this book is to intertwine analysis and numerical mathematics for wave-type problems promoting thus cooperative research projects in this field.

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Springer Nature

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3031057937

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Socialism in Power

On the History and Theory of Socialist Governance

By: Roland Boer

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Socialism in Power

On the History and Theory of Socialist Governance

By: Roland Boer

This book examines the historical development—in practice and theory—of governance in socialist systems. With more than a century of such development from many parts of the world, including the Soviet Union, China, and the DPRK (North Korea), it is possible to gain much from careful study of their political systems.But what is the nature of this socialist governance? It is abundantly clear that the type of governance in socialist countries had never before been seen in human history. How does this governance work? What was the political theory that arose from the practice? How did this type of governance develop over time and in light of specific conditions?These are the questions that Socialism in Power sets out to answer. It does so not by using methods developed for studying Western liberal nation-states, but by deploying Marxist-Leninist analysis. Not an abstract Marxism, but concrete Marxism, as it was applied and developed in light of the particular historical conditions of the countries in question.The book begins with careful analysis of the works of Marx and Engels, with a particular emphasis on Engels, who was crucial in establishing the basic principles of socialist governance. Next, the book focuses on the Soviet Union, which was the first country in human history to experience socialism in power. The rarely studied DPRK (North Korea) comes next, as a transition to East Asia, followed by a number of chapters on China, which arguably has the most developed form of socialist governance.

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Springer Nature

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9811954143

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9789811954146

The Debian Administrator's Handbook, Debian Jessie from Discovery to Mastery

By: Raphaël Hertzog,Roland Mas

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The Debian Administrator's Handbook, Debian Jessie from Discovery to Mastery

By: Raphaël Hertzog,Roland Mas

Debian GNU/Linux, a very popular non-commercial Linux distribution, is known for its reliability and richness. Built and maintained by an impressive network of thousands of developers throughout the world, the Debian project is cemented by its social contract. This foundation text defines the project's objective: fulfilling the needs of users with a 100% free operating system. The success of Debian and of its ecosystem of derivative distributions (with Ubuntu at the forefront) means that an increasing number of administrators are exposed to Debian's technologies. This Debian Administrator's Handbook, which has been entirely updated for Debian 8 “Jessie”, builds on the success of its 6 previous editions. Accessible to all, this book teaches the essentials to anyone who wants to become an effective and independent Debian GNU/Linux administrator. It covers all the topics that a competent Linux administrator should master, from installation to updating the system, creating packages and compiling the kernel, but also monitoring, backup and migration, without forgetting advanced topics such as setting up SELinux or AppArmor to secure services, automated installations, or virtualization with Xen, KVM or LXC. This book is not only designed for professional system administrators. Anyone who uses Debian or Ubuntu on their own computer is de facto an administrator and will find tremendous value in knowing more about how their system works. Being able to understand and resolve problems will save you invaluable time. Learn more about the book on its official website: debian-handbook.info

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Lulu.com

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Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

A Guide for Foreigners

By: Roland Boer

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Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

A Guide for Foreigners

By: Roland Boer

This book covers the whole system of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, dealing with Deng Xiaoping’s theory, the socialist market economy, a moderately well-off (Xiaokang) society, China’s practice and theory of socialist democracy, human rights, and Xi Jinping’s Marxism. In short, the resolute focus is the Reform and Opening-Up. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics is one of the most important global realities today. However, the concept and its practice remain largely misunderstood outside China. This book sets to redress such a lack of knowledge, by making available to non-Chinese speakers the sophisticated debates and conclusions in China concerning socialism with Chinese Characteristics. It presents this material in a way that is both accessible and thorough.

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Springer Nature

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9811616221

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9789811616228

Peasant Uprisings in Seventeenth-Century France, Russia and China

By: Roland Mousnier

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Peasant Uprisings in Seventeenth-Century France, Russia and China

By: Roland Mousnier

This book, first published in 1971, is a close analysis of some of the typical peasant uprisings of the seventeenth century. The goal of the movements in France and China was a return to an older and more traditional society, rather than a profound transformation of the social structure. In Russia, however, the peasants attempted to overturn the rigid order of a two-class structure and replace it with a more democratic society.

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Routledge

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1000424286

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Chiral Environmental Pollutants

Analytical Methods, Environmental Implications and Toxicology

By: Roland Kallenborn,Heinrich Hühnerfuss,Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein,Imran Ali

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Chiral Environmental Pollutants

Analytical Methods, Environmental Implications and Toxicology

By: Roland Kallenborn,Heinrich Hühnerfuss,Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein,Imran Ali

This monograph contains a survey on the role of chirality in ecotoxicological processes. The focus is on environmental trace analysis. Areas such as toxicology, ecotoxicology, synthetic chemistry, biology, and physics are also covered in detail in order to explain the different properties of enantiomers in environmental samples. This monograph delivers a comprehensive survey for environmental trace analysts, analytical chemists, ecotoxicologists, food scientists and experienced lab workers.

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3030624560

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The Riemann Hypothesis

By: Roland van der Veen,Jan van de Craats

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The Riemann Hypothesis

By: Roland van der Veen,Jan van de Craats

This book introduces interested readers to one of the most famous and difficult open problems in mathematics: the Riemann Hypothesis. Finding a proof will not only make you famous, but also earns you a one million dollar prize. The book originated from an online internet course at the University of Amsterdam for mathematically talented secondary school students. Its aim was to bring them into contact with challenging university level mathematics and show them why the Riemann Hypothesis is such an important problem in mathematics. After taking this course, many participants decided to study in mathematics at university.

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The Mathematical Association of America

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0883856506

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9780883856505

Carnival Queen

By: Roland P. Joseph

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Carnival Queen

By: Roland P. Joseph

On Trinidad, the island of the steel pan, calypso, and carnivals, Annabelle Castello grows up in the impoverished Bristol Village before circumstances transport her to the affluent city of Port-of-Spain. At an early age, Annabelle achieves more than she could have ever imagined in her wildest dreams wealth, power, and famedue to her youth and bewitching beauty. As she grows older and her looks begin to fade, however, Annabelle yearns to embrace the simple values and happiness she once knew. Forty-five years after leaving for the city, Annabelle impulsively abandons everything and heads back to Bristol Village in search of her past, the only man she has ever loved, and the baby girl she left behind. But as she arrives in the village with the hope of reuniting with her love Ricardo, Annabelle is distraught when she learns he has died. Just as she finds solace in the fact that she still has her daughter, Annabelle receives devastating news that will change her life forever. In this poignant tale, a woman embarks on a heartfelt journey back to her past where she soon discovers that nothing is ever as it once was. Joseph has obvious empathy for his characters and the remarkable ability to slip into and out of the persona of each character and maintain voice and tone. Foreword/Clarion Review

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iUniverse

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1475948360

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Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method for Heat and Mass Transfer

By: Perumal Nithiarasu,Roland W. Lewis,Kankanhalli N. Seetharamu

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Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method for Heat and Mass Transfer

By: Perumal Nithiarasu,Roland W. Lewis,Kankanhalli N. Seetharamu

Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method for Heat and Mass Transfer, Second Edition is a comprehensively updated new edition and is a unique book on the application of the finite element method to heat and mass transfer. • Addresses fundamentals, applications and computer implementation • Educational computer codes are freely available to download, modify and use • Includes a large number of worked examples and exercises • Fills the gap between learning and research

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1118535448

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Post-Petrarchism

Origins and Innovations of the Western Lyric Sequence

By: Roland Greene

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Post-Petrarchism

Origins and Innovations of the Western Lyric Sequence

By: Roland Greene

Post-Petrarchism offers a theoretical study of lyric poetry through one of its most long-lived and widely practiced models: the lyric sequence, originated by Francis Petrarch in his Canzoniere of the late fourteenth century. A framework in which poems are suspended according to some organizing or unifying principle, the lyric sequence emerges from European humanist culture as a poetic discourse that represents personal experience and operates as a kind of fiction. Here Roland Greene proposes that since Petrarch the lyric sequence has survived in European and American literatures--from Shakespeare's Sonnets to The Waste Land to Trilce--as a complex in which formal, generic, and cultural designs intersect, and as an embodiment of lyric discourse at its most extensive, inclusive, and ambitious. Enabled by a theoretical introduction to the genre at large, the book treats the founding and elaboration of the vernacular sequence in six major texts by Petrarch, Philip Sidney, Edward Taylor, Walt Whitman, W. B. Yeats, Pablo Neruda, and Martin Adan. Throughout Greene shows how Petrarchism has evolved as lyric discourse through its exposure to such events as the Reformation and Puritanism, the settlement of the New World, and the various modernisms of Europe and the Americas. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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1400861772

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Lectures on the Combinatorics of Free Probability

By: Alexandru Nica,Roland Speicher

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Lectures on the Combinatorics of Free Probability

By: Alexandru Nica,Roland Speicher

This 2006 book is a self-contained introduction to free probability theory suitable for an introductory graduate level course.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521858526

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9780521858526

Animating with Blender

How to Create Short Animations from Start to Finish

By: Roland Hess

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Animating with Blender

How to Create Short Animations from Start to Finish

By: Roland Hess

Blender has become one of the most popular 3D and animation tools on the market, with over 2 million users, and it is free! Animating with Blender is the definitive resource for creating short animation projects from scratch, the ideal platform for experimenting with animation. Blender expert and author Roland Hess walks you through the entire process of creating a short animation, from writing to storyboarding and blocking, through character creation, animation and rendering.

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Taylor & Francis

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1136138455

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Cage Metal Complexes

Clathrochelates Revisited

By: Yan Voloshin,Irina Belaya,Roland Krämer

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Cage Metal Complexes

Clathrochelates Revisited

By: Yan Voloshin,Irina Belaya,Roland Krämer

This fundamental book presents the most comprehensive summary of the current state in chemistry of cage metal complexes. After their previous book “The Encapsulation Phenomenon” (www.springer.com/978-3-319-27737-0) the authors in this book focus on the encapsulation of metal ions by different types of three-dimensional mono- and polynucleating caging ligands. Within these cage metal complexes, (metal) ions can be isolated from external factors. The book provides both a classification of the cage compounds and summaries of synthetic approaches. On that basis the authors then describe the unique chemical and physical properties and the resulting reactivity of the cage compounds, as well as practical and potential applications as potent topological drugs and prodrugs, antifibrillogenic agents, radiodiagnostic and radiotherapeutic compounds, paramagnetic probes, single-molecule magnets, electrocatalysts for hydrogen production, (photo)electronic devices, and many more. Readers will find a well-structured and concise overview, with particular emphasis on a review of synthesis and reactivity of various cage metal complexes, summarizing over 400 literature references, clearly presented in over 300 color schemes and figures.

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Springer

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331956420X

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Geodesy

By: Wolfgang Torge,Jürgen Müller,Roland Pail

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Geodesy

By: Wolfgang Torge,Jürgen Müller,Roland Pail

This standard textbook covers in its extensively revised 5th edition all main directions of geodesy, providing the theoretical background as well as modern principles of measurement and evaluation methods. Today’s geodetic work is comprehensively presented by numerous examples of instruments. New: Novel geodetic reference system; Future gravity field mission concepts and technologies; Principle of quantum gravimetry.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110723301

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The Life and Ballets of Lev Ivanov

Choreographer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake

By: Roland John Wiley

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The Life and Ballets of Lev Ivanov

Choreographer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake

By: Roland John Wiley

The Life and Works of Lev Ivanov is the first book-length study in any language about this Russian artist - Marius Petipa's colleague and Tchaikovsky's collaborator - who is widely celebrated and yet virtually unknown. It follows Ivanov from his infancy in a St Petersburg foundling home through his training in the Imperial Theatre School and his celebrity marriage, to a career as a dancer, régisseur, and choreographer in the St Petersburg Imperial Ballet. Ivanov's artistic world is described, as is his legacy - some dozen works, including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and the famous dances from Prince Igor - which inspired Mikhail Fokine in the next generation. The book is richly documented, including the first complete publication of Ivanov's memoirs, and hundreds of citations, many published here for the first time, from state documents, reminiscences, and criticism.

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Oxford University Press

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019165759X

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The Impact of Interfaces on the Performance of Organic Photovoltaic Cells

By: Roland Steim

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The Impact of Interfaces on the Performance of Organic Photovoltaic Cells

By: Roland Steim

Organic photovoltaic is an attractive technology to solve future energy supply scenarios. To further increase the potential of this technology novel absorber materials and interface materials have to be developed. In this work the paramount importance of interface materials for efficient as well as stable organic photovoltaic cells and modules is demonstrated. The general requirements of interface materials are elaborated and properties of a novel interface material which meets the demands are investigated experimentally and by simulations.

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KIT Scientific Publishing

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3866445261

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Computer Vision - ACCV'98

Third Asian Conference on Computer Vision, Hong Kong, China, January 8 - 10, 1998, Proceedings

By: Roland Chin,Ting-Chuen Pong

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Computer Vision - ACCV'98

Third Asian Conference on Computer Vision, Hong Kong, China, January 8 - 10, 1998, Proceedings

By: Roland Chin,Ting-Chuen Pong

These two volumes constitute the refereed proceedings of the Third Asian Conference on Computer Vision, ACCV'98, held in Hong Kong, China, in January 1998. The volumes present together a total of 58 revised full papers and 112 revised posters selected from over 300 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on biometry, physics-based vision, color vision, robot vision and navigation, OCR and applications, low-level processing, active vision, face and hand posture recognition, segmentation and grouping, computer vision and virtual reality, motion analysis, and object recognition and modeling.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540639306

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TLS Cryptography In-Depth

Explore the intricacies of modern cryptography and the inner workings of TLS

By: Dr. Paul Duplys,Dr. Roland Schmitz

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TLS Cryptography In-Depth

Explore the intricacies of modern cryptography and the inner workings of TLS

By: Dr. Paul Duplys,Dr. Roland Schmitz

A practical introduction to modern cryptography using the Transport Layer Security protocol as the primary reference Key Features Learn about real-world cryptographic pitfalls and how to avoid them Understand past attacks on TLS, how these attacks worked, and how they were fixed Discover the inner workings of modern cryptography and its application within TLS Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionTLS is the most widely used cryptographic protocol today, enabling e-commerce, online banking, and secure online communication. Written by Dr. Paul Duplys, Security, Privacy & Safety Research Lead at Bosch, and Dr. Roland Schmitz, Internet Security Professor at Stuttgart Media University, this book will help you gain a deep understanding of how and why TLS works, how past attacks on TLS were possible, and how vulnerabilities that enabled them were addressed in the latest TLS version 1.3. By exploring the inner workings of TLS, you’ll be able to configure it and use it more securely. Starting with the basic concepts, you’ll be led step by step through the world of modern cryptography, guided by the TLS protocol. As you advance, you’ll be learning about the necessary mathematical concepts from scratch. Topics such as public-key cryptography based on elliptic curves will be explained with a view on real-world applications in TLS. With easy-to-understand concepts, you’ll find out how secret keys are generated and exchanged in TLS, and how they are used to creating a secure channel between a client and a server. By the end of this book, you’ll have the knowledge to configure TLS servers securely. Moreover, you’ll have gained a deep knowledge of the cryptographic primitives that make up TLS.What you will learn Understand TLS principles and protocols for secure internet communication Find out how cryptographic primitives are used within TLS V1.3 Discover best practices for secure configuration and implementation of TLS Evaluate and select appropriate cipher suites for optimal security Get an in-depth understanding of common cryptographic vulnerabilities and ways to mitigate them Explore forward secrecy and its importance in maintaining confidentiality Understand TLS extensions and their significance in enhancing TLS functionality Who this book is for This book is for IT professionals, cybersecurity professionals, security engineers, cryptographers, software developers, and administrators looking to gain a solid understanding of TLS specifics and their relationship with cryptography. This book can also be used by computer science and computer engineering students to learn about key cryptographic concepts in a clear, yet rigorous way with its applications in TLS. There are no specific prerequisites, but a basic familiarity with programming and mathematics will be helpful.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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180461596X

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Cardiac Pacemakers and Resynchronization Step by Step

An Illustrated Guide

By: S. Serge Barold,Roland X. Stroobandt,Alfons F. Sinnaeve

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Cardiac Pacemakers and Resynchronization Step by Step

An Illustrated Guide

By: S. Serge Barold,Roland X. Stroobandt,Alfons F. Sinnaeve

This new edition of the bestselling step-by-step introduction to cardiac pacemakers now includes additional material on CRT and an accompanying website. It retains the effective use of full-page illustrations and short explanations that gained the book such enormous popularity and now provides information on recent advances in cardiac pacing, including biventricular pacing for the treatment of heart failure.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444396161

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