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Trellises and Trellis-Based Decoding Algorithms for Linear Block Codes

By: Shu Lin,Tadao Kasami,Toru Fujiwara,Marc Fossorier

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Trellises and Trellis-Based Decoding Algorithms for Linear Block Codes

By: Shu Lin,Tadao Kasami,Toru Fujiwara,Marc Fossorier

As the demand for data reliability increases, coding for error control becomes increasingly important in data transmission systems and has become an integral part of almost all data communication system designs. In recent years, various trellis-based soft-decoding algorithms for linear block codes have been devised. New ideas developed in the study of trellis structure of block codes can be used for improving decoding and analyzing the trellis complexity of convolutional codes. These recent developments provide practicing communication engineers with more choices when designing error control systems. Trellises and Trellis-based Decoding Algorithms for Linear Block Codes combines trellises and trellis-based decoding algorithms for linear codes together in a simple and unified form. The approach is to explain the material in an easily understood manner with minimal mathematical rigor. Trellises and Trellis-based Decoding Algorithms for Linear Block Codes is intended for practicing communication engineers who want to have a fast grasp and understanding of the subject. Only material considered essential and useful for practical applications is included. This book can also be used as a text for advanced courses on the subject.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461557453

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Popular Music in Japan

Transformation Inspired by the West

By: Toru Mitsui

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Popular Music in Japan

Transformation Inspired by the West

By: Toru Mitsui

Popular music in Japan has been under the overwhelming influence of American, Latin American and European popular music remarkably since 1945, when Japan was defeated in World War II. Beginning with gunka and enka at the turn of the century, tracing the birth of hit songs in the record industry in the years preceding the War, and ranging to the adoption of Western genres after the War--the rise of Japanese folk and rock, domestic exoticism as a new trend and J-Pop--Popular Music in Japan is a comprehensive discussion of the evolution of popular music in Japan. In eight revised and updated essays written in English by renowned Japanese scholar Toru Mitsui, this book tells the story of popular music in Japan since the late 19th century when Japan began positively embracing the West.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1501363875

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9781501363870

Atmospheric Radar

Application and Science of MST Radars in the Earth's Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, and Weakly Ionized Regions

By: Wayne K. Hocking,Jürgen Röttger,Robert D. Palmer,Toru Sato,Phillip B. Chilson

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Atmospheric Radar

Application and Science of MST Radars in the Earth's Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, and Weakly Ionized Regions

By: Wayne K. Hocking,Jürgen Röttger,Robert D. Palmer,Toru Sato,Phillip B. Chilson

Richly illustrated, and including both an extensive bibliography and index, this indispensable guide brings together the theory, design, and applications of atmospheric radar. It explains the basic thermodynamics and dynamics of the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere, and discusses the physical and engineering principles behind one of the key tools used to study these regions - MST radars. Key topics covered include antennas, signal propagation, and signal processing techniques. A wide range of practical applications are discussed, including the use of atmospheric radar to study wind profiles, tropospheric temperature, and gravity waves. A detailed overview of radar designs provides a wealth of knowledge and tools, providing readers with a strong basis for building their own instruments. This is an essential resource for graduate students and researchers working in the areas of radar engineering, remote sensing, meteorology, and atmospheric physics, as well as for practitioners in the radar industry.

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855

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Cambridge University Press

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1316727890

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9781316727898

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 15

By: Toru Fujisawa

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GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 15

By: Toru Fujisawa

A new friend, a new Mercedes and a newfound respect from his students. This teacher is living high on life. Well, until he discovers that the friend's a crook, the Mercedes is hot and the respect… well, has he ever had the respect of his students? That debate can wait. Right now, he doesn't need respect because the discovery of a kidnapped girl in the trunk of the Benz means Onizuka's going to have to come up with a plan to rescue her, deflect blame… and then find a new set of wheels… and perhaps defeat a hundred street thugs set on putting some holes in Holy Forest's faculty list. This content is from a former localization of this work and may contain phrases or scenes which were and are still offensive. Rather than omit this content, we have decided to present it in its original form to harbor conversation and growth among the community. Kodansha remains committed to the distribution of compelling stories worldwide, which serve as a lens through which we may view various communities.

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194

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Kodansha America LLC

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1636992684

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9781636992686

Time Zones, Communications Networks, and International Trade

By: Toru Kikuchi

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Time Zones, Communications Networks, and International Trade

By: Toru Kikuchi

Advances in digital technology have driven large decreases in the costs of data transfer and telecommunications. There is a consequent increase in many kinds of international trade. One of the fastest-growing parts of this industry is "remote maintenance" whereby Indian companies debug software for companies in other parts of the world, often taking advantage of time zone differences to offer overnight service. In the existing literature on trade theory, however, relatively few attempts have been made to address the theme of communications networks and the role of time zones. The main purpose of this book is to illustrate, with simple models of international trade, how the introduction of communications networks and the utilization of time zone differences can affect both the structure of international trade and world welfare. Other technological aspects of recent international trade (e.g., competition between international standards, the impact of switching costs on imported products’ introduction) are also examined. Although a focus on theoretical trade models, the book will appeal to scholars, policy makers and business units who wish to learn from the recent changes in communications networks and its impact on the global economy. It provides information and suggestions for better policy formulation in the fast-changing world economy.

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Routledge

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1136805575

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9781136805578

Empowerment Through Agency Enhancement

An Interdisciplinary Exploration

By: Mine Sato,Nobuo Sayanagi,Toru Yanagihara

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Empowerment Through Agency Enhancement

An Interdisciplinary Exploration

By: Mine Sato,Nobuo Sayanagi,Toru Yanagihara

This book focuses on the understanding of factors and mechanisms involved in the development of agency mainly in three related contexts --- participatory development, extension work, and service transactions. The research has its starting point in the recognition of the critical role played by “agency” (commonly understood as want/will for and practice of self-determination and self-management) on the part of intended beneficiaries of services and projects for effective implementation and sustainability. It is designed to address this subject matter with its principal focus on inner capacities and orientations of human beings, posing questions as to how such capacities and orientations could be enhanced and activated in practice by external actors in the field of public policies for socioeconomic and international development. The project is organized transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries --- combining anthropological, psychological, and economic approaches and perspectives.

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240

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Springer Nature

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9811912270

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9789811912276

Human Spatial Cognition and Experience

Mind in the World, World in the Mind

By: Toru Ishikawa

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Human Spatial Cognition and Experience

Mind in the World, World in the Mind

By: Toru Ishikawa

This book offers students an introduction to human spatial cognition and experience and is designed for graduate and advanced undergraduate students who are interested in the study of maps in the head and the psychology of space. We live in space and space surrounds us. We interact with space all the time, consciously or unconsciously, and make decisions and actions based on our perceptions of that space. Have you ever wondered how some people navigate perfectly using maps in their heads while other people get lost even with a physical map? What do you mean when you say you have a poor "sense of direction"? How do we know where we are? How do we use and represent information about space? This book clarifies that our knowledge and feelings emerge as a consequence of our interactions with the surrounding space, and show that the knowledge and feelings direct, guide, or limit our spatial behavior and experience. Space matters, or more specifically space we perceive matters. Research into spatial cognition and experience, asking fundamental questions about how and why space and spatiality matters to humans, has thus attracted attention. It is no coincidence that the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for research into a positioning system in the brain or "inner GPS" and that spatial information and technology are recognized as an important social infrastructure in recent years. This is the first book aimed at graduate and advanced undergraduate students pursuing this fascinating area of research. The content introduces the reader to the field of spatial cognition and experience with a series of chapters covering theoretical, empirical, and practical issues, including cognitive maps, spatial orientation, spatial ability and thinking, geospatial information, navigation assistance, and environmental aesthetics.

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293

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Routledge

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1351251287

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9781351251280

Mathematics as a Laboratory Tool

Dynamics, Delays and Noise

By: John Milton,Toru Ohira

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Mathematics as a Laboratory Tool

Dynamics, Delays and Noise

By: John Milton,Toru Ohira

The second edition of Mathematics as a Laboratory Tool reflects the growing impact that computational science is having on the career choices made by undergraduate science and engineering students. The focus is on dynamics and the effects of time delays and stochastic perturbations (“noise”) on the regulation provided by feedback control systems. The concepts are illustrated with applications to gene regulatory networks, motor control, neuroscience and population biology. The presentation in the first edition has been extended to include discussions of neuronal excitability and bursting, multistability, microchaos, Bayesian inference, second-order delay differential equations, and the semi-discretization method for the numerical integration of delay differential equations. Every effort has been made to ensure that the material is accessible to those with a background in calculus. The text provides advanced mathematical concepts such as the Laplace and Fourier integral transforms in the form of Tools. Bayesian inference is introduced using a number of detective-type scenarios including the Monty Hall problem.

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650

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Springer Nature

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3030695794

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9783030695798

Low Fertility and Population Aging in Japan and Eastern Asia

By: Toru Suzuki

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Low Fertility and Population Aging in Japan and Eastern Asia

By: Toru Suzuki

This book provides a unique comparative view of the extremely low fertility and drastic population aging in Eastern Asian countries. After discussing demographic and political developments of Japan in detail as a reference case, accelerated changes in Korea, Taiwan and China are interpreted with a comparative cultural view. In addition to the well-known cultural divide between countries with strong and weak family ties, this book proposes another divide between offspring of the feudal family and that of the Confucian family. Included is a discussion of how the discrepancy between the compressed change in the socioeconomic system and the slow change in the family system has resulted in extremely low fertility in Eastern Asia. A comparison of policy development reveals that the sense of overpopulation has caused difficulty in launching pro-natal policy interventions in Eastern Asia, especially in China. Impacts of fertility decline on population aging, total dependency ratio and the timing of population decline in Eastern Asia are analyzed with a stylized model. The remaining Confucian family pattern is especially important in understanding and predicting political development to cope with accelerated population aging. This book is a valuable resource for researchers who are interested in the latest and most surprising demographic phenomena in the region.

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4431547800

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Trellises and Trellis-Based Decoding Algorithms for Linear Block Codes

By: Shu Lin,Tadao Kasami,Toru Fujiwara,Marc Fossorier

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By: Shu Lin,Tadao Kasami,Toru Fujiwara,Marc Fossorier

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Book's by Toru Fujiwara

Trellises and Trellis-Based Decoding Algorithms for Linear Block Codes

Trellises and Trellis-Based Decoding Algorithms for Linear Block Codes

Popular Music in Japan

Popular Music in Japan

Atmospheric Radar

Atmospheric Radar

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 15

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 15

Time Zones, Communications Networks, and International Trade

Time Zones, Communications Networks, and International Trade

Empowerment Through Agency Enhancement

Empowerment Through Agency Enhancement

Human Spatial Cognition and Experience

Human Spatial Cognition and Experience

Mathematics as a Laboratory Tool

Mathematics as a Laboratory Tool

Low Fertility and Population Aging in Japan and Eastern Asia

Low Fertility and Population Aging in Japan and Eastern Asia

Trellises and Trellis-Based Decoding Algorithms for Linear Block Codes

Trellises and Trellis-Based Decoding Algorithms for Linear Block Codes

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