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Astrophysical Plasmas and Fluids

By: VINOD Balakrishnan

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Astrophysical Plasmas and Fluids

By: VINOD Balakrishnan

Life was simple when the dynamic, the spectral and the resolving powers of our instruments were small. One observed whole objects - planets, stars, sunspots, galaxies, often in rainbow colours. Then the revolution occurred: we acquired the centimetric eyes, the mil limetric eyes, the infrared eyes, the ultraviolet eyes, the X-ray eyes and the ,-ray eyes. With these we see mottles on the surface of stars, streams in sunspots, and spirals in nuclei of galaxies. We see regions of multiple mass densities and temperatures in a precari ous balance, losing it occasionally, exhaling flares. The universe is timed, cosmic phenomena are clocked; eternity is lost and variabil ity is bought. Microarcsecond resolutions revealed stirring and siz zling interiors underneath serene surfaces. Short durations and small scales demanded employing a discipline with similar attributes - the discipline of Plasmas and Fluids - known more for its complexity than for its felicity. Some would like to wish it away. We shall learn about plasmas for it is too little familiarity that breeds fear. Complexity can be systemized, to a large extent, by looking for a common denominator among apparently disparate phe nomena. It is not immediately obvious what the contents and the style of a graduate level course on plasmas and fluids aimed at understanding astrophysical phenomena should be. Plasmas and fluids are huge subjects by themselves. The cosmic phenomena where plasmas and fluids playa definite role are equally diverse and numerous.

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9401147205

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9789401147200

The Language of Humour and Its Transmutation in Indian Political Cartoons

By: Vinod Balakrishnan,Vishaka Venkat

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The Language of Humour and Its Transmutation in Indian Political Cartoons

By: Vinod Balakrishnan,Vishaka Venkat

This book develops a model to examine the language of humour, which is multimodal and accounts for the possibility of transmutation of humour as it is performed through editorial cartoons. By transmutation is meant the transition in the language of humour when it crosses its own boundaries to provoke unprecedented reactions resulting in offensiveness, disappointment or hurt sentiment. The transmutability about the language of humour points to its inherently diabolical nature which manifests in the performance of controversial cartoons. The model is built by borrowing theoretical cues from Roman Jakobson, Roland Barthes, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. The integrated model, then, is developed to examine the cartoons which were recommended for deletion by the Thorat Committee, following a cartoon controversy in India. Through the cartoon analysis, the model discerns the significance of context and temporality in determining the impact of humour. It also examines how the ethics of humour; the blurred lines of political correctness and incorrectness are dictated by the political atmosphere and the power dynamics.

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Springer Nature

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3031328361

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9783031328367

Kachi's Kitchen

Family Favorites from Kerala and Tamil Nadu

By: Ann Vinod

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Kachi's Kitchen

Family Favorites from Kerala and Tamil Nadu

By: Ann Vinod

The cuisines of Kerala and Tamil Nadu are among the finest in all of India. The artful blend of aromatic spices and healthy ingredients makes Kachi's Kitchen a book that must be in every family's library. With flavorful, mouthwatering recipes passed down through generations, this book brings authentic recipes, unique and traditional, to your home. Ann Vinod started this book as an effort to preserve her family's heritage and found over 140 treasured recipes including Avial, Puttu and Fish Molee. Kachi's Kitchen provides delicious recipes so anyone can prepare a simple dinner or a special family feast with a South Indian flair.

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1449094236

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9781449094232

Practical Aspects of Embedded System Design using Microcontrollers

By: Jivan Parab,Santosh A. Shinde,Vinod G Shelake,Rajanish K. Kamat,Gourish M. Naik

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Practical Aspects of Embedded System Design using Microcontrollers

By: Jivan Parab,Santosh A. Shinde,Vinod G Shelake,Rajanish K. Kamat,Gourish M. Naik

Second in the series, Practical Aspects of Embedded System Design using Microcontrollers emphasizes the same philosophy of “Learning by Doing” and “Hands on Approach” with the application oriented case studies developed around the PIC16F877 and AT 89S52, today’s most popular microcontrollers. Readers with an academic and theoretical understanding of embedded microcontroller systems are introduced to the practical and industry oriented Embedded System design. When kick starting a project in the laboratory a reader will be able to benefit experimenting with the ready made designs and ‘C’ programs. One can also go about carving a big dream project by treating the designs and programs presented in this book as building blocks. Practical Aspects of Embedded System Design using Microcontrollers is yet another valuable addition and guides the developers to achieve shorter product development times with the use of microcontrollers in the days of increased software complexity. Going through the text and experimenting with the programs in a laboratory will definitely empower the potential reader, having more or less programming or electronics experience, to build embedded systems using microcontrollers around the home, office, store, etc. Practical Aspects of Embedded System Design using Microcontrollers will serve as a good reference for the academic community as well as industry professionals and overcome the fear of the newbies in this field of immense global importance.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1402083939

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THE COUNTER NARRATIVES OF POWER AND IDENTITY IN COLONIAL KERALAM

By: Dr. K. Vinod Chandran

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THE COUNTER NARRATIVES OF POWER AND IDENTITY IN COLONIAL KERALAM

By: Dr. K. Vinod Chandran

Dr. K. Vinod Chandran, is a prolific writer in English and Malayalam and has wrote many articles and studies related to philosophy, literature, criticism, cultural studies, and intellectual or cultural history. He had attended many of the International Seminars on History and philosophy as a resource person, mostly held in New Delhi, Manipal, Hydrabad, and Kerala from 1990 to the present time. Area of specialization : Cultural or intellectual history , Philosophy and Literary Criticism. Born in 7-9-1955, Vinod Chandran retired in 2011 as an associate Professor and Head of the department of History, Sree Kerala varma college Thrissur, Kerala. The Title of his doctoral work is “The Counter-narratives of Power and Identity In Colonial Keralam—A reading of C.V.Ramanpilla”. The thesis, done under the supervision of Dr. K.N. Panikkar, the renowned Cultural historian of India, was submitted in 2004 to the Center of Historical studies, J.N.U. New Delhi. He was awarded PhD in 2005. The author is now preoccupied with publishing books in Malayalam, especially on The poetry and thought of Narayanaguru , on the art of C.V. Raman pilla, one of the greatest novelists of Malayalam, and on the contemporary poetry and literature of Malayalam. Presently he resides in Thrissur, Kerala.

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JEC PUBLICATION

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9358500093

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9789358500097

Public Expenditure, Economic Growth and Inflation

By: Mukesh Kumar Solanki,Vinod Sen

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Public Expenditure, Economic Growth and Inflation

By: Mukesh Kumar Solanki,Vinod Sen

The book “Public Expenditure, Economic Growth and Inflation” addresses the most relevant issue of inflation in Indian economy. It makes an interesting reading as it attempts to establish the relationship among three macro-economic indicators, i.e., public expenditure, economic growth and inflation. The book gives an overview of the increasing public expenditure and its composition throughout the years after independence. Based on the secondary data the study makes a sincere effort to establish the possible relationship between public expenditure, inflation and economic growth. The book finds out that the Wagner law of increasing state activity is applicable in India both in absolute and relative terms. Economic Growth and public expenditure are positively correlated. Economic growth and inflation are inversely related. As public expenditure is motivated by maximization of social welfare, reduction in public expenditure means to sacrifice the social welfare objective.

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Allied Publishers

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8184249764

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Preparing for the Worst

Incorporating Downside Risk in Stock Market Investments

By: Hrishikesh (Rick) D. Vinod,Derrick Reagle

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Preparing for the Worst

Incorporating Downside Risk in Stock Market Investments

By: Hrishikesh (Rick) D. Vinod,Derrick Reagle

A timely approach to downside risk and its role in stock market investments When dealing with the topic of risk analysis, most books on investments treat downside and upside risk equally. Preparing for the Worst takes an entirely novel approach by focusing on downside risk and explaining how to incorporate it into investment decisions. Highlighting this asymmetry of the stock market, the authors describe how existing theories miss the downside and follow with explanations of how it can be included. Various techniques for calculating downside risk are demonstrated. This book presents the latest ideas in the field from the ground up, making the discussion accessible to mathematicians and statisticians interested in applications in finance, as well as to finance professionals who may not have a mathematical background. An invaluable resource for anyone wishing to explore the critical issues of finance, portfolio management, and securities pricing, this book: Incorporates Value at Risk into the theoretical discussion Uses many examples to illustrate downside risk in U.S., international, and emerging market investments Addresses downside risk arising from fraud and corruption Includes step-by-step instructions on how to implement the methods introduced in this book Offers advice on how to avoid pitfalls in calculations and computer programming Provides software use information and tips

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471686514

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9780471686514

Introduction to Ferroic Materials

By: Vinod Wadhawan

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Introduction to Ferroic Materials

By: Vinod Wadhawan

Ferroic materials are important, not only because of the improved understanding of condensed matter, but also because of their present and potential device applications. This book presents a unified description of ferroic materials at an introductory level, with the unifying factor being the occurrence of nondisruptive phase transitions in crystals

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CRC Press

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1482283050

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Hands-on Intermediate Econometrics Using R: Templates For Learning Quantitative Methods And R Software (Second Edition)

By: Hrishikesh D Vinod

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Hands-on Intermediate Econometrics Using R: Templates For Learning Quantitative Methods And R Software (Second Edition)

By: Hrishikesh D Vinod

How to learn both applied statistics (econometrics) and free, open-source software R? This book allows students to have a sense of accomplishment by copying and pasting many hands-on templates provided here.The textbook is essential for anyone wishing to have a practical understanding of an extensive range of topics in Econometrics. No other text provides software snippets to learn so many new statistical tools with hands-on examples. The explicit knowledge of inputs and outputs of each new method allows the student to know which algorithm is worth studying. The book offers sufficient theoretical and algorithmic details about a vast range of statistical techniques.The second edition's preface lists the following topics generally absent in other textbooks. (i) Iteratively reweighted least squares, (ii) Pillar charts to represent 3D data. (iii) Stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) (iv) model selection with Mallows' Cp criterion. (v) Hodrick-Prescott (HP) filter. (vi) Automatic ARIMA models. (vi) Nonlinear Granger-causality using kernel regressions and bootstrap confidence intervals. (vii) new Keynesian Phillips curve (NKPC). (viii) Market-neutral pairs trading using two cointegrated stocks. (ix) Artificial neural network (ANN) for product-specific forecasting. (x) Vector AR and VARMA models. (xi) New tools for diagnosing the endogeneity problem. (xii) The elegant set-up of k-class estimators and identification. (xiii) Probit-logit models and Heckman selection bias correction. (xiv) Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and areas under them. (xv) Confusion matrix. (xvi) Quantile regression (xvii) Elastic net estimator. (xviii) generalized Correlations (xix) maximum entropy bootstrap for time series. (xx) Convergence concepts quantified. (xxi) Generalized partial correlation coefficients (xxii) Panel data and duration (survival) models.

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World Scientific

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9811256195

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9789811256196

A Guide to Reagents in Organic Synthesis

By: Vinod Jena

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A Guide to Reagents in Organic Synthesis

By: Vinod Jena

This book is collection of various reagents used in organic synthesis. This book will provide a good practice problems on reagents for all the aspirants of competitive examination. The materials are given concise manner with proper problems.

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Lulu.com

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1329162145

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9781329162143

Advanced Sampling Methods

By: Raosaheb Latpate,Jayant Kshirsagar,Vinod Kumar Gupta,Girish Chandra

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Advanced Sampling Methods

By: Raosaheb Latpate,Jayant Kshirsagar,Vinod Kumar Gupta,Girish Chandra

This book discusses all major topics on survey sampling and estimation. It covers traditional as well as advanced sampling methods related to the spatial populations. The book presents real-world applications of major sampling methods and illustrates them with the R software. As a large sample size is not cost-efficient, this book introduces a new method by using the domain knowledge of the negative correlation between the variable of interest and the auxiliary variable in order to control the size of a sample. In addition, the book focuses on adaptive cluster sampling, rank-set sampling and their applications in real life. Advance methods discussed in the book have tremendous applications in ecology, environmental science, health science, forestry, bio-sciences, and humanities. This book is targeted as a text for undergraduate and graduate students of statistics, as well as researchers in various disciplines.

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Springer Nature

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9811606226

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9789811606229

Hands-on Intermediate Econometrics Using R: Templates For Extending Dozens Of Practical Examples (With Cd-rom)

By: Hrishikesh D Vinod

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Hands-on Intermediate Econometrics Using R: Templates For Extending Dozens Of Practical Examples (With Cd-rom)

By: Hrishikesh D Vinod

This book explains how to use R software to teach econometrics by providing interesting examples, using actual data applied to important policy issues. It helps readers choose the best method from a wide array of tools and packages available. The data used in the examples along with R program snippets, illustrate the economic theory and sophisticated statistical methods extending the usual regression. The R program snippets are not merely given as black boxes, but include detailed comments which help the reader better understand the software steps and use them as templates for possible extension and modification.

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981310127X

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9789813101272

The Evolution of Yield Management in the Airline Industry

Origins to the Last Frontier

By: Ben Vinod

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The Evolution of Yield Management in the Airline Industry

Origins to the Last Frontier

By: Ben Vinod

This book chronicles airline revenue management from its early origins to the last frontier. Since its inception revenue management has now become an integral part of the airline business process for competitive advantage. The field has progressed from inventory control of the base fare, to managing bundles of base fare and air ancillaries, to the precise inventory control at the individual seat level. The author provides an end-to-end view of pricing and revenue management in the airline industry covering airline pricing, advances in revenue management, availability, and air shopping, offer management and product distribution, agency revenue management, impact of revenue management across airline planning and operations, and emerging technologies is travel. The target audience of this book is practitioners who want to understand the basics and have an end-to-end view of revenue management.

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3030704246

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9783030704247

Higher Education for Sustainable Development and Millennium Development Goals

By: Vinod Singh

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Higher Education for Sustainable Development and Millennium Development Goals

By: Vinod Singh

With increasing concern of human being on the issue sustainability, the interpretation has also become a fanciful exercise. The issue sustainability can be understood from two perspectives, the first one is reductive approach, second is the holistic approach.

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CCLP Worldwide

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9353216850

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9789353216856

Indspired

Indian Inspired Fusion Cuisine

By: Ann Vinod

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Indspired

Indian Inspired Fusion Cuisine

By: Ann Vinod

Ann Vinod has traveled the world to experience different spices, ingredients, and cooking techniques. She fell in love not only with a man who was born in India but with Indian cuisine, as well. Now, with her cookbook, Indspired, she introduces flavorful Indian fusion fare and makes it accessible to novice cooks and experienced foodies alike. She presents starters, main dishes, snacks and more in this innovative collection of east meets west. The flavors of both cultures mesh perfectly in each recipe, creating new and delicious taste combinations. She draws upon her experience as a restaurant cook to make your kitchen a place of complex flavors and fun. All of the entre recipes in Indspired are paired with leading single malt whiskies. She encourages adventurous chefs to learn how to match this classic spirit with her modern recipes. Take an imaginative trip around the world including the far reaches of India and return feeling truly Indspired.

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1504909712

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9781504909716

Epidemiology of oral cancer. Precancerous lesions and conditions, primary prevention and surgical management

By: Vinod Nair Sreekumar,Anjana Ravindran,Babu Mathew

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Epidemiology of oral cancer. Precancerous lesions and conditions, primary prevention and surgical management

By: Vinod Nair Sreekumar,Anjana Ravindran,Babu Mathew

Document from the year 2017 in the subject Medicine - Epidemiology, , course: MDS, language: English, abstract: This paper deals with Epidemiology of oral cancer. Precancerous lesions and conditions, primary prevention, surgical management and other topics will be shown. Oral cancer is one of the ten leading cancers in the world. Globally the age adjusted incidence rates for oral cancer in men varies from 2.2/100000 in Japan to 22.5/100000 in Brazil; and in women from 0.9/100000 in Japan to 17.2/100000 in Bangalore. In south East Asia, it is the leading cancer in males and the third leading cancer in females. For description the following subsites are included in oral cancers: lip.tongue,gum, floor of mouth, buccal mucosa palate and other parts of the mouth (ICD-0140,141,143,144,145) There is considerable international, national, interethnic variation in the distribution of cancer in intraoral sites. Cancer of the buccal mucosa, lower alveolus and the retro molar trigone are grouped together as cancers of gingivo buccal complex and can be aptly called as the Indian oral cancer as they constitute 60% of all oral cancer in India. Tongue and floor of mouth cancers form the bulk of oral cancers in the west.

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