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Standardization and Expectations

Technological progress has brought about a multitude of standardization problems. For instance, compatibility standards ensure ...

Standardized Functional Verification

Standardized Functional Verification describes the science of functional verification that applies to any digital hardware ...

Statistical Language and Speech Processing

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Statistical Language and Speech Processing, ...

Statistical Mechanics

The completely revised new edition of the classical book on Statistical Mechanics covers the basic concepts of equilibrium ...

Statistical Tools for Finance and Insurance

Statistical Tools in Finance and Insurance presents ready-to-use solutions, theoretical developments and method construction ...

Steam Generators : Description and Design

The first part of the book presents the different types of generators which are installed either in industrial plants like ...

Steel Designers' Handbook / Branko E. Gorenc, A. Syam, Ron Tinyou

Steel-Reinforced Concrete Structures : Assessment and Repair of Corrosion / By Mohamed Abdallah El-Reedy

Examines the corrosion of reinforced concrete from a practical point of view, highlights protective design and repair procedures, ...

Stem Cells in Neuroendocrinology

This volume starts with an elementary introduction covering stem cell methodologies used to produce specific types of neurons, ...

Stochastic Calculus of Variations in Mathematical Finance

This book starts with an exposition from scratch of this theory. Greeks (price sensitivities) are reinterpreted in terms ...

Stochastic Discounted Cash Flow A Theory of the Valuation of Firms

This book discusses firm valuation, which is of interest to economists, particularly those working in finance. Firm valuation ...

Stochastic Discrete Event Systems : Modeling, Evaluation, Applications

The behavior of many technical systems important in everyday life can be described using discrete states and state-changing ...

Stone Conservation: Principles and Practice / Alison Henry

Brings together contributions from leading stone conservation practitioners. It discusses the philosophical principles on ...

Storie di cose semplici = Stories of simple things

The nut, the thread, the key, the ring, the mirror, the button and the sphere are simple things that we encounter every day, ...

Strand Corrosion in Prestressed Concrete Structures / Lei Wang

Focuses on the durability problems of existing prestressed concrete (PC) structures caused by strand corrosion, clarifies ...

Strategic Human Resource Development in Practice : Leveraging Talent for Sustained Performance in the Digital Age of AI / Lyle Yorks

Examines human resource development (HRD) strategy as a learning process, connecting learning and adult development with ...

Strategic Trading in Illiquid Markets

The Area of Research and the Object of Investigation In this thesis we will investigate trading strategies in illiquid markets ...

Stratosphere Troposphere Interactions : An Introduction

This textbook describes various physical, radiative, dynamical and chemical processes involved in the coupling between the ...

Street-Level Architecture : The Past, Present and Future of Interactive Frontages / Conrad Kickert, Hans Karssenberg

Provides the tools to maintain and rebuild the interaction between architecture and public space. Despite the best intentions ...

Strengthening of Concrete Structures : Unified Design Approach, Numerical Examples and Case Studies / Amr Abdelrahman

Presents unified design approach for strengthening concrete members with different techniques such as concrete, steel, and ...