Electronic Books

Spies in the Sky : Surveillance Satellites in War and Peace

Responds to the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age – the launch of Sputnik 1 – with a review ...

Springer Handbook of Acoustics

Acoustics, the science of sound, has developed into a broad interdisciplinary field encompassing the academic disciplines ...

Springer Handbook of Enzymes ; Vol.37 : Class 2 : Transferases X EC 2.7.1.113–2.7.5.7

Springer Handbook of Enzymes provides data on enzymes sufficiently well characterized. It offers concise and complete descriptions ...

Springer Handbook of Speech Processing

This handbook is meant to play a fundamental role for sustainable progress in speech research and development. The handbook ...

Stability of Dynamical Systems : Continuous, Discontinuous, and Discrete Systems

In the analysis and synthesis of contemporary systems, engineers and scientists are frequently confronted with increasingly ...

Stability of Nonautonomous Differential Equations

Main theme of this volume is the stability of nonautonomous differential equations, with emphasis on the Lyapunov stability ...

Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems Using Receding-horizon Control Schemes

Dr. Alamir presents a successful approach to this problem based on a co-operation between structural considerations and on-line ...

State of the Universe 2008 : New Images, Discoveries, and Events

Provides an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science level reader to be published every September. The book ...

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, ...

Stochastic Ordinary and Stochastic Partial Differential Equations : Transition from Microscopic to Macroscopic Equations

This book provides the first rigorous derivation of mesoscopic and macroscopic equations from a deterministic system of microscopic ...

Stock Market Anomalies

Interest in the Latin American emerging markets (LAEM) has increased considerably in recent years. It is often claimed that ...

Stone Conservation: Principles and Practice / Alison Henry

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

Storytelling

As a concept, storytelling has won a decisive foothold in the debate on how brands of the future will be shaped. Yet, companies ...

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 Creativity : A Business Field Guide to Advertising, Branding, and Design / Robin Landa

Strategic Creativity is a fundamental resource that enables business professionals to stand out amongst their colleagues ...

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 ...

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 ...

Structural Concrete: Theory and Design / M. Nadim Hassoun, Akthem Al-Manaseer

Covers the historical background of structural concrete; advantages and disadvantages; codes and practice; and design philosophy ...