Springer Handbook of Geographic Information

Symmetry

Princeton Press, 1983

STARTING from the somewhat vague notion of symmetry = harmony of proportions, these four lectures gradually develop first the geometric concept of symmetry in its several forms, as bilateral, translatory, rotational, ornamental and crystallographic symmetry, etc., and finally rise to the general idea underlying all these special forms, namely that...

Handbook of Research on Wireless Multimedia: Quality of Service and Solutions

Information Science Publishing, 2008

The recent rapid advances in wireless technologies have created a demand for high quality multimedia applications and services. These advanced multimedia applications give rise to a new set of challenges in providing Quality of Service (QoS) when delivering these services over wireless networks.

The Handbook of Research on Wireless...

Structural Steel Designer's Handbook: AISC, AASHTO, AISI, ASTM, and ASCE-07 Design Standards

McGraw-Hill, 2005

Mirroring the latest developments in materials, methods, codes, and standards in building and bridge design, this is a one-of-a-kind, definitive reference for engineers.

This chapter presents and discusses the properties of structural steels that are of importance in design and construction. Designers should be familiar with...

Dress and Society: contributions from archaeology

Oxbow Books, 2017

While traditional studies of dress and jewelry have tended to focus purely on reconstruction or descriptions of style, chronology and typology, the social context of costume is now a major research area in archaeology. This refocusing is largely a result of the close relationship between dress and three currently popular topics: identity,...

Statistical and Inductive Inference by Minimum Message Length (Information Science and Statistics)

Springer, 2005

My thanks are due to the many people who have assisted in the work reported here and in the preparation of this book. The work is incomplete and this account of it rougher than it might be. Such virtues as it has owe much to others; the faults are all mine.

My work leading to this book began when David Boulton and I attempted to develop...

Service Level Management Best Practice Handbook: Building, Running and Managing Effective Service Level Management SLAs - Ready to Use Supporting Documents Bringing ITIL Theory into Practice

Emereo Pty Ltd, 2008

Many organizations are looking to implement Service Level Management as a way to improve the structure and quality of the business.

This document describes the contents of the Service Level Management Guide. The information found within the book is based on the ITIL Version 2 framework, specifically the Service...