Bilevel Programming Problems: Theory, Algorithms and Applications to Energy Networks (Energy Systems)

Handbook of Politics: State and Society in Global Perspective (Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research)

Springer, 2009

Political sociology is the interdisciplinary study of power and the intersection of personality, society and politics. The field also examines how the political process is affected by major social trends as well as exploring how social policies are altered by various social forces.

Political sociologists increasingly use a wide variety...

The Subtle Art of Strategy: Organizational Planning in Uncertain Times

Praeger Publishers, 2003

"Before Jack Welch there was Ian Wilson. In his years at GE, Wilson pioneered the concept that strategists must learn to plan in the face of uncertainty....In this brilliant volume he summarizes the strategic state-of-the-art in terms that are as clear as they are practical. Nobody has said it better." - James O'Toole University of...

SPSS for Starters

Springer, 2010

This small book addresses different kinds of datafiles, as commonly encountered in clinical research, and their data-analysis on SPSS Software. Some 15 years ago serious statistical analyses were conducted by specialist statisticians using ma- frame computers. Nowadays, there is ready access to statistical computing using personal computers...

Clinical Cardiac MRI: With Interactive CD-ROM (Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging)

Springer, 2004

MRI has become the preferred noninvasive imaging modality for the heart and great vessels. The substantial technological progress achieved in recent years has provided the user with state-of-the-art MRI systems, but their optimal use can be limited by restricted awareness of the potential patient benefit and the necessity for teaching. This...

Maya Manual

Springer, 2003

Alias|Wavefront's Maya 3D animation software is an integrated collection of tools for creating computer generated images, used in nearly every blockbuster special effects film that has been released in the last few years. The first choice for digital content creators, Maya combines animation, dynamics, modelling and rendering tools, enabling...

Internet of Things Programming with JavaScript

Packt Publishing, 2017

The Raspberry Pi Zero is a powerful, low-cost, credit-card sized computer, which lends itself perfectly to begin the controller of sophisticated home automation devices. Using the available on-board interfaces, the Raspberry Pi Zero can be expanded to allow the connection of a virtually infinite number of security sensors and...