This fascinating book examines some of the characteristics of technological/engineering models that are likely to be unfamiliar to those who are interested primarily in the history and philosophy of science and mathematics, and which differentiate technological models from scientific and mathematical ones. Themes that will be highlighted include: • the …

Electric power systems are experiencing significant changes at the worldwide scale in order to become cleaner, smarter, and more reliable. This edited book examines a wide range of topics related to these changes, which are primarily caused by the introduction of information technologies, renewable energy penetration, digitalized equipment, new operational …

All successful imaging systems employ some form of color management for previewing, controlling and adjusting color throughout the image-production process. Today’s increasingly complex systems pose challenging problems: they must support numerous devices and media having disparate color properties, and they also must provide for the interchange of images among dissimilar …

Building and maintaining a strong and effective team.  If two heads are better than one, how about a team of heads? An effective team can be more innovative than an individual. But how do you get there? While it is true that building and managing a strong, productive team is …

The Business of Givingdescribes the systems and processes philanthropists need to adopt in order to achieve their goals. It provides a “toolkit” for philanthropic investment taking the reader through each stage of their decision making. Its techniques are equally applicable to whatever investment vehicle is being utilized from traditional grants …

Image registration is the process of finding correspondence between all points in two images of a scene – a process with numerous applications in computer vision and image analysis. This comprehensive text/reference presents a thorough and detailed guide to image registration, outlining the principles and reviewing state-of-the-art tools and methods. …

The focus of this book is on bridging the gap between two extreme methods for developing software. On the one hand, there are texts and approaches that are so formal that they scare off all but the most dedicated theoretical computer scientists. On the other, there are some who believe …

In 2003, David Horowitz began a campaign to promote intellectual diversity and a return to academic standards in American universities. To achieve these goals he devised an Academic Bill of Rights and created a national student movement with chapters on 160 college campuses. Take No Prisoners is a riveting account …

This book will help prepare readers for the 21st Century by becoming effective managers overseeing global marketing activities in an increasingly competitive environment. It is the first book to offer a truly global, as opposed to multinational, perspective on marketing …

The study of financial systems is worthwhile both for its own sake and because financial activity contributes to economic efficiency. And while financial systems exhibit wide-ranging differences in appearance, their structure and activities have greater commonality than is customarily realized. With Modern Financial Systems, experienced financial expert Edwin Neave extensively …