1.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00173415

Titolo

Antologia del pensamiento politico, social y económico de América Latina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madrid, : Ediciones de Cultura Hispánica. Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericana

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Collezione

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820320403321

Autore

Morton Paula E.

Titolo

Tortillas : a cultural history / / Paula E. Morton ; designed by Lisa Tremaine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8263-5215-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 p.)

Disciplina

641.81/5

Soggetti

Tortillas - History

Food habits - Mexico

Food habits - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The incomparable tortilla -- The life giving tortilla -- The stubborn tortilla -- El norte -- The frontier tortilla -- The industrial tortilla -- The immigrant tortilla.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911020334603321

Autore

Chang Kai <1948->

Titolo

RF and microwave wireless systems / / Kai Chang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Wiley, 2000

ISBN

9786610272723

9781280272721

1280272724

9780470311806

0470311800

9780471463870

0471463876

9780471224327

0471224324

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Collana

Wiley series in microwave and optical engineering

Disciplina

621.38415

621.38456

Soggetti

Wireless communication systems

Mobile communication systems

Microwave communication systems

Radio frequency

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Brief History of RF and Microwave Wireless Systems; 1.2 Frequency Spectrums; 1.3 Wireless Applications; 1.4 A Simple System Example; 1.5 Organization of This Book; 2 Review of Waves and Transmission Lines; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Wave Propagation; 2.3 Transmission Line Equation; 2.4 Reflection, Transmission, and Impedance for a Terminated Transmission Line; 2.5 Voltage Standing-Wave Ratio; 2.6 Decibels, Insertion Loss, and Return Loss; 2.7 Smith Charts; 2.8 S-Parameters; 2.9 Coaxial Lines; 2.10 Microscript Lines; 2.11 Waveguides

2.12 Lumped Elements2.13 Impedance Matching Networks; Problems; References; 3 Antenna Systems; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Isotropic Radiator



and Plane Waves; 3.3 Far-Field Region; 3.4 Antenna Analysis; 3.5 Antenna Characteristics and Parameters; 3.6 Monopole and Dipole Antennas; 3.7 Horn Antennas; 3.8 Parabolic Dish Antennas; 3.9 Microstrip Patch Antennas; 3.10 Antenna Arrays and Phased Arrays; 3.11 Antenna Measurements; Problems; References; 4 Various Components and Their System Parameters; 4.1 Introduction and History; 4.2 Couplers, Hybrids, and Power Dividers/Combiners

4.3 Resonators, Filters, and Multiplexers4.4 Isolators and Circulators; 4.5 Detectors and Mixers; 4.6 Switches, Phase Shifters, and Attenuators; 4.7 Oscillators and Amplifiers; 4.8 Frequency Multipliers and Dividers; Problems; References; 5 Receiver System Parameters; 5.1 Typical Receivers; 5.2 System Considerations; 5.3 Natural Sources of Receiver Noise; 5.4 Receiver Noise Figure and Equivalent Noise Temperature; 5.5 Compression Points, Minimum Detectable Signal, and Dynamic Range; 5.6 Third-Order Intercept Point and Intermodulation; 5.7 Spurious Responses; 5.8 Spurious-Free Dynamic Range

ProblemsReferences; 6 Transmitter and Oscillator Systems; 6.1 Transmitter Parameters; 6.2 Transmitter Noise; 6.3 Frequency Stability and Spurious Signals; 6.4 Frequency Tuning, Output Power, and Efficiency; 6.5 Intermodulation; 6.6 Crystal Reference Oscillators; 6.7 Phase-Locked Oscillators; 6.8 Frequency Synthesizers; Problems; References; 7 Radar and Sensor Systems; 7.1 Introduction and Classifications; 7.2 Radar Equation; 7.3 Radar Equation Including Pulse Integration and System Losses; 7.4 Radar Cross Section; 7.5 Pulse Radar; 7.6 Continuous-Wave or Doppler Radar

7.7 Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave Radar7.8 Direction Finding and Tracking; 7.9 Moving-Target Indication and Pulse Doppler Radar; 7.10 Synthetic Aperture Radar; 7.11 Practical Radar Examples; Problems; References; 8 Wireless Communication Systems; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Friis Transmission Equation; 8.3 Space Loss; 8.4 Link Equation and Link Budget; 8.5 Effective Isotropic Radiated Power and G/T Parameters; 8.6 Radio/Microwave Links; 8.7 Satellite Communication Systems; 8.8 Mobile Communication Systems and Wireless Cellular Phones

8.9 Personal Communication Systems and Satellite Personal Communication Systems

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive introduction to the hardware, parameters, and architectures of RF/microwave wireless systemsAs the basis for some of the hottest technologies of the new millennium, radio frequency (RF) and microwave wireless systems rapidly propel us toward a future in which the transmission of voice, video, and data communications will be possible anywhere in the world through the use of simple, handheld devices.This book provides scientists and engineers with clear, thorough, up-to-date explanations of all aspects of RF and microwave wireless systems, including general hardwa