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Advances in ecological research . Volume 45 The role of body size in multispecies systems / / edited by Andrea Belgrano, Julia Reiss
| Advances in ecological research . Volume 45 The role of body size in multispecies systems / / edited by Andrea Belgrano, Julia Reiss |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Waltham, Mass., : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
| Disciplina |
574.5082
591.41 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BelgranoAndrea
ReissJulia |
| Collana | Advances in ecological research |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal ecology
Body size |
| ISBN |
1-283-28823-0
9786613288233 0-12-386476-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Role of Body Size in Multispecies Systems; Copyright; Contents; Contributors to Volume 45; Preface; The need for a more integrative approach to ecology and a return to the roots of the science; A changing world view?; Searching for simplifying rules within a complex science; The division and reconnection of fisheries science and ecology; Individual-based Data and the "Curse of the Latin Binomial"; Beyond taxonomy and body size?; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 1: Determinants of Density-Body Size Scaling Within Food Webs and Tools for Their Detection; Abstract
I IntroductionII Density-Mass from Different Angles; III DMR and Food Webs; A Trophic Position; B Gape Limitation and DMR; C Discontinuities and the DMR; IV Statistical Issues; A Frequency Distribution; B Bivariate Relationships; C Multiple DMR in the Same Dataset; V DMR and Its Detection in a Metacommunity; A Study System; B Five DMRs in a Single System; C Cross-Community at Different Levels; D Amphibians as an Example of Discontinuous DMR; E Evaluation of Methodological Performance; VI Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References Chapter 2: Predicted Effects of Behavioural Movement and Passive Transport on Individual Growth and Community Size Structure in Marine EcAbstract; I Introduction; II Methods; A Model Development; B Growth and Mortality; C Spatial Flux; D Numerical Solution; E Parameter Choices; F Simulations; G Data; III Results; A Consequences of Behavioural Movement on Size Spectra; B Life Histories; C Parameter Sensitivities; D Consequences of Adding Abiotic Movement; E Effects of Simulated Phytoplankton Bloom; F Data; IV Discussion; Acknowledgments; References Chapter 3: Seeing Double: Size-Based and Taxonomic Views of Food Web StructureAbstract; I Introduction; A The Allometry of Trophic Relations; B Overcoming Pitfalls Through a Plurality of Viewpoints; C Individual-Based Food Webs: An Emerging Field; II Methods; A Study Sites-The Seven Food Webs; 1 Afon Hirnant; 2 Broadstone Stream; 3 Celtic Sea; 4 Coilaco, Guampoe and Trancura Rivers, Chile; 5 Tadnoll Brook; B Aggregation into Different Levels of Resolution and Groupings; 1 Different Levels of Resolution Based on Taxonomic Groupings 2 Different Levels of Aggregation Based on Size-Class Groupings3 Food Web Aggregations; C Response Variables Analysed; 1 Size Structure Dimension Set #1: Trophic Orderings; a Predator Mass-Prey Mass; b Predator Mass - Predator-Prey Mass Ratio; c Species Mass-Trophic height (TH); 2 Size Structure Dimension Sets #2 and 3: Diet Variation and Predator variation; a Predator Mass-Variance of Prey Mass and Prey Mass-Variance of Predator Mass; b Predator Mass-Range of Prey Mass and Prey Mass-Range of Predator Mass; c Species Mass-In-Degree (Generalism) and Out-Degree (Vulnerability) D Statistical Analyses |
| Altri titoli varianti | Role of body size in multispecies systems |
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| Waltham, Mass., : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2011 | ||
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Auction theory / Vijay Krishna
| Auction theory / Vijay Krishna |
| Autore | Krishna, Vijay |
| Edizione | [2. ed] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, MA : Academic Press/Elsevier, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 381.1701 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vendite all'asta - Modelli matematici
Game theory |
| ISBN |
9780123745071
0123745071 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002086649707536 |
Krishna, Vijay
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The banker's handbook on credit risk : implementing Basel II / / Morton Glantz, Johnathan Mun
| The banker's handbook on credit risk : implementing Basel II / / Morton Glantz, Johnathan Mun |
| Autore | Glantz Morton |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press/Elsevier, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.1068 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MunJohnathan |
| Soggetto topico |
Bank loans - Management
Asset-liability management Credit analysis Banks and banking - Risk management |
| ISBN |
9786611279394
9781281279392 1281279390 9780080570051 0080570054 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front cover |
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press/Elsevier, c2008 | ||
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Bioactive foods in promoting health : probiotics and prebiotics / / edited by Ronald Ross Watson, Victor R. Preedy
| Bioactive foods in promoting health : probiotics and prebiotics / / edited by Ronald Ross Watson, Victor R. Preedy |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (638 p.) |
| Disciplina |
613.26
615/.329 613.28 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WatsonRonald R (Ronald Ross)
PreedyVictor R |
| Soggetto topico |
Functional foods
Probiotics Prebiotics |
| ISBN |
1-282-54128-5
9786612541285 0-08-095854-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Bioactive Foods in Promoting Health; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Contributors; Section A: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; Chapter 1. Production of Probiotic Cultures and Their Incorporation into Foods; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PRODUCTION OF PROBIOTIC CULTURES FOR FOODS OR FOOD SUPPLEMENTS; 3. ENSURING DELIVERY OF VIABLE CULTURES IN FOODS AND SUPPLEMENTS; 4. ADDITION OF PROBIOTICS TO FOODS-ENSURING EFFICACY; 5. CONCEPT OF PROBIOACTIVE; 6. CONCLUSION; References; Chapter 2. Assessment of Prebiotics and Probiotics: An Overview; 1. INTRODUCTION
2. PREBIOTIC CONCEPT3. USE OF PREBIOTICS; 4. EVALUATION OF PREBIOTIC; 5. PROBIOTICS USED IN FOOD; 6. SAFETY ASPECT OF PROBIOTICS; 7. PREBIOTIC AND PROBIOTIC EFFICACY EVIDENCE; 8. PREBIOTIC AND PROBIOTIC CLAIMS; 9. QUALIFIED PRESUMPTION OF SAFETY (QPS) CONCEPT OF MICRO-ORGANISMS USED IN FOOD; 10 . CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; References; Chapter 3. Probiotics: A Historical Perspective; CONCLUSION; References; Chapter 4. Safety of Probiotic Bacteria; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PATHOGENICITY AND INFECTIVITY OF PROBIOTIC BACTERIA; 3. EXPERT COMMITTEE REPORTS AND REGULATION ON THE USE OF PROBIOTICS 4. EVALUATION OF THE SAFETY OF PROBIOTICS5 . CONCLUSION; References; Chapter 5. Prevention of Infections by Probiotics: An Overview; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ACUTE DIARRHEA; 3. EFFECTS OF PROBIOTICS IN NEONATES AND CHILDREN; 4. PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF DIGESTIVE ORGAN SURGERY; 5. OTHERS; 6. PROSPECTS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH; 7. CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; References; Chapter 6. Probiotics and Prebiotics in Human Health: An Overview; 1. PROBIOTICS: WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?; 2. THE PREBIOTIC CONCEPT; 3. CONCLUSION; References; Section B: PREBIOTICS IN HEALTH PROMOTION Chapter 7. Pre- and Probiotics in Liver Health and Function1. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE LIVER; 2. GUT-LIVER AXIS; 3. PROBIOTIC EFFECTS IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL MODELS OF LIVER INJURY; 4. NON-ALCOHOLIC AND ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS; 5. CONCLUSION; References; Chapter 8. Prebiotics in Infant Formulas: Risks and Benefits; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFANT IMMUNE SYSTEM; 3. BREAST MILK AND DEFENSE AGAINST INFECTIONS AND ALLERGIC MANIFESTATIONS; 4. PREBIOTICS: BENEFICIAL ACTIONS; 5. PREBIOTICS AND HUMAN MILK; 6. PREBIOTICS IN INFANT FEEDS; 7. SIDE EFFECTS 8. REGULATION OF THE ADDITION OF PREBIOTICS TO INFANT FORMULAS9. CONCLUSIONS; SUMMARY; References; Chapter 9. Prebiotics as Infant Foods; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. HOW ARE INFANTS FED?; 3. PREBIOTICS IN HUMAN BREAST MILK; 4. THE RATIONALE FOR USING PREBIOTICS IN INFANT FOODS; 5. TYPES OF PREBIOTICS STUDIED IN INFANTS; 6. CLINICAL STUDIES PERFORMED IN PRETERM INFANTS; 7. CLINICAL STUDIES PERFORMED IN TERM INFANTS; 8. CLINICAL STUDIES PERFORMED IN TODDLERS; 9. PREBIOTICS IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFANT FOODS; 10. SAFETY; 11. CONCLUSIONS; References; Chapter 10. Prebiotics in the Gastrointestinal Tract 1 . INTRODUCTION |
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Crew resource management [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Barbara G. Kanki, Robert L. Helmreich, José Anca
| Crew resource management [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Barbara G. Kanki, Robert L. Helmreich, José Anca |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press/Elsevier, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (525 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.13252 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KankiBarbara G. <1948->
HelmreichRobert L AncaJosé M |
| Soggetto topico |
Flight training
Aeronautics - Human factors |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-52616-2
9786612526169 0-08-095900-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Crew ResourceManagement; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; PART 1The Nature of CRM; Chapter 1Why CRM? Empirical and Theoretical Bases of Human Factors Training; Introduction; 1.1The Evolution and Growth of CRM; 1.2The Single-Pilot Tradition in Aviation; 1.3Human Error in Flight Operations; 1.4Group Processes and Performance in the Aviation Environment; 1.5Theoretical Leveraging of CRM Training; 1.6The Evolution of CRM Training; 1.7CRM and Traditional Management Development Training; 1.8Research Findings; 1.9Open Issues for Research; 1.10Conclusions; 1.11CRM Redux
Chapter 2Teamwork and Organizational FactorsIntroduction; 2.1Updating the Definition of CRM; 2.2Teamwork Redefined; 2.3Traits of a Good Team; 2.4Errors; 2.5Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); 2.6Organizational Factors; 2.7Developing SOPs; 2.8Safety Cultures and Organizations; 2.9Safety Culture; 2.10Summary; Chapter 3Crews as Groups: Their Formation and their Leadership; 3.1Individual Versus Crew Orientation; 3.2Crews, Groups and Teams; 3.3Group Process and Leverage; 3.4Leadership; 3.5Leadership at Formation: A Critical Leverage Point; 3.6Group Shells 3.7Implications for Effective Crew Leadership3.8Conclusion; Chapter 4Communication and Crew Resource Management; Introduction; 4.1torical View of Communication and Flight Safety; 4.2Functions of Communication; 4.3Issues and Advances in Communication; 4.4Summary; Chapter 5Flight Crew Decision-Making; Introduction; 5.1Aviation Decision-Making; 5.2What Factors Make Decisions Difficult?; 5.3Behaviors that Characterize Effective Crew Decision-Making; 5.4Can We Train Crews to Make Better Decisions?; 5.5Conclusions: The Future of Aviation Decision-Making Chapter 6CRM (Non-Technical) Skills - Applications for and Beyond the Flight DeckIntroduction; 6.1Pilots' Non-Technical Skills (NOTECHS); 6.2esthetists' Non-Technical Skills (ANTS); 6.3Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS); 6.4Scrub Practitioners' List of Intra-operative Non-Technical Skills (SPLINTS); 6.5Nuclear Power Control Room Teams; 6.6Systems Analysts: Non-Technical Skills for Critical Incident Management; 6.7Domain Specificity; 6.8Individuals or Teams?; 6.9Basic Teaching of Non-Technical SkillsnbspConcepts; 6.10Not Just for Crises; 6.11Where Angels Fear to Tread PART 2CRM Training ApplicationsChapter 7The Design, Delivery and Evaluation of Crew Resource Management Training; Introduction; 7.1What is Training Evaluation?; 7.2Why is Evaluation of CRM Training Necessary?; 7.3How has CRM Training been Evaluated in the Past?; 7.4How Should CRM Training be Assessed innbspthe Future?; 7.5Concluding Remarks; Chapter 8Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT).The Intersection of Technical and Human Factor Crew Resource Management (CRM) Team Skills; 8.1The Beginning; 8.2Discussion of Relevant Research; 8.3Definition and Description of LOFT 8.4Essential Features of LOFT |
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press/Elsevier, c2010 | ||
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Crew resource management [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Barbara G. Kanki, Robert L. Helmreich, José Anca
| Crew resource management [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Barbara G. Kanki, Robert L. Helmreich, José Anca |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press/Elsevier, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (525 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.13252 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KankiBarbara G. <1948->
HelmreichRobert L AncaJosé M |
| Soggetto topico |
Flight training
Aeronautics - Human factors |
| ISBN |
1-282-52616-2
9786612526169 0-08-095900-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Crew ResourceManagement; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; PART 1The Nature of CRM; Chapter 1Why CRM? Empirical and Theoretical Bases of Human Factors Training; Introduction; 1.1The Evolution and Growth of CRM; 1.2The Single-Pilot Tradition in Aviation; 1.3Human Error in Flight Operations; 1.4Group Processes and Performance in the Aviation Environment; 1.5Theoretical Leveraging of CRM Training; 1.6The Evolution of CRM Training; 1.7CRM and Traditional Management Development Training; 1.8Research Findings; 1.9Open Issues for Research; 1.10Conclusions; 1.11CRM Redux
Chapter 2Teamwork and Organizational FactorsIntroduction; 2.1Updating the Definition of CRM; 2.2Teamwork Redefined; 2.3Traits of a Good Team; 2.4Errors; 2.5Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); 2.6Organizational Factors; 2.7Developing SOPs; 2.8Safety Cultures and Organizations; 2.9Safety Culture; 2.10Summary; Chapter 3Crews as Groups: Their Formation and their Leadership; 3.1Individual Versus Crew Orientation; 3.2Crews, Groups and Teams; 3.3Group Process and Leverage; 3.4Leadership; 3.5Leadership at Formation: A Critical Leverage Point; 3.6Group Shells 3.7Implications for Effective Crew Leadership3.8Conclusion; Chapter 4Communication and Crew Resource Management; Introduction; 4.1torical View of Communication and Flight Safety; 4.2Functions of Communication; 4.3Issues and Advances in Communication; 4.4Summary; Chapter 5Flight Crew Decision-Making; Introduction; 5.1Aviation Decision-Making; 5.2What Factors Make Decisions Difficult?; 5.3Behaviors that Characterize Effective Crew Decision-Making; 5.4Can We Train Crews to Make Better Decisions?; 5.5Conclusions: The Future of Aviation Decision-Making Chapter 6CRM (Non-Technical) Skills - Applications for and Beyond the Flight DeckIntroduction; 6.1Pilots' Non-Technical Skills (NOTECHS); 6.2esthetists' Non-Technical Skills (ANTS); 6.3Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS); 6.4Scrub Practitioners' List of Intra-operative Non-Technical Skills (SPLINTS); 6.5Nuclear Power Control Room Teams; 6.6Systems Analysts: Non-Technical Skills for Critical Incident Management; 6.7Domain Specificity; 6.8Individuals or Teams?; 6.9Basic Teaching of Non-Technical SkillsnbspConcepts; 6.10Not Just for Crises; 6.11Where Angels Fear to Tread PART 2CRM Training ApplicationsChapter 7The Design, Delivery and Evaluation of Crew Resource Management Training; Introduction; 7.1What is Training Evaluation?; 7.2Why is Evaluation of CRM Training Necessary?; 7.3How has CRM Training been Evaluated in the Past?; 7.4How Should CRM Training be Assessed innbspthe Future?; 7.5Concluding Remarks; Chapter 8Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT).The Intersection of Technical and Human Factor Crew Resource Management (CRM) Team Skills; 8.1The Beginning; 8.2Discussion of Relevant Research; 8.3Definition and Description of LOFT 8.4Essential Features of LOFT |
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Distributed source coding : theory, algorithms, and applications / / Pier Luigi Dragotti, Michael Gastpar
| Distributed source coding : theory, algorithms, and applications / / Pier Luigi Dragotti, Michael Gastpar |
| Autore | Dragotti Pier Luigi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston : , : Academic Press/Elsevier, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina |
621.382/16 22
621.38216 |
| Soggetto topico |
Data compression (Telecommunication)
Multisensor data fusion Coding theory Electronic data processing - Distributed processing |
| ISBN |
1-282-28683-8
9786612286834 0-08-092274-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Distributed Source Coding; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Theory; Chapter 1. Foundations of Distributed Source Coding; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Centralized Source Coding; 1.2.1 Lossless Source Coding; 1.2.2 Lossy Source Coding; 1.2.3 Lossy Source Coding for Sources with Memory; 1.2.4 Some Notes on Practical Considerations; 1.3 Distributed Source Coding; 1.3.1 Lossless Source Coding; 1.3.2 Lossy Source Coding; 1.3.3 Interaction; 1.4 Remote Source Coding; 1.4.1 Centralized; 1.4.2 Distributed: The CEO Problem
1.5 Joint Source-channel CodingAcknowledgments; Appendix A: Formal Definitions and Notations; A.1 Notation; A.1.1 Centralized Source Coding; A.1.2 Distributed Source Coding; A.1.3 Remote Source Coding; References; Chapter 2. Distributed Transform Coding; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Foundations of Centralized Transform Coding; 2.2.1 Transform Coding Overview; 2.2.2 Lossless Compression; 2.2.3 Quantizers; 2.2.4 Bit Allocation; 2.2.5 Transforms; 2.2.6 Linear Approximation; 2.3 The Distributed Karhunen--Loève Transform; 2.3.1 Problem Statement and Notation; 2.3.2 The Two-terminal Scenario 2.3.3 The Multiterminal Scenario and the Distributed KLT Algorithm2.4 Alternative Transforms; 2.4.1 Practical Distributed Transform Coding with Side Information; 2.4.2 High-rate Analysis of Source Coding with Side Informationat Decoder; 2.5 New Approaches to Distributed Compression with FRI; 2.5.1 Background on Sampling of 2D FRI Signals; 2.5.2 Detailed Example: Coding Scheme for Translatinga Bi-level Polygon; 2.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Quantization for Distributed Source Coding; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Formulation of the Problem; 3.2.1 Conventions 3.2.2 Network Distributed Source Coding3.2.3 Cost, Distortion, and Rate Measures; 3.2.4 Optimal Quantizers and Reconstruction Functions; 3.2.5 Example: Quantization of Side Information; 3.3 Optimal Quantizer Design; 3.3.1 Optimality Conditions; 3.3.2 Lloyd Algorithm for Distributed Quantization; 3.4 Experimental Results; 3.5 High-rate Distributed Quantization; 3.5.1 High-rate WZ Quantization of Clean Sources; 3.5.2 High-rate WZ Quantization of Noisy Sources; 3.5.3 High-rate Network Distributed Quantization; 3.6 Experimental Results Revisited; 3.7 Conclusions; References Chapter 4. Zero-error Distributed Source Coding4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Graph Theoretic Connections; 4.2.1 VLZE Coding and Graphs; 4.2.2 Basic Definitions and Notation; 4.2.3 Graph Entropies; 4.2.4 Graph Capacity; 4.3 Complementary Graph Entropy and VLZE Coding; 4.4 Network Extensions; 4.4.1 Extension 1: VLZE Coding When Side Information May Be Absent; 4.4.2 Extension 2: VLZE Coding with Compound Side Information; 4.5 VLZE Code Design; 4.5.1 Hardness of Optimal Code Design; 4.5.2 Hardness of Coding with Length Constraints; 4.5.3 An Exponential-time Optimal VLZE Code Design Algorithm 4.6 Conclusions |
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Distributed source coding : theory, algorithms, and applications / / Pier Luigi Dragotti, Michael Gastpar
| Distributed source coding : theory, algorithms, and applications / / Pier Luigi Dragotti, Michael Gastpar |
| Autore | Dragotti Pier Luigi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston : , : Academic Press/Elsevier, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina |
621.382/16 22
621.38216 |
| Soggetto topico |
Data compression (Telecommunication)
Multisensor data fusion Coding theory Electronic data processing - Distributed processing |
| ISBN |
1-282-28683-8
9786612286834 0-08-092274-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Distributed Source Coding; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Theory; Chapter 1. Foundations of Distributed Source Coding; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Centralized Source Coding; 1.2.1 Lossless Source Coding; 1.2.2 Lossy Source Coding; 1.2.3 Lossy Source Coding for Sources with Memory; 1.2.4 Some Notes on Practical Considerations; 1.3 Distributed Source Coding; 1.3.1 Lossless Source Coding; 1.3.2 Lossy Source Coding; 1.3.3 Interaction; 1.4 Remote Source Coding; 1.4.1 Centralized; 1.4.2 Distributed: The CEO Problem
1.5 Joint Source-channel CodingAcknowledgments; Appendix A: Formal Definitions and Notations; A.1 Notation; A.1.1 Centralized Source Coding; A.1.2 Distributed Source Coding; A.1.3 Remote Source Coding; References; Chapter 2. Distributed Transform Coding; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Foundations of Centralized Transform Coding; 2.2.1 Transform Coding Overview; 2.2.2 Lossless Compression; 2.2.3 Quantizers; 2.2.4 Bit Allocation; 2.2.5 Transforms; 2.2.6 Linear Approximation; 2.3 The Distributed Karhunen--Loève Transform; 2.3.1 Problem Statement and Notation; 2.3.2 The Two-terminal Scenario 2.3.3 The Multiterminal Scenario and the Distributed KLT Algorithm2.4 Alternative Transforms; 2.4.1 Practical Distributed Transform Coding with Side Information; 2.4.2 High-rate Analysis of Source Coding with Side Informationat Decoder; 2.5 New Approaches to Distributed Compression with FRI; 2.5.1 Background on Sampling of 2D FRI Signals; 2.5.2 Detailed Example: Coding Scheme for Translatinga Bi-level Polygon; 2.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Quantization for Distributed Source Coding; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Formulation of the Problem; 3.2.1 Conventions 3.2.2 Network Distributed Source Coding3.2.3 Cost, Distortion, and Rate Measures; 3.2.4 Optimal Quantizers and Reconstruction Functions; 3.2.5 Example: Quantization of Side Information; 3.3 Optimal Quantizer Design; 3.3.1 Optimality Conditions; 3.3.2 Lloyd Algorithm for Distributed Quantization; 3.4 Experimental Results; 3.5 High-rate Distributed Quantization; 3.5.1 High-rate WZ Quantization of Clean Sources; 3.5.2 High-rate WZ Quantization of Noisy Sources; 3.5.3 High-rate Network Distributed Quantization; 3.6 Experimental Results Revisited; 3.7 Conclusions; References Chapter 4. Zero-error Distributed Source Coding4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Graph Theoretic Connections; 4.2.1 VLZE Coding and Graphs; 4.2.2 Basic Definitions and Notation; 4.2.3 Graph Entropies; 4.2.4 Graph Capacity; 4.3 Complementary Graph Entropy and VLZE Coding; 4.4 Network Extensions; 4.4.1 Extension 1: VLZE Coding When Side Information May Be Absent; 4.4.2 Extension 2: VLZE Coding with Compound Side Information; 4.5 VLZE Code Design; 4.5.1 Hardness of Optimal Code Design; 4.5.2 Hardness of Coding with Length Constraints; 4.5.3 An Exponential-time Optimal VLZE Code Design Algorithm 4.6 Conclusions |
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DNA and biotechnology / / Molly Fitzgerald-Hayes and Frieda Reichsman
| DNA and biotechnology / / Molly Fitzgerald-Hayes and Frieda Reichsman |
| Autore | Fitzgerald-Hayes Molly |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, MA, : Academic Press/Elsevier, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 660.6/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ReichsmanFrieda |
| Soggetto topico |
DNA
Biotechnology - Research |
| ISBN |
9786612526107
9781282526105 1282526103 9780080916354 008091635X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Front Cover; DNA and Biotechnology; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Roots of DNA Research; LOOKING AHEAD; INTRODUCTION; DEVELOPING A THEORY OF INHERITANCE; RELATING DNA TO HEREDITY; SUMMARY; REVIEW; ADDITIONAL READING; WEB SITES; Chapter 2 The DNA Double Helix; LOOKING AHEAD; INTRODUCTION; THE STRUCTURE OF DNA; DNA REPLICATION; SUMMARY; REVIEW; ADDITIONAL READING; WEB SITES; Chapter 3 DNA in Action; LOOKING AHEAD; INTRODUCTION; FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE CONNECTS DNA AND TRAITS; FRANCIS CRICK STARTS TO UNRAVEL THE GENETIC CODE; GENE EXPRESSION
RNA POLYMERASES COPY DNA INTO RNAPROTEIN SYNTHESIS REQUIRES MRNA AND RIBOSOMES; EUKARYOTIC GENE REGULATION; SUMMARY; REVIEW; FOR ADDITIONAL READING; WEB SITES; Chapter 4 Tools of the DNA Trade; LOOKING AHEAD; INTRODUCTION; TOOLS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING; THE ADVENT OF RECOMBINANT DNA EXPERIMENTS; SUMMARY; REVIEW; ADDITIONAL READING; WEB SITES; Chapter 5 Working with DNA; LOOKING AHEAD; INTRODUCTION; THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF RECOMBINANT GENE EXPRESSION; DNA LIBRARIES STORE CLONED DNA SEQUENCES; EXPRESSING CLONED GENES; THE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR); SUMMARY; REVIEW; ADDITIONAL READING Chapter 6 Human GenomicsLOOKING AHEAD; INTRODUCTION; MODEL ORGANISMS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO GENOMICS; EARLY HUMAN GENOME MAPS; DETERMINING THE DNA SEQUENCE OF THE ENTIRE HUMAN GENOME; WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE HUMAN GENOME SEQUENCE; NINETY-EIGHT PERCENT OF THE HUMAN GENOME IS NONCODING DNA; INDIVIDUAL GENOMES AND GENETIC VARIATION; HUMAN AND CHIMPANZEE DNA: WHAT MAKES US HUMAN?; WHAT WE STILL NEED TO LEARN ABOUT THE HUMAN GENOME; SUMMARY; REVIEW; ADDITIONAL READING; WEB SITE; Chapter 7 Bioinformatics; LOOKING AHEAD; INTRODUCTION; AN EXPLOSION OF DATA FUELED THE RISE OF BIOINFORMATICS SEQUENCE SIMILARITIES SUGGEST PROTEIN FUNCTION AND EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPSBIOLOGICAL DATA ARE ORGANIZED IN COMPUTER DATABASES; USING BIOINFORMATICS DATABASES; APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS; SUMMARY; REVIEW; ADDITIONAL READING; WEB SITES; Chapter 8 DNA Forensics; LOOKING AHEAD; INTRODUCTION; FORENSIC DNA TESTING: A POWERFUL AND VERSATILE TOOL; USING DNA ANALYSIS TO RECONSTRUCT THE ORIGINS OF THE HUMAN RACE; SUMMARY; REVIEW; ADDITIONAL READING; Chapter 9 Exploring Cell Fate; LOOKING AHEAD; INTRODUCTION; FATE 1: CELL DIVISION AND REPRODUCTION CANCER CELLS GO TO THE ""DARK SIDE"" AND EVADE CELL CYCLE CONTROLCELL-CYCLE MACHINE: CYCLINS AND CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES PROMOTE MITOSIS; GENES CONTROLLING CANCER: TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENES AND ONCOGENES; CLINICAL TRIALS TO TEST HUMAN CANCER TREATMENTS; FATE 2: DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALIZED CELLS; FATE 3: APOPTOSIS IS PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH; SUMMARY; REVIEW; ADDITIONAL READING; WEB SITES; Chapter 10 Human Genetic Diseases; LOOKING AHEAD; INTRODUCTION; GENETIC DISEASES ARE CAUSED BY MUTANT GENES; 10,000 HUMAN GENES POTENTIALLY CAUSE GENETIC DISEASES; INCONSISTENT GENETIC TESTING LAWS GENETIC DISEASES ARE FREQUENTLY CAUSED BY MORE THAN ONE GENE |
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Electricity cost modeling calculations / / Monica Greer
| Electricity cost modeling calculations / / Monica Greer |
| Autore | Greer Monica |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, MA, : Academic Press/Elsevier, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Soggetto topico |
Electric utilities - United States - Costs - Mathematical models
Electric utilities - Rates - Estimates - United States Electric power consumption - United States - Forecasting - Mathematics Electric power-plants - Load - Mathematical models |
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1-282-76992-8
9786612769924 0-08-096135-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Electricity Cost Modeling Calculations; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Some Basic Economic Theory; A New Regulatory Paradigm; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. The marginal cost pricing doctrine; 1.2. A brief overview of the u.s. electric market; 1.3. Reducing carbon emissions; 1.4. Internalizing the cost of reducing carbon emissions; 1.5. Optimal rate or tariff design and tax credits to promote efficient use of energy and a reduction in carbon emissions; 1.6. Conclusion; Chapter 2: The Theory of Natural Monopoly; 2.1. The natural monopoly conundrum
2.2. For a single-output market2.3. Literature review-economies of scale in generation: single-output models; 2.4. For a multiple-output natural monopoly; 2.5. Electricity as a multiple-output industry and economies of scope and subadditivity; 2.6. Economies of vertical integration and separability; 2.7. Relevant literature review-vertical integration and separability; 2.8. Conclusion; Chapter 3: The U.S. Electric Markets, Structure, and Regulations; 3.1. The U.S. electric industry structure; 3.2. Regulation of the electric utility industry; 3.3. State regulations 3.4. The future of the electric industryChapter 4: The Economics (and Econometrics) of Cost Modeling; 4.1. The general cost model; 4.2. The econometrics of cost modeling: an overview; 4.3. A brief history of cost models and applications to the electric industry; 4.4. Appendix; 4.5. Exercises; Chapter 5: Case Study: Breaking up Bells; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. The natural monopoly conundrum; 5.3. Breaking up bell: the case of AT&T; 5.4. Economies of vertical integration: an argument for natural monopoly?; 5.5. Parallels between telephony and electricity; 5.6. Lessons to be learned 5.7. ConclusionChapter 6: Cost Models; 6.1. The determination of an appropriate objective function: a brief overview of the literature; 6.2. Flexible functional forms; 6.3. Multiproduct cost functions; 6.4. Measures of efficiency for multiple-output models; 6.5. Chapter conclusion; 6.6. End of chapter exercises: multiple-output cost models; 6.7. Appendix: proofs; Chapter 7: Case Study: Can Rural ElectricCooperatives Survive in aRestructured U.S. Electric Market?An Empirical Analysis; 7.1. Abstract; 7.2. Introduction; 7.3. Literature Review; 7.4. Cost Models 7.5. Implications for Public Policy7.6. Conclusion; Chapter 8: A Test of Vertical Economies for Non-Vertically Integrated Firms: The Case of Rural Electric Cooperatives; 8.1. Abstract; 8.2. Introduction; 8.3. Background: rural electric cooperatives; 8.4. Reasons that cooperatively owned utilities are different; 8.5. Literature review; 8.6. Data; 8.7. Methodology; 8.8. Preliminary results-all coops; 8.9. Economies of vertical integration; 8.10. Estimation results; 8.11. Tests for vertical integration; 8.12. Conclusion; Chapter 9: Load Forecasting-The ""Demand"" for Electricity 9.1. What is forecasting? |
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| Burlington, MA, : Academic Press/Elsevier, c2011 | ||
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