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Discusses and illustrates how to solve real problems using the Java Data Mining API. This book provides a data mining introduction - an overview of data mining and the problems it can address across industries. It also discusses JDM's place in strategic solutions to data mining-related problems.

Explains how to write Bluetooth applications using the Java APIs to exploit the power of both technologies. This book provides embedded Java developers with to-the-point information on the APIs in the specification with detailed programmatic examples of the APIs in use.

Developers and database administrators (DBAs) use SQL in application development and the subsequent problem solving and fine tuning. This work covers the common issues DBAs face day to day. It provides DBAs with solutions actually used by the authors in enterprise environments to resolve common and specialized problems to optimization issues.

Offers a picture of surface production operations, from the production stage to the process stage with applications to process and production engineers. This book provides coverage of hydrocarbon characteristics, the different kinds of reservoirs, and impurities in crude.

32-bit microcontrollers are becoming the technology of choice for high performance embedded control applications including portable media players, cell phones, and GPS receivers. This title takes you by hand at the exploration of the PIC32. It includes a CD-ROM with the source code in C and the Microchip MPLAB C32 compiler.

The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is the foundation architecture for the next generation of mobile phones, wireless-enabled PDAs, PCs, and so on, delivering multimedia content over various types of networks. This work discusses building interfaces for end users and IMS applications servers, and also explores network management issues with IMS.

Focuses on the environmental changes, from climate changes to surface ares changes due to human activities. This book analyzes topics such as geological evolution of major peatlands basins; peatlands as self sustaining ecosystems; chemical environment of peatlands: water and peat chemistry; and more.

The central role of RNA in many cellular processes, in biotechnology, and as pharmaceutical agents, has created an interest in experimental methods applied to RNA molecules. This book provides scientists with a comprehensive collection of tested manuals for investigating RNA-protein complexes in vitro.

Based on many years of author's research and teaching on random vibration and control, this book provides a review of theory of probability, stochastic processes, and stochastic calculus. It presents random vibration analyses of SDOF, MDOF and continuous structural systems and research results on fatigue analysis of non-Gaussian stress processes.

Since 1987, the Petroleum Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has sponsored at 3 year intervals an international symposium on fluid cracking catalysts (FCC) technology. This book collects the progress of this technology as reported in the papers presented during the 232th National Meeting of the ACS in San Francisco, 2006.

Discusses advances in biometric verification/authentication, identification and system design principles. This book provides a step-by-step discussion of how biometrics works; how biometric data in human beings can be collected and analyzed in a number of ways; and, how to create detailed menus for designing a biometric verification system.

Explores the human factors involved in the design and implementation of the nontraditional interfaces, detailing design strategies, testing methodologies, and implementation techniques. This book offers case studies, examples, and design guidelines. It is intended for practitioners who design interfaces for children, gamers, and users.

A compendium of systems ideas, methods and applications that emphasizes on the role of computers.

Describes various theoretical concepts, as well as practical approaches for using ion exchange materials. This book focuses on ion exchange polymers: ion exchange resins, chelating resins, imprinted, and other functional polymers. It provides links between theoretical concepts, material properties, practical applications, and technical solutions.

Describes the various types of microturbines, their applications, and their particular requirements for installation, maintenance and repair. This book explains how a microturbine the size of a refrigerator can power an entire school, hospital or small factory, which is particularly useful for onsite, remote installations.

Helps engineers instill knowledge on a daily basis, to do their jobs and to maintain and assure reliable equipment to help reduce costs. This book includes graphs, charts, calculations, tables, curves, and explanations, and basic rules of thumb that engineers working with equipment will need for basic maintenance and reliability of that equipment.

Aims to report on the progress realized in probability theory in the field of dynamic random walks and to applications in computer science, mathematical physics and finance. This book includes chapters that contain didactical material as well as advanced technical sections.

Presents results in algebraic research into residuated structures related to substructural logics amd provides an introduction to algebraic logic. This book contains chapters covering universal algebra for logicians, a crash course in nonclassical logics for algebraists, and an introduction to residuated structures.

Sediments are a natural part of aquatic systems and they are essential for the hydrological, geomorphological and ecological functioning of those systems. This work reviews some of the key requirements and challenges facing scientists, river basin managers, and policy makers for sustainable sediment management at the river basin scale.

Presents the theory of the Earth's climate evolution based on universal chemical-physical laws of matter-energy transformation. This book shows how the process of Earth's core separation has led to formation and evolution of the hydrosphere and atmosphere. It investigates the global forces of nature driving the Earth's climate.

We increasingly expect to find public Wide Local Area Network (WLAN) 802.11 access in our airports, public spaces, and hotels, and we want to maintain our connections when we're mobile and using 802.11 WLANs. This book explores the fundamental concepts, basic theory, and key principles of 802.11 networks with roaming capabilities.

Offers information that is required to understand and properly estimate compressor capabilities and to select the proper designs. This book describes compression principles, equipment, applications, selection, sizing, installation, and maintenance.

Covers test equipment and methods for the RF (wireless) and physical layers of Wireless Local Area Networks, protocols, the application layer, and manufacturing testing. This book emphasises on underlying engineering principles along with modern metrics and methodologies. It includes coverage of multiple input/multiple output wireless networks.

Offers an easy-to-read and comprehensive review of some of the most important industrial improvement tools that different manufacturing or industrial executives, operational managers or engineers needs to know, including which tool to use for a particular type of manufacturing situation.

Chemical engineering has often been referred to as a study in methodology. This book covers themes including mixing, separation, turbulent structure, particle size distribution and degree of uncertainty.

Focuses on the computational and theoretical approaches to the coupling of fluid mechanics and solids mechanics. This book presents a comprehensive study of fluid-solid interaction. It discusses complex system dynamics derived from interactive systems. It also provides mathematical modelling of biological systems.

Assembles research done on modeling of polymeric materials from a hierarchical point of view, in which several methods are combined in a multilevel approach to complex polymeric materials. This book also looks at the strengths and shortcomings of modelling techniques.

Provides overviews on basic research, diagnosis, epidemiology, and public health on enteric viruses, as well as on treatment and intervention to prevent their waterborne transmission. This title is a useful resource for virologists, epidemiologists, medical and public health professionals, graduate students and postdoctoral scientists.

Takes a pragmatic, example based approach to unraveling the mysteries of AOP. This book helps to learn how to: use AOP to organize your code in a way that makes it easy to deal with the things you really care about in your verification environments.

Presents an examination of the tasks involved in planning, designing and deploying SharePoint in your enterprise. This book describes critical techniques for system architects to design and deploy SharePoint 2007 Technologies. It shows how to customize and extend your SharePoint environment for your own needs.