CRC Press
Wastewater purification; aerobic granulation in sequencing batch reactors.
Aerobic biogranulation, a process of microbial self-immobilization, is a biotechnology developed for wastewater treatment that Liu (civil and environmental engineering, Nanyang Technological U., Singapore) describes as superior to conventional activated sludge processes. In this volume, he presents 17 chapters co-authored with others reporting on recent research and applications of aerobic granulation in sequencing batch reactors. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Wetland and water resource modeling and assessment; a watershed perspective.
Poyang Lake is the largest fresh water lake in China. The marshes, grasslands and alluvial flood plains in its watershed serve a wide diversity of plants and animals, particularly migratory birds, attracting scientists and scholars from around the world to study it and its conservation. Drawn from those presented at a workshop held in June 2005 at Jiangxi Normal U. and also from other expert sources, these 21 papers report on water resource modeling and assessment at a wetland level, many using the lake as a case study. Topics include models for jurisdictional identification, expert system-based imagery, mapping of specific vegetation, spectral angle mapping, long-range supply and demand, reforestation, stream flow simulation and base flow separation, variations in nutrients and chemicals, erosion, and assessment of risk, human impact, and pollution. Includes a very interesting paper on a new method of wetland and landscape study based on sound. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
What every engineer should know about developing real-time embedded products.
This book is the latest in the "What every engineer should know" series, aimed at the practicing engineer who desires to round out his or her education with an in-depth but user-friendly look into a particular facet of the field. The author begins with an overview of the product-development process for embedded products, and then looks at specifics for such "mission-critical" systems as medical devices. The mid-section of the book consists of 11 in-depth case studies, from telecom products to military applications. The author finishes with summaries and observations drawn from all the studies. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
WiMAX; applications.
WiMAX is a cost-effective solution to the last-mile wireless connections problem in metropolitan and rural areas. This handbook is part of a three-volume set that provides technical information on all aspects of WiMAX. This volume of the set offers a look at the history and future of standardized broadband wireless access, overviews WiMAX standards and applications, and describes application areas such as VoIP over WiMAX, WiMAX technology for home access, and WiMAX over GSM for basic IP access in African rural areas. The audience for the book includes designers and planners for WiMAX networks, researchers, and those who would like to learn about the field. Although the handbook was not written as a textbook, it can be used as one for graduate and research-oriented courses that deal with WiMAX. Ahson is a software engineer in the private sector. Ilyas is associate dean for research and industry relations Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
WiMAX; standards and security.
WiMAX is a cost-effective solution to the last-mile wireless connections problem in metropolitan and rural areas. This handbook is part of a three-volume set that provides technical information on all aspects of WiMAX. With sections on standards and security, the handbook covers topics including the emerging wireless Internet architecture, WiMAX testing, mobility support for the IEEE 802.16e system, and privacy and security in WiMAX networks. The audience for the book includes designers and planners for WiMAX networks, researchers, and those who would like to learn about the field. Although the handbook was not written as a textbook, it can be used as one for graduate and research-oriented courses that deal with WiMAX. Ahson is a software engineer in the private sector. Ilyas is associate dean for research and industry relations at Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
WiMAX; technologies, performance analysis, and QoS.
WiMAX is a cost-effective solution to the last-mile wireless connections problem in metropolitan and rural areas. This handbook is part of a three-volume set that provides technical information on all aspects of WiMAX. With sections on technologies, performance analysis, and QoS, the handbook covers areas including design of baseband processors for WiMAX systems, system performance analysis for the mesh mode of IEEE 802.16, and scheduling algorithms for OFDMA-based WiMAX systems with QoS restraints. The audience for the book includes designers and planners for WiMAX networks, researchers, and those who would like to learn about the field. Although the handbook was not written as a textbook, it can be used as one for graduate and research-oriented courses that deal with WiMAX. Ahson is a software engineer in the private sector. Ilyas is associate dean for research and industry relations at Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Wireless technologies; circuits, systems, and devices.
The 22 chapters in this collection explore design options, RF building blocks, chip architectures, circuit implementations, and fabrication processes for the next generation of wireless communication systems. The contributors, who are a mix of academic and industry researchers, propose novel circuit solutions for multiple-input multiple-output radio transceivers, an algorithmic design methodology for simultaneous noise and input impedance matching in low-noise amplifiers, and a digital RF processor. Other topics include body area networks for health monitoring, the MB-OFDM ultra wide band system, receivers for short-distance wireless links, fractional PLLs for multiband synthesis, distributed effects in RF CMOS chips, and membrane-based MEMS systems. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
