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“…WSN and IoT: An Integrated Approach for Smart Applications discusses the integration of IoT and WSN which enables an efficient communication flow between sensor nodes and wireless terminals and covers the role of ML, AI, deep learning, and blockchain technologies which gives way to intelligent networks…”

“…It helps understand emotional and cognitive competencies of women and teenage girls facing the decision to terminate a pregnancy…”

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“…Using Southern California as a case study, the report examines responses by the ports, terminal operators, and allied industries to a changed regulatory regime. …”

“…In this compelling and provocative book, noted legal scholar Howard Ball poses the pressing question: is it appropriate, legally and ethically, for a competent individual to have the liberty to decide how and when to die when faced with a terminal illness? At Liberty to Die charts how, the right of a competent, terminally ill person to die on his or her own terms with the help of a doctor has come deeply embroiled in debates about the relationship between religion, civil liberties, politics, and law in American life. …”

“…Scholars contributing to this special issue on “Family Communication at the End of Life” have provided evidence that communication is vital for terminally ill individuals, family members, and healthcare/palliative care specialists. …”

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“…Entre los muchos temas que se abarcan estan el cuidado del paciente en estado terminal, tratamiento de la septicemia, y la ventilacion mecanica…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…El problema de la replicación Terminal --3. Senescencia replicativa y acortamiento de telómeros --4. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…10.3.1 Detecting Diseases and Diagnosis -- 10.3.2 Drug Detection and Manufacturing -- 10.3.3 Medical Imaging Analysis and Diagnosis -- 10.3.4 Personalized/Adapted Medicine -- 10.3.5 Behavioral Modification -- 10.3.6 Maintenance of Smart Health Data -- 10.3.7 Clinical Trial and Study -- 10.3.8 Crowdsourced Information Discovery -- 10.3.9 Enhanced Radiotherapy -- 10.3.10 Outbreak/Epidemic Prediction -- 10.4 Edge AI: For Smart Transformation of Healthcare -- 10.4.1 Role of Edge in Reshaping Healthcare -- 10.4.2 How AI Powers the Edge -- 10.5 Edge AI-Modernizing Human Machine Interface -- 10.5.1 Rural Medicine -- 10.5.2 Autonomous Monitoring of Hospital Rooms-A Case Study -- 10.6 Significance of Fuzzy in Healthcare -- 10.6.1 Fuzzy Logic-Outline -- 10.6.2 Fuzzy Logic-Based Smart Healthcare -- 10.6.3 Medical Diagnosis Using Fuzzy Logic for Decision Support Systems -- 10.6.4 Applications of Fuzzy Logic in Healthcare -- 10.7 Conclusion and Discussions -- References -- Chapter 11 Video Conferencing (VC) Software Selection Using Fuzzy TOPSIS -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Video Conferencing Software and Its Major Features -- 11.2.1 Video Conferencing/Meeting Software (VC/MS) for Higher Education Institutes -- 11.3 Fuzzy TOPSIS -- 11.3.1 Extension of TOPSIS Algorithm: Fuzzy TOPSIS -- 11.4 Sample Numerical Illustration -- 11.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12 Estimation of Nonperforming Assets of Indian Commercial Banks Using Fuzzy AHP and Goal Programming -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.1.1 Basic Concepts of Fuzzy AHP and Goal Programming -- 12.2 Research Model -- 12.2.1 Average Growth Rate Calculation -- 12.3 Result and Discussion -- 12.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13 Evaluation of Ergonomic Design for the Visual Display Terminal Operator at Static Work Under FMCDM Environment -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Proposed Algorithm…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.4.2 The Key Technology of Robot Tour Inspection -- 3.4.2.1 Mechanical structure -- 3.4.2.2 Power system -- 3.4.2.3 Autonomous navigation and positioning technology -- 3.4.2.4 Communication technology -- 3.4.2.5 Control technology -- 3.4.2.6 Line detection and fault localization -- 3.4.3 Study and Application of Inspection Robots -- 3.4.4 Prospects and Development -- 3.4.4.1 Multisensor inspection robot -- 3.4.4.2 Distributed multiinspection robot system -- 3.5 UAV Tour Inspection Technology -- 3.5.1 Characteristics of UAV Tour Inspection -- 3.5.2 Function Components and Implementation Methods of UAV Tour Inspection -- 3.5.2.1 Tour inspection system of transmission lines -- 3.5.2.2 Automatic tracking system for airline terrain -- 3.5.2.3 Detection terminal system -- 3.5.2.4 Unmanned helicopter control technology -- 3.5.3 The Situation of the UAV Application in Line Inspection of Transmission Lines -- 3.6 Intelligent Tour Inspection System of Transmission Lines -- 3.6.1 GPS and GIS Technologies -- 3.6.1.1 Global positioning system -- 3.6.1.2 Geographical information system (GIS) -- 3.6.2 Principle of Intelligent Tour Inspection System of Transmission Lines -- 3.6.3 Intelligent Tour Inspection System Composition of Transmission Lines -- 3.6.3.1 Main submodules of PDA handset -- 3.6.3.2 Main submodules of background software -- 3.6.4 Intelligent Tour Inspection System Functions of Transmission Lines -- 3.6.4.1 Dynamic information -- 3.6.4.2 Archive management -- 3.6.4.3 Defect management -- 3.6.4.4 Operation management -- 3.6.4.5 Interactive platform -- 3.6.4.6 Basic data, background management, and system maintenance -- 3.6.5 Workflow of an Intelligent Tour Inspection System for Transmission Lines -- 3.6.5.1 Workflow of a line tour inspection -- 3.6.5.2 Typical functions -- 3.6.6 Characteristics of Transmission Lines Intelligent Tour Inspection System…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…CHAPTER 18 OTC Derivatives and Collateral - Transaction Types - Foreign Exchange Swaps -- 18.1 Definition -- 18.2 Purpose -- 18.2.1 'Spot' Foreign Exchange -- 18.2.2 'Forward' Foreign Exchange -- 18.2.3 Foreign Exchange 'Swaps' -- 18.3 Trade Components -- 18.4 FXS Operations Activity: Overview -- 18.5 Foreign Exchange Swaps and Collateral Management -- 18.6 Foreign Exchange Swap Variations -- 18.6.1 Forward/Forward Foreign Exchange Swap -- CHAPTER 19 OTC Derivatives and Collateral - Transaction Types - Cross-Currency Swaps -- 19.1 Definition -- 19.2 Purpose -- 19.2.1 Initial Exchange of Principal Amounts -- 19.2.2 Periodic Exchange of Interest Payments -- 19.2.3 Re-Exchange of Principal Amounts -- 19.3 Trade Components -- 19.4 CCS Operations Activity: Overview -- 19.5 Cross-Currency Swaps and Collateral Management -- 19.6 Cross-Currency Swap Variations -- CHAPTER 20 OTC Derivatives and Collateral - Legal Protection - Introduction -- CHAPTER 21 OTC Derivatives and Collateral - Legal Protection - Master Agreement and Schedule -- 21.1 Introduction -- 21.2 Content of the ISDA Master Agreement -- 21.2.1 Events of Default -- 21.2.2 Termination Events -- 21.2.3 Other Terms and Conditions -- 21.2.4 Close Out Netting -- 21.3 Content of the Schedule to the Master Agreement -- 21.4 Negotiating and Signing the Document Framework -- 21.5 Trading Following Signing of Document Framework -- 21.6 Trade Confirmation -- 21.7 Summary -- CHAPTER 22 OTC Derivatives and Collateral - Legal Protection - Credit Support Annex -- 22.1 Introduction -- 22.2 Signing of CSA and Trade Execution -- 22.3 New versus Old CSAs -- 22.4 OTC Derivative Exposures -- 22.5 CSA Legal Structures -- 22.6 Responsibilities Under the CSA: Overview -- 22.7 Day-to-Day Use of the CSA -- 22.7.1 Product Coverage -- 22.7.2 Collateral Direction (Two-Way and One-Way CSAs)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Electromagnetism -- Direction of Current in a Conductor -- Direction of Magnetic Flux in a Conductor -- Flux Distribution of an Isolated Current-carrying Conductor -- Force Between Two Current-carrying Conductors -- Force on a Conductor in a Magnetic Field -- Generation of Induced enf and Current -- Faraday's Laws -- Lenz's Law -- Induced emf -- Dynamically Induced emf -- Statically Induced emf -- Magnetic Circuits -- Magnetomotive Force -- Magnetic Field Intensity -- Magnetic Flux -- Single-phase Circuits -- Series R-L Circuit -- Series R-C Circuit -- Series L-C-R Circuit -- Power Triangle -- Complex Power -- Three-phase Circuits -- Advantages of Three-phase System -- Phase Sequence -- Interconnection of Three Phases -- Star and Delta Connections -- Voltages, Currents and Power in Star Connections -- Voltages, Currents and Power in Delta Connections -- For Star Connections -- Measurement of Three-phase Power -- Principle of Energy Conversion -- Energy in the Coupling Field -- Energy in the Field -- Co-energy -- Electrical Energy Input to the system -- Estimation of Mechanical Forces in an Electromagnetic System -- Case 1: Motion of the Moving Part is Very Slow -- Case 2: Motion of the Moving Part Instantaneously -- Estimation of Magnetic Force in Linear Systems -- Doubly Excited Systems -- Cylindrical Rotating Machine -- Case 1: Synchronous Motor/Machine -- Case 2: ωm = ωs − ωr -- Chapter 1: Transformers -- 1.1 Definition -- 1.2 Basic Principle -- 1.3 Types of Transformers -- 1.4 Construction of Single-phase Transformer -- 1.4.1 Core Type -- 1.4.2 Shell Type -- 1.4.3 Spiral Core Type -- 1.5 Transformer Windings -- 1.5.1 Concentric Windings -- 1.5.2 Sandwich Windings -- 1.6 Terminals and Leads -- 1.7 Bushings -- 1.8 Tapping -- 1.9 Cooling of Transformer -- 1.10 Transformer Oil…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Preface xxi / /Acknowledgments xxv / /Summary of Notations xxvii / /About the Cover xxix / /About the Companion Website xxxi / /1 Mathematical Background and Analysis Techniques 1 / /1.1 Introduction 1 / /1.2 The Fourier Transform and Fourier Series 5 / /1.3 Pulse Distortion with Ideal Filter Models 16 / /1.4 Correlation Processing 19 / /1.5 Random Variables and Probability 20 / /1.6 Random Processes 41 / /1.7 The Matched Filter 44 / /1.8 The Likelihood and Log-Likelihood Ratios 46 / /1.9 Parameter Estimation 47 / /1.10 Modem Configurations and Automatic Repeat Request 55 / /1.11 Windows 57 / /1.12 Matrices Vectors and Related Operations 66 / /1.13 Often Used Mathematical Procedures 70 / /1.14 Often Used Mathematical Relationships 71 / /2 Digital Signal Processing and Modem Design Considerations 81 / /2.1 Introduction 81 / /2.2 Discrete Amplitude Sampling 81 / /2.3 Discrete-Time Sampling 87 / /2.4 Signal Reconstruction Following Discrete-Time Sampling 91 / /2.5 Baseband Sampling 92 / /2.6 Bandpass Sampling 92 / /2.7 Corrections for Nonideal Modulators and Demodulators 99 / /2.8 Multirate Signal Processing and Interpolation 106 / /Appendix 2A Amplitude Quantization Function Subprogram 121 / /Appendix 2B Hilbert Transform Parameters 122 / /Appendix 2C Derivation of Parabolic Interpolation Error 126 / /3 Digital Communications 133 / /3.1 Introduction 133 / /3.2 Digital Data Modulation and Optimum Demodulation Criteria 135 / /3.3 Information and Channel Capacity 139 / /3.4 Bit-Error Probability Bound on Memoryless Channel 148 / /3.5 Probability Integral and the Error Function 150 / /4 Phase Shift Keying (PSK) Modulation Demodulation and Performance 153 / /4.1 Introduction 153 / /4.2 Constant Envelope Phase-Modulated Waveforms 154 / /4.3 Non-Constant Envelope Phase-Modulated Waveforms 175 / /4.4 Phase-Modulated Waveform Spectrums and Performance 178 / /5 Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) Modulation Demodulation and Performance 207 / /5.1 Introduction 207 / /5.2 Coherent Detection of BFSK - Known Frequency and Phase 207 / /5.3 Noncoherent Detection of BFSK - Known Frequency and Unknown Phase 210 / /5.4 Case Studies: Coherent and Noncoherent BFSK Performance Simulation 211 / /5.5 Noncoherent Detection of BFSK - Unknown Frequency and Phase 214 / /5.6 BFSK Spectral Density with Arbitrary Modulation Index 219 / /6 Amplitude Shift Keying Modulation Demodulation and Performance 227 / /6.1 Introduction 227 / /6.2 Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) 227 / /6.3 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) 234 / /6.4 Alternate QAM Waveform Constellations 236 / /6.5 Case Study: 16-ary QAM Performance Evaluation 236 / /6.6 Partial Response Modulation 237 / /7 M-ary Coded Modulation 251 / /7.1 Introduction 251 / /7.2 Coherent Detection of Orthogonal Coded Waveforms 252 / /7.3 Noncoherent Detection of M-ary Orthogonal Waveforms 253 / /7.4 Coherent Detection of M-ary Biorthogonal Waveforms 256 / /8 Coding for Improved Communications 261 / /8.1 Introduction 261 / /8.2 Pulse Code Modulation 261 / /8.3 Gray Coding 268 / /8.4 Differential Coding 269 / /8.5 Pseudo-Random Noise Sequences 270 / /8.6 Binary Cyclic Codes 273 / /8.7 Cyclic Redundancy Check Codes 274 / /8.8 Data Randomizing Codes 276 / /8.9 Data Interleaving 277 / /8.10 Wagner Coding and Decoding 279 / /8.11 Convolutional Codes 283 / /8.12 Turbo and Turbo-Like Codes 299 / /8.13 LDPC Code and TPC 313 / /8.14 Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem Codes 315 / /Appendix 8A 328 / /Appendix 8B 329 / /9 Forward Error Correction Coding Without Bandwidth Expansion 339 / /9.1 Introduction 339 / /9.2 Multi-h M-ary CPM 340 / /9.3 Case Study: 2-h 4-ary 1REC CPM 350 / /9.4 Multiphase Shift Keying Trellis-Coded Modulation 362 / /9.5 Case Study: Four-State 8PSK-TCM Performance Over Satellite Repeater 367 / /10 Carrier Acquisition and Tracking 375 / /10.1 Introduction 375 / /10.2 Bandpass Limiter 377 / /10.3 Baseband Phaselock Loop Implementation 378 / /10.4 Phase-Error Generation 378 / /10.5 First-Order Phaselock Loop 380 / /10.6 Second-Order Phaselock Loop 380 / /10.7 Third-Order Phaselock Loop 390 / /10.8 Optimum Phase Tracking Algorithms 396 / /10.9 Squaring Loss Evaluation 406 / /10.10 Case Study: BPSK and QPSK Phaselock Loop Performance 408 / /10.11 Case Study: BPSK Phase Tracking Performance of a Disadvantaged Transmit Terminal 410 / /11 Waveform Acquisition 413 / /11.1 Introduction 413 / /11.2 CW Preamble Segment Signal Processing 416 / /11.3 Symbol Synchronization Preamble Segment 432 / /11.4 Start-of-Message (SOM) Preamble segment 452 / /11.5 Signal-to-Noise Ratio Estimation 452 / /12 Adaptive Systems 463 / /12.1 Introduction 463 / /12.2 Optimum Filtering - Wiener's Solution 464 / /12.3 Finite Impulse Response-Adaptive Filter Estimation 465 / /12.4 Intersymbol Interference and Multipath Equalization 469 / /12.5 Interference and Noise Cancellation 472 / /12.6 Recursive Least Square (RLS) Equalizer 473 / /12.7 Case Study: LMS Linear Feedforward Equalization 474 / /12.8 Case Study: Narrowband Interference Cancellation 474 / /12.9 Case Study: Recursive Least Squares Processing 480 / /13 Spread-Spectrum Communications 485 / /13.1 Introduction 485 / /13.2 Spread-Spectrum Waveforms and Spectrums 487 / /13.3 Jammer and Interceptor Encounters 499 / /13.4 Communication Interceptors 502 / /13.5 Bit-Error Performance of DSSS Waveforms with Jamming 504 / /13.6 Performance of MFSK with Partial-Band Noise Jamming 512 / /13.7 Performance of DCMPSK with Partial-Band Noise Jamming 514 / /13.8 FHSS Waveforms with Multitone Jamming 515 / /13.9 Approximate Performance with Jammer Threats 521 / /13.10 Case Study: Terrestrial Jammer Encounter and Link-Standoff Ratio 522 / /14 Modem Testing Modeling and Simulation 531 / /14.1 Introduction 531 / /14.2 Statistical Sampling 532 / /14.3 Computer Generation of Random Variables 539 / /14.4 Baseband Waveform Description 545 / /14.5 Sampled Waveform Characterization 547 / /14.6 Case Study: BPSK Monte Carlo Simulation 548 / /14.7 System Performance Evaluation Using Quadrature Integration 550 / /14.8 Case Study: BPSK Bit-Error Evaluation with PLL Tracking 551 / /14.9 Case Study: QPSK Bit-Error Evaluation with PLL Tracking 553 / /15 Communication Range Equation and Link Analysis 557 / /15.1 Introduction 557 / /15.2 Receiver and System Noise Figures and Temperatures 560 / /15.3 Antenna Gain and Patterns 568 / /15.4 Rain Loss 571 / /15.5 Electric Field Wave Polarization 573 / /15.6 Phase-Noise Loss 578 / /15.7 Scintillation Loss 583 / /15.8 Multipath Loss 583 / /15.9 Interface Mismatch Loss 584 / /15.10 Miscellaneous System Losses 585 / /15.11 Nonlinear Power Amplifier Analysis and Simulation 585 / /15.12 Computer Modeling of TWTA and SSPA Nonlinearities 588 / /15.13 Establishing Signal Levels for Simulation Modeling 590 / /15.14 Case Study: Performance Simulation of SRRC-QPSK with SSPA Nonlinearity 592 / /15.15 Link Budget Analysis 596 / /16 Satellite Orbits 603 / /16.1 Introduction 603 / /16.2 Satellite Orbits 606 / /16.3 Earth Stations 607 / /16.4 Path Loss Doppler and Doppler-rate 609 / /16.5 Satellite Viewing 609 / /16.6 Satellite Orbit Selection 610 / /16.7 Satellite Orbit Position Estimation From Parameter Measurements 611 / /16.8 Case Study: Example Satellite Encounters 612 / /17 Communications Through Bandlimited Time-Invariant Linear Channels 617 / /17.1 Introduction 617 / /17.2 Inphase and Quadrature Channel Response 618 / /17.3 Inphase and Quadrature Channel Response to Arbitrary Signal 619 / /17.4 Pulse Modulated Carrier Signal Characteristics 621 / /17.5 Channel Response to a Pulsed Modulated Waveform 622 / /17.6 Example Performance Simulations 623 / /17.7 Example of Channel Amplitude and Phase Responses 624 / /17.8 Example Channel Amplitude Phase and Delay Functions 627 / /18 Communications in Fading Environments 633 / /18.1 Introduction 633 / /18.2 Ricean Fading Channels 634 / /18.3 Ricean Cumulative Distribution 635 / /18.4 Application of Ricean Channel Model 635 / /18.5 Performance of Several Binary Modulation…”