Tabla de Contenidos: “…Casson and Esther Rodriguez-Villegas) -- 2 FULLY INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR NEURAL SIGNAL RECORDING: TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE AND LOW-NOISE FRONT-END DESIGN (Andrea Bonfanti, Tommaso Borghi, Guido Zambra, and Andrea L. …”

“…But how do you rise above the noise? In Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers: Indie Film and the Power of the Crowd , Richard Botto explains how to put crowdsourcing to use for your creative project, using social media, networking, branding, crowdfunding, and an understanding of your audience to build effective crowdsourcing campaigns, sourcing everything from film equipment to shooting locations. …”

“…For this reason, technicians and researchers are searching ravenously for sustainable solutions to implement in current road construction systems with the following goals: To reduce the consumption of energy and virgin materials; To run environmentally and economically friendly maintenance; To recycle waste from different industrial processes; To decrease the noise, the pollution and the heat generated by traffic, particularly in urban contexts. …”

“…Heat Transfer: Thermal Management of Electronics details how engineers can use intelligent thermal design to prevent heat-related failures, increase the life expectancy of the system, and reduce emitted noise, energy consumption, cost, and time to market. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Symbols -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Foreword -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Canonical MSFF Schemes -- 1.1.1 Centralized Filtering Fusion -- 1.1.2 Information Filtering Fusion -- 1.1.3 Sequential Filtering Fusion -- 1.1.4 Weighted Filtering Fusion -- 1.1.5 Covariance Intersection Fusion -- 1.1.6 Federated Filtering Fusion -- 1.2 Censored Measurements -- 1.2.1 One-Side Censored Measurements -- 1.2.2 Two-Side Censored Measurements -- 1.2.3 Kalman Filtering with Censored Measurements -- 1.3 Communication Constraints -- 1.3.1 Communication Delays -- 1.3.2 Fading Measurements -- 1.3.3 Nonlinear Disturbances -- 1.3.4 Quantized Measurements -- 1.3.5 Disordered Measurements -- 1.4 Outline -- Chapter 2 Optimal Filtering for Networked Systems with Channel Fading and Measurement Censoring -- 2.1 Problem Formulation -- 2.2 Tobit Kalman Filter with Fading Measurements -- 2.3 Illustrative Examples -- 2.3.1 Oscillator Example -- 2.3.2 Radar Tracking Example -- 2.4 Summary -- Chapter 3 Tobit Kalman Filter with Time-Correlated Multiplicative Sensor Noises under Redundant Channel Transmission -- 3.1 Problem Formulation -- 3.2 State-Dependent TKF under Redundant Channels -- 3.3 An Illustrative Example -- 3.4 Summary -- Chapter 4 State Estimation under Non-Gaussian Lévy and Time-Correlated Additive Sensor Noises: A Modified Tobit Kalman Filtering Approach -- 4.1 Problem Formulation -- 4.2 A Modified Tobit Kalman Filter -- 4.3 An Illustrative Example -- 4.4 Summary -- Chapter 5 Protocol-Based Filter Design under Integral Measurements and Probabilistic Sensor Failures: The Censored Data Case -- 5.1 Problem Formulation -- 5.2 Protocol-Based Tobit Kalman Filter -- 5.3 Self-Propagating Lower and Upper Bounds…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; 1.3 Conversion; 1.4 Integrated circuits; 1.5 Storage technology; 1.6 Noise and probability; 1.7 Time compression and expansion; 1.8 Error correction and concealment; 1.9 Channel coding; 1.10 Compression, JPEG and MPRG; 1.11 Convergence and commercial television; 1.12 Electronic cinema; References; Chapter 2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Recording Studio Design; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 General requirements and common errors; 1.1 The general requirements; 1.2 Sound isolation and background noise levels; 1.2.1 From the inside out; 1.2.2 From the outside in; 1.2.3 Realistic goals; 1.2.4 Isolation versus artistry; 1.3 Confidence in the system; 1.4 The complete system; 1.5 Very common mistakes; 1.5.1 The need for space; 1.5.2 Height; 1.5.3 Floor loading; 1.6 Summary; Chapter 2 Sound, decibels and hearing; 2.1 Perception of sound; 2.2 Sound itself…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Preface; Preface to Second Edition; Introduction; Chapter 1 General requirements and common errors; 1.1 The general requirements; 1.2 Sound isolation and background noise levels; 1.2.1 From the inside out; 1.2.2 From the outside in; 1.2.3 Realistic goals; 1.2.4 Isolation versus artistry; 1.3 Confidence in the system; 1.4 The complete system; 1.5 Very common mistakes; 1.5.1 The need for space; 1.5.2 Height; 1.5.3 Floor loading; 1.6 Summary; Chapter 2 Sound, decibels and hearing; 2.1 Perception of sound; 2.2 Sound itself; 2.3 The decibel…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Preface ix -- 1 Compact Multifunctional Antennas in Microwave Wireless Systems 1 -- 1.1 Introduction 1 -- 1.2 Microwave Components in Wireless Systems 6 -- 1.3 Planar and Nonplanar Antennas in Compact Wireless Systems 7 -- 1.3.1 Performance Parameters 8 -- 1.3.2 Planar Antennas 14 -- 1.3.3 Nonplanar Antennas 16 -- 1.4 Multifunctional Antennas and Microwave Circuits 17 -- 1.4.1 Active Antennas 18 -- 1.4.2 Passive Antennas 19 -- 1.5 Miniaturization Techniques for Multifunctional Antennas 19 -- 1.6 Design Processes and Considerations 20 -- 1.7 Design Tools and Software 22 -- 1.8 Overview of the Book 24 -- 2 Multifunctional Passive Integrated Antennas and Components 29 -- 2.1 Development of Passive Integrated Antennas and Components 29 -- 2.2 Antenna Filters 30 -- 2.2.1 Dielectric Resonator Antenna Filter 31 -- 2.2.2 Other DRAFs 46 -- 2.2.3 Microstrip-Based Antenna Filters 50 -- 2.3 Balun Filters 60 -- 2.3.1 Ring Balun Filter 60 -- 2.3.2 Magnetic-Coupled Balun Filter 64 -- 2.3.3 Rectangular Patch Balun Filter 65 -- 2.4 Antenna Package 67 -- 2.4.1 DRA Packaging Cover 70 -- 2.4.2 Other Antenna Packages 78 -- 2.5 Conclusions 80 -- 3 Reconfigurable Antennas 85 -- 3.1 Introduction 85 -- 3.2 Design Considerations and Recent Developments 86 -- 3.3 Frequency-Reconfigurable Antennas 88 -- 3.3.1 Frequency-Reconfigurable Slot-Loaded Microstrip Patch Antenna 91 -- 3.3.2 Frequency-Reconfigurable E-Shaped Patch Antenna 93 -- 3.4 Pattern-Reconfigurable Antennas 98 -- 3.4.1 Pattern-Reconfigurable Fractal Patch Antenna 103 -- 3.4.2 Pattern-Reconfigurable Leaky-Wave Antenna 105 -- 3.5 Multi-Reconfigurable Antennas 109 -- 3.6 Conclusions 112 -- 4 Receiving Amplifying Antennas 117 -- 4.1 Introduction 117 -- 4.2 Design Criteria and Considerations 118 -- 4.3 Wearable Low-Noise Amplifying Antenna 118 -- 4.4 Active Broadband Low-Noise Amplifying Antenna 128 -- 4.5 Conclusions 139 -- 5 Oscillating Antennas 145 -- 5.1 Introduction 145 -- 5.2 Design Methods for Microwave Oscillators 145 -- 5.2.1 Design Using S Parameters 146.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Sharpness, detail, and noise reduction : What's sharpening all about? ; Why unsharp masking? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Basic flocking behavior -- Individual behavior -- Controller -- Alternative implementation -- FlockController -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Path Following and Steering Behaviors -- Chapter 7: A* Pathfinding -- Technical requirements -- Revisiting the A* algorithm -- Implementing the A* algorithm -- Node -- PriorityQueue -- The GridManager class -- The AStar class -- The TestCode class -- Setting up the scene -- Testing the pathfinder -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Navigation Mesh -- Technical requirements -- Setting up the map -- Navigation static -- Baking the NavMesh -- NavMesh agent -- Updating an agent's destinations -- Setting up a scene with slopes -- Baking navigation areas with different costs -- Using Off Mesh Links to connect gaps between areas -- Generated Off Mesh Links -- Manual Off Mesh Links -- Summary -- Part 3: Advanced AI -- Chapter 9: Behavior Trees -- Technical requirements -- Introduction to BTs -- A simple example - a patrolling robot -- Implementing a BT in Unity with Behavior Bricks -- Set up the scene -- Implement a day/night cycle -- Design the enemy behavior -- Implementing the nodes -- Building the tree -- Attach the BT to the enemy -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 10: Procedural Content Generation -- Technical requirements -- Understanding Procedural Content Generation in games -- Kinds of Procedural Content Generation -- Implementing a simple goblin name generator -- Generating goblin names -- Completing the goblin description -- Learning how to use Perlin noise -- Built-in Unity Perlin noise -- Generating random maps and caves -- Cellular automata -- Implementing a cave generator -- Rendering the generated cave -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 11: Machine Learning in Unity -- Technical requirements -- The Unity Machine Learning Agents Toolkit -- Installing the ML-Agents Toolkit…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The Art (and Craft) of Restoration -- Restoring Tone -- Restoring Color -- Fine-Detail Repairs and Cleanup -- Major Damage Repairs -- Repairing Uneven Damage -- Fooling Around -- A Modest Taxonomy of Restoration -- Prints -- Slides -- Negatives -- Newspaper Clippings -- Take Your Time -- Chapter 2: Hardware for Restoration -- The "Bottom" Line -- The Computer -- Memory -- Hard Drives -- Display -- Laptops and iMacs -- Graphics Tablets -- Color Management and ColorMunki -- Backup and Long-Term Storage -- Scanners -- Printers -- Chapter 3: Software for Restoration -- Image Processing Programs -- Photoshop CC and CS6 -- Maximizing Photoshop Performance -- Avoiding Photoshop -- Alternatives to Photoshop -- Photoshop Elements 14 -- Elements XXL -- Affinity Photo -- Photoline 19 -- Plug-in and Stand-Alone Tools -- AKVIS Retoucher -- Polaroid Dust &amp -- Scratch Removel -- Focus Magic -- Noise Ninja/Photo Ninja -- Topaz Labs DeNoise 6 -- Topaz Labs InFocus -- Topaz Labs Detail 3 -- Topaz Labs Clarity -- Repair and Recover Tools -- CD/DVD Diagnostic -- JPEG Recovery Pro 5.0 -- Stellar Phoenix JPEG Repair -- RS File Repair -- Picture Doctor 2 -- Chapter 4: Getting the Photo into the Computer -- How-Tos in This Chapter…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…7.4.4 Real-Time Analysers -- 7.4.5 Remote Sensing -- 7.5 Data Reduction and Processing -- 7.5.1 Vibration Amplitude Versus Frequency Analysis -- 7.5.2 Spectrum Averaging -- 7.5.3 Amplitude Versus Frequency Versus Time Analysis -- 7.5.4 Amplitude/Phase Versus rpm Analysis -- 7.5.5 Time Waveform Analysis -- 7.5.6 Lissajous Pattern (Orbit) Analysis -- 7.5.7 Mode-Shape Analysis -- 7.6 Diagnosis and Corrective Actions -- 7.6.1 Steady-State Operating Regime -- 7.6.2 Detection of Perturbation Forces and Corrective Actions -- 7.7 Modal Analysis -- 7.8 Vibration Control -- Conclusion -- Exercises -- Chapter 8: Finite Element Method -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Important Conditions to be Satisfied -- 8.3 Modelling -- 8.4 Shape Functions -- 8.5 Bar Element -- 8.6 Boundary Conditions -- 8.7 Torsion Element -- 8.8 Beam Element -- Matlab-Tool for Computation -- Introduction -- (I) Display Windows -- (II) Arithmetic Operations -- (III) Built-in Functions -- (IV) Matrix -- (V) Polynomials: -- (VI) System of Linear Equations -- Conclusion -- Exercises -- Chapter 9: Fundamentals of Experimental Modal Analysis -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Frequency-Response Function -- 9.2.1 Frequency-Response Function-Basic Principles -- Exercises -- Chapter 10: Miscellaneous Topics in Vibration Analysis and Introduction to Noise Analysis -- 10.1 Flow-Induced Vibrations -- 10.2 Acoustics and Analysis of Noise -- 10.2.1 Basics of Sound -- 10.2.2 Amplitude, Frequency, Wavelength, and Velocity -- 10.2.3 Sound Field Definitions -- 10.3 Non-Stationary (Unsteady) Vibrations -- 10.4 Rotor Dynamics and Hydrodynamic Bearings -- Exercises -- Appendix - A -- Appendix - B -- Appendix - C -- Appendix - D -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.2.2.1 Adaptive interpolation -- 3.2.2.2 Dynamic LUT inversion -- 3.2.3 Analysis of the Quantization Effects -- 3.3 Predistortion Self-Calibration -- 3.3.1 Effect of Temperature Variations on Predistortion -- 3.4 Interpolative Filter -- 3.5 Polar Bandwidth Expansion -- Chapter 4: RF front-end (RFDAC) of the polar transmitter -- 4.1 Overview of the RF Front-End -- 4.2 Σ∆ Amplitude Modulation -- 4.2.1 Σ∆ Overview -- 4.2.2 Digital Design -- 4.2.3 Transfer Function and Spectrum -- 4.3 Digital Pre-PA -- 4.3.1 Overview of DPA Functionality -- 4.3.2 Analysis of DPA Quantization Noise -- 4.3.3 DPA Structural Design -- 4.4 DPA Transistor Mismatches -- 4.4.1 Amplitude Mismatch -- 4.4.2 Phase Mismatch -- 4.5 Key Categories of Mismatches and DEM -- 4.5.1 Key Categories -- 4.5.1.1 MSB (4x) transistor mismatch -- 4.5.1.2 Unit (1x) transistor mismatch -- 4.5.1.3 Systematic mismatch between 1x and 4x transistors -- 4.5.2 Simulation-Based Specifications -- 4.5.3 Dynamic Element Matching -- 4.5.4 Measurement Results -- 4.6 Clock Delay Alignment -- 4.6.1 Explanation of the Problem -- 4.6.2 Self-Calibration and Compensation Mechanism -- 4.7 Analysis of Parasitic Coupling -- 4.7.1 Possible Coupling Paths -- 4.7.2 A Novel Method of Characterizing Σ∆ Parasitic Coupling Using Idle-Tones -- 4.7.3 Relationship Between Idle Tones and Σ∆ Parasitic Coupling -- Chapter 5: Simulation and measurement results of the polar transmitter -- 5.1 Simulation Results -- 5.2 Measurement Results -- 5.2.1 Predistortion -- 5.2.2 Transmitter Close-In Performance -- 5.2.3 Transmitter Wideband Noise Performance -- 5.2.4 Performance Comparison -- 5.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Idea of all-digital I/Q modulator -- 6.1 Concept of Digital I/Q Transmitter -- 6.2 Orthogonal Summing Operation of RFDAC -- 6.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Orthogonal summation: A 2x3-bit all-digital I/Q RFDAC…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Summary -- Chapter 6: Fixing and Enhancing the Audio -- Understanding audio in the browser -- Reading the audio meters -- Audio in the timeline -- Sub-frame audio fine-tuning -- Audio filters -- Expanded audio -- Fixing audio vocal problems -- Ambient background noise -- Voices with variable volume levels -- Wind noise -- Echoes -- Distorted voices -- Ums and ahs, coughs, and sniffs -- Suggestions for correcting audio -- Settings for the audio meters…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE -- PREVENTION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 14 LASER RADIATION -- OCCUPATIONAL SETTING -- MEASUREMENT ISSUES AND CLASSIFICATION OF LASER POWER -- EXPOSURE GUIDELINES -- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INJURY -- TREATMENT -- MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE -- PREVENTION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 15 MICROWAVE, RADIOFREQUENCY, and EXTREMELY LOW-FREQUENCY ENERGY -- MICROWAVE AND RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION -- EXTREMELY LOW-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION: MAGNETIC FIELDS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 16 NOISE -- OCCUPATIONAL SETTING -- MEASUREMENT ISSUES -- EXPOSURE GUIDELINES -- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY -- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS -- DIAGNOSIS -- TREATMENT -- MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE -- PREVENTION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 17 ELECTRICAL POWER and ELECTRICAL INJURIES -- OCCUPATIONAL SETTING -- LIGHTNING INJURIES -- REFERENCES -- PART II BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS -- CHAPTER 18 GENERAL PRINCIPLES of MICROBIOLOGY and INFECTIOUS DISEASE -- ETIOLOGY OF DISEASE -- TRANSMISSIBILITY OF DISEASE -- INFECTIVITY OF DISEASE -- CLASSIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS FOR LABORATORY WORK -- FURTHER READING -- CHAPTER 19 CLINICAL RECOGNITION of OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE and HEALTH CONSEQUENCES -- INFECTION -- SPECIFIC CLINICAL DISEASES -- IMMUNE MECHANISMS AND HYPERSENSITIVITY DISORDERS -- SPECIFIC CLINICAL SYNDROMES -- LABORATORY CONFIRMATION OF INFECTIOUS AND HYPERSENSITIVITY DISEASES -- CLINICAL TESTING FOR HYPERSENSITIVITY -- WHEN TO SUSPECT OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN -- EVALUATION OF SUSPECTED OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS -- FURTHER READING -- CHAPTER 20 PREVENTION of ILLNESS from BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS -- OCCUPATIONS WITH POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS -- THE OSHA BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS STANDARD -- THE HISTORY OF OSHA GUIDELINES FOR TUBERCULOSIS -- PROPOSED OSHA INFECTIOUS DISEASE STANDARD -- PREVENTION OF EXPOSURE TO BIOLOGICAL AGENTS -- SURVEILLANCE -- VACCINATION…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Bibliography3 PHY Layer Issues - System Imperfections; 3.1 Frequency synchronization; 3.1.1 OFDM carrier offset data model; 3.1.2 Pilot-based estimation; 3.1.3 Non-pilot based estimation; 3.2 Channel estimation; 3.2.1 Pilots for 2D OFDM channel estimation; 3.2.2 2D MMSE channel estimation; 3.2.3 Reduced complexity channel estimation; 3.3 I/Q imbalance compensation; 3.3.1 I/Q imbalance model; 3.3.2 Digital compensation receiver; 3.3.3 Frequency offset estimation with I/Q imbalance; 3.4 Phase noise compensation; 3.4.1 Mathematical models for phase noise…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…12.4 Expanders and gates12.5 Reverberation and echo; 12.6 Equalization; 12.7 Noise reduction; 12.8 Spatial effects; 12.9 Special transforms; 12.10 Time/pitch; 12.11 Multitrack effects transforms; 13 Reviewing material; 13.1 Check there are no missed edits; 13.2 Assessing levels; 13.3 Listening on full quality speakers; 14 Mastering; 14.1 Line-up and transmission formats; 14.2 Generate silence; 14.3 Generate noise; 14.4 Generate tones; 14.5 Changeovers; 14.6 Mastering process; 14.7 CD labelling; 14.8 Email and the World Wide Web; 14.9 Analytical functions; 15 CD burning; 15.1 Types of CD…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 1: The Importance of Anomalies and Anomaly Detection -- Defining Anomalies -- Outlier -- Noise vs. Anomalies -- Diagnosing an Example -- What If We're Wrong? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Adaptive Filtering; 6.1 System Identification; 6.2 Noise Cancellation; 6.3 Bibliography; Lab 6: Adaptive Filtering Systems; L6.1 System Identification; L6.2 Noise Cancellation; L6.3 Bibliography; Chapter 7. …”