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Allen, Ronald L. and Duncan W. Mills. Signal Analysis: Time, Frequency, Scale, and Structure.
Suitable as a professional reference, up-to-date review for practitioners, and a resource of signal analysis techniques, this book serves up a well-rounded, mathematical approach to problems in signal interpretation.
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Bao, Min-Hang. Micro Mechanical Transducers: Pressure Sensors, Accelerometers, and Gyroscopes.
Everybody involved in designing silicon-based mechanical sensors will find a wealth of useful information in this book, assisting the designer in obtaining highly optimized devices.
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Chen, Zhi Ning. Antennas for Portable Devices.
This book provides a complete and cutting-edge guide to the design and engineering of small antennas for portable electronic devices such as mobile phone handsets, laptop computers, radio frequency identification, and wearable devices.
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Collin, Robert. Foundations for Microwave Engineering: second edition.
Collin covers the major topics of microwave engineering. He defines the accepted standard for both advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses on microwave engineering. This is an essential reference for the practicing microwave engineer.
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Dufrasne, Bertrand. IBM System Storage DS4000 Series and Storage Manager V10.10.
This IBM Redbook consolidates, in one document, detailed descriptions of the hardware configurations and options offered as part of the DS4000 Series of storage servers.
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Dyadem Press Company. Guidelines for Failure Modes and Effects Analysis for Medical Devices.
Medical device manufactures must develop safe, reliable, and cost-effective products, and managing and reducing risk is a vital element of reaching that goal. This book is a practical guide to achieving corporate consistency while dramatically cutting the time required for studies and analysis.
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Earle, Mary and Richard Earle, eds. Case Studies in Food Product Development.
This book outlines new product development theory and considers different strategies and management decisions. Twelve case studies highlight product development, technological development, and consumer and market research.
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Edwards, Lewin A.R.W. Open-Source Robotics and Process Control Cookbook: Designing and Building Robust, Dependable Real-Time Systems.
This book demonstrates efficient and low-cost embedded hardware and software design techniques, based on Linux as the development platform and operating system and the Atmel AVR as the primary microcontroller.
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Ellis, George. Control System Design Guide: A Practical Guide.
This guide will help engineers to apply control theory to practical systems using their PC. It provides an intuitive approach to controls, avoiding unnecessary mathematics and emphasizing key concepts with more than a dozen control system models.
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Ellis, George. Observers in Control Systems: A Practical Guide.
This book uses intuitive discussion, software experiments, and supporting analysis to explain the advantages and disadvantages of observers.
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Feng, Gang and Rogelio Lozano. Adaptive Control Systems.
The book presents the most advanced techniques and algorithms of adaptive control, including various robust techniques, performance enhancement techniques, techniques with less a-priori knowledge, and nonlinear adaptive control techniques.
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Gaal, Arpad. ISO 9001: 000 for Small Business: Implementing Process-Approach Quality Management.
Gaal demonstrates how a process-approach quality management system performs in the real work environment. He gives you an ISO based quality management tool, featuring the year 2000 requirements for ISO 9001. It includes the quality system manual, the operating procedures, and the forms that small to mid-sized businesses need.
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Giannini, Franco and George Leuzzi. Nonlinear Microwave Circuit Design.
This book provides the theoretical background to non-linear microwave circuits before going on to discuss the practical design and measurement of non-linear circuits and components.
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Glover, Ian A., Steven R. Pennock and Peter R. Shepherd, eds. Microwave Devices, Circuits and Subsystems for Communications Engineering.
This book is suitable for senior electrical, electronic or telecommunications engineering undergraduate students, first year postgraduate students and experienced engineers seeking a conversion or refresher text. 
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Gutiérrez, Íñigo, Juan Meléndez, and Erik Hernández. Design and Characterization of Integrated Varactors for RF Applications.
This book is a guide for RF and microwave engineers working on the design of electronic devices for integrated circuits. It is a useful reference for postgraduate students and researchers interested in electronic design for RF applications.
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Jarquio, P.E., Ramon. Structural Analysis: The Analytical Method.
Jarquio illustrates the procedures for predicting the capacities of circular and rectangular sections in concrete and steel materials. He demonstrates the ineffectiveness of the standard interaction formula for biaxial bending using the results of the analytical method.
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Kapp, Karl, William Latham and Hester Ford-Latham. Integrated Learning for ERP Success: A Learning Requirements Planning Approach.
This text offers a specifically defined, comprehensive method for planning, delivering, and evaluating ERP training efforts. It even includes formulas for determining training return on investment. The process presented involves a six-step enterprise-level instructional design model that when implemented correctly assures success.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Advising the Public about Radiation Emergencies: A Document for Public Comment.
This report reflects the desire of NCRP to begin a dialogue on what information and what form of presentation can prove helpful to members of the public in assessing emergency situations with potential for radiation exposure.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. A Guide for Uncertainty Analysis in Dose and Risk Assessments Related to Environmental Contamination.
This report addresses key issues involved in performing and reviewing quantitative uncertainty analyses. Guidance is given on when and how to perform an uncertainty analysis, and how to use formal elicitation of expert judgment in the absence of site-specific data.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. An Introduction to Efficacy in Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine: Justification of Medical Radiation Exposure.
This report discusses the concept of efficacy as it applies to the use of radiation in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine and describes the interrelationships of efficacy with cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Biological Effects and Exposure Criteria for Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields.
This report presents the results of a comprehensive evaluation of the available literature on the biological effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Biological Effects of Modulated Radiofrequency Fields.
This report examines the literature on biological effects of exposure to modulated radiofrequency (RF) energy to determine whether present exposure standards and guidelines need to be modified further to take modulation into account.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Cesium-137 in the Environment: Radioecology and Approaches to Assessment and Management.
This report provides reasons for the wide ranges of parameter values that have been published. It is generally believed that site and condition specific measurements lead to the most credible assessments, so this approach is strongly recommended.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Considerations Regarding the Unintended Radiation Exposure of the Embryo, Fetus or Nursing Child.
This report discusses problems in protection of the embryo, fetus and nursing child caused by radiation in medical diagnosis and treatment. It also assists in developing requirements for dealing with the unintended exposure from such procedures.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Control of Radon in Houses.
Describes and evaluates various methods that can be used to control elevated concentrations of radon and its decay products inside residences, and to provide information on the relative effectiveness and costs of specific control techniques.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Dose Limits for Individuals Who Receive Exposure from Radionuclide Therapy Patients.
In this Commentary, there is a discussion of the different types of therapy that can be provided and of the potential exposure from each therapeutic modality. Material in an appendix provides examples of the various situations that can occur.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Evaluating the Reliability of Biokinetic and Dosimetric Models and Parameters Used to Assess Individual Doses for Risk Assessment Purposes.
This report addresses uncertainties associated with models used in radiation protection for the gastrointestinal tract, the respiratory tract, the skin, internal biokinetics, dosimetry of internally deposited radionuclides, and estimation of radiation doses attributable to radionuclides in the environment.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Evaluation of the Linear-Nonthreshold Dose-Response Model for Ionizing Radiation.
This report presents an evaluation of the existing data on the dose-response relationships and current understanding of the health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Fluence-Based and Microdosimetric Event-Based Methods for Radiation Protection in Space.
This report explores two possible methodologies to circumvent this problem, the fluence-based approach and the microdosimetric approach. A description is presented, and advantages and disadvantages of each are identified.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Guidelines for the Release of Waste Water from Nuclear Facilities with Special Reference to the Public Health Significance of the Proposed Release of Treated Waste Waters at Three Mile Island.
This report represents the Council's response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's call for comments on proposals for disposal of waste water at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. It focuses on the Three Mile Island situation, but some aspects have a generic character.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Information Needed to Make Radiation Protection Recommendations for Space Missions beyond Low-Earth Orbit.
The purpose of this Report is to identify and describe information needed to make radiation protection recommendations for space missions beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO).
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Key Elements of Preparing Emergency Responders for Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism.
These recommendations were prepared at the request of the US Department of Homeland Security. They are intended for officials of DHS and state and local authorities who prepare emergency responders for terrorist incidents that involve radiation or radioactive materials.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Liver Cancer Risk from Internally-Deposited Radionuclides.
This report updates the liver cancer risk of Thorotrast in humans. Thorotrast, a radiographic contrast medium containing naturally occurring radionuclides of thorium was widely used in the first half of the twentieth century.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Management of Radionuclide Therapy Patients.
This Report is intended for use by a wide readership including physicians, medical physicists, health physicists, administrators, nurses, other professional and medical staff, and patients.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Misadministration of Radioactive Material in Medicine.
This report provides a scientific basis for consideration of nuclear medicine misadministrations. It focuses on the quantity of radioactive materials routinely administered in nuclear medicine procedures, frequency of the misadministrations, and expected radiobiological effects.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Performance Assessment of Near-surface Facilities for Disposal of Low-level Radioactive Waste.
This report includes discussions on the nature and scope of performance assessment, accepted approaches to conducting all aspects of a performance assessment, and unresolved issues in conducting performance assessments and applying the results.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis System Used in Security Surveillance.
This report is a compilation of responses to three separate issues concerning the PFNA system. The first response was entitled Radiation Protection Advice for Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis System Used in Security Surveillance.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Radiation Exposure and High-Altitude Flight.
This report explores radiation protection considerations associated with high-altitude flight. It addresses dose rates at different altitudes, dose rates from solar flares, biological effects of ionizing radiation, and radiation risk estimates.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Radon Exposure of the United States Population: Status of the Problem.
This report reviews the present state of knowledge and consolidates, in a succinct form, information and guidance on radon. Addresses the status of epidemiology studies and estimated health risks.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Review of the Publication, Living without Landfills.
This Commentary represents an important contribution to the public interest in that it is intended to constitute an objective scientific input in to the increasingly strident public dialogue about radioactive waste.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Risk Estimates for Radiation Protection.
This report examines the similarities and differences of the UNSCEAR and BEIR formulations, the methods of analysis, and other sources of data of value to the formulation of basic radiation protection criteria.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Screening of Humans for Security Purposes Using Ionizing Radiation Scanning Systems.
This report presents radiation protection advice concerning ionizing radiation-producing devices that are being evaluated for various uses in screening of humans for the purpose of security.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. SI Units in Radiation Protection and Measurements.
This report considers the concepts of quantities and units and gives a brief history of the international system (SI). The structure of the system is discussed, including base units, supplementary units, derived units, and some special categories of units.
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Uncertainty in NCRP Screening Models Relating to Atmospheric Transport, Deposition and Uptake by Humans.
This report evaluates the reliability of these screening models and identifies situations where the use of the models and parameter values needs to be restricted or modified prior to application.
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Paul, Clayton R. Analysis of Multiconductor Transmission Lines.
The only comprehensive guide to analyzing multiconductor transmission lines (MTLs) and predicting crosstalk and incident electromagnetic field effects. DLC: Multiconductor transmission lines.
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Rangarao, Kaluri Venkata and Ranjan K. Mallik. Digital Signal Processing: A Practitioner's Approach.
Written by authors with a wealth of practical experience working with digital signal processing, this text is an excellent step-by-step guide for practitioners and researchers needing to understand and quickly implement the technology.
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Ranken, Michael D. Handbook of Meat Product Technology.
This book is written as a day-to-day handbook for meat technologies, managers and those concerned with making meat products.
An ENGnetBASE Electronic Resource available through the library catalog.

ReVelle, Jack. Manufacturing Handbook of Best Practices: An Innovation, Productivity, and Quality Focus.
The author gives the reader a working knowledge of today's cutting edge tools and prepares you for the way you will be doing your job tomorrow. He presents an endless supply of the tools and techniques available to the manufacturing professional who wishes to be well-informed.
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Rohde, Ulrich L. and David P. Newkirk. RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications.
Authors provide researchers and engineers with a complete set of modeling, design, and implementation tools for tackling even the newest IC technologies. A unique, state-of-the-art guide to wireless integrated circuit design.
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Roy, A.E. Orbital Motion, Fourth Edition.
The fourth edition of this text continues to offer comprehensive coverage of the analytical methods of classical celestial mechanics while introducing the recent numerical experiments on the orbital evolution of gravitating masses and the astrodynamics of artificial satellites and interplanetary probes.
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Sarkar, Subir Kumar, T.G. Basavaraju and C. Puttamadappa. Ad Hoc Mobile Wireless Networks: Principles, Protocols and Applications.
The authors offer the latest techniques, solutions, and support regarding the design and performance of ad hoc wireless networks. Each chapter provides relevant examples and problems to illustrate concepts. It addresses quality of service, energy management, cross layer design issues, and recent developments.
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Saunders, Simon R. and Alejandro Aragon-Zavala. Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems: second edition.
This book provides a solid grounding in antennas and propagation, covering terrestrial and satellite radio systems in both mobile and fixed contexts.
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Schlegel, Christian. Trellis and Turbo Coding.
Schlegel provides industrial and academic communities with a comprehensive and practical grounding on the fundamentals, theory, and application of trellis and turbo coding.
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Scott, David. Industrial Process Sensors.
Scott provides a coherent review of the physical principles, design, and implementation of a wide variety of in-process sensors used to control manufacturing operations. Real data from commercial installations illustrates the operation and limitations of these devices.
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Sen, Ashish Kumar. Coated Textiles: Principles and Applications, second edition.
The book includes applications and explores coating with functional materials such as dyes, fragrances, phase change materials, smart polymers and nanomaterials for special applications.
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Society of Vacuum Coaters. Society of Vacuum Coaters: 50th Annual Technical Conference Proceedings.
The Society of Vacuum Coaters is a non-profit professional and educational organization, dedicated to the development of equipment and processes for high-volume production of coatings using vacuum-based processes.
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Stanković, Radomir S. Claudio Moraga, and Jaakko T. Astola. Fourier Analysis on Finite Groups with Applications in Signal Processing and System Design.
This book examines applications of Fourier analysis on finite non-Abelian groups, and discusses different methods to determine compact representations for discrete functions providing for their efficient realizations and related applications.
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Tate, Jon. IBM System Storage: Implementing an IBM SAN.
This IBM Redbook covers the latest additions to the IBM SAN family and shows you how they can be implemented in an open systems environment.
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Tate, Jon. IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller.
This IBM Redbook is a detailed technical guide to the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC), a virtualization appliance solution that maps virtualized volumes visible to hosts and applications to physical volumes on storage devices.
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VanDoren, Vance J., ed. Techniques for Adaptive Control.
This book allows readers to gain a perspective into different approaches for adaptive control. Each contributor gives an overview of a particular product, how it works, reasons why a user would want it, and an explanation of their particular method.
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Vendelin, George D, Anthony M. Pavio and Ulrich L. Rohde. Microwave Circuit Design Using Linear and Nonlinear Techniques; second edition.
This is an essential reference for designers and researchers who need to know how to apply the latest techniques in microwave integrated circuit design. This second edition is distinguished by its comprehensive coverage and clear presentation.
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Wahli, Ueli. Rational Application Developer V7 Programming Guide.
Wahli highlights the features and tooling included with Rational Application Developer V7.0, and demonstrates how to use the tooling to develop applications, as well as achieve the benefits of visual and rapid application development.
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Zhang, Yan, Jijun Luo and Honglin Hu. Wireless Mesh Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards.
Wireless mesh networks are playing an increasingly important role in the future generations of wireless mobile networks. This book provides engineers, students, faculties, researchers, and designers with a comprehensive technical guide covering introductory concepts of these networks.
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