Stochastic Population Models: A Compartmental Perspective

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The book focuses on stochastic modeling of population processes. The book presents new symbolic mathematical software to develop practical methodological tools for stochastic population modeling. The book assumes calculus and some knowledge of mathematical modeling, including the use of differential equations and matrix algebra.

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Rising gas and utility prices, to say nothing of growing concerns about global warming, are fueling increased interest in alternative energy. Finding comprehensive information on this popular topic can be tough. Written for the layperson, this book is a one-stop source of information about alternative energy forms, in a world that needs it more than ever. Environmentally conscious individuals will find the most up-to-date information in this new annual summary. Important facts about companies and universities conducting research in alternative energy areas, government research subsidies, statistics on global use of alternative energy systems, and production of ethanol and hybrid fuels are included. Cost comparisons and a valuable appendix with sources for further study complete this encompassing energy reference. This book features an overview of new techniques and advancements in the efficiency of various types of alternative energy sources such as:

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Wind A current assessment of the state of conventional energy sources and fossil fuels, the depressed state of the nuclear power industry, and world energy costs are included in the introductory section.

Energy: selected facts and numbers.: An article from: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

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Energy: selected facts and numbers.: An article from: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs
Carol Glover , and Carl E. Behrens
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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ASIN: B000N0X3RY
Release Date: 2007-01-30

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This digital document is an article from Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs, published by Thomson Gale on October 1, 2006. The length of the article is 6409 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Energy: selected facts and numbers.
Author: Carol Glover
Publication: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs (Report)
Date: October 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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This book offers an authoritative review of glass and optical materials. Each chapter begins with a discussion of the basic science and chemistry of each group of materials then details their eligible properties and potential applications. Prominently featured are charts, graphs and phase diagrams that further explain the information provided in the text. All sections include copious references, systematically organized by expert authors. Whether you are new to the field of glass and optical materials or a veteran, you'll find this book to be a timeless reference.

Tellurite Glasses Handbook: Physical Properties and Data

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Tellurite Glasses Handbook: Physical Properties and Data
Raouf A.H. El-Mallawany
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ASIN: 0849303680

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Non-crystalline solid tellurite glasses continue to intrigue both academic and industry researchers not only because of their many technical applications, but also because of a fundamental interest in understanding their microscopic mechanisms. Tellurite Glasses Handbook: Physical Properties and Data is the first and only comprehensive source of physical constants and properties of these unique, non-crystalline solids. The author has collected rigid data from experiments conducted over the last 50 years and presents here their elastic, anelastic, optical, electrical, and thermal properties. He also provides details of the experimental techniques, explores applications, and suggests directions of future research. The interference and independence of physical processes occurring simultaneously are key problems in material science. With the Tellurite Glasses Handbook, researchers can begin to understand these physical processes, overcome current technological problems, and open up a new area of glass science: the Physics of Non-Crystalline Solids

The Properties of Optical Glass (Schott Series on Glass and Glass Ceramics)

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ASIN: 3540583572

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The Properties of Optical Glass introduces to the physical and chemical fundamentals of optical glasses and gives a survey of their properties with respect to a great variety of applications. The contributions are written by experts of SCHOTT, one of the world's main companies producing special glasses for science and technology. The book will help both engineers and scientists to find their optimum type of special glass whatever the application should be: a consumer and industrial product or a sophisticated application in research and development.

Glasses for Infrared Optics (Laser and Optical Science and Technology Series)

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Glasses for Infrared Optics (Laser and Optical Science and Technology Series)
Valentina F. Kokorina
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ASIN: 0849337852

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This book explores oxygen-free chalcogenide glasses, the only commercial transparent vitreous materials used for long-wave infrared radiation. The chalcogenides have been the subject of study around the world for many years, and continue to be an important area of research and development in infrared optics. Written by a renowned glass specialist with extensive experience working with chalcogenide glasses, Glasses for Infrared Optics includes discussions of: o Chalcogenide glasses - a unique class of vitreous substances o Optical properties of chalcogenide glasses o Elaboration of commercial glasses o Technological basics for manufacturing optical chalcogenide glasses The material presented in Glasses for Infrared Optics is based on research performed at the Vavilov State Optical Institute in Russia. This is the first and only work that reviews every aspect of chalcogenide glasses. The scope of this comprehensive book is unique, and the major portion of this work has never been published before in English.

Active Glass for Photonic Devices: Photoinduced Structures and Their Application (Springer Series in Photonics)

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Active Glass for Photonic Devices: Photoinduced Structures and Their Application (Springer Series in Photonics)

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ASIN: 3540410651

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This book focuses on selected topics which are new and of fundamental importance in the application of active glasses in photonic devices. Most of the chapters deal with glasses under the action of higher electromagnetic fields, such as those produced by femtosecond lasers. They cover the creation and analysis of induced structures in glasses and some functional devices using active glasses. This book is designed for both graduate students and researchers in the field.

Coherence and Energy Transfer in Glasses (Nato Conference Series VI, Materials Science)

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Coherence and Energy Transfer in Glasses (Nato Conference Series VI, Materials Science)

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Design and Fabrication of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Structures for Tunable Micro-Optical Devices

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Design and Fabrication of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Structures for Tunable Micro-Optical Devices

Manufacturer: Storming Media
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1423506642

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This is a AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A940804. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: Tunable micro-optical devices are expected to be vital for future military optical communication systems. In this research I seek to optimize the design of a microelectromechanical (MEM) structure integrated with a III-V semiconductor micro-optical device. The resonant frequency of an integrated optical device, consisting of a Fabry-Perot etalon or vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL), may be tuned by applying an actuation voltage to the MEM Flexure, thereby altering the device's optical cavity length. From my analysis I demonstrate tunable devices compatible with conventional silicon 5V integrated circuit technology. My design for a Fabry-Perot etalon has a theoretical tuning range of 200 nm, and my VCSEL design has a tuning range of 44nm, both achieved with actuation voltages as low as 4V. Utilizing my theoretical device designs I planned a new microelectronics fabrication process to realize a set of prototype MEM-tunable devices with a peak central emission wavelength at 980nm. I designed a mask set consisting of 8 mask levels and 252 distinct device designs, all within a die size of one square centimeter. My unique fabrication process utilizes a gold MEM flexure with a Si3N4/SiO2 dielectric distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) mirror, grown on an all-semiconductor VCSEL or Fabry-Perot substrate. I successfully fabricated a complete set of MEM-tunable test structures using the cleanroom laboratory facilities at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

Disordered Solids: Structures and Processes (Ettore Majorana International Science Series: Physical Sciences)

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Disordered Solids: Structures and Processes (Ettore Majorana International Science Series: Physical Sciences)
Baldassare Di Bartolo
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Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties of Glasses : Proceedings of the Fifth University Conference on Glass Science

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Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties of Glasses : Proceedings of the Fifth University Conference on Glass Science
M., R. A. Levy, R. K. MacCrone and R. H. Doremus Tomozawa
Manufacturer: North Holland
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Germanate Glasses: Structure, Spectroscopy, and Properties (Artech House Optoelectronic Library)

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Germanate Glasses: Structure, Spectroscopy, and Properties (Artech House Optoelectronic Library)
Alfred Margaryan , and Michael A. Pilliavin
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This volume of new writings has a double purpose: to examine what is radical about women's writing and to highlight the richness, complexity, and diversity of women's writing of the period. Writers discussed include Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth Bowen, Vera Brittain, Katherine Burdekin, Nancy Cunard, Storm Jameson, Rosamond Lehmann, Naomi Mitchison, Jean Rhys, Stevi Smith, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Rebecca West and Virginia Woolf.

Men and Women Writers of the 1930s: The Dangerous Flood of History

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Men and Women Writers of the 1930s: The Dangerous Flood of History
Jane Montefiore
Manufacturer: Routledge
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ASIN: 0415068932

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Men and Women of the 1930s is an original and challenging critique of the issues of memory and gender during this trying decade. Montefiore asks two principle questions; what part does memory play in the political literature of and about 1930s Britain? And what were the roles of women, both as writers and as signifying objects in constructing that literature? Montefiore's topical analysis of 1930s mass unemployment, fascist uprise and 'appeasement' is shockingly relevant in society today. Issues of class, anti-fascist historical novels, post war memoirs of 'Auden generation' writers and neglected women poets are discussed at length and help explain how we understand and imagine history through literature.

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