This story is about a boy who is in a long-distance relationship with a girl far more practical and ambitious than himself. As the girl has to relocate to another town, much against the wishes of her boyfriend, to pursue her education, they decide to spend the day in each other's company. The conversations are a mix of affections and helplessness, romance and love. As long-distance relationships are the new norm of modern life, young people will be easily able to relate to this breezy read...

Thinking is basic to us all. It includes all mental activities that generate ideas and underlie all our actions and accomplishments. As a skill, it is learned through education and experience, but not to the extent required. Thoughts result from mechanisms that continuously, progressively, and in a complex manner process information from perception, memory, and deliberation.A technology-driven world, with a flood of information and a rising threshold of knowledge, and the advent of...

This textbook presents the basic concepts of linear models, design and analysis of experiments. With the rigorous treatment of topics and provision of detailed proofs, this book aims at bridging the gap between basic and advanced topics of the subject. Initial chapters of the book explain linear estimation in linear models and testing of linear hypotheses, and the later chapters apply this theory to the analysis of specific models in designing statistical experiments.The book inclu...

High electron mobility transistor (HEMT) has better performance potential than the conventional MOSFETs. Further, InAs is a perfect candidate for the HEMT device architecture owing to its peak electron mobility. Advanced Indium Arsenide-based HEMT Architectures for Terahertz Applications characterizes the HEMT based on InAs III-V material to achieve outstanding current and frequency performance. This book explains different types of device architectures available ...

This book is a collection of six essays by the authors on conflicts around water. It draws on their work and experiences with the Water Programme at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, India. Among other topics, the essays in this book also discuss interstate transboundary water sharing and conflict resolution, the formation of zonal water partnerships (ZWPs), and the development of interdisciplinary knowledge in relation to transboundary water sharing.The...

At least 5 million people die each year from injuries, and about half the deaths in the 10-24 age group are accountable to them. This is a major health problem for which a number of strategies for prevention and control can be developed. This book presents a series of the plenary and state-of-the-art presentations from the 5th World Conference o

This volume provides a broad perspective of the water scenario in India by examining the various developments in the sector and the emerging alternative paradigms. It points out the inadequacies of the existing legal frameworks and institutional mechanisms to manage water efficiently.

Research Skills for the Modern Surgeon is the third textbook in the ASiT series, accompanying Foundation Skills in Surgery and Core Laparoscopic Skills. This book consists of three sections covering clinical studies, research methodology and research skills. The text will provide a solid grounding in the skills necessary to become an active researcher in modern day surgical practice. The book covers: Principles of good clinical practice and research ethics; Designing and conducting randomi...

This book intends to change the perception of modern day telecommunications. Communication systems, usually perceived as “dumb pipes”, carrying information / data from one point to another, are evolved into intelligently communicating smart systems. The book introduces a new field of cloud communications. The concept, theory, and architecture of this new field of cloud communications are discussed. The book lays down nine design postulates that form the basis of the development of a first ...

ALL OR NOTHING...On 1 May 3052, twenty-five Galaxies from seven Clans clashed with twelve armies of ComStar’s Com Guards on the pastoral planet of Tukayyid. For twenty-one days, one of the largest campaigns in BattleMech warfare unfolded to decide the fate of the Inner Sphere.The Battle of Tukayyid is one of BattleTech’s most pivotal conflicts. Now, explore this crucial campaign through eight different points of view—from the enigmatic ComStar, whose relati...

This book shares important findings on the application of robotics in industry using advanced mechanisms, including software and hardware. It presents a collection of recent trends and research on various advanced computing paradigms such as soft computing, robotics, smart automation, power control, and uncertainty analysis. The book constitutes the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Application of Robotics in Industry using Advanced Mechanisms (ARIAM2019), which offered a ...

The most common form of severe dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is a cumulative neurological disorder because of the degradation and death of nerve cells in the brain tissue, intelligence steadily declines and most of its activities are compromised in AD. Before diving into the level of AD diagnosis, it is essential to highlight the fundamental differences between conventional machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL). This work covers a number of photo-preprocessing approaches that ...