High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Ilyushin Il-62 (NATO reporting name Classic) is a Soviet long-range jet airliner conceived in 1960 by Ilyushin. As successor to the popular turbo-prop Il-18 and with capacity for almost 200 passengers, the Il-62 was the largest jet airliner when it first flew in 1963. It entered Aeroflot service on 15 September 1967 with an inaugural passenger flight from Moscow to Montreal. One of four pioneering designs (the others being Boeing 707, DC-8, and VC10), the Il-62 was the first such type to be operated by the Soviet Union and a number of other nations, becoming the standard long-range airliner for several decades. It was the first Russian pressurised aircraft with non-circular cross-section...

ISBN: 978-5-5094-1716-0

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Ilyushin Il-78 (NATO reporting name Midas) is a four-engined aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76.

ISBN: 978-5-5144-8013-5

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Ilyushin DB-3 (for Дальний бомбардировщик - Dalniy Bombardirovschik - "long-range bomber") was a Soviet bomber aircraft of World War II. It was a twin-engined, low-wing monoplane that first flew in 1935. It was the precursor of the Ilyushin Il-4 (originally named DB-3F). 1,528 were built.

ISBN: 978-5-5144-8199-6

Image Registration is an important tool for medical image analysis. It can be used to find complex spatial relationship between images even in the case of multi-modality data. Point similarity measures were shown to provide several benefits to the registration process. Although they are intensity-based, they enable multi-modality assessment of the most localized image discrepancies by measuring similarity of arbitrary small image subregions, including individual image points. Such local properties enable registration process to avoid interpolation artifacts commonly observed using other intensity-based similarity measures. Furthermore, point similarity measures separate the registration process into functionally independent parts of...

ISBN: 978-3-8383-5733-1
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This work proposes a process for extracting features from remotely sensed imagery that utilizes fuzzy mathematical morphology operators. A key concept is the introduction of an Adaptive Fuzzy Morphology. The Adaptive Fuzzy Morphology uses an image generated parameter that is uniquely specific to an image based on certain image characteristics. That parameter is subsequently used with a set of predefined T-norms and S-norms to generate morphological operators which process the image. Furthermore, the work illustrates morphological operators based on grayscale morphology, classical fuzzy morphology, additive morphology, bounded morphology and adaptive morphology, and explains the process for defining how the process of generating the...

ISBN: 978-3-6391-1625-0
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Imagerie par Resonance Magnetique. Resonance magnetique nucleaire, Imagerie par resonance magnetique fonctionnelle, Imagerie cerebrale, Tomographie d'emission monophotonique, Master Europeen en Imagerie Moleculaire, Imagerie medicale, Medecine, Neurosciences cognitives, Champ magnetique, Cerveau, Ferromagnetisme Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

ISBN: 978-6-1300-1823-8
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Fringe processing is vital to extract meaningful information in photomechanics or optical techniques in engineering mechanics. Tremendous effort and resources have been put into this over the years and techniques such as phase shifting and Fourier transform methods have evolved as workhorses. However, they evaluate the entire fringe pattern without regard to whether information in certain regions is vital or not. Hence in many instances the human operator is still called on to identify regions of interest for processing. Thus there would be a need for processing which mimics human hierarchical cognition skills to introduce smartness into the algorithm. This book, therefore, provides a new strategy including three fringe processing...

ISBN: 978-3-6391-9735-8
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! L’imagerie consiste d'abord en la fabrication et le commerce des images physiques qui representent des etres ou des choses. La fabrication se faisait jadis soit a la main, soit par impression mecanique ; elle se fait principalement a partir de la fin du XXe siecle par ordinateur et imprimante. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

ISBN: 978-6-1327-4297-1
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Image stabilization (IS) is a family of techniques used to reduce blurring associated with the motion of a camera during exposure. Specifically, it compensates for pan and tilt (angular movement, equivalent to yaw and pitch) of a camera or other imaging device. It is used in image-stabilized binoculars, still and video cameras, and astronomical telescopes. With still cameras, camera shake is particularly problematic at slow shutter speeds or with long focal length (telephoto) lenses. With video cameras, camera shake causes visible frame-to-frame jitter in the recorded video. In astronomy, the problem of lens-shake is added to by variations in the atmosphere over time, which cause the apparent...

ISBN: 978-6-1323-5746-5
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This book starts with a survey for future research and development of hydraulic fracturing technology. It was found that reliable hydraulic fracturing diagnostic technologies were needed. Further critical review showed that microseismic imaging was one of the most promising technologies which needed further development. This problem is attacked with an integrated approach of analytical solution, computer coding, numerical modeling and lab testing. Developing robust algorithms and software for locating the coordinates of hydraulic fracturing- induced microseismic events and for simulating the first motion of the induced waveforms were the central tasks. In the testing and application of the software, initiation and propagation...

ISBN: 978-3-6391-1814-8
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Imaginary time is a concept derived from quantum mechanics and is essential in connecting quantum mechanics with statistical mechanics. Imaginary time is obtained from real time via a Wick rotation by in the complex plane: . It can be shown that at finite temperature T, the Green's functions are periodic in imaginary time with a period of. Therefore their Fourier transforms contain only a discrete set of frequencies called Matsubara frequencies. Another way to see the connection between statistical mechanics and quantum field is to consider the transition amplitude between an initial state I and a final state F. H is the Hamiltonian of the system. If we compare this with the partition function...

ISBN: 978-6-1338-7235-6
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The T.A.R. 21 is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition with a selective fire system. The name "T.A.R. 21" stands for "Tavor Assault Rifle - 21st Century". It is the standard issued weapon of the Givati Brigade (since August 2006) and Golani Brigade (since August 2008), with the Nahal Brigade receiving it by 2010. The M.T.A.R. 21 (Micro Tavor) was recently selected as the future assault rifle of the Israeli Defense Forces, and within the next few years it will become the standard Israeli infantry weapon. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения...

ISBN: 978-6-1302-8145-8
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IMINT, short for IMagery INTelligence, is an intelligence gathering discipline which collects information via satellite and aerial photography. As a means of collecting intelligence, IMINT is a subset of intelligence collection management, which, in turn, is a subset of intelligence cycle management. IMINT is especially complemented by non-imaging MASINT electro-optical and radar sensors. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

ISBN: 978-6-1306-3734-7
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In this research the imitation of the human arm gesture is attempted for incorporating its application to telecommunication. A unilateral system to achieve this is implemented using robotic arm as the actuator for reconstructing arm gestures, and computer vision for the sensor. Two cameras are used for tracking the motion of the shoulder, elbow and hand from both the front and side view of the user in order to calculate the joint angles that represent the arm pose. The tracking is done using grayscale correlation. Issues such as arm motion tracking, occlusion, arm motion transmission delay, imitation accuracy, actuator size, performance, acceptance and appropriateness are investigated. The results from the subjective evaluation show that...

ISBN: 978-3-8383-5595-5
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Immaterialism is the theory propounded by Bishop Berkeley in the 18th century which holds that there are no material objects, only minds and ideas in those minds. Berkeley summarized his theory with the motto "esse est percipi" ("To be is to be perceived"), but went on to elaborate it with God as the source of consensus reality and other particulars.Today this theory is considered the first formulation of subjective idealism, a branch of idealism and a form of phenomenalism. Since it is not falsifiable, it is a theory not of science but of metaphysics and other philosophical methods. The idea that objects exist independently of mind is not testable or provable by the scientific method, because all objects we would wish to examine must...

ISBN: 978-6-1306-8599-7
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! An impact wrench also known as an impactor, air wrench, air gun, rattle gun, torque gun is a socket wrench power tool designed to deliver high torque output with minimal exertion by the user, by storing energy in a rotating mass, then delivering it suddenly to the output shaft. Compressed air is the most common power source, although electric or hydraulic power is also used, with cordless electric devices becoming increasingly popular in recent times. Impact wrenches are widely used in many industries, such as automotive repair, heavy equipment maintenance, product assembly often called pulse tools" and designed for precise torque output, major construction projects, and any other instance...

ISBN: 978-6-1316-7123-4
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The use of natural fibres as a replacement for traditional glass fibres in composites has gained increasing importance in recent years as environmental concerns have led to a quest for sustainable alternatives. However natural fibre composites have generally been found to have limitations in their mechanical properties, particularly with regard to impact resistance. This book presents the results of studies undertaken to explore the mechanical properties, especially impact and fatigue, of natural hemp fibre composites. Hemp fibre reinforced polyester composite laminates with high fibre volume fraction were prepared using compression moulding technique.The specific tensile properties and impact damage tolerance of hemp fibre composites...

ISBN: 978-3-6392-4458-8
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In order for organisations to maintain resilience, competitiveness and performance, they must have a system in place to manage the risks associated to their organisations. The challenge is to determine how much risk and uncertainty is acceptable, and how to cost effectively manage the risk and uncertainty while meeting the organisation's strategic and operational objectives. For many large organisations, quality or so called ‘customer perceived quality', has become an issue of survival. Furthermore, increased competitiveness is necessary in order to become the obvious choice for the customer.Companies view culture as something to be influenced to achieve organisational goals of productivity and profitability. Attempts to change the...

ISBN: 978-3-8433-7161-2
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ISBN: 978-3-8383-8878-6
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The LHOVRA is the predominant isolated signal control strategy in Sweden. Past-end green was originally incorporated as part of LHOVRA (the “O” function) and was intended to reduce the number of vehicles in the dilemma zone. Coordinated signal control in Sweden is often fixed-time with local vehicle actuated signal timing adjustments and bus priority. The aim was to evaluate the following strategies using Stockholm as a case study: 1. The LHOVRA technique with a focus on the “O” function; 2. Fixed time coordination (FTC); 3. Fixed time coordination with local signal timing adjustment (FTC-LTA); 4. FTC-LTA as above + active bus priority (PRIBUSS); 5. Self-optimizing control (SPOT). Field measurements were used for study of driver...

ISBN: 978-3-6391-0324-3
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Percutanueous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) is a procedure used in modern medicine to treat atherosclerotic plaque. Regretfully, not all types of plaque are good candidates for this type of procedure. If treated by PTCA, ‘unstable plaque’ could cause complications and lead to patients’ re- hospitalization or even death. This book focuses on the design of an impedance-based device to diagnose unstable plaque. The proposed system consists of an array of active miniaturized piezoelectric sensors mounted on a ‘smart’ angioplasty balloon and controlled by a computer. A large scale ‘smart’ balloon, and the manufacturing steps to miniaturize the device are outlined. Numerical simulations and in vitro tests clearly show...

ISBN: 978-3-6391-1989-3
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ISBN: 978-3-8383-4083-8
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In computer science, imperative programming is a programming paradigm that describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. In much the same way that imperative mood in natural languages expresses commands to take action, imperative programs define sequences of commands for the computer to perform. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

ISBN: 978-6-1307-7995-5
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Imperial Eagle (originally named Loudoun, also spelled Louden, Loudin, and Lowden) was a 400 ton (Builder's Old Measurement) British merchant ship that sailed on maritime fur trading ventures in the late 1780s. It was under the command of Captain Charles William Barkley until confiscated in India. The ship, Loudoun, was a decommissioned East Indiaman. It was among the first ships used in the trading system that developed in the 1780s, in which sea otter pelts were collected on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America, through trade with the indigenous peoples, then taken to Guangzhou (Canton) or Macau, China, where they could usually be sold at a profit. The Hawaiian Islands, only...

ISBN: 978-6-1317-0524-3
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Particle filters outperform most of the traditional filtering methods, such as Kalman filters, offering excellent performance in very difficult problems including communications, signal processing, navigation, and computer vision. Hence, particle filters have been the focus of wide research recently and immense literature can be found on their theory. Most of these works recognize the complexity and computational intensity of particle filters, but there has been little effort directed toward real-time implementation of these filters. The objective of this monograph is to develop and design efficient hardware for particle filters, and thereby bring them closer to practical applications. To achieve this objective, algorithmic...

ISBN: 978-3-6390-3167-6
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Дата выхода: июль 2011