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Broadband Wireless Access & Local Networks: Mobile WiMAX and WiFi
Byeong Gi Lee and Sunghyun Choi, Seoul National University
This authoritative resource offers you complete, state-of-the-art coverage of wireless broadband access networks. The book provides you with a thorough introduction to wireless access and local networks, covers broadband mobile wireless access systems, and details mobile and broadband wireless local area networks. This forward-looking reference focuses on cutting-edge mobile WiMax, WiFi, and WiBro technologies, including in-depth design and implementation guidance.
Collecting the most recent experience and knowledge of design and field engineers from leading organizations like Samsung Electronics, Korea Telecom (KT) Corporation and Philips Electronics, the book introduces the network technologies adopted by Mobile WiMAX for the implementation of IP-based broadband mobile wireless access. Moreover, it covers the Wi-Fi technologies that have steadily evolved over the past decade, establishing a firm foundation for IP-based wireless local network access.Contents:
Preface. Acknowledgements. Preliminaries.
Part I—Mobile WiMAX: Broadband Wireless Access Networks
Introduction to Mobile WiMAX Networks. Network Initialization and Maintenance. OFDMA PHY Framework. MAC Framework. Bandwidth Management and QoS. Mobility Support. Security Control. Multiple Antenna Technology. WiBro: The First Mobile WiMAX System.
Part II—WiFi: Wireless Local Area Networks
Introduction to WiFi Networks. PHY Protocols. Baseline MAC Protocol. QoS Provisioning. Security Mechanisms. Mobility Support. Spectrum and Power Management. Ongoing Evolution of WiFi.
Advances in Photodynamic Therapy: Basic, Translational and Clinical
Michael R. Hamblin and Pawel Mróz, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Editors
With today’s focus on targeted and minimally invasive therapies, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is now being studied and used to combat many disease states and to investigate critical biological questions. Covering basic principles, practical techniques, cell death and signaling pathways, and preclinical and clinical applications, this groundbreaking resource brings you the latest advances in photodynamic therapy. This in-depth volume offers you a solid understanding of the design, delivery and dosimetry of the three basic ingredients of PDT – photosensitizers, light and oxygen. The book explores novel areas of mechanistic and innovative translational approaches. Moreover, it presents an overview of the important medical applications of PDT, including approved treatments, clinical trials, and investigated therapies for cancer and non-malignant diseases.
Contents:
Part One. Basic Principles and Techniques—Photosensitizers. Photochemical Mechanisms. Aminolevulinic Acid. Light Sources and Light Dosimetry. Photosensitizer and Oxygen Dosimetry. Photodynamic Diagnosis.
Part Two: Cell Death and Signaling Pathways—PDT and Oxidative Stress. Vascular Targeting and PDT. Targeted Photosensitizer. Nanotechnology and PDT. PDT and Metastasis. PDT and Inflamation. PDT and Cellular Immunity. Metronomic PDT. Photochemical Internalization. Antimicrobial PDT.
Part Three: Preclinical and Clinical Applications—PDT for Infectious Disease. PDT in Dentistry. PDT for Cardiovascular Disease. PDT in Ophthalmology. PDT in Dermatology. PDT in Gastrointestinal Cancer. PDT for Mucosal Dysplastic Lesions. PDT for Brain Cancer. PDT for Prostate Cancer. PDT for Head and Neck Cancer. Intraperitoneal PDT.
Noise Temperature Theory and Applications for Deep Space Communications Antenna Systems
Tom Y. Otoshi, Independent Consultant
Confidently predict receiver system noise temperature using the techniques developed for NASA-JPL’s Deep Space Network—techniques presented, for the first time, in this groundbreaking resource. The book shows you how to analyze, design, measure and accurately evaluate the many detailed elements comprising noise temperature. After a thorough introductory overview, you delve into reflector performance issues, including material conductivity, perforations, protective coatings, the effects of terrestrial weather, and the influence of the Earth’s Sun.
This in-depth reference covers mismatch error equations, in terms of both reflection coefficient magnitudes and VSWRs. Moreover, you find expert guidance in calibrating system noise temperature and antenna efficiency. The book includes easy-to-use formulas that enable you to calculate noise temperature of solid metallic reflector surfaces and of leaks in perforated plates or wire grids. What’s more, you get an invaluable tutorial on using S-parameters to predict noise temperature of multiports.
Contents: Introductory Topics. Reflector Surfaces. Noise Temperature Experiments. Mismatch Error Analysis. Tutorial Topics. Useful Formulas for Noise Temperature Applications.
Actionable Strategies Through Integrated Performance, Process, Project, and Risk Management
Stephen S. Bonham, TrueCourse Solutions
The global economy is posing new challenges, demanding innovative ways to control essential business operations. This unique resource presents new, actionable strategies that offer companies this control through integration of key aspects of management. The book shows you how to integrate performance, process, portfolio, project, and risk management so your company can respond more rapidly and effectively in a highly competitive environment. This insightful volume explains how process portfolio management builds a corporate knowledgebase that controls processes.
You learn how operation and strategy control patterns can be used to manage operations, so your company can quickly implement new strategies. You discover how to improve operational risk management by leveraging Sarbanes-Oxley and Basel II compliance activities. Moreover, the book shows you how to make project management offices more successful with operational portfolio architectures. Combining these latest methods in business design with the realities of the growing economies in Asia, India, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, this book is filled with dynamic solutions for the new international marketplaces.
Contents: Introduction to Strategic Control—Performance and Risk Management. Strategies and Architectures.Enterprise Work Flow Modeling. Process Portfolio Management. Operational Portfolio Management. Strategic Control Patterns. Strategic Control Case Studies.
Ubiquitous Positioning
Robin Mannings, BT-Laboratories
This groundbreaking resource offers a practical, in-depth understanding of Ubiquitous Positioning—
positioning systems that identify the location and position of people, vehicles and objects in time and space in the digitized networked economy. The future and growth of ubiquitous positioning will be fueled by the convergence of many other areas of technology, from mobile telematics, Internet technology, and location systems, to sensing systems, geographic information systems, and the semantic web. This first-of-its-kind volume explores ubiquitous positioning from a convergence perspective, offering a comprehensive road map to this burgeoning field. Using the term “Whereness” —coined by the author to encapsulate everything about ubiquitous positioning technology and business concerns—this unique book provides an overview of the technical and business aspects of ubiquitous positioning, current and future Whereness applications, details on radio positioning, guidance on sensing position without radio, discussions on maps and mapping, and a taxonomy for positioning.
Contents: Introduction to the Concepts. Motivation. Intelligent Transportation Services (ITS). Positioning Theory. Ubiquitous Computing. Wirelessness. Maps and Mapping. Ontology for Positioning. Conclusion. Bibliography. Appendix.
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