This is the first book to provide a comprehensive coverage of new developments in geometric dimensional tolerancing and statistical tolerancing, and to focus on the use of these techniques in a CAD/CAM/CMM environment. The authors explore and explain tolerancing from its history and fundamentals to state-of-the-art techniques. They also describe specialized applications of tolerancing in particular industries, inclduing automobiles, electronics and aerospace.
Teach yourself FreeHand the quick and wasy way! This visual quickstart guide uses pictures rather than lengthy explanations. You'll be up and running in no time.
Experts explore the influence of trace metals on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. Many parts of the world in which common infectious diseases are endemic also have the highest prevalence of trace metal deficiencies or rising rates of trace metal pollution. Infectious diseases can increase human susceptibility to adverse effects of metal exposure (at suboptimal or toxic levels), and metal excess or deficiency can increase the incidence or severity of infectious diseases. The co-clustering of major infectious diseases with trace metal deficiency or toxicity has created a complex web of interactions with serious but poorly understood health repercussions, yet has been largely overlooked in animal and human studies. This book focuses on the distribution, trafficking, fate, and effects of trace metals in biological systems. Its goal is to enhance our understanding of the relationships between homeostatic mechanisms of trace metals and the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. Drawing on expertise from a range of fields, the book offers a comprehensive review of current knowledge on vertebrate metal-withholding mechanisms and the strategies employed by different microbes to avoid starvation (or poisoning). Chapters summarize current, state-of-the-art techniques for investigating pathogen-metal interactions and highlight open question to guide future research. The book makes clear that improving knowledge in this area will be instrumental to the development of novel therapeutic measures against infectious diseases. Contributors M. Leigh Ackland, Vahid Fa Andisi, Angele L. Arrieta, Michael A. Bachman, J. Sabine Becker, Robert E. Black, Julia Bornhorst, Sascha Brunke, Joseph A. Caruso, Jennifer S. Cavet, Anson C. K. Chan, Christopher H. Contag, Heran Darwin, George V. Dedoussis, Rodney R. Dietert, Victor J. DiRita, Carol A. Fierke, Tamara Garcia-Barrera, David P. Giedroc, Peter-Leon Hagedoorn, James A. Imlay, Marek J. Kobylarz, Joseph Lemire, Wenwen Liu, Slade A. Loutet, Wolfgang Maret, Andreas Matusch, Trevor F. Moraes, Michael E. P. Murphy, Maribel Navarro, Jerome O. Nriagu, Ana-Maria Oros-Peusquens, Elisabeth G. Pacyna, Jozef M. Pacyna, Robert D. Perry, John M. Pettifor, Stephanie Pfaffen, Dieter Rehder, Lothar Rink, Anthony B. Schryvers, Ellen K. Silbergeld, Eric P. Skaar, Miguel C. P. Soares, Kyrre Sundseth, Dennis J. Thiele, Richard B. Thompson, Meghan M. Verstraete, Gonzalo Visbal, Fudi Wang, Mian Wang, Thomas J. Webster, Jeffrey N. Weiser, Günter Weiss, Inga Wessels, Bin Ye, Judith T. Zelikoff, Lihong Zhang
The top-selling guide to Illustrator, now in a fully revised edition for Version 10. The authors provide a comprehensive, thorough introduction to all of Illustrator 10's tools and features in a visual, task-based guide that makes it easy to learn.
If FreeHand™ 8 can do it, you can do it too … Give your projects visual punch with FreeHand 8's complete battery of enhanced text and graphics features! Using step-by-step instructions and tons of examples, bestselling author Deke McClelland takes you through every FreeHand function — showing you all of the techniques you need to create everything from logos to compelling brochures to powerful Web content. High-Impact Design at Your Fingertips! Complete guidelines for customizing your work environment Working with vector- and raster-based image file formats Expert advice for working with layers Improved text handling capabilities Integrating text and graphics effectively Full coverage of Xtras New types of fills for paths Fully customized shortcuts and toolbars Plus special coverage of Flash, Macromedia's hot Web technology "This Bible is the best way to dive into Freehand!" —Tom Hale, director of product management, Macromedia www.idgbooks.com
A fully updated, step-by-step guide to learning and getting the most out of Illustrator 9, the industry-standard graphics software program for both Web and print design. Expand your productivity and creative freedom with Using Illustrator 9! All the new features of this powerful upgrade are covered-transparency, opacity masks, the Appearance palette, new Internet vector and raster functions, and the enhanced Layers palette. Covering a wide range of graphic styles and applications, Using Illustrator 9 also provides tips and tricks for using Illustrator with the best-selling graphics packages on the market--Photoshop and QuarkXpress(tm). The accompanying CD-ROM provides step-by step instructions and QuickTime tutorials. Get the most out of your software with this must-have guide!
