Broadening the Edges
Broadening the Edges

Author: Pirkko Kourula

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 1997-08-20

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9041104801

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This volume brings the refugee issue out of the narrow confines of refugee law into the centre of international law and international relations. It reviews the concept of the refugee and the international protection of refugees from the unconventional angle of the prospects and limitations of multilateralism in the post Cold War era. The broadening concept of security, affecting the attitudes of states towards refugees, is the underlying theme of the book. As a result, the contemporary preoccupation with how best to provide international protection to all those in need of it is reviewed from a number of relevant perspectives: including that of peacekeeping, sanctions, and coordination and competence within the United Nations.

Image Analysis and Recognition
Image Analysis and Recognition

Author: Mohamed Kamel

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-07-07

Total Pages: 977

ISBN-13: 3642026117

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition, ICIAR 2009, held in Halifax, Canada, in July 2009. The 93 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 164 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on image and video processing and analysis; image segmentation; image and video retrieval and indexing; pattern analysis and recognition; biometrics face recognition; shape analysis; motion analysis and tracking; 3D image analysis; biomedical image analysis; document analysis and applications.

The Emigrant Edge
The Emigrant Edge

Author: Brian Buffini

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-08

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1501169270

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"Brian Buffini, an Irish immigrant who went from rags to riches, shares his strategies for anyone who wants to achieve the American dream. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Brian Buffini immigrated to San Diego, California at the age of nineteen with only ninety-two dollars in his pocket. Since then, he has become a classic American rags-to-riches story. After discovering real estate, he quickly became one of the nation's top real estate moguls and founder of the largest business training company, Buffini & Co., in North America. But Brian isn't alone in his success: immigrants compose thirteen percent of the American population and are responsible for a quarter of all new businesses. In fact, Forbes magazine boasts that immigrants dominate most of the Forbes 400 list. So what are the secrets? In The Emigrant Edge, Brian shares seven characteristics that he and other successful immigrants have in common that can help anyone reach a higher level of achievement, no matter their vocation. He then challenges readers to leave the comfort of their current work conditions to apply these secrets and achieve the success of their dreams"--

Nonlinear Fiber Optics
Nonlinear Fiber Optics

Author: Govind P. Agrawal

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2012-10-10

Total Pages: 654

ISBN-13: 0123970237

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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- 1.1. Historical Perspective -- 1.2. Fiber Characteristics -- 1.2.1. Material and Fabrication -- 1.2.2. Fiber Losses -- 1.2.3. Chromatic Dispersion -- 1.2.4. Polarization-Mode Dispersion -- 1.3. Fiber Nonlinearities -- 1.3.1. Nonlinear Refraction -- 1.3.2. Stimulated Inelastic Scattering -- 1.3.3. Importance of Nonlinear Effects -- 1.4. Overview -- Problems -- References -- ch. 2 Pulse Propagation in Fibers -- 2.1. Maxwell's Equations -- 2.2. Fiber Modes -- 2.2.1. Eigenvalue Equation -- 2.2.2. Single-Mode Condition -- 2.2.3. Characteristics of the Fundamental Mode -- 2.3. Pulse-Propagation Equation -- 2.3.1. Nonlinear Pulse Propagation -- 2.3.2. Higher-Order Nonlinear Effects -- 2.3.3. Raman Response Function and its Impact -- 2.3.4. Extension to Multimode Fibers -- 2.4. Numerical Methods -- 2.4.1. Split-Step Fourier Method -- 2.4.2. Finite-Difference Methods -- Problems -- References -- ch. 3 Group-Velocity DispersionNote continued: 3.1. Different Propagat ...

Edge of the Map
Edge of the Map

Author: Johanna Garton

Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Published: 2020-04-01

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1680512897

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Edge of the Map is equal parts inspiring, dramatic, and heartbreaking. One of America’s greatest high altitude mountaineers, Christine Boskoff was at the top of her career when she and her partner died in an avalanche in 2006. Charismatic, principled, and humble, Boskoff was also a deeply loved role model to her climbing partners and the Sherpa community. Edge of the Map traces the sharp twists and turns in Boskoff’s life, from her early years as a Lockheed engineer, through her first successes in the climbing world, to her purchase of Seattle-based Mountain Madness after owner and climber Scott Fischer died in the 1996 Everest disaster. Her life was one of constant achievement mixed with personal tragedy. The story follows Boskoff as she perseveres and moves on to even bigger peaks, earning acclaim as a world-class mountaineer, then later as she finds an alpine partnership with legendary Colorado climber Charlie Fowler.

Carbon Based Electronic Devices
Carbon Based Electronic Devices

Author: Alberto Tagliaferro

Publisher: MDPI

Published: 2020-02-14

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 3039282328

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For more than 50 years, silicon has dominated the electronics industry. However, this growth will come to an end, due to resources limitations. Thus, research developments need to focus to alternative materials, with higher performance and better functionality. Current research achievements have indicated that carbon is one of the promising candidates for its exploitation in the electronics industry. Whereas the physical properties of graphite and diamond have been investigated for many years, the potential for electronic applications of other allotropes of carbon (fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibres, carbon films, carbon balls and beads, carbon fibers, etc), has only been appreciated relatively recently. Carbon-based materials offer a number of exciting possibilities for new applications of electronic devices, due to their unique thermal and electrical properties. However, the success of carbon-based electronics depends on the rapid progress of the fabrication, doping and manipulation techniques. In this Special Issue, we focus on both insights and advancements in carbon-based electronics. We will also cover various topics ranging from synthesis, functionalisation, and characterisation of carbon-based materials, for their use in electronic devices, including advanced manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, ink-jet printing, spray-gun technique, etc.

Quantum Well Lasers
Quantum Well Lasers

Author: Peter S. Zory Jr.

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 522

ISBN-13: 0080515584

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This book provides the information necessary for the reader to achieve a thorough understanding of all aspects of QW lasers - from the basic mechanism of optical gain, through the current technolgoical state of the art, to the future technologies of quantum wires and quantum dots. In view of the growing importance of QW lasers, this book should be read by all those with an active interest in laser science and technology, from the advanced student to the experienced laser scientist.* The first comprehensive book-length treatment of quantum well lasers* Provides a detailed treatment of quantum well laser basics* Covers strained quantum well lasers* Explores the different state-of-the-art quantum well laser types* Provides key information on future laser technologies