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The synthesis of multicomponent/multilayered superconducting, conducting, semiconducting and insulating thin films has become the subject of an intensive, worldwide, interdisciplinary research effort. The development of deposition-characterization techniques and the science and technology related to... More

Electroceramic thin films hold out the promise of applications in entirely new generations of advanced microdevices that may revolutionise technology, creating multibillion dollar markets in the process. Less glamorous than the high-temperature superconductors, but probably just as important, are el... More

An understanding of the processes involved in the basic and applied physics and chemistry of the interaction of plasmas with materials is vital to the evolution of technologies such as those relevant to microelectronics, fusion and space. The subjects dealt with in the book include: the physics and ... More

This series of supplementary Readers aims at the development of reading skills and is graded according to recommended reading levels: Blue books for 6-7 year olds; Brown books for 7-8 year olds; Green books for 8-10 year olds and Yellow books for 10-12 year olds. Each Reader provides word notes, rev... More

You will learn state-of-the-art techniques to analyze, code, recognize, and synthesize speech. In addition, you will gain a better understanding of the limits of today’s technology and an informed view of future trends for speech research. Speech Communications brings you an integrated approach to... More

This essential text blends an in-depth process approach with organizational patterns such as narration, reasons, and summary/reponse. * Features extensive guidelines for paragraph and composition development * Includes a broad selection of engaging readings that are geared for summary/reponse assign... More

In early 2006, Chuck Ramkissoon is found dead at the bottom of a New York canal. In London, a Dutch banker named Hans van den Broek hears the news, and remembers his unlikely friendship with Chuck and the off-kilter New York in which it flourished: the New York of 9/11, the powercut and the Iraq war... More