This unique book, drawing on the author’s lifetime experience, critically evaluates the extensive literature on the field of Metal-Catalysed Reactions of Hydrocarbons. Emphasis is placed on reaction mechanisms involving hydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, skeletal and positional isomerisation, and exchange reactions. The motivation for fundamental research in heterogeneous catalysis is to identify the physicochemical characteristics of active centres for the reaction being studied, to learn how these may be modified or manipulated to improve the desired behavior of the catalyst, and to recognize and control those aspects of the catalyst's structure that limit its overall performance. By restricting the subject of the book to hydrocarbons, Bond has progressively developed the subject matter to include areas of importance both to researchers and to those working in the industry.

Vol. 1 : A-C. - 1419 p.

Written at a level accessible to nonspecialists, including high-school students, college students in introductory courses, and the general public, this encyclopedia's purpose is to assist users in acquiring knowledge and understanding of chemistry. The 509 alphabetically arranged, signed articles were written by subject specialists and range from concise definitions to multiple-page overviews. Broad areas covered include analytical chemistry applications, biochemistry, biographies, elements, energy, environmental chemistry, medicine, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, reactions, states of matter, and structure. Examples of specific article titles are Alchemy; Artificial sweeteners; Boron; Clones; Franklin, Rosalind; Isomerism; Mole concept; Nanochemistry; Rubber; Spectroscopy; and zwitterions. In addition to explaining scientific principles, this set relates chemistry to everyday life. For example, Silly Putty (a silicone-based material) is a "liquid solid," the color of hydrangeas is determined by soil acidity, and endorphins may allow marathoners' bodies to endure long races. An 18-page glossary and 67-page subject index are included in each volume. Glossary definitions also appear in the margins next to the text. Although there are some cross-references in the articles, the index is more thorough. About 300 black-and-white illustrations and diagrams clarify the concepts under discussion. There are no color illustrations; color would have been useful to elucidate concepts such as bonding and molecular structure. Bibliographic references and related Internet resources are listed at the end of many articles. A "For Your Reference" section at the beginning of each volume provides selected metric conversions, an alphabetic table of the elements; common abbreviations, symbols and acronyms, and a periodic table of the elements. The similar four-volume Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1997), also edited by Lagowski, is aimed at a more academic audience and provides additional coverage of some topics. Although Chemistry: Foundations and Applications could be improved with the inclusion of some color illustrations, the very impressive scholarly contributors make this set worthy of consideration, particularly for high-school, large public, and undergraduate libraries. Nancy Cannon Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Единицы величин - это язык измерений. Знание единиц сегодня необходимо всем - и школьнику, и ученому с мировым именем. Предлагаемый словарь-справочник познакомит читателей с единицами, применяемыми в физике, химии, биологии, медицине, физиологии, метеорологии, промышленном производстве, теории информации, ювелирном деле, редакторской практике и др. Большое внимание уделено Международной системе единиц (СИ), ставшей основной на сегодняшний день. Приведены требования государственных стандартов и другой нормативно-технической документации к написанию наименований и обозначений единиц, к применению десятичных приставок и т. д. Предназначен для широкого круга читателей.

Цей стандарт відповідає ISO 4: 1984 «Документація. Правила скорочення слів у назвах та найменувань публікацій», ISO 832:1994 «Інформація та документація. Бібліографічний опис та посилання. Правила скорочення бібліографічних термінів». НА ЗАМІНУ РСТ УРСР 1743-82

C++ Standard Library provides a set of common classes and interfaces that greatly extend the core C++ language. The library, however, is not self-explanatory. To make full use of its components-and to benefit from their power-you need a resource that does far more than list the classes and their functions. The C++ Standard Library not only provides comprehensive documentation of each library component, it also offers clearly written explanations of complex concepts, describes the practical programming details needed for effective use, and gives example after example of working code. This thoroughly up-to-date book reflects the newest elements of the C++ standard library incorporated into the full ANSI/ISO C++ language standard. In particular, the text focuses on the Standard Template Library (STL), examining containers, iterators, function objects, and STL algorithms. You will also find detailed coverage of special containers, strings, numerical classes, internationalization, and the IOStream library. Each component is presented in depth, with an introduction to its purpose and design, examples, a detailed description, traps and pitfalls, and the exact signature and definition of its classes and their functions. An insightful introduction to fundamental concepts and an overview of the library will help bring newcomers quickly up to speed. Comprehensive, detailed, readable, and practical, The C++ Standard Library is the C++ resource you will turn to again and again.

A lean revision of a computer industry classic that has sold over 500,000 copies in previous editions. Fifth Edition contains over 20 new programming exercises and newly improved examples. C and C++ account for 30% of developers, about three million, and is a $22 million book market per year. Updates the third edition by integrating new ANSI/ISO standard, C99. Classic that teaches the fundamentals of programming.

Scott Kelby, the best-selling Photoshop author in the world today, once again takes this book to a whole new level as he uncovers the latest, most important and most exciting new Adobe Photoshop CS2 techniques for digital photographers.This major update to this award-winning, record-breaking book does something for digital photographers that's never been done beforeit cuts through the bull and shows you exactly "how to do it." It's not a bunch of theory; it doesn't challenge you to come up with your own settings or figure it out on your own. Instead, Scott shows you step-by-step the exact techniques used by today's cutting-edge digital photographers and, best of all, he shows you, flat-out, exactly which settings to use, when to use them, and why. That's why the previous version of this book took the digital photography world by storm.But now, his new CS2, version is even bigger, even better, and exposes even more of the pros most closely guarded secrets, including a special chapter which shows, for the first time ever, step-by-step how to how to set-up Photoshop's color management. He does it by throwing out all the theory, all the techno-babble, and all the confusing charts and graphs and instead just shows you exactly what you need to do (and nothing more).LEARN HOW THE PROS DO ITEach year Scott trains thousands of professional photographers how to use Photoshop, and almost without exception they have the same questions, the same problems, and the same challengesand that's exactly what he covers in this book. You'll learn: The sharpening techniques the pros really use (there's an entire chapter on just this!) The pros tricks for fixing the most common digital photo problems fast! The step-by-step set-up for getting what comes out of your printer to match exactly what you saw on screen The retouching secrets of how the pros retouch portraits How to process raw digital camera images (plus how to take advantage of all the new Camera Raw features of CS2!) How to color correct any photo without breaking a sweat (you'll be amazed at how easy it isonce you know the secret) A whole chapter on the latest, most requested Photoshop special effects How to reduce noise, deal with lens problems, avoid halos, and more How to show your work like a pro! Plus a host of shortcuts, workarounds, and slick "insider" tricks to send your productivity through the roof!If you're a digital photographer and you're ready to learn the "tricks of the trade"the same ones that today's leading pros use to correct, edit, sharpen, retouch, and present their work, then this is the book for you.

This book shows you how to use all the library functions mandated by the ANSI and ISO Standards for the programming language C. I have chosen to focus on the library exclusively, since many other books describe the language proper. The book also shows you how to implement the library. I present about 9,000 lines of tested, working code. I believe that seeing a realistic implementation of the Standard С library can help you better understand how to use it. As much as possible, the code for the library is written in Standard C. The primary design goal is to make the code as readable and as exemplary as possible. A secondary goal is to make the code highly portable across diverse computer architectures. Still another goal is to present code that makes sensible tradeoffs between accuracy, performance, and size. Teaching you how to write С is not a goal of this book. I assume you know enough about С to read straightforward code. Where the code presented is not so straightforward, I explain the trickery involved. The Standard С library is fairly ambitious. It provides considerable power in many different environments. It promises well-defined name spaces for both user and implementor. It imposes fairly strict requirements on the robustness and precision of its mathematical functions. And it pioneers in supporting code that adapts to varied cultures, including those with very large character sets. To benefit from these ambitions, a user should be aware of numerous subtleties. To satisfy these ambitions, an implementor must provide for them. These subtleties are not always addressed in the С Standard proper. It is not the primary purpose of a standard to educate implementors. Nor are many of these subtleties well explained in the Rationale that accompanies the ANSI С Standard. A Rationale must serve several masters, only one of whom is the inquisitive implementor. The pioneering features I mentioned above are not found in traditional implementations of C. An implementation can now support multiple locales. Each locale captures numerous conventions peculiar to a country, language, or profession. А С program can alter and query locales to adapt dynamically to a broad range of cultures. An implementation can also now support very large character sets, such as the Kanji characters used in Japan.

This is KSCE's hypertext version of the Ada 95 Reference Manual (Language and Standard Libraries), revised international standard (ISO/IEC 8652:1995): Information Technology -- Programming Languages -- Ada

Cisco Wireless LAN Security is an in-depth guide to wireless LAN technology and security, introducing the key aspects of 802.11 security by illustrating major wireless LAN (WLAN) standards that can protect the entire network. Because a WLAN is less effective as an isolated piece of the network, this book emphasizes how to effectively integrate WLAN devices into the wired network while maintaining maximum security.

CAN протокол получил всемирное признание как очень универсальная, эффективная, надежная и экономически приемлемая платформа для почти любого типа связи данных в передвижных системах, машинах, техническом оборудовании и индустриальной автоматизации. Основанная на базе протоколов высокого уровня CAN- технология успешно конкурирует на рынке распределенных систем автоматизации. Под терминами "CAN стандарт" или "CAN протокол" понимаются функциональные возможности, которые стандартизированы в ISO 11898. Этот стандарт объединяет физический уровень (Physical Layer) и уровень канала данных (Data Link Layer) в соответствии с 7-ми уровневой OSI моделью. Таким образом, "CAN стандарт" соответствует уровню сетевого интерфейса в 4-х уровневой модели TCP/IP. Однако, практическая реализация даже очень простых распределенных систем на базе CAN показывает, что помимо предоставляемых сервисов уровня канала данных требуются более широкие функциональные возможности : передача блоков данных длинной более чем 8 байтов, подтверждение пересылки данных, распределение идентификаторов, запуск сети и функции супервизора узлов. Так как эти дополнительные функциональные возможности непосредственно используются прикладным процессом, вводится понятие уровня приложений (Application Layer) и протоколов высокого уровня. Обычно их и называют термином "CAN протоколы".

Физическая среда передачи данных CAN-интерфейса, характеристики приемопередатчиков, разводка разъемов, свойства кабелей, топология сети не оговариваются CAN спецификацией BOSCH v.2.0 A/B. Физический уровень является предметом различных интернациональных, национальных, промышленных и даже внутрифирменных спецификаций. Для организации проводного соединения на CAN-шине наиболее широкое распространение получили два типа приемоперадатчиков(трансиверов): "High Speed" приемопередатчики (ISO 11898-2), "Fault Tolerant" приемопередатчики Трансиверы, выполненные в соответствии со стандартом "High-Speed" (ISO11898-2), наиболее просты, дешевы и дают возможность передавать данные со скоростью до 1 Мбит/c. "Fault-Tolerant" приемопередатчики (не чувствительные к повреждениям на шине) позволяют построить высоконадежную малопотребляющую сеть со скоростями передачи данных не выше 125 кбит/c. Для организации CAN-шины также возможно использовать такие не стандартизованные решения, как применение оптоволоконного или беспроводного соединения. Передача питания через CAN интерфейс не противоречит CAN-стандарту, но реально не используется из-за высокой стоимости передатчиков. Все перечисленные выше способы организации физической среды передачи данных должны удовлетворять набору обязательных требований, продиктованных способами арбитража и синхронизации, принятыми для САN-интерфейса.

"I hope you'll enjoy reading this tutorial with your portable, your work, or your home PC. It's a perfect companion to the Introduction to Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition manual and is a proven aid to understanding the C++ language. The material in this tutorial is adapted from my book Beginning Visual C++ 6.0, to provide you with a thorough grounding in 'pure' C++. I've been careful to address the new standards in C++ laid out by the ANSI and ISO committees and I encourage you to adopt these conventions so that your programs are maintainable for years to come. There's plenty of code in this tutorial, which you can cut and paste from the help viewer and is also available for download from the Wrox Press web site. We've tested this code extensively, but if you do encounter a problem, try visiting the web site, which will list any errata that may have been spotted since publication of this document. Also, remember that your suggestions for improving the text are very welcome - use the web site to give us your feedback. We try to keep all Wrox tutorials error free and appreciate your help in sustaining our high standards." Ivor Horton

Part 1 : SQL/Framework. - 67 p.

This book describes the design rules required to document, implement, and demonstrate quality management system effectiveness in compliance with the latest version of the ISO 9000 International Standard.

This second edition is completely up-to-date with the final ANSI/ISO C++ Standard. It covers some of the smaller syntax changes, such as "mutable"; more significant changes, such as RTTI and namespaces; and such major innovations as the C++ Standard Library, including the STL. In addition, this book discusses technologies such as Java, CORBA, COM/COM+, and ActiveX--and the relationship all of these have with C++. These new features and technologies are iconed to help you quickly find what is new and different in this edition.

SQL (произносится обычно "СЭКВЭЛ" (или, более англообразно - СКЬЮЭЛ)) означает Структурированный Язык Запросов. Это язык, который дает возможность создавать реляционные базы данных (и работать с ними), которые представляют собой наборы связанной информации, сохраняемой в таблицах. Мир БД становится всё более единым, что привело к необходимости создания стандартного языка, который мог бы использоваться для функционирования в большом количестве различных видов компьютерных сред. Стандартный язык даст возможность пользователям, знающим один набор команд, использовать их, чтобы создавать, отыскивать, изменять и передавать информацию, независимо от того, где идёт работа: на персональном компьютере, сетевой рабочей станции или на универсальной ЭВМ. В нашем, всё более и более взаимосвязанном компьютерном мире, пользователь, снабжённый таким языком, имеет огромное преимущество в использовании и обобщении информации из ряда источников с помощью большого количества способов. Элегантность и независимость от специфики компьютерных технологий, а также его поддержка лидерами промышленности в области технологии РБД, сделали SQL (и, вероятно, в течение обозримого будущего, оставят его) основным стандартным языком БД. По этой причине любой, кто хочет работать с базами данных 90-х годов (прошлого века), должен знать SQL. Стандарт SQL определяется ANSI (Американским Национальным Институтом Стандартов) и в данное время также принимается ISO (Международной организацией по стандартизации). Однако большинство коммерческих программ БД расширяют SQL без уведомления ANSI, добавляя разные особенности в этот язык, которые, как они считают, будут весьма полезны. Иногда это несколько нарушает стандарт языка, хотя хорошие идеи имеют тенденцию развиваться и становиться стандартами рынка в силу полезности своих качеств. В этой книге мы будем в основном следовать стандарту ANSI, но одновременно иногда будем давать и некоторые наиболее распространённые отклонения от его стандарта. Вы должны проконсультироваться в документации вашего пакета программ, который будете использовать, чтобы знать, где в нём этот стандарт видоизменен. ПРЕЖДЕ ЧЕМ ВЫ СМОЖЕТЕ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАТЬ SQL, вы должны понять, что такое реляционные базы данных. В этой главе мы объясним и покажем, насколько РБД полезны. Мы не будем обсуждать SQL именно здесь, и, если вы уже знаете эти понятия достаточно хорошо, вы можете просто пропустить эту главу. В любом случае вы должны просмотреть три таблицы, которые предоставляются и объясняются в конце главы; они станут основой наших примеров в этой книге. Вторая копия этих таблиц находится в Приложении E, и мы рекомендуем скопировать их для удобства ссылки к ним.

For many people the epitome of the British soldier of the late Victorian period is the Redcoat who fought in southern Africa in the 1870s. This title covers the key period of the wars against the Zulu and Boers; the dramatic battles of Rorke's Drift, Isandlwana, Ulundi, Laing's Nek and Majuba are some of the most famous engagements in the history of the British Army. The journey of the British soldier from the back streets of Britain's inner cities, to the isolated rock outcrop of Isandlwana and the mountain top of Majuba is one of discipline, devotion, loyalty, bravery, determination and sheer hard-work. It is a journey from which many men never returned.

Architectural Acoustics presents a comprehensive technical overview of the field at a level suitable for working practitioners as well as advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate architecture or engineering course. The book is structured as a logical progression through acoustic interactions. Beginning with an architectural history, it reviews the fundamentals of acoustics, human perception and reaction to sound, acoustic noise measurements and noise metrics, and environmental noise. It then moves into wave acoustics, sound and solid surfaces, sound in enclosed spaces, sound transmission loss, sound transmission in buildings, vibration and vibration isolation, noise transmission in floor systems, noise in mechanical systems, and sound attenuation in ducts. Chapters on specific design problems follow including treatment of multifamily dwellings, office buildings, rooms for speech, sound reinforcement systems, rooms for music, multipurpose rooms, auditoriums, sanctuaries, and studios and listening rooms. While providing a thorough overview of acoustics, it also includes the theory of loudspeaker systems and sound system modeling as well as an in-depth presentation of computer modeling, ray tracing and auralization. It will be particularly beneficial for architects and engineers working in fields where speech intelligibility, music appreciation, and noise isolation are critical.

Autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards. With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards lived the original rock and roll life. He tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane; his listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, the Rolling Stones' first fame and the notorious drug busts that led to his enduring image as outlaw folk hero, creating immortal riffs like the ones in "Jumping Jack Flash" and "Honky Tonk Women." He discusses falling in love with Anita Pallenberg and the death of Brian Jones, his tax exile in France, wildfire tours of the U.S., isolation and addiction, as well as falling in lovewith Patti Hansen, and his bitter estrangement from Jagger and subsequent reconciliation. He talks about his marriage, family, solo albums and Xpensive Winos; the road that goes on forever.