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Author : George W. Symonds
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780062281456

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The Tree Identification Book by George W. Symonds Pdf

The classic easy-reference field guide with more than 1500 photographs: “An almost foolproof practical reference book.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This useful book for botanists, horticulturists, and nature lovers is made up of two parts: Pictorial Keys and Master Pages. The Keys are designed for easy visual comparison of details that look alike, narrowing the identification of a tree to one of a small group—the family or genus. Then, in the Master Pages, the species of the tree is determined, with similar details placed together to highlight differences within the family group, thus eliminating all other possibilities. All of the more than 1500 photographs were made specifically for use in this book and were taken either in the field or of carefully collected specimens. Where possible, details such as leaves, fruit, etc., appear in actual size, or in the same scale.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fishes
ISBN : UCSD:31822036834885

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California Finfish and Shellfish Identification Book by Anonim Pdf

Author : Karel J. Keesman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780857295224

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System Identification by Karel J. Keesman Pdf

System Identification shows the student reader how to approach the system identification problem in a systematic fashion. The process is divided into three basic steps: experimental design and data collection; model structure selection and parameter estimation; and model validation, each of which is the subject of one or more parts of the text. Following an introduction on system theory, particularly in relation to model representation and model properties, the book contains four parts covering: • data-based identification – non-parametric methods for use when prior system knowledge is very limited; • time-invariant identification for systems with constant parameters; • time-varying systems identification, primarily with recursive estimation techniques; and • model validation methods. A fifth part, composed of appendices, covers the various aspects of the underlying mathematics needed to begin using the text. The book uses essentially semi-physical or gray-box modeling methods although data-based, transfer-function system descriptions are also introduced. The approach is problem-based rather than rigorously mathematical. The use of finite input–output data is demonstrated for frequency- and time-domain identification in static, dynamic, linear, nonlinear, time-invariant and time-varying systems. Simple examples are used to show readers how to perform and emulate the identification steps involved in various control design methods with more complex illustrations derived from real physical, chemical and biological applications being used to demonstrate the practical applicability of the methods described. End-of-chapter exercises (for which a downloadable instructors’ Solutions Manual is available from fill in URL here) will both help students to assimilate what they have learned and make the book suitable for self-tuition by practitioners looking to brush up on modern techniques. Graduate and final-year undergraduate students will find this text to be a practical and realistic course in system identification that can be used for assessing the processes of a variety of engineering disciplines. System Identification will help academic instructors teaching control-related to give their students a good understanding of identification methods that can be used in the real world without the encumbrance of undue mathematical detail.

Author : Rex Ferguson,Melissa M. Littlefield,James Purdon
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780271091372

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The Art of Identification by Rex Ferguson,Melissa M. Littlefield,James Purdon Pdf

Since the mid-nineteenth century, there has been a notable acceleration in the development of the techniques used to confirm identity. From fingerprints to photographs to DNA, we have been rapidly amassing novel means of identification, even as personal, individual identity remains a complex chimera. The Art of Identification examines how such processes are entangled within a wider sphere of cultural identity formation. Against the backdrop of an unstable modernity and the rapid rise and expansion of identificatory techniques, this volume makes the case that identity and identification are mutually imbricated and that our best understanding of both concepts and technologies comes through the interdisciplinary analysis of science, bureaucratic infrastructures, and cultural artifacts. With contributions from literary critics, cultural historians, scholars of film and new media, a forensic anthropologist, and a human bioarcheologist, this book reflects upon the relationship between the bureaucratic, scientific, and technologically determined techniques of identification and the cultural contexts of art, literature, and screen media. In doing so, it opens the interpretive possibilities surrounding identification and pushes us to think about it as existing within a range of cultural influences that complicate the precise formulation, meaning, and reception of the concept. In addition to the editors, the contributors to this volume include Dorothy Butchard, Patricia E. Chu, Jonathan Finn, Rebecca Gowland, Liv Hausken, Matt Houlbrook, Rob Lederer, Andrew Mangham, Victoria Stewart, and Tim Thompson.

Author : Walter Pohl,Gerda Heydemann
Publisher : Brepols Pub
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 2503533841

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Strategies of Identification by Walter Pohl,Gerda Heydemann Pdf

How were identities created in the early Middle Ages and when did they matter? This book explores different types of sources to understand the ways in which they contributed to making ethnic and religious communities meaningful: historiography and hagiography, biblical exegesis and works of theology, sermons and letters. Thus, it sets out to widen the horizon of current debates on ethnicity and identity. The Christianization and dissolution of the Roman Empire had provoked a crisis of traditional identities and opened new spaces for identification. What were the textual resources on which new communities could rely, however precariously? Biblical models and Christian discourses could be used for a variety of aims and identifications, and the volume provides some exemplary analyses of these distinct voices. Barbarian polities developed in a rich and varied framework of textual 'strategies of identification'. The contributions reconstruct some of this discursive matrix and its development from the age of Augustine to the Carolingians. In the course of this process, ethnicity and religion were amalgamated in a new way that became fundamental for European history, and acquired an important political role in the post-Roman kingdoms. The extensive introduction not only draws together the individual studies, but also addresses fundamental issues of the definition of ethnicity, and of the relationship between discourses and practices of identity. It offers a methodological basis that is valid for studies of identity in general.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1480679283

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The Sibley Guide to Birds by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ari Y. Kelman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780520255739

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Station Identification by Ari Y. Kelman Pdf

Examines the culture of Yiddish radio in the United States during radio's golden age.

Author : Norbert Becker,Dušan Petrić,Marija Zgomba,Clive Boase,Minoo B. Madon,Christine Dahl,Achim Kaiser
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030116231

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Mosquitoes by Norbert Becker,Dušan Petrić,Marija Zgomba,Clive Boase,Minoo B. Madon,Christine Dahl,Achim Kaiser Pdf

“Mosquitoes – Identification, Ecology and Control” presents a wealth of information on the bionomics, systematics, ecology, research techniques and control of both nuisance and disease vector mosquitoes. It provides practical guidance and important information in an easily readable style, suitable for anyone involved with, or interested in mosquitoes and their management. In this new edition, 102 European species including the most important invasive species and more than 100 globally important vector and nuisance species are described. Most of them, including all European species, are presented in the fully illustrated identification keys, followed by a detailed description of the morphology, biology, distribution and medical importance of each species, including over 700 detailed drawings. “Mosquitoes – Identification, Ecology and Control” includes: · systematics and biology · medical significance · research techniques · morphological characteristics used for identification of larvae and adults · illustrated identification keys for larval and adult mosquito genera · morphology, ecology, and distribution of the species identified in the keys · biological, genetic, physical and chemical control of mosquitoes “Mosquitoes – Identification, Ecology and Control” is a valuable tool for vector ecologists, medical entomologists, students and all those involved with mosquito systematics, biology, ecology, and control world-wide. Society as a whole benefit from the implementation of carefully designed and sustainable programs for the management of mosquitoes, and the diseases they transmit. The third edition of this successful publication has been comprehensively updated and expanded, to provide the foundation of a more enlightened and informed approach to mosquito management.

Author : Richard LeMaster
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0811729826

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Waterfowl Identification by Richard LeMaster Pdf

Instructions for identifying 40 species of ducks, geese and swans.

Author : Herbert S. Zim,Chandler S. Robbins,Bertel Bruun
Publisher : Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1990-02-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0307336565

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Birds of North America by Herbert S. Zim,Chandler S. Robbins,Bertel Bruun Pdf

Text and illustrations identify 645 species of birds.

Author : Lauren Brown,Ted Elliman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780300236774

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Grasses, Sedges, Rushes by Lauren Brown,Ted Elliman Pdf

A practical and expertly illustrated field guide to over one hundred grasses, sedges, and rushes "No one will be able to claim that the identification of grasses, sedges, and rushes, which are of fundamental importance both environmentally and economically, are simply 'too difficult' after they have learned to use this excellent guide."--Peter Raven, President Emeritus, Missouri Botanical Garden This elegant and easy-to-use guide is an updated and amended revision of Lauren Brown's seminal Grasses: An Identification Guide, which was first published in 1979. While maintaining the spirit and goals of the original edition--a portable, straightforward, and user-friendly guide for naturalists and plant enthusiasts--the new edition features more than one hundred grasses, sedges, and rushes that are presented with line drawings and color photographs, concise descriptions, and details on the uses of various plants throughout history. In addition, the authors are careful to highlight the subtle differences in similar species to avoid confusion, as well as offering relevant notes on plant survival strategies, invasiveness, and how different plants fit within the broader ecological landscape. Devoid of technical jargon, this volume is an indispensable tool for those curious about the often-overlooked grasses, sedges, and rushes that surround us.

Author : Alexander C. Martin,William D. Barkley
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520318724

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Seed Identification Manual by Alexander C. Martin,William D. Barkley Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1961. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived

Author : Oliver Nelles
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783662043233

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Nonlinear System Identification by Oliver Nelles Pdf

Written from an engineering point of view, this book covers the most common and important approaches for the identification of nonlinear static and dynamic systems. The book also provides the reader with the necessary background on optimization techniques, making it fully self-contained. The new edition includes exercises.

Author : British Columbia. Ministry of Forests,Roberta Parish,Sandra Thomson,Canada-British Columbia Partnership Agreement on Forest Resource Development: FRDA II.,Canadian Forest Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Trees
ISBN : 0772621594

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Tree Book by British Columbia. Ministry of Forests,Roberta Parish,Sandra Thomson,Canada-British Columbia Partnership Agreement on Forest Resource Development: FRDA II.,Canadian Forest Service Pdf

Trees, identification.

Author : Steven X. Cadrin,Lisa A. Kerr,Stefano Mariani
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780123972583

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Stock Identification Methods by Steven X. Cadrin,Lisa A. Kerr,Stefano Mariani Pdf

Stock Identification Methods, 2e, continues to provide a comprehensive review of the various disciplines used to study the population structure of fishery resources. It represents the worldwide experience and perspectives of experts on each method, assembled through a working group of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. The book is organized to foster interdisciplinary analyses and conclusions about stock structure, a crucial topic for fishery science and management. Technological advances have promoted the development of stock identification methods in many directions, resulting in a confusing variety of approaches. Based on central tenets of population biology and management needs, this valuable resource offers a unified framework for understanding stock structure by promoting an understanding of the relative merits and sensitivities of each approach. Describes 18 distinct approaches to stock identification grouped into sections on life history traits, environmental signals, genetic analyses, and applied marks Features experts' reviews of benchmark case studies, general protocols, and the strengths and weaknesses of each identification method Reviews statistical techniques for exploring stock patterns, testing for differences among putative stocks, stock discrimination, and stock composition analysis Focuses on the challenges of interpreting data and managing mixed-stock fisheries