Subject(s): Language and languages -- Study and teaching History Summary: "Konrad Koerner, a leading historian of linguistics, has long said that an academic field cannot be considered to have matured until it has history as one of its subfields. The history of linguistics is a growing area, having come into its own in the 1960s, especially

Subject(s): Bridges -- Floors Materials | Fiber-reinforced concrete | Polymer-impregnated concrete Summary: "This book presents the analysis and design of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) decks, which have been increasingly implemented in rehabilitation projects and new construction due to their reduced weight, lower maintenance costs, and en

Subject(s): Communication in families | Dysfunctional families Summary: "This text provides for the first time in book form an exploration of the communicative aspects of the darker side of family life, ranging from, for example, severe acts of violence to more subtle forms of conflict. In addition to offering a working definition of the c

Subject(s): Production engineering -- Textbooks | Product design -- Textbooks Summary: "This textbook provides a conceptual framework and methodologies for integrating product design and manufacturing. The readers should be able to use the framework and methodologies provided to jointly optimize the design/re-design of new products and manu

Subject(s): Mobile communication systems -- Security measures Abstract: Recently, mobile security has garnered considerable interest in both the research community and industry due to the popularity of smartphones. The current smartphone platforms are open systems that allow application development, also for malicious parties. To protect the mo

Subject(s): Leadership -- Study and teaching -- Asia | Leadership -- Study and teaching -- Pacific Area | Leadership in children -- Asia | Leadership in children -- Pacific Area | Educational leadership Summary: "Developing Leadership in the Asia-Pacific focuses on the design of leadership programs that are able to meet the needs of student

Subject(s): Product design -- Case studies -- India | Motorcyclists -- Psychology -- India | Motorcycles -- Design and construction | New products -- Psychological aspects | Consumer behavior | Emotions Summary: "This book presents an emotion centered research framework titled "emoha" for design innovation. It defines emoha and unde

Subject(s): Building, Iron and steel -- Earthquake effects | Earthquake resistant design | Steel, Structural -- Earthquake effects | Steel, Structural -- Ductility Summary: "Observation and research into the performance of steel structures during recent large earthquakes, such as those in Mexico City, Loma Prieta, Northridge and Kobe, has p

Subject(s): Bridges -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Foundations and piers | Bridges -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Design and construction Summary: Over 140 experts, 14 countries, and 89 chapters are represented in the second edition of the Bridge Engineering Handbook. This extensive collection highlights bridge engineering specimens from around

Subject(s): Polymers | Polymeric composites | Polymers -- Industrial applications | Nanofibers Summary: "This book presents some fascinating phenomena associated with the remarkable features of high performance polymers and also provides an update on applications of modern polymers. It offers new research on structure-property relationships