Subject(s): Feedback control systems Review: "This revision of a top-selling textbook on feedback control provides greater instructor flexibility and student readability. Chapter 4 on A First Analysis of Feedback has been substantially rewritten to present the material in a more logical and effective manner. A new case study on biological c

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Subject(s): Education research | Access to knowledge movement Summary: "How can educational research have more impact? What processes of knowledge exchange are most effective for increasing the uses of research results? How can research-produced knowledge be better 'mobilized' among users such as practicing educators, policy makers,

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Subject(s): Social networks -- Computer network resources | Internet -- Social aspects -- Asia | Internet -- Social aspects -- Middle East | Social networks -- Asia | Social networks -- Middle East Summary: "Mediated forms of communication increasingly influence the social relations and different spheres of life in the region of South Asia,

Subject(s): Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics | Statistical physics Summary: "Aimed at graduate students, this book explores some of the core phenomena in non-equilibrium statistical physics. It focuses on the development and application of theoretical methods to help students develop their problem-solving skills. The book begins with mi