Faerie tale theatre

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Commercial Astronauts The Next Generation of Spacefarers by Seedhouse, Erik

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BLOCKCHAIN FOR IOT SYSTEMS concept, framework and applications.

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Gorilla society : conflict, compromise, and cooperation between the sexes by Harcourt, A. H. (Alexander H.)

Table of Contents: “…Predation and association -- Conclusion -- A robust model, and therefore the right answer? -- Added variations -- Are female strategies irrelevant to males? …”


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Statistical inference : a short course by Panik, Michael J.

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Algorithms and data structures : the science of computing by Baldwin, Douglas (Douglas L.), 1958-

Table of Contents: “…13.7.1 Null Empty Trees 13.7.2 n-ary Trees 13.8 Concluding Remarks 13.9 Further Reading Chapter 14: Case Studies in Design: Abstracting Indirection 14.1 Indirection Without Formal Pointers 14.1.1 Review of Indirection in Java 14.1.2 Abstracting the Concept of Indirection 14.2 Using Arrays to Hold Dynamic Data Structures 14.2.1 Arrays as Lists 14.2.2 Circle Queue 14.2.3 Stacks 14.2.4 Array-Based Trees 14.3 Hash Coding 14.3.1 Content-Based Pointers 14.3.2 Collisions 14.3.3 Uneven Distribution 14.3.4 Dealing with Collisions 14.3.5 Hashing and Empirical Results 14.4 Priority Queues 14.4.1 The Public Interface 14.4.2 What We Already Know Might Help Us 14.4.3 Some Nice Ideas and What's Wrong with Them 14.4.4 The Heap Approach 14.4.5 One Final Detail: Finding the Oldest 14.5 Concluding Remarks 14.6 Further Reading Part III: The Limits of Computer Science Chapter 15: Exponential Growth 15.1 Warm-up: The Towers of Hanoi 15.1.1 The Problem 15.1.2 The Algorithm 15.1.3 Execution Time 15.2 Drawing Trees 15.2.1 The Algorithm 15.2.2 The Execution Time of the Tree-Drawing Algorithm 15.2.3 A Variation on the Algorithm 15.3 The Empirical Significance of Exponential Time 15.4 Reducing Exponential Costs 15.4.1 The Fibonacci Numbers 15.4.2 An Obvious Fibonacci Number Algorithm 15.4.3 The Dynamic Programming Algorithm 15.5 Concluding Remarks 15.6 Further Reading Chapter 16: Limits to Performance 16.1 Preliminary Remarks 16.2 Finding Lower Bounds and Proving Optimality 16.2.1 The Towers of Hanoi 16.2.2 Other Problems 16.3 Open Questions 16.3.1 Tractable and Intractable Problems 16.3.2 Factoring and Cryptography 16.3.3 The Travelling Sales Representative and NP-Hard Problems 16.4 Concluding Remarks 16.5 Further Reading Chapter 17: The Halting Problem 17.1 Applying Computer Science to Computer Science 17.1.1.…”


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Encyclopedia of measurement and statistics

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Foundation Engineering : Geotechnical Principles and Practical Applications by Handy, Richard L.

Table of Contents: “…. -- 8.4 Soil Mechanics of the SPT -- What Might Be Achieved by Subtracting Blow Counts -- 8.5 The SPT Hammers? …”
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Advances in energy storage : latest developments from R&D to the market

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On the road by Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969

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Screening for colorectal cancer : a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force by Lin, Jennifer, 1974-

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Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving (SocProS 2012), December 28-30, 2012 by Babu, B. V.

Table of Contents: “…Insulin Chart Prediction for Diabetic Patients Using Hidden Markov Model (HMM) and Simulated Annealing Method -- A Single Curve Piecewise Fitting Method for Detecting Valve Stiction and Quantification in Oscillating Control Loops -- Feed Point Optimization of Fractal Antenna using GRNN-GA Hybrid Algorithm -- Diversity Maintenance Perspective: An Analysis of Exploratory Power and Function Optimization in Context of Adaptive Genetic Algorithms -- Use of Ant Colony System in Solving Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Window Constraints -- Energy Saving Model for Sensor Network Using Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm -- Multi-objective Optimization of PID Controller for Coupled Tank Liquid Level Control System Using Genetic Algorithm -- Comparative Performance Analysis of Particle Swarm Optimization and Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic based TCSC Controller Design -- Improved Parallelization of an Image Segmentation Bio-inspired Algorithm -- A Novel Hardware/Software Partitioning technique for System-on-Chip in Dynamic Partial Reconfiguration Using Genetic Algorithm -- Solving School Bus Routing Problem Using Hybrid Genetic Algorithm: A Case Study -- Taguchi based Tuning of Rotation Angles and Population Size in Quantum-inspired Evolutionary Algorithm for Solving MMDP -- Simultaneous Feature Selection and Extraction Using Fuzzy-Rough Sets -- A Fuzzy Programming Approach for Bi-level Stochastic Programming -- Implementation of Intelligent Water Drops Algorithm to Solve Graph Based Travelling Salesman Problem -- Optimization of Complex Mathematical Functions Using a Novel Implementation of Intelligent Water Drops Algorithm -- A New Centroid Method of Ranking for Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers -- Solution of Multi Objective Linear Programming Problems in Intuitionistic Fuzzy Environment -- Analyzing Competitive Priorities for Machine Tool Manufacturing Industry: ANP Based Approach -- A Modified Variant of RSA Algorithm for Gaussian Integers -- Neural Network and Statistical Modeling of Software Development Effort -- On α-convex Multivalent Functions Defined by Generalized Ruscheweyh Derivatives Involving Fractional Differential Operator -- A New Expected Value Model for the Fuzzy Shortest Path Problem -- Existence and Uniqueness of Fixed Point in Fuzzy Metric Spaces and Its applications -- Variable Selection and Fault Detection Using a Hybrid Intelligent Water Drop Algorithm -- Air Conditioning System with Fuzzy Logic and Neuro Fuzzy Algorithm -- Improving the Performance of the Optimization Technique Using Chaotic Algorithm -- New Reliable Algorithm for Fractional Harry Dym Equation -- Floating Point based Universal Fused Add-Subtract Unit -- New Analytical Approach for Fractional Cubic Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation via Laplace Transform -- An Investigation on the Structure of Super Strongly Perfect Graphs on Trees -- A Novel Approach for Thin Film Flow Problem via Homotopy Analysis Sumudu Transform Method -- Buckling and Vibration of Non-homogeneous Orthotropic Rectangular Plates with Variable Thickness Using DQM -- A Dual SBM Model with Fuzzy Weights in Fuzzy DEA -- Ball Bearing Fault Diagnosis Using Continuous Wavelet Transforms with Modern Algebraic Function -- Engineering Optimization Using SOMGA -- Goal Programming Approach to Trans-shipment Problem -- An Efficient Solution to Multiple Non-Linear Regression Model with Interaction Effect Using TORA and LINDO -- On the Fekete-Szegö Problem for Certain Subclass of Analytic Functions -- Bi-Objective Scheduling on Parallel Machines in Fuzzy Environment -- Inventory Model for Decaying Item with Continuously Variable Holding Cost and Partial Backlogging -- The Value of Product Life-cycle for Deteriorating Items in a Closed Loop under the Reverse Logistics Operations -- A Fuzzified Production Model with Time Varying Demand under Shortages and Inflation -- A Partial Backlogging Inventory Model for Decaying Items, Considering Stock and Price Dependent Consumption Rate in Fuzzy Environment -- Efficient Protocol Prediction Algorithm for MANET Multimedia Transmission under JF Periodic Dropping Attack -- New Placement Strategy for Buffers in Critical Chain -- Inducing Fuzzy Association Rules with Multiple Minimum Supports for Time Series Data -- RGA Analysis of Dynamic Process Models under Uncertainty -- Steps towards Web Ubiquitous Computing -- Estimation of Uncertainty Using Entropy on Noise Based Soft Classifiers -- Location Management in Mobile Computing Using Swarm Intelligence Techniques -- Genetic Algorithm Based Optimization of Material Removal Rate with Surface Finish Constraints in Abrasive Water Jet Cutting of Carbon-Epoxy Composites -- Fingerprint and Minutiae Points Technique -- Optimization Problems in Pulp and Paper Industries -- Integrating ERP with E-Commerce: A New Dimension towards Growth for Micro, Small & Medium Scale Enterprises in India -- A New Heuristic for Disassembly Line Balancing Problems With AND/OR Precedence Relations -- A New Approach to Rework in Merge Production Systems -- An Iterative Marching with Correctness Criterion Algorithm for Shape from Shading Under Oblique Light Source -- Enhancement of Mean Shift Tracking through Joint Histogram of Color and Color Coherence Vector -- A Rubric based Assessment of Student Performance Using Fuzzy Logic -- Representation and Classification of Medicinal Plants: A Symbolic Approach based on Fuzzy Inference Technique -- Fractal Image Compression Using Dynamically Pipelined GPU Clusters -- Person Identification using Components of Average Silhouette Image -- Modified LSB Method Using New Cryptographic Algorithm for Steganography -- TDAC: Co-expressed Gene Pattern Finding Using Attribute Clustering -- An Introduction to Back Propagation Learning and Its Application in Classification of Genome Data Sequence -- Sobel-fuzzy Technique to Enhance the Detection of Edges in Grayscale Images Using Auto-Thresholding -- Hesitant k-Nearest Neighbor (HK-nn) Classifier for Document Classification and Numerical Result Analysis -- Lower Bound on Naïve Bayes Classifier Accuracy in Case of Noisy Data -- A Neuro-fuzzy Approach to Diagnose and Classify Learning Disability -- A Review of Hybrid Machine Learning Approaches in Cognitive Classification -- “A Safer Cloud”, Data Isolation and Security by Tus-Man Protocol -- Poem Classification Using Machine Learning Approach -- Novel Class Detection in Data Streams -- Analyzing Random Forest Classifier with Different Split Measures -- Text Classification Using Machine Learning Methods – A Survey -- Weka Based Classification Techniques for Offline Handwritten Gurmukhi Character Recognition -- An Efficient Fingerprint Indexing Scheme -- Gait Biometrics: An Approach to Speed Invariant Human Gait Analysis for Person Identification -- XML based Authentication to handle SQL Injection -- Observation Probability in Hidden Markov Model for Credit Card Fraudulent Detection -- Comparative Study of Feature Reduction and Machine Learning Methods for Spam Detection -- Generation of Key Bit-streams Using Sparse Matrix-vector Multiplication for Video Encryption -- Steganography based Secure Communication -- Hierarchy of Communities in Dynamic Social Network -- SLAOCMS: A Layered Architecture of SLA Oriented Cloud Management System for Achieving Agreement during Resource Failure -- Semantic Search in E-Tourism Services: Making Data Compilation Easier -- Deep Questions in the “Deep or Hidden” Web -- Combined and Improved Framework of Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) and Platform as a Service (PAAS) in Cloud Computing -- Website Reorganization based on Topology and Usage Patterns -- Web Search Personalization Using Ontological User Profiles -- Autonomous Computation Offloading Application for Android Phones using Cloud -- Optimizing Battery Utilization and Reducing Time Consumption in Smartphones Exploiting the Power of Cloud Computing -- On Clustering of DNA Sequence of Olfactory Receptors Using Scaled Fuzzy Graph Model -- Linear Hopfield Based Optimization for Combined Economic Emission Load Dispatch Problem -- Soft Computing Approach for VLSI Min-Cut Partitioning: The State of the Arts -- Multimedia Classification Using ANN Approach -- Live Traffic English Text Monitoring Using Fuzzy Approach -- Digital Mammogram and Tumour Detection Using Fractal Based Texture Analysis: A Box-Counting Algorithm -- Approaches of Computing Traffic Load for Automated Traffic Signal Control: A Survey -- Comparative Analysis of Neural Model and Statistical Model for Abnormal Retinal Image Segmentation -- An Efficient Training Dataset Generation Method for Extractive Text Summarization -- Online Identification of English Plain Text Using Artificial Neural Network -- Novel Approach to Predict Promoter Region (NAPPR) based on Short Range Interaction between DNA Sequences. …”
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Carbon Nanomaterials in Clean Energy Hydrogen Systems by Baranowski, Bogdan

Table of Contents: “…Ti Mixture -- Effect of Ball Milling and Additions of Metal Hydrides and Amides on the Thermal Stability of A1H3 -- Kinetics of the Orientational Long-Range Ordering of Interstitial Hydrogen Atoms in Metals Having Hexagonal Close Packed Structure -- Effect of Mn and Zr on Hydrogen Absorption in Mg-based Nanocomposites -- Levels of Ion-Implanted Deuterium Retention in Zr and in the Two-Layer Zr-Pd System -- Simulation of Phase Diagrams in LaNi5—H2(D2); System and Inversion of Isotopic Effect -- Features of Phase Transformations in FeCH System at Hydrogen High Pressure Formation of carbon nanocrystals during crystallization of cast irons in hydrogen -- Electrochemical and Hydrogen Sorption Properties of AB5 — Type Alloys Where A — La, Ce; B — Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, Cu, Cr, Al -- Peculiarities of Hydrogen Interaction with Intermetaffic Compounds AB -- Hydrogen Sorption Properties of Metal Hydride and Glass Phase -- Formation of Linear Structures in Metal-Hydrogen Interstitial Alloys -- Effect of Alloying Elements on the Formation of FeTiH4: an ab Initio Study -- "Hysteresis" in Interaction of Nanocrystalline Magnesium with Hydrogen -- Hydrogen Permeability of Metals at Presence of Internal Stresses -- Computer Models of Nanoparticles Inclusive of Hybrid Ones -- ab-initio Investigation of Hydrogen Absorption by Magnesium Nanoparticles -- Effect of Pressure on Thermodynamic Properties of Light Element Hydrides -- Conductivity of Metallic Hydrogen Under High Pressure and Temperature -- Surface-Modified AB5 Alloys with Enhanced Hydrogen Absorption Kinetics -- Deformation of Aluminium Membrane Induced by Hydrogen Transport. …”
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Microbiomics and sustainable crop production by Yaseen Mir, Mohammad, Hamid, Saima

Table of Contents: “…7.1.3 Conservative Approaches to Core Plant Microbiomes -- 7.2 Core Microorganisms and Priority Effects in Initial Assembly -- 7.2.1 Microbiome Types -- 7.2.2 Priority Effects in Initial Assembly -- 7.2.3 Deploying Core Microorganisms -- 7.2.4 Prioritizing a Core Microbiome over Space -- 7.2.5 Prioritizing a Core Microbiome over Time -- 7.2.6 Neutral Model to Inform Core Taxa That Are Deterministically Assembled -- 7.3 Informatics of Microbial Networks -- 7.3.1 Microbial Networks -- 7.4 Designing Core Microbiomes -- 7.4.1 Criterion for Nominating Core Microorganisms -- 7.4.1.1 Functional Species Recruitment -- 7.4.1.2 Pathogen/Pest Blocking -- 7.4.1.3 Core Reinforcement -- 7.5 Management of Agroecosystems with Core Microbiomes -- 7.5.1 Logistics of Core Microbiomes -- 7.5.2 Portfolios with Multiple Cores -- 7.5.3 Smart Farming with AI and Robots -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8 Microbiome Mediated: Stress Alleviation in Agroecosystems -- 8.1 Effect of Biotic and Abiotic Stresses on Plants -- 8.1.1 Biotic and Abiotic Stresses -- 8.1.2 Biotic Stress -- 8.1.3 Abiotic Stress -- 8.1.4 Water Stress -- 8.1.5 Transpiration -- 8.1.6 Water Loss -- 8.1.7 Temperature Stress -- 8.1.7.1 Chilling Stress -- 8.1.7.2 Freezing Stress -- 8.1.7.3 Heat Stress -- 8.1.7.4 Low-Oxygen Atmosphere and High-Carbon-Dioxide Atmosphere -- 8.1.7.5 Low-Oxygen Atmosphere -- 8.1.7.6 High-Carbon-Dioxide Atmosphere -- 8.1.7.7 Ethylene and Nonethylene Volatiles -- 8.1.7.8 Light -- 8.1.7.9 Mechanical Stress -- 8.1.7.10 Oxidative Stress -- 8.1.7.11 Mineral Stress -- 8.2 Molecular and Physiological Responses of Plants Against Stresses -- 8.2.1 Morpho-Physiological Responses -- 8.2.2 Molecular Responses -- 8.3 Microbiome Mediated Mitigation of Stress Conditions -- 8.3.1 Improved Understanding of a Microbiome Role in Plant Defence and Immune Systems.…”
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Vulnerability, uncertainty, and risk analysis, modeling and management : proceedings of the first International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM...

Table of Contents: “…-- Probabilistic Demand Models and Fragility Estimates for Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structures -- The Use of Aerodynamic and Wind Climatological Databases for High-Rise Reinforced Concrete Structure Design -- Development of Large Directional Wind Speed Databases -- Dynamic Displacement Analysis of a Shallow Landslide in Norwood Tuff -- Intra- and Inter-Event Uncertainties of Ground Motion Attenuation Relations -- Effective Shear Strengths of Isotropic Spatially Variable Soil Masses -- Transportation Risk Analysis (TRA) of Bosphorus Suspended Bridge, Using Probabilistic Approach -- Effects of Spatial Variability of Soil Property on Slope Stability -- Interval Reliability Analysis for Gravity Retaining System of Deep Excavation -- Methodology for Risk Analysis of Ground Surface Subsidence -- A Methodology of Constructing Dynamic Risk Maps for Large Metropolitan Areas -- A Methodology to Produce Interdependent Networks Disturbance Scenarios -- Automated Security Risk Analysis Tool for USAF Installation Security -- Risk-Based Cost-Benefit Analysis for Security Assessment Problems -- Assessing Vulnerability to Floods of the Built Environment Integrating Urban Networks and Buildings -- Quantifying System Vulnerability as a Performance Measure for Systems Investment Evaluation and Decision-Making -- Resilience and Preparedness of Critical Infrastructures -- Development of Spatial Risk Profiles Resulting from Sea Level Rise : What Predictions of Future Sea Level Rise Mean for the Built Coast -- Defining and Assessing Vulnerability of Infrastructure to Terrorist Attack -- Integrating Flood Defence Fragility to Measure Built Environment Vulnerability A GIS Based Approach -- Many-Objective Risk-Based Planning within Complex Engineering Systems : An Urban Water Planning Example -- Risk Management of Asalouye Desalination Project -- Forecasting of Erosion and Debris Flow Processes for the Energy Supply and Transport Corridors of Georgia Using the Theory of Reliability and Risk -- Probabilistic Dominance Application to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta -- Capacity Planning under Nonstationary Uncertainties -- A Hybrid Approach of Uncertainty Analysis for Performance Measurement of Water Distribution System -- A New Approach of Risk Analysis for Complex Infrastructure Systems under Future Uncertainties : A Case of Urban Water Systems -- Toward Guidance for Identifying and Measuring Structural Damage Following a Blast Event -- Expected Building Damage Using Stratified Systematic Sampling of Failure Triggering Events -- Design of Supplemental Dampers for Seismic Risk Reduction of Isolated Bridges -- Evaluating the Efficiency of Current Nonlinear Static Pushover Procedures on Estimating Torsion Effect for Asymmetric High-Rise Buildings -- Analysis of Bridge Performance under the Combined Effect of Earthquake and Flood-Induced Scour -- Uncertainty Modeling in Bridge Network Maintenance Optimization -- Overcoming the Limitations of Traditional Model-Updating Approaches -- Reliability Analysis of Mooring Dolphin Structures -- Adaptive Reliability Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Bridges Using Nondestructive Testing -- Modeling Long-Term Reliability of Vertical Barriers -- Managing Biological Invasions under Severe Uncertainty : Light Brown Apple Moth in California -- Robust Conservation Decision-Making -- A New Approach of Decision Making under Uncertainty for Selecting a Robust Strategy : A Case of Water Pipes Failure -- Robust Satisficing and the Probability of Survival -- An Info-Gap Model to Examine the Robustness of Cost-Efficient Budget Allocations -- Info-Gap Approach to Regression -- Robust Resource Allocation : An Info-Gap Approach.…”
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Water in biological and chemical processes : from structure and dynamics to function by Bagchi, B. (Biman)

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Monarchs in a changing world : biology and conservation of an iconic butterfly

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Advanced Nanotechnologies for Detection and Defence against CBRN Agents

Table of Contents: “…Germer: Next Generation Diagnostics: Highly Sensitive Integrated CMOS Photodiode Sensor Array for Light Absorption Measurement -- Chap. 39, G. Chepishevski, A. …”
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Nondestructive Testing of Materials and Structures by Buyukozturk, O. (Oral)

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Indoor positioning : technologies and performance by Samama, Nel, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…3.4.3.4 Magnetometers -- 3.5 Image-Based Positioning Approach -- 3.6 ILS, MLS, VOR, and DME -- 3.7 Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 Various Possible Classifications of Indoor Technologies -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Parameters to Be Considered -- 4.3 Discussion About These Parameters -- 4.3.1 Parameters Related to the Hardware of the System -- 4.3.2 Parameters Related to the Type and Performances of the System -- 4.3.3 Parameters Related to the Real Implementation of the System -- 4.3.4 Parameters Related to the Physical Aspects of the System -- 4.4 Technologies Considered -- 4.5 Complete Tables -- 4.6 Playing with the Complete Table -- 4.7 Selected Approach for the Rest of the Book -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 Proximity Technologies: Approaches, Performance, and Limitations -- 5.1 Bar Codes -- 5.2 Contactless Cards and Credit Cards -- 5.3 Image Recognition -- 5.4 Near-Field Communication -- NFC -- 5.5 QR Codes -- 5.6 Discussion of Other Technologies -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6 Room-Restricted Technologies: Challenges and Reliability -- 6.1 Image Markers -- 6.2 Infrared Sensors -- 6.3 Laser -- 6.4 Lidar -- 6.5 Sonar -- 6.6 Ultrasound Sensors -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7 "Set of Rooms" Technologies -- 7.1 Radar -- 7.2 RFID -- 7.3 UWB -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8 Building Range Technologies -- 8.1 Accelerometer -- 8.2 Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy -- 8.3 Gyrometer -- 8.4 Image-Relative Displacement -- 8.5 Image SLAM -- 8.6 LiFi -- 8.7 Light Opportunity -- 8.8 Sound -- 8.9 Theodolite -- 8.10 WiFi -- 8.11 Symbolic WiFi -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9 Building Range Technologies: The Specific Case of Indoor GNSS -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Concept of Local Transmitters -- 9.3 Pseudolites -- 9.4 Repeaters -- 9.4.1 Clock Bias Approach -- 9.4.2 Pseudo Ranges Approach -- 9.4.2.1 Theoretical Aspects -- 9.5 Repealites -- 9.5.1 Proposed System Architecture.…”
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