INTRODUCTION BY LATA MANGESHKARLata Mangeshkar's life and career are widely known, and yet there is an aspect that remains largely unrecorded: her life on the international stage. Beyond the confines of a recording booth, or as the voice of generations of actresses, she was an accomplished and magnetic performer on stage. She attracted vast audiences of Indian origin who have made their home in many countries, including the US and Canada. Mangeshkar transformed how...

This story is about a boy who is in a long-distance relationship with a girl far more practical and ambitious than himself. As the girl has to relocate to another town, much against the wishes of her boyfriend, to pursue her education, they decide to spend the day in each other's company. The conversations are a mix of affections and helplessness, romance and love. As long-distance relationships are the new norm of modern life, young people will be easily able to relate to this breezy read...

Thinking is basic to us all. It includes all mental activities that generate ideas and underlie all our actions and accomplishments. As a skill, it is learned through education and experience, but not to the extent required. Thoughts result from mechanisms that continuously, progressively, and in a complex manner process information from perception, memory, and deliberation.A technology-driven world, with a flood of information and a rising threshold of knowledge, and the advent of...

This textbook presents the basic concepts of linear models, design and analysis of experiments. With the rigorous treatment of topics and provision of detailed proofs, this book aims at bridging the gap between basic and advanced topics of the subject. Initial chapters of the book explain linear estimation in linear models and testing of linear hypotheses, and the later chapters apply this theory to the analysis of specific models in designing statistical experiments.The book inclu...

High electron mobility transistor (HEMT) has better performance potential than the conventional MOSFETs. Further, InAs is a perfect candidate for the HEMT device architecture owing to its peak electron mobility. Advanced Indium Arsenide-based HEMT Architectures for Terahertz Applications characterizes the HEMT based on InAs III-V material to achieve outstanding current and frequency performance. This book explains different types of device architectures available ...

This book is a collection of six essays by the authors on conflicts around water. It draws on their work and experiences with the Water Programme at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, India. Among other topics, the essays in this book also discuss interstate transboundary water sharing and conflict resolution, the formation of zonal water partnerships (ZWPs), and the development of interdisciplinary knowledge in relation to transboundary water sharing.The...

Companies across the world, for a variety of reasons, are committing to incorporating social responsibility into their business models and finding that their profits are growing and their long-term sustainability is enhanced—building "humanity" into their business models as the driver of economic, environmental, and social sustainability. This fascinating development is a widely observable global phenomenon.The "Business of Humanity®" (BoH) Proposition is the synthesis of counter-i...

At least 5 million people die each year from injuries, and about half the deaths in the 10-24 age group are accountable to them. This is a major health problem for which a number of strategies for prevention and control can be developed. This book presents a series of the plenary and state-of-the-art presentations from the 5th World Conference o

This volume provides a broad perspective of the water scenario in India by examining the various developments in the sector and the emerging alternative paradigms. It points out the inadequacies of the existing legal frameworks and institutional mechanisms to manage water efficiently.

In this book, a modified improved LMS algorithm is employed for weight adaptation of dipole array for the generation of beam pattern in multiple signal environments. In phased arrays, the generation of adapted pattern according to the signal scenario requires an efficient adaptive algorithm. The antenna array is expected to maintain sufficient gain towards each of the desired source while at the same time suppress the probing sources. This cancels the signal transmission towards each of th...

Research Skills for the Modern Surgeon is the third textbook in the ASiT series, accompanying Foundation Skills in Surgery and Core Laparoscopic Skills. This book consists of three sections covering clinical studies, research methodology and research skills. The text will provide a solid grounding in the skills necessary to become an active researcher in modern day surgical practice. The book covers: Principles of good clinical practice and research ethics; Designing and conducting randomi...

Here is a rich resource on recent research innovations in the field of food processing and food engineering. Chapters are written by eminent researchers in the field of food science and provide in-depth knowledge on the application of engineering aspects in food processing, food packaging, food quality, and food safety.The book looks at the latest nanotechnology aspects for the detection of foodborne pathogens to ensure safety with respect to these pathogens. It provides detailed k...