Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-324) and index.

Voltage Stability Analysis of a Distributed Network Incorporating Wind Power Resource / Denis Juma, Bessie Monchusi, Josiah Munda, Adisa Jimoh -- Dynamic Characteristics of Tiny Ultrasonic Linear Actuators / Hermes Hernández, Ramiro Velázquez -- Internet-Enabled Calibration : A Future of Calibration? / Hrvoje Hegeduš, Marko Jurčević, Roman Malarić -- A Data Acquisition System to Detect Bubble Collapse Time and Pressure Losses in Water Cavitation / M.G. De Giorgi, A. Ficarella, M. Tarantino -- New Approaches of Nanocomposite Materials for Electromagnetic Sensors and Robotics / Alessandro Massaro, Fabrizio Spano, Diego Caratelli, Alexander Yarovoy, Roberto Cingolani, Athanassia Athanassiou -- A Real Time Attachment Free, Psycho Physiological Stress and Heart Rate Measurement System / Anthony Psaltis, Constantinos Mourlas -- Software Tool for Assessment of Complexity and Variability in Physiological Signals of Respiration / Ireneusz Jabłoński, Kamil Subzda, Janusz Mroczka -- Thorax : Physiological Monitoring and Modeling for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Edema / Shabana Urooj, M. Khan, A.Q. Ansari -- An Efficient Agent Based Rumor Propagation for Wireless Sensor Networks / Leila Kheroua, Samira Moussaoui, Louiza Mansour -- Measurements and Characterization of Photovoltaic Modules for Tolerance Verification / C. Calò, A. Lay-Ekuakille, P. Vergallo, C. Chiffi, A. Trotta, A. Fasanella, A.M. Fasanella -- Design, Measurements and Characterization of Smart Electronic Board for PV Streetlight Based on LED and High Intensity Discharge Lamps / Paolo Visconti, Daniele Romanello, Giovanni Zizzari, Vito Ventura, Giorgio Cavalera -- An Observation on Least Action Principle in Classical Mechanics Oriented on the Evaluation of Relativistic Error Concerning the Measurements of Light Propagating in a Liquid / Alessandro Massaro, Piero Adriano Massaro -- Impedance-Based Wireless Sensor Network for Metal-Protective Coating Evaluation / Ronghua Yu, Qixin Zhou, Yechun Wang, Chao You -- Measurement Uncertainty in Decision-Making : How to Take Reliable Decisions under Uncertainty / Claudio De Capua, Rosario Morello, Rosario Carbone -- AC Magnetic Measurements on Auperconductors : Design of a Device for Magneto-Thermal Measurements / Philippe Laurent, Jean-François Fagnard, Philippe Vanderbemden -- Seismocardiogram and Ballistocardiogram Sensing / Octavian Postolache, Pedro Girão, Gabriela Postolache -- Design, Development and Testing of a Semi Cylindrical Capacitive Array Type Liquid Interface Level Sensor / Sagarika Pal, Ramtanu Mukherjee, Sharmi Ganguly -- An Architectural and Evaluative Review of Implicit and Explicit SIP Overload Handling / Marco Happenhofer, Joachim Fabini, Christoph Egger, Michael Hirschbichler -- Impact of Human Factors on Measurement Errors / Vindokumar Jacob, M. Bhasi, R. Gopikakumari -- Determination of Uncertainty in Gross Calorific Value of Coal Using Bomb Calorimeter / N.K. Mandavgade, S.B. Jaju, R.R. Lakhe.

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