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"Introduction to Skin Biothermomechanics and Thermal Pain" introduces the study of coupled bio-thermo-mechanical and neural behavior of skin tissue in response to thermal and mechanical loads. The research in this book focuses on the theoretical modeling and experimental investigation of heated skin tissue in order to provide a predictive framew...

The cost of producing animated movies is very high, even with the use of computer graphics techniques. This book reports on the methodologies and the implementation of a software prototype called SWAN automating the production process by using artificial intelligence techniques. It supports the full life cycle from a children's story in natural ...

The aim of this book is to explain to high-performance computing (HPC) developers how to utilize the Intel® Xeon Phi? series products efficiently. To that end, it introduces some computing grammar, programming technology and optimization methods for using many-integrated-core (MIC) platforms, and also offers tips and tricks for actual use, based...

Practical Optimization: Algorithms and Engineering Applications is a hands-on treatment of the subject of optimization. A comprehensive set of problems and exercises makes the book suitable for use in one or two semesters of a first-year graduate course or an advanced undergraduate course. Each half of the book contains a full semester?s worth o...