Power Electronics is intended to be an introductory text in power electronics, primarily for the undergraduate electrical engineering student. The text is written for some flexibility in the order of the topics. Much of the text includes computer simulation using PSpice as a supplement to analytical circuit solution techniques.

Evolutionary genetics considers the causes of evolutionary change and the nature of variability in evolution. The methods of evolutionary genetics are critically important for the analysis and interpretation of the massive datasets on DNA sequence variation and evolution that are becoming available, as well for our understanding of evolution in general. This book shows readers how models of the genetic processes involved in evolution are made (including natural selection, migration, mutation,...

The leading experts in the field set the agenda with this book, covering the history of reflexive thought alongside a genuinely original way forward in research practice.

Deze elf voordrachten uit 1917 hebben een even spannende als gecompliceerde inhoud: de inslag die het ‘mysterie van Golgotha’ in de wereld heeft betekend, en de gang die het historische christendom sindsdien heeft genomen. Vanuit verschillende, ook verrassende invalshoeken schetst Rudolf Steiner een beeld van de tijd rond het begin van onze jaartelling. De oude spiritualiteit raakte toenemend verduisterd. De ratio van Rome was aan zet. In deze wereld vormde de christelijke impuls aanvankeli...

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Muziek heeft altijd een belangrijke rol gespeeld in alle aspecten van de Indiase geschiedenis en mythologie. Vanaf de oudheid was muziek zelfs onmisbaar bij bepaalde rituelen en name men al aan dat de muziek een geneeskrachtige en reinigende werking had. Veel schrijvers en deskundigen verwijzen nu nog naar de bovennatuurlijke krachten van raga's en vertellen boeiende verhalen over legendarische leermeesters die wonderen verrichtten met hu...

Studies in religion are flourishing internationally, and one of the central topics discussed in the field today-perhaps the most discussed topic-is religious diversity. With the influx of religious traditions in the West and the growing diversity of religious adherents and practitioners worldwide, people across the globe are currently nterested in exploring issues in religious diversity. The present work is a response to this ubiquitous interest.

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Understand the next level of marketing. The new model for marketing-Marketing 3.0-treats customers not as mere consumers but as the complex, multi-dimensional human beings that they are. Customers, in turn, are choosing companies and products that satisfy deeper needs for participation, creativity, community, and idealism. In Marketing 3.0, world-leading marketing guru Philip Kotler explains why the future of marketing lies in creating products, services, and company cultures that inspire, in...

Managing, controlling and improving quality is a critical activity in modern business organizations. Quality is directly linked to productivity, competitiveness, customer satisfaction, business growth, elimination of waste and other non-value added activities, and overall business success. Cycle time and throughput is just as important in a hospital emergency room as it is in a semiconductor factory.

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An inter-disciplinary and international handbook dealing with one of the central themes of social science, edited by two of the leading academics in race and ethnic studies.