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1. African Environments and Resources

   By L. A. Lewis, L. Berry

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   First published in 1988, this work provides a comprehensive picture of the range of physical environments in Africa, focusing upon those characteristics and issues central to the management of environmental resources. Beginning with an overview of the geographical and environmental history of...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. Health Transitions and the Double Disease Burden in Asia and the Pacific

   Histories of Responses to Non-Communicable and Communicable Diseases

   Edited by Milton J. Lewis, Kerrie L. MacPherson

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   Chronic diseases—cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes—are not only the principal cause of world-wide mortality but also are now responsible for a striking increase in the percentage of sickness in developing countries still grappling with the acute problems of...

   Published September 3rd 2012 by Routledge
3. Intelligent Diagnosis and Prognosis of Industrial Networked Systems

   By Chee Khiang Pang, Frank L. Lewis, Tong Heng Lee, Zhao Yang Dong

   Series: Automation and Control Engineering

   In an era of intense competition where plant operating efficiencies must be maximized, downtime due to machinery failure has become more costly. To cut operating costs and increase revenues, industries have an urgent need to predict fault progression and remaining lifespan of industrial machines,...

   Published June 21st 2011 by CRC Press
4. Public Health in Asia and the Pacific

   Historical and Comparative Perspectives

   Edited by Milton J. Lewis, Kerrie L. MacPherson

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   The Asia-Pacific region has not only the greatest concentration of population but is, arguably, the future economic centre of the world. Epidemiological transition in the region is occurring much faster than it did in the West and many countries face the emerging problem of chronic diseases at the...

   Published April 14th 2011 by Routledge
5. Optimal and Robust Estimation

   With an Introduction to Stochastic Control Theory, Second Edition

   By Frank L. Lewis, Lihua Xie, Dan Popa

   Series: Automation and Control Engineering

   More than a decade ago, world-renowned control systems authority Frank L. Lewis introduced what would become a standard textbook on estimation, under the title Optimal Estimation, used in top universities throughout the world. The time has come for a new edition of this classic text, and Lewis...

   Published September 16th 2007 by CRC Press
6. Robot Manipulator Control

   Theory and Practice, 2nd Edition

   By Frank L. Lewis, Darren M. Dawson, Chaouki T. Abdallah

   Series: Automation and Control Engineering

   Robot Manipulator Control offers a complete survey of control systems for serial-link robot arms and acknowledges how robotic device performance hinges upon a well-developed control system. Containing over 750 essential equations, this thoroughly up-to-date Second Edition, the book explicates...

   Published December 11th 2003 by CRC Press
7. American First Ladies

   Their Lives and Their Legacy, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Lewis L. Gould

   This volume presents thirty-nine interpretive biographical essays on all first ladies, from Martha Washington to America's newest First Lady, Laura Bush. This new edition contains updated material on all the living First Ladies and updated bibliographies for each entry, as well as a portrait of the...

   Published May 28th 2001 by Routledge
8. Swine Nutrition, Second Edition

   Edited by Austin J. Lewis, L. Lee Southern

   With 42 chapters authored by leading international experts, Swine Nutrition: Second Edition is a comprehensive reference that covers all aspects of the nutrition of pigs. It is equally suitable as an advanced undergraduate and graduate textbook as well as a reference for anyone working in any...

   Published December 20th 2000 by CRC Press
9. 125 Years

   The Physical Society & The Institute of Physics,

   By John L. Lewis

   The modern Institute of Physics and its predecessors have served the needs of physics and physicists for 125 years. In celebration of this anniversary, 125 Years: The Physical Society and The Institute of Physics charts the history of the Institute from its origins to the present day. It provides a...

   Published December 31st 1998 by Taylor & Francis
10. alpha2Adrenergic Receptors

    By Lewis L. Lanier

    Published February 5th 1997 by CRC Press