An X-band linearly polarized microstrip reconfigurable reflectarray antenna with beam steerable angle upto 16° has been designed, fabricated and measured. The unit cell consists of a microstrip patch on the top layer and variable length slot in the ground plane....

Parallel to the experiences of other migrant communities, Pakistani-Americans continue to deal with post-migration stressors. These stressors affect the overall peace and healthy environment of families....

Female labor force participation impacts various aspects of socio-economic well being of households in Malakand Division. Female participation in paid jobs not only enhances households’ standard of living but empowers them as well....

This research project based book aims to cover some aspects of telepresence robotic systems which can be used in medical environment such as surgery. The book is meant for those researchers and students who would like to pursue their research works and projects in this area....

Sedimentation is today\"s challenge being faced by the engineers around the world. Reducing reservoir capacity, the sedimentation process is threatening availability of water for Irrigation, drinking, power generation and other purposes. The menace needs to be checked to enhance the chances of fresh water supplies for our next generations....

The main purpose of writing this book is providing the maximum information to the mango growers about management strategies to overcome the mango malformation and improve the fruit quality. Because, mango (Mangifera indica L.) is known as “king of fruits” due to its delicious taste and excellent flavour....

Here approximate Lie symmetries are used to investigate the problem of energy in general relativity and in particular in gravitational waves (GW). For this purpose second-order approximate symmetries of the system of geodesic equations for the Reissner-Nordstrom, Kerr, Kerr-Newman and GW spacetimes are studied....

The purpose of this study was to investigate the interoperability among different health care organizations. The knowledge of this study would be supportive to health care organizations to understand the interoperability problems in health care organizations....

Pakistan will soon become water poor country. In many areas, farmers are pumping ground water faster than nature is replenishing it, causing a steady drop in water table. Groundwater over-pumping could now be the single biggest threat to Indus agriculture. Over- tapped rivers are easy to see and the consequences fairly visible....

In the dairy industry mastitis has gained importance in economical point of view. It causes major losses in livestock industry. Infectious agents like bacteria, viruses and fungi are mostly the primary cause of disease. Staphylococcus spp., Streptococci, Corynebacterium spp., and Mycoplasma spp....

Reevaluating NAFTA seeks to answer the question: has NAFTA integrated North America? A fifteen-year NAFTA appraisal finds trade expansion boosting optimism, but also unveils stark asymmetry between developed and developing countries as well as top-heavy NAFTA regulations seriously constraining ground-level integration....

Design and deploy high availability IP and MPLS network architectures with this comprehensive guide Includes a detailed overview of the IP/MPLS forwarding and control plane protocols, including OSPF, IS-IS, LDP, BGP, and RSVP Analyze fault-tolerant IP/MPLS control plane architectures with the explanations in this book Develop a clear understanding ...

In Freaky Facts about Mummies, travel back in time to meet some of the coolest mummies ever discovered! Find out how they were made and take a walk through the mummy hall of fame. Hurricanes, tsunamis, forest fires....We all know how deadly Mother Nature can be....