Native and modified cyclodextrins act as robust hosts for a variety of guest species in water, and therefore are at the centre of supramolecular chemistry. Covalently linked cyclodextrin dimers provide many advantages over their native counterparts in binding guest species in terms of their stability, selectivity or flexibility....

This book contains recent developments in switching networks and applications, including classic topics, such as nonblocking and Benes conjecture, and new directions, such as optical switching networks and applications in VLSI designs. It provides the state of the art for researchers in computer networks and applied mathematics....