This book is for anyone interested in health, fitness, or the healing arts. It teaches you the basics of stretching, breathing, and meditation, with exercises designed to help you relax, become more flexible, more productive, and more self-satisfied.

This book deals with locomotion control of biologically inspired robots realized through an analog circuital paradigm as cellular nonlinear networks. It presents a general methodology for the control of bio-inspired robots and several case studies, as well as describes a new approach to motion control and the related circuit architecture.

Covering both theoretical design principles and experimental realizations of systems, Solid-State Lasers and Applications provides an in-depth, up-to-date account of major advances in the field. The beginning chapters explore recent results in the development and applications of new solid-state gain media in different wavelength regions. Examples include cerium-doped lasers in the ultraviolet range, ytterbium lasers near 1µm, rare-earth ion-doped lasers in the eye-safe region, and tunable Cr2+:ZnSe lasers in the mid-infrared range. The remaining chapters study various modes of operation of solid-state laser systems, including pulsed microchip lasers, ultrafast solid-state lasers, and noise characterization.

While researchers are working overtime to produce new technologies and methods of providing energy, it is critical that modern industry makes the most efficient use of the energy that is currently available. Comprising chapters from the much-anticipated Handbook of Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy, the Energy Management and End Use Efficiency Handbook offers expert guidance on the planning and design of "green" technologies. It focuses on management strategies for better utilization of energy in buildings and industry as well as ways of improving energy efficiency at the end use. Renowned authorities from around the globe share insights and modern points of view on a broad spectrum of topics.