Pooling designs have been widely used in various aspects of DNA sequencing. In biological applications, the well-studied mathematical problem called ?group testing? shifts its focus to nonadaptive algorithms while the focus of traditional group testing is on sequential algorithms. Biological applications also bring forth new models not previously considered, such as the error-tolerant model, the complex model, and the inhibitor model. This book is the first attempt to collect all the significant research on pooling designs in one convenient place. The coverage includes many real biological...

Collects the theoretical developments of optimal partitions. This book provides a general framework to unify these results and present them in an organized fashion. It deals with practical problems of optimal partitions and shows show how they can be solved using the theory - or why they cannot be.

This book is a comprehensive report on the present state and future prospects of the displays that are used in entertainment television sets or in data terminals and personal computers. Such a treatment was deemed necessary because of the importance of displays in possible future communications services incorporating computer graphics and video. Two main conclusions are drawn. One is that modest-size flat-panel displays will become commonplace where space is at a premium, such as on desktops and in kitchens or bedrooms. It is another matter to stretch these displays to several feet on a side,...

While many books on quality espouse the Taguchi loss function, they do not examine its impact on statistical quality control (SQC). But using the Taguchi loss function sheds new light on questions relating to SQC and calls for some changes. This book covers SQC in a way that conforms with the need to minimize loss. Subjects often not covered elsewhere include: (i) measurements, (ii) determining how many points to sample to obtain reliable control charts (for which purpose a new graphic tool, diffidence chats, is introduced), (iii) the connection between process capability and tolerances, (iv)...

A comprehensive study of the mathematical theory of nonblocking switching networks. It discusses material on the classical theory of nonblocking and rearrangeable networks, as well as surveying topics on multicast and multivariable switching.