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In this section, we publish the review of the recently published books. The publishers are encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. K. B. Misra. for getting a book reviewed belonging to any of the areas of performability engineering (quality, reliability, maintainability, availability, safety, risk, and sustainability). The book shall be reviewed by an expert in the area and the review shall be published in this section within three months of the receipt of the book, the next available issue of the International Journal of Performability Engineering. In addition, it shall also be displayed here. All books received for reviews shall be announced on this webpage.
The following books are currently under review.
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Publishers:
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Earthscan, London
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Edited by:
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UBUNTU Forum Scretariat
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Title:
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Reforming International Institutions: Another World is possible
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Year of Publication:
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2009
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Pages:
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290
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ISBN:
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9781844078110
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Reviewer:
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Krishna B. Misra
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Review in progress
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Publishers:
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Springer- Verlag, London
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Editors:
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G. Grimvall, Å. Holmgren, P. Jacobsson and T. Thedéen
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Title:
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Risks in Technological Systems
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Year of Publication:
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2010
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Pages:
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341
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ISBN:
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9781848826403
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Reviewer:
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Krishna B. Misra
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Review in progress
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Publishers:
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Earthscan, London
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Author:
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Elizabeth L. Malone
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Debating Climate Change: Pathways through Argument to Agreement
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Year of Publication:
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2009
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Pages:
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143
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ISBN:
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9781844078295
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Reviewer:
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Krishna B. Misra
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Review in progress
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Publishers:
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Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire RG21 6XS, U.K.
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Author:
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Walter R. Stahel
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Title:
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The Performance Economy
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Year of Publication:
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2010 (Second Edition)
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Pages:
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349
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ISBN:
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9780230584662
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Reviewer:
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Krishna B. Misra
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Review in progress
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Publishers:
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Backbone Publishing Company
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Author:
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V. Raizer
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Reliability of Structures: Analysis and Applications
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Year of Publication:
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2009
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Pages:
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146
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ISBN:
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9780974201979
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Reviewer:
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Krishna B. Misra
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Review in progress
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Publishers:
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CRC Press, Boca Raton
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Author:
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Ilya B. Gertsbakh and Yoseph Shpungin
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Title:
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Models of Network Reliability: Analysis, Combinatorics and Monte Carlo
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Year of Publication:
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2010
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Pages:
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203
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ISBN:
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9781439817414
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Reviewer:
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Krishna B. Misra
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Status:
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Review in progress
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Publishers:
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World Scientific, Singapore
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Author:
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Max E. Valentinuzzi
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Title:
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Understanding the Human Machine : A primer for Bioengineering
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Year of Publication:
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2004
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Pages:
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398
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ISBN:
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981238930X
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Reviewer:
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Krishna B. Misra
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Status:
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Review in progress
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