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The following topics are dealt with: image indexing; content-based image retrieval; texture retrieval; skin detection; block matching; ALOHA; DS-CDMA; MAC protocol; WPAN; FPGA; Bluetooth; differential modulation; cipher; ad hoc networks; encryption; power amplifiers; band pass filter; CMOS; ODFM; feedback amplifier; multipath routing; wireless sensor networks; image vector quantization; image compression; wavelet transform; image coding; video encoding; single-chip multiprocessor; systolic array; parallel computing; LDPC codes; space-time block codes; frequency selective channel; fading channel; turbo decoding; WiMAX; WiFi; signal reconstruction; MIMO channel; UWB planar antenna; microwave imaging; neural nets; angle of arrival positioning; ultrasonic echo delay estimation; radar signal detection; harmonic feature extraction; speech detection; speech enhancement; blind signal separation; impulsive noise; multidimensional filters; FIR filters; optical fibre systems; nonlinear photonic crystal fibre; stimulated Raman scattering; quantum well laser; optical packet networks; switched OPAMP; ADCS; notch filter; Chua´s circuit; network-on-chip; DSP; inverters; STATCOM; brushless DC motor drive; video compression; Rayleigh channels; TDD; cellular system; adaptive modulation; channel estimation; unequal error protection; distributed source coding; iterative decoding; multiuser detection;smart antennas; QPSK; geomagnetic signals; intelligent traffic control system; speaker identification; speech recognition; adaptive IIR filters; Internet; WDM networks; directional filter banks; license plate detection; match filtering; SVD; phase locked loop; TRMM satellite images; echocardiogram; breast cancer diagnosis; multifractal dimension spectral electroenterogram; biometric identification; EHV transmission networks; association rule; EEG signal classification; active noise control; ultrasonic nondestructive testing; source separation; blind nonlinear system identification; crossta- k; XDSL systems; frequency synthesizer; white Gaussian noise; QAM demodulators; Gabor wavelets; MR images; ultrasound elastography; independent component analysis; Wigner distribution; pulse compression codes; quantum key distribution; cognitive radios; UWB over fibre; ICI; image steganographic method; watermarking; WLAN; dispersive AWGN channel; photovoltaic panels; Gaussian classifier; speech segmentation; hidden Markov model; system-on-chip; reconfigurable coprocessor array; EPON; organic field effect transistor; plasmonic waveguides; neonatal seizure detection; medical images; fuzzy inference system; sonar; target detection; feature extraction; digital mammogram images; mode locked fiber laser; Gaussian pulse recompression; OLS network; OBS network; QoS; DVB-H systems; A/D converter; DCT; face recognition; CT images; sign language recognition; DOA estimation; music super-resolution; indoor localization; text-to-speech system; handwriting recognition; pattern classification; SVM; FFT; BCH codes; personal authentication; image hashing; interference cancellation; semiconductor laser amplifier; microwave mixing; speech hiding; human-computer interfaces; differential source coders; joint source channel coding; image denoising; parallel multipliers; VOIP; TCP; vehicle navigation; target tracking; motion estimation; image sequence; robot navigation; UMTS; packet switches; satellite networks; radio resource management; adaptive connection admission control; digital colored images; knowledge management; expert decision support system; blind channel equalization; adaptive antenna; augmented reality; TM-CFAR detection; GSM networks; data fusion; bit interleaved coded modulation; VLSI; and Reed-Solomon decoding.