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Minescapes: Reclaiming Minnesota's Mined Lands - Paperback

$24.95

by Pete Kero (Author)Stories from Minnesota's Iron Range highlight the challenges of competing needs on lands that offer opportunities for both mining and recreation. The Mesabi Iron Range in northeastern Minnesota conjures dramatic visuals of open pit mines and ore piles, enormous earthmoving equipment, and once-booming towns with aging architecture. But now many of these towns are busy with tourists. There are biking and ATV trails, forests and lakes. And yes, continued mining. Over the de...

Authenticity in the Music of Video Games - Hardcover

$170.10

by Stephanie Lind (Author)Lind explores gamers' relationship to the concept of authenticity, from historical realism to the structuring of expectations and its resulting impact on emotional engagement. The result is a complex web of interactions between sound and the visuals, story, and mechanics of the game.Author BiographyStephanie Lind is associate professor at the Dan School of Drama and Music, Queen's University, where she teaches courses in music theory and musicology. Number of Pages: ...

Starstruck - How I Magically Transformed Chicago into Hollywood for More Than Fifty Years (hardback) - Hardcover

$56.16

by Michael Kutza (Author), David Robinson (Foreword by)"For many of us, Michael Kutza brought the great city of Chicago to life with his infectious love of film."- Oliver Stone, Oscar(R)-winning director of Platoon, JFK, and Born on the Fourth of July"Michael is the real deal. He has heart, a great sense of humor, and he loves films for all the right reasons. I am blessed to call him a friend."- Sophia Loren, Oscar(R) winner and legendary star of Two Women, Marriage Italian Style, and A Speci...

$34.56

by J. G. Browne (Author) Number of Pages: 108 Dimensions: 0.22 x 9.69 x 7.44 IN Publication Date: March 02, 2005

The Science and Best Practices of Behavioral Safety: The Source for Reducing Injuries on the Front Line - Paperback

$72.88

by Timothy D. Ludwig (Author), Matthew M. Laske (Author)This book presents the scientific principles and real-world best practices of behavioral safety, one of the most mature and impactful applications of behavioral science to reduce injuries in industrial workplaces.The authors review the core principles of behavioral science and their application to modern safety processes. Process components are discussed in detail, including risk analysis and pinpointing, direct observation, performance ...

Making Machines of Animals: The International Livestock Exposition - Hardcover

$102.60

by Neal A. Knapp (Author)How the Chicago International Livestock Exposition leveraged the eugenics movement to transform animals into machines and industrialize American agriculture.In 1900, the Chicago International Livestock Exposition became the epicenter of agricultural reform that focused on reinventing animals' bodies to fit a modern, industrial design. Chicago meatpackers partnered with land-grant university professors to create the International--a spectacle on the scale of a world's ...

Lessons in the Art of War: Martial Strategies for the Successful Fighter - Hardcover

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by Martina Sprague (Author)Become a Better Martial Artist by Applying Lessons from the World's Greatest Military Strategists from Sun Tzu to Von Clausewitz Lessons in the Art of War investigates the theories and philosophies of the most prominent military thinkers in Asia and Europe and examines the combat roots of a variety of fighting styles from traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean martial arts to the fighting arts of the ancient Greeks and modern Israelis. It also demonstrates how th...

Mosaics of Knowledge: Representing Information in the Roman World - Paperback

$83.77

by Andrew M. Riggsby (Author)Today's information technology often seems to take on a life of its own, spreading into every part of our lives. In the Roman world things were different. Technologies were limited to small, scattered social groups. By examining five technologies-lists, tables, weights and measures, artistic perspective, and mapping-Mosaics of Knowledge demonstrates how the Romans broke up a world we might have imagined them to unite. That is, the recording, storage, and recall of...

Field Notes on Queen Rearing - Paperback

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by Oliver S. Field (Author)It is now more than thirty years since I turned to bee farming for financial support and not without some difficulty I found it! At that time I bought two hundred hives of bees with very little knowledge on how I was going to manage them. I had met Tony Rowse, through my brother who was friendly with Tony's son, who referred me in turn to his brother David. He considered that David knew rather more about honey farming than most other mortals. I made an appointment a...

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by Matthew Horace Hayes (Author)This book "" Illustrated Horse Breaking "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable. Number of Pages: 114 Dimensions: 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN Illu...

Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology - Paperback

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by William T. Lewis (Author)This book "" Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable. Number of Pages: 68 Dimensions:...

The Jacquard Machine Analyzed and Explained; With an appendix on the preparation of jacquard cards, and practical hints to learners of jacquard design - Paperback

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by E. A. Posselt (Author)This book "" The Jacquard Machine Analyzed and Explained; With an appendix on the preparation of jacquard cards, and practical hints to learners of jacquard designing "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are no...

From the Ground Up: How Khulna City Shifted Its Water Supply System from Salinated, Diminishing Groundwater to Surface Water - Paperback

$46.08

by Asian Development Bank (Author)The publication captures the knowledge and lessons from a water supply project in the coastal city of Khulna in Bangladesh in addressing the worsening salinity levels in the water sources. The transition from groundwater to surface water or conjunctive use can be costly and technically complex. The Khulna Water Supply Project, cofinanced by the Asian Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, developed a new surface water source and avoi...

Electrospun Composite Nanofibers for Functional Applications - Hardcover

$79.99

by Ick-Soo Kim (Editor), Sana Ullah (Editor), Motahira Hashmi (Editor)This reprint includes research articles on various applications of electrospun nanofibers. Nanofibers have potential to be used in tissue engineering, energy harvesting, sensors, separators, water filtration, air filtration, and other applications as well. This Special Issue has received 11 interesting research articles, which covers such application areas. Number of Pages: 168 Dimensions: 0.63 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN Publication ...

Innovative Structural Applications of High Performance Concrete Materials in Sustainable Construction - Hardcover

$90.58

by Fausto Minelli (Guest Editor), Enzo Martinelli (Guest Editor), Luca Facconi (Guest Editor)Concrete is the most widely utilized construction material in the world. Thus, any action intended to enhance the sustainability of the construction industry must consider the supply chain, production, distribution demolition and eventual disposal, landfilling or recycling of this composite material. High-performance concrete may be one of the most effective options to make the construction sector mor...

Biomass for Sustainability: Resource, Technology Conversion and Energy Management - Hardcover

$79.99

by José P. Paredes-Sánchez (Guest Editor), Luis M. López-Ochoa (Guest Editor)The decarbonization of all sectors is essential in addressing the global challenge of climate change. Bioenergy can contribute to replacing our current dependence on fossil fuels and offers significant possibilities in many conventional and advanced applications, from power to heating and cooling installations. Energy systems in the building and industrial sectors can convert biomass to other usable forms of energy a...

Mastercam 2023 Black Book: 3rd Edition - Paperback

$109.42

by Gaurav Verma (Author), Matt Weber (Author)The Mastercam 2023 Black Book, the new, updated edition! is the 3rd edition of our series on Mastercam. The book is authored to help professionals as well as learners in creating some of the most complex NC toolpaths. The book follows a step-by-step methodology. In this book, we have tried to give real-world examples with real challenges in designing. We have tried to reduce the gap between university use of Mastercam and industrial use of Masterca...

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by James Neophytou (Author), Maple Publishers (Cover Design by)'Angels of Morphia' is a fun collection of mini essays (600 words each), covering a wide range of topics from women, men, work and culture, to language, drama and technology. The most prominent subjects are Homer, music, Orwell, Sophocles, India and NYC. The chapters were originally published in the English Section of The Parikiaki, a Greek newspaper in London.The heritage and legacy of Greece and Cyprus feature strongly in the bo...

Computer-Aided Inspection Planning: Theory and Practice - Paperback

$72.88

by Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari (Author), Emad Abouel Nasr (Author), Osama Abdulhameed (Author)The inspection process is one of the most important steps in manufacturing industries because it safeguards high quality products and customer satisfaction. Manual inspection may not provide the desired accuracy. This book introduces and implements a new methodology and develops the supporting technologies for automated inspection planning based on Computer Aided Design (CAD) models. It also provides and i...

A Complete Guide to Wireless Sensor Networks: From Inception to Current Trends - Paperback

$97.18

by Ankur Dumka (Author), Sandip K. Chaurasiya (Author), Arindam Biswas (Author)This book provides comprehensive coverage of the major aspects in designing, implementing, and deploying wireless sensor networks by discussing present research on WSNs and their applications in various disciplines. It familiarizes readers with the current state of WSNs and how such networks can be improved to achieve effectiveness and efficiency. It starts with a detailed introduction of wireless sensor networks a...

Surfactants in Tribology, Volume 6 - Paperback

$103.66

by Girma Biresaw (Editor), K. L. Mittal (Editor)Surfactants play a critical role in Tribology controlling friction, wear, and lubricant properties such as emulsification, demulsification, bioresistance, oxidation resistance, rust prevention and corrosion resistance. This is a critical topic for new materials and devices particularly those built at the nanoscale. This newest volume will address important advances, methods, and the use of novel materials to reduce friction and wear. Scientists ...

A Beginner's Guide to Internet of Things Security: Attacks, Applications, Authentication, and Fundamentals - Paperback

$46.96

by Brij B. Gupta (Author), Aakanksha Tewari (Author)A Beginner's Guide to Internet of Things Security focuses on security issues and developments in the Internet of Things (IoT) environment. The wide-ranging applications of IoT, including home appliances, transportation, logistics, healthcare, and smart cities, necessitate security applications that can be applied to every domain with minimal cost. IoT contains three layers: application layer, middleware layer, and perception layer. The secur...

Adaptive Innovation: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Technology Innovation - Hardcover

$142.56

by Charles Cooney (Author), Howard Califano (Author), Virginia Cha (Author)This book provides a framework for translating ideas from the academic laboratory to commercial ventures. The book is designed for academic researchers (advanced PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, university faculty and staff) who believe their research ideas could be the basis for a commercial venture. The book contains a complete program to create their entrepreneurial ecosystem by enabling scientist entrepreneurs ...

Transformation of the Technological Society - Paperback

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by Egbert Schuurman (Author), Kim Batteau (Translator)Transformation of the Technological Society looks at technology more critically than often happens today. Many see new technology as offering hopeful, even messianic expectations for the future. Schuurman shows this expectation to be untenable, pointing out how technological applications have led to recurrent disasters affecting society and the natural environment. The author argues for an ethics of responsibility for technology while stil...

Fast-Growing Trees Species: Opportunities and Risks for Sustainable Agricultural and Forest Land Use Systems - Hardcover

$79.99

by Dirk Landgraf (Editor)The articles in this Special Issue cover a very wide range of topics related to the cultivation, management and use of fast-growing tree species. In addition to research on breeding and on the influence of pruning practices on the height growth of paulownia, three articles deal with the influence of site characteristics and nutrient availability on the physiology and yield security of fast-growing tree species. Another article focuses on the modeling of soil carbon in...

More Rocks in Our Heads: Stories of Exploring for Mineral Deposits in Exotic Lands - Paperback

$47.52

by Andrew Drummond (Editor)The World's growing population and affluence requires exponential growth in mineral production. Add the political decisions to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the change to electric vehicles and the drive to produce so-called renewable energy; and now the likelihood of long-term decreased availability of mined product from the Ukraine and Russia: the mining industry is tasked with a huge burden. And much new production will need to come from the underdeveloped and ...

AlGaN/GaN HEMTs Reliability. Degradation Modes and Analysis - Paperback

$37.75

by Ponky Ivo (Author)AlGaN/GaN HEMTs reliability and stability issues were investigated in dependence on epitaxial design and process modification. DC-Step-Stress-Tests have been performed on wafers as a fast device robustness screening method. As a criterion of robustness they deliver a critical source-drain voltage for the onset of degradation. Several degradation modes were observed which depend on epi design, epi quality and process technology. Electrical and optical characterizations tog...

Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Stations in Essex: The Centenary of Brentwood and Ongar Radio Stations - Paperback

$21.58

by Paul M. Hawkins (Author), Paul G. Reyland (Author)Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Stations in Essex The Centenary of Brentwood and Ongar Radio Stations A hundred years ago Guglielmo Marconi was busy setting up telegraph links between the UK and countries across the world and was operating wireless stations in the west of Ireland and in Wales. After WW1 new advances in valves and electronic technology enabled wireless stations to be built closer to London. With the engineering and manufacturin...

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 07 Agriculture 700-899, Revised as of January 1, 2024 - Paperback

$107.91

by Office of the Federal Register (U S ) (Author)Presents regulations on activities including marketing services, food and consumer services, crop insurance, plant and animal inspection, agricultural research, natural resources, etc. Number of Pages: 690 Dimensions: 1.39 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: February 15, 2023

Principles of Reinforced Concrete Construction - Paperback

$51.82

by F. E. Turneaure (Author), E. R. Maurer (Author)Introductory, Historical sketch. Use and advantages of reinforced concrete, Properties of the material, General theory, Tests of beams and columns, Working stresses and general constructive details, Formulas, diagrams and tables, Building construction, Arches, Retaining-walls and dams, Miscellaneous structures, Reinforced-concrete chimneys Number of Pages: 448 Dimensions: 0.91 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 01, 2022

The Theory of Engineering Drawing - Paperback

$43.18

by Alphonse Andrew Adler (Author)Part 1 The principles of parallel projecting-line drawing, Introductory, Oblique projection, Orthographic projection, Axonometric projection, Part II Geometrical problems in orthographic projection, Representation of lines and points, Representation of planes, Elementary considerations of lines and planes, Problems involving the point, the line, and the plane, Classification of lines, Classification of surfaces, Intersections of surfaces by planes, and their d...

Text-Book on Highway Engineering - Paperback

$82.06

by Arthur H. Blanchard (Author)Historical review, Preliminary Investigations, Surveying and mapping, Design, Drainage, Foundations, Earth and sand clay roads, Gravel roads, Broken stone roads, Bituminous materials, Dust prevention by the use of palliatives, Bituminous surfaces, Bituminous gravel and bituminous macadam pavements, Bituminous concrete pavements, Sheet asphalt and rock asphalt pavements, Wood block pavements, Stone block pavements, Brick pavements, Concrete pavements, Miscellaneo...