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Report copyright infringementby Michael C. Brannigan (Author)Would you want to be cared for by a robot? Michael C. Brannigan's Caregiving, Carebots, and Contagion explores caring robots' lifesaving benefits, particularly during contagion, while probing the threat they pose to interpersonal engagement and genuine human caregiving. As our COVID-19 purgatory lingers on, caring robots will join our nursing and healthcare frontlines. Carebots can perform lifesaving tasks to minimize infection, saf...

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Report copyright infringementby Kat Deerfield (Author)Gender, Sexuality, and Space Culture explores how traditional ideologies of gender and sexuality have influenced the culture of space travel. The time since humans first began exploring outer space has been marked by both great technological development and great social upheaval. Yet while the rapid technological advancement of the mid- to late-twentieth century made human spaceflight a reality, the field has shown some resistance to cultu...

Come with Me If You Want to Live: The Future as Foretold in Classic Sci-Fi Films

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Harris (Author), Lee Trepanier (Editor)If our near future sometimes feels like a dystopian sci-fi movie, that's because it is. In Come With Me If You Want to Live: The Future as Foretold in Classic Sci-Fi Films, Michael Harris reveals the hidden-in-plain-sight meanings of the greatest science fiction films of the past fifty years, the ways in which they predicted the future that we are increasingly living in, but how we can still avoid the worst of what...

Getting Great Sounds: The Microphone Book

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Lubin (Author)Getting Great Sounds imparts microphone tips and tricks of the pros to any sound engineer or home studio enthusiast. It explains all aspects of all kinds of microphones: how they work and how to use them. Today, there are over 150 companies making microphones--this third edition introduces some of these companies and helps users navigate them.Author BiographyTom Lubin has held numerous positions in the recording and educational spheres through...

Create Video with Media Composer: Official Avid Curriculum

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Report copyright infringementby Avid Technology (Author)Create Video with Avid Media Composer introduces users to the power of Media Composer software and marks the first steps toward developing core skills in video editing. The book covers the basic principles you'll need to complete a film project using Media Composer, from initial setup to final output, and it is designed for those who are new to professional video editing and also for experienced editors who are unfamiliar with Media Comp...

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Report copyright infringementby Earl J. Hess (Author)Civil War Torpedoes and the Global Development of Landmine Warfare recounts the use of landmines in the American Civil War from their predecessors before 1861 through their legacy in the post-Cold War era. A handful of Confederates pioneered the use of torpedoes, as landmines were commonly called in the 1860s, burying them in front of fortifications, along roads, and as booby traps. Federal troops quickly learned how to deal with them, ofte...

Facing China: The Prospect for War and Peace

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Report copyright infringementby Jean-Pierre Cabestan (Author), N. Jayaram (Translator)Jean-Pierre Cabestan, a China specialist based in Hong Kong, provides an overview of "Thucydides' Trap," as coined by political scientist Graham Allison to describe the inescapable conflict between Beijing and Washington. Is China's growing power a threat to the United States? Could it lead to war between the two nations? Economically and militarily stronger, and more nationalist than ever, the People's Repu...

Audio Production Basics with Ableton Live

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Report copyright infringementby Eric Kuehnl (Author)Learn the basics of recording, processing, and mixing audio using Ableton Live software. This robust and innovative digital audio workstation opens your way to a musical toolkit used by musicians, performers, and producers worldwide. Audio Production Basics with Ableton Live will guide you through the essential audio production tasks you'll use to make the most of your Live software. The exercises in this book can be completed in any edition...

Temperature Rising: Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Wars in the Middle East

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Report copyright infringementby Nader Uskowi (Author)Iran is a country at war - in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. The founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomeini, always told audiences that the revolution was not about Iran, but the whole region. To establish an arc of Shia influence across the Middle East, the Islamic Republic created the Quds Force, the extraterritorial branch of its Revolutionary Guards. Hundreds of thousands of Shia youths were recruited, trained, armed, and organized in...

Spare No One: Mass Violence in Roman Warfare

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Report copyright infringementby Gabriel Baker (Author)In 146 BC, the armies of the Roman Republic destroyed Carthage and Corinth, two of the most spectacular cities of the ancient Mediterranean world. It was a display of ruthlessness so terrible that it shocked contemporaries, leaving behind deep scars and palpable historical traumas. Yet these twin destructions were not so extraordinary in the long annals of Roman warfare. In Spare No One, Gabriel Baker convincingly shows that mass violence ...

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Report copyright infringementby Don Ihde (Author)Acoustic Technics opens with the 19th century discovery of radiation which exceeds our human bodily perceptual experience, light beyond light, sound beyond sound and on into what today we call the electromagnetic spectrum. Claiming a second scientific revolution through imaging technologies and drawing from both instrumental sensory mediation and animal studies, Acoustic Technics follows listening in its new forms into music, echo-location, inf...

Safety Is a People Business: A Practical Guide to the Human Side of Safety - Paperback

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by Michael V. Manning (Author)Filled with practical insights, solutions, and tools, this book will help even veteran safety professionals better understand behavioral approaches to safety, improve safety performance and employee involvement, and obtain senior management support. Manning's book presents a simplified, non-technical explanation of the human relations and psychology of safety and uses anecdotes and real-life experiences from the author's own professional experiences. Number of Pa...

A New Concept of Cooperative Security - Paperback

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by Ashton B. Carter (Author), William J. Perry (Author), John D. Steinbruner (Author)"At the moment, the revision of security policy and the formation of a new consensus to support it are still at an early stage of development. The idea of comprehensive security cooperation among the major military establishments to form an inclusive international security arrangement has been only barely acknowledged and is only partially developed. The basic principle of cooperation has been proclaimed in g...

The Next Wave: Using Digital Technology to Further Social and Political Innovation

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Report copyright infringementby Darrell M. West (Author)The digital revolution is in full force but many public and private sector leaders are stymied: How can they maximize the full potential of digital technology? This hesitancy puts a brake on the transformational power of digital technology and means private companies and governmental bodies fall well behind other digital pioneers.Darrell West focuses on the next wave of technologies and how they can further enhance U.S. social and politi...

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Report copyright infringementby Marius S. Vassiliou (Author)The world as we have known it for the past century would have been very different without petroleum. Petroleum, particularly in the form of crude oil and its refined products, has been central to all aspects of modern industrial society and has been a major strategic geopolitical objective for nations. The 20th century was the age of oil, and at least part of the 21st century will be as well. Petroleum is used as an energy source and...

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Report copyright infringementby Martha Moore Trescott (Author)Dynamos and Virgins Revisited: Women and Technological Change in History, first published by Scarecrow Press in 1979, was one of the first books published on the history of women and technology and laid the groundwork for decades of impressive and increasing scholarship in this field. An edited collection of eleven essays based on scholarly research, it explores many of the ways women have affected technological change historically...

What Causes War?: An Introduction to Theories of International Conflict

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Report copyright infringementby Greg Cashman (Author)Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this classic text presents a comprehensive survey of the many alternative theories that attempt to explain the causes of interstate war. For each theory, Greg Cashman examines the arguments and counterarguments, considers the empirical evidence and counterevidence generated by social-science research, looks at historical applications of the theory, and discusses the theory's implications for ...

Addicted to Failure: U.S. Security Policy in Latin America and the Andean Region

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Loveman (Editor)For supplementary documentation and useful websites, click here. This perceptive book critically explores why the United States continues to pursue failed policies in Latin America. What elements of the U.S. and Latin American political systems have allowed the Cold War, the war on drugs, and the war on terror to be conflated? Why do U.S. policies--ostensibly designed to promote the rule of law, human rights, and democracy--instead contrib...

Aviation Biofuels. Curse or Cure for Green Aviation? - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Markus Biedermann (Author)Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Engineering - Aerospace Technology, grade: 1,0, University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt am Main, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the challenges and chances of biofuels in an aviation context. It begins by providing a brief history on biofuels in general and in aviation specifically. It is followed by an overview of the main driving forces for the avi...

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Report copyright infringementby Ann Singer (Author)Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, fish - Ann Singer has had them all at some point, and sometimes more than once Here she recounts her memories of all the pets she has had the pleasure of looking after, and the hard times in her life that they have helped her through. This memoir remembers the naughty pets, the well-behaved ones, the sad memories and the happy memories - all the times that any pet owner treasures, and all the emotions that a...

Environmental Engineering: Industrial Ecology - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Bryce Christou (Author)Industrial ecology is the study of material and energy flows through industrial systems. Number of Pages: 270 Dimensions: 0.57 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: September 10, 2016

Ignition: The Overview of Jet Engine Design

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Report copyright infringementby Bento Gypson (Author)Dive deep into the realm of aerospace engineering with "OVERVIEW OF JET ENGINE DESIGN, by BENTO GYPSON" your ultimate guide to understanding the intricacies of jet propulsion systems. This comprehensive book takes aspiring engineers, aviation enthusiasts, and students on a captivating journey through the art and science of designing cutting-edge jet engines.Key Features: Fundamentals of Aerodynamics: Explore the fundamental principles of a...

Occupational Safety and Health for the Young Professional - Paperback

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by Elliot Laratonda (Author)Occupational Safety and Health for the Young Professional provides a compelling and comprehensive--yet easy-to-read--guide for students and aspiring professionals looking to work in the field of occupational safety and health (S&H). Each chapter will present information on key S&H ideas, principles, and regulations in an engaging manner. Author BiographyElliot Laratonda is a Certified Safety Professional who has experience in occupational safety and health ...

Wine Sales and Distribution: The Secrets to Building a Consultative Selling Approach

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Wagner (Author), Susan Dematei (Author), John C. Crotts (Author)Now in an expanded second edition to include new technologies, and incorporating post-pandemic developments, this is the first book to focus solely on developing the readers' personal wine selling skills--for producers, distributors, and direct to the consumer. It comprehensively provides a practical approach to developing exceptional wine-selling skills. Drawing from their extensive experienc...

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Report copyright infringementby Bruce A. Elleman (Author), S. C. M. Paine (Foreword by)Maritime powers dominate the planet, from the British empire of the 19th century, to the American post-World War II domination of global affairs. To a large degree their control of the globe is based on control of the seas. This book seeks to examine the strengths and weaknesses of maritime power, including specific chapters on mutiny, blockades, coalitions, piracy, expeditionary warfare, commerce raiding, ...

Reconstructing Environmental Governance: The Chance to Choose a Better Future

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Report copyright infringementby Rick Reibstein (Author)Environmental law can be made preventive and efficient, and it can enlist willing compliance before using the punishing hand, creating a constructive relationship between the governing and the governed. The "adversarial" relationship for which environmental regulation is famous is appropriate for those unwilling to comply, but not appropriate for the many well-meaning regulated entities. This book explains how these, and other principles ...

Interpreting Agriculture at Museums and Historic Sites

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Report copyright infringementby Debra a. Reid (Author)Interpreting Agriculture in Museums and Historic Sites orients readers to major themes in agriculture and techniques in education and interpretation that can help you develop humanities-based public programming that enhance agricultural literacy. Case studies illustrate the ways that local research can help you link your history organization to compelling local, national (even international) stories focused on the multidisciplinary topic. ...

Unrealized Digital Democracy: A Critical Analysis of Power in the Digital Age

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Report copyright infringementby Garrett Pierman (Author)Garrett Pierman argues that the Internet, as it is structured today, is inhospitable to democracy. What began as a government-funded defense project became, with the commercialization of the Internet in the early 1990s, a network that makes it simultaneously easier for falsehoods to spread and more difficult for people to lose touch with reality. Many millions of Internet users have not encountered the online world as many scholars had h...

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Report copyright infringementby Amy D. Cabaniss (Editor)Household hazardous waste (HHW) is a topic that affects every individual and community given the nearly universal use, storage, and disposal of chemical consumer products. Yet many communities lack the basic information, guidance, and planning support for HHW collection and management so that struggles (e.g., to gain politicians' and residents' support, host a collection, build a facility, affect behavior change, and encourage extended p...

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Report copyright infringementby Frank R. Spellman (Author)Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow describes a forward-looking innovative solution to tackling various environmental issues related to water including dwindling ground water supplies and land subsidence. The lack of far thinking and innovative methods regarding these issues is a worldwide problem. This title provides a detailed step-by-step account using scientific research, and engineering analysis to help any municipality deal...

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