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Plastic Pollution: Nature Based Solutions and Effective Governance

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Report copyright infringementby Gail Krantzberg (Editor), Savitri Jetoo (Editor), Velma I. Grover (Editor)Plastics show up in every area of our lives. They are durable, cheap and light, properties that make them attractive but also problematic for the environment. The focus of this book is not just to highlight the problem of plastics, its definition, and how plastic pollution is impacting human health and environment but also to look at some best practices in both nature based solutions and ...

Internet of Drones: Applications, Opportunities, and Challenges

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Report copyright infringementby Saravanan Krishnan (Editor), M. Murugappan (Editor)This book covers different aspects of Internet of Drones (IoD) including fundamentals in drone design, deployment challenges, and development of applications. It starts with a detailed description of concepts and processes in designing an efficient system, and architecture. It details different applications of IoD and its implementations in smart cities, agriculture, health care, defense, security, logistics, G...

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Report copyright infringementby Awwa (Author)The universal goal at utilities is to have every employee, every day, return home to his or her family uninjured. We believe that the first step to not being injured is knowing that you can be injured. Let's Talk Safety is designed to help you build awareness of potential work hazards and provide safety practices that help mitigate those hazards. Talking to your employees about their safety and listening to their safety concerns and experiences are...

How the Few Became the Proud: Crafting the Marine Corps Mystique, 1874-1918

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Report copyright infringementby Heather Venable (Author) For more than half its existence, the U.S. Marine Corps and its members largely self-identified as soldiers. In the early decades, being a Marine did not yet mean something distinct, either to Marines or to the public at large. The Corps' peculiar position resulted in a sort of identity crisis: Being neither a land-based organization like the Army nor an entirely sea-based one like the Navy, the Corps' role overlapped with both institut...

The Digital Divide: Arguments for and Against Facebook, Google, Texting, and the Age of Social Networking

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Bauerlein (Author)This definitive work on the perils and promise of the social- media revolution collects writings by today's best thinkers and cultural commentators, with an all-new introduction by Bauerlein.Twitter, Facebook, e-publishing, blogs, distance-learning and other social media raise some of the most divisive cultural questions of our time. Some see the technological breakthroughs we live with as hopeful and democratic new steps in education, in...

Schaum's Outline of Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition - Paperback

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by Merle C. Potter (Author), David C. Wiggert (Author)Stay on top of your fluid mechanics course--and study smarter for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam--with the thoroughly updated Schaum's Outline bestseller Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately, there's Schaum's. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline pres...

Recent Advancement of Thermal Fluid Engineering in the Supercritical CO2 Power Cycle - Hardcover

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by Jeong Ik Lee Ik Lee (Guest Editor), David Sánchez Sánchez (Guest Editor)This Special Issue is a compilation of the recent advances in thermal fluid engineering related to supercritical CO2 power cycle development. The supercritical CO2 power cycle is considered to be one of the most promising power cycles for distributed power generation, waste heat recovery, and a topping cycle of coal, nuclear, and solar thermal heat sources. While the cycle benefits from dramatic changes in CO2 thermody...

Transferencia de calor: Termotecnia - Paperback

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by Fernando Carlos Arenas (Author)El objeto de este libro, es dar respuesta a cuáles son los fundamentos de la transmisión de calor que se aplican al funcionamiento de los mecanismos de intercambio térmico, como así también, qué precauciones hay que tomar al realizar los cálculos prácticos.La exposición de este material está ordenada de acuerdo a la creciente complejidad de los temas expuestos para facilitar así una mejor comprensión de los mismos. En este texto se estudian los fundamentos de...

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph Mmbga (Author), Ivan Cornejo (Author), Robert Hayes (Author)El propósito de este libro de transferencia de calor es el de servir de guía para quienes se desempeñan en el campo de la ingeniería de procesos, pero también, para quienes quieran introducirse al tema, teniendo así por público objetivo a estudiante y profesional en ejercicio. El libro proporciona una explicación concisa de los conceptos principales ligados a la transferencia de calor, además de...

Bone-Grafting Biomaterials: Autografts, Hydroxyapatite, Calcium-Phosphates, and Biocomposites

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Report copyright infringementby Yoshiki Oshida (Author), Takashi Miyazaki (Author)Bone augmentation is a procedure to replace and repair fractured bone in extreme circumstances. The materials used in such grafting techniques must be biocompatible and might come from natural bone sources or synthetic materials. This book defines bone augmentation and describes different bone grafting materials, techniques, and applications. Recently developed materials are also explored. Author BiographyYoshik...

Practical Risk Handbook for Industrial Project Managers (2nd edition): A Guide to Enhance Opportunities and Manage Risks on Large, Complex Projects: A

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Report copyright infringementby Jeremie Averous (Author)This must-have practical handbook for Large, Complex Industrial Projects originated in the trenches of actual project execution.It is not a heavy and detailed bible, but rather a practical reference for project practitioners to understand the principles and traps of Project Opportunity and Risk Management at Project and Portfolio levels. It still provides a comprehensive overview of all the issues and tools at the disposal of a project m...

Silica Optical Fiber Technology for Devices and Components: Design, Fabrication, and International Standards - Hardcover

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by Kyunghwan Oh (Author), Un-Chul Paek (Author)From basic physics to new products, Silica Optical Fiber Technology for Device and Components examines all aspects of specialty optical fibers. Moreover, the inclusion of the latest international standards governing optical fibers enables you to move from research to fabrication to commercialization. - Reviews all the latest specialty optical fiber technologies, including those developed for high capacity WDM applications; broadband fiber amplifi...

Desert Edens: Colonial Climate Engineering in the Age of Anxiety

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Report copyright infringementby Philipp Lehmann (Author)How technological advances and colonial fears inspired utopian geoengineering projects during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries From the 1870s to the mid-twentieth century, European explorers, climatologists, colonial officials, and planners were avidly interested in large-scale projects that might actively alter the climate. Uncovering this history, Desert Edens looks at how arid environments and an increasing anxiety a...

Skill Seeker: Maker Edition: A Practical Way to Track Your Growth and Level Up Your Maker Skills

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Report copyright infringementby Steph Piper (Author)Skill Seeker: Maker Edition is a practical solution for tracking growth and leveling up your skills. There is an overwhelming amount of things to do, from learning a new tech skill like 3D printing to traditional handiwork like sewing. What if we could gamify these parts of life and gain experience points for learning or doing something new? Skill Seeker does just that in a choose-your-own-adventure-style goal-setting guide book. Video game...

Biometric Voting System in Ghana. A Case Study

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Report copyright infringementby Chukwuka Anowu (Author), Thompson Oyetunji (Author)Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Engineering - Computer Engineering, grade: 3.75, course: Computer Engineering, language: English, abstract: Presently in Ghana, the electoral process involves biometric registration of eligible voters and queuing up of the registered voters, to cast their votes using ballot papers and indelible ink on the day of voting. At the end of the voting ex...

Applied Mathematics and Modeling for Chemical Engineers Solutions Manual

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Report copyright infringementby Richard G. Rice (Author), Duong D. Do (Author)This book is a Solutions Manual to Accompany Applied Mathematics and Modeling for Chemical Engineers. There are many examples provided as homework in the original text and the solution manual provides detailed solutions of many of these problems that are in the parent book Applied Mathematics and Modeling for Chemical Engineers.Author BiographyRichard G. Rice is the author of Solutions Manual to Accompany Applied Ma...

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by Edward Everett Bugbee (Author)A Textbook of Fire Assaying by Edward Everett Bugbee is a comprehensive guide to the process of fire assaying, which is a method used to determine the purity and quality of precious metals such as gold and silver. The book covers the history of fire assaying, the equipment and materials needed for the process, and the step-by-step procedures for conducting fire assays. It also includes detailed explanations of the chemical reactions involved in fire assaying, ...

Chances Are . . .: Adventures in Probability

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Kaplan (Author), Ellen Kaplan (Author)A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanity's struggle against randomness Our lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settling--reluctantly--for likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of probability. Chances Are is the story of man's millen...

Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity

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Report copyright infringementby Douglas Rushkoff (Author)Why doesn't the explosive growth of companies like Facebook and Uber deliver more prosperity for everyone? What is the systemic problem that sets the rich against the poor and the technologists against everybody else? When protesters shattered the windows of a bus carrying Google employees to work, their anger may have been justifiable, but it was misdirected. The true conflict of our age isn't between the unemployed and the digital el...

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Report copyright infringementby Joan Johnson-Freese (Author)Joan Johnson-Freese argues that the race for space weapons and the U.S. quest for exclusive or at least dominant ownership of strategic space assets have alienated the very allies that the United States needs in order to maintain its leading role in space exploration. Taking a balanced look at the issues that have contributed to the decline of America's manned space program, such as lack of political support and funding, Johnson-Free...

Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics - Paperback

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by Christopher Earls Brennen (Author)Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics deals with the fundamental physical processes of bubble dynamics and the phenomenon of cavitation. It is ideal for graduate students and research engineers and scientists, and a basic knowledge of fluid flow and heat transfer is assumed. The analytical methods presented are developed from basic principles. The book begins with a chapter on nucleation and describes both the theory and observations in flowing and non-flowing sy...

Finite Element and Boundary Methods in Structural Acoustics and Vibration - Paperback

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by Noureddine Atalla (Author), Franck Sgard (Author)Effectively Construct Integral Formulations Suitable for Numerical ImplementationFinite Element and Boundary Methods in Structural Acoustics and Vibration provides a unique and in-depth presentation of the finite element method (FEM) and the boundary element method (BEM) in structural acoustics and vibrations. It illustrates the principles using a logical and progressive methodology which leads to a thorough understanding of their physical a...

Sheep Farming In America (1912) - Paperback

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by Joseph Elwyn Wing (Author)Sheep Farming In America is a comprehensive guide to raising sheep, written by Joseph Elwyn Wing and first published in 1912. The book covers all aspects of sheep farming, from selecting and breeding sheep to managing a flock, feeding and caring for the animals, and marketing their products. The author draws on his own experience as a successful sheep farmer in New England, as well as the knowledge and expertise of other farmers and industry professionals. The boo...

Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design

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Report copyright infringementby Henry Petroski (Author)Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart? What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile cup holder and the swiveling vegetable peeler? With the same relentless curiosity and lucid, witty prose he brought to his earlier books, Henry Petroski looks at some of our most familiar objects and reveals that they are, in fact, works in progress. For there can n...

Builder's Foundation Handbook - Paperback

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by John Carmody (Author), Jeffrey Christian (Author), Kenneth Labs (Author)This handbook contains construction details representative of good practices for the design and installation of energy efficient basement, crawl space, and slab-on-grade foundations. This handbook is a product of the U.S. Department of Energy Building Envelope Systems and Materials (BTESM) Research Program centered at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The major objective of this research is to work with builders, cont...

An Introduction to Antique Household Clocks - Paperback

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by Fred W. Burgess (Author)This antiquarian volume contains a concise yet detailed introduction to antique household clocks, with information on the inner workings and machinations of clocks, their external and decorative characteristics, and more. Written in clear, plain language and profusely illustrated, this handy little guide is ideal for those with little previous knowledge of the subject, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this b...

Tower Dog: Life Inside the Deadliest Job in America

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Report copyright infringementby Douglas Scott Delaney (Author)An insider's look at the rough and tumble workers throughout America who are risking their lives--and losing them at an alarmingly high rate--all in the name of connectivity. What is the price of staying connected, of that phone in your hand or that watch on your wrist? Recent TV shows would have you believe that the most dangerous job in America is a crab fisherman, or maybe even an ice road trucker. But what U.S. Department of La...

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Paxton (Author)The Triumph 750 of 1973 to 1983 is probably the classic British motorcycle that most people will recognise, whether they are an enthusiast or not. Their desirability continues to grow, aided by their easy availability and excellent parts back up. This book is aimed at the DIY enthusiast interested in their renovation and restoration, and is fully illustrated with high quality colour images, coupled with clear and concise text.Following the r...

PRINCE2 in Action: Project management in real terms - Paperback

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by Susan Tuttle (Author)Used by the UK government and extensively throughout the world, PRINCE2(R) uses seven principles, seven themes and seven processes, which the author believes can be tailored to any project, in any environment, at any time and with anyone - be it work-related or not.This step-by-step guide: Explains the principles of PRINCE2 in straightforward, manageable chunks; Emphasises how to apply PRINCE2 in practice, using real-life examples; Is written by an experienced PRINCE2...

Electrolytic Separation, Recovery and Refining of Metals - Hardcover

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by G. Gore (Author) Number of Pages: 320 Dimensions: 0.88 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: October 01, 2003

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by Eric Earle 1907- Shipton (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserv...

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Report copyright infringementby Konrad Szocik (Author)The first book devoted to the bioethics of the space-mission environment, The Bioethics of Space Exploration explores the ethical status of possible biomedical challenges in future long-term space missions. Konrad Szocik thoroughly examines arguments favoring and opposing human enhancement, accompanied by somatic and germline gene editing, methodology of space-mission bioethics, and moral bioenhancement. In particular, the three main types...