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Report copyright infringementby William Meisel (Author)Computing power has long grown at an exponential rate. That rapid advance has allowed digital systems to do more each year. Computer power crossed a major threshold when it made "Artificial Intelligence" driven by deep neural networks economically feasible. And huge investments are being made in ever-larger computer centers to support AI. This book challenges the assumptions behind those huge investments and explains why the generative AI...

Station Blackout: Inside the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Recovery

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Casto (Author)Japan was rocked by a powerful earthquake and within an hour inundated by a devastating tsunami, on March 11, 2011. Three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima power plant experienced core meltdowns, resulting in the catastrophic release of radiation into the ground, air, and water. In Station Blackout, Chuck Casto shares his first-hand account, as the foremost authority on responding to nuclear disasters, of how he led the team that faced the...

Devil in the Stack: Searching for the Soul of the New Machine

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Smith (Author)From internationally-bestselling author and journalist Andrew Smith, an immersive, alarming, sharp-eyed journey into the bizarre world of computer code, told through his sometimes painful, often amusing attempt to become a coder himself Throughout history, technological revolutions have been driven by the invention of machines. But today, the power of the technology transforming our world lies in an intangible and impenetrable cosmos of sof...

Beyond PM Training: How to Build a Scalable AEC Project Management Ecosystem

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Report copyright infringementby Anthony Fasano (Author)What if everything you believe about PM training is only part of the solution?Most AEC firms assume project management training alone will improve performance. But the truth is, training is just one piece of a much bigger puzzle. Great project management is the backbone of a successful AEC firm-and achieving it requires a comprehensive, adaptable, and scalable AEC Project Management Ecosystem(TM).Beyond PM Training is your practical guide...

The Pocket Guide for Large Industrial Projects (for those Daring Enough to Take Responsibility for them)

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Report copyright infringementby Jean-Pierre Capron (Author)The Ultimate Guide to Successful Large Industrial Projects! In a light, witty and easily readable style, this amazing short book exposes the workings of project-management organizations for large projects with a clarity and a depth never achieved before. Short enough to be easily readable during a trip, it describes clearly what are the steps to follow in terms of organization, tender preparation, project execution and controls, and p...

Introduction to Permanent Plug and Abandonment of Wells

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Report copyright infringementby Mahmoud Khalifeh (Author), Arild Saasen (Author)This open access book offers a timely guide to challenges and current practices to permanently plug and abandon hydrocarbon wells. With a focus on offshore North Sea, it analyzes the process of plug and abandonment of hydrocarbon wells through the establishment of permanent well barriers. It provides the reader with extensive knowledge on the type of barriers, their functioning and verification. It then discusses ...

Aid for Trade in Asia and the Pacific: Navigating Climate Policy Dynamics for Sustainable Trade Competitiveness

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This report emphasizes that open and fair trade is essential for Asia and the Pacific's transition to low-carbon economies and outlines the important role of Aid for Trade in this transition.With the climate crisis threatening the multilateral trading system and potentially accelerating global trade fragmentation, the report argues that national trade policies and regulations need to be aligned with climate action. This will help ...

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Report copyright infringementby Anusha Hewage (Author)About a decade ago, most people, especially those not involved in IT, knew nothing about Agile. However, fast-forward ten years, and almost all organizations and enterprises know a bit about Agile. The agile transformation has in fact begun in most organizations, but others are unsure about where and how to start. Most people who have experience with Agile agree on one particular thing: it is a better way of working. The scrum master plays...

Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Report copyright infringementby Amadou Boly (Created by), Audrey Verdier-Chouchane (Created by), Abebe Shimeles (Created by)What are the challenges and action points for agricultural sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa? This collection of papers offers technical analyses, policy recommendations and an overview of success stories to date. Each carefully selected paper provides valuable insights for improved policy making and defines relevant strategic priorities on Africa's sustainable transf...

The Gen AI Manufacturing Revolution: Smarter Factories, Enhanced Products, and Reduced Costs

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Report copyright infringementby Matthew Alberts (Author)Transformative insights and advice to reduce downtime, navigate disruptions, and improve efficiency The Gen AI Manufacturing Revolution highlights how generative and agentic artificial intelligence are transforming manufacturing processes, driving innovation, and reshaping the way we work. Implementing AI in manufacturing comes with unique challenges, such as integrating AI with physical machinery, managing intricate supply chains, and e...

Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies for the 2020s: Vital Skills for the Next Generation

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Report copyright infringementby Rico Merkert (Editor), Kai Hoberg (Editor)Logistics and supply chain management is facing disruptive economic, technological and climate change developments that require new strategies. New technologies such as the Internet-of-Things, digital manufacturing or blockchain are emerging quickly and could provide competitive advantage to those companies that leverage the technologies smartly while managers that do not adopt and embrace change could be left behind. L...

Total Digital Transformation: Making the Leap to Disruptive Technology in Total Quality Management

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Report copyright infringementby Ahmad K. Elshennawy (Author), Thomas Jones (Author), Lina Khan (Author)From cultural resistance and skill gaps to technological limitations, this book identifies the most common barriers organizations face and offers actionable strategies to overcome them. Learn how to implement a robust plan that bridges the gap between traditional quality management and the digital future. Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN ...

Minerals and Critical Materials Management

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Report copyright infringementby Eleanor Swent (Author), James K. Richardson (Author), Simon David Strauss (Author)Minerals and Critical Materials Management: Military and Government Administrator and Mining Executive, 1941-1987 presents an oral history transcript from 1986 featuring Eleanor Swent, James K Richardson, Simon David Strauss, and GÃ1/4nther Franz Joklik. This compilation offers insights into the management of minerals and critical materials, particularly within the context of mili...

Distribution System Operation: Flexibility Services: Summary of Key Outputs from the Open Networks Programme

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Report copyright infringementby Avinash Aithal (Author), Andrew Wainwright (Author), Steve Atkins (Author)This open access book is a coherent and accessible source of knowledge on flexibility services for energy. Local flexibility services are a commercial mechanism which allows participants to be renumerated for delivering a change in their usual power use, in real time or in response to prior request from the Distribution System Operators (DSOs) to help manage network congestion. Summarisin...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert K. Wysocki (Author)No matter how perfect a project plan may be on paper, it is worthless if nobody actually uses it. This truism is an everyday reality for too many project managers who muster all their expertise writing the 'perfect' plan only to watch the project fall off course as team members jettison the plan to follow their own agenda. Number of Pages: 250 Dimensions: 0.72 x 9.14 x 6.3 IN Publication Date: Feb...

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Report copyright infringementby Jef Caers (Author)Petroleum Geostatistics is geared toward the first-time reader, its focus is on well-seasoned geo-statistical tools, what they can and cannot do, where each tool is most appropriate, and how they fit in the global reservoir-modeling workflow. Little theory will be given because that would distract from the practical side of the methods presented. Instead, some "advanced reading boxes" provide an opportunity for greater insight into the theory....

The Manufacture Of Chocolate: And Other Cacao Preparations (1902)

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Zipperer (Author)The Manufacture of Chocolate: And Other Cacao Preparations is a book written by Paul Zipperer in 1902. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the process of manufacturing chocolate and other cacao preparations. It covers various aspects of the chocolate-making process, including the cultivation and harvesting of cacao beans, the processing of the beans into chocolate liquor, the refining of the liquor, and the production of chocolate p...

Making Construction Fun Again: Structural Support for Those Building Our World: Structural Support for Those Building Our World

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Report copyright infringementby Amy L. Powell (Author)It's just not fun anymoreIf you've ever heard this-or thought it yourself-you're not alone. From project managers to tradespeople, and on job sites, in offices, and design studios across the country, many of us in the construction industry are asking the same thing: Why isn't this fun anymore?This is the question at the heart of Making Construction Fun Again: Structural Support for Those Building Our World.With years of experience as a con...

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Report copyright infringementby Roy M. Bates (Author), Kenneth B. Keller (Author)History of the Dudlo Manufacturing Company chronicles the development and evolution of a significant manufacturing firm. Authored by Roy M. Bates and Kenneth B. Keller, this historical account delves into the company's origins, growth, and impact on the industrial landscape. Readers gain insight into the Dudlo Manufacturing Company's operations, innovations, and contributions. This work offers valuable informati...

The Dancing Bees: An Account of the Life and Senses of the Honey Bee

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Report copyright infringementby Karl Frisch (Author) Number of Pages: 232 Dimensions: 0.53 x 8 x 5.25 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 1954

Bifacial Photovoltaics: Technology, Applications and Economics

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Report copyright infringementby Joris Libal (Editor), Radovan Kopecek (Editor)Bifacial photovoltaic (PV) modules are able to utilize light from both sides and can therefore significantly increase the electric yield of PV power plants, thus reducing the cost and improving profitability. Bifacial PV technology has a huge potential to reach a major market share, in particular when considering utility scale PV plants. Accordingly, bifacial PV is currently attracting increasing attention from invo...

Lean Product Development: A Manager's Guide

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Report copyright infringementby Colin Mynott (Author)Lean product development (LPD) is the application of lean principles to product development, aiming to develop new or improved products that are successful in the market. It is a cross-functional activity that seeks to uncover product knowledge hidden within the end-to-end production flow, typically in the hand-over points between functional units. LPD deals with the complete process from gathering and generating ideas, through assessing po...

Scaife Company and the Scaife Family, 1802-1952; a History of the Oldest Manufacturing Company West of the Alleghenies Under Five Generations

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Report copyright infringementby William T. 1908- Schoyer (Created by)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 ...

Broadband for Africa: Developing Backbone Communications Networks

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Report copyright infringementby Mark D. J. Williams (Author)Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa see broadband ICT as an essential part of their long-term economic development strategy. Backbone networks are the high-capacity networks that lie at the heart of communications systems and allow the delivery of the high volumes of data needed for broadband. What high-capacity backbone networks that do exist in the region are typically limited to major urban areas and some inter-city routes. Compe...

Capturing Wealth from Tuna: Case Studies from the Pacific

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Barclay (Author), Ian Cartwright (Author)The Western and Central Pacific Ocean is home to the largest tuna fishery in the world - around half of the world's tuna supply - and is a vital economic resource for Pacific island countries. The potential of the Pacific tuna fishery to contribute to economic development in the Pacific island countries is enormous, but will require a cooperative regional strategy to maximise access fees from distant water fishing n...

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Report copyright infringementby Jiju Antony (Editor), Ashok Kumar (Editor), Ricardo Banuelas (Editor) World Class Applications shows what real organisations have done to implement Six Sigma, the methodology used, and the results delivered. The book provides details of how these organisations overcame issues with the statistical tools of Six Sigma and provides valuable lessons by explaining what went wrong when implementation failed. Cases cover topics including: Six Sigma in HR; Implementing...

Statistical Process Monitoring and Optimization

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Report copyright infringementby Geoffrey Vining (Editor)Demonstrates ways to track industrial processes and performance, integrating related areas such as engineering process control, statistical reasoning in TQM, robust parameter design, control charts, multivariate process monitoring, capability indices, experimental design, empirical model building, and process optimization. The book covers a range o Number of Pages: 504 Dimensions: 1.03 x 9 x 6 IN Pu...

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Report copyright infringementby Alan Turner (Author)This second edition of Building Procurement has been revised to take into account recent developments in procurement, such as the Private Finance initiative, as well as some of the recommendations in the Latham Report and its working groups. The author sets out the basics of the building process, the principal players, along with general conventions and background information on building contracts and conditions of appointment for consultant...

Liquid: How CEOs & CTOs Unlock Flow and Momentum in Complex Systems

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Report copyright infringementby Kathy Keating (Author), Etienne de Bruin (Author), Scott Graves (Author)Discover the secret system quietly driving your business forward-or holding it back.At first, everything clicks. The product is taking off. The team is humming. Decisions are fast, execution is smooth, and growth feels effortless.Then, slowly, or sometimes all at once, progress stalls. Teams get tangled. Priorities blur. Work that used to flow now feels stuck. You try to fix it: more people...

Principles of Emergency Planning and Management

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Report copyright infringementby David Alexander (Author)As interest in planning for emergencies and disasters burgeons, and educational and training programs proliferate, Principles of emergency planning and management is the first book to meet the need for a concise yet comprehensive and systematic primer on how to prepare for a disaster. Providing readers with a comprehensive, systematic, yet concise introduction to effective preparation for disasters, it provides a unified starting point e...

The Production Of Iron Ores In Various Parts Of The World

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Report copyright infringementby John Birkinbine (Author), Geological Survey (U S ) (Created by)"The Production Of Iron Ores In Various Parts Of The World" provides a detailed overview of iron ore production and resources. This book examines the geological formations, mining techniques, and industrial processes involved in extracting and utilizing iron ore across different regions. Offering insights into the economic and technological aspects of iron ore production, this work is valuable for g...

Pharmaceutics: Basic Principles and Formulations

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Report copyright infringementby Dulal Krishna Tripathi (Author)1. Historical Background Development of the Profession of Pharmacy2. Dosage Forms3. Prescription4. Posology5. Pharmaceutical Calculations6. Powders and Granules7. Liquid Dosage Forms8. Monophasic Liquids9. Biphasic Liquids: Suspensions10. Biphasic Liquids: Emulsions11. Suppositories12. Pharmaceutical Incompatibilities13. Semisolid Dosage Forms Number of Pages: 344 Dimensions: 0.81 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN ...