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Report copyright infringementby Dorothy Chansky (Editor), Sarah W. Tracy (Editor), Anastacia Marx De Salcedo (Foreword by)"Conversations With Food" offers readers an array of essays revealing the power of food (and its absence) to transform relationships between the human and non-human realms; to define national, colonial, and postcolonial cultures; to help instantiate race, gender, and class relations; and to serve as the basis for policymaking. Food functions in these contexts as items in r...

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Report copyright infringementby Greg Gogolin (Editor)This book covers the full life cycle of conducting a mobile and computer digital forensic examination, including planning and performing an investigation as well as report writing and testifying. Case reviews in corporate, civil, and criminal situations are also described from both prosecution and defense perspectives.Digital Forensics Explained, Second Edition draws from years of experience in local, state, federal, and international envir...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Slade (Author)Using the SARS-CoV-2/CoVID-19 pandemic as a giant case study, and following the structure of the domains of information security, this book looks at what the crisis teaches us about security. It points out specific security fundamentals where social, medical, or business responses to the crisis failed or needed to make specific use of those concepts. For the most part, these lessons are simply reminders of factors that get neglected during ...

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Report copyright infringementby Rajesh Menon (Author)If you have been wondering what are the most important trends in the world today, you have come to the right place. They are simply, technology and spirituality. Technology is the most powerful tool that God has given us, or should I say that we invented. Spirituality or well-being is a very important aspect of our life. You see, we live in stressful times and sometimes we lose our balance. Spirituality comes to our aid by tilting us toward...

Efficient Routing for Mobile Computing: Security Approach

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Report copyright infringementby Gautam Borkar (Author), Leena Patil (Author), Dhananjay Dakhane (Author)This book covers the Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) as self-configurable system associated by remote connections. This sort of system is appropriate for temporary correspondence connects as it is framework less and there is no centralised control. Accommodating Quality of Service (QoS) and security mindful routing is a vindicate undertaking in this kind of system, because of dynamic topology...

Mapping America's National Parks: Preserving Our Natural and Cultural Treasures

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Report copyright infringementby Ken Burns (Foreword by), Dayton Duncan (Foreword by), Us National Park Service (Author)Get an insider look at the US National Park Service to see how they use maps and geospatial technology to protect and manage America's national parks. Maps easily cap your first greeting upon arrival at a national park, allowing you to visualize its vastness, plan your trip, and keep a compact souvenir of your visit. But for the US National Park Service (NPS), maps do more th...

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Report copyright infringementby The Bureau of Naval Personnel (Author)Published in 1969, "Basic Electricity" by The Bureau of Naval Personnel was initially issued as a textbook for a U.S. Navy training course. Today the work is widely considered to be an excellent reference for both a general and a more detailed study of electrical fundamentals and theory. The textbook is organized into 21 chapters and contains many appendices covering a wide range of topics, such as safety, batteries, direct...

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Report copyright infringementby Naval Education (Author)Originally written for use in U.S. Naval Training Schools, "Basic Machines", by the Department of the Navy, is the comprehensive textbook on everything from basic machines to complicated engines and hydraulic systems. Beginning with basic machine theory, the text explains how simple systems such as the lever, inclined plane, and pulleys work, then moves on to more complicated machines, such as screws and wedges, and concludes with an exp...

Sistema de gestión de calidad y la productividad textil

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Report copyright infringementby Evelyn Cepeda (Author)El sistema de gestión de calidad en la organización influye directamente en la reducción de costos operativos de igual manera en lineamientos intrínsecos para obtener objetivos de cultura en calidad que vinculada con la productividad ofrece mayores oportunidades al sector textil. La productividad inicia con eficiencia y efectividad de recursos, y cumplimiento de objetivos siendo la base de esta. Con investigación descriptiva y aplicación d...

Object Distinguished for Machine Vision Using LabVIEW

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Report copyright infringementby Wisam T. Abbood (Author), Enas A. Khalid (Author)This Book describes a machine vision system using LabVIEW and USB camera to make a distinguishing operation applied to real-time captured images processed in a system developed under the LabVIEW platform to distinguish different object's shapes and colors and do a tracking operation. The received images are captured into the computer through the acquisition, taking advantage of the toolkit for acquisition and ima...

Application of shallow geothermal energy for heating system

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Report copyright infringementby Razieh Pourdarbani (Author), Masumeh Ali Baba (Author)There are many advantages to geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is renewable energy because once water or steam is used it can be pumped back into the ground. It is also clean energy. Geothermal power plants, unlike plants that burn fossil fuels, do not produce greenhouse gases that can be harmful to the atmosphere.Geothermal energy is energy available as heat contained in or discharged from the earth's cr...

Introduction to Plastic Welding and Adhesive Bonding

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Report copyright infringementby Victor Adedayo (Author)This text has been written to serve as a concise guide to provide relevant knowledge for plastic welding and adhesive bonding. The knowledge presented in the text is borne out of over a decade experience teaching courses in metal joining processes, non-metallic materials technology, plastic welding and adhesive bonding. This text is therefore recommended as an introductory text in plastic welding and adhesive bonding for all students, off...

3D Object Detection Algorithms Based on Lidar and Camera

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Report copyright infringementby Dianwei Qian (Author), Shiwen Tong (Author)With the increasing number of vehicles, traffic accidents occur more frequently. The realization of automatic driving will greatly improve driving safety, and the efficiency of the entire transportation system, and save time for users. Environment perception is a very important part of automatic driving. In this task, the use of deep learning in 3D object detection is a hot research subject in recent years. In view of ...

Solenoid Actuators: Theory and Computational Methods

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Report copyright infringementby Daniele Righetti (Author)Il testo raccoglie gli strumenti di calcolo per il dimensionamento e l'analisi delle prestazioni di dispositivi a solenoide in corrente continua, come per esempio attuatori lineari e valvole. Vengono affrontati, dal punto di vista del calcolo, tutti gli aspetti, da quelli elettromagnetici a quelli termici e meccanici. Number of Pages: 178 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN Publication Date: June 21,...

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Report copyright infringementby John Frederick Charles Fuller (Author)What transforms the art of war across centuries? In The Reformation Of War, Major-General J.F.C. Fuller-one of the twentieth century's most influential military thinkers-dissects the evolution of warfare with a precision that still resonates. This military history text stands apart for its penetrating war theory analysis, tracing the shift from traditional battlefields to the mechanised, strategic warfare concepts that shap...

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Report copyright infringementby Homer Lea (Author)What if ignorance, not knowledge, shapes the fate of nations? In The Valor Of Ignorance, Homer Lea delivers a striking historical military analysis that challenges assumptions at the heart of early 20th century literature. With sharp insight and a prescient grasp of geopolitics and war, Lea explores the vulnerabilities of national defence, dissecting the political strategy of his era with chilling clarity. Every page invites reflection on the ...

Foundry Engineering: The Metallurgy and Design of Castings

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Report copyright infringementby Robert B. Tuttle (Author)This book covers the science, engineering, and current art of the creation of metalcastings. Basic theory on gating design, solidification, and risering are presented. The metallurgy and processing of aluminum, cast iron, and steel are covered. Every attempt has been made to create a modern textbook that assists neophytes to learn about castings and provide the best overall general reference to experienced industry professionals. The bo...

Plasticity, Limit Analysis, Stability and Structural Design

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Report copyright infringementby Chen Wai-Fah (Author)This book is a personal anthology of the author's utmost academic works and accomplishments with his former students and colleagues intended as an enduring record for the engineering community for many years to come.The author's forty-year professional career and academic life journey is first briefly sketched in Chapter 1 and more details are elaborated in three chapters that follow: Chapter 2: The first ten years at Lehigh - beginning to ...

Chicken Record Keeping Log Book: Chicken Hatching Organizer, Flock Health Log and Management Journal, Incubating Notebook, Egg Turning Schedule, Backy

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Report copyright infringementby Teresa Rother (Author)This Chicken Log Book is the perfect notebook for organizing and keeping track of your flock and managing your egg incubation schedule. Keeping accurate records is vital to any backyard birder, breeder, or small flock manager, and with this chicken notebook, you will be able to record all the information in an organized way. Features: Planning Calendar for 12 months Chicken Health Log- record name, breed, egg color, health, medication/tre...

China UAV, UCAV, Suicide Drones & Spaceplanes

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Report copyright infringementby Alexandre Zanfirov (Author)Revised 18 October to add SUICIDE DRONE SWARM LAUNCH VEHICLEBook consists of color photographs and drawings as well as (open source) specifications for major Chinese Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV), Suicide Drones and Spaceplanes currently in use or under development by the People's Liberation Army. Some examples include: Shenlong Reusable Robotic VTHL Spaceplane ("Divine Dragon") X-37B cloneTeng...

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Report copyright infringementby James W. Gregory (Author), Tianshu Liu (Author), Peter Belobaba (Editor)Introduction to Flight Testing Introduction to Flight Testing Provides an introduction to the basic flight testing methods employed on general aviation aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles Introduction to Flight Testing provides a concise introduction to the basic flight testing methods employed on general aviation aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles for courses in aeronautical engineeri...

A proposed Web Indexing Model Based on Metadata

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Report copyright infringementby Sarah Hussein (Author)The World Wide Web contains large volumes of Web pages that are poorly characterized in terms of both metadata and structure descriptions. Metadata is the data that describe data, for Web pages, it may provide a significant amount of information about the Web without examining its content and serves a variety of purposes. At the other side, the search engine needs to scrape all Web pages of the target Website, when a new Web page is first ...

Lo Humano del Audio: más allá de lo técnico y teórico

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Report copyright infringementby Darío Peñaloza (Author)Este libro trata sobre la filosofía de trabajo de uno de los ingenieros de sonido más respetados de Latinoamérica, donde señala de manera sencilla y aguda, los elementos a resaltar del comportamiento humano referente al audio. El entendimiento del privilegio que significa el trabajar el arte de otro, las habilidades blandas, la administración del tiempo para el cuidado del oído, son algunos de los temas tratados y acompañados de anécdotas...

Reports on the Collisions of USS McCain and USS Fitzgerald

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Report copyright infringementby Chief of Naval Operations (Author)In the summer of 2017 two US Navy destroyers, the USS Fitzgerald and the USS McCain, were severely damaged in separate collisions with commercial vessels operating in busily trafficked waters. Seven sailors died on Fitzgerald and ten on McCain. The US Navy commissioned multiple reports and investigations, some of which were classified and some of which had legal implications and were not suitable for public dissemination. Accor...

The Navy's Nuclear Power Plant in Antarctica: Final Operating Report for the PM-3A Nuclear Power Plant, McMurdo Station, Antarctica

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Report copyright infringementby U S Navy Nuclear Power Unit (Author)This-report-provides historical information relating to the operation, maintenance-and technical support of the PM-3A Nuclear Power Plant and the Seawater Distillation Plant, located at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. This final report is an accumu-lation of the information gathered over the ten and one-half years of Naval operation and also provides the background information which- has lead to the decision to decommission and ...

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Report copyright infringementby Arnim Von Gleich (Author), Winfried Schröder (Author)This open access book reports on a pilot project aiming at collecting information on the socio-ecological risks that could arise in the event of an uncontrolled spread of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. The researchers will, for instance, be taking a closer look at genetically engineered oilseed rape, genetically engineered olive flies as well as plants and animals with so-called gene d...

Husband & Wife Journaling: 45th Wedding Anniversary Gifts - Love Book Fill In The Blank - Paperback Journal Book To Write In Reasons Why I Love You -

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Report copyright infringementby Scarlette Heart (Author)♥ Surprise Your New Husband or Wife ♥Get Yours Now - She or He is worth it! Surprise them with a beautiful First Thanksgiving Married journal and melt their heart.This cute holiday themed journal is a great gift idea for any newwed.It also makes the perfect Holiday gift.This Thanksgiving inspired journal is very unique and personal so that giving it to your new husband or new wife who loves Thanksgiving will make this gift giving experie...

Chicken Coops: Tips and Tricks to Build Efficient Chicken Coops

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Report copyright infringementby Catherine Xavier (Author)If you've always wanted to learn how to build a great chicken coop and start raising chickens but never knew how to do it, then keep reading...Are you sick and tired of fragile, ready-made, and expensive chicken coops?Have you tried to build a chicken coop before without much success?Do you finally want to build a great chicken coop by yourself and start raising a happy flock of backyard chickens?If so, then you've come to the right pla...

Biodynamic Farming and Gardening: Renewal and Preservation of Soil Fertility

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Report copyright infringementby Ehrenfried E. Pfeiffer (Author)"Every agricultural enterprise is a self-contained, biological unit." --Ehrenfried PfeifferThere have been numerous developments and advancements in biodynamic agricultural methods since Ehrenfried Pfeiffer introduced North Americans to the foundational principles and practices of biodynamics, the basics of which continue to be used today. Thus, although Biodynamic Farming and Gardening was first published in 1938, it remains a fo...

Applied Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic in Power Electronics, Motor Drives, Renewable Energy Systems and Smart Grids

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Report copyright infringementby Marcelo Godoy Simões (Guest Editor), Helmo Kelis Morales Paredes (Guest Editor)Artificial intelligence techniques, such as expert systems, fuzzy logic, and artificial neural network techniques have become efficient tools in modeling and control applications. For example, there are several benefits in optimizing cost-effectiveness, because fuzzy logic is a methodology for the handling of inexact, imprecise, qualitative, fuzzy, and verbal information systematical...

Opening the East River: John Newton and the Blasting of Hell Gate

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Barthel (Author) After the Civil War, the New York City's East River was a massive unsolved and dangerous navigation problem. A major waterway into and out of the Harbor--where customs revenue equaled 42 percent of the U.S. Government's income--the river's many hindrances, centered around Hell Gate, included whirlpools, rocks and reefs. These, combined with swirling currents and powerful tides, led to deaths, cargo losses and destruction of vessels. Char...

The Code: An Authorized History of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

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Report copyright infringementby Wilbur Cross (Author)In 1980 the American Society of Mechanical Engineers celebrates the centenary of its founding. The occasion has provided an opportunity for the Society to look back and survey its accomplishments, its distinguished members, and its constant dialogue -- among its members and with the American people -- concerning the role of engineering in a technological society. The dynamic tensions within the ASME make a fascinating background to this cen...