Technology & Engineering

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Report copyright infringementby Richard C. Bernheim (Author)Research has shown that most projects fail not because of technological issues but, rather, issues related to people such as a lack of (or poor) communication, inadequate leadership, unclear lines of authority, and poor motivation. Dealing with individual behaviors, organizational culture, and internal politics can distract a project manager from value-added activities, leading to overwork, stress, and overall project chaos. Using th...

Top-Gun Project Managers: 8 Strategies for Reaching the Top of the PM Profession

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Morreale (Author)Ever wonder why some people's careers rocket upwards while yours feels stuck, with you repeating the same drudgery day after day? If you are a project manager (or are interested in becoming one) then this book was written just for you. It shares eight strategies that you can use when plotting your career path -- the trajectory of your own rocket -- to help you reach the stratospheric levels of the profession. These eight strategies are ...

Knowledge Management and Innovation in Network Organizations: Emerging Research and Opportunities

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Report copyright infringementby Jerzy Kisielnicki (Author), Olga Sobolewska (Author)Organizations of all types are consistently working on new initiatives, product lines, or implementation of new workflows as a way to remain competitive in the modern business environment. No matter the type of project, employing the best methods for effective execution and timely completion of the task at hand is essential to project success. The implementation of computer technology has provided further oppo...

Assessing IT Projects to Ensure Successful Outcomes

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Report copyright infringementby Kerry R. Wills (Author)A comprehensive reference guide to IT project assessments, from planning to presentation Companies invest billions in technology projects each year, yet their success rates remain surprisingly low. Industry benchmarks suggest that only 15-20% of projects are completed on time and on budget. Project failures can impair an organization's capability as well as having significant commercial, compliance, and security ramifications, which in tu...

Thinking of...Building a smart utility? Ask the Smart Questions

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Report copyright infringementby Dirk Michiels (Author)The energy and utilities industry, traditionally a conservative sector, is undergoing massive change. A new type of utility is arising, and it can no longer be supported by old monolithic technologies. These smart utilities exceed their customer's expectations while lowering cost to serve. Enabling the smart utility requires powerful, agile and smart business applications for meter data management and customer information systems. MECOMS(T...

Exploding the Myths Surrounding Iso9000 - A Practical Implementation Guide

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew W. Nichols (Author)The secrets of successful ISO9000 implementation Thousands of companies worldwide are reaping the benefits from adopting the ISO9000 family of quality management standards. However, there are many conflicting opinions about ISO9000's best practice approach. Some companies have delayed adopting ISO9000, or have chosen not to undertake implementation at all. This might be because of a lack of time and resources to investigate it properly...

Evolutionary Algorithms in Engineering Design Optimization

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Report copyright infringementby David Greiner (Guest Editor), Ant´onio Gaspar-Cunha (Guest Editor), Daniel Hern´andez-Sosa (Guest Editor)Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are population-based global optimizers, which, due to their characteristics, have allowed us to solve, in a straightforward way, many real world optimization problems in the last three decades, particularly in engineering fields. Their main advantages are the following: they do not require any requisite to the objective/fitness ...

Solution Models Based on Symmetric and Asymmetric Information

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Report copyright infringementby Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas (Guest Editor), Zenonas Turskis (Guest Editor), Jurgita Antucheviciene (Guest Editor)This Special Issue covers symmetry and asymmetry phenomena occurring in real-life problems. We invited authors to submit their theoretical or experimental research presenting engineering and economic problem solution models dealing with the symmetry or asymmetry of different types of information. The issue gained interest in the research community...

Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

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Report copyright infringementby Randall Munroe (Author)Have you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the thousand (or, rather, "ten hundred") most common words to provide simple explanations for some of the most interesting stuff there is, including: food-heating radio boxes (microwaves) tall roads (bridges) computer buildings (datacenters) t...

Short-Term Load Forecasting by Artificial Intelligent Technologies - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Wei-Chiang Hong (Guest Editor), Ming-Wei Li (Guest Editor), Guo-Feng Fan (Guest Editor)In last few decades, short-term load forecasting (STLF) has been one of the most important research issues for achieving higher efficiency and reliability in power system operation, to facilitate the minimization of its operation cost by providing accurate input to day-ahead scheduling, contingency analysis, load flow analysis, planning, and maintenance of power systems. Ther...

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Report copyright infringementby Rupert Potter (Author)mCommerce is gaining traction and all of the recent surveys on the subject expect it to continue to grow quickly. However it is little understood. For example, what is the difference between mCommerce and eCommerce on a mobile device? When should a browser based solution be used and when should an app be used? Should a solution include a digital wallet? And, if so, what type of wallet? Too many organizations are trying to develop and imple...

RoadVehicles Surroundings Supervision On-Board Sensors and Communications - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Felipe Jiménez (Guest Editor)This Special Issue presents a selection of current solutions for vehicle surroundings perception systems. This perception is essential for many advanced driver application systems and autonomous driving, and there are currently several challenges that need addressing. Perception can be obtained using on-board sensors, but, due to their limitations, the development of sensor fusion techniques or specific algorithms is needed. Vehicle...

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Report copyright infringementby Shruti Singh (Author)It provides an account of network flows, optimization, network programming and its applications. It contains extensive reference notes, illustrations, tables with various examples. It provides an integrative view of theory, algorithms and applications. This is an excellent book for network flow courses, professionals working with network flow, optimization and network programming. Number of Pages: 228 Dimensions: 0...

Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Practical 3D Drafting and Design

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Report copyright infringementby Joao Santos (Author) Number of Pages: 374 Dimensions: 0.77 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN Publication Date: April 25, 2013

Lean Analytics: How to Use Data to Track, Optimize, Improve and Accelerate Your Startup Business (Lean Guides with Scrum, Sprint, Kanban, DSDM, XP & C

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Report copyright infringementby Greg Caldwell (Author)A lot of books have already been written about Lean Analytics, so why come up with another?That's because the explosion of information about this topic has resulted to people generating varying and new interpretations. And this tends to confuse individuals who want to learn about it.This book aims to address that problem, and serve as a quick-start guide. We will cover everything you need to know to get started with, and apply Lean Analyti...

Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8: Expert Administration Cookbook

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Report copyright infringementby Tanner Ezell (Author) Number of Pages: 310 Dimensions: 0.65 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN Publication Date: March 30, 2012

Entropy Applications in Environmental and Water Engineering

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Report copyright infringementby Huijuan Cui (Guest Editor), Bellie Sivakumar (Guest Editor), Vijay P. Singh (Guest Editor)Entropy theory has wide applications to a range of problems in the fields of environmental and water engineering, including river hydraulic geometry, fluvial hydraulics, water monitoring network design, river flow forecasting, floods and droughts, river network analysis, infiltration, soil moisture, sediment transport, surface water and groundwater quality modeling, ecosys...

The Chicken Health Handbook: A Complete Guide to Maximizing Flock Health and Dealing with Disease

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Report copyright infringementby Gail Damerow (Author)The best-selling classic reference by America's leading chicken authority. This one-of-a-kind reference book covers the health problems that plague chickens of all breeds and ages. Practical charts identify common symptoms and causes of infection, while an alphabetic listing of diseases provides advice on treatment. You'll find helpful descriptions of troublesome ailments of all types, from poor egg production to crooked toe syndrome. Pra...

Monetize Cloud & AI: From technology innovation to business excellence

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Report copyright infringementby Chu Wenchang (Author)This book delves into the commercialization methodology and practice of cloud computing and artificial intelligence products. With a primary focus on how to effectively commercialize them, introduce them to the market for efficient sales, and achieve efficient internal management to attain commercial success. In response to the distinctive characteristics of high-tech products like cloud service and artificial intelligence, this book compre...

Nonthermal Food Preservation and Novel Processing Strategies

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Report copyright infringementby Preeti Birwal (Editor), Megh R. Goyal (Editor), Monika Sharma (Editor)In this volume, several new food processing and preservation technologies have been investigated by researchers that have the potential to increase shelf life and preserve the quality of foods.This handbook introduces some emerging techniques in the food processing sector, focusing on nonthermal techniques such as high-pressure processing, ultrasonication of foods, microwave vacuum dehydratio...

Zoom Out: The Video-First Playbook for Becoming More Efficient, More Productive, and Making Remote Work for You - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Patrick Frank (Author)Ready to break out of that Zoom window?Zoom Out will show you how to make remote work work by leveraging next generation video tools and strategies to collaborate more effectively, deliver more engaging presentations, create content faster, and approach business with a video-first mindset.This book will show you: How to beat Zoom fatigue by eliminating meetings How to grow your network by hosting and attending awesome virtual and hybrid e...

Internet of Things for Agriculture 4.0: Impact and Challenges

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Report copyright infringementby Rajesh Singh (Editor), Amit Kumar Thakur (Editor), Anita Gehlot (Editor)This new book provides an insightful look at the varied and exciting uses and applications of Wi-Fi and the Internet of Things in agriculture. With internet-enabled communications becoming more widely available, farms and agricultural establishments can take advantage of these new technologies for a wide range of farm operations, such as crop management, farm vehicle tracking, livestock mon...

Sustainable Water Resource Development and Management

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Report copyright infringementby A. Zaman (Author), MD Hedayetullah (Author)Here is a comprehensive volume on this important topic. It broadly covers the sources, availability, demand, and supply of water and its uses in irrigation and crop production in agriculture. It then delves into many specific aspects of water resource development and managementAuthor BiographyA. Zaman, PhD, is an internationally renowned scientist who has been specializing in agricultural water management during his ca...

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Report copyright infringementby John Bertrand (Author), Chris Skinner (Author)Becoming a Digital Bank is a bit like asking for directions. The awkward answer is that we would not start from here. Unfortunately, 'here' is where we are. Where is 'here'? 'Here' is where most of the deposit account systems are. Systems that were built before the Internet became part of our lives, but now we have the mobile Internet showing that all of these systems need renovation to cope with the demands of this...

Supremacy: Ai, Chatgpt, and the Race That Will Change the World

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Report copyright infringementby Parmy Olson (Author)WINNER OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS 2024 BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD In November of 2022, a webpage was posted online with a simple text box. It was an AI chatbot called ChatGPT, and was unlike any app people had used before. It was more human than a customer service agent, more convenient than a Google search. Behind the scenes, battles for control and prestige between the world's two leading AI firms, OpenAI and DeepMind, who n...

Bread from Stones: A New and Rational System of Land Fertilization and Physical Regeneration (1894)

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Report copyright infringementby Julius Hensel (Author)This Is A New Release Of The Original 1894 Edition. Number of Pages: 134 Dimensions: 0.29 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: August 07, 2014

The International CTO Programme: A Blueprint for Technology Strategy, Leadership and Innovation

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Report copyright infringementby David Ivell (Author), Pocket Book Company (Editor)The International Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Programme, hailed as a comprehensive CTO handbook and C-suite bible, is meticulously engineered to propel aspiring and seasoned technology executives, including CIOs and CDOs, to unprecedented success. This essential resource serves as a strategic roadmap, providing invaluable lessons and practical guidance on defining organisational strategy, driving innovation, ...

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Report copyright infringementby Reynolds Metals Company (Author)The ABC's of Aluminum is a comprehensive guidebook published by Reynolds Metals Company that provides readers with a thorough understanding of the properties, applications, and uses of aluminum. The book is divided into several sections, each of which covers a specific aspect of aluminum, including its history, physical and chemical properties, production and processing methods, and various applications in different industries.Th...

The Botany of Beer: An Illustrated Guide to More Than 500 Plants Used in Brewing

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Report copyright infringementby Giuseppe Caruso (Author), Kosmos Srl (Translator), Marika Josephson (Foreword by)From mass-produced lagers to craft-brewery IPAs, from beers made in Trappist monasteries according to traditional techniques to those created by innovative local brewers seeking to capture regional terroir, the world of beer boasts endless varieties. The diversity of beer does not only reflect the differences among the people and cultures who brew this beverage. It also testifies t...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert B. Eckles (Author)More than 20,000 engineering students at Purdue University have been touched in some way by the ides or the warm personality of Andrey A. Potter, who served for 33 years as dean of the Schools of Engineering at Purdue, the world's largest engineering institution. Awarded the honorary title of "Dean of the Deans of Engineering Universities" in 1949 by his alma mater, MIT, Potter has been a teacher for 48 years and a dean for 40. Among hi...

World War II Radio Heroes: Letters of Compassion

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Report copyright infringementby Lisa L. Spahr (Author), Austin Camacho (With), Williams Dave (Designed by)More than 60 years had passed before I found them. Dozens and dozens of letters written to my family during WWII- from total strangers- to tell my great-grandmother that her son had been captured and was being held as a POW. How did they know this? Well, it seems the short-wave radio had held all the answers. POWs were allowed to state their names and hometowns on the radio, and sometimes...

A Practical Description of the Munsell Color System and Suggestions for Its Use 1937

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Report copyright infringementby T. M. Cleland (Author)""A Practical Description of the Munsell Color System and Suggestions for its Use"" is a book written by T.M. Cleland in 1937. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the Munsell Color System, a widely used color notation system that organizes colors based on three attributes: hue, value, and chroma. The book begins with an introduction to the Munsell Color System, including its history and development. It then goes on to explain the...