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The Ethics Gap in the Engineering of the Future: Moral Challenges for the Technology of Tomorrow - Hardcover

$188.10

by Spyridon Stelios (Editor), Konstantinos Theologou (Editor)Advances in computer science, artificial intelligence and data management have made engineering a dynamic and rapidly expanding industry. But have these advances enabled the manifestation of wrongdoing? If so, what can we do to counter this? The Ethics Gap in the Engineering of the Future challenges readers to think about our moral compasses and the multifaceted impact of technology on our everyday lives. Reshaping engineering ethic...

SAE International's Dictionary of Commercial Vehicles - Hardcover

$171.36

by Jon M. Quigley (Author), Wesley Chominsky (Author)Embark on a journey through the pulsating heart of global commerce with the Commercial Vehicle Dictionary-a comprehensive guide illuminating the intricate language of transportation. From seasoned professionals to curious enthusiasts, this indispensable resource unveils the dynamic world of commercial vehicles, blending precision, innovation, and sustainability.Navigate with confidence as you explore a meticulously curated lexicon covering ...

Natural Farming: A Practical Guide - Paperback

$19.95

by Pat Coleby (Author)Natural Farming carries a simple but widely overlooked message: healthy soil makes healthy plants, which in turn make healthy animals and healthy people. The book explores the consequences in the soil of applications of superphosphate and other artificial fertilisers over decades, and explains soil chemistry in terms that every farmer can understand. It describes the exact role of each mineral and vitamin, both in the soil and in the body. And it explains how to prevent ...

Slide Rules: Their History, Models, and Makers - Paperback

$40.32

by Peter M. Hopp (Author)In the hopes of "preserving these delightful devices for future generations," this collector of slide rules covers everything one could possibly want to know about this crude form of analog computer: from its invention in the 17th century to manufacturers- retailers, 1850-1998, and the Oughtred Society for collectors. Includes a glossary with biographies, patent data, component specs, dating and valuing, care, historical milestones, and illustrations Number of Pages: ...

CAST Exam Secrets, Study Guide: CAST Test Review for the Construction and Skilled Trades Exam - Hardcover

$97.18

by Mometrix Workplace Aptitude Test Team (Editor), Mometrix Test Preparation (Author), Cast Exam Secrets Test Prep Team (Author)Mometrix Test Preparation's CAST Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass their Construction and Skilled Trades Exam. The exam is extremely challenging, and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Our study guide includes: Practice test questions with detailed answer explanations Step-by-step video tutorials to h...

Recent Advances in High-Power Electromagnetics - Hardcover

$182.70

by Felix Vega (Editor), Nicolas Mora (Editor), Edl Schamiloglu (Editor)We live in a modem world supported by large, complex networks, with examples ranging from financial markets to communication, transportation, and security systems. Sensitive electronics are omnipresent, and high power electromagnetic (HPEM) threats represent an emerging risk that could disrupt the functionality of the complex networks and the critical infrastructure they support. This book describes new advances in HPEM so...

Artificial Intelligence Trends for Data Analytics Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approaches - Paperback

$113.38

by K. Gayathri Devi (Editor), Mamata Rath (Editor), Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh (Editor)Artificial Intelligence (AI), when incorporated with machine learning and deep learning algorithms, has a wide variety of applications today. This book focuses on the implementation of various elementary and advanced approaches in AI that can be used in various domains to solve real-time decision-making problems.The book focuses on concepts and techniques used to run tasks in an automated manner. It discusses com...

Microgrids: Design, Challenges, and Prospects - Paperback

$116.62

by Ghous Bakhsh Narejo (Editor), Biswaranjan Acharya (Editor), Ranjit Singh Sarban Singh (Editor)The book addresses the needs of researchers on the fundamentals as well as more advanced knowledge on microgrids and their evolution. It covers newly emerging trends in fields such as Computer Science, Energy, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics and brings the reader up-to-date on the new emerging fields. Number of Pages: 302 Dimensions: 0.66 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date:...

Artificial Intelligence in STEM Education: The Paradigmatic Shifts in Research, Education, and Technology - Paperback

$100.42

by Fan Ouyang (Editor), Pengcheng Jiao (Editor), Bruce M. McLaren (Editor)Artificial intelligence (AI) opens new opportunities for STEM education in K-12, higher education, and professional education contexts. This book summarizes AI in education (AIED) with a particular focus on the research, practice, and technological paradigmatic shifts of AIED in recent years.Author BiographyDr. Fan Ouyang is a research professor in the College of Education at Zhejiang University. Dr. Ouyang holds a Ph.D...

Social Data Analytics in the Cloud with AI - Hardcover

$161.98

by Xuebin Wei (Author), Xinyue Ye (Author)The rise of cloud computing and Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized data analytics pipelines. Analysts can collect, store, and process vast datasets in the cloud with high availability and scalability, and also leverage Generative AI to query and visualize datasets in natural languages. This pioneering textbook provides a gateway for students, educators, and professionals to develop and enhance social data analytics capabilities...

Construction Site Planning and Logistical Operations: Site-Focused Management for Builders, Second Edition - Paperback

$134.98

by Randy R. Rapp (Editor), Bradley L. Benhart (Editor)Organizing and administering a construction site so that the right resources get to the right place in a timely fashion demands strong leadership and a well-defined, disciplined process. Good logistical operations enable profitability, and this book is the essential, muddy boots guide to such management. Written by experienced educator-practitioners, Construction Site Planning and Logistical Operations is a popular guide to the knowledge, ...

HowExpert Guide to Clean Water: The Ultimate Handbook for Providing Clean Water, Improving Sanitation, and Advancing Sustainable Development - Hardcover

$43.18

by Howexpert (Author)If you want to understand how to provide clean water, improve sanitation, and support sustainable development, then HowExpert Guide to Clean Water is your ultimate resource. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about the global clean water crisis, practical solutions, and how you can play a part in shaping a better, sustainable future.Whether you're an environmental enthusiast, an advocate for global change, or simply curious about how water systems...

Lean Manufacturing: Fundamentals, Tools, Approaches, and Industry 4.0 Integration - Paperback

$43.72

by S. Vinodh (Author)Lean Manufacturing concepts are being applied to a variety of industries. These concepts ensure streamlined processes through a systematic analysis of wastes and elimination, while enhancing value. This book offers fundamentals, theoretical concepts, case studies, and examples, along with insights for lean integration in Industry 4.0.The book offers a comprehensive coverage of topics in Lean Manufacturing which includes lean elements and tools, performance measures, proje...

All About Work Standards: Creating, Implementing, Maintaining, and Improving Work Standards, Toyota Standard Work, and Leader Standard Work for - Hardcover

$71.98

by Christoph Roser (Author)All About Work Standards is a practical and utilitarian guide to creating, implementing, maintaining, and improving work standards, the key to continuous improvement. It includes examples from a broad range of industries, and explains the difference between work standards and Toyota Standard Work. The book also explores Leader Standard Work, including its purpose, potential, and limitations. This hands-on resource is essential for practitioners, students, and resear...

Guide to Filing a Non-Provisional Utility Patent in the U.S. - Paperback

$36.00

by Vita Biotech Research (Author)Patents provide inventors and companies with exclusive rights to their inventions for a period of time. This exclusive right encourages research and development by ensuring that innovators can recoup their investments and derive economic benefits from their inventions without the immediate fear of being copied or imitated by others. To obtain a patent, the inventor must file an application with the patent office, describing his invention and demonstrating that...

Power Transmission and Control in Power and Vehicle Machineries - Hardcover

$123.23

by Yunhua Li (Guest Editor), Nariman Sepehri (Guest Editor), Kazuhisa Ito (Guest Editor)The aim of this reprint is to introduce the reader to the latest technological achievements in power transmission and control. Power transmission and control include the conversion, transmission, and distribution of power and motion control; it is a key technology and design theory of vehicle machines, such as automobile and construction machinery, airplanes, and ships. The specific implementation of power...

Science and Technology Development and Policies in China, 1978-2018 - Hardcover

$188.91

by Xue Lan (Volume Editor)China's rapid development in high-tech innovation, including high-speed rail, mobile internet applications, and artificial intelligence, has attracted worldwide attention and has even become one of the reasons behind trade tensions between China and the United States. The fundamental reason for these achievements is the relentless promotion of China's science and technology innovation system over the past 40 years in the context of reform and opening up. The contribu...

$75.60

by Moreland (Author)Inside the Metal Detector is the definitive book on metal detector technology and design. But it is not just a book for those wanting to understand detector design, it also offers valuable operational insight to the detectorist who wants to know more about how targets respond and how detectors behave.After a high-level overview of detector types, the basics of magnetics and induction are explained, including simple experiments. The physics of magnetic and eddy target respo...

Riding the High Wire: Aerial Mine Tramways in the West - Paperback

$27.59

by Robert A. Trennert (Author)Riding the High Wire is the first comprehensive history of aerial mine tramways in the American West, describing their place in the evolution of mining after 1870. Robert A. Trennert shows how the mid-nineteenth century development of wire rope manufacturing made it possible for American entrepreneurs such as Andrew S. Hallidie and Charles Huson to begin erecting single-rope tramways in the 1870s and 1880s. Their inventions were followed by the more substantial d...

Water Wars: Pollution, Profits And Privatization - Paperback

$47.52

by Vandana Shiva (Author)Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned environmentalist and campaigner, examines the water-war of the 21st century: the progressive privatization by the multinationals of communal water rights.Author BiographyMichael Goldman is MacArthur Fellow of Peace and International Cooperation at the University of California at Berkeley. Number of Pages: 176 Dimensions: 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: March 20, 2002

High Voltage Direct Current Transmission: Converters, Systems and DC Grids - Hardcover

$175.61

by Dragan Jovcic (Author), Khaled Ahmed (Author)This comprehensive reference guides the reader through all HVDC technologies, including LCC (Line Commutated Converter), 2-level VSC and VSC HVDC based on modular multilevel converters (MMC) for an in-depth understanding of converters, system level design, operating principles and modeling. Written in a tutorial style, the book also describes the key principles of design, control, protection and operation of DC transmission grids, which will be ...

The Yoga System of Health and Relief From Tension - Paperback

$27.29

by Yogi Vithaldas (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 preserved, reprod...

$113.38

by Ion Boldea (Author), Syed A. Nasar (Author)Electric Drives provides a practical understanding of the subtleties involved in the operation of modern electric drives. The Third Edition of this bestselling textbook has been fully updated and greatly expanded to incorporate the latest technologies used to save energy and increase productivity, stability, and reliability. Every phrase, equation, number, and reference in the text has been revisited, with the necessary changes made throughout. In...

Clean Energy for Low-Income Communities: Technology, Deployment and Challenges - Hardcover

$195.30

by David S-K Ting (Editor), Jacqueline A. Stagner (Editor)Energy provision for low income or remote communities is a difficult challenge, with many still depending on polluting and costly fossil fuels. Transporting energy is a further problem since some communities are only accessible during brief periods of the year. Local energy generation is a key solution, but technical challenges need to be overcome. This hands-on treatise explores technologies and approaches for accelerating deployment ...

Hands-On VHDL: An Introduction - Paperback

$40.43

by Blaine C. Readler (Author)In learning, nothing substitues for experience, and there's no better experience than compiling FPGA programs and watching them work. This book guides you along increasingly more complex VHDL programs with interactive, visible results when loaded on one of the development boards. Beginning with simply lighting LEDs, the projects advance until you are creating workable games using tbe board's buttons, switches, and displays. Source code for all projects are availab...

Safety 2.1: The Safety Envelope - Paperback

$18.34

by Paul Reyneke (Author)Safety practice is undergoing a major shift in thinking but practitioners often struggle to translate its principles into tangible changes in safety practices. In Safety 2.1: The Safety Envelope, author and long-time safety practitioner Dr Paul Reyneke bridges this gap, connecting Safety II theory to the day-to-day realities of practitioners.Through the concept of the 'safety envelope', Safety 2.1 helps practitioners move from today's prescriptive solutions with their ...

Autodesk Fusion 360 CAM Overview (December 2024) - Paperback

$32.83

by Tutorial Books (Author)Learn how to use Autodesk Fusion 360 CAM with this easy-to-follow guide. Autodesk Fusion 360 CAM Overview gives step-by-step instructions for 19 tutorials that cover all the important CAM tools. From basic tasks like drilling and contouring to advanced techniques like turning, threading, and 3D machining, this book helps you improve your skills and work more efficiently. Key Highlights Clear Tutorials: Detailed lessons on important operations like engraving, chamferi...

Life Support Systems for Humans in Space - Paperback

$97.18

by Erik Seedhouse (Author)Life support systems are an integral part of crewed spacecraft designs and habitation systems. This textbook introduces the LSS capabilities that sustain humans who live and work in space, and it is written at a level appropriate for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.The book begins with the basics of space physiology before detailing the features that make up different kinds of life support systems. It includes concise descriptions of how atmospheric pres...

Biomedical Engineering for Global Health: Cancer, Inequity, and Technology - Hardcover

$128.23

by Nirmala Ramanujam (Author), Brian Crouch (Author)Explore the fundamentals of biomedical engineering technologies with this thought-provoking introduction, framed around modern-day global cancer inequities. Connecting engineering principles to real-world global health scenarios, this textbook introduces major technological advances in cancer care through the lens of global health inequity, discusses how promising new technologies can address this inequity, and demonstrates how novel medical...

3D Printing: Fundamentals to Emerging Applications - Paperback

$102.04

by Ram K. Gupta (Editor)3D Printing: Fundamentals to Emerging Applications discusses the fundamentals of 3D-printing technologies and their emerging applications in many important sectors such as energy, biomedicals, and sensors. Top international authors in their fields cover the fundamentals of 3D-printing technologies for batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, sensors, and biomedical and other emerging applications. They also address current challenges and possible solutions in 3D-printin...

The Art of Natural Building - Second Edition - Completely Revised, Expanded and Updated: Design, Construction, Resources - Paperback

$59.99

by Joseph F. Kennedy (Editor), Michael G. Smith (Editor), Catherine Wanek (Editor) The original, complete, user-friendly introduction to natural building, now fully revised and updated The popularity of natural building has grown by leaps and bounds, spurred by a grassroots desire for housing that is healthy, affordable, and environmentally responsible. While there are many books available on specific methods such as straw-bale construction, cob, or timber framing, there are few resources wh...

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by Camas Davis (Author)Camas Davis was at an unhappy crossroads. A longtime magazine editor, she had left New York City to pursue a simpler life in her home state of Oregon, with the man she wanted to marry, and taken an appealing job at a Portland magazine. But neither job nor man delivered on her dreams, and in the span of a year, Camas was unemployed, on her own, with nothing to fall back on. Disillusioned by the decade she had spent as a lifestyle journalist, advising other people how to ...