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Robotics, Mechatronics & Automation: A Guide for Preparation - Paperback

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by American Mechatronics Institute (Author), Society of Robotics International (Author), Royal Institute of Mechatronics (Author)This book has been prepared by three world leaders in the field of robotics, mechatronics and automation - The Royal Institute of Mechatronics, American Mechatronics Institute and The Society of Robotics International. This book would be extremely useful in preparing for certified courses in the field of Mechatronics. This book is the result of several years of hard...

Mixing Sound for Church: An Application Guide for the Audio Technician - Paperback

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by Gregg J. Boonstra (Author)Introducing Mixing Sound for Church by Gregg Boonstra - the ultimate guide to taking your church's audio production to the next level. Now in it's fourth edition, this book has helped thousands learn how to mix sound for their church.As a worship leader or audio engineer, you know how critical it is to have great sound quality during your church services. Nothing can distract your congregation from their worship experience more than poor sound quality or technical...

A Tooth For A Tooth: A VexIQ Gear Handbook - Paperback

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by Angela Mingjia Wei (Author), Christopher Hyun-Gu Kang (Author), Megha Ragini Narayanan (Author)Written for aspiring Vex IQ teams, coaches and middle-and high schoolers, this is a handbook for designing compact, rigid and efficient gearboxes for robotics applications. The book presents a mathematically-rigorous analysis of multi-stage gear systems. Parts of the book are suitable for beginner teams and younger students - most chapters and concepts are summarized and simplified to a second gr...

FM 3-05.202 Special Forces Foreign Internal Defense Operations: February 2007 - Paperback

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by Special Operations Press (Editor), Headquarters Department of The Army (Author)Foreign Internal Defense Operations, along with Special Reconnaissance and Direct Action, are a core task of the United States Special Operations Community. US Army Special Forces are currently engaged in Foreign Internal Defense operations from Iraq and Afghanistan to Colombia and the Philippines. Foreign Internal Defense means providing support to a host nation's military, police and intelligence processes - a...

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by Mark Dufour (Author)BUILD YOUR OWN PC is an easy to read book with clear instructions, and illustrations that take you through each phase of the building process. The process of building a PC takes a skilled computer tech about an hour or less to complete. Take your time, and build it at your own pace. This book closely works with the motherboard book that accompanies your motherboard. This book, with its seven illustrations, shows you how to go from simple parts to a fully assembled compu...

Modern Astrodynamics: Second Edition - Paperback

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by William E. Wiesel (Author)Beginning with Hamiltonian dynamics, Modern Astrodynamics blends the modern methods of dynamical systems theory with the perturbation theory methods of the last century. With an emphasis on earth satellite motion, the derivation of the geopotential expansion is covered, and the motion of an object under the influence of the Earth's equatorial oblateness is derived to the first order. The structure of the phase space of Hamiltonian systems is explored both with mod...

The 20% Solution: A Practical Guide To Dramatic Cost Reduction In MROP Procurement - Hardcover

$38.23

by Joel Roth (Author)In the typical organization, the procurement of maintenance, repair, operating and production supplies (MROP) represents only about 20% of the total spending for materials, but consumes about 80% of the time, effort and expense involved in the purchasing process. For many reasons, detailed in this book, very few organizations have properly analyzed and identified improvement potentials in MROP procurement beyond getting price quotes. The Author's experience with hundreds ...

Breaking the Availability Barrier II: Achieving Century Uptimes with Active/Active Systems - Hardcover

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by Bruce Holenstein (Author), Bill Highleyman (Author), Paul J. Holenstein (Author)This book is Volume 2 of a three-part series on active/active systems. It describes techniques that can be used today for extending system failure times from years to centuries, often at little or no additional cost. As our daily lives and corporate well-being become more dependent upon computers, system reliability grows increasingly important. No longer are frequent system outages acceptable. In many cases, f...

Breaking the Availability Barrier III: Active/Active Systems in Practice - Paperback

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by Paul J. Holenstein (Author), Bruce Holenstein (Author), Bill Highleyman (Author)Active/active architectures can extend failure times from years to centuries. Active/active systems comprise multiple independent nodes using a common distributed database cooperating in a common application. This book is the third volume of a three-part series on active/active systems. It gives real-life examples of existing active/active systems that are achieving such extraordinary failure intervals. As our ...

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by Jack K. Paquette (Author)Revised edition of The Glassmakers: a history of Owens-Illinois Incorporated by Jack Paquette. Number of Pages: 272 Dimensions: 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: May 17, 2010

Guarding Alaska: A Memoir of Coast Guard Missions on the Last Frontier - Hardcover

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by Captain Jeffrey Hartman Uscg (Ret) (Author)Alaska represents twenty percent of the land area, twenty percent of the oil production, forty percent of the fresh water of the United States, but after Wyoming, it's the least populated state. Despite that contradiction, the state has an abundance of natural resources, history, and adventure-especially for the members of the Coast Guard that oversee its massive coastline. Captain Jeffrey Hartman served four tours of duty in Alaska with the Coast...

Rudimentary Treatise on Steam Boilers: 1862 Edition - Paperback

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by Robert Armstrong C. E. (Author)In order to render this book useful to those who employ, or are employed about, Steam Engines, I have included in it various rules and practical data formerly published in my "Essay on the Boilers of Steam Engines," and have endeavoured to embody the necessary information relative to such improvements in principle or construction as have come into practical use since the date of the former publication. This will, therefore, probably supersede the necessity of...

A Guide to Making a Leather Purse - A Collection of Historical Articles on Designs and Methods for Making Purses - Paperback

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by Various (Author)This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of leather. The titles in this range include "A Guide to the Decoration of Leather" "Tools for Leatherwork" "The Vegetable Tanning Process" and many more. Each publicatio...

Feeding Cows on the Dairy Farm - A Collection of Articles on the Methods and Rations of Feeding Cattle for Milk Production - Paperback

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by Various (Author)This book contains a collection of detailed articles on the methods and rations of feeding cattle for milk production. A compendium that will be of much value to the farmer, this text makes for a worthy addition to collections of cattle farming literature and is not to be missed by those with an interest in the entirety of cattle management. The articles contained herein include: 'Dairy Cattle and Milk Production - For the Use of Agricultural College Students and Dairy Farm...

Solving the Naval Radar Crisis: The Eddy Test - Admission to the Most Unusual Training Program of World War II - Hardcover

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by Raymond C. Jr. Watson (Author)When World War II started, there was a crisis in naval radar: few U.S. Navy ships had this vital weapon and almost no personnel were trained in the secret technology. For the first time, this crisis and its solution are fully covered in book form. Number of Pages: 432 Dimensions: 1.13 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 23, 2008

Sanjaya2016: The China Tour Complete: Picture and all the Slides - Paperback

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by Sanjaya Maniktala (Author)This consolidates roughly 1000 slides delivered in the whirlwind 2-week, 5-city, 7-semimar tour. Unaltered are the seminars at Huawei HQ Shenzhen, Marco Polo Hotel Shenzhen and Beijing, on the following topics respectively: Magnetics, Practical Tips and Control Loop Theory. They were the first two and last seminars of the trip. Material from the remaining four seminars, including the full one on EMI delivered to TI in Shanghai, and the public seminars in Shanghai,...

Basic Machines and How They Work - Paperback

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by Naval Education (Author), Naval Education and Training Program (Author)Only elementary math skills are needed to follow this manual, which covers many machines and their components, including hydrostatics and hydraulics, internal combustion engines, trains, and more. 204 black-and-white illustrations. Number of Pages: 132 Dimensions: 0.28 x 9.69 x 7.44 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 17, 2008

Gearheads: The Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports (Original) - Paperback

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by Brad Stone (Author)In the early nineties, a visionary special-effects guru named Marc Thorpe conjured a field of dreams different from any the world had seen before: It would be framed by unbreakable plastic instead of cornstalks; populated not by ghostly ballplayers but by remote-controlled robots, armed to the steely teeth, fighting in a booby-trapped ring. If you built it, they'd come all right.... In Gearheads, Newsweek technology correspondent Brad Stone examines the history of robot...

World Wide Waste: How Digital Is Killing Our Planet-and What We Can Do About It - Paperback

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by Gerry McGovern (Author)Speaking out when it's unpopular. Back in the day, Henry David Thoreau raged at the robber barons-the big shots of their age, despoiling the environment in the name of progress. Deep in the throes of the seemingly unstoppable growth of tech, a modern-day Thoreau has emerged in the guise of Gerry McGovern-decrying the massive, hidden negative impacts of tech on the environment. McGovern has thoroughly documented in World Wide Waste how tech damages the Earth-and what ...

RFC/RAF Engine Repair Shops- France 1914 to 1918 - Paperback

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by Aidan J. Williams (Author)Some years ago, Aidan Williams published two articles for Cross and Cockade, the Journal of the First World War Aviation Historical Society. The subject of both articles was the relatively little-known Engine Repair Shops of the Royal Flying Corps (later the Royal Air Force) in France during the Great War. Aidan has updated the information, added background stories, and included more photographs and extra details to introduce the history of the Engine Repair Shops...

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by Institute for Career Research (Author)WHAT DO BERNIE SANDERS, HARRISON FORD, and Matt LeBlanc have in common? They all worked as carpenters before becoming famous in movies and politics. Most carpenters are not hoping for fame, nor are they working in their craft temporarily while planning for another career. Carpenters love what they do and are happy to build rewarding careers that will last a lifetime. Carpentry is a craft that primarily involves making things from wood. Most carpenters ...

Offensive Cyber Operations: Understanding Intangible Warfare - Hardcover

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by Daniel Moore (Author)Cyber-warfare is often discussed, but rarely truly seen. When does an intrusion turn into an attack, and what does that entail? How do nations fold offensive cyber operations into their strategies? Operations against networks mostly occur to collect intelligence, in peacetime. Understanding the lifecycle and complexity of targeting adversary networks is key to doing so effectively in conflict. Rather than discussing the spectre of cyber war, Daniel Moore seeks to obser...

Technology Made Simple for the Technical Recruiter, Second Edition: A Technical Skills Primer - Paperback

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by Obi Ogbanufe (Author)If you're a technical recruiter who wants to keep your skills up to date in the competitive field of technical resource placement, you need a detailed guidebook to outpace competitors. This technical skills primer focuses on technology fundamentals-from basic programming terms to big data vocabulary, network lingo, operating system jargon, and other crucial skill sets. Topics covered include: -sample questions to ask candidates, -types of networks and operating systems...

Offshore Oil and Gas PEOPLE: Overview of Offshore Drilling Operations - Paperback

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by Amanda Barlow (Author)Working on an offshore drilling rig is something most people will never get to experience in their lifetime. It is like no other workplace in the world and only those who have worked offshore can appreciate the diversity of people, cultures and roles that are represented in their remote "office". Offshore Oil and Gas PEOPLE is an overview of what it's like to work on an oil rig, and the role everyone plays in getting the job done safely and on time. The saying "Time i...

How To Grow Your Very Own Fruit Trees: Quick Start Guide - Paperback

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by Htebooks (Author)Fruits are a store of goodness. They are tasty, juicy and nutritious, and they are packed with essential vitamins for your health and well being. It is therefore, a pleasureable responsibility to plant fruit trees. People have planted fruit trees all over the world, since the early times. Some people even show interest in growing fruit trees when they only have a limited space in their compounds. However, if you do not have the necessary knowledge and skills to plant and m...

RioBotz Combat Robot Tutorial - Paperback

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by Marco Antonio Meggiolaro (Author)Combat robotics is a sport that is practiced world-wide. It attracts all kinds of participants, especially people interested in technology, engineering, machine design, computer science, new technologies and their trends. The competitions involve one-on-one duels between radio-controlled robotic vehicles in a bulletproof arena. RioBotz is the Robotic Competition team from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team is formed by co...

Designing Our Future: GIS for Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Paperback

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by Kathleen Kewley (Editor), Micah Callough (Editor), Keith Mann (Editor)Learn how architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms work to improve sustainability objectives and advance new ideas about creating more livable cities, workplaces, and campuses as they create greater operational efficiency. Location intelligence is changing how land development and large infrastructure projects take shape. From new residential construction to planning a modern urban experience to building a...

Project Management Case Studies - Paperback

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by Harold Kerzner (Author)The latest edition in the gold standard of project management case study collections As a critical part of any successful, competitive business, project management sits at the intersection of several functional areas. And in the newly revised Sixth Edition of Project Management Case Studies, world-renowned project management professional Dr. Harold Kerzner delivers practical and in-depth coverage of project management in industries as varied as automotive, healthcare...

Virtual Water: Tackling the Threat to Our Planet's Most Precious Resource - Paperback

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by Tony Allan (Author)The groundbreaking new concept that reveals the true and hazardous extent of our everyday water consumption. How much water does it take to make a cup of coffee? The answer may shock you: 140 litres That's the true amount of water used in growing, producing, packaging and shipping the beans you use to make your morning coffee. Your lunchtime hamburger takes 2,400 litres and that favourite pair of blue jeans a whopping 11,000 litres. In fact, all the goods we buy - from ...

Stagtine: Kincentric Rewilding, Science, & A Tale of Letting Go - Paperback

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by Daniel Firth Griffith (Author), Fred Provenza (Foreword by) Number of Pages: 338 Dimensions: 0.76 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: March 20, 2024

Elements of Dimensionality Reduction and Manifold Learning - Hardcover

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by Benyamin Ghojogh (Author), Mark Crowley (Author), Fakhri Karray (Author)Dimensionality reduction, also known as manifold learning, is an area of machine learning used for extracting informative features from data for better representation of data or separation between classes. This book presents a cohesive review of linear and nonlinear dimensionality reduction and manifold learning. Three main aspects of dimensionality reduction are covered: spectral dimensionality reduction, probabilisti...

Artist Management for the Music Business: Manage Your Career in Music: Manage the Music Careers of Others - Paperback

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by Paul Allen (Author)Anyone managing an artist's career needs to be well versed and have a savvy understanding of the moving parts of the music business. Learn how and why those moving parts "move," as well as how to manage and navigate a music-based career.Artist Management for the Music Business gives a comprehensive view of how to generate income through music and how to strategically plan for future growth. The book is full of valuable practical insights. It includes interviews and case ...