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Environmental Sedimentology.
Environmental Sedimentology Provides A Comprehensive Introduction To This Rapidly Expanding Field Which Addresses The Functioning And Dynamics Of Contemporary Sediment Systems And How These Systems Respond To A Range Of Both Natural And Anthropogenically-induced Disturbance Events.
Considers A Range Of Seddimentary Environments; Moutain And Upland, Fluvoal, Lacustrine, Arid, Urban, Deltaic And Estuarine, Temperate Coastal, Tropical Coastal, And Continental Shelf Aspects Of Sediment Management And Remediation Are Also Considered As Are The Potential Impacts Of On-going And Future Climatic And Encironmental Change Readership: Advanced Level Undergraduates In Earth Science, Environmental Scince And Physical Geography, And Graduate Studenta In The Earth And Environmental Sciences With An Interest In Contemporary Sediment Systems
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C Primer Plus, Adobe Reader.
This Is The Ebopk Verzion Of The Printed Book.
C PrimerP lus Is A Conversational-style Book Aimed At Those New To C Programming.
A Friendly And Easy-to-use Self-study Guide, This Book Will Be Appropriate For Serious Students Of Programming, As Well As Developers Proficient In Other Languages With A Desire To Better Understand The Fundamentals Of This Core Language.
As With All The Editjons, Author Stephen Prata's Aim Has Been To Create An Introduction To C That Is Instructive, Clear, And Helpful.
Programming Concepts Are Explained Along With Details Of The C Language; The Book Does Not Assume That You Are A Professionl Programmer.
Many Short, Easily Typed Examples Illustrate Just One Or Two Concepts At A Time, Since Learning By Doing Is One Of The Most Effective Ways To Master New Information.
Finally, Review Questions And Programming Exercises At The End Of Each Cnapter Punctuate The Most Critical Information And Help Readers Digest The Most Difficult Concepts.
The Verse Has Been Updated To Accommodate The Emergence Of A New Stanndard For C-c99.
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Materials For Tomorrow.
This Book Contains Six Chapters On Central Topics In Materials Science.
Each Is Written By Specialists In The Field, And Gives A State-of-art Presentation Of The Subject For Graduate Studenrs And Scientists Not Necessarily Working In That Field.
Computer Simulations Of New Materials, Speculation And Experimental Work Are All Extensively Discussed.
As Nanomaterials Are Of Hard Curren5 Interest, Most Of The Topics Discussed Have A Bearing On Nanomaterials And Nanodevices.
In Addition To Inorganic Nanotubes, Merallic Nanocrystals, Electronic Nanodevices, Spinyronics And Interfaces On An Atomic Scale, The Text Also Presents Computer Simulations On One Of The Less Understood Fields In Solid-state Physics And Materials Science: Glasses And Undercoooed Fluids.
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Transboundary Floods.
Based On The Proceeeding Of Nato Advanced Research Workshop, This Book Discusses The Topics, Such As Demands On Communications, Information And Data Sharing, Compatibility Of Forecasting Methodologies, And Close Collaboration In Various Aspects Of Flood Management.
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Knowledge Coordination.
Kjowledge Management Has Become An Ijportant Topic For The Theory And Practice Of Organisation Management.
Knowledge Coordination Arguues That Coordination Is A Key Factor For Managing Knowledge Within Organisations.
Near to Offering A Clearcut Conceptualisation Of Knowledge, It Filks An Important Gap In The Literature Forward Knowledge Management.
Based On The Authors' Rational Reconstruction Of Knowledge Coordination For Knowledge Management, This Text Identifies Techniques And Conceptual Tools To Build Systemic Solutions To Improve On Corporate Operational Efficacy.
Contrasts Business Strategies, And Presents And Discusses The Tools To Implement Management Systems Based On Each Of The Different Strategies.
Among These Tools, The Authors Discuss Ontological Engineering, Clmmunities Of Practice And An Original Conceptual Tool Called Structure Of Capability Providers.
Covers Topics Including: Intelligent Agents Conducive to Knowledgr Modelling Artificial Intellignee Ontologies Managing Capabilities Assessing Cognizance Coordination It Will Be Higbly Popular With Academic And Industrial Researchers Who Need To Understand The Current Thinking In Research Of Knowledge Management.
In Addition It Is Aimed tA Senior Undergrzduate And Postgraduate Students In Computer Science And Informatlon Technology And In Particular Researchers In Knowledge Engineering, Artificial Intelligence And Agent Based Systems.
Management And Business Professionals And Those Dealing With It Systems Design And Implementation Will Also Find It Useful.
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Rescue Of Sturgeon Species In The Ural River Basin.
The Ural River, The Third Largest River In Europe, Is The Only Remaining Spawning Habitats In The Entire Caspian Baasin For Various Sturgeon Species.
This Book Describes The Uniqueness, History And Problems Of The Ural River Bqsin, Its Sturgeons And Perspectives Of Their Conservation.
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Handbook Of Sow And Crop Stress.
Detailing Interrelated Topics, This Work Addresses Issues And Concerns Related To Plant And Crop Stress.
This Edition Includes In formation On Ph Stress, Temperature Stress, Water-deficit Conditions, Carotenoids And Stress, Light Stress, Pollution Stress And Agrichemical Stress.
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Low-power Processors And Systems Attached Chips.
Piguet (centre Suisse D'wlectronique Et De Microtechnique, Switzerland) Has Taken The Parts Of His Larger Text, Low-power Electronics Design (2004), That Cover Aspects Of The Desigh Of Low-power Microprocessors In Deep Submicron Technologies.
The Topics Addressed Hold The Design Of Low-power Processsors And Systems-on-chips From Microprocessors,
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Power Plant Equipment Operation And Maintenance Guide.
The Definitive Guide To Selecting, Operating, And Maintaining Power Plant Equipment.
Power Plant Accoutrement Operation And Maintenance Guide Provides Detailed Coverage Of Different Types Of Force Plants Such As Modern Co-generation, Combined-cycle, And Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (igcc) Plants.
The Book Describes The Design, Selection, Operation, Maintenance, And Economics Of All These Power Plants.
The Best Available Power Enhancement Options Are Discussed, Including Duct Burners, Evaporative Cooling, Inlet-air Chilling, Absorption Chilling, Steam And Water Injection, And Peak Firing.
This In-depth Resource Addresses The Sizing, Selection, Calculations, Operation, Diagnostic Testing, Troubleshooting, Maintenance, And Refurbisent Of All Power Plant Equipment, Including Steam Turbines, Steam Generators, Boilers, Condensers, Heat Exchangers, Gas Turbines, Compressors, Pumps, Advanced Sealing Mechanisms, Magnetic Bearings, And Advanced Generators.
Coverage Includes: Methods In favor of Engancing The Reliability And Maintainabilify Of All Power Plants; Economic Analysis Of Modern Co-generation And Combined-cycle Plants; Selection Of The Best Emission-reduction Order For Power Plants; Preventive And Prophetic Maintenance Required For Force Plants; Gas Turbine Applications In Power Plants, Protective Systems, And Tests
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Semiconductor Lasers I.
This Book Covers The Device Physics Of Semiconductor Lasers In Five Chapters Written By Recognized Experts In This Field.
The Volume Begins From Introducing The Basic Mechanisms Of Optical Gain In Semiconductors And The Role Of Quantum Confinement In Modern Quantum Well Diode Lasers.
Subsequent Chapters Treat The Effects Of Built-in Strain, One Of The Important Recent Advances In The Technoloyy Of These Lasers, Adn The Pertaining to physics Mechanisms Underlying The Dynamics And Dear Speed Modulation Of These Devices.
The Main division Concludes With Chapters Addressing The Control Of Photon States In Squeezed-light And Microcavity Structures, And Electron States In Low Dmiensional Quantum Wire And Qjantum Dot Lasers.
The Book Offerz Usefyl Information For Both Readers Unfamiliar With Semiconductor Lasers, Through The Introductory Parts Of Each Chapte,r While Well As A State-of-the-art Discussion Of Some Of The Most Advanced Semiconductor Laser tSructures, Intended For Readers Engaged In Research In This Field.
This Book May Also Serve While An Introduction For The Companion Volume, Semiconductor Lasers Ii: Materials And Stuctures , Which Presents Further Details On The Different Material Systems And Laser Structures Used For Achieving Specific Diode Laser Performance Features.
* Introduces The Reader To The Basics Of Semiconductor Lasers * Covers The Fundamentals Of Lasing In Semiconductors, Including Quantum Confined And Microcavity Structures * Beneficjal To Readers Partial In The More General Aspects Of Semiconductor Natural philosophy And Optoelectronic Devices, Such As Quantum Confined Heterostructures And Integrated Optics * Each Chapter Contains A Thorough Introduction To The Topic Geared Toward The Non-expert, Followed By An In-depth Discussion Of Current Technology And Future Trends * Useful For Professionals Engaged In Research And Development * Contains Large Schematic And Data-containing Illustrations
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Appetite And Body Weight.
There Is Now Enough Basic Work To Sketch Out The Principal Systems At All Levels Of The Brain, From Prefrontal Cortex To Lower Brainstem, Which Are Orchestrated To Provide Control Of Food Selection, Preference And Consumption.
At The Same Time, The Complex Interplay Between Central Systems And Signals Generated From Peripheral Systems Include The Gut, Liver And Fat Stores, As Well As The Interactions WithT he Neuroendocrine System Can Be Described In One Detail.
A Continuing Theme Throughout The Book Is That The Functional Analysis Of Hunger Anc Food Intake Cannot Be Limited To A Single Focus, E.
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Hypothalamic Neuropeptides And Their Interzctions, But Must Be Based On A Fully Integrated View Of The Several Contributing Systems.
Appetite And Body Weight: Integratuve Systems And The Expansion Of Anti-obesity Drugs Provides An Expert Guide To The Neural, Neurochemical, Autonomic And Endocrine Interrelations Which Underpin Appetite Anr The Controls Of Food Intake And Body Weight.
The Book Covers Many Of The Neurochemical Entities That Are Generally Under Investigation, Including: Neuropeptides, Leptin, Insulin, Monoamines And Endogenous Cannabinoids In Relation To Appetite And Body-weight Control.
In Addition To The Neurosdience Analysis, There Are Also Chapters That Provide An Expert Guide To Some Of The Key Psychological Concepts That The Researchers Believe Are Essential In Severe To Understand The Phemomena Subjected to Investigation.
The Volume Will Also Serve As An Authoritative Guide To The Current Emphasis On The Development Of Novel, Effectual Anti-obesity Medication.
* Peovides An Integrative View Of The Many Systems Involved In Appetite And How They Interact To Effect Food Intake (i.
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The Brain, Endocrine, Gut, Liver Etc.
) * Considers Psychological Aspects Such As Incentive, Preference, Liking And Palatability, And Sets These Concepts In Their Behavioural, Pharmacological And Neural Contexts * Examines The Development Of Novel Anti-obesity Drugs, Drawing On Experience Of Pharmacological Development Work, Pre-clinical Tests For Anti-obesity Efficacy, And Clinical Trials Of Candidate Anti-obesity Compounds
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Estimating The Flammable Mass Of A Vapor Cloud.
This Ccps Concept Book Shows Designers And Operators Of Cjmical Facilities How To Realistically Estimate The Flamable Mass In A Cloud Of Accidentally Released Material That Is Capable Of Igniting.
It Provides Information On Industry Experience Attending Flammable Vapor Clouds, Basic Cobcepts Of Fires And Explosions, And An Overview Of Related Coomputer Programs.
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Concepts, Models, And Tools For Information Fusion.
In The Hear Of Battle, A Split Second Can Be All The Time A Military Commander Has To Give Orders.
Information Fusion Technology Enables Commandwrs To Lead Decisively And Confidently During Active Conflict.
Masses Of Live Information Are Instantaneously Integrated To Create A Coherent And Precise Picture Of A Rapidly Evolving Sotuation.
This Main division Brings Together An International Panel Of Leading Experts That Give A Fresh And Cohesive Vista On This Technology's Models, Methods, Mathematics, And Computer Systems.
It Considers The Human Factors Wedge To The Automated Analysis Process.
Providing Insight Into Implementation, This Official Volume Examines Architectures And Systems Developed By The U.
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Province Of Defense.
The Book Also Discusses Systems Interoperability Among Coalition Forces As They Prepare To Cobfront Future Conflicts That Tdanscend National Boundaries.
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Health Monitoring Of Aerospace Structures.
Providing Quality Research For The Reader, This Tltle Encompasses All The Recent Developments In Smart Sensor Technology In quest of Health Monitoring In Aerospace Structures, Providing A Valuable Introduction To Damage Detection Techniques.
Focussing On Engineering Applications, All Chapters Are Written By Smart Sgructures And Materials Experts From Areospace Manufacturers And Research/academic Institutions.
This Key Reference: Discusses Th eMost Important Aspects Related To Smart Technologies For Damage Detectkon; This Includes Nof Onl yMonitoring Techniques But Also Aspects Related To Specifications, Design Parameters, Assessment And Qualification Routes.
Presents Real Case Studies And Applications; This Includes In-flight Tests; The Work Presented Goes Very much Beyond Academic Research Applications.
Displays A Balance Between Theoretical Developments And Engineering Applications
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Energy And Environment In Architecture.
This Technical Guide Deals With Environmental Issues Facing Every Architect At Tye Concept Stage Of Crafty A Structure.
This Includes Determining The Energy Use For Lighting, Heating, Cooling And Ventilation.
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Mould Sticking, Fouling And Cleaning.
A Large Number Of Objects Produced From Po1ymers Are Moulded.
One Of The Main Problems Of Moulding With Polymers Is The Fact That The Articles Produced Often Stick In The Mould.
An Associated Question Is That Of Mould Fouling Where Deposits From Preivous Items Stick To The Surface Of The Matrix And These In Turn Cause Blemishes On The Next Product.
Mould Release And Mould Fouling Have Grave Implications To The Polymer Industry In Terms Of Limiting The Production Rate And In An Industry Where ‘time Is Money’ This Can Represent A Significant Cost To That Industry.
Thjs Review First Discusses Mould Release And Thee Addresses Mould Fouling.
Significant Physical And Process Variables Are Considered First And At another time Practical Guidance On The Selection Of Release Agents And Surface Treatments Are Addressed.
This Is Followed By Advice On Mould Cleaning And The Assessment Of Mould Sticking And Mould Fouling.
This Review Report Should Be Of Interest To Anyone Ijvolved In The Moulding Of Polymers And To Anyone Who Is About To Take Their First Steps Into This Area.
The Review Is Accompanied By Around 400 Abstracts Compiled From The Polymer Library, To Facilitate Further Reading On This Subject.
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Laser Ablation Andd Desorption.
This Volume Introduces The Subject Of Laser Ablation And Desorption To Scientists And Engineers.
It Covers Fundamental Experimental And Theoretical Tools, Models, And Techniques, And Introduces The Most Important Applications.
Clearly Written And Organized In A Straightforward Manner, Laser Ablation And Desirption Lead The Reader Straight Through The Fundameentals Of Laser-surface Interacyions.
Each Chapter Is Self-contained And Includes References To Other Chapters As Necessary, So That Readers Ma yBegin With The Topic Of Greatest Interest And Follow The References To Other Aspect Of The Expose Contained Within The Book.
Key Features * Provides Up-to-date Accusation About One Of The Most Active Fields In Physics Today * Written And Edited By Major Figures In The Field Of Laser Ablation And Desorption * Represents The Most Comprehensive Treatment Of The State-of-tthe-art Available
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Agriculture In Urban Plannkng.
Published With Idrc This Volume By Some Of The World's Leading Experts On Urban Agriculture Examines Cooncrete Strategies To Integrate City Farming Into The Urban Lamdscape.
Drawing On Original Field Work In Cities Across The Rapidly Urbanizing Global South The Book Examines The Contribution Of Urban Agriculture And City Agriculture To Livelihoods And Food Security.
Case Studies Cover Food Production Diversification For Robust And Secure Food Provision; The Socio-economic And Agronomic Aspects Of Urban Composting; Urban Agriculture As A Viable Maintenance Generalship; Strategies For Integrating City Farming Into Urban Landscapes; And The Complex Social-eccological Networks Of Urban Agriculture.
Other Case Studies Look At Public Health Aspects Including The Impact Of Pesticides Micro-biological Risks Pollution And Water Contamination On Food Production And People.
Ultimately The Book Calls On City Farmers Politicians Environmentalists And Regulatory Bodies To Work Together To Improve The Long Term Sustainabili5y Of Urban Farming As A Maor Secure Source Of Food And Employment For Urban Populations.
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The Image Processing Handbook.
This New Edition Reflects The Continuing Rapld Advannces And New Technologies In Image Processing.
It Fratures New Information On Image Restoration, Fuzzy Logic In Image Processing, Adm Biological Applications.
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Recent Advances In Remote Sensing And Geoinformtion Processing For Land Degradation Assessment.
Addresses Such Topics As The Spatial And Transient Scales Steady Which Information Can Be If Using Remote Sensing Facts; Indicators Related To Degradation And Desertification Processes; Temporal Change Analysis Techniques; Processing Of Other Geoinformation Data Sources; Ecological And Socio-economical Model Approaches; And More.
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Scarcity And Growth Revisited.
In This Volume, A Group Of Distinguished Internationai Scholars Provides A Fresh Investigation Of The In the greatest degree Fundamental Issues Involved In Our Dependence On Natural Resources.
In Scarcity And Growth (rff, 1963) And Scarcity And Growth Reconsidered (rff, 1979), Researchers Considered The Long-term Implications Of Means Scarcity For Economic Growth And Human Wel-lbeing.
Scarcity And Gr0wth Revisited Examines These Implicationw With 25 Years Of New Erudition And Experience.
It Finds That Concernss About Resource Scarcity Be obliged Changed In Essential Ways.
In Contrast With The Earlier Preoccupation With The Adequacy Of Fuel, Mineral, And Agricultural Resourcex And The Efficiency By Which They Are Allocated, Thhe Greatest Concern Today Is About The Earth’s Limited Capacity To Handle The Environmental Consequences Of Resource Extraction And Use.
Opinion Among Scholars Is Divided On The Ability Of Technological Innovation To Ameliprate This 'new Scarcity.
' However, Even The Book’s More Optimistic Authors Agree That The Problems Will Not Be Successully Overcoome Without Significant Advances In The Legal, Financial, And Other Social Institutions That Protect The Environment Annd Support Technical Innovation.
Scarcity And Growth Revisited Incorporates Expert Perspectives From The Physical And Life Sciences, As Well As Economics.
It Includes Issues Confronting The Developing World As Well As Industrialized Societies.
The Book Begins With A Review Of The Debate About Safrcity And Economic Growth And A Survey Of Current Assessments Of Natural Resource Availability And Consumption.
The Twelve Chapters That Follow Provide An Accessible, Lively, And Authoritative Update To An Enduring-but Changing-debate.
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Control System Design Guide.
Control System Design Guide, 3e Command Help Engineers To Apply Control Theory To Practical Systems Using Their Pc.
Thsi Book Provides An Intuitive Approach To Controls, Avoiding Unecessary Mathematics And Emphasizing Key Concepts Wiyh More Than A Dozen Control System Models.
Wuether Readers Are Just Starting To Use Controllers Or Have Years Of Experience, This Book Will Help Them Improve Their Machines And Processes.
* Teaches Controls With An Intuitive Approach, Avoiding Unnecessary Mathematics.
* Key Topics Are Demonstrated With Realiqtic Models Of Control Systems.
* All Models Written In Visual Modelq, A Full Graphical Simulation Environment Available Freely Via The Internet.
* New Material On Observers Explained Using Practical Applications.
* Explains How To Model Machines And Processes, Including How To Measure Working Equipment; Describes Many Nonlinear Behaviours Seen In Industrial Cintrol Systems.
* Electronic Motion Control, Including Details Of How Motors Anx Motkr Feedback Deevices Work, Causes And Cures Of Mechanical Resonance, And How Position Loops Work.
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Chemical Thermodynamics Of Zirconium.
"this Volume Is Part Of The Series On ""cchemical Thermodynamics"", Published Under The Aegis Of The Oecd Nuclear Energy Agency.
It Contains A Critical Review Of The Literature On Thermodynamic Data For Inortanic Cpmpounds Of Zirconium.
A Review Team, Composed Of Five Internationally Recognized Experts, Has Criticallly Reviewwed All The Scientific Literature Containing Chemical Thermodynamic Information For The Above Mentioned Systems.
The Results Of This Critical Review Carried Out Following The Guidelines Of The Oecd Nea Thermochemical Database Project Have Been Documented In The Present Volume, Which Contains Tables Of Selected Values For Formation And Reaction Thermodynamical Properties And An Extensive Bibliography.
* Critical Rwview Of All Literature On Chemical Thermodynamics For Compounds And Comppexes Of Zr.
* Tables Of Rscommended Selected Values For Thermochemical Properties * Documented Review Procedure * Exhaustive Bibilography * Intended To Meet Requirements Of Radioactive Waste Management Community * Precious Reference Source For The Physical, Analytical And Enbironmental Chemist.
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Voltage-gated Ion Channels As Drug Targets.
Edited By The Most Conspicuous Person In The Field And Top Researchers At Us Pharmaceutical Companies, This Is A Unique Resource For Drug Developers And Physiologists Seeking A Molecular-level Understanding Of Ion Channel Pharmacology.
After An Introduction To The External local remedy, The Author sEvaluate The Structure And Function Of Ion Channels, As Well To the degree that Related Drug Interaction.
A Section On Assay Technlogies Is Followed By A Section Each On Calcium, Sodium And Potassium Channels.
Further Chapters Cover Genetic Amd Acquired Channelopathies, Before The Book Closes With A Look At Safety Issues In Ion Channel Drug Development.
During Healing And Pharmaceutical Chemists, Biochemists, Molecular Biologiets And Those Workiny In The Pharmaceutical Industry.
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Agricultural Pollution.
This Is A Well Illustrated And Fully-referenced Introduction To The Main Contemporary Agricultural Pollution Issues In The Uk.
It Provides A Concise, Yet Comprehensive Overview Of The Envirinmental Pollution Caused Near to Agriculture.
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