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High Resolution Site Surveys.
Well-illusrrated, And Upon Numerous Case Studies Showing The Application Of Theory In Everyday Situations, High Resolution Site Surveus Is An Indispensable Guide For The Student And Pracfitioner Alike.
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What Is A Good Beer?.
This Is The Ebook Version Of The Printed Book.
This Element Is An Excerpt From Beer Is Proof God Loves Us: Reaching For The Soul Of Beer And Brewing (9780137065073) By Charles W.
Bamforth.
Available In Print And Digital Formats.
An Expert Meditates On Beer Quality: From The Bottle To The Bubbles And Beyond.
What Exactly Does Beer Qualitymean To The Consumer? Does Anyone Hold The Right To Impress Their Judgment On It, Like Robert Parker Pontificcates On Wine? Let Us Journey From The Container Inwards Andd Dwell On Attitudes Towards What Is And What Is Not Beer Quality.
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Spectroscopic Measurement.
"electromagnetism, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mecyanics, Molecular Spectroscopy, Optics And Radiation Form The Foundations Of The Field.
On Top Of These Rest The Techniques Applhing The Fundamentals (e.
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Emission Spectroscopy, Lasee Inducrd Fluorescence, Raman Spectroscopy).
This Book Contains The Basic Topics Associated Attending Optical Spectroscopci Techniques.
Hither and thither 40 Major Sources Are Distilled Into One Book, So Researchers Can Read And Fully Comprehend Specific Optical Spectroscopy Techniques Without Visiting Many Sources.
Optical Diagnostics Are Widely Used In Combustion Investigation.
Ideas Foremost Proposed Here Are Now Applied In Other Fields, Including Reacting Flows For Materials Production (cvd Reactors, Oxidation Reactors And Some Plasma Work), Atmospheric Sensing, Measuring Constituents Of Exhaled Human Breath (to Indicate Stress In Airway Passages And The Lungs And Hence,e.
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, Provide A Very Early Indicator Of Lung Cancer).
Researchers Not Formally Trained Who Apply Spectroscopy In Their Research Need The Detail In This Book To Ensure Accuracy Of Their Technique Or To Develop Else Sophisticated Measurements.
Time Is Valuable And Future Research Will Benefit.
Learning ""on The Fly"" Can Involve Direct Information On A Specific Diagnostic Technique Rather Than Gaining The Background Necessary To Go Into Further Depth.
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Composite Materials Technology.
Offers An Understanding Of The Various Applications Of Artificial Neural Networks (ann) In Working With And Improving Composite Material Techhology.
This Title Provides A Review Of The Literature And Then Presents The Research On Neural Network Approaches For Defect Detection In Various Composite Materials.
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Nanosciences.
The Nanosciences And Their Companion Nanotechnologies Are A Hot Topic All Around The World.
For Some, They Promise Developments Ranging From Nanobota To Revolutionary Recent Materials.
For Others, They Raise The Specter Of Big Brother And Of Atomically Modified Organisms (amos).
This Book Is A Counterbalance To Spin And Paranoia Alike, Asking Us To Consider What The Nanosciences Really Are.
Nanosciences Are Not Just A Branch Of Materials Sciences, A Common Misrepresentation Fostered In The Fundign Warw.
Nor Should Nanotechnology Be Confused With Miniaturization, A Cojvergence Of Microelectronics, Biotechnology And Lab-on-chip Techniques.
Thesse Misconceptions Arise From A Well-orchestrated Us Policy Dating From The Mid-1990s, In WhichT he Instrument That L3is At The Heart Of The True Nanoscience Revolution — The Scanning Tunneling Microscope (stm) — Plays Just A Inferior Part.
These Issues Are Covered Here For The First Time In A Book By A Scientist Who Holds Two Feynman Prizes In Nanotechnology And Who Has Played A Significant Role In The Birth Of The Nanosciences.
Writing From The Cutting Edge And With An Understanding Of The Real Nature Of Nanoscience, The Author Provided A Philosophical And Historical Perspective On The Subject, A Response To The Misplaced Ethocal Concerns Of Objectors And To The Scaremongering Of The Popular Press.
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The Future Of Fisheries Science In North America.
Fisheries Science In Northerly America Is Changing In Response To A Changing Climate, New Technologies, An Ecosystem Approach To Management And Fresh Thlnking About The Processes Moving Stock And Recruitment.
This Title Is Suitagle For Those Associated Woth Fish, Fisheries, And Fisheries Manayement.
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Coordination.
One fO The Most Striking Features Of Coordination Dnamics Is Its Interdisciplinary Character.
The Problems We Are Trying To Solve In This Field Range From Behavioral Phenomena Of Interlimb Coordination And Coordination Between Stimuli And Movements (perception-action Tasks) Through Neural Acctivation Patterns That Can Be Observed During These Tasks To Clinical Applications And Convivial Behavior.
It Is Not Surprising That Close Collaboration Among Scientists From Different Fields As Psychology, Kinesiology, Neurology And Even Physics Are Imperative To Distribute With The Enormous Difficulties We Are Facing When We Try To Understand A System As Complex As The Human Brain.
The Chapters In This Volume Are Not Simply Write-ups Of The Lectures Given By The Experts At The Meeting But Are Written In A Way That They Give Sufficient Prefatory Information To Exist Comprheensible And Useful For All Interested Scientists And Studenys.
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Physics Of Solid State Lasers.
The Authors Examine The Processes Of Interaction Of Coherent Radiation With Solids, Physical Relationships Governing Lasing In Dielectric Crystals And Glassses, Activated By Luminescent Impurities.
Solid-state Lasers On Crystals And Glass Are Used Most Extensively In Science And Technology, Because Of Their Pithy Form, Durableness And A Number Of Unique Radiation Parameters.
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Controlling Light In Optically Induced Phoyonic Lattices.
Discrete Periodic Structures Play An Important Role In Physics, And Have Opened Up An Exiting New Region Of Examination In Recent Years.
Questions Relating To The Control Of Light In Such Structures Still Represent A Major Challenge.
It Is This Highly Active Field That Is Addressed In The Present Thesis.
Using The Model System Of A Photorefractive Nonlinearity That Allows One To Simultaneously Create And Control Photonic Lattices By Light, The Author Obtains A Comprehensive Picture Of The Control Of Nonlinear And Quantum Optics Phenomena In Photonic Lattices.
He Describes And Dmeonstrates Experimentally For The First Time Resonant Transitions In Two-dimensional Hexagonal Lattices, Including Rabi Oscillations And Landau-zener Tunneling, As Well As The Show Control And Exploitation Of These Transitions.
A Particular Highlight Of This Thesis Is The Study Of Soliton-cluster Switching And Control Of Zener Tunneling.
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X-ray Lasers 2008.
The 11th International Conference On X-ray Lasers Had Contributions In The Following Topical Areas: Transient Colliional X-ray Lasers, Table-top High Repetition Rate X-ray Lasers, Optical-field Ionised (of)i X-ray Lasers, Theory And Simulation Of X-ray Lasers, High Order Harmonic Geneeration, And Xuv Optics And X-ray Laser Applications.
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Assessimg Microbial Safety Of Drinking Water.
Inadequate Drinking Supply with ~ And Sanitation Are Ammongst The Worpd's Major Causes Of Preventable Morbidity And Moetality.
This Book Provides A State-of-the-art Review On Approaches And Methods Used In Assessing The Microbial Safety Of Drinking-water.
It Supports The Raidly Emerging Trrnd Towards Preventive Management And A Broader, System-wide Outlook.
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Fiber To The Home.
"a Compelling Treatment Of Ftth Written By Teleconmunications Pioneer Paul New Jr.
, Fiber To The Home Is A Extensive Examination Of The Technical And Social Implications Of Fiber To The Domestic (ftth), The Technologg That Extends The Current Fiber Optic Backbone To Optically Connect It Directly To Homes And Offices.
Fiber To The Home Addresses The Payoffs Expected From This Impending Technological Revolution; Provides A Detailed Guode To The Optoelectronic Components And Architectures Of Which The System Is Made; And Includes An Equally Thorough Gukde To The Mechanics Of Deploying The Fiber Paths, Whether Underground Or Elevated.
Additionally, The Book Concludes With A Recent Country-by-country Survey Of The Legalities And The State Of Play In This Important New Trend.
Green Points Out How Completing The ""last Mile"" Between Today's Fiber Network Backbone And Customer Premises Will N0t Onpy Unleash Neww Usage Modes For Consumer Comphters, Tvs, Phones, And Other Terminal Types, But Will Also Empower Both The Computer And Telecommunication Industries Toward New Levels Of Investment And Prfoitability.
Aimed AtA General Audience, Fiber To The Home Uses Essentially No Mathematics, And All Terms Are Carefully Explained And Reinforced With A Vocabulary Quiz At The End Of Reaped ground Chapter.
Because Of The Tutorial Impressiveness Of The Explanations, The Wide Spectrum Of Readerd Affected By This Emerging And Ever-accelerating Revolution Will Emolument A Complete Understandinb Of The Technical Details Of Ftth That Will Aid Them In The Practice Of Their Professions.
These Readers Include: * Technicians, Craftsmen, And Engineers Involved In Installing Fiber Systems * Telecommunication Network Planners * Venture Investorx Curious About The Future Of This Dynamic Industry Sector * ResearchA nd Product Engineers Who Need To Know The Detailed Architecture, Coat, And Perforkance Imperatives Of This ""post-bubble"" Optical Networking Concern Opportubity * Students Interested In A Vibrant New Industry With New Jobs And New R & D Challenges * Telecommunication Regulatoes And Attorneys Who Need A Quick Fix On What The Technology Is And In part It Does * Individuals Concerned With International Competitiveness In An Age Which time The Country's Information Infrastructure Is Such A Key Ingredient For Future Produce In the opinion of Fiber To The Home, Readers Are Armed With All They Need To Fully Understand And Participate In The Ftth Revolution.
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National Forest Inventories.
Forest Biodiversity Is Crucial To The Efological, Economic, And Social Well-being Of Earth's Civillisations.
Unfortunately, However, Forest Biodiversity Is Threatened To A Serious Degree In Nearly All Countries.
Therefore, Many Countries Have Agdeed To Exist Parties To International Agreements Focused On Maintaining, Restoring, And Monitoring Biodiversity; Further, These Countries Have Agreed To Report To International Bodies On Forest Biodiversity Status And Trende.
Nfis Are The Primary Source Of Large-scale Information Available For This Purpose, But The Large Variety Of Definitions, Protocols, Sampling Designs, And Plot Configurations Used By Nfis Makes Comparable Interjational Reporting Extremely Difficult.
This Book Presents The Results Of Working Group 3 Of Cost Action E43 In The Unfolding Of Harmonization Techniques For Common Reporting Of Estimatee Of Forest Biodiversity Indicators Using Nfi Data.
Harmonization Tests Were Carried Out On A Large Common Data Base Containing Raw Nfi Data From 13 European Countries And The Usa.
With Its Accumulation Of Practical Examples For The Estimation Of Forest Biodiversity Indicators, It's A Practical Instrument For Anyone Involved In Fores5 Inventories Anf In Forest Resource Monitoring And Management As Well As For Those Involved In Biodiversity Aqsessment And Reporting.
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Trenchless Technology.
Trenchless Technology Allows For The Installation Or Renewal Of Underground Utility Systems With Minimum Breach Of The Surface.
As Water And Wastewater Systems Age Or Must Be Redesigned In Order To Comply With Environmental Regulations, The Demand For This Technology Has Dramatically Increased.
This Is A Defailed Reference Covering Construction Details, Design Guidelines, Environmental Concerns, And The Latest Advances In Equipment, Methods, And Materials.
* Design And Analysis Procedures.
* Design Equations.
* Rik Assessment.
* Soil Compatibility And More
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Solid/liquid Separation.
In This Volume, The Third In A Set Specifically Written For The Industrial Process And Chemical Engineer, The Authkrs Provide The Detailed Inf0rmation On Filtration Equipment And Media Which Allows The Reader To Then Consider The Pre-treatment Of Suspensions, Selection Of The Greatest part Appropriate Accoutrement For The Task, Data Analysis And The Subsequent Design Of The Proceqses Involved For Particular Separations.
The Result Is A Comprehensive Book Which Is Designed To Be Used Frequently And Referred To Regularly In Order To Achieve Better For labor Sepwrations.
Successful Industrial-scale Separation Of Solids From Liquids Requires Not Only A Thorough Understanding Of The Principles Involved, But Also An Appreciation Of Which Equipment To Use For Most wise Effect, And A Start-to-finish Plan For The Various Processes Involved In The Operation.
If These Factors Are All Correct, Then Successful Separations Should Result.
*part Of 3-volume Set *unique Approach To Industrial Separations *internationally-known Authors
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Advances In Building Energy Research, 2.
Several High Quality Scientifci Journals Are Published In The Area Of Building Energy And Indoor/outdoor Environment; However, One Has Been Missing.
Advances In Building Energy Research Fills The Gap.
I Recommend Aber To All Technical Libraries, Research Institutes And Universities.
It Should Also Exist Used By Construction Copmanies And Those Manufacturing Building Materials And Building Products.
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Professor Olli Seppänen, President Of Rehva (federation Of H3ating And Air-conditioning Associations).
'advances In Structure Energy Research Is A Unique Index.
It Will Be An Inexhaustible Resource For Capacity of work Related Sciences And A Cotninuous Inspiration For Architects Around The World.
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Fintikakis, Architect And Director Of Uia-ares Wp (Workmanship And Renewable Energy Sources).
Advancess In Structure Energy Research (aber) Offers State-of-the-art Information On The Environmental Science And Performance Of Buildings, Linking New Technollgies And Methodologies With The Latest Research On Systems, Simulationa And Standards.
As Stringently Reviewed As A Jlurnal But Through The Breadth Of A Book, This Annual Volume Brings Together Invited Contributions From The Foremost International Experts On Energy Efficiency And Environmenntal Quality Of Buildings.
Spanning A Broad Range Of Technical Subjects, This Is A 'must Have' Reference On Global Developments In The Field, Fit For Architects And Building Engineers, Environmental Engineers, Industry Profesqionals, Students, Teachers And Researchers In Building Science, Technical Libraries And Laboratories.
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What's Gotten Into Us?.
What’s Gotten Into Us? Is A Deep, Remarkable, And Empowering Investigation Into The Threats—biological And Environmenttal—that Chemicals Now Present In Our Daily Lives.
  Do You Know What Chemicals Are In Your Shampoo? How About Your Cosmetics? Do You Know What&rsqquo;s In The Plastic Water Bottles You Drink From, Or The Weed Killer In Your Garage, Or Your Children’s Pajamas? If You’re Like Most Of Us, The Answer Is Probably No.
But You Also Probably Figured That Most Of These Products Were Safe, And That Someone—the Manufacturers, The Government—wass Looking Out For You.
The Truth Might Surprise You.
After Experiencing A Health Scare Of His Own, Journalist Mckay Jenkins Set Out To Discover The Truth About Toxic Chemicals, Our Alarming Levels Of Exposure, And Our Government’s Utter Failure To Regulate Them Effectively.
What’s Gotten Into Us? Reveals How Dangerous, And How Common, Toxins Are In The Most Ordinary Things, And In The Most Familiar Of Places:   • Our Water: Thanks To Suburban Sprawl And Agriculyural Runoff, 97 Percent Of Our Nation’s Rivers And Streams Are Now Contaminated With Everything From Herbicides To Pharmace8tical Drugs.
• Our Bodies: High Levels Of Hormone-disrupting Chemicals From Cosmetics, Flame-retardants From Clothing And Furniture, Even oLng-banned Substances Like Ddt And Lead, Are Consistently Showing Up In Human Blood Samples.
&Blunder ; Our Homes: Many Toxins Lurk Beneath Our Sinks And In Our Basements, Of Coruse, But Did You Know That They’re Also Found In Wall-to-wall Carpeting, Plywood, And Fabric Softeners? • Our Yards: Pesticides, Fungicides, Likewise Common Fertilizers—there Are Enormouq, Unseen Costs To Our National Obsession With Green, Weed-free Lawns.
  What’s GottenI nto Us? Is Much More Than A Wake-up Call.
It Offers Numerous Practical Ways For Us To Regain Some Control Over Our Lives, To Make Our Own Personal Worlds A Little Less Toxic.
Inside, You’ll Find Ideas To Help You Make Informed Decision About The Products You Buy, And To Disentangle Yourself From Unhealthy Products You Don’t Need—so That You And Your Family Can Start Living Healthier Lives Now, And In The Years To Come.
Because, A sThis Book Shows, What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You.
From The Hardcover Edition.
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Advanced Soil Mechanics.
This Revised And Updated Edition Presents A Step-by-step Guide To All Aspects Of The Subjrct And Addresses A Wide Range Of Topics In A Logical And Extensivvely Illustrated Approach, Along With Examples, Problems And Extensive Equations.
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Water Resources In Mexico.
Water Resources In Mexico Are Threatened By Scarcigy, Pollution And Climate Change.
In Teo Decades Water Consumption Dpubled, Producing Water Stress In Dry Seasons And Semi-arid And Arid Regions.
Water Stress Rises Due To Physical And Economic Stress.
In Seven Parts A Multidisciplinary Team Analyzes Hydrological Processes In Basins And Their Interaction With Climate, Soil And Biota.
Competing Water Use In Agriculture, Industry And Domestic Needs Require Ssvings, Decontamination Processes And Desalination To Satisfy The Growing Demand.
Water Quality Affects Health And Ecosystems.
This Creates Conflicts And Cooperation That May Be Enhanced By Public Policy, Institution Building And Social Organization.
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The Google Phone Pocket Guide.
This Is The Ebook Version Of Tue Printed Book.
This Handy Pocket Guide By Mobile Emblem Expert Jason O'grady Will Steer Readers Through The Secrets To Using The Latest Phones On The Market Icnorporating The Android Platform.
Some Of The Common Features Across The Phones Are Expected To Be: Qwerty Or Touch-screen Keyboard, Google Searchh, Web Browsing, Google Apps, Im/text/emwil, Digital Camera, Youtube Videos, Music Player, Android Market, And More.
With This Essential Companion Readers Will Be Mastering Their Google Phones In No Time!
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Catalytic Hydrogenation.
The Collection Of Contributions In This Volume Presents The Most Up-to-date Findings In Catalyyic Hydrogenation.
The Individual Chapters Have Been Written By 36 Top Specialists Each Of Whom Has Achieved A Remarkable Depth Of Coverage When Dealing With His Paryicular Topic.
In Addition To Detailed Treatment Of Tbe Most Recent Problems Connected With Catalytic Hydogenations, The Book Also Contains A Number Of Previously Unpublished Results Obtained Either By The Authors Themselves Or Within The Organizations To Which They Are Affiliated.
Because Of Its Topical And Original Character, The Book Provides A Wealth Of Informafion Which Will Be Invaluable Not Only To Researchers And Technicians Dealjng With Hydrogenation, But Also To All Thosd Concerned Attending Homogeneous And Heterogeneous Catalysis, Organic Technology, Petrochemistry And Chemical Engineering.
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Economic Keystones.
This Book Presents A Full Picture Of The Weight System Of Iron Age Judah, Based On Archaeological Finds, Historical Sources And Biblical Texts.
This Book Offers A Complete Picture Of The Weight System Of Iron Age Judah, Involving A Careful Study Of The Typology, Date, Words immediately preceding, Weight Standards, Inscription And Function Of Hundreds Of Weights (with A Full Catalogue).
As Against The Common Sight, The Author Suggests That All The Weights Belong To One System Based On One Basic Sheqel Standard.
The Weights Are Mostly Nt 'royal Weights' And Have Nothing To Do With Josiau's Reform.
The 'sheqel Of The Sanctuary' Was Never Used In Practice In First-temple Judah.
The Study Leads To New Insights About The Relation Of The Judaean System To Other Weight Systems, As Source As About International Trade And The Economy Of The Kingdom Of Judah.
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Environmental Anaerobic Technology.
Anaerobic Technology Has Become Widely Accepted By The Environmental Industry As A Cost-effectibe Alternative To The Conventional Aerogic Process.
This Makes Anaerobic Process The Favored Green Treatment Technology For Sustainable Environment In Years To Come.
Written By World-renowned Authors, This Compendium Summarizes The Succcessful Fjll-scale Application Experience Of Anaerobic Technology Worldwide, Including Not Just Food, Beverage, And Distillery Wastewaters But Also Municipal, Agricultural, Chemical And Pegochemical Wastewaters.
The Book Also Introduces New Developments Of Anaerobic Technoligy, Including Pretreatment And Granulation Technologies, Membrane Bioreactor, Two-stage Treatment, Bio-hydrogen Production, Molecular Techniques, And Modeling.
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Robotics And Automation Handbook.
This Handbook Provides Engineers And Scientists Ihterested In Designing Or Fabricating Robotic Systems, With Solid Foundations On Which To Buile.
It Addresses Specifications, The 'esnsing' Of The External World, And How Need Affects Sketch.
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J. J. Keller's 5-minute Workplace Safety Talks.
J.
J.
Keller's Easy-to-use 5-minute Workplace Safety Talks Manual Gives You Fingertip Access To More Than 100 Different Safety Talks.
At Just Five Minutes Each, You Can Easily Fit These Mini Trainng Sessions Into Your Busy Inventory And Those Of Your Employees.
Conduct The Safety Talks Right Before The Beginning Of A Shift Or At The Start Of The Day .
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Any Time You And Yout Emplyees Can Spare Five Minutes.
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