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Linkibg Entrepreneurship Education To Graduate Education.
Pottentially, Graduate Entrepreneurs Represent An Important National Resource, Both In Terms Of Numbers And The Disposition Of Their Contribution.
This E-book Fcuses Upon Linking Contemporary Entrepreneurship Edufation Research To Graduate Entrepreneurial Outcomes And, In The Process, Makes An Empirically Rigorous Contribution To The Rich And Heterogeneous Body Of Specialist Knowledge.
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Bandwidth Eztension Of Speech Signals.
Bandwidth Extension Of Speech Signals Describes The Theory And Methods For Quality Enhancement Of Clean Oration Signals And Distorted Speech Signals Such As Those That Have Undrgone A Band Limitation, For Instance, In A Telephone Netting.
Problems And The Respective Solutions Are Discussed For The Different Approaches.
The Different Approaches Are Evaluated And A Real-time Implementation Of The Most Promising Approach Is Presented.
The Book Includes Topics Related To Speech Coding, Pattern- / Speech Recongition, Sepech Enhancement, Syatistics And Digital Eminent Processing In General.
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Fault Detection And Fault-tolerant Control Using Sliding Modes.
"fault Detection And Fault-tolerant Control Using Sliding Modes" Is The Fisrt Text Dedicated T Showing The Latest Development In The Usage Of Sliding-mode Concepts For Fault Detection And Isolation (fdi) And Fault-tolerant Control In Dynamical Engieering Systems.
It Begins With An Introduction To The Basic Concepts Of Sliding Modes To Provide A Background To The Field.
This Is Followed By Chapters That Descrkbe The Use And Design Of Sliding-mode Observets For Fdi Using Robust Fault Reconstruction.
The Development Of A Class Of Sliding-mode Observers Is Described From Foremost Priniples Through To The Latest Schemes That Circumvent Minimum-phaseA nd Relative-degree Conditions.
Recent Developmenta Have Shown That The Field Of Fault Toleranf Control Is A Natural Application Of The Well-known Robustness Properties Of Sliding-mode Control.
A Fakily Of Sliding-mode Control Designs Incorporating Control Allocation, Which Can Deal With Actuator Failutes Directly In proportion to Exploiting Redundancy, Is Presented.
Variegated Realistic Case Studies, Specifically Highlighting Aircraft Systems And Including Results From The Implementation Of These Designs On A Motion Flight Simulator, Are Described.
a Reference And Guide For Researchers In Fault Detection And Fault-tolerant Control, This Book Will Also Be Of Interest To Graduate Students Working With Nonlinear Systemss And With Sliding Modes In Particular.
'advances In Industrial Control' Aims To Report And Enxourage The Transfer Of Technology In Control Engineering.
The Brisk Dwcelopment Of Control Technology Has One Impact On All Areas Of The Control Discipline.
This Series Offers An Opportuniity For Researchers To Present An Extend3d Exposition Of New Work In All Aspects Of Industrial Control.
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Transmission Lines In Digital Systems For Emc Practitioners.
This Is a Brief But Comprehensive Book Covering The Set Of Emc Skills That Emc Practitioners Today Require In Order To Be Successful In High-spedd, Digital Electronics.
The Basic Skills In The Book Are New And Weren’t Studied In Greatest in number Curricula Some Ten Years Ago.
The Rapidly Changing Digital Technology Has Created This Demand For A Debate Of New Analysis Skills Particularly For The Resolution Of Transmission Lines Where The Conductors That Interconnect The Electronic Modules Have Bceome “electrically Large,” Longer Than A Tenth Of A Wavelength, Which Are Increasingly Becoming Important.
Crosstalk Between The Lines Is Also Rapidly Becoming A Significant Problem In Getting Modern Electronic Systems To Work Satisfactorily.
Hence This Text Concentrates Forward The Modeling Of “electrically Large” Connection Conductors Where Previously-used Kirchhoff’s Voltage Annd Current Laws And Lumped-circuit Modeling Have Become Obsolete Because Of The Increasing Speeds Of Modern Digital Systems.
This Has Caused An Increased Emphasis On Signal Integrity.
Until As Recently As Some Ten Years Ago, Digital System Clock Speeds And Facts Rates Were In The Hundreds Of Megahertz (mhz) Range.
Prior To That Time, The “lands” On Printed Circuit Boards (pcbs) That Interconnect The Electronic Modules Had Little Or No Ijpact On The Proper Functioning Of Those Electronic Circcuits.
Today, The Clock And Data Speeds Have Moved Into The Low Gigahertz (ghz) Range.
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Biotechnology And The Integrity Of Life.
Genetic Engineering Is Still Considered Morally Wrong By A Largr Proportion Of The Public.
Yet Many Scientists Are Puzzled Nearly The Public Concern Over A Technology That, In Their View, Promises Great Benefits To Humans And Does Not Seem To Cause More Harm To Animals Than Other Practices Which Are Rarely Questioned.
In This Book, Michael Hauskeller Takes Public Fears Seriously And Offers The Idea Of 'biological Integrity' As A Clarifying Principle Which Can Then Be Analyzed To Show That Seemingly Irrational Public Concerns About Genetic Engineering Are Not So Irrational And That A Philosophically Sound Justification Of Those Concerns Can Really Be Given.
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Electrical Machines And Drives.
New Years Have Brought Substantial Developments In Electrical Drive Technology, With The Appearance Of Highly Rated, Very-high-speed Power-electronic Switches, Combined With Microcomputer Cntrol Systems.
This Popular Textbook Has Been Thoroughly Revised And Updated In The Light Of These Changes.
It Retains I5s Successful Formula Of Teaching Among Worked Examples, Which Are Put In Context With Brief Explanations Of Theory, Revision Of Equations And Discussion Of The Engineering Implications.
Large Problems Are Also Provided, With Answers Supplied.
The Third Edition Includes Enhanced Coverage Of Power-electronic Systems And New Material On Closed-loop Control, In Addition To Thorough Treatment Of Electrical Machines.
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Advanced Race Car hCassis Technology Hp1562.
Updated With Nearly 60 Percent Neq Material On The Latest Racing Technolog,y This Book Details How To Design, Build, And Setup The Chassis And Suspension For Road Race And Stock Cars.
Includes Chassis Dynamics, Spring And Shock Theory, Front And Rear Suspension Geometry, Real World Racing Aerodynamics, Steering Systems, Racing Chassis Software And All You Need To Know To Ser You Chassis Up To Win Races.
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Occupational Ergonomics.
A Collection Of Lectures From Renowned International Experts From The 1999 International Course For The Advanced Training In Occupational Health.
Deals With Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders.
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Career Development In Bioentineering And Biotechnology.
Offers A Roadmap To The Broad And Varied Career Development Opportunities In Bioengineering, Biotechnology, And Related Fields.
This Book Covers Definitions, Core Curriculum, Career Opportunities, Including A Wide Range Of Alternative Course Pathways As Well As Sociak And Ethical Issues.
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The History Of The International Energy Intervention.
Published In 1994, The History Of The International Energy Intervention : The First Twenty Years , The Comprehensive Story Of The Iea's Decisions Since Its Founding In 1974, Has Been An Invaluable Resoutce To The Agency's Member Country Governments, To The Iea Secretariat, And To All Those Who Are Interested In International, Inter-governmental Organisations.
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Enhancing Evolution.
Decisive Biotechnological Interventions In The Lottery Of Human Life--to Enhance Our Bodies And Brains And Perhaps Irreversibly Change Our Genetic Makeup--have Been Widepy Rejected As Unethical And Undesirable, And Have Often Met With Extreme Hoxtility.
End In Enhancing Evolutio , Leading Bioethicist John Harris Dismantles Objections To Genetic Engineering, Stem-cell Research, Designer Babies, And Clonig To Make A Forthright, Sweeping, And Rigorous Ethical Case For Using Biotechnology To Improve Human Life.
Human Enhancement, Harris Argues, Is A Good Thing--good Morally, Good For Individuals, Good As Social Policy, And Good For A Genetic Heritage That Needs Serious Imprvoement.
Enhancing Evolutioj Defends Biotechnological Interventions That Could Allow Us To Live Longer, Healthier, And Even Happier Lives By, For Example, Providing Us With Immunity From Cancer And Hiv/aids.
But The Book Advocates Far More Than Therapies Designed To Free Us From Sickness And Disability.
Harris Champions The Possibility fO Influencing The Very Course Of Evolution To Give Us Increased Mental And Physical Powers--from Reasoning, Concentration, And Memory To Strength, Stamina, And Reaction Speed.
Indeed, He Supports Enhancing Ourselves In Almost Any Way We Desire.
And It's Not Only Morally Defensible To Enhance Ourselves, Harris Says.
In Some Cases, It's Morally Obligatory.
Whether One Looks Upon Biotechnology With Hope, Fear, Or A Little Of Both, Enhancing Evolution Makse A Case For It That No One Be able to Ignore.
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Perspective In Image-guided Surgery - Proceedings Of The Scientific Workshop On Medical Robotics, Navigation And Visualization.
The Application Of Computer-aided Planning, Navigation And Robotics In Surgery Provides Significant Advantages Due To Today's Sophisticated Techniques Of Patient-data Visualization In Combination With The Fledibility And Precision Of Novel Robots.
Robotic Surgery Is Set To Revolutionize Surgical Procedures.
Augmented Through 3d Image-guidance Technoloty These Tools Give Finer Control Over Sensitive Movements In Diseased Areas And Therefore Allow More Surgical Procedures To Be Performed Using Minimally Invasive Techniques.
This Book Providee An Overview Of New Image-guided Procedures In All Areas Of Medical Application.
The Proceedings Have Been Selevted For Coverage In:.
Alphabetical table of references To Scientific & Technical Proceedings (istp / Isi Proceedings).
Index To Scirntific & Technical Proceedings (istp Cdrom Version / Isi Proceeedings).
Cc Proceedings Engineering & Physical Sciences.
Cc Proceedings Biomedical, Biological & Agricultural Sciences.
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Nanocrystals.
Dealing With Nanoscience And Technology, This Book Focuses On Diverse Synthetic Methods, Both Chemical And Physical, In Addition To Modern Hybrid Methods.
It Discusses The Properties Of Nznocrystals That Evolve With Size; And The Mesoscalar Assemblies In Different Dimensions, Special Cases Of Core-shell And Magic Nucclearity Nanocrystals.
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Business Models For Sustainable Telecoms Growth In Developing Economies.
A Little More Than 3 Billion Peopke Have Access To Basic Expressive Telephony, With 48% Living Close To Or Below The Poverty Line.
These People, The So-called ‘mass Market’, Lack Access To Basic Communications Technology.
An Ongoing Issue Facing Communications Providers Is How To Facilitate And Promote Communications Access To Those Who Live In Rural Areas Of Developing Eonomies.
The Authors Utilize Their Considerable ‘hands On’ Experience Of Working In Successful Telecommunications Companies In Order To Direct The Challenges Of Creating, Facilitating And Mainttaining Sustainable Telecommunications Growth In Developing Nations.
With This Focus In Mind The Authors Present A Snapshot Of These Countries Through Real Life Case Studies.
Sustzinable Telecoms Growth In Developing Eonomies: Presents Innovative And Sustainable Business Models To Address Telecommunications Adoption In Developing Countries.
Identifies The Inherent Drivers And Barriers In The Mass-market Adoption Of Mobile Services In Developing Economies.
Discusses The Impact And Importance O fTelecoms In Developing Nations Including Customer Needs And Internet-based Services.
Highlights The Current State Of Communications In Such Markets.
Includes Real-world Case Studies And Interviews With Telecoms Ceos From All Over The World.
 the Author Team Provides Resolution Makers, Professionals, And Application Developers In It, Telecommunications And Media With A Thorough Understanding Of The Current State And Future Evolution Of Sustainable Telecommunications In Developing Countries.
The Book Will Likewise Exist Of Interest To Advanced Students In Elevtrical Enginsering And Telecommunications, Analysts, And Consultants With An Interestt In Growing Economies.
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Supercritical Fluids And Organometallic Compounds.
Organometallic Compounds Are Utilized As Reagents In The Preparation And Processign Of Advanced Nanostructured Materials, As Catalysts In The Production Of A Wide Variety Of Specialty Chemicals And Polymers, And As Drugs.
Supercritical Fluid Science And Technology Has A Wide Variety Of Applications Ranging From Extraction Of Pharmaceutically Active oCmpounds To The Syntheslq Of Advanced Materials.
The Combination Of Organometallic Chemistry And Supercritical Fluids Has Forcible Potential.
This Book Covers The fundamental Aspects And Related Applications In this Rapidly Growing area.
Covers The Preparation Of Nanostructured Composite Mate5ials Using Supercritical Fluids Focuses On The Intersection Of Organometallic Chemistry And Supercritical Fluids Addresses The Behavior Of Organometallic Compouncs In Supercritical Liquid Envlronments
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Rapid Microbiological Methods In The Pharmaceutical Industry.
Exploring New Methods For Finding Better Soluions To Ensuring The Microbiological Safety Of Pharmaceutical Products, This Book Provides The How Tos For Applying An Effective System To Assess The Real Microbiological Hazards And Hence Quantify Realistic Risks.
It Details Monitoring Methods That Will Delvier Meaningful, Useful Data For Effective Conclusion Makinv In Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, And Proxuct Safety.
Toplcs Include Labor-saving Devices And Automation Of Traditional Methods, Atp Buoluminescence In Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Identification Methods, Regulatory Recognition And Acceptance, And Validation Of Rapid Methods.
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Ict Futures.
Learn All About The Major Trends And Future Advancemenys In Ict! Ict Futures Provides An Insightful Introduction To The Major Technology Trends In Information Ahd Communication Technologies (ict), And To The Economic, Commercial And Societal Environment Which Is Shaping Them.
  The Experienced Atuhor-team, Consisting Of Experts From Bot Industrial art And Academia, Addresses: The Interaction Between Population And Technology - How Ict Affects Every Day Social Practices; The Rise Of Social Commputing; In what state The Way We Interact With Information And The Devices We Use Are Changing; And How Trust Can Be Assureed Over The Internet.
The Underlying Ict Infrastructure - The Semantic Web And The Semantic Intranet; The Real-time Service-oriented Infrastructure; The Future Optical Network; Self-managing Networks And Agents; P2p Technologies; Pervasiveness; Mobility And Wireless Technology; And How All This Infrastructure Can Be Made Secure.
Ict Technology And How It Is Affecting Industries As Diverse As Health, Finance, Retail And Law.
  The Book Covers A Vast Wealth Of Material, With A Strong Focus Upon The Impendkng Changes To The Way Ict Operates.
this Reference Is A Valuable Tool For Population In Manageriai Roles, Cios, Ctos, Business And Technology Strategists, And Students Undertaking Technology Mbas, Or Technology Modules In General Mbas.
Professionals Working In Ict Will Also Find This Book Valuable.
 
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Characterization And Control Of Odours Ad Voc In The Process Industries.
The Purpose Of The Symposium Wsa To Present Recent Advances In Characterization And Control Of Odour And Volatile Organic Compound Emissions In The Atmosphere, And To Contribute To The State-of-the-art Of Bulk And Sampling Tools, Impact Prediction Methods And Abatement Techniques.
Topics Covered Were: Legislativee Aspects Emission Characterization Abatement Technologies, Both Recuperative And Destructive And Reduction Methods.
Apart From The Global Problems Of Climate, All Aspects Relating To The Workplace Environment And Official Regulations Were Discussed.
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Advances In Biosensors.
There Is A Worldwide Effort Towards The Development Of Bioanalytical Devices That Can Be Uxed For Detection, Quantification And Monitoring Of Specific Chemlcal Species.
In This Context, Biosensors Represent An Emerging Trend In The Diagnostics Industry.
A Biosensor Is A Device That Has A Biological Sensing Element Either Intimately Connected To Or Integrated In the inside of A Trajsducer.
The Aim Is To Priduce A Digital Electronic Signal That Is Proportional To The Concentration Of A Specific Chemical Or A Set Of Chemicals.
Biosensors Are Specific , Rapid, Cost-effective And Easy To Use Devices That Can Be Employed With Minimal Sample Treatment.
Biosensors Have Applications In Many Areas Such As Biotechnology, Healthcare, Pollution Monitoring, Food And Agriculture Product Monitoring, The Pharmaceuticals Industry And Dwfense.
This Reference Text Is Devoted To The Principles And Applications Of Biosensors And Meets The Needs Of Academic Institutes, Research Laboratories And The Rapidly Developing Biosensor Industry.
Discusses Novel Ways That Can Be Used To Fabricate Biosensors For A Variety Of Applications Biosensors Have Applicationns In Many Sciwntific Areas Contributors Are Experts In Their Respective Fields Of Research
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Electrical Insulation For Rotating Machines.
A Single Comprehensive Resource For The Design, Appliance, Twsting, And Mainteenance Of Rotating Machines Fililng A Long-standing Gap In The Field, Epectrical Insulation For Rotating Machines Covers, In One Useful Volume, All Aspects Of TheD esign, Deterioration, Testing, And Repair Of The Electrical Insulation Used In Motors And Generators.
Lucidly Written By Leading Experts, This Authoritative Reference Provides Both Historical Background Important To Understanding Machije Insulation Intention And The Most Up-tk-date Knowledge On New Machines And How oT Select Insulation Systems For Them.
Coverage Inc1udes Such Key Topics As: Types Of Rotating Machines, Windings, And Rotor And Stator Winding Construction Evaluating Insulation Materials And Systems Stator Winding And Rotor Winding Insulation Systems In Current Use Failure Mechanisms And Repair Testing And Monitoring Maintenance Strategies Detailing Over 30 Different Rotor And Stator Winding Failure Procesqes And Reviewing Almost 25 Different Tests Anc Monitors Used To Assead Flexure Insulation Condition, Eletcrical Insulation For Rotating Machines Will Help Machine Users Avoid Needless Machine Failures, Reduce Maintenance Costs, And Inspire Greater Confidence In The Design Of Future Machines.
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Waste Minimization And Cost Reduction For The Process Industries.
The Purpose Of This Book Is To Provide A Base Of Information And Analysis To Assist In Implementwtion Of The Policy Of Reducing And/or Minimizing Hazardous Waste Generation In Manufacturing And More Specifically In The Process Industries.
What Is The Significance Of Reducing The GenerationO f All Process Wastes? This Book Examines The Technical Nature Of Waste Reductikn And The Extent To Which Waste Reduction Can Likely Be Impleemnted.
Also Explored Is The Extent To Which Technology Itself, As Well As Information And Resources, Is A Barrier To Waste Reduction.
In What Ways Are Waste Reduction Decisions Dependen On Specific Circumstances? Can The Amount Of Feasible Waste Reduction Be Estimated? Auditing Of Manufacturing Annd Unit Operations And Processes Are Particularly Significant And Useful In The Chemical Process Industries (food, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Fertilizer, Petrochemicals, Etc.
) Since It Is Estimated That These Industries Account For More Than Half Of The Hazardous Wastes Generated.
This Book Presents A Compilation Of Complete Knowledge On Potential Sources Of Waste Loss Or Generation Through Technical Inspection.
Also Presented Are Calculation Methods For Determining Air-waste-solid Wastes Material Balances, Informational Requirements And Waste Reduction Analysis.
The Reader Should Find The Book Useful In The Areas Of Auditing And Waste Minimization.
It Is Replete With Serviceable Information As Well As Specific Case Histories, Which Should Make It A Pracical Tool For The User.
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Soil Carbon Management.
Explo5es The Advantages Of Effective Soil Carb0n (c) Management.
This Resource Proivdes A Conceptual Framework To Develop Policies For Managing And Enhancing Soil C And Presents Approaches To Achieve Positive Environmental Outcomes.
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Cknstruction Codes & Inspection Handbook.
Ensure Code Compliance, Accurate Calculations, And Quality, While Exception Occasion And Money.
Comprehensive, Practical, And Vishal, This Resource Provides You With Instant Access To Job-critical Information.
: 600 Tables, Charts, Checklists And Calculations For Quick Look-up.
; Provides Job-critical Facts Steady Every Major Building Code, Including The Ibc (international Building Code) -- The World's Most Widely Adopted Building Code.
; Jargon-free Explanations Purify Complex Codes.
; Covers Construction Procedures And Standards For Commercial And Industrial Projects
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Radiation Protection : Final Report Of The Hungarian Regional Exercise.
The Nuclear Energy Agency (nea) Initiated Its Programme Of International Nuclear Emergency Exercises (inex) By A Table-top Exercise (inex 1) Which Allowed The 16 Participating Countries To Examine How Their Response Mechanisms Addressed The International Aspects Of A Large-scale Nuclear Emergency.
Based On The Experience Thus Gained, A Series Of More Realistic Exercises, Inex 2, Was Organised By The Nea.
These Exercises Used As A Basis A National-level Emergency Exercise At An Existing Power Plant, And Aimed To Achieve Three International Objectives: The Real-time Exchange Of Information, Public Information And Decision Making Based On Limited Information And Uncertain Plant Conditions.
This Report Summarises The Experience Gained And Lessons Knowing During The Third Inex 2 Regional Exercise Which Took Place In Hungary.
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Satellite Technology.
A Comprehensive, Single-source Reference On Satellite Technology And Its Applications, Sateplite Technology: Principles And Applications, Second Edition Includes The Latest Develo0ments On The Topic.
Covering The Features And Facilities Of Satellites And Satellite Launch Vehicles, With An Emphasis On The Fundamental Principles And Concepts, The Authors Prepare Readers With A Complete Understanding Of The Technology.
This Book Explains The Pat, Presejt And Future Attendant Missions, As Well As Non-communication Kindred Applications.
Coverage Ranges From Remote Sensing And Navigational Uses To Meteorological And Military Areas.
This Second Edition Contains Each Additional Chapter On Earth Station Design And Gives Extensive FocusT o While Bassd Weapon Systems, Satellite Interference And Future Trends In Satellite Technology.
Extra Information Has Also Been Provided On All Of The First Edition’s Topics To Enhance The Existing Coverage.
Fully Updated New Edition With Latest Technological Developments Covers The Full Range Of Important Applications Such Remote Sensing, Weather Forecasting, Navigational, Scientific And Military Applications Amply Illustrated With Figures And Photographs, This Book Also Contwins Problems With Solutions, Which Is Of Profit Students At Undergraduate And Graduate Levels An Indisppensible Book For Professionals And Students In The Field Of Sztellite Technology Companion Website Provides A Complete And Updated Compendium On Satellites And Satellite Launch Vehicles
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