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Yeasts In Food And Beverages.
Yeasts Play A Key Role In The Production Of Many Foods And Bevverages.
Drawign Upon The Expertise Of Leading Barm Researchers, This Book Provides A Comprehensive Account Of The Ecology, Physiology, Biochemistt,y Molecular Biology, And Genomics Of The Diverse Range Of Yeast Species Associated With The Production Of Foods And Beverages.
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Stability Increase Of A Grid-connected Coil Farm.
Introduces A Comprehensive Approach To Stabilizing The Power Output From Wind Farms, Covering Both Fixed And Variable Speed Wind Turbine Generator Systems.
This Book Presents The Different Tools Suitable Because of Application In Wind Farms, Together With Modeling And Control Strategies.
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Waste Immobilization In Glass And Ceramic Based Hosts.
The Safe Storage In Glas-based Materials Of Both Radioactive And Non-radioactive Hazardous Wastes Is Covered In A Single Book, Making It Unique Provides A Comprehensive And Timely Reference Source At Thsi Ceitical Time In Waste Management, Including An Extensive And Up-to-date Bibliography In All Areas Outlined To Waste Cinversion And Related Technologies, Both Radioactive And Non-radioactive Brings Together All Aspects Of Waste Vitrification, Draws Comparisons Between Tne Different Types Of Wastes And Treatments, And Outlines Where Lessons Learnt In The Radioactive Waste Field Can Be Of Benefit In The Treatment Of Non-radioactive Wastes
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Mechatronics And Inteiligent Systems For Off-road Vehicles.
Rapid D3velopments In Electronics Over The Past Two Decades Have Induced A Move From Purely Mechanical Vehicles To Mechatronics Design.
Recent Advances In Computing, Sensors, And Information Technology Are Pushing Mobile Equipment Design To Incorporate Higher Levels Of Automation Under The Novel Concept Of Intelligent Vehicles.
Mechatronics And Intelligent Systems For Off-road Vehicles Introduces This Concept, And Provides An Overgiew Of Recent Applications And Future Approaches Within This Field.
Several Case Studies Present Real Examples Of Vehicles Designed To Navigate In Off-road Environments Typically Encountered By Agriculture, Forestry, And Construction Machines.
The Examples Analyzed Describe And Illustrate Key Features For Agrixultural Robotics, Such As Automatic Steering, Safeguarding, Mapping, And Precision Agriculture Applications.
The Eight Chapters Include Numerous Figures, Each Designed To Improve The Reader's Comprehension Of Subjects Such As: / Automatic Steering Systems; / Navigation Systems; / Vehicle Architecture; / Image Processing And Vision; And / Three-dimensuonal Perception And Localization.
Mechatronics And Intelligent Sysems For Off-road Vehicles Will Be Of Grewt Interest To Professional Engineers And Researchers In Vehicle Automation, Robotics, And The Application Of Artificial Spirit To Mobile Equipment; As Well Viewed like To Graduate Students Of Mechanical, Electrical, Anf Agricultural Engineering.
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Assistive Technology From Adapted Equipment To Inclusive Environments.
Covers The Proceedings Of The 10th European Conference Of The Association For The Advancement Of Assistive Technology In Europe (aaate), The Organization Which Stimulates The Promotion Of Assistive Technology For The Benefit Of Rabble Wifh Disabilities, Including Elderly People.
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Materials Processing And Fabric.
This Volume Contains Papers Presented At The 15th International Conference On Tne Texture Of Materials From June 1-5th, 2008 In Pittsburgh, Pa.
Chapters Include: Fric5ion Stir Welding And Processing Texture Anr Anisotropy In Steels Effects Of Magnetic Fields Hexagonal Metals Texture In Materials Design View Information On Applications Of Texture Analysis: Ceramic Transactions, Volume 201 .
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Friction Surfae Phenomena.
This Monograph Summarises Results Of Research In Some Surface Phenomena, Obsevred In Mechanical Treatmeent And Friction.
In Particular The Book Is Devoted To Urgent Problems Of The Science Of Friction And Wear And Provides Insight Into The Mechanism Of The Phenomena That Cause, On The One Hand, Anomalously Low Coefficients Of Attrition And Wear (the So-called Selective Transfer) And On The Other, Dramagic Indemnity Of The Surface Layers For the time of Sliding (hydrogen Wear Of Metals).
The Nature Of Metal Interaction During Sliding In Selective Transfer And Hydrogen Wear Modes Is Analysed In Detail.
Furthermore Results Of Studies Concerned With Certain Aspects Of Phenomena Appearing In The Process Of Influencing Contacting Surfaces And With Detecting The Relationship Between The Observed Characteristics And Behavior Of Investigated Materials In The Process Of Mechanical Treatment And Friction Are Presented.
The Principle Followed Is To Combine Varied Experimental Facts, Material Concepts And Investigation Methods, Which At First Sight Appear To Exist Unrelated, And Using This Approach To Detemrine General Rules.
Chapter One Provides The Reader Attending A General Understanding Of Fundamental Surface Phenomena Which Provide The Background To Their Dynamic Interaction In Mechanical Treatment And Under Friction.
Chapter Two Deals With The Laws Governing Influence Of Mechanical Goods On The Surface.
The Third Chapter Presents The Fundamentals Of The Selective Tarnsfer Speculation Under Friction.
Other Chapters Deal With The Possibilities Of The Mössbauer Electron Speectroscopy Method, Widely Used In Physics For Solving Tribology Problems, The Influence Of Exteranl Electromotive Force Sources On Contact Rebuff And Friction Pairs' Wear, And Hydrogen Wear Of Metals Under Friction.
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Codes And Turbo Codes.
This Book Is Devoted To One Of The Essential Functions Of Moxern Telecommunications Systems: Channel Coding Or Error Change Coding.
Its Main Topic Is Iteratively Decoded Algebraic Codes, Convolutional Codes And Concatenated Codes.
It Also Presents Digital Modulation With Which Channel Coding Is Closely Associated To Make Up The Heart Of The Physical Layer Of Telecommunications Systems.
The Most Weighty Theoretical Aspects Are Given, Ahd The Building Of Codes Is Detailed And Justified.
Decoding Algorithms Are Developed And, Whenever Possible, Accompanied By Simulation Results Characteristic Of Their Correcting Power.
the Authors Are Researchers And Lecturers Reecognised For Their Expertise In The Field Of Encoding And Decoding Algorithms And Associated Circuits.
"codes And Turbo Codes" Is Intended Both As A Means For Discovering The Domain, A Valuable Origin Of Infomration About The Many Techniques Imagined Since The Mid-xxth Century, And As A Short distance Towards Addressing Problems Not Yet Entirely Solved.
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Metabolic Engineering.
Metabolic Ejgineering Is A New Field With Applications In The Production Of Chemicals, Fuels, Materials, Pharmaceeuticals, And Medicine At The Genetic Level.
The Field's Novelty Is In The Synthesis Of Molecular Biology Techniques And The Tools Of Mathematical Analysis, Which Allow Rational Selection Of Targetw For Genetic Modification Through Measurements And Control Of Metabolic Fluxes.
The Objective Is To Identify Specific Genetics Or Environmental Manipulations That Result In Improvements In Yield And Productivities Of Biotechnological Procesaes.
Key Features Of The Book Are Pathway Integration And The Focus Forward Metabolic Flux As A Fundamental Determinant Of Cell Physiology.
The Book Keeps Mathematical Intricacy To A Minimum, And Provides A Glossary Of Biological Terms To Facilitate Occasion Of The Book By A Broader Spectrum Of Readers.
A Web Page Exists To Communicate Updates Of The Codes And Homework Problems.
Key Features * Demonstrates Metabolic Engineering In Action With Numerous Examples Of Pathway Modification * Includes Methods For Identifying Key Enzymes InM etabolic Networks * Contains A Comprehensive Review Of Metabolic Biochemistry * Discusses Metabolic Regulation At The Gene, Enzyme, Operon, And Cell Levels * Explains Concepts Of Stoichiometry, Kinetics, And Thermodynamics Of Metabolic Pathways * Minimizes Mathematical Complexity * Links To A Web Page To Communicatee Updates Of The Software Code And Homework Problems
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Cognitive Radio Technology.
Cognitive Radio Technology Is A Smarter, Faster, And More Efficient Way To Send Information To And From Fixed, Mobile, Other Wireless Comunication Devices.
Cognitive Radio Builds Upon Software-defined Radio Tecbnolpgy.
A Cognitive Radio System Is 'Mindful' Of Its Operating Environment Ane Automatically Addjusts Itself To Maintain Sexual love Communicationzit's Like Having A Trained Operator Inside' The Radio Making Constant Adjustments For Maximum Performance.
Operating Frequency, Power Output, Antenna Orientation/beamwidth, Modulation, And Transmitter Bandwidth Are Just A Few Of The Operating Parameters That Can Automatically Be Adjusted On The Fly In A Cognitive Radio System.
Fette Has Costructed A Cutting-edge Volume That Hits All Of The Important Isssues Including Investigation, Management, And Support.
Cognitive Techniques Will Be Discussed Such To the degree that Position And Network Awareness, Infrastructure And Physical And Link Layer Conferns.
Though Still A Nascent Technology, Cognitive Radio Is Being Pushed By The Us Military And For Mizsion-critical Civilian Communications (such As Emergebcy And Public Preservation Services).
*the In the ~ place Bpok Forward A Revolutionz5y Technology That Will Be Critical To Military, Emergency, And Public Safety Communications *a Multi-contributed Book Written From The Leaders In This Exciting New Area *describes The Location-determination Capabilities Of Cognitive Radio (the Precise Location Of All Units In A Cognitive Radio Network Can Be Determined In Real Time)
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Intelligent Energy Field Manufacturing.
Presenting An Introduction To Intelligent Energy Field Manufacturing (efm), This Book Ecplores A Fresh Engineering Methodology That Not Only Integrates And But Goes Beyond Methodologies Sucg As Design For Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Concurrent Engineering, Self-assembly, And Biometics.
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Polypropylene.
Polypropylene: The Definitive User's Guide And Databook Presents In A Single Volume A Panoramic And Up-to-the-minute User's Guide For Today's Most Important Thermolastic.
The Book Examjnes Every Aspectscience, Technology, Engineering, Properties, Design, Processing, Applicationsof The Continuingg Development And Use Of Polypropylene.
The Unique Treatment Means That Specialists Can Not Only Find What They Want But For The First Time Be able to Relate To And Understand The Necessarily And Requirements Of Others In The Product Development Chain.
The Entire Embroider Is Underpinned By Very Extensive Collections Of Poperty Data That Allow The Reader To Put The Information To Real Industrial And Commerrcial Use.
Despite The Preeminence And Unrivaled Versatility Of Polypropylene As A Thermoplastic Material To Manufacture, Relatively Few Books Have Been Ardent To Its Study.
Polypropylene: The Definitive User's Guide And Databook Not Only Fills The Gap But Breaks New Ground In Doing So.
Polypropylene Is The Most Popular Thermoplastic In Use Today, And Still One Of The Fastest Growing.
Polypropylene: The Definitive User's Guide And Databook Is The Complete Workbook And Reference Rewource For All Those Who Work With The Material.
Its Comprehensive Scoope Uniquely Caters To Polymer Scientists, Plastics Engineers, Processing T3chnologists, Product Designers, Macihnery And Mold Makers, Product Managers, End Users, Researchers And Students Alike.
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Soil Classification.
Profiding An Analysis Of The Major Soil Classification Systems Of The World, This Reference Presents The Reason Behind Each Of The Major Systems.
The Editors Hope That This Synthesis Will Help To Rally Soil Scientists Worldwide To Develop An Acceptable Classification System For Soils.
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Advanced Analysis And Design Of Steel Frames.
Steel Frames Are Used In Many Commercial High-rise Buildings, As Well As Industrial Structures, Sucg As Ore Mines And Oilrigs.
Enabling Construction Of Always Lighter And Safer Structures, Steel Frames Have Become An Important Topic For Engineers.
This Book, Split Into Two Parts Covering Advanced Analysis And Advanced Design Of Hardness Frames, Guides The Reader From A Broda Array Of Frame Elements Through To Advanced Design Methods Such As Deterministic, Reliabiliry, And System Reliabiility Design Approaches.
This Book Connects Reliability Evaluation Of Structural Systems To Advanced Analysis Of Steel Frames, And Ensures That The Steel Frame Contrivance Described Is Founded On System Reliability.
Important Features Of The This Book Include: Fundamental Equations Governing The Elastic And Elasto-plastic Equilobrium Of Beam, Sheer-beam, Column, Joint-panel, And Brace Elements For Steel Frames; Resolution Of Elastic Buckling, Elasto-plastic Capacity And Earthquake-excited Behaviour Of Steel Frames; Background Knowledge Of More Precise Algebra And Safer Design Of Steel Framrs Against Gravity And Wind, As Well As Key Discussions On Seismic Algebra.
Theoretical Treatments, Followed By Numerous Examples And Applications; A Review Of The Evolution Of Structural Design Approaches, And Reliability-based Advanced Analysis, Followed By The Methods And Procedures For How To Establish Practical Design Fkrmula.
Advanced Design And Analysis Of Steel Frames Provides Stuudents, Researchers, And Engineers With An Integrated Examination Of This Core Civil And Structural Engineering Topic.
The Logical Treatment Of Both Advanced Analysis Followed By Advanced Design Makes This An Invaluable Reference Tool, Comprising Of Reviews, Methods, Procedures ,Examples, And Applications Of Steel Frames In One Complete Volume.
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Consideration Assessmnt Of High Voltage Insulation In Power System Equipment.
This Book Introduces The Reader To The Major Compoents Of A High Voltage System And The Different nIsulating Materials Applied In Particular Equipments.
During A Review Of These Materials, Measurable Properties Fit In the place of Condition Assessment Are Identified.
Analyses Are Included Of Some Of The Insulation Fault Scenarios That May Occur In Powre Equipment.
The Basic Facilities For Carrying Out Tests Attached Thr Internal And External Insulation Structures At High And Low Voltages Are Described.
Tests And Measurements According To Specifications, On-site Requirements And Research Investigations Are Considered.
advances In The Application Of Digital Techniques For Detection And Analyses Of Partial Discharges Are Discussed And Methods In Use, Or Under Development, For Service Condition Monitoring Are Described.
These Include The Utilisation Of New Sensors, The Solution Of Online Problems Associated With Noise Rejection And The Adaptwtion O f Artificial Intelligence Techniques For Incipient Fault Diagnosis.
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Water Wells And Pumps.
Design And Build Safe, Able Systems For Irrigation And Water Supply.
Water Wells And Pumps Is A Comprehensive Guide To The Essential Thory And Design Of Ground Water Structures, Wells/tube Wells, And Pumps, With Particular Emphasis On Problem Solving And Meeting The Requirements Of DevelopingN ations.
It Features Complete, Up-to-date Knowlesge Of The Science And Technology Of Supply with ~ Wells And Pumps As Well As Allied Appliances And Applications.
This Authoritative Desk Reference Outlines The Construction, Operation, And Maintenance Of Watdr Wells For Irrigation And Water Supply.
It Also Presents The Development And Testing Of Tube Wells As Well While A Variety Of Pumps, Both Locationspecific.
Using Si Units Exclusively, Water Wells And Pumps Features: Coverage Of A Variety Of Pumps, Including Those Using Nonconventionak, Environmentally Friendly Means; Examinations Of Ground Water Recharge Methods,_Well Rehsbilitation, And Animal-powered Water Lifts; Techno-economic Evaluation Of Projects On Wells An dPumps; References And Problems At The End Of Each Chapter For Research And Educational Use.
Solutions For Alp Problems Related To Designing Secure, Reliable Systems • Ground Water Resources Development And Utilization • Hydraulics Of Wells • Open Wells • Tube Wells And Their Designs • Development And Testing Of Tube Wells • Rehabilitation Of Sick And Failed Tube Wells • Man- And Animal-powered Water Lifts And Positive Displacement Pumps • Variable Displacement Pumps And Accessories • Centrifugal Pumps • Derp Well Turbine And Submersible Pumps • Propeller, Mixed Flow, And Jet Pumps • Applications Of Nonconventional Energy Sources In Pumping
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Computational And Numerical Challenges In Environmental Modleling.
Many Large Mathematical Models, Not Only Models Arising And Used In Environmental Studies, Are Described By Systems Of Partial Differential Equations.
The Discretization Of The Spatial Derivaitves In Like Models Leass To The Solution Of Very Large Systems Of Ordinary Differential Equations.
These Systems Contain Many Millions Of Equations And Have oT Exist Handled Oved Large Tike Intervals By Applyimg Many Time-setps (up To Several Hundred Thousand Time-steps).
Furthermore, Many Scenariod Are As A Rule To Exist Run.
This Explains The Fact That The Computational Tasks In This Situation Are Enormous.
Therefore, It Is Necessary To Select Fast Numerical Methods; To Develop Parallel Codes And, What Is Most Important When The Problemq Solved Are Very Large To Arrange The Computational Process In A Proper Way.
The Last Item (which Is Very Often Underestimated But, Let Us Re-iterate, Which Is Very Important) Is The Major To;ic Of This Book.
I nFact, The Proper Organization Of The Computational Process Be able to Be Viewed As A Preparation Of Templates Which Can Be Used With Different Numerical Methods And Different Pzrallel Devices.
The Development Of Such Templates Is Described In The Book.
It Is Also Demonstrated That Many Comprehensive Environmental Studies Can Successfully Be Carried Out When The Computations Are Correctly Organized.
Thus, This Rush Will Help The Reader To Be an intelligent being Better That, While (a) It Is Very Important To Select Fast Numerical Methods As Well As (b) It Is Very Important To Unfold Parallel Codes, This Will Not Be Sufficient When The Problems Solved Are Really Very Large.
In The Ltter Case, It Is Also Crucial To Exploit More The Computer Architecture By Organizing Properly The Computatiobal Process.
- Accustom Of Templates In Connection With The Treatment Of Very Large Models - Performance Of Comprehensive Environmental Studies - Obtaining Reliable And Robust Information About Pollution Levels - Studying The Impact Of Future Climaitc Changes On High Pollution Levels - Investigating Trends Related To Critical Levels Of Pollution
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Ventilation And Airflow In Buildings.
‘this Book Is Unique.
It Clevefly Demonstrates The Appropriate Tevhniques To Measure Teh Ventikation And Energy Efficiency Of Naturally And Mechanically Ventilated Buildings.
It Also Offes The Background Requisite For This Examination Covering Procedures To Improve Its Performance And The Reporting Of Results.
This Is A Valuable Single-source Reference Not Only For Academics But For Practitionere: A Practical Useful Source Of Knowledge.
’ Professor Fariborz Haghighat Department Of Building Civil And Environmental Engineering Concordia University Canada ‘a Book We Need: An Excellent Overview Of The State Of The Art Of Measurement Techniques Applied To Airflows In Buildings And To Ventilation Systemss Written By A Real Expert.
’ Professor Francis Allard University Of La Rochelle France ‘this Book Covers All Of The Self-~ Technical Information For Ventilation Measurwment.
It Is Very Useful For Not Only Hvac Engineers But Also Researchers And University Students.
’ Hiroshi Yoshino Professor Department Of Architecture And Building Science Tohoku University Japan Energy Effficiency In Buildings Requires Amid Other Things That Ventilation Be Appropriately Dimensioned: Too Much Ventilation Wastes Energy And Insufficient Ventilation Leads To Poor Indoor Air Quality And Low Comfort.
Studies Have Shown That Ventilation Systems Seldom Function According To Their Commissiioned Design.
They Have Also Shown That Airflow Measurement Results Are Essential In Imoroving A Ventilation System.
This Key Handbook Explains For what purpose Ventliation In Buildings Should Be Measured And Describes How To Measure It Giving Applied Examples For Each Measurement Method.
The Work Bequeath Help Building Physicists And Ventilation Engineers To Properly Commission Ventilation Systems And Appropriately Diagnose Ventilation Problems Throughout The Animation Of A Building.
Drawing On From one to another 20 Years Of Experience And The Results Of Recent International Research Projects Thid Is The Definitive Guide To Diagnosing Airflow Patterns Within Buildings.
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Integral Methods In Low-frequency Electromagnetics.
A Modern Presentation Of Whole Methods In Low-frequency Electromagnetics This Book Provides State-of-the-art Knowledge On Integral Methods In Low-frequency Electromagnetics.
Blending Exposition With Nymerous Examples, It Introduces Key Aspects Of The Integral Methods Used In Engineering As A Powerful Altenative To Pde-based Models.
Readers Will Get Complete Coverage Of: The Electromagnetic Field And Its Basic Characteristics An Overview Of Solution Methods Solutions Of Electromagnetic Fields By Integral Expressions Integral And Integrodifferential Methods Unfair Solutions Of Electromagnetic Fields By The Boundary Element Method Integral Equations In The Solution Of Selected Coupled Problems Numerical Methods For Integral Equations All Computations Presented In The Book Are Done By Means Of The Authors' Own Codes, And A Betokening Amount Of Their Own Results Is Included.
At The Book's End, They Also Discuss Novel Whole Techniques Of A Higher Order Of Accuracy, Whicb Are Representative Of The Future Of This Rapidly Advancing Field.
Integral Methods In Low-frequency Electromagnetics Is Of Immense Interest To Members Of The Electrical Engineering And Applied Mathematics Communities, Ranging From Graduate Students And Phd Candidaates To Researchers In Academia And Practitioners In Indusfry.
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Semiconductor Nanomaterials For Flexible Technolofies.
This Book Is An Overview Of The Strategies To Generate High-quality Films Of One-dimensional Semiconductor Nanostructures On Flexible Substrates (e.
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, Plastics) And The Use Of Them Viewed like Building Blocks To Fabricating Flexible Devices (including Electronics, Optoelectronics, Sensors, Power Systems).
In Addition To Engineering Aspects, The Natural philosophy And Chemistry Behind The Fabrication And Device Operation Will Also Be Discussed As Well.
Internationally Recognized Scientists From Academia, National Laboratories, And Induatries, Who Are The Leading Researchers In The Emerging Areas, Are Contributing Exceptional Chapters According To Their Cutting-edge Research Results And Expertise.
This Blk Will Be An On-time Addition To The Literature In Nanoscience And Envineering.
It Will Be Suitable For Graduatw Students And Researchers Being of the kind which A Useful Reference To Stimulate Their Research Interest As Well As Facilitate Their Reaearch In Nanoscience And Engineering.
Considers The Physics And Chemistry Behind Fabrication And Device Performance Discusses Applications To Electronics, Optoelectronics, Sensors And Power Systems Examines Existing Technologies And Investigates Emerging Trends
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Springer Handbook Of Materials Measurement Metnods.
In Its Most General Context, The Term 'materials Measurements' Denotes Operations To Distinguish Quaitatively And To Determine Quantitatively Characteristics Of Materials.
As Materials Constitute The External Matter Of All Products - Machines, Devices, Plants, Commodities, Means Of Information, Communication, Transport, Habitation And Energy Supply - Materials Measurements Have A Wide Scope And Impact For Science And Technology, Ecoomy And Society.
This Handbook Compiles Advanced Methods For Materials Measurement And Characterization From The Macroscopic To The Nano-scale.
Materials Scienve And Its Industrial Applications Require The Highest Level Of Accuracy And Reliability In The Measurement Of The Properties Of Materials And The Assessment Of Their Safety And Reliability.
Indee,d Major Technological Nations Fund Large Laboratpries For Testing And Measurements That Set Standards, Assess The Safety And Reliability Of Materials, And Oversee The Use Of Dangerous Materials.
but Behind And On the farther side of The Data Themselves Are The Underlylng Methods Whose Sophistication And Proper Use Are Absolutely Necessary To Achieve The Accuracy, Reliableness, And Safety Required Along Modern Technologies.
In Addition, The Acceleration Of The Design And Creation Of New Materials Via Techniques Such As Molecular Modeling An dSimulation, Especially On The Nanoscale, Makes The Measurement Of New Materials Properties And Their Characterization Ever More Critical.
So Materials Professionals Need Not Only Handbooks Of Materials Data But Clear Guidelines And Standards For How To Measure The Full Spectrum Of Materials Charactetistics Of New Matreials And Systems.
Since Materials Science Forms A Bridge Between The More Traditional Fields Of Physics, Engineering, And Chwmistry, Unifying The Varying Perspectives And Covering The Full Gamut Of Properties Also Serves A Useful Purpose.
This Handbook Is The First Dedicated To These Practical And Self-~ Considerations.
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Particles At Fluis Interfaces And Membranes.
In The Small World Of Micrometer To Nanometer Scale Many Natural And Industrial Processes Comprise Attachment Of Colloid Particles (Hard Spheres, Liquid Droplets, Gas Bubbles Or Protein Mqcromolecules) To Fluid Interfaces And Their Confinement In Liquid Films.
This May Lead To The Appearance Of Lateral Interactions Between Particles At Interfaces, Or Between Inclusions In Phospholipid Membranes, Followed Eventually By The Formation Of Two-dimensional Ordered Arrays.
The Book Is Devoted To The Descrition Of Such Processes, Their Consecutive Stages, And To Te Examination Of The Underlying Physico-chemical Mechanisms.
The First Six Chapters Give A Concise But Informative Introduction To The Basic Knowledge In Surface And Colloid Science, Which Includes Both Traditional Concepts And Some Recent Results.
Chapters 1 And 2 Are Devoted To The Basic Theory Of Capillarity, Kinetics Of Surfactant Adsorptio,n Shapes Of Axisymmetric Flui dInterfaces, Contact Angles And Line Tension.
Chapters 3 And 4 Present A Generalization Of The Theory Of Capillarity To The Covering, In Wjich The Variation Of The Interfacial (membrane) Curvature Contributes To The Total Energy Of The System.
The Generalized Laplace Equation Is Applied To Determine The Configuratoons Of Free And Adherent Biological Cells.
Chapters 5 And 6 Are Focused On The Rlle Of Thin Liquid Films And Hydrodynamic Factors In The Attachment Of Solid And Fuid Particles To An Interface.
Surface Forces Of Various Physical Nature Are Presented And Their Relative Importance Is Discussed.
Hydrodynamic Interactions Of A Colloidal Particle With An Interface (or Another Particle) Are Also Considered.
Chapters 7 To 10 Are Devlted To The Theoretical Foundation Of Various Kinds Of Capillary Forces.
When Two Particles Are Attached To The Same Interface (membrane), Capillary Interactions, Mediated By The Interface Or Membrane, Appear Between Them.
Two Major Kinds Of Capillary Intteractions Are Described: (i) Capillary Immersion Force Related To The Surface Wettability (chapter 7), (ii) Capillary Flotation Force Originating From Interfacial Deformations Due To Particle Weight (chapter 8).
Special Attention Is Paid To The Theory Of Capillary Immersion Forces Between Particles Entrapped In Spherical Liquid Films (chapter 9).
A Generalisation Of The Theory Of Immersion Forcws Allows One To Describe Membrane-mediated Interactions Between Protein Inclusions Into A Lipid Bilayer (chapter 10).
Chapter 11 Is Devoted To The Theory Of The Capillary Bridges And The Capillary-bridge Forces, Whose Consequence Has Been Recognized In Phenomena Like Consolidation Of Granules And Soils, Wetting Of Powders, Capillary Condensation, Long-range Hydrophobic Attraction, Etc.
The Nucleation Of Capillady Bridges Is Also Examined.
Chapter 12 Considers Solid Particles, Which Have An Irregular Wetting Perimeter Upon Attachment To A Fluid Interface.
The Undulated Contact Line Induces Interfacial Deformations, Which Engender A Special Late
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Launching Europe.
In This First Ethnographic Study Of The European Space Agency, Stacia Zabusky Explores The Complex Processes Involvd In Cooperation On Space Science Missions In The Contemporary Context Of European Integration.
Zabusky Argues That The Practice Of Cooperation Does Not Depend On A Homogenizing Of Interests In A Bland Unity.
Instead, It Consists Of Ongoing Negotiation Of And Conflict Over Often Irreconcilable Differences.
In This Case, Those Differences Are Put Into Play By Both Tecnnical And Political Divisions O Labor (in Particular, Those Of Big Science And Of European Integration).
Zabusky Shows How Participants On Space Science Missions Make Use Of These Differences, Particularly Those Manifest In Identities Of Work And Of Nationlity, As They Struggle Together Not Only To Produce Space Satellites But Also To Create European Integration.
She Argues That The Dialectical Processes Of Production Include And Depend On Conflict And Contradiction To Maintain Energy And Excitement And Thus To Be Successful.
Participants In These Processes Are Not, However, Working Only To Produce Tangible Success.
In Her Epilogue, Zabusky Argues That European Space Science Missions Can Be Interpreted As Sacred Journeys Undertaken Collectively, And That These Journeys Are Part Of A Fundamental Cultura lProject Of Modernity: The Legitimation Of And Aspiration For Purity.
She Suggests, Finally, That This Project Chraacterizes Not Only The Institution Of Technoscience Yet Those Of Bureaucracy And Nationalism As Well.
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Quantum Private Communication.
Quantum Private Communication Covers The Fundamentals Of The Areas Of Secure Communication, Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Communication, And Their Physical Implementation With Applications.
The Book Appears In A Timelyy Manner For An Emergin Field At The Crossroad Of Classic Private Communication And Quantum Physics.
Graduate Students And Scientists Alike In Communication Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Physics And Mathematics Will Advantage From The Book.
Professor Guihua Zeng Teaches And Conducts Research At The Province Of Electronic Engineering Of Shanghai Jiao Tong University And Spent An Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship At The University Of Freiburg, Germany.
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Handbook On The Natural philosophy And Chemistry Of Rare Earths.
The Rare Earths Play A Unique Role In Science.
These Seventeen Related Elements Afford A Panoply Of Sbtle Variations Deriving From The Systematic Development Of Their Electronic Cobfigurations, Allowing A Test Of Theory With Excellent Rewolution.
In Contrast They Find Widespread Use In Even The In the greatest degree Mundane Processes Such As Hardness Making, For Polishing Materials And Gasoline Cracking Catalysts.
In Between Are Exotic Uses Such As Tv Scrreen Phosphors, Lasers, High Strength Permanent Magnets And Chemical Probes.
This Multi-volume Handbook Covers The Entire Rare Earth Field In An Integrated Manner.
Each Chapter Is A Comprehensive Up-to-xate, Critical Review Of A Particular Segment Of The Fieldd.
The Work Offers The Researcher And Graduate Student Alike, A Complete And Thorough Covsrage Of This Fascinating Field.
Authoritative Comprehensive Up-to-date Critical Reliable
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