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Taylor & Francis Ltd Poromechanics III Biot Centennial 19052005
Book SynopsisThese proceedings represent the latest advances in the mechanics of porous materials, known as poromechanics. The porous materials considered are solids containing voids that are impregnated with fluid. The focus is on the mechanical interactions of the inhomogeneous solid with the single- or multi-phase fluid under the loading of mechanical force, fluid pressure, thermal, chemical, and magnetic fields. The response time can be in static, diffusional, and dynamic ranges. The length scale can start from nano, to micro, macro, and up to field scales. Its application covers many branches of science and engineering, including geophysics, geomechanics, composite materials, biomechanics, acoustics, seismicity, civil, mechanical, environmental, and petroleum engineering. The approaches taken include analytical, computational, and experimental.To honor the pioneering contributions of Maurice A. Biot (1905-1985) to poromechanics, the Biot Conference on Poromechanics was convened for the first time in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium in 1998. The success of the first conference led to the 2nd Biot Conference held in Grenoble, France in 2002. To celebrate the centennial birthday of Biot (May 25, 2005), the 3rd Biot Conference on Poromechanics was held at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A., on May 24-27, 2005.Table of ContentsForeword XIII BiomechanicsConstitutive modelingWave propagationDynamic effectNumerical solutionTransportUnsaturated mediumFluid flowLaboratory measurementReservoir applicationsSoil behaviorsShear band and fractureConcrete
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Virtual and Rapid Manufacturing Advanced Research
Book SynopsisCollection of 120 peer-reviewed papers that were presented at the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping, held in Leiria, Portugal in September 2007. Essential reading for all those working on V&RP, focused on inducing increased collaboration between industry and academia. In addition to keynotes dealing with cutting-edge manufacturing engineering issues, contributions deal with topical research virtual and rapid prototyping (V&RP), such as: 1. biomanufacturing, 2. CAD and 3D data acquistion technologies, 3. materials, 4. rapid tooling and manufacturing, 6. advanced rapid prototyping technologies and nanofabrication, 7. virtual environments, 8. collaborative design and engineering and 9. various applications.Table of ContentsInvited lectures1. Biomanufacturing 2. CAD and 3D data acquisition technologies3. Materials 4. Rapid tooling and manufacturing 5. Advanced rapid prototyping technologies and nanofabrication 6. Virtual environments 7. Collaborative Design and Engineering 8. Applications
£356.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Laser Machining of Advanced Materials
Book SynopsisAdvanced materials are becoming increasingly important as substitutes for traditional materials and as facilitators for new and unique products. They have had a considerable impact on the development of a wide range of strategic technologies. Structural ceramics, biomaterials, composites and intermetallics fall under this category of advanced materials. There may be several additional materials in this category, but this book will only focus on these four types of materials.Even though some of these materials can be machined by conventional methods, material processing with lasers is an expanding field which is drawing attention of everyone in the industry as well as academics. As laser machining offers several advantages such as capabilities for machining the materials that are difficult to machine otherwise and flexibility and automation, the scope for applications of these advanced materials is further extended. Laser Machining of Advanced Materials focuses on the fundameTrade Review"[...] a valuable addition to the reference shelf of any practitioner of industrial laser materials processing. [...] extended, well-laid-out, and exemplified chapters on laser machining of ceramics, biomaterials, composites, and intermetallics, all supported by pages of pertinent references. These chapters are more than theory; they are backed with material that enables potential users to get a handle on the problems they are facing from practical experiences. [...] The authors have provided a service to those who are involved in processing advanced material." David Belfonte, Editor-in-Chief, Industrial Laser Solutions "Broadly, the book discusses a specific topic that is not deeply presented in other books. The section on laser machining of composite materials is very well written."Dr. Islam Shyha, Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK"[...] a valuable addition to the reference shelf of any practitioner of industrial laser materials processing. [...] extended, well-laid-out, and exemplified chapters on laser machining of ceramics, biomaterials, composites, and intermetallics, all supported by pages of pertinent references. These chapters are more than theory; they are backed with material that enables potential users to get a handle on the problems they are facing from practical experiences. [...] The authors have provided a service to those who are involved in processing advanced material." David Belfonte, Editor-in-Chief, Industrial Laser Solutions "Broadly, the book discusses a specific topic that is not deeply presented in other books. The section on laser machining of composite materials is very well written."Dr. Islam Shyha, Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UKTable of ContentsSymbols and Nomenclature. Advanced Materials. Machining of Advanced Materials. Laser Machining. Laser Machining of Structural Ceramics. Laser Machining of Biomaterials. Laser Machining of Composites. Laser Machining of Intermetallics.
£104.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Reliability Risk and Safety Back to the Future
Book SynopsisReliability, Risk and Safety: Back to the Future covers topics on reliability, risk and safety issues, including risk and reliability analysis methods, maintenance optimization, human factors, and risk management. The application areas range from nuclear engineering, oil and gas industry, electrical and civil engineering to information technology and communication, security, transportation, health and medicine or critical infrastructures. Significant attention is paid to societal factors influencing the use of reliability and risk assessment methods, and to combinatorial analysis, which has found its way into the analysis of probabilities and risk, from which quantified risk analysis developed. Integral demonstrations of the use of risk analysis and safety assessment are provided in many practical applications concerning major technological systems and structures. Reliability, Risk and Safety: Back to the Future will Table of ContentsThematic Areas 1. Risk and Hazard Analysis 2. System Reliability Analysis 3. Monte Carlo Methods in System Safety and Reliability 4. Dynamic Reliability 5. Bayesian methods 6. Reliability and Safety Data Collection and Analysis 7. Fault Identification and Diagnostics 8. Maintenance Modelling and Optimisation 9. Structural Reliability and Design Codes 10. Software Reliability 11. Consequence Modelling 12. Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis 13. Safety Culture 14. Organizational Learning 15. Human Factors 16. Accident and Incident Investigation 17. Occupational Safety 18. Decision Support Systems and Software Tools for Safety and Reliability 19. Safety Management Systems 20. Integrated Risk Management and Risk-Informed Decision-making 21. Stakeholder and public involvement in risk governance 22. Risk and Evidence Based Policy Making 23. Risk Control in Complex Environments 24. Risk Perception and Communication 25. Major Disasters & Public health 26. Crisis and Emergency Management 27. Legislative dimensions of risk management Industrial & Service Sectors A. Aeronautics and Aerospace B. Automotive Engineering C. Biotechnology and Food Industry D. Chemical Process Industry E. Civil Engineering F. Electrical and Electronic Engineering G. Energy Production and Distribution H. Environmental Engineering I. Health and Medicine J. Information Technology and Telecommunications K. Critical Infrastructures L. Insurance and Finance M. Manufacturing N. Marine Industry O. Mechanical Engineering P. Natural Hazards Q. Nuclear Engineering R. Offshore Oil and Gas S. Security and Protection T. Surface Transportation (road and train) U. Waterborne Transportation V. Public Planning W. Policy Decisions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2011
Book SynopsisThe broad and developing scope of ergonomics - the application of scientific knowledge to improve peopleâs interaction with products, systems and environments - has been illustrated for 25 years by the books which make up the Contemporary Ergonomics series. This book presents the proceedings of the international conference on Ergonomics & Human Factors 2011. In addition to being the leading event in the UK that features ergonomics and human factors across all sectors, this is also the annual conference of the Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors.Individual papers provide insight into current practice, present new research findings and form an invaluable reference source. The volumes provide a fast track for the publication of suitable papers from international contributors, with papers being subject to peer review since 2009.A wide range of topics are covered in these proceedings, including transport, user centred design, safety culture, military, accidenTable of ContentsHuman Factors in industrial accidents, Making safety culture work, Ergonomics in Education, Designing transport systems for users and operators, Usability of military equipment, Human Factors in modern manufacturing, Ergonomics in future computer use, Healthcare and ageing, User centred design and evaluation of medical devices, Green ergonomics, The 24 hour society, Cross sectors, Safety, HFI, Maps, Debate, Posters
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Advances in Safety Reliability and Risk
Book SynopsisAdvances in Safety, Reliability and Risk Management contains the papers presented at the 20th European Safety and Reliability (ESREL 2011) annual conference in Troyes, France, in September 2011. The books covers a wide range of topics, including: Accident and Incident Investigation; Bayesian methods; Crisis and Emergency Management; Decision Making under Risk; Dynamic Reliability; Fault Diagnosis, Prognosis and System Health Management; Fault Tolerant Control and Systems; Human Factors and Human Reliability; Maintenance Modelling and Optimisation; Mathematical Methods in Reliability and Safety; Occupational Safety; Quantitative Risk Assessment; Reliability and Safety Data Collection and Analysis; Risk and Hazard Analysis; Risk Governance; Risk Management; Safety Culture and Risk Perception; Structural Reliability and Design Codes; System Reliability Analysis; Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis.Advances in Safety, Reliability and Risk Management will be of Table of ContentsPreface, Conference organization, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Thematic areas, Industrial sectors, Back Cover
£451.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Innovative Developments in Virtual and Physical
Book SynopsisEssential reading on the latest advances in virtual prototyping and rapid manufacturing. Presents more than 100 peer-reviewed papers covering: Biomanufacturing; CAD and 3D Data Acquisition Technologies; Materials; Rapid Tooling & Manufacturing; Additive and Nano Manufacturing Technologies; Virtual Environments and Simulation, and ApplicationsTable of Contents1. Keynotes2. Biomanufacturing3. CAD and 3D Data Acquisition Technologies4. Materials5. Rapid Tooling & Manufacturing6. Additive and Nano Manufacturing Technologies7. Virtual Environments and Simulation8. Applications
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Contemporary Ergonomics 19842008 Selected papers
Book SynopsisTo mark the 25th anniversary of Contemporary Ergonomics, the current and past editors have selected 4 papers from each of the years that they oversaw its publication. This collection is intended to showcase the breadth of research topics covered by the Contemporary Ergonomics series of books and to illustrate the change of focus in ergonomics research over the years.Table of ContentsSelected Papers and and Overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference The Editors of contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008 1984 Application of Ergonomics Jingle bells Poster Papers PADAS - An ambulatory electronic system to monitor and evaluate factors relating to back pain at work Human Variability Ergonomics is kid's stuff: The ability of primary school children to design their own furniture Transport Control Ergonomics in the lighthouse 1985 Information Technology Touch screens: A summary report of an evaluation of improved screen layout designs Cognitive Ergonomics How intelligible is English spoken by non-native English speakers? Accident Behaviour Slips and mistakes: Two distinct classes of human error? Ergonomics and Police Detection Methods Ergonomics and police detection methods 1986 Keynote Addresses Phenomena, function and design: Does information make a difference? Keynote Addresses A model of mental health and work attitudes Organisational Ergonomics Attitude surveys: An authoritarian technique masquerading as a participative process Visual Processes The role of colour in object recognition, categorization and naming 1987 Keynote Addresses The cognitive bases of predictable human error Human Reliability SHERPA: A systematic human error reduction and prediction approach Human Performance Minor illnesses and performance efficiency Design, Simulation and Evaluation The use of people to simulate machines: An ergonomic approach 1988 Structural Systems Development Soft systems approaches and their integration into the development process Display Design Eye movements and the conspicuity of routing information Impact of New Technology Introducing word processing to novice users: A study of 'procedural' and 'conceptual' approaches Vehicle Ergonomics Sorry, can't talk just overtaking a lorry: The definition and experimental investigation of the problem of driving and handsfree earphone use 1989 Keynote Addresses Accident and intention: Attitudinal aspects of industrial safety Process Control Flow displays of complex plant processes for fault diagnosis Process Control Reduction of action uncertainty in process control systems: The role of device knowledge Information Presentation and Acquisition Closed circuit television and user needs 1990 Systems Integration Eye-pointing in the cockpit Seating Posture and the Spine Ergonomic evaluation of aircraft seating Alarms Altering the urgency of auditory warnings: An experimental study Introducing Ergonomics The ergonomics audit 1991 Speech Input and Synthesis Voice versus manual techniques for airborne data entry correction Noisy and Hot Environments Human thermal responses in crowds Job and Workplace Design Office lighting for VDT work: Comparative surveys of reactions to parabolic and lensed-indirect systems Musculoskeletal Studies Use of wrist rests by data input VDU operators 1992 Keynote Address Causes of motion sickness Drivers and Driving A survey of car driver discomfort Selection and Workstress The occupational well-being of train drivers - An overview Ergonomics Applications The importance of ergonomics in plastic surgery 1993 Auditory Warnings Alarms in a coronary care unit Health and Safety Safe surface temperatures of domestic products Health and Safety An ergonomics appraisal of the Piper Alpha disaster Drivers and Driving Carphone use and motorway driving 1994 Occupational Health Injury in the orchestra - The ergonomic nightmare Upper Limb Assessment R.U.L.A. -A rapid upper limb assessment tool General Ergonomics The teleworking experience Formal Methods Validation in ergonomics/human factors 1995 Anthropometry Anthropometry of children 2 to 13 years of age in the Netherlands Drivers and Driving Musculoskeletal troubles and driving: A survey of the British public Training Teaching older people to use computers: Evolution and evaluation of a course Drivers and Driving Is risk assessment a necessary decision-making tool for all organisations? 1996 Thermoregulation Heat stress in night-clubs Cognitive Quality in Advanced Crew System Concepts Cognitive quality in advance crew system concepts: The training of the aircrew-machine team Task Analysis Recent developments in hierarchical task analysis Risk and Error Railway signals passed at danger - The prevention of human error 1997 The Culture of Ergonomics The role of ergonomics in development aid programmes General Ergonomics The ergonomic design of passenger safety information on trains Health and Safety Health and safety problems in computerised offices: The users perspective The Culture Ergonomics The inter-relationship of physiotherapy and ergonomics: Standards and scope of practice 1998 Stephen Pheasant Memorial Session The combined effects of physical and psychosocial work factors Work Stress A risk assessment and control cycle approach to managing workplace stress Design and Usability Pleasure and product semantics Drivers and Driving The use of automatic speech recognition in cars: A human factors review 1999 Air Traffic Control The future role of the air traffic controller: Design principles for human-centred automation The Future of Ergonomics The future of ergonomics General Ergonomics How I broke the Mackworth clock test (and what I learned) Health and Safety Ageing, health and work: A framework for intervention 2000 General Ergonomics Long days and short weeks - The benefits and disadvantages HCI & IT Systems Consumer acceptance of internet services Legislation Public transport and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Product and Workplace Design Design issues and visual impairment 2001 Health and Safety Actions of older people affect their risk of falling on stairs Education The teaching of ergonomics in schools Selling and Communicating Ergonomics The costs and benefits of office ergonomics Additional Papers A profile of professional ergonomists 2002 Hospital Ergonomics Hospital Ergonomics: Organisational and cultural factors Motorcycle Ergonomics Motorcycling and congestion: Quantification of behaviours Work Design Workplace bullying: An ergonomics issue? Warnings Orienting response reinstatement in text and pictorial warnings 2003 Musculoskeletal Disorders Work-related stress as a risks factor for WMSDs: Implications for ergonomics interventions Fatigue The impact of work patterns on stress and fatigue among offshore worker populations Driving How does a speech user interface affect the driving task? Rail Driver recognition of railway signs at different speeds - A preliminary study 2004 Slips, Trips and Falls Fall causation among older people in the home: The interacting factors Inclusive Design Designing for people with low vision: Learnability, usability and pleasurability Occupational Health and Safety Process ownership and the long-term assurance of occupational safety: Creating the foundations for a safety culture General Ergonomics Development of a Crowd Stress Index (CSI) for use in risk assessment 2005 Applications of Ergonomics Reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in construction workers Cognitive Ergonomics Human factors issues in airport baggage screening Inclusive Design Models for inclusion evidence for choice and innovation Transport Violence in the workplace - Designing out the problems 2006 Control Rooms Symposium CCTV in control rooms: Meeting the ergonomic challenges Defining Ergonomics Ergonomics advisors - A homogeneous group? Design - Engage Project Safety semantics: A study on the effect of product expression on user safety behaviour HCI Symposium - Access and lnclusivity A technique for the client-centred evaluation of electronic assistive technology 2007 Ergonomics and Security How visual skills and recognition ability develop with practice in airport luggage inspection Ergonomics in Education One brief: Four concepts adjustable furniture for schools Patient Safety and Medical Ergonomics Why do student nurses continue to use the draglift? Sitting at Work Seating problems - The missing link? 2008 Ageing Population Understanding workplace design for older workers: A case study Health and Well Being of Construction Workers Maintenance workers and asbestos: Understanding influences on worker behaviour Methods and Tools Laptops in the lecture theatre: An ergonomic focus on the critical issues Transport Ergonomics issues in a jet car crash Author Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd MultiAgent Systems for Concurrent Intelligent
Book SynopsisAgent Technology, or Agent-Based Approaches, is a new paradigm for developing software applications. It has been hailed as 'the next significant breakthrough in software development', and 'the new revolution in software' after object technology or object-oriented programming.In this context, an agent is a computer system which is capable of acting autonomously in its environment in order to meet its design objectives. So in the area of concurrent design and manufacturing, a manufacturing resource, namely a machine or an operator, may cooperate and negotiate with other agents for task assignment; and an existing engineering software can be integrated with a distributed integrated engineering design and manufacturing system. Hence in agent-based systems, there is no centralized system control structure, and no pre-defined agenda for the system execution, as exist in traditional systems.This book systematically describes the principles, key issues, and applications of agentTable of ContentsPart One: Introduction Chapter 1: General Introduction. 1.1 Motivation. 1.2 Book Organization. 1.3 How To Use This Book. Chapter 2: Collaborative Design and Manufacturing. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Engineering Design. 2.3 Advanced Manufacturing Systems. 2.4 Next Generation Collaborative Design and Manufacturing Systems. Chapter 3: DAI and Agents. 3.1 Classic AI and DAI. 3.2 Research Themes in DAI. 3.3 Models of DAI Systems. 3.4 Objects vs. Agents. 3.5 Different Types of Agents. 3.6. Why Agents for Collaborative Design and Manufacturing. Part Two: Important Issues Chapter 4: Knowledge Representation in Agent-Based Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Systems. 4.1 Introduction 4.2 What needs to be Represented. 4.3 How to Represent Knowledge in Agent-Based Systems. 4.4 Research Literature and Further References. Chapter 5: Learning in Agent-Based Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Systems. 5.1 Introdution. 5.2 Why to Learn. 5.3 Single-Agent Learning or Multi-Agent Learning. 5.4 When to Learn. 5.5 Where to Learn. 5.6 What is to be Learned. 5.7 How to Learn. 5.8 Examples. 5.9 Research Literature and Additional References. Chapter 6: Agent Structures. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Desirable characteristics of an agent. 6.3 Essential Modules (Components) for agents. 6.4 Different Approaches. 6.5 Comparison of Different Approaches. 6.6 Research Literature and further References. Chapter 7: Multi-Agent System Architectures. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Organization and System Architectures. 7.3 Different Approaches. 7.4 Select a suitable system architecture for a specific application. 7.5 Research Literature and Additional Readings. Chapter 8: Communication, Cooperation and Coordination. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Communication. 8.3 Coordination. 8.4 Cooperation. 8.5 Coordination, Cooperation and Communication. 8.6 Research Literature and Further References. Chapter 9: Collaboration, Task Decompsition and Allocation. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Different Approaches for Task Decomposition and Allocation. 9.3 Coordinated Task Allocation by Mediation. 9.4 Distributed Task Allocation. 9.5 Task Decomposition in MetaMorph: an Example. 9.6 Research Literature and Additional References. Chapter 10: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Classification of Negotiation Categories. 103. Negotiation Protocols. 10.4 Negotiation Strategies. 10.5 Negotiation for Conflict Resolution. 10.6 Examples in Concurrent Design and Manufacturing. 10.7 Research Literature and Additional Information. Chapter 11: Ontology Problems. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 What is Ontology? 11.3 Ontology and Knowledge Sharing. 11.4 Ontology Problems in Concurrent Design and Manufacturing. 11.5 Related concepts, Theories and Methods. 11.6 Ontolingua: A System for Managing Portable Ontologies. 11.7 Research Literature and Additional References. Chapter 12: Other Important Issues. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Agent Encapsulation. 12.3 Human machine integration (human participation). 12.4 System dynamics. 12.5. Design and manufacturability assessments. 12.6 Integration of manufacturing Planning, Scheduling and Execution. 12.7 Distributed Dynamic Scheduling. 12.8 Enterprise Integration and Supply Chain Management. 12.9 Legacy problem. 12.10 External interfaces. Part Three: Agent-Based Systems for Engineering Design & Manufacturing Chapter 13: Agent-Based Engineering Design Systems. 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 PACT (PACE) 13.3 SHARE (DSC) 13.4 First-Link, Next-Link and Process Link. 13.5 DIDE. 13.6 SiFAs. 13.7 RAPPID. 13.8 Other projects. 13.9 Summary. Chapter 14: Agent-Based manufacturing Planning, Scheduling and Control. 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 MetaMorph. 14.3 AARIA. 14.4 ADDYMS. 14.5 Other Projects. 14.6 Summary. Chapter 15: Enterprise Integration and Supply Chain Management. 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 ISCM. 15.3 CIIMPLEX. 15.4 MetaMorph II. 15.5 AIMS. 15.6 Other Projects. 15.7 Summary. Part Five: Developing Agent-Based Design and Manufacturing Systems Chapter 16: Methodology, Standards, Tools, Languages, and Frameworks. 16.1 Introduction. 16.2 Tools and Framework. 16.3 Methodology, Languages, and Standards. 16.4 Further references. Chapter 17: Building Agent-Based Design and Manufacturing Systems. 17.1 Introduction. 17.2 Selecting or developing an agent architecture. 17.3 Selecting an approach for agent organization. 17.4 Selecting or developing protocols for inter-agent communication. 17.5 Developing mechanisms for cooperation, coordination and negotiation. 17.6 Selecting platforms, tools and languages. 17.7 Agent-Oriented Design and Analysis. 17.8 Simulation and Implementation. 17.9 Testing, Debugging and Evaluation. Chapter 2: Collaborative Design and Manufacturing, Chapter 3: DAI and Agents. Part Two: Important Issues Chapter 4: Knowledge Representation in Agent-Based Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Systems. Chapter 5: Learning in Agent-Based Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Systems. Chapter 6: Agent Structures. Chapter 7: Multi-Agent System Architectures. Chapter 8: Communication, Cooperation and Coordination. Chapter 9: Collaboration, Task Decomposition and Allocation. Chapter 10: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. Chapter 11: Ontology Problems. Chapter 12: Other Important Issues. Part Three: Agent-Based Systems for Engineering Design and Manufacturing Chapter 13: Agent-Based Engineering Design Systems. Chapter 14: Agent-Based manufacturing Planning, Scheduling and Control. Chapter 15: Enterprise Integration and Supply Chain Management. Part Four: Developing Agent-Based Design and Manufacturing Systems Chapter 16: Methodlogy, Standards, Tools, Languages, and Frameworks
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The History Press Ltd Guide to Urban Engineering
Book SynopsisSpotter’s guides traditionally focus on the natural world but if we are to understand the modern landscape it is vital to recognise its manmade features. Power (including electricity grids, power stations, oil and gas extraction and renewable energies); and Waste (including sewers, industrial waste management, recycling).
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Simulation in Aviation Training
Book SynopsisSimulations have been a fixture of aviation training for many years. Advances in simulator technology now enable modern flight simulation to mimic very closely the look and feel of real world flight operations. In spite of this, responsible researchers, trainers, and simulation developers should look beyond mere simulator fidelity to produce meaningful training outcomes. Optimal simulation training development can unquestionably benefit from knowledge and understanding of past, present, and future research in this topic area. As a result, this volume of key writings is invaluable as a reference, to help guide exploration of critical research in the field. By providing a mix of classic articles that stand the test of time, and recent writings that illuminate current issues, this volume informs a broad range of topics relevant to simulation training in aviation.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Using Simulation for Training: Aircraft simulation and pilot training, Paul W. Caro; Adopting the instructional science paradigm to encompass in virtual environments, D. Dorsey, G. Campbell and S. Russell; It's not how much you have but how you use it: toward a rational use of simulation to support aviation training, Eduardo Salas, Clint A. Bowers and Lori Rhodenizer; Rapidly reconfigurable event-set based line operational evaluation scenarios, Clint Bowers, Florian Jentsch, David Baker, Carolyn Prince and Eduardo Salas; Simulation design for training and assessment, Stephen Alessi. Part II Simulation Fidelity: Quality criteria for simulator images: a literature review, Pieter Padmos and Maarten V. Milders; Transfer of skill from a computer game trainer to flight, Daniel Gopher, Maya Weil and Tal Bareket; Evidence for the validity of PC-based simulations in studying aircrew coordination, Florian Jentsch and Clint A. Bowers; Fidelity and validity of simulator training, N. Dahlstrom, S. Dekker, R. van Winsen and J. Nyce. Part III Physiological Responses and Simulation Sickness: A literature survey for virtual environments: military flight simulator visual systems and simulator sickness, Randy Pausch, Thomas Crea and Matthew Conway; Simulator sickness is polygenic and polysymptomatic: implications for research, Robert S. Kennedy and Jennifer E. Fowlkes; Simulator platform motion: the need revisited, Judith Bürki-Cohen, Nancy N. Soja and Thomas Longridge. Part IV Simulation as Training and Method: Training high-performance skills: fallacies and guidelines, Walter Schneider; Part-task training for tracking and manual control, Dennis C. Wightman and Gavan Lintern; Transfer of landing skills in beginning flight training, Gavan Lintern, Stanley N. Roscoe, Jefferson M. Koonce and Leon D. Segal; Individual and team decision making under stress: theoretical underpinnings, Janice A. Cannon-Bowers and Eduardo Salas; Evaluating the effectiveness of flight simulators for training combat skills: a review, Herbert H. Bell and Wayne L. Waag. Part V Training Evaluation Using Simulation: Training effectiveness evaluation, R.T. Hays and M.J. Singer; The reliability of instructor evaluations of crew performance: good news and not so good news, Michael T. Brannick, Carolyn Prince and Eduardo Salas; Continuous concurrent feedback degrades skill learning: implications for training and simulation, Richard A. Schmidt and Gabriele Wulf; Performance measurement in simulation-based training: a review and best practice, Eduardo Salas, Michael A. Rosen, Janet D. Held and Johnny J. Weissmuller. Part VI Simulation Beyond Aviation: The use of simulation for training teamwork skills in health care: how low can you go?, J.M. Beaubien and D.P. Baker; The complexity of team training: what we have learned from aviation and its application to medicine, W.R. Hamman; Constructs of simulation evaluation, Andrew Hale Feinstein and Hugh M. Cannon; Games, motivation and learning: a research and practice model, Rosemary Garris, Robert Ahlers and James E. Driskell; Name index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Paradata and Transparency in Virtual Heritage
Book SynopsisComputer-Generated Images (CGIs) are widely used and accepted in the world of entertainment but the use of the very same visualization techniques in academic research in the Arts and Humanities remains controversial. The techniques and conceptual perspectives on heritage visualization are a subject of an ongoing interdisciplinary debate. By demonstrating scholarly excellence and best technical practice in this area, this volume is concerned with the challenge of providing intellectual transparency and accountability in visualization-based historical research. Addressing a range of cognitive and technological challenges, the authors make a strong case for a wider recognition of three-dimensional visualization as a constructive, intellectual process and valid methodology for historical research and its communication. Intellectual transparency of visualization-based research, the pervading theme of this volume, is addressed from different perspectives reflecting the theory and practice oTrade Review'By addressing a range of conceptual and technological challenges this title demonstrates that providing intellectual accountability, or ’transparency’, is the key to establishing computerised visualisation methods as a rigorous, constructive, and vital contribution to historical research and its communication.' Library and Information ResearchTable of ContentsContents: Introduction, Anna Bentkowska-Kafel and Hugh Denard; Part I Conventions and Emerging Standards: Defining our terms in heritage visualization, Richard C. Beacham; Scientific method, chaîne opératoire and visualization: 3D modelling as a research tool in archaeology, Sorin Hermon; Setting standards for 3D visualization of cultural heritage in Europe and beyond, Franco Niccolucci; More than pretty pictures of the past: an American perspective on virtual heritage, Donald H. Sanders; A new introduction to the London Charter, Hugh Denard; The London Charter for the Computer-based Visualisation of Cultural Heritage (version 2.0, February 2009). Part II Data Interpretation: Methods and Tools: Walking with dragons: CGIs in wildlife 'documentaries', Mark Carnall; Hypothesizing Southampton in 1454: a 3-dimensional model of the medieval town, Matt Jones; Paradata in art-historical research: a visualization of Piet Mondrian's studio at 5 rue de Coulmiers, Ryan Egel-Andrews; Just how predictable is predictive lighting?, Kate Devlin; Lies, damned lies and visualizations: will metadata and paradata be a solution or a curse?, Martin J. Turner; Intricacies and potentials of gathering paradata in the 3D modelling workflow, Sven Havemann. Part III Data Management and Communication: Defining paradata in heritage visualization, Drew Baker; Transparency for empirical data, Mark Mudge; Behaviours, interactions and affordance in virtual archaeology, Maurizio Forte and Sofia Pescarin; How to make sustainable visualizations of the past: an EPOCH common infrastructure tool for interpretation management, Daniel Pletinckx. Part IV Conclusion: Processual scholia: the importance of paradata in heritage visualization, Anna Bentkowska-Kafel; Glossary of terms; Selected bibliography; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Inc HumanCentered Computing
Book SynopsisThe 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2003, is held in Crete, Greece, 22-27 June 2003, jointly with the Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2003, the 5th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, and the 2nd International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. A total of 2986 individuals from industry, academia, research institutes, and governmental agencies from 59 countries submitted their work for presentation, and only those submittals that were judged to be of high scientific quality were included in the program. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of humancomputer interaction, including the cognitive, social, ergonomic, and health aspects of work with computers. These papers also address major advances in knoTable of ContentsContents: Section 1:Ergonomics and Health Aspects.Section 2:Cognitive Ergonomics.Section 3:Engineering Psychology.Section 4:Online Communities, Collaboration and Knowledge.Section 5:Applications and Services.Section 6:Design & Visualization.Section 7:Virtual Environments.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Playing Video Games Motives Responses and
Book SynopsisFrom security training simulations to war games to role-playing games, to sports games to gambling, playing video games has become a social phenomena, and the increasing number of players that cross gender, culture, and age is on a dramatic upward trajectory. Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses, and Consequences integrates communication, psychology, and technology to examine the psychological and mediated aspects of playing video games. It is the first volume to delve deeply into these aspects of computer game play. It fits squarely into the media psychology arm of entertainment studies, the next big wave in media studies. The book targets one of the most popular and pervasive media in modern times, and it will serve to define the area of study and provide a theoretical spine for future research.This unique and timely volume will appeal to scholars, researchers, and graduate students in media studies and mass communication, psychology, and marketing.Trade Review"...highly informative 400 page read....each chapter is packed full of juicy information that'll improve your debates concerning the virtues and pitfalls of gaming and beyond..."—CiN Weekly"The collection is a veritable candy store for students of human behavior at all levels. Because it covers so many different facets of gaming, it will be appealing to man types of audiences....This volume will get anyone up to speed who wants familiarity with the field and will provide an excellent synthesis for experts in one area who would like to expand their conceptualization of the entire field."—PsycCRITIQUES"...highly informative 400 page read....each chapter is packed full of juicy information that'll improve your debates concerning the virtues and pitfalls of gaming and beyond..."—CiN Weekly"The collection is a veritable candy store for students of human behavior at all levels. Because it covers so many different facets of gaming, it will be appealing to man types of audiences....This volume will get anyone up to speed who wants familiarity with the field and will provide an excellent synthesis for experts in one area who would like to expand their conceptualization of the entire field."—PsycCRITIQUESTable of ContentsContents: Foreword. Preface. P. Vorderer, J. Bryant, K.M. Pieper, R. Weber, Playing Video Games as Entertainment. M. Sellers, Designing the Experience of Interactive Play. Part I: The Product.H. Lowood, A Brief Biography of Computer Games. B.P. Smith, The (Computer) Games People Play. S. Smith, Perps, Pimps, and Provocative Clothing: Examining Negative Content Patterns in Video Games. E. Chan, P. Vorderer, Massively Multiplayer Online Games. Part II: Motivation and Selection.G.C. Klug, J. Schell, Why People Play Games: An Industry Perspective. P. Ohler, G. Nieding, Why Play? An Evolutionary Perspective. T. Hartmann, C. Klimmt, The Influence of Personality Factors on Computer Game Choice. C. Klimmt, T. Hartmann, Effectance, Self-Efficacy, and the Motivation to Play Video Games. M. von Salisch, C. Oppl, A. Kristen, What Attracts Children? A.A. Raney, J.K. Smith, K. Baker, Adolescents and the Appeal of Video Games. J. Bryant, J. Davies, Selective Exposure to Video Games. Part III: Reception and Reaction Processes.D. Williams, A Brief Social History of Game Play. J.L. Sherry, K. Lucas, B.S. Greenberg, K. Lachlan, Video Game Uses and Gratifications as Predicators of Use and Game Preference. R. Tamborini, P. Skalski, The Role of Presence in the Experience of Electronic Games. S.M. Zehnder, S.D. Lipscomb, The Role of Music in Video Games. K.M. Lee, N. Park, S-A. Jin, Narrative and Interactivity in Computer Games. M.A. Shapiro, J. Pe¤a-Herborn, J.T. Hancock, Realism, Imagination, and Narrative Video Games. A-S. Axelsson, T. Regan, Playing Online. F.F. Steen, P.M. Greenfield, M.S. Davies, B. Tynes, What Went Wrong With The Sims Online: Cultural Learning and Barriers to Identification in a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. Part IV: Effects and Consequences.K.M. Lee, W. Peng, What Do We Know About Social and Psychological Effects of Computer Games? A Comprehensive Review of the Current Literature. R. Weber, U. Ritterfeld, A. Kostygina, Aggression and Violence as Effects of Playing Violent Video Games? K.E. Buckley, C.A. Anderson, A Theoretical Model of the Effects and Consequences of Playing Video Games. D.A. Lieberman, What Can We Learn From Playing Interactive Games? U. Ritterfeld, R. Weber, Video Games for Entertainment and Education. K. Durkin, Game Playing and Adolescents' Development.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Designing for Accessibility
Book SynopsisA step by step guide, this book covers how to design products that offer the right combination of functionality, usability, and accessibility for all consumers. The author articulates why these three elements can make the critical difference in remaining competitive and economically viable over the long term. He provides insightful case studies that illustrate the corporate benefits for designing accessibility, in addition to carefully selected and valuable figures and tables. Demystifying what is involved in designing inclusive products for all users, the book highlights numerous examples for designers, such as creating a tool for Web browsing for older adults, as well as digital television access.Table of ContentsContents: G. Salvendy, Series Foreword. Preface. An Introduction to Designing for Accessibility. Making the Business Case for Accessibility. Implementing Design for Accessibility in Industry. The Role of Senior Management. The Role of Project Management. Filling the Skills Gap. Case Study—Making Expertise Available Within a Company. Putting Accessibility Into the Design Process. Case Study—Designing for Accessibility in Practice. Involving Users in the Design Process. Conducting Sessions With Users. Case Study—Investigating the Accessibility of Digital Television for Older Adults.
£82.64
Taylor & Francis Inc Mechanical Life Cycle Handbook
Book SynopsisExplains how Design for the Environment (SFE) and Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) processes may be integrated into business an dmanufacturing practices. Examines major environmental laws and regulations in the U.S. and Europe, qualitative and quantitative analyses of green design decision variables, and heuristic search programs for a proactive future in ecological improvement.Table of ContentsPart 1 General and introductory: introduction to the DFE/LCA; life cycle assessment - a synopsis; multi-lifecycle assessment - an extension of traditional LCA; methodologies - design for the environment; environmental laws - USA; legislation and market driven requirements - European examples. Part 2 Product planning: ecodesign with focus on product structures; decision support for planning eco-effective product systems; the ECODESIGN checklist method - design assessment and improvements. Part 3 Design and manufacturing: holistic design for environment and market - methodology and computer support; development of an integrated design environment for ecological product assessment and optimization; the utilization phase as a critical element in ecological design; modelling and control for environmentally conscious design and manufacturing; environmental issues in collaborative design. Part 4 Industrial practice: life cycle assessment - discussion and industrial applications; life cycle engineering - a tool for optimising technologies, parts and systems. (Part contents)
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Taylor & Francis Inc Management Of Professionals Revised And Expanded
Book SynopsisConsiders the common functions of managers, such as effective planning and decision-making, organizational design and staffing, directing and controlling, and delegating. Offers methods to strengthen and enhance personal leadership stule, communication skills, and workplace motivation and involvement to improve individual and organizational productivity and increase business revenues.Table of ContentsPreface, 1.Successfully Managing the Professional: The Challenge, 2.Planning and Forecasting for Success, 3.Organizing and Staffing, 4.Directing and Controlling, 5.Decision Making and Time Management, 6.Individuals and Groups: Needs and Behavior in Professional Work Organizations, 7.Building Effective Communication, 8.Motivating Today’s Professional, 9.Leading Professionals, 10.Change Processes in the Professional Environment , 11.Organizational Conflict and Stress, 12.Involvement Management, 13.Managerial and Organizational Effectiveness: An Epilogue, Appendix.Case Study for Organizational Change, Index
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Taylor & Francis Inc Modeling and Simulation for Material Selection
Book SynopsisThis reference describes advanced computer modeling and simulation procedures to predict material properties and component design including mechanical properties, microstructural evolution, and materials behavior and performance. The book illustrates the most effective modeling and simulation technologies relating to surface-engineered compounds, fastener design, quenching and tempering during heat treatment, and residual stresses and distortion during forging, casting, and heat treatment. Written by internationally recognized experts in the field, it enables researchers to enhance engineering processes and reduce production costs in materials and component development. Table of ContentsPreface, Contributors, 1. A Mathematical Model for Predicting Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Hot-Rolled Steels, 2. Design Simulation of Kinetics of Multicomponent Grain Boundary Segregations in the Engineering Steels Under Quenching and Tempering, 3. Designing for Control of Residual Stress and Distortion, 4. Modeling and Simulation of Mechanical Behvior, 5. Tribology and the Design of Surface-Engineered Materials for Cutting Tool Applications, 6. Designing Fastening Systems, Index
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Taylor & Francis Inc Standards for Engineering Design and
Book SynopsisMost books on standardization describe the impact of ISO and related organizations on many industries. While this is great for managing an organization, it leaves engineers asking questions such as âœwhat are the effects of standards on my designs?â and âœhow can I use standardization to benefit my work?â Standards for Engineering Design and Manufacturing provides hands-on knowledge for incorporating standards into the entire process from design bench to factory floor.The bookâs five self-contained sections consider the scope of design and manufacturing, standards for the design of discrete products, standards for the manufacture of discrete products, standards for the use of discrete products, as well as support standards. The authors survey in detail the major standards-setting organizations and outline the procedure for developing standards. They consider standards from the perspective of product, equipment, and end-user, using this as a platform to explain the econTable of ContentsEngineering Design and Manufacturing of Discrete Products: The Scope. Engineering Design and Manufacturing. Standards and Standards Organizations. Parametric Design and Manufacturing of Hand Tools: A Case Study. Standards in Engineering Design of Discrete Products. Review of Standards Related to Techniques for Engineering Design: A Product Perspective. Discrete Product Development with Pertinent Standards: A Case Study. Standards in Manufacturing of Discrete Products. Review of Standards for Manufacturing: Equipment Perspective. Process Planning for a Revolute Robot using Pertinent Standards: A Case Study. Standards for the Use of Discrete Products. Review of Standards Related to the Usage of Discrete Product: A User’s Perspective. Application of Human Factors to Design and Manufacturing of Discrete Products: A Case Study. Support Standards in Design and Manufacture of Discrete Products. Review of Support Standards. Digital Interfacing and Control Software Development: A Case Study. Appendices. Index.
£175.75
Taylor & Francis Inc Systematic Safety Training Occupational Safety
Book SynopsisHow to integrate safety skills into job training through behavior modification and various instructional methods. The price is high for this compendium of training suggestions and techniques. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
£228.00
Taylor & Francis Inc Warranty Cost Analysis
Book SynopsisConsiders cost and optimization problems from the manufacturer's and the buyer's points of view. The work discusses a variety of warranty policies and the mathematical models for the analysis of related engineering and management issues. All standard consumer product warranties are covered.Table of ContentsAn Overview Warranty Policy and Modeling Issues Stochastic Processes for Warranty Modeling Analysis of the Basic Free-Replacement Warranty Analysis of the Basic Pro-Rata Warranty Complex One-Dimensional Warranties Reliability Improvement Warranties Two-Dimensional Warranty Policies Warranty Servicing Warranty and Engineering The Simulation Approach to Warranty Analysis Statistical Estimation of Warranty Costs Case Studies A Comprehensive Framework for the Study of Warranty Symbols and Notations Appendix A: Basic Results from Probability Theory Appendix B: Proofs of Results in Chapter 3 Appendix C: Calculation of Renewal Functions Index for Policies
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Taylor & Francis Inc Applying TQM to Product Design and Development
Book SynopsisComprehensively covers all phases of the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) to product design and development--from initial concept to customer support--addressing statistical quality control, manufacturing engineering, processes and procedures management, and motivation management. Provides rigorous definitions of the principles of TQM.Table of ContentsPart 1 Total quality management: introduction; what is TQM?; TQM's Japanese-American heritage; defining and measuring total quality; once again, what is TQM?; what does TQM methodology consist of?; standards for TQM implementation programmes; quality in manufacturing; managing processes and procedures for quality improvement; implementing the management of total quality; the coming of the knowledge of revolution. Part 2 Total quality in the engineering of tangible products: the product realization continuum; product design as system integration; concurrent engineering; application-specific qualities inherent in the design; generic qualities inherent in the design; the Taguchi method; impact of design on manufacturing quality; pricing the benefits of design quality improvement; managing the procurement of design quality. Part 3 Practical application of reliability, maintainability and availability: introduction to RMA; reliability; maintainability; availability; system failure analysis; preventive maintenance analysis; corrective maintenance analysis; maintenance planning; fundamentals of reliability/availability analysis; RMA analysis of complex systems.
£185.25
Taylor & Francis Inc Networking and Integration of Facilities
Book SynopsisFacilities increasingly rely on computerized systems to optimize their buildings' systems operation and reduce the costs of maintenance and management. Therefore, facility managers and engineers must rise to the challenge of a new discipline-systems networking and integration-as more computerized systems become implemented. This book helps them meeTable of ContentsPreface. Integration of Facilities Computerized Systems. Basics of Network Communications. DDC Open Systems-An Overview. Network Protocols. Serial Communications. Case Study-Yale Serial Communications. Case Study-Heterogeneous Interconnected Fieldbuses. Lower Level Industrial Networks-Fieldbus. Canadian Automated Building Protocol. LonTalk Protocol. The Development of BACnet. A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks: BACnet. Institutional Energy Metering-Challenges and Opportunities. Case Study-Yale Maxnet NTI/Sales Copy
£166.25
Taylor & Francis Inc ComputerAided Design Engineering and
Book SynopsisIn the competitive business arena companies must continually strive to create new and better products faster, more efficiently, and more cost effectively than their competitors to gain and keep the competitive advantage. Computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE), and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) are now the industry standard. These seven volumes give the reader a comprehensive treatment of the techniques and applications of CAD, CAE, and CAM.Table of ContentsLong-Range Planning of Chemical Manufacturing Systems. Feature-Based Design in Integrated Manufacturing. Flexible Factory Layouts: Issues in Design, Modeling, and Analysis. Structural Control of Large-Scale Flexibility Automated Manufacturing Systems. The Design of Human-Centered Manufacturing Systems. Model-Based Flexible PCBA Rework Cell Design. Model of Conceptual Design Phase and its Applications in the Design of Mechanical Drive Units. Computer Assembly Planners in Manufacturing Systems and their Applications in Aircraft Frame Assemblies. Petri Net Modeling in Flexible Manufacturing Systems with Shared Resources.
£446.50
Taylor & Francis Inc ComputerAided Design Engineering and
Book SynopsisIn the competitive business arena companies must continually strive to create new and better products faster, more efficiently, and more cost effectively than their competitors to gain and keep the competitive advantage. Computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE), and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) are now the industry standard. These seven volumes give the reader a comprehensive treatment of the techniques and applications of CAD, CAE, and CAM.Table of ContentsKnowledge-Based System in the Design, Implementation, and Validation of Resource Scheduling on the Shop Floor of Manufacturing Systems. Neural Network Systems Techniques in the Intelligent Control of Chemical Manufacturing Plants. Rule-Based Expert System for Designing Flexible Manufacturing Systems. Tool Condition Monitoring in Manufacturing System Machine Tools Using Neural Networks. Intelligent Real-Time Expert System Environment in Process Control. Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Control Methods for Milling Operations in Manufacturing Systems. Instrumental Robots Design with Applications to Manufacturing. Object-Oriented Techniques and Automated Methods for Robotic Assembly in Manufacturing Systems. CAD-Based Techniques in Task Planning and Programming of Robots in Computer Integrated Manufacturing. Physical Model Techniques for Design of Robotic Manipulators in Manufacturing Systems.
£285.00
Taylor & Francis Inc Water Properties of Food Pharmaceutical and
Book SynopsisUnique and informative, Water Properties of Food, Pharmaceutical, and Biological Materials is based on lectures and papers given by leading international researchers at the 9th International Symposium of the Properties of Water in Foods (ISOPOW 9) that took place in September 2004. Each chapter presents an authoritative account of the latest research on the physical and chemical properties of water in relation to the stability of food, pharmaceutical, and biological materials.The first part of the text focuses on presentations given by invited speakers, whereas the second part is dedicated to oral presentations and discussions. Topics include the role of water in structural and functional properties, preserving biomolecule functionality in restricted water environments, and micro- and nano- techniques used for assessing water-solid interactions in food and drug development. This book is an invaluable resource that synthesizes cutting-edge information with innovaTable of ContentsOverview of Water Science. Dynamics and Relaxation in Amorphous Aqueous Systems. Advances in Assessing Water-Solid Interactions in Food and Drug Development. Role of Water in Structural and Functional Properties. Water and Structure and Stability of Microdisperse Systems. Responses to Water Stress in Living Organisms. Preserving Biomolecule Functionality in Restricted Water Environments. Overlapping Food, Pharmaceutical and Material Sciences for the Improvement of Quality Products.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Surface Modification and Mechanisms Friction
Book SynopsisThe latest advances in process monitoring, data analysis, and control systems are increasingly useful for maintaining the safety, flexibility, and environmental compliance of industrial manufacturing operations. Focusing on continuous, multivariate processes, Chemical Process Performance Evaluation introduces statistical methods and modeling techniques for process monitoring, performance evaluation, and fault diagnosis.This book introduces practical multivariate statistical methods and empirical modeling development techniques, such as principal components regression, partial least squares regression, input-output modeling, state-space modeling, and modeling process signals for trend analysis. Then the authors examine fault diagnosis techniques based on episodes, hidden Markov models, contribution plots, discriminant analysis, and support vector machines. They address controller process evaluation and sensor failure detection, including methods for differentiating between sTrade Review"Most texts that attempt to combine SPC or SPM (statistical process monitoring) with automated control methods fail to incorporate multivariate methods as well. This text does an excellent job of covering all the bases in that regard . . . I highly recommend this text for chemical engineers and statisticians interested in learning how statistical methods can be integrated with process control methods." – Dean V. Neubauer, Corning Inc., in Technometrics, February 2008, Vol. 50, No. 1Table of ContentsIntroduction. Univariate SPM. Statistical Methods for Performance Evaluation. Empirical Model Development. SPM of Continuous Processes. Modelling of Process Signals. Process Fault Diagnosis. Sensor Failure Detection and Diagnosis (FDD). Controller Performance Assessment. Web and Sheet Processes.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Titanium Alloys
Book SynopsisRecognized for their superior strength, corrosion/oxidation resistance, and biocompatibility, titanium alloys are particularly intriguing to engineers, scientists, and metallurgists in aerospace, biomedical, and other industrial applications. Titanium Alloys: An Atlas of Structures and Fracture Features uses award-winning micrographs and fractographs to illustrate how alloy microstructures are affected by various thermomechanical treatments present in real world operating conditions.This book is the first of its kind to compile microstructural and fracture features for titanium alloys and titanium aluminides as well as capture its fractographic features together with the conditions that produced failure. The author discusses the physical metallurgy of titanium alloys as a standard for observing microstructures and their failures. Then she combines the skillful use of scanning electron microscopy in fracture analysis and an eye for detail to deliver a visual presentatioTrade Review“This would be a useful addition to the shelves of many libraries. It covers pure titanium, the common titanium alloys and titanium aluminides. The text is based around fractography and gives much advice on failure analysis of titanium alloys in practical situations.” —Brian Ralph, Emeritus Professor, School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK, in Materials CharacterizationTable of ContentsIntroduction to Fractography. Physical Metallurgy of Titanium Alloys. Chemical Compositions. Alpha Alloys. Near-Alpha Alloys. Alpha + Beta Alloys. Beta Alloys. Titanium Aluminides. Case Study: Failure Investigation Report of IMI 550 High-Pressure Compressor (HPC-I) Aero Engine Blade. References. Related Titles. Index.
£228.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Enhancing the Performance of AD Hoc Wireless
Book SynopsisA large portion of the network capacity of an ad hoc network can be wasted by the medium access mechanisms of omni-directional antennas. To overcome this problem, researchers propose the use of directional or adaptive antennas that largely reduce radio interference, improving the utilization of wireless medium and the resulting network throughput.Enhancing the Performance of Ad Hoc Wireless Networks with Smart Antennas discusses these issues and challenges. Following an introduction to ad hoc networks, it presents an overview of basic Media Access Control (MAC) and routing protocols in ad hoc networks with omni-directional antennas. The book then focuses on the use of smart antennas in ad hoc networks and reviews the strategies used in designing MAC and routing protocols for improved medium utilization and improved routing performance with effective load balancing. Finally, it analyzes the design issues related to priority based quality-of-service (QoS) routing protocols, illusTable of ContentsIntroductionAd Hoc Networks: A PreambleCharacteristics of Ad Hoc Networks Some Prospective Usages of Ad Hoc Networks Some Research ChallengesPerformance Evaluation Techniques Organization of the Book The Issues and Challenges in Designing MAC and Routing ProtocolsMedia Access Control TechniquesRouting Protocols in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks Performance Evaluation Techniques Location Tracking and Media Access Control Using Smart AntennasIntroduction Introduction to Smart AntennasLocation-Tracking Mechanisms for Neighborhood DiscoveryDirectional Media Access Control Protocols A Few Assumptions and the RationalesPerformance Evaluation Discussion Location Tracking and Location Estimation of Nodes in Ad Hoc Networks: A Testbed ImplementationIntroduction Location Tracking and Neighborhood Discovery Location EstimationImplementation Results Error in Location Estimation: A Simulation StudyDiscussionA Routing Strategy for Effective Load Balancing Using SmartAntennas Introduction System Description Network-Aware Routing with Maximally Zone-Disjoint Shortest Path: An AnalysisMaximally Zone-Disjoint Multipath RoutingPerformance Evaluation DiscussionsPriority-Based QoS Routing Protocols Using Smart Antennas Introduction A Few Related DefinitionsPriority-Based QoS Routing Using Zone ReservationPriority-Based Flow-Rate Control for QoS ProvisioningUsing Feedback ControlService Differentiation in Multi-Hop Intervehicular CommunicationDiscussionsConclusion
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Taylor & Francis Inc Medical Instrumentation Accessibility and
Book SynopsisTwo of the most important yet often overlooked aspects of a medical device are its usability and accessibility. This is important not only for health care providers, but also for older patients and users with disabilities or activity limitations. Medical Instrumentation: Accessibility and Usability Considerations focuses on how lack of usability and accessibility pose problems for designers and users of medical devices, and how to overcome these limitations. Divided into five broad sections, the book first addresses the nature and extent of the problem by identifying access barriers, human factors, and policy issues focused on the existing infrastructure. The subsequent sections examine responses to the problem, beginning with tools for usability and accessibility analysis and principles of design for medical instrumentation. Building on this foundation, the third section focuses on recommendations for design guidelines while the fourth section explores emerging trends andTable of ContentsBackground: The Problem, Existing Infrastructure, and Possible Solutions. Tools for Usability and Accessibility Analysis. Considerations in Design Guideline Development. Considerations in Emerging Trends and Technologies. Outputs of the Workshop: Key Knowledge Gaps, Barriers, Recommendations. Appendices. Glossary of Terms.
£171.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Financial Models and Tools for Managing Lean
Book SynopsisThe effect Lean Manufacturing programs have on profit and loss statements during the early months of their implementation often causes them to be viewed as failures. The length of time it will take traditional financial reports to reflect lean manufacturing improvements depends upon how poorly the operation was doing in terms of inventory management prior to the initiation of the lean effort. As yet, no one has put forth a set of methods for dealing with the finances and financial reporting issues dynamically during the implementation of lean practices, until now. Financial Models and Tools for Managing Lean Manufacturing provides an understanding of the impact that traditional accounting practices have on operational improvement programs. The book shows managers of supply chains how to prepare for and present the impact of Lean Manufacturing to top management and stakeholders. To illustrate the impact of lean manufacturing on the income statement, the authors present a multTable of ContentsIntroduction. Review of Professional Literature. Analytical Framework. Findings and Results. Conclusions and Implications.
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Inc Macroengineering
Book SynopsisEnvironmental restoration has entered an era of faster, better, cheaper. Uniquely suited to meet all of those requirements, macroengineering has become one of the hottest concepts in the field. Macroengineering: An Environmental Restoration Management Process provides a comprehensive understanding of all the technical, cost, and regulatory issues that an environmental project manager would potentially face on a large scale environmental restoration project. The author makes the case for integrated planning and management of environmental restoration projects and provides money-saving solutions.The text delineates the many issues a project or program manager will typically face on a complex, large-scale environmental restoration project. The author addresses unique technical issues encountered during DOD and DOE environmental cleanup efforts, such as radionuclide contamination, unexploded ordinance, heavy metals, and other common contaminants. Referencing the most recent reguTable of ContentsMacroengineering as an Integral Environmental Restoration Management Process: Introduction. Preparation of Preconceptual Engineering Baseline Study. Macroengineering Technical Approaches. Assessing Innovative Techniques and Innovative Technologies. Site Characterization. Discussion on Mobile Laboratory Requirements. Regulatory Strategy. Establishing Cleanup Objectives and Natural Resource Damages. Risk Assessment and Emergency Response Analysis. Establishing Project Hazards and Safety Control Measures. Cost, Productivity and Scheduling Issues. Summary.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization in
Book SynopsisThis nuts and bolts book addresses specific waste minimization and pollution prevention techniques that work in specific types of laboratories for specific wastestreams. Concepts in the book may be directly applied to laboratory operations. In addition, the book illustrates other approaches to laboratory pollution prevention, such as reducing wastewater discharges and fume hood emissions. A wide range of waste types, including hazardous, infectious, medical, PCB, and radioactive, are discussed. This book helps you to develop a broad, institutional framework to plan and set priorities for pollution prevention. It responds to your laboratory''s critical need to have readily available techniques and concepts for waste minimization and pollution prevention.Trade Review"I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a starting point in waste minimization in laboratories." --Chemical Health & Safety"Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization in Laboratories is the only book devoted to this subject...it is the current bible." --Laboratory Safety & Environmental Management "A thorough guide for laboratory directors interested in incorporating pollution prevention practices in laboratory waste management procedures." --Profile and Management Options for EPA Laboratory Generated Mixed Waste, USEPA 1996"I found this book to be one of the most informative and practical that I have read on the subject of waste minimization... This book will make an excellent resource for those practicing in the area of laboratory waste management or general laboratory safety and health."-AIHA JournalTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction and OverviewWhy Pollution Prevention? K.L. LeonardA Survey of Laboratory Waste Management and Minimization Practices, K.L. Leonard and P.A. ReinhardtInvestigating Waste Minimization Possibilities, C. Klein-BanaiThe Law on Waste Minimization in Laboratories, J.L. Hernandez, Esq.Effecting Pollution Prevention and Waste MinimizationPlanning and Development of a Model Waste Minimization Program, R. CharbonneauInstitutional Policy, Commitment, and Support, F.M. ThompsonOvercoming Impediments to Waste Minimization, P.A. ReinhardtApproaches by Media, Source, and Waste TypeManagement of Laboratory Air Emissions, R. Stuart and M. ArcherManagement of Laboratory Effluents to the Sanitary Sewer, L. Wundrock and J. ChristensenPollution Prevention in Clinical Laboratories, R.J. Vetter, J.F. O'Brien, and G.D. SmithMinimization of Waste Generation in Medical Laboratories, J.G. Gordon and G.A. DenysMinimization of Low-Level Radioactive Wastes from Laboratories, P.C. Ashbrook, J. Brandon, and H. MandelWhat Individual Laboratories Can DoThe Microscale Chemical Laboratory, R.M. Pike, Z. Szafran, and M.M. SinghAt the Lab Bench: Finding the Right Balance in Source Separation, P.A. ReinhardtSolvent Recycling by Spinning Band Distillation: Theory, Equipment, and Limitations, J.A. Mangravite and R.R. Roark, Jr.Chemical Treatment Methods to Minimize Waste, M-A. ArmourWhat Organizations Can DoRecruiting Vendors To Achieve Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention, K.L. LeonardSurplus Chemical Exchange: Successes and Potential, J. ChristensenCost Savings and Volume Reduction By Commingling Wastes, P.C. AshbrookCase Studies and ApplicationsApplications for Waste Solvent Recovery Using Spinning Band Distillation, J. A. Mangravite, R.R. Roark, Jr., and P. VanTriestThe Implementation of Waste Minimization Strategies in a Biotechnology Research and Development Laborat
£204.25
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Meaningful Futures with Robots
Book SynopsisSoon, robots will leave the factories and make their way into living rooms, supermarkets, and care facilities. They will cooperate with humans in everyday life, taking on more than just practical tasks. How should they communicate with us? Do they need eyes, a screen, or arms? Should they resemble humans? Or may they enrich social situations precisely because they act so differently from humans?Meaningful Futures with Robots: Designing a New Coexistence provides insight into the opportunities and risks that arise from living with robots in the future, anchored in current research projects on everyday robotics. As well as generating ideas for robot developers and designers, it also critically discusses existing theories and methods for social robotics from different perspectives - ethical, design, artistical and technological â and presents new approaches to meaningful human-robot interaction design.Key Features: Provides insights into current Table of Contents1. Towards Designing Meaningful Relationships with Robots 2. Concept and Content of the Book Part 1 Designing a New Species Interaction Design and Product Design of Robots 3. How to Design Robots with Superpowers Robin Neuhaus, Ronda Ringfort Felner, Judith Dörrenbächer, Marc Hassenzahl 4. Social Robots Should Mediate, not Replace, Social Interactions Timo Kaerlein 5. Neither Human Nor Computer —A Symbiotic Human-Robot Collaboration in Autism Therapy Ronda Ringfort-Felner, Judith Dörrenbächer 6. Counting Characters and Spaces—On Robot Disabilities, Robot Care, and Technological Dependencies Lenneke Kuijer 7. Designing Robots with Personality Lara Christoforakos, Sarah Diefenbach, Daniel Ullrich 8. Designing Robots as Social Counterparts— A Discussion about a Technology Claiming its Own Needs Lara Christoforakos, Tobias Störzinger 9. Falling in Love With a Machine— What Happens if the Only Affection a Person Gets is From Machines? Felix Carros (F.C.), Anne Wierling (A.W.), Adrian Preussner (A.P.) 10. I am Listening to You!—How to Make Different Robotic Species Speak the Same Language Judith Dörrenbächer, Anne Wierling 11. How to Really Get in Touch with Robots—Haptic Interaction Technologies for VR and Teleoperation Bernhard Weber, Thomas Hulin, Lisa Schiffer Part 2 Designing Future Enviroments—Social Innovation Initiated by Robots 12. Design Fiction—The Future of Robots Needs Imagination Ronda Ringfort-Felner, Robin Neuhaus, Judith Dörrenbächer, Marc Hassenzahl 13. Cramer’s Funeral Service for Androids Uwe Post 14. Googly Eyes Marc Hassenzahl 15 Empathizing with Robots—Animistic and Performative Methods to Anticipate a Robot’s Impact Judith Dörrenbächer, Marc Hassenzahl 16. From the Lab to a Real-World Supermarket— About Anticipating the Chances and Challenges of a Shopping Robot Robin Neuhaus, Judith Dörrenbächer 17. Dominant, Persuasive or Polite?— About Human Curiosity, Provocative Users and Solving Conflicts between Humans and Robots Judith Dörrenbächer 18. Seven Observations, or Why Domestic Robots are Struggling to Enter the Habitats of Everyday Life James Auger 19. Is this a Patient or a Wall?— Adapting Robots from an Industrial Context to a Rehabilitation Clinic Jochen Feitsch, Bernhard Weber 20. Robotics x Book Studies Imagining a Robotic Archive of Embodied Knowledge Corinna Norrick-Rühl 21. "That’s the Future, I’m Telling You.” Antje Herden 22. Graphic Recording Cool Johanna Benz Part 3 Designing together with People— Civic Participation and Ethical Implications Concerning Robots 23. Citizen Participation in Social Robotics Research Felix Carros, Johanna Langendorf, Dave Randall, Rainer Wieching, Volker Wulf 24. Learning from Each Other— How Roboticists Learn from Users and how Users Teach their Robots Felix Carros, Adrian Preussner 25. My Friend Simsala, the Robot Edi Haug, Laura M. Schwengber 26. Move Away from the Stereotypical User in the Picture-perfect Scenario—A Plea for Early and Broad User Integration Stephanie Häusler Weiss, Kilian Röhm, Tobias Störzinger 27. Is it Good?— A Philosophical Approach Towards Ethics Centered- Design (ECD) Catrin Misselhorn, Manuel Scheidegger, Tobias Störzinger 28. Are Robots Good at Everything? A Robot in an Elementary School Elke Buttgereit 29. The Medium has a Message Educational Robots in a Didactic Triangle Scarlet Schaffrath 30. The Friendly Siblings of Workhorses and Killer Robots—About Becoming Alive Through the Nonliving, and Feeling Blessed by a Religious Machine Ilona Nord
£114.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Robotics and Automation in Industry 4.0
Book SynopsisThe book presents the innovative aspects of smart industries and intelligent technologies involving Robotics and Automation. It discusses the challenges in the design of autonomous robots and provides an understanding of how different systems communicate with each other, allowing cooperation with other human systems and operators in real time.Robotics and Automation in Industry 4.0: Smart Industries and Intelligent Technologies offers research articles, flow charts, algorithms, and examples based on daily life in automation and robotics related to the building of Industry 4.0. It presents disruptive technology applications related to Smart Industries and talks about how robotics is an important Industry 4.0 technology that offers a wide range of capabilities and has improved automation systems by doing repetitive tasks with more accuracy and at a lower cost. The book discusses how frontline healthcare staff can evaluate, monitor, and treat patients from a safe distanTable of Contents1. Integration of Nature Inspired Mechanisms to Machine Learning in Real Time Sensors, Controller and Actuators for Industrial Automation 2. Implication of Cloud Computing, IoT and Wearable Robotics for Smart Healthcare and Agriculture Solution3. Role of Human Robot Interaction in Building Automated Mixed Palletization based on Industrial Applications 4. Emerging Soft Computing and Machine Learning Techniques Applicable in Industrial and Automated Applications 5. PSO based Nature Inspired Mechanisms for Robots during Smart Decision Making for Industry 4.06. Application of AI based Learning in Automated Applications and Soft Computing Mechanism Applicable in Industries7. Investigating Scope and Applications for Internet of Robotics in Industrial Automation8. Role of Artificial Intelligence in Making Wearable Robotics Smarter9. Role of machine learning approaches in optimization of AI based industry 4.0 healthcare management systems10. Leveraging Financial Data to Optimize Automation: An Industry 4.0 approach11. Assessing Cybersecurity Risks in the Age of Robotics and Automation: Frameworks and Strategies for Risk Management12. The Role of Education in Addressing the Workforce Challenges of Automation: A Global Perspective13. The Intersection of Human Resource Management and Automation: Opportunities and Challenges for HR Professionals14. Data-Driven Insights for Agricultural Management: Leveraging Industry 4.0 Technologies for Improved Crop Yields and Resource Optimization15. Data Analytics and ML for Optimized Performance in Industry 4.0 16. Business Intelligence in Action: Way of Successful Implementation of Automated Systems17. A Review of Dielectric Resonator Antennas (DRA) based RFID technology for Industry 4.0 18. Leveraging Blockchain for Improved Supply Chain Management and Traceability in Industry 4.019. Securing Automated Systems with BT: Opportunities and Challenges 20. Transforming Healthcare with Industry 4.0: The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health21. Multiband Antenna Design For Internet Of Things (Iot) Applications22. A counter propagation based neuro solution model for categorization and fee fixation of engineering institutions23. Industry 4.0 in the nutraceutical industry and public health nutrition
£139.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Quay Walls
Book SynopsisThis new edition of the handbook of Quay Walls provides the reader with essential knowledge for the planning, design, execution and maintenance of quay walls, as well as general information about historical developments and lessons learned from the observation of ports in various countries. Technical chapters are followed by a detailed calculation of a quay wall based on a semi-probabilistic design procedure, which applies the theory presented earlier.Since the publication of the Dutch edition in 2003 and the English version in 2005, considerable new experience has been obtained by the many practitioners using the book, prompting the update of this handbook. Moreover, the introduction of the Eurocodes in 2012 has prompted a complete revision of the Design chapter, which is now compliant with the Eurocodes. Furthermore, additional recommendations for using FEM-analysis in quay wall design have been included.In response to ongoing discussions within the Trade ReviewPraise for the Previous Edition"This is an extremely comprehensive treatise on the design, construction and maintenance of quay walls ... This excellent publication is intelligently structured, clearly laid out ... and illustrated with numerous high quality line drawings and photographs ... This is a publication that should be found in the engineering section of every technical library and should be purchased by anybody who has a serious interest in quay walls."—Nick Bray, Terra et Aqua, No. 102, March 2006Table of ContentsForeword, Samenvatting, Summary, Chapter 1. Introduction, Chapter 2. Overview of quay wall construction, Chapter 3. Main types of quay walls, Chapter 4. Investigation, Chapter 5. Terms of reference, Chapter 6. Design of Quay walls, Chapter 7. Quay-elements, Chapter 8. Materials, Chapter 9. Construction, Chapter 10. Costs, Chapter 11. Management and maintenance of Quay walls, Chapter 12. Lessons from experience, Chapter 13. Future developments, Chapter 14. Bibliography and standards, Annex A Glossary of terms and abbreviations used, Notation, Index
£356.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Fast Fashion Systems
Book SynopsisFast fashion is an industrial trend that refers to the concept of shortening lead time (production, distribution) and offering new products to the market as fast as possible. Despite an abundance of research results, there is no comprehensive reference source that covers the state-of-the-art findings on both theoretical modeling and empirical research on fast fashion systems. This edited volume consists of three sections - review and exploratory studies, analytical models, and empirical research made up of many interesting contributions in the respective domain. The result is a well-balanced handbook which includes both theoretical results (from various perspectives) and empirical findings.This volume will be of interest not only to those involved in the fashion industry, but also to academics and practitioners in the wider fields of business, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering and supply chain management.Table of ContentsPART I: Introduction, review and exploratory discussions 1. Fast fashion systems – An introduction; 2. The slow fashion process: Rethinking strategy for fast fashion retailers; 3. Examining global retailing’s innovators: An overview of fast fashion supply chain research; 4. Fast fashion retailing: RFID deployment for enhancing customer value proposition; PART II: Analytical modelling research on fast fashion systems 5. Flexible procurement models for fast fashion retailers; 6. Coordination of a fast fashion supply chain with profit-loss sharing contract; PART III: Empirical research on fast fashion systems 7. Investigating on-shelf availability in the UK retail clothing sector; 8. A cross regional analysis on fashion quick response programs; 9. Service quality strategy for fast fashion: An empirical study in Hong Kong
£199.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Human and Organizational Factors in Nuclear
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the specifics of safety regulations regarding nuclear risk and how experts contribute to the safety of nuclear installations. Drawing on research conducted in collaboration with the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), the ideas that are put forward rely on a review of the practices of specialists in human and organizational factors concerning nuclear safety. The author shows that the French approach depends on maintaining a technical dialogue between the regulatory authority (ASN), IRSN and nuclear operators. This method of risk management is known as French cooking in the Anglo-Saxon world, where a more formal regulatory approach is taken. This technical dialogue does however hold certain benefits, particularly in the field of human and organizational factors, where it allows an advancement of the state of knowledge, which remains incomplete. After the Fukushima accident, in the face of an ongoing European and global re-evaluaTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Part one. Technical dialogue and human factors: a historical perspective; 1. The emergence of human factors in institutions of technical dialogue; 2. Incorporation of human factors in assessment processes; Conclusion to part one: historical and institutional influences of human factors assessments? Part two. The assessment factory; 3. Contribution to the Minotaure safety review; 4. The analysis of incidents at Artémis; 5. Management of the skills of operating personnel in nuclear power plants; Conclusion to part two: the singular aspects of the assessment factory; Part three. The effectiveness of assessment; 6. Persuade or convince: the rhetorical and cognitive effectiveness of the assessment; 7. The operating efficiency of expertise: controlling the forces of technical dialogue; Conclusion to part three: rebalancing dimensions of effectiveness; General conclusion
£199.50
Taylor & Francis VSM Participant Workbook
Book SynopsisThe VSM Participant Workbook should be used during the Value Stream Mapping Workshop. This workbook allows the participant to systematically follow the facilitator through the presentation and workshop. The workbook should be personalized and retained for continued reference long after the VSM training is finished.Table of ContentsParticipant workbook: Introduction Value Stream Mapping Section 1 Overview of Value Stream Mapping Section 2 Current State: Door-to-Door Value Stream Map Section 3 Future State: Door-to-Door Value Stream Map Section 4 Value Stream Plan.
£12.99
Taylor & Francis 5S Cuaderno de Ejercicios para el Participante
Book SynopsisUn libro de trabajo en espaÃol para la participante de 5S Office. A workbook in Spanish for 5S Office participant.Table of ContentsSección 1 5S y Operaciones Esbeltas (Lean), Sección 2 5S y La Organización: Cada Pieza del Rompecabezas Sección 35S y Trabajo en Equipo English- Section 1 5S and Lean Operations Section 2 5S and The Organization: Each Piece of the Puzzle Section 3 5S and Teamwork
£13.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Factors of a Global Society
Book SynopsisDuring the last 60 years the discipline of human factors (HF) has evolved alongside progress in engineering, technology, and business. Contemporary HF is clearly shifting towards addressing the human-centered design paradigm for much larger and complex societal systems, the effectiveness of which is affected by recent advances in engineering, science, and education. Human Factors of a Global Society: A System of Systems Perspective explores the future challenges and potential contributions of the human factors discipline in the Conceptual Age of human creativity and social responsibility.Written by a team of experts and pioneers, this book examines the human aspects related to contemporary societal developments in science, engineering, and higher education in the context of unprecedented progress in those areas. It also discusses new paradigms for higher education, including education delivery, and administration from a systems of systems perspective. It then examines Table of ContentsHuman Factors and Technology. Psychology. Management. Higher Education. Education in Modern Society.
£54.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Lean TRIZ
Book SynopsisLean TRIZ is a new workshop-based process that brings together teams to focus on specific processes, evolutionary product designs, and improvement opportunities. It combines the insight of TRIZ with the simplicity of Value Engineering, EXPRESS, or FAST methodologies. TRIZ is the most advanced problem solving tool available. By combining TRIZ's simplest concepts with those in the EXPRESS methodology (used by Ford and Ernst & Young), it is feasible to apply this new methodology to new concepts that are not traditionally applicable to the TRIZ methodology. This combination is guaranteed to greatly improve the quality and breakthrough results of a team that works on the problem within two days.Table of ContentsPREFACE. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO LEAN TRIZ. CHAPTER 2: SPECIAL THREE LEAN TRIZ METHODOLOGIES.CHAPTER 3: STARTING A LEAN TRIZ PROGRAM. CHAPTER 4: PHASE I - IDENTIFYING THE OPPORTUNITIES. CHAPTER 5: PHASE II - PREPARING FOR THE WORKSHOP. CHAPTER 6: PHASE III - CONDUCTING THE WORKSHOP. CHAPTER 7: PHASE IV - IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGE (RECOMMENDATIONS). CHAPTER 8: PHASE V – MEASURING RESULTS AND REWARDS/ RECOGNITION. APPENDIX A: TRIZ BODY OF KNOWLEDGE. APPENDIX B: TRIZ BODY OF KNOWLEDGE. APPENDIX C: DEFINITIONS.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Early Equipment Management EEM
Book SynopsisWhen capital projects fail to deliver, it is usually not due to technical reasons but a combination of behavioral pitfalls, unclear accountabilities and gaps in design, specification, and/or project-management processes. Early Equipment Management (EEM): Continuous Improvement for Projects explains how well known and award winning organizations avoid these weaknesses by using: Project road maps setting out clear accountabilities for each step of the concept-to-project-delivery process; Progressive design goals for each step to assure the delivery of low life-cycle costs; Processes to codify tacit knowledge, reveal latent design weaknesses, and build high performance cross-functional team collaboration; Project governance processes that systematically raise their organizations ability to reduce time to market for new assets, products and services with higher added value and fewer resources. HTable of ContentsContents Preface Chapter 1: Early Equipment Management Delivering Capital Projects Faster, Cheaper, Better 1.1 What goes wrong? Steps 1 and 2: Before EEM Change curve Cost curve Steps 3 and 4 Before EEM Change curve Cost curve Steps 5 and 6 Before EEM Change curve Cost curve What is really happening The Voyage of Discovery 1.2 EEM in action Steps 1 and 2 With EEM Change curve Cost Curve Steps 3 and 5 With EEM Change curve Cost Curve Steps 5 and 6 With EEM Change curve Cost Curve The gains 1.3 Why we need EEM Understanding Project Delivery Weaknesses D. Collaboration Weaknesses This is a symptom of poor working relationships/collaboration. That can mean that weak ideas are untested until it is too late resulting in unforeseen (but predictable) Installation and commissioning problems. Making Better Decision Project Governance Knowledge Management: Delivering better management processes 1.4 The Book Structure Overview Chapter Summaries Chapter 2: The EEM Road Map 2.1 EEM Road Map Overview Define: Getting the Right Design Design: Getting the design right Refine: Getting the Design Gains Improve 2.2 EEM Project Work Streams RACI RACI: Responsible 2.3 RACI Accountable Column: Design Phase Concept development: Aim, to develop a preferred concept High Level Design: Aim, to approve funding and the basis for vendor selection 2.4 RACI Accountable Column: Design Phase Detailed Design: Aim, to develop a detailed specification and project delivery programme. Prefab Procurement 2.5 RACI Accountable: Refine Phase Step 5: Installation: Aim, to install equipment in plant Step 6 Commissioning: Aim, to deliver flawless operation on production day 1 2.6 RACI Accountable: Improve Phase Step 7 Stabilise Step 8 Optimise 2.7 Summary Chapter 3: Design and Performance Management 3.1 In search of better design Innovation Systematic Design Development 3.2 In search of better performance Criticality assessment Hidden Loss Analysis/Trouble Map Condition Appraisal Day in the Life of (DILO)Review Incorporating PP data in Design 3.3 Avoiding Design Pitfalls Create Design Modules Recognise Vendor Skill Sets Understand Behavioural Bias Apply the EEM Design Hierarchy Design Goals Design Guidelines Technical Standards Objective Testing Integrating Stakeholder Workstreams 3.4 Systematic Design Development: Define Phase 3.5 Systematic Design Development: Design Phase Vendor Induction Detailed design workshops Problem Prevention Detailed activity planning 3.6 Systematic Design Development: Refine and Improve 3.7 Chapter Summary Chapter 4: Specification and LCC Management 4.1 Having the Right Conversations Keep the conversation flowing Setting the Design Agenda Checklist Management 4.2 Creating powerful specifications Layouts Module Review Approach Value Engineering Review Preparation Approach Resource Management/Systems specification Draft Specification Systems High Level Design Systems Detailed Design and Forward Program User training, Systems Validation and Go live Setting Design Targets Process Milestones Basic Life Cycle Cost Model Example Estimating Costs Operating Cost Estimates Capital cost estimates. ITT Design Approach Process Milestone 4.3 Detailed Design Module Review Update Dealing with Risk Specify low risk solutions Specify Problems to be prevented Use Charts and Graphs to Raise Awareness Specify Learning Plans that Reduce Error Risks Detailed Activity Planning Change Control Witnessed inspection 4.4 Define 4.5 Design 4.6 Refine and Improve Day One Production and Site Acceptance Testing 4.7 Summary Chapter 5: Project and Risk Management 5.1 Developing the project plan Milestone Planning Understanding the critical path Communicating Project Timelines Work Scheduling 5.2 Managing people and teams Creating the Collective Team Vision Team induction Team Dynamics Collaborating with Vendors Managing Communication Processes Project Administration Personal systems and procedures 5.3 Managing risk The Purpose of Risk Management Surfacing Hazards Registering Risks Highly Regulated Industries Implementing Risk Mitigation 5.4 Define Project Leader Role: Concept Project Leader Role: High Level design 5.5 Design Project Leader Tasks: Detailed Design Project Leader Role: Pre Fab Procurement 5.6 Refine and Improve Project Leader Role: Installation Project Leader Role: Commissioning Project Leader Role Stabilise 5.7 Chapter summary Chapter 6: Project Governance Impact of Internal Processes 6.1 Project Governance: Mind Set and Skill Set Direction Setting Capability Building Performance Management Vendor Performance Results Delivery 6.2 Organisational Development, The Leadership Challenge Setting EEM Policies EEM Policy Example Policy and Direction Project Delivery EEM Support EEM Subject Matter Expert Project Manager/Installation Manager Best Practice Design book 6.3 Organisational Development: Measuring Progress Setting targets Beyond the Stage Gate Review Stage Gate Team Coaching Role Coaching parallel work streams EEM Audit Process Approach Audit Roles Audit Agenda Task Milestones 6.4 Locking in the EEM Gains The Origins of EEM Best Practice Design Books Compatibility of EEM with Other Design Tools 6.5 Define Concept Stage Gate High Level Design Stage Gate 6.6 Design Detailed Design Pre Fab Procurement 6.7 Refine and Improve Installation Commissioning Post Day 1: Stabilise 6.8 Chapter summary Chapter 7: Implementing EEM 7.1 Define Planning and preparation Management Awareness Mobilisation 7.2 Design Pilot Policy Development 7.3 Refine 7.4 Improve EEM Subject Matter Expert Learning Pathways 7.5 Speeding up time to market Design and Performance Management Processes Specification and LCC Management: Project and Risk Management Processes Project Governance Best Practice Design Book Processes 7.6 Chapter Summary Chapter 8: Early Product Management Why do we need EPM? What is EPM? EPM Road Map 8.1 EPM Step 1: Shell 8.3 EPM Step 2: Shape Design and Performance Management Issues Specification and LCC Management Process Project and Risk Management Process 8.4 EPM Step 3: Scope Design and Performance Management Specification and LCC Management Project and Risk Management 8.4 Links with EEM Project Governance Design and Performance Management Specification and LCC Management Project and Risk Management 8.5 Implementing EPM 8.6 Chapter Summary
£41.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Profit Improvement through Supplier Enhancement
Book SynopsisThis book deals with the improvement of suppliers in order to increase a company''s top and bottom-line. The enhancement of suppliers can be accomplished in a series of steps when conditions warrant intervention. They can also be generated through direct quality mentoring when the supplier does not have the basic skills or abilities to adequately address impending problems. Also included are guideline activities which will aid in achieving and attaining improved profitability and competitiveness in the world market. Packed with examples, problems, and forms to allow easy establishment of systems, makes the information presented more easily understood, interesting, and useful.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Need for Enhancement. Problem History. Supplier Credentials. Supplier Elements. Course of Action. Record Keeping. Supplier Readiness. Opportunity for Improvement. Problem Resolution Aids. System Evaluation. Other Requirements. Tools for Improvement. Useful Audit Criteria. Summary. Appendix: Definitions.
£104.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Beyond Command and Control
Book SynopsisThis book will advance the understanding of leadership beyond the inherited myths and modalities of command and control. Leadership is separated from ideas and institutional seniority and explained as the collaborative power of one with others. Enabling the intelligent co-participation of all people, the constructive effect of this approach to leadership is in the engagement of people. This is significant when task accomplishment depends not on managerial direction, but on the interaction of people with each other, with technical systems, and with complex regulations which are often across jurisdictional boundaries. Examples and case studies are included.Trade Review"Beyond Command and Control: Leadership, Culture and Risk challenges the myths and cultural influences (both societal and organizational) surrounding modern day leadership and encourages the reader to broaden their thought processes to include the idea that leadership is not simply a position, it is a privilege – and that when people are trusted to lead, they bear an obligation to lead well. Leadership can only occur if there are followers. This book tackles the idea that leadership is mainly about effective human interaction and an ability to exercise constructive influence, and that the idea that leading well is informed by the concept of power with, not by power over - a concept that still appears to be quite foreign to many people, hence, the distinct lack of inspirational leaders in our society. Too many times in history, have we seen just the nominated leader take the fall when things have gone wrong. This book explores the idea that responsibility is not just placed on one person, that it is ‘infinitely wide’. That the major responsibility that is born by one person – the leader – does not dissolve the responsibility of others. This complements the collaborative approach to leadership that is a strong theme throughout the book that, as a team, you all play a part as you work towards achieving your goals and that you all bear a level of responsibility in ensuring that a successful, and safe, outcome is achieved."— Jocelyn Parsons, Global Maritime Emergency Response Company, Australia "The book covers a range of topics relevant to modern leadership. The distinction between leadership and management is important as there is a tendency to conflate the two concepts.By emphasizing that power relationships are inherent within the practice of leadership, the book provides a powerful case for recognizing that effective leadership must be underpinned by ethics and personal responsibility. These are personally challenging but important issues for leaders at all levels.The book, while having its roots in crisis management, provides lessons that are instructive for industries and organizations of all types. This is a book I would have on my shelf and intend to draw upon it in my research into organizational coordination in crisis management."— Jamie Storrie, Australian National University, Australia "Although I would definitely recommend this book, I was in two minds about its target audience. In one sense, with its stripped-back approach, I felt myself transported back 25 years to first-year university classes. On another, I felt refreshed by the utility of its methods. It reminded me what "good leadership" looks – and feels – like.The way a leader acts is directly related to their success – today more than ever. The authors show clearly, with excellent references to recent academic studies, how to make the shift from command and control to enjoying "power with" people. Topics such as situational awareness, positive partnership, effective communication, error management and decision-making really only merit short chapters where readers can pick up and quickly reflect on the content. This is certainly the case here. Also, the content is framed in such a way that it can be applied both to leaders with direct reports and those who seek to influence without authority.Leadership is measured best in how it engages people, so if you’re keen to build the sort of organisational culture that lets people do well, this compelling read is a useful addition to the OSH professional’s toolkit of "soft skills."—Josh Magazine, August 2017"Beyond Command and Control: Leadership, Culture and Risk challenges the myths and cultural influences (both societal and organizational) surrounding modern day leadership and encourages the reader to broaden their thought processes to include the idea that leadership is not simply a position, it is a privilege – and that when people are trusted to lead, they bear an obligation to lead well. Leadership can only occur if there are followers. This book tackles the idea that leadership is mainly about effective human interaction and an ability to exercise constructive influence, and that the idea that leading well is informed by the concept of power with, not by power over - a concept that still appears to be quite foreign to many people, hence, the distinct lack of inspirational leaders in our society. Too many times in history, have we seen just the nominated leader take the fall when things have gone wrong. This book explores the idea that responsibility is not just placed on one person, that it is ‘infinitely wide’. That the major responsibility that is born by one person – the leader – does not dissolve the responsibility of others. This complements the collaborative approach to leadership that is a strong theme throughout the book that, as a team, you all play a part as you work towards achieving your goals and that you all bear a level of responsibility in ensuring that a successful, and safe, outcome is achieved."— Jocelyn Parsons, Global Maritime Emergency Response Company, Australia"The book covers a range of topics relevant to modern leadership. The distinction between leadership and management is important as there is a tendency to conflate the two concepts.By emphasizing that power relationships are inherent within the practice of leadership, the book provides a powerful case for recognizing that effective leadership must be underpinned by ethics and personal responsibility. These are personally challenging but important issues for leaders at all levels.The book, while having its roots in crisis management, provides lessons that are instructive for industries and organizations of all types. This is a book I would have on my shelf and intend to draw upon it in my research into organizational coordination in crisis management."— Jamie Storrie, Australian National University, Australia "Although I would definitely recommend this book, I was in two minds about its target audience. In one sense, with its stripped-back approach, I felt myself transported back 25 years to first-year university classes. On another, I felt refreshed by the utility of its methods. It reminded me what "good leadership" looks – and feels – like.The way a leader acts is directly related to their success – today more than ever. The authors show clearly, with excellent references to recent academic studies, how to make the shift from command and control to enjoying "power with" people. Topics such as situational awareness, positive partnership, effective communication, error management and decision-making really only merit short chapters where readers can pick up and quickly reflect on the content. This is certainly the case here. Also, the content is framed in such a way that it can be applied both to leaders with direct reports and those who seek to influence without authority.Leadership is measured best in how it engages people, so if you’re keen to build the sort of organisational culture that lets people do well, this compelling read is a useful addition to the OSH professional’s toolkit of "soft skills."—Josh Magazine, August 2017Table of ContentsPrefaceAuthors Introduction The Primary Purpose of This Book Audience Contesting the Myths of Leadership Critical Ideas: Leadership and Command and Control The Important Contribution of This Book Structure of the Book Conclusion Unconstructive Power Introduction The Failure of Inherited Ideas of Leadership Leadership Is Not a Position Leadership and Risk Command and Control Is Important Collaborative Culture Conclusion Power and Partnership Introduction Leadership Is a Cultural Idea Power With Soft Power Loyalty and Obedience Responsibility Conclusion Leadership and Communicating Introduction Be Plain Challenges to Effective Communication Effective Communication Communication between Different Agencies Effectiveness, Efficiency and Psychological Safety Leadership and Situation Awareness Introduction Situation Awareness Generating Situation Awareness Leading and Cooperating Situation Awareness: In a Nutshell Five Ways to Improve Situation Awareness An Important Caveat Leadership and Decision Making Introduction Elements of Decision Making Decision Theory The Collaborative Approach Collaborative Leadership and Decision Making under Stress Lessons Learned: Training for Good Decisions Error Management Introduction Terms: Error and Violation Errors Are Consequences Four Broad Error Types Error in the Technical and Automated Environment Human Factors Underpinning Error Error and Collaborative Leadership A Just Organisation: Non-Jeopardy Reporting Conclusion Leadership and Obligation Introduction Leadership: Power and Failure The Official Reports Blind Eyes Misleadership Conclusions Conclusion The Contribution of This Book Beyond Command and Control Collaborative Culture Power With The Leaders Who Do Best Command-and-Control Structures Compelling, Not Coercive ReferencesIndex
£73.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd Out of the Lab and On the Market
Book SynopsisTetsu Natsume of Sony Computer Science Labs (Sony CSL) has been pioneering technology promotion for a decade. As he seeks marketplace opportunities for ground-breaking research, he plays the role of a Technology Producer -- a role that will be increasingly important as organizations seek optimally efficient and effective applications of basic research. Natsume''s task has been greatly facilitated by his association with Sony CSL, a research lab founded by co-author Mario Tokoro. While CSL is owned by SONY, it nevertheless operates almost entirely independently. At CSL, a diverse, cosmopolitan group of talented researchers are free to explore any idea that might one day change the world. Natsume''s task is to optimise that process by identifying the best path to the market for the new insights that pour out of CSL. Functioning somewhat like a movie producer, Natsume has blazed a trail for technology promoters the world over. He explains his techniques for Table of ContentsTable of Contents; Foreword; Part I - How Sony CSL Turns Research into Results; Chapter 1 - Birth of the Technology Promotion Office (TPO); Chapter 2 - Case Studies in Technology Transfer; Chapter 3 - Next-Level Challenges for the Technology Promoter; Chapter 4 - Techniques for Technology Promotion; Part II - Researchers on Technology Promotion; Chapter 5 - Implementing outrageous ideas - Alexis Andre, Researcher; Chapter 6 - Implementation of Academic vs. Corporate Research - Jun Rekimoto, Deputy Director; Chapter 7 - Papers are fine, but nothing beats the joy of research that becomes products that change the world! - Takashi Isozaki, Researcher; Part III - The History of TPO (Mario Tokoro); Chapter 8 - Before TPO; Chapter 9- From the Perspective of Technology Management; Chapter 10 - What TPO Represents; In Closing: Borderless Technology Promotion; Afterword
£34.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Cognitive Systems Engineering
Book SynopsisThis book provides a framework for integrating complex systems that are problem-centric, human-centered, and provides an interdisciplinary, multi-methodological purview of multiple perspectives surrounding the human factors/human actors within living ecosystems. This book will provide useful theoretical and practical information to human factors, human-computer interaction, cognitive systems engineering personnel who are currently engaged in human-centered design or other applied aspects of modeling, simulation, and design that requires joint understanding of theory and practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Living Laboratory in the Context of Educational Research. Distributed Teams in the Living Laboratory: Applications of Transactive Memory. Digital Architectures for Distributed Learning and Collaboration. A Cognitive Systems Approach to Understanding Natural Gas Exploration Supply Chains: A Purview and Research Agenda. Methodological Techniques And Approaches To Developing Empirical Insights Of Cognition During Collaborative Information Seeking. A Case Study Of Crisis Management Readiness In Cross-National Contexts: Applying Team Cognition Theories To Crisis Response Teams. Emotion, Stress, and Collaborative Systems. Measuring Team Cognition in Collaborative Systems: Integrative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Modeling Cognition And Collaborative Work. Cognitive Architectures and Psycho-Physiological Measures. Evaluating Team Cognition: How the NeoCITIES Simulation Can Address Key Research Needs. Scaled World Simulations In Attention Allocation Research: Methodological Issues And Directions For Future Work. Feeling the heat: How multiplayer video games can help prepare individuals for some of the world’s most stressful jobs. Police Cognition and Participatory Design. Intermodal Interfaces. Bridging Theory and Practice through the Living Laboratory: The Intersection of User Centered Design and Agile Software Development. Incorporating Human Systems Engineering in Advanced Military Technology Development. The future of the integrated living laboratory framework: Innovating systems for people’s use.
£58.89
