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Book SynopsisBuilding between the Two Rivers aims to supply university students and scholars of Near Eastern archaeology with an introduction to 'Building archaeology' methods as applied to the context of Ancient Mesopotamia. It helps the reader understand the principles underlying the discipline, which deals with the registration and analysis of all building materials and techniques involved in the assembly and erection of a construction, and to outline what knowledge and skills are needed, beyond those that are specific to archaeologists. The in-depth registration and analysis of building materials and techniques requires professional skills and experience, which cannot be achieved with only a standard university training in archaeology. However, archaeologists need to know the basics of the classification of building materials, their physical properties, the main techniques of their finishing, as well as the basic principles of statics. They should also be able to let architects understand how to better tune the registration of data to ensure a fruitful archaeological interpretation. Due to the introductory nature of the book, contents are organised in didactic chapters, trying to cover all the main topics and displaying them by means of selected examples. Particular attention is given to the methods of the 'stratigraphic reading', which are discussed in a dedicated appendix authored by Piero Gilento. A thematic bibliography and a technical glossary complete the book, helping readers enhance their understanding of the subject.Trade ReviewThis well-illustrated handbook will introduce students to archaeological evidence alongside epigraphical and visual documents for building materials, architectural elements, and building types in Mesopotamia from the Neolithic to the Achaemenian period, altogether spanning 10,500–333 BC. -- C. C. Mattusch * CHOICE *Essential reading for the archeologist, Stefano Anastasio’s book will also appeal to anyone interested in how and why building techniques invented thousands of years ago still form the basis of architectural planning today. Designed to help budding archeologists determine the age and possible use of ancient buildings, Stefano Anastasio’s authoritative guide traces the evolution of architectural techniques from the 10th millennium BCE to the fourth century BCE. Beginning with a survey of the natural resources of ancient Mesopotamia, Anastasio goes on to compare the particular qualities of such building materials as brick, stone, wood, mortars and even metal and, with the help of detailed illustrations, shows the multiple ways these materials were used to erect walls, lay foundations and create serviceable roofs. He also demonstrates how with the development of the arch, “a huge technological innovation,” buildings became more stable, more spacious and far more beautiful. -- Jane Waldron Grutz * AramcoWorld *Table of ContentsPreface ; Building archaeology: goals and methods ; Building archaeology ; The building survey and stratigraphy ; Direct and indirect sources ; The Mesopotamian context ; Land use and water management ; Urbanisation and city planning ; Ancient cartography, topography and surveying ; Commissioners, designers and builders ; Ancient building crafts and technology ; Building materials ; Building materials: general characteristics ; Earth architecture ; Stone ; Mortar ; Bitumen ; Wood and reeds ; Metals ; Claddings and decorations ; Architectural elements ; Load-bearing structural systems: general features ; Walls ; Arches, vaults and domes ; Pillars and columns ; Openings ; Staircases ; Domestic and urban structures for water management ; Pavements, ceilings and roofs ; Building types ; Ziggurats and temples ; Palaces ; Fortifications ; Houses, storage- and workplaces ; Roads, streets, bridges ; Infrastructures for the water management ; Gardens and orchards ; Portable shelters ; Funerary buildings ; Conclusions ; Appendix: the methods of building archaeology – (Piero Gilento) ; What is and what does ‘building archaeology’ deal with? ; Architectural stratigraphy ; What is a Stratigraphic Building Unit (SBU)? ; What stratigraphic relationships exist between the SBUs? ; Typology and chronotypology in building archaeology ; How to work ; Web resources ; Thematic bibliography ; The Mesopotamian context ; Building materials ; Architectural elements ; Building types ; Bibliographic references ; Chronological table ; Glossary and analytical index ; Illustration credits

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Book SynopsisThe design of mechanical components for various engineering applications requires the understanding of stress distribution in the materials. The need of determining the nature of stress distribution on the components can be achieved with experimental techniques.Applications and Techniques for Experimental Stress Analysis is a timely research publication that examines how experimental stress analysis supports the development and validation of analytical and numerical models, the progress of phenomenological concepts, the measurement and control of system parameters under working conditions, and identification of sources of failure or malfunction. Highlighting a range of topics such as deformation, strain measurement, and element analysis, this book is essential for mechanical engineers, civil engineers, designers, aerospace engineers, researchers, industry professionals, academicians, and students.

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Book SynopsisWe are pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of the next issue of The Southern Way, the journal of record for all those interested in the history and heritage of the Southern Railway, its constituent companies and the Southern Region of British Railways. Edited by Kevin Robertson, whose extensive knowledge of all things SR and whose many publications on the railways of the south of England are well known to SR enthusiasts, each volume contains a series of authoritative articles on an always interesting range of topics, copiously illustrated with a wealth of photographs. Four issues of The Southern Way are published annually, usually in January, April, July and October and the regular issues of the journal are supplemented by occasional Southern Way Specials which focus in much greater depth on specific area of SR history, operations or traction.

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Book SynopsisThe burgeoning of the railway preservation movement all across the United Kingdom in the last 50 years has meant that there are now a considerable amount of steam locomotives preserved, maintained and in full working order and being run in frequent public service by preservation societies on heritage lines. This means that there is a continuing need for a practical handbook to help drivers and those responsible for maintaining the locomotives in safe condition for public use, covering all the basics of steam locomotive construction, technology and operation - this book fulfils that need admirably. The book is a reprint of an official handbook issued for the education of and day-to-day use by British Railways enginemen in late 1957, when it was distributed to all members of the BR footplate grades concerned with steam power. In lucid terms, and with the aid of over 90 contemporary diagrams, many of which employ a variety of colours to distinguish, for example, saturated steam, superheated steam, exhaust steam, air, oil and water passages, the book provides an accessible guide to the basic principles of steam locomotive construction and operation.

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Book SynopsisExisting literature focuses on the alleged merits of the Stirling engine. These are indeed latent but, decades on, remain to be fully realised. This is despite the fact that Stirling and other closed-cycle prime-movers offer a contribution to an ultra-low carbon economy. By contrast with solar panels, the initial manufacture of Stirling engines makes no demands on scarce or exotic raw materials. Further, calculating embodied carbon per kWh favours the Stirling engine by a wide margin.However, the reader expecting to find the Stirling engine promoted as a panacea for energy problems may be surprised to find the reverse. Stirling and Thermal-Lag Engines reflects upon the fact that there is more to be gained by approaching its subject as a problem than as a solution. The Achilles heel of the Stirling engine is a low numerical value of specific work, defined as work per cycle per swept volume per unit of charge pressure and conventionally denoted Beale number NB. Measured values remain unimproved since 1818, quantified here for the first time at 2% of the NB of the modern internal combustion engine! The low figure is traced to incomplete utilisation of the working gas. Only a small percentage of the charge gas — if any — is processed through a complete cycle, i.e., between temperature extremes.The book offers ready-made tools including a simplified algorithm for particle trajectory map construction; an author-patented mechanism delivering optimised working-gas distribution; flow and heat transfer data re-acquired in context and an illustrated re-derivation of the academically respected Method of Characteristics which now copes with shock formation and flow-area discontinuities. All formulations are presented in sufficient detail to allow the reader to 'pick up and run' with them using the data offered in the book.The various strands are drawn together in a comprehensively engineered design of an internally focusing solar Stirling engine, presented in a form allowing a reader with access to basic machining facilities to construct one.The sun does not always shine. But neither will the oil always flow. This new title offers an entrée to technology appropriate to the 21st century.

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Book SynopsisParasitoid wasps are cosmopolitan, numerous and enormously diverse with probably one million or more species worldwide, most of which occur in the moist tropics. Their ecological importance is enormous although perhaps most evident in their major roles in the control of insect pest populations. In natural ecosystems they are integral in regulating populations of a vast number of insects, and therefore are key players in terrestrial food webs. Knowledge of their biology is still very poor because the current state of taxonomy is still in its infancy in most parts of the world. In this book, we provide an overview of the more than 30 families of parasitoid wasps that occur in the 11 countries in South East Asia. Particular emphasis is given to those most commonly encountered and reared, as well as to those used in biological control programmes. Outlines of the morphology, biology, ecology and behaviour of each family, as well as of various important subfamilies are presented. The current state of taxonomy in the region is summarised. Other chapters cover basic biology, behaviour, morphological terminology, phylogeny and methods of specimen collecting, preparation and rearing with particular relevance to the tropics. Modern molecular approaches to speeding taxonomic description of hyperdiverse taxa are considered in depth. All groups are illustrated with colour photographs. This book will be of value to professional entomologists, academics, entomology students and the growing body of amateur entomologists and insect photographers.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Biology Chapter 3: Behaviour Chapter 4: Parasitoid Diversity, with Special Reference to S.E. Asia Chapter 5: Classification and Phylogeny Chapter 6: Morphology Chapter 7: Recognition of Major Groups Chapter 8: Orussoidea Chapter 9: Braconidae Chapter 10: Ichneumonidae – Darwin Wasps Chapter 11: Stephanoidea (Crown Wasps) Chapter 12: Evanioidea Chapter 13: Ceraphronoidea Chapter 14: Megalyroidea Chapter 15: Trigonalyoidea Chapter 16: Parasitoid Aculeates – Chrysidoidea Chapter 17: Parasitoid Aculeates — Vespoidea sensu lato Chapter 18: Platygastroidea Chapter 19: Cynipoidea – Gall Wasps and Their Kin Chapter 20: Proctotrupoidea Chapter 21: Diaprioidea Chapter 22: Chalcidoidea and Mymarommatoidea Chapter 23: Collection, Preservation and Rearing

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Book SynopsisMedicinal plants and the natural products within them, still remain the starting point for breakthroughs in the development of safe, pharmacologically active synthetic molecules for use in a wide variety of clinical situations. Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) is one of the most ancient medical doctrines, and is well-documented in terms of information about diseases, diagnoses and treatments, especially in the application of medicinal plants. TPM has been used for centuries worldwide, and many of these methods are still used in Iran today.The book introduces the basics of TPM, and describes the key medicinal plants used for the treatment of different diseases. It also highlights possible new targets for research activities in drug discovery of natural products. The book is richly illustrated with historic drawings from old Persian pharmacopoeia and photos of plants in their natural habitats. Reference to Ayurvedic, Traditional Chinese Medicine and monastic medicine in Europe are also made.While knowledge about medicinal plants used in TPM still exists in Iran there is a risk that the detailed expertise provided by older generations will be lost in the near future. It is therefore very important that this cultural heritage is properly preserved. This book provides a valuable, evidence-based resource on TPM for researchers, practitioners and students in medicinal plants, ethnobotany and herbal medicine.

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Book SynopsisAlgae are sunlight-driven cell factories, and can efficiently absorb CO2 and convert light energy to chemical energy such as lipid, starch and other carbohydrates and release O2. Algal feedstock is a promising resource for bioproduct production, given its high photosynthetic efficiency for producing biomass compared to conventional crops. Microalgae can be used for flue-gas and wastewater bioremediation. This book highlights recent breakthroughs in the multidisciplinary areas of algal biotechnology and the chapters feature recent developments from cyanobacteria to eukaryotic algae, from theoretical biology to applied biology. It also includes the latest advancements in algal-based synthetic biology, including metabolic engineering, artificial biological system construction and green chemicals production. With contributions by leading authorities in algal biotechnology research, it is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in the field, and those involved in the study of photosynthesis and green-cell factories.

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Book SynopsisAnimal behaviour and, as a result, animal welfare are increasingly complex areas of study, with the diversity of the animal kingdom and new research findings ensuring there is no one, easy answer. Instead, we need to take a holistic approach, combining scientific principles with both philosophical and ethical considerations to develop all-inclusive policies and legislation that decide how society should interact with domestic, farm and native animals.With a focus on domestic animals, while also referring to wild species to reinforce the arguments, this book: promotes direct observation for those who claim to be interested in animals, their behaviour, and their welfare. considers the concept of consciousness, how it can be assessed, and how it relates to suffering and animal welfare more widely. emphasizes the need to understand better how animals behave both with humans and outside of human influence, considering the diversity of behaviour and sensorial capacities across species. includes author knowledge and expertise across a wide range of animal species, from primates to farm animals, and across animal living situations from intensive to free ranging.We are far from having all the answers, so this book also raises questions that require further research and focus, such as the way animals are likely to act based on their recent and whole-of-life experiences. Still, this review of the topic, an updated translation of the French language work Vivre parmi les animaux, mieux les comprendre, is an invaluable resource for everyone with an interest in animal behaviour and welfare.

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Book SynopsisAnimal behaviour and, as a result, animal welfare are increasingly complex areas of study, with the diversity of the animal kingdom and new research findings ensuring there is no one, easy answer. Instead, we need to take a holistic approach, combining scientific principles with both philosophical and ethical considerations to develop all-inclusive policies and legislation that decide how society should interact with domestic, farm and native animals.With a focus on domestic animals, while also referring to wild species to reinforce the arguments, this book: promotes direct observation for those who claim to be interested in animals, their behaviour, and their welfare. considers the concept of consciousness, how it can be assessed, and how it relates to suffering and animal welfare more widely. emphasizes the need to understand better how animals behave both with humans and outside of human influence, considering the diversity of behaviour and sensorial capacities across species. includes author knowledge and expertise across a wide range of animal species, from primates to farm animals, and across animal living situations from intensive to free ranging.We are far from having all the answers, so this book also raises questions that require further research and focus, such as the way animals are likely to act based on their recent and whole-of-life experiences. Still, this review of the topic, an updated translation of the French language work Vivre parmi les animaux, mieux les comprendre, is an invaluable resource for everyone with an interest in animal behaviour and welfare.

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Book SynopsisFarmers face ever-changing production systems, markets and regulations. This means they must constantly review their long-term plans to ensure continuing economic and environmental sustainability. The challenge for the future is for farmers to assess opportunities strategically as they appear and overcome the temptation of just meeting the demand of day-to-day tactical decision-making. This long-term view is the world of strategic planning. Farm owners and managers must constantly review the future and systematically assess likely future scenarios in order to make adjustments to suit prevailing needs. Any manager or owner thinking about purchasing a new farm business either to expand, or replace, an existing property must conduct similar assessments. This book addresses these issues and provides methods and procedures that enable the development and assessment of future strategies. This book explains how to be a "strategic farmer" in an unusual way. Rather like a novel, it tells the story of a newly reconstituted farming couple who are searching for a new property on which to carry out their primary production plans following their departure from a family farm which was being assigned to the next generation. In a previous book in this series (Farm Business Management: The Decisive Farmer), this same couple were involved in a team approach to improving decision-making. This book covers the couple's efforts to find a suitable property meeting all their strategic needs having analysed the expected future scenarios. In this process the couple interacts with many of their farmer friends and advisors who also featured as characters in the previous books. Each chapter is devoted to one of the common issues facing the modern farmer when trying to create a long-term strategic plan. To assess each issue, tried-and-tested strategic planning procedures are demonstrated with full explanations of their logic and methods. Each topic is fully referenced to provide further reading and discussion. Lecture guides, case studies and exercises are also provided online on the CABI Digital Library. This book is a valuable resource for all farmers and students of farm management and agribusiness.Table of ContentsChapter one: Past and future Chapter two: Farmer experiments on day-to-day management, and big decisions Chapter three: But what do you want? Chapter four: What will happen in the world? Chapter five: How good are you? Chapter six: The survival of the current world in question maybe? Chapter seven: Regen… sounds just perfect? Chapter eight: The rush of technology and its solutions. Chapter nine: Extremes and coping with living Chapter ten: But what about the next generation? Chapter eleven: Putting it all together. What now? Chapter twelve: A question of size, but how to buy? Chapter thirteen: At last … real action on all fronts

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Book SynopsisTurfgrass is required to meet a challenging range of aesthetic, functional and environmental requirements, whilst also adapting to the threat of abiotic and biotic stresses which are being accentuated by climate change. The turfgrass industry is also facing increasing pressure to reduce its environmental impact and advance more sustainable maintenance practices that utilise and/or optimise fewer agronomic-related resources.Achieving sustainable turfgrass management summarises the wealth of recent research that addresses these challenges, whilst also identifying potential mitigation strategies to reduce the sector’s contribution to climate change, such as reduced fertilizer use and water conservation. This collection also highlights developments in breeding for improved cultivars of turfgrass with enhanced abiotic and biotic stress responses, as well as climate resilience.In its extensive exploration of turfgrass physiology, breeding and cultivation, the book showcases how the turfgrass industry can adopt more sustainable management practices and reduce its environmental impact.Table of ContentsPart 1 Physiology, breeding and cultivation 1.Advances in understanding turfgrass physiology: David Jespersen, University of Georgia, USA; Benjamin Wherley, Texas A&M University, USA; and Michelle DaCosta, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA; 2.Advances in breeding for improved cultivars of turfgrass: Phillip L. Vines, University of Georgia, USA; Ambika Chandra, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA; and Trent M. Tate, GO Seed, Inc., USA; 3.Advances in soil management for successful establishment and maintenance of turfgrass: Douglas J. Soldat and Paul L. Koch, University of Wisconsin, USA; 4.Advances in phosphite utilization for turfgrass: John Dempsey, Independent Turfgrass Research, Ireland; 5.Advances in irrigation and water management of turfgrass: Marco Schiavon, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, USA; and Matteo Serena, United States Golf Association, USA; 6.Advances in maintenance practices of turfgrass: Adam W. Thoms, Iowa State University, USA; and Alex J. Lindsey, University of Florida, USA; 7.Advances in turfgrass for athletic fields and sports pitches: Gerald M. Henry, University of Georgia, USA; 8.Advancements in turfgrass for ornamental lawns: Rebecca Grubbs Bowling, Texas A&M University, USA; and Joseph Young, Texas Tech University, USA; Part 2 Biotic and abiotic stresses 9.Advances in turfgrass disease management: James Kerns, North Carolina State University, USA; 10.Advances in turfgrass insect pest management: Benjamin A. McGraw, Audrey Simard and Garrett Y. Price, Pennsylvania State University, USA; 11.Advances in turfgrass weed management: Matthew T. Elmore, Rutgers University, USA; Aaron J. Patton, Purdue University, USA; Travis W. Gannon, North Carolina State University, USA; and James T. Brosnan, University of Tennessee, USA; 12.Advances in plant growth regulation in turfgrass: David Gardner and Ed Nangle, The Ohio State University, USA; 13.Advances in abiotic stress management in turfgrass: Charles Fontanier, Oklahoma State University, USA; and Chrissie A. Segars, Texas A&M University, USA; 14.Advances in managing organic matter in turfgrass ecosystems: Alec Kowalewski, Charles Schmid, Ruying Wang and Emily Braithwaite, Oregon State University, USA; 15.Advances in biostimulants in turfgrass: Michael Fidanza, Pennsylvania State University, USA; Cale Bigelow, Purdue University, USA; Stanley Kostka, Pennsylvania State University, USA; Erik Ervin, University of Delaware, USA; Roch Gaussoin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA; Frank Rossi, Cornell University, USA; John Cisar, Cisar Turfgrass Research Service, USA; F. Dan Dinelli, North Shore Country Club, USA; John Pope, Pope Soils Consulting and Counseling Services, USA; and James Steffel, Lehigh Agricultural and Biological Services, USA; Part 3 Case studies 16.Considerations with using unmanned aircraft systems in turfgrass: Dale J. Bremer, Kansas State University, USA; Dana G. Sullivan, TurfScout, LLC, USA; Phillip L. Vines, University of Georgia, USA; David McCall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA; Jing Zhang, University of Georgia, USA; and Mu Hong, Colorado State University, USA; 17.Considerations with selecting turfgrass varieties and cultivars: Kevin Morris, National Turfgrass Evaluation Program, USA; Yuanshuo Qu, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA; Len Kne, University of Minnesota, USA; and Steve Graham, University of Minnesota, USA; 18.Considerations with turfgrasses and pollinators: Michelle Wisdom and Michael Richardson, University of Arkansas, USA; and Paige Boyle, Utah State University, USA; 19.Considerations with water for turfgrass in arid environments: Brian Whitlark, United States Golf Association, USA; Kai Umeda, University of Arizona, USA; Bernhard R. Leinauer, New Mexico State University, USA; and Matteo Serena, University of California- Riverside, USA; 20.Considerations with soil testing in turfgrass: Cole Thompson, United States Golf Association, USA; Elizabeth Guertal, Auburn University, USA; Pauric McGroary, Waypoint Analytical, USA; Douglas Soldat, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; and Bryan G. Hopkins, Brigham Young University and Soil Science Society of America, USA;

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Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging study uses historical and archaeological evidence to consider humanity's interactions with the environment, fashioning agricultural, gardening and horticultural regimes over a millennium and a half. The discussions of archaeological finds of seeds from discarded rubbish including animal fodder and bedding show the wide range of wild species present, as well as cultivated and gathered plants in the diet of inhabitants and livestock. Pollen analyses, and studies of wood, mosses, and beetles, alongside a look at the local natural environment, and comparison with medieval written records give us a tantalizing picture of early Winchester. The earliest record is by Ælfric of Eynsham in his 11th-century Nomina Herbarum. From medieval records come hints of gardens within the city walls, and considerable detail about agriculture and horticulture, and produce brought into the city. Wild fruit and nuts were also being gathered from the countryside for the town’s markets and mills. At St Giles’ Fair exotic imported spices and fruits were also sold. All these sources of evidence are brought together to reveal more fully the roles of agriculture and the environment in the development of Winchester.Trade Review'This is a comprehensive study of organic remains from important Romano-British, Anglo-Saxon, and later medieval archaeological sites in Winchester. Most usefully the archaeobotanical data, which were collected in the 1960–80s, have been integrated with documentary and historical evidence thereby enabling a better understanding of the development of the early historic city.' – Keith Wilkinson, Professor of Geoarchaeology and Director of ARCA, University of Winchester‘This tenth volume of the Winchester Studies series focuses on the environmental and historical evidence for food consumption in Winchester itself and for agricultural production and local vegetation in its immediate environs. The archaeological data presented here derive from excavations within the walled city between 1961 and 1971, and cover the early Roman to Late Middle Ages. It is a well-produced volume, with the text divided into three parts, outlined below, followed by a concordance of samples, a general index and an index of plant and insect names.’ – Marijke Van Der Veen (2023): Medieval Archaeology Volume 67, Issue 2Table of ContentsPreface ; I: Introduction and Environment ; 1. Introduction – Martin Biddle, Jane M. Renfrew with contributions by Francis J. Green and Patrick Ottaway ; 2. The Natural Environment of the Winchester Region – Jane M. Renfrew and Patrick Ottaway ; II: The Written Evidence ; 3. Aelfric's Nomina Herbarum and the Plant Remains from Anglo-Saxon Winchester – Debby Banham ; 4. Agriculture and the Use of Plants in Medieval Winchester: the Documentary Evidence – Derek J. Keene ; 5. Gardens in Medieval and Later Winchester: the Castle, Wolvesey Palace and Eastgate House – Beatrice Clayre and Martin Biddle ; 6. Field Crops and their Cultivation in Hampshire, 1200-1350, in the Light of Documentary Evidence – Jan Z. Titow ; III: The Archaeological Evidence ; 7. Pollen Analysis of Archaeological Deposits in Winchester – Erwin Isenberg and Jane M. Renfrew ; 8. The Identification and Utilization of Wood in Early Winchester – Suzanne Keene ; 9. The Roman Plant Remains – Peter Murphy ; 10. The Plant Economy and Vegetation of Anglo-Saxon Winchester – Michael Monk ; 11. Plant Remains and Agriculture in Norman and Later Medieval Winchester – Francis J. Green ; 12. Roman and Post-Roman Moss from Lower Brook Street Moss – Dorian Williams and Jane M. Renfrew ; 13. Insect Fauna from Lower Brook Street – Peter J. Osborne ; 14. Conclusion – Patrick Ottaway ; Concordance of Samples ; Index 1: General Index ; Index 2: Insects and Plants

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Book SynopsisDogs, Past and Present: An Interdisciplinary Perspective gathers contributions from scholars from a variety of disciplines to provide a comprehensive assessment of the importance of dogs through history. Over the last decades, countless studies have examined the lives of dogs and their current place in our societies as well as their crucial part in human life and history. Data and hypotheses have progressively increased, sometimes controversially, in each field of investigation. The domestication of dogs and its success during prehistory is a fascinating theme that scholars of various disciplines are involved with. However, there has not been a real exchange between those approaches and it is extremely complex to reach a complete view of the thousands of texts which are published every year. By contrast, this volume is entirely dedicated to dogs and it is focused on the necessity of an ‘interdisciplinary perspective’ to fully understand the fundamental role that dogs have played in our past. When, where, how and why were dogs domesticated? What is their story? What was their role in the history of humankind? What is their role in traditional and non-traditional societies today? The book originated from the conference ‘Dogs, Past and Present – an Interdisciplinary Perspective’ held at CNR (National Scientific Council) and at Sapienza University in Rome (14–17 November 2018), promoted by the Italian Association for Ethnoarchaeology and organised by the editors.Table of ContentsPresentation – Adriano V. Rossi Forewords – Alberto Cazzella, Simon JM Davis, Dulam Sendenjav Introduction – Ivana Fiore and Francesca Lugli Calling on a Favour from Human’s Best Friend: Public Outreach in Science – David Ian Howe Section 1. Dog Genetics, Microtomography and Morphometric Techniques 1.1 A Molecular View on the Domestication of Dogs – Carles Vilà and Jennifer A. Leonard 1.2 Mitochondrial DNA Variation among Dogs of Mongolian, Tuvinian and Altaic Nomads – Daria Sanna, Ilenia Azzena, Piero Cossu, Fabio Scarpa, Massimo Scandura, Marco Apollonio, Francesca Lugli, Paolo Francalacci, Paolo Mereu, and Marco Casu 1.3 Ancient and Recent Changes in Breeding Practices for Dogs – Grégoire Leroy, Shi-Zhi Wang, Tom Lewis, and Sophie Licari 1.4 Using X-ray Microtomography to Discriminate Between Dogs’ and Wolves’ Lower Carnassial Tooth – Francesco Boschin, Federico Bernardini, Clément Zanolli, Antonio Tagliacozzo, and Claudio Tuniz 1.5 The Skull Shape of Canis lupus. A Study of Wolf and Dog Cranial Morphology – Raquel Blázquez-Orta, Laura Rodríguez, María Ángeles Galindo-Pellicena, Ignacio De Gaspar, and Nuria García Section 2. Wolf Versus Dog 2.1 Size Variation of the Middle-Late Pleistocene Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) from the Italian Peninsula – Dawid Adam Iurino, Beniamino Mecozzi, Davide Persico, Lucia Maimone, and Raffaele Sardella 2.2 The Advantages of Owning a Palaeolithic Dog – Mietje Germonpré, Martina Lázničková-Galetová, Mikhail V. Sablin, and Hervé Bocherens 2.3 Why Wolves Became Dogs: Interdisciplinary Questions on Domestication – Juliane Bräuer and Blanca Vidal Orga 2.4 Vector-Borne Diseases as Possible Constraints on the Spread of Dogs into the Tropics and Beyond – Peter Mitchell Section 3. Dogs through Time: Role, Task and Position 3.1 Urban Nomads and their Dogs – Christophe Blanchard 3.2 ‘The Mayor is a Dog’: The Coming of Age of Contemporary American Pet Culture – Simona Bealcovschi 3.3 Wolves, Dogs and Water – Dogs and Fishing Boats – Francesca Lugli 3.4 Dogs, Nomads and Hunters in Southern Siberia – Francesca Lugli and Galina B. Sychenko 3.5 The Dog – Human Interrelations in the Lower Amur Rural Regions (the Far East of Russia): Past and Present – Olga V. Maltseva 3.6 The Mother of Dogs: Women, Power and Dogs in First Nations Societies in Northwest North America – Lanoue 3.7 Dogs through Time: An Ethno-Evolutionary Perspective – Tiziano Latini, Luca Pandolfi, and Saverio Bartolini Lucenti 3.8 Dogs and the Afterlife in Southern Italy between Ethnology and Archaeology – Claudio Giardino and Tiziana Zappatore 3.9 Faithful unto Death. Burial, Legends and Heroism of the Dog from Antiquity to the Contemporary Age – Jacopo De Grossi Mazzorin (†), Ivana Fiore, Claudia Minniti, and Antonio Tagliacozzo Section 4. Dogs: Archaeological and Archaeozoological Cases 4.1 Ur-gir and the Other Dogs from Abu Tberah (Southern Iraq): Considerations on the Role of Dogs in Sumer during the 3rd Millennium BCE – Francesca Alhaique, Licia Romano, and Franco D’Agostino 4.2 Ritual Use of Dogs in the Neolithic Cultures of China – Maria Kudinova 4.3 Neolithic Dogs in the Central Po Valley - A Review of Published Data and New Evidence – Fabio Bona, Daniela Castagna, and Raffaella Poggiani Keller 4.4 Evolution and Utilisation of Dogs in Austria: The Archaeozoological Record from the Neolithic to the Roman Period – Konstantina Saliari, Erich Pucher, and Martin Mosser 4.5 A Dog’s Head in a House Pit at the Early Iron Age Site of Verucchio. Butchery Waste or Ritual Sacrifice? – Marco Bertolini and Ursula Thun Hohenstein 4.6 The Dogs from the Cult Layers of the Ipogeo del Guardiano (Trinitapoli, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Italy) – Martina Di Matteo, Anna Maria Tunzi, Rachele Modesto, and Francesca Alhaique 4.7 Four Dogs in the Road and Other Canine Oddities from Gabii (Rome, Italy) – Francesca Alhaique 4.8 The Discovery of a Dog in the Excavations of the Rome Underground Line C in Largo Amba Aradam – Simona Morretta, Giovanni Ricci, and Francesca Santini (†) 4.9 Dog and Human Sepultures at Peltuinum (L’Aquila, Italy) – Ivana Fiore, Luisa Migliorati, Antonella Pansini, Tiziana Sgrulloni, and Alessandra Sperduti 4.10 The Dog as a Companion in Life and Death: The Case Study of Dog Burials in a Human Grave (VII - VI BC) Loc. Collina dei Gelsi - Poggio Sommavilla (RI) – Francesca Santini (†) 4.11 The Role of Dogs in the Xiongnu Society – Evgeniy S. Bogdanov 4.12 Dog Burial at the Ust-Voikarskoe-1 Settlement and its Interpretation Issues – Andrey V. Novikov and Yuri N. Garkusha 4.13 The Dog in the Castle: A Dog Skeleton from the Castle of Santa Severa (Latium, Italy) – Eugenio Cerilli and Marco Fatucci Section 5. Representation of Dogs in Different Cultures 5.1 Lupus in Fabula: The Representation of the Wolf (Canis lupus) in European Palaeolithic Art – Gianpiero Di Maida, Margherita Mussi, Alberto Lombo Montañés, and Manuel Bea 5.2 At the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship. Canid Representations in Levantine Rock Art – Manuel Bea, Alberto Lombo, Gianpiero Di Maida, and Margherita Mussi 5.3 Dog Images in the Altai Rock Art – Dmitry V. Cheremisin 5.4 Representations of Dogs in Attic Funerary Monuments: A Question of Symbolism? – Francesco Tanganelli 5.5 ‘Do Not Laugh, I Beg of You, for This Is a Dog’s Grave’: The Human-Canine Bond in the Ancient Greek World – Liubov Eliseeva and Eugenia Andreeva 5.6 The Image of the Dog on Ancient Coins in the Mediterranean Area – Alessandra Bottari 5.7 The Numismatist’s Best Friend. Images of Dogs on Roman Coins – Alessandro Crispino 5.8 Dogs in Early Imperial China: Anthropo-Zoological Reading of Iconographic Sources from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) – Frédéric Devienne 5.9 ‘Cobalt Greyhounds’. An Artistic Proof in Ceramics – Silvia Nutini and Marino Marini Section 6. Dogs: Myth and Symbolism 6.1 ‘Implore Me Not, Dog’. The Dog in the Classical World: An Apotropaic View – Marco Giuman and Miriam Napolitano 6.2 Dogs in Phoenician Culture – Giuseppe Minunno 6.3 Dog in War, Hunting, Livestock Work and Everyday Life of Greco-Roman Society – Ana Portillo Gómez 6.4 Dog in Philippine Life, Ritual and Creation Myths: In a Spirit of Hunting – Maria V. Stanyukovich 6.5 Demonic Dogs of Mongolian Stag Stones and their Chinese Counterparts – Andrey V. Varenov 6.6 A Few Days with Mongolian Dogs and their Herders – Graziano Capitini and Francesca Lugli 6.7 Dog and Wolf in the Non-Tale Prose of the Turkic Peoples of Siberia – Galina B. Sychenko

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Book SynopsisExamples of enduring feats of civil engineering endeavour can be seen around the world’s seas and waterways, from the SS Great Britain to the Panama Canal.In this beautifully illustrated book, John Laverick offers an insight into the intriguing field of civil engineering, taking you on a journey that crosses three continents and three centuries, exploring extraordinary achievements including the artificial waterways of the Panama and Suez canals, floating concepts such as the concrete Mulberry harbours, the world’s only rotating ship lift at Falkirk, a man-made island in the Baltic linking the crossings between two countries and the ambitious restoration of the Wilts & Berks Canal.

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Book SynopsisIntelligent Buildings and Infrastructure with Sustainable and Social Values, Third edition is a comprehensive guide and an international reference source to the latest knowledge on the design, management, operation and technology of intelligent buildings and cities for sustainable developments that meet the needs of users now and in the future. A transdisciplinary approach underpins the beliefs expressed in the book. Written by authors from industry and academia, the book considers cultural changes affecting the way people live and work, the importance of an integrated approach to design and management, and the benefits technological developments can bring in developing sustainable buildings that meet users'' needs and those to mitigate climate change.Fully revised and updated with contributions on the latest developments, the book focuses on:intelligent liveable buildings which are a vital part of the infrastructure that make up towns and cities, whether

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Book SynopsisAuthored by a leading voice in the field,Machine Learning for Healthcareprovides a gateway to revolutionize the understanding of medicine and patient care.

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Book SynopsisAn examination of the broader historical trends of telecommunications development, considering how these vary between countries, and asking what general lessons can be learnt. This book has been structured to focus on the interplay between technology, economics, and politics.

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Book SynopsisCreate end-to-end systems that can power robots with artificial vision and deep learning techniquesKey Features Study ROS, the main development framework for robotics, in detail Learn all about convolutional neural networks, recurrent neural networks, and robotics Create a chatbot to interact with the robot Book DescriptionArtificial Vision and Language Processing for Robotics begins by discussing the theory behind robots. You'll compare different methods used to work with robots and explore computer vision, its algorithms, and limits. You'll then learn how to control the robot with natural language processing commands. You'll study Word2Vec and GloVe embedding techniques, non-numeric data, recurrent neural network (RNNs), and their advanced models. You'll create a simple Word2Vec model with Keras, as well as build a convolutional neural network (CNN) and improve it with data augmentation and transfer learning. You'll study the ROS and build a conversational agent to manage your robot. You'll also integrate your agent with the ROS and convert an image to text and text to speech. You'll learn to build an object recognition system using a video.By the end of this book, you'll have the skills you need to build a functional application that can integrate with a ROS to extract useful information about your environment.What you will learn Explore the ROS and build a basic robotic system Understand the architecture of neural networks Identify conversation intents with NLP techniques Learn and use the embedding with Word2Vec and GloVe Build a basic CNN and improve it using generative models Use deep learning to implement artificial intelligence(AI)and object recognition Develop a simple object recognition system using CNNs Integrate AI with ROS to enable your robot to recognize objects Who this book is forArtificial Vision and Language Processing for Robotics is for robotics engineers who want to learn how to integrate computer vision and deep learning techniques to create complete robotic systems. It will prove beneficial to you if you have working knowledge of Python and a background in deep learning. Knowledge of the ROS is a plus.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Fundamentals of Robotics Introduction to Computer Vision Fundamentals of Natural Language Processing Neural Networks with NLP Convolutional Neural Networks Robot Operating System Build a Conventional Agent to Manage the Robot Object Recognition to Guide a Robot Using CNNs Computer Vision for Robotics

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Book SynopsisFarming – whether domestic crops, forestry, fish or livestock – is one of the pillars of human civilization, dating back to the early settlements of Neolithic times. Today, approximately one billion people work the land, providing food and other products for our ever-increasing human population. Arranged geographically, Farming explores the many types of farm and farming that exist today. See how farmers in Malaysia extract milky latex from the bark of rubber trees, used to make everything from protective gloves to vehicle tires; be amazed at the gorgeous stepped rice fields of Bali, where the traditional subak irrigation system is created around ‘water temples’ and managed by Hindu priests; marvel at the vast corn and soya bean fields of Ontario, much of it used for animal feed to support Canada’s beef industry; learn about nomadic pastoralism in low rainfall areas such as Somalia, where herders move camels, cattle, sheep and goats in search of grazing; explore the wineries and vineyards in Bordeaux, where more than 700 million bottles of wine are produced each year by more than 8,500 châteaux; and see how freshwater prawns are harvested for export in the watery deltas of Bangladesh. Presented in a landscape format and with more than 180 outstanding photographs of farming from every part of the planet, Farming offers a pictorial celebration of mankind’s deep connection with the land that sustains us.Table of ContentsContents include: Europe • Livestock farming, cows and sheep – Germany, France • Dairy farming – everywhere • Fruit farming – Kent • Hop farms and oast houses – Kent • Hill farming – Wales • High tunnel greenhouses • Wind farms • Oranges, apricots, lemons – Spain • Wineries and vineyards – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece • Champagne, France – largest farms in France North America • Cattle ranches • Arable crops – Midwest • Peanut farms – Georgia • Aquaponics • Fruits, vegetables, and nuts –Salinas valley, California • Corn belt – Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, southern Michigan, western Ohio • Wheat belt – from Alberta tocentral Texas • Cotton and tobacco farming – Deep South • Catfish farm, Mississippi • Scallop farms, Vancouver Island • Cattle, grains and oilseeds – Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan • Wild berries, caribou, musk, ox – Nunavut Central & South America • Sugarcane, coffee, soybeans – Brazil • Cattle ranches – Argentina • Cocoa – Ecuador • Coffee, cocoa, plantation – Columbia • Vineyards – Chile, Argentina • Andean farming – maize, potatoes Africa and the Middle East • Nomadic herding – Saharan Africa (Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Libya, Algeria) • Farming around the Nile – crop rotation, corn (maize), rice, wheat, sorghum, and fava • Citrus, wine, table grapes, corn and wool – South Africa • Tea, coffee – Kenya • Cocoa – Ivory Coast and Ghana • Maize and cassava – Nigeria Asia and the Pacific • Poppy farms – Afghanistan • Fruit farms – Afghanistan • Dry farming – India, Iran • Tea plantations – India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia • Rubber plantations – Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia • Rice cultivation – China, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam • Bali – subak irrigation system and water temples • Sugarcane, cassava (manioc), corn (maize), sweet potatoes – Vietnam • Sorghum farming – China • Fish farms – Fujian coast, China • Tilapia pens in Laguna de Bay, Philippines • Slash-and-burn – Indonesia • Subsistence farming – China, India, Nepal • Fish farms – India, Bangladesh, Thailand • Cocoa – Indonesia • Palm oil – Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo • Coconut farming – Malaysia, Thailand • Vertical farming – Japan • Sugarcane – Queensland • Stock farming – Australia • Wheat, barley, chickpeas – Australia

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Book SynopsisThis innovative Research Companion considers the history, nature and status of construction economics, and its need for development as a field in order to be recognised as a distinct discipline. It presents a state-of-the-art review of construction economics, identifying areas for further research. Contributors explore topics that have been under-discussed in the literature, including the philosophy of construction economics and its practice in classical antiquity. Chapters also offer new takes on the development of the construction industry, the economics of housing, construction labour and the economics of informatics applications. Comprehensive in outlook, the Research Companion goes on to provide in-depth analyses of procurement, bidding, stakeholder management, construction data, transaction costs and sustainability in construction. The Research Companion will be critical reading for scholars and students of construction economics, construction management, cost engineering, quantity surveying, urban economics and institutional economics. Its use of empirical research and exploration of the methods of analysis used in construction economics will also be beneficial for administrators of the construction industry and practitioners in these fields.Trade Review‘Probably the most important book in construction economics, this book will teach readers how economics is applied in the construction industry. It describes construction’s impact on enterprises and individuals, as well as the history and economy of ancient architecture. It reviews the expected industrial advancements in developed countries. Traditional development models, tensions between justice, fairness, and economic efficiency are also examined in this book. This book will be very useful to the construction industry.’ -- George Wang, East Carolina University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xi Preface xiii 1 Introduction to the Research Companion to Construction Economics 1 George Ofori 2 Construction economics: its origins, significance, current status and need for development 18 George Ofori 3 The philosophy of construction economics 41 Stephen Gruneberg and John Kelsey 4 The nature and development of construction economics 61 Gerard de Valence 5 Construction economics in antiquity 86 Jan Bröchner 6 Construction in the economy and in national development 104 Jorge Lopes 7 Construction project economics 126 Nii A. Ankrah and Emmanuel Manu 8 Dynamics of construction industry development 153 Mohan Kumaraswamy and Gangadhar Mahesh 9 Applications of mainstream economic theories to the construction industry: transaction costs 178 Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz and Afzan Binti Ahmad Zaini 10 Construction industry and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 199 Alex Opoku 11 Sustainability economics and the construction industry 215 Obas John Ebohon 12 International construction data: a critical review 238 Jim Meikle and Asheem Shrestha 13 Measuring and comparing construction costs in different locations: methods and data 261 Rick Best 14 New trends in international construction 277 Hongbin Jiang 15 Economics of trust in construction 309 Anita Cerić 16 The builders of cities: prospects for synergy between labour and the built environment 328 Edmundo Werna and Jeroen Klink 17 Economic principles of bidding for construction projects 351 Samuel Laryea 18 Procurement and delivery management 371 Ron Watermeyer 19 The economics of housing policy and construction: developing a responsive supply sector 396 Suraya Ismail 20 A review of stakeholder management in construction 422 Ezekiel Chinyio, Sukhtaj Singh and Subashini Suresh 21 The global construction market 445 Weisheng (Wilson) Lu and Meng Ye 22 Relational impacts of corruption on the procurement process: implications for economic growth in developing countries 466 Albert P.C. Chan and Emmanuel Kingsford Owusu 23 Economic considerations in the procurement and deployment of construction informatics applications 491 Chimay J. Anumba and Esther A. Obonyo 24 The future: new directions of construction economics research 514 George Ofori Index

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Book SynopsisElectrolytes are indispensable components in electrochemistry and the fast-growing electrochemical energy storage markets. Research in electrolytes has witnessed exponential growth in recent years, accompanied by their applications in the most popular electrochemical cell ever invented, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). In myriads of LIBs, electrolytes and their interphases determine how high the voltage of a battery is, how many times it can be charged/discharged, or how rapid the energy stored therein could be released. The conquest of further technical challenges around safety, life and cost-effectiveness of lithium-based or beyond-lithium batteries requires in-depth understanding of electrolytes and interphases. This will be the authoritative textbook for those entering the field. Chapters will establish the fundamental principles for the field, before moving onto important knowledge acquired in recent years. There will be special emphasis on linking these fundamentals to real-world problems encountered in devices, especially lithium-ion batteries. The book will be suitable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in electrochemical energy storage, electrochemistry, materials science and engineering, as well as researchers new to the subject.Table of ContentsWhat is an Electrolyte?;Modern Electrolytes;In Bulk Electrolytes: Ionics;Quantification of Ion–Ion Interaction: Debye-Hückel Theory;Ion Transport in Electrolytes; When Electrolyte Meets Electrodes: Interface;Linking Ionics with Electrodics;When Electrode Operates Beyond Electrolyte Stability Limits: Interphase;Electrochemical Devices;Lithium-metal, Lithium-ion and Other Batteries;Phase Diagrams of Liquid Electrolytes;Ion Solvation;Static Stability of Electrolytes;Ion Transport;Interfaces;Interphases;New Concepts and Tools;Outlook

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Book SynopsisFluorescent chemosensors have been widely applied in many diverse fields such as biology, physiology, pharmacology, and environmental sciences. The interdisciplinary nature of chemosensor research has continued to grow over the last 25 years to meet the increasing needs of monitoring our environment and health. More recently, a large range of fluorescent chemosensors have been established for the detection of biologically and/or environmentally important species, and are increasingly being used to solve biological problems. The use of these molecules as imaging probes to diagnose and treat disease is gaining momentum with clear future applications. This book will bring together world-leading experts to describe the current state of play in the field and introduce the cutting-edge research and possible future directions into fluorescent chemosensors design. Chapters focus on the basic principles involved in the design of chemosensors for specific analytes, problems, and challenges in the field. Concentrating on advanced techniques and methods, the book will be of use for academics and researchers across a number of disciplines, with international appeal.Table of ContentsWelcome to Fluorescent Chemosensors;Supramolecular Chemistry, Fluorescence, and Sensing;Activity-based Sensing: Principles and Probes for Selective Bioimaging;Aggregation-induced Emission-based Fluorescent Systems;Diversity-oriented Fluorescence Library Approach: Accelerating Probe Development for Biological and Environmental Applications;Two-photon Fluorescent Probes;Ratiometric Fluorescent Chemosensors: Photophysical/Chemical Mechanism Principles and Design Strategies;Chirality Sensing with UV-visible Absorbance, Fluorescence, and Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy;Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles;Fluorescent Chemosensors for Phosphates;Fluorescent Sensors for Reactive Oxygen Species;Subcellular Compartment-targeting Fluorescent Zn2+ Probes;Molecular Fluorescent Probes for the Detection and Imaging of Sulfane Sulfur and Reactive Selenium Species;The Activity-based Sensing of Biological Transition Metals;Activatable Photodynamic Photosensitizers for Cancer Treatment;Fluorescent Platforms for Environmental Sensing;Time-delayed Lanthanide Luminescent Sensors and Probes

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Book SynopsisSmart roads are road infrastructures with integrated structural materials, sensors, information centres, and energy systems. They are intended to extend the road's service life and performance, reduce safety risks, and improve service quality. Several smart road pilot projects have been initiated, such as precast pavements with integrated optical fibres, self-healing asphalt material, self-snow-melting systems and solar pavements. Smart roads are likely to play an important role in future sustainable transport systems and supplying data for intelligent transportation systems (ITS). This book brings together the latest research into technologies for novel and smart road infrastructures. Coverage includes road surface technologies, techniques for road-based energy harvesting, sustainable pavement approaches, informatization of the road, and use of the data gained for various cloud-based services including ITS. A systematic guide to an emerging topic, this book is aimed particularly at researchers in academia and industry, including those working for ITS providers and organizations. It will also be of use to practitioners in ITS organizations and governmental transport agencies.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Smart road: concept and architecture Chapter 2: Pavement technology for autonomous driving Chapter 3: Prefabricated smart pavement Chapter 4: Real-time accurate positioning technology in intelligent transportation scenes Chapter 5: “Smart Site” dynamic monitoring system of highway engineering quality Chapter 6: Smart road in China Chapter 7: Analysis of resonant rubblizing technology and its energy absorption mechanism

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Book SynopsisThe key theme of this book is an exploration of how recent advances across three related scientific fields are intertwined - the developments in metamaterials, the automated optimal design of innovative electronic, electromagnetic and mechatronic devices, and 3D printing. Developments in the field of automated optimal design have enabled the design of innovative electronic, electromagnetic and mechatronic devices, but there is a risk that design uncertainties and fabrication tolerances dictated by conventional manufacturing techniques will limit the practical synthesis and industrial realisation of these novel designs. The solution might be found in new manufacturing possibilities offered by 3D printing technologies and techniques for the fabrication of conductive layers in low and high frequency applications. The book approaches the topic from several perspectives, including the design of 3D fields, advances in shape synthesis, the role of additive manufacturing in synthesising metamaterials and manipulating ferromagnetic materials, and the steps from numerical models to printed mechatronic devices. A final chapter discusses design challenges and opportunities in industrial settings. Led by two expert editors, with contributions from authors with a range of backgrounds across academia and industrial research, this book provides key information for researchers, advanced students and industry professionals in advanced manufacturing, mechatronics, and electrical and electronic engineering.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Innovative materials, computational methods and their disruptive effects Chapter 2: Advances and trends in design optimisation Chapter 3: Free-form optimal design in electromagnetism exploiting 3D printing Chapter 4: Innovative motors and shape optimisation Chapter 5: Frontiers and challenges of new ferromagnetic materials Chapter 6: Synthesising metamaterials with 3D printing and conductive layers Chapter 7: Industrial design perspectives

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Book SynopsisThis guide provides practical information to all those involved in designing, installing, operating and maintaining heating systems focussing on how to correctly apply electrified heating on current and future projects. It focuses on all forms of electrified heat (including heat pumps) for heating, but also other related approaches and technologies such as heat recovery, renewables and energy storage. It also draws on other areas such as building fabric, thermal comfort, electrical system considerations and the complex issue of using electrified heat to generate domestic hot water.Table of Contents Acknowledgements Scope and purpose Foreword Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Fabric and comfort considerations Section 3: Heat pumps Section 4: Hot water considerations Section 5: Selecting electrified heat systems Section 6: Electrical supply considerations Section 7: The business case for electrified heat Section 8: Future perspectives: Heat as a Service Appendix A: Abbreviations Appendix B: References Appendix C: Standards Appendix D: Schematics Index

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Book SynopsisAfter nearly 50 years of sustained research and 30 years of operational deployment, research in weather radars has witnessed tremendous growth over the past decade and is now spilling over to novel applications and geographies. This book provides a systematic and thorough review of advances in research, developments, and technologies in the field. A truly comprehensive collection in 3 volumes, Advances in Weather Radar has been developed by three expert editors and written by senior researchers from academia, research laboratories, and national weather agencies. Every chapter has been reviewed by the editors and an external reviewer to ensure quality and accuracy. The key elements for understanding weather radar are covered, from the fundamental science and engineering to signal processing, electromagnetics, and applications. Special attention is given to dual-polarization radar because of its important applications in rainfall measurement, in elucidating details of cloud physical processes, classification of meteorological and non-meteorological echo types, the validation and evaluation of bulk microphysical schemes that predict number density and mixing ratio, and radar hydrology among other more recent applications. Volume 1: Precipitation sensing platforms begins with a historical overview of the last decade focusing on the key technical and scientific ideas that have propelled the field forward, and goes on to address major advances in designing, operating, and deploying weather radars across the globe. Volume 2: Precipitation science, scattering, and processing algorithms considers theoretical milestones achieved in microphysics, electromagnetics, and signal processing of radar meteorology. Volume 3: Emerging applications includes applications of weather radars in novel as well as non-meteorological applications. These edited volumes are intended to be useful to graduate students, radar systems designers, high-level managers of national meteorological services, and other research scientists who need to delve deeper into specific topics that cannot be found elsewhere.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Radar hydrology Chapter 2: Quantitative precipitation estimation from weather radars, personal weather stations and commercial microwave links Chapter 3: Quantitative weather radar: a research to operations perspective in Canada Chapter 4: Volcanic plume retrieval using weather radar Chapter 5: The effect of weather on the performance of mm-wave and sub-THz automotive radar Chapter 6: Spectral interference in weather radars from wireless communication systems Chapter 7: Advances in weather radar monitoring of bird movement Chapter 8: Complementary operation of Doppler radar and lidar at airports

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Book SynopsisCognitive sensing systems combined with IoTs and smart technologies are used in countless applications such as industrial robotics, computer-aided diagnosis, brain-computer interface (BCI), human-computer interaction (HCI), telemedicine, driverless cars and smart energy systems. With contributions from an international team of experts from a wide range of research areas including sensing, computer vision, signal processing and device and control applications, this book highlights the emerging role of cognitive sensors in a growing number of real time applications including smart health, smart cities, smart transportation and smart agriculture. The volume will be suitable for a broad audience of researchers in the fields of smart sensing, signal processing, automation and robotics, environmental engineering, energy engineering, biomedical engineering and allied disciplines where smart sensors are part of the curriculum.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to cognitive sensing technologies and applications Chapter 2: Hardware architectures for some sparse signal recovery approaches Chapter 3: Performance evaluation of cognitive sensor frameworks for IoT applications in healthcare and environment monitoring Chapter 4: Cognitive sensors for rehabilitation and therapeutic treatment Chapter 5: An ensemble machine learning-based intelligent system for human activity recognition using sensory data Chapter 6: Challenges in the acquisition of non-invasive brain signals - electroencephalographic signals (EEG) Chapter 7: Cognitive task and workload classification using EEG signal Chapter 8: Automatic detection of Parkinson's disease using non-linear signal decomposition and machine learning techniques Chapter 9: A review on gait kinematics acquisition sensors and its advancements in IoT and machine learning Chapter 10: Cognitive IoT sensors for smart industrial and biomedical applications Chapter 11: Intelligent automation using IoT and machine learning Chapter 12: Recent trends in applications of cognitive sensors for smart manufacturing and control Chapter 13: A systematic study on cognitive sensors in robotics, UAVs, and drones Chapter 14: Sensor data fusion and processing in smart agriculture: crop quality assessment, crop damage, smart planning Chapter 15: Incremental learning of plant diseases and new plant types: moving towards a smart agriculture system Chapter 16: Disaster susceptibility analysis in remote sensing Chapter 17: Topological assessment of road transportation network Chapter 18: Future perspective and research direction in cognitive sensing technologies

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Book SynopsisIn his book, The Monster at Our Door, the renowned activist and author Mike Davis warned of a coming global threat of viral catastrophes. Now in this expanded edition of that 2005 book, Davis explains how the problems he warned of remain, and he sets the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of previous disastrous outbreaks, notably the 1918 influenza disaster that killed at least forty million people in three months and the Avian flu of a decade and a half ago. In language both accessible and authoritative, The Monster Enters surveys the scientific and political roots of today's viral apocalypse. In doing so it exposes the key roles of agribusiness and the fast-food industries, abetted by corrupt governments and a capitalist global system careening out of control, in creating the ecological pre-conditions for a plague that has brought much of human existence to a juddering halt.Trade ReviewMike Davis's The Monster at our Door...gives me everything that the news cycle doesn't: a sense of the interconnected forces and the history that set us up for what we're experiencing. -- Molly Dektar * Vogue *[A] tour de force... Read Mike Davis' new updated book before the monster rebounds and we spiral down again. * Counterpunch *Provocative and controversial, as always, and a worthy addition to the literature of plague and pestilence. * Kirkus Reviews *

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Book SynopsisThis is the last untold story of Bletchley Park. Using recently declassified information, Paul Gannon has written a gripping account of the invention of the world's first true computer, Colossus.Uncover the secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers.In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. Using science, maths, innovation and improvisation BletchleyPark codebreakers worked furiously to invent a machine to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. It was called Colossus.What these codebreakers didn't realize was that they had fashioned the world's first true computer. When the war ended, this incredible invention was dismantled and hidden away for almost 50 years. Paul Gannon has pieced together the tremendous story of what is now recognized as the greatest secret of BletchleyPark.'Gannon's book contains a mass of utterly fascinating and largely unknown material about an immensely important wartime project, and is very welcome indeed.' - Brian Randell, TESTrade ReviewPaul Gannon has revealed a previously untold story . . . [Colossus] tells of the heroic efforts of the inventors and mathematicians [who] received no recognition for decades . . . Gannon sets the record straight. -- Simon Singh * The Times *Seeks to restore Colossus to its rightful place in the history of computing... read Gannon to feel the collective power of human minds harnessed to the cause of defending our freedom. -- Georgina Ferry * Guardian *Masterly in its breadth and sweep . . . Gannon's account of wartime interception and encryption is deeply researched . . . I commend the book to both the professional and the general reader. -- Donald Michie * Spectator *

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Book SynopsisThis guide is designed to help staff who undertake surveillance and monitoring of water supplies in developing countries. It provides simple information on how data may be collected and explains the use of equipment and inspection techniques. It also provides example forms that can be easily photocopied, guidance on how monitoring data can be used to improve water supplies and water handling, and how reporting of information can be used to initiate dialogue with communities.

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