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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Polysorbate Surfactants used in biopharmaceuticals: An overview including in vivo fate and toxicology perspective 3. Surfactants (polysorbate and poloxamer) synthesis and degradation: Overview and relevance 4. Mechanisms of stabilization of proteins by surfactants 5. Behaviour of surfactant during processing (UF/DF, filter adsorption) 6. Analytical methods for surfactant characterization in Drug Product 7. Oxidative degradation of surfactants: Mechanisms 8. Hydrolytic degradation of surfactants and impact on protein stabilization 9. Regulatory Perspective on Surfactant Monitoring and Control 10. Control strategies to address surfactant degradation: A quality perspective 11. A look to the future - closing remarks

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Historical Perspectives of the Meat and Animal Industry and their Relationship to Animal Growth, body Composition, and Meat Technology 2. Prenatal Growth and its Relationship to Carcass and Meat Quality Traits 3. Bone Growth and Development with Relationships to Live Animal and Carcass Evaluation 4. Muscle Growth and Development and Relationships to Meat Quality and Composition 5. Fat Cells in Domestic Animals 6. Growth Curves and Growth Patterns 7. Harvest Processes for Meat 8. Methods to Measure Body Composition of Domestic Animals 9. Intrinsic Cues of Fresh Meat Quality 10. Conversion of Muscle to Meat 11. Muscle Structure and Function 12. Meat Microbiology and Safety 13. Fresh and Cured Meat Processing and Preservation 14. Sausage Processing and Production 15. Packaging for Meat and Meat Products

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Elephants and Their Relationship with Humans2. Ethological Data Collection and Elephant Activity Budgets3. Elephant Social Structure, Behaviour, and Complexity4. Elephant Reproductive Biology5. Elephant Cognition, Communication and Tool Use6. Elephant Ecology and Genetics7. Elephant Welfare8. Housing and Handling Elephants9. Ethics, Pressure Groups and the Law10. The Conservation Value of Captive Elephants11. The Future of Elephants in Captivity

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. A very short story for a new future 2. Design and development of command prompt assist device for locked in syndrome patients 3. Stem cell factor induces mast cell degranulation and proliferation independent of CD81 receptor 4. Triply periodic minimal surface porous implants to reconstruct bone defects 5. Preparation and characterization of gold nanoparticles conjugated insulin 6. Application of machine learning for early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease 7. Power spectrum analysis of heart rate variability during internally and externally operative attention 8. Investigation of heart rate variability with the help of Welch periodogram in Indian young adults based on body physique 9. An insight into Parkinson’s disease: researches and its complexities 10. Investigation into the occupational ride comfort due to exposure of whole body vibration 11. Fuzzy entropy based seizure detection algorithms for EEG data analysis 12. Low-cost ultrasonic-based shoe for visually impaired people 13. Design of array multiplier circuit using reversible logic approach with optimized performance parameters 14. Smart diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias using optimal feature rank score algorithm for solar based energy storage ECG acquisition system 15. Therapeutic approach in cerebral palsy treatment and management: Outcomes and benefits 16. Magnetic nanoparticles mediated cancer hyperthermia 17. Bone cancer detection using machine learning techniques 18. Introduction to physiology 19. Basic overview of human physiology 20. Smart healthcare with sensors and wireless body area networking 21. Muscular load compensation patterns in patients with knee osteo-arthritis

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Molecular-Flow Networks2. Desorption, Adsorption, and Outgassing3. Outgassing Rates of System-Component Materials4. Molecular-Flow Conductance and Gas-Flow Patterns5. Total and Partial Pressure Gauges for Ultrahigh Vacuum Use

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Of Cockroaches and Wolves: Framing Animal Behavior 2. Neurobiology and Endocrinology for Animal Behaviorists 3. Behavioral Genetics 4. Homeostasis and Time Budgets 5. Learning 6. Cognition 7. Communication 8. Movement 9. Foraging 10. Self-Defense 11. Mating Systems 12. Nesting, Parenting, and Territoriality 13. Social Behavior, Cooperation, and Kinship 14. Comparative Social Behavior 15. Conservation and Behavior

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection 1: An overview of snack foods 1. Snack foods, processing of snack and their importance Section 2: The ingredients and the snacks 2. Grains and grain fractions 3. Tubers and tuber crops

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Earth as a Planetary System 2. The Crust 3. Tectonic Environments of Crust Formation 4. Orogens and Orogenic Crust 5. The Mantle 6. The Core 7. Crustal and Mantle Evolution 8. The Supercontinent Cycle 9. Atmosphere/Hydrosphere 10. The Biosphere 11. Comparative planetary evolution

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction2. Stresses and Strains3. Elastic Beams and Columns4. Inelastic and Composite Beams and Columns5. Temperature and Other Kinematic Loads6. Energy Principles7. Stability and Second-order Effects of Beams and Columns8. Basics of Vibration9. Statically Indeterminate Elastic-plastic Structures10. Plates11. Shells

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book discusses integrated, context-specific approaches to food security challenges and emphasizing nutrition security as an integral component and addressing the implications of food content to food and nutrition security policies." --FSTA "The volume uses integrated approaches and contextual to security challenges food, emphasizing safety nutrition and addressing the implications of the food content on the policies of food and nutritional security. By taking an original approach that holds food security together and nutritional, the work emphasizes crop diversification rates due to the impact of specific improvements nutritional values, in addition to considering a wide range of indluncing factors, such as the nutritional apsect of food insecurity. Facing together the two aspects, it promotes further steps for integrated solutions. " --TECNICA MOLITORIATable of Contents1. Leveraging Nutrition for Food Security: The Integration of Nutrition in the Four Pillars of Food Security 2. Transition Towards Sustainable Food Systems: A holistic pathway towards Sustainable Development 3. Food security and nutrition in agro-food sustainability transitions 4. Agri-food markets, trade and food and nutrition security 5. The linkage between agricultural input subsidies, productivity, food security and nutrition 6. Diversifying crops for food and nutrition security - a case of vegetable amaranth, an ancient climate-smart crop 7. Metrics for identifying food security status 8. Public policies, food and nutrition security, and sustainable food systems: Convergences from the Food Acquisition Program - PAA 9. Food and nutrition security and wildlife conservation: Case studies from Kenya 10. Food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food and nutrition security 11. Dynamics and innovative technologies affecting diets: Implications on global food and nutrition security

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I Introduction and fundamentals 1. Introduction 2. Polymeric membrane fabrication by phase inversion 3. Molecular simulation of the phase inversion process 4. Hollow fiber membranes prepared via thermally induced phase separation Section II Fundamentals of hollow fiber membrane fabrication 5. Irregular contour 6. Macrovoid formation 7. Macrovoid-free hollow fiber 8. Membrane formation of sulfonated polymers 9. Spinneret design and considerations 10. Module fabrication of hollow fiber membranes Section III Novel hollow fiber processes 11. Nano hollow fibers 12. Hollow fiber spinning of dual-layer membranes 13. Use ionic liquids for hollow fiber spinning Section IV Specialty polymers for hollow fiber spinning 14. Polysulfone (PSf)/polyethersulfone (PES)/polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) & Sulfonated polymers 15. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) 16. Polybenzimidazole (PBI) 17. Polyimides (PI) Section V Applications of hollow fiber membranes 18. Polyimide hollow fibers for gas separation 19. Composite hollow fibers for gas separation 20. I2PS hollow fibers for pervaporation 21. Hollow fibers for microfiltration and ultrafiltration 22. Hollow fibers for nanofiltration/organic solvent nanofiltration 23. Hollow fibers for reverse osmosis (RO)/forward osmosis (FO)/pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) 24. Hollow fiber for membrane distillation (MD)

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction to whisk(e)y and the development of Scotch whisky 2. Japanese Whisky 3. Sake and Shochu 4. Spirit beverage development in the Asia-China region 5. Korean Soju 6. Indian Whiskies 7. Whiskies of Canada and the United States 8. Craft Distilling in North America 9. Irish Whiskey 10. Scotch Whisky: Raw Material Selection and Processing 11. Water: an essential raw material for whisk(e)y production 12. Distilling Yeast and Fermentation 13. Contamination: Bacteria and Wild Yeasts in Whisky Fermentation 14. Batch Distillation 15. Grain Whisky Distillation 16. Maturation 17. Blending 18. Sensory Analysis 19. Whisky Analysis 20. Identification and Occurrence of Counterfeit Distilled Spirits 21. Co-products 22. Designing for and Maintaining Cleanliness in the Distillery 23. Gin 24. Vodka 25. A Short History of Rum 26. Spirits - Global Packaging Developments 27. Packaging alcoholic beverages 28. Marketing Scotch Whisky 29. Marketing Whiskey and White Spirits in 2021

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Physical and Chemical Properties of Petroleum 3. Methods of Exploration 4. The Subsurface Environment 5. Generation and Migration of Petroleum 6. The Reservoir 7. Traps and Seals 8. Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Systems 9. Nonconventional Petroleum Resources 10. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPART I INTRODUCTION 1. Nano Perception in the Remediation Arena Part II NANOREMEDIATION WITH PROCESSES 2. Application of nanomaterials for adsorptive removal of various pollutants from water bodies 3. Integrating Ecofriendly Nanomaterials in Deep-bed Filtration for Cleaning up Industrial Wastewater 4. Photocatalysis: TiO 2, ZnO, and Species of Iron Oxides 5. Nanoscale silver enabled drinking water disinfection system 6. Disinfection using nanosilver/titanium dioxide (Ag/TiO2) and CNTs 7. Environmental applications of graphitic carbon nitride 8. ElectroKinetic–Nanoremediation 9. Natural, Biosynthesized, Polymeric, and other RemediationNanoreagents 10. Environmental remediation utilization of polyurethanes/carbon nanomaterial nanocomposites PART III NANOBIOREMEDIATION 11. Microbial Nanotechnology 12. Nanobioremediation-New directions for environmental protection 13. Emerging trends in NANOBIOREMEDIATION PART-IV GREEN NANOTECHNOLOGY 14. Future of Modern Society & Sustainability

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Book SynopsisHassan Al Nageim is a Chartered Engineer and Professor of Structural Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Loads on buildings and structures 3. Concurrent coplanar forces 4. Non-concurrent coplanar forces 5. Moments of forces 6. Framed structures 7. Construction materials 8. Shear force and bending moment 9. Properties of sections 10. Introduction to structural stability, durability and environmental conditions 11. Simple beam design to BS 5950, BS 5268, EC3 and EC5 12. Beams of two materials 13. Deflection of beams 14. Axially loaded columns 15. Connections to BS 5950 and EC3 16. Addition of direct and bending stresses 17. Portal frames and arches 18. Gravity retaining walls

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. The Restaurant Business 2. Developing a Restaurant 3. The Legal Aspects of Restaurant Management 4. Managing a Professional Staff 5. It All Starts with the Menu 6. The Restaurant Facility 7. Getting Ready for Production 8. Quality Foods 9. Serving Guests 10. Beverage Products and Service 11. Cost Control 12. Managing Revenue 13. Managing for Profit

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Book Synopsis Shawna Lockhart combines her university teaching experience at Montana State University and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University with wide ranging industrial experience to write engineering design communication and CAD software texts. An early adopter of 2D and 3D CAD technology, she is the author of multiple AutoCAD texts, from AutoCAD Release 10 in 1992 to the current 2018 release. Shawna also writes industrial manuals on a variety of topics including robotics, dynes, mineral processing and lasers. Marla Goodman has a background in developing outreach communications and information graphics. For Montana State University and others, she has created educational publications and graphics on a wide range of topics ranging from environmental health, agriculture andwildlife to climate science and thermal biology. In addition to her involvement in educational publishing, she has worked for newspapers and magazines in the various roles ofTable of Contents 1. The Worldwide Language for Graphic Design 2. Layouts and Lettering 3. Visualization and Sketching 4. Geometry for Modeling and Design 5. Modeling and Design 6. Orthographic Projection 7. 2D Drawing Representation 8. Section Views 9. Auxiliary Views 10. Modeling for Manufacture and Assembly 11. Dimensioning 12. Tolerancing 13. Threads, Fasteners, and Springs 14. Working Drawings 15. Drawing Control and Data Management (Web Only)

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Book Synopsis Ansel C. Ugural, Ph.D., served for two decades as professor and chairman of the mechanical engineering department at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has also been a visiting and research professor of solid mechanics in mechanical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is also a National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow and is a faculty member at the University of WisconsinMadison, where he earned his M.S. in mechanical engineering and Ph.D. in engineering mechanics. Saul K. Fenster, Ph.D., is professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he served as a president for more than two decades. In addition to experience in industry, he has held varied positions at Fairleigh Dickinson University and taught at the City University of New York. Fenster, a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education, is co-author of a text onTable of ContentsPreface xviiAcknowledgments xxAbout the Authors xxiList of Symbols xxii Chapter 1: Analysis of Stress 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Scope of the Book 3 1.3 Analysis and Design 4 1.4 Conditions of Equilibrium 8 1.5 Definition and Components of Stress 9 1.6 Internal Force Resultant and Stress Relations 13 1.7 Stresses on Inclined Sections 17 1.8 Variation of Stress within a Body 20 1.9 Plane-Stress Transformation 23 1.10 Principal Stresses and Maximum In-Plane Shear Stress 26 1.11 Mohr’s Circle for Two-Dimensional Stress 28 1.12 Three-Dimensional Stress Transformation 35 1.13 Principal Stresses in Three Dimensions 38 1.14 Normal and Shear Stresses on an Oblique Plane 42 1.15 Mohr’s Circles in Three Dimensions 45 1.16 Boundary Conditions in Terms of Surface Forces 49 1.17 Indicial Notation 50 References 51 Problems 51 Chapter 2: Strain and Material Properties 68 2.1 Introduction 68 2.2 Deformation 69 2.3 Strain Defined 70 2.4 Equations of Compatibility 75 2.5 State of Strain at a Point 76 2.6 Engineering Materials 83 2.6.1 General Properties of Some Common Materials 84 2.7 Stress-Strain Diagrams 86 2.8 Elastic versus Plastic Behavior 91 2.9 Hooke’s Law and Poisson’s Ratio 92 2.10 Generalized Hooke’s Law 96 2.11 Orthotropic Materials 101 2.12 Measurement of Strain: Strain Gage 103 2.13 Strain Energy 107 2.14 Strain Energy in Common Structural Members 111 2.15 Components of Strain Energy 113 2.16 Saint-Venant’s Principle 115 References 117 Problems 118 Chapter 3: Problems in Elasticity 133 3.1 Introduction 133 3.2 Fundamental Principles of Analysis 134 Part A: Formulation and Methods of Solution 135 3.3 Plane Strain Problems 135 3.4 Plane Stress Problems 138 3.5 Comparison of Two-Dimensional Isotropic Problems 140 3.6 Airy’s Stress Function 141 3.7 Solution of Elasticity Problems 143 3.8 Thermal Stresses 149 3.9 Basic Relations in Polar Coordinates 152 Part B: Stress Concentrations 157 3.10 Stresses Due to Concentrated Loads 157 3.11 Stress Distribution Near a Concentrated Load Acting on a Beam 161 3.12 Stress Concentration Factors 163 Part C: Contact Mechanics 169 3.13 Contact Stresses and Deflections 169 3.14 Spherical and Cylindrical Contacts 171 3.15 Contact Stress Distribution 174 3.16 General Contact 178 References 181 Problems 182 Chapter 4: Failure Criteria 192 4.1 Introduction 192 Part A: Static Loading 193 4.2 Failure by Yielding 193 4.3 Failure by Fracture 195 4.4 Yield and Fracture Criteria 197 4.5 Maximum Shearing Stress Theory 198 4.6 Maximum Distortion Energy Theory 199 4.7 Octahedral Shearing Stress Theory 200 4.8 Comparison of the Yielding Theories 204 4.9 Maximum Principal Stress Theory 205 4.10 Mohr’s Theory 206 4.11 Coulomb—Mohr Theory 207 4.12 Introduction to Fracture Mechanics 210 4.13 Fracture Toughness 213 Part B: Repeated and Dynamic Loadings 216 4.14 Fatigue: Progressive Fracture 216 4.15 Failure Criteria for Metal Fatigue 217 4.16 Fatigue Life 223 4.17 Impact Loads 225 4.18 Longitudinal and Bending Impact 227 4.19 Ductile—Brittle Transition 230 References 232 Problems 233 Chapter 5: Bending of Beams 242 5.1 Introduction 242 Part A: Exact Solutions 243 5.2 Pure Bending of Beams of Symmetrical Cross Section 243 5.3 Pure Bending of Beams of Asymmetrical Cross Section 246 5.4 Bending of a Cantilever of Narrow Section 251 5.5 Bending of a Simply Supported Narrow Beam 254 Part B: Approximate Solutions 256 5.6 Elementary Theory of Bending 256 5.7 Normal and Shear Stresses 260 5.8 Effect of Transverse Normal Stress 268 5.9 Composite Beams 270 5.10 Shear Center 276 5.11 Statically Indeterminate Systems 281 5.12 Energy Method for Deflections 284 Part C: Curved Beams 286 5.13 Elasticity Theory 286 5.14 Curved Beam Formula 289 5.15 Comparison of the Results of Various Theories 293 5.16 Combined Tangential and Normal Stresses 296 References 300 Problems 300 Chapter 6: Torsion of Prismatic Bars 315 6.1 Introduction 315 6.2 Elementary Theory of Torsion of Circular Bars 316 6.3 Stresses on Inclined Planes 321 6.4 General Solution of the Torsion Problem 324 6.5 Prandtl’s Stress Function 326 6.6 Prandtl’s Membrane Analogy 333 6.7 Torsion of Narrow Rectangular Cross Section 338 6.8 Torsion of Multiply Connected Thin-Walled Sections 340 6.9 Fluid Flow Analogy and Stress Concentration 344 6.10 Torsion of Restrained Thin-Walled Members of Open Cross Section 346 6.11 Torsion Bar Springs 350 6.12 Curved Circular Bars 351 Problems 355 Chapter 7: Numerical Methods 364 7.1 Introduction 364 Part A: Finite Difference Analysis 365 7.2 Finite Differences 365 7.3 Finite Difference Equations 368 7.4 Curved Boundaries 370 7.5 Boundary Conditions 373 Part B: Finite Element Analysis 377 7.6 Fundamentals 377 7.7 The Bar Element 379 7.8 Arbitrarily Oriented Bar Element 380 7.9 Axial Force Equation 384 7.10 Force-Displacement Relations for a Truss 386 7.11 Beam Element 393 7.12 Properties of Two-Dimensional Elements 399 7.13 General Formulation of the Finite Element Method 402 7.14 Triangular Finite Element 407 7.15 Case Studies in Plane Stress 414 7.16 Computational Tools 423 References 423 Problems 424 Chapter 8: Thick-Walled Cylinders and Rotating Disks 434 8.1 Introduction 434 8.2 Thick-Walled Cylinders Under Pressure 435 8.3 Maximum Tangential Stress 441 8.4 Application of Failure Theories 442 8.5 Compound Cylinders: Press or Shrink Fits 443 8.6 Rotating Disks of Constant Thickness 446 8.7 Disk Flywheels 449 8.8 Rotating Disks of Variable Thickness 453 8.9 Rotating Disks of Uniform Stress 456 8.10 Thermal Stresses in Thin Disks 458 8.11 Thermal Stress in Long Circular Cylinders 460 8.12 Finite Element Solution 464 References 466 Problems 466 Chapter 9: Beams on Elastic Foundations 473 9.1 Introduction 473 9.2 General Theory 473 9.3 Infinite Beams 475 9.4 Semi-Infinite Beams 480 9.5 Finite Beams 483 9.6 Classification of Beams 484 9.7 Beams Supported by Equally Spaced Elastic Elements 485 9.8 Simplified Solutions for Relatively Stiff Beams 486 9.9 Solution by Finite Differences 488 9.10 Applications 490 Problems 493 Chapter 10: Applications of Energy Methods 496 10.1 Introduction 496 Part A: Energy Principles 497 10.2 Work Done in Deformation 497 10.3 Reciprocity Theorem 498 10.4 Castigliano’s Theorem 499 10.5 Unit- or Dummy-Load Method 506 10.6 Crotti—Engesser Theorem 508 10.7 Statically Indeterminate Systems 510 Part B: Variational Methods 514 10.8 Principle of Virtual Work 514 10.9 Principle of Minimum Potential Energy 515 10.10 Deflections by Trigonometric Series 517 10.11 Rayleigh—Ritz Method 522 References 524 Problems 525 Chapter 11: Stability of Columns 534 11.1 Introduction 534 11.2 Critical Load 534 11.3 Buckling of Pin-Ended Columns 536 11.4 Deflection Response of Columns 539 11.5 Columns with Different End Conditions 540 11.6 Critical Stress: Classification of Columns 543 11.7 Design Formulas for Columns 548 11.8 Imperfections in Columns 550 11.9 Local Buckling of Columns 552 11.10 Eccentrically Loaded Columns: Secant Formula 552 11.11 Energy Methods Applied to Buckling 554 11.12 Solution by Finite Differences 562 11.13 Finite Difference Solution for Unevenly Spaced Nodes 567 References 568 Problems 569 Chapter 12: Plastic Behavior of Materials 578 12.1 Introduction 578 12.2 Plastic Deformation 579 12.3 Idealized Stress—Strain Diagrams 580 12.4 Instability in Simple Tension 582 12.5 Plastic Axial Deformation and Residual Stress 585 12.6 Plastic Deflection of Beams 588 12.7 Analysis of Perfectly Plastic Beams 590 12.8 Collapse Load of Structures: Limit Design 600 12.9 Elastic—Plastic Torsion of Circular Shafts 605 12.10 Plastic Torsion: Membrane Analogy 610 12.11 Elastic—Plastic Stresses in Rotating Disks 612 12.12 Plastic Stress—Strain Relations 614 12.13 Plastic Stress—Strain Increment Relations 620 12.14 Stresses in Perfectly Plastic Thick-Walled Cylinders 623 Problems 628 Chapter 13: Stresses in Plates and Shells 635 13.1 Introduction 635 Part A: Bending of Thin Plates 635 13.2 Basic Assumptions 635 13.3 Strain—Curvature Relations 636 13.4 Stress, Curvature, and Moment Relations 638 13.5 Governing Equations of Plate Deflection 640 13.6 Boundary Conditions 642 13.7 Simply Supported Rectangular Plates 644 13.8 Axisymmetrically Loaded Circular Plates 648 13.9 Deflections of Rectangular Plates by the Strain-Energy Method 650 13.10 Sandwich Plates 652 13.11 Finite Element Solution 654 Part B: Membrane Stresses in Thin Shells 657 13.12 Theories and Behavior of Shells 657 13.13 Simple Membrane Action 658 13.14 Symmetrically Loaded Shells of Revolution 660 13.15 Some Typical Cases of Shells of Revolution 662 13.16 Thermal Stresses in Compound Cylinders 668 13.17 Cylindrical Shells of General Shape 670 Appendix A: Problem Formulation and Solution 679 A.1 Basic Method 679 Appendix B: Solution of the Stress Cubic Equation 682 B.1 Principal Stresses 682 Appendix C: Moments of Composite Areas 687 C.1 Centroid 687 C.2 Moments of Inertia 690 Appendix D: Tables and Charts 699 D.1 Charts of Stress Concentration Factors 705 Appendix E Introduction to MATLAB 710 Answers to Selected Problems 713Index 722

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Book Synopsis BEVERLY KIRKPATRICK has worked with AutoCAD for 30+ years, developing interior designs, space plans, and finish schedules for schools, banks, hospitals, churches, and car dealerships. She taught AutoCAD at college and high school levels. JAMES KIRKPATRICK worked with and taught AutoCAD for 40+ years, established Eastfield College's AutoCAD Training Center, and authored 30+ books in the field. HOSSEIN ASSADIPOUR teaches CAD, CNC, CAM, and related topics, and wrote Learning AutoCAD in 20 Projects. He is professor of Division of Mathematics, Engineering Technologies & Computer Sciences at Essex County College. DAVID BYRNES spent 38 years in design, drafting, and 3D modeling, working with AutoCAD since v. 1.4. A CAD consultant, instructor, and author since 1988, he contributed to CadalystTable of ContentsPART I: PREPARING TO DRAW WITH AUTOCAD Chapter 1 Introducing the AutoCAD User Interface 1 Chapter Objectives 1 Introduction 1 Exercise 1-1 Examine the AutoCAD User Interface and Save a Workspace 2 Drawing Window and Graphics Cursor 4 Application Menu Button 7 Inputting or Selecting a Command 8 Ribbon 8 Expanded Panels 9 Dialog Boxes and Palettes 9 Tooltips 10 Flyouts 10 Command Line Window (+9) 11 Quick Access Toolbar 11 Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar Down Arrow and Showing the Menu Bar 12 Using AutoCAD Toolbars 13 User Coordinate System Icon 14 Advantage of Using the UCS 14 Viewport Label Menus 14 ViewCube 16 Navigation Bar 17 Infocenter 18 Status Bar 18 Drawing Coordinates Values (+I) 18 Model or Paper Space 21 Quick View Tools 21 Annotation Scaling Tools 21 Workspace Switching 22 Lock/Unlock Toolbar and Window Positions 22 On/Off Hardware Acceleration 22 Clean Screen (+0 [Zero]) 22 Modifying and Saving a Workspace 22 Getting Help in AutoCAD 2022 24 Closing AutoCAD 25 Chapter Summary 26 Chapter Test Questions 26 PART II: TWO-DIMENSIONAL AUTOCAD Chapter 2 Quick-Start Tutorials: Basic Settings and Commands 29 Chapter Objectives 29 Introduction 29 Following the Tutorials in This Book 30 Tutorial 2-1 Part 1, Beginning an AutoCAD Drawing: Saving Your Work; Setting Units, Limits, Grid, and Snap; Creating Layers 31 Beginning an AutoCAD Drawing 31 Saving the Drawing 32 Save 32 Save As 32 DWT 34 DWS 34 DXF 34 Drawing Name and File Name Extension 35 Units 36 Controlling Your Drawing 36 Drawing Scale 37 Drawing Limits and the Cartesian Coordinate System 37 Grid 38 GRIDDISPLAY 38 Snap 40 Zoom 41 Drafting Settings Dialog Box 41 Layers 42 Layer Lists 44 Linetypes 46 Lineweights 46 Lineweight Settings Dialog Box 46 Lineweight Display 48 Setting the Annotation Scale 50 Saving the Drawing 50 Using the Mouse and Right-Click Customization 51 Tutorial 2-1 Part 2, Drawing Lines, Circles, Arcs, Ellipses, and Donuts 52 Ortho 52 Drawing Lines Using the Grid Marks and Snap Increments 53 Erase and Undo 54 Drawing Lines Using Absolute Coordinates 56 Drawing Lines Using Relative Coordinates 57 Drawing Lines Using Polar Coordinates 58 Drawing Lines Using Direct Distance Entry 59 DYNMODE 59 Circle 60 Center, Radius 61 Center, Diameter 62 2 Points 62 3 Points 63 TTR 63 LTSCALE 63 ZOOM 64 Zoom-Window 64 Zoom-All 65 Zoom-Previous 65 Zoom-Extents 66 Zoom-Object 66 Zoom-Realtime 66 PAN REALTIME 66 Transparent Commands 66 REDRAW 67 REGEN 67 HIGHLIGHT 67 Move and Editing Commands Selection Set 67 Options for Selecting Objects to Modify 70 Window (W) and Crossing Window (C) 71 All (ALL) 71 Fence (F) 71 Remove (R) and Add (A) 71 Last (L) and Previous (P) 71 Undo (U) 72 Grips 72 UNDO and REDO 73 ARC 74 3-Point 74 Start, Center, End 76 Start, Center, Angle 76 Start, Center, Length 76 Start, End, Angle 77 Start, End, Direction 77 Start, End, Radius 77 Continue 77 ELLIPSE 77 Axis, End 77 Center 79 DONUT 79 SCALE 80 Reference 80 Adding Text 82 Command History 82 Tutorial 2-2 Plot Responses for CH2-TUTORIAL1, Using the Model Tab 83 Plot - Name 84 Page Setup 84 Printer/Plotter 84 Plot to File 85 Browse for Plot File 85 Plot Style Table (Pen Assignments) 85 Paper Size 86 Plot Area 87 Plot Scale 87 Annotative Property and Annotation Scale 88 Plot Offset (Origin Set to Printable Area) 89 Shaded Viewport Options 89 Plot Options 89 Drawing Orientation 90 Preview… 90 Chapter Summary 92 Chapter Test Questions 92 Chapter Projects 95 Chapter 3 Drawing with AutoCAD: Conference and Lecture Rooms 103 Chapter Objectives 103 Exercise 3-1 Drawing a Rectangular Conference Room, Including Furniture 103 Making a Drawing Template 105 Polyline 107 Undo 108 OFFSET 108 Through 109 Erase 109 Layer 109 EXPLODE 109 ID Point 109 TRIM 111 Rectangle 111 CHAMFER 114 Polyline 114 Undo 114 Angle 115 Trim 115 mEthod 115 Multiple 115 FILLET 116 COPY and Osnap-Midpoint 117 ROTATE 118 Reference 119 POINT 119 DIVIDE 120 MEASURE 121 OSNAP 122 Activating Osnap 122 Copy, Osnap-Midpoint, Osnap-Node 123 MIRROR 124 Osnap Modes That Snap to Specific Drawing Features 127 Exercise 3-2 Drawing a Rectangular Lecture Room, Including Furniture 130 Running Osnap Modes 129 Osnap Settings: Marker, Aperture, Magnet, Tooltip 130 Making Solid Walls Using Polyline and Solid Hatch 132 From 133 BREAK 133 First 134 @ 134 Polyline Edit 134 HATCH 136 ARRAY 138 Rectangular 140 Path 141 ARRAYEDIT 141 Distance 141 Exercise 3-3 Drawing a Curved Conference Room, Including Furniture 144 Polyline 145 Width 146 Half Width 146 Length 147 Close 147 POLYGON 148 Edge 149 Grips—Add Vertex 149 Grips—Convert to Arc 151 ARRAY 152 Polar 152 Exercise 3-4 Drawing a Conference Room Using Polar Tracking 155 Polar Tracking 157 Polyline Edit 159 Specifying Points with Tracking 160 Drawing the Chairs around the Conference Table 162 Completing the Conference Room 164 Using Command Preview 165 Choosing Selection Options 166 Chapter Summary 167 Chapter Test Questions 167 Chapter Projects 170 Chapter 4 Adding Text and Tables to the Drawing 183 Chapter Objectives 183 Exercise 4-1 Placing Text on Drawings 183 Making Settings for Text Style 185 Style Name 185 Font Name 185 Making a New Text Style 186 Using the Single Line Text Command to Draw Text 189 Setting the Justify Option 191 Using Standard Codes to Draw Special Characters 192 Using the Multiline Text Command to Draw Text Paragraphs in Columns 195 Changing Text Properties 198 Checking the Spelling 202 Exercise 4-2 Using the TABLE Command to Create a Door Schedule 203 Exercise 4-3 Using the TABLE Command to Create a Window Schedule 214 Chapter Summary 215 Chapter Test Questions 215 Chapter Projects 218 Chapter 5 Advanced Plotting: Using Plot Styles, Paper Space, Multiple Viewports, and PDF Files 223 Chapter Objectives 223 Understanding Layer Names, Colors, and Lineweights 223 Choosing a Plot Style 224 Named Plot Style (STB) 225 Color-Dependent Plot Style (CTB) 226 Exercise 5-1 Make a Color-Dependent Plot Style to Change Colors to Plot Black 226 Exercise 5-2 Plot a Layout with One Viewport 228 Model, Layout1, and Layout2 Tabs 229 Page Setup Manager 229 Center and Scale the Plan 230 Complete the Layout 232 Exercise 5-3 Plot a Layout with Two Viewports 233 Insert an Entire Drawing into a Current Drawing 233 Page Setup Manager 236 Copy a Viewport 237 Center and Scale the Plans 237 Complete the Layout 239 Exercise 5-4 Plot a Layout with Four Viewports 241 Viewports (VPORTS) 242 Use MVIEW to Restore the Viewport VP4 into Layout1 244 Page Setup Manager 245 Center and Scale the Plans 246 Complete the Layout 246 Exercise 5-5 Make PDF Files That Can Be Attached to E-mails and Opened without the AutoCAD Program 247 Chapter Summary 250 Chapter Test Questions 250 Chapter Projects 253 Chapter 6 Drawing the Floor Plan: Walls, Doors, and Windows 255 Chapter Objectives 255 The Tenant Space Project 255 Exercise 6-1 Tenant Space Floor Plan 256 RECTANGLE 257 HATCH 258 ARRAY 258 Multiline Style 260 Multiline Command 262 Edit Multiline Command 268 EXTEND 269 PROPERTIES 269 LIST 270 COLOR 270 Linetype 272 Lineweight 272 Make Object's Layer Current 272 Match Properties 272 Block 273 Wblock 276 Insert 278 Insertion Point 281 X Scale Factor, Y Scale Factor 281 Using Annotative Text 282 Inserting Entire Drawings as Blocks 284 Advantages of Using Blocks 284 Exercise 6-2 Hotel Room 1 Floor Plan 285 AutoCAD DesignCenter 287 Chapter Summary 291 Chapter Test Questions 291 Chapter Projects 294 Chapter 7 Dimensioning and Area Calculations 297 Chapter Objectives 297 Eight Basic Types of Dimensions 297 Using Dimension Variables 298 Exercise 7-1 Dimensioning the Tenant Space Floor Plan Using Linear Dimensions 301 Setting the Dimension Variables Using the Command Prompt 303 Setting the Dimension Variables Using the Dimension Style Manager Dialog Box 304 Using the Fit Tab to Scale for Dimension Features 309 Annotative 309 Scale Dimensions to Layout 310 Use Overall Scale of: (DIMSCALE) 310 Linear and Continue Dimensioning 311 Aligned Dimensioning 315 Baseline Dimensioning 315 Adding a Dimension Break 318 Using Adjust Space 318 Exercise 7-2 Revisions and Modifying Dimensions 319 Setting the DIMASSOC Dimension Variable 319 Understanding Associative Dimension Commands 321 Oblique 321 Align Text (Home-Angle-Left-Center-Right) 322 Override 322 Update 322 Defpoints Layer 322 Using the PROPERTIES Palette 323 Accessing Match Properties 323 Using Grips 323 Drawing a Revision Cloud 324 Exercise 7-3 Tenant Space Total Square Footage 326 Defining the Area for Square Footage 326 Using the Cal Calculator 329 Chapter Summary 331 Chapter Test Questions 331 Chapter Projects 334 Chapter 8 Drawing Elevations, Sections, and Details 337 Chapter Objectives 337 Introduction 337 Exercise 8-1 Tenant Space: Elevation of Conference Room Cabinets 337 UCS 339 UCS Icon 340 Draw the Upper Cabinets 341 Mirror 342 Draw the Lower Cabinets 344 Stretch 345 Complete the Drawing 354 Circles to Be Used with Multileaders 357 Exercise 8-2 The Multileader Command 357 Multileader Standard Style 357 Multileader 360 Multileader Align 362 Change Multileader Style 362 Multileader Collect 366 Multileader Add 367 Exercise 8-3 Tenant Space: Section of Conference Room Cabinets with Hatching 368 Prepare to Use the Hatch Command with the Add: Select Objects Boundary Option 371 Use the Hatch Command with the Add: Select Objects Boundary Option 372 Use the Hatch Command with the Add: Pick Points Boundary Option 373 Hatch; Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box; Hatch Tab 376 Type and Pattern 376 Angle and Scale 377 Hatch Origin 378 Boundaries 378 Options 378 More Options 379 Islands 380 Boundary Retention 380 Boundary Set 380 Gap Tolerance 380 Inherit Options 380 Edit Hatch 381 Exercise 8-4 Detail of Door Jamb with Hatching 385 Exercise 8-5 Use Point Filters and Object Snap Tracking to Make an Orthographic Drawing of a Conference Table 386 Point Filters 388 Object Snap Tracking 389 Chapter Summary 393 Chapter Test Questions 393 Chapter Projects 396 Chapter 9 Drawing the Furniture Installation Plan, Adding Specifications, and Extracting Data 401 Chapter Objectives 401 Introduction 401 Exercise 9-1 Tenant Space Furniture Installation Plan with Furniture Specifications 402 Draw the Furniture Symbols 403 Define Attributes (ATTDEF) 403 Constant Attribute 408 Variable Attribute 410 Verify Attribute 412 Edit Text (TEXTEDIT) 413 QP (Quick Properties) 414 Properties Palette 414 WBLOCK the Furniture with Attributes Symbol 414 Insert the Furniture Symbols with Attributes into the Drawing 416 Complete the Tenant Space Furniture Installation Plan 418 Edit Attribute, Single 418 Edit Attribute, Global 420 Attribute Display (ATTDISP) 422 Redefining an Inserted Block with Attributes Using the BLOCK Command 422 Block Attribute Manager (BATTMAN) 423 Synchronize Attributes (ATTSYNC) 423 Exercise 9-2 Extracting Attributes from the Tenant Space Furniture Installation Plan 424 Data Extraction… 425 Chapter Summary 430 Chapter Test Questions 430 Chapter Projects 432 Chapter 10 DesignCenter, Dynamic Blocks, and External References 435 Chapter Objectives 435 Introduction 435 Exercise 10-1 Reception Area Furniture Installation Plan Using the DesignCenter 435 The DesignCenter 436 DesignCenter Tabs 436 DesignCenter Buttons 437 Exercise 10-2 Training Room Furniture Installation Plan Using DesignCenter and Dynamic Blocks 440 Use Block Editor to Make Dynamic Blocks 445 Exercise 10-3 Attach an External Reference to an Office Plan 456 XATTACH (Attach External Reference) 456 External Reference (XREF) 457 XBIND 457 Features of External References 457 Chapter Summary 463 Chapter Test Questions 463 Chapter Projects 465 Chapter 11 Drawing the Reflected Ceiling Plan and Voice/Data/Power Plan 471 Chapter Objectives 471 Introduction 471 Exercise 11-1 Part 1, Tenant Space Lighting Legend and Reflected Ceiling Plan 471 Tenant Space Lighting Legend Symbols 473 Tenant Space Reflected Ceiling Plan 473 Exercise 11-1 Part 2, Tenant Space Voice/Data/Power Legend and Plan 474 Tenant Space Voice/Data/Power Legend Symbols 474 Tenant Space Voice/Data/Power Plan 476 Chapter Summary 478 Chapter Test Questions 478 Chapter Projects 480 Chapter 12 Creating Presentations with Layouts and Making a Sheet Set 485 Chapter Objectives 485 Exercise 12-1 Make a Printed Presentation of the Tenant Space Project by Combining Multiple Plans on One Sheet of Paper 485 Use Create Layout Wizard to Set Up Four Viewports on a Single Sheet 486 Complete the Title Block 487 Use Layer Properties Manager to Freeze Viewport Layers 490 Scale and Center the Plans 492 Using MVSETUP to Align the Plans 492 Complete the Presentation 494 Exercise 12-2 Making a Four-Sheet Presentation of the Tenant Space Project Using a Sheet Set 495 Make New Layout Tabs and Rename the New Layout Tabs 496 Prepare the Layout Tabs for Plotting Drawings 496 Use MVSETUP to Insert a Title Block 498 Quick View Tools 500 New Sheet Set and Sheet Set Manager 501 Chapter Summary 504 Chapter Test Questions 504 Chapter Project 507 Chapter 13 Isometric Drawing and Gradient Hatch Rendering 509 Chapter Objectives 509 Axonometric Drawing 509 Isometric Drawing 509 Exercise 13-1 Fundamentals of Isometric Drawing 510 Drafting Settings Dialog Box 512 Shape 1: Drawing the Isometric Rectangle 512 Shape 2: Drawing Isometric Ellipses 513 Shape 3: Drawing a Chair with Ellipses That Show the Thickness of a Material 515 Shape 4: Drawing a Shape That Has a Series of Isometric Ellipses Located on the Same Centerline 518 Shape 5: Isometric Detail with Rounded Corners 520 Shape 6: A TV Shape with an Angled Back 521 Shape 7: Isometric Detail: A Hexagonal-Shaped Vase 524 Exercise 13-2 Tenant Space Reception Desk in Isometric 525 Dimensioning in Isometric 532 Gradient Hatch 532 Exercise 13-3 Using Gradient Patterns to Render the Shapes of Exercise 13-1 533 Chapter Summary 540 Chapter Test Questions 540 Chapter Projects 543 PART III: THREE-DIMENSIONAL AUTOCAD Chapter 14 Solid Modeling 547 Chapter Objectives 547 Introduction 547 Creating Primitive Shapes with Solid Commands 548 Creating Composite Solids with Solid Commands 548 Editing Solids with Solid Commands 548 Controlling UCS in Three Dimensions 549 Dynamic UCS 549 Viewing Solids 549 3D Views Menu Options 549 SteeringWheels 551 ViewCube 552 Editing Solids with Other Commands 552 Controlling Solids Display 552 Exercise 14-1 Part 1, Drawing Primitive Solids 553 Box 555 Sphere 555 Wedge 556 Cone 556 Cylinder 557 Torus 557 Exercise 14-1 Part 2, Using Extrude to Draw Extruded Solids 558 Drawing an Extruded Circle 558 Drawing an Extruded Polygon 558 Drawing an Extruded Rectangle 559 Drawing an Extruded Structural Angle 560 Drawing an Extruded Shape 561 Exercise 14-1 Part 3, Using REVOLVE to Draw Revolved Solids; Using 3DROTATE to Rotate Solids about the X-, Y-, and Z-Axes 562 Drawing Revolved Shape 1 562 Drawing a Revolved Rectangle 564 Drawing a Revolved Paper Clip Holder 565 Using 3dROTATE 565 Exercise 14-1 Part 4, Using CHAMFER and FILLET to Form Chamfers and Fillets on Solid Edges 566 Chamfering and Filleting the Top Four Edges of Two Separate Boxes 566 Chamfering and Filleting the Top Edge of Two Separate Cylinders 567 Exercise 14-1 Part 5, Using UNION to Join Two Solids; Using SUBTRACT to Subtract Solids from Other Solids 568 Drawing Solid Shape 1 568 Drawing Solid Shape 2 569 Joining with Union 570 Using Subtract 570 Performing a Hide 571 Exercise 14-1 Part 6, Using Sweep, Helix, Subtract, Loft, Planar Surface, Thicken, and Polysolid to Draw Solid Shapes 571 Sweeping an Object 571 Using Loft 574 Creating a Bowl-Shaped Object 575 Using Planar Surface 575 Using POLYSOLID 576 Exercise 14-1 Part 7, Using Intersection to Form a Solid Model from the Common Volume of Two Intersecting Solids 577 Drawing Two Extruded Shapes at Right Angles to Each Other 578 Using Intersect 579 Wblocking the Intersected Model 580 Completing Exercise 14-1 581 Chapter Summary 583 Chapter Test Questions 583 Chapter Projects 586 Chapter 15 Advanced Modeling 593 Chapter Objectives 593 Introduction 593 Exercise 15-1 Creating a Solid Model of Chair 2 594 Exercise 15-2 Creating a Solid Model of a Patio 597 RENDER 608 Render Quality 608 Destinations 608 Lights 608 Materials 609 Other Commands Available to Render, Animate, Attach Scanned Files, and Shade 3D Models 609 Exercise 15-3 Use Render Commands to Make a Photo-Realistic Rendering of the Solid Model in Exercise 15-2 610 Exercise 15-4 Create a Walk-Through AVI File for the Rendered 3D Patio 621 Chapter Summary 627 Chapter Test Questions 627 Chapter Projects 630 PART IV: APPENDIXES Appendix A Keyboard Shortcuts 633 Appendix B Shortcut and Temporary Override Keys 641 Glossary 643 Index 647

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Book SynopsisOn January 15, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York, when a flock of Canada geese collided with it, destroying both of its engines. Over the next three minutes, the plane''s pilot Chelsey Sully Sullenberger, managed to glide to a safe landing in the Hudson River. It was an instant media sensation, the The Miracle on the Hudson, and Captain Sully was the hero. But, how much of the success of this dramatic landing can actually be credited to the genius of the pilot? To what extent is the Miracle on the Hudson the result of extraordinary - but not widely known, and in some cases quite controversial - advances in aviation and computer technology over the last twenty years?From the testing laboratories where engineers struggle to build a jet engine that can systematically resist bird attacks, through the creation of the A320 in France, to the political and social forces that have sought to minimize the impact of the revolutionarTrade ReviewA wonderful story expertly told, and the ending is not just happy but uplifting: almost everyone involved comes out of it not just safely but extremely well. Except the geese. Their day totally sucked. * Geoff Dyer, Observer *Enthralling piece of reportage ... concisely written and compelling ... Langewiesche's unblinkered analysis of Sullenberger's five-minute glide into history reveals the more complicated truth behind the creation of a modern hero * Sunday Times *A crisp, meticulously and dramatically told account of the as yet unresolved story of how humans and advanced technology are learning to form a partnership ... [Langewiesche] writes as if his pen has wings, his laptop a pair of General Electric turbofans * Guardian *Langewiesche is at his best ... deconstructing the modern media hero * Financial Times *Brilliant ... Langewiesche explores the approach to this moment, from the flock of Canada geese that wrecked both engines to the expertise of Sullenberger; who used the A320's automated 'fly-by-wire' system to ditch the plane with such success * Independent *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIf you want to understand human success, its biological and cultural components, start with this groundbreaking collection. Essays authored by experts from many disciplines—paleoanthropology, biology, philosophy, and more. Top-quality scholarship, jargon free. I feel proud to be part of a community of scholars such as these. * Michael Ruse, Florida State University (Emeritus) *Table of ContentsEditor and Contributor Biographies 1. Introduction: The Manifold Challenges to Understanding Human Success Hugh Desmond and Grant Ramsey Part I: What is Evolutionary Success? 2. Evolutionary Success: Standards of Value Dan McShea 3. Human Success: A Contextual and Pluralistic View Marion Hourdequin 4. Human success as a complex of autonomy, adaptation, and niche construction Bernd Rosslenbroich Part II: Explaining Human Success 5. The Origin and Evolution of Human Uniqueness Geerat Vermeij 6. Wanderlust: A View from Deep Time of Dispersal, Persistence, and Human Success Susan Antón 7. Culture as a life-history character: the cognitive continuum in primates and hominins Matt Grove 8. A Gene-Culture Coevolutionary Perspective on Human Success Kathryn Demps and Peter Richerson Part III. Human Success in the Anthropocene 9. Anthropocene patterns in stratigraphy as a perspective on human success Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams, Colin Waters 10. Utter success and extensive inequity: Assessing processes, patterns, and outcomes of the human niche in the Anthropocene Agustín Fuentes 11. Adaptability and the Continuation of Human Origins Richard Potts 12. Evolving Measures of Moral Success Allen Buchanan and Rachell Powell 13. Future Human Success: Beyond Techno-Libertarianism Hugh Desmond

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Book SynopsisVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring In this exploration of the concept of the gene, Jonathan Slack looks at the discovery, nature, and role of genes in both evolution and development. By explaining the nature of genetic variation in the human population, how hereditary factors were identified as molecules of DNA, and how certain specific mutations can lead to disease, Slack highlights how DNA variants are used to trace human ancestry and migration, and can also be used by forensic scientists to identify individuals in crime. He also explores issues such as the role of genetic heritability and IQ as well as the changes that occur in the genes of populations during evolution.An ideal guide for anyone curious about what genes are and how genetics can be put to use, this Very Short Introduction demonstrates the ways in which the gene concept has been understood and used by molecular biologists, population biologists, and social scientists around the world. This second edition has been fully updated and contains new sections on the CRISPR method for targeted genetic modification, on DNA profiling, and developments in our understanding of human ancestry using ancient DNA.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewThis is a concise and accurate account of genes and what they are in a readable and convenient format. * Sir Paul Nurse, Director, Francis Crick Institute *Unlike the genetic material itself, this book is short, sharp, and to the point. * Steve Jones, University College London *We all need to know what genes are. Slack tells us with authority, clarity and grace. * Armand Leroi, Imperial College, London *The essential guide for getting up to speed with the ever-changing and crazily complex science of genetics. * Adam Rutherford, University College London *With more heat than light in many areas surrounding genetics, it is refreshing to have such a concise, precise and matter-of-fact introduction to the field. This is strongly recommended to anyone with even a passing interest in a field set to dominate our lives. * Laurence Hurst, Director of The Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath *Table of ContentsPreface List of illustrations 1: Genes before 1944 2: Genes as DNA 3: Mutations and gene variants 4: Genes as markers 5: Genes of small effect 6: Genes in evolution Conclusion: the varied concepts of the gene Further reading Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisEffective Technical Communication is designed to serve as a practical guide and useful resource for scientists, engineers, and researchers. It addresses the need of practitioners engaged in the exchange of techincal information to effectively share their ideas with, and make impact on, their peers.

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Book SynopsisFeaturing chapters by emerging and established scholars as well as by leading practitioners in the field, this Handbook both describes the state of algorithmic composition and also set the agenda for critical research on and analysis of algorithmic music.Trade Reviewit is undoubtedly an important didactic resource for students of algorithmic composition, including beginners, who want to get a wide and up-to-date overview of the various applications of algorithms in music scenarios. * Alessandro Anatrini, Musicae Scientiae *Table of ContentsSection 1: Grounding algorithmic music 1. Musical Algorithms as Tools, Languages and Partners: A Perspective Alex McLean, Roger T. Dean 2. Algorithmic Music and the Philosophy of Time Julian Rohrhuber 3. Action and Perception: Embodying Algorithms and the Extended Mind Palle Dahlstedt 4. Origins of Algorithmic Thinking in Music Nick Collins 5. Algorithmic Thinking and Central Javanese Gamelan Charles Matthews Perspectives on Practice A 6. Thoughts on Composing with Algorithms Laurie Spiegel 7. Mexico and India: Diversifying and Expanding the Live Coding Community Alexandra Cardenas 8. Deautomatization of Breakfast Perceptions Renate Wieser 9. Why Do We Want Our Computers to Improvise? George Lewis Section 2: What can algorithms in music do? 10. Compositions Created with Constraint Programming Torsten Anders 11. Linking Sonic Aesthetics With Mathematical Theories Andy Milne 12. Machine Learning and Listening in Composition and Performance Rebecca Fiebrink and Baptiste Caramiaux 13. Biologically-Inspired and Agent-Based Algorithms for Music Alice Eldridge and Oliver Bown 14. Performing with Patterns of Time Thor Magnusson, University of Sussex, Alex McLean, FoAM Kernow 15. Computational Creativity and Live Algorithms Geraint Wiggins and Jamie Forth 16. Tensions and Techniques in Live Coding Performance Charlie Roberts and Graham Wakefield Perspectives on Practice B 17. When Algorithms Meet Machines Sarah Angliss 18. Notes on Pattern Synthesis Mark Fell 19. Performing algorithms Kristin Erickson Section 3: Purposes of algorithms for the music maker 20. Network music and the algorithmic ensemble David Ogborn 21. Sonification != music Carla Scaletti 22. Color is the Keyboard: Transcoding from Visual to Sonic Margaret Schedel 23. Designing Interfaces for Musical Algorithms Jamie Bullock, Integra Lab, Birmingham Conservatoire 24. Ecooperatic Music Game Theory David Kanaga 25. Algorithmic Spatialisation Jan C Schacher Perspectives on Practice C 26. Form, Chaos and the Nuance of Beauty Mileece I'Anson 27. Beyond Me Kaffe Matthews 28. Mathematical Theory in Music Practice Jan Beran 29. Thoughts on Algorithmic Practice Warren Burt Section 4: Algorithmic Culture 30. The Audience Reception of Algorithmic Music Mary Simoni 31. Technology, Creativity and The Social in Algorithmic Music Christopher Haworth 32. Algorithms and Computation in Music Education Andrew Brown 33. (Micro) Politics of Algorithmic Music: Towards a Tactical Media Archaeology Geoff Cox and Morten Riis 34. Algorithmic Music for Mass Consumption and Universal Production Yuli Levtov Perspectives on Practice D 35. Algorithmic Trajectories Alex McLean and Roger Dean

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Book SynopsisAn exploration of how the many sciences of wine can enhance our appreciation and enjoyment of wine. In From Terrain to Brain, Professor Erika Szymanski makes wine science accessible to non-experts. Rather than approach wine science as body of facts about wine, Szymanski explores how wine science can open up multiple ways of seeing, understanding, and appreciating wine. Too often, wine science is presented as a comprehensive body of knowledge that enthusiasts aiming to become experts should memorize. This book instead uses scientific research to explore wine as an endlessly rich cultural phenomenon. By foregrounding recent research and developments in wine science, From Terrain to Brain presents wine science as a work-in-progress rather than a codified body of knowledge. Each chapter takes readers on a journey or foray through a topic in wine science, such as minerality, climate, microbiome, and yeast. Chapters are organized from terrain (geography, terroir, soil) and cell membrane (micTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 - Geography Chapter 2 - Vines Chapter 3 - Terroir Chapter 4 - Minerality Chapter 5 - Climate Chapter 6 - Weather Chapter 7 - Yeast Chapter 8 - Microbiome Chapter 9 - Alcohol Chapter 10 - Sulfur Chapter 11 - Sugar Chapter 12 - Oak Chapter 13 - Waste Chapter 14 - Flavor Chapter 15 - Health Chapter 16 - Glass Chapter 17 - Coda Notes Index

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Book SynopsisEquip your learners with the skills central to success. Enabling you to build, extend and perfect the skills crucial to achievement, this text strengthens performance in all areas of assessment. With a focus on practical work that accessibly connects material to real, global issues, it develops a thorough foundation of skills that drive performance. - Refine and progress the skills central to bassessment success- Deconstruct the Internal Assessment and build the knowledge and skills key to achievement- Navigate and understand the practical scheme of work- Equip learners with key skills needed for higher education- Accessibly engage students withbpractical work they can relate to the world around them- Focused support for the written exam, including strategies from subject specialists build exam confidence- Matched to the most recent syllabus for first assessment 2017Table of Contents1: Practical work 2: Internal assessment (IA) - your investigation 3: Practical schemes of work (PSOW) Fieldwork Questionnaires 4: Exams (External Assessment) Approaching exams: Paper 1 Approaching exams: Paper 2 The extended essay (EE) Extras

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Book SynopsisThe physics of soft condensed matter is probably one of the most ''fashionable'' areas in the physical sciences today. This book offers a coherent and clear introduction to the properties and behaviour of soft matter. It begins with a treatment of the general underlying principles: the relation of the structure and dynamics of solids and liquids to intermolecular forces, the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transitions, and the principles of self-assembly. Then the specific properties of colloids, polymers, liquid crystals and self-assembling amphiphilic systems are treated within this framework. A concluding chapter illustrates how principles of soft matter physics can be used to understand properties of biological systems. The focus on the essentials and the straightforward approach make the book suitable for students with either a theoretical or an experimental bias. The level is appropriate for final year undergraduates and beginning graduate students in physics, chemistry, matTrade Review... it will be an asset to my reference bookshelf. * Contemporary Physics *... well structured ... The author is a highly able physicist and this high level of understanding of the basis of the subject matter is reflected in the clear explanations given in turn to each section of this subject area. * Contemporary Physics *... an excellent introduction to the topic ... suitable for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students of physics, chemistry, materials science and chemical engineering. * Zeitschrift für Kristallographie *I found myself reading it from cover to cover. The equations were explained, the modifications to the theories that brought them into line with real life were outlined, and there wasn't even all that much maths that I could skip. Maybe the physics has moved on or maybe Richard Jones has simply presented it more clearly and relevantly. * Chemistry in Britain *Table of Contents1. Introduction and overview ; 2. Forces, energies and timescales in condensed matter ; 3. Phase transitions ; 4. Colloidal dispersions ; 5. Polymers ; 6. Gelation ; 7. Molecular order on soft condensed matter - liquid crystallinity ; 8. Molecular order in soft condensed matter - crystallinity in polymers ; 9. Supramolecular self-assembly in soft condensed matter ; 10. Soft matter in nature ; A. Some results from statistical mechanics ; B. The distribution function on an ideal random walk ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis is a very simple but complete description of synchrotron sources and free electron lasers and of the corresponding instrumentation and techniques written primarily for scientists and students in the life sciences, medical research and chemistry. Scientists and students in other fields can also profit from a clear and elementary introduction to this rapidly expanding field. The emphasis is on simple concepts and the mathematical formalism is reduced to a minimum. No advanced knowledge of physics and mathematics is required beyond a standard elementary background.The reading is facilitated by a two-level presentation including a very simple descriptive treatment, and slightly more in-depth discussions of specific topics. With the first-level treatment, the readers will be able to understand the notions, terms, and techniques that are required to use a synchrotron facility. The book is therefore an ideal first step for all those beginning to use synchrotron light for their work or arTrade Reviewa useful and refreshing treatment of synchrotron radiation. * A.M. Glazer, University of Oxford *a unique source of information, * A. Snigirev, ESRF Grenoble *will appeal to all synchrotron radiation users * D.M. Lawson, Biological Chemistry Dept, John Innes Centre, Norwich *Table of Contents1. Smart tourist guide to a synchrotron light facility ; 2. The Facility ; 3. Applications of synchrotron light ; 4. Free electron lasers (FELs) ; 5. Future directions

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Book SynopsisServing as a course in chemical reaction engineering, one of the main sections of a chemical engineering degree usually taught in the second year, this work includes multiple reactions and non-isothermal reactions and, temperature dependence of reaction rates leading to a discussion of non-ideal (real) reactors.Trade ReviewThe text is illustrated throughout by worked examples which all students will appreciate. * Aslib Book Guide, vol. 63, no. 2, Feb 98 *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Materials balance for chemical reactors ; 3. Calculation of reactor volume and residence time ; 4. Multiple reactions ; 5. The energy balance and temperature effects ; 6. Non-ideal reactors ; Further reading ; Solutions ; Nomenclature ; Index

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This textbook provides a clear and concise introduction to both theory and application of fluid dynamics. It has a wide scope, frequent references to experiments, and numerous exercises (with hints and answers).

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Book SynopsisDrug Design and Development outlines the processes involved in the design and development of new drugs and emphasises the significance of these processes to the practice of pharmacy. The book highlights why it is important that all practicing pharmacists, including those working in hospitals or high street stores, have a solid understanding of the process of the design and development of the drugs they interact with. It adopts an integrated approach, formulated to complement courses which are designed in line with the General Pharmaceutical Council''s new curriculum requirements. Furthermore, this is the only integrated textbook to consider both drug design and development within one volume. Throughout the book, the journey of the drug, from discovery to market, is presented in an integrated fashion, emphasising the interconnection of all the processes involved.Trade ReviewWell written text that guides students through the complex elements of the drug development process. It has a chemistry focus and utilises 'key points' to reinforce the important aspects at regular opportunities. * Dr James F. Brown, University of Portsmouth *Table of Contents1: Introduction Part 1 Drug targets 2: Receptors and signal transduction 3: Enzymes as drug targets 4: Nucleic acids and protein synthesis as drug targets 5: Other drug targets Part 2 Origins of drug molecules 6: Sources of lead compounds 7: Drug synthesis 8: Optimisation of lead compounds 9: Computer-aided drug design 10: Combinatorial chemistry and high-throughput screening 11: Biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals Part 3 Biological aspects of drug development 12: Drug metabolism 13: Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics 14: Toxicity testing Part 4 Preformulation studies 15: Solubility and drug development 16: Solid state characteristics 17: Drug stability Part 5 Clinical research 18: Clinical research and its regulation 19: Design and management of clinical trials

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Book SynopsisSince the birth of civilisation, human beings have manipulated other life-forms. We have selectively bred plants and animals for thousands of years to maximise agricultural production and cater to our taste in pets. The observation of the creation of artificial animal and plant variants was a key stimulant for Charles Darwin''s theory of evolution. The ability to directly engineer the genomes of organisms first became possible in the 1970s, when the gene for human insulin was introduced into bacteria to produce this protein for diabetics. At the same time, mice were modified to produce human growth hormone, and grew huge as a result. But these were only our first tottering steps into the possibilities of genetic engineering.In the past few years, the pace of progress has accelerated enormously. We can now cut and paste genes using molecular scissors with astonishing ease, and the new technology of genome editing can be applied to practically any species of plants or animals. ''Mutation chain reaction'' can be used to alter the genes of a population of pests, such as flies; as the modified creatures breed, the mutation is spread through the population, so that within a few generations the organism is almost completely altered. At the same time, scientists are also beginning to synthesize new organisms from scratch.These new technologies hold much promise for improving lives. Genome editing has already been used clinically to treat AIDS patients, by genetically modifying their white blood cells to be resistant to HIV. In agriculture, genome editing could be used to engineer species with increased food output, and the ability to thrive in challenging climates. New bacterial forms may be used to generate energy. But these powerful new techniques also raise important ethical dilemmas and potential dangers, pressing issues that are already upon us given the speed of scientific developments. To what extent should parents be able to manipulate the genetics of their offspring and would designer babies be limited to the rich? Can we effectively weigh up the risks from introducing synthetic lifeforms into complex ecosystems? In this extensively revised paperback edition, John Parrington explains the nature and possibilities of these new scientific developments, which could usher in a brave, new world. We must rapidly come to understand its implications if we are to direct its huge potential to the good of humanity and the planet.Trade Reviewa thorough and comprehensive account of the methodologies for altering life that have been or are being developed, and the directions that they may take in future. * Nature *painstakingly researched...the examples themselves are clear, concise and often arresting . . . an engaging and comprehensive introduction * LSE Business Review *a comprehensive history of the research and discoveries underlying genome editing, as well as a broad coverage of research in the present day. * Bionews *There is a revolution going on in the life sciences, one that has already transformed scientific discovery and will soon change medicine. It could even see us altering the ecosystem in a precise, targeted way. This revolution has a name--CRISPR--and the key part of John Parrington's Redesigning Life is a good summary of the gene-editing technique that lies behind the acronym. * New Scientist *John Parrington's engaging and thoughtful book explains the science behind recent rapid advances in genetic engineering that mean it is increasingly possible to enact precise changes at a molecular level . . . Parrington's clear descriptions and diagrams combined with interesting snippets from the narrative and biography of scientific discovery make the science behind these developments readily accessible. * Socialist Review *Table of ContentsList of plates List of figures Introduction: The Gene Revolution 1: Natural Born Mutants 2: Supersize My Mouse 3: Light as a Life Tool 4: The Gene Scissors 5: Next Year's Models 6: The Molecular Farm 7: New Gene Therapy 8: Regenerating Life 9: Life as a Machine 10: A Redesigned Planet? Glossary Endnotes Index of names Index of subjects

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Book SynopsisWritten primarily for mid-to-upper level undergraduates, this primer will introduce students to topics at the forefront of the subject that are being applied to probe biological problems, or to address the most pressing issues facing society. This primer provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities of applying synthetic biological techniques to mammalian cells, tissues, and organisms.Table of Contents1: Jamie A. Davies: An introduction to mammalian synthetic biology 2: Jamie A. Davies: Special features of mammalian systems 3: Lenny Nelson and Alistair Elfick: Technologies for mammalian synthetic biology 4: Jamie A. Davies: Mammalian synthetic biology as a research tool 5: Jamie Billington, Anna Mastela, and Susan J Rosser.: Teaching mammalian cells to make new, useful things 6: Steven M. Pollard: Synthetic biology, stem cells and regenerative medicine 7: David Obree: The ethics of synthetic biology

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Book SynopsisA concise, accessible introduction to robots, what they can do, what they can''t, and what their increasing encroachment into our lives might mean for us Since the turn of the millennium a quiet revolution has been underway. Millions of autonomous robots with some level of intelligence are now in domestic use, mainly as vacuum cleaners. Driverless cars - which are nothing less than autonomous robots - are starting to appear on our streets. There is a huge effort underway in industry and universities to develop the next generation of more intelligent, autonomous, mobile robots. Accompanying these arrivals has been a steady stream of inflammatory articles in the media raising concerns over the impending spectre of super-intelligent robots, along with stories about how most jobs will soon be lost to robots.Here, using the Question-and-Answer format, Phil Husbands gives a balanced and broad introduction to robotics and the current state of the field, analysing where it has come from, and wTrade ReviewThe book is accessible, and readers can expect to learn much from it. Husbands has given us a historically informed introduction to robotics, rooted in technological reality and dismissing futuristic hype. * Simon Balle, Metascience *the book is accessible, and readers can expect to learn much from it. Husbands has given us a historically informed introduction to robotics, rooted in technological reality and dismissing futuristic hype. * Simon Balle, Metascience *Table of ContentsPreface 1: Robots are Here 2: The Basics 3: Some History 4: Inside the Machine 5: Robot Fantasies: Robots in Popular Culture 6: Intelligence, Super-Intelligence and Cyborgs 7: Robots at Work 8: Robot Ethics 9: Robot Futures

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