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Book SynopsisHow engineers in the mining and oil and gas industries attempt to reconcile competing domains of public accountability.The growing movement toward corporate social responsibility (CSR) urges corporations to promote the well-being of people and the planet rather than the sole pursuit of profit. In Extracting Accountability, Jessica Smith investigates how the public accountability of corporations emerges from the everyday practices of the engineers who work for them. Focusing on engineers who view social responsibility as central to their profession, she finds the corporate context of their work prompts them to attempt to reconcile competing domains of accountability—to formal guidelines, standards, and policies; to professional ideals; to the public; and to themselves. Their efforts are complicated by the distributed agency they experience as corporate actors: they are not always authors of their actions and frequently act through others.  &nbsp

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Book SynopsisHow America's individual inventors persisted alongside corporate R&D labs as an important source of inventions.During the nineteenth century, heroic individual inventors such as Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell created entirely new industries while achieving widespread fame. However, by 1927, a New York Times editorial suggested that teams of corporate scientists at General Electric, AT&T, and DuPont had replaced the solitary garret inventor as the wellspring of invention. But these inventors never disappeared. In this book, Eric Hintz argues that lesser-known inventors such as Chester Carlson (Xerox photocopier), Samuel Ruben (Duracell batteries), and Earl Tupper (Tupperware) continued to develop important technologies throughout the twentieth century. Moreover, Hintz explains how independent inventors gradually fell from public view as corporate brands increasingly became associated with high-tech innovation.Focusing on the years from 1890 to 1950, Hintz

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Book SynopsisA framework for understanding the totality of costs and benefits of universal access that will foster honest appraisal and guide the development of good policies.Universal access—the idea that certain technologies and services should be extended to all regardless of geography or ability to pay—evokes ideals of democracy and equality that must be reconciled with the realities on the ground. The COVID-19 pandemic raised awareness of the need for access to high-speed internet service in the United States, but this is just the latest in a long history of debates about what should be made available and to whom. Rural mail delivery, electrification, telephone service, public schooling, and library access each raised the same questions as today’s debates about health care and broadband. What types of services should be universally available? Who benefits from extending these services? And who bears the cost? Stepping beyond humanitarian arguments

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Book SynopsisA proposal for a new media design to balance the contributions of humans and materials in the world they share.How can media design support a balance between our needs for self-expression and the material needs of the world we are part of? What criteria define a sustainable media ecology? In Vital Media, Michael Nitsche argues that the current human-centric view is not sustainable and that media are best viewed as dynamic networks where cognitive and noncognitive participants co-create. What we need, according to Nitsche, is a media design that balances the needs of all partners involved: vital media. Tracing this ideal through two domains of expression and making, performance and craft, Nitsche calls on us to embrace material co-existence and to design for self-expression as well as material evolution. We must recognize that the living body and its dependencies on the world around it are at the heart of what media are about. Vital media exist

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Book SynopsisThe rich, untold origin story of the ubiquitous web cookie—what’s wrong with it, why it’s being retired, and how we can do better.Consent pop-ups continually ask us to download cookies to our computers, but is this all-too-familiar form of privacy protection effective? No, Meg Leta Jones explains in The Character of Consent, rather than promote functionality, privacy, and decentralization, cookie technology has instead made the internet invasive, limited, and clunky. Good thing, then, that the cookie is set for retirement in 2024. In this eye-opening book, Jones tells the little-known story of this broken consent arrangement, tracing it back to the major transnational conflicts around digital consent over the last twenty-five years. What she finds is that the policy controversy is not, in fact, an information crisis—it’s an identity crisis.Instead of asking how people consent, Jones asks who exactly is consenting

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Book SynopsisThe dream of control over human behaviour is an old dream, shared by many cultures. This fascinating account of the histories of human engineering describes how technologies of managing individuals and groups were developed from the nineteenth century to the present day, ranging from brainwashing and mind control to Dale Carnegie''s art of dealing with people. Derksen reveals that common to all of them is the perpetual tension between the desire to control people''s behaviour and the resistance this provokes. Thus to influence other people successfully, technology had to be combined with tact: with a personal touch, with a subtle hint, or with outright deception, manipulations are made palatable or invisible. Combining psychological history and theory with insights from science and technology studies and rhetorical scholarship, Derksen offers a fresh perspective on human engineering that will appeal to those interested in the history of psychology and the history of technology.Trade Review'Reflecting his own subtlety, sensitivity and wit, Maarten Derksen crafts a persuasive analysis of the tact and technologies involved in the dealings between people and machines, brains and behaviour. Hard to put down once you've started reading!' Douwe Draaisma, University of Groningen, Netherlands'Histories of Human Engineering: Tact and Technology delivers a radical and thoroughly appealing approach to understanding the aspirations to effectively control human behavior. Eschewing the time-worn critiques of the manipulation of people and notions of human docility that undergird control technologies, Derksen engages empirical evidence from these technologies to show how they demonstrate the vibrant human presence of resistance, judgment, habit, and indeterminacy.' Jill Morawski, Wesleyan University, Connecticut'In this richly impressive work, Derksen shows how the historical projects of psychology re-envisage and re-engineer how the human is managed and resisted. Whilst psychologists will see their discipline in a new and fascinating light, Derksen has also made a significant and compelling intervention into the debate about the emergence of the modern subject.' Steven Brown, University of Leicester'Winner of the 2018 Cheiron Book Prize, Maarten Derksen's (2017) Histories of Human Engineering: Tact and Technology is a deeply‐researched, broad‐ranging study of human engineering in the behavioral, psychological, and social sciences, and beyond.' Edward K. Morris, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences'In Histories of Human Engineering, Maarten Derksen, a historian of psychology at the University of Groningen, presents a well-informed overview, ranging from Frederick Taylor's scientific management to the current craze for 'neuromarketing'. … the book teaches an important lesson about the limitations of both human engineering and the human sciences …' Ruud Abma, Isis'For historians of social science, the book is innovative in that the interface between social science and technology is investigated rather than presumed or critiqued a priori, and because it addresses the friction between the disciplines of sociology, psychology, and political science without presenting siloed disciplinary histories.' Bregje F. van Eekelen, Technology and CultureTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Tact and technology; 3. Scientific management and the human factor; 4. 'Social technology'; 5. Dale Carnegie and the fine art of dealing with people; 6. Karl Popper's social technology and the personal element; 7. Tactful leadership; 8. Mind control; 9. The priming saga: the subtle technology of psychological experimentation; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisMaster the principles and practices of modern drilling mechanicsThis in-depth guide offers complete coverage of drilling mechanics with a focus on the horizontal drilling of shale plays and offshore wells. The book lays out drilling engineering fundamentals and clearly explains the latest technological developments. Written by a team of seasoned educators, Drilling Engineering: Advanced Applications and Technology covers every key topic, including geo-mechanics for drilling applications, well construction techniques, wellbore hydraulics, and optimization. You will enhance your understanding of drilling operations, improve your designs, and plan for more productive and cost-effective wells.Coverage includes: Well construction and hydraulics Drillstring mechanics and casing design Drilling hydraulics Cuttings transport Geomechanics Fundamentals of rock mechanics Wellbore stress, stability, and stren

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Book SynopsisReservoir engineering fundamentals and applications along with well testing proceduresThis practical resource lays out the tools and techniques necessary to successfully construct petroleum reservoir models of all types and sizes. You will learn how to improve reserve estimations and make development decisions that will optimize well performance. Written by a pair of experts, Petroleum Reservoir Modeling and Simulation: Geology, Geostatistics, and Performance Prediction offers comprehensive coverage of quantitative modeling, geostatistics, well testing principles, upscaled models, and history matching. Throughout, special attention is paid to shale, carbonate, and subsea formations.Coverage includes: An overview of reservoir engineering Spatial correlation Spatial estimation Spatial simulation Geostatistical simulation constrained to higher-order statistics Numerical schemes for flow simulation Gr

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Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Identify energy conservation opportunities in buildings and industrial facilities and implement energy efficiency and management practices with confidenceThis comprehensive engineering textbook helps students master the fundamentals of energy efficiency and management and build confidence in applying basic principles of the field to practice. Written by a team of experienced energy efficiency practitioners and educators, Energy Efficiency and Management for Engineers features foundations and practice of energy efficiency principles for all aspects of energy production, distribution, and consumption. Packed with numerous worked-out examples and over 1,400 end-of-chapter problems, the book makes clear connections between theory and practice and p

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Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The definitive guide to the National Electric Codeâthoroughly revised for 2020 rules and regulationsUpdated to fully align with the 2020 NEC, this trusted on-the-job reference contains plain-language explanations, advice, and analysis for every provision. You will get discussions of the rationale behind specific rules that enhances your understanding of both meaning and application. This handbook features thousands of detailed diagrams and photos as well as in-depth discussions regarding controversial wording and actual errors, together with possible approaches to discussions with inspectors regarding how to cope with these issues. This book is not published by NFPA, and is therefore free to confront such topics head on.Written by a senior member of the NEC Code C

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Book SynopsisA complete guide to fluid mechanics for engineersâfully updated for current standardsThis thoroughly revised, classic guide clearly explains the principles and applications of fluid mechanics and hydraulics in a straightforward manner, without using complicated mathematics. While aimed at undergraduate students, practicing engineers will also benefit from the hands-on information covered. You will explore fluid mechanics fundamentals, pipe and open channel flow, unsteady flow, and much more.Written by a pair of experienced engineering educators, Fluid Mechanics with Civil Engineering Applications, Eleventh Edition focuses on reducing and streamlining content while retaining its traditional approach to teaching fundamental concepts by solving engineering problems. This overhauled edition features new practical sample problems and exercises and incorporates digital resources while removing some more advanced topics less essential to civil engineering.

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Book SynopsisEngineering Fundamentals and Problem Solving presents a complete introduction to the engineering field and remains the most comprehensive textbook for an introductory engineering course. This text helps students develop the skills needed to solve open-ended problems in SI and customary units while presenting solutions in a logical manner. Students are introduced to subject areas, common to engineering disciplines, that require the application of fundamental engineering concepts.This edition is available in Connect with SmartBook, and offers features such as video questions and the MHeBook.Table of Contents1 The Engineering Profession2 Education for Engineering3 Introduction to Engineering Design4 Engineering Solutions5 Representation of Technical Information6 Engineering Measurements and Estimations7 Dimensions, Units, and Conversions8 Introduction to Engineering Economics9 Economics: Decision Making10 Statistics11 Inferential Statistics and Decision Making12 Mechanics: Statics13 Mechanics: Strength of Materials14 Material Balance15 Energy Sources and Alternatives16 Fundamental Energy Principles17 Electrical Theory18 Flowcharts

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Book SynopsisMachining and CNC Technology will provide the latest approach to machine tool technology available. Students will learn basic modern integrated manufacturing, CNC systems, CAD/CAM and advanced technologies, and how to safely set up and run both CNC and manually operated machines.

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Book SynopsisAre you ruled by your computer or your mobile? This is what you can do about it.Table of Contents : PART I: EVOLUTION TO REVOLUTION : 1. THE ROAD TO EDICTION •: Darwin never predicted it would come to this •: The evolution of ediction •: Technology milestones •: Work ethic vs. Play ethic •: Companies and work as a social function •: Phobology and self-esteem •: Repetitive strain injury •: Internet dating: the odds are good but the goods are odd •: Do you need a revolution? : 2. DO YOU NEED A REVOLUTION? •: "I can't talk now, I'm on the phone..." •: Yr msgs r kllg me: the tyranny of text •: Thousands of emails but no conversations? •: Distraction or action? •: Everything louder than everything else •: It's all the (techno) rage •: Hiding behind technology •: Can't get no (business) satisfaction: topless meetings •: Need a revolution? Take the test : PART II: REVOLUTION RESOLUTIONS : 3. THINKING •: Thinking, talking, communicating, doing, being •: How do you want your life to be affected? •: Making time to think •: A thought a day keeps the madness away •: Muddled thinking and how to avoid it •: Re-discovering our normal selves •: Outthink yourself •: Antidotes to modern life •: Towards a survival guide •: Thinking is free, so do it more often •: The great turn off •: Taming Technology Tips : 4. TALKING •: The Art of Brachylogy •: The link between thinking straight and talking straight •: How to speak concisely and clearly •: How to write concisely and clearly •: Translating straight thinking into straight talking •: Spotting waffle - in others and yourself •: How to say no politely •: Manifesto for a better life •: Taming Technology Tips : 5. COMMUNICATING •: Technology morals •: Choosing the right medium to convey your message •: Email and the death of human interaction •: Right message, wrong medium •: Wrong message, right medium •: Right message, right medium •: Is over-reliance on email killing the art of selling? •: Don't think you can handle it all at once - you can't •: Hiding behind technology •: Technology etiquette •: A little downtime? Turn it off •: Taming Technology Tips : 6. DOING •: Handling the daily inbound •: Multitasking and Rapid Sequential tasking •: Setting up personal tripwires •: Action not activity •: Workaholics Anonymous: too busy to turn up •: Defined by their machines, not their characters •: Social networking: at what cost? •: Sleepless? Stressed? Anxious? Exhausted? •: The art of enough •: Taming Technology Tips : 7. BEING •: Life would be nothing without.... •: Get your attitude right: what defines you? •: Have a laugh - you'll live longer •: Take the issues seriously, but not yourself •: How to be relentlessly enthusiastic •: Never do one thing for too long •: The value of hobbies and interests •: Get some character into it •: Manifesto for a better life •: Taming Technology Tips : PART III: START YOUR OWN REVOLUTION : POSTSCRIPT: THE REVOLUTION FORUM •: How to start your own revolution •: Take the test at revolutionbook.com or hodder.co.uk/revolution •: Download the software •: Buy the iphone app •: Compare yourself with others •: Keep tabs on your progress •: Kick the habit

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Book SynopsisTech experts Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever describe dozens of astonishing technological advances in this fascinating and thought-provoking book, which asks what kind of future lies ahead—Star Trek or Mad Max?  Breakthroughs such as personalized genomics, drones, self-driving vehicles, and artificial intelligence could make our lives healthier, safer, and easier. On the other hand, the same technologies raise the specter of a frightening future—eugenics, a jobless economy, a complete loss of privacy, and ever-worsening economic inequality.  Wadhwa says that we need to ask three questions about every emerging technology: Does it have the potential to benefit everyone equally? What are the risks and the rewards? And does it promote autonomy or dependence? This edition is updated throughout and includes a new chapter on quantum computing, which promises vastly increased processing times—and vastly increased security risks. In the end, our future is up to us; our hands may not be on the wheel, but we will decide the driverless car''s destination.

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Book SynopsisScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics collectively known as STEM are rapidly advancing fields in their own rights. As a book series, Current STEM aims to be a friendly forum for both academic researchers and industrial practitioners to present their work as book chapters. Hence, the chapters should be varied, and this is intended. Current STEM encompasses the type of work to encourage a generation of researcher-practitioners. The author hopes this inaugural volume will be a pleasure to a wide audience.

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Book SynopsisVolume 30 opens by presenting methods in which rays can be used to calculate the properties of a propagating generally astigmatic Gaussian beam at any point in an optical system, optimise the system to obtain the desired Gaussian beam focus and minimise aberrations, analyse stray light, or calculate fibre coupling efficiency. The authors also present an enhanced input/output-linearising and decoupling control in variable speed for a wind energy conversion system, which is based on an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system, a combination of two soft-computing methods of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic. Reinforced concrete, one of the world''s most common building materials, is explored. Its utility and versatility are achieved through the combination of concrete and steel, however, the deterioration of such structures is a frequent phenomenon due to environmental factors. The authors go on to address the need for online insert inspection during computer numerical control lathe cutting processes through the development of a system based on eye-in-hand machine vision that incorporates a manipulator. This system can perform online inspections for detection and classification of fractures, built-up edges, chipping, and flank wear in the inserts of external turning tools. Next, type-2 fuzzy logic control is proposed in order to control the altitude and attitude of an unmanned quadrotor. Simulation results suggest that the proposed control provides improved dynamic responses and perfect decoupled control in steady and transient states. In closing, an analytical approach called the 2D spatial filtering technique was used to simulate the surface single fibre action potential signal. The study demonstrates that the surface single fibre action potential generated by an impulsive source is the outcome of the spatial phenomena.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the Congressional Research Service on International Relations during the month of May.

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Book SynopsisIn engineering, there are different design objectives for heat pump systems, such as the maximum coefficient of performance, the maximum net heat flow rate into the high temperature heat source and the best thermo-economic performance. As such, the authors provide a comprehensive overview of heat pump technology, focusing on system design, performance, optimization and applications associated with this technology. Following this, a research study on the optimal operation of a power system in the presence of renewable sources is presented, considering two objectives: decreasing power losses and improving the voltage level in the nodes of the electric network. A method for detecting short-path wormhole tunnels rather than relying solely on topological features of the network is described. In a wormhole attack, the malicious nodes generally work in pairs and set up a high-speed tunnel for long distances between them. An approach to multi-objective optimization techniques is presented and applied to either subtractive or additive manufacturing processes. Additionally, the suitability of multi-objective optimization methods is depicted through a case study related to the selective laser melting process. The performance evaluation of the binary heap tree-based discrete particle swarm optimization is presented and compared with existing Pareto dominance-based multi-objective techniques such as non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II and non-dominated sorting particle swarm optimization. In closing, the authors present a problem that highlights the influence that bidirectional power flows may have on solutions regarding the optimal allocation of energy storage systems in real microgrids in the developing country of Romania.

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Book SynopsisAdvances in Engineering Research. Volume 40 first presents the characteristics of the laser-plasma extreme ultraviolet radiation from solid rare gas targets composed of Xe, Kr and Ar, along with the performances of the radiation sources developed using these targets. Following this, the authors consider the most important issues related to creating a universal system of adaptive applications for use in the Internet of Things and Internet of People systems. Previous techniques and recent advances in circuit techniques are reviewed, and a comparison of the reported techniques in the context of low-pass continuous-time Delta-Sigma modulators is presented. A comprehensive overview of the properties of aggregates used on roads is provided, particularly focusing on their influence on the mechanical and skid resistance of road surfaces. An analytical approach that allows for a rough prediction of the of the acoustic parameters of road surface is also presented. The attenuation depends on frequency, propagation distance, angle of incidence and geometric configuration of sources and sensors. Due to computation complexity, the VLSI implementation of Inter-Prediction in the H.264/Advanced Video Coding imposes latency, memory bandwidth, and area cost challenges. To tackle these obstacles, the authors discuss a design methodology which exploits the relationship between the main processes in inter-prediction to enhance the performance while keeping an affordable design cost. The penultimate study focuses on the way we can interpret linguistic algebra to understand and reverse translation formulas'' linguistic algebra into natural language text as a verbal expression of meaning. This will improve the performance of any computer system when working with text. Recent computational tools of vector fields, including vector data representations, predictive models of spatial data, as well as applications in computer vision, signal processing and empirical sciences are reviewed in closing.

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Book SynopsisMultidisciplinary Science and Advanced Technologies form a vast and diverse class of the engineering science and research divisions. This book discusses novel design techniques and smart mechanisms, as well as innovations that might be utilized in the future. Scientific modification can control industrial-scale assembly, a process that ultimately provides specific material function, depending on electronic development for advancements. Furthermore, the combination of supramolecular multidisciplinary technologies allows for the exploration of applicationâbased materials. Smart materials are vital for the in-depth analysis of various morphologies. This book is an international forum for comprehensive soft-condensed matter physics, nanoscience principles, nanotechnology tools, and nanotechnology applications in the environmental, energy, and electronics sector, including a discussion of ethical issues in these fields. This book reviews the applications and market potential of a variety of media, including mirror, glazing, and display products, such as low-information content displays for banners and labels. The physicist, chemical engineer, materials scientist, nanotechnologist, and biologist at all levels, as well as academicians for unique device-based applications in various fields, will benefit from this book. Readers will gain an understanding of the practical and highly sensitive business fields for specific disciplinarians. The goal is to provide readers a broad review from a materials perspective, so that teachers can provide a comprehensive review of this technology to students. This book also highlights the entire gamut of smart engineering technologies and the materials design process of fabrications from past to present and future perspectives. The syllabi of various technical universities and research institutes are examined, explaining the basic perceptions of this emerging field. In science today, the major focus of research and development in synthetic materials and spectroscopic analysis broadly deals with materials on the atomic and molecular scales. The vision for the future is to move beyond these already existing applications and explore new realms of electronic applications.Table of ContentsPreface; Editors biography; Capacitive pressure sensor based in chewing gum composites quartz filler; Magnetizable geopolimeric system produced in heterogen medium and its use as heavy metals sorber; Study of the geopolymer sorption capacity exposed to Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S); Comprehensive properties enhancement of graphene oxide reinforced bio-based unsaturated polyester nanocomposites; Preparation and Characterization of Bioplastic Made of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Incorporated with Tapioca Starch for Food Packaging Usage; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Natural Fiber Reinforced Biopolymer Composite Takeout Food Packaging: System Boundary and Life Cycle Inventory (LCI); Effectiveness of Hybrid Formulation on Mechanical Properties of the Recycled High Density Polyethylene (rHDPE) and Recycled Polypropylene (rPP) From Injection Molding Scrap; Spectroscopic and Ionic Study of PVdF Flyash Composite Electrolyte at Different P-T Condition; Development of Sound Aid Fire Extinguisher for Kitchen and Small Laboratory Application; Breakthrough Investigation in Enhancing Mechanical Properties in Imroved Cold Work Tool Steel; Biological Impact of Feedings Rats with Cry Protein Based Diet; Analysis of Temperature Distribution in MIG Welding Technologies by Finite Element Method; Viral Nanoparticles where we are heading; Animals in Biomedical Research: Towards a more compassionate approach; Nanoporous Metal Organic Frameworks: Effect of Thermal History on Crystallinity and Thermal Stability; Effect of Using Quantity Lubrication on Tool Life in End Milling AISI 1050 Steel; Lamp Headlight Silver Streak Problem Resolve thru Internal Tunnel; Lowcost Organic Enricher From WasteFood & Composter Made of Recycled Products (oEWC); Study and Challenges of Metamaterials in Micostrip; Development of IOT Based Self-Diagnose System for Exit Signage; Enhancing Barrier properties of Chitosan Extracted from Shrimp Shells as a Sustainable Material for Active Packaging using Natural Wastes; Various Application and Aspects of Liquid Crystals; The Effect of Pretreated Tire Crumb on the Impact Properties of Rubberized Concrete; The Development of Eco-Reuse Nanotechnology Wastewater Filter using Hybrid Green Composite Filtration Material (GCFM); The Emergence of Fintech Innovation and Challenges Towards SMEs; Upskilling TVET Instructor in IKTBN Sepang for Industry 4.0 Element Through CUDBAS METHOD; Social Networking Sites: Facebook, As A Collaborative Tool In The Teaching And Learning Of English Language In Malaysian Polytechnic; The Implementation of Project-Based Learning to foster 21st century skills among Malaysian polytechnic engineering students; Addressing Learning Styles and Students Readiness in Online Mathematics Education; Nanomaterials dispersed liquid crystalline optical materials: Unique platform of thermal sensor applications; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis compilation comprises eight chapters that each present a particular advancement in engineering research. Chapter One describes four theories of heat transfer analysis and optimization and analyzes the positive and negative aspects of each theory. Chapter Two presents some of the main maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms and evaluates some of them through a MatLab/Simulink® platform. Chapter Three discusses eye tracking technology, one of the most direct and continuous measures of attention, and its potential applications in manufacturing environments. Chapter Four focuses on the fundamentals of model predictive control and its application to multiphase electric drives for use in electric vehicles. Chapter Five presents a systematic design of a fully differential Gain-Boosted telescopic amplifier. Chapter Six deals with a method for evaluating the fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination of assembly line workers using eye-tracking technology. Similarly, the seventh chapter proposes a method of using eye-tracking technology to help understand the underlying cognitive processes of participants tasked with answering computer science questions. Finally, the eighth chapter addresses two popular problems in mechanical engineering from an inverse problem perspective.Table of ContentsPreface; Benefit-Cost Analysis of Heat Transfer Processes; Photovoltaic Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques: Design Strategies; Eye Tracking Applications in Real Life Manufacturing Environments: Materials Handling and Quality Control; Model Predictive Control for Multiphase Electric Drives; Systematic Design of a Gain-Boosted Amplifier for Differential Bottom-Plate Sampling in 0.13-�m CMOS; Testing Performance of Assembly Workers by Use of Dexterity Tests and Eye-Tracking System; A Visualization Approach in Identifying High- and Low-Performers on Programming Comprehension; Two Didactic Inverse Problems in Mechanical Engineering; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis monograph consists of six chapters, each detailing a recent advancement in the field of engineering research. Chapter One proposes a new approach to the statistically proper analysis of the complex of the important mechanical properties such as tensile strength (), strain at break (), and Young's modulus (�) of high-strength high-modulus oriented polymeric materials. Chapter Two proposes an approach to solving inverse problems of economic analysis using weighting factors based on the representation of the problem as an optimization one. Chapter Three explains the introduction of new OS kernel internals for new metrics for the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) and cloud performance prediction. Chapter Four presents an overview of the theory of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) that includes the operation principle, the mathematical model for the effect of electromagnetic induction on neuronal cable, and developing an optimized design for the TMS system. Chapter Five analyses the implementation of two N3 compute-intensive embarrassingly parallel algorithms on multicore architectures using OpenMP and manycore architectures using OpenCL and CUDA to solve a problem of materials science (ie: the frequency of shears in the plastic deformation of metals). Lastly, Chapter Six deals with the main aspects of a multidisciplinary design optimization synthesis carried out for a novel spacecraft configuration able to perform a return mission from low Earth orbit, ending with a conventional landing on a horizontal runway.Table of ContentsPreface; New Approach to Statistically Proper Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of High-Strength High-Modulus Polymeric Materials; An Iterative Algorithm for Solving Inverse Problems of Economic Analysis Using Weighting Factors; Introduction of the New Os Kernel Internals for the New Metrics for the Performance Prediction on the Distributed Computing Environments; Theory and Design of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Teraflop Rate Computing of Two 3D Scalarfields Related to the Deformation of Crystals. Benchmarking OpenMP, OpenCL and CUDA Implementations; Multidisciplinary Optimization and CFD Validation for the Design of a Next Generation Re-Entry Glider; Index.

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Book SynopsisComputational and applied methods in science and engineering is an emerging and promising discipline in shaping future research and development activities in both academia and industry, in fields ranging from engineering, science, finance, and economics, to arts and humanities. New challenges arise in the modelling of complex systems, sophisticated algorithms, advanced scientific and engineering computing and associated (multidisciplinary) problem-solving environments. Because the solution of large and complex problems must cope with tight timing schedules, powerful algorithms and computational techniques are inevitable. This book covers new research activities and development in the field of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology.

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Book SynopsisThe "Advances in Engineering Mechanic" book series draws together recent significant advances in various topics in engineering mechanics. The book aims to provide both authoritative review and research articles on topics in the mechanical sciences, primarily of interest to scientists and engineers working in the various branches of mechanics, but also of interest to the many who use the results of investigations in mechanics in various application areas such as aerospace, chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical and nuclear engineering.

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Book SynopsisThe broad discipline of engineering encompasses a range of scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize solutions to the needs of society. This book covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields centering on engineering applications including current research data on rock mass characterization for the design of tunnel supports; carbon nanotubes for aerospace engineering applications; launch vehicle dynamics and lubrication systems for spacecraft applications; developing environmentally sustainable printed circuit boards and energy saving designs for office building construction..

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Book SynopsisThis book presents current research in the study of manufacturing engineering, including the theory and practice of virtual manufacturing; adapting local economies to market changes; conveyor systems balancing; optimisation of manufacturing conditions of brake friction materials; the impact of sanctions on the buyer-supplier relationship; processing of electrolytic capacitors used widely in electrical circuits and recent developments in automated manufacturing systems.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the types, standard and problems of ventilation. Topics discussed include non-conventional energy systems in building design; industrial ventilation systems; pulmonary ventilators as monitoring instruments; influence of the ventilation rate on radon and thoron progeny concentrations in a room; acoustic filters in a power system; RANS and LES turbulence models for indoor airflows and wind towers as natural ventilation devices

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Book SynopsisThis book covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields centring on engineering applications including current research data on the environmental impacts of future technologies of commercial aircraft; health and safety in engineering; high temperature degradation of plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings in the oxidising environment; neutrino telescopes and neutrino interactions and a rotocraft trim procedure for the prediction of fuselage vibrations.

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Book SynopsisA Humancentric Approach to a Technological Innovation THIS IS NOT SIMPLY A BOOK ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. IT IS A BOOK ABOUT THE INCREASING ROLE HUMANITY MUST PLAY DURING THIS TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION IN ORDER TO THRIVE, NOT JUST SURVIVE. In The transHuman Code, authors Carlos Moreira and David Fergusson ask, "Are we building a better future for humanity with the help of magnificent technology or could we instead be building a future with better technology at the expense of humanity?" In proclaiming the obvious, that the human is and will always be the greatest and most advanced technology the world has ever known, the authors ask, "Doesn't it then make the most sense to place the understanding, improvement, and utilization of humanity as today's highest priority?" The transHuman Code is a book of conversations about how we employ the power of technology to script the best future possible. By introducing you to some of the world's most important innovators and dynamic developments occurring today, giving you a clearer understanding of their implications and then sparking the conversations that need to happen as a result, the hope is that together we will develop a transHuman code that will allow us to remain both the apex and axis of all technological progress from here forward. How we do this today is new territory. Dynamic innovative opportunities are here, or very near, for the taking. Which ones should we pursue and why? The transHuman Code introduces, through an address of the core elements of our life ecosystem, the discussions we must have. Together, both readers and contributors will form collective, proactive answers in this interactive process. You are invited to join Moreira and Fergusson, through this groundbreaking book, to begin this important work together.

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Book Synopsis''Middle East'' (West Asia) perspectives on technology innovation leadership bring new voices to the technology innovation discourse in international development. The approaches of technology innovation leaders in this collection demonstrate commitment to building sustainable futures among the communities in which the authors live. There is a scarcity of technology innovation perspectives from within ''Middle East (West Asia) perspectives and the initiatives and endeavours of the innovation leaders in this book have global appeal. Other developing community innovators are inspired to compete globally as they explore future oriented sustainable innovation solutions that are context specific. Innovation and technology leadership in areas such as e-government and e-commerce are national priorities for countries such as Saudi Arabia. While there is a dense literature available on innovation diffusion in other developing community contexts (for example South Asia, the Asia Pacific region, Africa and Latin America), this book fills the gaps in the literature on ''Middle East'' (West Asia) perspectives on innovation technology diffusion in developing community contexts.

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Book SynopsisThe rapid adoption of the Internet and computing technologies by all sectors of modern society has made them an indispensable part of our daily work and life. Access to these resources is taken for granted by public agencies providing services to the community, by those who conduct business and commerce, and by those who use them to stay current on public affairs and in touch with their families and friends on a daily basis. Yet not all individuals have consistent access to these resources. They may be unable to afford them, they may need basic training in how to use them, or they may be displaced from their normal access points. This book outlines research targeted at documenting, describing, and analysing the impact internet and computers in public libraries have on the lives of individuals, families, and communities. It describes the characteristics of people who use public access computers and Internet connections, the types of use they engage in, and the impact that use has on their own lives, that of their families and friends, and the communities they live in. The book then continues to examine the effect of library characteristics and policies on public access computing use and impact, as a first step toward helping libraries understand how some of their services may be affecting the overall success of their efforts in providing public access services to their communities.

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Book SynopsisAsset managers provide investment management services and ancillary services to clients as fiduciary agents. The diversity of clients'' needs results in a wide variety of firm structures and business models, ranging from investment boutiques that focus on a single product or clientele to large, complex financial institutions that offer multiple services. This book provides a brief overview of the asset management industry and an analysis of how asset management firms and the activities in which they engage can introduce vulnerabilities that could pose, amplify, or transmit threats to financial stability. It also describes the mission, membership, and scope of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which was created as part of a comprehensive reform of banking and securities market regulators. It provides an analysis of several major policy issues related to the FSOC that may come before the 113th Congress.

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Book SynopsisCarbon capture and sequestration (or storage) -- known as CCS -- has attracted congressional interest as a measure for mitigating global climate change because large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from fossil fuel use in the United States are potentially available to be captured and stored underground and prevented from reaching the atmosphere. Large, industrial sources of CO2, such as electricity-generating plants, are likely initial candidates for CCS because they are predominantly stationary, single-point sources. Electricity generation contributes over 40% of U.S. CO2 emissions from fossil fuels. Currently, U.S. power plants do not capture large volumes of CO2 for CCS. This book covers only CCS and not other types of carbon sequestration activities, and it also aims to provide a snapshot of the DOE CCS program, including its current funding levels, together with some discussion of the program''s achievements and prospects for success in meeting its stated goals.

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Book SynopsisRadio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is an emerging wireless communication technology that has stimulated numerous innovative applications in multiple industry sectors. This book focuses on the recent progress in RFID systems, with emphasis on their applications in transportation, construction, healthcare as well as the associated security and privacy issues. In addition, the book covers the state-of-the-art methodologies and tools for investigating RFID systems and identifies new research challenges and opportunities. This book will be an invaluable guide for researchers and industry practitioners in the field of electrical and computer engineering, wireless communication systems, and embedded systems.

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume includes eighteen chapters and discusses various research challenges in science, engineering and technology. Topics discussed include learning methods of artificial intelligence, computerised medical image processing, human-computer interaction for detection of hand gestures, community energy storage, e-learning, prediction of diabetic risk, hydrogen fuel cells for automobiles, solar cells, and more.Table of ContentsPreface; Evaluation and Learning Methods of Artificial Intelligence; Computerised Medical Image Processing; A Review on Data Driven based Discrimination Techniques between Faults and Power Swing for Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems; Antimicrobial Behaviour of Substituted Styryl 3-Nitro-4-Chlorophenyl Ketone; Computation of Congestion Cost in Transmission Lines; Human Computer Interaction for Detection of Hand Gesture Using 3D Convolutional Neural Network in Machine Learning Techniques; Community Energy Storage: National and International Scenario A Review; Modelling of Multi-Input Three Level DC-DC Converter; E-Learning and Beyond: The Future of Technology in Education; State of Charge Estimation Techniques Using the Filter-Based and Data-Driven Approach: A Review; A Superlative Set Theory for the Prediction of Diabetic Risk; Investigation of Boost Converter Using Enhanced Dynamic Power Factor Rectification; Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Automobile Industries: A Review; MediSearch: A Framework for Keyword Search on Medical Terms Related to Air Pollution; Automatic Hibiscus Leaf Disease Detection and Classification Using Unsupervised Learning Techniques; Recent Trends in Solar Energy Generation, Challenges and Opportunities; Optimized Antireflection Coatings for Higher Efficiency ZnO Solar Cell; Structural Properties of Fe Doped ZnO Nanoparticles; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book includes nine chapters detailing recent advances in engineering research. Chapter One considers the factors affecting fuel consumption in the open pit mining model by investigating the existing equipment and machinery, and examines the results and consequences of reducing the effects of fuel mismanagement and increasing energy efficiency. Chapter Two aims to address the coaxial mixer principle and comprehensively discuss its agitation mechanism applied to the single and multiphase flows considering Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. Chapter Three presents a methodological framework for the implementation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the management of cultural heritage. Chapter Four considers 182 licensed wind farms that are under operation in various parts of Turkey using the Data Envelopment Analysis. Chapter Five discusses the influence of cooling rate on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties for a thermomechanically processed near eutectoid steel, particularly with Nb microalloying. Chapter Six concerns a non-standard multicopter design. Chapter Seven reports on pulse generation via mode-locking and Q-switching. Chapter Eight proposes an energy-efficient write scheme for phase change memory. Finally, Chapter Nine reveals the orbiting satellite dynamics in the form of nonlinear stochastic differential equation (SDE) and state vectors.Table of ContentsPreface; Fuel Consumption in the Mining Industry Using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling Approach; Energy-Efficient Mixing Operations Using Coaxial Mixers; On the Application of GIS to Architectural Heritage Safeguarding; Efficiency Assessment of Onshore Wind Farms in Turkey: A DEA Approach; Influence of Cooling Rate on the Microstructure-Property Correlation of Nb Microalloyed Near Eutectoid Steel; Multi-Rotor Universal Drone Systems; MXene Saturable Absorber for Passively Q-Switched and Mode-Locked Pulses Generation; PTA: A Peak-to-Average Pumping Scheme for PCM Write Energy Reduction; On the Estimation Theory of Satellite Dynamics via the Carleman Linearization Approach; Index.

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Book Synopsis'Entertaining and insightful' -- Evening Standard'One of the most important books of the year... Compelling' Jamie Bartlett, Literary Review'Timely' -- New StatesmanAs the world becomes better connected and we grow ever more dependent on technology, the risks to our infrastructure are multiplying. Whether it's a hostile state striking the national grid (like Russia did with Ukraine in 2016) or a freak solar storm, our systems have become so interlinked that if one part goes down the rest topple like dominoes.In this groundbreaking book, former government minister Oliver Letwin looks ten years into the future and imagines a UK in which the national grid has collapsed. Reliant on the internet, automated electric cars, voice-over IP, GPS, and the internet of things, law and order would disintegrate. Taking us from high-level government meetings to elderly citizens waiting in vain for their carers, this book is a wake up call for why we should question our unshakeable faith in technology. But it's much more than that: Letwin uses his vast experience in government to outline how businesses and government should respond to catastrophic black swan events that seem distant and implausible - until they occur.Trade ReviewEntertaining and insightful... The picture [Letwin] paints is bleak as he uses chapters that alternate between a fictional depiction of chaotic meltdown in the year 2037 and analysis of the real-life causes to show why such disaster could occur. * Evening Standard *One of the most important books of the year... compelling * Jamie Bartlett, Literary Review *Timely... it provides an insight into the mindsets that prevent politicians and civil servants from properly preparing for catastrophes. * New Statesman *A vivid and engaging account of how the risks inherent in our increasing dependence on technology could someday coalesce into a perfect storm with disastrous consequences. Apocalypse How? reads like a dystopian thriller, but makes it clear that the dangers are very real. * Martin Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Rise of the Robots *A vital guide for anyone in business or government who wants to know how to respond when apparently distant and implausible events strike home. * Prospect *Masterful, disturbing and informed, Letwin takes us to the abyss - to a society paralysed by the total failure of its interconnected power and communications networks. His contingency plans should be mandatory reading. * Professor Richard Susskind OBE, Chair of Advisory Board, Oxford Internet Institute *From severe floods and accelerating climate change to cyber-attacks and space weather, there is a whole series of threats that could bring a modern country to a standstill. Oliver Letwin spent more time than any minister in recent history trying to understand, prevent and combat the unexpected disasters that could engulf a modern government. * David Cameron *Table of Contents0: Prologue 1: Could it happen? 2: The Cabinet Office 3: The social impact of black-swan events 4: Out in the darkness 5: Fragility and resilience 6: A difficult choice 7: Myths and realities 8: For whom the bell tolls 9: The global perspective

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