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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Allgemeinbildung Technik für Dummies
Ob Smartphone, Auto oder Kühlschrank - unser Alltag spielt sich in einer technisch geprägten Welt ab. In diesem Buch begleitet Wilfried Schlagenhauf Sie durch die faszinierende Welt der technischen Kultur. Nach der Lektüre dieses Buches werden Sie über manches technische Phänomen besser Bescheid wissen, die zugrundeliegenden Konstruktions- und Funktionsprinzipien kennen und technische Lösungen als clevere Antworten auf menschliche Bedürfnisse verstehen. Und es wird Ihnen leichter fallen, technische Produkte auszuwählen, zu bewerten und Kaufentscheidungen zu treffen. Spezielles Vorwissen naturwissenschaftlicher oder mathematischer Art brauchen Sie dazu nicht, versprochen! Lassen Sie sich technik-begeistern!
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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Faszination Brucken: Baukunst. Technik. Geschichte.
Brücken üben eine besondere Faszination aus. Aber nicht alle in gleicher Weise und in gleichem Maße. - Warum gelten manche Brücken als Werke der Baukunst und andere nicht? Was macht einen gelungenen Brückenentwurf aus? Richard J. Dietrich, Architekt und renommierter Brückenbauer, setzt sich in diesem Buch mit diesen Fragen auseinander. Anhand von historischem Material nähert er sich zunächst der Frage nach dem Wesen der Brückenbaukunst Schritt für Schritt an. Bedeutende Baumeister der Vergangenheit und ihre Werke werden anhand zeitgenössischer Illustrationen präsentiert und analysiert, wodurch nicht nur ein eindrucksvoller Überblick über die geschichtliche Entwicklung der Brückenbaukunst gegeben wird, sondern zugleich Leitlinien und Prinzipien für die Gestaltung heutiger Brückenbauwerke abgeleitet werden. Anschließend zeigt Dietrich anhand ausgeführter Projekte und erfolgreicher Wettbewerbsentwürfe detailliert, wie diese Leitlinien in der Praxis umgesetzt werden können. Wichtige Aspekte dabei sind Baustoffwahl, Tragverhalten, ästhetische Erscheinung, Einpassung in die Landschaft, Nachhaltigkeit und Wirtschaftlichkeit. In diesem Zuge wird ein ganzheitlicher Ansatz entwickelt, der sich in einem System der integralen Planung manifestiert. Dieses Buch ist für jeden Brückenbauer, für Studenten und auch für interessierte Laien eine Quelle des Wissens und der Inspiration. Es zeigt, wie durch eine holistische Herangehensweise Brücken entworfen werden können, die sowohl technisch als auch ästhetisch auf ganzer Linie überzeugen.
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Peter Lang AG Fachsprachenlinguistik, Fachsprachendidaktik Und Interkulturelle Kommunikation: Wirtschaft - Technik - Medien
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V&R unipress GmbH Fordschritt und Rückblick: Verhandlungen von Technik in Literatur und Film des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts
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Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften Mythos - Helden - Symbole: Legitimation, Selbst- Und Fremdwahrnehmung in Der Geschichte Der Naturwissenschaften, Der Medizin Und Der Technik
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Peter Lang AG Peenemuende - Karlshagen- 1937-1943: Die Geheime Siedlung Der Wissenschaftler, Techniker Und Arbeiter
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Right Book Press The Authority Guide to Mindful Leadership: Simple techniques and exercises to manage yourself, manage others and effect change
How do you implement mindfulness in the workplace? Today's leaders and organisations need to develop an agile mindset and take bold risks. This Authority Guide shows you how to link mindfulness directly to business challenges and offers practical and accessible tools for change. Written by an expert on leadership, meditation and mindfulness, the book teaches you how to manage your inner landscape of thoughts, emotions and interruptions so that you can create a compassionate, innovative and sustainable working culture.
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Handwerk + Technik GmbH Prfungsbuch Anlagenmechaniker SHK Teil 1
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Technikwissenschaften: Erkennen - Gestalten - Verantworten
Was sind die Technikwissenschaften? Was sind ihre Charakteristika und wodurch lassen sie sich von anderen Wissenschaften unterscheiden? Wie sind die Technikwissenschaften entstanden und welche Rolle spielen Technik und Technikwissenschaften in der Gesellschaft? Ungeachtet ihrer gesellschaftlichen Bedeutung sind die Technikwissenschaften bislang von der traditionellen Wissenschaftsforschung weitgehend vernachlässigt worden. Auch sie selbst haben bisher kaum über ihre Grundlagen und Grundfragen reflektiert.acatech berät Gesellschaft und Politik in technikwissenschaftlichen Zukunftsfragen. Um dies leisten zu können, muss sich die Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften auch mit ihrer eigenen Disziplin auseinandersetzen. Dieser acatech IMPULS soll einen Anstoß geben, die Technikwissenschaften als Wissenssystem innerhalb und außerhalb von acatech zu thematisieren, sowie das Selbstverständnis der Technikwissenschaften zu schärfen.
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HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd The Neuroscience of Excellent Sleep: Practical advice and mindfulness techniques backed by science to improve your sleep and manage insomnia from Australia's authority on stress and brain performance
How to use the insights of neuroscience and the techniques of mindfulness to get a good night's sleep. Everyone's familiar with the consequences of lost sleep: you're groggy and irritable, your focus is off, you don't perform at your best, and you're likely to dump sugary foods and caffeine into your system for an energy boost. But the effects of poor sleep go way beyond these concerns. Indeed, they can be life-threatening.It's one thing to know the problem, it's another to fix it. In this book, renowned neuroscientist Dr Stan Rodski takes us through the fundamentals of sleep - how sleep works, why we sleep and how much sleep we need - but, most importantly, he gives us exercises to help overcome the bane of insomnia. In any endeavour, the key to achievement is proper preparation, and sleep is no different. Drawing on the techniques of mindfulness, meditation and relaxation, and the neuroscience that underpins them all, Dr Stan gives you the tools to prepare yourself (and your children) for an excellent sleep - and enjoy it!
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Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers Das Denken Der Hand: Japanische Techniken
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Kjos (Neil A.) Music Co ,U.S. Bastien Piano Basics: Technic Primer
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Kjos (Neil A.) Music Co ,U.S. Bastien Essentials: Technic Classics, Level 2
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Kjos (Neil A.) Music Co ,U.S. Bastien Essentials: Technic Classics, Primer
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Alfred Music Michael Aaron Piano Course: Technic, Grade 2
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Technic and Magic: The Reconstruction of Reality
We take for granted that only certain kind of things exist – electrons but not angels, passports but not nymphs. This is what we understand as ‘reality’. But in fact, ‘reality’ varies with each era of the world, in turn shaping the field of what is possible to do, think and imagine. Our contemporary age has embraced a troubling and painful form of reality: Technic. Under Technic, the foundations of reality begin to crumble, shrinking the field of the possible and freezing our lives in an anguished state of paralysis. Technic and Magic shows that the way out of the present deadlock lies much deeper than debates on politics or economics. By drawing from an array of Northern and Southern sources – spanning from Heidegger, Junger and Stirner’s philosophies, through Pessoa’s poetry, to Advaita Vedanta, Bhartrhari, Ibn Arabi, Suhrawardi and Mulla Sadra’s theosophies – Magic is presented as an alternative system of reality to Technic. While Technic attempts to capture the world through an ‘absolute language’, Magic centres its reconstruction of the world around the notion of the ‘ineffable’ that lies at the heart of existence. Technic and Magic is an original philosophical work, and a timely cultural intervention. It disturbs our understanding of the structure of reality, while restoring it in a new form. This is possibly the most radical act: if we wish to change our world, first we have to change the idea of ‘reality’ that defines it.
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No Starch Press,US Lego Technic Non-electric Models: Compelling Contraptions
Get inspired by the fun, creative projects found in LEGO Technic Non-Electric Models: Compelling Contraptions. Each project uses colour-coded pieces and is illustrated with photographs taken from multiple angles, making it easy to see how the models are assembled.Compelling Contraptions features a variety of interesting mechanisms, including drawing devices, spinning tops, measuring tools, and stands for your phone or tablet. This visual guide is the brainchild of master builder Yoshihito Isogawa and is designed to fire the imaginations of LEGO builders young and old.
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No Starch Press,US The Lego Technic Idea Book: Wheeled Wonders
The LEGO® Technic Idea Book: Wheeled Wonders is a collection of hundreds of mechanisms for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other vehicles that you can build based on their pictures alone. Each project uses color-coded pieces and is photographed from multiple angles, making it easy to see how the models are assembled without the need for step-by-step instructions. Every model illustrates a different principle, concept, or mechanism that will inspire your own original creations. You're encouraged to use these elements as building blocks to create your own masterpieces. The Technic models in Wheeled Wonders spin or move things, drag race, haul heavy gear, bump off walls, wind up and go, and much more. You'll discover how to build differential gears, implement steering and suspension, and design clutch and transmission systems to use in your own vehicles. This visual guide, the second in the three-volume LEGO Technic Idea Book series, is the brainchild of master builder Yoshihito Isogawa o
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Kjos (Neil A.) Music Co ,U.S. Bastien Theory & Technic Young Beginner Primer B
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Kjos (Neil A.) Music Co ,U.S. Bastien Essentials: Technic Classics, Level 1
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No Starch Press,US Lego Technic Non-electric Models: Simple Machines: Cars and Mechanisms
Get inspired by the fun, creative projects found in LEGO Technic Non-Electric Models. Each project uses colour-coded pieces and is illustrated with photographs taken from multiple angles, making it easy to see how the models are assembled. The Technic models in Non-Electric Models don't require motors or sensors, making it easy for the novice Technic builder to get started. This visual guide is the brainchild of master builder Yoshihito Isogawa and is designed to fire the imaginations of LEGO builders young and old.
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Hal Leonard Corporation Fingerpower Level 2 Effective Technic for All Piano Methods Schaum Publications Fingerpowerr
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Oxford University Press Organ Technique: Modern and Early
The authors' new approach to learning two playing techniques offers a systematic method for mastering the modern, legato technique needed for organ music composed arter 1750, as well as an articulated technique for earlier works. The authors also present useful information on accompanying anthems and solos and on adapting piano and orchestral accompaniments to the organ.
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F&W Publications Inc Storytelling with Collage: Techniques for Layering, Color and Texture
Every collage tells a story through the papers, images and objects that make up its layers. Over 20 artists and the author will share the stories—personal or fictional—behind their own collage works, in addition to offering the reader tips for telling her own stories. Each of 9 chapters will offer the reader the following components: On My Worktable (beautiful photographs of what the author has spread around her worktable for inspiration), Collage Story (sampling of finished art that includes the author’s narratives or stories behind the pieces), Experiencing Collage With [Guest Artist] (three photographs of their art piece—one of it as a whole and one or two details of it and its written story), Collage Challenge (a stepped-out exercise or project in the theme of the chapter), Notes to Self (tips and ideas to try), Windows to My World (description of the author’s life or my home and how it affects her art) and Inspirational Quotes.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Zeta Regularization Techniques With Applications
This book is the result of several years of work by the authors on different aspects of zeta functions and related topics. The aim is twofold. On one hand, a considerable number of useful formulas, essential for dealing with the different aspects of zeta-function regularization (analytic continuation, asymptotic expansions), many of which appear here, in book format, for the first time are presented. On the other hand, the authors show explicitly how to make use of such formulas and techniques in practical applications to physical problems of very different nature. Virtually all types of zeta functions are dealt with in the book.
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Promopress Fashion Patternmaking Techniques: How to Make Jackets, Coats and Cloaks for Women and Men: Volume 3
This volume explores and provides clear and detailed and in detail illustrated explanations of all kinds of outerwear patterns for women and men.Antonio Donnanno is a patternmaking techniques teacher, fashion school director, and author of dozens of fashion books.Famous consultant and author Elisabetta Drudi has illustrated the book.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Practical Textiles Techniques
This title will present an overview of the core textiles techniques; the cheapest and easiest methods for each technique will be explained, and wherever possible the author will cover methods for working on textiles at home, without expensive equipment.
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Expert Techniques in Spine Surgery
This book provides neurosurgeons and trainees with the latest techniques in spinal surgery. Divided into three sections, each is dedicated to surgical procedures in a key region of the spine – cervical, thoracic and lumbar. Each topic is presented in a step by step process covering anatomy, indications and contraindications, techniques and outcomes. Authored by internationally recognised, Philadelphia-based experts in the field, this invaluable text is enhanced by more than 200 surgical images and illustrations. Key points Practical guide to latest techniques in spinal surgery for neurosurgeons and trainees In depth coverage of procedures for each section of the spine – cervical, thoracic and lumbar Internationally recognised, Philadelphia-based author team Highly illustrated with surgical images and illustrations
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Neurovascular Surgical Techniques
This comprehensive guide brings neurosurgeons up to date with the latest techniques in their field. Each chapter is divided into two parts, discussing the open surgical and endovascular aspects of the treatment. Authored by a Philadelphia-based neurosurgeon, each section covers a different neurovascular disease, including brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, stroke and vascular abnormalities of the spinal cord. New techniques such as glue for aneurysms, flow diversion, acute stroke interventions and future innovations in microneurosurgery and endovascular neurosurgery, are discussed in detail. More than 550 colour images and figures illustrate all the techniques. Key points Comprehensive guide to the latest techniques in neurovascular surgery Covers wide range of neurovascular diseases discussing both open surgical and endovascular aspects of treatment Includes more than 550 colour images, illustrations and figures Authored by Philadelphia-based neurosurgeon
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Thyroidectomy: Anatomical Basis of Surgical Technique
A thyroidectomy is an operation that involves the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. This book is a guide to thyroidectomy for surgeons and endocrinologists. Beginning with an overview of the cross-sectional anatomy of the neck, the next chapters explain patient positioning and skin incision. The following sections discuss surgical techniques for different sections of the thyroid and for different disorders. Authored by internationally recognised experts in the field, the text is further enhanced by clinical photographs and diagrams illustrating surgical procedures, anatomical dissections, and schematic representations. Key points Guide to thyroidectomy for surgeons and endocrinologists Covers surgical techniques for different sections of the thyroid Authored by internationally recognised experts Highly illustrated with surgical images, anatomical dissections and schematic representations
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Neck Dissections: Colour Atlas of Surgical Technique
This book is a concise guide to neck dissection procedures for practising and trainee otolaryngologists. Beginning with an introduction to the classification of neck dissections and incisions, the following chapters describe techniques for different sections and disorders of the neck. Complete chapters are dedicated to selective neck dissection. Detailed technical and anatomical descriptions of techniques are accompanied by life-like diagrams to enhance learning. The atlas is authored by recognised experts from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Key points Concise guide to neck dissections for otolaryngologists and trainees Covers classification, incisions and techniques for different sections and disorders Features life-like diagrams to accompany detailed text Expert authors from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
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Springer International Publishing AG ManyBody Techniques in Condensed Matter Physics
This book presents the lecture notes and exercises corresponding to the course Quantum Field Theoretical Methods in Condensed Matter that the authors imparted for several years as part of the masters program on Condensed Matter and Biological Systems at the Autonoma University of Madrid.
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Brewers Publications Smoked Beers: History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes
It's all in the wood. Anyone who loves smoke -- in food or drink -- will want this brewing guide to the elusive world of fire-tainted ales and lagers. The authors, experts in the little understood smoked beer styles and profiles, reveal the sensory beauty of flavours transported from such woods as smoking alder, applewood, or cherry.
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Stackpole Books Nymph Fishing: New Angles, Tactics, and Techniques
Best-selling author George Daniel shares expert tactics and techniques for a new generation of nymph anglers. He covers specialized equipment, flies, and presentations, focusing on advanced lessons and tips for anglers with a solid grasp of fundamentals. Important technique sequences and fly patterns are photographed in detail.
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The Crowood Press Ltd Air Pistol Shooting: A Guide to Pistols and Techniques
This invaluable, well-illustrated book presents a carefully crafted, step-by-step programme which teaches the complete novice air pistol shooter how to attain a high level of marksmanship. The training begins with a detailed consideration of safety procedures, basic pistol craft, range construction and the types of air pistol that are available (spring-powered, pneumatic and CO2) and how they work. The author then moves on to consider holsters, targets, and the advanced skills associated with trigger control, the hold, presentation, the stance, the fast draw and rapid fire shooting. Finally, detailed attention is paid to markmanship exercises but the author emphasizes that these should only be undertaken after all of the techniques set out in the previous chapters have been mastered. Whether you are a novice or more experienced, if you are interested in the fast growing pastime of air pistol shooting for pleasure, then this is the book for you.
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Promopress Fashion Patternmaking Techniques for Children's Clothing
Fashion Patternmaking Technique for Kids clothes is the result of 15 years reprints and corrections based in an everyday teaching praxis, which lead to careful studies and ongoing updates taking into account changing needs. As in the other volumes of the series, the author has written a method, simple but at the same time detailed, precise and easy to understand. AUTHOR: Antonio Donnanno began his career in his family's tailor shop and later, after majoring in history and philosophy, focused on the teaching of costume history and pattern-making techniques. In 1982, he founded the acknowledged Euromode School Italia in Bergamo, which soon expanded with new branches on the international stage and where, alongside his teaching duties, Donnanno also serves as director. Antonio Donnanno has written dozens of books about fashion and has his own consulting firm, focusing on pattern-making and business. SELLING POINTS: . There is only one competitor on the market . A detailed description which has been prooved and corrected in everydays's teaching praxis in Italy. . 17th edition in Italy!
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Watson-Guptill Publications Collage Techniques
One of many exhilarating artistic developments that took place during the early twentieth century, the fine art medium of collage emerged from the cubist gluing and pasting explorations of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. As a result of its experimental genesis, collage has continued to serve not only as a primary form of expression for many prominent artists, but as a principal means of evaluating and developing new creative strategies. Conceived and written by renowned artist, author, and teacher Gerald Brommer, Collage Techniques first presents the medium within the context of a wide variety of materials, including washi (oriental and rice papers) and watermedia; stained, prepared, and found papers; photographs; and fabrics and fibers. Each category of material is examined through a step-by-step demonstration and works by artists who approach collage in original and refreshing ways. The latest trends in technologically enhanced collage, including such high-tech applications as multiple photocopying and digital scanning, are also discussed. The author then explores how the elements and principles of design are used in collage, and how they in turn are employed in all the major genre, including still life, landscape, the human figure, abstraction, and nonobjective imagery. Beautifully illustrated with the work of more than eighty noted artists, including Edward Betts, Jae Carmichael, Margo Hoff, Katherine Chang Liu, and Fred Otnes, Collage Techniques is an essential reference for all artists and illustrators, regardless of their creative focus or choice of medium.
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Little, Brown Book Group Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts, 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques
Learn how to overcome your feelings of paranoia 'This is the definitive practical guide from the leaders in the field on a hugely important topic. Written in an engaging, easy-to-understand style, the book tells how new research on paranoia is revealing how best to overcome it. The first edition helped many thousands of sufferers and the second edition promises even more.' Mark Williams, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford, co-author of Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World Do you feel as if others are out to get you? Research shows that 20-30 percent of people in the UK frequently have paranoid or suspicious thoughts about other people. These feelings can make life a misery. In this fully revised and expanded new edition, the authors explain how cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques can be used to treat this disorder by changing unhelpful patterns of behaviour and thought. 'The authors of this excellent and timely book have played a major role in developing our understanding of how suspicious thoughts arise and, crucially, how we can learn to cope with them.' Nicholas Tarier, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Manchester University Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven CBT techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended by the Department of Health under the Books on Prescription scheme.
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Chelsea Green Publishing Co Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation: Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation
The go-to guide on mushroom farming and cultivation! This is a reference book for the next generation of DIY mycologists. Sandor Ellix Katz, author of The Art of Fermentation A clear, comprehensive guide that is a gift to amateur as well as professional mushroom growers. Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden In Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation, professional mushroom grower and biologist Tradd Cotter shares the results of his groundbreaking research gives, giving readers an A to Z guide for cultivating mushrooms – from sourcing laboratory equipment at low cost to starting cultures and spawn generation - without chemical or electrical input. Readers will learn: How to cultivate morels indoors and outdoors Indispensable descriptions of 25+ different genus of mushrooms Training mycelium to respond to specific contaminants Perpetuating spawn on cardboard without the use of electricity Preparing tinctures, powders and mushroom-infused honey Making an antibacterial mushroom cutting board How to grow mushrooms on your old denim jeans! Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation is aimed towards readers wanting to grow mushrooms without the use of pesticides, and the author takes this “organic” drive one step further by introducing an entirely new way of thinking – looking at the potential to grow mushrooms on just about anything, anywhere and by anyone.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Approximate Computing Techniques: From Component- to Application-Level
This book serves as a single-source reference to the latest advances in Approximate Computing (AxC), a promising technique for increasing performance or reducing the cost and power consumption of a computing system. The authors discuss the different AxC design and validation techniques, and their integration. They also describe real AxC applications, spanning from mobile to high performance computing and also safety-critical applications.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Laboratory Scientific Glassblowing: Advanced Techniques And Glassblowing's Place In History
Related Title: Laboratory Scientific Glassblowing: A Practical Training MethodThis book pushes back the boundaries of Scientific Glassblowing, emphasizing the possibilities of the material.In addition to the author's own chapters, he has invited Scientific Glassblowers from around the world to describe advanced glassblowing techniques in addition to the historical background of its development.
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Search Press Ltd Embroidered Birds and their Habitats: Hand Embroidery Techniques and Inspiration
Embroidered Birds and their Habitats explores the author’s fascination with birds and the ways they interact with their surroundings. The book is divided into three parts: Part 1 covers the basic requirements of what the reader needs, including design requirements, embroidery materials and additional equipment. It also includes a section on research and choosing a suitable bird and its habitat, and information on drawing up a design related to the bird and its placement in the wider landscape. Part 2 explores processes and techniques used in designing and working more complicated elements through two projects. These guide the reader through the entire process, from inspiration through to working design. The reader learns techniques for layering the background and stitching; picking up all the skills and techniques needed to complete a hand-stitched, low-relief panel. This includes elements embroidered both on- and off-frame. Part 3 includes further examples of the author’s embroideries, and drawn designs that could be used in future works. This section also includes information on finishing the work (mounting and framing), a stitch glossary, reference section and acknowledgements.
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