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Sustainable Water Engineering: Theory and Practice
Author Diganta B. Das , Ramesha Chandrappa
Ensuring safe and plentiful supplies of potable water (both now and for future generations) and developing sustainable treatment processes for wastewater are among the world's greatest engineering challenges. However, sustainability requires investment of money, ti....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Programming with STM32: Getting Started with the Nucleo Board and C/C++
Author Donald Norris
Create your own STM32 programs with ease!Get up and running programming the STM32 line of microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics using the hands-on information contained in this easy-to-follow guide. Written by an experienced electronics hobbyist and author, Prog....
Release Date 2018/03 -
The Social Psychology of Change Management
Author Joris Westhof , Wouter ten Have , John Rijsman , Steven ten Have
Changes are rarely accomplished by individuals. People are social animals and changes are social processes which have to be organized. Social psychology is essential for the effectiveness and development of the field of change management. It is necessary to underst....
Release Date 2018/12 -
The 12 Magic Slides: Insider Secrets for Raising Growth Capital
Author Paul M. Getty
Author Paul Getty has seen thousands of brilliant founding CEOs present to angel investors, venture capitalists, and institutional investors. And he has seen thousands of them fail in their quest for the money they sincerely believed would lead to entrepreneurial su....
Release Date 2013/12 -
Electricity and Electronics for Renewable Energy Technology
Author Ahmad Hemami
Electricity and Electronics for Renewable Energy Technology: An Introduction provides a foundational understanding of electricity and the methods and devices specific to electricity from renewable sources. The book begins with a brief explanation of the necessary m....
Release Date 2017/09 -
Author Thallada Bhaskar , Shibu Jose
The long-held tenets of the energy sector are being rewritten in the twenty-first century. The rise of unconventional oil and gas and of renewables is transforming our economies and improving our understanding of the distribution of the world's energy resources an....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Dan O’Neill , Rob Dietz
It’s time for a new kind of economy We’re overusing the earth’s finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. In Enough Is Enough, Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill lay out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Hole-Drilling Method for Measuring Residual Stresses
Author Gary S. Schajer , Philip S. Whitehead , Kristin B. Zim
This book describes the theory and practice of the Hole-Drilling Method for measuring residual stresses in engineering components. Such measurements are important because residual stresses have a "hidden" character because they exist locked-in within a material, independe....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Author Chen Tang , Amir Khajepour
To resolve the urban transportation challenges like congestion, parking, fuel consumption, and pollution, narrow urban vehicles which are small in footprint and light in their gross weight are proposed.Apart from the narrow cabin design, these vehicles are featured by the....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Ice Templating and Freeze-Drying for Porous Materials and Their Applications
Author Haifei Zhang
Filling a gap in the literature, this is the first book to focus on the fabrication of functional porous materials by using ice templating and freeze drying. Comprehensive in its scope, the volume covers such techniques as the fabrication of porous polymers, porous....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Apple Pro Training Series: Getting Started with Aperture
Author Estelle McGechie
Welcome to Aperture, the revolutionary application for managing and editing digital photographs. Designed specifically for professional digital photographers, Aperture is an enormously powerful tool for handling some of the most time-consuming and tedious tasks of p....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Scholarly Communication at the Crossroads in China
Author Jingfeng Xia
Scholarly Communication at the Crossroads in China follows the dichotomy paradox to focus on both achievements and challenges at every step of the scholarly communication process, highlighting Insights and trends in academic infrastructure and scholarly behaviors w....
Release Date 2017/01 -
OFDM for Optical Communications
Author Ivan Djordjevic , William Shieh
The first book on optical OFDM by the leading pioneers in the fieldThe only book to cover error correction codes for optical OFDMGives applications of OFDM to free-space communications, optical access networks, and metro and log haul transports show optical OFDM can....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Renewable Energy System Design
Author Ziyad Salameh
The limitation of fossil fuels has challenged scientists and engineers to search for alternative energy resources that can meet future energy demand. Renewable Energy System Design is a valuable reference focusing on engineering, design, and operating principles tha....
Release Date 2014/05 -
Microwave Circuit Design: A Practical Approach Using ADS
Author Kyung-Whan Yeom
Today’s Up-to-Date, Step-by-Step Guide to Designing Active Microwave CircuitsMicrowave Circuit Design is a complete guide to modern circuit design, including simulation tutorials that demonstrate Keysight Technologies’ Advanced Design System (ADS), one of today’s mo....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Understanding Digital Signal Processing, Third Edition
Author Richard G. Lyons
Amazon.com’s Top-Selling DSP Book for Seven Straight Years—Now Fully Updated!Understanding Digital Signal Processing, Third Edition, is quite simply the best resource for engineers and other technical professionals who want to master and apply today’s latest DSP tec....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Author U Cheang , Anak Agung Julius , Minjun Kim
Microbiorobotics: Biologically Inspired Microscale Robotic Systems, Second Edition presents information on a new engineering discipline that takes a multidisciplinary approach to accomplish precise manipulation of microscale spaces. Microorganisms have evolved vari....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Author Shannon Lowe , Melanie Nelson
Eager to start blogging? Find out how TypePad makes it easy and fun!If you've been thinking about breaking into the blogo-sphere but didn't know where to start, you've come to the right place. First, you'll get some pointers on what blogging's all about and how....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Introduction to Digital Systems: Modeling, Synthesis, and Simulation Using VHDL
Author Mohammed Ferdjallah
Digital systems design requires a rigorous modeling and simulation analysis that eliminates design risks and potential harm to users. Introduction to Digital Systems Modeling and Simulation allows readers to model and simulate digital principles using Very High Spee....
Release Date 2011/07 -
Author Warren Cass
Stand out in a sea of "average" and start achieving your goalsSuccess is not only a matter of what you know and who you know, it's also a matter of who knows you; by becoming a trusted contact and a source of answers, your influence expands – and so do your opport....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Author M Krayenhoff , R Lindsay , M Hall
The construction of earth buildings has been taking place worldwide for centuries. With the improved energy efficiency, high level of structural integrity and aesthetically pleasing finishes achieved in modern earth construction, it is now one of the leading choices....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Author Nick Mirchandani , Sharon Wright
Uniquely Future Schools not only provides design guidance on themes in schools architecture and a wealth of recent innovative projects drawn from the UK but also an understanding of the socio-political and economic context that any practice must work within when taking on....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Guide to JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2016
Author Sarah Lupton
Guide to JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2016 is a practical guide to the operation and administration of JCTs IC16 suite of building contracts including both IC and ICD. All of the contracts provisions, procedures and conditions are organised and explained by subjec....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Chemical Sensors and Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications
Author Florinel-Gabriel Banica
This is a modern introductory book on sensors, combining underlying theory with bang up to date topics such as nanotechnology. The text is suitable for graduate students and research scientists with little background in analytical chemistry. It is user-friendly, wit....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Generalizations of Cyclostationary Signal Processing: Spectral Analysis and Applications
Author Antonio Napolitano
The relative motion between the transmitter and the receiver modifies the nonstationarity properties of the transmitted signal. In particular, the almost-cyclostationarity property exhibited by almost all modulated signals adopted in communications, radar, sonar, an....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Measurements using Optic and RF Waves
Author Pierre-Noël Favennec , Frédérique de Fornel
Scientific and technical knowledge for measurements in modern electromagnetism must be vast as our electromagnetic environment covers all frequencies and wavelengths. These measurements must be applied to fields as varied as nanotechnologies, telecommunications, met....
Release Date 2010/01 -
Mechanical and Electromagnetic Vibrations and Waves
Author Tamer Bécherrawy
Dealing with vibrations and waves, this text aims to provide understanding of the basic principles and methods of analysing various physical phenomena.The content includes the general properties of propagation, a detailed study of mechanical (elastic and acoustic) a....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Cultural DNA: The Psychology of Globalization
Author Gurnek Bains
Develop deeper cultural intelligence to thrive in a globalized world.Cultural DNA is a thought provoking book for successful engagement with cultures around the world. Written by Gurnek Bains, founder and chairman of a global business psychology consultancy, this bo....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Modeling the Effect of Damage in Composite Structures: Simplified Approaches
Author Christos Kassapoglou
Comprehensively covers new and existing methods for the design and analysis of composites structures with damage presentProvides efficient and accurate approaches for analysing structures with holes and impact damageIntroduces a new methodology for fatigue analysis....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Robust Adaptive Control for Fractional-Order Systems with Disturbance and Saturation
Author Mou Chen , Shuyi Shao , Peng Shi
A treatise on investigating tracking control and synchronization control of fractional-order nonlinear systems with system uncertainties, external disturbance, and input saturationRobust Adaptive Control for Fractional-Order Systems, with Disturbance and Saturation provid....
Release Date 2017/12