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The book highlights the interplay among water, food, energy, and the future of sustainability. It discusses challenges in efficient water and energy production and management, wastewater treatment, and impact upon food and essential commodities. It includes a case study evaluating sustainability of process, supply chain, and enterprise.

The Handbook of Public Administration, Fourth Edition provides a compelling introduction to and depiction of the contemporary realities of public administration, and it will inspire new avenues of inquiry for the next generation of public-administration researchers.

Summarises what we know about writing transfer and explores the implications of writing transfer research for universities' institutional decisions about writing across the curriculum requirements, general education programs, online and hybrid learning, outcomes assessment, writing-supported experiential learning, e-portfolios, first-year experiences, and other higher education initiatives.

Food Nanotechnology: Principles and Applications presents the latest data on all aspects of applications of nanotechnology in food systems. With its practical focus on the fabrication and application of nanotechnology in food, it is a valuable resource for students, researchers, food process engineers.

Given the complexity of food products, most instrumental techniques employed for quality and authenticity evaluation are time demanding, expensive and involve a lot of manual labor. Therefore, there has been an increasing interest in simpler, faster and reliable methods for analyzing food quality attributes.

This book addresses material growth, device fabrication, device application, and commercialization of energy-efficient white light-emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes, and power electronics devices. It covers the basics of semiconductor materials, physics, growth and characterization techniques.

This established textbook provides an understanding of materials' behaviour through knowledge of their chemical and physical structure. It offers clear and comprehensive analysis on the full range of materials used in construction, to form a must-have for civil engineering students and those on architecture, surveying and construction courses.

This book presents advances in optical MEMS and nanophotonics, covering device design fundamentals and a range of optical and photonic system applications. The chapters showcase examples of how fusion of nanoelectromechanical (NEMS) with nanophotonic elements is creating powerful new photonic devices and systems.

This introduction to linguistic anthropology includes basic concepts and methods, cognition, sociolinguistics, coverage of gender, race, and class, and an examination of communication in the digital age.

This book discusses random signals and random processes along with estimation of probability density function, estimation of energy spectral density and power spectral density. The text progressively introduce and explain the concepts of random signals and cover multiple applications for signal processing.

The book addresses key attributes of radar for in-door human monitoring: motion classification including fall, detection of vital signs, and categorization of human gait for risk assessment. It includes examples using data from healthy individuals and patients using Doppler and range-Doppler radars of single and multi-antenna system configurations.

The remediation of mine spoil is a global environmental issue affecting most nations. This book covers both the fundamental and practical aspects of remediation and revegetation of mine site spoils. It follows three major themes including characterisation of mine site spoils; remediation of chemical, physical, and biological constraints of mine site spoils; and revegetation of remediated mine site spoils. Each theme contains chapters featuring case studies involving mine sites around the world. The book provides a complete narrative of how inert spoil could be converted to live soil.

This book provides an overview on nanostructured thermoelectric materials and devices, covering fundamental concepts, synthesis techniques, device contacts and stability, and potential applications. The contents focus on thermoelectric devices made from nanomaterials with high thermoelectric efficiency for large-scale use.

This book would serve as a comprehensive review treatise on recent advances in nanomaterials and nanotechnology including synthesis, properties and applications of nanomaterials in varied fields. Focussing is on top-down and bottom-up approaches for the synthesis of nanomaterials included, the book covers most commonly used characterization tools.

Comprehensive and authoritative, Advanced Technologies for Meat Processing, Second Edition continues to present developments in the quality, analysis, and processing of meat and meat products. The new edition features 9 new chapters.

There is a compelling need for new drugs and efficient treatments against mosquito-borne diseases. Computational Design of Chemicals for the Control of Mosquitoes and Their Diseases explains how the search for new substances effective against mosquitoes and their diseases has benefited from the use of in silico techniques.

This first dedicated overview for beam¿s eye view (BEV) covers instrumentation, methods, and clinical use of this exciting technology, which enables real-time anatomical imaging. It highlights how the information collected is used in the clinic for treatment verification, adaptive radiotherapy, and in-treatment interventions.

This book summarizes the latest technologies related to metalworking fluid development. All chapters are updated and 2 new chapters on rolling of metal flat sheets and nanoparticle lubricants in metalworking are added. It includes new data on chemistry of most common metalworking fluids, advances in recycling, and government regulations.

Latino males are effectively vanishing from the American higher education pipeline. Even as the number of Latinas/os attending college has actually increased steadily over the last few decades, the proportional representation of Latino males continues to slide relative to their Latina female counterparts. The question of why Latino males are losing ground in accessing higher education--relative to their peers--is an important and complex one, and it lies at the heart of this book. There are several broad themes highlighted, catalogued along with the four dimensions of policy, theory, research, and practice. The contributors to this book present new research on factors that inhibit or promote Latino success in both four-year institutions and community colleges in order to inform both policy and practice. They explore the social-cultural factors, peer dynamics, and labor force demands that may be perpetuating the growing gender gap, and consider what lessons can be learned from research on the success of Latinas. This book also closely examines key practices that enable first generation Latino male undergraduates to succeed which may seem counterintuitive to institutional expectations and preconceived notions of student behavior. Using narrative data, the book also explores the role of family in persistence; outlines how Latino men conceptualize fulfilling expectations, negotiate the emasculization of the educational process, and how they confront racialization in the pursuit of a higher education; uncovers attitudes to help-seeking that are detrimental to their success: and analyzes how those who succeed and progress in college apply their social capital - whether aspirational, navigational, social, linguistic, familial, or resistant.While uncovering the lack of awareness at all levels of our colleges and universities about the depth and severity of the challenges facing Latino males, this book provides the foundation for rethinking policy; challenges leaders to institutionalize male-focused programs and services; and presents data to inform needed changes in practice for outreach and retention.

The field of molecular materials research looks at the preparation and characterization of potentially useful materials with enhanced physical, chemical, and biomedical properties. Molecular Materials: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications discusses the cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in the area of advanced molecular-based materials. This book explores multiple aspects of molecular materials, including their synthesis and characterization, and gives information on their application in various fields.

For directors of campus centres that have received the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, this book offers research and models to further advance their work. For directors starting out, or preparing for application for the Carnegie Classification, it provides guidance on setting up and structuring centres as well as practical insights into the process of application.

This book covers the theory and technology of optical wireless communication systems. It includes optical sources, transmitters, detectors, receivers, and other devices used in optical wireless communications.

This book describes lubricant additives, their synthesis, chemistry, and mode of action. Important areas of application are covered, detailing which lubricants are needed. Includes new content on chlorohydrocarbons, hydrogenated styrene-diene viscosity modifiers, alkylated aromatics, and the impact of REACh and GHS on the lubricant industry.

This text explores the behind-the-scenes motivations of judges on a global scale, delving into the interviewees opinions on diverse legal systems, the interpretation of legal developments, and current issues in criminal law.

Why does a CEO who has already made hundreds of millions of dollars continue to work?Why does a rock star who has made a bundle continue to tour?Why do retirees' miss work as soon as they stop doing it?Why do we all wrestle with our life's work and talk about it incessantly?The thing about work is that we love it, we hate it, we need it, we miss it, we measure ourselves by it, we judge others by it¿we are addicted to it. Work often defines us and fulfills us. Yet, today's rapidly changing workplace environment is stressful and confusing to deal with.

For any pre-algebra or algebra teacher who wants to provide a rich and fulfilling experience to students as they develop new ways of thinking through and about algebra. Each of the thirty lessons in this book identifies and addresses a focal domain and standard in algebra, then lays out the common misconceptions and challenges students may face as they work to investigate and understand problems.

Reliability Centered Maintenance ¿ Reengineered: Practical Optimization of the RCM Process with RCM-R® provides an optimized approach to a well-established and highly successful method used for determining failure management policies for physical assets. It makes the original method that was developed to enhance flight safety far more useful in a broad range of industries where asset criticality ranges from high to low. RCM-R® is focused on the science of failures and what must be done to enable long-term sustainably reliable operations. If used correctly, RCM-R® is the first step in delivering fewer breakdowns, more productive capacity, lower costs, safer operations and improved environmental performance. Maintenance has a huge impact on most businesses whether its presence is felt or not. RCM-R® ensures that the right work is done to guarantee there are as few nasty surprises as possible that can harm the business in any way. RCM-R® was developed to leverage on RCM¿s original success at delivering that effectiveness while addressing the concerns of the industrial market. RCM-R® addresses the RCM method and shortfalls in its application -- It modifies the method to consider asset and even failure mode criticality so that rigor is applied only where it is truly needed. It removes (within reason) the sources of concern about RCM being overly rigorous and too labor intensive without compromising on its ability to deliver a tailored failure management program for physical assets sensitive to their operational context and application. RCM-R® also provides its practitioners with standard based guidance for determining meaningful failure modes and causes facilitating their analysis for optimum outcome. Key Features: Includes extensive review of the well proven RCM method and what is needed to make it successful in the industrial environment Links important elements of the RCM method with relevant International Standards for risk management and failure management Enhances RCM with increased emphasis on statistical analysis, bringing it squarely into the realm of Evidence Based Asset Management Includes extensive, experience based advice on implementing and sustaining RCM based failure management programs

This book provides a valuable addition to the policing literature by detailing the backgrounds and histories of seven important police leaders.

"On Time-In Full" is an important work. Tim McLean provides an easy to follow practical approach to building a highly performing supply chain" -Drew Locher, Shingo Prize Winning Author and Lean Thinker The most fundamental requirement for a manufacturing or distribution business is to deliver to customers what they want, in the quantity they want, when they want it. It doesn''t matter how good your product is, how much the customer likes your salesperson, how slick your marketing campaign is: If your customers can''t get what they want when they want it, they will get it elsewhere, and your business will be in serious trouble. On Time in Full: Achieving Perfect Delivery with Lean Thinking in Purchasing, Supply Chain and Production Planning is a step-by-step practical guide to designing a Lean Supply Chain that will deliver what your customers need, when they need it, every time. Timothy McLean shares his three decades of Lean supply chain experience -- In simple straightforward language, he explores the reasons why supply chains fail to deliver and what you can do about it. On Time In Full includes practical guidance for tackling the big issues affecting supply chains including: How to understand your extended supply chain with a value stream map The role of forecasting in your supply chain and how to get a meaningful forecast Calculating the right level of inventory for your business Scheduling daily production to meet demand Managing suppliers and your supply chain at home and internationally Selecting and making the best use out of an ERP system Designing an efficient distribution network The book is full of practical case studies and examples as well as references for further study. On Time, In Full is the complete guide to setting up a supply chain that works.

The robotic mechanism and its controller make a complete system. As the robotic mechanism is reconfigured, the control system has to be adapted accordingly. The need for the reconfiguration usually arises from the changing functional requirements. This book will focus on the adaptive control of robotic manipulators to address the changed conditions. The aim of the book is to summarise and introduce the state-of-the-art technologies in the field of adaptive control of robotic manipulators in order to improve the methodologies on the adaptive control of robotic manipulators. Advances made in the past decades are described in the book, including adaptive control theories and design, and application of adaptive control to robotic manipulators.