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Soil liquefaction occurs when soil loses much of its strength or stiffness. It can occur during earthquakes, landslides, or even traffic-induced vibration. The first edition of this book made its mark, and this significantly expanded new edition is updated on a range of issues. It now includes "numerical wheels" to give guidance on design calculations as well as on soil behavior. It provides more worked examples and more detailed derivations to suit graduate students. In addition, software is provided on www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781482213683.

This book presents the current state of the art of ultra wideband (UWB) antennas, from theory specific for these radiators to guidelines for the design of omnidirectional and directional UWB antennas. Featuring illustrative examples, design equations, CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® simulations, and MATLAB® plot generations, the text delivers a brief exposition of numerical methods for electromagnetics oriented to antennas, describes solid-planar equivalence, addresses the time domain signal analysis for UWB antennas, and compares the performance of different UWB antennas, supplying insight into particular tendencies and unresolved problems.

This introductory textbook on engineering system instrumentation emphasizes sensors, transducers, actuators, and devices for component interconnection. The book deals with "instrumenting" an engineering system through the incorporation of suitable sensors, actuators, and associated interface hardware including filters, amplifiers and other signal modifiers. In view of the practical considerations, design issues, and industrial techniques that are presented throughout the book, and in view of the simplified and snap-shot style presentation of more advanced theory and concepts, it also serves as a useful reference for engineers, technicians, project managers, and other practicing professionals in industry and in research laboratories.

In 1749 Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on the Arts and Sciences, surprised leading Enlightenment thinkers who had enthusiastically upheld the positive benefits of humanity's technological advance

Focuses on one of the key questions in education: What determines a student's success? This book presents two related models that provide a framework for understanding success and indicates how it can be enhanced and replicated.

This book's author, Byron Love, admits proudly to being an IT geek. However, he had found that being an IT geek was limiting his career path and his effectiveness. During a career of more than 31 years, he has made the transition from geek to geek leader. He hopes this book helps other geeks do the same. This book addresses leadership issues in the IT industry to help IT practitioners lead from the lowest level. Unlike other leadership books that provide a one-size-fits-all approach to leadership, this book focuses on the unique challenges that IT practitioners face. IT project managers may manage processes and technologies, but people must be led. The IT industry attracts people who think in logical ways-analytical types who have a propensity to place more emphasis on tasks and technology than on people. This has led to leadership challenges such as poor communication, poor relationship management, and poor stakeholder engagement. Critical IT projects and programs have failed because IT leaders neglect the people component of "people, process, and technology." Communications skills are key to leadership. This book features an in-depth discussion of the communications cycle and emotional intelligence, providing geek leaders with tools to improve their understanding of others and to help others understand them. To transform a geek into a geek leader, this book also discusses: Self-leadership skills so geek leaders know how to lead others by leading themselves first Followership and how to cultivate it among team members How a geek leader's ability to navigate disparate social styles leads to greater credibility and influence Integrating leadership into project management processes The book concludes with a case study to show how to put leadership principles and practices into action and how an IT geek can transform into an effective IT geek leader.

Stanley Aronowitz passionately raises an alarm about the current state of education in the US.

This book covers stimuli-responsive nanostructured silica matrixes, gold nanoparticles, and liposomes for drug delivery and dental applications. It describes the use of nanocarriers and nanoparticles as cancer and peptide therapeutics, the influence of surface characteristics on microbial adhesion, and the latest developments in antimicrobial nanostructured polymers for medical applications. It also discusses recent advances in nanodiagnostic techniques for infectious agents, chromogenic biosensors for pathogen detection, electrochemical biosensors for detecting DNA damage and genotoxicity, and molecular imaging with quantum dots including surface modifications by polymers for biosensing applications.

This work analyzes the history and functioning of Congress, its changing relationship with the Executive Branch, and the danger of despotism, even in a democratic society. It covers the concept of government, ideology and tradition, and the function of Congress within the American government.

A wide-casting overview of politics in popular films, looking at the four genres of horror, war, thriller and sci-fi

This book explores the intersection between catalytic science and sustainable technologies as a means to addressing current economic, social, and environmental problems, including harnessing alternative energy sources, pollution prevention and remediation, and the manufacturing of commodity products. Chapters are dedicated to specific research areas of catalysis as they pertain to their effectiveness, their economic and environmental benefits, and the challenges researchers face in actualizing solutions. It provides an introduction to the field and the issues with which it is concerned, as well as a detailed and far-reaching discussion on current achievements and future progress.

This book addresses the questions of what went wrong with Detroit and what can be done to reinvent the Motor City

Originally published in 1987, this book presents a wide-ranging review of urban, regional, economic, and environmental planning in Canada

This book presents a finite-element model of structural concrete under short-term loading. It outlines a finite-element method for the prediction of the strength, deformation, and cracking patterns of arbitrary structural concrete forms under a wide range of loading conditions. It also includes numerous examples that show both the unifying generality of this proposed approach and the reliability of the ensuing numerical procedure for which the sole input is the specified uniaxial cylinder compressive strength of concrete and the yield stress of the steel.

This book discusses the modeling, simulation, and optimization of insular power systems to address the large-scale integration of renewables and demand-side management. It describes uncertainty, variability, reserves, and demand response. It examines forecasting techniques, power flow calculations, and scheduling models, including testing and validation using real-world data. The text also covers probabilistic and stochastic approaches, scenario generation, short-term operation, electric price signals, competitive operation of distribution networks, and network expansion planning, making it a valuable resource for the development of a sustainable and smart grid.

Many companies conduct Lean training and projects, but few have tapped the wealth of ideas in the minds of their staff like Baylor Scott & White Health. This book documents the path Steve Hoeft and Robert Pryor created at Baylor Scott & White Health and shares what worked as well as what didn¿t¿illustrating over seven years of successes and failures in detail. Providing easy-to-follow guidance for deploying Lean and TPS in healthcare, the book focuses on what must be done and who must do it.

This book explains how concrete can be used for sustainable design and construction. It offers insight into new technological and social developments guiding the introduction of green buildings and examines the attributes that concrete has to offer the green building movement. This second edition highlights research on economic analysis¿particularly life cycle costing¿to provide a full picture of the economic benefits of concrete. Expert contributors from around the world provide diverse viewpoints on global sustainability.

A good fundamental understanding of membranes and membrane systems and of biological systems is crucial in properly addressing the evaluation, selection, design, and operation of membrane bioreactors. This book covers nearly all the theoretical and practical aspects of membrane bioreactor technology with up-to-date information. By understanding the ties between theories and practices, readers will not only understand what can be accomplished with current technology, but why this occurs, and how theoretical and practical limits may be overcome in the future.

The second edition of this highly praised bestseller presents an overview of the three main technologies that have produced the numerous families of lighting products on the market today: electrical incandescence, electrical gas discharges, and semiconductor LEDs. This edition incorporates enhanced material on LEDs, a new chapter on matching lighting technology with the appropriate applications, a new chapter on light and health, and new case studies on indoor and outdoor lighting for security and safety.

The second edition of Insect Diets: Science and Technology continues to provide a current, integrated review of the field of insect diets, reaffirming and expanding upon the belief that the science of diet development and the technology of diet application in rearing programs require formal foundations and guidelines. The author argues for a data-driven approach in insect rearing programs and calls for academia and industry to make a new push toward statistical process control (SPC) in their approaches to rearing in general, using his own work with insects as a paradigm.

Antioxidant use in health promotion and disease prevention either through dietary intake or supplementation is controversial. This book reviews the latest evidence-based research in the area, principally through prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials. It assesses major dietary antioxidants and discusses their use in diseases such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease, HIV/AIDS, and neurodegenerative and immune diseases. The use of antioxidants in health is also discussed along with common adverse effects associated with antioxidant use.

This book addresses how nutrition and diet can influence cognitive function. It presents information on dietary supplementation, dietary patterns and lifestyle choices for maximizing cognitive health across the lifespan. The book focuses on sensitivity of the brain to nutritional environments, nutrient deficiencies and the impact of diet on cognitive function and well-being. Chapters cover cognitive health in ageing adults; genetics for brain health; vitamins and minerals for cognitive health; flavonoids, glucose and herbal extracts to enhance cognitive function; and the application of technologies and assessment measures for nutrition and cognition research.

This carefully edited collection synthesizes the state of the art in the theory and applications of designed experiments and their analyses. It provides a detailed overview of the tools required for the optimal design of experiments and their analyses. The handbook covers many recent advances in the field, including designs for nonlinear models and algorithms applicable to a wide variety of design problems. It also explores the extensive use of experimental designs in marketing, the pharmaceutical industry, engineering, and other areas.

Written for students, practitioners, and users of ambient assisted living (AAL), this reference covers methods, concepts, systems, devices, and services that provide unobtrusive support for the daily needs of an assisted person. The reference also provides extensive coverage of applications, software, and information management for AAL, and coverage of the latest hardware and software for ergonomic design pertaining to AAL. A key concept covered within the reference is ambient intelligence, which refers to electronic environments that are sensitive and responsive to the presence of people.

Addressing additives from an analytical viewpoint, this comprehensive manual helps readers analyze additives used in plastics, especially relating to their release into the environment and the regulations issued by the FDA, US EPA, EU, and other agencies. Along with 50 additional compounds, this second edition nearly doubles the number of additive categories, including new categories on dyes and colorants, processing aids, antistatic compounds, soil release products, blowing agents, and metal deactivators. Suitable for laboratory use, it also explores new regulations and includes more case studies and real-world examples.

Addresses the most important theoretical and practical problems underlying public budgeting

This text provides an updated and comprehensive look at the issues, constraints, and exercise of presidential power. This book considers the enduring question of how presidents can effectively exercise power within our system of shared powers by examining major tools and theories of presidential power.

In a focused, in-depth study, this book explores the mathematical tools used in this increasingly widespread and important technical field. It includes the theory, methods, and tools used for creating a synergy of the information acquired from multiple sources, sensors, databases, and direct information by humans. Researchers, scientists, and engineers working in the multi-sensor/data fusion area will find this book to be a valuable tool for design and analysis, especially in areas like aerospace engineering, defense systems, and environmental monitoring, where data fusion is critically important.

This work focuses on the Cremona groups of ranks 2 and 3 and describes the beautiful appearances of the icosahedral group A5 in them. The authors present interesting results that highlight the beauty of icosahedral symmetries of the variety V5. The book surveys known facts about surfaces with an action of A5, explores A5-equivariant geometry of the quintic del Pezzo threefold V5, and gives a proof of its A5-birational rigidity.