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Updated and reorganized, this third edition provides the essential background for understanding and solving environmental chemistry problems that arise frequently.

This book provides a modern and much-needed overview of electrical impedance measurement science and its application in metrology, sensor reading, device, and material characterizations. It presents up-to-date coverage of the theory, practical methods, and modeling. The author covers the main impedance measurement techniques, stressing their practical application. The book includes a large set of measurement setup schematics, and diagrams and photos of standards and devices. It also offers an extensive list of references to both historical and recent papers on devices, methods, and traceability issues.

The first reference to focus on human health from a soils perspective, this book discusses human health as a product of soil health. Authors discuss how soils influence human health in a variety of ways, including the supply of nutrients, presence of toxic materials and pathogens, and other factors such as medicines and climate change. Chapters cover soil elements and human health, soil water, geophagy, organic pollutants in soil, medicinal uses of soils, pathogens in soil, , radioactive elements/issues in soil, soil degradation, soil-based public health recommendations, heavy metals in soil, food security, and climate change.

Covering every aspect of the process, this book introduces the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of footwear. It also presents a comprehensive discussion of how the footwear industry attempts to cater to the wide needs of sophisticated and demanding customers. The text provides a basic understanding of the technology and techniques involved in the design and development of a popular and demanding consumer product. Topics include the measurement and testing process, foot and footwear interaction, mass customization, the manufacturing process, and the marketing process. The author also addresses the latest trends in footwear technology.

This book explains how to successfully deploy Agile and Kanban on a large scale in order to increase IT delivery capabilities. It factors in change, communication, a sense of urgency, clear and measurable goals, political realities, and infrastructure needs, all of which are critical ingredients for success. Through real world examples, the authors explain how IT-wide Agile and Kanban can be implemented to the entire enterprise and IT department. The text also includes many templates for use as an on-the-job guide for business and IT leaders and their teams.

Increasing knowledge of the various protective effects of phytochemicals has sparked interest in further understanding their role in human health. This book is the seventh in a series representing the emerging science with respect to plant-based chemicals. Drawn from the proceedings at the Seventh International Phytochemical Conference, Phytochemicals: Health Promotion and Therapeutic Potential, the book contains chapters written by conference presenters along with those of additional invited authors whose research focuses on the biological activities and clinical outcomes associated with phytochemical consumption.

How do you measure soil stress and deformation under wheel loads? What are the actual values of stresses and deformation in soil or snow under a passing wheel? Answering these and other questions, this book describes methods and devices for soil stress and deformation measurements and presents numerical data from full-scale field experiments. It offers novel ideas and designs of soil and snow pressure sensors as well as an optoelectronic system for soil deformation determination and wheel force transducers. It also explains how to create dynamic models of wheel¿soil systems based on experimental data.

Fatigue is probabilistic in nature and involves a complex spectrum of loading history with variable amplitudes and frequencies. Yet most available fatigue failure prediction methods are empirical and concentrate on very specific types of loading. Taking a different approach, this book provides a concise description of processes involving mechanical fatigue from the thermodynamics point of view. Drawing on recent cutting-edge research and development, the authors present an introduction to a unified entropic approach to fatigue. They introduce the fundamentals of fatigue processes and explore a wide range of practical engineering applications.

This book presents various technologies that demonstrate how cloud computing can meet business requirements and serve as the infrastructure of multidimensional data analysis applications. Addressing performance issues, it explores the evolution of classical techniques and describes completely new methods and innovative algorithms. The text covers scheduling algorithms for real-time tasks and practical algorithms for user bidding and auctioneer pricing. It explains approaches to data analytical query processing, including pre-computing, data indexing, and data partitioning. Applications of MapReduce, a new parallel programming model, are also presented.

Social robots are a frontier research area in robotics and human¿computer interaction. This book summarizes the research of the Robovie project at ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories, a world leader in humanoid interactive robotics. The text covers interdisciplinary topics related to interactive robots, including human behavior recognition and behavior-based control. It presents the results of field studies conducted with non-technical users in everyday environments¿such as train stations and shopping malls¿and discusses the implementation of robots that interact with sensors and users over a telecommunications network.

Your customers want innovation and value, and they want it now. How can you apply Lean principles and practices throughout your enterprise to drive operational excellence, reduce costs while improving quality, enable efficient growth, and accelerate idea-to-value innovation? Shingo Prize-winning author Steve Bell and other thought leaders show you how¿guiding you to more effectively align people and purpose, promote enterprise agility, and leverage transformative IT capabilities to create market-differentiating value for your customers.

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Physical Biology of the Cell is a textbook for a first course in physical biology or biophysics for undergraduate or graduate students. It maps the huge and complex landscape of cell and molecular biology from the distinct perspective of physical biology. As a key organizing principle, the proximity of topics is based on the physical concepts that unite a given set of biological phenomena. Herein lies the central premise: that the appropriate application of a few fundamental physical models can serve as the foundation of whole bodies of quantitative biological intuition, useful across a wide range of biological problems. The Second Edition features full-color illustrations throughout, two new chapters, a significantly expanded set of end-of-chapter problems, and is available in a variety of e-book formats.

A comprehensive volume of research and applications in communication and disability study. This text explores how disability is socially constructed, conceptualized and enacted through communicative processes.

Following in the footsteps of the bestselling second edition, this book shows you how to improve reliability in the design of advanced medical devices. The organization of the book now mirrors the typical product development process, from the concept, feasibility, and design phases through to verification and validation, design transfer and manufacturing, and field activity. Updated throughout, it reflects recent changes in the medical device field, including in software development and hardware test procedures. This practical, hands-on book guides you in preparing, designing, and testing medical devices more effectively.

Energy conversion techniques are key in power electronics and even more so in renewable energy source systems, which require a large number of converters. This book describes advanced conversion technologies and provides design examples of converters and inverters for renewable energy systems¿including wind turbine and solar panel energy systems. It presents more than 200 topologies of advanced converters developed by the authors, pioneers in the field, including 150 updated circuits on modern conversion technologies. The book also offers cutting-edge techniques for determining accurate solutions and explores numerous industrial applications.

This book follows the story of two companies¿one that measures in great detail, yet its overall goals and objectives are not being achieved. While the other uses a much simpler, yet effective measurement structure that integrates cultural acceptance, individual performance, and team performance with key performance indicators. Illustrating how measures can impact employee behavior, profitability, and customer satisfaction, the text provides the understanding required to select the appropriate measures for your organization.

Contributed by an international team of authors, this book assesses the current state of the science and application of phytotechnologies around the globe, and overviews major environmental contaminants, contaminated sites and the significant role of plant genera, including Brassica and vetiver grass species, for the remediation of varied environmental contaminants. This book presents an exhaustive exploration of potential strategies for enhancing varied environmental contaminants¿ remediation and also critically discusses major physiological, biochemical, and genetic-molecular mechanisms responsible for plant tolerance/adaptation to important environmental contaminants.

The tragic shootings at Columbine years ago first put the spotlight on the importance of maintaining school safety. Recent news reports of deaths stemming from bullying demonstrate that comprehensive action must be taken to protect not only students, but also faculty and staff who are also at risk in the school environment. This book presents the topic of school safety from a holistic perspective that addresses the spectrum of safety risks to students, faculty, and staff. It presents vulnerability assessment tools and incident investigation forms to help schools develop a comprehensive safety program. Additional topics include security protocols, environmental safety risks, and cyber safety.

Exploring the intersection of ethics and statistics, this guide illustrates the use of probabilistic and statistical reasoning in the sciences. Seven U.S. Supreme Court decisions reflect the influence of statistical and psychometric reasoning and interpretation/misinterpretation.

Functional food developers are faced with challenges and opportunities in bringing these food products into the marketplace. This book addresses not only innovation and technology, but also the regulatory framework, consumer perspectives, and business and financial considerations. Presented by experts from industry and academia directly involved in the process, chapters cover food safety, packaging, and regulations; drivers and barriers in innovation; the global marketing of functional foods; the changing dynamics of food consumption in developing countries; product innovation; technological development; functional food ingredients; and future trends.

Focusing on a very active area of mathematical research in the last decade, this book presents methods used in the combinatorics of pattern avoidance and pattern enumeration in set partitions. Each chapter gives historical perspectives, contrasts different approaches, and illustrates methods and definitions with worked examples and Maple¿ code. The text also explores research directions and includes end-of-chapter problems that often draw on real-world data. C++ programs and output tables are listed in the appendices and available for download online.

Volume Two focuses on devices and nanostructures created from ZnO and similar materials. The book covers various nanostructures, synthesis/creation strategies, device behavior, and state-of-the-art applications in electronics and optoelectronics. It also provides useful information on the device and nanoscale process and examines the fabrication of LEDs, LDs, photodetectors, and nanodevices.

Volume One presents fundamental knowledge on ZnO-based materials and technologies. It covers the basic physics and chemistry of ZnO and related compound semiconductors and alloys. The first part of this volume discusses preparation methods, modeling, and doping strategies. It then describes epitaxial methods used to create thin films and functional materials. The book concludes with a review of alloys and related materials, exploring their preparation, bulk properties, and applications.

The degradable nature of high-performance wood-based materials is an attractive option when considering environmental factors such as sustainability, recycling, and energy/resource conservation. This guide explores the latest concepts and technologies in wood chemistry and bio-based composites. Leading researchers offer in-depth discussions of presently known mechanisms in chemical modifications. Fully revised and updated throughout, this edition includes a new chapter on the latest chemistry of wood heat treatments and discusses the newest chemistry of wood heat treatment.

Cognitive approaches are expected to significantly enhance the efficiency of wireless sensor networks in terms of energy, bandwidth, lifetime, coverage, connectivity, and cost. This book presents a unified view of the state of the art of cognitive approaches in telecommunications. A benchmark in the field, it brings together research previously scattered throughout the literature. Written in a tutorial style, it surveys each topic and describes the algorithms and protocols in depth. The text covers deployment planning, performance analysis, and implementation. It also analyzes the various communications systems using computer simulations and illustrations.

The Chemistry and Technology of Coal, Third Edition covers the relationship of coal industry processes with environmental regulations, as well as the effects of combustion products on the atmosphere. It introduces the science of coal, beginning with its formation in the ground, leading to the production of a wide variety of products and petrochemical intermediates in the twenty-first century. The book is designed for scientists, engineers, and students engaged in the coal and/or catalyst manufacturing industry looking for a general overview or update on the science of coal.

Examines coal, graphite, activated carbons, chars, cokes, carbon fibers, carbon blacks, diamonds, fullerenes, and nanotubes. This book presents the information on carbon surface chemistry, a complex field that impacts various aspects of carbon material research. It includes chapters on disordered carbons and carbon materials in catalysis.

An up-to-date guide to using proton and carbon ion therapy in modern cancer treatment, this book offers a balanced and critical assessment of state-of-the-art technologies, major challenges, and the future outlook of the field. It covers the physics and radiobiology basics of proton and ion beams, dosimetry methods and radiation measurements, and treatment delivery systems. The book also gives practical guidance on patient setup, target localization, and treatment planning for clinical proton and carbon ion therapy, offering detailed reports on the treatment of various cancers.

Well-written and comprehensive, this text provides a political and cultural comparative perspective on India, China, and Japan.