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Develops the underlying concepts of advanced Rankine-based absorption and compression cycles and introduces the Building Block Approach as a general concept. This book features numerous examples of advanced cycles and includes single- and multi-stage absorption heat pumps and heat transformers and combined systems.

Offers insight into the role of cell population heterogeneity in the optimal control of fractionated irradiation of tumors. This book emphasizes the mathematical modeling aspect of the problem and presents the stochastic description of irradiated cell survival. It also provides detailed explanations of various mathematical statements.

Based on a series of lectures given at the Universities of Melbourne and New South Wales in Australia, this work helps develop an understanding of the subtle and sometimes unexpected properties of nonlinear systems and simultaneously introduces practical analytical techniques to analyze nonlinear phenomena.

The packaging of electronic devices and systems represents a significant challenge for product designers and managers. This book offers an information on the design, manufacturing, and testing of electronic devices and systems. It addresses topics such as design automation, integrated circuit packaging technologies, materials, testing, and safety.

Compiled by an internationally acclaimed panel of experts, this reference provides comprehensive coverage of important areas of the theory and practice of oceanic/coastal engineering and technology. It also offers a detailed look at ocean engineering, including thorough coverage of position control theory and implementation.

This is the second volume of a two-volume work on ion trap mass spectrometry. It conveys an appreciation of the ion trap as a versatile instrument which is used successfully in research and applications. The wide variety of recent research undertaken in this field is also covered.

Presents an overview of developments in welding metallurgy. This book contains topics that include common welding processes, the thermal cycle during welding, defects that may occur during the welding process, the metallurgy of the material, and metallurgical processes in the heat-affected zone and the fused metal.

Hair testing is an accepted form of evidence for use in courts, military and the workplace. This book offers information on things you need to know about drug testing in hair. It presents data on the incorporation of drugs in hair, descriptions of individual drugs, and analytical tools and applications for testing for drugs in hair.

Offers findings and research breakthroughs in plant ecology. This book investigates plant structure and behavior across the ecological spectrum. It features chapters on molecular ecology as well as the ecology and evolution of plant crowns. It includes a concluding chapter that addresses approaches to generalization in functional plant ecology.

Contains case studies and investigative techniques. This book provides guidelines, methods, and tools for investigation and analysis. It addresses the planning and writing of reports, presenting evidence as an expert witness in traditional litigation, and the role of the forensic engineer in methods of alternate dispute resolution.

A guide to the theoretical, practical, and computational aspects of structural design. It discusses a wide variety of structures, including steel, aluminum, timber, and prestressed concrete, as well as reliability-based design and structures based on wind engineering.

Focuses on material useful to control specialists working in the disciplines of electrical, mechanical, and aerospace engineering. This book offers an introduction to the abstract basic function spaces and operators, then studies problems in the Hilbert space setting.

Offers an elementary introduction to CR manifolds and the tangential Cauchy-Riemann Complex and presents some of the most important recent developments in the field. This book covers the basic definitions and background material concerning CR manifolds, CR functions, the tangential Cauchy-Riemann Complex and the Levi form.

Addresses the objectives of biosecurity and the ways in which they overlap or conflict with those of biosafety. This book describes the risks of working with dangerous pathogens and toxins in the current era of international terrorism.

Reviews the fundamental theory behind professional applications of circuits and feedback amplifiers. This book emphasizes the theoretical concepts underlying the processes, behavior, and operation of these devices. It includes guidance on the design of multiple-loop feedback amplifiers.

Discusses deductive and systematic approaches to machine debugging while providing a refresher on the principles of structural mechanics. This book focuses on establishing communication between manufacturing and design engineers and machine-building technicians.

Reveals how human factors deeply affect productivity in the workplace and why the modern manufacturing engineer must be well versed in these areas. This book considers historical data for anthropometry and explores the impact of injuries, product liability, and low productivity on product cost. It outlines the basic concepts of reliability theory.

Features appendices that contain tabular material including class numbers of real and complex quadratic fields up to 104; class group structures; and, fundamental units of real quadratic fields.

Highlighting the chemical as well as engineering aspects of processes involved in lubricant base stock production, this book examines modern hydroprocessing technologies - including hydrocracking, hydrofinishing, and catalytic dewaxing - employed in refineries worldwide.

Offering information for academic and industry scientists, and clinicians, this book outlinines the research on the biochemistry and pathology of lysosomal storage disorders. It covers diverse topics including animal models, crystallography, imaging and radionuclide evaluation. It addresses treatments such as enzyme replacement therapy.

Defines nuts and discusses their economic and nutritional value. This book presents an illustrated account of each nut by species, arranged alphabetically by scientific name. It includes the family name, several colloquial names, and paragraphs on uses, folk medicine, chemistry, germplasm, distribution, ecology, cultivation, harvesting and yields.

Presents an analysis of the scientific and legal aspects of each of the forensic disciplines. This book discusses various applications of Frye/Daubert, the admissibility of eyewitness identification, and the rise in attention to cold cases. It is suitable for those in the forensic sciences to prepare for what may await them in the courtroom.

The intention of this book is to engage educators in transforming the public school curriculum for a culturally diverse society. This means reconceptualizing school practices through debate, deliberation and collaboration involving the diverse voices that comprise the American nation.

Borrowing from the organization schema of the "American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM)", this manual has been written and edited over a period of several years. It is useful for professionals who specialize in voice disorders, especially speech-language pathologists and otolaryngologists.

Serves as an initial attempt to understand the nature of difficulty in relationships and to place it in a broad context of human experience. This book extends the discussion of the "dark side" of relationships, emphasizing the whole process of relating.

A study of language and image in the reading-writing classroom. The essays are divided into four sections on authorizing the image, mental vision, graphic vision, and verbal vision. Topics covered include: inviting imagery into the classroom; and exploring advertising in the diverse classroom.

Presents information focused on the practical aspects of working with ion sources. This work explains the working principles of various ion sources and provides examples of each type of ion source along with their operational data. It covers ion beam generation, control, measurement and modeling.

Introduces basic principles of interpreting infrared spectral data, teaching its readers to make sense of the data coming from an infrared spectrometer. This work discusses: science of infrared interpretation; light and molecular vibrations; how and why molecules absorb infrared radiation; and, peak heights, intensities, and widths.

Covers auditory research using mice. This book focuses on the work being done with mice. It also provides general background information and insights gained from the study of mice in the greater context of auditory research.

Integrating knowledge with research developments, this book provides the background for understanding the mechanism and kinetics of emulsion polymerization initiated in the aqueous phase and some of the practical problems of latex production. It presents an overview of industrial practices, applications, and the fundamental material.