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A comprehensive design reference, this book guides engineers to visualize, conceptualize, and realize structural systems for tall buildings that are elegant and economical. Integrating the design of steel and composite buildings in one volume, it addresses wind and earthquake engineering, code provisions, and detailing techniques to make structures as earthquake-resistant as possible. Forty case studies highlight aspects of conceptualization that are key in the design of tall and ultra-tall buildings. The author demonstrates how to use imperfect information, basic strength of material concepts, and conceptual thinking to estimate the answers to larger and more complex structural design problems.

Presenting a unifying methodology for addressing problems such as outbursts and explosions of methane in coal mining, this book integrates theoretical and experimental research on coal and bearing rocks and examines the anthropogenic processes that occur during deep underground mining. It reviews the latest in modern instrumentation and physical methods of analysis, including x-ray analysis of coal structure combined with computer simulation and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy combined with gas chromatography. Bridging the gap between the academic and practical aspects of coal mining, the text provides novel methods to predict rock mass conditions, control gas-dynamic phenomena, and estimate safe mining loads.

Each year a vast sum of money is spent on health care around the globe and patient safety has become a serious global public health issue. Filled with up-to-date information, this book demonstrates how to handle patient safety-related problems by using methods developed in the area of engineering. It contains a chapter on mathematical concepts and another chapter on introductory material on safety and human factors considered essential to understand materials presented in subsequent chapters. The author 's presentation covers topics in such a manner that readers will require no previous knowledge to understand the concepts.

Written for students and researchers in all fieds and disciplines, this reference offers a holistic approach to conceiving and then converting new ideas into effective proposals. It focuses on the technical aspects of writing proposals rather than the fundraising aspects. To help readers understand proposal writing, chapters provide full coverage of the scientific method, including information on how scientific research should be conducted. Furthermore, this book provides tools necessary to organize ideas and obtain funds needed to effectively manage their projects.

New challenges are emerging for plasma-based processes as we shift from thin film technology to nanotechnology. Offering numerous examples of plasma processing of nanomaterials, this book provides an in-depth overview of recent advances in this crucial area, as well as threats to its development. Addressing both experimental and theoretical aspects of plasma processing technology, the author illustrates examples of its successful application in nanoelectronics, catalysis, energy sensors, nanomedicine, and several other fields.

This book illustrates the usefulness of estimation in engineering and science. It uses dynamic models to provide immediate results of estimation concepts with minimal reliance on mathematics. This second edition discusses a number of new topics, including higher order nonlinear filters, inertial navigation, and nonlinear stochastic processes. The authors cover prototype algorithms to stimulate the development and intelligent use of efficient computer programs. MATLAB is used throughout, with the code on a supporting website. In the appendices, the authors review statistics, optimization, probability, and matrix analysis.

This book provides a comprehensive, updated account of the physical basis of enhanced stability of thermophilic proteins and the design of tailor-made thermostable proteins, paving the way for their possible industrial applications. This book is devoted to understanding the survival mechanisms of "thermophilic life forms" at the molecular level with an emphasis on design strategies. Basic structural, thermodynamic, and kinetic principles are explained and molecular strategies for the adaptation to high temperatures are delineated.

With numerous examples and figures throughout, this volume presents a thorough account of important advancements in tribology that offer insight into micro- and nanoscale phenomena. Written by specialists from computation, materials science, mechanical engineering, surface physics, and chemistry, each chapter provides up-to-date coverage of both basic and advanced topics and includes extensive references for further study. By enabling a better understanding of fundamental micro- and nanoscale interactions, the book helps readers effectively design and fabricate durable tribological components for various engineering and biological systems.

Now in its second edition, this volume examines the art and science of frozen foods and assembles essential data and references relied upon by scientists in universities and research institutions. Original chapters have been revised and updated with the latest developments. The book includes a new section on emerging technologies in food freezing, with chapters on ultrasound accelerated freezing, high-pressure shift freezing, electrostatic field-assisted food freezing, and antifreeze proteins. A new section on trends in frozen food packaging explores active packaging, intelligent packaging, vacuum packaging, and edible coatings and films and their applications on frozen foods.

The first comprehensive volume on marine cosmeceuticals, this book covers their sources and prospects, extraction, isolation, identification, structure and chemical composition, and in vivo and in vitro applications. It explores fundamentals as well as practical techniques in the emerging field of marine cosmeceuticals. This reference enables researchers in cosmetic science and natural product chemistry to identify new outlets for the new compounds that they isolate. It makes the case for using natural compounds from the sea to replace synthetic cosmetics. It also discusses the application of these products on ailments such as skin disease, diabetes, and arthritis.

This book is a comprehensive survey of the field of medical imaging informatics. In addition to radiology, it also addresses other specialties such as pathology, cardiology, dermatology, and surgery, which have now adopted the use of digital images. The text discusses basic imaging informatics protocols, picture archiving and communication systems, and the electronic medical record. It also details key instrumentation and data mining technologies used in medical imaging informatics, as well as practical operational issues such as procurement, maintenance, teleradiology, and ethics.

Astrocytes play diverse roles in central nervous system (CNS) function and dysfunction, and the connections that the astrocyte makes with other cells of the brain are essential for a variety of important neural tasks. This volume emphasizes cellular connections and surveys the most current findings on astrocyte activity. The book identifies major astrocyte biomarkers and describes how they define the different connectivity domains. It examines the role of these connections and explains how their function can be manipulated and how dysfunction of the connectivity leads to aberrant brain performance. The final section explores the alterations of glia that have been observed in specific diseases of the brain.

As boron compounds find their way into an increasing number of applications and technologies, the field of boron chemistry research has grown substantially in recent years. However, finding reliable information on these advances has required searching across a vast amount of research literature. This book is the first of its kind to comprehensively cover the latest in boron science in a single source. The text addresses the application of boron in chemistry, industry, medicine, and pharmacology and explains its role in such problems as catalysis, hydroboration, superconductors, materials, and magnetic and nonmagnetic nanoparticles as well as in medical applications such as cancer therapy.

As the field of nutritional neuroscience has grown, both the scientific community and the general population have expressed a heightened interest in the effect of nutrients on behavior. Topics discussed in this volume include the concepts of mental energy and fatigue, the dangers of obesity and its effect on behavior, weight loss methods, and the effects of dietary supplements on brain functioning and behavior. It also examines the reward deficiency hypothesis and eating disorders, the importance of maintaining proper fluid intake, the effects of eating breakfast on performance, and the role of diet in pain sensitivity.

This book focuses on the modern approach to the isolation of biologically active natural products and provides numerous examples of the isolation and characterization of secondary metabolites. It emphasizes the synthetic or semi-synthetic analogues of natural products, relevant to those working on biomedical applications of natural products. It includes chapters on general methods together with more specific chapters discussing the main topics in the field, including important families or properties of bioactive natural products, synthesis of analogues, biological evaluation of both natural and synthetic products, and structure-activity relationship studies.

From network deployment to secure monitoring, this book addresses the latest developments in healthcare sensor networks¿medical monitoring devices implanted on the body or in the surrounding infrastructure. The text discusses fundamental concepts and provides examples of clinical applications, including sensors to monitor physical activity in children and wearable gait assistants for people with Parkinson¿s. Each chapter details a separate challenge in design and implementation. Addressing topics ranging from sensor hardware and the demand for higher data bandwidth to portability and cost, the book highlights the key areas that require further research for HSNs to become a technological and commercially viable reality.

Presenting recent advancements in research findings and the resulting new schools of thought on the physiology of human bone, this comprehensive reference examines information on dietary pattern and specific nutrients in bone health. Written by experts in the areas of nutrition, bone function, and medicine, chapters include research on a variety of bone-related topics including effects of vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants; dietary requirements; physical exercise; bone hormones; lifestyle and effects through the life cycle; race and ethnicity; and prevention of bone diseases including osteopenia and osteoporosis.

This book discusses the conversion or translation of the risks associated with any job into metrics that can be used to impact the perceived value of the project. It shows how to use various types of analysis and risk monetization to translate almost any type of risk into a dollar value, which can then help you make an informed, worthwhile business decision. The author offers practical guidance on how to identify, assess, manage, and monetize both threats and opportunities so that risk does not impede the "bottom line" as much as possible.

Describes important principles for dealing with the damping of structures to aid in the analysis and design of supplemental damping to mitigate seismic effects. This text also examines limitations and the problem of damping and stiffness nonlinearity, which may not be approximated with sufficient accuracy using the simplified approaches.

Exploring the main aspects of food flavors, this volume discusses the nature of food odorants and tastants and the way they are perceived by the human olfactory system. It presents the basic anatomy and physiology of sensory systems involved in flavor sensation and examines the fundamentals of flavor compounds formation. It also presents technological issues related to flavor compounds and discusses safety and regulatory aspects of flavorings used in foods. Specific flavors are discussed, including those in essential oils and spices, cheeses, red meat, wine, and bread and bakery products. The book also examines food taints and off-flavors and offers analytical approaches to characterize food flavors.

This book covers clinically used anticancer agents that are either natural products or are clearly derived from natural product leads. The second edition includes drugs that are currently in development. In addition, the text emphasizes the applications of synthetic and medicinal chemistry to the preparation of analogs with enhanced activities. Contributors also address the potential of novel drug discovery through the use of genome mining as well as the status of advanced development candidates. For each class of compounds, the text provides information on the history, structure, mechanism of action, development, synthesis, medicinal chemistry, and clinical applications.

In this volume, leading international specialists share their knowledge and insights on recent advances in the fundamental theories, experimental methods, and research achievements of lithium-ion battery technology. Along with coverage of state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, the book focuses on the technical progress and challenges of cathode materials, anode materials, electrolytes, and separators. It also presents numerical modeling and theoretical calculations, discusses the design of safe and powerful lithium-ion batteries, and describes approaches for enhancing the performance of next-generation lithium-ion battery technology.

As debates about climate change and sustainability intensify, national parks and other protected lands become more important as indicators of ecosystem conditions. Providing a suite of remote sensing-based approaches for the protected lands around the world, this book addresses contemporary issues in monitoring, conservation planning, and ecosystem forecasting. Case studies explore remote sensing applications and examine advanced remote sensing technologies, including airborne and spaceborne high spatial resolution imageries, multispectral and multitemporal time series data, satellite interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR), and the integration of remote sensing and field measurements for information extraction and modeling.

This book is the first edited volume on the concept of nutrient timing. Using this concept, individuals may improve performance, promote optimal adaptations to training, maximize recovery, and facilitate healthy interactions with their environment. Chapters cover the role of carbohydrates, proteins and amino acids, lipids, and vitamins and minerals in nutrient timing; pre-, mid-, and post-exercise nutrient recommendations for endurance and resistance sports; technology and innovation impacts on nutrient timing; nutrient timing programs; and nutrient timing in repair and recovery. The text uses an evidence-based approach in presenting this cutting-edge area of sports nutrition.

Written by leading scientists, many of whom personally developed or refined the techniques, this concise guide presents detailed explanations of both new and established methods for the analysis of food components and additives. Each chapter summarizes key findings on novel analysis methods, including the identification, speciation, and determination of components in raw materials and food products. The text describes the component or additive to be analyzed, explains how it works, and then offers examples of applications. The second edition features three new topics: analytical quality assurance, analysis of carbohydrates, and analysis of natural toxins.

Although upwards of 50,000 Environmental Assessments (EA) are prepared annually, the focus of the National Environmental Policy Acts (NEPA) Regulations is clearly on defining requirements for preparing environmental impact statements. Surprisingly, until now, there has been no authoritative and comprehensive guide on how to prepare Environmental Assessments (EAs). Effective Environmental Assessments: How to Manage and Prepare NEPA EAs fills that gap. Authored by one of the nations leading experts, and recipient of the President's Award for Outstanding Performance by the National Association of Environmental Professionals, the book provides you with de facto direction and best professionals standards for preparing publicly defensible EAs. The result is an indispensable source of practical information. No other book available come close to providing the wealth of information provided in Effective Environmental Assessments: How to Manage and Prepare NEPA EAs.

Introduces the reader to the field of terrorism investigation. Describing how terrorists operate and how they differ from other criminals, this title provides an outline of how terrorism investigations should be conducted. By helping investigators to develop skills and knowledge, it lets them to prepare prosecutable cases against terrorists.

Used to analyze the locations of a connected series of crimes to determine the most likely area of offender residence, geographic profiling allows investigators and law enforcement officers to more effectively manage information and focus their investigations. This work explains geographic profiling theories and principles.

Offering a basic understanding of various important topics in vacuum science and technology, this book focuses on pumping issues, emphasizes the behavior of vacuum pumps and vacuum systems. It explains the relationships between pumps, instrumentation, and high-vacuum system performance.

Starting with the premise that all Americans have a basic right to live in a healthy environment, this book chronicles the efforts of five African American communities, empowered by the civil rights movement, to link environmentalism with issues of social justice.