This book will address ways to provide the highest quality water services at the lowest possible cost, and examine the major finance issues that system managers face. It will deal with grants, loans,
This definitive guide covers the design and application of absorbers and diffusers. Surface diffusion is a relatively young subject area, and diffuser design, application and characterisation are ofte
There is increasing interest in the effects of silicon on plant growth and development as well as crop yields. Silicon has beneficial effects on plants, including increased photosynthetic activity, be
Drawn from the bestselling Clark's Positioning in Radiography, this pocket handbook provides clear and practical advice to help radiographers in their day-to-day work. Designed for rapid reference, it
Remote sensing delivers multi-modal and -temporal data from the Earth’s surface. In order to cope with these multi-dimensional data sources and to make the most out of them, image fusion is a valuable
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There is a resurgence of interest in mental models due to advances in our understanding of how they can be used to help design and due to the development of practical methods to elicit them. This book
This book is the first to cover the engineering aspects and technology of severe plastic deformation (SPD) technology as used to refine grain structure in metallic materials. The fundamentals of both
This book is written as a practical guide to those interested in the pursuit of energy resilience at a local scale. Energy resilienceis defined as the relative ability of an institution to carry out i
This new edition explores methods for detecting signs of equipment aging, as well as techniques for protection of electrical apparatus against potential damage. Electrical and mechanical engineers, in
Quadratic programming is a mathematical technique that allows for the optimization of a quadratic function in several variables. QP is a subset of Operations Research and is the next higher lever of s
To meet changing market demands that have stringent emission standards and to ensure proper performance in refinery units, evaluation of novel catalyst designs and results from material characterizati
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This book focuses on the role of modeling in the design of alloys and intermetallic compounds. It includes an introduction to the most important and most used modeling techniques, such as CALPHAD and
This book contains a comprehensive overview of all current uses of robots in rehabilitation. The underlying principles in each application are provided. This is followed by a critical review of the te
The aim of food processing is to produce food that is palatable and tastes good, extend its shelf-life, increase the variety, and maintain the nutritional and healthcare quality of food. To achieve fa
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Instead of providing black box-like general commercial software packages, this tutorial-style book develops the R functions and algorithms necessary to customize adaptive designs to meet their needs.
Fishing is considered to be the largest extractive use of wildlife in the world. About 90% of all freshwater fisheries occur in developing countries. Well-illustrated with approximately 250 images of
