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Coal is, and remains, a primary fuel for energy generation in many parts of the world. But the burning of coal is a problem for greenhouse gas emissions and particulate emissions. Thus, the conversion

Optimal Control for Chemical Engineers gives a detailed treatment of optimal control theory that enables readers to formulate and solve optimal control problems. With a strong emphasis on problem solv

Abortion is a worldwide problem in the livestock industry accounting for annual economic losses of billions of dollars, and N. caninum is a major cause of it. Neosporosis is a newly recognized disease

Interrupting Class Inequality in Higher Education explores why socioeconomic inequality persists in higher education despite widespread knowledge of the problem. Through a critical analysis of the cur

The problem of moral luck is that there is a contradiction in our common sense ideas about moral responsibility. In one strand of our thinking, we believe that a person can become more blameworthy by

Melody of desire Corporate attorney Jarred Manning rarely has a problem getting what he wants?or avoiding the commitments he doesn't. Now his father's corporation has acquired a company with serious t

Wedding planner Kelsey McKenna just signed on to a dream gig. She’s going to be the “day-of” coordinator at the beautiful Higgens Estate in California wine country. There’s only one problem: the weddi

Slips, trips and falls are a chronic health problem in the US and around the world. Fall injuries are the number one cause of emergency room visits and the fourteenth leading cause of death in the US.

The nature of the economic cycle has been a long-standing problem for economists, given much attention by especially Malthus, Marx and Keynes. Key questions include: What are the causes of the economi

What a Waste! answers the question: when we throw something away, where is ?away”? Ever since cave people cracked open seafood shells for dinner, humans have produced garbage, and we’ve had to figure out what to do with it. What a Waste! explores the history of garbage from earliest times to today, covering subjects including dumps, human waste, water pollution, ?problem” garbage, and modern ?throwaway” culture. From islands made out of 5,000-year-old garbage in the Florida Everglades and sophisticated waste-disposal systems in ancient Pakistan to ?fatbergs” the size of a city bus in sewers today, What a Waste! delves into the fascinating, weird, and often disgusting world of garbage, and shows why it’s a growing problem. Creative solutions are showcased, like Repair Cafés to fix broken items, grocery stores that specialize in ?imperfect” fruits and vegetables, and filtration systems in Kenya made from discarded water bottles. With an inviting presentation including hand-lettering and

Despite the common perception that "black lung" has been relegated to the dustbin of history, silicosis remains a crucial public health problem that threatens millions of people around the world. This

Interrupting Class Inequality in Higher Education explores why socioeconomic inequality persists in higher education despite widespread knowledge of the problem. Through a critical analysis of the cur

Robert Capa and Gerda Taro were young Jewish refugees, idealistic and in love. As photographers, they set off to capture their generation's most important struggle—the fight against Fascism. Among the first to depict modern warfare, Capa and Taro took powerful photographs of the Spanish Civil War that went straight from the devastation to news magazines. In so doing, they helped give birth to the idea of "bearing witness" through technology to bring home tragedies from across the world.Packed with dramatic photos, posters, and maps, this compelling book captures the fascinating story of how photojournalism began.

It can be scary anytime your child is diagnosed with any sort of health problem, but when it involves their behavior it can get quite stressful. Knowing how to interact with your child and help them t

Without any doubt, we know many people around the world have hypothyroidism (low thyroid levels). So, Hypothyroidism is a relatively common problem, which pops up when the thyroid glands are unable to

Child abuse, understandably one of the world’s most frowned upon criminal acts, poses a seemingly ever-increasing problem in today’s society. Every year between 500 million and 1.5 billion children, a

Focusing on the origins and development of the conceptualisation of the biological animal body as a ’technological’ resource, or indeed problem, within modern British agriculture, this book addresses

Eric is about to make a splash ... Or is he?The problem is that Eric is a worrier, and nothing worries him more than the thought of swimming. So when Eric receives an invitation to a pool party, he is

A decision procedure is an algorithm that, given a decision problem, terminates with a correct yes/no answer. Here, the authors focus on theories that are expressive enough to model real problems, but

Irrational fears are a huge problem these days, where the simplest of things can set off a panic attack, or worse, cause some major health issues.Here is a list of the known phobias as current as poss

Using a social capital perspective, Abamukong examines the nature of the dropout problem in both advanced and developing countries in order to develop a broader, international understanding that ca

This book “Perfect Home Remedies (Constipation, Piles & Fissures)”is my accomplishment for the benefit of the common man. Constipation and irregular bowel movements appears to be quite a problem for

Explains what an abusive relationship is and how to identify one, and provides advice on what to do for a friend who has the problem.

Explains what depression is and how to identify someone who is depressed, and provides advice on what to do for a friend who has the problem.

NCTM's Process Standards support teaching that helps children develop independent, effective mathematical thinking. The books in the Heinemann Math Process Standards Series give every primary teacher

On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining, independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theatres. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker

Self-Reflection for the Opaque Mind attempts to solve a grave problem about critical self-reflection. Psychological studies indicate not just that we are bad at detecting our own "ego-threatening" tho

In 1991 the Soviet empire collapsed, at a stroke throwing the certainties of the Cold War world into flux. Yet despite the dramatic end of this 'last empire', the idea of empire is still alive and wel

If despite your best efforts, the businesses that your competitors own always seem to come out on top of your own, then it might not be the dedication or work ethic or your team that is the problem, y

If you've arrived here, you probably know—or suspect—you have a bed bug problem. If that’s the case, don’t lose heart. There is hope. I can show you how to get rid of bed bugs without losing your mind

This book, first published in 1969, casts a critical eye over the problem of insurgency. The author sees insurgency not just as a matter of technique – military tactics or organizational skill – nor a

Bringing nature into urban environments has always been a challenge; one of the most spectacular solutions to this problem is the vertical garden. This is the first publication to present a collection

This book describes how man-made litter, primarily plastic, has spread into the remotest parts of the oceans and covers all aspects of this pollution problem from the impacts on wildlife and human hea

An anthology of short science fiction stories and essays from China, edited by the translator of the best-selling The Three-Body Problem, represents a diverse array of subgenres and includes entries t

Series: Routledge Philosophy CompanionsThis volume deals with the problem of State and Church in the Middle Ages from a new angle. It not only shows how and why the medieval popes pursued a policy of

The global consensus in academic, specialist and public realms is that North Korea is a problem: its nuclear ambitions pose a threat to international security, its levels of poverty indicate a humanit

Applicable to any problem that requires a finite number of solutions, finite state-based models (also called finite state machines or finite state automata) have found wide use in various areas of com

With the World Health Organization estimating that nearly four percent of global deaths are due to alcohol, alcohol misuse can be an extremely damaging social problem, and one that governments around

From the authors of the New York Times bestselling The Heart of Everything That Isand Halsey’s Typhoon comes the dramatic, untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lo

Jessica is a young and powerful witch on a desperate mission to find her soul-mate—a hot vampire king who haunts her dreams with steamy memories of their blissful past life. The problem is that he cou