Her Cold War
While Rosie the Riveter had fewer paid employment options after being told to cede her job to returning World War II veterans, her sisters and daughters found new work opportunities in national defense. The 1948 Women's Armed Services Integration Act created permanent military positions for women with the promise of equal pay. Her Cold War follows the experiences of women in the military from the passage of the Act to the early 1980s.In the late 1940s, defense officials structured women's military roles on the basis of perceived gender differences. Classified as noncombatants, servicewomen filled roles that they might hold in civilian life, such as secretarial or medical support positions. Defense officials also prohibited pregnant women and mothers from remaining in the military and encouraged many women to leave upon marriage. Before civilian feminists took up similar issues in the 1970s, many servicewomen called for a broader definition of equality free of gender-based service restrictions. Tanya L. Roth shows us that the battles these servicewomen fought for equality paved the way for women in combat, a prerequisite for promotion to many leadership positions, and opened opportunities for other servicepeople, including those with disabilities, LGBT and gender nonconforming people, noncitizens, and more.
Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures
This textbook combines the theory of elasticity (advanced analytical treatment of stress analysis problems) and finite element methods (numerical details of finite element formulations) into one academic course derived from author's teaching, research, and applied work in automotive product development and civil structural analysis.
The Poor Man’s James Bond (vol. 1)
Intended originally for the political Right, The Poor Mans James Bond is now geared for use by the Civil Authorities. It embodies all the practical paramilitary knowledge collected and studied by dissident groups through-out America.
Land Cover and Land Use Change on Islands
Globalization is not a new phenomenon, but it is posing new challenges to humans and natural ecosystems in the 21st century. From climate change to increasingly mobile human populations to the global economy, the relationship between humans and their environment is being modified in ways that will have long-term impacts on ecological health, biodiversity, ecosystem goods and services, population vulnerability, and sustainability. These changes and challenges are perhaps nowhere more evident than in island ecosystems. Buffeted by rising ocean temperatures, extreme weather events, sea-level rise, climate change, tourism, population migration, invasive species, and resource limitations, islands represent both the greatest vulnerability to globalization and also the greatest scientific opportunity to study the significance of global changes on ecosystem processes, human-environment interactions, conservation, environmental policy, and island sustainability.In this book, we study islands through the lens of Land Cover/Land Use Change (LCLUC) and the multi-scale and multi-thematic drivers of change. In addition to assessing the key processes that shape and re-shape island ecosystems and their land cover/land use changes, the book highlights measurement and assessment methods to characterize patterns and trajectories of change and models to examine the social-ecological drivers of change on islands. For instance, chapters report on the results of a meta-analysis to examine trends in published literature on islands, a satellite image time-series to track changes in urbanization, social surveys to support household analyses, field sampling to represent the state of resources and their limitations on islands, and dynamic systems models to link socio-economic data to LCLUC patterns. The authors report on a diversity of islands, conditions, and circumstances that affect LCLUC patterns and processes, often informed through perspectives rooted, for instance, in conservation, demography, ecology, economics, geography, policy, and sociology.
A New Era for Microbial Corrosion Mitigation Using Nanotechnology
This book focuses on corrosion and microbial corrosion, providing solutions for these problems based on nanotechnology and nanobiotechnology. It introduces the causes, consequences, cost and control of corrosion processes. It gives a particular emphasis on microbial corrosion of steel and other metals in oil, gas and shipping industries. The book presents the materials vulnerable to such kind of corrosion, and the use of nanomaterials to control it.
Modeling, Synthesis and Fracture of Advanced Materials for Industrial and Medical Applications
This book gathers papers presented at the international workshop PMSDAM'19. The respective contributions offer valuable insights for researchers working on numerical solutions to advanced materials problems. The problems concerning the remineralization of teeth are considered. Of particular interest are articles exploring topics at the interface of different disciplines.
Carbon-Related Materials
This book will give a detailed description of different carbon based materials synthesis methods, characterization, and applications. It serves as a fundamental information source on the actual techniques and methodologies involved in carbon materials synthesis, such as CVD, plasma in liquids, fusion reactors, or frequency-doubled yttrium-aluminum- garnet (YAG) lasers. This book includes coverage of several categories of carbon materials, such as graphene, carbon fiber composites, functionalized carbons, and polyimides used for various applications, from microelectronic industry to slotted waveguide antennas.
The Science of Waste
This book examines all types of waste and their impacts, and discusses the potential ways to mitigate them through recycling and reuse strategies.
Naval Engineering
Naval Engineering: The Principles of Fire Protection is a technical publication for professional fire protection engineers, fire safety engineers, and firefighters to gain an understanding of fire protection applications used on board U.S. Navy vessels. An emphasis has been placed on helping the reader to acquire an overall view of naval fire protection engineering. The reader will learn about the roles and responsibilities the Naval Fire Protection Engineer (Damage Controlman) plays in a ship's mission and its survivability. Common principles of fire dynamics, extinguishing agents and methods, various fire protection systems and equipment are highlighted, and the principal components of all fire protection systems and their construction are identified and described. This book will enable the reader to increase professional knowledge of the Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF), Halon, Heptafluoropropane (HFP), Carbon Dioxide flooding, water mist, and other miscellaneous systems on board U.S. Navy ships.
Advanced Biopolymeric Systems for Drug Delivery
This book discusses the recent innovations in the development of various advanced biopolymeric systems, including gels, in situ gels, hydrogels, interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs), polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), graft co-polymers, stimuli-responsive polymers, polymeric nanoparticles, nanocomposites, polymeric micelles, dendrimers, liposomes and scaffolds. It also examines their applications in drug delivery.
Principles of Metal Refining and Recycling
Principles of Metal Refining and Recycling provides a self-contained introduction to the field of purification and recycling of metals. The scientific principles in the treatment of the various metals are the same. The importance of using a clean and properly alloyed metal is described in detail. The text covers thermodynamics, physical and transport properties, mixing, mass transfer and numerical models. It describes methods for removal of dissolved impurity elements, particles, and inclusions. It considers important aspects of the solidification process, remelting and adding of alloys. Recycling, future challenges and specific processes for each metal are discussed in detail. The book is a greatly extended update of the 1992 book Principles of Metal Refining by T. Abel Engh. It includes in particular the subjects of metal recycling, ferrous and non-ferrous metal refining, and metalloids like silicon.
Magnetic water, impact and perspectives
A new technology, based on a physical treatment of water by an electromagnetic field, can constitute a solution of recourse allowing the valorization of the water resources and offer new horizons for the human technology, in synergy with its environment. The present study aims to evaluate and understand the effects of electromagnetic technology. For this purpose, laboratory experiments under controlled conditions were carried out to understand the mechanisms by which water treated with electromagnetic field affects the physicochemical properties of water. It has been claimed that passing water through an electromagnetic field improves the chemical, physical properties and bacteriological quality of water in many different applications. Although this electromagnetic water treatment process has been used for decades, it still remains in the realm of pseudoscience. If the claims of treating water with electromagnets are confirmed, the process of magnetizing water has experienced a huge boom worldwide.
Air Pollution Modelling
The air pollution problem inevitably accompanies our human activities. Severe air pollution situations have been reported, especially in emerging countries, and satisfying the air quality standards fully remains an underlying issue. Today, modeling research is one of the more valuable approaches to understanding the behavior of air pollutants, and is useful for regulation-, policy- and decision-making. Such modeling applications range, with regard to horizontal grid resolution, from a few km (local) to hundreds of km (regional), to thousands of km (global). To foster our current scientific knowledge on modeling potentialities and limitations, scientific research related to multi-scale air pollution modeling is collected in this book
Numerical and Data-Driven Modelling in Coastal, Hydrological and Hydraulic Engineering
The book presents recent studies covering the aspects of challenges in predictive modelling and applications. Advanced numerical techniques for accurate and efficient real-time prediction and optimal management in coastal and hydraulic engineering are explored. For example, adaptive unstructured meshes are introduced to capture the important dynamics that operate over a range of length scales. Deep learning techniques enable rapid and accurate modelling simulations and pave the way towards both real-time forecasting and overall optimisation control over time, thus improving profitability and managing risk. The use of data assimilation techniques incorporates information from experiments and observations to reduce uncertainties in predictions and improve predictive accuracy. Targeted observation approaches can be used for identifying when, where, and what types of observations would provide the greatest improvement to specific model forecasts at a future time. Such targeted observations are important as they will allow the most effective use of available monitoring resources. The combination of deep learning and data assimilation enables a rapid and accurate response in emergencies. The technologies discussed here can be also used to determine the sensitivity of outputs to various operational conditions in engineering and management, thus providing reliable information to both the public and policy-makers
Recent Advances in Post-Lithium Ion Batteries
Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are efficient storage systems for portable electronic devices, electrical power grids, and electrified transportation due to their high-energy density and low maintenance requirements. After their launch into the market in 1990s, they immediately became the dominant technology for portable systems. The development of LiBs for electric drive vehicles has been, in contrast, rather incremental. There are several critical issues, such as an energy density, system safety, cost, and environmental impact of the battery production processes, that remain challenges in the automotive field. In order to strengthen the LiB's competitiveness and affordability in vehicle technology, the necessity of game-changer batteries is urgent. Recently, a novel approach going beyond Li batteries has become rapidly established. Several new chemistries have been proposed, leading to better performances in terms of energy density, long-life storage capability, safety, and sustainability. However, several challenges, such as a thorough understanding of mechanisms, cell design, long-term durability, and safety issues, have not yet been fully addressed. This book collects some recent developments and emerging trends in the field of "post-lithium" batteries, covering both fundamental and applied aspects of next-generation batteries
Where the Evidence Leads
By shifting American security policy away from maximizing military power for the United States and toward maximizing human security for all, policymakers and citizens can also maximize national security for the United States and sustainable peace for the world. Why do war and political violence persist? Political realists argue that violent conflict and the struggle for power are inherent in the international system, and there is little we can do but manage it. However, as Robert Johansen argues in this path-breaking work, there are other ways forward. In Where the Evidence Leads, Johansen develops an "empirical realist" theory to enable the United Sates to respond more effectively to rising security threats. Together, peace research and security studies show that more security benefits are likely to result from maximizing the "causes" or correlates of peace than from maximizing military power. Ironically, a global grand strategy for human security, with national security folded into it, is likely to produce more security for the United States than a national security strategy. Peace reigns when states implement peace correlates, which range from addressing all nations' security fears to making life more predictable through better global governance. This approach, respectful of forgotten insights from Hans Morgenthau and others, revolutionizes thinking about national security policy by bringing it into a human security framework. The analysis shows that the anarchic, militarized balance-of-power system can be gradually changed with help from enhanced lawmaking, enforcement, and governance capacities. This thought-provoking book builds bridges between past policies-many of which have failed-and more deft ways of handling new realities that focus on building peace. In a world of threats, this book opens doors onto a future of sustainable peace, security, and hope.
Integrated Product Development with Fiber-Reinforced Polymers
This book presents the basics of fiber reinforced polymers (FRP). The author presents the material-specific advantages of FRP and the typical areas of their application. The problems created by conventional, non-integrating product development are listed and the author states how these problems are potentially overcome by integrated product development (IPD). In addition, it is explained why IPD is of particular importance for FRP. An approach to IPD for FRP-parts is presented. It is explained step by step how a catalogue of requirements is defined as well as how this basis is used to develop a concept, a design, and a final construction. Simple but effective methods for the selection of fiber materials, semi-finished products and manufacturing processes are highlighted in this book. A concluding chapter describes an approach to techno-economic evaluation. Throughout the book, practical application examples show the reader how to put the gained knowledge into practice.
Ecological Modeling for Mitigating Environmental and Climate Shocks
Lakes, wetlands and coastal regions provide essential services critical to the survival of human, wildlife and, by and large, the ecosystems, which are constantly threatened by anthropogenic activities, environmental degradation and climate change. Marine resources, particularly mangroves and corals, are vulnerable to coastal developments, including coastal reclamation, and human settlements that discharge large quantities of wastes into the seas. Climate change impacts, such as increased salt intrusion and sea level rise, may additionally induce regime shifts detrimental to these delicate ecosystems. And the warmer climate has increased the frequency, duration and intensity of catastrophic coastal disturbances, implicating profound uncertainty to the sustainability of coastal infrastructures and resources essential for human populations.This book is written for students, researchers and practitioners pursuing teaching and research related to sustainable development, and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). It provides a unique approach on sustainable development, viewed from the perspectives of providing solutions via model simulation, to solve sustainable development issues related to human population growth, and impacts due to climate change. It provides the scientific knowledge and technical skills necessary to achieve valuable insights for mitigating the predicted adverse impacts and for developing sustainable development strategies, incorporating climate and environmental adaptations.
Conjugated Polymers at Nanoscale
Nanoscale control of order and orientation is essential for optimizing the performance of conjugated polymers. These semi-crystalline materials enable flexible devices for electronic, optical, electrochemical, and thermoelectric applications and are also of interest for the emerging fields of bioelectronics and spintronics.
Novel Nanomaterials for Thermochemical Storage
The book offers recent developments in terms of thermochemical energy storage materials (TCM), covering the full temperature range of application, low, medium and high. Beginning with a review of the recent advancements in the field of adsorption thermal energy storage systems, this book goes on to discuss innovative TC nanomaterials, in terms of synthesis, characterization and validation.
International Environmental Labelling Vol.1 Food
This book is dedicated to the subject of environmental labels. The basis for the classification of its parts goes back to the types of environmental labelling according to the classification provided by the International Organization for Standardization. The idea of compiling this book came to the author's mind when it was observed that national environmental labelling models had been developed in most countries. This is, however, not the case everywhere; in many other countries, even the initial steps have not been taken.
Aeroplanes And Dirigibles Of War
A hook: A gripping voyage through the dawn of aerial warfare, where man's first fragile engines learned to shoulder the sky's gravity-and the fate of nations. Aeroplanes And Dirigibles Of War surveys the birthplace of modern air power with lucid, reverent clarity. Talbot's classic study threads together aircraft development, military technology, and the evolving tactics that reshaped battlefields in the early twentieth century. The narrative is precise yet inviting, guiding readers through the interplay of airships in warfare and the rapid ascent of aeroplanes as instruments of strategy, reconnaissance, and combat. It is both a historical document and a sustained meditation on how innovation, risk, and ambition collided above the fronts. This work holds enduring literary and historical significance for aviation history enthusiasts and scholars alike. It stands as an aeronautical history classic, a wellspring for military history readers, and a valued academic study resource. For casual readers and classic-literature collectors, the book offers a rare window into European wartime imagination, morale, and technology-an accessible doorway into a pivotal era of invention and conflict. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. A must for enthusiast aviation collectors, scholars, and anyone drawn to the saga of airships, dirigibles and the birth of modern air warfare.
3D and Circuit Integration of Mems
Dieses Referenzwerk ist eine umfassende und systematische Einf羹hrung in die Technologien f羹r das Packaging und die heterogene Integration von Mikrosystemen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf MEMS aus Silikon, die in gro?em Umfang zum Einsatz kommen, und auf Technologien zur Systemintegration. Die Themenbereiche umfassen u. a. Bulk-Mikromechanik, Oberfl瓣chen-Mikromechanik, CMOS-MEMS, Wafer-Verbindungen, Waferbonden und Wafer-Sealing.
Novel Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices
Novel Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices Explore the latest developments in electrochemical energy storage device technologyIn Novel Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices, an accomplished team of authors delivers a thorough examination of the latest developments in the electrode and cell configurations of lithium-ion batteries and electrochemical capacitors. Several kinds of newly developed devices are introduced, with information about their theoretical bases, materials, fabrication technologies, design considerations, and implementation presented.You'll learn about the current challenges facing the industry, future research trends likely to capture the imaginations of researchers and professionals working in industry and academia, and still-available opportunities in this fast-moving area. You'll discover a wide range of new concepts, materials, and technologies that have been developed over the past few decades to advance the technologies of lithium-ion batteries, electrochemical capacitors, and intelligent devices. Finally, you'll find solutions to basic research challenges and the technologies applicable to energy storage industries.Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of: A thorough introduction to energy conversion and storage, and the history and classification of electrochemical energy storageAn exploration of materials and fabrication of electrochemical energy storage devices, including categories, EDLCSs, pseudocapacitors, and hybrid capacitorsA practical discussion of the theory and characterizations of flexible cells, including their mechanical properties and the limits of conventional architecturesA concise treatment of the materials and fabrication technologies involved in the manufacture of flexible cellsPerfect for materials scientists, electrochemists, and solid-state chemists, Novel Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices will also earn a place in the libraries of applied physicists, and engineers in power technology and the electrotechnical industry seeking a one-stop reference for portable and smart electrochemical energy storage devices.
The Aeroplane In War
A daring glimpse into the birth of air power that still hums with invention and courage. The Aeroplane In War surveys the dawn of military aviation with clarity, reverence, and a storyteller's eye for detail. Claude Grahame-White's historical aviation treatise unfolds like a living record of innovation and strategy. It threads together early aircraft technology development, pilot training, and the practical realities of air power in war, offering both technical insight and human-scale drama. For aviation enthusiasts and history researchers alike, the narrative resonates with the texture of the era-the British aviation era, the emergence of air superiority, and the shaping of modern warfare. This edition stands as more than a reprint. It is a restoration designed for today's readers and for future generations, preserving the author's voice while ensuring accessibility for classroom study and personal immersion. The work holds literary and historical significance as a milestone in the study of military aviation history, offering a bridge between classic scholarship and contemporary curiosity. Perfect for casual readers and classic-literature collectors, the book invites a wide audience to explore a pivotal period in world war one era. Its value lies not only in its content but in its embodiment of a cultural treasure-an out of print classic now revived by Alpha Editions, designed to endure.
Smart Polymers
Smart polymers react sharply to small changes in physical or chemical conditions and present an intelligent response to chemical stimuli (i.e., chemical species -including biomolecules-, pH, solvents, redox, stimuli that trigger controlled depolymerization) and physical stimuli (i.e., temperature, light, mechanical stress and electrical stimuli). For these reasons, the interest in smart polymers has recently increased exponentially, especially in biological stimuli (i.e., application of polymer-based biosensors, drug delivery, tissue engineering, precision medicine and cell therapy). This book offers a unique opportunity to review the physical-chemical fundamentals of smart polymers, and their behaviour. It also provides an excellent review of the main applications of smart polymers.
Polymeric Coating Systems for Artificial Leather
The manufacture of artifi cial leather using polymeric systems is a vital component as an essential commodity for consumer, industrial and automobile applications. Both practical and exciting possibilities to the standard traditional coatings with PVC and polyurethanes with newer coatings of silicone and graphene induced coatings, and economical biomass materials as non-traditional fi llers, stiffening and softening agents are discussed.
An Introduction to Virtual Sound Barriers
This book introduces the history, principle, design methods, and recent progress in research of virtual sound barriers. Two virtual sound barrier systems, i.e., planar virtual sound barrier system and three-dimensional virtual sound barrier system, are discussed including applications, limitations, and future direction discussions.
Recent Developments of Electrodeposition Coating
This e-book presents a selection of papers focused on some novel aspects of electrodeposited coatings, in particular for medical applications. The biocoatings applied for surface modification of load-bearing implants are still being developed, especially for titanium implants, for which hundreds and thousands of possible technical solutions have been proposed using different techniques and materials. This book is a collection of papers that demonstrate appropriate attempts using various electrodeposition methods. The specific objectives are different, with several looking for improved bioactivity, another for antibacterial properties, and another for increased adhesion on the helix lines on dental implants. The e-book starts with a paper on the methodic development of electrodes for electrowinning. This is followed by paper on the real performance of the surface of dental implants, a subject not often addressed. The next paper focuses on electro-oxidation: a novel two-stage oxidation method, characteristic of the oxide layer on helix line of a model dental implant, and micro-arc oxidation of 3D printed titanium. The last paper focuses on coatings, describing the carbon nanotubes- (hydroxyapatite, chitosan), Eudragit-, and Fe-containing coatings. The e-book concludes with a review of all electrodeposition methods. It is a collection of papers describing novel results in electrodeposition biocoatings, which will be of interest for many scholars and researchers
Chitin and Chitosans in the Bioeconomy
This book covers all major aspects of chitin and chitosan, including structure, biosynthesis, biodegradation, properties of chitin and derivatives, applications, and market. It offers a special focus on the bioeconomy, which is the renewable segment of the circular economy.
Consumers and Nanotechnology
This book presents findings from EU (and other) projects on the theme of science in society, focusing on nanotechnology and the potential for democratisation of science. It is based on hands-on studies of a set of deliberative processes analysed by the European Commission's FP7 NANOPLAT project. With added material in the second edition, the book gives a unique insight into the development of deliberative processes on nanotechnology from the start in June 2004 in Denmark up to the present. The analysis is based on an observation of 'generations' of deliberations and it develops the third-generation deliberation, first theoretically and then gets to test it out empirically under the NanoDiode project. In addition, it presents a version of Callon's 'hybrid forum', called HF 2.0, and compares this approach to the deliberations. In light of the RRI approaches, the new concluding chapter considers the potential for a more democratic science through public engagement.
The European Union and the Use of Military Force
Koivula examines the discursive space related to the use of military force by the European Union (EU). By examining the EU's relationship to its use of military force during the course of its history and by demonstrating that the contemporary discursive space of the EU military dimension is incoherent in nature and contains inherent contradictions,
Cape Gloucester
Cape Gloucester: The Green Inferno This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions. 2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work. We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!
Polymer-Based Solid State Batteries
Recent years has seen a tremendous growth in interest for solid state batteries based on polymer electrolytes, with advantages of higher safety, energy density, and ease of processing. The book explains which polymer properties guide the performance of the solid-state device, and how these properties are best determined. It is an excellent guide for students, newcomers and experts in the area of solid polymer electrolytes.
Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium
Fundamental equations for ideal fluids.- Acoustic waves.- Real fluids.- The interstellar medium.- Shock waves.- Turbulence.- Electrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics.- Motion of a plasma in a magnetic field.- Magnetohydrodynamic waves.- Dust from the interstellar medium.- HII regions.- Stellar Winds.- Supernovae remnants.- The interstellar medium and its components.- Molecular Clouds.- Star formation.
Push
Push: Software Design and the Cultural Politics of Music Production shows how changes in the design of music software in the first decades of the twenty-first century shaped the production techniques and performance practices of artists working across media, from hip-hop and electronic dance music to video games and mobile apps. Emerging alongside developments in digital music distribution such as peer-to-peer file sharing and the MP3 format, digital audio workstations like FL Studio and Ableton Live introduced design affordances that encouraged rapid music creation workflows through flashy, "user-friendly" interfaces. Meanwhile, software such as Avid's Pro Tools attempted to protect its status as the "industry standard," "professional" DAW of choice by incorporating design elements from pre-digital music technologies. Other software, like Cycling 74's Max, asserted its alterity to "commercial" DAWs by presenting users with nothing but a blank screen. These are more than just aesthetic design choices. Push examines the social, cultural, and political values designed into music software, and how those values become embodied by musical communities through production and performance. It reveals ties between the maximalist design of FL Studio, skeuomorphic design in Pro Tools, and gender inequity in the music products industry. It connects the computational thinking required by Max, as well as iZotope's innovations in artificial intelligence, with the cultural politics of Silicon Valley's "design thinking." Finally, it thinks through what happens when software becomes hardware, and users externalize their screens through the use of MIDI controllers, mobile media, and video game controllers. Amidst the perpetual upgrade culture of music technology, Push provides a model for understanding software as a microcosm for the increasing convergence of globalization, neoliberal capitalism, and techno-utopianism that has come to define our digital lives.
Manufacturing Automotive Components from Sustainable Natural Fiber Composites
This book focuses on the use of natural fiber composites (NFCs) in the automotive industry. The new race in the automotive industry is no longer speed, but rather low weight and sustainable. Major automakers and component suppliers are now shifting to natural fiber reinforcements for their composite components as a sustainable and lightweight alternative to conventional, synthetic reinforcements. The main object of this book is to bridge the gap between academic literature and actual industry practices, and to provide a comprehensive and integrated review on the use of NFC in the automotive industry from composite fabrication to recycling. The book focuses on the major areas of interest to academic researchers, such as the history of NFC in the automotive industry, specific types of materials used, material qualification programs, major technical challenges facing NFC, major processing techniques and parameters, analysis of major NFC parts used and their performance requirements, sustainability assessments including life cycle assessment and carbon footprint, and future trends.
Fundamentals of Metal Joining
Metal Joining: Need, Approaches, Mechanisms.- Classification of Joining Processes.- Heat Generation and Protection of Weld.- Power Density & Peak Temperature of Welding Processes.- Physics of Welding Arc: Electron Emission and Welding Arc.- Physics of Welding Arc: Arc Initiation and Arc Maintenance.- Physics of Welding Arc: Arc forces, Electrode Polarity and Arc blow.- Physics of Welding Arc: Arc Efficiency, Metal Transfer and Melting Rate.- Arc Welding Power Source: Basic Characteristics.- Arc Welding Power Source: Basic Characteristics, Duty Cycle, and Feed Drives.
Catalysis by Metals on Perovskite-Type Oxides
Perovskite-type oxides are widely explored in a number of environment and energy related research fields. This Special Issue Book "Catalysis by Metals on Perovskite-Type Oxides" provides updates on the recent advances in the catalytic applications of transition metals dispersed on perovskite-type oxides and their working structure.
Phnom Penh Water Story
SECTION IChapter 1 About this book 1.1 Book outline 1.2 Readership of the book 1.3 Background to writing of this book 1.4 Book structure Chapter 2 Understanding Cambodia 2.1 Cambodia 2.1.1 Political background 2.1.2 Administrative arrangements in Cambodia 2.1.3 Cambodian economy 2.2 Phnom Penh 2.2.1 Population 2.2.2 Area of Phnom Penh 2.2.3 Physical conditions 2.2.4 Economy Chapter 3. 3.1 Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority 3.1.1 1959-1970: Period of expansion of water services (PPWSA 2020) 3.1.2 1970-1979: Period of conflict and instability 3.1.3 1979-1993: Period of turbulence 3.1.4 1993-2012: Transformation phase 3.1.5 Donor's role in revival of PPWSA during 2003-2012 3.1.6 Listing of PPWSA stock in 2012: A vote of confidence 3.1.7 Transformation of PPWSA under Ek Sonn Chan 3.2 Changing of the guard: 2012-2017 Chapter 4 Four domain (4-D) framework for analysis of urban water utility Chapter 5 PPWSA: Analysis 5.1 Physical domain of PPWSA 5.1.1 Rivers and seasonal direction of flow 5.1.2 Water treatment plants, their location and source of surface water 5.1.3 Phnom Penh's raw water requirement and prime source of raw water in 2016 5.1.4 Future raw water demand and location of new water treatment plants 5.1.5 Outlook on raw water for Phnom Penh 5.2 Operational domain of PPWSA 5.2.1 Capacity and production of treated water 5.2.2 Distribution of pipeline length 5.2.3 Performance of the water supply network 5.2.4 Non-revenue water and unaccounted for water 5.2.5 Water Supply and Sanitation Branch 5.2.6 Customer mix 5.2.7 Quality of water 5.2.8 Customer care 5.2.9 Internal organisation structure and management team 5.2.10 Outlook on operational performance 5.3 Financial domain 5.3.1 Revenue mix 5.3.2 Production cost 5.3.3. Unit realisations 5.3.4 Financial ratios 5.3.5 Social fund by PPWSA 5.3.6. Financial outlook 5.4 Regulatory domain 5.4.1 Water agencies in Cambodia 5.4.2 Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts 5.4.3 Water sector plans and policies 5.4.4 Regulatory outlooks Chapter 6 Gap analysis of four domains SECTION II 1 Introduction 2 Key learnings for water utilities in developing countries 2.1 Leadership 2.2 Stability of Chief Executive tenure and culture of the organisation 2.3 Autonomous institution 2.4 Non-revenue water reduction 2.4.1 Effective leaks repair 2.4.2 Updating customer base 2.4.3 Metering of all service connections 2.4.4 Fight against illegal connections 2.4.5 Standardised design of last mile service-connection 2.4.6 Gradual replacement of the old supply network 2.4.7 District metering area (DMA) programme 2.4.8 Introduction of internal service contracts 2.5 Data availability and reporting 2.6 Standardisation of treatment plant size 2.7 Connections to the poor 3 Key challenges for PPWSA and water services in Phnom Penh 3.1 Human resource planning and implementation in PPWSA 3.2 Phnom Penh Urban Master Plan 3.3 Evolving regulatory domain 3.4 Lack of financial support to PPWSA from government sources 3.5 Lack of centralised sewerage system in Phnom Penh 3.6 PPWSA listing on Cambodia Stock Exchange 4 Customer interviews
Metamaterials
This book is comprised of chapters on the topics pivoted to metamaterials, i.e., the artificially engineered mediums/structures, of micro- and nano-scale sizes. These will include novel applications of metamaterials in sensors, solar-cell designs, diffractive lenses, perfect absorbers, phase-shifters, THz imaging, antennas, etc.
The Poor Man’s James Bond (vol. 1)
Intended originally for the political Right, The Poor Mans James Bond is now geared for use by the Civil Authorities. It embodies all the practical paramilitary knowledge collected and studied by dissident groups through-out America.
Groundwater Resources Development and Planning in the Semi-Arid Region
This book addresses the various challenges in achieving sustainable groundwater development, management, and planning in semi-arid regions, with a focus on India, and discusses advanced remote sensing and GIS techniques for the estimation and management of groundwater resources. The book is timely as there is a need for a better understanding of the various tools and methods required to efficiently and sustainably meet the growing demand for clean surface and groundwater in developing countries, and how these tools can be combined with other strategies in a multi-disciplinary fashion to achieve this goal in water-scarce regions. The book combines remote sensing and GIS techniques, runoff modeling, aquifer mapping, land use and land cover analyses, evapotranspiration estimation, crop coefficients, and water policy approaches. This will be of use to academics, policymakers, social scientists, and professionals involved in the various aspects of sustainable groundwater development, planning, and management.
4D Printing
4D Printing: Fundamentals and Applications explores both autonomic and non-autonomic systems with different stimulus such as temperature, current, moisture, light and sound. In addition, the fifth dimensional aspect using more than one stimulus is outlined for additive manufacturing processes. The book presents both an introduction to the basic understanding of hybrid processes and explores the physics behind the process (in the form of derivation and numerical problems). For the field engineer, applicable codes and standards for each hybrid process are provided. Lastly, case studies are included in each section to provide the reader with a model to explore future research directions.
Nanomaterials for Spectroscopic Applications
This book provides an overview of key current developments in the synthetic strategy of functional novel nanomaterials in various spectroscopic characterizations and evaluations and highlights possible future applications in nanotechnology and materials science. It illustrates the wide-ranging interest in these areas and provides a background to the later chapters, which address the novel synthesis of high-yield nanomaterials and their biomaterials, graphene, polymeric nanomaterials, green nanomaterials, green polyester, liquid crystal electro-optic switching applications, nanobiotechnology, transition metal oxides, response characteristics of exclusive spectroscopic investigation as well as electron microscopic study, flexible and transparent electrodes, optoelectronics, nanoelectronics, smart displays, switchable device modulation, health care, energy storage, solar/fuel cells, environmental and plant biology, social, ethical, and regulatory implications of various aspects of green nanotechnology, as well as significant foreseeable spectroscopic applications of key functional nanomaterials. Given appropriate regulation for and research on the topics covered, commercial production of manufactured novel composite materials can be realized. Furthermore, the many discoveries highlighted in the book can modulate spectroscopic performances with technical excellence in multidisciplinary research of high competence.
Technology Management for Sustainable Production and Logistics
A methodology for green supplier selection in food industries.- A solution approach for agricultural service center location problem using TOPSIS, DEA and SAW techniques.- Supply chain sustainability - drivers, inhibitors, solutions.- Logistics sector as a support segment for sustainable supply chains.- CSR in supply chains of brewing industry.- Smart cities- a vision of the future or the present.- Reducing Truck Emissions in Import Operations at Container Terminal - A Case Study in a Singaporean Port.- Energy efficiency of passenger transport in Poznan agglomeration in the face of peak oil.- Identifying relationships between eco-innovation and success of a product.- Ergonomics as significant factor of sustainable production.- Information Technologies supporting production process efficiency in ecological aspect.
Laser Shocking Nano-Crystallization and High-Temperature Modification Technology
The aim of this book is to present foundational research on the nano-crystallization, high-temperature modification, micro-structure evolution and plastic deformation induced by laser shock processing. In this regard, the focus is on heat-resistant steel, aluminum alloy, Ti alloys and Ni-based alloys, offering valuable scientific insights into the industrial applications of laser shock processing (LSP) technology. The book addresses various topics, i.e., the formation mechanism and productivity improvement of nano-crystalline diamond by laser processing, the surface integrity and fatigue lives of heat-resistant steels, Ti alloys and Ni-based alloys after LSP with different processing parameters, tensile properties and fractural morphology after LSP at different temperatures, strain-rates and grain refinement mechanisms based on the micro-structure evolution. Moreover, the effect of heating temperature and exposure time on stress thermal relaxation and the influence of compressive stress on the stress intensity factor of hole-edge cracks by high strain rate laser shock processing are also analyzed. A new type of statistical data model to describe the fatigue cracking growth with limited data is proposed based on the consideration of the effects of fracture growth on the reliability and confidence level.This book is intended for researchers, engineers and postgraduates in the fields of nanotechnology and micro-engineering who are interested in the partial or overall strengthening of materials, especially those with a focus on surface integrity and fatigue life.
Afm-Based Observation and Robotic Nano-Manipulation
Introduction.- Robotics based AFM Nano-manipulation.- AFM Image Reconstruction using Thermal-drift Compensation Model.- Tip Model based AFM Image Reconstruction.- Stochastic Approach based Tip Localization.- Path Planning of Nano-robot using Probability Distribution Region.- Nano-manipulation Platform based on AFM.
