AI Powered in Structural Health Monitoring
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is a vital field in civil, aerospace, and mechanical engineering, focusing on the continuous assessment of the health and functionality of structures. With the increasing complexity and aging of infrastructure worldwide, SHM has gained significant attention for its ability to ensure structural safety, enhance operational performance, and reduce maintenance costs.Whether you are a researcher, engineer, student, or policymaker, this book offers a valuable resource for understanding how AI is reshaping the future of structural health monitoring. By harnessing the power of intelligent systems, we can build infrastructure that not only withstands the test of time but also actively communicates its condition, anticipates its needs, and ensures the safety and sustainability of our built environment. The journey ahead is both challenging and promising, and the integration of AI into SHM marks a critical step toward smarter, safer, and more resilient infrastructure worldwide.
Today Was Fun
A refreshing and unconventional take on the world of work. Perfect for fans of Bren矇 Brown and Cal Newport, Today Was Fun challenges the notion that professionalism means being buttoned up and overworked and provides seven key rules for better days at work and in life. Bree Groff weaves together personal anecdotes, research, humor, and practical wisdom, outlining a compelling vision of modern workplaces that make people feel human and alive. Groff provides concrete strategies for implementation, from Do Nothing Days for inducing brilliant work to building a Portfolio Life that ensures work remains only one of many fulfilling things we do. An irreverent guide for a rising generation of leaders, Today Was Fun is poised to spark vital conversations about how we spend our days and to drive real change in organizations--promoting a fuller, more joyful life both in and out of the office.
Personal Finance in Your 20s & 30s for Dummies
Learn to make the simple and sound financial decisions that set you up for long-term success When you've officially begun "adulting" and it's time to make big financial decisions, Personal Finance In Your 20s & 30s For Dummies offers step-by-step advice on building a foundation for your financial futures. Bestselling author and money management guru Eric Tyson shares simple guidance on budgeting, investing, insurance, housing, and more, walking you through how to make the decisions you'll need to make to set yourself up for the rest of your life. You'll learn how to manage debt, co-manage your finances with a partner, and distinguish sound information and advice from meaningless noise and trends. The book is a roadmap to financial health and security that's straightforward enough for anyone to follow and applies to people at almost any income level. Inside the book: Conduct a complete "financial checkup" on your personal accounts Discover how to save for major life events, future goals, and unanticipated setbacks Identify trustworthy advisors and learn the difference between good advice and bad Perfect for young adults just beginning their financial journeys, Personal Finance In Your 20s & 30s For Dummies is your simple, friendly guide to creating a prosperous financial future.
Effect of Early Childhood Education on Lower Primary Cognition
This study examined the effect of Early Childhood Education (ECE) on the cognitive development of pupils in lower primary education in Kamonyi District, Rwanda. Guided by three objectives-examining the accessibility, availability, and affordability of ECE; identifying aspects of cognitive development; and determining ECE's effect on cognitive growth-the study surveyed 158 respondents from a target population of 260 using descriptive and correlational research designs. Data were analyzed through SPSS and thematic methods. Findings revealed limited accessibility (13.52%) and affordability (mean = 2.85) of ECE. Only 14.7% of teachers reported standard cognitive development in pupils. Regression results showed physical learning environment (R簡 = 0.414), teacher-pupil interaction (R簡 = 0.470), and parental involvement (R簡 = 0.265) significantly influenced cognitive outcomes. The study concludes that poor ECE access negatively affects cognitive development and recommends increased parental enrollment efforts and improved teaching methods.
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The Secret Diary of a Company Secretary
What if the biggest risks in business were hiding in plain sight - and only a handful of people knew where to look?Governance is often invisible. But it's the difference between headlines and handcuffs, between integrity and implosion. In the high-stakes world of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 boardrooms, chartered company secretaries and chartered governance professionals are quietly steering the governance ship - asking the hard questions, holding the red lines, and keeping companies safe when the stakes couldn't be higher. This book lifts the lid on the boardroom's most guarded realities. Through real-life stories of power struggles, ethical crossroads, near misses and quiet victories, it reveals the unseen influence of those who protect companies from the inside out.For board directors, aspiring governance leaders, and anyone who believes business should be better - this is your invitation into the side of business you were never meant to see.
Housing For Employees Of Shipyards Building Ships For The United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
Housing For Employees Of Shipyards Building Ships For The United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
Core Assumptions in Business Theory
The modern market-based economy generates wealth, but it lags on well-being; it has mastered efficiency, but struggles with equity; it boasts size, but falls short on sustainability. In other words, our economy delivers performance but neglects progress (i.e., well-being, equity, and sustainability). Many rightly call for tighter regulation, higher ("true") prices, and longer-term incentives. Others appeal to corporate purpose, shared value, and stakeholder-centricity. Beyond regulation and the practice of business, we must attend as well to education and the theory of business. In particular, we must look at business theory's core assumptions, whose weaknesses are long known. In an applied field such as business, where theory tends to be normative, flawed assumptions could act as a "wedge" cleaving apart performance and progress. In this volume, Subramanian Rangan brings together eminent social scientists and philosophers to explore core assumptions in each of the major fields of business-including economics, strategy, marketing, operations, decision science, leadership, governance, technology, and finance. This structured field-by-field reflection reveals and expands the bounds of our rationality. Core Assumptions in Business Theory proposes a revised profit function that integrates harm, outlines how economic actors may draw on moral philosophy to enact Pareto-equity (and not just Pareto-efficiency), suggests a two-stage rationality approach that can attend to well-being, and recasts marketing as consumer education and not merely demand promotion. With an emphasis on education rather than regulation of economic power, this volume argues that moral reasoning and moral roles can fruitfully supplement prudential reasoning and functional responsibilities. Such an evolution will enable our economy to be both modern and moral. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
Farm Valuations and the Agricultural Holdings act, 1908, in two Parts
Farm Valuations and the Agricultural Holdings act, 1908, in two Parts
Employment Opportunities for Handicapped Men in the Coppersmithing Trade
Employment Opportunities for Handicapped Men in the Coppersmithing Trade
Easy Lessons in Life Insurance for Life Insurance Agents, Laymen and Company Officials
Leases & Rental Agreements
Essential rental forms, including a legally-compliant lease, that every landlord needsSmall residential landlords face the choice of hiring expensive lawyers to write leases and forms, or buying generic forms online or from big box stationery stores. Here is an alternative: A lease and associated forms that, when used in conjunction with the law charts in the back of the book, result in leases and agreements that will pass legal muster. Don't guess at the law--use Nolo's resources to get it right.
