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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

" . . . finely crafted scholarship. Elegant and graceful, yet packed with knowledge and information, it embodies the aesthetic qualities which it describes and explores." --American Ethnologist"The text is detailed and informative, and enjoyable reading . . . " --Choice"The Mande Blacksmith is...

In this volume, Don Ihde argues that scientific instrumentation is the link between philosophy of science and philosophy of technology and shows that the interconnections between the two involve scientific instrumentation as an "interface."Author: Don IhdeISBN-10: 025320626XISBN-13: 9780253206268Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)Language: EnglishPublished: 05/01/1991Pages:...

" . . . Dr. Ihde brings an enlightening and deeply humanistic perspective to major technological developments, both past and present." --Science Books & Films"Don Ihde is a pleasure to read. . . . The material is full of nice suggestions and details, empirical...

Exercising Our Worldview: Brief Essays on Issues from Technology to Art from One Christian's Perspective is a collection of 139 brief essays that originated as five-minute radio commentaries. Soon after coming to Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, in 1979, Adams established a habit...

Interested in learning about the Future of Finance?Want to know more about Decentralized Finance in 2022 and beyond? Do YOU want to make passive income starting today?Then keep reading...The Decentralized finance industry has gone from $1B in value locked in 2019 to $106B in...

Want to earn True Passive Income from Cryptocurrency trading?If so, then keep reading...You could spend $6,000 on a course, then an initial $3,000 investment and $700 to purchase the bot, only to learn the same information from this book for $24.99, saving you $9,675!The...

Are YOU looking for a data scientist job?Then keep reading...The median annual salary for a Data Scientist is $98,230, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Data science job postings grew by 31% over the past few years, while data science job searches only rose...

This is a 'top-shelf' canter along the information super-highway to the secretive hubs of data-storage. Those that grasp all the lessons will be the winners." - Alastair Stewart OBEWe can't live without the internet, but we know very little about the secret industry that...

This book, in two volumes, has been produced for engineers and technicians in the electrical discipline who work, or wish to work, in the offshore oil and gas industry.Author: Michael J. DennisISBN-10: 1909593664ISBN-13: 9781909593664Publisher: New Generation PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/2013Pages: 422Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.22lbsSize: 11.69h x...

This text provides a thorough introduction into the history and theory of moving image film, video, sound recording and allied technologies. The author explains scientific, technical and engineering concepts clearly, using language that can be understood by non-scientists. Enticknap Integrates a discussion of traditional...

In this highly original interdisciplinary work, well-known environmental philosopher Eric Katz explores technology's role in dominating both nature and humanity. He argues that technology dominates, and hence destroys, the natural world; it dominates, and hence destroys, critical aspects of human life and society. Technology...

The intent of this book is to provide information on systems to convey the ash from coal-fired plants to be disposed of in an environmental way. It shows some very early systems, up to the most recent. It is a compilation of materials, equipment,...

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Ignition: We Have a Lift OffBy: Robert BrewsterThe world watched as Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon and proclaimed his most famous quote, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." While men...

The Energy Predicament: Exploring the Realities Behind Modern and Future Energy Solutions for Climate ChangeBy: Jeremiah CutrightWhile the world is now actively transitioning to carbon-free energy sources due to climate change, there are substantial challenges that the public is not recognizing. The Energy Predicament...

The Cannons of Bull: McGill/HARP Reach for the SkyBy: Dr. Raymond E. March and Dr. Donald L. MordellThe Cannons of Bull recounts in a fascinating, insider fashion the remarkable story of the McGill High-Altitude Research Project. Also known as HARP. An exciting endeavor to...

Waste-to-Resources ist die weltweit bedeutendste Tagung zu den stoffspezifischen Abfallbehandlungsverfahren und der Verwertung von gemischten sowie Restabf舁len. Die Beitr臠e im Tagungsband widmen sich u.a. folgenden Themenbereichen: - Konzepte und Daten zur Weiterentwicklung Abfallwirtschaft - Abfalltechnik und neue Verfahren - Kreislaufwirtschaft w臧rend der Corona-Krise -...

Master's Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Biology - Diseases, Health, Nutrition, grade: 3.95, Bahir Dar University (Bahirdar Institute of Technology), course: Applied Human Nutrition, language: English, abstract: Properly designed and evidence-based dietary guidelines make it easier for people to adopt healthy...

Literature Review from the year 2015 in the subject Engineering - General, Basics, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, course: Mineral Engineering, language: English, abstract: Atomic-scale resolution is needed to study the arrangement of atoms in materials and advancing their understanding. Since the seventeenth-century optical...

Project Report from the year 2016 in the subject Agrarian Studies, grade: 64.4, Sheffield Hallam University, language: English, abstract: In a closed hydroponic farms like hydroponics carried out in greenhouses, very little and insignificant research has been done on maintaining the individual nutrient balance...

Document from the year 2015 in the subject Engineering - System Science, grade: 8.46 CGPA, Saraswati College Of Engineering, course: MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, language: English, abstract: The present paper proposes a systematic design framework for cost of quality that embeds Taguchi's method and other...

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Engineering - Computer Engineering, grade: 3.75, course: Computer Engineering, language: English, abstract: Presently in Ghana, the electoral process involves biometric registration of eligible voters and queuing up of the registered voters, to cast their...

Cementing the casing and liner in the oil and gas wells is an important and critical section of drilling operations. Particularly, as the conventional cements have a high range of density, cementing jobs in some cases such as in a low pressure, depleted, or...

The technology gap between the developed world and developing countries is getting more critical by the day. Developed countries are implementing new effective technologies across all spheres of economic progression, thus dictating global business. A developing country like Zimbabwe must therefore source for new...

The OSB is a product derived from wood, developed in the United States of America in 1954, and defined as a panel with oriented particles, which are distributed in multiple layers of a predetermined shape. At the time, OSB was created to replace the...

The need for innovation in the manufacturing industry to meet the consumer's fast changing preference has led to additive manufacturing (AM). Additive manufacturing works around the idea of material addition for product formation instead of conventional ways of subtracting material. Due to AM being...

This book presents a brief overview of the Brush less D.C Machine (BLDCM) covering its construction, classifcation, control, usage etc.Presented further are two possible modeling strategies of this machine and their drawbacks. An attractive method by solving loop equations for instantaneous current is also...

Microbial and plant fuel cell represents a new type of green technology for electricity generation. In this book, batch production of electricity using river water sediment and plant sediment is reported .Experiments were conducted in a single chamber microbial fuel cell and plant fuel...

The book will develop an understanding of methods of demand and population estimation in the human and natural environment. It contains concepts about the types of demand, water requirement for different types of domestic and non domestic uses and its temporal as well as...

At present, elderly people are surfing from dementia and Alzheimer's disease across the world. The aged population has been increasing and continues in the coming decades. Those elderly who are suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease require continuous attention. Therefore, these people need a...

Construction projects have an abundance of risk, contractors cope with it and owners pay for it. The construction industry is subject to more risk than any other industry. Taking a project from initial investment appraisal to completion and into use is a complex and...

The book: Lectures on Systems & Control Engineering (With Worked Examples), is meant to explain the rudiments of control engineering to undergraduate students. It is written from experience obtained from teaching control engineering in the university, at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels, for several...

The order picking process accounts for 55% of the total warehousing costs. It is very labor intensive and raising efficiency in this part of the process will promise high savings. In a few simple steps, this book explains how an ordinary pick and pack...

Recent upsurge in non-insulin dependent diabetes and cardiovascular diseases has accentuated nutrition therapy as a means to clinical management for keeping a check over such chronic diseases. In this regard, Glycemic Index (GI) has turned into a pivotal tool for nutritionists to assess the...

This book explains the port operations and proposes approaches that aim to improve the most important successive steps in container terminal management activities. A multi-period assignment problem that seeks to allocate vessels to berthing spaces and quay cranes is proposed to handle the quayside...

Details regarding formulation studies of gold plating baths have always been hindered by patent. The bath constituents are always referred to as proprietary. Also colored gold plating remains much of an empirical art rather than the science and thus a large extent depends on...

Advances in spectroscopy sensors have allowed the acquisition of ever-increasing volumes of data from scenes, either remotely, by air- or space-borne devices, or locally, by hand-held spectrometers or stand-alone cameras. With this boom in the amount of data available has also come a greater...

During the last decade, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) has appeared as a new surveying technique. Its proper use requires good knowledge of the error sources, comprehensive description of which is currently lacking. Especially important are systematic instrumental errors, which are determined during calibration. Recently,...

This book presents the findings of an interdisciplinary study which attempted to understand the role and implications of 'discourse' in the implementation of various Information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development initiatives in Jamaica using a Critical Discourse Analysis Methodology. Discourse, the unit of...

In this book, a high fidelity ball bearing and squeeze film damper (SFD) model including thermal effects is developed for an energy storage flywheel system with active magnetic bearings (AMBs). A high fidelity nonlinear ball bearing employs the Hertzian contact load-deflection model between ball...

The environmental damage that salinity can cause is massive. In its early stages, soil salinization reduces soil productivity, but in advanced stages, salinization kills all vegetation and transforms fertile and productive land to barren waste. Remote sensing data has great potential for monitoring dynamic...

No detailed description available for "The City of Dionysos".Author: Valdis LeinieksISBN-10: 3598776373ISBN-13: 9783598776373Publisher: de GruyterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1996Pages: 407Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.89lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.94d

An eye-opening exploration of membrane contactors from a group of industry leaders In Membrane Contactor Technology: Water Treatment, Food Processing, Gas Separation, and Carbon Capture, an expert team of researchers delivers an up-to-date and insightful explanation of membrane contactor technology, including transport phenomena, design...

Magnetic Resonance Microscopy Explore the interdisciplinary applications of magnetic resonance microscopy in this one-of-a-kind resource In Magnetic Resonance Microscopy: Instrumentation and Applications in Engineering, Life Science and Energy Research, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive exploration of the use of magnetic resonance...

Document from the year 2017 in the subject Medicine - Biomedical Engineering, grade: 3.0, language: English, abstract: Electroencephalograph (EEG) has been widely used for BCI applications due to its non-invasiveness, ease of implementation, and cost-efficiency. The collected EEG signal is non-stationary and has task-related...

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Medicine - Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, language: English, abstract: This paper aims to determine whether APOE4 genotype and AD-related pathological load in the form of CSF-derived Aβ and tau can be used for...

Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Medicine - Biomedical Engineering, grade: 1.1, course: MSc. Industrial Pharmaceutical Science, language: English, abstract: With the adoption of Disposable and Single-use manufacturing equipment on the rise, it is logical there is an industry push to...

Surcharged and different forms of retaining walls is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1873. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As...

Tri-Nitro-Glycerin is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1872. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the...