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ABC Technology Book (STEAM Baby for Infants and Toddlers)
by Sage FranchFuel your toddler's ABC learning through the power of S.T.E.A.M. Give your little technologist a jump-start with this fun, inspiring way to master their ABCs. From Automation to Zip Compression, ABC Technology Book introduces toddlers to basic technology concepts with each letter of the alphabet. This S.T.E.A.M.-themed ABC technology book for kids features: Levels of discovery—Explore a tiered learning approach that grows with your child. Focus first on letters, then on words, and then on understanding concepts. Colorful images—This ABC technology book has rich and vibrant illustrations that add to the learning and will keep your child engaged. Full S.T.E.A.M. ahead—Encourage a lifelong love of learning with all the books in the S.T.E.A.M. Baby Series. Out now: ABC Science Book, ABC Engineering Book. Coming Soon: ABC Arts Book, ABC Math Book. ABC Technology Book makes learning the alphabet a fun, exciting adventure for any toddler.
ABC Science Book (STEAM Baby for Infants and Toddlers)
by Anjali JoshiABC learning through the power of S.T.E.A.M. for ages 0 to 3 Give your little scientist a jump-start with this fun, inspiring way to master their ABCs. From astronaut to zoologist, ABC Science Book introduces young children, up to age 3, to basic scientific concepts and careers with each letter of the alphabet. This S.T.E.A.M.-themed ABC book for kids features: Levels of discovery—Explore a tiered learning approach that grows with your child; focus first on letters, then on words, and then on understanding concepts. Colorful images—Rich and vibrant illustrations add to the learning and keep your child engaged. Full S.T.E.A.M. ahead—Encourage a lifelong love of learning with all the books in the S.T.E.A.M. Baby series. ABC Science Book makes learning the alphabet a fun, exciting adventure for any toddler.
ABC Engineering Book (STEAM Baby for Infants and Toddlers)
by Natoshia AndersonFuel a child's ABC learning through the power of S.T.E.A.M. Give your little engineer a jump-start with this fun, inspiring way to master their ABCs. From Aqueduct to Zone, ABC Engineering Book introduces young children to basic engineering concepts with each letter of the alphabet. This S.T.E.A.M.-themed ABC engineering book for kids features: Levels of discovery—Explore a tiered learning approach that grows with your child. Focus first on letters, then on words, and then on understanding concepts. Colorful images—This ABC engineering book has rich and vibrant illustrations that add to the learning and will keep your child engaged. Full S.T.E.A.M. ahead—Encourage a lifelong love of learning with all the books in the S.T.E.A.M. Baby Series. Out Now: ABC Science Book. Coming Soon: ABC Arts Book, ABC Math Book, ABC Technology Book. ABC Engineering Book makes learning the alphabet a fun, exciting adventure for any toddler.
Abatement Techniques for Reducing Emissions from Livestock Buildings (SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science)
by Mohamed SamerThis book identifies future scientific research priorities for developing emissions inventories, emissions abatement techniques and mitigation strategies in order to improve and sustain livestock production that is in line with climate change adaptation. Livestock production is a major source of atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gases, such as methane, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide and ammonia, all of which directly contribute to global warming and climate change. Air pollutant emissions from agricultural practices have a negative environmental impact and are of relevant political importance, as highlighted in both the Kyoto and Gothenburg Protocols. This book provides solutions on how to abate these emissions by using effective abatement techniques such as additives, manure storage covers, aerobic and anaerobic treatments, and dietary manipulation. Each chapter in the book provides valuable, up-to-date information on abatement techniques, thus allowing the reader to better understand the issues involved. Recent advances and new perspectives in the field are also discussed.
Abandoned Buildings in Contemporary Cities: Smart Conditions for Actions (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #168)
by Isabella M. LamiIs it possible to energise the reuse of urban abandoned spaces with low financial capital investment? Addressing this question requires a normative and cultural change, where the rules are less focused on the material processes of producing space and more aimed at fostering the construction of relationships. The reality of several European cities shows how traditional forms of stimulating urban renewal – with respect to the financing of operations, how to design and build, and urban planning legislation – no longer work. This book examines an alternative culture of design and regulation, drawing on the richness of the various approaches to the subject to present an integrated study of the phenomenon of reuse across its economic, architectural and urban dimensions. From this theoretical base, it empirically analyses six Italian case studies in terms of the broadness of geography and in their governance models, and of the important role of the unity of cultural destination for their reuse proposal. The book is intended for all those involved in the cultural challenge of reusing urban abandoned spaces, including public administrators, entrepreneurs, architects, planners and academics.
Ab Initio Studies on Superconductivity in Alkali-Doped Fullerides (Springer Theses)
by Yusuke NomuraThis book covers high-transition temperature (Tc) s-wave superconductivity and the neighboring Mott insulating phase in alkali-doped fullerides. The author presents (1) a unified theoretical description of the phase diagram and (2) a nonempirical calculation of Tc. For these purposes, the author employs an extension of the DFT+DMFT (density-functional theory + dynamical mean-field theory). He constructs a realistic electron-phonon-coupled Hamiltonian with a newly formulated downfolding method. The Hamiltonian is analyzed by means of the extended DMFT. A notable aspect of the approach is that it requires only the crystal structure as a priori knowledge. Remarkably, the nonempirical calculation achieves for the first time a quantitative reproduction of the experimental phase diagram including the superconductivity and the Mott phase. The calculated Tc agrees well with the experimental data, with the difference within 10 K. The book provides details of the computational scheme, which can also be applied to other superconductors and other phonon-related topics. The author clearly describes a superconducting mechanism where the Coulomb and electron-phonon interactions show an unusual cooperation in the superconductivity thanks to the Jahn-Teller nature of the phonons.
Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Analysis Based on Reduced-Dimensionality Reaction Route Map (Springer Theses)
by Takuro TsutsumiThis thesis proposes useful tools, on-the-fly trajectory mapping method and Reaction Space Projector (ReSPer), to analyze chemical reaction mechanisms by combining the reaction route map and the ab initio molecular dynamics. The key concept for the proposed tools is the Cartesian distance between pairwise molecular structures, and a practical procedure to get the optimal distance is introduced. The on-the-fly trajectory mapping method tracks the distance function between reference structures and molecular structures along the trajectory. Although this method provides fruitful insight into dynamic reaction behaviors, the visualization of reaction routes into a low-dimensional space is still challenging because of the multi-dimensionality. ReSPer successfully constructs a low-dimensional reaction space defined by mathematically-selected principal coordinates representing mutual distance relationships in the full-dimensional space. ReSPer also enables us to project trajectories into the reaction space in the reduced dimension. In this thesis, these methods are applied to several reactions, including bifurcating and photochemical reactions, revealing dynamically-allowed reaction mechanisms. This thesis provides robust and versatile tools to elucidate dynamical reaction routes on the basis of the reduced-dimensionality reaction route map and will help control chemical reaction dynamics and select descriptors for machine learning.
Ab initio Calculation Tutorial: For Materials Analysis, Informatics and Design
by Ryo MaezonoThis textbook covers the framework of first-principles analysis applied to materials using density functional theory (DFT). It provides a set of hands-on tutorials using the Quantum ESPRESSO package, an open-source software for DFT. The tutorials are well chosen, designed for maximum effectiveness while requiring a minimum of the reader’s time, and the book describes how the essential components are combined to create the practical applications based on the idea of modeling practical problems of materials. The book carefully explains how to prepare the platform to run the tutorials assisted by free software. This textbook is useful for students in experimental laboratories, for industrial researchers, and for those not majoring in theoretical studies but learning individually.
Aaron Klug A Long Way from Durban
by Holmes Kenneth C.The atomic structures of macromolecules provide the key to understanding how life works. Aaron Klug led the way in the development of methods for solving such structures and is one of the pioneers of structural molecular biology. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1982 for his work. Illuminating both his personal life and scientific achievements, this unique biography begins with Klug's youth in Durban and his studies at Johannesburg, Cape Town and then Trinity College, Cambridge. Holmes proceeds to explore Klug's career from his work on the structure of viruses with Rosalind Franklin at Birkbeck College, London to his time as Director of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge and as President of the Royal Society. Drawing on their long-term collaboration, interviews and unique access to Klug's archives, Holmes provides a fascinating account of an innovative man and his place in the history of structural molecular biology.
Aani & the Tree Huggers
by Jeannine AtkinsBased on true events in India in the 1970s, young Aani and the other women in her village defend their forest from developers by wrapping their arms around the trees, making it impossible to cut them down.
The A-Z of the PhD Trajectory: A Practical Guide for a Successful Journey (Springer Texts In Education)
by Eva O. L. LantsoghtIs suitable for a classroom setting as well as for self-study.<P><P> Offers advice, anecdotes and exercises to teach junior PhD students in STEM how to succeed.<P> Provides information and suggested methods for all steps of the PhD trajectory.<P> Contains an extensive glossary of terms.<P>This textbook is a guide to success during the PhD trajectory. The first part of this book takes the reader through all steps of the PhD trajectory, and the second part contains a unique glossary of terms and explanation relevant for PhD candidates. Written in the accessible language of the PhD Talk blogs, the book contains a great deal of practical advice for carrying out research, and presenting one’s work. It includes tips and advice from current and former PhD candidates, thus representing a broad range of opinions. The book includes exercises that help PhD candidates get their work kick-started. It covers all steps of a doctoral journey in STEM: getting started in a program, planning the work, the literature review, the research question, experimental work, writing, presenting, online tools, presenting at one’s first conference, writing the first journal paper, writing and defending the thesis, and the career after the PhD. Since a PhD trajectory is a deeply personal journey, this book suggests methods PhD candidates can try out, and teaches them how to figure out for themselves which proposed methods work for them, and how to find their own way of doing things.
The A-Z Guide to Food as Medicine, Second Edition
by Diane KraftReprising The 2017 American Library Association Outstanding Academic Title award-winning A-Z Guide to Food As Medicine, this new edition explores the physiological effects of more than 250 foods, food groups, nutrients, and phytochemicals in entries that include: Definition and background information such as traditional medicinal use, culinary facts, and dietary intake and deficiency information Scientific findings on the physiological effects of foods, food groups, and food constituents Bioactive dose when known, such as nutrient Dietary Reference Intakes focusing on 19-to-50-year-old individuals Safety highlights, such as nutrient Tolerable Upper Intake Levels A health professional’s comprehensive nutrition handbook that includes all nutrients, nutrient functions, "good" and "excellent" sources of nutrients, nutrient assessment, and deficiency symptoms, as well as summaries of foods, food groups, and phytochemicals. New to the Second Edition: Disease- and condition-focused Index that leads readers to foods used to manage specific conditions and diseases Focus on practical recommendations for health maintenance and disease prevention, including tables, insets, and updated scientific findings on more than a dozen new foods Accompanying teaching aids and lesson plans available online at http://www.crcpress.com Features: Dictionary-style summaries of the physiological effects of foods, food groups, nutrients, and phytochemicals alphabetically listed for quick access Approximately 60 B & W images of foods; informational tables and insets that define or illustrate concepts such as drug terminologies, classes of phytochemicals, and medicinal aspects of foods and of a plant-based diet Over 1,000 scientific references from peer-reviewed sources, including The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence Analysis Library, and position statements of major health organizations
a tumblr book: platform and cultures
by Alexander Cho Allison McCracken Louisa Stein Indira N HochThis book takes an extensive look at the many different types of users and cultures that comprise the popular social media platform Tumblr. Though it does not receive nearly as much attention as other social media such as Twitter or Facebook, Tumblr and its users have been hugely influential in creating and shifting popular culture, especially progressive youth culture, with the New York Times referring to 2014 as the dawning of the “age of Tumblr activism.” Perfect for those unfamiliar with the platform as well as those who grew up on it, this volume contains essays and artwork that span many different topics: fandom; platform structure and design; race, gender and sexuality, including queer and trans identities; aesthetics; disability and mental health; and social media privacy and ethics. An entire generation of young people that is now beginning to influence mass culture and politics came of age on Tumblr, and this volume is an indispensable guide to the many ways this platform works.
The A to Z of Everyday Things
by Janice Weaver* Why are Americans superstitious about two-dollar bills? * Why do we have twelve months in a year instead of ten, or six, or even twenty? * Why do we celebrate foolishness on the first day of April? * Why is yawning contagious? * Why is the number thirteen considered to be unlucky in so many different cultures? The A to Z of Everyday Things tells the surprising stories behind twenty-six seemingly ordinary objects and activities. From calendars and money to tulips and sideburns, this book uses commonplace items to explore the rich but often overlooked cultural history of our everyday lives. In the end, The A to Z of Everyday Things offers us a picture of modern life and how we got here in a funny, quirky, and highly readable form.
A&P Technician General Textbook
by Jeppesen SandersonA&P Integrated Training System's general, airframe, and powerplant mechanic course materials are fully integrated, providing a complete and systematic training program.
The A in STEAM: Lesson Plans and Activities for Integrating Art, Ages 0–8
by Jerilou J Moore Kerry P HolmesDiscover new and exciting ways to teach STEM content through the arts in your early childhood program with this innovative and comprehensive guidebook. Chapters feature playful activities divided by age band that bridge early academic learning and social, emotional, physical, and mental development with active engagement in the arts. Structured activities include a materials list, safety concerns, key takeaways, and related readings, as well as explicit connections to research and national standards. With clear and concise lesson plans that walk you through activities in music, dance, media arts, visual arts, and theater, it becomes easy to bring development and learning through movement and creativity to your classroom or program.
A doble ciego: Apuntes para un manual de la ignorancia
by Víctor Sombra«Una manera nueva de contar, un thriller que estremece y al mismo tiempo piensa».Belén Gopegui Un grupo de jóvenes activistas y hackers de diferente procedencia se presenta al concurso a la mejor innovación nórdica con un proyecto para recopilar datos de cualquier sistema y crear conexiones con el big data. No logran resultar premiados, pero al final del evento reciben un misterioso encargo para recabar datos sobre un medicamento y su uso en pacientes de distintos lugares del mundo. El grupo acepta sin saber apenas nada de quién les ha hecho un encargo tan bien retribuido ni para qué servirán sus resultados. Poco a poco se irán desvelando algunos engranajes de la interacción entre el sector farmacéutico y el dinero. A doble ciego es una novela negra sin disparos ni apuñalamientos, una inteligente y apasionante trama de espionaje situada entre Noruega y España en la que Sombra se adentra en las encrucijadas del big data y la producción de medicamentos, y pone de manifiesto lo que él denomina «crowdkilling»: los delitos sistémicos en los que todos participamos, los que se mimetizan con el día a día y se detectan apenas como un ruido de fondo. La crítica ha dicho:«Una manera nueva de contar, un thriller que estremece y al mismo tiempo piensa. En la partida íntima y colectiva que los personajes juegan contra su destino, dos preguntas: ¿por qué empezó a parecer normal que una parte de la industria farmacéutica se convirtiera en máquina de guerra contra la vida?, y ¿por qué empezó a parecer inverosímil la resistencia?».Belén Gopegui «Subvierte los géneros con un lenguaje que parece sacado de la ciencia, la tecnología, los sistemas informáticos y la teoría de juegos. Y utiliza estas herramientas iluminar estructuras tan complejas como la industria farmacéutica. A diferencia de tantos de sus colegas Sombra siempre sabe de lo que habla».Gonzalo Torné Sobre su obra anterior:«Un novelista riguroso y muy sutil en la defensa de la novela como arma de reflexión social y estética».J. Ernesto Ayala-Dip, Babelia«Víctor Sombra es uno de los narradores más inconformes, más sólidos intelectualmente, más severamente escrutadores también, e interpeladores, del panorama literario español».Ignacio Echevarría, El Cultural «Sombra enfrenta las razones de las personas a las de los organismos, integrando con asombrosa y rara fluidez extensas disquisiciones prácticamente ensayísticas al desarrollo de una trama apasionante».Gabi Martínez, Qué leer
9th WCEAM Research Papers: Volume 1 Proceedings of 2014 World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Joe Amadi-Echendu Changela Hoohlo Joe MathewEngineering asset management encompasses all types of engineered assets including built environment, infrastructure, plant, equipment, hardware systems and components. Following the release of ISO 5500x set of standards, the 9th WCEAM addresses the hugely important issue of what constitutes the body of knowledge in Engineering Asset Management. Topics discussed by Congress delegates are grouped into a number of tracks including strategies for investment and divestment of assets, operations and maintenance of assets, assessments of assets condition, risk and vulnerability, technologies and systems for management of asset, standards, education, training and certification. These proceedings include a sample of the wide range of topics presented during the 9th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management in Pretoria South Africa 28 - 31 October, 2014 and complements other emerging publications and standards that embrace the wide ranging issues concerning the management of engineered physical assets.
9th International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue System Technology (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #579)
by Luis Fernando D’Haro Rafael E. Banchs Haizhou LiThis book presents the outcomes of the 9th International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems (IWSDS), “Towards creating more human-like conversational agent technologies”. It compiles and provides a synopsis of current global research to push forward the state of the art in dialogue technologies, including advances in the context of the classical problems of language understanding, dialogue management and language generation, as well as cognitive topics related to the human nature of conversational phenomena, such as humor, empathy and social context understanding and awareness.
9th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series)
by Dean Gregurek Baojun Zhao Tao Jiang Jiann-Yang Hwang Zhiwei Peng Shijie Wang Mark William Kennedy Onuralp Yücel Ender Keskinkilic Jerome P Downey Rafael. PadillaIn recent years, global metallurgical industries have experienced fast and prosperous growth. High-temperature metallurgical technology is the backbone to support the technical, environmental, and economical needs for the growth. This collection features contributions covering the advancements and developments of new high-temperature metallurgical technologies and their applications to the areas of processing of minerals; extraction of metals; preparation of metallic, refractory and ceramic materials; treatment and recycling of slag and wastes; and saving of energy and protection of environment. The volume will have a broad impact on the academics and professionals serving the metallurgical industries around the world.
9th International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam: Proceedings of BME 9, 2022, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Translational Healthcare Technology from Advanced to Low and Middle-Income Countries in the Era of Covid and Digital Transformation (IFMBE Proceedings #95)
by Van Toi Vo Thi-Hiep Nguyen Binh Long Vong Ngoc Bich Le Thanh Qua NguyenThis book presents cutting-edge research and developments in the field of biomedical engineering, with a special emphasis on results achieved in Vietnam and neighboring low- and middle-income countries. Covering both fundamental and applied research, and focusing on the theme of “Translational Healthcare Technology from Advanced to Low and Middle Income Countries in the Era of Covid and Digital Transformation”, it reports on the design, fabrication, and application of low-cost and portable medical devices, biosensors, and microfluidic devices, on improved methods for biological data acquisition and analysis, on nanoparticles for biological applications, and on new achievements in biomechanics, tissue engineering, and regeneration. It describes the developments of molecular and cellular biology techniques, neuroengineering techniques, and statistical and computational methods, including artificial intelligence, for biomedical applications. It also discusses strategies to address some relevant issues in biomedical education and entrepreneurship. Gathering the proceedings of the 9th International Conference on The Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam, BME 9, held on December 27-29, 2022, in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, the book offers important answers to current challenges in the field and a source of inspiration for scientists, engineers, and researchers with various backgrounds working in different research institutes, companies, and countries.
9th International Conference on Robotic, Vision, Signal Processing and Power Applications: Empowering Research and Innovation (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #398)
by Mohd Tafir Mustaffa Haidi Ibrahim Shahid Iqbal Soo Siang TeohThe proceeding is a collection of research papers presented, at the 9th International Conference on Robotics, Vision, Signal Processing & Power Applications (ROVISP 2016), by researchers, scientists, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all around the globe to present their research results and development activities for oral or poster presentations. The topics of interest are as follows but are not limited to: * Robotics, Control, Mechatronics and Automation * Vision, Image, and Signal Processing * Artificial Intelligence and Computer Applications * Electronic Design and Applications * Telecommunication Systems and Applications * Power System and Industrial Applications * Engineering Education
9th International Conference on Mobility, IoT and Smart Cities: EAI Mobility IoT 2022 (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Lucia Knapcikova Shakib ZohrehvandiThis proceeding features papers from EAI Mobility IoT 2022 – the 9th International Conference on Mobility, IoT and Smart Cities, which took place December 15-16, 2022, Bratislava, Slovakia and online. The conference focuses on innovative technologies influencing industry and connectivity sectors in industrial, urban, social and sustainable development. The papers cover many topics in mobility, including car manufacturing, e-mobility, smart cities, smart factories (Industry 4.0), smart logistics, social mobility, technological innovations, sustainability, multicultural development, Internet of Things sectors, etc. The papers are applicable to researchers, academics, students, and professionals.
The 9th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research: Greening Energy to Shape a Sustainable Future (Environmental Science and Engineering)
by Nídia S. Caetano Manuel Carlos FelgueirasThis is the 9th edition of the International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, ICEER 2022, took place in the middle of September, ISEP, Porto, Portugal (Hybrid). This book includes all the well-presented papers in ICEER 2022.The maturity of this conference series has now been reached, with a large number of participants from academia, as well as a few coming from the professional field. Linking together energy and environment research is not an easy task. However, it is now understood that these fields are interconnected and that the answer to the challenge of a sustainable future depends enormously on the willingness and capability of problem thinking in an integrated manner. This book presents the participants in ICEER 2022 contribution toward sustainability, through energy and environment research, thanks for all.
9th European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference: Proceedings of EMBEC 2024, June 9-13, 2024, Portorož, Slovenia, Volume 1 (IFMBE Proceedings #112)
by Samo Mahnič-Kalamiza Tomaž Jarm Rok ŠmercThis book informs on new trends, challenges, and solutions, in the multidisciplinary field of biomedical engineering. It covers traditional topics in biomechanics and biomedical signal processing, as well as recent trends relating to the applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning methods in medicine and biology, and to bioengineering education. Gathering the second volume of the proceedings of the 9th European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference (EMBEC 2024), held on June 9-13, 2024, in Portorož, Slovenia, this book bridges fundamental and clinically-oriented research, emphasizing the role of translational research in biomedical engineering. It aims at inspiring and fostering communication and collaboration between engineers, physicists, biologists, physicians and other professionals dealing with cutting-edge themes in and advanced technologies serving the broad field of biology and healthcare.