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Forensic Applications of Gas Chromatography (Analytical Concepts in Forensic Chemistry)
by Michelle Groves Carlin John Richard DeanSeveral areas of forensic science use the technique of gas chromatography, ranging from fire analysis to the investigation of fraudulent food and perfumes. Covering the essentials of this powerful analytical technique, Forensic Applications of Gas Chromatography explains the theory and shows applications of this knowledge to various realms of foren
Evaluation and Treatment of the Neurogenic Bladder
by Jacques Corcos Erik SchickExcerpted from the Textbook of the Neurogenic Bladder, Essential Guide to the Neurogenic Bladder provides information on two topics essential to the practicing clinician: evaluation and treatment. Giving the reader easy access to the diagnostic armamentarium, this well-illustrated text provides the examining physician with excellent guidelines for
Computer-Aided Fixture Design: Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Processing Series/55 (Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Processing)
by Yiming Kevin Rong Yaoxiang Stephens ZhuIllustrates recently developed fixture design and verification technology, focusing on their central role in manufacturing processes. The text uses up-to-date computer technology to minimize costs, increase productivity and assure product quality. It presents advanced data and analysis that is directly applicable to development of comprehensive com
American Volunteer Police: Mobilizing for Security
by Martin Alan GreenbergToday, it is estimated there are over 200,000 volunteers in police work throughout the United States. Although the need for such volunteers has never been greater, there is a lack of published materials regarding the nature of volunteer police work and how qualified citizens may augment police services. American Volunteer Police: Mobilizing for Sec
Overcoming Depression and Low Mood: A Five Areas Approach, Fourth Edition (Overcoming)
by Chris WilliamsDepression affects many people at some point in their lives. Fortunately, we now know that by changing certain thoughts and behaviour patterns you can greatly improve how you feel. Overcoming Depression and Low Mood: A Five Areas Approach explains how low mood can affect your life. It helps you understand why you sometimes feel low, anxious, angry, or guilty. It also teaches proven practical skills to help you change how you feel. By using the clearly described practical tools inside, you can make helpful changes to your life. Ultimately, the hope is that this book will help you to regain a sense of control over how you feel.The book is based on a cognitive behavioural therapy approach. The developers of this approach found many effective ways of tackling common symptoms and problems people face when feeling low. The course can make a big difference if you can commit to using it. Having someone else to encourage you is also important. Interactive questions and worksheets, which are a key feature of the series, are plentiful in this new edition. An award-winning companion website, www.livinglifetothefull.com, includes additional support materials and information.
Trends in Corrections: Interviews with Corrections Leaders Around the World, Volume Two (Interviews with Global Leaders in Policing, Courts, and Prisons)
by Martha Henderson Hurley Dilip K. DasThe first volume of the Trends in Corrections: Interviews with Corrections Leaders Around the World series introduced readers to the great diversity that exists cross-culturally in the political, social, and economic context of the correctional system. Presenting transcribed interviews of corrections leaders, it offered a comprehensive survey of co
Handbook of Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approaches (Medical Psychiatry Series)
by Siegfried Kasper Robert M. A. HirschfeldAn expert summary of our current understanding of bipolar disorder, this reference examines existing theories, treatment regimens, and clinically relevant applications by world authorities in psychiatric research. Divided into four main sections, this guide delves into the diagnosis and epidemiology of bipolar disorder and progresses to discussions
The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook: Tools and Methods for Process Acceleration (Management Handbooks for Results)
by Frank Voehl H. James Harrington Chuck Mignosa Rich CharronAlthough Lean and Six Sigma appear to be quite different, when used together they have shown to deliver unprecedented improvements to quality and profitability. The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook: Tools and Methods for Process Acceleration explains how to integrate these seemingly dissimilar approaches to increase production speed while decreas
Basic Endocrinology: For Students of Pharmacy and Allied Health
by Andrew Constanti Andrzej Bartke Romesh KhardoriThis textbook has been written primarily for undergraduate students of pharmacy, toxicology, and medicine who require a concise reference book on basic endocrine function and dysfunction.
Products of Random Variables: Applications to Problems of Physics and to Arithmetical Functions (Chapman & Hall/CRC Pure and Applied Mathematics)
by Janos Galambos Italo SimonelliProducts of Random Variables explores the theory of products of random variables through from distributions and limit theorems, to characterizations, to applications in physics, order statistics, and number theory. It uses entirely probabilistic arguments in actualizing the potential of the asymptotic theory of products of independent random variab
Information and Communication Technologies in Public Administration: Innovations from Developed Countries (Public Administration and Public Policy)
by Christopher G. Reddick Leonidas AnthopoulosAn examination of how information technology (IT) can be used in public administration, Information and Communication Technologies in Public Administration: Innovations from Developed Countries examines global perspectives on public administration and IT innovations. This book illustrates the theoretical context of current policies, issues, and imp
Explosives and Chemical Weapons Identification (Forensic Science Techniques)
by James B. CrippinChemicalsare a part of daily life and can be found all around us. Many common chemicals when mixed improperly � whether intentionally or not � can pose serious consequences to those who come in contact with them. Written by an author who is an experiencedhazmat-qualifiedfirst responder,forensicspecialist, and educator, Explosives and Chemical Weapo
Optical Frequency Combs: Trends in Sources and Applications
by Auro Michele Perego and Andrew D. Ellis“Optical Frequency Combs: Trends in Sources and Applications” offers an overview of the recent advances on the physics, sources, and applications of optical frequency comb technology – one of the most exciting and fast developing research fields in photonics.The book aims at showcasing recent advances through contributions by key players in a multifaceted research ecosystem, and at the same time at providing a valuable service to the community, by offering an as much comprehensive as possible review which, at the same time, highlights challenges to be solved and promising future directions.The main topics covered include: (i) an overview of different platforms for optical frequency combs generation as fibre lasers, quantum cascade lasers, integrated microresonators and waveguides, fibre resonators, electro-optic modulators and nonlinear fibres, multicore fibres; (ii) a selection of applications in different technologies including sensing, spectroscopy, precision metrology and optical clocks, microscopy, radio-frequency generation, distance ranging, and optical communications; (iii) a diverse range of physical methods for frequency comb generation such as modulation, laser mode-locking techniques, dissipative solitons and parametric gain in nonlinear resonators, nonlinear spectral broadening and supercontinuum formation in waveguides.This book will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and postgraduate students working and interested in the field optical frequency combs, and more broadly in photonic technologies too.Key Features:· Edited by authorities in the field, with chapter contributions from subject area leading experts in academia and industry.· Up-to-date with the latest technological developments, applications, and fundamental research from the field.· Describes comb properties depending on source and generation platform, and comb specifications matching to application needs.
Improvement of Buildings' Structural Quality by New Technologies: Proceedings of the Final Conference of COST Action C12, 20-22 January 2005, Innsbruck, Austria
by Christian Schaur Federico Mazzolani Gerald Huber Heiko Trumpf Heli Koukkari Jean-Pierre Jaspart Luis BragançaLaunched in May 2000, the aims of the COST C12 cooperative action were:to develop, combine and disseminate new technical engineering technologiesto improve the quality of urban buildingsto propose new technical solutions to architects and plannersto reduce the disturbance caused by construction in urban areas and improve urban quality of life.This
Target Organ Toxicity in Marine and Freshwater Teleosts: Systems (New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment)
by Daniel Schlenk William H. BensonAddressing the numerous gaps in current information, Target Organ Toxicology in Marine and Freshwater Teleosts is an essential resource for researchers and professionals in aquatic toxicology and environmental risk assessment.All the chapters are written by researchers who are internationally recognised for their work in mechanistic aspects of
Crime Scene Processing and Laboratory Workbook
by Patrick Jones Ralph E. WilliamsThe most important part of a CSI‘s (crime scene investigator) job is accurate documentation of properly collected evidence. Documentation tells the story of the crime and can ultimately prove a suspect guilty. Through an array of specific exercises and actual document templates used in practice, Crime Scene Processing and Laboratory Workbook teache
Study Toxicology Through Questions
by John TimbrellA compilation of questions with answers for students of toxicology. The questions are a mixture of short answer, problem-solving, data interpretation and multiple choice and cover all the major areas of toxicology.
Complex Behavior of Switching Power Converters
by Chi Kong TsePower electronics is a discipline spawned by real-life applications in industrial, commercial, residential and aerospace environments. Much of its development evolves around some immediate need for solving specific power conversion problems. This comprehensive book focuses on the typical bifurcation scenarios and nonlinear behavior observed in swit
New Vaccine Technologies
by Ronald W. EllisThis book systematically addresses all the major available direct and enabling technologies which have contributed to the revolutionized research and development, thus improvements to existing vaccines. Its target audience is both research and development workers in the field, as well as health-care personnel who use vaccines. It should serve as an
The New Khaki: The Evolving Nature of Policing in India (Advances in Police Theory and Practice)
by Arvind VermaIn a democratic society, police are expected to be accountable to the people they serve, upholding the rights of citizens and following due process. In India, however, political pressure in the competitive electoral arena forces the police to adopt questionable means and dubious strategies. As a hierarchical bureaucratic organization, disciplined i
Winning the Outsourcing Game: Making the Best Deals and Making Them Work (Best Practices)
by Janet ButlerIt has become increasingly difficult to hire and keep warm bodies, not to mention competent IT personnel. Winning the Outsourcing Game covers everything an IT professional needs to make the decision whether or not to outsource and to make outsourcing work once the decision is made. It includes detailed checklists for everything from drafting the RFP and contract to procedures for onsite contractors to project management and monitoring. It provides the background and the framework for IT managers to develop a sound outsourcing strategy, choose the IT functions to outsource, and effectively manage the risk of third-party contractors.
Structural Dynamics
by Martin WilliamsDynamics is increasingly being identified by consulting engineers as one of the key skills which needs to be taught in civil engineering degree programs. This is driven by the trend towards lighter, more vibration-prone structures, the growth of business in earthquake regions, the identification of new threats such as terrorist attack and the increased availability of sophisticated dynamic analysis tools.Martin Williams presents this short, accessible introduction to the area of structural dynamics. He begins by describing dynamic systems and their representation for analytical purposes. The two main chapters deal with linear analysis of single (SDOF) and multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems, under free vibration and in response to a variety of forcing functions. Hand analysis of continuous systems is covered briefly to illustrate the key principles. Methods of calculation of non-linear dynamic response is also discussed. Lastly, the key principles of random vibration analysis are presented – this approach is crucial for wind engineering and is increasingly important for other load cases. An appendix briefly summarizes relevant mathematical techniques. Extensive use is made of worked examples, mostly drawn from civil engineering (though not exclusively – there is considerable benefit to be gained from emphasizing the commonality with other branches of engineering). This introductory dynamics textbook is aimed at upper level civil engineering undergraduates and those starting an M.Sc. course in the area.
Sustainable Development and Human Security in Africa: Governance as the Missing Link (Public Administration and Public Policy)
by Louis A. Picard Terry F. Buss Taylor B. Seybolt Macrina C. LeleiMany new development initiatives have been introduced in Africa over the past few decades. Each of these has been heralded as marking a new era in the continent‘s development. However, many of these initiatives have failed to produce sustained results due to numerous challenges, including, most importantly, the lack of good governance. The Africa P
Health Capital and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development (Public Administration and Public Policy)
by Patricia A. Cholewka Mitra M. MotlaghGiven ongoing worldwide calamities such as famine, natural disasters, and drug abuse, international attention has increasingly focused upon disease detection, prevention, containment, and treatment. Ill health hampers a country‘s social and economic development by triggering a vicious cycle of unsustainable resource use. Given the recent outbreaks of worldwide calamities such as famine and natural disasters, international attention has increasingly focused upon disease detection, prevention, and treatment. Serving an unmet need in the marketplace, this text highlights mounting evidence of the relationship between human capital and socioeconomic development and poses management strategies from international and interdisciplinary sources. Scholars and practitioners in the health and sustainable development fields address such issues as healthcare and education, funding for healthcare services, and the impact of legal and political policies.
The Portal to Lean Production: Principles and Practices for Doing More with Less (Resource Management)
by John Nicholas Avi SoniThe Portal to Lean Production: Principles and Practices for Doing More with Less describes the steps, difficulties, and rewards of implementing lean production. The book moves beyond concepts to address practical matters. The authors provide enough information for you to begin implementing lean production within your organization.This book