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Electronics for Service Engineers

by Dave Fox ...

Electronics for Service Engineers is the first text designed specifically for the Level 2 NVQs in Electronics Servicing. It provides the underpinning knowledge required by brown goods and white goods students, reflecting the popularity of the EMTA white goods NVQs. It has also been written in the light of the new EEB / City & Guilds Level 2 progression award (RVQ) for brown goods and commercial ... Read more

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Electronics for Service Engineers is the first text designed specifically for the Level 2 NVQs in Electronics Servicing. It provides the underpinning knowledge required by brown goods and white goods students, reflecting the popularity of the EMTA white goods NVQs. It has also been written in the light of the new EEB / City & Guilds Level 2 progression award (RVQ) for brown goods and commercial
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The Global Architect

Firms, Fame and Urban Form

by Donald McNeill ...

Series series Cultural Spaces
The Global Architect explores the increasing significance of globalization processes on urban change, architectural practice and the built environment. In what is primarily a critical sociological overview of the current global architectural industry, Donald McNeill covers the "star system" of international architects who combine celebrity and hypermobility, the top firms, whose offices are ... Read more

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The Global Architect explores the increasing significance of globalization processes on urban change, architectural practice and the built environment. In what is primarily a critical sociological overview of the current global architectural industry, Donald McNeill covers the "star system" of international architects who combine celebrity and hypermobility, the top firms, whose offices are
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The Heroic Age of Diving

America's Underwater Pioneers and the Great Wrecks of Lake Erie

by Jerry Kuntz ...

Series series Excelsior Editions
A comprehensive history of the first three decades of underwater exploration in antebellum America.Winner of the 2016 Dr. Art Bachrach Literary Award presented by the Historical Diving SocietySilver Medalist, 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Sports/Fitness/Recreation CategoryBeginning in 1837, some of the most brilliant engineers of America's Industrial Revolution turned their ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

A comprehensive history of the first three decades of underwater exploration in antebellum America.Winner of the 2016 Dr. Art Bachrach Literary Award presented by the Historical Diving SocietySilver Medalist, 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Sports/Fitness/Recreation CategoryBeginning in 1837, some of the most brilliant engineers of America's Industrial Revolution turned their
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Things That Go - Trains Edition

Trains for Kids Books

by Baby Professor ...

Series Book 1 - Things That Go
Trains are the cluggity-clugs that you see racing down the tracks. Do you know all there is to know about these wheelers? If not, turn the pages of this book and start learning! Picture books are highly effective at breaking down facts to make them appealing for young children. It is a great resource to use when introducing complex scenarios early in life. Order your copy today! ... Read more

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Trains are the cluggity-clugs that you see racing down the tracks. Do you know all there is to know about these wheelers? If not, turn the pages of this book and start learning! Picture books are highly effective at breaking down facts to make them appealing for young children. It is a great resource to use when introducing complex scenarios early in life. Order your copy today!
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Urban Playground

How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities

by Tim Gill ...

What type of cities do we want our children to grow up in? Car-dominated, noisy, polluted and devoid of nature? Or walkable, welcoming, and green? As the climate crisis and urbanisation escalate, cities urgently need to become more inclusive and sustainable. This book reveals how seeing cities through the eyes of children strengthens the case for planning and transportation policies that work for ... Read more

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What type of cities do we want our children to grow up in? Car-dominated, noisy, polluted and devoid of nature? Or walkable, welcoming, and green? As the climate crisis and urbanisation escalate, cities urgently need to become more inclusive and sustainable. This book reveals how seeing cities through the eyes of children strengthens the case for planning and transportation policies that work for
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Protocols for Pre-Field Screening of Mutants for Salt Tolerance in Rice, Wheat and Barley

by Souleymane Bado, Brian P. Forster, Abdelbagi Ghanim, Joanna Jankowicz-Cieslak, Berthold Günter, Liu Luxiang ...

This book offers effective, low-cost and user-friendly protocols for the pre-field selection of salt-tolerant mutants in cereal crops. It presents simple methods for measuring soil salinity, including soil sampling and the analysis of water-soluble salts, and describes a detailed, but simple, screening test for salt tolerance in rice, wheat and barley seedlings, which uses hydroponics. The ... Read more

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This book offers effective, low-cost and user-friendly protocols for the pre-field selection of salt-tolerant mutants in cereal crops. It presents simple methods for measuring soil salinity, including soil sampling and the analysis of water-soluble salts, and describes a detailed, but simple, screening test for salt tolerance in rice, wheat and barley seedlings, which uses hydroponics. The
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A Practical Guide to Construction of Hydropower Facilities

by Suchintya Kumar Sur ...

This book deals with the narratives of water to watt, which includes elementary conceptual design, modern planning, scheduling and monitoring systems, and extensive pre- and post-investigations pertaining to hydropower facilities. It also includes explorations to ensure aspects of dam safety evaluation, effective contract management, specialized construction management techniques, and preferred ... Read more

$102.99 CAD

This book deals with the narratives of water to watt, which includes elementary conceptual design, modern planning, scheduling and monitoring systems, and extensive pre- and post-investigations pertaining to hydropower facilities. It also includes explorations to ensure aspects of dam safety evaluation, effective contract management, specialized construction management techniques, and preferred
... Read more
Le plastique est mort, vive le bioplastique!

by Paul Lavallée ...

Les plastiques actuels, à base de pétrole, nous ont menés dans un cul-de-sac. Toxiques et persistants dans l’environnement, ils sont néfastes autant pour la santé humaine que pour la faune en général. Et le recyclage, qui devait leur procurer une jeunesse éternelle, ne fonctionne tout simplement pas: bon an mal an, moins de 10% du plastique produit est recyclé et revalorisé, le reste terminant sa ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Les plastiques actuels, à base de pétrole, nous ont menés dans un cul-de-sac. Toxiques et persistants dans l’environnement, ils sont néfastes autant pour la santé humaine que pour la faune en général. Et le recyclage, qui devait leur procurer une jeunesse éternelle, ne fonctionne tout simplement pas: bon an mal an, moins de 10% du plastique produit est recyclé et revalorisé, le reste terminant sa
... Read more
The Kind Leader

A Practical Guide to Eliminating Fear, Creating Trust, and Leading with Kindness

by Karyn Ross ...

Kindness and leadership aren’t often synonymous. Ask someone to describe "good leadership" to you and you will hear many adjectives used: authentic, bold, challenging, charismatic, decisive, empowering, fearless, goal-oriented, humble, inspiring, original, passionate, role-model, strategic and transparent, to name of a few. And though there are many more that come to mind, kindness isn’t one of ... Read more

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Kindness and leadership aren’t often synonymous. Ask someone to describe "good leadership" to you and you will hear many adjectives used: authentic, bold, challenging, charismatic, decisive, empowering, fearless, goal-oriented, humble, inspiring, original, passionate, role-model, strategic and transparent, to name of a few. And though there are many more that come to mind, kindness isn’t one of
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Writing and Designing Manuals and Warnings, Fifth Edition

by Patricia A. Robinson ...

Technology is changing the way we do business, the way we communicate with each other, and the way we learn. This new edition is intended to help technical writers, graphic artists, engineers, and others who are charged with producing product documentation in the rapidly changing technological world. While preserving the basic guidelines for developing manuals and warnings presented in the ... Read more

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Technology is changing the way we do business, the way we communicate with each other, and the way we learn. This new edition is intended to help technical writers, graphic artists, engineers, and others who are charged with producing product documentation in the rapidly changing technological world. While preserving the basic guidelines for developing manuals and warnings presented in the
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Landscape and Sustainable Development

The French Perspective

by Yves Luginbühl, Peter Howard ...

Previously published in French by Ã‰ditions Quae, this volume presents findings of a major research programme into landscape and sustainable development. While led by French scholars, the research team and geographical scope of the project was international, collaborative and comparative. Using case studies from across Europe, the interdisciplinary team of contributors discuss the relationship ... Read more

$88.99 CAD

Previously published in French by Ã‰ditions Quae, this volume presents findings of a major research programme into landscape and sustainable development. While led by French scholars, the research team and geographical scope of the project was international, collaborative and comparative. Using case studies from across Europe, the interdisciplinary team of contributors discuss the relationship
... Read more
The Hardware Startup

Building Your Product, Business, and Brand

by Renee DiResta, Brady Forrest, Ryan Vinyard ...

Thanks to the decreasing cost of prototyping, it's more feasible for professional makers and first-time entrepreneurs to launch a hardware startup. But exactly how do you go about it? This book provides the roadmap and best practices you need for turning a product idea into a full-fledged business.Written by three experts from the field, The Hardware Startup takes you from idea validation to ... Read more

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Thanks to the decreasing cost of prototyping, it's more feasible for professional makers and first-time entrepreneurs to launch a hardware startup. But exactly how do you go about it? This book provides the roadmap and best practices you need for turning a product idea into a full-fledged business.Written by three experts from the field, The Hardware Startup takes you from idea validation to
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Raman and SERS Spectroscopy

Pioneering Diagnostics and New Horizons in Science and Engineering

by Pola Goldberg Oppenheimer ...

This book provides an overview of the fundamental principles, material strategies and translational applications of Raman and SERS spectroscopies. It covers both theoretical and practical advancements in spectroscopic techniques, including plasmonic substrate design, portable instrumentation and AI-enhanced spectral analysis. Drawing upon real-world case studies and the author’s own extensive ... Read more

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This book provides an overview of the fundamental principles, material strategies and translational applications of Raman and SERS spectroscopies. It covers both theoretical and practical advancements in spectroscopic techniques, including plasmonic substrate design, portable instrumentation and AI-enhanced spectral analysis. Drawing upon real-world case studies and the author’s own extensive
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Advanced Automotive Fault Diagnosis

Automotive Technology: Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

by Tom Denton ...

Diagnostics: Test don’t guess.Learn all the skills you need to pass Level 3 and 4 Vehicle Diagnostics courses from IMI, City & Guilds, and BTEC, as well as ASE, AUR, and other higher-level qualifications.Along with 25 new real-life case studies, this fifth edition of Advanced Automotive Fault Diagnosis includes new content on diagnostic tools and equipment: VCDS, decade boxes, scanners, pass ... Read more

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Diagnostics: Test don’t guess.Learn all the skills you need to pass Level 3 and 4 Vehicle Diagnostics courses from IMI, City & Guilds, and BTEC, as well as ASE, AUR, and other higher-level qualifications.Along with 25 new real-life case studies, this fifth edition of Advanced Automotive Fault Diagnosis includes new content on diagnostic tools and equipment: VCDS, decade boxes, scanners, pass
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Introduction to Seismology

by Peter M. Shearer ...

This third edition provides a concise yet approachable introduction to seismic theory, designed as a first course for graduate students or advanced undergraduate students. It clearly explains the fundamental concepts, emphasizing intuitive understanding over lengthy derivations, and outlines the different types of seismic waves and how they can be used to resolve Earth structure and understand ... Read more

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This third edition provides a concise yet approachable introduction to seismic theory, designed as a first course for graduate students or advanced undergraduate students. It clearly explains the fundamental concepts, emphasizing intuitive understanding over lengthy derivations, and outlines the different types of seismic waves and how they can be used to resolve Earth structure and understand
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Cryogenic Engineering and Technologies

Principles and Applications of Cryogen-Free Systems

Edited by Dr. Zuyu Zhao, Dr. Chao Wang ...

Cryogen-free cryogenics is leading a revolution in research and industry by its significant advantages over traditional liquid helium systems. This is the first overview for the field, covering the key technologies, conceptual design, fabrication, operation, performance, and applications of these systems. The contents cover important topics such as the operating principles of 4K cryocoolers, ... Read more

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Cryogen-free cryogenics is leading a revolution in research and industry by its significant advantages over traditional liquid helium systems. This is the first overview for the field, covering the key technologies, conceptual design, fabrication, operation, performance, and applications of these systems. The contents cover important topics such as the operating principles of 4K cryocoolers,
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Show Me How

500 Things You Should Know Instructions for Life From the Everyday to the Exotic

by Lauren Smith, Derek Fagerstrom ...

Show Me How is a revolutionary reimagining of the reference genre, one part how-to guide, one part graphic art showpiece, and one part pure inspiration. In a series of 500 nearly wordless, highly informative step-by-step procedurals, readers learn how to do hundreds of useful (and fascinating and important and sometimes downright bizarre) tasks, including: Perform CPR, dance the tango, pack a ... Read more

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Show Me How is a revolutionary reimagining of the reference genre, one part how-to guide, one part graphic art showpiece, and one part pure inspiration. In a series of 500 nearly wordless, highly informative step-by-step procedurals, readers learn how to do hundreds of useful (and fascinating and important and sometimes downright bizarre) tasks, including: Perform CPR, dance the tango, pack a
... Read more
The Multitasking Myth

Handling Complexity in Real-World Operations

by Loukia D. Loukopoulos, R. Key Dismukes, Immanuel Barshi ...

Series series Ashgate Studies in Human Factors for Flight Operations
Despite growing concern with the effects of concurrent task demands on human performance, and research demonstrating that these demands are associated with vulnerability to error, so far there has been only limited research into the nature and range of concurrent task demands in real-world settings. This book presents a set of NASA studies that characterize the nature of concurrent task demands ... Read more

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Despite growing concern with the effects of concurrent task demands on human performance, and research demonstrating that these demands are associated with vulnerability to error, so far there has been only limited research into the nature and range of concurrent task demands in real-world settings. This book presents a set of NASA studies that characterize the nature of concurrent task demands
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Japanese Love Hotels

A Cultural History

by Sarah Chaplin ...

Series series Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
Drawing on theories of place, consumption and identity, Sarah Chaplin details the evolution of the love hotel in urban Japan since the 1950s. Love hotels emerged in the late 1950s following a ban of licensed prostitution, then were extremely popular in the 1970s, were then legislated against in the 1980s and are now perceived as ‘leisure’, ‘fashion’ or ‘boutique’ hotels.Representing a timely ... Read more

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Drawing on theories of place, consumption and identity, Sarah Chaplin details the evolution of the love hotel in urban Japan since the 1950s. Love hotels emerged in the late 1950s following a ban of licensed prostitution, then were extremely popular in the 1970s, were then legislated against in the 1980s and are now perceived as ‘leisure’, ‘fashion’ or ‘boutique’ hotels.Representing a timely
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Computational Continuum Mechanics

by Ahmed A. Shabana ...

An updated and expanded edition of the popular guide to basic continuum mechanics and computational techniquesThis updated third edition of the popular reference covers state-of-the-art computational techniques for basic continuum mechanics modeling of both small and large deformations. Approaches to developing complex models are described in detail, and numerous examples are presented ... Read more

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An updated and expanded edition of the popular guide to basic continuum mechanics and computational techniquesThis updated third edition of the popular reference covers state-of-the-art computational techniques for basic continuum mechanics modeling of both small and large deformations. Approaches to developing complex models are described in detail, and numerous examples are presented
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Guidelines for Vapor Cloud Explosion, Pressure Vessel Burst, BLEVE, and Flash Fire Hazards

by CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety) ...

This guide provides an overview of methods for estimating the characteristics of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and boiling-liquid-expanding-vapor explosions (BLEVEs) for practicing engineers. It has been updated to include advanced modeling technology, especially with respect to vapor cloud modeling and the use of computational fluid dynamics. The text also reviews past experimental and ... Read more

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This guide provides an overview of methods for estimating the characteristics of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and boiling-liquid-expanding-vapor explosions (BLEVEs) for practicing engineers. It has been updated to include advanced modeling technology, especially with respect to vapor cloud modeling and the use of computational fluid dynamics. The text also reviews past experimental and
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Design, Deployment and Performance of 4G-LTE Networks

A Practical Approach

by Ayman ElNashar, Mohamed A. El-saidny, Mahmoud Sherif ...

This book provides an insight into the key practical aspects and best practice of 4G-LTE network design, performance, and deploymentDesign, Deployment and Performance of 4G-LTE Networks addresses the key practical aspects and best practice of 4G networks design, performance, and deployment. In addition, the book focuses on the end-to-end aspects of the LTE network architecture and different ... Read more

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This book provides an insight into the key practical aspects and best practice of 4G-LTE network design, performance, and deploymentDesign, Deployment and Performance of 4G-LTE Networks addresses the key practical aspects and best practice of 4G networks design, performance, and deployment. In addition, the book focuses on the end-to-end aspects of the LTE network architecture and different
... Read more
The Practical Guide to Project Management Documentation

by John Rakos, Karen Dhanraj, Scott Kennedy, Laverne Fleck, Steve Jackson, James Harris ...

Project ManagementThe one-stop resource for project management documentation and templates for all projectsThe success of any project is crucially dependent on the documents produced for it. The Practical Guide to Project Management Documentation provides a complete and reliable source of explanations and examples for every possible project-related document-from the proposal, business case, and ... Read more

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Project ManagementThe one-stop resource for project management documentation and templates for all projectsThe success of any project is crucially dependent on the documents produced for it. The Practical Guide to Project Management Documentation provides a complete and reliable source of explanations and examples for every possible project-related document-from the proposal, business case, and
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The Wiley Guide to Project Technology, Supply Chain, and Procurement Management

Edited by Jeffrey K. Pinto, Peter W. G. Morris ...

Series Book 7 - The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects
A complete guide to managing technical issues and procuring third-party resourcesThe Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects address critical, need-to-know information that will help professionals successfully manage projects in most businesses and help students learn the best practices of the industry. They contain not only well-known and widely used basic project management practices but also ... Read more

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A complete guide to managing technical issues and procuring third-party resourcesThe Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects address critical, need-to-know information that will help professionals successfully manage projects in most businesses and help students learn the best practices of the industry. They contain not only well-known and widely used basic project management practices but also
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