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Lead Poisoning Exposure Abatement Regulation

Lead Poisoning Exposure Abatement Regulation

Lead Poisoning discusses one of the most critical and preventable environmentally induced illnesses. The actual toll lead poisoning takes on society cannot be measured fully due to the silent nature of health effects such as subtle intellectual deficits and neurological damage caused by chronic low-level exposures. This book covers every major topic on the subject including lead poisoning in children sources of contamination state-of-the-art sampling and analytical measurement methods the newest studies on low-cost abatement methods and much more. This reference is the most comprehensive presentation of issues currently available under one cover. The text is divided into three major parts. Part I provides insights from studies assessing lead exposures from paint dust soil and lead battery recycling operations. The second part is a unique collection of strategic federal policy statements from the U. S. EPA HUD and HEW-CDC. It details the National Implementation Plan as well as a local government's efforts to provide low-cost effective risk communication and public outreach to the community. The next part offers seven chapters on analytical issues in the measurement of lead in blood paint dust and soils. Part IV Sampling Methods and Statistical Issues rounds out the technical portion of the volume. The relationships among lead levels in biological and environmental media are investigated and the interpretive problems discussed. The use of multi-element analysis of environmental samples as an approach to investigate sources is described. The book finishes with its most unique feature-OPPT's Check Our Kids for Lead Program one organization's effort to empower its employees to make a personal difference in confronting the problem of lead poisoning in children. The Program serves as a model for other government organizations (federal state and local) university and community organizations and corporations to educate them and take personal and corporate responsibility for addressing this important and environmental health problem. | Lead Poisoning Exposure Abatement Regulation

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Concise Introduction to Linear Algebra

Concise Introduction to Linear Algebra

Concise Introduction to Linear Algebra deals with the subject of linear algebra covering vectors and linear systems vector spaces orthogonality determinants eigenvalues and eigenvectors singular value decomposition. It adopts an efficient approach to lead students from vectors matrices quickly into more advanced topics including LU decomposition orthogonal decomposition Least squares solutions Gram-Schmidt process eigenvalues and eigenvectors diagonalizability spectral decomposition positive definite matrix quadratic forms singular value decompositions and principal component analysis. This book is designed for onesemester teaching to undergraduate students.

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Franchising Strategies The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Success

Franchising Strategies The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Success

A comprehensive and accessible companion to a proven business model this book shows how to franchise an existing business supported by case studies data and research reports on the franchise industry. For small to medium sized businesses franchising can lead to successful and profitable growth and plays an important role within the US economy. Utilizing a proprietary dataset with the most up-to-date statistics regarding a range of franchising trends this analytical guide is based on management research frameworks that will lead to better understanding of a range of franchising strategies. Issues covered include: The franchising business model including its history economic impact and regulations Critical factors that significantly influence franchising success enabling a comprehensive feasibility analysis of franchising potential or existing business ideas Implementation components of franchising strategies such as different franchise structures regional development plans and future trends With its clear focus and practical orientation this book will be a valuable resource for entrepreneurs as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in acquiring the knowledge skills and abilities to succeed in franchising. | Franchising Strategies The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Success

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Introduction to Asymptotic Methods

Introduction to Asymptotic Methods

Among the theoretical methods for solving many problems of applied mathematics physics and technology asymptotic methods often provide results that lead to obtaining more effective algorithms of numerical evaluation. Presenting the mathematical methods of perturbation theory Introduction to Asymptotic Methods reviews the most important methods of singular perturbations within the scope of application of differential equations. The authors take a challenging and original approach based on the integrated mathematical-analytical treatment of various objects taken from interdisciplinary fields of mechanics physics and applied mathematics. This new hybrid approach will lead to results that cannot be obtained by standard theories in the field. Emphasizing fundamental elements of the mathematical modeling process the book provides comprehensive coverage of asymptotic approaches regular and singular perturbations one-dimensional non-stationary non-linear waves Padé approximations oscillators with negative Duffing type stiffness and differential equations with discontinuous nonlinearities. The book also offers a method of construction for canonical variables transformation in parametric form along with a number of examples and applications. The book is applications oriented and features results and literature citations that have not been seen in the Western Scientific Community. The authors emphasize the dynamics of the development of perturbation methods and present the development of ideas associated with this wide field of research.

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Field Guide to Compelling Analytics

Field Guide to Compelling Analytics

Field Guide to Compelling Analytics is written for Analytics Professionals (APs) who want to increase their probability of success in implementing analytical solutions. In the past soft skills such as presentation and persuasive writing techniques have been the extent of teaching junior APs how to effectively communicate the value of analytical products. However there are other aspects to success such as trust and experience that may play a more important role in convincing fellow APs clients advisors and leadership groups that their analytic solutions will work. This book introduces the formula ‘Analytics + Trust + Communication + Experience > Convince Them’ to illustrate an AP’s ability to convince a stakeholder. The ‘Convince Me’ stakeholders might be an analytics team member team lead decision-maker or senior leader that are either internal or external to the AP’s organization. Whoever they are this formula represents a concise digestible and above all practical means to increase the likelihood that you will be able to persuade them of the value of your analytical product. Features Includes insight questions to support class discussion Written in broadly non-mathematical terms designed to be accessible to any level of student or practicing AP to read understand and implement the concepts Each section introduces the ideas through real-life case studies

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Penetration and Permeability of Concrete Barriers to organic and contaminating liquids

Penetration and Permeability of Concrete Barriers to organic and contaminating liquids

This book is an investigation into the barrier qualities of concrete. The transport of fluids in particular organic and contaminating liquids through concrete can lead to water and soil pollution. This is a world-wide problem on which there is little published material. This state-of-the-art report redresses the balance and sets out current knowledge on all aspects of the problem testing methods and indicates the need for further research. | Penetration and Permeability of Concrete Barriers to organic and contaminating liquids

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Introduction to Design Engineering Systematic Creativity and Management

Introduction to Design Engineering Systematic Creativity and Management

Designing engineering products – technical systems and/or transformation processes – requires a range of information know-how experience and engineering analysis to find an optimal solution. Creativity and open-mindedness can be greatly assisted by systematic design engineering which will ultimately lead to improved outcomes documentation and management. This book applies systematic and methodical conceptualization to abstract models of engineering systems. These can be be used as needed for developing candidate solutions. The recommended engineering design process should be able to support all levels of creative design engineering based on Engineering Design Science. This book incorporating several new insights surveys information about systematic methodical and intuitive design engineering thinking and reasoning as well as progressive product development. In addition to providing practical approaches it helps readers better understand the role of engineering in society. | Introduction to Design Engineering Systematic Creativity and Management

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Introduction to Feedback Control Theory

Introduction to Feedback Control Theory

There are many feedback control books out there but none of them capture the essence of robust control as well as Introduction to Feedback Control Theory. Written by Hitay Özbay one of the top researchers in robust control in the world this book fills the gap between introductory feedback control texts and advanced robust control texts. Introduction to Feedback Control Theory covers basic concepts such as dynamical systems modeling performance objectives the Routh-Hurwitz test root locus Nyquist criterion and lead-lag controllers. It introduces more advanced topics including Kharitanov's stability test basic loopshaping stability robustness sensitivity minimization time delay systems H-infinity control and parameterization of all stabilizing controllers for single input single output stable plants. This range of topics gives students insight into the key issues involved in designing a controller. Occupying and important place in the field of control theory Introduction to Feedback Control Theory covers the basics of robust control and incorporates new techniques for time delay systems as well as classical and modern control. Students can use this as a text for building a foundation of knowledge and as a reference for advanced information and up-to-date techniques

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Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister Foreign Affairs from Churchill to Thatcher

Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister Foreign Affairs from Churchill to Thatcher

The importance of the Prime Minister in British foreign policy decision-making has long been noted by historians. However while much attention has been given to high-level contacts between leaders and to the roles played by the premiers themselves much less is known about the people advising and influencing them. In providing day-to-day assistance to the Prime Minister a Private Secretary could wield significant influence on policy outcomes. This book examines the activities of those who advised prime ministers from Winston Churchill (1951–55) to Margaret Thatcher during her first administration (1979–83). Each chapter considers British foreign policy and assesses the influence of the specific advisers. For each office holder particular attention is paid to a number of key themes. Firstly their relationship with the Prime Minister is considered. A strong personal relationship of trust and respect could lead to an official wielding much greater influence. This could be especially relevant when an adviser served under two different leaders often from different political parties. It also helps to shed light on the conduct of foreign policy by each premier. Secondly the attitudes towards the adviser from the Foreign Office are examined. The Foreign Office traditionally enjoyed great autonomy in the making of British foreign policy and was sensitive to encroachments by Downing Street. Finally each chapter explores the role of the adviser in the key foreign policy events and discussions of the day. Covering a fascinating 30-year period in post-war British political history this collection broadens our understanding of the subject and underlines the different ways influence could be brought to bear on government policy. | Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister Foreign Affairs from Churchill to Thatcher

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Analytical Chemistry from Laboratory to Process Line

Analytical Chemistry from Laboratory to Process Line

This book highlights many of the latest developments and trends in engineering chemistry research and describes the respective tools to characterize and predict properties and behavior of materials. The book provides original theoretical and important experimental results which use non-routine methodologies and presents chapters on novel applications of more familiar experimental techniques and analyses of composite problems which indicate the need for new experimental approaches presented. Technical and technological development demands the creation of new materials that are stronger more reliable and more durable i. e. materials with new properties. This volume presents new research that will help lead to new and better materials. Each chapter describes the principle of the respective method as well as the detailed procedures of experiments with examples of actual applications presented. Thus readers will be able to apply the concepts as described in the book to their own experiments. Experts in each of the areas covered have reviewed the state of the art thus creating a book that will be useful to readers at all levels in academic industry and research institutions. Engineers polymer scientists and technicians will find this volume useful in selecting approaches and techniques applicable to characterizing molecular compositional rheological and thermodynamic properties of elastomers and plastics. | Analytical Chemistry from Laboratory to Process Line

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Workshop Machining A Comprehensive Guide to Manual Operation

Workshop Machining A Comprehensive Guide to Manual Operation

Workshop Machining is a comprehensive textbook that explains the fundamental principles of manually operating machinery to form shapes in a variety of materials. It bridges the gap between people who have traditional toolmaking skills and those who have been trained in programming and operation of CNC machines in a focused production environment rather than general machine shop. Using a subject-based approach David Harrison intuitively guides readers and supplies practical skills. The chapters cover everything from the basic machine controls to advanced cutting operations using a wide range of tooling and work-holding devices. Theory and practice are shown via a mixture of diagrams text and illustrated worked examples as well as through exercises. The book is ideal for students and lecturing staff who participate in or lead practical machining sessions and for those who wish to further develop their machining skills. It also serves as an excellent reference to understand the principles and limitations of producing shapes with cutters that move in a limited combination of linear and radial paths. | Workshop Machining A Comprehensive Guide to Manual Operation

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Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy From Request to Report

Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy From Request to Report

There is general recognition that nuclear cardiology and particularly myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) is under-utilized in the UK when compared with practice in mainland Europe and the USA. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is about to issue a report that will recognize the shortfall in provision and this should lead to moves to improve the situation. Many imaging departments are likely to institute nuclear cardiology services or to expand their current level of activity. As a result of this there is undoubted need for a text that gives practical advice to those coming to the specialty for the first time. Filling this gap Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy is a concise ‘hands on’ guide taking readers through all aspects of MPS including:vetting requestsdeciding on the appropriate stress protocol and carrying it outthe acquisition and processing of images through to their final interpretation and reportingassessment of the impact of imaging on patient management. Keeping references to radiation protection legislation and government initiatives as general as possible in order to retain the attention of those working outside of the United Kingdom full use is also made of key points tables and flow charts with practical tips to aid newcomers to the specialty. Although the emphasis is on areas that the authors know give rise to difficulty the approach is not limited to problem-solving and there is comprehensive coverage of all areas of practice including for example stress testing and image interpretation. | Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy From Request to Report

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Pharmaceuticals to Nutraceuticals A Shift in Disease Prevention

Pharmaceuticals to Nutraceuticals A Shift in Disease Prevention

Recently there has been a fundamental shift in the global health and wellness industry from disease treatment to preventing chronic diseases. The use of nutraceuticals and functional foods in prevention efforts could lead to a decreased dependency on drugs. The pharmaceutical industry recognizes this shift; however serious concerns have arisen regarding the claimed efficacy quality and safety of products used as medical foods. This book examines the consumer and industry mindshift including the scientific evidence of these foods as effective adjuncts to pharmacotherapy during all stages of treatment of various diseases thus indicating that pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals can and should coexist. It details quality safety and efficacy of foods drugs and nutrients; marketing and product positioning; regulatory perspectives; biomarkers and metabolites; probiotics; food/drug interactions; and future industry trends. In addition food bioactives represent diet-based molecules that perform physiological roles related to disease prevention and treatment. As such a considerable overlap exists between food bioactives and drugs—this book presents the case for comparing and contrasting foods versus drugs in several models of health and disease. | Pharmaceuticals to Nutraceuticals A Shift in Disease Prevention

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Introduction to the Principalship Theory to Practice

Introduction to the Principalship Theory to Practice

The second edition of this textbook from respected author team Kaplan and Owings explores how principals can effectively build a culture around student achievement. Introduction to the Principalship a second edition closely aligned with NELP (2018) standards helps aspiring principals understand how to develop a vision for improvement make decisions and manage conflict build teachers’ capacity communicate monitor the organization’s performance and create a school climate of mutual respect. This important book provides readers with various leadership concepts to inform their practice as well as the cognitive and practical tools to evaluate and prioritize what leadership actions to take. Each chapter offers opportunities for readers to create personal meaning and explore new ways of doing leadership to advance a positive person-focused environment. Providing both the theoretical framework and skills for effective practice Introduction to the Principalship addresses the issues most urgent and relevant for educational leadership graduate students learning how to build a school culture that promotes every student’s success. Fully revised this second edition includes a new chapter on building your capacity for leadership expanded discussion of data-informed accountability equity considerations and crisis management and all chapters updated and revised throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field. Special Features: •Learning Objectives—chapter openers introduce the topic and initiate student thinking. •Reflections and Relevance—interactive exercises role plays class activities and assignments that can be used synchronously and asynchronously to deepen and extend student learning. •Key Takeaways—organized by learning objective these answer readers’ question What about this information is meaningful for me as an aspiring principal? •Suggested Readings—each chapter concludes with annotated suggested readings to extend and deepen discussion of key issues in chapter. •NELP Standards—each chapter is aligned to the latest school leadership licensure standards. •Companion Website—includes links to supplemental material additional readings video clips with related teaching and learning activities and PowerPoints for instructors. | Introduction to the Principalship Theory to Practice

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Introduction to Electromagnetism From Coulomb to Maxwell

Introduction to Electromagnetism From Coulomb to Maxwell

This edition aims to expand on the first edition and take the reader through to the wave equation on coaxial cable and free-space by using Maxwell’s equations. The new chapters include time varying signals and fundamentals of Maxwell's equations. This book will introduce and discuss electromagnetic fields in an accessible manner. The author explains electroconductive fields and develops ideas relating to signal propagation and develops Maxwell’s equations and applies them to propagation in a planar optical waveguide. The first of the new chapters introduces the idea of a travelling wave by considering the variation of voltage along a coaxial line. This concept will be used in the second new chapter which solves Maxwell’s equations in free-space and then applies them to a planar optical waveguide in the third new chapter. As this is an area that most students find difficult it links back to the earlier chapters to aid understanding. This book is intended for first- and second-year electrical and electronic undergraduates and can also be used for undergraduates in mechanical engineering computing and physics. The book includes examples and homework problems. Introduces and examines electrostatic fields in an accessible manner Explains electroconductive fields Develops ideas relating to signal propagation Examines Maxwell’s equations and relates them to propagation in a planar optical waveguide Martin Sibley recently retired after 33 years of teaching at the University of Huddersfield. He has a PhD from Huddersfield Polytechnic in Preamplifier Design for Optical Receivers. He started his career in academia in 1986 having spent 3 years as a postgraduate student and then 2 years as a British Telecom-funded research fellow. His research work had a strong bias to the practical implementation of research and he taught electromagnetism and communications at all levels since 1986. Dr. Sibley finished his academic career as a Reader in Communications School of Computing and Engineering University of Huddersfield. He has authored five books and published over 80 research papers. | Introduction to Electromagnetism From Coulomb to Maxwell

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Radiopharmaceuticals Introduction to Drug Evaluation and Dose Estimation

Radiopharmaceuticals Introduction to Drug Evaluation and Dose Estimation

Nanoengineering energized by the desire to find specific targeting agents is leading to dramatic acceleration in novel drug design. However in this flurry of activity some issues may be overlooked. This is especially true in the area of determining dosage and evaluating the effects of multiple agents designed to target more than one site of metastasis. Offering the unique perspective of a medical physicist who has worked directly with cancer patients for over three decades Radiopharmaceuticals: Introduction to Drug Evaluation and Dose Estimation starts by exploring the recent history and current state of the field. Then citing key research and practical examples the author looks at how to run studies and employ estimation and evaluation methods that lead to the best multiple agents with the least amount of trial and error. He discusses methods that will allow researchers to more rigorously:Differentiate one radiopharmaceutical (RP) from anotherEstimate radiation doses Correlate results across various species to realize more informed data from clinical trialsIncorporating developments in nanotechnology and radiology with the ultimate goal of achieving personalized patient-specific treatment this book crosses disciplines to addresses a range of topics including:Preclinical RP developmentOrganization of clinical trials Determination of activity in vivo Modeling and temporal integration with a look at the mass law for tumor uptake as a function of tumor size (discovered by the author) Absorbed dose estimates with and without clinical correlations Multiple-modality therapyDr. Lawrence Williams has devoted most of his life’s research to tumor detection and treatment and his discoveries continue to influence evolving therapies. As s a medical physicist he is eminently qualified to bring unique insight into the discussion of radiopharmaceutical dosage rates and efficacy. | Radiopharmaceuticals Introduction to Drug Evaluation and Dose Estimation

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Design for Manufacturability How to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop High-Quality Products for Lean Production Second

Design for Manufacturability How to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop High-Quality Products for Lean Production Second

Achieve any cost goals in half the time and achieve stable production with quality designed in right-the-first-time. Design for Manufacturability: How to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop Low-Cost High-Quality Products for Lean Production is still the definitive work on DFM. This second edition extends the proven methodology to the most advanced product development process with the addition of the following new unique and original topics which have never been addressed previously. These topics show you how to: Cut cost from 1/2 to 1/10 in 9 categories—with ways to remove that much cost from product charges and pricing Commercialize innovation—starting with Manufacturable Research and learning from the new section on scalability you will learn how to design products and processing equipment to quickly scale up to any needed demand or desired growth. Design product families that can be built on-demand in platform cells that also mass customize products to-order Make Lean production easier to implement with much more effective results while making build-to-order practical with spontaneous supply chains and eliminating forecasted inventory by including an updated chapter on Designing Products for Lean Production The author’s 30 years of experience teaching companies DFM based on pre-class surveys and plant tours is the foundation of this most advanced design process. It includes incorporating dozens of proven DFM guidelines through up-front concurrent-engineering teamwork that cuts the time to stable production in half and curtails change orders for ramps rework redesign substituting cheaper parts change orders to fix the changes unstable design specs part obsolescence and late discovery of manufacturability issues at periodic design reviews. This second edition is for the whole product development community including: Engineers who want to learn the most advanced DFM techniques Managers who want to lead the most advanced product development Project team leaders who want to immediately apply all the principles taught in this book in their own micro-climate Improvement leaders and champions who want to implement the above and ensure that the company can design products and versatile processing equipment for low-volume/high-mix product varieties Designing half to a tenth of cost categories can avoid substituting cheap parts which degrades quality and encourages standardization and spontaneous supply chains which will encourage Lean initiatives. Using cellular manufacturing to shift production between lines for mixed production of platforms and build-to-order to offer the fastest order fulfillment can beat any competitors’ delivery time. | Design for Manufacturability How to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop High-Quality Products for Lean Production Second

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Introduction to Air Transport Economics From Theory to Applications

Introduction to Air Transport Economics From Theory to Applications

Introduction to Air Transport Economics: From Theory to Applications uniquely merges the institutional and technical aspects of the aviation industry with their theoretical economic underpinnings. Its integrative approach offers a fresh point of view that will find favor with many students of aviation. This third edition has been extensively updated throughout. It features new material that stresses the dynamic aspects of demand and supply and the ongoing competitive aspects of the marketplace. It now features an introductory chapter and specific examples to more directly relate management decisions to the economic theory. Also in addition to an expanded coverage of revenue management and pricing decisions the third edition includes case studies that give real-world examples to reflect actual industry practice as well as a discussion of the more up-to-date computer applications that make the new techniques so effective. This book offers a self-contained theory and applications-oriented text for any individual intent on entering the aviation industry as a practicing professional in the management area. It will be of greatest relevance to undergraduate and graduate students interested in obtaining a more complete understanding of the economics of the aviation industry. It will also appeal to many professionals who seek an accessible and practical explanation of the underlying economic forces that shape the industry. | Introduction to Air Transport Economics From Theory to Applications

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Advanced Numerical Simulation Methods From CAD Data Directly to Simulation Results

Advanced Numerical Simulation Methods From CAD Data Directly to Simulation Results

This book is an entertaining easy to read introduction to advanced numerical modeling. The aim of the book is to lead the reader on a journey towards the ‘holy grail’ of numerical simulation namely one without the requirement of mesh generation that takes data directly from CAD programs. On this journey readers will discover the beauty of Non-uniform Rational B-Splines or NURBS and see how well they are suited for describing geometry discover how CAD programs work and how their data can be used for simulation. The implementation of NURBS-based simulation is discussed using Finite Element and Boundary Element technology. This is a hands-on book with emphasis on implementation and examples of programming in a higher level language are given. It has been written for users of simulation software so they can understand the benefits of this new technology and demand progress from a somewhat conservative industry for software developers so they can see that this is a technology with a big future and for researchers in the hope that it will attract more people to work in this exciting new field. | Advanced Numerical Simulation Methods From CAD Data Directly to Simulation Results

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From Networks to Netflix A Guide to Changing Channels

From Networks to Netflix A Guide to Changing Channels

Now in a second edition this textbook surveys the channels platforms and programming through which television distribution operates with a diverse selection of contributors providing thorough explorations of global media industries in flux. Even as legacy media industries experience significant disruption in the face of streaming and online delivery the power of the television channel persists. Far from disappearing television channels have multiplied and adapted to meet the needs of old and new industry players alike. Television viewers now navigate complex choices among broadcast cable and streaming services across a host of different devices. From Networks to Netflix guides students instructors and scholars through that complex and transformed channel landscape to reveal how these industry changes unfold and why they matter. This second edition features new players like Disney+ HBO Max Crunchyroll Hotstar and more increasing attention to TV services across the world. An ideal resource for students and scholars of media criticism media theory and media industries this book continues to offer a concrete tangible way to grasp the foundations of television—and television studies—even as they continue to be rewritten. | From Networks to Netflix A Guide to Changing Channels

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Jazz Theory From Basic to Advanced Study

Jazz Theory From Basic to Advanced Study

Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study Second Edition is a comprehensive textbook for those with no previous study in jazz as well as those in advanced theory courses. Written with the goal to bridge theory and practice it provides a strong theoretical foundation from music fundamentals to post-tonal theory while integrating ear training keyboard skills and improvisation. It hosts play-along audio tracks on a Companion Website including a workbook ear-training exercises and an audio compilation of the musical examples featured in the book. Jazz Theory is organized into three parts: Basics Intermediate and Advanced. This approach allows for success in a one-semester curriculum or with subsequent terms. If students sense that theory can facilitate their improvisational skills or can help them develop their ears they become more engaged in the learning process. The overall pedagogical structure accomplishes precisely that in an original creative—and above all musical—manner. KEY FEATURES include 390 musical examples ranging from original lead sheets of standard tunes jazz instrumentals transcriptions and original compositions to fully realized harmonic progressions sample solos and re-harmonized tunes. The completely revamped Companion Website hosts: 46 Play Along Sessions audio tracks offering experiences close to real-time performance scenarios. Over 1 000 (audio and written) exercises covering ear training rhythm notation analysis improvisation composition functional keyboard and others. Recordings of all 390 musical examples from the textbook. Links: Guide to Making Transcriptions List of Solos to Transcribe Selected Discography Classification of Standard Tunes and more. Lists of well-known standard tunes including a comprehensive list of 999 Standard Tunes – Composers and Lyricists. NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION are instructors’ tools with answer keys to written and ear-training exercises 380 rhythmic calisthenics featuring exercises from the swing bebop and Latin rhythmic traditions a new improvisation section a set of 140 Comprehensive Keyboard exercises plus an expanded ear-training section with 125 melodic 50 rhythmic dictations and 170 harmonic dictations plus 240 written exercises 25 composition assignments and 110 singing exercises. The paperback TEXTBOOK is also paired with the corresponding paperback WORKBOOK in a discounted PACKAGE (9780367321963). | Jazz Theory From Basic to Advanced Study

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Evaluating What Works An Intuitive Guide to Intervention Research for Practitioners

Evaluating What Works An Intuitive Guide to Intervention Research for Practitioners

Those who work in allied health professions and education aim to make people’s lives better. Often however it is hard to know how effective this work has been: would change have occurred if there was no intervention? Is it possible we are doing more harm than good? To answer these questions and develop a body of knowledge about what works we need to evaluate interventions. Objective intervention research is vital to improve outcomes but this is a complex area where it is all too easy to misinterpret evidence. This book uses practical examples to increase awareness of the numerous sources of bias that can lead to mistaken conclusions when evaluating interventions. The focus is on quantitative research methods and exploration of the reasons why those both receiving and implementing intervention behave in the ways they do. Evaluating What Works: Intuitive Guide to Intervention Research for Practitioners illustrates how different research designs can overcome these issues and points the reader to sources with more in-depth information. This book is intended for those with little or no background in statistics to give them the confidence to approach statistics in published literature with a more critical eye recognise when more specialist advice is needed and give them the ability to communicate more effectively with statisticians. Key Features: Strong focus on quantitative research methods Complements more technical introductions to statistics Provides a good explanation of how quantitative studies are designed and what biases and pitfalls they can involve | Evaluating What Works An Intuitive Guide to Intervention Research for Practitioners

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Introduction to Geomorphology

Introduction to Geomorphology

The study of landforms is becoming increasingly scientific. This book first published in 1971 attempts to do justice to the work done in the last few decades but strives to avoid a too uncritical acceptance of contemporary trends. The author first examines the fundamental characteristics and basic postulates of geomorphology. He then seeks to define the systematic stages through which the study of the landforms of a given area might proceed. Examples are drawn from a wide geographical range with emphasis on presenting examples of actual observations and measurements. The final section presents concise descriptions of simple and inexpensive methods of acquiring field data in landform study. | Introduction to Geomorphology

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Introduction to Spintronics

Introduction to Spintronics

Introduction to Spintronics provides an accessible organized and progressive presentation of the quantum mechanical concept of spin and the technology of using it to store process and communicate information. Fully updated and expanded to 18 chapters this Second Edition:Reflects the explosion of study in spin-related physics addressing seven important physical phenomena with spintronic device applicationsDiscusses the recently discovered field of spintronics without magnetism which allows one to manipulate spin currents by purely electrical meansExplores lateral spin-orbit interaction and its many nuances as well as the possibility to implement spin polarizers and analyzers using quantum point contactsIntroduces the concept of single-domain-nanomagnet-based computing an ultra-energy-efficient approach to compute and store information using nanomagnets offering a practical rendition of single-spin logic architecture ideas and an alternative to transistor-based computing hardwareFeatures many new drill problems and includes a solution manual and figure slides with qualifying course adoptionStill the only known spintronics textbook written in English Introduction to Spintronics Second Edition is a must read for those interested in the science and technology of storing processing and communicating information via the spin degree of freedom of electrons.

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Environment Art in the Game Industry A Guide to Rich and Realistic Environments Using Substance Designer

Environment Art in the Game Industry A Guide to Rich and Realistic Environments Using Substance Designer

This book explains the fundamentals of being a talented games Environment Artist by outlining the key considerations that most Environment Artists tend to forget. Focusing on the use of Substance Designer to create rich colourful and realistic environments the book shows how to improve storytelling and how to think outside the box. Following a step-by-step process to create realistic state-of-the-art materials that help bring game narratives and worlds to life this book provides a new perspective on Environment Art by covering the latest most creative industry techniques using Substance Designer. This book should appeal to new and aspiring games Environment Artists as well as those looking to increase their knowledge of Substance Designer. The final stages of this book give a sneak peek into creating foliage in the game industry. Henry Kelly is the Lead Artist at REWIND a VR and AR studio with the vision of a better future for VR and AR. | Environment Art in the Game Industry A Guide to Rich and Realistic Environments Using Substance Designer

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