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Metakaolin and Fly Ash as Mineral Admixtures for Concrete

Metakaolin and Fly Ash as Mineral Admixtures for Concrete

The book deals with modern theoretical concepts related to the impact of fly ash and metakaolin admixtures on structure formation processes of concrete. Results of the effect of fly ash metakaolin and their composition on properties of self-compacting and self-leveling concrete are presented. Based on mathematical models obtained using mathematical experiments planning methodology the impact of the main factors and their combination on workability strength and other properties that determine efficiency and durability of concrete are analyzed. Using calculated dependencies a methodology for designing optimal compositions of concrete containing active mineral admixtures and superplasticizers is proposed. Features of industrial production of concrete for the proposed compositions are discussed. The book is intended for specialists working in the production of concrete and reinforced concrete products and elements. It can also be used by construction engineers to design compositions of cost-effective self-compacting and self-leveling concrete as well as to determine the rational direction of using technogenic raw materials like ash and metakaolin. | Metakaolin and Fly Ash as Mineral Admixtures for Concrete

GBP 105.00
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Area-Wide Management of Fruit Fly Pests

Area-Wide Management of Fruit Fly Pests

Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) pests have a profound impact on horticultural production and economy of many countries. It is fundamental to understand their biology and evaluate methods for their suppression containment or eradication. Area-Wide Management of Fruit Fly Pests comprises contributions from scientists from around the world on several species of tephritids working on diverse subjects with a focus on area-wide management of these pests. The first three sections of the book explore aspects of the biology ecology physiology behavior taxonomy and morphology of fruit flies. The next two sections provide evidence on the efficacy of attractants risk assessment quarantine and post-harvest control methods. The fifth and sixth sections examine biological control methods such as the Sterile Insect Technique and the use of natural enemies of fruit flies. The seventh section focuses on area-wide integrated pest management and action programs. Finally the eighth section examines social economic and policy issues of action programs aimed at involving the wider community in the control of these pests and facilitate the development of control programs. Features:Presents information on the biology of tephritid flies. Provides knowledge on the use of natural enemies of fruit flies for their biological control. Includes research results on models and diets used for the Sterile Insect Technique. Reports developments on the chemical ecology of fruit flies that contribute to make control methods more specific and efficient. Reviews subjects such as Holistic Pest Management and Area-Wide Management Programs including social economic and policy issues in various countries. The Open Access version of this book available at https://www. taylorfrancis. com/books/9780429355738 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license.

GBP 44.99
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Will Sustainability Fly? Aviation Fuel Options in a Low-Carbon World

Will Sustainability Fly? Aviation Fuel Options in a Low-Carbon World

While international negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been less than satisfactory there is a presumption that a significant level of multi-lateral commitment will be realized at some point. International air and marine travel have been left to one side in past talks because the pursuit of agreement proceeds on the basis of commitment by sovereign nations and the effects of these specific commercial activities are by their nature difficult to corral and assign to specific national jurisdictions. However air travel is increasing and unless something is done emissions from this segment of our world economy will form a progressively larger percentage of the total especially as emissions fall in other activities. This book focuses on fuel. The aim is to provide background in technical and policy terms from the broadest reliable sources of information available for the necessary discourse on society's reaction to the evolving aviation emissions profile. It considers what policy has been why and how commercial air travel is committed to its current liquid fuel how that fuel can be made without using fossil-source materials and the barriers to change. It also advances some elements of policy remedies that make sense in providing an environmentally and economically sound way forward in a context that comprehends a more complete vision of sustainability than 'renewable fuels' traditionally have. The goal of Will Sustainability Fly? is to broaden and contextualize the knowledge resource available to academics policy makers air industry leaders and stakeholders and interested members of the public. | Will Sustainability Fly? Aviation Fuel Options in a Low-Carbon World

GBP 31.99
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Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior

Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are among the most destructive agricultural pests in the world eating their way through acres and acres of citrus and other fruits at an alarming rate and forcing food and agriculture agencies to spend millions of dollars in control and management measures. But until now the study of fruit flies has been traditionally biased towards applied aspects (e. g. management monitoring and mass rearing)-understandable given the tremendous economic impact of this species. This work is the first that comprehensively addresses the study of the phylogeny and the evolution of fruit fly behavior. An international group of highly renowned scientists review the current state of knowledge and include considerable new findings on various aspects of fruit fly behavior phylogeny and related subjects. In the past the topics of phylogeny and evolution of behavior were barely addressed and when so often superficially. Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior is a definitive treatment covering all behaviors in a broad range of tephritids. | Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior

GBP 59.99
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Song of Two Worlds

Song of Two Worlds

In Alan Lightman's new book a verse narrative we meet a man who has lost his faith in all things following a mysterious personal tragedy. After decades of living hung like a dried fly emptied and haunted by his past the narrator awakens one morning revitalized and begins a Dante-like journey to find something to believe in first turning to the world of science and then to the world of philosophy religion and human life. As his personal story is slowly revealed little by little we confront the great questions of the cosmos and of the human heart some questions with answers and others without. | Song of Two Worlds

GBP 69.99
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Quantum Physics and Life How We Interact with the World Inside and Around Us

Quantum Physics and Life How We Interact with the World Inside and Around Us

This book reveals glimpses of how the quantum physics of atoms and molecules influences and even controls the way our cells function and how we and our fellow animals interact with our environment. Simply put how birds fly and why grass grows. Certainly biochemistry and molecular biology are the foundations for the biology of living cells but there is more—quantum coherence and entanglement influencing the functioning of proteins and enzymes and strictly speaking without the quantum phenomena we wouldn’t even be here. In the end however this book is based on the solid ground of science presenting the many fascinating phenomena of how quantum physics makes life possible without any unwarranted mystification. | Quantum Physics and Life How We Interact with the World Inside and Around Us

GBP 45.99
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The Soundtrack Album Listening to Media

The Soundtrack Album Listening to Media

The Soundtrack Album: Listening to Media offers the first sustained exploration of the soundtrack album as a distinctive form of media. Soundtrack albums have been part of our media and musical landscape for decades enduring across formats from vinyl and 8-tracks to streaming playlists. This book makes the case that soundtrack albums are more than promotional tools for films television shows or video games— they are complex media texts that reward a detailed analysis. The collection’s contributors explore a diverse range of soundtrack albums from Super Fly to Stranger Things revealing how these albums change our understanding of the music and film industries and the audio-visual relationships that drive them. An excellent resource for students of Music Media Studies and Film/Screen Media courses The Soundtrack Album offers interdisciplinary perspectives and opens new areas for exploration in music and media studies. | The Soundtrack Album Listening to Media

GBP 36.99
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Therapeutic Conversations with Adolescents Helping Teens in Therapy Thrive in an Ultra-Competitive Screen-Saturated World

Therapeutic Conversations with Adolescents Helping Teens in Therapy Thrive in an Ultra-Competitive Screen-Saturated World

Therapeutic Conversations with Adolescents takes readers into the office of a seasoned therapist where they can be a fly on the wall of live therapy sessions. Full of actual dialogue and the processing behind the choice of responses and interventions this book stands in contrast to the dozens of books about adolescent therapy that discuss only theory conjecture and generic strategies. Teenagers today need therapists who can offer robust and unpretentious therapeutic relationships as well as conversations that matter enough to hold their clients’ attention and make them want to come back for more. Readers will come away from this book understanding how to tread the delicate balance between the support and confrontation the forthrightness and discretion and the humor and tenacity that therapists need to make a real and lasting impact with teenagers. | Therapeutic Conversations with Adolescents Helping Teens in Therapy Thrive in an Ultra-Competitive Screen-Saturated World

GBP 26.99
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Revival: Twelfth International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (2002)

Revival: Twelfth International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (2002)

This paper reviews some of the important technical barriers that must be overcome to achieve truly efficient flying adaptive micro air vehicles (MAVs). As defined by the Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA) MAVs are vehicles with no length dimension greater than 6 inches. These vehicles typically weigh less than 100 grams and some can fly for approximately 30 minutes. Over the past decade significant progress has been made in developing these small-scale mechanical flying machines. However there is still much work to be done if these vehicles are to approach the efficiency and performance of biological fliers. This paper reviews the status of current miniature mechanical flying machines and compares their performance with common biological flyers such as birds and small insects. This comparison reveals that advances in aerodynamic efficiency lightweight and adaptive wing structures energy conversion/propulsion systems and flight control are required to match or exceed the performance of nature™s great flyers. | Revival: Twelfth International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (2002)

GBP 56.99
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A First Course in Control System Design

A First Course in Control System Design

Control systems are pervasive in our lives. Our homes have environmental controls. The appliances we use such as the washing machine microwave etc. carry embedded controllers in them. We fly in airplanes and drive automobiles that extensively use control systems. The industrial plants that produce consumer goods run on process control systems. The recent drive toward automation has increased our reliance on control systems technology. This book discusses control systems design from a model-based perspective for dynamic system models of single-input single-output type. The emphasis in this book is on understanding and applying the techniques that enable the design of effective control systems in multiple engineering disciplines. The book covers both time-domain and the frequency-domain design methods as well as controller design for both continuous-time and discrete-time systems. MATLAB© and its Control Systems Toolbox are extensively used for design. | A First Course in Control System Design

GBP 94.99
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The Big Book of Drones

The Big Book of Drones

Drones are taking the world by storm. The technology and laws governing them change faster than we can keep up with. The Big Book of Drones covers everything from drone law to laws on privacy discussing the history and evolution of drones to where we are today. If you are new to piloting it also covers how to fly a drone including a pre-flight checklist. For those who are interested in taking drones to the next level we discuss how to build your own using a 3D printer as well as many challenging projects for your drone. For the truly advanced The Big Book of Drones discusses how to hack a drone. This includes how to perform a replay attack denial of service attack and how to detect a drone and take it down. Finally the book also covers drone forensics. This is a new field of study but one that is steadily growing and will be an essential area of inquiry as drones become more prevalent.

GBP 26.99
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Roll Shooting TV News Shooting TV News:Views from Behind the Lens

Roll Shooting TV News Shooting TV News:Views from Behind the Lens

Roll! Shells fly overhead as night-scopes capture deadly fire fights with an eerie green hue a category 5 hurricane devastates the Big Easy hidden cameras enter a Cambodian village of brothels and a veteran journalist interviews himself throughout his own brain surgery. Part non-fiction drama part trade publication part text book all woven together giving the reader a look through the viewfinders of the very best television photojournalists. As 19 experts weigh in with their candid personal stories and photographic tips it's as if you're over their shoulders following their intuitions and hearing their thoughts as they shoot. The trade term for what they do is called ENG (Electronic News Gathering) and whether they're called Cameramen Backpack Journalists Television Photographers or any other moniker de jour they're all paid to bring the world's events into living rooms around the world. These are the men and women who capture the bleeding edge of history - as it happens. Written in a smooth unique interview style this book is a necessary read for photojournalists videographers and tv photojournalists. | Roll Shooting TV News Shooting TV News:Views from Behind the Lens

GBP 180.00
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Circular Economy in the Construction Industry

Circular Economy in the Construction Industry

Circular Economy in the Construction Industry is an invaluable resource for researchers policymakers implementers and PhD and Masters-level students in universities analyzing the present status of Construction and Demolition Wastes (C&DW) management materials development utilizing slag fly ash HDPE fibre geo-wastes and other wastes green concrete soil stabilization resource circulation in construction sectors success in experimentation & commercial production future needs and future research areas. While huge C&DW is wasted by dumping there is potential of recycling preventing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental pollution as well as creating business opportunities. Circularity of resources in the construction industry can contribute to a more secure sustainable and economically sound future through proper policy instruments management systems and recycling by selecting the following: Supply chain sustainability and collection of C&D Wastes Appropriate separation and recycling technology Enforcement of policy instruments Productivity quality control of recycled products and intended end use Economic feasibility as business case commercialization generating employment. This book addresses most of the above issues in a lucid manner by experts in the field from different countries which are helpful for the related stakeholders edited by experts in the field.

GBP 115.00
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Ableton Live 9 Create Produce Perform

Ableton Live 9 Create Produce Perform

Learn how to create produce and perform your music at the next level by unlocking the power of Ableton Live 9. This book and web combination shows if you get it right exactly what Live can deliver. Engineered to follow Live's non-linear music environment the book looks and feels like the program. Its unique format utilizes the terms and creative features of Live – tabs keys pointers and labels—to help you learn the littlest things that make the biggest difference. Packed with professional insight concepts definitions and hundreds of tips tricks and hidden features author Keith Robinson covers the software’s nuts and bolts while never neglecting creative techniques for creating producing performing – all the tools for making music on the fly. The accompanying website contains bonus chapters Live Sets and clips to sync and download. Ableton Live 9… * Features step-by-step tutorials useful web-based media (Sets Clips Loops and Samples) designed to perfect your techniques * Identifies key concepts and definitions and uncovers hidden features of Live 9 * Its unique graphic format mirrors Live's structure terms and creative features so you can get into a Live frame of mind as you read | Ableton Live 9 Create Produce Perform

GBP 130.00
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Supplementary Cementing Materials in Concrete

Supplementary Cementing Materials in Concrete

Supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) such as fly ash slag silica fume and natural pozzolans make a significant difference to the properties of concrete but are rarely understood in any detail. SCMs can influence the mechanical properties of concrete and improve its durability in aggressive environments. Supplementary Cementing Materials in Concrete covers the chemical physical and mineralogical properties of SCMs; their chemical reactions; and the resulting changes in the microstructure of concrete. The author links the properties of the material at the microstructural level with its behavior in laboratory tests and in turn to the performance of the material in concrete structures under field exposure. He explains how SCMs influence the mechanical properties of concrete and improve its durability and also covers how various SCMs influence hydration reactions and the evolution of the pore structure and pore-solution composition. However SCMs are not a panacea for concrete and improper use may be injurious to certain properties. Achieving the maximum benefit from SCMs requires an understanding of the materials and how they impact concrete properties under various conditions. Drawing on the author’s 30 years of experience this book helps engineers and practitioners to optimize the use of supplementary cementing materials to improve concrete performance.

GBP 56.99
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The Literary Role of History in the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien

The Literary Role of History in the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien

This volume analyzes the literary role played by history in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. It argues that the events of The Lord of the Rings are placed against the background of an already- existing history both in reality and in the fictional worlds of the books. History is unfolded in various ways both in explicitly archival annals and in stories told by characters on the road or on the fly and in which different visions of history emerge. In addition the history within the work can resemble or be patterned on histories in our world. These histories range from the deep past of prehistoric and ancient worlds to the early medieval era of the barbarian invasions and Byzantium to the modern worlds of urbane civility and a paradoxical longing for nature and finally to great power rivalries and global prospects. The book argues that Tolkien did not employ these histories indiscriminately or reductively. Rather he regarded them as aspects of aesthetic and representative figuration that are above all literary. While most criticism has concentrated on Tolkien’s use of historical traditions of Northern Europe this book argues that Tolkien also valued Southern and Mediterranean pasts and registered the Germanic and the Scandinavian pasts as they related to other histories as much as his vision of them included a primeval mythic aura. | The Literary Role of History in the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien

GBP 130.00
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Bayes Rules An Introduction to Applied Bayesian Modeling

Bayes Rules An Introduction to Applied Bayesian Modeling

An engaging sophisticated and fun introduction to the field of Bayesian statistics Bayes Rules!: An Introduction to Applied Bayesian Modeling brings the power of modern Bayesian thinking modeling and computing to a broad audience. In particular the book is an ideal resource for advanced undergraduate statistics students and practitioners with comparable experience. the book assumes that readers are familiar with the content covered in a typical undergraduate-level introductory statistics course. Readers will also ideally have some experience with undergraduate-level probability calculus and the R statistical software. Readers without this background will still be able to follow along so long as theyare eager to pick up these tools on the fly as all R code is provided. Bayes Rules! empowers readers to weave Bayesian approaches into their everyday practice. Discussions and applications are data driven. A natural progression from fundamental to multivariable hierarchical models emphasizes a practical and generalizable model building process. The evaluation of these Bayesian models reflects the fact that a data analysis does not exist in a vacuum. Features • Utilizes data-driven examples and exercises. • Emphasizes the iterative model building and evaluation process. • Surveys an interconnected range of multivariable regression and classification models. • Presents fundamental Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation. • Integrates R code including RStan modeling tools and the bayesrules package. • Encourages readers to tap into their intuition and learn by doing. • Provides a friendly and inclusive introduction to technical Bayesian concepts. • Supports Bayesian applications with foundational Bayesian theory. | Bayes Rules An Introduction to Applied Bayesian Modeling

GBP 59.99
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On Animation The Director's Perspective Vol 1

On Animation The Director's Perspective Vol 1

Be a fly on the wall as industry leaders Bill Kroyer and Tom Sito take us through insightful face-to-face interviews revealing in these two volumes the journeys of 23 world-class directors as they candidly share their experiences and personal views on the process of making feature animated films. The interviews were produced and edited by Ron Diamond. Your job is not to be the one with the answers. You should be the one that gets the answers. That’s your job. You need to make friends and get to know your crew. These folks are your talent your bag of tricks. And that’s where you’re going to find answers to the big problems - Andrew Stanton It’s hard. Yet the pain you go through to get what you need for your film enriches you and it enriches the film. – Brenda Chapman Frank and Ollie always used to say that great character animation contains movement that is generated by the character’s thought process. It can’t be plain movement. – John Lasseter The beauty of clay is that it doesn’t have to be too polished or too smooth and sophisticated. You don’t want it to be mechanical and lifeless. – Nick Park The good thing about animation is that tape is very cheap. Let the actor try things. This is where animation gets to play with spontaneity. You want to capture that line as it has never been said before. And most likely if you asked the actor to do it again he or she just can’t repeat that exact performance. But you got it. – Ron Clements | On Animation The Director's Perspective Vol 1

GBP 43.99
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Simplified TRIZ New Problem Solving Applications for Technical and Business Professionals 3rd Edition

Simplified TRIZ New Problem Solving Applications for Technical and Business Professionals 3rd Edition

The revised and updated third edition of Simplified TRIZ: New Problem Solving Applications for Technical and Business Professionals 3rd Edition continues to demystify TRIZ (systematic innovation) the internationally acclaimed problem solving technique. It demonstrates how TRIZ can be used as a stand alone methodology or used to enhance Lean Six Sigma and other systems of organizational improvement. Simplified TRIZ 3rd Edition once again strikes the perfect balance between overly complex and overly simplified making the effective application of TRIZ accessible to a wide audience. In addition to numerous exercises worksheets and tables that further illustrate the concepts of this multinational method this indispensible volume: Presents a new model for problem solving based on four TRIZ tenets ― contradictions resources ideality and patterns of evolution ― elucidated for better understanding and application Contains three new chapters:Functional analysis - Emphasizes a how to approach to functional analysis that strongly improves your ability to define the problem to be solved radically enhancing the value of the creative solutions that TRIZ makes possible. Innovative solutions for difficult challenges – Two detailed case studies sharing the experiences in solving challenging problems in innovative waysSystematic Innovation on the fly – How to utilize individual innovation tools for quick innovative effectMultiple other new case studies throughoutThe addition of Lean in the chapter on integrated methodologiesMore links between chapters increasing the understanding of applicationMore application examples demonstrating application techniques of professionalsClarifies how the patterns of evolution are used to generate both what-if scenarios and real-world forecasts with remarkable accuracy. Illustrates how small and large companies government agencies and other groups of people are using TRIZ and achieving significant results and gives you step-by-step instructions on bringing TRIZ into your organization. With the valuable tools explained within these pages you will be able to find innovative solutions to problems understand the natural evolution of systems and develop more and better ideas faster. | Simplified TRIZ New Problem Solving Applications for Technical and Business Professionals 3rd Edition

GBP 31.99
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Creating Wicked Students Designing Courses for a Complex World

Creating Wicked Students Designing Courses for a Complex World

In Creating Wicked Students Paul Hanstedt argues that courses can and should be designed to present students with what are known as “wicked problems” because the skills of dealing with such knotty problems are what will best prepare them for life after college. As the author puts it “this book begins with the assumption that what we all want for our students is that they be capable of changing the world…. When a student leaves college we want them to enter the world not as drones participating mindlessly in activities to which they’ve been appointed but as thinking deliberative beings who add something to society. ”There’s a lot of talk in education these days about “wicked problems”—problems that defy traditional expectations or knowledge problems that evolve over time: Zika ISIS political discourse in the era of social media. To prepare students for such wicked problems they need to have wicked competencies the ability to respond easily and on the fly to complex challenges. Unfortunately a traditional education that focuses on content and skills often fails to achieve this sense of wickedness. Students memorize for the test prepare for the paper practice the various algorithms over and over again—but when the parameters or dynamics of the test or the paper or the equation change students are often at a loss for how to adjust. This is a course design book centered on the idea that the goal in the college classroom—in all classrooms all the time—is to develop students who are not just loaded with content but capable of using that content in thoughtful deliberate ways to make the world a better place. Achieving this goal requires a top-to-bottom reconsideration of courses including student learning goals text selection and course structure day-to-day pedagogies and assignment and project design. Creating Wicked Students takes readers through each step of the process providing multiple examples at each stage while always encouraging instructors to consider concepts and exercises in light of their own courses and students. | Creating Wicked Students Designing Courses for a Complex World

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