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Elsevier's Dictionary of Refrigeration and Cryogenics - book by Rosenberg, M.;Bobryakov, S.
DESCRIPTION: The utilization of refrigeration and cryogenics contributes to high-quality preservation and processing of foods, in environmental protection, and in case of emergencies. Refrigerating and cryogenic engineering enhance progress in machine-building and automation of manufacturing process... view more info and the price of this book.
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Urban Disaster Mitigation: The Role of Engineering and Technology - book by Cheng, F.Y.;Sheu, M.-S.
DESCRIPTION: Great loss of human life, structural damage, and social and economic upheaval occur repeatedly due to such natural hazards as earthquakes, typhoons, hurricanes, landslides, floods and tsunamis. Both the US and Taiwan, along with many other countries, have a history of such occurrences a... view more info and the price of this book.
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Europump Terminology - Pump Component Names - book by EUROPUMP
DESCRIPTION: Compiled by EUROPUMP, this multi–lingual dictionary includes terms in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. It contains 500 names pump components, which are classified according to pump types i.e. centrifugal pumps, reciprocating positive displacement pumps, rotary positi... view more info and the price of this book.
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25 Years of Advances in Water Resources - book by Miller, C.T.;Parlange, M.B.;Hassanizadeh, S.M.
DESCRIPTION: This volume assembles a broad range of comprehensive, scholarly works in the field of water resources that accomplish multiple objectives: (1) to provide a critical review of the state of knowledge; (2) to provide introductions to, or comparisons among, classes of methods; (3) to unify ... view more info and the price of this book.
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Engineering - book by Bignami, M.
DESCRIPTION: This dictionary contains terms covering the following 14 main fields: Architectural Engineering and Buildings, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics, Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Mining Engineering, Petroleum Enginee... view more info and the price of this book.
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Siderurgy - book by Gutierrez, M.F.
DESCRIPTION: This four language dictionary contains terms covering the following fields and subfields: agglomeration of ore, alloy composition, analytical control of pig iron, behaviour of steels, blast furnace process, composition of inclusions, grain boundary, hardening behaviour of steels, heat c... view more info and the price of this book.
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Social Networks and Health, 8 - book by Pescosolido, Bernice A.;Levy, Judith A.
DESCRIPTION: This volume is directed toward researchers and health professionals with an interest in the interstices of social networks and health. It consists of original papers that address critical themes in health-related social network research and disease prevention. The sections discuss the d... view more info and the price of this book.
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Nano and Giga Challenges in Microelectronics - book by Greer, J.;Korkin, A.;Labanowski, J.
DESCRIPTION: The book is designed as an introduction for engineers and researchers wishing to obtain a fundamental knowledge and a snapshot in time of the cutting edge in technology research.
As a natural consequence, Nano and Giga Challenges is also an essential reference for the "gurus"... view more info and the price of this book.
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Dosing Handbook - book by Vetter, G.
DESCRIPTION: Economical and flexible production processes to achieve high and reliable quality levels require expanding automation. A new dimension has been introduced by the quality assurance regulations according to ISO 9000.
Automatic dosing procedures have been introduced successfully in chemic... view more info and the price of this book.
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Elsevier's Encyclopedic Dictionary of Measures - book by Fenna, D.
DESCRIPTION: This dictionary addresses the myriad units of measurement that have arisen through the ages, from classical weights etc., to the latest scientific units - all addressed in historical terms, across cultures as appropriate. Most of the 4000 terms are basic in content, with just the inform... view more info and the price of this book.
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Valves, Piping and Pipelines Handbook - book by Dickenson, T.C.
DESCRIPTION: Over recent years, a number of significant developments in the application of valves have taken place: the increasing use of actuator devices, the introduction of more valve designs capable of reliable operation in difficult fluid handling situations; low noise technology and most impor... view more info and the price of this book.
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Computational Methods in Engineering & Science - book by Arantes e Oliveira, E.;Bento, J.;Pereira, E.
DESCRIPTION: The first EPMESC Conference took place in 1985. It was during the Conference, recognising the success it had been, that the promoters decided to organise other EPMESC conferences, giving birth to a new series of international meetings devoted to computational methods in engineering.
Th... view more info and the price of this book.
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Reorganizing Health Care Delivery Systems, 21 - book by Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs
DESCRIPTION: This volume deals with the reorganizing of health care delivery systems: problems of managed care and other models of health care delivery. Issues of how to best organize a health care delivery system are not new, but the amount of interest in this topic in the US (as well as in other c... view more info and the price of this book.
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Computational Mechanics for the Next Millennium : 2 Volume-Set - book by Wang, C.M.;Lee, K.H.;Ang, K.K.
DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: AUTHORS: Wang, C.M.;Lee, K.H.;Ang, K.K. PAGES: 1200 pages PUBLISH DATE: 01/12/1999 ISBN Number: 0-08-043209-3... view more info and the price of this book.
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Postmodern Malpractice, 6 - book by Clements, Colleen
DESCRIPTION: In Postmodern Malpractice, Colleen Clements presents her case for the need to subject the field of bioethics to a critical external analysis apart from the current postmodern assumptions.
Clements argues that, since the 1970s, bioethics has refuted human values in favour of political c... view more info and the price of this book.
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The Ethics of Organ Transplantation, 7 - book by Shelton, Wayne;Balint, John
DESCRIPTION: During the past 30 years we have witnessed astonishing scientific and technical progress in the field of organ transplantation. Patients who suffer organ failure can now often have their lives greatly improved both in terms of quality and quantity of years. The success of transplantati... view more info and the price of this book.
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Metal Powders - book by Capus, Joseph
DESCRIPTION: Metal powders are just a tiny fraction of the global metals industry, yet they play a key role in such high-profile sectors as cars and consumer electronics. The global value of metal powder consumption has risen since 2000 to over $3.7 billion from under $3 billion. Part of this increa... view more info and the price of this book.
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Forest Soils Research: Theory Reality and its Role in Technology Transfer - book by Gale, Margaret
DESCRIPTION: This collection represents a unique set of essays on the role of theory in shaping the practice of medicine across disciplinary boundaries. In the context of this volume, ?theory? relates to the conceptual models, frameworks, knowledge representations, metaphors and analogies that info... view more info and the price of this book.
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Intelligent Production Machines and Systems - First I*PROMS Virtual Conference - book by Pham, Duc
DESCRIPTION: The 2005 Virtual International Conference on IPROMS took place on the Internet between 4 and 15 July 2005. IPROMS 2005 was an outstanding success. During the Conference, some 4168 registered delegates and guests from 71 countries participated in the Conference, making it a truly glob... view more info and the price of this book.
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Civil Aviation - book by Beck, S.;Aslezova, S.
DESCRIPTION: This dictionary is the result of almost half a century work. It is a vast reference work of civil aviation terminology and its usage in various contexts. It contains terms and expressions relating to air traffic control, air navigation, flight operations, aviation meteorology, radio com... view more info and the price of this book.
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Nuclear Engineering, Russian-English : Russian-English - book by Rosenberg, M.;Bobryakov, S.
DESCRIPTION: The Russian-English volume contains about 50,000 terms covering various fields and subfields of nuclear engineering and technology: nuclear physics, thermonuclear research, nuclear reactors, nuclear fuel, isotopes, radiation, reliability and safety issues, environmental protection, emer... view more info and the price of this book.
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Nuclear Engineering, Russian-English : English-Russian - book by Rosenberg, M.;Bobryakov, S.
DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: AUTHORS: Rosenberg, M.;Bobryakov, S. PAGES: 944 pages PUBLISH DATE: 01/05/2003 ISBN Number: 0-444-51391-4... view more info and the price of this book.
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Nuclear Engineering, Russian-English : 2 Volume Set - book by Rosenberg, M.;Bobryakov, S.
DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: AUTHORS: Rosenberg, M.;Bobryakov, S. PAGES: 1684 pages PUBLISH DATE: 01/05/2003 ISBN Number: 0-444-51031-1... view more info and the price of this book.
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Changing Regulation - book by Hale, Andrew;Hopkins, Andrew;Kirwan, Barry
DESCRIPTION: Safety regulation is society's way of keeping the genie of technology in the bottle, whilst still exploiting its power for creating wealth and change. It is a difficult compromise to make. Regulators often have a thankless task. If all seems to go well they are painted as too repressive... view more info and the price of this book.
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System Safety - book by Wilpert, Bernhard;Fahlbruch, Babette
DESCRIPTION: Safety Science is now well advanced in analysing risks and safety problems. What appears to be missing is a better understanding of the methods and strategies which could help to close the gap between analysis and corrective action. Even in organizations such as nuclear plants where one... view more info and the price of this book.
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Profile of the International Pump Industry - Market Prospects to 2007 - book by Reidy, R.
DESCRIPTION: This fifth edition of Profile of the International Pump Industry - Market Prospects to 2007 reviews the markets, technological trends, and major manufacturers of industrial pumps. Profile of the International Pump Industry covers both the international pump industry and its associated m... view more info and the price of this book.
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Community Based Interventions for Criminal Offenders with Severe Mental Illness, 12 - book by Fisher, William H.
DESCRIPTION: People with mental illness in the criminal justice system are a vexing problem in many countries. Efforts to cope with this problem have taken a number of forms. Some focus on the expansion of existing community mental health treatment and support systems. Other, more recently developed... view more info and the price of this book.
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Environmental Ergonomics - The Ergonomics of Human Comfort, Health, and Performance in the Thermal Environment - book by Tochihara, Yutaka;Ohnaka, Tadakatsu
DESCRIPTION: Environmental Ergonomics addresses the problems of maintaining human comfort, activity and health in stressful environments. Its subject areas include thermal environments, illumination, noise and hypo- and hyperbaric environments. The book concentrates fundamentally on the way the ther... view more info and the price of this book.
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Managing Tourist Health and Safety in the New Millennium - book by Wilks, Jeff;Page, Stephen
DESCRIPTION: Managing Tourist Health is a seminal study which combines a range of state of the art reviews of the issues facing tourism managers and professionals in the fast growing area of tourist health and safety. An international range of contributors, each a specialist in their chosen field, h... view more info and the price of this book.
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Principles and Standards for the Disposal of Long-lived Radioactive Wastes, 3 - book by Chapman, N.;McCombie, C.
DESCRIPTION: This handbook is concerned with developing principles and standards for the safe disposal of solid radioactive wastes by burial deep in the Earth's crust. Radioactive wastes have focussed thinking on long-term environmental protection issues in an unprecedented way. Consequently, the wa... view more info and the price of this book.
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Simulation Methods for ESD Protection Development - book by Gossner, Harald;Esmark, Kai;Stadler, Wolfgang
DESCRIPTION: Simulation Methods for ESD Protection Development looks at the integration of new techniques into a comprehensive development flow, which is now available due advances made in the field during the recent years. These findings allow for an early, stable ESD concept at a very early stage... view more info and the price of this book.
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Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects V - book by Chappell, W.R.;Abernaty, C.O.;Calderon, R.L.;Thomas, D.J.
DESCRIPTION: The authoritative articles in this book represent the state-of-the-art in arsenic research. Arsenic experts from around the world - participants in the Fifth International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects organized by the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Healt... view more info and the price of this book.
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Technical Abbreviations - book by Rosenberg, M.;Bobryakov, S.
DESCRIPTION: The English-Russian dictionary of technical abbreviations contains nearly 65,000 entries covering various fields and subfields of engineering and technology. Abbreviations are widely used in technical literature and, as a rule, they create difficulties for the reader. Numerous abbreviat... view more info and the price of this book.
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Fuels of Opportunity: Characteristics and Uses In Combustion Systems - book by Tillman, David;Harding, N.
DESCRIPTION: As electricity generators and process industries are increasingly seeking less expensive fuels for the generation of electricity and process heat, there is an ever-increasing industry-led emphasise on exploring the possibility of utilising opportunity fuels. This book considers a divers... view more info and the price of this book.
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Dilute Nitride Semiconductors - book by Henini, Mohamed
DESCRIPTION: * This book contains full account of the advances made in the dilute nitrides, providing an excellent starting point for workers entering the field.* It gives the reader easier access and better evaluation of future trends, Conveying important results and current ideas* Includes a gener... view more info and the price of this book.
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Advances in Control Education 2003 - book by Lindfors, Juha
DESCRIPTION: ACE2003 - the 6th IFAC Symposium on Advances in Control Education was an international forum for scientists and practitioners involved in the field of control education to present their latest research, results and ideas. The symposium also aimed to disseminate knowledge and experien... view more info and the price of this book.
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Fast Multipole Methods for the Helmholtz Equation in Three Dimensions - book by Gumerov, Nail;Duraiswami, Ramani
DESCRIPTION: This volume in the Elsevier Series in Electromagnetism presents a detailed, in-depth and self-contained treatment of the Fast Multipole Method and its applications to the solution of the Helmholtz equation in three dimensions. The Fast Multipole Method was pioneered by Rokhlin and Green... view more info and the price of this book.
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Research on Employment for Persons with Severe Mental Illness, 13 - book by Fisher, William H.
DESCRIPTION: Over the centuries work for persons with severe mental illness has ranged from virtual slave labor to institutional peonage to contemporary rehabilitative programs that seek to assist individuals in re-entering the workplace. How best to do this remains an open question however, and has... view more info and the price of this book.
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The Future of Nuclear Power - book by Lillington, John
DESCRIPTION: During the last century, nuclear power has been established as a reliable source of energy in the major industrialised countries. It has recently enjoyed a revival in attention and research due to the environmental concerns surrounding current conventional energy sources. Issues of regu... view more info and the price of this book.
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Geothermal Power Plants - book by DiPippo, Ronald
DESCRIPTION: Geothermal Power Plants: Principles, Applications and Case Studies is the latest book from Ron DiPippo, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. It is a single resource on all aspects of the utilization of geothermal energy for electric power generation. Written in one... view more info and the price of this book.
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Applied Electrostatics (ICAES 2004) - book by SUN KEPING, .;Yu, Gefei
DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: AUTHORS: SUN KEPING, .;Yu, Gefei PAGES: 400 pages PUBLISH DATE: 01/12/2004 ISBN Number: 0-08-044584-5... view more info and the price of this book.
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2. Forsthoffer's Rotating Equipment Handbooks - book by Forsthoffer, William
DESCRIPTION: Over recent years there have been substantial changes in those industries which are concerned with the design, purchase and use of special purpose (ie critical, high-revenue) rotating equipment. Key personnel have been the victims of early retirement or have moved to other industries: c... view more info and the price of this book.
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International Health Care Management, 5 - book by Savage, Grant;Chilingerian, Jon A;Powell, Michael
DESCRIPTION: This fifth volume of Advances in Health Care Management examines international health care management. It consists of 12 papers, one of which serves as an introduction, with the other papers arranged into three sections. The first section on patients and providers focuses on such issues... view more info and the price of this book.
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Sustainability Science and Engineering, 1 - book by Abraham, Martin A.
DESCRIPTION: Sustainable development is commonly defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Sustainability in engineering incorporates ethical and social issues into the design of products and processe... view more info and the price of this book.
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