Routledge, 2016. — 192 p. This book explores the ways in which small scale research studies arise from issues of practice, and how they are conceptualised, theorised and implemented using a variety of methodological approaches and frameworks. The narratives written by thirteen doctoral students tell real stories of projects and challenges that researchers face when making the...
Harvard University Press, 2015. — 344 p. This illuminating study of the evolution of Chinese capitalism chronicles the fortunes of the Song family of North China under five successive authoritarian governments. Headed initially by Song Chuandian, who became rich by exporting hairnets to Europe and America in the early twentieth century, the family built a thriving business...
John Benjamins Publishing, 2013. — 325 p. This monograph investigates the syntax of the finite verb in Máocheno, a minority language spoken in a German speech island of Northern Italy. Basing her study on detailed new data collected during extensive fieldwork, and focusing on finite verb movement; on multiple access to the left periphery; on pro licensing mechanism and on the...
Sage Publications, 1996. — 208 p. Achieving good health is one of the major concerns of contemporary societies. Everyone is now called upon to play their part in creating a "healthier" and "more ecologically sustainable" environment through attention to lifestyle and involvement in collective efforts to manage risk. These strategies are the mainstay of the so-called "new public...
Garzanti, 1995. — 960 p. Dall'Ottocento a oggi, la logica formale è stata protagonista di una evoluzione di straordinaria ricchezza e complessità. Ponendosi alla confluenza fra filosofia e matematica, informatica e linguistica, ha indubbiamente condizionato il loro sviluppo; d'altro canto queste discipline hanno spesso cercato nella logica una adeguata formalizzazione...
2nd edition. — Hart Publishing, 2011. — 856 p. For the time being, the political project of basing the European Union on a document entitled 'Constitution' has failed. The second, revised and enlarged edition of this volume retains its title nonetheless. Building on a scholarly rather than black-letter law account, it shows European constitutional law as it looks following the...
Oxford University Press (1815), 2015. — 502 p. This book addresses various approaches to interpreting a constitution. It is the third and final book on legal interpretation, following Legal Interpretation: Perspectives from Other Disciplines and Private Texts and Statutory and Common Law Interpretation. The overall theme is that techniques of constitutional interpretation are...
Oxford University Press, 2015. — 492 p. The global economy has been irrevocably changed by the dramatic economic rise of the five countries collectively referred to as the BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This book plots their rise and provides a unique analysis of the patterns of structural change that have accompanied the development of these countries....
Allen & Unwin, 1957 \ Routledge LIBRARY EDITIONS, 2014. - 274 p. First published in 1957, this essential classic work bridged the gap between analytical and theoretical biology, thus setting the insights of the former in a context which more sensitively reflects the ambiguities surrounding many of its core concepts and objectives. Specifically, these five essays are concerned...
CRC Press, 2017. — xix, 514 p. Compact Models for Integrated Circuit Design: Conventional Transistors and Beyond provides a modern treatise on compact models for circuit computer-aided design (CAD). Written by an author with more than 25 years of industry experience in semiconductor processes, devices, and circuit CAD, and more than 10 years of academic experience in teaching...
Cambridge University Press, 2005. — 301 p. Radio pulsars are rapidly rotating highly magnetized neutron stars. This comprehensive book is a unique resource that brings together the key observational techniques, background information and a review of the latest results, including the recent discovery of a double pulsar system. Useful software tools are provided which can be used...
Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1999. — 346 p. This book is concerned with the realignment of progressive political forces in Britain. It focuses on the relationship between the Liberal and then Liberal Democrats and the Labour parties, and seeks to provide an understanding of the factors which have created the potential for the realignment of the centre left of the political spectrum...
Island Press, 2010. — 288 p. For more than forty years Jan Gehl has helped to transform urban environments around the world based on his research into the ways people actually use or could use the spaces where they live and work. In this revolutionary book, Gehl presents his latest work creating (or recreating) cityscapes on a human scale. He clearly explains the methods and...
6th edition. — Saunders, 2010. — 3064 p. ENDOCRINOLOGY, edited by J. Larry Jameson, MD, Ph.D. and Leslie J. De Groot, MD, has been considered the definitive source in its field for decades. Now this landmark reference has been exhaustively updated to bring you the latest clinical guidance on all aspects of diagnosis and treatment for the full range of endocrine and metabolism...
The MIT Press, 2012. — 470 p. An anniversary edition of an influential book that introduced a groundbreaking approach to the study of science, technology, and society. This pioneering book, first published in 1987, launched the new field of social studies of technology. It introduced a method of inquiry — social construction of technology, or SCOT — that became a key part of...
Humana Press, 2016. — 298 p. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology №1352. This expert volume provides insights into the technological fundamentals together with a comprehensive overview of the potentialities of peptide microarray technology in basic research and clinical assays. Advancements made in recent years in peptide library synthesis, immobilization chemistry and array...
Humana Press, 2015. — 284 p. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology №1347. This volume mirrors the holistic feature of whole genome amplification (WGA) technology by combining reviews, detailed basic methods and advanced sample workflows. The first part of the book covers an overview of the development of WGA techniques throughout recent years including general considerations on...
Humana Press, 2016. — 240 p. — (Methods in Molecular Biology 1356). This volume provides detailed discussion of a variety of important techniques that researchers use to study fungal molecular biology and pathogenesis. Written for the Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents,...
Humana Press, 2015. — 366 p. — (Methods in Molecular Biology 1348). This extensive volume covers basic and advanced aspects of peptide antibody production, characterization and uses. Although peptide antibodies have been available for many years, they continue to be a field of active research and method development. For example, peptide antibodies which are dependent on...
2nd edition. — Humana Press, 2016. — 257 p. — (Methods in Molecular Biology 1376). In this second edition methods are described to measure the synthesis of lipids such as the phosphoinositides, ceramides and sphingomyelin, as well as techniques to molecularly characterize the various kinases and phosphatases that regulate the intracellular metabolism of these lipids. Lipid...
4th edition. — Humana Press, 2015. — 347 p. — (Methods in Molecular Biology 1334). This fourth edition reflects the most recent technical advances in DNA-protein interaction research. With fully updated chapters that describe techniques proven by their continuous value, the volume also many new chapters have been added that mostly deal with larger-scale experiments, reflecting...
Humana Press, 2015. — 305 p. — (Methods in Molecular Biology 1325). This volume focuses on malaria vaccinology, and introduces researchers to a complete overview of the protocols and tools used by molecular and cellular malariologists. The chapters within this book talk about interventions concerning all aspects of life cycle progression--measuring antibody responses to blood...
Humana Press, 2016. — 232 p. — (Methods in Molecular Biology 1304). This detailed volume covers molecular biology, cellular biology, biomarkers, imaging, and neuropathological methods and techniques to explore multiple sclerosis (MS), with a special emphasis on disease models. With so much effort needed to elucidate basic disease mechanisms, to clone disease relevant genes, to...
Humana Press, 2016. — 186 p. — (Methods in Molecular Biology 1373). This detailed book contains chapters using unbiased approaches such as chemical and transposon mutagenesis, as well as a protocol for allelic exchange, to make targeted mutants in Staphylococcus, as generating mutants of this bacteria can be accomplished in many ways, depending on the intended changes. Using...
Humana Press, 2015. — 356 p. — (Methods in Molecular Biology 1320). This volume includes comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of all nucleic-acid-specific steps used in X-ray crystallography, from macromolecule production to structure determination. Chapters dedicated to RNA preparation and crystallogenesis will be of interest to beginners, while chapters focused on data...
TPS / Thieme, 2014. — 608 p. Covering tumors of the nose, sinuses, and nasopharynx for the first time in a single volume, this book is essential for all specialists. It incorporates the newest techniques for evaluation and treatment, including endoscopic approaches to the skull base, and offers a wealth of evidence-based data and analysis. For all members of the...
AAO-HNSF (American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation). — Third Edition. — Thieme, 2015. — 790 p. "Otolaryngology Lifelong Learning Manual, Third Edition, " is the AAO-HNSFs comprehensive guide for lifelong learning and for those taking certification and re-certification exams in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. The book is divided into ten...
Boca Raton (USA), CRC Press, 2015, 292 p. Integrated quantum hybrid devices, built from classical dielectric nanostructures and individual quantum systems, promise to provide a scalable platform to study and exploit the laws of quantum physics. On the one hand, there are novel applications, such as efficient computation, secure communication, and measurements with unreached...
Apress, 2015. — 125 p. — ISBN-13 (pbk): 978-1-4842-1561-6, ISBN-13 (electronic): 978-1-4842-1560-9. Troubleshooting Xcode is a handbook for software developers of all levels creating applications for iOS and OS X using both Objective-C and Swift. If you’ve struggled in the past to make Xcode work as expected, to solve problems that defy logic, and to understand Xcode’s...
Oxford University Press, 2010. - 45 p. - ISBN: 978-0-19-539432-0. - (OAPN - Oxford AMERICAN POCKET NOTES). Stroke is the most common cause of adult mortality in the United States. Antithrombotic agents form the mainstay of stroke prevention. Aspirin produces a modest reduction in the risk of second stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA, mini-stroke) and is widely...
Springer International Publishing, 2015, XL, 1207 p., 267 illustrations, 359 tables. - eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13707-0. - Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13706-3. - (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 334). This book examines mechatronics and automatic control systems. The book covers important emerging topics in signal processing, control theory, sensors, mechanic...
Technical report (GRI-84/0190). Maryland (USA), National Bureau of Standards Gaithersburg Pub., 1984, 156 p. Abstract: An international workshop on orifice metering research is reported. This workshop, sponsored jointly by the Gas Research Institute, the National Engineering Laboratory in the United Kingdom, and the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) with assistance from the...
Butterworth-Heinemann (is an imprint of Elsevier), Waltham, USA, Third edition, 2014, 282 p. ISBN: 978-0-12-409524-3. There is a tendency to make flow measurement a highly theoretical and technical subject but what most influences quality measurement is the practical application of meters, metering principles, and metering equipment and the use of quality equipment that can...
American Petroleum Institute (API), Washington, USA, 1nd edition (2000), 90 p. This Addendum specifically covers inferred mass measurement systems utilizing flow computers as the tertiary flow calculation device and either turbine or displacement type meters, working with on-line density meters, as the primary measurement devices. The Scope does not include system using...
American Petroleum Institute (API), Washington, USA, 1nd edition (1993), reaffirmed (2005), 46 p. This standard describes the minimum specifications for electronic gas measurement systems used in the measurement and recording of flow parameters of gaseous phase hydrocarbons. Topics covered include definitions, calculations, algorithms, data availability, audit and reporting...
American Petroleum Institute (API), Washington, USA, 1993, 1nd edition, 33 p. This standard describes the minimum specifications for electronic gas measurement systems used in the measurement and recording of flow parameters of gaseous phase hydrocarbons. Topics covered include definitions, calculations, algorithms, data availability, audit and reporting requirements, equipment...
American Petroleum Institute (API), Washington, USA, 2000, 4nd edition, 70 p. This part outlines the specification and installation requirements for the measurement of single-phase, homogeneous Newtonian fluids using concentric, square-edged, flange-tapped orifice meters. It provides specifications for the construction and installation of orifice plates, meter tubes, and...
American Petroleum Institute (API), Washington, USA, 2005, 1st draft, 2nd edition, 22 p. API MPMS 5.8 describes methods for the installation and operation of Ultrasonic Flow Meters (UFMs) when they are used to measure liquid hydrocarbons. The scope of this document will define the application criteria for UFMs and address the appropriate considerations regarding the liquids to...
Academic Press, 1999, pages 276-460. Chapter 4 of monographs Physical Acoustics, Vol. XXIII. General Remarks on Ultrasonic vs Nonultrasonic Technologies and Sensors. Industrial Process Control and Similar Applications. Analyzer Applications. Contactless (Wireless) Ultrasonic Sensors Including Remote SAW Sensors.
Systems Science & Control Engineering., 2014, Vol. 2, 2–6. Abstract The matrix exponential e At plays a central role in linear system and control theory. This paper develops a method to compute the accurate solution for the matrix exponential e At with the assumption that the matrix A has an eigenvalue s 1 exactly zero. The examples show the effectiveness of the proposed method.
SDC Publications, Mission, Kansas (USA), 2010, 297 p.1. Introduction2. Flat Plate Boundary Layer 3. Analysis of the Flow past a Sphere and a Cylinder 4. Analysis of the Flow past an Airfoil 5. Rayleigh-Bénard Convection and Taylor-Couette Flow 6. Pipe Flow 7. Flow across a Tube Bank 8. Heat Exchanger 9. Ball Valve 10. Orifice Plate and Flow Nozzle 11. Thermal Boundary Layer 12....
American Petroleum Instltute (API), Second Edition (ballot draft), February 2012, 186 p. This document furnishes recommendations about the selection and design of process measurement systems. Further, it supplies information on their implementation and commissioning. It covers the entire instrumentation life cycle including selection, design, installation, commissioning and...
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Geneva, Switzerland, 2 edition, 2007, 32 p. ISO/TR 15377 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 30, Measurement of fluid flow in closed conduits, Subcommittee SC 2, Pressure differential devices. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/TR 15377:1998), which has been technically revised. It...
Acoustical Society of India (JASI), Rishikesh, India, 11-13 November 2010, pages 208. Proceeding of national symposium on acoustic (ultrasonics) 37/1. Velocity and Thermodynamic properties of Binary liquid mixtures of Methanol, Ethanol with Ethylacetoactate. Study of Solvation number and related parameters of Ammonium bifluoride in non-aqueous medium. Study of Internal pressure...
Gothenburg, Sweden, August 26-28, 2013, 423 p. Edited by Alexander Kaplan and Hans Engström. The NOLAMP conferences address all aspects of laser materials processing from fundamental science to industrial applications. The first NOLAMP conference took place in Oslo in 1987 in a period of intense development of the laser processes and their industrial applications. The NOLAMP...
4th ed. — Pearson Education Canada, 2004. — 544 p. The 4 edition of this respected and successful text has been extensively extended and updated to include new developments in measurement devices and technology. It provides a coherent and integrated approach to the topic, covering main techniques and devices used, together with relevant theory and applications, for both...
2nd ed. — McGraw-Hill Book Co., London, U.K., 1985, 243 p. General Flow meter selection Square edge orifices Orifices with special entrance forms Non-concentric orifices Venturi-type devices Nozzles Centrifugal force devices Velocity head devices Special applications Flow meter installation and construction General considerations Uncertainties General data
Surrey, U.K.: The Trade & Technical Press, 1987. — 420 p. Fundamentals and Principles Rate of Flowmeters Insertion Flowmeters Positive Displacement Flowmeters Mass Flow Measurement Cross-Correlation Flow Measurement Multi-phase Flow General Aspects Flowmeter Calibration Flow Control Density and Viscosity Engineering Data
Performing organization name: Norwegian University of Science and Technology Departament of Telecommunications. Editors: Ulf R. Kristansen. Pages: 126. - AMOC - Stability of individual rays in the Fram Strait - Reverberation Measurements and Modeling in Shallow Waters - A study on acoustic propagation in the ice-covered region of the Arctic sea - Investigation of the...
Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design (NNFM). Volume 106 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. 2009. 335 p. Results of the DFG Priority Programme 1147 "Imaging Measurement Methods for Flow Analysis" 2003–2009. Principles of a Volumetric Velocity Measurement Technique Based on Optical Aberrations The Wall-PIV Measurement Technique for Near Wall Flow Fields...