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Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

A constructive evaluation of the most significant developments in liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) and its uses for quantitative bioanalysis and characterization for a diverse range of disciplines Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Third Edition offers a well-rounded coverage of the latest technological developments and applications. As the technology itself has matured into a reliable analytical method over the last 15 years the most exciting developments occur in LC–MS augments research into new applications. This edition places a stronger emphasis than previous editions on the impact of LC–MS methods dedicating two-thirds of the text to small-molecule and biomolecular applications such as proteomics pharmaceutical drug discovery and development biochemistry clinical analysis environmental studies and natural products research. Supported by the most relevant literature available each chapter examines how the strategies technologies and recent advances—from sample pretreatment to data processing—in LC–MS helped to shape these disciplines. Featuring new chapters and extensive revisions throughout the book Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Third Edition continues to provide scientists with a definitive guide and reference to the most important principles strategies and experimental precedents for applying LC–MS to their research. | Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

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Graphic Design Learn It Do It

Graphic Design Learn It Do It

Graphic Design: Learn It Do It is an introduction to the fundamentals of graphic design and the Adobe Creative Cloud applications used to put these concepts into practice. This book is intended for production-oriented audiences those interested in the what why and how of graphic design. The what is effective graphic design a visual solution created using the design principles that stands out in a crowded marketplace. This discussion includes color theory typography and page layout. Focus on the why of design begins with the reasons why we communicate. Attention is paid to the purpose of the visual solution and to its audiences. The conversation highlights output options (print vs. onscreen) and their related file properties. The how of design addresses the stages of production and use of Adobe Photoshop CC Illustrator CC and InDesign CC to translate an idea into a visual solution. Following an overview of each application and its uses step-by-step exercises are provided to foster familiarity with each application’s workspace and its tools. These exercises provide opportunities to implement the design principles and to produce examples of work for a design portfolio. Key Features: Content based on over a decade’s worth of experience teaching graphic design Contemporary examples and online references Guided exercises for working in the Adobe Creative Cloud applications Photoshop CC Illustrator CC and InDesign CC Accompanying exercise files and supporting materials available for download from the book’s companion website Discussion questions and activities included at the end of chapters to expand the presented topics | Graphic Design Learn It Do It

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Hyphenated and Alternative Methods of Detection in Chromatography

Hyphenated and Alternative Methods of Detection in Chromatography

Widely employed for separating and detecting chemicals in solution separation techniques are most often applied in tandem subsequently referred to as hyphenated methods. Hyphenated and Alternative Methods of Detection in Chromatography details the development and application of mass spectral detection techniques coupled with gas phase and liquid phase chromatographies. With contributions from experts in a variety of fields as evidenced by the range of topics the book describes the advantages and disadvantages of various separation techniques and addresses methods for cutting-edge applications such as proteomics research. Specifically this book covers:The development of the LC-NMR and its application in chromatographic science particularly in relation to the analysis of natural and environmental samples and in the study of reaction monitoring biosynthetic analysis and structural elucidationThe application of LC-ICP in biological samples for the speciation of organoarsenic and organoselenium compounds; metal complexes in microorganisms plants and foods of plant origin; human body fluids and tissues; and in the detection of chemical warfare agentsElectrochemical detection in liquid chromatography system optimization and applications in the analysis of flavonoidsThe use of chemiluminescence for microcolumn and capillary methods of separationThe process of employing multidimensional separation methods as a means of identifying components in complex samplesA detailed reference for those starting out in the field this book also suits those who are more experienced yet require assistance in new directions. It is an ideal reference for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students wishing to supplement their learning experience. Containing over 800 references this book is an excellent source of information within the field of

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A First Course in Logic

A First Course in Logic

A First Course in Logic is an introduction to first-order logic suitable for first and second year mathematicians and computer scientists. There are three components to this course: propositional logic; Boolean algebras; and predicate/first-order logic. Logic is the basis of proofs in mathematics — how do we know what we say is true? — and also of computer science — how do I know this program will do what I think it will? Surprisingly little mathematics is needed to learn and understand logic (this course doesn't involve any calculus). The real mathematical prerequisite is an ability to manipulate symbols: in other words basic algebra. Anyone who can write programs should have this ability.

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Naturally Occurring Benzodiazepines Endozepines and their Receptors Implications for Benzodiazepine Therapy and Withdrawal

Naturally Occurring Benzodiazepines Endozepines and their Receptors Implications for Benzodiazepine Therapy and Withdrawal

Understanding and addressing the current opioid crisis requires knowledge of endogenous opioids (endorphins and enkephalins) but there is now evidence for a benzodiazepine crisis. Are there endogenous benzodiazepine-like substances—and what do they do? How do they affect antianxiety drugs and their adverse effects? Do they explain enigmatic prolonged benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome? This book raises important questions about the clinical consequences of ignoring the existence of or understanding the potential influence of endogenous benzodiazepines on the therapeutic effect of benzodiazepines their adverse effects and the problems of withdrawal from them and other benzodiazepine receptor agonists. FEATURES Discusses endogenous benzodiazepine-like substances—what do they do and do they affect antianxiety drugs and their adverse effects? Presents information on enigmatic prolonged benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome Describes the compounds acting at the BDZ binding sites both exogenous (classical BDZ drugs and BDZ from food and plants) and endogenous (endozepines) Assesses the putative interactions in physiology pathology and pharmacology of the compounds acting at the BDZ binding sites Dr. Raffa is Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and Professor Emeritus at Temple University School of Pharmacy. He has co-authored or edited several books on pharmacology and thermodynamics is a co-editor of two journals is a past president of the Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society and is the recipient of research and teaching awards. Dr. Amantea is Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences of the University of Calabria (Italy) where she is the leader of the Stroke Research Unit at the Section of Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology operating in the frame of the Italian Stroke Organization (ISO) Basic Science. She is a member of the Editorial Board and the Guest Editor of the 2016 Neuroscience section of Current Opinion in Pharmacology (Elsevier) and the founder and the editor of the CRC Press Frontiers in Neurotherapeutics series. | Naturally Occurring Benzodiazepines Endozepines and their Receptors Implications for Benzodiazepine Therapy and Withdrawal

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Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations Volume Three Liquid Products

Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations Volume Three Liquid Products

While liquid drugs do not share the compression problems of solid dosage forms the filling problems of powder dosage forms or the consistency problems of semisolid dosage forms they do have their own set of considerations in the formulation and manufacturing stages. Highlights from Liquid Products Volume Three include: practical details involved in complying with the current good manufacturing practice requirements in liquid manufacturing access to what an FDA auditor would be looking for during a liquid manufacturing audit issues that may arise during a US FDA inspection the protocols used for stability testing for new drugs and new dosage forms drawn from the most current ICH guidelines | Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations Volume Three Liquid Products

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Handbook of Industrial Engineering Equations Formulas and Calculations

Handbook of Industrial Engineering Equations Formulas and Calculations

The first handbook to focus exclusively on industrial engineering calculations with a correlation to applications Handbook of Industrial Engineering Equations Formulas and Calculations contains a general collection of the mathematical equations often used in the practice of industrial engineering. Many books cover individual areas of engineering and some cover all areas but none covers industrial engineering specifically nor do they highlight topics such as project management materials and systems engineering from an integrated viewpoint. Written by acclaimed researchers and authors this concise reference marries theory and practice making it a versatile and flexible resource. Succinctly formatted for functionality the book presents:Basic Math CalculationsEngineering Math CalculationsProduction Engineering CalculationsEngineering Economics CalculationsErgonomics CalculationsFacility Layout CalculationsProduction Sequencing and Scheduling CalculationsSystems Engineering CalculationsData Engineering CalculationsProject Engineering CalculationsSimulation and Statistical EquationsIt has been said that engineers make things while industrial engineers make things better. To make something better requires an understanding of its basic characteristics and the underlying equations and calculations that facilitate that understanding. To do this however you don’t have to be computational experts; you just have to know where to get the computational resources that are needed. This book elucidates the underlying equations that facilitate the understanding required to improve design processes continuously improving the answer to the age-old question: What is the best way to do a job?

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Physiology of Marine Mammals Adaptations to the Ocean

Physiology of Marine Mammals Adaptations to the Ocean

Suppose you were designing a marine mammal. What would they need to live in the ocean? How would you keep them warm? What design features would allow them to dive for very long periods to extreme depths? Do they need water to drink? How would they minimize the cost of swimming and how would they find their prey in the deep and dark? These questions and more are examined in detail throughout Marine Mammal Physiology which explores how marine mammals live in the sea from a physiological point of view. This undergraduate textbook considers the essential aspects of what makes a marine mammal different from terrestrial mammals beyond just their environment. It focuses on the physiological and biochemical traits that have allowed this group of mammals to effectively exploit the marine environment that is so hostile to humans. The content of this book is organised around common student questions taking the undergraduate's point of view as the starting point. Each chapter provides a set of PowerPoint slides for instructors to use in teaching and students to use as study guides. New Study Questions and Critical Thinking Points conclude each chapter which are each motivated by a Driving Question such as How do mammals stay warm in a cold ocean? or How do mammals survive the crushing pressures of the deep sea? Full-colour images and comprehensive accessible content make this the definitive textbook for marine mammal physiology. | Physiology of Marine Mammals Adaptations to the Ocean

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Effective Ecology Seeking Success in a Hard Science

Effective Ecology Seeking Success in a Hard Science

Ecology is one of the most challenging of sciences with unambiguous knowledge much harder to achieve than it might seem. But it is also one of the most important sciences for the future health of our planet. It is vital that our efforts are as effective as possible at achieving our desired outcomes. This book is intended to help individual ecologists to develop a better vision for their ecology – and the way they can best contribute to science. The central premise is that to advance ecology effectively as a discipline ecologists need to be able to establish conclusive answers to key questions rather than merely proposing plausible explanations for mundane observations. Ecologists need clear and honest understanding of how we have come to do things the way we do them now the limitations of our approaches our goals for the future and how we may need to change our approaches if we are to maintain or enhance our relevance and credibility. Readers are taken through examples to show what a critical appraisal can reveal and how this approach can benefit ecology if it is applied more routinely. Ecological systems are notable for their complexity and their variability. Ecology is as indicated by the title of this book a truly difficult science. Ecologists have achieved a great deal but they can do better. This book aims to encourage early-career researchers to be realistic about their expectations: to question everything not to take everything for granted and to make up their own minds. | Effective Ecology Seeking Success in a Hard Science

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Electronic Circuit Analysis using LTSpice XVII Simulator A Practical Guide for Beginners

Electronic Circuit Analysis using LTSpice XVII Simulator A Practical Guide for Beginners

This text discusses simulation process for circuits including clamper voltage and current divider transformer modeling transistor as an amplifier transistor as a switch MOSFET modeling RC and LC filters step and impulse response to RL and RC circuits amplitude modulator in a step-by-step manner for more clarity and understanding to the readers. It covers electronic circuits like rectifiers RC filters transistor as an amplifier operational amplifiers pulse response to a series RC circuit time domain simulation with a triangular input signal and modulation in detail. The text presents issues that occur in practical implementation of various electronic circuits and assist the readers in finding solutions to those issues using the software. Aimed at undergraduate graduate students and academic researchers in the areas including electrical and electronics and communications engineering this book: Discusses simulation of analog circuits and their behavior for different parameters. Covers AC/DC circuit modeling using regular and parametric sweep methods. The theory will be augmented with practical electrical circuit examples that will help readers to better understand the topic. Discusses circuits like rectifiers RC filters transistor as an amplifier and operational amplifiers in detail. | Electronic Circuit Analysis using LTSpice XVII Simulator A Practical Guide for Beginners

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Workflow A Practical Guide to the Creative Process

Workflow A Practical Guide to the Creative Process

A pro isn’t just a person who can do it well. It’s a person who can do it well every time on demand and on deadline; which is why the key to being a professional creative is having a great creative process. Whether it’s writing a book animating a shot designing a game level or composing a soundtrack—ultimately we’re all facing similar challenges. Since we share challenges we can also share solutions. This book is a practical guide featuring a universal creative process that can streamline any serious creative work on any scale. Key Features Universal approach: applies to any process that starts with an idea and ends with a refined product. Profound and light: combines conceptual ideas with practical tips and fun anecdotes. Caricatures and samples: helps visually clarify ideas and processes. Variety of creative fields: draws on examples from writing animation game design 3D modeling music sculpting and more Printable summaries: provides visual outlines that can be used as cheat-sheets. | Workflow A Practical Guide to the Creative Process

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Environmental Social Governance Managing Risk and Expectations

Environmental Social Governance Managing Risk and Expectations

Increasingly companies are being judged by their performance in terms of Environmental Social Governance (ESG). But exactly what does it mean and what should be done about it? While much ambiguity exists it is no longer sufficient to negotiate the environmental assessment process successfully. ESG is an ongoing process that spans the entire life cycle of a company and its operations. This book is aimed at business leaders – senior executives and company directors – and particularly those involved in the extractive industries and other ventures that significantly affect the environment and host communities. Guidance is provided on the major ESG issues that confront all business leaders. Strategies are provided to address ESG risk and to handle crises when they occur. QUESTIONS FOR BUSINESS LEADERS: Are you at all prepared for an environmental or social crisis event? How will you cope with the unknown unknowns? What do your shareholders expect you to do about climate change? Are your employees proud of the company’s ESG performance? How does your bank evaluate your biodiversity impacts? | Environmental Social Governance Managing Risk and Expectations

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Validating Pharmaceutical Systems Good Computer Practice in Life Science Manufacturing

Validating Pharmaceutical Systems Good Computer Practice in Life Science Manufacturing

All too often the words computer validation strike terror into the hearts of those new to the process and may even cause those familiar with it to tremble. Validating Pharmaceutical Systems: Good Computer Practice in Life Science Manufacturing delineates GCP GLP and GMP regulatory requirements and provides guidance from seasoned practitioners on how to fulfill them. John Andrews and his team tackle the perceived complexities surrounding the validation of a wide variety of automated systems. Sprinkled with case studies and real-life examples the book offers a step-by-step review of topics such as planning design auditing risk management and specification. The in-depth by example coverage demystifies the challenges of manufacturing execution systems(MES) laboratory information management systems(LIMS) and network qualification. The first section examines the different levels of automated systems used throughout the drug development manufacture and delivery lifecycle using the GAMP 4 lifecycle approach to their validation. The second section uncovers some real-life applications of GAMP 4 to different areas of the regulations such as GLP GCP GMP and GDP. The book explores some of the latest thinking on computer validation and reflects changes that have occurred in the industry since the early days of validation. The contributors are a deliberate blend of those who have faced the problems of the 1990s and the Y2K controversies and those who have more recently arrived on the scene and made an impact on the perception of validation of automated systems across the field of GxP. They do more than show you how to do the right thing; they show you how to do the right thing in compliance with regulations. | Validating Pharmaceutical Systems Good Computer Practice in Life Science Manufacturing

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Improving Healthcare Team Communication Building on Lessons from Aviation and Aerospace

Improving Healthcare Team Communication Building on Lessons from Aviation and Aerospace

Communications research in aviation is widely regarded by many in the healthcare community as the 'gold standard' to emulate. Yet healthcare and aviation differ in many ways as do the vital communications shared among members of clinical teams. Aviation team communication should then be understood in terms of what lessons will benefit those who work in healthcare. In Improving Healthcare Team Communication renowned experts provide insights from 'sharp end' operator research in high-hazard sectors that shed light on the performance of cognitive tasks including resource availability assessment allocation anticipation prediction trade-off decisions speculation and negotiation. The book reports on recent field research to address what is known and what needs to be learned about team communication among operators. Students clinicians and healthcare managers can find answers in it to the questions they face daily. How can healthcare information be better shared? What can we expect from its improvement and how do we get there? Lessons learned from team communication research and experience in aviation and healthcare will point the way to improved patient safety. | Improving Healthcare Team Communication Building on Lessons from Aviation and Aerospace

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Liquid Crystal Sensors

Liquid Crystal Sensors

Liquid Crystal Sensors discusses novel applications of liquid crystals that lie beyond electrically driven optical switches and displays. The main focus is on recent progress in the area of sensors based on low molar mass and polymer liquid crystals. This area of research became hot in recent years since the possibilities for applications of liquid crystal sensors are growing in many areas ranging from the detection of mechanical displacements to the detection of environmental pollutants and chemical agents. This book is well-suited for students as well as scientists from different backgrounds. For students and researchers new to the field it gives a thorough introduction. For experienced researchers it shows the latest breakthroughs and serves as an inspiration for solving problems or sparking new ideas. Key Features:Emphasizes how liquid crystals are extremely sensitive to external stimuli and therefore can be used for the construction of stimuli-responsive devices such as sensors Includes the contributions of editors who are deeply involved in the field and author chapters on hot topics such as the sensitivity of liquid crystals to pollutants UV light and strainProvides an exclusive on LC sensors where having the data in one place will be very useful to the community Gives more information on sensors and broadens the scope by having a contributed volume rather than authored Combines recent data on advances in the area of liquid crystal sensors that includes many types of liquid crystal materials

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Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Evaluation and Applications in Food Analysis

Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Evaluation and Applications in Food Analysis

Due to its high sensitivity and selectivity liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) is a powerful technique. It is used for various applications often involving the detection and identification of chemicals in a complex mixture. Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry: Evaluation and Applications in Food Analysis presents a unique collection of up-to-date UPLC-MS/MS methods for the separation and quantitative determination of components contaminants vitamins and aroma and flavor compounds in a wide variety of foods and food products. The book begins with an overview of the history principles and advancement of chromatography. It discusses the use of UHPLC techniques in food metablomics approaches for analysis of foodborne carcinogens and details of UPLC-MS techniques used for the separation and determination of capsaicinoids. Chapters describe the analysis of contaminants in food including pesticides aflatoxin perfluorochemicals and acrylamide as well as potentially carcinogenic heterocyclic amines in cooked foods. The book covers food analysis for beneficial compounds such as the determination of folate vitamin content analysis applications for avocado metabolite studies virgin olive oil component analysis lactose determination in milk and analysis of minor components of cocoa and phenolic compounds in fruits and vegetables. With contributions by experts in interdisciplinary fields this reference offers practical information for readers in research and development production and routing analysis of foods and food products. | Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Evaluation and Applications in Food Analysis

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Predator-Prey Dynamics The Role of Olfaction

Predator-Prey Dynamics The Role of Olfaction

Humans being visually oriented are well versed in camouflage and how animals hide from predators that use vision to locate prey. However many predators do not hunt by sight; they hunt by scent. This raises the question: do survival mechanisms and behaviors exist which allow animals to hide from these olfactory predators? If so what are they and how do they work? Predator-Prey Dynamics: The Role of Olfaction examines environmental as well as biological and behavioral elements of both predators and prey to answer gaps in our current knowledge of the survival dynamics of species. Beginning with a thorough look at the mechanics of olfaction the author explains how predators detect locate and track their prey using odor trails on the ground or odor plumes in the air. Understanding the physics of airflow is the next step to understanding the potential for manipulating and masking scent. While a bush may conceal an animal visually from a predator it will not protect an animal from a predator using olfaction. To hide from the latter an animal needs to hide in locations where turbulence and updrafts will disperse its scent. The book addresses tradeoffs that animals must make given their dual needs to hide from predators and to procure food and water. Studies of mammalian and avian behavior provide examples on the actual use and efficacy of olfactory camouflage tactics. The book concludes with a redefinition of ecological terms based on the physics of airflow and a summary of the theory and implications of olfactory predator-prey dynamics. Introducing the mechanics of olfaction and its influence on the behavior of both predators and prey Predator-Prey Dynamics: The Role of Olfaction presents a new perception of the world and enables us to understand and more effectively manage the delicate survival dynamics of animals in the wild. | Predator-Prey Dynamics The Role of Olfaction

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Mechanics of Liquid Nano- and Microdispersed Magnetic Media

Mechanics of Liquid Nano- and Microdispersed Magnetic Media

This book offers unique coverage of the mechanical properties of nano- and micro-dispersed magnetic fluids. Magnetic fluids are artificially created materials that do not exist in the nature. Researchers developing materials and devices are keenly interested in their mutually exclusive properties including fluidity compressibility and the ability to magnetize up to saturation in relatively small magnetic fields. Applications of micro- and nanodispersed magnetic fluids include magnetic-seals magnetically operated grease in friction units and supports separators of non-magnetic materials oil skimmers and separators sensors of acceleration and angle and gap fillers in loudspeakers. | Mechanics of Liquid Nano- and Microdispersed Magnetic Media

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Animation Masterclasses: From Pencils to Pixels A Complete Course in Animation & Production

Animation Masterclasses: From Pencils to Pixels A Complete Course in Animation & Production

Today it is commonly believed that if you learn software you can become an animator. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. Master animators are trained and not born. Software as is the humble pencil is merely yet another tool through which an animator can apply their knowledge. However neither software nor pencils give you that knowledge nor do they do the work for you. If you place a fully trained master animator on a computer or give them a pencil they’ll astound you with their mastery. However if you put a nontrained animator on a computer all you will have is a technician creating moving objects ・ as you’ll see all over YouTube and other video platforms. This book teaches you exactly how to become a Master Animator ・ whether you ultimately plan to use pencils computers drawing tablets or rigged characters. It’s a complete course in its own right being a collection of 48 masterclasses gleaned from the author’s 50 years of experience of top-level animating teaching and filmmaking. It will also train you in the value and application of observational gesture drawing. This book of masterclasses by a master of the art Tony White is entirely designed to be THE definitive reference book for students learning how to make things move really well ・ as well as how to create films once you know how to do so. A book for everyone: For home-based self-study students: It is a perfect manual to take you from raw beginner to proven animated filmmaker. For full-time students: It is an ideal companion to supplement your full-time educational studies which no doubt is overly based on software technology. For current animation professionals: It is a comprehensive archive of animation tips and techniques that will enable you to take your work to the next level. For current animation educators and instructors: It is a book that can be the ultimate curriculum and study program enabling your own students to become the master animators of today and tomorrow. | Animation Masterclasses: From Pencils to Pixels A Complete Course in Animation & Production

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Essentials of Polygraph and Polygraph Testing

Essentials of Polygraph and Polygraph Testing

Throughout history there has been an intrinsic need for humans to detect deception in other humans. Developed in 1923 the polygraph machine was a tool designed to do just this. To date there have been many improvements made to the basic polygraph instrument. This book outlines the instrumentation as well as the latest in questioning techniques and methods available to the professional interviewer to determine truth from deception. The book covers psychology and physiology a history of polygraph with the advances of leading figures question formulation data analysis legal implications and legal cases and the author’s developed technique Integrated Zone Comparison Technique (IZCT). | Essentials of Polygraph and Polygraph Testing

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Principles of Wildlife Conservation

Principles of Wildlife Conservation

Wildlife tend our forests — they pollinate flowers disperse seeds eat insects that harm trees and keep herbivores and diseases in check. They keep our forests healthy and resilient — ready and able to face and counter any challenges such as global warming and climate change. They are the individual cogs that keep the forest machine functioning. And we desperately need our forests — to sequester carbon to purify our air and water to protect our soils from getting eroded and to save our dams and waterways. Wildlife do need our care concern and attention but we also need our wildlife — perhaps much more sincerely. A majority of wildlife arrived on this planet much before humans and the Earth belongs to them as well. So how do we conserve wildlife? This is the question that Principles of Wildlife Conservation seeks to answer. It presents a lucid — cogent yet simple — narration about the why’s and how’s of conserving wildlife. It begins with the first principles — and thus requires no prerequisite other than an urge to seek knowledge. It is full of pictures and case studies from the field — to facilitate easy grasping of the subject. The book builds a solid foundation of the theory of wildlife conservation and tops that up with experiences from actually doing wildlife conservation. In this way it equips the reader to master both the science — and the art — of conserving wildlife.

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A Guide to Fire and Gas Detection Design in Hazardous Industries

A Guide to Fire and Gas Detection Design in Hazardous Industries

In the last 15 years the field of fire and gas mapping has grown extensively yet very little is published on the subject. The text includes deeper discussions on important engineering factors associated with fire and gas detection along with anecdotes and examples. It will guide the readers on what to consider when you do not have access to proprietary guides and how to interpret the design process even when one does not have access to a guidance document. The text covers important topics including visual flame detection flame detection mapping infrared point gas detector (IRPGD) infrared open path gas detector (OPGD) ultrasonic/acoustic design and gas detection mapping. The book plays the following roles: Explores practical aspects of designing a detection layout Enables users in interpreting a detector data sheet and coverage analysis Teaches readers working on a project to cut through the marketing of detection and design an effective system Inclusion of real-life experiences on projects will provide engineers with clear examples of where things can and often do go wrong It is an ideal text for professionals and graduate students working in the fields of occupational health and safety fire protection engineering and environmental safety. The text discusses fundamental aspects of fire and gas mapping which has been applied with great success in many parts of the world and is commonly adopted by the major operators in the process industries. | A Guide to Fire and Gas Detection Design in Hazardous Industries

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Managing Oak Forests in the Eastern United States

Managing Oak Forests in the Eastern United States

If you are responsible for oak management Managing Oak Forests in the Eastern United States is for you. It is the definitive practical guide for anyone interested in improving stewardship of eastern oak forests. Organized into three sections the first section Background and Biology: Setting the Stage helps you establish a solid understanding of the history and ecology of eastern oak ecosystems. It examines the question Why do we manage oaks? and looks at some of the challenges faced in oak management such as fire wildlife management and oak regeneration. It also provides a description and distribution of oak forests across the eastern United States and discusses the biology of oaks. The second section Silviculture: What Is in the Tool Box gives you a practical understanding of how management can be implemented in eastern oak forests. It covers natural regeneration artificial regeneration and use of prescribed fires competition control and intermediate treatments. The third and final section Managing Oaks: How Do I Make It Work for Me? helps you clarify your objectives and chart a course to bring about the desired outcomes for the forests you are managing. This section assists you in evaluating your progress in managing your oaks and what changes you will need to make. It provides details on management objectives for upland oaks woodlands and savannahs and bottomland oaks. It also gives you guidance on managing deer impacts on oak forests. The last chapter is specifically designed to help you get started.

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