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National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Process

National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Process

This book is mainly about the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and the process for its implementation. This is most often called theNEPA process. The need for this book arises because although the awareness for faithful implementation of NEPA has now matured the method of NEPA implementation is not always known and hence needs to be clearly laid out for the benefit of project engineers and the decision makers in government and industry. This book aims to do that. | National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Process

GBP 180.00
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Maternal-Fetal and Obstetric Evidence Based Guidelines Two Volume Set Fourth Edition

Maternal-Fetal and Obstetric Evidence Based Guidelines Two Volume Set Fourth Edition

Designed for easy revision of the key points key references and key management stages the two volumes in this set review the evidence for best practice presenting the reader with the right information in the right format summarized in easy-to-use tables and algorithms. Each guideline is designed to make it easy to do it right with appropriate use of proven interventions. The quality of evidence available is graded so that a well-informed clinician can improve the health of mother and baby by providing quality care. *Offers an easy-to-assimilate guide to the key points in maternal-fetal and obstetric practice *Supplies an invaluable resource for those revising topics for professional or clinical requirements *Ensures providers of care can locate the best intervention quickly and confidently | Maternal-Fetal and Obstetric Evidence Based Guidelines Two Volume Set Fourth Edition

GBP 190.00
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Why String Theory?

Why String Theory?

Physics World's 'Book of the Year' for 2016 An Entertaining and Enlightening Guide to the Who What and Why of String Theory now also available in an updated reflowable electronic format compatible with mobile devices and e-readers. During the last 50 years numerous physicists have tried to unravel the secrets of string theory. Yet why do these scientists work on a theory lacking experimental confirmation? Why String Theory? provides the answer offering a highly readable and accessible panorama of the who what and why of this large aspect of modern theoretical physics. The author a theoretical physics professor at the University of Oxford and a leading string theorist explains what string theory is and where it originated. He describes how string theory fits into physics and why so many physicists and mathematicians find it appealing when working on topics from M-theory to monsters and from cosmology to superconductors.

GBP 180.00
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Principles of Risk Analysis Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Principles of Risk Analysis Decision Making Under Uncertainty

In every decision problem there are things we know and things we do not know. Risk analysis science uses the best available evidence to assess what we know while it is carefully intentional in the way it addresses the importance of the things we do not know in the evaluation of decision choices and decision outcomes. The field of risk analysis science continues to expand and grow and the second edition of Principles of Risk Analysis: Decision Making Under Uncertainty responds to this evolution with several significant changes. The language has been updated and expanded throughout the text and the book features several new areas of expansion including five new chapters. The book’s simple and straightforward style—based on the author’s decades of experience as a risk analyst trainer and educator—strips away the mysterious aura that often accompanies risk analysis. Features: Details the tasks of risk management risk assessment and risk communication in a straightforward conceptual manner Provides sufficient detail to empower professionals in any discipline to become risk practitioners Expands the risk management emphasis with a new chapter to serve private industry and a growing public sector interest in the growing practice of enterprise risk management Describes dozens of quantitative and qualitative risk assessment tools in a new chapter Practical guidance and ideas for using risk science to improve decisions and their outcomes is found in a new chapter on decision making under uncertainty Practical methods for helping risk professionals to tell their risk story are the focus of a new chapter Features an expanded set of examples of the risk process that demonstrate the growing applications of risk analysis As before this book continues to appeal to professionals who want to learn and apply risk science in their own professions as well as students preparing for professional careers. This book remains a discipline free guide to the principles of risk analysis that is accessible to all interested practitioners. Files used in the creation of this book and additional exercises as well as a free student version of Palisade Corporation’s Decision Tools Suite software are available with the purchase of this book. A less detailed introduction to the risk analysis science tasks of risk management risk assessment and risk communication is found in Primer of Risk Analysis: Decision Making Under Uncertainty Second Edition ISBN: 978-1-138-31228-9. | Principles of Risk Analysis Decision Making Under Uncertainty

GBP 200.00
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Aircraft Interior Comfort and Design

Aircraft Interior Comfort and Design

What should every airline and manufacturer know about comfort?What can we learn from studies in the scientific literature?What do most passengers know about comfort and how can we translate that into interior design?Where can I find the latest knowledge and research useful for designing aircraft seats? Although the answers to these questions are available they have often been hard to find. Until now. Based on studies conducted by the author and the latest knowledge on comfort Aircraft Interior Comfort and Design links scientific research on customer likes and dislikes with technical know-how of aircraft interior design. It contains theoretical information on comfort gathered directly from the voice of the passenger specific tips and photographs on passenger likes and dislikes and an overview of the latest scientific demands for passenger seats. Presenting the results of current research and development in the aircraft interior industry this book provides insight that when applied to the daily work of managing the passenger experience can lead to further improvements. The author makes the case for using improved comfort as a selling tool and identifies new opportunities for comfort improvement in the different phases of the passenger experience. He demonstrates how by optimizing the passengers senses at each phase you can design comfort back into flying.

GBP 180.00
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Fundamentals of Systems Biology From Synthetic Circuits to Whole-cell Models

Fundamentals of Systems Biology From Synthetic Circuits to Whole-cell Models

For decades biology has focused on decoding cellular processes one gene at a time but many of the most pressing biological questions as well as diseases such as cancer and heart disease are related to complex systems involving the interaction of hundreds or even thousands of gene products and other factors. How do we begin to understand this complexity? Fundamentals of Systems Biology: From Synthetic Circuits to Whole-cell Models introduces students to methods they can use to tackle complex systems head-on carefully walking them through studies that comprise the foundation and frontier of systems biology. The first section of the book focuses on bringing students quickly up to speed with a variety of modeling methods in the context of a synthetic biological circuit. This innovative approach builds intuition about the strengths and weaknesses of each method and becomes critical in the book‘s second half where much more complicated network models are addressed including transcriptional signaling metabolic and even integrated multi-network models. The approach makes the work much more accessible to novices (undergraduates medical students and biologists new to mathematical modeling) while still having much to offer experienced modelers-whether their interests are microbes organs whole organisms diseases synthetic biology or just about any field that investigates living systems. | Fundamentals of Systems Biology From Synthetic Circuits to Whole-cell Models

GBP 180.00
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Problem Solving for Engineers

Problem Solving for Engineers

Whatever their discipline engineers are routinely called upon to develop solutions to all kinds of problems. To do so effectively they need a systematic and disciplined approach that considers a range of alternatives taking into account all relevant factors before selecting the best solution. In Problem Solving for Engineers David Carmichael demonstrates just such an approach involving problem definition generation of alternative solutions and ultimately the analysis and selection of a preferred solution. David Carmichael introduces the fundamental concepts needed to think systematically and undertake methodical problem solving. He argues that the most rational way to develop a framework for problem solving is by using a systems studies viewpoint. He then outlines systems methodology modeling and the various configurations for analysis synthesis and investigation. Building on this the book details a systematic process for problem solving and demonstrates how problem solving and decision making lie within a systems synthesis configuration. Carefully designed as a self-learning resource the book contains exercises throughout that reinforce the material and encourage readers to think and apply the concepts. It covers decision making in the presence of uncertainty and multiple criteria including that involving sustainability with its blend of economic social and environmental considerations. It also characterizes and tackles the specific problem solving of management planning and design. The book provides for the first time a rational framework for problem solving with an engineering orientation.

GBP 180.00
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Systems Engineering Simplified

Systems Engineering Simplified

Designed to give non-engineers an understanding of systems engineering Systems Engineering Simplified presents a gentle introduction to the subject and its importance in any profession. The book shows you how to look at any system as a whole and use this knowledge to gain a better understanding of where a system might break down how to troubleshoot the issues and then quickly resolve them. And does it all in a way that does not require sophisticated technical training or complicated mathematics. The book takes a holistic approach to thinking about the complex systems providing a deeper understanding of the underlying nature of the system and the vocabulary of systems engineering. The authors give you working knowledge of the processes used to design build test operate and maintain the systems that we depend on every day. They break down the systems engineering life cycle describing in the simplest terms what should be done along the development process. Although there are many facets of systems engineering it can be explained as focusing on addressing why a system is needed what the system must do and then how the system will accomplish the task over the entire life of the system—in that order. This fundamental review covers the processes from beginning to end in plain language giving you an overview of systems engineering that you can translate into your work in any field.

GBP 180.00
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Molecular Modeling Basics

Molecular Modeling Basics

Molecular modeling is becoming an increasingly important part of chemical research and education as computers become faster and programs become easier to use. The results however have not become easier to understand. Addressing the need for a workshop-oriented book Molecular Modeling Basics provides the fundamental theory needed to understand not only what molecular modeling programs do but also the gist of research papers that describe molecular modeling results. Written in a succinct manner using informal language the book presents concise coverage of key concepts suitable for novices to the field. It begins by examining the potential energy surface (PES) which provides the connection between experimental data and molecular modeling. It explores ways to calculate energy by molecular and quantum mechanics. It describes molecular properties and the condensed phase and shows how to extract and interpret information from a program output. The author uses hands-on exercises to illustrate concepts and he supplements the text with a blog containing animated tutorials and interactive figures. Drawn from the author‘s own lecture notes from a class he taught for many years at the University of Iowa this volume introduces topics in such a way that beginners can clearly comprehend molecular modeling results. A perfect supplement to a molecular modeling textbook the book offers students the hands-on practice they need to grasp sophisticated concepts. In addition to his blog the author maintains a website describing his research and one detailing his seminars.

GBP 180.00
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Prevention of Accidents at Work Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work (WOS 2017) October 3

Prevention of Accidents at Work Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work (WOS 2017) October 3

Prevention of Accidents at Work collects papers presented at the 9th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work (WOS 2017) held in Prague Czech Republic on October 3-6 2017 organized by the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava. The conference on current issues within occupational safety is organized under the umbrella of Workingonsafety. net (WOS. net). WOS. net is an international network of decision-makers researchers and professionals responsible for the prevention of accidents and trauma at work. The network aims to bring accident prevention experts together in order to facilitate the exchange of experience new findings and best practices between different countries and sectors. WOS. net is supported by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). The overall theme is safety management complexity in a changing society with the motto: Do we need a holistic approach? Underlying topics include: Foundations of safety science: theories principles methods and tools; Research to practice: achievements lessons learned and challenges; Risk management and safety culture: case studies best practices and further needs; Safety regulation: reasonable practicable approach; Education and training: prerequisite for safety; Complexity and safety: multidisciplinarity and inter-stakeholder views. Prevention of Accidents at Work should be valuable to researchers policy makers safety professionals labor inspectors labor administrators and other experts in the prevention of occupational accidents. | Prevention of Accidents at Work Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work (WOS 2017) October 3

GBP 180.00
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Principles of Ecotoxicology

Principles of Ecotoxicology

Cutting across traditional subject boundaries Principles of Ecotoxicology Fourth Edition gives readers an integrated view of ecotoxicology from molecules to ecosystems. This new edition of a bestselling textbook continues to emphasize principles rather than practice providing the interdisciplinary perspective and grounding required for research. Organized into three sections the book first describes the molecular structures properties and environmental fate of pollutants. It then deals with the effects of pollutants on living organisms at the molecular cellular and individual levels. Moving into population biology and population genetics the third part of the book addresses a question of great interest to ecologists: What effects do pollutants have at the levels of population community and the whole ecosystem? The book also looks at how ecotoxicology is used in the biomonitoring of environmental pollution the investigation of pollution problems the conducting of field trials the study of the development of resistance and the growing area of environmental risk assessments. Throughout examples and case studies illustrate the principles. This updated fourth edition includes new material on nanoparticle pollution bioaccumulation biomarkers and chemical warfare in nature as well as a new chapter on the future directions of ecotoxicology. A concise textbook that will also appeal to practicing ecotoxicologists it provides a solid basis for understanding what happens to chemicals in the real world where they go how they ultimately degrade and how they affect the individuals and populations that encounter them. What‘s New in This Edition Revised and updated material throughout A chapter on future directions of ecotoxicology New material on nanoparticle pollution and chemical warfare in nature Ex

GBP 180.00
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