HVAC and refrigeration preventive maintenance by Kleinert, Eric

Table of Contents: “…Commercial air conditioning and heating -- Commercial air conditioning and heating equipment -- Principles of operation -- Safety first -- Commercial air conditioning and heating equipment in general -- Preventive maintenance checklist -- Testing, adjusting, and balance -- Air duct distribution preventive maintenance -- Checking the cooling system for proper refrigerant charge -- Filtration -- Electronic air cleaners -- Condensate management and drain systems -- Condensate pump maintenance -- Fire and smoke dampers -- Uvc lights -- Operational checks on air conditioning equipment -- Water source air conditioning and heating preventive maintenance -- 13. …”
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Handbook of petrochemicals production processes

Table of Contents: “…Part 10: propylene and light olefins -- 10.1. Lurgi mtp® technology -- Introduction -- Process overview -- Detailed process description -- Products, by-products, wastes, and emissions -- Technical and commercial status -- Process economics -- Bibliography -- 10.2. …”
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Science, technology and cultural heritage : proceedings of the Second International Congress on Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Sevilla, Spain, 24...

Table of Contents: “…Karmali -- Study of the influence of black dyes in the physico-mechanical behaviour of silk fabrics. II. Influence of UV-light artificial aging / E.M. Montesinos Ferrandis, S. …”
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Oral and maxillofacial pathology

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Carbon nanomaterials for advanced energy systems : advances in materials synthesis and device applications

Table of Contents: “…Electron Microscopy -- 1.3.2.6. Static and Dynamic Light Scattering -- 1.4. Energy Applications -- 1.4.1. …”
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Handbook of petrochemicals production processes

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Guide to Diagnostic Tests

Table of Contents: “…GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST -- G6PD (GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE) -- GROWTH HORMONE -- HAPTOGLOBIN -- HELICOBACTER PYLORI TESTS -- HEMATOCRIT -- HEMOGLOBIN A1C, BLOOD -- HEMOGLOBIN A2 -- HEMOGLOBIN ELECTROPHORESIS AND EVALUATION -- HEMOGLOBIN, FETAL -- HEMOGLOBIN, TOTAL -- HEPARIN ANTI-XA ASSAY, CHROMOGENIC -- HEPARIN-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA (HIT) ANTIBODIES -- HEPATITIS A VIRUS ANTIBODY -- HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN -- HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY -- HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY -- HEPATITIS B E ANTIGEN -- HEPATITIS B VIRUS DNA, QUANTITATIVE -- HEPATITIS C VIRUS ANTIBODY -- HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPING -- HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA (HCV-RNA), QUANTITATIVE -- HEPATITIS DELTA ANTIBODY -- HEPATITIS E VIRUS ANTIBODY -- HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY -- HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM ANTIGEN -- HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM ANTIBODIES BY IMMUNODIFFUSION -- HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM ANTIBODIES BY CF -- HIV ANTIBODY -- HIV RNA, QUANTITATIVE -- HIV RESISTANCE TESTING -- HLA TYPING -- HLA-B27 TYPING -- HLA-B51 TYPING -- HOMOCYSTEINE -- 5-HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID -- IGG INDEX -- INCREASE IN IGG4: -- IMMUNOFIXATION ELECTROPHORESIS -- IMMUNOGLOBULINS -- INHIBITOR SCREEN (1:1 MIX) -- INSULIN ANTIBODY -- INSULIN, IMMUNOREACTIVE -- INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 -- INTRINSIC FACTOR BLOCKING ANTIBODY -- IODINE -- IRON -- IRON-BINDING CAPACITY -- ISLET CELL ANTIBODIES -- JAK2 (V617F) MUTATION -- KAPPA AND LAMBDA FREE LIGHT CHAINS WITH RATIO -- LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE -- LACTATE -- LEAD -- LEGIONELLA ANTIBODY -- LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA PHENOTYPING BY FLOW CYTOMETRY -- LIPASE -- LIPOPROTEIN(A) -- LIPOPROTEIN ASSOCIATED PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 (LP-PLA2) -- LUTEINIZING HORMONE -- LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY -- MAGNESIUM -- MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN -- MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION -- MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME -- METANEPHRINES, FREE (UNCONJUGATED), PLASMA -- METANEPHRINES, FRACTIONATED, URINE -- METHANOL -- METHEMOGLOBIN -- MTHFR MUTATION -- METHYLMALONIC ACID -- ₀ø2-MICROGLOBULIN -- MITOCHONDRIAL ANTIBODIES -- NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODIES -- N-TELOPEPTIDE, CROSS-LINKED -- NUCLEAR ANTIBODY -- OLIGOCLONAL BANDS -- OSMOLALITY, SERUM -- OSMOLALITY, URINE -- OSTEOCALCIN -- OXYGEN, PARTIAL PRESSURE -- PANCREATIC ELASTASE -- PARATHYROID HORMONE -- PARATHYROID HORMONE-RELATED PROTEIN -- PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME -- pH -- PHOSPHORUS -- PLATELET ANTIBODIES -- PLATELET COUNT -- PLATELET FUNCTION ASSAY -- PORPHOBILINOGEN -- POTASSIUM -- PROCALCITONIN -- PROCOLLAGEN TYPE I N-TERMINAL PROPEPTIDE (PINP) -- PROLACTIN -- PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN -- PROTEIN C -- PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS -- PROTEIN S -- PROTEIN, TOTAL -- PROTHROMBIN TIME -- Q FEVER ANTIBODY -- QUANTIFERON-TB (INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASING ASSAY) -- RAPID PLASMA REAGIN -- RED BLOOD CELL COUNT -- RENIN ACTIVITY -- RETICULOCYTE COUNT -- Rh(D) TYPING -- RHEUMATOID FACTOR -- RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN ANTIBODY -- RIBOSOMAL DNA (16S rDNA) SEQUENCING -- RUBELLA ANTIBODY -- RUSSELL VIPER VENOM TIME (dRVVT) -- SALICYLATE -- SCLERODERMA-ASSOCIATED ANTIBODY -- SEMEN ANALYSIS -- SMITH (ANTI-Sm) ANTIBODY -- SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODIES -- SODIUM -- SOMATOSTATIN -- SS-A/Ro ANTIBODY -- SS-B/La ANTIBODY -- SYPHILIS, SEROLOGIC TESTING -- T-CELL RECEPTOR GENE REARRANGEMENT -- TESTOSTERONE.…”
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Semiconductor laser engineering, reliability and diagnostics a practical approach to high power and single mode devices by Epperlein, Peter W.

Table of Contents: “…Basics of Raman Inelastic Light Scattering 7.4.3. Experimental Details 7.4.4. …”
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Liquid biofuel production

Table of Contents: “…<P><b>1 Process Engineering Biofuel Production 1<br /> </b><i>Opubo Gbanaye Benebo</i></p> <p>1.1 Biofuel Production Background 1</p> <p>1.1.1 General Limitations 2</p> <p>1.1.2 Limitation of Cashcrop Raw Material 4</p> <p>1.1.3 Limitations of Algae Raw Materials Remediation 5</p> <p>1.1.4 Limitations Remediation 5</p> <p>1.2 Process Engineering Liquid Biofuel Production 8</p> <p>1.2.1 Algae Cultivation Assessment 8</p> <p>1.2.2 Algal Cultivation Inefficiencies Remediation 11</p> <p>1.2.3 Technology Development 12</p> <p>1.2.4 Lessons from the Algae Biofuel Industry Collapse 13</p> <p>1.2.5 Process Development Norms 14</p> <p>1.2.6 Research Team 15</p> <p>1.2.7 Alga Cultivation General Issues 16</p> <p>1.2.8 Biofuel Process Technology 17</p> <p>1.3 Algal Cultivation Process Technology 18</p> <p>1.3.1 Cellular Reaction Kinetics Analysis 19</p> <p>1.3.2 Cultivation Bench-Scale Model Design 20</p> <p>1.3.3 Cultivation Bioreactor 21</p> <p>1.3.4 Concentrator Harvesting of Cells 21</p> <p>1.3.5 Cell Rupture Technology 21</p> <p>1.3.6 BioFeedstock Separation Process 22</p> <p>1.3.7 Bench-Scale Cultivation Process Technology 23</p> <p>1.3.8 Process Technology Financial Viability Design 23</p> <p>1.3.9 Process Technology Sustainability Engineering 24</p> <p>1.3.10 Process Technology Optimization Engineering 25</p> <p>1.3.11 Base Cultivation Process Technology 26</p> <p>1.4 Algal Biomass Biorefinery Process Engineering 26</p> <p>1.4.1 Resourcing Algal Biomass 27</p> <p>1.4.2 Microbes Nutrients-Feed Production 28</p> <p>1.4.3 Fermentation Process Technology 28</p> <p>1.4.4 Biodiesel Process Technology 29</p> <p>1.4.5 Biorefinery Process Technology 29</p> <p>1.4.6 Engineering Cost Impact Analysis 30</p> <p>Acknowledgment 32</p> <p>About the Author 33</p> <p>References 34</p> <p><b>2 A Renewable Source of Hydrocarbons and High Value Co-Products from Algal Biomass 35<br /> </b><i>Abhishek Walia, Samriti Sharma and Saruchi</i></p> <p>2.1 Introduction 36</p> <p>2.2 Algal Biomass Production 38</p> <p>2.2.1 Growth Conditions 38</p> <p>2.2.1.1 Temperature 38</p> <p>2.2.1.2 Light Intensity 38</p> <p>2.2.1.3 pH 39</p> <p>2.2.1.4 Aeration and Mixing 39</p> <p>2.2.1.5 Salinity 39</p> <p>2.2.2 Photoautotrophic Production 40</p> <p>2.2.2.1 Open Pond Production Pathway 40</p> <p>2.2.2.2 Closed Photobioreactor Systems 40</p> <p>2.2.3 Harvesting and Dewatering of Algal Biomass 42</p> <p>2.2.3.1 Flocculation 42</p> <p>2.2.3.2 Chemical Flocculation 42</p> <p>2.2.3.3 Electroflocculation 42</p> <p>2.2.3.4 Biofloculation 43</p> <p>2.2.3.5 Magnetic Separation of Algae 43</p> <p>2.2.3.6 Dissolved Air Flotation 43</p> <p>2.2.3.7 Filtration 43</p> <p>2.2.3.8 Centrifugation 43</p> <p>2.2.3.9 Attachment/Biofilm-Based Systems 44</p> <p>2.3 Developments in Algal Cultivation for Fuel By Using Different Production System 44</p> <p>2.3.1 Stirred Tank Photobioreactor 45</p> <p>2.3.2 Vertical Tubular Photobioreactors 45</p> <p>2.3.2.1 Bubble Column 45</p> <p>2.3.2.2 Airlift Reactors 46</p> <p>2.3.3 Horizontal Tubular Photobioreactors 46</p> <p>2.3.4 Flat Panel Photobioreactor 47</p> <p>2.4 Algal Biofuels -- Feedstock of the Future 48</p> <p>2.4.1 Biohydrogen 49</p> <p>2.4.2 Biobutanol 49</p> <p>2.4.3 Jet Fuel 50</p> <p>2.4.4 Biogas 50</p> <p>2.4.5 Bioethanol 51</p> <p>2.5 Biofuel Pathways 51</p> <p>2.5.1 Thermo-Chemical Conversion 52</p> <p>2.5.2 Biochemical Conversion 52</p> <p>2.5.3 Alcoholic Fermentation 53</p> <p>2.5.4 Biophotolysis 53</p> <p>2.6 High Value Co-Products from Algal Biomass 53</p> <p>2.6.1 Algae in Human Nutrition 54</p> <p>2.6.2 Algae in Animal and Aquaculture Feed 54</p> <p>2.6.3 Algae as Fertilizer 55</p> <p>2.6.4 Algae as Recombinant Protein 56</p> <p>2.6.5 Algae as Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) 56</p> <p>2.7 Microalgae in Wastewater Treatment 57</p> <p>2.8 Economics of Algae Cultivation 58</p> <p>2.9 Problems and Potential of Alga-Culture 61</p> <p>2.10 Conclusion 63</p> <p>References 64</p> <p><b>3 Waste Biomass Utilization for Liquid Fuels: Challenges & Solution 73<br /> </b><i>Sourish Bhattacharya, Surajbhan Sevda, Pooja Bachani, Vamsi Bharadwaj and Sandhya Mishra</i></p> <p>3.1 Introduction 74</p> <p>3.2 Waste Biomass and its Types 75</p> <p>3.3 Major Waste Biomass Conversion Routes 76</p> <p>3.4 Metabolic Engineering in Yeast for Accumulation of C5</p> <p>Sugars along with C6 Sugars 77</p> <p>3.5 Genetic Engineering for Improved Xylose Fermentation by Yeasts 77</p> <p>3.6 Biofuel from Microalgae through Mixotrophic Approach Utilizing Lignocellulosic Hydrolysate 80</p> <p>3.7 Conclusion 82</p> <p>References 83</p> <p><b>4 Biofuel Production from Lignocellulosic Feedstock via Thermochemical Routes 89<br /> </b><i>Long T. …”
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The Color atlas of family medicine

Table of Contents: “…Nevus and Spitz Nevus -- -- -- Section L: Sun Damage and Early Skin Cancer -- Chapter 172: Sun Damage and Skin Cancer Prevention -- Chapter 173: Actinic Keratosis and Bowen Disease -- Chapter 174: Keratoacanthoma -- Chapter 175: Lentigo Maligna -- Chapter 176: Cutaneous Horn -- -- -- Section M: Skin Cancer -- Chapter 177: Basal Cell Carcinoma -- Chapter 178: Squamous Cell Carcinoma -- Chapter 179: Melanoma -- Chapter 180: Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma -- Chapter 181: Advanced Dermoscopy of Skin Cancer -- -- -- Section N: Infiltrative Immunologic -- Chapter 182: Granuloma Annulare -- Chapter 183: Pyoderma Gangrenosum -- Chapter 184: Sarcoidosis -- -- -- Section O: Hypersensitivity Syndromes -- Chapter 185: Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis -- Chapter 186: Erythema Nodosum -- Chapter 187: Vasculitis -- -- -- Section P: Connective Tissue Disease -- Chapter 188: Lupus: Systemic and Cutaneous -- Chapter 189: Dermatomyositis -- Chapter 190: Scleroderma and Morphea -- -- -- Section Q: Bullous Disease -- Chapter 191: Overview of Bullous Diseases -- Chapter 192: Bullous Pemphigoid -- Chapter 193: Pemphigus -- Chapter 194: Other Bullous Diseases -- -- -- Section R: Hair and Nail Conditions -- Chapter 195: Alopecia Areata -- Chapter 196: Traction Alopecia and Trichotillomania -- Chapter 197: Scarring Alopecia -- Chapter 198: Normal Nail Variants -- Chapter 199: Pigmented Nail Disorders -- Chapter 200: Ingrown Toenail -- Chapter 201: Onychomycosis -- Chapter 202: Paronychia -- Chapter 203: Psoriatic Nails -- Chapter 204: Subungual Hematoma -- -- -- Section S: Pigmentary and Light-Related Conditions -- Chapter 205: Melasma -- Chapter 206: Vitiligo and Hypopigmentation -- Chapter 207: Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation -- Chapter 208: Photosensitivity -- Chapter 209: Erythema AB Igne -- -- -- Section T: Vascular -- Chapter 210: Acquired Vascular Skin Lesions -- Chapter 211: Hereditary and Congenital Vascular Lesions -- -- -- Section U: Other Skin Disorders -- Chapter 212: Cutaneous Drug Reactions -- Chapter 213: Keloids -- Chapter 214: Genodermatoses -- Chapter 215: Erythema Annulare Centrifugum -- PART XIV: PODIATRY -- Part XIV: Podiatry: Introduction -- Chapter 216: Corn and Callus -- Chapter 217: Bunion Deformity -- Chapter 218: Hammer Toe -- Chapter 219: Ischemic Ulcer -- Chapter 220: Neuropathic Ulcer -- Chapter 221: Charcot Arthropathy -- Chapter 222: Dry Gangrene -- PART XV: INFECTIOUS DISEASES -- Part XV: Infectious Diseases: Introduction -- Chapter 223: Intestinal Worms and Parasites -- Chapter 224: Gonococcal and Chlamydia Urethritis -- Chapter 225: Syphilis -- Chapter 226: Aids and Kaposi Sarcoma -- Chapter 227: Lyme Disease -- PART XVI: ENDOCRINE -- Part XVI: Endocrine: Introduction -- Chapter 228: Diabetes Overview -- Chapter 229: Acanthosis Nigricans -- Chapter 230: Diabetic Dermopathy -- Chapter 231: Necrobiosis Lipoidica -- Chapter 232: Hyperlipidemia and Xanthomas -- Chapter 233: Obesity -- Chapter 234: Osteoporosis and Osteopenia -- Chapter 235: Goitrous Hypothyroidism -- Chapter 236: Graves Disease and Goiter -- Chapter 237: Acromegaly -- PART XVII: THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM -- Part XVII: The Brain and Nervous System: Introduction -- Chapter 238: Mental Health -- Chapter 239: Headache -- Chapter 240: Sports-Related Head Injury -- Chapter 241: Cerebral Vascular Accident -- Chapter 242: Subdural Hematoma -- Chapter 243: Dementia -- Chapter 244: Bell Palsy -- Chapter 245: Neurofibromatosis -- PART XVIII: SUBSTANCE ABUSE -- Part XVIII: Substance Abuse: Introduction -- Chapter 246: Substance Abuse Disorder -- Chapter 247: The Opioid Crisis and The War on Drugs -- Chapter 248: Smoking and Tobacco Addiction -- Chapter 249: Alcohol Use Disorder -- Chapter 250: Methamphetamine -- Chapter 251: Cocaine -- Chapter 252: Injection-Drug Use -- APPENDIX -- Appendix: Introduction -- Appendix A: Interpreting Evidence-Based Medicine -- Appendix B: Chronic Pain.…”
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Binary decision diagrams and extensions for system reliability analysis by Xing, Liudong

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2D functional nanomaterials : synthesis, characterization, and applications

Table of Contents: “…6.5.2.4 Chemical Reduction of Graphene Oxide (GO) -- 6.5.3 Characterized, Structure, and Properties of Graphene -- 6.5.3.1 Surface Properties -- 6.5.3.2 Electronic Properties -- 6.5.3.3 Optical Properties -- 6.5.3.4 Mechanical Properties -- 6.5.3.5 Thermal Properties -- 6.5.3.6 Photocatalytic Properties -- 6.5.3.7 Magnetic Properties -- 6.5.3.8 Characterizations of Graphene -- 6.5.3.9 Morphology (SEM, TEM, and AFM) -- 6.5.3.10 Raman Spectroscopy -- 6.5.3.11 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) -- 6.5.3.12 UV-Visible Spectroscopy -- 6.5.3.13 X-ray Diffraction (XRD) -- 6.5.3.14 Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) -- 6.5.3.15 FTIR Spectroscopy -- 6.5.4 Application of Graphene -- References -- Chapter 7 Recent Trends in Graphene - Latex Nanocomposites -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Polymer Lattices - An Overview -- 7.3 Graphene - Background -- 7.4 Preparation and Functionalization of Graphene -- 7.5 Graphene - Latex Nanocomposites: Preparation Properties and Applications -- 7.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 Advanced Characterization and Techniques -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Characterization Techniques -- 8.2.1 Optical Techniques - Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) -- 8.2.2 Optical Spectroscopy -- 8.2.3 NMR-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy -- 8.2.4 Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) and Raman Spectroscopy -- 8.2.5 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) -- 8.2.6 Characterization Based on Interactions with Electrons or Electron Microscopy (EM) -- 8.2.6.1 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) -- 8.2.6.2 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) -- 8.2.6.3 Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) -- 8.2.6.4 Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) -- 8.2.7 Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) -- 8.2.8 Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) -- 8.2.9 X-Ray-Based Techniques -- References -- Chapter 9 2D Nanomaterials: Sustainable Materials for Cancer Therapy Applications.…”
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Analytical sociology : actions and networks

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Ultrafast optics by Weiner, Andrew Marc

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Human machine interface : making healthcare digital

Table of Contents: “…2.7.1.1 Healthcare Practice -- 2.7.1.2 Current State of Healthcare Provision -- 2.7.1.3 Concerns With Domestic Healthcare -- 2.7.2 Medical Education System -- 2.7.2.1 Traditional and Modern Way of Providing Medical Education -- 2.8 Working Model of HMI -- 2.9 Challenges and Limitations of HMI Design -- 2.10 Role of HMI in Healthcare Practice -- 2.10.1 Simple to Clean -- 2.10.2 High Chemical Tolerance -- 2.10.3 Transportable and Light -- 2.10.4 Enhancing Communication -- 2.11 Application of HMI Technology in Medical Fields -- 2.11.1 Medical and Rehabilitative Engineering Using HMI -- 2.11.2 Controls for Robotic Surgery and Human Prosthetics -- 2.11.3 Sensory Replacement Mechanism -- 2.11.4 Wheelchairs and Moving Robots Along With Neurological Interface -- 2.11.5 Cognitive Improvement -- 2.12 Conclusion and Future Perspective -- References -- Chapter 3 Human-Machine Interface and Patient Safety -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Detecting Anesthesia-Related Drug Administration Errors and Predicting Their Impact -- 3.2.1 Methodological Difficulties in Studying Rare, Dangerous Phenomena -- 3.2.2 Consequences of Errors -- 3.2.3 Lessons From Other Industries -- 3.2.4 The Double-Human Interface -- 3.2.5 The Culture of Denial and Effort -- 3.2.6 Poor Labeling -- 3.3 Systematic Approaches to Improve Patient Safety During Anesthesia -- 3.3.1 Design Principles -- 3.3.2 Evidence of Safety Gains -- 3.3.3 Consistent Color-Coding -- 3.3.4 The Codonics Label System -- 3.4 The Triumph of Software -- 3.4.1 Software in Hospitals -- 3.4.2 Software in Anesthesia -- 3.4.3 The Alarm Problem -- 3.5 Environments that Audit Themselves -- 3.6 New Risks and Dangers -- 3.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Human-Machine Interface Improving Quality of Patient Care -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 An Advanced Framework for Human-Machine Interaction.…”
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Forensic engineering : the art and craft of a failure detective by Gagg, Colin

Table of Contents: “…</P><P>1.9 Forensic approach to failure</P><P>1.9.1 Reverse engineering</P><P>1.9.2 Associated costs of forensic investigation</P><P>1.10 Historic failures</P><P>1.10.1 Computer-aided technology limitations</P><P>1.11 Analytical techniques </P><P>1.12 Dissemination of knowledge and experience</P><P>1.12.1 Popular books</P><P>1.12.2 Event reporting</P><P>1.12.3 Text books</P><P>1.12.4 Forensic engineering teaching</P><P>1.13 Case study themes</P><P>1.13.1 The Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident of 2009 </P><P>1.14 Research enriched teaching</P><P>1.15 Concluding remarks</P><P>1.16 References</P><P></P><B><P>Chapter 2</P><P>Initial aspects of forensic failure investigation</P><OL><OL></B><P><LI>Introduction</LI><P></P></OL></OL><P>2.1 Three essential 'abstract' assets for the investigator </P><P>2.1.1 Assessing the situation</P><P>2.1.2 Initial visual observation as a fact-finding exercise</P><P>2.1.3 The failure scenario</P><P>2.1.4 Summary of understated investigative skills</P><P>2.2 Visual observation</P><P>2.2.1 Case study: visual comparison</P><P>2.2.2 Case study: common (engineering) sense </P><P>2.3 Forensic photography</P><P>2.4 Record keeping</P><P>2.5 Witness evidence</P><P>2.6 Documentary evidence</P><P>2.6.1 Case study: Fatal aircraft crash</P><P>2.7 Product and material standards</P><P>2.7.1 Case study: Step ladder accident </P><P>2.8 Patents</P><P>2.9 Surviving remains (detritus)</P><P>2.9.1 Gathering of evidence and the 'Chain of Evidence' </P><P>2.10 Product liability</P><P>2.10.1 Case study: Premature failure of a presentation cake knife </P><P>2.11 The 'Corporate' environment</P><P>2.11.1 Case study: Bird-strike testing of aircraft engines </P><P>2.12 Abuse or misuse</P><P>2.12.1 Case study: abuse</P><P>2.12.2 Case study: miss-use</P><P>2.13 References</P><P></P><B><P>Chapter 3 </P><P>A framework or methodology for forensic investigation </P><P></P><OL><OL></B><P><LI>Introduction</LI><P></P></OL></OL><P>3.1 Background to failure analysis methodology</P><P>3.2 An investigative path followed by the writer</P><P>3.2.1 Intuition (reasoning) and a 'structured' investigation framework</P><P>3.2.2 Individual stages of investigation</P><P>3.2.3 The field investigation kit</P><P>3.2.4 Initial approach to failure investigation</P><P>3.2.5 Background data collection</P><P>3.2.6 Sifting the evidence</P><P>3.2.6.1 Case study: Failure of a new design of horse bit </P><P>3.2.7 Records</P><P>3.2.8 Single items of evidence</P><P>3.3 The failure detective</P><P>3.3.1 Transformation stresses</P><P>3.3.2 Establishing a load transfer path to determine the 'weakest link'</P><P>3.3.3 Case study: The weakest link principle</P><P>3.3.4 Case study: Failure of a backhoe dipper arm</P><P>3.4 Computer-aided technologies</P><P>3.4.1 Case study: failure of an open-ended spanner </P><P>3.5 The forensic engineering Report</P><P>3.6 Concluding remarks</P><P>3.7 References</P><P></P><B><P>Chapter 4 </P><P>Analytical methods</P><P></P></B><P>4.0 Introduction to a typical forensic engineering 'toolbox'</P><P>4.1 Non-destructive testing (NDT)</P><P>4.1.1 Case study: Failure of a power transmission shaft</P><P>4.2 Crack detection and the human eye</P><P>4.2.2 Surface appearance of common cracks</P><P>4.2.3 Other crack detection techniques</P><P>4.3 Hardness testing</P><P>4.3.1 Case study: Pin-punch splintering</P><P>4.3.2 Relationship between hardness and tensile strength</P><P>4.4 Indirect stress/strain analysis</P><P>4.4.1 Brittle lacquer technique</P><P>4.4.2 Case study: Cycle accident</P><P>4.4.3 Photo-elastic stress measurement</P><P>4.5 Conventional (contact) radiography</P><P>4.5.1 Case study: Failure of a vehicle motherboard</P><P>4.5.2 Case study: Heavy goods vehicle fire</P><P>4.6 Summary of NDT inspection</P><P>4.7 Forensic optical microscopy</P><P>4.7.1 Macroscopic examination</P><P>4.7.2 Examination under magnification: optical microscopy</P><P>4.7.3 Reflected light microscopy</P><P>4.7.4 Stereo microscopy</P><P>4.8 Metallography</P><P>4.9 Scanning electron microscopy</P><P>4.9.1 The environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM)</P><P>4.9.2 Case study: Hit and run accident</P><P>4.10 Optical versus scanning microscopy</P><P>4.10.1 Case study: Printed circuit board (PCB) failure</P><P>4.10.2 Case study: Prototype PCB failure</P><P>4.11 Energy dispersive X-Ray analysis (EDAX)</P><P>4.12 Destructive testing methods</P><P>4.12.1 Tensile testing</P><P>4.12.2 Flexure or bending</P><P>4.12.3 Case study: Cracking of aluminium pressings</P><P>4.12.4 Torsion testing</P><P>4.12.5 Shear testing </P><P>4.12.6 Izod or Charpy impact test</P><P>4.12.7 Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)</P><P>4.12.8 Case study: Electronic component registration difficulties</P><P>4.13 Novel tools and techniques</P><P>4.13.1 The contour method </P><P>4.13.2 Neutron diffraction</P><P>4.13.3 Nano test systems</P><P>4.13.4 Flash thermography</P><P>4.13.5 Thermographic Signal Reconstruction (TSR)</P><P>4.13.6 Electromagnetically induced acoustic emission (EMIAE)</P><P>4.13.7 Pulsed eddy current (PEC)</P><P>4.13.8 Microwave technology</P><P>4.14 References</P><B><P></P><P>Chapter 5</B> </P><B><P>Sources of stress and service failure mechanisms</P></B><P></P><P>5.0 Introduction</P><P>5.1 Fundamental mechanical background</P><P>5.1.1 Stresses and strains</P><P>5.1.2 Ductile and brittle transition</P><P>5.1.3 Fracture toughness and linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM)</P><P>5.1.4 Limitations of a fracture mechanics approach</P><P>5.1.5 Stress Concentration (Kt)</P><P>5.1.6 Case study: stress concentration -- cement mill power input shaft </P><P>5.1.7 Residual stresses</P><P>5.1.8 Summary of fundamental mechanical background</P><P>5.2 Service failure mechanism</P><P>5.2.1 Case study: Hubble space telescope mirror and the Team Philips catamaran </P><P>5.3 Mechanical Failure</P><P>5.4 Hydrogen Embrittlement</P><P>5.4.1 Sources of hydrogen </P><P>5.4.2 <EM>Hydrogen induced brittle failure</P></EM><P>5.5 Impact</P><P>5.6 Bending</P><P>5.7 Torsion</P><P>5.8 Creep</P><P>5.9 Fatigue</P><P>5.9.1 Minimizing susceptibility to onset of fatigue failure</P><P>5.9.2 Case study: Failure of a power transmission gear wheel </P><P>5.9.3 Fatigue related failure modes</P><P>5.9.4 Approximating the history of a fatigue failure</P><P>5.9.5 Summation of fatigue as a service failure mechanism</P><P>5.10 Wear</P><P>5.11 Corrosion</P><P>5.11.1 Case study: The Statue of Liberty </P><P>5.11.2 Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)</P><P>5.11.3 Case study: SCC of brass impeller blades</P><P>5.12 Manufacturing fabrication as a source of stress</P><P>5.12.1 Casting</P><P>5.12.2 Casting Failure Analysis</P><P>5.12.3 Case study: Extrusion press</P><P>5.12.4 Welding</P><P>5.12.5 Quench cracking</P><P>5.12.6 Tempering and toughening</P><B><P></B>5…”
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Global economic prospects. June 2015, The global economy in transition.

Table of Contents: “…B1.3.1 Global unemployment rate -- B1.3.2 Unemployment rate in developing and advanced economies -- B1.3.3 Regional unemployment rate -- B1.3.4 Change in employment to population ratio -- B1.3.5 Labor force participation rate -- B1.3.6 Changes in unemployment rate and GDP growth in Great Recession vs. previous recessions in developing economies -- B1.3.7 Estimates of Okun's Law coeffcients for advanced, emerging, and frontier market economies -- B1.3.8 Real GDP growth and change in unemployment rates in developing economies, 2000-14 -- B1.3.9 Estimated informal employment shares in selected countries, 2011 -- B1.3.10 Global average annual real wage growth -- B1.3.11 Real wage growth in selected developing economies -- B1.3.12 Enterprise Survey results on key business constraints, 2013 -- 1.30 Fuel subsidies -- SF1.1 Conditions in advanced countries -- SF1.2 Explaining movements in U.S. bond yields: monetary and real shocks -- SF1.3 A smooth liftoff in light of past episodes? -- SF1.4 U.S. bond yields and capital flows during the taper tantrum -- SF1.5 Market liquidity -- SF1.6 Implications of monetary and real shocks on activity and financial markets in emerging markets -- SF1.7 Surging U.S. yields and capital inflows to emerging and developing countries -- SF1.8 Growth prospects in emerging and developing economies -- SF1.9 Debt, deficits and inflation in emerging markets: Oil exporters vs. oil importers -- SF1.10 Evolution of vulnerabilities in emerging markets since the taper tantrum -- SF1.11 Foreign currency exposure and corporate debt -- SF2.1 Growth in low-income countries -- SF2.2 Trends in commodity prices, exploration and discovery -- SF2.3 Commodity exploration, spending and discoveries in Africa -- SF2.4 Impact on growth, production, and exports -- SF2.5 Impact on investment -- SF2.6 Employment and poverty.…”
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Basic cardiovascular physiology : from molecules to translational medical science by Pagliaro, Pasquale, 1961-, Penna, Claudia, 1967-, Rastaldo, Raffaella, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…5.2.7 The Atrial Systole Phase 75 -- 5.3 The Atrial Pressure Curve 76 -- 5.4 The Cycle of the Right Heart 76 -- 5.5 Changes in the Heart Rate and Duration of the Phases of the Cardiac Cycle 77 -- 5.6 The Hemodynamic Role of Atrial Systole 80 -- 5.7 The Aortic Flow Curve 82 -- 5.7.1 The Sounds and the Heart Murmurs 84 -- 5.7.2 Auscultation Points 87 -- 5.7.3 Murmurs 87 -- 5.8 Cardiac Volumes and Ejection Fraction 88 -- 5.9 The Ventricular Pressure-Volume Loop 90 -- 6 Cardiac Output and the Venous Return to the Heart 95 -- 6.1 The Cardiac Output 95 -- 6.2 Factors Determining the Venous Return to the Heart 96 -- 6.3 The Central Venous Pressure 100 -- 6.4 The Cardiac Output and the Venous Return 101 -- 6.5 The Cardiac Output in the Compensated and Decompensated Heart Failure 105 -- 6.5.1 The Valsalva Maneuver 107 -- 7 Regulation of Cardiac Contraction Force 109 -- 7.1 Intrinsic and Extrinsic Regulation of the Heart Contractile Force 109 -- 7.1.1 Intrinsic Heterometric Regulation of Contractile Force 110 -- 7.1.1.1 Mechanisms of the Frank-Starling law 116 -- 7.1.2 Intrinsic Homeometric Regulation of Contractile Force: Anrep Phenomenon and Bowditch or Scale Phenomenon 118 -- 7.1.2.1 The phenomenon of Anrep 118 -- 7.1.2.2 The Bowditch effect or staircase phenomenon 119 -- 7.1.3 Extrinsic Nervous and Humoral Regulation 120 -- 7.1.3.1 The Nervous Regulation 121 -- 7.1.4 The Humoral Regulation 123 -- 7.2 Combined Effect of Heterometric and Homeometric Regulation 124 -- 7.3 The Regulation of Cardiac Contraction Force and Heart Failure 127 -- 7.4 Heart Efficiency: Effort Required by the Heart for Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume 130 -- 8 Arterial Pressure 133 -- 8.1 The Device and the Law of Poiseuille 133 -- 8.2 The Mechanical Factors of Arterial Pressure 138 -- 8.2.1 Increased Stroke Volume 138 -- 8.2.2 Increase in Heart Rate 139 -- 8.2.3 Increasing Total Peripheral Resistance 140 -- 8.3 Measurement of Resistance 141 -- 8.4 Parallel Arrangement of District Resistance 142.…”
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The value of a dollar : prices and incomes in the United States, 1860-2014 by Derks, Scott

Table of Contents: “…2000-2009: 9/11, The War On Terror, And The Aftermath: -- Background and dollar conversions -- 2000-2004: -- Historical snapshot -- Selected income -- Consumer expenditures -- Investments -- Standard jobs -- Food basket -- Selected prices -- Miscellany -- 2005-2009: -- Historical snapshot -- Selected income -- Consumer expenditures -- Investments -- Standard jobs -- Food basket -- Selected prices -- Miscellany -- 2010-2014: New Beginnings: -- Background and dollar conversions -- 2010-2014: -- Historical snapshot -- Selected income -- Consumer expenditures -- Investments -- Standard jobs -- Food basket -- Selected prices -- Miscellany -- 1920-2012: Trends: -- Pricing trends -- Around the house: -- Bath towel -- Chicago Daily Tribune: daily paper -- Electric iron -- Eureka vacuum cleaner -- Flashlight battery -- Ladies Home Journal -- Electric washing machine -- New home -- New York Times-daily paper -- New York Times-Sunday paper -- Postage stamp for 1oz first class mail -- Superman comic book -- Sunbeam toaster -- Time magazine -- Vogue magazine -- Atlantic Monthly: yearly rate -- Zippo standard brush chrome lighter -- Fashion: -- Brooks Brothers white button down shirt -- Men's dress (overcoat/trench) coat -- Men's black leather dress shoes -- Men's two-piece suit -- Men's dress shirt -- Men's dress slacks -- Men's sweater -- Women's black purse -- Women's dress suit -- Women's high heel shoes -- Women's one piece dress -- Women's shirt -- Women's swimsuit -- Help wanted: -- Average Major League Baseball player's salary -- Average US National annual salary -- Bookkeeper annual salary -- Coal miner annual salary -- Boston Red Sox Baseball Team payroll -- Domestic annual salary -- Durable goods manufacturer annual salary -- Federal hourly minimum wage -- Gas and electric worker annual salary -- Golf master champions earnings -- Medical/health service provider annual salary -- Playboy playmate modeling fee -- New York Yankees baseball team payroll -- President of the United States annual salary -- Public school teacher annual salary -- Pulitzer Prize Award amount -- Railroad worker annual salary -- State and Local government worker annual salary -- University of South Carolina yearly tuition -- United States Federal civilian annual salary -- Winning player's share of football championship game -- Items in the refrigerator: -- Bread ( 1 loaf) -- Butter (1 pound) -- Cheese (1 pound) -- Chicken (1 pound) -- Coffee (1 pound) -- Dr Pepper (per serving) -- Eggs (1 dozen) -- Hershey's milk chocolate bar -- Margarine (1 pound) -- McDonald's hamburger -- Milk (1 quart) -- Outdoors: -- Basketball -- Bicycle -- Fishing reel -- Hiking boots -- Golf ball -- Fishing rod -- Golf clubs (1 set) -- Hammock -- Harley-Davidson motorcycle -- Lawn mower -- Shotgun -- Sports page: -- Average ticket price for baseball -- World series game -- Average ticket price for Chicago Cubs -- Baseball game -- Average ticket price for Denver Broncos football game -- Average ticket price for football Super Bowl Game -- Kentucky Derby winners -- National Basketball Association's network TV contracts -- Travel and Entertainment: -- Adult ticket to Disneyland -- Airline ticket from New York City to Chicago -- Average movie ticket price -- Average price of Ford automobile -- Bottle of Beaulieu Vineyard Wine -- Hotel nightly rate -- Ocean cruise from New York City to Bermuda -- Rail fare from New York City to San Francisco -- Suitcase -- Roll of film -- Ticket to Broadway Show -- General sources -- Pricing trends sources.…”
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Green building, materials and civil engineering : proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Green Building, Materials and Civil Engineering (GBMCE 2014), Hong Kong, 21-22...

Table of Contents: “…Li -- Experimental study on crack control of light gauge steel and foamed concrete wall / J.-J. …”
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