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145021

Craft beers : fortification, processing, and production by Nehra, Manju, Gahlawat, Suresh Kumar, Grover, Nishant

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2023
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145022

Portugal SB07. Sustainable Construction, Materials and Practices : Challenge of the Industry for the New Millennium.

IOS Press 2007

Table of Contents: “…Poly-Optimal Method of Designing Environmentally Friendly Buildings -- Natural Lighting in Office Buildings -- Energy Saving Potencial in Electrical Lighting -- Gypsum Plasters for Energy Conservation -- Implementing the Low Energy Concept into Current Irish Housing Building Delivery Processes -- Issues and Barriers -- Service Life Prediction for Buildings' Design to Plan a Sustainable Building Maintenance -- Durability Design of Metal Structures Based on Lifetime Safety Factor Method -- The Redesign for Residual Service Life of Existing Structures -- The Flexible and Upgradeable Facade Concept for Refurbishment -- Performance Based Design Using Life Cycle Cost Analysis -- Hygrothermal Profiles of Building Elements in the Context of Service Life Design -- Comparison of Two Structural Reuse Options of Two-by-Four Salvaged Lumbers -- Building Deconstruction and Building Heritage Preservation: A Case Study at Porto's World Heritage Historical Centre -- Organisation of Reverse Logistics Tasks in the Construction Industry -- Overview of Deconstruction Activities in Portugal -- Salvageability of Building Materials -- Reusability of Massive Wood Components -- Motives for Design for Disassembly in Building Construction -- Bionic Breathing Skin for Buildings -- An Ecosystem Based Biomimetic Theory for a Regenerative Built Environment -- Practices and Sustainable Principles on the Rural Constructions in Molise Region (Italy) -- Designing the Sustainable City of Tomorrow and Urban Sustainability -- Environmental Performance and Management of Sustainable Urban Projects -- Assessment on Urban Ecosystems -- The Compact City: An Urban Path Towards Sustainability in Arid Areas -- One Planet Living Pioneer Project -- Reflecting About the Emergence of Sustainable Urban Communities -- A Social Ecological Point of View.…”

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145023

Water Quality Instrumentation : Principles and Practice. by Federation, Water Environment

Chicago : Water Environment Federation, 2022

Table of Contents: “…-- 7.0 Chlorine Alternatives -- 7.1 Chlorine's Achilles Heel -- 7.2 Monochloramine -- 7.3 Chlorine Dioxide -- 7.4 Peracetic Acid -- 7.5 Ozone -- 7.6 UV and Advanced Oxidation Processes -- 8.0 References -- Chapter 7: Turbidity -- 1.0 Solids in the Water -- 2.0 How Light Interacts With Suspended Solids -- 2.1 Photons and Particles -- 2.2 (Particle) Size Matters -- 2.3 Light Scattering -- 3.0 Why Turbidity is in the Eyes of the Beholder (or the Method) -- 4.0 Different Strategies for Quantifying Turbidity -- 4.1 The Secchi Disk -- 4.2 The Jackson Turbidimeter -- 4.3 A Better Way to Measure Scattering -- 4.4 Turbidity Units and Standards -- 5.0 Modern Turbidimeter Design -- 5.1 The Standard Nephelometric Turbidimeter -- 5.2 The Near Infrared Alternative -- 5.3 Sources of Error -- 5.4 The Ratio Turbidimeter -- 5.5 The Four-Beam Turbidimeter -- 5.6 Keeping the Units Straight -- 5.7 The Submersible (or In Situ) Turbidimeter -- 5.8 Other Turbidimeter Designs and Methods -- 6.0 Turbidity in Practice -- 6.1 Drinking Water -- 6.2 Pathogen Detection -- 6.3 Groundwater -- 6.4 Surface Water -- 7.0 TSS Measurements and Turbidity -- 8.0 References -- Chapter 8: Advanced Electrochemical Sensors-ISEs and Voltammetry -- 1.0 Ion Selective Electrodes -- 1.1 Back to the Nernst Equation -- 1.2 Ionic Sites-The Neglected Costars of Potentiometry -- 1.3 It's the Activity, Not the Concentration (Again) -- 1.4 Selectivity-The Lower Limit -- 1.5 Donnan Failure-The Upper Limit.…”

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145024

Proceedings of the 61st Conference of Metallurgists, COM 2022

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023
1st ed. 2023.

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 21: COM22067: Electrical Resistivity of Charge Materials in the Si-Process and Its Effect on Energy and CO2 Emissions -- Chapter 22: COM22070: Fossil-Free Carburization of Hydrogen-Based DRI -- Chapter 23: COM22076: Utilization of Carbon Fibers (CF) as an Alternative Reduction Agent for Slag Valorisation Processes -- Chapter 24: COM22085: Deep Decarbonization and Pathways to Net Zero Emissions – A Steel Industry Perspective -- Chapter 25: COM22086: Utilization of Pretreated Mn-Ore in a Pilot-Scale Ferromanganese Furnace: Effect of Ore Pretreatment on Carbon and Energy Consumption -- Chapter 26: COM22091: Technology Developments and the Metals Industry in a Low Carbon Economy -- Chapter 27: COM22121: Predictive Furnace Refractory Maintenance Procedures to Extend Campaign Life and Reduce Waste -- Chapter 28: COM22123: Green Hydrogen for Steel Production - A Case Study -- Chapter 29: COM22143: Stabilizing Chromium in Ferrochromium Slag for Utilization as Aggregate Material -- Chapter 30: COM22152: Iron Segregation Roasting as a Potential Decarbonization Pathway for Ironmaking -- Chapter 31: COM22161: Using Hydrogen as a Reductant in Fire Refining at Aurubis Hamburg’s “Down-Town” Smelter -- PART III: Electrochemical Degradation of Multi-Component Materials -- Chapter 32: COM22159: Corrosion of Mg Alloy AM60B Microalloyed with As -- Chapter 33: COM22160: Studying Stress Corrosion Cracking Mechanisms Using Novel Nanoscale Characterization -- Chapter 34: COM22180: On-line ICP-MS in Electrocatalysis Research: Platinum Dissolution Studies -- PART IV: Energy and Environmental Materials -- Chapter 35: COM22062: Adsorption of Naphthenic Acids from Oil Sand Process-Affected Water (OSPW) Using Commercially-Viable Petcoke-Sourced Activated Carbon -- Chapter 36: COM22063: Crystallization of Nanoscale Garnet-Type Li-Ion Conductors for All-Solid-State Batteries (ASSBs) -- Chapter 37: COM22079: Resin Technologies to Improve Battery Metal Recovery -- Chapter 38: COM22088: Adsorption Thermodynamics of Model Naphthenic Acids for Determining Uptake Mechanisms on Commercially-viable Petroleum Coke Sourced Activated Carbon -- Chapter 39: COM22110: Enhanced Strength and Electrical Conductivity of Al-Mg-Si Conductor Alloys by Adding Ag and Cu and Applying Preaging -- Chapter 40: COM22153: Economic Analysis of Electrolytic Treatment of Waste Cyanide -- PART V: Light Metals for the Transportation Industry -- Chapter 41: COM22008: Titanium – From Ore Extraction and Processing to its Applications in the Transportation Industry -- Chapter 42: COM22020: HSBC Back-Meniscus Stability for a Double Impingement Liquid Metal Feeding System -- Chapter 43: COM22024: Development of Fe-Based Metallic Glass Coating on Mg Alloys by Cold Spray -- Chapter 44: COM22029: What is Thermal Analysis for Advanced Aluminum Foundries -- Chapter 45: COM22031: Microstructure and Texture in Additively Manufactured Maraging Steel Lattice Structures -- Chapter 46: COM22037: Si-Containing Titanium Alloys for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-L) -- Chapter 47: COM22046: Aluminum Auxetic Structures Produced Using Combined Stereolithography and Investment Casting -- Chapter 48: COM22050: High Strength, Low-Modulus Nanostructured Ti 13Nb 13Zr Alloy -- Chapter 49: COM22051: A Novel Experimental Set-Up for Generating Microbubbles for Removal of Inclusions -- Chapter 50: COM22066: Asymmetrical Rolling of Aluminium Alloy 6061 -- Chapter 51: COM22073: Castability and Thermal/Electrical Conductivity of Al-Fe-Ni Alloys -- Chapter 52: COM22081: Reliable Maintenance Strategy for Instruments in Gas Treatment Center (GTC) of Aluminium Smelter -- Chapter 53: COM22095: Experimental and Numerical Study of 3003-H14 Aluminum Alloy Welded Joints with Different Clamping Conditions -- Chapter 54: COM22096: Out of Plane Bending Assessment of Heat-Treated Aluminum Alloys Subjected to Free-Fall Impact Loads -- Chapter 55: COM22100: A Study on Aluminum-Based Lightweight Entropic Alloys with High Strength at Elevated Temperature -- Chapter 56: COM22131: The Development of the HSBC (Horizontal Single Belt Casting) Process from Inception to Present Day -- Chapter 57: COM22134: Scanning Electron Microscopy Analyses of Horizontal Single Belt Casting Thin Strips of AA6111 Alloy -- Chapter 58: COM22141: Prediction of Hot Tearing in the AA6111 Alloy during DC Casting of Flat Ingots -- Chapter 59: COM22154: The Effect of Hydrogen Embrittlement on Aluminum Alloys Used for Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engine -- Chapter 60: COM22155: Development of LiMCA (Liquid Metal Cleanliness Analyser) Since its Invention to Date -- Chapter 61: COM22168: Cr-Oxide – Why Should You Have It in Your Refractories? …”

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145025

Spin-crossover materials properties and applications

Chichester : J. Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2013

Table of Contents: “…Quintero, G´abor Molnar, Lionel Salmon and Azzedine Bousseksou 13.1 General Introduction 347 13.2 Introduction to Luminescent Materials and Luminescence Energy Transfer 348 13.3 Electronic Transitions and Optical Properties of Spin-Crossover Complexes 358 13.4 Materials with Combined Spin-Crossover and Luminescent Functionalities 361 13.5 Concluding Remarks 371 14 Nanoparticles, Thin Films and Surface Patterns from Spin-Crossover Materials and Electrical Spin State Control 375 Paulo Nuno Martinho, Cyril Rajnak and Mario Ruben 14.1 Introduction 375 14.2 Nanoparticles and Nanocrystals 376 14.3 Thin Films 387 14.4 Surface Patterns 393 14.5 Electrical Spin State Control 396 14.6 Conclusion 399 15 Ultrafast Studies of the Light-Induced Spin Change in Fe(II)-Polypyridine Complexes 405 Majed Chergui 15.1 Introduction 405 15.2 Properties of Fe(II) Complexes 406 15.3 From the Singlet to the Quintet State 408 15.4 Ultrafast X-Ray Studies 415 15.5 Summary and Outlook 417 16 Real-Time Observation of Spin-Transitions by Optical Microscopy 425 Francois Varret, Ahmed Slimani, Damien Garrot, Yann Garcia and Anil D. …”

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145026

An introduction to the physics and electrochemistry of semiconductors : fundamentals and applications by Sharon, Maheshwar

Hoboken, New Jersey : Beverly, Massachusetts : John Wiley & Sons ; Scrivener Publishing, 2016

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145027

Multicriteria decision aid and artificial intelligence links, theory and applications by Doumpos, Michael

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

Table of Contents: “…s Method 7.5 Discussion 7.6 Conclusion References Part Four Multiobjective Optimization 8 Interactive Approaches Applied to Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms 8.1 Introduction 8.1.1 Methods Analyzed in this Chapter 8.2 Basic Concepts and Notation 8.2.1 Multiobjective Optimization Problems 8.2.2 Classical Interactive Methods 8.3 MOEAs Based on Reference Point Methods 8.3.1 A Weighted Distance Metric 8.3.2 Light Beam Search Combined with NSGA-II 8.3.3 Controlling the Accuracy of the Pareto Front Approximation 8.3.4 Light Beam Search Combined with PSO 8.3.5 A Preference Relation Based on a Weighted Distance Metric 8.3.6 The Chebyshev Preference Relation 8.4 MOEAs Based on Value Function Methods 8.4.1 Progressive Approximation of a Value Function 8.4.2 Value Function by Ordinal Regression 8.5 Miscellaneous Methods 8.5.1 Desirability Functions 8.6 Conclusions and Future Work References 9 Generalized DEA and Computational Intelligence in Multiple Criteria Decision Making 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Generalized Data Envelopment Analysis 9.2.1 Basic DEA Models: CCR, BCC and FDH Models 9.2.2 GDEA Model 9.3 Generation of Pareto Optimal Solutions using Generalized DEA and Computational Intelligence 9.3.1 GDEA in Fitness Evaluation 9.3.2 GDEA in Deciding the Parameters of Multi-objective PSO 9.3.3 Expected Improvement for Multi-objective Optimization Using GDEA 9.4 Summary References 10 Fuzzy Multiobjective Optimization 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Solution Concepts for Multiobjective Programming 10.3 Interactive Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.4 Fuzzy Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.5 Interactive Fuzzy Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.6 Interactive Fuzzy Multiobjective Linear Programming with Fuzzy Parameters 10.7 Interactive Fuzzy Stochastic Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.8 Related Works and Applications References Part Five Applications in Management and Engineering 11 MCDA & Agents: Supporting Effective Resource Federation in Virtual Organizations 11.1 Introduction 11.2 The Intuition of Multiple Criteria Decision Aid in Multi-agent Systems 11.3 Resource Federation Applied 11.3.1 Describing the Problem in a Cloud Computing Context 11.3.2 Problem Modeling 11.3.3 Assessing Agents' Value Function for Resource Federation 11.4 An Illustrative Example 11.5 Conclusions References 12 Fuzzy AHP Using Type II Fuzzy Sets: An Application to Warehouse Location Selection 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Multicriteria Selection 12.2.1 The ELECTRE (Élimination Et Choix Traduisant la Realite) Method 12.2.2 PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluations) 12.2.3 TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Situation) 12.2.4 The WSM (Weighted Sum Model) Method 12.2.5 MAUT (Multi-attribute Utility Theory) 12.2.6 AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) 12.3 Literature Review on Fuzzy AHP 12.4 Buckley's Type-1 Fuzzy AHP 12.5 Type-2 Fuzzy Sets 12.6 Type-2 Fuzzy AHP 12.7 An Application: Warehouse Location Selection 12.8 Conclusion References 13 Applying Genetic Algorithms to Optimize Energy Efficiency in Buildings 13.1 Introduction 13.2 State-of-the-Art Review 13.3 An Example Case Study 13.3.1 Basic Principles and Problem Definition 13.3.2 Decision Variables 13.3.3 Decision Criteria 13.3.4 Decision Model 13.4 Development and Application of a Genetic Algorithm for the Example Case Study 13.4.1 Development of the Genetic Algorithm 13.4.2 Application of the Genetic Algorithm, Analysis of Results and Discussion 13.5 Conclusions References 14 Nature-Inspired Intelligence for Pareto Optimality Analysis in Portfolio Optimization 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Literature Review 14.3 Methodological Issues 14.4 Pareto Optimal Sets in Portfolio Optimization 14.4.1 Pareto Efficiency 14.4.2 Mathematical Formulation of the Portfolio Optimization Problem 14.5 Computational Results 14.5.1 Experimental Setup 14.5.2 Efficient Frontier 14.6 Conclusion References Index.…”

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145028

A Companion to Plutarch

Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014
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145029

Learning Responsive Data Visualization. by Korner, Christoph

Birmingham : Packt Publishing, Limited 2016

Table of Contents: “…-- Conditional CSS with Media Queries -- Understanding Breakpoints -- Having the right viewport -- Relative Units -- %, REM, and EM -- Designing for mobile devices first -- Bootstrap -- a popular mobile first CSS framework -- Including Bootstrap -- Finding additional resources -- Understanding grid layouts -- Hiding elements on different screen resolutions -- Using Bootstrap's Media Queries in LESS -- Vector graphics in the browser with SVG -- Raster/Pixel graphics with Canvas -- Hardware-accelerated Pixel Graphics with WebGL -- Vector graphics with SVG -- Creating graphics with D3.js -- Including D3.js -- Finding additional resources -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Creating a Bar Chart Using D3.js and SVG -- Getting started with D3.js -- Selecting and manipulating DOM elements -- Manipulating SVG elements -- Data-driven transformations -- Data Binding and Dynamic Properties -- Data Join -- next-level data binding -- Using the update pattern -- Defining an Identifier for the elements -- Drawing shapes with D3 -- Drawing Lines and Curves -- Drawing Areas between curves -- Drawing arcs -- Creating Scales and Axis -- Mapping data values to a Pixel Range with scales -- Linear Scales for linear Mappings -- Ordinal scale for Mapping non-numeric data -- Time scales for Mapping time series data -- Creating Axis -- A simple bar chart -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Loading, Filtering, and Grouping Data -- Preprocessing data -- Filtering data to remove outliers -- Mapping data to access inner properties -- Aggregate data to extract valuable information -- Reduce functions in D3.js -- Loading and parsing remote data -- Parsing any string data.…”

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