Thawing: Permafrost Permafrost Carbon in a Warming Arctic by J. van Huissteden English | 2020 | EPUB | 520 Pages | ISBN : 3030313786 | 97.7 MB This book provides a cross-disciplinary overview of permafrost and the carbon cycle by providing an introduction into the geographical distribution of permafrost, with a focus on the distribution of permafrost and its soil carbon reservoirs. The chapters explain the basic physical properties and processes of permafrost soils: ice, mineral and organic components, and how these interact with climate, vegetation and geomorphological processes. In particular, the book covers the role of the large quantities of ice in many permafrost soils which are crucial to understanding carbon cycle processes.
Technological and Industrial Applications Associated with Intelligent Logistics English | 2021 | ISBN: 303068654X | 662 Pages | EPUB | 176 MB This book helps the reader to identify how different organizations in the context of diverse societies deploy their resources and leverage their capabilities to achieve better performance of its various labor skills, marketing, social responsibility and management capacity. Intelligent Logistics is a complex phenomenon that has become critical for companies to reach their development locally and internationally. On the one hand, macro-factors and market structure influence in business competitiveness, but also in a regional or sector context. The internal aspects and the use of various business tools contribute to the ability to create value in an organization. It is of utmost importance to understand the relevance of crucial aspects in the technological future that should be known and implemented by the Z generation of its incidence in the use of organizational models linked to artificial intelligence.
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367643847 | 321 pages | pdf | 19.3 MB Accessible and comprehensive, this text introduces a transdisciplinary framework for literacy instruction in grades K-12. This cutting-edge volume addresses the need for literacy instruction that crosses disciplines to provide students with a skillset that is not constrained or siloed, but rather knowledge that students can apply to existing and emerging fields. The text begins with a clear, theoretical understanding of literacy instruction, delves into practical aspects of select instructional practices by grade level, and expands to the creation of schoolwide Multi-Tiered Systems of Support to ensure a continuous improvement system. The authors' inviting and innovative approach walks through real-world pathways for meaningful and inclusive literacy practices at distinct grade levels and includes authentic examples that show what the successful implementation of a K-12 transdisciplinary framework looks like. Covering key topics such as MTSS, RtI, Professional Communities of Practice, national and state standards, this book supports pre-service ELA teachers, literacy coaches, reading specialists, and administrators, and is ideal for courses in literacy instruction and content area literacy.
Tableau 2019.x Cookbook : Over 115 Recipes to Build End-to-end Analytical Solutions Using Tableau by Dmitry Anoshin, Teodora Matic English | 2021 | ISBN: 978-1-68108-851-8 | 125 pages | pdf, epub | 19.74 MB Systematic Architectural Design for Optimal Wind Energy Generation is a handy reference on the aerodynamic architectural forms in buildings for optimizing wind energy conversion processes. Chapters of the book cover the basics of wind energy generation and building design that make them more conducive for generating wind power, and in line with sustainable energy design goals. Key Features: - 7 chapters organized in a simple, reader-friendly layout - A learning approach to the subject that highlights key concepts in architectural science and wind energy physics - Introduces readers to the application of computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools to visualize and simulate architectural forms under wind actions - An objective focus on architectural forms is presented, including the role of the form in optimizing wind energy conversion and the negative effects of wind on certain forms - Covers the building and positioning of different types of wind turbines - References for further reading Systematic Architectural Design for Optimal Wind Energy Generation is an essential reference for students of architecture at all levels, professional architects, as well as readers interested in green building design, renewable energy, and sustainability studies that pave the way towards proactive environment-friendly solutions. System Design with Memristor Technologies by Lauren Guckert and Earl E. Swartzlander Jr. English | 2018 | ISBN: 1785615610 | 368 Pages | ePUB | 16.8 MB
Sweet and South: Relish in 25 Delicious Tennessee Meals in the Comfort of your Home by Molly Mills English | June 5, 2019 | ISBN: 107230113X | 88 pages | EPUB | 2.33 Mb The sweetest thing about the south is their love for sweet tea and what better to go with sweet tea than a good Tennessee meal. Tennessee's love for togetherness and friendship makes the cuisine all the more fun and exciting. You can have that out court barbecue with loads of friends and family and just enjoy each other's company. Sustainable Packaging English | 2021 | ISBN: 9811646082 | 330 Pages | PDF EPUB | 38 MB Packaging plays a major role in the environmental footprints of products from any industrial sector, and thus is important to address the sustainability issues of packaging. Packaging and the packaging sector have to be eco-conscious as there are many types of packaging across various industrial sectors and so are their environmental impacts as well. Plastic packaging is one of the most common element and the packaging sector accounts for almost 40% of plastic pollution in the world. Sustainable packaging is the only way forward to alleviate the environmental devastations from the the packaging sector. This book presents case studies and discusses how to make packaging more sustainable for a better future.
Sustainable Development Through Engineering Innovations: Select Proceedings of SDEI 2020 by Harvinder Singh English | EPUB | 2021 | 753 Pages | ISBN : 9811595534 | 109 MB This book comprises select peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Development through Engineering Innovations (SDEI) 2020. It presents recent advances, new directions, and opportunities for sustainable and resilient approaches to design and protect the built-environment through engineering innovations & interventions. English | 2021 | ISBN: 0784415498 | 471 pages | True PDF | 12.86 MB Prepared by the Task Committee on Structural Design for Physical Security of the Blast, Shock, and Impact Committee of the Dynamic Effects Technical Administration Committee of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE<\/p>\n Structural Design for Physical Security, MOP 142, provides an overview of the typical design considerations encountered in new construction and renovation of facilities for physical security. The constant change in threat tactics and types has led to the need for physical security designs that account for these new considerations and anticipate the environment of the future, with flexibility and adaptability being priorities. This Manual of Practice serves as a replacement for the 1999 technical report Structural Design for Physical Security: State of the Practice and is intended to provide a roadmap for designers and engineers involved in physical security. It contains references to other books, standards, and research.<\/p>\n |