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 Free Download Advances in Sintering Science and Technology II: Ceramic Transactions, Volume 232 By 2012 | 185 Pages | ISBN: 1118273753 | PDF | 7 MB This publication provides an excellent one-stop resource for understanding the most important current issues in the research and advances in sintering science and technology.Content:  Free Download Advances in Photonic Materials and Devices, Volume 163 By 2006 | 129 Pages | ISBN: 1574981846 | PDF | 4 MB Photonics is a critically important technology. It complements maturing micro-electronics to create new directions that impacts a wide-ranging array of other industries. From a materials standpoint, this technology uses essentially all the classes of materials and seeks to hybridize them to create new devices. These proceedings showcase the transformation of photonics from a telecom-aligned technology to a much wider sphere of applications.Content:  Free Download Advances in Glass and Optical Materials, Volume 173 By 2006 | 113 Pages | ISBN: 1574982435 | PDF | 6 MB This proceedings volume contains papers on the current research and development in the area of glass and optical materials. Papers include topics on glasses for bioapplications, glass fibers for optical and insulating applications, glass-ceramics, phosphate glasses, patent searching, and more.Content:  Free Download Advances in Fusion and Processing of Glass III, Volume 141 By 2006 | 476 Pages | ISBN: 1574981560 | PDF | 19 MB Glass continues to be a material of great scientific and technological interest; however, the economic pressures on the glass industry, the emphasis on global markets, and the worldwide attention to energy and environmental conservation continue to increase. Forty-seven papers offer new solutions to the challenges of glass manufacturing, particularly as they pertain to melting and forming.Content:  Free Download Advances in Fisheries Economics: Festschrift in Honour of Professor Gordon R. Munro By 2007 | 313 Pages | ISBN: 1405141611 | PDF | 15 MB A true landmark publication, Advances in Fisheries Economics brings together many of the world's leading fisheries economists to authoritatively cover the many issues facing the field of fisheries economics and management today.Compiled in honour of the work and achievements of Professor Gordon Munro of the University of British Columbia, Canada, this exceptional volume of research serves as both a valuable reference tool and fitting tribute to a man whose work has shaped the discipline.Divided into four sections, the text includes coverage of:* Property Rights and Fisheries Management* Capital Theory and Natural Resources* Game Theory and International Fisheries* Applied Fisheries Economics and ManagementThe book is an important addition to the resources of all fisheries economists, managers, scientists and fish biologists. Libraries in universities and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught should have copies on their shelves.About the EditorsDr. Trond Bjorndal is Professor of Economics, Centre for Fisheries Economics, Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway and Director, CEMARE, University of Portsmouth, England.Dr. Daniel V. Gordon is Professor of Economics, University of Calgary, Canada and Distinguished Research Fellow, Centre for Fisheries Economics, Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, NorwayDr. Ragnar Arnason is Professor of Economics and the Chairman of the Institute of Economic Studies, University of Iceland.Dr. U. Rashid Sumaila is Director of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia.Content: Chapter 1 On the Contributions of Professor G.R. Munro to Economics (pages 1-16): T. Bjorndal and D. V. GordonChapter 2 Phases in the Evolution of Property in Sea Fisheries (pages 15-31): A. ScottChapter 3 Property Rights Quality and the Economic Efficiency of Fisheries Management Regimes: Some Basic Results (pages 32-58): R. ArnasonChapter 4 How Resolving the Class II Common Property Problem: The case of the Bcgroundfish Trawl Fishery (pages 59-73): R. Q. Grafton, H. W. Nelson and B. TurrisChapter 5 Auctions of IFQs as a Means to Share the Rent (pages 74-86): D. D. HuppertChapter 6 Shadow Prices for Fishing Quotas: Fishing with Econometrics (pages 87-108): D. Dupont and D. V. GordonChapter 7 Rational Expectations and Fisheries Management (pages 107-118): C. W. ClarkChapter 8 Linking Natural Capital and Physical Capital: A Review of Natural Resource Investment Models (pages 119-136): A. CharlesChapter 9 Fisheries Management with Stock Uncertainty and Costly Capital Adjustment (pages 137-158): M. Doyle, R. Singh and Q. WeningerChapter 10 The Incomplete Information Stochastic Split?Stream Model: An Overview (pages 157-183): R. McKelvey, P. V. Golubtsov, G. Cripe and K. A. MillerChapter 11 Coalition Games in Fisheries Economics (pages 184-195): M. Lindroos, V. Kaitala and L. G. KronbakChapter 12 Incentive Compatibility of Fish?Sharing Agreements (pages 196-206): R. HannessonChapter 13 Fish Stew: Uncertainty, Conflicting Interests and Climate Regime Shifts (pages 207-221): K. A. MillerChapter 14 A Dynamic Game on Renewable Natural Resource Exploitation and Markov Perfect Equilibrium (pages 222-238): S. KobayashiChapter 15 The Role of the Fishing Industry in the Icelandic Economy (pages 237-256): S. Agnarsson and R. ArnasonChapter 16 Factor use and Productivity Change in a Rights?Based Fishery (pages 257-269): B. M. H. Sharp and C. BatstoneChapter 17 Scientific Uncertainty and Fisheries Management (pages 270-282): W. E. Schrank and G. PontecorvoChapter 18 Spatial?Temporal Assessment Analysis with Application to the Scotia?Fundy Herring Fishery (pages 283-303): D. E. Lane  Free Download Advances in Energy Materials: Ceramic Transactions By 2009 | 157 Pages | ISBN: 047040843X | PDF | 5 MB This book documents a special collection of articles from a select group of invited prominent scientists from academia, national laboratories and industry who presented their work at the symposia on Energy Materials and Nanotechnology for Power Generation at the 2008 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T'08) conference held in Pittsburgh, PA. These articles represent a summary of the presentations focusing on both the scientific and technological aspects of energy storage, nuclear materials, nano-based sensors, catalysts and devices for applications in power generation, solar energy materials, superconductors, and more.Content:  Free Download Advances in Electronic and Electrochemical Ceramics, Volume 179 By 2006 | 223 Pages | ISBN: 1574982621 | PDF | 15 MB This proceedings contains papers presented at the Electronics in Extreme Environments, International Fuel Cells and Related Systems, and Advanced Dielectrics for Wireless Communications symposia.  Free Download Advances in Electronic Ceramics: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 28, Issue 8 By 2007 | 251 Pages | ISBN: 0470196394 | PDF | 18 MB Papers from The American Ceramic Society's 31st International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 21-26, 2007. Topics include advances in dielectric, piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials; electroceramic materials for sensors; thermoelectric materials for power conversion applications; and transparent conductive oxides.Content:  Free Download Advances in Electronic Ceramic Materials: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 26, Number 5 By 2006 | 218 Pages | ISBN: 1574982354 | PDF | 16 MB The focus of this collection is on recent research and development related to a variety of sensor technologies as well as the latest advances concerning the synthesis and characterization of dielectric, piezoelectric, and ferroelectric materials.Content: Chapter 1 Zirconia?Based Gas Sensors Using Oxide Sensing Electrode for Monitoring Nox in Car Exhaust (pages 3-13): N. Miura, J. Wang, M. Nakatou, P. Elumalai, S. Zhuiykov, D. Terada and T. OnoChapter 2 Interfacial Processes of Ion Conducting Ceramic Materials for Advanced Chemical Sensors (pages 15-24): Werner WeppnerChapter 3 Metal?Oxide Based Toxic Gas Sensors (pages 25-36): Duk Dong Lee and Nak Jin ChoiChapter 4 Thermally Stable Mesoporous SnO2 and TiO2 Powders for Semi?Conductor Gas Sensor Application (pages 37-48): Yasuhiro Shimizu and Makoto EgashiraChapter 5 DC Electrical?Biased, All?Oxide Nox Sensing Elements for Use at 873K (pages 49-56): David West, Frederick Montgomery and Timothy ArmstrongChapter 6 Photo?Deactivated Room Temperature Hydrogen Gas Sensitivity of Nanocrystalline Doped?Tin Oxide Sensor (pages 57-64): Satyajit Shukla, Rajnikant Agrawal, Julian Duarte, Hyoung Cho, Sudipta Seal and Lawrence LudwigChapter 7 PTCR?Co Ceramics as Chemical Sensors (pages 65-78): Zhi?Gang Zhou, Zi?Long Tang and Zhong?Tai ZhangChapter 8 Full Range Dynamic Study of Exhaust Gas Oxygen Sensors (pages 79-86): Da Yu Wang and Eric DetwilerChapter 9 Dielectric Properties of Nm?Sized Barium Titanate Fine Particles and Their Size Dependence (pages 89-100): Satoshi Wada, Takuya Hoshina, Hiroaki Yasuno, Masanori Ohishi, Hirofumi Kakemoto, Takaaki Tsurumi and Masatomo YashimaChapter 10 The Effect of Starting Powders on the Giant Dielectric Properties of the Perovskite CaCu3Ti4O12 (pages 101-108): Barry Bender and Ming?Jen PanChapter 11 Dielectric and Microstructural Properties of Ba(Ti1?xZrx)O3 Thin Films on Copper Substrates (pages 109-116): J. F. Ihlefeld, J?P. Maria and W. BorlandChapter 12 Effect of A?Site Substitutions on the Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Bismuth Sodium Titanate?Based Ceramics Exhibiting Morphotropic Phase Boundary (pages 117-124): R. Vintila, G. Mendoza?Suarez, J. A. Kozinski and R. A. L. DrewChapter 13 High Q (Ba, Sr)TiO3 Interdigitated Capacitors Fabricated on Low Cost Polycrystalline Alumina Substrates with Copper Metallization (pages 125-132): Dipankar Ghosh, B. Laughlin, J. Nath, A. I. Kingon, M. B. Steer and J?P. MariaChapter 14 Ionic Distribution and Microwave Dielectric Properties for Tungstenbronze?Type Like Ba6?3xR8+2xTi18O54 (R = Sm, Nd and La) Solid Solutions (pages 135-145): H. Ohsato, M. Suzuki and K. KakimotoChapter 15 Crystal Structure Analysis of Homologous Compounds ALa4Ti4O15 (A = Ba, Sr and Ca) and Their Microwave Dielectric Properties (pages 147-153): Y. Tohdo, K. Kakimoto, H. Ohsato, T. Okawa and H. OkabeChapter 16 Effects of Ionic Radii and Polarizability on the Microwave Dielectric Properties of Forsterite Solid Solutions (pages 155-160): T. Sugiyama, H. Ohsato, T. Tsunooka and K. KakimotoChapter 17 Microwave Characterisation of Calcium Fluoride in the Temperature Range 15?300K (pages 161-168): Mohan V. Jacob, Janina Mazierska and J. KrupkaChapter 18 High?Quality 2 Inch La3Ga5.5Ta0.5O14 and Ca3TaGa3Si2O14 Crystals for Oscillators and Resonators (pages 169-176): Christine F. Klemenz, Jun Luo and Dhaval ShahChapter 19 Growth of LaAlO3 Single Crystal by Floating Zone Method and its Microwave Properties (pages 177-184): Shotaro Suzuki, Hitoshi Ohsato, Ken?Ichi Kakimoto, Takeshi Shimada, Katsuhiro Sasaki and Hiroyasu SakaChapter 20 Effects of Niobium Addition on Microstructural and Electrical Properties of Lead Zirconate Titanate Solid Solution (PZT 95/5) (pages 187-195): Pin Yang, James A. Voigt, Mark A. Rodriguez, Roger H. Moore and George R. BumsChapter 21 Enhanced Density and Piezoelectric Anisotropy in High TC PbNb2O6 Based Ferroelectric Ceramics (pages 197-202): Ducinei Garcia, Michel Venet, Aline Vendramini, Jose Antonio Eiras and Fidel GuerreroChapter 22 Electrical Properties of Quaternary Pyrochlore Ruthenates for Thick?Film Resistors (pages 203-208): K. Yokoyama, K. Kakimoto, H. Ohsato, J. Kinoshita and Y. MaedaChapter 23 Measurement of Complex Permittivity of Low Temperature Co?Fired Ceramic at Cryogenic Temperatures (pages 209-216): Mohan V. Jacob, Janina Mazierska and Marek Bialkowski  Free Download Advances in Electrochemical Science and Engineering: Diffraction and Spectroscopic Methods in Electrochemistry, Volume 9 By 2006 | 443 Pages | ISBN: 3527313176 | PDF | 6 MB This ninth volume in the series concentrates on in situ spectroscopic methods and combines a balanced mixture of theory and applications, making it highly readable for chemists and physicists, as well as for materials scientists and engineers. As with the previous volumes, all the chapters continue the high standards of this series, containing numerous references to further reading and the original literature, for easy access to this new field. The editors have succeeded in selecting highly topical areas of research and in presenting authors who are leaders in their fields, covering such diverse topics as diffraction studies of the electrode-solution interface, thin organic films at electrode surfaces, linear and non-linear spectroscopy as well as sum frequency generation studies of the electrified solid-solution interface, plus quantitative SNIFTIRS and PM-IRRAS. Special attention is paid to recent advances and developments, which are critically and thoroughly discussed. The result is a compelling set of reviews, serving equally well as an excellent and up-to-date source of information for experienced researchers in the field, as well as as an introduction for newcomers.Content: Chapter 1 In?situ X?ray Diffraction Studies of the Electrode/Solution Interface (pages 1-45): Christopher A. Lucas and Nenad M. MarkovicChapter 2 UV?Visible Reflectance Spectroscopy of Thin Organic Films at Electrode Surfaces (pages 47-95): Takamasa SagaraChapter 3 Epi?Fluorescence Microscopy Studies of Potential Controlled Changes in Adsorbed Thin Organic Films at Electrode Surfaces (pages 97-126): Dan Bizzotto and Jeff L. ShepherdChapter 4 Linear and Non?Linear Spectroscopy at the Electrified Liquid/Liquid Interface (pages 127-161): David J. FerminChapter 5 Sum Frequency Generation Studies of the Electrified Solid/Liquid Interface (pages 163-198): Steven Baldelli and Andrew A. GewirthChapter 6 IR Spectroscopy of the Semiconductor/Solution Interface (pages 199-232): Jean?Noel Chazalviel and Francois OzanamChapter 7 Recent Advances in in?situ Infrared Spectroscopy and Applications in Single?Crystal Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis (pages 233-268): Carol KorzeniewskiChapter 8 In?situ Surface?Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy of the Electrode/Solution Interface (pages 269-314): Masatoshi OsawaChapter 9 Quantitative SNIFTIRS and PM IRRAS of Organic Molecules at Electrode Surfaces (pages 315-376): Vlad Zamlynny and Jacek LipkowskiChapter 10 Tip?Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy - Recent Developments and Future Prospects (pages 377-418): Bruno Pettinger |
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