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Conjugated Objects Developments Synthesis and Applications

Conjugated Objects Developments Synthesis and Applications

Conjugated Objects: Development Synthesis and Application contains 17 chapters written by young researchers and contains current trends in pi-conjugated systems for application in broad research areas such as design of unique pi-conjugation catalysts self-assembly charge transfer complexes liquid crystals supramolecules and nanostructures by using conjugated small and/or macro-objects organically or electrochemically. The book can be used as a textbook of basic learning by undergraduate and graduate students of chemistry electrical and electronics engineering and materials science and by supramolecular researchers in nanotechnology and biotechnology. | Conjugated Objects Developments Synthesis and Applications

GBP 114.00
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Industrial Applications of Nanoparticles A Prospective Overview

Industrial Applications of Nanoparticles A Prospective Overview

Nanotechnology is one of the most rapidly developing areas of science with great potential to solve the developmental challenges in a wide range of industries such as aerospace agriculture bioengineering cosmetics chemicals electronics energy renewables surface coatings textiles medicine materials manufacturing military equipment etc. To compile this book distinguished scientists engineers and industrial professionals from different parts of the world have been invited. An array of 17 high-quality science-based chapters covering recent advancements challenges and future trends in industrial applications of nanotechnology is presented. The book is aimed at industrial professionals and graduate-level students and researchers. | Industrial Applications of Nanoparticles A Prospective Overview

GBP 140.00
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Religious Thinking from Childhood to Adolescence

Religious Thinking from Childhood to Adolescence

First published in 1964 Religious Thinking from Childhood to Adolescence describes the capacities of pupils of varying ages abilities and backgrounds to understand religious truths. How concepts of the Bible of God of Jesus of Prayer and of the Church developed from the early years is seen within the psychological context of maturing thought and the implications for religious education which are provocative and far-reaching are explored. Teachers clergy and parents will find this book a challenge to reconsider not only how the growing child views what he is taught but also the reasons why he frequently misunderstands religious teaching. By presenting a systematic account of religious thinking from 6 to 17 years Dr. Goldman adds a new dimension to our insights into child development.

GBP 99.99
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Nero Caesar Augustus Emperor of Rome

Nero Caesar Augustus Emperor of Rome

Propelled to power by the age of 17 by an ambitious mother self-indulgent to the point of criminality inadequate paranoid and the perpetrator of heinous crimes including matricide and fratricide and deposed and killed by 31 Nero is one of Rome’s most infamous Emperors. But has history treated him fairly? Or is the popular view of Nero as a capricious and depraved individual a travesty of the truth and a gross injustice to Rome's fifth emperor? This new biography will look at Nero’s life with fresh eyes. While showing the man 'warts and all' it also caste a critical eye on the 'libels' which were perpetrated on him such as claiming he was a madman many of which were most probably made up to suit the needs of the Flavians who had overthrown his dynasty. | Nero Caesar Augustus Emperor of Rome

GBP 130.00
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Recent Trends in Computational Sciences Proceedings of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Data Science Machine Learning and Bloc

Recent Trends in Computational Sciences Proceedings of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Data Science Machine Learning and Bloc

This book is a compilation of research papers and presentations from the Fourth Annual International Conference on Data Science Machine Learning and Blockchain Technology (AICDMB 2023 Mysuru India 16-17 March 2023). The book covers a wide range of topics including data mining natural language processing deep learning computer vision big data analytics cryptography smart contracts decentralized applications and blockchain-based solutions for various industries such as healthcare finance and supply chain management. The research papers presented in this book highlight the latest advancements and practical applications in data science machine learning and blockchain technology and provide insights into the future direction of these fields. The book serves as a valuable resource for researchers students and professionals in the areas of data science machine learning and blockchain technology. | Recent Trends in Computational Sciences Proceedings of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Data Science Machine Learning and Bloc

GBP 94.99
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Economic and Business Management

Economic and Business Management

With the rapid development and drastic change of the world economy Digital Finance Internet Finance Science and Technology Finance have become new hotspots which also represent the future trend of economy development in the era of big data. Enterprises are facing more uncertainty opportunities coexist with challenges. There are more possibilities for economic development and enterprise management to accelerate the integration of cutting-edge research results to deepen hot topics discussion and to promote opinion exchanges among academic and business circles. The Sixth International Conference on Economic and Business Management (FEBM2021) was successfully held online on October 16-17 2021 and aimed to provide a platform for researchers engineers academics as well as industry professionals from all over the world to present their latest research findings and development activities in economic and business management. These proceedings include 51 accepted articles selected from 94 submissions.

GBP 140.00
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Rock Dynamics: Progress and Prospect Volume 2 Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Rock Dynamics And Applications (RocDyn

Rock Dynamics: Progress and Prospect Volume 2 Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Rock Dynamics And Applications (RocDyn

Rock Dynamics: Progress and Prospect contains 153 scientific and technical papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Rock Dynamics and Applications (RocDyn-4 Xuzhou China 17-19 August 2022). The two-volume set has 7 sections. Volume 1 includes the first four sections with 6 keynotes and 5 young scholar plenary session papers and contributions on analysis and theoretical development and experimental testing and techniques. Volume 2 contains the remaining three sections with 74 papers on numerical modelling and methods seismic and earthquake engineering and rock excavation and engineering. Rock Dynamics: Progress and Prospect will serve as a reference on developments in rock dynamics scientific research and on rock dynamics engineering applications. The previous volumes in this series (RocDyn-1 RocDyn-2 and RocDyn-3) are also available via CRC Press. | Rock Dynamics: Progress and Prospect Volume 2 Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Rock Dynamics And Applications (RocDyn

GBP 150.00
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Rock Dynamics: Progress and Prospect Volume 1 Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Rock Dynamics And Applications (RocDyn

Rock Dynamics: Progress and Prospect Volume 1 Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Rock Dynamics And Applications (RocDyn

Rock Dynamics: Progress and Prospect contains 153 scientific and technical papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Rock Dynamics and Applications (RocDyn-4 Xuzhou China 17-19 August 2022). The two-volume set has 7 sections. Volume 1 includes the first four sections with 6 keynotes and 5 young scholar plenary session papers and contributions on analysis and theoretical development and experimental testing and techniques. Volume 2 contains the remaining three sections with 74 papers on numerical modelling and methods seismic and earthquake engineering and rock excavation and engineering. Rock Dynamics: Progress and Prospect will serve as a reference on developments in rock dynamics scientific research and on rock dynamics engineering applications. The previous volumes in this series (RocDyn-1 RocDyn-2 and RocDyn-3) are also available via CRC Press. | Rock Dynamics: Progress and Prospect Volume 1 Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Rock Dynamics And Applications (RocDyn

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Evaluation and Utilization of Bioethanol Fuels. II. Biohydrogen Fuels Fuel Cells Biochemicals and Country Experiences

Evaluation and Utilization of Bioethanol Fuels. II. Biohydrogen Fuels Fuel Cells Biochemicals and Country Experiences

The sixth volume of this handbook provides an overview of the research on the country-based experience of bioethanol fuels at large Chinese US and European experience of bioethanol fuels production of bioethanol fuel-based biohydrogen fuels for fuel cells bioethanol fuel cells and bioethanol fuel-based biochemicals with a collection of 17 chapters. Thus it complements the fifth volume of this handbook. Hence the sixth volume indicates that the research on the evaluation and utilization of bioethanol fuels has intensified in recent years to become a major part of the bioenergy and biofuels research together primarily with biodiesel biohydrogen and biogas research as a sustainable alternative to crude oil-based gasoline and petrodiesel fuels as well as natural gas and syngas. This book is intended for students researchers engineers policy makers economist business managers and social scientists working on the production utilization and evaluation of bioethanol fuels. | Evaluation and Utilization of Bioethanol Fuels. II. Biohydrogen Fuels Fuel Cells Biochemicals and Country Experiences

GBP 140.00
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Origami 5 Fifth International Meeting of Origami Science Mathematics and Education

Origami 5 Fifth International Meeting of Origami Science Mathematics and Education

Origami5 continues in the excellent tradition of its four previous incarnations documenting work presented at an extraordinary series of meetings that explored the connections between origami mathematics science technology education and other academic fields. The fifth such meeting 5OSME (July 13-17 2010 Singapore Management University) followed the precedent previous meetings to explore the interdisciplinary connections between origami and the real world. This book begins with a section on origami history art and design. It is followed by sections on origami in education and origami science engineering and technology and culminates with a section on origami mathematics the pairing that inspired the original meeting. Within this one volume you will find a broad selection of historical information artists descriptions of their processes various perspectives and approaches to the use of origami in education mathematical tools for origami design applications of folding in engineering and technology as well as original and cutting-edge research on the mathematical underpinnings of origami. | Origami 5 Fifth International Meeting of Origami Science Mathematics and Education

GBP 175.00
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Forage Crops of the World 2-volume set Volume I: Major Forage Crops; Volume II: Minor Forage Crops

Forage Crops of the World 2-volume set Volume I: Major Forage Crops; Volume II: Minor Forage Crops

This new 2-volume set discusses the importance of fodder production of the minor fodder crops for animals. The volumes focuses on fodder production for forage crops cover 17 major forage crops and 25 minor forage crops. The volumes discuss crop production methodology and agronomic management in a systemic way providing an abundance of information on each type of forage crop discussed including preferred soil type land capability cropping patterns climate and socioeconomic conditions. They also address pests of the various forage crops disease management agroforestry in fodder and forage crops preservation of forage crops and forage production and climate change. Forage crops are very essential for quality milk and meat production. Farm animals are normally fed fodder available from cultivated areas supplemented by a small extent with harvested grasses and top feeds. The three major sources of fodder are crop residues cultivated fodder and fodder from trees pastures and grazing lands. The patterns and types of fodder crops vary by geographical location. | Forage Crops of the World 2-volume set Volume I: Major Forage Crops; Volume II: Minor Forage Crops

GBP 150.00
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Forensic Anthropology Training Manual

Forensic Anthropology Training Manual

Provides basic information on successfully collecting processing analyzing and describing skeletal human remains. Forensic Anthropology Training Manual serves as a practical reference tool and a framework for training in forensic anthropology. The first chapter informs judges attorneys law enforcement personnel and international workers of the information and services available from a professional forensic anthropologist. The first section (Chapters 2-11) is a training guide to assist in the study of human skeletal anatomy. The second section (Chapters 12-17) focuses on the specific work of the forensic anthropologist beginning with an introduction to the forensic sciences. Learning Goals Upon completing this book readers will be able to: Have a strong foundation in human skeletal anatomy Explain how this knowledge contributes to the physical description and personal identification of human remains Understand the basics of excavating a grave preparing a forensic report and presenting expert witness testimony in a court of law Define forensic anthropology within the broader context of the forensic sciences Describe the work of today‘s forensic anthropologists

GBP 175.00
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Feedstock-based Bioethanol Fuels. II. Waste Feedstocks Agricultural Food Industrial Urban Forestry and Lignocellulosic Waste-based Bioe

Feedstock-based Bioethanol Fuels. II. Waste Feedstocks Agricultural Food Industrial Urban Forestry and Lignocellulosic Waste-based Bioe

This book provides an overview of research on the production of bioethanol fuels from waste feedstocks such as second-generation residual sugar and starch feedstocks food waste industrial waste urban waste forestry waste and lignocellulosic biomass at large with 17 chapters. In this context there are eight sections where the first two chapters cover the production of bioethanol fuels from waste feedstocks at large. This book is the fourth volume in the Handbook of Bioethanol Fuels (Six-Volume Set). It shows that pretreatments and hydrolysis of the waste feedstocks fermentation of hydrolysates and separation and distillation of bioethanol fuels are the fundamental processes for bioethanol fuel production from these waste feedstocks. This book is a valuable resource for stakeholders primarily in research fields of energy and fuels chemical engineering environmental science and engineering biotechnology microbiology chemistry physics mechanical engineering agricultural sciences food science and engineering materials science biochemistry genetics molecular biology plant sciences water resources economics business and management transportation science and technology ecology public environmental and occupational health social sciences toxicology multi-disciplinary sciences and humanities among others. | Feedstock-based Bioethanol Fuels. II. Waste Feedstocks Agricultural Food Industrial Urban Forestry and Lignocellulosic Waste-based Bioe

GBP 140.00
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Letters from India The Correspondence of Lady Susan Ramsay 1854–1856

Letters from India The Correspondence of Lady Susan Ramsay 1854–1856

This fascinating volume reproduces the letters and journal of Lady Susan Ramsay (1837-1898) the elder daughter of the Marquess of Dalhousie Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. The correspondence was written over a two-year period: commencing with Susan’s positive response to her father’s request that she join him in Calcutta following the death of her mother; and concluding with Susan’s arrival with her father at Southampton. Lady Susan was still only 17 when she arrived in India and was therefore the youngest person to take up the role of vicereine of India. Her letters and journal represent the unique viewpoint of a highly intelligent witty articulate and unprejudiced young woman expressed from locations that range from Osborne on the Isle of Wight to Seringapatam in Mysore. The detail maturity and inventive quality of her writing invites comparison with that of Emily Eden Emily Metcalfe Charlotte Canning and other prominent early Victorian women. Accompanied by extensive introductions and annotations by Ross Nelson this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of Imperial History. | Letters from India The Correspondence of Lady Susan Ramsay 1854–1856

GBP 110.00
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Topical Issues of Rational use of Natural Resources 2019 Proceedings of the XV International Forum-Contest of Students and Young Researchers

Topical Issues of Rational use of Natural Resources 2019 Proceedings of the XV International Forum-Contest of Students and Young Researchers

Topical Issues of Rational Use of Natural Resources 2019 contains the contributions presented at the XV International Forum-Contest of Students and Young Researchers under the auspices of UNESCO (St. Petersburg Mining University Russia 13-17 May 2019). The Forum-Contest is a great opportunity for young researchers to present their work to the academics involved or interested the area of extraction and processing of natural resources. The topics of the book include: Volume 1 • Geotechnologies of resource extraction: current challenges and prospects • Solid minerals mining technologies. Industrial and labour safety • Underground space development technologies. Rock mechanics and control of rock conditions • Cutting edge technologies of geological mapping search and prospecting of mineral deposits • Digital and energy saving technologies in mineral resource complex Volume 2 • Breakthrough technologies of integrated processing of mineral hydrocarbon and technogenic raw materials with further production of new generation materials • The latest management and financing solutions for the development of mineral resources sector • Environment protection and sustainable nature management • New approaches to resolving hydrocarbon sector-specific issues Topical Issues of Rational Use of Natural Resources 2019 collects the best reports presented at the Forum-Contest and is of interest to academics and professionals involved in the extraction and processing of natural resources. | Topical Issues of Rational use of Natural Resources 2019 Proceedings of the XV International Forum-Contest of Students and Young Researchers

GBP 160.00
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Entryism and the Revolutionary Socialist Left in Britain

Entryism and the Revolutionary Socialist Left in Britain

This book examines entryism in the context of the revolutionary socialist left in Britain from the inception of the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1920 to the departure of Militant from the Labour Party in 1992. Entryism is a tactic of penetration of a political party by another aimed at accomplishing objectives the nature of which can change depending on the type of entry. This work shows to what extent there is not one type of entryism but several. The adopted methodology is chronological with introductory chapters that study the context and the previous partial-only attempts to define entryism. The first part of the volume is dedicated to the relationship between the Communist Party of Great Britain and the Labour Party up until the middle of the 20th century. The following two parts are dedicated to British Trotskyists before and after the Second World War. In total 17 organisations that have practiced entryism are examined. Through their objectives practices and results this work intends to formulate an exhaustive typology of the tactic which fills a definitional gap in political science and covers an aspect of Labour’s History that has only been partially covered. This volume will be of use to students and scholars interested in the history of the Labour Party and the Far Left in the United Kingdom. | Entryism and the Revolutionary Socialist Left in Britain

GBP 130.00
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Small and Short-Range Radar Systems

Small and Short-Range Radar Systems

Radar Expert Esteemed Author Gregory L. Charvat on CNN and CBS Author Gregory L. Charvat appeared on CNN on March 17 2014 to discuss whether Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 might have literally flown below the radar. He appeared again on CNN on March 20 2014 to explain the basics of radar and he explored the hope and limitations of the technology involved in the search for Flight 370 on CBS on March 22 2014. Get His Book Now Coupling theory with reality from derivation to implementation of actual radar systems Small and Short-Range Radar Systems analyzes and then provides design procedures and working design examples of small and short-range radar systems. Discussing applications from automotive to through-wall imaging autonomous vehicle and beyond the practical text supplies high-level descriptions theoretical derrivations back-of-envelope calculations explanations of processing algorithms and case studies for each type of small radar system covered including continuous wave (CW) ultrawideband (UWB) impulse linear frequency modulation (FM) linear rail synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and phased array. This essential reference: Explains how to design your own radar devices Demonstrates how to process data from small radar sensors Provides real-world measured radar data to test algorithms before investing development time Complete with downloadable MATLAB® scripts and actual radar measurements Small and Short-Range Radar Systems empowers you to rapidly develop small radar technology for your application.

GBP 89.99
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Introduction to International Political Economy

Introduction to International Political Economy

In a revolutionary revision of this best-selling text David Balaam and Bradford Dillman show how the postwar world order is at once under threat and yet resilient. This classic text surveys the theories institutions and relationships that characterize IPE and highlights them in the context of a diverse range of regional and transnational issues. Introduction to International Political Economy positions students to critically evaluate the global economy and to appreciate the personal impact of political economic and social forces. New to the Seventh Edition Streamlined yet comprehensive coverage—reducing the text from 20 to 17 chapters. There is also one unified chapter on global finance and a single chapter on energy and the environment. A new chapter on Constructivism shows sociological and ideational forces at work. A new chapter on Global Production encompasses transnational corporations and labor. A new chapter on Global Health incorporates food and refugee issues. Substantial revisions to 10 chapters including new material on Brexit the EU debt and refugee crises populist-nationalist movements inequality trade conflicts and negotiations cyber weapons the rise of China Middle East conflicts and international responses to climate change. Significant focus throughout on President Trump’s impact on U. S. foreign policy international order and global security. Extensive new graphs and tables of data plus 27 fascinating new text boxes throughout. An author-written Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank are provided along with additional online resources.

GBP 89.99
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Classical Theism New Essays on the Metaphysics of God

Classical Theism New Essays on the Metaphysics of God

This volume provides a contemporary account of classical theism. It features 17 original essays from leading scholars that advance the discussion of classical theism in new and interesting directions. It’s safe to say that classical theism—the view that God is simple omniscient and the greatest possible being—is no longer the assumed view in analytic philosophy of religion. It is often dismissed as being rooted in outdated metaphysical systems of the sort advanced by ancient and medieval philosophers. The main purpose of this volume is twofold: to provide a contemporary account of what classical theism is and to advance the scholarly discussion about classical theism. In Section I the contributors offer a clear and cutting-edge account of the nature and existence of the God and the historical and theological foundations of classical theism. Section II contains chapters on a variety of topics such as whether classical theism’s doctrine of simplicity needs revision whether simplicity is compatible with the Christian doctrine of the Incarnation and whether the hypothesis of a multiplicity of divine ideas is consistent with divine simplicity among others. Classical Theism will appeal to scholars and advanced students in the philosophy of religion who are interested in the nature of God. Chapters 2 and 6 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license. | Classical Theism New Essays on the Metaphysics of God

GBP 120.00
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Children's Work Schooling And Welfare In Latin America

Children's Work Schooling And Welfare In Latin America

From the 1980s through the 1990s children in many areas of the world benefited from new opportunities to attend school but they also faced new demands to support their families because of continuing and for many worsening poverty. Children's Work Schooling And Welfare In Latin America is a comparative study of children ages 12-17 in three different Latin American societies. Using nationally-representative household surveys from Chile Peru and Mexico and repeatedly over different survey years David Post documents tendencies for children to become economically active to remain in school or to do both. The survey data analyzed illustrates the roles of family and regional poverty and parental resources in determining what children did with their time in each country. However rather than to treat children's activities merely as demographic phenomena or in isolation of the policy environment Post also scrutinizes the international differences in education policies labor law welfare spending and mobilization for children's rights. Children's Work shows that child labor will not vanish of its own accord nor follow a uniform path even within a common geographic region. Accordingly there is a role for welfare policy and for popular mobilization. Post indicates that even when children attend school as in Peru or Mexico many students will continue to work to support the family. If the consequence of their work is to impede their educational success then schools will need to attend to a new dimension of inequality: that between part-time and full-time students.

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Metal Cutting Theory and Practice

Metal Cutting Theory and Practice

A Complete Reference Covering the Latest Technology in Metal Cutting Tools Processes and EquipmentMetal Cutting Theory and Practice Third Edition shapes the future of material removal in new and lasting ways. Centered on metallic work materials and traditional chip-forming cutting methods the book provides a physical understanding of conventional and high-speed machining processes applied to metallic work pieces and serves as a basis for effective process design and troubleshooting. This latest edition of a well-known reference highlights recent developments covers the latest research results and reflects current areas of emphasis in industrial practice. Based on the authors’ extensive automotive production experience it covers several structural changes and includes an extensive review of computer aided engineering (CAE) methods for process analysis and design. Providing updated material throughout it offers insight and understanding to engineers looking to design operate troubleshoot and improve high quality cost effective metal cutting operations. The book contains extensive up-to-date references to both scientific and trade literature and provides a description of error mapping and compensation strategies for CNC machines based on recently issued international standards and includes chapters on cutting fluids and gear machining. The authors also offer updated information on tooling grades and practices for machining compacted graphite iron nickel alloys and other hard-to-machine materials as well as a full description of minimum quantity lubrication systems tooling and processing practices. In addition updated topics include machine tool types and structures cutting tool materials and coatings cutting mechanics and temperatures process simulation and analysis and tool wear from both chemical and mechanical viewpoints. Comprised of 17 chapt

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Risk and Insurance in Construction

Risk and Insurance in Construction

The new 3rd edition of Nael Bunni’s Risk and Insurance in Construction now co-authored with Lydia Bunni explains the need for insurance in construction and engineering projects and why it must be incorporated into the Conditions of Contract for such projects. It is unique in bringing together the background of the two topics of 'risk' and 'construction insurance' explaining the flow and the interaction between them and then dealing with how they have been used to formulate the 2017 FIDIC Suite of Contracts and the 2021 Green Book. This edition has been fully updated and new chapters deal with the latest definitions of 'risk' outlined in ISO 31000: 2009 and specifically explains the principles embodied in the new Clauses 17 18 and 19 of the Major Suite of the FIDIC forms of contract and how they should be used. An important chapter (Chapter 5) is included discussing the logical transition from decision-making to risk identification to responsibility for those allocated with particular risks to the potential liability that results. This includes discussing particular liabilities that may arise for parties typically involved in construction and engineering projects including developers owners contractors and designers. This part of the book links insurance to the law and explains the interaction between the two topics. The correlation between liability and the need for indemnity which can only be provided properly through insurance is highlighted. The book is essential reading for practitioners from both the engineering profession and the insurance industry in all types of projects. Engineers who are required to use one of the Major Forms of the FIDIC Suite of Contracts whether they are designers or contractors and those involved in the insurance sector whether brokers claim consultants or insurance company personnel will find this book to be an indispensable reference.

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Baldrige Award Winning Quality How to Interpret the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

Baldrige Award Winning Quality How to Interpret the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U. S. organization can receive. Now in its 18th edition Baldrige Award Winning Quality is still the most widely used and recognized book on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. It provides readers with a simple yet comprehensive resource for understanding the most current criteria for this prestigious business performance award. The definitive resource for helping companies achieve world-class results Baldrige Award Winning Quality � 18th Edition: How to Interpret the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence is the only book on the Baldrige criteria to detail in simple and straightforward language every category examination item and area to address. From understanding the scoring system to preparing for a site visit it guides you through all stages in the process. Reflecting the new criteria (2013-2014) that address education and healthcare this edition outlines a comprehensive plan that is suitable for any company in any industry. Offering detailed explanations of each of the 17 Examination Items and the 36 Areas to Address that compose the seven major categories the book reveals exactly what examiners look for in each area and suggests what you need to include. It also discusses: Criteria of leadership and the role of senior management in the award process Importance of a long- and short-term strategic plan Where and how to satisfy the requirements for demonstrating effective process and results Lists of state award programs based on the Baldrige criteria Core values and themes that underlie the award How to weigh the importance of the 36 Areas to Address The significance of the Baldrige scoring scale and its role in achieving performance excellence The book devotes a chapter to supplying a | Baldrige Award Winning Quality How to Interpret the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

GBP 170.00
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Essentials Of American Politics

Essentials Of American Politics

Essentials of American Politics is an undergraduate text with a novel analytical and comparative focus. It takes as a central theme the increasing tension in American politics between a general philosophy of limited government and particular public demands for more and better government programs and services. While this has always been a feature of the American polity recent events have brought it into sharp focus. Both a Republican Congress and Democratic president extol the virtues of less government but continue to grapple with demands for improved education health care transportation and almost every other area of social and economic life. All praise the virtues of lower taxation and at the same time promise improvements in the quality of public services. A similar tension applies in the courts in state politics and indeed throughout the system. Recent successes such as a balanced budget have been achieved in part because the limited government philosophy has been on the ascendant and has won support from all shades of political opinion. But conflicts over the distributional questions of who gets what has hardly subsided. In few other democracies is this tension as well defined as in the United States and Essentials reminds readers of this fact through comparison with democratic processes in other countries and in particular with European countries. Essentials weaves this theme into a discussion of American national politics. Up to date and well organized chapters are devoted to beliefs and values the Constitution federalism Congress presidency the federal bureaucracy interest groups and the courts. Policy chapters include economic social and foreign affairs. In all chapters the analytical approach explains to students some of the main controversies in American political science. At all times Essentials seeks to impart basic information on American politics in an analytical but stimulating manner. Features:Concise format of 17 chapters that cover instit

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Philosophic Classics: Ancient Philosophy Volume I

Philosophic Classics: Ancient Philosophy Volume I

This seventh edition of Philosophic Classics Volume I: Ancient Philosophy includes essential writings of the most important Greek philosophers along with selections from some of their Roman followers. In updating this edition editor Forrest E. Baird has continued to follow the same criteria established by the late Walter Kaufmann when the Philosophic Classics series was first established: (1) to use complete works or where more appropriate complete sections of works (2) in clear translations (3) of texts central to the thinker’s philosophy or widely accepted as part of the canon. To make the works more accessible to students most footnotes treating textual matters (variant readings etc. ) have been omitted and important Greek words have been transliterated and put in angle brackets. In addition each thinker is introduced by a brief essay composed of three sections: (1) biographical (a glimpse of the life) (2) philosophical (a résumé of the philosopher’s thought) and (3) bibliographical (suggestions for further reading). New to this seventh edition: Changes in translations: New translations of Plato’s Apology and Phaedo and Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics and Politics from the acclaimed Focus Philosophical Library Series. New translations of Plato’s Euthyphro and Crito. New translations of Epicurus’s Letter to Herodotus Letter to Menoeceus and Principal Doctrines. New translation of the Parmenides fragments. Additional material: Gorgias’s model oration Encomium on Helen which gives a defense of Helen of Troy. A selection from Plato’s Gorgias on nature versus convention or law . Additional material from the opening of Plato’s Symposium to contextualize the dialogue. Additional material from Plato’s Republic (Book IX) on the tri-partite soul. Additional material from Aristotle’s Metaphysics (Book IV 1-4 7) on the nature of being and the so-called three rules of thought. A brief selection from Porphyry’s Life of Plotinus giving a sense of the person. Updated and reorganized bibliographies. To allow for all these changes a section of Book V from Plato’s Republic has been dropped. Those who use this first volume in a one-term course in ancient philosophy will find more material here than can easily fit a normal semester. But this embarrassment of riches gives teachers some choice and for those who offer the same course year after year an opportunity to change the menu. | Philosophic Classics: Ancient Philosophy Volume I

GBP 115.00
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