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Systems Engineering A Systemic and Systematic Methodology for Solving Complex Problems. by Kasser, Joseph Eli

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Author; Other Books by This Author; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Why This Book Is Different; 1.2 How to Read and Use This Book; 1.3 The Parts of This Book; 1.4 Thinking; 1.5 Top-Down and Bottom-Up Thinking; 1.5.1 Analysis; 1.5.2 Synthesis; 1.5.3 Combining Analysis and Synthesis; 1.6 Judgement and Creativity; 1.6.1 Critical Thinking; 1.6.2 Systems Thinking; 1.6.3 The Two Distinct Types of Systems Thinking; 1.6.4 Beyond Systems Thinking; References; Chapter 2 Perceptions of Systems Engineering; 2.1 Continuum…”
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Interviewer effects from a total survey error perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Yanna YanSection V: Interviewers and NonresponseChapter 14: Explaining Interviewer Effects on Survey Unit Nonresponse: A Cross-Survey AnalysisDaniela Ackermann-Piek, Julie M. Korbmacher, Ulrich KriegerChapter 15: Comparing Two Methods for Managing Telephone Interview CasesJamie WescottChapter 16: Investigating the Use of Nurse Paradata in Understanding Nonresponse to Biological Data CollectionFiona Pashazadeh and Alexandru Cernat, Joseph W. …”
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Integrating business management processes. by De Silva, Titus

Table of Contents: “…3.4.2 Improvement of Teamwork to Achieve Goals -- 3.5 Progressive Evolution of Strategic Planning -- 3.6 Strategic Planning Process -- 3.6.1 Initiate and Agree on a Strategic Planning Process -- 3.6.2 Identify Organisational Mandates -- 3.6.3 Clarify Organisation's Mission and Values -- 3.6.3.1 Create a Mission -- 3.6.4 Assess External and Internal Environment -- 3.6.4.1 External Analysis -- 3.6.4.2 Internal Analysis -- 3.6.5 Identify the Strategic Issues -- 3.6.6 Formulate Strategies -- 3.6.6.1 Development of Strategies -- 3.6.6.2 Three Aspects of the Strategy -- 3.6.7 Review and Audit the Plan…”
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Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Statistics / by Gelfand, Alan E., 1945-, Fuentes, Montserrat, Hoeting, Jennifer A. (Jennifer Ann), 1966-, Smith, Richard Lyttleton

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; I: Methodology for Statistical Analysis of Environmental Processes; 2: Modeling for environmental and ecological processes; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Stochastic modeling; 2.3 Basics of Bayesian inference; 2.3.1 Priors; 2.3.2 Posterior inference; 2.3.3 Bayesian computation; 2.4 Hierarchical modeling; 2.4.1 Introducing uncertainty; 2.4.2 Random effects and missing data; 2.5 Latent variables; 2.6 Mixture models; 2.7 Random effects; 2.8 Dynamic models; 2.9 Model adequacy; 2.10 Model comparison…”
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Principles of water treatment by Howe, Kerry J.

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Introduction1-1 The Importance of Principles1-2 The Importance of SustainabilityReferencesChapter 2 Water Quality and Public Health2-1 Relationship between Water Quality and Public Health2-2 Source Waters for Municipal Drinking Water Systems2-3 Regulations of Water Treatment in the United States2-4 Evolving Trends and Challenges in Drinking Water Treatment2-5 Summary and Study GuideReferencesChapter 3 Process Selection3-1 Process Selection Based on Contaminant Properties3-2 Other Considerations in Process Selection3-4 Design and Selection of Process Trains3-5 Summary and Study GuideHomework ProblemsReferencesChapter 4 Fundamental Principles of Environmental Engineering4-1 Units of Expression for Chemical Concentrations4-2 Chemical Equilibrium4-3 Chemical Kinetics4-4 Reactions Used in Water Treatment4-5 Mass Balance Analysis4-6 Introduction to Reactors and Reactor Analysis4-7 Reactions in Batch Reactors4-8 Hydraulic Characteristics of Ideal Flow Reactors4-9 Reactions in Ideal Flow Reactors4-10 Measuring the Hydraulic Characteristics of Flow Reactors with Tracer Tests4-11 Describing the Hydraulic Performance of Real Flow Reactors4-12 Reactions in Real Flow Reactors4-13 Introduction to Mass Transfer4-14 Molecular Diffusion4-15 Diffusion Coefficients4-16 Models and Correlations for Mass Transfer at an Interface4-17 Evaluating the Concentration Gradient with Operating Diagrams4-18 Summary and Study GuideHomework ProblemsReferencesChapter 5 Coagulation and Flocculation5-1 Role of Coagulation and Flocculation in Water Treatment5-2 Stability of Particles in Water5-3 Theory of Coagulation5-4 Coagulation Practice5-5 Principles of Mixing for Coagulation and Flocculation5-6 Rapid Mix Practice5-7 Theory of Flocculation5-8 Flocculation Practice5-9 Energy and Sustainability Considerations5-10 Summary and Study GuideHomework ProblemsReferencesChapter 6 Sedimentation6-1 Principles of Discrete (Type I) Particle Settling6-2 Discrete Settling in Ideal Sedimentation Basins6-3 Principles of Flocculant (Type II) Particle Settling6-4 Principles of Hindered (Type III) Settling6-5 Conventional Sedimentation Basin Design6-6 Alternative Sedimentation Processes6-7 Physical Factors Affecting Sedimentation6-8 Energy and Sustainability Considerations6-9 Summary and Study GuideHomework ProblemsReferencesChapter 7 Rapid Granular Filtration7-1 Physical Description of a Rapid Granular Filter7-2 Process Description of Rapid Filtration7-3 Particle Capture in Granular Filtration7-4 Head Loss through a Clean Filter Bed7-5 Modeling of Performance and Optimization7-6 Backwash Hydraulics7-7 Energy and Sustainability Considerations7-8 Summary and Study GuideHomework ProblemsReferencesChapter 8 Membrane Filtration8-1 Classification of Membrane Processes8-2 Comparison to Rapid Granular Filtration8-3 Principal Features of Membrane Filtration Equipment8-4 Process Description of Membrane Filtration8-5 Particle Capture in Membrane Filtration8-6 Hydraulics of Flow through Membrane Filters8-7 Membrane Fouling8-8 Sizing of Membrane Skids8-9 Energy and Sustainability Considerations8-10 Summary and Study GuideHomework ProblemsReferencesChapter 9 Reverse Osmosis9-1 Principal Features of a Reverse Osmosis Facility9-2 Osmotic Pressure and Reverse Osmosis9-3 Mass Transfer of Water and Solutes through RO Membranes9-4 Performance Dependence on Temperature and Pressure9-5 Concentration Polarization9-6 Fouling and Scaling9-7 Element Selection and Membrane Array Design9-8 Energy and Sustainability Considerations9-9 Summary and Study GuideHomework ProblemsReferencesChapter 10 Adsorption and Ion Exchange10-1 Introduction to the Adsorption Process10-2 Adsorption Equilibrium10-3 Adsorption Kinetics10-4 Introduction to the Ion Exchange Process10-5 Ion Exchange Equilibrium10-6 Ion Exchange Kinetics10-7 Fixed Bed Contactors10-8 Suspended Media Reactors10-9 Energy and Sustainability Considerations10-10 Summary and Learning Objectives10-11 Homework ProblemsReferencesChapter 11 Air stripping and aeration11-1 Types of Air Stripping and Aeration Contactors11-2 Gas-Liquid Equilibrium11-3 Fundamentals of Packed Tower Air Stripping11-4 Design and Analysis of Packed Tower Air Stripping11-5 Energy and Sustainability Considerations11-6 Summary and Study GuideHomework ProblemsReferencesChapter 12 Advanced Oxidation12-1 Introduction to Advanced Oxidation12-2 Ozonation as an Advanced Oxidation Process12-3 Hydrogen Peroxide/Ozone Process12-4 Hydrogen Peroxide/UV Light Process12-5 Energy and Sustainability Considerations12-6 Summary and Study GuideHomework ProblemsReferencesChapter 13 Disinfection13-1 Disinfection Agents and Systems13-2 Disinfection with Free and Combined Chlorine13-3 Disinfection with Chlorine Dioxide13-4 Disinfection with Ozone13-5 Disinfection with Ultraviolet Light13-6 Disinfection Kinetics13-7 Disinfection Kinetics in Real Flow Reactors13-8 Design of Disinfection Contactors With Low Dispersion13-9 Disinfection Byproducts13-10 Residual Maintenance13-11 Energy and Sustainability Considerations13-12 Summary and Study GuideHomework ProblemsReferences14 Residuals Management14-1 Defining the Problem14-2 Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of Residuals14-3 Alum and Iron Coagulation Sludge14-4 Liquid Wastes From Granular Media Filters14-5 Management of Residual Liquid Streams14-6 Management of Residual Sludge14-7 Ultimate Reuse and Disposal of Semisolid Residuals14-8 Summary and Study GuideHomework ProblemsReferencesAppendix A Conversion FactorsAppendix B Physical Properties of Selected Gases and Composition of AirB-1 Density of Air at Other TemperaturesB-2 Change in Atmospheric Pressure with ElevationAppendix C Physical Properties of WaterAppendix D Periodic TableAppendix E Electronic Resources available on the John Wiley and Sons website for this TextbookIndex.…”
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Heat transfer applications for the practicing engineer by Theodore, Louis

Table of Contents: “…Entropy Consideration and Analysis.22. Design Principles and Industrial Applications.Part Four. …”
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Nuel Belnap on Indeterminism and Free Action

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The many branches of Belnap’s knowledge; Müller, Thomas -- Decisions in branching time; Bartha; Paul -- Internalizing case-relative truth in CIFOL+; Belnap, Nuel -- A stit Logic Analysis of Morally Lucky and Legally Lucky Action Outcomes; Broersen, Jan -- Worlds Enough, and Time: Musings on Foundations; Brown, Mark -- Open Futures in the Foundations of Propositional Logic; Garson, James W -- On Saying What Will Be; Green, Mitchell -- The Intelligibility Question For Free Will: Agency, Choice And Branching Time; Kane, Robert -- What William of Ockham and Luis de Molina would have said to Nuel Belnap: A Discussion of some Arguments Against “The Thin Red Line”; Øhrstrøm, Peter -- Branching for general relativists; Placek, Tomasz -- Some examples formulated in a `seeing to it that' logic: Illustrations, observations, problems; Sergot, Marek -- In Retrospect: Can BST models be reinterpreted for what decisions, speciation events and ontogeny might have in common?…”
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Capitalism and critique : Unruly Democracy and Solidarity Economics / by Martin, Edward J., 1957-

Table of Contents: “…: Ricardian Socialism and Beyond; Ricardian Socialist Theory; Ricardo and Capitalist Exploitation; Ricardian Contributions; Responses to Ricardian Socialists; Notes; 4 Marx's Critique of Political Economy and Class Analysis.…”
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Aeglidae : life history and conservation status of unique freshwater anomuran decapods /

Table of Contents: “…Pinheiro Chapter 10. Sampling and data analysis for population studies on the life history of Aegla spp. …”
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Access Contested : Security, Identity, and Resistance in Asian Cyberspace /

Table of Contents: “…Part I Access contested: Theory and analysis. Access contested: toward the fourth phase of cyberspace controls / Ronald Deibert [and others] ; Contesting cyberspace and the coming crisis of authority / Ronald Deibert, Rafal Rohozinski ; The struggle for digital freedom of speech: the Malaysian sociopolitical biogosphere's experience / Vee Vian Thien ; Sexing the Internet: censorship, surveillance, and the body politic(s) of Malaysia / Heike Jensen [and others] ; Internet politics in Thailand after the 2006 coup: regulation by code and a contested ideological terrain / Pirongrong Ramasoota ; Competing values regarding Internet use in "free" Philippine social institutions / Erwin A. …”
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Animosity, the Bible, and us some European, North American, and South African perspectives /

Table of Contents: “…Fritz Kruger -- Useless commandment : animosity toward the earlier covenant in Hebrews / Outi Lepp -- No retaliation! : an ethical analysis of the exhortation in 1 Peter 3:9 not to repay evil with evil / Fika J. van Rensburg -- Animosity in the Johannine Epistles : a difference in the interpretation of a shared tradition / Dirk G. van der Merwe -- Hostility against the wealth of Babylon : Revelation 17:1-19:10 / Paul B. …”
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Biodiversity Conservation and Phylogenetic Systematics Preserving our evolutionary heritage in an extinction crisis /

Table of Contents: “…The case of phylogenetic relict species -- Using phylogenetic dissimilarities among sites for biodiversity assessments and conservation -- Phylogenetic diversity measures and their decomposition: a framework based on hill numbers -- Split diversity: measuring and optimizing biodiversity using phylogenetic split networks -- The rarefaction of phylogenetic diversity: formulation, extension and application -- Support in area prioritization using phylogenetic information -- Assessing hotspots of evolutionary history with data from multiple phylogenies: an analysis of endemic clades from New Caledonia -- Representing hotspots of evolutionary history in systematic conservation planning for European mammals -- Priorities for conservation of the evolutionary history of amphibians in the cerrado -- Global spatial analyses of phylogenetic conservation priorities for aquatic mammals -- Metapopulation capacity meets evolutionary distinctness: spatial fragmentation complements phylogenetic rarity in prioritization. - Patterns of species, phylogenetic and mimicry diversity of clearwing butterflies in the Neotropics -- Conservation of phylogenetic diversity in Madagascar’s largest endemic plant family, Sarcolaenaceae -- The future of phylogenetic systematics in conservation biology: linking biodiversity and society.…”
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Beyond Safety Training Embedding Safety in Professional Skills /

Table of Contents: “…, by Corinne Bieder -- Training design oriented by works analysis, by Vincent Boccara -- Safety and behaviour change, by Paul Chadwick -- Power and love: recognizing the power of “those who make” for enhanced (safety) performances, through dedicated spaces for debate, by Nicolas Herchin -- Synthesis, by Caroline Kamaté, Hervé Laroche & François Daniellou.…”
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The Lost Sheep in Philosophy of Religion New Perspectives on Disability, Gender, Race, and Animals.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Section I Methodology; 1 Philosophy of Religion From the Margins: A Theoretical Analysis and Focus Group Study; 2 That We May Be Whole: Doing Philosophy of Religion With the Whole Self; Section II Religious Epistemology and Experience; 3 Epistemic Injustice and Religious Experience; 4 Smelling God: Olfaction as Religious Experience; 5 'Not My People': Jewish-Christian Ethics and Divine Reversals in Response to Injustice; Section III Non-Human Animals…”
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Imidic polymers and green polymer chemistry : new technology and developments in process and products /

Table of Contents: “…Zulfequar -- Green Perspectives of Imides toward Polymeric Membranes / Deepak Poddar, Ankita Singh, Sanjeeve Thakur, and Purnima Jain -- Dynamic Molecular Phenomena in Polyimides Investigated by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis / Mariana Cristea, Daniela Ionita, Manuel Garbea, and Mariana-Dana Damaceanu.…”
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Ethical standards in forensic science / by Franck, Harold, Franck, Darren

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 5 The Role of the Forensic Practitioner and Expert Witness -- Role -- Role of the Practitioner -- Statements -- Standards -- Introduction -- Protocol for Forensic Investigations -- Standard Guide for Forensic Inspections and Investigations -- Scope -- Significance and Use -- Equipment -- Procedure -- Reports -- Chapter 6 Bias and Error -- Misconceptions -- Quantifying Bias and Error -- Error -- Sensitivity -- Probability -- Chapter 7 Ethics -- Introduction -- In Engineering -- In Fingerprint Analysis -- Handwriting -- Tool Marks -- Shoes and Tire Marks -- Bite Marks…”
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Strategic uses of social technology an interactive perspective of social psychology /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: a social psychological analysis of computer-supported social interaction Zachary Birchmeier, Beth Dietz-Uhler and Garold Stasser; 2. …”
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Essentials of retirement planning : a holistic review of personal retirement planning issues and employer-sponsored plans / by Robbins, Eric J.

Table of Contents: “…Social security -- Chapter 21. Retirement needs analysis -- Chapter 22. Housing, medicare, and long-term care concerns -- Chapter 23. …”
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After Testimony : The Ethics and Aesthetics of Holocaust Narrative for the Future /

Table of Contents: “…Sebald's Luftkrieg und Literatur and Austerlitz / Jakob Lothe -- Which narrative of Auschwitz? A narrative analysis of Laurence Rees's documentary Auschwitz : the Nazis and "the final solution" / Anette H. …”
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