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EMF Effects from Power Sources and Electrosmog / by Rea, William J. (Physician)

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Handbook of analytic operator theory / by Zhu, Kehe, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…3: Commutants, Reducing Subspaces, and von Neumann Algebras3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Commutants and reducing subspaces for multiplication operators on the Hardy space H2(D); 3.3 The case of the Bergman space L2a(D); 3.4 The case of Bergman space over a polygon; 3.5 The case of the Bergman space over high dimensional domains; 3.6 Further questions; References; 4: Operators in the Cowen-Douglas Class and Related Topics; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Some future directions and further thoughts; References; 5: Toeplitz Operators and Toeplitz C*-Algebras; 5.1 Introduction…”
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Operative endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery /

Table of Contents: “…Revisional bariatric techniques-Suturing, scleraltherapy; 13. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VII. …”
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Natural resources, socio-ecological sensitivity and climate change in the Volta-Oti Basin, West Africa /

Table of Contents: “…Hombre<BR>Vegetation cover, land use dynamics (1988-2015) and future perspectives of sustainable management strategies in the Oti catchment in Benin; K.T. …”
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Political (Dis)Engagement : The Changing Nature of the 'Political' / by Manning, Nathan

Table of Contents: “…'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere' -- Introduction -- Spot the Black MP -- Political participation: patterns of disengagement -- The cost of disengagement -- Operation Black Vote: our future in is in our hands -- Stop 'whitewashing' history -- Conclusion -- 10. …”
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Opportunity 08 independent ideas for America's next president /

Table of Contents: “…Our prosperity -- Taming the deficit : forge a grand compromise for a sustainable future / William Frenzel ... [et al.] -- Realistic approaches to head off a U.S. economic crisis / Warren B. …”
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Youth at risk in Latin America and the Caribbean understanding the causes, realizing the potential /

Table of Contents: “…-- Key messages -- Designing effective interventions -- Policy conclusions -- Introduction -- The motivation for the study -- Definitions, data, and methodologies -- The organization of the report -- Laying the groundwork -- Motivations for focusing on at-risk youth -- The youth cohort, particularly those considered at-risk, is growing -- The costs of not investing in at-risk youth is very high for young people, their families, and society -- A conceptual framework and its application for policymaking -- The conceptual framework and definitions -- Moving from the conceptual framework to policy -- Identifying at-risk youth for better programming and targeting -- A characterization of at-risk youth -- Using the risk typology for targeting prevention programs -- Using the risk typology for targeting for second chances -- Conclusions -- Informing policy by understanding of the trends and causes of risky behavior in LAC -- Understanding the nature and the magnitude of risky behavior -- Leaving school without learning -- Difficult integration into the labor market : joblessness and job turnover -- Risky sexual behavior -- Crime and violence -- Substance use -- Identifying the factors that put youth at risk -- Why do young people engage in risky behavior -- Key factors correlated with risky behaviors -- Cumulative effect of factors -- Conclusions -- Helping young people to make good choices : programming, policy, and implementation -- Principles for building an effective portfolio for youth at risk -- Investing in at-risk youth leads to lower demands on the public purse in the future -- Preventing risky behavior begins at birth -- At-risk youth need second chances -- Effective targeting is the key to results -- The most effective portfolio will prioritize policies and programs that affect multiple risks -- Include only effective policies in the portfolio -- Prioritizing what works -- Core policies : strategies that work and are recommended for implementation -- Nine promising approaches that ought to work and should be tried, accompanied by careful impact evaluation -- General policies with a surprisingly strong effect on youth at risk -- Moving from a wish list to action -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : reallocate resources away from ineffective programs toward recommended programs -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : collecting, analyzing, and using data -- Assign and coordinate institutional responsibilities based on comparative advantages -- Investing in youth in LAC : key messages and conclusions -- Key messages -- Defining an effective portfolio of policies and programs -- Moving forward -- Appendix A : Population in LAC by age and sex -- Appendix B : Methodology for estimating the cost of negative youth behavior -- Appendix C : Methodology for devising the typology of at-risk youth -- Appendix D : Measuring youth outcomes -- Appendix E : Estimated taxpayer costs and crime-reduction benefits of 16 crime prevention programs -- Appendix F : Sources of information for evaluated programs.…”
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Political (Dis)Engagement : The Changing Nature of the 'Political' / by Manning, Nathan

Table of Contents: “…'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere' -- Introduction -- Spot the Black MP -- Political participation: patterns of disengagement -- The cost of disengagement -- Operation Black Vote: our future in is in our hands -- Stop 'whitewashing' history -- Conclusion -- 10. …”
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Bioenergy

Table of Contents: “…Ferry -- Energetic aspects of methanogenic feeding webs / Bernhard Schink -- Optimizing mixed-culture bioprocessing to convert wastes into bioenergy / Largus T. …”
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Business process improvement toolbox / by Andersen, Bjørn

Table of Contents: “…-- Using performance measurement in business process improvement -- The role of performance measurement in business process improvement -- Implementing a performance measurement system -- Performance indicators -- Creating a business process improvement roadmap -- Improvement project planning -- Trend analysis -- Spider chart -- Performance matrix -- Criteria testing -- Quality function deployment -- Organizing for business process improvement -- Business process improvement skills -- Organizational modes that support business process improvement -- Quality circles -- Cross-functional teams -- Stimulating an improvement culture -- The business process improvement toolbox -- The need for a toolbox -- A business process improvement model -- The tools in the toolbox -- Tools for collecting data about the performance shortcoming -- Sampling -- Surveying -- Check sheet -- Problem concentration diagram -- Tools for analyzing the performance shortcoming -- Critical incident -- Pareto chart -- Cause-and-effect chart -- Five whys analysis -- Scatter chart -- Histogram -- Relations diagram -- Matrix diagram -- Is-is not analysis -- Bottleneck analysis -- Tools for generating ideas and choosing among them -- Brainstorming -- Brainwriting/Crawford slip method -- Six thinking hats -- Nominal group technique -- Paired comparisons -- Tools for creating improvements -- Streamlining -- Bureaucracy elimination -- Redundancy elimination -- Value-added analysis -- Process cycle time reduction -- Idealizing -- Quality function deployment -- Statistical process control/control chart -- Definitions of variation -- Basic statistics -- Types of control charts -- Constructing control charts -- Interpreting the control charts -- Process capability -- Six Sigma -- The six sigma process -- Six Sigma in the organization -- Business process reengineering -- A process for conducting business process reengineering -- Planning -- Reengineering -- Transformation -- Implementation -- Benchmarking -- Definitions of benchmarking -- Conducting a benchmarking study -- Tools for implementing improvements -- AT analysis -- Tree diagram and process decision program chart -- Force field analysis -- Sample university - improving student satisfaction -- Description of the organization -- Development of performance priorities -- Understanding the current processes and performance shortcoming -- Analysis of the performance shortcoming -- Generating ideas and improvement proposals -- Implementation of improvements -- Green carpet seed - Revamping the business model -- Description of the organization -- Development of performance priorities -- Understanding the current processes and performance shortcoming -- Generating improvement ideas -- Developing an improved process -- Implementation of the new service -- Appendix Template package -- SWOT analyis -- Trend analysis -- Spider chart -- Performance matrix -- Criteria testing -- Quality function deployment -- Relationship mapping -- Cross-functional flowchart -- Check sheet -- Pareto chart -- Cause-and-effect chart -- Five whys analysis -- Scatter chart -- Histogram -- Relations diagram -- Is-is not analysis -- Paired comparisons -- Control chart -- Force field analysis.…”
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The Routledge companion to disability and media /

Table of Contents: “…Martin and the two dwarfs / Mia Harrison -- Embodying metaphors : disability tropes in political cartoons / Beth Haller -- Resisting erasure : reading (dis)ability and race in speculative media / Sami Schalk -- Producerly disability popular culture : the collision of critical and receptive attitudes / Katie Ellis -- The Bodies of Film Club : disability, identity, and empowerment / Fiona Whittington-Walsh, and Kya Bezanson, Christian Burton, Jaci Mackendrick, Katie Miller, Emma Sawatzky, Colton Turner -- Disability Narratives in the News Media : A Spotlight on Africa / Olusola Ogundola -- Disabled media creators in Afghanistan, China and Somalia / Patricia Chadwick -- Youth with disabilities in Africa : bridging the disability divide / Kimberly O'Haver -- Engaging accessibility issues through mobile videos in Montréal / Laurence Parent -- Pages of life : using a telenovela to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities in Brazil / Patricia Almeida -- How do you write that in sign language? …”
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Homenaje a Jorge A. Suárez : lingüística indoamericana e hispánica /

Table of Contents: “…Suárez -- El vocabulario cultural de tlapaneco / Jorge A. Suárez -- La clasificación de las lenguas zapotecas / Jorge A. …”
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Homenaje a Jorge A. Suárez : lingüística indoamericana e hispánica /

Table of Contents: “…Suárez -- El vocabulario cultural de tlapaneco / Jorge A. Suárez -- La clasificación de las lenguas zapotecas / Jorge A. …”
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Design and fabrication of self-powered micro-harvesters : rotating and vibrated micro-power systems / by Pan, C. T., Hwang, Y. M., Lin, Liwei, Chen, Yingzhong

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: About the Authors xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Energy Harvesters 2 1.2.1 Piezoelectric ZnO Energy Harvester 3 1.2.2 Vibrational Electromagnetic Generators 3 1.2.3 Rotary Electromagnetic Generators 4 1.2.4 NFES Piezoelectric PVDF Energy Harvester 4 1.3 Overview 5 2 Design and Fabrication of Flexible Piezoelectric Generators Based on ZnO Thin Films 7 2.1 Introduction 7 2.2 Characterization and Theoretical Analysis of Flexible ZnO-Based Piezoelectric Harvesters 10 2.2.1 Vibration Energy Conversion Model of Film-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvester 10 2.2.2 Piezoelectricity and Polarity Test of Piezoelectric ZnO Thin Film 12 2.2.3 Optimal Thickness of PET Substrate 15 2.2.4 Model Solution of Cantilever Plate Equation 15 2.2.5 Vibration-Induced Electric Potential and Electric Power 18 2.2.6 Static Analysis to Calculate the Optimal Thickness of the PET Substrate 19 2.2.7 Model Analysis and Harmonic Analysis 21 2.2.8 Results of Model Analysis and Harmonic Analysis 23 2.3 The Fabrication of Flexible Piezoelectric ZnO Harvesters on PET Substrates 27 2.3.1 Bonding Process to Fabricate UV-Curable Resin Lump Structures on PET Substrates 27 2.3.2 Near-Field Electro-Spinning with Stereolithography Technique to Directly Write 3D UV-Curable Resin Patterns on PET Substrates 29 2.3.3 Sputtering of Al and ITO Conductive Thin Films on PET Substrates 29 2.3.4 Deposition of Piezoelectric ZnO Thin Films by Using RF Magnetron Sputtering 31 2.3.5 Testing a Single Energy Harvester under Resonant and Non-Resonant Conditions 34 2.3.6 Application of ZnO/PET-Based Generator to Flash Signal LED Module 39 2.3.7 Design and Performance of a Broad Bandwidth Energy Harvesting System 40 2.4 Fabrication and Performance of Flexible ZnO/SUS304-Based Piezoelectric Generators 48 2.4.1 Deposition of Piezoelectric ZnO Thin Films on Stainless Steel Substrates 48 2.4.2 Single-Sided ZnO/SUS304-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Generator 50 2.4.3 Double-Sided ZnO/SUS304-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Generator 51 2.4.4 Characterization of ZnO/SUS304-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Generators 52 2.4.5 Structural and Morphological Properties of Piezoelectric ZnO Thin Films on Stainless Steel Substrates 54 2.4.6 Analysis of Adhesion of ZnO Thin Films on Stainless Steel Substrates 56 2.4.7 Electrical Properties of Single-Sided ZnO/SUS304-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Generator 59 2.4.8 Characterization of Double-Sided ZnO/SUS304-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Generator: Analysis and Modification of Back Surface of SUS304 61 2.4.9 Electrical Properties of Double-Sided ZnO/SUS304-Based Piezoelectric Generator 63 2.5 Summary 66 References 67 3 Design and Fabrication of Vibration-Induced Electromagnetic Microgenerators 71 3.1 Introduction 71 3.2 Comparisons between MCTG and SMTG 74 3.2.1 Magnetic Core-Type Generator (MCTG) 74 3.2.2 Sided Magnet-Type Generator (SMTG) 76 3.3 Analysis of Electromagnetic Vibration-Induced Microgenerators 76 3.3.1 Design of Electromagnetic Vibration-Induced Microgenerators 77 3.3.2 Analysis Mode of the Microvibration Structure 78 3.3.3 Analysis Mode of Magnetic Field 81 3.3.4 Evaluation of Various Parameters of Power Output 84 3.4 Analytical Results and Discussion 88 3.4.1 Analysis of Bending Stress within the Supporting Beam of the Spiral Microspring 90 3.4.2 Finite Element Models for Magnetic Density Distribution 93 3.4.3 Power Output Evaluation 97 3.5 Fabrication of Microcoil for Microgenerator 103 3.5.1 Microspring and Induction Coil 103 3.5.2 Microspring and Magnet 105 3.6 Tests and Experiments 106 3.6.1 Measurement System 106 3.6.2 Measurement Results and Discussion 107 3.6.3 Comparison between Measured Results and Analytical Values 110 3.7 Conclusions 112 3.7.1 Analysis of Microgenerators and Vibration Mode and Simulation of the Magnetic Field 112 3.7.2 Fabrication of LTCC Microsensor 112 3.7.3 Measurement and Analysis Results 113 3.8 Summary 113 References 114 4 Design and Fabrication of Rotary Electromagnetic Microgenerator 117 4.1 Introduction 117 4.1.1 Piezoelectric, Thermoelectric, and Electrostatic Generators 119 4.1.2 Vibrational Electromagnetic Generators 119 4.1.3 Rotary Electromagnetic Generators 120 4.1.4 Generator Processes 121 4.1.5 Lithographie Galvanoformung Abformung Process 122 4.1.6 Winding Processes 123 4.1.7 LTCC 123 4.1.8 Printed Circuit Board Processes 124 4.1.9 Finite-Element Simulation and Analytical Solutions 126 4.2 Case 1: Winding Generator 126 4.2.1 Design 127 4.2.2 Analytical Formulation 132 4.2.3 Simulation 134 4.2.4 Fabrication Process 138 4.2.5 Results and Discussion (1) 139 4.2.6 Results and Discussion (2) 142 4.3 Case 2: LTCC Generator 146 4.3.1 Simulation 147 4.3.2 Analytical Theorem of Microgenerator Electromagnetism 148 4.3.3 Simplification 152 4.3.4 Analysis of Vector Magnetic Potential 153 4.3.5 Analytical Solutions for Power Generation 154 4.4 Fabrication 157 4.4.1 LTCC Process 157 4.4.2 Magnet Process 159 4.4.3 Measurement Set-up 160 4.5 Results and Discussion 162 4.5.1 Design 162 4.5.2 Analytical Solutions 168 4.5.3 Fabrication 170 References 178 5 Design and Fabrication of Electrospun PVDF Piezo-Energy Harvesters 183 5.1 Introduction 183 5.2 Fundamentals of Electrospinning Technology 187 5.2.1 Introduction to Electrospinning 187 5.2.2 Alignment and Assembly of Nanofibers 190 5.3 Near-Field Electrospinning 191 5.3.1 Introduction and Background 191 5.3.2 Principles of Operation 194 5.3.3 Process and Experiment 196 5.3.4 Summary 202 5.4 Continuous NFES 202 5.4.1 Introduction and Background 202 5.4.2 Principles of Operation 202 5.4.3 Controllability and Continuity 205 5.4.4 Process Characterization 208 5.4.5 Summary 211 5.5 Direct-Write Piezoelectric Nanogenerator 211 5.5.1 Introduction and Background 211 5.5.2 Polyvinylidene Fluoride 212 5.5.3 Theoretical Studies for Realization of Electrospun PVDF Nanofibers 213 5.5.4 Electrospinning of PVDF Nanofibers 216 5.5.5 Detailed Discussion of Process Parameters 219 5.5.6 Experimental Realization of PVDF Nanogenerator 223 5.5.7 Summary 241 5.6 Materials, Structure, and Operation of Nanogenerator with Future Prospects 241 5.6.1 Material and Structural Characteristics 241 5.6.2 Operation of Nanogenerator 243 5.6.3 Summary and Future Prospects 248 5.7 Case Study: Large-Array Electrospun PVDF Nanogenerators on a Flexible Substrate 248 5.7.1 Introduction and Background 248 5.7.2 Working Principle 249 5.7.3 Device Fabrication 249 5.7.4 Experimental Results 251 5.7.5 Summary 252 5.8 Conclusion 253 5.8.1 Near-Field Electrospinning 253 5.8.2 Continuous Near-Field Electrospinning 254 5.8.3 Direct-Write Piezoelectric PVDF 254 5.9 Future Directions 255 5.9.1 NFES Integrated Nanofiber Sensors 255 5.9.2 NFES One-Dimensional Sub-Wavelength Waveguide 256 5.9.3 NFES Biological Applications 257 5.9.4 Direct-Write Piezoelectric PVDF Nanogenerators 258 References 258 Index 265.…”
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Micro- and nano-structured interpenetrating polymer networks : from design to applications /

Table of Contents: “…Viscoelastic Properties of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks Sudipta Goswami 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Viscoelastic properties of Simultaneous IPNS 9.3 Viscoelastic properties of Sequential IPNs 9.4 Overall Summary and future scope 9.5 Conclusion References 10. Interpenetrating and Semi-Interpenetrating Networks of Polyurethane Chepuri R.K. …”
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Behavioral and psychopharmacologic pain management

Table of Contents: “…Ethics and pain management / Ingra Schellenberg and Mark D. Sullivan ; 29. Future directions of the field of pain management / Michael H. …”
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Sleep and mental illness

Table of Contents: “…Thorpy -- Insomnia : a risk for future psychiatric illness / Matthew R. Ebben and Lina Fine -- The association between sleep disorders and depression : implications for treatment / Negar Ahmadi, Philip Saleh, and Colin M. …”
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Analyzing and modeling spatial and temporal dynamics of infectious diseases /

Table of Contents: “…Moore -- Mapping the distribution of malaria : current approaches and future directions / L.R. Johnson, K.D. Lafferty, A. …”
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Sustainability assessment of renewables-based products : methods and case studies /

Table of Contents: “…The growing role of biomass for future resource supply : prospects and pitfalls -- Helmut Haber -- The growing role of photovoltaic solar, wind and geothermal energy as renewables for electricity generation / W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, J.G. …”
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Health Care Economics. by Davis, John B.

Table of Contents: “…8 Social values in health care systems8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Public health and the social causes of inequalities in health; 8.3 Public health and health capability improvement; 8.4 The normative objectives of health care systems; 8.5 The institutional and normative foundations of health care; Note; 9 Towards dignity in comprehensive health caring; 9.1 The polarity in conceptions of care; 9.2 The importance of dignity; 9.3 Health policy for today and the future; 9.4 Whither economics?; Note; Bibliography; Index.…”
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