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Culture, Curiosity and Communication in Scientific Discovery The Eye in Ideas. by Sanitt, Nigel

Table of Contents: “…; 4.9 Research methods; 4.9.1 Find a problem; 4.9.2 The handle; 4.9.3 Real science; 4.9.4 Writing up; 4.10 Black holes revisited; Notes; 5. …”
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Wine making : basics and applied aspects /

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Citizen Science : Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy /

Table of Contents: “…Aczel ; Turning students into citizen scientists / John Harlin, Laure Kloetzer, Dan Patton, Chris Leonhard and Leysin American School high school students ; Citizen science and the role of natural history museums / Andrea Sforzi, John Tweddle, Johannes Vogel, Grégoire Lois, Wolfgang Wägele, Poppy Lakeman-Fraser, Zen Makuch and Katrin Vohland ; Stories can change the world : citizen science communication in practice / Susanne Hecker, Monique Luckas, Miriam Brandt, Heidy Kikillus, Ilona Marenbach, Bernard Schiele, Andrea Sieber, Arnold J.H. van Vliet, Ulrich Walz and Wolfgang Wende -- Conclusions. …”
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The encyclopedia of strikes in American history

Table of Contents: “…Beechert -- The Redwoods Lumber and Sawmill Workers' strike / Calvin Winslow -- The Watsonville Cannery strike, 1985-1987 / Myrna Cherkoss Donahoe -- Coal miners on strike and the formation of a national union / Jon Amsden and Stephen Brier -- Mesabi Iron Miners' strikes / Gerald Ronning -- The rise and fall of rank-and-file miner militancy, 1964-2007 / Paul J. …”
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Hungry for ecstasy trauma, the brain, and the influence of the sixties / by Farber, Sharon Klayman

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 7: Ecstasies of Pain and Near-Death Experiences -- Bob Flanagan: Super-Masochist -- The Nature of Pain -- Ritualistic Violence in Music and Dance -- Sadomasochism -- Playing with Death and Resurrection -- To Humiliate and to be Humiliated -- Playing with Death Through Starving, Purging, and Mutilating the Self -- Initiation into the Tribe -- Body Modifications -- Needle Freaks, Piercing Junkies, and Tattoo Addicts -- Our Cultural Obsession with Skin -- The Tribe of Lambs Who Lay Down for the Slaughter -- Bodily Self-Harm, Body Modifications, and Suicidality -- Beware the Gurus and Shamans of Pain -- Raellyn Gallina, Queen of Blood Sports -- Fakir Musafar -- Chapter 8: Religious Ecstasies -- Sri Ramakrishna's Ecstasies -- Sacred Erotica and Ecstatic Seizures -- Ecstatic Stigmatics and Holy Anorexics -- Born-Again Ecstasies -- Speaking Tongues and Snake Handling Ecstasies -- The Spiritual Ecstasies of Generations X and Y -- The Oceanic Experience: Riding the Waves or Going Under? …”
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Leading Science and Technology-Based Organizations : Mastering the Fundamentals of Personal, Managerial, and Executive Leadership. by Graffeo, Anthony P.

Table of Contents: “…Stakeholder Requirements-A Clear Understanding of Additional Stakeholder Requirements Which Could Include Regulatory, Political, and Social Factors That Could Positively or Negatively Affect the Organization's License to Operate and Its Brand Image -- STEP 7. Strategy Synthesis-Collecting and Synthesizing Disparate Data and Information into Actionable Intelligence on Which to Make Decisions -- Mission, Vision, and Values -- Developing a Strategic Agenda -- Market Strategy -- Product Strategy -- Resource Strategy -- A Staffing Strategy That Ensures Sufcfiient Depth of Talented and Motivated Staff -- A Financial Strategy That Maximizes the Use of Available Funds -- A Strategy to Acquire Expensive Facilities and Equipment -- Regulatory Strategy -- Make the Regulatory Agency Your Partner, Not the Enemy -- A Regulatory Strategy Must Be Supported by Comprehensive and Unbiased Scientific Data Where the Potential Downside Risks Are Not Minimized -- Develop a Transparent Communications Strategy with the Public -- Stakeholder Strategy -- Client Strategy -- Supplier Strategy -- Community Strategy -- Chapter Summary -- References -- 10 Managing the Execution: Translating Your Strategic Agenda into Actionable Objectives and Managing to Achieve Those Objectives -- Ensuring That the Strategy Is Rigorously Translated into Performance Objectives That Are Actively Managed throughout the Organization -- Developing Annual IOs That Ensure Meeting Your Strategic Thrusts -- Establishing Key Performance Indicators and Milestones to Measure whether the IOs Are Being Met -- Cascading and Aligning the IOs to Every Level of the Organization -- Conducting Monthly and Quarterly Review Meetings at Each Management Level to Report on Progress versus Plan -- Strategic Performance Management.…”
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Extreme events robust portfolio construction in the presence of fat tails / by Kemp, Malcolm H. D.

Table of Contents: “…Regime Switching and Time-Varying Risk and Return Parameters -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Regime switching -- 7.3 Investor utilities -- 7.4 Optimal portfolio allocations for regime switching models -- 7.5 Links with derivative pricing theory -- 7.6 Transaction costs -- 7.7 Incorporating more complex autoregressive behaviour -- 7.8 Incorporating more intrinsically fat-tailed behaviour -- 7.9 More heuristic ways of handling fat tails -- 7.10 The practitioner perspective -- 7.11 Implementation challenges -- 8. …”
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The handbook of communication and corporate reputation

Table of Contents: “…Reputation and Legitimacy: Accreditation and Rankings to Assess Organizations Jennifer Bartlett, Josef Pallas and Magnus Frostenson 44. …”
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Avery's neonatology : pathophysiology & management of the newborn /

Table of Contents: “….] -- The impact of maternal illness on the neonate / Helain J. Landy -- The effects of maternal drugs on the developing fetus / David A. …”
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A Curriculum Guide for Middle Leaders Intent, Implementation and Impact in Practice / by Steward, Richard, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…</P><P>51 How do I provide evidence of impact for inspectors? </P><P>52 How do I handle the annual review with SLT and/or governors? …”
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Swarm intelligence algorithms.

Table of Contents: “…<BR>2.4.2.1 Objective Function and Constraints<BR>2.4.2.2 Representation <BR>2.4.2.3 Local Search <BR>2.4.2.4 Constraint Handling and Selection Operator <BR>2.4.3 Description of the Experiments <BR>2.4.4 Results obtained<BR>2.5 Conclusions <BR>References <BR>3 Modied Bacterial Forging Optimization and Application <BR>Neeraj Kanwar, Nand K. …”
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Artificial intelligence techniques in IoT sensor networks /

Table of Contents: “…Feature selection using ranking method 10. 3.4. Cyberbully detection 10. 3.5. …”
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Micro- and nano-structured interpenetrating polymer networks : from design to applications /

Table of Contents: “…Ipns characterization techniques 4.3 Influence of HBP(A) contents in ipns on ipns mechanical properties 4.3.1 Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) 4.3.2 Thermogravimetric analysis 4.4 Influence of the reactive diluent in ipns on ipns properties 4.5 Conclusions References 5 Micro- meso- and nano-porous systems designed from IPNs Daniel Grande 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Porous Systems Derived from Semi-IPNs 5.2.1 Porous Networks by Selective Degradation of Un-Cross-Linked Chains 5.2.2 Porous Networks by Solvent Extraction of Un-Cross-Linked Chains 5.3 (Nano-)Porous Systems Derived from IPNs 5.3.1 Pioneering studies 5.3.2 Porous Networks by "Selective" Electron Beam Degradation 5.3.3 Nano-Porous Networks by Selective Hydrolysis 5.4 Conclusions 5.5 Acknowledgements References 6 Natural rubber-based micro- and nano-structured IPNs Sa-Ad Riyajan 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Natural rubber 6.2.1 Basic information of NR 6.2.2 Properties 6.2.3 Applications Synthesis of polymer IPN 6.3 Synthesis of polymer IPN 6.4 Preparation of Semi-IPN ENR and PVA 6.5 Properties of IPN made from NR and plastics 6.5.1Swelling behavior and solvent resistance 6.5.2 Mechanical strength 6.5.3 Creep properties 6.5.4 Thermal properties 6.6 Biodegradation 6.7 Possible application 6.8 Conclusion 6.9 Acknowledgement References 7 Synthesis and applications of IPNs based on smart polymers Guillermina Burillo, Emilio Bucio and Lorena Garcia-Uriostegui 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Stimuli-responsive polymers 7.3 IPNs and SIPNs 7.4 The synthesis and the applications of SIPNs and IPNs 7.4.1 Sequential SIPNs 7.4.2 The simultaneous method for the synthesis of SIPNs 7.4.3 A comparison of the properties between sequential and simultaneous SIPN films 7.4.4 The SIPNs of sensitive star polymers 7.5 IPNs 7.5.1 IPNs synthesized in one step by the simultaneous method 7.5.2 IPNs synthesized in two steps 7.6 IPNs and SIPNs synthesized by ionizing radiation 7.7 S-IPN and IPNs in the heavy ions immobilization 7.8 The novel architectures of IPNs developed by ionizing radiation polymerization 7.8.1 Polymer-g-IPNs synthesized via irradiation and the addition of a chemical initiator in three steps 7.8.2 Polymer-g- IPNs synthesized only by radiation in three steps 7.9 Conclusions 7.10 Acknowledgments References 8 Microscopy of IPNs Rameshwar Adhikari 8.1 Introduction and Overview 8.2 Sample Preparation for Microscopic Analysis 8.2.1 Microtomy and Ultramicrotomy 8.2.2 Staining of Thin Sections 8.2.3 Etching of Surfaces 8.2.4 Fracture Surface Preparation 8.3 Microscopy of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs): An Overview 8.4 Morphological Characterization of Polymer Networks 8.4.1 Biomaterials and Biomedical Materials 8.4.2 Porous Networks 8.4.3 Elastomer and Latex Based Networks 8.4.4 Micro- and Nanostructured Materials and Hybrids 8.4.5 IPN-like Systems 8.5 Concluding Notes Acknowledgements 9. …”
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The Routledge handbook of community-based tourism management : concepts, issues & implications /

Table of Contents: “…Saving the Leatherback Turtle in Grande Riviere, Trinidad: Community Engagement at Work</P><I><P>Johnny Coomansingh</P></I><P>29. …”
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Android App-hook and plug-in technology / by Bao, Jianqiang

Table of Contents: “…2.5.1 How to Launch an App2.5.2 Starting the App Is Not So Simple; 2.5.2.1 Click the App Icon in Launcher and Send a Message to the AMS; 2.5.2.2 The AMS Handles the Information from the Launcher; 2.5.2.3 The Launcher Goes to Sleep and Informs the AMS Again; 2.5.2.4 The AMS Creates a New Process; 2.5.2.5 Start a New Process and Inform the AMS; 2.5.2.6 The AMS Tells the New App Which Activity to Launch; 2.5.2.7 The Amazon App Starts an Activity; 2.6 Navigation in App; 2.7 Family of Context; 2.8 Service; 2.8.1 Start Service in a New Process…”
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Engineering circuit analysis / by Hayt, William Hart, 1920-

Table of Contents: “…Mesh Analysis: A Comparison -- 4.6.Computer-Aided Circuit Analysis -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 5 Handy Circuit Analysis Techniques -- 5.1.Linearity and Superposition -- 5.2.Source Transformations -- 5.3.Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits -- 5.4.Maximum Power Transfer -- 5.5.Delta-Wye Conversion -- 5.6.Selecting an Approach: A Summary of Various Techniques -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 6 The Operational Amplifier -- 6.1.Background -- 6.2.The Ideal Op Amp: A Cordial Introduction -- 6.3.Cascaded Stages -- 6.4.Circuits for Voltage and Current Sources -- 6.5.Practical Considerations -- 6.6.Comparators and the Instrumentation Amplifier -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 7 Capacitors And Inductors -- 7.1.The Capacitor -- 7.2.The Inductor -- 7.3.Inductance and Capacitance Combinations -- 7.4.Consequences of Linearity -- 7.5.Simple Op Amp Circuits with Capacitors -- 7.6.Duality -- 7.7.Modeling Capacitors and Inductors with PSpice -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 8 Basic Rl And Rc Circuits -- 8.1.The Source-Free RL Circuit -- 8.2.Properties of the Exponential Response -- 8.3.The Source-Free RC Circuit -- 8.4.A More General Perspective -- 8.5.The Unit-Step Function -- 8.6.Driven RL Circuits -- 8.7.Natural and Forced Response -- 8.8.Driven AC Circuits -- 8.9.Predicting the Response of Sequentially Switched Circuits -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 9 The Rcl Circuit -- 9.1.The Source-Free Parallel Circuit -- 9.2.The Overdamped Parallel RLC Circuit -- 9.3.Critical Damping -- 9.4.The Underdamped Parallel RLC Circuit -- 9.5.The Source-Free Series RLC Circuit -- 9.6.The Complete Response of the RLC Circuit -- 9.7.The Lossless LC Circuit -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 10 Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis -- 10.1.Characteristics of Sinusoids -- 10.2.Forced Response to Sinusoidal Functions -- 10.3.The Complex Forcing Function -- 10.4.The Phasor -- 10.5.Impedance and Admittance -- 10.6.Nodal and Mesh Analysis -- 10.7.Superposition, Source Transformations and Thevenin's Theorem -- 10.8.Phasor Diagrams -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 11 Ac Circuit Power Analysis -- 11.1.Instantaneous Power -- 11.2.Average Power -- 11.3.Effective Values of Current and Voltage -- 11.4.Apparent Power and Power Factor -- 11.5.Complex Power -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 12 Polyphase Circuits -- 12.1.Polyphase Systems -- 12.2.Single-Phase Three-Wire Systems -- 12.3.Three-Phase Y-Y Connection -- 12.4.The Delta (A) Connection -- 12.5.Power Measurement in Three-Phase Systems -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 13 Magnetically Coupled Circuits -- 13.1.Mutual Inductance -- 13.2.Energy Considerations -- 13.3.The Linear Transformer -- 13.4.The Ideal Transformer -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 14 Complex Frequency And The Laplace Transform -- 14.1.Complex Frequency -- 14.2.The Damped Sinusoidal Forcing Function -- 14.3.Definition of the Laplace Transform -- 14.4.Laplace Transforms of Simple Time Functions -- 14.5.Inverse Transform Techniques -- 14.6.Basic Theorems for the Laplace Transform -- 14.7.The Initial-Value and Final-Value Theorems -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 15 Circuit Analysis In The s-Domain -- 15.1.Z(s) and Y(s) -- 15.2.Nodal and Mesh Analysis in the s-Domain -- 15.3.Additional Circuit Analysis Techniques -- 15.4.Poles, Zeros, and Transfer Functions -- 15.5.Convolution -- 15.6.The Complex-Frequency Plane -- 15.7.Natural Response and the s Plane -- 15.8.A Technique for Synthesizing the Voltage Ratio H(s) = V out/V in -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 16 Frequency Response -- 16.1.Parallel Resonance -- 16.2.Bandwidth and High-Q Circuits -- 16.3.Series Resonance -- 16.4.Other Resonant Forms -- 16.5.Scaling -- 16.6.Bode Diagrams -- 16.7.Basic Filter Design -- 16.8.Advanced Filter Design -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 17 Two-Port Networks -- 17.1.One-Port Networks -- 17.2.Admittance Parameters -- 17.3.Some Equivalent Networks -- 17.4.Impedance Parameters -- 17.5.Hybrid Parameters -- 17.6.Transmission Parameters -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 18 Fourier Circuit Analysis -- 18.1.Trigonometric Form of the Fourier Series -- 18.2.The Use of Symmetry -- 18.3.Complete Response to Periodic Forcing Functions -- 18.4.Complex Form of the Fourier Series -- 18.5.Definition of the Fourier Transform -- 18.6.Some Properties of the Fourier Transform -- 18.7.Fourier Transform Pairs for Some Simple Time Functions -- 18.8.The Fourier Transform of a General Periodic Time Function -- 18.9.The System Function and Response in the Frequency Domain -- 18.10.The Physical Significance of the System Function -- Summary And Review -- Reading 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AIChE equipment testing procedure. a guide to performance evaluation /

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: 100.0 PURPOSE & SCOPE 1 101.0 Purpose 1 102.0 Scope 1 200.0 DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION OF TERMS 2 201.0 Flow Quantities 2 202.0 Key Components 3 203.0 Mass Transfer Efficiency 4 203.1 Theoretical Trays or Plates or Stages 4 203.2 Overall Column Efficiency 4 203.3 Apparent Murphree Tray Efficiency 4 203.4 Ideal Murphree Tray Efficiency 4 203.5 Murphree Point Efficiency 4 203.6 HETP 4 203.7 HTU 4 203.8 NTU 4 204.0 Operating Lines 5 205.0 Pinch 5 206.0 Maximum Throughput 5 206.1 Maximum Hydraulic Throughput 5 206.2 Maximum Operational Capacity 5 206.3 Maximum Efficient Capacity 5 207.0 Minimum Operating Rate 5 208.0 Operating Section 5 209.0 Hardware 6 209.1 Components of a Trayed Column 6 209.2 Components of a Packed Column 7 300.0 TEST PLANNING 9 301.0 Preliminary Preparation 9 301.1 Safety 10 301.2 Environmental Considerations 10 301.3 Test Objectives 10 301.4 Organizational Resources 10 301.5 Schedule 10 301.6 Review of Historic Operating Data 10 302.0 Column Control and Instrumentation 11 303.0 Peripheral Equipment 11 304.0 Pre-test Calculations 11 304.1 Process Simulation 11 304.2 Dry Run 11 305.0 Types of Tests 12 305.1 Performance Tests 12 305.2 Acceptance Tests 12 306.0 Specific Areas of Interest 12 306.1 Packing Efficiencies 12 306.2 Tray Efficiencies 12 306.3 Overall Column Efficiency 13 306.4 Capacity Limitations 13 307.0 Energy Consumption 14 308.0 Pressure Drop Restrictions 15 309.0 Data Collection Requirements 15 309.1 Process Operating Data 15 309.2 Gamma Scan Data 15 310.0 Conditions of External Streams 18 310.1 Overall and Component Material Balances 18 310.2 Overall Enthalpy Balances 18 311.0 Internal Temperatures 18 311.1 Heat Balances 18 311.2 Internal Profiles 18 312.0 Internal Samples 20 312.1 Internal Samples for Efficiency Checks 20 312.2 Internal Samples for Overall Performance 20 313.0 Pressure Profiles 20 314.0 Data Requirements-Physical Properties 20 314.1 Test Mixtures 20 314.2 Essential Data 21 315.0 Auxiliary Data 21 316.0 Test Procedure Documentation 21 400.0 METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND SAMPLING 22 401.0 System Controls and Operating Stability 22 402.0 Measurement of Temperatures 22 402.1 Accuracy 22 402.2 Errors 22 403.0 Measurement of Flow Rates 24 403.1 Orifice Meters 24 403.2 Rotameters 25 403.3 Vortex Flow Meters 25 403.4 Coriolis Flow Meters 25 403.5 Magnetic Flow Meters 25 403.6 Pitot Tube (or Annubar) 25 403.7 Direct Volume or Weight Measurement 26 404.0 Measurement of Column Pressure Drop 26 404.1 Instrument 26 404.2 Pressure Taps 26 404.3 Seal Pots 33 404.4 Leakage Check 33 404.5 Accuracy 33 405.0 Sampling Procedure 34 405.1 General 34 405.2 Selection of Sampling Points 34 405.3 Sample Connections 35 405.4 Containers 35 405.5 Sampling of High Boiling Materials 36 405.6 Sampling of Intermediate Boiling Materials 37 405.7 Sampling of Materials Having Boiling Points Below -50&deg;F (-46&deg;C) 40 405.8 Leakage Check 41 405.9 Labeling and Handling the Samples 41 500.0 TEST PROCEDURE 43 501.0 Preliminary 43 502.0 Test Procedure for Maximum Hydraulic Throughput 43 502.1 Flood Symptoms 44 502.2 Performing Capacity Tests 45 502.3 Optional Test Technique - Gamma Scanning 48 503.0 Considerations Affecting Efficiency Test Procedure 48 503.1 Rigorous Versus Shortcut Efficiency Tests 48 503.2 Strategy of Efficiency Testing 49 503.3 Early Preparation for Efficiency Tests 50 503.4 Last-minute Preparations for Efficiency Tests 53 503.5 Establishment of Steady State Conditions 55 503.6 The Test Day 56 503.7 Concluding Test 56 600.0 COMPUTATION OF RESULTS 601.0 Verification of Test Data and Simulation Models 58 602.0 Material Balance 59 602.1 End Effects 59 603.0 Enthalpy Balance 59 603.1 Overall Balance 59 603.2 Internal Flow Rates 60 604.0 Hydraulic Performance 60 604.1 Trayed Column 60 604.2 Packed Column 61 605.0 Efficiency Performance 61 605.1 Trayed Column 62 605.2 Packed Column 69 700.0 INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS 76 701.0 Sources of Experimental Error 76 701.1 Material and Enthalpy Balances 77 702.0 Effects of Experimental Error 78 703.0 Design versus Performance 78 703.1 Mechanical/Tower Equipment 78 703.2 Process Conditions 78 704.0 Hydraulic Performance 79 704.1 Mechanical/Tower Equipment 79 704.2 Tray 79 704.3 Packing 80 704.4 Process Conditions 80 705.0 Mass Transfer Performance 81 705.1 Mechanical/Tower Equipment 81 705.2 Tray 81 705.3 Packing 82 705.4 Maldistribution 82 705.5 Process 84 706.0 Test Troubleshooting 85 706.1 Analysis Procedure 85 706.2 Sampling 85 706.3 Equilibrium Data 85 706.4 Temperature Measurements 85 706.5 Heat and Material Balances 86 706.6 Fluctuation of Process Conditions 86 706.7 Pressure Drop Measurements 86 706.8 Incorrect Prediction of Pressure Drop 86 706.9 Errors in Assumptions in Modeling Mass Transfer 86 706.10 Multicomponent Systems Deviate from Binary Data 87 706.11 High Purity Separation 87 706.12 Test and Design Conditions 87 800.0 APPENDIX 88 801.0 Notation 88 801.1 Greek Symbols 90 802.0 Sample Calculations 90 802.1 General Analysis of Test Data 90 802.2 Packed Column 91 802.3 Trayed Column 107 803.0 References 126.…”
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Coastal resource management in the wider Caribbean resilience, adaptation, and community diversity /

Agriculture in the city : a key to sustainability in Havana, Cuba / by Cruz, María Caridad

The economy today / by Schiller, Brandly R.