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Products of Random Variables: Applications to Problems of Physics and to Arithmetical Functions (Chapman & Hall/CRC Pure and Applied Mathematics)
by Janos Galambos Italo SimonelliProducts of Random Variables explores the theory of products of random variables through from distributions and limit theorems, to characterizations, to applications in physics, order statistics, and number theory. It uses entirely probabilistic arguments in actualizing the potential of the asymptotic theory of products of independent random variab
Produktionstechnische Praxis: Grundlagen chemischer Betriebstechnik
by Dieter Lischewski Bernhard Behle Annerose Hahn Wolfgang ReinWork in chemical production requires that technicians, workers and trainees are fully informed on all aspects of industrial processes. This book treats the fundamentals of chemical engineering and contains essential information about materials in piping systems. In addition, reaction techniques and requirements for environmental protection in the chemical industry are provided. This exceptional book is especially valuable for laboratory assistants, technicians and foremen in the chemical industry.
The Profession and Practice of Horticultural Therapy
by Rebecca L. Haller Karen L. Kennedy Christine L. CapraThe Profession and Practice of Horticultural Therapy is a comprehensive guide to the theories that horticultural therapists use as a foundation for their practice and provides wide-ranging illustrative models of programming. This book aims to enhance understanding and provide insight into the profession for both new and experienced practitioners. It is directed to students in the field, along with health care and human service professionals, to successfully develop and manage horticultural therapy programming. The book is organized into four sections: an overview of the horticultural therapy profession, theories supporting horticultural therapy use, models for programs, and tools for the therapist. Areas of focus include: Overview of the profession, including the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to practice Discussion of related people-plant endeavors and theories supporting horticultural therapy Issues within the profession of horticultural therapy, including employment models, professionalism and ethics, and credentials Characteristics and implementation of therapeutic, vocational, and wellness program models Accommodations and adaptive techniques to best serve the needs of all participants Strategies for assessment and documentation for horticultural therapy intervention Issues for managing programs including how horticultural therapy programs collaborate with other disciplines, determining program costs and budget, managing staff and growing spaces, and conducting program evaluations Horticultural therapy serves the needs of the whole individual when practitioners have a broad and deep comprehension of the theories, techniques, and strategies for effective program development and management. The Profession and Practice of Horticultural Therapy provides relevant and current information on the field with the intent to inspire best practices and creative, effective programs.
Professional and Technical Writing Strategies: Communicating in Technology and Science (Fifth Edition)
by Merrill D. Tritt Judith S. VanalstyneThis book is designed to be used as a textbook by college and university students. However, its scope is, by design, much broader than that. It has applications for those writing in the fields of science, technology, business. It can be used by businesses to strengthen the writing abilities of those writing manuals. An excellent book with a wide range of applications. Good examples and practice exercises.
Professional Development in Science Teacher Education: Local Insight with Lessons for the Global Community (Reference Books in International Education)
by Pamela Fraser-AbderThis book explores global issues in the professional development of science teachers, and considers classroom applications of teacher training with a comparative lens. The twelve studies collected in this volume span five continents and vastly differing models of teacher education. Carefully detailing the social and cultural contexts for the teaching of science, this is a guidebook for anyone concerned with equity and reform in professional development.
The Professional Handbook of Cider Tasting
by Dr Travis Robert Alexander Dr Brianna Ewing ValliereIn recent years, with the rise of the craft beverage movement, the cider industry has been through a period of rapid commercial and non-commercial growth. Tasting and quality control is a core aspect of successful cider making and it is essential for industry and researchers to characterize cider using a standard, quantifiable metric. This book is a research-based text for understanding both the theory and practice of effectively evaluating the sensory properties of cider. The Professional Handbook of Cider Tasting includes content on the physiological basis of sensory evaluation, effective profiling of sensory evaluation, types and styles of cider, origins of cider quality attributes and direction for pairing cider with foods. The book also: - Covers a broad range of cider tasting techniques with associated technical explanations. - Provides data and research-driven information. - Contains sample sensory evaluation sheets, a tasting wheel, and guidance for creating fresh cider sensory standards and the utilization of various apple cultivars. Including a summary of the current global cider styles, this is an invaluable resource for commercial cidermakers, non-commercial cidermakers, students on cider production courses, researchers and other industry and stakeholder personnel.
The Professional Knowledge Base of Science Teaching
by Justin Dillon Richard Gunstone Deborah CorriganOver the past twenty years, much has been written about the knowledge bases thought necessary to teach science. Shulman has outlined seven knowledge domains needed for teaching, and others, such as Tamir, have proposed somewhat similar domains of knowledge, specifically for science teachers. Aspects of this knowledge have changed because of shifts in curriculum thinking, and the current trends in science education have seen a sharp increase in the significance of the knowledge bases. The development of a standards-based approach to the quality of science teaching has become common in the Western world, and phrases such as "evidence-based practice" have been tossed around in the attempt to "measure" such quality. The Professional Knowledge Base of Science Teaching explores the knowledge bases considered necessary for science teaching. It brings together a number of researchers who have worked with science teachers, and they address what constitutes evidence of high quality science teaching, on what basis such evidence can be judged, and how such evidence reflects the knowledge basis of the modern day professional science teacher. This is the second book produced from the Monash University- King's College London International Centre for the Study of Science and Mathematics Curriculum. The first book presented a big picture of what science education might be like if values once again become central while this book explores what classroom practices may look like based on such a big picture.
Professional Practice in Engineering and Computing: Preparing for Future Careers
by Riadh HabashThis book has been developed with an intellectual framework to focus on the challenges and specific qualities applicable to graduates on the threshold of their careers. Young professionals have to establish their competence in complying with multifaceted sets of ethical, environmental, social, and technological parameters. This competence has a vital impact on the curricula of higher education programs, because professional bodies today rely on accredited degrees as the main route for membership. Consequently, this four-part book makes a suitable resource for a two-semester undergraduate course in professional practice and career development in universities and colleges. With its comprehensive coverage of a large variety of topics, each part of the book can be used as a reference for other related courses where sustainability, leadership, systems thinking and professional practice are evident and increasingly visible. Features Identifies the values that are unique to the engineering and computing professions, and promotes a general understanding of what it means to be a member of a profession Explains how ethical and legal considerations play a role in engineering practice Discusses the importance of professional communication and reflective practice to a range of audiences Presents the practices of leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, safety and sustainability in engineering design Analyzes and discusses the contemporary practices of project management, artificial intelligence, and professional career development.
A Professional’s Guide to Feline Behaviour: Understanding, Improving and Resolving Problems
by Caroline ClarkA Professional's Guide to Feline Behaviour is an invaluable resource for the feline professional, yet written in such an accessible way that it would be of interest to anyone who shares their life with a cat and wants to gain a deeper understanding of their behaviour.The book is presented in easy-to-navigate sections, each packed with practical advice and the colour illustrations, tables and graphics throughout make it approachable for every type of reader.What this guide offers: A greater understanding of cats and how to meet their needs. How to recognise and mitigate negative emotions and deal with challenges that cats face both at home and particularly in the workplace. How to analyse feline behaviour accurately, with a view to designing a tailored behaviour modification plan. Comprehensive information on common, and not so common, problematic feline behaviours. The fundamentals of learning theory, with step-by-step training guides. Real-life case studies, accompanied by behaviour plans that integrate clinically proven methods to help manage or resolve a range of behaviour issues. Written by Caroline Clark, a Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist and RCVS listed veterinary nurse, this well-researched book draws from her knowledge and professional experiences, offering a unique insight into feline behaviour.
Professionelle Kompetenz von Biologielehrkräften: Eine Studie zu Berufswahlmotiven, motivationaler Orientierung, Wohlbefinden und Unterrichtsqualität
by Marvin MiliusProfessionelle Handlungskompetenzen von Lehrkräften gelten als wichtige Voraussetzung für erfolgreichen Unterricht und das eigene Wohlbefinden im schulischen Arbeitskontext. In diesem Zusammenhang spielt vor allem die motivationale Orientierung, als ein Teilaspekt der Lehrkräftekompetenz, eine signifikante Rolle dabei, inwiefern bestimmte Verhaltensweisen und Anstrengungen beim Unterrichten zum Tragen kommen. Vor diesem Hintergrund stellt sich die Frage, welchen Einfluss motivationale Faktoren auf die Unterrichtsqualität und das arbeitsbezogene Wohlbefinden bei Biologielehrkräften haben. Die Analysen zeigen, dass neben den Selbstwirksamkeitserwartungen insbesondere der Lehrerenthusiasmus eine besondere Bedeutung für die Unterrichtsqualität und das arbeitsbezogene Wohlbefinden der Biologielehrkräfte hat. Zusammenfassend bekräftigen die Ergebnisse die Wichtigkeit motivationaler Kompetenzen und implizieren eine stärkere Förderung dieser in den Phasen der Lehrerbildung.
Professionelles Vertriebsmanagement: Der digitalisierte Prozessansatz aus Anbieter- und Beschaffersicht
by Günter Hofbauer Enrico PurleProfessionelles Vertriebsmanagement Das Standardwerk zum Vertriebsmanagement in neuer Auflage: aktualisiert, gestrafft und ergänzt mit dem Thema Digitalisierung im Vertrieb. Dem Vertriebsmanagement kommt in der markt- und werteorientierten Unternehmensführung eine Schlüsselrolle für den Erfolg zu, denn die Unternehmen leben vom Verkauf ihrer Produkte und Dienstleistungen. Dafür ist ein profundes Verständnis der Vorgänge im Markt und bei den Kundinnen und Kunden erforderlich. Das Konzept des Customer Relationship Managements (CRM) bietet dafür die inhaltliche Basis, dessen kompetente Umsetzung im Vertriebsmanagement ist der wesentliche Erfolgsfaktor zur Erschließung der Markt- und Kundenpotenziale. Das Buch hilft Fach- und Führungskräften in Unternehmen, ihre Kompetenzen im Vertriebsmanagement zu erweitern, und Studierenden, entsprechende Kenntnisse zu erwerben. Im Vordergrund steht die zielorientierte Prozessorganisation des Vertriebsmanagements als Schlüssel zum Erfolg. Die Autoren nutzen dazu das von ihnen entwickelte Referenzmodell aus Selling Cycle und Buying Cycle und berücksichtigen damit sowohl die Anbietersicht als auch die Kundensicht. Für die vorliegende fünfte Auflage haben sie vor allem neue Aspekte der Digitalisierung entlang des gesamten Vertriebsprozesses integriert.
A Professor, A President, and A Meteor
by Cathryn J. PrinceWhen a fiery meteor crash in 1807 lit up the dark early-morning sky in Weston, Connecticut, it did more than startle the few farmers in the sleepy village. More importantly, it sparked the curiosity of Benjamin Silliman, a young chemistry professor at nearby Yale College. His rigorous investigation of the incident started a chain of events that eventually brought the once-low standing of American science to sudden international prominence. And, by coincidence, the event also embroiled Silliman in politics, pitting him against no less an adversary than President Thomas Jefferson. Based on a wealth of original source documents and interiews with current experts in history, astronomy, and geology, this journalist tells the remarkable story of Benjamin Silliman, arguably America's first bonafide scientist. In a lively narrative rich with fascinating historical detail, the author documents the primitive state of American science at the time; Silliman's careful analysis of the meteor samples; and the publication of his conclusions, which contradicted both popular superstitions regarding meteors as ominous portents and a common belief that meteors come from volcanic eruptions on the moon. She also describes Silliman's struggles to build a chemistry department at Yale with rudimentary material; new insights into geology that resulted from his analysis of the meteor; and his report to the prestigious French Academy, which raised the prestige of American science. Finally, she discusses the political turbulence of the time, which Silliman could not escape, and how the meteor event was used to drive a wedge between New England and Jefferson. This is a fascinating vignette of Federal Period America when science on this continent was still in its infancy, but was just beginning to make its mark.
Professor Branestawm Stories
by Norman HunterHe's madly sane and cleverly dotty. Professor Branestawm is the craziest genius you'll ever meet and he's back with this bumper collection of hilarious adventures, zany inventions and mind-boggling experiments. So open up for a wacky collection of stories, riddles, puzzles, tricks and tips . . . You'll never get the better of Professor Branestawn but now you can at least get the best!
Profiles #3: Tech Titans (Profiles #3)
by Carla Killough McclaffertyFull-color series-six bios in one! It takes more than one person to bring about change and innovation. Explore the lives of the people who have had a huge impact on technology today. So much more than just your typical biography, PROFILES: TECH TITANS focuses on six of the most prominent figures in the technological world. This book includes all of the biographical information kids need to know (background, family, education, accomplishments, etc.) about Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Jeff Bezos--the men behind Windows, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon! Photographs and quotes will be interwoven throughout the text.
Profiles of the Vaccine-Injured: "A Lifetime Price to Pay" (Children’s Health Defense)
by Children's Health Defense Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Are vaccine injuries really &“one in a million,&” as governments and public health experts constantly tell us? This comprehensive look at the evidence by Children&’s Health Defense, illustrated by nine real-life stories of serious vaccine injury, exposes health agencies&’ soft-pedaling of vaccine risks as a dangerous lie. For most people, the potential risks of vaccination, which include life-changing illness, family bankruptcy, and even death, are invisible and almost inconceivable—until a vaccine injury happens to them. Through the poignant and riveting stories of nine injured children and adults, Profiles of the Vaccine-Injured by Children&’s Health Defense communicates the devastating impacts of vaccine damage on health, family finances, relationships, and more. As the book&’s introductory chapters show, vaccine injuries—whether from a routine childhood injection—or a travel vaccine—or a COVID-19 shot—are common, not rare. Discussing US children&’s poor showing in global health rankings, the book assembles compelling evidence pointing to childhood vaccination as a key &“elephant in the room.&” The heart of the book resides in the vaccine injury stories told by mothers of injured children and injured adults. Conveying in vivid detail what it&’s like to live with conditions such as severe autism, chronic pain, and immune systems gone haywire, the nine individuals also attest to the disturbing fact that &“when it comes to vaccine injuries, there&’s no help legally or financially—you&’re on your own.&” In addition, they share affecting accounts of gaslighting, a lack of answers or solutions and outright hostility from the medical community, social isolation, heavy financial burdens, and interrupted careers and lives. Exposing the truth behind the vaccine safety myth, Profiles of the Vaccine-Injured makes vaccine injury personal and demonstrates that we ignore vaccine risks at our peril.
The Profit of the Earth: The Global Seeds of American Agriculture
by Courtney FulliloveWhile there is enormous public interest in biodiversity, food sourcing, and sustainable agriculture, romantic attachments to heirloom seeds and family farms have provoked misleading fantasies of an unrecoverable agrarian past. The reality, as Courtney Fullilove shows, is that seeds are inherently political objects transformed by the ways they are gathered, preserved, distributed, regenerated, and improved. In The Profit of the Earth, Fullilove unearths the history of American agricultural development and of seeds as tools and talismans put in its service. Organized into three thematic parts, The Profit of the Earth is a narrative history of the collection, circulation, and preservation of seeds. Fullilove begins with the political economy of agricultural improvement, recovering the efforts of the US Patent Office and the nascent US Department of Agriculture to import seeds and cuttings for free distribution to American farmers. She then turns to immigrant agricultural knowledge, exploring how public and private institutions attempting to boost midwestern wheat yields drew on the resources of willing and unwilling settlers. Last, she explores the impact of these cereal monocultures on biocultural diversity, chronicling a fin-de-siècle Ohio pharmacist’s attempt to source Purple Coneflower from the diminishing prairie. Through these captivating narratives of improvisation, appropriation, and loss, Fullilove explores contradictions between ideologies of property rights and common use that persist in national and international development—ultimately challenging readers to rethink fantasies of global agriculture’s past and future.
Profiting from Innovation in China
by Sascha Friesike Angela Beckenbauer Oliver GassmannChina is dramatically catching up and is rapidly becoming a leading technological innovator on the global scale. The number of Chinese firms with global ambitions is growing fast, more and more technological innovation is coming from China, and the number of patents in China is also growing steadily. The negative side of this development is the still insufficient protection of intellectual property in China. The phenomenon of counterfeits originating from China has increased constantly over the past two decades. Moreover, within the past ten years the scale of intellectual property theft has risen exponentially in terms of its sophistication, volume, the range of goods, and the countries affected. This book addresses managers dealing with innovation in China, and offers concrete advice on how Western firms can benefit from these innovations. Among others, it provides examples and checklists to help decision-makers active in China.
Progenitor Cell Therapy for Neurological Injury
by Charles S. Cox Jr.There are currently no reparative therapies for severe neurological injury, including brain injury, spinal cord injury and stroke. Actually, most treatments are designed simply to limit secondary damage. However, pre-clinical data supports the idea that exogenous stem and progenitor cells have the potential to promote a reparative response to severe neurological injuries. Progenitor Cell Therapy for Neurological Injury is a compilation of seminal essays that explore many unique aspects of neurological injury, focusing on the critical translational issues of cell delivery. Specifically, it discusses routes of administration, types of progenitor cells (alone and/or in combinations), timing of delivery and adjuncts to promote cell engraftment, survival and effectiveness. In addition, many chapters address measuring the effects of transplanted cells and cell tracking. The paradigms of how cell-based therapeutics affect neurological injury is changing rapidly. The developments in this field may ultimately offer realistic hope for improvement in patients with severe injuries. This book is a vital key toward unlocking those future treatments.
Progenitor Cells: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2029)
by Mugdha V. Joglekar Anandwardhan A. HardikarThis volume explores the diversity in progenitor cell biology methods and uniquely describes techniques for isolating, generating, and characterizing progenitor cells from either tissue or embryonic stem cells. The chapters in this book cover topics such as isolating progenitor cells from sources including adipose tissue, blood, bone marrow, ear, gut, heart, pancreatic islets, and Whirton’s jelly; deriving neural, pancreatic, and urothelial precursors from the embryonic stem cells; and culturing isolated islets in vitro to generate progenitor cells via epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. This book also delves into digital droplet PCR; flow cytometry and cell sorting; mitochondrial assays; calcium ratiometric signaling; and 2D gel electrophoresis. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.Cutting-edge and thorough, Progenitor Cells: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for scientists and researchers interested in learning more about this evolving and diverse field.
Progenitor Cells
by Kimberly A. Mace Kristin M. BraunProgenitor cells have become important in regenerative medicine therapies, due to their potential to differentiate into many cell types. This capability, and understanding how to regulate the cells, will provide the basis for future cell therapies aimed at correcting tissue and organ dysfunction as a result of disease or injury. In, Progenitor Cells: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the field detail many of the methods which are now commonly used to investigate progenitor cells. These include methods and techniques of the manipulation of physical forces that shape progenitor cell behavior, studying progenitor cells in vivo, using non-mammalian and mammalian model systems, and investigating human progenitor cells, including their isolation, characterization and application in cell-based therapies. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular BiologyTM series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Progenitor Cells : Methods and Protocols seeks to aid scientists in the further study progenitor cells and how they are studied across multiple systems.
Progestins and the Mammary Gland
by Orla M. Conneely Christiane OttoProgestins play a key role in reproductive endocrinology and as pharmaceutical drugs for contraception and in combined hormone therapy. To further our understanding of progestin action in the mammary gland, an international symposium, attended by leading researchers from academia and industry, was held in Berlin, 21-23 March 2007. Genetic mouse models helped to elucidate the role of progestins, both in normal breast development and in disease. Mechanistic molecular studies inspired the design of new progestins with improved tissue selectivity. In addition, the clinical impact of progesterone receptor agonists and antagonists for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer was discussed.
Program Earth: Environmental Sensing Technology and the Making of a Computational Planet (Electronic Mediations #49)
by Jennifer GabrysSensors are everywhere. Small, flexible, economical, and computationally powerful, they operate ubiquitously in environments. They compile massive amounts of data, including information about air, water, and climate. Never before has such a volume of environmental data been so broadly collected or so widely available.Grappling with the consequences of wiring our world, Program Earth examines how sensor technologies are programming our environments. As Jennifer Gabrys points out, sensors do not merely record information about an environment. Rather, they generate new environments and environmental relations. At the same time, they give a voice to the entities they monitor: to animals, plants, people, and inanimate objects. This book looks at the ways in which sensors converge with environments to map ecological processes, to track the migration of animals, to check pollutants, to facilitate citizen participation, and to program infrastructure. Through discussing particular instances where sensors are deployed for environmental study and citizen engagement across three areas of environmental sensing, from wild sensing to pollution sensing and urban sensing, Program Earth asks how sensor technologies specifically contribute to new environmental conditions. What are the implications for wiring up environments? How do sensor applications not only program environments, but also program the sorts of citizens and collectives we might become?Program Earth suggests that the sensor-based monitoring of Earth offers the prospect of making new environments not simply as an extension of the human but rather as new &“technogeographies&” that connect technology, nature, and people.
Programmable Planet: The Synthetic Biology Revolution
by Ted AntonA new science is reengineering the fabric of life. Synthetic biology offers bold new ways of manufacturing medicines, clothing, foods, fragrances, and fuels, often using microbe fermentation, much like brewing beer. The technology can help confront climate change, break down industrial pollutants, and fight novel viruses. Today, researchers are manipulating life forms and automating evolution to create vegetarian “meat,” renewable construction materials, and cancer treatments. In the process, they are changing our concept of what life science can achieve. Is this a new industrial and information revolution—or dangerous tinkering that could unleash unintended consequences?Programmable Planet is a grand tour through the world of synthetic biology, telling the stories of the colorful visionaries whose ideas are shaping discoveries. Ted Anton explores the field from its beginning in fighting malaria in Africa to the COVID vaccines and beyond. Covering medical and agricultural triumphs and blunders, he examines successes in energy production, plant gene editing, and chemical manufacturing, as well as the most controversial attempts at human gene enhancement. This book reports from the front lines of research, showing policy makers’ struggle to stay abreast of the technologies they aim to regulate. Even-handed, lively, and informative, Programmable Planet gives a glimpse of the promise and problems of a new biology-based industry.
Programmed Cell Death
by Martin Lavin Diane WattersAlthough general morphological features have been used to consistently identify the changes in cell ultrastructure occurring during apoptosis, as distinct from necrosis, important advances have been achieved more recently in the investigation of the cellular and molecular aspects of this process. This book brings together the latest international research on the complex subject of programmed cell death, and covers such areas as the biochemical mechanisms, introduction of DNA fragmentation, enetic regulation, and the importance of apoptosis in the immune system, particularly during T-cell development, and in cancer. The comparison of a number of common signal transduction pathways with those involved in cell growth highlights an important relationship between apoptosis and the control of cell proliferation.
Programmed Cell Death
by Hamsa Puthalakath Christine J. HawkinsThis volume containsprotocols specifically designed for studying programmed cell death, and alsodiscusses recent advances in techniques that span broader areas of biology thathave been recently used or that have potential to be incorporated into cell deathresearch. The protocols are mostly described in the context of mammaliansystems, but also cover other systems such as plants, Drosophila, andyeast. Programmed Cell Death: Methods and Protocols is comprised of 20chapters: Chapters 1-5 describe apoptosis detection techniques; Chapter 6-9describe methods for studying apoptosis associated with various pathologies indifferent organs including the lymphoid compartment, intestinal epithelium,granulocytes, and cardiomyocytes; Chapter 11-13 cover protocols and techniquesfor studying apoptosis in non-mammalian systems; Chapters 14-16 coverbiochemical and biophysical methods for studying Bcl-2 family protein dynamicsand protein-protein interactions during apoptosis; and the last four chaptersexplore protocols that are useful not only in apoptosis research but in widerareas of biological research, such as genome editing, inducible transgenes, andproteomics. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biologyaeries format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, listsof the necessary material and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproduciblelaboratory protocol, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Thoroughand cutting-edge, Programmed Cell Death: Methods and Protocols is acomprehensive and valuable resource for researchers, ranging from beginner toexpert, in their studies on programmed cell death.