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Implication of Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Formation in Medicine, Agriculture and Food Industry
by Pallaval Veera BramhachariThe book illustrates the role of quorum sensing in the food industry, agriculture, veterinary sciences, and medicine. It highlights the importance of quorum sensing in regulating diverse cellular functions in microbes, including virulence, pathogenesis, controlled-gene expression systems, and antibiotic resistance. This book also describes the role of quorum sensing in survival behavior and antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Further, it reviews the major role played by quorum sensing in food spoilage, biofilm formation, and food-related pathogenesis. It also explores the methods for the detection and quantification of quorum sensing signals. It also presents antimicrobial and anti-quorum sensing activities of medicinal plants. Finally, the book elucidates a comprehensive yet representative description of basic and applied aspects of quorum sensing inhibitors. This book serves an ideal guide for researchers to understand the implications of quorum sensing in the food industry, medicine, and agriculture.
Implications of Emerging Micro- and Nanotechnologies
by Committee on Implications of Emerging Micro- NanotechnologiesExpansion of micro-technology applications and rapid advances in nano-science have generated considerable interest by the Air Force in how these developments will affect the nature of warfare and how it could exploit these trends. The report notes four principal themes emerging from the current technological trends: increased information capability, miniaturization, new materials, and increased functionality. Recommendations about Air Force roles in micro- and nanotechnology research are presented including those areas in which the Air Force should take the lead. The report also provides a number of technical and policy findings and recommendations that are critical for effective development of the Air Force's micro- and nano-science and technology program.
Implications of Modern Decision Science for Military Decision-Support Systems
by Jonathan Kulick Michael Egner Paul K. DavisA selective review of modern decision science and implications for decision-support systems. The study suggests ways to synthesize lessons from research on heuristics and biases with those from "naturalistic research." It also discusses modern tools, such as increasingly realistic simulations, multiresolution modeling, and exploratory analysis, which can assist decisionmakers in choosing strategies that are flexible, adaptive, and robust.
Implications Of Nanotechnology For Environmental Health Research
by Institute of Medicine of the National AcademiesThe National Academies Press (NAP)--publisher for the National Academies--publishes more than 200 books a year offering the most authoritative views, definitive information, and groundbreaking recommendations on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health. Our books are unique in that they are authored by the nation's leading experts in every scientific field.
Implications of Pyrite Oxidation for Engineering Works
by A. Brian HawkinsThe book highlights and analyses the distress to buildings caused by sulphate-induced heave, with particular reference to the recent problems in the Dublin area of Ireland. It describes the formation of pyrite, the processes involved in its oxidation and the various ways in which consequential expansion takes place. For the first time in the literature it discusses the way that buildings can be raised above their supporting foundation walls by the expansion of pyritiferous fill which has been used beneath ground-bearing floor slabs in Ireland. The significance of fractures through the iron sulphide microcrystals for the rate and extent of oxidation is discussed. Photographs and profiles of sulphate ingress into concrete/concrete blocks are presented. Case histories from the UK, North America and Ireland are discussed.
Implicit Functions and Solution Mappings
by R. Tyrrell Rockafellar Assen L. DontchevThe implicit function theorem is one of the most important theorems in analysis and its many variants are basic tools in partial differential equations and numerical analysis. This book treats the implicit function paradigm in the classical framework and beyond, focusing largely on properties of solution mappings of variational problems. The purpose of this self-contained work is to provide a reference on the topic and to provide a unified collection of a number of results which are currently scattered throughout the literature. The first chapter of the book treats the classical implicit function theorem in a way that will be useful for students and teachers of undergraduate calculus. The remaining part becomes gradually more advanced, and considers implicit mappings defined by relations other than equations, e.g., variational problems. Applications to numerical analysis and optimization are also provided. This valuable book is a major achievement and is sure to become a standard reference on the topic.
Implosion: Lessons from National Security, High Reliability Spacecraft, Electronics, and the Forces Which Changed Them
by L. Parker TempleImplosion is a focused study of the history and uses of high-reliability, solid-state electronics, military standards, and space systems that support our national security and defense. This book is unique in combining the interdependent evolution of and interrelationships among military standards, solid-state electronics, and very high-reliability space systems. Starting with a brief description of the physics that enabled the development of the first transistor, Implosion covers the need for standardizing military electronics, which began during World War II and continues today. The book shows how these twin topics affected, and largely enabled, the highest reliability and most technologically capable robotic systems ever conceived. This riveting history helps readers: Realize the complex interdependence of solid-state electronics and practical implementations in the national security and defense space programs Understand the evolution of military standards for piece parts, quality, and reliability as they affected these programs Gain insight into the attempted reforms of federal systems acquisition of security- and defense-related space systems in the latter half of the twentieth century Appreciate the complexity of science and technology public policy decisions in the context of political, organizational, and economic realities Written in clear, jargon-free language, but with plenty of technical detail, Implosion is a must-read for aerospace and aviation engineers, manufacturers, and enthusiasts; technology students and historians; and anyone interested in the history of technology, military technology, and the space program.
Importance-Informed Reliability Engineering (Springer Series in Reliability Engineering)
by Hongyan Dui Shaomin WuThis book provides university students and practitioners with a collection of importance measures to design systems with high reliability, maintain them with high availability, and restore them in case of failures. Optimal reliability design, properly system maintenance and resilience management are vital for retaining a high level of system availability. Reliability importance measures, which are used to identify the weakest components from different perspectives, can be used to achieve this goal. The book has seven parts. Chapter 1 introduces the basic concepts. Chapter 2 focuses on importance measures for the system design phase and introduces how the system reliability can be improved with importance measures. Chapters 3 and 4 provide importance measures-related methods for scheduling maintenance policies under different scenarios. Chapter 5 provides importance measures for networks. Chapter 6 proposes importance measures for resilience management. The last chapter, or Chapter 7, illustrates the importance measures with case studies adopted from four types of systems: mechanical systems, energy systems, transport networks, and supply chain networks.
Importance Measures in Reliability, Risk, and Optimization
by Xiaoyan Zhu Way KuoThis unique treatment systematically interprets a spectrum of importance measures to provide a comprehensive overview of their applications in the areas of reliability, network, risk, mathematical programming, and optimization. Investigating the precise relationships among various importance measures, it describes how they are modelled and combined with other design tools to allow users to solve readily many real-world, large-scale decision-making problems. Presenting the state-of-the-art in network analysis, multistate systems, and application in modern systems, this book offers a clear and complete introduction to the topic. Through describing the reliability importance and the fundamentals, it covers advanced topics such as signature of coherent systems, multi-linear functions, and new interpretation of the mathematical programming problems.Key highlights:Generalizes the concepts behind importance measures (such as sensitivity and perturbation analysis, uncertainty analysis, mathematical programming, network designs), enabling readers to address large-scale problems within various fields effectivelyCovers a large range of importance measures, including those in binary coherent systems, binary monotone systems, multistate systems, continuum systems, repairable systems, as well as importance measures of pairs and groups of componentsDemonstrates numerical and practical applications of importance measures and the related methodologies, including risk analysis in nuclear power plants, cloud computing, software reliability and moreProvides thorough comparisons, examples and case studies on relations of different importance measures, with conclusive results based on the authors' own researchDescribes reliability design such as redundancy allocation, system upgrading and component assignment.This book will benefit researchers and practitioners interested in systems design, reliability, risk and optimization, statistics, maintenance, prognostics and operations. Readers can develop feasible approaches to solving various open-ended problems in their research and practical work. Software developers, IT analysts and reliability and safety engineers in nuclear, telecommunications, offshore and civil industries will also find the book useful.
The Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation
by Steve OlsonThe quality of engineering in the United States will only be as good as the quality of the engineers doing it. The recruitment and retention of talented young people into engineering therefore need to be top national priorities, given the crucial importance of engineering to our prosperity, security, health, and well-being. Only 4. 4 percent of the undergraduate degrees awarded by US colleges and universities are in engineering, compared with 13 percent in key European countries (the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, and France) and 23 percent in key Asian countries (India, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore). In the past, the United States has been able to attract engineering graduate students and professionals from other countries to meet the need for engineering talent in the public and private sectors. But other countries are providing increasingly attractive opportunities for engineers, with excellent salaries, facilities, and economic growth potential. The United States can no longer assume that the best engineering talent in the world will want to come to this country. "The Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation" is the summary of a forum held during the National Academy of Engineering's 2013 Annual Meeting. Speakers discussed the opportunities and challenges of creation and wise use of engineering talent, and made recommendations for recruitment and retention strategies. This report assesses the status of engineering education in the U. S. and makes recommendations to promote and improve engineering education.
The Importance of Greenery in Sustainable Buildings (Innovative Renewable Energy)
by Ali Sayigh Antonella TrombadoreThis book covers the important aspects of greenery in buildings, both in the landscape and within buildings, examining how greenery improves comfort and appeal in sustainable buildings. The book is part of the World Renewable Energy Network’s drive to encourage architects and builders to use greenery as much as possible in their design to reduce energy consumption and provide a pleasant appearance and pleasing aspect to their buildings. It shows and demonstrates how widespread the use of greenery is in buildings, and the books 17 chapters were chosen from 12 different countries representing a truly global look at the use and benefit of using greenery in buildings. This book is aimed at architects, building construction authorities, urban planners, and policymakers to encourage the use of greenery in their future buildings and explain why it is important to do so.
The Importance of New Technologies and Entrepreneurship in Business Development: The Impact of New Technologies and Entrepreneurship on Business Development (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #194)
by Bahaaeddin Alareeni Allam Hamdan Islam ElgedawyThis book introduces the students, researchers and practitioners into the subject and enabling technologies and applications pertaining to of technology, entrepreneurship and business development through research articles, case studies etc. It is primarily intended for academic purposes for learners of computer Science, management, accounting and information systems disciplines, economics,- entrepreneurship. Publishing chapters in the book is new innovative idea to spread the book in the Middle East and Arab countries and make the book achieve more sales. As many students in all levels, graduates and undergraduates in addition to research, professionals are not able to get sufficient resources because of the language concern.
The Importance of Packaging Design for the Chemistry of Food Products
by Giovanni Brunazzi Salvatore Parisi Amina PerenoThis Brief defines reliable correlations between the food packaging design and its chemical features in terms of an 'integrated food product' (the synergistic union composed of the edible content and its container). A good design, as described in this Brief, implies the best choices from a series of possibilities, taking into account economical and commercial influences or limitations in the production and processing chain and the chemical interactions that can arise between the food containers and the contained edible material. This Brief highlights how the different requirements can be combined, while avoiding dangerous food risks originating from the chemical interaction between the container and the product. Different designs are critically analysed with relation to the effect on contained foods. The influences and resulting consequences of different possible food packaging designs are highlighted and discussed in selected case studies for some every-day products (like potato chips).
The Importance of Wood and Timber in Sustainable Buildings (Innovative Renewable Energy)
by Ali SayighThis book emphasizes the important message that architects and structural engineers must strive to ensure that the buildings they design and construct should not be major contributors to climate change. Rather, they should be exploring the use of green materials and building methods – such as timber, wood, and associated materials – in order to safeguard the environment. These sustainable materials are not only environmentally friendly, but they have the added benefit of being easy to manufacture, cost effective, often locally available, and easily replenished. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that wood and timber are viable materials in the construction of a wide variety of building types, including medium and high-rise buildings.The Importance of Wood and Timber in Sustainable Buildings brings together a distinguished group of contributors from different cultures and building traditions to address why now is the time to rethink our construction methods and explore replacing many of the carbon intensive materials that are currently being used with wood and timber.
Important Figures of Analytical Chemistry from Germany in Brief Biographies
by D. Thorburn Burns R. Klaus Müller Reiner Salzer Gerhard WernerMore than 80 personalities, in or from Germany, that over the centuries have shaped the development of analytical chemistry are introduced by brief biographies. These accounts go beyond summarising key biographical information and outline the individual's contributions to analytical chemistry. This richly illustrated Brief offers a unique resource of information that is not available elsewhere.
Imposing Regulation on Advanced Algorithms (SpringerBriefs in Law)
by Fotios FitsilisThis book discusses the necessity and perhaps urgency for the regulation of algorithms on which new technologies rely; technologies that have the potential to re-shape human societies. From commerce and farming to medical care and education, it is difficult to find any aspect of our lives that will not be affected by these emerging technologies. At the same time, artificial intelligence, deep learning, machine learning, cognitive computing, blockchain, virtual reality and augmented reality, belong to the fields most likely to affect law and, in particular, administrative law. The book examines universally applicable patterns in administrative decisions and judicial rulings. First, similarities and divergence in behavior among the different cases are identified by analyzing parameters ranging from geographical location and administrative decisions to judicial reasoning and legal basis. As it turns out, in several of the cases presented, sources of general law, such as competition or labor law, are invoked as a legal basis, due to the lack of current specialized legislation. This book also investigates the role and significance of national and indeed supranational regulatory bodies for advanced algorithms and considers ENISA, an EU agency that focuses on network and information security, as an interesting candidate for a European regulator of advanced algorithms. Lastly, it discusses the involvement of representative institutions in algorithmic regulation.
Impossible d’être fauché si vous avez un smartphone: Comment transformer votre téléphone en source de revenus
by Dave McAllenArrêtez d’entraver votre réussite financière. Vous ne pouvez être fauché si vous possédez un smartphone. En ce qui concerne l’argent, le revenu, les privilèges, les parcours et compétences individuelles, ou le chômage, un nombre sans cesse croissant de gens se retrouvent à rejeter la faute, ou à l’avoir fait récemment, au gouvernement ou à la conjoncture. Nonobstant cette exacerbation sans précédent, l’action protestataire définie comme revendication inexprimée ou juste moyen d’attirer l’attention, relève de raisonnements absurdes datant du siècle dernier, en plus d’être une stratégie dépassée. Cette remise en cause, tant de l’action protestataire que de ses auteurs par Dave McAllen, offre une perspective nouvelle, radicale et révolutionnaire, en faisant valoir que la pleurnicherie au sujet de votre sort n’a pas droit de cité à notre ère numérique, tout le monde étant en possession d’un smartphone. Il offre ici quelques exemples d’activités rentables faisables depuis votre smartphone et montre comment cette façon de voir les choses est l’antidote qui vous fera arrêter d’entraver votre réussite financière. Alors, apprenez ce qui fait de vous l’entrave à votre réussite.
Impossible Engineering: Technology and Territoriality on the Canal du Midi (Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology)
by Chandra MukerjiThe Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering--in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. Impossible Engineering takes an insightful and entertaining look at the mystery of its success as well as the canal's surprising political significance. The waterway was a marvel that connected modern state power to human control of nature just as surely as it linked the ocean to the sea. The Canal du Midi is typically characterized as the achievement of Pierre-Paul Riquet, a tax farmer and entrepreneur for the canal. Yet Chandra Mukerji argues that it was a product of collective intelligence, depending on peasant women and artisans--unrecognized heirs to Roman traditions of engineering--who came to labor on the waterway in collaboration with military and academic supervisors. Ironically, while Louis XIV and his treasury minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert used propaganda to present France as a new Rome, the Canal du Midi was being constructed with unrecognized classical methods. Still, the result was politically potent. As Mukerji shows, the project took land and power from local nobles, using water itself as a silent agent of the state to disrupt traditions of local life that had served regional elites.Impossible Engineering opens a surprising window into the world of seventeenth-century France and illuminates a singular work of engineering undertaken to empower the state through technical conquest of nature.
Imposter 13: The breath-taking, must-read bestseller! (Sleeper 13 #3)
by Rob SinclairTHE EXPLOSIVE FINALE TO THE SLEEPER 13 SERIESAgainst all odds, Aydin Torkal - aka Sleeper 13 - broke free from the terrorist group that took him as a child and raised him into a life of violence and hate.In the two years since, he's been tracking and killing those responsible. But he's not done yet.Now living a secret life in London, MI6 needs his help infiltrating a sinister new terrorist cell. In order to halt their deadly ambitions, he must convince the world's most dangerous terrorists that he's one of them.He must do it before the world suffers another deadly attack.And he must do it alone.He is IMPOSTER 13.THE SLEEPER 13 THRILLER SERIES HAS READERS GRIPPED:'Perfect for spy thriller lovers and fans of I Am Pilgrim, Orphan X' - Goodreads review'I could not put down this book' - Netgalley reviewer'Brilliant, gripping' - Netgalley reviewer
Imposter 13: The breath-taking, must-read bestseller!
by Rob SinclairTHE EXPLOSIVE FINALE TO THE SLEEPER 13 SERIESAgainst all odds, Aydin Torkal - aka Sleeper 13 - broke free from the terrorist group that took him as a child and raised him into a life of violence and hate.In the two years since, he's been tracking and killing those responsible. But he's not done yet.Now living a secret life in London, MI6 needs his help infiltrating a sinister new terrorist cell. In order to halt their deadly ambitions, he must convince the world's most dangerous terrorists that he's one of them.He must do it before the world suffers another deadly attack.And he must do it alone.He is IMPOSTER 13.THE SLEEPER 13 THRILLER SERIES HAS READERS GRIPPED:'Perfect for spy thriller lovers and fans of I Am Pilgrim, Orphan X' - Goodreads review'I could not put down this book' - Netgalley reviewer'Brilliant, gripping' - Netgalley reviewer
Imprendi(Au)Tore: Guadagni Costanti Dai Diritti D'autore Da Ebook
by Valeria D'Ellena Kristen JamesImprendiautore: un nome. Un autore/imprenditore professionista che lotta per migliorare in tutte le aree del business della pubblicazione: scrittura, pubblicazione e marketing Cosa ci vuole per farcela come autore? Quali sono i costi reali di produzione e pubblicità? Sono molti gli scrittori che fanno soldi pubblicando ebook, e quanto guadagnano? "Imprendi(au)tore" fornisce uno scorcio di ciò che è implicato nella pubblicazione indipendente e di cosa potete aspettarvi in diverse fasi della vostra carriera come: Muovere i primi passi nel mondo della pubblicazione di ebook Autore con molti libri Guadagnare 500 al mese o più E persino sentirsi bloccati nella scrittura e nel marketing Io parlo di numeri reali e di ciò che significa la parola "successo" per persone diverse: non si tratta solo di soldi. Questo libro è per gli scrittori che danno valore alla narrazione e all'empatia con i lettori, e con chi vuole sviluppare una carriera, non ottenere vendite alte per un mese. "Imprendi(au)tore" è pieno di suggerimenti che potete utillizzare nell'organizzazione, nello smuovere le vendite e tutte le strategie che ho usato per vendere più libri, raddoppiare le mie vendite ogni anno e triplicare le mie entrate. Pieno di link e risorse aggiuntive!
Impresión 3D: La Guía Completa: Configuración, software, ideas, diseños, materiales, aplicaciones, consejos y más
by Bob BabsonImpresión 3D La Guía Completa: Configuración, software, ideas, diseños, materiales, aplicaciones, consejos y más por Bob Babson En este libro aprenderá todo sobre la impresión en 3D y cómo empezar. Impresión 3D de la guía completa: configuración, software, ideas, diseños, materiales, aplicaciones, consejos y más ¿Le gustaría comprar una impresora 3D pero no tiene ni idea de cuál comprar? ¿Le gustaría aprender a utilizar las impresoras 3D para imprimir objetos y diseños sorprendentes? En este libro aprenderá todo sobre la impresión en 3D y cómo empezar. Aprende: -Cómo empezar -Qué impresoras 3D comprar -Características y capacidades de las impresoras 3D + MUCHO MÁS! Descargo de responsabilidad: Este autor y/o propietario(s) de derechos no hace reclamos, promesas o garantías sobre la exactitud, integridad o adecuación de los contenidos de este libro, y expresamente niega responsabilidad por errores y omisiones en los contenidos dentro de este libro. Este producto es sólo para uso de referencia.
A Impressão 3D
by Bob BabsonGostaria de comprar uma impressora 3D mas não tem ideia de qual comprar? Gostaria de aprender como começar com as impressoras 3D, com o objetivo de imprimir objetos e designs incríveis? Nesse livro você irá aprender tudo sobre a impressão 3D e como começar. Aprenda: -Como começar -Qual impressora 3D comprar -Características e capacidade das impressoras 3D + MUITO MAIS!
Impression 3D le Guide Complet: Installation, logiciel, idées, conceptions, matériaux, applications, conseils et plus
by Bob BabsonDans ce livre, vous apprendrez tout sur l'impression 3D et son fonctionnement. Impression 3D, le guide complet : Installation, logiciel, idées, conceptions, matériaux, applications, conseils et plus Vous souhaitez acheter une imprimante 3D mais vous ne savez pas laquelle ? Vous voulez apprendre à utiliser des imprimantes 3D pour imprimer des objets et des dessins époustoufflants ? Dans ce livre, vous apprendrez tout sur l'impression 3D et la bonne méthode pour commencer. Découvrez : -Comment débuter -Quelles imprimantes 3D acheter -Les caractéristiques et capacités des imprimantes 3D + BIEN PLUS ENCORE ! Avis de non-responsabilité : L'auteur et/ou le(s) propriétaire(s) des droits ne font aucune réclamation, promesse ou garantie quant à l'exactitude, l'exhaustivité ou la pertinence du contenu de cet ouvrage, et déclinent expressément toute responsabilité pour les erreurs et omissions dans le contenu de ce dernier. Ce produit est uniquement destiné à être utilisé à titre de référence.
Improved Fire- and Smoke- Resistant Materials for Commercial Aircraft Interiors: A Proceedings
by Committee on Fire- Smoke-Resistant Materials for Commercial Aircraft InteriorsThis book describes the Conference on Fire and Smoke-Resistant Materials held at the National Academy of Sciences on November 8-10, 1994. The purpose of this conference was to identify trends in aircraft fire safety and promising research directions for the Federal Aviation Administration's program in smoke and fire resistant materials. This proceedings contains 15 papers presented by distinguished speakers and summaries of the workshop sessions concerning toxicity issues, fire performance parameters, drivers for materials development, and new materials technology.