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Print Reading for Industry
by Walter C. Brown Ryan K. BrownPrint Reading for Industry is ideal for beginning and intermediate students, in addition to those participating in on-the-job training. The text focuses on interpreting and visualizing drawings and prints used in industrial settings. This revised edition includes new content discussing therole of prints in the digital age and updates the coverage of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to current standards. Additionally, it provides coverage of several foundational skills needed for print reading success, including basic mathematics, geometry principles, measurement tools, and thedesign process.
Print Reading for Welding and Fabrication
by Kevin CorganPRINT READING FOR WELDING AND FABRICATION, First Edition, offers students a simple, logical, easy-to-understand path to reading and understanding the drawings that are most commonly found in the welding and fabrication industries. Each chapter clearly presents objectives and key terms, and offers practical exercises. Each chapter also provides a supplement with bite-size, easy-to-follow explanations of the mathematics that welders need in order to successfully interpret prints. Throughout, the author emphasizes the codes, standards, and industrial practices students will be most likely to encounter. Concepts and terminology from the American Welding Society (AWS) and The Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) are used throughout.
Printable Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells
by Hongwei Han Michael Grätzel Anyi Mei Yue HuPrintable Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells A comprehensive exploration of printable perovskite solar cells and their potential for commercialization In Printable Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an accessible and incisive discussion of the principles, technologies, and fabrication processes associated with the manufacture and use of perovskite solar cells. The authors detail the properties, characterization methods, and technologies for halide perovskite materials and devices and explain printable processing technologies, mesoscopic anode and cathodes, and spacer layers for printable perovskite solar cells. In the book, you’ll find expansive discussions of the stability issues inherent in perovskite solar cells and explore the potential for scaling and commercializing the printing of perovskite solar cells, complete with real-world industry data. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to the background and fundamentals of perovskite solar cells Comprehensive explorations of the characterization methods and technologies used with halide perovskite materials and devices Practical discussions of printable processing technologies for perovskite solar cells Fulsome treatments of the stability issues associated with perovskite solar cells and potential solutions for them Perfect for materials scientists, solid state physicists and chemists, and electronics engineers, Printable Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells will also benefit surface chemists and physicists.
Printed Antennas: Design and Challenges
by Praveen Kumar Malik Arshi Naim Ramendra SinghThis collection covers different printed microstrip antenna designs,from rectangular to circular, broadband, dual-band, and millimeter-wave microstrip antennas to microstrip arrays. It further presents a new analysis of the rectangular and circular microstrip antenna efficiency and surface wave phenomena. The book Covers the latest advances and applications of microstrip antennas Discusses methods and techniques used for the enhancement of the performance parameters of the microstrip antenna Presents low-power wide area network (LPWAN) proximity-coupled antenna for Internet of Things applications. Highlights a new analysis of rectangular and circular microstrip antenna efficiency and surface wave phenomena. Showcases implantable antennas, H-shaped antennas, and wideband implantable antennas for biomedical applications Printed Antennas discusses the latest advances such as the Internet of Things for antenna applications, device-to-device communication, satellite communication, and wearable textile antenna in the field of communication. It further presents methods and techniques used for the enhancement of the performance parameters of the microstrip antenna and covers the design of conformal and miniaturized antenna structures for various applications. It will serve as an ideal reference text for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers in fields including electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, and computer engineering.
Printed Antennas: Theory and Design
by Prof. Binod Kumar KanaujiaPrinted antennas have become an integral part of next-generation wireless communications and have been found to be commonly used to improve system capacity, data rate, reliability, etc. This book covers theory, design techniques, and the chronological regression of the printed antennas for various applications. This book will provide readers with the basic conceptual knowledge about antennas along with advanced techniques for antenna design. It covers a variety of analytical techniques and their CAD applications and discusses new applications of printed antenna technology such as sensing. The authors also present special reconfigurable antennas such as ME dipole, polarization, feeding, and DGS. The book will be useful to students as an introduction to design and applications of antennas. Additionally, experienced researchers in this field will find this book a ready reference and benefit from the techniques of research in printed antennas included in this book. Following are some of the salient features of this book: Covers a variety of analytical techniques and their CAD applications Discusses new applications of printed antenna technology such as sensing Examines the state of design techniques of printed antenna Presents special reconfigurable antennas such as ME dipole, polarization, feeding, and DGS
Printed Antennas for 5G Networks (PoliTO Springer Series)
by Ladislau Matekovits Binod Kumar Kanaujia Jugul Kishor Surendra Kumar GuptaThe book provides a comprehensive overview of antennas for 5G technology, such as MIMO, multiband antennas, Magneto-Electric Dipole Antenna and PIFA Antenna for 5G networks, phased array antennas for 5G access, beam-forming and beam-steering issues, 5G antennas for specific applications (smartphone, cognitive radio) and advance antenna concept and materials for 5G. The book also covers ooptimizations methods for passive and active devices in mm-Wave 5G networks. It explores topics which influence the design and characterization of antennas such as data rates, high isolation, pattern and spatial diversity, making 5G antennas more suitable for a multipath environment. The book represents a learning tool for researchers in the field, and enables engineers, designers and manufacturers to identify key design challenges of antennas for 5G networks, and characterize novel antennas for 5G networks.
Printed Antennas for Future Generation Wireless Communication and Healthcare
by Balaka Biswas Ayan KarmakarThis proposed book focuses on the design and development of printed antennas along with modeling aspects for multifaceted applications. It further investigates imperfections in the manufacturing processes and assembly operation during the testing/characterization of printed antennas.This text- Discusses in a comprehensive manner the design and development aspects of printed antennas. Provides fractal engineering aspects for miniaturization and wideband characteristics of the low-profile antenna with high performances. Covers high gain printed antenna for Terahertz application. Showcases electrical modeling of smart antennas. Pedagogical features such as review questions based on practical experiences are included at the end of each chapter. The book comprehensively discusses fractal engineering in printed antennas for miniaturization and enhancement of performance factors. It further covers the modeling of electrically small antennas, circuit modeling, modeling of factual-based Ultra-Wide Band antennas, and modeling of reconfigurable micro-electromechanical system-based patch antennas. The book highlights performance metrics of multiple-input-multiple-output antennas. It will serve as an ideal reference text for senior undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers in fields including electrical engineering, electronics, communications engineering, and computer engineering.
Printed Batteries: Materials, Technologies and Applications
by Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez Carlos Miguel CostaOffers the first comprehensive account of this interesting and growing research field Printed Batteries: Materials, Technologies and Applications reviews the current state of the art for printed batteries, discussing the different types and materials, and describing the printing techniques. It addresses the main applications that are being developed for printed batteries as well as the major advantages and remaining challenges that exist in this rapidly evolving area of research. It is the first book on printed batteries that seeks to promote a deeper understanding of this increasingly relevant research and application area. It is written in a way so as to interest and motivate readers to tackle the many challenges that lie ahead so that the entire research community can provide the world with a bright, innovative future in the area of printed batteries. Topics covered in Printed Batteries include, Printed Batteries: Definition, Types and Advantages; Printing Techniques for Batteries, Including 3D Printing; Inks Formulation and Properties for Printing Techniques; Rheological Properties for Electrode Slurry; Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Printed Batteries; Printed Battery Design; and Printed Battery Applications. Covers everything readers need to know about the materials and techniques required for printed batteries Informs on the applications for printed batteries and what the benefits are Discusses the challenges that lie ahead as innovators continue with their research Printed Batteries: Materials, Technologies and Applications is a unique and informative book that will appeal to academic researchers, industrial scientists, and engineers working in the areas of sensors, actuators, energy storage, and printed electronics.
Printed Biomaterials
by Roger Narayan Yuan-Shin Lee Thomas BolandRecent studies have shown that novel processing and modeling techniques may be used to create patient-specific prostheses, artificial tissues, and other implants using data obtained from magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or other imaging techniques. For example, customized prostheses may be fabricated that possess suitable features, including geometry, size, and weight, for a given medical condition. Many advances have been made in the development of patient-specific implants in the past decade, yet this information is not readily available to scientists and students. Printed Biomaterials: Novel Processing and Modeling Techniques for Medicine and Surgery provides the biomaterials scientist and engineer, as well as advanced undergraduate or graduate students, with a comprehensive discussion of contemporary medical implant research and development. The development of printed biomaterials is multidisciplinary, and includes concepts traditionally associated with engineering, materials science, medicine, and surgery. This text highlights important topics in these core fields in order to provide the fundamentals necessary to comprehend current processing and modeling technologies and to develop new ones.
Printed Electronics: Materials, Technologies and Applications
by Zheng CuiThis book provides an overview of the newly emerged and highly interdisciplinary field of printed electronics• Provides an overview of the latest developments and research results in the field of printed electronics• Topics addressed include: organic printable electronic materials, inorganic printable electronic materials, printing processes and equipments for electronic manufacturing, printable transistors, printable photovoltaic devices, printable lighting and display, encapsulation and packaging of printed electronic devices, and applications of printed electronics• Discusses the principles of the above topics, with support of examples and graphic illustrations• Serves both as an advanced introductory to the topic and as an aid for professional development into the new field• Includes end of chapter references and links to further reading
Printed Flexible Sensors: Fabrication, Characterization and Implementation (Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation #33)
by Anindya Nag Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay Jurgen KoselThis book presents recent advances in the design, fabrication and implementation of flexible printed sensors. It explores a range of materials for developing the electrode and substrate parts of the sensors, on the basis of their electrical and mechanical characteristics. The sensors were processed using laser cutting and 3D printing techniques, and the sensors developed were employed in a number of healthcare, environmental and industrial applications, including: monitoring of physiological movements, respiration, salinity and nitrate measurement, and tactile sensing. The type of sensor selected for each application depended on its dimensions, robustness and sensitivity. The sensors fabricated were also embedded in an IoT-based system, allowing them to be integrated into real-time applications.
Printed Resonant Periodic Structures and Their Applications
by Mahesh Abegaonkar Lalithendra Kurra Shiban Kishen KoulThis book is a reference for researchers who want to learn about resonant periodic structures for applications in microstrip circuits. The readers can learn simple methods to analyze these structures using commercially available software and equivalent circuit modelling. The application examples demonstrated in the book will open up new research ideas in this field.
Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories of Books History
by J. P. Romney Rebecca RomneyDelve into the curious history of print and publishing—from the Gutenberg Bible and Shakespeare&’s folios to rare book forgers, literary scandals, and more. The printing press is one history&’s greatest achievements. It allowed us to record and spread some of humanity&’s most brilliant ideas. But let&’s not forget that humankind is also full of idiots. In Printer&’s Error, historian J.P. Romney and rare book specialist Rebecca Romney take readers on a rollicking ride through some of the greatest and strangest moments in book history. Readers will meet intriguing characters such as Marino Massimo De Caro, the Italian librarian and master book thief; bookbinder Thomas Cobden-Sanderson, who created the world&’s most beautiful typeface—then plotted to destroy it; and William Tyndale, who made the Holy Bible accessible to countless worshippers—and was also burned at the stake for heresy. The Romneys scoured five hundred years of book history and collected some of its most absurd episodes. And then like so many humans before them, they wrote a book about it.
Printing a Mediterranean World: Florence, Constantinople, and the Renaissance of Geography
by Sean RobertsIn 1482 Francesco Berlinghieri produced the Geographia, a book of over 100 folio leaves describing the world in Italian verse interleaved with lavishly engraved maps. Roberts demonstrates that the Geographia represents the moment of transition between printing and manuscript culture, while forming a critical base for the rise of modern cartography.
Printing of Graphene and Related 2D Materials: Technology, Formulation and Applications
by Leonard W. Ng Guohua Hu Richard C. Howe Xiaoxi Zhu Zongyin Yang Christopher G. Jones Tawfique HasanThis book discusses the functional ink systems of graphene and related two-dimensional (2D) layered materials in the context of their formulation and potential for various applications, including in electronics, optoelectronics, energy, sensing, and composites using conventional graphics and 3D printing technologies. The authors explore the economic landscape of 2D materials and introduce readers to fundamental properties and production technologies. They also discuss major graphics printing technologies and conventional commercial printing processes that can be used for printing 2D material inks, as well as their specific strengths and weaknesses as manufacturing platforms. Special attention is also paid to scalable production methods for ink formulation, making this an ideal book for students and researchers in academia or industry, who work with functional graphene and other 2D material ink systems and their applications.Explains the state-of-the-art 2D material production technologies that can be manufactured at the industrial scale for functional ink formulation;Provides starting formulation examples of 2D material, functional inks for specific printing methods and their characterization techniques;Reviews existing demonstrations of applications related to printed 2D materials and provides possible future development directions while highlighting current knowledge gaps;Gives a snapshot and forecast of the commercial market for printed GRMs based on the current state of technologies and existing patents.
Printing of Textile Substrates: Machineries and Methods
by Mathews KolanjikombilThis book discusses the various methods and techniques of printing. It covers the history and development of printing techniques and machinery, design marking details, engraving, ingredients of print pastes, etc. The subject matter of this book also includes notes on the machinery, equipment, and technology used in printing.Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan)
The Printing Press as an Agent of Change
by Elizabeth L. EisensteinOriginally published in two volumes in 1980, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change is now issued in a paperback edition containing both volumes. The work is a full-scale historical treatment of the advent of printing and its importance as an agent of change. Professor Eisenstein begins by examining the general implications of the shift from script to print, and goes on to examine its part in three of the major movements of early modern times - the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science.
The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe (Canto Classics Series)
by Elizabeth L. EisensteinIn 1979 Elizabeth Eisenstein provided the first full-scale treatment of the fifteenth-century printing revolution in the West in her monumental two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. <p><p>This abridged edition, after summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, goes on to discuss how printing challenged traditional institutions and affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science. Also included is a later essay which aims to demonstrate that the cumulative processes created by printing are likely to persist despite the recent development of new communications technologies.
The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe (Canto Classics)
by Elizabeth L. EisensteinAlthough the importance of the advent of printing for the Western world has long been recognized, it was Elizabeth Eisenstein, in her monumental, two-volume work, The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe, who provided the first full-scale treatment of the subject. This illustrated and abridged edition gives a stimulating survey of the communications revolution of the fifteenth century. After summarizing the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, it goes on to discuss how printing affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science. This new edition includes a new essay discussing recent controversies provoked by the first edition and reaffirms the thesis that the advent of printing entailed a communications revolution. Fully-illustrated and annotated, the book argues that the cumulative processes set in motion with the advent of printing are likely to persist despite the recent development of new communications technologies.
Printreading for Residential and Light Commercial Construction, Part 2 (4th Edition)
by Thomas E. Proctor Leonard P. ToenjesPrintreading for Residential and Light Commercial Construction--Part 2, 4th Edition, provides printreading experience in residential and light commercial construction. Printreading fundamentals, construction materials, and light frame construction utilized in residential and light commercial buildings are covered in detail. Heavy emphasis is placed on residential and commercial building code requirements and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Expanded coverage is provided for including engineered wood products, exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS), and electrical and mechanical systems. Chapter 11--Quantity Takeoff--provides an introduction to quantity takeoff principles and techniques for calculating quantities of structural components, finish materials, and mechanical and electrical systems.
Printreading For Welders
by Thomas E. Proctor Jonathan F. GossePrintreading for Welders is an established text/workbook that presents an introduction to printreading fundamentals, American Welding Society (AWS) welding symbols, and related printreading applications found in the welding and fabrication industry. This edition includes the latest AWS standards and welding symbol specifications with color-enhanced illustrations, detailed prints, and descriptive photos. This industry-leading text/workbook has an open, contemporary design with helpful factoids incorporated throughout. Interactive printreading tests, Quick Quizzes®, and flash cards on the CD-ROM offer challenging activities for testing print interpretation skills and knowledge. The Printreading for Welders text/workbook and CD-ROM package is the industry leader in providing numerous industry prints and skill-building activities. An essential companion text/workbook to Welding Skills, Printreading for Welders includes all the printreading and related math content necessary to implement an AWS SENSE-based curriculum.
Prions and Mad Cow Disease
by Brian K. Nunnally Ira S. KrullThe alarm sounded by Canada's confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has reaffirmed the exigency of establishing improved safeguards and more aggressive surveillance protocols in North America and around the world. Research converging on the probable causative agent--prion proteins--calls for intensive assessment of the headway gained in tracing prions, testing for transmissible neurodegenerative diseases, and developing methods for cornering the epidemic. With an illustrious panel of 36 international contributors, this timely book marshals techniques for prion protein assay and diagnosis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs).
Priority-Zone Mapping for Reforestation: Case Study in the Montane Dry Forests of Bolivia (SpringerBriefs in Geography)
by Larissa Böhrkircher Michael Leuchner Fabio Bayro Kaiser Christa ReicherAndean dry forest ecosystems are threatened by deforestation and unsustainable land use methods. The negative effects for the livelihood of the local population, biodiversity, and the regional climate could be countered by reforestation measures; however, dry land forests have not attracted the same level of interest and investment like other ecosystems. This book describes the development of a priority-zone map for reforestation measures, showing where reforestation might have the greatest social and ecological benefits. To achieve this, a problem analysis of a case study region is conducted and thematic reforestation benefits are determined. Using remote sensing and GIS, the areas where benefits can be obtained are mapped in individual layers and compiled into a summarizing priority-zone map. It is thus possible to identify areas where reforestation would achieve multiple benefits. The concept of priority maps could be used to facilitate reforestation strategies by local communities and municipal governments and could thus contribute to initiate an integrated forest and landscape restoration of the Bolivian montane dry forests.
Prism and Lens Making: A Textbook for Optical Glassworkers
by Twyman FPrism and Lens Making: A Textbook for Optical Glassworkers, Second Edition is a unique compendium of the art and science of the optical working of glass for the production of mirrors, lenses, and prisms. Incorporating minor corrections and a foreword by Professor Walter Welford FRS, this reissue of the 1957 edition provides a wealth of technical information and hands-on guidance gained from a lifetime of experience. Although some of the techniques have been replaced by more modern methods, this classic book is still a valuable source of practical assistance as well as being a pleasure to read.
Prison Food: Identity, Meaning, Practices, and Symbolism in European Prisons (Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology)
by An-Sofie VanhoucheBased on the lived experiences of incarcerated persons and staff, this book explores the symbolic significance of prison foodways to normalization, autonomy, identity construction, power, group formation and security. The book also traces the rationalization(s) that policy makers attach to prison food, from the water and bread diet of the 18th century, the contested abolition of alcohol consumption, to the current fear surrounding the spread of COVID-19 through food distribution in prisons. The argument is developed that prison food policies have always reflected how Belgian governments have treated imprisoned persons. The emphasis on Belgian prisons and the discussions on prison foodways situated on a micro and macro level add a unique flavour to prison food scholarship by providing a deeper understanding of a penal culture outside the dominant tradition of Anglo-Saxon and Nordic studies. Consequently, the book provides a nuanced conception of prison foodways for penologists, sociologists, those with interests in wider prison policy, and those working on the socio-cultural role of food in closed environments.