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Bisesi and Kohn’s Industrial Hygiene Evaluation Methods (Second Edition)
by Michael S. BisesiProfessionals and students in the field of industrial hygiene need a concise guide that thoroughly covers the practical methods of evaluating health threats in the workplace. Bisesi and Kohn's Industrial Hygiene Evaluation Methods, Second Edition introduces basic methods for evaluating work and some non-work environments in order to detect and measure physical, chemical and biological agents, as well as hazardous ergonomic factors. The book is divided into relatively short units that provide concise overviews and descriptions of basic concepts. Each unit is followed by practical technical exercises. These exercises foster the understanding of basic industrial hygiene principles and practices for collection, detection, identification, calculation, and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data. Exercises can be conducted in a setting in which agents and other factors are detectable and measurable. Alternatively, the simulated evaluation exercises that are included can be conducted in a classroom or laboratory. This book is an introductory reference for environmental and occupational health and safety students and practitioners. It is an indispensable tool that illustrates methods fundamental to industrial hygiene practice, and is just as valuable in the professional's office as it is in the classroom.
BISG Guide to Accessible Publishing: 2019 Edition
by Robin Seaman Elaine Ober Bill KasdorfThe BISG Quick Start Guide to Accessible Publishing offers both a succinct introduction to the basics of accessibility and the market advantages to publishers for adopting best practices in creating accessible digital content. It is available in the EPUB 3 format and serves as a model of a properly accessible publication. <P><P>The guide addresses why and how to create, distribute, and display accessible digital content and provides an overview of these topics: <br>The critical importance of accessibility <br>The business case for making content accessible <br>Practical advice on how best to make content accessible <br>Legal requirements for accessible content <P><P>The BISG Quick Start Guide to Accessible Publishing can help companies: <br>Make content more discoverable <br>Reach an untapped market <br>Streamline production workflow <br>Save money by creating "born accessible" educational materials <P><P>This is a critical and hopeful time, when technology and massive industry shifts are mitigating the constant catch-up effort that currently limits access and requires so much extra work to create accessible content. With the BISG Quick Start Guide to Accessible Publishing, publishers will discover an invaluable resource. When all digital content is also “born accessible,” the dream of equal access to information for everyone will be a reality.
Bismuth-Containing Alloys and Nanostructures (Springer Series in Materials Science #285)
by Shumin Wang Pengfei LuThis book focuses on novel bismuth-containing alloys and nanostructures, covering a wide range of materials from semiconductors, topological insulators, silica optical fibers and to multiferroic materials. It provides a timely overview of bismuth alloys and nanostructures, from material synthesis and physical properties to device applications and also includes the latest research findings. Bismuth is considered to be a sustainable and environmentally friendly element, and has received increasing attention in a variety of innovative research areas in recent years. The book is intended as a reference resource and textbook for graduate students and researchers working in these fields.
Bismuth-Ferrite-Based Electrochemical Supercapacitors (SpringerBriefs in Materials)
by Vijaykumar V. Jadhav Rajaram S. Mane Pritamkumar V. ShindeThis book provides a much-needed, up-to-date overview of unary, binary and ternary bismuth-ferrite-based systems, with a focus on their properties, synthesis methods and applications as electrochemical supercapacitors. It introduces readers to the basic structure and properties of ferrites in general, focusing on the selection criteria for ferrite materials for electrochemical energy storage applications. Along with coverage of ferrite synthesis methods, it discusses bismuth-ferrite structures in unary, binary and mixed ferrite nanostructure systems, as well as future perspectives and limitations for using ferrites as electrochemical supercapacitors. A valuable resource for beginners and advanced researchers working on similar topics, this book enables them to understand the core materials and electrochemical concepts behind bismuth-ferrite-based systems as energy storage materials.
Bisphenol A Removal from Water and Wastewater
by Agnieszka Cydzik-Kwiatkowska Irena Wojnowska-Baryła Magdalena ZielińskaBringing together key research on bisphenol A (BPA) removal to allow students, and designers and operators of treatment plants to gain knowledge and insight into operating practices, this book presents developments in the technology of wastewater treatment for the removal of micropollutants, using BPA as an example.The difficulties in removing BPA from wastewater in traditional wastewater treatment plants are addressed along with a detailed analysis on integrated technologies for BPA removal; wastewater microorganisms that biodegrade BPA, and physical and chemical methods to support the biodegradation of BPA and its removal from wastewater.Readers are able to gain a general understanding of up-to-date techniques for removing BPA from wastewater, and are able to use the book as a reference for specific questions that they have.
Bistatic SAR Clutter Suppression: Theory, Method, and Experiment
by Zhongyu Li Junjie Wu Jianyu Yang Zhutian LiuThis book reports the latest results in the study of clutter suppression and signal processing techniques and focuses on the analysis of non-stationary characteristics of bistatic SAR clutter, DPCA-based clutter suppression method, optimization-based clutter suppression method, sparse recovery-based clutter suppression method, experimental verification and many other aspects, i.e., including the research results of realization technology and experimental verification. Bistatic SAR clutter suppression is the prerequisite and key technique for realizing the detection of moving targets on the ground/sea surface. It is also the frontier and difficult issue of international research in the field of radar. Researchers, engineers and graduate students in radar signal processing can benefit from this book, who wish to learn the core theories, methods and applications of bistatic SAR technologies.
Bistatic SAR Data Processing Algorithms
by Xiaolan Qiu Chibiao Ding Donghui HuSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is critical for remote sensing. It works day and night, in good weather or bad. Bistatic SAR is a new kind of SAR system, where the transmitter and receiver are placed on two separate platforms. Bistatic SAR is one of the most important trends in SAR development, as the technology renders SAR more flexible and safer when used in military environments. Imaging is one of the most difficult and important aspects of bistatic SAR data processing. Although traditional SAR signal processing is fully developed, bistatic SAR has a more complex system structure, so signal processing is more challenging. Focusing on imaging aspects of bistatic SAR signal processing, this book covers resolution analysis, echo generation methods, imaging algorithms, imaging parameter estimation, and motion compensation methods. The book is ideal for researchers and engineers in SAR signal and data processing, as well as those working in bistatic and multistatic radar imaging, and in the radar sciences. Graduate students with a background in radar who are interested in bistatic and multistatic radar will find this book a helpful reference. Gives a general and updated framework for image formation using signal processing aspects Starts with an introduction to traditional SAR before moving on to more advanced topics Offers readers a range of exhaustive tools to process signals and form images Provides a solid reference for the imaging of other complicated SAR Sample image synthesis exercises are available from the book's companion site
Bistatic SAR System and Signal Processing Technology
by Robert Wang Yunkai DengThis book reports the latest results in the study of Bistatic/Multistatic SAR system and signal processing techniques. Novel research ideas and experimental verification have been collected on all kinds of configurations of Bistatic/Multistatic SAR system, including the preliminary construction of system model, imaging algorithm design, mission design and the corresponding application representations etc. Handy well-prepared tables are provided for readers' quick-reference, and the practical design of an interferometric SAR system is illustrated step by step. The book will be of interest to university researchers, R&D engineers and graduate students in Remote Sensing who wish to learn the core principles, methods, algorithms, and applications of Bistatic/Multistatic SAR system.
Bit Flip: A Novel
by Mike TriggCombining the corporate intrigue of Joseph Finder, the satirical cultural critique of Dave Eggers, and the domestic drama of Laura Dave, Bit Flip is a fast-paced contemporary thriller that delivers an authentic insider’s view of the corrupting influences of greed, entitlement, and vanity in technology start-ups.Tech executive Sam Hughes came to Silicon Valley to “make the world a better place.” He’s just not sure he’s doing that anymore. And when an onstage meltdown sends him into a professional tailspin, he suddenly sees the culture of the Bay Area’s tech bubble in a new light.Just as Sam’s wondering if his start-up career and marriage might both be over at fortysomething, an inadvertent discovery pulls him back into his former company, where he begins to unravel the insidious schemes of the founder and venture investors.Driven by his desire for redemption, Sam discovers a conspiracy of fraud, blackmail, and manipulation that leads to tragic outcomes—threatening to destroy not only the company but also his own moral compass. Entangled in a web of complicity, how far will Sam go to achieve his dreams of entrepreneurial success?
Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation
by Alex Alvarado Leszek SzczecinskiPresenting a thorough overview of bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM), this book introduces the tools for the analysis and design of BICM transceivers. It explains in details the functioning principles of BICM and proposes a refined probabilistic modeling of the reliability metrics-the so-called L-values-which are at the core of the BICM receivers. Alternatives for transceiver design based on these models are then studied. Providing new insights into the analysis of BICM, this book is unique in its approach, providing a general framework for analysis and design, focusing on communication theoretic aspects of BICM transceivers. It adopts a tutorial approach, explains the problems in simple terms with the aid of multiple examples and case studies, and provides solutions using accessible mathematical tools.The book will be an excellent resource for researchers in academia and industry: graduate students, academics, development engineers, and R & D managers.Key Features:Presents an introduction to BICM, placing it in the context of other coded modulation schemesOffers explanations of the functioning principles and design alternativesProvides a unique approach, focusing on communication theory aspectsShows examples and case studies to illustrate analysis and design of BICMAdopts a tutorial approach, explaining the problems in simple terms and presenting solutions using accessible mathematical tools
Bitcoin: Een eenvoudige introductie
by Eric Morse Anne Van GulickBitcoin is een revolutionaire digitale valuta die de manier waarop we over geld denken verandert, maar de complexiteit ervan kan ontmoedigend zijn voor de gemiddelde gebruiker. Maar nu niet meer! Dit boek rekent af met de complexiteit en legt de basis van Bitcoin uit in eenvoudige taal. Het is geen lesboek, maar een niet-technische inleiding die de meest voorkomende en belangrijkste vragen die beginnende gebruikers over Bitcoin hebben beantwoordt. Geen jargon, geen technobabble en geen technische voorkennis vereist. De volgende vragen worden beantwoord in het boek: Wat is Bitcoin? Waarom is het zo bijzonder? Wat is de blokketen? Wat is mining? Wie heeft de controle over Bitcoin? Is Bitcoin veilig? Is Bitcoin anoniem? Hoe kan ik Bitcoin veilig gebruiken? Is het een goed idee om te investeren in Bitcoin? ... en meer! Je zult niet het gevoel krijgen dat je een andere taal aan het leren bent of een studie computerwetenschappen aan het doen bent! Vereiste voorkennis: geen! Als je ooit eerder iets online gekocht hebt, weet je alles al wat nodig is om dit boek te begrijpen en de basis van Bitcoin te leren.
Bitcoin: Uma Introdução Simples
by Eric Morse João Rossi ParreirasA Bitcoin é uma moeda digital revolucionária que está mudando o dinheiro como o conhecemos, mas entendê-la pode ser um pouco assustador para o usuário novato. Não é mais! Este livro se despe de toda a complexidade e ensina o básico da Bitcoin em uma linguagem simples e fácil de entender. Este livro não é um livro didático. Ele é um guia para iniciantes que responde as perguntas mais comuns e importantes que novos usuários têm sobre a Bitcoin. Sem jargões. Sem tecnicalidades. Sem nenhum conhecimento técnico prévio necessário. As respostas que encontrará neste livro: O que é a Bitcoin? O que faz dela especial? O que é a Blockchain? O que é mineração? Quem controla a Bitcoin? A Bitcoin é segura? A Bitcoin é anônima? Como posso utilizar a Bitcoin com segurança? Eu devo investir em Bitcoins? ...E Mais! E você não se sentirá aprendendo um novo idioma ou obtendo um diploma em tecnologia da informação! Pré-requisitos: NENHUM! Se você alguma vez já comprou algo pela internet, você já sabe o necessário para entender este livro e aprender o básico sobre a Bitcoin.
Bitcoin: Introducción simple
by Esteban Lanza Ortega Eric MorseComprende los fundamentos de Bitcoin. Bitcoin es una revolucionaria divisa digital que está transformando el concepto de dinero que conocemos. Pero su comprensión puede ser intimidante para el usuario medio. ¡A partir de ahora dejará de serlo! Este libro elimina esta complejidad y enseña los fundamentos de Bitcoin de manera simple, con un lenguaje fácil de entender. No es un libro de texto. Es un primer contacto que responde a las más importantes y comunes preguntas que los nuevos usuarios tienen sobre Bitcoin. Sin jerga, sin tecnicismos y sin requerir conocimientos previos. En este libro encontrarás respuestas a preguntas como: ¿Qué es Bitcoin? ¿Qué lo hace tan especial? ¿Qué es el Blockchain? ¿Qué es la minería? ¿Quién controla Bitcoin? ¿Es Bitcoin seguro? ¿Es Bitcoin anónimo? ¿Cómo puedo usarlo de manera segura? ¿Debería invertir en Bitcoin? ¡…Y mucho más! ¡Y con este libro no te sentirás como si te estuvieran enseñando una lengua extranjera o un grado en ciencias de la computación! Prerrequisitos: ¡NINGUNO! Si alguna vez has comprado algo online, ya tienes lo que se necesita para entender este libro y aprender los fundamentos de Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Essentials
by Albert Szmigielski<p>Blockchain is being billed as the technology of the future. Bitcoin is the first application of that technology. Mining is what makes it all possible. Exploring mining from a practical perspective will help you make informed decisions about your mining setup. Understanding what the future may hold for blockchains, and therefore for mining, will help you position yourself to take advantage of the impending changes. <p>This practical guide starts with an introduction to Bitcoin wallets, as well as mining hardware and software. You will move on to learn about different mining techniques using the CPU, GPU, FPGA, and ultimately the ASIC as an example. After this, you will gain an insight into solo mining and pool mining, and see the differences between the two. The book will then walk you through large-scale mining and the challenges faced during such operations. Finally, you will take a look into the future to see a world where blockchain-based applications are commonplace and mining is ubiquitous.</p>
Bitcoin For Dummies
by Consumer Dummies Prypto<p><i>Bitcoin For Dummies</i> is the fast, easy way to start trading crypto currency, with clear explanations and expert advice for breaking into this exciting new market. Understanding the mechanisms and risk behind Bitcoin can be a challenge, but this book breaks it down into easy-to-understand language to give you a solid grasp of just where your money is going. You'll learn the details of Bitcoin trading, how to set up your Bitcoin wallet, and everything you need to get started right away. An in-depth discussion on security shows you how to protect yourself against some of the riskier aspects of this open-source platform, helping you reduce your risks in the market and use Bitcoin safely and effectively. <p>Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks, with transaction management and issuing of Bitcoins carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin allows easy mobile payments, fast international payments, low- or no-fee transactions, multi-signature capabilities, and more, but the nuances of the market can be difficult to grasp. This informative guide lays it all out in plain English, so you can strengthen your understanding and get started now. <p> <li>Understand the ins and outs of the Bitcoin market <li>Learn how to set up your Bitcoin wallet <li>Protect yourself against fraud and theft <li>Get started trading this exciting new currency</li> <p> <p>The Bitcoin market is huge, growing quickly, and packed with potential. There's also some risk, so you need to go in fully informed and take steps to manage your risk wisely. Bitcoin For Dummies is the clear, quick, easy-to-follow guide to getting started with Bitcoin.</p>
Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians: Exploring the Foundations of Crypto Payments
by Slava GomzinIt's thoughtless to start using something you don't trust. It's difficult to start trusting something you don't understand. Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians contains answers to the following questions: how bitcoin is different from other payment systems, and why we can trust cryptocurrencies. The book compares bitcoin with its predecessors and competitors, and demonstrates the benefits of cryptocurrency over any other existing methods of payments. Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians starts from overview of the evolution of payment systems from gold and paper money to payment cards to cryptocurrencies, and ends up with explaining the fundamentals of security and privacy of crypto payments by explaining the details of cryptography behind bitcoin in layman's terms.
Bitcoin Guidebook: How To Obtain, Invest, And Spend The World's First Decentralized Cryptocurrency
by Ian DeMartinoBitcoin is not another payment processor. Like the Internet, Bitcoin is a technology that runs through a distributed network. No one controls it, and no one can shut it down. Bitcoin has been called the currency of the Internet, but it is much more powerful than that—more astute observers have called it the Internet of currency.The Bitcoin Guidebook is for anyone who doesn’t want to be left behind in the next technological revolution. It is an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand guide that explains everything the reader needs to know about how Bitcoin and other digital currencies work, what they can be used for, and how they will shape our society in the future. Topics covered include: The digital currency’s origins, past, present, and future The revolutionary blockchain technology behind Bitcoin How to obtain and invest in Bitcoin How and where to spend Bitcoin Bitcoin’s relationship with the seedy Internet underground Alternative digital currencies Brand: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Bitcoin per tutti
by Eric Morse F. RossiCapire le basi dei Bitcoin I bitcoin sono una valuta digitale rivoluzionaria che sta trasformando il denaro come lo conosciamo, ma capire come funzionano può essere difficoltoso per un utente medio. Ora non più! Questo libro mette da parte le complessità e insegna le basi dei Bitcoin in modo semplice e comprensibile. Non è un libro di testo, ma un manuale introduttivo non tecnico che risponde alle domande più comuni e importanti che gli utenti hanno sui bitcoin, senza usare tecnicismi e senza aver bisogno di conoscenze tecniche pregresse. In questo libro troverete le risposte a: Cosa sono i Bitcoin? Cos’hanno di speciale? Cosa è la Blockchain? Cos’è il Mining? Chi controlla i Bitcoin? I Bitcoin sono sicuri? I Bitcoin sono anonimi? Come posso usarli in sicurezza? Devo investirci? ...e molto altro! E non vi sentirete come se steste imparando un'altra lingua o studiando per una laurea in informatica! Prerequisiti: NESSUNO! Se avete comprato qualcosa online sapete tutto ciò che serve per capire questo libro e imparare le basi di Bitcoin.
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
by Saifedean AmmousWhen a pseudonymous programmer introduced “a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party” to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally-accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks. The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications.
Bitcoin Widow: Love, Betrayal and the Missing Millions
by Jennifer Robertson Stephen KimberShe met the man of her dreams and suddenly had it all. Then, in one fateful night, she lost everything, and the nightmare beganJennifer Robertson was working hard to build a life for herself from the ashes of her first marriage. Still only twenty-six, she swiped right on a dating app and met Gerry Cotten, a man she would not normally have considered—too young and not her type—but found she’d met her match. Eccentric but funny and kind, Cotten turned out to be a bitcoin wizard who quickly amassed substantial wealth through his company, Quadriga. The couple travelled the world, first class all the way, while Cotten worked on his multitude of encrypted laptops. Then, while the couple was on their honeymoon in India, opening an orphanage in their name, Gerry fell ill and died in a matter of hours. Jennifer was consumed by grief and guilt, but that was only the beginning. It turned out that Gerry owed $250 million to Quadriga customers, and all the passwords to his encrypted virtual vaults, hidden on his many laptops, had died with him. Jennifer was left with more than one hundred thousand investors looking for their money, and questions, suspicions and accusations spiralling dangerously out of control. The Quadriga scandal touched off major investment and criminal investigations, not to mention Internet rumours circulating on dark message boards, including claims that Gerry had faked his own death and that his wife was the real mastermind behind a sophisticated sting operation. While Jennifer waited for a dead man’s switch e-mail that would probably never come, it became clear that Cotten had gambled away about $100 million of the funds entrusted to him for investment in his many schemes, leaving Robertson holding the bag. Bitcoin Widow is Catch Me If You Can meets a widow betrayed, a life of fairy-tale romance and private jets torched by duplicity, as Jennifer Robertson tries to reset her life in the wake of one of the biggest investment scandals of the digital age.
Bites Back #2 (Project: Terra #2)
by Landry Q. Walker Keith ZooGuardians of the Galaxy meets Minecraft in the second installment of this hilarious sci-fi series.After narrowly escaping death and saving Paragon from destruction, Elara Adele Vaughn is back in action to start her second year at the Seven Systems Academy of Terraforming Arts. But she's done being a hero this time around--Elara just wants to learn how to build new worlds with her best friends Knot, Beezle, Sabik, and her alien-sponge roommate, Clare. But when an evil time-hopping force threatens to take down the galactic order, Elara's "normal" school year might turn into something weird. But what's a little danger for the Academy's most troublemaking student and her oddball crew of friends? Based on the real science behind terraforming, this action-packed story mixes world-building adventures with side-splitting humor, plus a dash of intergalactic madness.
Bits on Chips
by Harry VeendrickThis book provides readers with a broad overview of integrated circuits, also generally referred to as micro-electronics. The presentation is designed to be accessible to readers with limited, technical knowledge and coverage includes key aspects of integrated circuit design, implementation, fabrication and application. The author complements his discussion with a large number of diagrams and photographs, in order to reinforce the explanations. The book is divided into two parts, the first of which is specifically developed for people with almost no or little technical knowledge. It presents an overview of the electronic evolution and discusses the similarity between a chip floor plan and a city plan, using metaphors to help explain concepts. It includes a summary of the chip development cycle, some basic definitions and a variety of applications that use integrated circuits. The second part digs deeper into the details and is perfectly suited for professionals working in one of the semiconductor disciplines who want to broaden their semiconductor horizon.
Bits to Bitcoin: How Our Digital Stuff Works (The\mit Press Ser.)
by Mark Stuart DayAn accessible guide to our digital infrastructure, explaining the basics of operating systems, networks, security, and other topics for the general reader.Most of us feel at home in front of a computer; we own smartphones, tablets, and laptops; we look things up online and check social media to see what our friends are doing. But we may be a bit fuzzy about how any of this really works. In Bits to Bitcoin, Mark Stuart Day offers an accessible guide to our digital infrastructure, explaining the basics of operating systems, networks, security, and related topics for the general reader. He takes the reader from a single process to multiple processes that interact with each other; he explores processes that fail and processes that overcome failures; and he examines processes that attack each other or defend themselves against attacks. Day tells us that steps are digital but ramps are analog; that computation is about “doing something with stuff” and that both the “stuff” and the “doing” can be digital. He explains timesharing, deadlock, and thrashing; virtual memory and virtual machines; packets and networks; resources and servers; secret keys and public keys; Moore's law and Thompson's hack. He describes how building in redundancy guards against failure and how endpoints communicate across the Internet. He explains why programs crash or have other bugs, why they are attacked by viruses, and why those problems are hard to fix. Finally, after examining secrets, trust, and cheating, he explains the mechanisms that allow the Bitcoin system to record money transfers accurately while fending off attacks.
The Bitter Gourd Genome (Compendium of Plant Genomes)
by Chittaranjan Kole Hideo Matsumura Tusar Kanti BeheraThis book focusing on the bitter gourd genome is the first comprehensive compilation of knowledge on the botany, cytogenetical analysis, genetic resources and diversity, traditional breeding, tissue culture and genetic transformation, whole genome sequencing and comparative genomics in the Cucurbitaceae family. It discusses the biochemical profile of the bioactives present in this horticultural crop, used both as a vegetable and as a medicine, and also addresses sex determination in bitter gourd. Written by respected international experts, the book is useful to students, teachers and scientists in academia, as well as seed companies and pharmaceutical industries.
Bitter Harvest: A Chef's Perspective on the Hidden Danger in the Foods We Eat and What You Can Do About It
by Ann Cooper Lisa M. HolmesFirst Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.