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Bioprospecting of Multi-tasking Fungi for a Sustainable Environment: Volume I
by Rangabhashiyam Selvasembian Kiran Babu UppuluriThis book highlights the types and importance of multitasking fungi and provides critical analysis of fungi involved in production of important enzymes. It also covers additional tasks of fungi such as biosorption, remediation, soil fertilization, and water treatment. This book discusses the types of fungi, their cultivation, execution of multitasking, and the analysis and recovery of products. This information can be used to understand and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of fungi in the production of a variety of products, such as antibiotics, enzymes, and biofuels. This book would be of interest to researchers working in industrial biotechnology, fungal physiology, environmental sciences and technology, sustainable technologies, and agricultural sciences.
The Book of Losman
by K. E. SemmelMeet Daniel Losman— an American in Copenhagen, translating books and living a solitary existence. His longtime girlfriend has left him, and the only highlights in his life are encounters with an offbeat artist he thinks he' s in love with and weekends with his three-year-old son, whom he worries has inherited his Tourette syndrome. When Losman learns of a new drug designed to locate the root of his Tourette through childhood memories, he' s lured by promises of a cure and visits the mysterious lab that developed the drug. Initially, what he discovers buried deep within his brain rejuvenates him. But the more Losman takes the drug, the more he needs it. Losman steals some of the pills and locks himself away in his apartment, only to quickly find himself trapped inside his own mind. There' s a way out of his head, but it will come at a price... With intelligence and humor reminiscent of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library, The Book of Losman explores the depths one man will go to make himself whole.
Essays on the Transformation of India's Agrarian Economy (Routledge Library Editions: British in India #8)
by Chiranjib SenThe central problem to which this book, first published in 1984, is addressed is the transformation of agrarian structure as it historically evolved in India. The term ‘structure’, however, has multiple meanings. The sense in which the term is used refers to the system of production, including the pattern of its composition in terms of micro-units of production, and the social and economic relations by which they are integrated. This concrete analysis and examination of the evidence of Indian agriculture is undertaken from this perspective, and contributes to the theory of agrarian change as well as an interpretation of the development of Indian agriculture.
Sustainable Green Catalytic Processes
by Mousumi SenThis groundbreaking book offers an in-depth description of sustainable green catalytic processes that have emerged as the means to empower the existing protocols with greener, sustainable, and environmentally benign versions that hold enormous potential in industry and society. Growing worldwide concerns about environmental pollution and global warming have directed the attention of scientists towards approaches for developing sustainable protocols, and the need for employing greener and more sustainable catalytic approaches that are environmentally greener and more eco-friendly than current ones. Green and sustainable catalysts are the one class of catalysts that possess higher selectivity and activity, efficient recovery from the reaction medium, recyclability, cost-effectiveness and are prepared using environmentally benign preparation techniques. The most potent instrument in organic synthesis, and the cornerstone of green chemistry, is catalysis which has broadened the possibilities for organic transformations in the direction of a sustainable future. The catalyst has been playing a vital role, from the improvement of reaction conditions to enhanced selectivity towards the intended product and a decrease in the creation of byproducts. The purpose of this book is to highlight the developments made towards designing new catalysts (homogeneous, heterogeneous, organocatalyst, nanocatalyst, photocatalyst, nanophotocatalyst, biocatalyst, nanobiocatalyst, metal catalyst etc,.) and present the advancements in the field of chemical synthesis using greener catalytic routes with far-reaching applications. The other environmentally friendly method is the enzymatic synthesis of organic molecules, which substitutes safe reagents for those that imitate the biosynthetic route to synthesize the desired organic molecules. With its ability to produce transformations that occasionally enable the reduction of steps in a synthetic route, biophotocatalysis has long been recognized as a green technology and key to creating environmentally friendly and sustainable chemistry. The employment of sustainable green processes on the most crucial reaction steps of the synthetic protocol satisfies contemporary needs for environmentally friendly operations during the creation of valuable chemicals. Readers will find the book: details new catalysts development designs (homo and heterogeneous); presents the advancement of organic synthesis using greener catalytic routes with far-reaching applications; elaborates on preparation techniques for green and sustainable catalysts that possess higher activity, efficient recovery, and cost-effectiveness; discusses how to epitomize a green approach towards the preparation of organic moieties via enzymatic synthesis; analyzes nano-catalysis with green-based reagents and solvents that allow producers to follow the fundamental pillars of the green economy; elucidates green chemistry’s principles and metrics of the chemical’s life cycle and design through disposal. Audience The core audiences for this book include scientists and engineers working in green chemistry, materials science, photocatalysts, biotechnology, nanotechnology, waste minimization, and sustainability. This book is an excellent resource for graduate students, R&D experts, and researchers in academic and industrial fields of chemical synthesis.
The Loneliest Place (Blight Harbor)
by Lora SenfEvie ventures into the Dark Sun Side to rescue her loved ones, only to discover truths darker than she could have ever imagined in this thrilling finale to the Blight Harbor series that&’s perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Small Spaces.As summer comes to an end, Evie Von Rathe is determined to begin the search for her parents in earnest. Armed with her knowledge of the otherworldly, her mom&’s violet glasses, and a pendant full of doors, Evie begins to piece together clues. When she realizes her mother&’s bedtime story might be a roadmap to finding them, Evie follows it back to the Dark Sun Side. But stories are funny things, and they change from one teller to the next. The black nothing of the Radix is waiting, and it knows more than it&’s ever let on. Evie will need every bit of courage she has for what&’s coming. With Bird at her side, and maybe even a reluctant Lark as well, Evie has what she hopes is her last adventure under a purple sky.
Beyond Innocence: Children in Performance (ISSN)
by Adele SeniorOn a global platform we are witnessing the increased visibility of the people we call children and teenagers as political activists.Meanwhile, across the contemporary performance landscape, children are participating as performers and collaborators in ways that resonate with this figure of the child activist. Beyond Innocence: Children in Performance proposes that performance has the ability to offer alternatives to hegemonic perceptions of the child as innocent, in need of protection, and apolitical. Through an in-depth analysis of selected performances shown in the UK within the past decade, alongside newly gathered documentation on children’s participation in professional performance in their own words, this book considers how performance might offer more capacious representations of and encounters with children beyond the nostalgic and protective adult gaze elicited within mainstream contexts. Motivated by recent collaborations with children on stage that reimagine the figure of the child, the book offers a new approach to both reading age in performance and also doing research with children rather than on or about them. By redressing the current imbalance between the way that we read children and adults’ bodies in performance and taking seriously children’s cultures and experiences, Beyond Innocence asks what strategies contemporary performance has to offer both children and adults in order to foster shared spaces for social and political change. As such, the book develops an approach to analysing performance that not only recognises children as makers of meaning but also as historically, politically, and culturally situated subjects and bodies with lived experiences that far exceed the familiar narratives of innocence and inexperience that children often have to bear.
Field Marshal the Earl of Cavan: Soldier and Fox Hunter
by Michael SeniorField Marshal Lord Cavan (1865-1946) was one of the most distinguished commanders of the modern British army, but he divided opinion among his contemporaries. Some senior soldiers were disdainful. Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson described him as ‘ignorant, pompous and vain’ and Brigadier General Sir James Edward Edmonds commented that Cavan ‘was bone from the neck upwards’. Yet many of Cavan’s subordinates praised him, saying ‘I had never seen Lord Cavan before and I was filled with admiration by the calm and quiet self-confidence of his manner’ and ‘Our new General, Lord Cavan, is simply A1 and the whole show runs like a well-oiled machine.’ So what were the real qualities and achievements of this remarkable but hitherto neglected officer who in a long career served in the Boer War and the First World War and then presided over the post-war reduction of the British army? Michael Senior, in the first full biography of Cavan, assesses him as a leader, a corps commander and an administrator, and places him among the front rank of the soldiers of his generation. He also explores Cavan’s personal life, his personality and how his aristocratic background, his wealth and his love of fox hunting affected his conduct in both war and peace.
The Best Way to Get Up in the Morning
by Feral SephrianFor the past ten weeks, Wyatt has been out at a summer archeological dig, far from his boyfriend Jonah and any privacy or personal time. When at last he comes home, the main thing on his mind is fulfilling all the fantasies he had while he was gone.After accidentally falling asleep before they could properly celebrate his return, Wyatt wakes up determined to show Jonah how much he missed him.
Body Behaviour and Identity Construction in Ancient Greek and Roman Literature (Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies)
by Andreas SerafimThis book offers the first systematic, up-to-date, cross-cultural, and detailed study of “semi-volitional bodily behaviour” (sneezing, spitting, coughing, burping, vomiting, defecating, etc.) in the classical world.Examining verse and prose texts, fragments, and scholia from the age of Homer to the second century AD, the central argument put forward in this volume is that semi-volitional bodily acts have the potential to betray individual or collective (ethnic/civic and cultural) identities centred on a variety of different themes. Discussions specifically focus on the following five aspects of the interplay between semi-volitional body language and identity construction: sexuality and gender; the link between sexuality and socioeconomic identity of individuals or groups; the embodied markers of civic/ethnic and cultural collectives and the contrast between “we-ness” and “otherness”; ēthos and emotions; and how dietary habits and illnesses indicate the “somo-psychosocial” identity of individuals or groups. The book offers a comprehensive understanding of representations of the human body in ancient Greece and Rome, while reopening the complex and fascinating discussion about the relationship between intention, mind, body, and identity.This book offers a fascinating study suitable for students and scholars of classics and ancient Greek and Roman history. It is also of interest to those in a variety of other disciplines, including body culture studies, gender and sexuality studies, and performance studies, as well as sociology, anthropology, cognitive medicine, and the history of medicine.
Algebraic Quasi—Fractal Logic of Smart Systems: Theory and Practice (Intelligent Systems Reference Library #251)
by Natalia Serdyukova Vladimir SerdyukovThis book is a continuation of the Algebraic Formalization of Smart Systems. Theory and Practice, 2018, and Algebraic Identification of Smart Systems. Theory and Practice, 2021. Algebraic logic refers to the connection between Boolean algebra and classical propositional calculus. This connection was discovered by George Boole and then developed by other mathematicians, such as C. S. Peirce and Ernst Schroeder. This trend culminated in the Lindenbaum-Tarski algebras. Here we try to connect algebraic logic and quasi-fractal technique, based on algebraic formalization of smart systems to get facts about smart systems functioning and connections of their qualitative and quantitative indicators. Basic techniques we used: algebraic quasi-fractal systems, Erdős–Rényi algorithm, a notion of –giant component of an algebraic system, fixed point theorem, purities, i.e., embeddings preserving -property of an algebraic system. The book is aimed for all interested in these issues.
Along Came a Spider (A Transplanted Tales Novel #3)
by Kate SeRineLittle Miss Muffet and Little Boy Blue are all grown up—and hunting the world&’s most famous vampire—in this gritty paranormal romance novel. Ever since Make Believe characters were transported into the ordinary world, their Happily Ever Afters have been a thing of the past. So when Trish Muffet is attacked at a grisly crime scene, the last person she expects to come to her rescue is Nicky "Little Boy" Blue. But these days Nicky's doling out vigilante justice as "The Spider," taking on predators of the night in the hopes of locating his ultimate target—Vlad Dracula. And he needs Trish's help. Although Nicky's renegade style goes against everything Trish stands for, she'll do what she must to bring Dracula down. With danger stalking her, Trish knows the only person she can count on is the one man who has the power to leave her breathless. There's no way she's letting this spider frighten her away.
The Better to See You (A Transplanted Tales Novel #2)
by Kate SeRineA fallen fairy godmother finds refuge in the arms of a wolf—until a series of murders threatens to break the spell—in this gritty paranormal romance. Thanks to a spell mis-cast by Lavender Seelie, Cinderella's former fairy godmother, Make Believe characters have been cast into the ordinary world. Now that the Tales are flesh and blood, their storybook lives aren&’t so simple. But fortunately for Lavender, she's about to get a second chance at a happy ending. The Refuge, a sanctuary for wayward Tales, seems like the perfect place for Lavender to start a new life—especially when she discovers an unexpected ally in Seth, the brooding werewolf who's been typecast as a villain ever since his run in with Little Red Riding Hood. But when humans from nearby towns start turning up dead, their bodies mutilated with archaic Tale symbols, Lavender wonders if Seth's deep sensuality has blinded her to a deadly reality.
When You Were Mine: The Novel That Inspired the Movie Rosaline
by Rebecca SerleTHE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED ROSALINE—NOW A HULU MOVIE From the New York Times bestselling author of One Italian Summer and In Five Years comes an intensely romantic modern recounting of the greatest love story ever told—narrated by the girl Romeo was supposed to love.What&’s in a name, Shakespeare? I&’ll tell you: everything. Rosaline knows that she and Rob are destined to be together. Rose has been waiting for years for Rob to kiss her—and when he finally does, it&’s perfect. But then Juliet moves back to town. Juliet, who used to be Rose&’s best friend. Juliet, who now inexplicably hates her. Juliet, who is gorgeous, vindictive, and a little bit wild...and who has set her sights on Rob. He doesn&’t even stand a chance. Rose is devastated over losing Rob to Juliet. This is not how the story was supposed to go. And when rumors start swirling about Juliet&’s instability, her neediness, and her threats of suicide, Rose starts to fear not only for Rob&’s heart, but also for his life. Because Shakespeare may have gotten the story wrong, but we all still know how it ends.
Bildgeschehen: Post-strukturalistische Entfaltungen von Husserls Phänomenologie des Bildbewusstseins (Phaenomenologica #241)
by Alice Mara SerraDieses Buch geht von der Frage aus, wie Bilder erscheinen und in ihrem Geschehen als Bild auf etwas hinweisen, das mit dem Phänomen selbst nicht zusammenfällt. Es wendet sich zunächst Husserls Analysen zum Bildbewusstsein zu und zeigt anhand einiger seiner Anmerkungen, wie in post-strukturalistischen Ansätzen und ihren Wirkungen im Denken von Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Roland Barthes, Hubert Damisch und Georges Didi-Huberman die Bildphänomenologie entfaltet oder verschieben wird. Zuerst lassen sich mit Jacques Derridas dekonstruktivem Denken in seinen intertextuellen Hinweisen auf Husserls Phänomenologie sowohl Beiträge der Phänomenologie zum Bildgeschehen als auch deren Grenzen hervorheben. Indem diese Schrift die phänomenologische Forschung im Kontext der „Ikonischen Wende“ des 20. Jahrhunderts situiert, erweitert sie ebenso ihre Wirkungsgeschichte hin zu Fragen nach Zeichen und Bild, Dekonstruktionen des perspektivischen Blicks, zur Philosophie der Zeichnung und der Photographie. Sie richtet sich an in diesen Bereichen Forschende und an Phänomenologie, französischem Post-strukturalismus und zeitgenössischer Bildtheorie interessierte Lesende. This book departs from the investigation into how images appear and, in their event as images, points to something that does not quite coincide with the phenomenon itself. It first turns to Husserl's analyses of image consciousness and on the basis of some of his remarks shows how image phenomenology is deployed or displaced in post-structuralist approaches and their effects in the thinking of Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Roland Barthes, Hubert Damisch and Georges Didi-Huberman. Principally based on the deconstructive thinking of Jacques Derrida in its intertextuality with Husserl’s phenomenology, both the contributions and certain limitations of the phenomenology of image consciousness are emphasized. By situating phenomenological research in the context of the "iconic turn" of the twentieth century, this publication extends its scope to questions of sign and image, deconstructions of the perspectival gaze, philosophy of drawing and photography. It appeals to researchers working in these fields and readers with an interest in phenomenology, French post-structuralism and contemporary image theories. Based on the deconstructive thinking of Jacques Derrida in its intertextuality with Husserl’s phenomenology, one can point out both the contributions and certain limitations of the phenomenology of image consciousness. This volume contributes to phenomenological research in the context of the "Iconic Turn" of the twentieth century and extends this legacy. It appeals to researchers and students working in the field.
Advances in Smart Medical, IoT & Artificial Intelligence: Proceedings of ICSMAI'2024, Volume 1 (Information Systems Engineering and Management #11)
by Mohammed Serrhini Kamal GhoumidThis comprehensive book brings together the brightest minds in academic, featuring a curated selection of papers and presentations from the esteemed conference. With a focus on the intersection of the conference themes, this book provides a unique platform for researchers, practitioners, and innovators to share their cutting-edge research, innovations, and solutions. Get ready to dive into the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things for Healthcare, Computer Vision, world of computer science, featuring advancements in machine learning, natural language processing, and more with the Proceedings of SMAI2024. This book presents a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of the applications, challenges, and implications of AI-IoT convergence in different contexts such Smart Healthcare/Smart Technologies/Smart Industry, computer vision, and NLP. Through a series of erudite chapters, esteemed experts in computer sciences, healthcare, physics, technology, and research domains provide authoritative insights into the transformative potential of this synergy. As editors, we are proud to present a curated collection of contributions that reflect the latest research findings, innovations, and best practices in IA technology. The editors’ objective is to provide a nuanced and authoritative exploration of the AI-IoT nexus, with the aim of inspiring further research, collaboration, and innovation in the pursuit of excellence in Artificial Intelligence.
Advances in Smart Medical, IoT & Artificial Intelligence: Proceedings of ICSMAI'2024, Volume 2 (Information Systems Engineering and Management #12)
by Mohammed Serrhini Kamal GhoumidThis comprehensive book brings together the brightest minds in academic, featuring a curated selection of papers and presentations from the esteemed conference. With a focus on the intersection of the conference themes, this book provides a unique platform for researchers, practitioners, and innovators to share their cutting-edge research, innovations, and solutions. Get ready to dive into the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things for Healthcare, Computer Vision, world of computer science, featuring advancements in machine learning, natural language processing, and more with the Proceedings of SMAI2024. This book presents a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of the applications, challenges, and implications of AI-IoT convergence in different contexts such Smart Healthcare/Smart Technologies/Smart Industry, computer vision, and NLP. Through a series of erudite chapters, esteemed experts in computer sciences, healthcare, physics, technology, and research domains provide authoritative insights into the transformative potential of this synergy. As editors, we are proud to present a curated collection of contributions that reflect the latest research findings, innovations, and best practices in IA technology. The editors’ objective is to provide a nuanced and authoritative exploration of the AI-IoT nexus, with the aim of inspiring further research, collaboration, and innovation in the pursuit of excellence in Artificial Intelligence.
The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel (Readers Circle Ser.)
by Diane SetterfieldA #1 New York Times bestseller, The Thirteenth Tale is part contemporary, part historical with mysterious threads about family secrets and the magic of books and storytelling weaving the two together.All children mythologize their birth . . .So begins the prologue of reclusive author Vida Winter's collection of stories, which are as famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale as they are for the delight and enchantment of the twelve that do exist. The enigmatic Winter has spent six decades creating various outlandish histories for herself. Now old and ailing, she at last wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary past. She summons biographer Margaret Lea, a young woman who is struck by a very curious parallel between Winter's life and her own. As Vida exposes the history she meant to bury for good, Margaret is mesmerized. It is a tale of gothic strangeness, of a remote estate, feral children, a governess, a ghost, and a devastating fire. In this love letter to reading, Diane Setterfield will keep you guessing, make you wonder, move you to tears and laughter and, in the end, deposit you breathless yet satisfied back upon the shore of your everyday world.
Women's Theatrical Memoirs, Part I Vol 5
by Sharon M Setzer Julia Swindells Sue McphersonBy the close of the Eighteenth Century, the theatrical memoir had become a popular and established genre. This ten-volume facsimile collection offers accounts of the late eighteenth-century stage, which provide insights into contemporary constructions of gender, sexuality and fame.
Black Beauty (Classic Starts™)
by Anna SewellFollowing Sterlings spectacularly successful launch of its childrens classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the worlds beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price. Black Beauty is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London, it follows Beautys life and changing fortunes as he moves from owner to owner. As the horse encounters new experiences and new friends who reveal their own histories, the story quietly paints a fascinating portrait of how animals were treated during that era.
Document Analysis Systems: 16th IAPR International Workshop, DAS 2024, Athens, Greece, August 30–31, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14994)
by Giorgos Sfikas George RetsinasThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems, DAS 2024, held in Athens, Greece, during August 30-31, 2024. The 27 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions addressing topics like: document analysis and understanding; retrieval and VQA; layout analysis; document classification; OCR correction and NLP; recognition systems; and historical documents.
The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War (Civil War Trilogy #2)
by Michael ShaaraPULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The &“remarkable&” (Ken Burns), &“utterly absorbing&” (Forbes) Civil War classic that inspired the film Gettysburg, with more than three million copies in print—now in a 50th anniversary edition featuring a new introduction by Jeff Shaara&“My favorite historical novel . . . a superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant.&”—James M. McPherson In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation&’s history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle. There were memories. There were promises. There was love. And far more than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields. Bright futures, untested innocence, and pristine beauty were also the casualties of war. Michael Shaara&’s Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece is unique, sweeping, unforgettable—the dramatic story of the battleground for America&’s destiny.
The Lost Story: The gorgeous, heartwarming grown-up fairytale by the beloved author of The Wishing Game
by Meg Shaffer'This wildly imaginative book speaks to every reader who yearns for a more magical world' - THAO THAI, author of Banyan Moon 'If you'd like to dream instead of a parallel world where love and loyalty and friendship are the magic that transforms the least of us into genuine heroes, then Meg Shaffer's The Lost Story is the book you've been waiting for' - RICHARD RUSSO, author of Empire Falls From the author of the bestselling novel The Wishing Game comes a Narnia-inspired fairy tale for grown-ups who still knock on the back of wardrobe doors . . . just in case.Once upon a time, two boys went missing in the woods. Six months later, they reappeared, with no explanation for where they'd been or how they'd survived.Fifteen years on, Rafe is a reclusive artist with no memory of what happened during those months, despite the scars he bears. Meanwhile, Jeremy is a famed missing persons investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her long-lost sister, who vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy.Jeremy also keeps a secret: the fantastical truth about the magical realm they made home for those six months. And it's there they may find Emilie's sister.Alongside Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they left behind - for only then can they get back everything and everyone they've lost.'Wholly moving . . . reminded me that even as an adult, if you look hard enough, you can find the child still inside you' - Jodi Picoult, author of Mad Honey, on The Wishing Game'A heartwarming, page-turning story of found family [and] love triumphing over indifference' - Melissa Albert, author of The Hazel Wood, on The Wishing Game'A dreamy, inventive novel . . . Full of the power of imagination, it's one of my favourite books of the year' - Sarah Addison Allen, author of Other Birds, on The Wishing Game'A meditation on the power of hope when all else seems lost' - Kirkus Reviews on The Wishing Game
Bioelectrochemical Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment
by Maulin P. ShahToxic and hazardous pollutant treatment of wastewater is a longstanding challenge faced in every region across the globe. Growing urbanization, combined with the increased use of detergent soaps, cleansing agents with new formulations, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides, has greatly added to the global wastewater pollution burden. Conventional methods of wastewater treatment are somewhat successful in decontamination, but these current techniques require more time and energy than newer, novel techniques. Bioelectrochemical oxidation systems (BEOSs), for example, have greatly aided in wastewater treatment sustainability and efficiency, and offer promising solutions for different types of energy recovery options. Bioelectrochemical Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment examines the latest hybrid technologies utilizing algae, bacteria, and various other chemical agents, and discusses the major challenges in large-scale operations, as well as forward-looking techniques to make treatment processes even more sustainable in the future. It: Discusses the fundamentals of biological wastewater treatment and bioelectrochemical oxidation systems, as well as their advantages and limitations. Presents the recent trends and developments in bioelectrochemical oxidation systems for achieving environmentally sustainable wastewater treatment. Describes carbon capture and resource recovery from wastewater using bioelectrochemical oxidation systems. Addresses the challenges of large-scale implementation of bioelectrochemical oxidation systems in existing and new wastewater treatment plants.
Multifunctional Cement-Based Sensors for Intelligent Infrastructure: Design, Fabrication and Application
by Surendra P. Shah Wengui Li Wenkui DongMultifunctional Cement-Based Sensors for Intelligent Infrastructure: Design, Fabrication and Application covers the development and use of cement-based sensors for monitoring structural health, durability, and environmental conditions in concrete infrastructure.Monitoring the performance and condition of bridges, buildings, and roads improves safety and longevity while preventing failures and reducing maintenance costs. Cement-based sensors offer low cost, ease of installation, and compatibility with existing building materials, and can also provide real-time monitoring data to detect and diagnose potential issues before they become major problems. This book sets out the principles of the sensing mechanisms, fabrication techniques, and performance evaluation along with several case studies. It also provides a glimpse into a future where concrete structures will not only stand as pillars of strength but also become an indispensable part of smart cities as the core of automation.The book suits researchers, engineers, and practitioners involved in design, construction, and maintenance of concrete buildings and infrastructure.Wengui Li is a Scientia Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the group leader of Intelligent Concrete and Infrastructure Materials in the Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety (CIES) at The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia. He is the recipient of Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow and ARC DECRA Fellow.Wenkui Dong earned his PhD from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Currently, he works as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Construction Materials at Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.Surendra P. Shah is a Presidential Distinguished Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, Walter P. Murphy Professor (emeritus) at Northwestern University, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering, USA.
The Lucky Girl Journal: How Anyone Can Manifest the Life of Their Dreams
by Keila ShaheenFrom the bestselling author of The Shadow Work Journal—start the journey that has transformed millions of lives around the world. Have you ever felt that no matter how hard you try, every goal and intention you set feels just beyond your reach? Have you ever called yourself &“unlucky&”? If so, it&’s time to embrace &“Lucky Girl Syndrome,&” the viral mindset shift that has helped attract new opportunities and once-in-a-lifetime experiences for millions of people of all genders—around the world—who have embraced the idea that they already have everything they need to make their dreams come true. On these pages, you&’ll discover a profound road map for personal empowerment, guiding you to harness the transformative power within yourself by learning how to cultivate your own luck as a direct manifestation of your intentions and self-concept. Through a series of reflective exercises and actionable steps, you'll learn to cultivate a &“Lucky Girl&” mindset, propelling you on a journey of self-belief and discovery. Packed with insightful wisdom, affirmations for every situation, and actionable strategies for overcoming challenges, this journal offers daily, real-life prompts to help you discover and beckon the beautiful life you deserve. All you have to do is open this book and start writing your future!