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Anaerobes and Waste Conversion Technologies (Microorganisms for Sustainability #44)
by Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan Santhana Krishnan Vasudeo ZambareThis book covers all aspects of anaerobic waste conversion technologies using anaerobes, particularly in anaerobic digestion and fermentation processes. It provides the latest advances in waste-to-energy techniques for converting solid and liquid wastes to valuable fuel and energy. It goes beyond traditional municipal waste, including energy recovery from various industrial wastewater and biomass. Topics include biomass pretreatment, metabolic pathways, anaerobic reactor design, product recovery, and conversion technology applications. Essential information is provided, and individual chapters are dedicated to each topic. The book assists academicians, postgraduate students, biochemical engineers, environmental engineers, analysts, chemical engineers, and industrial entrepreneurs in acquiring the skills needed for real-time implementation of anaerobic digestion technologies.
Digitales und prädiktives Kompetenzmanagement (Intelligente Technische Systeme – Lösungen aus dem Spitzencluster it’s OWL)
by Kirsten Thommes Anja Iseke Martin SchneiderDie Kompetenzen der Mitarbeitenden sind gerade in wissensintensivenUnternehmen der wichtigste Wettbewerbsfaktor. Viele Unternehmen stehen aktuellvor der Aufgabe, im Zuge der Digitalisierung Kompetenzen erfassen und entwickeln zu müssen.Diese Kompetenzen sollen Beschäftigte befähigen neue Aufgaben zu übernehmenund in sich ändernden Kontexten zu arbeiten. Die Herausforderung betrifft alleMitarbeiter, aber insbesondere auch die Arbeit in (agilen) Teams. Wir stellenein praxisorientiertes Framework für ein prädiktives Kompetenzmanagementfür agile Teams vor, das den Leser in die Lage versetzt, ein digitalesKompetenzmanagement für Unternehmen aufzubauen.
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #6)
by Dav PilkeyFrom Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, and acclaimed artist Dan Santat, a thrilling friendship adventure with all-new full-color illustrations and mini-comics throughout!Having a big best friend isn't always big fun...Ricky Ricotta loves his Mighty Robot. They do everything together, but it's sometimes hard for a small mouse to have such a big buddy! If only the Mighty Robot could find someone his own size to play with, Ricky might finally have some fun by himself.Little does Ricky know, his wish is about to come true. Evil Uncle Unicorn has a top-secret plan to trap the Mighty Robot so that he can take over Earth, and he's got a giant surprise in store. Once again, it's up to Ricky to save the planet -- and his best friend!
Claudia and the Terrible Truth (The Baby-Sitters Club #117)
by Ann M. MartinIn one of the strongest Baby-sitters Club books ever, the club must deal with a client who is abusive toward his children. Ann M. Martin addresses a difficult and important topic in her characteristic sensitive and informed style.
Reporting From Iraq: On The Ground In Fallujah (Xbooks)
by Candy J. CooperReporting from the ground in Fallujah!High-interest topics, real stories, engaging design and astonishing photos are the building blocks of the XBooks, a new series of books designed to engage and motivate reluctant and enthusiastic readers alike. With topics based in science, history, and social studies, these action-packed books will help students unlock the power and pleasure of reading... and always ask for more!Anne Garrels was a brave news journalist reporting on the war in Iraq. She carried out dangerous missions to keep the public informed and to share first-hand accounts of life in the First Battalion.
Karen, Hannie & Nancy: The Three Musketeers (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #4)
by Ann M. MartinFrom the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation!Friends forever!Karen and her best friends Hannie and Nancy call themselves the Three Musketeers. They do everything together. And now that it's summer, they have big plans to play, play, play! But then Hannie and Nancy make plans without Karen. And Karen is mad. Really mad. What happened to the Three Musketeers?
What If You Had An Animal Tail? (What If You Had... ?)
by Sandra MarkleIf you could have any animal's tail, whose would you choose?What if you woke up one morning and you had sprouted a tail overnight? What If You Had An Animal Tail? -- the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series -- explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw that you had an animal tail! From a peacock's showstopping tail to a scorpion's dangerous stinger, discover what it would be like if you had one of these special tails -- and find out why your own tailbone is just the right one for you!
Superbat
by Mr. Matt CarrIt's a bird! It's a plane! No, wait...it's a bat...in a bright superhero outfit and cape? It's Superbat!Pat is an ordinary bat who wants nothing more than to be special. But when he proclaims himself a superbat, the other bats laugh and say that anything he can do, like fly and navigate through the dark, they can do too. Disheartened that his friends have the same superpowers as him, Pat is ready to rip off his cape and throw it away when suddenly his supersonic hearing picks up a terrified cry. A cat has trapped a poor mouse!Without a second thought, Pat quickly flies across the city using his echolocation and saves the mouse from the big, bad cat. His friends, who followed to watch, realize that Pat does have an amazing superpower: courage! A playful twist on the superhero theme, Matt Carr's debut picture book is perfect for anyone who has ever felt just out of place. Matt introduces some real bat characteristics in this superhero adventure, as well as some bat facts in the back of the book!
The Sound of Danger (Mac B., Kid Spy)
by Mac BarnettMac B. is on a secret mission to retrieve a stolen, priceless piece of history in this totally true kid spy adventure from New York Times bestselling author, Mac Barnett!England is in trouble! A priceless violin has been stolen, and there's only one person who can help: kid spy, Mac B. Mac's adventure takes him on a top-secret museum night watch and face-to-face with a mummy, zip-lining in Italy with his trusty corgi sidekick, and finally, on an undercover mission in the heart of enemy territory. But when he ends up as a captured prisoner, is the mission lost for good? Catch the latest hilarious adventure in the New York Times bestselling Mac B., Kid Spy books! Mike Lowery's signature illustrations appear on every page and historical facts are woven throughout, along with intrigue, history, hilarity and more. Discover this TOTALLY TRUE, wholly original, and side-splittingly funny kid spy action-packed adventure, from the wildly talented author Mac Barnett.
The Dragon Crown (Geronimo Stilton Micekings #7)
by Geronimo StiltonGeronimo's cousin Trap has been captured by Gobbler the Putrid, the king of the dragons! If Geronimo can deliver the Crown of the Seven Rubies, Gobler will release Trap. Can Geronimo return the crown safely?
Clifford Visits the Zoo
by Norman BridwellJoin Clifford on an extra-special trip to the zoo. Includes animal facts inside!Join Clifford and Emily Elizabeth on a fantastic afternoon at the zoo! As the friends explore the zoo, they learn opposites along the way. The koalas are sleepy; Clifford is energetic. The seals are wet; Clifford is dry. Butterflies are light; Clifford is heavy. A hippo is dirty; Clifford is clean. Young readers will delight in seeing all different kinds of animals and learning opposites in the process. There is even some light nonfiction at the back of the book about each animal Clifford encounters at the zoo.
Dawn and the Halloween Mystery: Dawn and the Halloween Mystery (The Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries #17)
by Ann M. MartinWhen Dawn witnesses a holdup and Stoneybrook's trick-or-treating is called off while the investigations are underway, she and the other members of the We Love Kids Club decide to catch the robber themselves.
Principles of Verification: Essays Dedicated to Joost-Pieter Katoen on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15260)
by Nils Jansen Sebastian Junges Benjamin Lucien Kaminski Christoph Matheja Thomas Noll Tim Quatmann Mariëlle Stoelinga Matthias VolkThis Festschrift is dedicated to Joost-Pieter Katoen in recognition of his outstanding research, teaching, and organizational successes. Joost-Pieter received his Master's and later his Ph.D. from the University of Twente, and his Professional Doctorate in Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology. He had research positions at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Philips Research, and visiting professorships in France, Australia, and the UK. Since 2004 he has been a professor at RWTH Aachen University and is part-time associated with the University of Twente. Joost-Pieter’s main areas of research are formal methods, computer-aided verification, concurrency theory, probabilistic computation, and semantics. Among many recognitions for this work, he is an ACM Fellow; he was elected as a member of the Academia Europaea, the Royal Holland Society of Science and Humanities, the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Science, Humanities and the Arts, and the Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences; he received an honorary doctorate from Aalborg University. He was awarded an ERC Advanced Grant; he has won best paper, distinguished paper, or test-of-time awards at key conferences such as ETAPS, IEEE SRDS, POPL, CONCUR, and LOPSTR; and he has given keynotes at dozens of major events. He has chaired the Steering Committee of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software (ETAPS) and the TACAS conference; he has been Program Chair, General Chair, or Program Committee member of hundreds of major conferences and workshops, and a board member of key journals; he has served on research boards (such as the EPSRC), doctoral committees, school and university committees, and IFIP working groups; and he coauthored Principles of Model Checking, a highly influential textbook. Throughout his career Joost-Pieter has been a remarkably successful teacher and mentor, supervising students and hosting postdoctoral researchers, many of whom have won awards for their research and advanced to senior positions, and he has collaborated in research and publications with a wide range of scientists. These successes are reflected in the papers contributed to this volume.
Emergent Poetics: Ecological Sites in Contemporary Poetry (Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics)
by Travis W. MattesonThis book proposes the term 'emergent poetics' to synthesize two divergent strands in contemporary literary media theory - the media archaeology of material inscriptions and the systems view of media ecology, which considers media as complex nodes of exchange. Emergent poetics emphasizes the speculative, non-prosthetic quality of media: the anthrodecentric perspective that media do not simply extend human senses, but instead consist of properties that exceed human apprehension. This study builds on Eve Kosofky Sedgwick’s theory of reparative reading, contemporary media theory, and Bruno Latour’s Actor-Network Theory, which are united in their skepticism regarding the paranoid “unveiling” gesture of institutional critique, their emphasis on methodology rather than theoretical ideology, and their insistence on assembling rather than deconstructing. In response to these three trends, this project begins by attending to what Jerome McGann calls the bibliographic code (material forms), while simultaneously expanding this medium specific perspective by situating written works within their broader media ecosystems, tracing interactions among media, humans, and nonhumans.
Sustainable Finance for SMEs: The Role of Capital for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth (Sustainable Finance)
by Mauro Aliano Greta Cestari Salvatore MadonnaOne of the greatest challenges facing humanity is to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth. In addition to public and state financial resources, policymakers leverage private companies to promote sustainable growth through green investments and innovations, encouraging private initiatives and financial activities. In this context, SMEs play a crucial role not only at the European level but also as economic actors implementing and pursuing policy goals. This book focuses on the capital and financial aspects of SME activities for sustainable and inclusive growth, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art. Starting from a business economics perspective, the book discusses financial instruments for both the short and long term. Supply Chain Finance (SCF) offers a theoretical framework for short-term instruments, improving overall supply chain sustainability through companies’ choices of suppliers, buyers, customers, financial institutions, and technology providers. Innovations such as FinTechs and Blockchain can enhance the effectiveness of sustainable business and bring about substantial changes in relationships among different actors. With regard to long-term instruments like debt capital, the book analyzes the traditional banking channel along with the role of the financial market. Factors such as the impact of FinTechs and other innovations on market efficiency have the potential to change financing activities, making relationships more complex and binding. In this complex system, new laws and regulations can mean sudden changes in terms of providing loans. The banking sector is increasingly using CSR drivers to assess creditworthiness and integrating green lending into credit policy, in keeping with central bank decisions and international board standards. These rules supplement existing ones on prudential supervision, capital buffers, and the broader international regulatory framework for banks. Lastly, the book explores the potential impact of “greenwashing” on SMEs pursuing sustainable practices. To address this, it proposes an approach to measuring sustainability for Italian SMEs based on a survey of 2500 enterprises and provides Matlab tools for investigating green and other sustainable behaviors.
The Patagonian Shelfbreak Front: Ecology, Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation (Aquatic Ecology Series #13)
by E. Marcelo Acha Oscar Osvaldo Iribarne Alberto R. PiolaThis book provides a compilation of basic information on the topic of the Patagonian Shelfbreak front, but integrally reanalyzes this under modern paradigms. The book provides a synthesis of the ecosystem characteristics, encompassing physical and chemical oceanography, plankton, nekton and benthos communities, fisheries and conservation issues. It provides hypothesis to guide future research, and recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders. Fronts play key roles in marine ecosystems, and shelfbreak fronts are ubiquitous elsewhere in the world ocean, broadening the interest of our proposal. The Patagonian shelfbreak front is a hot spot of marine life, with several associated fisheries and intensive use by marine birds and mammals. This book will contribute to fill the information gap of the Southwestern Atlantic, a region where there is a growing interest in terms of conservation and management actions. Its primary audience are researchers and postgraduate students, being also relevant for conservation scientists and resource managers.
Laser-MicroEDM Based Hybrid Micromachining: Microdrilling and Micromilliling (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Tanveer Saleh Mir Akmam Noor Rashid Wan Ahmad Bin Wan Azhar Wazed Ibne NoorThis book covers the various aspects of laser micromachining (LBMM) and micro electro-discharge machining (uEDM) sequential hybrid process. LBMM-mEDM-based hybrid micromachining is a growing interest among researchers because of its unique features to harness the advantages of the two primary methods. This book guides the readers to implement this LBMM-mEDM-based hybrid process for the micromachining process efficiently to achieve a higher production rate with improved machining quality. It will provide the basic understanding about the LBMM-mEDM process, how the primary process's parameters affect the overall performance of the hybrid machining's outcome, how the hybrid process can be mathematically modelled to describe various observed phenomena of the said micromachining method. This book caters to researchers and industrial practitioners who are interested in precision and high throughput machining.
Führung und Organisation pharmazeutischer Innovation: Wie man den Wettlauf der Life Sciences gewinnt
by Oliver Gassmann Alexander Schuhmacher Max von Zedtwitz Gerrit ReepmeyerDieses Buch untersucht und beleuchtet die wichtigsten Herausforderungen, denen sich die pharmazeutische Industrie in einem zunehmend wettbewerbsorientierten Umfeld mit inflationären F&E-Investitionen und verschärftem Kostendruck stellen muss. Die Autoren stellen drei Quellen der pharmazeutischen Innovation vor: neue Managementmethoden in der Arzneimittelentwicklung, neue Technologien als Voraussetzung für Spitzenforschung und -entwicklung und neue Formen der Zusammenarbeit und Internationalisierung, wie z. B. Open Innovation in den frühen Phasen der Forschung und Entwicklung. Neue Modelle und Methoden werden anhand von Fallbeispielen aus Europa, den USA und Asien illustriert. Diese dritte, vollständig überarbeitete Auflage wurde erweitert, um die neuesten Entwicklungen im Bereich der offenen und kollaborativen Innovation, die größere strategische Bedeutung von Risikokapital und Investitionen in der Frühphase sowie die neue Palette an aufkommenden Technologien, die jetzt in der pharmazeutischen Innovation eingesetzt werden, zu berücksichtigen.
Dragon Gets By: An Acorn Book (Dragon #3)
by Dav PilkeyFrom Dav Pilkey, creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, comes Dragon, the heartwarming hero adored by Dav's youngest readers!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Dragon is very responsible, but sometimes he makes mistakes. When he's tired, he accidentally reads an egg and fries his morning newspaper! When he sweeps his dirt floor, he can't seem to sweep away all of the dirt and ends up sweeping a hole into the center of his living room! And when Dragon goes grocery shopping, he buys more food than he can fit into his car! Using his trademark humor and heart, Dav Pilkey illustrates the fun side of chores and responsibility.This Acorn edition contains brand-new bonus content, including how-to-draw pages!
The Badger Knight
by Kathryn ErskineNational Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine presents unique novel about a sickly boy's epic journey through England and Scotland at the height of Medieval times.Adrian is small for his age, even for a twelve year old. It doesn't help that he's an albino, which makes those he meets wonder if he's an angel or a devil. His father is a bowyer, and all Adrian wants to do is become apprenticed and go off to war as a long bowman. But that's not what his father wants for him. Since Adrian can write, his father wants him to be a scribe. That's just about the last thing Adrian wants. When the Scots invade England and Adrian's best friend Hugh runs off to find his father and fight in battles, Adrian soon follows, intent on finding Hugh and joining him in glorious warfare against the pagans invading England from the north. When Adrian finds Hugh, who is caring for a wounded Scotsman, he's horrified that Hugh would aid an enemy. But soon, as Adrian gets to know the Donald, he begins to question what he's been taught about the enemy and the nature of war. In this epic journey an afflicted boy finds and inner strength he never knew belonged to him.
Jelly Bean: Jelly Bean (Shelter Pet Squad #1)
by Cynthia LordIn this charming illustrated chapter book series by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord, the Shelter Pet Squad kids find the perfect homes for animals in need!Suzannah's always wanted a pet of her own, but she lives in an apartment where there are absolutely no pets allowed. What she CAN do is volunteer at a local pet shelter. There, although she's the youngest, Suzannah quickly finds herself making friends with the kids and bonding with the animals. She makes toys and treats for the animals. She feeds the cats and plays with the puppies! Then a girl just her age brings a guinea pig named Jelly Bean to the shelter. Suzannah promises that she'll find the little creature the perfect home. But what if no one wants an abandoned guinea pig? Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord has created a fun and heartwarming chapter books series.
Bella Tabbypaw in Trouble: 4: Bella Tabbypaw In Trouble (Magic Animal Friends #4)
by Daisy MeadowsFrom the mind of Daisy Meadows comes a new fantasy world, with the same great magical voice as Rainbow Magic but brand-new adventures!Best friends Jess and Lily visit Friendship Forest, where animals can talk and magic exists!The girls can't wait to have a sleepover in Friendship Forest! But when brave little Bella TabbyPaw gets into trouble with the witch Grizelda's helpers, the Boggits, can Lily and Jess find the kitten before Grizelda does?
Slappy Birthday to You (Goosebumps SlappyWorld #1)
by R. L. StineGoosebumps now on Disney+!The evil dummy comes to life to tell his own twisted tales and scary stories!It's bad enough Ian Barker has to spend his twelfth birthday with his sister and their two annoying cousins. The four of them can't ever hang out without getting into trouble. Vinnie and Jonny always want to play with Ian's stuff. They take extra turns and break everything they touch. Even Ian's new birthday presents are up for grabs. But when Ian gets a Slappy dummy from his dad, things go from bad to worse. When Slappy's in charge, you don't fight over him, he fights over you!
Pug Blasts Off: A Branches Book (Diary of a Pug #1)
by Kyla MayThe first book in a sweet and funny new Branches series about a pug and his human, told from the pug's POV!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Baron von Bubbles, aka "Bub," is the self-proclaimed cutest pug on the planet! Things he loves: fashion, peanut butter, and his human, Bella. Things he does NOT love: Nutz the squirrel, baths, and the rain. When Bella enters the Spirit of the Inventor Challenge, Bub helps her craft the best project ever. But what happens when Nutz gets on Bub's nerves and makes him ruin Bella's project? If Bub wants to make it up to his girl, he'll have to stand up to Nutz -- and the rain -- once and for all.With four-color artwork throughout, this funny and charming diary-format chapter book is perfect for anyone who believes a furry pal is the best kind of friend.
Heart of the Land: Fall of the Beasts, Book 5) (Spirit Animals: Fall of the Beasts #5)
by Sarah PrineasThe four heroes of Erdas are fugitives on the run in this new chapter of the New York Times bestselling series!Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan are young heroes who stopped an unstoppable monster. They are Greencloaks -- guardians chosen from every nation of Erdas -- and together with their powerful spirit animals, they fight to protect their world.But in the ashes of this destruction, there are some who ask: Are the Greencloaks to blame? The young heroes are shocked to find themselves on trial, judged by a council of the world's leaders. Then the unthinkable happens. The council is attacked from within -- by Greencloaks --and an important leader lies slain.In the blink of an eye, Erdas's saviors become wanted fugitives. Someone is trying to frame them as traitors, but why? As the four friends race to uncover this mystery, only one thing is clear . . .The war is far from over.