Technology & Engineering - General

Intelligent Inclusion: Designing Accessible Futures with AI explores how artificial intelligence can revolutionize accessibility and create more inclusive environments for people with disabilities. This book delves into the intersection of cutting-edge AI technologies and human-centered design principles to develop solutions that break down barriers...

A Vision for Accountability in the Decarbonization JourneyAs the world confronts the escalating consequences of climate change, the urgency for collective and innovative action has never been more apparent. Nations, organizations, and individuals are being called upon to redefine their relationship with the environment,...

The Creative Collaborator: How to Dance with AI Instead of Fear ItIn Quiver, don't Quake, Nadim Sadek shows how to partner with Allied Intelligence to amplify - not replace - your imagination. With a maker's voice and a psychologist's clarity, he reframes AI as...

This Special Issue reprint presents recent advances in the design, modeling, optimization, and control of manufacturing systems, with a focus on innovative and practical approaches relevant to both academia and industry. Contributions cover a wide range of topics including intelligent scheduling, simulation-based optimization, human-centered...

The major drawbacks faced by the automobile manufacturers and government is the hurdle of battery life and setting up of charging stations. The proposed work discusses with the concept of electric vehicle with regenerative system to maximize the battery life. It involves development of...

This title avoids the question format and emphasizes the broader significance of Simplicial Complexes. Breakdown: - Beyond Counting Faces: Moves beyond a basic aspect and sparks curiosity about what else there is. - Unveiling the Hidden Language of Shapes: Creates intrigue and suggests these...

Albedo is a known and documented phenomenon, defined as the reflectivity of a surface, i.e., the ratio of reflected light energy to incident light energy. It is a dimensionless quantity, used in particular in agro-forestry, urban environment, cryosphere and geology. It is an Essential...

This book is a compilation of research articles related to the application of organic semiconductor materials in the field of electronics such as field effect transistors, light emitting diodes and in harvesting solar energy via solar cells. Chapter 1 acquaints the reader with the...

In this volume I attempt to present concisely the physical principles underlying the operation and performance characteristics of the class of semiconductor p-n-p-n switches known as thyristors. The semiconductor controlled rectifier (SCR), the triode AC switch (Triac) the gate turn-off switch (GTO), and the...

""Dynamics of Rotation: An Elementary Introduction to Rigid Dynamics"" is a book written by Arthur Mason Worthington and first published in 1902. The book provides an in-depth introduction to the principles of rigid dynamics, which is the study of the motion of objects that...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

'Climate Change' is a matter of great concern at the global level since it is leading to causing weather-related disasters and in making communities more vulnerable to the effects of disasters. There is need for disaster mitigation measures to reduce or if possible, totally...

Energy crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our century. The world currently invests more than $1 trillion per year in energy, much of it going toward the energy systems of the past instead of building the clean energy economies of the...

Author: Andrew MacDonaldISBN-10: 1764334205ISBN-13: 9781764334204Publisher: Bionic AdvisorLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2025Pages: 122Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

We are all under the gun of technological progress. This book offers a much needed human centered perspective. For those not yet enlightened to the hazards of technics, it provides an introduction. For those already familiar, Sedlmayr provides hope and a plan forward. Sedlmayr's...

"Practical Horseshoeing" is a comprehensive guide to the art and science of shoeing horses, written by George Fleming and originally published in 1871. This detailed manual covers all aspects of horseshoeing, from the anatomy of the horse's foot to the selection and application of...

Running water changed North American communities in similar ways, and they often used the same new tools to improve their supplies when these tools became available. The 1883 pump house and distribution system brought steep learning curves to Fredericton's Council, Fire Department, and new...

AI Powered SAP Finance is more than just a book-it's a roadmap for transforming how modern enterprises run finance.As businesses race to adopt intelligent technologies, SAP professionals are caught at a crossroads: evolve or fall behind. This book delivers the clarity, strategy, and technical...

What You will find inside the book: Construction Productivity This section describes some of the basic tools developed over the past two decades to measure and analyze productivity on construction sites. This list is not exhaustive and people using these tools in the field...

Programmers who endure and succeed amidst swirling uncertainty and nonstop pressure share a common attribute: They care deeply about the practice of creating software. They treat it as a craft. They are professionals. In The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers,...

The author, with an outstanding track record in space projects, presents a proven and effective methodology that complements traditional manuals. By combining advanced mathematical models with expert judgment, it offers an invaluable tool for obtaining accurate and reliable results.Beyond its theoretical basis, this book...

A locally fabricated Brake Pad Test Rig was successfully used to evaluate the wear rate and braking effectiveness of two samples of automobile disc brake pads at various speeds and braking forces. Detailed design analysis of the test rig, which was also used to...

This volume has its origin in the activities performed in Bologna in 2004, within the framework of the European project Mathematics in Europe. This offered a general audience the opportunity to attend agreeable performances and, at the same time, to hear something about the...

The paradigm in the design of all human activity that requires energy for its development must change from the past. We must change the processes of product manufacturing and functional services. This is necessary in order to mitigate the ecological footprint of man on...

This three volume series of intellectual biography considers the life, work and impact on economic, social and political theory of the Italian economist, sociologist and political scientist Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923).This second volume follows Pareto from his time teaching at Lausanne to the juncture in...

This title discusses design strategies, implementation difficulties, and the effectiveness of online labs. It provides scholars, researchers, and practitioners support for lab-based e-learning, gives guidance on the selection of technologies for various projects, and illustrates Web-based teaching with case studies.Author: Lee ChaoISBN-10: 1599045079ISBN-13: 9781599045078Publisher:...

Instructors at universities face many of the same concerns. They have to prepare and organize their courses, teach those courses and provide assignments, assess the learning of the students, and then evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching style. Even though these experiences are common,...

As science advances, more and more emphasis is being placed on the human user of the computer-based system. Instead of humans learning how to interact with these systems, the systems must learn how to interact with humans. Cognitively Informed Systems: Utilizing Practical Approaches to...

E-Learning and Virtual Science Centers addresses an aspect of Web-based education that has not attracted sufficient attention in the international research literature - that of virtual science centers, the cyberspace annex of traditional science centers. It is the first book to be published on...

Business Process Improvement Through E-Collaboration: Knowledge Sharing Through the Use of Virtual Groups is written around two main theses. The first is that business process improvement, a key element of the most influential management movements since the 1980s, can itself be considerably improved by...

The "buzz" surrounding social media focuses on how business can build relationships by participating in the online "conversation". When it works, social media relationship building is often labor and time intensive with a return on investment that is often hard to measure. Not many...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Between Craft and Science brings together leading scholars from sociology, anthropology, industrial relations, management, and engineering to consider issues surrounding technical work, the most rapidly expanding sector of the labor force. Part craft and part science, part blue-collar and part white-collar, technical work demands...

This book is the actual cruise book of CAG 86 which was originally published just after World War II. This quality, large format volume contains biographies of all VF, VBF, VB, VT and Air Group Combat personnel, as well as those serving on the...

Author: Bob ColemanISBN-10: 0393312119ISBN-13: 9780393312119Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/1970Pages: 344Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.51w x 1.05d

Contrary to common beliefs, economic globalization does not imply the end of social urban policy. This book argues that urban society and policy-makers have sufficient degrees of freedom available to decide on the social and economic future of deprived neighborhoods. Experiences from several European...

Author: Vitalii TkachenkoISBN-13: 9798869054296Publisher: Be Art New YorkLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2025Pages: 86Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.38d

Step into the transformative world of artificial intelligence with AI Book for Beginners: Volume 1 by Amber Lord, a comprehensive and engaging guide crafted for those new to AI. This beginner-friendly book demystifies complex concepts like machine learning, neural networks, and data science fundamentals,...

This volume of the "Bulletin of the Bureau of Standards" presents a compilation of scientific research and standardization efforts undertaken by the United States National Bureau of Standards. It offers detailed reports, analyses, and findings across various fields of physics and engineering. This collection...

Low temperature research has gained significant momentum in India, especially with the increased availability of closed-cycle refrigerators, which have made cryogenic studies more accessible and cost-effective. In light of this, it is timely and appropriate to compile a comprehensive resource aimed at students and...

Bee products, such as honey, pollen, royal jelly, and propolis, are widely recognized as nutritious and biologically active superfoods. However, variations in production practices, environmental conditions, and potential pollution risks have led to inconsistent quality, raising concerns among consumers. To advance industry standards, this...

Why, indeed, is there the need for technological issues to be discussed in the context of Interstellar Law? Briefly put, as technology changes, the law must keep in sync - otherwise, the law becomes unable to be effective. Yet, as Stephen Hawking points out,...

For those who have read Volumes 1 and 2 of The Technidigm Protocol, whether at the Novice, Practitioner, or Master level, Volume 3 provides unique and detailed assessment guidelines (actual questions to ask as part of detailed research) for management assessments of critical programs...

The Next Tech Apocalypse: The Death of Mobile reveals the coming collapse of the smartphone industry, the downfall of mobile networks, and the rise of Adaptive Computing (AC). As AC technology replaces outdated silicon-based computing, tech giants like Apple, Google, and telecom carriers must...

This book considers the interplay between the affordances of technologies, the experiences and processes of technological systems, and the process of learning and adaptation by state actors as part of governance reform in China. It offers detailed studies of specific projects and applications that...

The present book is compilation of the reports presented during an international workshop on cleaner Production & Energy Conservation organized by the NAM S&T centre at Cochin. This book is a compilation opt the articles in this publication have touched upon various aspects of...

Data is an important part of the modern world's infrastructure, as it is essential to the functioning of society and a key factor in any digital transformation. For this reason, we need to be careful about how we build, maintain and strengthen our data...

The present work has been motivated by a particular concept of corrosion protection; however, it addresses the generic field of storage and delivery of functional molecules. After processing of galvanized steel sheets a so-called cut-edge is exposed. Its cathodic protection is mostly insufficient and...