Tabla de Contenidos: “…Life cycle assessment: meta-analysis of cumulative energy demand for wind energy technologies / Environmental and structural safety issues related to wind energy / Wind turbines and landscape / Global rare earth supply, life cycle assessment, and wind energy / Financial modeling/wind economics. …”

“…The papers cover investigations on the effect of rare earth additions on the mechanical properties of different Mg alloys, including the effect of long-period stacking-ordered (LPSO) structures, and the experimental and computational investigation of the effect of different processing routes…”

“…It explores the 'new extractivist paradigm' that posits transitioning the region's long-standing role of delivering minerals, fossil energy, and marine resources to one providing rare earth elements, renewable power, wilderness tourism, and scientific knowledge about climate change. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the Editors vii -- Kinetic and Isothermal Investigations on the Use of Low Cost Coconut Fiber-Polyaniline Composites for the Removal of Chromium from Wastewater 1 -- Headspace Extraction of Chlorobenzenes from Water Using Electrospun Nanofibers Fabricated with Calix[4]arene-Doped Polyurethane-Polysulfone 17 -- Superhydrophobic Nanosilica Decorated Electrospun Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanofibers for Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction of 16 Organochlorine Pesticides in Environmental Water Samples 27 -- Thermo-Responsive Hydrophilic Support for Polyamide Thin-Film Composite Membranes with Competitive Nanofiltration Performance 41 -- Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Application in Adsorption of Toxic Dye from Aqueous Solution 55 -- Effect of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Capillary-Driven Flow in Water Nanofilters Based on Chitosan Cellulose and Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanocomposites: A Theoretical Study 81 -- Fe-Immobilised Catechol-Based Hypercrosslinked Polymer as Heterogeneous Fenton Catalyst for Degradation of Methylene Blue in Water 101 -- Selective Removal of Iron, Lead, and Copper Metal Ions from Industrial Wastewater by a Novel Cross-Linked Carbazole-Piperazine Copolymer 119 -- Synthesis and Characterization of Thiol-Functionalized Polynorbornene Dicarboximides for Heavy Metal Adsorption from Aqueous Solution 133 -- Dried Brown Seaweed's Phytoremediation Potential for Methylene Blue Dye Removal from Aquatic Environments 153 -- Lignocellulosic Based Biochar Adsorbents for the Removal of Fluoride and Arsenic from Aqueous Solution: Isotherm and Kinetic Modeling 179 -- Synthesis of a Novel Water-Soluble Polymer Complexant Phosphorylated Chitosan for Rare Earth Complexation 195 -- Continuous Fixed-Bed Column Studies on Congo Red Dye Adsorption-Desorption Using Free and Immobilized Nelumbo nucifera Leaf Adsorbent 203 -- Kinetics, Isotherm and Thermodynamic Studies for Efficient Adsorption of Congo Red Dye from Aqueous Solution onto Novel Cyanoguanidine-Modified Chitosan Adsorbent 227 -- Advanced Polymeric Nanocomposites for Water Treatment Applications: A Holistic Perspective 259 -- Functionalized Nanomembranes and Plasma Technologies for Produced Water Treatment: A Review 283 -- Recent Developments in the Application of Bio-Waste-Derived Adsorbents for the Removal of Methylene Blue from Wastewater: A Review 305.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.2.3 Weakly Guiding Approximation, Hybrid Modes, and Linear Polarized Modes2.2.4 Field Distribution and Polarization Characteristics; 2.2.5 Multimode Fiber and Cladding Modes; 2.2.6 Propagation of Optical Pulses in Optical Fibers; 2.3 Basic Theory of the Gradient-Index Optical Fiber; 2.3.1 Ray Equation in Inhomogeneous Media; 2.3.2 Ray Optics of GRIN Fiber; 2.3.3 Wave Optics of GRIN Fiber; 2.3.4 Basic Characteristics of Gradient Index Lens; 2.4 Special Optical Fibers; 2.4.1 Rare-Earth-Doped Fibers and Double-Cladding Fibers; 2.4.2 Polarization Maintaining Fibers…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Economics Rules Oily Risers; What a Gas; Breaking the Addiction; Chapter 7: Consider the Alternatives; Wind at My Back; A Little Ray of Sunshine; Damming Neighbors; Nuclear Deterrents; Welcome to Electric Avenue; A Battery of New Energy Technologies; Chapter 8: Errors of Emission; The Dark Side of the Sun; Get the Lead Out; Rare Earths, Common Pollution; When There Is No Longer a Backyard; Chapter 9: Dragon on a Diet; Watergy; Turning Water into Oil; Manufacturing Water; Building Sustainable Cities; Building Energy Efficiency; Green Shoots; ""Dunno Where It Came From""…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Enforcing migrant destitution, racializing debt - Eve Dickson, Rachel Rosen and Kehinde Sorinmade 9 Libre: debt, discipline and humanitarian pretension - Christian Rossipal Part IV: Emergence 10 'Afro-pessimism' and emerging markets finance - Ilias Alami 11 Dreams of extractive development: reviving the Benguela Railway in central Angola - Jon Schubert 12 Spectral cities and rare earth mining in the North China Plain - Linsey Ly Part V: Gestures 13 Italy, Libya and the EU: co-dependent systems and interweaving imperial interests at the Mediterranean border - Alessandra Ferrini 14 Racial capitalism and settler colonization in Australia: Australian debts to Gurindji economies - Holly Eva Katherine Randell-Moon 15 Connected by a blue sweater: ethical narratives of philanthrocapitalist development - Zenia KishPart VI: Play 16 Eternal conflict: Sderot's underground playground - Oded Nir 17 I am your dividend - Ben Stork Part VII: Control 18 'The shape of the Stock Exchange is shapeless' - Laura Kalba 19 Data Centre Seance: telepathic surveillance capitalism, psychic debt and colonialism - Jacquelene Drinkall Part VIII: Imaginaries 20 Mesoamerica Resiste: staging the battle over Mesoamerica - capitalist fantasies vs grassroots liberation - Debbie Samaniego and Felix Mantz21 Extractive scars and the lightness of finance - Maria Dyveke Styve22 Imagined maps of racial capitalism - Gargi Bhattacharyya Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the Editors vii -- Preface to "Metallurgical Process Simulation and Optimization" ix -- Metallurgical Process Simulation and Optimization 1 -- Simulation of Inclusion Particle Motion Behavior under Interfacial Tension in Continuous Casting Mold 5 -- Effect of Flow Field Optimization of an Asymmetric Multi-Strand Tundish on the Quality Consistency of Cracking Con-Rod Steel 29 -- Mesoscopic Fluid-Particle Flow and Vortex Structural Transmission in a Submerged Entry Nozzle of Continuous Caster 49 -- Influence of M-EMS on Fluid Flow and Initial Solidification in Slab Continuous Casting 67 -- Multi-Parameter Characteristics of Electric Arc Furnace Melting 85 -- Numerical Simulation Study of Gas-Solid Heat Transfer and Decomposition Processes of Limestone Calcined with Blast Furnace Gas in a Parallel Flow Regenerative Lime Kiln 99 -- Effect of Preheating Temperature on Thermal-Mechanical Properties of Dry Vibrating MgO-Based Material Lining in the Tundish 123 -- New Insights into the Mechanism of Nucleation of ZrO2 Inclusions at High Temperature 137 -- Unveiling the Effect of CaF2 on the Microstructure and Transport Properties of Phosphosilicate Systems 151 -- Characterization of Hot Deformation of near Alpha Titanium Alloy Prepared by TiH2-Based Powder Metallurgy 165 -- In Situ Observation and Phase-Field Simulation Framework of Duplex Stainless-Steel Slab during Solidification 185 -- Influence of Mineralogical Structure of Mold Flux Film on Heat Transfer in Mold during Continuous Casting of Peritectic Steel 203 -- The Effect of Heat Source Path on Thermal Evolution during Electro-Gas Welding of Thick Steel Plates 215 -- Exploratory Data Analysis for the Evaluation of Tribological Properties of Wear-Resistant Surface Layers Modified with Rare-Earth Metals 231 -- Effect of Cerium on the Microstructure and Inclusion Evolution of C-Mn Cryogenic Vessel Steels 245 -- Full-Field Temperature Measurement of Stainless Steel Specimens Subjected to Uniaxial Tensile Loading at Various Strain Rates 261 -- Study of Interaction Mechanism between Positrons and Ag Clusters in Dilute Al-Ag Alloys at Low Temperature 277 -- Integrating a Top-Gas Recycling and CO2 Electrolysis Process for H2-Rich Gas Injection and Reduce CO2 Emissions from an Ironmaking Blast Furnace 287.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Alarm ReportingFollow-on Action Response; Assessment and Verification Elements; Reaction Elements; Evidence Gathering; Added Bonus; Summary; Questions and Answers; Chapter 6: Electronics Elements (Detailed Discussion); Introduction; Alarm/Access Control Systems; Identification Devices; Magnetic Stripe Cards; Wiegand Cards/Keys; Barcode Cards; Barium Ferrite Cards; Hollerith; Rare-Earth Magnets; Photo Identification Elements; Multi-technology Cards; Card Readers; TWIC Cards; Other Field Devices; Electrified Strikes; Electrified Mortise Locks; Magnetic Locks; Electrified Panic Hardware…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- Table of Contents -- PLANAR FAULTING -- Diffraction analysis of layer disorder / Peculiarities of the X-ray diffraction of oxygen-deficient perovskite-related materials with partial vacancy ordering / NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS -- Interference phenomena in nanocrystalline materials and their application in the microstructure analysis / Optimisation of coherent X-ray diffraction imaging at ultrabright synchrotron sources / Capacitor discharge sintering of nanocrystalline copper / Microstructure study on BN nanocomposites using XRD and HRTEM / PLASTIC DEFORMATION -- Impact of dislocation cell elastic strain variations on line profiles from deformed copper / Determination of stored elastic energy in plastically deformed copper / Structural studies of submicrocrystalline copper and copper composites by different methods / Grain stresses and elastic energy in ferritic steel under uniaxial load / Stress and hardness in surface layers of shot-peened steels / LINE BROADENING ANALYSIS; DETERMINATION OF CRYSTALLITE SIZE AND MICROSTRAIN -- The "state of the art" of the diffraction analysis of crystallite size and lattice strain / Recent advancements in Whole Powder Pattern Modelling / On the simulation of the anisotropic peak broadening in powder diffraction / XRD and FTIR characterization of nanocrystalline YVO4: Eu derived by coprecipitation process / Cumulants and moments in the line profile analysis / X-ray line-broadening analysis of dislocations in a single crystal of Zr / XRD line profile analysis of calcite powders produced by high energy milling / Refining real structure parameters of disordered layer structures within the Rietveld method / Microstructural characterisation of Cr-Al-N nanocomposites deposited by cathodic arc evaporation / MATERIALS MICROSTRUCTURE -- Characterization of hot wall grown N-9-anthracenylidene-1-anthramine films / Structural and optical properties of AgInSe2 films / In situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of formation mechanism of Rh0.33Re0.67 nanoalloy powder upon thermal decomposition of complex precursor / Crystallite size and micro- and macrostrain changes during layer exchange upon annealing amorphous/crystalline aluminium / Structural state of Eu2(MoO4)3 single crystal after different thermobaric treatments / Anomalous structure of nanocrystallites of rare-earth compounds produced by sol-gel methods / Refinement of extinction-affected X-ray reflection profile of textures / STRESSES AND STRAINS -- Diffraction analysis of elastic strains in micro- and nanostructures / Determination of residual stress at weld interruptions by neutron diffraction / Residual stress and elastic anisotropy in the Ti-Al-(Si-)N and Cr-Al-(Si-)N nanocomposites deposited by cathodic arc evaporation / In-situ X-ray diffraction investigations of thin films: Determination of thermoelastic constants / THIN FILMS -- Profiling of fibre texture gradients in thin films by anomalous X-ray diffraction / X-ray residual stress analysis in CVD multilayer systems: Influence of steep gradients on the line profile shape and - symmetry / Magnetron deposited TiO2 thin films - crystallization and temperature dependence of microstructure and phase composition / Influence of reactive plasmas on thin nickel films / Author Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the Editor ix -- Preface to "Crystal Plasticity (Volume II)" xi -- X-ray Line Profile Analysis of Austenitic Phase Transition and Morphology of Nickel-Free Fe-18Cr-18Mn Steel Powder Synthesized by Mechanical Alloying 1 -- Mechanical Properties of Low Carbon Alloy Steel with Consideration of Prior Fatigue and Plastic Damages 19 -- Characterization of Microstructure and High Temperature Compressive Strength of Austenitic Stainless Steel (21-4N) through Powder Metallurgy Route 33 -- Understanding the Plastic Deformation of Gradient Interstitial Free (IF) Steel under Uniaxial Loading Using a Dislocation-Based Multiscale Approach † 51 -- Unveiling the Mechanisms of High-Temperature 1/2[111] Screw Dislocation Glidein Iron-Carbon Alloys 75 -- The Cooling Rate and Residual Stresses in an AISI 310 Laser Weld: A Meso-Scale Approach 89 -- Micromechanical Effect of Martensite Attributes on Forming Limits of Dual-Phase Steels Investigated by Crystal Plasticity-Based Numerical Simulations 105 -- Twinning Behavior in Cold-Rolling Ultra-Thin Grain-Oriented Silicon Steel 125 -- Numerical Investigation into the Influence of Grain Orientation Distribution on the Local and Global Elastic-Plastic Behaviour of Polycrystalline Nickel-Based Superalloy INC-738 LC 135 -- Microstructural Changes in Ni-Al-Cr-Based Heat-Resistant Alloy with Re Addition 149 -- Numerical Investigation of Plastic Strain Homogeneity during Equal-Channel Angular Pressing of a Cu-Zr Alloy 163 -- Strain Rate and Temperature Effects on Tensile Properties of Polycrystalline Cu6Sn5 by Molecular Dynamic Simulation 177 -- Rolling Texture of Cu-30%Zn Alloy Using Taylor Model Based on Twinning and Coplanar Slip 193 -- Effects of the Rare Earth Y on the Structural and Tensile Properties of Mg-based Alloy: A First-Principles Study 215 -- Thermodynamic Modeling and Mechanical Properties of Mg-Zn-{Y, Ce} Alloys: Review 223 -- Study on Phase Transformation Orientation Relationship of HCP-FCC during Rolling of High Purity Titanium 241 -- A Constitutive Relation Based on the Johnson-Cook Model for Ti-22Al-23Nb-2(Mo, Zr) Alloy at Elevated Temperature 253 -- Strain-Gradient Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Modeling of Slip Band Formation in α-Zirconium 267 -- Microstructural Evolution and Tensile Testing of a Bi-Sn (57/43) Alloy Processed by Tube High-Pressure Shearing 287 -- An Integrative Simulation for Mixing Different Polycarbonate Grades with the Same Color: Experimental Analysis and Evaluations 297 -- Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanically Alloyed Nanostructured (Ti,Cr)C Carbide for Cutting Tools Application 313 -- Microstructure and Superelastic Properties of FeNiCoAlTi Single Crystals with the <100> Orientation under Tension 321 Shape Memory Properties and Microstructure of New Iron-Based FeNiCoAlTiNb Shape Memory Alloys 329 -- Investigation on the Effects of Grain Boundary on Deformation Behavior of Bicrystalline Pillar by Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Method 345 -- Some Issues on Crystal Plasticity Models Formulation: Motion Decomposition and Constitutive Law Variants 355 -- Numerical Modeling and Simulations of Twinning-Induced Plasticity Using Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Method 375 Crystal Plasticity (Volume II) 407.…”

“…All trace elements are covered-from aluminum to zirconium-as well as rare-earth elements (actinides and lanthanides)…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…6.1.3 Water Challenges -- 6.1.4 Technologies for Wastewater Treatment - Electrochemical Process -- 6.2 Electrochemical Reactor for EOC Removal in WWTPs -- 6.2.1 Experimental Design -- 6.2.1.1 Analytical Methodology -- 6.2.2 Electrokinetic Reactor Operating in a Continuous Vertical Flow Mode -- 6.3 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7 Rare Earth Elements: Overview, General Concepts, and Recovery Techniques, Including Electrodialytic Extraction -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Rare Earth Elements: Characterization, Applications, and Geo‐Dependence -- 7.1.2 REE Mining and Secondary Sources -- 7.1.3 REE Extraction and Recovery from Secondary Resources -- 7.2 Case Study -- 7.3 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 8 Hydrocarbon‐Contaminated Soil in Cold Climate Conditions: Electrokinetic‐Bioremediation Technology as a Remediation Strategy -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Hydrocarbon Contamination -- 8.1.2 Oil Spills in Arctic Environments -- 8.1.3 Remediation of Petroleum‐Contaminated Soil -- 8.1.3.1 Electrokinetic Remediation (EKR) -- 8.2 Case Study -- 8.2.1 Description of the Site -- 8.2.2 Soil Sampling -- 8.2.3 Electrokinetic Remediation (EKR) Experiments -- 8.2.4 Analytical Procedures -- 8.2.4.1 Soil Characterization -- 8.3 Determination of Metals and Phosphorus -- 8.3.1 Results and Discussion -- 8.3.1.1 Soil Characteristics -- 8.3.1.2 EKR Experiments -- 8.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9 Electrochemical Migration of Oil and Oil Products in Soil -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Specific Nature of Soils Polluted by Oil and Its Products -- 9.3 Influence of Mineral Composition -- 9.4 Influence of Soil Dispersiveness -- 9.5 Influence of Physical Soil Properties -- 9.6 Influence of Physico‐Chemical Soil Properties -- 9.7 Influence of the Initial Water/Oil Ratio in a Soil…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 2: Silicon nitride based ceramic composites toughened by rare-earth oxide additives2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Preparing Si3N4-based ceramics and the role of RE oxide additives; 2.2.1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5 Repeaters and Optical Amplifiers5.1 Repeaters; 5.2 Optical Amplifiers; 5.2.1 RARE EARTH DOPED OPTICAL FIBER AMPLIFIERS; 5.2.2 SEMICONDUCTOR AMPLIFIERS; 5.2.3 NONLINEAR EFFECTS AND OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS FOR WDM; Chapter 5 References; 6 Wavelength Multiplexing; 6.1 WDM Design Considerations; 6.2 Network Topologies; 6.3 Latency; 6.4 Protection and Restoration; 6.5 Network Management; Chapter 6 References; Chapter 6 Further Reading; 7 Fiber Optic Communication Standards; 7.1 Why Do We Need Standards?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Motivation xviii About the Authors xxv 1 Globalization: Economies in Collision 1 Motivation 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Trend and Challenges in Global Finance 5 1.2.1 Global Finance and the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis 5 1.2.2 Geopolitics and Finance or Geo-Finance 7 1.2.3 Population Growth 9 1.2.4 Geo-Finance and Gating 9 1.2.5 Culture and Social Norms 10 1.2.6 Emerging Economies, Equalization, and Risks 11 1.2.7 Regulation and Politics 12 1.3 Global Finance and Trade in the Media and News 12 1.3.1 Taxing Foreign Returns When They Are Repatriated 12 1.3.2 Sovereign Gating and Protective Tariffs, Trade Defense 12 1.3.3 Global Insurance and Dependence 13 1.3.4 Finance and Politics 13 1.3.5 EU-US Regulation Risks in a Trans-Atlantic Market 13 1.3.6 Rare Earth and Strategic Trades 14 1.4 Global Risks 15 1.4.1 Factors Affecting Global Risks 15 1.4.2 Global Finance and Risk Theories 17 1.5 Global Finance and Swaps and Financial Products 18 1.6 Currencies and Liquidity 20 1.7 Foreign Exchange Regime and Markets, Global Payment, and Reserve Currency 23 1.7.1 Foreign Exchange Markets and Global Trade Currency 24 1.7.2 Exchange Rate Regimes 28 1.7.3 Foreign Exchange Reserve Currencies 29 1.7.4 Exchange Rate in Emerging Markets 30 1.8 Trade Incentives and Repressions 33 1.9 Historical Evolution 36 1.9.1 The Gold Standard System 36 1.9.2 The Bretton Woods Agreement 37 1.9.3 The Yuan Exchange Rate: An Example 38 1.10 Archaic and Modern Globalization: A Time Path 40 1.11 Discussions on Global Issues 44 References 46 2 Data, Measurements, and Global Finance 51 Motivation 51 2.1 Data and Models 51 2.1.1 National Accounts and Country-Specific Data 52 2.1.2 Financial Data 53 2.1.3 Corporate and Statistical Measurements 53 2.1.4 Big Data and Model-Less Finance 56 2.1.5 Technology and Financial Data 59 2.1.6 Transforming Data Management in Global Finance 60 2.2 Global Finance, Data Reduction, and Statistical Measurements 61 2.2.1 Moments 61 2.2.2 Skew and Kurtosis (Tails) 63 2.2.3 Outliers, Extreme Statistics, and Fat Tails 65 2.2.4 Extreme Risks 65 2.2.5 Time Series and Filtration 66 2.2.6 Dependence 67 2.2.7 Risk Exposure 75 2.3 Volatility and Implied Models Estimates 76 2.3.1 Simple Volatility Estimates 76 2.3.2 Implied Volatility 77 2.3.3 Moving Average and Autoregressive Moving Average Models 79 2.3.4 ARCH-GARCH Volatility Models 80 2.3.5 ARCH-GARCH Model: Empirical Evidence 82 2.4 Stochastic Models 86 2.4.1 The Constant Rate of Return Hypothesis 88 2.4.2 Autoregressive and Mean Reverting Models 90 2.5 Multivariate Probability Models 91 2.5.1 Bernoulli and Codependence: Qualitative Data 92 2.5.2 Multivariate Qualitative Data 93 2.5.3 Copulas and Multivariate Models 96 2.6 Statistical Data Reduction 100 2.7 Complexity: The Global Risk Finance Scourge 102 2.8 Discussion 103 References 104 3 Global Finance: Utility, Financial Consumption, and Asset Pricing 110 Motivation 110 3.1 Introduction: Financial Models and Pricing 110 3.1.1 The Walras-Arrow-Debreu Preference-Free Q Framework 111 3.1.2 Utility Finance 113 3.1.3 Utility Preferences and Pricing 114 3.2 Review: Elements of Utility and Risk 116 3.2.1 Utility and Risk Preferences 117 3.2.2 Selected Utility Functions 119 3.3 The Utility of Consumption and its Price 119 3.3.1 Example: The Financial Utility of Consumption 120 3.3.2 The Utility of Financial Consumption 121 3.4 The Capital Assets Pricing Model 123 3.4.1 Discussion 125 3.4.2 The Jensen Alpha Case: η = α−Rf 0 125 3.4.3 The Arbitrage Pricing Theory 126 3.4.4 The Capital Assets Pricing Model and Foreign Exchange 127 3.4.5 Pricing Foreign Exchange Rates and a Basket of Foreign Exchange Rates 128 3.4.6 Thought Experiment 130 3.4.7 Linear Regressions, Capital Assets Pricing Model, and Global Finance 130 3.5 Review of Elements of Arrow-Debreu and Q Pricing 131 3.5.1 Applications of the Arrow-Debreu Framework 134 3.5.2 Pricing a Foreign Bond and Foreign Exchange Rates 134 3.5.3 Global Investment Pricing: A Binomial Model 137 3.5.4 Global Investment Pricing: A Portfolio Problem 139 3.5.5 Foreign Exchange, Consumer Price Index, and Purchasing Power Parity 141 3.5.6 Relative Purchasing Power Parity 141 3.6 The Multiperiod Consumption-Based Capital Asset Pricing Model 142 3.6.1 Example: Pricing Exports 144 3.6.2 Example: The Multiagent Consumption-Based Capital Asset Pricing Model 145 3.6.3 Example: Portfolio Investment 146 3.6.4 The Capital Assets Pricing Model as a Special Case of the Consumption-Based Capital Asset Pricing Model 149 3.6.5 Foreign Exchange Rates, Bonds, and Equity 150 3.6.6 Example: Rate of Returns in Foreign Equity Markets and the Foreign Exchange Rate 153 3.7 Thought Experiments 154 References 155 4 Macroeconomics, Foreign Exchange, and Global Finance 157 Motivation 157 4.1 Introduction 157 4.2 Fundamental Macroeconomic Models 158 4.2.1 The Keynes Model: Goods and Money Markets in a Closed Economy 159 4.2.2 Macroeconomic Accounting in Open Economies 162 4.3 Balance of Payments Accounts 165 4.3.1 The Structure of Balance of Payments 165 4.3.2 Principles of Balance of Payments 167 4.3.3 Global External Imbalances 168 4.4 The Mundell and Fleming Model: IS-LM-BOP Model 171 4.4.1 Equilibrium Exchange Rate in the Foreign Exchange Market 171 4.4.2 IS-LM-BOP Model 173 4.4.3 Two-Country Model with Mundell-Fleming 175 4.4.4 Extension of the Mundell-Fleming Model: Trade 176 4.5 Macroeconomic Factors Reshaping Global Outlook 178 4.5.1 Foreign Direct Investment 178 4.5.2 External Debt and its Sustainability 182 4.5.3 Government Bonds and other Macroeconomic Factors 184 4.5.4 The Impact of a Strong US Dollar 185 4.5.5 The US Dollar and Commodity Prices 186 4.5.6 Globalization and Economic Inequalities 187 4.6 Conclusion 190 References 191 5 Foreign Exchange Models and Prices 195 Motivation 195 5.1 Introduction 195 5.2 Macroeconomic Models of Foreign Exchange Rates 196 5.2.1 Underlying Factors for Modeling Foreign Exchange Prices 196 5.2.2 Classification of Foreign Exchange Models 197 5.3 Exchange Rates and Purchasing Power Parity 198 5.3.1 Purchasing Power Parity and the Law of One Price 198 5.3.2 Application of the Law of One Price and Purchasing Power Parity 200 5.4 Foreign Exchange Rates and Interest Rates: The Assets Approach 204 5.4.1 Covered Interest Arbitrage 204 5.4.2 Uncovered Interest Parities 205 5.4.3 Real Interest Parity 206 5.4.4 Testing Uncovered Interest Parity 206 5.5 Demand and Supply of Money and Exchange Rates: Monetary Approach 207 5.5.1 The Frenkel-Mussa Model 208 5.5.2 Foreign Exchange Prices and Inflation 209 5.5.3 The Unified Asset/Monetary Approaches 211 5.5.4 Empirical Evidence on the Monetary Model of Exchange Rate 211 5.6 Extensions of the Models 212 5.6.1 The Balassa-Samuelson Model 212 5.6.2 The Dornbusch Overshooting Model 215 5.6.3 The Real Interest Differential Theory 219 5.6.4 Present-Value Models: Complete and Incomplete Markets 219 5.7 Conclusions 221 Appendix 5.A: Suggested Empirical Work for Econometric and Statistical Analysis 222 References 223 6 Asia: Financial Environment and Risks 226 Motivation 226 6.1 Introduction 226 6.2 Driving Engines of Economic Growth in Asia 228 6.2.1 International Trade 229 6.2.2 Exchange Rate 229 6.2.3 Foreign Investments Expansion 234 6.3 Financial Sector Development in Asia 235 6.3.1 Fast-Growing Banking Sector 237 6.3.2 Bond Market Development 239 6.3.3 Stock Market Development 242 6.4 Risks of Investing in Asia 245 6.4.1 Foreign Exchange Risk 245 6.4.2 Foreign Exchange Option 248 6.4.3 Portfolio with Asian Assets 249 6.5 Financial Development in China 251 6.5.1 Importance of the Banking Sector in China 252 6.5.2 State-Owned Enterprises 254 6.5.3 Challenges in Equity Markets in China 257 6.5.4 Stock Market Development in China 257 6.6 Finance in Japan 260 6.6.1 Banking Sector in Japan 260 6.6.2 Effectiveness of Corporate Governance 260 6.6.3 The Importance of Industry 261 6.6.4 Bond Market Volatility in Japan 263 6.7 Conclusion 265 References 266 7 Financial Currency Pricing, Swaps, Derivatives, and Complete Markets 269 Motivation 269 7.1 Introduction 269 7.2 Pricing Consumption Price Index and Foreign Exchange in Complete Financial Markets 272 7.3 A Generalized Consumption Price Index Foreign Exchange Pricing Model 276 7.4 Relative and Foreign Exchange Basket Price Tracking 278 7.4.1 Currency Basket Design 281 7.4.2 A Global Index Consumption Price Index Price Reversion and Foreign Exchange Prices 284 7.4.3 Global Index Reversion…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 BROADBAND ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES: AN OVERVIEW -- 1.1 Communication Networks -- 1.2 Access Technologies -- 1.2.1 Last-Mile Bottleneck -- 1.2.2 Access Technologies Compared -- 1.3 Digital Subscriber Line -- 1.3.1 DSL Standards -- 1.3.2 Modulation Methods -- 1.3.3 Voice over DSL -- 1.4 Hybrid Fiber Coax -- 1.4.1 Cable Modem -- 1.4.2 DOCSIS -- 1.5 Optical Access Networks -- 1.5.1 Passive Optical Networks -- 1.5.2 PON Standard Development -- 1.5.3 WDM PONs -- 1.5.4 Other Types of Optical Access Networks -- 1.6 Broadband over Power Lines -- 1.6.1 Power-Line Communications -- 1.6.2 BPL Modem -- 1.6.3 Challenges in BPL -- 1.7 Wireless Access Technologies -- 1.7.1 Wi-Fi Mesh Networks -- 1.7.2 WiMAX Access Networks -- 1.7.3 Cellular Networks -- 1.7.4 Satellite Systems -- 1.7.5 LMDS and MMDS Systems -- 1.8 Broadband Services and Emerging Technologies -- 1.8.1 Broadband Access Services -- 1.8.2 Emerging Technologies -- 1.9 Summary -- References -- 2 OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS: COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS -- 2.1 Optical Fibers -- 2.1.1 Fiber Structure -- 2.1.2 Fiber Mode -- 2.1.3 Fiber Loss -- 2.1.4 Fiber Dispersion -- 2.1.5 Nonlinear Effects -- 2.1.6 Light-Wave Propagation in Optical Fibers -- 2.2 Optical Transmitters -- 2.2.1 Semiconductor Lasers -- 2.2.2 Optical Modulators -- 2.2.3 Transmitter Design -- 2.3 Optical Receivers -- 2.3.1 Photodetectors -- 2.3.2 Optical Receiver Design -- 2.4 Optical Amplifiers -- 2.4.1 Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Amplifiers -- 2.4.2 Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers -- 2.4.3 Raman Amplifiers -- 2.5 Passive Optical Components -- 2.5.1 Directional Couplers -- 2.5.2 Optical Filters -- 2.6 System Design and Analysis -- 2.6.1 Receiver Sensitivity -- 2.6.2 Power Budget -- 2.6.3 Dispersion Limit -- 2.7 Optical Transceiver Design for TDM PONs -- 2.7.1 Burst-Mode Optical Transmission -- 2.7.2 Colorless ONUs -- 2.8 Summary -- References -- 3 PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS: ARCHITECTURES AND PROTOCOLS -- 3.1 PON Architectures -- 3.1.1 Network Dimensioning and Bandwidth…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Martins and Osvaldo Ortet Palladium(II) Recovery from Hydrochloric Acid Solutions by N,N'-Dimethyl-N,N'- Dibutylthiodiglycolamide Reprinted from: Metals 2015, 5(4), 2303-2315; doi: 10.3390/met5042303 -- Diankun Lu, Yongfeng Chang, Wei Wang, Feng Xie, Edouard Asselin and David Dreisinger Copper and Cyanide Extraction with Emulsion Liquid Membrane with LIX 7950 as the Mobile Carrier: Part 1, Emulsion Stability Reprinted from: Metals 2015, 5(4), 2034-2047; doi: 10.3390/met5042034 -- Shotaro Saito, Osamu Ohno, Shukuro Igarashi, Takeshi Kato and Hitoshi Yamaguchi Separation and Recycling for Rare Earth Elements by Homogeneous Liquid-Liquid Extraction (HoLLE) Using a pH-Responsive Fluorine-Based Surfactant Reprinted from: Metals 2015, 5(3), 1543-1552; doi: 10.3390/met5031543…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…6.15 Amorphous Alloys (Metallic Glasses) -- 6.16 Metal Foams and Metamaterials -- 6.17 Rare Earth Metals -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Bibliography -- Review Questions -- Qualitative Problems -- Quantitative Problems -- Synthesis, Design, and Projects -- Chapter 7. …”