Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Corruption Always Begins Small -- Bribery and Corruption of Your Employees -- Bribery and Corruption by Your Employees -- Evolution of Government Attitudes -- Official Corruption Impacts Individual Corruption -- Tax Evasion as a Gateway to Money Laundering -- Moving from Taxes to Criminal Activity -- The Rise of Regional and Multinational AML Organizations -- The Connection between Fraud and Money Laundering -- Money Laundering as a Do-It-Yourself Activity -- The Service Providers: Bankers, Accountants, and Lawyers -- Conclusion -- ch. 3 Mechanisms for Moving Money -- Money Laundering Requires Movement through the System -- Broken Windows Encourage Other Crimes -- Look Local, Think Global -- Expanding International Requirements -- Financial Havens Are Expanding -- Money Laundering Is a Growth Industry -- Law Enforcement Gets a Big Boost -- Profit Drives Criminal Activity -- Structuring the Scheme to Succeed -- Why Use a Bank, When You Can Own One? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; 1.6 Organization of this Book; 1.7 Summary; 2 Background; 2.1 Vocabulary and Notation; 2.2 Strategies; 2.3 Mechanisms; 2.4 Machine Models; 2.4.1 Machine Model; Instruction Parallelism; Memory Hierarchy; Virtual Memory; Multiprocessor Systems; Attached Devices; 2.4.2 Key Features for Performance; Data Locality…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Sharp Things -- Other Dangers -- Part the Second: The Adventure -- Chapter 4 Decoder Armguard: Wherein our heroes get the message -- Build the Decoder Armguard -- Step 1: The Armguard Base -- Step 2: Bits and Pieces -- Step 3: The Code -- Step 4: The Decoder Mechanism -- Step 5: Odds and Ends -- Chapter 5 Signaling Periscope: Wherein our heroes pass the message along -- Build the Signaling Periscope -- Step 1: Cut Out Your Pieces -- Step 2: Put the Pieces Together -- Step 3: Install the Lights -- Step 4: Finish It Off -- Chapter 6 Goggles: Wherein our heroes prepare for a trip -- Build the Goggles -- Step 1: Cut the Gasket Pieces -- Step 2: Prepare the Lenses -- Step 3: Assemble the Gaskets and Lenses -- Step 4: Embellish Your Goggles -- Chapter 7 Grappling Hook Launcher: Wherein our heroes get a lift -- Make the Grappling Hook Launcher -- Step 1: Cut Your Pipe Sections -- Step 2: Assemble the Launcher Mechanism -- Step 3: Flesh It Out -- Step 4: The Tank -- Step 5: The Grappling Hook -- Step 6: The Shaft -- Step 7: Embellishments -- Chapter 8 Airship Harness: Wherein our heroes fly by night -- Make an Airship Harness -- Step 1: Make a Strap -- Step 2: From Strap to Belt -- Step 3: The Back Strap -- Step 4: Shoulder Straps -- Step 5: The Up Straps…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Focused Visual Attention and Resistance to Distraction -- General Conceptual Issues -- Framework for Development -- Orienting/Investigative System -- System of Higher Level Control -- Development of Two Systems of Attention -- Implications for Distractibility -- Conceptual Issues in the Study of Distractibility -- Common Mechanisms -- Developmental Changes in Mechanisms -- Can Distractors Help Performance? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the Special Issue Editor v -- Preface to "Shape Memory Alloys 2017" vii -- Takuo Sakon Novel Research for Development of Shape Memory Alloys doi: 10.3390/met8020125 1 -- Sheng Xu, Haiyou Huang, Jianxin Xie, Yuta Kimura, Xiao Xu, Toshihiro Omori and Ryosuke Kainuma Dynamic Recovery and Superelasticity of Columnar-Grained Cu-Al-Mn Shape Memory Alloy doi: 10.3390/met7040141 6 -- Li Hu, Shuyong Jiang and Yanqiu Zhang Role of Severe Plastic Deformation in Suppressing Formation of R Phase and Ni4Ti3 Precipitate of NiTi Shape Memory Alloy doi: 10.3390/met7040145 14 -- Takashi Fukuda and Tomoyuki Kakeshita Lattice Softening in Fe3Pt Exhibiting Three Types of Martensitic Transformations doi: 10.3390/met7050156 23 -- Yanqiu Zhang, Shuyong Jiang and Li Hu Investigation of Dynamic Recrystallization of NiTi Shape Memory Alloy Subjected to Local Canning Compression doi: 10.3390/met7060208 29 -- Shuyong Jiang, Junbo Yu, Li Hu and Yanqiu Zhang Investigation on Deformation Mechanisms of NiTi Shape Memory Alloy Tube under Radial Loading doi: 10.3390/met7070268 39 -- Ren-Kae Shiue, Shyi-Kaan Wu, Sheng-Hao Yang and Chun-Kai Liu Infrared Dissimilar Joining of Ti50Ni50 and 316L Stainless Steel with Copper Barrier Layer in between Two Silver-Based Fillers doi: 10.3390/met7070276 49 -- Shuyong Jiang, Dong Sun, Yanqiu Zhang and Li Hu Deformation Behavior and Microstructure Evolution of NiTiCu Shape Memory Alloy Subjected to Plastic Deformation at High Temperatures doi: 10.3390/met7080294 59 -- Yulong Liang, Shuyong Jiang, Yanqiu Zhang and Junbo Yu Microstructure, Mechanical Property, and Phase Transformation of Quaternary NiTiFeNb and NiTiFeTa Shape Memory Alloys doi: 10.3390/met7080309 69 -- Yu Wang, Shuyong Jiang and Yanqiu Zhang Processing Map of NiTiNb Shape Memory Alloy Subjected to Plastic Deformation at High Temperatures doi: 10.3390/met7090328 79 -- Li Hu, Shuyong Jiang and Yanqiu Zhang A Combined Experimental-Numerical Approach for Investigating Texture Evolution of NiTi Shape Memory Alloy under Uniaxial Compression doi: 10.3390/met7090356 90 -- Yoshifuru Mitsui, Keiichi Koyama, Makoto Ohtsuka, Rie Y. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Convolutions -- 8.3.1. Abel's Mechanics Problem -- 8.4. The Unit Step and Impulse Functions -- 9. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF RENEWABLE PLASTICS -- Series Page -- INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF RENEWABLE PLASTICS: ENVIRONMENTAL, TECHNOLOGICAL,AND ECONOMIC ADVANCES -- Copyright -- Disclaimer -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 - Outline of the Actual Situation of Plastics Compared to Conventional Materials -- 1.1 Polymers: The Industrial and Economic Reality Compared to Traditional Materials -- 1.1.1 Plastic and Metal Consumption -- 1.1.2 Mechanical Properties -- 1.1.2.1 Intrinsic Mechanical Properties -- 1.1.2.2 Specific Mechanical Properties -- 1.1.3 Thermal and Electrical Properties -- 1.1.4 Durability -- 1.1.5 Material Costs -- 1.1.5.1 Cost per Weight of Various Materials -- 1.1.5.2 Cost per Volume of Various Materials -- 1.1.5.3 Performance/Cost per Liter Ratios of Various Materials -- 1.2 What Are Thermoplastics, Thermoplastic Elastomer, Thermosets, Composites, and Hybrids? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 7.5.1 β Phase Titanium Alloys -- 7.5.2 Magnesium-Based Biodegradable Alloys -- 7.6 Processing -- 7.7 Conclusion -- 7.8 Problems -- References -- 8 Ceramic Biomaterials -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 CaHAP -- 8.3 Aluminum Oxide: Al2O3 -- 8.4 Zirconia: ZrO2 -- 8.5 Porcelains -- 8.6 Carbon -- 8.7 Processing Schemes and Structures -- 8.8 Mechanical and Physical Properties -- 8.9 Particulate Bioceramics -- 8.10 Bioactive Ceramic Structures -- 8.11 Relationship With Environment -- 8.12 Functional Usage -- 8.13 Conclusion -- 8.14 Problems…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…10.2 REQUIREMENTS-DRIVEN AGENT AGGREGATION -- 10.2.1 CAPABILITY PROJECTION REPHRASING -- 10.2.2 CAPABILITY REALIZATION PATTERN -- 10.2.3 CAPABILITY AGGREGATION: NOTATIONS -- 10.2.4 CAPABILITY AGGREGATION: MECHANISM DESIGN -- 10.2.5 CAPABILITY AGGREGATION: BENEVOLENT OBJECTIVE FUNCTION -- 10.3 CAPABILITY ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM (TANG AND JIN, 2010) -- 10.3.1 PROBLEM DEFINITION -- 10.3.2 NORMATIVE SYSTEMS -- 10.3.3 NEGOTIATION-BASED TASK ASSIGNMENT -- 10.4 SUMMARY -- Part Three References -- 4 - Environment-Related Nonfunctionalities -- 11 - The System Dependability Problem -- 11.1 BACKGROUND AND PRINCIPLES -- 11.1.1 BACKGROUND -- 11.1.2 STATE OF ART -- 11.1.2.1 Unified Model of Dependability -- 11.1.3 PRINCIPLES OF IDENTIFYING DEPENDABILITY REQUIREMENTS -- 11.2 CYBERNETICS AND MODEL OF DEPENDABLE SYSTEMS -- 11.2.1 CYBERNETICS AND CONTROL LOOPS -- 11.2.2 MODEL OF DEPENDABLE SYSTEMS -- 11.3 FUNCTION AND CONTROL CAPABILITY PROFILE CLUSTER REQUIREMENTS ELICITATION AND MODELING -- 11.3.1 FUNCTION AND CONTROL CAPABILITY PROFILE CLUSTER METAMODEL -- 11.3.2 ELICITATION OF DEPENDABILITY REQUIREMENTS -- 11.3.2.1 Hazard and Operability Study-Based Threat and System Behavior Deviation Identification -- 11.3.2.2 Risk Assessment -- 11.3.2.3 Control Capability Determination -- 11.3.2.4 Control Capability Specification -- 11.3.3 CASE STUDY: ONLINE STOCK TRADING SYSTEM -- 11.3.3.1 Eliciting Dependability Requirements by Identifying Needs for Controllers -- 11.4 SUMMARY -- 12 - The System Dynamic Adaptability Concern -- 12.1 DYNAMIC ADAPTATION MECHANISMS -- 12.1.1 RULE-BASED DYNAMIC ADAPTATION -- 12.1.2 GOAL-ORIENTED ADAPTATION MECHANISM -- 12.1.3 CONTROL LOOP-BASED SYSTEM MODEL -- 12.2 MODELING DYNAMIC ADAPTATION CAPABILITY -- 12.2.1 CONFORMANCE AMONG REQ, ENV, AND SPEC AS DYNAMIC ADAPTATION LOGIC -- 12.2.2 STRUCTURING THE ENVIRONMENT…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Electrons in Atoms and the Periodic Table -- 9.1 Blimps, Balloons, and Models of the Atom -- 9.2 Light: Electromagnetic Radiation -- 9.3 The Electromagnetic Spectrum -- Chemistry And Health: Radiation Treatment for Cancer -- 9.4 The Bohr Model: Atoms with Orbits -- 9.5 The Quantum-Mechanical Model: Atoms with Orbitals -- Baseball Paths and Electron Probability Maps -- From Orbits to Orbitals -- 9.6 Quantum-Mechanical Orbitals and Electron Configurations -- Quantum-Mechanical Orbitals -- Electron Configurations: How Electrons Occupy Orbitals -- 9.7 Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table -- 9.8 The Explanatory Power of the Quantum-Mechanical Model -- 9.9 Periodic Trends: Atomic Size, Ionization Energy, and Metallic Character -- Atomic Size -- Ionization Energy -- Chemistry And Health: Pumping Ions: Atomic Size and Nerve Impulses -- Metallic Character -- Self-Assessment Quiz -- Key Terms -- Exercises -- Answers to Skillbuilder Exercises -- Answers to Conceptual Checkpoints -- Chapter 10. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…’s Measurement Data 192 -- 3.6 Visualization of the Propagation Mechanism 199 -- 3.7 A Note on the Conventional Propagation Models 203 -- 3.8 Refinement of the Macro Model to Take Transmitting Antenna’s Electronic and Mechanical Tilt into Account 207.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…9.1 Blimps, Balloons, and Models of the Atom -- 9.2 Light: Electromagnetic Radiation -- 9.3 The Electromagnetic Spectrum -- CHEMISTRY AND HEALTH: Radiation Treatment for Cancer -- 9.4 The Bohr Model: Atoms with Orbits -- 9.5 The Quantum-Mechanical Model: Atoms with Orbitals -- Baseball Paths and Electron Probability Maps -- From Orbits to Orbitals -- 9.6 Quantum-Mechanical Orbitals and Electron Configurations -- Quantum-Mechanical Orbitals -- Electron Configurations: How Electrons Occupy Orbitals -- 9.7 Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table -- 9.8 The Explanatory Power of the Quantum-Mechanical Model -- 9.9 Periodic Trends: Atomic Size, Ionization Energy, and Metallic Character -- Atomic Size -- CHEMISTRY AND HEALTH: Pumping Ions: Atomic Size and Nerve Impulses -- Ionization Energy -- Metallic Character -- Self-Assessment Quiz -- Key Terms -- Exercises -- Answers to Skillbuilder Exercises -- Answers to Conceptual Checkpoints -- 10 Chemical Bonding -- 10.1 Bonding Models and AIDS Drugs -- 10.2 Representing Valence Electrons with Dots -- 10.3 Lewis Structures of Ionic Compounds: Electrons Transferred -- 10.4 Covalent Lewis Structures: Electrons Shared -- Single Bonds -- Double and Triple Bonds -- 10.5 Writing Lewis Structures for Covalent Compounds -- Writing Lewis Structures for Polyatomic Ions -- Exceptions to the Octet Rule -- 10.6 Resonance: Equivalent Lewis Structures for the Same Molecule -- 10.7 Predicting the Shapes of Molecules -- Representing Molecular Geometries on Paper -- CHEMISTRY AND HEALTH: Fooled by Molecular Shape -- 10.8 Electronegativity and Polarity: Why Oil and Water Don't Mix -- Electronegativity -- Polar Bonds and Polar Molecules -- EVERYDAY CHEMISTRY: How Soap Works -- Self-Assessment Quiz -- Key Terms -- Exercises -- Answers to Skillbuilder Exercises -- Answers to Conceptual Checkpoints -- 11 Gases…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Preface -- About the Editor -- Associate Editors -- Contributors -- A -- Abductive, Deductive, and Inductive Thinking -- Absolute Leadership -- Abstract Intelligence -- Academic Entrepreneur, Academic Entrepreneurship -- Synonyms -- Introduction -- Definition of Terms: Academic Entrepreneur/Academic Entrepreneurship -- Academic Entrepreneur -- Academic Entrepreneurship -- The Models of Innovation and its Relevance for Academic Entrepreneurship -- Examples of Academic Entrepreneurship in Practice -- Conclusion and Future Directions -- Cross-References -- References -- Academic Entrepreneurship -- Synonyms -- Key Concepts -- Notions: Emerging of the Concept -- Different Forms of Academic Entrepreneurship -- The Production of Knowledge in Research Laboratories of Universities -- Rationale for the Development of the Opening of Universities to Industry -- Factors Affecting the Development of Academic Entrepreneurship -- Influence of the Legal Framework and Institutional Contexts (System Level) -- Contributing to Innovation: Compensate Mechanisms -- Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Risk -- Internal Mechanisms in Universities -- Growth and Challenges -- Knowledge ́s Production Change, Capitalization of Knowledge, Partnerships and Networks -- Conclusion and Future Directions. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Tokenization -- Data Loss Prevention -- Data Obfuscation -- Data De-identification -- Implement Data Discovery -- Structured Data -- Unstructured Data -- Implement Data Classification -- Mapping -- Labeling -- Sensitive Data -- Design and Implement Information Rights Management -- Objectives -- Appropriate Tools -- Plan and Implement Data Retention, Deletion, and Archiving Policies -- Data Retention Policies -- Data Deletion Procedures and Mechanisms -- Data Archiving Procedures and Mechanisms -- Legal Hold -- Design and Implement Auditability, Traceability, and Accountability of Data Events -- Definition of Event Sources and Requirement of Identity Attribution -- Logging, Storage, and Analysis of Data Events -- Chain of Custody and Nonrepudiation -- Summary -- Domain 3 Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security -- Comprehend Cloud Infrastructure Components -- Physical Environment -- Network and Communications -- Compute -- Virtualization -- Storage -- Management Plane -- Design a Secure Data Center -- Logical Design -- Physical Design -- Environmental Design -- Analyze Risks Associated with Cloud Infrastructure -- Risk Assessment and Analysis -- Cloud Vulnerabilities, Threats, and Attacks -- Virtualization Risks -- Countermeasure Strategies -- Design and Plan Security Controls -- Physical and Environmental Protection -- System and Communication Protection -- Virtualization Systems Protection -- Identification, Authentication, and Authorization in Cloud Infrastructure -- Audit Mechanisms -- Plan Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity -- Risks Related to the Cloud Environment -- Business Requirements -- Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Strategy -- Creation, Implementation, and Testing of Plan -- Summary -- Domain 4 Cloud Application Security -- Advocate Training and Awareness for Application Security -- Cloud Development Basics…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Implement Data Classification -- Data Classification Policies -- Mapping -- Labeling -- Design and Implement Information Rights Management -- Objectives -- Appropriate Tools -- Plan and Implement Data Retention, Deletion, and Archiving Policies -- Data Retention Policies -- Data Deletion Procedures and Mechanisms -- Data Archiving Procedures and Mechanisms -- Legal Hold -- Design and Implement Auditability, Traceability, and Accountability of Data Events -- Definition of Event Sources and Requirement of Event Attribution -- Logging, Storage, and Analysis of Data Events -- Chain of Custody and Nonrepudiation -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security -- Comprehend Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Components -- Physical Environment -- Network and Communications -- Compute -- Virtualization -- Storage -- Management Plane -- Design a Secure Data Center -- Logical Design -- Physical Design -- Environmental Design -- Analyze Risks Associated with Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms -- Risk Assessment -- Cloud Vulnerabilities, Threats, and Attacks -- Risk Mitigation Strategies -- Plan and Implementation of Security Controls -- Physical and Environmental Protection -- System, Storage, and Communication Protection -- Identification, Authentication, and Authorization in Cloud Environments -- Audit Mechanisms -- Plan Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity -- Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Strategy -- Business Requirements -- Creation, Implementation, and Testing of Plan -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Cloud Application Security -- Advocate Training and Awareness for Application Security -- Cloud Development Basics -- Common Pitfalls -- Common Cloud Vulnerabilities -- Describe the Secure Software Development Life Cycle Process -- NIST Secure Software Development Framework -- OWASP Software Assurance Maturity Model…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Unit I: Introduction to Analysis -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Analysis -- Introduction -- Types of Analytical Methods -- Factors Affecting the Analytical Methods Selection -- Introduction to Titrimetry -- Types of Titrations -- Conditions Required for the Titrimetric Analysis -- Standard Solution -- Introduction to Electroanalytical Methods -- Laws Governing the Electroanalytical Methods -- Electrodes Used in the Electroanalytical Methods -- Introduction to Spectroscopy -- Electromagnetic Radiation -- The Electromagnetic Spectrum -- Instrumentation -- Introduction to Chromatography -- Classification of Chromatography -- Mobile Phases Used in the Chromatography -- Statistical Analysis -- Introduction -- Minimization of Errors -- Significant Figures and Computation -- Accuracy -- Precision -- Standard Deviation -- Comparison of the Results -- Correlation Co-efficient -- Sensitivity -- Detection Limit -- Quantitation Limit -- Selectivity -- Analysis of Variance -- Factorial Designs -- Regression -- Method of Least Squares -- Review Questions -- Unit II: Physical Analytical Methods -- Chapter 1: Solubility Determinations -- Introduction -- Classification of Solutions -- Mechanism of Action of the Solvent on the Solute -- Factors Affecting Solubility -- Mechanism of Solubility -- Theory -- Solubility Rules -- Solubility Equilibrium -- Solubility Test Methods -- Solubility Enhancement Techniques -- Applications -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2: Molecular Weight Determinations -- Introduction -- Ebullioscopy -- Cryoscopic Method -- Vapour Pressure Lowering -- Osmometry -- Mass Spectrometry -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3: Viscosity Determination -- Introduction -- Factors Affecting Viscosity -- Types of Viscometers -- Capillary Viscometer -- Falling Sphere Viscometer…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The SCGG: A well-identified body but with limited capacity to co-ordinate the planning framework -- Budgeting for Results: Formal references but without actual implementation -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- References -- 4 Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation in Honduras -- Introduction -- Building a sound institutional framework for monitoring and evaluation in Honduras -- Honduras could improve its definitions of monitoring and evaluation -- The SCGG played a central role in the monitoring and evaluation framework -- Monitoring and evaluation activities are not sufficiently embedded in a whole-of-government legal framework -- Macro-level guidance for monitoring and evaluation could be developed further -- Promoting the quality of monitoring and evaluation processes -- Performance indicators need to be improved as a first step towards producing robust monitoring evidence -- Honduras could consider implementing initiatives to overcome the lack of sufficient data and the difficulties in accessing information -- Quality assurance mechanisms and quality control mechanisms could be further developed -- Competencies within the whole of government to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation processes in Honduras need to be further developed -- Promoting the use of monitoring and evaluation results and evidence -- Honduras could improve publicity surrounding and communication of monitoring and evaluation results -- Embedding monitoring and evaluation results into the policy-making cycle could help Honduras improve the use of evaluation results -- Honduras could leverage the evaluation ecosystem that has developed beyond the executive to generate stronger demand for evidence-based decision making -- Recommendations -- Building a sound institutional framework for monitoring and evaluation in Honduras…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Interaction Mechanism of the Upper and Lower Main Roofs with Different Properties in Close Coal Seams: A Case Study Reprinted from: Energies 2022, 15, 5533, doi:10.3390/en15155533 . 269 -- Enio L. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE EDITORS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION -- PREFACE -- ACGIH POLICY STATEMENT -- ACGIH STATEMENT OF POSITION -- PART I PHYSICAL HAZARDS -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION to PHYSICAL HAZARDS -- MECHANICS -- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION -- WORKER PROTECTION -- FURTHER READING -- I WORKER-MATERIAL INTERFACES -- CHAPTER 2 ERGONOMICS and UPPER EXTREMITYMUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS -- OCCUPATIONAL SETTING -- MEASUREMENT-ASSESSMENT -- EXPOSURE GUIDELINES -- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY -- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS -- DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT -- SURVEILLANCE -- PREVENTION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3 MANUAL MATERIALS HANDLING -- OCCUPATIONAL SETTING -- NORMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SPINE -- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INJURY AND RISK FACTORS -- MEASUREMENT ISSUES -- GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS -- DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT -- MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE -- PREVENTION -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4 OCCUPATIONAL VIBRATION EXPOSURE -- OCCUPATIONAL SETTING -- OCCUPATIONAL VIBRATION MEASUREMENTS -- OCCUPATIONAL VIBRATION GUIDELINES USED IN THE UNITED STATES -- WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION AND LOW BACK PROBLEMS -- PREVENTION -- HAND-ARM VIBRATION MEDICAL EFFECTS -- DIAGNOSIS -- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY -- TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT -- HAND-ARM VIBRATION CONTROL -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5 MECHANICAL ENERGY -- OCCUPATIONAL SETTING -- MEASUREMENT ISSUES -- EXPOSURE GUIDELINES -- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INJURY -- TREATMENT -- SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS -- PREVENTION -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- II THE PHYSICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT -- HOT ENVIRONMENTS -- OCCUPATIONAL SETTING -- MEASUREMENT ISSUES -- EXPOSURE GUIDELINES -- ACGIH GUIDELINES -- NIOSH GUIDELINES -- NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY -- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ILLNESS AND TREATMENT -- MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE -- HEAT EXPOSURE AND REPRODUCTION -- PREVENTION -- REFERENCES…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- About the Author -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Why You Should Read This Book -- The Book Subject: Photonic Signals and Systems -- Applications -- The Concluded Learning Experience -- 2 Nature of Light -- Light Propagation -- Nature of Light from Its Early Beginnings -- Negative Refractive Index -- Photon: The Light Particle and Its Application-Photonics -- Mechanical Motion of Matter with Light -- Optoelectronics: Photons and Electrons -- The Laser -- The Fundamental Forces of Matter and Photonics -- Problems -- Additional Reading -- 3 Electromagnetic Waves, Light, and Polarization -- Electromagnetic Waves and Polarization -- Mathematical Formalization of Traveling Waves -- EM Radiation, Media, and Polarization -- Maxwell's Equations for Traveling Waves and Polarization -- Real- and Complex-Wave Representations -- Complex Index of Refraction and Evanescent (Surface) Waves -- Total Internal Reflection and the Evanescent Wave -- Group Velocity and Dispersion -- Polarization Representations -- Problems -- Additional Reading -- 4 Interference, Coherence, and Diffraction -- Interference -- Interference in the RF Regime of the EM Spectrum -- Interference in the Optical Regime of the EM Spectrum -- Interference of Two Optical Beams -- Visualizing Coherence of a Wave -- Plane-Wave Interference via the Plane-Wave Function -- Heterodyne Interferometry-RF Generation via Photo-Detection -- Diffraction -- Problems -- 5 Optical Building Blocks: Components -- Acousto-Optic Devices -- Liquid Crystal Devices -- Mechanical Devices -- Fiber-Optic Devices -- Planar-Optics and Integrated-Optic (Waveguide) Devices -- Problems -- 6 Photonic Systems Using Optical Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Devices…”