“…Originating from the 1980s, the demand for an NDT technique arose to inspect fatigue cracks at welded intersections in offshore underwater structures in the North Sea. Conventional NDT methods proved impractical in this distinct underwater environment with quantitative evaluation requirements, prompting the development of the ACFM technique by researchers in the mechanical engineering department at University College London. …”

“…En réponse à cette insurrection des humbles, la Convention a organisé l' " extermination " des Vendéens, à commencer par les femmes, ces " sillons reproducteurs ", et les enfants, de " futurs brigands " et l'" anéantissement de la Vendée " ; 770 communes deviennent hors-la-loi et, comme tels, condamnés à la " vindicte nationale " ; le nom même de Vendée cède la place au département " Vengé ". …”

“…Coverage includes: · How AJAX changes the conventional Web development cycle · Problems created by the AJAX paradigm -- and how to avoid them · Adding AJAX to existing Web applications: key considerations · Using core AJAX technologies, including the XMLHttpRequest object · Consuming data returned to an AJAX application using both XSLT and JSON · Building more usable AJAX applications: guidelines and downloadable resources · Use cases: solving real-world problems in the AJAX environment · Libraries and toolkits for simplifying AJAX development, including Sarissa, scriptaculous, and HTML_AJAX · A complete guide to AJAX debugging · Supporting browsers without XMLHttpRequest by using IFrames or cookies · JSON data encoding debugging guide, which covers tools for Firefox and Internet Explorer · A list of libraries, which includes PHP, .NET, Java, and other libraries that can be used with any server language…”

“…Finally, new topics such as the Ajax tags, Spring Framework integration, and configuration by convention give familiar subjects new depth…”

“…For Java programmers at all levels of experience, this book Introduces important new RCP features such as p2, Commands, and Databinding Thoroughly covers key RCP-related technologies such as Equinox, SWT, JFace, and OSGi Shows how to effectively brand and customize RCP application look-and-feel Walks through user interface testing for RCP applications with SWTBot Illuminates key similarities and differences between RCP and conventional plug-in development Hands-on, pragmatic, and comprehensive, this book offers all the real-world, nontrivial code examples working developers need—as well as “deep dives” into key technical areas that are essential to your success. …”

“…Dispositif phare de la recherche partenariale, la Convention industrielle de formation par la recherche (Cifre) permet à un acteur socio-économique de bénéficier d'un financement pour recruter un doctorant dont les recherches, encadrées par un laboratoire public, conduiront à la soutenance d'une thèse. …”

“…Like many aspects of Microsoft programming, RPC forms a small world of its own, with conventions and terms that can be confusing. But once you understand the purpose behind each feature, programming with RPC is not difficult. …”

“…Coverage includes: Fundamentals of space, time, and frequency transmission and random process theory Electromagnetic description of space-time channels and the physics of small-scale fading First- and second-order statistics of fading channels Angle spectrum concepts and applications, including vector/scalar space and multipath shape factors Antenna diversity, temporal diversity, and bit error rates Multipath channels: separation, signaling, block coding, and antenna array design Appendices list special functions, Fourier transform examples, and random process theory concepts, as well as all relevant mathematical symbols, conventions, and acronyms…”

“…This book will help you understand, avoid, and solve problems with Model layer code, from general object-oriented programming violations to complex SQL and excessive redundancy Domain modeling, including schema and database issues such as normalization and serialization View layer tools and conventions Controller-layer code, including RESTful code Service-related APIs, including timeouts, exceptions, backgrounding, and response codes Third-party code, including plug-ins and gems Testing, from test suites to test-driven development processes Scaling and deployment Database issues, including migrations and validations System design for “graceful degradation” in the real world…”

“…Grails complements these with additional features that take advantage of the coding–by–convention paradigm such as dynamic tag libraries, Grails object relational mapping, Groovy Server Pages, and scaffolding. …”

“…In the field of nanotube devices, however, concepts that describe the properties of conventional devices do not apply. Carbon nanotube devices behave much differently from those using traditional materials, and offer entirely new functionality. …”

“…Hear from Carl Schramm, Joel Barker, Peter Turney, Tor Dahl, Gabor George Burt, Geoffrey Moore, Kevin Freiberg, Mark Thompson, Martha Rogers, and Gary Hoover as they share their thoughts on how recessions make us stronger; why we need to explore cascading consequences; what drives cost, profit, and value; how you can improve productivity; how you can innovate fast, at low cost and with low risk; why you should defy conventional wisdom and pursue strategies that are differentiated and reduce cost; how you can manage a conveyor belt of innovative ideas that deliver superior returns; how ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results; how you can keep things simple and delight customers; why customers are every company's scarcest commodity; and how you can become a successful leader…”

“…The result is a series of provocative insights that defy conventional wisdom. The book also introduces practical tools, which have been field-tested by executives around the world, to wrestle triumph out of turmoil…”

“…In A Pragmatist’s Guide to Leveraged Finance , Credit Suisse managing director Bob Kricheff explains why conventional analysis techniques are inadequate for leveraged instruments, clearly defines the unique challenges sellers and buyers face, walks step-by-step through deriving essential data for pricing and decision-making, and demonstrates how to apply it. …”

“…Conventional lung cancer treatments were once limited to surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. …”

“…To prevent those disasters and loss of biodiversity in various ecosystems, we should shift from conventional hard measures to more adaptive strategies using various functions that natural and semi-natural ecosystems provide. …”

“…This Special Issue of Sustainability focuses on, but is not limited to: • Obtaining an overview of the environmental problems that arise from construction activity, focusing on refurbishment as an alternative to the current crisis in the construction sector, as well as on actions designed to minimize environmental effects on the environment; • Searching for new alternatives to conventional construction solutions that minimize the environmental impact of the construction activity, improve indoor environmental quality of buildings, build or refurbish, always from a rentable and optimal cost in time, and implement a circular economy and an efficient resource and waste management; • Minimizing the consumption of material resources, energy consumption and CO2 emissions in construction and looking for the proper management of construction and demolition waste and the opportunities for their recycling and reuse; • Sustainable planning and urban development, for an ordered and sustainable growth…”

“…The author uses the primary case study of Bangladesh to demonstrate how the dominant actors in global climate politics 0́4 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the World Bank, as well as the USA and the UK 0́4 interact with the government and local NGOs in Bangladesh regarding transmitting the knowledge of climate change, labelling the uprooted people, and implementing resilience projects. …”

“…A new generation of materials (bricks, cement, coatings, concrete, FRP, glass, masonry, mortars, nano-materials, PCM, polymers, steel, wood, etc.) is gaining a prominent position in modern building technology, since they can overcome various limits and flaws of conventional materials employed in constructions, without neglecting the smart applications of pioneering materials in ancient constructions and historic buildings. …”

“…Another article examines the impact of source material, kibble size, temperature, and duration on the efficiency of the aqueous extraction of sugars and phenolics from carob kibbles by conventional heat-assisted (HAE) and ultrasound-assisted (UAE) methods. …”