Tabla de Contenidos: “…Hardin, Ph.D. -- Simulation/Stress Testing…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14 The Stress of Infertility -- TOPIC INTRODUCTION AND SIGNIFICANCE -- CRITICAL REVIEW -- Lifestyle Factors That Impact Infertility and Its Treatment…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The impact of continuous improvement on team dynamics -- Integrating continuous improvement with DevOps practices -- Implementing iterative practices -- Principles of iterative development in Kubernetes -- Structuring effective iterative cycles -- Case studies - iterative successes and failures -- Balancing speed and stability in iterations -- Tools and technologies supporting iterative practices -- Iterative planning and roadmapping -- Feedback integration in iterative processes -- Iterative risk management and mitigation strategies -- Adapting to the evolving Kubernetes ecosystem -- Tracking and responding to Kubernetes ecosystem changes -- Embracing new Kubernetes features and updates -- The role of community and collaboration in adaptation -- Adapting deployment strategies for new challenges -- Continuous security practices in a changing ecosystem -- Managing dependencies in a dynamic environment -- Predicting future trends in Kubernetes development -- Building a resilient mindset for technological evolution -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Proactive Assessment and Prevention -- Developing a proactive Kubernetes mindset -- The importance of proactivity in Kubernetes management -- Building a culture of prevention over correction -- Understanding Kubernetes ecosystem trends -- Early detection - the key to Kubernetes health -- The psychological aspect of proactive Kubernetes management -- The influence of Kubernetes versioning on strategic planning -- Emphasizing sustainability in Kubernetes architecture design -- Adaptive leadership for Kubernetes teams -- Assessing and anticipating potential pitfalls -- Conducting thorough Kubernetes risk assessments -- Utilizing predictive analytics in Kubernetes environments -- The art of Kubernetes capacity planning -- Scenario planning - preparing for the unexpected -- Stress testing your Kubernetes infrastructure…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Experiment for Clearing Table -- The Addition of a New Function to the Software Architecture -- Conclusion -- References -- Multi-modal Communication Interface for Elderly People in Informationally Structured Space -- Introduction -- Monitoring System for Elderly People -- Universal Remote Controller -- Problem of Usability -- Input Interface -- Information Visualization -- Experimental Result -- Evaluation Result of Screen Design -- Evaluation Result on Handling Ability -- Summary -- References -- Motion Control Strategies for Humanoids Based on Ergonomics -- Introduction -- Simulating Anthropomorphic Multiagent Systems -- Modeling Anthropomorphic Kinematics as Kinematic Trees -- Controlling Anthropomorphic Kinematics as Multiagent Systems -- Processing RULA -- Connecting RULA to Anthropomorphic Kinematics -- RULA Only Considers one Arm at a Time, in Its Original Form It Is Not Assessed for Both Arms at Once -- RULA Is Only Assessed for Single Work Postures, in Its Original Form It Is Not Calculated Continuously -- RULA Only Considers Postures Feasible for Humans, but Humanoids Are Typically Not Restricted to Human Joint Limits -- Motion Control Strategies from RULA -- Interpretation of RULA Scores as ``ergonomic stress -- Reduction of RULA Scores with Nullspace Motions -- Inversion of RULA to Identify Favorable Joint Configurations -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Fuzzy Representations and Control for Domestic Service Robots in Golog -- Introduction -- The Situation Calculus and Golog -- Qualitative Fluents and Fuzzy Controllers in Golog -- Fuzzy Fluents -- Fuzzy Controller in Readylog -- Applications in a Domestic Service Robotics Domain -- A Domestic Service Robotics Domain (RoboCup@Home) -- Qualitative Representations for Domestic Environments -- Qualitative Notions in High-level Programs -- Domestic Golog Fuzzy Controllers…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Interacting with the News Media and Other Intermediaries -- Getting Information -- Authorities Who Do Not Listen or Respond -- Difficulties in Finding Trusted Sources of Information -- SUMMARY -- NOTE -- 7 Recommendations for Improving Risk Communication -- MANAGEMENT OF THE PROCESS -- Setting Realistic Goals -- Safeguarding Openness -- Effective Dialogue -- Early and Sustained Interaction -- The Empowerment Problem -- Safeguarding Balance and Accuracy in Risk Messages- Preventing Real and Perceived Distortion -- Accountability -- Independent Review -- Message Preview -- Written Document -- Fostering Competence-Making Risk Communication Smarter -- Assessment of Audience -- Specialized Talent -- Scientific/Technical Accuracy and Completeness -- Evaluation and Feedback -- Role of Intermediaries -- Some Notes on Handling Risk Communication in Crisis Conditions -- THE CONTENT OF RISK MESSAGES -- Relating the Message to the Audiences' Perspectives -- Personal Relevance -- Clarity -- Respect for the Audience and Its Concerns -- Use of "Influence Strategies" -- Handling Uncertainty -- Comparing Risks -- Ensuring Completeness -- A CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO RISK AND RISK COMMUNICATION -- Project Support -- Project Management -- Content of the Guide -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- Risk Comparison -- Risk Characterization -- Role of Message Intermediaries -- Pertinency and Sufficiency of Risk Information -- Psychological Stress -- Recipients' "Mental Models" -- Risk Literacy -- Retrospective Cases -- Contemporaneous Assessments of Risk Cases -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Background Information on Committee Members and Professional Staff -- COMMITTEE MEMBERS -- PROFESSIONAL STAFF -- Appendix B Bibliography -- Appendix C Risk: A Guide to Controversy -- FOREWORD BY THE COMMITTEE -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- I INTRODUCTION -- USAGE -- SOME CAUTIONS -- II THE SCIENCE…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Un pays en situation de stress hydrique moyen, où les prélèvements d'eau servent en majeure partie au refroidissement électrique -- Notes -- Références -- Annexe 1.A. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.5 Reflection of Plane Waves -- 2.6 Reflection and Transmission of Plane Waves -- 2.7 Inhomogeneous Wave Equation -- 2.7.1 Acoustic Green's Functions -- 2.7.2 Rayleigh integral -- 2.7.3 Piston in a Wall -- 2.7.4 Power Radiation -- 2.8 Units, Measures, and levels -- Bibliography -- 3 Wave Propagation in Structures -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Basic Equations and Definitions -- 3.2.1 Mechanical Strain -- 3.2.2 Mechanical Stress -- 3.2.3 Material Laws -- 3.3 Wave Equation -- 3.3.1 The One-dimensional Wave Equation -- 3.3.2 The Three-dimensional Wave Equation -- 3.4 Waves in Infinite Solids -- 3.4.1 Longitudinal Waves -- 3.4.2 Shear waves -- 3.5 Beams -- 3.5.1 Longitudinal Waves -- 3.5.2 Power, Energy, and Impedance -- 3.5.3 Bending Waves -- 3.5.4 Power, Energy, and Impedance -- 3.6 Membranes -- 3.7 Plates -- 3.7.1 Strain-displacement Relations -- 3.7.2 In-plane Wave Equation -- 3.7.3 Longitudinal Waves -- 3.7.4 Shear Waves -- 3.7.5 Combination of Longitudinal and Shear Waves -- 3.7.6 Bending Wave Equation -- 3.8 Propagation of Energy in Dispersive Waves -- 3.9 Findings -- Bibliography -- 4 Fluid Systems -- 4.1 One-dimensional Systems -- 4.1.1 System Response -- 4.1.2 Power Input -- 4.1.3 Pressure Field -- 4.1.4 Modes -- 4.2 Three-dimensional Systems -- 4.2.1 Modes -- 4.2.2 Modal Frequency Response -- 4.2.3 System Responses -- 4.3 Numerical Solutions -- 4.3.1 Acoustic Finite Element Methods -- 4.3.2 Deterministic Acoustic Elements -- 4.4 Reciprocity -- Bibliography -- 5 Structure Systems -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 One-dimensional Systems -- 5.2.1 Longitudinal Waves in Finite Beams -- 5.2.2 Bending Wave in Finite Beams -- 5.3 Two-dimensional Systems -- 5.3.1 Bending Waves in Flat Plates -- 5.4 Reciprocity -- 5.5 Numerical Solutions -- 5.5.1 Normal Modes in Discrete Form -- Bibliography -- 6 Random Description of Systems -- 6.1 Diffuse Wave Field…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.5.2 Specification of Minimum Pressures -- 3.5.3 Determination of Pipe Diameters -- Problems -- 4 Fundamentals of Flow in Open Channels -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Basic Principles -- 4.2.1 Steady-State Continuity Equation -- 4.2.2 Steady-State Momentum Equation -- 4.2.2.1 Darcy-Weisbach equation -- 4.2.2.2 Manning equation -- 4.2.2.3 Other equations -- 4.2.2.4 Velocity distribution -- 4.2.3 Steady-State Energy Equation -- 4.2.3.1 Energy grade line -- 4.2.3.2 Specific energy -- 4.3 Water-Surface Profiles -- 4.3.1 Profile Equation -- 4.3.2 Classification of Water-Surface Profiles -- 4.3.3 Hydraulic Jump -- 4.3.4 Computation of Water-Surface Profiles -- 4.3.4.1 Direct-integration method -- 4.3.4.2 Direct-step method -- 4.3.4.3 Standard-step method -- 4.3.4.4 Practical considerations -- 4.3.4.5 Profiles across bridges -- Problems -- 5 Design of Drainage Channels -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Basic Principles -- 5.2.1 Best Hydraulic Section -- 5.2.2 Boundary Shear Stress -- 5.2.3 Cohesive versus Noncohesive Materials -- 5.2.4 Bends -- 5.2.5 Channel Slopes -- 5.2.6 Freeboard -- 5.3 Design of Channels with Rigid Linings -- 5.4 Design of Channels with Flexible Linings -- 5.4.1 General Design Procedure -- 5.4.2 Vegetative Linings and Bare Soil -- 5.4.3 RECP Linings -- 5.4.4 Riprap, Cobble, and Gravel Linings -- 5.4.5 Gabions -- 5.5 CompositeLinings -- Problems -- 6 Design of Sanitary Sewers -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Quantity of Wastewater -- 6.2.1 Residential Sources -- 6.2.2 Nonresidential Sources -- 6.2.3 Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) -- 6.2.4 Peaking Factors -- 6.3 Hydraulics of Sewers -- 6.3.1 Manning Equation with Constant n -- 6.3.2 Manning Equation with Variable n -- 6.3.3 Self-Cleansing -- 6.3.4 Scour Prevention -- 6.3.5 Design Computations for Diameter and Slope -- 6.3.6 Hydraulics of Manholes -- 6.4 System Design Criteria -- 6.4.1 System Layout…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Coyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Advancement in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques for Ischemic Stroke -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Diagnostic Tools of Ischemic Stroke -- 1.2.1 Preimaging -- 1.2.2 Imaging -- 1.2.2.1 Computed Tomography Scan -- 1.2.2.2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- 1.2.2.3 Electromyography -- 1.2.2.4 Electroencephalography (EEG) -- 1.2.2.5 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) -- 1.3 Artificial Intelligence-Based Diagnostic Tools -- 1.4 Blood-Based Protein Biomarker for Stroke -- 1.5 Markers for Endothelial Damage -- 1.6 Markers of Brain Injury -- 1.7 Therapeutic Advances in Ischemic Stroke -- 1.7.1 Ligand-Mediated Active Targeting -- 1.7.2 Nanomedicines That Provide Oxygen to Ischemic Brain Tissue -- 1.7.3 Reducing Oxidative Stress With Nanomedicines -- 1.7.4 Multiple Abnormalities are Controlled by Nanomedicine -- 1.8 Nanoparticles -- 1.8.1 Carbon Nanotubes -- 1.8.2 Dendrimers -- 1.8.3 Metal Nanoparticles -- 1.9 Conclusion -- Future Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 2 Object Detection and Tracking Face Detection and Recognition -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Motivation -- 2.3 The Basics of Computer Vision -- 2.3.1 Computer Vision -- 2.3.2 Implementation of Computer Vision -- 2.3.3 Applications of Computer Vision -- 2.3.3.1 Image Processing Technique -- 2.3.3.2 Feature Extraction and Feature Selection Technique -- 2.3.3.3 Object Recognition Algorithm -- 2.4 Face Detection -- 2.4.1 What is Face Detection -- 2.4.2 Techniques for Face Detection -- 2.5 Facial Expression -- 2.5.1 Facial Recognition -- 2.5.2 Information About Face -- 2.5.3 Algorithms -- 2.6 Object Detection -- 2.6.1 Object Tracking -- 2.6.2 Algorithms Used in Object Detection -- 2.7 Face Detection and Identification in Practical Situations -- 2.7.1 Face Detection…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…LOCOS-bound Lateral N-Well to N-Well Bipolar ESD Element 738 16.13 LOCOS-bound Lateral N+ to N-well Bipolar ESD Element 738 16.14 LOCOS-bound Lateral pnp Bipolar ESD Element 739 16.15 LOCOS-bound Thick Oxide MOSFET ESD Element 739 16.16 Shallow Trench Isolation 739 16.17 STI-bound ESD Structures 741 16.18 Substrate Modeling - Electrical and Thermal Discretization 746 16.19 Heavily Doped Substrates 750 16.20 Retrograde Wells and ESD Scaling 766 16.21 Triple Well and Isolated MOSFET CMOS 775 16.22 Summary and Closing Comments 779 References 779 17 ESD in Silicon on Insulator 783 17.1 Silicon on Insulator (SOI) Technologies 783 17.2 Elimination of CMOS Latchup 784 17.3 Lack of Vertical Bipolar Transistors 785 17.4 Floating Gate Tie Downs 785 17.5 Physical Separation of MOSFETs from the Bulk Substrate 785 17.6 SOI ESD Design Fundamental Concepts 786 17.7 SOI Lateral Diode Structure 791 17.8 Transistors - Bulk versus SOI Technology 791 17.9 SOI Buried Resistors (BR) Elements 796 17.10 Dynamic Threshold MOS (DTMOS) SOI MOSFET 797 17.11 SOI P+ Body Contact Abutting n+ Drain 798 17.12 Transmission Line Pulse (TLP) Testing of SOI Diode Designs 798 17.13 SOI ESD with MOSFET Drain and Body Width Ratio Variation 799 17.14 SOI Dual-Gate MOSFET Structure 799 17.15 SOI ESD Design - Mixed Voltage T-Shape Layout Style 800 17.16 SOI ESD Design: Double Diode Network 802 17.17 Bulk to SOI ESD Design Remapping 803 17.18 SOI ESD Diode Design Parameters 804 17.19 SOI ESD Design in Mixed Voltage Interface Environments 808 17.20 Comparison of Bulk with SOI ESD Results 809 17.21 SOI ESD Design with Aluminum Interconnects 810 17.22 SOI ESD Design with Copper Interconnects 812 17.23 SOI ESD Design with Gate Circuitry 813 17.24 Summary and Closing Comments 815 References 815 18 ESD in Analog Circuits 821 18.1 Analog Design Circuits 821 18.2 Single-ended Receivers 822 18.3 Schmitt Trigger Receivers 822 18.4 Differential Receivers 822 18.5 Comparators 824 18.6 Current Sources 825 18.7 Current Mirrors 825 18.8 Widlar Current Mirror 826 18.9 Wilson Current Mirror 826 18.10 Voltage Regulators 827 18.11 Buck Converters 828 18.12 Boost Converters 828 18.13 Buck-Boost Converters 829 18.14 Cuk Converters 830 18.15 Voltage Reference Circuits 830 18.16 Brokaw Bandgap Voltage Reference 830 18.17 Converters 831 18.18 Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) 831 18.19 Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) 832 18.20 Oscillators 832 18.21 Phase Lock Loop (PLL) Circuits 832 18.22 Delay Locked Loop (DLL) 833 18.23 Analog and ESD Design Synthesis 833 18.24 Analog Chip Architecture - Separation of Analog Power from Digital Power, AVDD-DVDD 836 18.25 ESD Failure in Phase Lock Loop (PLL) and System Clock 837 18.26 ESD Failure in Current Mirrors 837 18.27 ESD Failure in Schmitt Trigger Receivers 838 18.28 ESD Design Practice - Prevent ESD Failure in Schmitt Trigger 840 18.29 Analog-Digital Architecture: Isolated Digital and Analog Domains 841 18.30 ESD Protection Solution - Connectivity of AVDD-to-VDD 842 18.31 ESD Solution: Connectivity of AVSS-to-DVSS 843 18.32 Digital and Analog Domain with ESD Power Clamps 843 18.33 Digital and Analog Domain with Master-Slave ESD Power Clamps 846 18.34 High Voltage, Digital, and Analog Domain Floorplan 846 18.35 Floor-planning of Digital and Analog 846 18.36 Inter-domain Signal Lines ESD Failures 849 18.37 Digital-to-Analog Signal Line ESD Failures 849 18.38 Digital-to-Analog Core Spatial Isolation 851 18.39 Digital-to-Analog Core Ground Coupling 851 18.40 Digital-to-Analog Core Resistive Ground Coupling 852 18.41 Digital-to-Analog Core Diode Ground Coupling 852 18.42 Domain-to-Domain Signal Line ESD Networks 852 18.43 Domain-to-Domain Third-party Coupling Networks 853 18.44 Domain-to-Domain Cross-domain ESD Power Clamp 854 18.45 Digital-to-Analog Domain Moat 855 18.46 Analog and ESD Circuit Integration 855 18.47 Integrated Body Ties 856 18.48 Self-Protecting vs Non-self Protecting Designs 856 References 856 19 ESD in RF CMOS 865 19.1 CMOS and ESD 865 19.2 RF CMOS 865 19.3 RF CMOS and ESD 865 19.4 RF CMOS ESD Failure Mechanisms 865 19.5 RF CMOS - ESD Device Comparisons 866 19.6 RF ESD Metrics 867 19.7 Grounded Gate n-channel MOSFET versus STI Diode 868 19.8 Silicon-controlled Rectifier 869 19.9 SCR versus GGNMOS 869 19.10 Shallow Trench Isolation and Polysilicon Gated Diodes 869 19.11 RF ESD Design 870 19.12 RF ESD Design Layout - Circular RF ESD Devices 870 19.13 Disadvantage of RF ESD Circular Element 871 19.14 RF ESD Design - ESD Wiring Design 872 19.15 RF ESD Design - Loading Capacitance 872 19.16 Metal Capacitance 873 19.17 Analog Metal (AM) 873 19.18 RF ESD Design Practices 874 19.19 RF Passives - ESD and Schottky Barrier Diodes 874 19.20 Schottky Barrier Diodes and Metallurgy 875 19.21 Silicon Germanium Schottky Barrier Diodes 876 19.22 Schottky Barrier RF ESD Design Practice 877 19.23 RF Passives - ESD and Inductors 877 19.24 Quality Factor, Q 878 19.25 Incremental Model of an Inductor 878 19.26 Inductor Coil Parameters 878 19.27 RF Passives - ESD and Capacitors 882 19.28 Capacitors and RF Applications 882 19.29 Capacitors in ESD Networks 882 19.30 Types of Radio Frequency Capacitors 883 19.31 Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor and Metal-Insulator-Metal Capacitors 883 19.32 Varactors and Hyper-abrupt Junction Varactor Capacitors 884 19.33 Metal-ILD-Metal Capacitors 884 19.34 Vertical Parallel Plate (VPP) Capacitors 884 19.35 Tips: ESD RF Design Practices for Capacitors 885 19.36 Summary and Closing Comments 886 Problems 886 References 888 20 ESD in Silicon Germanium 891 20.1 Heterojunctions Bipolar Transistors 891 20.2 Silicon Germanium 891 20.3 Silicon Germanium HBT Devices 892 20.4 Silicon Germanium Device Structure 893 20.5 Silicon Germanium Film Deposition 894 20.6 Silicon Germanium Emitter-Base Region 895 20.7 Silicon Germanium Physics 895 20.8 Silicon Germanium Bandgap 896 20.9 Silicon Germanium Intrinsic Temperature 896 20.10 Position-dependent Silicon Germanium Profile 896 20.11 Position-dependent Intrinsic Temperature 897 20.12 SiGe Collector Current with Graded Germanium Concentration 897 20.13 Silicon Germanium ESD and Time Constants 898 20.14 Silicon Germanium Base Transit Time 898 20.15 Silicon Germanium Breakdown Voltages 898 20.16 Silicon Germanium ESD Measurements 899 20.17 Silicon Germanium Collector-to-Emitter ESD Stress 899 20.18 Transmission Line Pulse Testing of Silicon Germanium HBT 899 20.19 Transmission Line Pulse (TLP) I-V Characteristic 899 20.20 Wunsch-Bell Characteristic of Silicon Germanium HBT 901 20.21 Comparison of Silicon Germanium HBT and Silicon BJT 901 20.22 Wunsch-Bell Characteristic of SiGe HBT versus Si BJT 902 20.23 Intrinsic Base Resistance in SiGe HBT 904 20.24 SiGe HBT Electro-thermal HBM Simulation of Collector-Emitter Stress 904 20.25 Silicon Germanium Transistor Emitter-Base Design 905 20.26 Epitaxial-Base Hetero-Junction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) Emitter-Base Design 907 20.27 Self-aligned Silicon Germanium HBT Device 907 20.28 Non-Self Aligned Silicon Germanium HBT 908 20.29 Emitter-Base Design RF Frequency Performance Metrics 908 20.30 SiGe HBT Emitter-Base Resistance Model 909 20.31 SiGe HBT Emitter-Base Design and Silicide Placement 909 20.32 Silicide Material and ESD 910 20.33 Titanium Silicide and ESD 911 20.34 Cobalt Salicide 913 20.35 Self-aligned (SA) Emitter Base Design 914 20.36 Non-Self Aligned (NSA) Emitter Base Design 917 20.37 Non-Self Aligned HBT Human Body Model (HBM) Step Stress 918 20.38 Transmission Line Pulse (TLP) Step Stress 918 20.39 RF Testing of SiGe HBT Emitter-Base Configuration 921 20.40 Unity Current Gain Cutoff Frequency - Collector Current Plots 923 20.41 f MAX and f T 924 20.42 Electrothermal Simulation of Emitter-Base Stress 925 20.43 Field-Oxide (FOX) Isolation Defined Silicon Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor HBM Data 926 20.44 Silicon Germanium HBT Multiple-emitter Study 927 20.45 RF ESD Design Practice 927 20.46 Silicon Germanium ESD Failure Mechanisms 928 20.47 Summary and Closing Comments 928 References 928 21 ESD in Silicon Germanium Carbon 935 21.1 Heterojunctions and Silicon Germanium Carbon Technology 935 21.2 Silicon Germanium Carbon 935 21.3 Silicon Germanium Carbon Collector-Emitter ESD Measurements 937 21.4 Silicon Germanium Transistor Emitter-Base Design 940 21.5 Silicon Germanium Carbon - ESD-Induced S-Parameter Degradation 943 21.6 Silicon Germanium Carbon ESD Failure Mechanisms 945 21.7.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the author xiii -- Preface. . xv -- Acknowledgements. xix -- Prologue - Some experiences in my lifetime xxi -- Chapter 1 Introduction - setting the scene. 1 -- 1.1 Where We are Today . 1 -- 1.2 How We Got Here . 2 -- 1.3 Going from Here . . 4 -- 1.4 Some Scenarios . 4 -- 1.4.1 Fossil fuels 5 -- 1.4.2 Food. . 6 -- 1.4.3 Renewable energy - critical minerals . . 7 -- 1.4.4 Economics 7 -- 1.5 Overview of the Book . . 7 -- Chapter 2 Systems thinking . . 11 -- 2.1 Systemic Approach . 12 -- 2.2 Feedback 15 -- 2.3 Wicked Problems . 15 -- 2.4 Hyperobjects. 16 -- 2.5 The UN Sustainable Development Goals . 17 -- 2.6 Global Risks . 18 -- Chapter 3 Climate today . . 19 -- 3.1 The 1992 RIO Conference . 21 -- 3.2 Climate as Reported by IPCC in 2021 23 -- 3.3 Climate Pioneers . 26 -- 3.4 The Million-Year Perspective . 27 -- 3.5 The CO2 -- Budget 28 -- 3.6 The COP26 Agreements . 29 -- 3.7 Deforestation 31 -- 3.8 Actions Needed 34 -- Chapter 4 Global warming impacts . 35 -- 4.1 Global Impact of Climate Change . 37 -- 4.2 Weather vs Climate . 37 -- 4.3 Extreme Weather. 38 -- 4.3.1 Human-made vulnerability 42 -- 4.4 Temperature . 42 -- 4.5 Rossby Waves 45 -- 4.6 Droughts 46 -- 4.7 Air Pollution from Wildfires 47 -- 4.8 Precipitation . 48 -- 4.9 Methane 49 -- 4.10 Other Significant Greenhouse Gases 52 -- 4.10.1 Nitrous oxide . 52 -- 4.10.2 Hydrofluorocarbons . 52 -- 4.11 Climate Feedback Mechanisms . 52 -- 4.12 The Human Cost of Climate Change. 54 -- 4.13 Actions Needed 55 -- Chapter 5The water perspective . . 57 -- 5.1 How We Got Here 59 -- 5.1.1 Drinking water 59 -- 5.1.2 Sanitation 60 -- 5.1.3 Water stress 60 -- 5.2 The State of Water Resources. 60 -- 5.2.1 Water quantity 61 -- 5.2.2 Water quality . 63 -- 5.2.3 Natural disasters and water . 64 -- 5.2.4 Glacier mass loss 64 -- 5.2.5 Water supply from glaciers 65 -- 5.2.6 Sea level rise and land subsidence 66 -- 5.2.7 Predicting future water resources 67 -- 5.2.8 Water conflicts 67 -- 5.3 Energy for Water Supply and Water Treatment 68 -- 5.3.1 Source water abstraction and conveyance . 68 -- 5.3.2 Desalination . . 69 -- 5.3.3 Irrigation and groundwater use 70 -- 5.3.4 Wastewater treatment - water resource recovery . 72 -- 5.4 Water Impact on Hydropower 73 -- 5.5 Economics, Tariffs, and the Value of Water . 74 -- 5.6 Food Consumption Impact on Water 78 -- 5.6.1 Water use 78 -- 5.7 Lifestyle and Water Consumption . 79 -- 5.8 Our Attitude to Nature . . 80 -- 5.9 Actions Needed 82 -- Chapter 6 The energy perspective . 85 -- 6.1 How We Got Here . . 87 -- 6.1.1 Global energy . 87 -- 6.1.2 Electrical energy 88 -- 6.1.3 Transport 90 -- 6.2 Energy Consumption Today . . 92 -- 6.3 Climate and Energy Interactions . . 93 -- 6.4 Water Needs for Energy . 95 -- 6.5 Fossil Fuel Production - Impact on Water and Environment 97 -- 6.5.1 Tar sand operations . . 97 -- 6.5.2 Hydraulic fracturing 100 -- 6.5.3 Flaring 101 -- 6.5.4 Coal 102 -- 6.5.5 Oil accidents and oil pollution 104 -- 6.6 Biofuel Production. 106 -- 6.6.1 Water use . 107 -- 6.6.2 Burning wood 108 -- 6.7 Electric Power Production 109 -- 6.8 Hydropower 110 -- 6.8.1 Impact of reservoirs. 110 -- 6.9 Thermal Electric Power Generation Systems. 112 -- 6.9.1 Nuclear power . 113 -- 6.9.2 Fossil-fuelled power systems 115 -- 6.9.3 Water requirements . 115 -- 6.10 Carbon Capture . 117 -- 6.11 Solar and Wind Power . 119 -- 6.11.1 Energy efficiency and consumption 119 -- 6.11.2 Solar .120 -- 6.11.3 Wind power . 121 -- 6.12 Energy Storage 122 -- 6.12.1 Batteries 122 -- 6.12.2 Hydrogen .125 -- 6.13 Critical Resources for Renewable Energy 127 -- viii Water Interactions - A Systemic View -- 6.13.1 Cobalt128 -- 6.13.2 Lithium . 131 -- 6.14 Energy and Public Health. 133 -- 6.14.1 Coal and public health 135 -- 6.14.2 Biomass burning . 135 -- 6.15 Actions Needed . 135 -- Chapter 7 The food perspective . . 137 -- 7.1 Food and Climate Change 139 -- 7.1.1 Global meat production and consumption 140 -- 7.1.2 Environmental impact. 142 -- 7.2 Land Area for Food 143 -- 7.3 Food Waste. 145 -- 7.4 Water for Food 147 -- 7.4.1 Irrigation, water efficiencies, and available technologies 147 -- 7.4.2 Water quality 148 -- 7.5 Energy for Food . 149 -- 7.5.1 Irrigation 149 -- 7.5.2 Fertilizers . 150 -- 7.6 Conservation Agriculture . 152 -- 7.7 Food-Related Health . 155 -- 7.7.1 Targets for food production and consumption . 155 -- 7.7.2 Health risks factors . 156 -- 7.8 Actions Needed . 157 -- Chapter 8 Economics 159 -- 8.1 Inequalities . 160 -- 8.1.1 Climate change. 162 -- 8.1.2 Water inequalities 162 -- 8.1.3 Energy inequalities . 163 -- 8.1.4 Land use and deforestation. 163 -- 8.1.5 Food inequalities . 164 -- 8.2 Economic Consequences of Climate Change . 164 -- 8.2.1 The polluter pays principle . 165 -- 8.2.2 Paying for climate change 165 -- 8.3 Doughnut Economics 167 -- 8.3.1 Circular economics . 169 -- 8.4 Energy Subsidies 169 -- 8.5 Actions Needed . 170 -- Chapter 9 Lifestyle 173 -- 9.1 The Real Difficulty . 173 -- 9.2 Relation Between Wealth and Emissions 174 -- 9.3 Measuring National Emissions . . 176 -- 9.4 Consumption Patterns. . 177 -- 9.4.1 Apparel industry . 178 -- 9.4.2 Aviation . 179 -- 9.5 Actions . . 180 -- Chapter 10 Crisis or hope 183 -- A1 Units. 187 -- Large numbers . 187 -- Power and energy . 187 -- Mass and volume . 188 -- A2 Glossary 189 -- A3 Abbreviations 191 -- Notes 193 -- References 205 -- Index 217.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Extended Designs: Two Independent Variables -- The Two-Way Independent Groups Design -- An Example: Retrieval Practice and Stress -- Quiz 15.1 -- Assumptions for the Two-Way Independent Groups Design -- Patterns of Means for a 2 × 2 Factorial Design -- Choosing Contrasts -- Beyond the Two-Way Independent Groups Design -- 2 × 2 Designs With a Repeated Measure -- Quiz 15.2 -- Extending Beyond 2 × 2 Designs -- Analyzing One-Way and Factorial Designs: A Summary -- Planning More Complex Designs -- Quiz 15.3 -- Reporting Your Work -- Take-Home Messages -- End-of-Chapter Exercises…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…: An xploration of the Relationship Between Social Acceptability nd Noticeability of Fitness Trackers - Yumiko Sakamoto, ourang Irani and Khalad Hasan 117 -- 4 User Experiences and Wellbeing at Work 125 -- 4.1 User Experience at Work: Four Perspectives on What It ay Mean - Morten Hertzum 127 4.2 Prototype Design of Alert Device for Hearing Impaired sers - Priyank Kularia, Ganesh Bhutkar, Sumit Jadhav nd Dhiraj Jadhav 133 -- 4.3 The "aftermath" of Industry 4.0 in Small and Medium nterprises - Joao Carlos Ferreira and Jo ̃ ao Silva ̃ 139 -- 4.4 Experience Design for Work Tools - Virpi Roto 145 -- 4.5 User Persona of Mother of Preterm Neonate - anesh Bhutkar, Aditya Dongre, Shahaji Deshmukh, ene Nielsen and Jaydeep Joshi 151 -- 4.6 Opportunities for recommended mental health strategies to educe stress at work - Robin De Croon, Francisco Guti ́errez nd Katrien Verbert 157 -- 4.7 Livability-Analysis of People's Living Comfort in Different ities of India Using GIS: A Prototype - Shrikant Salve,Shubham Bombarde, Ankit Agrawal, Smruti Paldiwal, ishal Sharma Roy and Bhagyashree Alhat 163 -- 4.8 Identification of Crop Disease using Augmented Reality-based obile App for Indian Farmers: A Prototype - Shrikant Salve 169 -- 4.9 'Digital Peer-Tutoring'. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Aircraft Materials -- Aircraft Materials -- Properties of Materials -- Mechanical Properties -- Stress-Strain Diagrams -- Strengths of Joints -- Physical Properties -- Chemical Properties -- General Properties of Metals -- Alloys…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Best Practices in Developing Bulletproof Mobile Applications -- Summary -- References and More Information -- 28 Testing Android Applications -- Best Practices in Testing Mobile Applications -- Summary -- References and More Information -- 29 Selling Your Android Application -- Choosing the Right Distribution Model -- Packaging Your Application for Publication -- Distributing Your Applications -- Summary -- References and More Information -- VII: Appendixes -- A: The Android Emulator Quick-Start Guide -- Simulating Reality: The Emulator's Purpose -- Working with Android Virtual Devices (AVDs) -- Launching the Emulator with a Specific AVD -- Configuring the GPS Location of the Emulator -- Calling Between Two Emulator Instances -- Messaging Between Two Emulator Instances -- Interacting with the Emulator Through the Console -- Enjoying the Emulator -- Understanding Emulator Limitations -- B: The Android DDMS Quick-Start Guide -- Using DDMS with Eclipse and as a Stand-Alone Application -- Getting Up to Speed Using Key Features of DDMS -- Working with Processes -- Working with the File Explorer -- Working with the Emulator Control -- Working with Application Logging -- Taking Screen Captures of Emulator and Device Screens -- C: The Android Debug Bridge Quick-Start Guide -- Listing Connected Devices and Emulators -- Directing ADB Commands to Specific Devices -- Starting and Stopping the ADB Server -- Issuing Shell Commands -- Copying Files -- Installing and Uninstalling Applications -- Working with LogCat Logging -- Controlling the Backup Service -- Generating Bug Reports -- Using the Shell to Inspect SQLite Databases -- Using the Shell to Stress Test Applications -- Installing Custom Binaries via the Shell -- Exploring Other ADB Commands -- D: Eclipse IDE Tips and Tricks -- Organizing Your Eclipse Workspace -- Writing Code in Java…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST) -- Classical Rhetoric -- Contagion Theory -- Cognitive Dissonance Theory -- Elaboration Likelihood Model -- Enactment Theory -- Framing -- Groupthink -- Communication Bytes 2.1 -- Interpretative and Interaction Theories -- Language Expectancy Theory -- Network Theory and Analysis -- Model of Text Comprehension -- Priming -- Media Richness and Media Naturalness Theories -- Reduced Social Cues Approach -- Social Presence Theory -- Semiotics -- Sense-making -- Information Bytes 2.1 -- Symbolic Interactionism -- Speech Act Phenomena -- Uncertainty Reduction Theory -- Summary -- Assess Your Knowledge -- Use Your Knowledge -- Web-based Exercises -- Further Reading -- Endnotes -- Chapter 3: Interpersonal Communication -- Introduction -- Defining Interpersonal Communication -- An Evolving Model for Interpersonal Communication -- Principles of Interpersonal Communication -- Barriers to Interpersonal Communication -- Point Counterpoint -- Relational Development: the Role of Interpersonal Semantics -- The Open Area or the Arena -- The Blind Area -- The Facade -- The Unknown Area -- Managerial Implications of the Johari Window -- Johari Window, Tuckman Model, and Team Development -- Forming -- Storming -- Norming -- Performing -- Emotional Intelligence -- Communication Bytes 3.1 -- Getting Along with Others -- Information Bytes 3.1 -- Interpersonal Communication Styles -- Interpersonal Communication Under Stress -- Fight or Flight -- Bases for Selecting a Conflict Communication Mode -- Conflict Resolution and Communication -- Being Assertive -- Summary -- Assess Your Knowledge -- Use Your Knowledge -- Web-based Exercises -- Further Reading -- Endnotes -- Chapter 4: Analysing Transactions: The Units of Communication -- Introduction -- Communication Bytes 4.1 -- The Role of Intonation -- Strokes -- The Three Ego States…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Managing People for Service Advantage -- Service Employees Are Extremely Important -- Service Personnel as a Source of Customer Loyalty and Competitive Advantage -- Front-Line Work Is Difficult and Stressful -- Service Jobs Are Boundary-Spanning Positions -- Sources of Role Conflict -- Emotional Labor -- Service Sweatshops -- Cycles of Failure, Mediocrity, and Success -- The Cycle of Failure -- The Cycle of Mediocrity -- The Cycle of Success -- Human Resource Management-How to Get It Right?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 11 Testing -- How Traditional Waterfall Lifecycle Models Inhibit Testing -- Testing with Iterative Lifecycle Models -- Advantages of Testing with Iterative Development -- Prerequisites for Testing with Iterative Lifecycle Models -- The Different Types of Testing -- Functional Testing -- Unit Testing -- Reliability Testing -- Performance/Stress Testing -- Other Types of Testing -- Other Best Practices for Testing -- Involve Testing Expertise During Requirements Elicitation -- Keep Testing Staff in the Loop -- Replicate the Production Environment -- Testing Is Part of the Delivered Product -- Final Thoughts and Philosophies on Staffing for the Testing Discipline -- What if a Separate Team, Perhaps Offshore, Performs the Testing? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Bryant and Muhammad Akbar An Exploration of Wind Stress Calculation Techniques in Hurricane Storm Surge Modeling Reprinted from: J. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Hoekstra and Zhongbo Su Towards the Improvement of Blue Water Evapotranspiration Estimates by Combining Remote Sensing and Model Simulation Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2014, 6(8), 7026-7049 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/6/8/7026 -- Francesco Nutini, Mirco Boschetti, Gabriele Candiani, Stefano Bocchi and Pietro Alessandro Brivio Evaporative Fraction as an Indicator of Moisture Condition and Water Stress Status in Semi-Arid Rangeland Ecosystems Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2014, 6(7), 6300-6323 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/6/7/6300 -- Henok Alemu, Gabriel B. …”