“…The methods are: the capillary/liquid bath, the capillary/metal block, the Kofler hot bar, the melt microscope, the differential thermal analysis and differential scanning calorimetry, the freezing temperature and the pour point…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Pablo Picasso Arlequin, les mains croisées (Harlequin with Crossed Hands) / 13. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5 Thermal sprayed WC-Co coatings for tribological application5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Thermal spray techniques; 5.3 Characteristics of WC-Co coatings; 5.4 Tribological performances of WC-Co coatings; 5.5 Applications of WC-Co coatings; 5.6 Future trends; 5.7 References; 6 Tribological performance of electroless Ni-P coatings; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Friction behavior of electroless Ni-P coatings; 6.3 Wear behavior of electroless Ni-P coatings; 6.4 Electroless nickel bath characteristics and role of individual components; 6.5 Optimization of tribological performance of electroless Ni-P coatings…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 4.1 Motivation, Opportunity, and Rationalization -- 4.2 The Door to Fraud -- References -- Chapter 5 Legal Accounting Manipulations -- 5.1 Alternatives, Estimations, and Legal Gaps -- Transactions That Can Be Accounted for by Choosing Among Several Alternatives -- Uniformity -- Relative Importance -- Accounting Notes Based on Estimates That Imply a High Degree of Subjectivity -- Gaps in the Accounting Standards -- 5.2 Main Legal Manipulations -- 5.3 Impact of Legal Manipulations in the Accounts -- References -- Chapter 6 Illegal Accounting Manipulations -- 6.1 Accounting Crime -- 6.2 How Illegal Manipulations Are Done -- 6.3 Operations Through Tax Havens -- 6.4 Main Illegal Manipulations -- 6.5 Main Items Affected by Accounting Frauds -- References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.5 Summary and implications -- 3 Empirical research on discretionary asset write-offs -- 3.1 Chapter overview -- 3.2 Discretionary asset write-offs as a subject of accounting research -- 3.3 Determinants of write-off behavior -- 3.3.1 Earnings management as an explanatory factor -- 3.3.1.1 Earnings management defined -- 3.3.1.2 Overview of the earnings management literature -- 3.3.1.3 Discretionary asset write-offs and earnings management -- 3.3.2 Theory, hypotheses, and main findings -- 3.3.2.1 Overview -- 3.3.2.2 Economic factors -- 3.3.2.3 Economic-consequences incentives -- 3.3.2.3.1 Intellectual roots: Positive accounting theory -- 3.3.2.3.2 Application to financial reporting decisions -- 3.3.2.3.3 Accounting earnings-based compensation schemes -- 3.3.2.3.4 Accounting-based debt covenants in lending agreements -- 3.3.2.3.5 Political costs -- 3.3.2.3.6 Discriminating between competing hypotheses -- 3.3.2.4 Capital market-related incentives -- 3.3.2.4.1 Theoretical fundamentals -- 3.3.2.4.2 Management's interest in the firm's stock price -- 3.3.2.4.3 Maximizing earnings -- 3.3.2.4.4 Income smoothing -- 3.3.2.4.5 Target accounting -- 3.3.2.4.5.1 Prevalence of target accounting -- 3.3.2.4.5.2 Importance of earnings targets -- 3.3.2.4.5.3 Cross-sectional differences in target-accounting behavior -- 3.3.2.4.5.4 Market reactions to target accounting -- 3.3.2.4.6 Big bath -- 3.3.2.4.7 Rating -- 3.3.2.4.8 Specific considerations regarding accounting changes and other transitory earnings components -- 3.3.2.5 Factors restricting management discretion -- 3.4 Financial statement users' view of discretionary asset write-offs -- 3.4.1 Information perspective of financial reporting -- 3.4.2 Research approaches -- 3.4.3 Main findings -- 3.4.3.1 Information content studies -- 3.4.3.2 Association studies -- 3.5 Summary and implications…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cooling Systems -- Refrigeration Power Units -- Refrigerant Properties -- Refrigerant System Characteristics -- Packaged Air-Conditioning Systems -- Psychrometrics - Processes and Applications -- Heat Pumps -- Heat Recovery Devices -- Legionnaires' Disease -- Health Considerations and Building-Related Illnesses -- Part Eight-Drainage Systems, Sewage Treatment and Refuse Disposal -- Combined and Separate Systems -- Partially Separate System -- Rodding Point System -- Sewer Connection -- Drainage Ventilation -- Unventilated Stacks -- Drain Laying -- Means of Access -- Bedding of Drains -- Drains Under or Near Buildings -- Drainpipe Materials -- Joints Used on Drainpipes -- Anti-Flood Devices -- Garage Drainage -- Drainage Pumping -- Subsoil Drainage -- Tests on Drains -- Soakaways -- Cesspools and Septic Tanks -- Drainage Fields and Mounds -- Rainwater Harvesting -- Drainage Design and Formulae -- Waste and Refuse Processing -- Part Nine-Sanitary Fitments and Appliances: Discharge and Waste Systems -- Flushing Cisterns, Troughs and Valves -- Water Closets -- Bidets -- Showers -- Baths -- Sinks -- Wash Basins and Troughs -- Unplugged Appliances -- Thermostatic Temperature Control -- Urinals -- Hospital Sanitary Appliances -- Sanitary Conveniences -- Sanitary Conveniences for Disabled People -- Traps and Waste Valve -- Single-Stack System and Variations -- One- and Two-Pipe Systems -- Pumped Waste System -- Wash Basins - Waste Arrangements -- Washing Machine and Dishwasher Wastes -- Air Test -- Sanitation - Data -- Offsets -- Ground-Floor Appliances - High-Rise Buildings -- Fire Stops and Seals -- Flow Rates and Discharge Units -- Sanitation Design - Discharge Stack Sizing -- Gutter and Downpipe Sizing -- Part Ten-Gas Installation, Components and Controls -- Natural Gas - Combustion -- Mains Gas Supply and Installation -- Gas Service Pipe Intake…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Conté volum 7: Banca dell’Occhio (Emilio Ambasz), p. 54; Saint Edward’s University (Alejandro Aravena), p. 64; Lusatian lakeland landmark (Architektur & landschaft), p. 70; The Yas hotel (Asymtote), p. 76; Sano clinic therapy square (Atelier-Den / Inahara Archi-lab), p. 82; UPENN weave bridge (Cecil Balmond), p. 88; Kielder observatory (Charles Barclay), p. 92; Marcus prize pavilion (Barkow leibinger architects), p. 98; Nordwesthaus (Baumschlager Eberle), p. 102; The Mountaing (BIG), p. 108; Former Arsenale La Maddalena ( Stefano Boeri), p. 116; Three Box House / Hanil Cement Information Center and Guesthouse ( Byoung-soo Cho), p. 122; Liège-Guillemins TGV Station ( Santiago Calatrava), p. 132; The Chronicles of Time (Giacomo Costa), p. 140; Underground (Rand Elliott), p. 146; Bubbletecture H (Shuhei Endo), p. 152; Bahnhof Pionen (Albert France-Lanord), p. 158; Eden Bio ( Edouard François), p. 164; Roof House (Terunobu Fujimori), p. 170; House H ( Sou Fujimoto), p. 176; Towards Paradise ( Gustafson Porter +Gustafson Guthrie Nichol), p. 182; Burnham Pavilion, JS Bach / Zaha Hadid Architects Music Hall (Zaha Hadid), p. 190; Munch Area (Herreros Arquitectos), p. 198; VitraHaus (Herzog &De Meuron), p. 202; Artfarm (HHF), p. 210; HEART: Hearning Museum of Contemporary Art, Knut Hamsun Center (Steven Holl), p. 216; Guangzhou TV and Sightseeing Tower (Information Based Architecture), p. 228; Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (International Polar Foundation), p. 232; Island House (Iroje KHM Architects), p. 244; Green houses (Junya Ishigami), p. 244; ZA-Koenji Public Theater (Toyo Ito), p. 250; The High Line (James Corner Field Operations/Diller Scofidio + Renfro), p. 256; Juvet Landscape Hotel (Jensen & Skodvin Architects), p. 262; Diaphanous Space (Kalhöfer-Korschildgen), p. 268; Church of the Holy Cross, Fiberline Factory ( KHR), p. 274; Top of Tyrol Mountain Platform (LAAC), p. 284; Hotel Aire en Bardenas (Emiliano López Mónica Rivera), p. 290; Blobwall and Toy Furniture (Greg Lynn Form), p. 296; Villa Chardonne (Made in Sàrl), p. 302; Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat (Fumihiko Maki), p. 308; 41 Cooper Square (Morphosis), p. 314; Gateway Art Tower (Eric Own Moss), p. 320; Walls in the Landscape (Susanne Nobis), p. 324; The Beacon of Amsterdam, The Ladies of the Lake (NOX), p. 330; Naoshima Public Baths (Shinro Ohtake), p. 338; Prada Transformer, CCTV Television Station and Headquarters (OMA*AMO/Rem Koolhaas), p. 344; La Olmeda Roman Villa (Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos), p. 358; EWHA Womans University (Dominique Perrault), p. 364; Emilio and Annavianca Vedova Foundation (Renzo Piano), p. 372; Flowing Gardens (Plasma Studio), p. 378; Villa Navarra (Rudy Ricciotti), p. 384; Alexandra Heritage Center, Mapungubwe Interpretation Center (Peter Rich), p. 390; RDF181 (Rotor), p. 400; Miyajima Office (Hiroshi Sambuichi), p. 406; Serpentine Pavilion, Rolex Learning Center (Sanaa/Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa), p. 412; Termas Geométricas Hot Springs Complex, Villarrica National Park (Germán del Sol), p. 426; Burj Khalifa (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill), p. 432; Frog Queen (Splitterwerk), p. 438; Izu Photo Museum ( Hiroshi Sugimoto), p. 444; Kiltro House (Supersudaka), p. 450; Tenchi House ( Masaharu Takasaki), p. 456; Swarovski Ginza, Waterfall (Yoshioka Tokujin), p. 462; Production Facilities for Les Ballets C de la B and LOD (de Vylder Vinck Taillieu), p. 470.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.3.3.3 In Situ Irradiated XPS -- 2.4 Applications -- 2.4.1 Photocatalytic Water Splitting -- 2.4.2 Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction -- 2.4.3 Photocatalytic N2 Fixation -- 2.4.4 Photocatalytic Environmental Remediation -- 2.4.5 Photocatalytic Disinfection -- 2.5 Summary and Future Perspective -- References -- Chapter 3 Graphene‐Based Photocatalysts -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Graphene and Its Derivatives -- 3.2.1 Graphene Oxide -- 3.2.2 Reduced Graphene Oxide -- 3.2.3 Graphene Quantum Dot -- 3.3 General Preparation Techniques of Graphene in Photocatalysis -- 3.3.1 Chemical Exfoliation -- 3.3.2 Chemical Vapor Deposition -- 3.4 General Advantages of Graphene -- 3.4.1 Conductor Behavior -- 3.4.2 Photothermal Effect -- 3.4.3 Large Specific Surface Area -- 3.4.4 Enhancing Photostability -- 3.4.5 Improving Nanoparticle Dispersion -- 3.5 Characterization Methods -- 3.5.1 Transmission Electron Microscopy -- 3.5.2 Atomic Force Microscopy -- 3.5.3 Raman Spectroscopy -- 3.5.4 X‐ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy -- 3.6 Recent Development in Graphene‐Based Photocatalysts -- 3.6.1 Metal Oxide -- 3.6.2 Metal Sulfide -- 3.6.3 Non‐metal Semiconductor -- 3.6.4 Metal‐Organic Framework -- 3.7 Summary and Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4 Metal Sulfide Semiconductor Photocatalysts -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 General View of Metal Sulfide Photocatalysts -- 4.3 Synthesis of Metal Sulfide Photocatalysts -- 4.3.1 Solution‐Based Methods -- 4.3.1.1 Hydrothermal Method -- 4.3.1.2 Solvothermal Method -- 4.3.2 Chemical Bath Deposition -- 4.3.3 Template Method -- 4.3.4 Ion‐Exchange Method -- 4.3.5 Other Synthesis Methods -- 4.4 CdS‐Based Photocatalyst -- 4.4.1 Crystal Structures and Morphology -- 4.4.1.1 Zero‐Dimensional Structure -- 4.4.1.2 One‐Dimensional Structure -- 4.4.1.3 Two‐Dimensional Structure -- 4.4.1.4 Three‐Dimensional Structure…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Orthographic view of the new 3D model representing the 'Baths of Elagabalus' and Vigna Barberini's substructions. -- Figure 3: Rome, NE Palatine slopes. …”

“…Interferences (e.g., DOC) were significantly reduced through medium exchange and standard addition. Ultrasonic bath proved to be very efficient in resurfacing electrodes in laboratory.The UMEA sensor shows a great potential in developing a portable trace metal analyzer. …”

“…The focus is on reviewing trends in severe disability (or dependency), defined where possible as one or more limitations in basic activities of daily living (ADLs, such as eating, washing/bathing, dressing, and getting in and out of bed), given that such severe limitations tend to be closely related to demands for long-term care. …”

“…Smith is a Senior Lecturer at Bath Spa University in the UK where he teaches statistics to biology undergraduates. …”

“…For the publication this numerous and mostly unknown quantity of gardens and parks was arranged in typological groups: gardens and parks of ecclesiastic dwelling-houses as monasteries, convents and cloisters, episcopal and provost buildings, parsonages, gardens and parks of profane buildings as castles, chateaus, palaces, manor-houses, country-houses, villas, dwelling-buildings, development houses, farmhouses, mills, factories, public buildings (monumental buildings) of culture (museum, theatre), education (school, university, botanic garden, arboretum), healing and welfare work (hospital, sanatorium, old peoplés home, residential home, youth welfare home), administration (office, embassy), catering and hotel industry and tourism ( hotel, inn, restaurant), sport, recreation and leisure ( swimming-bath, shooting-stand, amusement park, leisure centre), public gardens and parks (without any main-building) as green places, village parks, town parks, village woods, town woods, parks of a spa, memorial parks, promenades, green outside staircases. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…SU RECEPCIÓN EN LOS NÚCLEOS URBANOS Imperial cult and image in Hispania: the paradigmatic case of Segobriga: José Miguel Noguera Celdrán Images of the Imperial power in context: Julio-Claudian propaganda in the capitals and main urban centers of the Western provinces: Stefano Maggi Le immagini del potere. …”