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Protocols for Multislice Helical Computed Tomography The Fundamentals

Protocols for Multislice Helical Computed Tomography The Fundamentals

Despite the expected decline in the mid-1970s in the use of computed tomography (CT) following the excitement of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) CT has confounded its detractors and remains the imaging modality of choice particularly for the chest and abdomen. Spiral/helical CT with the development of 64-multislice variant has revolutionized diagnostic imaging: image acquistion of large body volumes are obtained in short times during a single-breath hold. Scanning protocols without contrast enhancement are not a challenge; however with intravenous contrast agents critical choices are made and bad choices inevitably produce bad scans. This handy guide provides the reader with a simple introduction to the essential ideas involved and a practical guide to the implementation of rational scanning protocols for multislice spiral instruments. Written by Peter Dawson a well-respected figure in computed tomography and radiology and a world expert on contrast agents Scanning Protocols for Multislice Helical Computed Tomography is an essential guide for all those working with CT as well as those in training. | Protocols for Multislice Helical Computed Tomography The Fundamentals

GBP 59.99
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Safety Accidents in Risky Industries Black Swans Gray Rhinos and Other Adverse Events

Safety Accidents in Risky Industries Black Swans Gray Rhinos and Other Adverse Events

This text introduces bad events (incidents and accidents) named as metaphors. The metaphors called as safety animals are named as black swan gray rhino gray swans and invisible gorilla. The book analyzes incidents and accidents from the context of the safety management system in the risky industries including aviation nuclear chemical oil and petroleum. It further uses mathematical analysis of these events (through statistics and probabilities) and presents preventive and corrective measures in dealing with the same. It comprehensively covers important topics including real-time monitoring reverse stress testing change management predictive maintenance management system contingency plans human factors behavioral safety anticipatory failure determination resilience engineering (RE) resilience management (RM) Swiss cheese model and probability distribution. Aimed at professionals working in the fields of health and safety quality engineering compliance engineering aerospace engineering occupational health and safety and industrial engineering this text: Provides an insight to safety managers in analyzing bad events and the ways to deal with them Covers randomness uncertainty and predictability in detail Explains concepts including reverse stress testing real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance in a comprehensive manner Presents mathematical analysis of incidents and accidents using statistics and probability theories | Safety Accidents in Risky Industries Black Swans Gray Rhinos and Other Adverse Events

GBP 59.99
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Systems Engineering A Systemic and Systematic Methodology for Solving Complex Problems

Systems Engineering A Systemic and Systematic Methodology for Solving Complex Problems

This book will change the way you think about problems. It focuses on creating solutions to all sorts of complex problems by taking a practical problem-solving approach. It discusses not only what needs to be done but it also provides guidance and examples of how to do it. The book applies systems thinking to systems engineering and introduces several innovative concepts such as direct and indirect stakeholders and the Nine-System Model which provides the context for the activities performed in the project along with a framework for successful stakeholder management. A list of the figures and tables in this book is available at https://www. crcpress. com/9781138387935. FEATURES• Treats systems engineering as a problem-solving methodology• Describes what tools systems engineers use and how they use them in each state of the system lifecycle• Discusses the perennial problem of poor requirements defines the grammar and structure of a requirement and provides a template for a good imperative construction statement and the requirements for writing requirements• Provides examples of bad and questionable requirements and explains the reasons why they are bad and questionable• Introduces new concepts such as direct and indirect stakeholders and the Shmemp!• Includes the Nine-System Model and other unique tools for systems engineering | Systems Engineering A Systemic and Systematic Methodology for Solving Complex Problems

GBP 44.99
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Quality and GMP Auditing Clear and Simple

Quality and GMP Auditing Clear and Simple

This guidebook provides proven methods and techniques for performing effective audits that serve your department your company and you. Topics covered relate to the four key competencies essential for successful GMP audits. Includes the rationale for auditing as an important quality tool along with the audit cycle broken into five distinct phases. To focus the power of auditing on a particular situation several different types of audits are presented as are more than a dozen audit approaches with general questions to answer and specific items to examine. These tools will help you prepare checklists and standards so audits become more effective consistent and standardized. The book includes profiles of seasoned professionals in drug and device auditing who share their experiences (the good and the bad)! | Quality and GMP Auditing Clear and Simple

GBP 59.99
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Water Agriculture and the Environment in Spain: can we square the circle?

Water Agriculture and the Environment in Spain: can we square the circle?

The world water problems are a due to bad governance not to physical water scarcity. This book is inspired by this statement and explores whether it holds in a specific country Spain where climatic conditions – Spain is one of the most arid countries of the European Union - would fully justify saying that water problems are due to physical water scarcity. The metrification of water uses and their monetary value is a first important step in understanding how reallocation of water among users could help mitigating many of current water problems in Spain. However water reallocation among users or from users to nature is far from simple. Initiatives portrayed as the solution to the water governance ‘jigsaw’ – e. g. water trade improved water use efficiency users collective action public participation – are not free of difficulties and shortcomings. The book explores the growing need for maintaining Spain’s natural capital and the human component of water governance – people’s needs wishes (vested) interests aspirations – that often determine the result of decisions and sometimes lead water management to a deadlock. This book takes a step forward in showing a more complex - and also closer to reality - picture of water governance in Spain. | Water Agriculture and the Environment in Spain: can we square the circle?

GBP 69.99
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Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures Proceedings of the Conference on Computational Modelling of Concrete and Concrete Structures

Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures Proceedings of the Conference on Computational Modelling of Concrete and Concrete Structures

The EURO-C conference series (Split 1984 Zell am See 1990 Innsbruck 1994 Badgastein 1998 St. Johann im Pongau 2003 Mayrhofen 2006 Schladming 2010 St. Anton am Arlberg 2014 and Bad Hofgastein 2018) brings together researchers and practising engineers concerned with theoretical algorithmic and validation aspects associated with computational simulations of concrete and concrete structures. Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures reviews and discusses research advancements and the applicability and robustness of methods and models for reliable analysis of complex concrete reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete structures in engineering practice. The contributions cover both computational mechanics and computational modelling aspects of the analysis and design of concrete and concrete structures: Multi-scale cement and concrete research: experiments and modelling Aging concrete: from very early ages to decades-long durability Advances in material modelling of plain concrete Analysis of reinforced concrete structures Steel-concrete interaction fibre-reinforced concrete and masonry Dynamic behaviour: from seismic retrofit to impact simulation Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures is of special interest to academics and researchers in computational concrete mechanics as well as industry experts in complex nonlinear simulations of concrete structures. | Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures Proceedings of the Conference on Computational Modelling of Concrete and Concrete Structures

GBP 290.00
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Prepare to Board Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts

Prepare to Board Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts

Successful storyboards and poignant characters have the power to make elusive thoughts and emotions tangible for audiences. Packed with illustrations that illuminate and a text that entertains and informs Prepare to Board 3rd edition presents the methods and techniques of animation master Nancy Beiman with a focus on pre-production story development and character design. As one of the only storyboard titles on the market that explores the intersection of creative character design and storyboard development the third edition is an invaluable resource for both beginner and intermediate artists. Key Features Adapt key techniques tips and tricks of experienced character designers and storyboard artists with 30 years of experience to your film television and animation projects. Save time and money with workflow solutions and avoid common mistakes and problems with troubleshooting tips. Implement creative solutions for your own projects with this invaluable resource for beginner and intermediate artists with examples of what a good storyboard and character design should look like and example of poorly designed storyboards. and tricks. Further your artistic skill development with an interactive companion website which will includes video tutorials examples of animatics and good and bad pitching techniques. | Prepare to Board Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts

GBP 46.99
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CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices

CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices

Let food be your medicine medicine your food. Hippocrates 2400 B. C. When the Father of Medicine uttered those famous words spices were as important for medicine embalming preserving food and masking bad odors as they were for more mundane culinary matters. Author James A. Duke predicts that spices such as capsicum cinnamon garlic ginger onion and turmeric will assume relatively more medicinal importance again as the economic costs and knowledge of the side-effects of prescription pharmaceuticals increase. After all each spice contains thousands of useful phytochemicals. Pharmaceuticals usually contain only one or two. Discover the Science behind the FolkloreSpices are important medicines that have withstood the empirical tests of millennia. Nearly 5 000 years ago Charak the father of Ayurvedic medicine claimed that garlic lightens the blood reduces tumors and is an aphrodisiac tonic. Today scientists say it thins the blood prevents cancer and increases libido. For centuries people worldwide have used spices to cure a myriad of ailments and to preserve foods. Now science is proving that these spices may preserve us with their antioxidant and antiseptic activities. Organized by scientific name the CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices provides the science behind the folklore of over 60 popular spices. For each spice it lists:Scientific nameCommon nameMedicinal activities and indicationsMultiple activitiesOther uses especially culinaryCultivationChemistryImportant phytochemical constituents and their activitiesThe handbook also includes market and import data culinary uses ecology and cultural information and discusses at length the use of spices as antiseptics and antioxidants.

GBP 59.99
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The Science of Wind Power

The Science of Wind Power

Concern for the environment and for the impacts of environmental pollution has brought about the need to shift from the reliance on hydrocarbons to energy sources that are nearly pollution neutral and renewable. The Science of Wind Power is designed to provide a fundamental understanding for wind technicians and students alike essentially examining how to harness the wind to produce energy for transmission and use while keeping environmental impacts in mind. Wind power is one of the fastest-growing energy sources as it offers many advantages such as being sustainable and a renewable energy source that has a much smaller impact on the global environment compared to fossil fuels. It is important to point out however that like wind itself wind power has a good and bad side advantages and disadvantages (challenges) and these different aspects are discussed in detail herein. Features: Examines the mechanical electrical hydraulic and electronic aspects of wind turbines Provides the fundamentals of wind turbine aerodynamics modeling and testing Includes design standards for wind turbines and electrical distribution systems Delineates the differences between offshore and land-based wind power Discusses special-purpose applications such as energy distribution and storage A must-have volume that includes the latest data diagrams and useful illustrations The Science of Wind Energy offers a complete examination of one of the most promising sources of renewable energy and serves as a great introduction to the cross-disciplinary field for students and practicing engineers. The concepts and guidelines presented will equip readers with the scientific rationale required to make decisions that could directly affect the environment around them.

GBP 99.99
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Molecular Interventions in Lifestyle-Related Diseases

Molecular Interventions in Lifestyle-Related Diseases

The Japanese Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare officially recognizing that various risk factors for disease are present in our environment has proposed the concept of lifestyle-related diseases. These include those diseases that are tied to such lifestyle choices as excessive alcohol consumption cigarette smoking exposure to stress and poor diet. Ongoing attention to this issue led to an International Symposium on Free Radicals and Health: Molecular Interventions and Protection of Lifestyle-Related Diseases bringing together the top experts in that area. With the belief that the recognition of the occurrence of risk factors and their identification are important to overcoming lifestyle-related diseases three of those experts invited prominent participants at the symposium to contribute to a book. Molecular Interventions in Lifestyle-Related Diseases is the result of that effort. This book is divided into three main sections:Free Radicals Lifestyle-Related Diseases and Their ProtectionFree Radicals Brain Diseases and Their ProtectionNutraceuticals Functional Foods Micronutrients and Pharmacological InterventionsWhen bad lifestyle choices cause oxidants and free radicals to have a negative influence on cell signaling and gene expression lifestyle-related diseases are set into motion which in turn lead to further oxidative stress. Molecular Interventions in Lifestyle-Related Diseases addresses the molecular basis of free radicals and lifestyle-related diseases and preventive/therapeutic approaches including the use of nutraceuticals functional foods and pharmacological interventions. Each section contains several chapters addressing critical molecular mechanisms therapeutic interventions and other issues of relevance to human health that will be of interest to students and researchers in the health professions including nutritional and environmental scientists molecular and cell biologi

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Safety Engineering in the Oil and Gas Industry

Safety Engineering in the Oil and Gas Industry

When accidents occur in the oil and gas industry the impacts can be profound. Serious injury or death to workers environmental disasters and colossal costs for insurance or clean ups make the industry a hazardous one to operate in. Disasters become major news events such as the Prestige oil spill Piper Alpha Exxon Valdez oil spill and Deepwater Horizon. A move towards improving the health and safety of the industry is underway. This book emphasizes controlling managing and mitigating the risk of hazards in the oil and gas industry increasing safety and protecting the environment by identifying the hazards in the oil and gas industry through safety engineering techniques and management methods. Safety Engineering in the Oil and Gas Industry discusses how to improve safety and reliability in the oil and gas industry so that hazards can be reduced to the lowest level feasible. It covers the techniques needed to operate safely in an oil and/or gas industry setting the standards that should be adhered to the impacts of PPE fire and explosions equipment and infrastructure failures and storage and reliability engineering amongst many other topics. This book is written in an easy-to-read and appealing style and multiple-choice questions are included to help with learning and understanding the concepts included. Underpinned by real life case studies and examples this book aims to allow readers to consider how they can reduce the costs associated with bad safety practices to their business through maintained and consistent health safety and environmental (HSE) standards. This book is a must-read for any student or professional studying or working in the oil and gas industries. It also has additional appeal to those with an academic or professional interest in occupational health and safety civil engineering offshore engineering and maritime engineering.

GBP 130.00
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Modern Management and Leadership Best Practice Essentials with CISO/CSO Applications

Modern Management and Leadership Best Practice Essentials with CISO/CSO Applications

In one modest-sized volume this book offers three valuable sets of knowledge. First it provides best practice guidance on virtually every large-scale task a modern manager may be involved in—from recruiting and hiring to onboarding and leading teams and from employee engagement and retention to performance management and working with difficult employees. Second it explains the essential concepts and practice of a range of effective leadership styles—including (but not limited to) servant leadership crisis leadership change agent leadership and diversity and inclusion leadership. Third it offers brief case studies from select CISOs and CSOs on how these management and leadership principles and practices play out in real-life workplace situations. The best practice essentials provided throughout this volume will empower aspiring leaders and also enable experienced managers to take their leadership to the next level. Many if not most CISOs and other leaders have had very little if any formal training in management and leadership. The select few that have such training usually obtained it through academic courses that take a theoretical broad brush approach. In contrast this book provides much actionable guidance in the nitty-gritty tasks that managers must do every day. Lack of management practical knowledge puts CISOs and CSOs at a disadvantage vis-a-vis other executives in the C-suite. They risk being pigeonholed as “security cops” rather than respected business leaders. Many articles on these subjects published in the press are too incomplete and filled with bad information. And combing through the few high-quality sources that are out there such as Harvard Business Publishing can take hundreds of dollars in magazine subscription and book purchase fees and weeks or months of reading time. This book puts all the essential information into your hands through a series of concise chapters authored by an award-winning writer. | Modern Management and Leadership Best Practice Essentials with CISO/CSO Applications

GBP 36.99
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Visual and Non-Visual Effects of Light Working Environment and Well-Being

Visual and Non-Visual Effects of Light Working Environment and Well-Being

The introduction of artificial lighting extends the time of wakefulness after dark and enables work at night thus disturbing the human circadian rhythm. The understanding of the physiological mechanisms of visual and non-visual systems may be important for the development and use of proper light infrastructure and light interventions for different workplace settings especially for shift work conditions. Visual and Non-Visual Effects of Light: Working Environment and Well-Being presents the impact of lighting in the working environment on human health well-being and visual performance. The physiological explanation of the visual and non-visual effects of light on humans which discusses the biological bases of image and non-image forming vision at the cellular level may be of particular interest to any professional in the field of medicine physiology and biology. It is one of the intentions of this book to put forward some recommendations and examples of lighting design which take into account both the visual and non-visual effects of light on humans. These may be of particular interest to any professional in the field of lighting occupational safety and health and interior design. What effects on health can a light ‘overdose’ or light deficiency have? What is bad light? The authors of the monograph provide answers to these questions. Just as for a physicist the dual nature of light comprises an electromagnetic wave and a photon the duality of light for a physician comprises visual and non-visual effects. -Prof Jacek Przybylski Medical University of Warsaw This is a unique publication in the field of lighting technology. The authors have skillfully combined both the technical and biomedical aspects involved which is unprecedented in the literature available. As a result an important study has been created for many professional groups with a significant impact on the assessment of risks associated with LED sources. Prof Andrzej Zając Military University of Technology Warsaw | Visual and Non-Visual Effects of Light Working Environment and Well-Being

GBP 44.99
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The Psychology of Insider Risk Detection Investigation and Case Management

The Psychology of Insider Risk Detection Investigation and Case Management

Clinical psychologist and former intelligence officer Eric D. Shaw brings over 30 years of psychological consultation experience to the national security community corporate investigations and law enforcement to this work on insider risk. After a career in counterterrorism Dr. Shaw spent the last 20 years concentrating on insiders—employees who commit espionage sabotage intellectual property theft present risks of harm to self and others and other workplace risks especially those influenced by mental health conditions. Dr. Shaw is the author of the Critical Pathway to Insider Risk (CPIR) which addresses the characteristics experiences and connections at-risk employees bring to our organizations the stressors that trigger higher levels of risk the concerning behaviors that signal this risk has increased and the action or inaction by organizations that escalate insider risk. The CPIR also examines what these employees look like when they have broken bad and the personal characteristics resources and support that can mitigate these risks. Dr. Shaw also examines specific risk accelerators like subject disgruntlement personality disorders and problematic organizational responses that can escalate the speed and intensity of insider risks. The investigative applications strengths and weaknesses of the CPIR are also considered. This work also describes the behavioral science tools deployed in insider investigations especially those designed to locate and understand persons at-risk and help organizations intervene to avoid escalation or manage potential damage. Case examples are drawn from intelligence community corporate and law enforcement investigations. Specific insider cases where the use of behavioral science tools is described in detail include leaks anonymous threats erotomania hacking violence risk mass destruction threats and espionage. The work closes with consideration of the many current and future challenges insider risk professionals face. These include the challenge of recognizing suicidal ideation as a gateway to other forms of insider risk understanding when subject therapy will and will not reduce risk deciphering belief in conspiracy theory from significant extremist risk appreciating insider threats to our elections and the unique challenges posed when the insider is a leader. | The Psychology of Insider Risk Detection Investigation and Case Management

GBP 44.99
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The Gamer's Brain How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design

The Gamer's Brain How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design

Making a successful video game is hard. Even games that are well-received at launch may fail to engage players in the long term due to issues with the user experience (UX) that they are delivering. That’s why makers of successful video games like Fortnite and Assassin’s Creed invest both time and money perfecting their UX strategy. These top video game creators know that a bad user experience can ruin the prospects for any game regardless of its budget scope or ambition. The game UX accounts for the whole experience players have with a video game from first hearing about it to navigating menus and progressing in the game. UX as a discipline offers guidelines to assist developers in creating the optimal experience they want to deliver including shipping higher quality games (whether indie triple-A or serious games) and meeting business goals - all while staying true to design vision and artistic intent. At its core UX is about understanding the gamer’s brain: understanding human capabilities and limitations to anticipate how a game will be perceived the emotions it will elicit how players will interact with it and how engaging the experience will be. This book is designed to equip readers of all levels from student to professional with cognitive science knowledge and user experience guidelines and methodologies. These insights will help readers identify the ingredients for successful and engaging video games empowering them to develop their own unique game recipe more efficiently while providing a better experience for their audience. The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design Is written by Celia Hodent - a UX expert with a PhD in psychology who has been working in the entertainment industry for over 10 years including at prominent companies such as Epic Games (Fortnite) Ubisoft and LucasArts. Major themes explored in this book: Provides an overview of how the brain learns and processes information by distilling research findings from cognitive science and psychology research in a very accessible way. Topics covered include: neuromyths perception memory attention motivation emotion and learning. Includes numerous examples from released games of how scientific knowledge translates into game design and how to use a UX framework in game development. Describes how UX can guide developers to improve the usability and the level of engagement a game provides to its target audience by using cognitive psychology knowledge implementing human-computer interaction principles and applying the scientific method (user research). Provides a practical definition of UX specifically applied to games with a unique framework. Defines the most relevant pillars for good usability (ease of use) and good engage-ability (the ability of the game to be fun and engaging) translated into a practical checklist. Covers design thinking game user research game analytics and UX strategy at both a project and studio level. This book is a practical tool that any professional game developer or student can use right away and includes the most complete overview of UX in games existing today. | The Gamer's Brain How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design

GBP 48.99
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