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  • Introduction to Process Systems Engineering

    Basic Principles and Calculations with MATLAB and Python
    • 1st Edition
    • Ioannis K. Kookos
    • English
    Introduction to Process Systems Engineering: Basic Principles and Calculations with MATLAB and Python comprehensively approaches how to master core chemical engineering concepts through computational methods. The book bridges the gap between theory and practice by integrating numerical computations from the outset, enabling students and professionals to develop practical skills alongside foundational knowledge. Covering essential topics such as mass and energy balances, property calculations, vapor-liquid equilibria, and process optimization, the book emphasizes realistic problem-solving using accessible MATLAB and Python programs. Each chapter features real-world examples, progressively increasing in complexity to build confidence and competence.The material is tailored to current chemical engineering practice, making it an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and industry practitioners seeking to enhance their computational and analytical capabilities in process systems engineering. This book empowers readers to learn by doing, fostering a deeper understanding of both theoretical principles and their practical applications.

  • Water Pollution and Water Quality: Technologies and Processes

    Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment
    • 1st Edition
    • Didem Saloglu + 2 more
    • English
    Water Pollution and Water Quality: Technologies and Processes offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of water pollution and water quality. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the sources, effects, and impacts of water pollution, water chemistry, microorganisms in water, guidelines and standards for water quality and health, objectives and methods of wastewater treatment, and advanced wastewater treatment processes. It also explores the impacts of water pollution on human health, natural ecosystems, and biodiversity, as well as policymaking to control water pollution, water footprint, and future scenarios for water pollution.Sections also highlight innovative approaches, new technologies, and solution strategies in addressing water pollution and water quality issues, and discusses the global problems and new developments in recent years. Readers will find basic information on water pollution and water quality, making it suitable for graduate and post-graduate students, researchers, and professionals in in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, chemistry, industrial engineering, and disaster science and engineering.

  • Confidential Computing

    Principles and Technology
    • 1st Edition
    • Jiewen Yao
    • English
    Confidential Computing: Principles and Technology comprehensively introduces the design principles and usage methods of TEE in terms of security models, lifecycle, attestation models, attack methods, and mitigation strategies, helping readers understand the security attributes and implementation points of confidential computing. At the same time, this book takes the TEE provided by the mainstream X86, ARM, and RISC-V architectures in the industry as examples to analyze the specific implementation methods and similarities and differences of hardware TEE, helping users deeply understand the advantages and disadvantages of different implementations, including inspiration for future TEE software and hardware designers.

  • Vegetable Oil in Energy, Volume 2

    The Conversion of Seed Oil to Biofuel
    • 1st Edition
    • Abdullah Mohammed Ahmed Asiri + 2 more
    • English
    Vegetable Oil in Energy: The Conversion of Seed Oil to Biofuel, Volume Two presents the latest catalysts, composites, methodologies and technologies used in the conversion of seed oil to biofuel. With an emphasis on feedstock, the book discusses the availability, potential future output, and production pathways for edible and non-edible seed oil. Sections provide an overview of production pathways for seed oil conversion to biofuel and examine engine performance of common seed oil-based biofuels. Chapters also discuss availability and cultivation, production pathways and performance optimization. Feedstock considered include jatrophra, lemon strip, palm, rapeseed, sunflower, olive, coconut, peanut, soya, cotton, and more.The book's final chapters examine the sustainability of vegetable oil as a viable long-term replacement for fossil fuels. This comprehensive resource will be of interest to students, researchers and industry professionals involved in bioenergy and renewable energy, and may be of interest to interdisciplinary teams working across biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental science and sustainability sciences.

  • Rakel's Textbook of Family Medicine

    • 10th Edition
    • David P. Rakel
    • English

  • Applying the Roper-Logan-Tierney Model in Practice

    • 4th Edition
    • Karen Holland + 1 more
    • English
    The Roper-Logan-Tierney Model of Nursing (RLT model) supports nurses in taking a holistic approach to care by considering how an illness or injury affects an individual’s psychological, social, economic and spiritual life. The RLT model has become synonymous with nursing practice and education and is widely used in health care worldwide.This important textbook supports students in applying the RLT model in real life. It covers how to assess the 12 Activities of Living that impact patients’ lives and health, and then plan, implement and evaluate appropriate care according to the latest evidence and within the current health care context.This new fourth edition has been comprehensively updated to align with NMC standards and is packed full of learning activities that will appeal to student nurses, nurse associates and nurse educators alike.

  • Swanson's Family Medicine Review

    • 10th Edition
    • Alfred F. Tallia + 2 more
    • English
    The most effective Family Medicine review tool available, Swanson's Family Medicine Review, 10th Edition, provides more than 2,500 questions in a unique and practical case study format. Ideal for practicing physicians and residents who are preparing to take the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) initial or continuing exam, this bestselling review reflects the clinical disciplines as tested by the ABFM, and also serves as an excellent resource for residents’ case-based RISE exams. This fully revised edition covers recent developments and current information in family medicine, providing the assistance you need to ensure success on the ABFM exam.

  • Anatomy & Physiology (includes Brief Atlas and Quick Guide)

    • 12th Edition
    • Kevin T. Patton + 3 more
    • English
    A&P may be complicated but learning it doesn't have to be! Anatomy & Physiology, 12th Edition, uses a clear, easy-to-read approach to tell the story of the human body’s structure and function. Color-coded illustrations, case studies, and Clear View of the Human Body transparencies help you see the “Big Picture” of A&P. To jump-start learning, each unit begins by reviewing what you have already learned and previewing what you are about to learn. Short chapters simplify concepts with bite-sized chunks of information. Written by a team of experts led by noted educator Kevin Patton, this award-winning text includes the Brief Atlas and Quick Guide of the Human Body to make learning even easier.

  • Composite Truss Bridges With Concrete-filled Rectangular Steel Tube Members

    • 1st Edition
    • Yongjian Liu + 1 more
    • English
    Composite Truss Bridges with Concrete-filled Rectangular Steel Tube Members provides an overview of concrete filled steel tubular (CFST) and new structures and technologies in bridge engineering based on CFRST trusses. The book covers both the mechanical properties of different CFRST structures and design and calculation methods of CFRST composite truss bridge structures. In addition, it reviews the characteristics and advantages of new CFRST structures and the new technologies applied in real-world engineering situations.

  • Nuclear Science, Technology, and Civilization

    • 1st Edition
    • Tou Zhou + 2 more
    • English
    Nuclear Science, Technology, and Civilization presents an introduction to nuclear science and technology, providing technical terms and examples in an accessible way. Beginning with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of nuclear science, nuclear technology, and nuclear energy, the book then reviews the origin and historical developments of nuclear energy and nuclear technology across multiple applications, such as industry, agriculture, and medicine. A collection of global case studies are then presented, reviewing national conditions of typical countries or regions to explain the differences in the impact of nuclear science and technology on similar communities.The book also offers a deep dive into the energy demand for nuclear science technology, considering topics such as carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. It concludes with a discussion on the future of human and nuclear civilization, outlining the impact of future, advanced nuclear technology.

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