Focusing on geothermal energy systems, this book examines the background, theory, power generation, applications, strengths, weaknesses, and practical techniques for implementing geothermal energy projects. The volume explains geosciences principles, drilling operations, techniques, types of well pumps, and other equipment. The authors stress the links between acquisition and consumption and the environment, provide numerous real world case studies, and delineate a number of practical implementation steps. The text includes figures, graphs, and formulas with homework problems included in each chapter.
• Energy and the Environment
Renewable & Sustainable Energy
Energy
Power Engineering
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Professional

This book is based upon cutting-edge research conducted in the author’s lab (Cellular Bioengineering), which over the past decade has developed a number of sophisticated techniques to facilitate use of 3D cell based assays or biosensors. This book uses data from peer-reviewed publications to conclusively justify use of 3D cell cultures in cell-based biosensors (assays) for (HTS). The majority of assays performed in accelerated drug discovery processes are biochemical in nature, but there is a growing demand for live cell-based assays. Unlike biochemical ones, cellular assays are functional approximations of in vivo biological conditions and can provide more biologically relevant information.
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Biotechnology
Biopharmaceutics
Biotechnology
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Professional

Covering each aspect of a waste management facility, from contaminant receipt, handling, and storage to stack discharge and dispersion, this reference explores the operation and evaluation of incineration and conversion (gasification) systems for hazardous and non-hazardous gaseous, liquid, biosolid, and solid wastes. Highlighting breakthroughs in air pollution control, the book discusses advances in materials handling, waste processing, refractory and materials engineering, combustion technology, and energy recovery to reduce and control toxins and pollutants in the environment. It includes an accompanying CD containing spreadsheets and computer applications for practical analysis of waste characteristics and combustion systems.
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Hazardous Waste & Materials
Combustion Engineering
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Professional

Exploring the recent achievements that have occurred since the mid-1990s, this book explains how to use modern algorithms to fit geometric contours to observed data in image processing and computer vision. The author covers all facets—geometric, statistical, and computational—of the methods. He looks at how the numerical algorithms relate to one another through underlying ideas, compares the strengths and weaknesses of each algorithm, and illustrates how to combine the algorithms to achieve the best performance. The text also identifies obscure issues that may be relevant in future research. MATLAB ® codes are available on the author’s website.
• Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics & Applied Probability
Algorithms & Complexity
Image Processing
Statistical Theory & Methods
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Along with providing an understanding of the scientific basis of air pollution, this volume helps readers better appreciate social and environmental determinants of public health and apply country-based research evidence to reduce health disparities and environmental inequalities. It also encourages future research and policy action on the health and environmental consequences of air pollution from the local to global level. With contributions from a distinguished group of international experts, the book not only covers general modeling, monitoring, and characterization techniques but also includes field studies and cases that offer valuable insight into region-specific issues.
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Air Pollution
Environmental Health
Environmental
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Covering exercises, training curricula, and cost-effective recommendations, this manual prepares first responders to face multiple threats from multiple sources. Applying the concept of cross-training to round out skill-sets, it prepares these diverse outfits to assist each other and overcome traditional philosophical and logistical boundaries. Through table-top scenarios, case examples, and discussion of common sticking points, this innovative book enables response professionals and practitioners to be more effective and better equipped in the face of increased threats and threat potential from multi-faceted disaster scenarios.
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Security Services
Forensic Science - Law
Critical Security
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Offering a perspective on chronic degenerative diseases that disputes the idiopathic label and irreversible prognosis attached to most, this encyclopedia demonstrates that common to chronic diseases is the disruption of systemic and cellular homeostasis, especially by environmental pollutants. Drawing on data collected by the authors in their medical practices, Volume 1 offers an overview of the physiologic basis of homeostasis, exploring how the body deals with toxins, communicates news of assault, and makes provisions for adaptation. The text provides clinicians and researchers with approaches for developing efficient ways to prevent and reverse conditions considered intractable.
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Toxicology
Environmental Health
Primary Health Care & Family Practice
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Political Geography
Industrial Textiles
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Every day, police officers face challenges ranging from petty annoyances to the risk of death in the line of duty. Coupled with these difficulties is, in some cases, lack of community respect for the officers despite the dangers these men and women confront while protecting the public. Exploring issues of courage, integrity, leadership, and character, this volume examines ways to effect organizational change that helps police officers inspire community trust and support with every citizen contact.
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Personnel and Human Resource Management
Forensic Science - Law
Public Administration & Management
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From a multi-disciplinary point of view, this book examines basic concepts, various processing methodologies, and techniques involved in the preparation and characterization of nanobiomaterials that are specific to biomedical applications. It spans their historical development and reviews their current advances in the field. It describes how basic concepts in nanotechnology are applied to the processing of novel nanobiomaterials, including nanostructured metals and alloys. Presenting illustrative examples and a variety of applications, this text offers a solid framework for understanding present and future trends of biomaterials in human health care systems.
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Biomaterials - Materials Science
Materials Science
Biomedical Engineering
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Undergraduate