This book presents a series of new understandings and a new system of methodology in the area of prediction. The text brings the reader into the system of evolution science by demonstrating the informational digitization is not only a revolution of scientific methods but also a major reform of theories. Real-life case studies illustrate how to digitize information, simplifying the difficult problem of prediction into an easy task that can be learned, mastered, and applied in the analysis and prediction of forthcoming changes in materials and fluids. The author also points out why frequent failures are experiences in forecasting and why some of the fundamentals in basic scientific theories need to be changed.
• Systems Evaluation, Prediction, and Decision-Making
Systems & Control Engineering
Operations Research
Mathematics & Statistics for Engineers
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The new edition of this Shingo Prize winning international bestseller shows you how to implement a Lean transformation that really works by developing a culture that builds success from the top down and the bottom up at the same time. If you are a leader at any level in an organization undergoing or considering a lean transformation, this is the book you must read. Improved throughout, this new edition offers new guidance on Lean management in discrete manufacturing, office, and process manufacturing environments, provides specifics on engaging executives through Gemba walks and offers several new case studies as well as invaluable lessons that David Mann has learned since the first edition went to print.
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Lean Manufacturing
Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing
Manufacturing Engineering
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Optofluidics involves the use of fluids to modify optical properties and the use of optical devices to detect flowing media, and is highly dependent on the successful integration of photonic integrated circuits with microfluidic or nanofluidic systems. This handbook provides detailed coverage of this emerging field with chapters divided into three main sections. The first part defines a set of foundational principles for the field, the second discusses novel devices with optical properties manipulated by fluids, and the third covers state-of-the-art methods for particle detection and manipulation primarily being developed for biosensing and biomedical applications.
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Optoelectronics
Plasmas & Fluids
Optics & optoelectronics
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Legal Nurse Consulting Practices provides the professional LNC with a wealth of new content covering processes and legal considerations in a number of areas. It explores forensics work and administrative healthcare law including insurance regulations and fraud. It discusses keys aspects of Medicare, approaches to creating a life care plan, the legal aspects of advanced practice nursing, and consultations related to pediatrics and neonatal care. The book also describes the competencies and necessary background needed for certification and provides advice on how to advance within the profession.
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Medical & Healthcare Law
Forensic Science - Law
Medicine
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A complete examination of traditional and new advanced antennas used in the automotive industry, this book provides information taken from designs published in technical and academic papers, patents, and pending patents. Highlighting the practical aspects of antenna design, the authors describe the entire design process, starting with the antenna simulation, prototype sample fabrication, laboratory test measurements, and finishing with test measurements in the real environment. The book includes simulation examples of antenna parameters that significantly speed up the design process using software packages such as FEKO, NEC, IE3D, and Genesys.
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Digital & Wireless Communication
Electromagnetics & Microwaves
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This latest edition of a bestseller carries on the tradition of CRC handbook excellence. This updated volume lists the formulation, method of preparation, and uses for over four thousand microbiological media. With 30% more entries than the previous editions, the book includes recent information on international collection of microorganisms and expanded information of yeast, algae, and Archaea. The book also contains formulations and uses of media for isolation, culture, identification, and maintenance of microorganisms. The entries are arranged alphabetically by medium name and include synonyms, sources, trademarks, and more.
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Microbiology
Food Microbiology
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Based on the work of prominent researchers, this book provides broad, thorough coverage, from historical to contemporary topics. It explores the modeling advances, computational approaches, and new methodology that have emerged in recent years. The handbook focuses on continuous and discrete spatial variation, spatial point patterns, and spatio-temporal processes. It also covers multivariate spatial process models, spatial aggregation, spatial misalignment, and spatial gradients in depth. The theory and applications are illustrated with many real-world data examples.
• Chapman & Hall/CRC Handbooks of Modern Statistical Methods
Statistical Theory & Methods
Statistics for the Biological Sciences
Statistics
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The three main goals of Environmental Engineering III are to assess the state of scientific research in various areas of environmental engineering; to evaluate organizational, technical and technological progress in contributing to ecological security; and to determine the place of environmental engineering in sustainable development, taking into account current political and economic conditions. The book is a valuable source of information for the academics and engineers in environmental engineering.
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Environmental Engineering
Pollution
Sustainable Engineering
Proceedings

Authored by renowned security expert and certification instructor, Thomas Peltier, this authoritative reference provides readers with the knowledge and the skill-set needed to achieve a highly effective risk analysis assessment in a matter of days. Peltier demonstrates how to identify threats and then determine if those threats pose a real risk. Supplemented with online access to user-friendly checklists, forms, questionnaires, sample assessments, and other documents, this work is truly a one-stop, how-to resource for industry and academia professionals.
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IT Security
Computing & IT Security
Management of IT
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Retrofitting of building structures, including maintenance, rehabilitation, and strengthening, is not only an important issue, but also a common issue for structural engineers in property management disciplines. This book introduces basic theory and practical methods for retrofitting design of building structures. The authors emphasize the significance of structural retrofitting, and the procedure of whole retrofitting work. The book introduces detailed inspection methods and structural assessment methodologies for building structures. Additional topics include retrofitting design methods and construction requirements for concrete structures, masonry structures, and timber structures.
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Structural Engineering
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