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Attention to design patterns is unquestionably growing in software engineering because there is a strong belief that using made-to-measure solutions for solving frequently occurring problems encountered throughout the design phase greatly reduces the total cost and the time of developing software products. Stable Design Patterns for Software and Systems presents a new and fresh approach for creating stable, reusable, and...Paperback$10200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSprawling Cities and Our Endangered Public Health
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Security Culture starts from the premise that, even with good technical tools and security processes, an organisation is still vulnerable without a strong culture and a resilient set of behaviours in relation to people risk. Hilary Walton combines her research and her unique work portfolio to provide proven security culture strategies with practical advice on their implementation. And she does...Paperback$8299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSecurity and Privacy in Internet of Things (IoTs)
The Internet of Things (IoT) has attracted strong interest from both academia and industry. Unfortunately, it has also attracted the attention of hackers. Security and Privacy in Internet of Things (IoTs): Models, Algorithms, and Implementations brings together some of the top IoT security experts from around the world who contribute their knowledge regarding different IoT security aspects. It answers the...Hardback$24700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSecuritizing Global Warming
This book explores the reasons for a recent securitization of climate change, and reveals how the understanding of climate change as a security threat fuels resilience as a contemporary political paradigm. Since 2007, political and public discourse has portrayed climate change in terms of international or national security. This increasing attention to the security implications of climate change is puzzling,...Hardback$35300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSeafood Safety and Quality
Seafood Safety and Quality continues to be a major public health issue, and its importance has escalated to unprecedented levels in recent years. This book reviews major seafood-borne diseases and key safety issues. In addition, it discusses emerging microbial agents, fish toxins, and other contaminants, including heavy metals; allergy, water safety, and related topics. The book also addresses the challenges...Hardback$44700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSeafood
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Nanotechnology is one of the most important growth areas of this century. Nanoscience, the science underpinning nanotechnology, is a multidisciplinary subject covering atomic, molecular, and solid state physics, as well as much of chemistry. Nanostructures are known to exhibit novel and improved material properties, fundamentally because the physical and chemical properties are very different when dimensions are reduced to the...Paperback$8499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksScience and Technology of Aroma, Flavor, and Fragrance in Rice
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Presenting qualitative and quantitative findings from the unique, multi-disciplinary project, Design Matters?, this timely book explores the complex relationship between school design and practice to consider how environmental aspects impact on the day-to-day perceptions, actions, and behaviours of pupils, teachers, leaders, and professionals within the school community. Exploring debates and issues from a number of different professional and academic perspectives,...Hardback$34100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSchool Design Matters
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Although often taken for granted, safety doesn’t just happen. It requires a deep understanding of the principles of safety culture that must be applied in all of your actions. Safety Management in a Competitive Business Environment discusses the meaning of the culture of safety in all areas of industrial manufacturing, focusing on risk management preventive measures. It explores the new...Paperback$14900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSafety Leadership
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First published in 2000, Risk Management is a two-volume set, comprised of the most significant and influential articles by the leading authorities in the studies of risk management. The volumes include a full-length introduction from the editor, an internationally recognised expert, and provide an authoritative guide to the selection of essays chosen, as well as to the wider field itself....Hardback$44700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksRIBA Health and Safety Guide 2023
To ensure chartered architects are reaching a high standard of health and safety knowledge and the life safety of building users, the RIBA has introduced an online test based on a comprehensive curriculum to test for competency. RIBA Health and Safety Guide 2023 is designed to improve industry understanding of issues in accordance with CDM Regulations and prepare architects for...Paperback$6899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksRIBA Conservation Guide
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Historic buildings and places play an essential role in the everyday lives of the people of the UK, their cultural identity and the economy. They can inspire creativity and enterprise, bring communities together, and make people happier about where they live. Rescue and Reuse explores how historic buildings across the UK have been brought back to life through the technical...Hardback$10400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksRepresenting Landscapes: Digital
Most landscape architectural designs now include some form of digital representation; however, there is much more scope for creativity beyond the standard Photoshop montages. In this new book on representing landscapes, Representing Landscapes: Digital, Nadia Amoroso brings together contributions from some of the leading landscape departments in the world to explore the variety in digital illustration methods. In each chapter,...Hardback$44700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksRenewable Energy Devices and Systems with Simulations in MATLAB® and ANSYS®
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Conceptions of 'sustainable cities' in the pluralistic and multireligious urban settlements of developing nations need to develop out of local cultural, religious and historical contexts to be inclusive and accurately respond to the needs of the poor, ethnic and religious minorities, and women. Religion and Urbanism contributes to an expanded understanding of 'sustainable cities' in South Asia by demonstrating the...Paperback$10900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksReliability Modelling
Reliability Modelling is an essential concept in mathematics, computing, research, and all disciplines of engineering. Reliability, as a characteristic, is, in fact, a probability. Therefore, in this book, the author uses the statistical approach to reliability modelling along with the MINITAB software package to provide a comprehensive treatment of modelling, from the basics through advanced modelling techniques. The book begins...Hardback$44700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksReliability Engineering and Risk Analysis
This undergraduate and graduate textbook provides a practical and comprehensive overview of reliability and risk analysis techniques. Written for engineering students and practising engineers, the book is multi-disciplinary in scope. The new edition has new topics in classical confidence interval estimation, Bayesian uncertainty analysis, and models for the physics-of-failure approach to life estimation. It also includes extended discussions on the...Hardback$23100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksReliability Engineering
Without proper reliability and maintenance planning, even the most efficient and seemingly cost-effective designs can incur enormous expenses due to repeated or catastrophic failure and subsequent search for the cause. Today’s engineering students face increasing pressure from employers, customers, and regulators to produce cost-efficient designs that are less prone to failure and that are safe and easy to use. The...Hardback$34100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksReimagining Alternative Technology for Design in the 21st Century
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Reimagining Alternative Technology for Design in the 21st Century presents a new approach to design that harnesses still-valuable alternative, traditional, and abandoned technologies alongside the creation of new ones to address contemporary global problems. It focuses on design opportunities that reduce energy and material consumption to tackle issues such as climate change and pollution in industrialised economies. The book takes...Hardback$29400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksRegulation of Extractive Industries
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This work emphasises the principles and rationale underlying recombinant DNA technology rather than the procedures for executing specific protocols. It suggests flexible approaches to resolving particular molecular necessities that are easily adapted to the readers' own applications. The work features summary tables which provide at-a-glance information on applications of recombinant DNA methodologies.Hardback$87000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksRecent Advances in Analysis, Design and Construction of Shell & Spatial Structures in the Asia-Pacific Region
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