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• Introduction to Model-based Engineering Design Analysis and Verification Modeling of Systems Graphical Modeling Block Diagram Modeling Continuous-Time, Conserved Modeling Event-Based Modeling Fast Analog Modeling Executable Specifications Collaborative Design Techniques Design Reuse Bringing it all Together to Conquer Complexity Index.
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In the electronics industry today consumer demand for devices with hyper-connectivity and mobility has resulted in the development of a complete system on a chip (SoC). Using the old `rule of thumb' design methods of the past is no longer feasible for these new complex electronic systems. To develop highly successful systems that meet the requirements and quality expectations of customers, engineers now need to use a rigorous, model-based approach in their designs. This book provides the definitive guide to the techniques, methods and technologies for electronic systems engineers, embedded systems engineers, and hardware and software engineers to carry out model- based electronic system design, as well as for students of IC systems design. Based on the authors' considerable industrial experience, the book shows how to implement the methods in the context of integrated circuit design flows.
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• An introduction to drug education
• Drug abuse problems : background and setting
• Alcohol and tobacco : fugitives from the war on drugs
• Other drugs, mostly legal
• Other drugs, mostly illegal
• Focus on the community
• Focus on the individual
• Focus on the schools
• School and community violence prevention
• Public policy and drug abuse prevention
• Early intervention with drug abuse and related problems
• Treatment of alcohol, tobacco, and drug addiction
• Needs assessment and program evaluation.

Using an evidence-based approach, Drug Abuse Prevention: A School and Community Partnership, Third Edition teaches students and practitioners the important concepts and skills needed to design effective drug prevention programs. Written to cover more than just the facts about drugs, this text provides a background of drug use and abuse, presents the principles and skills of prevention, with particular focus on adolescents and school settings, and reinforces the importance of schools forming community partnerships with key institutions and the application of policy tools to enhance the impact of education alone.
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• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1 Why Learning For Development?
• Chapter 2 Approaches to Learning For Development
• Chapter 3 Contestation and Learning Between Multiple Stakeholders
• Chapter 4 Joint Learning through Similarity, Difference And Mutuality In North-South Municipal Partnerships
• Chapter 5 Changing the Self And Changing The Organization: Doing Things Better And Doing Them Differently
• Chapter 6 Learning and Not Learning Through The Use Of Computer-Mediated Communication
• Chapter 7 The Whys And Wherefores Of Learning For Development References Index.
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• 1. Introduction
• 2. Concepts and approaches
• 3. Contestation and learning between multiple stakeholders
• 4. Learning through difference and mutuality in North-South partnerships
• 5. Formal learning and individual and organizational change
• 6. Learning and not learning through the use of ICTs
• 7. Conclusions.
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The organizational and institutional embedding of new learning is one of the biggest challenges for development. This book in the "Why Development Matters" series takes a learning approach to development, focusing the learning that takes place through development action - be it intentional and structured, or the outcome of different forms of engagement. "Learning for Development" also demonstrates how important a critical awareness of the social dynamics of learning is for individuals and their organizations, and for building coherent policy and action. Through a number of case-studies and a wealth of interdisciplinary research, "Learning for Development" proposes a more flexible model of development action which aims to ensure that projects address the specific needs of, improves dialogue between, local groups and individuals.
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• Acknowledgements
• 1. Why Learning For Development?
• 2. Approaches to Learning For Development
• 3. Contestation and Learning Between Multiple Stakeholders
• 4. Joint Learning through Similarity, Difference And Mutuality In North-South Municipal Partnerships
• 5. Changing the Self And Changing The Organization: Doing Things Better And Doing Them Differently
• 6. Learning and Not Learning Through The Use Of Computer-Mediated Communication
• 7. The Whys And Wherefores Of Learning For Development References Index.
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The organizational and institutional embedding of new learning is one of the biggest challenges for development. This book in the Development Matters series takes a learning approach to development, focusing the learning that takes place through development action - be it intentional and structured, or the outcome of different forms of engagement. Learning for Development also demonstrates how important a critical awareness of the social dynamics of learning is for individuals and their organizations, and for building coherent policy and action. Through a number of case-studies and a wealth of interdisciplinary research, Learning for Development proposes a more flexible model of development action which aims to ensure that projects address the specific needs of, improves dialogue between, local groups and individuals.
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• Danger of Fire and Explosion Origins of Static Electricity Principles of Safety Measures Electrostatic Gas Discharges as an Ignition Source Case Histories Related to Brush Discharges Case Histories Related to Cone Discharges Case Histories Related to Propagating Brush Discharges Case Histories Relating to Spark Discharges - Dusts, Hybrid Mixtures, Liquids Case Histories Not Related to Electrostatics Nuisances and Shock for Personnel.
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In the US, UK and Europe there is in excess of one notifiable dust or electrostatic explosion every day of the year. This clearly makes the hazards associated with the handling of materials subject to either cause or react to electrostatic discharge of vital importance to anyone associated with their handling or industrial bulk use. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the dangers of static electricity and how to avoid them. It will prove invaluable to safety managers and professionals, as well as all personnel involved in the activities concerned, in the chemical, agricultural, pharmaceutical and petrochemical process industries. Electrostatic Hazards makes extended use of case studies to illustrate the principles being expounded, thereby making it far more open, accessible and attractive to the practitioner in industry than the highly theoretical texts which are also available. The authors have many years' experience in the area behind them, including the professional teaching of the content provided here. Gunter Luttgens is a widely acknowledged consultant who travels Europe providing training to major industrial corporations on this subject, whilst Norman Wilson practices what is written here in his professional capacity with the British Textile Technology Group.
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• Danger of Fire and Explosion Origins of Static Electricity Principles of Safety Measures Electrostatic Gas Discharges as an Ignition Source Case Histories Related to Brush Discharges Case Histories Related to Cone Discharges Case Histories Related to Propagating Brush Discharges Case Histories Relating to Spark Discharges - Dusts, Hybrid Mixtures, Liquids Case Histories Not Related to Electrostatics Nuisances and Shock for Personnel.
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In the US, UK and Europe there is in excess of one notifiable dust or electrostatic explosion every day of the year. This clearly makes the hazards associated with the handling of materials subject to either cause or react to electrostatic discharge of vital importance to anyone associated with their handling or industrial bulk use. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the dangers of static electricity and how to avoid them. It will prove invaluable to safety managers and professionals, as well as all personnel involved in the activities concerned, in the chemical, agricultural, pharmaceutical and petrochemical process industries. Electrostatic Hazards makes extended use of case studies to illustrate the principles being expounded, thereby making it far more open, accessible and attractive to the practitioner in industry than the highly theoretical texts which are also available. The authors have many years' experience in the area behind them, including the professional teaching of the content provided here. Gunter Luttgens is a widely acknowledged consultant who travels Europe providing training to major industrial corporations on this subject, whilst Norman Wilson practices what is written here in his professional capacity with the British Textile Technology Group.
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• SECTION A INTRODUCTION
• 1. Making the connections between environment, development, and sustainability
• SECTION B LEARNING FROM THE LOCAL
• 2. The challenge for environment, development and sustainability in China.
• 3. Rural development and environment in Uganda
• 4. Traditional and modern (or improved) rural water supplies: stories from Ethiopia and Niger
• 5. The souvenirs of communism: missed opportunities for sustainable development innovations in the enlarged European Union?
• 6. Sustainable transport systems: learning from Cuba
• 7. At the coal face in Australia: the youth climate movement
• 8. Social dynamics of the US environmental challenge
• 9. Looking beyond the visible: contesting environmental agendas for Mumbai's slums
• SECTION C MAJOR THEMES IN ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
• 10. Climate Change: causes and consequences
• 11. Can ecosystems be managed sustainably? Biodiversity and tropical forests
• 12. Conservation and development in Scotland and Uganda
• 13. Managing water for sustainable development across international boundaries: the Rhine river basin
• 14. Municipal waste management and the environmental health challenge: a tale of two cities
• 15. Environment, inequality, and the internal contradictions of globalization
• 16. Environmental ethics and development
• SECTION D ACTION FOR ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
• 17. Local governance and sustainable development in Wales: making a difference?
• 18. Cities and climate change: leading to a low carbon London
• 19. Exploring participation in science, technology and innovation: tissue-culture bananas in Kenya
• 20. Designing for sustainability
• 21. Corporate responsibility in practice: building an eco-city from scratch
• 22. Innovative partnerships for sustainable development in Harare, Zimbabwe
• 23. Community-led sustainable development: the champion approach
• 24. Why involve the public? Case studies of public involvement in environmental initiatives in South Africa
• 25. Tools and techniques for environmental decision making
• SECTION E CONCLUSION
• 26. Scientific, social science and technological approaches to understanding environmental change
• 27. Conclusion.
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As the human population continues to place increasing demands on the planet we inhabit we face the biggest challenge of our time: how can we exploit the natural resources that we need - whether it be for water, food, or energy - in a way that preserves the environment, is equitable and doesn't compromise the long-term future of the planet and its biodiversity? Environment, Development, and Sustainability represents an examination of three integrated issues that form the main ongoing challenge of this century. Featuring a range of perspectives and case studies from North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia, the book reflects the multiple ways in which environment, development and sustainability are intertwined everywhere - in rich and poor countries, and those in between. Contributions from both practitioners and academics, bringing experiences as technologists, engineers, natural scientists and social scientists, expand further the many perspectives on the challenge. The book celebrates this diversity, using it positively as a resource for a more holistic learning approach to environment, development and sustainability. Environment, Development, and Sustainability is written as a student textbook where individual chapters can be stand-alone, or where, helped by a linking narrative, the book can be read as a whole. Its accessible style, however, makes it suitable for a broader audience, including practitioners, activists and citizens who simply wish to know more. Online Resource Centre For registered adopters: Figures from the book available to download For students: Library of web links cited in the book Flashcard glossary.
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• 1. Introduction--
• 2. The Solvent as a Medium--
• 3. The Solvent as Participant--
• 4. Chemometrics: Emperical correlations of solvent effects--
• 5. Theoretical calculations--
• 6. Some Specific Examples (1): Dipolar-Aprotic Solvents--
• 7. Some Specific Examples (2): acidic, basic, chiral, ionic solvents--
• 8. Concluding observations-- Appendix -Solvent properties-- References.
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"The Oxford Chemistry Masters" series is designed to provide clear and concise accounts of important topics - both established and emergent - that may be encountered by chemistry students as they progress from the senior undergraduate stage through postgraduate study to leadership in research. These masters assume little prior knowledge, other than the foundations provided by an undergraduate degree in chemistry, and lead the reader through to an appreciation of the state of the art in the topic whilst providing an entree to the original literature in the field. The role of the solvent in chemical reactions is one of immediate and daily concern to the practising chemist. Whether in the laboratory, or in industry, most reactions are carried out in the liquid phase. In the majority of these, one or two reacting components, or reagents, are dissolved in a suitable medium and the reaction is allowed to take place. Given the importance of solvent, the need for an in-depth understanding of this topic is obvious. However, many inorganic and organic chemistry texts only make passing references to solvents, or worse still, fail to mention that a given reaction takes place in a particular solvent at all. This book successfully addresses the gap in our understanding of solvent chemistry, and brings the role of the solvent rightly to the fore. The book begins with a summary of essential thermodynamic and kinetic facts, emphasizing aspects of these fields, where relevant, to reactions in solution. Chapter 2 introduces the reader to the role of the solvent purely as a medium, touching on early theories based on electrostatic considerations (Born and Kirkwood-Onsager) and the solubility parameter (Hildebrand). Chapter 3 discusses the role of solvent as an active participant, chiefly through hydrogen bonding, Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis acid-base interactions, including hard and soft acids and bases. The ability of solvents to serve as media for oxidation and reduction is also touched upon. There then follows a chapter on chemometrics; the application of statistical methods to chemical phenomena and spectra, chiefly linear free energy correlations and principal component analysis. A novel method for the presentation of data is also described. In chapter 5, methods of theoretical calculation are discussed. These include quantum-mechanical ab-initio and semiempirical methods, integral-equation theories, and methods based on statistical mechanics (Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics). Examples to illustrate these methods are detailed in the chapter. Chapters 6 and 7 look at a selection of particular classes of solvents including aprotic-dipolar, acidic, basic, room-temperature ionic, and chiral. The suitability of examples from each class of solvent for particular purposes is also discussed. The final chapter presents some concluding observations. Throughout the book, the authors use a semiquantitative and thermodynamically based approach, deliberately avoiding unnecessary detail or rigour, so that the discussions are accessible to both senior undergraduates and postgraduates. The text is also interspersed with helpful examples taken from both inorganic and organic chemistry.
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• 1. Crisis Resource Management: Before the Emergency
• 2. Airway Emergencies
• 3. Respiratory Emergencies
• 4. Cardiovascular Emergencies
• 5. Thoracic Emergencies
• 6. Metabolic and Endocrine Emergencies
• 7. Neurologic and Neurosurgical Emergencies
• 8. Obstetric Emergencies
• 9. Pediatric Anesthesia Emergencies
• 10. Miscellaneous Emergencies
• 11. Surgical Emergencies
• 12. Postanesthesia Care Unit
• 13. Regional Anesthesia Complications
• 14. Equipment Emergencies
• 15. Procedures
• 16. Disaster Management
• 17. Ethical Considerations.
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Anesthesia Emergencies contains relevant step-by-step information on how to detect, manage, and treat complications and emergencies during the perioperative period. Concisely written, highlighted sections on immediate management and risk factors reinforce essential points for easy memorization, while consistent organization and checklists provide ease of learning and clarity. Anesthesia providers will find this book an indispensable resource, describing assessment and treatment of life-threatening situations, including airway, thoracic, surgical, pediatric, and cardiovascular emergencies. The second edition contains a revised table of contents which presents topics in order of their priority during emergencies, as well as two new chapters on crisis resource management and disaster medicine.
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Profiles over four hundred animals from around the world, discussing their habitat, physical characteristics, and challenges they face.