STEM Student Research Handbook - PB297X By Darci J. Harland
2011 | 250 Pages | ISBN: 1936137240 | PDF | 6 MB
This resource for high school science teachers outlines the various stages of large-scale science research, enabling you to coach your students through any assignment. Chapters cover all aspects of project development through data presentation including generating ideas, developing a research design, writing the proposal, conducting experiments, and interpreting results. The author also includes student handouts, checklists, observations sheets, and sample assessment rubrics.

Prof. Sham Tickoo Purdue Univ., "SOLIDWORKS 2020 for Designers, 18th Edition"
English | ISBN: 1640570845 | 2019 | 1160 pages | EPUB | 54 MB
SOLIDWORKS 2020 for Designers book is written to help the readers effectively use the modeling and assembly tools by utilizing the parametric and feature based approach of SOLIDWORKS 2020. This book provides detailed description of the tools that are commonly used in modeling, assembly, and sheet metal as well as elaborates on the procedures of generating the drawings of a model or assembly, which are used for documentation of a model or assembly.

SIGNALS & SYSTEMS: Beginner Guide by SHYMALA THAMARAI
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09PNVLQXP | 122 pages | EPUB | 1.55 Mb
SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS

Russian Influence Campaigns against the West: From the Cold War to Putin by Kevin N. McCauley
English | October 4, 2016 | ISBN: 1535597097 | 563 pages | EPUB | 1.09 Mb
Russia, under both the Soviets and Vladimir Putin, is in a struggle with Western civilization, and has conducted influence campaigns to weaken and undermine the West from within. This study of influence campaigns waged against the West by the Soviet Union and now by Russia under President Vladimir Putin is intended to present a detailed overview and analysis of the various influence campaigns. Methods and means employed by the Soviet Union included active measures, disinformation, propaganda, controlled international front groups, agents of influence, forgeries, and reflexive control. Campaign themes are examined, and two key campaigns against NATO deployment of the neutron bomb and intermediate-range nuclear force are analyzed as case studies of a successful and failed campaign. The influence campaigns waged by President Putin against the West combine time tested methods with new information age techniques not available during the Soviet era including internet trolls, social media, information warfare, and cyber operations. Both similarities and differences exist in the execution and objectives of influence campaigns conducted by the Soviet Union and Putin's Russia. While the ideologies differ, both Soviet Communist ideology as well as the new Russian nationalist ideology under President Putin contend that Russia is engaged in a long-term struggle with the West that continues during peace and conflict, and will likely end violently. President Putin's Russia is now employing asymmetrical warfare against former Soviet republics to intimidate as well as expand Russian influence and borders in order to create a Russian World. This so-called new generation or hybrid warfare, essentially a Russian version of a "color revolution," incorporates aspects of influence campaigns combined with the covert deployment of special forces to mobilize local ethnic Russian populations combined with cyber operations to disrupt an opponent, and prepare the battle and information space for possible military operations. Influence campaigns in the Soviet era and under President Putin represent an indirect, low risk approach to undermine and weaken an opponent from within in order to promote political objectives, and alter the correlation of power in Moscow's favor in order to win the clash of civilizations with the West. The West needs to develop a coordinated response to the information assault by the Kremlin. First and foremost, the West needs to recognize that they are engaged in a struggle with President Putin's Russia. An effort similar to that developed to identify, analyze and publicize Soviet active measures and disinformation campaigns needs to be established. Countering the Kremlin's influence campaigns is important, however, the West critically needs to conduct proactive, offensive influence campaigns against Russian efforts. A three tier Western influence campaign is required. Information campaigns need to counter Russian influence efforts in the West and actively promote Western policies to public audiences. Next, a strategic communications campaign is required for audiences in the former Soviet republics, in particular Russian speaking populations. These countries are critical as they are already under assault by the Kremlin's influence campaigns, and are potentially the next target of Moscow's asymmetrical new generation warfare. The final audience, the Russian public, represents the hardest target, but also the most critical in countering the new Russian World ideology. Detailed target audience analysis is required for this effort to identify key groups and developed highly specialized and effective messaging. While difficult, analysis to anticipate future Russian influence campaigns and actions is required to more effectively counter the Kremlin's strategy. NATO and friendly states must centralize and pool scarce resources to counter the Kremlin's actions and communicate a Western message to key target audiences.

Gaye Christoffersen, "Russia in the Indo-Pacific: New Approaches to Russian Foreign Policy "
English | ISBN: 1032012765 | 2021 | 304 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This volume zones in on Russia's relations with the Indo-Pacific region through the lens of theoretical pluralism, presenting alternatives to the mainstream Realist view of Russia as a major power using geopolitical strategies to establish itself.

Running on Veggies: Plant-Powered Recipes for Fueling and Feeling Your Best by Lottie Bildirici
English | January 11th, 2022 | ISBN: 0593231716 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 73.07 MB
More than 100 delicious, nourishing, and mostly plant-based recipes for peak athletic performance, from the triathlete and nutrition coach behind the popular Running on Veggies blog

Richard Holt, "Routledge Handbook of Sport and Legacy: Meeting the Challenge of Major Sports Events "
English | ISBN: 0415675812 | 2015 | 374 pages | PDF | 5 MB
What remains of a great sporting spectacle after the last race is run or the final match is played? How can the vast expense of mounting such events be justified? What if there is nothing left behind or what if the legacy is negative, a costly infrastructure which is unused or a debt-ridden host city? The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Legacy addresses perhaps the most important issue in the hosting of major contemporary sporting events: the problem of 'legacy'. It offers a rigorous, innovative and comparative insight into this contested concept from interdisciplinary and practical perspectives.

Risk Management: Insights from Different Settings
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030883736 | 453 Pages | PDF EPUB | 18 MB
This volume offers new, convincing empirical evidence on topical risk- and risk management-related issues in diverse settings, using an interdisciplinary approach. The authors advance compelling arguments, firmly anchored to well-accepted theoretical frameworks, while adopting either qualitative or quantitative research methodologies. The book presents interviews and surveys with risk managers to gather insights on risk management and risk disclosure in practice. Additionally, the book collects and analyzes information contained in public reports to capture risk disclosure and perceptions on risk management impacts on companies' internal organization. It sheds light on financial and market values to understand the effect of risk management on actual and perceived firm's performance, respectively. Further, it examines the impacts of risk and risk management on society and the economy.

Gautam Bambawale, "Rising to the China Challenge: Winning through Strategic Patience and Economic Growth"
English | ISBN: 9391256643 | 2021 | 224 pages | EPUB | 635 KB
Rising to the China Challenge is a stellar contribution to India's rethinking of how to manage a more dangerous China. Conflict has resurfaced on the China-India border. The framework that had prevailed from 1988-to proceed with deep engagement while the border issues lay unresolved-has come to an end. The events of Doklam and Ladakh are not the end of this story. India now faces the prospect of a hostile relationship with China. This is not just a problem of sending troops to Ladakh; this is a problem that will play out on a strategic scale. It is difficult for India to navigate these waters, as China is substantially ahead of India in many aspects. Thinking about these questions and developing an intellectual framework for Indian strategy is very important in India today, and will have an impact on a broad swathe of Indian policy planning. In Rising to the China Challenge Gautam Bambawale, Vijay Kelkar, R.A. Mashelkar, Ganesh Natarajan, Ajit Ranade and Ajay Shah, examine this problem from India's point of view, and develop the elements of the Indian strategic response. Their in-depth study of China and a compare-and-contrast with India in an array of practical areas, ranging from electric vehicles to taxation of corporations, establish the roadmap for the economic, diplomatic and military aspects of the bilateral relationship. This book represents a holistic picture that integrates these three diverse perspectives. Rising to the China Challenge is a call to action that policy planners will find invaluable while engaging in deep consultations and developing a pragmatic way forward.

Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, "Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Cartoons 05: Longest Running Cartoon Ever"
English | 2012 | ISBN: B0092PNHRW | EPUB | pages: 146 | 180.1 mb
The Ripley's Believe It or Not! cartoon is the longest running cartoon strip in the world. It has been published since 1918, when Robert Ripley himself was the cartoonist.