Collective Choice and Social Welfare (Expanded Edition)
by Amartya Sen
English | 2017 | ISBN: 0141982500 | 640 Pages | True PDF | 4 MB

Cold-Formed Steel Design, Fourth Edition By Wei?Wen Yu, Roger A. LaBoube(auth.)
2010 | 489 Pages | ISBN: 0470462450 | PDF | 15 MB
The definitive text in the field, thoroughly updated and expandedHailed by professionals around the world as the definitive text on the subject, Cold-Formed Steel Design is an indispensable resource for all who design for and work with cold-formed steel. No other book provides such exhaustive coverage of both the theory and practice of cold-formed steel construction. Updated and expanded to reflect all the important developments that have occurred in the field over the past decade, this Fourth Edition of the classic text provides you with more of the detailed, up-to-the-minute technical information and expert guidance you need to make optimum use of this incredibly versatile material for building construction. Wei-Wen Yu and Roger LaBoube, respected authorities in the field, draw upon decades of experience in cold-formed steel design, research, teaching, and development of design specifications to provide guidance on all practical aspects of cold-formed steel design for manufacturing, civil engineering, and building applications. Throughout the book, they describe the structural behavior of cold-formed steel members and connections from both the theoretical and experimental perspectives, and discuss the rationale behind the AISI and North American design provisions. Cold-Formed Steel Design, Fourth Edition features: Thoroughly up-to-date 2007 North American (AISI S100) design specifications Both ASD and LRFD methods for USA and MexicoLSD (Limit States Design) method for CanadaA new chapter on the Direct Strength MethodUpdates and revisions of all 14 existing chapters In-depth design examples and explanation of design provisionsCold-Formed Steel Design, Fourth Edition is a necessary tool-of-the-trade for structural engineers, manufacturers, construction managers, and architects. It is also an excellent advanced text for college students and researchers in structural engineering, architectural engineering, construction engineering, and related disciplines.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-26): Chapter 2 Materials Used in Cold?Formed Steel Construction (pages 27-46): Chapter 3 Strength of Thin Elements and Design Criteria (pages 47-95): Chapter 4 Flexural Members (pages 97-190): Chapter 5 Compression Members (pages 191-221): Chapter 6 Combined Axial Load and Bending (pages 223-249): Chapter 7 Closed Cylindrical Tubular Members (pages 251-261): Chapter 8 Connections (pages 263-306): Chapter 9 Shear Diaphragms and Roof Structures (pages 307-341): Chapter 10 Corrugated Sheets (pages 343-348): Chapter 11 Composite Design (pages 349-352): Chapter 12 Introduction to Stainless Steel Design (pages 353-357): Chapter 13 Light?Frame Construction (pages 359-367): Chapter 14 Computer?Aided Design (pages 369-370): Chapter 15 Direct?Strength Method (pages 371-380):

Coin Collecting: The Definitive Beginner's Guide to Start Your Coin Collection and Easily Learn How to Recognize, Value, Preserve and Make Money From Your Hobby by Lincoln Ford
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0911B6CTY | 195 pages | EPUB | 2.83 Mb
Discover theNEW 2022ultimate beginner's guide to the wonders of coin collecting!

Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: A Therapist's Guide to Concepts, Methods and Practice, Second Edition By Dominic H. Lam, Steven H. Jones, Peter Hayward(auth.)
2010 | 332 Pages | ISBN: 0470779373 | PDF | 3 MB
A thoroughly updated version of a key practitioner text, this new edition includes a treatment manual of cognitive-behavioural therapy for Bipolar Disorder which incorporates the very latest understanding of the psycho-social aspects of bipolar illness. Updated to reflect treatment packages developed by the authors over the last decade, and the successful completion of a large randomized controlled study which shows the efficacy of CBT for relapse prevention in Bipolar Disorder Demonstrates the positive results of a combined approach of cognitive behavioural therapy and medication Provides readers with a basic knowledge of bipolar disorders and its psycho-social aspects, treatments, and the authors' model for psychological intervention Includes numerous clinical examples and case studies Content: Chapter 1 Introduction to Bipolar Disorder (pages 1-25): Chapter 2 Review of Current Treatment (pages 27-43): Chapter 3 Psycho?Social Models in Bipolar Disorder (pages 45-56): Chapter 4 Our Model of Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for Bipolar Disorder (pages 57-69): Chapter 5 Pre?Therapy Assessment (pages 71-122): Chapter 6 Introducing the Model to the Patient (pages 123-146): Chapter 7 Goal Setting (pages 147-160): Chapter 8 Cognitive Techniques (pages 161-188): Chapter 9 Behavioural Techniques (pages 189-211): Chapter 10 Self?Management and Coping with Prodromes (pages 213-239): Chapter 11 Long?Term Issues, Bipolar Disorders and the Self (pages 241-259): Chapter 12 Family and Social Aspects (pages 261-278): Chapter 13 Interpersonal Issues in Therapy and Issues Related to Services (pages 279-292):

Henry S. R. Kao, Che-Kan Leong, Ding-Guo Gao, "Cognitive Neuroscience Studies of the Chinese Language"
English | 2002 | pages: 339 | ISBN: 9622095682 | PDF | 25,7 mb
What are the linguistic constituents and structural components of Chinese characters and words? Does the spoken language provide a basis for reading different writing systems, including Chinese? How do the results of current neuroimaging and electrophysiological studies of processing Chinese converge with cognitive behavioural data? Are similar neurocognitive networks involved in reading alphabetic English and morphosyllabic Chinese? This volume brings together the related disciplines of neuroscience, cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics to explain some of the complex issues in understanding the processing of the Chinese language. Using current research findings and theories, chapters by leading researchers explore topics such as learning to read Chinese, word identification by readers of different skill and the development of Chinese vocabulary.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Simple Techniques to Instantly Overcome Depression, Relieve Anxiety, and Rewire Your Brain by Olivia Telford
English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B087PY8WMW | 170 pages | EPUB | 0.39 Mb
Are self-doubt, depression, and anxiety holding you back?

Code of Practice for Project Management for Construction and Development, Third edition By
2002 | 230 Pages | ISBN: 1405103094 | PDF | 2 MB
In 1991 the Chartered Institute of Building initiated a multi-institute task force and a Code of Practice for Project Management was published in 1992, with a second edition in 1996. Like previous editions, this third edition has been substantially revised to embody the results of intensive consultation between the CIOB and representatives of the professional bodies concerned with construction and development.The Code is divided into two sections:the first covers eight stages associated with projects from inception to completion, each one well supported with diagrams, flowcharts and checkliststhe second section contains a project handbook, complete with guidance documentation and checklists. The third edition features new guidance on:project planningEU procurement proceduresperformance management planpartneringproject risk assessmentenvironmental impact assessmentprocurement options andvalue for money framework.Effective project management involves the assessment and management of risk, and this is a strong theme throughout the Code.The Code of Practice provides an authoritative guide to the principles and practice of construction project management. It will be a key reference source for clients, contractors and professionals, irrespective of the size and nature of the project. Much of the information is also relevant to project managers in other commercial spheres.On the last editionThe code is an outstanding example of collaboration between key professional industry bodies working in a team ... it represents a significant step forward ... to help achieve successful outcomes for both clients and the construction industry.Sir Michael LathamI strongly recommend this valuable multi-institutional code of practice to all who are involved in construction project management and developmentSir Stuart LiptonContent: Chapter 1 Inception stage (pages 1-8): Chapter 2 Feasibility Stage (pages 9-19): Chapter 3 Strategy Stage (pages 20-33): Chapter 4 Pre?Construction Stage (pages 34-50): Chapter 5 Construction Stage (pages 51-68): Chapter 6 Engineering Services Commissioning Stage (pages 69-78): Chapter 7 Completion, Handover and Occupation Stage (pages 79-91): Chapter 8 Post?Completion Review/Project Close?Out Report Stage (pages 92-158):

Cochlear Hearing Loss: Physiological, Psychological and Technical Issues, Second Edition By Brian C.J. Moore(auth.)
2007 | 338 Pages | ISBN: 047051633X | PDF | 6 MB
Since the first edition was published in 1998, considerable advances have been made in the fields of pitch perception and speech perception. In addition, there have been major changes in the way that hearing aids work, and the features they offer. This book will provide an understanding of the changes in perception that take place when a person has cochlear hearing loss so the reader understands not only what does happen, but why it happens. It interrelates physiological and perceptual data and presents both this and basic concepts in an integrated manner. The goal is to convey an understanding of the perceptual changes associated with cochlear hearing loss, of the difficulties faced by the hearing-impaired person, and the limitations of current hearing aids.Content: Chapter 1 Physiological Aspects of Cochlear Hearing Loss (pages 1-37): Chapter 2 Absolute Thresholds (pages 39-44): Chapter 3 Masking, Frequency Selectivity and Basilar Membrane Nonlinearity (pages 45-91): Chapter 4 Loudness Perception and Intensity Resolution (pages 93-115): Chapter 5 Temporal Resolution and Temporal Integration (pages 117-141): Chapter 6 Pitch Perception and Frequency Discrimination (pages 143-172): Chapter 7 Spatial Hearing and Advantages of Binaural Hearing (pages 173-199): Chapter 8 Speech Perception (pages 201-232): Chapter 9 Hearing Aids (pages 233-268):

Coating and Drying Defects: Troubleshooting Operating Problems, Second Edition By Edgar B. Gutoff, Edward D. Cohen(auth.)
2006 | 348 Pages | ISBN: 0471713686 | PDF | 6 MB
A practical guide for ensuring a defect-free coating and drying process For professionals in the coating and drying industry, the world is a demanding place. New, technically complex products such as fuel cell membranes, thin film batteries, solar cells, and RFID chips require coatings of extreme precision. With the bar raised so high, understanding how to troubleshoot and eliminate defects on a coating line is an essential skill for all personnel. Coating and Drying Defects, Second Edition provides manufacturing and quality control personnel, equipment operators and supervisors, and plant engineers and scientists with the full complement of proven tools and techniques for detecting, defining, and eliminating coating defects and operating problems, and for ensuring that they do not recur. Updating the valuable contents of the first edition, this practical Second Edition: Describes all major processes for coating and drying of continuous film on sheets or webs Covers technologies that have been recently developed to prevent defect formation and improve operating procedures Provides a rational framework within which to assess and analyze virtually any defect that may arise Offers step-by-step guidelines for conducting every phase of the troubleshooting process, including defect prevention Going beyond simply describing a disparate set of troubleshooting techniques, this unique guide arms readers with a systematic, nonmathematical methodology encompassing the entire coating operation, becoming an indispensable resource for manufacturing and quality-control personnel as well as plant engineers, polymer scientists, surface scientists, organic chemists, and coating scientists.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-4): Chapter 2 Troubleshooting or Problem?Solving Procedure (pages 5-27): Chapter 3 Coater and Defect Analytical Tools (pages 29-62): Chapter 4 Problems Associated with Feed Preparation (pages 63-74): Chapter 5 Problems Associated with Roll Coating and Related Processes (pages 75-95): Chapter 6 Problems in Slot, Extrusion, Slide, and Curtain Coating (pages 97-142): Chapter 7 Coating Problems Associated with Coating Die Design (pages 143-156): Chapter 8 Surface Tension Driven Defects (pages 157-168): Chapter 9 Problems Associated with Static Electricity (pages 169-183): Chapter 10 Problems Associated with Drying (pages 185-215): Chapter 11 Problems Associated with Web Handling (pages 217-285): Gerald I. KheboianChapter 12 The Role of Process Support Equipment (pages 287-298): Chapter 13 Coating Defects Database (pages 299-314): Chapter 14 Defect Prevention (pages 315-329):

Coastal Hypoxia: Consequences for Living Resources and Ecosystems By
2001 | 465 Pages | ISBN: 0875902723 | PDF | 9 MB
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Coastal and Estuarine Studies Series.Hypoxia is a condition that occurs when dissolved oxygen falls below the level necessary to sustain most animal life. In U.S. coastal waters, and in the entire western Atlantic, we find the largest hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico on the Louisiana/Texas continental shelf. The area affected, which is about the size of the state of New Jersey at its maximal extent, has increased since regular measurements began in 1985. Sediment cores from the hypoxic zone also show that algal production and deposition, as well as oxygen stress, were much lower earlier in the 190Os and that significant increases occurred in the latter half of the twentieth century. We publish this book against the background of such measurements, and to review how the developing and expanding hypoxic zone has affected living resources on this continental shelf.Content: Chapter 1 Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Description, Causes and Change (pages 1-36): Nancy N. Rabalais and R. Eugene TurnerChapter 2 Impacts of Changing Si/N Ratios and Phytoplankton Species Composition (pages 37-48): Quay Dortch, Nancy N. Rabalais, R. Eugene Turner and Naureen A. QureshiChapter 3 Zooplankton: Responses to and Consequences of Hypoxia (pages 49-60): Nancy H. MarcusChapter 4 Distribution of Zooplankton on a Seasonally Hypoxic Continental Shelf (pages 61-76): Naureen A. Qureshi and Nancy N. RabalaisChapter 5 Pelagic Cnidarians and Ctenophores in Low Dissolved Oxygen Environments: A Review (pages 77-100): Jennifer E. Purcell, Denise L. Breitburg, Mary Beth Decker, William M. Graham, Marsh J. Youngbluth and Kevin A. RaskoffChapter 6 Physiological Responses to Hypoxia (pages 101-114): Louis E. Burnett and William B. StickleChapter 7 Responses of Nekton and Demersal and Benthic Fauna to Decreasing Oxygen Concentrations (pages 115-128): Nancy N. Rabalais, Donald E. Harper and R. Eugene TurnerChapter 8 Overview of Anthropogenically?Induced Hypoxic Effects on Marine Benthic Fauna (pages 129-145): Robert J. Diaz and Rutger RosenbergChapter 9 Benthic Foraminiferal Communities in Oxygen?Depleted Environments of the Louisiana Continental Shelf (pages 147-163): Emil Platon and Barun K. Sen GuptaChapter 10 Effects of Hypoxia and Anoxia on Meiofauna: A Review with New Data from the Gulf of Mexico (pages 165-184): Markus A. Wetzel, John W. Fleeger and Sean P. PowersChapter 11 Effect of Hypoxia/Anoxia on the Supply and Settlement of Benthic Invertebrate Larvae (pages 185-210): Sean P. Powers, Donald E. Harper and Nancy N. RabalaisChapter 12 Effects of Seasonal Hypoxia on Continental Shelf Benthos (pages 211-240): Nancy N. Rabalais, Lorene E. Smith, Donald E. Harper and Dubravko JusticChapter 13 Effects of Low Dissolved Oxygen on the Behavior, Ecology and Harvest of Fishes: A Comparison of the Chesapeake Bay and Baltic?Kattegat Systems (pages 241-267): Denise L. Breitburg, Leif Pihl and Sarah E. KolesarChapter 14 Ecological Effects of Hypoxia on Fish, Sea Turtles, and Marine Mammals in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico (pages 269-291): J. Kevin Craig, Larry B. Crowder, Charlotte D. Gray, Carrie J. McDaniel, Tyrrell A. Kenwood and James G. HanifenChapter 15 Effects of Hypoxia on the Shrimp Fishery of Louisiana and Texas (pages 293-310): Roger J. Zimmerman and James M. NanceChapter 16 Distribution of catch in the Gulf Menhaden, Brevoortia Paironus, Purse Seine Fishery in the northern Gulf of Mexico from logbook information: Are there relationships to the hypoxic zone? (pages 311-320): Joseph W. SmithChapter 17 The Effects of Hypoxia on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ecosystem: A Fisheries Perspective (pages 321-354): Edward J. Chesney and Donald M. BaltzChapter 18 A Brief Overview of Catchment Basin Effects on Marine Fisheries (pages 355-370): John F. CaddyChapter 19 Some Effects of Eutrophication on Pelagic and Demersal Marine Food Webs (pages 371-398): R. Eugene TurnerChapter 20 An Economic Perspective of Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (pages 399-424): Walter R. Keithly and John M. WardChapter 21 Hypoxia, Nutrient Management and Restoration in Danish Waters (pages 425-434): Daniel J. Conley and Alf B. JosefsonChapter 22 Future Perspectives for Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (pages 435-449): Dubravko Justic, Nancy N. Rabalais and R. Eugene TurnerChapter 23 Summary: Commonality and the Future (pages 451-454): R. Eugene Turner and Nancy N. Rabalais