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  • e-book 
    Environmental Biotechnology : New Approaches and Prospective Applications

    Environmental Biotechnology : New Approaches and Prospective Applications

    Taking into consideration the outstanding importance of studying and applying the biological means to remove or mitigate the harmful effects of global pollution on the natural environment, as direct consequences of quantitative expansion and qualitative diversification of persistent and hazardous contaminants, the present book provides useful information regarding New Approaches and Prospective Applications in Environmental Biotechnology. This volume contains twelve chapters divided in the following three parts: biotechnology for conversion of organic wastes, biodegradation of hazardous contaminants and, finally, biotechnological procedures for environmental protection. Each chapter provides detailed information regarding scientific experiments that were carried out in different parts of the world to test different procedures and methods designed to remove or mitigate the impact of hazardous pollutants on environment. The book is addressed to researchers and students with specialties in biotechnology, bioengineering, ecotoxicology, environmental engineering and all those readers who are interested to improve their knowledge in order to keep the Earth healthy.

    Subjects:
    Environmental Sciences and Biology
    Keywords:
    Biotechnology -- Environmental aspects Hazardous wastes -- Biodegradation Organic wastes
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • Video 
    Urbanization and the future of cities

    Urbanization and the future of cities

    About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to semi-permanent villages and never looked back. With further developments came food surpluses, leading to commerce, specialization and, many years later with the Industrial Revolution, the modern city. Vance Kite plots our urban past and how we can expect future cities to adapt to our growing populations.

    Subjects:
    Building Services Engineering and Building and Real Estate
    Keywords:
    Cities towns -- Growth City planning
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    Biofuels and bioprospecting for beginners

    Biofuels and bioprospecting for beginners

    Biofuels can provide energy without the reliance on environmentally harmful fossils fuels -- but scientists are still searching for a plentiful source. Craig A. Kohn demonstrates how cellulose, the naturally abundant tough walls of plant cells, might be the solution.

    Subjects:
    Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Chemical and Bioprocess Technology
    Keywords:
    Renewable energy sources Biomass conversion Cellulose -- Biodegradation Biomass energy
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Courseware 
    Structural Mechanics

    Structural Mechanics

    This course covers the fundamental concepts of structural mechanics with applications to marine, civil, and mechanical structures. Topics include analysis of small deflections of beams, moderately large deflections of beams, columns, cables, and shafts; elastic and plastic buckling of columns, thin walled sections and plates; exact and approximate methods; energy methods; principle of virtual work; introduction to failure analysis of structures. We will include examples from civil, mechanical, offshore, and ship structures such as the collision and grounding of ships.

    Subjects:
    Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
    Keywords:
    Structural analysis (Engineering)
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Introduction to Operations Management

    Introduction to Operations Management

    This course provides students with concepts, techniques and tools to design, analyze, and improve core operational capabilities, and apply them to a broad range of application domains and industries. It emphasizes the effect of uncertainty in decision-making, as well as the interplay between high-level financial objectives and operational capabilities. Topics covered include production control, risk pooling, quality management, process design, and revenue management. Also included are case studies, guest lectures, and simulation games which demonstrate central concepts.

    Subjects:
    Logistics
    Keywords:
    Production management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Electric Machines

    Electric Machines

    This course teaches the principles and analysis of electromechanical systems. Students will develop analytical techniques for predicting device and system interaction characteristics as well as learn to design major classes of electric machines. Problems used in the course are intended to strengthen understanding of the phenomena and interactions in electromechanics, and include examples from current research.

    Subjects:
    Building Services Engineering and Electrical Engineering
    Keywords:
    Electric machines Electric machinery
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Fundamentals of Photovoltaics

    Fundamentals of Photovoltaics

    Fundamentals of photoelectric conversion: charge excitation, conduction, separation, and collection. Lectures cover commercial and emerging photovoltaic technologies and cross-cutting themes, including conversion efficiencies, loss mechanisms, characterization, manufacturing, systems, reliability, life-cycle analysis, risk analysis, and technology evolution in the context of markets, policies, society, and environment.

    Subjects:
    Environmental Engineering and Building Services Engineering
    Keywords:
    Photovoltaic cells Photovoltaic power systems Photovoltaic power generation
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Video 
    Cryptography 101 - The Basics

    Cryptography 101 - The Basics

    This video introduces basic terminology in cryptography, including what is a ciphertext, plaintext, keys, public key crypto, and private key crypto. This is a video shared via the picoCTF youtube channel. picoCTF is a platform organized by Carnegie Mellon University (“CMU”)

    Subjects:
    Computing
    Keywords:
    Cryptography Data encryption (Computer science)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • e-book 
    Anatomy and Physiology

    Anatomy and Physiology

    An openly accessible textbook for a two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors. Instructor resources including instructors guide and Powerpoint slides are downloadable from the site. Download options in various formats: Openstax Apps, PDF, Kindle, ibooks, Chegg, and read online are available.

    Subjects:
    Health Sciences
    Keywords:
    Human physiology Human anatomy
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • Courseware 
    Linear Algebra

    Linear Algebra

    This course offers a rigorous treatment of linear algebra, including vector spaces, systems of linear equations, bases, linear independence, matrices, determinants, eigenvalues, inner products, quadratic forms, and canonical forms of matrices.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Algebras Linear
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Video 
    Deciding if a distribution is Binomial or Poisson

    Deciding if a distribution is Binomial or Poisson

    In this video we look at how to decide for a given scenario (worded problem) if the distribution described is a Binomial distribution or Poisson distribution and whether its probability distribution function or its cumulative distribution function is required to calculate a specified probability.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Binomial distribution Probabilities Poisson distribution Distribution (Probability theory)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    Calculation of probabilities in a Binomial distribution, using tables

    Calculation of probabilities in a Binomial distribution, using tables

    In this video we look at how to use statistical tables to calculate probabilities in a Binomial distribution. This includes an example of using the table for the probability density function to determine the probability the random variable takes a particular value and an example of using the table for the cumulative distribution function to determine the probability the random variable is less than or equal to a certain value and an example determining the probability it is greater than or equal to a certain value.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Probabilities Poisson distribution Distribution (Probability theory)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    Calculation of probabilities in a Poisson distribution, using tables - Part 2

    Calculation of probabilities in a Poisson distribution, using tables - Part 2

    In this video we look at how to use statistical tables to calculate probabilities in a Poisson distribution. This includes an example of using the table for the probability density function to determine the probability the random variable is equal to particular value in a case where the average number of events per interval needs to be adjusted to match the units specified in the question and an example of using the table for the cumulative distribution function to determine the probability the random variable takes a value between two specified numbers.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Binomial distribution Probabilities Distribution (Probability theory)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    Calculation of probabilities in a Poisson distribution, using tables - Part 1

    Calculation of probabilities in a Poisson distribution, using tables - Part 1

    In this video we look at how to use statistical tables to calculate probabilities in a Poisson distribution. This includes an example of using the table for the probability density function to determine the probability the random variable is equal to a particular value and an example of using the table for the cumulative distribution function to determine the probability the random variable is less than a certain value and an example determining the probability it is greater than or equal to a certain value.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Probabilities Poisson distribution Distribution (Probability theory)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Courseware 
    Materials Processing

    Materials Processing

    This course is focused on physical understanding of materials processing, and the scaling laws that govern process speed, volume, and material quality. In particular, this course will cover the transport of heat and matter as these topics apply to materials processing.

    Subjects:
    Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
    Keywords:
    Mass transfer Heat -- Transmission Transport theory Manufacturing processes Fluid mechanics
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • e-book 
    Advances in Biomaterials Science and Biomedical Applications

    Advances in Biomaterials Science and Biomedical Applications

    This contribution book is a collection of reviews and original articles from eminent experts working in the multi- and interdisciplinary arena of biomaterials, ranging from their design to novel uses. From their personal experience, the readers can obtain a stimulating foresight on the potentialities of different synthetic and engineered biomaterials. 21 chapters have been organized to illustrate different aspects of biomaterials science. From advanced means for the characterization and toxicological assessment of new materials, through ‘classical’ applications in nanotechnology and tissue engineering, toward novel specific uses of these products, the volume wishes to give readers a view of the wide range of disciplines and methodologies that have been exploited to develop biomaterials with the physical and biological features needed for specific clinical and medical applications.

    Subjects:
    Biomedical Engineering
    Keywords:
    Biomedical materials Biomedical engineering
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • Presentation 
    The Innovation Economy: How Technology Is Transforming Existing Industries and Creating New Ones

    The Innovation Economy: How Technology Is Transforming Existing Industries and Creating New Ones

    This video was recorded at MIT World Series - 2002 TR100 Symposium. This session provides a preview of what's new since The Innovator's Dilemma. Most people are convinced that the process of innovation is inherently afflicted by random events. While this is undoubtedly true, Professor Christensen has come to believe that innovation is much less random than many have supposed. In his talk, he describes the variables that affect the probability of success, which management can capably understand and control.

    Subjects:
    Management and Business Information Technology
    Keywords:
    Technological innovations Technological innovations -- Management
    Resource Type:
    Presentation
     
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