Business Research An Illustrative Guide to Practical Methodological Applications in Selected Case Studies / edited by Pieter W. Buys, Merwe Oberholzer.

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Image processing and pattern recognition based on parallel shift technology / Stepan Bilan, State Economy and Technology University of Transport, Kiev, Ukraine, Sergey Yuzhakov, Ga... by Bilan, Stepan, 1962-, Yuzhakov, Sergey

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Colour of paradise : the emerald in the age of gunpowder empires / Kris Lane. by Lane, Kris E., 1967-

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Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Electrical Works : Unit Rates and Project Costs / Bryan Spain. by Spain, Bryan

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Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability Third International Conference, ARTIIS 2023, Madrid, Spain, October 18–20, 2023, Proceedings, Part II...

Table of Contents: “…-- Flexibility and Productivity in IoT Programming: A Case Study with mruby -- Agile model for the gradual and short-term deployment of an Enterprise Architecture in the Financial Sector -- Digital Master Plan as a tool for generating territory development requirements -- Cooperation and Technological Capacity Development among Companies: Evidence from Ecuador -- Technological solution in real time based on IoT devices to optimize soccer team training -- Methods of allocation of urban centers. -- Characterization and comparison of maximum isomet-ric strength and vertical jump among novice runners, long distance runners, and ultramarathoners -- Energy Efficient Fill-level Monitoring for Recycling Glass Containers -- Impact of Biometric Sensors on Physical Activity -- A Domain Specific Language proposal for internet of things oriented to Smart Agro -- Survey based analysis on processed food and organic con-sumption pattern in India -- Technology and the generation gap: How e-expertise present in youths positively affects online purchases -- Internet of Things in Business & Management: Current Trends, Opportunities & Future Scope -- Ethics, Security, and Privacy -- Literature Review of SMS Phishing Attacks: Lessons, Addresses, and Future Challenges -- One-Time Passwords: A Literary Review of Different Protocols and Their Applications -- Social Engineering Shoulder Surfing Attacks (SSAs): A Literature Review. …”
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Intelligent skins / Michael Wigginton and Jude Harris. by Wigginton, Michael

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Geothermal HVAC : green heating and cooling / Jay Egg, Brian Clark Howard. by Egg, Jay

Table of Contents: “…-- Summary -- 3: Geothermal Heat Pumps And Their Uses -- Passive and forced-air earth-coupled duct systems -- Water-source, forced-air heat pumps (water-to-air heat pumps) -- Direct expansion geothermal heat pumps -- Water-to-water heat pumps (heat pump chillers and boilers) -- Applications of geothermal heat pumps -- Pool heaters -- Domestic hot water -- Process cooling and heating -- Rooftop equipment -- Modular or piggyback units -- Package terminal heat pumps -- Vertical stack modular units -- 100% fresh air equipment -- Refrigeration systems -- Hybrid systems -- Superefficient DC HVAC -- Keeping the cows cool -- Summary -- 4: Earth Coupling Through Ground Loops -- Getting the load and loop size right -- Piping material -- Grout and backfill -- Manifolds or header systems -- Loop designs -- Vertical loops -- Horizontal loops -- Pond, lake, or ocean loops (use with caution) -- Pumping groundwater, lake water, or seawater (open-loop systems) -- Pump and reinjection -- Standing column wells -- Surficial aquifers and caisson infiltration -- Concerns with open loops -- Open loops versus closed loops -- Summary -- 5: Introduction To Load Sharing -- Benefits of load sharing -- Case of a large hotel -- Earth coupling as thermal savings bank -- Summary -- 6: Efficiency And Load Calculations Simplified -- Rating geothermal systems -- Annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) (for gas furnaces) -- Cooling load in kW/ton -- Coefficient of performance (COP) -- Energy efficiency ratio (EER) -- Determining actual efficiencies -- Load calculations -- Manuals published by the air conditioning contractors of America -- Manual J: Residential heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual N: Commercial heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual D: Residential duct design -- Manual Q: Commercial low-pressure duct design -- Energy calculations and value -- Summary -- 7: Understanding Pricing And Geothermal Systems -- Factors that affect the price of geothermal HVAC -- Efficiency rating -- Quality -- System sizes -- Topography -- Load sharing -- Sales volume and competition -- Optional upgrades -- Heat recovery for domestic hot water -- Domestic hot water geothermal heat pumps -- Exchanger materials -- Compressor stages -- Hot gas reheat -- Intermediate exchangers -- Direct digital controls (DDC) -- Summary -- 8: Incentives, Tax Credits, Rebates -- U S federal tax credits -- Commercial tax credits and incentives -- Feingold-Ensign Support Renewable Energy Act -- Home star (cash for caulkers) -- Rural Energy Saving Program Act -- State and local incentives -- PACE funding -- Summary -- 9: Understanding Geothermal Project Proposals -- Typical geothermal HVAC proposals -- Poor proposals -- Good proposals -- Summary -- 10: How To Calculate Your Payback -- Determining ROI on residential systems -- ROI on geothermal pool heat pumps -- Calculating payback periods for commercial geothermal systems -- Net present value -- 30 cents a KWh: the big impact of higher electric rates -- Summary -- 11: Verifying Your Systems -- Actual SEER and EER results -- Factors that can affect efficiency -- Regional climate issues -- How to calculate your own EER -- Data points -- Minimum efficiency standards -- Summary -- 12: Life Cycles And Longevity -- Benefits of indoor equipment -- How to determine when upgrades pay off -- Summary -- 13: Common Problems And Horror Stories -- Word on water conservation -- Common issues -- Underground hazards -- Pressurized pockets -- Broken or damaged loops -- Design and installation fails -- Choosing the wrong loop type -- Unfinished jobs -- Pushy contracts -- Miscommunication, faulty equipment, inexperience-oh my! …”
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Smart grid : fundamentals of design and analysis / James Momoh. by Momoh, James A., 1950-

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Combined power plants : including combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants / J.H. Horlock. by Horlock, J. H.

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Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2010 / Davis Langdon, Davis Langdon. by Langdon, Davis, Langdon, Davis

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Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2012 / Davis Langdon. by Langdon, Davis

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ICTE 2015 : proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Transportation Engineering : September 26-27, 2015, Dalian, China / Qiyuan Peng, Kelvin C.P. Wang, Xiaobo Liu and B...

Table of Contents: “…Fault Diagnosis of the Rectifying Circuit of Electric Locomotives -- Safety Evaluation of a Bridge-Tunnel Connecting Section of Mountainous Highways Based on Drivers' Heart Rate -- Sensor Fault-Tolerant Control of Electric Power Steering for Electric Vehicles -- Reliability Evaluation of a Freeway Guidance System -- Press-Assembly Depth Analysis of the Sealed Cowling for Freight Car Bearings -- Effect of Lubricating Material on the Slewing Performance of a Sliding Slewing Bearing -- Reliability Prediction Method of an EMU Bogie -- Safety Limit Study of the Gravity Center Height for a Loaded Wagon under Cross-Wind -- Elastic-Plastic Analysis on the Contact of Wagon Wheels and Heavy Haul Frogs -- Monitoring and Simulation Analysis of Composite Foundations on Bearing Characteristics for a High-Speed Railway -- Widening Methods of Existing Cast-in-Situ Continuous Curved Beams -- A Decision-Making Sequencing Model of a Mixed-Model Assembly Line Considering the Leveling of Material and Assembly Switch Cost -- Nonparametric Approach to Analyze the Effects of Heterogeneity on Travel Duration -- Simulation and Analysis of the Crowd Evacuation in Subway Station -- Analysis on Cluster Dispatching Resources in a Marshalling Yard -- Analysis of the Main Influence Factors of the Capacity Coordination Problem between Freight Stations and Marshalling Yards under the "Real-Freight System" -- Optimizing System Design for Departure Time Domains of Passenger Trains.…”
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Environmental Management Systems / B. Marguglio. by Marguglio, B.

Table of Contents: “…chapter 1 Environmental Management Tenets -- chapter 2 Environmental Policies -- chapter 3 Environmental Requirements Documents -- chapter 4 Environmental Considerationsin Facility Site Selection -- chapter 5 Environmental Considerations During the Design Engineering Process -- chapter 6 Permit, License, and Approval Applications -- chapter 7 Property Tax Exemptions for Environmental Equipment -- chapter 8 Project Managementof Environmental Studies -- chapter 9 Environmental Agency Inspections -- chapter 10 Reporting to Environmental Regulatory Agencies -- chapter 11 Environmental Audit -- chapter 12 Environmental Noncompliance Reporting and Corrective Action -- chapter 13 Contracting for Waste Management Services -- chapter 14 Maintenance of Environmental Equipment -- chapter 15 Environmental Education and Training -- chapter 16 Environmental Awareness and Emergency Response.…”
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Geothermal HVAC : green heating and cooling / Jay Egg, Brian Clark Howard. by Egg, Jay

Table of Contents: “…-- Summary -- 3: Geothermal Heat Pumps And Their Uses -- Passive and forced-air earth-coupled duct systems -- Water-source, forced-air heat pumps (water-to-air heat pumps) -- Direct expansion geothermal heat pumps -- Water-to-water heat pumps (heat pump chillers and boilers) -- Applications of geothermal heat pumps -- Pool heaters -- Domestic hot water -- Process cooling and heating -- Rooftop equipment -- Modular or piggyback units -- Package terminal heat pumps -- Vertical stack modular units -- 100% fresh air equipment -- Refrigeration systems -- Hybrid systems -- Superefficient DC HVAC -- Keeping the cows cool -- Summary -- 4: Earth Coupling Through Ground Loops -- Getting the load and loop size right -- Piping material -- Grout and backfill -- Manifolds or header systems -- Loop designs -- Vertical loops -- Horizontal loops -- Pond, lake, or ocean loops (use with caution ) -- Pumping groundwater, lake water, or seawater (open-loop systems) -- Pump and reinjection -- Standing column wells -- Surficial aquifers and caisson infiltration -- Concerns with open loops -- Open loops versus closed loops -- Summary -- 5: Introduction To Load Sharing --Benefits of load sharing -- Case of a large hotel -- Earth coupling as thermal savings bank -- Summary -- 6: Efficiency And Load Calculations Simplified -- Rating geothermal systems -- Annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) (for gas furnaces) -- Cooling load in kW/ton -- Coefficient of performance (COP) -- Energy efficiency ratio (EER) -- Determining actual efficiencies -- Load calculations -- Manuals published by the air conditioning contractors of America -- Manual J: Residential heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual N: Commercial heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual D: Residential duct design -- Manual Q: Commercial low-pressure duct design -- Energy calculations and value -- Summary -- 7: Understanding Pricing And Geothermal Systems -- Factors that affect the price of geothermal HVAC -- Efficiency rating -- Quality -- System sizes -- Topography -- Load sharing -- Sales volume and competition -- Optional upgrades -- Heat recovery for domestic hot water -- Domestic hot water geothermal heat pumps -- Exchanger materials -- Compressor stages -- Hot gas reheat -- Intermediate exchangers -- Direct digital controls (DDC) -- Summary -- 8: Incentives, Tax Credits, Rebates -- U S federal tax credits -- Commercial tax credits and incentives -- Feingold-Ensign Support Renewable Energy Act -- Home star (cash for caulkers) -- Rural Energy Saving Program Act -- State and local incentives -- PACE funding -- Summary -- 9: Understanding Geothermal Project Proposals -- Typical geothermal HVAC proposals -- Poor proposals -- Good proposals -- Summary -- 10: How To Calculate Your Payback -- Determining ROI on residential systems -- ROI on geothermal pool heat pumps -- Calculating payback periods for commercial geothermal systems -- Net present value -- 30 cents a KWh: the big impact of higher electric rates -- Summary -- 11: Verifying Your Systems -- Actual SEER and EER results -- Factors that can affect efficiency -- Regional climate issues -- How to calculate your own EER -- Data points -- Minimum efficiency standards -- Summary -- 12: Life Cycles And Longevity -- Benefits of indoor equipment -- How to determine when upgrades pay off -- Summary -- 13: Common Problems And Horror Stories -- Word on water conservation -- Common issues -- Underground hazards -- Pressurized pockets -- Broken or damaged loops -- Design and installation fails -- Choosing the wrong loop type -- Unfinished jobs -- Pushy contracts -- Miscommunication, faulty equipment, inexperience-oh my! …”

Liquid assets : a history of New York City's water system / Diane Galusha. by Galusha, Diane

Table of Contents: “…Building reputations, too -- Cannonsville. When the rains didn't come -- Assessng the damage. Tax disputes -- Tunnel vision -- To the future- -- Conclusion : pride and sorrow.…”

Digitalisation: Opportunities and Challenges for Business Volume 2 / edited by Bahaaeddin Alareeni, Allam Hamdan, Reem Khamis, Rim El Khoury.

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Creative safety solutions / Thomas D. Schneid. by Schneid, Thomas D.

Table of Contents: “…Joint ventures to reduce costs -- chapter 10. Grants, contracts, tax credits, and deductions -- chapter 11. Utilizing free services -- chapter 12. …”
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Rethinking ICT Adoption Theories in the Developing World Information and Communication Technologies / edited by Emmanuel Eilu, John Sören Pettersson, Rehema Baguma, Ganesh Bhutkar....

Table of Contents: “…Model for Improving Social Media Tax Compliance in Uganda -- Chapter 2. Digital Usage of Indian Teleworkers in Home Settings: A Digital Inclusion Framework -- Chapter 3. …”
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Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2011. by Langdon, Davis

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; PART 1: GENERAL; Purpose and Content of the Book; Outline of the Tendering and Estimating Process; Capital Allowances; Value Added Tax; The Aggregates Levy; PART 2: PRELIMINARIES AND GENERAL ITEMS; General Requirements and Method Related Charges; Checklist of Items; Insurances and Bond; Worked Examble; PART 3: RESOURCES; Basis of this Section; Labour Costs; Basic Material Prices; Plant; PART 4: UNIT COSTS (CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS); Introductory Notes; Guidance Notes; Class A: General Items.…”
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