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Mountain of Fire: Into the Heart of Volcanoes (Roberge)
Par Julie Roberge, Aless Mc, Charles Simard. 2023
Kid Olympians: True Tales of Childhood from Champions and Game Changers (Kid Legends #9)
Par Robin Stevenson. 2024
Triumphant, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of international athletes who have captured…
the world’s attention at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, like Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Naomi Osaka, Tatyana McFadden, and 12 other incredible olympians.Athletes throughout history have dreamed of competing in the Olympics—and some were kids themselves when those dreams and plans began! In Kid Olympians: Summer, discover the childhood stories of legends such as: Usain Bolt, who used to skip practices to go to the arcade and play video games.Serena Williams, who sometimes hit her tennis ball over the fence on purpose!Tatyana McFadden, who had to fight to be allowed on her school’s track teamFeaturing kid-friendly text and full-color illustrations, you’ll be inspired to dream bigger, faster, and higher than ever before! The diverse and inspiring group also includes Michael Phelps, Yusra Mardini, Dick Fosbury, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Gertrude Ederle, Nadia Comaneci, Ellie Simmonds, Tommie Smith, Wilma Rudolph, and Megan Rapinoe.Pride and Persistence: Stories of Queer Activism (Do You Know My Name? #4)
Par Mary Fairhurst Breen. 2023
The activists between these pages have stood up for the queer community, whether on their own behalf or in support…
of people they love. Some made a difference by confronting injustice; others dared to be fully themselves.See It, Dream It, Do It: How 25 people just like you found their dream jobs
Par Colleen Nelson, Kathie MacIsaac. 2023
From award-winning author Colleen Nelson, and literacy advocate Kathie MacIsaac, twenty-five profiles present a plethora of jobs, and people, making…
it easier than ever for young people to see their dreams and to live their dreams!Beryl: The Making of a Disability Activist
Par Dustin Galer. 2023
The story of a mid-century working-class housewife whose extraordinary physical transformation empowered her to become a dynamic social activist who…
fueled a movement to create a more inclusive future for people with disabilities.Vegetable Seeds: Production and Technology
Par Gregory E Welbaum. 2024
Most food and fiber crops are produced from seed. This means that the world's population is dependent on annual seed…
production for its food supply. Vegetable seed production is much different and more challenging than production of grain crops. This book explains the biology and technology behind producing, maintaining, and enhancing the quality of vegetable seeds from breeding through to the marketed product. It begins with six chapters on a broad range of seed-related topics: the importance of seeds, reproductive biology of plants, genetic improvement strategies, quality assurance of seed production, post-harvest seed enhancement, and organic production. The remaining chapters cover seed production in eleven important vegetable families. Each chapter provides a description of the botany, types and cultivars, genetic improvement, pollination, soil fertility management, pest management, crop production, harvesting, post-harvest handling, and seed yields. The aim of this book is to educate how to produce high-quality vegetable seeds. Incorporating both current methodologies and recent research results, it is suitable for students, researchers, and professionals in the seed industry.Conversion of Water and CO2 to Fuels using Solar Energy: Science, Technology and Materials
Par Oomman K. Varghese, Flavio L. Souza. 2024
Conversion of Water and CO2 to Fuels usingSolar Energy Comprehensive Resource for Understanding the Emerging Solar Technologies for Hydrogen Generation…
via Water Splitting and Carbon-based Fuel Production via CO2 Recycling Fossil fuel burning is the primary source of carbon in the atmosphere. The realization that such burning can harm the life on our planet, has led to a surge in research activities that focus on the development of alternative strategies for energy conversion. Fuel generation using solar energy is one of the most promising approaches that has received widespread attention. The fuels produced using sunlight are commonly referred to as “solar fuels.” This book provides researchers interested in solar fuel generation a comprehensive understanding of the emerging solar technologies for hydrogen generation via water splitting and carbon-based fuel production via CO2 recycling. The book presents the fundamental science, technologies, techno-economic analysis, and most importantly, the materials that are being explored to establish artificial methods of fuel production using solar energy. For the rapid advancement of the field, it is necessary for researchers, particularly for those who are new to the field, to have clear knowledge of various materials studied so far and their performance. For this reason, almost half of the book is dedicated to the discussions on materials and properties. Key topics discussed in the book include: Photocatalytic/photoelectrochemical processes that use semiconductor photocatalysts, including both ceramic and non-ceramic materialsPhotovoltaic assisted electrochemical processesSolar thermochemical processesMolecular photosynthesis Researchers and professionals in the fields of energy and materials and closely related science and engineering disciplines could use this book to aquire clear insights on both mainstream solar fuel technologies and those in the developmental stages.Sustainable Hybrid Energy Systems: Carbon Neutral Approaches, Modeling, and Case Studies
Par Jiuping Xu, Fengjuan Wang. 2024
Sustainable Hybrid Energy Systems Discovering comprehensive approaches to build sustainable hybrid energy systems Hybridization is the eternal theme of human…
energy utilization. However, it has never been more important than it is now because of the urgency of promoting energy transition and achieving carbon neutrality. Therefore, exploring the design, combustion, operation, and policy challenges of sustainable hybrid energy systems becomes increasingly important. Sustainable Hybrid Energy Systems: Carbon Neutral Approaches, Modeling, and Case Studies provides a detailed explanation of these aspects. Dividing hybrid energy systems into three categories—co-located, co-combusted, and co-operated, this book emphasizes the deployment optimization, emission quota allocation, scheduling coordination, and renewable portfolio standards implementation of these systems. The results are essential tools for understanding the current and future of multi-input single-output hybrid energy systems. Sustainable Hybrid Energy Systems readers will also find: Clear logical framework that reveals the constitutes of hybrid energy systems.Systematic technical scheme for building an economic, environmental, flexible, and resilient future energy system.Extensive case studies from single power plant level, multiple power plant level, and grid level.Effective guidelines for wider application of the proposed carbon neutral approaches. Sustainable Hybrid Energy Systems is ideal for power engineers, electrical engineers, scientists in industry, and environmental researchers looking to understand these energy solutions. It will also provide collectible value for libraries.WordPress All-in-One For Dummies
Par Lisa Sabin-Wilson. 2024
The no-nonsense guide to building your own WordPress site With the help of WordPress All-in-One For Dummies, you can get…
your first WordPress blog or website set up in no time. Fully updated for the latest WordPress releases, this 8-books-in-1 guide walks you through all the features of this powerful web builder. You’ll discover how to choose and customize a theme, pick the perfect web host and URL, and manage multiple websites with multiple authors. Use WordPress as a content management software (CMS) platform, work with multimedia formats, and add plugins to your site. With state-of-the-art features, WordPress has become the go-to platform for website owners and bloggers who want to be noticed. This beginner-friendly Dummies guide gives you the know-how to make WordPress work for you. Build a website or blog with WordPress, the leading open-source web builder Discover the powerful, customizable features of the latest versions of WordPress Allow multiple people to contribute to your site and keep your content organized Easily make changes and modifications with the WordPress interface Both WordPress novices and more experienced users looking to dive into new features will love the easy-to-follow instructions and tips in WordPress All-in-One For Dummies.How Do Smart Homes Work? (High Tech Science at Home)
Par Agnieszka Biskup. 2021
Imagine you arrive at school and realize you forgot to feed the dog. No problem. Pull out your phone and…
command the dog dish to dispense a serving of food. That's all there is to it - if you live a smart home. What once sounded like science fiction is now a reality for some families. People use smart phones and other devices to lock doors, turn on lights, close window shades, and check to see how much milk they have in the fridge. Find out how this technology works and what the future holds for smart homes.Coming Out as Dalit: A Memoir of Surviving India's Caste System
Par Yashica Dutt. 2024
&“…a moving personal story and a useful educational examination of persistent discrimination&”—Kirkus ReviewsFor readers of Caste, the coming-of-age story of…
a Dalit individual that illuminates systemic injustice in India and its growing impact on US society Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puruskar, 2020Born into a "formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India," Yashica Dutt was taught from a young age to not appear &“Dalit looking.&” Although prejudice against Dalits, who compose 25% of the population, has been illegal since 1950, caste-ism in India is alive and well. Blending her personal history with extensive research and reporting, Dutt provides an incriminating analysis of caste&’s influence in India over everything from entertainment to judicial systems and how this discrimination has carried over to US institutions.Dutt traces how colonial British forces exploited and perpetuated a centuries old caste system, how Gandhi could have been more forceful in combatting prejudice, and the role played by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, whom Isabel Wilkerson called &“the MLK of India&’s caste issues&” in her book Caste. Alongside her analysis, Dutt interweaves personal stories of learning to speak without a regional accent growing up and desperately using medicinal packs to try to lighten her skin.Published in India in 2019 to acclaim, this expanded edition includes two new chapters covering how the caste system traveled to the US, its history here, and the continuation of bias by South Asian communities in professional sectors. Amid growing conversations about caste discrimination prompting US institutions including Harvard University, Brandeis University, the University of California system, and the NAACP to add caste as a protected category to their policies, Dutt&’s work sheds essential light on the significant influence caste-ism has across many aspects of US society.Raw and affecting, Coming Out as Dalit brings a new audience of readers into a crucial conversation about embracing Dalit identity, offering a way to change the way people think about caste in their own communities and beyond.Eclipse: Our Sky's Most Dazzling Phenomenon
Par Kelsey Oseid. 2024
Discover the ancient myths and fascinating science of the world&’s most striking celestial phenomena—eclipses—in this educational, beautifully illustrated guide by…
the acclaimed author of What We See in the Stars.Awe-inspiring, majestic, and always a little otherworldly, eclipses have captivated our imaginations for thousands of years. Whether plunged into darkness as the sun disappears in the middle of the day or enchanted by the moon&’s blood red glow as a vast shadow creeps across its surface, our ancestors both feared and revered eclipses, seeking to understand these striking celestial events through both storytelling and science.In Eclipse, celebrated artist and author Kelsey Oseid explores the science and mystique of lunar and solar eclipses, from the myths of our ancestors to today. Did you know that in Chinese legends, solar eclipses were caused by dragons eating the sun? Or that the Norse people believed that a sky wolf chased away the moon? Oseid presents these rich historical stories alongside informative, accessible science to enrich your understanding: a solar eclipse only occurs during a new moon; a selenelion is when you can see the lunar eclipse in front of you and the sunset behind you; and the Mars Rovers have even taken photographs of eclipses from Mars.Filled with captivating information and vivid, colorful illustrations, Eclipse will delight and inspire astronomy lovers of all ages.In his bestselling first book, Eric Siegel explained how machine learning works. Now, in The AI Playbook, he shows how…
to capitalize on it.&“Eric Siegel delivers a robust primer on machine learning, the key mechanism in AI. A forward-looking, practical book and a must-read for anyone in the information economy.&” —Scott Galloway, NYU Stern Professor of Marketing; bestselling author of The Four &“An antidote to today&’s relentless AI hype—why some AI initiatives thrive while others fail and what it takes for companies and people to succeed.&”—Charles Duhigg, author of bestsellers The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster BetterThe greatest tool is the hardest to use. Machine learning is the world&’s most important general-purpose technology—but it&’s notoriously difficult to launch. Outside Big Tech and a handful of other leading companies, machine learning initiatives routinely fail to deploy, never realizing value. What&’s missing? A specialized business practice suitable for wide adoption. In The AI Playbook, bestselling author Eric Siegel presents the gold-standard, six-step practice for ushering machine learning projects from conception to deployment. He illustrates the practice with stories of success and of failure, including revealing case studies from UPS, FICO, and prominent dot-coms. This disciplined approach serves both sides: It empowers business professionals, and it establishes a sorely needed strategic framework for data professionals. Beyond detailing the practice, this book also upskills business professionals—painlessly. It delivers a vital yet friendly dose of semi-technical background knowledge that all stakeholders need to lead or participate in machine learning projects, end to end. This puts business and data professionals on the same page so that they can collaborate deeply, jointly establishing precisely what machine learning is called upon to predict, how well it predicts, and how its predictions are acted upon to improve operations. These essentials make or break each initiative—getting them right paves the way for machine learning&’s value-driven deployment.What kind of AI does this book cover? The buzzword AI can mean many things, but this book is about machine learning, which is a central basis for—and what many mean by—AI. To be specific, this book covers the most vital use cases of machine learning, those designed to improve a wide range of business operations.Toxicology of Fishes
Par Kristine L. Willett, Neelakanteswar Aluru. 2024
This up-to-date, comprehensive toxicology handbook is devoted to the effects of environmental pollution on fish. Fish species represent nearly half…
of all vertebrates and have become important sentinels for environmental contamination and model organisms for understanding adverse outcomes from exposures. This new edition is written by recognized experts, and it highlights the significant research progress in fish toxicology that has resulted from rapid technological developments in analytical, biochemical, and genomic sciences. The book: Discusses fundamental topics such as toxicokinetics in fishes, processes governing biotransformation within these organisms, and reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress. Explains key target organ systems for chemical impacts in fish, such as the nervous and immune systems, and how fishes can develop resistance to chemical toxicity. Covers multi-transgenerational effects on fishes, epigenetics, proteomics and metabolomics, and adverse outcome pathways. Replacing the case studies in the first edition, this update delves into the impacts of microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and oil spills in dedicated final chapters. With nearly 200 illustrations and tables, this comprehensive reference work presents concepts in a way that is useful for both novices to and experts in the field of fish toxicology.An Introduction to Cyberpsychology (BPS Core Textbooks Series)
Par Gráinne Kirwan, Irene Connolly, Hannah Barton, and Marion Palmer. 2024
An Introduction to Cyberpsychology provides a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly growing discipline. Fully updated in its second edition, the…
book encourages students to critically evaluate the psychology of online interactions and to develop appropriate research methodologies to complete their own work in this field.The book examines cyberpsychology and online research methodologies, social psychology in an online context, practical applications of cyberpsychology, and the psychological aspects of other technologies. This new edition has been carefully updated to include additional coverage of: Expanded content relating to major developments in the field and new content on gaming and screentime A new chapter examining the relationship between older adults and technology Cyberpsychology in focus feature boxes in each chapter that examine topics in depth Interviews with professionals working in fields relating to cyberpsychology Each chapter includes key terms and a glossary, content summaries, discussion questions, and recommended reading to guide further study.Supported by extensive online resources for students and instructors, this authoritative book is an essential core text for undergraduate modules in cyberpsychology, and an ideal primer for students of postgraduate programs in cyberpsychology.To view the additional student and instructor resources for this book, please visit bpscoretextbooks.routledge.comAzure Security
Par Bojan Magusic. 2024
Secure your Azure applications the right way. The expert DevSecOps techniques you'll learn in this essential handbook make it easy…
to keep your data safe.As a Program Manager at Microsoft, Bojan Magusic has helped numerous Fortune 500 companies improve their security posture in Azure. Now, in Azure Security he brings his experience from the cyber security frontline to ensure your Azure cloud-based systems are safe and secure. In Azure Security you&’ll learn vital security skills, including how to: Set up secure access through Conditional Access policiesImplement Azure WAF on Application Gateway and Front Door Deploy Azure Firewall Premium for monitoring network activities Enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud to assess workload configurations Utilize Microsoft Sentinel for threat detection and analytics Establish Azure Policy for compliance with business rules Correctly set up out-of-the-box Azure services to protect your web apps against both common and sophisticated threats, learn to continuously assess your systems for vulnerabilities, and discover cutting-edge operations for security hygiene, monitoring, and DevSecOps. Each stage is made clear and easy to follow with step-by-step instructions, complemented by helpful screenshots and diagrams. About the technology Securing cloud-hosted applications requires a mix of tools, techniques, and platform-specific services. The Azure platform provides built-in security tools to keep your systems safe, but proper implementation requires a foundational strategy and tactical guidance. About the book Azure Security details best practices for configuring and deploying Azure&’s native security services—from a zero-trust foundation to defense in depth (DiD). Learn from a Microsoft security insider how to establish a DevSecOps program using Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Realistic scenarios and hands-on examples help demystify tricky security concepts, while clever exercises help reinforce what you&’ve learned. What's inside Set up secure access policies Implement a Web Application Firewall Deploy MS Sentinel for monitoring and threat detection Establish compliance with business rules About the reader For software and security engineers building and securing Azure applications. About the author Bojan Magusic is a Product Manager with Microsoft on the Security Customer Experience Engineering Team. Table of Contents PART 1 FIRST STEPS 1 About Azure security 2 Securing identities in Azure: The four pillars of identity and Azure Active Directory PART 2 SECURING AZURE RESOURCES 3 Implementing network security in Azure: Firewall, WAF, and DDoS protection 4 Securing compute resources in Azure: Azure Bastion, Kubernetes, and Azure App Service 5 Securing data in Azure Storage accounts: Azure Key Vault 6 Implementing good security hygiene: Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Defender CSPM 7 Security monitoring for Azure resources: Microsoft Defender for Cloud plans PART 3 GOING FURTHER 8 Security operations and response: Microsoft Sentinel 9 Audit and log data: Azure Monitor 10 Importance of governance: Azure Policy and Azure Blueprints 11 DevSecOps: Microsoft Defender for DevOpsIntermediate C Programming
Par Yung-Hsiang Lu, George K. Thiruvathukal. 2024
Revised for a new second edition, Intermediate C Programming provides a stepping-stone for intermediate-level students to go from writing short…
programs to writing real programs well. It shows students how to identify and eliminate bugs, write clean code, share code with others, and use standard Linux-based tools, such as ddd and valgrind. This second edition provides expanded coverage of these topics with new material focused on software engineering, including version control and unit testing. The text enhances their programming skills by explaining programming concepts and comparing common mistakes with correct programs. It also discusses how to use debuggers and the strategies for debugging as well as studies the connection between programming and discrete mathematics. Including additional student and instructor resources available online, this book is particularly appealing as a classroom resource.Dashboard Design (River Publishers Series in Computing and Information Science and Technology)
Par Michael Burch, Marco Schmid. 2023
Interactive visualization and visual analytics tools have been designed and developed in the past and will be developed in the…
future as well. In each application domain in which data is measured, generated, and recorded we see a potential candidate for an interactive visualization tool with the goal to find insights and knowledge in the data. This knowledge can be found either visually by humans’ interventions or algorithmically by the machine, in the best case by applying both concepts in combination as in visual analytics. One of the easiest ways to get an interactive visualization tool running is by means of dashboards, typically implemented as webpages that can run in a web browser and are accessible online, creating some kind of web-based solution. This book describes ways to design and implement dashboards based on the programming language Python, the graphics library Plotly, and Dash. The readers can use the provided dashboard codes as a starting point and extend the functionality and features on their desire. Technical topics discussed in the book include: Design in visualization Interaction principles in information visualization User interface design Linking Python, Dash, and Plotly Coding in Python Dashboard examples with Python code.Hi-Tech Horticulture
Par K. V. Malam, V. R. Malam, D. R. Kanzaria. 2024
This book demonstrates applications of the basic principles of horticulture and illustrates how they can be used systematically to define—and…
eventually control—existing phenomena. It comprises of various practices for evaluating the technologies used in horticulture. It will meet the growing need of students, teachers, and researchers alike in the field of horticulture and those working in agricultural universities and other related private firms. Print edition not for sale in India.Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Phytonematodes
Par P. Parvatha Reddy. 2024
Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Phytonematodes provides information on various aspects of diagnosis and eco-friendly nematode management. It explains…
at length nematode diagnosis—morphological, biochemical and molecular—and management strategies—regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance and integrated management methods. This book will be of immense value to the scientific community involved in teaching, research and extension activities related to the diagnosis and management of phytonematodes. It is suitable for teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the field of plant protection. It can also serve as an advantageous reference to policymakers and practicing farmers. Print edition not for sale in India.