Fire Design of Steel Structures: Eurocode 1: Actions on structures Part 1-2 - General actions - Actions on structures exposed to fire Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures Part 1-2 - General rules - Structural fire design By Jean?Marc Franssen, Paulo Vila Real(auth.)
2010 | 447 Pages | ISBN: 3433029741 | PDF | 8 MB
This book explains and illustrates the rules that are given in the Eurocode for designing steel structures subjected to fire. After the first introductory chapter, Chapter 2 explains how to calculate the mechanical actions (loads) in the fire situation based on the information given in EN 1990 and EN 1991. Chapter 3 presents the models to be used to represent the thermal action created by the fire. Chapter 4 describes the procedures to be used to calculate the temperature of the steelwork from the temperature of the compartment and Chapter 5 shows how the information given in EN 1993-1-2 is used to determine the loan bearing capacity of the steel structure. The methods use to evaluate the fire resistance of bolted and welded connections are described in Chapter 7. Chapter 8 describes a computer program called "Elefir-EN" which is based on the simple calculation model given in the Eurocode and allows designers to quickly and accurately calculate the performance of steel components in the fire situation. Chapter 9 looks at the issues that a designer may be faced with when assessing the fire resistance of a complete building. This is done via a case study and addresses most of the concepts presented in the earlier Chapters. The concepts and fire engineering procedures given in the Eurocodes may see complex those more familiar with the prescriptive approach. This publication sets out the design process in a logical manner giving practical and helpful advice and easy to follow worked examples that will allow designer to exploit the benefits of this new approach to fire design.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-5): Chapter 2 Mechanical Loading (pages 7-16): Chapter 3 Thermal Action (pages 17-44): Chapter 4 Temperature in Steel Sections (pages 45-98): Chapter 5 Mechanical Analysis (pages 99-233): Chapter 6 Advanced Calculation Models (pages 235-250): Chapter 7 Joints (pages 251-266): Chapter 8 The Computer Program "Elefir?EN" (pages 267-292): Chapter 9 Case Study (pages 293-310):

Fine Chemicals through Heterogeneous Catalysis By Prof. Dr. Roger Arthur Sheldon, Prof. Dr. Herman van Bekkum(auth.)
2001 | 628 Pages | ISBN: 3527299513 | PDF | 18 MB
Nowadays, the chemical industry is under increased pressure to develop cleaner production processes and technologies. Much effort is devoted to the development of heterogeneous catalysts and their application in industrial-scale organic synthesis. This handbook concentrates on current attempts, focusing on fine chemical production. With contributions from an impressive array of international experts, this is essential reading for everyone interested in the advances in this field.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-11): Chapter 2 Basic Principles/General (pages 12-60): Chapter 3 Solid?acid Catalysts-General (pages 61-121): Chapter 4 Solid?acid Catalysts-Aromatic Substitution (pages 123-183): Chapter 5 Solid?acid Catalysis: Rearrangement and Isomerization (pages 185-246): Chapter 6 Solid Acid Catalysis: Miscellaneous (pages 247-307): Chapter 7 Solid?base Catalysis (pages 309-349): Chapter 8 Catalytic Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation (pages 351-471): Chapter 9 Oxidation (pages 473-551): Chapter 10 Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation (pages 553-587): Chapter 11 Future Outlook (pages 589-592):

Financing Health Care: New Ideas for a Changing Society By Mingshan Ku, Egon Jonsson (eds.)
2007 | 282 Pages | ISBN: 352732027X | PDF | 3 MB
Discussing international issues of health care financing, this is the first volume in a completely new public health book series, edited by the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) in Edmonton, Canada. Starting with various funding methods, the reference also features sections on different health care payment and purchasing mechanisms, as well as equity issues. Of interest to medical and allied health professionals, and those working in health care industries, insurance, and economics.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-15): Prof. Ake Blomqvist and Professor Egon JonssonChapter 2 Social Health Insurance: Government Funding of Health Care (pages 17-47): Prof. Ake BlomqvistChapter 3 Private Financing Outside the Publicly Funded System (pages 49-79): Prof. Mark StabileChapter 4 Prescription Drug Financing (pages 81-103): Prof. Steve MorganChapter 5 The Economics of Consumer?Directed Health Care (pages 105-123): Prof. Ching?To Albert MaChapter 6 Medical Savings Accounts: Promises and Pitfalls (pages 125-147): Prof. Jeremiah E. Hurley and G. Emmanuel GuindonChapter 7 Physician Payment Mechanisms (pages 149-176): Prof. Pierre Thomas LegerChapter 8 Risk Adjustment in Health Care Markets: Concepts and Applications (pages 177-222): Prof. Randall P. EllisChapter 9 Inducing Quality from Health Care Providers in the Presence of Adverse Selection (pages 223-243): Prof. Jacob Glazer and Prof. Thomas G. McGuireChapter 10 Equity in Health and Health Care in Canada in International Perspective (pages 245-272): Eddy van Doorslaer

Finance Fundamentals for Nonprofits: Building Capacity and Sustainability By Woods Bowman(auth.)
2011 | 215 Pages | ISBN: 1118004515 | PDF | 3 MB
A complete guide to the financial requirements a nonprofit organization must follow to indefinitely maintain the volume and quality of their services An organization may have plenty of capacity in the long run, but in the short run, donor restrictions and limited financing options are constraining. Here-and-now liquid assets are the only resources available. Finance Fundamentals for Nonprofits: Building Capacity and Sustainability shows how to measure a nonprofit organization's financial capacity in different time frames and how to measure its ability to sustain capacity in each case. Explains how nonprofits differ from businesses and how they promote values-centered management Reveals how to improve financial capacity and sustainability Written by a nonprofit scholar Filled with real-world case studies and actionable advice relating financial health to financial capacity and sustainability, this book is essential reading for every nonprofit professional.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction: How Nonprofits are (and are Not) Like Businesses (pages 1-14): Chapter 2 Accounting: Measuring Past Performance (pages 15-32): Chapter 3 Investing: Looking to the Future (pages 33-47): Chapter 4 Budgeting: Taking Control of the Present (pages 49-64): Chapter 5 Nonprofits in History and Tax Law: Why Nonprofits Do What They Do (pages 65-80): Chapter 6 Ordinary Service Providers: Serving the Public Today (pages 81-95): Chapter 7 Membership Associations: Serving People with a Common Purpose (pages 97-106): Chapter 8 Endowed Service Providers: Serving the Next Generation, Too (pages 107-119): Chapter 9 Grantmaking Organizations: Serving Service Providers (pages 121-134): Chapter 10 Beyond Sustainability: Managing Revenue to Maximize Growth (pages 135-147): Chapter 11 The Nonprofit Difference: Doing Good Well (pages 149-158):

Finance Ethics: Critical Issues in Theory and Practice By John R. Boatright(auth.)
2010 | 574 Pages | ISBN: 0470499168 | PDF | 5 MB
A groundbreaking exploration of the critical ethical issues in financial theory and practiceCompiled by volume editor John Boatright, Finance Ethics consists of contributions from scholars from many different finance disciplines. It covers key issues in financial markets, financial services, financial management, and finance theory, and includes chapters on market regulation, due diligence, reputational risk, insider trading, derivative contracts, hedge funds, mutual and pension funds, insurance, socially responsible investing, microfinance, earnings management, risk management, bankruptcy, executive compensation, hostile takeovers, and boards of directors. Special attention is given to fairness in markets and the delivery of financial services, and to the duties of fiduciaries and agentsRigorous analysis of the topics covered provides essential information and practical guidance for practitioners in finance as well as for students and academics with an interest in finance ethicsEthics in Finance skillfully explains the need for ethics in the personal conduct of finance professionals and the operation of financial markets and institutions.Content: Chapter 1 Ethics in Finance (pages 1-19): John R. BoatrightChapter 2 Ethical Implications of Finance (pages 21-43): Robert W. KolbChapter 3 Behavioral Assumptions of Finance (pages 45-61): John DobsonChapter 4 Efficiency and Rationality (pages 63-83): Nien?He HsiehChapter 5 Returns, Risk, and Financial Due Diligence (pages 85-101): Christopher L. Culp and J. B. HeatonChapter 6 Reputational Risk (pages 103-123): Ingo WalterChapter 7 Agency Theory (pages 125-142): Joseph HeathChapter 8 The Financial Theory of the Firm (pages 143-159): Wayne NormanChapter 9 Fairness in Financial Markets (pages 161-178): Eugene HeathChapter 10 Regulation (pages 179-198): Edward SouleChapter 11 Insider Trading (pages 199-221): Peter?Jan Engelen and Luc Van LiedekerkeChapter 12 Derivative Contracts: Futures, Options, and Swaps (pages 223-238): James A. OverdahlChapter 13 Hedge Funds (pages 239-252): Thomas DonaldsonChapter 14 Sovereign wealth Funds (pages 253-271): Colleen BakerChapter 15 Marketing of Financial Services (pages 273-296): George G. BrenkertChapter 16 Financial Codes of Ethics (pages 297-323): Julie A. Ragatz and Ronald F. DuskaChapter 17 Banking (pages 325-337): Christopher J. CowtonChapter 18 Mutual Funds (pages 339-358): D. Bruce JohnsenChapter 19 Pension Funds (pages 359-372): David HessChapter 20 Insurance (pages 373-392): Julie A. Ragatz and Ronald F. DuskaChapter 21 Responsible Investing (pages 393-417): Celine Louche and Steven LydenbergChapter 22 Microfinance (pages 419-434): Antonio ArgandonaChapter 23 Shareholder Wealth Maximization (pages 435-455): Duane WindsorChapter 24 Earnings Management (pages 457-473): Leonard J. BrooksChapter 25 Investor Relations (pages 475-493): Cynthia Clark Williams and Lori Verstegen RyanChapter 26 Risk Management (pages 495-508): Peter C. YoungChapter 27 Bankruptcy (pages 509-529): Ben S. Branch and Jennifer S. TaubChapter 28 Acquisitions, Mergers, and Takeovers (pages 531-546): Anthony F. Buono and Roy A. WigginsChapter 29 Executive Compensation (pages 547-564): John J. McCallChapter 30 Boards of Directors (pages 565-584): Dan R. Dalton and Catherine M. Dalton

Film Noir By William Luhr(auth.), Barry Keith Grant(eds.)
2012 | 241 Pages | ISBN: 1405145943 | PDF | 2 MB
Film Noir offers new perspectives on this highly popular and influential film genre, providing a useful overview of its historical evolution and the many critical debates over its stylistic elements.Brings together a range of perspectives on a topic that has been much discussed but remains notoriously ill-definedTraces the historical development of the genre, usefully exploring the relations between the films of the 1940s and 1950s that established the "noir" universe and the more recent films in which it has been frequently revivedEmploys a clear and intelligent writing style that makes this the perfect introduction to the genreOffers a thorough and engaging analysis of this popular area of film studies for students and scholarsPresents an in-depth analysis of six key films, each exemplifying important trends of film noir: Murder, My Sweet; Out of the Past; Kiss Me Deadly; The Long Goodbye; Chinatown; and SevenContent: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-19): Chapter 2 Historical Overview (pages 20-49): Chapter 3 Critical Overview (pages 50-72): Chapter 4 Murder, My Sweet (pages 73-99): Chapter 5 Out of the Past (pages 100-122): Chapter 6 Kiss Me Deadly (pages 123-145): Chapter 7 The Long Goodbye (pages 146-170): Chapter 8 Chinatown (pages 171-190): Chapter 9 Seven (pages 191-214):

Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, Fourth Edition By Govind P. Agrawal(auth.)
2010 | 624 Pages | ISBN: 0470505117 | PDF | 18 MB
This book provides a comprehensive account of fiber-optic communication systems. The3rd edition ofthis book is used worldwide as a textbook in many universities. This4th edition incorporates recent advances that have occurred, in particular two new chapters. One deals with the advanced modulation formats (such as DPSK, QPSK, and QAM) that are increasingly being used for improving spectral efficiency of WDM lightwave systems. The second chapterfocuses onnew techniques such as all-optical regeneration that are under development and likely to be used in future communication systems. All other chaptersare updated, as well.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-23): Chapter 2 Optical Fibers (pages 24-78): Chapter 3 Optical Transmitters (pages 79-127): Chapter 4 Optical Receivers (pages 128-181): Chapter 5 Lightwave Systems (pages 182-222): Chapter 6 Multichannel Systems (pages 233-294): Chapter 7 Loss Management (pages 295-344): Chapter 8 Dispersion Management (pages 345-406): Chapter 9 Control of Nonlinear Effects (pages 407-458): Chapter 10 Advanced Lightwave Systems (pages 459-510): Chapter 11 Optical Signal Processing (pages 511-577):

Festigkeitsberechnung Verfahrenstechnischer Apparate By Prof. Dr.?Ing. Eberhard Wegener(auth.)
2002 | 629 Pages | ISBN: 3527304541 | PDF | 10 MB
Content: Chapter 1 Einfuhrende Bemerkungen (pages 1-14): Chapter 2 Grundlegende Vorschriften und Nachweise (pages 15-24): Chapter 3 Ermittlung von Berechnungswerten (pages 25-41): Chapter 4 Methodische Ubersicht (pages 43-44): Chapter 5 Berechnung zylindrischer Wandungen (pages 45-161): Chapter 6 Berechnung gewolbter Boden (pages 163-209): Chapter 7 Berechnung kegelformiger Mantel (pages 211-245): Chapter 8 Berechnung von Tellerboden (pages 247-271): Chapter 9 Berechnung von Flanschverbindungen (pages 273-347): Chapter 10 Berechnung ebener Boden und Platten nebst Verankerungen (pages 349-420): Chapter 11 Die Berucksichtigung lokaler Lasteinleitungen in Apparatewandungen (pages 421-488): Chapter 12 Komplexbeispiel (pages 489-513): Chapter 13 Vergleichsrechnung AD?Merkblatter - ASME Codes (pages 515-538):

Fertility and Obstetrics in the Horse, Third Edition By
2005 | 282 Pages | ISBN: 1405120959 | PDF | 4 MB
Following on from the successful format of the previous editions, Fertility and Obstetrics in the Horse 3e is a practical and user-friendly guide to equine reproduction. From explaining the anatomy of the mare's reproductive tract to detailing problems encountered during pregnancy, it covers all the major areas of concern as well as including the latest developments in diagnostic procedures and treatment techniques.Fully updated to take into account new developments and research;An ideal rapid reference for veterinary practitioners and veterinary students, as well as a crucial source of information and advice for those in the breeding business;New material includes expanded sections on the stallion endometritis and embryo transfer technologies, alternative methods of fertilization and insemination techniques.Content: Chapter 1 Anatomy of the Mare's Reproductive Tract (pages 1-9): Chapter 2 Endocrinology of the Oestrous Cycle and Puberty (pages 10-19): Chapter 3 Clinical Examination of the Mare's Reproductive Tract (pages 20-29): Chapter 4 Cyclical Changes in the Mare's Reproductive Tract (pages 30-42): Chapter 5 Manipulation of Cyclical Activity (pages 43-51): Chapter 6 The Optimum Time for Breeding and the Mating Procedure (pages 52-59): Chapter 7 Normal Pregnancy (pages 60-71): Chapter 8 Pregnancy Diagnosis (pages 72-84): Chapter 9 Normal Parturition (pages 85-94): Chapter 10 Post?Partum Events (pages 95-98): Chapter 11 Normal Expectations of Fertility (pages 99-102): Chapter 12 Non?Infectious Infertility in Mares (pages 103-115): Chapter 13 Infectious Infertility (pages 116-127): Chapter 14 Swabbing and Biopsy Techniques and Diagnosis of Endometritis (pages 128-137): Chapter 15 Treatment and Prevention of Endometritis (pages 138-150): Chapter 16 Viral Causes of Infertility (pages 151-152): Chapter 17 Problems During Pregnancy (pages 153-157): Chapter 18 Causes of Pregnancy Failure (pages 158-164): Chapter 19 Other Abnormal Events During Pregnancy (pages 165-167): Chapter 20 Reducing Infertility Caused by Multiple Conceptuses (pages 168-172): Chapter 21 Retained Placenta (pages 173-177): Chapter 22 Other Post?Partum Problems (pages 178-183): Chapter 23 Dystocia (pages 184-189): Chapter 24 Manipulation of Reproduction (pages 190-199): Chapter 25 The Normal Stallion (pages 200-211): Chapter 26 Examination of the Stallion for Breeding Soundness (pages 212-225): Chapter 27 Diseases of the Reproductive Tract of the Stallion (pages 226-246): Chapter 28 Reproductive Surgery of the Stallion (pages 247-253): Chapter 29 Miscellaneous Conditions (pages 254-259): Chapter 30 Breeding Finances (pages 260-262):

Femtochemistry: With the Noble Lecture of A. Zwail By
2001 | 447 Pages | ISBN: 352730259X | PDF | 12 MB
For decades now, chemists have been dreaming of observing exactly what happens at the molecular level during a chemical reaction. The breakthrough came at the end of the 80s with the development of special spectrometers that use extremely short-pulsed laser light and so enable measurements in the femtosecond range. Since then, "femtochemistry" has made rapid progress, due to intensive collaboration between physical chemists, spectroscopists, photochemists and physicists. The first-class contributions collected here from top international femtochemists provide a comprehensive insight into this area of interdisciplinary research. The range extends from femtochemistry in nanohollows to the investigation of the dynamics of biological reactions in the femtosecond range, from ab initio approaches to quantum chemical reaction controls to two-dimensional, nonlinear optical spectroscopy in liquids. This overview of the current level of research is rounded off with A. Zewail's Nobel prizewinning lecture. The vast amount of information and numerous references make this not only an ideal introduction to the research, but also recommended reading for everyone concerned with this hot topic.Content: Chapter 1 Femtochemistry: Atomic?Scale Dynamics of the Chemical Bond Using Ultrafast Lasers (Nobel Lecture) (pages 1-85): Ahmed H. ZewailChapter 2 Transition State Theory and Reaction Dynamics - An Overview (pages 87-96): Ward H. Thompson, Philip M. Kiefer and James T. HynesChapter 3 Organic Femtochemistry: Diradicals, Theory and Experiments (pages 97-112): Steven De Feyter, Eric W.?G. Diau and Ahmed H. ZewailChapter 4 The Coulomb Explosion Imaging Method and Excited-State Proton-Transfer Reactions (pages 113-131): Eric S. Wisniewski, Jason R. Stairs, Daniel E. Folmer and A. Welford CastlemanChapter 5 Femtosecond Dynamics at Conical Intersections (pages 133-145): Wolfgang DomckeChapter 6 Femtosecond Spectroscopy of Molecular Caging: Quantum and Classical Approaches (pages 147-154): Vladimir A. Ermoshin, Volker Engel and Christoph MeierChapter 7 Ultrafast Geometrical Relaxation in Polydiacetylene Induced by Sub?5?fs Pulses (pages 155-167): Takayoshi KobayashiChapter 8 Ultrafast Probing and Control of Molecular Dynamics: Beyond the Pump?Probe Method (pages 169-187): Marcos DantusChapter 9 Quantum Control of Ultrafast Laser?Driven Isomerization Reactions: Proton Transfer and Selective Preparation of Enantiomers (pages 189-198): Nadja Doslic, Yuichi Fujimura, Leticia Gonzalez, Kunihito Hoki, Dominik Kroner, Oliver Kuhn, Jorn Manz and Yukiyoshi OhtsukiChapter 10 Controlling the Vibration and Dissociation Dynamics in small Molecules and Clusters (pages 199-216): stefan Vajda and Ludger WosteChapter 11 Two?Dimensional Optical Nonlinear Spectroscopy in Liquids (pages 217-223): Keisuke Tominaga and Hiroaki MaekawaChapter 12 Femtosecond Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy and Photochemistry of Organic Microcrystals (pages 225-238): Hiroshi Masuhara, Tsuyoshi Asahi and Akihiro FurubeChapter 13 Impurity Rydberg States as Probes of Local Dynamics in the Condensed Phase (pages 239-252): Franco Vigliotti and Majed CherguiChapter 14 Photoelectron Spectroscopy as a Probe for Investigating Chemical Dynamics (pages 253-265): Ingo FischerChapter 15 Femtochemistry in Nanocavities (pages 267-279): Abderrazzak DouhalChapter 16 Energy? and Angle?Resolved Femtosecond Photoelectron Spectra from Rotating Molecules (pages 281-293): Yasuki Arasaki, Kazuo Takatsuka, Kwanghsi Wang and Vincent McKoyChapter 17 Femtosecond Time?Resolved Fluorescence and Anisotropy Decay Spectroscopy of a Dendrimer with Eight Chromophores at the Rim (pages 295-306): Gerd Schweitzer, Gino De Belder, Sven Jordens, Marc Lor, Klaus Mullen, Andreas Herrmann and Frans C. De SchryverChapter 18 Excited?State Dynamics of Conjugated Polymers and Oligomers (pages 307-321): Jean?Yves Bigot and Thierry BarisienChapter 19 Excited?State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT) and Energy Relaxation Processes in Hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole Derivatives: A Femtosecond Laser Study (pages 323-333): Thierry Fournier, Stanislas Pommeret, Jean?Claude Mialocq and Andre DeflandreChapter 20 Direct Detection of the Charge?Shift Reaction in Aromatic Vinyl Polymers by means of Transient Absorption and Dichroism Measurements (pages 335-344): Hiroshi Miyasaka, Takao Moriyama, Sazzadur R. Khan and Akira ItayaChapter 21 Femtosecond Chemical Events of Intramolecular Charge Transfer and Intermolecular Hydrogen Bond Breaking after Electronic Excitation: Structural Dynamics in the Condensed Phase (pages 345-365): Erik T. J. Nibbering and Jens DreyerChapter 22 Vibrational Coherence in Electron Donor-Acceptor Complexes: Assignment of the Oscillatory Mode (pages 367-380): Igor V. Rubtsov and Keitaro YoshiharaChapter 23 Femtosecond Studies of the Initial Events in the Photocycle of Photoactive Yellow Protein (PYP) (pages 381-390): Matthew A. Horn, Julie A. Gruetzmacher, Jeongho Kim, Seung?Eng Choi, Spencer M. Anderson, Keith Moffat and Norbert F. SchererChapter 24 Elementary Reactions in the Condensed Phase: Bond Breaking, Isomerization and Electron Transfer (pages 391-398): Eva Akesson, Alexander N. Tarnovsky, Gabor Benko, Arkady Yartsev and Villy SundstromChapter 25 Primary Process in Photosynthesis Studied by Femtosecond Nonlinear Spectroscopy (pages 399-416): Jante M. Salverda and Rienk van GrondelleChapter 26 Femtosecond Studies of Intramolecular Bond Twisting in Solution (pages 417-430): Max Glasbeek, Hong Zhang, Pascale Changenet, Pascal Plaza, Monique M. Martin and Wolfgang Rettig