Intelligent Systems Design and Applications: 17th International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA 2017) held in Delhi, India, December 14-16, 2017 By Ajith Abraham
English | PDF | 2018 | 1076 Pages | ISBN : 3319763474 | 140.55 MB
This book highlights recent research on intelligent systems design and applications. It presents 100 selected papers from the 17th International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA 2017), which was held in Delhi, India from December 14 to 16, 2017. The ISDA is a premier conference in the field of Computational Intelligence and brings together researchers, engineers and practitioners whose work involves intelligent systems and their applications in industry and the real world. Including contributions by authors from over 30 countries, the book offers a valuable reference guide for all researchers, students and practitioners in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering.

Honghai Liu, "Intelligent Robotics and Applications: 15th International Conference, ICIRA 2022, Harbin, China, August 1-3, 2022, Proceedings, Part I"
English | ISBN: 3031138430 | 2022 | 815 pages | PDF | 103 MB
The 4-volume set LNAI 13455 - 13458 constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2022, which took place in Harbin China, during August 2022.

Stella Lowder, "Inside Third World Cities "
English | ISBN: 0367774089 | 2021 | 302 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
Originally published in 1986, this book focusses on life within global cities in the developing world, analysing on a city-level the circulation and consumption of goods and services within them. When the book was first published it was one of only a few to offer systematic comparative analyses of developing world cities, and those stemming from different regions, with examples from different continents in each chapter. It discusses the problems faced by such city populations and shows how the procedures, distributive systems and social conventions reflect the complex histories of the cities, most of which have been subject to colonial rule, and of their inhabitants, many of whom are either migrants or first generation citizens.

Anil Kumar Dikshit, "Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems: Select Proceedings of ITHES 2021 "
English | ISBN: 9811903034 | 2022 | 847 pages | PDF | 31 MB
This book presents select proceedings of the International Virtual Conference on Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems (ITHES 2021). Various topics covered in this book include urban hydrology, hydrological extremes, statistical analysis of hydro-meteorological data, impacts of climate change, hydrological modelling, groundwater studies, water resource management and applications of RS & GIS in hydrology. The book also discusses various topics on applications of CFD in water resources and environmental engineering, water and wastewater treatment, solid waste management and air quality. The book will be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in environmental civil engineering, especially hydrological and environmental systems.

Indigenous Economics: Sustaining Peoples and Their Lands by Ronald L. Trosper
English | ISBN: 0816533458, 0816546614 | 272 pages | EPUB | August 23, 2022 | 0.94 Mb
What does "development" mean for Indigenous peoples? Indigenous Economics lays out an alternative path showing that conscious attention to relationships among humans and the natural world creates flourishing social-ecological economies.

Laxman Kumar Behera, "India's Defence Economy"
English | ISBN: 0367615053 | 2020 | 198 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
As the fourth largest military spender in the world, India has a huge defence economy supported by a budget amounting to nearly $67 billion in 2020-21. This book examines how well India's defence economy is managed, through a detailed statistical exposition of five key themes - defence planning, expenditure, arms production, procurement and offsets.

Immersive Analytics By Kim Marriott
English | PDF | 2018 | 365 Pages | ISBN : 3030013871 | 141.3 MB
Immersive Analytics is a new research initiative that aims to remove barriers between people, their data and the tools they use for analysis and decision making. Here the aims of immersive analytics research are clarified, its opportunities and historical context, as well as providing a broad research agenda for the field. In addition, it is reviewed how the term immersion has been used to refer to both technological and psychological immersion, both of which are central to immersive analytics research.

Zoya Hasan, "Ideology and Organization in Indian Politics: Growing Polarization and the Decline of the Congress Party "
English | ISBN: 019286341X | 2022 | 224 pages | EPUB | 262 KB
Ideology and Organization in Indian Politics examines the immense changes that have occurred in Indian politics over the past decade and its impact on the Indian National Congress. The impact is most apparent in the changing fortunes of the Congress party, which suffered two major defeats in 2014 and 2019 elections, bringing the party's crisis to the front and centre of public debate. This book seeks to understand the reasons for these enormous changes by looking first at the underlying conditions that led to the decline of the Congress and, second, the challenges' both external and internal' confronting the Congress and, while doing so, estimating its impact on Indian politics and on the Congress. More specifically, it looks at how important ideological debates provoked by the rise of majoritarianism, the Gujarat model, hypernationalism, the secular retreat, and the curbs and restrictions on the opposition influenced Congress. Exploring ideological shifts and organizational

Steve Coogan, "I, Partridge: We Need to Talk about Alan"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 0007449194, 0007449186 | EPUB | pages: 320 | 43.2 mb
Journalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder: Alan Partridge. Star of action blockbuster Alpha Papa; a man with a fascinating past and an amazing future.

P.G. Moua, "I Am An Automotive Technician: Heating and Air Conditioning"
English | 2015 | ASIN: B00RWIX7G2 | EPUB | pages: 53 | 0.2 mb
Have you ever wondered what goes on inside your vehicle's heating and air conditioning system? Well, after reading this book I know you will have an idea. This book will show you the theory of each component that will help you solve any problems that you have might encounter with heating and air conditioning.

Humanity's Extraterrestrial Origins: Et Influences on Humankind's Biological and Cultural Evolution By Arthur David Horn, Lynette Anne Mallory-Horn
1997 | 373 Pages | ISBN: 3931652319 | PDF | 57 MB
paperback/paranormal

How to Travel Around The World with Low Budget: Travel hacking budget and fun way. Hitchhiking, Air tickets, Visa, Booking hostel, Couchsurfing. Travel without agent by Sobia Publication
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09Z9ZQ91Q | 88 pages | MOBI | 0.19 Mb
This book consists of my 3 years experience of travelling around 40 countries. I travelled a lot in Europe. And just one month ago I returned back from Asia.

How to Draw Flowers: A Step-by-Step Guide for Realistic Drawing Projects by Martha Blonde
English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09PC15FYZ | 160 pages | EPUB | 17 Mb
Have you ever wished you had the ability to draw?

How to Draw Cute Doodles and Illustrations: A Step-by-Step Beginner's Guide [With Over 1000 Illustrations] by Kamo
English | August 23, 2022 | ISBN: 4805316969 | True PDF | 128 pages | 103 MB
Perfect for doodlers of all ages and the ideal companion for kids at home or on the go!

How To Buy Cryptocurrency: Unlock Closely Guarded Secrets Of Cryptocurrencies With This Step By Step Easy Guide To Buying, Selling & Investing In Digital Assets Both In Bull And Bear Markets by Patrick Ejeke
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B8WR5KCD | 165 pages | EPUB | 0.60 Mb
Learn how to invest in cryptocurrency, what to consider before investing, and how you can make money while investing in cryptocurrencies.

Hosea-Micah (Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Prophetic Books) by John Goldingay
English | January 19, 2021 | ISBN: 0801030765 | 560 pages | EPUB | 5.72 Mb
Highly regarded Old Testament scholar John Goldingay offers a substantive and useful commentary on Hosea through Micah and explores the contemporary significance of these prophetic books. This volume, the first in a new series on the Prophets, complements the successful series Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Wisdom and Psalms (series volumes have sold over 55,000 copies). Each series volume is both critically engaged and sensitive to the theological contributions of the text. Series editors are Mark J. Boda and J. Gordon McConville.

Azadeh Moaveni, "Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0812977904 | EPUB | pages: 368 | 2.1 mb
Azadeh Moaveni, longtime Middle East correspondent for Time magazine, returns to Iran to cover the rise of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Living and working in Tehran, she finds a nation that openly yearns for freedom and contact with the West but whose economic grievances and nationalist spirit find an outlet in Ahmadinejad's strident pronouncements. And then the unexpected happens: Azadeh falls in love with a young Iranian man and decides to get married and start a family in Tehran. Suddenly, she finds herself navigating an altogether different side of Iranian life. As women are arrested for "immodest dress" and the authorities unleash a campaign of intimidation against journalists, Azadeh is forced to make the hard decision that her family's future lies outside Iran. Powerful and poignant, Honeymoon in Tehran is the harrowing story of a young woman's tenuous life in a country she thought she could change.

Home Organization Guide: Edit Your Home Room by Room by Rachel Douglas
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B8CR8YW7 | 60 pages | EPUB | 4.70 Mb
Have you ever wondered the correct order you should use to organize your home? The plan is to start with your storage spaces. This may seem counterintuitive. Why wouldn't you start with your kitchen or living room? These, after all, are the places you use most often in your home.

Hitler's Defeat on the Eastern Front (Images of War) by Ian Baxter
English | ISBN: 1844159779 | 160 pages | EPUB | July 23, 2012 | 55 Mb
A stunning photographic account of Hitler's last stand in the face of the Red Army's successful offensive of 1944.

High Permittivity Gate Dielectric Materials bySamares Kar
English | PDF | 2013 | 515 Pages | ISBN : 3642365345 | 18.7 MB
"The book comprehensively covers all the current and the emerging areas of the physics and the technology of high permittivity gate dielectric materials, including, topics such as MOSFET basics and characteristics, hafnium-based gate dielectric materials, Hf-based gate dielectric processing, metal gate electrodes, flat-band and threshold voltage tuning, channel mobility, high-k gate stack degradation and reliability, lanthanide-based high-k gate stack materials, ternary hafnia and lanthania based high-k gate stack films, crystalline high-k oxides, high mobility substrates, and parameter extraction. Each chapter begins with the basics necessary for understanding the topic, followed by a comprehensive review of the literature, and ultimately graduating to the current status of the technology and our scientific understanding and the future prospects."

Alan D. Wolfelt, "Healing Your Grieving Heart After Miscarriage: 100 Practical Ideas for Parents and Families"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1617222186 | EPUB | pages: 128 | 1.3 mb
The miscarriage of a hoped-for child is a shattering loss and those who had already begun to feel attached to the baby will naturally grieve-particularly the mother and father but also siblings this baby would have had, extended family, and friends. This compassionate guide contains 100 practical ideas to help those affected by the tragedy of miscarriage, from teaching the principles of grief and mourning to practical, action-oriented tips for coping with the natural difficulties of a loss. Fostering communication between partners, explaining the loss to others, and reconciling anger and guilt are some of the additional topics covered in this compassionate book for those grieving in the aftermath of a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.

John Adair, Peter Young, "Hastings to Culloden: Battles of Britain"
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1800550553, 075091372X | 358 pages | EPUB | 1.3 MB
A classic, in-depth study of over twenty of the most important battles to have taken place on British soil.

Matt R. Cole, "Hands-On Microservices with C#: Designing a real-world, enterprise-grade microservice ecosystem with the efficiency of C# 7"
English | 2018 | pages: 254 | ISBN: 1789533686 | EPUB | 5,8 mb
Build enterprise-grade microservice ecosystems with intensive case studies using C#

Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing
English | 2022 | ISBN: 303075832X | 742 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 23 MB
Manufacturers, under pressure from their major stakeholders, integrate environmental issues in the design and management of their products. These stakeholders include customers, regulators, employees, communities, and interest groups who have a common stake in protecting the earth from pollution and in limiting the exploitation of earth's limited natural resources. Manufacturers recognize that being environmentally responsible also offers competitive advantage to the firm. The Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing is written as a state-of-the-art reference to guide environmentally conscious manufacturing (ECM). All the contributors have done extensive research and/or practice work in the field of ECM.

Warren Stuffle, "Guide To Minimalism: How To Declutter & Change Your Life"
English | 2021 | ASIN: B09P5C1D88 | EPUB | pages: 111 | 0.4 mb
Minimalism is defined as a design or style in which the simplest and fewest elements are used to create the maximum effect.

Greater Than a Tourist- Austin Texas USA: 50 Travel Tips from a Local by Noelle Minor, Greater than a Tourist
English | June 23, 2017 | ISBN: 1521559139 | 95 pages | EPUB | 0.16 Mb
Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new while traveling? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is just for you. Greater Than A Tourist - Austin, TX by Noelle Minor offers the inside scoop on Austin. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there's nothing wrong with that, as a part of the Greater than a Tourist series this book will give you tips and a bunch of ideas from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In these pages you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your stay. Greater than a tourist is a series of travel books written by locals. Travel like a local. Get the inside scope. Slow down, stay in one place, take your time, get to know the people and the culture of a place. Try some things off the beaten path with guidance. Patronize local business and vendors when you travel. Be willing to try something new and have the travel experience of a lifetime. By the time you finish this book, you will be excited to travel to your next destination. So grab YOUR copy today. You'll be glad you did. Ten cents of each book purchased is donated to teaching and learning.

God at War: A Meditation on Religion and Warfare by Mark Juergensmeyer
English | June 2, 2020 | ISBN: 0190079177 | True EPUB | 120 pages | 0.9 MB
For decades, Mark Juergensmeyer has been studying the rise of religious violence around the world, including groups like ISIS and Christian militias that have been involved in acts of terrorism. Over the years he came to realize that war is the central image in the worldview of virtually every religious movement engaged in violent acts. Behind the moral justification of using violence are images of great confrontations of war on a transcendent scale.

Global Class: How the World's Fastest-Growing Companies Scale Globally by Focusing Locally by Aaron McDaniel, Klaus Wehage
English | August 23rd, 2022 | ISBN: 1637742185 | 352 pages | True EPUB | 3.90 MB
The playbook for a new era of global business.

Geospatial Technologies in Land Resources Mapping, Monitoring and Management by G. P. Obi Reddy
English | EPUB | 2018 | 647 Pages | ISBN : 3319787101 | 126.5 MB
This book offers an overview of geospatial technologies in land resources mapping, monitoring and management. It consists of four main sections: geospatial technologies - principles and applications; geospatial technologies in land resources mapping; geospatial technologies in land resources monitoring; and geospatial technologies in land resources management. Each part is divided into detailed chapters that include illustrations and tables. The authors, from leading institutes, such as the ICAR-NBSS&LUP, IIT-B, NRSC, ICRISAT, share their experiences and offer case studies to provide advanced insights into the field. It is a valuable resource for the scientific and the teaching community, extension scientists at research institutes and agricultural universities/colleges as well as those involved in planning and managing land resources for sustainable agriculture and livelihood security.

Genetic Methods and Tools for Managing Crop Pests by A. K. Chakravarthy
English | PDF | 2022 | 668 Pages | ISBN : 9811902631 | 17.2 MB
various types of crop pests. The main focus of this book is to explore the application of these tools in pest management. Major pest groups covered in this book are insects, mites and nematodes.