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Olives and olive oil as functional foods : bioactivity, chemistry and processing /

Table of Contents: “…Olives and Olive Oil as Functional Foods; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Olive tree history and evolution; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The olive culture in the Mediterranean region; 1.3 Evolution of the olive tree from a botanical point of view; 1.3.1 Botanical classification; 1.3.2 Origin and revolution of the olive tree; 1.3.3 Domestication of the olive tree; 1.4 A different approach; 1.5 Conclusion; References; 2 Botanical characteristics of olive trees: cultivation and growth conditions -- defense mechanisms to various stressors and effects on olive growth and functional compounds…”
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Applications to Marine Disaster Prevention Spilled Oil and Gas Tracking Buoy System /

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Oilfield Chemistry by Dai, Caili, Zhao, Fulin

Table of Contents: “…Part 1 Drilling Chemistry Chapter 1 Clay Minerals -- Chapter 2 Drilling Fluid Chemistry -- Chapter 3 Cement Slurry Chemistry Part 2 Oil Production Chemistry Chapter 4 Chemical Flooding and Miscible Flooding -- Chapter 5 Profile Control and Water Shutoff -- Chapter 6 Viscosity Reduction of Heavy Oil -- Chapter 7 Acids and Additives used in Acidizing -- Chapter 8 Fracturing Fluids and Fracturing Fluid Additives -- Chapter 9 Sand Control in oil and water wells -- Chapter 10 Wax Control and Removal in Oil Well Part 3 Gathering and Transportation Chemistry Chapter 11 Corrosion and Anti-Corrosion of Buried Pipeline -- Chapter 12 Demulsification of the Emulsified Crude Oil and Defoaming of the Foaming Crude Oil -- Chapter 13 Pour Point Depression Transportation and Drag-Reduction Transportation of Crude Oil -- Chapter 14 Natural Gas Treatment -- Chapter 15 Oilfield Wastewater Treatment.…”
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Ionic Liquids for Better Separation Processes

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Advances in Intelligent Systems and Interactive Applications Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent and Interactive Systems and Applications (IISA2017) /

Table of Contents: “…-Design and Implementation of ARM7 Instruction Set Based on GDB Framework -- Simulation and Research on the Rotor Flux Linkage Model of Asynchronous Motor -- Application of Fuzzy PID Control for Oil Temperature in Overvoltage Withstand Test -- Study on High Overload Characteristics of Ultrasonic Electric Actuator.…”
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Measurement Techniques and Practices of Colloid and Interface Phenomena

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Droplet and Spray Transport: Paradigms and Applications

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Sustainable Shipping : A Cross-Disciplinary View. by Psaraftis, Harilaos N.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Foreword and Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Scope of the Book -- Book Organization -- Intended Audience -- References -- Contents -- About the Editor -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Maritime Transport: The Sustainability Imperative -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Relevant Issues at the Interface of Maritime Transport and the Sustainability Imperative -- 2.1 Sustainable Maritime Transport: Defining the Concept -- 2.2 Key Trends Shaping the Sustainability Agenda in Maritime Transport -- 2.2.1 Economic Growth and Demand for Maritime Transport -- 2.2.2 Shift in the Geography of Economic Influence and Trade -- 2.2.3 Ship Supply Capacity and Market Structure -- 2.2.4 Megaships, Shipping Services and Ports -- 3 Challenges to Sustainable Maritime Transport: An Overview -- 3.1 Energy Consumption and Heavy Reliance on Oil for Propulsion -- 3.2 Infrastructure Needs, Access and Connectivity -- 3.3 Affordability and Transport Costs -- 3.4 Air Pollution -- 3.5 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGs) -- 3.6 Resilience: Adapting to Climate Change Impacts and Enhancing Resilience -- 3.7 Ship Recycling -- 3.8 Waste Discharge by Ships -- 3.9 Ballast Water -- 3.10 Ship-Source Oil Pollution -- 4 Selected Maritime Transport Sustainability Initiatives and Key Players -- 4.1 Examples of Government-/Country-Led Initiatives -- 4.2 Examples of Industry-Led Initiatives -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 2 Green Ship Technologies -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Design of Energy-Efficient Ships -- 2.1 Hull Optimization: General Consideration -- 2.2 Main Considerations Prior to Detailed Optimization of Vessels -- 2.2.1 Vessel Operational Profile -- 2.2.2 Area of Operation -- 2.2.3 Principal Dimensions Study -- 2.2.4 Hard Points and Constraints Evaluation -- 2.3 Hull Form Optimization -- 2.3.1 Approach to Improving Key Elements of Resistance.…”
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Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion An Engineering Insight / by Javaherdashti, Reza

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Plant Based "Green Chemistry 2.0" Moving from Evolutionary to Revolutionary /

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Smart Energy Control Systems for Sustainable Buildings

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Advances in System Optimization and Control Select Proceedings of ICAEDC 2017 /

Table of Contents: “…Maximum Power Point Tracking approaches for Wind-Solar Hybrid Renewable Energy System: A Review -- Short Term PV Power Forecasting Using Generalized Neural Network and Weather Type Classification -- Model Order Reduction of Two Area Hydro Plant using Mixed Method -- Current Trends in Control Techniques in Renewable Energy: A Review -- Performance Analysis of PV Cell Using One-Diode and Two Diode Model -- Active Power Regulation by MPC based Flywheel Energy Storage System -- Post­ evaluation Index System and Comprehensive Evaluation Method for Daily Power System Dispatching -- Real Assessment of State owned Indian Electric Utilities -- A Novel Scheme of Fault Detection in Power Transmission Line Using Image Processing -- Power Quality Improvement of Power Distribution System Under Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Faults Using D-STATCOM -- Optimal sitting and sizing of capacitor using iterative search method for enhancement of Reliability of Distribution System -- Battery Energy Storage Technology Integrated For Power System Reliability Improvement -- Thermal Evaluation and Oxidation Stability of High Temperature Alternative Solid Dielectrics of Power Transformers in Mixed Oil -- Multi-Area Economic Dispatch Using Dynamically Controlled Particle Swarm Optimization -- An Analytical Hierarchy Process based approach for Effective Maintenance Prioritization of Power Transformers -- Designing of Controllers using Chebyshev-Pole Clustering Approximants -- Comparison: Matrix Converter, Cycloconverter and DC Link Converter -- Power Quality Improvement and Analysis Using Multi-pulse Converters.…”
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Horizons in Bioprocess Engineering

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Machine Tool Metrology An Industrial Handbook / by Smith, Graham T.

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Emerging Challenges for Experimental Mechanics in Energy and Environmental Applications, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Experimental Mechanics and 9th Symposium...

Table of Contents: “…TOC Martinez-Garcia Optical Imaging through Horizontal-Path Turbulence: A New Solution to a Difficult Problem -- Aluminum Strain Measurement by Beam Propagation -- The Technique of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Determination of Heavy Metals in the Receiving Body of Water -- Applications of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in the Identification of Bacteria -- Residual Stresses Measurement by the Hole-Drilling Technique and DSPI using the Integral Method with Displacement Coefficients -- On the separation of complete triaxial strain/stress profiles from diffraction experiments -- Quantification of slow mechanical displacements in metal samples by optical polarization phase shift DSPI -- Comparative analysis of optoelectronic properties of glucose for non-invasive monitoring -- Phase Shifting Interferometry using a coupled cyclic path interferometers -- Identification of microorganisms using digital holographic microscopy -- Noise reduction in off-axis digital holography reconstruction from two reconstruction distances based on Talbot effect -- Study of temperature distribution over a Stirling engine by using the Schlieren technique -- On Axis Fringe Projection -- Instrument for recording Purkinje images -- Ultrasonic Arc Maps and its potential application in non-destructive testing -- Phase-shifting generated by wavelength modulation by means of switching on-off a laser diode -- Index refraction measurements in liquid substances of full field using holographic interferometry -- Geometrical thickness measurement of thin films by a transmitted Gaussian beam -- Topography and color study of an object using fringe projection and colorimetry techniques -- Temperature measurement of a synthetic jet produced by a Helmholtz cavity -- Gates' interferometer as fringe projection system for recovering 3D shapes -- Development of an automated Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy system for compositional mapping of surfaces -- Artificial visual system used for dental fluorosis discrimination -- Inspection of Laser Ablated Transparent Conductive Oxide Thin Films by a Multifunction Optical Measurement System -- LIBS technique for identification of crude oils -- 3D Displacement Distribution Measurement Using Sampling Moire Method with Multiple Cameras -- Automatic Generation of Codes for Routine of CNC Machining Based on Three-Dimensional Information Obtained by Fringe Projection -- Automatic Generation of Movement Sequences to Robotic Arm Based on Three-Dimensional Data Obtained through Fringe Projection Technique -- Application of optomecatronic load cell for measuring work force and efforts in industrial machinery -- ASE Noise Attenuation for Signal at 1548.4 nm throught a Sagnac Interferometer using High-Birefingence Fiber which is Subjected to Temperature Changes -- Single-shot Phase shifting interferometry for microscopic measurements of non-birefringent transmissive phase samples -- Design of a customized myoelectric hand prosthesis -- Finite element static analysis simulation for a grain dispenser mechanism -- Controlling Bounce of Vacuum Circuit Breakers' Contacts -- Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Effects of Fiber Orientation of Wood Stiffness -- Auto-calibration and micro-flow injection procedure based on automated hydrodynamic system for spectrophotometric determination of cobalt -- Mathematical Model to Predict the Stress Concentration Factor on a Notched Flat Bar in Axial Tension -- Mechanical implementation of Kinematic Synergy for multi-point grasping -- Cascaded ultra-low reflective fiber points for distributed sensing -- Object surface representation via NURBS and genetic algorithms with SBX -- Photo-Oxidation of Polystyrene Film Irradiated With UV-B -- Dynamic analysis of trawl doors applied in bottom trawls to catch shrimp -- Simulator of an Adaptive Optics System Using Matlab -- Design, development and validation of an Artificial Muscle Biomechanical Rig (AMBR) for Finite Element model validation -- Application of laser light on the development of equipment for the study of proteins -- Organic Solar Photovoltaic cells -- Fiber Bragg Gires-Tournois interferometer etalons as fiber sensor -- Cleaning of Tantalum capacitor electrode surface by laser in multipulse regime -- High quality polishing procedure of glass substrates: application in integrated optics.…”
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SAE International's Dictionary for Automotive Engineers. by Kershaw, John F.

Table of Contents: “…Capacitor Capsule MAP Sensor -- Carbon -- Carbon-Core Wire -- Carbon Dioxide (CO 2) -- Carbon Monoxide (CO) -- Carbon Residue -- Carburetor -- Carburizing -- Carcass -- Carcass Plies -- Case-Hardening -- Case/Model-Based Diagnostic Reasoning -- Caster -- Caster Sweep -- Catalyst -- Catalytic Converter -- Catalytic Substrate -- Cat-Back Exhaust System -- Catch Tank -- Cathode -- Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) -- Cavitation Erosion -- CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) -- CCC (C3) -- CCM (Comprehensive Component Monitor) -- CDI (Capacitor Discharge Ignition) System -- CDR (Crankcase Depression Regulator) -- CEEMAT (Converter Enhanced Electronically Managed Automated Transmission) -- Cell -- CEMF (Counterelectromotive Force) -- Center Bearing -- Center Bolt -- Center of Gravity -- Centerline Steering -- Centerlink (Relay Rod or Draglink) -- Central Processing Unit (CPU) -- Centrifugal Force -- Centrifugal (Mechanical) Advance -- Centrifugal Oil Filter -- Centrifugal Supercharger -- Centripetal Force -- Cetane -- Cetane Improvers -- CFR (Cooperative Fuel Research) Engine -- Chain and Sprocket Drive -- Chain Tensioner -- Chamfered Edge -- Chapman Strut -- Charles's Law -- Chassis -- Chassis Ground -- Check Engine Light -- Check Valve -- Chlorofluorocarbon (Freon Refrigerant) -- Choke -- CHT (Cylinder Head Temperature) Sensor -- Circuit -- Circuit Breaker -- Circuit Number -- Circuit Resistance Tests -- Circuit Sensing -- Circular Mil -- Circumference -- CKP (Crankshaft Position) Sensor -- Class 2 Serial Communications -- Class B Data Communications Network Interface -- Clearance Volume -- C-Lock Axle -- Clock Generator -- Clock Spring -- Closed Loop -- Closing Ramp -- Cloud Point -- Clutch -- Clutch Brake -- Clutch Disc -- CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) -- CO (Carbon Monoxide) -- Cocktail Shaker Piston -- COE (Cab-Over-Engine) -- Coefficient of Friction -- Cogged Belt.…”
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Glycerol A Versatile Renewable Feedstock for the Chemical Industry / by Mota, Claudio J. A., Peres Pinto, Bianca, de Lima, Ana Lúcia

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