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Author: William L. Hosch Associate Editor, Science and Technology
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2010-08-15
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1615301089
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers an overview of the development of numbers, their expression in mathematics and measurement, and profiles of the visionaries who saw order amidst the numbers.
Author: Cynthia C. Norkin
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9789746521871
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 4th Edition of this manual teaches how to perform the skills essential to identifying impairments and assessing rehabilitation status. For each measurable joint in the body, there is consistent, easy-to-follow format and photographs that depict stabilization during range of motion and alignment, making it easy to visualize the examination and technique for each joint motion and muscle length test. The book illustrates the landmarks for goniometer alignment, range-of-motion procedures with and without the goniometer, as well as muscle testing procedures. It features an expanded chapter on postural assessment, new coverage of bubble inclinometers and therabites. New range-of-motion and normative value boxes are found in each chapter; descriptions of normal end-feel patterns with laboratory exercises and examples contained throughout.
Author: Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (U.S.)
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780132258890
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor courses in Motorcycle Mechanics. Complete and comprehensive introductory textbook for a one semester or year program in motorcycle mechanics. This expanded and updated text reference is sponsored by the leading school for training motorcycle mechanics.
Author: Editors of Cool Springs Press
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Published: 2017-12-01
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 0760359598
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Author: Herfried Kohl
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-02-19
Total Pages: 819
ISBN-13: 3030358321
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book guides readers through the broad field of generic and industry-specific management system standards, as well as through the arsenal of tools that are needed to effectively implement them. It covers a wide spectrum, from the classic standard ISO 9001 for quality management to standards for environmental safety, information security, energy efficiency, business continuity, laboratory management, etc. A dedicated chapter addresses international management standards for compliance, anti-bribery and social responsibility management. In turn, a major portion of the book focuses on relevant tools that students and practitioners need to be familiar with: 8D reports, acceptance sampling, failure tree analysis, FMEA, control charts, correlation analysis, designing experiments, estimating parameters and confidence intervals, event tree analysis, HAZOP, Ishikawa diagrams, Monte Carlo simulation, regression analysis, reliability theory, data sampling and surveys, testing hypotheses, and much more. An overview of the necessary mathematical concepts is also provided to help readers understand the technicalities of the tools discussed. A down-to-earth yet thorough approach is employed throughout the book to help practitioners and management students alike easily grasp the various topics.
Author: U.S. Department of Transportation
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-06-03
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1626363765
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDoes the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.
Author: David Michaelson
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Published: 2017-01-24
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 163157762X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContemporary public relations practice has developed over the last several decades from the weak third sister in marketing, advertising, and public relations mix to a full player. To help you keep up to speed with the exciting changes and developments of publications, this book has been updated to provide you with the necessary understanding of the problems and promises of public relations research, measurement, and evaluation. As a public relations professional, this book will guide you through the effective use of methods, measures, and evaluation in providing grounded evidence of the success (or failure) of public relations campaigns. This third edition takes a best practices approach-one that focuses on choosing the appropriate method and rigorously applying that method to collect the data that best answers the objectives of the research. It also presents an approach to public relations that emphasizes the profession's impact on the client's return on investment in the public relations function, the measurement of social media and the use of standardized measures.
Author: Raymond G. Carey
Publisher: Quality Press
Published: 2001-09-25
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 1636940811
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Author: McKinsey & Company Inc.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010-07-16
Total Pages: 860
ISBN-13: 0470889934
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Author: Debbie Lawrence
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2013-03-14
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 140818740X
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