Crushing
Crushing

Author: T. D. Jakes

Publisher: FaithWords

Published: 2019-04-16

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9781455595372

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Follow God's process for growth and learn how you can benefit from life's challenging experiences with this book by bestselling inspirational author T.D. Jakes. In this insightful book, #1 New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes wrestles with the age-old questions: Why do the righteous suffer? Where is God in all the injustice? In his most personal offering yet, Bishop Jakes tells crushing stories from his own journey-the painful experience of learning his young teenage daughter was pregnant, the agony of watching his mother succumb to Alzheimer's, and the shock and helplessness he felt when his son had a heart attack. Bishop Jakes wants to encourage you that God uses difficult, crushing experiences to prepare you for unexpected blessings. If you are faithful through suffering, you will be surprised by God's joy, comforted by His peace, and fulfilled with His purpose. Crushing will inspire you to have hope, even in your most difficult moments. If you trust in God and lean on Him during setbacks, He will lead you through.

Overpressure Protection in the Process Industry
Overpressure Protection in the Process Industry

Author: Marc Hellemans

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2022-01-17

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 0323903525

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Overpressure Protection in the Process Industry: A Critical View provides a practical and pragmatic guidance for anyone dealing with overpressure protection in the process industry. The book explains the background of complicated international codes and regulations, offering a pragmatic and practical approach on how these codes can be interpreted for specific cases. The book also gives a critical view on these codes and regulations and where they do or don't make sense, along with the challenges in some instances, including technical and practical argumentations. Finally, the book covers specific problem areas and sizing methods when using safety relief devices as overpressure protection, such as how to handle installation, backpressures, blowdowns, the 3% rule, types of chatter and other destructive forces in relief devices. - Helps readers understand and apply codes and regulations in a pragmatic way - Provides sizing guidance on most overpressure scenarios and how to approach them in a pragmatic way - Creates awareness about the possible dangers of overpressure, especially in aging plants and how modifications on the process can jeopardize the overpressure protection - Addresses non-regulated types of overpressure protection in a process plant, such as the overpressure and vacuum protection of low-pressure storage tanks and tank blanketing

Neurotrauma
Neurotrauma

Author: Raj K. Narayan

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 1558

ISBN-13: 9780070456624

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This reference is a comprehensive work in the field of neurotrauma and critical care. It incorporates the fields of head injury, spinal injury and basic neurotrauma research into one source. The major emphasis is on the treatment of patients with head and spinal cord injury, including the management of all other problems that bear upon the care of these patients.

The Overpressure-duration Relationship and Lethality in Small Animals
The Overpressure-duration Relationship and Lethality in Small Animals

Author: Donald R. Richmond

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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A total of 993 mice, rats, guinea pigs and rabbits were exposed to sharp-rising overpressures of various short durations. They were mounted on a concrete pad above which high-explosive charges, ranging in weight from 0.50 oz to 64 lbs, were detonated. Pressure-time measurements were obtained with pencil-type and shock-tube piezo-electric gauges on the pad directly beneath the charges. The duration of the blast waves ranged from 0.40 msec to 6.8 msec. The LD-50 pressures were calculated for each species at the different pulse durations. In general, the pressures required to produce 50-percent lethality rose at the shorter durations. Combining the results of this study with those from previous shock-tube investigations made it possible to define the tolerance of four small-animal species to sharply rising overpressures as a function of pulse duration.

Absolute Pressure
Absolute Pressure

Author: Sigmund Brouwer

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 2009-04-01

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1554694310

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Ian has been going to Key West every summer for years, helping his Uncle Gord at his dive shop and spending as much time as he can underwater. When he's not scuba diving, he's admiring Sherri, the girl who works at the dive shop, and wondering how she would feel if he told her that he tastes blackberries whenever he sees her. A series of accidents leads Ian to believe that his uncle is in grave danger, but the truth is more complicated and terrifying than he could ever have imagined.

Solids Under High-Pressure Shock Compression
Solids Under High-Pressure Shock Compression

Author: R.A. Graham

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1461392780

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Since the 1950s shock compression research contributed greatly to scientific knowledge and industrial technology. As a result, for example, our understanding of meteorite impacts has substantially improved, and shock processes have become standard industrial methods in materials synthesis and processing. Investigations of shock-compressed matter involve physics,electrical engineering, solid mechanics, metallurgy, geophysics and materials science. The description of shock-compressed matter presented here, which is derived from physical and chemical observations, differs significantly from the classical descriptions derived from strictly mechanical characteristics. This volume, with over 900 references, provides an introduction for scientists and engineers interested in the present state of shock compression science.

The Power of Pressure
The Power of Pressure

Author: Dane Jensen

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2021-08-31

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1443461563

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Be energized, but not overwhelmed What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? How did you react? What helped? What didn’t? Over the past five years, Dane Jensen has asked these questions of thousands of high performers—from Olympic gold medalists to Navy SEALs, politicians, executives and busy parents. What has emerged from these conversations is that while everyone’s experiences under pressure are unique, pressure follows patterns and develops in predictable ways. If we can recognize the patterns, we can improve our ability to sidestep the biological traps that can sabotage us—and use the energy that accompanies pressure to thrive. The Power of Pressure combines the insights gathered from Jensen’s work with the latest research in biology and neuroscience to help you understand and use the “pressure equation” of importance, uncertainty and volume escape the traps of pressure with effective tools and tactics be ambidextrous so that you can handle pressure both in peak pressure moments and over the long haul reduce tension, sleep better and have more energy so that you can meet challenges head-on recognize pressure moments so that you can prepare for when you will likely the feel the heat leverage strategies so that you can give everything you’ve got when it’s most important And more! How we navigate our highest-pressure moments has a huge impact on the overall trajectory of our lives, both in terms of how successful we are and how much we enjoy the journey along the way.

Thrive on Pressure: Lead and Succeed When Times Get Tough
Thrive on Pressure: Lead and Succeed When Times Get Tough

Author: Graham Jones

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-08-20

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0071750967

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Be the Leader Who Is Cool, Calm, and in Control--Even in the Worst of Situations "This book is a great guide for helping you thrive on pressure and use it to your advantage." -- Bill Vit, President and COO, Aon Affinity Insurance Services "Thrive on Pressure focuses not only on theoretical aspirations, but also on practical measures to manage and utilize the pressures that are an inevitable part of the job." -- Edward Dolman, Christie's International PLC When the going gets tough, you get going! Author Graham Jones, Ph.D., whose work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, shows you how to excel when the chips are down and use pressure to your advantage. With his successful program, you'll learn how to: • Manage stress • Develop strong self-belief • Improve mental outlook • Channel motivation into tangible goals • Refine your focus If you have the guts to make a real difference in your organization, you're ready to Thrive on Pressure and produce positive results for you and your team!