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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the DHA Principle

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the DHA Principle

The physical-chemical properties of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) enable it to facilitate rapid biochemical processes in the membrane. This effect has numerous benefits including those involved in the growth of bacteria rapid energy generation human vision brain impulse and photosynthesis to name a few. Yet DHA also carries risks that can lead to cellular death and disease. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the DHA Principle explores the roles of omega-3 fatty acids in cellular membranes ranging from human neurons and swimming sperm to deep sea bacteria and develops a principle by which to assess their benefits and risks. The DHA Principle states that the blending of lipids to form cellular membranes is evolutionarily-honed to maximize benefit while minimizing risk and that a complex blending code involving conformational dynamics energy stress energy yield and chemical stability underlies all cellular membranes. This book lays the groundwork to understanding this code. It examines the evolution of DHA and the membrane and explores the general properties of omega-3s and other membrane lipids. It then focuses on cellular biology before shifting to a practical discussion on applications. The authors discuss the DHA Principle as applied to petroleum degradation winemaking global warming molecular farming aging neurodegenerative diseases and the prevention of colon cancer. Reflecting the increased public interest that has emerged over the years this volume uses an integrative approach to explain the complex roles of omega-3s in the membrane. Incorporating principles from chemistry cellular biology evolution and ecology this work gives researchers in a variety of fields the building blocks to stimulate further study.

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Secure and Resilient Software Requirements Test Cases and Testing Methods

Secure and Resilient Software Requirements Test Cases and Testing Methods

Secure and Resilient Software: Requirements Test Cases and Testing Methods provides a comprehensive set of requirements for secure and resilient software development and operation. It supplies documented test cases for those requirements as well as best practices for testing nonfunctional requirements for improved information assurance. This resource-rich book includes:Pre-developed nonfunctional requirements that can be reused for any software development project Documented test cases that go along with the requirements and can be used to develop a Test Plan for the softwareTesting methods that can be applied to the test cases provided Downloadable resources with all security requirements and test cases as well as MS Word versions of the checklists requirements and test cases covered in the bookOffering ground-level already-developed software nonfunctional requirements and corresponding test cases and methods this book will help to ensure that your software meets its nonfunctional requirements for security and resilience. The accompanying downloadable resources filled with helpful checklists and reusable documentation provides you with the tools needed to integrate security into the requirements analysis design and testing phases of your software development lifecycle. Some Praise for the Book:This book pulls together the state of the art in thinking about this important issue in a holistic way with several examples. It takes you through the entire lifecycle from conception to implementation . . —Doug Cavit Chief Security Strategist Microsoft Corporation. provides the reader with the tools necessary to jump-start and mature security within the software development lifecycle (SDLC). —Jeff Weekes Sr. Security Architect at Terra Verde Services. full of useful insights and practical advice from two au | Secure and Resilient Software Requirements Test Cases and Testing Methods

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Equivalence and Noninferiority Tests for Quality Manufacturing and Test Engineers

Equivalence and Noninferiority Tests for Quality Manufacturing and Test Engineers

In engineering and quality control various situations including process validation and design verification require equivalence and noninferiority tests. Equivalence and Noninferiority Tests for Quality Manufacturing and Test Engineers presents methods for using validation and verification test data to demonstrate equivalence and noninferiority in engineering and applied science. The book covers numerous tests drawn from the author’s more than 30 years of work in a range of industrial settings. It provides computational formulas for the tests methods to determine or justify sample sizes and formulas to calculate power and operating characteristic curves. The methods are accessible using standard statistical software and do not require complicated programming. The book also includes computer code and screen shots for SAS R and JMP. This book provides you with a guide to performing validation and verification tests that demonstrate the adequacy of your process system or product. It will help you choose the best test for your application.

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Test Quality for Construction Materials and Structures Proceedings of the International RILEM/ILAC Symposium

Test Quality for Construction Materials and Structures Proceedings of the International RILEM/ILAC Symposium

Testing of materials and manufactured items is a key element in the process from standard specifications though control and verification during manufacture to trade in actual products. Cooperative agreements and networks are being set up covering reference materials and calibration. This process is becoming more urgent with the development in the European market and other international developments. This book presents international views on this fast changing field with the main themes of: technical components of test quality; quality assurance in testing laboratories; laboratory accreditation and transnational recognition of test results. | Test Quality for Construction Materials and Structures Proceedings of the International RILEM/ILAC Symposium

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British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973 Britain the United States Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions

British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973 Britain the United States Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions

In 1962 Dean Acheson famously described Britain as having lost an Empire but not yet found a role. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the realms of nuclear weapons. An increasingly marginal world power successive post-war British governments felt that an independent nuclear deterrent was essential if the country was to remain at the top table of world diplomacy. Focusing on a key twenty-year period this study explores Britain's role in efforts to bring about a nuclear test ban treaty between 1954 and 1973. Taking a broadly chronological approach it examines the nature of defence planning the scientific goals that nuclear tests were designed to secure Anglo-American relationships the efficacy of British diplomacy and its contribution to arms control and disarmament. A key theme of the study is to show how the UK managed to balance the conflicting pressures created by its determination to remain a credible nuclear power whilst wanting to pursue disarmament objectives and how these pressures shifted over the period in question. Based on a wealth of primary sources this book opens up the largely ignored subject of the impact of arms control on the UK nuclear weapons programme. Its appraisal of the relationship between the requirements and developments of the UK nuclear weapons programme against international and domestic pressures for a test ban treaty will be of interest to anyone studying post-war British defence and foreign policy history of science arms control disarmament and non-proliferation and international relations. It also provides important background information on current events involving nuclear proliferation and disarmament. | British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973 Britain the United States Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions

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Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) A Software Optimization Guide to the User Space-Based Network Applications

Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) A Software Optimization Guide to the User Space-Based Network Applications

This book brings together the insights and practical experience of some of the most experienced Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) technical experts detailing the trend of DPDK data packet processing hardware acceleration packet processing and virtualization as well as the practical application of DPDK in the fields of SDN NFV and network storage. The book also devotes many chunks to exploring various core software algorithms the advanced optimization methods adopted in DPDK detailed practical experience and the guides on how to use DPDK. | Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) A Software Optimization Guide to the User Space-Based Network Applications

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The Ergonomics Kit for General Industry

The Ergonomics Kit for General Industry

Written by Dan MacLeod one of the most experienced practitioners in the field The Ergonomics Kit for General Industry Second Edition contains everything you need to set up or improve your workplace ergonomics process. MacLeod describes the financial benefits of workplace ergonomics and ways to think about these tools that make good business sense. He uses case studies that illustrate positive bottom-line results and the actions that led to these results. Down to earth and practical the information in this book is rooted in what has actually succeeded on the workplace floor. See what's new in the Second Edition:Additional material on the actual process of solving problemsSuccess stories illustrate how the process works under various circumstances and organizational cultures to improve workplace conditions and maximize employee well being and productivityEmphasizes simple low tech and low cost approachesGuidance on how to create change and implement new processesElectronic copies of forms and worksheets PowerPoint presentation and guide for conducting basic training sessions available on the InternetThe book provides practical guidance on the process of identifying good low cost improvements. It describes best practices from major corporations on setting up committees establishing priorities and developing written plans and also covers controversial issues such as job rotation and back belts. The kit includes a multitude of forms: worksheets checklists planning guides employee feedback forms and a program audit as well as training handouts train-the-trainer background and basic PowerPoint presentations. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience the author delineates how to set up an effective and successful ergonomics program.

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Nonparametric Statistical Tests A Computational Approach

Nonparametric Statistical Tests A Computational Approach

Nonparametric Statistical Tests: A Computational Approach describes classical nonparametric tests as well as novel and little-known methods such as the Baumgartner-Weiss-Schindler and the Cucconi tests. The book presents SAS and R programs allowing readers to carry out the different statistical methods such as permutation and bootstrap tests. The author considers example data sets in each chapter to illustrate methods. Numerous real-life data from various areas including the bible and their analyses provide for greatly diversified reading. The book covers: Nonparametric two-sample tests for the location-shift model specifically the Fisher-Pitman permutation test the Wilcoxon rank sum test and the Baumgartner-Weiss-Schindler test Permutation tests location-scale tests tests for the nonparametric Behrens-Fisher problem and tests for a difference in variability Tests for the general alternative including the (Kolmogorov-)Smirnov test ordered categorical and discrete numerical data Well-known one-sample tests such as the sign test and Wilcoxon’s signed rank test a modification suggested by Pratt (1959) a permutation test with original observations and a one-sample bootstrap test are presented. Tests for more than two groups the following tests are described in detail: the Kruskal-Wallis test the permutation F test the Jonckheere-Terpstra trend test tests for umbrella alternatives and the Friedman and Page tests for multiple dependent groups The concepts of independence and correlation and stratified tests such as the van Elteren test and combination tests The applicability of computer-intensive methods such as bootstrap and permutation tests for non-standard situations and complex designs Although the major development of nonparametric methods came to a certain end in the 1970s their importance undoubtedly persists. What is still needed is a computer assisted evaluation of their main properties. This book closes that gap. | Nonparametric Statistical Tests A Computational Approach

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The Shroud of Christ Evidence of a 2 000 Year Antiquity

The Shroud of Christ Evidence of a 2 000 Year Antiquity

The Shroud of Turin has been the focus of extensive study by historians and researchers since the beginning of the twentieth century. It is possibly the world’s most studied historical artifact generating a regular flow of new research publications. There is however one scientific test that overshadows all other research: the 1988 radiocarbon dating. This test dated the cloth to the period 1260–1390AD and was given such extensive publicity that most people today no longer accept the Shroud to be a true relic. Sadly very few people are aware that this test has been widely criticized for falling short of acceptable scientific standards. Similarly most people remain unaware of the wealth of compelling evidence that contradicts the conclusions of that test and supports claims of the Shroud’s authenticity. This book reveals extracts from secret discussions on dating evidence from the Shroud Science Group a private international forum of Shroud researchers and provides a detailed account of the dating evidence revealed by over a hundred years of research. It outlines reasons why the 1988 radiocarbon dating test continues to attract criticism from respected scientists and also describes a series of innovative flax dating techniques which have recently been used measure the age of Shroud material producing results that contradict the radiocarbon date. | The Shroud of Christ Evidence of a 2 000 Year Antiquity

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Communication Protocol Engineering

Communication Protocol Engineering

The book aims to enable the reader to master the engineering of communication protocols which are amply present nowadays in mobile phones tablets laptops smart appliances and service providers’ datacenters and clouds. Readers will acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to successfully design implement test and verify their solutions. The key benefits of the new edition align with the latest standard for conformance testing TTCN-3 along with updated chapters. It explains process algebra CSP and how to model simulate and automatically verify CSP models in PAT. | Communication Protocol Engineering

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Educational and Psychological Measurement

Educational and Psychological Measurement

This new text provides the most current coverage of measurement and psychometrics in a single volume. Authors W. Holmes Finch and Brian F. French first review the basics of psychometrics and measurement before moving on to more complex topics such as equating and scaling item response theory standard setting and computer adaptive testing. Also included are discussions of cutting-edge topics utilized by practitioners in the field such as automated test development game-based assessment and automated test scoring. This book is ideal for use as a primary text for graduate-level psychometrics/measurement courses as well as for researchers in need of a broad resource for understanding test theory. Features: How it Works and Psychometrics in the Real World boxes break down important concepts through worked examples and show how theory can be applied to practice. End-of-chapter exercises allow students to test their comprehension of the material while suggested readings and website links provide resources for further investigation. A collection of free online resources include the full output from R SPSS and Excel for each of the analyses conducted in the book as well as additional exercises sample homework assignments answer keys and PowerPoint lecture slides. | Educational and Psychological Measurement

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Handbook Of Applied Econometrics And Statistical Inference

Handbook Of Applied Econometrics And Statistical Inference

Summarizing developments and techniques in the field this reference covers sample surveys nonparametric analysis hypothesis testing time series analysis Bayesian inference and distribution theory for applications in statistics economics medicine biology engineering sociology psychology and information technology. It supplies a geometric proof of an extended Gauss-Markov theorem approaches for the design and implementation of sample surveys advances in the theory of Neyman's smooth test and methods for pre-test and biased estimation. It includes discussions ofsample size requirements for estimation in SUR models innovative developments in nonparametric models and more. | Handbook Of Applied Econometrics And Statistical Inference

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Reliability Analysis with Minitab

Reliability Analysis with Minitab

Statistical Analysis for the Reliability Engineering ProfessionalEffectively conduct reliability analysis using the world’s leading statistical software. Reliability Analysis with Minitab® outlines statistical concepts and applications explains the theory of probability reliability analysis and quality improvement and provides step-by-step instruction on the use of Minitab. Minitab introduces reliability analysis tools that can be used to perform tasks that range from checking the distribution fit of lifetime data to estimating the warranty costs of a product. Perform the Analyses Needed to Minimize Product Failures and Reduce CostsChock full of examples that include numerous case studies and over 200 screenshots this book is a comprehensive guide to quality and reliability in the service and manufacturing industries. It illustrates the shapes of the most commonly used statistical distributions in reliability analysis and in simple language demonstrates concepts that include parametric reliability analysis nonparametric reliability analysis warranty analysis accelerated life testing reliability test plans and probit analysis. Illustrating the application of Minitab for reliability analysis this book explains how to: Perform reliability analysis of a product with right-censored and exact failure time data Complete reliability analysis of a product with arbitrarily censored failure time dataAchieve nonparametric reliability analysis of a productPredict the amount of money that is needed to cover the warranty costs for products in a specific period of time in the futureAnalyze the results from accelerated life testing on two different productsDetermine the reliability test sample size when the test time and the number of failures are constrainedRegulate the testing time when test sample size and the number of failures are constrainedCompare the reliabilities of parts from different vendorsTest whether the reliability of a product depends on certain factorsPredict the stress level at which a product will fail after a certain test period

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Carbohydrate Chemistry Proven Synthetic Methods Volume 3

Carbohydrate Chemistry Proven Synthetic Methods Volume 3

Volumes in the Proven Synthetic Methods Series address the concerns many chemists have regarding irreproducibility of synthetic protocols lack of characterization data for new compounds and inflated yields reported in chemical communications—trends that have recently become a serious problem. Featuring contributions from world-renowned experts and overseen by a highly respected series editor Carbohydrate Chemistry: Proven Synthetic Methods Volume 3 compiles reliable protocols for the preparation of intermediates for carbohydrate synthesis or other uses in the glycosciences. Exploring carbohydrate chemistry from both the academic and industrial points of view this unique resource brings together useful information into one convenient reference. To ensure reproducibility an independent checker has verified the experimental parts involved by repeating the protocols or using the methods. The book includes new or more detailed versions of previously published protocols as well as those published in not readily available journals. The essential characteristics of the protocols presented are reliability and the expectation of wide utility in the carbohydrate field. The protocols presented will be of wide use to a wide range of readers in the carbohydrate field including undergraduates taking carbohydrate workshops. | Carbohydrate Chemistry Proven Synthetic Methods Volume 3

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Asphalt Mixture Specification and Testing

Asphalt Mixture Specification and Testing

This guide reviews the way asphalt mixture can be specified with particular emphasis on the test methods used to measure performance. The advantages and limitations of the tests are described for measuring the desired property and engineers can specify a test according to the material’s use. The book starts with a resume of specifications and their relative advantages and disadvantages for different situations. Then different properties are discussed in terms of: their specification; the test methods that can be used (primarily the EN 12697 suite of European methods of which the author has been responsible for drafting); the extent to which the results predict performance; the levels that can be achieved with different asphalt mixes and types; what levels if any should be specified in various situations and pavement layers; and which other properties are adversely affected by enhanced performance. The final section covers various aspects of sustainability with a strong emphasis on durability. Better understanding should enable clients and consultants who specify pavements to produce durable asphalt pavements more economically and also help asphalt producers and students trying to understand the black art of asphalt. | Asphalt Mixture Specification and Testing

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Contemporary Intellectual Assessment Fourth Edition Theories Tests and Issues

Contemporary Intellectual Assessment Fourth Edition Theories Tests and Issues

This leading practitioner reference and text-now in a revised and expanded fourth edition-provides the knowledge needed to use state-of-the-art cognitive tests with individuals of all ages from preschoolers to adults. The volume examines major theories and tests of intelligence (in chapters written by the theorists and test developers themselves) and presents research-based approaches to test interpretation. Contributors address critical issues in evaluating culturally and linguistically diverse students gifted students and those with intellectual disability sensory–motor impairments traumatic brain injuries and learning difficulties and disabilities. The fourth edition highlights the use of cognitive test results in planning school-based interventions. New to This Edition *Complete coverage of new or updated tests: WPPSI-IV WISC-V WISC-V Integrated WJ IV ECAD CAS2 RIAS-2 KABC-II Normative Update and UNIT2. *Chapters on cutting-edge approaches to identifying specific learning disabilities and reading disorders. *Chapters on brain imaging neuropsychological intervention in schools adult intellectual development and DSM-5 criteria for learning disorders. *Updated chapters on theories of intelligence their research base and their clinical utility in guiding cognitive and neuropsychological assessment practice. | Contemporary Intellectual Assessment Fourth Edition Theories Tests and Issues

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The Routledge Advanced Persian Course Farsi Shirin Ast 3

The Routledge Advanced Persian Course Farsi Shirin Ast 3

The Routledge Advanced Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast 3 aims to help students of higher-level proficiency continue elevating their proficiency level to achieve near-native level. Key features include: Authentic texts on a variety of topics related to Iran’s history geography arts literature culture religions society and people. Each lesson includes a prominent poet and their most representative poem familiarizing students with the Persian literary canon while indirectly learning the higher order registers used in the language of poetry. Lessons end with a Persian proverb and the story behind it so that students will not only master the language but also the culture of the language and reach a near-native level of linguistic and cultural proficiency. The proverbs and some of the classical poetry are written in the calligraphy form to make students get used to reading handwritten texts resembling calligraphy. Audio files are provided so that learners who are studying on their own can have access to correct pronunciations. This textbook continues the series from The Routledge Intermediate Course in Persian and is ideal for Advanced or B2-C1 level students of Persian. | The Routledge Advanced Persian Course Farsi Shirin Ast 3

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Landscape Construction Volume 3: Earth and Water Retaining Structures

Landscape Construction Volume 3: Earth and Water Retaining Structures

Landscape Construction Volume 1 deals with elements of landscape construction which are required to provide enclosure privacy demarcation of land shelter and security. The elements discussed include free-standing brick and stone walls fences gates and railings. Fittings and finishes are also covered. Each section describes the materials construction and constraints relevant to the subject and a large number of detailed figures and photographs supplement the text and help to illustrate the more important aspects. There is also a section on preservation treatment and painting. The current British Standard references are included. | Landscape Construction Volume 3: Earth and Water Retaining Structures

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Talkabout for Children 3 Developing Friendship Skills

Talkabout for Children 3 Developing Friendship Skills

Talkabout for Children: Developing Friendship Skills is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children with social emotional or behavioural difficulties. This resources creates the final level of the Talkabout heirachy where self-awareness comes before non-verbal skills and non-verbal comes before verbal with assertiveness coming last. Resources include: an assessment framework planning and evaluation forms a three-term intervention plan for schools over 25 structured activity sessions focussing on friendship skills all the supplementary handouts and images needed to deliver the sessions. This second edition is presented with full-colour illustrations and handouts and includes a new introduction by Alex Kelly reflecting on her own experiences of using the resources since they were first developed. | Talkabout for Children 3 Developing Friendship Skills

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Phytochemicals Nutrient-Gene Interactions

Phytochemicals Nutrient-Gene Interactions

Understanding phytochemical–gene interactions provides the basis for individualized therapies to promote health as well as prevent and treat disease. The authors of Phytochemicals: Nutrient–Gene Interactions examine the interactions between phytochemicals and the human genome and discuss the impact these interactions have on health aging and chronic conditions such as inflammation heart disease obesity type II diabetes mellitus and cancer. Keeping pace with the most important trends in phytochemical research the authors accentuate the latest understanding on the use of controlled clinical trials new screening technologies and the completed human genome project for researching the pharmacokinetics safety and efficacy of phytochemicals. The book covers a balanced range of topics beginning with experimental strategies and methodologies for identifying significant interactions between diet genetic variants and different markers of cardiovascular disease inflammation and obesity. Different authors explain the mechanisms of protective action that link diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids unsaturated fats fruits vegetables and whole grains with a decreased risk of chronic and degenerative diseases. They also review and summarize epidemiological research on plant-based foods and dietary patterns supporting the beneficial role of phytochemicals in health promotion and disease prevention. Phytochemicals: Nutrient–Gene Interactions illustrates the growing role of nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics in disease prevention and in the responsible development of safe and effective phytochemical products within the food pharmaceutical and supplement industries. | Phytochemicals Nutrient-Gene Interactions

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Perspectives on Civil Religion Volume 3

Perspectives on Civil Religion Volume 3

This title was first published in 2002: Perspectives on Civil Religion introduces the concept of civil religion examines the use of the concept in recent scholarship and investigates examples of civil religion in the contemporary world. The book sets out to explore tensions and complexities in the relationship between the 'sacred' and the 'secular' and draws on two major case studies for in-depth illustration of key issues. It looks first at the development of rituals of remembrance from the American civil war British and American responses to the two world wars and the controversial Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. It then considers civil religion in the Italian city of Siena especially in relation to the Palio of Siena and Sienese devotion to the Virgin. The five textbooks and Reader that make up the Religion Today Open University/Ashgate series are: From Sacred Text to Internet; Religion and Social Transformations; Perspectives on Civil Religion; Global Religious Movements in Regional Context; Belief Beyond Boundaries; Religion Today: A Reader | Perspectives on Civil Religion Volume 3

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