Industry and industrial studies

Congress, the Press, and Political Accountability is the first large-scale examination of how local media outlets cover members of the United States Congress.

Nine Practices of the Successful Security Leader lays out a series of best practices for security managers.

Bringing the hard-to-quantify aspects of lived experience to analysis, and emphasizing what might be lost in interventions if cultural insights are absent, this book includes case studies from across the Asia and Pacific regions -Bangladesh, Malaysia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Tuvalu and the Cook Islands.

Millions of homes built before 1978 contain lead paint, which poses a serious hazard to children under the age of 6.

Disturbing asbestos materials during construction is a serious hazard that all contractors may encounter.

The Future of Drug Discovery: Who decides which diseases to treat?

Discover how Brooks Running Company CEO Jim Weber transformed a failing business into a billion-dollar brand in the ultracompetitive global running market.

Are you developing strategies for a future sustainable energy supply?

This is one book of a four-part series, which aims to integrate discussion of modern engineering design principles, advanced design tools, and industrial design practices throughout the design process.

Energy Efficiency: Towards the End of Demand Growth is a detailed guide to new energy efficiency technologies and policy frameworks affecting the profitability of efficiency projects.

While diet has long been recognized as having potential to alleviate symptoms of inflammatory diseases including arthritis, lupus and fibromyalgia, research indicates that specific foods offer particular benefits in preventing or mitigating specific symptoms.

Preventable dust explosions continue to occur in industry in spite of significant research and practice efforts worldwide over many years.

In the current economy, companies are expected to turn on a dime in response to changing market needs to stay vibrant.

What can you learn from the world's most successful companies?

The sixth edition of Security and Loss Prevention continues the tradition of providing introductory and advanced coverage of the body of knowledge of the security profession.

Private Security and the Law, Fourth Edition, is a unique resource that provides a comprehensive analysis of practices in the security industry as they relate to law, regulation, licensure, and constitutional questions of case and statutory authority.

The conventional and modern well test interpretation methods are an important tool in the petroleum engineer's toolkit.

Packed with case studies and practical real-world examples, Electricity Marginal Cost Pricing Principles allows regulators, engineers and energy economists to choose the pricing model that best fits their individual market.

Ultrahigh Pressure Metamorphism (UHPM) is a fast growing discipline that was established 25 years ago after discoveries of high pressure minerals, coesite and diamonds.

The current trend of building more streamlined structures has made stability analysis a subject of extreme importance.

Information technology supports efficient operations, enterprise integration, and seamless value delivery, yet itself is too often inefficient, un-integrated, and of unclear value.

Delivery of therapeutic proteomics and genomics represent an important area of drug delivery research.

How American industries rose to dominate the economic landscape in the twentieth centuryFor much of the twentieth century, American corporations led the world in terms of technological progress.

Succinct and understandable, this book is a step-by-step guide to the mathematics and construction of electrical load forecasting models.

In the early 1980's, Jiang Zemin, then Minister of Electronics Ministry of China, assessed the IT industry as 'the strategic high ground in international competition.

Today's wine industry is characterized by regional differences not only in the wines themselves but also in the business models by which these wines are produced, marketed, and distributed.

China's rapid economic expansion raises questions internally and externally about how it will acquire the energy it needs to sustain growth.

The study of G-quadruplexes has emerged in recent years as an important focus of research in nucleic acids.

Northeast Utilities Company adopted an ambitious new competitive strategy in the mid-1980s, seeking to become the low-cost supplier in New England electric power markets bracing for deregulation.

Fully grasp the core principles of logistics, distribution management and the supply chain, in addition to emerging trends and the latest technologies, with this definitive guide that offers clear and straightforward explanations.

Significant Pharmaceuticals Reported in US Patents identifies the next generation of pharmaceuticals reported in US Patents.

The demand for comparable, long-term, high quality data on forest ecosystems' status and changes is increasing at the international and global level.

The workforce has changed.

This market leading classic is a true comprehensive on-the-job reference, covering all aspects of getting electricity from the source to user via the power grid.

Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students, Fifth Edition, is the leading self-contained aircraft structures course text.

A "e;quick look up guide,"e; Electricity Cost Modeling Calculations places the relevant formulae and calculations at the reader's finger tips.

Safety Critical Systems Handbook: A Straightfoward Guide to Functional Safety, IEC 61508 (2010 Edition) and Related Standards, Including Process IEC 61511 and Machinery IEC 62061 AND ISO 13849, Third Edition, offers a practical guide to the functional safety standard IEC 61508.

Written by the editor of The Encyclopedia of Energy, Cutler Cleveland, Dictionary of Energy gives professionals across the multi-disciplinary field of energy a tool to better communicate on energy matters and understand energy issues and opportunities.

Crew Resource Management, Second Edition continues to focus on CRM in the cockpit, but also emphasizes that the concepts and training applications provide generic guidance and lessons learned for a wide variety of "e;crews"e; in the aviation system as well as in the complex and high-risk operations of many non-aviation settings.

Green Construction is a specialized and skilled profession, and the author has extensive experience in this field.

Delays in construction projects are frequently expensive, since there is usually a construction loan involved which charges interest, management staff dedicated to the project whose costs are time dependent, and ongoing inflation in wage and material prices.

"e;What Went Wrong?

This entertaining and readable book provides a solid, comprehensive introduction to contemporary electronics.

#2 UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born.

'A guide to the mind of one of the great English novelists of the last half-century' Guardian'Like hearing the voice of an old friend' Observer'Extraordinary .

This reference presents a comprehensive description of flow through porous media and solutions to pressure diffusion problems in homogenous, layered, and heterogeneous reservoirs.

The unprecedented rise and catastrophic fall of one of the worlds most feared and admired business executivesCarlos Ghosna remarkable story of innovation, hubris, alleged crimes, and daring international escape, as chronicled by two WallStreet Journal reporters.

Shortlisted for the 2021 Porchlight Business Book Awards, Current Events Public AffairsThe Wall Street Journal technology columnist reveals the fascinating story behind the misleadingly simple phrase shoppers take for grantedArriving Todayin this eye-opening investigation into the new rules of online commerce, transportation, and supply chain management.

Postharvest Handling: A Systems Approach introduces a new concept in the handling of fresh fruits and vegetable.

Fully updated and expanded, the second edition of Human Factors in Aviation serves the needs of the widespread aviation community - students, engineers, scientists, pilots, managers and government personnel.