Subject(s): Nanostructured materials | Detectors Summary: "Because many chemical, biological, and physical sensors depend on interactions occurring at the nanoscale, the impact of nanotechnology on the sensor world is significant. Addressing research areas and challenges, this book describes nanosensor development from the viewpoints of mat

Subject(s): Structural engineering Summary: "Basic Structures provides the student with a clear explanation of the structural concepts behind buildings, using many analogies and examples. In this new edition new chapters on design have been added, which serve as an introduction to the structural design process by describing (with no mathema

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Subject(s): Creative ability in business | Success in business Summary: "Find creative ways to make money in businesses with little competition. Using interviews with unconventional entrepreneurs, the author's own wide-ranging experience with weird jobs, and extensive research, 101 Weird Ways to Make Money reveals unusual, sometimes di

Subject(s): Decision making | Problem solving | Critical thinking | Management Summary: "Apply proven critical thinking processes and supercharge your businessAlamo Learning Systems has been providing Critical Thinking Skills (CTS), problem solving, decision-making, preventive action, and innovation training solutions to the corporate world

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Subject(s): Khomeini, Ruhollah -- Influence | Iran -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997 | Iran -- Politics and government -- 1997- | Iran -- History -- Revolution, 1979 | Iran -- Foreign relations -- 1979-1997 | Iran -- Foreign relations -- 1997- | Iran -- Social conditions -- 1979-1997 | Iran -- Social conditions -- 1997- Summary: "This

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Subject(s): Banks and banking -- United States | Financial institutions -- United States Summary: "This book is a breakdown of the structure of banks and how they work for investors and prospective borrowers. Analyzing bank financial statements, such as Uniform Bank Performance Report (UPBRs), requires considerable knowledge of bank operati

Subject(s): Reducing diets -- Health aspects | Diet in disease Summary: "Can Diets Be Harmful?: Dieting Can Cause Health Problems; Calorie Restriction Improves and Extends Life; Claims that Calorie Restricted Diets Extend Life Are Exaggerated; Vegetarian Diets Help Prevent Disease; Vegetarian Diets Can Be Problematic; Vegetarian Diets Do No