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English | ISBN: 1771800119 | 2013 | 220 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Real Dirt is a groundbreaking book for any reader interested in learning more about where food comes from. Harry Stoddart shares years of experience and knowledge in his quirky dissection of agriculture and what we eat. Among his many achievements, he has developed a farming system he believes is the starting point for genuinely sustainable agriculture. A sixth-generation farmer, Harry bought his parent's swine confinement animal feeding operation two decades ago. He converted the farm to be a certified organic system and then to a new one he feels will transform the way we raise and grow our food. He shares this story and more with readers in Real Dirt: An Ex-industrial Farmer's Guide to Sustainable Eating. Harry tackles the major food industry problems, delving into the science and economic issues surrounding sustainable farming. He navigates the "whys" and "hows" of GMOs, resistance-building doses of antibiotics, pesticides, and confinement animal housing, while elaborating on how he damaged the environment more in his first years as an organic farmer than as a conventional farmer. Harry skillfully educates eaters about how they can individually participate in and demand sustainable agriculture. Real Dirt challenges consumers to choose a better future for food production. "I found it very persuasive on many points. Also well written and clear and funny. Congratulations- it's an important contribution to the conversation." - Michael Pollan, Author of Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (2013) and New York Times bestseller Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (2010) "The most important person to read the message contained in these pages is every consumer, and that's you! Your life will be better for it....You may be shocked but you won't be disappointed." - Elwood Quinn, La Ferme Quinn, Rare Breeds Canada "[Real Dirt] provides the casual reader with a thoughtful and deeper understanding as to how society can have an impact on the way our food is produced.... Read it - you will be informed, entertained and find a personal role for your involvement in our food production practices." - Dr. Frank Ingratta, Retired Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ontario "Real Dirt is a thoughtful and well researched look at our agriculture and food system...Real Dirt is a must read for anyone who is actually interested in learning about and discussing how to improve our food system for the long term." - Rob Hannam, Owner, Synthesis Agri-Food Network

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English | PDF (True)/EPUB | 2023 | 210 Pages | ISBN : 3031269624 | 6.8 MB
This book provides a comprehensive overview of wireless technologies for industrial network systems. The authors first describe the concept of industrial network systems and their application to industrial automation. They then go on to cover the role of sensing and control in industrial network systems, and the challenge of sensing and control in the industrial wireless environment.

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English | 2023 | 125 Pages | ISBN: 3031268040 | True PDF , EPUB | 33 MB
This book provides a conceptual description of the PDCA cycle and the tools that support it. A brief literature review is given for each tool, indicating the timeline according to Scopus, the main areas in which they are applied, the main authors and the journals that most publish on these topics. It reports three industrial applications, one focusing on cost reduction, the second on optimizing a manufacturing company's raw material receiving process, and the third one on eliminating waste and increasing performance.

Vargas A The PDCA Cycle for Industrial Improvement Applied Case Studies 2023 | 4.52 MB
English | 125 Pages

Title: The PDCA Cycle for Industrial Improvement
Author: Arturo Realyvásquez Vargas
Year: 2023

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English | 2023 | ISBN: 036776007X | 193 Pages | PDF (True) | 19 MB
Increasing population and industrialization are the key pollutant contributors in water bodies. The wastes generated by industries are highly hazardous for humans and the ecosystem and require a comprehensive and effective treatment before being discharged into water bodies. Over the years, many up gradations have been introduced in traditional water treatment methods which were expensive and ineffective especially for removal of toxic pollutants. Phycoremediation has been gaining attention due to its mutual benefit in wastewater treatment and for valuable algae biomass production. Wastewater, especially sewage and industrial effluents, is rich in pathogenic organisms, organic and inorganic compounds and heavy metals that adversely affect human and aquatic life. Microalgae use these inorganic compounds and heavy metals for their growth. In addition, they also reduce pathogenic organisms and release oxygen to be used by bacteria for decomposition of organic compounds in a secondary treatment. In this book, the potential of microalgae in wastewater treatment, their benefits, strategies, and challenges are discussed. The increasing need of finding innovative, low-cost, low-energy, sustainable and eco-friendly solutions for wastewater treatment makes the publication of a book on phycoremediation timely and appropriate.

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English | ISBN: 1443899372 | 2016 | 199 pages | PDF | 41 MB
This book brings together experts in the fields of art history, visual arts, music, cultural geography, curatorial practice and landscape architecture to explore the role of material memory in the post-industrial landscape and the ways in which that landscape can act as a site for many forms of creative practice. It examines the role of material memory in the siting of public artworks and politically inspired installation art within the socio-economic post-industrial landscape. The post-industrial ruin as a place for innovation in the curatorial process is also investigated, as are social memory and the complexities of inscribing memory into places. A number of chapters focus on photography and its important role in recording memory as transformation, abandonment and erosion. Artists and musicians present personal case studies examining the siting of permanent and temporary artworks which can invoke memory of both culture and place. The land itself and its associated histories of post-industry are explored in artistic terms investigating dislocation, wasted spaces and extinction. Landscape architects and cultural geographers explore the aesthetic of the urban ruin, its natural and human ecologies and the re-wilding of urban spaces. The volume provokes discussion by a group of diverse experts on a very contemporary subject.

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by Pramod Belkhode
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1000840093 | 231 pages | True PDF | 48.54 MB

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English | 2023 | ISBN: 3658375914 | 437 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 87 MB
This specialist book is a comprehensive practical reference work in the field of industrial powder coating. It offers a systematic and complete description of the fundamentals, applications and procedures for the safe control of processes. The methods of paint production, properties of the powder paint types, application technology and measurement and test methods are clearly presented and dealt with in detail. In addition, the pretreatment as well as the trouble-shooting in the case of paint defects and their avoidance form the focus of this book. The present edition has been completely revised and the Environment chapter has been added.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab | 3.81 MB
English | 189 Pages

Title: The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Author: Klaus Schwab
Year: 2016

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by T.V. Arjunan; Vijayan Selvaraj; M.M. Matheswaran
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032203242 | 360 pages | True PDF | 35.24 MB