Pediatric fractures often have distinct fracture patterns due to the unique properties of growing bones. The periosteum in growing bones is thicker and stronger than in adult bones, which is why children are more prone to more incomplete fractures, such as the greenstick fracture or torus fracture. In addition, the periosteum is metabolically active. This feature also explains why childhood fractures heal faster than fractures in adults. This book is designed to review causes and management of fracture in children.
Budget Optimization and Allocation: An Evolutionary Computing Based Model is a guide for computer programmers for writing algorithms for efficient and effective budgeting. It provides a balance of theory and practice. Chapters explain evolutionary computational techniques (genetic algorithms) and compare these techniques with traditional approaches to budget allocation. A case study on the complex and broad problem of union budgeting of India is presented. The macro and micro economic issues specific to the case discussed, with the growth rate being the final aim of the budget exercise. The authors also present a comparison of the budget allocation practices of different countries, consistent with other factors such as their local economy, culture, population, etc. The use of evolutionary computation to tackle incremental budgeting is also presented. Readers will be able to understand the synergies of modern computational techniques with tried and tested budgeting models. Budget Optimization and Allocation: An Evolutionary Computing Based Model is a useful reference for graduate students, business enterprise programmers, and evolutionary computing/AI researchers who seek to understand new methods of budgeting.
The text discusses the designing of field-programmable gate array-based green computing circuits for efficient green communication. It will help senior undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers from diverse engineering domains such as electrical, electronics and communication, and computer. Discusses hardware description language coding of green communication computing (GCC) circuits. Presents field-programmable gate arrays-based power-efficient models. Explores the integrations of universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter and field-programmable gate arrays. Covers architecture and programming tools of field-programmable gate arrays. Showcases Verilog and VHDL codes for green computing circuits such as finite impulse response filter, parity checker, and packet counter. The text discusses the designing of energy-efficient network components, using low voltage complementary metal-oxide semiconductors, high-speed transceiver logic, and stub series-terminated logic input/output standards. It showcases how to write Verilog and VHDL codes for green computing circuits including finite impulse response filter, packet counter, and universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter.
Aquaculture in recent times has assumed importance as a source of affordable protein for masses with a significant potential for supplementing livelihood in a rural economy. Now its contribution to the economic growth and nutrition security is well recognized nationally and globally. The fish production in the country has witnessed eight-fold growth from the 0.82 million tones in the 1950s to over 6.4 million tones at present in which inland fisheries including aquaculture contribute 3.4 million metric tones. This is due to advanced technological support. The importance of aquaculture in India or any other countries can be realized because the actual food production is not adequate to its actual demand. Moreover, the population is increasing in geometrical progression whereas the production is increasing in arithmetical progression resulting into food shortage. However, highly developed technology and scientific knowledge is being applied to enhance the production level. The importance of aquaculture in present scenario becomes very significant, as in our country aquaculture is now developing as a promising industry which besides producing protein, will generate income, provide employment to the rural people, earn foreign currency and also help to alleviate poverty. The present book entitled Aquaculture is unique in its kind and it is expected that the teachers, research scholars, farmers, concerned government and non-government personal, entrepreneurs and other will find it very useful. It contains all the sections of aquaculture. The book, for sure, will help us to accomplish Blue Revolution or Aquaplosion which is also expected to promote food security of the country.
Designed primarily as a text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of management and commerce, this comprehensive and well-organized book equips the readers with the knowledge to analyze the domestic and global business environment. The focus of the book is on the assessment of the evolving business scenario using analytical underpinnings and latest data. This book clearly brings out the implications of changes in socio-economic and legal environment of business, and covers business environment by tracking changes in national income, inflation, fiscal deficit, money supply, exchange rate, balance of payment and many other economic variables. Besides, it briefs on legal aspects, deliberates on demographic changes and changes in technical and natural environment of business. Besides students, practising managers and policy makers will also find the book as a useful reference. Key Features • Illustrations using latest data (upto June 2013) • Boxes containing numerical illustrations and technical details • Cases depicting Indian Business Environment and providing glimpses of evolving global business environment • Review questions, numerical problems and case analysis Companion Website: This text is supported by the companion website: www.phindia.com/veenapailwar/ containing useful resources for the teachers and study aids for the students. Instructors’ Resources: To support the teaching efforts the website contains—Answers to the end of the chapter Numerical Problems with explanation; More than 1000 crisp, clear and colourful PowerPoint Slides; and more than 1000 Multiple Choice Questions. Students’ Resources: To strengthen the understanding of the students on the subject the website resources comprise—Interactive Multiple Choice Questions and hints for solving chapter-end Numerical Problems.
Renewable fuels, in the present times, have become important to curb emission of greenhouse gases, which are causing damage to the environment and leading to climatic changes. Ideally, their utilization can be a zero carbon operation. Planting suitable trees on all waste lands and agro forestry on a large scale can fulfil the needs of timber, fuel, fruits, etc. All kinds of lignocellulosic biomass can be converted by several methods to useful liquid fuels like alcohols, biodiesel, methane, renewable diesel and renewable gasoline. Hydrogen can be used as a renewable fuel because of its desirable characteristics and properties for its use as a green fuel.
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