This textbook has been designed for a one-semester course on Power Plant Engineering studied by both degree and diploma students of mechanical and electrical engineering. It effectively exposes the students to the basics of power generation involved in several energy conversion systems so that they gain comprehensive knowledge of the operation of various types of power plants in use today. After a brief introduction to energy fundamentals including the environmental impacts of power generation, the book acquaints the students with the working principles, design and operation of five conventional power plant systems, namely thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric, diesel and gas turbine. The economic factors of power generation with regard to estimation and prediction of load, plant design, plant operation, tariffs and so on, are discussed and illustrated with the help of several solved numerical problems. The generation of electric power using renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, tidal, fuel cells, magneto hydrodynamic, thermoelectric and thermionic systems, is discussed elaborately. The book is interspersed with solved problems for a sound understanding of the various aspects of power plant engineering. The chapter-end questions are intended to provide the students with a thorough reinforcement of the concepts discussed.
An excellent book for commerce students appearing in competitive, professional and other examinations. CONTENT 1. Management—Meaning, Characteristics and Functional Area, 2. Management—Nature, Principles, Levels and Limitations, 3. Functions of Management and Managerial Roles, 4. Development of Management Thought, 5. Planning, 6. Types of Plans and Corporate Planning, 7. Management By Objectives (M.B.O.), 8. Decision-Making, 9. Environment Analysis and Diagnosis, 10. Nature and Process of Organisation, 11. Organisation Structure and Forms of Organisation, 12. Departmentalize, 13. Authority, Responsibility and Delegation of Authority, 14. Centralization and Decentralization, 15. Direction—Concept and Techniques, 16. Managerial Control, 17. Techniques of Control, 18. Motivation, 19. Leading and Leadership, 20. Co-ordination—Meaning and Nature, 21. Communication, 22. Management of Change. SYLLABUS Unit I : Introduction, Concepts, Objectives, Nature, Scope and significance of management, Evolution of management thought, Contribution- Taylor, Weber and Fayol management. Unit II : Planning : Concept, Objectives, Nature, Limitation, Process of planning, Importance, Forms, Techniques and Process of decision making. Unit III : Organizing : Concept, Objectives, Nature of organizing, Types of Organization, Delegation of authority, Authority and responsi-bilities, Centralization and Decentralization, Span of Control. Unit IV : Directing : Concept, Principles & Techniques of directing and Coordination, Concept of leadership-Meaning, Importance, Styles, Supervision, Motivation, Communication. Unit V : Controlling : Concept, Principles, Process and Techniques of Controlling, Relationship between planning and Controlling.
This story revolves around Woman and Womanhood through lenses of Social Kaleidoscope. The essence of this story is overcoming the intricacy and complicacy of Womanhood through innovative measures with calculated risks. Though since ages wise men never ever denied the unique importance of Women in their lives, but, at the same time couldn’t restrain from autocratic patriarchy and disguised misogyny. Even Nature’s unworded Laws cruelly dumped Women after manipulating them to the fullest. How long Woman will have to continue bearing the ongoing sufferings? Nobody knows, even Woman herself… But, there are exceptions as well sometimes… One key protagonist takes the Woman sufferings as challenge, and, not only resolves the physical health and mental agony, but, unexpectedly raises the bar to the next level of inspirational excellences… After all its own belief system, which can create anything anywhere anytime… Let incommunicado with our Ethos & Egos… Let the status quo of our Women should not PAUSE… Let our Women PLAY ever and ever and ever and ever… for ever…
Cryptography and Vedic Mathematics are one of the fundamental branches of Mathematics and this book aims to serve as a reference book for the researchers. It can also be read with great interest by students of engineering. The material of the book has been arranged into sections spread out over seven chapters. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction which provides motivation and a keen desire to proceed with the material of the chapter. Several examples have been given for ready reference for solving problems in Cryptography and Vedic Mathematics. Remarks and notes at places and exercises have been given at the end of each section to increase the knowledge by applying previous results. The exercises have also been graded appropriately and followed by answers. Our sincere thanks are also due to the Publishers for undertaking the publication of the manuscript and bringing it timely in the market for the use of readers
Investigation of Insurance Claims imparts knowledge of good practices to investigators, surveyors and loss assessors, in-house surveyors, vigilance officers and advocates; who are engaged in an investigation for whatsoever reason. It provides case studies based on actual fraudulent claims for a practical understanding of the subject. The book covers: 1. Services provided by an insurance investigator, types of claims investigated, the investigative approach, incident analysis methods, good practices for insurance investigation, applicable provisions of law, kinds of fraud and case studies. 2. The duty and responsibility of surveyors, loss assessors and advocates to point out suspicious circumstances which need expert investigation.
This textbook has been designed for a one-semester course on Power Plant Engineering studied by both degree and diploma students of mechanical and electrical engineering. It effectively exposes the students to the basics of power generation involved in several energy conversion systems so that they gain comprehensive knowledge of the operation of various types of power plants in use today. After a brief introduction to energy fundamentals including the environmental impacts of power generation, the book acquaints the students with the working principles, design and operation of five conventional power plant systems, namely thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric, diesel and gas turbine. The economic factors of power generation with regard to estimation and prediction of load, plant design, plant operation, tariffs and so on, are discussed and illustrated with the help of several solved numerical problems. The generation of electric power using renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, tidal, fuel cells, magneto hydrodynamic, thermoelectric and thermionic systems, is discussed elaborately. The book is interspersed with solved problems for a sound understanding of the various aspects of power plant engineering. The chapter-end questions are intended to provide the students with a thorough reinforcement of the concepts discussed.
Our is basically an agricultural country. It is a source of livelihood for over 70 per cent of the population depend on agriculture. Therefore it has become a family enterprise. The whole family of men, women and children work on it and earn their livelihood. Men's role in agriculture is widely known, but women's role is not that open, though they mostly work for more number of hours, with less privileges, tedious activities and with painful postures. It is only in the recent times that their role is being recognized, though there is a possibility that the women themselves are not aware of their contributions, hardships, and above all over burden of not only the household jobs but jobs related to agriculture and allied fields. The conditions is worse when they work on fields not of their own but on others. India is a vast country marked by different regions with diverse agro-climatic conditions. Hence the importance of conducting region-specific studies. The present study is conducted in Chittoor, one of the for districts of the drought-prone Rayalaseema region in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Of the total female work force in Chittoor District, 85.3 per cent are engaged in farm sector either as cultivators or as agricultural labourers. There is need for region-specific studies to gain clearer and deeper insights into the extent of women’s participation in agriculture and allied enterprises, problems confronted by them, and shifts in policy measures to be made to help them play a productive role and act as effective partners, along with men, in agricultural and rural development. The present humble attempt to make a micro level study.
This book contains selected judgements on multifarious matrimonial issues where in the husband has been able to establish the cruelty by the wife resulting in denial of maintenance, able to get the divorce and quash 498A proceedings. This book also compiles judgements wherein the wife has made false allegations and was later exposed; fighting multiple maintenance proceedings; winning transfer petitions and child custody cases, etc. Husbands are not ATM machines. Men are not Born Criminals; Women are not Born Saints.
This curriculum manual is the culmination of a yearlong exercise in the form of workshops, symposia and seminars by young scholars from South Asia, South East Asia, Middle East and the Horn of Africa, organized by United Nations Mandated University for Peace at Costa Rica. The curriculum titled "An Introduction to Environmental Security and Peace" covers the various aspects and nuances of Peace and Conflict Studies with special reference to Environmental Security, Environmental Conflict and Environmental Peace Building. The curriculum explains in details the various sub-themes of the discipline, the methodology to be adopted in teaching the subject and lesson plan along with an exhaustive bibliography of each session is given for the reader. It is a handy and ready reference book for those who want to be introduced to the arena of Environmental Security and Peace building.
Percutaneous renal procedures are highly complex and require a great deal of surgical skill. Improve your patient care with this outstanding instruction manual from the experts. Clinically-focused throughout, the three major conditions managed by percutaneous renal surgery – large renal calculi, transitional cell cancer and renal cell cancer – are expertly covered by the world’s leading surgeons and urologists. Well-illustrated with over 100 top-quality surgical photos and with reference to the leading society guidelines in this area, inside you’ll find coverage of: • Evidence-based outcomes for percutaneous management • Patient selection and informed consent • Preparing the patient for surgery • Instrumentation used in surgery • Surgical technique and patient safety • Pre-and post-op counseling In addition, 10 high-quality videos offer an excellent visual guide to best practice and surgical tips and tricks of the trade. Percutaneous Renal Surgery is the perfect multi-media teaching tool, providing urologists, nephrologists and surgeons with the knowledge, confidence and clinical skills required to perform these complex and difficult surgical procedures safely and effectively. Of related interest Smith’s Textbook of Endourology, 3rd edition, Smith, ISBN 9781444335545 Top Tips in Urology, 2nd edition, McLoughlin, ISBN 9780470672938
CUTTING-EDGE NANOTECHNOLOGY TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DECONTAMINATION Written by a team of global experts, Nanotechnology for Environmental Contamination covers the latest methods for using nanomaterials, processes, and tools to remediate toxin-contaminated water, air, soil, groundwater, and wastewater. This groundbreaking work discusses the use of nanotechnology to neutralize microbes, pesticides, heavy metals, industrial chemicals, chemical and biological warfare agents, and other toxic substances. In-depth details on the physics, chemistry, and technology of nanomaterials, nanostructures, and nanotechnology for decontamination are included in this authoritative resource. Preparation and application of inner skin hollow fiber nanoporous membrane Photocatalytic inactivation of water and air pollution Application of nano TiO, catalyst in wastewater treatment Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants at nanosemiconductor film electrodes under visible light irradiation Disinfection of microbes by nanoparticles Water disinfection and wastewater decontamination by solar photocatalysis using nanomaterials The role of nanotechnology for decontamination of chemical warfare agents Nanostructured bioassemblies for environmental bioremediation Reactive nanoparticles for the treatment of chlorinated dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPL) in soil and groundwater Persistent pesticides: detection and control using nanotechnology Decontaminating chemical and biological warfare agents and related toxins with nanomaterials
No instance of communal violence has provoked as much controversy as the Gujarat 2002 carnage, in which over 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed. And none has been subjected to as much fact-finding, especially under the monitoring of the Supreme Court. Sifting through the wealth of official material, this book contends that the fact-finding - riddled as it was with ambiguities and deceptions, gaps and contradictions - glossed over crucial pieces of evidence, and thereby shielded the powers that be. Though it gave a clean chit to Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2012, the Supreme Court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) left unasked a range of key questions on the anti-Muslim violence following the burning of a train in Godhra carrying Hindutva activists. How could Modi claim, Manoj Mitta asks, to have been unaware, for nearly five hours, of the first post-Godhra massacre, which took place at Ahmedabad's Gulberg Society? How does this claim square with his admission that he was tracking the violence as it unfolded? Why did Modi take five days to visit riot-affected areas in Ahmedabad and a month to meet Muslim victims in a refugee camp? Why were forensic experts called to see the burnt Godhra coach only after two months, although it had been open to the public throughout that period? What exactly did Modi celebrate in his Gaurav Yatra, which he launched within six months of the carnage? Why did the Gujarat police sit for six years on the call data records of the riot period? Scrupulously researched, The Fiction of Fact-finding draws telling parallels between Gujarat 2002 and the 1984 massacre of Sikhs in Delhi to underline an insidious pattern in Indian democracy: the subversion of the criminal justice system, under a shroud of legal platitudes, by the ruling dispensation.
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