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Geopolymers as Sustainable Surface Concrete Repair Materials

By: Ghasan Fahim Huseien,Abdul Rahman Mohd Sam,Mahmood Md. Tahir

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Geopolymers as Sustainable Surface Concrete Repair Materials

By: Ghasan Fahim Huseien,Abdul Rahman Mohd Sam,Mahmood Md. Tahir

The progressive deterioration of concrete surface structures is a major concern in construction engineering that requires precise repairing. While a number of repair materials have been developed, geopolymer mortars have been identified as potentially superior and environmentally friendly high-performance construction materials, as they are synthesized by selectively combining waste materials containing alumina and silica compounds which are further activated by a strong alkaline solution. Geopolymers as Sustainable Surface Concrete Repair Materials offers readers insights into the synthesis, properties, benefits and applications of geopolymer-based materials for concrete repair. • Discusses manufacturing and design methods of geopolymer-based materials • Assesses mechanical strength and durability of geopolymer-based materials under different aggressive environmental conditions • Characterizes the microstructure of these materials using XRD, SEM, EDX, TGA, DTG and FTIR measurements • Describes application of geopolymer-based materials as surface repair materials • Compares environmental and cost benefits against those of traditional OPC and commercial repair materials This book is written for researchers and professional engineers working with concrete materials, including civil and materials engineers.

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1000619591

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XXIIIrd International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Special Lectures Presented at Boston, USA, 26-30 July 1971

By: Sam Stuart

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XXIIIrd International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Special Lectures Presented at Boston, USA, 26-30 July 1971

By: Sam Stuart

XXIIIrd International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Volume 4 contains papers presented at the XXIIIrd International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry held in Boston, USA on July 26-30, 1971. This book is organized into two main topics—short-lived intermediates, free radicals and homolytic mechanisms, and ion pair processes. This publication specifically discusses the chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization, formation of radical anions by the attack of radicals upon anions, and high temperature organic reactions by flash vacuum pyrolysis. The structure-reactivity relationships in the chemistry of aliphatic free radicals, medium effects on radical-radical reactions, and oxidation of alkyl radicals by metal complexes are also described. This text likewise considers the end group association and complexation in anionic polymerization and reversal of singlet and triplet states in aromatic dianions with trigonal symmetry. This compilation is useful to chemists and specialists researching on pure and applied chemistry.

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Elsevier

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1483278697

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British Spy Fiction and the End of Empire

By: Sam Goodman

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British Spy Fiction and the End of Empire

By: Sam Goodman

Drawing focus on a crucial period of contemporary British history, this book explores Cold War anxieties over Imperial decline and British identity through analysis of space in popular twentieth-century spy fiction, enabling the cultural impact of decolonisation to be read in a new and revealing light. Visiting the literary representation of space, identity, and power in the work of Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, and John le Carré, it is an excellent resource for any scholars with an interest in spy fiction, British fiction, and popular literature.

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Routledge

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1317678958

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Ultrasonics International 93

Conference Proceedings

By: Sam Stuart

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Ultrasonics International 93

Conference Proceedings

By: Sam Stuart

Ultrasonics International 93: Conference Proceedings presents a comprehensive account of the presentations given in the Ultrasonics International 93 conference. It discusses a blood flow mapping system using ultrasonic waves. It addresses the dynamical response functions of elastically anisotropic solids. Some of the topics covered in the book are the ultrasonic waves propagation in a liquid producing radicals; ultrasonic characterization of interfaces; surface acoustic wave measurements; line-focus-beam acoustic microscopy; investigation of fatigue cracks in steels using spherical lens scanning acoustic microscopy; and the phenomenon of ultrasonic light diffraction. The description of bichromatic tunable acousto-optic separator is fully covered. The diffraction phenomenon affecting the properties of the fibre-optic sensor system is discussed in detail. The text describes in depth the opto-acoustic measurement of ultrasound velocity in a solidifying polymer. The evaluation of microfracture due to thermal shock using acoustic emission is completely presented. A chapter is devoted to the detection of a weak adhesive and adherent interface in bonded joints. The book can provide useful information to engineers, students, and researchers.

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1483183939

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The Flying Tigers

The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan

By: Sam Kleiner

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The Flying Tigers

The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan

By: Sam Kleiner

The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation’s desperate Chinese allies before Pearl Harbor and ended up on the front lines of the war against the Japanese in the Pacific. Sam Kleiner’s The Flying Tigers uncovers the hidden story of the group of young American men and women who crossed the Pacific before Pearl Harbor to risk their lives defending China. Led by legendary army pilot Claire Chennault, these men left behind an America still at peace in the summer of 1941 using false identities to travel across the Pacific to a run-down airbase in the jungles of Burma. In the wake of the disaster at Pearl Harbor this motley crew was the first group of Americans to take on the Japanese in combat, shooting down hundreds of Japanese aircraft in the skies over Burma, Thailand, and China. At a time when the Allies were being defeated across the globe, the Flying Tigers’ exploits gave hope to Americans and Chinese alike. Kleiner takes readers into the cockpits of their iconic shark-nosed P-40 planes—one of the most familiar images of the war—as the Tigers perform nail-biting missions against the Japanese. He profiles the outsize personalities involved in the operation, including Chennault, whose aggressive tactics went against the prevailing wisdom of military strategy; Greg “Pappy” Boyington, the man who would become the nation’s most beloved pilot until he was shot down and became a POW; Emma Foster, one of the nurses in the unit who had a passionate romance with a pilot named John Petach; and Madame Chiang Kai-shek herself, who first brought Chennault to China and who would come to visit these young Americans. A dramatic story of a covert operation whose very existence would have scandalized an isolationist United States, The Flying Tigers is the unforgettable account of a group of Americans whose heroism changed the world, and who cemented an alliance between the United States and China as both nations fought against seemingly insurmountable odds.

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0593511352

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The Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasures

1,001 Things You Hate to Love

By: Sam Stall,Lou Harry,Julia Spalding

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The Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasures

1,001 Things You Hate to Love

By: Sam Stall,Lou Harry,Julia Spalding

What do Neil Diamond, Touched by an Angel, Pamela Anderson, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, White castle hamburgers, Benny Hill, Thomas Kinkade, and the song “You Light Up My Life” have in common? They’re all guilty pleasures—and they’re all celebrated in this massive A-to-Z encyclopedia. Authors Sam Stall, Lou Harry, and Julia Spalding have unearthed fascinating trivia about literature (Valley of the Dolls, The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue), television (The Real World, Land of the Lost), fashion (Members Only jackets, the WonderBra), and more. Every page features a sophisticated two-column design and handy guide words for quick at-a-glance reference. Best of all, we’ve illustrated 100 of the guiltiest pleasures with the same portrait style used by the Wall Street Journal. Complete with 1,001 entries, it’s the ultimate guide to everything you hate to love!

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1931686548

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The Mathematics of Financial Derivatives

A Student Introduction

By: Paul Wilmott,Sam Howison,Jeff Dewynne

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The Mathematics of Financial Derivatives

A Student Introduction

By: Paul Wilmott,Sam Howison,Jeff Dewynne

Basic option theory - Numerical methods - Further option theory - Interest rate derivative products.

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0521497892

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Buy This, Not That

How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Freedom

By: Sam Dogen

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How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Freedom

By: Sam Dogen

SPEND YOUR WAY TO FREEDOM LIKE A TRUE FINANCIAL SAMURAI Sam Dogen, creator of the Financial Samurai blog, knows that you need to spend money to make money. He’s taught over 90 million readers how to invest wisely in all facets of life, from education to parenting to relationships to side hustles, even choosing where to work and play. Now, in his Wall Street Journal bestseller, Buy This, Not That, the Financial Samurai takes the guesswork out of financial planning and shows you exactly what to buy, how much to spend, and how to optimize every dollar you earn so you can maximize wealth building and live life on your terms. The good news? You don’t need to be a millionaire or a genius to achieve financial freedom. It’s about making the most of your money, now and forever—and it’s never too late to get started. You’ll learn: — The Financial Samurai’s 70/30 framework for optimal financial decision-making — What is “good debt” and “bad debt,” and the right way to pay down debt or invest — Strategies and tips for building passive income streams that work for your goals and risk tolerance — How to invest in real estate, even if you can't afford to buy property — Rules for spending—from coffee and cars to mortgages and marriage — And so much more!

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Organosilicon Chemistry

Special Lectures Presented at the International Symposium on Organosilicon Chemistry

By: Sam Stuart

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Organosilicon Chemistry

Special Lectures Presented at the International Symposium on Organosilicon Chemistry

By: Sam Stuart

Organosilicon Chemistry provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects and application of organosilicon chemistry. This book discusses the exact manner and extent of d-orbital involvement in organosilicon compounds in ground, electronic, and transition excited states. Organized into two parts encompassing 21 chapters, this book begins with an overview of preparing stable organosiliconium ions. This text then discusses the use of fused salts as reaction media in the preparative chemistry. Other chapters consider a detailed investigation on the molecular association and volatility of alkoxides of group (IV) elements. This book discusses as well the reaction between dimethyldichlorosilane and ethylene glycon, which has been shown to produce a dimeric ten-membered ring compound. The final chapter deals with the results of the investigations concerning the properties of the contact mass and of the non-volatile silicon-free products, which are produced in the direct synthesis of phenylhalogenosilanes. This book is a valuable resource for chemists and research workers.

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1483284468

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Personality-Driven Portfolio: Invest Right for Your Style

By: Sam Phoen

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Personality-Driven Portfolio: Invest Right for Your Style

By: Sam Phoen

Constructing an investment portfolio is not a “one-size-fits-all” undertaking. Every investor has his or her own personality. Successful investing begins with knowing yourself – knowing how much risk you can take, the amount of time you can spend, your personal strengths and weaknesses, etc. What works for your friend, or your advisor, or Warren Buffett, may not necessarily work for you. Following them blindly can lead to a disastrous mismatch with your own style. In Personality-Driven Portfolio, author Sam Phoen approaches this problem from a revolutionary angle. Through a series of questions, the reader is first shown how to evaluate his/her investment personality: “Am I an Egoistic Elephant, a Diligent Deer, a Cagey Crab, or a Busy Bee?” Each personality type needs to take a different investment approach. A portfolio that suits the Egoistic Elephant, for example, will turn the Busy Bee or Cagey Crab into a nervous wreck! Targeted at investors at all levels of experience, this book is a practical guide on how to put together a “bespoke” portfolio, and on top of that, how to manage and rebalance the portfolio when necessary, so as to produce sustained results over the long term.

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9814828904

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XXIVth International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Plenary and Main Section Lectures Presented at Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 2–8 September 1973

By: Sam Stuart

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XXIVth International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Plenary and Main Section Lectures Presented at Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 2–8 September 1973

By: Sam Stuart

XXIVth International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Volume 4 contains lectures presented at the XXIVth International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry held at Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany in September 1973. The book consists of papers discussing a wide range of subjects on pure and applied chemistry. The compendium has papers that deal with developments in the chemistry of the boron and silicon subhalides, chemical properties of the Si-H bond, and reactivity of phosphorus heterocycles. The text also presents papers covering topics on the effects of sulfur groups on acidities of carbon acids, aspects of the structural chemistry of polythionates, and Halogen cations. The book will be of use to chemists.

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1483280152

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My Revision Notes: WJEC/Eduqas AS/A-Level Year 1 Chemistry

By: Sam Holyman

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My Revision Notes: WJEC/Eduqas AS/A-Level Year 1 Chemistry

By: Sam Holyman

Target exam success with My Revision Notes. Our updated approach to revision will help you learn, practise and apply your skills and understanding. Coverage of key content in Year 1 is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide you can rely on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes: WJEC/Eduqas AS/A-level Chemistry will help you: · Develop your subject knowledge by making links between topics for more in-depth exam answers · Practise and apply your skills and knowledge with exam-style questions and frequent 'Now Test Yourself' questions with answer guidance online · Improve maths skills with helpful reminders and tips accompanied by worked examples · Avoid common mistakes and enhance your exam answers with 'Examiner tips' · Build quick recall with bullet-pointed summaries at the end of each chapter · Understand key terms you will need for the exam with user-friendly definitions and a glossary · Plan and manage your revision with our topic-by-topic planner and exam breakdown introduction

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Hodder Education

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1398355356

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Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction

LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes

By: Sam Kubba

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Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction

LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes

By: Sam Kubba

Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction: LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes, Second Edition directly addresses the needs of building professionals interested in the evolving principles, strategies, and concepts of green/sustainable design. Written in an easy to understand style, the book is updated to reflect new standards to LEED. In addition, readers will find sections that cover the new standards to BREEAM that involve new construction Infrastructure, data centers, warehouses, and existing buildings. - Provides vital information and penetrating insights into three of the top Green Building Codes and Standards applied Internationally - Includes the latest updates for complying with LEED v4 Practices and BREEAM - Presents case studies that draws on over 35 years of personal experience from across the world

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0128104430

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Hybrid Microcircuit Reliability Data

By: Sam Stuart

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Hybrid Microcircuit Reliability Data

By: Sam Stuart

Hybrid Microcircuit Reliability Data provides test and operational data on the hybrid device in both highly summarized and detailed format. Organized into five sections, this book begins with a comparison of hybrid device users' experienced failure rate with predicted failure rate. Subsequent chapters focus on the screening summary for the hybrid devices, as well as the failure classifications involved. A tabulated test data on the device is also shown. This book will provide helpful data for government and industrial use.

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1483138275

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Self-Healing Nanotextured Vascular Engineering Materials

By: Alexander L. Yarin,Min Wook Lee,Seongpil An,Sam S. Yoon

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Self-Healing Nanotextured Vascular Engineering Materials

By: Alexander L. Yarin,Min Wook Lee,Seongpil An,Sam S. Yoon

This book gives an overview of the existing self-healing nanotextured vascular approaches. It describes the healing agents used in engineering self-healing materials as well as the fundamental physicochemical phenomena accompanying self-healing. This book also addresses the different fabrication methods used to form core–shell nanofiber mats. The fundamental theoretical aspects of fracture mechanics are outlined. A brief theoretical description of cracks in brittle elastic materials is given and the Griffith approach is introduced. The fracture toughness is described, including viscoelastic effects. Critical (catastrophic) and subcritical (fatigue) cracks and their growth are also described theoretically. The adhesion and cohesion energies are introduced as well, and the theory of the blister test for the two limiting cases of stiff and soft materials is developed. In addition, the effect of non-self-healing nanofiber mats on the toughening of ply surfaces in composites is discussed. The book also presents a brief description of the electrochemical theory of corrosion crack growth. All the above-mentioned phenomena are relevant in the context of self-healing materials.

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3030052672

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The One Page Financial Plan

Everything You Need to Successfully Manage Your Money and Invest for Wealth Creation

By: Sam Henderson

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The One Page Financial Plan

Everything You Need to Successfully Manage Your Money and Invest for Wealth Creation

By: Sam Henderson

Managing your money and creating wealth has never been so easy with this simple, effective financial planning guide In The One Page Financial Plan, CEO and financial advisor Sam Henderson gives you a straightforward process for tailoring a financial plan that meets all your goals and needs. In fact, everything you need to comprehensively manage your money and create wealth can fit on one page. A comprehensive, step-by-step handbook for getting the most out of your money, The One Page Financial Plan is the perfect tool for managing your assets effectively, whether you're a young person just starting out, or an experienced professional preparing for retirement. You'll learn to manage your money, navigate tax laws, plan for the future, and much more—all in the easiest manner you can imagine. Offers simple, straightforward financial planning advice appropriate for anyone at any age Written by Sam Henderson, CEO and Senior Financial Adviser at Henderson Maxwell Includes the latest advice on money management and wealth creation Whether you're 26 or 62, you shouldn’t wait to take care of your money and plan for the future. The One Page Financial Plan makes taking control of finances as easy as one, two, three.

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1118588509

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Multiscale Modeling for Process Safety Applications

By: Arnab Chakrabarty,Sam Mannan,Tahir Cagin

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Multiscale Modeling for Process Safety Applications

By: Arnab Chakrabarty,Sam Mannan,Tahir Cagin

Multiscale Modeling for Process Safety Applications is a new reference demonstrating the implementation of multiscale modeling techniques on process safety applications. It is a valuable resource for readers interested in theoretical simulations and/or computer simulations of hazardous scenarios. As multi-scale modeling is a computational technique for solving problems involving multiple scales, such as how a flammable vapor cloud might behave if ignited, this book provides information on the fundamental topics of toxic, fire, and air explosion modeling, as well as modeling jet and pool fires using computational fluid dynamics. The book goes on to cover nanomaterial toxicity, QPSR analysis on relation of chemical structure to flash point, molecular structure and burning velocity, first principle studies of reactive chemicals, water and air reactive chemicals, and dust explosions. Chemical and process safety professionals, as well as faculty and graduate researchers, will benefit from the detailed coverage provided in this book. - Provides the only comprehensive source addressing the use of multiscale modeling in the context of process safety - Bridges multiscale modeling with process safety, enabling the reader to understand mapping between problem detail and effective usage of resources - Presents an overall picture of addressing safety problems in all levels of modeling and the latest approaches to each in the field - Features worked out examples, case studies, and a question bank to aid understanding and involvement for the reader

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Materials Characterization Techniques

By: Sam Zhang,Lin Li,Ashok Kumar

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Materials Characterization Techniques

By: Sam Zhang,Lin Li,Ashok Kumar

Experts must be able to analyze and distinguish all materials, or combinations of materials, in use today-whether they be metals, ceramics, polymers, semiconductors, or composites. To understand a material's structure, how that structure determines its properties, and how that material will subsequently work in technological applications, researche

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1420042955

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Organosilicon Chemistry: 2

Plenary Lectures Presented at the Second International Symposium on Organosilicon Chemistry

By: Sam Stuart

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Organosilicon Chemistry: 2

Plenary Lectures Presented at the Second International Symposium on Organosilicon Chemistry

By: Sam Stuart

Organosilicon Chemistry: 2 provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of organosilicon chemistry. This book discusses the organosilicon substituents in anionic rearrangements as well as examines the production of tetrakis allene from a large number of aliphatic and aromatic polyhalogenated compounds. Organized into 14 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the use of organosilyl groups as migrating substituents. This text then examines the development in the chemistry of organosilicon cyclic compounds. Other chapters consider the evidence supporting the intermediacy of silylenes and the general picture of the chemistry of organosilylenes. This book discusses as well the two major approaches for the silylation of polyhalogenated compounds, including the direct reaction of polyhalogenated compounds and the metalation or halogen-metal exchange between the halogenated aromatic compounds and organolithium reagents. The final chapter deals with the importance of hydrosilation. This book is a valuable resource for chemists, scientists, and research workers.

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1483284824

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Financial Data Analytics with Machine Learning, Optimization and Statistics

By: Sam Chen,Ka Chun Cheung,Phillip Yam

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Financial Data Analytics with Machine Learning, Optimization and Statistics

By: Sam Chen,Ka Chun Cheung,Phillip Yam

An essential introduction to data analytics and Machine Learning techniques in the business sector In Financial Data Analytics with Machine Learning, Optimization and Statistics, a team consisting of a distinguished applied mathematician and statistician, experienced actuarial professionals and working data analysts delivers an expertly balanced combination of traditional financial statistics, effective machine learning tools, and mathematics. The book focuses on contemporary techniques used for data analytics in the financial sector and the insurance industry with an emphasis on mathematical understanding and statistical principles and connects them with common and practical financial problems. Each chapter is equipped with derivations and proofs—especially of key results—and includes several realistic examples which stem from common financial contexts. The computer algorithms in the book are implemented using Python and R, two of the most widely used programming languages for applied science and in academia and industry, so that readers can implement the relevant models and use the programs themselves. The book begins with a brief introduction to basic sampling theory and the fundamentals of simulation techniques, followed by a comparison between R and Python. It then discusses statistical diagnosis for financial security data and introduces some common tools in financial forensics such as Benford's Law, Zipf's Law, and anomaly detection. The statistical estimation and Expectation-Maximization (EM) & Majorization-Minimization (MM) algorithms are also covered. The book next focuses on univariate and multivariate dynamic volatility and correlation forecasting, and emphasis is placed on the celebrated Kelly's formula, followed by a brief introduction to quantitative risk management and dependence modelling for extremal events. A practical topic on numerical finance for traditional option pricing and Greek computations immediately follows as well as other important topics in financial data-driven aspects, such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and recommender systems with their applications, as well as advanced regression learners such as kernel regression and logistic regression, with discussions on model assessment methods such as simple Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves and Area Under Curve (AUC) for typical classification problems. The book then moves on to other commonly used machine learning tools like linear classifiers such as perceptrons and their generalization, the multilayered counterpart (MLP), Support Vector Machines (SVM), as well as Classification and Regression Trees (CART) and Random Forests. Subsequent chapters focus on linear Bayesian learning, including well-received credibility theory in actuarial science and functional kernel regression, and non-linear Bayesian learning, such as the Naïve Bayes classifier and the Comonotone-Independence Bayesian Classifier (CIBer) recently independently developed by the authors and used successfully in InsurTech. After an in-depth discussion on cluster analyses such as K-means clustering and its inversion, the K-nearest neighbor (KNN) method, the book concludes by introducing some useful deep neural networks for FinTech, like the potential use of the Long-Short Term Memory model (LSTM) for stock price prediction. This book can help readers become well-equipped with the following skills: To evaluate financial and insurance data quality, and use the distilled knowledge obtained from the data after applying data analytic tools to make timely financial decisions To apply effective data dimension reduction tools to enhance supervised learning To describe and select suitable data analytic tools as introduced above for a given dataset depending upon classification or regression prediction purpose The book covers the competencies tested by several professional examinations, such as the Predictive Analytics Exam offered by the Society of Actuaries, and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' Actuarial Statistics Exam. Besides being an indispensable resource for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in financial engineering, statistics, quantitative finance, risk management, actuarial science, data science, and mathematics for AI, Financial Data Analytics with Machine Learning, Optimization and Statistics also belongs in the libraries of aspiring and practicing quantitative analysts working in commercial and investment banking.

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1119863392

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Fresh Meat

The Essential Guide for New Undergraduates/the Future Unemployed

By: Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain

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Fresh Meat

The Essential Guide for New Undergraduates/the Future Unemployed

By: Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain

The ultimate companion to Fresh Meat, the award-winning Channel 4 comedy by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain What's the secret to JP's sexual prowess? How does Howard beat the buffet every time? What does Vod really think about drink, drugs and Salman Rushdie? And will Kingsley's diary spill his true feelings for Josie? (hopefully not as stomach-churning as Oregon's sext messages with Professor Shales...) Edited by Oregon, and with contributions from all of the housemates, this is a real guide to student life - the one the preachy brochures and prospectuses don't tell you about. From moving into a student house to fresher's week, from choosing courses to choosing friends, the book records every detail - hilarious, sordid, poignant and triumphant - as the young ones stumble through university life. A scrap book of diary entries, manifestos, diagrams and guidelines it includes: JP's weekly shopping list and first Hollywood screenplay, Josie's student recipes for 'Munge' (and 'Chunge'), Vod's literary criticism and hangover cure, Howard's James Bond fan-fiction, Oregon's literary erotica and Kinglsey's band reviews and critique of the Ultimate Frisbee Society. 'A worthy successor to The Inbetweeners ... the best programme about students since The Young Ones' Daily Telegraph on FRESH MEAT 'I never thought I'd enjoy reliving the abject horror of my student days quite as much as I have' Guardian on Fresh Meat 'This book's main purpose is to encourage having a laugh, but, like the best laughs, it is based on facts that ring true' Evening Standard Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain are British comedy writers, who met whilst studying at Manchester University. They have collaborated on acclaimed television comedy shows such as Smack the Pony, Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look, and the films Magicians and Four Lions. Jesse Armstrong also co-wrote the BAFTA winning The Thick of It and In the Loop. Fresh Meat won Best New Comedy at the British Comedy Awards in 2011.

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0241963494

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Napoleon's Paper Kingdom

The Life and Death of Westphalia, 1807–1813

By: Sam A. Mustafa

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Napoleon's Paper Kingdom

The Life and Death of Westphalia, 1807–1813

By: Sam A. Mustafa

Placing the creation of Westphalia within the context of the larger German story of the Napoleonic Wars, this groundbreaking book offers the only complete history of Napoleon’s grand experiment to construct a model state in Germany. In 1807, in the wake of two years of victories over the Austrians, Prussians, and Russians, Napoleon redrew the map of central Europe by fashioning a new German state. Dubbing it the Kingdom of Westphalia, he appointed his 23-year-old brother Jerome as its king. Sam A. Mustafa shows how Westphalia became a proving ground for the allegedly liberating and modern concepts of the French Revolution, brought by foreign conquest and enforced by a powerful new centralized state. Over the next six years, the inhabitants of this region experienced fundamental and often jarring changes in almost every aspect of their lives. They witnessed a profound clash of French and German culture, as well as new ideas about law, nationality, and politics. And yet, for all of its promise on paper, Westphalia ended up despised by most of its people, who cheered at its collapse and in many cases helped to bring it down. What went wrong with this early example of what we would today call “nation building” and how did Germans react to the changes? Napoleon’s Paper Kingdom is the first book in the English language to provide a comprehensive investigation of this fascinating chapter of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538108313

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When Blanche Met Brando

The Scandalous Story of "A Streetcar Named Desire"

By: Sam Staggs

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When Blanche Met Brando

The Scandalous Story of "A Streetcar Named Desire"

By: Sam Staggs

The story behind the creation of Tennessee Williams's iconic play is partially drawn from interviews with surviving live performance cast members, shares insights into the connection between Vivien Leigh's personal life and the role of Blanche, and traces the history of the play's adaptation to film.

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Macmillan

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031232166X

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Lead 65

Edited Proceedings, Second International Conference on Lead, Arnhem

By: Sam Stuart

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Lead 65

Edited Proceedings, Second International Conference on Lead, Arnhem

By: Sam Stuart

Lead 65 documents the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Lead held in Arnhem, 4-7 October 1965. The conference was organized by the Lead Development Association on behalf of the European Lead Development Committee (ELDC). In these Edited Proceedings will be found the full text of 34 papers presented during the conference together with an account of the discussion which followed presentation of each paper or related groups of papers. The book opens with a discussion of trends in world lead consumption. The remainder of the book is organized into four sections. The papers in Section 1 focus on dispersion strengthened lead. Section 2 presents studies on lead cable sheathing. Section 3 examines lead acid batteries for various applications while the papers in Section 4 deal with chemical and other applications of lead.

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Elsevier

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1483138186

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