This book discusses the science of footwear traction and its relationship with slips and falls. It presents a detailed introduction to slips and falls and how crucial footwear traction is to avoid such incidents. The book covers ergonomics involved in the development of tread designs and the study of their effect on traction across footwear and systematically modified shoes. It discusses characterization techniques employed in the study of footwear traction across normal gait activities, such as walking and running and in sports, such as sprinting, basketball, and football. The book also covers the role of flooring and slippery contaminants on footwear traction and its generalizability. Additionally, the book also presents how the wear of footwear outsoles may reduce the traction at the shoe-floor and lead to slips and falls. It also discusses the challenges with the existing footwear traction testing methods, and the latest developments in this niche area are highlighted. The book is a valuable reference for researchers and professionals interested in ergonomics, footwear technology, manufacturing engineering, safety engineering, and design engineering and its allied fields.
Among the western audience, finding the right passion or purpose of life is one of the key goals in life. Motivational speakers of all sorts give a lot of knowledge on how to find our passions. Millions of articles and books have been written yet the world is unable to find something which truly motivates them. If you have ever tried to find the answer to the below questions, you already understand the difficulty involved in answering them.1. What is my passion?2. What do I truly love to do?3. What are my skills?4. What is the purpose of my life?These are not simple questions. It can take people years and sometimes an entire lifetime to discover the answers. Why? Because these questions are of the mind. The mind is trying to use intellect to answer a question. Mind you that your thoughts are constantly changing. Your own passions keep changing. What you used to love as a kid can now seem meaningless. What you are passionate about right now can become meaningless in a few years. The mind is constantly changing. The above questions are static while the answers are always moving. Can you ever give a satisfactory answer to any of them? Your ego can say yes but you can only deceive yourself. What you truly love to do has changed from year to year. As children, we wanted to go to college and find happiness. When we went to college, we thought that a job and a salary can give us happiness. When we found a job, we thought, "Well! A lover can make my life more beautiful." We continue to add this and that to arrive at an ideal stage in our life where peace and happiness will be achieved.
तिरंगे को हम मानते हैं, हमारे बच्चों की शहादत तिरंगे में होती है, गाँव में इसमें लिपटे आते हैं। तिरंगे का अपमान सहन नहीं होगा। इनको देश से लगाव नहीं है, व्यापारी से लगाव है। इनको किसान से लगाव नहीं है, उसके अनाज से लगाव है। इनको मिट्टी से लगाव नहीं है, इनको अन्न से लगाव है। ये कील बोएँगे, हम अनाज बोएँगे। खेतों में हल किसान चलाएगा और देश की रक्षा जवान करेगा। इस मिट्टी की रक्षा जवान करेगा। वे काँटे लगाएँगे और हम फूल खिलाएँगे। - राकेश सिंह टिकैत
Post pandemic, the world is not the same place. There has been an increasing focus on healthcare and well-being, which has created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for healthcare innovations and startups. From adoption of a range of medical apps and telemedicine technologies to heightened public interest in smart wearables and medical devices, the demand for efficient healthcare delivery has been skyrocketing. This book aims to serve as a first-of-its-kind guide for skill development in conception to commercialisation of healthcare products and services. It covers the gamut from the study of healthcare challenges, such as understanding customer requirements, market needs, and competition, to the various steps of the healthcare product development process, such as defining value propositions and specifications, the creation of minimum viable product (MVP) to prototyping, and manufacturing. The authors also discuss key commercialisation and management strategies, including the development of a robust business plan, fund raising, intellectual property, creating barriers to entry, and launching healthcare startups. Medical product pricing, positioning, sales and distribution, and customer acquisition are also presented with real-life examples. This book serves as a key reference not only for biomedical engineers who are looking to launch their products or services in the market but also for budding entrepreneurs willing to explore opportunities in the healthcare domain. For example, engineers and managers working on the development of medical devices require knowledge of ethical guidelines, regulations, and approvals to effectively launch their products in the medtech industry. On the other hand, entrepreneurs looking to benefit from the booming healthcare industry will find this book helpful in understanding the fundamentals of medical product development and commercialisation to launch their ideas successfully.
This book analyses the legal provisions of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (Black Money Act) in a concise and precise manner, without tampering with the intent and spirit of the law. The Present Publication is the Latest 2023 Edition, authored by Gaurav Jain and Shubham Gupta. The book features discussion on the following topics: • [Object and Purpose] of the Black Money Act • [Comprehensive Analysis of the Black Money Act] along with Case Laws, Circulars & Notifications issued by the CBDT • [Interplay between Black Money Act & Income Tax Act] has been presented in the book • [Analysis of Black Money Act] including the following: o New & Novel Terms in Black Money Act, including § Undisclosed Foreign Asset § Undisclosed Foreign Income § Assessee § Beneficial Ownership o Provisions of Assessment, Reassessment, Penalties & Prosecution o Offences made out in the Black Money Act o Amendments & its Purpose bought in the Black Money Act o Retrospective/Retroactive Application of the provisions of the Black Money Act and cases that are pending adjudication The detailed contents of the book are as follows: • Preliminary • Basis of Charge • Tax Management • Penalties • Offences and Prosecution • Tax Compliance for Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets • General Provisions • Miscellaneous Provisions
The only book available on liquid piston engines, covering the design, application, maintenance, troubleshooting, and advances in the technology. Whether used in irrigation, cooling nuclear reactors, pumping wastewater, or any number of other uses, the liquid piston engine is a much more efficient, effective, and "greener" choice than many other choices available to industry. Especially if being used in conjunction with solar panels, the liquid piston engine can be extremely cost-effective and has very few, if any, downsides or unwanted side effects. As industries all over the world become more environmentally conscious, the liquid piston engine will continue growing in popularity as a better choice, and its low implementation and operational costs will be attractive to end-users in developing countries. This is the only comprehensive, up-to-date text available on liquid piston engines. The first part focuses on the identification, design, construction and testing of the liquid piston engine, a simple, yet elegant, device which has the ability to pump water but which can be manufactured easily without any special tooling or exotic materials and which can be powered from either combustion of organic matter or directly from solar heating. It has been tested, and the authors recommend how it might be improved upon. The underlying theory of the device is also presented and discussed. The second part deals with the performance, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the engine. This volume is the only one of its kind, a groundbreaking examination of a fascinating and environmentally friendly technology which is useful in many industrial applications. It is a must-have for any engineer, manager, or technician working with pumps or engines.
This book covers theoretical and practical aspects of all major steps in the fabrication sequence. This book can be used conveniently in a semester length course on integrated circuit fabrication. This text can also serve as a reference for practicing engineer and scientist in the semiconductor industry. IC Fabrication are ever demanding of technology in rapidly growing industry growth opportunities are numerous. A recent survey shows that integrated circuit currently outnumber humans in UK, USA, India and China. The spectacular advances in the development and application of integrated circuit technology have led to the emergence of microelectronic process engineering as an independent discipline. Integrated circuit fabrication text books typically divide the fabrication sequence into a number of unit processes that are repeated to form the integrated circuit. The effect is to give the book an analysis flavor: a number of loosely related topics each with its own background material. Note: T& F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Vehicle noise, vibration, and emissions are only a few of the factors that can have a detrimental effects on overall performance of an engine. These aspects are benchmarks for choice of customers while choosing a vehicle or for engineers while choosing an engine for industrial applications. It is important that mechanical and automotive engineers have some knowledge in this area, as a part of their well-rounded training for designing and selecting various types of engines. This volume is a valuable introductory text and a handy reference for any engineer, manager, or technician working in this area. The automotive industry, and other industries that make use of engines in their industrial applications, account for billions, or even trillions, of dollars of revenue worldwide and are important in the daily lives of many, if not most, of the people living on this planet. This is an area that affects a staggering number of people, and the information needed by engineers and technicians concerning the performance of various types of engines is of paramount importance in designing and selecting engines and the processes into which they are introduced.
Within the last few decades, the number of mental disorders has tripled to around 400. As per the latest DSM (psychiatry's bible), we have covered almost every possible human behavior. Millions and millions have been diagnosed with one or the other form of mental disorders. These numbers are expected to rise at an alarming rate in near future. While psychiatry and pharma is trying to their best to find a treatment, there is often a conflict of interest. Sadly psychiatry has no answers to any of the mental disorders in their book. They are not concerned about the 'WHY'. In fact, the head of the DSM committee has admitted that they cannot define what is mental disorder! The deal is now only to play around with your symptoms. If you have ups and down, you have bipolar. If you are hyperactive, you have ADHD. If you experience certain symptoms of depression, you have clinical depression. That is not helping people. Being on chemicals for the rest of the lives is not a solution. Through this book, I am sincerely looking to find a solution for people who are facing mental issues - without drugs. By the way, we already know how dangerous those psychotropic drugs are. This book is an attempt to expose the nexus of psychiatry and pharmaceuticals. Not only that, this book is designed to help you get out of this mental rot. This book is designed to explain how your mind works. Once you understand your mind, there is a good chance you can overcome it. Mental health is our responsibility. Long have we shunned this responsibility.There is hope for all of us. I wish this book reaches to all the people who need it.
Legal Precedence at the time when I was adjusting claims in India was not a common consideration. It took me almost six years to get to a stage where I could understand and appreciate the basic concepts underlying legal terms since immigrating to Canada in 2012. It has been a roller coaster ride for me, both scary and enthralling at the same time. Luckily, I had great company all through my journey. That's what inspired me to write this book. It is my attempt to provide a basic understanding of the legal concepts used in handling insurance claims, from an insurance adjuster's perspective. I have tried to tone down these concepts to simple terms, that could be easily followed by anyone not pertaining to the profession of law. I have discussed the day to day concepts, such as Final Release, Reservation of Rights Letter and similar other terms encountered by a claims professional while adjusting insurance claims....
This book is specifically geared towards students in pharmacy programs and covers all the essential topics in research methodology, from the basics of research design to statistical analysis. It also includes a section on biostatistics, which is essential for pharmaceutical research. This book is a more general introduction to research methods, but it still has a lot to offer students in pharmacy programs. It covers a wide range of topics, including research design, data collection, data analysis, and scientific writing. This book will be a great resource for any student in a Masters in Pharmacy and Bachelors in Pharmacy programme.
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