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Suitable for practitioners and researchers conducting research in and developing studies on environmental science and management and environmental and social impact assessment, this book answers such questions as: What are the best forms of public participation? And how do we measure contributions to EIA procedure?

Serves as an introductory text on the science of harmful biologic effects associated with exposures to chemicals of all types. This book includes a discussion of the major types of chemicals involved; the general properties of chemicals and biologic systems as they influence the occurrence of detrimental biologic effects; and more.

Presents an introduction to group theory and its applications in physics. This book contains many examples that illustrate the topics. It covers Finite groups, Lie groups, Lie algebras, semi-simple Lie algebras, crystallographic point groups and crystallographic space groups, electronic energy bands in solids, quantum mechanics, and more.

Guides researchers and graduate students of virtually any discipline in the creation of compelling science communication. This volume provides intensive guidance at every step - from the construction of original figures to the presentation and delivery of those figures in papers, slideshows, posters, and websites.

Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field combining Mechanical, Electronic, Computer, and other Engineering fields to develop intelligent processes and products. This book offers reviews the major types of transducers, presents a characterization of the advances in sensing technology and offers a view on sensor research.

Forensic scientists, law enforcement, and crime scene investigators are often tasked with reconstruction of events based on crime scene evidence, and the analysis of that evidence. This book addresses matters from simple to complex in providing the reader an explanation of the factors surrounding ballistics, trajectory, and shooting scenes.

The computational power and software tools have increased the use and dependence on modeling and computer simulation throughout design process. This book fulfills the need of system and control engineers at various levels in understanding modeling and simulation. It provides mathematical foundation for modeling and computer simulation.

Materials Kinetics: Transport and Rate Phenomena provides readers with a clear understanding of how physical-chemical principles are applied to fundamental kinetic processes. The book integrates advanced concepts with foundational knowledge and cutting-edge computational approaches, demonstrating how diffusion, morphological evolution, viscosity, relaxation and other kinetic phenomena can be applied to practical materials design problems across all classes of materials. The book starts with an overview of thermodynamics, discussing equilibrium, entropy, and irreversible processes. Subsequent chapters focus on analytical and numerical solutions of the diffusion equation, covering Fick¿s laws, multicomponent diffusion, numerical solutions, atomic models, and diffusion in crystals, polymers, glasses, and polycrystalline materials. Dislocation and interfacial motion, kinetics of phase separation, viscosity, and advanced nucleation theories are examined next, followed by detailed analyses of glass transition and relaxation behavior. The book concludes with a series of chapters covering molecular dynamics, energy landscapes, broken ergodicity, chemical reaction kinetics, thermal and electrical conductivities, Monte Carlo simulation techniques, and master equations.