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Everybody knows the record the stuff of almanacs, trade magazines and clipping services. A handful know the man. But only Muhammad Ali knows his life as he lived it. The Greatest is Ali's own story.
For six years he worked, traveled and talked with Richard Durham, a writer with a stunning talent, and the result is mesmerizing in its brilliance, drama, humanity and sheer entertainment. This is no documented scrapbook of wins and losses strung together with anecdotes; nor is it a thin potpourri of locker room gags. This book, like Ali who has incited every reaction except indifference goes straight to the place where responses to him have always been the gut.
When the history of the twentieth century is finally recorded, it must include Muhammad Ali. He is "The Greatest."
Phase Change Materials for Heat Transfer focuses on how to maximize
the heat transfer rate and thermal storage capability of PCMs.
Various aspects are covered, including preparation of phase change
materials to heat transfer enhancement and characteristics with an
emphasis on prominent applications. The book is designed in such a
manner to cover the broad definitions, introduction, brief history,
preparation techniques, thermophysical properties and heat transfer
characteristics with mathematical models, performance-affecting
factors and the applications and challenges of PCMs. This handbook
will prove invaluable to readers interested in a resource with the
latest information in this emerging field.
Advances in Nanofluid Heat Transfer covers the broad definitions,
brief history, preparation techniques, thermophysical properties,
heat transfer characteristics, and emerging applications of hybrid
nanofluids. Starting with the basics, this book advances
step-by-step toward advanced topics, with mathematical models,
schematic diagrams and discussions of the experimental work of
leading researchers. By introducing readers to new techniques, this
book helps readers resolve existing problems and implement
nanofluids in innovative new applications. This book provides
detailed coverage of stability and reliable measurement techniques
for nanofluid properties, as well as different kinds of base
fluids. Providing a clear understanding of what happens at the
nanoscale, the book is written to be used by engineers in industry
as well as researchers and graduate students.
Advanced Materials-Based Fluids for Thermal Systems focuses on new
advanced materials called nanofluids that can be used to maximize
heat transfer rates by adding nanoparticles (nanocomposites) into
conventional heat transfer fluids. This comprehensive resource
covers fundamentals, brief history, definitions, literature review,
an introduction to thermophysical properties, and heat transfer
characteristics with mathematical models, techniques,
performance-affecting factors, applications, and challenges of
hybrid nanofluids. The book includes thermal characteristics,
measurement, design, and applications of nanoparticles, as well as
up-to-date advances in thermal engineering. Sections cover basics
then advance to major topics with mathematical models, schematic
diagrams, and summaries of experimental work of different
researchers. The book also summarizes previous research and
contemporary advances on nanofluids worldwide and introduces new
techniques, resolving existing problems, and includes tactics on
the implementation in practical applications.
Hybrid Nanofluids for Convection Heat Transfer discusses how to
maximize heat transfer rates with the addition of nanoparticles
into conventional heat transfer fluids. The book addresses
definitions, preparation techniques, thermophysical properties and
heat transfer characteristics with mathematical models,
performance-affecting factors, and core applications with
implementation challenges of hybrid nanofluids. The work adopts
mathematical models and schematic diagrams in review of available
experimental methods. It enables readers to create new techniques,
resolve existing research problems, and ultimately to implement
hybrid nanofluids in convection heat transfer applications.
Agile software development approaches have had significant
impact on industrial software development practices. Today, agile
software development has penetrated to most IT companies across the
globe, with an intention to increase quality, productivity, and
profitability. Comprehensive knowledge is needed to understand the
architectural challenges involved in adopting and using agile
approaches and industrial practices to deal with the development of
large, architecturally challenging systems in an agile way.
"Agile Software Architecture" focuses on gaps in the
requirements of applying architecture-centric approaches and
principles of agile software development and demystifies the agile
architecture paradox. Readers will learn how agile and
architectural cultures can co-exist and support each other
according to the context. Moreover, this book will also provide
useful leads for future research in architecture and agile to
bridge such gaps by developing appropriate approaches that
incorporate architecturally sound practices in agile methods.
Presents a consolidated view of the state-of-art and
state-of-practice as well as the newest research findings
Identifies gaps in the requirements of applying
architecture-centric approaches and principles of agile software
development and demystifies the agile architecture paradox Explains
whether or not and how agile and architectural cultures can
co-exist and support each other depending upon the context Provides
useful leads for future research in both architecture and agile to
bridge such gaps by developing appropriate approaches, which
incorporate architecturally sound practices in agile methods
Mobile communication systems rely on radiofrequency waves to
operate. Given the popularity and ubiquity of mobile communication
devices as well as network densification, the level of
Electromagnetic Field (EMF) exposure to the public is expected to
rise significantly over the next few years. Although there is no
clear evidence linking short-term exposure to EMF emission from
wireless communication systems with adverse health effects, the
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has concluded
that EMF radiation is possibly carcinogenic. To cope with the
concerns of the general public, the European Environmental Agency
has recommended non-technical precautionary approaches to minimize
exposure to EMF emissions. Rather than relying on these
non-technical approaches, EMF, latency, network resilience and
connection density, alongside traditional criteria such as spectral
efficiency and energy efficiency are expected to take centre stage
in the development of 5G systems. This book focuses on innovative
EMF exposure research for future generations of mobile and wireless
communications. This timely publication highlights the novel work
done on reducing EMF emissions in future mobile communication
systems and how to develop smart integrated technical solutions.
In today's modern world, the manufacturing industry is embracing an
energy-efficient initiative and adopting green techniques. One
aspect that has failed to adopt this scheme is flood grinding.
Current flood grinding methods increase the treatment cost of
grinding fluid and waste large quantities. In order to remain
sustainable and efficient, in-depth research is necessary to study
green grinding technologies that can ensure machining precision and
surface quality of workpiece and reduce grinding fluid-induced
environmental pollution. Enhanced Heat Transfer Mechanism of
Nanofluid MQL Cooling Grinding: Emerging Research and Opportunities
provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical
aspects of nanofluid lubrication and its application within
grinding flow and green manufacturing. Featuring coverage on a
broad range of topics such as airflow distribution, morphology
analysis, and lubrication performance, this book is ideally
designed for mechanical professionals, engineers, manufacturers,
researchers, scientists, academicians, and students seeking current
research on clean and low-carbon precision machining methods.
Scholar, mystic and visionary, Ibn 'Alwan lived through the
transition from Ayyubid to Rasulid rule in thirteenth-century
Yemen. He was well known in his time for his critique of the ruling
elites and their governance, and left behind a substantial body of
writings on Islamic mysticism, theology, law and exegesis of the
Qur'an. Here Muhammad Aziz presents a comprehensive portrait of Ibn
'Alwan, delineating the religious and political background in
Yemen, the development of Sufi orders, the interplay between Sufi,
Shi'i and Sunni traditions, and the impact of Ibn 'Alwan on the
history of Sufism and Islam. The first study of Ibn 'Alwan in
English, "Religion and Mysticism in Early Islam" is essential
reading for all those interested in mysticism, early Islam, Sufism,
and religion and history more generally.
The Holy Qur,an was the revealation given to Prophet Muhammad
(P.B.U.H.) from Allah (God)by way of the Angel Gabriel (S.R.A.)
approx. 1400 A.D.
A software architecture manifests the major early design
decisions, which determine the system's development, deployment and
evolution. Thus, making better architectural decisions is one of
the large challenges in software engineering. Software architecture
knowledge management is about capturing practical experience and
translating it into generalized architectural knowledge, and using
this knowledge in the communication with stakeholders during all
phases of the software lifecycle.
This book presents a concise description of knowledge management
in the software architecture discipline. It explains the importance
of sound knowledge management practices for improving software
architecture processes and products, and makes clear the role of
knowledge management in software architecture and software
development processes. It presents many approaches that are in use
in software companies today, approaches that have been used in
other domains, and approaches under development in academia. After
an initial introduction by the editors, the contributions are
grouped in three parts on "Architecture Knowledge Management,"
"Strategies and Approaches for Managing Architectural Knowledge,"
and "Tools and Techniques for Managing Architectural
Knowledge."
The presentation aims at information technology and software
engineering professionals, in particular software architects and
software architecture researchers. For the industrial audience, the
book gives a broad and concise understanding of the importance of
knowledge management for improving software architecture process
and building capabilities in designing and evaluating better
architectures for their mission- and business-critical systems. For
researchers, the book will help to understand the applications of
various knowledge management approaches in an industrial setting
and to identify research challenges and opportunities.
The widespread use of mobile internet and smart applications has
led to an explosive growth in mobile data traffic, which will
continue due to the emerging need of connecting people, machines,
and applications in an ubiquitous manner through the mobile
infrastructure. The efficient and satisfactory operation of all
these densely deployed networks hinges on a suitable backhaul and
fronthaul provisioning. The research community is working to
provide innovative technologies with extensive performance
evaluation metrics along with the required standardisation
milestones, hardware and components for a fully deployed network by
2020 and beyond. Access, Fronthaul and Backhaul Networks for 5G
& Beyond provides an overview from both academic and industrial
stakeholders of innovative backhaul/fronthaul solutions. Covering a
wide spectrum of underlying themes ranging from the recent thrust
in edge caching for backhaul relaxation to mmWave-based
fronthauling for radio access networks, this book is essential
reading for engineers, researchers, designers, architects,
technicians, students and service providers in the field of
networking, mobile and wireless and computing technologies working
towards the deployment of 5G networks.
Big Data Systems encompass massive challenges related to data
diversity, storage mechanisms, and requirements of massive
computational power. Further, capabilities of big data systems also
vary with respect to type of problems. For instance, distributed
memory systems are not recommended for iterative algorithms.
Similarly, variations in big data systems also exist related to
consistency and fault tolerance. The purpose of this book is to
provide a detailed explanation of big data systems. The book covers
various topics including Networking, Security, Privacy, Storage,
Computation, Cloud Computing, NoSQL and NewSQL systems, High
Performance Computing, and Deep Learning. An illustrative and
practical approach has been adopted in which theoretical topics
have been aided by well-explained programming and illustrative
examples. Key Features: Introduces concepts and evolution of Big
Data technology. Illustrates examples for thorough understanding.
Contains programming examples for hands on development. Explains a
variety of topics including NoSQL Systems, NewSQL systems,
Security, Privacy, Networking, Cloud, High Performance Computing,
and Deep Learning. Exemplifies widely used big data technologies
such as Hadoop and Spark. Includes discussion on case studies and
open issues. Provides end of chapter questions for enhanced
learning.
Written by the refugees themselves, this highly original anthology
of Palestinians forced to live outside their homeland brings
together stories of what it means to be exiled, reflections on the
events that led to being displaced, and the raw experience of daily
life in a camp. The 11 lives given voice here are unique, each an
expression of the myriad displacements that war and occupation have
forced upon Palestinians since the Nakba of 1948. At the same time,
they form a collective testament of a people driven from their
homes and land by colonial occupation. Each story is singular; and
each tells the story of all Palestinians. As Edward Said argued in
1984, the object of Israel's colonial warfare is not only
material-seeking to minimise Palestinian existence as such-but is
also a narrative project that aims to obliterate Palestinian
history "as possessed of a coherent narrative direction pointed
towards self-determination." In these pages, Palestinian refugees
narrate their own histories. The product of a creative-writing
workshop organized by the Institute for Palestine Studies in
Lebanon, 11 Lives tells of children's adventures in the alleyways
of refugee camps, of teenage martyrs and ghosts next-door, of an
UNRWA teacher's dismay at the shallowness of her colleagues, and of
the love, labour, and land that form the threads of a red keffiyeh.
What unites these 11 stories is "the inadmissible existence of the
Palestinian people" highlighted by Said. Their words persist, as
one contributor writes, "between the Nakba and the Naksa,
throughout defeats and massacres, love affairs and revolutions."
The stories of Palestinians in exile are also open-ended, and will
continue to reverberate across borders until Palestine is free.
With contributions by: Nadia Fahed, Intisar Hajaj, Yafa Talal
El-Masri, Youssef Naanaa, Ruba Rahme, Hanin Mohammad Rashid, Mira
Sidawi, Wedad Taha, Salem Yassin, Taha Younis, Mahmoud Mohammad
Zeidan Co-published with the Institute of Palestine Studies.
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