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The traditional use of organic colorants is to impart color to a
substrate such as textiles, paper, plastics, and leather. However,
in the last five years or so organic colorants have become
increasingly important in the high technology (hi-tech) industries
of electronics and particularly reprographics. In some of these
reprographics applications the organic colorant is used in its
traditional role of imparting color to a substrate, typically paper
or plastic. Examples are dyes for ink-jet printing, thermally
transferable dyes for thermal transfer printing, and dyes and
pigments for colored toners in photocopiers and laser printers. In
other applications it is a special effect of an organic colorant
that is utilized, not its color. Examples are electrical effects,
such as photoconduction and the electrostatic charging of toners,
both of which are essential features for the operation of
photocopiers and laser printers, and the selective absorption of
infrared radiation, which is utilized in optical data storage. In
electronic applications the organic colorant is often employed in a
device. Typical examples include liquid crystal dyes, laser dyes,
electro chromic dyes, dyes for solar cells, dyes for micro color
filters, and dyes for nonlinear optical applications.
'I can enthusiastically recommend the "Manual of Clinical
Paramedic Procedures" as the book that I wish had been available to
me when I was studying to become a paramedic.'"From the foreword by
Professor Malcolm Woollard, Chair, College of Paramedics; Professor
in Pre-hospital and Emergency Care & Director, Pre-hospital,
Emergency & Cardiovascular Care Applied Research Group,
Coventry University"Clinical procedures are a fundamental aspect of
care for practitioners working in pre-hospital settings. The
"Manual of Clinical Paramedic Procedures" is written specifically
to support the practice of paramedics, ambulance technicians, first
responders and volunteer ambulance personnel. It presents
up-to-date, evidence-based expert knowledge, enabling paramedics to
deliver effective, patient-focused care.
This accessible handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of
core competencies and skills, looking at topics including Aseptic
Technique, Airway Management, Assisted Ventilation, Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation, Defibrillation and External Cardiac Pacing,
Observations, Pain Assessment & Management, Respiratory
Therapy, Spinal Management and Venepuncture. Each chapter provides
the relevant anatomy & physiology, evidence-based rationales
for each procedure, and contraindications of use.
Key features: The first UK text to explore clinical procedures
for paramedicsWith further reading and illustrations throughoutAll
procedures include the rationale for the action recommendedGuides
paramedics in the clinical application of evidence-based
procedures
The focus of this book is future global climate change and its
implications for agricultural systems which are the main sources of
agricultural goods and services provided to society. These systems
are either based on crop or livestock production, or on
combinations of the two, with characteristics that differ between
regions and between levels of management intensity. In turn, they
also differ in their sensitivity to projected future changes in
climate, and improvements to increase climate-resilience need to be
tailored to the specific needs of each system. The book will bring
together a series of chapters that provide scientific insights to
possible implications of projected climate changes for different
important types of crop and livestock systems, and a discussion of
options for adaptive and mitigative management.
The traditional use of organic colorants is to impart color to a
substrate such as textiles, paper, plastics, and leather. However,
in the last five years or so organic colorants have become
increasingly important in the high technology (hi-tech) industries
of electronics and particularly reprographics. In some of these
reprographics applications the organic colorant is used in its
traditional role of imparting color to a substrate, typically paper
or plastic. Examples are dyes for ink-jet printing, thermally
transferable dyes for thermal transfer printing, and dyes and
pigments for colored toners in photocopiers and laser printers. In
other applications it is a special effect of an organic colorant
that is utilized, not its color. Examples are electrical effects,
such as photoconduction and the electrostatic charging of toners,
both of which are essential features for the operation of
photocopiers and laser printers, and the selective absorption of
infrared radiation, which is utilized in optical data storage. In
electronic applications the organic colorant is often employed in a
device. Typical examples include liquid crystal dyes, laser dyes,
electro chromic dyes, dyes for solar cells, dyes for micro color
filters, and dyes for nonlinear optical applications."
Printing and imaging has a major impact on everyone. From the
obvious examples of newspapers, magazines and comics through to
photographs, currency and credit cards, and even the less obvious
example of compact discs, everyone is familiar with the end
products of printing and imaging. Until recently, the major
printing and imaging technologies have been impact printing and
silver halide photography. Important impact printing technologies
are offset lithography, gravure, flexography and screen printing.
All these technologies, including silver halide photography, are
mature and have changed little over the past few decades. In
contrast, the phenomenal growth of silicon chip technology over the
past 15 years or so has spawned a new era of printing and imaging
systems, the so-called non impact (or electronic) printers. Not all
the non-impact printing technologies are of equal commercial
importance. Some, like diazotype and conventional photolithography,
are mature and are declining in importance. Other technologies,
though relatively new, have not achieved notable commercial
success. Electro graphy and magnetography fall into this category.
The remaining tech nologies such as optical data storage (the
technology used in compact discs), thermography (the technology
used in electronic photography), ink jet printing and
electrophotography are the non-impact printing tech nologies that
are both modern and which have achieved remarkable commercial
success, especially ink-jet printing and electrophotography.
If you have a business or a nonprofit organization, or if you're
the one responsible for information systems at such an operation,
you know that disaster recovery planning is pretty vital. But it's
easy to put it off. After all, where do you start?
"IT Disaster Recovery Planning For Dummies" shows you how to get
started by creating a safety net while you work out the details of
your major plan. The right plan will get your business back on
track quickly, whether you're hit by a tornado or a disgruntled
employee with super hacking powers. Here's how to assess the
situation, develop both short-term and long-term plans, and keep
your plans updated.
This easy-to-understand guide will help youPrepare your systems,
processes, and people for an organized response to disaster when it
strikesIdentify critical IT systems and develop a long-range
strategySelect and train your disaster recovery teamConduct a
Business Impact AnalysisDetermine risks to your business from
natural or human-made causesGet management supportCreate
appropriate plan documentsTest your plan
Some disasters get coverage on CNN, and some just create
headaches for the affected organization. With "IT Disaster Recovery
Planning For Dummies, " you'll be prepared for anything from
hackers to hurricanes
Recent generations of farmers have reinvented the family farm and
its traditions, embracing organic practices and sustainability and,
along with them, a bold new use of modern architecture. The New
Farm profiles sixteen contemporary farms around the globe,
accompanied by plans and colorful images that highlight the
connections among family, food, design, terrain, and heritage.
Visit a Tasmanian sheep shearers' quarters with a dramatic coastal
view and a bamboo-wrapped farm shed in Kentucky. Learn from a
fourth-generation poultry breeder and newcomers who have stepped
off the corporate ladder and into the barnyard. Projects include an
olive oil grove and mill in California, the storied Stone Barns
Center in New York, and organic farms in Canada and across Europe.
An introduction places the design of these farms in a lineage of
celebrated architects including William Wurster, William Turnbull,
Edward Larrabee Barnes, Marc Appleton, and Tom Kundig.
The focus of this book is future global climate change and its
implications for agricultural systems which are the main sources of
agricultural goods and services provided to society. These systems
are either based on crop or livestock production, or on
combinations of the two, with characteristics that differ between
regions and between levels of management intensity. In turn, they
also differ in their sensitivity to projected future changes in
climate, and improvements to increase climate-resilience need to be
tailored to the specific needs of each system. The book will bring
together a series of chapters that provide scientific insights to
possible implications of projected climate changes for different
important types of crop and livestock systems, and a discussion of
options for adaptive and mitigative management.
Slate, a recovering lawyer who lost his family to an accident,
lives on a sailboat, owns a beach bar, and occasionally helps
clients recover things they have lost. Children, for example. Kris
Kramer, the nineteen-year-old daughter of a Birmingham lawyer, Don
Kramer, has been missing for two days when her father visits Slate
in his beach bar, which isn't very busy on a raw day in January.
Kramer engages Slate to try to find Kris. But two days after Slate
arrives in Birmingham, Leon Grubbs, captain of the Homicide
Division of the Birmingham Police Department, calls Slate just
after midnight. A murder victim lies across the railroad tracks in
the no-man's-land between North and South Birmingham, Slate's
business card in his pocket. Fans of John D. MacDonald and Robert
Parker will find themselves on familiar ground in this first novel
of a series.
Elegant rusticity meets unpretentious luxury in the work of this
award-winning architecture firm. Howard Backen, principal of the
architecture firm Backen, Gillam & Kroeger, is at the center of
a popular movement in home design that emphasizes elegant
simplicity and embraces the rustic charm of natural materials. This
volume, the first on his work and that of the firm, is an artful
exploration of this aesthetic, featuring farmhouses in the Napa
Valley, hilltop homes, seaside retreats, and lakeside hideaways.
Throughout the work, a sense of intimacy, warmth, and informality
pervades. Natural materials, such as wood, stone, and brick, form
the foundations, walls, and ceilings of these subtly luxurious
spaces, while nature itself plays a considered role that is at once
complementary and also intricately conjoined with the work.
Sensitive, alluring, and wonderfully resonant with the suggestion
of invitation, the work of Backen, Gillam & Kroeger is both
thrilling to the eye and restorative to the soul.
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