Non-destructive Testing and Repair of Pipelines / by Barkanov, Evgeny N., editor 655999, Dumitrescu, Andrei, editor 656000, Parinov, Ivan A., 1956-, editor 656002

“…This book describes efficient and safe repair operations for pipelines, and develops new methods for the detection and repair of volumetric surface defects in transmission pipelines. …”
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Management, Technology, and Economic Growth in Smart and Sustainable Cities / by Ruiz-Vanoye, Jorge A., 1975-, editor 656366, IGI Global Scientific Publishing (Online service) 655412

“…Edited by renowned academic scholar Jorge Ruiz Vanoye, this book features practical contributions from experts across diverse fields. …”
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Competitiveness Strategies for Negative Organizations : Challenging the Status Quo / by Graça, Beatriz, author 655479, Oliveira, Manuel Au-Yong, author 655480, SpringerLink (Online service) 666

“…The book aims to describe how a certain type of organisation may come into existence and may even become prevalent in society - what we call a negative organisation. …”
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A review of emotion sensing: categorization models and algorithms by Wang, Zhaoxia, Ho, Seng-Beng, Cambria, Erik

“…Sentiment analysis consists in the identification of the sentiment polarity associated with a target object, such as a book, a movie or a phone. Sentiments reflect feelings and attitudes, while emotions provide a finer characterization of the sentiments involved. …”
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BIRDSONG, SPEECH, AND LANGUAGE : Exploring the Evolution of Mind and Brain / by Bolhuis, Johan J., editor 655622, Everaert, Martin, editor 655621, Berwick, Robert C., editor 421639, Chomsky, Noam, editor 360231

“…Prominent scholars consider the cognitive and neural similarities between birdsong and human speech and language. Scholars have long been captivated by the parallels between birdsong and human speech and language. …”

Developing sustainable human macaque communities by Jones-Engel, Lisa, Engel, Gregory, Gumert, Michael David, Fuentes, Agustín

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Social networks and migration: relocations, relationships and resources by Ryan, Louise

“…This book aims to advance qualitative social network analysis within migration studies through specific epistemological, methodological and empirical innovations. …”

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers / by Sapolsky, Robert M., author 656050, Holt (Online service) 655998

“…While most of the book focuses on the biological machinery of the body, the last chapter of the book focuses on self-help. …”
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Modern Game Testing : Learn how to test games like a pro, optimize testing effort, and skyrocket your QA career / by Finska, Nikolina, author 656259

“…All angles are covered with oodles of examples, so you'll have everything you need to implement QA strategies in your organization. By the end of this book, you'll have a clear understanding of the modern methodologies of QA testing for games, and be able to build efficient, reliable, and long-lasting QA teams. …”
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NeuroTribes : The legacy of autism and how to think smarter about people who think differently / by Silberman, Steve, author 656044, Allen & Unwin (Online service) 656043

“…The subtitle of Steve Silberman’s new book, NeuroTribes, is “the legacy of autism and the future of neurodiversity.” …”
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Development of mobile location based service in university campus by Cheong, Ming Lee

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Mobile health (mHealth) interventions for health promotion during the perinatal period in India: a scoping review by Small, Z, Thompson, SE, Sharma, A, Majumdar, S, Thout, SR, Praveen, D, Hirst, JE

“…Reported barriers included household responsibilities, technical difficulties, difficulty accessing a phone and difficulty understanding, or misinterpreting messages. …”

Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies : Discover risk mitigation strategies for modern threats to your organization / by Rains, Tim, author 656361, Youngblood, Timothy, writer of foreword 656362, Packt Publishing (Online service) 656336

“…By the end of this book, you will have a better understanding of the threat landscape, how to recognize good Cyber Threat Intelligence, and how to measure the effectiveness of your organization's cybersecurity strategy.…”
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Historicising Keats’ opium imagery through Neoclassical medical and literary discourses by Cox, O

“…This chapter argues that conceptions of opium in long-eighteenth-century culture, in medical and literary genres of writing alike, predominantly harked back to classical precedent, which had dominated for centuries, there being then scant scientific understanding of opium’s chemical physiological mechanisms. …”

LightStick V2 (ESP-01+Android app) by Tham, Wai Hong

“…Light painting is a type of photography that combines light, motion, and long exposures. A single point of light in motion will generate a continuous streak in the final shot for as long as the shutter is open. …”
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Starting from scratch by Koh, Bernice Jia Hong, Goh Shun Jie, Tan, Benjamin, Tan, Joanne Li Ling

“…Based on research findings, the problem statement was identified, which helped hone the campaign’s strategy, tactics and goals. …”
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A Learning Community of Reflective Teachers : From Whispers to Resonance / by Raghavan, Neeraja, translator 656168

“…By means of networking communities such as the one described in this book, the transformation of teachers going from whispers to resonance is greatly amplified. …”
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Experimental archaeology and the study of early medieval farming by Hamerow, H, Kropp, C, Bogaard, A

“…Ros Faith has long advocated for the need to understand the practicalities of early medieval farming ‘on the ground’ and how these shaped the lived experience of peasant communities. …”

The Viking Great Army north of the Tyne: A Viking camp in Northumberland? by Kershaw, J, Jarman, C, Weber, H, Horton, M

“…We argue that the site was strategically situated and long-lived, with evidence for occupation spanning the Roman to later medieval periods. …”

The antecedents and consequences of a layered architecture of mobile handsets by Lee, Alvin Wei Ming

“…Apple iPhone has remade the mobile phone industry. Taken together with its App Store, industry experts are sensing a shift in the competitive landscape. …”
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