Emerging Ritual in Secular Societies

Emerging Ritual in Secular Societies
Author: Jeltje Gordon-Lennox
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2017-02-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1784503444

The growing absence of meaningful ritual in contemporary Western societies has led to cohesive research on the history of ritualizing behaviour in different cultures. The relatively new field of ritology, which includes neuroscience, anthropology, cultural psychology, psychotherapy and even art and performance, raises questions about the significance and practice of ritual today. This book is the first of its kind to discuss the importance of secular rituals for cultural and personal growth. Using a transdisciplinary approach, a range of contributors provide an authoritative account of the science and history of rituals and their role in creating healthy societies in the modern age.

Laser Pulses

Laser Pulses
Author: Igor Peshko
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2012-10-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9535107968

This book discusses aspects of laser pulses generation, characterization, and practical applications. Some new achievements in theory, experiments, and design are demonstrated. The introductive chapter shortly overviews the physical principles of pulsed lasers operation with pulse durations from seconds to yoctoseconds. A theory of mode-locking, based on the optical noise concept, is discussed. With this approximation, all paradoxes of ultrashort laser pulse formation have been explained. The book includes examples of very delicate laser operation in biomedical areas and extremely high power systems used for material processing and water purification. We hope this book will be useful for engineers and managers, for professors and students, and for those who are interested in laser science and technologies.

Souvenir

Souvenir
Author: First District Dental Society of New York
Publisher:
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1886
Genre: Dentistry
ISBN:

The Initiates Speak III

The Initiates Speak III
Author: Darrell Jordan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2018-09-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0359111394

The growing popularity of True Occultism and Mysticism throughout the whole world has at last induced us to try and issue a series, books that should be an honor to the Universal Father, to True Occultism and Mysticism, and to those who stand for all that is good in humanity. There is also another matter which has induced us to try to see whether such an effort would be appreciated. This demand we will, therefore, meet, and "The Initiates" will be such a series of which every true student will be proud. This is Book Three of a series.

Biorefinery Production Technologies for Chemicals and Energy

Biorefinery Production Technologies for Chemicals and Energy
Author: Arindam Kuila
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2020-10-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119593077

This book covers almost all of the diverse aspects of utilizing lignocellulosic biomass for valuable biorefinery product development of chemicals, alternative fuels and energy. The world has shifted towards sustainable development for the generation of energy and industrially valuable chemicals. Biorefinery plays an important role in the integration of conversion process with high-end equipment facilities for the generation of energy, fuels and chemicals. The book is divided into four parts. The first part, "Basic Principles of Biorefinery," covers the concept of biorefinery, its application in industrial bioprocessing, the utilization of biomass for biorefinery application, and its future prospects and economic performance. The second part, "Biorefinery for Production of Chemicals," covers the production of bioactive compounds, gallic acid, C4, C5, and C6 compounds, etc., from a variety of substrates. The third part, "Biorefinery for Production of Alternative Fuel and Energy," covers sustainable production of bioethanol, biodiesel, and biogas from different types of substrates. The last part of this book discusses sequential utilization of wheat straw, material balance, and biorefinery approach. The approaches presented in this book will help readers/users from different areas like process engineering and biochemistry to plan integrated and inventive methods to trim down the expenditure of the industrial manufacture process to accomplish cost-effective feasible products in biorefinery.

Nanometer-scale Defect Detection Using Polarized Light

Nanometer-scale Defect Detection Using Polarized Light
Author: Pierre-Richard Dahoo
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2016-08-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 111932968X

This book describes the methods used to detect material defects at the nanoscale. The authors present different theories, polarization states and interactions of light with matter, in particular optical techniques using polarized light. Combining experimental techniques of polarized light analysis with techniques based on theoretical or statistical models to study faults or buried interfaces of mechatronic systems, the authors define the range of validity of measurements of carbon nanotube properties. The combination of theory and pratical methods presented throughout this book provide the reader with an insight into the current understanding of physicochemical processes affecting the properties of materials at the nanoscale.

Chapter 3

Chapter 3
Author:
Publisher: C.P.S' E BOOKS
Total Pages: 94
Release:
Genre: Heavy metal (Music)
ISBN:

Applied Electromagnetism and Materials

Applied Electromagnetism and Materials
Author: André Moliton
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2007-03-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0387380647

This book presents practical and relevant technological information about electromagnetic properties of materials and their applications. It is aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students in materials science and is the product of many years of teaching basic and applied electromagnetism. Topics range from the spectroscopy and characterization of dielectrics, to non-linear effects, to ion-beam applications in materials.