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Günther, Hans-Peter, ed. Use and Application of High-Performance Steels for Steel Structures. Zurich, Switzerland: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/sed008.
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<p>New steel production processes have led to a remarkable improvement in steel products within the last few years, and now allows steels to be produced according to the desired mechanical and chemical properties. High-Performance Steel (HPS) is the designation given to this new generation of steels that offer higher performance not only in terms of strength but also toughness, weldability, cold formability and corrosion resistance, compared to the traditionally used mild steel grades.</p> <p>The development of HPS goes with today's increased demand for slender lightweight structures, as for example in bridge design and the design of high-rise buildings, where there is a strong requirement to use high-strength materials in combination with good execution and fabrication properties. However, on the structural engineering side there is a need for knowledge on these new steel grades, and quite often design codes do not provide sufficient information to fully exploit the advantageous properties of HPS.</p> <p>The present volume provides an overview of the development and application of HPS on an international level. This is done by giving information on, for example, the production process, the chemical and mechanical properties, the relevant design and fabrication standards and on recent research results. Approximately fifteen included examples of realised applications aim to provide detailed information based on existing technical solutions, and to point out the major benefits when using HPS in comparison to mild steels.</p> <p>The document is thus not a monograph but an assembly of contributions from different countries. lt is separated into chapters related to different countries, namely the USA, Canada, Japan and Europe, all of them providing a state-of-the-art report on HPS.</p>
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Hart, Leisa. Abs of steel: Flatter, firmer abs in just four weeks. Arlington, Tex: Summit Pub. Group, 1995.
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Guisewite, Cathy. Abs of steel, buns of cinnamon: A Cathy collection. Kansas City, Mo: Andrews McMeel, 1997.
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Priya, Preeti. Market selection decision scorecard: Integrating multivariate techniques and AHP. Anand: Institute of Rural Management, Anand, 2010.
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Branch, Ontario Waste Management. Industrial waste diversion program: The reduction of lead in steel flue dust using a batch leaching process. [Toronto?]: Ministry of Environment, 1991.
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Abraham, T. Stress corrosion cracking tests on high-level-waste container materials in simulated tuff repository environments. Washington, D.C: Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1986.
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Tuhfatullin, Boris. Nonlinear problems of structural mechanics. Methods of optimal design of structures. ru: INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1201340.
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The textbook discusses methods of optimal design of structures, including methods for minimizing the functions of one and several variables; methods for solving linear and nonlinear programming problems; examples of optimal design of flat steel frames with elements made of rolled and composite I-beams. It is intended for students studying in the specialty 08.05.01 "Construction of unique buildings and structures", undergraduates studying in the training program 08.04.01.24 "Modern technologies of design and construction of buildings and structures", studying the discipline "Nonlinear problems of structural mechanics", as well as for postgraduates of the direction 08.06.01 " Engineering and construction technologies. Construction of buildings and structures", studying the discipline "Construction Mechanics".
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Ranzi, Gianluca, ed. Time-dependent behaviour and design of composite steel-concrete structures. Zurich, Switzerland: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/sed018.
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<p>Steel-concrete composite structures are widely used throughout the world for buildings and bridges. A distinguishing feature of this form of construction is the combination of concrete and steel components to achieve enhanced structural performance. <p>The time-dependent response of concrete and its infl uence on the service behaviour and design of composite structures are the main focus of this SED. For the fi rst time, a publication combines a state-of-the-art review of the research with the available design specifi cations of Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and USA. This publication intends to enhance the awareness of the service response of composite structures and of the latest research and standards’ developments. It is aimed at designers and researchers alike. <p>The review of research available in open literature is provided and arranged according to structural typologies, i. e. slabs, beams, and columns. It serves as background information for current service design rules and provides insight into the most recent research advancements. The review of available design guidelines presents the similarities and differences of the recommended service design procedures infl uenced by concrete time effects. Selected case studies of building and bridge projects show possible design approaches and the rationale required when dealing with the time-dependent response and design of composite structures. The authors of this publication are design engineers and academics involved in the service design and research on the time-dependent response of composite structures.
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Fern, Cohen, and Grolier Club, eds. Steel & roses: American prints in the Hersh Cohen Collection & botanical books in the Fern Cohen Collection. New York: The Grolier Club, 2011.
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Roberts, George, George Krauss, and Richard Kennedy. Tool Steels. 5th ed. ASM International, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.ts5.9781627083584.
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Tool Steels, Fifth Edition provides tutorial explanations along with engineering data on the production, selection, and use of tool steels and related materials. The first six chapters cover topics of a general nature including tool steel classifications and selection factors, primary production processes, the effects of alloying on microstructure and phase composition, and the theory and practice of tool steel heat treatments. The chapters that follow cover specific types or families of tool steels including water-hardening, low-alloy special-purpose, shock-resisting, oil- and air-hardening cold-work, high-carbon high-chromium cold-work, hot-work, and high-speed types as well as mold steels. Each chapter presents information and data on composition, microstructure, processing, properties, and performance. The current edition also includes two new chapters, one on surface modifications and one that provides guidelines for troubleshooting tool steel manufacturing and performance problems. For information on the print version, ISBN 978-0-87170-599-0, follow this link.
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Neporent, Liz, and Leisa Hart. Abs of Steel: Flatter, Firmer Abs in Just Four Weeks. Summit Publishing Group, 1996.
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Brooks, Charlie R. Principles of the Heat Treatment of Plain Carbon and Low Alloy Steels. ASM International, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.phtpclas.9781627083539.
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Principles of the Heat Treatment of Plain Carbon and Low Alloy Steels provides readers with a working knowledge of heat treat processes and how they can be tailored to optimize the microstructure and properties of steel. The book includes chapters on quenching, tempering, austenitization, and annealing as well as hardenability, modeling, and common treatments for structural steels. The first few chapters lay essential groundwork for understanding how time, temperature, and prior processing history influence the formation of Fe-C phases and the composition and morphology of the microconstituents found in carbon and low alloy steels. The chapter on structural steels explains how deformation and thermal processing are used for the development and control of grain size and how carbon and manganese content influence toughness, hardness, and strength. The final chapter presents worked solutions to real-world problems related to hardenability, quenching, grain size, alloy content, treatment times and temperatures, and the determination of property ranges. The book includes an extensive amount of composition and property data, a glossary of terms, and outlines for various calculation methods. For information on the print version, ISBN 978-0-87170-538-9, follow this link.
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Martin, Andrew R. Steelpan Ambassadors. University Press of Mississippi, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.14325/mississippi/9781496812407.001.0001.
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“Maybe you won't like steel band. It's possible. But it's been said that the Pied Piper had a steel band helping him on his famous visit to Hamelin.” When the US Navy distributed this press release, anxieties and tensions of the impending Cold War felt palpable. As President Eisenhower cast his gaze toward Russia, the American people cast their ears to the Atlantic South, infatuated with the international currents of Caribbean music. Today, steel bands have become a global phenomenon; yet, in 1957 the exotic sound and the unique image of the US Navy Steel Band was one-of-a-kind. From 1957 until their disbandment in 1999, the US Navy Steel Band performed over 20,000 concerts worldwide. In 1973, the band officially moved headquarters from Puerto Rico to New Orleans and found the city and annual Mardi Gras tradition an apt musical and cultural fit. The band brought a significant piece of Caribbean artistic capital—calypso and steelband music—to the American mainstream. Its impact on the growth and development of steelpan music in America is enormous. This book uncovers the lost history of the US Navy Steel Band and provides an in-depth study of its role in the development of the US military's public relations, its promotion of goodwill, its recruitment efforts after the Korean and Vietnam wars, its musical and technological innovations, and its percussive propulsion of the American fascination with Latin and Caribbean music over the past century.
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Blair, Malcolm, and Thomas L. Stevens, eds. Steel Castings Handbook. 6th ed. ASM International, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.sch6.9781627083546.
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Steel Castings Handbook, Sixth Edition contains information and engineering data relevant to the design, manufacture, and application of steel castings. The book's content is organized into five multiple-chapter sections, covering the design process, manufacturing equipment and procedures, purchasing, detailed application examples, and material selection for property optimization and manufacturability. The handbook also includes an appendix with composition and hardness data for a wide range of casting alloys and coverage on heat treatments, molding methods, redesign for casting, and the effect of quality on component performance. With its detailed explanations and extensive use of illustrations, the book serves equally well as a reference, text, or guide for both new and experienced engineers. For information on the print version, ISBN 978-0-87170-556-3, follow this link.
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Murchison, Gayle. New Paradigms in William Grant Still’s Blue Steel. University of Illinois Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252036781.003.0008.
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This chapter examines the aesthetics underlying William Grant Still's Blue Steel and contextualizes it as a Harlem Renaissance work engaged with the African past and Still's diasporic present. Composed in 1934, Blue Steel was envisioned by Still as an African American opera—one that not only treated an African American subject, but was also rooted in African American and African diasporic culture—namely, its syncretic religion, voodoo or voudon. The chapter first takes a look at Still's first exposure to and early attempts at opera before discussing his collaborators in the creation of Blue Steel. It then provides a summary of Blue Steel's plot and characters as well as its use of African music for conceptual approaches to representing Africa and Africanness through musical signifiers. It also examines how voodoo became a means for Still to express himself as a Harlem Renaissance artist by functioning as a multifaceted signifier of African identity within the New World.
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Miller, Timothy. This Machine Plays Country Music. Edited by Travis D. Stimeling. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190248178.013.27.
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This chapter explores the origins and development of the pedal steel guitar, showing the evolution of instrument traditions as an undercurrent to histories of genre and style. The pedal steel’s emergence in the early 1950s was a continuation of developments from the previous decades, as the exploration of technological answers to the musical “problems” of the steel guitar led to an expanded palette of sounds and gestures. The development of the instrument’s technology and vocabulary occurred within a community of musicians and makers whose priorities both reinforced and challenged the aesthetic values of country music. This history is illustrated through transcriptions and analyses of recordings by key innovators of the 1950s–1970s. The chapter concludes by discussing different trajectories of the pedal steel in the twenty-first century, where it remains a crucial part of country music but has also found a place in other genres and styles.
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Ballengee, Christopher L. Steel orchestras and tassa bands. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199352227.003.0005.
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In the 1950s, the steel orchestra in Trinidad and Tobago became an icon of a nationalist discourse promoting African Trinidadian culture as national culture. In subsequent decades, steel orchestras were subsidized by the state and routinely linked with moments of national significance. Some Indian Trinidadian leaders met steelpan’s official declaration as the country’s national instrument in 1992 with accusations of unequal representation and they have continued to press the government to make the Indian Trinidadian tassa drum co-national instrument. This chapter surveys the cultural and political histories of steel orchestras and tassa bands and uses the national instrument debate as a key example of how notions of collective creativity, multiculturalism and national identity are processed through ideas about music and musical performance. The chapter concludes with a discussion of collaborations between steelpan and tassa musicians as representative of a desire to create musical and ideological fusions that reflect Trinidad and Tobago’s multiculturalism.
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Nath, Jagan. Iron and Steel Castings Engineering Guide. ASM International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.isceg.9781627083324.
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Iron and Steel Castings Engineering Guide covers the interrelated factors that determine the quality, performance, and cost of castings made from iron and steel. It describes the engineering involved in optimizing component geometries for function and manufacturability. It explains how microstructure influences mechanical properties and how to achieve a target microstructure for product performance through melting, melt treatment, and heat treating. It familiarizes readers with molding and core making processes and how to implement them, along with filling, feeding, and cooling procedures, for specific materials, geometries, and microstructures. It includes examples highlighting best practices as well as issues and concerns such as process limitations, assembly constraints, distortion and internal stresses, casting defects, and overly aggressive designs. It also contains composition, property, and structure-related data for many types of cast iron and grades of steel and includes detailed process outlines and design guidelines for tooling, gating, and feeding systems. For information on the print version, ISBN: 978-1-62708-330-0, follow this link.
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O’Flaherty, Mark C. Narrative Thread. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350287709.
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“I adored this book and can’t recommend it highly enough” – Cathy Horyn “Beautifully executed” – Norma Kamali “A visual feast” – Giles Deacon “Entertaining, thought-provoking, and serious. Read it and learn.” – Colin McDowell “Clothes from our past shape who we are, and who we will be. Why do we hold on to certain garments and what do they tell us and others about our lives?” Mark C. O’Flaherty asks 14 individuals who work with or use clothes in a unique way: how has fashion created something significant in your life? Through fascinating conversations, and photoshoots of their private collections, in New York, London and Milan, he constructs a portrait of each person through their intimate relationships with fashion, featuring The Idiosyncratic Fashionistas, Charlie Casely-Hayford, John Matheson (McQueen Vault), Sandy Powell, Stephen Jones, Carla Sozzani, Winn Austin, Carmen Haid, Susanne Bartsch, Karlo Steel, Karim Rashid, Steven Philip, and Desmond is Amazing. How have these people used fashion as a vessel for memory or identity to develop their own narratives, and what does our relationship with clothing say about its changing nature as a commodity? With a foreword by influential fashion tastemaker Amanda Harlech, and opening conversations with three of fashion’s most respected scholars, Valerie Steele, Andre Walker and Claire Wilcox, Narrative Thread is an eye-opening resource for our understanding of fashion’s past and present – and its continuing importance in our lives.
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Naiqian, Feng. Multifunctional Concrete Technology. Materials Research Forum LLC, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644901991.
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The book reviews production and applications of high- and ultrahigh strength multifunctional concrete. The use of various coarse and fine aggregates are covered, as well as ultrafine powders, new superplasticizers, anti-rust agents for steel bars and electrochemical protection technology.
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Wade, Stephen. Pete Steele. University of Illinois Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252036880.003.0008.
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This chapter describes the recordings of banjoist Pete Steele, who began as a coal miner and then became a carpenter in a southern Ohio paper plant. On March 29, 1938, at his company-owned home on Rhea Avenue a few blocks from the Champion paper mills, Pete Steele first recorded “Coal Creek March” along with twenty-six other songs and tunes. Pete's facility with multiple tunings, combined with his various right-hand picking styles, demonstrates a technical range unsurpassed on the Folk Archive's numerous other disc-era banjo recordings. Surrounded by his wife Lillie and their children, Pete applied these skills either solo or to accompany Lillie, who additionally sang four numbers by herself. Their son Craig joined them on three pieces, playing guitar and sometimes adding his voice to theirs.
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Leonard, Greg. Metals. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190656010.003.0011.
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Metals and metal products have long been traded on commodity markets. Trading in futures and options, as well as forwards, swaps, and other derivatives, is available for about a dozen metals. Traditionally metals have been divided into precious metals and base metals, used in industrial applications. Today the precious metals silver, platinum, and palladium are also primarily used in industrial applications, while gold is still primarily used as a store of value. CME Group exchanges and the London Metal Exchange are the best-known exchanges for metals derivatives trading. In recent years, trading volumes in all metals on exchanges in China have increased tremendously, and these exchanges have begun to contribute to global price discovery. Steel has the largest production of the base metals, but on-exchange trading of steel and its precursor iron ore has become significant only in the last few years, with trading focused in China.
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Segal, David. Everyday Products. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198804079.003.0012.
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Chapter 12 describes material aspects of everyday products. For example, the role of nanoparticles in sunscreens. It also covers surfactants and their role in micelles in washing-up liquids. The role of nanotechnology in cosmetics is stressed. The surprising use of hydrogels in disposable nappies (diapers) and the role of microstructure in sweets such as hard candy (boiled sweets) are described. Other everyday products include breathable garments, stainless steel and acrylic textiles.
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Louis, Fisher. Eight War Powers. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199856213.003.0008.
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This chapter focuses on the war powers assigned to Congress. The discussions cover the authority to initiate war; military action in practice; the availability of a standing army; international and regional bodies that function as a constitutional substitute for the Senate and the House of Representatives; the Korean War; Truman's seizure of steel mills; the Vietnam War; the War Powers Resolution; and Presidents' circumvention of the legislative branch and treating the Security Council and NATO as constitutional substitutes.
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Budinski, Kenneth G., and Steven T. Budinski. Tribomaterials. ASM International, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.tpsfwea.9781627083232.
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Tribomaterials: Properties and Selection for Friction, Wear, and Erosion Applications provides practical information on the tribological behaviors of engineering materials, how they are measured, and how to account for them in order to optimize product lifetime and performance. The first few chapters describe the mechanisms and manifestations of various types of friction, erosion, and wear and how to assess their impact on design and equipment operation using proven tribotesting methods. The chapters that follow cover the tribological properties and characteristics of important engineering materials, including carbon and low-alloy steels, tool steels, stainless steels, nickel- and cobalt-base alloys, copper alloys, and cast iron as well as ceramics, cermets, cemented carbides, polymers, and polymer composites. The book also includes chapters on treatments and coatings, lubrication, and the selection and screening of materials for tribosystems, including medical applications. Each chapter ends with a review of terms, takeaway concepts, essential questions, and related reading. For information on the print version, ISBN: 978-1-62708-321-8, follow this link.
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Phosphate Coatings Suitable for Personal Protective Equipment. Materials Research Forum LLC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644901113.
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Phosphate coatings can improve the corrosion resistance of carbon steel equipment such as carabiners. The specific porosity of the phosphate layer allows the deposition of an elastomer-based paint for absorbing mechanical shocks. The book is relevant for fundamental and applied research in the field of protective phosphate layers and their industrial applications. It also describes how to design and develop phosphating solutions that differ in the type and concentration of metal ions dissolved in phosphoric acid.
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Altman, Michael J. The Theosophical Quest for Occult Power. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190654924.003.0005.
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This chapter argues that the Theosophical movement represented India as a land of occult power and esoteric religion. The chapter offers a close reading of the writings of Madame Helena Blavatsky and a history of how Blavatsky and her partner Henry Steel Olcott founded the Theosophical Society. Blavatsky believed India was the birthplace of an ancient esoteric wisdom religion. The representation of India as a land of occult power found its greatest expression through the theosophical idea of mahatmas or ascendant masters of Indian origin. Building on Blavatsky’s writings, later Theosophists such as William Quan Judge constructed Indian yoga as a dangerous esoteric practice.
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Sharr, Adam. Modern Architecture: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198783442.001.0001.
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Modern Architecture: A Very Short Introduction explores the technical innovations that opened up the cultural and intellectual opportunities for modern architecture to happen. It shows how the invention of steel and reinforced concrete radically altered possibilities for shaping buildings, transforming what architects were able to imagine, as did new systems for air-conditioning and lighting. Focusing on a selection of modern buildings that also symbolize bigger cultural ideas, this VSI discusses what modern architecture was like, why it was like that, and how it was imagined. It also demonstrates how modern architecture owes much to the work of some of the historians and critics who helped to shape the field.
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James, Harold, and Kevin H. O’Rourke. Italy and the First Age of Globalization, 1861–1940. Edited by Gianni Toniolo. Oxford University Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199936694.013.0002.
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The paper presents trade policy as in line with that of other continental European powers, with a move to moderate levels of tariff protection for politically sensitive sectors, such as steel and textiles and clothing, but also in agriculture, with levels of protection falling slightly before the First World War. Monetary policy was similarly driven by the constraints of capital scarcity and by the political priority attached to reducing the cost of funding government debt. The most innovative area was probably in industrial policy, where after the 1880s and again in the 1930s, in response to severe shocks, quite creative institutional policies were adopted. In particular, financial restructuring was used as an opportunity to reshape the structure of industry.
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Ramrakha, Punit, and Jonathan Hill, eds. Eponymous syndromes. Oxford University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199643219.003.0016.
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698–699700–704706–708A clinical triad of congenital anaemia, triphalangeal thumbs, and VSD. The aetiology is unknown.See Stokes–Adams syndrome ( p. 706).Hypertension resulting from occlusion of the coeliac axis, leading to diversion of collateral blood flow from the right renal artery. Originally described as renal-splanchnic steal syndrome....
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Ramnarine, Tina K. Orchestral connections in the cultures of decolonizationreflections on British, Caribbean and Indian contexts. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199352227.003.0018.
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This chapter examines orchestras in relation to the cultures of decolonization in Britain, the Caribbean and India. It adopts comparative, ethnographic and reflexive views of orchestras (symphony, steel and Indian film) to explore bordering practices and the politics of memory. The discussion focuses on the traumatic as well as transformative aspects of memory, the articulation of different subject positions, and the orchestra as a musical institution which is implicated in the cultural transitions of decolonizing politics. Theoretical tools for thinking about orchestras, empire, heritage and reclamation are drawn from postcolonial critiques and the new histories of empire. The argument emphasizes the potential of comparison as a mode of theorization and as a route to revisionist histories, as well as the political aspects of orchestral practices.
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Dudley, Shannon. Musical ambition and community-building in Trinidad and Tobago’s steel orchestras. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199352227.003.0004.
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The steelband emerged in Trinidad in the 1940s as a musical expression of disadvantaged urban youths who made ingenious use of discarded metal containers to accompany carnival dancing and singing. Within a few short years, however, steelpans moved from the social margins to a privileged placed in Trinidad and Tobago’s national culture, and from road to stage. Today, the government of Trinidad and Tobago funds a professional National Steel Symphony Orchestra, and steelpans are also incorporated into Trinidad and Tobago’s National Sinfonia. In this chapter, I reflect on this transformation through the lens of ethnographic research, published scholarship, and my own experience playing in both steelbands and symphony orchestras. I examine some ways in which steelbands have adopted, and adapted, the model of the symphony orchestra, and consider the implications of these changes for community building, focusing especially on the repertoire and procedures of the annual Panorama steelband competition.
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Wilson, Mark. The Greediness of Scales. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198803478.003.0005.
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Any straightforward attempt to capture the interactive relationships between size scales within a complexly layered material such as a bar of steel encounters immediate descriptive obstacles sometimes called the “tyranny-of-scales problem.” These obstacles trace not only to the unmanageable number of descriptive parameters required for such a task but to the fact that the localized models that capture the material’s scale-centered behaviors most effectively are syntactically inconsistent with one another. The innovations of modern multiscalar modeling have surmounted these barriers by developing descriptive architectures that implement clever forms of “divide and conquer” tactics. The tremendous effectiveness of these innovations offers great insight into the workings of practical language in general.
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Steele, Catherine Knight. Digital Black Feminism. NYU Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479808373.001.0001.
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Black women are at the forefront of some of this century’s most important discussions about technology: trolling, online harassment, algorithmic bias, and influencer culture. But Black women’s relationship with technology began long before the advent of Twitter or Instagram. To truly “listen to Black women,”Steele points to the history of Black feminist technoculture in the U.S. to decenter white supremacy and patriarchy in the future of technology. Using the virtual beauty shop as a metaphor, Digital Black Feminism walks readers through the technical skill, communicative expertise, and entrepreneurial acumen of Black women’s labor—born of survival strategies and economic necessity—both on- and offline. Digital Black Feminism positions Black women at the center of our discourse about the past, present, and future of technology, offering a through line from the writing of early twentieth-century Black women to the bloggers and social media mavens of the twenty-first century. The blogosphere provided Black feminist writers a unique space to draft principles for a new generation of Black feminist thought, while other online communities offer practical lessons on the praxis of digital Black feminism. Steele makes connections between the letters, news articles, and essays of Black feminist writers of the past and a digital archive of blog posts, tweets, and Instagram stories of some of the most well-known Black feminist writers of our time. As Black feminist writers’ work now reaches its widest audience online, Steele offers hopefulness and caution on Black feminism becoming a product for sale in the digital marketplace.
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Folkenflik, Robert. The Rise of the Illustrated English Novel to 1832. Edited by Alan Downie. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199566747.013.033.
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This chapter describes the rise of the illustrated English novel. Eighteenth-century novels were cheap; illustrations expensive. Illustrated novels typically were not first editions, though some of the best known (Robinson Crusoe, Sir Launcelot Greaves) anomalously were. Looking at novels from roughly twenty years apart, one can see a number of changes from the increased presence of native engravers and designers to the burgeoning of illustrated volumes with the overthrow of perpetual copyright in 1774 (making possible the novel series of James Harrison and others), as well as shifting technologies leading from copperplates to the use of steel engravings in the nineteenth century. Important illustrators of novels included Pine and Clark, Hayman and Gravelot, Hogarth, Thomas Stothard, Thomas Rowlandson, Blake, and George Cruikshank.
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Green, Frederik H., ed. The Cultural Indigenization of a Soviet “Red Classic” Hero. Hong Kong University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5790/hongkong/9789888390892.003.0008.
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This chapter traces the reception of Nicholas Ostrovskii’s socialist-realist classic How the Steel was Tempered (Kak zakalialas’ stal,’ 1934) in China, from its first appearance in the late 1930s through the ideology-driven first decades of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) until the present. This chapter further explores the many roles attributed to the novel’s protagonist Pavel Korchagin, from war-hero and popular icon of the Mao era to unlikely role model during the reform period and, finally, symbol of nostalgia in post-socialist China. By illustrating how the novel has been thoroughly indigenized and become inseparable both from China’s revolutionary history as well as its popular culture, this chapter comments on the discursive complexity of this unlikely Red Classic and its afterlife in China.
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Ramnarine, Tina K., ed. Global Perspectives on Orchestras. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199352227.001.0001.
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This book adopts global perspectives on orchestras. It draws on ethnographic, historical and comparative approaches to analyze a variety of orchestral traditions (such as symphony, steel, Indonesian gamelan, Indian film and Vietnamese court). It discusses how orchestras are embedded in socio-historical and economic contexts, and highlights intercultural, compositional and rehearsal processes. The chapters describe orchestral creativity and performance politics. Key considerations are how orchestral musicians work together and organizational infrastructures shaping the orchestra as an institution. Orchestral musicians' testimonies are included to give practitioners' views. The study of orchestras contributes to developing global music histories and comparative theorization within ethnographic disciplines. This book offers timely insights into the connections between orchestras, colonial histories, postcolonial practices, and comparative theorizations to generate appreciation of orchestral performance as a creative, political and social practice.
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Lampman, Steve, ed. Weld Integrity and Performance. ASM International, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.wip.9781627083591.
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Weld Integrity and Performance is a convenient reference and sourcebook for anyone involved in the application, fabrication, or assessment of welded structures. It provides detailed information on relevant topics including weld solidification, weldability testing, weld characterization, discontinuities and imperfections, cracking phenomena, inspection and evaluation techniques, fatigue and fracture control, fracture mechanics, fitness-for-service testing, repair welding, and weld corrosion. An entire section, the largest by far in the book, covers the basic metallurgy and engineering properties of weldments made from carbon and low-alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, nickel-base alloys, and refractory metals, including tantalum, niobium, molybdenum, and tungsten alloys. The book also provides insights into the origins of failure associated with different welding processes and includes an appendix with information on the weldability of common alloys (including cast irons) as well as process selection guidelines, recommended preheat and interpass temperatures and postweld heat treatments for pipe welds and pressure vessels, and qualification codes and standards. For information on the print version, ISBN 978-0-87170-600-8, follow this link.
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Hix, Simon. 23. The EU as a new political system. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hepl/9780198737421.003.0025.
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This chapter examines the development and operation of the European Union from a comparative politics perspective. It first considers the evolution of the EU, from the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1951 that established the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) to the admission of Lithuania in 2015 as the nineteenth member of the Eurozone, and the UK's decision to leave the EU in 2016. The chapter then explores the process of European integration and goes on to explain what it means to think of the EU as a political system. It also describes the two basic dimensions of the EU system: the vertical dimension (the EU as a ‘regulatory state’) and the horizontal dimension (the design and operation of EU decision-making). The chapter concludes by analysing the ‘missing link’ in the EU system — the lack of genuine democratic politics.
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Stirn, Bernard. The Phases of European Integration. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198789505.003.0002.
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The chapter shows how, from the early beginnings of the efforts of the European idea’s founding fathers up until the present day, the European project has developed along three axes. The first follows the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) to the European Union (EU); the second follows the development of the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR); the third follows the other European institutions, such as, for example, those concerned with military co-operation and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and the Schengen area. The chapter shows how within a geographic space that has been enlarged considerably, the countries of Europe have attained a level of economic and political solidarity that undoubtedly surpasses the hopes of the founding fathers of the European project.
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Dinan, Desmond. 13. A Special Case. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hepl/9780199570829.003.0014.
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This chapter examines the United Kingdom's troubled relationship with the movement for European integration and with the European Union more generally. Citing speeches made by leading British politicians over the last seventy years, including Winston Churchill, Harold Macmillan, Margaret Thatcher, and David Cameron, the chapter outlines four distinct stages of British association with the EU: a period of detachment in the early years; involvement in a lengthy accession process and renegotiation of membership terms; engagement in effort to reform the budget and launch the single market programme; and growing disillusionment as the EU strengthened along supranational lines and extended its policy remit, notably by embracing the economic and monetary union (EMU). These periods cover a range of important developments, such as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Economic Community (EEC), the EMU, and the Single European Act.
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McLaughlin, Brian P., and David Rose. On the Matter of Robot Minds. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198815259.003.0012.
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One reason it matters whether phenomenally conscious robots will soon be forthcoming is that such robots would have moral rights. The view that they are on the horizon often rests on a certain philosophical view about consciousness, one called “nomological behaviorism” in this chapter. The view entails that, as a matter of nomological necessity, if a robot had exactly the same patterns of dispositions to peripheral behavior as a phenomenally conscious being, then the robot would be phenomenally conscious. The chapter experimentally investigates whether the folk think that certain (hypothetical) robots made of silicon and steel would have the same conscious states as certain familiar biological beings with the same patterns of dispositions to peripheral behavior as the robots. The findings provide evidence that the folk largely reject the view that silicon-based robots would have the sensations that they, the folk, attribute to the biological beings in question.
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Hansen, Christine, and Tom Griffiths. Living with Fire. CSIRO Publishing, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/9780643104808.
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Within the Yarra River catchment area nestles the valley of Steels Creek, a small shallow basin in the lee of Kinglake plateau and the Great Dividing Range. The escarpment walls of the range drop in a series of ridges to the valley and form the south-eastern boundary of the Kinglake National Park. The gentle undulations that flow out from the valley stretch into the productive and picturesque landscape of Victoria’s famous wine growing district, the Yarra Valley.
Late on the afternoon of 7 February 2009, the day that came to be known as Black Saturday, the Kinglake plateau carried a massive conflagration down the fringing ranges into the Steels Creek community. Ten people perished and 67 dwellings were razed in the firestorm. In the wake of the fires, the devastated residents of the valley began the long task of grieving, repairing, rebuilding or moving on while redefining themselves and their community.
In Living with Fire, historians Tom Griffiths and Christine Hansen trace both the history of fire in the region and the human history of the Steels Creek valley in a series of essays which examine the relationship between people and place. These essays are interspersed with four interludes compiled from material produced by the community. In the immediate aftermath of the fire many people sought to express their grief, shock, sadness and relief in artwork. Some painted or wrote poetry, while others collected the burnt remains of past treasures from which they made new objects. These expressions, supplemented by historical archives and the essays they stand beside, offer a sensory and holistic window into the community’s contemporary and historical experiences.
A deeply moving book, Living with Fire brings to life the stories of one community’s experience with fire, offering a way to understand the past, and in doing so, prepare for the future.
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Surdam, David George. Introduction. University of Illinois Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252039140.003.0018.
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This book examines the economics of the antitrust aspects of the three professional sports leagues—Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL), and the National Basketball Association (NBA)—based on the information presented at the hearings conducted by Congress during the 1950s. In the late 1800s, Americans worried about the growing concentration of economic power in the hands of large corporations and big trusts such as oil, railroads, steel, meat packing, and tobacco. In response, Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. While owners of professional sports teams may not have resembled industrialists, they labored under the same antitrust statutes. This book explores some of the major issues tackled in the Congressional hearings, including mergers between rival football and basketball leagues, player rights, general antitrust exemptions, territorial rights, franchise relocation and sales, franchise expansion, and television policies.
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Dinan, Desmond. 15. The Historiography of European Integration. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hepl/9780199570829.003.0016.
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This chapter reviews the historiography of European integration, focusing on how scholars have interpreted the process and explained key events and developments. It first considers the federalist narrative and its critique of intergovernmentalism, along with its claim that the Hague Congress of 1948 and the European Defence Community of the early 1950s were great opportunities lost; the nation state was in long-term decline; and the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC) presaged the eventual emergence of a United States of Europe. At the same time, some scholars and analysts of the European Community (EC) presented a more realistic picture of the process of European integration that foreshadowed the revisionism of Alan Milward in the 1980s. The chapter also examines the views of scholars such as Altiero Spinelli, Jean Monnet, Robert Schuman, and John Gillingham.
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Avenell, Simon. Pacific Solidarity and Atomic Aggression. University of Hawai'i Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.21313/hawaii/9780824867133.003.0006.
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This chapter traces the emergence and evolution of a transnational movement opposing the planned dumping of Japanese radioactive waste material in the Pacific Ocean near the Mariana Trench. With its growing stockpile of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, in the 1970s Japanese officials hatched plans to dump radioactive material in steel canisters in the Pacific. In response, activists on islands in Micronesia mobilized in staunch opposition in the late 1970s. They were joined by Japanese antinuclear groups who brought Pacific activists to Japan to give speeches and lobby officials. The chapter explores how this transnational struggle was able to force a postponement and ultimately the abandonment of the ocean dumping plan. As with movements opposing industrial pollution export in the 1970s, this mobilization opened Japanese activists’ eyes to the nuclear victimization of Pacific peoples and, in turn, forced a reconsideration of Japan as the only victim of radiation worldwide.
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Campbell, F. C., ed. Metals Fabrication. ASM International, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.mfub.9781627083089.
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Metals Fabrication: Understanding the Basics describes the practices, processes, and procedures used throughout industry to produce metal products and goods. It begins with a review of primary mill processes and the basic steps for making iron, steel, aluminum, and titanium. It then covers nearly every subsequent fabrication process, starting with casting followed by forging, forming, machining, heat treating, finishing, and coating as well as powder-metal part production. The book provides a thorough review of each process, discussing typical implementations, material requirements, design considerations, and common imperfections and defects. It also explains how heat, force, and power generated by production equipment alter the metallurgical and mechanical properties of work in process, bringing practical perspective to many fundamental concepts including solidification, deformation, residual stress, fracture mechanics, wear, and phase transformations. For information on the print version, ISBN 978-1-62708-018-7, follow this link.
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Adler, M. Properties and potential of protein–DNA conjugates for analytic applications. Edited by A. V. Narlikar and Y. Y. Fu. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199533053.013.25.
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This article examines the properties of protein-DNA conjugates and their potential for analytic applications. It begins with a discussion of DNA as a rigid construction tool for protein networks, reducing its functionality to the molecular equivalent of a steel bar in 'large-scale' architecture. It then describes DNA functionality in protein-DNA conjugates, like specific recognition of nucleotide sequences or its unique use as an amplification template. It also considers a range of applications for protein-DNA conjugates, including the use of artificial DNA-protein nanostructures as supramolecular building blocks and DNA-antibody conjugates for ultrasensitive antigen detection. Finally, it evaluates DNA-directed immobilization of protein-DNA adaptor molecules for flexible protein arrays. It shows that protein-DNA conjugates can be used as analytical targets for challenging and calibrating the properties of high-resolution atomic force microscopy, as well as analytical reagents for ultrasensitive target detection in immuno-PCR and related techniques.
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Townsend, Peter. The Power of Imperfections. Oxford University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192857477.001.0001.
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Perfection is a fiction. In cooking we demand minute traces of herbs and spices to add flavour. All technologies are similar since only when we add impurities do the materials meet our needs. This is true for everything from making Stone Age tools to semiconductors, steel, glass optical fibres etc. In chemistry, impurities can speed up reactions (catalysis), in biology we call them enzymes. Without imperfections there would be neither evolution nor personal individuality. With understanding we have exploited imperfections to our advantage and enjoy technological benefits. When we fail to recognize our own faults, we revert to human failings of oppression, warfare, ill health and destruction of the planet. No previous science is required as the concepts are basically simple. Nevertheless, the book gives deep and useful insights into what is possible in technology. Recognizing and addressing human imperfections is far harder, but absolutely essential or we will destroy ourselves.
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Martin, Lou. Work and Identity in the Factory and at Home. University of Illinois Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252039454.003.0006.
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This chapter examines the evolution of gendered division of labor in the factories and at home. In the 1940s and 1950s, potteries hired increasing numbers of women to fill more and more roles in the production process. The fact that pottery wages fell behind steel wages in these decades contributed to the declining percentage of men in the potteries as they sought a family wage. At home, women and men fell back into more familiar gender roles as they produced their own food, made their own clothing, and built their own houses. Rural-industrial workers believed in “making do” to stretch their family income, performing self-help activities that harked back to older work patterns on the farms that many of them had left behind. Thus, there were two gender divisions of labor operating in parallel: one at home and another in the factory, one derived from rural self-sufficiency and the other from industrial production.