Toxic chemicals : risk prevention through use reduction

Catastrophic events such as the Bhopal, India tragedy and rising incidences of cancer in areas neighboring industrial facilities have heightened concern over the use of toxic chemicals in manufacturing and industry. Based on the authors' research conducted in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this book explores the history of toxic chemical release reporting programs, presents data on the toxicity of chemical…

Solar module packaging : polymeric requirements and selection

ABSTRACT Exploring current and future opportunities in PV polymeric packaging, this work offers an insider's perspective on the manufacturing processes and needs of the solar industry and reveals opportunities for future material development and processing. Suitable for nonspecialists in polymer science, it provides a basic understanding of polymeric concepts, fundamental properties, and proce…

Spider Venoms

This volume provides an overview of the biochemical characterization, structure-function studies, proteomics, bioinformatics, molecular biology, transcriptomics and genomics of various spider species. The book also covers our current knowledge of venom components, toxins and their modes of action. The first section of Spider Venom includes contributions regarding the wide diversity of spider ve…

Proceedings of the 2020 DigitalFUTURES: The 2nd International Conference on C…

This open access book is a compilation of selected papers from 2020 DigitalFUTURES—The 2nd International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2020). The book focuses on novel techniques for computational design and robotic fabrication. The contents make valuable contributions to academic researchers, designers, and engineers in the industry. As well, readers will e…

Managing sustainable luxury and digitalization :technology trends and ethical…

Defining luxury in the watch industry: exploring the gestalt of Swiss luxury watches -- Trends and challenges in the Swiss luxury watch industry: insights from an expert survey -- Luxury watches and ethical hubris: a comparative overview of illustrative cases -- Gestalt-switch of luxury products: exploring pitfalls of inconsistent value expressions in conspicuous consumption -- "Some of my cust…

Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Digitalization and Sustainability

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Biotechnologie praxisorientiert unterrichten: Aktuelle Kontexte für Schule u…

In diesem Open Access Buch finden Sie Anregungen für die praktische und schülergerechte Umsetzung molekularbiologischer Methoden an ausgewählten Themenbeispielen für den Biologieunterricht. Biotechnologische Methoden wie die DNA – Analyse werden an Schulen hauptsächlich theoretisch unterrichtet und nicht experimentell erarbeitet. In einem Exkurs zu der Umsetzung eines Schüler*innen Semi…

Biotechnologie praxisorientiert unterrichten

In diesem Open Access Buch finden Sie Anregungen für die praktische und schülergerechte Umsetzung molekularbiologischer Methoden an ausgewählten Themenbeispielen für den Biologieunterricht. Biotechnologische Methoden wie die DNA – Analyse werden an Schulen hauptsächlich theoretisch unterrichtet und nicht experimentell erarbeitet. In einem Exkurs zu der Umsetzung eines Schüler*innen Semi…

Responsible Innovation 2

This book discusses issues regarding conceptualization, governance and implementation of responsible innovation. It treats different approaches to making responsible innovation a reality and it contains new case studies that illustrate challenges and solutions. Research on Responsible Innovation is by its nature highly multidisciplinary, and also pro-active, design-oriented and policy-relevant.…

Theory and Practice of Sociosensitive and Socioactive Systems

Interactive adaptive systems increasingly become part of our everyday life. Which factors could shape this development and under which conditions will interactions with technical systems be deemed socially appropriate? The "FActors of Social Appropriateness" (FASA) Model presented in this Open Access-book provides a structured approach to our understanding of social appropriateness in human-tec…