Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: Mathematical Sciences and Naval Engineering -- Microlattice Materials and Their Potential Application in Structural Dynamics and Acoustics -- 1 Outline -- 2 Nomenclature -- 3 Overview -- 3.1 Influential Factors -- Phase Material -- Relative Density -- Connectivity -- 4 Naval Interests -- 4.1 Structural and Buoyancy -- 4.2 Vibrations and Acoustics -- 5 Fabrication Methods -- 5.1 Additive Manufacturing -- 5.2 Other Methods -- Concurrent Curing via Self-Propagating Photopolymerization -- Hollow Microlattice -- 6 Property Evaluation -- 6.1 Physical Properties -- 6.2 Mechanical Properties -- 6.3 Damping -- 6.4 Acoustic Absorption -- 7 Computational Methods -- 7.1 Static -- 7.2 Dynamic -- Finite Element Implementation for Free-Wave Propagation -- Dispersion Surfaces -- 8 Locally Resonant Lattice Materials -- 8.1 Acoustics -- 8.2 Vibrations -- 9 Summary -- References -- An Alternative Convolution Approach to the Cagniard Method for Transient Ocean Acoustic Modelling -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cagniard Method -- 3 Alternate Methods to Cagniard -- 4 Image Theory for the Pekeris Waveguide -- 5 Numerical Example for the Pekeris Model -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Acoustic Transmission in a Low Mach Number Liquid Flow -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theory -- 2.1 Hydrodynamic Mean Flow -- 2.2 Acoustic Velocity Potential and Pressure in the Inhomogeneous Flow Region -- 2.3 Far-Field Pressures -- 2.4 Boundary Conditions -- 2.5 Finite Element Formulation -- 3 Numerical Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Point Acoustic Source in a Uniform Homogeneous Flow -- 3.2 Piston Source Located Symmetrically About the Hydrodynamic Stagnation Point on a Rigid Body -- 4 Summary -- References -- Lift Production Using Differential Cavity Ventilation on a Symmetric Hydrofoil -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Results -- 3 Concluding Remarks -- References -- An Exact Solution for a Class of Kalman Smoothers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Kalman Smoother Derivation -- 3 Two Special Cases -- 3.1 One-Dimensional State Vector -- 3.2 Two-Dimensional State Vector -- 4 Solution Approach -- 4.1 One-Dimensional State Vector -- 4.2 Two-Dimensional State Vector -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Metallic Foam Metamaterials for Vibration Damping and Isolation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Steady-State Vibration -- 3.1 Experimental Setup -- 3.2 Experimental and Analytical Results -- 4 Transient Vibration -- 4.1 Experimental Setup -- 4.2 Experimental and Analytical Results -- 5 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- The Other Navy Seals: Seal Whiskers as a Bio-inspired Model for the Reduction of Vortex-Induced Vibrations -- 1 Bio-inspired Design in Naval Applications -- 2 Physics of Vortex-Induced Vibrations (VIV) -- 3 VIV and Its Impact on Engineering -- 4 VIV Mitigation in Navy Applications -- 5 VIV Reduction in Nature -- 6 Seal Whiskers as a Bio-inspired Model -- 6.1 Water Tunnel Experiments with Real Seal Whiskers -- 6.2 Effect of Seal Whisker Geometry Explained by Fluid Dynamics -- 6.3 Effect of Undulation Geometry on Whisker Response -- References -- A Series of Multidimensional Integral Identities with Applications to Multivariate Weighted Generalized Gaussian Distributions -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Gamma Function -- 1.2 Multidimensional Gaussian Integrals -- 2 Identities Involving Exponential Terms -- 2.1 The Method of Exhaustion -- 2.2 The Power Substitution -- 2.3 Applications -- 3 Integrals Involving the Complementary Error Function -- 4 Integrals Involving the Logarithm -- 5 Identities Resulting from Power Substitution Variants -- 6 Modified Forms of Multivariate Gaussian Distributions -- 6.1 Generalized Gaussian Functional Integrals. , 6.2 Weighted Gaussian Integrals -- 7 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Minimum Uniform Search Track Placement for Rectangular Regions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Effective Coverage -- 4 Minimum Uniform Track Spacing Algorithm -- 5 Simulation Description -- 6 Simulation Results -- 7 Summary -- References -- Antennas in the Maritime Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Basic Principles of Antennas -- 2.1 Fields Produced by a Simple Antenna -- 2.2 Basic Antenna Properties -- Input Impedance and Radiation Resistance -- Directivity and Gain -- The Friis Equation -- 2.3 Basic Antenna Types -- 3 Antennas Operating Above the Ocean Surface -- 3.1 The Electrical Properties of Seawater -- 3.2 Antennas Operating Above the Air-Sea Interface -- 3.3 Application: Measuring Antenna Gain on an Overwater Range -- 4 Recent Advances in Antenna Engineering -- 4.1 Antennas Based on Anisotropic Dielectric Materials -- 4.2 Slotted Cylinder Antennas -- 4.3 Patch Antennas -- 4.4 Metamaterials -- 5 Summary -- References -- The Destabilizing Impact of Non-performers in Multi-agent Groups -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background on Emergent Group Behavior -- 3 The Distribution of Emergent Groups -- 3.1 The Niwa Model for Dynamic Groups -- 3.2 Impacts of Non-performers on Stable Group Sizes -- 4 Kinematic Groups of Individuals with Limited Information -- 4.1 The Couzin Model for Non-informed Following -- 4.2 Impacts of Non-performers on Non-informed Followers -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Improving Inertial Navigation Accuracy with Bias Modeling -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Motion Models -- 2.1 Model 1 -- 2.2 Model 2 -- 3 Kalman Filter -- 4 Examples -- 4.1 Model 1 Parameters -- 4.2 Model 2 Parameters -- 4.3 Optimizing the Debiasing Interval -- 4.4 Results -- 5 Summary -- Appendix: Setting the Process Noise Power Spectral Density -- References -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Protein and Amino Acid Requirements of Mammals -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- CONTRIBUTORS -- Poreword -- Chapter 1. Some Species and Age Differences in Amino Acid Requirements -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY -- III. KERATIN SYNTHESIS IN PROTEIN NUTRITION -- IV. COMPOSITION OF TISSUE PROTEINS AND AMINO ACID REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWTH -- V. AMINO ACID REQUIREMENTS FOR NITROGEN EQUILIBRIUM IN THE ADULT -- VI. A THEORY OF PROTEIN METABOLISM -- VII. A SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF PROTEIN METABOLISM -- VIII. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2. Methods of Measuring the Nutritive Value of Protein Hydrolysates and Amino Acid Mixtures. The Rat Repletion Method -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PROTEIN EVALUATION METHODS-THE OLDER METHODS -- III. ASSAY METHODS BASED ON PROTEIN REGENERATION -- IV. METHODS OF CHEMICAL SCORING -- V. SPECIFICITY OF AMINO ACID REQUIREMENTS -- VI. RACEMIC AMINO ACID MIXTURES -- VII. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3. The Laboratory Evaluation of Amino Acid Mixtures and Protein Hydrolysates -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL -- III. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4. Dietary Proteins and Synthesis of Tissue Proteins -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE EFFECT OF DIETARY PROTEINS ON THE SYNTHESIS OF PLASMA PROTEINS -- III. THE EFFECT OF DIETARY PROTEINS ON REPLETION OF LIVER PROTEINS -- IV. THE ROLE OF DIETARY PROTEINS IN THE HYPERTROPHY OF GONADS -- V. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. The Protein and Amino Acid Requirements of Man -- I. SPECIES DIFFERENCES IN PROTEIN NEEDS -- II. QUALITATIVE AMINO ACID REQUIREMENTS OF VARIOUS SPECIES -- III. QUANTITATIVE AMINO ACID REQUIREMENTS OF THE RAT AND MAN -- IV. GROWTH AND PROTEIN AND AMINO ACID NEEDS -- V. EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL STATE ON N-REQUIREMENTS -- VI. METABOLIC INTERACTIONS OF ESSENTIAL AND NONESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS. , VII. INFLUENCE OF CALORIES ON N-EQUILIBRIUM AND AMINO ACID REQUIREMENTS -- VIII. INFLUENCE OF VITAMINS ON N-METABOLISM -- IX. RELATION OF HORMONES, PROTEINS, AND AMINO ACIDS -- X. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Series Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Groundwater in Peril -- Introduction -- Global Resources -- World Archives of Groundwater Information -- Internationally Shared Aquifers -- Overdraft and Mining -- Improving Monitoring -- Pollution and Protection -- Nitrates -- Arsenic -- Uranium -- Oil and Gas -- Salinisation of Surface Waters -- Groundwater and the Sea -- Groundwater and Sea Levels -- Exploitable Leaks to the Sea? -- Groundwater Reservoirs -- Putting a Value on Groundwater Resources -- Groundwater and Nature -- And Climate Change? -- Managing Groundwater Sustainably -- Some Conclusions -- References -- Groundwater and Health: Meeting Unmet Needs in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Introduction -- Groundwater Situation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Overview of Opportunities and Challenges -- Sustainable Water Resource Management and the Millennium Development Goals -- Cases of Aquifer Pollution and Health Effects -- Conclusions -- References -- Karst, Uranium, Gold and Water -- Lessons from South Africa for Reconciling Mining Activities and Sustainable Water Use in Semi-arid Karst Areas: A Case Study -- Introduction -- Dolomitic Groundwater and Mining: A Case Study from the Far West Rand -- Pre-mining Use of Dolomitic Water -- Gold Mining -- Uranium Production -- Gold Mining Impacts: Dewatering of the Dolomitic Compartments -- Consequences of Dewatering -- Economic Net Balance of Dewatering -- Mined Out: Post-closure Scenarios -- Uranium Pollution and Health Risks -- Loss of Institutional Memory -- The Way Forward -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Arsenic Distribution and Geochemistry in Island Groundwater of the Okavango Delta in Botswana -- Introduction -- Geohydrological Background -- Methods -- Site Description and Field Sampling -- Laboratory Analysis -- Water Samples -- Sediment Samples. , Data Analysis -- Results -- General Hydrochemistry Results -- Sediment Mineralogy -- Discussion -- Island Groundwater for Water Supply -- Conclusion -- References -- Sustainability of Groundwater Resources in the North China Plain -- Introduction -- North China Plain -- Purpose and Organization -- Hydrogeology and Water Resources -- Climate -- Surface Water and Aquifer System -- Water Resources in the NCP -- Projected Water Demands, Water Supply, and Deficit -- Key Issues in Water Resources Development and Management -- Methodologies and Tools to Address Sustainability -- General Definition of Groundwater Sustainability -- Methodologies and Scientific Tools for Sustainability Studies -- Socio-economic Considerations -- Regional Groundwater Flow Modeling -- Conceptual Model -- Numerical Model Construction -- Spatial and Temporal Discretization -- Boundary Conditions -- Recharge and Discharge -- Initial Condition -- Model Calibration -- Model Results -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Groundwater Management in a Land Subsidence Area -- Introduction -- Groundwater: No Alternative Water Resources -- Necessity for Evaluating the Recharge Rate -- Land Subsidence: Environmental Destruction Induced by Excessive Withdrawal of Groundwater -- Effect of Regulation of Groundwater Withdrawal -- Optimum Amount of Groundwater Withdrawal -- Recent Groundwater Issues in the Greater Metropolitan Area -- Changes in Water Balance Attendant Upon Urbanisation -- Toward the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Groundwater -- References -- Climate Change and Groundwater -- Introduction -- Climate and Groundwater -- How Changes in Weather and Climate May Impact Groundwater -- Rainfall and Recharge -- Amount, Intensity, Extremes -- Temperature and Evapotranspiration -- Snowfall and Snowmelt -- Permafrost and Glaciers -- Anthropogenic Effects and Feedback Mechanisms. , Evidence of Past Climate in Groundwater Records -- Groundwater Tracers to Indicate Past Climate -- Naturally Occurring Radioisotopes as Age Tracers -- Stable Anthropogenic Age Tracers -- Other Indirect Tracers of Age or Palaeoclimate -- Tritium and Carbon-14 -- The Most Popular Age Tracers -- Palaeohydrology Case Studies -- Groundwater and Past Climates in the Sahara Desert -- Palaeorecharge in the Carrizo Aquifer, Texas, USA -- Predictions of Climate Change Effects on Groundwater -- Global Predictions of Groundwater Impacts -- Linking Global Changes to Local Groundwater Issues -- Predictions of Coastal Groundwater Response to Sea-Level Changes -- Island Groundwater Impacts -- Groundwater Quality Implications of Carbon Sequestration -- References -- Linking Runoff to Groundwater in Permafrost Terrain -- Introduction -- Active Layer and Suprapermafrost Groundwater -- Runoff from Shallow Groundwater -- Seasonality of Runoff -- Subsurface Flow -- Surface Runoff: Non-channelled Seepage -- Surface Runoff: Channelled Flow -- Discharge of Deep Groundwater -- Winter Discharge of Groundwater -- Groundwater and Streamflow -- Conclusions -- References -- Geography of the World's Groundwater: A Hierarchical Approach to Scale-Dependent Zoning -- Introduction -- Methodological Framework and Outcomes of Its Implementation -- General Concepts -- Global Groundwater Regions -- Groundwater Provinces -- Aquifers and Aquifer Systems -- Hierarchical Relationships -- Using the Hierarchically Nested System of Groundwater Zones as an Organising Principle -- Information Management -- Enhancing Knowledge -- Communication and Raising Awareness -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendix 1: Brief Description of the Global Groundwater Regions -- Appendix 2: Proposed Groundwater Provinces -- References -- WHYMAP and the Groundwater Resources Map of the World 1:25,000,000. , Background and Motivation -- The Important Role of Groundwater -- The WHYMAP -- Project History and Design -- The WHYMAP Geo-information System (WHYMAP-GIS) -- Products -- The Global Groundwater Resources Map -- The Process of Developing a GIS-Based Global Groundwater Map -- Description of the World Map of Groundwater Resources and Its Legend -- Inset Maps -- Conclusions from WHYMAP -- Outlook -- References -- Overview of a Multifaceted Research Program in Benin, West Africa: An International Year of Planet Earth Groundwater Project -- Introduction -- Brief Chronological Program History -- Details of Practical and Scientific Efforts -- Well Drilling -- Characterization of Elemental Chemistry -- Characterization and Monitoring of Nitrate -- Modeling in Southern Bnin -- Student Involvement -- Overview of Historical Strengths and Weaknesses of the Partnership Research Effort -- Ongoing Vision of the Project -- Extension of the Modeling Effort for Southern Bnin -- Nitrate Characterization and Remediation -- Development of Thermal and Chemical Tracer Methods for Source Identification in Wells in Fractured Rock -- Continuing Efforts to Drill New Groundwater Wells for Rural Villages -- Education -- Conclusions -- References -- Groundwater Artificial Recharge Solutions for Integrated Management of Watersheds and Aquifer Systems Under Extreme Drought Scenarios -- Introduction -- Why Do We Need to Consider Droughts and ASR Facilities in Portugal? -- Average Precipitation and Groundwater Availability in the Algarve -- The GABA-IFI Index: A New Method for the Selection of the Best Area for the Installation of an ASR -- Introduction -- Sub-index GABA-IFI_N -- Residence Time of Water in the Aquifer -- Enough Space in the Aquifer to Store the Recharged Water -- High Recharge Rate -- tt: Vertical Travel Time -- KH: Horizontal Hydraulic Conductivity of the Aquifer. , Computation of the Sub-index GABA-IFI_N -- Sub-index GABA-IFI_ C -- Sub-index GABA-IFI_Soc -- Where Will the AR Water Come from and When Shall We Be Able to Infiltrate It? -- Artificial Recharge Experiments in the Algarve -- Introduction -- Artificial Recharge Tests in Infiltration Basins -- Artificial Recharge Using a Large Diameter Well -- Artificial Recharge Using a Medium Diameter Well -- Artificial Recharge Experiments in River Bed Infiltration Basins -- Conclusions -- References -- Groundwater in the 21st Century -- Meeting the Challenges -- Introduction -- Challenges of Groundwater Resources Development -- Population Growth Pressures -- Rural Groundwater Supply and the Millennium Development Goals -- Groundwater Use in Agriculture -- Groundwater Use in Urban Areas -- Groundwater Over-exploitation -- Groundwater Depletion in North East India -- Transboundary Aquifers -- The Transboundary Guaran Aquifer System -- Groundwater and Ecosystem Services -- Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Biscayne Bay, Florida -- Groundwater Pollution and Health -- Arsenic Pollution of Groundwater in Southern Bangladesh -- Adaptation to Climate Change -- Future Challenges for Groundwater Management -- Conclusions -- References -- Index.

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