Today’s scientific and engineering community has a good grasp on how to model fluid flows at macro and molecular scales, with well-developed theory and supporting technologies. Between these two extremes lies the nano/meso scale (i.e. in the range of 50nm-500nm) where fluid flow models continue to be problematic. Continuum models used at macro scales assume a negligible influence from molecular interactions, while molecular models do not predict flow well at nano/meso dimensions. The solution, and the subject of this book, is to use elements from both to capture correctly the proper physics (from the molecular scale) and provide a description in terms of useful fluid properties (as characterized on the continuum scale). 
Fluid Properties at Nano/Meso Scale is based on the authors’ past five years’ research that has yielded new innovations in fluid simulation strategies at the nano/meso scale. The authors approach this subject in a straightforward and easy to understand format, providing a first step into the subject for researchers at all levels. They present new tools that allow the numerical computation of fluid properties from first principles, enabling the reader to begin to model successfully fluids at nano/meso scale. It is hoped that these first steps will engender the further development and advancement of simulation techniques at this scale, and keep engineering simulation at the cutting edge of technology. <ul>
<li>Presents internationally leading developments in the field of fluid properties at nano/meso scale</li> <li>Provides the reader with the first steps to fluid modelling at nano/meso-scales as well as state-of-the-art applications</li> <li>Includes innovative and new simulation techniques along with a detailed examination of existing numerical methods </li> </ul>

Fluid Properties at Nano/Meso Scale: A Numerical Treatment (The Wiley Microsystem and Nanotechnology Series)

Science & Math

Williams, Paul H.

Dyson, Peter

Ransing, Rajesh

Williams, Rhondri

Physics

wiley

The essential guide for identifying the bumble bees of North America
More than ever before, there is widespread interest in studying bumble bees and the critical role they play in our ecosystems. Bumble Bees of North America is the first comprehensive guide to North American bumble bees to be published in more than a century. Richly illustrated with color photographs, diagrams, range maps, and graphs of seasonal activity patterns, this guide allows amateur and professional naturalists to identify all 46 bumble bee species found north of Mexico and to understand their ecology and changing geographic distributions.
The book draws on the latest molecular research, shows the enormous color variation within species, and guides readers through the many confusing convergences between species. It draws on a large repository of data from museum collections and presents state-of-the-art results on evolutionary relationships, distributions, and ecological roles. Illustrated keys allow identification of color morphs and social castes.
A landmark publication, Bumble Bees of North America sets the standard for guides and the study of these important insects. 
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<li>The best guide yet to the 46 recognized bumble bee species in North America north of Mexico</li>
<li>Up-to-date taxonomy includes previously unpublished results</li>
<li>Detailed distribution maps</li>
<li>Extensive keys identify the many color patterns of species</li>
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Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide (Princeton Field Guides, 89)

Thorp, Robbin W.

Richardson, Leif L.

Colla, Sheila R.

Biological Sciences

Princeton University Press

The first stories in this baker's dozen are set in the fictive Guess County, Oklahoma, and trace the county's evolution from the times of folk lore to today's manicured tourist traps. In them you will meet the shape-shifter Jake Skin, a pioneer couple who bring life back into their relationship by saving the life of an infant, and adolescents shedding their youth while coming to terms with their place and heritage. The Guess County tales are accompanied by stories set somewhere else. Two stories investigate "gothic" mental states, two stories have their origins in the Vietnam war, and two stories deal with creative urges and loving obsessions. The last story is a fanciful creation tale. Welcome to Oklahoma and Else, a territory where there is violence, guile, and survivor's guilt, but where there is also hope and music, even in a glass of wine

Oklahoma and Else

Literature & Fiction

United States

Angelina River Press

EarthCentre: The End of the Universe: 1.1. Departure: The StarShip leaves The-Sun…leaves Earth…: A Comic-Book Graphic-Novel Illustrated-Proem

Comics & Graphic Novels

13, M. Stow

Graphic Novels

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Innovative planting schemes and original ideas for growing plants in containers. Jasmine in a zinc bucket, grasses in transparent vases and cottage garden plants in a wicker basket are among the inspirational projects presented in this book. There are also planting suggestions for traditional flowerpots, windowboxes and hanging baskets. While acknowledging the importance of traditional container plants, the author also urges experimentation with more unusual ones, such as bamboos and succulents, to create interesting effects with shape and texture as well as colour. In advising on what to plant and where, and how to take care of your planting schemes, this book gives the gardener the confidence to match plants with containers and place them to best effect.

Creative Containers: Inventive Ideas for Pots, Windowboxes and Hanging Baskets

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Trafalgar Square Pub

Every gorgeous page here blooms with visually exciting ideas for combining and designing groups of flowers and containers. You’ll see pots on walls, in borders, laid out in rows, stacked on shelves, arranged informally or dramatically. Make an improvised pot from vine prunings, intertwined and lined with moss. Fill glassware with intriguing, contrasting layers of sand, chippings, pebbles, and foliage. They’re all portable, versatile, and low-maintenance, too.

Creative Containers: Creating Compact Gardens

Conran Octopus

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