1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990000294790403321

Autore

Mcquiston, Faye C.

Titolo

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Analysis and Design / Faye C. McQuiston, Jerald D. Parker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : Wiley & Sons, 1977

Descrizione fisica

XX,651 p., ill., 6 tav., 24 cm

Disciplina

697

Locazione

DINCH

Collocazione

04 167-24

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910768468303321

Autore

Tahir Muhammad Bilal

Titolo

Nanomaterials and photocatalysis in chemistry : mechanistic and experimental approaches / / Muhammad Bilal Tahir, Khalid Nadeem Riaz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

981-16-0646-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 134 p. 64 illus., 61 illus. in color.)

Collana

Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials, , 2524-5384

Disciplina

541.395

Soggetti

Photocatalysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Historical Background of Photocatalysis -- Fundamental Principles, Mechanism of Photocatalysis -- Factors Effecting the Efficiency of Photocatalysts -- Nanomaterials for Photocatalysis: An Overview --



Recent and Novel Nanomaterials for Photocatalysis -- Hybrid Photocatalyst with Emphasis on Visible Light-activated Catalyst -- Role of Nanomaterials in Major Applications of Photocatalysis -- Challenges and Future Prospects.

Sommario/riassunto

This book demonstrates the basic and fundamental aspects of nanotechnology and potential application as a photocatalysis in multiple application especially in environment and energy harvesting. This book also contains methods of preparation and characterization of unique nanostructured photocatalysts, and details about their catalytic action. The book consists of seven chapters, including the principles and fundamentals of heterogeneous photocatalysis; the mechanisms and dynamics of surface photocatalysis; research on pure and composites based materials with unique nanostructures; the latest developments and advances in exploiting photocatalyst alternatives to WO3; and photocatalytic materials for applications other than the traditional degradation of pollutants, such as carbon dioxide reduction, water oxidation, a complete spectrum of selective organic transformations and water splitting by photocatalytic reduction. This book will appeal to a wide readership of the academic and industrial researchers and it can also be used in the classroom for undergraduate and graduate students focusing on heterogeneous photocatalysis, sustainable chemistry, energy conversion and storage, nanotechnology, chemical engineering, environmental protection, optoelectronics, sensors, and surface and interface science. .



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960654503321

Autore

Asher Robert J.

Titolo

Evolution and belief : confessions of a religious paleontologist / / Robert J. Asher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-107-22332-6

1-139-23406-4

1-280-87773-1

9786613719041

1-139-23252-5

1-139-23029-8

1-139-22884-6

1-139-23330-0

1-139-23176-6

1-139-02252-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 300 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

SCI027000

Disciplina

576.8

Soggetti

Evolution (Biology)

Religion and science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Science and religion. Darwinism, agency, and cause ; The most gifted biology writer of our time ; Methodological naturalism ; The compatibility delusion ; Theistic Christianity and evolution -- Evolution as a science. Historical science and naturalism ; Uniformitarianism and intelligent design ; Science and hypothesis testing ; Hypotheses derived from natural selection -- Characters and common descent. Evolutionary trees ; Living "intermediates" ; Reproduction on land and in water ; Amphibians and the Puerto Rican coqui ; Mammals and monotremes ; Marsupials and bandicoots ; The marsupial placenta ; Tarsiers ; Summary -- The fossil record. Stratigraphy ; Micro- and macroevolution ; Punctuated equilibrium ; Creationists and quote-mining ; Stephen Jay Gould and neo-Darwinism ; "Macroevolution" :



species as individuals -- The roots of mammals. Synapsid jaw and ear bones ; Ear bones and development ; Mammalian lactation ; Roots of mammals : summary -- A brief history of elephants. Elephants and the big picture ; Elephants and English -- Whales are no fluke. Cetacean origins : molecules and mesonychids ; Toothed and baleen whales ; Baleen whale development and genetics -- Creationism : the fossils still say no! Agency and cause revisited -- DNA and the Tree of Life. Building trees with genes ; Anti-evolutionists and trees ; The nodes anatomy got wrong ; Afrotheria and the new tree of placental mammals -- DNA and information "creation". What does DNA do? ; Pseudogenes ; Viral DNA and function ; Mutation and color vision ; "Tuning knobs" and skull shape ; Origin of information and "macroevolution" ; Genetics, development, and the mammalian ear -- Biology and probability. Contingency ; Convergence ; Evolution is not random ; Selection and stickleback fish ; Probability and anti-evolutionism ; Exaptation -- Evolution, education, and conclusions. Academic freedom ; What did Darwin explain? ; Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Can a scientist believe in God? Does the ongoing debate between some evolutionists and evangelicals show that the two sides are irreconcilable? As a paleontologist and a religious believer, Robert Asher constantly confronts the perceived conflict between his occupation and his faith. In the course of his scientific work, he has found that no other theory comes close to Darwin's as an explanation for our world's incredible biodiversity. Recounting discoveries in molecular biology, paleontology and development, Asher reveals the remarkable evidence in favor of Darwinian evolution. In outlining the scope of Darwin's idea, Asher shows how evolution describes the cause of biodiversity, rather than the agency behind it. He draws a line between superstition and religion, recognizing that atheism is not the inevitable conclusion of evolutionary theory. By liberating evolution from its misappropriated religious implications, Asher promotes a balanced awareness that contributes to our understanding of biology and Earth history.