Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, NY, : Elsevier Science
Soggetto topico	Science Tropical medicine Ethnology Tropical medicine - Periodicals Ethnology - Periodicals Médecine tropicale - Périodiques Ethnologie - Périodiques Sciences Médecine tropicale Ethnologie
Soggetto genere / forma	Periodicals.
ISSN	1873-6254
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Periodico
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910131800603321

Autore	Doss Kevin T.
Edizione	[1st edition]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford, UK : , : Elsevier Science, , [2015]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (319 p.)
Disciplina	658.7
Soggetto topico	Criminal snipers Mass murder Law enforcement - Planning Violence Emergency management
ISBN	0-12-802783-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover; Active Shooter; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; Introduction; 1 Active Shooters and Workplace Violence; Introduction; Historical Overview; Active Shooter Definition; Complexity of Violence; Prevention; Workplace Violence; Personal Relationships; Employer-Related; Property or Commercially Motivated; Four Levels of Violence in the Workplace; Costs to the Organization; References; 2 Motivations and Triggers; Profiling or Behavioral Profiling; What are They Thinking?; Assumptions; Mental Illness; Medications; Bullying; Violent Video Games, Movies, and Television Programs ClassificationsIndicators; Triggers; References; 3 Effective Planning; Emergency Action Planning; Response and Recovery Planning; Business Continuity Planning; Planning Stages; Active Shooter Planning; Policies and Procedures; Dissemination; References; 4 First Responders and the Private Sector; Roles, Responsibilities, and Action; Requirements and Assistance; Gaps and Challenges; Insider Threat; Before, During, and After; Before; During; After; Effective Coordination; Security Surveillance and Control Room; Emergency Command Center or Emergency Operations Center Emergency Evacuation Assembly AreaReferences; 5 Coordinated Response, Expectations, and Goals; Who Will Arrive?; When Will First Responders Arrive?; First Responders; Response; Expectations; Employee Actions; Business Actions; Goals; References; 6 Internal and External Communications; Systems and Platforms; Platforms of Communication; Social Media; Alarm, Employee Notification, Verbal Warning, or Observation; Messages During an Active Shooting; During the Shooting, What Message Should Be Sent over the Communication Platform?; Prescripted Message; Content of Warning Messages Should You Send a Second Message Out to Individuals inside the Business?What Update Message Will the Business Send to Employees and Guests Hiding out from the Shooter?; What Is Your Message to the Entire Building When the Shooter Has Been Neutralized?; Who Prepares All the Messages, and Who Communicates Them?; Internal and External Communication; What Message Should Be Communicated to Tenants?; What Message Should Be Communicated to Employees Reporting to Work?; Should a Message Be Provided to Your PBX Department for When People Call?; Persons Who Have a Disability Communications Considerations for Persons Who Have a DisabilitySignage; International Guests; Communication Gaps; Communications After; Internal Self-Assessment Process During and After an Active Shooting; References; 7 Human Resources; Human Resources; Internal Threats; Considerations; Staff and Contractors; Standards of Behavior; Discrimination; Workers' Rights; Pre-employment Screening; Procedures and Process; Reporting Process; Zero Tolerance; References; 8 Preparedness; Roles and Responsibilities; Preventive Measures; Physical Security Policy and Procedures; Technology and Equipment Identification of Gaps
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910797585903321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Netherlands, : Elsevier Science, [1997-2009]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource
Soggetto topico	Pain Pain - Treatment Pain Management
Soggetto genere / forma	Periodical Periodicals.
ISSN	1873-6319
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Periodico
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNISA-996216212603316

Autore	Newman John
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (1266 p.)
Disciplina	624.1834
Altri autori (Persone)	ChooB S
Soggetto topico	Concrete construction Concrete
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-38133-4 9786612381331 0-08-052656-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover; Advanced Concrete Technology: Constituent Materials; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of contributors; Part 1: Cements; Chapter 1. Cements; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History of Portland cement manufacture; 1.3 Chemistry of clinker manufacture; 1.4 Cement grinding; 1.5 Portland cement hydration; 1.6 Portland cement types; 1.7 Cement production quality control; 1.8 Influence of cement quality control parameters on properties; 1.9 Relationship between laboratory mortar results and field concrete; 1.10 Applications for different cement types 1.11 Health and safety aspects of cement useReferences; Chapter 2. Calcium aluminate cements; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Chemistry and mineralogy of CACs; 2.3 Properties of fresh CAC concrete - setting, workability, heat evolution; 2.4 Strength development; 2.5 Other engineering properties; 2.6 Supplementary cementing materials; 2.7 Durability/resistance to degradation; 2.8 Structural collapses associated with CAC concrete; 2.9 Modern uses of CAC concrete; 2.10 Use of CACs in mixed binder systems; 2.11 Summary; References; Part 2: Cementitious Additions; Chapter 3. Cementitious additions 3.1 The pozzolanic reaction and concrete3.2 Fly ash as a cementitious addition to concrete; 3.3 Fly ash in special concretes; 3.4 Natural pozzolanas; 3.5 The use of ggbs in concrete; 3.6 Silica fume for concrete; 3.7 Metakaolin; 3.8 Limestone; References; Part 3: Admixtures; Chapter 4. Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Dispersing admixtures; 4.3 Retarding and retarding plasticizers/superplasticizing admixtures; 4.4 Accelerating admixtures; 4.5 Air-entraining admixtures; 4.6 Water resisting (waterproofing); 4.7 Corrosion-inhibiting admixtures 4.8 Shrinkage-reducing admixtures4.9 Anti-washout/underwater admixtures; 4.10 Pumping aids; 4.11 Sprayed concrete admixtures; 4.12 Foamed concrete and CLSM; 4.13 Other concrete admixtures; 4.14 Mortar admixtures; 4.15 Grout admixtures; 4.16 Admixture supply; 4.17 Health and safety; Further reading; Part 4: Aggregates; Chapter 5. Geology, aggregates and classification; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Fundamentals; 5.3 Geological classification of rocks; 5.4 Sources and types of aggregates; 5.5 Classification of aggregates; 5.6 Aggregate quarry assessment; 5.7 Deleterious materials in aggregates ReferencesChapter 6. Aggregate prospecting and processing; 6.1 Aims and objectives; 6.2 Introduction; 6.3 Extraction and processing of sand and gravel; 6.4 Processing; 6.5 Extraction and processing of limestone; 6.6 Summary; Further reading; Chapter 7. Lightweight aggregate manufacture; 7.1 Introduction, definitions and limitations; 7.2 Lightweight aggregates suitable for use in structural concrete; 7.3 Brief history of lightweight aggregate production; 7.4 Manufacturing considerations for structural grades of lightweight aggregate 7.5 Production methods used for various lightweight aggregates
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910458228703321

Autore	Newman John (John Brian), <1938->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (1266 p.)
Disciplina	624.1834
Altri autori (Persone)	ChooB S
Soggetto topico	Concrete construction Concrete
ISBN	1-282-38133-4 9786612381331 0-08-052656-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover; Advanced Concrete Technology: Constituent Materials; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of contributors; Part 1: Cements; Chapter 1. Cements; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History of Portland cement manufacture; 1.3 Chemistry of clinker manufacture; 1.4 Cement grinding; 1.5 Portland cement hydration; 1.6 Portland cement types; 1.7 Cement production quality control; 1.8 Influence of cement quality control parameters on properties; 1.9 Relationship between laboratory mortar results and field concrete; 1.10 Applications for different cement types 1.11 Health and safety aspects of cement useReferences; Chapter 2. Calcium aluminate cements; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Chemistry and mineralogy of CACs; 2.3 Properties of fresh CAC concrete - setting, workability, heat evolution; 2.4 Strength development; 2.5 Other engineering properties; 2.6 Supplementary cementing materials; 2.7 Durability/resistance to degradation; 2.8 Structural collapses associated with CAC concrete; 2.9 Modern uses of CAC concrete; 2.10 Use of CACs in mixed binder systems; 2.11 Summary; References; Part 2: Cementitious Additions; Chapter 3. Cementitious additions 3.1 The pozzolanic reaction and concrete3.2 Fly ash as a cementitious addition to concrete; 3.3 Fly ash in special concretes; 3.4 Natural pozzolanas; 3.5 The use of ggbs in concrete; 3.6 Silica fume for concrete; 3.7 Metakaolin; 3.8 Limestone; References; Part 3: Admixtures; Chapter 4. Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Dispersing admixtures; 4.3 Retarding and retarding plasticizers/superplasticizing admixtures; 4.4 Accelerating admixtures; 4.5 Air-entraining admixtures; 4.6 Water resisting (waterproofing); 4.7 Corrosion-inhibiting admixtures 4.8 Shrinkage-reducing admixtures4.9 Anti-washout/underwater admixtures; 4.10 Pumping aids; 4.11 Sprayed concrete admixtures; 4.12 Foamed concrete and CLSM; 4.13 Other concrete admixtures; 4.14 Mortar admixtures; 4.15 Grout admixtures; 4.16 Admixture supply; 4.17 Health and safety; Further reading; Part 4: Aggregates; Chapter 5. Geology, aggregates and classification; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Fundamentals; 5.3 Geological classification of rocks; 5.4 Sources and types of aggregates; 5.5 Classification of aggregates; 5.6 Aggregate quarry assessment; 5.7 Deleterious materials in aggregates ReferencesChapter 6. Aggregate prospecting and processing; 6.1 Aims and objectives; 6.2 Introduction; 6.3 Extraction and processing of sand and gravel; 6.4 Processing; 6.5 Extraction and processing of limestone; 6.6 Summary; Further reading; Chapter 7. Lightweight aggregate manufacture; 7.1 Introduction, definitions and limitations; 7.2 Lightweight aggregates suitable for use in structural concrete; 7.3 Brief history of lightweight aggregate production; 7.4 Manufacturing considerations for structural grades of lightweight aggregate 7.5 Production methods used for various lightweight aggregates
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910665073803321