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Challenges and Opportunities of Distributed Renewable Power


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English | EPUB (True) | 2024 | 536 Pages | ISBN : 9819714052 | 96.4 MB
Due to limited non-renewable resources and climate change problems, the global energy sector must be transformed from fossil fuel dominated to renewable energy based. However, due to constraints of resources, technology, locked capital in existing energy systems, limited financial support, and associated risks in investment, etc., this transformation is not expected to occur rapidly. Rather there should be an energy transition path with planned replacement of fossil fuel-based systems to renewable-based ones. Large-scale renewable power is yet to be dominant globally. Distributed renewable power is appearing to be more common as its implementation requires smaller investments with lesser financial risks. There are several options of such distributed renewable power with great prospects at different locations. Simultaneously, there are many challenges to overcome for successful implementation of such projects. These challenges are also multi-dimensional. In this book, several chapters address bright prospects of several options of distributed renewable power. Simultaneously, other chapters address challenges of implementation of such technologies. The chapters together cover a wide perspective of both prospects and associated challenges to be addressed for it. Chapters include technological issues, optimization of energy systems, logistics and policies, case studies etc. Researchers, industry professionals, and students can benefit from this book.

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Black Women’s Health Challenges and Opportunities


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English | ISBN: 1608764532 | 2009 | 281 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Women have always played a unique role in society. Seen as the nucleus of the family, textbooks about women have focused on their history in society, workplace rights, and the psychology of women. There have even been textbooks that look at women in politics. Representing less than 7% of the U. S. population, textbooks about the health of Black women are scarce. There are many books by and about Black women. However, a textbook that guides the learning experience of students about the health of Black women is rare. This book provides qualitative and quantitative truth about Black women and their health. It offers a look at how social dimensions create layers of inequality that structure the relative position of Black women. Although not referred to as ‘evidenced based practice’, an underlying theme of this book bridges the gap between academic theory and action on the part of health care practitioners, policy makers, and researchers. This new and important book gives a broad look at the problems that African American women face both mentally and physically as related to health care. It also describes ways that practitioners, researchers, and the society as a whole can aid in alleviating the issues that African American women face on a daily basis. The book proposes several ways in which to achieve this goal.

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Career Opportunities in Television And Cable


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English | 2006 | pages: 400 | ISBN: 0816063125 | PDF | 1,9 mb
There were more than 1,700 television stations in the United States as of 2004, and the industry is expected to continue growing through 2012. Television has been the top advertising medium in the U.S. for more than a decade. For potential employees, the field offers a wide variety of jobs ranging from those in front of the camera to behind the scenes to working with high technology or working live in remote locations. Television offers jobs in production, art, writing, advertising, sales, technical areas, public relations, finance, office management, and many other areas.

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Europeanization in Sweden Opportunities and Challenges for Civil Society Organizations


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English | ISBN: 1789200342 | 2018 | 312 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Notwithstanding its many successes since 1945, the project of European integration currently faces major difficulties, from financial crises and mass immigration to the departure of the UK from the European Union. At the same time, these challenges have spurred civil society organizations within and across Europe, revealing a shared public sphere in which citizens can mobilize around refugee rights, opposition to austerity policies, and other issues. Europeanization in Sweden assembles new empirical research on how these processes have played out in one of the continent’s wealthiest nations, providing insights into whether, and how, the "Swedish model" can guide European integration.

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The Politics of Nuclear Disarmament Obstacles to and Opportunities for Eliminating Nuclear Weapons


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 0367743760, 036749129X | EPUB | pages: 244 | 0.8 mb
This book explores what political conditions must be established and what obstacles overcome for the fi ve offi cial Nuclear Weapon States (NWS)― China, France, Russia, the UK and US― to eliminate their nuclear weapons.

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Foundations and Opportunities of Biometrics A Guide to Technology, Applications, and Regulations


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English | September 27, 2024 | ISBN: 8868805081 | 192 pages | MOBI | 1.10 Mb
Biometrics are used in many situations of our daily lives, but we still don’t fully understand the way they work and what potential lies behind them. This book covers a fascinating and broad area that impacts everyone, not only companies involved in deep-tech. Over the past decades, biometrics have made their way into our daily lives after being first limited to science fiction and later expensive high-tech applications. With the widespread use of smartphones and other technological gadgets we interact with on a daily basis, the ability to collect and use biometric signals has become ubiquitous.

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Challenges of African Growth Opportunities, Constraints, and Strategic Directions


Free Download Benno Ndulu, L. Chakraborti, L. Lijane, "Challenges of African Growth: Opportunities, Constraints, and Strategic Directions"
English | 2007 | pages: 221 | ISBN: 0821368826 | PDF | 2,2 mb
Poverty in Africa is largely the outcome of slow growth. With the region hosting 10 percent of the world’s population but a staggering 30 percent of the world’s poor, the challenges it faces are enormous but NOT insurmountable. The message of this book is clear―poverty-eradicating development in Africa is possible. In fact, there are indications that Africa is at a turning point, and there is growing momentum among front-runner economies in the region toward higher and sustained growth. This study challenges African countries and their development partners to consolidate and continue this momentum and to exploit the advantages of the continent as a latecomer, particularly in innovation and in drawing lessons from successful export-led growth experiences in Asia and Latin America. ‘Challenges of African Growth’ identifies opportunities, constraints, and strategic choices that African countries face in their quest for achieving the growth necessary for poverty alleviation. More important, the study provides a broad menu of stategic options for ensuring not only that countries embark on a growth path, but also that the growth is shared and sustainable. The critical areas for action rest on four pillars: the investment climate; infrastructure; innovation for increasing productivity and competitiveness; and institutional capacity.

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