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  • 暗數據

    被看到、被聽到、被測量到的，往往不是「真凶」 Dark Data: Why What We Don’t Know Is Even More Important Than What We Do

    by 大衛‧漢德（David Hand） ...
    Translated by 賴盈滿 ...
    Series series FROM
    大數據時代必讀的暗數據解析大作。「只因為沒有人在森林裡聽見樹倒了，不代表樹沒發出聲音。」我們都習慣看向光亮之處，但是黑暗中，看不見的事物裡，必定藏有更多決定性細節。◆本書賣點●《不大可能法則》作者全新著作。所謂暗數據，相當於宇宙中的暗物質、金融界的「黑池」、網路世界的「暗網」，都是不易察覺的事物，但觀察不到，不代表不存在；而觀察得到的東西，也不等於「全部」，尤其是數據。●大數據就像漫畫一般，以簡單幾筆，補捉基本的輪廓，簡化了很多細節。忽略的資訊或數據可能鬧出人命、釀成災害，甚至讓經濟體、社會崩解，生命毀滅。本書揭露暗數據無所不在的事實，其成因及影響。◆內容簡介//在遺漏數據的世界裡做出好決定的務實指南//身處大數據時代，不難以為我們... ... Read more

    $69.76 HKD

  • Material World

    A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future

    by Ed Conway ...
    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*An Economist, Financial Times, Times and New Statesman Book of the Year***Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award and the British Academy Book Prize, Longlisted for the Wainwright Conservation Writing Prize'Compelling'** TIM MARSHALL'Lively, rich and exciting' PETER FRANKOPAN'Vitally impor... ... Read more

    $99.69 HKD

  • Big Data

    A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think

    by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Kenneth Cukier ...
    A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large.Which paint color is most likely to tell you that a used car is in good shape? How can officials identify the most dangerous New York City manholes before they explode? And how did Google searches predict the spread of the H1N1 flu outbreak?The key to ... Read more

    $87.79 HKD

  • Advances in raw material industries for sustainable development goals

    Edited by Vladimir Litvinenko ...
    "Advances in Raw Material Industries for Sustainable Development Goals" presents the results of joint scientific research conducted in the context of the Russian-German Raw Materials Forum. Today Russia and Germany are exploring various forms of cooperation in the field of mining, geology, mineralogy, mechanical engineering and energy. Russia and Germany are equally interested in expanding ... Read more

    Free

  • SQL Mastermind

    Unleashing the Power of Advanced Database Programming

    by Ryan Campbell ...
    Are you ready to transform from an SQL enthusiast to a true database mastermind? Dive into the world of advanced database programming with "SQL Mastermind," your ultimate guide to harnessing the true potential of Structured Query Language.Ryan Campbell, a seasoned database expert, takes you on an exhilarating journey through the intricate landscapes of database manipulation and insight creation. ... Read more

    $7.74 HKD

  • Sächsisches Montanwesen in Russland

    Ein Transfer von Wissen und Technologien

    by Friedrich Naumann ...
    Der Einfluss Sachsens auf das russische Montanwesen reicht bis zum Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts zurück, nachdem Peter der Große anlässlich seiner ersten Visite bei August dem Starken im Jahre 1698 um Hilfe ersucht hatte. Russland brauchte dringend Fachleute des Berg- und Hüttenwesens, um die zahlreichen Rohstoffquellen zu erschließen und lockte mit guten Arbeits- und Lebensbedingungen. Zahlreiche ... Read more

    $18.49 HKD

  • Mineração e Projeto de Assentamento

    Conflitos no avanço da mineração industrial sobre o território da reforma agrária no sul e sudeste do Pará

    by Lucilei Martins de Oliveira ...
    Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar os conflitos socioambientais em decorrência da implantação da mineração industrial no sul e sudeste do Pará e a (re)organização territorial da população camponesa nesse processo. Essa região teve uma ocupação tardia em relação à capital do estado e foi marcada pela disputa por terra de forma extremamente violenta. A resistência e a organização dos ... Read more

    $118.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • History's Most Dangerous Jobs: Miners

    by Anthony Burton ...
    Series series History's Most Dangerous Jobs
    Mining is Britain's oldest industry, and this book follows the men and, in the past, women who spent their lives working underground. Since the New Stone Age various minerals have been wrested from British soil – copper, tin, gold, lead – but in later periods the key commodity was coal. Those who worked in the mines were constantly battling on two fronts: there was the continual danger of flood ... Read more

    $65.69 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Production of Iron Ore Pellets

    by vitaliy khmil ...
    This book presents the basic provisions and principles of production of iron ore pellets from magnetite concentrates. The main stages of the technological process are considered, starting from the preparation of raw materials and ending with the production of commercial pellets. The basics of rating raw materials are reflected. The factors of pelletizing processing that affect the production of ... Read more

    $392.99 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Environmental Scenario in Indian Mining Industry - an Overview

    by Ram Pratap Singh ...
    Environmental management plan is made an integral part of the Mine plan. For the sake of cost consideration many mine management do not bother much for its implementation in true spirit. The need of hour is to implement it to the maximum possible extent taking help, even financial, from the government and NGOs. Various component of mining affecting environmental balance and environmental measures ... Read more

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  • Rock Indentation

    Experiments and Analyses

    by Chivukula Murthy ...
    This book focusses on rock indentation and importance of specific drilling/cutting energy as a performance indicator for drilling/rock cutting. It aids in designing of drill bits and cutting picks, through performance evaluation for a given geometry. It further covers stress distribution along three axes in rock during load application, correlation of specific energy with properties of rocks and ... Read more

    $539.35 HKD

  • Electric Cars and the Resource Challenge

    by Theo Henckens ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability
    This book is the first to fully explore the short- and long-term impact of the global electric car rollout on the supply of raw materials.The world has gone from zero to almost 1.5 billion fossil fuel cars in circulation today, contributing significantly to the global climate crisis and necessitating a total transition to electric vehicles in the coming decades. This book responds to key questions ... Read more

    $250.09 HKD

  • The Great American Turquoise Rush, 1890-1910

    by Philip Chambless, Mike Ryan ...
    The Great American Turquoise Rush was the period of the largest concerted effort to mine, process and market turquoise in the history of the United States. It started when traditional markets for the clear sky blue Persian turquoise closed and the east coast jewelers, who controlled the jewelry trade in the United States, were forced from necessity to reappraise the quality of turquoise from the ... Read more

    $112.59 HKD

  • Mining and Sustainable Development

    Current Issues

    Edited by Sumit. K. Lodhia ...
    Series series Routledge Studies of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development
    Mining is a transformative activity which has numerous economic, social and environmental impacts. These impacts can be both positive and adverse, enhancing as well as disrupting economies, ecosystems and communities. The extractive industries have been criticised heavily for their adverse impacts and involvement in significant social and environmental scandals. More recently, these industries ... Read more

    $468.99 HKD

  • Velocity-Free Localization Methodology for Acoustic and Microseismic Sources

    by Longjun Dong, Xibing Li ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    In this book, we proposed velocity-free localization methods for acoustic and microseismic sources. This method does not require predetermination of wave velocity, which is a dynamically adjusted free real-time parameter. These methods solve the problem of large localization error caused by the difference between measured wave velocity and actual wave velocity in the source area and greatly ... Read more

    $1,671.99 HKD

  • SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR MADENCİLİK

    by Alper SEZENER ...
    Madencilik... Bir yanda uygarlığın temel taşı, diğer yanda ise çevreye ve toplumsal dokuya zarar veren bir tehdit. Bu kitap, madencilik faaliyetlerinin ekonomik önemini ve modern hayatımızdaki kaçınılmaz yerini sorgulamadan, geleneksel madencilik algısının ötesine geçerek "sürdürülebilir madencilik" kavramını mercek altına alıyor.Yazar Dr. Alper Sezener, madencilik, sürdürülebilir kalkınma ve ... Read more

    $38.99 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Geotechnical Issues in Energy, Infrastructure and Disaster Management

    ICGEID 2024, January 18–20, IIT, Patna, India

    Edited by Amit Kumar Verma, T. N. Singh, Edy Tonnizam Mohamad, A. K. Mishra, Ranjith Pathegama Gamage, Ramesh Bhatawdekar, Stephen Wilkinson ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book consists of selected papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Geotechnical Issues in Energy, Infrastructure and Disaster Management (ICGEID 2024), held on January 19-20, 2024 at IIT, Patna, India. The papers represent the research work in the related fields of underground mining, ground control, mining geotechnics, geo-instrumentation, mine tunneling, and underground ... Read more

    $2,917.79 HKD

  • Adaptive Approach to Petroleum Reservoir Simulation

    by Stanislav Ursegov, Armen Zakharian ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents unique features of the adaptive modeling approach based on new machine learning algorithms for petroleum exploration, development, and production. The adaptive approach helps simulation engineers and geoscientists to create adequate geological and hydrodynamic models. This approach is proven to be a real alternative to traditional techniques, such as deterministic modeling. ... Read more

    $459.79 HKD

  • Mining and Indigenous Livelihoods

    Rights, Revenues, and Resistance

    Edited by Thierry Rodon, Sophie Thériault, Arn Keeling, Séverine Bouard, Andrew Taylor ...
    Series series Routledge Studies of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development
    This book maps the encounters between Indigenous Peoples and local communities with mining companies in various postcolonial contexts.Combining comparative and multidisciplinary analysis, the contributors to this volume shine a light on how the mining industry might adapt its practices to the political and legal contexts where they operate. Understanding these processes and how communities respond ... Read more

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  • Mining, Mobility, and Social Change in the Global South

    Regional Perspectives

    Edited by Gerardo Castillo Guzmán, Matthew Himley, David Brereton ...
    Series series Routledge Studies of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development
    This volume focuses on how, why, under what conditions, and with what effects people move across space in relation to mining, asking how a focus on spatial mobility can aid scholars and policymakers in understanding the complex relation between mining and social change.This collection centers the concept of mobility to address the diversity of mining-related population movements as well as the ... Read more

    $312.64 HKD

  • Mining is the Future

    Three-Step Process to Achieve Sustainability in Mining

    by Alp Bora ...
    Metals and minerals are all around us in our everyday lives. They’re used in everything from cars and kitchen appliances to smartphones and complex medical equipment. These natural resources are also integral to many forms of renewable energy. Mining is part of our transition to a clean future. As we expand the use of clean energy technologies, such as wind and solar power, the demand for metals ... Read more

    $44.52 HKD

  • Medical Geology in Mining

    Health Hazards Due to Metal Toxicity

    Edited by Kirtikumar Randive, Shubhangi Pingle, Anupam Agnihotri ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book discusses a wide range of health-related mining issues, with particular reference to occupational diseases, metal toxicity, postural injuries in miners, modern fire safety controls, noise-induced hearing loss prevention, and noise mapping. Mining plays a central role in the development of modern civilization. By providing the essential raw materials, mining ensures progress, safety, and ... Read more

    $919.59 HKD

  • External Field-Intensified Materials Processing

    Edited by Zhiwei Peng, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Roger Ruan, Robin Augustine, Manoj Gupta, Joonho Lee, Morsi M. Mahmoud ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This collection emphasizes the advances of materials processing using various external fields, including electromagnetic fields, electric fields, and gravitational fields, aiming to address challenges in sustainable and efficient processing of different forms of materials. Contributions cover technologies including minerals engineering, metal extraction, materials synthesis and processing, waste ... Read more

    $1,671.99 HKD

  • Bulkeley Wells And The Uncertain Luck Of The Mining Game

    by Richard E Lippoth ...
    The economics of hardrock mining evolved dramatically during the first decades of the twentieth century as demand for metals surged while mineral deposit grades decreased. The era contains many examples of how the adoption of new technology offset changes in the quality of available mineral resources and the growing number of restrictions placed by society on how the resources could be extracted. ... Read more

    $118.89 HKD