This is a work of fiction. But the Mahanadi is real. The river has been running through central and eastern India for longer than any of our stories, longer than our cities, longer than the names we have given to the places it passes through. It does not need our witness to be what it is. It is what it is whether or not we are sitting on its banks.But we go to the river anyway. We go because the river gives us something that other places do not: the experience of being...

Around the world, more than a hundred million dogs live without homes. It is not there because it did anything wrong. It is there because a decision was made without sufficient information. This book exists so that it never happens again.Every single one has a beginning. Most involve a breeder, a sale, and a buyer who was shown everything except the truth. Every year, millions of puppies are bred for profit. Millions are bought on impulse. Millions are abandoned wh...

Fuguai: The Japanese Art of Abnormality DetectionMachines Whisper Before They BreakBhopal, India - 1984.A temperature gauge read 13°C instead of 5°C. A pressure spike appeared in a log sheet. A valve repair costing USD 2,000 was postponed. 16 hours later, 42 tons of methyl isocyanate exploded into the night. 16,000 dead, 558,000 injured, USD 733 million in documented costs. The worst industrial disaster in human history bega...

The International Conference on Cutting-edge Technology in Computing, Communications, and Intelligence- (ICCTCCI-2024) focuses on the application of smart technology and materials for smarter industrial production. The ICCTCCI-2024 provides common platform for presentation of original research findings, exchange of ideas and dissemination of innovative, practical development experiences in different aspects and fields of industry. It also focuses on the event organized with the objective o...

The Internet of things (IoT), Data Science, Robotics, Cloud Computing, etc., with Artificial Intelligence are the system of interconnected computing devices, objects such as machine, animals or people with Big Data and Intelligence are the ability to handle and communicate the data over a network for different real-time activities in this current era. Computing is being transformed to a model consisting of services that are commoditized and delivered in a manner similar to utilities. It le...

This book presents select proceedings of the 3rd International and 15th National Conference on Industrial Problems on Machines and Mechanisms (IPRoMM 2024). It covers recent significant advances in all areas of machines and mechanism used in industries. It presents a comprehensive coverage of the recent developments in analysis, design and manufacturing of a range of modern and next-generation industrial machines, and solutions to mitigate common and emerging problems in their maintenance ...

In Harivansh puran lord Vishnu says to goddess Durga to protect him from all sins. In all puranas goddess Adishakti durga is worshiped by all the deities. Let's understand the power of divine feminine with the secret of dark goddess Nikumbhila which is revealed for the first time in our text.

This book presents select proceedings of the Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2022). It includes the latest research on solid mechanics, impact mechanics, fluid mechanics, biomechanics, materials science and design engineering. Additional topics covered in this book are additive and advanced manufacturing, mechanics of energetic materials, mechanics in agriculture, flight and drone mechanics, mathematical methods in mechanics and precision metrology. The book is useful for res...

YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN STOP BINGE EATING , OVEREATING & EMOTIONAL EATING. Get ready, this book will change your life! In this guide, Overeating? : How To Stop Binge Eating, Overeating & Get The Natural Slim Body You Deserve : A Self Help Guide To Control Emotional Eating Today!, you will learn how to eliminate the single behavior that 70 years of scientific research proves causes overeating, binge eating, and feeling out of control with food. Uncover the secret to being able to keep any food i...

This book explores the critical challenges and emerging trends in Information, Communication, and Computing Technology (ICCT). It provides a comprehensive overview of the key issues facing these rapidly evolving fields, from data security and privacy to advancements in artificial intelligence, communication networks, and quantum computing. Through in-depth analysis and expert perspectives, this volume aims to shed light on the complexities of ICCT and offer innovative solutions for researc...

This easily accessible translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way To Live Alone, is the earliest teaching of the Buddha on living fully in the present moment. "To live alone" doesn’t mean to isolate oneself from society. It means to live in mindfulness: to let go of the past and the future, and to look deeply and discover the true nature of all that is taking place in the present moment. To fully realize this is to meet our appointment with life an...

This open access book comprises selected papers presented at the NUMIFORM 2023conference, where recent developments, innovations and advances in numerical methods for material forming and shaping through plastic deformation were discussed. The conference topics include the broad areas of material behaviour and modelling and its numerical implementation; process modelling (forming, joining, machining, casting, welding/joining and additive manufacturing, etc., of metals, polymers and composi...