High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Millennium Technology Prize is the largest technology prize in the world. It is awarded once every two years by Technology Academy Finland, an independent fund established by Finnish industry and the Finnish state in partnership. The prize is presented by the President of Finland. It is awarded in recognition of technological innovations that contribute to the improved quality of human life and encourage sustainable development. The prize was inaugurated in 2004. The Prize celebrates innovations that have a favourable impact on quality of life and well-being or on sustainable development. It has been established to steer the course of technological development to a more humane direction....

ISBN: 978-6-1318-7040-8
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A Miller's knot (also Sack knot or Bag knot) is a binding knot used to secure the opening of a sack or bag. Historically, large sacks often contained grains; thus the association of these knots with the miller's trade. Several knots are known interchangeably by these three names. As noted above, several distinct knots have historically been known as Miller's, Sack, or Bag knots. To avoid ambiguity, these knots are listed below by the reference numbers found in The Ashley Book of Knots. All of these knots can also be made in a slipped form by completing the final tuck with a bight instead of the end. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга...

ISBN: 978-6-1310-8461-4
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Milling cutters are cutting tools typically used in milling machines or machining centres. They remove material by their movement within the machine or directly from the cutter's shape. Milling cutters come in several shapes and many sizes. There is also a choice of coatings, as well as rake angle and number of cutting surfaces. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

ISBN: 978-6-1336-0576-3
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A millwright is a craftsman or tradesman engaged with the construction and maintenance of machinery. Early millwrights were specialist carpenters who erected machines used in agriculture, food processing and processing lumber and paper. In the early part of the Industrial Revolution, their skills were pressed into service building the earliest powered textile mills. Modern millwrights work with steel and other materials in addition to wood and must often combine the skills of several skilled trades in order to successfully fabricate industrial machinery or to assemble machines from pre-fabricated parts. The modern millwright must also be able to read blueprints and other schematics to aid him in the construction of complex systems....

ISBN: 978-6-1306-8368-9
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Milngavie water treatment works is the primary source of the water for the city of Glasgow (and the Greater Glasgow area) in western Scotland. Part of the Loch Katrine water project, construction was started in 1855 and the works was opened by Queen Victoria in 1859, replacing the previous water supply sourced from the River Clyde at Cuningar Loop in Dalmarnock. The result was the virtual eradication of typhoid and cholera, diseases, which were widespread at the time, from the city. The success of the project was marked by the erection of the Stewart Memorial Fountain in Kelvingrove Park. The works are currently operated by Scottish Water. Данное издание не является...

ISBN: 978-6-1317-2956-0
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Milo Ray Baughman, Jr., was one of the leading modern furniture designers of the second-half of the 20th century. His uniquely American designs were forward-thinking and distinctive, yet unpretentious and affordable. His prolific and highly influential work continues to be copied, reinvented and revived in the new and secondary decorative arts markets by contemporary furniture designers and dealers alike. Baughman designed for a number of furniture companies starting in the mid-1940s until his death, including Calif-Asia, Mode Furniture, Glenn of California, The Inco Company, Pacific Iron, Murray Furniture of Winchendon, Arch Gordon, Design Institute America, Woodard, George Kovacs,...

ISBN: 978-6-1316-2082-9
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Le Patriot MIM-104 est un systeme de missile sol-air a moyenne portee construit par la firme Raytheon (Etats-Unis) et utilise par l'armee des Etats-Unis et plusieurs pays de l'OTAN. Il a remplace le missile Nike-Hercule dans la defense anti-aerienne de haute et moyenne altitude dans l'arsenal de l'armee des Etats-Unis, et complete le systeme HAWK, un systeme de defense anti-aerien tactique mobile contre les cibles evoluant a basse altitude. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после...

ISBN: 978-6-1338-1095-2
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ISBN: 978-5-5099-2049-3

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In radio, multiple-input and multiple-output, or MIMO, is the use of multiple antennas at both the transmitter and receiver to improve communication performance. It is one of several forms of smart antenna technology. MIMO technology has attracted attention in wireless communications, because it offers significant increases in data throughput and link range without additional bandwidth or transmit power. It achieves this by higher spectral efficiency and link reliability or diversity. Because of these properties, MIMO is an important part of modern wireless communication standards such as IEEE 802.11n, 4G, 3GPP...

ISBN: 978-6-1329-0865-0
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This book presents the method that estimates MIMO channel characteristics analytically using the 3-D ray tracing propagation model. Discrete spatial correlations are calculated between sub-channels by considering phase differences of propagation paths. Using these results, an upper bound of the mean MIMO channel capacity is estimated by Jensen's inequality. This analysis method is a deterministic method that does not approach the problem statistically through measurements nor through Monte-Carlo simulations, and as such it offers high efficiency in terms of time and cost. In addition, based on electromagnetic theory, it can analyze quantitatively the parameters that can affect the channel capacity - electric properties of buildings and...

ISBN: 978-3-6390-6473-5
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The purpose of mine ventilation is to create the necessary working conditions by supplying enough quantity of fresh air to every person in the mine; dilute, render harmless and sweep away dangerous gases; create the necessary working conditions of humidity and air temperature and remove dust and fumes from explosives. To accomplish these tasks requires thorough understanding of the various ventilation techniques applicable in the mining industries and other underground workings; the skills of ventilation schemes computation, based on the in-depth understanding of the properties of gases encountered in the atmosphere of mine workings and the processes of their formation, generation and spread in the mine workings and the processes of heat...

ISBN: 978-3-8383-7310-2
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The issues of labour protection in the mines are taken very seriously because working conditions here are one of the hardest and most dangerous. This manual dwells on the important issues of labour protection and safety in the mines and focused on minimizing the injuries and losses of working hours and the material damages which could result from the inadequacy of mitigation measures which are in place. On the issues of mine safety in this manual dwells on the characteristics and causes of traumas and the methods of analysis, investigation and generation of mitigation, as well as, the creation of normal sanitary and hygienic conditions of the working environment in the mines. On the issues of mine rescue in this manual dwells on...

ISBN: 978-3-8383-7381-2
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In the last decades, the importance of the mine fill and specially cemented mine fill has been recognized, as more mines have been using cement filling methods and new mining methods employing fill have been developed. It has been realized that the addition of cement to the backfill enhances its support potential in underground mining operations. With the cemented fill, the ore recovery is higher, while the dilution of fill and spalling of country rock are minimized. Despite the above-described advantages of the cemented mine fill, the increasing cement cost has been reducing the economic advantages of its use. The book presented mine backfill design concepts and procedures, physical and mechanical properties of backfill and their...

ISBN: 978-3-6391-2735-5
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A mine- clearing line charge (abbreviated MCLC and pronounced "mick lick") is used to create a breach in minefields under combat conditions. While there are many types, the basic design is for many explosive charges connected on a line to be projected onto the minefield. The charges explode, detonating any buried mines, thus clearing a path for infantrymen to cross. The system may either be man-portable, or vehicle-mounted. The systems do not guarantee clearance of all types of mines. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...

ISBN: 978-6-1342-2530-4
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying sea mines. Mine Planting was the term used for installing controlled mines at predetermined positions in connectionwith coastal fortifications or harbor approaches that would be detonated by shore control when a ship was fixed as being within the mine's effective range. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения...

ISBN: 978-6-1307-9944-1
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ISBN: 978-5-5098-7618-9

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Miniaturized satellites or small satellites are artificial satellites of low mass and size, usually under 500 kg (1,100 lb). While all such satellites can be referred to as small satellites, different classifications are used to categorize them based on mass (see below).

ISBN: 978-5-5143-0210-9

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Minichamps is a die-cast car producer founded as Paul's Model Art GmbH in 1990 in Germany. The first Minichamps diecast model was created in 1990 (scale 1/43): Audi V8, driver Hans-Joachim Stuck, German Touring Car Champion 1990. The company officially changed its name to Minichamps GmbH in 1996. It produces die-cast models of the following categories: Formula One, Racing cars, Street Cars, Motorcycles, Trucks Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

ISBN: 978-6-1326-4851-8
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A MiniDisc (MD) is a magneto-optical disc-based data storage device initially intended for storage of up to 80 minutes of digitized audio. Today, in the form of Hi-MD, it has developed into a general-purpose storage medium in addition to greatly expanding its audio roots. MiniDisc was announced by Sony in September 1992 and released that November for sale in Japan and December for the USA and Europe. The music format was originally based exclusively on ATRAC audio data compression, but the option of linear PCM recording was ultimately introduced to attain CD- quality recordings. MiniDiscs were popular in Japan...

ISBN: 978-6-1316-5214-1
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The M134 Minigun is a 7.62 mm, six-barreled machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute). It features Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source, normally an electric motor. The "Mini" of the name is in comparison to designs that use a similar firing mechanism but larger shells, such as General Electric`s earlier 20-millimeter M61 Vulcan, and "gun" for a caliber size smaller than that a cannon, typically 20 mm and higher.

ISBN: 978-5-5084-5166-0

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In computational geometry and computer science, the minimum-weight triangulation problem is the problem of finding a triangulation of minimal total edge length. That is, an input polygon or the convex hull of an input point set must be subdivided into triangles that meet edge-to-edge and vertex-to-vertex, in such a way as to minimize the sum of the perimeters of the triangles. The problem is NP-hard for point set inputs, but may be approximated to any desired degree of accuracy. For polygon inputs, it may be solved exactly in polynomial time. The minimum weight triangulation has also sometimes been called the optimal triangulation.

ISBN: 978-5-5088-7312-7

This Book deals with the NP-Completeness and an approximation algorithm for finding minimum edge ranking spanning tree (MERST) on series-parallel graphs. An edge-ranking is optimal if the least number of distinct labels among all possible edge-rankings are used by it. The edge-ranking problem is to find an optimal edge-ranking of a given graph. The minimum edge-ranking spanning tree problem is to find a spanning tree of a graph G whose edge-ranking is minimum. The minimum edge-ranking spanning tree problem of graphs has important applications like scheduling the parallel assembly of a complex multi-part product from its components and relational database. Although polynomial-time algorithm to solve the minimum edge-ranking spanning tree...

ISBN: 978-3-6391-9684-9
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Grinding is widely used in the manufacture of components requiring fine tolerances and smooth finishes; however, it is recognized as one of the most environmentally unfriendly manufacturing processes. Large amount of cutting fluids are used in grinding for a variety of reasons such as improving wheel life, reducing workpiece thermal damage and improving surface finish. Government regulation, environmental protection, public awareness, and the need for cost reduction have all promoted the development of new environmentally conscious grinding processes. Therefore, the author proposed Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) grinding in this book by focusing on the cutting fluids, grinding wheels, and thermal management. Nanofluids, a new class...

ISBN: 978-3-6391-5346-0
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Mining in Angola is an activity with great economic potential since the country has one of the largest and most diversified mining resources of Africa. Angola is the third largest producer of diamonds in Africa and has only explored 40% of the diamond-rich territory within the country, but has had difficulty in attracting foreign investment because of corruption, human rights violations, and diamond smuggling. Production rose by 30% in 2006 and Endiama, the national diamond company of Angola, expects production to increase by 8% in 2007 to 10 million carats annually. The government is trying to attract foreign companies to the provinces of Bie, Malanje and Uige. Angola has also historically been a major producer of iron ore....

ISBN: 978-6-1307-2150-3
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mining engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the practice, the theory, the science, the technology, and application of extracting and processing minerals from a naturally occurring environment. Mining engineering also includes processing minerals for additional value. The need for mineral extraction and production is an essential activity of modern society. Mining activities by their nature cause a disturbance of the environment in and around which the minerals are located. Modern mining engineers must therefore be concerned not only with the production and processing of mineral commodities, but also with the mitigation of damage or to the environment as a result of that...

ISBN: 978-6-1327-1713-9
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