The Texture of Industry

The Texture of Industry
Author: Robert Boyd Gordon
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 457
Release: 1997
Genre: Electronic book
ISBN: 0195111419

While historians have given ample attention to stories of entrepreneurship, invention, and labor conflict, they have told us little about actual work-places and how people worked. Workers seldom wrote about their daily employment. However, they did leave behind their tools, products, shops, and factories as well as the surrounding industrial landscapes and communities. In this book, Gordon and Malone look at the industrialization of North America from the perspective of the industrial archaeologist. Using material evidence from such varied sites as Indian steatite quarries, automobile plants, and coal mines, they examine manufacturing technology, transportation systems, and the effects of industrialization on the land. Their research greatly expands our understanding of industry and focuses attention on the contributions of anonymous artisans whose skills shaped our industrial heritage.

Texture in Food

Texture in Food
Author: B. M. McKenna
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 564
Release: 2004-04-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781855737242

Key research trends and their practical implications in improving product quality, Texture in food Volume 1: Semi-solid foods will be a standard reference for the food industry. It is complemented by a second volume on the texture of solid foods. Book jacket.

Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems XVI

Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems XVI
Author: Tony Allen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2010-06-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1848822154

Swallowing sound recognition is an important task in bioengineering that could be employed in systems for automated swallowing assessment and diagnosis of abnormally high rate of swallowing (aerophagia) [1], which is the primary mode of ingesting excessive amounts of air, and swallowing dysfunction (dysphagia) [2]-[5], that may lead to aspiration, choking, and even death. Dysphagia represents a major problem in rehabilitation of stroke and head injury patients. In current clinical practice videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) is the gold standard for diagnosis of swallowing disorders. However, VFSS is a ti- consuming procedure performed only in a clinical setting. VFSS also results in some radiation exposure. Therefore, various non-invasive methods are proposed for swallowing assessment based on evaluation of swallowing signals, recorded by microphones and/or accelerometers and analyzed by digital signal processing techniques [2]-[5]. Swallowing sounds are caused by a bolus passing through pharynx. It is possible to use swallowing sounds to determine pharyngeal phase of the swallow and characteristics of the bolus [2].

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1602
Release: 2003
Genre: Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN: