Pinned

Author : Sharon G. Flake
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780545469845

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Pinned by Sharon G. Flake Pdf

Award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, presents a powerful novel about a teen boy and girl, each tackling disabilities.Autumn and Adonis have nothing in common and everything in common. Autumn is outgoing and has lots of friends. Adonis is shy and not so eager to connect with people. But even with their differences, the two have one thing in common--they're each dealing with a handicap. For Autumn, who has a learning disability, reading is a painful struggle that makes it hard to focus in class. But as her school's most aggressive team wrestler, Autumn can take down any problem. Adonis is confined to a wheelchair. He has no legs. He can't walk or dance. But he's a strong reader who loves books. Even so, Adonis has a secret he knows someone like Autumn can heal. In time, Autumn and Adonis are forced to see that our greatest weaknesses can turn into the assets that forever change us and those we love. Told in alternating voices, Pinned explores issues of self-discovery, friendship, and what it means to be different.

Author : Alfred C. Martino
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 144206854X

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Pinned by Alfred C. Martino Pdf

Dealing with family problems, girls, and their own competitive natures, high school seniors Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane face each other in the final match of the New Jersey State Wrestling Championship. Reprint. Jr Lib Guild.

Author : Housheng Su,Xiaofan Wang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642345784

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Pinning Control of Complex Networked Systems by Housheng Su,Xiaofan Wang Pdf

Synchronization, consensus and flocking are ubiquitous requirements in networked systems. Pinning Control of Complex Networked Systems investigates these requirements by using the pinning control strategy, which aims to control the whole dynamical network with huge numbers of nodes by imposing controllers for only a fraction of the nodes. As the direct control of every node in a dynamical network with huge numbers of nodes might be impossible or unnecessary, it’s then very important to use the pinning control strategy for the synchronization of complex dynamical networks. The research on pinning control strategy in consensus and flocking of multi-agent systems can not only help us to better understand the mechanisms of natural collective phenomena, but also benefit applications in mobile sensor/robot networks. This book offers a valuable resource for researchers and engineers working in the fields of control theory and control engineering. Housheng Su is an Associate Professor at the Department of Control Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China; Xiaofan Wang is a Professor at the Department of Automation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.

Author : Dewey H. Hodges,G. Alvin Pierce
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-07-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1139433911

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Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity by Dewey H. Hodges,G. Alvin Pierce Pdf

Aeroelastic and structural dynamic phenomena play an important role in many facets of engineering. In particular, an understanding of these disciplines is essential to the design of aircraft and space vehicles. This text provides an introduction to structural dynamics and aeroelasticity, with an emphasis on conventional aircraft. The primary areas considered are structural dynamics, static aeroelasticity, and dynamic aeroelasticity. The structural dynamics material emphasizes vibration, the modal representation, and dynamic response. Aeroelastic phenomena discussed include divergence, aileron reversal, airload redistribution, unsteady aerodynamics, flutter, and elastic tailoring. Both exact and approximate solution methodologies are stressed. More than one hundred illustrations and tables help clarify the text, while upwards of fifty problems enhance student learning.

Author : Teruo Matsushita
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030946395

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Flux Pinning in Superconductors by Teruo Matsushita Pdf

This book covers the flux pinning mechanisms and properties and the electromagnetic phenomena caused by the flux pinning common for metallic, high-Tc and MgB2 superconductors. The condensation energy interaction known for normal precipitates or grain boundaries and the kinetic energy interaction proposed for artificial Nb pins in Nb-Ti, etc., are introduced for the pinning mechanism. Summation theories to derive the critical current density are discussed in detail. Irreversible magnetization and AC loss caused by the flux pinning are also discussed. The loss originally stems from the ohmic dissipation of normal electrons in the normal core driven by the electric field induced by the flux motion. The influence of the flux pinning on the vortex phase diagram in high Tc superconductors is discussed, and the dependencies of the irreversibility field are also described on other quantities such as anisotropy of superconductor, specimen size and electric field strength. Recent developments of critical current properties in various high-Tc superconductors and MgB2 are introduced. The 3rd edition has been thoroughly updated, with a new chapter on critical state model. The mechanism of irreversible properties is discussed in detail. The author provides calculations of pinning loss by the equation of motion of flux lines in the pinning potential and hysteresis loss. The readers will learn why the resultant loss is of hysteresis type in spite of such mechanism. This book aims for graduate students and researchers studying superconductivity as well as engineers working in electric utility industry.

Author : R. Kossowsky,Shyamalendu Bose,Vladimir Pan,Zafer Durusoy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792356632

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Physics and Materials Science of Vortex States, Flux Pinning and Dynamics by R. Kossowsky,Shyamalendu Bose,Vladimir Pan,Zafer Durusoy Pdf

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Author : Edgar N. Sanchez,Carlos J. Vega,Oscar J. Suarez,Guanrong Chen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000415193

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Nonlinear Pinning Control of Complex Dynamical Networks by Edgar N. Sanchez,Carlos J. Vega,Oscar J. Suarez,Guanrong Chen Pdf

This book presents two nonlinear control strategies for complex dynamical networks. First, sliding-mode control is used, and then the inverse optimal control approach is employed. For both cases, model-based is considered in Chapter 3 and Chapter 5; then, Chapter 4 and Chapter 6 are based on determining a model for the unknow system using a recurrent neural network, using on-line extended Kalman filtering for learning. The book is organized in four sections. The first one covers mathematical preliminaries, with a brief review for complex networks, and the pinning methodology. Additionally, sliding-mode control and inverse optimal control are introduced. Neural network structures are also discussed along with a description of the high-order ones. The second section presents the analysis and simulation results for sliding-mode control for identical as well as non-identical nodes. The third section describes analysis and simulation results for inverse optimal control considering identical or non-identical nodes. Finally, the last section presents applications of these schemes, using gene regulatory networks and microgrids as examples.

Author : Eduardo de Miranda Batista,Pedro Vellasco,Luciano Rodrigues Ornelas de Lima
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781315675497

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Tubular Structures XV by Eduardo de Miranda Batista,Pedro Vellasco,Luciano Rodrigues Ornelas de Lima Pdf

Tubular Structures XV contains the latest scientific and engineering developments in the field of tubular structures, as presented at the 15th International Symposium on Tubular Structures (ISTS15, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 27-29 May 2015). The International Symposium on Tubular Structures (ISTS) has a long-standing reputation for being the principal

Author : Roger G. Bland,H. E. Jaques
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781478608035

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How to Know the Insects by Roger G. Bland,H. E. Jaques Pdf

Students of entomology at every level need to be able to identify and classify the insects they study. How to Know the Insects has helped generations of readers learn to do just that. The key to insect ordersthe largest section of the bookuses both written text and myriad illustrations to provide identification details down to the family level as well as for common species of each family. In addition, Bland and Jaques provide accounts of insect natural history, the basic biology of each order and of most families, and extensive material in finding, collecting, and preserving insects. The handbook serves as a valuable learning tool or reference for undergraduate and graduate students of entomology, science educators, insect collectors, and anyone interested in the diversity of insects.

Author : Sharon G. Flake
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545609616

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Unstoppable Octobia May by Sharon G. Flake Pdf

Bestselling and award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, delivers a mystery set in the 1950s that eerily blends history, race, culture, and family. Octobia May is girl filled with questions. Her heart condition makes her special - and, some folks would argue, gives this ten-year-old powers that make her a "wise soul." Thank goodness for Auntie, who convinces Octobia's parents to let her live in her boarding house that is filled with old folks. That's when trouble, and excitement, and wonder begin. Auntie is non-traditional. She's unmarried and has plans to purchase other boarding homes and hotels. At a time when children, and especially girls, are "seen, not heard," Auntie allows Octobia May the freedom and expression of an adult. When Octobia starts to question the folks in her world, an adventure and a mystery unfold that beg some troubling questions: Who is black and who is "passing" for white? What happens when a vibrant African American community must face its own racism?

Author : Elizabeth Lynn Casey
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101443897

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Pinned for Murder by Elizabeth Lynn Casey Pdf

The members of South Carolina's Sweet Briar Ladies Society sewing circle are as loyal and close-knit as the day is long. But when the richest and meanest woman in town turns up murdered, the new Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair finds that some threads can bind dangerously tight.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Deaf
ISBN : WISC:89119367894

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The Wisconsin Times by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : SRLF:D0002967222

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Rural Californian by Anonim Pdf

Author : Maris Black
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1495372421

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Pinned by Maris Black Pdf

Two hot college wrestlers take it off the mat... All Jeremy Miller can think about is getting away from his abusive home life, making the wrestling team, and finally getting a real boyfriend. He's sick of being used by high-school football players who are too afraid to admit they like guys. What he doesn't count on is losing his heart to the gorgeous, golden-eyed captain of the wrestling team... Or having to keep their hot, sweaty nights a secret at all costs. With a wrestling scholarship, a shot at a national title, and a guaranteed spot in an elite sports medicine program, Beck has got it made. Yeah, he's gay and wishing he didn't have to hide it, but there will be plenty of time for dating after graduation. Until then, he doesn't need anything to get in the way of his big plans. Not even the adorable freshman wrestler he can't stop pinning to the mattress every chance he gets. Why won't the sexy little bastard stop tempting him?

Author : Great Britain. Board of Trade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 988 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Railroads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118858104

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Railway Returns for England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland ... by Great Britain. Board of Trade Pdf