"This book provides research on technical and environmental enhancements to the emission and combustion characteristics of diesel engines. While highlighting topics such as biodiesel emulsions, nanoparticle additives, and mathematical modeling, this book explores the potential additives that...

Sugarcane ethanol biorefineries in Brazil produce carbon dioxide, electricity and heat as byproducts. These are essential inputs for algae biodiesel production. In this paper, we assessed ethanol's life cycle greenhouse gas emissions and fossil energy use produced in an integrated sugarcane and...

Needle in a haystack -- My stress profile -- Understanding our sources of stress -- How do I know that I am stressed? -- Do I know myself well enough? -- My working self: a personalized analysis -- Well-being through dream analysis -- My body as a well-being compass -- Meditation: why, when and...

Cover -- Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Needle in a Haystack -- 2 My Stress Profile -- 3 Understanding Our Sources of Stress -- 4 How Do I Know That I Am Stressed? -- 5 Do I Know Myself Well Enough? -- 6 My Working Self: A Personalized Analysis -- 7...

The corporation as a preferred business format for large (and/or) risky ventures has come to stay as a global phenomenon. Societies around the world (represented by their governments) have facilitated and encouraged their growth as instruments of their own wellbeing and competitive advantage...

This project presents an opportunity for high school social studies teachers to infuse content on the federal budget, national debt, and budget deficit into civics-courses. The federal budget influences countries’ decisions about domestic and foreign policy, making the study of the topic a...

The last two decades have witnessed unprecedented excesses by businesses across the world. The largest corporate frauds have raised questions on the limits of responsibility of business. The recent financial crisis has brought into question the managerial greed and the manner in which incentive...

Experiments were conducted on a single cylinder direct injection diesel engine using diesel, biodiesel and biodiesel–diesel–ethanol (diestrol) water micro emulsion fuels to investigate the performance, emission and combustion characteristics of the engine under different load conditions at a...