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CITES and Timber
A guide to CITES-listed tree species
Madeline Groves and Catherine Rutherford
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2015
This guide covers the main timber species regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). It provides information on the key issues regarding the implementation of the Convention for this important group of plants. Written for the non-expert, individual sections cover the species found in significant trade, with details on their distribution, uses, traded parts and derivatives, and scientific and common names.

Additional sections cover timber identification and measurement, guidance on CITES documentation and key resources.
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Demystifying Marketing
A guide to the fundamentals for engineers
Patrick Forsyth
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2007
Marketing is a big topic. It is complex, vital - and yet too often misunderstood.
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Electrical Safety
A guide to the causes and prevention of electrical hazards
J. Maxwell Adams
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 1994
This book explains the hazards associated with electricity in its many forms, including electromagnetic radiation. It describes methods of reducing risks to health and to the environment, giving rules and codes of practice to be followed. Guidelines are also given for the use of electrical equipment in specialised environments (such as locations subject to explosive gases and flammable dusts), the guarding of machine tools and the control of earth currents.
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Stepping Motors
A guide to theory and practice
Paul Acarnley
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2002
Stepping motor technology is well established and used for motion control, most notably for computer peripherals but also wherever digital control is employed. This book provides an introductory text which will enable the reader to both appreciate the essential characteristics of stepping motor systems and understand how these characteristics are being exploited in the continuing development of new motors, drives and controllers. A basic theoretical approach relating to the more significant aspects of performance is presented, although it is assumed throughout that the reader has no previous experience of electrical machines and is primarily interested in the applications of stepping motors. Paul Acarnley's outstanding reference book is widely known and used, and this, the 4th edition, has been significantly updated to include many new applications that have emerged since the previous edition was published. Coverage includes: drive circuits, accurate load positioning, static torque characteristics, multi-step operation, torque/ speed characteristics, high-speed operation, open-loop control, closed-loop control and microprocessor-based stepping motor systems.
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Temporary Power Systems
A guide to the application of BS 7671 and BS 7909 for temporary events
James Eade
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2014
This book provides the reader with a clear understanding of the application of both BS 7671 and BS 7909 to events and other relevant industry guidance. It is an indispensable guide for all those working with any temporary power system including agricultural shows and outdoors fairs, concerts, theatrical events, film and TV broadcasting, exhibitions, festivals as well as temporary buildings and structures.
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