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Germanium is an elemental semiconductor, which played an important role in the birth of the semiconductor but soon was replaced with silicon. However, germanium is poised to make a remarkable comeback in the semiconductor industry. With this increasing attention, this book describes the fundamental aspects of germanium and its applications. The contributing authors are experts in their field with great in-depth knowledge. The authors strongly feel that this contribution might be of interest to readers and help to expand the scope of their knowledge.

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Proceedings of the 2010 Construction Research Congress, held in Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 8-10, 2010. Sponsored by the Construction Institute of ASCE. This collection of 156 peer-reviewed papers covers 15 general state-of-knowledge areas in construction engineering and management. The papers address and analyze revolutionary research findings, technological advances, emerging trends, and functional characteristics that are shaping the future of the industry. Topics include: automated real time systems; construction industry institute research; construction education; construction modeling and simulation; disaster planning and mitigation; information technology and computer applications; infrastructure management and underground construction; knowledge management; organizational leadership and management; procurement, contracting, and legal affairs; productivity, benchmarking, and workforce issues; project planning and control; project risk assessment and management; quantitative methods and models; sustainable construction and facilities.

Building --- Construction management --- Construction methods --- Underground construction --- Innovation --- Infrastructure construction --- Labor --- Management methods --- Computer models --- Canada --- Technological innovations