Development of an environmental impact assessment and decision support system for seawater desalination plants : dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the Board for Doctorates of Delft University of Technology and of the Academic Boa

''Diabetic Neurology bridges the gap between diabetology and neurology with a practioner-friendly guide for the recognition, investigation and management of diabetic patients with neurological disease. The book provides a comprehensive practical review of the problems encountered at the interface of diabetes and neurology. The point form format facilitates a thorough summary of the diabetological and neurological approach to patients and their related disease states. The text discusses problems neurologists may encounter in diabetic patients and the important neurological issues to consider in diabetes clinics. The emphasis is on adult patients and some topics are deliberately covered in more than one section, depending on the context of the discussion''--Provided by publisher. Read more... Seawater Desalination Is A Coastal-based Industry. The Growing Number Of Desalination Plants Worldwide And The Increasing Size Of Single Facilities Emphasises The Need For Greener Desalination Technologies And More Sustainable Desalination Projects. Two Complementing Approaches Are The Development And Implementation Of Best Available Technology (bat) Standards And Best Practice Guidelines For Environmental Impact Assessment (eia) Studies. While Bat Is A Technology-based Approach, Which Favours State Of The Art Technologies That Reduce Resource Consumption And Waste Emissions, Eia Aims At Minimizing Impacts At A Site- And Project-specific Level Through Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation Of Impacts, And Mitigation Where Necessary. This Book Contains A Comprehensive Evaluation And Synthesis Of The Potential Environmental Impacts Of Desalination Plants, With Emphasis On The Marine Environment And Aspects Of Energy Use, Followed By The Development Of Strategies For Impact Mitigating. A Concept For Bat For Seawater Desalination Technologies Is Proposed, In Combination With A Methodological Approach For The Eia Of Desalination Projects. The Scope Of The Eia Studies Are Outlined, Including Environmental Monitoring, Toxicity And Hydrodynamic Modelling Studies, And The Usefulness Of Multi-criteria Analysis As A Decision Support Tool For Eias Is Explored And Used To Compare Different Intake And Pretreatment Options For Seawater Reverse Osmosis Plants. Content: (Publisher-supplied data) Diabetes basics -- Neurological basics -- Neurological presentations -- ''Redflags'' in neurology and diabetes -- Acute hyperglycemia -- Hypoglycemia -- Cerebrovascular disease -- Neuropathic pain -- Polyneuropathy -- Entrapment neuropathies -- Focal neuropathies without entrapment -- Lumbosacralplexopathy -- Diabetic autonomic neuropathy -- Dementia and cerebralmicrovascular disease -- Neurological infections in diabetes -- Neurological complications of diabetic nephropathy -- Uncommon neurological disorders associated with diabetes. Abstract: Diabetic Neurology Read more...