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Triple Double: Using Statistics to Settle NBA Debates (SpringerBriefs in Statistics)
By Arilova A. Randrianasolo. 2021
This book provides empirical evidence and statistical analyses to uncover answers to some of the most debated questions in the…
NBA. The sports world lives and breathes off of debates on who deserves an MVP award, and which athletes should be considered all-stars. This book provides some statistics-backed perspectives to some of these debates that are specific to the NBA. Was LeBron snubbed of an MVP in the 2010-2011 season? Why has the G.O.A.T. debate turned into LeBron vs. Jordan….Did Kobe get overlooked? How come Klay Thompson didn’t get All-NBA honors in the 2018-2019 season? This book explores these questions and many more with empirical evidence. This book is invaluable for any undergraduate or masters level course in sport analytics, sports marketing, or sports management. It will also be incredibly useful for scouts, recruiters, and general managers in the NBA who would like to use analytics in their work.China's Medium and Long-Term Science and Technology Program: History and Philosophy
By Zhenghong Chen. 2021
This book conducts a panoramic study on the history of China’s Science and Technology which focuses on the Medium and…
Long-Term Science and Technology Program (MLSTP). In general these Programs have a duration of 5-30 year. This book provides an epochal assessment of the project’s conceptual context over the past 60 years.. The author shows that the historical evolution and conceptual development of China’s MLSTP are the result of an amalgamation of political, economic and social factors within distinct contemporary contexts. As a national action plan, MLSTP has incorporated many of the factors that go beyond the intentional factors of science and technology. MLSTP is not only a macro vision and blueprint for scientific and technological development; it is also a political act of realizing the national will. While ensuring the MLSTP builds on its great achievements, the author also reflects upon its deficiencies and disadvantages in order to better promote the advancement of science and technology in China.This book comprehensively lays out the historical and theoretical dimensions. Based on a clear vision of historical constructivism the author has compiled the MLSTP philosophy of different eras into a conceptual framework for this era and used this framework to research and analyze the historical and conceptual evolution of MLSTP. Research on MLSTP is important for as enrichment of contemporary studies in the history of science and the science and technology policy. In 2010, more than 60 years after the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, the country had enacted 10 MLSTP programs.This book separates the development of the MLSTP into three different historical eras: the era of economic planning, the era of economic transformation and the new century. Each historical epoch corresponds to a different MLSTP philosophy concept, which enables us to study the conceptual evolution of MLSTP using historical research as our foundation.Collaborative Logistics and Intermodality: Integration in Supply Chain Network Models and Solutions for Global Environments
By Jorge E. Hernández, Dong Li, José Elias Jimenez-Sanchez, Miguel Gaston Cedillo-Campos, Luo Wenping. 2021
This book presents new approaches to logistics solutions in global environments, with a special focus on collaborative logistics and intermodality.…
Contributions in this book are linked to two major initiatives in global logistics - H2020 MSCA-RISE-EU project EC-Asia Research Network on Integration of Global and Local Agri-Food Supply Chains Towards Sustainable Food Security (GOLF), and the International Conference on Logistics & Supply Chain (CiLOG). Topics covered in this book are: global logistics environments in manufacturing industries, key logistic decision-making parameters, global logistics management and its impact on container logistics processes, logistic market clusters and many more.Science, Method, and Argument in Galileo: Philosophical, Historical, and Historiographical Essays (Argumentation Library #40)
By Maurice A. Finocchiaro. 2021
This book collects a renowned scholar's essays from the past five decades and reflects two main concerns: an approach to…
logic that stresses argumentation, reasoning, and critical thinking and that is informal, empirical, naturalistic, practical, applied, concrete, and historical; and an interest in Galileo’s life and thought—his scientific achievements, Inquisition trial, and methodological lessons in light of his iconic status as “father of modern science.” These republished essays include many hard to find articles, out of print works, and chapters which are not available online. The collection provides an excellent resource of the author's lifelong dedication to the subject. Thus, the book contains critical analyses of some key Galilean arguments about the laws of falling bodies and the Copernican hypothesis of the earth’s motion. There is also a group of chapters in which Galileo’s argumentation is compared and contrasted with that of other figures such as Socrates, Karl Marx, Giordano Bruno, and his musicologist father Vincenzo Galilei. The chapters on Galileo’s trial illustrate an approach to the science-vs-religion issue which Finocchiaro labels “para-clerical” and conceptualizes in terms of a judicious consideration of arguments for and against Galileo and the Church. Other essays examine argumentation about Galileo’s life and thought by the major Galilean scholars of recent decades. The book will be of interest to scholars in philosophy, logic, philosophy of science, history of science, history of religion, philosophy of religion, argumentation, rhetoric, and communication studies.Model Reduction of Complex Dynamical Systems (International Series of Numerical Mathematics #171)
By Peter Benner, Michael Hinze, Tatjana Stykel, Ralf Zimmermann, Tobias Breiten, Heike Faßbender. 2021
This contributed volume presents some of the latest research related to model order reduction of complex dynamical systems with a…
focus on time-dependent problems. Chapters are written by leading researchers and users of model order reduction techniques and are based on presentations given at the 2019 edition of the workshop series Model Reduction of Complex Dynamical Systems – MODRED, held at the University of Graz in Austria. The topics considered can be divided into five categories:system-theoretic methods, such as balanced truncation, Hankel norm approximation, and reduced-basis methods; data-driven methods, including Loewner matrix and pencil-based approaches, dynamic mode decomposition, and kernel-based methods;surrogate modeling for design and optimization, with special emphasis on control and data assimilation;model reduction methods in applications, such as control and network systems, computational electromagnetics, structural mechanics, and fluid dynamics; andmodel order reduction software packages and benchmarks.This volume will be an ideal resource for graduate students and researchers in all areas of model reduction, as well as those working in applied mathematics and theoretical informatics.Quantitative Elements of General Biology: A Dynamical Systems Approach
By Ivan Maly. 2021
This monograph sketches out a broad spectrum of problems (from evolution and metabolism to morphogenesis and biogeographical dynamics) whose solution…
has been impacted by mathematical models. Each of the selected examples has led to the recognition—and set direction to further study—of certain fundamental but unintuitive properties of biological systems, such as the making and breaking of specific symmetries that underlie morphogenesis. Whether they are long-established or only recently accepted, these models are selected for being thought-provoking and illuminating both the achievements and the gaps in our current understanding of the given area of biology. The selection of models is also meant to bring to the fore the existing degree of unity in the quantitative approach to diverse general-biological questions and in the systems-level properties that are discovered across the levels of biological organization. It is the thesis of this book that further cultivation of such unity is a way forward as we progress toward a general theory of living matter.This is an ideal book for students (in the broadest sense) of biology who wish to learn from this attempt to present the exemplary models, their methodological lessons, and the outline of a unified theory of living matter that is now beginning to emerge. In addition to a doctoral student preparing for quantitative biology research, this reader could also be an interdisciplinary scientist transitioning to biology. The latter—for example, a physicist or an engineer—may be comfortable with the mathematical apparatus and prepared to quickly enter the intended area of work, but desires a broader foundation in biology from the quantitative perspective.Quality Improvement in Early Childhood Education: International Perspectives on Enhancing Learning Outcomes
By Susanne Garvis, Hillevi Lenz Taguchi. 2021
This book explores international perspectives on quality improvement within the field of early childhood education and care. Many countries and…
governments are focusing on preschool quality as a way to improve entrenched inequalities and reduce social disadvantage and segregation: this book draws together various global case studies to showcase how different countries tackle aspects of quality improvement. The concept of quality is understood in different ways both culturally and contextually, and the implementation of measures to improve quality will differ from country to country. The book draws together case studies from numerous contexts to showcase various ways of working with aspects of quality improvement. Sharing important insights into policy and practice, this book guides a shared understanding of the complex nature of quality improvement within early childhood education and care.Kompendium angeborene Herzfehler bei Kindern: Diagnose und Behandlung
By Ulrike Blum, Hans Meyer, Philipp Beerbaum, Matthias Peuster. 2021
Das Buch deckt gezielt den Informationsbedarf von Kinder- und Jugendärzten sowie Hausärzten. Das Spezialgebiet kongenitaler Herzfehler ist so komplex, dass…
es während der Facharztausbildung nur unzureichend vermittelt wird. Doch auch nichtspezialisierte Ärzte, die Kinder mit „AHF/EMAH“ neben Kinderkardiologen und Herzchirurgen weiter betreuen, können den Betroffenen als kompetente Ansprechpartner zur Seite stehen.Übersichtlich dargestellte Basisinformationen zu den häufigsten Herzfehlern sind mit relevanten Daten und Fakten ergänzt, zahlreiche Zeichnungen tragen zum Verständnis bei. Über die Springer More Media App sind MRT-Videosequenzen mit hämodynamischen Informationen und beispielhafte Interventionen zu einzelnen Herzfehlern abrufbar.Molecular Mechanisms in Spermatogenesis (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology #1288)
By C. Yan Cheng, Fei Sun. 2021
This new edition provides an update on the molecular mechanisms that regulate spermatogenesis. In addition to the rodent as a study…
model, chapters also include research on studies in humans. It includes the latest approaches of studying spermatogenesis, such as the use of bioinformatics, molecular modeling and others which are not commonly found in published materials. It also reviews the latest developments in the field, such as studies on the role of regulatory RNAs on spermatogenesis. Due to the declining fertility rate among men, a brand new chapter highlights the impact of environmental toxicants on spermatogenesis.The Adventures of Jack Lark: the Jack Lark omnibus
By Paul Fraser Collard. 2015
The first three Victorian military adventures featuring hero Jack Lark, now available together in ebook. If you love Bernard Cornwell's…
Sharpe series, Matthew Harffy and Patrick O'Brian, you won't want to miss Paul Fraser Collard's action-packed series.INTRODUCING ROGUISH HERO JACK LARK: SOLDIER, LEADER, IMPOSTER.'Brilliant' BERNARD CORNWELL'Once again, Paul Fraser Collard proves he is a true master of action adventure' MATTHEW HARFFY'Like all the best vintages Jack Lark has aged to perfection. Scarred, battered and bloody, his story continues to enthral' ANTHONY RICHES_________THE SCARLET THIEFCrimean Peninsula, 1854. The men of the King's Royal Fusiliers are in terrible trouble. Young officer Jack Lark has to act immediately and decisively. His life and the success of the campaign depend on it. But does he have the mettle, the officer qualities that are the life blood of the British Army?From a poor background in London's East End, Lark has risen through the ranks by stealth and guile and now he faces the ultimate test...THE MAHARAJAH'S GENERALBombay, 1856. Jack Lark barely survived the Battle of the Alma. In hospital, wounded, and with his stolen life left lying on the battlefield, he grasps a chance to prove himself a leader once more. Poor Captain Danbury is dead, but Jack will travel to his new regiment in India, under his name.Exposed as a fraud, he's rescued by the chaplain's beautiful daughter, who has her own reasons to escape. They seek desperate refuge with the Maharajah of Sawadh, the charismatic leader whom the British Army must subdue. And, in return for his safety, Jack finds he must train the very army the British may soon have to fight...THE DEVIL'S ASSASSINBombay, 1857. Jack Lark is living precariously as an officer when his heroic but fraudulent past is discovered by the Devil - Major Ballard, the army's intelligence officer. Ballard is gathering a web of information to defend the British Empire, and he needs a man like Jack on his side. Not far away, in Persia, the Shah is moving against British territory and, with the Russians whispering in his ear, seeks to conquer the crucial city of Herat. As the British march to war, Jack learns that secrets crucial to the campaign's success are leaking into their enemies' hands. Ballard has brought him to the battlefield to end a spy's deceit. But who is the traitor?_________READERS LOVE THE JACK LARK SERIES:'Jack Lark is one of my favourite literary creations' 5* Reader Review'Up there with the best of the genre' 5* Reader Review'Collard's development of Lark is brilliant' 5* Reader Review'This truly is edge of the seat writing' 5* Reader Review'A breathless, memorable read and I recommend it completely' 5* Reader Review'SO good. Redcoats, gunpowder, and the horror of battle. Anyone who read Sharpe should devour this . . . A masterclass of grit and determination' 5* Reader Review'WOW. This is a very fast paced story that I found incredibly difficult to put down . . . If you like Victorian novels especially military ones, this series is definitely for you' 5* Reader ReviewComputer Science and Engineering in Health Services: 5th EAI International Conference, COMPSE 2021, Virtual Event, July 29, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #393
By Pandian Vasant, Igor Litvinchev, José Antonio Marmolejo-Saucedo, Roman Rodríguez-Aguilar, Jania Astrid Saucedo-Martínez. 2021
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering in Health Services,…
COMPSE 2021, held in July 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 17 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions. The papers are grouped on thematic topics: application of tools delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic; health services; computer and data science; and industry 4.0 in logistics and supply chain.The Mind-Technology Problem: Investigating Minds, Selves and 21st Century Artefacts (Studies in Brain and Mind #18)
By Inês Hipólito, Robert W. Clowes, Klaus Gärtner. 2021
This edited book deepens the engagement between 21st century philosophy of mind and the emerging technologies which are transforming our environment.…
Many new technologies appear to have important implications for the human mind, the nature of our cognition, our sense of identity and even perhaps what we think human beings are. They prompt questions such as: Would an uploaded mind be 'me'? Does our reliance on smart phones, or wearable gadgets enhance or diminish the human mind? and: How does our deep reliance upon ambient artificial intelligence change the shape of the human mind? Readers will discover the best philosophical analysis of what current and near future 21st technology means for the metaphysics of mind. Important questions are addressed on matters relating to the extended mind and the distributed self. Expert authors explore the role that the ubiquitous smart phone might have in creating new forms of self-knowledge. They consider machine consciousness, brain enhancement and smart ambient technology, and what they can tell us about phenomenal consciousness. While ideas of artificial general intelligence, cognitive enhancements and the smart environment are widely commented on, serious analysis of their philosophical implications is only getting started. These contributions from top scholars are therefore very timely, and are of particular relevance to students and scholars of the philosophy of mind, philosophy of technology, computer science and psychology.Although Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) is commonly known for his spiritual philosophy, his early career was focused unnatural science. During this…
period, Swedenborg thought of the world was like a gigantic machine, following the laws of mechanics and geometry. This volume analyzes this mechanistic worldview from the cognitive perspective, by means of a study of the metaphors in Swedenborg’s texts. The author argues that these conceptual metaphors are vital skills of the creative mind and scientific thinking, used to create visual analogies and abstract ideas. This means that Swedenborg’s mechanistic and geometrical worldview, allowed him to perceive the world as mechanical and geometrical. Swedenborg thought ”with” books and pens. The reading gave him associations and clues, forced him to interpret, and gave him material for his intellectual development.Berufsethik und Grundwerte in Japan: Erfolgsgeheimnisse jahrhundertealter Unternehmen
By Tamayo Iwamura. 2021
Dieses Buch untersucht an Fallbeispielen jahrhundertealter Familienbetriebe in Japan, welche Bedingungen und besonderen Grundwerte ihren betrieblichen Fortbestand fördern. Wenig überraschend…
finden sich diese goldenen Regeln und Maximen auch in der Arbeitskultur und Wertorientierung der führenden japanischen Großunternehmen wieder. Die Autorin beleuchtet die sozioökonomische Entwicklung im Zusammenhang mit der religiösen Tradition und bringt westlichen Lesern die oft als geheimnisvoll empfundene Kultur Japans nah. Über fundierte Kenntnisse der Grundwerte und sozioökonomischen Geschichte Japans hinaus vermittelt sie dem Leser ein echtes Verstehen japanischen Denkens und Handelns, das ihm im Umgang mit japanischen Gesprächspartnern und bei Besuchen im Land einen authentischen eigenen Handlungsspielraum bietet. Aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie befinden sich weltweit viele Betriebe in der Existenzkrise. Gerade zu diesem Zeitpunkt können die Erfahrungen jahrhundertealter Betriebe in Japan, die stets erfolgreich um ihren Fortbestand erfolgreich gekämpft haben, gute Anregungen bieten.Decellularization Methods of Tissue and Whole Organ in Tissue Engineering (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology #1345)
By Abdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh. 2021
This contributed volume is the first of a series that introduces safe, feasible, and practical decellularization and recellularization techniques for…
tissue and organ reconstruction. We have put special emphasis on the research areas most likely to develop well-engineered scaffolds for tissue and organ engineering, while presenting easily applicable bench-to-bedside approaches highlighting the latest technical innovations in the field.This book includes both a fundamental discussion for a broad understanding of the basis of tissue repair and substitution, as well as chapters written by world renowned specialists from 20 countries providing deeper discussions and analysis of related sub disciplines.Within these pages, the reader will find state-of-the-art protocols and current clinical challenges in cell and tissue biology, including accurate and comprehensive information on extracellular matrices, natural biomaterials, tissue dynamics, morphogenesis, stem cells, cellular fate progressions, cell and tissue properties for in-vitro and in-vivo applications.This comprehensive and carefully organized treatise provides a clear framework for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers new to the field, but also for researchers and practitioners looking to expand their knowledge on tissue and organ reconstruction.Applications of Nanomaterials in Proteomics (Nanostructure Science and Technology)
By Nianrong Sun, Chunhui Deng, Xizhong Shen. 2021
This book provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of the latest advances in nanomaterials for proteomics, both theoretical and practical.…
Consisting of seven chapters, it first covers the synthesis methods, characterization, principles, and performance of functional nanomaterials in various branches of proteomics in detail. This is followed by the applications of nanomaterials for the separation and analysis of various proteins and peptides. Given its scope, the book appeals to a broad readership, including those active in proteomics and materials science; it can also serve as a reference book for students majoring in proteomics analysis.The International Political Economy of Migration in the Globalization Era (International Political Economy Series)
By Leila Simona Talani. 2021
This book concerns with the analysis of the impact of globalization on international migration from a distinct international political economy…
perspective. It confronts theoretical debates from the different international political economy (IPE) approaches and elaborates on the implications of different theories in policymaking and political realms. Here, migration is examined as an integral part of the global political economy that is structurally connected to the process of globalization, although the definition of globalization itself is a subject of enquiry.Big Data Platforms and Applications: Case Studies, Methods, Techniques, and Performance Evaluation (Computer Communications and Networks)
By Florin Pop, Gabriel Neagu. 2021
This book provides a review of advanced topics relating to the theory, research, analysis and implementation in the context of…
big data platforms and their applications, with a focus on methods, techniques, and performance evaluation. The explosive growth in the volume, speed, and variety of data being produced every day requires a continuous increase in the processing speeds of servers and of entire network infrastructures, as well as new resource management models. This poses significant challenges (and provides striking development opportunities) for data intensive and high-performance computing, i.e., how to efficiently turn extremely large datasets into valuable information and meaningful knowledge.The task of context data management is further complicated by the variety of sources such data derives from, resulting in different data formats, with varying storage, transformation, delivery, and archiving requirements. At the same time rapid responses are needed for real-time applications. With the emergence of cloud infrastructures, achieving highly scalable data management in such contexts is a critical problem, as the overall application performance is highly dependent on the properties of the data management service.The People of Rose Hill: Black and White Life on a Maryland Plantation
By Lucy Maddox. 2021
What was antebellum life like for the two communities of people—one white and one black—who lived and worked on a…
plantation on the Eastern Shore of Maryland?Thomas Marsh Forman was in his early twenties when he returned from the Revolutionary War to take over the proprietorship of Rose Hill plantation from his father. The estate lay alongside the Sassafras River in Cecil County, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Rose Hill was a product of its historical moment, a moment in which men like Forman acted on their belief that the future prospects of the country required a continuation not only of their energy, their skills, and their desire to improve the lives of Americans but also of the slave economy they had done so much to shape. A focused study of this one plantation, The People of Rose Hill illuminates the workings of the entire plantation system in the border region between the end of the Revolution and the approach of the Civil War. Lucy Maddox looks closely at the public and private lives of the people of Rose Hill, who labored together in a profitable agricultural enterprise while maintaining relationships with one another that were cautious, distant, sometimes secretive, and often explosive. Making extensive use of the letters of wife, Martha Ogle Forman, Maddox places the experiences of Rose Hill's inhabitants (enslaved and free) within the context of the cultural, economic, and political history of the state. Piecing together the scattered information in these documents, she offers readers fascinating insights into life and labor on the plantation, from grueling daily work schedules to menus for elaborate dinners and teas. Her account includes comparative analyses of family structures and social practices within the Forman family and in the community of enslaved workers. Individual sections profile thirty-eight of the fifty enslaved people at Rose Hill, identifying, as far as possible, that person's primary work responsibilities, family connections, and history at the plantation, thus giving each a recognized place in the larger history of plantation slavery in the Upper South. Maddox's discussion of Rose Hill extends to the places around it where the slave culture of the plantation found confirmation and support: churches, law courts, social gatherings, agricultural fairs and societies, the parlors and sitting rooms of the Eastern Shore elite. The People of Rose Hill is a fascinating look at the intersection of the constricted world of the plantation with the larger world of early America.Bhartiya Madhyam Vyavsaye
By Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. 2016
The Indian Media Business, Fourth Edition gives you detailed analysis, perspective and information on eight segments of the media business…
in India—print, TV, film, radio, music, digital, outdoor, and events. It presents the business history, current dynamics, regulation, economics, technology, valuations, case studies, trends (Indian and global) and a clear sense of how the business operates. This book is a must-read for media professionals, students and for those planning to invest in the Indian media and entertainment business. The outstanding feature of the fourth edition is a new chapter on digital media—arguably, the first ever look at digital media from a comprehensive business perspective. This looks at everything from history to business dynamics and the major issues digital media faces in India. This edition tackles regulation with more detail than any of the previous ones. There is one large case study on the quality of regulation in India and several caselets such as the ones on copyright law, defamation law and how it works for social media. This edition also contains more caselets than the previous editions. There are caselets on the changes in readership methodology, on the trouble with news broadcasting and on the rising power of Hindi newspapers and the impact of digital on both print and TV among others.