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Advances of Science and Technology: 8th EAI International Conference, ICAST 2020, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, October 2-4, 2020, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #384
By Solomon Workneh Fanta, Mekuanint Agegnehu Bitew, Mulugeta Admasu Delele, Abebech Abera Beyene, Addisu Negash Ali. 2021
This two-volume set constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advancement of Science and Technology, ICAST…
2020, which took place in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in October 2020.The 74 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 200 submissions of which 157 were sent out for peer review. The papers present economic and technologic developments in modern societies in 6 tracks: Chemical, food and bio-process engineering; Electrical and computer engineering; IT, computer science and software engineering; Civil, water resources, and environmental engineering; Mechanical and industrial engineering; Material science and engineering.Numerical Python in Astronomy and Astrophysics: A Practical Guide to Astrophysical Problem Solving (Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics)
By Wolfram Schmidt, Marcel Völschow. 2021
This book provides a solid foundation in the Python programming language, numerical methods, and data analysis, all embedded within the…
context of astronomy and astrophysics. It not only enables students to learn programming with the aid of examples from these fields but also provides ample motivation for engagement in independent research. The book opens by outlining the importance of computational methods and programming algorithms in contemporary astronomical and astrophysical research, showing why programming in Python is a good choice for beginners. The performance of basic calculations with Python is then explained with reference to, for example, Kepler’s laws of planetary motion and gravitational and tidal forces. Here, essential background knowledge is provided as necessary. Subsequent chapters are designed to teach the reader to define and use important functions in Python and to utilize numerical methods to solve differential equations and landmark dynamical problems in astrophysics. Finally, the analysis of astronomical data is discussed, with various hands-on examples as well as guidance on astronomical image analysis and applications of artificial neural networks.Acoustic Emission Testing: Basics for Research – Applications in Engineering (Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering)
By Masayasu Ohtsu, Christian U. Grosse, Dimitrios G. Aggelis, Tomoki Shiotani. 2022
This book provides an introduction to Acoustic Emission Testing and its applications to different materials like concrete, steel, ceramics, geotechnical…
materials, polymers, biological structures and wood. Acoustic Emission Techniques (AET) techniques have been studied in engineering for a long time. The techniques are applied more and more to practical investigations and are more and more standardized in codes. This is because the degradation of structures due to ageing urgently demand for maintenance and rehabilitation of structures in service. It results in the need for the development of advanced and efficient inspection techniques. In mechanical engineering and concerning the monitoring of machines and mechanical components, AE is a widely accepted observing deterioration in the frame of structural health monitoring. The advantages of AE like sensitivity, damage localization potential, non-intrusive nature as well as developments in signal analysis and data transmission allow applications that could not be considered decades ago.As such, AE techniques draw great attention to diagnostic applications and in material testing. This book covers all levels from the description of AE basics for AE beginners (level of a student) to sophisticated AE algorithms and applications to real large-scale structures as well as the observation of the cracking process in laboratory specimen to study fracture processes. This book has proved its worth over the past twelve years. Now in its second edition, it will be a resource that sets the standard and equips readers for the future. All chapters from the 1st edition have been updated and rewritten and eight extra chapters (e.g also regarding AE tomography, AE in plate-like structures and AE for investigations of hardening of fresh concrete) have been added.The Sensory Modes of Animal Rhetorics: A Hoot in the Light presents the latest research in animal perception and cognition in…
the context of rhetorical theory. Alex C. Parrish explores the science of animal signaling that shows human and nonhuman animals share similar rhetorical strategies—such as communicating to manipulate or persuade—which suggests the vast impact sensory modalities have on communication in nature. The book demonstrates new ways of seeing humans and how we have separated ourselves from, and subjectified, the animal rhetor. This type of cross-species study allows us to trace the origins of our own persuasive behaviors, providing a deeper and more inclusive history of rhetoric than ever before."This book examines how a group of transnational British-Italian women affiliated with the exiled patriots of the Italian Left repurposed…
traditionally feminine activities, such as fundraising, gift-giving, maternity, and memory collection, to make a substantial contribution to Italian Unification and state-building. Through their actions, Mary Chambers, Sara Nathan, Giorgina Saffi, Julia Salis Schwabe, and Jessie White Mario transcended the boundaries of acceptable behavior for middle-class women and participated in the broader female emancipation movement. By drawing attention to their activities, this book reveals how nineteenth-century female activists achieved their most revolutionary goals by using conservative, domestic, or anti-Catholic language. Adding to the growing understanding of the Italian Risorgimento as a transnational phenomenon, it also shows how non-Catholic and non-Italian women participated in the creation and development of the Italian state. Finally, the book argues for the continuing importance of religion in both politics and philanthropy throughout the nineteenth century."Optimal Auxiliary Functions Method for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
By Nicolae Herisanu, Vasile Marinca, Bogdan Marinca. 2021
This book presents the optimal auxiliary functions method and applies it to various engineering problems and in particular in boundary…
layer problems. The cornerstone of the presented procedure is the concept of “optimal auxiliary functions” which are needed to obtain accurate results in an efficient way. Unlike other known analytic approaches, this procedure provides us with a simple but rigorous way to control and adjust the convergence of the solutions of nonlinear dynamical systems. The optimal auxiliary functions are depending on some convergence-control parameters whose optimal values are rigorously determined from mathematical point of view. The capital strength of our procedure is its fast convergence, since after only one iteration, we obtain very accurate analytical solutions which are very easy to be verified. Moreover, no simplifying hypothesis or assumptions are made. The book contains a large amount of practical models from various fields of engineering such as classical and fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, nonlinear oscillations, electrical machines, and many more. The book is a continuation of our previous books “Nonlinear Dynamical Systems in Engineering. Some Approximate Approaches”, Springer-2011 and “The Optimal Homotopy Asymptotic Method. Engineering Applications”, Springer-2015.Limestone Mining in India (Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials)
By A. K. Soni, P. Nema. 2021
This book brings together a comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of the main scientific and technological aspects of limestone mining. The…
book discusses how to excavate limestone from surface mines including the nuances of production and commercial aspects.It addresses topical issues related with the quarrying of limestone and environmental protection measures adopted in mining and manufacturing. The chapters in this book describe planning and designing of mining processes to produce limestone that meets with market requirements and customer specifications. The book also discusses the environmental stresses caused by mining as an industrial activity and their ramifications and remedies. The book includes case studies from different geo-mining environments. The contents of this book will be useful to professionals, researchers, and policy makers alike.Esophageal Preservation and Replacement in Children
By Ashwin Pimpalwar. 2021
This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art, evidence-based review of esophageal preservation and replacement and serves as a valuable resource…
for clinicians, surgeons and researchers with an interest in this field. The text reviews in detail the embryology, anatomy and physiology of the esophagus relevant to esophageal replacement. The indications, advantages, disadvantages, complications and long-term outcomes of all techniques available are also discussed. The latest advances in this field including the laparoscopic and thoracoscopic techniques are included with detailed descriptions and figures. Recent advances in tissue engineering techniques for manufacturing a neo esophagus are also discussed in detail. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and includes the most up to date evidence-based data available.Esophageal Preservation and Replacement in Children is one of its kind and serves as a very useful resource for surgeons and researchers all over the world. It provides a comprehensive summary of the current status of esophageal preservation and replacement and all the recent advances in this field.Sustainable Design in Textiles and Fashion (Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry)
By Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, Miguel Angel Gardetti. 2021
This book highlights the Eco-design or Sustainable design in textiles and fashion, aimed at reducing their environmental impact throughout their…
life cycle. Sustainable design is one of the core elements practiced in various industrial sectors. The textiles and fashion sector, is also creating a huge environmental brunt in terms of various fibres, processes, consumption of various resources including dyes, chemicals and auxiliaries, etc,. Thus, sustainable design is the key to reduce the environmental impacts made out of textiles and fashion products. This book includes seven informative chapters to decipher the concept and applications of sustainable design in textiles and fashion.Erfolgreiches Verwaltungsmanagement: Grundlagen für Führungskräfte in der öffentlichen Verwaltung
By Kristof Tobias Germer. 2021
Wie sieht ein erfolgreiches Management in der öffentlichen Verwaltung aus? Was muss ich als Führungskraft in der öffentlichen Verwaltung wissen,…
um erfolgreich zu agieren? Wie agieren andere Führungskräfte in der öffentlichen Verwaltung? Theoretische Hintergründe, Praxisbeispiele und Handlungsempfehlungen führen gestandene und angehende Führungskräfte von öffentlichen Verwaltungsbehörden an das Management der öffentlichen Verwaltung heran und vertiefen essentielles Basiswissen. Es wird aufgezeigt wie Management erfolgreich in der öffentlichen Verwaltung eingesetzt werden kann, wo Verbesserungspotenziale für Führungskräfte bestehen und wie sie erfolgreich umgesetzt werden können. Beschäftigte mit Personal-, Organisations-, Strategie-, Planungs- oder Controllingaufgaben ziehen gleichermaßen einen Nutzen aus diesem Buch.Das Buch bietet einen Einblick in die wesentlichen Grundlagen für ein erfolgreiches Management von öffentlichen Verwaltungen. Es wird dabei stets der Blick auf das Wesentliche gewahrt, um insbesondere Praktikern erforderliche Essentials des Managements in öffentlichen Verwaltungen systematisch und übersichtlich aufbereitet an die Hand zu geben.This book addresses current issues regarding the ethical use of information technology in a holistic vision, by combining the perspectives…
of education specialists and those in the field of computer science at the level of higher education. It provides a current ethical perspective on the problems and solutions involved in the use of information technology in higher education. It appeals to readers interested in exploring the problems and appropriate solutions related to the ethical use of new technologies in higher education.Water Safety, Security and Sustainability: Threat Detection and Mitigation (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications)
By Ashok Vaseashta, Carmen Maftei. 2021
This book focuses on threats, especially contaminants, to drinking water and the supply system, especially in municipalities but also in…
industrial and even residential settings. The safety, security, and suitability landscape can be described as dynamic and complex stemming from necessity and hence culpability due to the emerging threats and risks, vis-a-vis globalization resulting in new forms of contaminants being used due to new technologies. The book provides knowledge and guidance for engineers, scientists, designers, researchers, and students who are involved in water, sustainability, and study of security issues. This book starts out with basics of water usage, current statistics, and an overview ofwater resources. The book then introduces different scenarios of safety and security and areas that researchers need to focus. Following that, the book presents different types of contaminants – inadvertent, intentional, or incidental. The next section presents different methodologies of contamination sensing/detection and remediation strategies as per guidance and standards set globally. The book then concludes with selected chapters on water management, including critical infrastructure that is critical to maintaining safe water supplies to cities and municipalities. Each chapter includes descriptive information for professionals in their respective fields. The breadth of chapters offers insights into how science (physical, natural, and social) and technology can support new developments to manage the complexity resident within the evolving threat and risk landscape.Das Osteoporose Manual: Biologie, Diagnostik, Prävention und Therapie
By Reiner Bartl, Christoph Bartl. 2021
Heute ist der Knochenschwund als früh diagnostizierbare und gut behandelbare Krankheit einzustufen. Ein tieferes Verständnis der komplexen Knochenbiologie, eine standardisierte…
Diagnostik der Osteoporose, leicht umsetzbare Vorsorgeprogramme, neue wirksame Medikamente und erprobte operative Verfahren zur Versorgung osteoporotischer Frakturen rechtfertigen diese optimistische Einschätzung. Alle diese Fortschritte sind in diesem Manual in systematisch aufgebauten, ausführlichen und reich bebilderten 61 Kapiteln mit berücksichtigt. „Key points“ am Anfang der Kapitel und Übersichten im Anhang verbessern den praktischen Nutzen zusätzlich.The International Law of Economic Warfare (European Yearbook of International Economic Law #16)
By Teoman M. Hagemeyer-Witzleb. 2021
Since the prohibition of the threat or use of force and the resurgence of (economic) nationalism, economic warfare has become…
an increasingly important substitute for actual hostilities between states. Its manifestations range from medieval sieges to modern day trade wars. Despite its long history, economic warfare remains an elusive term, foreign to international law. This book seeks to identify those portions of international law that are applicable to economic warfare. What is the status quo of regulation? Is there a jus ad bellum oeconomicum? A jus in bello oeconomico? After putting forward its own definition of economic warfare, the book reviews historical case studies – reflecting the three main branches of international economic law: trade, investment and currency – to identify pertinent legal boundaries. While the case studies reveal that numerous rules of international (economic) law regulate (specific measures of) economic warfare, it remains to be seen whether – analogously to the prohibition of the threat or use of force – these selective limitations have the potential to coalesce into a general prohibition of economic warfare in the future.Zur Herleitung eines Beweisverwertungsverbots als Folge eines Verfahrensverstoßes nimmt die Rechtsprechung eine Abwägung vor. Naturgemäß ist diese Herangehensweise mit erheblichen…
Unsicherheiten verbunden. Vor diesem Hintergrund startet diese Untersuchung. Dabei stellt der Autor nicht die Abwägungslehre selbst in Frage, sondern nimmt diese zum Ausgangspunkt.Ziel der Untersuchung ist es, am Beispiel der Verletzung des Richtervorbehalts die Kriterien, die in die Abwägung einfließen müssen, abstrakt zu bestimmen und sie in eine Reihenfolge zu stellen und so für mehr Rechtssicherheit zu sorgen. Auf diese Weise gelingt es dem Autor, einen Prüfkanon in drei Phasen aufzustellen und diesen auf ein dogmatisches Fundament zu stellen. Im zweiten Teil des Buches wendet er sein Phasenmodell auf die einzelnen Ermittlungsmaßnahmen an und kommt dabei zu kaum anderen Ergebnissen als die Rechtsprechung. Dies ist ein positives Ergebnis. Denn dem Rechtsanwender bleibt das gute Gefühl, dass die Rechtsprechung auch ohne diesen Prüfkanon zu „richtigen“ Ergebnissen kommt. Dies schmälert aber nicht den Innovationscharakter der Arbeit, wird dadurch doch gerade deutlich, wie schlagkräftig das Phasenmodell ist.Tourism Management and Sustainable Development (Contributions to Economics)
By Anastasios Karasavvoglou, Persefoni Polychronidou, Goran Karanovic, Helga Maskarin Ribaric. 2021
This book investigates the various ties between tourism development and sustainability, revealing forces of change and current trends in tourism…
management performance in countries of Central and Southeast Europe. The contributions explore how the tourism industry is responding to numerous related challenges while managing risks with the aim of enhancing tourism management performance. In addition, it offers insights into the interconnections between tourism and other industries. In brief, the book offers an innovative, quantitative and qualitative scientific approach to the topic, along with conclusions and concrete policy recommendations.The Apple Genome (Compendium of Plant Genomes)
By Schuyler S. Korban. 2021
This book covers information on the economics; botany, taxonomy, and origin; germplasm resources; cytogenetics and nuclear DNA; genetic improvement efforts…
of scion cultivars; genetic and genomic improvement efforts of rootstocks; genetic and physical mapping; genomic resources; genome and epigenome; regulatory sequences; utility of whole-genome sequencing and gene editing in trait dissection; flowering and juvenility; cold hardiness and dormancy; fruit color development; fruit acidity and sugar content; metabolomics; biology and genomics of the microbiome; apple domestication; as well as other ‘omics’ opportunities and challenges for genetic improvement of the apple. The cultivated apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) is one of the most important tree fruit crops of temperate regions of the world. It is widely cultivated and grown in North America, Europe, and Asia. The apple fruit is a highly desirable fruit due to its flavor, sugar and acid content, metabolites, aroma, as well as its overall texture and palatability. Furthermore, it is a rich source of important nutrients, including antioxidants, vitamins, and dietary fiber.International Perspectives on Diversity in ELT (International Perspectives on English Language Teaching)
By Darío Luis Banegas, Griselda Beacon, Mercedes Pérez Berbain. 2021
This edited book provides professionals in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT) with a situated and culturally-responsive account of…
diversity and inclusion in English language education, from primary to higher education and in a wide range of settings. The volume focuses on three overlapping areas: interculturality, special education needs, and gender. The chapters in each section seek to help readers reflect on the opportunities and challenges of diversity as a step towards inclusive practices, and raise awareness of critical topics across the curriculum and beyond by engaging in wider social issues. This book will be of interest to language teachers and teacher trainers, as well as scholars working in applied linguistics, higher education, intercultural studies, and related fields.Mapping COVID-19 in Space and Time: Understanding the Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of a Global Pandemic (Human Dynamics in Smart Cities)
By Daniel Sui, Shih-Lung Shaw. 2021
This book describes the spatial and temporal perspectives on COVID-19 and its impacts and deepens our understanding of human dynamics…
during and after the global pandemic. It critically examines the role smart city technologies play in shaping our lives in the years to come. The book covers a wide-range of issues related to conceptual, theoretical and data issues, analysis and modeling, and applications and policy implications such as socio-ecological perspectives, geospatial data ethics, mobility and migration during COVID-19, population health resilience and much more. With accelerated pace of technological advances and growing divide on political and policy options, a better understanding of disruptive global events such as COVID-19 with spatial and temporal perspectives is an imperative and will make the ultimate difference in public health and economic decision making. Through in-depth analyses of concepts, data, methods, and policies, this book stimulates future studies on global pandemics and their impacts on society at different levels.MRI of Degenerative Disease of the Spine: A Case-Based Atlas
By Paola D'Aprile, Alfredo Tarantino. 2021
This is the second edition of an acclaimed, richly illustrated and comprehensive case-based atlas focusing on MRI of degenerative changes…
in the osteoarticular structures of the spine. Spinal degenerative disease is highly prevalent in the general population and its incidence increases with age. At the same time, degenerative spinal conditions are one of the most common causes of pain.The book presents a comprehensive overview of the MR findings observed in degenerative disease of spinal joints, ligaments and paravertebral muscles, and offers guidance on selecting the appropriate imaging protocol, which is critical in detecting the potentially very subtle changes. The MR study protocols presented include T2-weighted sequences with fat saturation and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted sequences with fat saturation, since these sequences permit better visualization of inflammatory changes of both anterior and posterior elements of the spine.This richly illustrated second edition highlights the inflammatory component of the degenerative pathology of the spine, which in most cases is responsible for the painful symptomatology. It also discusses in detail the use of contrast medium in MRI of spinal degenerative disease. The “case-based” structure of the atlas allows easy but effective consultation by radiologists, neuroradiologists, rheumatologists, orthopedists and physiatrists, as well as students.