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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of seven international workshops held in Stockholm Sweden in conjunction with…
the 27th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering CAiSE 2015 in June 2015 The 38 full and nine short papers were carefully selected from 107 submissions The workshops were the Second International Workshop on Advances in Services Design based on the Notion of Capability ASDENCA the Third International Workshop on Cognitive Aspects of Information Systems Engineering COGNISE the First International Workshop on Digital Business Innovation and the Future Enterprise Information Systems Engineering DiFenSE the First International Workshop on Enterprise Modeling EM the First Workshop on the Role of Real-World Objects in Business Process Management Systems RW-BPMS the 10th International Workshop on Trends in Enterprise Architecture Research TEAR and the 5th International Workshop on Information Systems Security Engineering WISSETechnikpionier Karl Maybach: Antriebssysteme, Autos, Unternehmen
By Hartmut Seeger, Alfred Gottwaldt, Erik Eckermann. 2021
Viele Bücher dokumentieren die glanzvolle Zeit der Zeppeline. Eingebettet in die Weltkriegswirren der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhundert, symbolisieren die…
großen Zeppeline noch heute technologischen Fortschritt und die Hoffnung auf eine besser vernetzte Welt. Weit weniger ist hingegen über die Männer hinter dem Zeppelinbau, die Baugeschichte und die Auswirkungen auf die heutige Mobilität bekannt. Wilhelm Treue und Stefan Zima haben das Wirken von Wilhelm und Karl Maybach unter diesen Aspekten zusammengestellt. Mit der aktuellen Auflage hat Erik Eckermann den Einfluss auf den Motorenbau zwischen den 60er Jahren bis heute ergänzt und mit einem besonderen Blick auf den Automobilbau erweitert.Explorer-naturalists Robert Brown and Mungo Park played a pivotal role in the development of natural history and exploration in the…
late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This work is a fresh examination of the lives and careers of Brown and Park and their impact on natural history and exploration. Brown and Park were part of a group of intrepid naturalists who brought back some of the flora and fauna they encountered, drawings of what they observed, and most importantly, their ideas. The educated public back home was able to gain an understanding of the diversity in nature. This eventually led to the development of new ways of regarding the natural world and the eventual development of a coherent theory of organic evolution. This book considers these naturalists, Brown, Park, and their contemporaries, from the perspective of the Scottish Enlightenment. Brown’s investigations in natural history created a fertile environment for breakthroughs in taxonomy, cytology, and eventually evolution. Brown’s pioneering work in plant taxonomy allowed biologists to look at the animal and plant kingdoms differently. Park’s adventures stimulated significant discoveries in exploration. Brown and Park’s adventures formed a bridge to such journeys as Charles Darwin’s voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, which led to a revolution in biology and full explication of the theory of evolution.The Importance of Greenery in Sustainable Buildings (Innovative Renewable Energy)
By Ali Sayigh, Antonella Trombadore. 2022
This book covers the important aspects of greenery in buildings, both in the landscape and within buildings, examining how greenery…
improves comfort and appeal in sustainable buildings. The book is part of the World Renewable Energy Network’s drive to encourage architects and builders to use greenery as much as possible in their design to reduce energy consumption and provide a pleasant appearance and pleasing aspect to their buildings. It shows and demonstrates how widespread the use of greenery is in buildings, and the books 17 chapters were chosen from 12 different countries representing a truly global look at the use and benefit of using greenery in buildings. This book is aimed at architects, building construction authorities, urban planners, and policymakers to encourage the use of greenery in their future buildings and explain why it is important to do so.Advancements in Mechatronics and Intelligent Robotics: Proceedings of ICMIR 2020 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1220)
By John Wang, Srikanta Patnaik, Nilanjan Dey, Zhengtao Yu. 2021
This book gathers selected papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Mechatronics and Intelligent Robotics (ICMIR 2020), held in…
Kunming, China, on May 22–24, 2020. The proceedings cover new findings in the following areas of research: mechatronics, intelligent mechatronics, robotics and biomimetics; novel and unconventional mechatronic systems; modeling and control of mechatronic systems; elements, structures and mechanisms of micro- and nano-systems; sensors, wireless sensor networks and multi-sensor data fusion; biomedical and rehabilitation engineering, prosthetics and artificial organs; artificial intelligence (AI), neural networks and fuzzy logic in mechatronics and robotics; industrial automation, process control and networked control systems; telerobotics and human–computer interaction; human–robot interaction; robotics and artificial intelligence; bio-inspired robotics; control algorithms and control systems; design theories and principles; evolutional robotics; field robotics; force sensors, accelerometers and other measuring devices; healthcare robotics; kinematics and dynamics analysis; manufacturing robotics; mathematical and computational methodologies in robotics; medical robotics; parallel robots and manipulators; robotic cognition and emotion; robotic perception and decisions; sensor integration, fusion and perception; and social robotics.Recent Trends in Industrial and Production Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICAST 2020 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
By Anish Sachdeva, Avanish Kumar Dubey, Munish Mehta. 2022
This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Technologies (ICAST 2020), organized by Lovely…
Professional University, Punjab, India. This book caters to the industrial and production engineering aspects. It covers the industrial and production engineering areas such as sustainable manufacturing systems, decision sciences, supply chain management, Just in Time (JIT), logistics and supply chain management, rapid prototyping and reverse engineering, quality control and reliability, six sigma, smart manufacturing, time and motion study, six sigma, ergonomics, operations management, manufacturing management, metrology, manufacturing process optimization, machining and machine tools, casting, welding, and forming. This book will be useful for industry professionals and researchers working in the area of mechanical engineering, especially industrial and production engineering.Manufacturing of products in urban production sites is connected to unique potentials, yet also to specific challenges. Urban factories can…
provide functional diversity and contribute positive impacts to a city. The concept of urban production receives rising attention in research and industry and it is recognized in its interdisciplinary nature. With a holistic approach from both the urban perspective and the factory perspective, negative impacts can be minimized, positive effects enabled and mutually beneficial, symbiotic combinations created. The presented framework and methods for the evaluation and implementation of sustainable urban production systems allow the assessment of impacts and provide the means to control and utilize the unique strengths of urban factories for cities and industry. This will allow a structured derivation of methods and measures from the concept of urban production for producing enterprises and the urban stakeholders.Groundwater in Egypt’s Deserts (Springer Water)
By Abdelazim Negm, Ahmed Elkhouly. 2021
This book brings together contributions from groundwater researchers and scientists on underground water resources in Egypt's deserts. The aquifers' quantity…
and quality are evaluated in many regions of the Egyptian deserts using established methods that can be effectively employed to investigate the potential for sustainable development in Egypt and similarly arid countries. The water resources in Egypt's deserts are subject to deterioration, mainly by land salinization and water deficiency.This book presents the best management practices, water quantity and quality, and optimal and sustainable usage of available groundwater. The book offers a unique guide for all readers interested in groundwater, modeling, and assessment for sustainable development in Egypt and countries with similar weather and water conditions.Nature-Based Tourism in Asia’s Mountainous Protected Areas: A Trans-regional Review of Peaks and Parks (Geographies of Tourism and Global Change)
By Huong T. Bui, Michal Apollo, Thomas E. Jones. 2021
This book provides holistic insights into management of protected areas across East Asia and identifies current trends in mountain tourism…
within the broader field of human geography and nature conservation. The book describes the diversification in visitors and expanding protected areas territories in different Asian countries during recent years. It also compares protected areas networks in the context of the changing demographic profiles of visitors and provides an interdisciplinary transnational appraisal of mountain-based tourism in Asia based on national and international statistics. The research combines specific case studies at the individual country and destination level with trans-regional trends, thereby offering analysis from both the perspective of supply (parks, protected areas, and stakeholders) and demand (mountain tourist market trends and segments). The book is a useful resource for students and academics in tourism and protected areas studies as well as social scientists and policy-makers interested in Asian countries.Advances in Data Science and Intelligent Data Communication Technologies for COVID-19: Innovative Solutions Against COVID-19 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #378)
By Aboul-Ella Hassanien, Ivan Zelinka, Sally M. Elghamrawy. 2022
This book presents the emerging developments in intelligent computing, machine learning, and data mining. It also provides insights on communications,…
network technologies, and the Internet of things. It offers various insights on the role of the Internet of things against COVID-19 and its potential applications. It provides the latest cloud computing improvements and advanced computing and addresses data security and privacy to secure COVID-19 data.Essentials of Laboratory Animal Science: Principles and Practices
By Ramesh Srinivasan, P. Nagarajan, Ramachandra Gudde. 2021
This book comprehensively reviews the anatomy, physiology, genetics and pathology of laboratory animals as well as the principles and practices…
of using laboratory animals for biomedical research.It covers the design of buildings used for laboratory animals, quality control of laboratory animals, and toxicology, and discusses various animal models used for human diseases. It also highlights aspects, such as handling and restraint and administration of drugs, as well as breeding and feeding of laboratory animals, and provides guidelines for developing meaningful experiments using laboratory animals.Further, the book discusses various alternatives to animal experiments for drug and chemical testing, including their advantages over the current approaches. Lastly, it examines the potential effect of harmful pathogens on the physiology of laboratory animals and discusses the state of art in in vivo imaging techniques.The book is a useful resource for research scientists, laboratory animal veterinarians, and students of laboratory animal medicine.Next-Generation High-Speed Satellite Interconnect: Disclosing the SpaceFibre Protocol – A System Perspective
By Luca Fanucci, Pietro Nannipieri, Gianmarco Dinelli, Luca Dello Sterpaio, Antonino Marino. 2021
This book introduces the space community to the novel SpaceFibre protocol, developed under the guidance of the European Space Agency (ESA) as…
the forthcoming, high speed (Gbps) communication protocol for satellite on-board communication. Since SpaceFibre is expected to follow the success of its predecessor SpaceWire protocol (Mbps), the authors provide a system-level perspective for the end-user willing to adopt this latest technology for future space missions. The authors provide a complete view of the SpaceFibre protocol, together with an analysis of all the necessary hardware and software components to integrate this technology onboard a satellite. The text guides potential system adopters toward understanding the protocol, analyzing strengths, weaknesses and performances. Practical design examples and prototype performance measurements in reference scenarios are also included.Global climate change is bound to create a number of abiotic and biotic stresses in the environment, which would affect…
the overall growth and productivity of plants. Like other living beings, plants have the ability to protect themselves by evolving various mechanisms against stresses, despite being sessile in nature. They manage to withstand extremes of temperature, drought, flooding, salinity, heavy metals, atmospheric pollution, toxic chemicals and a variety of living organisms, especially viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects and arachnids and weeds. Incidence of abiotic stresses may alter the plant-pest interactions by enhancing susceptibility of plants to pathogenic organisms. These interactions often change plant response to abiotic stresses. Plant growth regulators modulate plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses, and regulate their growth and developmental cascades. A number of physiological and molecular processes that act together in a complex regulatory network, further manage these responses. Crosstalk between autophagy and hormones also occurs to develop tolerance in plants towards multiple abiotic stresses. Similarly, biostimulants, in combination with correct agronomic practices, have shown beneficial effects on plant metabolism due to the hormonal activity that stimulates different metabolic pathways. At the same time, they reduce the use of agrochemicals and impart tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress. Further, the use of bio- and nano-fertilizers seem to hold promise to improve the nutrient use efficiency and hence the plant yield under stressful environments. It has also been shown that the seed priming agents impart stress tolerance. Additionally, tolerance or resistance to stress may also be induced by using specific chemical compounds such as polyamines, proline, glycine betaine, hydrogen sulfide, silicon, β-aminobutyric acid, γ-aminobutyric acid and so on. This book discusses the advances in plant performance under stressful conditions. It should be very useful to graduate students, researchers, and scientists in the fields of botanical science, crop science, agriculture, horticulture, ecological and environmental science.Wigner-Verteilung trifft Lichtquantenleiter (essentials)
By Reiner Thiele. 2021
Reiner Thiele löst die Leitungsgleichungen des Lichtquantenleiters. Er erhält aus diesen Ergebnissen eine einheitliche Impulsantwort, unabhängig von der Ansteuerart dieses…
Übertragungskanals. Weiterhin berechnet der Autor die Wigner-Spannungsverteilung und -Stromverteilung des Eingangs- und Ausgangssignals sowie die Wigner-Verteilung der Impulsantwort des linearen zeitinvarianten Lichtquantenleiters. Daraus ergibt sich ein neues Übertragungsverfahren auf der Grundlage der Wigner-Übertragungsgleichung als spezielles Faltungsintegral. Abschließend sind Methoden der Signal-Rekonstruktion dargestellt.Ecological Physiology of Daily Torpor and Hibernation (Fascinating Life Sciences)
By Fritz Geiser. 2021
This book provides an in-depth overview on the functional ecology of daily torpor and hibernation in endothermic mammals and birds.…
The reader is well introduced to the physiology and thermal energetics of endothermy and underlying different types of torpor. Furthermore, evolution of endothermy as well as reproduction and survival strategies of heterothermic animals in a changing environment are discussed.Endothermic mammals and birds can use internal heat production fueled by ingested food to maintain a high body temperature. As food in the wild is not always available, many birds and mammals periodically abandon energetically costly homeothermic thermoregulation and enter an energy-conserving state of torpor, which is the topic of this book. Daily torpor and hibernation (multiday torpor) in these heterothermic endotherms are the most effective means for energy conservation available to endotherms and are characterized by pronounced temporal and controlled reductions in body temperature, energy expenditure, water loss, and other physiological functions. Hibernators express multiday torpor predominately throughout winter, which substantially enhances winter survival. In contrast, daily heterotherms use daily torpor lasting for several hours usually during the rest phase, some throughout the year. Although torpor is still widely considered to be a specific adaptation of a few cold-climate species, it is used by many animals from all climate zones, including the tropics, and is highly diverse with about 25-50% of all mammals, but fewer birds, estimated to use it. While energy conservation during adverse conditions is an important function of torpor, it is also employed to permit or facilitate energy-demanding processes such as reproduction and growth, especially when food supply is limited. Even migrating birds enter torpor to conserve energy for the next stage of migration, whereas bats may use it to deal with heat. Even though many heterothermic species will be challenged by anthropogenic influences such as habitat destruction, introduced species, novel pathogens and specifically global warming, not all are likely to be affected in the same way. In fact it appears that opportunistic heterotherms because of their highly flexible energy requirements, ability to limit foraging and reduce the risk of predation, and often pronounced longevity, may be better equipped to deal with anthropogenic challenges than homeotherms. In contrast strongly seasonal hibernators, especially those restricted to mountain tops, and those that have to deal with new diseases that are difficult to combat at low body temperatures, are likely to be adversely affected. This book addresses researchers and advanced students in Zoology, Ecology and Veterinary Sciences.The Philosophy of Geography (Springer Geography)
By Timothy Tambassi, Marcello Tanca. 2021
The relationship between geography and philosophy is still largely in need of being explored. Geographers and philosophers share the responsibility…
for that. On the one hand, geographers have considered as a dangerous deviation any attempt to elaborate an image of the Earth which was not a mere replica of a cartographic representation. On the other hand, philosophers have generally been uninterested in a discipline offering little chance for critical reflection. In light of these considerations, the purpose of this book is to identify some fundamental philosophical issues involved in the reflection of geography by adopting a perspective which looks at the discipline with a specific focus on its fundamental concepts and distinctions.This book addresses the development of electronic devices using redox-active organic molecules and their porous coordination networks (PCNs), and highlights…
the importance of the molecular arrangement. Redox-active organic molecules hold considerable promise as flexible electronic elements, because their electronic state can easily be controlled using external energy. Although various kinds of redox-active organic molecules have been synthesized, attempts to apply them to electronic devices have been limited, owing to the lack of proper structural design. Moreover, ligand-based redox-active PCNs remain largely unexplored because of the limited availability of redox-active ligands. In addition to developing new redox-active organic molecules, in order to design electronic devices based on these molecules/PCNs, it is essential to understand the connections between their molecular arrangement, electrical properties, and redox activity. In this thesis, the redox-active organic molecule 2,5,8-tri(4-pyridyl)1,3-diazaphenalene (TPDAP), which features a large pi plane and multi-intermolecular interactivity, is used to develop a resistive switching memory device. In addition, its PCNs are synthesized to fabricate chemiresistive sensors, and the electrical properties are modulated using post-synthetic modification. Each mechanism is systematically investigated by means of structural determination and well-defined control experiments. Subsequently, the book proposes general guidelines for designing electronic devices using redox-active organic molecules. The book will appeal to a broad range of readers, from basic scientists to materials engineers, as well as general, non-expert readers.Soil Science: Fundamentals to Recent Advances
By Amitava Rakshit, S. K. Singh, P. C. Abhilash, Asim Biswas. 2021
This compilation has been designed to provide a comprehensive source of theoretical and practical update for scientists working in the…
broad field of soil science. The book explores all possible mechanisms and means to improve nutrient use efficiencies involving developing and testing of nanofertilizers, developing consortia based microbial formulations for mobilization of soil nutrients, and engineering of nutrient efficient crops using molecular biology and biotechnological tools. This is an all-inclusive collection of information about soil science. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, soil scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of soil science, quantitative ecology, earth sciences, GIS and geodetic sciences, as well as geologists, geomorphologists, hydrologists and landscape ecology. National and international agriculture and soil scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.Pluripotent Stem-Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes (Methods in Molecular Biology #2320)
By Yoshinori Yoshida. 2021
This volume provides methodologies for ES and iPS cell technology on the study of cardiovascular diseases. Chapters guide readers through…
protocols on cardiomyocyte generation from pluripotent stem cells, physiological measurements, bioinformatic analysis, gene editing technology, and cell transplantation studies. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Pluripotent Stem-Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes aims to help researchers set up experiments using pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac cells.Pearson Edexcel A Level Geography Book 1 Fourth Edition
By Sue Warn, Cameron Dunn, Simon Oakes, David Holmes, Michael Witherick, Kim Adams, Michael Chiles. 2021
Cramming all new-case studies, new geographic data and reams of new questions, this new edition Pearson Edexcel A-level Geography student…
book will capture imaginations as it travels around the globe.This new book will help your students develop the geographical skills and knowledge they need to succeed. It has been written by our expert author team and structured to provide support for learners of all abilities. The book includes:· Activities and regular review questions to reinforce geographical knowledge and build up core geographical skills· Clear explanations to help students to grapple with tricky geographical concepts and grasp links between topics· Case studies from around the world to vividly demonstrate geographical theory in action· Exciting fieldwork projects that meet the fieldwork and investigation requirementsThis student book is supported by digital resources on our new digital platform Boost, providing a seamless online and offline teaching experience.