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By Isak Karabegović. 2021
This book features papers focusing on the implementation of new and future technologies, which were presented at the International Conference…
on New Technologies, Development, and Application, held at the Academy of Science and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo on June 24–26, 2021. It covers a wide range of future technologies and technical disciplines, including complex systems such as Industry 4.0; patents in industry 4.0; robotics; mechatronics systems; automation; manufacturing; cyber-physical and autonomous systems; sensors; networks; control, energy, renewable energy sources; automotive and biological systems; vehicular networking and connected vehicles; effectiveness and logistics systems; smart grids; nonlinear systems; power, social and economic systems; education; and IoT. The book New Technologies, Development and Application III is oriented toward Fourth Industrial Revolution “Industry 4.0, ”implementation which improves many aspects of human life in all segments and leads to changes in business paradigms and production models. Further, new business methods are emerging and transforming production systems, transport, delivery, and consumption, which need to be monitored and implemented by every company involved in the global market.By Ian Prior, Ignacio Rubio. 2021
This volume compiles new experimental approaches and concepts focusing mostly, but not solely, on ways to manipulate and regulate Ras…
activity and its downstream signaling output. Chapters detail standard methodologies, biochemical methods, Ras processing trafficking and localization, Ras signaling and inhibition, and in vivo models for studying Ras function. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, application details for both the expert and non-expert reader, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and accessible, Ras Activity and Signaling: Methods and Protocols aims to provide support and guidance to lab workers in their work on Ras GTPases and in the design of new projects requiring novel methodologies.By Anne, Oliver Nickel. 2014
Marken z hlen zu den wichtigsten Werttreibern von Unternehmen Zugleich sind sie relevante Bindeglieder und Vertrauensanker zwischen…
Unternehmen und Gesellschaft Positioniert sich eine Marke gezielt als nachhaltig kann ein Image- und Reputationsaufbau auf l ngere Sicht erfolgen Marken werden auf diese Weise Ausdruck des CSR-Engagements eines Unternehmens und vermitteln Vertrauen Transparenz und Partizipation Die erfolgreiche Navigation von Marken auf wandelnden M rkten bleibt ein komplexes facettenreiches Thema Ein nachhaltiges Brand Management ist genauso wie CSR ein elementarer Bestandteil der Unternehmensstrategie Dieser Band zeigt wie Marken systematisch und mit einem ganzheitlichen Ansatz erfolgreich gef hrt werden k nnenBy Marco Pertile, Paolo Turrini, Antonio Massarutto, Alessandro De Carli. 2021
This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the most important water-related issues that centre on Italy, analysed from several…
disciplinary perspectives – such as hydrology, economics, law, sociology, environmental sciences and policy studies – in order to promote full understanding of the challenges the country is facing and the ways it could best tackle them.Despite the misconception that Italy is a water-scarce country, is in fact quite rich in water resources. Such resources, however, are unevenly distributed over the Italian territory. Italy’s northern regions rely on quite an abundant quantity of freshwater, whereas in the southern area water endowment is limited. Moreover, climatic differences between North and South contribute to widen the divide. This disparity has notable consequences of socio-economic character, some of which, in turn, feed back into the environmental conditions of Italian regions: pollution, floods, landslides and droughts are among the problems affecting the country. There are numerous features of water use and consumption that distinguish Italy from other comparable countries, such as the significant role played by agriculture (a water-intensive activity), a lead position in the consumption of bottled water, lower-than-average prices of water and a far-from-optimal efficiency of waterworks. All such aspects, and many others, make Italy an essential case study.This monograph presents the geoscientific context arising in decorrelative gravitational exploration to determine the mass density distribution inside the Earth.…
First, an insight into the current state of research is given by reducing gravimetry to mathematically accessible, and thus calculable, decorrelated models. In this way, the various unresolved questions and problems of gravimetry are made available to a broad scientific audience and the exploration industry. New theoretical developments will be given, and innovative ways of modeling geologic layers and faults by mollifier regularization techniques are shown.This book is dedicated to surface as well as volume geology with potential data primarily of terrestrial origin. For deep geology, the geomathematical decorrelation methods are to be designed in such a way that depth information (e.g., in boreholes) may be canonically entered. Bridging several different geo-disciplines, this book leads in a cycle from the potential measurements made by geoengineers, to the cleansing of data by geophysicists and geoengineers, to the subsequent theory and model formation, computer-based implementation, and numerical calculation and simulations made by geomathematicians, to interpretation by geologists, and, if necessary, back. It therefore spans the spectrum from geoengineering, especially geodesy, via geophysics to geomathematics and geology, and back.Using the German Saarland area for methodological tests, important new fields of application are opened, particularly for regions with mining-related cavities or dense development in today's geo-exploration.By Duc-Tan Tran, Gwanggil Jeon, Thi Dieu Linh Nguyen, Joan Lu, Thu-Do Xuan. 2021
This book presents Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Networks (ICISN 2021), held at Hanoi in Vietnam.…
It includes peer-reviewed high-quality articles on intelligent system and networks. It brings together professionals and researchers in the area and presents a platform for exchange of ideas and to foster future collaboration. The topics covered in this book include—foundations of computer science; computational intelligence language and speech processing; software engineering software development methods; wireless communications signal processing for communications; electronics track IoT and sensor systems embedded systems; etc.By Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, Aboul Ella Hassanien, Abhishek Bhattacharya, Soumi Dutta, Satyajit Chakrabati. 2021
This book features research papers presented at the International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Data Mining and Information Security (IEMIS…
2020) held at the University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, India, during July 2020. The book is organized in three volumes and includes high-quality research work by academicians and industrial experts in the field of computing and communication, including full-length papers, research-in-progress papers and case studies related to all the areas of data mining, machine learning, Internet of things (IoT) and information security.This book introduces the foundations and fundamentals of electronic circuits. It broadly covers the subjects of circuit analysis, as well…
as analog and digital electronics. It features discussion of essential theorems required for simplifying complex circuits and illustrates their applications under different conditions. Also, in view of the emerging potential of Laplace transform method for solving electrical networks, a full chapter is devoted to the topic in the book. In addition, it covers the physics and technical aspects of semiconductor diodes and transistors, as well as discrete-time digital signals, logic gates, and combinational logic circuits. Each chapter is presented as complete as possible, without the reader having to refer to any other book or supplementary material. Featuring short self-assessment questions distributed throughout, along with a large number of solved examples, supporting illustrations, and chapter-end problems and solutions, this book is ideal for any physics undergraduate lecture course on electronic circuits. Its use of clear language and many real-world examples make it an especially accessible book for students unfamiliar or unsure about the subject matter.By Xin-She Yang, Eneko Osaba. 2021
This book gravitates on the prominent theories and recent developments of swarm intelligence methods, and their application in both synthetic…
and real-world optimization problems. The special interest will be placed in those algorithmic variants where biological processes observed in nature have underpinned the core operators underlying their search mechanisms. In other words, the book centers its attention on swarm intelligence and nature-inspired methods for efficient optimization and problem solving. The content of this book unleashes a great opportunity for researchers, lecturers and practitioners interested in swarm intelligence, optimization problems and artificial intelligence.By Luke Burgis. 2020
A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires.Gravity…
affects every aspect of our physical being, but there’s a psychological force just as powerful—yet almost nobody has heard of it. It’s responsible for bringing groups of people together and pulling them apart, making certain goals attractive to some and not to others, and fueling cycles of anxiety and conflict. In Wanting, Luke Burgis draws on the work of French polymath René Girard to bring this hidden force to light and reveals how it shapes our lives and societies. According to Girard, humans don’t desire anything independently. Human desire is mimetic—we imitate what other people want. This affects the way we choose partners, friends, careers, clothes, and vacation destinations. Mimetic desire is responsible for the formation of our very identities. It explains the enduring relevancy of Shakespeare’s plays, why Peter Thiel decided to be the first investor in Facebook, and why our world is growing more divided as it becomes more connected.Wanting also shows that conflict does not arise because of our differences—it comes from our sameness. Because we learn to want what other people want, we often end up competing for the same things. Ignoring our large similarities, we cling to our perceived differences.Drawing on his experience as an entrepreneur, teacher, and student of classical philosophy and theology, Burgis shares tactics that help turn blind wanting into intentional wanting--not by trying to rid ourselves of desire, but by desiring differently. It’s possible to be more in control of the things we want, to achieve more independence from trends and bubbles, and to find more meaning in our work and lives.The future will be shaped by our desires. Wanting shows us how to desire a better one.By Nicholas Schmidle. 2021
In the spirit of The Right Stuff, updated for the 21st century, Test Gods is an epic story about extreme…
bravery and sacrifice, about the thin line between lunacy and genius. Most of all, it is a story about the pursuit of meaning in our lives—and the fulfillment of our dreams.Working from exclusive inside reporting, New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle tells the remarkable story of the test pilots, engineers, and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic’s campaign to build a space tourism company. Schmidle follows a handful of characters—Mark Stucky, Virgin’s lead test pilot; Richard Branson, the eccentric billionaire funding the venture; Mike Moses, the grounded, unflappable president; Mike Alsbury, the test pilot killed in a fatal crash; and others—through personal and professional dramas, in pursuit of their collective goal: to make space tourism a reality.Along the way, Schmidle weaves his relationship with his father—a former fighter pilot and decorated war hero—into the tragedies and triumphs that Branson’s team confronts out in the Mojave desert as they design, build, and test-fly their private rocket ship. Gripping and novelistic, Test Gods leads us, through human drama, into a previously unseen world—and beyond.By Jyotir Moy Chatterjee, Gurinder Singh, Loveleen Gaur, Vishal Jain. 2021
CLOUD AND IOT-BASED VEHICULAR AD HOC NETWORKS This book details the architecture behind smart cars being fitted and connected with…
vehicular cloud computing, IoT and VANET as part of the intelligent transport system (ITS). As technology continues to weave itself more tightly into everyday life, socioeconomic development has become intricately tied to ever-evolving innovations. An example of this is the technology being developed to address the massive increase in the number of vehicles on the road, which has resulted in more traffic congestion and road accidents. This challenge is being addressed by developing new technologies to optimize traffic management operations.This book describes the state-of-the-art of the recent developments of Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing-based concepts that have been introduced to improve Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANET) with advanced cellular networks such as 5G networks and vehicular cloud concepts. 5G cellular networks provide consistent, faster and more reliable connections within the vehicular mobile nodes. By 2030, 5G networks will deliver the virtual reality content in VANET which will support vehicle navigation with real time communications capabilities, improving road safety and enhanced passenger comfort.In particular, the reader will learn:A range of new concepts in VANETs, integration with cloud computing and IoT, emerging wireless networking and computing models New VANET architecture, technology gap, business opportunities, future applications, worldwide applicability, challenges and drawbacks Details of the significance of 5G Networks in VANET, vehicular cloud computing, edge (fog) computing based on VANET.AudienceThe book will be widely used by researchers, automotive industry engineers, technology developers, system architects, IT specialists, policymakers and students.By Krishna Kant Singh, Sudeep Tanwar, Anand Nayyar, Mohamed Abouhawwash. 2021
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) integrate computing and communication capabilities by monitoring and controlling the physical systems via embedded hardware and computers.…
This book brings together new and futuristic findings on IoT, Cyber Physical Systems and Robotics leading towards Automation and solving issues of various critical applications in Real-time. The book initially overviews the concepts of IoT, IIoT and Cyber Physical Systems followed by various critical applications and discusses the latest designs and developments that provide common solutions for the convergence of technologies. In addition, the book specifies methodologies, algorithms and other relevant architectures in various fields that include Automation, Robotics, Smart Agriculture and Industry 4.0.The book is intended for practitioners, enterprise representatives, scientists, students and Ph.D Scholars in hopes of steering research further towards cyber physical systems design and development and implementation across various domains. Additionally, this book can be used as a secondary reference, or rather one-stop guide, by professionals for real-life implementation of cyber physical systems.The book highlights:• A Critical Coverage of various domains: IoT, Cyber Physical Systems, Industry 4.0, Smart Automation and related critical applications.• Advanced elaborations for target audiences to understand the conceptual methodology and future directions of cyber physical systems and IoT.• An approach towards Research Orientations to enable researchers to point out areas and scope for implementation of Cyber Physical Systems in several domains for better productivity.By Anthony A. Essien, Audrey Msimanga. 2021
This edited book attempts to foreground how challenges and complexities between policy and practice intertwine in the teaching and learning…
of the STEM subjects in multilingual settings, and how they (policy and practice) impact on educational processes, developments and outcomes. The unique feature of this book, thus, lies in its combination of not just language issues in the teaching and learning of the STEM subjects, but also in how these issues relate to policy and practice in multilingual contexts and how STEM research and practice may inform and shape language policies and their implementation in multilingual contexts. This book is of interest to stakeholders involved in STEM education such as researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, tertiary level teachers, teacher educators, curriculum developers as well as other professionals with responsibilities in STEM education subjects. The book is written in a way that is accessible to a wide range of backgrounds, including those who are in language education.By Leonhard Stiny. 2021
Das Werk ist eine Kurzdarstellung des Stoffes für alle, die eine Prüfung in Elektronik vor sich haben. Abgedeckt werden die…
Grundlagen der Elektronik, wie sie in vielen technischen Studiengängen vermittelt werden. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf einer zeitsparenden und trotzdem umfangreichen und verständlichen Zusammenfassung des Prüfungsstoffes.By Manuel Enrique Pardo Echarte. 2021
The evolution of geological cartography in Cuba in its more than 135 years of history has been possible through the…
consultation of numerous archival reports, publications, maps and personal interviews with different authors and geologists of vast experience. A brief critical analysis is made of the increase in the degree of geological knowledge of the country since the elaboration of the Geological Sketch of the Cuban Island at a scale of 1: 2 000 000 (Fernández de Castro, 1883), first of Cuba and of Ibero-America, until the most recent Digital Geological Map of Cuba at scale 1: 100 000 (Pérez Aragón, 2016). Cuba and its surroundings are a geological mosaic in the southeast corner of the North American plate with rocks from many different origins, from Proterozoic to Quaternary, extended along the southern border of the plate. From the Eocene, this belt has been dissected by several great faults, related to the development of some great oceanic depressions (Cayman trough and Yucatan basin). The fossil record of Cuba, which covers approximately the last 200 million years of life on Earth, is rich in very varied fossils, witnessing a wide diversity of organisms, both animals and plants, that inhabited the Antillean and Caribbean region; and that constitute the inheritance of the biological diversity that the current Cuban archipelago exhibits. As a result of the preparation of the Cuban Metallogenic Map at scale 1: 250 000, forty-one models and eight sub-models of metallic mineral deposits were identified. These models, of descriptive–genetic type, together with the analysis of their spatial distribution and their relationship with geology, allowed the identification and mapping of ten mineral systems, linked to the geodynamic environments present in the Cuban territory. Cuba has large deposits of limestone, loam, dolomite, kaolin, gypsum and anhydrite, rock salt, marbles, sands and clays of different types, zeolites, peat, therapeutic peloids and many more. There are manifestations of decorative and precious rocks such as jasper, jadeite, different varieties of quartz and even xylopals. A compilation of geochemical data of oceanic basalt samples from previous works, together with data of analyzed samples during this study in order to discuss geochemical criteria based on immobile element (proxies for fractionation indices, alkalinity, mantle flow and subduction addition), provide a comprehensive ophiolite classification according to their tectonic setting. This book addresses different facets of the geological knowledge of Cuba: history of its cartography, marine geology, fossil record, stratigraphy, tectonics, classification of its ophiolites, quaternary deposits, metallogeny and minerageny.By Melanie Kappelmann-Fenzl. 2021
This textbook provides step-by-step protocols and detailed explanations for RNA Sequencing, ChIP-Sequencing and Epigenetic Sequencing applications. The reader learns how…
to perform Next Generation Sequencing data analysis, how to interpret and visualize the data, and acquires knowledge on the statistical background of the used software tools. Written for biomedical scientists and medical students, this textbook enables the end user to perform and comprehend various Next Generation Sequencing applications and their analytics without prior understanding in bioinformatics or computer sciences.By Jann Buttlar, Carlo Klein, Alexander Bruch, Alexandra Fachinger, Johanna Funk, Harmen Hawer, Aaron Kuijpers. 2020
Genetik geht jeden an, ob man für eine Prüfung lernt, oder einfach nur ein Lebewesen ist. Warum nicht ein wenig…
mehr darüber wissen?Dieses Buch gibt eine gute, leicht zu lesende und stellenweise sogar witzige Einführung in die Genetik und Molekularbiologie. Von den Grundlagen ausgehend erklärt es auch komplexere Zusammenhänge und konzentriert sich besonders auf die häufigsten Lern-Probleme von Studenten. Sowohl für Studierende der Biologie, medizinischer Fachgebiete oder interessierte Laien bietet dieses Buch daher einen hervorragenden Einstieg. Die Leser werden bei den chemischen Grundlagen abgeholt und über die Genexpression, die Genregulation und Mendels Erbsen bis hin zu den technischen Möglichkeiten der Genetik begleitet. Neben spannenden Exkursen bietet jedes Kapitel am Ende eine Kurzzusammenfassung, welche besonders für eine Wiederholung kurz vor der Prüfung geeignet ist.By Wim Wätjen. 2021
Was geschieht mit den verzehrten Lebensmitteln im Körper? Welche Nährstoffe brauchen wir in welchem Lebensalter, und kann Nahrung auch schädlich…
sein? Das Lehrbuch gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die ernährungsphysiologischen Grundlagen, die zum erfolgreichen Bestehen eines ernährungswissenschaftlichen Studiums erforderlich sind. Kurze einführende Beispiele eröffnen die Kapitel und werfen so wichtige Fragen auf, die im weiteren Verlauf aufgegriffen werden. Zahlreiche Abbildungen und Kurzzusammenfassungen erleichtern das Lernen und die Prüfungsvorbereitung. Das Lehrbuch beschreibt auf anschauliche Weise, wie Nährstoffe aufgenommen werden, welche Funktionen sie im Körper haben und welcher Regulation sie unterliegen. Weitere Kapitel befassen sich mit den verschiedenen Methoden der Ernährungserhebung und den besonderen Nährstoffbedürfnissen von Menschen im Laufe ihres Lebenszyklus sowie mit der Ernährungstoxikologie. Das Lehrbuch greift in einzigartiger Weise auch die vorgeburtliche Ernährung auf und behandelt, wie wir Nahrungsmittel schmecken und riechen, wie die Gefühle von Hunger und Sättigung entstehen und welche Inhaltsstoffe von Lebensmitteln uns schaden.This book examines recent developments in inert anodes for aluminum electrolysis. It describes the composition and application of the most…
promising metal ceramic inert anode materials and nickel-oxide nanotechnology in the aluminum industry. The volume addresses concepts, analysis, properties, conductivity and corrosion, microstructure and microanalysis, and machinability of inert anodes for aluminum electrolysis. The book will be valuable to the aluminum industry, where inert anodes are having a profound impact in creating more energy saving, greener, and more functional aluminum materials in high-strength and high-temperature applications.