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Knowledge and Technology Transfer for Plant Pathology
by Maria Lodovica Gullino Nigel HardwickThis book contains fuller versions of the papers and posters presented in the Knowledge and Technology Transfer and Teaching Plant Pathology sessions at the 9th International Congress of Plant Pathology held in Turin, Italy in 2008. Extension/advisory plant pathology and teaching are about relationships: the relationship between the advisor and grower and the teacher and student. It is about the building up of trust in the advice given and the enthusiasm of, and methods used by, the teacher. Extension plant pathology had been described as 'plant pathology with a human face'. It is aspects of these personal relationships that are explored in this book. Also covered are the value of participation in decision making, plant clinics and teaching approaches, both in industry and at universities. The book is aimed at those who have an interest in providing advice to farmers and growers and in teaching the subject to those who are to provide that advice.
Knowledge as a Tale: A Discursive Space
by Rafal MaciagThis text describes the process that led to knowledge becoming the most important modern good and a complex phenomenon beginning at the end of the 19th century. It was a change in the way of understanding the world proposed by mathematics and geometry. This volume reveals how the paradigm shift, still in progress, is gradually transforming less obvious fields of science, such as the humanities and social sciences while affecting the phenomenon of knowledge. Firstly, meta-analysis gained importance, and secondly, it became natural to perceive knowledge in a social context, showing its diverse and multi-cause dispersion, leading to the phenomenon of knowledge. Due to the interpretation of knowledge as a complex social phenomenon, the author proposes a new model of knowledge description, called the theory of discursive space, making it possible to describe the role and meaning of knowledge as a component of modern civilization that is all-encompassing. This text appeals to students and researchers working in the philosophy of technology.
Knowledge in the Information Society: Joint Conferences XII Communicative Strategies of the Information Society and XX Professional Culture of the Specialist of the Future (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #184)
by Alfred Nordmann Daria Bylieva Olga Shipunova Violetta VolkovaThis book provides a snapshot of state-of-the-art interdisciplinary discussions in Russia about technology in the information society. New technologies are subject to original theoretical analysis, but there are also reflections on the practical experience of their application. The book covers a range of topics which includes human–technology interaction, education in digital reality, distance education due to COVID-19 quarantine measures, cognitive technologies, system analytics of information and communication technologies. The book collects contributions from philosophy, didactics, computer sciences, sociology, psychology, media studies, and law. It contains a selection of papers accepted for presentation at the XX International Conference «Professional Culture of the Specialist of the Future» (26–27 November 2020, St. Petersburg) and the XII International Conference «CommunicativeStrategies of the Information Society» (23–24 October 2020, St. Petersburg).
Knowledge, Service, Tourism & Hospitality: Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Management and Technology in Knowledge, Service, Tourism & Hospitality 2015 (SERVE 2015), Bandung, Indonesia, 1-2 August 2015
by Ford Lumban Gaol Zuwati Hasim Fonny Hutagalung Abd Razak ZakariaThis proceedings volume contains papers presented at the 2015 International Conference on Management and Technology in Knowledge, Service, Tourism & Hospitality (SERVE 2015), covering a wide range of topics in the fields of knowledge and service management, web intelligence, tourism and hospitality. This overview of current state of affair
Knowledge, Technology and Law (Law, Science and Society)
by Martyn Pickersgill Emilie CloatreThe relationships between knowledge, technologies, and legal processes are central to the constitution of contemporary societies. As such, they have come to provide the focus for a range of academic projects, across interdisciplinary legal studies and the social sciences. The domains of medical law and ethics, intellectual property law, environmental law and criminal law are just some of those within which the pervasive place and ‘impact’ of technoscience is immediately apparent. At the same time, social scientists investigating the making of technology and expertise - in particular, scholars working within the tradition of science and technology studies - frequently interrogate how regulation and legal processes, and the making of knowledge and technologies, are intermingled in complex ways that come to shape and define each other. This book charts the important interface between studies of law, science and society, as explored from the perspectives of socio-legal studies and the increasingly influential field of science and technology studies. It brings together scholars from both areas to interrogate the joint roles of law and science in the construction and stabilization of socio-technical networks, objects, and standards, as well as their place in the production of contemporary social realities and subjectivities.
Knowledge-Based Intelligent Techniques in Character Recognition (International Series On Computational Intelligence Ser. #9)
by Lakhmi C. Jain; Beatrice LazzeriniKnowledge-Based Intelligent Techniques in Character Recognition presents research results on intelligent character recognition techniques, reflecting the tremendous worldwide interest in the applications of knowledge-based techniques in this challenging field.This resource will interest anyone involved in computer science, computer engineering, applied mathematics, or related fields. It will also be of use to researchers, application engineers and students who wish to develop successful character recognition systems such as those used in reading addresses in a postal routing system or processing bank checks.Features
Knowledge-Based Software Engineering: Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Knowledge-Based Software Engineering (JCKBSE 2020), Larnaca, Cyprus, August 24-26, 2020 (Learning and Analytics in Intelligent Systems #19)
by Lakhmi C. Jain Maria Virvou Hiroyuki NakagawaThis book summarizes the research findings presented at the 13th International Joint Conference on Knowledge-Based Software Engineering (JCKBSE 2020), which took place on August 24–26, 2020. JCKBSE 2020 was originally planned to take place in Larnaca, Cyprus. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic forced it be rescheduled as an online conference. JCKBSE is a well-established, international, biennial conference that focuses on the applications of artificial intelligence in software engineering. The 2020 edition of the conference was organized by Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University, Japan, and George A. Tsihrintzis and Maria Virvou, Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, Greece. This research book is a valuable resource for experts and researchers in the field of (knowledge-based) software engineering, as well as general readers in the fields of artificial and computational Intelligence and, more generally, computer science wanting to learn more about the field of (knowledge-based) software engineering and its applications. An extensive list of bibliographic references at the end of each paper helps readers to probe further into the application areas of interest to them.
Knowledge-Based Software Engineering: Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge-Based Software Engineering (JCKBSE 2022), Larnaca, Cyprus, August 22-24, 2022 (Learning and Analytics in Intelligent Systems #30)
by Lakhmi C. Jain Maria Virvou Takuya SaruwatariThis book contains extended versions of the works and new research results presented at the 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge-based Software Engineering (JCKBSE2022). JCKBSE2022 was originally planned to take place in Larnaca, Cyprus. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to be rescheduled as an online conference. JCKBSE is a well-established international biennial conference that focuses on the applications of Artificial Intelligence on Software Engineering. The 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge-based Software Engineering (JCKBSE2022) was organized by the Department of Informatics of the University of Piraeus, Greece. This book is a valuable resource for experts and researchers in the field of (knowledge-based) software engineering. It is also valuable to general readers in the fields of artificial and computational intelligence and, more generally, computer science, wishing to learn more about the exciting field of (knowledge-based) software engineering and its applications. An extensive list of bibliographic references at the end of each chapter helps readers to probe deeper into the application areas of interest to them.
Knowledge-Driven Governance: The Role of Experts and Scholars in Combating Desertification and Other Dilemmas of Collective Action
by Lihua YangThis book explores a new model for addressing the central issue of environmental and other collective actions. An alternative to the classical models: central authority, privatization, and self-governance, it has provisionally been named “expert and scholar-based-” or “knowledge-driven governance”. The book also identifies seven working rules (or design principles) for successful knowledge-driven governance, and argues that the more strictly these rules are abided by, the more successful this model of governance becomes. Lastly, it demonstrates that in addition to Lindblom’s observed intellectually guided society and preference-guided/volition-guided society, there may be the possibility of a knowledge-driven society in which knowledge or intellect plays a greater role. The results obtained are supplemented by numerical calculations, presented as tables and figures. This book is intended for graduate students, lecturers and researchers working in environmental management, environmental science and engineering, sustainable development, collective action, and public administration.
Knowledge-creating Milieus in Europe
by Augusto Cusinato Andreas Philippopoulos-MihalopoulosThis book introduces a radically spatialised approach to knowledge creation and innovation. Reflecting on an array of European urban and regional developments, it offers an updated notion of milieu as the conceptual and material space of knowledge and innovation in line with the interpretative turn in social sciences and humanities. In view of the unwillingness of mainstream economics to accommodate such a trend, the authors pursue a broadly understood hermeneutic approach that expands on the triad of knowledge-space-innovation. The book's main findings are that space is an essential intermediary in the connection between knowledge and innovation, and that a renewed notion of milieu provides the knowledge-space-innovation triad with both an analytical basis and operational power. It also offers fresh insights into the significance and potential of the knowledge economy. A number of empirical European case studies on various scales (organisations, cities and territories) support the findings and suggest new policy directions.
Knoxville's 1982 World's Fair
by Martha Rose WoodwardFrom May 1 through October 31, 1982, Knoxville hosted the world's fair based on the theme "Energy Turns the World." Expo '82 was the first world's fair to be held in the southeastern United States in 97 years, hosting 22 countries and more than 11 million people. Once referred to as the "scruffy little city by the Tennessee River," Knoxville provided one big party for people to visit from all over to witness the live entertainment, parades, displays, exhibits, musical and sporting events, food, costumes, rides, games, and arcades. The news reports of the day declared the "World Came to Knoxville" as it hosted the official international exposition, fully licensed and sanctioned by the Bureau des Expositions Internationales in Paris, France.
Knuckleboom Loaders Load Logs: A Trip to the Sawmill
by Steven Borns Joyce Slayton-MitchellIn Knuckleboom Loaders Load Logs, Joyce Slayton Mitchell takes readers on a trip from the woods to the sawmill. Huge saws, hi-tech feller bunchers, rugged knuckleboom loaders, and speedy slasher saws are just some of the fascinating machines that are used to turn trees into lumber, sawdust, wood chips, and many other useful materials. The superb full-color photographs by veteran photographer Steven Borns, and the author's straightforward descriptions, make it easy for armchair visitors to follow along as trees are felled and delimbed in the forest and then trucked to the sawmill where they are scaled, sorted, debarked, and sawn. Children will delight in scanning the crystal-clear pictures to imagine themselves operating each machine and figuring out which is doing what. A glossary of timber talk, a page of forest facts, and a list of forestry websites for children and teachers help readers young and old learn the lingo and understand more about trees -- our most important renewable natural resource.
Knuckleboom Loaders Load Logs: A Trip to the Sawmill
by Steven Borns Joyce Slayton-MitchellIn Knuckleboom Loaders Load Logs, Joyce Slayton Mitchell takes readers on a trip from the woods to the sawmill. Huge saws, hi-tech feller bunchers, rugged knuckleboom loaders, and speedy slasher saws are just some of the fascinating machines that are used to turn trees into lumber, sawdust, wood chips, and many other useful materials. The superb full-color photographs by veteran photographer Steven Borns, and the author's straightforward descriptions, make it easy for armchair visitors to follow along as trees are felled and delimbed in the forest and then trucked to the sawmill where they are scaled, sorted, debarked, and sawn. Children will delight in scanning the crystal-clear pictures to imagine themselves operating each machine and figuring out which is doing what. A glossary of timber talk, a page of forest facts, and a list of forestry websites for children and teachers help readers young and old learn the lingo and understand more about trees -- our most important renewable natural resource.
Kodak's Ergonomic Design for People at Work
by The Eastman Kodak CompanyWritten for those who are on the job but not necessarily professionally trained ergonomists, the principles and approaches detailed in this highly regarded guide have all been implemented in real-world workplace environments and proven successful in reducing the potential for occupational injury, increasing the number of people who can perform a job, and improving employee performance on the job.
Koku in Food Science and Physiology: Recent Research on a Key Concept in Palatability
by Toshihide Nishimura Motonaka KurodaThis is the first book to explore the science underlying the concept of “koku”, which is central to an understanding of the palatability of food within Japanese cuisine and is attracting increasing interest among food scientists and professionals worldwide. Koku may be defined as the sensation that results from the complexity of the food (i.e., its richness or body), its lingering aftertaste or persistence, and its heartiness in terms of taste, aroma, and texture. A variety of substances have been found to impact significantly on koku, including umami substances, phytosterols, certain aromatic compounds, and kokumi substances. In Koku – Food Science and Physiology, readers will find full explanation of the conceptual aspects and the latest research results on a wide range of topics, including the relevant flavor chemistry and sensory analysis. Written by leading scientists in the field, the book will be a valuable resource for students and researchers in the fields of food chemistry, nutritional science, taste physiology, and neuroscience, as well as for professionals in the food industry.
Kokumi Substance as an Enhancer of Koku: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Food Science
by Motonaka KurodaThis book provides the basic concepts and latest findings on kokumi substances. It covers not only the topics related to food chemistry, but also the biochemical and physiological mechanisms of the perception of kokumi substances. Food palatability is determined by many factors, including taste, aroma, texture, color, physiological condition, and circumstances. The attribute called “koku” is used in Japan to express delicious foods. The definition of koku attribute was previously proposed to be caused by the sensation of richness, body, lingering (continuity), and mouthfulness in terms of taste, aroma, and texture. Kokumi substance is one of the taste-related koku enhancers and is defined as a substance that enhances complexity, richness (body), and lastingness (continuity), although it has no taste itself at the dose. The topics in this book cover physiological studies, including the receptor mechanism, taste nerve recording, and human brain responses using functional MRI. It also discusses the sensory characteristics of kokumi substances when added to foods and the effect of kokumi substances on the satiety. The intended readers are university students, researchers and technologists in food science, food chemistry, nutritional sciences, taste physiology, and neuroscience. Non-expert readers interested in food palatability and the deliciousness of foods may also find this book useful.
Kolmogorov-Zakharov Spectra of Turbulence: Wave Turbulence (Graduate Texts in Physics)
by Gregory Falkovich Vladimir Zakharov Victor LvovStarting at the level of graduate students, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to a rapidly developing field of turbulence. It also presents the state of the art of the theory of wave turbulence in diverse media for researchers looking for a formalism to solve existing problems or for new research subjects and ideas. The book provides a general theory of developed wave turbulence in different media: plasmas, solids, atmosphere, oceans and space. The presentation starts with a simple and intuitive dimensional analysis and proceeds to a rigorous analytic theory with exact solutions for the stationary spectra of turbulence, stability theory of such spectra, description of nonstationary regimes and matching spectra with pumping and dissipation regions. The reader is provided with the necessary tools to study nonlinear waves and turbulence: Hamiltonian formalism, statistical description, derivation of kinetics equations and methods of finding their steady and non-steady solutions. In this second edition the book is brought up to date both in theoretical and experimental/observational aspects. In particular, the authors have updated and revised the description of nonstationary turbulence, turbulent entropy production, etc, and added discussions of master equation and several cases of strong turbulence and nonlocal cascades. The book now includes excercises, some with solutions.
Kombination von Automated Fibre Placement und Additive Layer Manufacturing (Mechanics and Adaptronics)
by Mohammad BaharIm Rahmen der vorliegenden Dissertation werden zwei additiven Fertigungsverfahren, Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) und Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM) unter Verwendung thermoplastischer Faserverbundwerkstoffe kombiniert. Weiterhin kommt künstliche Intelligenz zur Optimierung und Minimierung der Fehler im Fertigungsprozess zum Einsatz. Durch die Kombination dieser drei Methoden in einem automatisierten Fertigungsprozess lassen sich leichtere und kostengünstigere Faserverbundbauteile in homogeneren Serien herstellen. Endlosfasern wie Kohlenstofffasern können durch ihre mechanischen Eigenschaften die Leistung dieser Methoden signifikant erhöhen
Kommentar zum Handbuch Eurocode 7 - Geotechnische Bemessung: Allgemeine Regeln
by Bernd SchuppenerThe commentary provides detailed foundations and explanations for a better understanding of the new terminology, regulations and definitions. The examples show how the new definitions can be put into practice in concrete situations. The book illustrates how the standard stability analyses in soil engineering, e.g. for flat footings, pile foundations, retaining structures, construction pit supports, anchorages or slopes, as well as checks against uplift and hydraulic ground failure can be performed based on Eurocode?s partial safety concept.
Kommentierte Formelsammlung Bioverfahrenstechnik
by Ralf TakorsDie kommentierte Formelsammlung bietet einen schnellen und umfassenden Überblick über unterschiedlichste Aspekte der Bioverfahrenstechnik, wie zum Beispiel wichtige chemische Gleichungen, Enzymkinetiken oder Stoff- und Wärmetransporte, um nur einige wenige Themen zu nennen. Darüber hinaus wird die Entwicklungskette von ersten Laborversuchen bis hin zum Scale-up und der wirtschaftlichen Analyse entsprechender Prozesse für Leser übersichtlich zusammengefasst. In der neuen 2. Auflage sind neben inhaltlichen Erweiterungen der oben genannten Themen auch Stoffwechselschemata Industrie-relevanter Mikroorganismen und Säugerzellen zusammengestellt, die für Produktionszwecke eingesetzt werden. Motiviert durch eigene Erfahrungen im akademischen und industriellen Bereich wurde dieses kleine Nachschlagewerk erstellt. Es soll denjenigen, die mit unterschiedlichen Aufgaben in der Forschung und Entwicklung betraut sind, als schnell verfügbare Quelle zur Problemlösung zur Verfügung stehen. Darüber hinaus kann es auch Studierenden als Leitfaden für die Ausbildung im Bereich Bioverfahrenstechnik dienen.
Kommunikation und Bildverarbeitung in der Automation: Ausgewählte Beiträge der Jahreskolloquien KommA und BVAu 2020 (Technologien für die intelligente Automation #14)
by Jürgen Jasperneite Volker LohwegIn diesem Open Access-Tagungsband sind die besten Beiträge des 11. Jahreskolloquiums "Kommunikation in der Automation" (KommA 2020) und des 7. Jahreskolloquiums "Bildverarbeitung in der Automation" (BVAu 2020) enthalten. Die Kolloquien fanden am 28. und 29. Oktober 2020 statt und wurden erstmalig als digitale Webveranstaltung auf dem Innovation Campus Lemgo organisiert.Die vorgestellten neuesten Forschungsergebnisse auf den Gebieten der industriellen Kommunikationstechnik und Bildverarbeitung erweitern den aktuellen Stand der Forschung und Technik. Die in den Beiträgen enthaltenen anschauliche Anwendungsbeispiele aus dem Bereich der Automation setzen die Ergebnisse in den direkten Anwendungsbezug.
Kommunikationsnetze in der Automatisierungstechnik: Bussysteme, Netzwerkdesign und Sicherheit im industriellen Umfeld
by Ricarda Koch Ralph LüftnerDas Buch vermittelt die Grundlagen für den Einsatz von Industrial Ethernet und Kommunikationsbussen in der Industrieautomatisierung. Es beginnt mit einer Einführung in verschiedene Feldbussysteme, in Ethernet mit seinen unterschiedlichen Ausprägungen sowie den Aufbau und die Protokollarchitektur von TCP/IP. Es folgen Abschnitte zu Wireless-Netzwerken und zu Protokollen zur Steigerung der Netzwerkverfügbarkeit sowie eine grundlegende Einführung in PROFINET. Praxisbeispiele zeigen die Konfiguration von PROFINET-IO-Netzwerken, MRP-Ringen, Shared Devices und I-Devices mit STEP 7 V5.6 und TIA Portal V15. Im Kapitel zu Industrial Security erläutert das Buch Angriffstechniken und Maßnahmen, Konzepte und Architekturen zur Netzwerksicherheit. Firewall-Beispielkonfigurationen mit dem TIA Portal V15 und SCALANCE S geben eine Hilfestellung für eigene Projekte. Das folgende Kapitel zeigt, wie ein industrielles Netzwerk in der Praxis strukturiert ist und welche Komponenten man dabei nutzen kann. Ein Ausblick zu Digital Connectivity und dem industriellen Internet der Dinge (IIoT) rundet das Buch ab. Inhalt Einführung in Kommunikationsnetze: PROFIBUS, AS-Interface, CAN-Bus, Ethernet, TCP/IP, WLAN, Netzwerkverfügbarkeit PROFINET: Funktionsprinzip, Real-Time-Konzept, Konfiguration, MRP, Shared Device, I-Device, Beispielkonfigurationen mit STEP 7 und TIA Portal Industrial Security: Angriffstechniken und Täterprofile, Anlagensicherheit, Netzwerksicherheit, Systemintegrität, Security-Beispielkonfigurationen mit dem TIA Portal V15 und SCALANCE Komponenten und Netzwerke:SCALANCE, Aufbau und Struktur industrieller Netzwerke Ausblick: Auf dem Weg zur Digital Connectivity
Kompakter Leitfaden für Energiemanager: Energiemanagementsysteme nach DIN EN ISO 50001:2018 (essentials)
by Marko GeilhausenEnergiemanager und Energiemanagementbeauftragte finden die wesentlichen Aspekte und Anforderungen kompakt und übersichtlich dargestellt. Tabellen geben Beispiele und veranschaulichen die dargestellten Zusammenhänge, gemeinsam mit dem Sachwortverzeichnis bietet sich dieses Buch so zum Überblick und schnellen Nachschlagen für den Praktiker an. Die Änderungen zur Vorgängernorm ISO 50001:2011 sind ebenfalls benannt.
Kompakter Leitfaden für Energiemanager: Energiemanagementsysteme nach ISO 50001 (essentials)
by Marko GeilhausenMarko Geilhausen stellt kompakt und übersichtlich die Anforderungen an Energiemanagementsysteme dar, die die ISO 50001 als Grundlage für eine Zertifizierung benennt. Er zeigt Umsetzungsbeispiele und praktische Tipps zu den einzelnen Normenpunkten auf. Außerdem belegt der Autor die Änderungen der ISO 50001 im Vergleich zu ihrer Vorgängernorm DIN EN 16001. Er weist auf Möglichkeiten der Integration eines Energiemanagementsystems in bestehende Systeme nach ISO 9001 (Qualität) und ISO 14001 (Umwelt) hin.
Kompaktkurs Finite Elemente für Einsteiger: Theorie und Beispiele zur Approximation linearer Feldprobleme
by Manfred Hahn Michael ReckDieses studentenerprobte Lehrbuch stellt die Finite-Elemente-Methode (FEM) als ein allgemeines numerisches Approximationsverfahren für partielle Differentialgleichungen mit einem Fokus auf die lineare Elastostatik vor. Neben dem systematischen Vorgehen zur Erstellung von Finite Elementen und dem daraus resultierenden Gleichungssystem aus den physikalischen Problemstellungen mithilfe von Ansatzfunktionen wird die Konsequenz dieser Diskretisierung aufgezeigt. Diese umfasst die Phänomene des „Locking“ und des „Hourglassing“. Zur praktischen Berechnung einer approximativen Lösung werden Verfahren vorgestellt, die für die computergestützte Berechnung benötigt werden, wie z. B. das isoparametrische Konzept und die numerische Integration. Abschließend wird die Berechnung abgeleiteter Größen erläutert und ihre Signifikanz für die Bewertung der Berechnungsergebnisse dargelegt. Etliche begleitende Beispielaufgaben mit Lösungen tragen zum Verständnis der Theorie bei.