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Advances in Computational Heat and Mass Transfer: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer (ICCHMT 2023), 4-8 September, 2023, Düsseldorf, Germany - Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Ali Cemal Benim Rachid Bennacer Abdulmajeed A. Mohamad Paweł Ocłoń Sang-Ho Suh Jan TalerThis book reports on cutting-edge applied research and methods in the area of heat and mass transfer and computational fluid dynamics. With a special emphasis on computational methods, it covers applications to different fields, including mechanical engineering, aerospace, and energy, among others. Some relevant experimental validations are described as well. Being the second volume of the two-volume proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer, ICCHMT 2023, held on September 4-8, 2023, in Düsseldorf, Germany, this book offers a timely perspective of research and applications in the field of computational heat and mass transfer. It also provides both academics and professionals with extensive information and a source of inspiration for new developments and collaborations.
Pattern Recognition: 27th International Conference, ICPR 2024, Kolkata, India, December 1–5, 2024, Proceedings, Part XXXII (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15332)
by Apostolos Antonacopoulos Subhasis Chaudhuri Rama Chellappa Cheng-Lin Liu Saumik Bhattacharya Umapada PalThe multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15301-15333 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, ICPR 2024, held in Kolkata, India, during December 1–5, 2024. The 963 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 2106 submissions. They deal with topics such as Pattern Recognition; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Computer Vision; Robot Vision; Machine Vision; Image Processing; Speech Processing; Signal Processing; Video Processing; Biometrics; Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Document Analysis; Document Recognition; Biomedical Imaging; Bioinformatics.
Risk Management and Simulation
by Aparna GuptaThe challenges of the current financial environment have revealed the need for a new generation of professionals who combine training in traditional finance disciplines with an understanding of sophisticated quantitative and analytical tools. Risk Management and Simulation shows how simulation modeling and analysis can help you solve risk managemen
Spon's African Construction Cost Handbook (Spon's International Price Books)
by FranklinThis unique publication provides the only detailed, multinational guide to the cost of construction work across Africa.Thirteen chapters cover individual countries (Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'lvoire, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia) providing: key data on the main economic and construction indicators an outline of the national construction industry, covering structure, tendering and contract procedures, regulations and standards labour and materials cost data measured rates for a range of construction work items approximate estimating costs for a range of building types price index data and exchange rate movements against £ sterling and US $ addresses of public and private construction related organisations. To facilitate country-to-country comparisons the book also includes a comparative data section and comparative regional information with figures given in national currencies, £ sterling and US $.Extensively revised and thoroughly updated with additional reference to civil engineering and infrastructure projects, this book provides more supplementary information and includes costs based on locally-sourced materials to enable quick and useful comparisons. This new edition is the indispensible guide to African construction costs.
Oceanography: An Illustrated Guide
by S. A. ThorpeOceans cover over 70% of the planet's surface and are essential to life on earth, yet their deepest mysteries remained unexplored until very recently when 20th century technological advances allowed the vast expansion of our frontiers of knowledge, and worldwide interest in oceanography grew rapidly.Combining the skills of 40 contributors from worl
Optimal Control of Induction Heating Processes (Mechanical Engineering)
by Edgar Rapoport Yulia PleshivtsevaThis book introduces new approaches to solving optimal control problems in induction heating process applications. Optimal Control of Induction Heating Processes demonstrates how to apply and use new optimization techniques for different types of induction heating installations.Focusing on practical methods for solving real engineering o
Copper Amine Oxidases: Structures, Catalytic Mechanisms and Role in Pathophysiology
by Giovanni Floris Bruno MondoviAlthough the amount of research on copper amine oxidases has grown rapidly and substantially in the past decade, the field unfortunately suffers from lack of cohesion and significant confusion surrounds aspects as simple as confirmation of enzyme identities. This book describes the structure of the enzymes, the role of copper, and of the unusual co
Financial Literacy Education: Addressing Student, Business, and Government Needs
by Jay LiebowitzToday's graduates should be grounded in the basics of personal finance and possess the skills and knowledge necessary to make informed decisions and take responsibility for their own financial well-being. Faced with an array of complex financial services and sophisticated products, many graduates lack the knowledge and skills to make rational, informed decisions on the use of their money and planning for future events, such as retirement.This book shows what you can do to improve financial literacy awareness and education. It covers the use of interactive games and tutorials, peer-to-peer mentoring, and financial literacy contests in addition to more formal education. It gives you a sample of approaches and experiences in the financial literacy arena. Divided into three parts, the book covers financial literacy education for grades K–12, college, and post-college.
The Lightweight Treated Soil Method: New Geomaterials for Soft Ground Engineering in Coastal Areas
by Takashi Tsuchida Kazuhiko EgashiraThis is an in-depth practical examination of the newly developed Lightweight Treated Soil Method, based on the extensive research and experience of two leading recognized experts. Indispensable to geotechnical and construction engineers or to researchers and professionals interested in coastal engineering techniques, geotechnical engineering or geo
Computational Models for CO2 Geo-sequestration & Compressed Air Energy Storage (Sustainable Energy Developments)
by Rafid Al-Khoury Jochen BundschuhA comprehensive mathematical and computational modeling of CO2 Geosequestration and Compressed Air Energy StorageEnergy and environment are two interrelated issues of great concern to modern civilization. As the world population will soon reach eight billion, the demand for energy will dramatically increase, intensifying the use of fossil fuels. Ut
Nonlinear Digital Filtering with Python: An Introduction
by Ronald K. Pearson Moncef GabboujNonlinear Digital Filtering with Python: An Introduction discusses important structural filter classes including the median filter and a number of its extensions (e.g., weighted and recursive median filters), and Volterra filters based on polynomial nonlinearities. Adopting both structural and behavioral approaches in characterizing and designing nonlinear digital filters, this book: Begins with an expedient introduction to programming in the free, open-source computing environment of Python Uses results from algebra and the theory of functional equations to construct and characterize behaviorally defined nonlinear filter classes Analyzes the impact of a range of useful interconnection strategies on filter behavior, providing Python implementations of the presented filters and interconnection strategies Proposes practical, bottom-up strategies for designing more complex and capable filters from simpler components in a way that preserves the key properties of these components Illustrates the behavioral consequences of allowing recursive (i.e., feedback) interconnections in nonlinear digital filters while highlighting a challenging but promising research frontier Nonlinear Digital Filtering with Python: An Introduction supplies essential knowledge useful for developing and implementing data cleaning filters for dynamic data analysis and time-series modeling.
GPU Pro 5: Advanced Rendering Techniques
by Wolfgang EngelIn GPU Pro5: Advanced Rendering Techniques, section editors Wolfgang Engel, Christopher Oat, Carsten Dachsbacher, Michal Valient, Wessam Bahnassi, and Marius Bjorge have once again assembled a high-quality collection of cutting-edge techniques for advanced graphics processing unit (GPU) programming. Divided into six sections, the book covers render
The Psychology of Emoji Processing (Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology)
by Linda K. KayeThis book draws together the scientific research on how we process and interpret emoji. Most books on the subject of emoji explain how we use emoji and the functions they serve for the sender, but very do very little to address the receiver’s perspective. Seeking to redress this, this book extracts insights from a range of psychology sub-disciplines to provide a comprehensive review of current research on how we process emoji. The book also includes recommended theoretical frameworks and methodologies to help researchers in this area to strengthen their research, as a way of helping advance the research field on this fascinating topic.
China’s Free Trade Agreement Strategies: Securing the Chinese Developmental State and Socialist Market Economy
by Francine HugThis book delves into the intriguing paradox of China's position in international trade law. Although China is an active member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) engaging in substantial trade, tensions with trading partners may also arise. In this context, the book explores the legal principles informing Chinese Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and aims to answer the pivotal question: What drives China's FTA strategies? With unique analytical methods and a novel theoretical framework, this book sheds light on China's FTA strategies, challenging prevailing notions about State intervention in the economy and offering a nuanced perspective on China’s position in the world trading system. By exploring how Chinese FTAs align with developmental State and socialist market economy principles, the book contributes significantly to the fields of international economic law generally, and Chinese law specifically. Readers, especially those interested in international trade law and China's economic policies, will benefit from gaining a deeper understanding of the principles guiding China's FTA strategies and their contrast with leading liberal regimes like the WTO, the United States, and the European Union. This thought-provoking and pioneering book presents a fresh perspective on China's role in the global trade landscape. It is thus an essential resource for anyone curious about the interaction between China’s distinctive political economy and the transforming international economic order.
Physics of Mammographic Imaging (Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy)
by Mia K. MarkeyDue to the increasing number of digital mammograms and the advent of new kinds of three-dimensional x-ray and other forms of medical imaging, mammography is undergoing a dramatic change. To meet their responsibilities, medical physicists must constantly renew their knowledge of advances in medical imaging or radiation therapy, and must be prepared
Wetlands and Urbanization: Implications for the Future
by Amanda L. Azous Richard R. HornerUrbanization affects wetlands in direct and indirect ways. Over the past several decades it has become increasingly apparent that unmanaged runoff is the primary threat to the country's watershed resources. Wetlands and Urbanization: Implications for the Future is the result of a ten year research project focused on the understanding and ma
Atlas of the Neonatal Rat Brain
by Renuka Ramachandra Thyagarajan SubramanianAtlas of the Neonatal Rat Brain provides photographic, histological illustrations of the anatomical features of the neonatal rat brain at postnatal (P) days P-1, P-7, and P-14. The sections are Nissl stained with Cresyl violet, creating photomicrographs with high resolution and clarity. The structures are directly labeled on the images, making it e
A Course in Abstract Harmonic Analysis (Textbooks in Mathematics)
by Gerald B. FollandA Course in Abstract Harmonic Analysis is an introduction to that part of analysis on locally compact groups that can be done with minimal assumptions on the nature of the group. As a generalization of classical Fourier analysis, this abstract theory creates a foundation for a great deal of modern analysis, and it contains a number of elegant resul
Risks Challenging Publics, Scientists and Governments
by Scira MenoniThe contributions in Risks Challenging Publics, Scientists and Government looks at risks not just as a technical, social, political or economic matter, but as originating and challenging the various disciplines. Contextual aspects, usually defined by engineers as "margin conditions", are generally not looked at, but deserve much more atttention, pa
Water Properties of Food, Pharmaceutical, and Biological Materials (Food Preservation Technology)
by Maria del Pilar Buera Jorge Welti-Chanes Peter J. Lillford Horacio R. CortiUnique and informative, Water Properties of Food, Pharmaceutical, and Biological Materials is based on lectures and papers given by leading international researchers at the 9th International Symposium of the Properties of Water in Foods (ISOPOW 9) that took place in September 2004. Each chapter presents an authoritative account of
Vibrations of Shells and Plates (Mechanical Engineering)
by Werner SoedelWith increasingly sophisticated structures involved in modern engineering, knowledge of the complex vibration behavior of plates, shells, curved membranes, rings, and other complex structures is essential for today‘s engineering students, since the behavior is fundamentally different than that of simple structures such as rods and beams. Now in its
Herbal Supplements-Drug Interactions: Scientific and Regulatory Perspectives (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences)
by Y W. Francis Lam Shiew-Mei Huang Stephen D. HallThe international popularity of herbal remedies has recently outpaced quality information on the utilization and dosing of these compounds. This book fills a void in the literature by offering an authoritative overview of the mechanisms of herbal remedies and their impact on standard medications. It offers a practical approach that focuses not only
Sensory-Directed Flavor Analysis
by Ray MarsiliToday, flavor chemists can generate copious amounts of data in a short time with relatively little effort using automated solid phase micro-extraction, Gerstel-Twister and other extraction techniques in combination with gas chromatographic (GC) analysis. However, more data does not necessarily mean better understanding. In fact, the ability to extr
Machinery Condition Monitoring: Principles and Practices
by Amiya Ranjan MohantyFind the Fault in the Machines- Drawing on the author’s more than two decades of experience with machinery condition monitoring and consulting for industries in India and abroad, Machinery Condition Monitoring: Principles and Practices introduces the practicing engineer to the techniques used to effectively detect and diagnose faults in machines. Providing the working principle behind the instruments, the important elements of machines as well as the technique to understand their conditions, this text presents every available method of machine fault detection occurring in machines in general, and rotating machines in particular.A Single-Source Solution for Practice Machinery Conditioning Monitoring- Since vibration is one of the most widely used fault detection techniques, the book offers an assessment of vibration analysis and rotor-dynamics. It also covers the techniques of wear and debris analysis, and motor current signature analysis to detect faults in rotating mechanical systems as well as thermography, the nondestructive test NDT techniques (ultrasonics and radiography), and additional methods. The author includes relevant case studies from his own experience spanning over the past 20 years, and detailing practical fault diagnosis exercises involving various industries ranging from steel and cement plants to gas turbine driven frigates. While mathematics is kept to a minimum, he also provides worked examples and MATLAB® codes.This book contains 15 chapters and provides topical information that includes: A brief overview of the maintenance techniques Fundamentals of machinery vibration and rotor dynamics Basics of signal processing and instrumentation, which are essential for monitoring the health of machines Requirements of vibration monitoring and noise monitoring Electrical machinery faults Thermography for condition monitoring Techniques of wear debris analysis and some of the nondestructive test (NDT) techniques for condition monitoring like ultrasonics and radiography Machine tool condition monitoring Engineering failure analysis Several case studies, mostly on failure analysis, from the author’s consulting experience Machinery Condition Monitoring: Principles and Practices presents the latest techniques in fault diagnosis and prognosis, provides many real-life practical examples, and empowers you to diagnose the faults in machines all on your own.
Aufstieg bei Platon: Der Weg zur Erkenntnis des Guten
by Viktoria Bachmann Raul HeimannIst der Mensch schon so, wie er ist, gut? Oder muss er sich erst darum bemühen, es zu werden? Um gut sein zu können, bedarf es der Erkenntnis dessen, was gut ist – und der Einsicht, dass man diese Erkenntnis nicht schon hat. Das kennzeichnet die sokratische Position in den platonischen Dialogen. Entgegen gängiger Deutung ist dieses sokratische Nichtwissen aber nicht Ausdruck von Skepsis, sondern Grundvoraussetzung für den Weg zur Erkenntnis. Diesen Erkenntnisweg, den Aufstieg, schildert Sokrates im platonischen Werk nicht nur, vielmehr führt er ihn auch vor: im Tugenddialog. Ausgehend von dieser für die Platonforschung ungewöhnlichen These sichten die Autoren des Bandes das Werk Platons noch einmal mit neuem Blick. Diese Perspektive bestimmt den Aufbau des Bandes, der zentrale platonische Texte vom Tugenddialog her deutet: die Darstellung seines Vollzugs im Frühwerk, dessen Reflexion im Mittelwerk sowie die Voraussetzungen und Resultate des Aufstiegs auch im Spätwerk. Ein Ausblick in den Neuplatonismus zeigt, dass dessen mystisch-religiöse Umdeutung des Aufstiegs den für Platon entscheidenden Aspekt schon früh verliert: die Transformation des Menschen im Tugenddialog.