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Advancements in Urban Environmental Studies: Application of Geospatial Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Urban Studies (GIScience and Geo-environmental Modelling)
Par Atiqur Rahman, Shouraseni Sen Roy, Swapan Talukdar, Shahfahad. 2023
According to UN estimates, approximately nearly half of the world's population now lives in cities and that figure is expected to…
rise to almost 70% by 2050. Cities now account for around 70% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and this percentage is predicted to rise in the near future as a result of projected increases in global urbanization patterns. It is widely acknowledged that irrational urban planning and design can increase emissions while also exacerbating threats and risks, resulting in a slew of environmental issues such as urban heat islands, air pollution, flooding, amongst other issues, as well as environmental, social, and economic losses. Therefore, these concerns must be addressed promptly in order to cope up with these rising difficulties and make urban environments safer for residents. With the advancement of remote sensing technology and the use of current remote observation systems, urban data science, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence (AI), modeling and quantifying emergent difficulties in urban regions and urban systems have become easy. They aid in the quantitative analysis of urban shape, functions, and human behavior in cities. Harvesting data, developing models, and suggesting new methodologies will be aided by combining urban ecology with new breakthroughs in data science. This book is of great value to a diverse group of academicians, scientists, students, environmentalists, meteorologists, urban planners, remote sensing and GIS experts with a common interest in geospatial sciences within the earth environmental sciences, as well as human and social sciences.This Springer essential explains the theoretical foundations for knowledge-based interpretation of medical laboratory data. Self-organization of biological structure, non-linear dynamics of complex systems…
and immunological network theories make it possible to describe pathomechanisms and diagnostics, especially of chronic diseases, as an expression of a phenotypic biology and to develop concepts for causal therapies.The book shows how CSF diagnostics with a diagnostic report integrating all laboratory data can identify disease-typical patterns for the differential diagnosis of bacterial, viral, parasitic, oncological, chronic inflammatory, autoimmunological and psychiatric diseases. A CSF app is provided as a tutorial program.The translation from German was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.Fat Time and Other Stories
Par Jeffery Renard Allen. 2023
* LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION *A ferocious, innovative story collection about Black lives…
in the past, present, and future“A potentially transformative exhibition of visionary storytelling.”—Kirkus Reviews, *Starred*In Fat Time and Other Stories, Jimi Hendrix, Francis Bacon, the boxer Jack Johnson, Miles Davis, and a space-age Muhammad Ali find themselves in the otherworldly hands of Jeffery Renard Allen, reimagined and transformed to bring us news of America in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Along with them are characters of Allen’s invention: two teenagers in an unnamed big city who stumble through a down-low relationship; an African preachervisits a Christian religious retreat to speak on the evils of fornication in an Italian villa importedto America by Abraham Lincoln; and an albino revolutionary who struggles with leading his people into conflict.The two strands in this brilliant story collection—speculative history and tender, painful depictions of Black life in urban America—are joined by African notions of circular time in which past, present, and future exist all at once. Here the natural and supernatural, the sacred and the profane, the real and fantastical, destruction and creation are held in delicate and tense balance. Allen’s work has been said to extend the tradition of Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, Henry Roth, and Ishmael Reed, but he is blazing his own path through American literature. Fat Time and Other Stories brilliantly shows the range and depth of his imagination.Grundkurs Datenbankentwicklung: Von der Anforderungsanalyse zur komplexen Datenbankanfrage
Par Stephan Kleuker. 2024
Mit diesem Buch erhalten Studierende einen kompakten und praxisorientierten Einstieg, mit dem sie bereits früh im Studium sehr gut zurechtkommen.…
Die verschiedenen Phasen einer Datenbankentwicklung werden mit ihren Vorgehensweisen, Konzepten und möglichen Problemquellen vorgestellt. Gerade die Anforderungsanalyse und die Möglichkeit zur Erstellung mächtiger SQL-Anfragen werden als besonders praxisrelevante Aspekte betont. Durch die im zweiten Teil detailliert vorgestellte Integration von Datenbanken in die umgebende Software sind Studierende nach der Lektüre in der Lage, in Praxisprojekten erfolgreich mitzuarbeiten. Das Buch deckt inhaltlich eine Einführungsvorlesung vollständig ab. Die 5. Auflage wurde um das Thema JPA (Objekt-Relationale-Persistenz), Trigger in Java ergänzt. Zusätzlich werden Unterschiede zwischen Oracle, Maria DB, SQLite und Apache Derby erläutert. Neben vielen kleinen Beispielen zur Verdeutlichung einzelner Aspekte wird ein durchgehendes Beispiel genutzt. Alle Kapitel schließen mit Wiederholungsfragen und Übungsaufgaben, deren Lösungen online zum Download zur Verfügung stehen.Australian Caves and Karst Systems (Cave and Karst Systems of the World)
Par John Webb, Susan White, Garry K. Smith. 2023
This book, part of the series Cave and Karst Systems of the World, begins with a review of the interaction…
between people and caves in Australia (including conservation), followed by descriptions of the spectacular cave diving sites, before comprehensively covering all the major carbonate and noncarbonate karst areas, subdivided by rock type and region, and including the origin of the caves. This is followed by broad overviews of cave minerals and speleothems, cave biology and cave fossils. Each section was written by one or more specialists in the topic and is illustrated by clear diagrams and superb colour photos. The book emphasises the unique aspects of the Australian karst, including the variability in the age of the caves (very old to very young) and the impact of isolation on the stygofauna, as well as the vertebrate fossils preserved in the caves. Written in an easy-to-read style, the book is a primary reference guide to Australian karst and represents a valuable asset for anyone interested in the topic, not only cavers and academics.Health and Slavery: A Healthcare Provider's Guide to Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking
Par Alison Fiander, Jane Lasonder. 2024
Aimed at Healthcare Professionals (doctors, nurses, allied professionals) and healthcare students, to raise awareness, recognition and guidance on what to…
do in the face of suspected Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (MSHT). This textbook includes consideration of the size of the problem, MSHT indicators, important communication skills, the reporting of suspected cases and organisations working in the field. The majority of victims of MSHT come into contact with healthcare professionals (HCPs) at some point in their journey but HCPs report feeling ill equipped to recognise or manage a potential victim, (90% of victims of MSHT come into contact with a HCP but only 10% of HCPs know how to recognise victims and what to do). As such this topic should be represented in undergraduate and post graduate curricula. This textbook deals with the identification and appropriate management of suspected cases. It has been edited by Prof Alison Fiander and Ms Jane Lasonder and written by Healthcare professionals, Medical Students from the School of Medicine, Cardiff University as part of a Student Selected Component, Survivors of MSHT, and organisations working in the Human Trafficking field, including the UN.Digital Transformation: Technology, Tools, and Studies (Intelligent Systems Reference Library #253)
Par Lucian-Ionel Cioca, Larisa Ivascu, Florin Gheorghe Filip, Banciu Doina. 2024
This book presents a multidisciplinary approach to digital transformation process of organizational transformation, offering support throughout the implementation process to…
all those interested. The digital transformation (DT) is a priority for many companies in the context of technological evolution. The use of appropriate tools, methodologies, methods, approaches, and techniques for DT, depending on the organizational characteristics, can contribute to a complete approach to organizational processes and to their efficiency. Digital transformation involves the adoption and use of new digital technologies to develop new products and services, modify existing ones and develop new business models to increase efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness. Starting from marketing to culture and education to health, automotive, engineering, mobility and human resources and others, it is addressed to professionals, practitioners, researchers, students, and other interested parties.Plastids: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2776)
Par Eric Maréchal. 2024
This second edition volume expands on the previous edition with new and updated chapters that explore our current view on…
plastid evolution, structure, and function. The chapters in this book are organized into three parts and cover topics such as plastid evolution, plasticity, and functional and structural diversity; techniques used to visualize, fractionate, purify, and study primary plastids from plant materials, and secondary plastids; and methods to analyze plastids by integrated biology strategies based on genetics, genomics, proteomics, and lipidomics. 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.Cutting-edge and authoritative, Plastids: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition is a valuable resource that willhelp students, engineers, and researchers further explore and understand this fascinating organelle.The “soul” centers our activities and inspirations. The body of marketing changes shape rapidly; however, we should not lose sight…
of its “soul”. This volume focuses on preserving the “soul” of marketing in a data-driven world where technology has proliferated amidst a myriad of global challenges. Featuring papers presented at the 2023 Academy of Marketing Science World Marketing Congress held in Canterbury, UK, this book explores ideas, theories and practices to tackle global and economic challenges in marketing and emphasize marketing's contribution to business and society at large, further strengthening the academic community.Founded in 1971, the Academy of Marketing Science is an international organization dedicated to promoting timely explorations of phenomena related to the science of marketing in theory, research, and practice. Among its services to members and the community at large, the Academy offers conferences, congresses, and symposia that attract delegates from around the world. Presentations from these events are published in this Proceedings series, which offers a comprehensive archive of volumes reflecting the evolution of the field. Volumes deliver cutting-edge research and insights, complementing the Academy’s flagship journals, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS) and AMS Review.Ctenophores: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2757)
Par Leonid L. Moroz. 2024
This volume explores emerging approaches and methods inspired by recent research using ctenophores or placozoans, facilitating the study of these…
enigmatic species and ancient animal lineages. Practical protocols are integrated with introductory chapters about general biology, summarizing the diversity, evolution, genomics, development, and neurobiology of these organisms. Special chapters outline strategies and applications for culturing, microscopy, physiology, electrical synapses, and bioluminescence, molecular and single-cell biology, transcription factors, as well as gene and protein expression analyses. The book also contains bioinformatics and computational chapters covering peptidomics and epigenomics. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include detailed implementation advice that leads to dependable results in the laboratory. Authoritative and practical, Ctenophores: Methods and Protocols is anideal resource for comparative and experimental biologists and interdisciplinary scientists aiming to decipher fundamental principles of animal organization, origin, and the evolution of biological complexity in general, opening novel avenues for future synthetic biology research.Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering: ICSCE 2022, 25-27 November, Hanoi, Vietnam (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #344)
Par Tung Nguyen-Xuan, Thanh Nguyen-Viet, Thanh Bui-Tien, Tuan Nguyen-Quang, Guido De Roeck. 2024
This book contains the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering, ICSCE 2022, held on November…
25–27, 2022, in Hanoi, Vietnam. It presents the expertise of scientists and engineers in academia and industry in the field of bridge and highway engineering, construction materials, environmental engineering, engineering in Industry 4.0, geotechnical engineering, structural damage detection and health monitoring, structural engineering, geographic information system engineering, traffic, transportation and logistics engineering, and water resources, estuary, and coastal engineering.Nonlinear Second Order Elliptic Equations
Par Mingxin Wang, Peter Y. Pang. 2024
This book focuses on the following three topics in the theory of boundary value problems of nonlinear second order elliptic…
partial differential equations and systems: (i) eigenvalue problem, (ii) upper and lower solutions method, (iii) topological degree method, and deals with the existence of solutions, more specifically non-constant positive solutions, as well as the uniqueness, stability and asymptotic behavior of such solutions.While not all-encompassing, these topics represent major approaches to the theory of partial differential equations and systems, and should be of significant interest to graduate students and researchers. Two appendices have been included to provide a good gauge of the prerequisites for this book and make it reasonably self-contained.A notable strength of the book is that it contains a large number of substantial examples. Exercises for the reader are also included. Therefore, this book is suitable as a textbook for graduate students who havealready had an introductory course on PDE and some familiarity with functional analysis and nonlinear functional analysis, and as a reference for researchers.Recent Advances in Structural Engineering: Select Proceedings of IACESD-2023 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #455)
Par K. S. Sreekeshava, Sreevalsa Kolathayar, N. Vinod Chandra Menon. 2024
This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (IACESD 2023)…
hosted under the aegis of the Group of Twenty (G20) and Civil 20(C20) at Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India. The topics covered in this book include innovative design approaches, advanced materials and cutting-edge technologies aimed at enhancing the resilience of structures against various hazards (such as seismic events, hurricanes, floods, and extreme weather conditions). It also covers topics such as structural integrity and longevity of buildings and infrastructure, advanced monitoring systems, data analytics and intelligent structural health monitoring. This book is useful for researchers and professionals in the field of structural engineering.Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
Par Andreia de Bem Machado, Maria José Sousa, Francesca Dal Mas, Silvana Secinaro, Davide Calandra. 2024
This book analyzes digital technologies being used in the teaching-learning process. The authors show how the use of AI in…
higher education can provide personalized education through the automation of administrative teaching tasks, software programs that favor the detection of topics that need reinforcement in the classroom, the guidance and support of students outside the classroom, and the use of data intelligently to teach and support students. In addition, the authors show how to further personalize education with the use of augmented reality, adaptive platforms, intelligent tutor systems, Chatbots, adaptive learning, computer aided instruction, MOOCs, and robotics. The authors answer questions such as: What sustainable educational technologies can be used in the teaching-learning process; How can Blockchain technology and AI be applied in higher education; How can the metaverse be applied in virtual learning environments? The book is relevant to researchers, professionals, andstudents interested in technology and education.Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) GoldenGate: Real-world Examples
Par Y V Ravi Kumar, Raghavendra S, Ankur Goel. 2024
This book focuses on the utilization of GoldenGate Services (GGS) in conjunction with a microservices architecture on the Oracle cloud…
(OCI), primarily for data migration and integration across various data sources and targets.The book begins with a practical example of utilizing GGS on a Marketplace VM, progressively advancing to in-depth discussions on implementing GoldenGate as a Service on OCI. The book offers illustrative guides for data replication between RDBMSs (such as Oracle, Postgres, and big data targets such as Kafka). Additionally, it explores monitoring techniques using Enterprise Manager and Grafana dashboards. A comparative analysis is presented between traditional VM-based GoldenGate installations and the OCI service model. Special attention is given to Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) and leveraging GGS for database migration from on-premises to OCI. Some chapters address multi-cloud replication using OCI GGS and include real-life case studies.By the end of this book you will have gained comprehensive insights into the architectural design of GoldenGate Services and will be adept at replicating data using GGS, enabling you to replicate setups in your own environments.What You Will LearnSet up GoldenGate Services for high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), migration of data to cloud, and moving data into the data lake or lakehousePerform logical migration of data to the cloud using the ZDM tool (ZDM uses GoldenGate internally).Replicate data to big data targetsMonitor GGS using Enterprise Manager and GrafanaReplicate data in a multi-cloud environment Who This Book Is ForOracle database administrators who want to replicate data or use Oracle GoldenGate Services for migration and setup of high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR); and data engineers who want tobuild the data warehouse, data lake, data lakehouse to push data in near real-timeDas Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Architektur der unmittelbaren Nachkriegszeit als Gegenstand medialer Repräsentation. Dabei bewegt es sich im Spannungsfeld…
von Germanistik, Architekturgeschichte und Medienwissenschaft. Anhand von Radiohörspielen, Architekturzeitschriften und Filmen geht es der Frage nach, wie Architektur in Szene gesetzt wird. Dabei bezieht die Analyse mit ein, wie diese im Hinblick auf die Konstruktion und den Aufbau einer neuen Zukunft mit bestehenden Diskursen der Moderne in Verbindung gebracht wird und problematische Bezüge zur nationalsozialistischen Vergangenheit aufweist. In Werken von Günter Eich (Träume, 1951), Otto Renner (BAU. Zeitschrift für wohnen, arbeiten, sich erholen, 1947) und mit einem anonymen Städtefilm (Stein auf Stein. Ein Land baut auf, 1949) werden wenig bekannte Kurzformen aufgegriffen, um deren Verknüpfung mit neuen Medienverbunden und soziopolitischen Diskursen zu erforschen. Die detaillierten Analysen - von Eichs „Fünftem Traum“ als Mediengeflecht von Text, Musik und Geräusch, der heute wenig bekannten, aber zu ihrer Zeit renommierten Architekturzeitschrift BAU als Medienverbund aus zirkulierenden und wiederaufbereiteten Fotografien, Zeichnungen, Texten und Typografie und dem Kurzfilm Stein auf Stein mit seinen intermedialen Bezügen u.a. zur Fotografie - stellen Querverbindungen zu vielen Figuren und Werken dieser Zeit her, in der die Architektur eine Neubewertung als vermittelnde Instanz zwischen Individuum und Gesellschaft erfährt.Davon ausgehend schließt die Autorin auf größere Problematiken, die die Öffentlichkeit in den frühen Nachkriegsjahren beschäftigten. Dabei weist sie Momente des Exzesses und der Überschreitung in den Werken auf, die in einer Zeit der Ressourcenknappheit, Medienregulierung und konfliktreicher Lizensierungspolitik entstanden sind. Auch der Umbruch im Mediengefüge durch die Einführung von Fernsehen und die moralisch aufgeladene Debatte über eine entnazifizierte Öffentlichkeit werden reflektiert. Das Buch geht auch ausführlich auf die Besatzungspolitik im teilautonomen Saarland ein und führt die französische Kolonialpolitik in Algerien indirekt über die Rezeption Le Corbusiers in den deutschen Diskurs ein.Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende und Forschende der Fachgebiete Literatur-, Medien- und Kulturwissenschaft, Kunstgeschichte und Architektur.Glissonean Pedicles Approach in Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery
Par Benedetto Ielpo, Edoardo Rosso, Alessandro Anselmo. 2023
Aim of this book is to present the main minimally invasive approaches to the Glissonean pedicles. This kind of technique…
for hepatectomy has been gaining interest in recent years and may represent the ideal method to achieve anatomical liver resections. Currently the most performed procedure for liver surgery is still the classic intrafascial approach in which, after entering the Glissonean sheath, the portal triad elements are singularly dissected and isolated. However, this is a quite challenging technique to pursue in a minimally invasive setting. Nowadays the laparoscopic and robotic approach for liver resections are increasing worldwide and the intra or extra hepatic Glissonean approach, in which the portal triad elements are dissected and isolated “en bloc” without entering the Glissonean sheath, can facilitate the surgical technique. Furthermore this strategy allows better identification of the ischemic area and could decrease blood loss during dissection, as the liver inflow is kept under control. This book includes a step-by-step description of each pedicle isolation and section, with original laparoscopic and robotic pictures and videos. HPB surgeons who are interested in this technique may find these pages, written in cooperation with some of the most prominent worldwide experts, to be highly informative and valuable.Robot 2023: Advances in Robotics, Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #978)
Par Lino Marques, Cristina Santos, José Luís Lima, Danilo Tardioli, Manuel Ferre. 2024
This book contains a selection of papers accepted for presentation and discussion at ROBOT2023, the Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference, held…
in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, during November 22nd-24th, 2023. ROBOT2023 is part of a series of conferences that are jointly organized by Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica (SPR) / Portuguese Society for Robotics and by Sociedad Española para la Investigación y Desarrollo en Robótica (SEIDROB) / Spanish Society for Research and Development in Robotics. These conferences, now occurring with a yearly periodicity, provide a forum to roboticists mostly from Iberia, but also from other parts of the world, to present and discuss their research results, new developments, and applications in the field of Robotics. The volume 1 of this book contains 45 papers addressing fundamental aspects of mobile robotics and robot manipulation while volume 2 contains 45 papers covering the application of robotics in different domains and environments.Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp Refining
Par Vail Manfredi. 2024
This book presents a brief history of papermaking followed by comments regarding wood as a source of fibers, including its…
chemical and anatomical characteristics and the influence of these aspects on the quality of the pulp produced. In addition, the author describes the effects of the pulping process, mainly a chemical process, on pulp quality and how these wood characteristics influence both the refining process as the quality of the final paper. The book further provides a broad discussion, based on experimental results, on the contribution of the main operating refining variables and the main strategies that can be used industrially to optimize the operating results. From this evaluation, the parameter that complements the specific edge load theory is identified. This parameter is related to the retention time of the fiber flocs inside the refiner.Mountain Environments: Natural Landscapes and Human Adaptations to Diversity (Earth and Environmental Sciences Library)
Par José M. García-Ruiz, José Arnáez, Teodoro Lasanta, Estela Nadal-Romero, Juan Ignacio López- Moreno. 2024
This book studies mountains with a global perspective, like a complex topographic and topoclimatic mosaic organized in altitudinal belts that…
are influenced by a huge variability in slopes, soils, lithology and insolation. Furthermore, the presence of lower temperatures, higher precipitation and the seasonal presence of snow create conditions conductive to supporting various life forms and natural geomorphological and hydrological processes. The integration of environmental and human aspects highlights the impacts of human activities and climate fluctuations on soil hydrology, soil erosion, water resources, and landscape/landforms evolution. After presenting the way in which humans (from Prehistory to Alexander von Humboldt) discovered the mountains, subsequent chapters try to underline the importance of mountains in generating water resources and hydropower for lowlands, serving as biodiversity hotspots, and contributing to cultural diversity. The book delves into the role ofhuman actives in transforming the natural landscapes and creating new cultural landscapes. This exploration considers the significance of altitudinal belts in shaping the spatial and temporal organization of land uses which, in turn, have been determined by population growth and the development of regional and national markets. Additionally, the book illustrates the effect of global change on mountain evolution, exploring their consequences on landscape characteristics and dynamics as well as on the planetary role of the mountains. It concludes by offering a unique perspective on enhancing mountain conservation in order to preserve cultures, land uses, and landscapes.