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Recent Developments in the Philosophy of Science: EPSA13 Helsinki
by Uskali Mäki Ioannis Votsis Stéphanie Ruphy Gerhard SchurzThis volume showcases the best of recent research in the philosophy of science. A compilation of papers presented at the EPSA 13, it explores a broad distribution of topics such as causation, truthlikeness, scientific representation, gender-specific medicine, laws of nature, science funding and the wisdom of crowds. Papers are organised into headings which form the structure of the book. Readers will find that it covers several major fields within the philosophy of science, from general philosophy of science to the more specific philosophy of physics, philosophy of chemistry, philosophy of the life sciences, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of the social sciences and humanities, amongst others. This volume provides an excellent overview of the state of the art in the philosophy of science, as practiced in different European countries and beyond. It will appeal to researchers with an interest in the philosophical underpinnings of their own discipline, and to philosophers who wish to explore the latest work on the themes explored.
Recent Developments in the Theory of Shells (Advanced Structured Materials #110)
by Holm Altenbach Jacek Chróścielewski Victor A. Eremeyev Krzysztof WiśniewskiThis book commemorates the 80th birthday of Prof. W. Pietraszkiewicz, a prominent specialist in the field of general shell theory. Reflecting Prof. Pietraszkiewicz’s focus, the respective papers address a range of current problems in the theory of shells. In addition, they present other structural mechanics problems involving dimension-reduced models. Lastly, several applications are discussed, including material models for such dimension-reduced structures.
Recent Developments in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology
by Irving SunshinePapers from the Second International Conference on TDM Toxicology (date and place not stated) describe research on various aspects of therapeutic monitoring pharmacology, selected high-performance liquid chromatographic methods, antiepileptics, substances subject to abuse, inorganics. Over 100 contr
Recent Developments in Waste Management: Select Proceedings of Recycle 2018 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #57)
by Ajay S. KalamdhadThis volume presents select papers presented during the Second International Conference on Waste Management held at IIT Guwahati. The book comprises of eight sections, and deals with various technologies associated with curbing of different environmental issues as well as management and legislative policies associated with them. This book will be of interest to various researchers, students, policy makers and people who pursue keen interest in the waste management techniques and policies.
Recent Developments in Water Resources and Transportation Engineering: Select Proceedings of TRACE 2022 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #353)
by Nidhi Nagabhatla Yusuf Mehta Brijesh Kumar Yadav Ambika Behl Madhuri KumariThis book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2022). The book focuses on the latest research works carried out in the area of water resources and transportation engineering. Various topics covered in this book include technological intervention and solution for smart and sustainability in water resources and transportation infrastructure, crop protection, resilience to disaster like flood, hurricane, and drought, traffic congestion, transport planning, green and intelligent transportation infrastructure, etc. The book is useful to researchers and practitioners working in the areas of civil engineering, water resources, and transportation engineering.
Recent Developments of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics
by Herbert Amann Yoshikazu Giga Hideo Kozono Hisashi Okamoto Masao YamazakiThe aim of this proceeding is addressed to present recent developments of the mathematical research on the Navier-Stokes equations, the Euler equations and other related equations. In particular, we are interested in such problems as: 1) existence, uniqueness and regularity of weak solutions2) stability and its asymptotic behavior of the rest motion and the steady state3) singularity and blow-up of weak and strong solutions4) vorticity and energy conservation5) fluid motions around the rotating axis or outside of the rotating body6) free boundary problems7) maximal regularity theorem and other abstract theorems for mathematical fluid mechanics.
Recent Developments of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics in Theory and Practice (Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics #91)
by Theodoros TriantafyllidisThis book provides essential insights into recent developments in fundamental geotechnical engineering research. Special emphasis is given to a new family of constitutive soil description methods, which take into account the recent loading history and the dilatancy effects. Particular attention is also paid to the numerical implementation of multi-phase material under dynamic loads, and to geotechnical installation processes. In turn, the book addresses implementation problems concerning large deformations in soils during piling operations or densification processes, and discusses the limitations of the respective methods. Numerical simulations of dynamic consolidation processes are presented in slope stability analysis under seismic excitation. Lastly, achieving the energy transition from conventional to renewable sources will call for geotechnical expertise. Consequently, the book explores and analyzes a selection of interesting problems involving the stability and serviceability of supporting structures, and provides new solutions approaches for practitioners and scientists in geotechnical engineering. The content reflects the outcomes of the Colloquium on Geotechnical Engineering 2019 (Geotechnik Kolloquium), held in Karlsruhe, Germany in September 2019.
Recent Developments of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics in Theory and Practice (Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics #103)
by Torsten Wichtmann Jan Machaček Merita TafiliThis book provides essential insights into recent developments in fundamental geotechnical engineering research. Special emphasis is given to a new family of constitutive soil description methods, which take into account the recent loading history and the dilatancy effects. Particular attention is also paid to the numerical implementation of multi-phase material under dynamic loads, and to geotechnical installation processes. In turn, the book addresses implementation problems concerning large deformations in soils during piling operations or densification processes, and discusses the limitations of the respective methods. Numerical simulations of dynamic consolidation processes are presented in slope stability analysis under seismic excitation. Lastly, achieving the energy transition from conventional to renewable sources will call for geotechnical expertise. Consequently, the book explores and analyzes a selection of interesting problems involving the stability and serviceability ofsupporting structures, and provides new solutions approaches for practitioners and scientists in geotechnical engineering. The content reflects the outcomes of the Colloquium on Geotechnical Engineering 2024 (Geotechnik Kolloquium), held in Bochum, Germany in March 2024.
Recent Developments on Genus Chaetomium (Fungal Biology)
by Ahmed M. Abdel-AzeemChaetomium genus was established by Gustav Kunze in 1817. According to Index Fungorum Partnership, there are 273 Chaetomium species accepted till now. Members of the genus Chaetomium are capable of colonizing various substrates and are well-known for their ability to degrade cellulose and to produce a variety of bioactive metabolites. More than 200 compounds have been reported from this genus. A huge number of new and bioactive secondary metabolites associated with unique and diverse structural types, such as chaetoglobosins, epipolythiodioxopiperazines, azaphilones, depsidones, xanthones, anthraquinones, chromones, and steroids, have been isolated and identified. Many of the compounds have been reported to possess significant biological activities, such as antitumor, antimalarial, cytotoxic, enzyme inhibitory, antimicrobial, phytotoxic, antirheumatoid and other activities. Chaetomium taxa are frequently reported to be cellulase and ligninase producers with the ability to degrade cellulosic and woody materials. This is the first, comprehensive volume covering Chaetomium genus in detail. It includes the latest research, methods, and applications, and was written by scholars working directly in the field. The book also contains informative illustrations and is fully referenced for further reading.
Recent Evolutions in Energy, Drives and e-Vehicles: Proceedings of REEDeV-2022 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1162)
by Mohan Lal Kolhe Nitin K. Dhote Minhaj RehmanThis volume comprises the select peer reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Evolutions in Energy, Drives and e-Vehicles (REED-EV 2022). It aims to provide a comprehensive and broad-spectrum picture of the state-of-the-art research and development in the area of power and energy systems, grid integration, convertor topology, electrification for transport industries, battery storage and energy management systems, system protection, filters and harmonics, among others. This volume will provide a valuable resource for those in academia and industry.
Recent Innovations in Surgical Procedures of Pancreatic Neoplasms
by Juan Bellido Luque Angel Nogales MuñozOur understanding of pancreatic tumors is changing thanks to recent advances in the field. New diagnostic techniques and imaging tests have improved the early diagnosis of these lesions, and as a result, the growing number of R0 surgical resections has meant a better prognosis for patients. Further, minimally invasive laparoscopic approaches have increased postoperative comfort.Presenting the latest research in the field, this book will appeal to clinicians in a wide range of medical specialities, including gastroenterologists, general physicians, and abdominal and biliopancreatic surgeons.
Recent Progress in Coupled Cluster Methods
by Jirí Pittner Josef Paldus Petr CárskyThe coupled cluster method represents one of the most successful and often used approaches to a quantum-theoretical determination of atomic, molecular, and solid state electronic structure and properties. These methods are relevant to a broad spectrum of disciplines ranging from astrophysics to pharmacology. "Recent Progress in Coupled Cluster Methods" provides an excellent overview of status quo and future trends in coupled cluster methodology which will enable both researchers and students to become acquainted with recent progress in this area of continuing intense activity. Each of the 22 chapters has been prepared by eminent practitioners in this field of endeavor and emphasizes the fundamental aspects as well as related methodology. This book provides a useful source of reference for both researchers in chemistry, molecular physics and molecular biology and practitioners working in these fields. It is also recommendable to people using related software packages.
Recent Progress in Few-Body Physics: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics (Springer Proceedings in Physics #238)
by N. A. Orr M. Ploszajczak F. M. Marqués J. CarbonellFew-body physics covers a rich and wide variety of phenomena, ranging from the very lowest energy scales of atomic and molecular physics to high-energy particle physics. The papers contained in the present volume provide an apercu of recent progress in the field from both the theoretical and experimental perspectives and are based on work presented at the “22nd International Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics”.This book is geared towards academics and graduate students involved in the study of systems which present few-body characteristics and those interested in the related mathematical and computational techniques.
Recent Progress in Nanobiotechnology: Modern Techniques in Biomedical Applications (Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances)
by P. M. Visakh Oguz BayraktarThis book describes recent important advancements in nanobiotechnology for biomedical applications as well as explaining fundamentals and examining potential applications in biomedical settings. Nanobiotechnology is the study of applications of nanotechnologies in biological or biomedical settings. It is an interdisciplinary field of growing importance whose subcategories encompass chemical engineering, molecular biophysics, and cellular mechanics or tissue engineering. This book is structured in a way to summarize the latest process in nanobiotechnology at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and organ levels. The principles of the underlying science are presented, and widely accepted applications in the field and newly designed techniques are extensively described. Fresh insights are provided into the convergence of science and technology. This book is an ideal guide to the field that will be of value especially for researchers from interdisciplinary fields and higher level graduate students with extraordinary inspirations and research training.
Recent Progress on Gravity Tests: Challenges and Future Perspectives (Springer Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology)
by Cosimo Bambi Alejandro Cárdenas-AvendañoEinstein's theory of general relativity is one of the pillars of modern physics and it is our standard framework for describing gravitational fields and the spacetime structure. So far, general relativity has passed all experimental tests and agrees with observations. However, the past few years have seen remarkable observational improvements and new techniques that continually challenge the theory's predictions: routinely detect the gravitational wave signals from the coalescence of black holes and neutron stars; can image the supermassive black holes at the center of our Galaxy and of the galaxy M87; can analyze the properties of the X-ray radiation emitted from the very inner part of the accretion disks of several black holes; and keep improving laboratory and Solar System experiments. This book offers an updated self-consistent overview, future perspectives, and challenges of experimental and observational tests of gravity, with both gravitational and electromagnetic spectra. It includes the recent results of laboratory tests of gravity, solar system experiments, tests of gravity in the strong-field regime with astrophysical compact objects, and tests of gravity on large scales with cosmological observations.
Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science and Paleoenvironments: Proceedings of the 2nd MedGU, Marrakesh 2022 (Volume 4) (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation)
by Attila Çiner Maurizio Barbieri Md Firoz Khan Ilker Ugulu Veysel Turan Jasper Knight Jesús Rodrigo-Comino Haroun Chenchouni Ahmed E. Radwan Amjad Kallel Dionysia Panagoulia Carla Candeias Arkoprovo Biswas Helder I. Chaminé Matteo Gentilucci Mourad Bezzeghoud Zeynal Abiddin ErgülerThis book is based on the accepted papers for presentation at the 2nd MedGU Annual Meeting, Marrakesh 2022. The book presents a series of newest research studies that are nowadays relevant to Middle East, Mediterranean region, Africa, and surrounding areas. The book gives a general overview on current research, focusing on geoenvironmental issues and challenges in environmental management in these regions. It offers a broad range of recent studies that discuss the latest advances in geography, geomorphology, landslides, and soil science, in addition to geoarchaeology and geoheritage. It also shares insights on some glaciology studies. The book also enhances the understanding of paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental changes based on research studies from the fields of marine geosciences, historical geology, and paleoceanography and paleoclimatology.
Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science, Paleoclimate, and Karst: Proceedings of the 1st MedGU, Istanbul 2021 (Volume 4) (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation)
by Attila Çiner Md Firoz Khan Amjad Kallel Jesús Rodrigo-Comino Mario Parise Rahim Barzegar Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler Nabil Khelifi Imran AliThis edited book is based on the accepted papers for presentation at the 1st MedGU Annual Meeting, Istanbul, 2021. With two parts spanning a large spectrum of environmental, geomorphological and geoarcheological topics and a third part on caves and karst, which includes research studies gathered on the occasion of the International Year of Caves and Karst (2021), this book presents a series of newest research studies that are nowadays relevant to Middle East, Mediterranean region, and Africa.The book gives a general overview on current research, focusing on geoenvironmental issues and challenges in environmental management in the Middle East and Mediterranean region and surrounding areas. It offers a broad range of recent studies that discuss the latest advances in geomorphology, landslides, soil science, paleoclimate, and geoarcheology. It also shares insights on cave and karst studies including speleology, cave and karst explorations, geomorphology, hydrogeology, geoethics, prehistoric eras in karst, geotectonics, and the nexus between human activities and karst sustainability.
Recent Research on Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleontology, Geochemistry, Volcanology, Tectonics, and Petroleum Geology: Proceedings of the 2nd MedGU, Marrakesh 2022 (Volume 2) (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation)
by Attila Çiner Stefano Naitza Ahmed E. Radwan Zakaria Hamimi Federico Lucci Jasper Knight Ciro Cucciniello Santanu Banerjee Hasnaa Chennaoui Domenico M. Doronzo Carla Candeias Jesús Rodrigo-Comino Roohollah Kalatehjari Afroz Ahmad Shah Matteo Gentilucci Dionysia Panagoulia Helder I. Chaminé Maurizio Barbieri Zeynal Abiddin ErgülerThis book is based on the accepted papers for presentation at the 2nd MedGU Annual Meeting, Marrakech 2022. It covers various topics from the fields of (1) sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology, (2) geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology, volcanology, (3) structural geology, tectonics, geodynamics, petroleum geology, (4) petroleum and energy sciences and engineering, (5) astrogeology, impact craters and meteorites, and (6) climate and sea level change during the Cenomanian-Turonian Anoxic Event based on a synthesis of sedimentological, micropaleontological, and geochemical records. The content of these papers provides new scientific knowledge based on a series of newest research studies that are relevant to Middle East, Mediterranean region, and Africa.
Recent Researches in Earth and Environmental Sciences: 2nd International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering 2019 (ICOASE2019) Zakho-Duhok, Kurdistan Region—Iraq, April 2–4, 2019 (Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences)
by Yaseen T. Mustafa Sattar Sadkhan Subhi Zebari Karwan JacksiThis book includes the papers presented in International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering 2019 (ICOASE2019), which held in Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq, on April 2-4, 2019. The conference is organized by both the University of Zakho and Duhok Polytechnic University. The conference, and consequently these proceedings, aimed to give more concrete expression to the natural sciences and engineering applications with a new multilateral scientific forum that emphasizes the vulnerability and proactive remediation from an Earth and Environmental point of view.This book covers a wide range of questions and gives advanced themes on current research focusing on emerging environmental issues and challenges in chemistry, biology, physics, and related areas in geoscience with their applications.
Recent Results on Nonlinear Delay Control Systems
by Iasson Karafyllis Michael Malisoff Frederic Mazenc Pierdomenico PepeThis volume collects recent advances in nonlinear delay systems, with an emphasis on constructive generalized Lyapunov and predictive approaches that certify stability properties. The book is written by experts in the field and includes two chapters by Miroslav Krstic, to whom this volume is dedicated. This volume is suitable for all researchers in mathematics and engineering who deal with nonlinear delay control problems and students who would like to understand the current state of the art in the control of nonlinear delay systems.
Recent Technological Advances in Engineering and Management: Proceedings of recent technological advances in engineering and management
by Narendra KumarIt is with immense pleasure that we extend a warm welcome to all of you to the recently concluded conference, international conference on Advances in Science, Technology and Management (ICOSTEM 2023) which took place from November 24 – 27, 2023, in the picturesque Maldives, Male. This significant event focused on the “Recent Technological Advances in Engineering and Management” with special sessions on Applied Sciences, Management and Engineering.
Recent Technologies for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction: Sustainable Community Resilience & Responses (Earth and Environmental Sciences Library)
by Praveen Kumar Rai Prafull Singh Varun Narayan MishraThis book explains to governments, decision makers and disaster professionals the potential uses of recent technologies for disaster monitoring and risk reduction based on the knowledge and experience of prominent experts/researchers in the relevant fields. It discusses the application of recent technological developments for emerging disaster risks in today's societies and deliberates on the various aspects of disaster risk reduction strategies, especially through sustainable community resilience and responses. This book consists of selected invited papers on disaster management, which focus on community resilience and responses towards disaster risk reduction based on experiences, and closely examines the coordinated research activities involving all stakeholders, especially the communities at risk. Many regions of the world and aspects of disaster risk and its management are covered. It is described how recent technologies will support better understanding and action to reduce the number and impact of disasters in future. The principal audience for this book is researchers, urban planners, policy makers, as well as students.
Recent Technologies for Waste to Clean Energy and its Utilization (Clean Energy Production Technologies)
by Dan Bahadur PalThis book refers to the various biomass valorisation in various fields like bio-fuel; biodiesel; hydrogen production; energy application, environmental pollution using recent clean technologies. Clean energy technology refers to any process, product or service that reduces negative environmental impacts through significant energy efficiency improvements, sustainable use of resources or environmental protection activities. It covers all aspects of new and renewable clean energy production technology. The concept of eco-efficiency involves both ecological and economic aspects of sustainable agriculture. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences.
Recent Technologies in Sustainable Materials Engineering: Proceedings of the 3rd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2019 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures – The Official International Congress of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt (SSIGE) (Sustainable Civil Infrastructures)
by Mohamed Shehata George Anastasopoulos Mattei NormaThis book publishes a number of papers that were presented at GeoMEast, Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, an international congress held in Cairo, Egypt, in November 2019. A number of papers were presented about materials for infrastructure sustainability, and those are the papers published in this book. A unique group of chapters have been well-organized and handled by a group of international experts in order to be included in this book to discuss a timely topic with regard to the sustainable infrastructures.
Recent Thoughts in Geoenvironmental Engineering: Proceedings of the 3rd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2019 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures – The Official International Congress of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt (SSIGE) (Sustainable Civil Infrastructures)
by Hesham Ameen Michele Jamiolkowski Mario Manassero Hany ShehataThe articles presented in this book deal with the attempts made by the scientists and practitioners to address contemporary issues in geoenvironmental engineering such as characterization of dredged sediments, geomaterials & waste, valorization of waste, sustainability in waste management, and some other geoenvironmental issues that are becoming quite relevant in today's world. With high urbanization rates, advancement in technologies, and changes in consumption behavior of people, wastes generated through the daily activities of individuals and organizations pose many challenges in their management.