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2012 Uniform Mechanical Code
by International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical OfficialsThe 2012 edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) represents the most current approaches in the mechanical field. It is the fourth edition developed under the ANSI Consensus process is designated as an American National Standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Contributions to the content of this code were made by every segment of the built industry, including such diverse interests as consumers, enforcing authorities, installers/maintainers, labor, manufacturers, research/standards/ testing laboratories, special experts and users.
2013-2014 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory: Interim Report
by Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment BoardThe National Research Council's Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board provides biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army Research Laboratory, focusing on ballistics sciences, human sciences, information sciences, materials sciences, and mechanical sciences. This interim report summarizes the findings of the Board for the first year of this biennial assessment. During the first year the Board examined the following elements: within ballistic sciences, terminal ballistics; within human sciences, translational neuroscience and soldier simulation and training technology; within information sciences, autonomous systems; and within materials sciences, energy materials and devices, photonic materials and devices, and biomaterials. The review of autonomous systems included examination of the mechanical sciences competency area for autonomous systems. A second, final report will subsume the findings of this interim report and add the findings from the second year of the review, during which the Board will examine additional elements.
2015-2016 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory: Interim Report
by National Academies of Sciences Engineering MedicineThe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) provides biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), focusing on ballistics sciences, human sciences, information sciences, materials sciences, and mechanical sciences. This interim report summarizes the findings of the Board for the first year of this biennial assessment; the current report addresses approximately half the portfolio for each campaign; the remainder will be assessed in 2016. During the first year the Board examined the following elements within the ARL's science and technology campaigns: biological and bioinspired materials, energy and power materials, and engineered photonics materials; battlefield injury mechanisms, directed energy, and armor and adaptive protection; sensing and effecting, and system intelligence and intelligent systems; advanced computing architectures, computing sciences, data-intensive sciences, and predictive simulation sciences; human-machine interaction, intelligence and control, and perception; humans in multiagent systems, real-world behavior, and toward human variability; and mission capability of systems. A second, final report will subsume the findings of this interim report and add the findings from the second year of the review.
2015-2016 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory
by National Academies of Sciences Engineering MedicineThe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) provides biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), focusing on ballistics sciences, human sciences, information sciences, materials sciences, and mechanical sciences. This biennial report summarizes the findings of the ARLTAB from the reviews conducted by the panels in 2015 and 2016 and subsumes the 2015-2016 interim report.
2016 International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics #1)
by Oussama Khatib Dana Kulić Yoshihiko Nakamura Gentiane VentureExperimental Robotics XV is the collection of papers presented at the International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan on October 3-6, 2016. 73 scientific papers were selected and presented after peer review. The papers span a broad range of sub-fields in robotics including aerial robots, mobile robots, actuation, grasping, manipulation, planning and control and human-robot interaction, but shared cutting-edge approaches and paradigms to experimental robotics. The readers will find a breadth of new directions of experimental robotics. The International Symposium on Experimental Robotics is a series of bi-annual symposia sponsored by the International Foundation of Robotics Research, whose goal is to provide a forum dedicated to experimental robotics research. Robotics has been widening its scientific scope, deepening its methodologies and expanding its applications. However, the significance of experiments remains and will remain at the center of the discipline. The ISER gatherings are a venue where scientists can gather and talk about robotics based on this central tenet.
2017-2018 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory: Interim Report
by National Academies of Sciences Engineering MedicineThe Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is the corporate laboratory for the U.S. army, which bridges scientific and military communities. The ARL is critical in maintaining the United States’ dominant military power through its advanced research and analysis capabilities. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) conducts biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the facilities. These assessments are necessary to ensure that the ARL’s resources and quality of programs are maximized. 2017-2018 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory includes findings and recommendations regarding the quality of the ARL’s research, development, and analysis programs. The report of the assessment is subdivided by the ARL’s Science and Technology campaigns, including Materials Research, Sciences for Lethality and Protection, Information Sciences, Computational Sciences, Sciences for Maneuver, Human Sciences, and Analysis and Assessment. This biennial report summarizes the findings for the 2017-2018 period.
2017 Press Conference Records of Ministry of Environmental Protection, the People's Republic of China
by Min. of Environmental Protection of RPCThis book introduces readers to the press release work carried out by China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection in 2017. The routine press release work in 2017 was first launched by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP). In 2017, 12 directors of the MEP and three directors of the Environmental Protection Department of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Tribune came together to answer citizens’ questions on key social issues such as Environmental Quality Monitoring, Prevention of Air Pollution, Ecosystem Protection, Water Pollution Prevention, Environmental Supervision, Legal Enforcement etc. This book will provide readers with an overview of China’s environmental protection policy initiatives, help raise public awareness of the environment, and lay the foundation for all citizens to participate in environmental governance.
2018 Press Conference Records of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the People’s Republic of China
by Rong WangThis book introduces readers to the press release work carried out by Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China in 2018. It is divided into 3 parts, and each part is arranged in chronological order. The first part contains the records of Li Ganjie, Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, who attended the press conference of the two conferences and the “Ministerial Channel”. The second part contains the record of Special Representative of China's Climate Change Affairs, Xie Zhenhua, who attended the “China's Policies and Actions on Climate Change 2018 Annual Report” press conference, and Zhao Yingmin, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, who attended the “Three-year Action Plan to Win the Blue Sky Defense War” policy briefing. The third part contains the records of 12 regular press conferences of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment throughout the year.
2019 International Bamboo Construction Competition: From the Concepts to the Realized Pavilions (Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering)
by Kewei Liu Cristoforo Demartino Zhi Li Qinghui Liu Yan XiaoThis volume builds upon the 2019 International Bamboo Construction Competition (IBCC 2019) from the Concepts to the Realized Pavilions. Several designed projects are described, and particular attention is devoted to the realized prototypes. It also presents the Bamboo Eye, an important example of architecture realized by INBAR for the 2019 Beijing Horticultural Expo. As such, the volume provides an overview of the use of bamboo poles and engineered bamboo products for temporary and normal constructions, and represents a compact review of the applications of bamboo poles and/or engineered bamboo products in the construction industry. This book will be of interest for researchers, architects and structural engineers in field of bamboo constructions.
2019 Press Conference Records of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the People’s Republic of China
by Rong WangThis book introduces the press release work carried out by Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China in 2019. It is divided into four parts, each arranged chronologically. The first part contains the records of Li Ganjie, Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, who attended the press conference on "Promoting Ecological Civilization and Building a Beautiful China". The second part contains the records of Minister Li Ganjie's attendance at the press conference of the National People's Congress and the Chinese Political Consultative Conference as well as the "Minister channel". The third part contains the records of four press conferences on ecological and environmental protection held by the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China. The fourth part contains the records of 12 regular press conferences held by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
2019 Rock Dynamics Summit: Proceedings of the 2019 Rock Dynamics Summit (RDS 2019), May 7-11, 2019, Okinawa, Japan
by Ömer Aydan Takashi Ito Takafumi Seiki Katsumi Kamemura Naoki IwataRock dynamics has become one of the most important topics in the field of rock mechanics and rock engineering, and involves a wide variety of topics, from earthquake engineering, blasting, impacts, failure of rock engineering structures as well as the occurrence and prediction of earthquakes, induced seismicity, rock bursts to non-destructive testing and explorations. Rock dynamics has wide applications in civil and infrastructural, resources and energy, geological and environmental engineering, geothermal energy, and earthquake hazard management, and has become one of the most topical areas. 2019 Rock Dynamics Summit contains 8 keynote addresses and 128 regular full papers that were presented at the 2019 Rock Dynamics Summit (2019 RDS, Okinawa, Japan, 7-11 May 2019), a specialized conference jointly organized by the Rock Dynamics Committee of the Japanese Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE-RDC), the Japanese Society for Rock Mechanics (JSRM), and which was supported by the International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM) and the Turkish National Society for Rock Mechanics (TNSRM). The contributions cover a wide range of topics on the dynamic behavior of rock and rock masses and scientific and engineering applications, and include: - Laboratory tests on Dynamic Responses of Rocks and Rock Masses / Fracturing of Rocks and Associated Strong Motions- Estimation Procedures and Numerical Techniques of Strong Motions Associated with the Rupture of Earth’s Crust and Some Strong Motion- Dynamic Response and Stability of Rock Foundations, Underground Excavations in Rock, Rock Slopes Dynamic Responses and Stability of Stone Masonry Historical Structures and Monuments- Induced Seismicity- Dynamic Simulation of Loading and Excavation- Blasting and machinery induced vibrations- Rockburst, Outburst, Impacts- Nondestructive Testing Using Shock Waves- Case Histories of Failure Phenomenon in Rock Engineering 2019 Rock Dynamics Summit contains the state-of-the-art in rock dynamics, and will be invaluable to professionals and academics interested in the latest advances in new techniques for experiments, analytical and numerical modelling as well as monitoring in dynamics of rocks and rock engineering structures.
2020 International Conference on Applications and Techniques in Cyber Intelligence: Applications and Techniques in Cyber Intelligence (ATCI 2020) (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1244)
by Jemal H. Abawajy Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo Zheng Xu Mohammed AtiquzzamanThis book presents innovative ideas, cutting-edge findings, and novel techniques, methods, and applications in a broad range of cybersecurity and cyberthreat intelligence areas. As our society becomes smarter, there is a corresponding need to secure our cyberfuture. The book describes approaches and findings that are of interest to business professionals and governments seeking to secure our data and underpin infrastructures, as well as to individual users.
2020 International Conference on Data Processing Techniques and Applications for Cyber-Physical Systems: DPTA 2020 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1379)
by Chuanchao Huang Yu-Wei Chan Neil YenThis book covers cutting-edge and advanced research on data processing techniques and applications for cyber-physical systems, gathering the proceedings of the International Conference on Data Processing Techniques and Applications for Cyber-Physical Systems (DPTA 2020), held in Laibin City, Guangxi Province, China, on December 11–12, 2020. It examines a wide range of topics, including distributed processing for sensor data in CPS networks; approximate reasoning and pattern recognition for CPS networks; data platforms for efficient integration with CPS networks; machine learning algorithms for CPS networks; and data security and privacy in CPS networks. Outlining promising future research directions, the book offers a valuable resource for students, researchers, and professionals alike, while also providing a useful reference guide for newcomers to the field.
The 2020 International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy: SPIoT-2020, Volume 1 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1282)
by John MacIntyre Jinghua Zhao Xiaomeng MaThis book presents the proceedings of The 2020 International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy (SPIoT-2020), held in Shanghai, China, on November 6, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak problem, SPIoT-2020 conference was held online by Tencent Meeting. It provides comprehensive coverage of the latest advances and trends in information technology, science and engineering, addressing a number of broad themes, including novel machine learning and big data analytics methods for IoT security, data mining and statistical modelling for the secure IoT and machine learning-based security detecting protocols, which inspire the development of IoT security and privacy technologies. The contributions cover a wide range of topics: analytics and machine learning applications to IoT security; data-based metrics and risk assessment approaches for IoT; data confidentiality and privacy in IoT; and authentication and access control for data usage in IoT. Outlining promising future research directions, the book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and professionals and provides a useful reference guide for newcomers to the IoT security and privacy field.
The 2020 International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy: SPIoT-2020, Volume 2 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1283)
by John MacIntyre Jinghua Zhao Xiaomeng MaThis book presents the proceedings of The 2020 International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy (SPIoT-2020), held in Shanghai, China, on November 6, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak problem, SPIoT-2020 conference was held online by Tencent Meeting. It provides comprehensive coverage of the latest advances and trends in information technology, science and engineering, addressing a number of broad themes, including novel machine learning and big data analytics methods for IoT security, data mining and statistical modelling for the secure IoT and machine learning-based security detecting protocols, which inspire the development of IoT security and privacy technologies. The contributions cover a wide range of topics: analytics and machine learning applications to IoT security; data-based metrics and risk assessment approaches for IoT; data confidentiality and privacy in IoT; and authentication and access control for data usage in IoT. Outlining promising future research directions, the book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and professionals and provides a useful reference guide for newcomers to the IoT security and privacy field.
2020 Press Conference Records of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the People’s Republic of China
by Ministry of Ecology and EnvironmentThis book records the press release of Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China in 2020. It is divided into three parts chronologically. The first part contains the records of Minister Huang Runqiu‘s attendance at the press conference of the National People's Congress and the Chinese Political Consultative Conference as well as the "Minister Channel". The second part contains the records of four press conferences on ecological and environmental protection held by the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China. The third part contains the records of 12 regular press conferences held by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China.
2021 6th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Engineering (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #901)
by Zhenyuan ZhangThis book features high-quality, peer-reviewed papers from the 2021 6th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Engineering (ICITE 2021), held in Beijing, China, on October 29–31, 2021. Presenting the latest developments and technical solutions in Intelligent Transportation engineering, it covers a variety of topics, such as intelligent transportation, traffic control, road networking, intelligent automobile and vehicle operation & management. The book will be a valuable reference for graduate and postgraduate audiences, researchers and engineers, working in Intelligent Transportation Engineering.
2021 International Conference on Applications and Techniques in Cyber Intelligence: Applications and Techniques in Cyber Intelligence (ATCI 2021) Volume 1 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1398)
by Jemal Abawajy Zheng Xu Mohammed Atiquzzaman Xiaolu ZhangThis book presents innovative ideas, cutting-edge findings, and novel techniques, methods, and applications in a broad range of cybersecurity and cyberthreat intelligence areas. As our society becomes smarter, there is a corresponding need to secure our cyberfuture. The book describes approaches and findings that are of interest to business professionals and governments seeking to secure our data and underpin infrastructures, as well as to individual users.
2021 International Conference on Applications and Techniques in Cyber Intelligence: Applications and Techniques in Cyber Intelligence (ATCI 2021) Volume 2 (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #81)
by Jemal Abawajy Zheng Xu Mohammed Atiquzzaman Xiaolu ZhangThis book presents innovative ideas, cutting-edge findings, and novel techniques, methods, and applications in a broad range of cybersecurity and cyberthreat intelligence areas. As our society becomes smarter, there is a corresponding need to secure our cyberfuture. The book describes approaches and findings that are of interest to business professionals and governments seeking to secure our data and underpin infrastructures, as well as to individual users. 1. Highlights recent applications and techniques in cyber intelligence2. Includes the proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Applications and Techniques in Cyber Intelligence (ATCI 2021) 3. Presents a broad range of scientific research on cyber intelligence
2021 International Conference on Big Data Analytics for Cyber-Physical System in Smart City: Volume 1 (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #102)
by Mohammed Atiquzzaman Neil Yen Zheng XuThis book gathers a selection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the third Big Data Analytics for Cyber-Physical System in Smart City (BDCPS 2021) conference, held in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 27, 2021. The contributions, prepared by an international team of scientists and engineers, cover the latest advances made in the field of machine learning, and big data analytics methods and approaches for the data-driven co-design of communication, computing, and control for smart cities. Given its scope, it offers a valuable resource for all researchers and professionals interested in big data, smart cities, and cyber-physical systems.
2021 International Conference on Big Data Analytics for Cyber-Physical System in Smart City: Volume 2 (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #103)
by Mohammed Atiquzzaman Neil Yen Zheng XuThis book gathers a selection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the third Big Data Analytics for Cyber-Physical System in Smart City (BDCPS 2021) conference, held in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 27, 2021. The contributions, prepared by an international team of scientists and engineers, cover the latest advances made in the field of machine learning, and big data analytics methods and approaches for the data-driven co-design of communication, computing, and control for smart cities. Given its scope, it offers a valuable resource for all researchers and professionals interested in big data, smart cities, and cyber-physical systems.
2021 International Conference on Development and Application of Carbon Nanomaterials in Energetic Materials (Springer Proceedings in Physics #276)
by Alon Gany Xiaolong FuThis book features selected papers presented at the 2021 International Conference on Development and Application of Carbon Nanomaterials in Energetic Materials. It discusses the latest progress in the field of advance carbon nanomaterials in energetic materials; including the structural design, theoretical calculation, synthesis, properties, and applications of carbon materials. It also presents the new technology and applications of advanced carbon nanomaterials in energetic materials. It can be used as a reference book for researchers in energetic materials and related fields. It is also be useful for undergraduates and postgraduates studying these topics.
The 2021 International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy: SPIoT-2021 Volume 1 (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #97)
by John Macintyre Jinghua Zhao Xiaomeng MaThis book presents the proceedings of the 2020 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy (SPIoT-2021), online conference, on 30 October 2021. It provides comprehensive coverage of the latest advances and trends in information technology, science and engineering, addressing a number of broad themes, including novel machine learning and big data analytics methods for IoT security, data mining and statistical modelling for the secure IoT and machine learning-based security detecting protocols, which inspire the development of IoT security and privacy technologies. The contributions cover a wide range of topics: analytics and machine learning applications to IoT security; data-based metrics and risk assessment approaches for IoT; data confidentiality and privacy in IoT; and authentication and access control for data usage in IoT. Outlining promising future research directions, the book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and professionals and provides a useful reference guide for newcomers to the IoT security and privacy field.
The 2021 International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy: SPIoT-2021 Volume 2 (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #98)
by John Macintyre Jinghua Zhao Xiaomeng MaThis book presents the proceedings of the 2020 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy (SPIoT-2021), online conference, on 30 October 2021. It provides comprehensive coverage of the latest advances and trends in information technology, science and engineering, addressing a number of broad themes, including novel machine learning and big data analytics methods for IoT security, data mining and statistical modelling for the secure IoT and machine learning-based security detecting protocols, which inspire the development of IoT security and privacy technologies. The contributions cover a wide range of topics: analytics and machine learning applications to IoT security; data-based metrics and risk assessment approaches for IoT; data confidentiality and privacy in IoT; and authentication and access control for data usage in IoT. Outlining promising future research directions, the book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and professionals and provides a useful reference guide for newcomers to the IoT security and privacy field.
2021 International Conference on Security and Information Technologies with AI, Internet Computing and Big-data Applications (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #314)
by George A. Tsihrintzis Shiuh-Jeng Wang Iuon-Chang LinThis book aims to attract researchers and practitioners who are working in information technology and computer science. This edited book is about basics and high-level concepts regarding blockchain technology and application, multimedia security, information processing, security of network, cloud and IoT, cryptography and information hiding, cyber-security and evidence investigations, and learning and intelligent computing. It is becoming increasingly important to develop adaptive, intelligent computing-centric, energy-aware, secure, and privacy-aware mechanisms in high-performance computing and IoT applications. The book serves as a useful guide for industry persons and also helps beginners to learn things from basic to advance in the area of better computing paradigm. Our aim is intended to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results in security-related areas. We believe that this book not only presents novel and interesting ideas but also will stimulate interesting discussions from the participants and inspire new ideas.