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Computational Science and Computational Intelligence: 11th International Conference, CSCI 2024, Las Vegas, NV, USA, December 11–13, 2024, Proceedings, Part VIII (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2508)
by Hamid R. Arabnia Leonidas Deligiannidis Soheyla Amirian Farzan Shenavarmasouleh Farid Ghareh MohammadiThis CCIS book constitutes selected papers accepted in the Research Track on Internet of Things and Internet of Everything and the Research Track on Cloud Computing and Data Centers held as part of the 11th International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence, CSCI 2024, which took place in Las Vegas, NV, USA, during December 11–13, 2024. The Research Track on Internet of Things and Internet, CSCI-RTOT, received 110 submissions of which 22 papers were accepted; 21 of those are included in this volume. For the Research Track on Cloud Computing and Data Centers, CSCI-RTCC, 7 papers were accepted from 36 submissions; 6 of those are included in this volume. The papers were organized in topical sections on Internet of Things and Applications; Internet of Things - Cloud Computing, Edge Computing; Communication Strategies and Applications.
Global Critical Theories (Kritische Theorien in der globalen Moderne)
by Oliver Kozlarek Gustavo Leyva MartínezToday, Critical Theory is no longer tied to a specific place in the world. Rather, genuine developments of Critical Theories can be observed in many academic contexts around the world. The contributions collected in this book show that the various projects of Critical Theory have not always and not exclusively emerged from the reception of the so-called Frankfurt School, but that the successful global expansion of capitalist modernity has triggered developments of Critical Theories in many parts of the world as an appropriate academic and intellectual endeavor of critique. Whether or not the tradition of the Frankfurt School is followed, Critical Theories are always about an undogmatic reading of Marxist theory, the critique of global capitalist modernity, the question of how this critique should be normatively grounded and how different academic disciplines should complement each other in a common endeavor of critical social and cultural research. The book provides an overview of debates and variants of critical theories in selected countries.
Compendium for Design and Manufacturing of Bolted Joints: Mechanical Design Handbook for Failure Prevention of Products (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications #280)
by Toshio Hattori Tomohiro NaruseThis book offers a practical and accessible guide to mechanics, material science, and design engineering, using real-world accident cases to illustrate key principles. It examines past accidents involving bolted joints, exploring mechanical failures, root causes, and corrective measures. It also covers essential topics, including mechanical analysis, initial tightening techniques, and fundamental design methodologies, followed by advanced discussions on strength design under axial, bending, transverse, and torsional loads. Additional chapters address loosening mechanisms, prevention strategies, and threaded joint applications in pipe fittings, along with insights into delayed fracture mechanisms, fretting fatigue countermeasures, and emerging fastening technologies. The book also provides an overview of international screw fastening standards, including ISO, JIS, and VDI 2230.
Grundlagen der kognitiven Musiktheorie: Wie Harmonie, Melodie und Rhythmus das emotionale Erleben von Musik bestimmen
by Reinhard BlutnerDas Buch unternimmt den Versuch, eine Darstellung der modernen Musiktheorie zu geben, die wesentlich von Einsichten der Kognitionswissenschaften bestimmt ist. Das Buch wendet sich somit an Leser*innen, die eine Verbindung suchen zwischen kognitiver Psychologie, Linguistik, Neurowissenschaft auf der einen Seite und der Musikwissenschaft auf der anderen. Das vorliegende Werk basiert auf naturwissenschaftlichen Sockeln. Die Darstellung geht dabei in vielerlei Hinsicht über das hinaus, was in traditionellen Musiktheorien vermittelt wird. Es wird nämlich versucht, die mutmaßlichen Gesetze der Musik zu finden und zu begründen, soweit dies nach dem gegenwärtigen Stand der Wissenschaft möglich ist.
3D Imaging Technologies and Deep Learning: Proceedings of the 3DIT-MSP&DL 2024 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #120)
by Lakhmi C. Jain Srikanta Patnaik Roumiana KountchevaThis book presents high-quality research in the field of 3D imaging technology. The sixth edition of International Conference on 3D Imaging Technology (3DDIT-MSP&DL 2024) continues the good traditions already established by the first five editions of the conference to provide a wide scientific forum for researchers, academia, and practitioners to exchange newest ideas and recent achievements in all aspects of image processing and analysis, together with their contemporary applications. The conference proceedings are published in two volumes. The main topics of the papers comprise famous trends as: 3D image representation, 3D image technology, 3D images and graphics, and computing and 3D information technology. In these proceedings, special attention is paid at the 3D tensor image representation, the 3D content generation technologies, big data analysis, and deep learning, artificial intelligence, the 3D image analysis and video understanding, the 3D virtual and augmented reality, and many related areas. The first volume contains papers in 3D image processing, transforms, and technologies. The second volume is about computing and information technologies, computer images and graphics and related applications. The two volumes of the book cover a wide area of the aspects of the contemporary multidimensional imaging and the related future trends from data acquisition to real-world applications based on various techniques and theoretical approaches.
Einführung in die Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie (Basiswissen Psychologie)
by Bernd MarcusDie Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie beschäftigt sich mit der Gewinnung und Anwendung psychologischer Erkenntnisse in der Arbeitswelt. Ihre Themenfelder lassen sich den Bereichen Arbeit (z.B. Arbeitsanalyse und -gestaltung, Belastung und Beanspruchung), Personal (z.B. Personalauswahl, -entwicklung und -beurteilung) und Organisation (z.B. Arbeitsmotivation und -zufriedenheit, Führung, Arbeitsgruppen, Organisationsentwicklung) zuordnen. Das Buch führt in verständlicher Sprache in das Fach und seine Teilgebiete ein und bietet so Orientierung und Überblick. Eine Begleitwebsite bietet Lernmaterialen für Studierende und Foliensätze für Lehrende.
Photocatalysis for Heterocycle Formation and Functionalisation (Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry #62)
by Wen-Jing XiaoHeterocyclic compounds are an important class of organic chemicals that feature one or more heteroatoms in their ring systems. Such compound class have played an important role in our daily lives, as they are ubiquitous in natural products, pharmaceuticals, and other biologically active molecules. Many heterocyclic scaffolds have been identified as privileged structural units in pharmacologically active compounds. According to statistics, more than 90% of novel pharmaceuticals contain at least one heterocycle. Advances in modern synthetic techniques, such as organocatalytic cycloadditions, metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, have offered many efficient and rapid approaches for assembly of diverse heterocycles of various ring sizes. However, given increasing need for expansion of the available drug-like chemical space and from both environmental and economical viewpoints, it is still highly desirable to develop new efficient and practical methodologies toward heterocycle synthesis and functionalization under “green and sustainable” conditions. Photocatalysis is emerging as a powerful tool to access diverse high-energy intermediates in a controlled and selective fashion, and capable of promoting numerous challenging bond formation and novel chemical transformation. This re-merging catalytic strategy fits with green chemistry principles and has significantly spurred many innovative approaches that use of low energy photons as a controllable energy source to enable heterocycle formation and functionalization under mild conditions. In this book, we have tried to cover some interesting aspects of the development of photocatalytic reactions that are aimed to construct diverse heterocyclic compounds. Specifically, this major content is devoted to the following research topics, including N-heterocycle formation (Chapters 1, 4, and 6), functionalization of N-heterocycles (Chapters 2, 3, and 8), chiral heterocycle formation (Chapter 5), dearomatization of heterocycles (Chapter 7), fused thiophene formation and functionalization (Chapter 9), construction of axially chiral heterocyclies (Chapter 10), and photoinduced biocatalytic heterocycle formation (Chapter 11). It is our hope that this book, in addition to being of interest to practitioners of medicinal chemistry and organic synthesis who need an introduction to this area, will also be found inspiriting and stimulating by undergraduate and graduate students.
Fundamentals of Legume Breeding: A Text for Students and Practitioners
by Harsh Kumar Dikshit Gyan Prakash Mishra Muraleedhar S. Aski Girish Prasad DixitMany advances have been made in plant breeding during the last few decades, which has added an altogether new dimension to legume breeding. This book explains theoretical as well as latest advances in plant-breeding practices, tools and techniques, including developments in genomics. It describes crop origin, reproduction, biology, genetic principles, and other developments applicable in plant-breeding. It also covers descriptions of well-established and novel plant-breeding techniques, and discussions on crop-specific, plant-breeding objectives with emphasis on market-oriented variety development. The chapters describe focused breeding procedures for the major legumes as per their economic importance. This book provides knowledge of modern breeding tools for developing climate-resilient and micronutrient-rich varieties of different pulse crops. The chapters also describe both conventional and non-conventional breeding approaches adopted by the plant breeders for each crop. This book serves as a reference for the post-graduate, plant-breeding students as well as plant breeders.
Question Time at the ICJ in Contentious Cases: A Functional Analysis of the Practice
by Karel WellensThis book, written from a practice-oriented perspective, examines whether and how questioning from the Bench actually achieves its objective, i.e. to assist the Court. Particular circumstances such as incidental proceedings and the time factor have an impact on the act of questioning, while the provisional relevance of issues raised—perceived as such by both the Court and the parties—may later turn out to be effective and rather important. Judicial actors have raised both conceptual and contextual questions, as well as procedural and substantive, and even hypothetical ones. The subject-matter of questions depends on the Court&’s champ opératoire, while the parties&’ litigation strategy and their co-operational duties provide the framework to respond to the Court and to comment on the other party&’s replies. A survey of this practice—by both the judicial actors and the parties—well-established now after almost eight decades, constitutes the groundwork for the qualitative analysis of the manner in which questions, replies and comments have found their way into the judicial reasoning of the Court and of individual judges. In the overwhelming majority of judgments and individual opinions this judicial engagement has been co-decisive. This is the first, in-depth, and comprehensive monograph providing a functional analysis of this managerial tool at the Court&’s disposal, making it essential reading for both scholars and practitioners, studying and involved with the Court&’s jurisprudence. Karel Wellens is Emeritus Professor of International Law at the Radboud University Nijmegen in The Netherlands.
Very Early Clocks: On Molecular 'Timers' Behind the Origin of Human Experience
by Sari Goldstein FerberThis book highlights the main rhythms of human behavior and experiences early in life, during gestation. It discusses their underlying molecular mechanisms as they develop in clockwise patterns. The book offers a comprehensive view of prenatal rhythms, showing their complexity, unlike traditional views that assume linearity. Part 1 presents the latest data on structural rhythms of cerebral development, including the birth of the first neuron, neural wiring, myelination and inter-regional growth. These processes are described as they emerge from genome activation, followed by combinations of tissue- and time-specific gene expression. The transcriptomic architecture is discussed, alongside the development of antioxidative defenses. Part 2 focuses on the rise of early psychological phenomena, as they develop from time-sensitive molecular processes. Part 3 provides an integration and a breakthrough in understanding clock genes during gestation beyond their photic reactivity. Using novel data on clock genes, the author presents a model to describe their ultradian oscillatory reactions to electrochemical and structural conditions. This synthesis, summarized in an equation, bridges thermodynamics, Control Systems Theory, electrochemical principles, and Boolean functions. This book speaks to all readers interested in understanding the origin of human experiences, especially the crucial role of &‘timers&’ during gestation. This book will be of interest to scientists for further studies, to teachers and students for further learning in academic courses, and to clinicians who wish to refine their diagnostic examinations during gestation.
Run for the Hills: A Novel
by Kevin Wilson“A touching and generous romp of a novel . . . Wilson makes a bold and convincing case that every real family is one you have to find and, at some point, choose, even if it’s the one you’re born into.” — New York Times Book ReviewAn unexpected road trip across America brings a family together, in this raucous and moving new novel from the bestselling author of Nothing to See Here.Ever since her dad left them twenty years ago, it’s been just Madeline Hill and her mom on their farm in Coalfield, Tennessee. While it’s a bit lonely, she sometimes admits, and a less exciting life than what she imagined for herself, it’s mostly okay. Mostly.Then one day Reuben Hill pulls up in a PT Cruiser and informs Madeline that he believes she’s his half sister. Reuben—left behind by their dad thirty years ago—has hired a detective to track down their father and a string of other half siblings. And he wants Mad to leave her home and join him for the craziest kind of road trip imaginable to find them all.As Mad and Rube—and eventually the others—share stories of their father, who behaved so differently in each life he created, they begin to question what he was looking for with every new incarnation. Who are they to one another? What kind of man will they find? And how will these new relationships change Mad’s previously solitary life on the farm?Infused with deadpan wit, zany hijinks, and enormous heart, Run for the Hills is a sibling story like no other—a novel about a family forged under the most unlikely circumstances and united by hope in an unknown future.
Beyond White Picket Fences: Evolution of an American Town
by Catherine Simpson BuekerWellesley, Massachusetts has long been considered the archetypal New England WASP community. However, as new groups moved in over the 20th and 21st centuries, Wellesley has undergone slow but consistent change, transforming into a more demographically diverse and multilayered town. In Beyond White Picket Fences, sociologist Catherine Simpson Bueker explores how Wellesley has been shaped—and continues to be shaped—by its diversity. Drawing on interviews, archival data, and participant observations, Bueker examines how Italian, Jewish, and Chinese newcomers influenced and were influenced by the established Wellesley community. She examines the ways in which immigrant and ethnic groups assimilate, retain their cultural backgrounds, and respond to discrimination, sometimes simultaneously, and, in doing so, alter the mainstream. Some new residents responded to Wellesley by assimilating to it. They developed relationships with long-term resident neighbors, volunteered in their children’s schools, and ran for elected positions. In adapting themselves to their new community, however, they also influenced it by virtue of their distinct cultural backgrounds. Other new residents worked to preserve their cultures by establishing ethnic-specific organizations, lobbying to have new holidays incorporated into the calendar, and hewing to their own ethnic culinary traditions. Their efforts also influenced the established community. When newcomers attempted to retain their culture by requesting ethnic-specific food items be stocked at the local grocery store, opening ethic restaurants, or renting space for a new organization, for example, they impacted the established community. New individuals and groups also responded to experiences of hostility and discrimination. Italian residents fought against attempts at school redistricting targeting them in the 1930s, Jewish residents pushed back against housing discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s, and Chinese residents responded to anti-Asian incidents in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. These groups had to engage with the larger community to rectify these injustices. Some of the changes in Wellesley have come about with little recognition or response, others have been met with resistance and anger. Whether the changes are subtle or obvious and whether new groups are embraced or resisted, the whole town is altered in an ongoing process as new groups continue to move to and settle in Wellesley. Beyond White Picket Fences is a timely and compelling examination of the ways newcomers become part of and shape American communities.
CISM Certified Information Security Manager Study Guide (Sybex Study Guide)
by Mike ChappleSharpen your information security skills and grab an invaluable new credential with this unbeatable study guide As cybersecurity becomes an increasingly mission-critical issue, more and more employers and professionals are turning to ISACA's trusted and recognized Certified Information Security Manager qualification as a tried-and-true indicator of information security management expertise. In Wiley's Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Study Guide, you'll get the information you need to succeed on the demanding CISM exam. You'll also develop the IT security skills and confidence you need to prove yourself where it really counts: on the job. Chapters are organized intuitively and by exam objective so you can easily keep track of what you've covered and what you still need to study. You'll also get access to a pre-assessment, so you can find out where you stand before you take your studies further. Sharpen your skills with Exam Essentials and chapter review questions with detailed explanations in all four of the CISM exam domains: Information Security Governance, Information Security Risk Management, Information Security Program, and Incident Management. In this essential resource, you'll also: Grab a head start to an in-demand certification used across the information security industry Expand your career opportunities to include rewarding and challenging new roles only accessible to those with a CISM credential Access the Sybex online learning center, with chapter review questions, full-length practice exams, hundreds of electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms Perfect for anyone prepping for the challenging CISM exam or looking for a new role in the information security field, the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Study Guide is an indispensable resource that will put you on the fast track to success on the test and in your next job.
Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics
by Bruce B. Frey Neil J. SalkindThe bestselling Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics teaches an often intimidating and difficult subject in a way that is informative, personable, and clear. The authors take students through various statistical procedures, beginning with correlation and graphical representation of data and ending with inferential techniques and analysis of variance. In addition, the text provides instruction in SPSS®, and includes reviews of more advanced techniques, such as reliability, validity, introductory non-parametric statistics, and more. The Eighth Edition features a streamlined structure, reducing the total chapters from 19 to 14 for improved clarity and focus. Content has been thoroughly revised for better readability, and the text is now available in full color. It′s also available in Sage Vantage, an easy-to-use learning platform that offers practice problems, end-of-chapter quizzes, author videos, data activities, and other interactive tools to support student learning.
Lifespan Development: Lives in Context
by Tara L. KutherHow does context impact human growth and development? Do the places, sociocultural environments, and ways in which we are raised influence who we become and how we grow and change throughout our lives? Best-selling author Tara L. Kuther helps students discover the answers with Lifespan Development: Lives in Context. Taking a chronological approach, the book follows three core themes: the centrality of context, the importance of research, and the applied value of developmental science. Dr. Kuther’s clear, concise narrative guides students through current and classic studies and foundational theories while exploring real-world connections and inclusive perspectives. The Third Edition features case studies, policy applications, and other examples, each accompanied by opportunities for personal reflection, prompting students to carry these discoveries into their own lives, relationships, and future careers. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.
Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics
by Bruce B. Frey Neil J. SalkindThe bestselling Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics teaches an often intimidating and difficult subject in a way that is informative, personable, and clear. The authors take students through various statistical procedures, beginning with correlation and graphical representation of data and ending with inferential techniques and analysis of variance. In addition, the text provides instruction in SPSS®, and includes reviews of more advanced techniques, such as reliability, validity, introductory non-parametric statistics, and more. The Eighth Edition features a streamlined structure, reducing the total chapters from 19 to 14 for improved clarity and focus. Content has been thoroughly revised for better readability, and the text is now available in full color. It′s also available in Sage Vantage, an easy-to-use learning platform that offers practice problems, end-of-chapter quizzes, author videos, data activities, and other interactive tools to support student learning.
Lifespan Development: Lives in Context
by Tara L. KutherHow does context impact human growth and development? Do the places, sociocultural environments, and ways in which we are raised influence who we become and how we grow and change throughout our lives? Best-selling author Tara L. Kuther helps students discover the answers with Lifespan Development: Lives in Context. Taking a chronological approach, the book follows three core themes: the centrality of context, the importance of research, and the applied value of developmental science. Dr. Kuther’s clear, concise narrative guides students through current and classic studies and foundational theories while exploring real-world connections and inclusive perspectives. The Third Edition features case studies, policy applications, and other examples, each accompanied by opportunities for personal reflection, prompting students to carry these discoveries into their own lives, relationships, and future careers. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.
A Family for Rose: The Rancher's Rescue Reunion By The Sea A Family For Rose A Cowboy's Pride
by Nadia NicholsShe’s the prodigal daughter…But can she truly go home?Shannon McTavish returns to her father’s Wyoming ranch with her child, Rose, but it’s hardly the haven she expected. Her father and rancher Billy Mac are embroiled in a battle with a powerful wind company. Billy wants Shannon to stay. But is he asking because he needs her help to save the land—or because he wants to give Shannon and Rose a home?
Rough Edges
by Emma SinclairShe’ll steal his heart to get to the diamondThe Staffordshire diamond is sixty carats of pure perfection. Not only is it a stunning treasure on display for others to admire, it’s a priceless keepsake that’s been in Anastasia Staffordshire’s family for generations. But sentimentality means nothing to her corrupt cousin Leonard. He plans to sell the jewel. And Anastasia plans to take it back.There’s only one thing standing in her way—bodyguard Jake Hoffman. Family friend and Anastasia’s longtime crush. Seducing the diamond out from under Jake is no hardship, but one night in his arms leaves Anastasia rethinking her heist.Torn between love and family, Anastasia must decide if being with Jake is worth saying goodbye to a priceless heirloom. And she needs to make the decision fast, before they’re both caught red-handed.
Tudor Christmas Tidings
by Blythe Gifford Jenni Fletcher Amanda McCabeMake Merry at Court…with three Tudor Christmas stories!In Blythe Gifford’s Christmas at Court, Sir John Talbot and Lady Alice’s secret betrothal must wait until Henry Tudor claims the throne. Next in Secrets of the Queen’s Lady by Jenni Fletcher, the lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves is unexpectedly reunited with a handsome—younger—diplomat at the palace’s festivities! And in His Mistletoe Lady by Amanda McCabe, Catherine seeks help from a mysterious Spaniard to free her father in time for Christmas!“A romantic, well-researched treat of a novel”—All About Romance on Rumors at Court by Blythe Gifford“This book was another example of how books are truly magic”—The Blossom Twins on An Unconventional Countess by Jenni Fletcher“Amanda McCabe is a sterling storyteller”—Fresh Fiction on Secrets of a Wallflower by Amanda McCabe
The Amish Teacher's Wish
by Tracey J. LyonsShe wants her own happily-ever-after…As an Amish bachelor repairs her school…can she heal his heart?With the school damaged during a storm, teacher Sadie Fischer needs Levi Byler’s help repairing it. Levi has one condition—he won’t become a part of her search for a husband. He’s been hurt before, and love and marriage aren’t part of his plans. But Sadie might just be the perfect woman to mend his heart…and convince him forever isn’t just for fairy tales.From Harlequin Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
The Spray and Pray Squadron: 3rd Bomb Squadron, 1st Bomb Group, Chinese-American Composite Wing in World War II
by Margaret Mills KincannonThe Chinese-American Composite Wing combined Chinese and American pilots, crew, and ground personnel into integrated squadrons
Big Culture: Toward an Aesthetics of Magnitude
by David WittenbergA philosophical exploration of our relationship to large objects and their outsized psychological effects. Big Culture asks a simple question: why do big things give us big feelings? Skyscrapers, disasters, and other large phenomena can elicit fear, attraction, and awe. David Wittenberg argues that these feelings cannot be explained through objects’ size alone. Instead, he contends that an encounter with bigness is a primal, even violent sensation like little else that we experience in our well-proportioned adult lives. Drawing on examples as commonplace and as singular as atomic bombs, cinematic effects, pornographic “macrophilia,” monstrous creatures, and more, Wittenberg demonstrates how big things tap into our earliest experiences of the world, reigniting our most fundamental feelings about reality. In doing so, Wittenberg offers a new aesthetics of magnitude and of the special role that bigness plays in our everyday perception of objects and images.
Standardizing Sex: A History of Trans Medicine
by Ketil SlagstadA history of trans medicine that uses Scandinavian sources to tell a global story. Standardizing Sex traces the emergence of trans medicine in Scandinavia in the twentieth century, exploring the construction and negotiation of medical expertise among medical professionals, patients, and activists in the media and government bureaucracy. The book combines the author’s analysis of medical records and other archival sources with oral history interviews with former patients, activists, doctors, psychologists, and civil servants. Physician-historian Ketil Slagstad uses the Scandinavian story of sex reassignment to anchor not only the role of the state but also bureaucracy and social rights. Scandinavian countries, he shows, played a foundational role in the emergence of trans medicine internationally. As a result, Standardizing Sex tells a transnational history of medicine that sheds light on a set of relations and problems that continue to impact discussions of trans medicine and trans rights around the world. Slagstad’s sources offer a rare opportunity to explore the emergence of trans medicine in action in the clinic, laboratory, waiting room, and operating room, as well as in the bureaucrat’s office, on the psychologist’s couch, and in the publications and meetings of activist groups. Together, these sources allow for the analysis of the increasingly complex negotiations of nosological criteria, medical knowledge, and medical practices in a formative period for transgender medicine. More generally, the book offers a story about the reshaping of the normal and the pathological in modern societies.
The Guide to Kimono: A Handbook to Identifying, Dating, and Pricing Antique and Vintage Japanese Kimono
by Justine SobocanTo educate people on the basics of kimono.