Nature apr 2026 (297 risultati)

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Raining poop! Clouds of moths! Leafless summer trees! Sound too strange to be real It's not!Welcome to the creepy, crawly, chaotic world of the spongy moth! This bug-filled adventure is part history, part science, and part first-hand experience. It tells the story of an invasive species that's been chewing through North American forests, annoying humans, and creating unpleasant outbreaks for over 150 years.Travel back to the 1800s to learn how a curious and well-intentioned amateur entomologist started this problem. Meet a modern-day scientist who's been studying these pesky bugs for over 30 years. Find out how acorns, mice, birds, mammals, weather, and fungi can play a role in a spongy moth outbreak.Perfect for curious kids ages 8-12 who love weird nature facts, yucky bug stories, and real-life science. This book shows how even icky creatures can teach us something about our world.Grade Level: 4 - 6Lexile: 780LPerfect for: educators, librarians, homeschoolers, environmental education programs, science kitsThis story provides literary support for several Disciplinary Core Ideas, such as Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems, Food Webs, Interdependence, Biodiversity, Cause and Effect in Ecosystems, Resilience, and Human Impact. And Cross-Cutting Concepts such as Cause and Effect, Patterns, Stability and Change, Systems and System Models.Great for parents looking for: - - nature books for kids- books about ecosystems for children- environment books for children- children's books about insects- children's books about invasive species- ecology books for kids. Chervochkova, Natalia (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 365 Soulful Reflections, Lessons, Poems and Insights to Take You on a Daily Transformative Journey Through the Tapestry of the Natural World- Daily Nature meditations written over a span of thirty years with guest writer contributions.- Initially cancer became the author's 'teacher,' but Nature was the spiritual guide that continues to heal her inner soul.- These reflections will help shift a mind-set to a positive intention to carry throughout the day. McPartland, Kathy (illustratore).…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Family businesses are a cornerstone of economies worldwide, yet systematic research on governance, succession, and strategy has only recently gained momentum. This book brings together candid reflections from some of the most influential pioneers in the fieldscholars, advisors, educators, and systemic therapistswho have shaped family business studies and practice. Through insightful interviews, they share their personal journeys, the evolution of key concepts, and best practices for addressing complex family and strategic challenges.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 208 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -1956 was a momentous year for science fiction, with the release of timeless films and the publication of classic novels and stories. It was also a pivotal year for the world at large, with events producing ripples we still feel seven decades later.This book explores how the year s landmark works films such asForbidden Planet and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and stories such as Asimov s The Last Question and Clarke s The City and the Stars emerged from their cultural context. Writers, artists, and film directors reflected the era s tension between optimism and anxiety, between the promise and peril of progress.The book traces, month-by-month, events in five themes: science and technology; politics and the economy; entertainment and arts; celebrity culture; and competitive sport. This was a climate defined by rapid change from the Suez Crisis to Elvis Presley s meteoric rise; from early computers to space race dreams. The science fiction emerging from this turbulent year helped form our collective imagination of tomorrow. 393 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book explores the flame resistance characteristics and underlying mechanisms that contribute to explosion protection in highly active combustible media. It focuses on the flame resistance properties of wire mesh and corrugated flame-retardant systems in gas explosions, examining: The influence of wire mesh structural parameters on flame propagation during syngas explosions The inhibitory effect of wire mesh on jet fires caused by explosion venting The synergistic effects of resistance and inhibition on syngas explosions The combined impact of additive-containing water mist and flame-retardant systems on syngas explosion suppression The flame resistance characteristics of corrugated flame-retardant systems in hydrogen methane explosions, including factors affecting flame propagation, explosion pressure, and flame temperatureNotably, this book clarifies the quenching performance and multi-factor influence patterns of hydrogen crimped-ribbon flame arresters using response surface methodology. Due to the complexity of fluid dynamics involved, revealing the changes in explosion resistance behavior and impact patterns presents a significant challenge.Understanding the morphological transformation of high-temperature flames and the pressure variation at the front and rear ends affected by flame-retardant systems offers theoretical support for uncovering the attenuation laws and explosion resistance mechanisms resulting from the coupling of flame and pressure waves within the narrow channels of corrugated flame arresters.The significance of this book lies in its contribution to the theoretical foundation for developing computational models of explosion resistance parameters in hydrogen-related flame-retardant systems under the influence of multiple factors. 204 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -One of the most contentious issues facing policymakers in their efforts to curb climate change is the debate over whether renewable or nuclear energy should play a larger role, and to what extent both are needed, as well as how they can be integrated into electric grids. This book addresses these critical issues directly, providing balanced analyses and detailing the challenges these energy sources face. The primary challenges for renewable energy, particularly wind and solar, include intermittency, grid instability, and concerns regarding land use. Conversely, nuclear energy faces challenges related to high reactor costs and public concerns regarding accidents, waste management, and the potential for weapons proliferation. The book also explores other relevant energy forms, energy storage solutions, the potential of smart grids and artificial intelligence, and the necessity of electrifying transportation and other economic sectors to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.Renewables or Nuclear: Which Should Lead in Curbing Climate Change addresses the complex technical, economic, and political issues surrounding energy sources. The book is intended for a broad audience concerned about climate change, but lacking extensive knowledge of renewable or nuclear energy sources. It aims to explain the costs and benefits of each energy source and their roles in combating climate change. No technical background is required to understand the content, making this book a valuable reference for advanced high school or undergraduate college courses focused on climate change.Addresses the complex technical, economic, and political issues surrounding energy and climate change;Specifically examines one of the most contentious issues policymakers face a debate over renewable and nuclear energy;No technical background is required to understand the material covered in the book. 203 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This Open Access book addresses the need for rehabilitation services for people impacted by Major Limb Loss in Low and Middle Income Countries. It focuses on a Complex Intervention study in Uganda supporting the provision of affordable and accessible prosthetic services in a public referral hospital. The book demonstrates the impact that overwhelming dependency on overseas support has had on service development and the delivery of universal health coverage and provides an evidence base to support a change in the contribution that overseas assistance makes to health systems planning. 229 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book presents outstanding doctoral dissertations in Information Technology from the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Information technology has always been highly interdisciplinary, as many aspects have to be considered in IT systems.The doctoral studies program in IT at Politecnico di Milano emphasizes this interdisciplinary nature, which is becoming more and more important in recent technological advances, in collaborative projects, and in the education of young researchers.Accordingly, the focus of advanced research is on pursuing a rigorous approach to specific research topics starting from a broad background in various areas of information technology, especially computer science and engineering, electronics, systems and control, and telecommunications.Each year, more than 50 Ph.Ds. graduate from the program. This book gathers the outcomes of the best theses defended in 2024 25 and selected for the IT Ph.D. award. Each of the authors provides a chapter summarizing his/her findings, including an introduction, description of methods, main achievements, and future work on the topic. Hence, the book provides a cutting-edge overview of the latest research trends in information technology at Politecnico di Milano, presented in an easy-to-read format that will also appeal to non-specialists. 124 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book explores how Australian geopolitical economy is most usefully framed analytically in the current prevailing international conditions. In the book, frame one introduces historical materialism and the construction of the nation-state system, and the existential crisis in the Age of the Anthropocene. Another frame defines human species civil war in their territorial segregation and constant warfare. The core of the civil war is embedded in a global hegemonic crisis, depicting a period when another global power emerges, confronting US reactionary geopolitics to maintain global hegemony. Additionally, the book frames China s rise to power in remaking the world order and capitalism s deepening contradictions in the struggle between China and the US. A final section frames Australian geopolitical economy s transmutation in the global crisis of the metabolic rift, and the country s challenge to contribute to Australians wellbeing in a future peaceful regional and world order. 106 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This textbook offers a self-contained introduction to the theory of connections on vector bundles that is accessible to both advanced undergraduate students and graduate students. Constructions and proofs of key results are presented in detail in order to be easily understandable and instructive, and each chapter concludes with a set of interesting exercises.Standard material about vector bundles is covered in the first chapter, with many examples illustrating the main concepts. Chapter 2 is concerned with the theory of connections on vector bundles, with special attention to the curvature of a connection. The third chapter explores several useful topics not always included in similar texts, such as the computation of the holomorphic tangent and canonical bundles of a Grassmann manifold and the curvature of the tautological and tautological quotient bundles. Finally, Chapter 4 discusses Chern, Pontryagin and Euler classes as an important application of the theory of connections on vector bundles to the theory of characteristic classes.This book can serve as a text for a one-semester course in differential geometry focused on vector bundles and connections, or as a resource for students pursuing studies in algebraic geometry and mathematical physics. Readers should have a basic understanding of manifolds, differential forms, and cohomology. 169 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This is an open access book. It gathers the second volume of the proceedings of the 21st Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, held on September 10 12, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. With a focus on Safe and Sustainable Value Creation by Design, the chapters in this book report on advances relating to sustainable supply chain, remanufacturing and eco-design, and sustainability assessment. They also cover applications of digitalization and artificial intelligence to improve manufacturing efficiency and reducing its environmental impact, and in sustainable education and training. All in all, they offer extensive and timely information for both researchers and professionals in the field of manufacturing and business development. 517 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Inclusion isn t a program. It s a practice. It s also the future of leadership.Whether you're a leader in business, education, nonprofits, or community organizations or working in HR, management, or coaching- Coaching Inclusionprovides practical tools to translate values into action. Grounded in global coaching experience across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the U.S., this book offers a roadmap for leading with empathy, navigating power dynamics, and embedding inclusive behaviors into everyday work.Through real-world case studies and practical scenarios, you ll discover what inclusive leadership looks like in action. Learn how to listen deeply, ask better questions, challenge assumptions, and build habits that create meaningful, lasting change without relying on checklists or labels.This book takes a forward-looking approach, calling for a more human, connectedstyle leadershipstyle, grounded in the belief that inclusion is not an add-on, but a defining practice for ethical, effective, and future-focused organizations.Written in an accessible and natural style, the author draws upon extensive coaching experience with executive teams across the Asia Pacific region and beyond. This practical expertise adds depth and applicability to the insights shared within the book, making it a valuable resource for leaders committed to building inclusivity in their organizations.Inside you ll find:Practical tools and coaching strategies to support inclusive behavior changeReflective exercises to guide individual and team developmentInsights on appreciating the whole person and navigating the challenges of language and interpretation across cultures 214 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This is an open access book. It gathers the first volume of the proceedings of the 21st Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, held on September 10 12, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. With a focus on Safe and Sustainable Value Creation by Design, the chapters in this book report on strategies towards the sustainable transformation of industry. They cover applications of Lean Six Sigma, circularity evaluation, and methods for footprint calculations. They discuss new design approaches and advances in additive manufacturing and materials to improve safety and sustainability. All in all, they offer extensive and timely information for both researchers and professionals in the field of manufacturing and business development. 612 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Olympic Games have evolved from a sporting event into a perceived catalyst for urban transformation, enabling host governments to pursue legacies that position cities as global hubs. Yet aligning the Games demands with urban planning goals remains challenging. Mounting public scrutiny of rising costs and risks has reduced enthusiasm for hosting, prompting the International Olympic Committee to launch the Olympic Agenda 2020, aiming to enhance sustainability, credibility, and youth appeal.This book critically examines the Agenda s urban measures, focusing on preparations for Paris 2024 and Milan-Cortina 2026, the first editions fully shaped by them. Findings expose persistent gaps between global ambitions and local outcomes, rooted in structural dynamics of both the Olympic model and host city systems. By proposing mitigation strategies, the book advances debates on mega-events, offering resilient approaches to better align Games planning with host cities needs and strengthen urban sustainability for future editions. 287 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines the African oral legal tradition through the case study of the Banen community of Cameroon, employing a multidisciplinary forensic linguistics framework that synthesises methods from diverse socio-legal, linguistic and ethnographic disciplines. By highlighting the intersection of law and language in indigenous contexts, the author evaluates how well customary law can achieve peaceful outcomes despite the challenges of multilingualism in a courtroom setting. Ultimately, this book advocates for the preservation and recognition of African oral legal traditions, emphasising their significance within contemporary legal discourse. It will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and advanced students of forensic linguistics primarily, but also to the wider population of researchers in applied linguistics, ethnography and legal studies. 262 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Natural hydrogen (H2) holds significant promise as a clean and renewable energy source that helps achieve a net-zero carbon future. However, the study of natural hydrogen reservoirs (NHRs) remains in its early stages, limiting their exploration and development. This book provides a comprehensive review of NHRs, including their geological occurrence environments, formation mechanisms, enrichment processes, advanced exploration and production technologies, and influencing factors. Although high concentrations of natural hydrogen have been identified globally, only the Bourakebougou hydrogen field in Mali has reached commercial production. This book outlines the current understanding of natural hydrogen systems, highlighting recent advancements, key challenges, and prospects for future energy supply. It provides a systematic examination of geological origin, accumulation, and preservation conditions of natural hydrogen, along with reservoir-forming processes, global distribution patterns, detection technologies, and future outlook. To unlock the full potential of NHRs, continued progress in geological exploration, detection, and extraction technologies is essential, along with a deeper understanding of hydrogen genesis and trapping mechanisms. Future research should focus on improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of hydrogen recovery, enhancing storage and transport solutions, and ensuring environmental and operational safety. Achieving a sustainable, hydrogen-powered future requires an interdisciplinary approach, integrating insights from geology, geoscience, engineering, and policy. This book aims to serve as a valuable reference for researchers, industry professionals, and decision-makers committed to advancing this emerging field of clean energy. 207 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book investigates the intersection of nobility, empire and dynastic change and survival through the history of one of Portugal s most active and enduring aristocratic lineages, the Mascarenhas. Spanning four centuries of service and war, it traces how the Mascarenhas navigated shifting political contexts across three ruling dynasties, European conflict, revolutionary upheaval and civil war. During this time, in both the metropole and its empire, Portugal emerged from early modernity to the eve of the first industrial revolution. Drawing on prosopographical methodology and archival, printed primary and related secondary sources, this book bridges biographical and structural approaches to the Early Modern nobility. Through its analysis of the evolution of the Mascarenhas lineage over thelonguedurée and the development of its cadet branches, it provides fresh insights into the role of the aristocracy in Portugal s imperial world. 325 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Using interviews with and academic studies of the careers of internationally-famous music producers and music industry professionals from Småland, Sweden, this open access book studies the history and present state of pop music production and entrepreneurship. An exceptionally high number of established and emerging pop artists and producers from this region of Sweden have had significant success on the international stage. This book describes how the situation for music producers and artists from Småland has changed during the past 50 years or so, starting in the 1970s with the so-called 'Swedish music wonder' and ending with the situation contemporary artists and entrepreneurs are facing. The field has changed massively both in terms of technology (from analogue to digital), social production (from individual productions to collective projects), distribution and marketing (from selling concert tickets and LPs to creating 'prosuming' fanbases and multipronged careers considering genres, venues and activities). This book will be of interest to students of and professionals in music production; music, economy and media scholars; readers active in creative industries; and fans of (Swedish) pop music. 177 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Roe are the eggs from fish, crustaceans and mollusks. The eggs contain the germ for the next generation along with a plethora of nutrients. Roe are also food for other animals in and by the sea as well as for humans. From simple cod roe, over lush lumpfish roe, to exclusive caviar, we consume roe both as a standard commodity, a seasonal specialty and a gastronomic delicacy. Roe is found with a range of egg sizes, colors, textures and flavors and thereby can find their way to our plates in a wide range of dishes.Roe: Much More Than Caviar provides a popular description of what roe and eggs are, and how we can use them in our kitchen in a sustainable way with respect for nature and with a focus on taste and texture, not least in a green cuisine. Roe is rich in both healthy nutrients and delicious umami taste in addition to providing both crunchy and creamy textures. Roe can therefore be used asa food and as a condiment in many dishes. Roe can be caviar, but roe is much more than roe from sturgeon. The book highlights roe from other species such as flat fish, codfish, mullet, smelt, salmon and herring as well as crab, shrimp, octopus and snails. It also deals with caviar substitutes made from fish meat and seaweeds.The book illustrates the many uses of the different kinds of roe by presenting many both traditional and novel recipes on the preparation of roe and dishes with roe. This is the joint work of a gastrophysicist and a chef who together have ventured into the kitchen to learn about the wonders of roe by experimenting, tasting and cooking with roe. The driving force for the collaboration has been curiosity and an interest in combining scientific insight with craft and culinary innovation and conveying the lessons thereof to a broader audience. 233 pp. Englisch. Drotner Mouritsen, Jonas (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book explores the emerging intersection of design, plant intelligence, and multispecies coexistence, with a particular focus on the relationship between plants and humans in urban public spaces. Rooted in recent findings from plant neurobiology and expanded through design theory, it challenges the entrenched perception of plants as passive, decorative resources and instead positions them as active, purposeful agents capable of interaction and influence within designed systems. By engaging with more-than-human and multispecies design, it underscores the importance of recognising and cultivating interspecies relations as a foundation for shaping plural, multispecies urban environments. At the core of this work lies the 'Relational Atlas', a framework that decentres the human and reframes design space as relational space, where the shared interests of human and non-human agents converge at specific spatial and temporal nodes. Grounded in Critical Plant Studies, this framework informs participatory design practices that unsettle anthropocentric paradigms, highlight the ambiguous role of plants within urban ecosystems, and open pathways toward new forms of urban ecology. 97 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book offers a comprehensive exploration of indoor acoustic positioning systems designed for environments where GPS is ineffective. It thoroughly examines the design and implementation of sound-based positioning systems (SPS), focusing on methods such as Time of Arrival (ToA), Angle of Arrival (AoA), and Time Difference of Arrival (TDoA) to achieve accurate 3D localization. The book addresses challenges including Doppler shifts from moving robots, signal reflections (multipath) due to obstacles, and environmental factors like wind and temperature variations that affect acoustic signal propagation. By providing detailed analysis and practical mitigation strategies, it equips readers with solutions to enhance SPS accuracy and reliability. Special features include illustrative diagrams, comprehensive tables, and an appendix containing key function code for building a ToA-based acoustic positioning system facilitating hands-on learning and implementation. This resource will be invaluable to robotics engineers, indoor navigation system developers, and researchers in autonomous systems who seek to design and deploy reliable indoor positioning solutions in GPS-denied environments. 131 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is on the construction and convergence analysis of implementable algorithms to approximate the optimal control of a stochastic linear-quadratic optimal control problem (SLQ problem, for short) subject to a stochastic PDE. If compared to finite dimensional stochastic control theory, the increased complexity due to high-dimensionality requires new numerical concepts to approximate SLQ problems; likewise, well-established discretization and numerical optimization strategies from infinite dimensional deterministic control theory need fundamental changes to properly address the optimality system, where to approximate the solution of a backward stochastic PDE is conceptually new. The linear-quadratic structure of SLQ problems allows two equivalent analytical approaches to characterize its minimum: open loop is based on Pontryagin s maximum principle, and closed loop utilizes the stochastic Riccati equation in combination with the feedback control law. The authors will discuss why, in general, complexities of related numerical schemes differ drastically, and when which direction should be given preference from an algorithmic viewpoint. 142 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This Open Access book provides a new perspective on startup ecosystems in East Asia - a region which has over decades shaped innovation and global competition. It specifically focuses on Japan, South Korea and Mainland China. The study of startup ecosystems in East Asia is of relevance not only because of their size and performance, but also because they continue to differ from their counterparts in Western countries in important ways. Country chapters sketch the dynamic development of East Asian startup ecosystems along diverse paths due to particular national conditions. Such differences matter for our understanding of startup ecosystems in general and their possible role for economic policy. East Asian startup ecosystems are mostly neglected by mainstream academic research in search for a universal model. The book systematically analyzes and compares startup ecosystems in East Asia considering their wider historical and national contexts. In this way, both commonalities and differences across East Asia are discerned. The chapters use both secondary sources as well as data from the authors' decade long collaborative work. The book aims to make these findings, which have so far only been presented in academic journals, accessible to a wider readership. 234 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The formal verification of multi-agent systems aimed at proving that such systems meet their specifications has given rise to a very active field of research at the crossroads of formal methods, knowledge representation and artificial intelligence. Alternating-time temporal logics are considered as one of the most popular and influential logical formalisms for strategic reasoning in multi-agent systems and have been introduced by Rajeev Alur, Thomas Henzinger and Orna Kupferman about 25 years ago.This textbook provides a concise presentation of alternating-time temporal logics dedicated to strategic reasoning in multi-agent systems. Dedicated mainly to the model-checking problem, the work examines developments about basic semantical properties of such logics, decision procedures and computational complexity. It provides results for solving optimally the model-checking problem on concurrent game structures by taking advantage of or adapting proof methods from temporal logics, games in theoretical computer science and automata theory.Topics and features:Provides a unique teaching resource (typically for M1, M2 or PhD students), suitable for many courses such as Logic in Computer Science, Multi-Agent Systems, Formal Methods and Basics to VerificationFills a gap in the literature by presenting the standard results voluntarily exposed in a pedestrian style, as well as a few more recent results developed in full depth to prepare readers for examining more elaborate logical formalismsIncludes detailed chapter examples, exercises (with solutions at the end), and a wealth of bibliographical references, thereby supporting self-studyOffers a first unified presentation of alternating-time temporal logics in relation to games, automata and complexityThe textbook/guide s target audience includes master students, PhD students and researchers that wish to have a thorough presentation of such logics and their relationships with automata theory, temporal logics, model-checking, energy games and complexity theory.Stéphane Demri is a CNRS directeur de recherche at the Laboratoire Méthodes Formelles (LMF) and adjunct professor at the Computer Science Department, ENS Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 202 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book collects eight reports from the specialist committees, presented and discussed at the 22nd International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC 2025) held in Wuxi, China, on September 22 26, 2025. This congress aims to further understand various disciplines underpinning marine structural design, production and operation through internationally collaborative endeavors. It provides a forum to exchange the latest research development in marine structural research for experts. 700 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book collects eight reports from the technical committees, presented and discussed at the 22nd International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC 2025) held in Wuxi, China, on September 22-26, 2025. This congress aims to further understand various disciplines underpinning marine structural design, production and operation through internationally collaborative endeavors. It provides a forum to exchange the latest research development in marine structural research for experts. 966 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This Open Access book offers a comprehensive oral history of Japan s development cooperation, based on nearly 300 interview narratives collected in Indonesia, Chile, Tanzania, Malaysia, Thailand, Costa Rica, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Jordan, Brazil, Cambodia, and Japan. Unlike most books on development cooperation, which are written from the perspective of aid providers, this book gives voice to local actors referred to as counterparts in aid recipient countries. In an era of geopolitical polarisation and parochialism, the book compellingly presents alternative ways of development cooperation founded on mutually respectful relationships between foreign experts and their partners. The case studies cover primary and manufacturing industries, infrastructure, education, health, migration, environmental sustainability, and peace. The book invites readers to rethink how development cooperation can be reimagined in our divided world.In this era when development cooperation undergoes drastic transformation, it is crucial for us to learn from past experience to inform future strategies. Japan s approach has focused on teaching people how to fish rather than giving them fish, thereby fostering unbreakable bonds of trust with local people. This book vividly depicts how these trusting relationships enabled development projects to overcome unforeseen challenges and crises. By sharing narratives of those involved, the book also reveals their expectation, frustration, and a shared sense of accomplishment. This book is a must read for anyone interested in the future direction of global efforts in development cooperation. Akihiko Tanaka, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 289 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book introduces social aspects relevant to research and developments of explainable AI (XAI). The new surge of XAI responds to the societal challenge that many algorithmic approaches (such as machine learning or autonomous intelligent systems) are rapidly increasing in complexity, making justified use of their recommendations difficult for the users. A large body of approaches now exists with many ideas of how algorithms should be explainable or even be able to explain their output. However, few of them consider the users' perspective, and even less address the social aspects of using XAI. To fill the gap, the book offers a conceptualization of explainability as a social practice, a framework for contextual factors, and an operationalization of users' involvement in creating relevant explanations.For this, scholars across disciplines gathered at the Shonan meeting to account for how explanation generation can be tailored to diverse users and their heterogeneous goals when interacting with XAI. As a result, social interaction is the key to the involvement of the users. Accordingly, we define sXAI (social eXplainable AI) as systems that interact with the users in such a way that an incremental adaptation of explaining to the users is possible, along with the unfolding context of interaction, to yield a relevant explanation at the interface with both active partners human and AI. To encourage novel interdisciplinary research, we propose to account for the following dimensions: Patterndness: XAI should account for different contexts that yield different social roles impacting the construction of explanations. Incrementality: XAI should build on the contribution of the involved partners who adapt to each other. Multimodality: XAI needs to use different communication modalities (e.g., visual, verbal, and auditory).This book also addresses how to evaluate social XAI systems and what ethical aspects must be considered when employing sXAI. Together, the book pushes forward the building of a community interested in sXAI. To increase the readability across disciplines, each chapter offers a rapid access to its content. 617 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book introduces a pioneering methodology in corpus translation studies by integrating generative artificial intelligence to assist in text annotation, alignment, and interpretative analysis, with an illustrative application. It focuses on early (re)translations by Aphra Behn and her contemporaries of Fontenelle sEntretiens sur la pluralité des mondes (1686), exploring literary strategies within their historical and socio-cultural contexts.The approach combines human expertise with generative AI tools to identify linguistic and extralinguistic features, such as tone, rhetoric, and cultural references, aiming to improve annotation efficiency, scalability, and analytical depth. The study presents an illustrative historical and literary exploration, examining lesser-known translations alongside Aphra Behn s 1688 version. It highlights authorial and ideological nuances in early modern translation, supported by AI-assisted categorisation. The book covers traditional corpus methods, AI s role in translation studies, methodological design, historical context of the texts, application of AI analysis, ethical considerations, and future research directions. 181 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book presents the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Advances in Construction Machinery and Vehicle Engineering (ICACMVE 2025), highlighting the latest advancements and innovative practices in the field. Focusing on the challenges in mechanical design, control systems, and smart manufacturing, the selected papers cover a range of topics including innovative design strategies, intelligent systems and autonomous technologies, electrification and sustainable development, and reliability monitoring. By showcasing cutting-edge research and real-world applications, this book aims to serve as a vital resource for students, researchers, and professionals in mechanical engineering, encouraging ongoing advancements that enhance efficiency, safety, and sustainability in construction machinery and vehicle engineering. 760 pp. Englisch.…