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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book is essential read for engineers, maintenance professionals, asset managers, and business leaders seeking to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving landscape of digital asset management. Digital Maintenance and Asset Digitalization is a definitive resource on the digitaltransformation of maintenance and asset management. As industries increasingly rely on data-driven decision-making, this book explores how emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, Digital Twins, and Predictive Maintenance are revolutionizing the way assets are managed and maintained. Bringing together insights from leading experts, this book offers a combination of theoretical frameworks, technological advancements, and real-world case studies. Readers will discover how organizations across different sectors are implementing digital maintenance strategies to enhance efficiency, improve asset reliability, and reduce costs.With a strong emphasis on practical applications, this book highlights success stories, challenges, and lessons learned from digital maintenance initiatives. The content is enriched with illustrative diagrams, tables, and case studies to provide a clear understanding of complex concepts. Whether you are looking to optimize your current maintenance operations orembark on a full-scale digital transformation, this book provides the knowledge and insightsneeded to succeed.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Similar to banking systems worldwide and driven by geopolitical pressures, the banking systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region face many significant challenges, especially in the wake of the 2007-09 credit crunch, the decline in oil prices in 2014, and the post-2011 unsettled political landscape in the wider Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. These challenges include deregulation concerning the establishment, operation, and supervision of credit institutions; the accelerating improvements in computer and telecommunication technologies and Fintech structure; and growing competition from global and domestic banks. Moreover, the future expansion within the GCC banking sector due to the national governments' demonstrated commitment to implementing economic diversification strategies which favour the development of non-government sectors will present further opportunities to the domestic financial institutions as well as place greater pressure on them to boost efficiency and stability, as well as improve their competitive stanceAgainst this background, the banking systems in the GCC region have witnessed a fundamental transformation over the last two decades, which the book discusses using a panel data analysis framework. In addition to the formidable record of growth of Islamic banking, the banking sectors have been involved in several dramatic changes driven by technological disruption (and fintech), economic growth, and various other geopolitical factors. Even though the countries of the GCC are among the largest economy and most open economies in the MENA region, and although the region has experienced economic policy stability through the continuous use of the pegged-to-the-USD exchange rate regime, the structure of the banking systems tend to show some imbalances. The book will address the questions raised regarding the role of banks in the economy, how managers generate value for the owners, and how recent developments have affected the structural trends in the sector, and will be of particular interest to academics, researchers, and students of banking and Islamic finance.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book explores how gender-responsive budgeting, well-being budgeting, and feminist democratic innovation can transform public finance into a tool for equality and social justice. Bringing together scholars and practitioners, it examines how governments and civil society in the southern Europe integrate gender equality into fiscal policy and decision-making. The chapters trace the evolution of gender budgeting from a technical exercise in expenditure tracking to a broader agenda that links care, well-being, and participation in democratic governance. Case studies from Albania, Croatia, France, Italy, Macedonia, Spain, and Serbia illustrate how inclusive budgeting practices enhance transparency, accountability, and trust in institutions. The volume bridges theory and practice, drawing on the experience of reformers working with ministries of finance, municipalities, and international organizations. It provides timely insights for policymakers, academics, and advocates seeking to align budgets with the Sustainable Development Goals and to build more equitable, resilient, and caring economies.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book presents the latest advancements in predicting Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) performance in hard rock, a critical aspect of mechanized tunneling. Featuring contributions from renowned international experts, the book systematically covers key topics across ten chapters. Four pivotal chapters (2 to 5) are authored by the original developers of the world's leading performance prediction models CSM, NTNU, QTBM, and UT providing unique insights into their latest versions, formulations, and applications. The remaining chapters address crucial related areas, including TBM performance in seismic zones, cutterhead modeling, disc cutter wear, feature optimization, and the application of artificial intelligence (XAI/ML) for enhanced, interpretable predictions. Serving as both a reference and a practical guide, this book is essential for researchers, engineers, and professionals involved in TBM project planning, design, and execution.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Vincent F. Hendricks s Sucker Nation asks the questions Why do intelligent, informed people continue to participate in systems they privately distrust and Why does exploitation persist even when manipulation is widely recognized This timely book argues that the answer lies in a structural hustler/sucker distinction not a matter of intelligence or morality, but of epistemic asymmetry and failed common knowledge. Drawing on game theory, epistemic logic, and the philosophy of attention, it shows how rational agents can become trapped in equilibria where acting reasonably still means paying a price, i.e. trading wits for vanity.From financial markets and crypto bubbles to political communication, online scams, and platform society, agency itself becomes the resource that others extract. This book shows that to act, one must be visible; to be visible is to be exploitable. Insight does not dissolve this condition it clarifies it. What remains is a tragic form of agency: damaged, unavoidable, and still necessary. A must-read for all those who have online lives that means all of us 192 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Business is at a sustainability crossroads. There is pressure from some shareholders and elected politicians to dial back on environmental and social issues, sustainability being 'too woke' and a constraint on economic growth. However, there are competing pressures that mean that these same issues are now increasingly material to the bottom line; businesses ignore them at their peril as they threaten the true longer-term value of the company.This book sets out the case for the 'Sustainability of Sustainability'. There is compelling evidence from underlying trends in finance, trade and technology that shows that there is a sustainability bedrock, beyond which it cannot be pushed back. That bedrock is not too deep, and so a course correction is coming. Businesses should be investing now in core sustainability to be ready for the new, more durable sustainability to come.Morrison argues that while sustainability is already perceived by many as an orthodoxy, it has yet to secure the legitimacy and trust required to deliver real and lasting change.The book is for anyone who is curious about why. when and how sustainability will re-emerge and how best to prepare for its homecoming. There is a big opportunity: we will lose a lot of the fluff, green-washing, and noise and build a stronger and more meaningful version of sustainability as we do. The book helps any business manager, policy-maker or community leader find their sustainability bedrock and to build upon solid foundations. 341 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In developed countries people still place great emphasis on materialistic possessions for a happy life; however, many possessions produce tension and lead to burden. As a result, an anti-consumption movement has emerged that embraces the notion of a minimalistic lifestyle. This book combines research, personal insights, and real-world examples to explore the motivations behind minimalist choices and their impact on individuals, communities, and the environment. It examines how consumer behavior is influenced by cultural, economic, and psychological factors, and how adopting minimalist principles can foster well-being and sustainability. The authors also address voluntary simplicity, sustainable marketing, and discuss the implications of minimalistic consumer behavior for achieving SDG 12, Responsible Consumption and Production.In addition to a theoretical examination for scholars, researchers, and academics, this book provides guidelines for marketing practitioners seeking to engage ethically with increasingly conscious consumers and to design value propositions consistent with minimalist and sustainable principles. 151 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines apparently dichotomous aspects of Gaskell s short stories: her failed fathers and her travel writing. The analysis links these themes by examining the ways in which Gaskell used a complex mix of unstable cultural ideas to demonstrate the fragility of home and family life and to challenge gendered norms.The analysis of Gaskell s fictional fathers is considered in the context of nineteenth-century debates about the role of fathers within the home. Fathers in Gaskell s stories are presented as a disruptive force, breaking rather than creating a stable, secure family environment. Their behaviour becomes a motivator for travel as an escape from home. Travel also posed a transgressive challenge to the domestic environment and to gendered norms. Women travel writers were particularly vulnerable to accusations of exaggeration and falsehood. By incorporating themes of travel into her fiction, Gaskell was able to produce texts that are arguably richer than more straightforward travel accounts. In the texts discussed, Gaskell explores the ways in which travel, whether undertaken willingly or reluctantly, requires women to negotiate a physical, geographical and emotional space.The short stories examined in this book illustrate Gaskell s narrative hybridity and the ways in which her creative synthesis allows her to subtly challenge existing social and cultural hegemonies. Above all, the texts show her consistent resistance to patriarchal control and her commitment to a more equal and fluid society centred on home and the family. 129 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Multi-agent systems are nowadays at the core of the emerging Agentic AI field, providing the conceptual and computational foundations for building intelligent systems composed of interacting autonomous entities. These systems consist of multiple agents that engage with one another and with their environment to achieve individual and collective goals. The contributions in this volume place multiagent abstractions at the heart of intelligent systems research, raising deep and novel research questions. Collectively, they offer the reader a conceptual path tracing the evolution of the domain over recent decades, while outlining future perspectives. Specific approaches discussed include trust, self-organization, multiagent-based simulation, formal models for multiagent systems, MAS protocols, and applications in software engineering and distributed systems.Inspired in part by the success of the workshop From Objects to Agents (WOA), the contributions in this open access volume will be valuable for researchers in agent systems, AI, software engineering, and networking. 385 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is your all-in-one guide to understanding mathematics clearly and efficiently. Each page tackles a single, central question with straightforward explanations on the left and practical examples on the right.Ideal for anyone whowants (or needs) to truly understand math,prefers visual learning,likes finding the essentials at a glance,only wants to read what s relevant right now.What makes this book unique Every page is self-contained and easy to follow.Concepts are explained in a conversational style.Examples are comprehensive, yet easy to follow.No prior knowledge required, we start from the very beginning.From the basics to more advanced questions:How do you expand and reduce fractions What does if and only if mean .How do you find the derivative of an inverse function When does an improper integral of a function exist This book is a translation of the original German edition Mathe übersichtlich: Von den Basics bis zur Analysis, 3rd edition, by Adriane Gründers, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE in 2025. The translation was done with the help of an artificial intelligence machine translation tool. A subsequent human revision was done in close cooperation with native speakers, but the book might still read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. 305 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book combines findings and solutions from various areas of research management, such as HR, finance, strategy, and business case development. In recent years, Europe has invested enormously into the establishment of Research Infrastructures (RIs): new types of research service-providing organizations in virtually all scientific domains, which are often based on local or regional core facilities and research centers. Bringing together interdisciplinary and multinational teams at single-site or distributed research facilities, more than a thousand RIs are active worldwide and operate as structured, networked organizations led by Research Infrastructure Managers. These Managers are mostly scientists who have to strike a balance between their scientific background on the one hand and effective management and leadership skills on the other.This is the first open access book made for Research Infrastructure Managers around the globe. It also provides insights into complex managerial issues involved in setting up and operating RIs, developing appropriate service provision, and market communication and dissemination activities. Readers will particularly benefit from the use cases, which were developed as part of the Executive Masterin Management of Research Infrastructures offered at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy), which was supported by the Research Infrastructure Training Programme (RITrain), an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project. 209 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book presents opportunities in the healthcare industry that become possible when artificial intelligence (AI) and haptic technologies are combined. The book bridges the gap between innovation and human stories, with the author unveiling the ways AI and haptic technology are making healthcare more precise, empathetic, and human-centric. The book delves deep into how AI amplifies the capabilities of haptic technology, paving the way for unprecedented advancements in healthcare. This convergence promises enhanced tactile feedback, making medical procedures more accurate and patient experiences more intuitive. From robotic-assisted surgeries to advanced prosthetics that can simulate touch, the book provides concrete examples and case studies. These narratives highlight the transformative power of integrating AI with tactile technology in real-world healthcare scenarios. Beyond just technological advancements, the book also addresses the ethical dilemmas posed by such innovations and provides a forward-looking perspective on the future of haptic healthcare, anticipating challenges and opportunities on the horizon. The book is relevant to engineers, medical professionals, tech enthusiasts, and students and academics. 121 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book explores ESG-related controversies in European family firms using bibliometric analysis to reveal seven thematic clusters that shape the current knowledge of risk in family enterprises. From ownership and board structure to innovation, internationalization, emotional dynamics, and crisis resistance, each cluster is examined to find its theoretical foundation, conceptual linkage, and managerial implications. To address persistent blind spots in the current literatures, the authors present a study based on various European listed companies examining how governance characteristics such as family ownership, board diversity, presence of family members on the board and board size affect the likelihood of ESG controversies in family firms versus non-family firms. The book concludes by outlining priority areas for future research, including governance and disclosure, succession and financial structure, innovation and digitization, ESG and reputational risk, and institutional context. This book is essential for scholars, students, researchers in family business, corporate governance, and strategic management as well as practitioners and policymakers concerned with ESG performance, sustainability, and long-term resilience in family firms. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book presents a multidisciplinary synthesis of research on animal navigation, integrating perspectives from behavior, neuroscience, and ecology to advance understanding of how animals orient and move within their environments.Successful navigation is essential for survival. How animals move through complex landscapes, cross vast oceans, or traverse barren deserts has long intrigued scientists. For over a century, research has sought to uncover the mechanisms that enable such remarkable feats. The knowledge gained has far-reaching implications from enhancing mobility and independence in aging populations to shaping the design of advanced navigational technologies.In the past decade, rapid advances in computational methods have fueled a surge in behavioral and neural data, placing the study of navigation at the forefront of scientific progress. Yet, significant challenges persist. Fragmentation across disciplines and levels of analysis has hindered integration, and the sheer volume of findings makes synthesis difficult.To confront these challenges, the Ernst Strüngmann Forum brought together experts from diverse fields to integrate research on biological navigation. This volume presents the outcomes of that multidisciplinary exchange, integrating perspectives across behavioral, cellular, circuit, and systems levels, and spanning species, environments, and individual differences. It delineates unifying principles and frameworks to guide future research on navigation across taxa, developmental stages, and descriptive levels, and outlines agendas to advance the field. 481 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This open access book, in an era defined by an interplay of environmental, societal, and economic challenges collectively termed the polycrisis , the growing role of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) emerges as a pivotal yet underappreciated element. Inspired by recent scholarship on crisis and sustainable futures, this volume advocates for a nuanced understanding of the polycrisis as not merely a cluster of crises to be resolved but as a multifaceted opportunity for profound introspection and a transformative reorientation of thought and action. The authors posit a reimagined role for ECEC in the landscape of sustainable development, underscoring the rich insights offered by children and the transformative power embedded within early educational methodologies.Throughout its five sections, this book proposes a new perspective, viewing the polycrisis not just as problems to be solved, but as opportunities for deep reflection and a shift in our ways of thinking and acting. It redefines ECEC's role in sustainable development by recognizing the unique insights of children and the transformative power of early childhood education. The volume goes beyond the traditional approach to global challenges, highlighting the lack of focus on children's viewpoints in addressing long-term sustainability. It brings forward innovative concepts from diverse fields such as Artificial Intelligence Contributions, Collaborative Contributions Intergenerational Contributions, Environmental Contributions, and Indigenous Contributions Integrating collaborative, environmental, intergenerational, and indigenous insights interspersed with insights from emerging technologies in early childhood education and care fosters transformative wisdom. These intersecting bodies of knowledge create inclusive, holistic pedagogical practices that contribute towards creating sustainable futures for all generations.Ultimately, the book aims to reveal principles and ideas that will transform ECEC practices, focusing on the well-being of both children and the environment. It seeks to integrate wisdom as an essential element in achieving sustainability, by embracing the dialectics of the polycrisis as catalysts for deeper understanding as well as innovative action. 349 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book aims to address the topic of triage comprehensively, delving into its historical roots, purpose, current practices, and future trajectories. All professionals working in emergency settings have heard of triage. Despite its widespread familiarity, reliance on individual settings and systems remains predominant.This book provides readers with a foundational understanding of hospital triage in emergency departments and enhances their grasp of its functionalities. It develops risk stratification, provides a comparative analysis of triage systems, and evaluates their performance. Finally, this book addresses the needs for improvement in triage systems and presents possible short and long-term alternatives.It is a valuable resource for all healthcare professionals working in emergency department settings, nurses and physicians, as well as professionals who wish to enter the field of emergency medicine and urgent care. 161 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This introductory textbook presents the fundamentals of computing with words, a concept rooted in fuzzy logic that provides greater flexibility in automation technology, control engineering, logistics, and electrical engineering. It is designed for readers who are not only interested in understanding the potential of this promising technology but also in exploring its practical implementation.To celebrate the 30th anniversary, this translated, renewed and prolonged edition has been expanded to include an introduction to fuzzy design science research (chapter 1) and computing with words (chapter 11). 208 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference on Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems, DAIS 2026, held in Urbino, Italy, during June 8-12, 2026, as part of the 21st International Federated Conference on Distributed Computing Techniques, DisCoTec 2026.The 7 full papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 17 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Distributed Machine Learning and Storage and Distributed Systems. 121 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This volume presents the thoroughly revised and extended lecture notes of the first SusTrainable Summer School on Promoting Sustainability as a Fundamental Driver in Software Development Training and Education, which took place in Rijeka, Croatia, during July 4-8, 2022. The summer school was organized in the context of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership for Higher Education,funded by the European Union and coordinated by the University of Coimbra,Portugal. The focus of the event was on the education of software engineers to consider sustainability in all aspects of the software engineering process, with the aim of limiting the energy footprint of ICT infrastructures.The 11 papers included in the volume cover the following topics: green computing for the Internet of Things; verified software in Web-based virtual environments; sustainable programming in the Julia language; algorithms for sustainable system topologies; energy debt; the effects of feature reduction on machine learning model energy consumption; multicriteria decision methods for sustainable software development; using strong types in C++ for long-term code management; temporal-logic automated solutions for sustainable educational progress; energy-driven software engineering; and group based actor model middleware with UDP protocol. 329 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This textbook presents a comprehensive theoretical analysis of the physics underlying semiconductor materials used in gas sensing applications.Beginning with the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and solid-state physics, the text systematically explores the physical principles and operational mechanisms of chemoresistive sensors. Through an innovative approach and a depth of coverage not found in existing literature, it offers an advanced and up-to-date treatment of sensor physics.The content is primarily designed for students enrolled in the Sensors: Physics and Technology course within the Master s Degree Program in Physics at the University of Ferrara (UNIFE). However, it also serves a broader academic audience, including Ph.D. candidates, research fellows, and researchers in solid-state physics, particularly those specializing in gas sensing and chemoresistive sensors based on semiconductor materials. 222 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book provides the knowledge and skills needed to analyze the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), its development, patterns, models, etc., from a statistical perspective. The BDI is one of the leading indicators of the maritime transport sector incorporating aspects of the future of the world economic activity. The core themes of the book deal with issues such as stationary and non-stationary time series; regression models; volatility of the BDI; cluster analysis; Markov models, etc. Moreover, the book demonstrates the practical implications than can be drawn from the statistical analysis of BDI for the shipping industry and other exporting industries, covering statistical forecasting, calculation of investment risks, hedging strategies and other tools to help the shipping industry to make sound business and investment decisions.The book places great emphasis on a practical statistical approach to analyze the Baltic Dry Index using the free software Rstudio. Every chapter contains numerous examples of the application of the statistical methods and techniques analyzed, including the R commands, so that a reader can retrace the steps of the practical implementation of these methods and techniques to a particular subject.The book is of interest to graduate students and scholars in economics, as well as brokers, managers, and professionals, etc., who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the BDI and its statistical implications for sound investment decisions. 124 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -To what extent is it possible to see nature not as a risk and cost factor, but as a central form of capital for business success Decision-makers in the 21st century should have an answer to this question. This book combines an analysis of the growing decoupling of the economy and ecosystems with practical instruments for integrating nature into strategic corporate management. It shows how a stronger focus on nature contributes to future viability and provides concrete approaches for making ecological complexity usable in a corporate context. The content Historical path dependencies shape today s economic activity Geo-ecology and the Anthropocene as an analytical horizon Making natural capital measurable with SEEA, NCAVES and AESA Using nature markets for CO2 and biodiversity credits Transforming corporate governance new management logics A well-founded and practice-oriented contribution to one of the decisive debates of our time. Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency A wake-up call with pioneering perspectives. The governance and control mechanisms for transformation already exist. Prof. Dr. Klement Tockner, Director General of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research An important contribution to an economy that acknowledges and integrates systemic interdependencies. Dr. Simon Berkler, Co-founder of The Dive 212 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Innovations for Community Services, I4CS 2026, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, during June 15 17, 2026.The 15 full papers and 4 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. They are organized into topical sections as follows: Authentication and Resilience; Cybersecurity; Cyberincident Detection and Response; Artificial Intelligence for Work Processes; Artificial Intelligence for Decision Support; Smart Urban Infrastructure; and Distributed Systems. 367 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The European security architecture faces historic challenges. Geopolitical shifts-such as Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the escalation in the Middle East, and the growing strategic alignment between China and Russia-are destabilizing existing alliances and raising questions about Europe's future role within the global security order. Within this dynamic context, the Franco German partnership assumes particular significance. Close cooperation between Germany and France at the political, operational, and industrial levels has been decisive in the past for developing and strengthening European security and defense policy and will continue to play a central role in ensuring Europe's defense capabilities in the future.This book project analyzes how Germany and France jointly shape the European security architecture, the challenges that must be addressed, and the opportunities offered by intensified cooperation. In addition to a historical retrospective tracing the key milestones of Franco German security cooperation since the 1963 Élysée Treaty, it examines current developments such as the European Union Global Strategy (2016) and the Treaty of Aachen (2019), as well as responses to the war in Ukraine. The book explores prospects for enhanced security policy cooperation in an increasingly multipolar global environment and provides concrete recommendations for future cooperative projects in the fields of politics, the military, and the defense industry.The edited volume will include essays and interviews by leading experts from academia, military strategy, politics, and diplomacy, reflecting both the historical dimension and the current challenges and future trajectories of the European security architecture. Alongside the political and military dimensions of cooperation, it will also shed light on defense industrial projects such as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), which serve as cornerstones of a shared European defense strategy. 182 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This pioneering anthology maps the emerging field of philosophical approaches to business consulting through a rich collection of real-world case studies. Drawing on the work of international contributors who are both philosophers and experienced business practitioners, each case study demonstrates how philosophical approaches uncover and transform challenges in strategy, leadership, corporate culture, and beyond.From Aristotle to Foucault, from blind spots in engineering projects to AI dilemmas and strategic misalignment, these diverse cases show how philosophical inquiry generates fresh, actionable insights for organizations and consultants alike. The volume provides a clear and accessible entry point into a field that has long operated under the radar, offering both theoretical depth and practical relevance.Whether you are a researcher, consultant, or business leader, this book opens new pathways for rigorous thinking and provides practical insights for today s complex business environment. 190 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The airflow that cars experience on the road is inherently unsteady, but aerodynamic development mainly occurs in steady-state environments. Xiao Fei aims to deepen the understanding of unsteady drag and the corresponding simulation methods. Wind tunnel measurements were carried out in the University of Stuttgart Model Scale Wind Tunnel using the active turbulence system. Selected measurements were recreated using CFD to explain the differences in drag measured in the wind tunnel.As a result of the investigations, new quantifiers were introduced that measured the magnitude of the signal s effect on vehicle drag, as well as the feasibility of approximating unsteady drag with steady-state methods. The CFD simulations have shown that while absolute drag results agree between wind tunnel and on-road flow, there are still discrepancies in the flow fields owing to coherent structures caused by vortices in the wind tunnel shear layer.This work adds to the knowledge base of unsteady aerodynamics and turbulence systems in wind tunnels. It serves as a starting point for efforts to establish unsteady aerodynamics as the future industry standard. 140 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Multi-variable calculus expands the study of change into higher-dimensional spaces, providing the essential language for modeling systems where multiple variables interact simultaneously. It evolves its core tools into the partial derivative and gradient, which map the direction and magnitude of change across surfaces, and the multiple integral, which calculates accumulation over volumes and vector fields. This framework is the vital bridge for students in physics, advanced engineering, and data science who must navigate the interconnected complexities of the real world.To truly master the concepts and techniques of single-variable calculus, practice is paramount. 'A Problem-Solving Approach to Multi-Variable Calculus' is your essential guide, offering a comprehensive, three-volume set filled with plenty of meticulously solved, step-by-step problems designed to build your skills and deepen your understanding. This book empowers you to confidently tackle any single-variable calculus challenge, transforming them into triumphs. 349 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this book, Zarko Paic offers a radical rethinking of aesthetics, ontology, and the technosphere in the age of digital transformation and posthumanism. Challenging classical metaphysics, Paic explores how cybernetics, autopoiesis, and visualization reshape our understanding of art, the body, and Being itself. Through a synthesis of philosophy, contemporary art theory, and technoscience, the book argues that the technosphere is not merely a technological environment but a new ontological condition one that redefines freedom, embodiment, and the human in terms of synthetic cognition and algorithmic life.Spanning topics from chaos and entropy to transgenic art and the ethics of war, Paic constructs a compelling vision of the posthuman condition, where singularity replaces God and ontology dissolves into code. This book is essential reading for scholars of digital aesthetics, visual studies, posthumanism, and contemporary philosophy, offering a provocative framework for understanding art and existence in the era of planetary computation. 181 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book offers a groundbreaking moral analysis of the metaphysical empire a concept that captures the lingering cultural and intellectual dominance of colonialism in postcolonial Africa. Drawing on African philosophy and ethics, Frank Aragbonfoh Abumere examines how colonial legacies continue to shape identity, culture, and thought, often in ways that are morally problematic. Rather than viewing the metaphysical empire solely through political or metaphysical lenses, Abumere approaches it as a moral phenomenon, evaluating whether it is ethically acceptable, reprehensible, or neutral. Through a nuanced exploration of African cultural identity, colonialism s enduring legacy, and the contested meanings of decolonization, the book challenges readers to reconsider the moral dimensions of cultural interaction and appropriation. It engages with both critics and defenders of the metaphysical empire, ultimately asking whether decolonization is a moral obligation or an unnecessary pursuit. This timely and thought-provoking work contributes to African philosophy, postcolonial theory, and decolonization studies, offering fresh insights into the ethics of empire and cultural transformation. 215 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examinesthe digital competence of pre-service mathematics teachers. Six instruments were developed based on findings from a qualitative interview study exploring pre- and in-service teachers reasoning for selecting digital resources and a systematic literature review analyzing TPACK instruments from 2017 to 2023. The newly developed instruments, based on accepted competence and digital competence frameworks, address identified empirical and methodological gaps in assessing the digital competence of pre-service mathematics teachers. The latter are among the manuscript's research novelties and contributions to the research community.One of the newly developed instruments evaluates TPACK reasoning through open-text items that require reasoning for selecting digital learning materials (dLMs) for specific learning content, while considering the learners age and special needs. A second instrument applies the same approach to selecting digital technologies across different teaching phases and specific learning content, while also accounting for learners ages and special needs, but without specifying the digital technology. Pre-service teachers had to justify their choice of digital or non-digital technology in the latter instrument. In addition, multiple-choice items were developed to assess pre-service mathematics teachers TK, TCK, and TPK. All instruments were evaluated across six studies. 213 pp. Englisch.