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Overview: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology, AMAST 2008, held in Urbana, IL, USA, in July 2008. The 28 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. Among the topics covered are all current issues in formal methods related to algebraic and logical foundations, software technology, and to programming methodology including concurrent and reactive systems, evolutionary software/adaptive systems, logic and functional programming,

Overview: 978-3-642-45934-4978-3-642-45932-0Series ISSN 0085-140X Series E-ISSN 2197-4195

Overview: Offers a comprehensive discussion on the Buddhist liberation and meditation concepts based on original Pāli scriptures.Interprets the early Buddhist soteriology critically and sympathetically by inter.The book offers a comprehensive discussion on the Buddhist liberation and meditation concepts based on the original Pāli scriptures of Theravāda Buddhism. It interprets the early Buddhist soteriology critically and sympathetically by interweaving the Buddhological and the Buddhistic debates on understanding the Buddha’s original teaching on bondage, liberation, liberated ones, and medit

Overview: Advances in Advertising Research series are published annually by the European Advertising Academy (EAA). This volume grew out of research papers presented at the 9th ICORIA (International Conference on Research in Advertising) which was held at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain,.on June 24-26, 2010. The conference involved advertising, communication, and marketing scholars located all over the world, thereby setting an example of diversity and plurality in our ICORIA community. The goal of this book is breaking new ground in both theory and practice. Each chapter tries to shed l

Overview: Covers all aspects related to alternative fuels in IC engines.Presents a comparative analyses of different alternative fuels.Discusses about different strategies of alternative fuel utilization in IC This monograph covers different aspects related to utilization of alternative fuels in internal combustion (IC) engines with a focus on biodiesel, dimethyl ether, alcohols, biogas, etc. The focal point of this book is to present engine combustion, performance and emission characteristics of IC engines fueled by these alternative fuels. A section of this book also covers the potential str

Overview: Lavishly illustrated step-by-step guide covers all aspects of neuro-otology and lateral skull base procedures.With more than 100 superb artwork drawings.With video-clips of surgical procedures on DVD..Long awaited, this fine surgical atlas covers all aspects of neuro-otology and lateral skull base procedures in comprehensively in detail. The lavishly illustrated step-by-step guide is written by two American experts to ensure continuity between topics. The text is highly structured with step-by-step explanation of each surgical procedure and TIPS and TECHNIQUES sections as well as a P

Overview: Includes case studies of successful innovation in organisations.Addresses why AI has been less quickly adopted in the travel industry.Explores technological innovation in the travel industry.Over the past decade, Artificial Intelligence has proved invaluable in a range of industry verticals such as automotive and assembly, life sciences, retail, oil and gas, and travel. The leading sectors adopting AI rapidly are Financial Services, Automotive and Assembly, High Tech and Telecommunications. Travel has been slow in adoption, but the opportunity for generating incremental value by leve

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Overview: Highlights recent research in artificial intelligence.Gathers selected papers presented at the Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI2018), held in Niigata, Japan,.This book presents selected and extended papers from the largest conference on artificial intelligence in Japan, which was expanded into an internationalized event for the first time in 2019: the 33rd Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI 2019), held on June 4–June 7, 2019 at TOKI MESSE in Niigata, Japan. .The book’s content has been divided into si

Overview: Die Verschuldung der Entwicklungsländer gegenüber ausländischen Kapitalgebern stellt nach wie vor eines der zentralen Probleme globaler Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik dar. Auch wenn eine Analyse verschiedener Verschuldungsindikatoren auf eine Entspannung der Situation hindeutet, ist ein übermäßiges Ausmaß an Auslandsverbindlichkeiten eines der Haupthemmnisse für die Wirtschaftsentwicklung dieser Länder.Roland Mestel analysiert praxisorientierte Instrumente zur Schuldenreduktion, die sich am Marktmechanismus orientieren. Der Autor zeigt als Alternative zum generellen Schuldenerlass au

Overview: Offers a broad, timely perspective on human-centered and sustainable design.Covers cutting-edge design strategies, methods, procedures, and materials.Highlights challenges and advantages of interdisci.This book provides readers with a snapshot of cutting-edge methods and procedures in industrial design, with a particular focus on human-centered and user-experience design, service design, sustainable design and applications of virtual & augmented reality. Reporting on both theoretical and practical investigations aimed at improving industrial design through interdisciplinary collabora

Overview: Offers a critical examination of how climate science is communicated to the social and physical sciences.Presents a description and assessment of climate science from an insider perspective.Provides a.This book offers a critical exploration of first-hand experiences of practicing climate science. It tackles the pivotal question of what, precisely, constitutes contemporary scientific practice. The author offers an insider’s account of the experience of undertaking scientific training and of practicing as a climate scientist in order to examine the gulf between the way that science is

Overview: .Population aging is a powerful megatrend affecting many countries around the world. This demographic shift has vast effects on societies, economies and businesses, and thus also for the advertising industry. Advertising in the Aging Society presents insights from a large-scale content analysis as well as questionnaire surveys among advertising practitioners and consumers in Japan. As the most aged society in the world, Japan lends itself as particularly suitable to study the implications of population aging. This book shows that older people, and especially older women, are highly u

Overview: A comprehensive and thorough collection of essays on all aspects of APS by internationally recognized authorities in the field.Presents the latest state-of-the-art information about evidence-based praThis new edition is a comprehensive and updated resource on antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), which is an autoimmune disorder. In APS, the body recognizes certain normal components of blood and/or cell membranes as foreign substances and produces antibodies (antiphospholipid antibodies) against them. APS is associated with recurrent clotting events (thrombosis) including premature stroke,

Overview: A concise guide useful to all scientists and academicians, from authors to referees and editors.Case studies and examples illustrate the topic and issues throughout the work.Highlights the basic rulesThis is the first volume of a book series dedicated to "Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Scientific and Scholarly Communication". Fighting plagiarism is a the top priority for STM publishing. A practical guide will importantly contribute to the awareness of the relevant communities, bringing to the surface the basic rules and examples from the literature. 978-3-319-37334-8978-3-3

Overview: .Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes. is an editedwork written in honor of Julien Keilson. This volume has attracted ahost of scholars in applied probability, who have made majorcontributions to the field, and have written survey andstate-of-the-art papers on a variety of applied probability topics,including, but not limited to: perturbation method, time reversibleMarkov chains, Poisson processes, Brownian techniques, Bayesianprobability, optimal quality control, Markov decision processes,random matrices, queueing theory and a variety of applications ofstochastic processes.

Overview: Discusses the relationship between architecture and the social sciences.Provides an interdisciplinary approach on the research and practice of architecture and urbanism.Focuses on inter and multidisci.This book contributes to current debates on the relationship between architecture and the social sciences, highlighting current interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teaching as well as research and practice in architecture and urbanism. It also raises awareness about the complementarities and tensions between the spaces of the project, including the construction spaces and living spa

Overview: The only textbook on the market dealing comprehensively with the physics of spaceflight.Based on the author‘s extensive teaching and his work with students.Provides problems and solutions covered in n.This introductory text covers all the key concepts, relationships, and ideas behind spaceflight and is the perfect companion for students pursuing courses on or related to astronautics. As a crew member of the STS-55 Space Shuttle mission and a full professor of astronautics at the Technical University of Munich, Ulrich Walter is an acknowledged expert in the field. This book is based o

Overview: 978-3-642-97507-3Series ISSN 0937-7433 Series E-ISSN 2512-5214

Overview: Presents cutting-edge research on elder and dementia care and social inclusion.Identifies and details global aging challenges and offers innovative and impactful solutions.Uniquely presents the need fThis open access book outlines the challenges of supporting the health and wellbeing of older adults around the world and offers examples of solutions designed by stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public, private and nonprofit organizations in the United States. The solutions presented address challenges including: providing person-centered long-term care, making palliative care ac