BOOKS with Alphabet S (Sa, Sb,Sc, Sd, Se…... )

Overview: Offers a new approach to a hitherto neglected subject.Has a heuristic value and interest for similar studies.Offers a variety of case studies, belonging to different cultural areas and periods.This book examines the textual, social, cultural, practical and institutional environments to which the expression “teaching and learning contexts” refers. It  reflects on the extent to which studying such environments helps us to better understand ancient or modern sources, and how notions of “teaching” and “learning” are to be understood..Tackling two problems: the first, is that of certain s

Overview: Describes advancements in the fields of soft computing and related areas.Contains original research papers on innovations and algorithms, applications of soft computing and advance computing.Serves as.The volume contains original research findings, exchange of ideas and dissemination of innovative, practical development experiences in different fields of soft and advance computing. It provides insights into the International Conference on Soft Computing in Data Analytics (SCDA). It also concentrates on both theory and practices from around the world in all the areas of related discip

Overview: .This book constitutes the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Smart Computing and Communication, SmartCom 2022, held in New York City, NY, USA, during November 18–20, 2022...The 64 papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 312 submissions. .SmartCom 2023 focus on recent booming developments in Web-based technologies and mobile applications which have facilitated a dramatic growth in the implementation of new techniques, such as cloud computing, edge computing, big data, pervasive computing, Internet of Things, security and privacy, blockch

Overview: Recent research on smart information and knowledge.New approaches are needed that could move us towards developing effective applicable intelligent systems for problem solving and decision making, One of the main efforts in intelligent systems development is focused on knowledge and information management which is regarded as the crucial issue in smart decision making support. The 14 Chapters of this book represent a sample of such effort. The overall aim of this book is to provide guidelines to develop tools for smart processing of knowledge and information. Still, the guide does no

Overview: Describes 6G-IoT based framework and architecture for sustainable smart cities, potential and open research challenges.Discusses the role of artificial intelligence for potential key components of sus.This book discusses the architecture, design and implementation of critical components of Sustainable Smart Cities to support governance, transportation, energy, healthcare, factories, technologies, securities, agriculture and education. The authors discuss the background of sustainable smart cities architectures and technologies and describe the problems that arise in design and implem

Overview: Practical guide to the detection, assessment and treatment of sleep disorders in patients with a wide range of psychiatric conditions.Emphasis on the “how to” rather than the theoretical.Of value for .This book is designed to give clinicians a practical guide to the  detection, assessment and treatment of sleep disorders in patients with psychiatric illness in order to better treat  both their sleep disorder and their psychiatric  disorder. In addition to providing a thorough introduction  to the major sleep disorders, it offers clear guidance on  how to assess and manage these disor

Overview: Presents students with a thorough overview of structural reliability and design.Offers insight into the latest developments in reliability engineering.Includes over 170 worked examples with detailed s.This book provides structural reliability and design students with fundamental knowledge in structural reliability, as well as an overview of the latest developments in the field of reliability engineering. It addresses the mathematical formulation of analytical tools for structural reliability assessment...This book offers an accessible introduction to structural reliability assessment

Overview: Includes supplementary material: A panel of international ICU and epilepsy physicians and researchers detail the epileptic phenomena that occur in the complex environment of the ICU. Focusing on the central nervous system, the authors systematically examine the most up-to-date evidenced-based data regarding ICU seizures, including their most frequent causes, their pathophysiology, their clinical presentation, and the diagnostic evaluation needed to confirm their presence. They also discuss the challenges and specifics of the management of ICU seizures, reviewing the new antiepileptic

Overview: From 1970 to 1977 a major project to uncover source material for students of contemporary British history and politics was undertaken at the British Library of Political and Economic Science. Fiananced by the Social Science Research Council, and under the direction of Dr Chris Cook, this project has attempted a unique and systematic operation to locate, and then to make readily available, those archives that provide the indispensable source material for the contemporary historian. This volume (the fifth in the series) provides a guide to the papers of propagandists who were influenti

Overview: Aimed at students as well as researchers in both academia and industry.Includes key definitions to facilitate learning.Includes a detailed and comprehensive description of the tools and methodologies This book is addressed to Master and PhD students as well as researchers from academia and industry. It aims to provide the key definitions to understand the issues related to interface modifications in natural fibre based composites considering the particular supramolecular and micro- structures encountered in plant fibres. A particular emphasis is given to the modification and function

Overview: Presents an interdisciplinary approach to the history of visual representations in science.Provides long-durée approach to the history of visual representations in science.Collects historical reflecti.This book explores continuity and ruptures in the historical use of visual representations in science and related disciplines such as art history and anthropology. The book also considers more recent developments that attest to the unprecedented importance of scientific visualizations, such as video recordings, animations, simulations, graphs, and enhanced realities. The volume collects

Overview: Separated flows and jets are closely linked in a variety of applications. They are of great importance in various fields of fluid mechanics including vehicle efficiency, technical branches concerned with gas/liquid flows, atmospheric effects on various constructions, etc. Knowledge of the physics of separated flows and jets and the development of reliable control techniques are prerequisite for future progress in the field. These aspects were in focus during the IUTAM-Symposium which was held in Novosibirsk, 9-13 July, 1990. This volume contains a selection of papers presenting recen

Overview: .This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy, and Anonymity in Computation, Communication, and Storage, SpaCCS 2019, held in Atlanta, GA, USA in July 2019. The 37 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 109 submissions..The papers cover many dimensions including security algorithms and architectures, privacy-aware policies, regulations and techniques, anonymous computation and communication, encompassing fundamental theoretical approaches, practical experimental projects, and commercial application systems for

Overview: This book assesses the varying ways in which automobile assemblers in several countries of East and Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas have sought to enhance their efficiency and flexibility in response to heightened global competition during the 1980s and early 1990s. It then explores the implications of such managerial strategies for workers and trade unions, and the responses of unions in seeking to preserve or enhance worker welfare and voice under industrial restructuring.978-0-333-66034-8978-1-349-24897-1Series ISSN 2662-2483 Series E-ISSN 2662-2491

Overview: Covers time-varying phase-locked loop stability, noise in mixing circuits, oscillator injection locking, oscillator phase noise behavior, harmonic oscillator dynamics and much more.Includes supplement978-1-4419-5265-3978-1-4020-3174-8Series ISSN 0893-3405

Overview: Provides access to scientific research on the brain, on topics of both the sciences of the brain and the sciences of the mind.Builds a truly interdisciplinary bridge between neurobiology, psychology a.Sensory perception: mind and matter aims at a deeper understanding of the many facets of sensory perception and their relations to brain function and cognition. It is an attempt to promote the interdisciplinary discourse between the neurosciences and psychology, which speaks the language of cognitive experiences, and philosophy, which has been thinking about the meaning and origin of co

Overview: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Studie.Includes supplementary material: In Zeiten geringer Qualitätsunterschiede und großer Markenvielfalt profilieren sich Unternehmen immer mehr über ihr Image. Dabei kann Sound Branding helfen, einen Mehrwert zu bilden, die Wiedererkennung der Marke bzw. des Unternehmens zu fördern und damit das Image nachhaltig zu prägen. So sind die Sound-Logos z. B. von Intel, BMW, Nokia oder der Deutschen Telekom in der Markenwelt nicht mehr wegzudenken. Paul Steiner liefert eine praxisorientierte Einführung in das Sound Branding unter Betrachtung der Thematik aus

Overview: Explores optimal oral health in a sustainable care setting.Provides contemporary information responsible decontamination and waste management.Written by leading authors in the field.This book provides the why, what and how on delivering a sustainable dental practice. Dentists have a professional duty to support optimal oral health. They also have a moral duty to do so in a way that leaves the smallest footprint on this planet and takes their impacts on the environment and society into account. This book helps the reader to develop a sustainable practice, driven by prevention and deli

Overview: Authors from a variety of disciplines dealing with diverse historical cases engage with the spatial deployment of violence and the possibilities for memory and resistance in contexts of state sponsored violence, enforced disappearances and regimes of exception. Contributors include Aleida Assmann, Jay Winter and David Harvey.978-1-349-47948-1978-1-137-38091-3Series ISSN 2634-6257 Series E-ISSN 2634-6265

Overview: .This volume contains the proceedings of the 8th International PhD Student Workshop on Service Life and Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures that was held in Marne-la-Vallée, France, on September the 26th and 27th 2016. .Topics discussed in the book are related to durability performance of reinforced concrete, service life modelling, prevention, protection and repair. .Reinforced concrete structures may prove to be very durable, however, their gradual degradation over time impairing both serviceability and structural safety is still a matter of great practical concern in view