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The mitigation of global climate change poses one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century. Governments all around the world have set ambitious climate- and energy- specific targets that shape the development of the energy and transportation sectors. Increasing the share of renewable...

In this dissertation, the effect of cold plasma treatment on the comfort properties of P/C blend fabric has been studied in a low pressure plasma reactor. The plasma treatment was conducted on the samples of 65% polyester and 35% cotton blend fabric using argon,...

Tropentag is the largest interdisciplinary conference in Europe, focused on developmentoriented research in the fields of tropical and subtropical agriculture, food security, natural resource management and rural development. Tropentag takes place annually, even though the past two years were particularly challenging, while the conference...

In Zeiten von Diskussionen über Verbote für Verbrennungsmotoren, der Suche nach neuen Energiekonzepten für die Mobilität von morgen und nicht zuletzt einer intensiveren Diskussion um die Begrenzung der CO₂-Emissionen im Zuge des Pariser Klimaschutzabkommens setzt die diesjährige Tagung einen deutlichen Akzent auf neue und...

Bochum University of Applied Sciences has identified the central transformation topics of sustainability and digitalisation as a key goal and anchored them in its strategy. In several study programmes, students are already being prepared and qualified as future experts for their tasks as agents...

Climate change has become one of the most significant challenges humanity faces. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, not only will natural disasters strike considerably more frequently and severely, but whole swaths of land will become uninhabitable and infertile as farmland. It is...

The second novel by Helmar Neubacher: Adolf Hitler The Evil - and the Revenge of the Billy Goat of Leonding Helmar Neubacher makes to a subject of discussion the Evil in the former "Fuehrer" of the German people and moreover gives answers to up...

Reproduction of the original: Genuine Mediumship by Swami Bhakta VishitaAuthor: Swami Bhakta VishitaISBN-10: 373407150XISBN-13: 9783734071508Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/25/2019Pages: 186Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.43d

Tropentag is the largest interdisciplinary conference in Europe on development oriented research in the fields of sub-/tropical agriculture, food security, natural resource management and rural development. Taking place annually, Tropentag 2020 turned out to be a special challenge. Originally planned to take place in...

Food-scanners are novel, portable and miniaturized devices, which operate on the principle of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). According to the manufacturers, these devices are suitable for measuring a wide range of important quality parameters on fresh produce. This research evaluated the suitability of food-scanners for...

Fresh-cut apples show a short shelf life. Microbial loads, rapid tissue browning, and loss of texture and flavour limit their customers' acceptability. Therefore, postharvest storage in sugar-syrup or suitable fruit juice solutions are common practices to extend shelf life. However, knowledge on the effects...

In face of an accelerating climate change, the reduction and substitution of fossil fuels is crucial to decarbonize energy production. Gas turbines can operate with versatile fuel sources like natural gas and future fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia. In a next future, thermal...

In the present thesis, the dependence of wood pellet degradation and fines formation during pneumatic conveying on operating conditions like air and product mass flow or shape of pipe components is investigated. Both the size reduction of the cylindrical pellets during pneumatic transport caused...

Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Law - European and International Law, Intellectual Properties, grade: A, University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh Law School), course: European Labour Law, language: English, abstract: In this essay I will argue that the jurisprudence emerging from the CJEU...

Master's Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Engineering - Robotics, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, language: English, abstract: Indoor navigation is a challenging task due to the absence of Global Positioning System(GPS). This project removes the need for GPS in systems by...

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2019 in the subject Economics - Monetary theory and policy, grade: B, Kenyatta University (Department of Entrepreneurship, Technology, Leadership and Management), course: Leadership and Governance, language: English, abstract: This study aims at analyzing the effect of decentralization frameworks...

Author: Friedrich L. BoschkeISBN-10: 3662157926ISBN-13: 9783662157923Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/20/2013Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.30d

This book covers the discussions of Basic Thermodynamics. This consists of lessons on concepts and theories of basic thermodynamics together with sample problems and exercises at the end of each topic. This book can be a supplement in learning the basic topics on thermodynamics...

Fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device that produces electricity directly from chemical energy, and the by-products are only water and heat. It is seen by many pioneers that fuel cell is the solution to a whole range of environmental challenges, such as...

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Psychology - Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology, Prevention, ( Atlantic International University ), language: English, abstract: The term 'Orthorexia' was first coined in 1997 by Dr. Steven Bratman. The combination of the Greek words 'orthos' meaning correct...

Author: Ershi QiISBN-10: 3642400620ISBN-13: 9783642400629Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/17/2014Pages: 1208Format: PaperbackWeight: 4.60lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.90d

Author: Ershi QiISBN-10: 3642384447ISBN-13: 9783642384448Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/22/2013Pages: 1741Format: PaperbackWeight: 4.93lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 3.10d

Author: Ershi QiISBN-10: 3642383904ISBN-13: 9783642383908Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/22/2013Pages: 1658Format: PaperbackWeight: 4.71lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 3.00d

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Constructive Side-Channel Analysis and Secure Design, COSADE 2012, held in Darmstadt, Germany, May 2012. The 16 revised full papers presented together with two invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 49...

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the industrial track of the 4th International Conference on Subject-Oriented Business Process Management, S-BPM ONE 2012, held in Vienna, Austria, in April 2012. S-BPM as a discipline is characterized by a seamless approach toward the analysis,...

This two volume set LNCS 7238 and LNCS 7239 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2012, held in Busan, South Korea, in April 2012. The 44 revised full papers and 8 short papers presented...

Author: Fernando A. KuipersISBN-10: 3642285821ISBN-13: 9783642285820Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/09/2012Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.60d

The two volume set, CCIS 262 and 263, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference, MulGraB 2011, held as Part of the Future Generation Information Technology Conference, FGIT 2011, in conjunction with GDC 2011, Jeju Island, Korea, in December 2011.The papers presented were...

Author: Ana Teresa FreitasISBN-10: 3642280617ISBN-13: 9783642280610Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/28/2012Pages: 121Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.40d

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Symposium on Integrated Uncertainty in Knowledge Modeling and Decision Making, IUKM 2011, held in Hangzhou, China, in October 2011. The 21 revised full papers presented together with 1 keynote lecture and 5 invited talks were...

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, Inscrypt 2010, held in Shanghai, China, in October 2010. The 35 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 125 submissions. The papers are...

One of eighteen field-specific reports in strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this book addresses a wide range of topics relevant to long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of water resource.Author: Changming LiuISBN-10: 3642236316ISBN-13: 9783642236310Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This two volume set LNCS 7016 and LNCS 7017 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP 2011, held in Melbourne, Australia, in October 2011. The first volume presents 24 revised regular papers and 17...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Applications, ASMTA 2011, held in Venice, Italyin June 2011.The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from many submissions.The papers are organized in...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Parallel Computing Technologies, PaCT 2011, held in Kazan, Russia on September 19-23, 2011. The 44 full papers presented together with 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 68 submissions. The papers...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2011, held in Auckland, New Zealand in June/July 2011.The 49 revised full papers presented together with three invited talks and extended abstracts of poster presentations, young researchers...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Congress on Tools for Teaching Logic, TICTTL 2011, held in Salamanca, Spain, in June 2011. The 30 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The congress focusses on a variety of topics...

Author: Ying TanISBN-10: 3642215149ISBN-13: 9783642215148Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/26/2011Pages: 639Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.25lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.50d

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications, ISBRA 2011, held in Changsha, China, in May 2011.The 36 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 92 submissions. Topics...

This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings of the 5th International Frontiers of Algorithmics Workshop, FAW 2011, and the 7th International Conference on Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management, AAIM 2011, jointly held in Jinhua, China, in May 2011. The 35 revised full papers...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advances in Power Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, PEIE 2011, held at Nagpur, India, in April 2011. The 9 revised full papers presented together with 4 short papers and 7 poster papers were...

The Transactions on Pattern Languages of Programming subline aims to publish papers on patterns and pattern languages as applied to software design, development, and use, throughout all phases of the software life cycle, from requirements and design to implementation, maintenance and evolution. The primary...

Edited in collaboration with FoLLI, the Association of Logic, Language and Information, this book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th Indian Conference on Logic and Its Applications, ICLA 2011, held in Delhi, India, in January 2011. The 14 revised full papers presented together...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems, W2GIS 2011, held in Kyoto, Japan, in March 2011. A total of 13 full and 3 short papers plus 2 short keynote papers presented were carefully...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Internet Technology, ICDCIT 2011, held in Bhubaneswar, India, in February 2011. The 18 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 138 submissions. In addition the book...

The LNCS journal Transactions on Computational Science reflects recent developments in the field of Computational Science, conceiving the field not as a mere ancillary science but rather as an innovative approach supporting many other scientific disciplines. The journal focuses on original high-quality research in...

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th Interntaional Workshop on Digital Watermarking, IWDW 2010, held in Seoul, Korea, in October 2010. The 26 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. The papers are organized in...

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 5th Conference on Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication, and Cryptography, TQC 2010, held in Leeds, UK, in April 2010. The 15 revised papers presented were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement....

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Membrane Computing, CMC11, held in Jena, Germany, in August 2010 - continuing the fruitful tradition of 10 previous editions of the International Workshop on Membrane Computing (WMC).The 23 revised full...

Welcome to the proceedings of the 2010 International Conferences on Grid and D- tributed Computing (GDC 2010), and Control and Automation (CA 2010) - two of the partnering events of the Second International Mega-Conference on Future Gene- tion Information Technology (FGIT 2010). GDC and...