Technology & Engineering - General

The paradigm in the design of all human activity that requires energy for its development must change from the past. We must change the processes of product manufacturing and functional services. This is necessary in order to mitigate the ecological footprint of man on...

This three volume series of intellectual biography considers the life, work and impact on economic, social and political theory of the Italian economist, sociologist and political scientist Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923).This second volume follows Pareto from his time teaching at Lausanne to the juncture in...

This title discusses design strategies, implementation difficulties, and the effectiveness of online labs. It provides scholars, researchers, and practitioners support for lab-based e-learning, gives guidance on the selection of technologies for various projects, and illustrates Web-based teaching with case studies.Author: Lee ChaoISBN-10: 1599045079ISBN-13: 9781599045078Publisher:...

Instructors at universities face many of the same concerns. They have to prepare and organize their courses, teach those courses and provide assignments, assess the learning of the students, and then evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching style. Even though these experiences are common,...

As science advances, more and more emphasis is being placed on the human user of the computer-based system. Instead of humans learning how to interact with these systems, the systems must learn how to interact with humans. Cognitively Informed Systems: Utilizing Practical Approaches to...

E-Learning and Virtual Science Centers addresses an aspect of Web-based education that has not attracted sufficient attention in the international research literature - that of virtual science centers, the cyberspace annex of traditional science centers. It is the first book to be published on...

Business Process Improvement Through E-Collaboration: Knowledge Sharing Through the Use of Virtual Groups is written around two main theses. The first is that business process improvement, a key element of the most influential management movements since the 1980s, can itself be considerably improved by...

The "buzz" surrounding social media focuses on how business can build relationships by participating in the online "conversation". When it works, social media relationship building is often labor and time intensive with a return on investment that is often hard to measure. Not many...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Between Craft and Science brings together leading scholars from sociology, anthropology, industrial relations, management, and engineering to consider issues surrounding technical work, the most rapidly expanding sector of the labor force. Part craft and part science, part blue-collar and part white-collar, technical work demands...

This book is the actual cruise book of CAG 86 which was originally published just after World War II. This quality, large format volume contains biographies of all VF, VBF, VB, VT and Air Group Combat personnel, as well as those serving on the...

Author: Bob ColemanISBN-10: 0393312119ISBN-13: 9780393312119Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/1970Pages: 344Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.51w x 1.05d

Contrary to common beliefs, economic globalization does not imply the end of social urban policy. This book argues that urban society and policy-makers have sufficient degrees of freedom available to decide on the social and economic future of deprived neighborhoods. Experiences from several European...

Author: Vitalii TkachenkoISBN-13: 9798869054296Publisher: Be Art New YorkLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2025Pages: 86Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.38d

Step into the transformative world of artificial intelligence with AI Book for Beginners: Volume 1 by Amber Lord, a comprehensive and engaging guide crafted for those new to AI. This beginner-friendly book demystifies complex concepts like machine learning, neural networks, and data science fundamentals,...

This volume of the "Bulletin of the Bureau of Standards" presents a compilation of scientific research and standardization efforts undertaken by the United States National Bureau of Standards. It offers detailed reports, analyses, and findings across various fields of physics and engineering. This collection...

Low temperature research has gained significant momentum in India, especially with the increased availability of closed-cycle refrigerators, which have made cryogenic studies more accessible and cost-effective. In light of this, it is timely and appropriate to compile a comprehensive resource aimed at students and...

Bee products, such as honey, pollen, royal jelly, and propolis, are widely recognized as nutritious and biologically active superfoods. However, variations in production practices, environmental conditions, and potential pollution risks have led to inconsistent quality, raising concerns among consumers. To advance industry standards, this...

Why, indeed, is there the need for technological issues to be discussed in the context of Interstellar Law? Briefly put, as technology changes, the law must keep in sync - otherwise, the law becomes unable to be effective. Yet, as Stephen Hawking points out,...

For those who have read Volumes 1 and 2 of The Technidigm Protocol, whether at the Novice, Practitioner, or Master level, Volume 3 provides unique and detailed assessment guidelines (actual questions to ask as part of detailed research) for management assessments of critical programs...

The Next Tech Apocalypse: The Death of Mobile reveals the coming collapse of the smartphone industry, the downfall of mobile networks, and the rise of Adaptive Computing (AC). As AC technology replaces outdated silicon-based computing, tech giants like Apple, Google, and telecom carriers must...

This book considers the interplay between the affordances of technologies, the experiences and processes of technological systems, and the process of learning and adaptation by state actors as part of governance reform in China. It offers detailed studies of specific projects and applications that...

The present book is compilation of the reports presented during an international workshop on cleaner Production & Energy Conservation organized by the NAM S&T centre at Cochin. This book is a compilation opt the articles in this publication have touched upon various aspects of...

Data is an important part of the modern world's infrastructure, as it is essential to the functioning of society and a key factor in any digital transformation. For this reason, we need to be careful about how we build, maintain and strengthen our data...

The present work has been motivated by a particular concept of corrosion protection; however, it addresses the generic field of storage and delivery of functional molecules. After processing of galvanized steel sheets a so-called cut-edge is exposed. Its cathodic protection is mostly insufficient and...

This book is Sang-Ho Yun's Ph.D. work at Stanford University. It contains radar image processing parts and geophysical modeling parts. The data processing parts introduce an optimal algorithm to recover missing regions of digital elevation model (DEM) and an algorithm to form an interferometric...

Author: Jui Ching HsuISBN-10: 3836473259ISBN-13: 9783836473255Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2008Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

This book covers two key topics in Lab-on-Chips. The first topic, rapid pathogen detection, is of the utmost importance for human health and safety reasons. The most common problem encountered with current pathogen monitoring techniques is the inverse relationship between specificity and speed. One...

Author: Naser SahitiISBN-10: 3836466708ISBN-13: 9783836466707Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 02/18/2008Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.33d

Author: Sonja Katajun LindenbergISBN-10: 3836466112ISBN-13: 9783836466110Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 02/15/2008Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.26d

The development of low-temperature premixed compression ignition (PCI) combustion strategies and the performance of diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) are presented in this work. At moderate loads, low-temperature PCI combustion is shown to significantly reduce engine-out oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and soot emissions compared to...

In today's knowledge driven society, the efficiency of the transfer and acquisition of knowledge has gained importance. In order to acquire new knowledge, a user needs information about the problem domain and the concepts within the knowledge structure. This information is required to create...

This book is a comprehensive analysis of kinematical modeling for a flight platform with flexible wings applying robotic manipulator theory. The Denavit-Hartenberg notation is widely employed for the direct kinematics of 2DOF wing and 3DOF wing in order to mimic the forward flight of...

The aim of this reprint is to provide readers with an in-depth understanding of state-of-the-art technical approaches related to remote sensing target detection and object detection. Remote sensing target detection or object detection determines the presence of a target or object of interest in...

The sustainable development of transport systems (including eco-mobility, energy efficiency, reduction of CO2 emissions and noise emissions), digital transformation of transport processes, and development of information technology have generated an increasing demand for scientific research to support managerial and engineering decisions linked to improving...

Electrical machines and drives are among the most important components used in a wide range of applications, such as industry, transportation, power systems, etc. In addition, at present, their development is a pressing challenge, as people concentrate on efficiency improvements together with material and...

The aim of this special issue is to help readers, students, engineers, researchers in academia and in industry, and decision makers in the fields of autonomous vehicles and transportation to identify some of the most active and promising research directions in the last three...

The rapid advancement of technology necessitates the development of innovative solutions that maintain robust security and privacy across data networks and multimedia systems. This collection aims to advance the state of the art in network and multimedia security, offering innovative solutions to pressing challenges...

This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest advancements in the critical areas of characterizations, mechanical properties, and constitutive modeling of advanced materials, integrating both experimental and theoretical perspectives. This collection of works spans a diverse range of topics, from the characterization of cutting-edge...

This reprint collates the latest advances in polymer composites, including research on various aspects related to fire protection, flame retardancy, thermal stability, and thermal management. Through the introduction and discussion in this reprint, readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the importance of fire...

The aim of this reprint is to expound upon the latest extraction technologies in the separation of different substances from various resources for a broad range of application. These include the extraction of metal elements from natural and secondary resources and the extraction of...

This Special Issue explores significant research on fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites, including advancements in material development, process optimization, sustainability, and multimodal characterization techniques. Featured topics include low-density, high-performance composite foams, flame-retardant panels, and eco-friendly bio-composites using flax and cashew nut shells. This issue also examines...

Tribology has been and continues to be one of the most relevant fields of research, and its understanding provides us with solutions for future technical challenges. At the root of all advances made so far are multitudes of precise experiments and advanced computer simulations...

With the rapid advances in sensor technology, a vast and ever-growing amount of data in various domains and modalities is readily available. However, presenting raw signal data collected directly from sensors is sometimes inappropriate due to the presence of, for example, noise or distortion,...

This volume compiles the complete communications presented at the 10th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications, which was held online from November 15 to 30, together with the contributions of three of the keynote speakers. The conference covered topics such as chemo- and...

Buildings celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2023. During this time, Buildings has achieved a lot. Indeed, its number of published papers, rejection rate, number of full-text downloads, number of citations received by published papers, Impact Factor, and submission-to-publication time have all consistently improved. The...

Tribology grapples with diverse challenges, seeking to minimize friction and wear, and to advance the energy efficiency and sustainability of machinery. Laser surface engineering emerges as a highly effective solution with which to tackle these challenges. Recent advancements in this field, including techniques like...

This is a topic reprint of articles from the Topic published online in the open access journals Applied Sciences, Designs, Electronics, Energies, Machines. It has finally accepted 29 articles which have potential applications in industrial sectors such as electric vehicles, servo controls, electro-hydralic systems,...

This reprint focuses on the latest electromagnetic nondestructive testing technology and its applications, including magnetic flux leakage testing, eddy current testing, remote field eddy current testing, pulsed eddy currents, magnetic Barkhausen noise testing, electromagnetic acoustic transducer testing, etc. With the development of electromagnetic nondestructive...