Discover China's rich spiritual history through the monumental works of polymath Jao Tsung-i, presented in English for the first time. Throughout his far-reaching discussions of Chinese religious history ranging from prehistoric ancestor worship to Daoist immortality cultism and beyond, Jao’s studies draw upon an immense range of sources, including stele inscriptions, excavated manuscripts, a…
This open access edited volume introduces the concept of causal mechanisms to explore new ways of explaining the global dynamics of social policy, and shows that a mechanism-based approach provides several advantages over established approaches for studying social policy The introductory chapter outlines the mechanism-based approach, which stands out by modularisation and a clear focus on acto…
Niat dari buku ini adalah untuk menjembatani hubungan antara pengamatan eksperimental dan prinsip-prinsip teoretis dalam fisika akselerator. Metode dan konsep yang diambil terutama dari akselerator energi tinggi, sebagian besar telah dipresentasikan dalam laporan internal dan prosiding konferensi akselerator, sebagian di antaranya telah muncul dalam jurnal yang telah diulas. Dalam buku ini kami…
Faktor Bayes untuk Analisis Keputusan Forensik dengan R memberikan pengantar yang mandiri untuk statistik Bayesian komputasional menggunakan R. Dengan fokus utamanya pada faktor Bayes yang didukung oleh kumpulan data, buku ini menampilkan perspektif operasional, relevansi praktis, dan penerapan—mempertahankan justifikasi teoritis dan filosofis yang terbatas. Buku ini menawarkan pendekatan yan…
What is the ocean’s role in human and planetary history? How have writers, sailors, painters, scientists, historians, and philosophers from across time and space poetically envisioned the oceans and depicted human entanglements with the sea? In order to answer these questions, Søren Frank covers an impressive range of material in A Poetic History of the Oceans: Greek, Roman and Biblical text…
Buku akses terbuka ini merupakan prosiding dari Konferensi Internasional Pertama tentang Mesin Argumentasi yang Kuat, Jurnal Filsafat Analitik Internasional (RATIO, International Journal of Analytic Philosophy) 2024, yang berlangsung di Bielefeld, Jerman, selama 5-7 Juni 2024. 20 makalah lengkap dan 1 makalah pendek yang disertakan dalam prosiding ditinjau dan dipilih secara saksama dari 24 kir…
Making decisions require professionals in different fields to be able to identify, understand, and even predict situations and events relevant to their professions. This makes diagnosis an essential part of professional competences across domains. Diagnosis involves identifying the problem, analyzing the context, and application of obtained knowledge and experience to make practical decisio…
This chapter discusses the aims and objectives of the study, a short historiography, a justifcation of the study’s delimitations and the book’s structure.
This 'Open Access' SpringerBrief provides foundational knowledge for designing autonomous, asynchronous systems and explains aspects of users relevant to designing for these systems, introduces principles for user-centered design, and prepares readers for more advanced and specific readings. It provides context and the implications for design choices made during the design and development of th…
This open access Brief introduces the basic principles of control theory in a concise self-study guide. It complements the classic texts by emphasizing the simple conceptual unity of the subject. A novice can quickly see how and why the different parts fit together. The concepts build slowly and naturally one after another, until the reader soon has a view of the whole. Each concept is illustra…