This open access book explores the relevance of the concept of technology assessment (TA) on an international and global level. Technologies play a key role in addressing global challenges such as climate change, population aging, digitization, and health. At the same time, their use increases the need for coordinated action and governance at the global level in the field of science, technology…
Laporan ini merupakan salah satu studi komprehensif pertama tentang anak-anak di India. Laporan ini berfokus pada anak-anak di bawah usia 6 tahun dan menyajikan aspek-aspek utama kesejahteraan dan perkembangan mereka. Dengan jumlah kematian neonatal, bayi, dan balita tertinggi di dunia, ada kebutuhan mendesak untuk mengatasi berbagai masalah yang terus memengaruhi anak-anak di India. Volume ini…
‘Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of Society’ includes the papers presented at the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (Lisbon, Portugal, August 26 to 30th, 2024). The papers aim to contribute to a better understanding of problems and solutions of geotechnical nature, as well as to a more adequate management of natur…
This book examines the increasing body of research dedicated to the lasting differences between the former separate states of the Federal German Republic (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, it takes a broad view on German unification and transformation research. Transformation and unification processes in East and West Germany are s…
This open access book is intended for common readers who are interested in the life story of Qian Xuesen (also know as Tsien Hsue-Shen). Based on a large number of original archives and historical materials, this book focuses on Qian Xuesen’s years of seeking knowledge from his birth in 1911 to his return to China in 1955 and describes how he grows into a world-known scientist from the aspect…
This book engages in a constructive, practical debate on the nature and effects of uncertainty in global politics. International contributors explore the processes associated with different forms of uncertainty in the context of environmental issues, diplomacy and international negotiations, and conflict and security. From the collapse of the Soviet Union to the 1997 and 2008 financial crises t…
This Open Access book combines philosophical and historical analysis of various forms of alternatives to mechanism and mechanistic explanation, focusing on the 19th century to the present. It addresses vitalism, organicism and responses to materialism and its relevance to current biological science. In doing so, it promotes dialogue and discussion about the historical and philosophical importan…
This open access book introduces and explains machine learning (ML) algorithms and techniques developed for statistical inferences on a complex process or system and their applications to simulations of chemically reacting turbulent flows. These two fields, ML and turbulent combustion, have large body of work and knowledge on their own, and this book brings them together and explain the comp…
Buku ini mengambil pendekatan inovatif untuk mempelajari tata kelola iklim internasional dengan memberikan analisis kritis tentang kepemimpinan iklim, kepeloporan, dan pengikut di seluruh dunia. Volume ini menilai interaksi antara pemimpin iklim, pelopor, dan pengikut, di seluruh konteks tata kelola iklim multilevel dan/atau polisentris. Dengan meneliti tingkat negara dan sub-negara di Global S…
Sensemaking dalam Situasi Kritis dan Kompleks Terkait Keselamatan: Faktor Manusia dan Desain Desain berbasis faktor manusia yang mendukung kekuatan dan kelemahan manusia sering kali terlewatkan selama konsep dan desain sistem teknis yang kompleks. Dengan fokus pada digitalisasi dan otomatisasi, aktor manusia sering kali tidak dilibatkan tetapi perlu turun tangan selama situasi kritis terkait ke…