The Best Evidence Rule, contained in Article X of the Federal Rules of Evidence (Rules 1001-1008) and state counterparts, is a Rule that requires a party seeking to prove the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph to produce the original (or a duplicate) or account for its nonproduction. Through a series of cases and hypotheticals drawn from actual cases, this chapter gives readers a r…
This book presents and explains a general, efficient, and elegant method for solving the Dirichlet, Neumann, and Robin boundary value problems for the extensional deformation of a thin plate on an elastic foundation. The solutions of these problems are obtained both analytically—by means of direct and indirect boundary integral equation methods (BIEMs)—and numerically, through the applicati…
This volume collects recent advances in nonlinear delay systems, with an emphasis on constructive generalized Lyapunov and predictive approaches that certify stability properties. The book is written by experts in the field and includes two chapters by Miroslav Krstic, to whom this volume is dedicated. This volume is suitable for all researchers in mathematics and engineering who deal with non…
The fungal genus Botrytis is the focus of intensive scientific research worldwide. The complex interactions between this pathogen and the plants it infects and the economic importance of the diseases caused by Botrytis (principally grey mould) on more than 1400 species of cultivated plants pre- and post-harvest, render this pathogen of particular interest to farmers, advisers, students and rese…
Penyebaran kepalsuan yang disengaja dan serangan yang menyertainya terhadap minoritas, kebebasan pers, dan supremasi hukum menantang norma dan nilai dasar yang menjadi sandaran legitimasi kelembagaan dan stabilitas politik. Bagaimana kita bisa sampai di sini? Era Disinformasi mengumpulkan sekelompok sejarawan, ilmuwan politik, dan pakar komunikasi yang luar biasa untuk meneliti asal-usul sejara…
Buku pegangan interdisipliner pertama di bidangnya, sumber daya vital ini menawarkan analisis regulasi penelitian kesehatan yang luas. Bab-bab tersebut menghadapi kesenjangan antara hukum yang terdokumentasi dan penelitian dalam praktik, dan mengacu pada teori hukum, etika, dan sosial tentang apa yang dianggap sebagai regulasi penelitian yang kuat untuk membuat rekomendasi untuk arah masa depan…
Dalam dekade terakhir, kecerdasan buatan (AI) telah menjadi kekuatan pengganggu di seluruh dunia, menawarkan potensi inovasi yang sangat besar tetapi juga menciptakan bahaya dan risiko bagi individu dan masyarakat tempat mereka tinggal. Volume ini membahas tantangan filosofis, etika, hukum, dan sosial yang paling mendesak yang ditimbulkan oleh AI. Kontributor dari berbagai disiplin ilmu dan sek…
In recent years, the European Commission has attached increasing importance to the use of financial engineering instruments rather than traditional grant-based financing for the microcredit sector, considering these to be the most efficient option available. This book presents a study of capacity building and structural funds in public managing authorities for the microcredit sector. It present…
This Brief concerns the chemical risk in food products from the viewpoint of microbiology. The “Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point” (HACCP) approach, which is applied for this purpose, is dedicated to the study and the analysis of all possible dangers by food consumptions and the related countermeasures with the aim of protecting the health of consumers. This difficult objective is …
This volume discusses membrane potential imaging in the nervous system and in the heart and modern optical recording technology. Additionally, it covers organic and genetically-encoded voltage-sensitive dyes; membrane potential imaging from individual neurons, brain slices, and brains in vivo; optical imaging of cardiac tissue and arrhythmias; bio-photonics modelling. This is an expanded and fu…