Filter by
Quantum Computing for the Quantum Curious
This open access book makes quantum computing more accessible than ever before. A fast-growing field at the intersection of physics and computer science, quantum computing promises to have revolutionary capabilities far surpassing “classical” computation. Getting a grip on the science behind the hype can be tough: at its heart lies quantum mechanics, whose enigmatic concepts can be imposing…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-61601-4
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Die Grenzen der EU: Europäische Integration, „Schengen“ und die Kontroll…
Dieses Open-Access-Buch blickt auf die Hintergründe der Politik der Freizügigkeit in Europa und diskutiert die Folgen. Die europäische Integration veränderte die Migrationsverhältnisse erheblich: Zwischen den EU-Mitgliedstaaten wurden unter dem Begriff der „Freizügigkeit“ Grenzübertritte sowie Arbeit und Niederlassung von Staatsangehörigen anderer Mitgliedsländer weitgehend erleich…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-658-33213-6
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Monte Carlo N-Particle Simulations for Nuclear Detection and Safeguards
This open access book is a pedagogical, examples-based guide to using the Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP®) code for nuclear safeguards and non-proliferation applications. The MCNP code, general-purpose software for particle transport simulations, is widely used in the field of nuclear safeguards and non-proliferation for numerous applications including detector design and calibration, and the s…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-031-04129-7
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- XV, 307
Foundations of Robotics
This open access book introduces key concepts in robotics in an easy to understand language using an engaging project-based approach. It covers contemporary topics in robotics, providing an accessible entry point to fundamentals in all the major domains. A section is dedicated to introducing programming concepts using Python, which has become a language of choice in robotics and AI. The book al…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-19-1983-1
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- XXI, 543
Data Technology in Materials Modelling
This open access book discusses advances in semantic interoperability for materials modelling, aiming at integrating data obtained from different methods and sources into common frameworks, and facilitating the development of platforms where simulation services in computational molecular engineering can be provided as well as coupled and linked to each other in a standardized and reliable way. …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-68597-3
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Trauma and Resilience Among Displaced Populations: A Sociocultural Exploration
This open access book provides an enriched understanding of historical, collective, cultural, and identity-related trauma, emphasising the social and political location of human subjects. It therefore presents a socio-ecological perspective on trauma, rather than viewing displaced individuals as traumatised “passive victims”. The vastness of the phenomenon of trauma among displaced pop…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-67712-1
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods: Renaissance and Resurgence
This open access book examines the significance of gay neighborhoods (or ‘gayborhoods’) from critical periods of formation during the gay liberation and freedom movements of the 1960s and 1970s, to proven durability through the HIV/AIDS pandemic during the 1980s and 1990s, to a mature plateau since 2000. The book provides a framework for contemplating the future form and function of gay nei…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-66073-4
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
The Politics of Diversity in Music Education
This open access book examines the political structures and processes that frame and produce understandings of diversity in and through music education. Recent surges in nationalist, fundamentalist, protectionist and separatist tendencies highlight the imperative for music education to extend beyond nominal policy agendas or wholly celebratory diversity discourses. Bringing together high-level …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-65617-1
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
The New Common: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Transforming Society
This open access book presents the scientific views of some fifty experts on how they believe the COVID-19 pandemic is currently affecting society, and how it will continue to do so in the years to come. Using the concept of a “common” (in the sense of common values, common places, common goods, and common sense), they elaborate on the transition from an Old Common to a New Common. In caref…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-65355-2
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Cancer in the Arab World
This is an Open Access book. This book is a must-have for healthcare providers and researchers, public health specialists and policy makers who are interested and involved in cancer care in the Arab world. The Arab world consists of 22 countries, which are members of the Arab League and spanning over 13,132,327 km2 with over 423,000,000 population. Over the past few decades, the Arab world…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-16-7945-2
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography