Das Open-Access-Buch untersucht, wie die organisationale Gestaltung von Forschungseinrichtungen ihre inhaltliche und methodische Ausrichtung beeinflusst und wie sich Disziplinen und Forschungsfelder im Laufe der Zeit gewandelt und an neue institutionelle Kontexte angepasst haben. Die präsentierten historischen Fallgeschichten werden mithilfe eines gemeinsamen Analyserasters in Beziehung zueina…
In diesem Open-Access-Buch gibt eine Evaluationsstudie Auskunft, wie teilnehmende Lehrkräfte Fortbildungen erleben, die auf die KulturSchul-Entwicklung zielen. Welche Perspektiven bauen diese auf? Und welche internen Unterstützungsmaßnahmen trifft die Schule, damit sich die Lernkultur ändern kann? Die Fortbildungsreihen im Landesprogramm «KulturSchule Hessen» legen die Grundlage daf…
Air museums around the world are displays of the manifestations of the many ideas that went into making it possible for a person to take to the air. The earliest desires to do so are recorded in mythology, the human imagination, and envy of what birds can do. Icarus and Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of flying but, alas, their efforts were not successful. Balloons lifted people into the air usin…
When physical travel to a specific place is prohibited or otherwise difficult or impossible, digital travel provides a promising alternative. The technology to do this is now widely available and many people have the possibility to meet with others digitally, and thus alleviate the social effects of physical isolation. Digital travel can also be source of pleasure and entertainment, and ma…
The European Union’s (EU) ‘Digital Society’ is the latest in a long line of ‘revolutions’, ‘ages’ and societal forms proposed by policymakers, academics and industry for over ffty years (Martin, 2008; Lynn et al., 2018). Critics note that it is at best inaccurate and at worst incorrect to describe society as digital or of technological origin, and is not by and large subje…
This open access book is looking into ways to achieve just climate policy within a country. The authors of this monograph share a unique, timely and original vision: continuous support for climate policy is more likely to emerge when citizens find that the distribution of the bill for climate costs is fair. But what is a fair distribution of climate costs? This is an important question because …
This open access book offers a strategic perspective on AI and the process of embedding it in society. After decades of research, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now entering society at large. Due to its general purpose character, AI will change society in multiple, fundamental and unpredictable ways. Therefore, the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) characterizes AI…
This open access book describes modern applications of computational human modeling with specific emphasis in the areas of neurology and neuroelectromagnetics, depression and cancer treatments, radio-frequency studies and wireless communications. Special consideration is also given to the use of human modeling to the computational assessment of relevant regulatory and safety requirements. Reade…
Ini adalah buku akses terbuka. Jumlah orang tua semakin banyak, sementara jumlah anak-anak semakin sedikit. Berkat kemajuan ilmiah, harapan hidup terus meningkat. Temuan ilmu pengetahuan alam di era pasca-genomik menunjukkan bahwa perkembangan ini belum berakhir, meskipun ada peningkatan penyakit dan kecacatan yang berkaitan dengan usia. Apakah banjir orang lanjut usia, pensiunan, dan “konsum…
Hukum konservasi dan keseimbangan pada jaringan telah menjadi subjek minat penelitian yang besar mengingat berbagai macam penerapannya pada proses dunia nyata, khususnya arus lalu lintas. Monograf akses terbuka ini adalah yang pertama menyelidiki berbagai jenis masalah kontrol untuk hukum konservasi yang muncul dalam pemodelan lalu lintas kendaraan. Empat jenis masalah kontrol dibahas - kontrol…