The book discusses new algorithms capable of searching for, tracking, mapping and providing a visualization of invisible substances. It reports on the realization of a bacterium-inspired robotic controller that can be used by an agent to search for any environmental spatial function such as temperature or pollution. Using the parameters of a mathematical model, the book shows that it is possibl…
This book serves as a comprehensive introductory guide to the practical aspects of risk assessment. Chapters include clearly defined objectives and summaries. The book includes: hazard identification, dose-response, exposure assessment, risk characterization, chemical mixtures, epidemiology, emerging issues and global perspectives with accessible language. The book concludes with a set of hypot…
This book serves as a timely and comprehensive overview of the latest science for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), covering the development of methods for assessing PFASs in biological fluids and tissues as well as the current knowledge regarding their toxicity to vertebrate organisms. This book includes chapters on human and wildlife exposure/body burdens, reviews of meta…
Pengamatan antariksa dan pengamatan di bumi yang canggih menunjukkan detail yang luar biasa dalam perilaku matahari yang memberi kita informasi yang tak ternilai tentang matahari sebagai bintang dan sebagai sumber energi kita. Perilaku matahari ditentukan oleh berbagai macam fenomena fisik yang bekerja dalam berbagai skala spasial dan temporal. Setiap aspek memerlukan studi subjek yang spesifik…
Manajemen aset fisik adalah manajemen aset tetap seperti mesin, kendaraan, peralatan, pabrik, bangunan, dan infrastruktur. Buku ini menyajikan pendekatan sistematis terhadap pengelolaan aset-aset tersebut mulai dari konsep hingga penghapusan. Buku ini secara khusus mengacu pada seri standar manajemen aset ISO 55000. Buku ini dirancang agar sesuai sebagai: - Buku teks untuk mata kuliah manajemen…
Catatan tentang konversi energi surya fotovoltaik ini merupakan hasil kuliah yang diberikan kepada mahasiswa pascasarjana di Departemen Fisika Universitas Carl von ssietzky Oldenburg selama dua dekade terakhir, yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan jumlah generasi muda yang mendapatkan keahlian di bidang 'fotovoltaik', untuk memotivasi kaum muda kolega dan lulusan dan Ph.D. siswa di bidang fisika, …
Classroom Assessment and Educational Measurement explores the ways in which the theory and practice of both educational measurement and the assessment of student learning in classroom settings mutually inform one another. Chapters by assessment and measurement experts consider the nature of classroom assessment information, from student achievement to affective and socio-emotional attributes; h…
This book reports significant progress of scientific research on horseshoe crabs, including aspects of evolution, genetics, ecology, population dynamics, general biology and physiology, within the recent 10 years. It also highlights the emerging issues related to world-wide conservation threats, status and needs. The contributions in this book represent part of an ongoing global effort to incre…
This book provides a concise introduction to important aspects of contemporary innovation policy, with particular emphasis on its impact on economic growth and development. It addresses a non-specialist audience interested in quickly building background knowledge, getting familiar with the terminology, and understanding core concerns and debates in this area of policy. The book has its origins …
This contributed volume draws a vital picture of the health care sector, which, like no other is affected by technology push and stakeholder pull. Innovative product and service solutions emerge, which have to integrate different stakeholders’ interests. This book studies current challenges in health care management from different perspectives. Research articles analyze the situation in the h…