This monograph addresses several critical problems to the operations of shipping lines and ports, and provides algorithms and mathematical models for use by shipping lines and port authorities for decision support. One of these problems is the repositioning of container ships in a liner shipping network in order to adjust the network to seasonal shifts in demand or changes in the world economy.…
The first comprehensive overview of the effects of hypertension on the brain. The book discusses not only the relationship between hypertension and stroke, but also the much less studied relationship between hypertension and cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. It seeks to answer two important questions. First, what are the conditions under which hypertension is…
Hyperspectral imaging or imaging spectroscopy is a novel technology for acquiring and analysing an image of a real scene by computers and other devices in order to obtain quantitative information for quality evaluation and process control. Image processing and analysis is the core technique in computer vision. With the continuous development in hardware and software for image processing and ana…
Based on the authors’ research, this book introduces the main processing techniques in hyperspectral imaging. In this context, SVM-based classification, distance comparison-based endmember extraction, SVM-based spectral unmixing, spatial attraction model-based sub-pixel mapping and MAP/POCS-based super-resolution reconstruction are discussed in depth. Readers will gain a comprehensive underst…
This book introduces the subject of hyperelasticity in a concise manner mainly directed to students of solid mechanics who have a familiarity with continuum mechanics. It focuses on important introductory topics in the field of nonlinear material behavior and presents a number of example problems and solutions to greatly aid the student in mastering the difficulty of the subject and gaining nec…
This thesis outlines the first synthesis of a new complex branched polymer architecture that aims to combine the benefits of dendrimers with the simplicity of conventional polymerisation. There is no other available literature on these remarkable materials, dubbed hyperbranched polydendrons, due to their novelty. The new materials were shown to have very high molecular weights (>1,000,000 g/mol…
Informatika Biomedis Pediatrik, Aplikasi Komputer dalam Penelitian Pediatrik. Aplikasi untuk Pediatri: Menggunakan Informatika untuk Memfasilitasi, Mengoptimalkan, dan Mempersonalisasi Perawatan Saya lahir sebelum komputer elektronik ada. Dua alat utama dari tahun-tahun awal pendidikan saya adalah slide rule dan mesin tik. Sama seperti saya muncul dari pelatihan klinis sebagai ahli jantung ped…
The book comprehensively discusses the various determinants shaping the health sector in India. Based on intensive research, it quantitatively identifies the determinants of health status in India within a macroeconomic framework, taking both the demand and the supply side into consideration. The book also discusses the various economic tools of analysis for understanding the challenges facing …
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology is undergoing a rapid transformation within all of its key disciplines. Rapid advances in our understanding in the biology of medulloblastoma, pontine glioma, low-grade and high-grade glioma, ependymoma, embryonal tumors abundant neuropil and true rosettes (ETANER), and typical rhabdoid teratoid tumor (ATRT) have ushered in a new era of clinical and molecular diagnostic…
Various psychographic traits that most directly influence consumers? private label attitudes are the focal point of Stefanie Weiss? investigation. The author develops a comprehensive profile of psychographic predictors of attitude and identifies ways of translating these insights into managerial practice. Her conclusions thereby strongly contribute to understanding and describing purchasers of …