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Tracking and Mapping of Spatiotemporal Quantities Using Unicellular Swarm Int…
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…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-27425-6
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- X, 194
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- Biosystems & Biorobotics
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Traceback and Anonymity
This brief systematically examines the trackback problem and its interaction with low-latency anonymous communication. First, it provides an overview of the common techniques a network-based attack may use to hide its origin and identity. Then the authors explore the MIX-based anonymity and the building blocks of low-latency anonymous communication. Later chapters offer a comprehensive study of…
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- 1
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- 978-1-4939-3439-3
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- VI, 80
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- SpringerBriefs in Computer Science
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Sustainable Development and CSR in China
This book offers an in-depth analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility, gathering contributions by authors from various countries, cultures and political systems. It provides readers with a better understanding of the concept and its implementation in China by pursuing an international approach. The respective contributions examine Corporate Social Responsibility in terms of its close ties to…
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- -
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- 978-3-319-17371-9
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- XI, 133
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- CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance
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Sustainable Design
This book is concerned with the importance of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Usability, user participants, and Sustainability in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry throughout the world. ICT has become a crucial instrument for communication, entertainment, commerce and research and this increased usage is presenting new environmental and sustainability issues as we try an…
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- -
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- 978-1-4471-6753-2
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- XII, 181
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- -
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Toxicity and Autophagy in Neurodegenerative Disorders
Comprehensive overview of different aspects of autophagy as it relates to neurodegenerative diseases. The pathogenesis of the main neurodegenerative disorders includes either the accumulation of altered or misfolded proteins or exposure to several toxics. Autophagy constitute one of the two principal cellular pathways implicate in the clearance of these material and can serve as a neuroprotecti…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-13939-5
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- XV, 268
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- Current Topics in Neurotoxicity
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Toxic Trauma
Winner of BMA Medical Book Award, Highly Commended in Public Health Written for medical professionals, this book provides a concise reference with clear guidelines on how to manage both the victims of chemical agent exposure and the site of the incident. David Baker considers the nature and basic science of the hazards faced as well as the practical management of persons exposed to chemicals a…
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- 2
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- 978-3-319-40916-0
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- XXIII, 238
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- -
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Sustainable Crop Protection under Protected Cultivation
This book focuses on pests (insect and mite) and diseases (fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode) in protected horticulture (fruits, vegetables and ornamentals) using physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated methods. It opens with chapters describing the setting in which integrated pest and disease control operates, i.e., the greenhouse and its environment. Subs…
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- -
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- 978-981-287-952-3
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- XXX, 434
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- -
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Toxic Pollutants in China
The book presents some of the findings of research into China’s water quality criteria for toxic pollutants, including heavy metals, PAHs and emerging pollutant. Water quality criteria (WQC) are the scientific basis for establishing water quality standards (WQSs). For a long time, the study of WQC in China has been neglected, so that almost all of China’s WQSs were developed based on foreig…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-94-017-9795-5
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- VII, 140
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
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Geometric Science of Information
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Geometric Science of Information, GSI 2015, held in Palaiseau, France, in October 2015. The 80 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 110 submissions and are organized into the following thematic sessions: Dimension reduction on Riemannian manifolds; optimal transport; optimal…
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- -
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- 978-3-319-25039-7
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- -
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- -
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- 006.3 GEO
Towards the Future of Fuzzy Logic
This book provides readers with a snapshot of the state-of-the art in fuzzy logic. Throughout the chapters, key theories developed in the last fifty years as well as important applications to practical problems are presented and discussed from different perspectives, as the authors hail from different disciplines and therefore use fuzzy logic for different purposes. The book aims at showing ho…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-18749-5
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- XV, 376
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- Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing
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