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Engineering Secure Software and Systems 7th International Symposium, ESSoS 2…
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Engineering Secure Software and Systems, ESSoS 2015, held in Milan, Italy, in March 2015. The 11 full papers presented together with 5 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. The symposium features the following topics: formal methods; cloud passwords; machine learning; measuremen…
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- 978-3-319-15618-7
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Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics 12th International Conferenc…
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, held in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015. The total of 1462 papers and 246 poster papers presented at the HCII 2015 conferences was carefully reviewed …
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- 978-3-319-20373-7
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- 218 b/w illustrations
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Thermal Sensors
This book is a comprehensive guide to both the fundamentals of thermal sensors and their advanced functions. Key topics include sensor materials, CMOS-compatible sensors, measurement capabilities, thermal management and manufacturing processes. The introductory chapter covers the basic principles of thermal sensors from the essentials of heat transfer to smart wireless sensors. Later chapters i…
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- 978-1-4939-2581-0
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- 89 b/w illustrations
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Energy Efficient Data Centers Third International Workshop, E2DC 2014, Cambr…
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Energy Efficient Data Centers, E2DC 2014, held in Cambridge, UK, in June 2014. The 10 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from numerous submissions. They are organized in three topical sections named: energy optimization algorithms and models, the future role of dat…
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- 978-3-319-15786-3
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Stem Cells in Modeling Human Genetic Diseases
The cloning of the sheep Dolly in 1996, demonstrating for the fi rst time that it was possible to reprogram a differentiated mammalian cell to a pluripotent state, opened a new and very promising fi eld of research in regenerative medicine. Although the technology of nuclear transfer from a somatic cell to an enucleated egg was banned for human reproductive cloning, it looked very promising…
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- 978-3-319-18314-5
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The Visual Language of Technique Volume 3 - Heritage and Expectations in Edu…
The book is inspired by the third seminar in a cycle connected to the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Politecnico di Milano (July 2013). "Educating by Image. Teaching Styles vs Learning Styles" was the motto of this meeting. The contributions (coming from lectures, the poster session, interviews and round table) aim to propose an updated look at visual education, highlighting how d…
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- 978-3-319-05326-4
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The Vienna LTE-Advanced Simulators Up and Downlink, Link and System Level Si…
This book introduces the Vienna Simulator Suite for 3rd-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)-compatible Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) simulators and presents applications to demonstrate their uses for describing, designing, and optimizing wireless cellular LTE-A networks. Part One addresses LTE and LTE-A link level techniques. As there has been high demand for the downlink (DL) simul…
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- 978-981-10-0617-3
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The Vienna Circle : Studies in the Origins, Development, and Influence of Log…
This abridged and revised edition of the original book (Springer-Wien-New York: 2001) offers the only comprehensive history and documentation of the Vienna Circle based on new sources with an innovative historiographical approach to the study of science. With reference to previously unpublished archival material and more recent literature, it refutes a number of widespread clichés about "neo-p…
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- 978-3-319-16561-5
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Empirical Philosophy of Science Introducing Qualitative Methods into Philoso…
The book examines the emerging approach of using qualitative methods, such as interviews and field observations, in the philosophy of science. Qualitative methods are gaining popularity among philosophers of science as more and more scholars are resorting to empirical work in their study of scientific practices. At the same time, the results produced through empirical work are quite different f…
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- 978-3-319-18600-9
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- VI, 171
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Multicomponent and Multiscale Systems
This book examines the latest research results from combined multi-component and multi-scale explorations. It provides theory, considers underlying numerical methods and presents brilliant computational experimentation. Engineering computations featured in this monograph further offer particular interest to many researchers, engineers and computational scientists working in frontier modeling an…
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- 978-3-319-35828-4
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- XXVI, 325
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