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Applications of Conceptual Spaces: The Case for Geometric Knowledge Represent…
This volume provides an overview of applications of conceptual spaces theory, beginning with an introduction to the modeling tool that unifies the chapters. The first section explores issues of linguistic semantics, including speakers’ negotiation of meaning. Further sections address computational and ontological aspects of constructing conceptual spaces, while the final section looks at phil…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-15021-5
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- VIII, 277
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- Synthese Library
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- 519.4 APP a
The Soils of Taiwan
This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview on soils of Taiwan. It includes sections on soil research history, climate, geology, geomorphology, major soil types, soil maps, soil properties, soil classification, soil fertility, land use and vegetation, soil management, soils and humans, soils and industry, future soil issues. The book summarizes what is known about the soils in Ta…
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- 978-94-017-9726-9
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Analysis and Modeling of Coordinated Multi-neuronal Activity
Since information in the brain is processed by the exchange of spikes among neurons, a study of such group dynamics is extremely important in understanding hippocampus dependent memory. These spike patterns and local field potentials (LFPs) have been analyzed by various statistical methods. These studies have led to important findings of memory information processing. For example, memory-trace …
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-1-4939-1969-7
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- X, 354
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- Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience
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- 616.80076 ANA a
Efficiency of Manufacturing Processes Energy and Ecological Perspectives
This monograph presents a reliable methodology for characterising the energy and eco-efficiency of unit manufacturing processes. The Specific Energy Consumption, SEC, will be identified as the key indicator for the energy efficiency of unit processes. An empirical approach will be validated on different machine tools and manufacturing processes to depict the relationship between process paramet…
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- 978-3-319-17365-8
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Fibrous and Textile Materials for Composite Applications
This book focuses on the fibers and textiles used in composite materials. It presents both existing technologies currently used in commercial applications and the latest advanced research and developments. It also discusses the different fiber forms and architectures, such as short fibers, unidirectional tows, directionally oriented structures or advanced 2D- and 3D-textile structures that are …
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- 978-981-10-0234-2
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- XI, 394
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Microstructuring of Thermo-Mechanically Highly Stressed Surfaces
The fuel consumption of a modern combustion engine is one of the most important purchase criteria in contemporary society. Increasing oil prices and exhaust emissions taxes force the automotive industry to continuously improve the vehicle engines. The fuel consumption is closely related to the frictional losses of an engine. New material pairings or constructive modifications of the piston grou…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-09691-9
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- 1
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- Lecture Notes in Production Engineering
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Microstructure and Properties of Ductile Iron and Compacted Graphite Iron Cas…
This book provides an overview of the surface effects at the interface boundary of metal/sand moulds, and their influence on the surface quality, microstructure and mechanical and anticorrosive properties of high-quality cast iron. It explores utilitarian aspects of the production of high-quality cast iron castings, including thin-walled castings of high-quality cast iron alloys, and examines p…
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- 978-3-319-14582-2
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- XII, 158
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Urban Mining Systems
This book focuses on the fundamental concept of and current endeavors in “urban mining” among those who are interested in both metal resources and ecology. Systems for recycling and reusing precious metals and rare-earth minerals contained in used and discarded electronics are introduced in this book. The target audience is not academic researchers in the resource management and ecology fie…
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- 978-4-431-55075-4
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- 10 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
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Stochastic Analysis for Poisson Point Processes Malliavin Calculus, Wiener-I…
Stochastic geometry is the branch of mathematics that studies geometric structures associated with random configurations, such as random graphs, tilings and mosaics. Due to its close ties with stereology and spatial statistics, the results in this area are relevant for a large number of important applications, e.g. to the mathematical modeling and statistical analysis of telecommunication netwo…
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- 978-3-319-05233-5
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- 2 illustrations in colour
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- XV, 346
Steps to Improved Firm Performance with Business Process Management Adding B…
Business Process Management (BPM) has become a widely adopted management approach, prompting significant investments by private and public companies since 2000. Since neither the concept of BPM nor the factors leading to successful BPM initiatives are grounded in theory and also lack empirical support, Tahvo Hyötyläinen explores what business value BPM and BPM Systems can cause and how they c…
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- 978-3-658-07470-8
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- 44 b/w illustrations
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- XVII, 220
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