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Stochastic Transport in Upper Ocean Dynamics III: STUOD 2023 Workshop, Plouza…
This open-access proceedings volume brings selected, peer-reviewed contributions presented at the Fourth Stochastic Transport in Upper Ocean Dynamics (STUOD) 2023 Workshop, held at IFREMER in Plouzané, France, September 25–28, 2023. The STUOD project is supported by an ERC Synergy Grant, and led by Imperial College London, the National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automatic…
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- 978-3-031-70660-8
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- XIV, 345
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Spinning the Cosmos: Volvelles in the Early Modern Commentary Tradition of Jo…
This open access book investigates the epistemological concept of and the knowledge transfer interwoven with the moveable paper wheels found in medieval and early modern books—the so-called “volvelles.” The earliest known volvelles emerged in the mid-thirteenth century and were cut out and installed by the reader, often appearing in books dealing with astronomical subjects. The brain proc…
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- 978-3-031-90976-4
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- VIII, 98
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Stochastic Transport in Upper Ocean Dynamics II
The energy budget of the internal tide and its life cycle is investigated with a high resolution numerical simulation and a vertical normal mode decomposition. Two areas of interest are considered: the Azores Islands over the mid Atlantic ridge and the Gulf Stream offshore the North of the US East coast shelf break. Low mode (1 and 2) internal tides are found to propagate from 100 km (mode …
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- 9783031400940
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- XIV, 338
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State-Managed International Voluntary Service
People stopped moving across borders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Travelers, businesspeople, students, migrants, refugees, diplomats, and aid workers all stayed home. Volunteers working abroad were not an exception. Volunteers of the United States Peace Corps (USPC) and Australian Volunteers International (AVI) were, for example, compelled to return home or were no longer deployed to host …
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- 9789819736157
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- XVIII, 277
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Start-up Cultures in Times of Global Crises
t In the introductory chapter the editors describe the dimensions of sustainable business development from a fundamental and international perspective and encompass aspects of environmental efficiency, social equity, and economic profitability. In addition, they give a short overview of all chapters and the authors
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- 9783031539428
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- VI, 254
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Staging Interspaces in Contemporary British Theatre
The research project “Performing Interspaces: Social Fluidities in Contemporary Theatre”, whose primary output is this monograph, began as an imperative to account for spaces that are awkward, evade attention, or, when they receive it, rarely do so because they produce feelings of desirability, warmth, or contentment. These spaces are sometimes fixed and others mobile, but always,…
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- 9783031548925
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- XIV, 304
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Staatsbildung und Legitimation im Himalaya
Seit Beginn der akademischen Institutionalisierung der Geschichtswissenschaften im Verlauf des 19. Jahrhunderts bildete der Nationalstaat und dessen Grenzen lange Zeit den grundlegenden Referenzrahmen historischer Forschung. Ab der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts wurde die Dominanz der Nationalgeschichte und der sogenannte methodologische Nationalismus aber zunehmend infrage gestellt.
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- 9783658444228
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- XIV, 270
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Adaptive Dynamic Programming For Chemotherapy Drug Delivery
This open access book focuses on the practical application of Adaptive Dynamic Programming (ADP) in chemotherapy drug delivery, taking into account clinical variables and real-time data. ADP's ability to adapt to changing conditions and make optimal decisions in complex and uncertain situations makes it a valuable tool in addressing pressing challenges in healthcare and other fields. As optimiz…
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- 978-981-99-5928-0
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- XV, 135
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Achieving Zero Hunger in India Challenges and Policies
This open access volume discloses rich set of findings and policy recommendations for India towards achieving the SDG 2.1 target of zero hunger by 2030. Through its fourteen chapters, it takes an integrated approach by examining diverse aspects of food and nutrition security through multidisciplinary lens of Agricultural Economics, Nutrition, Crop Sciences, Anthropology and Law, while being roo…
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- 978-981-99-4412-5
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- IX, 344
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Special Olympics Oral History Volume 4: Different Stories but One Effort
This open access book commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics (1968-2018). This is the fourth volume of the first oral history about people with intellectual disabilities in the world and the first oral history of persons with disabilities in China. This book also includes stories from teachers, coaches, school principals, parent leaders, coworkers, and volunteers. They share …
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- 978-981-97-9446-1
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- XXVI, 441
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