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Engineering of Micro/Nano Biosystems: Fundamentals & Applications (Microtechnology and MEMS)

Springer, 2019

This tutorial book offers an in-depth overview of the fundamental principles of micro/nano technologies and devices related to sensing, actuation and diagnosis in fluidics and biosystems. Research in the MEMS/NEMS and lab-on-chip fields has seen rapid growth in both academic and industrial domains, as these biodevices and...

Cognitive Linguistics for Linguists (SpringerBriefs in Linguistics)

Springer, 2020

This volume offers an introduction to cognitive linguistics, written by authors who were engaged in the field from its beginnings. It starts by reviewing these early studies and provides an overview of the sources and conceptual underpinnings of the theory. This is followed by a description of how cognitive linguistics has been (and continues to...

Theology and Urban Sustainability (SpringerBriefs in Geography)

Springer, 2019

Even though theology does provide interesting and important contributions to ethics that laid the foundation of our modern societies, this book looks at exploring how theology has impacted on urban morphology and has led to questionable unsustainable practices which impacts on both climate and societal living standards. This is seen as being...

Advanced Technologies in Robotics and Intelligent Systems: Proceedings of ITR 2019 (Mechanisms and Machine Science)

Springer, 2020

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of intelligent systems such as robots, cyber-physical and embedded systems, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the International Conference on Intelligent Technologies in Robotics (ITR), held in Moscow, Russia on...

Principles of Distributed Database Systems

Springer, 2019

The fourth edition of this classic textbook provides major updates. This edition has completely new chapters on Big Data Platforms (distributed storage systems, MapReduce, Spark, data stream processing, graph analytics) and on NoSQL, NewSQL and polystore systems. It also includes an updated web data management chapter that includes RDF...

Proceedings of the International Conference of Sustainable Production and Use of Cement and Concrete: ICSPCC 2019 (RILEM Bookseries)

Springer, 2019

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations and applications presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the International Conference on Sustainable Production and Use of Cement and Concrete (ICSPCC 2019), held in Villa Clara, Cuba on June 23-30, 2019. It covers highly diverse topics, including sustainable production...

South Africa's Post-Apartheid Military: Lost in Transition and Transformation (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications)

Springer, 2020

This timely book examines how the South African National Defence Force has adapted to the country’s new security, political and social environment since 1994. In South Africa’s changed political state, how has civilian control of the military been implemented and what does this mean for ‘defence in a democracy’? This...

Special Topics in Structural Dynamics & Experimental Techniques, Volume 5: Proceedings of the 37th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural ... Society for Experimental Mechanics Series)

Springer, 2019

Special Topics in Structural Dynamics & Experimental Techniques, Volume 5: Proceedings of the 37^th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2019, the fifth volume of eight from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection...

Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War

Springer, 2019

It has often been said that generals prepare for the next war by re-fighting the last. The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was unlike any previous – an underwater well blowout 1,500 meters deep. Much has been learned in the wake of DWH and these lessons should in turn be applied to both similar oil spill scenarios...

New Paradigm of Industry 4.0: Internet of Things, Big Data & Cyber Physical Systems (Studies in Big Data)

Springer, 2019

The book provides readers with an overview of the state of the art in the field of Industry 4.0 and related research advancements. The respective chapters identify and discuss new dimensions of both risk factors and success factors, along with performance metrics that can be employed in future research work. They also discuss a...

PCM-Based Building Envelope Systems: Innovative Energy Solutions for Passive Design (Green Energy and Technology)

Springer, 2020

PCM Enhanced Building Envelopes presents the latest research in the field of thermal energy storage technologies that can be applied to solar heating and cooling with the aim of shifting and reducing building energy demand. It discusses both practical and technical issues, as well as the advantages of using common phase change...

Data Management and Analysis: Case Studies in Education, Healthcare and Beyond (Studies in Big Data)

Springer, 2019

Data management and analysis is one of the fastest growing and most challenging areas of research and development in both academia and industry. Numerous types of applications and services have been studied and re-examined in this field resulting in this edited volume which includes chapters on effective approaches for dealing with the inherent...

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