This book discusses the state of the art of OSL dating of Late Quaternary deposits in the Amazonian lowlands. It introduces OSL dating principles, applications, sampling, statistical methods, and techniques adapted for this challenging region.
Computational models must be adequate for real physical processes, yet the issue of adequacy is poorly understood. This is the first book to address constructing adequate mathematical descriptions, proposing two criteria and algorithms for specialists in mathematical modeling.
This book shows the objective beauty of science, from the micro- and macrocosm to the fundamental constants of the universe. It examines the human organism as a system and explores ways to transition from a state of “illness” to a state of “health”.
The beauty of game theory is its application to real world problems. This book commemorates the marriage of the theory and practice, not in heaven, but in the real world.
Space, Life, Science and Stories
Surges of public interest in life from the cosmos often leave people confused and exploited. This book explores the causes of these surges, the stories they generate, and the relevant science, allowing you to become aware of the facts and judge them for yourself.
Real-time State of Energy (SOE) estimation is crucial for lithium-ion battery safety and predicting the driving range of electric vehicles. This book details an optimized algorithm combining a fuzzy controller and a Kalman filter for fast, accurate, and robust SOE estimation.
Planar Trusses
This book contains 73 schemes of trusses, with solutions for many not widely published. It identifies trusses with hidden dangerous properties and provides compact formulas for engineers and theorists to supplement numerical calculations, especially for complex structures.
The Space Economy
This volume offers a new interpretation of the space economy from an economic perspective. It focuses on the tangible returns of investments made in the space industry since the Space Race, including the development of knowledge and technologies with high industrial impacts.
This easy-to-follow guide offers a state-of-the-art approach to optimization methods for academics and industrial engineers. It provides a comprehensive study with directly implementable Matlab code, suited to readers even without a programming background.
This book explores modern polymeric composites and their applications in information technologies, such as polarization holography, light electro-optical modulators, polarization sensitive gratings, and photovoltaic elements.
Energy, Climate and Tourism
Approaching the issues of climate, energy, and tourism in an original way, the study illustrates the place of energy in contemporary society. It suggests the implementation of tourism standards to control the negative effects of tourism at a local and regional level.
In a context of severe environmental requirements and energy saving responsibilities, the proper use of water offers many possibilities. This book builds on work dedicated to improving combustion efficiency in engines, gas turbines, and boilers by using additive water.
This hugely diverse volume reveals the extent to which aural perception influences our spatial awareness. Spanning psychology to geography, and zoology to urban planning, it covers a range of environments in which sounds contribute to forming our sense of space and place.
Sustainable Tourism in Asia
This collection explores sustainable tourism in Asia, drawing on papers from international conferences. It shares empirical studies and cases, forming a rich reference work for tourism researchers, development leaders, policy-makers, and practitioners.
The Change of Paradigm in Nuclear Fuel Optimization
Current nuclear fuel optimization cannot predict accidents and suffers from great uncertainty. This book details a new philosophy based on the synergic paradigm to minimize radioactive leakage, resolve the safety-efficiency contradiction, and ensure safer reactor operation.
A Global Approach to Data Value Maximization
A multitude of approaches and techniques can be applied to extract the maximum informative value from complex data sets, many of which are discussed here. Dell’Aversana begins with the domain of geosciences, before moving on to various other scientific and engineering sectors.
At present, the use of polymer composites filled with wood (WPC) is becoming increasingly popular. This book describes the basic physical and mechanical properties of modern WPC and the influence of climatic factors on its performance properties, amongst other important aspects.
Reclaiming Indigenous Knowledge Systems
This book explores people-forest relationships in Kenya through the Indigenous Knowledge of the Agĩkũyũ people. It confronts the history of land dispossession, cements the forest’s role in the struggle for independence, and shows how this wisdom can forge sustainable futures.
The General Theory of Particle Mechanics
Yefremov provides insights into the tight connection between fundamental math and mechanics, demonstrating that quantum, classical, and relativistic mechanics can be regarded as links of a single theoretical chain readily extracted from a simple mathematical medium.
Multivariate Techniques
This book covers both theoretical and applied aspects of multivariate analyses. It provides an overview of key terminology and distributions before discussing methods of drawing inferences, multivariate analysis of variance, and multivariate regression.