Engineering Proceedings The 7th International Conference on Time Series and Forecasting
The ITISE 2021 (7th International conference on Time Series and Forecasting) seeks to provide a discussion forum for scientists, engineers, educators, and students about the latest ideas and realizations in the foundations, theory, models, and applications for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research encompassing disciplines of computer science, mathematics, statistics, forecaster, econometric, etc., in the field of time series analysis and forecasting.
Technology and Management for Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructures
A total of 30 articles have been published in this special issue, and it consists of 27 research papers, 2 technical notes, and 1 review paper. A total of 104 authors from 9 countries including Korea, Spain, Taiwan, USA, Finland, China, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Germany participated in writing and submitting very excellent papers that were finally published after the review process had been conducted according to very strict standards. Among the published papers, 13 papers directly addressed words such as sustainable, life cycle assessment (LCA) and CO2, and 17 papers indirectly dealt with energy and CO2 reduction effects. Among the published papers, there are 6 papers dealing with construction technology, but a majority, 24 papers deal with management techniques. The authors of the published papers used various analysis techniques to obtain the suggested solutions for each topic. Listed by key techniques, various techniques such as Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), the Taguchi method, machine learning including Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), regression analysis, Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-Threat (SWOT), system dynamics, simulation and modeling, Building Information Model (BIM) with schedule, and graph and data analysis after experiments and observations are identified.
Structure and Properties of Aluminium Alloys
The demand for aluminum alloys is increasing because of their lightness, high specific strength and other attractive properties, which can exploited in improved products for a greener environment. This book gives a correlation between the processing, microstructure and properties of several aluminium alloys. Some of them are well established and used in an enormous number of applications, while others are still under development. The processing spans from casting, rapid solidification, additive manufacturing, forming, heat-treatment and welding, which can produce interesting microstructures and a useful combination of properties.
Advanced Theoretical and Computational Methods for Complex Materials and Structures
The broad use of composite materials and shell structural members with complex geometries in technologies related to various branches of engineering has gained increased attention from scientists and engineers for the development of even more refined approaches and investigation of their mechanical behavior. It is well known that composite materials are able to provide higher values of strength stiffness, and thermal properties, together with conferring reduced weight, which can affect the mechanical behavior of beams, plates, and shells, in terms of static response, vibrations, and buckling loads. At the same time, enhanced structures made of composite materials can feature internal length scales and non-local behaviors, with great sensitivity to different staking sequences, ply orientations, agglomeration of nanoparticles, volume fractions of constituents, and porosity levels, among others. In addition to fiber-reinforced composites and laminates, increased attention has been paid in literature to the study of innovative components such as functionally graded materials (FGMs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene nanoplatelets, and smart constituents. Some examples of smart applications involve large stroke smart actuators, piezoelectric sensors, shape memory alloys, magnetostrictive and electrostrictive materials, as well as auxetic components and angle-tow laminates. These constituents can be included in the lamination schemes of smart structures to control and monitor the vibrational behavior or the static deflection of several composites. The development of advanced theoretical and computational models for composite materials and structures is a subject of active research and this is explored here for different complex systems, including their static, dynamic, and buckling responses; fracture mechanics at different scales; the adhesion, cohesion, and delamination of materials and interfaces.
The Emergence Paradigm in Quality Management
Introduction.- The Evolution of Thinking about Quality.- Quality Define and the Value Concept.- Classifications and Thinking About Quality.- On Value Orientations, Schools and Paradigms.- Thinking in Four.- The Empirical Paradigm, the Reference Paradigm and the Reflective Paradigm.- The Emergence Paradigm and the Path to Radical Innovation.- Epilogue
Current Research in Pulsed Laser Deposition
Despite its limitation in terms of surface covered area, the PLD technique still gathers interest among researchers by offering endless possibilities for tuning thin film composition and enhancing their properties of interest due to: (i) the easiness of a stoichiometric transfer even for very complex target materials, (ii) high adherence of the deposited structures to the substrate, (iii) controlled degree of phase, crystallinity, and thickness of deposited coatings, (iv) versatility of the experimental set-up which allows for simultaneous ablation of multiple targets resulting in combinatorial maps or consecutive ablation of multiple targets producing multi-layered structures, and (v) adjustment of the number of laser pulses, resulting in either a spread of nanoparticles, islands of materials or a complete covering of a surface. Moreover, a variation of PLD, known as Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation, allows for deposition of organic materials, ranging from polymers to proteins and even living cells, otherwise difficult to transfer unaltered in the form of thin films by other techniques. Furthermore, the use of laser light as transfer agent ensures purity of films and pulse-to-pulse deposition allows for an unprecedented control of film thickness at the nm level. This Special Issue is a collection of state-of-the art research papers and reviews in which the topics of interest are devoted to thin film synthesis by PLD and MAPLE, for numerous research and industry field applications, such as bio-active coatings for medical implants and hard, protective coatings for cutting and drilling tools withstanding high friction and elevated temperatures, sensors, solar cells, lithography, magnetic devices, energy-storage and conversion devices, controlled drug delivery and in situ microstructuring for boosting of surface properties.
Energies Selected Papers from 27th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2019)
This book draws together a small selection of full-length papers based on presentations given at the 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition held in Lisbon, Portugal in 2019. The topics covered, which reflect the breadth of the program of the EUBCE conference itself, include biomass sources, various aspects of technologies used for the conversion of biomass to bioproducts and bioenergy, as well as different approaches to assessing environmental impacts, which include case studies based on different technologies in use in a range of countries.
Enhancement of Industrial Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Industrial energy efficiency has been recognized as a major contributor, in the broader set of industrial resources, to improved sustainability and circular economy. Nevertheless, the uptake of energy efficiency measures and practices is still quite low, due to the existence of several barriers. Research has broadly discussed them, together with their drivers. More recently, many researchers have highlighted the existence of several benefits, beyond mere energy savings, stemming from the adoption of such measures, for several stakeholders involved in the value chain of energy efficiency solutions. Nevertheless, a deep understanding of the relationships between the use of the energy resource and other resources in industry, together with the most important factors for the uptake of such measures-also in light of the implications on the industrial operations-is still lacking. However, such understanding could further stimulate the adoption of solutions for improved industrial energy efficiency and sustainability.
Arroz e Caf矇 Extrusados para a Produ癟瓊o de Alimentos
Professor Associado I da Universidade Federal do Acre-UFAC. Tem experi礙ncia na 獺rea de Ci礙ncia e Tecnologia de Alimentos, com 礙nfase em Ci礙ncia e Tecnologia de Alimentos, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Processamento p籀s-colheita e qualidade do caf矇, p籀s-colheita e processamento de frutas e hortali癟as, leite e ovos e seus derivados, carnes e derivados, ra穩zes e tub矇rculos e seus derivados, alimentos e diet矇tica, qu穩mica e bioqu穩mica de alimentos, an獺lises de alimentos, extrus瓊o termopl獺stica e elabora癟瓊o de novos produtos.
Environmental Biocatalysis
This Special Issue aims to highlight the dual potential of novel biocatalytic processes, where the first part is dedicated to waste valorization for the production of high value products, while the second part is focused on the detoxification of pollutants. Several examples of microbial systems employed for the valorization of waste streams derived by the forest, agricultural, and food industries or the use of whole-cell or enzyme approaches for the removal of nitrogen or dyes from industrial wastewaters are provided. Last but not least, an example of the utilization of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) was highlighted for the production of fatty acids, which were used for the enzymatic synthesis of sugar esters with antimicrobial properties.
Fuentes de financiamiento y su impacto en el desarrollo empresarial de las MiPyMes del corredor industrial Veracruz-Boca del R穩o
Tesis del a簽o 2020 en eltema Ingenier穩a - General, Instituto Tecnol籀gico Superior de Tierra Blanca, Materia: Ingenier穩a en administraci籀n, Idioma: Espa簽ol, Resumen: En la actualidad el financiamiento y el buen uso del mismo es uno de los principales factores que les permiten a las empresas poder cumplir con sus objetivos, sin embargo una de las principales carencias de estas empresas es precisamente el acceso al financiamiento, lo anterior con datos recopilados a nivel nacional. La presente investigaci籀n surge de la necesidad de conocer si las MiPyMes veracruzanas est獺n haciendo uso del financiamiento y de cuales financiamientos est獺n utilizando y a su vez identificar si dicho financiamiento est獺 incrementando su desarrollo empresarial, por lo mencionado anteriormente, se han planteado las siguientes preguntas de investigaci籀n: 聶Cu獺les son las fuentes de financiamiento utilizadas por las MiPyMEs? y 聶En qu矇 medida influyen las fuentes de financiamiento en el desarrollo empresarial de las MiPyMEs? A su vez esta investigaci籀n tiene como principal objetivo analizar las fuentes de financiamiento y su impacto en el desarrollo empresarial de las MiPyMEs del corredor industrial Veracruz-Boca del R穩o. Por lo tanto, el presente trabajo estudia principalmente la correlaci籀n existente entre las fuentes de financiamiento y el desarrollo empresarial y se encuentra estructurada de la siguiente manera: Cap穩tulo I: Problema de investigaci籀n. En este cap穩tulo se identifica, describe y se le da planteamiento al problema de investigaci籀n, tambi矇n se le da una justificaci籀n y delimitaci籀n a la investigaci籀n, de igual manera se establecen las hip籀tesis y plantean los objetivos a seguir. Capitulo II: Marco te籀rico: Se presenta el sustento te籀rico que le da soporte a esta investigaci籀n, antecedentes de investigaciones previas y teor穩as que fortalecen esta investigaci籀n. Cap穩tulo III: Marco metodol籀gico. En este cap穩tulo se establece el nivel y dise簽o de investigaci籀n, se lleva a cabo la
Teff in Southern Ethiopia. Effect of Seed Rates and Sowing Methods on Phenology, Growth, Yield and Yield Attributes at Wolaita Sodo
Scientific Essay from the year 2021 in the subject Agrarian Studies, grade: 1, course: Agriculture, language: English, abstract: Teff is a major staple cereal crop in Ethiopia. The need for its production as a staple food is increasing from year to year; however, its productivity is limited, amongst others, by the use of improper sowing methods and inappropriate seed rates. These effects were examined in this present study. Row planting and optimizing seed rate should be in place to increase the productivity of the crop. A field experiment was conducted at Wolaita Sodo Agricultural College Farm, during the 2018/19 main cropping season under rain-fed condition, with the objective of evaluating the response of teff to seeding rates and sowing methods on phenology, growth, yield components and yield of teff. Factorial combinations of two sowing methods (Row and broadcast) and five seeding rates were laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Data related to phenology, growth, yield and yield attributes, were collected and analyzed using Gestate software. Plant parameters such as days to panicle emergence, lodging %, number of total and effect tillers per plant and grain yield were significantly affected by the interaction effect of sowing methods and seed rates. Plots sown with low seeding rate combined with row planting gave high grain yield. Therefore, using treatment combinations of seeding rate of 2.5 kg ha-1 together with the row planting can be advised for teff production in the study area. However, repeated experiment over different soil type, seasons and locations necessitates for conclusive recommendation.
Technology and Justice
George Grant--philosopher, conservative, Canadian nationalist, Christian--was one of Canada's most significant thinkers, and the author of Lament for a Nation, Technology and Empire, and English-Speaking Justice. Admirers and critics of the author will welcome these compelling essays about society's traditional values in a technological age.
Sustainable Integrated Clean Environment for Human & Nature
In this book, the articles published in the special issue of the journal Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050), entitled "Sustainable Integrated Clean Environment for Human & Nature" are re-printed. The objective of this book is to answer the following questions regarding technical, economic, and social approaches: 1. What is the current state of the environment? Is it clean? 2. How can we make our environment clean and suitable for humans as well as nature? 3. How can we keep our environment clean through sustainable practices? The re-printed research articles and review papers aim to cover the subjects mentioned below: 1. COVID-19 and the sustainability of a clean environment for humans and nature: visions, challenges, and solutions 2. Clean technologies and nature-based approaches, including environmental remediation and resource circulation 3. Global sanitation, hygiene, and public health issues 4. Economic approaches, including the development of economic models, life cycle assessment, and the circular economy 5. Social awareness and effective education on human rights for procuring clean air and water Through including the latest studies in the above-mentioned fields, this book addresses the technicians, economists, social activists, and decision-makers who are concerned about clean environment concepts for sustainable development of the current and next-generation through respectful interactions between humans and nature.
Testing of Materials and Elements in Civil Engineering Volume 2
This book was proposed and organized as a means to present recent developments in the field of testing of materials and elements in civil engineering. For this reason, the articles highlighted in this editorial relate to different aspects of testing of different materials and elements in civil engineering, from building materials to building structures. The current trend in the development of testing of materials and elements in civil engineering is mainly concerned with the detection of flaws and defects in concrete elements and structures, and acoustic methods predominate in this field. As in medicine, the trend is towards designing test equipment that allows one to obtain a picture of the inside of the tested element and materials. Interesting results with significance for building practices were obtained.
Testing of Materials and Elements in Civil Engineering
This book was proposed and organized as a means to present recent developments in the field of testing of materials and elements in civil engineering. For this reason, the articles highlighted in this editorial relate to different aspects of testing of different materials and elements in civil engineering, from building materials to building structures. The current trend in the development of testing of materials and elements in civil engineering is mainly concerned with the detection of flaws and defects in concrete elements and structures, and acoustic methods predominate in this field. As in medicine, the trend is towards designing test equipment that allows one to obtain a picture of the inside of the tested element and materials. Interesting results with significance for building practices were obtained.
Matlab for Engineering
This book presents an introduction to Matlab for students and professionals working in the field of engineering and other scientific and technical sectors, who have an interest or need to apply Matlab as a tool for undertaking simulations and formulating solutions for the problems concerned.The presentation is highly accessible, employing a step-by-step approach in discussing selected problems: deduction of the mathematical model from the physical phenomenon, followed by analysis of the solutions with Matlab. Since a physical phenomenon takes place in space and time, the corresponding mathematical model involves partial differential equations. For this reason, the book is dedicated to numerically solving these equations with the Finite Element Method and Finite Difference Method. Throughout, the text presents numerous examples and exercises with detailed worked solutions. Matlab for Engineering is a useful desktop reference for undergraduates and scientists alike in real world problem solving.
3D Printing for Dental Prosthetics
A research protocol was applied to search for scientific articles that deal with 3D printing techniques related to dental prostheses and also about the limitations of 3D printing in the dental field with the objective of synthesizing in one place information that enables an advance in this area. The present work will be based on the Methodi Ordinatio research methodology, which uses pre-established criteria to create a process of qualification of the articles obtained in order to guarantee a qualified systematized bibliographic review base. In terms of results the main means identified for the production of dental prostheses using 3D printing were Stereolithography (SLA), Digital Light Processing (DLP) and Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS), and the main limitations are the cost/access to technology, the development of biocompatible materials, the aesthetic appearance, long-term color instability, and the need for initial consultation without reliable virtual aesthetic evaluation.
R Programming An Approach to Data Analytics
Chapter 1 - Basics of R, Chapter 2 - Data Types in R, Chapter 3 - Data Preparation. Chapter 4 - Graphics using R, Chapter 5 - Statistical Analysis Using R, Chapter 6 - Data Mining Using R, Chapter 7 - Case Studies. Huge volumes of data are being generated by many sources like commercial enterprises, scientific domains and general public daily. According to a recent research, data production will be 44 times greater in 2020 than it was in 2010. Data being a vital resource for business organizations and other domains like education, health, manufacturing etc., its management and analysis is becoming increasingly important. This data, due to its volume, variety and velocity, often referred to as Big Data, also includes highly unstructured data in the form of textual documents, web pages, graphical information and social media comments. Since Big Data is characterised by massive sample sizes, high dimensionality and intrinsic heterogeneity, traditional approaches to data management, visualisation and analytics are no longer satisfactorily applicable. There is therefore an urgent need for newer tools, better frameworks and workable methodologies for such data to be appropriately categorised, logically segmented, efficiently analysed and securely managed. This requirement has resulted in an emerging new discipline of Data Science that is now gaining much attention with researchers and practitioners in the field of Data Analytics.
Academic Writing
In academic and research, who does not want the publications? Despite of being a vital requirement in an academic & research career, there is no comprehensive set up of learning academic writing in the knowledge domain. This book aims to fill this gap by providing the fundamental knowledge required for effective and result oriented academic writing. The book covers: Basics of Academic Writing, syllabi of UGC's recently introduced new subject "Research & Publication Ethics", plagiarism (Detection and avoiding)Writing research paper, review paper, project proposal, conference abstract, book/chapter, and thesis writingTargeting quality journals; Journal & Author Metrics, Literature review, databases, literature management toolsEmpirical studies, OERs or MOOCs: use and development USPs of the book are: Easy language, to-the-point coverage of topics, pictorial/graphical, effective e-content, and vital further reading links of every topic. We hope that this book shall be very useful to students, researchers, scientists, and teachers as a ready source of the basics of Academic Writing.
Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Concrete
The articles featured in this Special Issue cover different aspects of the design, testing, and application of various types of supplementary cementitious materials in concrete. The results of the research, conducted by over 50 international universities and scientific centers, prove the great interest in the SCM topic.
Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents for Application in Pharmaceutics
Dear Colleagues, In recent years, functional coating technology has attracted increased attention due to its effective potential for improved engineered materials. Growing demand for new materials with synergistic properties pushed research toward a new field to obtain innovative and smart coatings with functional capabilities that greatly differ from the conventional ones. In such a context, the expression of "functional coatings" has acquired specific relevance.This Special Issue will assess cutting-edge developments in this research area for the improvement and growth of actual performance, industrial scale-up, and marketability of functional coatings. This Special Issue is useful for researchers who are approaching this application context to improve their knowledge, with the aim of providing valuable scientific support for new research paths concerning functional surface engineering design and tailoring.Prof. Luigi Calabrese, Prof. Edoardo ProverbioGuest Editors
DNA Damage, Oxidative Stress and Related Metabolic By-Products in Cancer and Environmental Studies
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), which uses numerical analysis to predict and model complex flow behaviors and transport processes, has become a mainstream tool in engineering process research and development. Complex chemical processes often involve coupling between dynamics at vastly different length and time scales, as well as coupling of different physical models. The multiscale and multiphysics nature of those problems calls for delicate modeling approaches. This book showcases recent contributions in this field, from the development of modeling methodology to its application in supporting the design, development, and optimization of engineering processes.
Microgrid Energy Management
In IEEE Standards, a Microgrid is defined as a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources with clearly defined electrical boundaries, which acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid and can connect and disconnect from the grid to enable it to operate in both grid-connected or island modes. This Special Issue focuses on innovative strategies for the management of the Microgrids and, in response to the call for papers, six high-quality papers were accepted for publication. Consistent with the instructions in the call for papers and with the feedback received from the reviewers, four papers dealt with different types of supervisory energy management systems of Microgrids (i.e., adaptive neuro-fuzzy wavelet-based controls, cost-efficient power-sharing techniques, and two-level hierarchical energy management systems); the proposed energy management systems are of quite general purpose and aim to reduce energy usages and monetary costs. In the last two papers, the authors concentrate their research efforts on the management of specific cases, i.e., Microgrids with electric vehicle charging stations and for all-electric ships.
Process-Structure-Properties in Polymer Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (AM) methods have grown and evolved rapidly in recent years. AM for polymers is an exciting field and has great potential in transformative and translational research in many fields, such as biomedical, aerospace, and even electronics. Current methods for polymer AM include material extrusion, material jetting, vat polymerisation, and powder bed fusion. With the promise of more applications, detailed understanding of AM-from the processability of the feedstock to the relationship between the process-structure-properties of AM parts-has become more critical. More research work is needed in material development to widen the choice of materials for polymer additive manufacturing. Modelling and simulations of the process will allow the prediction of microstructures and mechanical properties of the fabricated parts while complementing the understanding of the physical phenomena that occurs during the AM processes. In this book, state-of-the-art reviews and current research are collated, which focus on the process-structure-properties relationships in polymer additive manufacturing.
Research Methodology for Engineers
Researchers in the field of engineering or physical sciences resort to experimental methods and/or simulation approaches as a part of their work. This book provides the relevant concepts and methods in a cohesive manner. Organized into eighteen chapters, the book covers the basic concepts of research and the research process, and guides researchers to develop adequate skills and capabilities to prepare papers for publication in refereed journals, to write synopses of their research work and to face the oral examination and defend their theses confidently.
Production of Biofuels and Numerical Modeling of Chemical Combustion Systems
Biofuels have recently attracted a lot of attention, mainly as alternative fuels for applications in energy generation and transportation. The utilization of biofuels in such controlled combustion processes has the great advantage of not depleting the limited resources of fossil fuels while leading to emissions of greenhouse gases and smoke particles similar to those of fossil fuels. On the other hand, a vast amount of biofuels are subjected to combustion in small-scale processes, such as for heating and cooking in residential dwellings, as well as in agricultural operations, such as crop residue removal and land clearing. In addition, large amounts of biomass are consumed annually during forest and savanna fires in many parts of the world. These types of burning processes are typically uncontrolled and unregulated. Consequently, the emissions from these processes may be larger compared to industrial-type operations. Aside from direct effects on human health, especially due to a sizeable fraction of the smoke emissions remaining inside residential homes, the smoke particles and gases released from uncontrolled biofuel combustion impose significant effects on the regional and global climate. Estimates have shown the majority of carbonaceous airborne particulate matter to be derived from the combustion of biofuels and biomass. "Production of Biofuels and Numerical Modelling of Chemical Combustion Systems" comprehensively overviews and includes in-depth technical research papers addressing recent progress in biofuel production and combustion processes. To be specific, this book contains sixteen high-quality studies (fifteen research papers and one review paper) addressing techniques and methods for bioenergy and biofuel production as well as challenges in the broad area of process modelling and control in combustion processes.
Fiber Bragg Grating Based Sensors and Systems
This book is a collection of papers that originated as a Special Issue, focused on some recent advances related to fiber Bragg grating-based sensors and systems. Conventionally, this book can be divided into three parts: intelligent systems, new types of sensors, and original interrogators. The intelligent systems presented include evaluation of strain transition properties between cast-in FBGs and cast aluminum during uniaxial straining, multi-point strain measurements on a containment vessel, damage detection methods based on long-gauge FBG for highway bridges, evaluation of a coupled sequential approach for rotorcraft landing simulation, wearable hand modules and real-time tracking algorithms for measuring finger joint angles of different hand sizes, and glaze icing detection of 110 kV composite insulators. New types of sensors are reflected in multi-addressed fiber Bragg structures for microwave-photonic sensor systems, its applications in load-sensing wheel hub bearings, and more complex influence in problems of generation of vortex optical beams based on chiral fiber-optic periodic structures. Original interrogators include research in optical designs with curved detectors for FBG interrogation monitors; demonstration of a filterless, multi-point, and temperature-independent FBG dynamical demodulator using pulse-width modulation; and dual wavelength differential detection of FBG sensors with a pulsed DFB laser.
Modern Applications in Optics and Photonics
Optics and photonics are among the key technologies of the 21st century, and offer potential for novel applications in areas such as sensing and spectroscopy, analytics, monitoring, biomedical imaging/diagnostics, and optical communication technology. The high degree of control over light fields, together with the capabilities of modern processing and integration technology, enables new optical measurement systems with enhanced functionality and sensitivity. They are attractive for a range of applications that were previously inaccessible. This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of some of the most advanced application areas in optics and photonics and indicate the broad potential for the future
Research Studies in Telecom Service Delivery Area
In the last two decades Telecommunication sector has shown maximum changes and immense potential to change the global business scenario by leaps and bounds, with the introduction of 5G/4G technology, edge computing, cloud technology, IOT, Automation & AI/ML etc. Earlier telecom sector was mostly for the voice and text, but these new technologies bring new user scenarios both for the end customer as well as for the enterprise users and new business models have been developed. The new service mantra is what value can be delivered to the customer; how the newer and innovative services can be offered which can be customizable according to the need to get the customer positive approval. The research studies are done based on the Telecom Service Delivery Area and what are the different challenges the Telecom Service Providers are facing when they talk about the digital transformation and use of newer technologies like Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine Learning. As this is a collection of different research papers so the contents are different but somehow coherent. The contents talk about how the organization should carefully take the steps to get the proper buy-in from their employees to make the initiatives successful and can have a successful long run as per their competitiveness. These are vastly covering the areas like having the customer model to customer satisfactions model, data operating model for organization to have the proper data analytics, organizations' initiatives to successful transformation and transition, use AI/ML etc. Although this is based on the Telecom sector, but the nuances can be extrapolated to other types of industries as well.
Bold They Rise
After the Apollo program put twelve men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spirit, the team at NASA set about developing the Space Shuttle, arguably the most complex piece of machinery ever created. The world's first reusable spacecraft, it launched like a rocket, landed like a glider, and carried out complicated missions in between. Bold They Rise tells the story of the Space Shuttle through the personal experiences of the astronauts, engineers, and scientists who made it happen--in space and on the ground, from the days of research and design through the heroic accomplishments of the program to the tragic last minutes of the Challenger disaster. In the participants' own voices, we learn what so few are privy to: what it was like to create a new form of spacecraft, to risk one's life testing that craft, to float freely in the vacuum of space as a one-man satellite, to witness a friend's death. A guided tour of the shuttle in historical, scientific, and personal terms, this book provides a fascinating, richly informed, and deeply personal view of a feat without parallel in the human story.
Novel Research about Biomechanics and Biomaterials Used in Hip, Knee and Related Joints
Joint replacement is a very successful medical treatment. However, the survivorship of hip, knee, shoulder, and other implants is limited. The degradation of materials and the immune response against degradation products or an altered tissue loading condition as well as infections remain key factors of their failure. Current research in biomechanics and biomaterials is trying to overcome these existing limitations. This includes new implant designs and materials, bearings concepts and tribology, kinematical concepts, surgical techniques, and anti-inflammatory and infection prevention strategies. A careful evaluation of new materials and concepts is required in order to fully assess the strengths and weaknesses and to improve the quality and outcomes of joint replacements. Therefore, extensive research and clinical trials are essential. The main aspects that are addressed in this Special Issue are related to new material, design and manufacturing considerations of implants, implant wear and its potential clinical consequence, implant fixation, infection-related material aspects, and taper-related research topics. This Special Issue gives an overview of the ongoing research in those fields. The contributions were solicited from researchers working in the fields of biomechanics, biomaterials, and bio- and tissue-engineering.
Reinforced Polymer Composites
This book, consisting of 21 articles, including three review papers, written by research groups of experts in the field, considers recent research on reinforced polymer composites. Most of them relate to the fiber-reinforced polymer composites, which are a real hot topic in the field. Depending on the reinforcing fiber nature, such composites are divided into synthetic and natural fiber-reinforced ones. Synthetic fibers, such as carbon, glass, or basalt, provide more stiffness, while natural fibers, such as jute, flax, bamboo, kenaf, and others, are inexpensive and biodegradable, making them environmentally friendly. To acquire the benefits of design flexibility and recycling possibilities, natural reinforcers can be hybridized with small amounts of synthetic fibers to make them more desirable for technical applications. Elaborated composites have great potential as structural materials in automotive, marine and aerospace application, as fire resistant concrete, in bridge systems, as mechanical gear pair, as biomedical materials for dentistry and orthopedic application and tissue engineering, as well as functional materials such as proton-exchange membranes, biodegradable superabsorbent resins and polymer electrolytes.
Recent Advancements in Radar Imaging and Sensing Technology
The aim of this Printed Edition of Special Issue entitled "Recent Advancements in Radar Imaging and Sensing Technology" was to gather the latest research results in the area of modern radar technology using active and/or radar imaging sensing techniques in different applications, including both military use and a broad spectrum of civilian applications. As a result, the 19 papers that have been published highlighted a variety of topics related to modern radar imaging and microwave sensing technology. The sequence of articles included in the Printed Edition of Special Issue dealt with wide aspects of different applications of radar imaging and sensing technology in the area of topics including high-resolution radar imaging, novel Synthetic Apertura Radar (SAR) and Inverse SAR (ISAR) imaging techniques, passive radar imaging technology, modern civilian applications of using radar technology for sensing, multiply-input multiply-output (MIMO) SAR imaging, tomography imaging, among others.
Advanced Materials and Technologies for Fuel Cells
Fuel cells are expected to play a relevant role in the transition towards a sustainable-energy-driven world. Although this type of electrochemical system was discovered a long time ago, only in recent years has global energy awareness, together with newly developed materials and available technologies, made such key advances in relation to fuel cell potential and its deployment. It is now unquestionable that fuel cells are recognized, alongside their possibility to work in the reverse mode, as the hub of the new energy deal. Now the questions are, why are they not yet ready to be used, despite the strong economic support given from the society? What prevents them from being entered into the hydrogen energy scenario in which renewable sources will provide energy when it is not readily available? How much are researchers involved in this urgent step towards change? This book gives a clear answer, engaging with some of the open issues that explain the delay of fuel cell deployment and, at the same time, it opens a window that shows how wide and attractive the opportunities offered by this technology are. Papers collected here are not only specialist-oriented but also offer a clear landscape to curious readers and show how challenging the road to the future is.
Emotion and Stress Recognition Related Sensors and Machine Learning Technologies
This book includes impactful chapters which present scientific concepts, frameworks, architectures and ideas on sensing technologies and machine learning techniques. These are relevant in tackling the following challenges: (i) the field readiness and use of intrusive sensor systems and devices for capturing biosignals, including EEG sensor systems, ECG sensor systems and electrodermal activity sensor systems; (ii) the quality assessment and management of sensor data; (iii) data preprocessing, noise filtering and calibration concepts for biosignals; (iv) the field readiness and use of nonintrusive sensor technologies, including visual sensors, acoustic sensors, vibration sensors and piezoelectric sensors; (v) emotion recognition using mobile phones and smartwatches; (vi) body area sensor networks for emotion and stress studies; (vii) the use of experimental datasets in emotion recognition, including dataset generation principles and concepts, quality insurance and emotion elicitation material and concepts; (viii) machine learning techniques for robust emotion recognition, including graphical models, neural network methods, deep learning methods, statistical learning and multivariate empirical mode decomposition; (ix) subject-independent emotion and stress recognition concepts and systems, including facial expression-based systems, speech-based systems, EEG-based systems, ECG-based systems, electrodermal activity-based systems, multimodal recognition systems and sensor fusion concepts and (x) emotion and stress estimation and forecasting from a nonlinear dynamical system perspective.This book, emerging from the Special Issue of the Sensors journal on "Emotion and Stress Recognition Related Sensors and Machine Learning Technologies" emerges as a result of the crucial need for massive deployment of intelligent sociotechnical systems. Such technologies are being applied in assistive systems in different domains and parts of the world to address challenges that could not be addressed without the advances made in these technologies
Biometric Systems
Because of the accelerating progress in biometrics research and the latest nation-state threats to security, this book's publication is not only timely but also much needed. This volume contains seventeen peer-reviewed chapters reporting the state of the art in biometrics research: security issues, signature verification, fingerprint identification, wrist vascular biometrics, ear detection, face detection and identification (including a new survey of face recognition), person re-identification, electrocardiogram (ECT) recognition, and several multi-modal systems. This book will be a valuable resource for graduate students, engineers, and researchers interested in understanding and investigating this important field of study.
Immobilienwirtschaftlicher Vergleich von Bauweisen
Der Kapitalmarkt Immobilie steht in unmittelbarer Konkurrenz mit anderen Anlageformen hinsichtlich risikoad瓣quater Verzinsung. Die demografische Entwicklung der steigenden Lebenserwartung, niedrigen Fertilit瓣t und zunehmenden Migration sowie die hohe Aktivit瓣t opportunistischen K瓣ufergruppen, ausgel繹st durch die Niedrigzinspolitik und mangelnde alternative Anlageformen am Kapitalmarkt, f羹hren zu steigenden Bodenwerten und damit einhergehenden steigenden Kosteneffizienz im Bausektor. In der Bauwirtschaft ist aus wirtschaftlicher, gesellschaftlicher und umweltpolitischer Sicht der Druck nach kosten-und fl瓣chensparendem nachhaltigem Bauen evident. Auch wenn der Begriff "Nachhaltigkeit" selbst durch seinen inflation瓣ren Gebrauch oftmals schon etwas abgenutzt wirkt, nimmt nachhaltiges Bauen auf hohem Niveau im Bausektor mittlerweile eine zentrale Stellung ein. Eine Renaissance des mehrgeschossigen Holzbaus setzte in ?sterreich mit der Harmonisierung der bautechnischen Vorschriften -OIB Richtlinien ein. Der moderne Holzbau der Rahmenbauweise zeichnet sich sowohl durch seine 繹kologischen Vorz羹ge und als mehrheitlich, nachwachsende Ressource als auch durch den hohen produktionstechnischen, witterungsunabh瓣ngigen Vorfertigungsgrad und dem damit verbundenen vergleichbar kosteng羹nstigen Baumaterial aus. In einer Projektstudie eines mehrgeschossigen Wohnbaues wird die Wirtschaftlichkeit der Bauweisen Holzrahmen und Stahlbeton anhand des DCF Verfahrens und des Ertragswertverfahrens beleuchtet. Der Beurteilung der Werthaltigkeit von Holzh瓣user liegen Forschungsergebnisse zugrunde, die durch die bautechnischen Verbesserungen die Restnutzungsdauer und somit auch den Wert einer Immobilie entscheidend beeinflussen. Dieser Ansatz wird durch die Ertragswertmethode dargestellt. Bei der Betrachtung der monet瓣ren Gleichwertigkeit der unterschiedlichen Bauweisen ergeben sich signifikante Unterschiede im Ausnutzung
Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on the History of Speech Communication Research
This volume contains studies presented at the 4th International Workshop on the History of Speech Communication Research (HSCR 2021). The series of workshops was initiated in Dresden in 2015. The current workshop took place in Prague at the Institute of Phonetics, Charles University, amid the ever-changing pandemic circumstances - for the first time in a hybrid form. There are nine contributions, written by 12 authors from six countries. The contributions analyze the contextual background of particular personalities or investigate how specific research practices developed over time. Moreover, each contribution demonstrates a significant connection between various aspects of speech communication research and the wider social context. A special theme of this workshop was the link in linguistic signs between the form (sound) and the meaning (sense). The phonetic endeavour was often claimed to concern only the form, while meaning was delegated to someone else. This is not only one-sided, but also difficult to integrate into the large body of scientific knowledge, as the opening keynote emphasized.
Programmierung eines Rhinotools zur ?berpr羹fung und Optimierung von doppelt gekr羹mmten Fassaden
Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Ingenieurwissenschaften - Bauingenieurwesen, Note: 1,3, Hochschule f羹r angewandte Wissenschaften Augsburg (Energieeffizientes Planen und Bauen), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit befasst sich mit einem Programm, das dreidimensional gekr羹mmte Glasscheiben untersucht und als Hilfsmittel f羹r Planer und Architekten dienen soll. Dabei werden diese Scheiben auf ihre Machbarkeit beziehungsweise Zul瓣ssigkeit untersucht und in einem n瓣chsten Schritt gegebenenfalls optimiert. Oftmals entwerfen Planer Fassaden mit doppelt gekr羹mmten Gl瓣sern, die nicht der Machbarkeit entsprechen. Hierbei werden zul瓣ssige Grenzwerte der einzelnen Komponenten wie Glasscheibe, Unterkonstruktion und Haupttragwerk nicht beachtet. Dieses fehlende Wissen kann in der weiteren Planung zu gro?en Problemen f羹hren und damit die Fortf羹hrung des Projektes gef瓣hrden. Daher sollten diese Gl瓣ser zuk羹nftig bereits in der Formfindungsphase auf ihre Machbarkeit und Geometrieabmessungen untersucht werden. Damit bei zuk羹nftigen Projekten das Verfahren auch praktische Anwendung findet, wird anschlie?end ein Tool programmiert, das bei verschiedenen geometrischen Gr繹?en die ausgew瓣hlten Glasfl瓣chen oder Fassaden untersucht, auswertet und optimiert. Dieses Tool soll als Grundlage f羹r weitere Programme dienen. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist zuerst das Aufzeigen der Gesamtproblematik von doppelt gekr羹mmten Gl瓣sern an Fassaden. Hierbei wird die zentrale Frage gekl瓣rt, welche architektonischen M繹glichkeiten mit welchen Glasprodukten geschaffen werden k繹nnen. Um an diese Kenntnisse zu gelangen, werden zul瓣ssige Durchbiegungen, Toleranzen und Herstellungslimits recherchiert und deren Bedeutung f羹r die Glasscheiben analysiert. Sp瓣ter wird ein Verfahren aufgezeigt, das die Glas- bzw. Fl瓣chenparameter der einzelnen Glasscheiben an dreidimensional gekr羹mmten Fassaden vorerst auf ihre Machbarkeit 羹berpr羹ft und hinterher bei bestimmten Randbedingungen optimiert. Hierbei sollte dieses
Konstruktion und Bau einer Zweirad-Hebeb羹hne
Projektarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Ingenieurwissenschaften - Metallbautechnik / Metallverarbeitung, Note: 1, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der folgenden Projektarbeit geht es grunds瓣tzlich um die Konstruktion und den Bau einer Zweirad-Hebeb羹hne. Diese wurde zuerst berechnet bei einer Belastung von 250 kg und anschlie?end konstruiert, gebaut und getestet. Daf羹r sind jedoch erst einmal weitere Schritte notwendig, welche auf den folgenden Seiten zu finden sind: die technischen Anforderungen an die Hebeb羹hne, die Berechnungen zur Bauteildimensionierung, der anschlie?ende Fertigungsprozess und eine Gebrauchsanleitung. Des Weiteren wird eine Kostenaufstellung der Bauteile gegeben. Der Bau der Zweirad-Hebeb羹hne soll erm繹glichen, dass Reparaturen an Zweir瓣dern ergonomisch korrekt durchgef羹hrt werden k繹nnen. Hierin liegt auch die Erwartung an dieses Projekt. In der heutigen Zeit ist das Thema Ergonomie am Arbeitsplatz eine der wichtigsten Bedingungen f羹r ein optimales Arbeiten 羹berhaupt. Aufgrund dessen geht es in der folgenden Projektarbeit darum, durch eine Zweirad-Hebeb羹hne eine optimale Arbeitsbedingung bei Reparaturen an diesen zu erm繹glichen. Mit Hilfe der Hebeb羹hne ist es m繹glich, die zu reparierenden Mopeds und Motorr瓣der in eine individuelle und somit ergonomisch korrekte H繹he anzuheben. Reparaturen m羹ssen nicht kniend, b羹ckend oder in anderen falschen K繹rperhaltungen durchgef羹hrt werden. Hiermit kann k繹rperlichen Beschwerden, wie R羹cken- und Knieproblemen, vor- gebeugt werden. Aufgrund dieser Verbesserung der Arbeitsbedingungen verringert sich auch folglich das Risiko der Berufsunf瓣higkeit durch eine der beiden Problematiken.
The Battle Over Patents
An examination of how the patent system works, imperfections and all, to incentivize innovation Do patents facilitate or frustrate innovation? Lawyers, economists, and politicians who have staked out strong positions in this debate often attempt to validate their claims by invoking the historical record--but they frequently get the history wrong. The Battle over Patents gets it right. Bringing together thoroughly researched essays from prominent historians and social scientists, this volume traces the long and contentious history of patents and examines how they have worked in practice. Editors Stephen H. Haber and Naomi R. Lamoreaux show that patent systems are the result of contending interests at different points in production chains battling over economic surplus. The larger the potential surplus, the more extreme are the efforts of contending parties-now and in the past-to search out, generate, and exploit any and all sources of friction. Patent systems, as human creations, are therefore necessarily ridden with imperfections. This volume explores these shortcomings and explains why, despite all the debate, historically US-style patent systems still dominate all other methods of encouraging inventive activity.
Douglas Butler Book Of Movable Bridges
The book discusses the Inventors, Port Industrial bridges, Duplicated Bridges and more. Also shows actual bridges from websites along with drawings from Douglas Butler the author. very informative and educational of technology from Ancient to Modern Drawbridges.
Worlds Within Worlds (Deseret Alphabet edition)
In addition to being one of the world's greatest science fiction writers, Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was highly regarded as an indefatigable popularizer of science. In his lifetime, Asimov wrote or edited over approximately five hundred books of science fiction, mysteries, literary annotations, history, various sciences and more. He died of AIDS contracted during open-heart surgery. Asimov's Foundation trilogy won the Hugo Award in 1966 for "Best All-Time Series." It is currently being adapted into a television series on the Apple TV+ streaming service. "Worlds Within Worlds" was originally published as a series of pamphlets by the American Atomic Energy Commission and later in book form by the University Press of the Pacific, Inc., Seattle. Here Asimov recounts the history of nuclear energy starting with John Dalton's original atomic theory from 1808, and ending with the possibility of controlled nuclear fusion and antimatter annihilation, both as yet still in the future. This book is in the Deseret Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet for writing English developed in the mid-19th century at the University of Deseret (now the University of Utah). The Deseret Alphabet Classics series provides Deseret Alphabet editions of some of the great works of English literature and LDS theology. Our goal is to encourage the use of the Deseret Alphabet by making worthwhile reading material widely available.
Hybrid Power Plants. A Combined Geothermal and Biomass Electricity Generation Approach
Master's Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Engineering - Power Engineering, grade: 1,0, Bochum University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: This research draws conclusions from existing biomass and geothermal electricity generation systems and combines these to a hybrid plant concept which is subsequently evaluated thermodynamically, economically and in concerns of risk management. Using a hybrid power plant concept based on geothermal and biomass energy input, low enthalpy geothermal reservoirs can be utilised more efficiently for electricity generation then it was up to now possible with ordinary binary cycles. By passing the geothermal fluid through a heat exchanger to preheat the biomass boiler feedwater a classical Rankine-Cycle generates electricity with an ideal efficiency of 34%. Due to the geothermal contribution biomass is saved by the amount of 6%. This thermodynamically desirable process, however, raises economic problems as all components of conventional biomass plants as well as the source-side components of geothermal power plants become necessary. Costs for these parts accumulating at the development's beginning only are compensated by reduced fuel costs and higher efficiencies. For geothermal exploration failure and the underachievement of the geothermal reservoir the proposed hybrid technology opens up an additional alternative. Having to have to abandon projects with inadequate qualities in former times, it is now possible to produce electricity efficiently and sustainably by the new hybrid power plant. Moreover, the dependence on the fluctuation in terms of biomass quality and prices decrease as the contribution of biomass itself is reduced. Although delivering first findings concerning these hybrid plants, this paper highlights the future research demand and suggests a list of worthwhile research topics.
A Ludic Society
Contemporary game scholarship offers a broad palette of theories and methods inherited from such fields as sociology and communication studies, experimental sciences, literary analysis, educational sciences and cultural critique. At large, this inherently interdisciplinary research aims for a holistic perspective on the 'LUDIC SOCIETY'. With that in mind, this book is organized into four sections that present related and often intertwined ideas and observations about the ways we manifest ourselves in games and play, how games represent us in the present and in the past, how games and play change us, and what it all may mean for contemporary society. This book invites readers to engage with the key challenges of a ludic society, explore new perspectives and initiate fruitful discussions. It is aimed at both passionate game scholars and all those who want to get a first taste of the multifaceted research field of game studies.
Maintenance, Replacement, and Reliability
Updated and revised, this new edition provides maintenance and reliability tools for intelligent asset management decisions. It can be used for a one-semester senior undergraduate or postgraduate course on physical asset management decision analysis. It can also be used for a 3 to 4-day course for maintenance and reliability professionals.
