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Gothic Cinema closes a gap in German-language film discourse: for the first time, the volume sheds light on a hitherto little-discussed film context. It considers Gothic Cinema as a form of unofficial historiography that allows a look not only at the history of film and its technique, but also at moral concepts, gender relations, collective fears or aesthetic currents. A delimitation and definition of the term and the central elements of the Gothic are followed by a comprehensive historical overview from 1896 to the present day. Three in-depth analyses of individual post-2015 gothic films and television series round out the review. On the one hand, the examples examined are representative in terms of typical elements, motifs or topoi, and on the other hand, they exhibit peculiarities and breaks that prove fruitful for a cultural and media studies investigation.

The rapid pace of change in computing demands a continuous review of our defensive strategies, and a strong ethical framework in our computer science education.This fully revised and enhanced fifth edition of Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age examines the ethical, social, and policy challenges stemming from the convergence of computing and telecommunication, and the proliferation of mobile information-enabling devices. This accessible and engaging text surveys thought-provoking questions about the impact of these new technologies.Topics and features: establishes a philosophical framework and analytical tools for discussing moral theories and problems in ethical relativism; offers pertinent discussions on privacy, surveillance, employee monitoring, biometrics, civil liberties, harassment, the digital divide, and discrimination; examines the new ethical, cultural and economic realities of computer social network ecosystems (NEW); reviews issues of property rights, responsibility and accountability relating to information technology and software; discusses how virtualization technology informs our ethical behavior (NEW); introduces the new frontiers of ethics - virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and the Internet; surveys the social, moral and ethical value systems in mobile telecommunications (NEW); explores the evolution of electronic crime, network security, and computer forensics; provides exercises, objectives, and issues for discussion with every chapter.This comprehensive textbook incorporates the latest requirements for computer science curricula. Both students and practitioners will find the book an invaluable source of insight into computer ethics and law, network security, and computer crime investigation.

The book presents the main scientific directions and issues of research conducted in the Department of Information and Measurement Technologies at the National Technical University of Ukraine "Ihor Sikorskyi Kyiv Polytechnic Institute". The presented results cover almost all scientific directions related to information and measurement technologies--metrological support of measurement channels of information and measurement systems, methods of reproducing units of electric circuit parameters, development of specialized information and measurement systems, mathematical methods of processing measurement information, models of formation of information signals and fields, statistical diagnostic methods, information support of testing, and calibration laboratories.

Forest ecosystems include a great variety of communities of organisms interacting with their physical environment: multi-aged natural forests, even-aged monocultures, and secondary forests invaded by foreign species. The challenge is to sustain their ability to function, by adapting to changing climates and satisfying a multitude of human demands. Our first chapter sets the scene with a discussion about the effects of forest management on ecosystem services. Details about forest observational infrastructures are introduced in the second chapter. The third chapter presents methods of analysing forest density and structure. Models for estimating the shape and growth of individual forest trees are introduced in chapter 4, models of forest community production in Chapter 5. Methods and examples of sustainable forest design are covered in chapter 6. New scientific contributions continue to emerge as we are writing, and this work is never finished. We hope to continue with regular updates replacing obsolete sections with new ones, but the general aim remains the same, to introduce a range of methods that will assist those interested in sustaining forest ecosystems.

This book reports on a comprehensive study on a novel high-power converter, i.e. a Modular Multilevel Converter with Interleaved Half-bridge Submodules (ISM-MMC). It describes in depth its average model, the operating principles, as well as a new control method and a hybrid modulation strategy that help to exploit the benefits of the interleaving scheme. The new power converter is particularly advantageous for high-current applications that require superb quality of input/output waveforms. Moreover, this book reports on a systematic study of the current balancing problem between parallel-connected units that commutate in non-simultaneous fashion. This is a typical issue in interleaved converters, however here it is analyzed for the first time in relation to MMC-based structures. Two control strategies are proposed to cope with this matter. By using a sensorless regulation scheme, the number of required current transducers has been minimized, reducing complexity, cost, and footprint of the hardware, while providing converter with a fast and accurate current balancing. This book also offers a comprehensive comparison between several practical designs of ISM-MMC and classical MMC for an ultra-fast electrical vehicle charger. All in all, it provides graduate students and researchers, as well as field engineers and professionals with extensive information and essential practical details on the state-of-the-art MMC and ISM-MMC design.

This book explores the cutting-edge ideas that are shaping the future of innovation, design, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. The proceedings of the interdisciplinary Conference on Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Systems offer new perspectives on these topics. This book navigates the most recent research trends and practices, and gains unique insights on how to address innovation, design, and entrepreneurship on a sustainable basis. This book is an essential reference for anyone interested in staying up to date on the latest research, whether they are academics, designers, entrepreneurs, or sustainability enthusiasts. Get your copy now and take part in the debate about the future of sustainable innovation.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence, PReMI 2021, held in December 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually.

Knowledge recommendation is an timely subject that is encountered frequently in research and information services. A compelling and urgent need exists for such systems: the modern economy is in dire need of highly-skilled professionals, researchers, and innovators, who create opportunities to gain competitive advantage and assist in the management of financial resources and available goods, as well as conducting fundamental and applied research more effectively.This book takes readers on a journey into the world of knowledge recommendation, and of systems of knowledge recommendation that use machine intelligence algorithms. It illustrates knowledge recommendation using two examples. The first is the recommendation of reviewers and experts who can evaluate manuscripts of academic articles, or of research and development project proposals. The second is innovation support, which involves bringing science and business together by recommending information that pertains to innovations, projects, prospective partners, experts, and conferences meaningfully.The book also describes the selection of the algorithms that transform data into information and then into knowledge, which is then used in the information systems. More specifically, recommendation and information extraction algorithms are used to acquire data, classify publications, identify (disambiguate) their authors, extract keywords, evaluate whether enterprises are innovative, and recommend knowledge.This book comprises original work and is unique in many ways. The systems and algorithms it presents are informed by contemporary solutions described in the literature - including many compelling, novel, and original aspects. The new and promising directions the book presents, as well as the techniques of machine learning applied to knowledge recommendation, are all original.

Dynamics of Coupled Structures, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 41st IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2023, the fourth volume of ten from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of the Dynamics of Coupled Structures, including papers on: Real-Time/Hybrid Substructuring Transfer Path Analysis Frequency Based Substructuring The Substructuring Benchmark Challenge New Challenges & Approaches in Substructuring

The Art and Science of Aerated Foods highlights the unnoticed ingredient of air in food: its importance, function and processes. The text offers readers fundamental knowledge on the techniques and ingredients involved in making aerated food through selected recipes, along with insight into each food's cultural background. Authors provide a step-to-step guide to making aerated food at a home scale with emphasis on health, simplicity, and leisure. With its blend of academic information, theory and practical recipes, this text has something to offer everyone, from academics to homemakers and food connoisseurs of all types.

In recent years, significant progress has been made in achieving artificial intelligence (AI) with an impact on students, managers, scientists, health personnel, technical roles, investors, teachers, and leaders. This book presents numerous successful applications of AI in various contexts.The innovative implications covered fall under the general field of machine learning (ML), including deep learning, decision-making, forecasting, pattern recognition, information retrieval, and interpretable AI. Decision-makers and entrepreneurs will find numerous successful applications in health care, sustainability, risk management, human activity recognition, logistics, and Industry 4.0. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in challenges, opportunities, and the latest developments and real-world applications of ML. Whether you are a student, researcher, practitioner, or simply curious about AI, this book provides valuable insights and inspiration for your work and learning.

The open access book covers a large class of nonlinear systems with many practical engineering applications. The approach is based on the extension of linear systems theory using the Volterra series. In contrast to the few existing treatments, our approach highlights the algebraic structure underlying such systems and is based on Schwartz's distributions (rather than functions). The use of distributions leads naturally to the convolution algebras of linear time-invariant systems and the ones suitable for weakly nonlinear systems emerge as simple extensions to higher order distributions, without having to resort to ad hoc operators. The result is a much-simplified notation, free of multiple integrals, a conceptual simplification, and the ability to solve the associated nonlinear differential equations in a purely algebraic way. The representation based on distributions not only becomes manifestly power series alike, but it includes power series as the description of the subclass of memory-less, time-invariant, weakly nonlinear systems. With this connection, many results from the theory of power series can be extended to the larger class of weakly nonlinear systems with memory. As a specific application, the theory is specialised to weakly nonlinear electric networks. The authors show how they can be described by a set of linear equivalent circuits which can be manipulated in the usual way. The authors include many real-world examples that occur in the design of RF and mmW analogue integrated circuits for telecommunications. The examples show how the theory can elucidate many nonlinear phenomena and suggest solutions that an approach entirely based on numerical simulations can hardly suggest. The theory is extended to weakly nonlinear time-varying systems, and the authors show examples of how time-varying electric networks allow implementing functions unfeasible with time-invariant ones. The book is primarily intended for engineering students in upper semesters and in particular for electrical engineers. Practising engineers wanting to deepen their understanding of nonlinear systems should also find it useful. The book also serves as an introduction to distributions for undergraduate students of mathematics.

This book offers a comprehensive survey of shared-memory synchronization, with an emphasis on ¿systems-level¿ issues. It includes sufficient coverage of architectural details to understand correctness and performance on modern multicore machines, and sufficient coverage of higher-level issues to understand how synchronization is embedded in modern programming languages.The primary intended audience for this book is ¿systems programmers¿¿the authors of operating systems, library packages, language run-time systems, concurrent data structures, and server and utility programs. Much of the discussion should also be of interest to application programmers who want to make good use of the synchronization mechanisms available to them, and to computer architects who want to understand the ramifications of their design decisions on systems-level code.

1 Einleitung.- 1.1 Rechtliche Hygieneregelung.- 1.2 Aspekte zum Hygienekonzept.- Literatur.- 2 Begriffe zur Lebensmittelhygiene.- 2.1 Lebensmittel.- 2.2 Lebensmittelhygiene.- 2.3 Leichtverderbliche Lebensmittel.- 2.4 Verpackte Lebensmittel.- 2.5 Herstellen.- 2.6 Behandeln.- 2.7 In-Verkehr-bringen.- 2.8 Verzehren.- 2.9 Nachteilige Beeinflussung.- 2.10 Genußtauglichkeit/ Genußwert.- 2.11 Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum.- 2.12 Bedarfsgegenstände.- Literatur.- 3 Lebensmittelmikrobiologie.- 3.1 Einteilung von Mikroorganismen.- 3.1.1 Bakterien und Bakteriensporen.- 3.1.2 Schimmelpilze.- 3.1.3 Hefepilze.- 3.1.4 Viren.- 3.2 Größenordnung von Mikroorganismen und Viren.- 3.3 Erkennbarmachung von Keimen.- 3.4 Vermehrungsformen von Mikroorganismen.- 3.4.1 Ungeschlechtliche Fortpflanzung.- 3.4.2 Geschlechtliche Fortpflanzung von Hefen.- 3.5 Gesundheitsgefährdende Mikroorganismen, Lebensmittelverderber und Nützlinge.- 3.5.1 Gesundheitsgefährdende Mikroorganismen und schädliche Stoffwechselprodukte.- 3.5.2 Lebensmittelverderber.- 3.5.3 Technologisch erwünschte Mikroorganismen.- Literatur.- 4 Wachstumsvoraussetzungen für Mikroorganismen - Beeinflussung der Vermehrung.- 4.1 Wachstumsfaktoren.- 4.1.1 Nährstoffangebot.- 4.1.2 Wasseraktivität und Feuchtigkeit.- 4.1.3 pH-Wert.- 4.1.4 Temperatur.- 4.1.5 Redoxpotential.- 4.2 Beeinflussung des Wachstums von Mikroorganismen.- Literatur.- 5 Mikrobielle Gefährdung von Produkten.- 5.1 Lebensmittelverderb.- 5.1.1 Fäulnis.- 5.1.2 Gärung.- 5.1.3 Säuerung.- 5.1.4 Ranzidität.- 5.1.5 Schimmeln.- 5.2 Lebensmittelvergiftung.- 5.2.1 Salmonellen.- 5.2.2 Staphylococcus aureus.- 5.2.3 Clostridium perfringens.- 5.2.4 Clostridium botulinum.- 5.2.5 Bacillus cereus.- 5.2.6 Listeria monocytogenes.- 5.3 Gefährdungen physikalischen Ursprungs.- Literatur.- 6 Schädlingsbefall und weitere Gefährdungen.- 6.1 Insekten.- 6.2 Nager und Vögel.- 6.3 Schädlingsbekämpfung als Teil der Betriebshygiene.- 6.4 Chemische Schadensquellen.- 6.5 Physikalische Schadensquellen.- 7 Raum-und Anlagenhygiene.- 7.1 Reinigung und Desinfektion.- 7.1.1 Reinigungsverfahren.- 7.1.2 Desinfektion.- 7.1.3 Reinigungsintervalle.- 7.2 Raumtemperaturen.- 7.3 Konstruktive Anlagenhygiene.- Literatur.- 8 Stichprobenpläne.- 8.1 Mikrobiologische Stichprobenpläne.- 8.1.1 2-Klassenplan.- 8.1.2 3-Klassenplan.- 8.2 Stichprobenpläne für die sensorische Prüfung.- Literatur.- 9 Betriebseigene Maßnahmen und Kontrollen - HACCP-Konzept.- 9.1 Produktbeschreibung, Ermittlung potentieller Gefahren, Identifizierung kritischer Punkte (HACCP-Grundsätze 1-3).- 9.2 Festlegung und Durchführung des Verfahrens zur Überwachung und Kontrolle der kritischen Punkte (HACCP-Grundsätze 4, 5).- 9.3 Überprüfung der Eigenkontrollsysteme, Dokumentation (HACCP-Grundsätze 6, 7).- Literatur.

Physics.- Simulation of Dislocations in Icosahedral Quasicrystals with IMD.- Buoyancy Driven Convection in Rotating Spherical Shells and Its Dynamo Action.- Finite-Difference Simulations of Seismic Wavefields in Isotropic and Anisotropic Earth Models.- Collisional Dynamics of Black Holes, Star Clusters and Galactic Nuclei.- The Computation of Highly Excited Hyperbolic 3D-Eigenmodes and Their Application to Quantum Chaos and Cosmology.- Propagation of Herbig-Haro Jets Through Inhomogeneous Molecular Clouds.- Phase Transitions and Quantum Effects in Systems with Reduced Geometry.- Probing Hot Quantum Chromodynamics with a Complex Chemical Potential.- Solid State Physics.- Destruction of Superfluid and Long Range Order by Impurities in Two Dimensional Systems.- Density-Matrix Algorithm for Phonon Hilbert Space Reduction in the Numerical Diagonalization of Quantum Many-Body Systems.- Single Hole Dynamics in Correlated Insulators.- Impurities in a Hubbard-chain.- Band to Mott Insulator Transition in the Ionic Hubbard Model.- GaAs and InAs (001) Surface Structures from Large-scale Real-space Multigrid Calculations.- The Role of the Geometric Structure for Electronic Excitations of Molecules and Surfaces.- Structural and Vibronic Properties of the Dihydride-terminated Si(001) Surface.- Interplay of Phase Fluctuations and Electronic Excitations in High-Temperature Superconductors-A Monte Carlo Simulation.- Chemistry.- Improper, Blue-shifting Hydrogen Bond Between Fluorobenzene and CHX3 (X=F, C1).- Hydrophobic Solvation in Liquid Water Via Car-Parrinello Molecular Dynamics: Progress and First Results.- Ab initio Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Hydrogen Fluoride at Several Thermodynamic States.- Quantum Chemical Calculations of Transition Metal Complexes.- Computer Simulation of Protein Unfolding.- Computational Fluid Dynamics.- DNS of Active Control of Disturbances in a Blasius Boundary Layer.- Statistical Analysis of a Turbulent Adverse Pressure Gradient Boundary Layer.- Simulation of Bidisperse Bubbly Gas-Liquid Flows by a Parallel Finite-Difference/Front-Tracking Method.- Vortex Shedding in the Turbulent Wake of a Sphere at Subcritical Reynolds Number.- Assumed PDF Modeling with Detailed Chemistry.- A 3D Hydrodynamic Simulation for the Cygnus A Jet as a Prototype for High Redshift Radio Galaxies.- Parallel Computation of the Time Dependent Velocity Evolution for Strongly Deformed Droplets.- Simulation of Two-Phase Flow in Pipes.- Computational Study of the Flow in an Axial Turbine with Emphasis on the Interaction of Labyrinth Seal Leakage Flow and Main Flow.- Numerical Simulation of Rotating Stall in an Axial Compressor.- Euler and Navier-Stokes Solutions for Flapping Wing Propulsion.- Hindcasting the Uptake of Anthropogenic Trace Gases with an Eddy-Permitting Model of the Atlantic Ocean.- Flow with Chemical Reactions.- Implementation of Complex Chemical Reaction Mechanisms Into a 3D Furnace Simulation Code.- Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flame Kernels Using HPC.- Direct Numerical Simulations of Spark Ignition of H2/Air-Mixture in a Turbulent Flow.- Detailed Simulation of Transport Processes in Reacting Multi-Species Flows Through Complex Geometries by Means of Lattice Boltzmann Methods.- Structural Mechanics.- Numerical Modelling of Geotechnical Boundary Value Problems.- Wave Propagation in Heterogeneous Media. Part 1: Effective Velocities in Fractured Media.- Wave Propagation in Heterogeneous Media. Part 2: Attenuation of Seismic Waves Due to Scattering.- Computer Science.- Fast Parallel Particle Simulations on Distributed Memory Architectures.- High-accuracy Simulation of Density Driven Flow in Porous Media.- ParWave: Parallel Wavelet Video Coding.- Compiler-Generated Vector-based Prefetching on Architectures with Distributed Memory

This open access book offers a comprehensive exploration of the digital innovations that have emerged in recent years for the circular built environment. Each chapter is meticulously crafted to ensure that both academic readers and industry practitioners can grasp the inner workings of each digital technology, understand its relevance to the circular built environment, examine real-life implementations, and appreciate the intriguing business models behind them. Our primary objective is to blend scholarly knowledge with practical inspiration by providing real-life case studies for each innovation. The authors, who possess extensive expertise in their respective fields, have contributed chapters dedicated to digital technologies within their areas of specialization. The book is organized into three distinct parts. The first part focuses on data-driven digital technologies and delves into how their capabilities can facilitate the transition to a circular built environment. Essential aspects such as building information modeling (BIM), digital twins, geographical information systems (GIS), scanning technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), data templates, and material passports are explored as vital tools for data collection, integration, and analysis in the context of circular construction. In the second part, various digital technologies for design and fabrication are introduced. Topics covered include computational design algorithms, additive and subtractive manufacturing, robotic manufacturing, and extended reality. These discussions shed light on how these technologies can be leveraged to enhance design and fabrication processes within the circular built environment. Finally, the last part of the book presents emerging digital concepts related to business and governance. It explores the role of deconstruction and reverse logistics, blockchain technology, digital building logbooks, and innovative business models as enablers of circularity inthe built environment. The book concludes with a chapter dedicated to digital transformation and its potential to propel the built environment towards a regenerative future. In addition to the substantive content, the book features forewords and perspectives from esteemed experts, providing valuable economic and creative insights to complement its comprehensive approach.

The 2nd edition has been thoroughly revised and is intended as a wakeup call in the stagnant and dormant field of switching algebra and logic circuit design. It presents the material in a concise but thorough way. The topics selected are an in-depth presentation of switching algebra, a theory of memory circuits (sometimes called flop flops), a new approach to asynchronous circuits, and a newly added part presenting a unique programming technique (or language) for programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Be ready for the unorthodox and controversial.

A Zähigkeitscharakterisierung mit Hilfe bruchmechanischer Konzepte.- A 1 Stand und Entwicklungstendenzen.- Neue Entwicklungen bei der bruchmechanischen Zähigkeitsbewertung von Kunststoffen und Verbunden.- JTJ-Konzept und dissipative Energien am Riß.- A 2 Experimentelle Methoden.- Bruchmechanische Meßmethoden für Polymere.- Einfluß von Prüfkörpergeometrie und Beanspruchungsbedingungen auf das Rißwiderstandsverhalten von PVC und PP.- Prozedur zur Ermittlung des Rißwiderstandsverhaltens mit dem instrumentierten Kerbschlagbiegeversuch.- Experimentelle Methoden zur Charakterisierung des Bruchverhaltens von HDPE-Rohren.- Die mechanische Charakterisierung von Polymeren und verstärkten Polymeren - Experimentelle Probleme und theoretische Hintergründe.- A 3 Alternative Methoden.- Approximative Methoden zur Beschreibung des Rißwiderstandsverhaltens im instrumentierten Kerbschlagbiegeversuch.- Anwendung der Normalisierungsmethode zur Ermittlung von Rißwiderstandskurven an amorphen PVC-Werkstoffen.- Berechnung von J-R-Kurven aus Kraft-Durchbiegungs-Diagrammen auf Basis des Gelenkprütkörpers.- J-TJ- und ?-T?-Stabilitätsdiagramme als Grundlage einer alternativen Methode zur Ermittlung von Instabilitätswerten aus Rißwiderstandskurven.- B Morphologie-Eigenschafts-Korrelationen.- B 1 Homopolymerisate.- Übermolekulare Struktur und mechanische Eigenschaften von isotaktischem Polypropylen.- Bruchverhalten und Morphologie von HDPE-Werkstoffen.- Zähigkeits- und Relaxationsverhalten von PMMA, PS und PC.- Crazing in amorphen Polymeren - Entstehung und Wachstum fibrillärer Crazes in der Nähe der Glasübergangstemperatur.- Einfluß der Temperatur und der Feuchtigkeit auf das Zähigkeitsverhalten von Polyamid.- B 2 Blends.- Zusammenhang zwischen Bruchverhalten und Morphologie von PE/PP-Blends.- Einfluß von Modifikatorkonzentration und Prüftemperatur auf das Zähigkeitsverhalten von modifizierten Polyamiden.- Morphologie und Zähigkeit von PP/EPR-Blends.- B 3 Copolymerisate.- Anwendung bruchmechanischer Werkstoffkenngrößen zur Optimierung des Zähigkeitsverhaltens von polymeren Mehrphasensystemen mit PP-Matrix.- Bruchmechanische Zähigkeitsbewertung des Rißinitiierungs-und Rißausbreitungsverhaltens von Ethylen-Propylen-Random-Copolymerisaten.- Rißzähigkeitsverhalten von ABS-Werkstoffen.- ABS - Sprödbruch-Untersuchungen der Morphologie-Versagens-Beziehung.- C Hybride Methoden der Kunststoffprüfung und Kunststoffdiagnostik.- Neue Möglichkeiten der zerstörungsfreien Charakterisierung von Polymeren.- Ermittlung des lokalen Deformationsverhaltens von Kunststoffen mittels Laserextensometrie.- D Technologische Prüfverfahren.- Einsatzgrenzen von Kunststoffen und deren Verbunden unter Reibungs- und Verschleißbedingungen.- Modifizierung von Polymerwerkstoffen mit amorphem Kohlenstoff zur Optimierung des Reibungsverhaltens.- Mechanisches Schwingungsverhalten einer CFK-Verdichterschaufel.- E Biokompatible Werkstoffe und medizinische Implantate.- Polymere Werkstoffe in der orthopädischen Gelenkchirurgie.- Werkstoffparameter von funktionellen Prothesen im HNO-Bereich bei fortschreitender Degradation.- Mikrobielle Korrosion von pharyngo-trachealen Shuntventilen.- Werkstoff-und Deformationsverhalten von Stimmprothesen - Sensibilität mechanischer Prüfverfahren.- F Spezielle Werkstoffe.- Rißinitiierung, Verschleiß und molekulare Struktur von gefüllten Vulkanisaten.- Charakterisierung des Deformationsverhaltens von modifiziertem Polymerbeton.- G Einsatz-und Anwendungsgrenzen.- Der Einfluß des biaxialen Spannungszustandes auf die Werkstoffkennwertfunktionen nichtlinear-viskoelastischer Werkstoffe.- Mediale Beständigkeit von PP/GF-Verbunden.- Einfluß der medialen Auslagerung auf das Impactverhalten glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoffe.- Physikalische Alterung von Polypropylen.- Autorenindex.

This book publishes the latest findings and ideas in the field of additive manufacturing presented by authors from prominent institutions around the world at the iCAT 2023 conference. The authors address various technological and medical aspects, ranging from materials science to the specific behaviour of the technology under different working conditions. The book is divided into four sections, three of which are dedicated to the purely technological aspects of additive manufacturing, covering metal processes, polymer processes and simulation. The fourth part of the book is dedicated to the medical applications of additive manufacturing, covering areas ranging from orthopaedic surgeries to materials used in medical AM.Overall, the book provides insight into the current state of the science and applications of additive manufacturing.

This book presents the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electronics and Signal Processing (ICESP 2023), which was held in Macau, China during January 13-15, 2023. The book consists of contributions from various authors from both academia and industry, focusing on a diverse aspect of signal processing and information communication systems. The published papers suggest cutting-edge solutions that contribute to the quest for the future applications and communicating systems. The book is a useful reference to research students, research fellows, and scientists and engineers in the corresponding fields.

Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 41st IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2023, the second volume of ten from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of the Dynamics of Civil Structures, including papers on: Structural VibrationsStructural Health MonitoringHuman-Structure InteractionVibration Control and MitigationInnovative Sensing for Structural ApplicationsSmart Structures and AutomationModal Identification of Structural SystemsDynamics of Buildings, Bridges, and Off-Shore Platforms

Interdecadal Variability at Northern High Latitudes.- Sea Surface Temperature Variability in the North Atlantic: Monthly to Decadal Time Scales.- Recent Decadal SST Variability in the Northwestern Pacific and Associated Atomspheric Anomalies.- Large Scale Modes of Ocean Surface Temperature Since the Late Nineteenth Century.- The Indian Summer Monsoon and its Variability.- Climate Variability in Northern Africa: Understanding Droughts in the Sahel and the Mahgreb.- SST-Forced Experiments and Climate Variability.- Impact of Ensemble Size on the Assessment of Model Climate Signal.- Interannual and Decadal Variability in the Tropical Pacific.- The Decadal Variability of the Pacific with the MRI Coupled Models. Dynamics of Interdecadal Variability in Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Models.- Simulations of the Variability of the Tropical Atlantic.- North-Atlantic Decadal Climate Variability in a Coupled Atmosphere/Ocean/Sea-Ice Model of Moderate Complexity.- A Theory For Interdecadal Climate Fluctuations.- Decadal Variability of the Thermohaline Ocean Circulation.

This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 4th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (SECON'23), held in Angamaly, Kerala, India, on 7-9 June 2023. The meeting served as a fertile platform for discussion, sharing sound knowledge and introducing novel ideas on issues related to sustainable construction and design for the future. The respective contributions address various aspects of numerical modeling and simulation in structural engineering, structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, advanced analysis and design of foundations, BIM, building energy management, and technical project management. Accordingly, the book offers a valuable, up-to-date tool and essential overview of the subject for scientists and practitioners alike, and will inspire further investigations and research.

This book is a comprehensive guide to understanding the mechanical behavior of specific semiconductors: Elemental Semiconductors: Si, Ge; Binary Semiconductors: SiC, GaAs, GaP, InP;  Ternary Semiconductors: AlGaAs, GaAsP, ZnCdTe . The chapters are arranged in a logical sequence, starting with the basics of semiconductors in Chapter 1 and gradually progressing to more complex topics. Chapter 2 delves into the elastic properties and yielding concept, while Chapter 3 discusses plastic deformation and its relation to semiconductor stability. The important role of defects in semiconductors is explored in Chapter 4, with a focus on point defects and dislocations.Chapter 5 covers static deformation, including hardness and brittle behavior, while Chapter 6 explains the phenomenon of work hardening and its relationship to dislocations in the material. Chapter 7 introduces time-dependent deformation, specifically creep, which is influenced by temperature. Fracture, a common mode of failure in semiconductors, is discussed in Chapter 8, with an emphasis on stress rupture and the inability to carry an applied load. Chapter 9 addresses the unique mechanical behavior of small size semiconductor specimens in the nano scale. Finally, Chapter 10 explores the environmental effects on the mechanical properties of semiconductors.  Overall, this book provides a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the mechanical behavior of some elemental, binary and ternary semiconductors, which is crucial for developing and designing semiconductor-based technologies.

This book presents the state-of-the-art in the emerging field of data science and includes models for layered security with applications in the protection of sites--such as large gathering places--through high-stake decision-making tasks. Such tasks include cancer diagnostics, self-driving cars, and others where wrong decisions can possibly have catastrophic consequences. Additionally, this book provides readers with automated methods to analyze patterns and models for various types of data, with applications ranging from scientific discovery to business intelligence and analytics. The book primarily includes exploratory data analysis, pattern mining, clustering, and classification supported by real life case studies. The statistical section of this book explores the impact of data mining and modeling on the predictability assessment of time series. Further new notions of mean values based on ideas of multi-criteria optimization are compared with their conventional definitions, leading to new algorithmic approaches to the calculation of the suggested new means. The style of the written chapters and the provision of a broad yet in-depth overview of data mining, integrating novel concepts from machine learning and statistics, make the book accessible to upper level undergraduate and graduate students in data mining courses. Students and professionals specializing in computer and management science, data mining for high-dimensional data, complex graphs and networks will benefit from the cutting-edge ideas and practically motivated case studies in this book.

1 Zielsetzung im Werkzeugbau.- 1.1 Zielkonflikte im Werkzeugbau.- 1.2 Kundennutzen.- 1.3 Ökonomischer Nutzen.- 2 Strategische Ausrichtung des Werkzeugbaus.- 2.1 Konzentration auf Kernerzeugnisse und Kernprozesse.- 2.1.1 Ermittlung von Auftragsarten und Erzeugnisspektrum.- 2.1.1.1 Auftragsarten.- 2.1.1.2 Erzeugnisspektrum.- 2.1.2 Identifikation von Kernerzeugnissen.- 2.1.2.1 Ermittlung der Know-how Relevanz.- 2.1.2.2 Ermittlung des Zulieferpotentials.- 2.1.3 Bestimmung der Kernprozesse.- 2.1.3.1 Erfassung der Prozesse im Werkzeugbau.- 2.1.3.2 Bewertung von Prozeß-Know-how und Zulieferpotential.- 2.1.3.3 Ermittlung des Kundennutzens.- 2.1.3.4 Durchführung eines Leistungsvergleichs.- 2.1.3.5 Identifikation von Kernprozessen.- 2.2 Prozeßorientierte Organisationsgestaltung.- 2.2.1 Prozeßorientierung - ein ganzheitlicher Ansatz.- 2.2.2 Prozeßorientierte Ablaufgestaltung.- 2.2.2.1 Prozeßanalyse.- 2.2.2.2 Ermittlung von Schwachstellen.- 2.2.2.3 Ableitung von Maßnahmen.- 2.2.2.4 Umsetzung.- 2.2.3 Prozeßorientierte Gestaltung der Aufbauorganisation.- 2.2.3.1 Gestaltungsparameter und Auswahlgrößen.- 2.2.3.2 Interne Organisationsformen.- 2.2.3.3 Werkzeugbau als Profit-Center.- 2.3 Dimensionierung von Kapazitäten.- 2.3.1 Marktprognosen.- 2.3.1.1 Methodeneinsatz.- 2.3.1.2 Sicherheit der Prognose.- 2.3.2 Prognose für einzelne Auftragstypen.- 2.3.3 Kapazitätsdimensionierung.- 2.4 Schnittstellenfunktion des Werkzeugbaus.- 2.4.1 Position des Werkzeugbaus in der Gesamtprozeßkette.- 2.4.1.1 Schnittstellen der Hauptprozesse.- 2.4.1.2 Schnittstellendefinition anhand der Auftragsarten.- 2.4.2 Integrationskriterien für den Werkzeugbau.- 2.4.3 Integrationsalternativen.- 3 Standardisierung im Werkzeugbau.- 3.1 Produktstrukturierung im Werkzeugbau.- 3.1.1 Ziele der Betriebsmittelstrukturierung.- 3.1.2 Schwachstellen bei der Produktstrukturierung im Werkzeugbau.- 3.1.3 Vorgehensweise bei der Produktstrukturierung.- 3.2 Nummernsysteme.- 3.2.1 Ziele der Einführung von Nummernsystemen.- 3.2.2 Vergleich verschiedener Nummernsysteme.- 3.2.3 Grundlagen der Klassifizierung.- 3.2.4 Vorgehensweise zur Festlegung neuer Nummernsysteme.- 3.3 Sachmerkmal-Leisten.- 3.3.1 Bedeutung von Sachmerkmalen.- 3.3.2 Vorgehensweise zur Erstellung von Sachmerkmal-Leisten.- 4 Leistungsfähige Fertigungstechnologien.- 4.1 Produktspektrum im Werkzeug- und Formenbau.- 4.2 Muster und Prototypen.- 4.2.1 Prototypenbedarf in der Produktentwicklung.- 4.2.2 Rapid Prototyping-Verfahren zur Modell- und Musterteilherstellung.- 4.2.2.1 Charakteristika und Potentiale des Rapid Prototyping.- 4.2.2.2 Industriell eingesetzte Verfahren.- 4.2.2.3 Entwicklungstendenzen.- 4.2.3 Rapid Prototyping-Prozeßketten zur Prototyp- und Kleinserienfertigung.- 4.2.3.1 Herstellung von Kunststoff-Prototypen und -Kleinserien.- 4.2.3.2 Gieß- und Abformprozesse zur Herstellung metallischer Bauteile.- 4.2.4 Rapid Tooling-Verfahren zur Werkzeug- und Formenherstellung.- 4.2.5 Verfahrensauswahl.- 4.3 Spritz- und Druckgießformen.- 4.3.1 Schruppfräsen.- 4.3.1.1 Werkzeuge und Schneidstoffe.- 4.3.1.2 Prozeßauslegung und Bearbeitungsstrategien.- 4.3.2 Schlichtfräsen.- 4.3.2.1 Fräsbearbeitung filigraner Geometrien mit schlanken Schaftfräsern.- 4.3.2.2 Hochgeschwindigkeitsfräsen von Graphit- und Kupferelektroden.- 4.3.3 Funkenerosive Senkbearbeitung.- 4.3.4 Fertigung filigraner Elektroden mittels Ultraschallschwingläppen.- 4.3.4.1 Technologische Grundlagen.- 4.3.4.2 Anwendungsbeispiel.- 4.4 Schmiedegesenke.- 4.4.1 Hartfräsen.- 4.4.1.1 Werkzeuge und Schneidstoffe.- 4.4.1.2 Prozeßauslegung und Bearbeitungsstrategien.- 4.4.1.3 Integration von Frässtrategien in CAM-Systeme.- 4.4.2 Funkenerosive Senkbearbeitung.- 4.4.3 Standzeiterhöhung durch Laseroberflächenbehandlung.- 4.4.3.1 Verfahrensgrundlagen und -varianten.- 4.4.3.2 Anlagen zur Oberflächenbehandlung.- 4.4.3.3 Anwendungsbeispiele und Einsatzergebnisse.- 4.4.3.4 Arbeitsschutzmaßnahmen.- 4.5 Zieh- und Preßwerkzeuge.- 4.5.1 Verfahrensalternative

1 Kennzeichen der Konstruktion.- 1.1 Problemstellung und Herausforderungen.- 1.2 Ziele und Aufgaben der Konstruktion.- 1.3 Potentiale moderner Informationstechnik in der Konstruktion.- 2 Angebotserstellung.- 2.1 Kennzeichnung der Angebotserstellung.- 2.2 Systematische Angebotserstellung.- 2.2.1 Erfassen und Einordnen des Kundenproblems.- 2.2.2 Angebotskonstruktion.- 2.2.3 Lieferterminplanung.- 2.2.4 Kalkulation.- 2.2.5 Dokumentation der Planungsergebnisse.- 2.3 Organisation in der Angebotserstellung.- 2.4 Hilfsmittel in der Angebotserstellung.- 3 Konstruktionsprozesse.- 3.1 Methodisches Konstruieren.- 3.1.1 Anforderungsfestlegung.- 3.1.2 Funktionsfindung.- 3.1.3 Prinziperarbeitung.- 3.1.4 Gestaltung.- 3.1.5 Detaillierung.- 3.2 Charakteristika der Konstruktionsprozesse.- 3.2.1 Auftragsarten.- 3.2.2 Konstruktionsarten.- 3.3 Informationen in der Konstruktion.- 3.3.1 Wichtige Informationsquellen zum Konstruieren.- 3.3.1.1 Kataloge.- 3.3.1.2 Normen.- 3.3.1.3 Konstruktionsrichtlinien.- 3.3.2 Dokumentation der Konstruktionsergebnisse.- 3.3.2.1 Zeichnungen.- 3.3.2.2 Stücklisten.- 3.4 Methoden und konventionelle Hilfsmittel.- 3.4.1 Hilfsmittel und Methoden zur Ideenfindung.- 3.4.1.1 Intuitive Ideenfindungsmethoden.- 3.4.1.2 Systematische Suchmethoden.- 3.4.2 Analyse- und Bewertungsmethoden.- 3.4.2.1 Wertanalyse.- 3.4.2.2 Nutzwertanalyse.- 3.4.2.3 Konstruktionsbegleitende Kalkulationen.- 3.4.2.4 Relativkostenkataloge.- 3.5 EDV-Einsatz bei Konstruktionsprozessen.- 3.5.1 CAD-Technik.- 3.5.1.1 Rechnerinterne Darstellungen.- 3.5.1.2 Systemfunktionalitäten.- 3.5.1.3 CAD-Arbeitsplatz.- 3.5.2 Computer Aided Engineering.- 3.5.3 Systemintegration im Konstruktionsbereich.- 3.5.3.1 Produktmodell.- 3.5.3.2 Schnittstellen.- 3.5.3.3 Datenmanagement.- 3.5.3.4 Engineering Data Management Systeme.- 3.5.4 Konstruktionssysteme - Neue Entwicklungen.- 3.5.4.1 Funktionsorientiertes Konstruieren.- 3.5.4.2 Wissensbasiertes Konstruieren.- 3.5.4.3 Objektorientiertes Konstruieren.- 3.6 Organisation des Konstruktionsbereichs.- 3.6.1 Aufbauorganisation der Konstruktion.- 3.6.2 EDV-Organisation.- 4 Rationalisierungskonzepte.- 4.1 Ermittlung von Rationalisierungsmaßnahmen.- 4.2 Rationalisierungsmaßnahmen.- 4.2.1 Konventionelle Rationalisierungsmaßnahmen.- 4.2.1.1 Ansätze zur Verringerung des Zeichnungsaufwands.- 4.2.1.2 Hilfsmittel und Methoden zur Wiederverwendung.- 4.2.2 Auswahl und Einführung von EDV-Systemen.- 4.2.2.1 Projektdefinition.- 4.2.2.2 Prozeßreorganisation.- 4.2.2.3 Systemkonzept.- 4.2.2.4 Systemauswahl.- 4.2.2.5 Systemeinführung.- 4.2.3 Wirtschaftlichkeitsaspekte des CAD/CAM-Einsatzes.- 5 Integration der Konstruktionsprozesse in die Unternehmensabläufe.- 5.1 Methodisches Vorgehen zur Integration von Konstrukions- und Arbeitsplanungsprozessen.- 5.1.1 Planungsmodell der integrierten Konstruktion und Arbeitsplanung.- 5.1.2 Beschreibung der Elementzusammenhänge über Matrizen.- 5.1.3 Planungsmethoden.- 5.1.4 Durchführungsmethoden.- 5.2 Simultaneous Engineering.- 5.2.1 Zielsetzung des Simultaneous Engineering.- 5.2.2 Organisatorische Umsetzung.- 5.2.3 Praxisbeispiel.- 5.3 Telekooperation.- 5.4 Product Life Cycle Design.- 5.4.1 Problemstellung und Motivation.- 5.4.2 Grundgedanken des Lifecycle Design.- 5.4.3 Ergebnisse und Potentiale des Lifecycle Design.- 6 Zusammenfassung.- Literatur.- Sachwortverzeichnis.

Advances in Computational Vision and Robotics contains research papers from diverse field of engineering, computer science, social and bio-medical science. This book contains various research articles from the following domain: i. Pattern recognition and Robotic Vision.ii. Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning application.iii. Big Data Application in Robotics.iv. Deep Learning and Neural Network.Authors from the area of Particle Swarm Optimization, Defect Detection, Gesture Information Collection, Image Processing and Remote Sensing, Melody Recognition, Convolution Neural Network and Satellite Image processing etc. have contributed their research outcomes.