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This book covers various aspects of remote sensing and geographic information systems, from the perspective of earth and environmental sciences. The theme of applications of remote sensing and geographic information systems for the purposes of sustainable development highlights the innovative usage of space imaged spectral data in soil characterization. This book merges the selected contributions to the First International Conference of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences Applications (Egypt 2022) aiming to promote the latest findings on the development of Space Technologies and Applications.

Under ongoing climate change, natural and cultivated habitats of major food crops are being continuously disturbed. Such condition accelerates to impose stress effects like abiotic and biotic stressors. Drought, salinity, flood, cold, heat, heavy metals, metalloids, oxidants, irradiation etc. are important abiotic stresses; and diseases and infections caused by plant pathogens viz. fungal agents, bacteria and viruses are major biotic stresses. As a result, these harsh environments affect crop productivity and its biology in multiple complex paradigms. As stresses become the limiting factors for agricultural productivity and exert detrimental role on growth and yield of the crops, scientists and researchers are challenged to maintain global food security for a rising world population.This two-volume work highlights the fast-moving agricultural research on crop improvement through the stress mitigation strategies, with specific focuses on crop biology and their response to climatic instabilities. Together with "Climate Resilient Agriculture, Vol 2: Agro-Biotechnological Advancement for Crop Production", it covers a wide range of topics under environmental challenges, agronomy and agriculture processes, and biotechnological approaches, uniquely suitable for scientists, researchers and students working in the fields of agriculture, plant science, environmental biology and biotechnology.

This book comprises a distinguished collection of cutting-edge scientific contributions. Encompassing a wide range of subjects, it delves into machine learning, data mining, text analysis, data visualization, knowledge management, and more. The included articles are expanded versions of carefully selected top papers that were originally presented at the EGC'2020 conferences held in Paris (France, January 27-31, 2020). It is intended for researchers interested in these fields, including PhD and MSc students, and researchers from public or private laboratories. These extended versions underwent an additional peer-review process, building upon the already accepted long-format papers from the conference. The selection of long and short papers for the conference itself followed a rigorous double-blind peer-review process, evaluating numerous submissions (with a long paper acceptance rate of approximately 25%). For more details about the EGC society, please consult egc.asso.fr."

The International Symposium on Aircraft Technology, MRO, and Operations (ISATECH) is a multi-disciplinary symposium that presents research on current issues in the field of aerospace. The conference provides a platform offering insights on the latest trends in aircraft technology, maintenance, repair, overhaul, and operations that offer innovative solutions to the challenges facing the aviation industry. ISATECH allows researchers, scientists, engineers, practitioners, policymakers, and students to exchange information, present new technologies and developments, and discuss future direction, strategies and priorities.

Medicinal and aromatic crops (MACs) are high-value crops since the natural products obtained from them are low-volume high-value commodities that have numerous applications in various sectors such as the food, beverage, food supplement, flavor and fragrance, perfumery and cosmetics, pharmaceutical and aromatherapy industries. In addition, the plant biomass is used in the production of teas and medical applications in traditional and also modern medicines. MACs are important mainly because they contain plant secondary metabolites such as essential oils, alkaloids, glygosides, saponins, tannins, vitamins and other bioactives. Plant secondary metabolites are differentiated from plant primary metabolites of photosynthesis and respiration since they are directly involved in growth and development of plants. Some MACs are used as spices and culinary herbs since they contain mainly essential oils, and are used as tonic to the digestive system, appetite modification and othersystems and may facilitate nutrient uptake and utilization from various foods. A significant amount of MACs and their natural products have also demonstrated antimicrobial, antifungal and bactericidal activity and significant antioxidant capacity. In the past, MACs and their natural products have been used as a source for various medicines, in food and beverage production and in aroma products. Essentials of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops summarizes the current knowledge on medicinal and aromatic crops, including the agronomical practices of important MACs and their products, their beneficial effects and utilization of MAP and their products. The chapters provide a comprehensive guide to the most important and used medicinal and aromatic crops and their use in functional foods, nutraceuticals and as bioactives against various ailments, providing researchers, teachers, chemists, food scientists, agronomists and agroecologists in academia, industry and government a fully up to date singular source on this important topic.

This book offers an overview of digital, IoT and intelligent technologies, applications and solutions that are contributing to shape the digital, inclusive, and sustainable transformation of contemporary cities. Based on peer-reviewed contributions to the workshop "Information and Communications Technologies for Smart Cities and Societies", held on December 2, 2022, at the University of Parma, Italy, it offers a multidisciplinary, authoritative snapshot for researchers, architects, and engineers, as well as professionals and policy makers, involved in planning the city of the future. The book describes practical case studies, discussing challenges and opportunities of the integration of ICTs in the planning and management of future cities.

Ake Nygren, Arne Wittlöv: Preface.- Hans von Holst, Ake Nygren, Ake E. Andersson: Introduction.- Ricardo Martinez: The Status of Traffic Safety in the United States.- A.H. van Zomeren, Frederiec K. Withaar, Wiebo H. Brouwer: Brain Anatomy, Impairments and Driving.- Donald MacGregor, Paul Slovic: Perceived Risk and Driving Behavior: Lessons for Improving Traffic Safety in Emerging Market Countries.- David Shinar: Behavior, Technology and Traffic Safety.- Oliver Carsten: New Technologies and Behavior- Problem or Cure?.- Masaki Koshi: Built-in Social/Administrative Mechanism for Traffic Safety.- Heikki Summala: Behavior and Risk Typology: Disaggregation of Accident Statistics and Behavior.- Peter Makeham: Traffic Education Strategy.- Victor Nell: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Prevention of Youthful Risk-taking: The Case for Classical Conditioning.- Gerald J.S. Wilde: Alcohol, Fatigue, Inattention and Other Causes of Accidents and Their Significance for an Effective Accident Prevention Strategy.- Tohru Aruga, Tetsuya Sakamoto, Katsihiko Sugomoto, Yasufumi Miyake: Brain Injury after Traffic Accidents.- Heru Sutomo: Cultural Lag in Safety in Indonesia: A Case in Yogyakarta Arterial Road Environment.- Hideyuki Kita: Design of Driving Environment, Driving Behavior, and Traffic Safety.- Fred Goldberg: The Electronic Driving License Saves Lifes When Used as an Ignition Key.- Kyungwoo Kang: Ordered Probit Model of the Speed Selection Behavior: Results Based on a Korean Micro Data.- Stephen G. Stradling, Dianne Parker, Timo Lajunen, Michelle L. Meadows, Cheng Qiu Xie: Normal Behavior and Traffic Safety: Violations, Errors, Lapses and Crashes.- Jean-Pascal Assailly: Young People Drunk-driving: Process and Outcome Evaluation of PreventiveActions.- G. Gururaj: Behavior and Road Safety: A Multidimensional Issue - Implications for Road Safety Programmes in Developing Countries.- Tarumi Yamaki, Toshihiro Higuchi, Yoshio Imahori, Yoshihiro Iwamoto, Masahito Fumimoto: Imaging Techniques in the Evaluation of Behavior after Traffic Accidents.- Radin Umar RS: The Effects of Targeted Safety Campaign and Enforcement Programs in Hulu Langat District, Malaysia.- Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eizo Hideshima: Automobile Safety Devices and Offsetting Behavior: A Japanese Experience.- Tsuneo Matsuura: Driving Attitudes and Skills as a Function of Experience.- Zmarak Shalizi: Motorization in Developing Countries: Implications for Public and Private Sectors.- List of Contributors.-

The REV Conference is the annual conference of the International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE) together with the Global Online Laboratory Consortium (GOLC).REV 2023 is the 20th in a series of annual events concerning the area of online engineering, cyber-physical systems and Internet of things, including remote engineering and virtual instrumentation.In a globally connected world, the interest in online collaboration, teleworking, remote services, and other digital working environments is rapidly increasing. In response to that, the general objective of this conference is to contribute and discuss fundamentals, applications, and experiences in the field of online and remote engineering, virtual instrumentation, and other related new technologies, including: Cross-realityOpen ScienceInternet of Things and Industrial Internet of ThingsIndustry 4.0Cyber-securityM2M and smart objects.

Contents, Volume 2.- I: Factory Enhancements.- From the Existing Manufacturing System to CIM.- Flexible Manufacturing System in Manufacture of Precision Engineering Components - Key Issues in Implementation.- A Survey of CIM Strategic Planning in U.S. Industry.- Modelling and Optimization of a Flexible Manufacturing System.- Computer Based Safety System for the FMS - Management Logic.- CIM Repositories.- The Selection and Prospect of CAD/CAM System for Diesel Engine Design and Manufacturing.- A Model for the Factory of the Future for Industrialized Housing.- Enabling Automation Technologies for an Automated Mail Facility of the Future.- Some Optimization Problems of Scheduling in a Flexible Manufacturing System.- Some Methods of Modeling for Computer Integrated Workshop.- Combined Procedures for Simulation of Manufacturing Systems.- Expert Systems in CIM.- II: Production Planning.- A Taxonomy on Event-Driven Production Systems.- An Improved Lot Sizing Policy for Variable Demand.- Simulation for Real-Time Control: Advantages, Potential Pitfalls, Opportunities.- Decomposition Approach for the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem.- Evaluation of the Impact of Plant and Production Management Automation on Job-Shop Manufacturing Performances.- Role of Non-Productive Time in the Evaluation of Computer Generated Process Plans.- III: Process Technology.- Computer Managed Process Planning for Cylindrical Parts.- An Application of Non-Linear Goal Programming in Electrodischarge Machining of Composite Material.- An Expert System for Metalforming.- Optimal Process Planning for Robotic Assembly Operations.- Effect of Angular Errors in Part Registration for PC Board Assembly.- An Evaluation Framework for AGVS Within FMS.- Computer Aided Machine Loading Technique.- An Optimal Parallel Algorithm for Channel-Assignment.- IV: Product Engineering.- Design Using Case-Based Reasoning.- An Interactive Programming System for Design of Mechanical Clutches.- An Expert System for the Design and Selection of Ball Bearing Parameters.- Computer-Aided Optimal Design of Gears.- CAD for Underground Structure.- A Microcomputer Aided Design of Technical Systems.- Solid Modeling With Tension.- Integration of Design Optimization in Finite Element Analysis.- Automatic Generation of Finite Element Modeling for Integrated CAD and CAE.- Three Dimensional Mesh Generation: A New Approach.- Effective Modeling of Elastic Mechanical System Through Objective-Aimed Finite Element Strategies.- Design and Evaluation of Shock Isolation of Trailer Mounted Electronic Equipments.- V: Workcell Operations.- Group Technology: Cell Formation Using Simulated Annealing.- Cost Considerations for Cell Design in Group Technology.- Application of CAD/CAM in the Textile Industry.- CAD/CAM of Cams for Use in Automatic Lathes.- An Objective SIMTOOL in FMS.- A Methodology for Automating the Redressing of the Grinding Wheel.- Experimental Investigations on Tool Vibrations in Turning for On-Line Tool Wear Monitoring.- ?p-Based Industrial Grade Multi-Channel Temperature Controller For Sugar and Allied Industries.- Use of Sensors for Safety of Personnel in Robotic Installations.- VI: Industrial Applications.- Determining the Workspace Design of Robotized Cells in Pre-Determined Environments.- Judicious Selection of a Robot for an Industrial Task - An Expert System Approach.- Fixtureless Robotic Assembly Workcell.- Design of a Wall-Scaling Robot for Inspection and Maintenance.- A Telemanipulator for Hazardous Mining Operations.- Adoption of Robotic System for Inter-Station Handling Operations for Nagpur Milk Scheme, India.- Integration and Realtime Monitoring of Robotic Controllers.- On the Applications of Part Image Reconstruction Systems in Automated Manufacturing.- Kalman Filter Application to Tridimensional Rigid Body Motion Parameter Estimation from a Sequence of Images.- Optimization Techniques for Mathematical Routines Available through High-Level Source Code.- VII: Task Performance.- Sensing and...

This unique book explores fungi as sensors, electronic devices, and potential future computers, offering eco-friendly alternatives to traditional electronics. Fungi are ancient, widely distributed organisms ranging from microscopic single cells to massive mycelium spanning hectares. They possess senses similar to humans, detecting light, chemicals, gases, gravity, and electric fields. It covers fungal electrical activity, sensors, electronics, computing prototypes, and fungal language. Authored by leading experts from diverse fields, the book is accessible to readers of all backgrounds, from high-schoolers to professors. It reveals the remarkable potential of fungal machines while minimizing environmental impact.

The third edition of this textbook presents a further updated approach to fuzzy sets and systems that can model uncertainty ¿ i.e., ¿type-2¿ fuzzy sets and systems. The author demonstrates how to overcome the limitations of classical fuzzy sets and systems, enabling a wide range of applications, from time-series forecasting to knowledge mining to classification to control and to explainable AI (XAI). This latest edition again begins by introducing classical (type-1) fuzzy sets and systems, and then explains how they can be modified to handle uncertainty, leading to type-2 fuzzy sets and systems. New material is included about how to obtain fuzzy set word models that are needed for XAI, similarity of fuzzy sets, a quantitative methodology that lets one explain in a simple way why the different kinds of fuzzy systems have the potential for performance improvements over each other, and new parameterizations of membership functions that have the potential for achieving even greater performance for all kinds of fuzzy systems. For hands-on experience, the book provides information on accessing MATLAB, Java, and Python software to complement the content. The book features a full suite of classroom material.

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This contributed volume provides an overview of the recent advances in solid-state nanopore technology, featuring contributions by leading experts in the field. It discusses several aspects of solid-state nanopores, covering their fabrication as well as multiple biosensing applications. It successfully bridges the gap between various scientific and engineering disciplines and highlights the progress made in this area. This title is a useful tool for acquiring basic knowledge of this field and following recent progress. It is a valuable contribution to the area of nanopore biosensing and is of interest to graduate students, postdocs, or senior researchers working in the fields of physical chemistry, biochemistry, bio- and electrical engineering, and biophysics.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of information technology in civil and building engineering, presented at the 19th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), held in Cape Town, South Africa on October 26-28, 2022. It covers highly diverse topics such as BIM, construction information modeling, knowledge management, GIS, GPS, laser scanning, sensors, monitoring, VR/AR, computer-aided construction, product and process modeling, big data and IoT, cooperative design, mobile computing, simulation, structural health monitoring, computer-aided structural control and analysis, ICT in geotechnical engineering, computational mechanics, asset management, maintenance, urban planning, facility management, and smart cities. Written by leading researchers and engineers, and selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, the contributions highlight numerous exciting ideas that will spur novelresearch directions and foster multidisciplinary collaborations.

Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops including floriculture. The value of specialty crop production in the United States accounted for 18.44 % of the $433.569 billion in agriculture cash receipts collected in 2021. In 2020, that ratio was 21.47% of the $363.464 billion. Specialty crops are gaining increasing attention across nation as demonstrated in the 2018 farm bill (Agricultural Act of the 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334)) with the increased number of provisions addressing specialty crop issues, reflecting their growing role in the global economy. The cultivation of Specialty crops, nevertheless, has its own challenges. Specialty crops are generally more sensitive to climatic stressors and require more comprehensive management compared to traditional row crops. Specialty crops face significant financial risks threatening US$1.6 Trillion global market due to their higher water demand. The mission of the book is to prepare current and future software engineering teams, agriculture students, economists, macroeconomists with the skills and tools to fully utilize advanced data science, artificial intelligence, climate patterns, and economic models to develop software capabilities that help to achieve Specialty crops and economic sustainability, through improved productivity for years to come and ensure enough food for the future of the planet and generations to come!

The book describes the clean coal technology of chemical looping combustion (CLC) for power generation with pure CO2 capture. The focus of the book is on the modeling and simulation of CLC. It includes fundamental concepts behind CLC and considers all categories of fluidized beds and reactors, including a variety of oxygen carriers. The book includes process simulations with Aspen Plus(R) software using coal, natural gas, and biomass and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations using both the Eulerian and Lagrangian methods. It describes various drag models, turbulence models, and kinetics models required for CFD simulations of CLC and covers single reactor, partial, and full-simulations, single/multi-stage as well as single-particle simulations, and CLC with reverse flow. A large number of examples for both process simulations using Aspen Plus and CFD simulations using a variety of fluidized beds/reactors employing both the two-fluid and Computational Fluid Dynamics / Discrete Element Method (CFD-DEM) model are provided. Modeling and Simulation of Fluidized Bed Reactors for Chemical Looping Combustion will be an invaluable reference for industry practitioners and researchers in academic and industrial R&D currently working on clean energy technologies and power generation with carbon capture.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to provide innovative solutions to various societal issues and real-world social challenges. AI is useful in combating some of the seemingly unsolvable social crises facing the world today. Be it disaster awareness and management or demand forecasting, or healthcare informatics or disease outbreaks like COVID-19, the AI plays a pivotal role everywhere. AI has the potential to address some of the societal issues that indirectly pose challenges like cybercrime, agriculture, education, economy, and health. The book covers several applications of AI as solutions to different societal issues, which include economic empowerment, smart education system, COVID-19 detection & management, emotion detection, fraudulent transactions, applications in agriculture and health informatics, etc. The book will be helpful for the academicians and researchers working with various areas of societal issues, data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

This book of 21 chapters shares endeavors associated to the human trait of creative expression within, across, and between digital media in wide-ranging contexts making the contents perfect as a course study book uptake within related educations. Globally located chapter authors share their comprehensive artisan perspectives from works associated with regional cultures, diversities of interpretations, and widespread scopes of meanings. Contents illustrate contemporary works reflecting thought-provoking comprehensions, functions, and purposes, posit as contributing toward shifting of boundaries within the field. Original to this approach is the reflective offerings on creating digitally beyond typical psychological analysis/rapportage. The book's general scope and key uses are thus to contribute to scholarly discussions toward informing future projects by having an intended wide readership including from within educations, to artisans, and wider interested public.Chapter 7 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Cereal grains and their products are staples in the diet of almost every culture of the world and have made an important contribution to daily nutrient requirements. Cereal grains are high in carbohydrates, good sources of protein and provide varying amounts of fibre, vitamins and minerals. The nutritional composition of grains may vary depending on the variety and environmental growing conditions. A number of cereal products are prepared from all the regions of the world. Cereals are processed into many products such as bread, cookies, cakes and pasta and are consumed daily by the majority of the population and play an important place in human nutrition. Cereal Based Food Products is the first book of its kind, focusing on the preparation methodology of cereal products. The chapters focus on different types of cereal products, processing technology, quality aspects and packaging requirements. All of the important cereal-based foods are covered in full, including sections on bread, cookies, cakes and muffins, pasta and noodles and many more including their packaging, preparation methods and ingredients. With this text researchers will find a comprehensive single source for information on the processing of cereal-based food products.Covers different types of products prepared from cereal grains;Focuses on production technology for the development of cereal products;Presents information on packaging requirements of cereal products.

1 Abstract.- 2 Introduction.- 3 Study areas and basic data.- 3.1 Study areas.- 3.2 Basic data.- 3.2.1 Digital Elevation Models.- 3.2.2 Primary Forest Layers.- 3.2.2.1 Forest Inventory.- 3.2.2.2 Forest Site Evaluation.- 4 Statistical methods for regionalization of ecological state variables.- 4.1 Ordinary Kriging.- 4.2 Trend surface prediction.- 4.3 Kriging with trend.- 4.4 Crossvalidation.- 5 Spatial prediction of climate, soil, and macrofauna.- 5.1 Geomorphological and topoclimatic predictors derived from a DEM ..- Schulz, Mues, Jansen, Judas, Saborowski.- 5.1.1 Location dependent variables.- 5.1.2 First and second order derivatives of a DEM.- 5.1.3 Lee indices.- 5.1.4 Catchment size and related variables.- 5.1.5 Length of upward slopes.- 5.1.6 Relative exposure.- 5.1.7 Shape-Position Indices.- 5.1.8 Insolation indices.- 5.1.9 Quantification of landuse.- 5.2 Regionalization of climatic elements in Lower Saxony.- Mues, Jansen, Sloboda, Radler, Saborowski.- 5.2.1 Introduction.- 5.2.2 Sites and measurements.- 5.2.2.1 German Meteorological Service (DWD).- 5.2.2.2 Harz Mountains Waterworks (HWW).- 5.2.2.3 TRANSECT data.- 5.2.3 Localization of measurement stations.- 5.2.3.1 Accuracy of position.- 5.2.3.2 Shifting of the measurement stations.- 5.2.4 Models.- 5.2.4.1 Stratified models for Mountainous Region and Plains.- 5.2.4.2 Precipitation.- 5.2.4.2.1 Precipitation Plains.- 5.2.4.2.2 Precipitation Mountainous Region.- 5.2.4.3 Air temperature.- 5.2.4.3.1 Air temperature Plains.- 5.2.4.3.2 Air temperature Mountainous Region.- 5.2.5 Spatial representation of statistical models.- 5.2.6 Summary.- 5.3 Regionalization of soil chemical variables in the Harz mountains.- Jansen, Eberl, Beese.- 5.3.1 Introduction.- 5.3.2 Fundamentals of forest site evaluation: theory and models.- 5.3.3 Materials.- 5.3.4 Statistical analyses.- 5.3.5 Results and discussion.- 5.3.5.1 Geological substrates as a predictor of soil chemical variables.- 5.3.5.2 Nutrient index as a predictor of soil chemical variables.- 5.3.6 Multivariate models.- 5.3.7 Outlook.- 5.3.8 Summary.- 5.4 Regionalization of macrofauna populations.- Judas, Schaefer.- 5.4.1 Introduction.- 5.4.2 Area data.- 5.4.3 Point data.- 5.4.3.1 Sampling.- 5.4.3.2 Local habitat.- 5.4.4 Distribution patterns.- 5.4.4.1 General patterns.- 5.4.4.2 Species - habitat relations.- 5.4.4.3 Sampling stratification.- 5.4.5 Case study - distribution models for Pterostichus madidus.- 5.4.5.1 Initial Anova models.- 5.4.5.2 Multiple regression models.- 5.4.6 Multiple regression models for carabid beetle species.- 5.4.6.1 Optimization.- 5.4.6.2 Prediction.- 5.4.6.3 Habitat factors.- 5.4.6.4 Conclusions.- 5.4.7 Summary.- 6 Spatial models for site evaluation and forest planning.- 6.1 Forecast classification for the mapping of forest site properties.- Schulz, Judas.- 6.1.1 Principles of site mapping.- 6.1.2 Topoclimatic layers as support tools for mapping.- 6.1.2.1 Relative exposure in an unlimited surrounding.- 6.1.2.2 Insolation.- 6.1.2.3 Exposure to wind.- 6.1.3 Statistical approach to the modelling of relief units.- 6.1.3.1 Conceptual framework.- 6.1.3.2 Model quality indices.- 6.1.3.3 Implementation.- 6.1.3.4 Limitations to the modelling approach.- 6.1.3.5 Model selection.- 6.1.4 Statistical classification of moisture variants.- 6.1.4.1 Database.- 6.1.4.2 Modelling.- 6.1.4.3 Classification probabilities.- 6.1.5 Rule-based modelling of relief units.- 6.1.5.1 Shortcomings of the statistical approach.- 6.1.5.2 Implementation of classification rules.- 6.1.6 Conclusions.- 6.2 Modelling of forest growth areas in Lower Saxony.- Jansen, StUber, Wachter, Schulz, Schmidt, Saborowski, Mues, Eberl, Sloboda.- 6.2.1 Introduction.- 6.2.2 Analysis of current growth areas of Lower Saxony.- 6.2.3 Modelling of growth areas.- 6.2.3.1 Atlanticity-Continentality.- 6.2.3.2 Altitude belts.- 6.2.3.2.1 Influence of elevation and catchment size.- 6.2.3.2.2 Solar radiation.- 6.2.3.2.3 Cold air on level planes.- 6.2.3.2.4 Delimitation of altitu...

This volume showcases the valuable achievements of the Romanian technology and industry worldwide. It started from the premise that the history of Romanian technique is scarcely known outside the borders of Romania. The main Romanian contributions to the world's technological heritage are missing, except for a few names in the field of aviation, from the great encyclopedias and dictionaries published worldwide. This is due, among other reasons, to the insufficient promotion in widely spoken languages of the history of Romanian technology. The multidisciplinary approach of the volumes means that the field of technology had to be split into several branches. The present volume includes the following industries: mining, metallurgy, oil, natural gas, machine building, agricultural machinery, military, textiles, and construction. Folk technology, the formation of the industrial system, and mechanics are tackled in separate chapters. For each field, are engaged the collaboration of authors who have already published a history of their field. Certain chapters were drafted with the aid of specialists who have played the part of policy makers in the elaboration of development strategies for Romania and who are familiar not only with the facts and the history of their field, but also with the 'philosophy' behind its development.

I. The concept of stability and systems with constant coefficients.- II. General linear systems.- III. Nonlinear systems.- IV. Asymptotic developments.

This book delves into the methods of synthesis and functionalization of superparamagnetic materials, offering a deep understanding of their properties and applications. It explores the behavioral study of these materials and provides valuable insights into their diverse applications across various fields. A dedicated section focuses on in vitro and in vivo assessment, toxicology considerations, and post-application aspects. Furthermore, the book summarizes the current development of superparamagnetic materials, including an overview of ongoing clinical trials.

This book showcases a collection of papers that present cutting-edge studies, methods, experiments, and applications in various interdisciplinary fields. These fields encompass optimal control, guidance, navigation, game theory, stability, nonlinear dynamics, robotics, sensor fusion, machine learning, and autonomy. The chapters reveal novel studies and methods, providing fresh insights into the field of optimal guidance and control for autonomous systems. The book also covers a wide range of relevant applications, showcasing how optimal guidance and control techniques can be effectively applied in various domains, including mechanical and aerospace engineering. From robotics to sensor fusion and machine learning, the papers explore the practical implications of these techniques and methodologies.

The book provides new perspectives from leading experts examining the role of architects and urbanists in designing for inclusivity in our built environment. By focusing on themes of gender, race and ethnicity, ability, neurodiversity, age, poverty and socio-economy and the non-human, the book tackles the complex challenges that designers and scholars encounter and need to address in their works. The volume offers a diverse compilation of peer-reviewed papers related to architecture for inclusivity in various different formats, ranging from visual essays, argumentative papers and scholastic texts. It presents the notion of "availability", a concept which works to challenge the "othering" inherent in notions of inclusion and accessibility. In its introduction it presents a critical discourse around the challenges and potentials lying in the design for availability targeted towards a systemic change of our societies. The book is part of a series of six volumes that explore the agency of the built environment in relation to the SDGs through new research conducted by leading researchers. The series is led by editors Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen and Martin Tamke in collaboration with the theme editors: - Design for Climate Adaptation: Billie Faircloth and Maibritt Pedersen Zari - Design for Rethinking Resources: Carlo Ratti and Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen (Eds.) - Design for Resilient Communities: Anna Rubbo and Juan Du (Eds.) - Design for Health: Arif Hasan and Christian Benimana (Eds.) - Design for Inclusivity: Magda Mostafa and Ruth Baumeister (Eds.) - Design for Partnerships for Change: Sandi Hilal and Merve Bedir (Eds.)

1 Einleitung.- 2 Grundlagen der Angebotsbearbeitung.- 2.1 Aufbau und Formen von Angeboten.- 2.1.1 Gliederung und Komponenten eines Angebotes.- 2.1.2 Angebotsformen.- 2.2 Benötigte Informationen zur Angebotsbearbeitung.- 2.3 Systematische Erzeugnisgliederung.- 2.4 Umsetzung des Angebots im Auftragsfall.- 3 Ablauf der Angebotsbearbeitung.- Die Analysemethode IDEF0.- [A0] Angebot bearbeiten.- [Al] Anfrage erfassen und klären.- [A2] Angebotsbearbeitung planen und steuern.- [A3] Technische Lösung erarbeiten.- [A4] Liefertermin bestimmen.- [A5] Angebotspreis kalkulieren.- [A6] Angebotsdokumentation erstellen.- 3.1 Anfrageerfassung und -klärung.- 3.2 Anfragebewertung.- 3.3 Angebotsbearbeitung planen und steuern.- 3.3.1 Ziele der Planung und Steuerung.- 3.3.2 Grundlagen der Planung und Steuerung.- 3.3.3 Vorgehensschritte.- 3.4 Technische Lösungsfindung.- 3.4.1 Baukastensysteme.- 3.4.2 Klassifikationssysteme.- 3.4.3 Datenbanken.- 3.4.4 Expertensysteme.- 3.5 Lieferterminbestimmung.- 3.5.1 Inhalt und Aufgaben der Terminplanung.- 3.5.2 Voraussetzungen der Angebotsterminierung.- 3.5.3 Arten der Terminplanung.- 3.5.4 Vorgehensweise der Terminplanung.- 3.6 Kalkulation und Preisbildung.- 3.6.1 Aufgaben der Angebotskalkulation.- 3.6.2 Grundlagen der Kalkulation.- 3.6.3 Preisfindung und Preisbestimmung.- 3.7 Erstellung der Angebotsunterlagen.- 3.7.1 Informationsgrundlage der Angebotsunterlagen.- 3.7.2 Arten von Angebotsunterlagen und deren Nutzung.- 3.7.3 Gestaltung der Angebotsunterlagen.- 4 Methoden der Angebotsbearbeitung.- 4.1 Verfahren zur Anfragebewertung.- 4.1.1 Bildung von Kriteriengruppen.- 4.1.2 Durchführung der Bewertung.- 4.1.3 Nutzwertanalyse.- 4.2 Finden technischer Lösungen.- 4.2.1 Baukastenmethode.- 4.2.2 Verschlüsselungsmethoden - Methoden und Hilfsmittel zur technischen Lösungsfindung.- 4.2.3 Datenbanken.- 4.2.4 Expertensysteme.- 4.3 Verfahren und Hilfsmittel zur Lieferterminbestimmung.- 4.3.1 Durchlauforientierte Terminierungsverfahren.- 4.3.2 Kapazitätsorientierte Terminierungsverfahren.- 4.3.3 Kombinierte Terminierungsverfahren.- 4.3.4 Informationssysteme für die Terminplanung.- 4.4 Methoden der Kalkulation und Preisbestimmung.- 4.4.1 Ermittlung der Einzelkosten.- 4.4.2 Verrechnung der Einzel- und Gemeinkosten (Vollkostenkalkulation).- 4.4.3 Aktualisierung der Kostenwerte.- 4.4.4 Preisfindung und Preisbestimmung.- 4.4.5 EDV-Unterstützung bei der Angebotskalkulation.- 4.5 Hilfsmittel zur Erstellung der Angebotsunterlagen.- 4.5.1 Voraussetzungen zur Standardisierung der Angebotsunterlagen.- 4.5.2 Rationelle Erstellung der Dokumente.- 5 Organisatorische Aspekte der Angebotsbearbeitung.- 5.1 Grundlagen der Aufbauorganisation.- 5.1.1 Struktur- und Gestaltungsprinzipien.- 5.1.2 Gestaltung der Aufbauorganisation.- 5.2 Aufbauorganisation der Angebotsbearbeitung.- 5.3 Stellenbeschreibung und Anforderungsprofile im Angebotswesen.- 6 Zusammenfassung.- Anhang A: IDEF0-Methode.- Anhang B: Klassifikationssysteme.- Anhang C: Klassifizierungsnummernsysteme.

In the age of transformative artificial intelligence (AI), which has the potential to revolutionize our lives, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of successful research and applications in AI and data analytics. Covering innovative approaches, advanced algorithms, and data analysis methodologies, this book addresses complex problems across topics such as machine learning, pattern recognition, data mining, optimization, and predictive modeling. With clear explanations, practical examples, and cutting-edge research, this book seeks to expand the understanding of a wide readership, including students, researchers, practitioners, and technology enthusiasts eager to explore these exciting fields. Featuring real-world applications in education, health care, climate modeling, cybersecurity, smart transportation, conversational systems, and material analysis, among others, this book highlights how these technologies can drive innovation and generate competitive advantages.