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The Atlas of Economic Complexity

Mapping Paths to Prosperity

By: Ricardo Hausmann,Cesar A. Hidalgo,Sebastian Bustos,Michele Coscia,Alexander Simoes

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The Atlas of Economic Complexity

Mapping Paths to Prosperity

By: Ricardo Hausmann,Cesar A. Hidalgo,Sebastian Bustos,Michele Coscia,Alexander Simoes

Maps capture data expressing the economic complexity of countries from Albania to Zimbabwe, offering current economic measures and as well as a guide to achieving prosperity Why do some countries grow and others do not? The authors of The Atlas of Economic Complexity offer readers an explanation based on "Economic Complexity," a measure of a society's productive knowledge. Prosperous societies are those that have the knowledge to make a larger variety of more complex products. The Atlas of Economic Complexity attempts to measure the amount of productive knowledge countries hold and how they can move to accumulate more of it by making more complex products. Through the graphical representation of the "Product Space," the authors are able to identify each country's "adjacent possible," or potential new products, making it easier to find paths to economic diversification and growth. In addition, they argue that a country's economic complexity and its position in the product space are better predictors of economic growth than many other well-known development indicators, including measures of competitiveness, governance, finance, and schooling. Using innovative visualizations, the book locates each country in the product space, provides complexity and growth potential rankings for 128 countries, and offers individual country pages with detailed information about a country's current capabilities and its diversification options. The maps and visualizations included in the Atlas can be used to find more viable paths to greater productive knowledge and prosperity.

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MIT Press

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0262525429

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Schumann Resonance for Tyros

Essentials of Global Electromagnetic Resonance in the Earth–Ionosphere Cavity

By: Alexander Nickolaenko,Masashi Hayakawa

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Schumann Resonance for Tyros

Essentials of Global Electromagnetic Resonance in the Earth–Ionosphere Cavity

By: Alexander Nickolaenko,Masashi Hayakawa

Schumann resonance has been studied for more than half a century. The field became popular among researchers of the terrestrial environment using natural sources of electromagnetic radiation—lightning strokes, primarily—and now many Schumann observatories have been established around the world. A huge number of publications can be found in the literature, the most recent collection of which was presented in a special Schumann resonance section of the journal Radio Science in 2007. The massive publications, however, impede finding information about how to organize measurements and start observations of global electromagnetic resonance. Relevant information is scattered throughout many publications, which are not always available. The goal of this book is to collect all necessary data in a single edition in order to describe the demands of the necessary equipment and the field-site as well as the impact of industrial and natural interference, and to demonstrate typical results and obstacles often met in measurements. The authors not only provide representative results but also describe unusual radio signals in the extremely low-frequency (ELF) band and discuss signals in the adjacent frequency ranges.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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4431543589

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Political Essay on the Island of Cuba

A Critical Edition

By: Alexander von Humboldt

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Political Essay on the Island of Cuba

A Critical Edition

By: Alexander von Humboldt

The research Alexander von Humboldt amassed during his five-year trek through the Americas in the early 19th century proved foundational to the fields of botany and geology. But his visit to Cuba yielded observations that extended far beyond the natural world. This title presents a physical and cultural study of the island nation.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226465675

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9780226465678

Diagnosis-Related Groups In Europe: Moving Towards Transparency, Efficiency And Quality In Hospitals

By: Busse, Reinhard,Geissler, Alexander,Quentin, Wilm

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Diagnosis-Related Groups In Europe: Moving Towards Transparency, Efficiency And Quality In Hospitals

By: Busse, Reinhard,Geissler, Alexander,Quentin, Wilm

Summary: The volumes in the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series focus on key issues for health policy-making in Europe. This book is a joint venture between the WHO/EO and the EuroDRG which addresses the challenges of using Diagnosis Related Group systems in Europe.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335245579

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Integrative Review of Ghrelin Family Peptides, Musculoskeletal Health and Osteoporotic Fractures

By: Leon Fisher,Alexander Fisher

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Integrative Review of Ghrelin Family Peptides, Musculoskeletal Health and Osteoporotic Fractures

By: Leon Fisher,Alexander Fisher

This book describes multiple effects of four stomach derived hormones (acylated and unacylated ghrelin, obestatin and nesfatin-1) collectively known as ghrelin family peptides (GFPs). The first part of the book focuses on known actions of GFPs under normal physiological conditions. Subsequent chapters describe the role of dysregulation in the production and action of these peptides in the complex network involved in numerous chronic diseases, musculoskeletal health, osteoporosis, falls and, consequently, osteoporotic fractures. The emerging data on the potential diagnostic and therapeutic benefits of GFPs in different disorders and implications on clinical practice is presented, and an extensive bibliography is provided.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1036403602

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Bubble Systems

By: Alexander A. Avdeev

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Bubble Systems

By: Alexander A. Avdeev

This monograph presents a systematic analysis of bubble system mathematics, using the mechanics of two-phase systems in non-equilibrium as the scope of analysis. The author introduces the thermodynamic foundations of bubble systems, ranging from the fundamental starting points to current research challenges. This book addresses a range of topics, including description methods of multi-phase systems, boundary and initial conditions as well as coupling requirements at the phase boundary. Moreover, it presents a detailed study of the basic problems of bubble dynamics in a liquid mass: growth (dynamically and thermally controlled), collapse, bubble pulsations, bubble rise and breakup. Special emphasis is placed on bubble dynamics in turbulent flows. The analysis results are used to write integral equations governing the rate of vapor generation (condensation) in non-equilibrium flows, thus creating a basis for solving a number of practical problems. This book is the first to present a comprehensive theory of boiling shock with applications to problems of critical discharge and flashing under the fast decompression conditions. Reynolds’ analogy was the key to solving a number of problems in subcooled forced-flow boiling, the theoretical results of which led to easy-to-use design formulas. This book is primarily aimed at graduate and post-graduate students specializing in hydrodynamics or heat and mass transfer, as well as research expert focused on two-phase flow. It will also serve as a comprehensive reference book for designers working in the field of power and aerospace technology.

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3319292889

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Hispanojewish Archaeology (2 vols.)

The Jews of Hispania in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages through Their Material Remains

By: Alexander Bar-Magen Numhauser

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Hispanojewish Archaeology (2 vols.)

The Jews of Hispania in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages through Their Material Remains

By: Alexander Bar-Magen Numhauser

In Hispanojewish Archaeology Alexander Bar-Magen Numhauser describes the material culture of the Jewish communities in Hispania of the first millennium CE by studying their archaeological remains in the Iberian Peninsula and surrounding western Mediterranean regions.

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9004419926

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9789004419926

The Evolution and Everyday Practice of Collective Patient Involvement in Europe

An Examination of Policy Processes, Motivations, and Implementations in Four Countries

By: Alexander Haarmann

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The Evolution and Everyday Practice of Collective Patient Involvement in Europe

An Examination of Policy Processes, Motivations, and Implementations in Four Countries

By: Alexander Haarmann

This timely study analyzes social, economic, political, provider, and patient factors shaping collective patient involvement in European health care from the postwar period to the present day. Examining representative countries England, the Netherlands, Germany, and Sweden, it documents the roles of providers and legislatures in facilitating consumer involvement, and the varied forms of patient input into hospital operations. These findings are compared and contrasted against the intent and ideals behind patient involvement to assess the effectiveness of implementation policy, strengths and drawbacks of patient participation, and patient satisfaction and outcomes. The book’s conclusions identify emerging forms of patient participation and predict the impact of health policy on the future of European collective patient involvement. Included in the coverage: · Patient involvement: who, what for, and in what way? · The Netherlands: the legislative process to collective patient involvement · England: formal means of public involvement—a continuous story of discontinuity · Germany: Joint Federal Committee—the “Little Legislator” · Sweden: reasons for a late emergence of patient involvement · Lessons to be learned from implementing patient involvement The Evolution and Everyday Practice of Collective Patient Involvement in Europe will interest and inspire scholars and researchers in diverse fields, including social policy, sociology, political sciences, and nursing studies, as well as patient organizations, policymakers, and healthcare providers.

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3319645951

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Diversification and Cooperation in a Decarbonizing World

Climate Strategies for Fossil Fuel-Dependent Countries

By: Grzegorz Peszko,Dominique van der Mensbrugghe,Alexander Golub,John Ward,Cor Marijs,Anne Schopp,John Rogers,Amelia Midgley

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Diversification and Cooperation in a Decarbonizing World

Climate Strategies for Fossil Fuel-Dependent Countries

By: Grzegorz Peszko,Dominique van der Mensbrugghe,Alexander Golub,John Ward,Cor Marijs,Anne Schopp,John Rogers,Amelia Midgley

This book is the first stocktaking of what the decarbonization of the world economy means for fossil fuel†“dependent countries. These countries are the most exposed to the impacts of global climate policies and, at the same time, are often unprepared to manage them. They depend on the export of oil, gas, or coal; the use of carbon-intensive infrastructure (for example, refineries, petrochemicals, and coal power plants); or both. Fossil fuel†“dependent countries face financial, fiscal, and macro-structural risks from the transition of the global economy away from carbon-intensive fuels and the value chains based on them. This book focuses on managing these transition risks and harnessing related opportunities. Diversification and Cooperation in a Decarbonizing World identifies multiple strategies that fossil fuel†“dependent countries can pursue to navigate the turbulent waters of a low-carbon transition. The policy and investment choices to be made in the next decade will determine these countries’ degree of exposure and overall resilience. Abandoning their comfort zones and developing completely new skills and capabilities in a time frame consistent with the Paris Agreement on climate change is a daunting challenge and requires long-term revenue visibility and consistent policy leadership. This book proposes a constructive framework for climate strategies for fossil fuel†“dependent countries based on new approaches to diversification and international climate cooperation. Climate policy leaders share responsibility for creating room for all countries to contribute to the goals of the Paris Agreement, taking into account the specific vulnerabilities and opportunities each country faces.

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1464813418

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Liquid Interfaces In Chemical, Biological And Pharmaceutical Applications

By: Alexander G. Volkov

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Liquid Interfaces In Chemical, Biological And Pharmaceutical Applications

By: Alexander G. Volkov

Offers a comprehensive treatment of surface chemistry and its applications to chemical engineering, biology, and medicine. Focuses on the chmical and physical structure of oil-water interfaces and membrane surfaces. Details interfacial potentials, ion solvation, and electrostatic instabilities in double layers.

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0824745191

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A First Course in Fuzzy Logic, Fuzzy Dynamical Systems, and Biomathematics

Theory and Applications

By: Laécio Carvalho de Barros,Rodney Carlos Bassanezi,Weldon Alexander Lodwick

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A First Course in Fuzzy Logic, Fuzzy Dynamical Systems, and Biomathematics

Theory and Applications

By: Laécio Carvalho de Barros,Rodney Carlos Bassanezi,Weldon Alexander Lodwick

This book provides an essential introduction to the field of dynamical models. Starting from classical theories such as set theory and probability, it allows readers to draw near to the fuzzy case. On one hand, the book equips readers with a fundamental understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of fuzzy sets and fuzzy dynamical systems. On the other, it demonstrates how these theories are used to solve modeling problems in biomathematics, and presents existing derivatives and integrals applied to the context of fuzzy functions. Each of the major topics is accompanied by examples, worked-out exercises, and exercises to be completed. Moreover, many applications to real problems are presented. The book has been developed on the basis of the authors’ lectures to university students and is accordingly primarily intended as a textbook for both upper-level undergraduates and graduates in applied mathematics, statistics, and engineering. It also offers a valuable resource for practitioners such as mathematical consultants and modelers, and for researchers alike, as it may provide both groups with new ideas and inspirations for projects in the fields of fuzzy logic and biomathematics.

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3662533243

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Nonlinear PDE’s and Applications

C.I.M.E. Summer School, Cetraro, Italy 2008, Editors: Luigi Ambrosio, Giuseppe Savaré

By: Stefano Bianchini,Eric A. Carlen,Alexander Mielke,Cédric Villani

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Nonlinear PDE’s and Applications

C.I.M.E. Summer School, Cetraro, Italy 2008, Editors: Luigi Ambrosio, Giuseppe Savaré

By: Stefano Bianchini,Eric A. Carlen,Alexander Mielke,Cédric Villani

This volume collects the notes of the CIME course "Nonlinear PDE’s and applications" held in Cetraro (Italy) on June 23–28, 2008. It consists of four series of lectures, delivered by Stefano Bianchini (SISSA, Trieste), Eric A. Carlen (Rutgers University), Alexander Mielke (WIAS, Berlin), and Cédric Villani (Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon). They presented a broad overview of far-reaching findings and exciting new developments concerning, in particular, optimal transport theory, nonlinear evolution equations, functional inequalities, and differential geometry. A sampling of the main topics considered here includes optimal transport, Hamilton-Jacobi equations, Riemannian geometry, and their links with sharp geometric/functional inequalities, variational methods for studying nonlinear evolution equations and their scaling properties, and the metric/energetic theory of gradient flows and of rate-independent evolution problems. The book explores the fundamental connections between all of these topics and points to new research directions in contributions by leading experts in these fields.

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364221861X

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Flight mechanics and flight control for a multibody aircraft

Long-endurance operation at high altitudes

By: Köthe, Alexander

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Flight mechanics and flight control for a multibody aircraft

Long-endurance operation at high altitudes

By: Köthe, Alexander

Aircraft operating as so-called High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) have been considered as a complementary technology to satellites since several years. These aircraft can be used for similar communication and monitoring tasks while operating at a fraction of the cost. Such concepts have been successfully tested. Those include the AeroVironment Helios and the Airbus Zephyr, with an endurance of nearly 624 hours (26 days). All these HAPS aircraft have a high-aspect-ratio wing using lightweight construction. In gusty atmosphere, this results in high bending moments and high structural loads, which can lead to overloads. Aircraft crashes, for example from Google’s Solara 50 or Facebook’s Aquila give proof of that fact. Especially in the troposphere, where the active weather takes place, gust loads occur, which can lead to the destruction of the structure. The Airbus Zephyr, the only HAPS aircraft without flight accidents, provides only a very small payload. Thus it does not fully comply with the requirements for future HAPS aircraft. To overcome the shortcomings of such single-wing aircraft, so-called multibody aircraft are considered to be an alternative. The concept assumes multiple aircraft connected to each other at their wingtips. It goes back to the German engineer Dr. Vogt. In the United States, shortly after the end of World War II, he experimented with the coupling of manned aircraft. This resulted in a high-aspect-ratio wing for the aircraft formation. The range of the formation could be increased correspondingly. The engineer Geoffrey S. Sommer took up Vogt’s idea and patented an aircraft configuration consisting of several unmanned aerial vehicles coupled at their wingtips. However, the patent does not provide any insight into the flight performance, the flight mechanical modeling or the control of such an aircraft. Single publications exist that deal with the performance of coupled aircraft. A profound, complete analysis, however, is missing so far. This is where the present work starts. For the first time, a flying vehicle based on the concept of the multibody aircraft will be analyzed in terms of flight mechanics and flight control. In a performance analysis, the aircraft concept is analyzed in detail and the benefits in terms of bending moments and flight performance are clearly highlighted. Limits for operation in flight are shown considering aerodynamic optimal points. The joints at the wingtips allow a roll and pitch motion of the individual aircraft. This results in additional degrees of freedom for the design through the implementation of different relative pitch and bank angles. For example, using individual pitch angles for individual aircraft further decreases the induced drag and increases flight performance. Because the lift is distributed symmetrically, but not homogenously along the wingspan, a lateral trim of the individual aircraft in formation flight becomes necessary. The thesis presents a new method to implement this trim by moving the battery mass along half the wingspan, which avoids additional parasite drag. Further, a complete flight dynamics model is provided and analyzed for aircraft that are mechanically connected at their wingtips. To study this model in detail, a hypothetical torsional and bending spring between the aircraft is introduced. If the spring constants are very high, the flight dynamics model has properties similar to those of an elastic aircraft. Rigid-body and formation eigenmotions can be clearly distinguished. If the spring constants are reduced towards zero, which represents the case of the multibody aircraft, classical flight mechanics eigenmotions and modes resulting from the additional degrees of freedom are coupled. This affects the eigenstructure of the aircraft. Hence, normal motions with respect to the inertial space as known from a rigid aircraft cannot be observed anymore. The plant also reveals unstable behavior. Using the non-linear flight dynamics model, flight controllers are designed to stabilize the plant and provide the aircraft with an eigenstructure similar to conventional aircraft. Different controller design methods are used. The flight controller shall further maintain a determined shape of the flight formation, it shall control flight, bank and pitch angles, and it shall suppress disturbances. Flight control theories in the time domain (Eigenstructure assignment) and in the frequency domain (H-infinity loop-shaping) are considered. The resulting inner-control loops yield a multibody aircraft behavior that is similar to the one of a rigid aircraft. For the outer-control loops, classical autopilot concepts are applied. Overall, the flight trajectory of the multibody aircraft above ground is controlled and, thus, an actual operation as HAPS is possible. In the last step, the flight controller is successfully validated in non-linear simulations with complete flight dynamics. Flugzeuge in der Form von sogenannten Höhenplattformen (engl. High-Altitude Platform Systems, HAPS) werden seit einigen Jahren als kostengünstige Ergänzung zu teuren Satelliten betrachtet. Diese Flugzeuge können für ähnliche Kommunikations- und überwachungsaufgaben eingesetzt werden. Zu den gegenwärtigen Konzepten solcher Fluggeräte, die bereits erfolgreich im Flugversuch eingesetzt wurden, zählen der Helios von AeroVironment und der Airbus Zephyr, der eine Flugdauer von fast 624 Stunden (26 Tagen) erreicht hat. Alle diese HAPS-Flugzeuge besitzen einen Flügel langer Streckung, der in Leichtbauweise konstruiert ist. Hieraus resultieren in böiger Atmosphäre hohe Biegemomente und starke strukturelle Belastungen, die zu überbelastungen führen können. Flugunfälle beispielsweise von Googles Solara 50 oder Facebooks Aquila belegen dies. Insbesondere in der Troposphäre, in der das aktive Wetter stattfindet, treten Böenlasten auf, die die Struktur zerstören können. Der Airbus Zephyr, der bisher als einziges HAPS-Flugzeug frei von Flugunfällen ist, besitzt nur eine sehr geringe Nutzlast. Daher kann er die Anforderungen an zukünftige HAPS-Flugzeuge nicht vollständig erfüllen. Um die Schwachstellen solcher Ein-Flügel-Konzepte zu überwinden, wird in dieser Arbeit ein alternatives Flugzeugkonzept betrachtet, das als Mehrkörperflugzeug bezeichnet wird. Das Konzept geht von mehreren, an den Flügelspitzen miteinander verbundenen Flugzeugen aus und beruht auf Ideen des deutschen Ingenieurs Dr. Vogt. Dieser hatte in den USA kurz nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges bemannte Flugzeuge aneinanderkoppeln lassen. Hierdurch ergab sich ein Flugzeugverbund mit einem Flügel langer Streckung. Damit konnte die Reichweite des Verbundes gesteigert werden. Geoffrey S. Sommer griff die Idee von Vogt auf und lies sich eine Flugzeugkonfiguration patentieren, die aus mehreren, unbemannten Flugzeugen besteht, die an den Enden der Tragflächen miteinander gekoppelt sind. Die Patentschrift gibt jedoch keinen Einblick in die Flugleistungen, die flugmechanische Modellierung oder die Regelung eines solchen Fluggerätes. Vereinzelt existieren Veröffentlichungen, die sich mit den Flugleistungen von gekoppelten Luftfahrzeugen beschäftigen. Eine tiefgreifende, vollständige flugmechanische Analyse fehlt jedoch bisher. Hier setzt die vorliegende Arbeit an. Ein Fluggerät basierend auf dem Konzept des Mehrkörperflug-zeugs wird erstmalig hinsichtlich der Flugmechanik und Flugregelung untersucht. In einer Flugleistungsbetrachtung wird das Flugzeugkonzept genau analysiert und die Vorteile hinsichtlich der Biegemomente und der Flugleistungen klar herausgestellt. Die Grenzen des Einsatzes im Flugbetrieb werden mithilfe aerodynamischer Optimalpunkte aufgezeigt. über die Lager an den Flügelspitzen, die eine relative Roll- und Nickbewegung der Flugzeuge untereinander ermöglichen, ergeben sich durch die Einstellung unterschiedlicher Längslage- und Hängewinkel zusätzliche Freiheitsgerade im Entwurf. Die Verwendung unterschiedlicher Nicklagewinkel der einzelnen Flugzeuge reduziert beispielsweise den induzierten Widerstand weiter und steigert die Flugleistung. Durch die symmetrische, entlang der Spannweite jedoch nicht homogene Auftriebsverteilung ist auch eine laterale Trimmung der einzelnen Flugzeuge in der Formation notwendig. Hier stellt die Arbeit eine neuartige Möglichkeit vor, um diese Trimmung ohne zusätzlichen parasitären Widerstand mittels Verschiebung der Batteriemasse entlang der Halbspannweite umzusetzen. Weiterhin wird ein vollständiges flugdynamisches Modell für über mechanische Lager verbundene Luftfahrzeuge aufgestellt und analysiert. Für diese Analyse wird eine hypothetische Torsions- und Biegefeder zwischen den Flugzeugen modelliert. Sind die Federsteifigkeiten hinreichend hoch, besitzt das flugdynamische Modell Eigenschaften, die einem elastischen Flugzeug entsprechen. Starrkörper- und elastische Eigenbewegungsformen sind in diesem Fall klar separiert. Bei immer weiterer Reduzierung, bis auf eine Federsteifigkeit von Null, kommt es zu Kopplungen zwischen den klassischen, flugmechanischen Eigenbewegungsformen und den Moden aus den zusätzlichen Freiheitsgraden. Dies stellt den Auslegungsfall für das Mehrkörperflugzeug dar. Hierbei verändert sich die Eigenstruktur (engl. eigenstructure) des Flugzeugs und normale, bei einem starren Flugzeug beobachtbare Bewegungen gegenüber dem inertialen Raum sind nicht mehr erkennbar. Zusätzlich zeigt die Strecke instabiles Verhalten. Basierend auf dem nichtlinearen, flugdynamischen Modell werden mit verschiedenen Methoden Regler entworfen, die die Regelstrecke stabilisieren und dem Flugzeug eine Streckenstruktur zuweisen, die derjenigen klassischer Flugzeuge ähnelt. Zudem soll durch die Regler eine vorgegebene Form des Flugzeugverbundes beibehalten werden, die Fahrt, der Längs- und Rolllagewinkel sollen geregelt und Störungen unterdrückt werden. Als Auslegungsverfahren werden Theorien der Zustandsregelungen im Zeitbereich (Eigenstrukturvorgabe) und Frequenzbereich (H-infinity loop-shaping) verwendet. Hierdurch wird durch die inneren Regelschleifen ein Verhalten des Mehrkörperflugzeugs erzielt, das dem eines starren Flugzeugs entspricht. Für die äußeren Regelschleifen werden anschließend klassische Konzepte von Autopiloten verwendet. Im Ergebnis ist eine Regelung des Flugweges über Grund des Mehrkörperflugzeugs und somit ein tatsächlicher Betrieb als HAPS möglich. Die Funktionalität des Reglers wird abschließend in nichtlinearen Simulationen mit vollständiger Flugdynamik verifiziert.

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3798330360

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The Lymphatic System in Health and Disease

By: J. Winny Yun,J. Steven Alexander

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The Lymphatic System in Health and Disease

By: J. Winny Yun,J. Steven Alexander

The lymphatic system develops and functions in parallel with the blood circulatory system (termed the "hemovasculature") and accomplishes transport of interstitial fluids, dietary lipids, and reverse transport of cholesterol, immune cells, and antigens—providing a critical homeostatic fluid balance and transmission of immune cells and mediators back to the cardiovascular system. Although the daily flow of lymph (normally 1-2 L/day under unstressed conditions) is far lower than that of daily blood flow (which is 7,500 L/day), without the adequate functioning of the lymphatics, virtually all organs and tissues would acutely suffer many different physical and inflammatory stresses ranging from edema to organ system failure. Although blood and lymphatic vessels often form in anatomic parallels to one another, our knowledge of the workings of the lymphatic system, the fine structure of lymphatic networks, how they function in different organs, and how they are regulated physiologically and immunologically are far from parallel; our knowledge of the lymphatic system still remains at only a tiny fraction of what is understood about the cardiovascular system. Although both the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems are important transport systems, what they transport and how they transport and propel these very different cargoes could not be more dissimilar. This book provides an overview of the history of the discovery (and re-discovery) of the components of the lymphatic system, lymphatic anatomy, physiological functions of lymphatics, molecular features of the lymphatic system, and clinical perspectives involving lymphatics which may be of interest to scientists, clinicians, patients, and the lay public. We provide a current understanding of some of the more important structural similarities and differences between lymphatics and the blood vascular system, their coordinated control by angiogenic and hemangiogenic growth factors and other modulators, the fate and lineage determinants which control lymphatic development, and the roles that lymphatics may play in several different diseases.

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Biota Publishing

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1615047921

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9781615047925

Agent-Based Modelling of Social Networks in Labour–Education Market System

By: Alexander Tarvid

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Agent-Based Modelling of Social Networks in Labour–Education Market System

By: Alexander Tarvid

This book covers the modelling of human behaviour in the education and labour markets, which due to their interdependency are viewed as one system. Important factors influencing the decision-making of individuals and firms in this system are discussed. The role of social environment and networks is stressed. The approach of agent-based modelling is presented and compared with standard economic modelling and other simulation techniques in the context of modelling complex adaptive systems. Practical questions in building agent-based models of labour–education market system with social networks are discussed. These questions include modelling the structure of education system and agent behaviour there; modelling and calibrating the labour market without and with firms; generating the social network, defining its behaviour and calibrating it; and embedding the resulting system into a larger model.

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3319265393

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Computational Paradigm Techniques for Enhancing Electric Power Quality

By: L. Ashok Kumar,S Albert Alexander

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Computational Paradigm Techniques for Enhancing Electric Power Quality

By: L. Ashok Kumar,S Albert Alexander

This book focusses on power quality improvement and enhancement techniques with aid of intelligent controllers and experimental results. It covers topics ranging from the fundamentals of power quality indices, mitigation methods, advanced controller design and its step by step approach, simulation of the proposed controllers for real time applications and its corresponding experimental results, performance improvement paradigms and its overall analysis, which helps readers understand power quality from its fundamental to experimental implementations. The book also covers implementation of power quality improvement practices. Key Features Provides solution for the power quality improvement with intelligent techniques Incorporated and Illustrated with simulation and experimental results Discusses renewable energy integration and multiple case studies pertaining to various loads Combines the power quality literature with power electronics based solutions Includes implementation examples, datasets, experimental and simulation procedures

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0429809913

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History & Mathematics:

Economy, Demography, Culture, and Cosmic Civilizations

By: Leonid E. Grinin,Andrey V. Korotayev,Yuri E. Berezkin,Svetlana A. Borinskaya,Albert I. Davletshin,Daria A. Khaltourina,Arno Tausch,Antony Harper,Alexander D. Panov

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History & Mathematics:

Economy, Demography, Culture, and Cosmic Civilizations

By: Leonid E. Grinin,Andrey V. Korotayev,Yuri E. Berezkin,Svetlana A. Borinskaya,Albert I. Davletshin,Daria A. Khaltourina,Arno Tausch,Antony Harper,Alexander D. Panov

The present Yearbook (which is the sixth in the series) is subtitled Economy, Demography, Culture, and Cosmic Civilizations. To some extent it reveals the extraordinary potential of scientific research. The common feature of all our Yearbooks, including the present volume, is the usage of formal methods and social studies methods in their synthesis to analyze different phenomena. In other words, if to borrow Alexander Pushkin's words, ‘to verify the algebra with harmony’. One should note that publishing in a single collection the articles that apply mathematical methods to the study of various epochs and scales – from deep historical reconstruction to the pressing problems of the modern world – reflects our approach to the selection of contributions for the Yearbook. History and Mathematics, Social Studies and formal methods, as previously noted, can bring nontrivial results in the studies of different spheres and epochs. This issue consists of three main sections: (I) Historical and Technological Dimensions includes two papers (the first is about the connection between genes, myths and waves of the peopling of Americas; the second one is devoted to quantitative analysis of innovative activity and competition in technological sphere in the Middle Ages and Modern Period); (II) Economic and Cultural Dimensions (the contributions are mostly focused on modern period); (III) Modeling and Theories includes two papers with interesting models (the first one concerns modeling punctuated equilibria apparent in the macropattern of urbanization over time; in the second one the author attempts to estimate the number of Communicative Civilizations). We hope that this issue will be interesting and useful both for historians and mathematicians, as well as for all those dealing with various social and natural sciences.

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ООО "Издательство "Учитель"

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5705752474

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9785705752478

Introduction to Cosmetic Formulation and Technology

By: Gabriella Baki,Kenneth S. Alexander

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Introduction to Cosmetic Formulation and Technology

By: Gabriella Baki,Kenneth S. Alexander

Designed as an educational and training text, this book provides a clear and easily understandable review of cosmetics and over the counter (OTC) drug-cosmetic products. The text features learning objectives, key concepts, and key terms at the beginning and review questions and glossary of terms at the end of each chapter section. • Overviews functions, product design, formulation and development, and quality control of cosmetic ingredients • Discusses physiological, pharmaceutical, and formulation knowledge of decorative care products • Reviews basic terms and definitions used in the cosmetic industry and provides an overview of the regulatory environment in the US • Includes learning objectives, key concepts, and key terms at the beginning and review questions and glossary of terms at the end of each chapter section • Has PowerPoint slides as ancillaries, downloadable from the book's wiley.com page, for adopting professors

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118763785

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9781118763780

Simian Virology

By: Alexander F. Voevodin,Preston A. Marx

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Simian Virology

By: Alexander F. Voevodin,Preston A. Marx

Simian Virology is the first text to comprehensively cover all currently known simian viruses. Chapters provide an overview of nonhuman primate models of medically important viral diseases as well as natural infections of nonhuman primates with human and animal viruses. The text covers a variety of topics including primate models of medically important viral diseases such as AIDS, hypotheses on the origins of epidemic forms of HIV, and viral diseases caused by non-simian viruses in both wild and captive primates.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0813809584

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9780813809588

Higher Education, Place, and Career Development

Learning from Rural and Island Students

By: Rosie Alexander

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Higher Education, Place, and Career Development

Learning from Rural and Island Students

By: Rosie Alexander

Drawing connections between the findings of a research project following young graduates from the Scottish islands of Orkney and Shetland, current international evidence, and theoretical literature, this book argues that understanding rural and island student transitions can expose the wider dynamics of place and mobility at play during student and early career experiences. Highlighting the importance of a career perspective, Rosie Alexander encourages readers to consider how career pathways develop across time and across transition points, unsettling the notion of a straightforward transition through university into the workplace. The book uncovers how student trajectories are developed through interweaving dynamics of relationships, place, and career routes and unpacks the implications for policymakers and practitioners. It contends that a much greater spatial awareness is necessary to understand and support the educational and career pathways of higher education students. This is a crucial read for higher education researchers, policymakers, and students interested in rurality as well as access to and transition from higher education.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040176089

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Rate-Independent Systems

Theory and Application

By: Alexander Mielke,Tomáš Roubíček

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Rate-Independent Systems

Theory and Application

By: Alexander Mielke,Tomáš Roubíček

This monograph provides both an introduction to and a thorough exposition of the theory of rate-independent systems, which the authors have been working on with a lot of collaborators over 15 years. The focus is mostly on fully rate-independent systems, first on an abstract level either with or even without a linear structure, discussing various concepts of solutions with full mathematical rigor. Then, usefulness of the abstract concepts is demonstrated on the level of various applications primarily in continuum mechanics of solids, including suitable approximation strategies with guaranteed numerical stability and convergence. Particular applications concern inelastic processes such as plasticity, damage, phase transformations, or adhesive-type contacts both at small strains and at finite strains. A few other physical systems, e.g. magnetic or ferroelectric materials, and couplings to rate-dependent thermodynamic models are considered as well. Selected applications are accompanied by numerical simulations illustrating both the models and the efficiency of computational algorithms. In this book, the mathematical framework for a rigorous mathematical treatment of "rate-independent systems" is presented in a comprehensive form for the first time. Researchers and graduate students in applied mathematics, engineering, and computational physics will find this timely and well written book useful.

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Springer

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149392706X

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The Spine: Medical & Surgical Management

Two Volume Set

By: Alexander Vaccaro

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The Spine: Medical & Surgical Management

Two Volume Set

By: Alexander Vaccaro

The Spine: Medical and Surgical Conditions is a complete, two volume, evidence based study edited by an internationally recognised team of spine surgeons based in the USA, China, Canada, Germany, Japan, Brazil, Egypt and India. The two volumes are divided into 137 chapters, across fourteen sections. The first section covers general topics in spinal medicine, including anatomy, biomechanics, physical and neurological examination, interventional diagnostics and therapeutics, and anaesthesia. This is followed by sections on the development of the spine, metabolic disorders, and bone grafting. Subsequent sections focus on surgery for particular parts of the spine, including cervical, lumbar and thoracic, as well as sections on spinal cord injuries and motor preservation. Later sections in the book provide information on the spine in paediatrics, adult deformity, tumours, vascular malformations and infections, complications of spinal surgery, and a final section on minimally invasive techniques. Enhanced by 1500 full colour images, The Spine: Medical and Surgical Conditions is also made available online, complete with text, images and video, with each physical copy. Key Points Comprehensive, two volume guide to spinal medicine Covers anatomy, biomechanics, examination, diagnostics, therapeutics, anaesthesia, surgery and complications Enhanced by 1500 full colour images Includes access to online version with complete text, images and video

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