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Overview: Fast track conference proceeding.Unique visibility.State of the art researchEvolutionary Computation (EC) techniques are e?cient, nature-inspired me- ods based on the principles of natural evolution and genetics. Due to their - ciency and simple underlying principles, these methods can be used for a diverse rangeofactivitiesincludingproblemsolving,optimization,machinelearningand pattern recognition. A large and continuously increasing number of researchers and professionals make use of EC techniques in various application domains. This volume presents a careful selection of relevant

Overview: Volume 5 of Advances in Nutritional Research reflects a strong current interest in the relationship between nutrition and disease. The impact of disease on nutritional status is described for hepatic encephalopathy and cancer and for several ailments of hospitalized children. The impact of nutrition on disease is illustrated using the examples of retinol in tumorigenesis, vitamins A and E in inflammatory lung disease, fatty acids in atherogenesis and obesity, and folate in megaloblastic anemia. The contents will be of particular interest to clinicians and to students of nutritional b

Overview: Wegweiser für die GlobalisierungDieses Standardlehrbuch zur Au?enwirtschaftslehre führt in die grundlegenden Probleme der Theorie und Politik internationaler Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ein. Im ersten Teil stellt der Autor den theoretischen Gesamtkomplex der internationalen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen vor:..Au?enhandelsverflechtung und Zahlungsbilanz,.Mikro?konomisch fundierte Theorie,.Monet?re Au?enwirtschaftstheorie,.Devisenmarkt und Wechselkurse.. .Im zweiten Teil beschreibt Professor Borchert die Anwendung der Theorie in der Politik sowie deren Institutionen:..Au?enwirtschafts- und Au?enha

Overview: Presents Advances on Computational Methods for Knowledge Engineering.Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Science, Applied Mathematics and Applications (ICCSAMA 2014), held May .The proceedings consists of 30 papers which have been selected and invited from the submissions to the .2.nd. International Conference on Computer Science, Applied Mathematics and Applications. (ICCSAMA 2014) held on 8-9 May, 2014 in Budapest, Hungary. The conference is organized into 7 sessions: Advanced Optimization Methods and Their Applications, Queueing Models and Performance Evalu

Overview: A First Course in Noncommutative Rings, an outgrowth of the author‘s lectures at the University of California at Berkeley, is intended as a textbook for a one-semester course in basic ring theory. The material covered includes the Wedderburn-Artin theory of semisimple rings, Jacobson‘s theory of the radical, representation theory of groups and algebras, prime and semiprime rings, local and semilocal rings, perfect and semiperfect rings, etc. By aiming the level of writing at the novice rather than the connoisseur and by stressing th the role of examples and motivation, the author has

Overview: Proposes a novel analysis of artificial organs based on the typical bottom-up approach used in process engineering.Each chapter is contributed by expert clinician and medical researchers.Contains a su.Artificial organs may be considered as small-scale process plants, in which heat, mass and momentum transfer operations and, possibly, chemical transformations are carried out. This book proposes a novel analysis of artificial organs based on the typical bottom-up approach used in process engineering. Starting from a description of the fundamental physico-chemical phenomena involved in

Overview: Offers a guide for lay people through the maze of alternative medicines.Written by an expert who has thoroughly researched the subject for the last 25 years.Expanded in this second edition with over 5.Alternative medicine (AM) is popular; about 40% of the US general population have used alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers’ pockets...Consumers are bombarded with misleading and false information on AM and therefo

Overview: .A Theory and Practice of Program Development. provides a comprehensive introduction to a software development method based on VDM-SL. Each development step is rigorously justified, and the strategies and transformations used are justified and explained ma thematically. The approach provides the formal semantics of a simple, but powerful, wide-spectrum programming language and gives a formal definition of both algorithmic and data refinement. Unlike other texts, it covers both the theory and practice of program development. Although based on VDM-SL, no knowledge of this language is a

Overview: Through a close-reading of the work of five prominent American postmodernist writers, this book re-evaluates?the role of the past in recent American fiction, outlines the development of the postmodernist historical novel and considers the waning influence of postmodernism in contemporary American literature.978-1-349-33450-6978-0-230-30778-0

Overview: Up-to-date results of conference ISNN 2013The two-volume set LNCS 7951 and 7952 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Neural Networks, ISNN 2013, held in Dalian, China, in July 2013. The 157 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in following topics: computational neuroscience, cognitive science, neural network models, learning algorithms, stability and convergence analysis, kernel methods, large margin methods and SVM, optimization algorithms, varational methods, con

Overview: This two-volume set constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 6th EAI International Conference on Advanced Hybrid Information Processing, ADHIP 2022, held in Changsha, China, in ?September 29-30, 2022.. The 109 full? papers presented were selected from 276 submissions and focus on theory and application of hybrid information processing technology for smarter and more effective research and application. The theme of ADHIP 2022 was Hybrid Information Processing in Meta World. The papers are named in topical sections as follows: Information Extracting and Processing in Digital

Overview: Advances in Laparoscopy of the Abdominal Wall Hernia makes use of full-color figures and schematic diagrams to assist the surgeon in comprehending the most up-to-date techniques used in hernia repair.Advances in Laparoscopy of the Abdominal Wall Hernia is fully illustrated, comprehensive guide which describes in detail the most up-to-date techniques used in the laparoscopic repair of hernias. Written by world renowned authors, this manual reviews laparoscopic techniques used in the repair of inguinal hernias and ventral incisional hernias. Among the topics explored within this update

Overview: Shows the application potential of artificial intelligence for companies.Outlines the changes that companies are facing.Explains successful implementation in practice.The book shows application potentials of artificial intelligence in various industries and presents application scenarios on how a practical implementation can take place. The starting point is the description of legal aspects, which includes a European regulation for artificial intelligence and addresses the question of the permissibility of automated decisions. ..?The description of various application potentials, mos

Overview: Comprehensive reviews of a broad range of topics of interest to the law-psychology community.Contributors are highly productive and well-known researchers.Each chapter contains recommendations for fut.The latest entry in this noteworthy series continues its focus on psychological issues relating to legal and judicial matters, with sound recommendations for situational and system-wide improvement. Salient concerns are described both in areas where their existence is frequently acknowledged (juror impartiality, the juvenile justice system) and where they are rarely considered (.Miranda

Overview: Investigates new ways of adapting agriculture to climate change.Presents several case studies from African countries.Based on experiences from diverse climatic conditions.Includes supplementary materiThis book summarizes the evidence from different African countries about the local impacts of climate change, and how farmers are coping with current climate risks. The different contributors show how agricultural systems in developing countries are affected by climate changes and how communities prepare and adapt to these changes.978-3-319-38592-1978-3-319-13000-2Series ISSN 1610-2002 S

Overview: Fast-track conference proceedings.State-of-the-art research.Up-to-date resultsThe two-volume set LNCS 6974 and LNCS 6975 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction, ACII 2011, held in Memphis,TN, USA, in October 2011.The 135 papers in this two volume set presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 196 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on recognition and synthesis of human affect, affect-sensitive applications, methodological issues in affec

Overview: This is the most complete chronological account of Samuel Beckett‘s life and work, with full details of how, when and where each work by him came to be written, many details of which have only recently come to light and are often not known to scholars working in the field.978-1-349-52365-8978-0-230-50483-7Series ISSN 2947-1265 Series E-ISSN 2947-1273

Overview: Authoritarianism and Democracy in Europe, 1919-39 offers a comprehensive analysis of the survival or breakdown of democracy in interwar Europe. The contributors explore factors such as the historical, social-structural and political-cultural backgrounds of the policies that European countries attempted to implement to counter the world economic crisis of 1929. The analysis serves as an important backdrop for the assessment of current democratic developments in former communist Europe and highlights some of the problems and risks involved in the transition process.978-1-349-42826-7978

Overview: During the post-World War-II period, several Asian economies turned in stellar performances. This book addresses the all-important query regarding the ebullient growth performance of a group of dynamic Asian economies. Its principal focus is the so-called Asian growth model, which enabled them to achieve what became known as the ‘miraculous‘ growth978-1-137-52927-5

Overview: 978-3-540-12150-3978-3-540-39547-8Series ISSN 0170-8643 Series E-ISSN 1610-7411