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Les Petites cases de ma mémoire

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Quelle place prend la mémoire dans le cerveau ? La nuit, que fait la mémoire ? Trie-t-elle les souvenirs ?

Summary of Thomas S. Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The scientific method is cumulative, and it progressess towards the truth. However, a revolution changes the domain, and the language in which we speak about some aspect of nature. It redirects to a new portion of nature to study. #2 After Structure, American scholarship in philosophy and the sciences became dominated by sociological studies of science. This development was not welcomed by many younger workers, who felt that Kuhn had denigrated the importance of truth in science. #3 The book changed the image of science, and it forever changed the way people viewed science. It changed the way people viewed science because it undermined all the positivist doctrines implicit in the Vienna Circle project. #4 The essay that follows is the first full published report on a project that I had started years ago. It was a shift from physics to history of science, and then back to the more philosophical concerns that had initially drawn me to history.

Race for Space 11: Almost There

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With the clock ticking, NASA left itself just two more flights to clear the Apollo hardware for a lunar landing. Meanwhile in the USSR, Soviet hopes of putting a cosmonaut on the Moon were fading fast following a disastrous first test of the giant but fatally flawed N1. Race for Space book 9 covers these events and more as the race to the Moon arches its thrilling climax.

Nanostructured Gas Sensors

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Nanostructured materials exhibit distinct properties by virtue of their nanoscale morphological variations, which open up endless possibilities to investigate unexplored and interesting applications. This textbook broadly covers the fabrication and characterization of nanostructured films and exploration of their gas-sensing applications. It presents the fundamentals of gas-sensing technology and a comprehensive study on smart gas sensing technology. Readers will find basics, analytical techniques, nanotechnology-enabled experimental findings, and future directions of smart gas-sensing technology at one place. Through the inclusion of up-to-date experimental knowledge of synthesis, processing, and application development, the book is suitable for academics at all levels.

Factfulness - Summarized for Busy People: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

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There a lot of global trends that, when even the most highly educated people around the world are asked about, are conceived more negatively than it actually is and even chimpanzees will guess more correctly than them. Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon, wrote Factfulness along with his son, Ola Rosling, and daughter-in-law, Anna Rosling Rönnlund—together, they share the reasons to why we distort our worldviews as more negatively than in reality. With ten misconceptions or instincts, they show how our divided ideas (separating us from them), our influence from the media (telling us what to fear), and our perception of progress (seeing how things are getting worse than better) can hinder us from actually making a positive impact.

A Natural History of the New World

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The paleoecological history of the Americas is as complex as the region is broad: stretching from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, the New World features some of the most extraordinary vegetation on the planet. But until now it has lacked a complete natural history. Alan Graham remedies that with A Natural History of the New World. With plants as his scientific muse, Graham traces the evolution of ecosystems, beginning in the Late Cretaceous period (about 100 million years ago) and ending in the present, charting their responses to changes in geology and climate. By highlighting plant communities’ roles in the environmental history of the Americas, Graham offers an overdue balance to natural histories that focus exclusively on animals. Plants are important in evolution’s splendid drama. Not only are they conspicuous and conveniently stationary components of the Earth’s ecosystems, but their extensive fossil record allows for a thorough reconstruction of the planet’s paleoenvironments. What’s more, plants provide oxygen, function as food and fuel, and provide habitat and shelter; in short, theirs is a history that can speak to many other areas of evolution. A Natural History of the New World is an ambitious and unprecedented synthesis written by one of the world’s leading scholars of botany and geology.

An Unexpected Journal: The Imaginative Harvest of Holly Ordway

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Planting the Seeds of ImaginationHolly Ordway has established herself as one of the preeminent voices in the field of cultural apologetics. Her ability to engage with the imagination is clearly demonstrated through her own scholarly work, most recently the paradigm-shifting Tolkien's Modern Reading, but her influence was critical in the founding of An Unexpected Journal as well. This collection of essays, poetry, and stories demonstrates her wide-ranging impact that is truly bearing a fruitful harvest. Contributors"Maps," My Map by Jesse W. Baker on the importance of poetry."Contrary Winds: Tolkien's Priority of Faith and Family" by Donald W. Catchings, Jr. on Tolkien's personal values, and "The Call" on the teacher's call.A review of Tolkien's Modern Reading by Annie Crawford"Drawing the Drawing Out of Me" by Virginia de la Lastra on a pleasant surprise."Ordway's Myth-Busting Research: Tolkien's Modern Reading (A Review)" by Ryan Grube on a paradigm shift."Poetry as Prayer, Imagination the Spark to Worship and Service: Ordway's Review of Gerard Manley Hopkins in Word on Fire's Ignatian Collection" by Seth Myers on contemplation, poetry, and missionizing."A Passage to Something Better" by Annie Nardone on Tolkien's approach to virtue.An interview with Holly Ordway"Middle-earth and the Middle Ages" by Joseph Pearceon the influence of Beowulf."Dr. Ordway's Visual Guide to Paragraph Structure" by Josiah Peterson on creating meaning."Lost and Found" by Theresa Pihl on changing perspective;"Learning Writing at Writespace" by Jamie Danielle Portwood on the importance of community."Gandalf: The Prophetic Mentor" by Zak Schmoll on the Defeat of Sauron."A Case of Mistaken Identity" by Jason M. Smith on our great misconception."Peak Middle-earth: Why Mount Doom is not the Climax of The Lord of the Rings" by Michael Ward"Echo and Narcissus" by Clark Weidner on the goodness of reality."Some Real Magic: Taliessin Lectureth in the School of the Poets" and "The Challenge of 'The Republic'" by Donald T. Williams on poetic imagination."Unveiling Reality Through the Imagination" by Jared Zimmerer on a strategy to fight meaninglessness.Cover Illustration by Virginia de la LastraAdvent 2021, Volume 4, Issue 4270 pages

The True Wireless

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Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist. He was widely known for his contribution to the creation of devices that operate on alternating current, multiphase systems and the motor will make a so-called second phase of the industrial revolution. Tesla has received universal recognition as the outstanding electrical engineer and inventor. This book contains Tesla’s ideas and drafts about radio, how it really works. This work includes schemes and pictures of the principles of its work. Read the book to know basic elements of radio. This book will be useful for people who are interested in Tesla’s activity!

Resource Management in Future Internet

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Future Internet and Internet of Things set out a new vision for connectivity, real-time applications and services. Data procured from the use of a large number of heterogeneous physical and virtual devices must be real-time processed and analyzed for the goal of effective resource management and control while maintaining the required performance and quality of service. In addition, the development of the communication networks towards heterogeneous and new generation broadband connectivity brings up new requirements towards the way of managing and controlling of the available resources. Thus for the effective resource management in future internet novel approaches must be proposed and developed. It could be seen that recently a considerable amount of effort has been devoted on behalf of industry and academia, towards the research and design of methods for effective management of resources in internet and multimedia communications. The book reviews some specific topics in the field of future internet and internet technologies that are closely related to the issue of finding effective solutions for the management of resources and performance. Technical topics discussed in the book include: • Future Internet Technologies;• Internet of things;• Multimedia Networks;• Wireless Access Networks;• Software Communications;• Positioning and Localization in Communications;• Resource Management.Resource Management in future Internet is recommended for specialists working in the field of information and communication industries as well as academic staff and researchers working in the field of multimedia communications and telecommunication networks.

Complex Networks & Their Applications X

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This book highlights cutting-edge research in the field of network science, offering scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners a unique update on the latest advances in theory and a multitude of applications. It presents the peer-reviewed proceedings of the X International Conference on Complex Networks and their Applications (COMPLEX NETWORKS 2021). The carefully selected papers cover a wide range of theoretical topics such as network models and measures; community structure, network dynamics; diffusion, epidemics and spreading processes; resilience and control as well as all the main network applications, including social and political networks; networks in finance and economics; biological and neuroscience networks, and technological networks.

Blaise Pascal : Oeuvres complètes et annexes (mises en français moderne, annotées, illustrées)

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Nouvelle édition 2019 modernisée des oeuvres complètes de Blaise Pascal. Cette édition numérique originale est enrichie de centaines de notes et complétée d’annexes. L'ouvrage a été mis en forme spécifiquement pour une navigation et une lecture optimales sur votre liseuse.CONTENU DÉTAILLÉ :— OEUVRES PHILOSOPHIQUES ET THÉOLOGIQUES —Les Provinciales - Pensées - Discours sur les passions de l'amour - Abrégé de la vie de Jésus-Christ - Les écrits des curés de Paris— OEUVRES DE PHYSIQUE —Nouvelles expériences touchant le vide - Traité de l'équilibre des liqueurs - Traité de la pesanteur de la masse de l’air - Nouvelles expériences faites en Angleterre— OEUVRES DE MATHÉMATIQUES —Essais pour les coniques - La machine arithmétique - Traité du triangle arithmétique - Traité des ordres numériques - Réflexions sur les conditions des prix - Histoire de la roulette - Traité des trilignes rectangles et de leurs onglets - Traité des sinus du quart de cercle - Traité des arcs de cercle - Petit traité des solides circulaires— ANNEXES —Biographie par Émile BoutrouxERGONOMIE AMÉLIORÉE :L'ouvrage a été spécifiquement mis en forme pour votre liseuse.- Naviguez par simple clic de chapitre à chapitre ou de livre à livre.- Accédez instantanément à la table des matières hyperliée globale.- Une table des matières est placée également au début de chaque titre.A PROPOS DE L'ÉDITEUR :Les éditions Arvensa sont les leaders de la littérature classique numérique. Leur objectif est de vous faire connaître les oeuvres des grands auteurs de la littérature classique en langue française à un prix abordable tout en vous fournissant la meilleure expérience de lecture sur votre liseuse. Tous les titres sont produits avec le plus grand soin. Le service qualité des éditions Arvensa s’engage à vous répondre dans les 48h.

Stokrotne dzięki. Podróż wdzięczności (TED Books)

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Koncept był zwodniczo prosty – bestsellerowy autor „The New York Timesa” postanowił podziękować każdej osobie zaangażowanej w przygotowanie jego porannej kawy. Ta podróż wdzięczności, w trakcie której autor przemierzył wiele kilometrów, odmienia jego życie i ujawnia sekret tego, w jaki sposób wdzięczność może dać nam szczęście. Autor A.J. Jacobs odkrywa, że jego kawa – i każda inna rzecz w naszym życiu – nie powstałaby bez setek ludzi, o których zwykle nie myślimy: rolników, chemików, artystów, kierowców ciężarówek, mechaników, biologów, górników i przemytników. Zalet wdzięczności jest mnóstwo: wzmacnia empatię, poprawia nastrój, wspiera leczenie depresji i sprawia, że świat staje się przyjaźniejszym miejscem. Cięty język autora i jego błyskotliwe poczucie humoru sprawiają, że książka jest niczym poranna kawa – rozbudza i pozwala jaśniej myśleć. Dziękujemy, że po nią sięgacie.

Computational Intelligence and Its Applications in Healthcare

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Computational Intelligence and Its Applications in Healthcare presents rapidly growing applications of computational intelligence for healthcare systems, including intelligent synthetic characters, man-machine interface, menu generators, user acceptance analysis, pictures archiving, and communication systems. Computational intelligence is the study of the design of intelligent agents, which are systems that act intelligently: they do what they think are appropriate for their circumstances and goals; they're flexible to changing environments and goals; they learn from experience; and they make appropriate choices given perceptual limitations and finite computation. Computational intelligence paradigms offer many advantages in maintaining and enhancing the field of healthcare. - Provides coverage of fuzzy logic, neural networks, evolutionary computation, learning theory, probabilistic methods, telemedicine, and robotics applications - Includes coverage of artificial intelligence and biological applications, soft computing, image and signal processing, and genetic algorithms - Presents the latest developments in computational methods in healthcare - Bridges the gap between obsolete literature and current literature

Mysteries of Gravity

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"Mysteries of Gravity" explores gravity as the fundamental force shaping the cosmos, from planetary orbits to galactic structures. It traces our understanding from Newtonian gravity to Einstein's general relativity, which redefined gravity not as a simple force, but as spacetime curvature caused by mass and energy. The book presents intriguing facts, such as how gravity influences the formation of stars and galaxies, acting as a cosmic architect. It also reveals how variations in Earth's gravitational field offer insights into the planet's interior. The book uniquely emphasizes the interconnectedness of gravity across scales, adopting a narrative approach to guide readers through key discoveries. It examines gravity's role in celestial mechanics, its subtle effects on Earth, and cutting-edge research into black holes and gravitational waves detected by observatories like LIGO and Virgo. The later chapters delve into the quest to unify general relativity with quantum mechanics, addressing one of physics' greatest challenges.

Energy Science And Technology (Geothermal And Ocean Energy)

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Geothermal energy is defined as the heat stored in the earth's crust above 15ºC down to 10 kilometre depth. For every kilometre from the earth surface towards the centre, the temperature increases approximately 25-30ºC and is around 200ºC at a depth of 5 kilometres. This immense heat can be used for both the electrical power generation and direct heat applications. Tidal energy is a form of hydropower that exploits the movement of water caused by tidal currents or the rise and fall in sea levels due to the tides. The tide moves a huge amount of water twice each day that could provide a great deal of energy. Ocean waves represent another renewable energy source created by wind currents passing over open water. Wave energy refers to the harnessing of this tremendous energy of ocean waves. As a move towards independence from fossil fuels, geothermal and ocean energy provide clean and cost effective power to the homes, buildings and industries. Although geothermal and ocean energy are site specific and cannot be made available everywhere as solar, wind, biomass, etc., still they present fairly good choice as reliable, flexible and environment friendly renewable energy sources. The highlights of this volume are as given under: o Geothermal power generation: reserves, technology and status review o Geothermal energy: current trends and future options o Unconventional geothermal resources: features and current uses o Exploration techniques of geothermal energy o Geothermometry in exploration and exploitation of geothermal system o Analysis of productivity performance in geothermal wells o ANN approximation of geothermal aided power cycles o Optimizing design and operation of low enthalpy geothermal systems o Geothermal energy and hydrodynamic instability of phase flows o Types of geo-exchanger systems for underground heat extraction o Modelling of geothermal heat pumps for use in HVAC systems o Low enthalpy geothermal direct utilization in Albania o Geothermal resources: solution for human life o Geothermal and ocean energy o Wave energy o Wave and tidal energy o Wave energy resources in Persian gulf, gulf of Oman and Caspian sea o Wave energy potential in enclosed seas: a case study in the south-east Mediterranean sea This volume includes 19 chapters subscribed by 35 professionals/academicians and active researchers from 12 countries, namely Albania, Algeria, Australia, Canada, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Mexico, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States of America presenting an overview of the research being carried out in different parts of the world in the area of Geothermal and Ocean Energy.

Magic Universe

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Magic Universe brings current science to the general reader in an imaginative and wholly original way. It offers an exhilarating tour of the horizons of knowledge, from quarks to linguistics, climate change to cloning, and chaos to superstrings, presented as a set of self-contained stories. The stories are arranged as A - Z entries, but this is no conventional encyclopedia. Each story unfolds in a totally unpredictable way, seamlessly crossing disciplines, and told in engaging, accessible language.

Il secondo libro dell'ignoranza

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Dopo Il libro dell'ignoranza e Il libro dell'ignoranza sugli animali, tradotti in ventisei lingue e best-seller anche in Italia, un nuovo prontuario contro le chiacchiere e le leggende metropolitane che scambiamo per verità. *** John Lloyd e John Mitchinson continuano nella loro nella intelligente, scoppiettante opera di demolizione dei falsi miti e dei luoghi comuni. Ancora una volta, avrete modo di scoprire che molte cose sono diverse non solo da come sembrano, ma addirittura da come pensavate che fossero. Verrete a sapere che certo l'acqua del Mar Morto è molto salata, ma non la piú salata sulla Terra. O che contare le pecore serve a tutto, fuorché ad addormentarsi. Troverete finalmente la risposta alla domanda se sia nato prima l'uovo o la gallina. E apprenderete con sgomento che la vita eterna, ebbene sí, esiste. Graffianti come sempre e documentati come sempre, «i due John» ci aprono le porte di un paese delle meraviglie in cui la storia, la geografia, la scienza - insomma, il Sapere - si prende la rivincita su supposizioni e leggende; dimostrandosi, oltretutto, la piú divertente delle avventure.

21 Lessons for the 21st Century - Summarized for Busy People: Based On the Book By Yuval Noah Harari

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21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari looks into the most pressing issues that we face today as a global nation as we move towards the uncertainty of the future. With each advancement in technology, it can be used especially as a weapon of war—and now, we live in a world that’s more polarized than before. Harari shows the challenges there are in moving through our lives amid the constant change and distortion, but we have to ask the right questions in order to survive. Harari seeks to understand where we came from and where we are going and this captured the imagination of millions of readers around the globe. Here, he invites us to begin questioning our values, beliefs, and meaning in a world full of illusions and lies. We are bombarded with information but clarity is power. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century becomes an important read especially in tackling the contemporary challenges that arise in today’s global state.

Cognitive and Metacognitive Problem-Solving Strategies in Post-16 Physics

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This book reports on a study on physics problem solving in real classrooms situations.Problem solving plays a pivotal role in the physics curriculum at all levels. However, physics students’ performance in problem solving all too often remains limited to basic routine problems, with evidence of poor performance in solving problems that go beyond equation retrieval and substitution. Adopting an action research methodology, the study bridges the `research-practical divide´ by explicitly teaching physics problem-solving strategies through collaborative group problem-solving sessions embedded within the curriculum. Data were collected using external assessments and video recordings of individual and collaborative group problem-solving sessions by 16-18 year-olds. The analysis revealed a positive shift in the students’ problem-solving patterns, both at group and individual level. Students demonstrated a deliberate, well-planned deployment of the taught strategies. The marked positiveshifts in collaborative competences, cognitive competences, metacognitive processing and increased self-efficacy are positively correlated with attainment in problem solving in physics. However, this shift proved to be due to different mechanisms triggered in the different students.

The Edge of Medicine

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Experts agree that we are entering the Golden Age of Medicine, when our everyday experience of being ill and getting better will be more like science fiction than today's routine trip to the doctor. Bill Hanson, director of the surgical intensive care unit at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and an inventor of medical technology, offers true-life and intensely intimate stories about the way biotechnology is changing people's lives. • An electronic nose that detects infection, such as pneumonia, based on a person's breath • Robots with appendages that can feel their way around tissue, which will augment the hands of surgeons in the operating room • Computer health wizards that will advise and prescribe through your home computer • Computerized psychotherapists dispensing advice about emotional problems • Telehealth software that serves as a monitoring nurse for difficult to manage chronic illnesses such as diabetes. • Wheelchairs operated by reading electrical brainwaves for patients with severe neurological deterioration. Bill Hanson describes the human genius that arrived at these amazing discoveries, and how innovators are working to take these feats to an even more technologically advanced level. And more importantly, he discusses what the human experience will be and how we can prepare ourselves for the moral and ethical challenges that these awesome changes will bring. This riveting and startling account will make us revise our expectations of our own mortality.

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