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Dark Matter Basics

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Dark Matter Basics explores the compelling mystery of dark matter, which makes up approximately 85% of the universe's matter. The book investigates the evidence for its existence, primarily through observations like galaxy rotation curves, where galaxies rotate faster than expected based on visible matter alone. It also examines how dark matter influences the cosmos' large-scale structure and evolution. The book provides necessary background in Newtonian gravity and general relativity, setting the stage for in-depth discussions. The book explores cosmological evidence from sources like the cosmic microwave background and gravitational lensing, alongside leading particle candidates such as WIMPs, axions, and sterile neutrinos. It also assesses alternative theories like Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND).The book uniquely bridges theoretical models with experimental searches, explaining techniques used in dark matter detection, including experiments at CERN. It provides a comprehensive overview of the ongoing controversies, presenting different viewpoints to encourage informed conclusions. The book's approach is designed to be accessible, avoiding jargon and offering clear definitions. It progresses by first establishing the foundational knowledge, then exploring the evidence and theories, and finally analyzing alternative explanations. This makes complex topics in science, physics, astrophysics, and cosmology understandable for students, enthusiasts, and anyone intrigued by the universe's enigmas.

Writing Science in Plain English, Second Edition

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An updated edition of the essential guide for all scientists—from undergraduates to senior scholars—who want to produce prose that anyone can understand. Scientific writing is often dry, wordy, and difficult to understand. But, as biologist and experienced teacher of scientific writing Anne E. Greene shows in Writing Science in Plain English, writers from all scientific disciplines can learn to produce clear, concise prose by mastering just a few simple principles. This short, focused guide presents roughly a dozen such principles based on what readers need to understand complex information, including concrete subjects, strong verbs, consistent terms, organized paragraphs, and correct sentence structure. Greene illustrates each principle with real-life examples of both good and bad writing and shows how bad writing might be improved. She ends each chapter with revision exercises (and provides suggested answers in a separate key) so that readers can come away with new writing skills after just one sitting. To help readers understand the grammatical terms used in the book, an appendix offers a refresher course on basic grammar. For this second edition, Greene has incorporated the latest research on what makes writing effective and engaging and has revised or replaced exercises and exercise keys where needed. She has also added new features that make it easier to navigate the book. A new resource for instructors who use Writing Science in Plain English in their classes is a free, online teacher’s guide. Drawn from Greene’s long experience teaching students how to write science clearly, the teacher’s guide provides additional lectures, assignments, and activities that will inform and enliven any class.

Nos années vaches folles

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"En trente, en quarante ans, notre vie quotidienne a été bouleversée d'une façon incroyable, et dans tous les domaines. Y avez-vous vraiment prêté attention ? Tiens ! un exemple parmi cent. Vous ne devinerez jamais l'étrange découverte que je fis l'autre jour au petit matin, dans mon quartier. Je me rendis compte de cette chose épatante et hallucinante à la fois : mon boucher vient à son travail en rollers ! Il y a trente ou quarante ans, le boucher, statue antique en blouse rougie (avec le crayon derrière l'oreille), semblait appartenir à une catégorie de figures immuables. Il nous semblait devoir toujours rester tel qu'il nous apparaissait : un homme-tronc coincé à jamais entre son billot, sa machine à jambon et sa femme, assise derrière la caisse "et sept qui font dououououze..., c'est moi qui vous remerciiiie". Et soudain, parce qu'on la voyait sous un autre angle, l'antique statue se métamorphosait en un mercure aux pieds ailés, vif comme le progrès, léger comme les temps nouveaux. Même les bouchers font du patin : c'était la preuve vivante que la vieille société figée de notre enfance cédait enfin la place à un monde monté sur roulettes, glissant vers un avenir qui, décidément, ne cesse de nous étonner."Dans ce texte inédit, François Reynaert, avec le ton si particulier qui fait le succès de ses chroniques dansLe Nouvel Observateur, pose son regard amusé et caustique sur les petits et grands changements de notre société. Mine de rien, et plus efficacement peut-être que bien des thèses de sociologie, il sait comme pesonne analyser notre vie quotidienne, tout en nous faisant rire. AvecNos années vaches folles, il nous offre de nous retourner une dernière fois sur cette fin de siècle, dans un bilan désopilant où chacun se retrouvera.

La dieta del cervello longevo

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Combattere l'invecchiamento, migliorare le funzioni cognitive e mantenere attiva la memoriaDal medico e nutrizionista Steven Masley un programma per vincere la battaglia per la salute del nostro cervello, per prevenire la perdita di memoria e l'invecchiamento precoce.Viviamo più a lungo delle generazioni precedenti, è un dato di fatto, così come è un dato di fatto l’incremento, insieme all’aspettativa di vita, di patologie legate alla perdita delle funzioni intellettive, come l’Alzheimer e i disturbi della memoria. La buona notizia è che questo incremento non è affatto «naturale» né irreversibile e che non solo si può prevenire con uno stile di vita corretto, ma anche in parte «curare».Nella Dieta del cervello longevo, Steven Masley mostra in termini chiari e accessibili a tutti come si instaura quel processo che è responsabile del declino cognitivo e della perdita di memoria. E, soprattutto, spiega concretamente come agire per raggiungere e mantenere uno stato di salute ottimale del cervello. Con un programma dettagliato di esercizi per testare le proprie funzioni cognitive e per allenare il cervello e una serie di ricette appetitose che utilizzano i cibi e gli abbinamenti giusti per la salute psicofisica, La dieta del cervello longevo è un libro in grado di migliorare la qualità di vita di ciascuno.

The Languages of Nature - When Nature Writes to Itself

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This book is a personal mixture of well-established results and speculative intuitions on Life. The reader should not be afraid by it and try to gain a bird’s-eye view of the coherence of the whole. The reader will often be asked to accept in an unconventional situation, adopting a linguistic and computing science point of view, rather than a more traditional biological and/or mathematical point of view. They should then wonder whether these unusual propositions make sense or not. In case my propositions are unconvincing, the reader may easily return to the usual biological interpretation. If there is a small chance that they prove convincing, then I hope that the reader will join forces with mine to explore the linguistic view of nature. I sincerely hope that they will benefit by reading this book and thus discover a radically new and potentially fruitful understanding of life.

5G: 2020 and Beyond

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The future society would be ushered in a new communication era with the emergence of 5G. 5G would be significantly different, especially, in terms of architecture and operation in comparison with the previous communication generations (4G, 3G...). This book discusses the various aspects of the architecture, operation, possible challenges, and mechanisms to overcome them. Further, it supports users? interac- tion through communication devices relying on Human Bond Communication and COmmunication-NAvigation- SENsing- SErvices (CONASENSE).Topics broadly covered in this book are; • Wireless Innovative System for Dynamically Operating Mega Communications (WISDOM)• Millimeter Waves and Spectrum Management• Cyber Security• Device to Device Communication

Matériaux et réflexions pour une réorientation de la politique agricole

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Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Biotechnology of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Food Security and Sustainable Farming

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Biotechnology of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Food Security and Sustainable Farming reviews the transformative role of science in helping agriculture adapt to the challenges of climate change. This comprehensive book bridges the gap between biotechnology, digital innovation, and sustainability, offering invaluable guidance to researchers, policymakers, and farmers.From harnessing microbial solutions to enhance soil health and deploying precision tools to cultivate resilient crops, to leveraging solar energy for reducing farm emissions, this book covers a wide array of topics. It highlights regional policy frameworks and provides real-world case studies from regions including sub-Saharan Africa. It blends scientific advancements and practical applications, demonstrating how tools like Big Data, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and remote sensing can revolutionize agricultural decision-making.Features: Advanced Biotechnologies: Explores innovative strategies such as precision farming, gene editing, and microbial applications designed for climate-resilient agriculture. Digital Tools for Agriculture: Showcases the transformative impact of Big Data analytics, GIS, and remote sensing in optimizing farm management and decision-making. Holistic Sustainability Framework: Integrates ecological, social, and economic dimensions, including gender roles, policy development, and financial models, for a comprehensive understanding of climate-smart agriculture. Biotechnology of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Food Security and Sustainable Farming is a vital addition to the library of professionals, academics, and practitioners striving to create a sustainable future for global farming.

Education in the 21st Century

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This book explores a range of issues central to STEM and 21st Century education. It explores research into the relationships between creativity, critical thinking and STEM Education from both a theoretical and practical perspective. It examines matters associated with three main concerns: First is the ways some research and development that is labelled “STEM” appears to be essentially one of the specific individual components, S, T, E or M, with a new label rather than something going across and/or beyond these more traditional components. The second, at times intertwining, concern is the common ways in which school curriculum continues to hold separate disciplines as its core. The third concern is that while cross-curriculum goals are increasingly common in this century - particularly for “creativity” and “critical thinking” - it is also common that the goals remain only vaguely linked with the more usual components of the whole curriculum. This book reflects on all three of these important concerns and the integrated whole that can result from them.Monash University, King’s College London and Waikato University have now generated six edited books on successive related research issues of significance to contemporary science education. Each of these books has been substantially shaped by a writing workshop involving all authors in intensive discussion about drafts of their contributions (a process of great worth in its own right, as well as for enhancing the value of the final volume), and then each author reworking the contribution in the light of the discussions The seventh will extend beyond science education and explore a range of issues central to STEM and 21st Century education.

AI and Data Science in Healthcare 5.0

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AI and Data Science in Healthcare 5.0 delves into the innovative developments in Healthcare 5.0, focusing on smart medical robots, devices, and connected hospitals. It explores the role of robotics in modern healthcare, including advanced wearables enhanced by deep learning. The volume also addresses the integration of blockchain technology, IoT, and cloud computing in healthcare, emphasizing real-time applications in precision healthcare. The discussion extends to energy optimization in smart hospitals, federated learning for IoMT networks, and advanced patient monitoring systems.The volume concludes with an overview of the future opportunities and challenges in Healthcare 5.0. - Offers an in-depth exploration of the latest innovations in Healthcare 5.0, highlighting the integration of smart medical robots, devices, and connected hospitals - Presents comprehensive coverage of the integration of blockchain technology, IoT, and cloud computing in healthcare, highlighting real-time applications in precision healthcare and energy optimization in smart hospitals - Discusses federated learning for IoMT networks, advanced patient monitoring systems, and an overview of future opportunities and challenges in Healthcare 5.0

Understanding Visuals in the Life Sciences

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From photographs to micrographs, from the various types of graphs to fun, interactive visuals and games, there are many different forms in which science can be visualised. However, all of these forms of visualisation in the Life Sciences are susceptible to misunderstandings and misinformation. This accessible and concise book demonstrates the misconceptions surrounding the visuals used in popular life science communication. Richly illustrated in colour, this guide is packed with examples of commonly used visual types: photographs, micrographs, illustrations, graphs, interactive visuals, and infographics allowing visual creators to produce more effective visuals that aspire to being both attractive and informative for their target audience. It also encourages non-specialist readers to be more empowered and critical, to ask difficult questions, and to cultivate true engagement with science. This book is an invaluable resource for life scientists and science communicators, and anyone who creates visuals for public or non-specialist readers.

Όνειρα για μια τελική θεωρία

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Ένας από τους σημαντικότερους επιστήμονες του κόσμου, ο Steven Weinberg, μας αφηγείται την ιστορία της συναρπαστικότερης διανοητικής περιπέτειας που εκτυλίσσεται στην εποχή μας: της αναζήτησης των τελικών νόμων της φύσης. Η εκπληκτική επιτυχία της φυσικής κατά τον 20ό αιώνα έχει μεταβάλει τον τρόπο με τον οποίο αντιλαμβανόμαστε το χώρο, το χρόνο και την πραγματικότητα· έχει αλλάξει ακόμη και τη γλώσσα που χρησιμοποιούμε για να περιγράψουμε τη φύση. Η κινητήρια δύναμη αυτής της επανάστασης είναι η αναζήτηση των έσχατων νόμων της φύσης, η προσπάθεια να κατανοήσουμε για ποιο λόγο η φύση έχει τη μορφή και τη λειτουργία που γνωρίζουμε. Σ’ αυτό το βιβλίο, ο Steven Weinberg αναλύει τις σημαντικότερες όψεις της σύγχρονης φυσικής (από την ειδική και τη γενική θεωρία της σχετικότητας ώς την κβαντική μηχανική και τη θεωρία χορδών) και αναπτύσσει τις απόψεις του για τον αναγωγισμό, την ομορφιά των επιστημονικών θεωριών, το ζήτημα της ύπαρξης του Θεού, τις προοπτικές της φυσικής και τη σχέση της φιλοσοφίας με την επιστήμη. Ο διαπρεπής φυσικός οραματίζεται τη διαμόρφωση μιας τελικής θεωρίας, εξετάζει την επίδραση που θα έχει η ανακάλυψή της στο ανθρώπινο πνεύμα και μοιράζεται με τον αναγνώστη τις αγωνίες και τις ελπίδες του για τη διατύπωσή της. • «Καθοδηγεί και πληροφορεί τον αναγνώστη με τη σαφήνεια και την αυτοπεποίθηση ενός μεγάλου δασκάλου.» Sunday Times • «Aποτελεί μια άριστη εισαγωγή στη σύγχρονη φυσική και τις φιλοδοξίες της.» San Francisco Chronicle

Présage de découvertes futures : impulsion donnée par Mersenne aux sciences mathématiques et physiques

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Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

140 Artists' Ideas for Planet Earth

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Through 140 drawings, thought experiments, recipes, activist instructions, gardening ideas, insurgences and personal revolutions, artists who spend their lives thinking outside the box guide you to a new worldview; where you and the planet are one.Everything here is new. We invite you to rip out pages, to hang them up at home, to draw and scribble, to cook, to meditate, to take the book to your nearest green space.Featuring Olafur Eliasson, Etel Adnan, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Jane Fonda & Swoon, Judy Chicago, Black Quantum Futurism Collective, Vivienne Westwood, Cauleen Smith, Marina Abramovic, Karrabing Film Collective, and many more.

Application of Biomaterials in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases

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This book summarizes the recent advancements for biomaterials in the field of cardiovascular disease, including drug delivery system (gene, protein, drug), implant interventional instrument (heart valve, heart blocker, stent, artificial blood vessel, patch, artificial heart, cardiac pacemaker, etc.) have been innovated and applied to the clinical uses to treatment of cardiovascular disease. Through the summary of this book, readers will have comprehensive and advanced understanding of the application of biomaterials in the field of cardiovascular disease.

Complex Systems Design & Management

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This book contains all refereed papers accepted during the 14th International Conference on Complex Systems Design & Management CSD&M 2023 that took place in Beijing, People’s Republic of China by the end October 2023.Mastering complex systems requires an integrated understanding of industrial practices as well as sophisticated theoretical techniques and tools. This explains the creation of an annual go-between European and Asian forum dedicated to academic researchers and industrial actors working on complex industrial systems architecting, modeling and engineering.These proceedings cover the most recent trends in the emerging field of complex systems, both from an academic and professional perspective. A special focus was put this year on “New Trends in Complex Systems Engineering.” The CSD&M series of conferences were initiated under the guidance of CESAM Community in Europe, managed by CESAMES. Its Asian version took place in Singapore for three consecutive sessions during 2014 and 2018. The fourth Asian edition was held in Beijing in hybrid with the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CSAA) as the co-organizer in 2021. Since 2023, its European and Asian conferences merge into one, taking place in China and Europe in turn. CESAM Community aims in organizing the sharing of good practices in systems architecting and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and certifying the level of knowledge and proficiency in this field through the CESAM certification.The CESAM systems architecting, and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) certification is especially currently the most disseminated professional certification in the world in this domain through more than 3,000 real complex system development projects on which it was operationally deployed and around 10,000 engineers who were trained on the CESAM framework at international level.

Rzeczy niemożliwe, które nie mogły powstać, a istnieją

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Ludzkie szczątki z epoki dinozaurów. Przedmioty high-tech z dawno minionych czasów.Archeolodzy wciąż napotykają tajemnicze przedmioty, które – zdawałoby się – nie mogły powstać w czasach, w których powstały, i przeczą ustaleniom konwencjonalnej nauki.• Zastrzelony neandertalczyk: jaka broń spowodowała małą okrą-głą dziurę w skamieniałej czaszce?• Embriologiczna kamienna płyta: prastara symbolika płodności, jakby wzięta z nowoczesnego podręcznika medycyny.• Elektryczna waza: „obiekty kultu” z Mezopotamii okazały się liczącymi 2 000 lat bateriami.• Gołąb, który jest samolotem: rekonstrukcja potwierdza znajo-mość techniki lotniczej w czasach faraonów.• „Złote samoloty" z Kolumbii: preinkaskie amulety w kształcie promu kosmicznego.Jak to możliwe, że prehistoryczna mapa przypomina fotografię satelitarną NASA? Albo w jaki sposób kula ze stali chromowanej znalazła się we wnętrzu kamiennej figury z czasów prehistorycznych? Wiele z tych osobliwości zostało zignorowanych przez naukę, zaklasyfikowanych jako falsyfikaty albo zniknęło w mrocznych piwnicach archiwów. Reinhard Habeck wyszperał najbardziej spektakularne znaleziska w światowych muzeach i zbiorach prywatnych, i przedstawił je w tej książce, ilustrując fascynującymi zdjęciami.REINHARD HABECK, austriacki geodeta, rysownik i ilustrator, to słynny badacz tajemnic przeszłości. Jest autorem międzynarodowych bestsellerów. Książka Rzeczy niemożliwe, które nie mogły powstać, a istnieją rozpoczyna jego głośną serię, której kolejne tomy: Obrazy i fotografie, Teksty oraz Fenomeny jeszcze w tym roku ukażą się w polskim przekładzie.

Conflicts of Interest in Science

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30+ Years of Peer-Reviewed Studies on the Corporate Ties and Vested Interests that Influence Scientific ResearchFor over 500 years, groups and organizations with political, economic, and personal interests have successfully exercised influence on the pursuit of scientific inquiry and knowledge. History is replete with examples like the Papal authority muddying research into studies of the cosmos, but far less attention is paid today to the various corporate and special interest groups who, through funding and lobbying efforts, have been able to shape the modern academic and scientific landscape to fit their agenda.In Conflicts of Interest Within Science, author Sheldon Krimsky compiles 21 peer-reviewed, academic articles that examine the complex relationship between the individual scientists conducting research and the groups who fund them. Ultimately, Krimsky’s call to action concerns a collective movement among authors, peer reviewers, corporations and journal editors to disclose the sources of their funding. By holding scientists and the groups that fund them more accountable through increased transparency, we as a society can begin to rebuild trust in the integrity of knowledge.

Der Ingenieur als GmbH-Geschäftsführer

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In der nunmehr 7. Auflage des Buches wurden die rechtlichen Ausführungen, das Kapitel über Steuern der GmbH sowie die Jahresbezüge von Geschäftsführern aktualisiert.Die meisten GmbHs werden von Geschäftsführern geleitet, die weder Juristen noch Betriebswirte sind. Deshalb gibt dieses Buch wichtige Hinweise zu Themen wie Haftungsfragen, Strafvorschriften, Sorgfaltspflichtverletzungen und Verantwortung der GmbH Dritten gegenüber. Die zahlreichen Beispiele und Fälle sind sorgfältig ausgewählt und genau auf den Ingenieur als GmbH-Geschäftsführer abgestimmt.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Cybersecurity, Situational Awareness and Social Media

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This book presents peer-reviewed articles from Cyber Science 2024, held on 27–28 June at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland. With no competing conferences in this unique and specialized area (cyber science), especially focusing on the application of situation awareness to cyber security (CS), artificial intelligence, blockchain technologies, cyber physical systems (CPS), social media and cyber incident response, it presents a fusion of these unique and multidisciplinary areas into one that serves a wider audience making this conference a sought-after event. Hence, this proceedings offers a cutting edge and fast reaching forum for organizations to learn, network, and promote their services. Also, it offers professionals, students, and practitioners a platform to learn new and emerging disciplines.

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