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Scientism and Secularism

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Rigid adherence to scientism—as opposed to a healthy respect for science—is all too prevalent in our world today. Rather than leading to a deeper understanding of our universe, this worldview actually undermines real science and marginalizes morality and religion.In this book, celebrated philosopher J. P. Moreland exposes the selfdefeating nature of scientism and equips us to recognize scientism's harmful presence in different aspects of culture, emboldening our witness to biblical Christianity and arming us with strategies for the integration of faith and science—the only feasible path to genuine knowledge.

Puissance et symbolisme des nombres

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

Miniaturized Testing of Engineering Materials

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This book is a comprehensive overview of methods of characterizing the mechanical properties of engineering materials using specimen sizes in the micro-scale regime (0.3-5.0 mm). A range of issues associated with miniature specimen testing like correlation methodologies for data transferability between different specimen sizes, use of numerical simulation/analysis for data inversion, application to actual structures using scooped out samples or by in-situ testing, and more importantly developing a common code of practice are discussed and presented in a concise manner.

Plant Ecogenomics

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This new volume offers a valuable introduction to plant ecology from a genomics point of view, presenting a thorough foundation and summary of modern approaches, methodologies, research goals, and evidence of plant ecology in the modern genomic era. The book also presents important updated information on the most recent knowledge of thedifferent aspects of plant populations.The volume gives an overview of the approaches to unravelling the genetic basis underlying fundamental responses of plants to their natural environments, describing in detail the concepts, aims, and approaches of plant ecological genomics along with the genomic tools embraced by ecologists for mining various ecological problems. Recent advances and breakthroughs made in molecular markers along with their applications in plant ecogenomic studies are shared, and specific applications, techniques, and tools are described as well, such advanced molecular techniques, next-generation sequencing, eDNA metabarcoding, among others.

Rehabilitation Robotics and Healthcare Devices

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Rehabilitation Robotics and Healthcare Devices presents cutting-edge topics in rehabilitation robotics and healthcare devices, covering basic concepts and providing readers with enough information to solve various practical problems. The book proves to be an excellent source to study the different emerging paradigms in rehabilitation robotics and healthcare areas, including related technologies such as sensors, wearable devices, internet of medical things, big data, machine learning for eHealth, edible sensors, robots in medicine, and exoskeleton robots for rehabilitation. - Edited by globally known researchers - Provides fundamental concepts for emerging rehabilitation and healthcare technologies - Shows different applications and cases in rehabilitation and healthcare technologies

Photovoltaic Thermal Passive House System

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Sustainable Advanced Solar Passive House provides a platform to disseminate knowledge regarding the basics of solar energy, heat transfer, and solar houses, including designing concepts. Apart from a brief introduction to solar physics and thermodynamics, the book primarily deals with the technical description of solar houses and associated concepts. Different types of photovoltaic modules and their integration with the buildings are discussed with case studies, including energy balance equations and fundamental energy matrices. It discusses concepts like energy matrices, solar passive heating/cooling, architecture design, low-cost building, energy/exergy analysis, building integrated photovoltaic, and energy conservation.

Biotechnology (Applied Synthetic Biology)

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Applied Synthetic Biology is a fast emerging field of life sciences that brings together engineers and biologists with the aim of design and construction of novel biological systems, gene networks and biosynthetic pathways with unprecedented properties and functions for benefit of human civilization. There are no sharp lines of division between systems biology and synthetic biology. Systems biology is an interdisciplinary field of biological science that focuses on study of complex gene network interactions within biological systems. It can be used in quantitative description of cells or cell processes to refine the computational model or theory. Synthetic biology is a recently expanding area of biological sciences that is useful in the design and construction of novel synthetic gene network with predictive function that can help to change the cell physiology. Systems and synthetic biologists together are conducting research to uncover fundamental principles of biological mechanisms for applications in environmental and health management. The present volume 4 of 12 volume series on Recent Developments in Biotechnology promotes the systems and synthetic biology research for better understanding of cellular mechanism and construction of synthetic gene regulatory networks with the intention to pave the way for next-generation gene therapy and cellular reprogramming. This volume includes discussion on the following topics: o An introduction of synthetic biology o Principles of systems and synthetic biology o Introduction to complex biological networks o Genetic regulatory networks o Genome scale metabolic models in systems biology o Recent developments in synthetic biology o System biology of ageing process o Systematic reduction of microbial genomes o Mathematical modeling of biological networks o Modeling and analysis of biological networks o Liquid-crystalline approach in structural DNA nanotechnology o Application of synthetic molecules in biosensors o Use of micro fluidic devices in synthetic biology o Synthetic gene network engineering for cellular oscillations o Biological computing by the cellular gene network engineering o Directed evolution for advancing synthetic biology o Biotechnology and bioethics The volume 4 contains 17 chapters from 34 researchers and/or academicians representing 8 nations, namely, Brazil, Chile, France, Hungry, India, Italy, Russia, United Kingdom and United States of America giving an overview of the various research activities being carried out in different parts of the world in the field of Applied Synthetic Biology.

Digital Excellence

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Digital economic modernization is a crucial element of progress in both OECD countries and newly industrialized countries. The contributions to this book explore the technological and economic dynamics of information and communication technology (ICT) and focus on several innovative software applications which aim at solving standard and new problems more efficiently. They particularly emphasize the point that innovation within an economic context does not solely concern companies and their customers; integrating research institutions and universities enhances the scope of creativity to not only produce concrete innovative ideas and projects, but also to develop procedures and techniques for putting them into practice. This book provides companies with both insights into new approaches and immediate access to innovative concepts.

Applications of Biosensors in Healthcare

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Applications of Biosensors in Healthcare: Volume 3 details and explores the various ways biosensors are used in healthcare, disease management, and therapeutic delivery.This is the third volume out of three volumes covering biosensors in healthcare. The volume discusses various types of biosensors and their use in diagnostics, health monitoring, disease detection, and therapeutic delivery. Combined with the Volume 1, Fundamentals of Biosensors in Healthcare, and Volume 2, Applications of Biosensors in Healthcare, the volumes provide a holistic reference source suitable for researchers, graduate students, postgraduates, and industry professionals involved in biosensing, biosensors, and biomedical applications. - Explores the application of biosensors for an array of medical uses - Discusses current research, potential challenges, and future considerations for the biosensors in healthcare management - Contributed by global leaders and experts in the field from academia, research, and industry

Explorateur d'océans

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Jean-Louis Étienne revient sur son parcours d'explorateur des pôles et des océans. Un livre très personnel dans lequel il rappelle à quel point l'océan, l'autre poumon de la planète, est au coeur de l'avenir du climat de la Terre et des ressources pour l'humanité.Lorsqu'il voit la mer pour la première fois, Jean-Louis Étienne a 10 ans. Enfant, c'est la montagne qui hantait ses rêves de bravoure. Pourtant, quand il s'engage pour son service national c'est la Marine que le jeune médecin choisit. Puis, les rencontres et les embarquements s'enchaînent. Avec le père Jaouen sur leBel Espoir, qui emmène en mer des jeunes en rupture avec la société et leur dispense sa leçon d'humanité " Démerdez-vous pour être heureux. " Avec Alain Colas, et à l'école du grand Éric Tabarly pour la course autour du monde, avant de lancerAntarcticaet de mener ses propres expéditions. D'autres constructions suivront, comme la capsulePolar explorer, avec toujours la même ambition : inventer des expéditions à vocation scientifique et pédagogique.Aujourd'hui encore, l'explorateur regarde vers la mer. Bientôt il mettra à l'eauPolar Pod, une plateforme océanique qui dérivera dans l'océan Austral méconnu.Jean-Louis Étienne est bien le plus marin des terriens. La mer est son champ d'investigation, d'expérimentation et de liberté. En homme de terrain, il se fait passeur et nous amène à comprendre l'urgente nécessité de préserver ces océans qui nourrissent les hommes et régulent le climat de la Terre.

Nanotechnological Approaches in Food Microbiology

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Nanotechnology has gained attention in all aspects of modern science, having vital applications in the food chain, storage, quality monitoring, processing, preservation, and packaging. The global population is increasing rapidly, therefore there is a requirement to produce food products in a more proficient, non-toxic, and sustainable way. Food scientists and microbiologists are interested in food safety and quality assurance to produce excellent-quality food free of food pathogens Nanotechnological Approaches in Food Microbiology provides a systematic introduction and comprehensive information about practical approaches and characteristic features related to the significant applications of nanotechnology in food microbiology, including, nano-starch films, nanoemulsions, biogenic nanoparticles, and nanocapsules. The book will explore details about metal nanoparticle synthesis, characterization, mathematical modeling, kinetic studies, and their antimicrobial approaches. Key Features: Includes comprehensive knowledge on metal nanoparticle synthesis, characterization, mathematical modeling, kinetic studies and their antimicrobial approaches Lays out concepts of essential oil nanoemulsion and their potential antimicrobial applications Deals with the latest development in nano-starch composite biofilms containing bioactive constituents to inhibit pathogenic microbes Explores the nanocapsules as potential antimicrobial agents in food. Provides information regarding new biogenic nano-antimicrobials developed for the food safety and quality assurance This book will educate readers on the aspects of nanotechnology in food safety and quality assurance. Nanoemulsions, nanohydrogels, metal nanoparticles, nano-starch films, nanocapsules and nano-antimicrobials are the emerging essentials of nanotechnology that are used to preserve the food at greater extent. This book should be of interest to a large and varied audience of researchers in academia, industry, food processing, preservation, packaging, microbiology and policy regulations.

Physical Chemistry for Engineering and Applied Sciences

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This new volume, Physical Chemistry for Engineering and Applied Sciences: Theoretical and Methodological Implications, introduces readers to some of the latest research applications of physical chemistry. The compilation of this volume was motived by the tremendous increase of useful research work in the field of physical chemistry and related subjects in recent years, and the need for communication between physical chemists, physicists, and biophysicists. This volume reflects the huge breadth and diversity in research and the applications in physical chemistry and physical chemistry techniques, providing case studies that are tailored to particular research interests. It examines the industrial processes for emerging materials, determines practical use under a wide range of conditions, and establishes what is needed to produce a new generation of materials. The chapter authors, affiliated with prestigious scientific institutions from around the world, share their research on new and innovative applications in physical chemistry. The chapters in the volume are divided into several areas, covering developments in physical chemistry of modern materials polymer science and engineering nanoscience and nanotechnology

Initiation à la physique quantique : La matière et ses phénomènes

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Destiné à tous les amateurs de sciences, ce livre est une présentation originale de la physique quantique.L'auteur part de l'étonnement provoqué par de nombreux phénomènes physiques pour expliquer, avec concision et simplicité, les « composants ultimes de la matière ». Il procède par étapes en illustrant chaque question par des situations concrètes.Profitant des éditions anglaises (Oxford University Press) et allemande (Spektrum) de son livre, l'auteur a réécrit - pour cette troisième édition - plusieurs passages et refondu le dernier chapitre afin de présenter une mise à jour des prochains défis pour la physique quantique.Sommaire :Préface - Prologue - InvitationPartie 1. Interférences quantiques1. Au coeur du problème - 2. Prenons du recul - 3. Dimensions et frontières - 4. L'autorité contredite - 5. Une belle idéePartie 2. Corrélations quantiques6. Indiscernabilité à distance - 7. Sur l'origine des corrélations - 8. Paris, Insbruck, Genève - 9. Tentatives d'explications - 10. Regard vers le futurÉpilogue - Appendice mathématique - Repères ultérieurs

Next-Generation Nanobiosensor Devices for Point-Of-Care Diagnostics

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This book reviews the potential of next-generation point-of-care diagnosis in healthcare. It also discusses the printed chip-based assay (Lab-on-a-Chip, Lab-on-a-PCB) for rapid, inexpensive biomarkers detection. The book presents the development of sensory systems based on the use of nanomaterials. It examines different biosensors for medical diagnosis using surface modification strategies of transducers. It presents electrochemical concepts based on different nanobiomaterials and nanocomposites for cancer theranostics. Notably, the book examines the recent advances in wearable, cost-effective hemodynamic sensors to detect diseases at an early stage. It further explores the combination of redox cycling and electrochemical detection to develop ultrasensitive and reproducible biosensors for point-of-care testing. Finally, the book summarizes the significant challenges in the point of care diagnostics and its future opportunities in healthcare.

Stability Analysis and Robust Control of Time-Delay Systems

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This text focuses on key aspects of this field, including the stability analysis, stabilization, control design, and filtering of various time-delay systems. And it presents the material through the free-weighting matrix approach and uses various examples.

The Systems Thinker - Analytical Skills

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Enhance your logic, reason, judgment, and wisdom. Increase your ability to create concise and reasoned arguments using data and evidence, to get a genuine conclusion.The Systems Thinker – Analytical Skills aims to raise the level of your mental performance by focusing on the fundamentals of how to use your mind effectively. This book will show you how to:•Increase your ability to analyze problems and to comprehend what you read, hear, experience in a logical manner. •Examine the logical structure of good and bad reasoning. •Look at what type of evidence are decisions commonly based on.•Detect common fallacies and rhetorical and psychological factors that can influence your thinking. The book presents the methods that good problem solvers use in understanding complex ideas. It provides practice in applying these methods to a variety of comprehension, analytical, and reasoning questions. It also includes a number of logical thinking problems to hone your logical thinking skills. Use these intellectual skills to analyze anything you might think about - questions, problems, disciplines.•The most widely used forms of analysis.•Guidance and practice to monitor your thoughts with the help of intellectual tools.•Learn to question purposes, problems, information, and concepts.•Interdisciplinary analytical tools to understand and assess your own reasoning, be it about a highly technical question or your everyday life. The Systems Thinker – Analytical Skills helps you to find the most fundamental logic of any discipline, problem, or thesis. Transfer your knowledge between and among subjects and fields of observation. •Learn four types of profound analysis.•Learn to read and create statistical charts.•Learn and correct the most frequent errors in reasoning.•Learn to complement your analytical thinking tools with synthetic, systemic, critical, and creative thinking tools.Good analytical thinking skills are deeply necessary if you are working in business, education, law, politics, and economics. Understanding the underlying structure of a problem can help you come up with the best solution. Adopt analytical thinking skills to make better decisions, assess situations more accurately, and persuade other people with more success to consider your point of view. This book serves as a springboard toward analytic proficiency.

The Challenge of Sustainability in Agricultural Systems

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This book presents a multidisciplinary collection of original contributions made by the leading scholars and practitioners on researching, building, and maintaining sustainable agricultural systems. Being the first of its kind, the book is divided into two volumes. This book presents a comprehensive and informed review of the current state of multidisciplinary knowledge on sustainability in agriculture. The gaps in the scholarly literature are identified and rigorously analyzed, presenting a clear picture of the promising research directions. The authors critically analyze the very concept of sustainable agricultural systems, primarily focusing on the interactions existing between their integral components and with external environments. Relying on the provisions of complex systems science, the scholars then discuss the best approaches and methodologies used to build a comprehensive understanding of agricultural systems, with relation to achieving and maintaining their sustainability. More than that, this book holds two rich sections on (1) agricultural economics and (2) rural sustainability. Understanding sustainable development as a movement toward clearly defined and measurable goals, a set of chapters explore those policies, practices, technologies, and management systems that have an impact on the sustainability of agricultural systems. Agricultural sustainability is an urgent issue to be addressed, and this book makes a unique contribution. Due to its practical focus, the book appeals to practitioners and policymakers working in agricultural economics, governance, and sustainability, not just academics. This is also a valuable resource for graduate students interested in agricultural systems, sustainability, as well as complex systems theory and practice.

Fondements de la métaphysique des moeurs

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Fondements de la métaphysique des mœurs (titre original : Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten), ou Fondation de la métaphysique des mœurs dans une traduction plus récente d'Alain Renault, est une œuvre de philosophie morale d'Emmanuel Kant parue en 1785.

50 and More Essential NMR Experiments

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This book is the perfect link for learning how to perform the experiments after only having studied theory. In eight chapters more than 50 essential NMR experiments are described in detail. Special focus is put on the organic set of NMR spectra (1H, 13C-APT, COSY, NOESY, HSQC and HMBC). Different chapters deal with advanced organic NMR, selective methods, heteronuclear NMR, relaxation and diffusion measurements, organic applications and maintenance. Every experiment has a section providing the reader with the purpose and scope of the specific experiment. Every experiment is concluded with the spectrum as it is obtained under the conditions described. Questions and comments enable the reader to check their understanding. The authors are very experienced and the whole book is in full color, which enhances the reading experience and makes the spectra and other figures easier to understand. This book is strongly recommended for all students and researchers who are involved in the structural elucidation of chemical compounds both in practical education and in pursuing research, in particular if they handle an NMR spectrometer.

Génétiquement incorrect

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Depuis plus de trois décennies, les industries du vivant nous promettent un avenir radieux : les thérapies géniques devraient pouvoir soigner les maladies génétiques mais aussi le cancer, le clonage et les manipulations génétiques nous faire vivre mieux et plus longtemps, les plantes génétiquement modifiées préserver de la famine les populations des régions les plus défavorisées. En dépit de ces annonces fracassantes qui donnent l’impression que les scientifiques maîtrisent d’ores et déjà la connaissance du génome, que sait-on des gènes ? Imprévisibles, ils fonctionnent en réseaux, mutent, se taisent, sautent, se déplacent, vieillissent et meurent – bref, ils échappent très souvent à nos pronostics. Un paradigme nouveau s’est imposé, qui met au premier plan la plasticité du génome. Car les gènes ne vivent pas dans un théâtre fermé où régneraient à la fois hasard et prédétermination. Ils sont en interaction constante avec l’environnement, qui exerce une influence capitale sur leur évolution. Sans prendre en compte cette relation fondamentale, il est impossible de comprendre la genèse des maladies, d’envisager leur prévention et leur traitement. Véritable bilan depuis le décryptage du génome humain, ce livre prémunit contre le chant des sirènes, contre ces pratiques qui se font passer pour génétiquement correctes en se garantissant au passage un quadruple pouvoir : scientifi que, économique, militaire et politique.

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