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The Nobel Prizes is the official yearbook of the Nobel Foundation. This edition provides extensive information about the 2017 laureates: their Nobel Prize lectures and their autobiographies, as well as presentation speeches and background about the Nobel festivities. Published on behalf of the Nobel Foundation. Contents: Nobel Laureates (2017): Physics — Rainer Weiss, Barry C Barish and Kip S ThorneChemistry — Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard HendersonPhysiology or Medicine — Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W YoungLiterature — Kazuo IshiguroPeace — International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)Economic Sciences — Richard C Thaler Readership: General.2017 Nobel Prizes;Nobel Laureates;Nobel Foundation00
Theoretical Information Studies: Information In The World
This is the first attempt to delineate the synthetic field of the theoretical study of information, treating information as the basic phenomenon on the fundamental level of the world, encompassing nature, technology, individuals and society. The exploration of information is done within Info-computational approaches, to natural and social phenomena such as Bioinformatics, Information Physics, Informational Chemistry, Computational Physics, Cognitive and Social sciences, with special emphasis on interdisciplinary, crossdisciplinary and transdisciplinary knowledge. The book presents results of collaboration across research fields within info-computational and info-structural frameworks, in attempt to better theoretically and conceptually capture the phenomenon of information and its dynamics (such as computation and communication), as they appear on different levels of organization, on different scales and in different contexts. Contents: Introduction (Mark Burgin and Gordana Dodig-Crnković) Foundations of Information: A Multiscale Taxonomy of Information in the World (Mark Burgin and Gordana Dodig-Crnković) Regeneration of Information as Forced Expansion (Meir Buzaglo) Why is Entropy not Enough? – Good Emerges from the Relaxation between Order and Disorder (Wu Kun and Wang Jian) Qualitative Stance, Effective Procedures and Common Sense Computation (Gianmarco Tuccini, Roberta Lanfredini, and Luca Baronti) A Theory of Semantic Information in the Context of its Ecology (Yixin Zhong and Gordana Dodig-Crnković) Information as a Natural Phenomenon: The 'No Information at a Distance' Principle and Local Mathematics: Some Effects on Physics and Geometry (Paul Benioff) The Structure of the World, Unity of Nature and the Problem of Time (Rafael Capurro and Mark Burgin) The Debt of Natural Science: An Interview with Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (Rafael Capurro) The Molecular Linguistics of DNA: Letters, Words, Sentences, Texts, and their Meanings (Sungchul Ji) The Biology of Information (Robert K Logan) Towards a New Information Thinking — Biologically Inspired (Jorge Navarro and Pedro C Marijuán) Studies on Molecular Signaling Network Devices (Walter Riofrío) Evolution of Genetic Information without Error Replication (Guenther Witzany) Cognition and Intelligence in Natural and Artificial Systems: Information Processing by Structural Machines (Mark Burgin) Consciousness and Information — Before or After the Event (Ron Cottam and Roger Vounckx) Convergence of Natural Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence (Rao Mikkilineni) Social, Cultural, Ethical and Legal Aspects of Information: A Comparative Analysis of Traditional Western and Chinese Music from the Perspective of Complex Information System Theory (Gengxian Cao and Donghe Li) A Reasonable Model of Complexity for the Legal Domain (Cornelis N J de Vey Mestdagh) Reform and Innovation: The Social Sciences Research in Big Data Times (Ouyang Kang) The Differentia Specifica of Interhuman Communications: Luhmann and the Sociological Reflection of Information Theory (Loet Leydesdorff) Li Erqu's Theory on Epistemology and Gong Fu Ontology (Jun Liu) Law as Information and the Impact of Information Technologies (Ugo Pagallo) Information and Openness (Tomáš Sigmund) Readership: Graduate students and researchers in Information Theory.Information Science;Information Theory;Physics;Biology;Semantics;Computation;Ontology;Evolution;Networks;Artificial Intelligence;Complexity;Ecology0 Key Features: It covers the broadest range of phenomena related to information, with their structures and processes, as well as meta-level investigation of the nature of the study of information including its logic, metatheory and methodologiesIt provides the context and the substrate for research fields such as General Information Science, Practical Information Studies, Information Natural Sciences, and Information Social Sciences, developing information perspective on natural sciences, cognitive, social and ecological studiesIt builds the foundation for further studies into informational phenomena and their dynamics, that will increase in the future, in society on a whole. In particular, it is relevant for the understanding of technological developments and scientific progress, which becomes increasingly digitalized, that is, information-based
Progress In Advanced Dielectrics
Dielectrics is becoming increasingly important due to the rapid developments in electronics, optoelectronics, photonics and nanotechnology. In the past two decades, research on advanced dielectric materials and related applications has undergone an accelerated growth, due in larger part to the discovery of the superior piezoelectric properties in relaxor single crystals, the development of the lead-free piezoelectric/ferroelectric materials and the renaissance of the multiferroics. This book contains 9 feature articles which, together, provide a comprehensive account on the current state of advanced dielectrics and related phenomena. The first two articles present fundamental knowledge related to the characterization of ferroelectric hysteresis, which is the most widely used method to learn the ferroelectricity experimentally. The latest research progress in relaxor ferroelectric is given in the next two articles. The last five articles are dedicated to the multi-functionality of advanced dielectrics, with emphasis on multiferroic magnetoelectric composites, lead-free piezoceramics, pyroelectric/electrocaloric materials, polymer-based dielectrics, and flexible nanodielectrics. Contents: The Contribution of Electrical Conductivity, Dielectric Permittivity and Domain Switching in Ferroelectric Hysteresis Loops (Haixue Yan, Fawad Inam, Giuseppe Viola, Huanpo Ning, Hongtao Zhang, Qinghui Jiang, Tao Zeng, Zhipeng Gao and Mike J Reece) Decoding the Fingerprint of Ferroelectric Loops: Comprehension of the Material Properties and Structures (Li Jin, Fei Li and Shujun Zhang) Recent Progress in Relaxor Ferroelectrics with Perovskite Structure (A A Bokov and Z-G Ye) Relaxor Ferroelectrics: Cluster Glass Ground State via Random Fields and Random Bonds (Wolfgang Kleemann) Multiferroic Magnetoelectric Composites: Historical Perspective, Status, and Future Directions (Ce-Wen Nan, M I Bichurin, Shuxiang Dong, D Viehland and G Srinivasan) Lead-free Piezoelectric Ceramics: Alternatives for PZT? (Thomas R Shrout and Shujun J Zhang) Pyroelectric and Electrocaloric Materials (Xinyu Li, Sheng-Guo Lu, Xiang-Zhong Chen, Haiming Gu, Xiao-shi Qian and Q M Zhang) Development of Polymer-based 0–3 Composites with High Dielectric Constant (Lin Zhang and Z-Y Cheng) Flexible Nanodielectric Materials with High Permittivity for Power Energy Storage (Zhi-Min Dang, Jin-Kai Yuan, Sheng-Hong Yao and Rui-Jin Liao) Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students or professionals interested in condensed matter physics and materials science.Dielectrics;Ferroelectrics;Piezoelectrics;Multiferroics0 Key Features: Written by prestigious experts in advanced dielectricsComprehensive review articles with high citationLatest review articles focusing on the hottest research spots in advanced dielectrics
Metropolitan Circles Development And The Future Of Urbanization
This book discusses lessons and challenges of metropolitan circles development and urbanization in Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America and Africa. The book examines the effects of local governance systems, central-local relations, and administrative borders on metropolitan area development. It surveys economic, social and environmental issues, with an emphasis on how interconnectivity, circular economy, and climate issues should be integrated into megaregion development planning. The chapters are selected papers from the international conference on metropolitan circles development and urbanization jointly held by the Institute of Public Policy (IPP) at the South China University of Technology and UNESCO in 2018. Contributors from the US, the UK, Japan, France, Singapore, Indonesia, Mexico, Tanzania present their questions, observations, and analyses in a narrative and descriptive style which appeal to a wide range of audience. Contents: About the EditorsIntroduction (Hans d'Orville) Governance Structure: Thriving Tokyo and Declining Osaka: The Role of the Local Governance System (Yoshihisa Godo) How Wide is the Hudson River? The Effect of the State Border on the New York–New Jersey Metropolitan Region (Brendan O'Flaherty) Metropolitan Circles: Experience from the UK (Cliff Hague) Planning Mega-Regions in China and India (Xuefei Ren) Urban Economy and Sustainability: Land Redevelopment and the Built Environment in Third-Wave Cities: Review and Synthesis (Allen J Scott) Circular Economy and Metropolitan Circles in Europe — Case Study: Amsterdam (Mehri Madarshahi) Current Conditions and Future Drivers of Mega-City Regions in the US, Focusing on the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (Hilda Blanco) Linking the European SUMP Method to Strasbourg and Paris Metropolitan Circle Scenarios (Cristiana Mazzoni and Andreea Grigorovschi) Emerging Metropolitan Circles and Urbanization: Two Faces of Mega-Urban Region Formation in South Korea (Yu-Min Joo) The Growing Megapolis Jakarta: Urbanization, Cities-Integration, and Future Issues (Gumilar Rusliwa Somantri) Mexico: Metropolitan Circles Development, Interactive Cities, and Future of Urbanization (Clemente Ruiz Durán) Urbanization in Africa: Commonalities and Departures (Humphrey P B Moshi) Index Readership: Academics, policymakers, graduate and undergraduate students interested in urbanization and metropolitan circles.Metropolitan Circles;Megaregion;Urbanization;Circular Economy;Megacity;Borderline Effect;Sustainability;Land Redevelopment;Built Environment;Agglomeration;Connectivity00
The Verso Book of Feminism
Throughout written history and across the world, women have protested the restrictions of gender and the limitations placed on women’s bodies and women’s lives. People—of any and no gender—have protested and theorized, penned manifestos and written poetry and songs, testified and lobbied, gone on strike and fomented revolution, quietly demanded that there is an “I” and loudly proclaimed that there is a “we.” The Book of Feminism chronicles this history of defiance and tracks it around the world as it develops into a multivocal and unabashed force.Global in scope, The Book of Feminism shows the breadth of feminist protest and of feminist thinking, moving through the female poets of China’s Tang Dynasty to accounts of indigenous women in the Caribbean resisting Columbus’s expedition, British suffragists militating for the vote to the revolutionary petroleuses of the 1848 Paris Commune, the first century Trung sisters who fought for the independence of Nam Viet to women in 1980s Botswana fighting for equal protection under the law, from the erotica of the 6th century and the 19th century to radical queer politics in the 20th and 21st. The Book of Feminism is a weapon, a force, a lyrical cry, and an ongoing threat to misogyny everywhere.
Biobased Composites
Explore the world of biocomposites with this one-stop resource edited by four international leaders in the field Biobased Composites: Processing, Characterization, Properties, and Applications delivers a comprehensive treatment of all known characterization methods, properties, and industry applications of biobased composites materials. This unique, one-stop resource covers all major developments in the field from the last decade of research into this environmentally beneficial area. The internationally recognized editors have selected resources that represent advances in the mechanical, thermal, tribological, and water sorption properties of biobased composites, and cover new areas of research in physico-chemical analysis, flame retardancy, failure mechanisms, lifecycle assessment, and modeling of biobased composites. The low weight, low cost, excellent thermal recyclability, and biodegradability of biobased composites make them ideal candidates to replace engineered plastic products derived from fossil fuel. This book provides its readers with the knowledge they'll require to understand a new class of materials increasingly being used in the automotive and packaging industries, aerospace, the military, and construction. It also includes: An extended discussion of the environmental impact of biobased composites using a life cycle methodology A review of forecasts of natural fiber reinforced polymeric composites and its degradability concerns An analysis of the physical and mechanical properties of a biobased composite with sisal powder A comprehensive treatment of the mechanical, thermal, tribological, and dielectric properties of biobased composites A review of processing methods for the manufacture of biobased composites Perfect for materials scientists in private industry, government laboratories, or engaged in academic research, Biobased Composites will also earn a place in the libraries of industrial and manufacturing engineers who seek a better understanding of the beneficial industrial applications of biocomposites in industries ranging from automobiles to packaging.
The Quarantine Review, Issue 4
The fourth issue of a digital journal created to alleviate the malaise of social distancing with exceptional writing and artwork. The Quarantine Review celebrates literature and art, connecting readers through reflections on the human condition – our lived experiences, afflictions, and dreams. As we face a pandemic with profound implications, the essays within offer a variety of perspectives on the current predicament, encouraging readers to reflect on the world we knew before and contemplate how society can be reshaped once we emerge. Through The Quarantine Review, Dupuis and Sarfraz hope to give voice to the swirling emotions inside each of us during this unprecedented moment, to create a circuit of empathy between the reader, the work itself, and the wider world beyond the walls of our homes. This issue features writing by rob mclennan, Kim Fahner, Catherine Mwitta, Jennifer LoveGrove, Anita Dolman, Sarah Elahi, Ace Boggess, and Sarah Campbell and artwork by Laura Boyle.