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Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics 3
by Boucif Abdesselam
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Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics 3 presents the applications of electromagnetic theory in modern physics.
This book covers waveguides, resonant cavities and transmission lines. It also analyzes electromagnetic radiation from localized and extended oscillating sources, as well as radiation from (non-)relativistic point charges. The book examines particles in circular motion, Thomson scattering, Cherenkov radiation, and Kirchhoff scattering, and presents in detail the problems of diffraction by circular apertures and conducting spheres. Finally, it deals with the principles of special relativity, the covariant formulation of electromagnetism, as well as the concepts of electromagnetic mass, radiation reaction force and the Abraham–Lorentz model.
This book is intended for physics and mathematics students, as well as engineering students interested in the challenges of electromagnetic theory. The discussion is supplemented with numerous applications derived from the theoretical concepts presented.
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Rethinking Networks in Times of Transition
Ecological, Energy and Social Issues
by Various Authors
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The contemporary world is characterized by the interweaving of various networks, including biological, ecological, social, technological and energy-related networks. We are constantly engaged in interactions with these networks. In the context of energy and ecological and social transitions, it is essential to examine the positive or negative effects of these interactions. Additionally, it is crucial to explore the influence of the growing role that networks will play and the open or closed futures they will shape.
To address these issues, a multidisciplinary approach is essential, particularly between the technological sciences, humanities and life sciences. Rethinking Networks in Times of Transition analyzes and discusses four major themes: ecological networks in biodiversity and ecological transition; socio-technical changes related to energy networks; how social and controversy networks are transforming lifestyles, representations and modes of action; and finally, how academic networks can play a leading role in the transition
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Computer Memories 1
Core Concepts
by Philippe Darche
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Storage, the computer's second function, has become progressively more complex to meet growing needs in terms of capacity, speed, security and energy efficiency. It takes the form of a component or system, such as a memory subset or a mass storage device.
With examples drawn from both current and older technologies, Computer Memories 1 begins by presenting the basics of the memory function, including the main characteristics of a generic memory, a technological and historical overview, and a definition of the concept of memory hierarchy. This book then details the internal functional organization of a random-access solid-state memory and the external aspects of a memory system. Complementary notions such as framing, information ordering and error detection/correction, as well as an introduction to error detection and correction codes, conclude the book.
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Advanced Studies in the Mathematical Theory of Scattering, Volume 3
by Jean-Michel L. Bernard
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This book presents a collection of independent mathematical studies, describing the analytical reduction of complex generic problems in the theory of scattering and propagation of electromagnetic waves in the presence of imperfectly conducting objects.
Their subjects include: a global method for scattering by a multimode plane; diffraction by an impedance curved wedge; scattering by impedance polygons; advanced properties of spectral functions in frequency and time domains; bianisotropic media and related coupling expressions; and exact and asymptotic reductions of surface radiation integrals.
The methods developed here can be qualified as analytical when they lead to exact explicit expressions, or semi-analytical when they drastically reduce the mathematical complexity of studied problems. Therefore, they can be used in mathematical physics and engineering to analyse and model, but also in applied mathematics to calculate the scattered fields in electromagnetism for a low computational cost.
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Genetics of Domestications
by Georges Pelletier
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The domestication of plants, animals and microorganisms has enabled the development of agriculture, animal husbandry, the processing of their products and, ultimately, civilizations.
The species concerned by domestication, the regions of the world where it could take place, the clues that enable us to identify wild ancestors, the particularly morphological or physiological properties that characterize it, the modified genes, the genetic exchanges that domesticated organisms maintained with their wild ancestors, and the consequences of the structuring of the species that resulted in animal breeds or plant varieties, are all questions that develop studies in the fields of archaeology, sociology, ecology and genetics.
Genetics of Domestications deals with the contribution of modern methods of genetic analysis and genomics to historical knowledge of domestications, their nature and diversity, based on examples of twelve species or groups of species.
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Archean and Proterozoic Earth
Infancy And Adolescence Of The Planet Earth
by Pascal Philippot
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It took nearly four billion years for the Earth to become a hospitable planet. Archean and Proterozoic Earth traces the geodynamic, biological, climatic and environmental upheavals that accompanied this evolution.
This book looks at the planet's secular cooling and its implications for the dynamics of the Earth's mantle and the development of plate tectonics, as well as the evolution of magma composition and the formation of a differentiated continental crust. It shows how variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field have proved useful in reconstructing the movement of continents across the surface of the globe. The book also documents the origin of the oceans and the appearance of the first traces of life, and describes the evolution of the major biogeochemical cycles that led to the oxygenation of the atmosphere, the diversification of living organisms and the concentration of substances of economic interest, particularly metals.
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Innovation and IoT
The Rise of Smart Industries 4.0, 5.0 and Society 5.0
by Abdelkader Saadaoui
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At the heart of technological revolutions, Industry 4.0, Industry 5.0, and Society 5.0 are redefining our relationship with production, innovation and human progress.
This book takes an in-depth look at the changes transforming industries, driven by the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), 6G networks, cyber-physical systems, and emerging technologies such as digital twins and edge computing. It presents clear analyses, case studies and technical diagrams to help readers understand how these innovations are promoting smarter, more sustainable and increasingly human-centered industrial environments.
Innovation and IoT offers a balanced vision that combines scientific rigor with accessibility. More than just a technical guide, this book is an invitation to imagine and build a future where technology becomes an avenue for collective progress, serving more responsible industries and a more inclusive society.
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Social Innovation Through Design in Healthcare 2
Rethinking and Designing the Future
by Various Authors
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Current healthcare challenges are driving organizations in the sector – and their stakeholders – to reinvent themselves and envisage a future that breaks away from established practices. Various crises, changes in the population requiring care, economic and social difficulties, and the restructuring of healthcare teams make one thing clear: it is no longer possible to repeat the past.
Social Innovation Through Design in Healthcare 2 offers one way to respond to these challenges. This volume provides a cross-analysis of academic work and feedback from professionals involved in concrete projects carried out in hospital and medico-social settings. Through studies and testimonials from authors with varied backgrounds, it offers a structured reflection on the opportunities and challenges associated with integrating design methodologies into the organization of care and the management of institutions. It thus outlines a future for healthcare based on more inclusive, effective and sustainable models.
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Connected Digital Devices in Health
by Various Authors
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Connected Digital Devices in Health is a collective work that reports on the deployment of digital technologies in the healthcare sector, with a view to understanding the underlying logic that has structured and organized the healthcare field and healthcare practices since the end of the 20th century.
This new volume in the "Computing and Connected Society" series examines contemporary transformations in the healthcare sector, analyzing how the dynamics that structure it are evolving in line with the accelerated deployment of digital innovations. This original analysis explores the challenges posed by these changes in terms of legal risks, social practices, the socioeconomics of ehealth, and healthcare governance through patient data. Finally, the book identifies several major evolving trends, opening up the debate on the contours of tomorrow's healthcare world.
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Computer Memories 2
Static Random-Access Memory
by Philippe Darche
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Memory, the second function of a computer, has gradually become more complex in order to meet growing needs in terms of capacity, speed, security and energy efficiency. It takes the form of a component or system, such as a memory subassembly or a mass storage device.
For several decades, there has been a strong trend towards integrating memory directly into the processor under the term embedded memory, of which cache memory is a typical example. Understanding its internal mechanisms and interfacing is essential for mastering the operation of a computer and programming it efficiently.
Computer Memories 2 focuses on the static storage cell and its associated component, known as static random-access memory. The first part presents the main temporal characteristics of a generic random-access memory, as well as its electrical and mechanical properties, including aspects related to encapsulation. The second part focuses on the study of the first category of random-access semiconductor memory: asynchronous static memory, commonly referred to by the acronym SRAM (static random-access memory). The book details its temporal, electrical and mechanical characteristics, providing an in-depth understanding of its operation and technical specifications.
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Emerging Plant Communication in Contemporary Societies
Beyond the Human World
by Various Authors
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Biodiversity is collapsing. It is increasingly necessary to rethink how contemporary societies relate to the living world. This is all the more important given that calls for change are still regularly downplayed – or even dismissed in the public sphere. The protection of natural environments and their inhabitants, both human and nonhuman, too often remains subordinate to economic considerations that are deemed to take precedence. The plant world occupies a unique place, one that is still rarely highlighted, given the many issues involved.
Emerging Plant Communication in Contemporary Societies opens up several avenues for reflection, through the prism of communication, to better understand the relationships our societies have with the plant world. Key topics include the ambivalence in the representation of green tourism, forests and heritage mediation of the plant world; encounters with emblematic plants; and the understanding of the mechanisms of plant communication and how it can shed light on our own communication systems. This collective work is an invitation to look beyond the human world.
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Next-Gen Supply Chains
AI, Automation, and Sustainability in a Disrupted World
by Various Authors
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In an era defined by global disruptions, sustainability mandates and rapid technological advancement, Next-Gen Supply Chains provides an essential roadmap for navigating the complex transformation of global supply networks. This comprehensive book moves beyond isolated trends to present an integrated framework where generative AI, blockchain, autonomous systems and the Internet of Things converge to build resilient, efficient and responsible operations.
This book masterfully bridges the critical gap between theoretical concepts and practical implementation, offering readers actionable strategies, detailed case studies from industry leaders such as Amazon and Lenovo, and robust frameworks for risk management, ethical AI governance and circular economy integration. With its unique emphasis on the synergy between technological innovation and the necessary human capital development, the book is an indispensable resource for supply chain executives, operations managers, technology implementers and academics seeking to future-proof their organizations and master the strategic imperatives of the modern supply chain landscape.
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Evolution of the Pyrenees During the Variscan and Alpine Cycles, Volume 2
Synorogenic and Postorogenic Evolution
by Various Authors
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This book explores the geological history of the Pyrenees over the past 90 million years, with a particular focus on their compressive and post-compressive evolution. It first presents the overall structure of the mountain range, then examines the development of the northern and southern Pyrenean foreland basins through their sedimentary records, allowing the successive phases of orogenic construction to be identified. Special attention is given to the dismantling of the eastern crustal root in relation to the Oligocene–Miocene opening of the Gulf of Lion.
Evolution of the Pyrenees during the Variscan and Alpine Cycles 2 then highlights the contributions of several innovative approaches used to better constrain the transition from compressive to post-compressive tectonics. These include studies of relief flattening and incision processes; U–Pb geochronology applied to fault-related carbonates; cosmogenic nuclide dating combined with geomorphological analyses; and investigations into the thermal evolution of the Pyrenean rift basins. The book also documents Quaternary glacial fluctuations that affected the Pyrenees.
In conclusion, it presents a geological map of the northern slope of the mountain range at a scale of 1:250,000 and draws attention to the uniqueness of Pyrenean blue corundum.
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Deliberative Democracy and Ecological Transition
The French Citizens' Convention For Climate
by Various Authors
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Democracies are struggling to respond to the climate crisis. One promising approach to the ecological transition is based on innovations involving panels of citizens drawn at random. Many countries have experimented with this form of deliberative democracy at national and local levels. These citizens' assemblies formulate public policy proposals.
The French Citizens' Convention for Climate is the largest in terms of size, duration and mandate. Thanks to a multi-disciplinary field survey involving around twenty researchers, this book provides an understanding of the complexity of this experience from several angles: procedures and processes; the identity and roles of its members; relationships with expertise and representatives; evaluation and comparison with other cases.
Deliberative Democracy and Ecological Transition plays an important role in reflecting on an original practice of democratic innovation and its potential for fair governance of climate policies.
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Serious Games and Innovation Gains
Think Innovation Through Games
by Various Authors
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Over the past thirty years or so, serious games, gaming and playful activities have come to occupy an important place in organizations. While this phenomenon is an ancient one, the use of games for serious purposes has become widespread over the last two centuries, and their development has been exponential, stimulated by that of information technologies.
As a result, it has become necessary to understand the specificities of these games and play activities in order to innovate and create value within organizations. For this reason, this book aims to enlighten the reader on their variety, their specific features and what they can bring to an organization.
Serious Games and Innovation Gains first uncovers the history of these kinds of games and play, their main characteristics and what they can bring in terms of a vision of the future. Above all, this book explores how these games and forms of play can be implemented, especially in areas such as progressive development, education, agility support, academic research, as well as military thinking, cyber defense or knowledge base building contexts.
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Preventing Radicalization
Education For Responsibility, A Means Of Primary Prevention Of Violent Radicalization
by Mohammed El Ourmi
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Faced with the growing and persistent threat of radicalization, both in France and worldwide, it is crucial to explore new approaches to prevention.
Preventing Radicalization proposes an innovative method for understanding and preventing violent radicalization, focusing on the development of individual responsibility through the enhancement of psychosocial skills. It examines the limits of traditional approaches centered on security and justice, and proposes concrete, innovative strategies focused on the search for solutions, notably through educational and awareness-raising programs. This integrated, humanistic approach, which aims to strengthen epistemic, emotional, attentional, relational and axiological skills, represents a significant advance in the primary prevention of violent radicalization processes.
In a context where radicalization continues to threaten the stability of societies, it is imperative to rethink prevention strategies. This book provides the essential keys to understanding this complex threat for all those who wish to tackle it.
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Stochastic Modeling and Optimization Methods for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Volume 2
Methods And Tools
by Various Authors
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Stochastic Modeling and Optimization Methods for Critical Infrastructure Protection is a thorough exploration of mathematical models and tools that are designed to strengthen critical infrastructures against threats – both natural and adversarial. Divided into two volumes, this first volume examines stochastic modeling across key economic sectors and their interconnections, while the second volume focuses on advanced mathematical methods for enhancing infrastructure protection.
The book covers a range of themes, including risk assessment techniques that account for systemic interdependencies within modern technospheres, the dynamics of uncertainty, instability and system vulnerabilities. The book also presents other topics such as cryptographic information protection and Shannon's theory of secret systems, alongside solutions arising from optimization, game theory and machine learning approaches.
Featuring research from international collaborations, this book covers both theory and applications, offering vital insights for advanced risk management curricula. It is intended not only for researchers, but also educators and professionals in infrastructure protection and stochastic optimization.
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Tourism, Technologies and Consumption in the 5.0 Era
Discovery And Reflection In The Face Of Organizational And Societal Issues
by Pierre-Henry Leveau
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History shows us that technologies help humankind in our daily activities. Every major technological evolution brings about an economic, cultural and social revolution, transforming the lifestyles of citizens, professional organizations and consumer practices. Digital technologies are a perfect illustration of this, and tourism is no exception. Soon, the technologies of the "X.0" generation (AI, cobots, biotechnologies, etc.) will herald a new socio-technological revolution, ushering in the 5.0 era.
Tourism, Technologies and Consumption in the 5.0 Era explores the role and challenges of new technologies in "Society 5.0", which is gradually transforming the practices of both tourism professionals and travelers. Faced with the challenges of climate change and sustainable development, it examines the opportunities and limits of bionumeric technologies for more sustainable and responsible tourism.
This book helps us decipher a world in transition, where digital technologies will reinvent consumer experiences, particularly in tourism, and encourage more socially responsible behavior.
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AI-Driven Innovations in Physiotherapy and Oncology 3
by Various Authors
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AI-driven Innovations in Physiotherapy and Oncology 3 is positioned at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), clinical rehabilitation and cancer care, addressing the growing need for data-driven, personalized and technology-enabled healthcare solutions. The book contextualizes recent advances in machine learning, deep learning, computer vision and intelligent decision-support systems within modern physiotherapy and oncology practices.
This book systematically explores how AI models enhance diagnosis, treatment planning, therapy optimization and outcome prediction across musculoskeletal rehabilitation, neuro-physiotherapy, radiation oncology and precision cancer care. It covers sensor-based motion analysis, AI-assisted imaging, predictive analytics, digital therapeutics and intelligent rehabilitation platforms, supported by real-world case studies and implementation frameworks. The book also discusses ethical considerations, clinical validation, interoperability and regulatory challenges to bridge the gap between research and practice. Designed for researchers, clinicians, graduate students and healthcare technologists, this book provides both theoretical foundations and practical insights for integrating AI into next-generation physiotherapy and oncology workflows
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Transitions in Tension, Volume 3
Controversies And Tensions Around Ecological Transitions
by Various Authors
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Transitioning towards a more sustainable world is currently a central topic receiving a lot of attention. As a result, "transitions" are becoming key objects and the drivers of exchanges, communications and controversy in modern society.
This book examines the tensions and controversies surrounding the energy, ecological and social transitions currently underway, and it draws on tools developed in the humanities and social sciences, in particular the information and communication sciences. The various case studies gathered here, written by leading experts in environmental communication, examine a wide range of topics; they explore transitions in a number of different fields, from agriculture to territorial policies, and from online and media communication to mechanisms for citizen participation.
Transitions in Tension features a wealth of original observations and approaches, enabling readers to fully comprehend the range of controversies and issues facing our society
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History of Techniques
by Guillaume Carnino
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Over the past thirty years, the history of technology has been so extensively renewed that many once-canonical narratives have been invalidated.
This collective work takes account of several of these major recompositions: ancient periods were never eras of technical stagnation; techniques are not "diffused", but interpenetrate and reinvent themselves as they travel; invention is not an individual epiphany, but a gradual and often collective process; far from neutral, the material is endowed with its own agentivity; the notions of capitalism, gender and the environment are fertile contributions to the history of techniques, and have served to invalidate many naiveties.
These recent works have put an end to the discontinuous vision of a history made up of straightforward technical ruptures, in favor of more complex descriptions that provide a better grasp of the real dynamics of today's world.
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Biobanks in Healthcare
From The Collection Of Biological Samples To Digital Health
by Nicole Arrighi
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Biobanks ensuring the governance and management of biological resources have become essential entities. The development of biotechnologies, the increased prevalence of biological drugs and the identification of biomarkers associated with molecular classifications of tissue lesions make it essential to have organized access to human biological samples, which have become precious and rare. The digital era and the production of massive data that comes with it have rendered biobanks the guarantors of the reproducibility of experiments and of the overall quality of medical research.
Biobanks in Healthcare explores the upheaval linked to the massive deployment of digital health and precision medicine. The future of health biology lies in the deployment of biobanks in fields that have yet to be explored, putting them at the forefront of this extraordinary 21st-century research adventure.
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Modeling and Optimization of Food and Bio-Processes
by Gilles Trystram
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Models have become an indispensable tool for scientists and engineers alike. For the scientist, a model makes it possible to quantitatively test hypotheses, understand phenomena, and, if necessary, revise them until a satisfactory agreement with experiments is reached. For the engineer, a technical object is nowadays designed, tested and optimized in simulation long before its physical birth. In all cases, modeling is an important gas pedal of research and engineering, and a tool for competitiveness in the modern world.
Modeling and Optimization of Food and Bio-Processes is aimed at anyone with a grounding in process, chemical or microbiological engineering, as well as students of these disciplines. Drawing on the authors' extensive teaching and research experience, this book is designed to teach engineers and scientists the main concepts and the right reflexes to adopt when embarking on the noble art of modeling.
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The Mobile Individual
Mobile Life, Longer-term Approaches And Subjectivities
by Various Authors
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"Being mobile is more than just traveling." Early research on transportation long believed that daily commutes were a waste of time, and that modes of transportation were simply interchangeable depending on changing circumstances.
However, as research on daily mobility advances, a better understanding of the social and symbolic significance of such practices emerges. All of this contributes to the fact that daily mobility is not just a means to an end but is often at the very heart of deeply ingrained lifestyles and habits.
With contributions from internationally recognized specialists, this book provides an overview of the different facets of the individual experience of mobility. Using a three-pronged approach, the book draws upon the experience of everyday time and long-term processes such as socialization to mobility, while also attempting to better understand what feeds mobile subjectivities, starting with the social representations of modes and habits that people develop throughout their lives.
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Nanosatellites, CubeSats of the NewSpace Era for Space Observation 1
Evolution Of The Space Era And Mechanics Of Things For Cubesats
by Pierre Richard Dahoo
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Nanosatellites, CubeSats of the NewSpace Era for Space Observation 1 traces the evolution of space exploration, from 1957 and the first astronomical observations, to the NewSpace era. This book highlights major scientific and technological advances, while emphasizing the crucial role of collaboration between the public and private sectors.
The book explores the history of astronomy, from early observatories such as Goseck and Stonehenge, to modern satellites, and traces major theoretical revolutions, such as the adoption of the heliocentric model and the development of the laws of gravitation. It also looks at the development of celestial mechanics and the mathematical tools that enabled this evolution, while highlighting technological innovations in space research, from telescopes to space probes, satellites and nanosatellites.
This book also highlights the emergence of NewSpace, characterized by the growing involvement of the private sector in space exploration and the presence of key players. Finally, it stresses the importance of training and research to support these advances in a rapidly changing field.
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Monte Carlo Simulation in Dependability Analysis
by Franck Bayle
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System dependability is a complex task to grasp and analyze since it encompasses reliability, maintainability, availability, failure mode analysis and feared events. For operational safety analyses, reliability is a quantitative basis for the other disciplines of maintainability, availability and safety. Reliability metrics such as failure rate or MTBF are often misused as they are only valid for low-maintenance applications, and wrongly for others, as MTBF is only relevant for availability. In addition, in operational safety, many equations do not have explicit solutions, and Monte Carlo simulations are a little-used way of obtaining and/or confirming the solution obtained by numerical methods.
Monte Carlo Simulation in Dependability Analysis fills this gap as best as we can. This task is a difficult one, since operational safety is a cross-disciplinary activity in the engineering sciences – cross-disciplinary in that it must be present throughout a product's life cycle.
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Technical and Economical Evaluation of Products at the Early Development Stage
Safe And Sustainable Product Design
by Various Authors
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A company's ability to innovate is challenged every day. It must constantly accelerate the time-to-market for its products in the face of unbridled global competition, all starting with an initial design and research stage. At this stage, the entrepreneur needs to know, as early as possible, the product's level of acceptability on the market, as well as its profitability. They must also comply with current health and environmental regulations and anticipate potential hazards. The entrepreneur also needs to swiftly assess technical and economic factors, such as the cost price of the new product, its profit margin, the amount of the investment and the time required for implementation.
This collective work by the SECF (Société des Experts Chimistes de France) is aimed at process developers, whether industrial or academic, students or anyone interested in industrial and societal issues relating to products.
Technical and Economical Evaluation of Products at the Early Development Stage is divided into three independent parts: eco-chemistry for sustainable products, toxicology and ecotoxicology, and product industrialization.
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Traditional Knowledge and the Challenges of the Future
From A Cultural Heritage To A Source Of Innovation
by Various Authors
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Traditional activities, such as art and heritage crafts, certain agricultural and culinary professions, as well as various ancestral practices, represent major socio–economic challenges today. Ancient knowledge, faced with the rapid transformation of economic and ecological ecosystems, as well as cultural and social systems, is confronted with unprecedented issues, particularly in terms of preservation, transmission and promotion. Against this backdrop, we need to examine emerging approaches to the sustainable management of this knowledge.
This book is based on a four-year series of seminars attended by professionals and academics from several disciplines. It looks at the issue of traditional knowledge from a variety of perspectives – economic, historical, pedagogical, financial, institutional, technological and managerial – and is based on concrete experiences in several French countries and regions.
Traditional Knowledge and the Challenges of the Future, which is both informed by firsthand accounts and forward-looking reflections, offers an original perspective on the relationship between cultural heritage and innovation. It offers researchers, practitioners and decision-makers a fresh perspective on the potential of traditional knowledge in a changing world.
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Driving Innovation Through AI and Digital Twin for 6G Powered Sustainable Ultra Smart Cities
by Various Authors
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This book presents the 6G powered integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Twin (DT) technology for sustainable smart cities. In the context of smart cities, 6G, AI and DT hold enormous potential for transformation by boosting city infrastructure and planning, streamlining healthcare facilities, and improving transportation. 6G offers high speed and low latency seamless transfer of vast amounts of data which, when analysed with sophisticated AI models, enhance the decision-making capabilities for smart city infrastructure and urban planning. DT technology, through continuous monitoring and virtual modeling of urban ecosystems, enables predictive maintenance for energy distribution, water management and waste management in a smart city landscape for environmental sustainability.
Driving Innovation through AI and Digital Twin for 6G Powered Sustainable Ultra Smart Cities covers the 6G technological innovations, trends and concerns, as well as practical challenges encountered in the implementation of AI and DT for transforming smart cities for a sustainable future.
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6G Urban Innovation
Ai And Digital Twin For Next-gen Sustainable Cities
by Various Authors
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This book presents the 6G powered integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Twin (DT) technology for sustainable smart cities. In the context of smart cities, 6G, AI and DT hold enormous potential for transformation by boosting city infrastructure and planning, streamlining healthcare facilities, and improving transportation. 6G offers high speed and low latency seamless transfer of vast amounts of data which, when analyzed with sophisticated AI models, enhance the decision-making capabilities for smart city infrastructure and urban planning. DT technology, through continuous monitoring and virtual modeling of urban ecosystems, enables predictive maintenance for energy distribution, water management and waste management in a smart city landscape for environmental sustainability.
6G Urban Innovation covers the 6G technological innovations, trends and concerns, as well as practical challenges encountered in the implementation of AI and DT for transforming smart cities for a sustainable future.
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The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
by Various Authors
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The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence discusses the need for ethics accompanying developments in artificial intelligence, from the point of view of different disciplinary fields and sectors of activity.
Artificial intelligence is profoundly restructuring our practices, creating new methods and significantly influencing the way we think and interact, at the level of individuals, organizations and societies, whether in our private, public or professional lives.
This book begins with a rather conceptual approach, particularly focusing on the possible future of AI. It then highlights the urgent need to establish an ethical framework for the uses associated with AI, illustrating two booming sectors of activity. Finally, it discusses the ethics of AI in professional sectors that are undergoing major changes because of the digitization of their activities.
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Tourism Agility in Times of Crisis and Uncertainty 2
Between Marketing-communication And Sustainability
by Various Authors
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In times of crisis and uncertainty, tourism suffers multiple transformations such as societal, ecological, technological, and political changes, among many others. Beyond the cyclical adjustments, these upheavals call for agility on the part of tourism territories and organizations at various levels.
Tourism Agility in Times of Crisis and Uncertainty 2 explores, from a multidisciplinary perspective, tourism agility through the dimensions of attractiveness, marketing and sustainability. It begins by analyzing the agile attitude of the tourist as a consumer and deciphers a wide range of agile strategies and policies implemented by actors and territories: digital communication by Cte d'Azur destination management organizations, creativity in the French spa sector, integration of attractions and key locations in the Chaîne des Puys and tourism enhancement in Hauts-de-France.
The book then analyzes sustainability as a central issue in tourism agility, whether we are talking about flexibly managing visitor flows to major natural heritage sites, characterizing local tourism, thinking about hypermobility or examining soft mobility.
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Cognitive Activities in Architectural Design
by Stephane Safin
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Architectural design relies on distinct cognitive processes that have been the subject of research for several decades. However, in light of recent social and technological shifts reshaping the discipline, there is a pressing need for new insights to better understand how these changes influence the design process.
This collective work offers an overview of research in the field, opening up perspectives towards an ever-finer understanding of the cognitive processes involved in architectural design: design neuroscience, uses induced or offered by building information modeling (BIM), information retrieval, representational processes, AI in ideation, and the values and processes used in active participation.
Cognitive Activities in Architectural Design is aimed at researchers in the design sciences seeking a deeper understanding of design processes, architectural teachers looking to reflect on and enhance their teaching practices, and practitioners interested in how scientific research can define and conceptualize their professional work.
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Software-Defined Infrastructure
A Novel Concept of Advanced Network Infrastructure
by Tran Tuan Chu
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In the era of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Digital Twins (DT), network infrastructures are rapidly evolving to meet industrial demands. Thus, we were motivated to explore the changing landscape of network deployment, management and utilization, driven by the rise of connected devices and emerging challenges.
Software-defined Infrastructure focuses on the cutting-edge shift in hardware deployment and communication management methods, which enable unified, scalable and adaptive network management to support Healthcare IoT (H-IoT) communication, where real-time data transmission is essential to system success. The book presents a novel network concept and solutions for tackling the challenges in key areas such as 5G, and beyond, in network management, multipath transport protocols and edge computing.
This book aims to simplify network management, improve remote patient monitoring communication and enhance patient outcomes. Through case studies and theoretical models, the book offers insights into the transformation of advanced networks in the H-IoT context and lays the foundation for innovative ideas in this research domain.
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Ethics and Digital Transition
by Various Authors
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This book presents a study carried out by the IEEE-SMC French chapter on ethics and digital transformation in industry and society. Based on a survey of researchers in ICT, artificial intelligence (AI), as well as on presentation seminars, this study examines the various aspects that should be considered when assessing ethical principles in approaches to digital transition, particularly with regard to intelligent systems.
Considering this, Ethics and Digital Transition presents the main technologies and uses of intelligent systems. Bringing together specialists from various fields, it explores the different dimensions of ethics that should be considered in the development of these systems, from the engineering sciences to law, sociology and philosophy. It also looks at the future challenges of ethics in the digital transition.
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Epigenetics in Ecology and Evolution
by Christoph Grunau
Part of the ISTE Invoiced series
Genetics and its mysterious little sister, epigenetics, have deep roots in the history of biology. Today, epigenetics is of paramount importance in not only the fundamental sciences, but also in life science applications, ranging from molecular biology, and disease diagnosis and treatment, to agriculture.
Epigenetics in Ecology and Evolution traces the history of the concept of epigenetics in biology and describes the molecular mechanisms concerned. It examines the contributions that the emerging discipline of epigenetics has made to the fields of ecology and evolution, regarding both plant and animal organisms, as well as its place in our society.
By exploring the importance of epigenetics at varying levels, from the cell to the organism as a whole, and even to the ecosystem, this book offers answers that are accessible to a wide audience, from scientifically curious citizens to students and professionals working in the world of biology. The aim is to enable everyone to acquire or develop a critical and informed perspective on the complex relationships between genetics and epigenetics.
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Chemical Engineering Essentials, Volume 2
Advanced Processes, Materials, And Sustainability
by Various Authors
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In an era of rapid innovation and with a focus on sustainability, Chemical Engineering Essentials provides a definitive guide to mastering the discipline. Divided into two volumes, this series offers a seamless blend of foundational knowledge and advanced applications to address the evolving needs of academia and industry.
Volume 1 lays a strong foundation with topics such as material and energy balances, thermodynamics, phase equilibrium, fluid mechanics, transport phenomena, and essential separation processes such as distillation and membrane technologies.
This volume builds on these principles, delving into reaction engineering, reactor modeling with MATLAB and ASPEN PLUS, material properties, process intensification and nanotechnology. It also addresses critical global challenges, emphasizing green chemistry, waste minimization, resource recovery, and workplace safety.
Together, these volumes provide a holistic understanding of chemical engineering, equipping readers with the tools to innovate and lead in a dynamic and sustainable future.
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Science and Technology in Society
by Soraya Boudia
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Science and technology profoundly shape the world today. Over the last two centuries, they have become powerful engines of change, accounting for some of the most important forms of human activity, inseparable from social, political and economic life. Analyzing their modes of production, the dynamics of their dissemination, the different forms of their use and opposition to them is a major academic and political challenge.
Science and Technology in Society offers a broad overview of work carried out in France, in the international multi-disciplinary field of Science and Technology Studies (STS), and is the product of a collaboration between some thirty authors. It aims to provide an introduction to this field of research, its development, benefits and the new perspectives that are emerging.
This book presents and discusses studies that are still little-known in France, even though, paradoxically, many researchers from French institutions make decisive contributions to international work in this field.
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Methods and Applications of Artificial Intelligence
Dynamic Response, Learning, Random Forest, Linear Regression, Interoperability, Additive Manufacturi
by Various Authors
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently one of the most talked-about technologies, both among scientists and in public media. Several factors have contributed to its development in recent years. The first is access to vast quantities of data, such as in the industrial field, the advent of Industry 4.0, which promotes automation and data sharing in several technologies. Another factor is the continuous improvement in computing power thanks to the development of ever more powerful processors and the optimization of algorithms. With these two limitations removed, the focus of most AI developments is on the quality of predictions. The integration of AI into the industrial domain represents an exciting new frontier for innovation.
Just as AI has transformed many other sectors, its application to mechanical technologies enables significant improvements in design, manufacturing and quality control processes: from computer-aided design (CAD) to printing parameter optimization, defect detection and real-time monitoring. This type of technology requires computer systems, data with management systems and advanced algorithms which can be used by AIs.
In mechanical engineering, AI offers many possibilities in mechanical construction, predictive maintenance, plant monitoring, robotics, additive manufacturing, materials, vibration, etc.
Methods and Applications of Artificial Intelligence is dedicated to the methods and applications of AI in mechanical engineering. Each chapter clearly sets out the techniques used and developed and accompanies them with illustrative examples. The book is aimed at students but is also a valuable resource for practicing engineers and research lecturers.
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Wastewater Engineering and Treatment 2
Membranes, Hybrid Systems, Bacteria Beds and Biofilters, Biological Disks
by Kader Gaid
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This book provides an overview of biological wastewater treatment and sludge recovery. It presents the main concepts related to treatment processes, as well as the principles of operation, sizing, and implementation of unit operations and processes associated with wastewater and sludge treatment.
“Wastewater Engineering and Treatment 2” examines treatment using membrane techniques, hybrid systems involving the complementary action of free bacteria and bacteria attached to a mobile support, and processes using fixed bacteria (trickling filters, biofilters and biological discs). Didactic and combining theory with practice, this book is intended for engineers in engineering and environmental sciences, as well as professionals in wastewater treatment.
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Aging of Industrial Polymers 2
Durability of Industrial Polymers
by Various Authors
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Polymers and composites are ubiquitous in our daily lives, enabling, for example, lighter structural materials and food packaging. Their performance depends not only on their chemical structure, synthesis, architecture and shaping process, but also evolves over time under the effect of processes that modify the structure of the material – sometimes slowly but irreversibly.
Users must therefore consider the maximum period of use during which these materials retain acceptable levels of properties. This question is even more crucial as it responds to societal demands related to limiting end-of-life waste flows and preserving the resources needed to produce them.
To address these challenges, Aging of Industrial Polymers 2 provides designers with tools to analyze the mechanisms of material degradation under given conditions of use, develop models to predict the rate of degradation, and understand the effect of phenomena occurring at the molecular level on the macroscopic properties of the material.
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Programming of Embedded Systems
Applications to SM32F10x μControllers
by Vincent Mahout
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Many everyday objects have become embedded, connected and even autonomous. The engineers and technicians who develop them must have skills in both computer science and electronics.
Drawing on some 20 years of experience in the field of hardware and embedded computing, Programming of Embedded Systems analyzes how physical objects can interact with microcontrollers. It presents the fundamental principles of programming and code structuring. Although based on a specific family (STM32) of microcontrollers, the various chapters outline general concepts applicable to any microcontroller. They analyze the mechanisms that govern exchanges between a computer program and a hardware component of the embedded object.
Each chapter details the programming of peripheral units and ends with an example using a common application for managing the heating of a home equipped with a photovoltaic installation to illustrate implementation in the programming language C.
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Generalized Fractional Brownian Motion
by Mounir Zili
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This comprehensive book establishes the Zili generalized fractional Brownian motion (ZgfBm) as a powerful new foundation in the mathematical theory of stochastic processes.
“Generalized Fractional Brownian Motion” provides the first rigorous and systematic stochastic analysis of the ZgfBm, a versatile Gaussian process that uniquely extends both the classic fractional Brownian motion with stationary increments and the sub-fractional Brownian motion with nonstationary increments. Defined by three tunable parameters, the ZgfBm offers unprecedented flexibility for modeling complex phenomena across diverse fields, overcoming the limitations of single-parameter models.
The book carefully builds from foundational Gaussian theory and key fractional processes to advanced topics, including a complete methodology for parameter estimation, the development of a rigorous stochastic calculus with generalized Itô formulas and an investigation into the regularity of solutions to stochastic heat equations. This essential resource provides researchers, practitioners and graduate students with a unified and in-depth perspective on advanced fractional Gaussian processes.
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Tourism Agility in Times of Crisis and Uncertainty 1
Between Technology And Society
by Franck Debos
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In times of crisis and uncertainty, tourism suffers multiple transformations such as societal, ecological, technological, and political changes, among many others. Beyond the cyclical adjustments, these upheavals call for agility on the part of tourism territories and organizations at various levels.
Tourism Agility in Times of Crisis and Uncertainty 1 proposes a multidisciplinary approach to questioning tourism agility in terms of uncertainty, technology and society. This first volume analyzes various discourses around the notion of major crises, proposing agile responses for a different kind of tourism, mixing theoretical solutions and management approaches, while addressing the question of resilience within the tourism sector. Reflections revolve around the digital skills of companies, while agile vectors – linking artificial intelligence and the quest for meaning – are also examined.
Finally, the societal and social approach to tourism agility highlights the crucial issues of relations between tourists and locals, as well as the contemporary dynamics of visitor–host interactions in the context of agritourism.
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The Future of Sapiens and Verticality
From Embryo to Life in Space, A New Glance at the Origins and the Future of our Verticality
by Various Authors
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The Future of Sapiens and Verticality is the result of an encounter, more than twenty years ago, between human paleontology and osteopathy. It is part of a radical paradigm shift in our understanding of the origins of our anatomy.
This book presents a profound challenge to the dominant evolutionary narrative since Lamarck (1802), abandoning the scenario of the quadrupedal tree-dwelling ape forced to stand upright, following the disappearance of trees. The discovery of the embryonic origin of the central nervous system (CNS), which began around forty million years ago and continued to grow in complexity, has profoundly changed this interpretation. This discovery has led us to recognize "Sapiens" as the final threshold of an evolutionary process that confronts us with a real problem: while verticality has been achieved, the progression of CNS complexity continues unabated.
This book seeks to anticipate the consequences of this dynamic on psychomotor, psychoaffective and cognitive development, as well as on occlusal and postural balance.
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The Smart and Resilient City
Models And Ways Of Life
by Various Authors
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While advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructures offer solutions for improving urban management and quality of life a priori, they also raise major challenges and risks.
This book explores the constituent dimensions of the so-called smart city from two singular angles: the new uses stimulated by innovations and the needs that these innovations fill (mobility, food, culture, tourism, housing, etc.).
Based on research carried out by the CitUs International Chair in collaboration with the cities of Montpellier and Montreal, The Smart and Resilient City explores the impact of digital, ecological and social transformations on urban management and the lives of city dwellers. It provides essential and engaging reading for the academic community in cities in transition, helping public and private decision-makers to develop new territorial projects that combine innovation with individual and collective well-being.
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Embedded Cryptography 1
by Emmanuel Prouff
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Embedded Cryptography provides a comprehensive exploration of cryptographic techniques tailored for embedded systems, addressing the growing importance of security in devices such as mobile systems and IoT. The books explore the evolution of embedded cryptography since its inception in the mid-90s and cover both theoretical and practical aspects, as well as discussing the implementation of cryptographic algorithms such as AES, RSA, ECC and post-quantum algorithms.
The work is structured into three volumes, spanning forty chapters and nine parts, and is enriched with pedagogical materials and real-world case studies, designed for researchers, professionals, and students alike, offering insights into both foundational and advanced topics in the field.
Embedded Cryptography 1 is dedicated to software side-channel attacks, hardware side-channel attacks and fault injection attacks.
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Evolution of the Pyrenees During the Variscan and Alpine Cycles, Volume 1
Variscan Cycle and Cretaceous Rifting
by Various Authors
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Evolution of the Pyrenees during the Variscan and Alpine Cycles 1 presents the evolution of geological knowledge of the Pyrenees as a result of major scientific research programs in the early 21st century.
This book, dedicated to the Variscan cycle and Cretaceous rifting, traces the evolution of the Pyrenean domain between 340 Ma and 90 Ma. It begins with an analysis of the state of knowledge of the Pyrenean basement, whose structure is inherited from the Variscan evolution of this domain. It then traces the kinematic evolution of the western Mediterranean domain since the Paleozoic. Finally, it discusses the evolution of our knowledge of Cretaceous rifting and the sedimentary and metasomatic processes associated with the individualization of the Iberian–Eurasian plate boundary.