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Die Suche Nach Künstlicher Intelligenz - Eine Geschichte Von Ideen Und Erfolgen

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 Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) ist der Bereich der Informatik, bei dem es darum geht, Maschinen mit fortgeschrittener Intelligenz auszustatten. In diesem Buch folgen Sie den Spuren der Geschichte dieser Disziplin von den Träumen der ersten Pioniere im 18. Jahrhundert bis hin zu der weitaus erfolgreicheren Arbeit der heutigen KI-Forscher. KI wird mehr und mehr zum Bestandteil unseres alltäglichen Lebens. Die Technologie ist u. a. bereits Teil von Gesichtserkennungssystemen, Spracherkennungssoftware, Suchmaschinen im Internet und im Gesundheitswesen eingesetzten Robotern. Dank der zahlreichen Diagramme und Abbildungen und der problemlos zu verstehenden Beschreibungen von KI-Programmen bekommen auch auf diesem Gebiet unerfahrene Leserinnen und Leser hier einen umfassenden Einblick darin, wie diese und andere KI-Systeme funktionieren. Die durchgehenden (und doch vergleichsweise dezenten) Anmerkungen am Ende jedes Kapitels enthalten zudem Hinweise auf Quellen- und Forschungsmaterial, das KI-Lernenden und KI-Forschern wichtige Hilfestellung liefern kann. Dieses Buch ist die Geschichte eines Forschungsbereichs, der Forscher, Philosophen und Autoren über Jahrhunderte gefesselt hat und dies immer noch tut. • Das Buch enthält Erläuterungen zu einer Unmenge an Meilensteinen in der Geschichte der KI genauso wie zu modernen KI-Anwendungen. • Sie erfahren hier Wesentliches über die gesamte Geschichte des Forschungsbereichs aus der Sicht eines „Eingeweihten", denn der Autor hat über 50 Jahre im Bereich der KI gearbeitet. • Es gelingt Nilsson hervorragend, technische Inhalte auch für Laien verständlich zu erklären.
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Regulating Global Climate Change

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 For some years now, growing scientific warnings have continued to strengthen the belief that an unprecedented global warming is underway, and that only an urgent system-wide transformation can avoid climate disaster. In his June 2, 2022 address to the Stockholm+50 Conference, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres construed "climate emergency" as one of the key drivers of the "triple planetary crisis." Despite this, the overriding impression left by COP27, held in Sharm el-Sheikh in November 2022, was of a divided institution, floundering and nowhere close to realizing its stated aim of "stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system". While prognoses and projections set the stage for a climate change emergency, the legally ordained platform for institutionalized cooperation to deal with the problem seems always to be achieving too little too late. This book, Regulating Global Climate Change, presents articles from the special climate change issue of the journal Environmental Policy and Law (vol. 52 (5-6), 2022), published to mark the 30th year of the UNFCCC. The book provides a sequel to two previously published IOS Press books: Our Earth Matters (2021) and Envisioning Our Environmental Future (2022), and the contributions included here seek to make sense of the marathon climate-change regulatory process. The book is organized into 5 parts: climate normativity; regime at the crossroads; climate justice; factoring gender; and the Paris conundrum. Urging scholars and decision-makers to consider the approach, process, tools and techniques used to address the primary objective of the UNFCCC as well as strongly calling for a decisive new normative push from "common concern" to "planetary concern", the book will be of interest to all those involved in the process of tackling, and dealing with the adverse effects of global climate change. Bharat H. Desai is Professor of International Law, Jawaharlal Nehru Chair in International Environmental Law and Chairperson of the Centre for International Legal Studies at School of International Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Editor-in-Chief of the global journal Environmental Policy and Law (Amsterdam: IOS Press).
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Envisioning Our Environmental Future - Stockholm+50 And Beyond

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 With the Stockholm+50 Conference, held on 2-3 June 2022, the global movement to protect the environment has reached a 50 year milestone. The first UN Conference on the Human Environment, also held in Stockholm, from 5-16 June 1972, proved to be the watershed in addressing this problem, and as the world assembles once more in the Swedish capital it is time to think aloud and look ahead. In his address in 1972, the then Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme said: "The decisive question is in which direction we will develop … there is no individual future, neither for people nor for nations." The only other head of government to attend in 1972, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, highlighted the development as "one of the primary means of improving the environment of living, of providing food, water, sanitation and shelter, of making the deserts green and mountains habitable" and drew attention to the wisdom of the Atharva Veda: "What of thee I dig out; Let that quickly grow over; Let me not hit thy vitals or thy heart."" As we look back over 50 years, we need to assess what has gone wrong in the trajectory travelled so far and look ahead to the future of our environment at this juncture and beyond. As a scholarly journal for global decision-makers, Environmental Policy and Law has sought to envision what lies ahead in the 21st century by inviting outstanding scholarly works from around the world. The 22 articles which resulted from this invitation are presented in this book, Envisioning Our Environmental Future, which is organised in three parts: Testing Times; Global Ideas; and Sectoral Ideas. The book is a sequel to Our Earth Matters (IOS Press), which was published on 5 June 2021. Bharat H. Desai is Professor of International Law and Jawaharlal Nehru Chair in International Environmental Law at the Centre for International Legal Studies, School of International Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is Editor-in-Chief of the global journals Environmental Policy and Law (Amsterdam: IOS Press) and Yearbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford: Oxford University Press). Prof. Desai’s ideas and proposals are reflected in his published books and in journals of international repute.
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A Mosaic Of Computational Topics: From Classical To Novel - Dedicated To Jetty Kleijn On The Occasion Of Her 65th Birthday

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 This book, A Mosaic of Computational Topics: from Classical to Novel, is a collection of papers published to honor Professor Jetty Kleijn on the occasion of her 65th birthday. The scope and reach of her research is truly broad. She has made significant and lasting contributions in several research areas, both through the solving of challenging problems and in her pioneering of new research directions. She has published influential papers contributing to the foundations of computer science, in particular, in the area of formal languages and automata theory; to concurrency theory, in particular, Petri nets; and to natural computing, in particular bio-inspired computing and the computational modeling of bio-processes. A significant part of Professor Kleijn’s research portfolio is interdisciplinary, including her work on the Petri net modeling of biological processes and the development of novel models of information processing in bio-systems such as reaction systems. She is also passionately engaged in promoting the involvement of women in computer science. Jetty and her work are well-recognized by the scientific community, a fact demonstrated by the enthusiastic response to the invitation to contribute to this book, and the 14 carefully refereed papers collected together here explore a number of research topics that are either directly or indirectly related to research directions pursued by Jetty Kleijn in the course of her career.
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Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking - An Introduction (Fourth Edition, 2020)

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 Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking - An Introduction (Fourth Edition, 2020) describes the principles of the blast furnace process. As a starting point, the blast furnace is seen as a simple iron ore melter, while gradually the physical, chemical and metallurgical background of the blast furnace process is clarified. The book focuses on the control of the process with respect to thermal control, gas flow control and casthouse operation. In this book, all essential process details are described and a special focus is on cost optimization by low coke rates and on management of the process in case of disturbances and upsets. The optimization of the blast furnace is not only based on "best practice transfer", but also requires conceptual understanding why a measure works in some cases and not in other cases. In other words, operational improvement is not only based on know-how, but as well on know-why. This publication can be used as an introductory text for students of metallurgy as well as for blast furnace operators and management.
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The Design Of High Performance Mechatronics - 3rd Revised Edition - High-Tech Functionality By Multidisciplinary System Integration

by Adrian Rankers, Georg Schitter, Jan Van Eijk e Robert Munnig Schmidt

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 Since they entered our world around the middle of the 20th century, the application of mechatronics has enhanced our lives with functionality based on the integration of electronics, control systems and electric drives. This book deals with the special class of mechatronics that has enabled the exceptional levels of accuracy and speed of high-tech equipment applied in the semiconductor industry, realising the continuous shrink in detailing of micro-electronics and MEMS. As well as the more frequently presented standard subjects of dynamics, motion control, electronics and electromechanics, this book includes an overview of systems engineering, optics and precision measurement systems, in an attempt to establish a connection between these fields under one umbrella. Robert Munnig Schmidt is emeritus professor in Mechatronic System Design at Delft University of Technology with industrial experience at Philips and ASML in research and development of consumer and high-tech systems. He is also director of RMS Acoustics & Mechatronics, doing research and development on active controlled low frequency sound systems. Georg Schitter is professor at the Automation and Control Institute (ACIN) at Vienna University of Technology with a standing track record in research on the control and mechatronic design of extremely fast precision motion systems such as video rate AFM systems. Adrian Rankers is managing partner of Mechatronics Academy, developing and delivering high level courses to the industrial community, based on industrial experience at Philips in the research and development of consumer and high-tech systems. He also teaches Mechatronics at the Eindhoven University of Technology. Jan van Eijk is emeritus professor in Advanced Mechatronics at Delft University of Technology. He is also director of MICE BV and partner at Mechatronics Academy, acting as industrial R&D advisor and teacher with experience at Philips in the research and development of consumer and high-tech systems.
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Physics Of Metal-Nonmetal Transitions

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 Material undergoes the transformation from metal to non-metal or from non-metal to metal when environmental conditions, such as temperature and pressure, or the percentages of constituent components are changed. Such a transition is known as the metal-nonmetal M-NM transition.This book, The Physics of Metal Nonmetal Transitions, explores the mechanisms so far discovered which cause the M-NM transition and presents a systematic discussion of them. All the mechanisms are discussed in terms of energy bands, and the band theory is introduced and explained in chapter 2. Once chapters 1 and 2 have been assimilated, the remaining chapters can be
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Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking - An Introduction (Third Edition, 2015)

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 An Introduction Third Edition 2015. This book describes the principles of the blast furnace process and especially the control of the process. As a starting point, the blast furnace is seen as a simple iron ore smelter, while gradually the physical, chemical and metallurgical background of the blast furnace process is clarified. The book focuses on the control of the blast furnace process with respect to thermal control, gas flow control and casthouse operation. In this book, all essential process details are described and a special focus is on optimization of coal injection. The optimization of the blast furnace process is not only
Architecture For Psychiatric Environments And Therapeutic Spaces

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 Therapeutic architecture can be described as the people-centered, evidence-based discipline of the built environment, which aims to identify and support ways of incorporating those spatial elements that interact with people physiologically and psychologically into design. Architecture is an important factor in peoples lives when they are well when they experience ill-health and are less able to cope it becomes even more important.This book explores the design of specialized residential architecture for people with mental health problems. It sets out to show how building design can support medical and health related procedures and
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The Case Of The Frozen Addicts - How The Solution Of A Medical Mystery Revolutionized The Understanding Of Parkinsonâ€™S Disease

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 How the Solution of a Medical MysteryRevolutionized the Understanding of Parkinsons Disease. In the summer of 1982, hospital emergency rooms in the San Francisco Bay Area were suddenly confronted with mysteriously frozen patients young men and women who, though conscious, could neither move nor speak. Doctors were baffled, until neurologist J. William Langston, recognizing the symptoms of advanced Parkinsons disease, administered L-dopa the only known effective treatment and unfroze his patient. Dr. Langston determined that this patient and five others had all used the same tainted batch of synthetic heroin, inadvertently laced
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Development Of Containerization - Success Through Vision, Drive And Technology

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 This book deals with the revolution of containerization, a breakthrough in maritime transport. Until World War II, maritime transport and transshipment of general cargo had been virtually unchanged for decades. Mechanization and the introduction of small unit loads improved productivity and working conditions in the shipping business. A real breakthrough came from outside the maritime sector railway and trucking companies launched the transportation of vehicle-sized loads.Malcom McLean, a trucking magnate who had acquired the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corporation, envisaged land-sea-land services, door-to-door, with trailer
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Aerodynamic Design Of Transport Aircraft

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 After the demise of Fokker in 1996 one feared that interest in aeronautical engineering would strongly diminish. Two years later the situation was re-appraised, and the interest in aeronautical engineering remained, so the course was reinstated. This title includes the author's lecture notes from these courses.
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Spatial Planning Systems In Western Europe - An Overview

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 Presents information on how different countries within the chosen area have tried to solve the problem of establishing suitable systems of steering spatial development by means of planning and implementation measures. This book provides an overview of the systems in Western Europe, how they have influenced each other.
Regulating Global Climate Change

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Envisioning Our Environmental Future - Stockholm+50 And Beyond

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Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking - An Introduction (Fourth Edition, 2020)

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The Design Of High Performance Mechatronics - 3rd Revised Edition - High-Tech Functionality By Multidisciplinary System Integration

by Adrian Rankers, Georg Schitter, Jan Van Eijk e Robert Munnig Schmidt

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Bewonersparticipatie In De Bijlmermeer - Inbreng En Invloed Bij Stedelijke Vernieuwing

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 Participatie is een veel gebruikt en diffuus begrip. Patrick van Beveren laat in deze studie zien dat er een veelheid bestaat aan definities, omschrijvingen en vormen, maar dat er in de afgelopen decennia tegelijkertijd nauwelijks theoretische concepten zijn ontwikkeld. De ladder van Arnstein (1969) is in veel discussies en publicaties nog steeds leidend terwijl het algemene gevoel is dat deze klassieke benadering van macht niet meer toereikend is in de huidige tijd. De ster en triangel van May (2006) worden in dit onderzoek als alternatief gepresenteerd wetende dat dit conceptuele model tot dusver nog niet breed omarmd is in de wereld van beleid en wetenschap. Het empirische deel van dit onderzoek gaat in op de inbreng en invloed van bewoners in relatie tot stedelijke vernieuwing in de Amsterdamse Bijlmermeer. Nog niet eerder is er op basis van archief-, literatuur- en survey-onderzoek gekeken naar dit aspect van het grootschalige en complexe vernieuwingsproces in de Bijlmermeer dat momenteel in een eindfase verkeert. Van Beveren legt door middel van ‘mixed methods’ bloot hoe bewonersinbreng en -invloed in deze specifieke onderzoekscontext kan worden geduid. Ook komt hij tot ontnuchterende conclusies over bewonersparticipatie bij formele beleidsontwikkeling op landelijk en stedelijk niveau: conclusies die slecht te rijmen zijn met het ogenschijnlijk toenemende belang dat aan participatie wordt toegedicht in de vele debatten en onderzoeken over dit thema.
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Inleiding Tot Het Hoogovenproces - Moderne Ruwijzerproductie

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 Dit boek beschrijft het hoogovenproces voor productiepersoneel. Het hoogovenproces wordt aanvankelijk omschreven als het smelten van ijzererts. Geleidelijk aan verduidelijken de auteurs de fysische, chemische en metallurgische achtergronden. Procesproblemen en de oplossingen daarvoor worden vanuit die achtergronden beschreven. Optimalisatie van het proces wordt niet alleen bepaald door "Best Practice Transfer", maar vereist eveneens, dat de productiemedewerker begrijpt wat wel en wat niet werkt. In andere woorden: systematische verbetering is niet alleen afhankelijk van "know how", maar ook van "know why". Inleiding tot het Hoogovenproces is de Nederlandse vertaling van Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking: An Introduction - Third Edition. Een boek geschreven door operators, voor operators.
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Technology And Science For The Ships Of The Future - Proceedings Of Nav 2018: 19th International Conference On Ship & Maritime Research

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 Proceedings of NAV 2018 19th International Conference on Ship Maritime Research.
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Physics Of Metal-Nonmetal Transitions

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 Material undergoes the transformation from metal to non-metal or from non-metal to metal when environmental conditions, such as temperature and pressure, or the percentages of constituent components are changed. Such a transition is known as the metal-nonmetal M-NM transition.This book, The Physics of Metal Nonmetal Transitions, explores the mechanisms so far discovered which cause the M-NM transition and presents a systematic discussion of them. All the mechanisms are discussed in terms of energy bands, and the band theory is introduced and explained in chapter 2. Once chapters 1 and 2 have been assimilated, the remaining chapters can be
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Metabolic Diseases - Foundations Of Clinical Management, Genetics, And Pathology

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 The 2nd Edition of Metabolic Diseases provides readers with a completely updated description of the Foundations of Clinical Management, Genetics, and Pathology. A distinguished group of 31 expert authors has contributed 25 chapters as a tribute to Enid Gilbert-Barness and the late Lewis Barness--- both pioneers in this topic. Enid’s unique perspectives on the pathology of genetic disorders and Lew’s unsurpassed knowledge of metabolism integrated with nutrition have inspired the contributors to write interdisciplinary descriptions of generally rare, and always challenging, hereditary metabolic disorders. Discussions of these interesting genetic disorders are organized in the perspective of molecular abnormalities leading to morphologic disturbances with distinct pathology and clinical manifestations. The book emphasizes recent advances such as development of improved diagnostic methods and discovery of new, more effective therapies for many of the diseases. It includes optimal strategies for diagnosis and information on access to specialized laboratories for specific testing. The target audience is a wide variety of clinicians, including pediatricians, neonatologists, obstetricians, maternal-fetal specialists, internists, pathologists, geneticists, and laboratorians engaged in prenatal and/or neonatal screening. In addition, all scientists and health science professionals interested in metabolic diseases will find the comprehensive, integrated chapters informative on the latest discoveries. It is our hope that the 2nd Edition will open new avenues and vistas for our readers and that they will share with us the interest, excitement and passion of the research into all these challenging disorders.
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Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking - An Introduction (Third Edition, 2015)

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 An Introduction Third Edition 2015. This book describes the principles of the blast furnace process and especially the control of the process. As a starting point, the blast furnace is seen as a simple iron ore smelter, while gradually the physical, chemical and metallurgical background of the blast furnace process is clarified. The book focuses on the control of the blast furnace process with respect to thermal control, gas flow control and casthouse operation. In this book, all essential process details are described and a special focus is on optimization of coal injection. The optimization of the blast furnace process is not only
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The Case Of The Frozen Addicts - How The Solution Of A Medical Mystery Revolutionized The Understanding Of Parkinson’S Disease

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 How the Solution of a Medical MysteryRevolutionized the Understanding of Parkinsons Disease. In the summer of 1982, hospital emergency rooms in the San Francisco Bay Area were suddenly confronted with mysteriously frozen patients young men and women who, though conscious, could neither move nor speak. Doctors were baffled, until neurologist J. William Langston, recognizing the symptoms of advanced Parkinsons disease, administered L-dopa the only known effective treatment and unfroze his patient. Dr. Langston determined that this patient and five others had all used the same tainted batch of synthetic heroin, inadvertently laced
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