Are There Laws Of Innovation?
by Lawrence Juen-yee Lau;Yanyan Xiong;
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9811251177 | 245 pages | True PDF EPUB | 63.78 MB
Beyond real GDP, innovative capacity is an important indicator of the economic strength of a nation. By studying innovative capacity and other indicators of success in innovation across the Group-of-Seven (G7) Countries, the East Asian Newly Industrialised Economies (EANIEs) and Mainland China, this book will systematically establish a positive relationship between innovation outputs and inputs of different economies. In doing so, it seeks to answer the question - are there laws of innovation? It seeks to identify the determinants of innovation at the economy-wide level, ascertain whether these determinants are similar across different economies, and find suitable metrics for comparing relative success in innovation across different economies. It concludes that innovation, rather than being a stroke of good fortune, comes from research and development activities conducted over a long period of time, and sheds light on future trends and areas for further research.

Architectures of Weaving: From Fibers and Yarns to Scaffolds and Skins
by Christiane Sauer
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3868597395 | 224 pages | PDF | 18.82 MB
Architectures of Weaving reimagines the art of weaving as the combined result of fiber techniques and cultural practice. Addressing today's urgent energetic and environmental challenges, the book explores new approaches for resilient and adaptable material systems by examining the boundaries between softness and rigidity, material and shape, and functionality and structure. With the aim of fostering interdisciplinary research and developing sustainable practices, this thoughtfully designed book assembles contributions by practitioners and theoreticians working in the fields of anthropology, architecture, art, biology, cultural history, design, materials science, and textile technology.

Archaeology In Antarctica
by Andrés Zarankin
English | 2022 | ISBN: 036719239X | 279 pages | True PDF | 9.32 MB
Archaeology in Antarctica outlines the history of archaeology in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic.

Approximate Computing and its Impact on Accuracy, Reliability and Fault-Tolerance
by Gennaro S. Rodrigues, Fernanda L. Kastensmidt, Alberto Bosio
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3031157168 | 137 pages | True PDF EPUB | 15.94 MB
This book introduces the concept of approximate computing for software and hardwaredesigns and its impact on the reliability of embedded systems. It presents approximatecomputing methods and proposes approximate fault tolerance techniques applied toprogrammable hardware and embedded software to provide reliability at lowcomputational costs. The book also presents fault tolerance techniques based onapproximate computing, thus presenting how approximate computing can be applied tosafety-critical systems.

From Magnetic to Bioactive Materials
by Rainer Pöttgen, Thomas Jüstel, Cristian A. Strassert
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3110738376 | 526 pages | True PDF EPUB | 413.05 MB
This work provides the broad range of applications of inorganic compounds. Due to their well defined properties they play an important role in many fields either on a large scale in our daily life or as niche products. Experts from industry and academia present the vast amount of distinguished materials focusing on their synthesis and function. Volume 2 covers e.g. electronic, magnetic, biomedical, carbon- and sulfur-based materials and ceramics.

From Energy Storage to Photofunctional Materials
by Rainer Pöttgen, Thomas Jüstel, Cristian A. Strassert
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3110798786 | 526 pages | True PDF EPUB | 27.41 MB
This work provides the broad range of applications of inorganic compounds. Due to their well defined properties they play an important role in many fields either on a large scale in our daily life or as niche products. Experts from industry and academia present the vast amount of distinguished materials focusing on their synthesis and function.

From Construction Materials to Technical Gases
by Rainer Pöttgen, Thomas Jüstel, Cristian A. Strassert
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3110738147 | 384 pages | True PDF EPUB | 390.98 MB
This work provides the broad range of applications of inorganic compounds. Due to their well defined properties they play an important role in many fields either on a large scale in our daily life or as niche products. Experts from industry and academia present the vast amount of distinguished materials focusing on their synthesis and function.

Apples; Preharvest and Postharvest Technology
by Rafiya Mushtaq
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1032145560 | 345 pages | True PDF | 6.21 MB
Due to polymorphism, apples have extraordinary diversity. Depending on variety, apple fruits can differ in color, shade or size; apples even can be oval or pear-shaped. There are more than 10,000 varieties of apple, which vary in taste, shape, juiciness, texture, color, firmness and other qualities. For these reasons, apples have been diversely studied, and many improvements have been made such as the introduction of high density cropping; rootstock breeding; or varietal development. Therefore it is important to understand and document the production methods adopted and implemented in recent times for harvesting maximum benefits of the crop. Apples: Preharvest and Postharvest Technology documents production practices along with detailed illustration on varieties, rootstocks, important cultural practices and post-harvest management. This book will serve as a complete guide for apple production from farm to fork and will help students, scholars, researchers and scientists working in this domain. The book will also help growers all over the world to understand best practices for apple production, to harvest maximum yields, and in turn, to increase their returns.

Animal Biographies
by ric Baratay;
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0820362182 | 224 pages | True EPUB | 5.92 MB
What would we learn if animals could tell their own stories? Éric Baratay, a pioneering researcher in animal histories in France, applies his knowledge of historical methodologies to give voice to some of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries' most interesting animals. He offers brief yet innovative accounts of these animals' lives in a way that challenges the reader's thinking about animals.

Anarchic Agreements
by Ruth Kinna
English | 2022 | ISBN: 162963963X | 113 pages | True PDF | 6.27 MB
A new world is possible and not just in our hearts. Anarchic Agreements is a quintessential field guide for the revolution, answering the practical questions often left out of works of political theory and philosophy. How do leaderless groups organize? How might they create constitutions, balance power and write protocols? How do group cultures and institutions maintain coalitions? This urgent and inspiring how-to is the product of more than twenty years of research. Designed explicitly for everyday use, it contains lived examples, illustrations throughout, and text from current horizontally organized constitutions. These documents illustrate the never-ending process of developing community and keeping collaborations alive in the fairest ways possible. Written by dedicated anarchist scholars and organizers, and based on the widely popular Anarchic Agreements pamphlet series, this book facilitates grassroots activism and provides methods to improve and streamline decision making. It is an inspiring celebration of the novel, complex and flexible constitutions Anarchists have created over time. This book shows how to realize another world, collectively without domination, while leaving the future open to infinite other possibilities.