Modelling, Analysis, and Control of Networked Dynamical Systems By Ziyang Meng, Tao Yang, Karl H. Johansson
2021 | 177 Pages | ISBN: 3030846814 | EPUB | 13 MB
This monograph provides a comprehensive exploration of new tools for modelling, analysis, and control of networked dynamical systems. Expanding on the authors' previous work, this volume highlights how local exchange of information and cooperation among neighboring agents can lead to emergent global behaviors in a given networked dynamical system.Divided into four sections, the first part of the book begins with some preliminaries and the general networked dynamical model that is used throughout the rest of the book. The second part focuses on synchronization of networked dynamical systems, synchronization with non-expansive dynamics, periodic solutions of networked dynamical systems, and modulus consensus of cooperative-antagonistic networks. In the third section, the authors solve control problems with input constraint, large delays, and heterogeneous dynamics. The final section of the book is devoted to applications, studying control problems of spacecraft formation flying, multi-robot rendezvous, and energy resource coordination of power networks.Modelling, Analysis, and Control of Networked Dynamical Systemswill appeal to researchers and graduate students interested in control theory and its applications, particularly those working in networked control systems, multi-agent systems, and cyber-physical systems. This volume can also be used in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on networked control systems and multi-agent systems.

Mockito Made Clear
English | 2023 | ISBN: 9798888650127 | 88 pages | EPUB | 2.88 MB
Mockito is the most popular framework in the Java world for automating unit testing with dependencies. Learn the Mockito API and how and when to use stubs, mocks, and spies. On a deeper level, discover why the framework does what it does and how it can simplify unit testing in Java. Using Mockito, you'll be able to isolate the code you want to test from the behavior or state of external dependencies without coding details of the dependency. You'll gain insights into the Mockito API, save time when unit testing, and have confidence in your Java programs.

Mission AI: The New System Technology
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031214471 | 410 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 11 MB
This open access book offers a strategic perspective on AI and the process of embedding it in society. ​After decades of research, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now entering society at large. Due to its general purpose character, AI will change society in multiple, fundamental and unpredictable ways. Therefore, the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) characterizes AI as a system technology: a rare type of technologies that have a systemic impact on society. Earlier system technologies include electricity, the combustion engine and the computer. The history of these technologies provides us with useful insights about what it takes to direct the introduction of AI in society. The WRR identifies five key tasks to structurally work on this process: demystification, contextualisation, engagement, regulation and positioning. By clarifying what AI is (demystification), creating a functional ecosystem (contextualisation), involving diverse stakeholders (engagement), developing directive frameworks (regulation) and engaging internationally (positioning), societies can meaningfully influence how AI settles. Collectively, these activities steer the process of co-development between technology and society, and each representing a different path to safeguard public values. Mission AI - The New System Technology was originally published as an advisory report for the government of the Netherlands. The strategic analysis and the outlined recommendations are, however, relevant to every government and organization that aims to take up 'misson AI' and embed this newest system technology in our world.

Microprocessors and Microcomputer-Based System Design By Mohamed Rafiquzzaman
1995 | 991 Pages | ISBN: 0849344751 | PDF | 23 MB
Microprocessors and Microcomputer-Based System Design, Second Edition, builds on the concepts of the first edition. It discusses the basics of microprocessors, various 32-bit microprocessors, the 8085 microprocessor, the fundamentals of peripheral interfacing, and Intel and Motorola microprocessors. This edition includes new topics such as floating-point arithmetic, Program Array Logic, and flash memories. It covers the popular Intel 80486/80960 and Motorola 68040 as well as the Pentium and PowerPC microprocessors. The final chapter presents system design concepts, applying the design principles covered in previous chapters to sample problems.

Mexican Sorcery: A Practical Guide to Brujeria de Rancho by Laura Davila
English | February 1st, 2023 | ISBN: 1578637813 | 224 pages | True EPUB | 3.02 MB
Spell work, spiritual cleansing, herbal magic, how to protect against the Evil Eye, and cast, break, and avert hexes and curses.

Mexican Fauna in the Anthropocene
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031172760 | 1026 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 78 MB
This contributed volume presents an analysis of the current conservation status of major faunal groups in Mexico. The chapters describe a prognosis of future challenges, and also explore the expanding threats inherent in the Anthropocene within the context of the unique physical, biological and cultural aspects of the nation. Covering 27 chapters, and written by Mexican and international authors, this book analyzes a wide range of vertebrate and invertebrate animal taxa, their ecosystems and the critical processes related to their present conservation status. This volume is an important reference material for researchers, conservationists and students interested in the biological and ecological processes shaping the Mexican fauna.

Metaverse For Dummies by Ian Khan
English | February 22nd, 2023 | ISBN: 1119933870 | 304 pages | True EPUB | 4.21 MB
Your first step to understanding what the metaverse is all about

Julie Rennie, "Metabolic Clock Cookbook: Speed Up Your Metabolism and Lose Weight Easily"
English | ISBN: 1921295678 | 2014 | 176 pages | EPUB | 33 MB
Discover what to eat, and when, to speed up your metabolism and lose weight easily. Using the core principles of the successful The Metabolic Clock healthy life plan, The Metabolic Clock Cookbook is filled with recipes that are designed to speed up your metabolism and improve your health.

Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt, "Maya: Amazing Inventions You Can Build Yourself Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 1936749610 | 2011 | 128 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
Revised in 2012 Maya: Amazing Inventions You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 912 to the world of the ancient Maya, the most advanced and mysterious civilization of the New World. From ceremonial masks to hieroglyphics, and calendars to musical instruments, Maya: Amazing Inventions You Can Build Yourself gives readers a chance to experience how the Maya lived, cooked, worshipped, entertained themselves, and interacted with their neighbors through hands on building projects that use common household supplies. Detailed step-by-step instructions for each project are combined with historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and trivia. Together they give kids a first-hand look at daily life in ancient Mesoamerica.

Candace Johnson, "Maternal Transition: A North-South Politics of Pregnancy and Childbirth "
English | ISBN: 0415745101 | 2014 | 242 pages | EPUB | 657 KB
What are the political dimensions that are revealed in women's preferences for health care during pregnancy and childbirth? The answers to this question vary from one community to the next, and often from woman to the next, although the trends in the Global North and South are strikingly different.