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This book is a tribute to Professor Pedro Gil, who created the Department of Statistics, OR and TM at the University of Oviedo, and a former President of the Spanish Society of Statistics and OR (SEIO). In more than eighty original contributions, it illustrates the extent to which Mathematics can help manage uncertainty, a factor that is inherent to real life. Today it goes without saying that, in order to model experiments and systems and to analyze related outcomes and data, it is necessary to consider formal ideas and develop scientific approaches and techniques for dealing with uncertainty

Harmful algal blooms HABs blooms that cause fish kills contaminate seafood with toxins or cause human or ecological health impacts and harm to local economies are occurring more often in more places and lasting longer than in past decades This expansion is primarily the result of human activities through increased nutrient inputs and various aspects of climate change The Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms GEOHAB programme promoted international collaboration to understand HAB population dynamics in various oceanographic regimes and to improve the prediction of HABs This volume introduces readers to the overarching framework of the GEOHAB programme factors contributing to the global expansion of harmful algal blooms the complexities of HABs in different habitats and the forward looking issues to be tackled by the next generation of GEOHAB GlobalHAB The programme brought together an international team of contributingscientists and ecosystem managers and its outcomes will greatly benefit the international research community

This book documents the effects of natural hazards on coastal ecosystems in detail The sea is an indispensable component of the Earth system and human societies obtain many goods and services from the marine environment Global warming threatens marine ecosystems through seawater temperature rise acidification sea level rise and the increased frequency of severe storms The repeated effects of tsunamis also have major impacts on coastal ecosystems Increases in population and industry activities along the coast cause the degradation of coastal ecosystems through direct and indirect uses of the environment such as reclamation overexploitation of bioresources and pollution Given these facts we need to improve our understanding of the physical chemical and biological mechanisms characterizing marine ecosystems in order to better measure the effects of anthropogenic and natural impacts on the sea and its ecosystems Equipped with a comprehensive understanding of the sea including the effects of the main pressures on it we will have a better idea of the future state of the sea based on several scenarios of global warming The 16th France Japan Symposium on Marine Science focused on using advances in oceanography to better understand the current status of the sea

Quantum Optics for Engineers provides a transparent and methodical introduction to quantum optics via the Dirac's bra-ket notation with an emphasis on practical applications and basic aspects of quantum mechanics such as Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and Schrodinger's equation. Self-contained and using mainly first-year calculus and algebra tools, the book: * Illustrates the interferometric quantum origin of fundamental optical principles such as diffraction, refraction, and reflection * Provides a transparent introduction, via Dirac's notation, to the probability amplitude of quantum entanglement * Explains applications of the probability amplitude of quantum entanglement to optical communications, quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation, and quantum computing. Quantum Optics for Engineers is succinct, transparent, and practical, revealing the intriguing world of quantum entanglement via many practical examples. Ample illustrations are used throughout its presentation and the theory is presented in a methodical, detailed approach

¿Por qué sabemos tan pocas matemáticas? ¿Cuál es el coste social e individual de esta ignorancia? Para que entendamos mejor sus argumentos sobre los grandes números y las probabilidades, el autor recurre a divertidas y cotidianas anecdotas ilustrativas. Comprendemos entonces sin esfuerzo por que nos empeñamos en jugar a la loteria o en acudir a astrologos y adivinos, por que suspendemos viajes por temor a atentados terroristas, no sabemos cuadrar una cuenta bancaria o consideramos irrelevante la diferencia entre millones y billones en los presupuestos del Estado. En suma, un libro que nos descubre las ventajas de llevar una existencia algo menos anumerica.

Nowhere on Earth is the challenge for ecological understanding greater, and yet more urgent, than in those parts of the globe where human activity is most intense - cities. People need to understand how cities work as ecological systems so they can take control of the vital links between human actions and environmental quality, and work for an ecologically and economically sustainable future. An ecosystem approach integrates biological, physical and social factors and embraces historical and geographical dimensions, providing our best hope for coping with the complexity of cities.This book is a first of its kind effort to bring together leaders in the biological, physical and social dimensions of urban ecosystem research with leading education researchers, administrators and practitioners, to show how an understanding of urban ecosystems is vital for urban dwellers to grasp the fundamentals of ecological and environmental science, and to understand their own environment.

Exogenous Priming and Engineering of Plant Metabolic and Regulatory Genes Stress Mitigation Strategies in Plants provides insights into metabolic adjustment their regulation and the regulatory networks involved in plants responding to stress situations It contains comprehensive information combining mechanistic priming and engineering approaches from the conventional to those recently developed In addition the book addresses seed priming tolerance mechanisms pre and post treatment as well as sensory response and genetic manipulation From basic concepts to modern technologies and prevailing policies readers will find this book useful in enhancing their understanding of the area as well as helping in identifying approaches for future research

Known for its comprehensive coverage and up-to-date literature citations, this classic text provides students and instructors with the most complete coverage available of radiation detection and measurement.Over the decade that has passed since the publication of the 3rd edition, technical developments continue to enhance the instruments and techniques available for the detection and spectroscopy of ionizing radiation. The Fourth Edition of this invaluable resource incorporates the latest developments and cutting-edge technologies to make this the most up-to-date guide to the field available:? Covers many new materials that are emerging as scintillators that can achieve energy resolution that is better by a factor of two compared with traditional materials? Presents new material on ROC curves, micropattern gas detectors, new sensors for scintillation light, thick film semiconductors, and digital techniques in detector pulse processing

In this book, Tal Ben-Shahar introduces a new interdisciplinary field of study that is dedicated to exploring happiness. The study of happiness ought not be left to psychologists alone. Philosophers, theologians, biologists, economists, and scholars from other disciplines have explored ways of attaining happiness, and to do justice to this important pursuit, we ought to listen to their words and experiment with their prescriptions. Not only does the field of happiness studies embrace different disciplines, it also approaches happiness as a multifaceted and multidimensional variable that includes five parts which form the acronym SPIRE:Spiritual wellbeingPhysical wellbeingIntellectual wellbeingRelational wellbeingEmotional wellbeingThis book addresses each of these elements of happiness, explains them, and addresses practical ways for their cultivation.

An excellent, concise, and interdisciplinary overview of different classes of emerging pollutants arising, for example, from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, personal care products, and industrial chemicals and their impact on water, soil, and air. Following an introduction to chemical pollutants, with special attention focused on organic compounds and their properties, the book goes on to describe major emerging pollutants grouped according to their applications in different sectors of industrial or economic activity. For each type of compound, the chemical structure, main properties, and source are presented, along with their fate in the environment as pollutants, the latest analytical methods for detection, possible health or ecology consequences, as well as current regulatory laws. New developments, such as nanotechnology as a pollution source, are also included. The book closes with a chapter devoted to conclusions and future perspectives.

Volumén I. 1. Factores de conversión y simbolos matemáticos. 2. Datos físicos y químicos. 3. Matemáticas. 4. Termodinámica. 5. Transferencia de calor y materia. 6. Dinámica de fluidos y partículas. 7. Cinetica de las reacciones. Volumen II. 8. Control de procesos. 9. Economia de los procesos. 10. Transporte y almacenamiento de fluidos. 11. Equipos de transmision de calor. 12. Psicrometria, enfriamiento por evaporacion y secado de solidos. 13. Destilacion. Volumen III. 14. Absorcion de gases y diseño de sistemas gas-liquido. 15. Extraccion liquido-liquido. 16. Absorcion e intercambio ionico. 17. Operaciones gas-solido y equipos. 18. Operaciones liquido-solido y equipos. 19. Equipos y operaciones solido-solido. 20. Reduccion y aumento de tamaño. 21. Manejo de solidos a granel, embalaje de solidos y envasados de liquidos. Volumen IV. 22. Procesos de separacion alternativos. 23. Reactores quimicos. 24. Ingenieria bioquimica. 25. Gestion de residuos. 26. Seguridad en los procesos. 27. Recursos energeticos. 28. Materiales de construccion. 29. Maquinaria de procesos y accionamientos. 30. Analisis del funcionamiento de plantas."

The book presents a broad overview of emerging smart grid technologies and communication systems offering a helpful guide for future research in the field of electrical engineering and communication engineering It explores recent advances in several computing technologies and their performance evaluation and addresses a wide range of topics such as the essentials of smart grids for fifth generation 5G communication systems It also elaborates the role of emerging communication systems such as 5G internet of things IoT IEEE 802 15 4 and cognitive radio networks in smart grids The book includes detailed surveys and case studies on current trends in smart grid systems and communications for smart metering and monitoring smart grid energy storage systems modulations and waveforms for 5G networks As such it will be of interest to practitioners and researchers in the field of smart grid and communication infrastructures alike