Modular Robots Theory and Practice
Modular Robots: Theory and Practice (Research on Intelligent Manufacturing)
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9811650063 | 197 Pages | PDF | 5 MB
This book introduces the latest advances in modular robotics, and presents a unified geometric framework for modeling, analysis, and design of modular robots, including kinematics, dynamics, calibration, and configuration optimization. Supplementing the main content with a wealth of illustrations, the book offers a valuable guide for researchers, engineers and graduate students in the fields of mechatronics, robotics, and automation who wish to learn about the theory and practice of modular robots.


Misinformation in Referenda
Misinformation in Referenda by Sandrine Baume, Véronique Boillet, Vincent Martenet
2020 | ISBN: 0367224038 | English | 336 pages | PDF | 7 MB
The book identifies the impact of misinformation in the context of referenda. While the notion of misinformation is at the centre of current events and is the subject of several studies, it has rarely been addressed in the context of referenda or from a multidisciplinary and comparative perspective. This book fills this gap. Different legal orders have been chosen because of their extensive referendum practices (California and Switzerland); a recent legislative process on the issue of misinformation (Germany, France, and Canada); or recent experience with a vote during which it was considered that false information had been disseminated (Brexit, Catalan independence, and Italian constitutional referendum of 2016). By bringing together authors from the political and legal sciences, the book focuses on combining the expertise of researchers from different backgrounds and origins in order to propose innovative solutions. In this regard, the book is characterized by the fact that it does not aim to combat misinformation per se, but develops suggestions meant to guarantee the conditions of formation of the political will during referenda.


Mineral Resource Governance and Human Development in Ghana (Routledge Studies in African Development)
Mineral Resource Governance and Human Development in Ghana (Routledge Studies in African Development) by Felix Danso
2020 | ISBN: 0367437546, 0367507188 | English | 138 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This book investigates how mineral resources can be governed to promote people-centred development in Ghana, focusing on the three main human development variables: living standards, education and health.


Minding the Future Artificial Intelligence, Philosophical Visions and Science Fiction
Minding the Future: Artificial Intelligence, Philosophical Visions and Science Fiction
English | 2021 | ISBN: 3030642682 | 292 Pages | PDF EPUB | 3 MB
Bringing together literary scholars, computer scientists, ethicists, philosophers of mind, and scholars from affiliated disciplines, this collection of essays offers important and timely insights into the pasts, presents, and, above all, possible futures of Artificial Intelligence.


Milestones in the Evolving Theory of Evolution
Milestones in the Evolving Theory of Evolution
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367903334 | 344 Pages | PDF | 6 MB
The book illustrates how Darwin's theory has evolved, about the development of the biological world before Darwin, and great changes that took place with the incorporation of statistics, and after Darwin's death of genetics and mathematics. The formation of 'Modern Synthesis', protein electrophoresis, Discovery of DNA opened new avenues for the study of evolution.


Micro-Nano Surface Functionalization of Materials and Thin Films for Optical Applications
Micro-Nano Surface Functionalization of Materials and Thin Films for Optical Applications by Ramón Escobar-Galindo
English | PDF | 2021 | 89 Pages | ISBN : N/A | 25.2 MB
This book contains the articles collected for the Special Issue entitled Micro-Nano Surface Functionalization of Materials and Thin Films for Optical Applications in the journal Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). These selected articles provide a meaningful overview of recent advances and concepts beyond the state-of-the-art regarding surface functionalization of materials and deposition of thin films to be used in optical applications. The aim was to cover all relevant aspects of the topic (simulation, design, fabrication, characterization and applications) with a special emphasis on non-conventional methods for surface modification of materials, combinations of mature fabrication routes with emerging technologies (i.e., additive manufacturing) and large-area fabrication concepts to pave the way to industrial utilization of the developed materials. This overview comprises the recent work of reputed scientists from Germany, Austria, Spain and India.

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Metropolitan Landscapes
Metropolitan Landscapes: Towards a Shared Construction of the Resilient City of the Future
English | 2021 | ISBN: 303074423X | 197 Pages | PDF | 12 MB
This edited volume covers many aspects of the Metropolitan Landscapes. Solutions are needed to meet the demand of the citizens of a renewed metropolitan region landscape. It opens up discussions about possible toolkits for strategic actions based on understanding the territory from geographical, urban, architectural, economic, environmental, and public policy perspectives. This book intends to promote the Metropolitan dwelling quality, ensuring human well-being proposing a discussion on the resilient articulation of the interface space among the city's infrastructure, agriculture, and nature.