A Weighted Residual Approach
Anh Le van, University of Nantes, France.
June 2024
Contact in Structural Mechanics treats the problem of contact in the context of large deformations and the Coulomb friction law. The proposed formulation is based on a weak form that generalizes the classical principle of virtual powers in the sense that t... (Read more)
Christian Lardier, IFHE.
June 2024
The OKB-586/Yuzhnoye design office, located in Dnipro, Ukraine, has developed a large number of military rockets, space launchers and satellites, including the Cosmos and Intercosmos series. Thousands of Yuzhnoye rockets and satellites have been mass-produ... (Read more)
Application and Practice
Jean-Michel Réveillac, University of Burgundy, France.
June 2024
Subtractive sound synthesis is one of the most widely used techniques in electronic music and in many analog synthesizers since the early 1960s. It is based on a simple principle, but its operation is complex, involving many parameters. It can be enhanced ... (Read more)
Edited by
Devasis Pradhan, Acharya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India.
Prasanna Kumar Sahu, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, India.
Hla Myo Tun, Yangon Technological University (YTU), Myanmar, Burma.
Prasenjit Chatterjee, MCKV Institute of Engineering, West Bengal, India.
June 2024
Artificial and Cognitive Computing for Sustainable Healthcare Systems in Smart Cities delves into the transformative potential of artificial and cognitive computing in the realm of healthcare systems, maintaining a specific emphasis on sustainability. ... (Read more)
Microelectronic Components
Alain Vignes, École des Mines de Nancy, France.
June 2024
Silicon is the material of the digital revolution, of solar energy and of digital photography, which has revolutionized both astronomy and medical imaging. It is also the material of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), indispensable components of smart ... (Read more)
Microelectronic Chips, Solar Cells, MEMS
Alain Vignes, École des Mines de Nancy, France.
June 2024
Silicon is the material of the digital revolution, of solar energy and of digital photography, which has revolutionized both astronomy and medical imaging. It is also the material of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), indispensable components of smart ... (Read more)
Various Approaches in the Field of Social and Human Sciences
Edited by
Jean-Pierre Briffaut, Institut Mines-Télécom, France.
June 2024
Awareness of complexity in science and technology dates back to the 1970s. However, all social systems tend to develop structures that become more complex over time, be it within families, tribes, cities, states, or societal and economic organizations. ... (Read more)
Edited by
Émilie Kohlmann, University of Grenoble Alpes, France.
June 2024
The use of digital technology in our societies is growing to meet the ever-increasing challenges of data collection, raising awareness, education and understanding nature. Artificial intelligence, for example, appears to be the answer to collecting massive... (Read more)
Design and Sizing Algorithms
Abdelhanine Benallou, Consultant.
June 2024
The last few decades have seen huge developments in the use of concentrated solar power plants, communications technologies (mobile telephony and 5G networks), the nuclear sector with its small modular reactors and concentrated solar power stations. These ... (Read more)
Theoretical Perspectives and Leads for Sustaining Students’ Writing
Dyanne Escorcia, Clermont Auvergne University, France.
June 2024
Students’ difficulties in producing texts that meet the requirements of academic writing are a recurring concern for teaching staff and those responsible for university courses. Various initiatives are currently being taken, mainly at undergraduate level... (Read more)
Governance, Urbanization and Alignment
Daniel Alban, Paris Descartes University (2005–2017), France.
Philippe Eynaud, Sorbonne Business School, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France.
Jean-Loup Richet, IAE Paris-Sorbonne, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France.
Claudio Vitari, Aix-Marseille University, France.
June 2024
Information Systems Management is intended to sensitize the heads of organizations to the issues raised by information systems (IS). Through its pedagogical presentation, this book ensures that issues related to IS are not left solely to the experts in the... (Read more)
Linear Ordinary and Functional Differential Equations
Henri Bourlès, SATIE Laboratory (CNAM/ENS Paris-Saclay), France.
June 2024
The theory of dynamic systems is addressed in this book in accordance with the “modern” approach, heir to algebraic analysis, which has been implemented since the last decade of the 20th century. After a reminder of the evolution of the representati... (Read more)
Management Factors, Processes and Devices
Edited by
Guy Parmentier, University of Grenoble Alpes, France.
May 2024
Creativity, whether individual or collective, is often approached without taking into account organizational processes, routines and management systems. However, in today’s constantly changing world, developing creativity at all levels of an organization... (Read more)
Edited by
Émilie Ruiz, University of Savoie Mont Blanc and IREGE, France.
May 2024
Creativity has become a major issue for organizations and their managers alike. While it is acknowledged that creative capability exists within organizations, we tend to focus solely on what fosters it, thus neglecting creativity in contexts of openness. ... (Read more)
From Theoretical Endeavors to Computational Electromagnetics Signal, Processing, Antenna Design, and Field Applications
Edited by
Mohammed Serhir, CentraleSupélec Gif-sur-Yvette and SONDRA CentraleSupélec ONERA NUS DSO Research Alliance, France.
Dominique Lesselier, CNRS Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
May 2024
This book offers an overview of modern advances in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for the reader hoping to understand comprehensive electromagnetic culture, combining instrumental development of radar, signal processing, imaging, and calibration/correction... (Read more)
Edited by
Corinne Fournier, University of Jean Monnet, France.
Olivier Haeberlé, University of Haute-Alsace, France.
May 2024
Optical imaging of biological systems has undergone spectacular development in recent years, producing a quantity and a quality of information that, just twenty years ago, could only be dreamed of by physicists, biologists and physicians. Unconventional... (Read more)
From Genetic Engineering to Enzymatic or Fermentation Engineering
Joël Fleurence, University of Nantes, France.
May 2024
Developed over several decades, the concept of aquatic biotechnology refers to aquatic organisms, be they of animal or plant origin. It involves transforming biological resources into products for human and animal consumption. The emergence of transgenic f... (Read more)
Transient, Spectral, and Polarimetric Analysis
Edited by
Takuya Funatomi, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan.
Takahiro Okabe, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan.
May 2024
Most cameras are inherently designed to mimic what is seen by the human eye: they have three channels of RGB and can achieve up to around 30 frames per second (FPS). However, some cameras are designed to capture other modalities: some may have the ability ... (Read more)
Edited by
Dmitri Koroliouk, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Ukraine.
Sergiy Lyashko, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Nikolaos Limnios, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France.
May 2024
Mathematical methods in engineering are characterized by a wide range of techniques for approaching various problems. Moreover, completely different analysis techniques can be applied to the same problem, which is justified by the difference in specific ap... (Read more)
Working at High Strain Rates, Forming, Sintering, Joining and Welding
Maurice Leroy, University of Nantes, France.
May 2024
This book studies the flow of materials and the influence of strain rates on the relationship between imposed stresses and the dynamic deformations obtained. It provides applications for shaping, molecular molding, shrink-fit assembly and welding, includin... (Read more)
Theory as Practice
Edited by
Valérie Charolles, LACI (Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Critical Anthropology), France.
Élise Lamy-Rested, Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia.
May 2024
In the space of a century, technologies have acquired unprecedented power. The result of these developments is a new form of the world. These transformations test our capacities and generate new crises with multiple issues at stake. Drawing on the lesso... (Read more)
Laurent Menut, CNRS and Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique in Paris, France.
May 2024
This book describes the main concepts used to develop and implement chemistry-transport models to calculate the evolution of regional air pollution. Since physico-chemical principles are already widely presented in various works, the perspective chosen ... (Read more)
Mathematical Models and Algorithms to Study Evolution
Edited by
Gilles Didier, Institut Montpellierain Alexander Grothendieck (IMAG), France.
Stéphane Guindon, Robotics and Microelectronics Laboratory of Montpellier (LIRMM), France.
May 2024
Biological evolution is the phenomenon concerning how species are born, are transformed or disappear over time. Its study relies on sophisticated methods that involve both mathematical modeling of the biological processes at play and the design of efficien... (Read more)
Applications
Jean-Claude André, ENSIC and CNRS, France.
May 2024
Inventing isn’t easy! After identifying and presenting the 12 “valleys of death”, the real obstacles limiting the transition from an original idea to an innovative one, including the notion of socially responsible research, Knowledge Production Modes... (Read more)
Theory and Practice – New Approaches
Edited by
Yiannis Dimotikalis, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece.
Christos H. Skiadas, Technical University of Crete, Greece.
May 2024
The book is a collective work by a number of leading scientists, analysts, engineers, mathematicians and statisticians who have been working at the forefront of data analysis and related applications, arising from data science, operations research, enginee... (Read more)
Techniques and Quantitative Methods for Health
Edited by
Hélène Ratiney, CNRS and CREATIS laboratory, France.
Olivier Beuf, CNRS and CREATIS laboratory, France.
May 2024
After a review of the essential concepts of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), The Challenges of MRI presents the recent techniques and methods of MRI and resulting medical applications. These techniques provide access to information that goes well beyond a... (Read more)
Comparing Regional Integrations
Edited by
Pierre Beckouche, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France.
Yann Richard, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France.
May 2024
On the world map, macro-regions or global regions have gradually emerged, with varying degrees of success and following different trajectories. The authors of this book attempt to determine whether, within the context of globalization, these macro-regions ... (Read more)
Scientific and Practical Educational Issues in the Mediterranean
Edited by
Angela Barthes, University of Aix-Marseille, France.
Catherine Cibien, UNESCO’s Man (MAB), France.
Bruno Romagny, National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, France.
March 2024
Since 1971, UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme has embraced a number of principles that link the political, scientific and academic spheres. Biosphere Reserves and Sustainable Development Goals 1 presents these areas as privileged spaces f... (Read more)
Issues, Tensions, Processes and Governance in the Mediterranean
Edited by
Angela Barthes, University of Aix-Marseille, France.
Catherine Cibien, UNESCO’s Man (MAB), France.
Bruno Romagny, National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, France.
March 2024
Since 1971, UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme has embraced a number of principles that link the political, scientific and academic spheres. Biosphere Reserves and Sustainable Development Goals 2 is a reminder of the fundamental issues inv... (Read more)
Edited by
Aline Courie-Lemeur, University of Versailles, France.
March 2024
Resilience in healthcare organizations is a complex issue, involving all stakeholders in the healthcare field. It is a highly topical issue, even more so in the wake of the recent health crisis. This book explores the impact of collective intelligence o... (Read more)
Questioning the Economic Model
Marie-France Vernier, ESDES Lyon Business School, France.
March 2024
Successive IPCC reports consistently stress the devastating impact of human activity on the climate. An ecological transition seems essential to modify our economic and social system, while meeting the needs of current and future generations. As the mai... (Read more)
Role of Institutions and Local Actors
Edited by
Martine Brasseur, Paris Cité University and CEDAG, France.
Annie Bartoli, Paris-Saclay University, France.
Didier Chabaud, IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School, France.
Pascal Grouiez, Paris Cité University and LADYSS, France.
Gilles Rouet, Paris Cité University, France.
March 2024
Inequalities and other “social fractures” mark our contemporary economies and societies. While global approaches may have long been sufficient in the past, the focus today is on how local dynamics can make inclusion possible. This two-volume collect... (Read more)
Francis Piriou, L2EP and University of Lille, France.
Stéphane Clénet, ENSAM and L2EP, France.
March 2024
Numerical modeling now plays a central role in the design and study of electromagnetic systems. In the field of devices operating in low frequency, it is the finite element method that has come to the fore in recent decades. Today, it is widely used by eng... (Read more)
Biology of Catalytic RNA
Benoît Masquida,CNRS and University of Strasbourg, France.
Fabrice Leclerc, CNRS and Paris-Saclay University, France.
March 2024
Behind the neologism “ribozymes” lies a family of fascinating molecules, ribo-enzymes, which have been relatively little studied. These catalytically active RNAs are found in all strata of life, from viruses to the human genome. At the end of the 19... (Read more)
Use Cases
Edited by
François Pinet, French National Research Institute for Agriculture, France.
Mireille Batton-Hubert, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint- Étienne, France.
Eric Desjardin, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France.
March 2024
Geographical data often contains imperfections associated with insufficient precision, errors or incompleteness. If these imperfections are not identified, taken into account and controlled when using the data, the potential for errors may arise, leading t... (Read more)
New Aspects
Volodymyr Makarov, University of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Nataliya Mayko, University of Kyiv, Ukraine.
March 2024
This book is devoted to the construction and study of approximate methods for solving mathematical physics problems in canonical domains. It focuses on obtaining weighted a priori estimates of the accuracy of these methods while also considering the influe... (Read more)
An Operation Research Perspective
Edited by
Rajdeep Chakraborty, Chandigarh University, India.
Anupam Ghosh, Netaji Subhash Engineering College in Kolkata, India.
Jyotsna Kumar Mandal, University of Kalyani, India.
Tanupriya Choudhury, University in Pune, India.
Prasenjit Chatterjee, MCKV Institute of Engineering, India.
March 2024
This book pioneers the synergy between state-of-the-art edge computing technologies and the power of operations research. It comprehensively explores real-world applications, demonstrating how various operations’ research techniques enhance edge computin... (Read more)
Concepts
Jean-Claude André, ENSIC and CNRS, France.
March 2024
Inventing isn’t easy! In this book, twelve “valleys of death” are identified which, following a linear approach, correspond to the various obstacles that limit the various passages from an original idea to invention, and then to industrial innovation... (Read more)
Theory and Overview
Jean-Michel Réveillac, University of Burgundy, France.
March 2024
Subtractive sound synthesis has been one of the most widely used techniques in electronic music and for many analog synthesizers since the early 1960s. It is based on a simple principle, but its operation remains complex, involving many parameters. It c... (Read more)
Eugenius Warming (1841–1924)
Patrick Matagne, University of Paris VII, France.
March 2024
This book presents a biography of the Danish botanist Eugen Warming. As the author of a treatise on ecology that brought him international recognition, he was able to inspire the first generation of 20th-century European and American ecologists. His inn... (Read more)
Analog Circuits
Christian Gontrand, INL/INSA Lyon, France.
March 2024
At the end of the Second World War, a new technological trend was born: integrated electronics. This trend relied on the enormous rise of integrable electronic devices. Analog Devices and Circuits is composed of two volumes: the first deals with analog ... (Read more)
Edited by
Marianne Sarazin, École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne, France.
March 2024
Undeniable, inescapable, exhilarating and breaking free from the exclusive domain of science, artificial intelligence has become our main preoccupation. A major generator of new mathematical thinking, AI is the result of easy access to information and d... (Read more)
Fundamentals and Criteria
Edited by
Michel Feidt, University Henri Poincaré, France.
Antonio Valero-Capilla, University of Zaragoza, Spain.
January 2024
This book on energy physics and energy efficiency discusses two essential components of energy physics: the fundamentals and the criteria. It covers the historical basis of Carnot models, the thermostatic cycles of double-function heat pumps and the opt... (Read more)
Geodynamic Framework and Remarkable Examples in Europe
Edited by
Sophie Decrée, Geological Survey of Belgium (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences), Belgium.
January 2024
Metallic resources play a huge role in many fields: in the energy transition, the development of new technologies and the production and storage of green energy. Metallic Resources 1 presents various studies in notable European metallogenic regions or d... (Read more)
Geodynamic Framework and Remarkable Examples in the World
Edited by
Sophie Decrée, Geological Survey of Belgium (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences), Belgium.
January 2024
Metallic resources play a huge role in many fields: in the energy transition, the development of new technologies and the production and storage of green energy. Metallic Resources 2 presents various studies in notable metallogenic regions or deposits ... (Read more)
Late Magmatic, Metamorphic and Tectonic Events and the Sedimentary Record
Edited by
Yoann Denèle, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, France.
Julien Berger, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, France.
January 2024
This book deals with the geological record and the evolution of ideas concerning the Variscan orogenic belt in France and neighboring regions. Volume 1 is based on a general introduction concerning the imprint of the Variscan period on the geology of Fr... (Read more)
Shared Modeling, Mutual Data, the New Art of Building
Edited by
Régine Teulier, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France.
Marie Bagieu, Builders École d’Ingénieurs, France.
January 2024
This book presents how Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the use of shared representation of built assets facilitate design, construction and operation processes (ISO 19650). The modeling of public works data disrupts the art of construction. Written... (Read more)
Edited by
Luc Massou, Université de Lorraine, France.
Patrick Mpondo-Dicka, Université Toulouse Jean-Jaurès, France.
Nathalie Pinède, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, France.
January 2024
From a cluster of interconnected HTML pages to online service platforms, websites are constantly changing in form and function. These transformations have led, on the one hand, to human and social sciences renewing or inventing analytical methodologies; an... (Read more)
Legal Framework for Space Activities
Edited by
Thomas Leclerc, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France.
January 2024
Outer space is subject to a legal framework; there is a set of rules specifically dedicated to outer space and to the activities carried out there. These rules have developed since 1957, the year the first artificial satellite was launched. Major changes h... (Read more)
Edited by
Guy-Franck Richard, Institut Pasteur, France.
January 2024
The genome of a living being is composed of DNA sequences with diverse origins. Beyond single-copy genes, whose product has a biological function that can be inferred by experimentation, certain DNA sequences, present in a large number of copies, escape th... (Read more)
Meteorology, Climate and Atmospheric Composition
Edited by
Thierry Phulpin, Météo-France, Lannion, France.
Didier Renaut, Météo-France, Paris, France.
Hervé Roquet, Météo-France, Lannion, France.
Claude Camy-Peyret, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Paris, France.
January 2024
How can atmospheric variables such as temperature, wind, rain and ozone be measured by satellites? How are these measurements taken and what has been learned since the first measurements in the 1970s? What data are currently available and what data are exp... (Read more)
Meteorology, Climate and Atmospheric Composition
Edited by
Thierry Phulpin, Météo-France, Lannion, France.
Didier Renaut, Météo-France, Paris, France.
Hervé Roquet, Météo-France, Lannion, France.
Claude Camy-Peyret, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Paris, France.
January 2024
How can atmospheric variables such as temperature, wind, rain and ozone be measured by satellites? How are these measurements taken and what has been learned since the first measurements in the 1970s? What data are currently available and what data are exp... (Read more)
Graphic Semiology, Semiotics and Geovisualization
Edited by
Boris Mericskay, University of Rennes 2, France.
January 2024
With the development of information technology and the Internet, cartography has undergone profound changes in terms of tools, uses and audiences. This new socio-technical context has consequences for cartographic communication that must be considered in l... (Read more)
Edited by
Anne Bouquillon, C2RMF, France.
Patrice Lehuédé, Saint-Gobain Recherche, France.
January 2024
Although the development of lead crystal was a major step in the history of glass in the late 17th century, the presence of lead in vitreous matrices (glass and glazes) is much older, dating back to the second millennium BCE. Lead in Glassy Materials in... (Read more)
Edited by
Véronique Verrez-Bagnis, Ifremer, France.
January 2024
This book offers a state-of-the-art analysis on the main challenges facing the aquatic products processing industry. The topics explored are particularly relevant to the issues faced by European consumers and processors, but the information provided within... (Read more)
Edited by
Ernesto Di Mauro, Académie Européenne Interdisciplinaire of Sciences, France.
January 2024
Origin of Life studies have a nearly-impossible goal: understanding nature through the comprehension of its origins and its complexities. As a growing field with poorly-defined borders, Origin of Life studies profit from progress in other disciplines. T... (Read more)
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