Exercises for Scaling Renewable Energy Systems
Mathieu Mory, LEGI, Grenoble and University of Pau, France.
July 2024
This book studies the principles of mechanical energy conversion used in renewable energy sources derived from air and water: wind power, tidal power, hydroelectric power, osmotic energy, ocean thermal energy and wave energy. Mechanical Energy Conversio... (Read more)
Second Edition Revised and Updated
Bernard Homès, founder of the ISTQB and an IEEE.
July 2024
Software testing has greatly evolved since the first edition of this book in 2011. Testers are now required to work in “agile” teams and focus on automating test cases. It has thus been necessary to update this work, in order to provide fundamental kno... (Read more)
Fad or New Paradigm?
Edited by
Luigi Flora, University of Côte d’Azur, France.
Corinne Grenier, KEDGE Business School, France.
Frédéric Ponsignon, KEDGE Business School, France.
July 2024
Using the experience of patients, users, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders to innovate and rethink healthcare organizations and systems is gaining ground. Deploying these innovative methods and practices, however, requires an understanding an... (Read more)
Serge Kirkiacharian, CNRS, France.
Julien Dumond.
July 2024
Enzyme dysfunction, an essential catalyst for the smooth running of biochemical reactions and the maintenance of vital processes, is at the root of many pathologies that have paved the way for the development of numerous drugs. Aimed at pharmacists, bio... (Read more)
Present-Structure and Regional Alpine Studies from Extension to Collision
Edited by
Claudio L. Rosenberg, ISTeP, Sorbonne Université, France
Nicolas Bellahsen, ISTeP, Sorbonne Université, France
July 2024
Geodynamics of the Alps consists of three volumes. This first volume describes the recent and present-day structure and tectonic setting of the Alpine chain, from the lithospheric mantle to brittle crust and surface topography. It also provides a historica... (Read more)
Pre-collisional Processes
Edited by
Claudio L. Rosenberg, ISTeP, Sorbonne Université, France
Nicolas Bellahsen, ISTeP, Sorbonne Université, France
July 2024
Geodynamics of the Alps consists of three volumes. This second volume presents the pre-collisional history of the Alps. It discusses the Variscan orogeny in the Alpine realm, the inferred paleo-geography, the structure and processes affecting continental m... (Read more)
Collisional Processes
Edited by
Claudio L. Rosenberg, ISTeP, Sorbonne Université, France
Nicolas Bellahsen, ISTeP, Sorbonne Université, France
July 2024
Geodynamics of the Alps consists of three volumes. This third volume is entirely dedicated to Alpine collision. It describes and interprets elements of the Alpine chain, including Alpine magmatism, the formation of external massifs, the foreland basin, the... (Read more)
Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of Systems
Emmanuel Hygounenc, Safran Engineering Services, France
July 2024
This book is intended for students, teachers, researchers, engineers and project managers wishing to understand and implement systems engineering into their work. Based on numerous bibliographical sources, it provides coherent and accessible information, c... (Read more)
Managing Sustainable, Environmental and Ethical Transitions
Edited by
Thierry Delécolle, De Vinci Higher Education, France.
Florence Jacob, Nantes University (IAE Nantes), France.
Isabelle Prim-Allaz, Lumière Lyon 2 University, France.
July 2024
Digital transformation has shaped a new landscape for companies and their customers, offering companies a wealth of data with which to develop customer knowledge. However, this evolution is just one of many transformations in customer marketing within an i... (Read more)
Responses of the Industry to Crises and New Expectations
Edited by
Foued Cheriet, Institut Agro Montpellier, France.
Carole Maurel, University of Montpellier, France.
Paul Amadieu, University of Montpellier, France.
Hervé Hannin, Institut Agro Montpellier, France.
July 2024
With increased competition from new wine-producing countries and substitute products, declining wine consumption, climate change, health crises and geopolitical contexts, the wine industry has been facing serious difficulties in recent years. Paradoxically... (Read more)
Radiochronometers and Radiopharmaceuticals
Ibrahima Sakho, Iba Der Thiam University, Senegal.
July 2024
Nuclear Physics 2 explores the applications of various radioisotopes for dating and nuclear medicine imaging. It introduces the theoretical and experimental facts from the observation of the red shift in the spectrum of galaxies (1913), and the discovery o... (Read more)
The Complex Terminological Interactions between Scientific and Press Discourses within the Field of Agroecology
Hélène Ledouble, University of Toulon, France.
July 2024
Media coverage of scientific issues is a highly complex process. It involves making a specialized field accessible to the general public, without necessarily disseminating the associated scientific terms or knowledge. The terminological interactions bet... (Read more)
A Communicational Analysis of Modes of Heritagization
Jean Davallon, Avignon University, France.
July 2024
The world is full of traces of the past, ranging from things as different as monuments and factories to farms, eco-museums, landscapes, mountaineering and even woven-grass bridges. These traces must be protected and passed on to future generations. Comm... (Read more)
9 Issues for Competitive, Innovative and Sustainable Territories
Edited by
Anne Albert-Cromarias, ESC Clermont Business School and CleRMa, France.
Thérèse Albertini, University of Corsica, France.
Patrice Terramorsi, University of Corsica, France.
July 2024
Faced with global economic, social and environmental challenges requiring us to go beyond individual actions, the development of collective dynamics is the ideal response. From this perspective, territories, which have long been neglected, are now assertin... (Read more)
Chromosome Sentinels
Edited by
Carole Saintomé, Sorbonne Université, France
July 2024
Telomeres are specialized DNA–protein structures that protect the ends of chromosomes to maintain their integrity. They are chromosome sentinels. This book, written by multiple authors, presents current knowledge and the most recent discoveries relating ... (Read more)
Conditions of Appearance, Modes of Appropriation and Reconfigurations of Practices
Edited by
Sébastien Bourbonnais, Laval University, Canada
July 2024
While it is undeniable that architectural practices have been transformed with the advent of digital technologies, they nevertheless continue to occupy an ambiguous or even problematic place within the design process. The underlying premise of this book... (Read more)
New Approaches on Current Research in the Didactics of Evolution
Edited by
Corinne Fortin, University of Paris-Cité in France
Julie Gobert, Aix-Marseille University, France
July 2024
The aim of this collective work is to give an account of the topicality and dynamics of new research in the didactics of evolution, by articulating francophone and international work. The various contributions pursue a reflection on the challenges of te... (Read more)
Processing/Distribution and Consumer Usage
Edited by
Thierry Bénézech, INRAE, France
Christine Faille, INRAE, France
July 2024
This book deals with risk management by focusing on microbiological risks. Throughout the food chain, foodstuff may be exposed to dangerous agents that can potentially affect its quality and thus the health of consumers. A good knowledge of the strateg... (Read more)
From Critique to Public Policy
Edited by
Samuel Rufat, Paris University, France
Pascale Metzger, French National Research Institute, France
July 2024
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the term “vulnerable” was applied to “individuals” and to “populations”, “groups” and “countries” in discussions, laws and regulations; now it applies to all objects in relation to all kinds of threats. ... (Read more)
Smaïl Aït-El-Hadj, ITECH School of Engineering – University of Lyon, France.
July 2024
Faced with the scale and intensity of the ecological crisis, environmental transition is underway, consisting of a first phase of technological mutation, aimed at replacing technologies harmful to the environment with those which have no destructive effect... (Read more)
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)
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