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This book provides several efficient Kalman filters (linear or
nonlinear) under information theoretic criteria. They achieve
excellent performance in complicated non-Gaussian noises with low
computation complexity and have great practical application
potential. The book combines all these perspectives and results in
a single resource for students and practitioners in relevant
application fields. Each chapter starts with a brief review of
fundamentals, presents the material focused on the most important
properties and evaluates comparatively the models discussing free
parameters and their effect on the results. Proofs are provided at
the end of each chapter. The book is geared to senior
undergraduates with a basic understanding of linear algebra, signal
processing and statistics, as well as graduate students or
practitioners with experience in Kalman filtering.
'Between the ever-open possibilities of the global space, and the
nation-state with its still seemingly irreducible hold on territory
and imagination, lies the region. In higher education there are
many kinds of region. This is by far the best book on regional
developments, and one of the first two or three books we must now
turn to in order to understand global higher education-it provides
an invaluable geo-spatial lens that complements analyses based on
political economy and culture.' - Simon Marginson, ESRC/HEFCE
Centre for Global Higher Education and University College London,
UK This original book provides a unique analysis of the different
regional and inter-regional projects, their processes and the
politics of Europeanisation, globalisation and education.
Collectively, the contributors engage with a range of theories on
regionalising to explore new ways of thinking about regionalisms
and inter-regionalisms with a focus on the higher education sector.
It makes the compelling case that globally, higher education is
being transformed by regionalizing and inter-regionalizing projects
aimed at resolving ongoing economic, political and cultural
challenges within and beyond national territorial states. The
chapters range over a wide geography of regional projects and their
unique politics - from Europe to Latin America, Africa, Asia,
Europe, the Gulf, and the Barent region. Collectively they reveal
the diverse, uneven, and variegated nature of global regionalisms
in higher education. Comprehensive and theoretically informed, this
unique book will appeal to academics and postgraduate students, in
addition to policymakers and administrators involved in higher
education. Contributors include: T. Aljafari, N. Azman, A.A. Bakar,
R.Y. Chao Jr., J.-E. Charlier, S. Croche, R. Dale, Q.A. Dang, L.A.
Gandin, T.D. Jules, S. Melo, P. Motter, T. Muhr, M.L. Neves de
Azevedo, K. Olds, O.M. Panait, D. Perrotta, S.L. Robertson, M.
Sirat, M. Sundet, A. Welch
Over the last few decades there has been growing recognition of the
importance of a peaceful and stable South China Sea for
Indo-Pacific security and development, a recognition that has been
underlain, paradoxically, by the increasingly precarious situation
in this body of water that straddles critical shipping lanes from
the Indian to the Pacific Ocean. This book informs its readership
of the most recent developments in the South China Sea with
insightful and prescient analyses from both legal and international
relations perspectives. It delves into the policy perspectives and
deliberations of the various relevant regional and extra-regional
actors in the South China Sea dispute, the exercise of
international law in the context of the changing regional political
landscape, and the promise and pitfalls of past, current, and
potential initiatives to manage and settle the dispute. Written by
some of the most well-known scholars and knowledgeable insiders in
the fields South China Sea studies, the collection offers a wide
array of diverse views that should help enrich the ongoing global
discussion on conflict management and resolution in the South China
Sea.
The purpose of this work is to review recent findings highlighting
the mechanisms and functions of the neuronal oscillations that
structure brain activity across the sleep-wake cycle. An increasing
number of studies conducted in humans and animals, and using a
variety of techniques ranging from intracellular recording to
functional neuroimaging, has provided important insight into the
mechanisms and functional properties of these brain rhythms.
Studies of these rhythms are fundamental not only for basic
neuroscience, but also for clinical neuroscience. At the basic
science level, neuronal oscillations shape the interactions between
different areas of the brain and profoundly impact neural responses
to the environment, thereby mediating the processing of information
in the brain. At the clinical level, brain oscillations are
affected in numerous neurological conditions and might provide
useful biomarkers that inform about patients' evolution and
vulnerability. During sleep, these brain rhythms could provide
functional support to internal states that govern the basic
maintenance of local circuit and systemic interactions. During
wake, the rhythmicity of cortical and subcortical circuits have
been linked with sensory processing, cognitive operations, and
preparation for action. This book will attempt to link together
these sleep and wake functional roles at the level of neuroimaging
and electroencephalographic measures, local field potentials, and
even at the cellular level.
'Between the ever-open possibilities of the global space, and the
nation-state with its still seemingly irreducible hold on territory
and imagination, lies the region. In higher education there are
many kinds of region. This is by far the best book on regional
developments, and one of the first two or three books we must now
turn to in order to understand global higher education-it provides
an invaluable geo-spatial lens that complements analyses based on
political economy and culture.' - Simon Marginson, ESRC/HEFCE
Centre for Global Higher Education and University College London,
UK This original book provides a unique analysis of the different
regional and inter-regional projects, their processes and the
politics of Europeanisation, globalisation and education.
Collectively, the contributors engage with a range of theories on
regionalising to explore new ways of thinking about regionalisms
and inter-regionalisms with a focus on the higher education sector.
It makes the compelling case that globally, higher education is
being transformed by regionalizing and inter-regionalizing projects
aimed at resolving ongoing economic, political and cultural
challenges within and beyond national territorial states. The
chapters range over a wide geography of regional projects and their
unique politics - from Europe to Latin America, Africa, Asia,
Europe, the Gulf, and the Barent region. Collectively they reveal
the diverse, uneven, and variegated nature of global regionalisms
in higher education. Comprehensive and theoretically informed, this
unique book will appeal to academics and postgraduate students, in
addition to policymakers and administrators involved in higher
education. Contributors include: T. Aljafari, N. Azman, A.A. Bakar,
R.Y. Chao Jr., J.-E. Charlier, S. Croche, R. Dale, Q.A. Dang, L.A.
Gandin, T.D. Jules, S. Melo, P. Motter, T. Muhr, M.L. Neves de
Azevedo, K. Olds, O.M. Panait, D. Perrotta, S.L. Robertson, M.
Sirat, M. Sundet, A. Welch
As economic and demographic conditions change, and technology
advances, world leaders are becoming increasingly concerned with
the future of health care. This comprehensive volume brings
together North American and European experts in demographics,
public administration, management, and health sciences to examine
the challenges confronting health care personnel and systems in the
industrialized countries. Following an overview of the general
problems and methods of health care planning, contributors discuss
such crucial topics as changes in the health status of populations;
the impact of an aging population on health care systems; the
prospects for reorganizing health care systems; the effects of new
technology and drugs on health care; and the future of health care
financing.
The current crisis has rocked the financial system worldwide and
has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the existing regulatory
regime. Thousands of firms have gone bankrupt and many financial
institutions were bailed out by governments. The effects of the
crisis have shaken emerging and developing markets alike and have
not spared neither small nor large businesses.
Many scholars and practitioners attribute the roots of the
crisis to failures and weaknesses in the way corporate governance
has been practiced since the mid-1990s. Lax board oversight of top
management, short-termism and self-interested behavior have been
fingered as the culprits behind recent financial turmoil.
This book highlights the recent developments and new trends in
corporate governance. The eighteen chapters, written by leading
academics and experts, can assist corporate executives, governance
bodies, investors, market regulators, and policymakers in having a
global picture of major corporate governance issues.
This book highlights the recent developments and new trends in
corporate governance. The eighteen chapters, written by leading
academics and experts, can assist corporate executives, governance
bodies, investors, market regulators, and policymakers in having a
global picture of major corporate governance issues.
Written for civil, structural and geotechnical engineers, this book
presents the latest research and practical experience in the design
of high-arch dams in seismically active regions, from an author
team that is highly active and experienced in the design,
development and construction of 300m high arch dams. The book
covers the entire subject of dam design for seismic regions,
including seismic input mechanisms and modeling, non-linear
analysis techniques for dam structure and foundations, concrete
material properties, and simulation techniques for dam design. Of
particular value are the real-world experimental data and design
case studies that enhance the book and ensure that readers can
apply the theoretical content to their own projects.
This book aims to provide knowledge on how infrastructure is
planned and built in a typical developing country, and what key
variables are there in the system limiting the efficient use of
public investments in infrastructure. The book begins with a
comprehensive literature review on construction and economic
development, and trade and economic development. The focus of the
book is on the case of Vietnam, with lessons drawn for other
developing economies. The book employs the mixed use of data to
provide a stronger basis for analysis and interpretation of related
government policies. Based on the research findings, the book
recommends significant capacity building work for Vietnam to
develop capacities that would remove constraints on the efficient
use of public investments in infrastructure. The general principles
of significant capacity building work which are useful for policy
implications are introduced in the book. Analysts, academics,
public and private communities in developing countries can adopt
the research findings as guiding principles to bring about changes
in their current use of public investments in infrastructure, thus
supporting their trade and economic growth in the long term.
This informative text/reference presents a detailed review of the
state of the art in industrial sensor and control networks. The
book examines a broad range of applications, along with their
design objectives and technical challenges. The coverage includes
fieldbus technologies, wireless communication technologies, network
architectures, and resource management and optimization for
industrial networks. Discussions are also provided on industrial
communication standards for both wired and wireless technologies,
as well as for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Topics and
features: describes the FlexRay, CAN, and Modbus fieldbus protocols
for industrial control networks, as well as the MIL-STD-1553
standard; proposes a dual fieldbus approach, incorporating both CAN
and ModBus fieldbus technologies, for a ship engine distributed
control system; reviews a range of industrial wireless sensor
network (IWSN) applications, from environmental sensing and
condition monitoring, to process automation; examines the wireless
networking performance, design requirements, and technical
limitations of IWSN applications; presents a survey of IWSN
commercial solutions and service providers, and summarizes the
emerging trends in this area; discusses the latest technologies and
open challenges in realizing the vision of the IIoT, highlighting
various applications of the IIoT in industrial domains; introduces
a logistics paradigm for adopting IIoT technology on the Physical
Internet. This unique work will be of great value to all
researchers involved in industrial sensor and control networks,
wireless networking, and the Internet of Things.
This book explores situations in which public opinion presents
itself as an obstacle to the protection and promotion of human
rights. Taking an international law perspective, it primarily deals
with two questions: first, whether international law requires
States to take an independent stance on human rights issues;
second, whether international law encourages States to inform and
mobilise public opinion with regard to core human rights standards.
The discussion is mainly organised within the framework of the UN
system. The work is particularly relevant to situations in which
public opinion appears as discriminatory attitudes based on race,
gender, age, health, sexual orientation and other factors. It is
also pertinent to circumstances in which public opinion is
responsible for the existence of certain harmful customs and
practices such as female genital mutilation and capital punishment.
Noting that the death penalty is increasingly recognised as an
infringement of human rights, this study further challenges States'
argument that capital punishment cannot be abolished because of
public opinion. The book also discusses the role that education
bears under international law in moulding favourable attitudes
towards human rights. Finally, the book challenges States'
acceptance that public opinion cannot be confronted in this
respect.
This book continues the discussion on advanced information systems
research, cases, and applications in the context of Vietnam,
presented by experienced researchers in the field. It provides a
comprehensive overview of the field and offers access to practical
information systems applications, serving as a guide to comparing
the context . Readers can also compare the context of information
systems applications in Vietnam as a developing country against the
context in developed countries. The book contributes to the
body of knowledge in several ways. It provides comprehensive
references for information systems research, promotes the recent
progress in its applications in Vietnam, and offers a shared
understanding to serve as a blueprint for future research. From a
practical point of view, the book helps organizations/companies in
Vietnam to keep up with information systems cases, studies, and
applications.
This book discusses various aspects of percolation mechanics. It
starts with the driving forces and driving modes and then examines
in detail the steady state percolation of single-phase
incompressible fluids, percolation law of natural gas and
percolation of non-Newtonian fluids. Progressing from simple to
complex concepts, it also analyzes Darcy's law, providing a basis
for the study of reservoir engineering, oil recovery engineering
and reservoir numerical simulation. It serves as a textbook for
undergraduate students majoring in petroleum engineering, petroleum
geology and groundwater engineering, and offers a valuable
reference guide for graduate students, researchers and technical
engineers engaged in oil and gas exploration and development.
With fascinating source material and activities relevant to
students' experiences, this book developed directly in cooperation
with the IB, will help students question the nature of knowing. The
importance of TOK to everyday experience and to individual subject
area knowledge is highlighted throughout with case studies and
tasks that encourage awareness of multiple perspectives. Structured
around the new syllabus and the conceptual framework, students will
have full opportunity to think critically through complex issues of
present-day challenges. Each theme will stimulate questions of
power, politics and technology relevant to the changing nature of
knowledge. All of the required subject Areas of Knowledge are
elaborated with historical development and significant links to
current practice. The focal point of 'The Knower' is woven
throughout the text and within its own core theme chapter. Students
will be able to practice 'doing' TOK throughout each of the five
themes to help support an assessment that requires students to
develop skills. The assessment Essay and Exhibition have separate
chapters to guide students through each step, helping them to gain
the most from their TOK course and carry this knowledge throughout
their lives. About the Series: Oxford's IB Diploma Course Books are
essential resource materials designed in cooperation with the IB to
provide students with extra support through their IB studies.
Course Books provide advice and guidance on specific course
assessment requirements, mirroring the IB philosophy and providing
opportunities for critical thinking.
With fascinating source material and activities relevant to
students' experiences, this book developed directly in cooperation
with the IB, will help students question the nature of knowing. The
importance of TOK to everyday experience and to individual subject
area knowledge is highlighted throughout with case studies and
tasks that encourage awareness of multiple perspectives. Structured
around the new syllabus and the conceptual framework, students will
have full opportunity to think critically through complex issues of
present-day challenges. Each theme will stimulate questions of
power, politics and technology relevant to the changing nature of
knowledge. All of the required subject Areas of Knowledge are
elaborated with historical development and significant links to
current practice. The focal point of 'The Knower' is woven
throughout the text and within its own core theme chapter. Students
will be able to practice 'doing' TOK throughout each of the five
themes to help support an assessment that requires students to
develop skills. The assessment Essay and Exhibition have separate
chapters to guide students through each step, helping them to gain
the most from their TOK course and carry this knowledge throughout
their lives. About the Series: Oxford's IB Diploma Course Books are
essential resource materials designed in cooperation with the IB to
provide students with extra support through their IB studies.
Course Books provide advice and guidance on specific course
assessment requirements, mirroring the IB philosophy and providing
opportunities for critical thinking.
This volume brings a fresh, original approach to understand social
action in China and Vietnam through the conceptual lens of informal
environmental and health networks. It shows how citizens in
non-democratic states actively create informal pathways for
advocacy and the development of functioning civil societies.
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