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This book highlights principles and applications of electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC). After introducing the basic concepts, research
progress, standardizations and limitations of EMC, the book puts
emphasis on presenting the generation mechanisms and suppression
principles of conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise,
radiated EMI noise, and electromagnetic susceptibility (EMS)
problems such as electrostatic discharge (ESD), electric fast
transient (EFT) and surge. By showing EMC case studies and solved
examples, the book provides effective solutions to practical
engineering problems. Students and researchers will be able to use
the book as practical reference for EMC-related measurements and
problem- solution.
This book offers a summary and discussion of the advances of
inflammation and infection in various cancers. The authors cover
the classically known virus infections in cancer, novel roles of
other pathogens (e.g. bacteria and fungi), as well as biomarkers
for diagnosis and therapy. Further, the chapters highlight the
progress of immune therapy, stem cells and the role of the
microbiome in the pathophysiology of cancers. Readers will gain
insights into complex microbial communities, that inhabit most
external human surfaces and play a key role in health and disease.
Perturbations of host-microbe interactions often lead to altered
host responses that can promote cancer development. Thus, this book
highlights emerging roles of the microbiome in pathogenesis of
cancers and outcome of therapy. The focus is on mechanistic
concepts that underlie the complex relationships between host and
microbes. Approaches that can inhibit infection, suppress chronic
inflammation and reverse the dysbiosis are discussed, as a means
for restoring the balance between host and microbes. This
comprehensive work will be beneficial to researchers and students
interested in infectious diseases, microbiome, and cancer as well
as clinicians and general physiologists.
Only recently have we begun to appreciate the role of microbiome in
health and disease. Environmental factors and change of life style
including diet significantly shape human microbiome that in turn
appears to modify gut barrier function affecting nutrient &
electrolyte absorption and inflammation. Approaches that can
reverse the gut dysbiosis represent as reasonable and novel
strategies for restoring the balance between host and microbes. In
the book, we offer summary and discussion on the advances in
understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms of microbial host
interactions in human diseases. We will not only discuss intestinal
bacterial community, but also viruses, fungi and oral microbiome.
Microbiome studies will facilitate diagnosis, functional studies,
drug development and personalized medicine. Thus, this book will
further highlight the microbiome in the context of health and
disease, focusing on mechanistic concepts that underlie the complex
relationships between host and microbes.
This unique book addresses the bioinformatic and statistical
modelling and also the analysis of microbiome data using
cutting-edge QIIME 2 and R software. It covers core analysis topics
in both bioinformatics and statistics, which provides a complete
workflow for microbiome data analysis: from raw sequencing
reads to community analysis and statistical hypothesis testing.
 It includes real-world data from the authors’ research and
from the public domain, and discusses the implementation of QIIME 2
and R for data analysis step-by-step. The data as well as QIIME 2
and R computer programs are publicly available, allowing readers to
replicate the model development and data analysis presented in each
chapter so that these new methods can be readily applied in their
own research. Bioinformatic and Statistical Analysis of Microbiome
Data is an ideal book for advanced graduate students and
researchers in the clinical, biomedical, agricultural, and
environmental fields, as well as those studying bioinformatics,
statistics, and big data analysis.
This unique book addresses the statistical modelling and analysis
of microbiome data using cutting-edge R software. It includes
real-world data from the authors' research and from the public
domain, and discusses the implementation of R for data analysis
step by step. The data and R computer programs are publicly
available, allowing readers to replicate the model development and
data analysis presented in each chapter, so that these new methods
can be readily applied in their own research. The book also
discusses recent developments in statistical modelling and data
analysis in microbiome research, as well as the latest advances in
next-generation sequencing and big data in methodological
development and applications. This timely book will greatly benefit
all readers involved in microbiome, ecology and microarray data
analyses, as well as other fields of research.
This book offers a summary and discussion of the advances of
inflammation and infection in various cancers. The authors cover
the classically known virus infections in cancer, novel roles of
other pathogens (e.g. bacteria and fungi), as well as biomarkers
for diagnosis and therapy. Further, the chapters highlight the
progress of immune therapy, stem cells and the role of the
microbiome in the pathophysiology of cancers. Readers will gain
insights into complex microbial communities, that inhabit most
external human surfaces and play a key role in health and disease.
Perturbations of host-microbe interactions often lead to altered
host responses that can promote cancer development. Thus, this book
highlights emerging roles of the microbiome in pathogenesis of
cancers and outcome of therapy. The focus is on mechanistic
concepts that underlie the complex relationships between host and
microbes. Approaches that can inhibit infection, suppress chronic
inflammation and reverse the dysbiosis are discussed, as a means
for restoring the balance between host and microbes. This
comprehensive work will be beneficial to researchers and students
interested in infectious diseases, microbiome, and cancer as well
as clinicians and general physiologists.
Although the particle swarm optimisation (PSO) algorithm requires
relatively few parameters and is computationally simple and easy to
implement, it is not a globally convergent algorithm. In Particle
Swarm Optimisation: Classical and Quantum Perspectives, the authors
introduce their concept of quantum-behaved particles inspired by
quantum mechanics, which leads to the quantum-behaved particle
swarm optimisation (QPSO) algorithm. This globally convergent
algorithm has fewer parameters, a faster convergence rate, and
stronger searchability for complex problems. The book presents the
concepts of optimisation problems as well as random search methods
for optimisation before discussing the principles of the PSO
algorithm. Examples illustrate how the PSO algorithm solves
optimisation problems. The authors also analyse the reasons behind
the shortcomings of the PSO algorithm. Moving on to the QPSO
algorithm, the authors give a thorough overview of the literature
on QPSO, describe the fundamental model for the QPSO algorithm, and
explore applications of the algorithm to solve typical optimisation
problems. They also discuss some advanced theoretical topics,
including the behaviour of individual particles, global
convergence, computational complexity, convergence rate, and
parameter selection. The text closes with coverage of several
real-world applications, including inverse problems, optimal design
of digital filters, economic dispatch problems, biological multiple
sequence alignment, and image processing. MATLAB (R), Fortran, and
C++ source codes for the main algorithms are provided on an
accompanying downloadable resources. Helping you numerically solve
optimisation problems, this book focuses on the fundamental
principles and applications of PSO and QPSO algorithms. It not only
explains how to use the algorithms, but also covers advanced topics
that establish the groundwork for understanding.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th
International Symposium on Formal Methods, FM 2014, held in
Singapore, May 2014. The 45 papers presented together with 3
invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 150
submissions. The focus of the papers is on the following topics:
Interdisciplinary Formal Methods, Practical Applications of Formal
Methods in Industrial and Research Settings, Experimental
Validation of Tools and Methods as well as Construction and
Evolution of Formal Methods Tools.
This book highlights principles and applications of electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC). After introducing the basic concepts, research
progress, standardizations and limitations of EMC, the book puts
emphasis on presenting the generation mechanisms and suppression
principles of conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise,
radiated EMI noise, and electromagnetic susceptibility (EMS)
problems such as electrostatic discharge (ESD), electric fast
transient (EFT) and surge. By showing EMC case studies and solved
examples, the book provides effective solutions to practical
engineering problems. Students and researchers will be able to use
the book as practical reference for EMC-related measurements and
problem- solution.
Although the particle swarm optimisation (PSO) algorithm requires
relatively few parameters and is computationally simple and easy to
implement, it is not a globally convergent algorithm. In Particle
Swarm Optimisation: Classical and Quantum Perspectives, the authors
introduce their concept of quantum-behaved particles inspired by
quantum mechanics, which leads to the quantum-behaved particle
swarm optimisation (QPSO) algorithm. This globally convergent
algorithm has fewer parameters, a faster convergence rate, and
stronger searchability for complex problems. The book presents the
concepts of optimisation problems as well as random search methods
for optimisation before discussing the principles of the PSO
algorithm. Examples illustrate how the PSO algorithm solves
optimisation problems. The authors also analyse the reasons behind
the shortcomings of the PSO algorithm. Moving on to the QPSO
algorithm, the authors give a thorough overview of the literature
on QPSO, describe the fundamental model for the QPSO algorithm, and
explore applications of the algorithm to solve typical optimisation
problems. They also discuss some advanced theoretical topics,
including the behaviour of individual particles, global
convergence, computational complexity, convergence rate, and
parameter selection. The text closes with coverage of several
real-world applications, including inverse problems, optimal design
of digital filters, economic dispatch problems, biological multiple
sequence alignment, and image processing. MATLAB (R), Fortran, and
C++ source codes for the main algorithms are provided on an
accompanying downloadable resources. Helping you numerically solve
optimisation problems, this book focuses on the fundamental
principles and applications of PSO and QPSO algorithms. It not only
explains how to use the algorithms, but also covers advanced topics
that establish the groundwork for understanding.
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Dependable Software Engineering. Theories, Tools, and Applications - 5th International Symposium, SETTA 2019, Shanghai, China, November 27-29, 2019, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
Nan Guan, Joost-Pieter Katoen, Jun Sun
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International
Symposium on Dependable Software Engineering: Theories, Tools, and
Applications, SETTA 2019, held in Shanghai, China, in November
2019. The 8 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and
selected from 26 submissions. They present cutting-edge
advancements in the field of formal methods and its
interoperability with software engineering and focus on the
application of formal techniques and tools for building reliable,
safe, secure, and smart systems with multi-dimensional
complexities.
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Semantic Technology - 6th Joint International Conference, JIST 2016, Singapore, Singapore, November 2-4, 2016, Revised Selected Papers (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
Yuan-Fang Li, Wei Hu, Jin Song Dong, Grigoris Antoniou, Zhe Wang, …
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the
6th Joint International Semantic Technology Conference, JIST 2016,
held in Singapore, Singapore, in November 2016. The main topics of
JIST 2016 include among others ontology and reasoning; linked data;
knowledge graph. The JIST 2016 conference consists of two keynotes,
a main technical track, including (full and short papers) from the
research and the in-use tracks, a Poster and Demo session, a
workshop and two tutorials. The 16 full and 8 short papers
presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions.
The papers cover the following topics: ontology and data
management; linked data; information retrieval and knowledge
discovery; RDF and query; knowledge graph; application of semantic
technologies.
Microbiome and the Eye: What's the connection? highlights how
alterations in the gut and eye microbiomes can lead to systemic
immune alterations with subsequent effects on the eye. The book is
divided into two sections, one highlighting how alterations in the
gut microbiome impact various components of health outside the gut,
with a focus on the immune system and inflammatory mediators, and
the second focusing on studies on a variety of ocular diseases,
including ocular surface diseases/dry eye, keratitis, uveitis,
glaucoma, and retinopathy to gut dysbiosis. With its translational
approach, the book is suitable for both researchers and clinicians.
The book will help readers understand the mechanisms in which gut
and eye microbiome composition may influence health in multiple
compartments, with a focus on eye diseases.
Only recently have we begun to appreciate the role of microbiome in
health and disease. Environmental factors and change of life style
including diet significantly shape human microbiome that in turn
appears to modify gut barrier function affecting nutrient &
electrolyte absorption and inflammation. Approaches that can
reverse the gut dysbiosis represent as reasonable and novel
strategies for restoring the balance between host and microbes. In
the book, we offer summary and discussion on the advances in
understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms of microbial host
interactions in human diseases. We will not only discuss intestinal
bacterial community, but also viruses, fungi and oral microbiome.
Microbiome studies will facilitate diagnosis, functional studies,
drug development and personalized medicine. Thus, this book will
further highlight the microbiome in the context of health and
disease, focusing on mechanistic concepts that underlie the complex
relationships between host and microbes.
The Microbiome in Health and Disease, Volume 171 in the Progress in
Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, provides the
most topical, informative and exciting monographs available on a
wide variety of research topics. The series includes in-depth
knowledge on the molecular biological aspects of organismal
physiology, with this release including chapters on Microbiome in
health and disease, CNS development and microbiome in infants, A
gut feeling in ALS, Microbiome (Virome) and virus infection, Bugs
and Drugs: microbiome in medicine metabolism, Immunity, T cells,
and microbiome, Salmonella (Bacterial) infection and cancer: of
mice and men, and many other highly researched topics.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich BWL - Investition
und Finanzierung, Note: 3, FOM Essen, Hochschule fur Oekonomie
& Management gemeinnutzige GmbH, Hochschulleitung Essen fruher
Fachhochschule, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Als die Kreditvergabe
als die Fuhrungskraft das europaische Finanzsystem festgelegt hat
und mit der Zunahme der Weltfinanzmarkte gab es die herausragende
Bedeutung, dass gedeihende Kreditgeschafte einfacher fur
Unternehmen der Finanzierung sind und Unternehmen dass gedeihende
Kreditgeschafte einfacher fur Unternehmen der Finanzierung sind und
dies auch zu scharfer Konkurrenz fuhrt. Ab den 1970er Jahren, mit
der fundamentalen Umwandlung des Finanzmarktes, begann bei den
Menschen ein grosses Interesse an der Derivatisierung. Wegen ihrer
unglaublichen Kraft an Ertrag sind die jahrzehntelangen
Finanzmarkttraditionenschonfast kurzfristig zerfallen.Dann folgte
eineschnelle Entwicklung des Derivatemarktes vor dem Jahr 2009. In
diesem Markt konnen Kreditrisiken als Waren wie auch Marktrisiken
gehandelt werden. Dadurch lassen sich die Kreditrisiken von einem
Finanzintermediar trennen und dieser seine Bonitatsverschlechterung
und Preisverfall von Unternehmensanleihen absichern. Diese
Seminararbeit behandelt folgende Probleme: a. Was sind
Kreditderivate? b. Welche Arten von Kreditderivaten gibt es? c. Wie
funktionieren die Kreditderivate auf dem Markt? d. Wie investiert
man in Kreditderivate
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