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Empires have been the commonest form of political organization for
most of recorded history. How should we best understand them? What
are their principles and how do they differ from other political
forms, such as the nation-state? What sort of relations between
rulers and ruled do they express? Do they, as many have held,
follow a particular course of "rise, decline, and fall"? How and
why do empires end, and with what consequences? Is the era of
empire over? This book explores these questions through a
fascinating analysis of the major empires of world history and the
present. It pays attention not just to the modern overseas empires
of the Europeans, but also to the ancient empires of the Middle
East and Mediterranean, the Islamic empires of the Arabs, Mughals,
and Ottomans, and the two-thousand-year Chinese Empire. As Kumar
shows, understanding empires helps us understand better the
politics of our own times.
The book highlights mechanical, thermal, electrical, and magnetic
properties, and characterization of additive manufactured products
in a single volume. It will serve as an ideal reference text for
graduate students and academic researchers in diverse engineering
fields including industrial, manufacturing, and materials science.
This text Explains mechanical properties like hardness, tensile
strength, impact strength, and flexural strength of additive
manufactured components Discusses characterization of components
fabricated by different additive manufacturing processes including
fusion deposition modeling, and selective laser sintering.
Highlights corrosion behavior of additive manufactured polymers,
metals, and composites. Covers thermal, electrical, and magnetic
properties of additively manufactured materials. Illustrates
intrinsic features and their Influence on mechanical properties of
additive manufactured products. This text discusses properties,
wear behavior and characterization of components produced by
additive manufacturing technology. These products find applications
in diverse fields including design, manufacturing and tooling,
aerospace, automotive industry, and biomedical industry. It will
further help the readers in understanding the parameters that
influence the mechanical behavior and characterization of
components manufactured by additive manufacturing processes. It
will serve as an ideal reference text for graduate students and
academic researchers in the fields of industrial engineering,
manufacturing engineering, automotive engineering, aerospace
engineering, and materials science.
This volume proposes an alternative development paradigm to the
existing capitalist extant one, and studies how it is distinctly
different from the older system. Rooted in the principles of
solidarity between humans, as well as between humans and nature,
this alternative paradigm replaces the methodological individualism
of capitalism by ‘reciprocal altruism’, a new logic of capital,
to give pace and direction to the development process. The essays
in this volume highlight instances of various forms of solidarity
that have emerged in the contemporary world—such as resistance
movements of informal workers, the formation of an autonomous
cooperative of self-employed waste pickers in India, called SWaCH,
and Brazil and Cuba’s experiments with Social and Solidarity
Economy (SSE)—to achieve long sustaining cohesive development.
They also provide recommendations as to how the State can mold its
development process to the benefit of marginalized communities,
especially in India and Bangladesh. Featuring insights from leading
experts in the field, Theorizing Cohesive Development will be an
indispensable read for students and researchers of development
studies, economics, political economy, political science and
sociology, minority studies and Asian studies.
This volume proposes an alternative development paradigm to the
existing capitalist extant one, and studies how it is distinctly
different from the older system. Rooted in the principles of
solidarity between humans, as well as between humans and nature,
this alternative paradigm replaces the methodological individualism
of capitalism by 'reciprocal altruism', a new logic of capital, to
give pace and direction to the development process. The essays in
this volume highlight instances of various forms of solidarity that
have emerged in the contemporary world-such as resistance movements
of informal workers, the formation of an autonomous cooperative of
self-employed waste pickers in India, called SWaCH, and Brazil and
Cuba's experiments with Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)-to
achieve long sustaining cohesive development. They also provide
recommendations as to how the State can mold its development
process to the benefit of marginalized communities, especially in
India and Bangladesh. Featuring insights from leading experts in
the field, Theorizing Cohesive Development will be an indispensable
read for students and researchers of development studies,
economics, political economy, political science and sociology,
minority studies and Asian studies.
Empires have been the commonest form of political organization for
most of recorded history. How should we best understand them? What
are their principles and how do they differ from other political
forms, such as the nation-state? What sort of relations between
rulers and ruled do they express? Do they, as many have held,
follow a particular course of "rise, decline, and fall"? How and
why do empires end, and with what consequences? Is the era of
empire over? This book explores these questions through a
fascinating analysis of the major empires of world history and the
present. It pays attention not just to the modern overseas empires
of the Europeans, but also to the ancient empires of the Middle
East and Mediterranean, the Islamic empires of the Arabs, Mughals,
and Ottomans, and the two-thousand-year Chinese Empire. As Kumar
shows, understanding empires helps us understand better the
politics of our own times.
In the automotive and aerospace industries, the need for strong yet
light materials has given rise to extensive research into aluminum
and magnesium alloys and formable titanium alloys. All of these are
categorized as light weight materials. The distinguishing feature
of light weight materials is that they are low density, but they
have a wide range of properties and, as a result, a wide range of
applications. This book provides researchers and students with an
overview of the recent advancements in light weight material
processing, manufacturing and characterization. It contains
chapters by eminent researchers on topics associated with light
weight materials, including on the current buzzword "composite
materials". First, this book describes the current status of light
weight materials. Then, it studies applications of these materials,
given that, as the densities vary, so do the applications, ranging
from automobiles and aviation to bio-mechatronics. This book will
therefore serve as an excellent guide to this field.
This unique book focuses on the non-myeloma plasma cell dyscrasias.
A key resource for this group of diseases, the book features the
latest in emerging knowledge and therapeutic developments,
including novel therapies. Each disease-specific chapter discusses
biology, disease course, and appropriate therapeutic interventions,
covering plasma cell leukemia, plasmacytoma, POEMS Syndrome and
Castleman's Disease, Waldenstroem macroglobulinemia, immunoglobin
deposition disease, and cryoglobulinemic syndromes, among others.
The only book dedicated to this intriguing family of diseases,
Biology and Management of Unusual Plasma Cell Dyscrasias will be a
long-lasting reference for clinicians and scientists alike.
PREDICTING HEART FAILURE Predicting Heart Failure: Invasive,
Non-Invasive, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Based
Methods focuses on the mechanics and symptoms of heart failure and
various approaches, including conventional and modern techniques to
diagnose it. This book also provides a comprehensive but concise
guide to all modern cardiological practice, emphasizing practical
clinical management in many different contexts. Predicting Heart
Failure supplies readers with trustworthy insights into all aspects
of heart failure, including essential background information on
clinical practice guidelines, in-depth, peer-reviewed articles, and
broad coverage of this fast-moving field. Readers will also find:
Discussion of the main characteristics of cardiovascular
biosensors, along with their open issues for development and
application Summary of the difficulties of wireless sensor
communication and power transfer, and the utility of artificial
intelligence in cardiology Coverage of data mining classification
techniques, applied machine learning and advanced methods for
estimating HF severity and diagnosing and predicting heart failure
Discussion of the risks and issues associated with the remote
monitoring system Assessment of the potential applications and
future of implantable and wearable devices in heart failure
prediction and detection Artificial intelligence in mobile
monitoring technologies to provide clinicians with improved
treatment options, ultimately easing access to healthcare by all
patient populations. Providing the latest research data for the
diagnosis and treatment of heart failure, Predicting Heart Failure:
Invasive, Non-Invasive, Machine Learning and Artificial
Intelligence Based Methods is an excellent resource for nurses,
nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical students, and
general practitioners to gain a better understanding of bedside
cardiology.
Optimization is central to any problem involving decision-making in
engineering. Optimization theory and methods deal with selecting
the best option regarding the given objective function or
performance index. New algorithmic and theoretical techniques have
been developed for this purpose, and have rapidly diffused into
other disciplines. As a result, our knowledge of all aspects of the
field has grown even more profound. In Optimization for Engineering
Problems, eminent researchers in the field present the latest
knowledge and techniques on the subject of optimization in
engineering. Whereas the majority of work in this area focuses on
other applications, this book applies advanced and algorithm-based
optimization techniques specifically to problems in engineering.
This unique book focuses on the non-myeloma plasma cell dyscrasias.
A key resource for this group of diseases, the book features the
latest in emerging knowledge and therapeutic developments,
including novel therapies. Each disease-specific chapter discusses
biology, disease course, and appropriate therapeutic interventions,
covering plasma cell leukemia, plasmacytoma, POEMS Syndrome and
Castleman's Disease, Waldenstroem macroglobulinemia, immunoglobin
deposition disease, and cryoglobulinemic syndromes, among others.
The only book dedicated to this intriguing family of diseases,
Biology and Management of Unusual Plasma Cell Dyscrasias will be a
long-lasting reference for clinicians and scientists alike.
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The success of any product sold to consumers is based, largely, on
the longevity of the product. This concept can be extended by
various methods of improvement including optimizing the initial
creation structures which can lead to a more desired product and
extend the product's time on the market. Design and Optimization of
Mechanical Engineering Products is an essential research source
that explores the structure and processes used in creating goods
and the methods by which these goods are improved in order to
continue competitiveness in the consumer market. Featuring coverage
on a broad range of topics including modeling and simulation, new
product development, and multi-criteria decision making, this
publication is targeted toward students, practitioners,
researchers, engineers, and academicians.
The design and study of materials is a pivotal component to new
discoveries in the various fields of science and technology. By
better understanding the components and structures of materials,
researchers can increase their applications across different
industries. Composites and Advanced Materials for Industrial
Applications is a critical scholarly resource that examines recent
advances in the field of application of composite materials.
Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as
nanocomposites, hybrid composites, and fabrication techniques, this
book is a vital reference source for engineers, academics,
researchers, students, professionals, and practitioners seeking
current research on improvements in manufacturing processes and
developments of new analytical and testing methods.
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