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Earth observation open science and innovation
Over the past decades, rapid developments in digital and sensing technologies, such as the Cloud, Web and Internet of Things, have dramatically changed the way we live and work. The digital transformation is revolutionizing our ability to monitor our planet and transforming the way we access, process and exploit Earth Observation data from satellites. This book reviews these megatrends…
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- 9783319656335
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- ix, 330p. : ill.
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- 550.285 EAR e
14th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM2019) : Belgorod Stat…
This open access proceedings of the 14th International Council for Applied Mineralogy Congress (ICAM) in Belgorod, Russia cover a wide range of topics including applied mineralogy, advanced and construction materials, ore and industrial minerals, mineral exploration, cultural heritage, etc. It includes contributions to geometallurgy, industrial minerals, oil and gas reservoirs as well as stone …
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- 9783030229740
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- 549 FOU f
Agroecological transitions : from theory to practice in local participatory d…
There is wide agreement on the need to change the prevalent agricultural models, given their negative impacts and their incompatibility with current societal issues. Agroecological transition has been promoted as a potential solution to the ecological, social and economic problems generated by these models. It however involves a systemic, multi-scale and transdisciplinary process. Due to thi…
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- 9783030019532
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- xvi, 335p. : ill.
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- 577.55 AGR a
Hardy inequalities on homogeneous groups : 100 years of Hardy inequalities
This open access book provides an extensive treatment of Hardy inequalities and closely related topics from the point of view of Folland and Stein's homogeneous (Lie) groups. The place where Hardy inequalities and homogeneous groups meet is a beautiful area of mathematics with links to many other subjects. While describing the general theory of Hardy, Rellich, Caffarelli-Kohn-Nirenberg, Sobolev…
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- 9783030028954
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- xvi, 571p. : ill.
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- 512.55 RUZ h
The beauty of geology: art of geology mapping in China over a century
This open access book contains a collection of rare geologic maps and figures made by Chinese geologists in the last century. Preserved in National Geological Archives of China, these artworks demonstrate the development and innovation of geological mapping technology in China in the past 100 years. The collections are highly scientific and artistic, with most of the hand-drawn maps featured wi…
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- 9789811337864
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- ix, 119p. : ill.
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- 551 BEU b
Loss and damage from climate change : concepts, methods and policy options
This book provides an authoritative insight on the Loss and Damage discourse by highlighting state-of-the-art research and policy linked to this discourse and articulating its multiple concepts, principles and methods. Written by leading researchers and practitioners, it identifies practical and evidence-based policy options to inform the discourse and climate negotiations. With climate-rela…
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- 9783319720265
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- xxii, 557p. : ill.
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- 577.27 LOS l
Lines of inquiry in mathematical modelling research in education
This open access book is based on selected presentations from Topic Study Group 21: Mathematical Applications and Modelling in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME 13), held in Hamburg, Germany on July 24–31, 2016. It contributes to the theory, research and teaching practice concerning this key topic by taking into account…
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- 9783030149314
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- x, 259p. : ill.
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- 511.8 LIN l
Evolutionary genomics : statistical and computational methods
This open access book addresses the challenge of analyzing and understanding the evolutionary dynamics of complex biological systems at the genomic level, and elaborates on some promising strategies that would bring us closer to uncovering of the vital relationships between genotype and phenotype. After a few educational primers, the book continues with sections on sequence homology and alignme…
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- second edition
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- 9781493990740
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- xvii, 780p. : ill.
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- 572.838 EVO e
Variant construction from theoretical foundation to applications
This open access book presents theoretical framework and sample applications of variant construction. The first part includes the components variant logic, variant measurements, and variant maps, while the second part covers sample applications such as variation with functions, variant stream ciphers, quantum interference, classical/quantum random sequences, whole DNA sequences, and multiple-va…
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- 9789811322822
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- xxiv, 409p. : ill.
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- 519.538 VAR v
Compendium for early career researchers in mathematics education
The purpose of this Open Access compendium, written by experienced researchers in mathematics education, is to serve as a resource for early career researchers in furthering their knowledge of the state of the field and disseminating their research through publishing. To accomplish this, the book is split into four sections: Empirical Methods, Important Mathematics Education Themes, Academic Wr…
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- 9783030156367
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- xiv, 532p. : ill.
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- 510.71 COM c
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