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Physics of earth’s radiation belts : theory and observations
This open access book serves as textbook on the physics of the radiation belts surrounding the Earth. Discovered in 1958 the famous Van Allen Radiation belts were among the first scientific discoveries of the Space Age. Throughout the following decades the belts have been under intensive investigation motivated by the risks of radiation hazards they expose to electronics and humans on spacecraf…
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- 9783030821678
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- xx; 272 pg; ill.
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- Astronomy and astrophysics library
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- 525.2 PHY p
Writing manuals for the masses
This open access collection of essays examines the literary advice industry since its emergence in Anglo-American literary culture in the mid-nineteenth century within the context of the professionalization of the literary field and the continued debate on creative writing as art and craft. Often dismissed as commercial and stereotypical by authors and specialists alike, literary advice has non…
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- 9783030536145
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- xxii; 412 PG; ill.
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- 808.0209 WRI w
Climate Risk in Africa
This open access book highlights the complexities around making adaptation decisions and building resilience in the face of climate risk. It is based on experiences in sub-Saharan Africa through the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) applied research programme. It begins by dealing with underlying principles and structures designed to facilitate effective engagement about climate risk, including …
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- 9783030611606
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- xxii; 168 PG; ill.
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- -
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- 363.73874560 CLI c
Zootechnologies : a media history of swarm research
Swarming has become a fundamental cultural technique related to dynamic processes and an effective metaphor for the collaborative efforts of society. This book examines the media history of swarm research and its significance to current socio-technological processes. It shows that the hype about collective intelligence is based on a reciprocal computerization of biology and biologization of com…
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- 9789048537426
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- -
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- 006.3 ZOO
The orientalist semiotics of dune religious and historical references within …
Frank Herbert’s »Dune« (1965) is considered to be one of the most successful Science Fiction novels of the 20th century. It introduces its readers to a future universe, in which the production of the most valuable resource of the universe – ›spice‹ – is only possible on one vast desert planet called Arrakis. »Dune« offers many different motifs, including a hero that eventually tur…
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- 9783963173028
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- ill; 118 p.
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- -
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- 300 JAC t
Law and policy for the quantum age
It is often said that quantum technologies are poised to change the world as we know it, but cutting through the hype, what will quantum technologies actually mean for countries and their citizens? In Law and Policy for the Quantum Age, Chris Jay Hoofnagle and Simson L. Garfinkel explain the genesis of quantum information science (QIS) and the resulting quantum technologies that are most exciti…
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- 7
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781108883719
- Collation
- xxii; 578p; ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- 530.12 LAW C
Advanced modelling with the MATLAB reservoir simulation toolbox (MRST)
Many leading experts contribute to this follow-up to An Introduction to Reservoir Simulation using MATLAB/GNU Octave: User Guide for the MATLAB Reservoir Simulation Toolbox (MRST). It introduces more advanced functionality that has been recently added to the open-source MRST software. It is however a self-contained introduction to a variety of modern numerical methods for simulating multiphase …
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- 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781009019781
- Collation
- xxiv; 596p; ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- 622.3382 ADV K
Science policy under Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, during which time her Conservative administration transformed the political landscape of Britain. Science Policy under Thatcher is the first book to examine systematically the interplay of science and government under her leadership. Thatcher was a working scientist before she became a professional politician, and she maintained a close…
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- 9781787353411
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- viii, 304p.; ill.
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- -
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- 509.42 SCI a
Electric-shock weapons, tasers and policing : myths and realities
Building on five years of research, and drawing on criminology, science and technology studies (STS), socio-legal studies and social psychology, this book is the first non-medical book written on electric-shock weapons, of which the best well known is the TASER brand. The police’s ability to use force is one of their most crucial powers, yet one that has been relatively neglected by crimin…
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- 6
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781003002864
- Collation
- 202p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 363.230284 ELE A
Macroeconomic Modelling of R&D and Innovation Policies
This open access book encompasses a collection of in-depth analyses showcasing the challenges and ways forward for macroeconomic modelling of R&D and innovation policies. Based upon the proceedings of the EC-DG JRC-IEA workshop held in Brussels in 2017, it presents cutting-edge contributions from a number of leading economists in the field. It provides a comprehensive overview of the current ac…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030714574
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- XIX, 212 p ; ill
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- -
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- 338.926 MAC U
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