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Author : Aubrey Meyer
Publisher : Green Books
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015047599140
The C&C framework, which was been pioneered and advocated by GCI at the United Nations throughout the 1990s, is the most widely supported framework proposal in the global debate on what to do about climate change.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Medicine
ISBN : OSU:32436000935203
Author : Sir Henry Rosborough Swanzy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Eye
ISBN : HARVARD:HC51YI
Author : Henry Rosborough Swanzy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Eye
ISBN : HARVARD:HC51YF
Author : Randolph E. Bank
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990-02-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0821896938
Numerical simulation is rapidly becoming an important part of the VLSI design process, allowing the engineer to test, evaluate, and optimize various aspects of chip design without resorting to the costly and time-consuming process of fabricating prototypes. This procedure not only accelerates the design process, but also improves the end product, since it is economically feasible to numerically simulate many more options than might otherwise be considered. With the enhanced computing power of today's computers, more sophisticated models are now being developed. This volume contains the proceedings of the AMS-SIAM Summer Seminar on Computational Aspects of VLSI Design, held at the Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications at the University of Minnesota, in the spring of 1987. The seminar featured presentations by some of the top experts working in this area. Their contributions to this volume form an excellent overview of the mathematical and computational problems arising in this area.
Author : Daphne Koller,Nir Friedman
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 1270 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780262258357
A general framework for constructing and using probabilistic models of complex systems that would enable a computer to use available information for making decisions. Most tasks require a person or an automated system to reason—to reach conclusions based on available information. The framework of probabilistic graphical models, presented in this book, provides a general approach for this task. The approach is model-based, allowing interpretable models to be constructed and then manipulated by reasoning algorithms. These models can also be learned automatically from data, allowing the approach to be used in cases where manually constructing a model is difficult or even impossible. Because uncertainty is an inescapable aspect of most real-world applications, the book focuses on probabilistic models, which make the uncertainty explicit and provide models that are more faithful to reality. Probabilistic Graphical Models discusses a variety of models, spanning Bayesian networks, undirected Markov networks, discrete and continuous models, and extensions to deal with dynamical systems and relational data. For each class of models, the text describes the three fundamental cornerstones: representation, inference, and learning, presenting both basic concepts and advanced techniques. Finally, the book considers the use of the proposed framework for causal reasoning and decision making under uncertainty. The main text in each chapter provides the detailed technical development of the key ideas. Most chapters also include boxes with additional material: skill boxes, which describe techniques; case study boxes, which discuss empirical cases related to the approach described in the text, including applications in computer vision, robotics, natural language understanding, and computational biology; and concept boxes, which present significant concepts drawn from the material in the chapter. Instructors (and readers) can group chapters in various combinations, from core topics to more technically advanced material, to suit their particular needs.
Author : Peter A. Victor
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781771423656
An excellent primer on key insights and questions in ecological economics from a celebrated pioneer of the field. —Jason Hickel, author, Less is More Earth is in overshoot. The juggernaut of economic growth rolls on, consuming the biosphere, breaking planetary boundaries, and stretching inequality and injustice to the breaking point. But does it really need to be this way? And if not, what are the options? In Escape from Overshoot, celebrated ecological economist Peter A. Victor takes us on a grand tour of the overshoot crisis. From the history of economic thought through energy and material blindness, we learn how we got here and why collapse is inevitable unless we change course. But as the clock ticks, what pathways are possible and plausible? Victor surveys the alternatives — from green growth and doughnut economics to well-being, steady-state, and post-growth economics — and their limits. He then dives into what the latest and most sophisticated economic modelling tells us about whether we can intentionally shrink our economy and avoid collapse, all while enhancing human thriving and justice for all. The results are both surprising and profound. Ambitious, measured, and accessible, Escape from Overshoot is a vividly illustrated guide to the past, present, and future of the human economic project and our place on planet earth.
Author : Jacques Mohcine Bahi,Sylvain Contassot-Vivier,Raphael Couturier
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1584888091
Focusing on grid computing and asynchronism, Parallel Iterative Algorithms explores the theoretical and practical aspects of parallel numerical algorithms. Each chapter contains a theoretical discussion of the topic, an algorithmic section that fully details implementation examples and specific algorithms, and an evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of the algorithms. Several exercises also appear at the end of most chapters. The first two chapters introduce the general features of sequential iterative algorithms and their applications to numerical problems. The book then describes different kinds of parallel systems and parallel iterative algorithms. It goes on to address both linear and nonlinear parallel synchronous and asynchronous iterative algorithms for numerical computation, with an emphasis on the multisplitting approach. The final chapter discusses the features required for efficient implementation of asynchronous iterative algorithms. Providing the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to design and implement efficient parallel iterative algorithms, this book illustrates how to apply these algorithms to solve linear and nonlinear numerical problems in parallel environments, including local, distant, homogeneous, and heterogeneous clusters.
Author : Georgina Ayre,Rosalie Callway
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136564703
As the process of globalization continues and power imbalances between decision-making institutions become increasingly apparent, the need for a critical assessment of the way in which we manage our interaction with the natural environment becomes ever more urgent. Good governance was identified at the World Summit on Sustainable Development as a critical factor for ensuring successful sustainable development. This book builds on the briefing papers that were presented at the Summit, taking further the discussions of the WEHAB agenda (Water, Energy, Health, Agriculture and food, and Biodiversity - the five international priority sectors highlighted by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan). This is a unique offering on the role and reform of global institutions and processes, raising issues that have previously been neglected in international discussions.
Author : Natalia Marshall
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0955440858
Project supported by many international agencies.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Ophthalmology
ISBN : UCAL:B4208431
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Medicine
ISBN : HARVARD:HC1E7S
Author : Friedrich Soltau
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780521111089
Based on an overview of science and the development of the climate regime to date, this book seeks to identify the elements of a working consensus on fairness principles that could be used to solve the hitherto intractable problem of assigning responsibility for combating climate change.
Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1647 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781522508045
The perseveration of our natural environment has become a critical objective of environmental scientists, business owners, and citizens alike. Because we depend on natural resources to survive, uncovering methods for preserving and maintaining these resources has become a focal point to ensure a high quality of life for future generations. Natural Resources Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications emphasizes the importance of land, soil, water, foliage, and wildlife conservation efforts and management. Focusing on sustainability solutions and methods for preserving the natural environment, this critical multi-volume research work is a comprehensive resource for environmental conservationists, policymakers, researchers, and graduate-level students interested in identifying key research in the field of natural resource preservation and management.
Author : Mengbin Ye
Publisher : Springer
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030106065
This book uses rigorous mathematical analysis to advance opinion dynamics models for social networks in three major directions. First, a novel model is proposed to capture how a discrepancy between an individual’s private and expressed opinions can develop due to social pressures that arise in group situations or through extremists deliberately shaping public opinion. Detailed theoretical analysis of the final opinion distribution is followed by use of the model to study Asch’s seminal experiments on conformity, and the phenomenon of pluralistic ignorance. Second, the DeGroot-Friedkin model for evolution of an individual’s social power (self-confidence) is developed in a number of directions. The key result establishes that an individual’s initial social power is forgotten exponentially fast, even when the network changes over time; eventually, an individual’s social power depends only on the (changing) network structure. Last, a model for the simultaneous discussion of multiple logically interdependent topics is proposed. To ensure that a consensus across the opinions of all individuals is achieved, it turns out that the interpersonal interactions must be weaker than an individual’s introspective cognitive process for establishing logical consistency among the topics. Otherwise, the individual may experience cognitive overload and the opinion system becomes unstable. Conclusions of interest to control engineers, social scientists, and researchers from other relevant disciplines are discussed throughout the thesis with support from both social science and control literature.
