Fractal Repair

Author : Matthew Chin
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478059233

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Fractal Repair by Matthew Chin Pdf

In Fractal Repair, Matthew Chin investigates queerness in Jamaica from early colonial occupation to the present, critically responding to the island’s global reputation for extreme homophobia and anti-queer violence. Chin advances a theory and method of queer fractals to bring together genealogies of queer and Caribbean formation. Fractals—a kind of geometry in which patterns repeat but never exactly in the same way—make visible shifting accounts of Caribbean queerness in terms of race, gender, and sexual alterity. Drawing on this fractal orientation, Chin assembles and analyzes multigenre archives, ranging from mid-twentieth-century social science studies of the Caribbean to Jamaica’s National Dance Theatre Company to HIV/AIDS organizations, to write reparative histories of queerness. Chin’s proposal of a fractal politics of repair invests in the horizon of difference that repetition materializes, and it extends reparations discourses intent on overcoming the past and calculating economic compensation for survivors of violence.

Author : G. Losa,T. Nonnenmacher,D. Merlini,Ewald R. Weibel
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034889360

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Fractals in Biology and Medicine by G. Losa,T. Nonnenmacher,D. Merlini,Ewald R. Weibel Pdf

"Fractals in Biology and Medicine, Volume 2" explores the potential of the fractal geometry in understanding how to analyse natural shapes. The volume devotes special emphasis to the complex field of human tumours.

Author : António Pacheco,Rui Santos,Maria do Rosário Oliveira,Carlos Daniel Paulino
Publisher : Springer
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319053233

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New Advances in Statistical Modeling and Applications by António Pacheco,Rui Santos,Maria do Rosário Oliveira,Carlos Daniel Paulino Pdf

This volume of the Selected Papers is a product of the XIX Congress of the Portuguese Statistical Society, held at the Portuguese town of Nazaré, from September 28 to October 1, 2011. All contributions were selected after a thorough peer-review process. It covers a broad scope of papers in the areas of Statistical Science, Probability and Stochastic Processes, Extremes and Statistical Applications.

Author : Prasad K. D. V. Yarlagadda,S. Narayanan
Publisher : Alpha Science Int'l Ltd.
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 817319677X

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Gcmm 2004 by Prasad K. D. V. Yarlagadda,S. Narayanan Pdf

Presents research and case studies from over 200 Manufacturing Professionals across the globe in the area of: Manufacturing Process; Materials; Metrology; Finite Element Methods; Industrial Engineering; Optimization; Quality; and Supply Chain Management.

Author : Rogério de Lemos,Jean-Charles Fabre,Cristina Gacek,Fabio Gadducci,Maurice H. ter Beek
Publisher : Springer
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642102486

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Architecting Dependable Systems VI by Rogério de Lemos,Jean-Charles Fabre,Cristina Gacek,Fabio Gadducci,Maurice H. ter Beek Pdf

As software systems become increasingly ubiquitous, issues of dependability become ever more crucial. Given that solutions to these issues must be considered from the very beginning of the design process, it is reasonable that dependability and security are addressed at the architectural level. This book has originated from an effort to bring together the research communities of software architectures, dependability and security. This state-of-the-art survey contains expanded and peer-reviewed papers based on the carefully selected contributions to two workshops: the Workshop on Architecting Dependable Systems (WADS 2008), organized at the 2008 International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2008), held in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, in June 2008, and the Third International Workshop on Views On Designing Complex Architectures (VODCA 2008) held in Bertinoro, Italy, in August 2008. It also contains invited papers written by recognized experts in the area. The 13 papers are organized in topical sections on dependable service-oriented architectures, fault-tolerance and system evaluation, and architecting security.

Author : E.S. Mistakidis,Georgios E. Stavroulakis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461558293

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Nonconvex Optimization in Mechanics by E.S. Mistakidis,Georgios E. Stavroulakis Pdf

Nonconvexity and nonsmoothness arise in a large class of engineering applica tions. In many cases of practical importance the possibilities offered by opti mization with its algorithms and heuristics can substantially improve the per formance and the range of applicability of classical computational mechanics algorithms. For a class of problems this approach is the only one that really works. The present book presents in a comprehensive way the application of opti mization algorithms and heuristics in smooth and nonsmooth mechanics. The necessity of this approach is presented to the reader through simple, represen tative examples. As things become more complex, the necessary material from convex and nonconvex optimization and from mechanics are introduced in a self-contained way. Unilateral contact and friction problems, adhesive contact and delamination problems, nonconvex elastoplasticity, fractal friction laws, frames with semi rigid connections, are among the applications which are treated in details here. Working algorithms are given for each application and are demonstrated by means of representative examples. The interested reader will find helpful references to up-to-date scientific and technical literature so that to be able to work on research or engineering topics which are not directly covered here.

Author : Igor Kabashkin,Irina Yatskiv,Olegas Prentkovskis
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031266553

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Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication by Igor Kabashkin,Irina Yatskiv,Olegas Prentkovskis Pdf

This book reports on cutting-edge theories and methods for analyzing complex systems, such as transportation and communication networks and discusses multi-disciplinary approaches to dependability problems encountered when dealing with complex systems in practice. The book presents the most relevant findings discussed at the 22nd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication (RelStat), which took place on October 20 – 21, 2022, in Riga, Latvia, in hybrid mode. It spans a broad spectrum of advanced theories and methods, giving a special emphasis to the integration of artificial intelligent concepts into reliability approaches.

Author : Alan Dearle,Susan Eisenbach
Publisher : Springer
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540322818

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Component Deployment by Alan Dearle,Susan Eisenbach Pdf

This volume of Lecture Notes in Computer Science contains the proceedings of the rd 3 Working Conference on Component Deployment (CD 2005), which took place from 28 to 29, November 2005 in Grenoble, France, and co-located with Middleware 2005. CD 2005 is the third international conference in the series, the first two being held in Berlin and Edinburgh in 2002 and 2004, respectively. The proceedings of both these conferences were also published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series and may be found in volumes 2370 and 3083. Component deployment addresses the tasks that need to be performed after components have been developed and addresses questions such as: • What do we do with components after they have been built? • How do we deploy them into their execution environment? • How can we evolve them once they have been deployed? CD 2005 brought together researchers and practitioners with the goal of deve- ping a better understanding of how deployment takes place in the wider context. The Program Committee selected 15 papers (12 long papers, three short papers) out of 29 submissions. All submissions were reviewed by at least three members of the Program Committee. Papers were selected based on originality, quality, soundness and relevance to the workshop.

Author : Kesheng Wang,George L. Kovacs,Michael Wozny,Minglun Fang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1068 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780387344034

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Knowledge Enterprise: Intelligent Strategies in Product Design, Manufacturing, and Management by Kesheng Wang,George L. Kovacs,Michael Wozny,Minglun Fang Pdf

This volume contains the edited technical presentations of PROLMAT 2006, the IFIP TC5 international conference held on June 15-17, 2006 at the Shanghai University in China. The papers collected here concentrate on knowledge strategies in Product Life Cycle and bring together researchers and industrialists with the objective of reaching a mutual understanding of the scientific - industry dichotomy, while facilitating the transfer of core research knowledge to core industrial competencies.

Author : Dr. Richard S.S. Cheng M.D. Ph.D
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-23
Category : Clinical medicine
ISBN : 9781257036318

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The Science of Pain, TENS and Acupuncture by Dr. Richard S.S. Cheng M.D. Ph.D Pdf

The scientific method of Acupuncture and TENS incorporated into Western medicine for the treatment of pain and other diseases. Simple, effective and easy to learn.

Author : United States. Patent and Trademark Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Patents
ISBN : PSU:000043032709

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by United States. Patent and Trademark Office Pdf

Author : Ted G. Lewis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 891 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781119614562

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Critical Infrastructure Protection in Homeland Security by Ted G. Lewis Pdf

Covers critical infrastructure protection, providing a rigorous treatment of risk, resilience, complex adaptive systems, and sector dependence Wide in scope, this classroom-tested book is the only one to emphasize a scientific approach to protecting the key infrastructures components of a nation. It analyzes the complex network of entities that make up a nation's infrastructure, and identifies vulnerabilities and risks in various sectors by combining network science, complexity theory, risk analysis, and modeling and simulation. This approach reduces the complex problem of protecting water supplies, energy pipelines, telecommunication stations, power grid, and Internet and Web networks to a much simpler problem of protecting a few critical nodes. The new third edition of Critical Infrastructure Protection in Homeland Security: Defending a Networked Nation incorporates a broader selection of ideas and sectors than the previous book. Divided into three sections, the first part looks at the historical origins of homeland security and critical infrastructure, and emphasizes current policy. The second examines theory and foundations, highlighting risk and resilience in the context of complexity theory, network science, and the prevailing theories of catastrophe. The last part covers the individual sectors, including communications, internet, cyber threats, information technology, social networks, SCADA, water and water treatment, energy, and more. Covers theories of catastrophes, details of how sectors work, and how to deal with the problem of critical infrastructure protection’s enormity and complexity Places great emphasis on computer security and whole-community response Includes PowerPoint slides for use by lecturers, as well as an instructor's guide with answers to exercises Offers five robust appendices that augment the non-mathematical chapters with more rigorous explanations and mathematics Critical Infrastructure Protection in Homeland Security, Third Edition is an important book for upper-division undergraduates and first-year graduate students in political science, history, public administration, and computer technology. It will also be of great interest to professional security experts and policymakers.

Author : Damir Godec,Joamin Gonzalez-Gutierrez,Axel Nordin,Eujin Pei,Julia Ureña Alcázar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031058639

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A Guide to Additive Manufacturing by Damir Godec,Joamin Gonzalez-Gutierrez,Axel Nordin,Eujin Pei,Julia Ureña Alcázar Pdf

This open access book gives both a theoretical and practical overview of several important aspects of additive manufacturing (AM). It is written in an educative style to enable the reader to understand and apply the material. It begins with an introduction to AM technologies and the general workflow, as well as an overview of the current standards within AM. In the following chapter, a more in-depth description is given of design optimization and simulation for AM in polymers and metals, including practical guidelines for topology optimization and the use of lattice structures. Special attention is also given to the economics of AM and when the technology offers a benefit compared to conventional manufacturing processes. This is followed by a chapter with practical insights into how AM materials and processing parameters are developed for both material extrusion and powder bed fusion. The final chapter describes functionally graded AM in various materials and technologies. Throughout the book, a large number of industrial applications are described to exemplify the benefits of AM.

Author : National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Historic preservation
ISBN : OSU:32435060028255

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NCPTT Notes by National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Lars Grunske,Ralf H. Reussner,Frantisek Plasil
Publisher : Springer
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642132384

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Component-Based Software Engineering by Lars Grunske,Ralf H. Reussner,Frantisek Plasil Pdf

The 2010 Symposium on Component-Based Software Engineering (CBSE 2010) was the 13th in a series of successful events that have grown into the main forum for industrial and academic experts to discuss component technology. CBSE is concerned with the development of software-intensive systems from - dependently developed software-building blocks (components), the development of components, and system maintenance and improvement by means of com- nent replacement and customization. The aim of the conference is to promote a science and technology foundation for achieving predictable quality in software systems through the use of software component technology and its associated software engineering practices. In line with a broad interest, CBSE 2010 received 48 submissions. From these submissions, 14 were accepted after a careful peer-review process followed by an online program committee discussion. This resulted in an acceptance rate of 29%. The selected technical papers are published in this volume. For the fourth time, CBSE 2010 was held as part of the conference series: Fed- ated Events on Component-Based Software Engineering and Software Archit- ture (COMPARCH). The federated events were: the 13th International S- posium on Component-Based Software Engineering (CBSE 2010), the 6th - ternational Conference on the Quality of Software Architectures (QoSA 2010), andthe1stInternationalSymposium onArchitecting CriticalSystems(ISARCS 2010). Together with COMPARCH’s Industrial Experience Report Track and the co-located Workshop on Component-Oriented Programming (WCOP 2010), COMPARCH provided a broad spectrum of events related to components and architectures.