Global Life Systems

Author : G.E. Lasker
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483190044

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The Quality of Life: Systems Approaches by G.E. Lasker Pdf

Applied Systems and Cybernetics covers the proceedings of the International Congress on Applied Systems Research and Cybernetics. The book presents several studies that cover the application of systems research and cybernetics in improving the quality of life. Majority of the materials in the text tackle various aspects of quality of life in relation to systems and cybernetics, such as living space, future prospects, work, education, politics, law, ethics and values, culture and ethnicity, and social systems. The selection also presents articles that cover the elemental properties of quality of life, such as the concept, views, indicators, and dimension. The book will be of great interest to any scientists regardless of disciplines, since it covers the main purpose of science, the improvement of quality of life.

Author : Kang Li,Li Jia,Xin Sun,Minrui Fei,George W. Irwin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 719 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642156151

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Life System Modeling and Intelligent Computing by Kang Li,Li Jia,Xin Sun,Minrui Fei,George W. Irwin Pdf

The 2010 International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation (LSMS 2010) and the 2010 International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment (ICSEE 2010) were formed to bring together researchers and practitioners in the fields of life system modeling/simulation and intelligent computing applied to worldwide sustainable energy and environmental applications. A life system is a broad concept, covering both micro and macro components ra- ing from cells, tissues and organs across to organisms and ecological niches. To c- prehend and predict the complex behavior of even a simple life system can be - tremely difficult using conventional approaches. To meet this challenge, a variety of new theories and methodologies have emerged in recent years on life system modeling and simulation. Along with improved understanding of the behavior of biological systems, novel intelligent computing paradigms and techniques have emerged to h- dle complicated real-world problems and applications. In particular, intelligent c- puting approaches have been valuable in the design and development of systems and facilities for achieving sustainable energy and a sustainable environment, the two most challenging issues currently facing humanity. The two LSMS 2010 and ICSEE 2010 conferences served as an important platform for synergizing these two research streams.

Author : John McMurtry
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781848264014

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PHILOSOPHY AND WORLD PROBLEMS – Volume II by John McMurtry Pdf

Philosophy and World Problems theme is a component of Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and Humanities in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Philosophy and World Problems deals, in three volumes and covers several topics, with a myriad of issues of great relevance to our world on Philosophy and World Problems. Philosophy resists conclusions because its method across disagreements – like modern science to which it gives rise - always leaves issues open to counter-argument and furtherance of understanding. This is how philosophy differs from religious, sectarian and other dogmas and closed systems of thinking. Yet agreement across the research contributing to this work is implicit or explicit on one meta principle: whatever is incoherent with organic, social and ecological life requirements through time is false, and evil to the extent of its reduction and destruction of life fields and support systems. These three volumes are aimed at a wide spectrum of audiences: University and College Students, Researchers and Educators.

Author : Priscilla Settee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Cree Indians
ISBN : 0991944127

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Pimatsiwin by Priscilla Settee Pdf

Author : Minrui Fei,Li Jia,George W. Irwin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642155970

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Life System Modeling and Intelligent Computing by Minrui Fei,Li Jia,George W. Irwin Pdf

The 2010 International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation (LSMS 2010) and the 2010 International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment (ICSEE 2010) were formed to bring together researchers and practitioners in the fields of life system modeling/simulation and intelligent computing applied to worldwide sustainable energy and environmental applications. A life system is a broad concept, covering both micro and macro components ra- ing from cells, tissues and organs across to organisms and ecological niches. To c- prehend and predict the complex behavior of even a simple life system can be - tremely difficult using conventional approaches. To meet this challenge, a variety of new theories and methodologies have emerged in recent years on life system modeling and simulation. Along with improved understanding of the behavior of biological systems, novel intelligent computing paradigms and techniques have emerged to h- dle complicated real-world problems and applications. In particular, intelligent c- puting approaches have been valuable in the design and development of systems and facilities for achieving sustainable energy and a sustainable environment, the two most challenging issues currently facing humanity. The two LSMS 2010 and ICSEE 2010 conferences served as an important platform for synergizing these two research streams.

Author : Robert P. Clark
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0742515931

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Global Awareness by Robert P. Clark Pdf

This book raises students' awareness and understanding of global trends, forces, and events by showing them how to think about the world systematically. Based on more than a decade of teaching about global issues to university undergraduates, the book focuses on understanding globalization and its effects on our lives. The book's seven chapters cover important principles and concepts from the systems perspective, such as what a system is, what global systems are, how and why systems grow and decline, what makes global systems invisible, how global issues are addressed as political questions, and others. Seven case studies apply these principles to global issues, such as the AIDS pandemic, endangered species and endangered languages, global energy systems and gasoline prices, contaminated food, and the consequences of the terrorist attacks of 9-11. The book includes two appendices: a glossary of important global system terms, and a description of global systems and cyberspace, including the structure and governance of the Internet.

Author : Shiwei Ma,Li Jia,Xin Li,Ling Wang,Huiyu Zhou,Xin Sun
Publisher : Springer
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783662452837

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Life System Modeling and Simulation by Shiwei Ma,Li Jia,Xin Li,Ling Wang,Huiyu Zhou,Xin Sun Pdf

This book constitutes the first part of the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation, LSMS 2014, and of the International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment, ICSEE 2014, held in Shanghai, China, in September 2014. The 159 revised full papers presented in the three volumes of CCIS 461-463 were carefully reviewed and selected from 572 submissions. The papers of this volume are organized in topical sections on biomedical signal processing, imaging, and visualization; computational methods and intelligence in modeling genetic and chemical networks and regulation; computational methods and intelligence in organism modeling; computational methods and intelligence in modeling and design of synthetic biological systems; computational methods and intelligence in biomechanical systems, tissue engineering and clinical bioengineering; intelligent medical apparatus and clinical applications; modeling and simulation of societies and collective behaviour; innovative education in systems modeling and simulation; data analysis and data mining of biosignals; feature selection; robust optimization and data analysis.

Author : Michael J. Marquardt
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781848260573

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Human Resources and Their Development - Volume II by Michael J. Marquardt Pdf

Human Resources and their Development is a component of Encyclopedia of Human Resources Policy, Development and Management in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Human Resources and their Development provides the essential aspects and a myriad of issues of great relevance to our world such as: Human Resources and their Development; Major Issues in Human Resource Development; Elements of Planning Strategies for Human Resource Development; Human Life Systems, Diversity and Human Development; Human Development and Causes of Global Change; Consequences of Global Change for Human Resource Development. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students, Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy Analysts, Managers, and Decision Makers and NGOs.

Author : Minrui Fei,George W. Irwin,Shiwei Ma
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540747703

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Life System Modeling and Simulation by Minrui Fei,George W. Irwin,Shiwei Ma Pdf

This book is part of a two-volume work that constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation, LSMS 2007, held in Shanghai, China, September 2007. Coverage includes modeling and simulation of societies and collective behavior, computational methods and intelligence in biomechanical systems, tissue engineering and clinical bioengineering, computational intelligence in bioinformatics and biometrics, and brain stimulation.

Author : Charles Cockell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521493919

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An Introduction to the Earth-Life System by Charles Cockell Pdf

This concise textbook combines Earth and biological sciences to explore the co-evolution of the Earth and life over geological time.

Author : Rosan Osamu Yoshida
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781669811077

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The Awakened Way by Rosan Osamu Yoshida Pdf

This is a book with the author's scholarly research and new interpretation of Buddhism (Awakened Way) to introduce it for everyone so that anyone can attain nirvana with bodhi (awakening) and prajna (prognosis), the goals of the Awakened Way. Anyone can sit still, still karma (action, habit, heredity), see the Dharma (Norm/Truth) of all dharmas (forms/phenomena) (Law of Interdependent Co-origination, i.e. all phenomena are interdependently co-originated on causes and conditions), serve and save all.

Author : Akihiko Masuda,William T. O'Donohue
Publisher : Springer
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319545950

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Handbook of Zen, Mindfulness, and Behavioral Health by Akihiko Masuda,William T. O'Donohue Pdf

This comprehensive handbook presents a Zen account of fundamental and important dimensions of daily living. It explores how Zen teachings inform a range of key topics across the field of behavioral health and discuss the many uses of meditation and mindfulness practice in therapeutic contexts, especially within cognitive-behavioral therapies. Chapters outline key Zen constructs of self and body, desire, and acceptance, and apply these constructs to Western frameworks of health, pathology, meaning-making, and healing. An interdisciplinary panel of experts, including a number of Zen masters who have achieved the designation of roshi, examines intellectual tensions among Zen, mindfulness, and psychotherapy, such as concepts of rationality, modes of language, and goals of well-being. The handbook also offers first-person practitioner accounts of living Zen in everyday life and using its teachings in varied practice settings. Topics featured in the Handbook include: • Zen practices in jails.• Zen koans and parables.• A Zen account of desire and attachment.• Adaptation of Zen to behavioral healthcare.• Zen, mindfulness, and their relationship to cognitive behavioral therapy. • The application of Zen practices and principles for survivors of trauma and violence. The Handbook of Zen, Mindfulness, and Behavioral Health is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians/professionals, and graduate students in clinical psychology, public health, cultural studies, language philosophy, behavioral medicine, and Buddhism and religious studies.

Author : Emilian Kavalski
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781438456072

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World Politics at the Edge of Chaos by Emilian Kavalski Pdf

Comprehensive overview of the inroads made by Complexity Thinking approaches and ideas in the study and practice of world politics. Why are policymakers, scholars, and the general public so surprised when the world turns out to be unpredictable? World Politics at the Edge of Chaos suggests that the study of international politics needs new forms of knowledge to respond to emerging challenges such as the interconnectedness between local and transnational realities; between markets, migration, and social movements; and between pandemics, a looming energy crisis, and climate change. Asserting that Complexity Thinking (CT) provides a much-needed lens for interpreting these challenges, the contributors offer a parallel assessment of the impact of CT to anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric (post-human) International Relations. Using this perspective, the result should be less surprise when confronting the dynamism of a fragile and unpredictable global life.

Author : P.Bilgin, P.D. Williams, M. Sekiguchi, J. K. Galbraith, S. T. Inayatullah, J. Wiener, R. A. Schrire, I.L. Murphy
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781848263383

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GLOBAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY – Volume I by P.Bilgin, P.D. Williams, M. Sekiguchi, J. K. Galbraith, S. T. Inayatullah, J. Wiener, R. A. Schrire, I.L. Murphy Pdf

Global Security and International Political Economy is a component of Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and Humanities in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. This 6-volume set contains several chapters, each of size 5000-30000 words, with perspectives, issues of great relevance to our world such as: Global Security; Global Security and the International System; The Regional Dimension of Global Security; The National Dimension Of Global Security; The Societal Dimension Of Global Security; The Human Security Agenda In World Politics; History Of Empires And Conflicts; The Myth Of The Clash Of Civilizations In Dialogical-Historical Context; Causes And Prevention Of Armed Conflict; International Development Policies And Global Security; Environment And Global Security; Political Economy Of International Security; Political Issues In Human Resource Development; Globalization And The Consumer Society. These volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.

Author : Sven Erik Jørgensen
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0444536272

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Global Ecology by Sven Erik Jørgensen Pdf

Global Ecology focuses on the perception of the biosphere or the ecosphere as a unified cooperative system with numerous synergistic effects, which describe the distinctive properties of this sphere. This book is subdivided into five parts dealing with diverse aspects in global ecology. The first part of the book provides comprehensive description of the biosphere, including its unique characteristics and evolution. This part also describes various spheres in the biosphere, such as the hydrosphere, noosphere, and pedosphere as well as their composition. The next part focuses on the global cycles, including calcium, carbon, iron, microbial nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, and water cycles. In addition, global balances and flows are explained. Presented in the third part are the results of the global cycles and flows as well as the patterns of the climatic factors and marine currents. There is also a part discussing the climate interactions, climatic changes, and its effect on the living organisms. The book concludes by covering the application of stoichiometry in the biosphere and in ecosystems. The book offers a comprehensive view of global ecology and ecological stoichiometry, which will aid in the processes of global ecology. Provides an overview of the theory and application of global ecology International focus and range of ecosystems makes Global Ecology an indispensable resource to scientists Based on the bestselling Encyclopedia of Ecology Full-color figures and tables support the text and aid in understanding