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Morphogenetic Engineering

Author : René Doursat,Hiroki Sayama,Olivier Michel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642339028

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Morphogenetic Engineering by René Doursat,Hiroki Sayama,Olivier Michel Pdf

Generally, spontaneous pattern formation phenomena are random and repetitive, whereas elaborate devices are the deterministic product of human design. Yet, biological organisms and collective insect constructions are exceptional examples of complex systems that are both self-organized and architectural. This book is the first initiative of its kind toward establishing a new field of research, Morphogenetic Engineering, to explore the modeling and implementation of “self-architecturing” systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the programmability and computational abilities of self-organization, properties that are often underappreciated in complex systems science—while, conversely, the benefits of self-organization are often underappreciated in engineering methodologies. Altogether, the aim of this work is to provide a framework for and examples of a larger class of “self-architecturing” systems, while addressing fundamental questions such as br” How do biological organisms carry out morphogenetic tasks so reliably? br” Can we extrapolate their self-formation capabilities to engineered systems?br” Can physical systems be endowed with information (or informational systems be embedded in physics) so as to create autonomous morphologies and functions?br” What are the core principles and best practices for the design and engineering of such morphogenetic systems?

Swarm Intelligence

Author : Andrew Schumann
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780429650246

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The notion of swarm intelligence was introduced for describing decentralized and self-organized behaviors of groups of animals. Then this idea was extrapolated to design groups of robots which interact locally to cumulate a collective reaction. Some natural examples of swarms are as follows: ant colonies, bee colonies, fish schooling, bird flocking, horse herding, bacterial colonies, multinucleated giant amoebae Physarum polycephalum, etc. In all these examples, individual agents behave locally with an emergence of their common effect. An intelligent behavior of swarm individuals is explained by the following biological reactions to attractants and repellents. Attractants are biologically active things, such as food pieces or sex pheromones, which attract individuals of swarm. Repellents are biologically active things, such as predators, which repel individuals of swarm. As a consequence, attractants and repellents stimulate the directed movement of swarms towards and away from the stimulus, respectively. It is worth noting that a group of people, such as pedestrians, follow some swarm patterns of flocking or schooling. For instance, humans prefer to avoid a person considered by them as a possible predator and if a substantial part of the group in the situation of escape panic (not less than 5%) changes the direction, then the rest follows the new direction, too. Some swarm patterns are observed among human beings under the conditions of their addictive behavior such as the behavior of alcoholics or gamers. The methodological framework of studying swarm intelligence is represented by unconventional computing, robotics, and cognitive science. In this book we aim to analyze new methodologies involved in studying swarm intelligence. We are going to bring together computer scientists and cognitive scientists dealing with swarm patterns from social bacteria to human beings. This book considers different models of simulating, controlling, and predicting the swarm behavior of different species from social bacteria to humans.

Through-life Engineering Services

Author : Louis Redding,Rajkumar Roy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319121116

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Through-life Engineering Services by Louis Redding,Rajkumar Roy Pdf

Demonstrating the latest research and analysis in the area of through-life engineering services (TES), this book utilizes case studies and expert analysis from an international array of practitioners and researchers – who together represent multiple manufacturing sectors: aerospace, railway and automotive – to maximize reader insights into the field of through-life engineering services. As part of the EPSRC Centre in Through-life Engineering Services program to support the academic and industrial community, this book presents an overview of non-destructive testing techniques and applications and provides the reader with the information needed to assess degradation and possible automation of through-life engineering service activities . The latest developments in maintenance-repair-overhaul (MRO) are presented with emphasis on cleaning technologies, repair and overhaul approaches and planning and digital assistance. The impact of these technologies on sustainable enterprises is also analyzed. This book will help to support the existing TES community and will provide future studies with a strong base from which to analyze and apply techn9olgical trends to real world examples.

Bone Morphogenetic Proteins: From Local to Systemic Therapeutics

Author : Slobodan Vukicevic,Kuber T. Sampath
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783764385521

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Bone Morphogenetic Proteins: From Local to Systemic Therapeutics by Slobodan Vukicevic,Kuber T. Sampath Pdf

Completing the PIR series, this volume summarizes the major advances made in the local and systemic use of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). Chapters are dedicated to the regulation of BMP-signaling pathways; biological actions of BMPs in bone, cartilage, and teeth; clinical applications; and the potential systemic use of BMPs for tissues beyond bone. The authors are all recognized experts in the field of tissue engineering and regeneration.

Unconventional Computation and Natural Computation

Author : Jerome Durand-Lose,Natasa Jonoska
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-02
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642328947

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Unconventional Computation and Natural Computation by Jerome Durand-Lose,Natasa Jonoska Pdf

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Unconventional Computation, UC 2012, held in Orléans, France, during September 3-7, 2012. The 28 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from numerous submissions. Conference papers are organized in 4 technical sessions, covering topics of hypercomputation, chaos and dynamical systems based computing, granular, fuzzy and rough computing, mechanical computing, cellular, evolutionary, molecular, neural, and quantum computing, membrane computing, amorphous computing, swarm intelligence; artificial immune systems, physics of computation, chemical computation, evolving hardware, the computational nature of self-assembly, developmental processes, bacterial communication, and brain processes

Regenerative Engineering and Developmental Biology

Author : David M. Gardiner
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781351646499

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Regenerative Engineering and Developmental Biology by David M. Gardiner Pdf

Regenerative Engineering and Developmental Biology: Principles and Applications examines cutting-edge developments in the field of regenerative engineering. Specific attention is given to activities that embrace the importance of integrating developmental biology and tissue engineering, and how this can move beyond repairing damage to body parts to instead regenerate tissues and organs. The text furthermore focusses on the five legs of the field of regenerative engineering, including: materials, developmental biology, stem cells, physics, and clinical translation. This book was written by leading developmental biologists; each chapter examines the processes that these biologists study and how they can be advanced by using the tools available in tissue engineering/biomaterials. Individual chapters are complete with concluding remarks and thoughts on the future of regenerative engineering. A list of references is also provided to aid the reader with further research. Ultimately, this book achieves two goals. The first encourages the biomedical community to think about how inducing regeneration is an engineering problem. The second goal highlights the discoveries with animal regeneration and how these processes can be engineered to regenerate body parts. Regenerative Engineering and Developmental Biology: Principles and Applications was written with undergraduate and graduate-level biomedical engineering students and biomedical professionals in mind.

Advances in Skeletal Reconstruction Using Bone Morphogenetic Proteins

Author : T. Sam Lindholm
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789810247294

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Advances in Skeletal Reconstruction Using Bone Morphogenetic Proteins by T. Sam Lindholm Pdf

The bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) is a special growth factor for the induction of new bone formation. Today, the extract of the BMP originating from bone tissue as well as genetically modified BMPs, particularly BMP-2 and -7, can be used. Though the BMP as an implant is as yet an unregistered drug or medical tool in Europe and the US, specialists are confident that it will obtain final government approval based on the results of clinical tests conducted on more than 3000 patients. This important book focuses mainly on the clinical BMP treatment of patients -- namely in orthopaedic cases (fractures, bone transplants, non-unions and pseudoarthroses), maxillofacial surgery (sinus lift before dental implantation), dental surgery (filling out of cavities) and spinal surgery (using a BMP implant instead of the patient's own bone).

Intersections in Simulation and Gaming

Author : Anjum Naweed,Marcin Wardaszko,Elyssebeth Leigh,Sebastiaan Meijer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319787954

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Intersections in Simulation and Gaming by Anjum Naweed,Marcin Wardaszko,Elyssebeth Leigh,Sebastiaan Meijer Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 21st Annual Simulation Technology and Training Conference, SimTecT 2016, and the 47th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2016, Held as Part of the First Australasian Simulation Congress, ASC 2016, held in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in September 2016. The 28 revised full papers included in the volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: Making the grade; Come to think of it; From here to fidelity; The name of the game; and Ahead of the game.

Artificial Evolution

Author : Jin-Kao Hao,Pierrick Legrand,Pierre Collet,Nicolas Monmarché,Evelyne Lutton,Marc Schoenauer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642355332

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Artificial Evolution by Jin-Kao Hao,Pierrick Legrand,Pierre Collet,Nicolas Monmarché,Evelyne Lutton,Marc Schoenauer Pdf

This book constitutes selected best papers from the 10th International Conference on Artificial Evolution, EA 2011, held in Angers, France, in October 2011. Initially, 33 full papers and 10 post papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. This book presents the 19 best papers selected from these contributions. The papers are organized in topical sections on ant colony optimization; multi-objective optimization; analysis; implementation and robotics; combinatorial optimization; learning and parameter tuning; new nature inspired models; probabilistic algorithms; theory and evolutionary search; and applications.

The Art of Theoretical Biology

Author : Franziska Matthäus,Sebastian Matthäus,Sarah Harris,Thomas Hillen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030334710

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The Art of Theoretical Biology by Franziska Matthäus,Sebastian Matthäus,Sarah Harris,Thomas Hillen Pdf

This beautifully crafted book collects images, which were created during the process of research in all fields of theoretical biology. Data analysis, numerical treatment of a model, or simulation results yield stunning images, which represent pieces of art just by themselves. The approach of the book is to present for each piece of visualization a lucid synopsis of the scientific background as well as an outline of the artistic vision.

Swarm Intelligence

Author : Marco Dorigo,Thomas Stützle,Maria J. Blesa,Christian Blum,Heiko Hamann,Mary Katherine Heinrich,Volker Strobel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030603762

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Swarm Intelligence by Marco Dorigo,Thomas Stützle,Maria J. Blesa,Christian Blum,Heiko Hamann,Mary Katherine Heinrich,Volker Strobel Pdf

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, ANTS 2020, held online -due to COVID-19- in Barcelona Spain, in October 2020. The 20 full papers presented , together with 8 short papers and 5 extended abstracts were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. ANTS 2020 contributions are dealing with any aspect of swarm intelligence.

Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Author : Ulrich Meyer,Thomas Meyer,Jörg Handschel,Hans Peter Wiesmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1049 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783540777557

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Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine by Ulrich Meyer,Thomas Meyer,Jörg Handschel,Hans Peter Wiesmann Pdf

"Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine" provides a complete overview of the state of the art in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Tissue engineering has grown tremendously during the past decade. Advances in genetic medicine and stem cell technology have significantly improved the potential to influence cell and tissue performance, and have recently expanded the field towards regenerative medicine. In recent years a number of approaches have been used routinely in daily clinical practice, others have been introduced in clinical studies, and multitudes are in the preclinical testing phase. Because of these developments, there is a need to provide comprehensive and detailed information for researchers and clinicians on this rapidly expanding field. This book offers, in a single volume, the prerequisites of a comprehensive understanding of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The book is conceptualized according to a didactic approach (general aspects: social, economic, and ethical considerations; basic biological aspects of regenerative medicine: stem cell medicine, biomolecules, genetic engineering; classic methods of tissue engineering: cell, tissue, organ culture; biotechnological issues: scaffolds; bioreactors, laboratory work; and an extended medical discipline oriented approach: review of clinical use in the various medical specialties). The content of the book, written in 68 chapters by the world’s leading research and clinical specialists in their discipline, represents therefore the recent intellect, experience, and state of this bio-medical field.

Handbook Of Unconventional Computing (In 2 Volumes)

Author : Andrew Adamatzky
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 1208 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9789811235276

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Handbook Of Unconventional Computing (In 2 Volumes) by Andrew Adamatzky Pdf

Did you know that computation can be implemented with cytoskeleton networks, chemical reactions, liquid marbles, plants, polymers and dozens of other living and inanimate substrates? Do you know what is reversible computing or a DNA microscopy? Are you aware that randomness aids computation? Would you like to make logical circuits from enzymatic reactions? Have you ever tried to implement digital logic with Minecraft? Do you know that eroding sandstones can compute too?This volume reviews most of the key attempts in coming up with an alternative way of computation. In doing so, the authors show that we do not need computers to compute and we do not need computation to infer. It invites readers to rethink the computer and computing, and appeals to computer scientists, mathematicians, physicists and philosophers. The topics are presented in a lively and easily accessible manner and make for ideal supplementary reading across a broad range of subjects.

Innovative Bioceramics in Translational Medicine II

Author : Andy H. Choi,Besim Ben-Nissan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811674396

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Innovative Bioceramics in Translational Medicine II by Andy H. Choi,Besim Ben-Nissan Pdf

This book is part of a two-part volume book that highlights the latest advances in innovative bioceramics applied in the highly interdisciplinary area referred to as “translational medicine”. This volume predominantly written by surgeons in the fields of craniomaxillofacial, orthopedics, and spinal surgery, examines the translation of innovative bioceramics and bioceramics-based composite from the laboratory to a personalized surgical environment for the repair of damaged and diseased bone tissues. This book also covers the topic of osteoporosis, a skeletal disorder in which the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized it as a public health emergency due to the high number of subjects who exhibited the disease and the morbidity and mortality related to fractures. The book caters to biomaterials researchers and medical clinicians who are interested in incorporating innovative bioceramics to the above-mentioned applications.

Membrane Computing

Author : Marian Gheorghe,Gheorghe Paun,Grzegorz Rozenberg,Arto Salomaa,Sergey Verlan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642280245

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Membrane Computing by Marian Gheorghe,Gheorghe Paun,Grzegorz Rozenberg,Arto Salomaa,Sergey Verlan Pdf

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Membrane Computing, CMC 2011, held in Fontainebleau, France, in August 2011. The 19 revised selected papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 27 papers and 5 posters presented at the conference. The book also contains full papers or extended abstracts of the 5 invited presentations. The papers address all the main directions of research in membrane computing, ranging from theoretical topics in the mathematics and computer science to application issues.