Needham S Indian Network

Author : Dhruv Raina
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Science
ISBN : 9382579117

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Author : Ragnhild Lund,Kyoko Kusakabe,Nitya Rao,Nireka Weeratunge
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000081015

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Fisherfolk in Cambodia, India and Sri Lanka by Ragnhild Lund,Kyoko Kusakabe,Nitya Rao,Nireka Weeratunge Pdf

This volume studies the coastal and riparian fishing communities of three Asian countries – Cambodia, India and Sri Lanka. It explores issues of migration and movement, gender relations, wellbeing, and nature-society relations common among these communities, and studies the impacts of internal and external pressures such as changing state policies, increased market exposure and unstable environmental situations. It also discusses the changes needed to ensure safe migration, social inclusion and the gendered well-being of fishers in these countries, and identifies the roles that social networks and collective action play in bringing about these improvements. Fisherfolk in Cambodia, India and Sri Lanka presents a rigorously investigated account of the peoples and production systems of some of Asia’s most populated and contested but dynamic and productive coasts and floodplains. The book will be of importance to students and researchers of Asian studies, development studies, geography, sociology, migration studies, gender studies, and minority studies.

Author : Amit Prasad
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781509544431

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Science Studies Meets Colonialism by Amit Prasad Pdf

The field of science and technology studies has long critiqued the idea that there is such a thing as a universal and singular "Science" that exists independently of human society, interpretation, and action. However, the multiple significant ways in which colonial legacies impact and shape this project have often remained out of sight at the edges of the discipline. In this important book, Amit Prasad seeks to rectify this erasure, demonstrating that problematic idealized imaginaries of science, scientists, and the scientific realm can be traced back to the birth of "modern science" during European colonialism. Such visions of science and technology have undergirded the imagination of the West (and thus of its others), constructing hierarchies of technological innovation and scientific value, but also unexpectedly leaving society vulnerable to contemporary threats of misinformation and conspiracy theories, as has been strikingly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. Far from being an indictment of STS, this rigorous book seeks to highlight such concerns to make STS engage more carefully with issues of colonialism and thus to enable readers to understand the rapidly changing global topography of science and technology today and into the future.

Author : Hermann Kulke,Dietmar Rothermund
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317242123

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A History of India by Hermann Kulke,Dietmar Rothermund Pdf

Presenting the grand sweep of Indian history from antiquity to the present, A History of India is a detailed and authoritative account of the major political, economic, social and cultural forces that have shaped the history of the Indian subcontinent. Hermann Kulke and Dietmar Rothermund provide a comprehensive overview of the structural pattern of Indian history, covering each historical period in equal depth. Fully revised throughout, the sixth edition of this highly accessible book has been brought up to date with analysis of recent events such as the 2014 election and its consequences, and includes more discussion of subjects such as caste and gender, Islam, foreign relations, partition, and the press and television. This new edition contains an updated chronology of key events and a useful glossary of Indian terms, and is highly illustrated with maps and photographs. Supplemented by a companion website (www.routledge.com/cw/kulke), it is a valuable resource for students of Indian history.

Author : Carol Realini,Karl Mehta
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781460265536

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Financial Inclusion at the Bottom of the Pyramid by Carol Realini,Karl Mehta Pdf

As incredible as it may seem in this hyper-connected, technologically advanced era, half the planet’s population exist as “Financial nomads”—those who nourish and shelter themselves without using traditional banking services. While the wealthy live at the top of a metaphorical pyramid, taking financial security and banking services for granted, there are billions of people who struggle at the pyramid’s base in an exhausting state of financial exclusion and insecurity. Times are changing rapidly, but despite global uncertainty, technology has the capacity to reach and equip people in all walks of life. Advances in communications have reconfigured the ease with which we interact with our money—and these advances can provide innovative financial services to the unbanked and underserved around the world. Financial inclusion for all is indeed within our reach, and with this conviction, authors Karl Mehta and Carol Realini propose a vision for a better world and a blueprint to get there. www.carolrealini.com

Author : S. Sitharama Iyengar,Richard R. Brooks
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1706 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781482260588

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Distributed Sensor Networks by S. Sitharama Iyengar,Richard R. Brooks Pdf

The best-selling Distributed Sensor Networks became the definitive guide to understanding this far-reaching technology. Preserving the excellence and accessibility of its predecessor, Distributed Sensor Networks, Second Edition once again provides all the fundamentals and applications in one complete, self-contained source. Ideal as a tutorial for students or as research material for engineers, the book gives readers up-to-date, practical insight on all aspects of the field.This two volume set, this second edition has been revised and expanded with over 500 additional pages and more than 300 new illustrations. This edition incorporates contributions from many veterans of the DARPA ISO SENSIT program as well as new material from distinguished researchers in the field. It offers 13 fully revised chapters and 22 new chapters, covering new perspectives on information fusion, the latest technical developments, and current sensor network applications. Volume 1 Image and Sensor Signal Processing includes: Distributed Sensing and Signal Processing; Information Fusion; and Power Management. Volume 2 Sensor Networking and Applications includes: Sensor Deployment; Adaptive Tasking; Self-Configuration; System Control; and Engineering Examples.

Author : C. Rama Krishna,Maitreyee Dutta,Rakesh Kumar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811312175

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Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Communication, Computing and Networking by C. Rama Krishna,Maitreyee Dutta,Rakesh Kumar Pdf

The book provides insights from the 2nd International Conference on Communication, Computing and Networking organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, India on March 29–30, 2018. The book includes contributions in which researchers, engineers, and academicians as well as industrial professionals from around the globe presented their research findings and development activities in the field of Computing Technologies, Wireless Networks, Information Security, Image Processing and Data Science. The book provides opportunities for the readers to explore the literature, identify gaps in the existing works and propose new ideas for research.

Author : Paris Kitsos
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781420068405

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Security in RFID and Sensor Networks by Paris Kitsos Pdf

In the past several years, there has been an increasing trend in the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) as well as in the integration of both systems due to their complementary nature, flexible combination, and the demand for ubiquitous computing. As always, adequate security remains one of the open are

Author : Sonja Brentjes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351692694

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Routledge Handbook on the Sciences in Islamicate Societies by Sonja Brentjes Pdf

The Routledge Handbook on the Sciences in Islamicate Societies provides a comprehensive survey on science in the Islamic world from the 8th to the 19th century. Across six sections, a group of subject experts discuss and analyze scientific practices across a wide range of Islamicate societies. The authors take into consideration several contexts in which science was practiced, ranging from intellectual traditions and persuasions to institutions, such as courts, schools, hospitals, and observatories, to the materiality of scientific practices, including the arts and craftsmanship. Chapters also devote attention to scientific practices of minority communities in Muslim majority societies, and Muslim minority groups in societies outside the Islamicate world, thereby allowing readers to better understand the opportunities and constraints of scientific practices under varying local conditions. Through replacing Islam with Islamicate societies, the book opens up ways to explain similarities and differences between diverse societies ruled by Muslim dynasties. This handbook will be an invaluable resource for both established academics and students looking for an introduction to the field. It will appeal to those involved in the study of the history of science, the history of ideas, intellectual history, social or cultural history, Islamic studies, Middle East and African studies including history, and studies of Muslim communities in Europe and South and East Asia.

Author : Suvobrata Sarkar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000485004

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History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine in India by Suvobrata Sarkar Pdf

This volume studies the concept and relevance of HISTEM (History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine) in shaping the histories of colonial and postcolonial South Asia. Tracing its evolution from the establishment of the East India Company through to the early decades after the Independence of India, it highlights the ways in which the discipline has changed over the years and examines the various influences that have shaped it. Drawing on extensive case studies, the book offers valuable insights into diverse themes such as the East–West encounter, appropriation of new knowledge, science in translation and communication, electricity and urbanization, the colonial context of engineering education, science of hydrology, oil and imperialism, epidemic and empire, vernacular medicine, gender and medicine, as well as environment and sustainable development in the colonial and postcolonial milieu. An indispensable text on South Asia’s experience of modernity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of modern South Asian studies, modern Indian history, sociology, history of science, cultural studies, colonialism, as well as studies on Science, Technology, and Society (STS).

Author : Santosh Kumar Das,Sourav Samanta,Nilanjan Dey,Bharat S. Patel,Aboul Ella Hassanien
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811603860

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Architectural Wireless Networks Solutions and Security Issues by Santosh Kumar Das,Sourav Samanta,Nilanjan Dey,Bharat S. Patel,Aboul Ella Hassanien Pdf

This book presents architectural solutions of wireless network and its variations. It basically deals with modeling, analysis, design and enhancement of different architectural parts of wireless network. The main aim of this book is to enhance the applications of wireless network by reducing and controlling its architectural issues. The book discusses efficiency and robustness of wireless network as a platform for communication and data transmission and also discusses some challenges and security issues such as limited hardware resources, unreliable communication, dynamic topology of some wireless networks, vulnerability and unsecure environment. This book is edited for users, academicians and researchers of wireless network. Broadly, topics include modeling of security enhancements, optimization model for network lifetime, modeling of aggregation systems and analyzing of troubleshooting techniques.

Author : Rajiv Misra,Nishtha Kesswani,Muttukrishnan Rajarajan,Veeravalli Bharadwaj,Ashok Patel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030767365

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Internet of Things and Connected Technologies by Rajiv Misra,Nishtha Kesswani,Muttukrishnan Rajarajan,Veeravalli Bharadwaj,Ashok Patel Pdf

This book presents the recent research adoption of a variety of enabling wireless communication technologies like RFID tags, BLE, ZigBee, etc., and embedded sensor and actuator nodes, and various protocols like CoAP, MQTT, DNS, etc., that has made Internet of things (IoT) to step out of its infancy to become smart things. Now, smart sensors can collaborate directly with the machine without human involvement to automate decision making or to control a task. Smart technologies including green electronics, green radios, fuzzy neural approaches, and intelligent signal processing techniques play important roles in the developments of the wearable healthcare systems. In the proceedings of 5th International Conference on Internet of Things and Connected Technologies (ICIoTCT), 2020, brought out research works on the advances in the Internet of things (IoT) and connected technologies (various protocols, standards, etc.). This conference aimed at providing a forum to discuss the recent advances in enabling technologies and applications for IoT.

Author : Laila Abu-Er-Rub,Christiane Brosius,Sebastian Meurer,Diamantis Panagiotopoulos,Susan Richter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 669 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429771842

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Engaging Transculturality by Laila Abu-Er-Rub,Christiane Brosius,Sebastian Meurer,Diamantis Panagiotopoulos,Susan Richter Pdf

Engaging Transculturality is an extensive and comprehensive survey of the rapidly developing field of transcultural studies. In this volume, the reflections of a large and interdisciplinary array of scholars have been brought together to provide an extensive source of regional and trans-regional competencies, and a systematic and critical discussion of the field’s central methodological concepts and terms. Based on a wide range of case studies, the book is divided into twenty-seven chapters across which cultural, social, and political issues relating to transculturality from Antiquity to today and within both Asian and European regions are explored. Key terms related to the field of transculturality are also discussed within each chapter, and the rich variety of approaches provided by the contributing authors offer the reader an expansive look into the field of transculturality. Offering a wealth of expertise, and equipped with a selection of illustrations, this book will be of interest to scholars and students from a variety of fields within the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Author : Renny Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000534313

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Science and Religion in India by Renny Thomas Pdf

This book provides an in-depth ethnographic study of science and religion in the context of South Asia, giving voice to Indian scientists and shedding valuable light on their engagement with religion. Drawing on biographical, autobiographical, historical, and ethnographic material, the volume focuses on scientists’ religious life and practices, and the variety of ways in which they express them. Renny Thomas challenges the idea that science and religion in India are naturally connected and argues that the discussion has to go beyond binary models of ‘conflict’ and ‘complementarity’. By complicating the understanding of science and religion in India, the book engages with new ways of looking at these categories.

Author : Stefanos Geroulanos,Gisèle Sapiro
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000956214

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The Routledge Handbook of the History and Sociology of Ideas by Stefanos Geroulanos,Gisèle Sapiro Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of the History and Sociology of Ideas establishes a new and comprehensive way of working in the history and sociology of ideas, in order to obviate several longstanding gaps that have prevented a fruitful interdisciplinary and international dialogues. Pushing global intellectual history forward, it uses methodological innovations in the history of concepts, gender history, imperial history, and history of normativity, many of which have emerged out of intellectual history in recent years, and it especially foregrounds the role of field theory for delimiting objects of study but also in studying transnational history and migration of persons and ideas. The chapters also explore how intellectual history crosses the study of particular domains: law, politics, economy, science, life sciences, social and human sciences, book history, literature, and emotions.