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Theory and Applications of Ordered Fuzzy Numbers A Tribute to Professor Witold Kosiński
(Springer International Publishing, 2017) Piotr Prokopowicz; Jacek Czerniak; Dariusz Mikołajewski; Łukasz Apiecionek; Dominik Ślȩzak
This open access book offers comprehensive coverage on Ordered Fuzzy Numbers, providing readers with both the basic information and the necessary expertise to use them in a variety of real-world applications. The respective chapters, written by leading researchers, discuss the main techniques and applications, together with the advantages and shortcomings of these tools in comparison to other fuzzy number representation models.
Advancing Human Assessment The Methodological, Psychological and Policy Contributions of ETS
(Springer International Publishing, 2017) Randy E. Bennett; Matthias von Davier
This book describes the extensive contributions made toward the advancement of human assessment by scientists from one of the world’s leading research institutions, Educational Testing Service.
Bridging Educational Leadership, Curriculum Theory and Didaktik Non-affirmative Theory of Education
(Springer International Publishing, 2017) Michael Uljens; Rose M. Ylimaki
This volume argues for the need of a common ground that bridges leadership studies, curriculum theory, and Didaktik. It proposes a non-affirmative education theory and its core concepts along with discursive institutionalism as an analytical tool to bridge these fields. It concludes with implications of its coherent theoretical framing for future empirical research.
Collaborating Against Child Abuse Exploring the Nordic Barnahus Model
(Springer International Publishing, 2017) Susanna Johansson; Kari Stefansen; Elisiv Bakketeig; Anna Kaldal
This edited collection explores the background and implementation of the Nordic Barnahus (or 'Children's House') model – recognised as one of the most important reforms related to children who are the victims of crime in the Nordic region. This book discusses both its potential to affect change and the challenges facing it.
Compositionality and Concepts in Linguistics and Psychology
(Springer International Publishing, 2017) James A. Hampton; Yoad Winter
By highlighting relations between experimental and theoretical work, this volume explores new ways of addressing one of the central challenges in the study of language and cognition.
Fashion Figures How Missy the Mathlete Made the Cut
(Apress, 2017) Melissa A. Borza
Missy Maker is a middle school girl who loves math and fashion. She sees math in everything she does. She tries to hide this from her friends, because she thinks it’s too geeky. Missy hears that the school math club needs more members, but she’s worried about what her friends will think if she joins, and she’s already committed to joining the fashion club.
Punishing the Criminal Corpse, 1700-1840 Aggravated Forms of the Death Penalty in England
(Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2017) Peter King
This book analyses the different types of post-execution punishments and other aggravated execution practices, the reasons why they were advocated, and the decision, enshrined in the Murder Act of 1752, to make two post-execution punishments, dissection and gibbeting, an integral part of sentences for murder.
Satellite Earth Observations and Their Impact on Society and Policy
(2017) Masami Onoda; Oran R Young
The result of a workshop bringing together an international advisory board of experts in science, satellite technologies, industry innovations, and public policy, this book addresses the current and future roles of satellite Earth observations in solving large-scale environmental problems.
Optics in Our Time
(Springer International Publishing, 2016) Mohammad D. Al-Amri; Mohamed El-Gomati; M. Suhail Zubairy
Light and light based technologies have played an important role in transforming our lives via scientific contributions spanned over thousands of years. In this book we present a vast collection of articles on various aspects of light and its applications in the contemporary world at a popular or semi-popular level.
Cloud-Based Benchmarking of Medical Image Analysis
(Springer International Publishing, 2017) Allan Hanbury; Henning Müller; Georg Langs
This book presents the VISCERAL project benchmarks for analysis and retrieval of 3D medical images (CT and MRI) on a large scale, which used an innovative cloud-based evaluation approach where the image data were stored centrally on a cloud infrastructure and participants placed their programs in virtual machines on the cloud. The book presents the points of view of both the organizers of the VISCERAL benchmarks and the participants.
Research Assessment in the Humanities Towards Criteria and Procedures
(Springer International Publishing, 2016) Michael Ochsner; Sven E. Hug; Hans-Dieter Daniel
This book analyses and discusses the recent developments for assessing research quality in the humanities and related fields in the social sciences.
Policy Introduction and Essays on New and Changing Paradigms in Socio-Economic Thinking
(Springer International Publishing, 2017) Jeffrey Johnson; Andrzej Nowak; Paul Ormerod; Bridget Rosewell; Yi-Cheng Zhang
The overall aim of this book, an outcome of the European FP7 FET Open NESS project, is to contribute to the ongoing effort to put the quantitative social sciences on a proper footing for the 21st century.
Tuberculosis in Adults and Children
(Springer International Publishing, 2015) Dorothee Heemskerk; Maxine Caws; Ben Marais; Jeremy Farrar
This work contains updated and clinically relevant information about tuberculosis. It is aimed at providing a succinct overview of history and disease epidemiology, clinical presentation and the most recent scientific developments in the field of tuberculosis research, with an emphasis on diagnosis and treatment. It may serve as a practical resource for students, clinicians and researchers who work in the field of infectious diseases.
Attitudes, Beliefs, Motivation and Identity in Mathematics Education An Overview of the Field and Future Directions
(Springer International Publishing, 2016) Markku S. Hannula; Pietro Di Martino; Marilena Pantziara; Qiaoping Zhang; Francesca Morselli; Einat Heyd-Metzuyanim; Sonja Lutovac; Raimo Kaasila; James A. Middleton; Amanda Jansen; Gerald A Goldin
This book records the state of the art in research on mathematics-related affect. It discusses the concepts and theories of mathematics-related affect along the lines of three dimensions.
European Citizenship after Brexit Freedom of Movement and Rights of Residence
(Springer International Publishing, 2017) Patricia Mindus
This Open Access book investigates European citizenship after Brexit, in light of the functionalist theory of citizenship. No matter its shape, Brexit will impact significantly on what has been labelled as one of the major achievements of EU integration: Citizenship of the Union
Perspectives on European Earthquake Engineering and Seismology Volume 1
(Springer International Publishing, 2014) Atilla Ansal
This book collects 5 keynote and 15 topic lectures presented at the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), held in Istanbul, Turkey, from August 24 to 29, 2014.
Collider Physics within the Standard Model A Primer
(Springer International Publishing, 2017) Guido Altarelli
With this graduate-level primer, the principles of the standard model of particle physics receive a particular skillful, personal and enduring exposition by one of the great contributors to the field.
Second Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin
(Springer International Publishing, 2015) The BACC II Author Team
This book is an update of the first BACC assessment, published in 2008. It offers new and updated scientific findings in regional climate research for the Baltic Sea basin.
GUI Design for Android Apps
(Apress, 2014) Ryan Cohen; Tao Wang
GUI Design for Android Apps is the perfect—and concise—introduction for mobile app developers and designers. Through easy-to-follow tutorials, code samples, and case studies, the book shows the must-know principles for user-interface design for Android apps running on the Intel platform, including smartphones, tablets and embedded devices.
The Sustainability of Agro-Food and Natural Resource Systems in the Mediterranean Basin
(Springer International Publishing, 2015) Antonella Vastola
This book is focused on the challenges to implement sustainability in diverse contexts such as agribusiness, natural resource systems and new technologies.

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