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Harvey, Brian |
Japan In Space |
I12902 |
2023 |
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Granados, Oscar M |
Corruption Networks |
I11782 |
2021 |
eBook |
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Wade, Souleye |
Earth Observations and Geospatial Science in Service of Sustainable Development Goals |
I09412 |
2019 |
eBook |
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Castell, Lutz |
Time, Quantum and Information |
I11036 |
2003 |
eBook |
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Edwards, Frances L |
NATO And Terrorism |
I05990 |
2007 |
eBook |
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Dator, James A |
Social Foundations of Human Space Exploration |
I05700 |
2012 |
eBook |
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Bennett, James T |
The Doomsday Lobby |
I05654 |
2010 |
eBook |
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Taylor, Fannie |
The Arts at a New Frontier |
I01843 |
1984 |
eBook |
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| Title | Japan In Space : Past, Present and Future |
| Author(s) | Harvey, Brian |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2023. |
| Description | XXVII, 421 p. 209 illus., 189 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Guided by genius engineer Hideo Itokawa, Japan???s space program began with small scientific satellites more than 50 years ago. Since then, its space probes have travelled to the Moon, Venus, the asteroids and even a comet. The country launched weather satellites to warn of typhoons, communications satellites to connect the Japanese archipelago and remote sensing technology to observe the Earth and warn of climate change. Engineering technology satellites became the basis of Japan???s electronic industry as Japanese astronauts flew into space, working on their Kibo module on the International Space Station. Now, Japan is one of Asia???s leading space powers, alongside China and India, vying for influence in the region. Its solid and liquid-fueled rockets are estimated to be among the most advanced and reliable in the world, its technology among the best. This book examines the history of Japan???s space program, the country???s current state of development and its future. It describes the extensive infrastructure that has gone into the forging of Japan???s picturesque oceanside launch sites, training centers, testing facilities and tracking stations. This book also outlines the politics of space in Japan, financial difficulties, its space industry, the symbiotic relationship with the United States and the recent sharp change-of-course to invest in military satellites. From the role of influential personalities, such as Hideo Shima and Shinichi Nakasuka, to political leaders, such as Yasuhiro Nakasone and Takeo Kawamura, you will read about how Japan has paved its own star-lit path to space. The future may expect to send Japanese probes to Mercury and the moons of Mars, all while the first Japanese astronauts set foot on our own Moon and drive innovative rovers across its surface |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031455735 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. POLITICAL SCIENCE
8. SOLAR SYSTEM
9. SPACE PHYSICS
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| Title | Corruption Networks : Concepts and Applications |
| Author(s) | Granados, Oscar M;Nicol??s-Carlock, Jos?? R |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | XVI, 158 p. 40 illus., 34 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book aims to gather the insight of leading experts on corruption and anti-corruption studies working at the scientific frontier of this phenomenon using the multidisciplinary tools of data and network science, in order to present current theoretical, empirical, and operational efforts being performed in order to curb this problem. The research results strengthen the importance of evidence-based approaches in the fight against corruption in all its forms, and foster the discussion about the best ways to convert the obtained knowledge into public policy. The contributed chapters provide comprehensive and multidisciplinary approaches to handle the non-trivial structural and dynamical aspects that characterize the modern social, economic, political and technological systems where corruption takes place. This book will serve a broad multi-disciplinary audience from natural to social scientists, applied mathematicians, including law and policymakers |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030814847 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY
3. COMPUTER NETWORKS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Mathematics in Business, Economics and Finance
7. Political planning
8. POLITICAL SCIENCE
9. Public policy
10. Social sciences???Mathematics
11. SYSTEM THEORY
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| Title | Earth Observations and Geospatial Science in Service of Sustainable Development Goals : 12th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing and the Environment |
| Author(s) | Wade, Souleye |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | XIX, 193 p. 138 illus., 135 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides a unique insight into the research and recent developments undertaken among the African Remote Sensing community in regard to the environment. It includes reports of the latest research outcomes in the field of remote sensing and geospatial information technologies, analyses discussions around operational topics such as capacity building, Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), applications of advanced remote sensing technologies (LiDAR , Hyperspectral) in Africa, big data, space policy, and topics of high actually in the field of climate changes, ocean and coastal zone management, early warning systems, natural resources management or geospatial science for sustainable development goals. The book comprises the contributions of the AARSE (African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment) international conference which is conducted biennially across Africa, alternately with the AfricaGIS conference. It is the premier forum in Africa for research on remote sensing technologies and geospatial information science, gathering leading scholars from the remote sensing and related communities. The conference is co-organised by the Arab Academy of Science and Technology, in partnership with the National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences (NARSS) of Egypte, and continues a long series of successful AARSE conferences which started in 1996, in Harare (Zimbabwe) and has been held in Abidjan (Cote D'Ivoire) in 1998, Cape Town (South Africa) in 2000, Abuja (Nigeria) in 2002, Nairobi (Kenya) in 2004, Cairo (Egypt) in 2006, Accra (Ghana) in 2008, Addis Abeba (Ethiopia) in 2010, El Jadida (Morocco) in 2012, Johannesburg (South Africa) in 2014, and in Kampala (Ouganda) in 2016. The book is mainly addressed to practitioners and experts from academia, politics and industry |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030160166 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. ECONOPHYSICS
5. POLITICAL SCIENCE
6. REMOTE SENSING
7. Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry
8. Sociophysics
9. SPACE SCIENCES
10. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
11. Sustainable development
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| Title | Time, Quantum and Information |
| Author(s) | Castell, Lutz;Ischebeck, Otfried |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003. |
| Description | XIV, 454 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This collection of essays presented to Carl Friedrich von Weizs??cker on the occasion of his 90th birthday addresses a wide readership interested in astronomy, physics, and the history and philosophy of science. The articles treat subjects such as the social responsibility of scientists, thermonuclear processes in stars and stellar neutrinos, turbulence and the emergence of planetary systems. Furthermore, considerable attention is paid to the unity of nature, the nature of time, and to information about, and interpretation of, the structure of quantum theory, all important philosophical problems of our times. The last section describes von Weizs??cker's ur-hypothesis and how it will theoretically permit the construction of particles and interactions from quantized bits of information |
| ISBN,Price | 9783662105573 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. PHILOSOPHY
7. Philosophy, general
8. POLITICAL SCIENCE
9. Popular Science, general
10. Popular works
11. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| Title | NATO And Terrorism : On Scene: New Challenges for First Responders and Civil Protection |
| Author(s) | Edwards, Frances L;Steinh??usler, Friedrich |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2007. |
| Description | XVII, 262 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | International terrorism remains a significant threat to the peace of the world. Weapons using various materials and delivery systems have been directed against cities and infrastructure, and other materials are postulated to be usable within the near future. Some of these materials are unusual or exotic, while some are modifications of materials used daily for other purposes: biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear and explosive. These materials pose a safety challenge for first responders, slowing the response and potentially killing scarce trained personnel. This book provides information about how leading agencies across the NATO membership are preparing to confront and respond to terrorists deploying Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Weapons of Mass Killing (WMK) and Weapons of Mass Disruption (WMDi). Based on contributions by experts from NATO member states, Israel and the Russian Federation, this book offers information on fourth generation warfare as a new challenge to first responders. It also provides a variety of insights into methods for preparing for and responding to WMD-, WMK-, and WMDi-events, using new technologies and strategies. Furthermore, the book offers solution for restoring the community to functioning after such a major terror attack. Topics include preparing, planning, operations, equipment, training and unique applications of existing technologies for countering terrorist attacks against cities and their infrastructure |
| ISBN,Price | 9781402062773 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Emergency medicine
4. Emergency Services
5. Geographical information systems
6. Geographical Information Systems/Cartography
7. POLITICAL SCIENCE
8. Professional & Vocational Education
9. Professional education
10. Social policy
11. Vocational education
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| Title | The Doomsday Lobby : Hype and Panic from Sputniks, Martians, and Marauding Meteors |
| Author(s) | Bennett, James T |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer New York, 2010. |
| Description | VII, 200 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | From the race-to-space in the 1950s to the current furor over global warming, James Bennett traces the subtle and not-so-subtle ways in which government has co-opted scientific research and reinforced a culture in which challengers to proscribed wisdom are frozen out. Ripped from the headlines, Bennett offers a compelling, entertaining, and thought-provoking perspective on political influence in scientific research and its implications for a democratic society. Praise for The Doomsday Lobby "During the Nineteenth Century, almost entirely on private funding, American science grew from practically nothing to world class. Now, however, over fifty percent of American science is funded by the federal government. Dr. Bennett traces the path, "crisis" after "crisis," by which American science became practically an arm of the federal government. His tale is a cautionary one, warning against future "crisis mongers" who would extend the government's already majority control of American science even further. His warning is a timely one, and it should be heeded." Joseph P. Martino, author of Science Funding: Politics and Porkbarrel "Bennett's latest book offers a challenging interpretation of the rise of the American federal science establishment since World War II. Focusing primarily on the growth of the space program, Bennett argues that crisis, real or imagined, is the source of state power and state funding for science. The Doomsday Lobby offers what no doubt will be viewed as a controversial contribution to the history of American science policy, and more broadly to an understanding of the role of the state in society." James D. Savage, Professor of Politics, University of Virginia, and author of Funding Science in America James T. Bennett is Eminent Scholar and William P. Snavely Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy at George Mason University, and Director of The John M. Olin Institute for Employment Practice and Policy. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books, including Unhealthy Charities, The Politics of American Feminism, Stifling Political Competition, and Not Invited to the Party |
| ISBN,Price | 9781441966858 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. POLITICAL SCIENCE
5. Popular Science in Astronomy
6. Popular Science, general
7. Popular works
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| Title | The Arts at a New Frontier : The National Endowment for the Arts |
| Author(s) | Taylor, Fannie;Barresi, Anthony L |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer US, 1984. |
| Description | XVI, 271 p. 4 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Profound changes were taking place in American society during the period of the 1960s and 1970s when legislation for the National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities was enacted and the agencies went into operation. It was a period of soul-searching by the American public when the cherished prejudices and civil inequities of the past decades were wiped out and old wounds began to heal; at the same time, however, the Vietnam War was creating new fissures and antagonisms. Into this newly healing, newly questioning society, congressional action thrust the National Council on the Arts in 1964, and the National Endowment for the Arts in 1965. Their mission was to encourage and support the arts, and the men and women charged with this responsibility went about their work with the zeal and enthusiasm of religious converts. The idea of even a minute amount of federal financial assistance to the country's chronically beleaguered and often impoverished artists and arts organi?? zations seemed strange to a segment of the population that had existed in forgot?? ten independence from government intervention. Many of the nation's artists and arts leaders were wary, partly because of the uncertainties and constraints of previous patterns of governmental support |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461327318 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. POLITICAL SCIENCE
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