Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service

Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2003-11-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309090741

In recent years there has been growing interest in having fisheries stakeholders involved in various aspects of fisheries data collection and experimentation. This activity is generally known as cooperative research and may take many forms, including gear technology studies, bycatch avoidance studies, and surveys. While the process is not new, the current interest in cooperative research and the growing frequency of direct budgetary allocation for cooperative research prompted this report. Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service addresses issues essential for the effective design and implementation of cooperative and collaborative research programs.

Co-Operative Inquiry

Co-Operative Inquiry
Author: John Heron
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1996-09-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1446225100

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of co-operative inquiry: a way of doing research with people where the roles of researcher and subject are integrated. Co-operative inquiry is a distinctive and wide-ranging form of participative research in which people use the full range of their sensibilities to inquire together into any aspect of the human condition. This book offers both an extensive exploration of its theoretical background and a detailed practical guide to the methods involved. Topics covered include: a critique of established research techniques; the underlying participative paradigm of co-operative inquiry; the epistemological and political aspects of participation; different types of co-operative inquiry and the range of inquiry topics; ways of setting up inquiry groups and enabling their development; four kinds of inquiry outcome and the primacy of the practical; the main stages of the inquiry cycle, highlighting key issues for practice at each stage; and special skills and procedures used for enhancing validity.

Internal Corrosion of Water Distribution Systems

Internal Corrosion of Water Distribution Systems
Author:
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780898677591

This comprehensive reference for engineers, consultants, and public administration officials is recognized as the most complete, practical guide to water pipe corrosion, its health effects, and how to control it.

Evaluating Airfield Capacity

Evaluating Airfield Capacity
Author:
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2012
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0309258731

At head of title: Airport Cooperative Research Program.

Cooperative Control of Multi-Agent Systems

Cooperative Control of Multi-Agent Systems
Author: Jianan Wang
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2020-03-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128204451

Cooperative Control of Multi-Agent Systems: An Optimal and Robust Perspective reports and encourages technology transfer in the field of cooperative control of multi-agent systems. The book deals with UGVs, UAVs, UUVs and spacecraft, and more. It presents an extended exposition of the authors' recent work on all aspects of multi-agent technology. Modelling and cooperative control of multi-agent systems are topics of great interest, across both academia (research and education) and industry (for real applications and end-users). Graduate students and researchers from a wide spectrum of specialties in electrical, mechanical or aerospace engineering fields will use this book as a key resource. - Helps shape the reader's understanding of optimal and robust cooperative control design techniques for multi-agent systems - Presents new theoretical control challenges and investigates unresolved/open problems - Explores future research trends in multi-agent systems - Offers a certain amount of analytical mathematics, practical numerical procedures, and actual implementations of some proposed approaches