Emerging Trends in the Development and Application of Composite Indicators

Emerging Trends in the Development and Application of Composite Indicators
Author: Jeremic, Veljko
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2016-09-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1522507159

Perceiving complex multidimensional problems has proven to be a difficult task for people to overcome. However, introducing composite indicators into such problems allows the opportunity to reduce the problem's complexity. Emerging Trends in the Development and Application of Composite Indicators is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the benefits and challenges presented by building composite indicators, and how these techniques promote optimized critical thinking. Highlighting various indicator types and quantitative methods, this book is ideally designed for developers, researchers, public officials, and upper-level students.

New Trends and Developments in Automotive System Engineering

New Trends and Developments in Automotive System Engineering
Author: Marcello Chiaberge
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 681
Release: 2011-01-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9533075171

In the last few years the automobile design process is required to become more responsible and responsibly related to environmental needs. Basing the automotive design not only on the appearance, the visual appearance of the vehicle needs to be thought together and deeply integrated with the power developed by the engine. The purpose of this book is to try to present the new technologies development scenario, and not to give any indication about the direction that should be given to the research in this complex and multi-disciplinary challenging field.

Trends and Developments for the Future of Language Education in Higher Education

Trends and Developments for the Future of Language Education in Higher Education
Author: Catherine Hua Xiang
Publisher:
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2021-08-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781799872276

Language education tends to require more face-to-face interaction and longer hours of both teaching and learning. The challenges of ensuring the future and development of the discipline, especially after a time of crisis, is equally unprecedented. A comprehensive overview of the global picture of best practices as well as research in recent times are needed in the field of language education, particularly in higher education settings. The changing nature of language education in terms of its policy, curriculum design, methodology, and innovation is an essential discussion to advance the field. It is critical to explore how a more collaborative, global, and interdisciplinary mindset, as well as technologically driven approaches have emerged through recent years and how it will continue to shape the future development in the field. Trends and Developments for the Future of Language Education in Higher Education captures the current trends and ongoing development within language education through a global picture of the best practices as well as the latest research on language education in higher education settings. The chapters cover changes in policy, curriculum design, methodology, and innovation in the modern language education landscape. While focusing on the current situation of language education and the changes that it has been undergoing, this book also provides information on future development and the overall outlook of language education. This book is ideal for teachers, instructional designers, curricula developers, inservice and preservice teachers, administrators, teacher educators, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students looking for an overview of the current position of language education in higher education.

New Trends and Developments in Vaccines

New Trends and Developments in Vaccines
Author: A. Voller
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9401166307

It was not too long ago that many physicians and biomedical scientists felt that the era of 'vaccines' for protecting mankind against infectious disease was coming to an end. During the 1 940s and 50s the widespread use of newly developed antibiotics and antimicrobial chemotherapeutic agents suggested a new era in medicine, i. e. the control and eventual elimination of all infectious diseases, at least those caused by bacteria, by' chemical means. The magic 'bullet' proposed by Paul Ehrlich in the early 1900s seemed to be the method of choice for controling infection. However, it is now quite evident that those high expectations were unwarranted. Although many acute infections, especially those caused by pyogenic cocci, have been controlled by antibiotics, it is quite evident that infectious diseases, even those caused by bacteria, still are a major problem. Thus, the old 'standby' of preventative vaccination is making a strong comeback, not only for viral but also for bacterial infections. However, except for a relatively small number of viral diseases and those bacterial diseases due to toxin elaborated by microorganisms rather than invasion and replication of the microbe per se, preventative vaccination still has not fulfilled the expectations of their proponents. There has been a recent resurgence of interest concerning all aspects of vaccines, not only their preparation and administration, but also the nature and mechanism of the host immune response to the constituent micro organisms and their products.

Recent Trends in Intensive Computing

Recent Trends in Intensive Computing
Author: M. Rajesh
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 960
Release: 2021-12-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1643682172

In a world where computer science is now an essential element in all of our lives, a new opportunity to disseminate the latest research and trends is always welcome. This book presents the proceedings of the first International Conference on Recent Trends in Computing (ICRTC 2021), which was held as a virtual event on 21 – 22 May 2021 at Sanjivani College of Engineering, Kopargaon, India due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. This online conference, aimed at facilitating academic exchange among researchers, enabled experts and scholars around from around the globe to gather for the discussion of the latest advanced research in the field despite the extensive travel restrictions still in place. The book contains 134 papers selected from 329 submitted papers after a rigorous peer-review process, and topics covered include advanced computing, networking, informatics, security and privacy, and other related fields. The book will be of interest to all those eager to find the latest trends and most recent developments in computer science.

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes
Author: Angelo Basile
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2023-01-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128241047

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Membrane Technologies in Environmental Protection and Public Health- Challenges and Opportunities illustrates the application of membrane technology used in separation processes, along with the advantages of membranes in comparison with other types of separation methods. In addition, the book illustrates new approaches for pollution monitoring and helps researchers develop new membrane systems for air or water pollution monitoring. Sections focus on the application of membrane technology to new membranes, hence it is ideal for R&D managers in industry and a variety of others, including academic researchers and postgraduate students working in strategic treatment, separation and purification processes. - Includes membrane purification processes relating to environmental applications and membrane-based tools for air monitoring - Discusses membrane water potabilization - Presents a comprehensive reference on recent applications of membrane technology in environmental monitoring and pollution processes

New Trends and Developments in Automotive Industry

New Trends and Developments in Automotive Industry
Author: Marcello Chiaberge
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2011-01-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9533079991

This book is divided in five main parts (production technology, system production, machinery, design and materials) and tries to show emerging solutions in automotive industry fields related to OEMs and no-OEMs sectors in order to show the vitality of this leading industry for worldwide economies and related important impacts on other industrial sectors and their environmental sub-products.

New Trends in Development Theory

New Trends in Development Theory
Author: Peter Preston
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2010-11-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136855874

The theme of this work, first published in 1985, is the exchange between issues of development and problems of social theory. They provide preliminary analysis of the multiplicity of social-theoretic arguments in development theory and their implications for social theory in general. The book will be of interest to all those interested in the contemporary ‘restructuring’ of social theory and to theorists of development who are rethinking their concerns in a period of pessimism and doubt.