Structure and Dynamics of Elementary Matter

Structure and Dynamics of Elementary Matter
Author: Walter Greiner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 673
Release: 2013-11-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402027052

Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, welcome to Kemer to the NATO Advanced Study Institute Structure and Dynamics of Elementary Matter. We have chosen Kemer as the place of our NASI because it is located in a be- tiful and hospitable surrounding. This part of the Mediterranean at the Turkish Riviera is a historic region where many cultures meet (e.g., the Oriental and the Greek and Roman European cultures) and where you ?nd numerous places which played a role in ancient science and in early Christianity. Moreover, with the hotel Ceylan Inter-Continental we have found a most excellent me- ing place, directly located at the beach, equipped with wonderful swimming pools and restaurants – an absolutely ?rst-class location. Our NASIwill deal withthemost recent developmentsin high-energyheavy ionphysicsandinthesearchforsuperheavynuclei–tworatherdistinctareasof research. Indeed, we want to bring two very active communities of nuclear and high-energy physics into close contact. The meeting is both a school and has also the character of a conference: A school because there are many advanced students, many of which are themselves already top researchers and who are contributing with their own research in seminars and posters. It is also a c- ference because new results in the exciting and wonderful ?elds of low- and high-energy heavy ion physics will be presented. We are mainly focussing on the topics of superheavy elements and of hot and dense nuclear matter.

History and Measurement of the Base and Derived Units

History and Measurement of the Base and Derived Units
Author: Steven A. Treese
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1125
Release: 2018-05-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319775774

This book discusses how and why historical measurement units developed, and reviews useful methods for making conversions as well as situations in which dimensional analysis can be used. It starts from the history of length measurement, which is one of the oldest measures used by humans. It highlights the importance of area measurement, briefly discussing the methods for determining areas mathematically and by measurement. The book continues on to detail the development of measures for volume, mass, weight, time, temperature, angle, electrical units, amounts of substances, and light intensity. The seven SI/metric base units are highlighted, as well as a number of other units that have historically been used as base units. Providing a comprehensive reference for interconversion among the commonly measured quantities in the different measurement systems with engineering accuracy, it also examines the relationships among base units in fields such as mechanical/thermal, electromagnetic and physical flow rates and fluxes using diagrams.

Agile Software Development Quality Assurance

Agile Software Development Quality Assurance
Author: Stamelos, Ioannis G.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2007-02-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1599042185

"This book provides the research and instruction used to develop and implement software quickly, in small iteration cycles, and in close cooperation with the customer in an adaptive way, making it possible to react to changes set by the constant changing business environment. It presents four values explaining extreme programming (XP), the most widely adopted agile methodology"--Provided by publisher.

China's Emerging Cities

China's Emerging Cities
Author: Fulong Wu
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2007-11-13
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 113411771X

With urbanism becoming the key driver of socio-economic change in China, this book provides much needed up-to-date material and covers key topics on Chinese urban development.

China's Age of Abundance

China's Age of Abundance
Author: Feng Wang
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2024-03-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1009444891

Shifting the perspective to rural populations as drivers of global change, Wang Feng reconsiders China's meteoric rise in prosperity.

How to Have the Millionaire Mindset in Real Estate and Be the Millionaire

How to Have the Millionaire Mindset in Real Estate and Be the Millionaire
Author: Kim Hin / David Ho
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2022-06-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1543770118

How To Have The Millionaire Mindset In Real Estate And Be The Millionaire Chapter 1 takes a close look at the intuitive build-up approach in the formation of the direct real estate (DRE) investment hurdle rates for new DRE investing. Chapter 2 first examines the existence of appraisal smoothing for international DRE, via adopting the first and fourth order autoregressive model, to de-smooth the DRE total returns (TRs). Secondly, the 3-factor AHP (analytic hierarchy process) SAA (strategic asset allocation) model is studied by city and country. Chapter 3 is concerned with the need to know the DRE sector, in which the DRE asset(s) are located and of interest to local and international investors Chapter 3 focuses on superior, comprehensive DRE market (sector) structural behaviour market (sector) analysis, Chapter 4 looks in-depth at the risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC) on an ex-ante basis. RAROC is found, by dividing the expected TR in US$ terms by the RAROC capital, for individual pan Asia office sectors “i”. Chapter 5 acknowledges the in-depth contribution via value investing principles and the approaches, to evaluate the SG real estate investment trust (SREIT) common stocks. The “margin of safety” is also examined and pivotal on analytical reasoning and empirical data. Chapter 6 looks at the zone of expectation, which may well be generated from relatively wide H (high) and L (low) bands. Such wide bands accord with the SG private residential sector conditions. Chapter 7 offers this book’s conclusion

Growth and Defence in Plants

Growth and Defence in Plants
Author: Rainer Matyssek
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2012-09-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3642306446

This volume gathers a timely understanding of resource allocation and its regulation in herbaceous and woody plant systems, linking molecular with biochemical and physiological process levels.