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Quantum Algorithms and Applications: A Scaffolding Approach (Vol 2)

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Lee (Author), Ran Cheng (Author), Huiwen Ji (Author)Volume 2 (contains Parts III & IV + Appendices, b/w)Unlock the Potential of Quantum AlgorithmsThis book presents a progressive scaffolding approach to quantum algorithms and applications, guiding readers from core primitives to practical workflows in simulation, optimization, quantum machine learning, and linear systems, with an emphasis on mastering durable concepts and principles.Features A systema...

Quantum Algorithms and Applications: A Scaffolding Approach (Vol 1)

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Lee (Author), Ran Cheng (Author), Huiwen Ji (Author)Volume 1 (contains Parts I & II, b/w)Unlock the Potential of Quantum AlgorithmsThis book presents a progressive scaffolding approach to quantum algorithms and applications, guiding readers from core primitives to practical workflows in simulation, optimization, quantum machine learning, and linear systems, with an emphasis on mastering durable concepts and principles.Features A systematic, student-fr...

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Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife - Paperback

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by Mary Roach (Author)"What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that--the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?" In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after...

Biomaterial-Assisted 3D In Vitro Tumor Models: From Organoid towards Cancer Tissue Engineering Approaches

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Report copyright infringementby Serena Danti (Guest Editor), Nicola Contessi Negrini (Guest Editor), Alessandro Franchi (Guest Editor)This reprint focuses on fundamental and applied research involving the combination of biomaterials and cancer cells to develop a three-dimensional (3D) tumor microenvironment in vitro, in which carcinogenesis mechanisms can be studied and therapies can be screened. Such models are becoming quite popular within the bioengineering community; thus, many technologi...

Advanced Pulse Laser Machining Technology

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Report copyright infringementby Jörg Krüger (Guest Editor), Jörn Bonse (Guest Editor)This reprint is the printed edition of the Special Issue published in Materials. The reprint provides an overview on current international research activities in the field of advanced pulse laser machining technology. It covers fundamental and applied aspects and collects contributions of renowned scientists from academics and industries working in the fields of laser processing, materials science, physics, c...

Nighttime Lights as a Proxy for Economic Performance of Regions

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Report copyright infringementby Nataliya Rybnikova (Guest Editor)Studying and managing regional economic development in the current globalization era demands prompt, reliable, and comparable estimates for a region's economic performance.Night-time lights (NTL) emitted from residential areas, entertainment places, industrial facilities, etc., and captured by satellites have become an increasingly recognized proxy for on-ground human activities. Compared to traditional indicators supplied by st...

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Report copyright infringementby Claudia Di Bene (Guest Editor), Rosa Francaviglia (Guest Editor), Roberta Farina (Guest Editor)Agricultural diversification can occur in many forms (e.g., genetic variety, species, structural) and can be created temporally and over different spatially scales (e.g., within crop, within field, and landscape level). Crop diversification is the practice of growing more than one crop species within a farming area in the form of rotations (two or more crops on the sa...

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Report copyright infringementby Nancy Rothwell (Author)As careers in science have become increasingly demanding, they require much more than a keen scientific mind and practical ability. If you are considering a career in research, have already embarked on your career and want to succeed, are uncertain which route to take or advise, train or supervise scientists, this book offers some helpful advice. Nancy Rothwell, a senior scientist with extensive experience training scientists and communic...

Efficiency and Anomalies in Stock Markets

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Report copyright infringementby Wing-Keung Wong (Guest Editor)The Efficient Market Hypothesis believes that it is impossible for an investor to outperform the market because all available information is already built into stock prices. However, some anomalies could persist in stock markets while some other anomalies could appear, disappear and re-appear again without any warning.A Special Issue on "Efficiency and Anomalies in Stock Markets" will be devoted to advancements in the theoretical d...

The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China: The Flowering of Early Animal Life - Hardcover

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by Hou Xian-Guang (Author), David J. Siveter (Author), Derek J. Siveter (Author)The celebrated lower Cambrian Chengjiang biota of Yunnan Province, China, represents one of the most significant ever paleontological discoveries. Deposits of ancient mudstone, about 520 million years old, have yielded a spectacular variety of exquisitely preserved fossils that record the early diversification of animal life. Since the discovery of the first specimens in 1984, many thousands of fossils have been c...

Reframing Complexity: Perspectives from the North and South

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Report copyright infringementby Fritjof Capra (Editor), Alicia Juarrero (Editor), Sotolongo Pedro (Editor)Havana's Instituto de Filosofia's First Biennial International Seminar on the Philosophical, Epistemological and Methodological Implications of Complexity Theory, was held in January 2002 in Havana, Cuba's capital city. The seminar was aimed at familiarizing Cuban researchers and professors in a more direct way with some of the current trends - and widespread scope - of the expanding fiel...

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Report copyright infringementby Helen Holt (Author)'This book makes a strikingly original contribution to the science-and-religion debate. Through a series of bite-sized biographies Helen Holt explores the distinctive approaches that Quaker scientists have brought to their scientific work. Emphasising shared commitments to social justice, pacifism, experience and the Inner Light, Holt paints compelling and human portraits of both Quakerism and science. This book stands out as an important mil...

Minerals in Africa: Opportunities for the Continent's Industrialisation

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Report copyright infringementby Francis Gudyanga (Author)Africa's dire need to industrialize is universally acknowledged and it is evident that the continent's vast mineral resources can catalyze that industrialization. This requires the promotion of local beneficiation and value addition of minerals to yield materials on which modern Africa's industry and society can rely. This book is, therefore, about transforming Africa's comparative advantages in minerals into the continent's competitive...

Apollo Remastered: The Ultimate Photographic Record - Hardcover

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by Andy Saunders (Author)Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the last steps taken on the moon, this unique, definitive book about the Apollo missions reveals hundreds of extraordinary, newly-restored, and all-new images from the NASA archives that provide a never-before-seen perspective on the Apollo endeavors. In Houston, Texas, there is a frozen vault that preserves the original NASA photographic film of the Apollo missions. For half a century, almost every image of the Moon ...

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Report copyright infringementby Philip Ball (Author)This Very Short Introduction is an exciting and non-traditional approach to understanding the terminology, properties, and classification of chemical elements. It traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind, and examines why people have long sought to identify the substances around them. The book includes chapters on particular elements such as gold, iron, and oxygen, showing how they shaped culture and technology. Lo...

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Report copyright infringementby David Norman (Author)Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures and their popularity seems never ending, fueled by films such as Jurassic Park and documentaries such as Walking with Dinosaurs. Yet dinosaurs (or more precisely non-avian dinosaurs) last trod the Earth 65 million years ago. All we know of them today are their fossilized bones, the tracks and traces that they left behind and, in very rare instances, some of the soft tissues or even traces of their chemist...

Green Thinking: Unlearning Outdated Ideas in Science, Economics and Politics

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Report copyright infringementby Natalie Bennett (Author)Green Thinking is about unlearning, discarding damaging, outdated ideas deeply rooted in our societies. It seeks to "compost" the views of dead white men (René Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Adam Smith, Norman Borlaugh) and of some not white or dead (Francis Fukuyama, Richard Dawkins, Richard Thaler), and explores the flowering of probiotic Green thinking, and the rediscovery in the 21st century of powerful indigenous and other previously rep...

Unleashing the Potential of Renewable Energy in India

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Report copyright infringementby Gevorg Sargsyan (Author), Mikul Bhatia (Author), Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee (Author)India has 150GW of renewable energy potential, about half in the form of small hydropower, biomass, and wind and half in solar, cogeneration, and waste-to-energy. Developing renewable energy can help India increase its energy security, reduce the adverse impacts on the local environment, lower its carbon intensity, contribute to more balanced regional development, and realize its a...

The Cost of Environmental Degradation: Case Studies from the Middle East and North Africa

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Report copyright infringementby Lelia Croitoru (Editor), Maria Sarraf (Editor)How much is a cleaner environment worth? For policy makers, that question goes largely unanswered. It's not that the environment is seen as unimportant. It's simply much easier to compare the costs and benefits of tangible projects such as airports and electrical grids, than it is to weigh the merits of a landfill cleanup. Over the past decades, the World Bank has undertaken a systematic effort to put a monetary val...

The Development of Electricity Markets in the Euro-Mediterranean Area: Trends and Prospects for Liberalization and Regional Intergration

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Mmuller-Jentsch (Author), Daniel Muller-Jentsch (Author), Myilibrary (Author)Electricity markets world-wide are undergoing a transformation, as state-owned and vertically integrated monopolies are being replaced by competitive dynamics and private participation. Policy reforms driving this transformation include the corporatization and restructuring of state-owned utilities; the unbundling of generation, transmission, and distribution; the creation of in...

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Report copyright infringementby Bill Bryson (Author)AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST - LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD"Glorious. . .You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." --The Washington Post Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this i...

Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2024: Catalyzing Finance and Policy Solutions

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)The inaugural Asia-Pacific Climate Report offers an overview of the region's evolving climate landscape, up-to-date public perceptions, and key areas for policy responses. The report highlights the region's climate vulnerability, provides updated estimates of the potential impacts and costs of climate change, and proposes priority actions to accelerate adaptation progress. Policy options for governments to mobilize more private cl...

Design and Performance of Policy Instruments to Promote the Development of Renewable Energy: Emerging Experience in Selected Developing Countries

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Report copyright infringementby Gabriela Elizondo Azuela (Author), Luiz Augusto Barroso (Author), Gabriela Elizondo Azuela (Author)Renewable energy plays an important role in contributing to the transition toward low-carbon development growth, in enhancing technology diversification and hedging against fuel price volatility, in strengthening economic growth, and in facilitating access to electricity. Number of Pages: 78 Dimensions: 0.17 x 10 x 7 IN Illus...

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Report copyright infringementby Martin Rees (Author)There has never been a time when 'following the science' has been more important for humanity. At no other point in history have we had such advanced knowledge and technology at our fingertips, nor had such astonishing capacity to determine the future of our planet. But the decisions we must make on how science is applied belong outside the lab and should be the outcome of wide public debate. For that to happen, science needs to become part ...

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Report copyright infringementby Sujan (Author)Thank you for choosing "CAPM Essentials: Expert Q&A with Detailed Explanations." We are thrilled to be a part of your journey towards mastering the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification. This book is a labor of dedication and expertise, aimed at providing you with comprehensive practice tests, answers, and in-depth explanations. As you immerse yourself in these materials, know that you are taking significant steps towa...

A Road Map for Scaling Up Private Sector Financing for the Blue Economy in Thailand: Investment Report

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)Analyzing the importance of Thailand's blue economy, this report considers ways to mobilize and scale up private sector investment in areas such as aquaculture and marine renewable energy to help bolster sustainable blue development. Number of Pages: 60 Dimensions: 0.17 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 30, 2024

Incorporating Climate Resilience in Urban Planning and Policy Making: Focus on Armenia, Georgia, and Uzbekistan

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)Providing high-level climate risk assessments for cities in Armenia, Georgia, and Uzbekistan, this report is designed to mainstream mitigation and adaptation into urban planning to help ensure climate resilient growth.For each country, it harnesses climate data, models, and projections. It offers a range of scenarios, assesses potential risks to key infrastructure, and sets out ways to combat the impacts of events such as increasi...

Wildlife Management: Concept, Analysis and Conservation

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Report copyright infringementby Amita Saxena (Author)This books is an unique compilation of 21 chapters, which have been contributed by leading experts who have made significant contributors to wildlife management. This book highlighted the wildlife and its conservations, which include snake and snakebites, Indian Shad, Indian Rhinoceros, Himalayan Musk Deer, Sea Turtles, Lizard, Blood Squirting Lizard, Gyps Vultures, Wild Tigers, One-horned Indian Rhinoceros, Pangolin, Indian, Bustard, Endan...

The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything - Paperback

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by Michio Kaku (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The epic story of the greatest quest in all of science--the holy grail of physics that would explain the creation of the universe--from renowned theoretical physicist and author of The Future of the Mind and The Future of Humanity.When Newton discovered the law of gravity, he unified the rules governing the heavens and the Earth. Since then, physicists have been placing new forces into ever-grander theories. But perhaps the ultimate challe...

Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink

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Report copyright infringementby Jane Goodall (Author)From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the National Geographic documentary Jane, comes an inspiring message about the future of the animal kingdom. With the insatiable curiosity and conversational prose that have made her a bestselling author, Goodall--along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard--shares fascinating survival stories about the American Crocodile, the California Condor, the Black-Footed Ferret, and more; ...

Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: Drawing Lessons from the Joint Crediting Mechanism (Version II)

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This publication examines the alignment of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) with the requirements under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement on the framework, national, and project levels.The JCM is a project-based offset crediting mechanism implemented between Japan and 17 partner countries. It is considered a forerunner for voluntary cooperation using market-based mechanisms under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. This public...