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Open Innovation

Researching a New Paradigm

Edited by Henry Chesbrough, Wim Vanhaverbeke, Joel West ...

Open Innovation describes an emergent model of innovation in which firms draw on research and development that may lie outside their own boundaries. In some cases, such as open source software, this research and development can take place in a non-proprietary manner. Henry Chesbrough and his collaborators investigate this phenomenon, linking the practice of innovation to the established body of ... Read more

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Open Innovation describes an emergent model of innovation in which firms draw on research and development that may lie outside their own boundaries. In some cases, such as open source software, this research and development can take place in a non-proprietary manner. Henry Chesbrough and his collaborators investigate this phenomenon, linking the practice of innovation to the established body of
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Énergie

La société sous le joug de l'approvisionnement énergétique

by Hartmut Bossel ...

L’énergie n’est pas seulement ce qui pousse nos voitures et ce qui chauffe nos appartements. L’énergie est la base même de notre société. Nous en sommes dépendants ; notre survie en dépend. En conséquence, le débat énergétique ne doit pas se limiter aux questions techniques. Nous finançons, par nos impôts, le système d’approvisionnement énergétique. Des questions se posent : – Quelle société est ... Read more

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L’énergie n’est pas seulement ce qui pousse nos voitures et ce qui chauffe nos appartements. L’énergie est la base même de notre société. Nous en sommes dépendants ; notre survie en dépend. En conséquence, le débat énergétique ne doit pas se limiter aux questions techniques. Nous finançons, par nos impôts, le système d’approvisionnement énergétique. Des questions se posent : – Quelle société est
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La thermodynamique

Théorie phénoménologique

by Jacques Tillieu, Paul Angoulvent ...

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine. ... Read more

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Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.
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Future Build

How Construction Can Heal Our Planet

by Will Arnold ...

Future Build exposes the devastating environmental impact of modern construction while offering a bold vision for change.Construction shapes the world we live in, but also leaves one of the heaviest footprints on our planet. From the relentless heat of cement kilns to the towering steel and concrete skeletons of our cities, Future Build reveals how our dependence on five key materials has led to ... Read more

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Future Build exposes the devastating environmental impact of modern construction while offering a bold vision for change.Construction shapes the world we live in, but also leaves one of the heaviest footprints on our planet. From the relentless heat of cement kilns to the towering steel and concrete skeletons of our cities, Future Build reveals how our dependence on five key materials has led to
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Chemistry at Home

Exploring the Ingredients in Everyday Products

by John Emsley ...

Hand cream, detergent, shower gel, toothpaste, toilet cleaner, air freshener, lipstick, perfume, low-fat spread, painkiller, diet drink, insect repellent… hundreds of everyday products that make our lives so much better than those of our forebears. And yet most of us know little about the ingredients they contain and why they deliver the benefits we enjoy.Some people find it worrying when they ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Hand cream, detergent, shower gel, toothpaste, toilet cleaner, air freshener, lipstick, perfume, low-fat spread, painkiller, diet drink, insect repellent… hundreds of everyday products that make our lives so much better than those of our forebears. And yet most of us know little about the ingredients they contain and why they deliver the benefits we enjoy.Some people find it worrying when they
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International Cooperation for Enhancing Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards and Non-proliferation–60 Years of IAEA and EURATOM

Proceedings of the XX Edoardo Amaldi Conference, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, Italy, October 9-10, 2017

Edited by Luciano Maiani, Said Abousahl, Wolfango Plastino ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This open access book examines key aspects of international cooperation to enhance nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and non-proliferation, thereby assisting in development and maintenance of the verification regime and fostering progress toward a nuclear weapon-free world. The book opens by addressing important political, institutional, and legal dimensions. Current challenges are discussed ... Read more

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This open access book examines key aspects of international cooperation to enhance nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and non-proliferation, thereby assisting in development and maintenance of the verification regime and fostering progress toward a nuclear weapon-free world. The book opens by addressing important political, institutional, and legal dimensions. Current challenges are discussed
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The Tangled Mind

Unraveling the Origin of Human Nature

by Nick Kolenda ...

Humans learn by association. Every concept that you understand is connected to an earlier concept. So then, what happens if you retrace those connections? Wouldn’t you eventually find a starting point? Indeed, you would. The Tangled Mind argues that a small group of primitive concepts sculpted your knowledge of the world. Essentially:You discover the world via sensory experience.You “scaffold” new ... Read more

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Humans learn by association. Every concept that you understand is connected to an earlier concept. So then, what happens if you retrace those connections? Wouldn’t you eventually find a starting point? Indeed, you would. The Tangled Mind argues that a small group of primitive concepts sculpted your knowledge of the world. Essentially:You discover the world via sensory experience.You “scaffold” new
... Read more
Probability

With Applications and R

by Robert P. Dobrow ...

An introduction to probability at the undergraduate levelChance and randomness are encountered on a daily basis. Authored by a highly qualified professor in the field, Probability: With Applications and R delves into the theories and applications essential to obtaining a thorough understanding of probability.With real-life examples and thoughtful exercises from fields as diverse as biology, ... Read more

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An introduction to probability at the undergraduate levelChance and randomness are encountered on a daily basis. Authored by a highly qualified professor in the field, Probability: With Applications and R delves into the theories and applications essential to obtaining a thorough understanding of probability.With real-life examples and thoughtful exercises from fields as diverse as biology,
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Force of Nature

Understanding Evolution's Deepest Logic-and Putting It to Use

by Owen D. Jones ...

An eye-opening exploration of natural selection’s power and how it can help human society flourish.Most of us learned about natural selection in our school days and remember the basics of how it drives evolution, plus a few of its everyday implications, like the risks of overusing antibiotics. Yet deep misconceptions about evolution and natural selection abound—even, studies show, among medical ... Read more

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An eye-opening exploration of natural selection’s power and how it can help human society flourish.Most of us learned about natural selection in our school days and remember the basics of how it drives evolution, plus a few of its everyday implications, like the risks of overusing antibiotics. Yet deep misconceptions about evolution and natural selection abound—even, studies show, among medical
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Making Time

Why Time Seems to Pass at Different Speeds and How to Control it

by Steve Taylor ...

Why does time seem to speed up as we get older? Why does it seem to drag when we're bored or in pain, or to go slowly when we're in unfamiliar environments? Why does it slow down dramatically in accidents and emergency situations, when sportspeople are 'in the zone', or in higher states of consciousness?Making Time explains why we have these different perceptions of time, suggesting that there are ... Read more

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Why does time seem to speed up as we get older? Why does it seem to drag when we're bored or in pain, or to go slowly when we're in unfamiliar environments? Why does it slow down dramatically in accidents and emergency situations, when sportspeople are 'in the zone', or in higher states of consciousness?Making Time explains why we have these different perceptions of time, suggesting that there are
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Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion

by Jean Louis Bobin ...

The book is a presentation of the basic principles and main achievements in the field of nuclear fusion. It encompasses both magnetic and inertial confinements plus a few exotic mechanisms for nuclear fusion. The state-of-the-art regarding thermonuclear reactions, hot plasmas, tokamaks, laser-driven compression and future reactors is given. ... Read more

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The book is a presentation of the basic principles and main achievements in the field of nuclear fusion. It encompasses both magnetic and inertial confinements plus a few exotic mechanisms for nuclear fusion. The state-of-the-art regarding thermonuclear reactions, hot plasmas, tokamaks, laser-driven compression and future reactors is given.
... Read more
Compendium to Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists

300 Problems and Solutions

by Ervin B. Podgorsak ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This exercise book contains 300 typical problems and exercises in modern physics and radiation physics with complete solutions, detailed equations and graphs. This textbook is linked directly with the textbook "Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists", Springer (2010) but can also be used in combination with other related textbooks. For ease of use, this textbook has exactly the same ... Read more

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This exercise book contains 300 typical problems and exercises in modern physics and radiation physics with complete solutions, detailed equations and graphs. This textbook is linked directly with the textbook "Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists", Springer (2010) but can also be used in combination with other related textbooks. For ease of use, this textbook has exactly the same
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Psychogénéalogie - Partie 1

L'impact sur ma vie de ma place dans la famille

by Juliette Allais ...

Des coups de déprime inexpliqués à répétition ? Et si cela provenait de votre histoire généalogique ?Juliette Allais, psychothérapeute et analyste trans-générationnelle, insiste dans cette première partie sur le phénomène de la transmission selon une logique que l'on aborde peu : celle de la transmission des évènements, des situations ou des comportements dans le cadre de la famille.Tirez au clair ... Read more

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Des coups de déprime inexpliqués à répétition ? Et si cela provenait de votre histoire généalogique ?Juliette Allais, psychothérapeute et analyste trans-générationnelle, insiste dans cette première partie sur le phénomène de la transmission selon une logique que l'on aborde peu : celle de la transmission des évènements, des situations ou des comportements dans le cadre de la famille.Tirez au clair
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Cities Alive

by Michael Mehaffy ...

Cities are experiencing a renaissance today, because we'e begun to understand how they really work -- and we've begun to make them work better for people.This book is a lively, readable account of two revealing figures in the history of that renaissance: the urban economist Jane Jacobs and the architect Christopher Alexander. Their key insights have shaped several generations of scholars, ... Read more

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Cities are experiencing a renaissance today, because we'e begun to understand how they really work -- and we've begun to make them work better for people.This book is a lively, readable account of two revealing figures in the history of that renaissance: the urban economist Jane Jacobs and the architect Christopher Alexander. Their key insights have shaped several generations of scholars,
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L’énergie au quotidien

by Marcel Lacroix ...

L’énergie est devenue un sujet en vogue. Il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu’on en parle dans les médias. L’augmentation de ses coûts de production et les conséquences de son exploitation sur l’environnement y sont sûrement pour quelque chose. Mais comment l’énergie façonne-t-elle l’univers, le monde, la vie au quotidien ? Pourquoi l’énergie ne cesse-t-elle de se dégrader ? Combien d’énergie ... Read more

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L’énergie est devenue un sujet en vogue. Il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu’on en parle dans les médias. L’augmentation de ses coûts de production et les conséquences de son exploitation sur l’environnement y sont sûrement pour quelque chose. Mais comment l’énergie façonne-t-elle l’univers, le monde, la vie au quotidien ? Pourquoi l’énergie ne cesse-t-elle de se dégrader ? Combien d’énergie
... Read more
Grub

Why We Eat, Why It Matters, and the Seven Forces That Shape Our Food

by Lee Cadesky ...

We eat multiple times a day, yet most of us have no idea what food actually is, where it comes from, or what forces will shape our meals in the future.What is food? Why do we eat what we eat? And what kind of food will nourish us in the future? Grub: Why We Eat, Why it Matters, and the Seven Forces That Shape our Food is a deep dive into the cultural and scientific influences that shape our food, ... Read more

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We eat multiple times a day, yet most of us have no idea what food actually is, where it comes from, or what forces will shape our meals in the future.What is food? Why do we eat what we eat? And what kind of food will nourish us in the future? Grub: Why We Eat, Why it Matters, and the Seven Forces That Shape our Food is a deep dive into the cultural and scientific influences that shape our food,
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Acoustique architecturale

Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

by Encyclopaedia Universalis ...

Partez à la découverte de l'acoustique architecturale avec ce Grand Article Universalis !L'acoustique architecturale s'intéresse aux problèmes acoustiques posés par l'art du bâtiment. Elle traite en particulier des problèmes concernant la protection des locaux contre les bruits et les vibrations, et des conditions optimales d'émission et de réception des ondes sonores...Un ouvrage spécialement ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Partez à la découverte de l'acoustique architecturale avec ce Grand Article Universalis !L'acoustique architecturale s'intéresse aux problèmes acoustiques posés par l'art du bâtiment. Elle traite en particulier des problèmes concernant la protection des locaux contre les bruits et les vibrations, et des conditions optimales d'émission et de réception des ondes sonores...Un ouvrage spécialement
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Biologie et physiologie cellulaires, vol. 1

Membrane plasmique, etc.

by André Berkaloff, Jacques Bourguet, Pierre Favard ...

L'ouvrage présente les organites qui composent une cellule et en décrit le fonctionnement. La configuration des molécules et leur arrangement en édifices complexes, en perpétuel renouvellement, sont mis en lumière. Qu'il s'agisse des membranes cellulaires dont les lipides et les protéines sont arrangés en mosaïque fluide ou des ribosomes et de la chromatine dont les macromolécules ... Read more

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L'ouvrage présente les organites qui composent une cellule et en décrit le fonctionnement. La configuration des molécules et leur arrangement en édifices complexes, en perpétuel renouvellement, sont mis en lumière. Qu'il s'agisse des membranes cellulaires dont les lipides et les protéines sont arrangés en mosaïque fluide ou des ribosomes et de la chromatine dont les macromolécules
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Examination Questions and Answers in Basic Anatomy and Physiology

2400 Multiple Choice Questions

by Martin Caon ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This second edition provides 2400 multiple choice questions on human anatomy and physiology, and some physical science, separated into 40 categories. The answer to each question is accompanied by an explanation. Each category has an introduction to set the scene for the questions to come. However, not all possible information is provided within these Introductions, so an Anatomy and Physiology ... Read more

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This second edition provides 2400 multiple choice questions on human anatomy and physiology, and some physical science, separated into 40 categories. The answer to each question is accompanied by an explanation. Each category has an introduction to set the scene for the questions to come. However, not all possible information is provided within these Introductions, so an Anatomy and Physiology
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Smart Cities

Introducing Digital Innovation to Cities

by Oliver Gassmann, Jonas Böhm, Maximilian Palmié ...

Transformation through digital innovation is becoming an imperative for every city. The ‘Smart City’ concept promises to solve the most urgent queries of progressive urbanization in the area of mobility, energy, water supply, security, housing deprivation, and inclusion. Despite the exploitation of existing potential in lighthouse-cities that include Barcelona, London, Munich, Lyon, and Vienna, ... Read more

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Transformation through digital innovation is becoming an imperative for every city. The ‘Smart City’ concept promises to solve the most urgent queries of progressive urbanization in the area of mobility, energy, water supply, security, housing deprivation, and inclusion. Despite the exploitation of existing potential in lighthouse-cities that include Barcelona, London, Munich, Lyon, and Vienna,
... Read more
La métrologie historique

by Jean-Claude Hocquet, Paul Angoulvent ...

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine. ... Read more

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Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.
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Water Culture in South Asia: Bangladesh Perspectives

by shanchett ...

"Water is life" in Bangladesh. Based on five researchers' long-term involvement with water development programs in eight districts, this book introduces the reader to the vast range of meanings that water has in this South Asian country, where village women struggle daily for access to safe supplies. Mythology, ancient sciences, folklore, and language provide a rich cultural foundation sustaining ... Read more

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"Water is life" in Bangladesh. Based on five researchers' long-term involvement with water development programs in eight districts, this book introduces the reader to the vast range of meanings that water has in this South Asian country, where village women struggle daily for access to safe supplies. Mythology, ancient sciences, folklore, and language provide a rich cultural foundation sustaining
... Read more
La grande aventure de Concorde

by Henri Ziegler ...

Concorde prend son vol le 21 janvier sur les lignes commerciales. Pour commencer sur Paris-Rio et sur Londres-Bahrein. A la vitesse de 2 300 km/h il surclasse les avions subsoniques les plus rapides. L’entreprise lancée en 1962 a donc été menée à son terme, et cette réussite européenne, qui marque le début d’une révolution dans le transport aérien, est un défi à la volonté des États-Unis de ... Read more

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Concorde prend son vol le 21 janvier sur les lignes commerciales. Pour commencer sur Paris-Rio et sur Londres-Bahrein. A la vitesse de 2 300 km/h il surclasse les avions subsoniques les plus rapides. L’entreprise lancée en 1962 a donc été menée à son terme, et cette réussite européenne, qui marque le début d’une révolution dans le transport aérien, est un défi à la volonté des États-Unis de
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The Black Box

Innovation and Public Policy in India (IIMA Business Series)

by Rakesh Basant ...

What policies should India pursue for fostering innovation? Taking the perspective that all policies that influence technology-related choices of firms should be considered part of innovation policy, the book analyses the impact on innovation of various policies, including those related to industry, trade, R&D, foreign direct investment, intellectual property rights, start-ups and higher education ... Read more

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What policies should India pursue for fostering innovation? Taking the perspective that all policies that influence technology-related choices of firms should be considered part of innovation policy, the book analyses the impact on innovation of various policies, including those related to industry, trade, R&D, foreign direct investment, intellectual property rights, start-ups and higher education
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