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PID Control System Design and Automatic Tuning using MATLAB/Simulink
Covers PID control systems from the very basics to the advanced topics This book covers the design, implementation and automatic tuning of PID control systems with operational constraints. It provides students, researchers, and industrial practitioners with everything they need to know about PID control systems—from classical tuning rules and model-based design to constraints, automatic tuning, cascade control, and gain scheduled control. PID Control System Design and Automatic Tuning using MATLAB/Simulink introduces PID control system structures, sensitivity analysis, PID control design, implementation with constraints, disturbance observer-based PID control, gain scheduled PID control systems, cascade PID control systems, PID control design for complex systems, automatic tuning and applications of PID control to unmanned aerial vehicles. It also presents resonant control systems relevant to many engineering applications. The implementation of PID control and resonant control highlights how to deal with operational constraints. Provides unique coverage of PID Control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including mathematical models of multi-rotor UAVs, control strategies of UAVs, and automatic tuning of PID controllers for UAVs Provides detailed descriptions of automatic tuning of PID control systems, including relay feedback control systems, frequency response estimation, Monte-Carlo simulation studies, PID controller design using frequency domain information, and MATLAB/Simulink simulation and implementation programs for automatic tuningIncludes 15 MATLAB/Simulink tutorials, in a step-by-step manner, to illustrate the design, simulation, implementation and automatic tuning of PID control systemsAssists lecturers, teaching assistants, students, and other readers to learn PID control with constraints and apply the control theory to various areas.Accompanying website includes lecture slides and MATLAB/ Simulink programs PID Control System Design and Automatic Tuning using MATLAB/Simulink is intended for undergraduate electrical, chemical, mechanical, and aerospace engineering students, and will greatly benefit postgraduate students, researchers, and industrial personnel who work with control systems and their applications.
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Statistics Using R
Statistics Using R introduces the most up-to-date approaches to R programming alongside an introduction to applied statistics using real data in the behavioral, social, and health sciences. It is uniquely focused on the importance of data management as an underlying and key principle of data analysis. It includes an online R tutorial for learning the basics of R, as well as two R files for each chapter, one in Base R code and the other in tidyverse R code, that were used to generate all figures, tables, and analyses for that chapter. These files are intended as models to be adapted and used by readers in conducting their own research. Additional teaching and learning aids include solutions to all end-of-chapter exercises and PowerPoint slides to highlight the important take-aways of each chapter. This textbook is appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate students in social sciences, applied statistics, and research methods.
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Conducting Educational Research
Emphasizing the comparative aspects of research, this introduction to educational research traces the process through five stages—choosing what to study, including specifying the research problem; collecting information; organizing and summarizing information; interpreting results; and reporting the outcomes. Each of the stages offers diverse options available to researchers for solving the problems of that stage, and a research project checklist at the end of each chapter guides readers in applying the chapter's contents to their own research studies.In much educational discourse, comparative education has referred solely to the study of educational similarities and differences between regions of the world or between two or more nations. This book uses the broader definition of the term to encompass a large body of research including studies focusing on comparisons between local educational systems, schools, classrooms, language groups, religious denominations, genders, social classes, and individual students. Students who are planning research projects as well as staff members of such organizations as ministries of education, school systems, bureaus of educational research, and educational aid agencies will find this volume indispensable.
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Computational Finance Using C and C#
Computational Finance Using C and C#: Derivatives and Valuation, Second Edition provides derivatives pricing information for equity derivatives, interest rate derivatives, foreign exchange derivatives, and credit derivatives. By providing free access to code from a variety of computer languages, such as Visual Basic/Excel, C++, C, and C#, it gives readers stand-alone examples that they can explore before delving into creating their own applications. It is written for readers with backgrounds in basic calculus, linear algebra, and probability. Strong on mathematical theory, this second edition helps empower readers to solve their own problems. *Features new programming problems, examples, and exercises for each chapter. *Includes freely-accessible source code in languages such as C, C++, VBA, C#, and Excel.. *Includes a new chapter on the history of finance which also covers the 2008 credit crisis and the use of mortgage backed securities, CDSs and CDOs. *Emphasizes mathematical theory.
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Cross Section and Experimental Data Analysis Using EViews
A practical guide to selecting and applying the most appropriate model for analysis of cross section data using EViews. "This book is a reflection of the vast experience and knowledge of the author. It is a useful reference for students and practitioners dealing with cross sectional data analysis ... The strength of the book lies in its wealth of material and well structured guidelines ..." Prof. Yohanes Eko Riyanto, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore "This is superb and brilliant. Prof. Agung has skilfully transformed his best experiences into new knowledge ... creating a new way of understanding data analysis." Dr. I Putu Gede Ary Suta, The Ary Suta Center, Jakarta Basic theoretical concepts of statistics as well as sampling methods are often misinterpreted by students and less experienced researchers. This book addresses this issue by providing a hands-on practical guide to conducting data analysis using EViews combined with a variety of illustrative models (and their extensions). Models having numerically dependent variables based on a cross-section data set (such as univariate, multivariate and nonlinear models as well as non-parametric regressions) are concentrated on. It is shown that a wide variety of hypotheses can easily be tested using EViews. Cross Section and Experimental Data Analysis Using EViews: Provides step-by-step directions on how to apply EViews to cross section data analysis - from multivariate analysis and nonlinear models to non-parametric regressionPresents a method to test for all possible hypotheses based on each modelProposes a new method for data analysis based on a multifactorial design modelDemonstrates that statistical summaries in the form of tabulations are invaluable inputs for strategic decision makingContains 200 examples with special notes and comments based on the author’s own empirical findings as well as over 400 illustrative outputs of regressions from EViewsTechniques are illustrated through practical examples from real situationsComes with supplementary material, including work-files containing selected equation and system specifications that have been applied in the book This user-friendly introduction to EViews is ideal for Advanced undergraduate and graduate students taking finance, econometrics, population, or public policy courses, as well as applied policy researchers.
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Sample Size Calculations in Clinical Research
Praise for the Second Edition:"… this is a useful, comprehensive compendium of almost every possible sample size formula. The strong organization and carefully defined formulae will aid any researcher designing a study." -Biometrics"This impressive book contains formulae for computing sample size in a wide range of settings. One-sample studies and two-sample comparisons for quantitative, binary, and time-to-event outcomes are covered comprehensively, with separate sample size formulae for testing equality, non-inferiority, and equivalence. Many less familiar topics are also covered …" – Journal of the Royal Statistical SocietySample Size Calculations in Clinical Research, Third Edition presents statistical procedures for performing sample size calculations during various phases of clinical research and development. A comprehensive and unified presentation of statistical concepts and practical applications, this book includes a well-balanced summary of current and emerging clinical issues, regulatory requirements, and recently developed statistical methodologies for sample size calculation.Features: Compares the relative merits and disadvantages of statistical methods for sample size calculations Explains how the formulae and procedures for sample size calculations can be used in a variety of clinical research and development stages Presents real-world examples from several therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular medicine, the central nervous system, anti-infective medicine, oncology, and women’s health Provides sample size calculations for dose response studies, microarray studies, and Bayesian approaches This new edition is updated throughout, includes many new sections, and five new chapters on emerging topics: two stage seamless adaptive designs, cluster randomized trial design, zero-inflated Poisson distribution, clinical trials with extremely low incidence rates, and clinical trial simulation.
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Strategic Operations Management
Strategic Operations Management, 4th Edition, shows how vital it is to have world-class operations management in any organisation. In the past, where organisations tended to be more hierarchical than today, the words, "strategy" and "operations" were almost mutually exclusive. In today's highly competitive environment, though, strategic operations capabilities must be in place for organisations to provide goods and services that meet and exceed customer requirements. Key issues such as cost, speed, quality, flexibility and constant innovation are all part of strategic operations. However, achieving such capabilities does not come by chance - instead a range of factors need to be put in place. This new edition pays equal attention to manufacturing and service sectors. It includes numerous references to, and discusses, major changes taking place in the business world, including 3-D printing; virtual organisations; Cloud – Big Data and the Internet of Things; Servitization, global markets, ongoing innovation and managing within complex supply networks. Cases are included from a range of settings across the globe.Students taking MBA, MSc and MBM classes on operations management, advanced operations management, and strategic operations management will find this textbook fulfills all their requirements whilst advanced undergraduate classes in these areas will also find the book an essential read.
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Arbeitsbuch zum Operations Management
Operations Management ist ein zentrales Gestaltungsfeld für moderne Wertschöpfungsformen. Das für die dritte Auflage überarbeitete und erweiterte Arbeitsbuch vermittelt Grundlagen des Operations Management, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf quantitativ-operative Bereiche gelegt wird.
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Theory and Practice Management and Organization Studies
This book is a collection of empirical and theoretical research papers on "Theory and Practice in Management and Organisation Studies," written by researchers from various universities. The studies cover a wide range of topics related to "Theory and Practice in Management and Organisation Studies." The book is aimed at educators, researchers, and students interested in this field.
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Definitive Guide to Machine Learning Operations in AWS
This book focuses on deploying, testing, monitoring, and automating ML systems in production. It covers AWS MLOPS tools like Amazon SageMaker, Data Wrangler, and AWS Feature Store, along with best practices for operating ML systems on AWS. This book explains how to design, develop, and deploy ML workloads at scale using AWS cloud's well-architected pillars. It starts with an introduction to AWS services and MLOps tools, setting up the MLOps environment. It covers operational excellence, including CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as code. Security in MLOps, data privacy, IAM, and reliability with automated testing are discussed. Performance efficiency and cost optimization, like Right-sizing ML resources, are explored. The book concludes with MLOps best practices, MLOPS for GenAI, emerging trends, and future developments in MLOps By the end, readers will learn operating ML workloads on the AWS cloud. This book suits software developers, ML engineers, DevOps engineers, architects, and team leaders aspiring to be MLOps professionals on AWS. What you will learn:● Create repeatable training workflows to accelerate model development● Catalog ML artifacts centrally for model reproducibility and governance● Integrate ML workflows with CI/CD pipelines for faster time to production● Continuously monitor data and models in production to maintain quality● Optimize model deployment for performance and cost Who this book is for:This book suits ML engineers, DevOps engineers, software developers, architects, and team leaders aspiring to be MLOps professionals on AWS.
R 2,381.00
Cognitive Operations
This book examines how people make decisions under risk and uncertainty in operational settings and opens the black box by specifying the cognitive processes that lead to human behavior. Drawing on economics, psychology and artificial intelligence, the book provides an innovative perspective on behavioral operations. It shows how to build optimization as well as heuristic models for describing human behavior and how to compare such models on various dimensions such as predictive power and transparency, as well as discussing interventions for improving human behavior. This book will be particularly valuable to academics and practitioners who seek to select a modeling approach that suits the operational decision at hand.
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Estimation of Structural Models Using Experimental Data From the Lab and the Field
Behavioral economics provides a rich set of explicit models of non-classical preferences and belief formation which can be used to estimate structural models of decision making. At the same time, experimental approaches allow the researcher to exogenously vary components of the decision making environment. The synergies between behavioral and experimental economics provide a natural setting for the estimation of structural models. This Element will cover examples supporting the following arguments 1) Experimental data allows the researcher to estimate structural models under weaker assumptions and can simplify their estimation, 2) many popular models in behavioral economics can be estimated without any programming skills using existing software, 3) experimental methods are useful to validate structural models. This Element aims to facilitate adoption of structural modelling by providing Stata codes to replicate some of the empirical illustrations that are presented. Examples covered include estimation of outcome-based preferences, belief-dependent preferences and risk preferences.
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Using Analytical Frameworks for Classroom Research
This introductory collection brings together contributions from a range of international researchers, each working within their own traditions, to explore current perspectives on the use of analytical approaches in education. Providing a close examination of cutting-edge data analysis techniques, each contribution describes a set of tools to assist prospective researchers as they decide which analytical approach or approaches best suit their own research endeavours.Exploring theoretical approaches from both a macro and a micro perspective, each chapter: Outlines the theoretical assumptions of the approach Highlights the constraints and tensions within the approach Contextualises the tradition in which the approach is located Provides data and case studies to illustrate how the approach is used in classroom research and the realities of practiceIn the final chapter a cross-comparison between the approaches covered is presented, allowing researchers to better understand which approach is most suitable for their project.Essential reading for all those interested in the theory behind the analytical approach, this book will appeal to all postgraduates, researchers, and academics engaged in research in educational settings.
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Data-Driven Insights and Analytics for Measurable Sustainable Development Goals
Data-Driven Insights and Analytics for Measurable Sustainable Development Goals discusses the growing imperative to understand, measure, and guide actions using data-driven insights. The SDGs encompass a broad spectrum of global challenges, from eradicating poverty and hunger to preserving the environment and fostering peace. To address these issues, one should be able to measure and analyze progress. This book bridges the gap between qualitative and quantitative assessments, recognizing that goals are not solely about numbers but also encompass complex social, environmental, and economic dynamics. By merging data science with qualitative analysis, readers can explore how SDGs intersect and influence each other.The book provides readers with an understanding of how to effectively leverage data science models and algorithms using descriptive analytics, allowing us to assess the current state of SDG performance and offering valuable insights into where we stand on these critical goals. Prescriptive analytics guides actions by offering actionable recommendations, while predictive analytics anticipates future trends and challenges, helping us navigate our path toward the SDGs effectively.
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Practical Guide to Operations Management
Practical Guide To Operations Management This book discusses the practical and useful methods for operations management. It describes the ways the managers and employees need to accomplish their work. It discusses the administration, planning, strategy methods for the operations management. The book shows the operational environmental effects and causes. Operations project management is discussed with its trends, planning, implementation and leading. It focuses on the operational management of a firm or corporation. A discussion of the products and services of this operational management is accomplished. The Total quality management is described with the ISO 9000 and the operations financial management. The book could be unique because it could be a guide for managers and employees with practical consideration in how to make the job done, in operations fields. It concern in practical methods and procedures that could be followed, with some theoretical principals for general and operations management.
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Dose-Response Analysis Using R
Nowadays the term dose-response is used in many different contexts and many different scientific disciplines including agriculture, biochemistry, chemistry, environmental sciences, genetics, pharmacology, plant sciences, toxicology, and zoology.In the 1940 and 1950s, dose-response analysis was intimately linked to evaluation of toxicity in terms of binary responses, such as immobility and mortality, with a limited number of doses of a toxic compound being compared to a control group (dose 0). Later, dose-response analysis has been extended to other types of data and to more complex experimental designs. Moreover, estimation of model parameters has undergone a dramatic change, from struggling with cumbersome manual operations and transformations with pen and paper to rapid calculations on any laptop. Advances in statistical software have fueled this development.Key Features: Provides a practical and comprehensive overview of dose-response analysis. Includes numerous real data examples to illustrate the methodology. R code is integrated into the text to give guidance on applying the methods. Written with minimal mathematics to be suitable for practitioners. Includes code and datasets on the book’s GitHub: https://github.com/DoseResponse. This book focuses on estimation and interpretation of entirely parametric nonlinear dose-response models using the powerful statistical environment R. Specifically, this book introduces dose-response analysis of continuous, binomial, count, multinomial, and event-time dose-response data. The statistical models used are partly special cases, partly extensions of nonlinear regression models, generalized linear and nonlinear regression models, and nonlinear mixed-effects models (for hierarchical dose-response data). Both simple and complex dose-response experiments will be analyzed.
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Computer Applications in Near Net-shape Operations
The process of producing components to final net-shapes is fast becoming a desirable goal for metal working industries. This is due to a combination of factors such as the development of new materials and escalating energy costs. Computer Applications in Near Net-Shape Operations addresses the design, analysis and simulation of near net-shape operations using some of the most advanced computer techniques and tools available. Topics covered include: Sheet metal forming operations: progressive stamping, fine blanking, nesting, flat pattering, bending and nibbling; Die design, construction and NC programming of wire EDM; Bulk metal forming processes such as cold upsetting and close-die forging; Injection mould design, analysis and simulation; Computer-aided design of CNC machines for near net-shape operations; Intelligent progressive die design system IPD. This collection of the latest developments from leading experts in the field will be of interest to practising engineers, graduate students and researchers of metal forming, stamping, mould and die design.
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Creating Values with Operations and Analytics
This book showcases how the latest and most advanced types of analytical modeling and empirical analysis can help to create value in the global supply chain. Focusing on practical relevance, it shares valuable management insights and addresses key issues in operations management (OM), demonstrating how past research has led to various practices and impacts, while also exploring the aspirations of the latest research. It presents current research on various topics such as global supply chain design, service supply chains, product design, responsible supply chains, performance and incentives in operations, data analytics in health services, new business models in the digital age, and new digital technology advances such as blockchain. In addition, it presents practical case studies on the aforementioned topics.Beyond the value of its contents, the book is intended as a tribute to Professor Morris Cohen, who has been a major contributor to advancing the research frontier in operations management and a driving force in shaping the field.Given its scope, the book will appeal to a wide readership, from researchers and PhD students to practitioners and consultants.
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Extreme DAX
Master advanced DAX in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric to build scalable semantic models, solve complex business problems, and deliver high-impact analytics using real-world scenarios and proven techniques.Key FeaturesSolve complex business problems with advanced DAX in Power BI and FabricBuild scalable semantic models using modern data modeling best practicesMaster evaluation context, calculation groups, and advanced DAX techniquesBook DescriptionThis book helps experienced analysts unlock the full potential of DAX in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric to build scalable, production-ready analytics solutions.You’ll begin by strengthening your understanding of semantic models, data modeling, and evaluation context—the foundation of reliable analytics. Instead of isolated examples, the book uses real-world scenarios such as inventory analysis, benchmarking, and data security to show how advanced DAX calculations are applied in practice.As you progress, you’ll master advanced techniques including context transition, table functions, calculation groups, field parameters, and custom calendars. You’ll also explore analytical methods such as regression and goal-seeking to generate deeper insights from your data.With step-by-step guidance and practical PBIX examples, you’ll learn how to design efficient models, avoid common pitfalls, and implement reusable calculations. By the end, you’ll be able to create advanced DAX measures and high-performance Power BI solutions for complex analytical requirements.What you will learnUnderstand semantic models and data modeling principlesMaster DAX evaluation context and context transitionBuild advanced DAX measures and calculationsUse table functions and filtering techniques like TREATASImplement calculation groups and field parametersCreate custom calendars and time intelligence solutionsApply regression and goal-seeking techniquesSecure data with attribute-level controlsWho this book is forExtreme DAX is written for analysts with some practical experience with DAX in Power BI, Fabric, or other Microsoft analytics tools. It will help you to upgrade your knowledge and work with analytical models more effectively. It explains new features that were recently added to the DAX language by not only introducing concepts but discussing sophisticated business scenarios as well. This way, Extreme DAX will inspire you to apply advanced DAX techniques in your own analytics projects.
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Collective Wisdom-Driven Three-Way Decision in Risk Management
This book delves deeply into the research progress on three-way risk decision for risk management under complex social environment. From the new perspective of collective wisdom, it systematically explores three-way group decision-making methods and practical applications by considering group information fusion, consensus reaching process, group social network and group complex network. This book intends to provide a reference for researchers, practitioners and graduate students in the fields of risk management and decision analysis.
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Behavioral Issues in Operations Management
Behavioral Operations Management has been identified in the last years as one of the most promising emerging fields in Operations Management. Behavioral Issues in Operations Management explains and examines up-to-date research in this field, which works to analyze the impact of human behavior on the management of complex operating systems. A collection of studies from leading scholars presents different methodologies and approaches, supported by real data and case studies. Issues such as building trust and strong cooperative relationships with suppliers, enhancing motivation and designing proper incentives for stimulating more effective decision maker behaviours are considered. The main decision-making processes affected by behavioral issues are also analyzed with a focus on new product development, logistics, and supply chain integration. The broad coverage of methodologies and practical implications makes Behavioral Issues in Operations Management an ideal reference for both researchers developing new topics such as NK fitness landscapes and managers with an interest in behavioral management operations.
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Handbook of the International Law of Military Operations
The second edition of this well received handbook provides a comprehensive overview and annotated commentary of those areas of international law most relevant to the planning and conduct of military operations. It covers a wide scope of military operations, ranging from operations conducted under UN Security Council mandate to (collective) self-defence and consensual and humanitarian operations and identifies the relevant legal bases and applicable legal regimesgoverning the application of force and treatment of persons during such operations. It also devotes attention to the law governing the status of forces, military use of the sea and airspace and questions of international (criminal) responsibility for breaches of international law. New developments suchas cyber warfare and controversial aspects of law in relation to contemporary operations, such as targeted killing of specific individuals are discussed and analysed, alongside recent developments in more traditional types of operations, such as peacekeeping and naval operations. The book is aimed at policy officials, commanders and their (military) legal advisors who are involved with the planning and conduct of any type of military operation and is intended to complement national and international policy and legal guidelines and assist in identifying and applying the law to ensure legitimacy and contribute to mission accomplishment. It likewise fulfils a need in pertinent international organizations, such as the UN, NATO, Regional Organizations, and NGOs. It alsoserves as a comprehensive work of reference to academics and is suitable for courses at military staff colleges, academies and universities, which devote attention to one or more aspects of international law treated in the book. This mix of intended users is reflected in the contributors who includesenior (former) policy officials and (military) legal advisors, alongside academics engaged in teaching and research in these areas of international law.
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Special Operations and Elite Units, 1939-1988
In contemporary military parlance, special operations denotes unconventional, often covert, military actions usually performed by specially trained forces for strictly defined objectives. In this volume, Roger Beaumont provides the most comprehensive survey available of modern special operations literature. His wide-ranging introduction sets the subject in its historical, typological, and national contexts, offering an illuminating overview of the use of special operations and elite units from the second World War to the present. The bibliographic entries describe a broad sampling of materials, from those accessible through interlibrary loan services to those far removed from central archives and major research libraries. The aim throughout has been to provide both those new to the subject and seasoned researchers with a single, easy-to-use source for information about this little-known and commonly misunderstood facet of military practice.Following the detailed introductory essay, the bibliographical section is dividied into 10 categories: background and analysis, elite forces, special operations in major wars, special operations in low-intensity conflict and counterinsurgency, counterterror operations, biography and autobiography, bibliography, official sources, critiques, and popular images. Entries are arranged alphabetically within these sections. Complete author, title, and subject indexes are included to further aid the researcher and four appendices provide valuable supplemental information on elite forces and counterterrorist operations. Scholars and students of military affairs, government officials, and practitioners of special operations will find Beaumont's work indispensable.
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Handbook of Research on Operational Quality Assurance in Higher Education for Life-Long Learning
Previously, key levers of higher education have seemed to be the learning organization, work-integrated learning for life-long learning, and learner-centered pedagogy. However, funding evolution and the integration of digital tools are changing professional styles and learning behaviors. Nonetheless, the sustainability of higher education requires quality agreement based on ethical, robust, and replicable pedagogical approaches.The Handbook of Research on Operational Quality Assurance in Higher Education for Life-Long Learning is a comprehensive scholarly book that focuses on the evolution of the education framework and job market as well as necessary changes needed in organizations to reply to life-long learning and competency-based training initiatives. Highlighting topics such as digital environment, e-learning, and learning analytics, this book is essential for higher education faculty, managers, deans, professionals, administrators, educators, academicians, researchers, and policymakers.
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Probability Models in Reliability Analysis
This book delves into the fundamental theoretical aspects of reliability analysis, focusing on various probabilistic models. These models are essential for representing random variations in underlying variables such as time-to-failure, the number of failures between consecutive repairs and similar metrics. The calculation, estimation and prediction of reliability all hinge on using appropriate probability models. The book introduces various models beneficial for researchers in the field of reliability. It also provides a comprehensive overview of the available models, highlighting their distinctive features and practical applications in a narrative format. The content of the book is designed to appeal to a broad readership. Students and researchers in the field of reliability analysis will find a comprehensive yet easily understandable summary of models applicable to their data sets of interest. It should be noted, however, As stated clearly in the preface, this book does not illustrate applications of the models discussed in terms of real-life data.
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Maritime Ports, Supply Chains and Logistics Corridors
This book aims to highlight the interrelations between maritime ports, supply chains and logistics. Inland corridors could be defined as major arteries for inland transportation from and to the maritime port. They link together one or several ports located on the maritime range with one or several major inland metropolitan areas. The efficiency of international supply chains depends not only on the smooth operations in the port but also on the efficiency of inland distribution in terms of cost, reliability, added value services for the goods, safety and finally the environment.With contributions from international experts, the book offers a transversal perspective on logistics corridor development using case studies on the Seine Axis, among others. Organized into four key sections, the book highlights the interrelations between ports and corridors using both empirical and theoretical research from various disciplines, including engineering as well as human and social sciences.Maritime Ports,Supply Chains and Logistics Corridors will be directly relevant to a wide variety of scholars and postgraduate researchers in the fields of transport studies and management, maritime logistics, supply chain management and international logistics as well as industrial engineering, geography, economics and political science.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
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Model Predictive Control
The book explores the field of model predictive control (MPC). It reports on the latest developments in MPC, current applications, and presents various subfields of MPC. The book features topics such as uncertain and stochastic MPC variants, learning and neural network approaches, easy-to-use numerical implementations as well as multi-agent systems and scheduling and coordination tasks. While MPC is rooted in engineering science, this book illustrates the potential of using MPC theory and methods in non-engineering sciences and applications such as economics, finance, and environmental sciences.
R 8,200.95
Analytics in Finance and Risk Management
This book presents contemporary issues and challenges in finance and risk management in a time of rapid transformation due to technological advancements. It includes research articles based on financial and economic data and intends to cover the emerging role of analytics in financial management, asset management, and risk management.Analytics in Finance and Risk Management covers statistical techniques for data analysis in finance. It explores applications in finance and risk management, covering empirical properties of financial systems. It addresses data science involving the study of statistical and computational models and includes basic and advanced concepts. The chapters incorporate the latest methodologies and challenges facing financial and risk management and illustrate related issues and their implications in the real world. The primary users of this book will include researchers, academicians, postgraduate students, professionals in engineering and business analytics, managers, consultants, and advisors in IT firms, financial markets, and services domains.
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Data Science in Education Using R
Data Science in Education Using R is the go-to reference for learning data science in the education field. The book answers questions like: What does a data scientist in education do? How do I get started learning R, the popular open-source statistical programming language? And what does a data analysis project in education look like?If you’re just getting started with R in an education job, this is the book you’ll want with you. This book gets you started with R by teaching the building blocks of programming that you’ll use many times in your career. The book takes a "learn by doing" approach and offers eight analysis walkthroughs that show you a data analysis from start to finish, complete with code for you to practice with. The book finishes with how to get involved in the data science community and how to integrate data science in your education job.This book will be an essential resource for education professionals and researchers looking to increase their data analysis skills as part of their professional and academic development.
R 2,528.00
Handbook of the International Law of Military Operations
The second edition of this well received handbook provides a comprehensive overview and annotated commentary of those areas of international law most relevant to the planning and conduct of military operations. It covers a wide scope of military operations, ranging from operations conducted under UN Security Council mandate to (collective) self-defence and consensual and humanitarian operations and identifies the relevant legal bases and applicable legal regimesgoverning the application of force and treatment of persons during such operations. It also devotes attention to the law governing the status of forces, military use of the sea and airspace and questions of international (criminal) responsibility for breaches of international law. New developments suchas cyber warfare and controversial aspects of law in relation to contemporary operations, such as targeted killing of specific individuals are discussed and analysed, alongside recent developments in more traditional types of operations, such as peacekeeping and naval operations. The book is aimed at policy officials, commanders and their (military) legal advisors who are involved with the planning and conduct of any type of military operation and is intended to complement national and international policy and legal guidelines and assist in identifying and applying the law to ensure legitimacy and contribute to mission accomplishment. It likewise fulfils a need in pertinent international organizations, such as the UN, NATO, Regional Organizations, and NGOs. It alsoserves as a comprehensive work of reference to academics and is suitable for courses at military staff colleges, academies and universities, which devote attention to one or more aspects of international law treated in the book. This mix of intended users is reflected in the contributors who includesenior (former) policy officials and (military) legal advisors, alongside academics engaged in teaching and research in these areas of international law.
R 7,561.72
