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Excerpt In this chapter, a brief introduction is given on the challenges and possible solutions followed by an analysis on the technological and market impact as well as ethical and societal issues arising from the use of Zero-Power ICT solutions for reducing the energy required in new services and products. Book chapter in ICT - Energy - Concepts Towards Zero - Power Information and Communication Technology edited by Giorgos Fagas, Luca Gammaitoni,...

Climate physicists define the Climate System in terms of the different interactions taking place between hydrosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, biosphere and lithosphere. Being the associated general thermo-hydrodynamic partial differential equation system so complex for analytical solving, it is usually integrated numerically involving a good deal of computational resources.- from introduction

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"This accessibly written book provides a broad introduction to diabetes—its signs, symptoms, and effects on the body; how it can be managed and prevented; and the issues and controversies that surround this all-too-common condition. Today, nearly one in 10 Americans has diabetes, and complications from diabetes are now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Rates of type 2 diabetes are on the rise, despite the fact that it's...

"This investigative narrative explores the latest research on dog intelligence"--

"The climate is changing more rapidly than scientists predicted even a few years ago, with extreme weather already touching our everyday lives. At the same time, the clean energy revolution is forging ahead faster than nearly anyone anticipated. As Tom Steyer sees it, these two trends together create a moment like the one America faced during World War II: on the one hand, an existential threat calling for collective action; on the other, an opportunity...

"Julia White is struggling: her bartending job isn’t cutting it and her first book has sold hardly any copies. She’s broke, barely able to make ends meet while drowning in her late mother’s medical bills and reeling after a one-night stand with her ex-boyfriend, who’s now completely ghosted her. Enter Johnathan Aster, world-renowned photographer, with a proposal: he has a never-before-seen photograph of a woman falling from a train bridge,...

This catalogue is devoted to the radical Rossetti generation. Their approach to art, love and lifestyles are considered revolutionary, and this is explored by a range of short thematic essays containing fresh, and surprising research, accompanied by iconic pre-Raphaelite illustrations.

"Nine kid-friendly questions give elementary readers an inside look at Nintendo to spark their curiosity about the brand's Japanese history, games, and consoles. A Stay Curious! feature models research skills while simple infographics support visual literacy"--

"[A] guide to finding joy and understanding by adopting a diverse approach to learning math . . . Stanford researcher, mathematics education professor, and the leading expert on math learning Dr. Jo Boaler argues that our differences are the key to unlocking our greatest mathematics potential . . . Boaler shares . . . neuroscientific research on how embracing the concept of 'math-ish'--a theory of mathematics as it exists in the real world--changes...