Описание: Among the places worst hit by climate change are areas of high urban growth in the warm, humid tropics of Asia and Latin America. In these places, the global trend of rapid urbanisation and conditions of local warming compound the effects of climate change.This three-part book explores the unique local climate consequences of urban growth trajectories of tropical cities and provides strategies and design approaches to enhance the quality of life of tropical urban dwellers in the face of urban warming. Part One considers the philosophical basis of the climate challenge in this context and investigates tropical urbanism from the viewpoints of urban activity patterns and the notion of 'thermal pleasure'. Part Two explores specific, practical techniques in enhancing ventilation, shading and greenery as well as the challenges in local climate assessment in the tropics. Part Three explores the barriers and future opportunities for climate-sensitive urban planning and presents specific examples of good practice, contextualized within the wider global debate on adapting to climate change. Urban Climate Challenges in the Tropics is an indispensable companion for planners, designers, architects and students of all levels.
Описание: Besides Export Expansion, A Growing Middle Class In Asia Has Contributed To The Area'S Economic Expansion, Providing Asian Countries With A Window Of Opportunity To Leap From Low/Middle Income Levels To High Income Levels. It May Sound Easy For These Countries To Run Up The Ladder Of Economic Growth, But The Potential Risks Of Quickly Shifting From Low/Middle To High Income Levels Are Often Overlooked. Careful Studies In History Reveal That The Experience Of Moving Up The Ladder Of Economic Growth Has Varied Among Countries.This Book Explores (1) The Current State Of Asian Economies And 2) The Conditions Or Policy Counter-Measures That Lead To Higher Income Levels Under Changing External Circumstances. This Is Illustrated Through Case Studies On Five Asian Economies, With Emphasis On Their Structural Problems. It Also Aims To Paint A Comprehensive Picture Of Necessary Policies, Which Will Encourage Asian Countries To Move Up The Ladder Of Growth.
Описание: In this edited collection, the authors grapple with both the strengths and challenges that HBCUs face as the nation`s demographics change, from their place in American society and growing diversity on HBCU campuses to class and elitism issues to study abroad and honors programs.
The concept of Demand Response (DR) generally concerns methodologies, technologies and commercial arrangements that could allow active participation of consumers in the power system operation. The primary aim of DR is thus to overcome the "traditional" inflexibility of electrical demand and, amongst others, create a new powerful tool to maximize deployment of renewable energy sources as well as provide active network management solutions to help reducing the impact of limited grid capabilities.
DR allows consumers to actively participate in power system operation, thus bringing new opportunities in emerging energy markets as well as tangible system benefits. In this sense, DR is considered one of the key enablers of the Smart Grid concept. However, DR also poses a number of challenges, particularly when "active demand" is connected to the Low Voltage network, thus affecting all the actors involved in the electricity chain.
This book presents for the first time a comprehensive view on technical methodologies and architectures, commercial arrangements, and socio-economic and regulatory factors that could facilitate the uptake of DR. The work is developed in a systematic way so as to create a comprehensive picture of challenges, benefits and opportunities involved with DR. The reader will thus be provided with a clear understanding of the complexity deriving from a demand becoming active, as well as with a quantitative assessment of the techno-economic value of the proposed solutions in a Smart Grid context.
Many research contributions have appeared in recent years in the field of DR, both in journals and conference proceedings. However, most publications focus on individual aspects of the problem. A systematic treatment of the issues to be tackled to introduce DR in existing electricity grids, involving the extended value chain in terms of technical and commercial aspects, is still missing. Also, several books have recently been published about Smart Grid, in which there is some mention to DR. However, again while DR is seen as a key pillar for the Smart Grid, there is no dedicated, comprehensive and systematic contribution in this respect.
Описание: This path-breaking introduction to Central Asia in contemporary international economic and political context answers the needs of both academic and professional audiences.
Описание: This detailed study of female entrepreneurship in Asia examines the high economic growth that is increasingly driven by market-oriented economic reforms favouring entrepreneurship. There is a higher awareness by women of their political and socio-economic rights and recognition by society at large of social legitimacy of women pursuing business activities in their own right. This book assesses socio-cultural and economic factors influencing female entrepreneurship in Asia as well as the process and the tools and challenges that accompany it.
Автор: Walsh Название: Antibiotics: Challenges, Mechanisms, Opportunities ISBN: 1555819303 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781555819309 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 16466.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Antibiotics: Challenges, Mechanisms, Opportunities details the contemporary challenges for discovery, optimization, and advancement of new antibiotics. It focuses on discovery not preclinical or clinical development. Given that the few classes of clinically significant antibiotics are all small molecules, this book focuses on the molecular structures and characteristics of both natural and synthetic antibacterial agents. Antibiotics is a valuable reference for microbiologists, bacterial physiologists, geneticists, pharmacologists, and drug developers. A chemocentric view of the molecular structures of antibiotics, their origins, actions, and major categories of resistance Antibiotics: Challenges, Mechanisms, Opportunities focuses on antibiotics as small organic molecules, from both natural and synthetic sources. Understanding the chemical scaffold and functional group structures of the major classes of clinically useful antibiotics is critical to understanding how antibiotics interact selectively with bacterial targets. This textbook details how classes of antibiotics interact with five known robust bacterial targets: cell wall assembly and maintenance, membrane integrity, protein synthesis, DNA and RNA information transfer, and the folate pathway to deoxythymidylate. It also addresses the universe of bacterial resistance, from the concept of the resistome to the three major mechanisms of resistance: antibiotic destruction, antibiotic active efflux, and alteration of antibiotic targets. Antibiotics also covers the biosynthetic machinery for the major classes of natural product antibiotics. Authors Christopher Walsh and Timothy Wencewicz provide compelling answers to these questions: • What are antibiotics? • Where do antibiotics come from?• How do antibiotics work? • Why do antibiotics stop working? • How should our limited inventory of effective antibiotics be addressed? Antibiotics is a textbook for graduate courses in chemical biology, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, and microbiology and biochemistry courses. It is also a valuable reference for microbiologists, biological and natural product chemists, pharmacologists, and research and development scientists.
Автор: Krishna, Saritha & Sultana Название: Challenges, Opportunities, And Dimensions Of Cyber-Physical Systems ISBN: 1466673125 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781466673120 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 29106.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Recent advances in science and engineering have led to the proliferation of cyber-physical systems. Now viewed as a pivotal area of research, the application of CPS has expanded into several new and innovative areas.Challenges, Opportunities, and Dimensions of Cyber-Physical Systems explores current trends and enhancements of CPS, highlighting the critical need for further research and advancement in this field. Focusing on architectural fundamentals, interdisciplinary functions, and futuristic implications, this book is an imperative reference source for scholars, engineers, and students in the scientific community interested in the current and future advances in CPS.
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