Anmerkung: Front Cover -- Research Management -- Research Management: Europe and Beyond -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- NAVIGATING THE CHAPTERS -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - Who Are Today's Research Managers?: Roles, Professional Development, and Evolution of the Profession -- Roles, Professional Development, and Evolution of the Profession -- INTRODUCTION -- Structure of the Chapter -- Setting the Context -- UNDERSTANDING WHO WE ARE -- Exploring Research Management in Theory and Practice -- Evolution of a Profession: Looking at Career Trajectories in Research Management -- Exploring Professional Identities -- Mapping Roles in Research Management -- Developing Knowledge in Practice -- How Research Management Has Increased Legitimacy Inside and Outside the Community -- STRENGTHENING THE KNOWLEDGE -- A Field of Investigation, Roles, and Working Spaces in Research Management -- Research Management as a Newer Field of Investigation -- Looking at Roles and Functions Further -- Spaces in Today's Research: Looking at "Third Spaces of Collaboration" and at "Shifting Arenas" -- Spotting Commonalities and Differences in Organizational Structures in Research Management -- WIDENING THE PERSPECTIVE AND INSPIRING THE COMMUNITY -- Research Management and the Legitimacy of the Profession-An Open Query -- Looking at Frameworks of Professional Development and at Studies on Skills and Experiences -- Further Issues in the Practice of Professional Development -- Best Practices of Professional Development-Engaging RMAs With Research Into Professional Practice, Writing Articles, and Present... -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 2 - The European Research Environment -- INTRODUCTION -- THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH LANDSCAPE -- FROM FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 1 TO HORIZON 2020 -- How to Get Horizon 2020 to Work -- Programme Committees -- Executive Agencies -- Evaluation Process. , THE DECISION PROCESS OF A FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME -- EUROPEAN RESEARCH AGENDA STAKEHOLDERS -- LOBBYING IN BRUSSELS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 3 - The Global Research Environment -- INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTORS -- TOPIC 1: WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AS A RESEARCH MANAGER? -- TOPIC 2: HOW DOES THE ISSUE OF GENDER IMPACT YOUR ROLE AS A RESEARCH MANAGER? -- TOPIC 3: HOW HAS THE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY CHANGED OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS? -- TOPIC 4: IS RESEARCH POLICY IN YOUR COUNTRY IMPACTED BY REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN HISTORY, VALUES, AND ECONOMY? -- TOPIC 5: HOW IS GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING FOR RESEARCH CARRIED OUT IN YOUR COUNTRY? -- TOPIC 6: WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY NATIONAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IN YOUR COUNTRY? -- TOPIC 7: WHAT ROLE HAS FUNDING FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR HISTORICALLY PLAYED IN SUPPORTING RESEARCH WITHIN YOUR COUNTRY? -- TOPIC 8: WHAT EFFORTS EXIST (GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE) TO PROMOTE CROSS-NATIONAL RESEARCH? -- TOPIC 9: WHAT IS THE LABOR MARKET LIKE FOR RESEARCHERS IN YOUR COUNTRY? -- TOPIC 10: WHAT TYPES OF PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO PREPARE THE RESEARCHERS OF THE FUTURE? -- TOPIC 11: HOW IS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT USED AS A DRIVER FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMPETIVENESS IN YOUR COUNTRY? -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 4 - Organizational Structures -- INTRODUCTION -- LOOKING AT THE THEORY-ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES FOUND IN THE LITERATURE -- Dealing With Titles, Roles, and With Committees in Research Structures -- Dealing With a Research Strategy -- Shattock's "Small Turning Circle" -- LOOKING AT THE PRACTICE-EXPLORING RESEARCH DIVISION IN DIFFERENT EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES: A SAMPLE OF CASE STUDIES -- LOOKING AT FURTHER CASE STUDIES-CONNECTING THEORY AND PRACTICE -- Decentralized Versus Centralized Research Services-A Case Study at the University of Bologna -- Further Case Studies: Benchmarking Research Support Offices. , A Report Exploring Organizational Structures in Europe and United States: Cases and Suggestions -- RESHAPING THE RESEARCH DIVISION-CASE STUDIES OF RESTRUCTURING THE RESEARCH DIVISION -- Technical University of Denmark-Denmark -- Tallinn University-Estonia -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 5 - Research Strategy -- INTRODUCTION -- THE OVERALL FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING STRATEGIES IN RESEARCH -- History of Research and Its Role in Society -- Current Metatrends -- The Concept of Science-From Basic Science to Applied Science and Technological Development -- Gap and the Role of Gap Analysis to Set Priorities -- Science as a Driver for Solving Global Challenges -- New Public Management -- Open Science -- Conclusion -- RESEARCH STRATEGY CONTEXT -- Hierarchies of Research Strategies -- Institutional -- Department Level -- Research Groups -- Individual Researcher -- What Is a Strategy -- Actors and Ownership -- Conclusion -- HOW TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY -- Methodology -- Internal -- Developing Team Skills -- Setting the Framework -- Targeting the Strategy -- Conclusion -- CASES OF RESEARCH STRATEGIES -- GENERAL REMARKS AND CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 6 - Preaward-Project Preparation -- INTRODUCTION -- PROJECT LIFE CYCLE -- PROJECT IDEA -- Screening of the Idea -- Identifying Funding Opportunities -- Dissemination of Funding Opportunities -- Advising and Training -- RAISING AWARENESS -- Strategic Positioning -- Nonpublic Information, Early Information, and Interpretations -- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Funding and Organizational Participation -- APPLICATION -- Understanding the Call -- Establishing the Consortium -- Identifying Partners -- Risk Analysis -- Bibliometrics -- Facilitating the Internal Approval Processes -- Budget Support -- Writing the Content -- Ethics Check -- Submission -- EVALUATION -- Contract Negotiation. , Consortium Agreement -- Successful Contract -- PROJECT HANDOVER -- REJECTION AND RECYCLING OF PROJECTS -- CONCLUSION -- 7 - Postaward -- INTRODUCTION -- CONTRACT NEGOTIATION -- Start, Duration, and Payment Installments -- Intellectual Property Rights -- Management -- Consortium Agreement -- Signature of the Contract -- ESTABLISHING THE PROJECT -- Project Setup -- Kickoff Meeting -- The Project Manager -- Reporting -- Financial Management -- Guidance in Nonscientific Aspects -- Ethics Management -- Communicating Internal Procedures -- Time Sheet Management -- Contracts Management and Archiving -- DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION OF THE PROJECT RESULTS AND OUTCOME -- Management of Dissemination -- Reporting on Dissemination -- Statistics on Project Publications and Presentations for Internal and External Use -- Monitoring of Project Website and Social Media -- PROJECT CLOSING -- AUDIT -- CLOSING REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 8 - Knowledge Exchange -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPERATIONS -- Technology Transfer as Part of Research Management -- Invention Disclosures -- MARKET RESEARCH -- INNOVATION CYCLE -- COMMERCIALIZATION ROUTE-SPIN-OUT OR LICENSE? -- Intellectual Property -- PATENTS AS A METRIC -- Patent Offices and Databases -- EUROPEAN INNOVATION VOUCHER SCHEMES -- Technology Transfer Office1397058884Roles and Staffing -- CONCLUSION -- Supporting Questions -- ANNEX -- Patent Offices Databases -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- 9 - Research Infrastructure -- RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES -- WHAT IS THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY FORUM FOR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES ROADMAP? -- RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IN EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY -- US Research Infrastructure -- EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM -- FUNDING CHALLENGES FOR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE -- 10 - Indicators -- MEASURING RESEARCH FUNDING -- MEASURING RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS-BIBLIOMETRICS. , Academic Databases and Search Engines -- Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge -- webofknowledge.com -- Scopus -- www.scopus.com -- Google Scholar -- scholar.google.com -- Publish or Perish -- www.harzing.com/pop.html -- Bibliometric Indicators -- Citations -- Hirsch Index -- G-Index -- Journal Impact Factor -- Other Publishing Measures -- RESEARCH FUNDING -- PATENTS -- PHD DEFENSES -- RANKINGS -- Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking) -- Times Higher Education World University Rankings -- Leiden Ranking -- U-Multirank -- Webometrics -- European Research Ranking -- BENCHMARKING -- COLLECTING RESEARCH PERFORMANCE DATA -- Motivating to Collect -- EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF RESEARCH -- Recommendations -- 11 - Dealing With Researchers and the Academic Community -- INTRODUCTION -- Understanding Researchers -- Understanding Researchers-A Short Literature Review Exploring the Culture, Attitude, and Style of Communication -- What Researchers Want-Navigating Expectations -- Looking at Professional Associations of Researchers Internationally and What They Do for Researchers-VITAE in the United Kingdom... -- Exploring Tools and Resources for Research Support -- What Researchers Wish-Looking at Services and Resources -- Sharing Resources-Research Dissemination and Repositories -- Further Tools Useful for Researchers (Also for Research Managers) -- Supporting Researchers Further -- Understanding Researchers Further-Blended Professionals, the Diversification of Paths of Career, and Spaces of Collaboration (Fr... -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- 12 - Shaping Next Generation Researchers -- INTRODUCTION -- POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION -- GRADUATE SCHOOLS -- SUPERVISING DOCTORAL STUDENTS -- PRIDE SURVEY -- FUTURE READING -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 13 - Ethics and Integrity -- GOOD RESEARCH PRACTICE -- Integrity in Research -- Integrity of Individual Researcher. , Integrity in Research Institutions.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Intelligent Computing Systems -- 2 Semantic Tools -- Their Use for Knowledge Management in the Public Sector -- Abstract -- 1 Outlines -- 2 Introduction---Presentation of the Field of Interest -- 2.1 E-Government---The Opportunities Through the Semantic Web -- 2.2 Public Open Data for the Transition to `Open Government' -- 3 Related Work -- 4 Semantic Representation of Knowledge -- 4.1 The RDF Data Model -- 4.2 The URI's Use -- 4.3 RDF Schema Specification Language -- 4.4 Web Ontology Language---OWL -- 5 Reasoning Tools -- 5.1 SWRL Rules -- 5.2 The Query Language SQWRL -- 6 Presentation of Our Ontology Through Prot00E9g00E9 -- 6.1 The Ontology Development in Prot00E9g00E9 4.3 -- 6.2 The E-Government Ontology -- 6.2.1 Defining Classes -- 6.2.2 Defining Properties -- 6.3 The Use of RDF, RDFS, OWL and SWRL Through a Case Study -- 7 Data Mining Technology from Ontologies -- 7.1 SPARQL -- 7.2 SPARQL-DL in OWL2 Query Tab of Prot00E9g00E9 -- 7.3 DL Query Tool of Prot00E9g00E9 -- 8 Evaluation of Ontology -- 8.1 Categorization of the Ontology -- 8.2 Basic Principles of Design -- 8.3 Methodology of the Ontology Development -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- 3 From Game Theory to Complexity, Emergence and Agent-Based Modeling in World Politics -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Game Theory in World Politics -- 2.1 A Game Theoretic Approach of Global Environmental Diplomacy -- 3 From Game Theory to Complexity -- 3.1 Emergence in World Politics -- 4 Simulating Complexity with Agent-Based Modeling -- 4.1 Agent-Based Modeling Research in World Politics -- 4.1.1 Political Applications of ABM -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- List of Software Resources -- 4 A Semantic Approach for Representing and Querying Business Processes -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Semantic Web Techniques in Management Information Systems -- 2.1 What's Worth in Combining Management Information Systems with Semantic Web Technologies? -- 2.2 Process Models, Conceptual Models and Ontologies -- 2.3 Querying Business Process Models -- 2.4 Related Work -- 3 A BPMN Semantic Process Model -- 3.1 The Research Methodology -- 3.2 Developing Business Process Models -- 3.3 Developing the Ontology -- 3.3.1 The Scope of the BPMN Elements -- 3.3.2 The Scope of the Generic BPMN Alternative Models -- 3.3.3 The Scope of the Agent or Actor Participating in the Process -- 3.4 Validating the Ontology -- 4 Querying Conventional Databases and Semantic Models -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Using Conversational Knowledge Management as a Lens for Virtual Collaboration in the Course of Small Group Activities -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work and Motivation -- 2.1 Conversational Patterns -- 2.2 Design Frames and Technologies for CK Management -- 2.3 Consolidation and Research Focus -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Data Samples and Analysis -- 3.2 Language-Action Models -- 4 Implementation -- 4.1 Transformable Document Templates -- 4.2 The Portlets -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 6 Spatial Environments for m-Learning: Review and Potentials -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 List of Resources -- 3 Classification Criteria -- 4 Exemplary Environments -- 5 Comparison -- 6 Results -- 7 Conclusions/Future Work -- References -- 7 Science Teachers' Metaphors of Digital Technologies and Social Media in Pedagogy in Finland and in Greece -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 2.1 Approaching Science -- 2.2 The Relationship Between Science and Digital Technology -- 3 The Study -- 3.1 Aims & -- Methods -- 3.2 The Context and the Participants -- 4 Findings -- 4.1 Science as Way of Thinking. , 4.2 Science as Method -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 8 Data Driven Monitoring of Energy Systems: Gaussian Process Kernel Machine for Fault Identification with Application to Boiling Water Reactors -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gaussian Process Kernel Machines -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Application to Monitoring Complex Energy Systems: The Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Case -- 4.1 Problem Statement -- 4.2 Testing Results -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 9 A Framework to Assess the Behavior and Performance of a City Towards Energy Optimization -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Policy Context -- 3 Current Relevant Initiatives -- 4 Description of the Framework -- 5 Municipal Building Level SCEAF -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 10 An Energy Management Platform for Smart Microgrids -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Smart Polygeneration Microgrid Pilot Plant -- 3 The Energy Management Platform -- 4 The Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 6 Conclusions and Future Research Lines -- References -- List of Resources -- 11 Transit Journaling and Traffic Sensitive Routing for a Mixed Mode Public Transportation System -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Limited Scope of Data -- 1.2 Formal Route Names Versus Informal Headsigns -- 1.3 Insufficient Stop Descriptions -- 1.4 Traffic Sensitivity in Routing/Trip Planning -- 2 Related Work -- 2.1 Crowdsourced Mapping and Real-time Tracking -- 2.2 Activity Detection -- 2.3 Trip Planning/Routing -- 2.3.1 Dijkstra's Algorithm -- 2.3.2 A* Search -- 2.3.3 Raptor -- 2.4 Trip Planning with Real-time Data -- 3 Methodology/Design -- 3.1 The Server/Back-End -- 3.1.1 GTFS Data Pre-processing -- 3.1.2 Server Design -- 3.1.3 The Modified RAPTOR Search Algorithm -- 3.2 The Mobile App -- 3.2.1 Search -- 3.2.2 Results/Journey Displays -- 3.2.3 Recording. , 3.2.4 Traffic Report -- 3.2.5 Results Display -- 3.2.6 Journey Display -- 3.2.7 Journal -- 3.2.8 Stop Editor -- 3.2.9 Route Editor -- 4 Tests and Results -- 4.1 Basic Routing Capacity -- 4.1.1 Survey -- 4.1.2 Demographics -- 4.1.3 Algorithm Evaluation -- 4.2 Traffic Sensitivity -- 4.3 Journey Recorder -- 5 Future Work -- 5.1 Base Estimate Correction -- 5.2 Preference-Weighing System -- 5.3 Traffic Flow Prediction -- 5.4 Further Evaluation of Mapping Ability -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Adaptation of Automatic Information Extraction Method for Environmental Heatmaps to U-Matrices of Self Organising Maps -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Problem Formulation -- 3 HInEx---Heatmap Information Extraction -- 3.1 The Idea -- 3.2 Heatmap Area Isolation -- 3.3 Clustering Image Pixels Based on Colors -- 3.4 Generating Tree Description -- 3.5 The Key Search and Its Analysis -- 3.6 The Axis Search and Their Analysis -- 3.7 Complete Heatmap Description -- 4 SOM Cluster Number Extraction Based on U-Matrix -- 4.1 The Idea of HInEx Application to SOM U-Matrix -- 4.2 Clustering -- 4.3 Extracting a U-Matrix Cell Corresponding to a Single Distance Between Neurons -- 4.4 Searching a Color Representing the Minimal Neuron Distance in SOM -- 4.5 Threshold-like Operation -- 4.6 Dilatation and Erosion-like Operations -- 4.7 Searching for the Number of Groups in SOM -- 5 SOM Generator Description -- 6 Experimental Study -- 7 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 13 Evolutionary Computing and Genetic Algorithms: Paradigm Applications in 3D Printing Process Optimization -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Evolutionary Optimization -- 3 Determination of the Pareto-Optimal Build Orientations in Stereolithography -- 3.1 Orientation Selection in SL -- 3.2 Algorithm Configuration and Implementation -- 3.3 Build Orientation Case Study. , 4 Determination of the Optimum Packing Layout in Stereolithography Machine Workspace -- 4.1 Optimization Scheme -- 4.2 Packing Layout Construction Process -- 4.3 Packing Layout Case Studies -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 14 Car-Like Mobile Robot Navigation: A Survey -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 RRT-Based Methods -- 2.1 Unsafe Path Planning -- 2.2 Safe Path Planning -- 2.3 Rapidly Exploring Random Tree Algorithm on Rough Terrains (RRT-RT) -- 2.4 RRT Motion Planning Subsystem -- 2.5 Partial Motion Planning -- 2.6 Sensor-Based Random Tree (SRT) -- 2.7 RRT* Algorithm -- 2.8 Voronoi Fast Marching (VFM) and Fast Marching (FM2) -- 2.9 SBL Algorithm -- 2.10 Single-Query Motion Planning -- 2.11 Dynamic-Domain RRT -- 2.12 Transition-Based RRT -- 2.13 Parallelizing Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree (RRT) Algorithm on Large-Scale Distributed-Memory Architectures -- 2.14 Obstacle Sensitive Cost Function for Navigating Car-Like Robots -- 3 Methods Based on Fuzzy Logic -- 3.1 Distributed Active-Vision Network-Space System -- 3.2 Internet-Based Smart Space Navigation Using Fuzzy-Neural Adaptive Control -- 4 Sensor-Based Methods -- 4.1 Dynamic Window Approach (DWA) -- 4.2 Generalized Voronoi Graph (GVG) Theory -- 4.3 Navigation in Dynamic Environments Using Trajectory Deformation -- 4.4 Probabilistic Velocity Obstacle (PVO) -- 5 SLAM-Based Methods -- 5.1 On-line Path Following -- 5.2 The CyCab: A Car-Like Robot Navigating Autonomously and Safely Among Pedestrians -- 5.3 V-Slam -- 5.4 SLAM-Based Turning Strategy in Restricted Environments -- 5.5 L-Slam -- 6 Conclusions and Future Work -- 6.1 Future Directions in Autonomous Robot Navigation and Obstacle Perception -- 6.2 Future Directions in Applications of Autonomously-Navigating Robots -- References -- 15 Computing a Similarity Coefficient for Mining Massive Data Sets -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Related Work.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Adaptation and Evolution in Marine Environments,Volume 2 -- Preface -- Letter from the Editorial Team -- Editorial Introduction -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I Biodiversity Evolution and DataManagement -- 1 The Census of Antarctic Marine Life: The First Available Baseline for Antarctic Marine Biodiversity -- 1.1…History of the Project -- 1.1.1 The IPY Proposal -- 1.1.2 CAML Organization -- 1.1.3 CAML Scientific Targets -- 1.2…CAML Coordination Effort -- 1.2.1 CAML Main Expeditions -- 1.3…CAML Main Results -- 1.3.1 Distributional Records -- 1.3.2 Coordination with SCAR-MarBIN -- 1.3.3 DNA Barcoding -- 1.3.4 Published Results and Journal Special Issues -- 1.3.5 Workshop Organisation -- 1.4…The CAML Legacy -- 1.5…Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- 2 Connecting Biodiversity Data During the IPY: The Path Towards e-Polar Science -- 2.1…IPY and the Need for Data Sharing -- 2.2…The Antarctic Biodiversity Data Ecosystem -- 2.3…Findings and Motivations -- 2.4…The Biodiversity Data Paper Concept -- 2.5…The Future: Towards True Integration -- 2.6…Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part II Evolution: A Molecular Perspective -- 3 Southern Ocean Evolution in a Global Context: A Molecular Viewpoint -- 3.1…A Brief Climatic, Oceanographic and Tectonic History of the Southern Ocean -- 3.2…The Antarctic Circumpolar Current as a Barrier -- 3.3…Connectivity with Other Oceans -- 3.3.1 Southern Ocean: Source and Sink? -- 3.3.2 Difficulties in Dating Evolutionary Events to Relate Them to Climate Change -- 3.3.3 Cosmopolitan Species -- 3.3.4 Bipolar Species -- 3.4…Connectivity within the Southern Ocean -- 3.4.1 The Southern Ocean as a Biodiversity Hotspot -- 3.4.2 Cryptic Species -- 3.4.3 Eurybathy and Circumpolarity -- 3.5…Summary and Future Directions for Molecular Work -- Acknowledgments -- References. , 4 Pole-to-Pole Gene Flow in Protozoan Ciliates -- 4.1…Backgrounds -- 4.2…Ciliate Biodiversity at the Poles -- 4.3…Ciliate Mating Systems -- 4.4…Collection Sites and Polar Euplotes Species -- 4.5…Phylogenetic Relationships -- 4.6…Mating and Breeding Interactions -- 4.7…Preliminary Evidence of Pole-to-Pole Gene Flow in Nature -- 4.8…Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 Excess Oxygen in Polar Evolution: A Whole Organism Perspective -- 5.1…Living Conditions in Antarctic Marine Waters -- 5.2…A Unifying Concept: Oxygen and Capacity Limitation of Thermal Tolerance -- 5.3…Antarctic Challenges: Physiological Pathways of Adapting to Cold -- 5.3.1 Marine Crustaceans -- 5.3.2 At the Doorstep to Antarctica: Sub-Antarctic Stone Crabs -- 5.4…Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 Catalysis and Protein Folding in Extreme Temperature Environments -- 6.1…Introduction -- 6.2…The Thermophiles -- 6.2.1 The Stability Problem -- 6.2.2 Activity and Stability -- 6.2.3 Folding at High Temperature -- 6.2.3.1 GroEL/GroES -- 6.2.3.2 DnaK/DnaJ/GrpE -- 6.2.3.3 The Trigger Factor -- 6.2.4 Partial Conclusion -- 6.3…The Psychrophiles -- 6.3.1 Enzyme Activity at Low Temperatures -- 6.3.2 Folding at Low Temperatures -- 6.4…Conclusions -- References -- Part III Monitoring and Management -- 7 Changing the Look on Seals from Pole to Pole with Satellite Technology -- 7.1…Satellites in Seal Research -- 7.2…Antarctic Seals -- 7.2.1 Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) -- 7.2.2 Ross Seal (Ommatophoca rossii) -- 7.2.3 Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) -- 7.2.4 Spatial Segregation of Antarctic Phocid Seals -- 7.3…Arctic Seals -- 7.3.1 Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) -- 7.3.1.1 Greenland Sea -- 7.3.1.2 White Sea -- 7.3.2 Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata) -- 7.4…Adaptations to Diving -- References. , 8 Environmental Processes, Biodiversity and Changes in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica -- 8.1…Introduction -- 8.2…Environmental Processes -- 8.2.1 Atmosphere -- 8.2.2 Terrestrial Environment -- 8.2.3 Marine Environment -- 8.2.3.1 Physical Setting -- 8.2.3.2 Hydrochemistry -- 8.2.3.3 Geophysics and Geochemistry -- 8.2.3.4 Marine Life -- 8.3…Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9 Environmental Assessment of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica -- 9.1…Introduction -- 9.2…Study Area -- 9.3…Environmental Assessment -- 9.3.1 Atmospheric Environment -- 9.3.2 Terrestrial Environment -- 9.3.3 Marine Environment -- 9.4…Monitoring Strategy Proposal -- 9.4.1 Terrestrial Environment Indicators -- 9.4.2 Marine Environment Indicators -- 9.5…Final Considerations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 10 Anthropogenic Impacts on Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Islands and the Adjacent Marine Environments -- 10.1…Introduction -- 10.2…Southern Ocean: Anthropogenic Pressures -- 10.2.1 Climate Change -- 10.2.2 Human Activity in Antarctica -- 10.2.3 Sealing, Whaling and Fisheries -- 10.2.4 Tourism -- 10.2.5 Invasive Species -- 10.2.6 Offshore Exploration, Military and Scientific Activities -- 10.3…Marine Environmental Management -- 10.4…Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 11 Polar Monitoring: Seabirds as Sentinels of Marine Ecosystems -- 11.1…The Global Importance of Polar Monitoring -- 11.2…Seabirds as Bio-Indicators -- 11.2.1 High Trophic Level Position -- 11.2.2 Diversity of Species and Food Web Interactions -- 11.2.3 Wide Sampling Range -- 11.2.4 Autonomous Environmental Samplers -- 11.3…Understanding Seabird Responses to Environmental Patterns Can Help Us Gauge the Adaptive Capacities to Future Climate Changes -- 11.3.1 Phenotypic Flexibility and Plasticity -- 11.3.1.1 Phenology -- 11.3.1.2 Foraging Strategies. , 11.3.1.3 Dispersal -- 11.3.2 Microevolutionary Processes -- 11.3.2.1 Selection -- 11.3.2.2 Genetic Drift -- 11.3.2.3 Genetic Flow -- 11.3.3 Integrating Phenotypic and Microevolutionary Approaches -- 11.4…Polar Life Observatories to Track Changes of Polar Ecosystems -- 11.4.1 What are Life Observatories? -- 11.4.1.1 Demographic Monitoring -- 11.4.1.2 Genetic Assessment and Monitoring -- 11.4.1.3 Bio-Monitoring Pollution -- 11.4.1.4 Foraging Monitoring -- 11.4.2 Innovative Technology Development and Ethics -- 11.5…Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Conclusions -- Perspectives and Implications.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Foreword for International Consortium on Landslides -- Foreword -- Preface: Landslide Science for a Safer Geoenvironment -- The International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) -- The International Programme on Landslides (IPL) -- The World Landslide Forum -- The First World Landslide Forum: Implementing the 2006 Tokyo Action Plan on the International Programme on Landslides (IPL) -- The Second World Landslide Forum: Putting Science into Practice -- The Third World Landslide Forum: Landslide Risk Mitigation Toward a Safer Environment -- Other ICL-IPL Activities -- Landslides: Journal of the International Consortium on Landslides -- IPL Projects -- ICL Regional and Thematic Networks -- World Centre of Excellence on Landslide Risk Reduction -- Objectives of WCoE: -- ICL Landslide Teaching Tools -- A Call for ICL-IPL Partners -- ICL-IPL Secretariat -- List of Editors -- Contents -- Activities of the International Programme on Landslides (IPL): IPL Projects and World Centres of Excellence on Landslide Risk ... -- IPL Programme -- Overview of IPL Projects -- Overview of the World Centres of Excellence on Landslide Risk Reduction 2011-2014 -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part I: Plenary Lectures -- Plenary: Progress of Living with Landslide Risk in Europe -- Background -- Policy Context of the SafeLand Project -- Quantification of Landslide Hazard -- Overview of Existing Procedures -- Triggering of Precipitation-Induced Landslides and Their Run-Out -- Landslides Triggered by Anthropogenic Factors -- Experiences in China and India -- Landslide Databases -- Recommended Practice for Hazard and Risk Zonation -- Vulnerability to Landslides -- Tools and Guidelines for Landslide Risk Management -- Quantitative Risk Assessment -- Toolbox of Risk Mitigation Measures -- Stakeholder Involvement and Decision Making Process. , European Landslide Risk Hotspots -- Global Change Scenarios -- Remote Sensing Technologies and Early Warning Systems -- Remote Sensing for Landslide Detection, Monitoring and Rapid Mapping -- Early Warning Systems for Landslides -- Dissemination of Project Results -- Social Impact -- References -- Plenary: Progress in Regional Landslide Hazard Assessment-Examples from the USA -- Introduction -- Background -- History -- Examples of Progress in Regional Hazard Assessment -- Seattle Case Study -- Geomorphic Assessment of Landslides with LiDAR -- Assessment of Shallow Landslides Using a Physically Based Model -- Assessment of Large Landslides with the 3D Slope-Stability Model, SCOOPS -- Composite Landslide Assessment -- Standardized Methods and Rapid Assessments -- Oregon Landslide Mapping Protocol -- Oregon Shallow Landslide Susceptibility Protocol -- References -- Plenary: Progress in Landslide Dynamics -- Introduction -- The Landslide Ring-Shear Simulator -- Aim and Concept of the Landslide Ring-Shear Simulator -- Development of the Dynamic-Loading Ring-Shear Apparatus Series (from DPRI-1 to ICL-2) -- Application of the Landslide Ring-Shear Simulator -- Initiation and Motion of Landslides Triggered by Earthquakes (Higashi-Takezawa Landslide) -- Application to Landslide-Induced Debris Flows -- Development of a Numerical Simulation Using Measured Parameters -- Theory of the Integrated Simulation Model -- Effect of Soil Depth in the Landslide Mass on the Steady-State Shear Resistance -- Shear Resistance Reduction After Failure to the Steady State -- Effect of Saturation on Steady-State Shear Resistance -- Application of LS-RAPID Simulation to a Simple Slope Condition and the 2006 Leyte Landslide -- Application of LS-RAPID to a Simple Slope -- DL=10mm, DL=1,000mm -- DL=2,000mm, DU=5,000mm -- Time -- Safety Factors. , Application of LS-RAPID to the 2006 Leyte Landslide -- Explanation of Sliding-Surface Liquefaction in This Test Result -- Latest Progress of Landslide Dynamics -- Study of Dynamics of Submarine Megaslides -- Examination of Testing Conditions -- Examination of Loading Shear Stress -- Examination of Loading Duration -- Application of ICL-2 and LS-RAPID to the 1792 Unzen Mayuyama Landslides -- Significance and Difficulties in Social Implementation of the Landslide Dynamics -- References -- Part II: International Programme on Landslides -- Introduction: International Programme on Landslides-IPL -- References -- IPL Project 181: Study of Slow Moving Landslide Umka Near Belgrade, Serbia -- Introduction -- Project Description -- Results -- References -- Efforts in Landslide Risk Reduction in Asia -- Introduction -- Developing a Local-Government-Level Framework for Landslide-Risk Management -- Approaches for Increasing the Effectiveness of Landslide Early Warning Mechanisms -- Processes for Promoting Community-Based Landslide Risk Reduction Mechanisms for the Most Vulnerable Communities -- City Level Meetings and Workshops -- Orientation and Training Program for Volunteers and Community Facilitators -- Community Risk Assessment -- Hazard Assessment and Risk Profiling -- Early Warning and Monitoring System Development -- Development of Decision Support System at the City Level -- Installation of Rain Gauges at the Community Level and a Display System -- Collection and Processing of Rain Gauge Data at the Municipality Level -- Towards a Long-Term Landslide Risk Management Strategy -- References -- Study of Landslides in Flysch Deposits of North Istria, Croatia: Landslide Data Collection and Recent Landslide Occurrences -- Introduction. , IPL-184 Project: Study of Landslides in Flysch Deposits of North Istria, Croatia: Sliding Mechanisms, Geotechnical Properties,... -- Supplementation of the Existing Database -- Recent Landslide Occurrences 2010-2013 -- References -- ``Report a Landslide´´ A Website to Engage the Public in Identifying Geologic Hazards -- Introduction -- Methods and Approach -- Database Schema -- Questionnaire Design -- Acknowledging the User -- Review Process -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Discrete Boundary Shear Strength of a Landslide at High Rainfall Precipitation Zone in Sri Lanka -- Introduction -- Displacement History -- Strength Determination -- In-Situ Test Approach -- Laboratory Test Approach -- Laboratory Direct Shear and Ring Shear Test on Discrete Boundary Samples -- Conclusions -- References -- Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) Database Project -- Introduction -- Data and Methodology -- Project Background -- Previous Studies -- Reasons and Objectives -- Current State -- Project Foundation -- International Cooperation -- Database Webpage -- Future Perspectives -- Filling of the Database -- Data Analysis -- References -- Towards Landslide Instrumentation and Monitoring in Teziutln, Puebla, Mexico -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Site Location, Instrumentation and Monitoring -- Site Definition -- Instrumentation -- Results and Conclusions -- References -- Synoptic Pan-European Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: The ELSUS 1000 v1 Map -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Regionalisation of the Study Area -- Susceptibility Criteria -- Spatial Multi-criteria Evaluation -- Landslide Susceptibility Classification and Evaluation -- Accessibility to ELSUS 1000 v1 -- References -- Landslide Risk in South-East Nigeria: Important Facilities Under Serious Threat -- Introduction -- Apparatus and Procedure -- Results and Interpretation -- References. , Assessing Landslide Frequency for Landform Hazard Zoning Purposes -- Introduction -- Background -- Study Area -- Methods -- Results -- References -- Comparison of Soil Modulus E50 of Residual Soil Slope Failures in Two Different Rainfall Zones -- Introduction -- Rainfall in Sri Lanka -- Landslides and Rainfall Precipitations -- Methodology: Phase 1 -- Sampling of Soil -- Determination of E50, C, phi of Residual Soils -- Comparison of Results in Different Precipitation Zones -- References -- WCoE: Mechanisms of Landslides in Over-Consolidated Clays and Flysch and IPL-151 Project: Soil Matrix Suction in Active Land... -- Introduction -- Fields of Activities at UL FGG as WCoE 2011-2014 -- The ICL Adriatic-Balkan Regional Network -- The ICL Landslide Monitoring and Warning Thematic Network -- IPL-151 Project ``Soil Matrix Suction in Active Landslides in flysch: The Slano Blato Landslide Case´´ -- National Research Program ``Hydrotechnics, Hydraulics and Geotechnics´´ (2009-2013)´´ -- Stogovce Landslide -- Mathematical Modelling of Debris Flows -- Torrent Check Dams as Debris-Flow Sources -- Alpine Space EU Project PARAmount (2009-2012) -- References -- Slope Data Acquisition Along Highways in Sabah State for Hazard Assessment and Mapping -- Introduction -- Slope Maintenance Management in Sabah -- Current Situation -- Slope Maintenance Programmes Along Highways in State of Sabah -- Slope Data Acquisition Along Highways in the States of Sabah -- Objectives of Slope Data Acquisition -- Resources Necessary for the Project -- Work Plan -- Deliverables -- Expected Problems Encountered -- References -- Climate-Change Impacts on Embankments and Slope Stability in Permafrost Regions of Bei´an-Heihe Highway -- Introduction -- Study-Area Natural Condition -- Climate Change and Permafrost -- Impact of Seasonal Freeze-Thaw and Permafrost Degradation. , Mechanism and Evolution of Roadbed Uneven Settlement, Seasonal Dribbling Ice and Landslides.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Activism! Toward a More Radical Science and Technology Education -- Navigating the Contemporary -- Building a Collection -- A Brief Overview of the Collection -- Framing a More Radical Approach to Science and Technology Education -- Science and Technology Education Should Be Critically Reworked in Relation to Contemporary Economic, Social, Ecological and Ma... -- Science and Technology Education Should Be Critically Reworked as Political Practice -- Science and Technology Education Should Be Critically Reworked to Support Learners as Subjects in Change and Not Objects of Ch... -- Science and Technology Education Should Be Critically Reworked as Moral and Ethical Praxis -- Partialities and Possibilities -- References -- Part I: Constituting Theories -- Preamble -- Chapter 2: The Elephant in the Room: Science Education, Neoliberalism and Resistance -- Opening -- Foucault´s Neoliberalism -- Occupy Wall Street: The Incessancy of Resistance -- Science Education, Neoliberalism and Activism/Resistance -- Not an Ending but a Beginning -- References -- Chapter 3: Science Education as a Site for Biopolitical Engagement and the Reworking of Subjectivities: Theoretical Considerat... -- A Context for Science Education -- Biopolitics and Biopower -- The ``Making of Subjects´´ -- Biopolitics and Subjectivities in Science Education -- Racisms, Colonialisms and the Power to Make Die -- Neoliberal Subjectivity -- Sex/Gender and Sexuality -- The ``Ethical Subject´´ in Science Education -- The Biosubject of Biotechnology -- Biopolitics as a Path Forward -- References -- Chapter 4: A Critical Pedagogy for STEM Education -- Introduction -- Global Capitalism -- STEM and Activism in Education -- STEM Education, Research and Practice -- A Critical Pedagogy for STEM Education -- Community and Revolution. , Theoretical Freestyle -- Analytical Freestyle in Science Education -- Closing Remarks -- References -- Chapter 5: Becoming Part of the Solution: Learning about Activism, Learning through Activism, Learning from Activism -- Making the Case for an Action-Oriented Science Curriculum -- Building a Curriculum: Learning About the Issues -- Building a Curriculum: Learning to Care -- Engaging Emotions, Managing Emotions -- Building a Curriculum: Learning to Act -- Learning about, through and from Action -- Apprenticeship in Activism -- Further Considerations -- References -- Chapter 6: From Promoting the Techno-sciences to Activism - A Variety of Objectives Involved in the Teaching of SSIs -- Variation in Educational Objectives -- The Implications of the Educational Choices on SSIs -- Institutional Activism in Agricultural Education in France -- Scientific, Humanistic and Political Education -- References -- Chapter 7: Hopeful Practices: Activating and Enacting the Pedagogical and Political Potential in Crisis -- Science, Technology, and Society Education (STSE) -- Understanding and Learning from Crisis -- Learning from and Through Crisis: Opportunities -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Using Collaborative Inquiry to Better Understand Teaching and Learning -- Science Curricula as a Central Factor in the Reform of Science Education -- Chapter Overview -- Changing Faces of Research and Science Education -- Dealing with Difference in Research on Teaching and Learning -- Participants Doing Research to Understand and Improve Practice -- Listening to and Learning from Others´ Voices -- Learning to Teach from and with Others -- Searching for and Learning from Spikes in the Curve -- Authentic Inquiry as an Overarching Methodology -- Reflections on the Changing Faces of My Research Methodologies -- References. , Chapter 9: From Knowledge to Action? Re-embedding Science Learning Within the Planet´s Web -- Introduction -- Complex Problems and the Role of Science and Technology -- A Critical Role for Science Education -- The Outline of a Science for Sustainability -- Acquiring Consciousness of Limits -- Opening Up Towards Dialogue -- The Thinking of the `Others´ -- Enhancing Life Through Cultural Diversity -- Redefining Science Education? -- From Objective and Objectifying Knowledge to a Science of Relationships -- Dealing with Conflict -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10: Education for Sustainable Contraction as Appropriate Response to Global Heating -- The Heating Is Happening -- Denial and Cognitive Dissonance in Response to Global Heating -- Denial and Cognitive Dissonance in the Field of Education for Sustainable Development -- Education for Sustainable Contraction (ESC): Nailing Nine Propositions to the Laboratory Door -- References -- Chapter 11: Learning to Let Go of Sustainability -- Introduction -- Sustainability as Restoring -- The Paradox of Sustainable Development -- To Hold onto, or to Let Go? -- Sustainability as Returning -- Romanticizing the Return? -- Resisting the Return -- Complicating the Return -- Learning to Let Go of Sustainability -- Letting Go of Sustainability -- Remembering Forward as a Different Way of Being in the World -- Coda: The Glass Jar -- References -- Part II: The Public Sphere -- Preamble -- Chapter 12: Street Medicine as a Science Education for Activists -- Know Your Street Medics -- States of Emergency: Where Only Street Medics Dare to Tread -- Street Medicine and the State of Exception -- Street Medicine Is Education -- The Street and the School -- References -- Chapter 13: Why Science Education Mediates the Way We Eat -- Introduction -- Neoliberalism in Science Education, In Brief. , A Pocket of Resistance-Local and Organic Food -- Organic Farmers´ Market Culture -- A Responsibly Nurtured Organic Place -- Local Knowledge -- Interdisciplinary Knowledge -- Change and Adaptability -- Embodied Change and Positionality -- Environmental Condition -- A Market Creates a Relationship with Food -- A Critique of Neoliberalism -- Implications for School Science -- References -- Chapter 14: From-Within-the-Event: A Post-constructivist Perspective on Activism, Ethics, and Science Education -- Environmental Activism at Work -- Transforming the Practices in One Municipality -- Science Education as/for Participation in the Community -- The Morality of Community-Based Activism: Is It Something to Feel Good About? -- From Activism to the Eventness of Events -- Activism -- From-Within-the-Event or the Eventness of Events -- Activism and Ethics -- Classically Understood -- From-Within-the-Event -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: #OccupyTech -- The Rise of Internetworked Social Movements -- Prefigurative Politics and Technology -- Hacking the Technical Code -- The Repertoire of Electronic Contention -- OccupyTech -- Disruptive Technologies: Building Tools for Revolution -- Communications -- From Technology to Technique: Prefiguring Change -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Trajectories of Socioscientific Issues in News Media: Looking into the Future -- Introduction -- The ``Black Box´´ of News Media -- The Media and Presentations of Science -- Influence of Media -- Manipulations of the Media -- Commercial Interests of the Media -- The Competency and Practices of Journalists -- Prelude to a News Story -- The J-School Experience: Insights into Media Practices Reporting Science -- Modifiers and ``Verbs of Saying´´ -- Being the ``Instant Expert´´ -- The Reducibility of Complex Relationships -- Production of a News Story. , Demonstrating the Need for Science Journalist Experts in News Media -- Connections Between the SMCC Anecdote and the Radio Workshop -- Copy Story Modification -- Analysis of Copy Story Modifications -- The Media Making Sense of Science: A Case Study of Two Publications -- Conclusions and Implications About Science in the News Media -- Implications for Understanding Science from the News Media -- Looking at the Preparation of Journalists -- Implications of Using News Media in the Classroom for Studying Socioscientific Issues -- References -- Chapter 17: The Perils, Politics, and Promises of Activist Science -- Introduction -- The Perils of Activist Science -- Historical Lessons from Ecology -- A View from the Front Lines -- All Science Is Political, but Politics Are Complicated -- Activism and Power -- References -- Chapter 18: Passive No More -- Introduction -- Awakening Dissonance -- Activism for Inaction, a Complacency That Will Kill and Destroy -- Growing Up on an Overheated Planet -- The Neoliberal Activist Attack on Climate Science and the Environment -- Disclosing Power, the Courtiers to Climate Disaster -- Reinventing Participatory Democracy -- Developing a Skeptical Way of Reading the Media -- Whose Long-Term Interests Are Being Served? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 19: Joining Up and Scaling Up: Analyzing Resistance to Canada´s ``Dirty Oil´´ -- Activism Against the Oilsands -- Aboriginal Activism -- Environmental Activism -- Religiously-Based Activism -- Labour Activism -- Growing the Movement (Horizontally and Vertically) -- Joining Up: Creating Coalitions Among Unlikely Allies -- Scaling Up: Crossing Borders -- Building Cross-Organizational, Cross-Border Consensus -- Assessing the Movement´s Strengths and Challenges -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Elementary and Secondary Education -- Preamble. , Chapter 20: We Got Involved and We Got to Fix It!: Action-Oriented School Science.

Anmerkung: Intro -- GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES: IMPACT, MANAGEMENT AND EFFECTS -- GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES: IMPACT, MANAGEMENT AND EFFECTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 THE ROLE OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN THE DETERMINATION OF POLICY LEGITIMACY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: PEOPLE AND PLANET MATTERS -- CASE STUDY: THE COORONG AND LOWER LAKES WETLAND -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, BIOFUEL: SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BIOFUELS AND DEFORESTATION -- CROPPING PATTERNS (CONVENTIONAL, ORGANIC AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS) -- EFFECT OF BIOMASS COLLECTION ON SOIL CARBON/FERTILITY -- BIOFUELS AND FOOD PRICE -- DIETARY CHOICES AND HEALTH CONCERNS -- FOOD PACKAGING, SUPPLY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 WOODFUELS USE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES' MATERIALIZATION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 2.1. Application of the Retscreen International Software -- 2.2. Parameters of the Energy Projects -- 2.3. Retscreen Software Characteristics -- 3. EVALUATION OF THE PROJECTS -- 3.1. Environmental Evaluation of the Projects -- 3.2. Financial Evaluation of the Projects -- 3.2.1. Financial Considerations of Energy Projects -- 3.2.2. Financial Outcomes of the Projects -- 4. THE GREEK AND THE WOODFUEL IMPORTS FROM THE NEARBY BALKAN COUNTRIES SCENARIOS -- 5. TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS PRESENTATION -- 5.1. Environmental Evaluation of the Scenarios -- 5.2. Financial Evaluation of the Scenarios -- 5.2.1. General Financial Consideration -- 5.2.2. Financial Evaluation of the Scenarios -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 EVALUATION OF THE ALGORITHMS USED IN CALPUFF MODEL FOR VISIBILITY IMPACT DUE TO INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION. , 1.1. Air Quality Trends in National Parks -- 1.2. Purpose -- 2. METHODOLOGY -- 2.1. Input Data Compilation -- 2.2. Model Selection -- 2.2.1. CALMET Preprocessor -- 2.2.2. CALPUFF Model -- 2.2.3. CALPOST Postprocessor -- Old (Original ) IMPROVE Algorithm -- New IMPROVE Algorithm -- Sea Salt Term -- Organic Mass to Carbon Ratio -- Rayleigh Scattering Factor -- Split Component Extinction Efficiency Model -- NO2 Light Absorption Term -- 2.3. Evaluation of Results -- 2.3.1. Analysis of the Monitoring -- 2.3.2. Analysis of Model Results -- 2.3.3. Evaluation of Predicted Visibility Impact -- 2.3.4. 98th Percentile Method of Evaluation -- 3. INPUT DATABASE DEVELOPMENT -- 3.1.1. Facility Location and Relevant Class I Areas -- 3.2. The CALPUFF/CALMET Model Input Parameters -- 3.2.1. Modeling Domain -- 3.2.2. Receptor Network and Receptor Data -- 3.2.3. Emission Input Data -- 3.2.4. Pollutants Input Data -- 3.2.5. Meteorological Input Parameters -- 3.3. CALPOST Postprocessing Input Parameters -- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4.1. Visibility Impact -- 4.2. Comparison of Visibility Results between Two Algorithms -- 5.3. Comparison of Visibility Values between Observed and Predicted Visibility Results -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 THE STATE OF AIR POLLUTION IN NORTH KOREA IN COMPARISON WITH SOUTH KOREA -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL POLICY OF NORTH KOREA -- 3. THE STATE OF AIR POLLUTION IN NORTH KOREA -- 1) The State of Local Air Pollution in North Korea -- The State of Air Pollution of a Rural Area in North Korea: Geumho -- The State of Air Pollution of an Urban Area in North Korea: Pyongyang -- The State of Air Pollution of an Industrial Area in North Korea: Wonsan -- 2) Comparison of Ambient and Personal Exposure Levels of Air Pollution between Seoul and Pyongyang -- Ambient Air Qualities -- NO2 -- SO2. , Personal Exposure -- 3) The Estimation of the Air Pollutants Emissions in North Korea -- Air Pollutants Emissions in North Korea -- Air Pollutants Emissions in Pyongyang -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Articles in Journals -- Books -- Chapter 6 A DESCRIPTION OF ACCESS TO WATER IN YUCATÁN, MÉXICO -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. WATER SITUATION IN YUCATAN -- 3. ACCESS TO WATER IN YUCATAN -- 3.1. Types of Access to Water -- 3.2. Water Quality -- 3.3. Time Required for Access -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 HOW CAN ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES -- ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING -- Environmental Management Accounting and Cost Assessments -- Environmental Financial Accounting -- Environmental Reporting -- Environmental Auditing -- Environmental Economics or Natural Resource Accounting -- THE POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES -- Identification of Issues -- Development of Environmental Policies -- Implementation of Environmental Policies -- Monitoring the Effects of Environmental Policies -- Reporting on the Effects of Environmental Policies -- Review of Environmental Policies -- HOW CAN THE CONTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES BE IMPROVED? -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON LAKE MIXING PATTERNS AND WATER QUALITY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. FACTS ABOUT LAKE TAHOE -- 3. METHODS -- 3.1. Lake Clarity model -- 3.2. Future 40-Year Scenario -- 3.3. Future Trends of Climatic Variables -- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- 4.1. Future Trend of Climatic Variables -- 4.2. Lake Warming and Stability Change -- 4.3. Warming Trend in Other Lakes. , 4.4. Possible Effects on Lake due to Warming Trend -- CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 THE SUSTAINABLE TERRITORIAL ENVIRONMENTAL/ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO MANAGE POLICY IMPACTS AND EFFECTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 4.1. The STeM Approach structure -- 4.2. The Conceptual Base of the Model -- 4.3. Easier Hypothesis of the STeM Approach -- 4.3.1. How to Calculate the Development Limit in STeMA -- 2. METHODOLOGY FOR THE PLANNING AND PROJECT CHOICE -- 3. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES -- 4. CONCLUSION AND OPEN QUESTIONS: SOME REMARKS ON IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT -- REFERENCES -- ESPON 2006 PROGRAMME SOURCES -- Chapter 10 REVIEW OF CORNERSTONE PARAMETERS INFLUENCING FUTURE ENERGY POLICY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. VANISHING CHEAP RESOURCES -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. A Changing World Energy Resource Base -- 1.3. Effects of Global Economies -- 1.4. Conclusion -- 2. POTENTIAL INFLUENCES OF HYDROGEN GAS ON THE ENVIRONMENT -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Hydrogen in our Future -- 2.3. Impact of Hydrogen on the Ecosystem -- 2.4. "New" Renewables -- 2.5. Conclusion -- 3. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GLOBAL WARMING AS A SCIENTIFIC FACT -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Human Impact on Global Warming -- 3.3. Conclusion -- 4. CO2 EMISSIONS CALCULATIONS DUE TO ELECTRICITY GENERATION BASED ON VARIOUS SOURCES -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Electricity Generation -- 4.3. Conclusion -- 5. SUMMARY AND OVERALL CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

Anmerkung: Title -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents - Part III -- Intelligent Computing for Image Analysis (I) -- Feature Analysis and Classification of Lymph Nodes -- Introduction -- Feature Extraction -- Feature Selection -- Correlation Image Feature Analysis for Different Imaging Systems -- Discriminate Feature Analysis of Different Imaging Systems -- A Combination of Correlation and Discrimination Analysis for Proper Feature Selection -- Multi-class Support Vector Machine (SVM) -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Automatic and Accurate Image Matting -- Introduction -- Modified Spectral Matting -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Improved DCT-Based Watermarking through Particle Swarm Optimization -- Introduction -- Background Review -- Discrete Cosine Transform -- Particle Swarm Optimization -- The Proposed Watermarking Scheme -- The Watermark Embedding Procedure -- The Watermark Extracting Procedure -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion -- References -- A New Adaptive B-spline VFC Snake for Object Contour Extraction -- Introduction -- B-spline VFC Snake -- Non-uniform B-spline VFC Snake -- Non-uniform B-spline -- Estimating the Control Points' Movement -- Complete Object Contour Extraction Algorithm -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Algorithm for Computational Measure of Color Constancy -- Introduction -- Proposed Algorithm -- Experimental Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Intelligent Digital Watermarking and Pattern Recognition -- GOP-Flexible Distributed Multiview Video Coding with Adaptive Side Information -- Introduction -- GOP-Flexible MVC Based on WZ Coding with Adaptive SI -- GOP-Flexible Structure of the Proposed MVC Scheme -- Adaptive Selection Scheme of SI -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion -- References. , A Novel Embedded Coding Algorithm Based on the Reconstructed DCT Coefficients -- Introduction -- Basic Knowledge -- Zerotree and Spatial Orientation Tree -- DCT and the Redistribution Method -- Our Proposed Algorithm -- Experiment Results -- Conclusion -- References -- A Vehicle License Plate Recognition System Based on Spatial/Frequency Domain Filtering and Neural Networks -- Introduction -- Related Works -- A Vehicle License Plate Recognition System Based on Spatial/Frequency Domain Filtering and Neural Networks -- Experiment Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Reversible Watermarking Based on Invariant Relation of Three Pixels -- Introduction -- The Proposed Method -- Watermark Embedding -- Performance Analysis -- Data Extraction and Image Restoration -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Alphanumeric Shape Recognition of Fingertip Writing Trajectory -- Introduction -- The Determination of Skin Color Areas and the Tracking of Fingertip Trajectory -- The Determination of the Hand Areas -- Determination of the Fingertip Position -- Record of Fingertip Trajectory -- Word Trajectory Recognition -- Trajectory Processing -- Characteristic Value of the Trajectory -- Word Trajectory Matching -- Experiment Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Recognition of Tire Tread Patterns Based on Gabor Wavelets and Support Vector Machine -- Introduction -- The Proposed Method for Tire Pattern Recognition -- Image Preprocessing -- Detection of Groove Number -- Principle of Gabor Wavelets -- Principal Component Analysis -- Support Vector Machine -- Database of Tire Images -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Advanced Knowledgement Management (II) -- Terminological and Assertional Queries in KQL Knowledge Access Language -- Introduction -- The Algebra of s-modules -- Formal Model of an s-modular Knowledge Base. , Basic Assumptions for KQL -- Examples of KQL Usage -- Summary -- References -- Conditional Statements Grounded in Past, Present and Future -- Introduction -- Properly Using a Statement -- Considered Conditional Statements -- Using the Indicative Conditional -- Belief and Possibility Operators -- Time Reference -- Formal Language -- Intuitive Language Semantics -- Mental State Model -- Grounding Conditional Statements -- Grounding Statements without Modal Operator -- Grounding Statements with Belief Operator -- Grounding Statements with Possibility Operator -- Summary -- References -- Automatic Ontology Evolution in Open and Dynamic Computing Environments -- Introduction -- Use Case Scenario -- Design Considerations -- Uncertainty in Ontologies -- KR for Open and Dynamic Environments -- Rational Belief Change and Ontology Evolution -- Ontology Evolution in Dynamic Environments -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Diagnostic Tests Based on Knowledge States -- Introduction -- Background -- Posets -- Ordered Sets -- Knowledge Spaces -- Posets of Elements -- Iceberg Concept Lattices -- Stability -- Cognition -- Conclusion -- References -- An Ontology-Supported Ubiquitous Interface Agent for Cloud Computing - Example on Zigbee Technique -- Introduction -- Background Knowledge and Techniques -- Ontology -- Ubiquitous Computing -- Cloud Computing -- Zigbee Technique with C/C++ -- Developing Techniques -- Architecture of the Ubiquitous Interface Agent and Interaction Diagram with OntoIAS -- System Display and Evaluations -- System Prototype -- Performance Evaluation -- Conclusions -- References -- Semantic Optimization of Query Transformation in Semantic Peer-to-Peer Networks -- Introduction -- Formal Notations and Problem Description -- Semantic Decomposition -- Composition Path Based on Semantic Centrality -- Experimental Results. , Evaluation on Mapping Composition -- Evaluation on Query Decomposition -- Discussion and Related Work -- Concluding Remark and Future Work -- References -- Intelligent Computing for Image Analysis (II) -- Comparative Studies of Parallel and Vertical Stereo Vision-Based 3D Pneumatic Arms -- Introduction -- System Descriptions -- Parallel Stereo Triangulation -- Vertical Stereo Triangulation -- Control Scheme -- Measuring Errors of Stereo Visions -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- References -- An Effective Image Enhancement Method for Electronic Portal Images -- Introduction -- Proposed Method -- Global Contrast Enhancement -- Local Contrast Enhancement -- Noise Reduction -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion -- References -- License Plate Tilt Correction Based on the Straight Line Fitting Method and Projection -- Introduction -- Proposed Framework -- VLP Tilt Correction and Detection Module -- Color Segmentation -- Labeling and Filtering -- Correcting Tilt -- Decomposing Candidates and Correcting Vertical Tilt -- Experimental Results and Conclusions -- References -- Differential Approximation of the 2-D Laplace Operator for Edge Detection in Digital Images -- Introduction -- Differential Approximation of the Laplace Operator -- Analysis of the Results -- References -- ARToolkit-Based Augmented Reality System with Integrated 1-D Barcode: Combining Colorful Markers with Remote Servers of 3D Data for Product Promotion Purposes -- Introduction -- AR-Based System with 1-D Barcode Reader -- Experimental Setup and Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Innovative Information System and Application -- Design and Implementation of e-Journal Review System Using Text-Mining Technology -- Introduction -- Related Works -- Design of Reviewer Assignment Recommendation System -- Document Collection -- Document Representation -- Document Classification. , Document Discrimination -- Implementation -- Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- Study on Architecture-Oriented Information Security Risk Assessment Model -- Introduction -- Background -- Information Security -- Information Security Management System -- Risk Management Model -- Architecture-Oriented Information Security Risk Assessment Model Design (AOISRAM) -- Architecture Hierarchy Diagram -- Structure Element Diagram -- Structure Element Service Diagram -- Structure Element Connection Diagram -- Structure Behavior Coalescence Diagram -- Interaction Flow Diagram -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Constructing Problem-Based Learning Activities Using Self-assessment System -- Introduction -- Related Works -- Self-directed Problem-Based Learning -- TjLRSE, Tajen Learning Resource Search Engine -- System Design -- Item-Bank Construction -- Setting Reference Material -- Implementation -- Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- Conducted EMI Analysis of a Three-Phase PWM Rectifier -- Introduction -- Noise Source Modeling -- The Equivalent Circuit of the DM EMI -- The Simulation and Validation -- Conclusion -- References -- Synchronization of Duffing-Holmes Oscillators Using Stable Neural Network Controller -- Introduction -- Chaos Synchronizations -- Duffing-Holmes Oscillators -- Synchronization of Duffing-Holmes Oscillators -- Control Design Process -- Simulation Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Codes Base on Unambiguous Products -- Introduction -- +-Unambiguous Product -- Alternative Codes -- Characterization for alt-codes -- Algorithms to Test for alt-codes and ealt-codes -- Conclusion -- References -- Intelligent Computing for Networks -- A Study on the Topology Control Method for Bluetooth Scatternet Formation -- Introduction -- Const-Hop Scatternet Formation Algorithm. , Variant-Hop Scatternet Formation Algorithm.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Ecological Informatics: An Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Data Management -- 1.3 Analysis and Synthesis -- 1.4 Communicating and Informing Decisions -- 1.5 Case Studies -- References -- Part II: Managing Ecological Data -- Chapter 2: Project Data Management Planning -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Components of a Data Management Plan -- 2.2.1 Context -- 2.2.2 Data Collection and Acquisition -- 2.2.3 Data Organization -- 2.2.4 Quality Assurance/Quality Control -- 2.2.5 Documentation -- 2.2.6 Storage and Preservation -- 2.2.7 Data Integration, Analysis, Modeling and Visualization -- 2.2.8 Data Policies -- Box 2.1 Recommended Data Citation Guidelines from Dryad Digital Repository (2016) -- 2.2.9 Communication and Dissemination of Research Outputs -- 2.2.10 Roles and Responsibilities -- 2.2.11 Budget -- 2.3 Developing and Using a Data Management Plan -- 2.3.1 Best Practices for Creating the Plan -- 2.3.2 Using the Plan -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Scientific Databases for Environmental Research -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Challenges for Scientific Databases -- 3.3 Examples of Scientific Databases -- 3.3.1 A Useful Analogy -- 3.3.2 Examples of Databases -- 3.4 Evolving a Database -- 3.4.1 A Strategy for Evolving a Database -- 3.4.2 Choosing Software -- 3.4.3 Database Management System (DBMS) Types -- 3.4.4 Data Models and Normalization -- 3.4.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Using a DBMS -- 3.5 Interlinking Information Resources -- 3.5.1 A Database Related to the Human Genome Project -- 3.5.2 Environmental Databases for Sharing Data -- 3.5.3 Tools for Interlinking Information -- 3.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Quality Assurance -- 4.3 Quality Control -- 4.3.1 Data Filters. , 4.3.2 Graphical QC -- 4.3.3 Statistical QC -- 4.3.4 Treatment of Errors and Outliers -- 4.4 Implementing QA/QC -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Creating and Managing Metadata -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Metadata Descriptors -- 5.3 Metadata Standards -- 5.3.1 Dublin Core Metadata Initiative -- 5.3.2 Darwin Core -- 5.3.3 Ecological Metadata Language -- 5.3.4 GBIF Metadata Profile -- 5.3.5 FGDC CSDGM -- 5.3.6 ISO 19115 -- 5.4 Metadata Management -- 5.4.1 Metadata Tools -- 5.4.2 Best Practices for Creating and Managing Metadata -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Preserve: Protecting Data for Long-Term Use -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Preservation and Its Benefits -- 6.2 Practices for Preserving Ecological Data -- 6.2.1 Define the Contents of Your Data Files -- 6.2.2 Define the Parameters -- 6.2.3 Use Consistent Data Organization -- 6.2.4 Use Stable File Formats -- 6.2.5 Specify Spatial Information -- 6.2.6 Assign Descriptive File Names -- 6.2.7 Document Processing Information -- 6.2.8 Perform Quality Assurance -- 6.2.9 Provide Documentation -- 6.2.10 Protect Your Data -- 6.3 Prepare Your Data for Archival -- 6.4 What the Archive Does -- 6.4.1 Quality Assurance -- 6.4.2 Documentation and Metadata -- 6.4.3 Release of a Data Set -- 6.5 Data Users -- 6.6 Conclusions -- Appendix: Example R-Script for Processing Data -- References -- Chapter 7: Data Discovery -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Discovering Data Created by Others -- 7.2.1 Internet Search Engines -- 7.2.2 Data Repositories -- 7.2.3 Data Directories -- 7.2.4 Data Aggregators -- 7.3 Best Practices for Promoting Data Discovery and Reuse -- 7.3.1 Data Products -- Box 7.1 DataCite Recommendations for Data Citation -- Box 7.2 Dryad Digital Repository Data Citation Recommendations -- 7.3.2 Scientific Code -- References -- Chapter 8: Data Integration: Principles and Practice. , 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Essential Characteristics of All Data -- 8.3 Data as Records About Reality -- 8.4 Record-Keeping and Prose Documents as Data Integration Challenges -- 8.5 Formal Data Structures Facilitate Integration -- 8.5.1 Sets and Sequences -- 8.5.2 Matrices -- 8.5.3 Cross-classifications -- 8.5.4 Tables -- 8.5.5 Tables or Spreadsheets? -- 8.5.6 Tables or Cross-classifications? -- 8.5.7 Modeling True Tables -- 8.5.8 Need for Global Keys -- 8.6 Merging or JOINing Tables -- 8.6.1 APPENDING or Unioning -- 8.6.2 JOINs -- 8.7 The Datum Is the Atom -- 8.8 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Analysis, Synthesis and Forecasting of Ecological Data -- Chapter 9: Inferential Modelling of Population Dynamics -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Inferential Modelling of Ecological Data by the Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm -- 9.2.1 Population Dynamics of the Cyanobacterium Microcystis in Lake Müggelsee (Germany) -- 9.2.2 Meta-Analysis of Population Dynamics of the Cyanobacterium -- 9.3 Inferential Modelling of Ecological Data by Regression Trees -- 9.3.1 Induction Algorithm of Regression Trees -- 9.3.2 Pruning of Regression Trees -- 9.3.3 Diatom Populations in Lake Prespa (Mazedonia) -- 9.3.4 Vegetation Status of Selected Land Sites in Victoria (Australia) -- 9.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10: Process-Based Modeling of Nutrient Cycles and Food-Web Dynamics -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Zero- and One-Dimensional Lake Models -- 10.2.1 Zero-Dimensional Model for the Phosphorus Cycle in a Hypereutrophic Wetland -- 10.2.2 One-Dimensional Model for Nutrient Cycles and Plankton Dynamics in Lakes and Reservoirs -- 10.3 Multi-dimensional Lake Models -- 10.3.1 Horizontal and Vertical Transport of Nutrients and Organisms -- 10.3.2 Multi-segment Lake Model for Studying Dreissenids and Macrophytes -- 10.4 Concluding Remarks -- References. , Chapter 11: Uncertainty Analysis by Bayesian Inference -- 11.1 Does Uncertainty Really Matter? -- 11.2 Hamilton Harbour -- 11.2.1 Introduction -- 11.2.2 Eutrophication Modeling to Elucidate the Role of Lower Food Web -- 11.2.3 Nutrient Export Modeling for the Hamilton Harbour Watershed -- 11.3 Bay of Quinte -- 11.3.1 Introduction -- 11.3.2 Modeling the Relationship Among Watershed Physiography, Land Use Patterns, and Phosphorus Loading -- 11.3.3 Eutrophication Risk Assessment with Process-Based Modeling and Determination of Water Quality Criteria -- 11.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 12: Multivariate Data Analysis by Means of Self-Organizing Maps -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Properties of a Self-Organizing Map -- 12.3 Data Preparation -- 12.3.1 Missing Values and Outliers -- 12.3.2 Data Transformation -- 12.3.3 Distance Measure -- 12.4 Self-Organizing Maps -- 12.4.1 Architecture -- 12.4.2 Learning Algorithm -- Box 12.1 Sequential Learning Algorithm of an SOM -- 12.4.3 Evaluation of Trained Map Quality -- 12.4.4 Optimum Map Size -- 12.4.5 Clustering SOM Units -- 12.4.6 Evaluation of Input Variables -- 12.4.7 Relations Between Biological and Environmental Variables -- 12.5 Application in Ecological Modelling -- 12.6 SOM Tools -- 12.7 Example of SOM Application -- 12.8 Advantages and Disadvantages -- 12.8.1 Utility for Training and Information Extraction -- 12.8.2 Visualization and Recognition -- 12.8.3 Architecture Flexibility -- 12.8.4 Flexibility in Combining with Other Models -- 12.8.5 Constraints on Measure Consistency and Output Variability -- 12.8.6 Necessity of Sufficient Data -- 12.9 Future Development -- 12.10 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13: GIS-Based Data Synthesis and Visualization -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Synthesizing Species Distributions by Virtual Species. , 13.3 Cartograms to Synthesize and Visualize Sampling Effort Bias -- 13.4 Fuzzy Methods to Synthesize Species Distribution Uncertainty -- 13.5 Synthesis of Remote Sensing Data -- 13.5.1 Exploratory Data Analysis -- 13.5.1.1 Correlation of Remotely Sensed Bands by Hexagon Binning -- 13.5.1.2 Correlation Among Several Layers by Texture Measures -- 13.5.2 Fourier Transformations -- 13.6 Synthesizing Diversity Measurements from Space: The Case of Generalized Entropy -- 13.7 Neutral Landscapes -- 13.8 Conclusions -- References -- Part IV: Communicating and Informing Decisions -- Chapter 14: Communicating and Disseminating Research Findings -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Publishing Research Findings -- 14.2.1 Scholarly Publications -- 14.2.1.1 Journal Articles -- 14.2.1.2 Abstracts -- 14.2.1.3 Technical Reports -- 14.2.1.4 Books and Book Chapters -- 14.2.2 Newspaper and Magazine Articles for General Audiences -- 14.2.3 Designing Effective Figures -- 14.3 Communicating Research Findings Outside of Publications -- 14.3.1 Simple Steps for Giving an Effective Presentation -- 14.3.2 Best Practices for Slides -- 14.3.2.1 Slide Design -- 14.3.2.2 Text Slides -- 14.3.2.3 Graphics -- 14.3.3 Handouts -- 14.3.4 Posters -- 14.4 Communication in a Virtual Environment -- 14.4.1 Websites -- 14.4.2 Types and Uses of Different Social Media -- 14.4.3 Simple Steps for Effective Use of Social Media -- 14.4.4 Understanding Your Social Media Impact -- 14.5 Metrics and Altmetrics -- 14.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: Operational Forecasting in Ecology by Inferential Models and Remote Sensing -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Early Warning of HABs Based on Inferential Modelling -- 15.2.1 Cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis in Lake Wivenhoe (Australia) -- 15.2.2 Cyanotoxin Microcystins in Lake Vaal (South Africa) -- 15.3 Early Warning of HABs Based on Remotely-Sensed Data. , 15.3.1 Earth Observation of Water Quality Parameters.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Editor -- 1 Big Data: Who, What and Where? Social, Cognitive and Journals Map of Big Data Publications with Focus on Optimization -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Data and Basic Statistics -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Mapping the Cognitive Space -- 4.2 Mapping the Social Space -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Setting Up a Big Data Project: Challenges, Opportunities, Technologies and Optimization -- Abstract -- 1 How to Set Up a Big Data Project -- 2 Big Data Management Technologies -- 2.1 NoSQL Systems -- 2.2 NewSQL Systems -- 2.3 In-Memory Databases -- 2.4 Analytical Platforms -- 2.5 Hadoop Based Solutions -- 2.6 Big Data Streaming Systems -- 3 Big Data Benchmarking -- 3.1 Why Do We Need Big Data Benchmarking? -- 3.2 Big Data Benchmarking Challenges -- 3.3 Big Data Benchmarking Comparison -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Optimizing Intelligent Reduction Techniques for Big Data -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data Manipulation Challenges -- 2.1 Spatial and Temporal Databases -- 2.2 Key-Value Stores and NoSQL -- 2.3 Data Handling and Data Cleaning -- 2.4 Big Data Processing Stack -- 2.5 Processing in Big Data Platforms -- 3 Big Data Reduction Techniques -- 3.1 Intelligent Reduction Techniques -- 3.2 Descriptive Analytics -- 3.3 Predictive Analytics -- 3.4 Prescriptive Analytics -- 4 CyberWater Case Study -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Performance Tools for Big Data Optimization -- 1 What Performance Tool the Users Really Need for Big Data Optimization? -- 2 Challenges of Ideal Performance Tool -- 2.1 Data Collection -- 2.2 Data Presentation -- 2.3 Data Analysis -- 3 A Performance Tool for Tuning Experts: Sonata -- 3.1 Target Users -- 3.2 Design Considerations -- 3.3 Overall Architecture -- 3.4 Implementation Details. , 3.5 User Cases of Performance Analysis -- 3.6 Other Performance Analysis Tools -- 4 An Easy-of-Use Full-System Auto-Tuning Tool: Turbo -- 4.1 Target Users -- 4.2 Design Considerations -- 4.3 Overall Architecture -- 4.4 Implementation Details -- 4.5 Industrial Use Cases -- 4.6 Other Auto-Tuning Tools -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Optimising Big Images -- 1 Introduction: Big Image Processing Tasks -- 1.1 Types of Image Processing Tasks -- 2 Regularisation of Inverse Problems -- 3 Non-smooth Geometric Regularisers for Imaging -- 4 First-Order Optimisation Methods for Imaging -- 4.1 Remarks About Notation and Discretisation -- 4.2 Primal: FISTA, NESTA, etc. -- 4.3 Primal-Dual: PDHGM, ADMM, and Other Variants on a Theme -- 4.4 When the Proximal Mapping is Difficult -- 5 Second-Order Optimisation Methods for Imaging -- 5.1 Huber-Regularisation -- 5.2 A Primal-Dual Semi-smooth Newton Approach -- 5.3 A Note on Interior Point Methods -- 5.4 Methods for Non-convex Regularisers -- 6 Non-linear Operators and Methods for Iterative Regularisation -- 6.1 Inverse Problems with Non-linear Operators -- 6.2 Iterative Regularisation -- 7 Emerging Topics -- 7.1 Convex Relaxation -- 7.2 Decomposition and Preconditioning Techniques -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Interlinking Big Data to Web of Data -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Interlinking Tools -- 2.1 Silk -- 2.2 LIMES -- 2.3 LODRefine -- 3 Interlinking Process -- 4 A Case Study for Interlinking -- 5 Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- Topology, Big Data and Optimization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Topology -- 3 Persistence -- 3.1 Persistence Diagrams as Features -- 3.2 Cohomology and Circular Coordinates -- 4 Mapper -- 5 Optimization -- 6 Applications -- 6.1 Local to Global -- 6.2 Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction -- 6.3 Dynamics -- 6.4 Visualization -- 7 Software and Limitations. , 8 Conclusions -- References -- 8 Applications of Big Data Analytics Tools for Data Management -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Big Data and Big Data Analytics -- 2.1 Big Data -- 2.2 Big Data Analytics -- 2.2.1 Principal Component Analysis -- 2.2.2 Fuzzy Logic -- 2.2.3 Fuzzy C-Means Clustering -- 2.2.4 Traditional Artificial Neural Networks -- 2.2.5 Traditional Genetic Algorithms -- 3 Applications of Data Analytics -- 3.1 Solar Energy Forecasting -- 3.2 Wind Energy Forecasting -- 3.3 Financial Data Analytics -- 3.3.1 Training Process -- 3.3.2 Biological Data Analytics -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9 Optimizing Access Policies for Big Data Repositories: Latency Variables and the Genome Commons -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Information Commons and Latency Variables -- 3 Evolution and Design of the Genome Commons -- 4 Latency Analysis and the Genome Commons -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Big Data Optimization via Next Generation Data Center Architecture -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Challenges of Big Data Processing -- 1.2 DC Evolution: Limitations and Strategies -- 1.3 Vision on Future DC -- 2 DC3.0: HTC-DC -- 2.1 HTC-DC Overview -- 2.2 Key Features -- 2.3 Pooled Resource Access Protocol (PRAP) -- 2.4 Many-Core Data Processing Unit -- 2.5 NVM Based Storage -- 2.6 Optical Interconnects -- 2.7 DC-Level Efficient Programming Framework -- 3 Optimization of Big Data -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 11 Big Data Optimization Within Real World Monitoring Constraints -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Monitoring -- 2.1 General Definition -- 2.2 Dike Monitoring Example -- 3 Big Data Related Constraints to Monitoring -- 3.1 The Big Data in Monitoring -- 3.1.1 Abstraction Level of Interpreted Information -- 3.1.2 Temporal Issues -- 3.1.3 Growth of Available Data -- 3.2 Performance -- 3.3 Availability. , 3.4 Reliability -- 4 Solutions Within Constraints -- 4.1 Approaches in Optimization -- 4.1.1 Data Oriented Optimization -- 4.1.2 Analysis Oriented Optimization -- 4.1.3 System Architecture Oriented Optimization -- 4.1.4 Goal Oriented Optimization -- 4.2 Summary of Optimizations and Constraints -- 4.2.1 Impact on Other Constraints -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Smart Sampling and Optimal Dimensionality Reduction of Big Data Using Compressed Sensing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Notation and Fundamental Knowledge -- 2.2 Compressed Sensing and Sparse Reconstruction -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Feature Extraction -- 3.2 Smart Sampling -- 3.3 Classification and Evaluation -- 3.4 Dependance of Random Projections to Data Sparsity in Classification Problems -- 4 Experiments -- 4.1 Dataset Description -- 4.2 Sensitivity of Compressed Sensing to Randomness -- 4.3 Compressibility Estimation and Optimal Dimensionality Investigation -- 4.4 Investigating the Robustness of Hierarchical Compressed Sensing -- 4.5 Dependance of Random Projections to Data Sparsity -- 4.6 Comparison with Principal Component Analysis -- 5 Related Work -- 5.1 Dimensionality Reduction and Data Compression -- 5.2 Pattern Analysis Using Compressed Sensing -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Optimized Management of BIG Data Produced in Brain Disorder Rehabilitation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Scientific Dataspace Model -- 2.1 e-Science Life Cycle Activities -- 2.2 The Environment of Dataspaces in e-Science---a BIG Data Challenge -- 2.3 Relationships in the Scientific Dataspace -- 2.4 The e-Science Life Cycle Ontology and Towards Conceptualization in the Brain Damage Restoration Domain -- 3 Data Capture and Processing Model -- 3.1 Use-Cases -- 3.2 Indoor Treatment -- 3.3 Outdoor Treatment -- 3.4 Data Model -- 3.5 Event-Based Data -- 4 Towards the BDRI-Cloud. , 4.1 Motivation and System Usage -- 4.2 System Design -- 4.3 Architecture---a Service-Level View -- 5 Data Analysis and Visualization Services -- 5.1 Sequential Pattern Mining -- 5.2 Association Rule Mining -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Big Data Optimization in Maritime Logistics -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Liner Shipping Network Design -- 2.1 Container Routing -- 3 Mat-Heuristic for Liner Shipping Network Design -- 4 Computational Results Using LINER-LIB -- 5 Empty Container Repositioning -- 5.1 Path Flow Formulation -- 6 Container Vessel Stowage Plans -- 6.1 Mathematical Model -- 7 Bunker Purchasing -- 7.1 Bunker Purchasing with Contracts -- 8 The Vessel Schedule Recovery Problem -- 8.1 Definitions -- 8.2 Mathematical Model -- 9 Conclusion and Future Challenges -- References -- Big Network Analytics Based on Nonconvex Optimization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Network Issues, Properties and Notations -- 2.1 Issues Concerning Network Analytics -- 2.2 Eminent Properties of Network -- 2.3 Graph Based Network Notation -- 3 Introduction to Nonconvex Optimization and Evolutionary Computation -- 3.1 What is Optimization -- 3.2 How to Tackle Optimization Problems -- 4 Community Structure Analytics -- 4.1 Description of Community Discovery -- 4.2 Qualitative Community Definition -- 4.3 Existing Approaches for Community Discovery -- 5 Optimization Models for Community Structure Analytics -- 5.1 Single Objective Optimization Model -- 5.2 Multi-objective Optimization Model -- 6 Network Data Sets -- 6.1 Artificial Generated Benchmark Networks -- 6.2 Real-World Networks -- 6.3 Famous Websites -- 7 Experimental Exhibition -- 8 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 16 Large-Scale and Big Optimization Based on Hadoop -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Air Traffic Flow Optimization -- 2.1 Problem Formulation -- 2.2 Dual Decomposition Method. , 3 Hadoop MapReduce Programming Model.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- An Overview of Conservation Paleobiology -- 1 Defining and Establishing Conservation Paleobiologyas a Discipline -- 2 Data in Conservation Paleobiology -- 3 Looking Forward -- References -- Should Conservation Paleobiologists Save the World on Their Own Time? -- 1 Always Academicize? -- 2 To Advocate, or Not to Advocate -- 3 Speaking Honestly to Power -- 4 From Pure Scientist to Honest Broker -- 5 Keeping It Real -- 6 Overcoming the Fear Factor -- 7 Later Is Too Late -- References -- Conceptions of Long-Term Data Among Marine Conservation Biologists and What Conservation Paleobiologists Need to Know -- 1 What is "Long Term"? -- 2 Survey Implementation -- 3 Survey Responses and What They Mean for Conservation Paleobiologists -- Conservation Goals -- Long-Term Data -- Environmental Stressors -- Baselines -- Challenges -- 4 Takeaways for Conservation Paleobiologists -- 5 Moving Forward -- Appendix 1: Survey Questions -- Appendix 2: Survey Population Selection -- Appendix 3: Categorization of Responses -- References -- Effectively Connecting Conservation Paleobiological Research to Environmental Management: Examples from Greater Everglades' Restoration of Southwest Florida -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining the Problem -- 3 Ensuring Success as a Conservation Paleobiologist -- Developing Partnerships and Collaborative Teams -- Becoming or Engaging a Liaison -- Participate in "Management Collaboratives" -- Compose Technical Reports in Addition to Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles -- Present Your Findings to Stake Holder Groups -- Attend and Present at Environmental Science and Restoration Conferences -- Train our Students -- Reward Faculty for Conducting Community-Engaged Scholarship -- Promote and Reward Community Service for Work with Environmental Agencies and NGOs. , 4 Case Studies from Greater Everglades' Restoration -- Case Study 1: Water Management of the Caloosahatchee River -- Case Study 2: Picayune Strand Restoration Project -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Using the Fossil Record to Establish a Baseline and Recommendations for Oyster Mitigation in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- Pleistocene Localities -- Field and Museum Sampling -- Oyster Size and Abundance Data -- Reconstructing Paleotemperature and Salinity -- Modern and Colonial Data -- 3 Results -- Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Holland Point -- Paleotemperature -- Paleosalinity -- Shell Height -- Growth Rate -- 4 Discussion -- Comparing Pleistocene to Modern Oysters -- Environmental Controls on Oyster Size -- Human Factors Influencing Oyster Size -- Implications for Restoration -- A Role for Conservation Paleobiology -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Coral Reefs in Crisis: The Reliability of Deep-Time Food Web Reconstructions as Analogs for the Present -- 1 Introduction -- Preserving the Past -- Endangered Coral Reefs -- 2 Fossilizing a Coral Reef -- Dietary Breadth -- Trophic Chains and Levels -- Modularity -- 3 Guild Structure and Diversity -- Identifying Guilds in a Food Web -- 4 Reconstructing the Community -- Diversity and Evenness -- Simulated Food Webs -- 5 Summary -- Appendix 1 -- Hypergeometric Variance -- Appendix 2 -- References -- Exploring the Species -Area Relationship Within a Paleontological Context, and the Implications for Modern Conservation Biology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geological Setting -- 3 Methods -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Marine Refugia Past, Present, and Future: Lessons from Ancient Geologic Crises for Modern Marine Ecosystem Conservation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining Refugium. , A Species Must Have a Range Contraction, Range Shift, or Migration in Order to Escape the Onset of Global Environmental Degradation That Would Otherwise Cause Extinction of That Species -- Range Shifts -- Habitat Shifts -- Isolated Geographic Refugia -- Life History Refugia -- Cryptic Refugia -- Harvest Refugia -- The Environmental Conditions of a Refugium Are Sufficiently Habitable Such That the Species' Population Remains Viable During Its Time in the Refugium -- A Species' Population Is Smaller in the Refugium Than Its Pre-environmental Perturbation Size -- The Species Remains in the Refugium for Many Generations -- After the Environmental Crisis Ends, the Species Recovers by Inhabiting Newly Re-opened Habitats, Either Through Population Expansion or Through Adaptive Radiation -- Otherwise, the Refugium Became a Trap -- 3 Identifying Ancient Refugia -- Fossil Data -- Phylogeographic Studies -- Species Distribution Models -- 4 Lessons from the Past for Identifying Future Refugia -- As the Marine Environment Continues to Change, Refugia May Need to Shift -- Refugial Size and Connectivity Can Enhance Survivorship, But Can Also Have Evolutionary Consequences -- Conditions Inside Refugia May Not Necessarily Remain Pristine, But Will Need to Be of Sufficiently Lower Magnitude of Total Stress to Maintain Viable Populations -- Beware the Refugial Trap -- 5 Future Directions for Investigating Ancient Refugia -- 6 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Training Tomorrow's Conservation Paleobiologists -- 1 Business As Usual Is Not Enough -- 2 A Call to Action -- 3 Bridging the Gap -- Recommendation 1 -- Recommendation 2 -- Recommendation 3 -- Recommendation 4 -- Recommendation 5 -- Recommendation 6 -- 4 Okay, But… -- 5 In the Meantime… -- 6 A Bright Future -- References -- A Conceptual Map of Conservation Paleobiology: Visualizinga Discipline. , 1 Determining the Current State and Structure of Conservation Paleobiology -- 2 Mapping a Discipline -- Bibliographic Co-Authorship Visualizations -- Text Co-Occurrence Visualizations -- Bibliographic Co-Citation Visualizations -- Bibliographic Coupling Visualizations -- 3 Bibliometric Networks -- Bibliographic Co-Authorship Networks -- Text Co-Occurrence Networks -- Bibliographic Co-Citation Networks -- Bibliometric Coupling Networks -- 4 The Intellectual Landscape -- 5 Emerging Frontiers -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Index.