Note: 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.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction to environmental management -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Aims and background -- Key terms and concepts -- Definition and scope of EM -- The evolution of EM -- Sustainable development (SD) -- EM problems and opportunities -- Encouraging EM -- Summary -- Further reading -- EM books -- SD books -- EM journals -- SD journals -- www sources -- Professional bodies -- EM courses -- Chapter 2: Environmental management: Character and goals -- Character and goals of EM -- Concept of limits to development -- Polluter-pays principle -- Precautionary principle -- EM challenges -- Need to be adaptable and resilient and to seek to reduce human vulnerability -- EM ethics and institutions -- Summary -- Further reading -- www sources -- Chapter 3: Environmental management and science -- Environment and environmental science -- Structure and function of the environment -- Trophic level and organic productivity -- The ecosystem -- Biosphere cyclic processes -- How stable and resilient are environments? -- Stability -- Resilience -- Threatening environmental events -- Biodiversity -- Environmental limits and resources -- Environmental limits -- Resources -- The Gaia hypothesis -- Environmental crisis -- Environmental and ecosystems modelling, the ecosystem concept, environmental systems and ecosystem management -- Applying the ecosystem concept to tourism, conservation and heritage management -- Applying the ecosystem concept to urban and periurban management -- Applying the ecosystem concept to conservation management -- Environmental systems and ecosystem planning and management - biogeophysical units -- Ecozones, ecoregions and ecodistricts. , Coastal zone and marine ecosystem planning and management -- River basin planning and management -- Watershed/catchment planning and management -- Bioregionalism -- Agroecosystem analysis and management -- Telecoupling -- Landscape ecology approach -- Ekistics -- Summary -- Further reading -- www sources -- Chapter 4: Environmental management background -- Environmental concern 1750 to 1960 -- Environmental concern 1960 to 1980 -- Environmental concern 1980 to the present -- Environmentalism, ecologism and the Green Movement -- Environmentalism -- Ecologism -- Green spirituality -- The Green Movement -- Dark- deep- light- and bright-greens -- Social sciences and environmentalism -- A late twentieth-century paradigm shift? -- Ethics for EM -- Women and the environment -- Social aspects of resource use -- The greening of economics -- Human capital / social capital / cultural capital / built capital -- Global environmental problems and economics -- Environmental accounts -- Estimating the value of the environment and natural resources -- Cost-benefit analysis -- BATNEEC and BPEO -- Shadow prices -- Paying for and encouraging EM -- Fair trade -- Contract farming -- Green taxes -- Pigouvian taxes -- Carbon emissions taxes and incentives -- Tradable energy quotas -- Energy use taxes -- REDD and REDD+ -- Green aid -- Natural capital and ecosystem services -- Natural capital -- Ecosystem services -- Debt, structural adjustment and the environment -- Debt-for-nature/environment swaps -- Trade and EM -- Summary -- Further reading -- www sources -- Part II: Practice -- Chapter 5: Environmental management, business and law -- The US National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - a 1970 environmental Magna Carta? -- EM and business/organisations -- Corporate visions of stewardship - a paradigm shift to EM ethics? -- Corporate social responsibility (CSR). , The triple bottom line -- Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) -- Approaches adopted to promote EM in business/organisations -- Industrial ecology -- Ecological engineering -- Green marketing -- Green consumerism and consumer protection bodies -- Eco-labelling -- Total quality management and environment -- EM systems -- Green and sustainable supply chain management -- Life-cycle assessment -- Covenants -- Small and medium enterprises/businesses and the environment -- Greenwashing -- EM and business: the current situation -- EM and law -- European law and EM -- International law and EM -- International law and sovereignty issues -- Conflict management and EM -- Indigenous peoples and environmental law -- International conferences and agreements -- Alternative dispute resolution -- Summary -- Further reading -- www sources -- Chapter 6: Participants in environmental management -- Learning from past peoples -- Stakeholders -- Stakeholder analysis and stakeholder management -- Facilitators -- Citizens -- Indigenous groups -- Women -- Individuals and groups seeking change -- Individuals and groups with little power -- Displaced people -- Public -- Participatory EM -- Aarhus Convention -- Transition Towns Movement -- Funding and research bodies -- Communications -- Controllers -- Traditions and spirituality -- Accreditation -- International bodies and agreements -- NGOs and EM -- Millennium and ongoing development goals -- Unions -- Summary -- Further reading -- www sources -- Chapter 7: Environmental management approaches -- EM focus and stance -- Political ecology focus and stance -- Political economy focus and stance -- Human ecology focus and stance -- Participatory focus and stance -- Participatory appraisal -- Local, community, regional and sectoral EM -- Adaptive EM -- Tools, expert systems and decision support for EM -- Tools for EM. , Expert systems -- Decision support for EM -- Systems and network approaches for EM -- Ecosystem approaches -- Ecosystem services -- Bioregional approaches -- Agroecosystem approaches -- Urban ecosystem approaches -- SMART cities or ecosystem cities approaches -- River basin ecosystem approaches -- Watershed and catchment systems approaches -- Socio-economic and socio-economic-environmental systems -- Environmental management systems -- The state and EM -- Non-Western EM -- China -- India -- Southeast Asia -- West Asia, Middle East and Northern Africa -- Africa -- South and Central America and the Caribbean -- Transboundary and global EM -- Integrated EM -- Strategic EM -- Strategic environmental assessment -- Summary -- Further reading -- www sources -- Chapter 8: Data, standards, indicators, benchmarks, goal setting and objectives, monitoring, surveillance, models and auditing -- Tools, data, data analysis, statistics and interpretation -- Fuzzy data -- Big data -- Open data -- Data assessment/analysis -- Indicators, standards and benchmarks -- Indicators -- SD indicators -- Standards -- Benchmarks -- Setting goals and objectives and getting an overall view -- Setting goals -- Scoping -- Pilot study -- Life-cycle assessment -- Participatory assessment -- Monitoring -- Ultimate environmental threshold assessment -- Remote sensing, GIS and GPS -- Remote sensing -- GIS -- GPS -- Business and project evaluation monitoring tools -- Surveillance -- Modelling -- Environmental auditing/assessment, eco-auditing, environmental accounting, SD auditing and environmental compliance auditing -- Environmental auditing -- Eco-auditing -- Environmental accounting -- SD assessment/audit and state of the environment accounts -- Environmental assessment/appraisal -- Supply chain auditing -- Environmental compliance auditing -- Eco-footprint and carbon footprint. , Integrated environmental assessment -- Cumulative impact assessment -- Summary -- Further reading -- Books -- Journals -- www sources -- Chapter 9: Proactive assessment, prediction and forecasting -- Futures studies -- Predicting future scenarios -- Forecasting -- Futures modelling and future scenario prediction -- Hazard assessment and risk assessment -- Environmental impact assessment -- Dealing with indirect and cumulative impacts -- Social impact assessment -- Other tools for assessing the potential for development and impacts of development -- Ecological impact assessment -- Habitat evaluation -- Land-use planning -- Land capability classification, evaluation and appraisal -- Land suitability assessment -- The universal soil loss equation and revised universal soil loss equations -- Agroecosystem zones -- Farming systems research -- Participatory assessment approaches -- Livelihoods assessment -- Vulnerability studies -- Technology assessment -- Health risk assessment and health impact assessment -- Computers and expert systems -- Adaptive environmental assessment and management -- Integrated, comprehensive and regional impact assessment, integrated and strategic EM -- Integrated and comprehensive impact assessment -- Integrated regional environmental assessment -- Strategic environmental assessment -- Summary -- Further reading -- www sources -- Part III: Global challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 10: Resources: Character, opportunities and challenges -- Resources characteristics and management issues -- Water -- Floods -- Drought and reduced river flows -- Water resources management -- Developing rivers -- Small reservoirs and tanks -- Barrages -- Large dams -- Interbasin transfers -- Shared rivers -- Lakes and ponds -- Irrigation, runoff collection and rain-fed agriculture -- Air -- Land and soil -- Wetlands -- Energy. , Food and commodities.

Note: 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.

Note: 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.

Note: Impact of Advances in Computing and Communications Technologies on Chemical Science and Technology -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- WHITHER COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN CHEMICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY? -- COMPUTATIONAL MODELING AND SIMULATION IN CHEMICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- REMOTE COLLABORATION AND INSTRUMENTS ONLINE -- CHEMICAL INFORMATION ONLINE -- 1 The Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative -- ASCI'S NEED FOR ADVANCED SIMULATION CAPABILITY -- The Challenges -- Where Are We Now? -- Accelerating Technology Developments -- Simulation Development Environment -- THE CHALLENGES AHEAD -- Archival Storage Systems and Data Management -- Input/Output -- Networks -- Data Analysis and Visualization -- Scientific Simulation Software -- Computer Systems Software -- THE ASCI ALLIANCES -- ASCI'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GREATER SCIENCE COMMUNITY -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION -- 2 Software Development for Computational Chemistry: Does Anything Remain to Be Done? -- DISCUSSION -- 3 Recent Advances in Computational Thermochemistry and Challenges for the Future -- INTRODUCTION -- CURRENT STATE OF THE ART IN COMPUTATIONAL THERMOCHEMISTRY -- GAUSSIAN-N THEORY -- FUTURE OUTLOOK -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION -- Session 1 Panel Discussion -- 4 The Role of Computational Biology in the Genomics Revolution -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PREDICTION OF PROTEIN STRUCTURE FROM SEQUENCE -- Description of Ab Initio Protein Folding Methodology -- Validation on Proteins of Known Structure -- Blind Predictions -- STRUCTURE TO FUNCTION -- Limitations of Sequence-based Methods -- Similarity of Global Tertiary Structure Does Not Always Imply Similarity of Function -- Proteins with Similar Function Conserve the Local Structure Around the Active Site, Even If the Glob. , Development of a Three-dimensional Library of Functional Motifs -- Representative Case: The Glutaredoxin/Thioredoxin Family -- Overview -- Ability of the FFF to Identify the Active Site in Experimentally Determined Structures -- Application of the FFF to Predicted Structures -- Screening of Entire Genomes -- COMPUTATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GENOME SCALE STRUCTURE/FUNCTION PREDICTION -- OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE -- SUMMARY -- Literature Cited -- DISCUSSION -- 5 Needs and New Directions in Computing for the Chemical Process Industries -- BACKGROUND AND FACTORS DRIVING THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY -- PROCESS SIMULATION NEEDS OF THE CPI -- AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT SIMULATION PROGRAMS -- THE EUROPEAN CAPE OPEN PROJECT -- PROCESS CONTROL IN THE CPI -- CONCLUSIONS -- DISCUSSION -- 6 Vision 2020: Computational Needs of the Chemical Industry -- INTRODUCTION -- PROCESS ENGINEERING IN 2020 -- COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR MODELING -- PROCESS CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION -- Process Measurement and Control Workshop -- Chemical Instrumentation -- PROCESS OPERATIONS -- PRESENT STATUS -- CHALLENGES -- Session 2 Panel Discussion -- 7 Collaboratory Life: Challenges of Internet-mediated Science for Chemists -- ABSTRACT -- COLLABORATORY LIFE: CHALLENGES OF INTERNET-MEDIATED SCIENCE FOR CHEMISTS -- WHERE DO WE COME FROM? -- WHAT ARE WE? -- WHERE ARE WE GOING? -- The Collaboratory Concept -- Chemistry on the Internet -- The Value of Collaboratories -- Free Flow of Information -- Participatory Education -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 8 A Computer Science Perspective on Computing for the Chemical Sciences -- DISCUSSION -- 9 Collaboratories: Building Electronic Scientific Communities -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATORIES -- EXAMPLES OF COLLABORATORIES -- TOOLS FOR COLLABORATION -- Electronic Laboratory Notebooks -- Real-Time Interactions. , IMPACTS OF COLLABORATORIES -- THE PROMISE OF COLLABORATORIES -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- DISCUSSION -- 10 The World Wide Laboratory: Remote and Automated Access to Imaging Instrumentation -- INTRODUCTION -- WWL: CURRENT IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR SERVICE, COLLABORATION, AND EDUCATION -- Remote Access to TEM -- Remote Access to MRI -- Chickscope: A K-12 Education Project Using Remote MRI -- REMOTE INSTRUMENTATION FOR SERVICE, COLLABORATION, AND EDUCATION: LESSONS LEARNED -- User Interface -- Modes of Collaboration -- WWL: Current Implementations for Research -- Automated/Intelligent Control for Scientific Research -- REMOTE INSTRUMENTATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: LESSONS LEARNED -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- DISCUSSION -- 11 The Wired Laboratory -- HOW HAVE ADVANCES IN COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY HELPED WITH EFFICIENCY IN THE ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY? -- EXAMPLES FROM A WIRED LABORATORY -- Quantum-Model of an Integrated Spectroscopy Information System -- Walk-up Spectroscopy Laboratory-Instruments Online -- Electronic Information and Knowledge Management -- WIMS-Web-based Information Management System -- The Electronic Laboratory Notebook -- THE FUTURE -- Information Management -- Data Analysis and Instrumentation -- SUMMARY -- CONTRIBUTORS -- DISCUSSION -- Session 3 Panel Discussion -- 12 Chemical Data in the "Internet Age -- INTRODUCTION -- DATA NEEDS -- TYPES OF DATA RESOURCES -- PROBLEMS IN PROVIDING DATA -- DATA RESOURCES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE -- Beilstein Database -- DIPPR Project -- The NIST Chemistry WebBook -- USER DEMAND FOR DATA -- WHAT IS NEEDED -- DISCUSSION -- 13 The Digital Library: An Integrated System for Scholarly Communication -- CRISIS IN SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION -- SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES -- THE CALIFORNIA DIGITAL LIBRARY -- ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION -- CONCLUSION -- DISCUSSION. , 14 Electronic Journal Publishing at the American Chemical Society -- GROWTH OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE -- FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS -- CHRONOLOGY OF ACS ELECTRONIC JOURNAL DEVELOPMENT -- WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT IN ELECTRONIC JOURNALS -- THE ADVENT OF ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING -- TRANSFORMATION FROM PRINT TO ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING -- DISCUSSION -- Session 4 Panel Discussion -- Appendixes -- Appendix A List of Workshop Participants -- Staff -- Appendix B Origin of and Information on the Chemical Sciences Roundtable.

Note: Intro -- Organizational Structure of the Fifth World Landslide Forum -- Organizers -- Co-sponsors -- Supporting Organizations with Finance -- Organizing Committee -- Foreword by Mami Mizutori -- Foreword by the Assistant Director-General for the Natural Sciences Sector of UNESCO for the Book of the 5th World Landslide Forum -- Preface -- Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk -- Book Series: ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk -- The Letter of Intent 2005 and the First General Assembly 2005 -- The 2006 Tokyo Action Plan and the First World Landslide Forum 2008 -- The Second World Landslide Forum 2011 and the Third World Landslide Forum 2014 -- The Sendai Landslide Partnerships 2015 and the Fourth World Landslide Forum 2017 -- The Fifth World Landslide Forum 2020 and the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 -- Call for Partners of KLC2020 -- Eligible Organizations to be Partners of the KLC2020 -- Appendix: World Landslide Forum Books -- Contents -- Forum Lectures and Special Lectures -- 1 On the Prediction of Landslides and Their Consequences -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Landslide Prediction -- Where Landslides Occur and Where They can be Expected -- Landslide Detection and Mapping -- Susceptibility Modelling and Zonation -- Predicting Non-susceptible Landslide Areas -- Predicting When Landslides Can Occur -- Process-Based Models -- Rainfall Thresholds -- Geographical Landslide Early Warning Systems -- Long-Term Landslide Projections -- Size and Number of Landslides -- Landslide Consequences -- Vulnerability -- Risk to the Population -- Final Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Design Recommendations for Single and Dual Debris Flow Barriers with and Without Basal Clearance -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Analytical Framework for Dual Rigid Barriers -- Velocity Attenuation Impact Model -- Overflow Dynamics -- Landing. , Physical Modelling of Flow-Barrier Interaction -- Five Metre-Long Flume Modelling -- Twenty-Eight-Metre-Long Flume Modelling -- Observed Impact Mechanisms -- Single Rigid Barrier -- Single Flexible Barrier -- Rigid Barrier with Basal Clearance -- Dual Rigid Barriers -- Estimating the Impact Load on Single Barriers with and Without Basal Clearance -- Evaluation of Analytical Framework for Dual Rigid Barriers -- Run-up velocity (vd) -- Overflow Distance (xi) -- Landing Factor (Cr) -- Impact Force on Second Rigid Barrier -- Summary and Conclusions -- Looking Ahead -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 The Rockfall Failure Hazard Assessment: Summary and New Advances -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Challenges of Rockfall Hazards -- The Rockfall Risk and Hazard -- Hazard Versus Susceptibility -- Site-Specific or Regional Assessment -- Elements that Control the Rockfall Failure Hazard -- Geotechnical Basics -- Field Surveys -- 3D Techniques -- Geometrical Methods -- Using Slope -- Empirical Approaches -- Susceptibility to Earthquakes -- Kinematic Tests -- Pure Geometrical Kinematic Tests -- Kinematic Tests Integrating Stress Tensor -- Kinematic Tests Integrating Geomechanics and Probabilistic Approaches -- Kinematic Test in Real 3D -- Power Law and Inventories -- Volume Power Laws -- The Drawback of Power Laws -- Other Types of Inventories -- Hazard Rating Based on Geomechanics Factors -- Back Analysis -- Using Rockfall Modeling to Assess Failure Susceptibility -- Fragmentation at Source -- Remarks -- Processes Mainly Driven by Groundwater and Precipitation -- Weathering -- Rainfall Effect -- Rock Breathing -- Process Mainly Driven by Thermal Effects -- Sunshine Effect and Associated Thermal Effects -- Freezing and Thawing -- Rock Stability Degradation -- Short-Term Rockfall Forecast -- New Techniques -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements. , References -- 4 Progress and Lessons Learned from Responses to Landslide Disasters -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Types of Landslide Response -- Factors Affecting Landslide Response -- Mechanism and Type -- Number and Geographic Extent -- Size -- Potential for Continued Activity -- Location -- Cultural Setting -- Providing Event Context-Looking to the Past -- Addressing Ongoing Hazards-Focusing on the Present -- Acquiring Data-Improving the Future -- Progress in Responding to Landslide Disasters -- Preparation -- Advances in Technology -- Communications and Collaborations -- General Experiences -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Behind-the-Scenes in Mitigation of Landslides and Other Geohazards in Low Income Countries-in Memory of Hiroshi Fukuoka -- Abstract -- Introduction -- In Action -- Desk Study -- Diagnosis of Present Conditions -- Monitoring -- Conservation Policies and Management -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 The Impact of Climate Change on Landslide Hazard and Risk -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Causes and Impact of Climate Change -- Effects of Climate Change on Landslide Susceptibility -- Prediction of Climate Trends -- Potential Effects of Climate Change on Landslide Hazard -- A State-of-the-Art on Slope Safety Preparedness for the Impact of Climate Change: The 2015 International Forum -- Needs for Improved Climate Change Related Landslide Risk Management -- Recommendations for Improved Climate Change Related Landslide Risk Management -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Sendai Landslide Partnerships, Kyoto Landslide Commitment, and International Programme on Landslides -- 7 Kyoto 2020 Commitment for Global Promotion of Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk -- Abstract -- Preparation Process of the KLC2020 -- Launching of the KLC2020. , Full text of Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 -- Kyoto 2020 Commitment for Global Promotion of Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk -- A Call for Joining the Commitment -- Host Organization and Secretariat -- Appendix: Signatories of Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 as of 23 June 2020 -- 8 International Consortium on Landslides (ICL): Proposing and Host Organization of SLP2015-2025 and KLC2020 -- Abstract -- Objectives -- Histories -- Activities -- Memberships and Benefits -- Call for ICL Members -- 9 The ICL Journal Landslides-16 Years of Capacity Development for Landslide Risk Reduction -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Categories of Articles in Landslides -- Journal Metrics -- Clarivate Analytics' Web of Knowledge (WoK) -- Elsevier SCOPUS Database -- Results and Discussion -- Impact and Rankings of Landslides -- Impact and Rankings of Landslides -- Highly Cited Papers in Landslides -- Most Downloaded Papers in Landslides -- Landslides' Best Paper Award -- Comparison Between SCI Journals: Landslides, Engineering Geology, Earth-Science Reviews, Geomorphology, and Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment -- International Cooperation as seen Through Multi-authorship of Published Articles in Landslides -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 10 UNITWIN-UNESCO/KU/ICL Landslide, Earthquake and Water-related Disaster Risk Management for Society and the Environment Cooperation Programme -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Products of UNITWIN-UNESCO/KU/ICL Cooperation Programme -- Recently published papers in Kyoto University of the UNITWIN-UNESCO/KU/ICL Network -- Appendix -- 11 International Programme on Landslides (IPL): A Programme of the ICL for Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Categories of Landslides (Core of All IPL Activities). , Management of the International Programme on Landslides (IPL) -- Activities of WCoEs -- Objectives of WCoE -- Criteria for WCoE Candidates -- Guidelines for WCoE -- Procedure for Identification of WCoEs -- Activities of IPL Projects -- Call for Cooperation to WCoEs and IPL Projects -- Appendix -- 12 SATREPS Project for Sri Lanka with Regard to "Development of Early Warning Technology of Rain-Induced Rapid and Long-Travelling Landslides" -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Outline of Project RRLL -- Main Implementing Agency and Collaborating Entities in Sri Lanka -- National Building Research Organization (NBRO), Ministry of Defence -- Department of Meteorology (DOM), Ministry of Defence -- Disaster Management Centre (DMC), Ministry of Defence -- Department of Irrigation (DOI), Ministry of Mahaweli, Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Development -- Pilot Study Sites -- Aranayake Landslide Area -- Athwelthota Landslide Area -- Technologies to Be Developed -- Precise Weather Forecast in Mountain Regions -- Predicting Groundwater Pressure Build-Up, Identifying Locations of RRLLs and Their Moving Areas -- Effective Risk Communication and Public Education -- How the Project has Come Up with Conclusions of Official Agreements -- Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 13 Central Asia-Rockslides' and Rock Avalanches' Treasury and Workbook -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Variability of Large-Scale Slope Failures Manifestations in Central Asia -- The Kokomeren Summer School on Rockslides and Related Phenomena -- Future Plans and Conclusive Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 14 Results of Recent Monitoring Activities on Landslide Umka, Belgrade, Serbia-IPL 181 -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Previous Monitoring Activities (2010-2014) -- Automated GNSS Monitoring -- Recent Monitoring Activities (2014-2019) -- Geodetic Benchmarks Survey. , UAV Imaging and Mapping.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 THE MINISTRY OF STATE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND BEYOND: THE SEARCH FOR SCIENCE POLICY -- I: Historical Background -- II: Publications Relating to Science Policy in Canada -- III: Activities of the Ministry of State for Science and Technology and Beyond -- A: MOSST Activities Affecting Government Science and Technology -- B: MOSST Activities and Studies Affecting Industry -- C: MOSST Policy Activities and Studies Affecting Universities -- D: MOSST Activities and Studies in the International Field -- E: MOSST Data-Gathering Activities -- F: MOSST Forecasting Activities -- G: Science Studies and Science Policy Initiatives under the Mulroney Conservatives -- H: Science Studies and Science Policy Initiatives under the Chrétien Liberals -- IV: Departmental Sources of the Publications -- 1.2 THE NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL -- I: Historical Background -- II: Publications -- III: NSERC Activities -- A: The Long-Range Plans and Objectives -- B: Research Scholarships and Fellowship Training Programs -- C: Discipline-Based Research Program -- D: Targeted Research -- E: Equipment -- IV: Council Sources of the Publications -- 1.3 THE SCIENCE COUNCIL OF CANADA -- I: Historical Background -- II: Publications -- A: Annual Reports and Reviews -- B: Reports, Background Studies, and Papers -- C: Workshop Proceedings and Brochures -- D: Series Publications -- III: Activities of the Science Council -- A: Documentation of Scientific Activities in Canada -- B: The Discussion of Science Policy -- C: Science and Industry Studies -- D: Urbanization and Population Studies -- E: Environmental Studies -- F: Northern Science and Technology Studies -- G: Energy Studies -- H: Computer Studies -- I: Biotechnology and Emerging Technology Studies -- IV: Council Sources of the Publications. , 2 THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA -- I: Historical Background -- II: Publications -- A: Serial Publications -- B: Monograph Publications -- C: Research Journals -- III: Research and Activities of the National Research Council -- A: Basic Research of National or Regional Importance -- B: Research Pertaining to Social Objectives -- C: Research toward New Knowledge and New Applications of Science -- D: Research Carried Out through the Associate Committees -- IV: Activities toward Encouragement and Assistance to Research -- A: National Facilities -- B: Physical Standards of Measurement -- C: Assistance towards the Development of Canadian Industry -- D: Assistance to University Research -- V: Other Activities -- VI: Council Sources of the Publications -- 3 AGRICULTURE RESEARCH -- I: Historical Background -- II: Publications -- A: General Departmental Publications -- B: Publications of the Research Establishments of the Department -- C: The Open Research Literature -- III: Research -- A: Soil Research -- B: Crops Research -- C: Animal Research -- D: Pest Control Research -- IV: Departmental Sources of the Publications -- 4 WILDLIFE RESEARCH -- I: Historical Background -- II: Publications -- A: Canadian Wildlife Service -- B: Canadian Museum of Nature -- III: Wildlife Research -- A: Breeding Biology Research -- B: Hunting Research -- C: Mammal Research -- D: National Parks Research -- E: Wildlife Surveys -- F: Environmental Impact Studies -- G: Toxicology Research -- H: Birds as Hazards in the Environment -- I: Wetland Studies -- J: Other Studies (Canadian Museum of Nature) -- IV: Departmental Sources of the Publications -- 5 FISHERIES RESEARCH -- I: Historical Background -- II: Publications -- A: Journal Literature -- B: Other Publications -- C: Unnumbered Publications -- III: Fisheries Research Activities in Canada. , A: Taxonomic and Biological Studies -- B: Distribution and Movement of Fish Stocks -- C: Dynamics of Fish Stocks -- D: Artificial Propagation of Fish, including Aquaculture -- E: The Study and Management of Marine Mammals -- F: Environmental Pollution Studies -- G: Fishing Gear for the Effective Harvesting of the Resource -- H: Handling and Storage of Fish -- I: Popularization of Canada's Marine Resources -- IV: Departmental Sources of the Publications -- 6 FORESTRY RESEARCH -- I: Historical Background -- II: Publications -- A: Annual Reports -- B: Program Reviews -- C: Research Reports -- D: Miscellaneous Series -- E: Regional Information Reports -- F: Serial Publications -- III: Forestry Research -- A: Forest Insects and Diseases -- B: Forest Fire Research -- C: Forest Harvesting or Logging Research -- D: Forest Regeneration Research -- E: Pollution Research -- F: Forest Management Research -- IV: Departmental Sources of the Publications -- A: Federal Cumulations -- B: Regional Cumulations -- C: Research Institute Cumulations -- D: Subject Bibliographies -- 7 EARTH SCIENCES RESEARCH -- I: Historical Background -- II: Publications -- A: Geological Survey of Canada -- B: Mines Branch and CANMET Publications -- C: Earth Physics Branch Publications (now under the Continental Geoscience Division of the Geological Survey of Canada) -- D: Other Publications -- III: Earth Sciences Research -- A: Geochronology Techniques in the Service of Geology -- B: Geological Research in Canada -- C: Geochemical Techniques in the Service of Geology and Mining -- D: The Search for Economic Minerals in Canada -- E: Applied Mineral Research -- F: Geophysical Research and Geophysical Surveys -- G: The Canadian Geophysical Atlas -- IV: Departmental Sources of the Publications -- 8 CLIMATE RESEARCH AND SERVICES -- I: Historical Background -- II: Publications. , A: Current Climate Data Publications -- B: Climatological Normals Data -- C: Climatic Atlas Canada -- D: Current Climatology Publication Series -- E: Technical Report Series -- F: The Unpublished Reports -- G: Solar Radiation Data -- H: Ozone Data -- I: Miscellaneous Publications -- III: Climatological Studies -- A: National and Regional Studies -- B: Mesoclimatology Studies -- C: Climate of Canadian Cities -- D: Specialized Climatological Studies -- E: Weather Phenomena Analysis -- IV: Climate Research -- A: Weather Forecasting Techniques and Evaluations -- B: Boundary-Layer Research -- V: Air Quality Research and Global Warming -- A: Air Quality Monitoring -- B: Methodologies -- C: Acid Rain Studies -- D: Air Pollution in the Arctic -- E: The Problems of Stratospheric and Surface Ozone -- F: Global Warming -- VI: Departmental Sources of the Publications -- 9 WATER RESEARCH AND SERVICES -- I: Historical Background -- II: Publications -- A: Data Collecting Periodicals -- B: Hydrographic Atlas of Canada -- C: Research and Report Series Publications -- D: Annual Reviews or Reports -- III: Water Research -- A: Hydrological Cycle -- B: Environmental Pollution Studies -- C: Oceanographic Studies -- IV: Departmental Sources of the Publications -- Appendix: Current Sources for Federal Government Publications -- I: Print Sources -- II: Databases -- III: Other Sources -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Note: 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.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Editor -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 The Soil-Human Health-Environment Trinity -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Soil Organic Matter in Relation to the Health of Soil and the Environment -- 1.3 Historic Depletion of the Terrestrial C Stock -- 1.4 Soil Organic Matter Depletion and Soil/Environment Degradation -- 1.5 The Soil-Human Health Nexus -- 1.6 Interconnected Vicious Cycles Prevalent in Degraded Soils of Agroecosystems -- 1.7 Choice of Entry Points for Breaking the Vicious Circles -- 1.8 Enhancing Human Nutrition by Soil Management -- 1.9 Research and Development Priorities -- 1.10 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Health of Soil, Plants, Animals, and People -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 One Health -- 2.3 Soil Health -- 2.3.1 Soil and Life -- 2.3.2 Soil Health -- 2.3.3 Soil Health and Human Health -- 2.3.4 Soil Management and Human Health -- 2.4 Plant Health -- 2.4.1 Soil Health and Its Indicators in Agriculture System -- 2.4.2 Plant Pathogens and Their Caused Destructive Diseases on Plants -- 2.4.3 Agricultural Practices Affect Plant and Soil Health -- 2.4.4 Plant- and Soil-Associated Microbiomes for Plant Growth and Health -- 2.5 Animal Health -- 2.5.1 Livestock Production-Soil and Plant Health -- 2.5.2 Effects of Soil on Animal Health -- 2.5.3 Effects of Plants on Animal Health -- 2.5.4 Effect of Animals on Soil and Plant Health -- 2.6 Human Health -- 2.6.1 Human Activity Impacts Soil Health -- 2.6.2 Soil Impact Physically -- 2.6.3 Soil Impact on Human Nutrition -- 2.6.4 Toxic Compounds in Soil Impact Human Health -- 2.6.5 Soil Pathogens -- 2.6.6 Soil as Source of Modern Antibiotics and Other Benefits -- 2.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Transport of Mineral Elements from Soil and Human Health -- 3.1 Introduction. , 3.2 Transport of Essential Mineral Elements in Rice -- 3.2.1 Transport of Fe in Rice -- 3.2.2 Transport of Zn in Rice -- 3.3 Transport of Toxic Elements -- 3.3.1 Transport of As in Rice -- 3.3.2 Transport of Cd in Rice -- 3.4 Future Perspective -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 4 Soils and Human Health: Communication between Soil Scientists and Health Care Providers -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Brief Overview of Soils and Human Health Connections -- 4.1.1.1 Writings by Soil Scientists and Geologists -- 4.1.1.2 Writings by Human Health Professionals -- 4.1.2 Soil Health (As Defined) Represents a Key Life Sustaining "Factor" Just as Clean Air and Clean and Abundant Water -- 4.2 Soils Knowledge Useful to the Practitioner -- 4.2.1 Basic Soil Physical and Chemical Properties -- 4.2.2 Basic Soil Biological Properties -- 4.2.3 Soil Health -- 4.2.4 Soil and Climate Connections -- 4.3 Ways to Facilitate Communication -- 4.3.1 Publications in Jointly Read Journals -- 4.3.2 Facilitating Joint Conferences -- 4.3.3 University Education That Crosses Disciplines -- 4.4 Concluding Statements -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 5 Soil and Cancer -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Carcinogenesis -- 5.3 Carcinogens -- 5.4 Soil Health -- 5.4.1 Soil Composition -- 5.4.1.1 Selenium -- 5.4.1.2 Lead -- 5.4.1.3 Arsenic -- 5.4.1.4 Trichloroethylene -- 5.4.1.5 Perfluorooctanoic Acid -- 5.4.1.6 1,2-Dichloropropane -- 5.4.1.7 Dichloromethane -- 5.4.1.8 1,3-Propane Sultone -- 5.4.1.9 Fibrous Glaucophane -- 5.4.1.10 Radon -- 5.4.2 Pollution -- 5.4.3 Pesticides -- 5.4.3.1 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma -- 5.4.3.2 Leukemia -- 5.4.3.3 Brain Cancer -- 5.4.3.4 Breast Cancer -- 5.4.3.5 Kidney Cancer -- 5.4.3.6 Pancreatic Cancer -- 5.4.3.7 Prostate Cancer -- 5.4.3.8 Lung Cancer -- 5.4.3.9 Stomach Cancer -- 5.5 Nutrition -- 5.6 Possible Interventions -- 5.6.1 Selenium -- 5.6.2 Phenols. , 5.6.3 Outside-the-Box Therapies -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 6 Addressing Urban Mal- and Undernourishment through Sustainable Home Gardens -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Malnutrition -- 6.3 Micronutrient Deficiency in Diet and Human Health -- 6.4 Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables -- 6.5 Heavy Metal and Contaminants in Urban Soil and Human Health -- 6.6 Home Gardens for Fruits and Vegetables -- 6.7 Yields of Fruits and Vegetables in the Home Gardens -- 6.8 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7 Improving Human Health by Remediating Polluted Soils -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Soil Pollutant Problems -- 7.2.1 Prevention -- 7.2.1.1 Combustibles (Organics) -- 7.2.1.2 Inorganic Toxins (Metals) -- 7.2.1.3 Biotoxins -- 7.3 Already Polluted Soil Remediation -- 7.3.1 Phytoremediation -- 7.3.2 "Treatment" with Powdered Basalt -- 7.3.3 Desalinated Water Soil Washing -- 7.4 Discussion -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 Managing Soil for Global Peace by Eliminating Famines and Pandemics -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 State-of-the-World Soils -- 8.1.2 Soil and Human Health -- 8.2 Population -- 8.2.1 Global Trends -- 8.2.2 Urbanization -- 8.3 Famines -- 8.3.1 Global History -- 8.3.2 Causes of Famines -- 8.4 Pandemics and Hunger -- 8.4.1 Global History -- 8.4.2 Population and Pandemics -- 8.5 Achieving Zero Hunger and Malnutrition by 2030 -- 8.6 The Soil-Peace-Famine-Pandemic Nexus -- 8.7 Lessons Learned from Historic Pandemics and Famines -- 8.7.1 Knowledge Gaps -- 8.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 Illustrating a Disjoint in the Soil-Plant-Human Health Nexus with Potassium -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Definitions -- 9.3 Potassium as an Indicator for Health Outcomes -- 9.4 Review -- 9.4.1 Search Process -- 9.4.2 Soil Health and Potassium -- 9.4.2.1 Potassium Status in Global Croplands -- 9.4.3 Plant Health and Potassium. , 9.4.3.1 Potassium for Yield Building -- 9.4.3.2 Potassium for Quality Improvement -- 9.4.3.3 Potassium for Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management -- 9.4.4 Human Health and Potassium -- 9.4.4.1 Dietary Potassium Requirement in Humans -- 9.4.4.2 Food Sources for Dietary Potassium -- 9.4.4.3 Dietary Potassium Intake in Different Countries/Regions -- 9.4.4.4 Potassium and Disease Incidence -- 9.4.4.5 Potassium in Immune System Disorders -- 9.4.4.6 Potassium in Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases -- 9.4.4.7 Potassium and Infectious Diseases -- 9.5 Interactions among Health Components -- 9.5.1 Case Study -- 9.5.1.1 Potato as a Source of Nutrients and Energy -- 9.5.1.2 Linking Soil and Potato Plant Health to Human Health -- 9.5.1.3 Postharvest Fate of Tuber Nutrients -- 9.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 Soil Aquaphotomics for Understanding Soil-Health Relation through Water-Light Interaction -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Foundations of Aquaphotomics -- 10.3 Soil Health and Aquaphotomics -- 10.4 Aquaphotomics in Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring -- 10.5 Aquaphotomics in Microbiology -- 10.6 Aquaphotomics and Plant-Soil System Health -- 10.7 Implications to Human Health and Future Perspectives -- List of Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 11 Healthy Soils-Healthy People: Soil and Human Health-The Reality of the Balkan Region -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Natural Characteristics of the Region -- 11.2.1 Geomorphological Characteristics -- 11.2.2 Climate Characteristics -- 11.2.3 Forests -- 11.2.4 Water Resources -- 11.2.5 Biodiversity Conservation and Management -- 11.3 Soils of the Region -- 11.4 State of the Soil and the Main Degradation Drivers -- 11.4.1 Climate Change -- 11.4.2 Soil Erosion and Torrential Floods -- 11.4.3 Agriculture and Land Degradation -- 11.4.3.1 Loss of SOC -- 11.4.3.2 Acidification and Salinization -- 11.4.4 Forestry. , 11.4.5 Urbanization -- 11.4.6 Mass Movements on Slopes -- 11.4.7 Waste Management -- 11.4.8 Energetics, Mining, and Industry -- 11.5 Soil Pollution and Human Health -- 11.6 Land Use Changes and Land Degradation Neutrality -- 11.7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 12 Heavy Metals Bioavailability in Soils and Impact on Human Health -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Sources of Heavy Metals -- 12.2.1 Parent Material -- 12.2.1.1 Black Shales -- 12.2.1.2 Limestones -- 12.2.1.3 Phosphorites -- 12.2.1.4 Sedimentary Ironstones -- 12.2.2 Anthropogenic Sources of Heavy Metals -- 12.2.2.1 Fertilizers -- 12.2.2.2 Sewage Effluents and City Wastes -- 12.2.2.3 Industrial Wastes -- 12.2.2.4 Vehicle Transport -- 12.3 Soil Factors Affecting Heavy Metal Mobility and Bioavailability in Soils -- 12.3.1 Soil pH -- 12.3.2 Soil Texture -- 12.3.3 Soil Organic Matter Content and Its Form -- 12.3.4 Oxidation-Reduction Potential -- 12.3.5 Ionic Strength -- 12.3.6 Chemical Speciation and Nature of Contamination -- 12.3.7 Iron and Manganese Oxides -- 12.4 Pathways of Metal Transfer to Humans -- 12.4.1 Media Serving as Carriers of Heavy Metals -- 12.4.2 Avenues of Transfer of the Heavy Metals from the Carriers to Humans -- 12.4.3 Transfer of Heavy Metals from Soil to Plants to Humans -- 12.4.4 Impact of Heavy Metals on Human Health -- 12.5 Measures to Reduce Bioavailability of Heavy Metals -- 12.5.1 Regulation of pH of the Holding Medium Such as Soil -- 12.5.2 Agricultural Measures to Reduce Metal Transfer to the Food Chain -- 12.5.3 Extraction of the Metals from the Soil -- 12.5.4 Use of Chemical Stabilizers to Prohibit Bioavailability -- 12.6 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13 Managing Soil Biology for Multiple Human Benefits -- 13.1 Introduction: The Many Benefits That Humans Obtain from Soil Biodiversity. , 13.2 Promoting Specific Ecosystem Functions with Targeted Introductions of Soil Biota.

Note: 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.