Note: Intro -- CLOCKSYNCHRONIZATIONANDNAVIGATIONINTHEVICINITYOFTHEEARTH -- CLOCKSYNCHRONIZATIONANDNAVIGATIONINTHEVICINITYOFTHEEARTH -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter1Introduction -- Chapter2HardwareTime,ProperTime,andCoordinateTime -- 2.1.SynchronizationversusSyntonization -- Chapter3ChoiceofaPhysicalTheory -- 3.1.ElectromagneticWaves -- 3.2.TheGeometricalOpticsApproximation -- 3.3.SignalDetectionandUseofAntennaPhaseCenter -- Chapter4WorldFunctionofSpace-Time -- 4.1.NavigationinCurvedSpace-time -- Chapter5PhysicalMeasurements -- 5.1.ObservationsandMeasurements -- 5.2.TetradFormalism -- ConstructionoftheTetrad:Fermi-WalkerTransport -- FermiCoordinates -- MetricinFermiCoordinates -- Chapter6ReferenceFramesandCoordinateSystems -- 6.1.GravitationalWarpingofCoordinates -- Chapter7ClockSynchronization -- 7.1.EddingtonSlowClockTransport -- 7.2.EinsteinSynchronization -- 7.3.GPSClockSynchronization -- 7.4.QuantumSynchronization -- Chapter8TheSyntonizationProblem -- 8.1.ChoiceofMetricinVicinityoftheEarth -- 8.2.IntegrationofGeodesicEquations -- 8.3.ProperTimeMinusCoordinateTimeforVariousOrbits -- 8.4.ProperTimeMinusCoordinateTime:NumericalResultsforVariousOrbits -- 8.5.ObservedDopplerandGravitationalFrequencyShift -- 8.6.DopplerPlusGravitationalFrequencyShift:NumericalResultsforVariousOrbits -- Chapter9GeolocationinCurvedSpace-Time -- 9.1.TimeDifferenceofArrival(TDOA)Geolocation -- 9.2.DopplerEffectinaGravitationalField -- 9.3.ObservedDopplerShifts -- 9.4.FrequencyDifferenceofArrival(FDOA)Geoloca-tion -- Chapter10Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- A.SignificanceofAccurateClockSynchronizationforGeolocation -- B.ConventionsandNotation -- C.Acknowledgement -- References -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

Note: Title -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents -- User Identification and Object Recognition in Clutter Scenes Based on RGB-Depth Analysis -- Introduction -- Muti-modal User Identification and Object Recognition -- Environment Modeling -- User Detection and Identification -- Object Recognition -- User-Object Interaction -- Results -- Surveillance System Evaluation -- User Identification Comparative -- Object Recognition Comparative -- Conclusion -- References -- Compression Techniques for 3D Video Mesh Sequences -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Compression Techniques -- Principal Component Analysis (PCA) -- Laplacian Deformation -- Layered Articulated Representation -- Description of the Experiments -- PCA-Based Compression -- Deformation-Based Compression -- Statistical Error Measures -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Spatial Measures between Human Poses for Classification and Understanding -- Modelling Human Poses -- Related Work -- The Space of Joint Positions -- Computing Geodesics and Distances -- Approximations and the Geometry of the Kinematic Manifold -- Experiments -- Quality of Geodesic Approximation -- Dimensionality Reduction -- Classification -- Clustering -- Discussion -- References -- Real-Time Pose Estimation Using Constrained Dynamics -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Approach -- Data Aquisition -- Skeletal Model -- Model Fitting -- Results -- Discussion and Future Work -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- An NVC Emotional Model for Conversational Virtual Humans in a 3D Chatting Environment -- Introduction -- Related Works -- Emotional Model -- Types of Emotions -- Facial Expressions: emoFaces -- Emotional Body Movements: emoMotions -- Short Term Emotions (STE) -- Parameterizations and Results -- Conclusion -- References. , An Event-Based Architecture to Manage Virtual Human Non-Verbal Communication in 3D Chatting Environment -- Introduction -- Related Works -- NVC Architecture -- Building a Context -- From Dialog to NVC Motions -- VR Event Manager -- VR Client-Server Tasks -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Improving Gestural Communication in Virtual Characters -- Introduction -- Type of Hand Gestures -- Iconic Gestures -- Metaphoric Gestures -- Deictic Gestures -- Beats -- Related Work -- Architecture -- Cognitive Module -- TextToSpeech (TTS) Module -- Databases -- Animation Engine Module -- Applications That Validate the Architecture -- Natural Behaviour in e-Learning -- Virtual Sign Language Interpreter -- Evaluation and Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Multi-view Body Tracking with a Detector-Driven Hierarchical Particle Filter -- Introduction -- Layered Particle Filters -- DD-HPF in Multiple Views -- Multi-view Body Parts Detection -- Detector-Driven Hierarchical Particle Filter -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Real-Time Multi-view Human Motion Tracking Using Particle Swarm Optimization with Resampling -- Introduction -- Annealed PSO with Resampling -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- References -- A Comparative Study of Surface Representations Used in Statistical Human Models -- Introduction -- Statistical Models of Human Body Shape and Pose -- Comparative Framework -- Surface Representations -- Separate Models of Shape and Pose -- Human Shape and Pose Reconstruction from Silhouette -- Results and Discussion -- Shape-Only Models -- Shape and Pose Models -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Combining Skeletal Pose with Local Motion for Human Activity Recognition -- Introduction -- Dynamic Pose for Human Activity Recognition -- Dynamic Pose -- Codebook-Based Dynamic Pose for Activity Recognition. , Experimental Evaluation -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- A New Marker-Less 3D Kinect-Based System for Facial Anthropometric Measurements -- Introduction -- The Proposed Measurement Method -- Selected Landmarks -- Description of the System and of the Algorithms -- Population and Methodologies -- Study Population -- Data Collection -- Experimental Results and Discussion -- Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- Automatic Detection of Unconscious Reactions to Illuminance Changes in Illumination -- Introduction -- Problems Addressed -- Extraction of Expressive Facial Reactions -- Experimental Method -- Experimental Results and Discussion -- Automatic Recognition of Expressive Reactions -- Recognition Method -- Experimental Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Deformation Measurement of a Human Chest Experiencing Global Motion -- Introduction -- Motion Compensation -- Consistent Volume Measurement -- Results -- Future -- Conclusions -- References -- Automatic Estimation of Movement Statistics of People -- Introduction -- Tracking -- Detection -- Data Association -- Updating the Trackers -- Scene Estimation -- Scene Model -- Scene Model Estimation -- Statistics and Visualization -- Evaluation -- Discussion -- References -- Granular Material Deposition for Simulation and Texturing -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Granule Deposition -- Scattering Granules -- Resolving Penetrations -- Deleting Out-of-Bound Granules -- Settling Granules -- Particle Shaders -- Scattering Shader Particles -- Penetration Resolution -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Fast 3D Structure From Motion with Missing Points from Registration of Partial Reconstructions -- Introduction and Related Work -- Method Overview -- Sub-matrix Selection for Fast Surface Reconstruction -- Matrix Re-organization -- Selection of Sub-matrices. , Texture Pipeline -- Triangulation -- Texture Mapping -- Results -- Experiment Set Up -- Results of Reconstruction and Time Computation -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Evaluation of the Reproducibility of Non-verbal Facial Animations -- Introduction -- Video Stereo Photogrammetry System -- Recording Facial Animations -- Reproducibility Study of the Facial Animations -- Head Movement Elimination -- Spatial Motion Alignment -- Temporal Motion Curve Alignment -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Continuous Level of Detail for Large Scale Rendering of 3D Animated Polygonal Models -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Level of Detail -- Animated Characters -- Our Method -- Sliding-Tris -- Pre-processing Step -- Rendering -- Results -- Memory Cost -- Performance -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- A New Image Dataset on Human Interactions -- Introduction -- Rules for Collecting Images -- Dataset -- Future Work -- References -- Experimental Results on Fingerprint Liveness Detection -- Introduction -- Investigated Algorithms -- Experimental Results -- The LivDet 2011 Data Sets -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Modeling Deformable Filament Bundles by Means of Mass-Spring Systems for the Design of Carbon Reinforced Materials -- Introduction -- Mass-Spring-Systems for the Simulation of the Tows -- Simulation of Three-Point Flexural Test for a Carbon Tow Specimen -- Dynamic Evolution of the Simulation and Damping -- Collision Detection and Solving -- Results of the Experiments -- Conclusions -- References -- An Avatar Acceptance Study for Home Automation Scenarios -- Introduction -- Interactive System Design -- Experimental Test -- Test 1 -- Test 2 -- Conclusions -- References -- A Tennis Training Application Using 3D Gesture Recognition -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Gesture Recognition. , Gesture Description -- Gestures Comparison -- System Description -- System Architecture -- Experiments and Results -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Real-Time 4D Reconstruction of Human Motion -- Introduction -- 4D Reconstruction Studio at SZTAKI -- Geometry Processing -- Appearance Processing -- Performance of the GPU Implementation -- Conclusion -- References -- Human Context: Modeling Human-Human Interactions for Monocular 3D Pose Estimation -- Introduction and Related Work -- Method -- Person Detections and Grouping -- 2D Pose Estimation -- 3D Pose Estimation -- Experiments -- Conclusions -- References -- Motion Capture for Clinical Purposes, an Approach Using PrimeSense Sensors -- Introduction -- Experimental Design -- Motion Capture -- First Approach -- Problems with This Approach -- Second Approach -- PrimeSense Technology -- Camshift -- Conclusion -- References -- Human Behavior Analysis from Depth Maps -- Introduction -- Pose Recovery Using Depth Maps -- Conclusion -- References -- Author Index.

Note: Intro -- PHOTOSYNTHESIS: THEORY ANDAPPLICATIONS IN ENERGY,BIOTECHNOLOGY ANDNANOTECHNOLOGY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- RESEARCH AND REVIEW STUDIES -- HIGHLY EFFICIENT LIGHT-HARVESTINGNANO- AND BIOMATERIALS:MATERIAL DESIGN AND NEW LASER SPECTROSCOPY -- ABSTRACT -- 1.1. DESIGN OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT-HARVESTING MATERIALS -- 1.1.1. Design of Star-shaped Phthalocyanines having Conjugated Oligomers -- 1.1.2. Syntheses of Phthalocyanine Precursors -- 1.1.3. Syntheses of Star-Shaped Stilbenoid Phthalocyanines -- 1.1.4. Design of Light-Harvesting Dendritic Porphyrins -- 1.1.5. Syntheses and Characterizations of Dendritic Porphyrins -- References -- 1.2. RAPID ENERGY TRANSFER IN LIGHT-HARVESTING DENDRIMERS -- 1.2.1. Dendrimers Having π-conjugated Antenna -- 1.2.2. Highly Efficient and Rapid Energy Transfer -- 1.2.3. Rapid Energy Transfer -- 1.2.4. Temperature Dependence -- 1.2.5 .Summary -- References -- 1.3. ULTRAFAST LASER SPECTROSCOPY APPLICABLETO NANO- AND BIOMATERIALS -- 1.3.1 Principle of Femtosecond Time-frequency 2D Imaging Spectroscopy -- 1.3.2. Time-frequency 2D Imaging of Ultrafast Internal Conversion of β-Carotene in Solid Films -- 1.3.3. Time-frequency 2D Imaging of Rapid Energy Transfer in Lightharvestingπ-conjugated Small Dendrimers -- 1.4. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- THE FK506-BINDING PROTEINS (FKBPS)OF THE THYLAKOID:EMERGING ROLES IN PLANT PHOTOSYNTHESIS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- The Immunophilins -- The Trigger Factor -- Discovering the FKBPs in Higher Plants -- The Non-Lumenal FKBPs in Plant Development and Stress Response -- Expression of the Thylakoid FKBPs -- Sequence and Structure of the Thylakoid FKBPs -- Thylakoid FKBPs as PPIase Catalysts -- Redox Regulation of Thylakoid FKBPs -- Cellular Transport of the Thylakoid FKBPs -- Thylakoid FKBPs: Molecular Chaperones in the Chloroplast. , Evolution of the Thylakoid FKBPs -- Prolyl Bond Isomerisation in the Thylakoid -- Immunophilins in Phospho-Mediated Regulation of Photosynthetic Proteins -- CONCLUSION -- Roles for FKBPs in the Chloroplast -- REFERENCES -- THYLAKOID PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATIONAND ITS IMPACT ON SHORT- ANDLONG-TERM ACCLIMATION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE THYLAKOID PHOSPHORYLOME -- Lhcb Proteins -- PSII Core Proteins in Flowering Plants -- Other Thylakoid Phosphoproteins -- Phosphorylation Sites -- Chlamydomonas Phosphoproteins -- THYLAKOID PROTEIN KINASES -- Biochemical Approaches to Isolate Thylakoid Protein Kinases -- The Kinases Stt7 and STN7 -- STN8 -- Interaction between Thylakoid Kinases -- THYLAKOID PROTEIN PHOSPHATASES -- Biochemical Approaches to Isolate Thylakoid Protein Phosphatases -- Regulation of the Activity of Thylakoid Protein Phosphatases -- SHORT-TERM PHOSPHORYLATION-DEPENDENTACCLIMATION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS -- State Transitions -- PSII Core Protein Phosphorylation and Repair of PSII Complexes -- LONG-TERM PHOSPHORYLATION-DEPENDENTACCLIMATION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS -- THE EVOLUTION OF THYLAKOID PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- IMPACT OF ROOT-ZONE TEMPERATURE ONPHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY OF AEROPONICALLYGROWN TEMPERATE AND SUBTROPICALVEGETABLE CROPS IN THE TROPICS -- ABSTRACT -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- COOLING THE RZ PROTECTS CERTAIN TEMPERATE ANDSUBTROPICAL VEGETABLE CROPS FROM MIDDAY DEPRESSION OFPHOTOSYNTHESIS IN THE TROPICAL GREENHOUSE -- ALLEVIATION OF STOMATAL AND NON-STOMATAL LIMITATIONS OFPHOTOSYNTHESIS OF TEMPERATE AND SUBTROPICAL PLANTSGROWN UNDER TROPICAL CONDITIONS BY RZ COOLING -- C AND N METABOLISM OF CERTAIN TEMPERATE AND SUBTROPICALVEGETABLE CROPS IN RESPONSES TO RZT -- EFFECTS OF RZT ON SHOOT, ROOT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTOF CERTAIN TEMPERATE ANDSUBTROPICAL PLANTS GROWN IN THE TROPICS. , CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- PHOTOSYNTHESIS OF METHANE AND HYDROGENTHROUGH CATALYTIC REDUCTIONOF CARBON DIOXIDE WITH WATER -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. BACKGROUND OF RESEARCH STUDY -- 3. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY -PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE -- 3.1. Observation -- 3.2. Effects of Temperature on the Photo-activity -- 4. MEASUREMENT OF PRODUCT YIELDS -- 5. KINETIC MODEL SIMULATING CH4 REFORMATION -- 6. MAXIMUM ACHIEVABLE YIELDS FOR VARIOUS PROCESSES -- 7. COMPARISON AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- TWO CLOSED-COIL PHOTOBIOREACTORSOPERATING AT HIGH DEAN NUMBERIN DENSE ALGAL CULTURES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Description of the Two Reactor Systems -- Culture Conditions -- Micro-organisms and Culture Medium -- Analytical Procedures -- Calculation of Productivity and Growth Rates -- Parameters to Define Hydrodynamic Coil Performance -- Photosynthetic Efficiency Calculation -- RESULTS -- Arthrospira Growth inside CCP6 Using a Peristaltic Pump for CultureRecyclin -- Arthrospira Growth, inside CCP1, Using an Airlift System for Culture Recycling -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SYNTHETIC MODELS OF PHOTOSYNTHETICWATER OXIDIZING COMPLEX (OEC):O2 EVOLUTION FROM WATER BYHETEROGENEOUS MANGANESE-OXO COMPLEXES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MOLECULAR ASPECT OF [(OH2)(TERPY)MN(μ-O)2MN(TERPY)(OH2)]3+ IN HOMOGENEOUS SOLUTION -- 3. CHARACTERIZATION OF [(OH2)(TERPY)MN(μ-O)2MN(TERPY)(OH2)]3+ / LAYER COMPOUND HYBRIDS -- 4. WATER OXIDATION CATALYSIS BY HETEROGENEOUS[(OH2)(TERPY)MN(μ-O)2MN(TERPY)(OH2)]3+ /LAYER COMPOUND HYBRIDS -- 5. WATER OXIDATION MECHANISM AND IMPORTANT INFLUENCINGFACTORS FOR [(OH2)(TERPY)MN(μ-O)2MN(TERPY)(OH2)]3+ /LAYER COMPOUND HYBRIDS -- 6. CONCLUSION -- 7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 8. REFERENCES. , PHOTOSYSTEM I AS A NATURAL EXAMPLE OF THEEFFICIENT BIO-SOLAR ENERGY NANO-CONVERTER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FUNCTION AND STRUCTURE DETERMINATION OF PSI -- KEY ELEMENTS OF PSI -- Light-Harvesting Pigments -- Carotenoids -- Electron Transport Chain Co-Factors - Two Better then One? -- The Primary Electron Donor - P700 -- The initial electron acceptor - A -- The First Stable Electron Acceptor - A0 -- The Phyloquinone Electron Acceptor - A1 -- Three Fe4S4 clusters - FX, FA, FB. -- PSI IN THE LIGHT OF EVOLUTION - 3.5 BILLION YEARS OFPERFECTION -- 4 - 3.5 Billion Years Ago, Emergence of Photosynthesis -- 3.5 - 1.5 Billion Years Ago, from Symmetry through Pseudosymmetry toAsymmetry -- Last 1.5 Billion Years, from a Bottom of the Ancient Ocean to the TerrestrialLife -- PSI IN NANO-BIOTECHNOLOGY -- TOWARDS FUNCTIONAL PSI NANO-BIOHYBRID ELECTRONICDEVICES -- I. First Successful PSI-Gold Nano-Particle Hybrid Electrodes -- II. Photovoltaic Activity of PSI-Based Self-Assembled Monolayer -- III. Functional Bio-Photosensor Made of PSI Coupled with Transistor ViaMolecular Wire -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- MULTIPLICITY OF NDH-1 COMPLEXESIN CYANOBACTERIA -- ABSTRACT -- ABBREVIATIONS -- OVERVIEW -- TWO TYPES OF NDH-1 AS REVEALED BY REVERSE GENETICS -- MULTIPLE NDH-1 COMPLEXES AS REVEALED BY PROTEOMICS -- TWO ACTIVE NDH-1 COMPLEXES AS REVEALED BYACTIVITY STAINING -- A HYPOTHETICAL SCHEME OF THE ASSEMBLY OFMULTIPLE NDH-1 COMPLEXES IN CYANOBACTERIA -- PERSPECTIVE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- NATURAL PRODUCT BIOSYNTHETICGENE CLUSTER FROM CYANOBACTERIA -- ABSTRACT -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

Note: MANUAL OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY -- Contributors -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction to the Immune System -- Immediate Hypersensitivity: Approach to Diagnosis -- Aeroallergens and Environmental Factors -- Rhinitis -- Sinusitis, Nasal Polyps, and Otitis Media -- Immunotherapy for Inhalant Allergens -- Allergic and Immunologic Disorders of the Eye -- Asthma Diagnosis -- Asthma Treatment -- Immunologic Diseases of the Lung -- Atopic Dermatitis and Contact Dermatitis -- Urticaria and Angioedema -- Anaphylaxis -- Insect Allergy -- Drug Allergy -- Allergic and Nonallergic Reactions to Food -- Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases -- Primary Immunodefi ciency Diseases -- Approach to the Patient with Recurrent Infections -- Diagnostic Immunology -- Adverse Responses to Vaccines -- Complementary Medicine in Allergy and Immunology -- Building-related Illness -- Appendix I Skin Testing Methods -- Appendix II Levels of Immunoglobulins in Sera of Normal Subjects by Age -- Appendix III Levels of Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in Sera of Normal Subjects by Age -- Appendix IV Important Pollen and Fungal Spores in North America -- Appendix V Educational Resources for Food Allergy -- Appendix VI Drug Allergy Procedures -- Index.

Note: Front Matterr -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Why Provide Aid and Use Aid Formulas? -- 3 Basic Features of Formula Allocation Programs -- 4 Components of Allocation Formulas -- 5 Special Features of Formula Allocations -- 6 Data Sources for Estimating Formula Components -- 7 A State View-California -- 8 International Perspective -- 9 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Appendix A Background Papers -- Appendix B A Review of Twelve Large Formula Allocation Programs -- Appendix C Sources of Information -- Appendix D Handbook on Fund Allocation Formulas and Processes -- Appendix E Participants in Panel Workshops and Meetings -- Appendix F Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff.

Note: Intro -- Mathematical Modeling for Complex Fluids and Flows -- Preface -- Contents -- Nomenclature -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Complex Fluids -- 1.1.1 Physical Considerations -- 1.1.1.1 Normal Stress Effects -- 1.1.1.2 Memory Considerations -- 1.1.2 Viscoelastic Fluids -- 1.1.3 Viscometric Flows -- 1.1.3.1 Plane Shear Flow -- 1.1.3.2 Circular Couette Flow -- 1.2 Complex Flows -- 1.2.1 Physical Considerations: Circular Couette Flow -- 1.2.2 Transitional Flows -- 1.2.3 Turbulent Flows -- 1.3 Elastic Turbulence -- 1.4 Examples of a Complex Fluid and Flow -- 1.4.1 The Kaye Effect: Shear-Thinning Evidence -- 1.4.2 Bouncing Newtonian Jet -- 1.4.3 Turbulent Drag Reduction -- 1.5 The Modeling Map -- Chapter 2: Tensor Analysis, Invariants, and Representations -- 2.1 Symmetries and Transformations -- 2.2 Invariants and Traces of Matrix Polynomials -- 2.2.1 Polynomial Invariants -- 2.2.2 Traces of Matrix Polynomials -- 2.3 Integrity Bases for Vectors and Tensors -- 2.3.1 Integrity Basis for Vectors -- 2.3.2 Integrity Bases for Symmetric Second-Order Tensors -- 2.3.3 Integrity Bases for Vectors and Second-Order Tensors -- 2.3.3.1 Proper Orthogonal Group -- 2.3.3.2 Full Orthogonal Group -- 2.4 Polynomial Representations for Tensors and Vectors -- 2.4.1 Proper Orthogonal Group -- 2.4.1.1 Symmetric Tensor Function of Symmetric Tensors -- 2.4.1.2 Symmetric Tensor Function of Symmetric and Skew-Symmetric Tensors -- 2.4.2 Full Orthogonal Group -- 2.4.2.1 Vector Function of Vectors and Tensors -- 2.4.2.2 Symmetric Tensor Function of Vectors and Tensors -- Chapter 3: Kinematics and Dynamics -- 3.1 Material Elements and Deformation -- 3.1.1 Decomposition of the Deformation -- 3.1.2 In nitesimal Strain and Rotation -- 3.2 Rate of Deformation -- 3.2.1 Time Rate of Change -- 3.2.2 Strain Rate and Rotation Rate Tensors -- 3.2.3 Dilatation Rate. , 3.2.4 Rivlin-Ericksen Tensors -- 3.3 Reynolds Transport Theorem -- 3.4 Conservation Equations -- 3.4.1 Mass Conservation -- 3.4.2 Momentum Conservation -- 3.4.2.1 Surface Forces: The Stress Tensor -- 3.4.2.2 Body Forces -- 3.4.3 Energy Conservation -- Chapter 4: Constitutive Equations: General Principles -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Methodological Principles -- 4.2.1 Material Stress Field -- 4.2.2 Turbulent Stress Field -- 4.3 Frames, Transformations and Objectivity -- 4.3.1 Transformations and Objectivity -- 4.3.2 Objective Rates of the Stress Tensor -- 4.3.2.1 Oldroyd Stress Rate -- 4.3.2.2 Jaumann Stress Rate -- 4.3.2.3 Harnoy Stress Rate -- 4.4 Restrictions on Constitutive Relationships -- 4.4.1 A Thermodynamic Constraint for Constitutive Relationships -- 4.4.2 Objectivity Constraints on Material Constitutive Equations -- 4.5 Deformation and Constant Stretch History Motion -- 4.5.1 Viscometric Flow -- 4.5.2 Extensional Flow -- 4.5.3 Viscometric Functions -- Chapter 5: Non-Newtonian and Viscoelastic Fluids -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Classical and Generalized Newtonian Models -- 5.2.1 Newtonian Fluids -- 5.2.2 Generalized Newtonian Fluids -- 5.3 Linear Viscoelasticity -- 5.3.1 Maxwell Model -- 5.3.2 Kelvin-Voigt Model -- 5.3.3 Jeffreys Model -- 5.4 From a Simple Fluid to Viscoelasticity -- 5.4.1 Reiner-Rivlin Fluid -- 5.4.2 Elasticity as the Limit Case -- 5.4.3 Design of a Viscoelastic Constitutive Equation -- 5.5 Rivlin-Ericksen and Order Fluids -- 5.5.1 Rivlin-Ericksen Fluids -- 5.5.2 Order Fluids -- 5.5.3 Plane Shear Flow of a Second-Order Fluid -- 5.6 Constant Stretch History Flows -- Viscometric Flows -- Extensional Flows -- 5.7 Constitutive Equations of the Rate Type -- 5.7.1 Oldroyd-B Models -- 5.7.1.1 Jeffreys Model -- 5.7.1.2 Explicit Algebraic Extra-stress Model -- Implicit Algebraic Formulation: Equilibrium Condition. , Extra-stress Representation from Invariant Basis -- 5.7.2 Improved Rate Type Models -- 5.7.2.1 Giesekus Model -- 5.7.2.2 Phan-Thien Tanner Model -- 5.7.3 Relation Between Rate Type and Integral Models -- 5.8 Dumbbell Models -- 5.8.1 Rouse Model -- 5.8.2 The Hookean Dumbbell -- 5.8.3 Drag Force -- 5.8.4 Brownian Motion -- 5.8.5 Dumbbell Stress -- 5.8.6 The Giesekus Model Revisited -- 5.9 Dumbbells and Stochastic Differential Equations -- 5.9.1 The Fokker-Planck Equation -- 5.9.2 Hookean Dumbbell -- 5.9.3 Nonlinear Dumbbells -- 5.9.3.1 The FENE-P Model -- 5.9.3.2 The FENE-CR Model -- 5.9.4 Dumbbells with Hydrodynamic Interactions -- 5.10 The Micro-Macro Description -- 5.10.1 Solving the Fokker-Planck Equation -- 5.10.2 Brownian Con guration Fields -- 5.11 Consequences of Non-af ne Motion -- 5.11.1 Dumbbells with Non-af ne Motion and the Gordon-Schowalter Model -- 5.11.2 Modeling Polymeric Networks -- 5.12 Modeling of Polymer Melts -- 5.12.1 Doi-Edwards Model -- 5.12.2 Differential Form of the Doi-Edwards Model -- 5.12.2.1 Non-extensible Non-af ne Motion -- 5.12.2.2 Convective Constraint Release -- 5.12.2.3 The Marrucci-Greco-Ianniruberto Differential Equation -- 5.12.3 Pom-Pom Model -- 5.12.3.1 Dynamical Equation for the Orientation Tensor -- 5.12.3.2 Dynamical Equation for the Stretch -- 5.12.3.3 Dynamical Equation for the Arm Withdrawal -- 5.12.3.4 The Approximate Differential Pom-Pom Model -- 5.12.4 The Extended Pom-Pom Model -- 5.12.5 Linear Entangled Polymer Chains and the Rolie-Poly Equation -- Chapter 6: Turbulent Flows -- 6.1 Homogeneity and the Spectral Cascade -- 6.2 Numerical Solution Methodologies -- 6.2.1 Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) -- 6.2.2 Scale Resolving Simulations -- 6.2.2.1 Spatial and Temporal Filtering -- 6.2.2.2 Large Eddy Simulations -- Smagorinsky Model -- A Dynamic Procedure -- Scale-Similarity Model. , Approximate Deconvolution Method -- Mixed Models -- 6.2.2.3 Viscoelastic Turbulent Fluid Simulations -- 6.2.3 Mean Equation Methods -- 6.2.3.1 Reynolds Average -- 6.2.3.2 Reynolds-Averaged Equations -- 6.3 Mean Equation Closure -- 6.3.1 Reynolds Stress Tensor -- 6.3.2 Dissipation Rate Tensor -- Dissipation Rate Alternatives -- 6.4 Reynolds Stress Transport Equation Closure -- 6.4.1 Pressure-Strain Rate Correlation -- 6.4.2 Turbulent Transport -- 6.5 Polynomial Representations of the Turbulent Stress Tensor -- 6.5.1 Turbulent Stress of a Simple Fluid -- 6.5.2 Turbulent Stress from Invariant Bases -- 6.5.2.1 Nonlinear Eddy Viscosity Model (NLEVM) -- 6.5.2.2 Explicit Algebraic Reynolds Stress Model -- Weak-Equilibrium Conditions -- Expansion Coef cient Determination from Invariants -- 6.5.3 Constraints Imposed by Solid Boundaries -- 6.6 Hybrid Methodologies -- Chapter 7: The Boltzmann Equation -- 7.1 Kinetic Theory -- 7.1.1 Generalities -- 7.1.2 Continuous Boltzmann Equation -- 7.1.3 Boltzmann-BGK Based Continuous Equations -- 7.2 Hermite Function Approximation -- 7.3 Galerkin Method -- 7.4 Chapman-Enskog Expansion -- 7.4.1 Zero Order Approximation -- 7.4.2 First Order Approximation -- 7.5 Lattice Boltzmann Method -- 7.6 Multiple Relaxation Time Boltzmann Equation -- 7.6.1 Linearized Boltzmann Equation -- 7.6.2 MRT Lattice Boltzmann Method -- 7.7 LBM for Viscoelastic Fluids -- 7.7.1 Advection-Diffusion Equation with a Source Term -- 7.7.2 Computation of the Constitutive Equation -- 7.7.3 Description of the Algorithm -- 7.8 LBM for Turbulent Flows -- Appendix : Properties of the Hermite Polynomials -- Continuous Case -- Gauss-Hermite Quadrature Rule -- Discrete Case -- References -- Index.

Note: Cover Image -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Table of Contents -- A Note to Readers -- Introduction: A Short Trail Guide to This Book -- PART 1: THE EXPERIENCE THAT ALTERS ALL OTHERS -- PART 2: HIGH-YIELD IDEAS -- PART 3: FROM LAB TO LIFE, FROM CLINIC TO CAMPUS -- Part 1: The Experience That Alters All Others -- Chapter 1: Our Psychedelic Future -- WHY NOW? -- WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? -- Chapter 2: Humanity's Taproot -- MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES -- POTT MUSIC-THE NINE INGREDIENTS OF MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES -- LINKED QUESTIONS -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 3: Raising Values -- THE ROOT OF VALUE PROBLEMS -- OSTENTATION NATION -- VALUE SHIFTS FROM NONPSYCHEDELIC MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES -- VALUE SHIFTS FROM PSYCHEDELIC-BASED MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 4: The New Religious Era -- FROM RITUAL TO WORD TO EXPERIENCE -- MYSTICISM AS THE CORE OF RELIGION -- CONTRIBUTIONS TO RELIGION FROM PSYCHEDELIC ENTHEOGENS -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 5: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences -- ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE VALIDITY OF DRUG-INDUCED RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES -- A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK -- LONG-TERM EFFECTS AND STABILIZATION -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 6: Do Psychedelic-induced Mystical ExperiencesBoost the Immune System? -- THE PEAK-EXPERIENCE VARIABLE -- A HELPFUL INDICATOR: SALIVARY IMMUNOGLOBULIN A -- IMPACTS OF MINDBODY PSYCHOTECHNOLOGIES -- COMPARING MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE AND CASES OF SPONTANEOUS REMISSION -- SUMMARY-TAKING UP UNFINISHED WORK -- Chapter 7: Psychedelic Psychotherapy Near the End of life -- PSYCHEDELIC PSYCHOTHERAPY -- THE HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER STUDY -- CONCLUSION -- LINKS TO RELATED VIDEOS AND WEBSITES -- Part 2: High-Yield Ideas -- Chapter 8: Multistate Theory -- BEYOND THE SINGLESTATE FALLACY -- MINDBODY STATE-THE PSYCHOGEOGRAPHY OF INNER STATES -- PSYCHOTECHNOLOGIES-AGENTS OF TRANSFORMATION -- RESIDENCE -- WIDER THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS. , DESIGNING AND INVENTING NEW COGNITIVE PROCESSES -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 9: Enhancing Cognition, Boosting Intelligence, Expanding Cognitive Studies -- COGNITIVE ENHANCEMENT -- IMPROVING INTELLIGENCE -- ENRICHING COGNITIVE STUDIES -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 10: New Intellectual Endeavors -- THE GREAT FLOW OF MULTISTATE IDEAS -- AMUSES-TÊTES -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 11: It's a Perinatal World -- THE PERINATAL LEVEL -- THE FOUR BASIC PERINATAL MATRICES -- PERINATAL ANALYSIS -- FOUR-LEVEL GROFIAN ANALYSIS -- THE MIND EXPLORER AS HERO -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 12: The Neurosingularity Project -- NEUROSCIENCE LEADS -- GENETIC LEADS -- SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY-TRANSGENIC INVENTION -- AMPLIFYING INTELLIGENCE -- FROM INSIGHT TO INTERVENTION TO INVENTION -- ARE WE ALL HIDDEN SAVANTS? -- SUMMARY-MIND DESIGN -- Part 3: From Lab to Life, From Clinic to Campus -- Chapter 13: Reaching the Unreachable Public While Raising 1+ Billion for Psychedelic R & -- D via Crowdfunding -- Chapter 14: It Means Something Different to Be Well Educated -- HOW DOES EDUCATION CHANGE FROM MINDBODY STATE TO MINDBODY STATE? -- CLASSROOM APPLICATIONS -- THE SAD FATE OF HUMANISTIC EDUCATION -- EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY, WONDER, AND AWE -- A METHOD FOR INVENTING PARADIGMS -- MULTISTATE PROJECTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 15: You Teach What? Where? -- HINTS TO PROFS -- CLASS NOTES -- HIGHER HIGHER EDUCATION -- PSYCHEDELIC COURSE DEVELOPMENT PRIZE AWARDS -- SUMMARY -- Conclusion: Hopes -- Appendix: Community Psychedelic Centers International, Inc -- Footnotes -- References -- About the Author -- About Inner Traditions Bear & -- Company -- Books of Related Interest -- Copyright & -- Permissions.