Springer Japan: 783 books
Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2011
Special Edition of Jointed Symposium of Kyoto University Global COE "Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming" and Ajou University BK21
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2012
Since 2008, the Global Center of Excellence (COE) at Kyoto University, Japan, has been engaged in a program called “Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming—Toward a CO2 Zero-Emission Energy System.” Its aim is to establish an international education and research platform to foster educators,...
Optimization in the Real World
Toward Solving Real-World Optimization Problems
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
This book clearly shows the importance, usefulness, and powerfulness of current optimization technologies, in particular, mixed-integer programming and its remarkable applications. It is intended to be the definitive study of state-of-the-art optimization technologies for students, academic researchers,...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
This book presents the latest research advances in the theory, design, control, and application of robot systems intended for a variety of purposes such as manipulation, manufacturing, automation, surgery, locomotion, and biomechanics. Several chapters deal with fundamental kinematics in nature, including...
Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems VIII
Post-Proceedings of The AESCS International Workshop 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Agent-based modeling/simulation is an emergent approach to the analysis of social and economic systems. It provides a bottom-up experimental method to be applied to social sciences such as economics, management, sociology and politics as well as some engineering fields dealing with social activities....
Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems VII
Post-Proceedings of The AESCS International Workshop 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Agent-based modeling/simulation is an emergent approach to the analysis of social and economic systems. It provides a bottom-up experimental method to be applied to social sciences such as economics, management, sociology, and politics as well as some engineering fields dealing with social activities....
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Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2015
This book presents the research and development-related results of the “FIRST” Quantum Information Processing Project, which was conducted from 2010 to 2014 with the support of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation of the Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan. The project supported...
Disaster Management and Private Sectors
Challenges and Potentials
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2015
This book draws upon case studies and practices of different types of DRR involvement by the private sector from all over the world. The book comprises two parts, Part I: Overview and Regional Cases; and Part II: Country Cases. The regional cases include those from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central...
Participatory Mangrove Management in a Changing Climate
Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
This book outlines the performance and management of mangroves in the changing climatic scenario of the Asia-Pacific region and draws examples and lessons from the national and community-driven mangrove conservation programs of relevant countries including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar,...
Resilience and Recovery in Asian Disasters
Community Ties, Market Mechanisms, and Governance
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
This book establishes a new, holistic framework for disaster recovery and mitigation, providing a multidisciplinary perspective on the field of risk management strategies and societal and communal resilience. Going beyond narrow approaches that are all too prevalent in the field, this work builds...
The LEC Rat
A New Model for Hepatitis and Liver Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The LEC strain of rats, which spontaneously develop acute hepatitis as sociated with jaundice, chronic hepatitis, and ultimately hepatocellular carcinomas, was established by scientists in Sapporo, Japan. Careful ob servation and breeding led to the initial discovery of this characteristic, inherited...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
The purpose of this book is to improve diagnostic yields of capsule endoscopy and double-balloon endoscopy, because those procedures can depict nonspecific findings that may not lead to a proper diagnosis. Another reason for the publication was recognition of the difficulty in distinguishing enteroscopic...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
This book describes essential and effective management for reliably ensuring public safety from radioactive wastes in Japan. This is the first book to cover many aspects of wastes from the nuclear fuel cycle to research and medical use, allowing readers to understand the characterization, treatment...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
This book focuses on how to create an environmentally friendly society in China from the viewpoint of environmental law and policy. The authors accessed a great number of valuable sources not available in English, and interviewed various scholars and public officials, in order to analyze the environmental...
Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009
Proceedings of the First International Symposium of Global COE Program "Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming - Toward CO2 Zero-emission Energy System"
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
Emissions of CO2 have come to be regarded as the main factor in climate change in recent years, and how to control them has become a pressing issue. The problem cannot simply be labeled a technological one, however, because it is deeply involved with social and economic issues. Since 2008, the Global...