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Robotics, AI, and Humanity : Science, Ethics, and Policy
This book examines recent advances in how artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics have elicited widespread debate over their benefits and drawbacks for humanity. The emergent technologies have for instance implications within medicine and health care, employment, transport, manufacturing, agriculture, and armed conflict.
Robotics Research : Results of the 12th International Symposium ISRR
This volume contains a collection of 50 contributed papers, which were presented at the 12th International Symposium of Robotics Research. These papers are organized in twelve scientific tracks: Physical Human-Robot Interaction and Haptics, Planning, Humanoids, Mechanisms and Design, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping, Field Robots, Robotic Vision, Robot Design and Control, Underwater Robotics, Learning and Adaptive Behavior, Networked Robotics, and Interfaces and Interaction. Further articles in this volume summarize one of the invited overview talks of the scientific panel that took place during the ISRR.
Robotica Mobile: Un’introduzione pratica = Mobile robotics: A practical introduction
This book is an excellent introduction to the fundamentals and methods of designing and testing autonomous mobile robots. The discussion presents in a clear and rigorous way the central themes of this complex field of research: robot learning and training; autonomous navigation in unmodified environments, subject to noise and unpredictable events; the analysis of the behavior of the robot; the recognition of perceptual novelties; the simulation of real robots. Thirteen detailed case studies show how to design and program real robots that can perform assigned tasks. The book is an indispensable reference for students of university and specialization courses in the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, cognitive sciences and robot engineering, but is also accessible to readers with non-specific scientific preparation
Robot Vision ; 2nd International Workshop, RobVis 2008, Auckland, New Zealand, February 18-20, 2008. Proceedings
obot vision (or, more general, robotics) is a fast-growing discipline, already taught as a dedicated teaching program at university level. The term “robot vision” addresses any autonomous behavior of a technical system supported by visual sensoric information. While robot vision focusses on the vision process, visual robotics is more directed toward control and automatization. In practice, however, both fields strongly interact
Robot seller
The 21st century is a century for robotics. This Project is a new possibilities for social interaction between a human user and a robot with an abstract shape. The social interaction takes place by simulating behaviors such as submissiveness and dominance and analyzing the corresponding human reactions. We used an object that has no resemblance with human features in its shape or expression mode, in order to exclude the effect of these features on the human behavior. AI algorithms made to present the Kiri Robot that interacts with the user in the form of a chatbot in English to give him suggestions about the laptop that serves his purpose through a discussion between the robot and the user based on a dataset of laptop specifications.
Risk Prevention in Ophthalmology
TOPICS COVERED: Causes of litigation. Poor communication. Cataract surgery. Retinal detachment. Prescribing and drugs. Glaucoma. Trauma and Intraocular foreign bodies. Medical retina. Retinopathy of prematurity. Anesthesia. Oculoplastic. Strabismus. Tumors. Neuro-ophthalmology. Why patients sue. The four most effective risk prevention techniques. Identifying and managing the litigious patient. Natural history of a medical malpractice claim. Hiring your own attorney. Selection of an expert witness. Discovery. Interrogatories. Examination before trial (deposition). Consideration of settlement. Trial testimony and courtroom behavior. Damages w Appeal.
Ringtailed Lemur Biology : Lemur catta in Madagascar
Ringtailed Lemur Biology is the first comprehensive volume dedicated to the Lemur catta, Madagascar's flagship species, whose black and white tails adorn tourist brochures and children's schoolbooks, and which has been studied in the wild for forty years. Written by leading research scientists in the field, this is the authoritative volume on ringtailed lemur distribution, ecology, social behavior, and health and includes the first maps of their distribution, population, and decline. The editors, and contributors, have united to produce a book of cutting edge knowledge on the lemur species whose troop structure is most like the monkeys of other continents but which proves, like so much else in Madagascar, to be unique.
Rheumatoid arthritis : Methods and protocols
Explores standard laboratory protocols and methodology commonly used in basic and translational studies in the field of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. Chapters detail including basic RA models, evaluation of disease activity and immunological status, systemic drug delivery, and new research tools. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Resilient Networks and Services ; 2nd International Conference on Autonomous Infrastructure, Management and Security, AIMS 2008 Bremen, Germany, July 1-3, 2008 Proceedings
The book is discussing topics such as autonomy, incentives and trust, overlays and virtualization, load balancing and fault recovery, network traffic engineering and analysis, and convergent behavior of distributed systems.
Resilience in Children, Families, and Communities : Linking Context to Practice and Policy
The book is divided into three readily accessible sections that both define the scope and limits of resilience as well as provide hands-on programs that families, neighborhoods, and communities can implement. In addition, several chapters provide real-life intervention strategies and social policies that can be readily put into practice. The goal: to enable children to develop more effective problem-solving skills, to help each child to improve his or her self-image, and to define ways in which role models can affect positive outcomes throughout each child’s lifetime.
Residential Interior Design : A Guide to Planning Spaces ; 4th ed.
A practical guide to residential space planning, in this room-by-room guide with up-to-date info on accessibility, ergonomics, and building systems. A guide for interior design students and early-career professionals seeking a handbook for the design of livable, functional, and beautiful spaces. It includes hundreds of drawings and photographs that illustrate key concepts in interior design, as well as room-by-room coverage of applicable building codes and sustainability standards. The authors also cover all-new applications of smart building technology and updated residential building codes and accessibility standards. The book also includes: A thorough introduction to the design of interior residential spaces, including discussions of accessibility, universal design, visibility, sustainability, ergonomics, and organizational flow / In-depth examinations of kitchens, bathrooms, and the fundamentals of residential building construction and structure / Comprehensive explorations of entrances and circulation spaces, including foyer and entry areas, vertical movement, and electrical and mechanical considerations / Practical discussions of bedrooms, leisure spaces, utility, and workspaces / An overview of human behavior and culture related to housing / Updates made to reflect changes in the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC)
Reproduction and Fitness in Baboons : Behavioral, Ecological, and Life History Perspectives
This volume brings together current research on the behavior, ecology, reproduction, and life history - and the interrelations among these variables - of baboons of the genus Papio. Baboons, found throughout Africa and into Arabia, represent one of the best-known primate lineages, renowned for their ecological and behavioral flexibility and adaptability.
Relativistic Dynamics of a Charged Sphere : Updating the Lorentz-Abraham Model
This book takes a fresh, systematic approach to determining the equation of motion for the classical model of the electron introduced by Lorentz more than 100 years ago. The original derivations of Lorentz, Abraham, Poincaré and Schott are modified and generalized for the charged insulator model of the electron to obtain an equation of motion consistent with causal solutions to the Maxwell-Lorentz equations and the equations of special relativity. The solutions to the resulting equation of motion are free of pre-acceleration and runaway behavior. Binding forces and a total stress–momentum–energy tensor are derived for the charged insulator model. Appendices provide simplified derivations of the self-force and power at arbitrary velocity.
Regaining ferrule of endotraeted severely damaged teeth
The preservation of intact coronal and radicular tooth structure and maintaining cervical tissue is crucial for optimizing the biomechanical behavior of a restored tooth. A ferrule effect is defined as a 360 metal collar surrounding the parallel walls of the dentine extending coronal to the shoulder of the preparation, providing a protective effect by reducing stresses within the tooth.
Recycled Aggregate Concrete : Technology and Properties
Presents principles of RAC, including theories and experiments ; Describes advanced behavior and properties ; Covers specifications and codes ; Highlights best practices ; Summarizes the use of RAC in sustainable concrete construction ; Features scientific findings, citations of reliable sources, conclusions, and recommendations that ensure the book is accessible to various levels of expertise
Reconfigurable Computing : Architectures, Tools and Applications ; 4th International Workshop, ARC 2008, London, UK, March 26-28, 2008. Proceedings
The idea of reconfigurable hardware systems has represented the Holy Grail for computer system designers.It has been recognized for a long time that the microprocessor provides high fiexibility but at a very low performance merit in terms of MIPS/W or other such measures. Reconfigurable systems are thus attractive as they can be configured to provide the best match for the computational requirements at that specific time, giving much better area – speed – power performance. However, the practicalities of achieving such a reconfigurable system are - merous andrequire the development of: suitable reconfigurable hardware to s- portthe dynamic behavior; programming tools to allowthe dynamic behavior of the reconfigurability to be modelled; programming languages to support recfiguration
Recent advances in machine learning and computational intelligence
Machine learning and computational intelligence have been applied to various areas and witnessed many successes. The research in this publication explorse many intelligent algorithms which are characterized by computational adaptability, robustness, and high performance. These algorithms facilitate intelligent behavior in complex and dynamic environments and the development of technology that enables machines to think, behave, or act in a more humanesque fashion. This reprint aims to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, concerns, challenges, solutions, and application fields in the areas of machine learning and computational intelligence.
Real-Time Management of Resource Allocation Systems : A Discrete Event Systems Approach
Proposes a control paradigm that offers a comprehensive and integrated solution to, both, the behavioral / logical and the performance-oriented control problems underlying the management of the resource allocation taking place highly automated technological applications.
Real Estate Investment Trusts and Joint Ventures
Studies the contribution of joint venture (JV) use as means of financing flexibility against the background of diverse financial restrictions in the institutional and regulated environment of the REIT Act. After reviewing JV motives for classical corporations, the real estate and REIT industry as well as the financing and capital behavior of REITs, the author finds JVs to result from REIT managers’ need of financing flexibility to allow timely funding outside regulated markets. Thus, he argues JVs mitigate financing restrictions and stimulate capital markets to regain access to classical financing. Contents : Joint Ventures Motives in Classical Corporations and REITs: Same or different? / Why the REIT Act, REIT Capital Structure, and Diversification Needs call for Joint Venture Use/ REIT Joint Venture formations as means for financial flexibility to capture market timing opportunities / The Role of REIT Joint Ventures to Market Timing and Capital Structure Considerations
Readings in Public Choice and Constitutional Political Economy
Public choice is the study of behavior at the intersection of economics and political science. Since the pioneering work of Duncan Black in the 1940s, public choice has developed a rich literature, drawing from such related perspectives as history, philosophy, law, and sociology, to analyze political decision making (by citizen-voters, elected officials, bureaucratic administrators, lobbyists, and other "rational" actors) in social and economic context, with an emphasis on identifying differences between individual goals and collective outcomes. Constitutional political economy provides important insights into the relationship between effective constitutions and the behavior of ordinary political markets.
