Psocids have become widespread pests of stored products during the last two decades, yet little was known about their biology and management until this change in their pest status. The aim of this book is to synthesize current information on biology and management of these stored-product insect pests. The book covers their identification, biology and ecology, monitoring, chemical and non-chemical control, resistance to insecticides, molecular biology, and the future of stored-product psoci...

"Micromagnetics and Recording Materials" is a book trying to give a systematic theory of computational applied magnetism, based on Maxwell equations of fields and Landau-Lifshitz equations of magnetic moments. The focused magnetic materials are magnetic recording materials utilized in computer hard disk drives. Traditionally, “Micromagnetics” includes the areas of “magnetization curve theory", “domain theory" and “read and write process analyses in recording systems”. As Springer Briefs, t...

This book on Company Law in Brazil highlights the innovative options that the Brazilian legislature has developed in the modernization of the legal framework that governs business activities at the same time that it broadens horizons on the perception and knowledge of the business legal regime in Brazil. It is of great importance for academics who will have the opportunity to study and teach modern Brazilian Company Law and discuss the main Brazilian theories and legal options on Company L...

Imaginez : vous vous réveillez un matin et vous vous découvrez un second moi, un double qui vous ressemble un peu et pas du tout ; un double qui a partagé nombre de vos préoccupations mais qui sert à présent les causes que vous avez toujours combattues.Cette découverte, Naomi Klein l’a faite à ses dépens : sur les médias sociaux, on la confond avec une certaine Naomi Wolf, ancienne star du féminisme et consultante d’Al Gore devenue, pendant la pandémie de Covid-19, une figure de la ...

Originaire de Chine, la Danse du Lion est une pratique millénaire qui consiste en une danse sacrée fondée sur les arts martiaux dans le style de la Grue Blanche. Derrière le masque de la tête de lion se cachent deux danseurs aux qualités et aux expertises très élaborées, qui incarnent en demi-dieux des valeurs humaines et communautaires complexes et confidentielles.Aux origines du peuplement de La Réunion, le courant migratoire de l'engagisme a consisté à recruter de la main-d'œuvre...

This book offers a systematic and in-depth investigation on Cross-Modal Communication Technology. In chapter 1, the authors present the background and motivation of this domain. In chapter 2, the authors outline multi-modal services and a general cross-modal communication architecture, including typical service categories, communication requirements, architectural details, challenges, and design principles. In chapters 3, 4, and 5, the authors respectively propose three key techniques with...

This book delves into the critical realm of cyber security, specifically focusing on the ever-present threats that can cripple your organization. We will dissect real-world attacks methods and mitigation strategies, analyze industry and regulatory requirements as they impact your boardroom decisions, and expose the vulnerabilities that leave organizations susceptible to data breaches.But why should cyber security be a top priority for CEOs, directors, and board members? A successfu...

This book provides an essential overview of trade between Brazil and China, analyzes the regulatory framework for Brazil’s foodstuff exportation and China’s foodstuff importation, and identifies the main products, market shares, barriers to market access, and e-commerce strategies. The book also addresses the importance of consumer health and the latest developments regarding the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection. Lastly, based on the statistics for Brazil’s food exports to...

Microgrid Protection and Control is the result of numerous research works and publications by R&D engineers and scientists of the Microgrid and Energy Internet Research Centre. Through the authors long-routed experience in the microgrid and energy internet industry, this book looks at the sophisticated protection and control issues connected to the special nature of microgrid. The book explains the different ways of classifying types of microgrids and common misconceptions, looking at indu...

This book is written for retinal specialists and clinicians with a special interest in retinal diseases. It presents a collection of images and brief annotations of the microstructures of both the normal and diseased eye captured on swept source optical coherence tomography.The swept-source OCT is a relatively new form of imaging and is able to capture structures and details which previous generations of OCT machines cannot. This type of imaging represents the forefront in ocular imaging. ...

This study develops a methodology for rapidly obtaining approximate estimates of the economic consequences from numerous natural, man-made and technological threats. This software tool is intended for use by various decision makers and analysts to obtain estimates rapidly. It is programmed in Excel and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to facilitate its use. This tool is called E-CAT (Economic Consequence Analysis Tool) and accounts for the cumulative direct and indirect impacts (includi...

Le père n’a généralement pas bonne presse en littérature et la production francophone n’échappe pas à cette règle. Le père absent, volage, fou ou irresponsable de nombreux romans caribéens s’oppose le plus souvent au père dominant des œuvres maghrébines et africaines, tyran craint dans la sphère familiale mais impuissant devant le pouvoir colonial. Ces représentations ont donné lieu à des analyses qui reconduisent pour la plupart ce constat, mais en comparaison de l’attention portée à la m...