This monograph is devoted to the study of multiscale model reduction methods from the point of view of multiscale finite element methods.Multiscale numerical methods have become popular tools for modeling processes with multiple scales. These methods allow reducing the degrees of freedom based on local offline computations. Moreover, these methods allow deriving rigorous macroscopic equations for multiscale problems without scale separation and high contrast. Multiscale methods are...

The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, is the most destructive and invasive termite species globally. It is also the only termite species listed in the world's 100 worst invasive alien species of the Global Invasive Species Database. Annually, its infestation costs more than $4 billion in control and damage repairs in the USA alone. This book is the first comprehensive resource drawing on all the literature on C. formosanus since Tokuichi Shiraki first described the spe...

It is well known that the Soviet Union strongly influenced China in the early 1950s, since China committed itself both to the Sino-Soviet alliance and to the Soviet model of building socialism. What is less well known is that Chinese proved receptive not only to the Soviet economic model but also to the emulation of the Soviet Union in realms such as those of ideology, education, science, and culture. In this book an international group of scholars examines China's acceptance and ultimate ...

Written in a unique style, this book is a valuable resource for faculty, graduate students, and researchers in the communications and networking area whose work interfaces with optimization. It teaches you how various optimization methods can be applied to solve complex problems in wireless networks. Each chapter reviews a specific optimization method and then demonstrates how to apply the theory in practice through a detailed case study taken from state-of-the-art research. You will learn...

'Geen zorgen, ik hou van je' is het verhaal van een sterk behaarde jonge man die op een dag oog in oog komt te staan met Franka, 'een kop groter dan ik, stevig postuur, halflang donkerblond haar, zo eentje uit een middelhoog gebergte waar de wind schaamteloos kan waaien.' Ze blijft slapen. De volgende keer dat de man Franka ziet, drukt ze hem een baby in handen, met de uitdrukkelijke instructie hem aan niemand mee te geven, ook al wordt er nog zo dwingend om verzocht. Alex van Warmerdam is...

Some years—1789, 1929, 1989—change the world suddenly. Or do they? In 2020, a pandemic converged with an economic collapse, inequalities exploded, and institutions weakened. Yet these crises sprang not from new risks but from known dangers. The world—like many patients—met 2020 with a host of preexisting conditions, which together tilted the odds toward disaster. Perhaps 2020 wasn’t the year the world changed; perhaps it was simply the moment the world finally understood its deadly diagnos...

Een man zoekt vanwege hartklachten zijn heil bij een helderziende, maar de voorgespiegelde toekomst stelt hem geenszins gerust. Na de dood van haar moeder vertrekt Cindy naar het bos, waar ze bescherming geniet van een hond – als zijn waakzaamheid overgaat in jaloezie, is het kwaad al geschied. Nadat een jongeman een stormachtige nacht heeft beleefd met ene Franka, drukt zij hem de volgende keer dat ze elkaar ontmoeten een baby in handen, met de uitdrukkelijke instructie hem aan niemand me...

A once-in-a-generation event held every twenty years, the Minnowbrook conference brings together the top scholars in public administration and public management to reflect on the state of the field and its future. This unique volume brings together a group of distinguished authors—both seasoned and new—for a rare critical examination of the field of public administration yesterday, today, and tomorrow.The book begins by examining the ideas of previous Minnowbrook conferences, such ...

This SpringerBrief provides an overview of ultrasonic emulsification and an update on recent advances in developing stable emulsions for the creation of novel drugs and functional foods, with a focus on bioactive delivery in these products.Emulsification is the process of combining two or more immiscible liquids to form a semi-stable mixture. These two liquids generally consist of an organic (oil) phase and an aqueous (water) phase that is stabilized by the addition of an emulsifie...