springer us jun 1984 (16 results)

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -It has become clear in recent years from such major forums as the various international conferences on flexible manufacruring systems (FMSs) that the computer-controlled and -integrated 'factory of the furure' is now being considered as a commercially viable and technically achievable goal. To date, most attention has been given to the design, development, and evalu ation of flexible machining systems. Now, with the essential support of increasing numbers of industrial examples, the general concepts, technical requirements, and cost-effectiveness of responsive, computer-integrated, flexible machining systems are fast becoming established knowledge. There is, of course, much still to be done in the development of modular com puter hardware and software, and the scope for cost-effective developments in pro gramming systems, workpiece handling, and quality control will ensure that contin uing development will occur over the next decade. However, international attention is now increasingly rurning toward the flexible computer control of the assembly process as the next logical step in progressive factory automation. It is here at this very early stage that Tony Owen has bravely set out to encompass the future field of flexible assembly systems (FASs) in his own distinctive, wide-ranging style.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 248 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Conservation laws arise from the modeling of physical processes through the following three steps: 1) The appropriate physical balance laws are derived for m-phy- t cal quantities, ul'''~ with u = (ul' . ,u ) and u(x,t) defined m for x = (xl'''~) E RN (N = 1,2, or 3), t > 0 and with the values m u(x,t) lying in an open subset, G, of R , the state space. The state space G arises because physical quantities such as the density or total energy should always be positive; thus the values of u are often con strained to an open set G. 2) The flux functions appearing in these balance laws are idealized through prescribed nonlinear functions, F.(u), mapping G into J j = 1, .ż ,N while source terms are defined by S(u,x,t) with S a given smooth function of these arguments with values in Rm. In parti- lar, the detailed microscopic effects of diffusion and dissipation are ignored. 3) A generalized version of the principle of virtual work is applied (see Antman [1]). The formal result of applying the three steps (1)-(3) is that the m physical quantities u define a weak solution of an m x m system of conservation laws, o I + N(Wt'u + r W F.(u) + W S(u,x,t))dxdt (1.1) R xR j=l Xj J for all W E C~(RN x R+), W(x,t) E Rm.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 172 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'Continuities and Discontinuities in Development' was the theme for the Second Biennial DPRG Retreat, a three-day meeting held at Estes Park, Colorado, in June 1982. The meeting was sponsored by the Devel opmental Psychobiology Research Group (DPRG) of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The DPRG is a group of individuals conducting research in many areas of develop ment who meet on a regular basis to present and discuss their work and receive feedback and encouragement. In 1974, this group was awarded an endowment fund by the Grant Foundation, the aims of which were to facilitate the research of young investigators, to encourage new re search, and to provide seed money for collaborative ventures. Much of the work reported in this volume and in the earlier volume from the First DPRG Retreat is the result of that support. In addition to the work of the members of the DPRG, a select group of guests was invited to participate in the meeting and contribute to this volume. The chapters by William Greenough, Jerome Kagan, and Michael Rutter result from the participation of these scholars at the retreat. We would like to acknowledge the support of a number of indi viduals who have been instrumental in supporting the DPRG as a whole, as well as those who contributed directly to the Second Biennial Retreat and to the volume. 444 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - These Proceedings are from the Fifth Annual Meeting of the American Section of the International Society for Heart Research held at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, September 21-24, 1983. The program and abstracts were published in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Vol. 15, Supplement 4, September 1983, Academic Press. This Symposium Proceedings consists of three sections. Section I deals with the mechanical factors and their i'nfluence on coronary blood flow in the normal and failing heart. Section II is developed around the area of vascular smooth muscle and the factors that may control it which ultimately play such an important role in the regulation of coronary blood flow. Section III is primarily devoted to the mechanical aspects of the function of the heart in both hypertrophy and failure including the molecular changes in the myocyte, alterations in neural control, and in inotropic responsiveness of the hypertrophied and failing heart. The editors hope that these three areas encompass a significant body of new and ongoing information that will be helpful to those who work in these areas as well as those who treat patients with varying degrees of myocardial failure or with compromised coronary circulations. The editors express their appreciation to all the contributors and to Ms. Jeri B. McClain for assisting in the organization and compiling of this volume. Francis L. Abel, M. D. , Ph. D. Walter H. Newman, Ph. D.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The study of genitourinary tumors is an area of recent rapid growth both in the understanding of disease processes and in the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. During rapid growth phases within any field, it is desirable to reflect on the current 'state of the art'. It is difficult even for experts in reputed areas of advancement to distinguish true advances from false leads, but it is far more difficult yet for those whose expertise lies in other areas to evaluate important advances. Thus, an objective assessment of evolving areas of investigation in the form of a comprehensive review is of considerable value. we have attempted to provide the reader with an over In this volume, view of some of the current areas of investigation in urologic oncology by experts in each area. There often is a tendency for invited papers in books of this nature to lack important critical peer review and therefore, suffer from a lack of objectivity. We have attempted to diminish this problem by the selection of two experts to discuss each subject. We believe that this format has improved the overall quality of the book for two reasons: 1) the know ledge of each contributor that his or her work would be reviewed by a peer 2) the fact that contributions by encourages more rigorous scholarship, and two experts, including the individual insights of each, provides a better per spective for the reader.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - My thoughts about the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) got started in 1961 along with my attempt to return to Argentina. As I sought my way in Buenos Aires, I visited Carlos Gianantonio whom I had met in Caracas the year before during the Pan American pediatric meetings. At that time he was actively working on HUS which had become an epidemic in Buenos Aires and other parts of Argentina. I was impressed by the team effort and devotion of his group to such heavy demands. They obviously were meeting the challenge at an amazingly high level under a very crippling physical situation with shortages of space, laboratories and equipment. His group together with Dr. Becu, at the time the pathologist at the Children's Hospital of Buenos Aires (we had met through his mother who was instrumental in arranging my return to Buenos Aires), wrote some of the classic papers on HUS. Through the years as Dr. Gianantonio became more involved in general pediatrics, the administrative aspects and its orientation in Latin America, he became known for his deep philosophical questions as to what we are doing and where we are going. His questions have obvious implications regarding an agressive approach to our pediatric nephrology patients.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Responsibility for the diagnosis and management of disorders of the pulmonary circulation has become the shared domain of the pulmonologist, cardiologist, surgeon, radiologist, pathologist, and, perhaps most important of all, the internist. It is the general internist who is most likely to care for the majority of patients with lung diseases that secondarily give rise to pulmonary heart disease, and it is the internist who will first evaluate the patient with primary pulmonary hyperten sion or recurrent pulmonary thromboembolism who presents with nonspecific complaints and may manifest subtle and nondiagnostic findings on preliminary evaluation. The burgeoning medical literature concerning aspects of the pulmonary circula tion, both clinical and investigative, is a reflection of the reawakening of great interest in this field and has led to many new developments, both in our understand ing of cardiopulmonary pathophysiology and in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary vascular diseases. This book is an attempt to provide the clinician with a comprehensive overview of pulmonary heart disease from the perspective of experts representing a variety of disciplines. It is intended to be thorough yet clinically relevant. Individuals familiar with some facets of pulmonary heart disease may gain insight into other aspects of this condition, whereas those unfamiliar with this disorder may find this work useful as a general reference or as a resource to address a specific question.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -1.- 1. Welcoming address.- 2. Integration and implementation of computer-aided engineering (CAE) ż the strategy for innovative product design in the 1980s.- 3. Getting the CADCAM tool working.- 4. Encouraging new technology links between industrial and teaching institutions: Aston Science Park.- 2: Ergonomics.- 5. Education for human-centred systems.- 6. CAD and the human operator.- 3: Training ż general.- 7. The training needs of CADCAM.- 8. New directions in training.- 9. Skills and knowledge requirements for CADCAM.- 10. The teaching of CAD ż a review of the proceedings of a conference held at Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic, April 1982.- 11. The integration of a commercial CAD package in the teaching of CAE on an undergraduate course.- 4: Training ż curriculum and training equipment.- 12. The development of micro-based procedure for the teaching of three-dimensional geometric design.- 13. A comprehensive approach for CAD ED curriculum elaboration.- 14. New technology-based training and its role in CADCAM.- 15. A review of computer graphics equipment for engineering applications.- 16. Educational software for CAD teaching.- 17. Implementing graphics in design, process and manufacturing industries.- 18. PELICAM: An interactive educational software for training students to the finite element method.- 19. Computer-aided design for design and craft students.- 5: Training ż the introduction of CADCAM into particular disciplines.- 20. Training requirements for architects: a view from an experienced user.- 21. Education and training in computer-aided building design.- 22. Introducing CAD into the design office.- 23. Training and learning during the introduction of an interactive computer-aided building design system into government design offices.- 24. Implications of CADCAM for training in the engineering industry.- 25. A practical approach to the training of engineers.- 26. Educating engineering designers: the introduction of desktop computers and software to the design environment.- 27. Computer-aided design for chemical engineers.- 28. A practical approach to training in the use of an integrated plant modelling system.- 29. Computer-aided design and development planning.- 30. A case history of introducing CAD into a large aerospace company.- 6: Training course experience.- 31. Teaching CAD for electronics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology ż present status and future trends.- 32. Post-professional education in computers in architecture at the University of Sydney.- 33. CAD in the Cambridge Engineering Tripos 1977ż82.- 34. CAD in structural engineering at UMIST.- 35. CAD ż the first year.- 36. Six years of teaching computer-aided design at the University of Stellenbosch.- 37. CADCAM education at Cranfield Institute of Technology.- 38. Teaching computer graphics to mechanical engineers in Britain and the United States.- 39. The teaching of CAE in a polytechnic engineering department ż Huddersfield experience.- 40. Teaching CAD and CAM.- 41. A practical approach to CADCAM training.- 42. Promoting industrial awareness of CADCAM.- 7: International experience.- 43. International implementation of a CAAD project in schools of architecture.- 44. A cost-effective two-way computer-aided tertiary education network for industrially developing countries.- 45. Education and training for CAD ż a comparative study of requirements for developing and developed nations.- 46. Chairmanżs concluding remarks. 428 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The industrial application of robots is growing steadily. This is reflected in the number of manufacturers now in volved in the field of robotics. Thanks to pioneers such as Joseph Engelberger of Unimation Inc, industry has seen their rapid deployment in all areas of manufacturing. Manufacturers of robots and robotic equipment have increased their production levels and at the same time have made great efforts to improve and adapt their pro ducts to allow them to be used for a wider range of appli cations. The demand for ever more sophisticated robotic devices has made the choice of robot for a particular application an extremely hard one. Industrial Robot Specifications has been compiled to enable users to assess robotics in the context of their own needs. The book contains detailed information on over 300 robots manufactured and distributed under licence throughout Europe. More than 90 companies are cov ered, and details are given of their distributors and agents, regional addresses and names of key contacts. Information is provided on robots as diverse as simple teaching machines, costing perhaps Pds. 1500, to those highly sophisticated computer-controlled robot devices commonly found in flexible manufacturing systems, costing tens of thousands of pounds each. Introduction Industrial Robot Specifications is divided into three sec adjustable mechanisms that command manipulation. 360 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -1.- 1. Welcoming address.- 2. Integration and implementation of computer-aided engineering (CAE) ż the strategy for innovative product design in the 1980s.- 3. Getting the CADCAM tool working.- 4. Encouraging new technology links between industrial and teaching institutions: Aston Science Park.- 2: Ergonomics.- 5. Education for human-centred systems.- 6. CAD and the human operator.- 3: Training ż general.- 7. The training needs of CADCAM.- 8. New directions in training.- 9. Skills and knowledge requirements for CADCAM.- 10. The teaching of CAD ż a review of the proceedings of a conference held at Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic, April 1982.- 11. The integration of a commercial CAD package in the teaching of CAE on an undergraduate course.- 4: Training ż curriculum and training equipment.- 12. The development of micro-based procedure for the teaching of three-dimensional geometric design.- 13. A comprehensive approach for CAD ED curriculum elaboration.- 14. New technology-based training and its role in CADCAM.- 15. A review of computer graphics equipment for engineering applications.- 16. Educational software for CAD teaching.- 17. Implementing graphics in design, process and manufacturing industries.- 18. PELICAM: An interactive educational software for training students to the finite element method.- 19. Computer-aided design for design and craft students.- 5: Training ż the introduction of CADCAM into particular disciplines.- 20. Training requirements for architects: a view from an experienced user.- 21. Education and training in computer-aided building design.- 22. Introducing CAD into the design office.- 23. Training and learning during the introduction of an interactive computer-aided building design system into government design offices.- 24. Implications of CADCAM for training in the engineering industry.- 25. A practical approach to the training of engineers.- 26. Educating engineering designers: the introduction of desktop computers and software to the design environment.- 27. Computer-aided design for chemical engineers.- 28. A practical approach to training in the use of an integrated plant modelling system.- 29. Computer-aided design and development planning.- 30. A case history of introducing CAD into a large aerospace company.- 6: Training course experience.- 31. Teaching CAD for electronics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology ż present status and future trends.- 32. Post-professional education in computers in architecture at the University of Sydney.- 33. CAD in the Cambridge Engineering Tripos 1977ż82.- 34. CAD in structural engineering at UMIST.- 35. CAD ż the first year.- 36. Six years of teaching computer-aided design at the University of Stellenbosch.- 37. CADCAM education at Cranfield Institute of Technology.- 38. Teaching computer graphics to mechanical engineers in Britain and the United States.- 39. The teaching of CAE in a polytechnic engineering department ż Huddersfield experience.- 40. Teaching CAD and CAM.- 41. A practical approach to CADCAM training.- 42. Promoting industrial awareness of CADCAM.- 7: International experience.- 43. International implementation of a CAAD project in schools of architecture.- 44. A cost-effective two-way computer-aided tertiary education network for industrially developing countries.- 45. Education and training for CAD ż a comparative study of requirements for developing and developed nations.- 46. Chairmanżs concluding remarks.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 428 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The industrial application of robots is growing steadily. This is reflected in the number of manufacturers now in volved in the field of robotics. Thanks to pioneers such as Joseph Engelberger of Unimation Inc, industry has seen their rapid deployment in all areas of manufacturing. Manufacturers of robots and robotic equipment have increased their production levels and at the same time have made great efforts to improve and adapt their pro ducts to allow them to be used for a wider range of appli cations. The demand for ever more sophisticated robotic devices has made the choice of robot for a particular application an extremely hard one. Industrial Robot Specifications has been compiled to enable users to assess robotics in the context of their own needs. The book contains detailed information on over 300 robots manufactured and distributed under licence throughout Europe. More than 90 companies are cov ered, and details are given of their distributors and agents, regional addresses and names of key contacts. Information is provided on robots as diverse as simple teaching machines, costing perhaps £1500, to those highly sophisticated computer-controlled robot devices commonly found in flexible manufacturing systems, costing tens of thousands of pounds each. Introduction Industrial Robot Specifications is divided into three sec adjustable mechanisms that command manipulation.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 360 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'Continuities and Discontinuities in Development' was the theme for the Second Biennial DPRG Retreat, a three-day meeting held at Estes Park, Colorado, in June 1982. The meeting was sponsored by the Devel opmental Psychobiology Research Group (DPRG) of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The DPRG is a group of individuals conducting research in many areas of develop ment who meet on a regular basis to present and discuss their work and receive feedback and encouragement. In 1974, this group was awarded an endowment fund by the Grant Foundation, the aims of which were to facilitate the research of young investigators, to encourage new re search, and to provide seed money for collaborative ventures. Much of the work reported in this volume and in the earlier volume from the First DPRG Retreat is the result of that support. In addition to the work of the members of the DPRG, a select group of guests was invited to participate in the meeting and contribute to this volume. The chapters by William Greenough, Jerome Kagan, and Michael Rutter result from the participation of these scholars at the retreat. We would like to acknowledge the support of a number of indi viduals who have been instrumental in supporting the DPRG as a whole, as well as those who contributed directly to the Second Biennial Retreat and to the volume. 444 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -To understand what we know and be aware of what is to be known has become the central focus in the treatment of engineering data handling issues. It has been some time since we began treating issues arriving from engineering data handling in a low key fashion because of its housekeeping chores and data maintenance aspects representing nonglamorous issues related to automation. Since the advent of CAD/CAM, large numbers of data bases have been generated through stand alone CAD systems and the rate of this automated means of generating data is rapidly increasing. This possibly is the key factor in changing our way of looking at engineering data related problems. This volume contains some of the papers, including revisions, which were presented at the fourth Automation Technology conference held in Monterey, California. This volume represents ATI's efforts to bring forth some of the important case studies related to engineering data handling from the user's point of view. Because of its potential enormous impact on management and productivity advancement, careful documentation and coordination for outstanding contributions to this area are of utmost importance. This volume may serve as a precursor to additional volumes in the area of engineering data handling and CAD/CAM related user studies. Anyone with comments or suggestions, as well as potential contributors, to this series, is encouraged to contact the editorial board of AT!.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 308 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The simplest picture of an atom, a molecule or a solid is the picture of its distribution of charge. It is obtained by specifying the positions of the atomic nuclei and by showing how the density, p(E), of the electronic charge-cloud varies from place to place. A much more detailed picture is provided by the many-electron wavefunction. This quantity shows not only the arrangement of the electrons with respect to the nuclei, but also the arrangement of the electrons with respect to each other, and it allows the evaluation of the total energy and other properties. The many-electron wavefunction is in principle obtained by solving the many-electron Schrodinger equation for the motion of the interacting electrons under the influ ence of the nuclei, but in practice the equation is unsolvable, and it is necessary to proceed by methods of approximation. Needless to say, .such methods will as a rule depend on the complexity of the system considered. 872 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -To understand what we know and be aware of what is to be known has become the central focus in the treatment of engineering data handling issues. It has been some time since we began treating issues arriving from engineering data handling in a low key fashion because of its housekeeping chores and data maintenance aspects representing nonglamorous issues related to automation. Since the advent of CAD/CAM, large numbers of data bases have been generated through stand alone CAD systems and the rate of this automated means of generating data is rapidly increasing. This possibly is the key factor in changing our way of looking at engineering data related problems. This volume contains some of the papers, including revisions, which were presented at the fourth Automation Technology conference held in Monterey, California. This volume represents ATI's efforts to bring forth some of the important case studies related to engineering data handling from the user's point of view. Because of its potential enormous impact on management and productivity advancement, careful documentation and coordination for outstanding contributions to this area are of utmost importance. This volume may serve as a precursor to additional volumes in the area of engineering data handling and CAD/CAM related user studies. Anyone with comments or suggestions, as well as potential contributors, to this series, is encouraged to contact the editorial board of AT! 308 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The simplest picture of an atom, a molecule or a solid is the picture of its distribution of charge. It is obtained by specifying the positions of the atomic nuclei and by showing how the density, p(E), of the electronic charge-cloud varies from place to place. A much more detailed picture is provided by the many-electron wavefunction. This quantity shows not only the arrangement of the electrons with respect to the nuclei, but also the arrangement of the electrons with respect to each other, and it allows the evaluation of the total energy and other properties. The many-electron wavefunction is in principle obtained by solving the many-electron Schrodinger equation for the motion of the interacting electrons under the influ ence of the nuclei, but in practice the equation is unsolvable, and it is necessary to proceed by methods of approximation. Needless to say, .such methods will as a rule depend on the complexity of the system considered. 872 pp. Englisch.