50 Years of Bat Research Foundations and New Frontiers

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A Beautiful Mind : a Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994 by Nasar, Sylvia

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Institutional Change In American Politics : the Case Of Term Limits.

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MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in microbiology

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Current Books of Interest -- Preface -- Introduction -- A personal vision of the MALDI-TOF-MS journey from obscurity to frontline diagnostics -- Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry for the Clinical Laboratory -- Introduction -- Preanalytical -- Analytical -- Postanalytical -- Postanalytical -- Summary -- 2. …”
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Mechanics IUTAM USNC/TAM A History of People, Events, and Communities by Herakovich, Carl T.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Mechanics: An Engineering Science -- Brief History Of Mechanics -- The Giants Of Mechanics -- Ancient Greece (Bc) -- The Renaissance -- Industrial Revolution -- Paris And École Polytechnique -- Technological Revolution -- Major Developments In Mechanics -- Mechanics At Göttingen -- International Research Council -- The Innsbruck Conference -- International Applied Mechanics Congresses -- Mechanics In The United States -- Land Grant Colleges -- National Academy Of Sciences (Nas) -- First Flight -- National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics (Naca) -- National Research Council (Nrc) -- Immigrants To United States -- Other Immigrants To The United States -- Asme Applied Mechanics Division -- International Congresses – American Involvement -- International Union Of Theoretical And Applied Mechanics -- IUTAM General Assembly -- IUTAM Bureau -- USNC/TAM -- USNC/TAM Time Line -- The Independent Years -- A Committee Of The National Academy Of Sciences -- USNCTAM Constitution And Bylaws -- USNCTAM Member Societies -- USNC/TAM Members -- USNC/TAM Officers -- USNC/TAM Chairs -- Secretaries Of The USNC/TAM -- USNC/TAM In IUTAM Leadership Positions -- USNC/TAM Diversity -- Academic Genealogy -- Gender Diversity -- Ethnic And Racial Diversity -- Age Diversity -- Mechanics Specialty -- USNC/TAM Activities -- Meetings With Governmental Agency Representatives -- Scordim Reports -- U. …”
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Low-altitude wind shear and its hazard to aviation : report of the Committee on Low-Altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation : a joint study

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A Modern Course in the Quantum Theory of Solids. by Han, Fuxiang

Table of Contents: “…Determination of Phonon Dispersion Relations; 2.1 Experimental Techniques; 2.1.1 Triple-axis spectrometer; 2.1.2 Time-of-flight-spectrometer; 2.2 Description of Neutron Scattering; 2.2.1 System of the neutron and crystal.…”
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Metamorphoses : a new verse translation by Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Chronology -- Introduction / Denis Feeney -- Further reading -- Translator's note -- Metamorphoses: -- Book 1: -- Prologue -- The creation -- The four ages -- The giants -- Lycaön -- The flood -- Deucalion and Pyrrha -- Python -- Daphne -- 10 (1) -- Interlude: -- Pan and Syrinx -- 10 (2) -- Phaëthon (1) -- Book 2: -- Phaëthon (2) -- Callisto -- The raven and the crow -- Ocyrhoë -- Battus -- Aglauros -- Europa -- Book 3: -- Cadmus -- Actaeon -- Semele -- Teiresias -- Narcissus and Echo -- Pentheus and Bacchus (1) -- Acoetes and the Lydian sailors -- Pentheus and Bacchus (2) -- Book 4: -- The daughters of Minyas (1) -- Pyramus and Thisbe -- Mars and Venus -- Leucothoë and Clytië -- Salmacis and Hermaphroditus -- The daughters of Minyas (2) -- Ino and Athamas -- Cadmus and Harmonia -- Perseus (1) -- Book 5: -- Perseus (2) -- Minerva and the Muses -- Calliope's song: -- The rape of Proserpina -- Arethusa -- Triptolemus and Lyncus -- The daughters of Pierus -- Book 6: -- Arachne -- Niobe -- The Lycian peasants -- Marsyas -- Pelops -- Tereus, Procne and Philomela -- Boreas and Orithyia -- Book 7: -- Medea and Jason -- The rejuvenation of Aeson -- The punishment of Pelias -- Medea's flight -- Theseus and Aegeus -- Minos and Aeacus -- The plague at Aegina -- The birth of the Myrmidons -- Cephalus and Procris -- Book 8: -- Scylla and Minos -- The Minotaur and Ariadne -- Daedalus and Icarus -- Daedalus and Perdix -- Meläger and the Calydonian boar -- Acheloüs, the Naiads and Perimele -- Philemon and Baucis -- Erysichthon -- Book 9: -- Acheloüs and Hercules -- Hercules and Nessus -- The death of Hercules -- Alcmena and Galanthis -- Dryope -- Iolaüs and Callirhoë's sons -- Miletus -- Byblis -- Iphis -- Book 10: -- Orpheus and Eurydice -- Cyparissus -- Orpheus' song: -- Introduction -- Ganymede -- Hyacinthus -- The Cerastae and Propoetides -- Pygmalion -- Myrrha -- Venus and Adonis (1) -- Venus' story: -- Atalanta and Hippomenes -- Orpheus' song: -- Venus and Adonis (2) -- Book 11: -- The death of Orpheus -- The punishment of the Maenads -- Midas -- Laömedon's treachery -- Peleus and Thetis -- Peleus at the court of Ceÿx (1) -- Ceÿx's story: -- Daedalion -- Peleus at the court of Ceÿx (2) -- Ceÿx and Alcyone -- Aesacus -- Book 12: -- The Greeks at Aulis -- Rumour -- Cycnus -- Achilles' victory celebration -- Caenis -- The battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs -- Periclymenus -- The death of Achilles -- Book 13: -- The judgment of arms -- Ajax's suicide -- The fall of Troy -- The sufferings of Hecuba -- Memnon -- The wanderings of Aeneas (1) -- The daughters of Anius -- The daughters of Orion -- The wanderings of Aeneas (2) -- Acis, Galatea and Polyphemus -- Glaucus and Scylla (1) -- Book 14: -- Glaucus and Scylla (2) -- The wanderings of Aeneas (3) -- The mutinous companions of Diomedes -- The Apulian shepherd -- The ships of Aeneas -- Ardea -- The apotheosis of Aeneas -- Aeneas' descendants -- Pomona and Vertumnus -- Iphis and Anaxarete -- Romulus -- The apotheosis of Romulus -- Book 15: -- Myscelus -- Pythagoras -- Egeria and Hippolytus -- Tages, Romulus' spear, Cipus -- Aesculapius -- The apotheosis of Julis Caesar -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Glossary index -- Map of Ovid's Mediterranean world.…”


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Interactive Collaborative Robotics 8th International Conference, ICR 2023, Baku, Azerbaijan, October 25–29, 2023, Proceedings

Table of Contents: “…Attention Guided In-Hand Mechanical Tools Recognition in Human-Robot Collabora-tive Process -- Design and Implementation of a Multimodal Combination Framework for Robotic Grasping -- Experimental Validation of an Interface for a Human-Robot Interaction within a Col-laborative Task -- Fall It Till You Make It: Error Expectation in Complex-plan Execution for Service Ro-bots -- Moving Person Detection Based on Modified YOLOv5 -- Autonomous Robot Navigation System as Part of a Human-Мachine Team Based on Self-organization of Distributed Neurocognitive Architectures -- 3D-CNNs-based Touchless Human-Machine Interface -- Development of a Mechanism for Recognizing the Emotional State Based on the Un-conscious Movements of the Subject -- Development of a Device for Post-Traumatic Ankle Rehabilitation -- Evaluation of EEG Data for Zonal Affiliation of Brain Waves by Leads in a Robot Control Task -- Comparison of ROS Local Planners for a Holonomic Robot in Gazebo Simulator -- Movement Along the Trajectory of a Home Quadruped Robot -- Study of Path Planning Methods in Two-Dimensional Mapped Environments -- DHC-R: Evaluating “Distributed Heuristic Communication” and Improving Robust-ness for Learnable Decentralized PO-MAPF -- Ground Mobile Robot Localization Algorithm Based on Semantic Information from the Urban Environment -- Remote Control Robotic System for the Perimeter Security -- Development of a Robot for Agricultural Field Scouting -- Optimization of the Placement of Measurement Points and Control of the Power of Moving Sources in Rod Heating -- Design of Hybrid Control System for Nonaffine Plants -- Sliding-mode Control of Phase Shift for Two-Rotor Vibration Setup -- GBMILs: Gradient Boosting Models for Multiple Instance Learning -- Approach to Numerical Solution of Nonlinear Optimal Feedback Control Problems -- Model-based Policy Optimization with Neural Differential Equations for Robotic Arm Control -- Monitoring the State of Robotic Systems Based on Time Series Analysis -- Resource-Saving Multiobjective Task Distribution in the Fog- and Edge-Robotics -- Reliability of Robot’s Controller Software -- Ontological Approach to the Organization of Computing in Distributed Monitoring Systems with Mobile Components Based on a Distributed Ledger -- Improved Model of Greedy Tasks Assignment in Distributed Robotic Systems -- Construction of a Three-dimensional UAV Movement Planner when the Latter Moves in Conditions of Difficult Terrain -- Identification of the Quadcopter Rotational Dynamics for the Tilt Angle -- Development of a Firmware for Multirotor UAV Flight Controller Implemented on MCU MDR 32 -- Autonomous Landing Algorithm for UAV on a Mobile Robotic Platform with a Fractal Marker -- Curl-free Vector Field for Collision Avoidance in a Swarm of Autonomous Drones.…”
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Calming Your Anxious Mind : How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, and Panic. by Brantley, Jeffrey

Table of Contents: “…; Mindfulness & Medical Research; What's New; Keep in Mind; The Body & Its Fear System; Fight or Flight; How the Fear System Operates; The Intelligent Body; Anxiety & Chronic Stress; The Relaxation Response; Keep in Mind; Anxiety & the Power of the Mind; The Power of Thought; The Impact of Thoughts & Emotions on Health; How Mindfulness Can Help; Keep in Mind; Mindfulness & Meditation; The Value of Mindfulness; Mindfulness Is to Be Experienced; What Is Mindfulness?…”
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Brand Anarchy : Managing corporate reputation. by Waddington, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…; The social media bear pit; When conversation takes flight; You're being watched, everywhere; Conversation is also complex; The chatter that matters; Give a little, take a lot?…”
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Volterra equations and applications

Table of Contents: “…chapter 1 Retrospective of Vito Volterra and his Influence on Nonlinear System Theory -- chapter 2 Volterra Integral Equations at Wisconsin -- chapter 3 Stability and Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions of Equations with Aftereffect -- chapter 4 Generalized Halanay Inequalities for Volterra Functional Differential Equations and Discretized Versions -- chapter 5 Stochastic Convolutions with Kernels Arising in Some Volterra Equations -- chapter 6 An Example of Lp - Regularity for Hyperbolic Integrodifferential Equations -- chapter 7 The Present Status of UAS for Volterra and Delay Equations -- chapter 8 Myopic Maps and Volterra Series Approximations -- chapter 9 State Space Theory for Abstract Volterra Operators -- part Contributed Papers -- chapter 1 Continuous Dependence for a Doubly Nonlinear Volterra Integral Equation -- chapter 2 Optimal Control of Volterra Equations with Special Constraints on the Control -- chapter 3 Finite Element Approximation of Volterra Integral Equations -- chapter 4 Wave Phenomena in a Wave Guide with Elastic Walls: Abstract Differential Equation Formulation -- chapter 5 On a Nonlinear Volterra Integral Equation -- chapter 6 Algorithmes Stability Tests for Certain Delay Integral Equations of Volterra Type -- chapter 7 Volterra's Functionals Series and Wave Propagation in Weakly Nonlinear Media: The Problematics of First Principles Physical Modeling -- chapter 8 Degenerate Nonlinear Volterra Integrodifferential Equations -- chapter 9 On Nonlinear Filtering of Non-Gaussian Processes Through Volterra Series -- chapter 10 Periodic Solutions of an Integral Equation -- chapter 11 Some Generalizations of the Boundary-value Problem of Volterra -- chapter 12 Volterra Equation in Heat Conduction -- chapter 13 Global Attractivity in a Nonlinear Difference Model -- chapter 14 Dynamics for a Periodic Differential Integral Equation -- chapter 15 Stable Periodic Solutions of a Class of Delay Differential Equations via Monotone Dynamical System Methods -- chapter 16 Flight Control Using Nonlinear System Inversion -- chapter 17 Locally Quasi-dissipative Evolution Equations and Applications to Delay Differential Equations -- chapter 18 Several Remarks on Symmetric Delay Differential Equations -- chapter 19 Volterra Integral Equations, Differential Equations and Flow-invariance -- chapter 20 Exponential Decay and Stability of Volterra Diffusion Equations -- chapter 21 Commutativity of Resolvent Operators in Integrodifferential Equations -- chapter 22 Extremal Solutions of Impulsive Integrodifferential Equations of Volterra Type -- chapter 23 Linear and Quasilinear Equations with Abstract Volterra Operators -- chapter 24 Monotone Operators Approach of Electrical Circuit Modeling -- chapter 25 Computational Treatment of the Integrodifferential Equations of Collective Non-ruin; The Ultimate Non-ruin Case -- chapter 26 On the Qualitative Properties of the Analytical Solution of an Integrodifferential Equation -- chapter 27 A Quadratic Volterra Integral Equation and its Solution for Various Kernels -- chapter 28 Effective Medium of Heterogeneous Materials Using Integral Equations -- chapter 29 Stochastic Functional Differential Equations with Abstract Volterra Operators 1 : Existence of Solutions -- chapter 30 Blow-up Solutions of Volterra Equation -- chapter 31 Sample Solutions of Stochastic Integral Equations -- chapter 32 A Fourth Order Bel'tyukov Formula with Third Order Continuously Embedded -- chapter 33 Does -- chapter 34 Asymptotic Behavior for Some Nonlinear Hyperbolic Equations -- chapter 35 The Stability of Some Stochastic Integrodifferential Equations -- chapter 36 A Method to Determine Growth Rates of Nonlinear Volterra Equations -- chapter 37 Linear Integrodifferential Equations and the Theory of Reproducing Kernels -- chapter 38 Volterra Integral Processes with Delay: Necessary Optimality Conditions -- chapter 39 Uniform Approximation and Myopic Maps -- chapter 40 Nonselfadjoint Spectral Operators and Their Application to Control Theory -- chapter 41 The Inertial Manifold Property of a Boundary Control Type Problem -- chapter 42 Solution of Nonlinear Integrodifferential Equations with Boundary Conditions Using an Algebraic Method -- chapter 43 Wazewski's Inequality in a Linear Volterra Integrodifferential Equation.…”
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Interactive Collaborative Robotics 9th International Conference, ICR 2024, Mexico City, Mexico, October 14–18, 2024, Proceedings

Table of Contents: “…. -- System for Placing Seismic Sensors Based on Actions of UAVs Group with Optimized Flight Plan. -- Evaluation of a Weather Plugin in Gazebo: A Case-Study of a Wind Influence on PX4-based UAV Performance. -- The Robotic Control System of UAV Based on Artificial Intelligence Technologies. -- Aerial Manipulation System for Automated Installation Seismic Activity Sensors. -- Algorithms and Software for Simulation of Intelligent Systems of Autonomous Robots Based on Multi-Agent Neurocognitive Architectures. -- A Technique of Distributed Missions Assignment Problem Solving in Heterogeneous Groups of Aerial Rescue Robots. -- About one Way to Scan a Surface for a Home Walking Robot. -- Overcoming Obstacles with a Home Walking Robot.…”
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Truant Pastures : the Collected Poems of Harry Staley. by Staley, Harry C.

Table of Contents: “…s Karma -- The Final Flight -- All One Breath…”
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Climate change : briefings from Southern Africa by Scholes, R. J., Scholes, Mary, Lucas, Mike

Table of Contents: “…; Are South Africa's birds taking flight?; Will South Africa run out of water?; How will climate change affect freshwater systems?…”
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Microelectronics failure analysis : desk reference

Table of Contents: “…., Dallas, TX, USA; tom.moore@waviks.com; Sebastian Brand; Fraunhofer IMWS, Halle, Germany; sebastian.brand@imws.fraunhofer.de; Introduction; History; The C-scan; The Stanford SAM; Today's SAM for IC Package Inspection; Early SAM Applications in the IC Industry; An Important Tool for Popcorn Crack Detection; Theoretical Considerations; Overview: Acoustic Microscopy for IC Package Inspection; Types of Reflected Signal Analysis Modes:; Polarity Analysis of Reflected Signals; Time of Flight Imaging Using Reflected Signals; Resolution and Sensitivity of SAM Inspection…”
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The anatomy of human destructiveness by Fromm, Erich, 1900-1980

Table of Contents: “…Neurophysiology; The Relationship of Psychology to Neurophysiology; The Brain as a Basis for Aggressive Behavior; The Defensive Function of Aggression; The ""Flight"" Instinct; Predation and Aggression; 6. Animal Behavior; Aggression in Captivity.…”
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Year by year 1953

Table of Contents: “…. - McCarthy Wedding (0:44) -- Japan -Typhoons Leave Trail of Destruction (0:24) -- France - New Steering Wheel (0:43) -- Illinois - Rail Highway Coordination (0:46) -- World Series - Yanks Win Opener Topping Dodgers 9-5 (2:28) -- Trieste Crisis - Italians and Yugoslavs Mass as Tension Grows (1:13) -- Indo-China - French Strike Massive Blow in Fall Offensive (0:57) -- Hershey Pennsylvania - Eisenhower Birthday (0:37) -- Paraguay (0:19) -- California - Bantam Biplane Maiden Flight (0:26) -- Japan - Crown Prince Arrives Home (0:18) -- France - Beauty Contest (0:29) -- Muscle Bowl - Grunt and Groaners Grapple on Gridiron (1:06) -- Credits: Year by Year: 1953 (0:20)…”
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Functional and evolutionary ecology of bats

Table of Contents: “…Contributors; PART I: Physiological Ecology; 1 Energetics, Thermal Biology, and Torpor in Australian Bats; 2 Temperature, Hibernation Energetics, and the Cave and Continental Distributions of Little Brown Myotis; 3 Daily Heterothermy by Temperate Bats Using Natural Roosts; 4 Exploring the Evolution of the Basal Metabolic Rate in Bats; PART II: Functional Morphology; 5 Quantifying Relationships between Form and Function and the Geometry of the Wear Process in Bat Molars; 6 Dynamic Complexity of Wing Form in Bats: Implications for Flight Performance.…”
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Creolization and Diaspora in the Portuguese Indies : the Social World of Ayutthaya, 1640-1720. by Halikowski Smith, Stefan

Table of Contents: “…Note on Spellings; List of Figures; Chapter One Introduction: a world of creolization; Chapter Two Seventeenth century population movementsin the Portuguese Indies; Chapter Three No obvious home: the flight of thePortuguese 'tribe' from Makassar in the 1660s; Chapter Four From contact to settlement in South-EastAsia: a history of mercenaries and interlopers; Chapter Five 'O campo português'. …”
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