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Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Systems
No full textThis reprint offers a comprehensive collection of cutting-edge research in the dynamics, control, and actuation of aerospace systems, addressing critical challenges and innovative solutions within aerospace engineering. By integrating novel methodologies and practical applications, this reprint showcases advancements in distributed control for space manipulators, state-dependent control for drag-free satellites, hybrid propulsion systems for interplanetary CubeSats, and advanced strategies for aero-engine and spacecraft control. A diverse range of techniques, including sliding mode control, model predictive control, decentralized LQR, and adaptive fuzzy control, are explored to achieve robust solutions for trajectory tracking, vibration suppression, and integrated guidance and control. Furthermore, this reprint highlights the transformative potential of advanced materials and sensing technologies, such as piezoelectric sensors, fiber Bragg grating (FBG) systems, and smart materials, in enhancing vibration suppression, structural health monitoring, and system reliability. Through a combination of theoretical modeling, computational analysis, and experimental validation, the studies provide a holistic perspective on the design and optimization of aerospace systems. Aimed at researchers, engineers, and professionals, this reprint serves as an invaluable resource for understanding the latest advancements and future directions in aerospace dynamics, control, and actuation technologies
Clinical Advances in Allergy and Asthma: Issues, Strategies, and Future Directions
No full textThis reprint aims to provide the reader with the latest clinical strategies and therapeutic innovations employed in managing asthma and allergies. This Special Issue seeks to unveil the potential and prospects of a multidisciplinary approach from traditional diagnostic methods to advanced functional monitoring techniques and the innovation of conventional and emerging therapies, including revolutionary monoclonal antibody-based biologic therapies. In this reprint, leading experts share their insights and cutting-edge visions for redefining the treatment of complex diseases, highlighting the path to increasingly personalized and effective management. Together, we will explore the synergies between diagnostic innovation and precision therapies, charting the path to a future in which patients' quality of life is enriched with new possibilities and increasingly refined therapeutic strategies
Islamic Studies in the Twenty-first Century
No full textIn recent decades, traditional methods of philology and intellectual history, applied to the study of Islam and Muslim societies, have been met with considerable criticism from rising generations of scholars who have turned to the social sciences, most notably anthropology and social history, for guidance. This change has been accompanied by the rise of new fields, studying, for example, Islam in Europe and Africa, and new topics, such as the role of gender. This collection surveys these transformations and others, taking stock of the field and showing new paths forward
30: Migrants’ food security amidst the changing COVID-19 containment measures in urban China
No full textCOVID-19 exacerbated the economic, social, and political vulnerabilities of migrants and increased their food insecurity in cities of the Global South. Compared to residents, migrants are more food insecure due to their limited access to resources. Based on a secondary literature review and an online survey conducted in Wuhan and Nanjing in 2020, this chapter illustrates the four major phases of China's COVID-19 containment policies, shifting from lockdown measures to the “dynamic zero-COVID policy”. The chapter argues that migrants experienced pandemic-induced food access challenges differently from their local counterparts, demonstrating a higher level of food insecurity due to increased food expenditure, restricted mobility, and income loss. Furthermore, while it was the impact of COVID-19 that caused an increase in food insecurity, food insecurity has been entrenched following the downturn of the economy. Therefore, improving migrants’ food security demands structural changes with the aim of generating economic opportunities.Publishe
Flowing Progress
No full textFlowing Progress: Transforming the Danube Through Infrastructure focuses on how different political regimes and forms of governance have imagined and technologically transformed the most international river in the world. Multidisciplinary and drawing on methodologies of history, anthropology of infrastructure, and science, technology, and society, this collection explores the tensions between the river and its natural pulses, the humans that populate its floodplains, state agencies, and infrastructure. The book engages the concept of disturbance to point out the circular and spiraling dynamics between hydrological processes and technopolitical and economic practices. Disturbance denotes a specific type of long-term dynamic between human attempts to control the Danube, the material systems they implemented to achieve these goals, and the agency of the river that both enabled the functioning of infrastructure and the breakdown of such arrangements. It draws particular attention to the concerted efforts to contain and optimize the Danube’s flow, adding layer after layer of dams, channels, and pipes that could potentially escalate the power of a leashed river. Taking a longer historical perspective from the sixteenth century until today, the volume provides a variety of relevant case studies and local contexts in the Ottoman and Habsburg empires, and their successor states Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia which show different ways of how humans have imagined and coped with this mighty river
IoT Network Security
No full textThe rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to significant advancements in IoT-empowered smart systems and applications across diverse networks, remote sensors, and endpoint appliances. Given the increased attack surface due to vulnerabilities; malware; escalated cyberattacks; information theft and unknown exposure; and device mismanagement and misconfiguration, IoT network security is critical. The digital control of physical processing processes through networks has expanded the scope of security measurements beyond basic security principles such as confidentiality, integrity, and non-repudiation. Network security must extend beyond the digital realm to encompass the physical resources and various physical devices that process information in the real world. This Special Issue aimed to collect original research and review articles on recent advances, technologies, solutions, applications, and new challenges in the field of IoT security. This reprint compiles the original research and review articles on recent advances, technologies, solutions, applications, and new challenges in the field of IoT security
Syntax of Dutch: Nouns and Noun Phrases - Volume 2
No full textThe Syntax of Dutch will be published in at least seven volumes in the period 2012-2016 and aims at presenting a synthesis of the currently available syntactic knowledge of Dutch. It is primarily concerned with language description and not with linguistic theory, and provides support to all researchers interested in matters relating to the syntax of Dutch, including advanced students of language and linguistics.,The two volumes Nouns and Noun Phrases discuss the internal make-up as well as the distribution of noun phrases. Topics that will be covered include: complementation and modification of noun phrases; properties of determiners (article, demonstratives), numeral and quantifiers; the use of noun phrases as arguments, predicates and adverbial modifiers
(A)synchronic (Re)actions
No full textThis book aims to study the perception of crises in Hittite Anatolia (1650–1180 BCE) from different perspectives: the one of the Hittites, the one of the neighboring polities, and ours as historians. The book will consider four case-studies that are considered key moments in Hittite history. The final goal is to re-define crises in Hittite Anatolia considering the multi-temporality of the (a)synchronic perception of crises
Network Pharmacology of Natural Products
No full textDrug development strategies assumed that a single-target mechanism of action is the best approach for obtaining target-specific therapeutics. This model aims to treat specific conditions and is associated with fewer adverse events. However, many drugs and natural compounds interact with multiple receptors, resulting in polyvalent pharmacological and pleiotropic therapeutic activities through multitarget interactions. This development, in turn, has shifted the paradigm from a “one-target, one-drug” mode to a “network-target, multiple-component therapeutics” mode. Developing techniques for monitoring the expression of genes, proteins, and metabolites in their entirety in cells, tissues, and organs formed the basis for the new field of systems biology. The essence of network pharmacology is to evaluate how a study drug interacts with therapeutic targets, their associated signaling pathways involved in biological and physiological processes, and the functions linked to diseases, ultimately aiming to achieve a beneficial therapeutic effect. Network pharmacology, a relatively new discipline, has emerged recently and is rapidly developing. In 2024 alone, approximately 9000 publications on network pharmacology from around the world were cited and indexed in the PubMed database
UAV-Assisted Intelligent Vehicular Networks
No full textThis Reprint presents a comprehensive collection of research papers focused on advanced communication technologies and optimization techniques for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted systems and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The Reprint covers a broad spectrum of topics, including intelligent resource allocation, secure transmission protocols, trajectory planning, and the use of deep learning in UAV networks. Noteworthy contributions include novel algorithms for relay selection in ultra-dense MEC networks, a multi-subsampling self-attention network for UAV-to-ground automatic modulation recognition, and optimized strategies for covert communication in UAV-assisted uplink systems. Additionally, this Special Issue delves into critical aspects such as physical-layer security, cooperative caching strategies, spectrum sensing, and the integration of edge computing with blockchain for secure V2X communications. The collected works provide valuable insights into emerging technologies, addressing the challenges of resource management, security, and efficiency in next-generation UAV and IoT networks. This Reprint serves as a valuable resource for both researchers and practitioners in these fields