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Fire Retardancy of Polymers
The use of polymers is restricted by their flammability- they may indeed initiate or propagate fire. Fire Retardancy of Polymers focuses on mineral additives from either micro- or nano-composites for application in fire retardants. With the use of fire retardant additives containing halogen or phosphorus compounds in decline, the need for other systems is evident. The major materials that are used as fire retardant fillers for polymers are alumina trihydrate or magnesium hydroxide, which account for more than 50% by weight of the world-wide sales of fire retardants. Recent works have shown that such halogen-free compounds may give enhanced fire retardancy to polymeric materials when used in ...
Intelligent Autonomous Systems 13
This book describes the latest research accomplishments, innovations, and visions in the field of robotics as presented at the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS), held in Padua in July 2014, by leading researchers, engineers, and practitioners from across the world. The contents amply confirm that robots, machines, and systems are rapidly achieving intelligence and autonomy, mastering more and more capabilities such as mobility and manipulation, sensing and perception, reasoning, and decision making. A wide range of research results and applications are covered, and particular attention is paid to the emerging role of autonomous robots and intelligent systems in industrial production, which reflects their maturity and robustness. The contributions have been selected through a rigorous peer-review process and contain many exciting and visionary ideas that will further galvanize the research community, spurring novel research directions. The series of biennial IAS conferences commenced in 1986 and represents a premiere event in robotics.
Religion and Aging
This collection of essays explores the intersection of religious, psychosocial, economic and cultural issues in relation to the dramatic demographic shifts we are facing on a global scale. Theologians, gerontologists, anthropologists and practitioners reflect on the meaning of aging in diverse contexts such as Indonesia, South Africa, Tanzania, Botswana, Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. Assuming that aging is an intricate process that encompasses enrichment and loss, the gain of wisdom and the loss of memory, and the expansion as well as the constraint of agency, the essays analyze how these dynamics play out in different cultural contexts. Special attention is given to the role of religion in processes of aging.
Remembering Marielle Franco from a Theological Perspective
In this Open Access book, Katharina Merian discusses memories of Marielle Franco from the perspective of the concept of dangerous memory introduced by the political theologian Johann Baptist Metz. Franco was an Afro-Brazilian human-rights activist and city councilor of Rio de Janeiro who was assassinated on March 14, 2018. Her murder elicited worldwide protest and empathy. Today she is considered an international symbol in the fight for human, women, and LGBTQ+ rights. Based on the memories of people from Franco’s inner circle, the study explores Franco’s life, what it meant to the people around her, and how her image was transformed following her murder. By critically engaging with Metz...
Steel and Composite Structures
Over 150 papers representing the most recent international research findings on steel and composite structures. Including steel constructions; buckling and stability; codes; composite; control; fatigue and fracture; fire; impact; joints; maintenance; plates and shells; retrofitting; seismic; space structures; steel; structural analysis; structural components and assemblies; thin-walled structures; vibrations, and wind. A special session is dedicated on codification. A valuable source of information to researchers and practitioners in the field of steel and composite structures.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures
This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 6th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures (SMAR 2022). The work focuses on the state-of-the-practice and recent advances in testing and monitoring technology, in structural modeling and assessment methods, and in the application of advanced materials for structural rehabilitation. The contents make valuable contributions to international professors, research scientists, professional engineers, postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students.
Inklusion denken
"Inklusion denken" - dieser Herausforderung stellen sich die AutorInnen des vorliegenden Bandes. Impulse aus benachbarten Diskursen werden aufgegriffen: aus den Disability und Queer Studies, aus Debatten um Menschenrechte, Alterität und Vulnerabilität. Biblische Texte werden auf ihr ausgrenzendes und inklusives Potenzial befragt. "Inklusion denken" skizziert ein ökumenisches, interkulturelles Programm des Querdenkens: Wie geht eine kongolesische Kirche mit Disability um? Wie "entdiakonisiert" man Diakonie? Und was passiert, wenn sich Inklusion und Tanz begegnen? Aus ihren besonderen Blickwinkeln wirken alle Beiträge an der Weiterentwicklung inklusiven Denkens und Handelns in den verschiedenen Feldern von Theologie und Kirche mit.
