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Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Attention Economics --- Chapter 2. The News Market --- Chapter 3. Attention Speculation and Political Bubbles --- Chapter 4. Alternative Facts, Misinformation, and Fake News --- Chapter 5. Fact Resistance, Populism, and Conspiracy Theory --- Chapter 6. The Post-Factual Democracy

Description / Table of Contents: Towards Explainable Artificial Intelligence -- Transparency: Motivations and Challenges -- Interpretability in Intelligent Systems: A New Concept? -- Understanding Neural Networks via Feature Visualization: A Survey -- Interpretable Text-to-Image Synthesis with Hierarchical Semantic Layout Generation -- Unsupervised Discrete Representation Learning -- Towards Reverse-Engineering Black-Box Neural Networks -- Explanations for Attributing Deep Neural Network Predictions -- Gradient-Based Attribution Methods -- Layer-Wise Relevance Propagation: An Overview -- Explaining and Interpreting LSTMs -- Comparing the Interpretability of Deep Networks via Network Dissection -- Gradient-Based vs. Propagation-Based Explanations: An Axiomatic Comparison -- The (Un)reliability of Saliency Methods -- Visual Scene Understanding for Autonomous Driving Using Semantic Segmentation -- Understanding Patch-Based Learning of Video Data by Explaining Predictions -- Quantum-Chemical Insights from Interpretable Atomistic Neural Networks -- Interpretable Deep Learning in Drug Discovery -- Neural Hydrology: Interpreting LSTMs in Hydrology -- Feature Fallacy: Complications with Interpreting Linear Decoding Weights in fMRI -- Current Advances in Neural Decoding -- Software and Application Patterns for Explanation Methods

Description / Table of Contents: The development of “intelligent” systems that can take decisions and perform autonomously might lead to faster and more consistent decisions. A limiting factor for a broader adoption of AI technology is the inherent risks that come with giving up human control and oversight to “intelligent” machines. Forsensitive tasks involving critical infrastructures and affecting human well-being or health, it is crucial to limit the possibility of improper, non-robust and unsafe decisions and actions. Before deploying an AI system, we see a strong need to validate its behavior, and thus establish guarantees that it will continue to perform as expected when deployed in a real-world environment. In pursuit of that objective, ways for humans to verify the agreement between the AI decision structure and their own ground-truth knowledge have been explored. Explainable AI (XAI) has developed as a subfield of AI, focused on exposing complex AI models to humans in a systematic and interpretable manner. The 22 chapters included in this book provide a timely snapshot of algorithms, theory, and applications of interpretable and explainable AI and AI techniques that have been proposed recently reflecting the current discourse in this field and providing directions of future development. The book is organized in six parts: towards AI transparency; methods for interpreting AI systems; explaining the decisions of AI systems; evaluating interpretability and explanations; applications of explainable AI; and software for explainable AI

Description / Table of Contents: This volume consists of 15 chapters and focuses on hazardous chemicals, how they are associated with plastics, and their environmental risks. It includes background information on plastics and additives chemistry, and their observed or potential effects on living organisms as well as the oceanographic aspects of marine debris dispersion. The respective chapters provide insights into the sorption/desorption of chemicals in and out of plastics, the mechanisms and kinetics, but also the scale of the concentrations of chemicals found in marine debris, particularly in microplastics. The occurrence of the various chemicals is analyzed, as well as the distribution profiles of the chemicals in microplastics throughout the world’s oceans. The implications of the fact that plastics carry within them several chemicals are discussed in detail. In closing, new research topics that warrant further attention are identified. The book will appeal to all scientists who are already working or interested in starting to work on the topic of marine debris, as well as policymakers, NGOs and the broader informed public

Description / Table of Contents: This book offers a collection of conference articles presented at the Second International Young Scientists Forum on Soil and Water Conservation and ICCE symposium 2018 “Climate Change Impacts on Sediment Dynamics: Measurement, Modelling, and Management” held at Moscow from 27 to 31 August 2018. This conference was organized by World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC) and Lomonosov Moscow State University in cooperation with the International Commission on Continental Erosion of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences and World Large rivers Initiative. Topics in this book cover a wide range of questions related to fluvial geomorphology, water studies, and sediment transport.

Description / Table of Contents: The work is a source of modern knowledge on biomineralization, biomimetics and bioinspired materials science with respect to marine invertebrates. The author gives the most coherent analysis of the nature, origin and evolution of biocomposites and biopolymers isolated from and observed in the broad diversity of marine invertebrate organisms and within their unusual structural formations. The basic format is that of a major review article, with liberal use of references to original literature. There is a wealth of new and newly synthesized information, including dozens of previously unpublished images of unique marine creatures and structures from nano- to microscale including high-resolution scanning and transmission electron micrographs. The material is organized effectively along both biological (phyla) and functional lines. The classification of biological materials of marine origin is proposed and discussed. Much of the pertinent data is organized into tables, and extensive use is made of electron micrographs and line drawings. Several modern topics e.g. “biomineralization- demineralization-remineralization phenomena”, or “phenomenon of multiphase biomineralization”, are discussed in details. Traditionally, such current concepts as hierarchical organization of biocomposites and skeletal structures, structural bioscaffolds, biosculpturing, biomimetism and bioinspiration as tools for the design of innovative materials are critically analyzed from both biological and materials science point of view using numerous unique examples of marine origin. This monograph reviews the most relevant advances in the marine biomaterials research field, pointing out several approaches being introduced and explored by distinct laboratories

Description / Table of Contents: Middle East and Mediterranean region locates at a crossroad of global climatic patterns. The region is under the influence of a convergence of different maritime conditions which together with extensive adjacent land masses marked by extreme differences in topographical features transporting continental air masses lead to a diverse climate. This edited volume is based on the best papers accepted for presentation during the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018. It gives new insights on patterns and mechanisms of past, present and future climate/environmental changes mainly on Middle East and Mediterranean region by international researchers. The book is of interest to all researchers in the fields of climate, paleo-climate and paleo-environmental studies. Main topics include: • Spatio-temporal Patterns of Climate Change • Sea Level Variability • Climate Change Impacts and Migration Schemes • Paleoclimate Evolution • Paleoenvironmental Evolution

Description / Table of Contents: Einstein once remarked "After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in aesthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are always artists as well". In this volume, some of the world’s leading thinkers come together to expound on the interrelations between sciences and arts. While one can segregate art and place it outside the scientific realm, it is, nevertheless, inextricably linked to our essential cognitive/emotional/perceptual modalities and abilities, and therefore lies alongside and in close contact with the method of science and philosophy. What inspiration can scientists draw from art and how can scientific spirit foster our understanding and creation of aesthetic works? How are art and science grounded in our cognition? What role does perception play in science and art? Are criteria for beauty in art and science the same? How does evolution shape our understanding of art? How do science, art and scientifico-artistic frameworks shape society as a whole and help us address its pressing issues? The epistemological and ontological aspects haunt artists, philosophers and scientists alike. The essays in this volume address these manifold questions while also elucidating the pragmatic role they play in our daily life

Description / Table of Contents: This book focuses in detail on all ecologically important aspects of the Kongsfjorden system such as the marine and atmospheric environment including long-term monitoring, Ecophysiology of individual species, structure and function of the ecosystem, ecological processes and biological communities. The contributed articles include review articles and research articles that have a wider approach and bring the current research up-to-date. This book will form a baseline for future work.

Description / Table of Contents: Part I.Regional Overview -- Chapter 1. Phanerozoic orogens of NW Southamerica: Cordilleran Type Orogens, Taphrogenic tectonics and the Orogenic Float -- Chapter 2. Phanerozoic orogens of NW Southamerica: Cordilleran Type Orogens, Taphrogenic tectonics and the Orogenic Float -- Part II.The Guiana Shield and the Andean Belt -- Chapter 3. The Proterozoic basement of the Western Guiana shield and the Northern Andes -- Part III.Early Paleozoic Tectono-Sedimentary History -- Chapter 4.Ordovician orogeny and jurassic low-lying orogeny in the Santander Massif, Northern Andes (Colombia) -- Part 4. Major Tectono-Magmatic Events -- Chapter 5.Phanerozoic Granitoid magmatism and tectono-magmatic evolution in the Colombian Andes -- Chapter 6.Phanerozoic metallogeny in the Colombian Andes: a tectono-magmatic framework -- Chapter 7.Paleogene Magmatism of the Maracaibo block and its tectonic significance -- Chapter 8.Late cenozoic to modern-day volcanism in the Northern Andes: A geochronological, petro-graphical and geochemical review -- Part 5.The Northern Andean Orogen -- Part 5.The Northern Andean Orogen -- Chapter 9.Diagnostic structural features of NW South America: Structural Cross-Sections Based Upon Detailed Field Transects -- Chapter 10.Cretaceous stratigraphy and paleo-facies maps of Northwestern South America -- Chapter 11.Morphotectonics and orogenic development of the Northern Andes of Colombia: A low-temperature thermochronology perspective -- Chapter 12.The Romeral shear zone -- Part 6.Continental Uplift-Drift -- Chapter 13.Thermochronology, uplift-exhumation of the Merida Andes, Santander Massif - Perija and Si-erra Nevada De Santa Marta. A Regional Overview -- Part 7.Active Oceanic - Continental Collision -- Chapter 14.The geology of the Panama-Choco Arc -- Part 8.Holocene - Anthropocene -- Chapter 15.Sediment transfers from the Andes of Colombia during the Anthropocene -- Chapter 16.The historical, geomorphological evolution of the Colombian littoral zones (XVIII century to present)

Description / Table of Contents: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the geological evolution of the Northern Andes and contiguous shield areas, with a focus upon Colombia. Updated geological interpretations are supported by modern lithogeochemical, seismic, gravity and magnetic data and radiogenic isotope and radiometric age determinations. The composite data permits a detailed interpretation of the tectono-magmatic history of the Northern Andean Block, including the Andes of Colombia, northern Ecuador, western Venezuela and eastern Panamá. Tectonic reconstructions based upon characterization of more than thirty litho-tectonic and morpho-structural units, terrane assemblages and tectonic realms, and their bounding suture and fault systems, highlight the intimate and complementary Mesozoic-Cenozoic history of the Northern Andean Block and the Pacific and Caribbean Plates. The complex nature of Northern Andean assembly contrasts with ‘‘classical’’ Central Andean ‘‘Cordilleran-type’’ orogenic models. Differences render the application of typical Cordilleran-type models inappropriate for the Colombian Andes. The importance of underlying Proterozoic through mid-Mesozoic elements, in the development of Meso-Cenozoic Northern Andean orogeny-phase tectonic configurations is analyzed in the light of spatial-temporal studies and reconstructions related to basin formation, sedimentation, deformation, uplift mechanisms, structural style and magmatic evolution. The pre-Andean architecture of north western South America has played a pre-determinative role in the development of the Northern Andean orogenic system. 16 contributions analyze key stratigraphic, structural, metamorphic, magmatic and tectonic questions, and provide solutions as far as the most recent published field-based studies permit. The volume provides geological interpretations and tectonic models which contrast with repetitive theoretical proposals frequently found in the available literature

Description / Table of Contents: This book offers a collection of papers presented in the International Conference on Geomagnetism, Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism held in Kazan (Russia) in October 2017. Papers in this book are dedicated to the study of the geomagnetic field through most of the Earth's history as well as planetary and meteorite magnetism, and magnetic signatures of terrestrial impact craters. Recent studies, summaries, and reviews include: 1 - theory of the geomagnetic field, its generation and variations; 2 - experimental data on the geomagnetic field changes; 3 - studies of rock magnetism; 4 - paleotectonic reconstructions and paleoceanography; 5 - magnetostratigraphy; 6 - extraterrestrial magnetism. Summary reports and reviews will be presented by the world’s leading experts in the field of geomagnetic studies. Such workshops held by Academic Council have become traditional. They are always attended by leading professionals from Russia, CIS and non-CIS countries. In addition to discussion sessions focused on recent studies and findings, lectures on some basic concepts of geomagnetism will be delivered by leading Russian and foreign scientists

Description / Table of Contents: This book is focused on the basics of applying thermochronology to geological and tectonic problems, with the emphasis on fission-track thermochronology. It is conceived for relatively new practitioners to thermochronology, as well as scientists experienced in the various methods. The book is structured in two parts. Part I is devoted to the fundamentals of the fission-track method, to its integration with other geochronologic methods, and to the basic principles of statistics for fission-track dating and sedimentology applied to detrital thermochronology. Part I also includes the historical development of the technique and thoughts on future directions. Part II is devoted to the geological interpretation of the thermochronologic record. The thermal frame of reference and the different approaches for the interpretation of fission-track data within a geological framework of both basement and detrital studies are discussed in detail. Separate chapters demonstrate the application of fission-track thermochronology from various perspectives (e.g., tectonics, petrology, stratigraphy, hydrocarbon exploration, geomorphology), with other chapters on the application to basement rocks in orogens, passive continental margins and cratonic interiors, as well as various applications of detrital thermochronology.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Glacier changes since the Little Ice Age -- Chapter 3. An inventory of proglacial systems in Austria, Switzerland and across Patagonia -- Chapter 4. Debris-covered glaciers -- Chapter 5. Closing the balance of ice, water and sediment fluxes through the terminus of Gepatschferner -- Chapter 6. (Ground) Ice in the proglacial zone -- Chapter 7. Periglacial morphodynamics in the Upper Kaunertal -- Chapter 8. Rock slope instability in the proglacial zone: State of the Art -- Chapter 9. Rockfall at proglacial rockwalls - A case study from the Kauner Valley, Austria -- Chapter 10. Glacial sediment stores and their re-working -- Chapter 11. Slope wash, gully erosion and debris flows on lateral moraines in the upper kaunertal, Austria -- Chapter 12. Sediment transport in proglacial rivers -- Chapter 13. Fluvial sediment transport in the proglacial Fagge River, Kaunertal, Austria -- Chapter 14. Proglacial lakes in high mountain environments -- Chapter 15. Sediment budgets in high-mountain areas: Review and challenges -- Chapter 16. Sediment connectivity in proglacial areas -- Chapter 17. A sediment budget of the Upper Kauner Valley -- Chapter 18. The uncalm development of proglacial soils in the European Alps since 1850 -- Chapter 19. Vegetation succession and biogeomorphic interactions in glacier forelands

Description / Table of Contents: This book discusses the recession of alpine glaciers since the end of the Little Ice Age (LIA), which has been accelerating in the past decades. It provides an overview of the research in the field, presenting definitions and information about the different proglacial areas and systems. A number of case studies are from the PROSA project group which encompasses the expertise of geomorphologists, geologists, glaciologists and geodesists. The PROSA joint project (High-resolution measurements of morphodynamics in rapidly changing PROglacial Systems of the Alps) is determined to tackle the problems of geomorphic activity on sediment export through a quantification of sediment fluxes effected by the aforementioned geomorphic processes within the forefield of the Gepatschferner glacier (Central Alps, Austria)

Description / Table of Contents: Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet) -- Information Storage and Retrieval -- Software Engineering -- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) -- Systems and Data Security -- Computer Appl. in Administrative Data Processing -- Ontologies -- Databases -- Semantics -- Cooperative Information Systems -- Cloud Computing -- Trust, Security, Privacy And Risk. Management

Description / Table of Contents: This volume LNCS 11877 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Confederated International Conferences: Cooperative Information Systems, CoopIS 2019, Ontologies, Databases, and Applications of Semantics, ODBASE 2019, and Cloud and Trusted Computing, C&TC, held as part of OTM 2019 in October 2019 in Rhodes, Greece. The 38 full papers presented together with 8 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 156 submissions. The OTM program every year covers data and Web semantics, distributed objects, Web services, databases, information systems, enterprise workflow and collaboration, ubiquity, interoperability, mobility, grid and high-performance computing

Description / Table of Contents: This open access book discusses socio-environmental interactions in the middle to late Holocene, covering specific areas along the ancient Silk Road regions. Over twenty chapters provide insight into this topic from various disciplinary angles and perspectives, ranging from archaeology, paleoclimatology, antiquity, historical geography, agriculture, carving art and literacy. The Silk Road is a modern concept for an ancient network of trade routes that for centuries facilitated and intensified processes of cultural interaction and goods exchange between West China, Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean. Coherent patterns and synchronous events in history suggest possible links between social upheaval, resource utilization and climate or environment forces along the Silk Road and in a broader area. Post-graduates in studying will benefit from this work, as well as it will stimulate young researchers to further explore the role played by the environment in long-term socio-cultural changes.

Description / Table of Contents: This book focuses in detail on all ecologically important aspects of the Kongsfjorden system such as the marine and atmospheric environment including long-term monitoring, Ecophysiology of individual species, structure and function of the ecosystem, ecological processes and biological communities. The contributed articles include review articles and research articles that have a wider approach and bring the current research up-to-date. This book will form a baseline for future work.

Description / Table of Contents: Population genomics has revolutionized various disciplines of biology including population, evolutionary, ecological and conservation genetics, plant and animal breeding, human health, medicine and pharmacology by allowing to address novel and long-standing questions with unprecedented power and accuracy. It employs large-scale or genome-wide genetic information and bioinformatics to address various fundamental and applied aspects in biology and related disciplines, and provides a comprehensive genome-wide perspective and new insights that were not possible before. These advances have become possible due to the development of new and low-cost sequencing and genotyping technologies and novel statistical approaches and software, bioinformatics tools, and models. Population genomics is tremendously advancing our understanding the roles of evolutionary processes, such as mutation, genetic drift, gene flow, and natural selection, in shaping up genetic variation at individual loci and across the genome and populations; improving the assessment of population genetic parameters or processes such as adaptive evolution, effective population size, gene flow, admixture, inbreeding and outbreeding depression, demography, and biogeography; resolving evolutionary histories and phylogenetic relationships of extant, ancient and extinct species; understanding the genomic basis of fitness, adaptation, speciation, complex ecological and economically important traits, and disease and insect resistance; facilitating forensics, genetic medicine and pharmacology; delineating conservation genetic units; and understanding the genetic effects of resource management practices, and assisting conservation and sustainable management of genetic resources. This Population Genomics book discusses the concepts, approaches, applications and promises of population genomics in addressing most of the above fundamental and applied crucial aspects in a variety of organisms from microorganisms to humans. The book provides insights into a range of emerging population genomics topics including population epigenomics, landscape genomics, seascape genomics, paleogenomics, ecological and evolutionary genomics, biogeography, demography, speciation, admixture, colonization and invasion, genomic selection, and plant and animal domestication. This book fills a vacuum in the field and is expected to become a primary reference in Population Genomics world-wide

Description / Table of Contents: This richly illustrated book presents Germany’s geological evolution in the context of the Earth’s dynamic history. It starts with an introduction to Geology and explains the plate tectonic development, as well as the formation of both ancient and recent mountain belts - namely the Caledonian, Variscan and the modern-day Alps - that formed this part of Europe. A dedicated chapter discusses the origin of earthquakes in Germany, the occurrence of young volcanic rocks and the various episodes of rock deformation and metamorphism at these complex crossroads of plate tectonic history. The book highlights Germany’s diverse geological history, ranging from the origin of the Earth, the formation of deep crystalline rocks, and their overlying sedimentary sequences, to its more recent “ice age” quaternary cover. The last chapter addresses the shaping of the modern landscape. Though the content is also accessible for non-geologists, it is primarily intended for geoscience students and an academic audience

Description / Table of Contents: Domestic and wild large mammalian herbivores occur on every continent except Antarctica. Through their browsing and grazing, they affect the structure and distribution not only of vegetation, but also of associated fauna. Consequently, the interactions between management practices and herbivore populations influence the biodiversity, structure and dynamics of ecosystems across vast expanses around the globe: signs of human activity that will be detectable for epochs to come. As a follow-up work to The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing, published in 2008, this new volume presents cutting-edge research on the behaviour, distribution, movement, and direct and indirect impacts of domestic and wild herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems. The respective chapters highlight strategic and applied research on cross-cutting issues in palaeontology and ecology, and provide concrete recommendations on the management of large herbivores to integrate production and conservation in terrestrial systems. Given its scope, the book will appeal to students, researchers and anyone interested in understanding these fascinating wild animals and how they shape the natural world

Description / Table of Contents: This book documents the effects of natural hazards on coastal ecosystems in detail. The sea is an indispensable component of the Earth system, and human societies obtain many goods and services from the marine environment. Global warming threatens marine ecosystems through seawater temperature rise, acidification, sea-level rise and the increased frequency of severe storms. The repeated effects of tsunamis also have major impacts on coastal ecosystems. Increases in population and industry activities along the coast cause the degradation of coastal ecosystems through direct and indirect uses of the environment such as reclamation, overexploitation of bioresources, and pollution. Given these facts, we need to improve our understanding of the physical, chemical and biological mechanisms characterizing marine ecosystems, in order to better measure the effects of anthropogenic and natural impacts on the sea and its ecosystems. Equipped with a comprehensive understanding of the sea, including the effects of the main pressures on it, we will have a better idea of the future state of the sea based on several scenarios of global warming. The 16th France-Japan Symposium on Marine Science focused on using advances in oceanography to better understand the current status of the sea from physical, chemical, biological and ecological perspectives, including fishery sciences and integrated approaches

Description / Table of Contents: It is not so long ago (a mere 17,000 years – a blink in geologic time) that vast areas of the Northern Hemisphere were covered with ice sheets up to two miles thick, lowering the oceans by more than 120 m. By 11,000 years ago, most of the ice was gone. Evidence from polar ice cores and ocean sediments show that Ice Ages were persistent and recurrent over the past 800,000 years. The data suggests that Ice Ages were the normal state, and were temporarily interrupted by interglacial warm periods about nine times during this period. Quasi-periodic variations in the Earth cause the solar input to high northern latitudes to vary with time over thousands of years. The widely accepted Milankovitch theory implies that the interglacial warm periods are associated with high solar input to high northern latitudes. However, many periods of high solar input to high northern latitudes occur during Ice Ages while the ice sheets remain. The data also indicates that Ice Ages will persist regardless of solar input to high northern latitudes, until several conditions are met that are necessary to generate a termination of an Ice Age. An Ice Age will not terminate until it has been maturing for many tens of thousands of years leading to a reduction of the atmospheric CO2 concentration to less than 200 ppm. At that point, CO2 starvation coupled with lower temperatures will cause desertification of marginal regions, leading to the generation of large quantities of dust. High winds transfer this dust to the ice sheets greatly increasing their solar absorptivity, and at the next up-lobe in the solar input to high northern latitudes, solar power melts the ice sheets over about a 6,000-year interval. A warm interglacial period follows, during which dust levels drop remarkably. Slowly but surely, ice begins accumulating again at high northern latitudes and an incipient new Ice Age begins. This third edition presents data and models to support this theory

Description / Table of Contents: What do we know about Mediterranean Cold (Deep)-Water coral ecosystems? In this book, specialists offer answers and insights with a series of chapters and short papers about the paleoecology, biology, physiology and ecology of the corals and other organisms that comprise these ecosystems. Structured on a temporal axis—Past, Present and Future—the reviews and selected study cases cover the cold and deep coral habitats known to date in the Mediterranean Basin. This book illustrates and explains the deep Mediterranean coral habitats that might have originated similar thriving ecosystems in today’s Atlantic Ocean

Description / Table of Contents: Anode Materials, SEI, Carbon, Graphite, Conductivity, Graphene, Reversible, Formation / Pages 1-71 --- Cathode Materials, Samples, Pristine, Layered, Doping, Discharge Capacity / Pages 73-161 --- Ionic Conductivity, Polymer Electrolyte, Membranes, Electrochemical Stability, Separators / Pages 163-193 --- Models, SOC, Maximum, Time, Cell, Data, Parameters / Pages 195-247

Description / Table of Contents: Nature-Based Solutions in Flood Risk Management / Thomas Hartmann, Lenka Slavíková, Simon McCarthy / Pages 3-8 --- Scale in Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Risk Management / Pavel Raška, Lenka Slavíková, John Sheehan / Pages 9-20 --- Reversing the Current: Small Scale Retention Programs in Polish Forests / Piotr Matczak, Viktória Takács, Marek Goździk / Pages 23-37 --- Commentary: A (Mostly) Hydrological Commentary on the Small Retention Programs in the Polish Forests / Martyn Futter / Pages 39-43 --- Commentary: Small Retention in Polish Forests from a Forest Management Perspective—Copying of Existing Could Be Right Path / Marijana Kapović Solomun / Pages 45-51 --- This Is My Land! Privately Funded Natural Water Retention Measures in the Czech Republic / Lenka Slavíková, Pavel Raška / Pages 55-67 --- Commentary: Mr. Pitek’s Land from a Perspective of Managing Hydrological Extremes: Challenges in Upscaling and Transferring Knowledge / Mark E. Wilkinson / Pages 69-75 --- Commentary: A Spatial Planning Perspective on Privately Funded Natural Water Retention Measures / Lukas Löschner / Pages 77-81 --- Swapping Development Rights in Swampy Land: Strategic Instruments to Prevent Floodplain Development in Flanders / Ann Crabbé, Tom Coppens / Pages 85-97 --- Commentary: Swapping Development Rights to Prevent Flood Plain Development in Flanders: A Legal Architecture Perspective / John Sheehan / Pages 99-103 --- Commentary: An Economic View on the Prospects of a Flood Defense Related Development Rights Market in Flanders / András Kis, Gábor Ungvári / Pages 105-108 --- Urban Wetlands Restoration in Floodplains: A Case of the City of Pilsen, Czech Republic / Jan Macháč, Jiří Louda / Pages 111-126 --- Commentary: Urban Wetlands Restoration as NBS for Flood Risk Mitigation: From Positive Case to Legitimate Practice, in the View of Evidence-Based Flood Risk Policy Making / Jenia Gutman / Pages 127-134 --- Commentary: Flood Retention in Urban Floodplains—A Plzen Case Study from the Viewpoint of a Hydraulic Engineer / Reinhard Pohl / Pages 135-138 --- Blauzone Rheintal: A Regional Planning Instrument for Future-Oriented Flood Management in a Dynamic Risk Environment / Lukas Löschner, Walter Seher, Ralf Nordbeck, Manfred Kopf / Pages 141-154 --- Commentary: The Blauzone Rheintal from a Hydrological Perspective—A Transboundary Flood-Mitigation Solution in a Large Gravel-Bed River Basin / Nejc Bezak, Mojca Šraj, Matjaž Mikoš / Pages 155-160 --- Commentary: The Blauzone Rheintal Approach from a Natural Hazard Perspective—Challenges to Establish Effective Flood Defence Management Programs / Carla S. S. Ferreira, Zahra Kalantari / Pages 161-167 --- Relocation of Dikes: Governance Challenges in the Biosphere Reserve “River Landscape Elbe-Brandenburg” / Barbara Warner, Christian Damm / Pages 171-180 --- Commentary: Dike Relocation from an Environmental Policy Perspective / Martijn F. van Staveren / Pages 181-185 --- Commentary: Reflection on Governance Challenges in Large-Scale River Restoration Actions / Kristina Veidemane / Pages 187-190 --- Dilemmas of an Integrated Multi-use Climate Adaptation Project in the Netherlands: The Oekense Beek / Maria Kaufmann, Mark Wiering / Pages 193-207 --- Commentary: Effectiveness and Integrated Multi-use of Retention Measures—A Hydraulic Engineering Perspective / Robert Jüpner / Pages 209-212 --- Commentary: Voluntary Agreement in Multi-use Climate Adaptation in the Oekense Beek from a Politic-Economic Perspective / Thomas Thaler / Pages 213-218 --- Conclusion / Thomas Hartmann, Lenka Slavíková, Simon McCarthy / Pages 221-228

Description / Table of Contents: Volcanic Unrest and Pre-eruptive Processes: A Hazard and Risk Perspective / J. Gottsmann, J.-C. Komorowski, J. Barclay / Pages 1-21 --- The Role of Laws Within the Governance of Volcanic Risks / R. J. Bretton, J. Gottsmann, R. Christie / Pages 23-34 --- Deterministic Versus Probabilistic Volcano Monitoring: Not “or” But “and” / D. Rouwet, R. Constantinescu, L. Sandri / Pages 35-46 --- Probabilistic E-tools for Hazard Assessment and Risk Management / Stefania Bartolini, Joan Martí, Rosa Sobradelo, Laura Becerril / Pages 47-61 --- The Need to Quantify Hazard Related to Non-magmatic Unrest: From BET_EF to BET_UNREST / Laura Sandri, Roberto Tonini, Dmitri Rouwet, Robert Constantinescu, Ana Teresa Mendoza-Rosas, Daniel Andrade et al. / Pages 63-82 --- Groundwater flow and volcanic unrest / Alia Jasim, Brioch Hemmings, Klaus Mayer, Bettina Scheu / Pages 83-99 --- Experimental Simulations of Magma Storage and Ascent / C. Martel, R. A. Brooker, J. Andújar, M. Pichavant, B. Scaillet, J. D. Blundy / Pages 101-110 --- Magma Chamber Rejuvenation: Insights from Numerical Models / C. P. Montagna, P. Papale, A. Longo, M. Bagagli / Pages 111-122 --- Magma Mixing: History and Dynamics of an Eruption Trigger / Daniele Morgavi, Ilenia Arienzo, Chiara Montagna, Diego Perugini, Donald B. Dingwell / Pages 123-137 --- Gases as Precursory Signals: Experimental Simulations, New Concepts and Models of Magma Degassing / M. Pichavant, N. Le Gall, B. Scaillet / Pages 139-154 --- Crystals, Bubbles and Melt: Critical Conduit Processes Revealed by Numerical Models / M. E. Thomas, J. W. Neuberg, A. S. D. Collinson / Pages 155-169 --- When Does Magma Break? / Fabian B. Wadsworth, Taylor Witcher, Jérémie Vasseur, Donald B. Dingwell, Bettina Scheu / Pages 171-184 --- Volcano Seismology: Detecting Unrest in Wiggly Lines / R. O. Salvage, S. Karl, J. W. Neuberg / Pages 185-201 --- The Ups and Downs of Volcanic Unrest: Insights from Integrated Geodesy and Numerical Modelling / J. Hickey, J. Gottsmann, P. Mothes, H. Odbert, I. Prutkin, P. Vajda / Pages 203-219 --- Fluid Geochemistry and Volcanic Unrest: Dissolving the Haze in Time and Space / Dmitri Rouwet, Silvana Hidalgo, Erouscilla P. Joseph, Gino González-Ilama / Pages 221-239 --- Geophysical Footprints of Cotopaxi’s Unrest and Minor Eruptions in 2015: An Opportunity to Test Scientific and Community Preparedness / Patricia A. Mothes, Mario C. Ruiz, Edwin G. Viracucha, Patricio A. Ramón, Stephen Hernández, Silvana Hidalgo et al. / Pages 241-270 --- Volcanic Unrest Simulation Exercises: Checklists and Guidance Notes / R. J. Bretton, S. Ciolli, C. Cristiani, J. Gottsmann, R. Christie, W. Aspinall / Pages 271-298

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction / Chenyang Li, Liqiong Jia, Xuan Wu / Pages 1-2 --- Initiation Period (1914–1934): Geologists’ Artistic Accomplishment Reflected by Hand-Drawn Maps / Chenyang Li, Guo Liu, Ruiyang Yu, Hui Guo, Fanyu Qi / Pages 3-22 --- Exploration Period (1935–1953): The First Step Toward Standardization / Liqiong Jia, Xiaolei Li, Yuntao Shang, Xuezheng Gao, Jie Meng / Pages 23-49 --- Growth Period (1954–1994): Maps Displaying More Information and Printed in More Standard Way / Liqiong Jia, Zhaoyu Kong, Xuezheng Gao, Hui Guo, Xiaolei Li, Chunzhen He / Pages 51-102 --- Leaping Forward Period (1995 to Present): Moving into Digital Mapping and Digital Cartography Era / Xuan Wu, Fanyu Qi, Guo Liu, Yuntao Shang, Jie Meng / Pages 103-119

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction / Pages 1-8 --- Primary Production: From Inorganic to Organic Carbon / Pages 9-35 --- The Return from Organic to Inorganic Carbon / Pages 37-56 --- Carbon Processing at the Seafloor / Pages 57-75 --- Biogeochemical Processes and Inorganic Carbon Dynamics / Pages 77-105 --- Organic Matter is more than CH2O / Pages 107-118

Description / Table of Contents: Scherrer Width and Topography of Illite as Potential Indicators for Contrasting Cu-Recovery by Flotation of a Chilean Porphyry Cu (Mo) Ore / G. Abarzúa, L. Gutiérrez, U. Kelm, J. Morales / Pages 3-6 --- Ore Mineralogical Study of Cerattepe Au-Cu (±Zn) VMS Deposit (Artvin-Turkey) / İ. Akpınar, E. Çiftçi / Pages 7-10 --- Correlation Value of the Mineralogical Composition of Tills in the North of European Russia / L. Andreicheva / Pages 11-14 --- Comparative Gold Deportment Study on Direct Leaching and Hybrid Process Tails of Oxide Ores from Mayskoye Au Deposit (Chukotka, Russia) / I. Anisimov, A. Dolotova, A. Sagitova, M. Kharitonova, B. Milman, I. Agapov / Pages 15-18 --- Mineral-Geochemical Criteria to Gold and Silver Recovery for Geometallurgical Sampling Campaign on Primorskoe Gold-Silver Deposit / I. Anisimov, A. Sagitova, O. Troshina, I. Agapov / Pages 19-23 --- Mineralogical-Geochemical Criteria for Geometallurgical Mapping of Levoberezhnoye Au Deposit (Khabarovsk Region, Russia) / I. Anisimov, A. Sagitova, M. Kharitonova, A. Dolotova, I. Agapov / Pages 24-28 --- Mineralogical Reasons of Au Recovery Variability from North-Western Pit of Varvara Au-Cu Mine (Kazakhstan) and Criteria for Geometallurgical Mapping / I. Anisimov, A. Dolotova, A. Sagitova, M. Kharitonova, I. Agapov / Pages 29-32 --- Mineralogical Breakthrough into Nanoworld: Results and Challenges / A. Askhabov / Pages 33-36 --- Case Study: Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Copper Mine Tailings in Northern Central-Chile / K. Berkh, D. Rammlmair, M. Drobe, J. Meima / Pages 37-40 --- Application of Fluoride Technology for Processing of Off-Grade Aluminum Raw Materials / I. Burtsev, I. Perovskiy, D. Kuzmin / Pages 41-44 --- Applied Mineralogy for Complex and Profound Mineral Processing / V. Chanturiya, T. Matveeva / Pages 45-48 --- Mineralogical and Technological Features of Tin Minerals at Pravourmiysky Deposit (Khabarovsk Region) / T. Chikisheva, S. Prokopyev, E. Kolesov, V. Kilin, A. Karpova, E. Prokopyev et al. / Pages 49-52 --- Ore Mineralogy of High Sulfidation Çorak-Taç Epimesothermal Gold Deposit (Yusufeli-Artvin-Turkey) / K. Diarra, E. Sangu, E. Çiftçi / Pages 53-58 --- Mineralogical and Technological Aspects of Phosphate Ore Processing / A. Elbendari, V. Potemkin, T. Aleksandrova, N. Nikolaeva / Pages 59-65 --- Properties and Processing of Ores Containing Layered Silicates / A. Gerasimov, V. Arsentyev, V. Lazareva / Pages 66-69 --- Applied Mineralogy of Anthropogenic Accessory Minerals / A. Gerasimov, E. Kotova, I. Ustinov / Pages 70-74 --- Crystal-Chemical and Technological Features of the KMA Natural Magnetites / T. Gzogyan, S. Gzogyan / Pages 75-79 --- Practical Application of Technological Mineralogy on the Example of Studying of Sulphidization in the KMA Ferruginous Quartzites / S. Gzogyan, T. Gzogyan / Pages 80-83 --- Ore Mineralogy of Kirazliyayla (Yenişehir-Bursa-Turkey) Mesothermal Zn-Pb-(±Cu) Deposit: Preliminary Results / F. Javid, E. Çiftçi / Pages 84-89 --- Use of Borogypsum as Secondary Raw / A. Khatkova, L. Nikitina, S. Pateyuk / Pages 90-93 --- New Approaches in X-ray Phase Analysis of Gypsum Raw Material of Diverse Genesis / V. Klimenko, V. Pavlenko, T. Klimenko / Pages 94-98 --- Nanotechnologies in Mineral-Geochemical Methods for Assessing the Forms of Finding of Gold, Related Elements, Technological Properties of Industrial Ores and Their Tails / R. Koneev, R. Khalmatov, O. Tursunkulov, A. Krivosheeva, N. Iskandarov, A. Sigida / Pages 99-102 --- Applied Mineralogy of Mining Industrial Wastes / O. Kotova, E. Ozhogina / Pages 103-106 --- High-Tech Elements in Minerals of Massive Sulfide Deposits: LA-ICP-MS Data / V. Maslennikov, S. Maslennikova, N. Aupova, A. Tseluyko, R. Large, L. Danyushevsky et al. / Pages 107-110 --- Absolutely Pure Gold with High Fineness 1000‰ / Z. Nikiforova / Pages 111-114 --- New Data on Microhardness of Placer Gold / Z. Nikiforova / Pages 115-118 --- Modern Methods of Technological Mineralogy in Assessing the Quality of Rare Metal Raw Materials / E. Ozhogina, A. Rogozhin, O. Yakushina, Yu. Astakhova, E. Likhnikevich, N. Sycheva et al. / Pages 119-122 --- Topochemical Transformations in Sodium-Bismuth-Silicate System at 100–900 ℃ / A. Pavlenko, R. Yastrebinskiy / Pages 123-126 --- Ag-Bearing Mineralization of Nevenrekan Deposit (Magadan Region, Russia) / E. Podolian, I. Shelukhina, I. Kotova / Pages 127-128 --- Th/U Relations as an Indicator of the Genesis of Metamorphic Zircons (On the Example of the North of the Urals) / Y. Pystina, A. Pystin / Pages 129-132 --- Phenomenon of Microphase Heterogenization by Means of Endocrypt-Scattered Impurity of Rare and Noble Metals as a Result of Radiation by Accelerated Electrons of Bauxites / I. Razmyslov, O. Kotova, V. Silaev, L. A. Gomze / Pages 133-135 --- Gold Extraction to Ferrosilicium, Production of Foam Silicate from Processing Tails of the Olimpiada Mining and Processing Complex Gold Processing Plant (Russia, Krasnoyarsk Territory) / A. Sazonov, V. Pavlov, S. Silyanov, E. Zvyagina / Pages 136-139 --- Predictive Assessment of Quality of Mineral Aggregates Disintegration / S. Shevchenko, R. Brodskaya, I. Bilskaya, Yu. Kobzeva, V. Lyahnitskaya / Pages 140-142 --- Development of Methods for Anti-filtration Formations Destruction Inside a Heap Leach Pile / H. Tcharo, M. Koulibaly, F. K. N. Tchibozo / Pages 143-145 --- Microtomographic Study of Gabbro-Diabase Structural Transformations Under Compressive Loads / L. Vaisberg, E. Kameneva / Pages 146-151 --- Process Mineralogy as a Basis of Molybdoscheelite Ore Preparation / L. Vaisberg, O. Kononov, I. Ustinov / Pages 152-156 --- Crystallomorphology of Cassiterite and Its Practical Importance / I. Vdovina / Pages 157-161 --- Modal Analysis of Rocks and Ores in Thin Sections / Yu. Voytekhovsky / Pages 162-166 --- Quality Assurance Support (QA/QC System) of Mineralogical Analysis / O. Yakushina, E. Gorbatova, E. Ozhogina, A. Rogozhin / Pages 167-171 --- Mineral Preparation in Geological Research / T. Yusupov, A. Travin, S. Novikova, D. Yudin / Pages 172-175 --- Impact Diamonds: Types, Properties and Uses / V. Afanasiev, N. Pokhilenko, A. Eliseev, S. Gromilov, S. Ugapieva, V. Senyut / Pages 179-182 --- Authentic Semi-precious and Precious Gemstones of Turkey: Special Emphasis on the Ones Preferred for Prayer Beads / E. Çiftçi, H. Selim, H. Sendir / Pages 183-188 --- Biooxidation of Copper Sulfide Minerals / Yu. Elkina, E. Melnikova, V. Melamud, A. Bulaev / Pages 189-191 --- Genetic Problem of Quartz in Titanium Minerals in Paleoplacers of Middle Timan / I. Golubeva, I. Burtsev, A. Ponaryadov, A. Shmakova / Pages 192-194 --- Gold and Platinum Group Minerals (PGM) from the Placers of Northwest Kuznetsk Alatau (NWKA) (South Siberia, Russia) / V. Gusev, S. Zhmodik, G. Nesterenko, D. Belyanin / Pages 195-197 --- Noble Metal Mineralization of the PGM Zone “C” of the East-Pana Layered Intrusion (Kola Peninsula) / O. Kazanov, G. Logovskaya, S. Korneev / Pages 198-200 --- Shungites and Their Industrial Potential / V. Kovalevski, V. Shchiptsov / Pages 201-204 --- Gold-Silver Natural Alloy of Chromitites from the Kamenushinsky Massif (The Middle Urals) / A. Minibaev / Pages 205-207 --- Microbial Processes in Ore-Bearing Laterite at the Tomtor Nb-REE Deposit: Evidence from Carbon Isotope Composition in Carbonates / V. Ponomarchuk, E. Lazareva, S. Zhmodik, N. Karmanov, A. Piryaev / Pages 208-211 --- Peridot: Types of Deposits and Formation Conditions / S. Sokolov / Pages 212-213 --- Mineralogical Analysis of Glacial Deposits and Titanium Paleoplacers of the East European Part of Russia / N. Vorobyov, A. Shmakova / Pages 214-215 --- A Bench Scale Investigation of Pump-Ejector System at Simultaneous Water and Gas Injection / S. Karabaev, N. Olmaskhanov, N. Mirsamiev, J. Mugisho / Pages 219-220 --- Integrated Use of Oil and Salt Layers at Oil Field Development / V. Malyukov, K. Vorobyev / Pages 221-222 --- Oil and Gas Reservoirs in the Lower Triassic Deposits in the Arctic Regions of the Timan-Pechora Province / N. Timonina / Pages 223-226 --- Associated Petroleum Gas Flaring: The Problem and Possible Solution / A. Vorobev, E. Shchesnyak / Pages 227-230 --- Innovative Technology of Using Anti-sand Filters at Wells of the Vankor Oil and Gas Field / K. Vorobyev, A. Gomes / Pages 231-232 --- Thermometry of Apatite Saturation (The Kozhym Massif, The Subpolar Urals) / Y. Denisova, A. Vikhot, O. Grakova, N. Uljasheva / Pages 235-238 --- Studies of Structural Changes in Surface and Deep Layers in Magnetite Crystals After High Pressure Pressing / P. Matyukhin / Pages 239-243 --- The Potential of Lacquer Peel Profiles and Hyperspectral Analysis for Exploration of Tailings Deposits / W. Nikonow, D. Rammlmair / Pages 244-247 --- Methods of Extraction of Micro- and Nanoparticles of Metal Compounds from Fine Fractions of Rocks, Ores and Processing Products / A. Smetannikov, D. Onosov / Pages 248-251 --- Efficiency Evaluation for Titanium Dioxide-Based Advanced Materials in Water Treatment / M. Harja, O. Kotova, S. Sun, A. Ponaryadov, T. Shchemelinina / Pages 255-258 --- The Use of Karelia’s High-Mg Rocks for the Production of Building Materials, Ceramics and Other Materials with Improved Properties / V. Ilyina / Pages 259-262 --- Kinetic Features of Formation of Supramolecular Matrices on the Basis of Silica Monodisperse Spherical Particles / D. Kamashev / Pages 263-266 --- Three-Cation Scandium Borates RxLa1−XSc3(BO3)4(R = Sm, Tb): Synthesis, Structure, Crystal Growth and Luminescent Properties / A. Kokh, A. Kuznetsov, K. Kokh, N. Kononova, V. Shevchenko, B. Uralbekov et al. / Pages 267-271 --- Rational Usage of Amorphous Varieties of Silicon Dioxide in Dry Mixtures of Glass with Specific Light Transmittance / N. Min’ko, O. Dobrinskaya / Pages 272-276 --- Peculiarities of Phase Formation in Artificial Ceramic Binders for White-Ware Compositions / I. Moreva, E. Evtushenko, O. Sysa, V. Bedina / Pages 277-280 --- Experimental Modeling of Biogeosorbents / T. Shchemelinina, O. Kotova, E. Anchugova, D. Shushkov, G. Ignatyev, M. Markarova / Pages 281-285 --- Heating Rate and Liquid Glass Content Influence on Cement Brick Dehydration / V. Strokova, D. Bondarenko / Pages 286-289 --- Structure and Surface Reactivity Mediated Enzymatic Performances of Clay-Based Nanobiocatalyst / S. Sun, K. Wang, F. Dong, B. Ma, T. Huo, Y. Zhao et al. / Pages 290-291 --- Structural-Phase Stabilization of Clay Materials in Hydrothermal Conditions / O. Sysa, E. Evtushenko, I. Moreva, V. Loktionov / Pages 292-295 --- Phase Changes in Radiation Protection Composite Materials Based on Bismuth Oxide / S. Yashkina, V. Doroganov, E. Evtushenko, O. Gavshina, E. Sysa / Pages 296-299 --- Development of Technology for Anti-corrosion Glass Enamel Coatings for Oil Pipelines / E. Yatsenko, A. Ryabova, L. Klimova / Pages 300-303 --- Optimization of Formulations of Cement Composites Modified by Calcined Clay Raw Material for Energy Efficient Building Constructions / A. Balykov, T. Nizina, V. Volodin, D. Korovkin / Pages 307-310 --- Santa Maria Clays as Ceramic Raw Materials / Â. Cerqueira, C. Sequeira, D. Terroso, S. Moutinho, C. Costa, F. Rocha / Pages 311-312 --- Alkaline Activation of Rammed Earth Material – “New Generation of Adobes” / C. Costa, D. Arduin, C. Sequeira, D. Terroso, S. Moutinho, Â. Cerqueira et al. / Pages 313-314 --- Structurization of Composites When Using 3D-Additive Technologies in Construction / M. Elistratkin, V. Lesovik, N. Chernysheva, E. Glagolev, P. Hardaev / Pages 315-318 --- Influence of Flow Blowing Agent on the Properties of Aerated Concrete Variable Density and Strength / V. Galdina, E. Gurova, P. Deryabin, M. Rashchupkina, I. Chulkova / Pages 319-322 --- Structuring Features of Mixed Cements on the Basis of Technogenic Products / M. Garkavi, A. Artamonov, E. Kolodezhnaya, A. Pursheva, M. Akhmetzyanova / Pages 323-326 --- Use of Slags in the Production of Portland Cement Clinker / V. Konovalov, A. Fedorov, A. Goncharov / Pages 327-330 --- Geopolymerization and Structure Formation in Alkali Activated Aluminosilicates with Different Crystallinity Degree / N. Kozhukhova, V. Strokova, I. Zhernovsky, K. Sobolev / Pages 331-334 --- Matrix Instruments for Calculating Costs of Concrete with Multicomponent Binders / T. Kuladzhi, S.-A. Murtazaev, S. Aliev, M. Hubaev / Pages 335-338 --- Characterisation of Perovskites in a Calcium Sulfo Aluminate Cement / G. Le Saout, R. Idir, J.-C. Roux / Pages 339-343 --- Geonics (Geomimetics) as a Theoretical Basis for New Generation Compositing / V. Lesovik, A. Volodchenko, E. Glagolev, I. Lashina, H.-B. Fischer / Pages 344-347 --- Regularities in the Formation of the Structure and Properties of Coatings Based on Silicate Paint Sol / V. Loganina, E. Mazhitov, V. Demyanova / Pages 348-351 --- Influence of Sodium Oxide on Brightness Coefficient of Portland Cement Clinker / D. Mishin, S. Kovalyov / Pages 352-355 --- Production of Bleached Cement / D. Mishin, S. Kovalev / Pages 356-359 --- Multicomponent Binders with Off-Grade Fillers / S.-A. Murtazaev, M. Salamanova, M. Saydumov, A. Alaskhanov, M. Khubaev / Pages 360-364 --- High-Quality Concretes for Foundations of the Multifunctional High-Rise Complex (MHC) «Akhmat Tower» / S.-A. Murtazaev, M. Saydumov, A. Alaskhanov, M. Nakhaev / Pages 365-368 --- Designing High-Strength Concrete Using Products of Dismantling of Buildings and Structures / T. Murtazaeva, A. Alaskhanov, M. Saidumov, V. Hadisov / Pages 369-371 --- Estimation of Rheo-Technological Effectiveness of Polycarboxylate Superplasticizer in Filled Cement Systems in the Development of Self-compacting Concrete for High-Density Reinforced Building Constructions / T. Nizina, A. Balykov, V. Volodin, D. Korovkin / Pages 372-375 --- Parameters of Siliciferous Substrate of Photocatalytic Composition Material as a Factor of Its Efficiency / Y. Ogurtsova, E. Gubareva, M. Labuzova, V. Strokova / Pages 376-380 --- Properties Improvement of Metakaolin-Zeolite-Diatomite-Red Mud Based Geopolymers / F. Rocha, C. Costa, W. Hajjaji, S. Andrejkovičová, S. Moutinho, A. Cerqueira / Pages 381-384 --- Features of Production of Fine Concretes Based on Clinkerless Binders of Alkaline Mixing / M. Salamanova, S.-A. Murtazaev, A. Alashanov, Z. Ismailova / Pages 385-388 --- Impact of Thermal Modification on Properties of Basalt Fiber for Concrete Reinforcement / V. Strokova, V. Nelyubova, I. Zhernovsky, O. Masanin, S. Usikov, V. Babaev / Pages 389-392 --- Activation of Cement in a Jet Mill / S. Titov, A. Kazakov / Pages 393-394 --- The Law of Similarity and Designing High-Performance Composites / A. Tolstoy, V. Lesovik, E. Glagolev, L. Zagorodniuk / Pages 395-398 --- Genesis of Clay Rock of the Incomplete Stage of Mineral Formation as a Raw Material Base for Autoclaved Materials / A. Volodchenko, V. Strokova / Pages 399-402 --- Abnormal Mineral Formation in Aluminate Cement Stone / I. Zhernovsky, V. Strokova, V. Nelyubova, Yu. Ogurtsova, M. Rykunova / Pages 403-406 --- Structural Transformations of Low-Temperature Quartz During Mechanoactivation / I. Zhernovsky, V. Strokova / Pages 407-410 --- Effect of Earthquake on the Landscape of Jiuzhaigou-Huanglong Travertine and Its Restoration / F. Dong, Q. Dai, Q. Li, F. Wang, Y. Luo / Pages 413-414 --- Microbial Colonies in Renal Stones / A. Izatulina, M. Zelenskaya, O. Frank-Kamenetskaya / Pages 415-418 --- Fabrication of ZnO/Palygorskite Nanocomposites for Antibacterial Application / Y. Kang, A. Hui, A. Wang / Pages 419-422 --- Bacterial Oxidation of Pyrite Surface / S. Lipko, I. Lipko, K. Arsent’ev, V. Tauson / Pages 423-426 --- Biomimetic Superhydrophobic Cobalt Blue/Clay Mineral Hybrid Pigments with Self-cleaning Property and Different Colors / B. Mu, A. Zhang, A. Wang / Pages 427-431 --- Silicon Dioxide in Mineralized Heart Valves / A. Titov, V. Zaikovskii, P. M. Larionov / Pages 432-435 --- Preparation of Macroporous Adsorbent Based on Montmorillonite Stabilized Pickering Medium Internal Phase Emulsions / F. Wang, Y. Zhu, W. Wang, A. Wang / Pages 436-439 --- Depletion of the Land Resources and Its Effect on the Environment / M. Abou Zahr Diaz, M. A. Alawiyeh, M. Ghaboura / Pages 443-444 --- Geochemical Behavior of Heavy Metals During Treatment by Phosphoric Fertilizer at a Dumping Site in Kabwe, Zambia / H. Kamegamori, K. Lawrence, T. Sato, T. Otake / Pages 445-446 --- Murataite-Pyrochlore Ceramics as Complex Matrices for Radioactive Waste Immobilization: Structural and Microstructural Mechanisms of Crystallization / S. Krivovichev, S. Yudintsev, A. Pakhomova, S. Stefanovsky / Pages 447-450 --- Cs Leaching Behavior During Alteration Process of Calcium Silicate Hydrate and Potassium Alumino Silicate Hydrate / K. Kuroda, K. Toda, Y. Kobayashi, T. Sato, T. Otake / Pages 451-452 --- Environmental Pollution Problems in the Mining Regions of Russia / E. Levchenko, I. Spiridonov, D. Klyucharev / Pages 453-456 --- Environmental Solutions for the Disposal of Fine White Marble Waste / I. Shadrunova, T. Chekushina, A. Proshlyakov / Pages 457-460 --- Security Test of New Technology in View of Increased Performance of Oil Platforms Without Increasing Environmental Risks / E. M. Tanoh Boguy, T. Chekushina / Pages 461-462 --- Calcite Mineral Generation in Cold-Water Travertine Huanglong, China / F. Wang, F. Dong, X. Zhao, Q. Dai, Q. Li, Y. Luo et al. / Pages 463-465 --- Optimization of the Natural-Technical System “Iron Ore Quarry” Management Based on the Algorithm of the Rock Mass Stability Ensuring / L. Yarg, I. Fomenko, D. Gorobtsov / Pages 466-470 --- Utilization of Associated Oil Gas: Geo-ecological Problems and Modernization of the State / L. Z. Zhang, H. Y. Sun / Pages 471-472 --- Identifying the Decorative Stone Samples from the Mining Museum’s Collection: First Results / N. Borovkova, M. Machevariani / Pages 475-478 --- Monitoring of the State of St. Petersburg Stone Monuments and the Strategy of Their Preservation / O. Frank-Kamenetskaya, D. Vlasov, V. Rytikova, V. Parfenov, V. Manurtdinova, M. Zelenskaya / Pages 479-482 --- Ceramics Sugar Jars Pieces from Aveiro Production / S. Moutinho, C. Costa, Â. Cerqueira, C. Sequeira, D. Terroso, J. Nobre et al. / Pages 483-484 --- Back Matter / Pages 485-488

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to Drones & Technology Applied to the Creative Industry. AiRT Project: An Overview of the Main Results and Actions --- The Economic Impact of the Creative Industry in the European Union --- Creative Industries’ Needs: A Latent Demand --- Financing Tech-Transfer and Innovation: An Application to the Creative Industries --- Successful Cases of the Use of Innovative Tools & Technology in the Creative Industries Field --- Storyboarding as a Means of Requirements Elicitation and User Interface Design: An Application to the Drones’ Industry --- Usability and Experience of the Creative Industries through Heuristic Evaluation of Flight Software for Mapping and Photogrammetry with Drones --- How a Cutting-Edge Technology Can Benefit the Creative Industries: The Positioning System at Work --- Indoor Drones for the Creative Industries: Distinctive Features/Opportunities in Safety Navigation --- The Relationship of the Industry with the Public Administration: Best Practices on Co-regulation for Training --- Innovative Strategies for the European SMEs. AiRT Project Main Remarks

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Challenges in Riverine Ecosystem Management --- Part I Human Impacts, Mitigation and Restoration --- Chapter 2. Historic Milestones of Human River Uses and Ecological Impacts --- Chapter 3. River Morphology, Channelization, and Habitat Restoration --- Chapter 4. River Hydrology, Flow Alteration, and Environmental Flow --- Chapter 5. Hydropeaking Impacts and Mitigation --- Chapter 6. Dams: Ecological Impacts and Management --- Chapter 7. Aquatic Habitat Modeling in Running Waters --- Chapter 8. The Role of Sediment and Sediment Dynamics in the Aquatic Environment --- Chapter 9. River Connectivity, Habitat Fragmentation and Related Restoration Meas --- Chapter 10. Phosphorus and Nitrogen Dynamics in Riverine Systems: Human Impacts and Management Options --- Chapter 11. Climate Change Impacts in Riverine Ecosystems --- Chapter 12. Ecotoxicology --- Chapter 13. Land Use --- Chapter 14. Recreational Fisheries – The Need for Sustainability in Fisheries Management of Alpine Rivers --- Part II Management, Methodologies, Governance --- Chapter 15. Restoration in Integrated River Basin Management --- Chapter 16.Adaptive Management of Riverine Socio-ecological Systems --- Chapter 17. Legislative Framework for River Ecosystem Management on International and European Level --- Chapter 18. Ensuring Long-Term Cooperation Over Transboundary Water Resources Through Joint River Basin Management --- Chapter 19. Biomonitoring and Bioassessment --- Chapter 20. Biodiversity and Freshwater Information Systems --- Chapter 21. Ecosystem Services in River Landscapes --- Chapter 22. Public Participation and Environmental Education --- Chapter 23. NGOs in Freshwater Resource Management --- Part III Case Studies --- Chapter 24. Danube Under Pressure: Hydropower Rules the Fish --- Chapter 25. Danube Floodplain Lobau --- Chapter 26. Danube Sturgeons: Past and Future --- Chapter 27. Healthy Fisheries Sustain Society and Ecology in Burkina Faso --- Chapter 28. The Tisza River: Managing a Lowland River in the Carpathian Basin --- Part IV Summary --- Chapter 29. Landmarks, Advances and Future Challenges in Riverine Ecosystem Management

Description / Table of Contents: Robots and their Applications --- Sensors --- Reactive Behavior --- Finite State Machines --- Robotic Motion and Odometry --- Control --- Local Navigation: Obstacle Avoidance --- Localization --- Mapping --- Mapping-based Navigation --- Fuzzy Logic Control --- Image Processing --- Neural Networks --- Machine Learning --- Swarm Robotics --- Kinematics of a Robotic Manipulator --- Appenix A:Units of Measurement --- Appendix B:Mathematical Derivations and Tutorials --- Index

Description / Table of Contents: This handbook is the first of its kind to provide a clear, accessible, and comprehensive introduction to the most important scientific and management topics in marine environmental protection. Leading experts discuss the latest perspectives and best practices in the field with a particular focus on the functioning of marine ecosystems, natural processes, and anthropogenic pressures. The book familiarizes readers with the intricacies and challenges of managing coasts and oceans more sustainably, and guides them through the maze of concepts and strategies, laws and policies, and the various actors that define our ability to manage marine activities. Providing valuable thematic insights into marine management to inspire thoughtful application and further study, it is essential reading for marine environmental scientists, policy-makers, lawyers, practitioners and anyone interested in the field.

Description / Table of Contents: This book describes and analyses necessities for a more resource-efficient world. It discusses solutions for a more sustainable use of natural resources, addressing decision-makers and experts from the fields of policy development, industry, academia, civil society, and the media. The book presents strategies, concrete ways and examples of achieving more sustainable resource use in practice. Following on from two previous titles published on Factor X by the Umweltbundesamt (German Environment Agency), entitled “Factor X: Policy, Strategies and Instruments for a Sustainable Resource Use” (2013) and “Factor X: Re-source - Designing the Recycling Society” (2014), this book further investigates how savings in natural resources and resource efficiency improvements could be achieved, focusing on good practice examples that cover different resource categories, pursue different efficiency strategies and come from different sectors, e.g. innovative products or serv ices, technology, management approaches, systemic approaches, etc. The background against which this work is done has a highly comprehensive span, from the first Declaration of the Factor X Club in the nineties, to the European Commission’s Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe that was published in September 2011, through to the German Federal government’s German Resource Efficiency Programme (ProgRess I and II) in 2012 and 2016, the G7 Alliance for Resource Efficiency, and most recently the development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Description / Table of Contents: Intended as a text for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students and as a potential reference, this broad-scoped resource is extensive in its educational appeal by providing a new concept-based organization with end-of-chapter literature references, self-quizzes, and illustration interpretation. The concept-based, pedagogical approach, in contrast to the classic discipline-based approach, was specifically chosen to make the teaching and learning of plant anatomy more accessible for students. In addition, for instructors whose backgrounds may not primarily be plant anatomy, the features noted above are designed to provide sufficient reference material for organization and class presentation. This text is unique in the extensive use of over 1150 high-resolution color micrographs, color diagrams and scanning electron micrographs. Another feature is frequent side-boxes that highlight the relationship of plant anatomy to specialized investigations in plant molecular biology, classical investigations, functional activities, and research in forestry, environmental studies and genetics, as well as other fields. Each of the 19 richly-illustrated chapters has an abstract, a list of keywords, an introduction, a text body consisting of 10 to 20 concept-based sections, and a list of references and additional readings. At the end of each chapter, the instructor and student will find a section-by-section concept review, concept connections, concept assessment (10 multiple-choice questions), and concept applications. Answers to the assessment material are found in an appendix. An index and a glossary with over 700 defined terms complete the volume

Description / Table of Contents: In recent years, advanced molecular techniques in diagnostic microbiology have been revolutionizing the practice of clinical microbiology in the hospital setting. Molecular diagnostic testing in general and nucleic acid-based amplification methods in particular have been heralded as diagnostic tools for the new millennium. This third edition covers not only the most recent updates and advances, but details newly invented omic techniques, such as next generation sequencing. It is divided into two distinct volumes, with Volume 1 describing the techniques, and Volume 2 addressing their applications in the field. In addition, both volumes focus more so on the clinical relevance of the test results generated by these techniques than previous editions

Description / Table of Contents: This book sheds new light on the limits of adaptation to anthropogenic climate change. The respective chapters demonstrate the variety of and interconnections between factors that together constitute the constraints on adaptation. The book pays special attention to evidence that illustrates how and where such limits have become apparent or are in the process of establishing themselves, and which indicates future trends and contexts that might prove helpful in understanding adaptation limits. In particular, the book provides an overview of the most important challenges and opportunities regarding adaptation limits at different temporal, jurisdictional, and spatial scales, while also highlighting case studies, projects and best practices that show how they may be addressed. The book presents innovative multi-disciplinary research and gathers evidence from various countries, sectors and regions, the goal being to advance our understanding of the limits to adaptation and ways to overcome or modify them

Description / Table of Contents: Ecologists and natural resource managers are charged with making complex management decisions in the face of a rapidly changing environment resulting from climate change, energy development, urban sprawl, invasive species and globalization. Advances in Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, digitization, online data availability, historic legacy datasets, remote sensors and the ability to collect data on animal movements via satellite and GPS have given rise to large, highly complex datasets. These datasets could be utilized for making critical management decisions, but are often “messy” and difficult to interpret. Basic artificial intelligence algorithms (i.e., machine learning) are powerful tools that are shaping the world and must be taken advantage of in the life sciences. In ecology, machine learning algorithms are critical to helping resource managers synthesize information to better understand complex ecological systems. Machine Learning has a wide variety of powerful applications, with three general uses that are of particular interest to ecologists: (1) data exploration to gain system knowledge and generate new hypotheses, (2) predicting ecological patterns in space and time, and (3) pattern recognition for ecological sampling. Machine learning can be used to make predictive assessments even when relationships between variables are poorly understood. When traditional techniques fail to capture the relationship between variables, effective use of machine learning can unearth and capture previously unattainable insights into an ecosystem's complexity. Currently, many ecologists do not utilize machine learning as a part of the scientific process. This volume highlights how machine learning techniques can complement the traditional methodologies currently applied in this field

Description / Table of Contents: The purpose of this textbook is to enable a Neuroscientist to discuss the structure and functions of the brain at a level appropriate for students at many levels of study including undergraduate, graduate, dental or medical school level. It is truer in neurology than in any other system of medicine that a firm knowledge of basic science material, that is, the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the nervous system, enables one to readily arrive at the diagnosis of where the disease process is located and to apply their knowledge at solving problems in clinical situations. The authors have a long experience in teaching neuroscience courses at the first or second year level to medical and dental students and to residents in which clinical information and clinical problem solving are integral to the course.

Description / Table of Contents: This book first focuses on the explanation of the theory about focal mechanisms and moment tensor solutions and their role in the modern seismology. The second part of the book compiles several state-of-the-art case studies in different seismotectonic settings of the planet.The assessment of seismic hazard and the reduction of losses due to future earthquakes is probably the most important contribution of seismology to society. In this regard, the understanding of reliable determination seismic source and of its uncertainty can play a key role in contributing to geodynamic investigation, seismic hazard assessment and earthquake studies. In the last two decades, the use of waveforms recorded at local-to-regional distances has increased considerably. Waveform modeling has been used also to estimate faulting parameters of small-to-moderate sized earthquakes.

Description / Table of Contents: This book covers the approaches, applied methods and central participatory processes at the science-stakeholder interfaces embedded in the development of the "Earth System Knowledge Platform (ESKP)". The latter is an initiative of the German Helmholtz Association, synthesizing the expertise of the eight Helmholtz research institutions focusing on Earth System Sciences. The contributions showcase the approach of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) within the ESKP initiative. Central focus is placed on the question as to which knowledge transfer processes can be employed to foster meaningful approaches based on science-stakeholder dialogues, data products, and/or modelling. The authors suggest that the tools and approaches for enhancing the vital contributions of science to addressing societal challenges warrant further investigation and development.

Description / Table of Contents: This edited volume sheds new light on the impact of rapid Land Use/Cover Changes (LU/CC) on greenhouse gases (GHG’s) and aerosol emissions in South and Southeast Asia. Several countries in South/Southeast Asia have the highest population growth rates in the world, which is the main cause for LU/CC. Conversion of dense forests to agricultural areas and then to residential and urban areas is most commonly observed in South/Southeast Asian countries with a significant release of GHG’s and aerosols. The book showcases several case studies on the use of remote sensing and geospatial technologies to quantify biomass burning and air pollution impacts, aerosol pollution, LU/CC, and impacts on ecosystem services. The book also includes articles on regional initiatives in research, capacity building, and training. The authors of this book are international experts in the field, and their contributions highlight significant drivers and impacts of air pollution in South/Southeast Asia. Readers will discover the latest tools and techniques, in particular, the use of satellite remote sensing and geospatial technologies for quantifying GHG’s, aerosols and pollution episodes in this region

Description / Table of Contents: This book integrates a variety of issues such as regional settings of productivity and nutrient cycling; plankton of coastal and shelf systems; plankton, climate change and human-induced changes; harmful algae and their impacts; and gelatinous zooplankton. This book explores the intriguing marine plankton communities of the SWA region of South America encompassing low to high latitude environments, framed by a complex hydrographic background and global climate change. This vast and iconic region has been largely under-recognized and under-studied. However, in recent years a strong interest has emerged along with the acknowledgment of its high biological productivity. The book concludes by discussing conservation in the region, highlighting regional biodiversity hotspots where the challenges of climate change, habitat loss, and other threats to biodiversity may be particularly acute. Plankton Ecology of the Southwestern Atlantic is a timely synthesis of the field, setting a new baseline for future research. It will be important reading for both researchers and graduate students, and will also be of interest and use to a professional audience of oceanographers, conservation biologists, stake holders and educated science enthusiasts

Description / Table of Contents: This book offers comprehensive information on the theory, models and algorithms involved in state-of-the-art multivariate time series analysis and highlights several of the latest research advances in climate and environmental science. The main topics addressed include Multivariate Time-Frequency Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Stochastic Modeling and Optimization, Spectral Analysis, Global Climate Change, Regional Climate Change, Ecosystem and Carbon Cycle, Paleoclimate, and Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation. The self-contained guide will be of great value to researchers and advanced students from a wide range of disciplines: those from Meteorology, Climatology, Oceanography, the Earth Sciences and Environmental Science will be introduced to various advanced tools for analyzing multivariate data, greatly facilitating their research, while those from Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, and the Computer Sciences will learn how to use these multivariate time series analysis tools to approach climate and environmental topics.  

Description / Table of Contents: This book showcases powerful new hybrid methods that combine numerical and symbolic algorithms. Hybrid algorithm research is currently one of the most promising directions in the context of geosciences mathematics and computer mathematics in general. One important topic addressed here with a broad range of applications is the solution of multivariate polynomial systems by means of resultants and Groebner bases. But that’s barely the beginning, as the authors proceed to discuss genetic algorithms, integer programming, symbolic regression, parallel computing, and many other topics. The book is strictly goal-oriented, focusing on the solution of fundamental problems in the geosciences, such as positioning and point cloud problems. As such, at no point does it discuss purely theoretical mathematics. "The book delivers hybrid symbolic-numeric solutions, which are a large and growing area at the boundary of mathematics and computer science." Dr. Daniel Li chtbau

Description / Table of Contents: Solution of algebraic polynomial systems -- Homotopy solution of nonlinear systems -- Over and underdeterminated systems -- Simulated annealing -- Genetic algorithm -- Particle swarm optimization -- Integer programming -- Multiobjective optimization -- Approximation with radial bases functions -- Support vector machines (SVM) -- Symbolic regression -- Quantile regression -- Robust regression -- Stochastic modeling -- Parallel computations