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This book constitutes revised selected papers from the 16th and 17th International Conferences on Web Information Systems and Technologies, WEBIST 2020 and WEBIST 2021, which took place virtually in November 2020 and October 2021, respectively.The 10 full papers from WEBIST 2021 and 1 full paper from WEBIST 2020 presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from originally 48 paper submissions in 2020 and 107 submissions in 2021. The selected papers contribute to the understanding of relevant current research trends in Web information systems and technologies, including deep learning, knowledge representation and reasoning, recommender systems, internet of things, Web intelligence and big data.

This book investigates three main characteristics of future urban energy system for buildings, including flexibility, resilience and optimization. It explores the energy flexibility by considering renewable energy integration with buildings, sector coupling, and energy trading in the local energy market. Energy resilience is addressed from aspects of future climate change, pandemic crisis, and operational uncertainties. Approaches for system design, dynamic pricing and advanced control are discussed for the optimization of urban energy system. Knowledge from this book contributes to the effective means in future urban energy paradigm to closely integrate multiple energy systems (i.e., distribution, mobility, production and storage) with different energy carriers (i.e., heat, electricity) in an optimal manner for energy use. It would facilitate the envision of next-generation urban energy systems, towards sustainability, resilience and prosperity. This book targets at a broadreadership with specific experience and knowledge in energy system, transport, built environment and urban planning. As such, it will appeal to researchers, graduate students, engineers, consultants, urban scientists, investors and policymakers, with interests in energy flexibility, building/city resilience and climate neutrality.

This book covers practical and philosophical aspects of Engineering, paying special attention to the social impacts of emerging technologies. Some fundamentals of philosophy of technology are introduced followed by social, economic, and environmental discussion and implications in different disciplines. Each chapter provides insights on the responsibilities involved in the design of engineering projects. The examples presented combine concepts about the impacts of Engineering in society at the same time that incorporates new technological models, yielding an innovative approach about the topics.

This book presents the latest evidence-based guidelines for perinatal management and is designed to help obstetricians and neonatologists minimize complications and offer patients the best possible care. Since 1960, there has been a significant increase in basic and clinical investigations on normal and pathological pregnancy in the developed world. This has provided insights into the physiopathology of pregnant women, fetuses and newborns and led to the development of new technologies, bringing about a new medical subspecialty: perinatal medicine. The book is divided into eight main sections: The first examines basic periconceptional care and discusses the ethical aspects of perinatology. The next section focuses on prenatal considerations, such as the nutritional aspects of gestation and puerperium, physical exercise during pregnancy, routine laboratory tests, prenatal care of multiple gestations and the role of the neonatologist in prenatal care. The third and fourthsections then explore fetal evaluation, and clinical intercurrences in pregnancy, respectively. The next section addresses pregnancy complications: prevention, diagnosis and management. The sixth section covers the basic aspects of congenital infections and the seventh examines labor and delivery aspects. Lastly, the final section includes chapters on neonatal assistance. Written by leading experts in obstetrics, neonatology, and perinatology, this thoroughly updated, comprehensive resource reflects the latest information in all areas, including genetics and imaging.

The book “Advances in Information and Communication Networks - Proceedings of the 2022 Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC)” aims in presenting the latest research advances, sharing expert knowledge and exchanging ideas with the common goal of shaping the future of Information and Communication. The conference attracted 402 submissions, of which, 131 submissions (including six poster papers) have been selected through a double-blind review process by an international panel of expert referees. This book discusses on aspects of Communication, Data Science, Ambient Intelligence, Networking, Computing, Security and Internet of Things, from classical to intelligent scope. The intention is to help academic pioneering researchers, scientists, industrial engineers, and students become familiar with and stay abreast of the ever-changing technology surrounding their industry. We hope that readers find the volume interesting and valuable; it gathers chapters addressing state-of-the-art intelligent methods and techniques for solving real world problems along with a vision of the future research.

Mit dem „Larsen“ haben Sie das Standard-Lehrbuch in der Hand, das Sie durch die Fachweiterbildung und in der Praxis begleitet! Alle Inhalte systematisch aufbereitet, verständlich und nachvollziehbar erklärt, mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und Tabellen ergänzt. Praxisnahe Tipps für den Umgang mit dem Patienten, aktuelle Literatur für Wissbegierige und ein übersichtliches Glossar machen das Werk besonders praxistauglich. Aus dem InhaltGrundlagen und Verfahren in der Anästhesie und Anästhesiepflege Postoperative VersorgungGrundlagen der Intensivmedizin und IntensivpflegeLunge, Atmung, Beatmung, WeaningHerz-Kreislauf-Funktion und ihre StörungenNiere, Wasser-Elektrolyt- und Säure-Basen-HaushaltSpezielle Intensivmedizin in den verschiedenen FachgebietenDie 10. Auflage, nun unter interprofessioneller Herausgeberschaft! Komplett aktualisiert und um folgende Themen erweitert: Anästhesie in der Gynäkologie und bei geriatrischen Patienten, innerklinische Reanimation, spezielle Intensivpflege, Intensivbehandlung der Covid-19-Krankheit. Ein Muss für alle Pflegekräfte auf Intensivstation oder in der Anästhesie, Fachweiterbildungsteilnehmer und Lehrkräfte. Auch für Ärzte zum Lernen und Lehren ein bewährtes Nachschlagewerk! Plus: kostenfreier Zugang zum E-Learning-Modul mit Fragen und Antworten!

Bewährt als Standardwerk für Kinder- und Jugendärzte in Klinik und Praxis, präsentiert die 5. Auflage lückenlos das gesamte aktuelle Wissen der Pädiatrie in zwei Bänden.Der Erfahrungsschatz des erweiterten Herausgeberteams und der über 300 renommierten Autoren sorgt für exzellente didaktische und inhaltliche Qualität des Buches. In dem mehrbändigen Werk sind in über 350 Kapiteln alle organspezifischen Erkrankungen bis hin zu seltenen Krankheiten nach aktuellen Behandlungsleitlinien übersichtlich, prägnant und klar beschrieben. Eingängige Übersichten und instruktive Abbildungen machen das Werk anschaulich. Knappe Literaturangaben geben am Ende jedes Kapitels die wichtigsten Übersichtsarbeiten zu jedem der pädiatrischen Themen und Spezialgebiete an. Die letzte Sektion widmet sich der Arzneimitteltherapie bei Kindern und bietet unter anderem ein Kapitel zur pädiatrischen Labordiagnostik und eine Übersicht über die Interaktion von Arzneimitteln in der Kinder- und Jugendmedizin.

This textbook addresses the themes that are at the forefront of neonatal clinical care and research, based on natural divisions in care during pregnancy, and postnatally by gestational age at birth. The book offers a unique approach, in that it proposes discussion of important general principles underpinning neonatal care that are not addressed in most general neonatology textbooks, such as ethical issues, counselling, effective training methods, quality and safety, among other subjects. These are fundamental aspects and challenges that need to be appreciated by senior clinicians. A chapter authored by parents describing their perspectives of neonatal intensive care is unique and will be highly educational, with the potential to influence the way in which individuals view and deliver neonatal care. The authors discuss common and important conditions, to promote adoption of sound evidenced based practice where this is available. However, where evidence is limited, as isthe case in many areas of neonatal practice, the authors aim to encourage critical thinking and evidence appraisal, which are necessary skills for busy clinicians wishing to filter evidence to guide delivery of care. This text is suitable for senior trainees wishing to pursue a career in neonatal medicine, early career neonatologists and paediatricians with an interest in neonatology. It is also of interest to established neonatologists wishing to update their neonatal knowledge. The content is based on the RCPCH Level 3 curriculum, and addresses important topical and/or controversial aspects of neonatal care.

This book features papers from workshops at the 10th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, which was hosted by the University of L'Aquila (Italy) from 17th to 19th June 2020. The workshops provided participants with the opportunity to present and discuss novel research ideas on emerging topics complementing the main conference. They particularly focused on multi-disciplinary and transversal aspects such as TEL in nursing education programs, social and personal computing for web-supported learning communities, interactive environments and emerging technologies for eLearning, and TEL for future citizens.

This two-volume book presents an unusually diverse selection of research papers, covering all major topics in the fields of information and communication technologies and related sciences. It provides a wide-angle snapshot of current themes in information and power engineering, pursuing a cross-disciplinary approach to do so. The book gathers revised contributions that were presented at the 2018 International Conference: Sciences of Electronics, Technologies of Information and Telecommunication (SETIT'18), held on 20–22 December 2018 in Hammamet, Tunisia. This eighth installment of the event attracted a wealth of submissions, and the papers presented here were selected by a committee of experts and underwent additional, painstaking revision. Topics covered include:· Information Processing · Human-Machine Interaction · Computer Science · Telecommunications and Networks · Signal Processing · Electronics · Image and Video This broad-scoped approach is becoming increasingly popular in scientific publishing. Its aim is to encourage scholars and professionals to overcome disciplinary barriers, as demanded by current trends in the industry and in the consumer market, which are rapidly leading toward a convergence of data-driven applications, computation, telecommunication, and energy awareness.Given its coverage, the book will benefit graduate students, researchers and practitioners who need to keep up with the latest technological advances.

This volume presents the proceedings of the Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering (CBEB 2018). The conference was organised by the Brazilian Society on Biomedical Engineering (SBEB) and held in Armação de Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 21-25 October, 2018. Topics of the proceedings include these 11 tracks: • Bioengineering • Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Artificial Organs • Biomechanics and Rehabilitation • Biomedical Devices and Instrumentation • Biomedical Robotics, Assistive Technologies and Health Informatics • Clinical Engineering and Health Technology Assessment • Metrology, Standardization, Testing and Quality in Health • Biomedical Signal and Image Processing • Neural Engineering • Special Topics • Systems and Technologies for Therapy and Diagnosis

Die optimale Anwendung bildgebender Diagnostik am Thorax bei Früh- und Neugeborenen, Säuglingen und Kleinkindern wird in diesem Buch umfassend beschrieben. Dazu zählen die besonders bei Kindern anspruchsvollen Anforderungen an die Geräteausstattung und Untersuchungstechnik sowie an den Strahlenschutz. Ausführlich und reich bebildert werden die Auswahl der geeigneten Verfahren und typische Befunde für Erkrankungen und Fehlbildungen im Thoraxbereich dargestellt; neben Differenzialdiagnosen, die beachtet werden sollten, sind klinische Informationen eingearbeitet, die für die Verfahrenswahl und Interpretation der Befunde von Bedeutung sind. Auch einige thorakale Erkrankungen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen jenseits des Kleinkindalters sind berücksichtigt. Anhand von 14 beispielhaften Fällen, die das gesamte Spektrum der thorakalen Erkrankungen der Altersgruppe umreißen, kann die Befundung in Quizform trainiert werden.

In dem vorliegenden Werk findet sich das gesamte Spektrum der Anästhesiologie umfassend, wissenschaftlich fundiert und praxisnah dargestellt. Das Standardwerk, verfasst von herausragenden Experten des Fachgebietes, wendet sich an alle Anästhesisten in der Fort- und Weiterbildung und liefert damit sowohl dem Facharzt in spe wie auch dem bereits tätigen Facharzt wertvolles Praxiswissen. Alle Themen werden systematisch und nach dem zeitlichen Ablauf einer Narkose dargestellt: Prämedikationsvisite mit anästhesierelevanter Darstellung der Physiologie und Pathophysiologie Pharmakologische Grundlagen mit zahlreichen Tabellen zu allen pharmakologischen Wirkstoffen nach Einsatz, Wirkung und Nebenwirkungen Der anästhesiologische Arbeitsplatz und Allgemeine Anästhesie Spezielle Anästhesie inklusive kurzer Beschreibung wichtiger Eingriffe Anästhesie bei Patienten mit speziellen KrankheitsbildernAuch die großen Teilbereiche Intensivmedizin und perioperative Schmerztherapie werden abgehandelt, ebenso wie rechtliche Aspekte. Die 4. Auflage erscheint komplett aktualisiert und überarbeitet und um neue Themen erweitert, wie Patientensicherheit, Morbidität und Letalität in der Anästhesiologie.Praxis-Plus: 14 Filme zu anästhesiologischen Basistechniken, wie ZVK-Anlage, Spinalanästhesie, endotracheale und nasale Intubation

Das vorliegende Buch bietet umfassendes Praxiswissen rund um die Analgesie und Anästhesie bei Schwangeren und wendet sich an alle Anästhesisten in Aus- und Weiterbildung, die sich für diese verantwortungsvolle Aufgabe wappnen möchten. Dargestellt werden alle relevanten Allgemeinanästhesie- und Regionalanästhesieverfahren, sowohl für geburtshilfliche, als auch für nicht-geburtshilfliche Eingriffe. Das hochkarätige, interdisziplinäre Autorenteam, bestehend aus Anästhesisten, Geburtshelfern, Pädiatern und Neonatologen vermittelt praxisnah und verständlich die Grundlagen und Besonderheiten aus dem jeweiligen Blickwinkel. Dies garantiert ein grundlegendes Verständnis der komplexen Zusammenhänge und liefert das nötige „Know-How“ für ein sicheres Vorgehen bei der Betreuung von Mutter und Kind. Auch auf anästhesiologische Komplikationen und geburtshilfliche Notfälle geht das Werk ein und wie sich diese behandeln beziehungsweise von Anfang an vermeiden lassen. Zahlreiche Fallbeispiele mit typischen Vorgehensweisen sowie'Trouble Shooting Boxen', anhand derer alternative Wege oder Lösungsstrategien bei Problemen aufgezeigt werden, machen das Werk besonders praxistauglich.

Dieses Buch enthält das geballte Praxiswissen für die gesamte Anästhesiologie. Konkret, kompakt, leitlinienorientiert – so vermitteln Herausgeber und ein hochkarätiges Autorenteam sehr gut verständlich alle Inhalte zu Theorie und Praxis der Anästhesiologie. Das Buch ist explizit für Berufsanfänger geschrieben und soll sie erfolgreich zur Facharztprüfung führen, aber auch erfahrene Anästhesisten erhalten eine komplette und detaillierte Übersicht über ihr Fachgebiet. Alle Kapitel beginnen mit einem ganz alltäglichen Fallbeispiel, dann wird das jeweilige Thema konkret behandelt. Aktuelle Leitlinien sind das Rückgrat dieses Buchs, kurze Repetitorien zu Anatomie, Physiologie oder Pharmakologie erläutern die klinischen Zusammenhänge und zahlreiche Praxistipps mit konkreten Handlungsempfehlungen runden es ab.

This landmark book, a reference work now in its second edition, provides healthcare practitioners in neonatology with an up-to-date, comprehensive source of readily accessible practical advice that will assist in the expert management of patients and their diverse illnesses. Leading experts in their fields discuss the underlying causes and mechanisms and all aspects of the treatment of the full range of neonatal diseases and abnormalities, citing the evidence base whenever appropriate. In addition, detailed information is provided on epidemiology and fetal medicine; therapeutic issues such as the organization of care, transport services, and home care after discharge; legal issues; nutrition; and the consequences of medication use during pregnancy, maternal drug abuse and smoking, and maternal diabetes. The inclusion of summaries, tables, and carefully selected guidelines and recommendations will supply practitioners with quick references and instant solutions during daily practice. The book will be a superb resource for all involved in the care of newborn babies, including neonatologists, pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, midwives, and nursing staff. It is published within the SpringerReference program, which delivers access to living editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process.

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 10th IFIP WG 8.1 Conference on the Practice of Enterprise Modeling held in November 2017 in Leuven, Belgium. The conference was created by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 8.1 to offer a forum for knowledge transfer and experience sharing between the academic and practitioner communities. The 20 full papers and 4 short papers accepted were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. They include research results, practitioner/experience reports and work-in-progress papers and were presented in 8 sessions covering diverse topics related to enterprise modelling and its application in practice.

Dieses Buch zeigt Neonatologen, Pädiatern, Geburtshelfern, Kinderkrankenschwestern und Hebammen wie die intensivmedizinische Versorgung von Früh- und Neugeborenen adäquat gelingt. Der Klassiker im Kitteltaschenbuchformat erscheint bereits in der 9. Auflage. Diese ist komplett aktualisiert und zugunsten noch größerer Praxisnähe gekürzt. Viele Tipps und Tricks helfen Fallstricke und Gefahrensituationen zu erkennen und somit zu vermeiden. Ein praxisorientiertes Buch, auf hohem wissenschaftlichem Niveau zum schnellen Nachschlagen und kompetenten Handeln bei schwerkranken Früh- und Neugeborenen.Aus dem InhaltBeatmung, Blutgasanalyse und SauerstofftherapieErnährung, Flüssigkeits-und ElektrolytbilanzDiagnostik und Therapie pulmonaler, kardialer, renaler und neurologischer ErkrankungenVermeiden, Erkennen und Behandeln von KomplikationenGrenzen der NeugeborenintensivmedizinPharmakotherapie des Neugeborenen

The latest edition of this popular book covers the “how-to” of respiratory care of newborns. Chapters from the previous edition have been updated to reflect advances in both equipment and practice, while newer chapters reflect the evolving worldwide approaches to neonatal respiratory failure, such as sustained inflation, optimization of lung volume, and the use of volumetric capnography, aerosol therapy, and management of chylothorax. New additions to the book also include chapters on assessment of large data bases, implementation of quality improvement programs in neonatal respiratory care, chronic ventilation of the baby with non-respiratory failure. The text also features case studies for self-review and is illustrated with high quality radiographic images, figures, tables, and algorithms. Written and edited by international experts, the Manual of Neonatal Respiratory Care, Fourth Edition is a thorough update and remains a convenient source of practical information on respiratory physiology, exam techniques, tips for performing procedures, radiography, ventilation, pain management, transport, and discharge planning.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Internet and Distributed Computing Systems, IDCS 2014, held in Calabria, Italy, in September 2014. The 23 revised full and 15 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers cover the following topics: ad-hoc and sensor networks; internet and Web technologies; network operations and management; multi-agent systems; cloud-based information infrastructures.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 7th IFIP TC 6 International Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems, IWSOS 2013, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in May 2013. The 11 revised full papers and 9 short papers presented were carefully selected from 35 paper submissions. The papers are organized in following topics: design and analysis of self-organizing and self-managing systems, inspiring models of self-organization in nature and society, structure, characteristics and dynamics of self-organizing networks, self-organization in techno-social systems, self-organized social computation and self-organized communication systems.

The first successful finished Smart Grid Prototype Projects deliver new requirements and best practices to meet them. These solutions will be the base for the upcoming norms and standards in the near future. This domain is not only part of one Standard developing Organization (SDO), but also of many different organizations like ITU, ISO, IEC and additionally for the electro mobility part the SAE. This results in many standards which are based on different aspects. Furthermore the European mirror organizations (ETSI,CEN, CENELEC) as well as the German mirror groups of these groups are involved, which are delivering further rules and adaption for the local market. Because of this diversity of organizations involved, it is difficult for the local companies (which includes energy utility, manufacturer and software producer specialized on integration) to identify the relevant trends, standardization groups and technologies necessary. With the EU Mandate M490 to CEN/CNELEC and TESI and the Commission being a driving force (e.g. ftp://ftp.cencenelec.eu/CENELEC/Smartgrid/SmartGridFinalReport.pdf and http://www.cenelec.eu/aboutcenelec/whatwedo/technologysectors/smartgrids.html) standardization becomes more and more important – but it's complex and not easy to be understood. Here at OFFIS, we provide training but we are always asked for textbooks on our tranings. Based on our modules for the SG tranings, we would estimate the following chapters to be relevant to SG stakeholders in standardization (roughly 16-20 pages per chapter).

This book is the result of a symposium dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Delta Institute for Hydrobiological Research in Yerseke, the Netherlands. The primary idea did not come from one of the scientists working in this Institute, but from the second editor. Long before the Institute celebrated itsjubilee on 20-23 October 1982, he expressed his feelings to the other editors, that the time had come for a second European symposium on the ecology of coastal vegetation. The first symposium on this theme was held in Norwich, 12-16 September 1977, being the first meeting of the European Ecological Symposium. He only So the working group Salt waited for a suitable opportunity. Well, the 25th anniversary was a good one. Marsh Ecosystems of the Delta Institute, in close collaboration with him, adopted Dr. Rozema's initiative and set about realizing his idea. An organising committee composed of the editors of this volume, planned the scope of the meeting.

September 1987, the Faculty Biology of the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam commemorated the fact that Prof. Dr. Wilfried Hans Otto Ernst had been active as a scientist for 25 years. This period of 25 years of scientific research started at the Institut flir Angewandte Botanik (Institute of Applied Botany) of the University of Munster, FRG. In 1965 he completed his Ph. D. thesis, entitled'Untersuchungen der Schwermetallpflanzengesellschaften Mitteleuropas unter Einschluss der Alpen.'He was appointed full Professor at the Department of Ecology of the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in 1973. On the occasion of his 25th anniversary as a scientist, a promise was made, though in covert terms, which we could not redeem at that time. The promise held to offer Prof. Ernst a book, in which his former and present staffmembers, Ph. D. students and colle ages should write a review about their specialism concerning a central theme. Now, at the beginning of 1990 we consider the chapters of'Ecological Responses to Environmental Stresses'to be completed. The book reflects the wide range of research approaches that has been initiated and organized by Wilfried Ernst. The editors hope to have attained the primary aim of the production of the book of friends, that is to gather relevant papers of staff-members and colleagues of Wilfried Ernst. The title of the book'Ecological Responses to Environmental Stresses'covers the majority of the chapters included.

Proceedings of a Symposium held in Arnhem, the Netherlands, December 1989