Diversity and evolution of butterfly wing patterns :an integrative approach

This book facilitates an integrative understanding of the development, genetics and evolution of butterfly wing patterns. To develop a deep and realistic understanding of the diversity and evolution of butterfly wing patterns, it is essential and necessary to approach the problem from various kinds of key research fields such as “evo-devo,” “eco-devo,” ”developmental genetics,” “e…

Railway ecology

This book provides a unique overview of the impacts of railways on biodiversity, integrating the existing knowledge on the ecological effects of railways on wildlife, identifying major knowledge gaps and research directions and presenting the emerging field of railway ecology. The book is divided into two major parts: Part one offers a general review of the major conceptual and theoretical p…

The philosophy of mathematics education

This survey provides a brief and selective overview of research in the philosophy of mathematics education. It asks what makes up the philosophy of mathematics education, what it means, what questions it asks and answers, and what is its overall importance and use? It provides overviews of critical mathematics education, and the most relevant modern movements in the philosophy of mathematics. A…

Population dynamics in prehistory and early history :new approaches by using …

Migrations and population dynamics are considered very problematic topics in the fields of ancient studies. Recent scholarship in (pre)historical population has generated new impulses by using scientific approaches using radiogenic and stable isotopes, and palaeogenetics, as well as computer simulation. As a result, the state of migration research has undergone rapid change. Several research gr…

Dutch National Research Agenda in perspective:a reflection on research and sc…

edited by Beatrice de Graaf, Alexander Rinnooy Kan and Henk Molenaar.

Graphs for pattern recognition :infeasible systems of linear inequalities

This monograph deals with mathematical constructions that are foundational in such an important area of data mining as pattern recognition. By using combinatorial and graph theoretic techniques, a closer look is taken at infeasible systems of linear inequalities, whose generalized solutions act as building blocks of geometric decision rules for pattern recognition. Infeasible systems of linear…

Agroecological transitions :from theory to practice in local participatory de…

There is wide agreement on the need to change the prevalent agricultural models, given their negative impacts and their incompatibility with current societal issues. Agroecological transition has been promoted as a potential solution to the ecological, social and economic problems generated by these models. It however involves a systemic, multi-scale and transdisciplinary process. Due to thi…

The beauty of geology:art of geology mapping in China over a century

This open access book contains a collection of rare geologic maps and figures made by Chinese geologists in the last century. Preserved in National Geological Archives of China, these artworks demonstrate the development and innovation of geological mapping technology in China in the past 100 years. The collections are highly scientific and artistic, with most of the hand-drawn maps featured wi…

Transforming institutions :undergraduate STEM education for the 21st century

Higher education is coming under increasing scrutiny, both publically and within academia, with respect to its ability to appropriately prepare students for the careers that will make them competitive in the 21st-century workplace. At the same time, there is a growing awareness that many global issues will require creative and critical thinking deeply rooted in the technical STEM (science, tech…

Particle physics reference library:volume 3, accelerators and colliders

This third open access volume of the handbook series deals with accelerator physics, design, technology and operations, as well as with beam optics, dynamics and diagnostics. A joint CERN-Springer initiative, the “Particle Physics Reference Library” provides revised and updated contributions based on previously published material in the well-known Landolt-Boernstein series on particle physi…

Problem solving in mathematics education

Mathematics Education: Learning and Instruction

Earth observation open science and innovation

Over the past decades, rapid developments in digital and sensing technologies, such as the Cloud, Web and Internet of Things, have dramatically changed the way we live and work. The digital transformation is revolutionizing our ability to monitor our planet and transforming the way we access, process and exploit Earth Observation data from satellites. This book reviews these megatrends…

Microwave Indices from Active and PassivesSensors forr remotes sensing applic…

Past research has comprehensively assessed the capabilities of satellite sensors operating at microwave frequencies, both active (SAR, scatterometers) and passive (radiometers), for the remote sensing of Earth’s surface. Besides brightness temperature and backscattering coefficient, microwave indices, defined as a combination of data collected at different frequencies and polarizations, revea…

Verse and transmutation :a corpus of middle English alchemical poetry (critic…

Identifies and investigates a corpus of twenty-one anonymous Middle English recipes for the philosophers' stone dating from the fifteenth century. Verse and Transmutation: A Corpus of Middle English Alchemical Poetry identifies and investigates a corpus of twenty-one anonymous recipes for the philosophers’ stone dating from the fifteenth century. These were circulated and received in associat…

Scaling of differential equations

The book serves both as a reference for various scaled models with corresponding dimensionless numbers, and as a resource for learning the art of scaling. A special feature of the book is the emphasis on how to create software for scaled models, based on existing software for unscaled models. Scaling (or non-dimensionalization) is a mathematical technique that greatly simplifies the setting…

Handbook of mathematical geosciences :fifty years of IAMG

This Open Access handbook published at the IAMG's 50th anniversary, presents a compilation of invited path-breaking research contributions by award-winning geoscientists who have been instrumental in shaping the IAMG. It contains 45 chapters that are categorized broadly into five parts (i) theory, (ii) general applications, (iii) exploration and resource estimation, (iv) reviews, and (v) remini…

Small sample size solutions :a guide for applied researchers and practitioners

Researchers often have difficulties collecting enough data to test their hypotheses, either because target groups are small or hard to access, or because data collection entails prohibitive costs. Such obstacles may result in data sets that are too small for the complexity of the statistical model needed to answer the research question. This unique book provides guidelines and tools for impleme…

Design science and its importance in the German mathematics educational discu…

This ICME-13 Topical Survey reviews the state-of-the-art by first exploring the roots and scope of design science. Second, it presents two examples of current design science projects that focus on substantial learning environments including a student and a teacher perspective. Subsequently, the book elaborates on how empirical research can be conceptualised within design science. Lastly, it exp…

Demystifying climate models :a users guide to earth system models

This book demystifies the models we use to simulate present and future climates, allowing readers to better understand how to use climate model results. In order to predict the future trajectory of the Earth’s climate, climate-system simulation models are necessary. When and how do we trust climate model predictions? The book offers a framework for answering this question. It provides readers…

Advanced problems in mathematics:preparing for university (archived)

This book is intended to help candidates prepare for entrance examinations in mathematics and scientific subjects, including STEP (Sixth Term Examination Paper). STEP is an examination used by Cambridge colleges as the basis for conditional offers. They are also used by Warwick University, and many other mathematics departments recommend that their applicants practice on the past papers even if…

The Essence of mathematics through elementary problems

"It is increasingly clear that the shapes of reality – whether of the natural world, or of the built environment – are in some profound sense mathematical. Therefore it would benefit students and educated adults to understand what makes mathematics itself ‘tick’, and to appreciate why its shapes, patterns and formulae provide us with precisely the language we need to make sense of the w…

Riverine ecosystem management :science for governing towards a sustainable fu…

This open access book surveys the frontier of scientific river research and provides examples to guide management towards a sustainable future of riverine ecosystems. Principal structures and functions of the biogeosphere of rivers are explained; key threats are identified, and effective solutions for restoration and mitigation are provided. Rivers are among the most threatened ecosystems of…

Particle accelerator physics

This book by Helmut Wiedemann is a well-established, classic text, providing an in-depth and comprehensive introduction to the field of high-energy particle acceleration and beam dynamics. The present 4th edition has been significantly revised, updated and expanded. The newly conceived Part I is an elementary introduction to the subject matter for undergraduate students. Part II gathers the bas…

Bird species :how they arise, modify and vanish

The average person can name more bird species than they think, but do we really know what a bird “species” is? This open access book takes up several fascinating aspects of bird life to elucidate this basic concept in biology. From genetic and physiological basics to the phenomena of bird song and bird migration, it analyzes various interactions of birds – with their environment and other…

Sexual reproduction in animals and plants

This book contains the proceedings of the International Symposium on the Mechanisms of Sexual Reproduction in Animals and Plants, where many plant and animal reproductive biologists gathered to discuss their recent progress in investigating the shared mechanisms and factors involved in sexual reproduction. This now is the first book that reviews recent progress in almost all fields of plant and…

Biomineralization :from molecular and nano-structural analyses to environment…

This open access book is the proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Biomineralization (BIOMIN XIV) held in 2017 at Tsukuba. Over the past 45 years, biomineralization research has unveiled details of the characteristics of the nano-structure of various biominerals; the formation mechanism of this nano-structure, including the initial stage of crystallization; and the function of org…

Koleksi Kebun Raya Lombok:tumbuhan Sunda kecil

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Koleksi Kebun Raya Liwa, Lampung:tumbuhan berpotensi sebagai tanaman hias

Degradasi potensi hutan dan ekosistemnya akibat gempuran arus modernisasi secara alamiah menyebabkan kelestarian keanekaragaman hayati di Indonesia terancam. Apabila kondisi ini dibiarkan, tidak menutup kemungkinan lambat laun kelangkaan, bahkan kepunahan, salah satu atau beberapa jenis tumbuhan Indonesia menjadi sesuatu yang tidak terelakkan. Menyikapi hal tersebut, salah satu solusi strateg…

Koleksi tumbuhan buah kebun raya Katingan

Tahukah Anda bahwa mayoritas buah yang dijual di Indonesia merupakan produk imper? Tak hanya dijual di supermarket, buah imper bahkan sudah masuk ke pasar tradisional dan pedagang kaki lima. Harganya pun lebih murah dibandingkan buah lokal. Fenomena ini membuat buah lokal menjadi semakin sulit ditemukan. Kebun Raya Katingan telah memfokuskan kegiatan konservasinya untuk jenis tumbuhan buah In…

Sumber daya laut perairan kepulauan Togean, Teluk Tomini

Kepulauan Togean secara keseluruhan merupakan kawasan wisata yan,g sangat diunggulkan karena memiliki potensi sumber daya perikanan, keanekaragaman hayati biota laut dan darat, serta kekayaan budaya lokal. Untuk mengetahui hal tersebut, Pusat Penelitian Oseanografi Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (P2O LIPI), melalui "Ekspedisi Togean" dalam acara Sail Tomini 2015, melakukan penelitian di sek…

Seratus satu ikan hias air tawar nusantara

Buku ini berisi informasi 101 jenis ikan hias air tawar Asli Indonesia yang selanjutnya disebut Ikan Hias Nusantara. Ikan-ikan tersebut tersebar di Papua Barat (Irian), Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Jawa, dan Sumatera. Akan tetapi cenderung didominasi oleh ikan hias yang berasal dari Papua yang berjumlah 49 jenis. Dua jenis di antaranya merupakan hasil rekayasa (hibridisasi) yang dilakukan di Laborator…

The gene ontology handbook

This book provides a practical and self-contained overview of the Gene Ontology (GO), the leading project to organize biological knowledge on genes and their products across genomic resources. Written for biologists and bioinformaticians, it covers the state-of-the-art of how GO annotations are made, how they are evaluated, and what sort of analyses can and cannot be done with the GO. In the sp…

Membangun kawasan timur Indonesia melalui kerja sama ekonomi subregional:segi…

Indonesia memiliki kepentingan untuk mewujudkan konektivitas I lintas batas yang tidak hanya berfokus pada pembangunan infrastruktur fisik, tetapi juga konektivitas kelembagaan dan antarmasyarakat. Sebagai negara yang sedang mempercepat pembangunan, Indonesia masih dihadapkan pada masalah ketimpangan antara kawasan Indonesia bagian barat dan bagian timur, kawasan timur Indonesia hanya memberika…

Flora anemokori hijaukan bumi

Dalam rangka menjunjung tinggi tugas tersebut, LIPI Press melalui salah satu terbitan ilmiahnya, Flora Anemokori Hijaukan Bumi, berusaha memperkenalkan peran (biji-biji) flora anemokori dalam menjaga ekosistem dan melestarikan eksistensi jenis-jenis tumbuhan. Dengan memanfaatkan angin sebagai agen pemencar, biji-biji flora anemokori ini mampu mencapai lokasi tempat ia akan tumbuh dan berkembang…

Paul Lorenzen -- mathematician and logician

This open access book examines the many contributions of Paul Lorenzen, an outstanding philosopher from the latter half of the 20th century. It features papers focused on integrating Lorenzen's original approach into the history of logic and mathematics. The papers also explore how practitioners can implement Lorenzen’s systematical ideas in today’s debates on proof-theoretic semantics, dat…

The butterflies of Jambi Sumatra, Indonesia:An EFForTS Field Guides

Planet Earth hosts an astonishing degree of biodiversity, spread across the globe. Much of this biodiversity is still unknown to science and remains poorly documented, like butterflies. As an insect facing rapid species loss and population declines due to habitat conversion and climate change, the need to document butteries has become more urgent than ever. Butteries of Jambi contains names, oc…

Making up numbers :a history of invention in mathematics

Making up Numbers: A History of Invention in Mathematics offers a detailed but accessible account of a wide range of mathematical ideas. Starting with elementary concepts, it leads the reader towards aspects of current mathematical research. The book explains how conceptual hurdles in the development of numbers and number systems were overcome in the course of history, from Babylon to Classi…

Pedoman inventarisasi biota karst dan gua

Studi geologi kawasan karst telah banyak dilakukan di Indonesia, namun studi keanekaragaman hayati yang hidup di dalamnya masih belum banyak dilakukan. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia melalui Pusat Penelitian Biologi sejak tahun 2001 merupakan pelopor dalam pengungkapan keanekaragaman hayati karst, dan Buku Pedoman Inventarisasi Biota Karst & Gua ini disusun untuk melanjutkan tradisi Pusat P…

The Scientific Revolution Revisited

The Scientific Revolution Revisited brings Mikuláš Teich back to the great movement of thought and action that transformed European science and society in the seventeenth century. Drawing on a lifetime of scholarly experience in six penetrating chapters, Teich examines the ways of investigating and understanding nature that matured during the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, charting the…

Open science :the very idea

This open access book provides a broad context for the understanding of current problems of science and of the different movements aiming to improve the societal impact of science and research. The author offers insights with regard to ideas, old and new, about science, and their historical origins in philosophy and sociology of science, which is of interest to a broad readership. The book …

Learning the nuclear :educational tourism in (post) industrial sites

This book illuminates the educational potential of nuclear tourism and learning about nuclear power in informal and non-formal learning settings. The authors present a case of elaboration of the educational virtual nuclear route in the Ignalina Power Plant Region, Lithuania. Nuclear tourism takes its shape at the junction of several types of tourism – energy, industrial, cultural, and heritag…

E-science :open, social and virtual technology for research collaboration

This open access book shows the breadth and various facets of e-Science, while also illustrating their shared core. Changes in scientific work are driven by the shift to grid-based worlds, the use of information and communication systems, and the existential infrastructure, which includes global collaboration. In this context, the book addresses emerging issues such as open access, collaborati…

Earth 2020:An Insider’s Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet

Fifty years have passed since the first Earth Day, on 22 April 1970. This accessible, incisive and timely collection of essays brings together a diverse set of expert voices to examine how the Earth’s environment has changed over this past half century, and what lies in store for our planet over the coming fifty years. Earth 2020: An Insider’s Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet responds to …

Measuring the master race :physical anthropology in Norway, 1890-1945

Measuring the Master Race by Kyllingstad,which explores the various theories and debates held by Norwegian anthropologists and eugenicists on the concept of a superior Nordic race in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, is an important contribution to [Physical anthropology's history] research . . . Measuring the Master Race, the first monograph to open up Norwegian anthropology to the Engli…

Reimagining science education in the anthropocene

This open access edited volume invites transdisciplinary scholars to re-vision science education in the era of the Anthropocene. The collection assembles the works of educators from many walks of life and areas of practice together to help reorient science education toward the problems and peculiarities associated with the geologic times many call the Anthropocene. It has become evident that sc…

Strange science :investigating the limits of knowledge in the Victorian Age

'Strange Science: Investigating the Limits of Knowledge in the Victorian Age' is an unprecedented collection that examines marginal, fringe, and unconventional forms of scientific inquiry, as well as their cultural representations in the Victorian period. Although now relegated to the category of the pseudoscientific, fields like mesmerism and psychical research captured the imagination of the …

Engines of Order :A Mechanology of Algorithmic Techniques

Over the last decades, and in particular since the widespread adoption of the Internet, encounters with algorithmic procedures for ‘information retrieval’ – the activity of getting some piece of information out of a col-lection or repository of some kind – have become everyday experiences for most people in large parts of the world.

Volcanic unrest :from science to society

This open access book summarizes the findings of the VUELCO project, a multi-disciplinary and cross-boundary research funded by the European Commission's 7th framework program. It comprises four broad topics: 1. The global significance of volcanic unrest 2. Geophysical and geochemical fingerprints of unrest and precursory activity 3. Magma dynamics leading to unrest phenomena 4.…

Goods and services of marine bivalves

The aim of this book is to review and analyse the goods and services of bivalve shellfish. How they are defined, what determines the ecological functions that are the basis for the goods and services, what controversies in the use of goods and services exist, and what is needed for sustainable exploitation of bivalves from the perspective of the various stakeholders. The book is focused on the …

Sonic skills :listening for knowledge in science, medicine and engineering (1…

It is common for us today to associate the practice of science primarily with the act of seeing—with staring at computer screens, analyzing graphs, and presenting images. We may notice that physicians use stethoscopes to listen for disease, that biologists tune into sound recordings to understand birds, or that engineers have created Geiger tellers warning us for radiation through sound. But …