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Total Pages : 372 pages
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Author : Noack, Benjamin
Publisher : KIT Scientific Publishing
ISBN 13 : 3731501244
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (315 download)
Download or read book State Estimation for Distributed Systems with Stochastic and Set-membership Uncertainties written by Noack, Benjamin and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State estimation techniques for centralized, distributed, and decentralized systems are studied. An easy-to-implement state estimation concept is introduced that generalizes and combines basic principles of Kalman filter theory and ellipsoidal calculus. By means of this method, stochastic and set-membership uncertainties can be taken into consideration simultaneously. Different solutions for implementing these estimation algorithms in distributed networked systems are presented.
Author : Sunggyu Lee
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
ISBN 13 : 9780824755607
Total Pages : 682 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (556 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing written by Sunggyu Lee and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 2006 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting information of vital interest to chemical, polymer, mechanical, electrical, and civil engineers, as well as chemists and chemical researchers, this "Encyclopedia "supplies nearly 350 articles on current design, engineering, science, and manufacturing practices-offering expertly written articles on technologies at the forefront of the field to maximize and enhance the research and production phases of current and emerging chemical manufacturing practices and techniques.
Author : Honghai Liu
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303113835X
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)
Download or read book Intelligent Robotics and Applications written by Honghai Liu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-03 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 4-volume set LNAI 13455 - 13458 constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2022, which took place in Harbin China, during August 2022. The 284 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 442 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Robotics, Mechatronics, Applications, Robotic Machining, Medical Engineering, Soft and Hybrid Robots, Human-robot Collaboration, Machine Intelligence, and Human Robot Interaction.
Author : Sukhan Lee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642339328
Total Pages : 875 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)
Download or read book Intelligent Autonomous Systems 12 written by Sukhan Lee and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 875 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intelligent autonomous systems are emerged as a key enabler for the creation of a new paradigm of services to humankind, as seen by the recent advancement of autonomous cars licensed for driving in our streets, of unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles carrying out hazardous tasks on-site, and of space robots engaged in scientific as well as operational missions, to list only a few. This book aims at serving the researchers and practitioners in related fields with a timely dissemination of the recent progress on intelligent autonomous systems, based on a collection of papers presented at the 12th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems, held in Jeju, Korea, June 26-29, 2012. With the theme of “Intelligence and Autonomy for the Service to Humankind, the conference has covered such diverse areas as autonomous ground, aerial, and underwater vehicles, intelligent transportation systems, personal/domestic service robots, professional service robots for surgery/rehabilitation, rescue/security and space applications, and intelligent autonomous systems for manufacturing and healthcare. This volume 2 includes contributions devoted to Service Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction and Autonomous Multi-Agent Systems and Life Engineering.
Author : Sukhan Lee
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642354858
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)
Download or read book Frontiers of Intelligent Autonomous Systems written by Sukhan Lee and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully edited volume aims at providing readers with the most recent progress on intelligent autonomous systems, with its particular emphasis on intelligent autonomous ground, aerial and underwater vehicles as well as service robots for home and healthcare under the context of the aforementioned convergence. “Frontiers of Intelligent Autonomous Systems” includes thoroughly revised and extended papers selected from the 12th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-12), held in Jeju, Korea, June 26-29, 2012. The editors chose 35 papers out of the 202 papers presented at IAS-12 which are organized into three chapters: Chapter 1 is dedicated to autonomous navigation and mobile manipulation, Chapter 2 to unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles and Chapter 3 to service robots for home and healthcare. To help the readers to easily access this volume, each chapter starts with a chapter summary introduced by one of the editors: Chapter 1 by Sukhan Lee, Chapter 2 by Kwang Joon Yoon and Chapter 3 by Jangmyung Lee.
Author : Jianying Liang
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811699097
Total Pages : 832 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 written by Jianying Liang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-02-18 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of research that is highly relevant to current developments in a number of technological domains, the subjects it covered include intelligent computing, information processing, communication technology, automatic control, etc. The objective of the proceedings is to provide a major interdisciplinary forum for researchers, engineers, academicians, and industrial professionals to present the most innovative research and development in the field of rail transportation electrical and information technologies. Engineers and researchers in academia, industry, and government will also explore an insightful view of the solutions that combine ideas from multiple disciplines in this field. The volumes serve as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working on rail transportation and electrical and information technologies.
Author : Aaron Alesane
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000828751
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Microfinance, Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction in Ghana written by Aaron Alesane and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book assesses the role of microfinance in the construction of livelihoods for poverty reduction in the Northern Savannah of Ghana, analysing the current microfinance landscape and financial services in the region. The book analyses the current microfinance landscape and financial services in Ghana. In doing so, it demonstrates the key factors for designing microfinance products and services to ensure greater uptake and outreach enhancing the sustainability of microfinance service providers. Chapters explore the impact of access to microfinance on livelihood diversification, asset accumulation patterns and welfare outcomes. In addition to assessing the role as well as of microfinance as an anti-poverty tool, the book presents new theoretical frameworks and models, including the microfinance livelisystem framework (MFL). This unique framework, which combines and goes beyond existing frameworks, situates the microfinance industry within national and international financial and economic ecosystems and presents the interrelationships between institutions providing services for the construction of livelihoods. Offering new theoretical frameworks and models developed for the microfinance industry with universal application, this book will be of particular use to students and scholars of Development Studies, Development Finance, Poverty and Inequality Studies, Rural Development and Sustainable Finance.
Author : Qingsheng Zhu
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814479136
Total Pages : 1009 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Proceedings Of The 11th Joint International Computer Conference: Jicc 2005 written by Qingsheng Zhu and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2005-10-07 with total page 1009 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the latest techniques, algorithms, research accomplishments and trend in computer science and engineering. It collects together 222 peer reviewed papers presented at the 11th Joint International Computer Conference. The theme of this year is “IT: Intellectual Capital for the Betterment of Human Life”. The articles in this book cover a wide range of active and interesting areas such as Digital Entertainment, Grid Computing, Embedded System, Web Service and Knowledge Engineering. This book serves as a good reference not only for researchers but also for graduate students in corresponding fields.The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:•Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)•CC Proceedings — Engineering & Physical Sciences
Author : Ira W. Lieberman
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815737645
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)
Download or read book The Future of Microfinance written by Ira W. Lieberman and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major source of financing for the poor and no longer a niche industry Over the past four decades, microfinance—the provision of loans, savings, and insurance to small businesses and entrepreneurs shut out of traditional capital markets—has grown from a niche service in Bangladesh and a few other countries to a significant global source of financing. Some 200 million people globally now receive support from microfinance institutions, with most of the recipients in the developing world. In the beginning, much of the microfinance industry was managed by non-governmental organizations, but today the majority of these institutions are commercial and regulated by governments, and they provide safe places for the poor to save, as well as offering much-needed capital and other financial services. Now out of infancy, the microfinance industry faces major challenges, including its ability to deal with mobile banking and other technology and concerns that some markets are now over-saturated with microfinance. How the industry deals with these and other challenges will determine whether it will continue to grow or will be subsumed within the larger global financial sector. This book is based on the results of a workshop at Lehigh University among thirty-four leaders in the industry. The editors, working with contributions from more than a dozen leading authorities in the field, tell the important story of how microfinance developed, how it has met the needs of hundreds of millions of people, and they address key questions about how it can continue to meet those needs in the future.
Author : Nadiya Marakkath
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 8132216296
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (322 download)
Download or read book Sustainability of Indian Microfinance Institutions written by Nadiya Marakkath and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although 'doing good' is our innate nature, we often get lost in the complexities and view goodness as a distant dream. Making this dream of goodness a reality is often thwarted by thoughts surrounding sustainability. Thus, all good initiatives require a focus on sustainability and this has become one of greatest and most formidable challenges faced by any social enterprise. The book documents the understanding of the sustainability of one of the most celebrated forms of social enterprise of our times — Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) gained through a mixed-methods research investigation. It attempts to answer pertinent questions such as: What are the determinant and discriminating factors for the sustainability of MFIs in India? How are these factors being managed by the operationally efficient Indian MFIs that remained sustainable at reasonable interest rates before the onset of the crisis and ceilings imposition in Indian microfinance markets? What does the Indian microfinance crisis teach us about sustainability management and mismanagement? In a nutshell, the answers show that sustainability is a strategic issue that needs managerial attention and not a matter to be left to serendipity. At a time when the industry is recovering from the adverse effects of a crisis and when there are still contentions as to whether the rate fixed by the regulator is enough for the sustenance of the MFIs, the findings mentioned in the book revive the lost hope for the Indian microfinance industry. By deciphering the strategies used by efficient and sustainable MFIs and discussing the lessons that the crisis has imparted to the Indian microfinance markets, this book will enable Indian MFIs to march towards efficient and sustainable operations without losing focus on their clients.
Author : Beatriz Armendariz
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814465577
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)
Download or read book The Handbook Of Microfinance written by Beatriz Armendariz and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Microfinance showcases an expansive collection of works from leading academics and field practitioners. In an attempt to understand the enormous gap between the limited number of clients that are currently benefiting from microfinance services, and the huge number of potential clients that are not, the selected contributions in this comprehensive handbook have one common thread: the prevailing mismatch between demand by clients of microfinance institutions and potential clients selecting themselves out for their demand for a wider array of financial products which is not being met.The scope of the book is wide, and explores successes and failures, main challenges and debates, methodologies for impact evaluation via random trials, leading trends in Asia versus Latin America, main efforts in Africa, the importance of value chains in Central America, ethical and gender issues, savings, microinsurance, governance, commercialization trends and the potential advantages and disadvantages of it. This exhaustive Handbook also features main lessons from informal finance and 19th-century credit cooperatives addressing the above-mentioned mismatch.
Author : Feng-Shou Xiao
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 366247395X
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (624 download)
Download or read book Zeolites in Sustainable Chemistry written by Feng-Shou Xiao and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is devoted to the new development of zeolitic catalysts with an emphasis on new strategies for the preparation of zeolites, novel techniques for their characterization and emerging applications of zeolites as catalysts for sustainable chemistry, especially in the fields of energy, biomass conversion and environmental protection. Over the years, energy and the environment have become the most important global issues, while zeolitic catalysts play important roles in addressing them. With individual chapters written by leading experts, this book offers an essential reference work for researchers and professionals in both academia and industry. Feng-Shou Xiao is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, China. Xiangju Meng is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, China.
Author : Philip Mader
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137364211
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)
Download or read book The Political Economy of Microfinance written by Philip Mader and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the author, rather than alleviating poverty, microfinance financialises poverty. By indebting poor people in the Global South, it drives financial expansion and opens new lands of opportunity for the crisis-ridden global capital markets. This book raises fundamental concerns about this widely-celebrated tool for social development.
Author : N Srinivasan
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 8178299461
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (782 download)
Download or read book Microfinance India written by N Srinivasan and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microfinance India is a part of a series of annual reports on the microfinance sector in India which seeks to document developments, clarify issues, publicize studies, stimulate research, identify policy choices, generate understanding and enhance support for the sector. It is a comprehensive one-stop document that provides the latest data and a holistic view of the sector, combines analysis and description and integrates a variety of topics previously treated separately. The book highlights recent developments in Self Help Groups (SHGs) and SHG Bank Linkage Programs (SBLPs), and focuses on microfinance with regard to the investment scenario in India. It also deals with the burgeoning field of urban microfinance, developments in micro-insurance, and the impact of new technologies on the microfinance sector. Additionally, it recognizes the high demands which the state makes on microfinance institutions and discusses the need and relevance of new policy regulations. Complementing these analyses, statistical annexes provide essential data on the sector, strengthening its utility as a reference document. It contains extensive original material, and yet draws widely on the findings of other recent studies and reports, thereby emerging as a complete, detailed analysis of the status and the future of the microfinance sector in India.
Author : Heather A. Clark
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540288775
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)
Download or read book When There Was No Money written by Heather A. Clark and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-14 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges in development often seem insurmountable. They overwhelm - tions and the builders of their most basic institutions. I am often asked how dev- opment finance agencies can work together to meet this challenge. In reply I invite you to read a story about cooperation in re-building one of the most basic insti- tions of any society –– the banking system. KfW Bankengruppe places great emphasis on financial sector development. Our experience in our own country, and beyond our borders, shows that one of the first steps is building a banking system that fuels growth through investment in enterprises. Micro, small and medium enterprises are the backbone of many economies; they are also the wealth of the people and generate their hope in the future. We believe that the depth of the financial sector is related to economic growth; the growth and safety of deposits, the facility of payments, and the in- vation to develop new products and services that strengthen markets and promote investment. A strong banking system supports economic growth by attracting unproductive capital and injecting it into the economy, increasing the productivity of the country’s capital base and leveraging it by attracting outside capital.
Author : Arvind Ashta
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 144388510X
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Management Information Systems for Microfinance written by Arvind Ashta and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microfinance is a double bottom line sector which is growing fast, making money and doing well in a variety of socially interesting ways. The growth of its institutions requires good strategies, good control systems and informed decision-making, all of which require an appropriate Management Information System (MIS). While a good MIS is needed in any sector, the management of a double bottom line requires systems which yield information on economic, financial and social metrics. The essays in this book explore the metrics required for success in this field. Communicating on these metrics may provide competitive advantage in fund-raising. Reaching out to the bottom of the pyramid requires low-cost catalytic innovations, disrupting the existing way of doing things. These necessitate not only social innovations, but also technological innovations to reduce costs drastically. The book presents various alternative ways of distributing software for microfinance, including case studies on open-source and cloud-based software, indicating how software providers are seeking to create competitive advantage. It offers a detailed analysis of the problems that are often faced and innovative techniques for implementing MIS in microfinance. This volume represents essential reading for anyone interested in learning about not only microfinance and MIS, but also social innovations and competitive advantage strategies. The contributors to the book are executives, consultants and academics who have considerable research experience in working and researching in these areas. Their work has been reviewed and developed by comments from both academics and practitioners to yield a book which is useful to students, academics and practitioners alike.
