“…The analytical methods described in Risk-Based Monitoring and Fraud Detection in Clinical Trials Using JMP and SAS enable the clinical trial team to take a proactive approach to data quality and safety to streamline clinical development activities and address shortcomings while the study is ongoing. …”

“…This introductory guide addresses the full scope of contemporary chemical, petroleum, and environmental engineering applications and contains extensive new coverage and examples related to biotech, nanotech, green/environmental engineering, and process safety, with many new MATLAB and Python problems throughout. …”

“…Biological sensing assists in the understanding of living systems and is used in a variety of sectors, including medicine, drug discovery, process control, environmental monitoring, food safety, military and personal protection. It allows for new opportunities in bionics, power generation and computing, all of which will benefit from a greater understanding of the bio-electronic relationship, as advances in communications and computational modeling enable us to reconsider how healthcare is offered and R&D and manufacturing are enhanced. …”

“…The book covers a number of areas, including valuable information about flying and everything to do with flying safety…”

“…It aims to facilitate informed decision-making and enhance the safety and well-being of individuals involved in IPV situations…”

“…Security narratives are constructed in multiple ways and are used to frame our responses to the challenges and threats to our sense of safety, wellbeing, identity and survival but how the narratives are constructed is a matter of intellectual and political contestation. …”

“…Microbial contamination may lead to a deterioration in food quality due to spoilage organisms, or may become a health risk to consumers should the contaminant be a pathogenic microorganism. As such food safety and food production are intrinsically linked. …”

“…Bionanoparticles such as microorganisms and exosomes are recognized as important targets for clinical applications, food safety, and environmental monitoring. Other nanoscale biological particles, including liposomes, micelles, and functionalized polymeric particles are widely used in nanomedicines. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Pedestrian Performance Data -- Federal Investigation of the Evacuation of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 -- Free speed distributions — Based on empirical data in different traffic conditions -- Collecting Pedestrian Trajectory Data In Real-time -- Full-Scale Evacuation Experiments in a smoke filled Rail Carriage — a detailed study of passenger behaviour under reduced visibility -- Minimum Stair Width for Evacuation, Overtaking Movement and Counterflow — Technical Bases and Suggestions for the Past, Present and Future -- Study on information guiding based on human psych-physiological responses in China -- Research on pedestrian crowd characteristics and behaviours in peak-time on Chinese campus -- Pedestrian Dynamics -- Behaviour on tunnel fire -- Earthquake — the importance of earthquake-resistant design in case of emergency evacuations -- Decision Loads and Route Qualities for Pedestrians — Key Requirements for the Design of Pedestrian Navigation Services -- Cyclone and Storm Surge, Pedestrian Evacuation and Emergency Response in India -- Experimental Study and Theoretical Analysis of Signage Legibility Distances as a Function of Observation Angle -- Exploring Pedestrian Shopping Decision Processes — an Application of Gene Expression Programming -- Evacuation Simulation -- A Discrete choice framework for acceleration and direction change behaviors in walking pedestrians -- Calibration and validation of the Legion simulation model using empirical data -- Evacuation Simulation for Road Tunnels — Findings from the use of microscopic methodology for escape route analyses -- A Data-Driven Model of Pedestrian Movement -- Distributed intelligence in pedestrian simulations -- Design of Escape Routes by Simulating Evacuation Dynamics in Conjunction with a Probabilistic Safety Concept -- The 2001 World Trade Centre Evacuation -- Dynamic Navigation Field — a local and on-demand family of algorithms for wayfinding -- Microscopic calibration and validation of pedestrian models — Cross-comparison of models using experimental data -- Pedestrian flow optimization with a genetic algorithm based on Boolean grids -- Developing a Pedestrian Agent Model for Analyzing an Overpass accident -- The simulation of crowd dynamics at very large events — Calibration, empirical data, and validation -- Moore and more and symmetry -- The RiMEA Project — Development of a new Regulation -- Football Stadium Simulation — A microscopic simulation of the pedestrian access -- Instability of pedestrian flow in two-dimensional optimal velocity model -- Evacuation Simulation at Linz Central Station — Usefulness during design, approval and start-up -- Why “Faster is Slower” in Evacuation Process -- Development of an Agent-based Behavior Module for Evacuation Models — Focused on the Behaviors in the Dark -- Comparative Investigation of the Dynamic Simulation of Foot Traffic Flow -- Evacuation from underground railway stations — Available and required safe egress time for different station types and general evaluation criteria -- A discrete microscopic model for pedestrian dynamics to manage emergency situations in airport terminals -- Steps Toward the Fundamental Diagram — Empirical Results and Modelling -- Model for Office Building Usage Simulation -- Features of Discrete Event Simulation Systems for Spatial Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics -- Evolving Direct Perception Models of Human Behavior in Building Systems -- Fundamental diagram of a one-dimensional cellular automaton model for pedestrian flow — the ASEP with shuffled update -- Ship Evacuation -- Implementing Ship Motion in AENEAS — Model Development and First Results -- Data Collection in Support of the Modelling of Naval Vessels -- Collective animal motion -- Self-organised choice based on inter-attraction: the example of gregarious animals -- Traffic on bi-directional ant-trails -- Herding in Real Escape Panic -- From Ant Trails to Pedestrian Dynamics — Learning from Nature…”

“…This research spans the full range of problems including global poverty, food and housing insecurity, economic development, environmental safety, social determinants of health, maternal and child health, mental health, addiction, disease and illness, gender and income inequality, human rights and social justice, access to health care and social resources, strengthening care and service delivery, trauma, crises, and responses to natural disasters, war, violence, population movements and trafficking, war and refugees, immigration/migration, human trafficking, orphans and vulnerable children." …”

“…More specifically, modern processing approaches may be used with the aim to develop new dairy products, to extend their shelf life, to change their textural properties, to ensure their safety or to increase their nutritional and health value. …”

“…Statistical analysis methods are presented in terms of their usefulness in systems engineering for experimentation, characterization or design, since safety factors and the most advanced reliability calculation techniques are included from the outset. …”

“…The authors argue for two theses that have thus far received little attention in scientific discourse: as connected and automated vehicles will not be ready for use in all parts of the city for a long time, previously assumed effects - from traffic safety to traffic performance as well as spatial effects - will need to be re-evaluated. …”

“…As the price stabilisation role of buffer stocks is also argued to be necessary for food security, the paper also explores alternative approaches that governments may take to meeting this food security objective through social safety nets. Some illustrative examples are explored to highlight key elements for successful implementation. …”

“…Roads, railways, electricity grids, aviation, and maritime transport are deeply affected by the digitaland technological transition, with gains in terms of competitiveness, cost-reduction, and safety. Digitalisation is also a key tool for fostering global commitment towards sustainability, but the race for digital infrastructure is also a geopolitical one. …”

“…In this mode, power changes are limited to frequency regulation for grid stability purposes and shutdowns for safety purposes. However for countries with high nuclear shares or desiring to significantly increase renewable energy sources, the question arises as to the ability of nuclear power plants to follow load on a regular basis, including daily variations of the power demand. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Nuclear Fuel Cycle -The front end: preparing fuel for the reactor -The back end: options for managing spent fuel -Decommissioning of nuclear facilities Chapter 4. Nuclear Safety -Technical aspects of nuclear safety -Safety assessments -Organisational and human factors, safety culture -Learning from operating experience Chapter 5. …”

“…Furthermore, few countries in Asia/Pacific have social pensions to provide safety-net retirement incomes for people who are not members of formal schemes. …”

“…Discussions focused on accelerator reliability; target, window and coolant technology; sub-critical system design and ADS simulations; safety and control of ADS; and ADS experiments and test facilities. …”

“…In order to eliminate unnecessary regulatory divergences and to address the global challenges pertaining to systemic risks, the environment, and human health and safety, governments increasingly seek to better articulate regulations across borders and to ensure greater enforcement of rules. …”