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Quality Control – Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and New Trends provides a timely and comprehensive examination of how digital transformation is revolutionizing quality management across various industries. As artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and Big Data analytics become central to engineering and manufacturing systems, this book examines their profound impact on quality assurance practices—from predictive maintenance and intelligent diagnostics to smart process control and dynamic optimization. The book begins by framing the transformation of traditional quality control into a data-driven, AI-enabled discipline, setting the stage for deeper technical explorations. Readers are then guided through a diverse set of case studies and innovations, including AI analysis of emotional development in fictional datasets, paradigm-shifting applications in software development, and comparative assessments of deep learning models for arrhythmia detection. Unique frameworks, such as “pipes and puddles” for process visualization and intelligent strategies for defect reduction in automotive paint shops, demonstrate how quality engineering is being reimagined. Vibration signal analysis for gearboxes, QoS-aware IoT frameworks, and enterprise architecture powered by ML and IoT further enrich the discussion with practical insights and future-ready methodologies. Later chapters critically assess the challenges and opportunities posed by remote operations, digital workflows, and adaptive manufacturing, providing a forward-looking perspective on quality control in evolving production ecosystems. Whether you are a researcher, quality engineer, industrial technologist, academic or student in the QA-QC area, this book provides essential knowledge and innovative perspectives on the intersection of quality control, AI, and Big Data. It is not just a reflection of current capabilities but a roadmap to future excellence in intelligent quality management.

Izz al-Dīn Ibn Šaddād naquit en 1217 à Alep et mourut au Caire en 1288. Le début et la fin de sa vie coïncident avec les changements intervenus en Syrie du Nord au cours d’un siècle où l’on vit la dynastie ayyoubide s’effondrer à Alep devant l’invasion mongole tandis que celle des Mamelouks s’affirmait au Caire et reprenait aux Mongols leurs récentes conquêtes. Entre 1272 et 1281, Ibn Šaddād est l’auteur d’une importante topographie historique intitulée « al-Aʿlāq al-ẖaṭīra fī ḏikr umarāʾ al-...

Following on Well Played 1.0 and 2.0, this book is full of in-depth close readings of games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of playing a game. Contributors analyze sequences in a game in detail in order to illustrate and interpret how the various components of a game can come together to create fulfilling a playing experience unique to this medium. Contributors again look at games, some that were covered in Well Played 1.0 and 2.0 as well as new ones, in order to provide a variety of perspectives on more great games.

« Spinoza », à quoi ça sert ? Et comment s’en servir ? En particulier, comment penser la mise à l’épreuve du rationalisme spécifique dont il est le nom ? L’objectif de ce travail est de contribuer à une réévaluation non seulement du rôle de la pratique dans la pensée de Spinoza, mais encore du système lui-même, de sa capacité à s’adapter et à communiquer avec des domaines tels que les sciences expérimentales, l’histoire, la politique ou la médecine. A travers les concepts et problèmes, tels qu’ils sont formulés dans ses textes, mais également leur utilisation contemporaine, il s’agit ici d’analyser l’articulation de la philosophie de Spinoza au champ de l’action humaine, dans ses dimensions éthique, sociale, cognitive et affective - et d’apprécier la puissance de la rationalité qui en est le fondement. Les auteurs viennent d’horizons différents : professeurs, docteurs, doctorants, étudiants ou érudits originaires de divers pays, ils proposent dans les articles ici présentés des approches variées et originales des problèmes qu’ils traitent, offrant ainsi au lecteur un aperçu de la vitalité des réflexions que suscite aujourd’hui l’oeuvre de Spinoza.

The Funambulist Pamphlets is a series of small books archiving articles published on The Funambulist, collected according to specific themes. These volumes propose a different articulation of texts than the usual chronological one. The eleven volumes are respectively dedicated to Spinoza, Foucault, Deleuze, Legal Theory, Occupy Wall Street, Palestine, Cruel Designs, Arakawa + Madeline Gins, Science Fiction, Literature, and Cinema. The Funambulist Pamphlets is published as part of the Documents Initiative imprint of the Center for Transformative Media, Parsons The New School for Design, a transdisciplinary media research initiative bridging design and the social sciences, and dedicated to the exploration of the transformative potential of emerging technologies upon the foundational practices of everyday life across a range of settings.

Presenting accounts from artists and designers, this book explores how we can transform our societies to greet uncertain futures with greater readiness and care through immersive, creative experiences. Crossing performance, theatre, games, sociodrama, participatory design, socially-engaged art, live action role-play, eco-social commitments and more-than-human philosophies, this edited volume examines common processes by which transformations in culture may be kick-started or confirmed, revealing disciplinary differences, but united by an interest in the meeting of prefigurative politics, participatory method, immersive structure and care-based ethos. Readers will take away insights into conducting work that makes a documented difference, at a tier between the individual and society and looking past current failures of imagination to worlds beyond the (post)industrial ruins. Fourteen chapters, including one dedicated to participatory evaluation, describe practices of change-making from across Europe and beyond, offering inspiration and technique in tackling interrelated ecological, cultural and existential challenges at a time when trends doubling down on extraction and consumerism are clearly doomed. Sharing an opportunity to investigate an engaging approach to social transformation from all sides, this book will be of relevance to artists, designers, students of performance, transformation and sustainability professionals and anyone interested in how we move societies from current impasses to collective action and caring, collaborative worlds. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives (CC BY-ND) 4.0 license.

Integration politics in the Netherlands has changed dramatically between 1990 and 2005. Whereas ethnic and religious differences were hitherto pacified through accommodation, a new and increasingly powerful current in Dutch politicsproblematizes the presence of minorities.This development represents a challenge to sociologists and political scientists: how to map and explain drastic changes?Arguing that extant approaches are better at explaining continuity than change, this book develops a distinct approach to the study of dynamic power relations to understand drastic transformations in the national debate as well as urban governance.

The book deals with the rise of the professional medical field in Sweden during Middle Ages to 1990s with special focus on the professions which have been active in the field, doctors, nurses and biomedical analysts (previous laboratory assistants). Often books about professions focus on one profession or one important institution but there are none covering the wider professional medical field over time.;The analysis of the professional field departs from acknowledging the social processes which are profound in the development of professional knowledge, power and social order. Why has the medical profession such high status? How come that certain professions have powers over others? What kind of professional knowledge does the medical science contribute with? These are some of the questions this book is aiming to answer, using theory from the tradition of sociology of professions. ;The book gives an overview of the development of the Swedish state and the healthcare system in particular. In addition, it analyses how early organizational traditions, social mobilization and the creation of a common cognitive base both stimulate and limit opportunities for occupations and their professionalization within the field. It contributes to a deepened knowledge about professions which extends the everyday meaning of an occupation. Potential readers are researchers within sociology of professions, university students and professionals within the medical field who have interest in professions and power structures.

Dans le cadre du projet ANR Europange consacré aux « Processus de rassemblements politiques : l’exemple de l’Europe angevine (XIIIe-XVe siècles) », le colloque qui s’est tenu à Angers en novembre 2015 s’est intéressé à la culture des officiers (centraux comme locaux) et de l’entourage des princes dans les territoires angevins, à leurs parcours universitaires et à leur formation intellectuelle au sens large. Différents thèmes ont pu être envisagés : les cursus universitaires (universités et facultés fréquentées, grades…), les apprentissages pratiques et techniques, notamment le rapport à l’écrit et aux comptabilités, les livres et les bibliothèques possédés par les officiers, leurs productions intellectuelles (juridiques, scientifiques, littéraires…). Au-delà des différences ou des similitudes qui ont pu être mises en avant entre les différents territoires angevins, ces journées, à travers des trajectoires de vie concrètes, ont permis d’identifier des carrières types et l’existence, parfois, d’un véritable déroulement de carrière s'apparentant à un cursus honorum. Outre le fait d’appréhender les composantes techniques et pragmatiques de l’apprentissage des officiers, les différentes interventions ont également dégagé des dynamiques mettant en lumière l’existence d’une culture administrative et/ou politique. Le présent ouvrage rend compte de ces échanges fructueux.

The book takes up the (post-)operaist concept of immaterial labour (cf. Maurizio Lazzarato: 1998, Toni Negri, Michael Hardt: 2000) and relates it to spatial processes and architectural projects from the 1960s. The book’s title is the hypotheses of its investigation. It allows to be exemplified with the following questions: Do we find, parallel to a dominant cultural practice of immaterial labour new forms and orders of architecture? Which forms does it take on? Or does workplace architecture disappear at all parallel to the blurring of the formerly clearly marked spaces of the factory?

Once viewed solely as fat storage cells, adipocytes and their adipokines have now been proven to be central for human health. Understanding that overweight and obesity may increase the risk for various diseases requires detailed characterization of adipokine function. Weight gain, weight regain, and fasting affect adipocyte health and accordingly their secretome. Different adipose tissue deposits exist and they vary in cellular composition and function. The evidence is strong of a role of adipokines in cancer, reproductive function, neurological diseases, cardiovascular diseases ,and rheumatoid arthritis. Adipokines are considered useful biomarkers for adipose tissue and metabolic health, and may be used as diagnostic tools in rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, or sepsis. This book contains 10 original articles and 9 review articles focusing on these bioactive peptides. Several articles deal with chemerin, an adipokine discovered more than 20 years ago. Data so far have resulted in promising insights related to its biological function. We are only beginning to understand the multiple roles of chemerin, the mechanisms regulating its activity, and the signaling pathways used by this chemokine. Adipokine receptor agonists and antagonists may result in the formulation of novel drugs and ultimately may lead to new therapeutic targets to be used in clinical practice.

MedSens index provides the environmental status of subtidal rocky coastal habitats based on open data collected by trained volunteers using the Reef Check Mediterranean Underwater Coastal Environment Monitoring protocol. It is based on 25 species, incorporating their sensitivities to the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive pressures and their distributions and abundances. MedSens was applied along the Tuscan Archipelago National Park Islands’ coasts, providing the mean sensitivity of the assemblages. It can help decision-makers in implementing marine biodiversity conservation measures.

This book intends to be a complimentary reference for graduate and undergraduate courses of Business and Engineering. Readers not familiar with Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) and supply chain management (SCM) may have a first glance, reading isolate chapters. Moreover, the sequential order from Chapters 1 to 8 may be more instructive. Readers with expertise on MCDM or SCM will find interesting applications or proposals. The book also presents a systematic literature review, which confirms the leadership of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and data envelopment analysis (DEA).

Jessica Jones made her first Marvel Comics appearance in Alias #1, November 2001, and went on to star in three ongoing series. In 2015 the Netflix adaptation Jessica Jones premiered to positive reviews. Following the scarred and superpowered titular character as she struggled to run a private detective agency and face her past, the show ran for three seasons and received a Hugo Award, a Peabody Award, and a Creative Arts Emmy. Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology brings together a diverse group of scholars to explore the evolving depiction of the superheroine as embodied in both Jessica Jones and in the series. Contributors draw on trauma-informed study, lived experience, feminist approaches, cultural studies, and more to present multifaceted analyses. Specifically addressing survivorship, trauma, masculinities, and militarization, this book makes space for conversations that recognize the diverse, multi-layered narratives and complex, sometimes contradictory depictions presented by the show. Taking Jessica Jones as part of an evolving depiction of the superheroine, this anthology focuses not only on the content of the television series but female superheroes more broadly. It recognizes and critically discusses gendered and racialized roles and spaces, the changing expectations of fans, and the places in which media industries and fans interact. Connecting Jessica Jones to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, this is a thoughtful and thorough study of a ground-breaking character and boundary-pushing show.

Examining fisheries, Brexit, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and its consequences for the Fishing Industry in the UK and the EU, this book explores key issues within the complex topic of fisheries after Brexit. Assessing the new fishing relationship between the UK and the EU, which will continue to develop over the next decade, it provides an important study of the state of fisheries post-Brexit. Taking a cross-cutting economic, legal and policy approach, the book outlines the social and economic impacts of Brexit on the UK and EU fishing industries. It critically analyses the provisions relevant to fisheries in the TCA, reflects on the bilateral fishing negotiations between the EU, UK and Norway, providing inferences as to what the "new and special relationship" might be in fisheries. It then focuses on the 2020 Fisheries Act and explores internal divergences in the nations of the UK because of devolution. Taking an international approach, the work offers an exploration of cooperation in fisheries enforcement, international and regional obligations in marine conservation, and the new horizons for the UK in international fisheries organizations and arrangements now it is no longer a member of the EU. It offers an overview of expert opinion on fisheries post-Brexit, highlighting lessons learned and future developments for fisheries in a post-Brexit world. Having finally signed the Trade and Cooperation Agreement on 31 December 2020 after tense negotiations, the United Kingdom and European Union have found themselves in a new fisheries relationship. This book maps the complex social, economic, legal and policy issues of fisheries in a post-Brexit world and will be of interest to stakeholders and scholars.