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The aim of this publication is to present the research results in robotics that are now state-of-the-art, and indicate the possible future lines of development. To effectively work and cooperate with us, robots must exhibit abilities that are comparable to those of humans. The book describes the ongoing efforts to design and develop human-friendly robotic systems that can safely and effectively interact and work with humans.

Engineering. --- Engineering Design. --- Engineering design. --- Ingénierie --- Conception technique --- Mechanics. --- Robotics. --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Civil Engineering --- Robotics --- Robots --- Automata --- Automatons --- Manipulators (Mechanism) --- Mecha (Vehicles) --- Design, Engineering --- Engineering --- Industrial design --- Strains and stresses --- Design

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Ce volume propose une étude articulée de Husserl et de Merleau-Ponty qui prend comme perspective la dimension épistémologique de leur philosophie relativement à la biologie. Chacun à sa manière, ils se sont penchés sur le statut ambigu de la biologie et sur l’épineuse question du naturalisme, à savoir : dans quelle mesure les êtres vivants peuvent-ils être appréhendés comme des ensembles de processus physiques et chimiques ? La confrontation de leurs deux contributions à la question offre un éclairage qui a conservé toute sa pertinence, alors que le développement de la biologie moléculaire et des neurosciences contemporaines a amené un retour du paradigme naturaliste en biologie. L’étude débouche sur une mise en perspective avec la théorie biologique de l’autopoïèse élaborée par F. Varela et H. Maturana. L’enjeu final est de proposer une théorie de la biologie qui respecte son irréductibilité tout en tenant compte du rôle de plus en plus important que les approches physico-chimiques jouent dans notre compréhension des êtres vivants.

Philosophy --- Theory of knowledge --- Biological anthropology. Palaeoanthropology --- History of human medicine --- biologie --- filosofie --- geneeskunde --- epistomologie --- kennisleer --- existentialisme --- Husserl, Edmund --- Merleau-Ponty, Maurice --- Phenomenological biology --- Phenomenology --- Naturalism --- Naturalism. --- Phenomenological biology. --- Phenomenology. --- Husserl, Edmund, --- Merleau-Ponty, Maurice, --- Phenomenology . --- Biology-Philosophy. --- Genetic epistemology. --- Medicine-Philosophy. --- Philosophy of Biology. --- Epistemology. --- Philosophy of Medicine. --- Naturalisme (philosophie) --- Biologie --- Philosophie. --- Critique et interprétation --- Critique et interprétation. --- Developmental psychology --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Philosophy, Modern --- Biology—Philosophy. --- Medicine—Philosophy. --- Epistemology --- Psychology --- Academic collection --- Biological phenomenology --- Biology --- Materialism --- Mechanism (Philosophy) --- Positivism --- Science --- Knowledge, Theory of. --- Medicine --- Philosophy. --- Health Workforce --- Vitalism --- Critique et interprétation.

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Build and program MINDSTORM NXT robots with Daniele Benedettelli, one of the world's most respected NXT robot builders. He shows you how to build and program them from scratch, starting with the simplest robots and progressing in difficulty to a total of seven award–winning robots! You can download all the code, along with low–resolution videos that show how your robot works when it's finished. You don't need to be a programmer to develop these cool robots, because all the code is provided, but advanced developers will enjoy seeing the secrets of Benedettelli's code and techniques revealed.

Computer Science. --- Control Structures and Microprogramming. --- Computer science. --- Microprogramming. --- Informatique --- Microprogrammation --- Robots --- LEGO toys --- Design and construction --- Programming --- LEGO toys. --- Robots -- Design and construction. --- Robots -- Programming. --- LEGO Mindstorms toys --- Computer Science --- Mechanical Engineering - General --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Mechanical Engineering --- Robotica --- Design and construction. --- Programming. --- Robot programming --- Automata --- Automatons --- Software engineering. --- Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems. --- Toys --- Computer programming --- Manipulators (Mechanism) --- Robotics --- Mecha (Vehicles) --- Computer input-output equipment. --- Hardware and Maker. --- Computer software engineering --- Engineering --- Computer hardware --- Computer I/O equipment --- Computers --- Electronic analog computers --- Electronic digital computers --- Hardware, Computer --- I/O equipment (Computers) --- Input equipment (Computers) --- Input-output equipment (Computers) --- Output equipment (Computers) --- Computer systems --- Input-output equipment --- Robots - Design and construction --- Robots - Programming

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As the uses of digital systems continue to proliferate in quantity and variety, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are taking centre-stage in their design. Introduction to Embedded System Design Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays provides a starting point for the use of FPGAs in the design of embedded systems. The text considers a hypothetical robot controller as an embedded application and weaves around it related concepts of FPGA-based digital design. The book details: • use of FPGA vis-à-vis general purpose processor and microcontroller; • design using Verilog hardware description language; • digital design synthesis using Verilog and Xilinx® SpartanTM 3 FPGA; • FPGA-based embedded processors and peripherals; • overview of serial data communications and signal conditioning using FPGA; • FPGA-based motor drive controllers; and • prototyping digital systems using FPGA. The book is a good introductory text for FPGA-based design. It will be useful for both students and designers who have worked with microprocessors and microcontrollers and now wish to move to design using FPGA. Its end-of-chapter exercises and frequent use of example can be used for teaching or for self-study.

Field programmable gate arrays. --- Digital electronics --- Robots --- Embedded computer systems --- Computer-aided design. --- Control systems --- Design and construction. --- Design. --- Embedded systems (Computer systems) --- Computer systems --- Architecture Analysis and Design Language --- Automata --- Automatons --- Manipulators (Mechanism) --- Robotics --- Mecha (Vehicles) --- Digital circuits --- Digital techniques (Electronics) --- Electronic systems --- Electronics --- Field programmable logic arrays --- FPGAs --- Gate array circuits --- Programmable logic devices --- Eingebettetes System. --- Field programmable gate array. --- Industrieroboter. --- Programmierbare Steuerung. --- Reglerentwurf. --- Systemsynthese. --- VERILOG. --- Electronics. --- Information theory. --- Systems engineering. --- Computer aided design. --- Logic design. --- Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation. --- Control and Systems Theory. --- Theory of Computation. --- Circuits and Systems. --- Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design. --- Logic Design. --- Design, Logic --- Design of logic systems --- Electronic circuit design --- Logic circuits --- Machine theory --- Switching theory --- CAD (Computer-aided design) --- Computer-assisted design --- Computer-aided engineering --- Design --- Engineering systems --- System engineering --- Engineering --- Industrial engineering --- System analysis --- Communication theory --- Communication --- Cybernetics --- Electrical engineering --- Physical sciences --- Design and construction --- Microelectronics. --- Control engineering. --- Computers. --- Electronic circuits. --- Computer-aided engineering. --- CAE --- Electron-tube circuits --- Electric circuits --- Electron tubes --- Automatic computers --- Automatic data processors --- Computer hardware --- Computing machines (Computers) --- Electronic brains --- Electronic calculating-machines --- Electronic computers --- Hardware, Computer --- Calculators --- Cyberspace --- Control engineering --- Control equipment --- Control theory --- Engineering instruments --- Automation --- Programmable controllers --- Microminiature electronic equipment --- Microminiaturization (Electronics) --- Microtechnology --- Semiconductors --- Miniature electronic equipment --- Data processing

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Cancer is more than a biological disease. Cultural factors are involved at every stage in the journey through cancer, from prevention to palliative care. Based upon recent studies from the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, Culture and Cancer Care examines a number of cultural themes in relation to cancer, including:. The disparity of rates of cancer among different ethnic groups. Culture and screening. Breaking bad news and communication. Cultural variations in emotional responses to cancer. Cultural variability in cancer treatments and the influence on prognosis. Palliative care a

Cancer. --- Neoplasms. --- Cancer --- Health behavior --- Attitude to Health --- Diseases --- Culture --- Sociology --- Attitude --- Delivery of Health Care --- Anthropology, Cultural --- Anthropology --- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms --- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Social Sciences --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Psychiatry and Psychology --- Health Care --- Cross-Cultural Comparison --- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice --- Neoplasms --- Medicine --- Public Health --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Oncology --- Public Health - General --- Benign Neoplasms --- Malignancy --- Malignant Neoplasms --- Neoplasia --- Neoplasm --- Neoplasms, Benign --- Tumors --- Benign Neoplasm --- Cancers --- Malignancies --- Malignant Neoplasm --- Neoplasias --- Neoplasm, Benign --- Neoplasm, Malignant --- Neoplasms, Malignant --- Tumor --- Medical Oncology --- Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice --- Transcultural Studies --- Comparison, Cross-Cultural --- Comparisons, Cross-Cultural --- Cross Cultural Comparison --- Cross-Cultural Comparisons --- Studies, Transcultural --- Study, Transcultural --- Transcultural Study --- Cultural Characteristics --- Community-Based Distribution --- Contraceptive Distribution --- Delivery of Healthcare --- Dental Care Delivery --- Distribution, Non-Clinical --- Distribution, Nonclinical --- Distributional Activities --- Healthcare --- Healthcare Delivery --- Healthcare Systems --- Non-Clinical Distribution --- Nonclinical Distribution --- Delivery of Dental Care --- Health Care Delivery --- Health Care Systems --- Activities, Distributional --- Activity, Distributional --- Care, Health --- Community Based Distribution --- Community-Based Distributions --- Contraceptive Distributions --- Deliveries, Healthcare --- Delivery, Dental Care --- Delivery, Health Care --- Delivery, Healthcare --- Distribution, Community-Based --- Distribution, Contraceptive --- Distribution, Non Clinical --- Distributional Activity --- Distributions, Community-Based --- Distributions, Contraceptive --- Distributions, Non-Clinical --- Distributions, Nonclinical --- Health Care System --- Healthcare Deliveries --- Healthcare System --- Non Clinical Distribution --- Non-Clinical Distributions --- Nonclinical Distributions --- System, Health Care --- System, Healthcare --- Systems, Health Care --- Systems, Healthcare --- Science, Social --- Sciences, Social --- Social Science --- Healthcare Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Behavior And Behavior Mechanism --- Cultural Anthropology --- Material Culture --- Ethnography --- Culture, Material --- Ethnographies --- Material Cultures --- Qualitative Research --- Attitudes --- Opinions --- Opinion --- Intention --- General Social Development and Population --- Beliefs --- Cultural Background --- Cultural Relativism --- Customs --- Background, Cultural --- Backgrounds, Cultural --- Belief --- Cultural Backgrounds --- Cultural Relativisms --- Cultures --- Relativism, Cultural --- Relativisms, Cultural --- Health Attitude --- Attitude, Health --- Attitudes, Health --- Health Attitudes --- Health, Attitude to --- Public Opinion --- Behavior, Health --- Health habits --- Habit --- Health attitudes --- Human behavior --- Medicine and psychology --- Carcinoma --- Malignancy (Cancer) --- Malignant tumors --- Social aspects --- Causes and theories of causation --- ethnology --- Kanker --- Cancer - Social aspects --- Health behavior - Cross-cultural studies --- Neoplasms - ethnology