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Linsbichler’s erudite new book is not only an invitation for Austrian economists to reconsider their Misesian methodological foundations, but more importantly an attempt to bridge the methodological gap between the Austrian School and mainstream economics. His charitable reading of Mises provides the basis for an original conventionalist interpretation of Mises’ methodology, but it is most of all his anti-dogmatism, methodological openness and call for intellectual humility that stand out. —Erwin Dekker, Assistant Professor of Cultural Economics (Erasmus University Rotterdam) This book proposes new solutions to interpretational problems of Mises‘ methodological position. It also o­ffers a lucid and scholarly introduction to some important problems of the logic of science. Specialists and general readers alike will profit much from reading that book. —Karl Milford, Associate Professor in History of Economic Thought and Philosophy of Economics (University of Vienna) This innovative book challenges the mainstream reading of Ludwig von Mises as a contested “a priori” proponent of the Austrian School of economics. It o­ffers new insights to Mises’ methodology and epistemology by interpreting his praxeology as conventionalist. In doing so the author opens novel perspectives for contextualizing Ludwig von Mises’ work in the history of the Austrian School and the long term “Methodenstreit” since the 19th century. —Friedrich Stadler, Professor for History and Philosophy of Science (University of Vienna), Head and Director of the Institute Vienna Circle, President of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society This book presents a concise introduction to the epistemology and methodology of the Austrian School of economics as defended by Ludwig von Mises. The author provides an innovative interpretation of Mises’ arguments in favour of the a priori truth of praxeology, the received view of which contributed to the academic marginalization of the Austrian School. The study puts forward a unique argument that Mises – perhaps unintentionally – defends a form of conventionalism. Chapters in the book include detailed discussions of individualism, historicism, epistemological positions, and essentialism. The author goes on to discuss Mises’ justifi cation of the fundamental axiom and proposes a conventionalist interpretation. By presenting praxeology as a conventionalist research programme, the author aims at reinvigorating the interaction between the Austrian School, mainstream economics, and the philosophy of science. This comprehensive reconstruction is suitable for economists interested in the history and philosophy of their discipline, as well as for philosophers of science.

Political economy. --- Philosophy. --- Philosophy and social sciences. --- Economics. --- History of Economic Thought/Methodology. --- Political Economy. --- Philosophy of the Social Sciences. --- History of Philosophy. --- Von Mises, Ludwig, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Social sciences and philosophy --- Mental philosophy --- Economic theory --- Political economy --- Misaisi, --- Mises, Ludwig von, --- 米塞斯, --- Economic history. --- Social sciences --- Philosophy (General). --- International Political Economy. --- Social philosophy --- Social theory --- Economic man --- Economic conditions --- History, Economic --- Economics --- Humanities

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Dans la plupart des métiers, ce sont des mentor·es qui assument la transmission du métier à autrui. Néanmoins, endosser cette fonction ne va pas de soi. Ce contexte de formation d'adultes entre mentor·es et stagiaires présente différentes dimensions　: observation, imitation, mise en pratique, sans oublier les entretiens. C'est l'analyse des entretiens menés dans le contexte de la transmission du métier enseignant en alternance, qui est mise en exergue dans cet ouvrage. Ainsi, au travers d'une démarche de formation des mentor·es　nommée mentoring conversation studies, conçues selon le modèle des lesson studies, l'auteure présente comment, dans ce contexte, des mentor·es en formation d'adultes se développent en profondeur, en termes de réflexivité et d'autorégulation. Enfin, l'analyse fine des entretiens présentée dans ce livre questionne les dispositifs actuels de formation destinés aux mentor·es, et, en corollaire, les effets d'une absence de dispositif destiné à ce public.

Alternance --- Analyse du discours --- Bernard --- cœur --- Développement professionnel --- Dispositif des mentoring conversation studies --- enseignant --- Enseignement-apprentissage --- Entretiens --- Formation d'adultes --- Hofstetter --- médiations --- Mentorat/tutorat --- métier --- Mises en abîme des fonctions professionnelles --- Préface --- Rita --- Schneuwly --- Simone --- Soraya --- Transmettre un métier à autrui --- transmission

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This book presents a sample of theoretical and practical advances in applied sciences in the study of technical historical and/or industrial heritage. It covers several applications, such as geometric modelling and virtual reconstruction, computer-aided design and kinematic simulation, history of manufacturing, digital techniques in industrial heritage areas, building efficient management models, proposal for heritage intervention in a BIM environment, three-dimensional modelling using unmanned aerial vehicle imagery, computer-aided design, computer-aided engineering, and multi-criteria cataloging of the immovable items of industrial heritage. The contributions included in this book describe the state-of-the-art advances in this field and indicate the potential of studies of technical historical or industrial heritage in multidisciplinary applications in the fields of engineering and architecture.

Agustín de Betancourt --- double-acting steam engine --- Autodesk Inventor Professional --- computer-aided engineering --- mechanical engineering --- finite-element analysis --- von Mises stresses --- displacements --- equivalent deformations --- safety coefficient --- industrial heritage --- cataloguing --- methodology --- multi-criteria --- Andalusia --- Spain --- engineering graphics --- digital manufacture --- 3D printing --- computer-aided design --- Autodesk Fusion 360 --- aerospace heritage --- inclined plane --- Coalbrookdale (Shropshire) --- UAV --- terrestrial --- photogrammetry --- pagoda --- heritage --- BIM --- collaborative methodologies --- HBIM --- digital transformation --- efficient management --- ICTs --- mint industry --- construction --- transfer technology --- align process --- architectural layout --- Huygens’s pendulum clock --- virtual recreation --- kinematic simulation --- CATIA V5 --- optical telegraph --- geometric modeling --- virtual reconstruction --- historical technical heritage --- industrial site --- railway industry --- technology history --- cultural heritage --- technical historical heritage --- ancient artifacts --- historical inventions

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This book presents new and original research in Statistical Information Theory, based on minimum divergence estimators and test statistics, from a theoretical and applied point of view, for different statistical problems with special emphasis on efficiency and robustness. Divergence statistics, based on maximum likelihood estimators, as well as Wald’s statistics, likelihood ratio statistics and Rao’s score statistics, share several optimum asymptotic properties, but are highly non-robust in cases of model misspecification under the presence of outlying observations. It is well-known that a small deviation from the underlying assumptions on the model can have drastic effect on the performance of these classical tests. Specifically, this book presents a robust version of the classical Wald statistical test, for testing simple and composite null hypotheses for general parametric models, based on minimum divergence estimators.

n/a --- mixture index of fit --- Kullback-Leibler distance --- relative error estimation --- minimum divergence inference --- Neyman Pearson test --- influence function --- consistency --- thematic quality assessment --- asymptotic normality --- Hellinger distance --- nonparametric test --- Berstein von Mises theorem --- maximum composite likelihood estimator --- 2-alternating capacities --- efficiency --- corrupted data --- statistical distance --- robustness --- log-linear models --- representation formula --- goodness-of-fit --- general linear model --- Wald-type test statistics --- Hölder divergence --- divergence --- logarithmic super divergence --- information geometry --- sparse --- robust estimation --- relative entropy --- minimum disparity methods --- MM algorithm --- local-polynomial regression --- association models --- total variation --- Bayesian nonparametric --- ordinal classification variables --- Wald test statistic --- Wald-type test --- composite hypotheses --- compressed data --- hypothesis testing --- Bayesian semi-parametric --- single index model --- indoor localization --- composite minimum density power divergence estimator --- quasi-likelihood --- Chernoff Stein lemma --- composite likelihood --- asymptotic property --- Bregman divergence --- robust testing --- misspecified hypothesis and alternative --- least-favorable hypotheses --- location-scale family --- correlation models --- minimum penalized ?-divergence estimator --- non-quadratic distance --- robust --- semiparametric model --- divergence based testing --- measurement errors --- bootstrap distribution estimator --- generalized renyi entropy --- minimum divergence methods --- generalized linear model --- ?-divergence --- Bregman information --- iterated limits --- centroid --- model assessment --- divergence measure --- model check --- two-sample test --- Wald statistic --- Hölder divergence

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This book is devoted to energy harvesting from smart materials and devices. It focusses on the latest available techniques recently published by researchers all over the world. Energy Harvesting allows otherwise wasted environmental energy to be converted into electric energy, such as vibrations, wind and solar energy. It is a common experience that the limiting factor for wearable electronics, such as smartphones or wearable bands, or for wireless sensors in harsh environments, is the finite energy stored in onboard batteries. Therefore, the answer to the battery “charge or change” issue is energy harvesting because it converts the energy in the precise location where it is needed. In order to achieve this, suitable smart materials are needed, such as piezoelectrics or magnetostrictives. Moreover, energy harvesting may also be exploited for other crucial applications, such as for the powering of implantable medical/sensing devices for humans and animals. Therefore, energy harvesting from smart materials will become increasingly important in the future. This book provides a broad perspective on this topic for researchers and readers with both physics and engineering backgrounds.

magnetostrictive --- energy harvesting --- wearable --- magnetostrictive materials --- Galfenol --- finite element model --- iron–gallium --- measurements --- preisach model --- piezoelectric ceramics --- lead-free piezoceramics --- virtual instrument --- 3D electrospinning --- PVDF fibers --- piezoelectricity --- piezoelectric sensing --- wind energy harvesting --- snap-through motion --- dynamic stability --- variable-speed --- double-clamped --- width shapes --- piezoelectric energy harvester --- electrodes pair --- MEMS structure --- finite element method --- open circuit voltage --- moving load --- layered double hydroxide solar cell (LDHSC) --- photoactive material --- UV-Vis absorption --- dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) --- photoactive layered double hydroxide (LDH) --- transition metal modification --- optical bandgap analysis --- renewable energy --- photovoltaic device design --- iron (Fe) modified MgFeAl LDH --- triboelectric effect --- polymer and composites --- low-power devices --- thermomagnetic energy generators --- power generation --- waste heat recovery --- lumped-element modelling --- magnetic shape memory films --- Ni-Mn-Ga film --- magnetization change --- Curie temperature --- finite element simulation --- piezoelectric unit distributions --- electrical potential and energy --- von Mises stress --- PVDF --- piezoelectric material --- human body movements --- glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite --- multifunctional structural laminate --- thermal energy harvesting --- through-thickness thermal gradient --- thermoelectric generator (TEG) --- n/a --- iron-gallium