This book is an expanded version of The Applied Dynamics of Ocean Surface Waves. It presents theoretical topics on ocean wave dynamics, including basic principles and applications in coastal and ...

In 1854, B Riemann introduced the notion of curvature for spaces with a family of inner products. There was no significant progress in the general case until 1918, when P Finsler studied the variation ...

Sophora tonkinensis Gagnep. (ST) (Fabaceae) is distributed chiefly in south-central and southeast China and Vietnam. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, the root and rhizome of ST are toxic and ...

In this paper, we propose a stochastic phytoplankton–zooplankton system considering phytoplankton defensive and zooplankton offensive effects. The aim of this paper is to study the effects of ...

Train-induced vibration inevitably affects the living standards and work productivity of residents and staff within transit-oriented development (TOD) buildings, especially when trains operate on the ...

Career Opportunities In search of... Great Minds Since our inception in 1981, World Scientific Publishing Company (WSPC) has grown to establish ourself as one of the world's leading academic ...

The D-8 (Developing Eight) organisation was officially formed in 1997 and has Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey as full members. The D-8 economies encompass ...

Cells are the basic unit of human organs that are not fully understood. The revolutionary advancements of optical imaging allowed us to observe single cells in whole organs, revealing the complicated ...

Call for Papers Special Issue on Intelligent Algorithms for Networked Robotic Systems Summary The system for navigation is one of the most vital and crucial topics in the study of mobile robots since ...

Call for Papers Special issue on Distributed Localization and Formation of Unmanned Systems using Imperfect Sharing and Measured Information Unmanned systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) ...

A layered rock mass is a special type of geological body. The existence of a bedding surface may lead to a poor cutting effect (over/under-excavation of the surrounding rock), falling of blocks, or ...

The Earth as a Cradle for Life The Origin, Evolution and Future of the Environment By (author): Frank D Stacey (CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering, Australia) & Jane H Hodgkinson (CSIRO ...