1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910337864703321

Titolo

Development, Political, and Economic Difficulties in the Caribbean / / edited by Ann Marie Bissessar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

9783030029944

3030029948

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXVI, 349 p. 31 illus., 24 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

338.9

338.9729

Soggetti

Regionalism

Economic development

Development Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Chapter One: Introduction/ Development, Political and Economic Difficulties in the Caribbean -- 2. Chapter Two: The Diversified Economy: Possibilities from Modern Portfolio Management -- 3. Chapter Three: What Drives Economic Diversification in CARICOM Economies? -- 4. Chapter Four: Human Capital as a Catalyst for Economic Diversification in Trinidad and Tobago -- 5. Chapter Five: Corruption as an Impediment to Diversification: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago -- 6. Chapter Six: Asset-based Community Development as a Vehicle for Economic Diversification: Place-based Strategies for Building Stronger Economies in the Caribbean -- 7. Chapter Seven: The Economic and Political Costs of Diversification as a Way Out of a Recession. The Case of Trinidad and Tobago -- 8. Chapter Eight: Niche Focused Tourism Development in Small Island Developing States: The Case of Trinidad -- 9. Chapter Nine: Sustainable Climate-Smart Agricultural Solutions to Improve Food and Nutrition Security in Trinidad and Tobago -- 10. Chapter Ten: Whose Governance? IMF Austerities and Diversification in A Small Island State: The Case of Jamaica -- 11. Chapter Eleven: Cuba: A Caribbean SIDS Reinventing Itself -- 12. Chapter Twelve: Diversification, Macroeconomic Growth



and Development: The Case of Martinique -- 13. Chapter Thirteen: Resilient or Recalcitrant? Revisiting the Diversification Discourse in the Wake of a Global Recession -- 14. Chapter Fourteen: The Diversification of Committee Systems in Parliaments of Small States: A Study of Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica -- 15. Chapter Fifteen: Agricultural Diversification - A Strategy Out of the Economic Difficulties of the Sugarcane Industry -- 16. Chapter Sixteen: Why Diversification Fails.

Sommario/riassunto

This edited volume focuses on the attempts of various Caribbean countries to diversify their economies and societies. It is done in the context of political and economic difficulties that these countries have faced since the 2007-2008 economic crash and how successful they have been in moving their economies in a different direction. The contributors use very distinct levels of analysis in order to provide a nuanced view of diversification efforts in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Cuba, the French Antilles, and the Dutch Antilles. The book will appeal to academic researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and everyone who is interested in the politics and development of the Caribbean region. Ann Marie Bissessar is Professor at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910743255503321

Autore

Zhao Ling

Titolo

Pneumatic Servo Systems Analysis : Control and Application in Robotic Systems / / by Ling Zhao, Yuanqing Xia, Hongjiu Yang, Jinhui Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

981-16-9514-8

981-16-9515-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 pages)

Collana

Advances in Industrial Control, , 2193-1577

Disciplina

629.8045

Soggetti

Automatic control

Robotics

Automation

Mechatronics

Control, Robotics, Automation

Control and Systems Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Control Methods for Pneumatic Servo Systems -- Platform Introduction -- Linear Feedback Control -- Nonlinear Feedback Control -- Sliding Mode Control -- Platform Introduction -- Back-stepping Control.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on pneumatic servo systems analysis, control and application in robotic systems. The pneumatic servo systems are composed by pneumatic artificial muscles or cylinders, which are two important pneumatic actuators in industrial application. The active disturbance rejection control technique is used effectively to solve strong nonlinearity and uncertain factors for the pneumatic servo systems. Nonlinear feedback control, back-stepping control, finite-time control, sliding mode control and several other control laws are proposed to make the pneumatic servo systems have better control performances. The book establishes a fundamental framework for this topic, while emphasizing the importance of integrated analysis. The book is intended for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in this field and engineers working on the applications of



pneumatic servo systems. Advances in Industrial Control reports and encourages the transfer of technology in control engineering. The rapid development of control technology has an impact on all areas of the control discipline. The series offers an opportunity for researchers to present an extended exposition of new work in all aspects of industrial control.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910333150103321

Titolo

Journal of orthopaedic nursing

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Pearson Professional Ltd

[San Diego, CA], : Harcourt Health Sciences

[Oxford], : Elsevier

Edinburgh ; , : New York : , : Churchill Livingstone / Elsevier, , 1997‑2009

Descrizione fisica

Volumes ; : illustrations ; ; periodical

Disciplina

610.73677

Soggetti

Orthopedic nursing

Orthopedic Nursing

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Continued by International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing (ISSN 1878‑1241 print / 1878‑1292 online).