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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452748203321

Autore

Waldman Sidney R

Titolo

America and the limits of the politics of selfishness [[electronic resource] /] / Sidney R. Waldman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2007

ISBN

1-299-35632-X

0-7391-5195-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (136 p.)

Disciplina

172

Soggetti

Political ethics - United States

Political leadership - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2 :Puzzles of Representative Government; Chapter 3: The Possibilities and Limits of Presidential and Political Leadership; Chapter 4: The Public; Chapter 5: Is there a Role for Morality and Religion in Our Political System?; Chapter 6: A Problem of Accountability and Power in Our Democracy; Chapter 7: Self-Love and Ignorance about the World as well as the United States; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

America and the Limits of the Politics of Selfishness examines Congress, the Presidency, the public, and public policy, demonstrating the important impact of the public's selfishness, morality, compassion, and religious beliefs on the American political system.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557345603321

Autore

Kyamakya Kyandoghere

Titolo

Intelligent Transportation Related Complex Systems and Sensors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (494 p.)

Soggetti

Technology: general issues

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Building around innovative services related to different modes of transport and traffic management, intelligent transport systems (ITS) are being widely adopted worldwide to improve the efficiency and safety of the transportation system. They enable users to be better informed and make safer, more coordinated, and smarter decisions on the use of transport networks. Current ITSs are complex systems, made up of several components/sub-systems characterized by time-dependent interactions among themselves. Some examples of these transportation-related complex systems include: road traffic sensors, autonomous/automated cars, smart cities, smart sensors, virtual sensors, traffic control systems, smart roads, logistics systems, smart mobility systems, and many others that are emerging from niche areas. The efficient operation of these complex systems requires: i) efficient solutions to the issues of sensors/actuators used to capture and control the physical parameters of these systems, as well as the quality of data collected from these systems; ii) tackling complexities using simulations and analytical modelling techniques; and iii) applying optimization techniques to improve the performance of these systems. It includes twenty-four papers, which cover scientific concepts, frameworks, architectures and various other ideas on analytics, trends and applications of transportation-related data.