1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778868403321

Autore

Bartkus Viva Ona

Titolo

The dynamic of secession / / Viva Ona Bartkus [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999

ISBN

1-107-11131-5

0-511-00457-5

1-280-42048-0

0-511-17183-8

0-511-14922-0

0-511-30952-X

0-511-49121-2

0-511-05205-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 264 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in international relations ; ; 64

Disciplina

320.1/5

Soggetti

Secession

Self-determination, National

Sovereignty

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-258) and index.

Nota di contenuto

I. Introduction. 1. Introduction. 2. Theoretical foundation for analysis of secession -- II. The costs and benefits. 3. The benefits of membership. 4. The costs of secession. 5. The costs of membership. 6. The benefits of secession.

III. The dynamic of secession. 7. "Last resorts": a rise in the costs of membership. 8. "Opportune moments": a reduction in the costs of secession. 9. A reduction in the benefits of membership. 10. A rise in the benefits of secession. 11. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book, first published in 1999, offers a general explanation for the occurrence of the phenomenon of secessionist activity, arising from a comparative study of numerous historical examples of secession and separatist conflict. The book develops a comprehensive framework, specifying the elements necessary for a secession crisis, and discussing the moral issues underpinning such a decision. The author examines



the political, economic and social costs and benefits of a community's two alternatives - continued integration in the existing state and secession - which enter into decision-making processes, and argues that secessionist activity arises only when government action or international developments change a community's view of the balance among these costs and benefits. Her conclusion is that a community's aspirations for independence change with circumstances, and that in some instances, sensitive government policy can substantially mitigate secessionist sentiment, while, in others, evolution in the prevailing international climate can outweigh domestic factors in the dynamic of secession.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910367745603321

Autore

Codecasa Lorenzo

Titolo

Thermal and Electro-thermal System Simulation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019

ISBN

3-03921-737-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Soggetti

History of engineering and technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

With increasing power levels and power densities in electronics systems, thermal issues are becoming more and more critical. The elevated temperatures result in changing electrical system parameters, changing the operation of devices, and sometimes even the destruction of devices. To prevent this, the thermal behavior has to be considered in the design phase. This can be done with thermal end electro-thermal design and simulation tools. This Special Issue of Energies, edited by two well-known experts of the field, Prof. Marta Rencz, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and by Prof. Lorenzo Codecasa, Politecnico di Milano, collects twelve papers carefully selected for the representation of the latest results in thermal and



electro-thermal system simulation. These contributions present a good survey of the latest results in one of the most topical areas in the field of electronics: The thermal and electro-thermal simulation of electronic components and systems. Several papers of this issue are extended versions of papers presented at the THERMINIC 2018 Workshop, held in Stockholm in the fall of 2018. The papers presented here deal with modeling and simulation of state-of-the-art applications that are highly critical from the thermal point of view, and around which there is great research activity in both industry and academia. Contributions covered the thermal simulation of electronic packages, electro-thermal advanced modeling in power electronics, multi-physics modeling and simulation of LEDs, and the characterization of interface materials, among other subjects.