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This book explores the various functions of butterfly and moth wings. Lepidoptera wings are covered with variously colored scales and exhibit a wide variety of color patterns, with some functioning as significant signals in behavior. They are also the flight organs, as the wings of the other insects are. Although research on Lepidopteran wings has predominantly focused on the color patterns and flight performance, they have many other functions that contribute to their lives.

Chapters in this book examine airflow regulation, behavioral signal sending, friction reduction, sensory...

Action Duels have become a global sensation, but what is the dark secret behind them that threatens to destroy the world?

After his Duel with Sora Shiunin, Yuya wakes up back in his hideout, where his alter egos tell him about a mysterious power called the Adam Factor. Yuya's quest to learn the secret of the Adam Factor and its connection to the Genesis Omega Dragon will take him into the lost memories of his past--and bring him face-to-face with his rival Reiji Akaba

Japan's famous samurai warriors were more than just soldiers -- they were adherents to a strict code of honor who respected the deeper, spiritual meaning of the way of the sword. To the samurai, battle was sacred.

This indispensable guide to theory and practice respects both the physical and spiritual aspects of martial arts practice with the katana. This sword book features:

• Beautiful, step-by-step photos and easy-to-understand text
• Guidance for selecting,...

This book presents state-of-the-art information on seismic ground response analysis, and is not only very valuable and useful for practitioners but also for researchers. The topics covered are related to the stages of analysis: 1. Input parameter selection, by reviewing the in-situ and laboratory tests used to determine dynamic soil properties as well as the methods to compile and model the dynamic soil properties from literature;2. Input ground motion; 3. Theoretical background on the equations of motion and methods for solving them; 4. The mechanism of damping and how this is modeled in...

This book presents some of the most recent research results on the applications of computational intelligence in healthcare. The contents include: information model for management of clinical content; state-based model for management of type II diabetes; case-based reasoning in medicine; assessing the quality of care in AI environment; electronic medical record to examine physician decisions; multi-agent systems for the management of community healthcare; assistive wheelchair navigation; and more.