This volume presents notes and photographs from cultural trips or from travels with scientific purposes undertaken by the author in the United States from the fall of 2014 to the summer of 2015. In his many travel journals, the author tried to capture sociological or institutional, geo-historical or touristic, scientific-cultural or educational-artistic realities of the spaces traveled, inviting the reader to an instant virtual journey. Acest volum prezintă însemnări ş...

This is a book of scientific memories. The author describes several international conferences and seminars where he was invited speaker, i.e. on Granular Computing organized by IEEE at Georgia State University at Atlanta (USA) in 2006, at Brussels (Belgium) organized and sponsored by Marcus Evans Defense Co. in 2007, in Cologne (Germany), organized by the International Association of FUSION, and in Egypt at the University of Shebin Elkom. His talks were about neutrosoph...

ZOROASTRIANISM is a religion much commented upon by a few enthusiastic Oriental scholars, and less understood by the general public. Out of the millions of believers of this faith in the bygone ages, there now remains a handful of devout followers, known as the Parsis. I have, therefore, ventured to put before my readers a brief sketch of the teachings of this divine prophet. I hope, that the strangers to the faith may find in it food for philosophic enlightenment, and t...

" The sun, the moon, the stars, the seas, the hills, and the plains— Are not these, O soul, the vision of Him who reigns ? “-TENNYSON

Written by Samira Sunderji, Hannah Cho, Khushi Rathod, and Neha Sarova with graphic design by Ethan Gabriel. It is important to acknowledge how far research has come within the last few years and how salt has played a role in the SARS outbreak, the H1N1 virus outbreak, and now, COVID-19. Each new approach, study, trial, and prototype brings us a step closer to finding a treatment and cure for the global health crisis of the century. Salt and its extensive history, dating...

Written by Olsen Chan, Armita Yousefi, Maisha Fahmida, and Anushka Hasija with graphic design by Laura Aisenstat. With the spread of COVID-19, the demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has surged in the past several months. As governments from around the world attempt to contain the spread of the virus, global supply chains have been disrupted, thereby contributing to the widespread shortages of PPE. In order to meet this growing demand of PPE, many people have ...

Written by Nicholas Lum, Maria Xiao and Danaeya Wolfe with graphic design by Laura Aisenstat. Throughout this book, we aim to provide information on robotics within the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, as well as how robotics can play a role in everyday life. We also want to call attention to the current state of research, healthcare, and policy, and how it has impacted our response to COVID-19.

Written by Mehvish Masood, Anne Fang, Maria Gonzalez, Olivia Meagan Wik, James Fischer with graphic design by Josh Harnack. COVID-19 has been destructive to the lives of many, especially for neurodivergent individuals. This book follows a young man diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the unseen challenges he has faced both inside and outside of this pandemic. The intent of this book is to emphasize that neurotypical individuals and individuals diagnosed wit...

Written by Jiahui Luo, Janani Rajendra, Mariann Roberts, Nicole Rapallo with graphic design by Fariha Khan. The year 2020 has undoubtedly been one of the most eventful years, to say the least. A virus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China in December 2019, quickly escalated into a global pandemic by march 2020. This outbreak impacted several industries among which was the education industry. Considerable modifications were abruptly made in order to keep up with the chaos...

Written by Evangelea Touliopoulos, Ivan Quan, Ivy Quan, Jenny Gao with graphic design by Clare Dalton. As COVID-19 pandemic ravages the globe, eyes turn to vaccines as the most effective way to end the public health emergency. With the strict timeline set by the ever-deteriorating state of global health, COVID-19 vaccine development has seen some of the fastest, most innovative advances in the history of immunology. As our most powerful tool in returning us to the normal...

Written by Ching Yuan, Chitrini Tandoran, Tenzin Yehshopa with graphic design by Fariha Khan. As the world settles into life amid the pandemic, and adjusts to the changes brought about by the lockdown, there is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it tremendous change to the world as we know it. The question of immediate concern is how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting our present environment. Human activity is inextricable from the environment we liv...

Written by Tina Wu, Grace Lethbridge, Lily Liu, Miray Maher with graphic design by Jacob Rose. When a novel coronavirus hit the wet markets of China in December 2019, the world was not prepared. The virus spread like wildfire and within a few months, it had gone global. The pathophysiology of COVID-19 garners much attention in healthcare settings, but illness is not limited to its biological impact—the pandemic’s effects are a mosaic of social, economic, political, envir...

Written by Sharon He, Salman Ali, Iqra Chaudhry, Amy Paul with graphic design by Kiran Rai. The effects of COVID-19 are widespread, with significant impacts on research, politics, technology, and more. With the increasing use of robotics and artificial intelligence, its effects on the healthcare industry are here to stay. This book explores these technological advancements through the emergence of healthcare automation during COVID-19.

Universes are colliding. Characters from a tangle of universes—Star Trek, Marvel Comics, Star Wars, Harry Potter, DC Comics, Middle Earth and more—are colliding in a reality that has gone mad.The evil, orange-skinned usurper, Uranus Blowhard, has hypnotized Amerricans with his mind-numbing MAGA chant. Blowhard is determined to collect the Time Cheaters that will make him the most powerful roach motel tycoon in the Infiniverse. The only thing standing in Blowhard’s way is...

"Once you delve into the illusions of orthodox history—such as, who deserves credit for discovering Amerrica—you will understand how the past can change, because..." Muddle’s pulse quickened, " ...you will have changed it!" Muddle fell back a step and held his breath. He had dropped his bombshell. The professor exhaled slowly and agonizingly. Down and down sank his chest and with it went Muddle's hopes. Instead of erupting into riotous applause Muddle's students looked ...

Written by Alex Elvidge, Mya Colwell, Sriraam Sivichandran, Michael Tang, Catherine Marson with graphic design by Jacob Rose. If there has been one constant throughout the history of human life, it’s disease. Disease-causing pathogens have always been present in our world and will undoubtedly continue to exist for the foreseeable future. This book examines the history of major plagues and pandemics from the 5th century CE to the present-day COVID-19 crisis. Each chapter ...

Written by Angela Kazmierczak, Hannah Schepian, Jake Schepian, Daniel Sperling, with graphic design by Kiran Rai and Josh Harnack. Misinformation isn’t a stranger to Canadians; it has been a slippery friend in need of boundaries for a long time. Since COVID-19 has appeared, its laid its fatal blow . . . Now, we’re countering this communication bacterium one squirt of sanitizer at a time

Written by Kanishtrayen Baskaran, Swati Anant, Nicholas Hamzea, Annie Li with graphic design done by Amy Zhao. The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on every functional aspect of society, with hundreds of thousands dead and millions more infected in just a few short months. Although many countries and regions, such as Canada and most of Europe, have shown significant decreases in the number of active cases, the pandemic is far from over and, on a global level...

Am notat în jurnalul polinezian tot timpul, în avioane, în aeroporturi, în mașină, în autobuze, în pirogă, seara la hotel, ziua prin parcuri, în incinta muzeelor, prin restaurante, mergând pe stradă, după cum observam ceva interesant sau îmi venea vreo idee. Parodiindu-l pe Marcel Proust, aș zice: à la recherche du temps futur [în căutarea timpului viitor]: de aceea călătoresc. I wrote in the Polynesian diary all the time, in airplanes, in airports, in the car, in b...

Prof. univ. dr. Florentin Smarandache, de la Universitatea New Mexico din Statele Unite, descrie în această carte studiile şi cercetările sale ştiinţifice postdoctorale în matematică, precum şi seminariile şi conferinţa internaţională la care a participat în perioada 2012-2014, în Japonia. La Conferinţa Internaţională de Mecatronică, organizată de Universitatea de Agricultură şi Tehnologie din Tokyo în septembrie 2012, precum şi la seminariile susţinute la Universitatea ...

Volumul cuprinde călătoriile autorului în perioada 2013-2014 în Arizona şi New Mexico (Statele Unite ale Americii), la conferinţe ştiinţifice în Madrid şi Salamanca (Spania), iar apoi la familie, prieteni şi colaboratori din România. O addenda fotografică completează jurnalul. The volume includes the author's travels in 2013-2014 in Arizona and New Mexico (United States of America), at scientific conferences in Madrid and Salamanca (Spain), and then with family, frien...

Volumul cuprinde călătoriile autorului în perioada 2011-2013 la Bucureşti pentru a primi Premiul „Traian Vuia” al Academiei Române, apoi la o conferinţă în Columbus (Ohio), mini-excursii în deşertul din Arizona şi New Mexico, relatarea teribilului său accident de maşină pe autostradă în care putea să-şi piardă viaţa, apoi în România cu o delegaţie de profesori chinezi, şi la conferinţele internaţionale din Istanbul şi Beijing. Addenda fotografică dă culoare acestei carţi...