Technology & Engineering - General

Stuart Otteson, an engineer by trade became a writer when he decided to describe bolt actions in a technical way. Everyone who builds rifles, hunts or shoots a bolt action will enjoy knowing more about them. This treatise is an absolute necessity for the...

Quaking Aspen, or Pando, is the largest living organism on Earth-an aspen grove in Utah with over 47,000 trunks and millions of leaves, all connected through a single root system. I was a miniature of that aspen grove. For me, the earth where this...

In "AI Investors", readers are taken on a gripping journey through the world of high-stakes finance, corporate intrigue, and the relentless pursuit of truth. This suspenseful thriller follows the relentless Jason Reeves and the brilliant Sarah Reynolds as they unravel the enigma of the...

Hydrothermal ore deposits are formed via the circulation of ore-forming hydrothermal fluids from a variety of sources within the crust, including fluids of mixed origin. Magmatic fluids have been found to potentially evolve into hydrothermal fluid that is mixed with meteoric water in many...

It is well known that thermoplastic composites are increasingly applied to aerospace and automotive engineering, owing to their versatile properties, such as great fracture toughness and impact resistance, cycling possibility, infinite shelf life, etc. One of the most attractive properties of thermoplastic composites is...

This reprint contains a Special Issue of the MDPI journal Machines on Italian advances in mechanism and machines science through a collection of selected papers from the Fourth International Conference of IFToMM Italy, IFIT 2022.The included papers belong to a broad range of disciplines...

This book is a comprehensive guide to the properties, uses and benefits of peat. Peat has long been recognized as a valuable fuel resource, and this book provides detailed information on its composition, uses and benefits for a variety of industries. From gunpowder and...

This classic text is an essential reference for students and professionals alike. Stoddard covers the foundational principles of qualitative analysis, providing practical guidance for conducting meaningful research. With clear explanations and helpful examples, this book is a must-have for anyone serious about the social...

Computational Intelligence Techniques for Sustainable Supply Chain Management presents state-of-the-art computational intelligence techniques and applications for supply chain sustainability issues and logistic problems, filling the gap between general textbooks on sustainable supply chain management and more specialized literature dealing with methods for computational intelligence...

Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and regions have developed programs to attract and grow companies as well as attract the talent and resources necessary to develop innovation clusters. These state...

Author: Hardo Braun, Dieter GrömlingISBN-10: 3764321741ISBN-13: 9783764321741Publisher: BirkhauserLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/08/2005Pages: 238Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.40lbsSize: 13.40h x 9.60w x 0.80d

Author: Rajiv KumarISBN-13: 9798899841972Publisher: Notion PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/11/2025Pages: 354Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.96d

Discover the Magic of STEM with Idia Techne: A Journey Through Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathInspired by the legendary Benin Queen Warrior Idia, this captivating new book celebrates the wonders of STEM for kids of all ages. Idia Techne introduces young readers to the...

Struggling to navigate the digital age while staying rooted in faith? Worried about protecting your family and business from cyber threats without compromising Christian values?Discover "God, the Devil, and the Internet"- a transformative guide that bridges the gap between biblical wisdom and modern technology....

Struggling to navigate the digital age while staying rooted in faith? Worried about protecting your family and business from cyber threats without compromising Christian values?Discover "God, the Devil, and the Internet"- a transformative guide that bridges the gap between biblical wisdom and modern technology....

"Driving Change" is an essential guide for industry leaders, policymakers, and consumers interested in the intersection of automotive development and environmental sustainability. This book delves into the historical impacts of the automotive industry, evaluates current challenges and opportunities, and explores innovative solutions to enhance...

The edition of this book takes the concept of embedded circuits to a higher level of functionality. The text is aimed at the design of a computer system from the concept of digital logic to the design of FPGAs ad CPUs. The text offers...

Subject Oriented Programming (SOP) is an emerging technique for Object Programming that uses English Language grammar as a basic principle. SOP is paradigm shift from Object Oriented Programming in the use encapsulation (one method, one behaviour per subject or object), generalisation, and unique principles...

As quantum and AI technology hurtle the world into an era of innovation, engineers and IT specialists need to prepare themselves to succeed in the new reality. Over the last 30 years, the world has experienced and enjoyed the benefits of major technological progress...

Unlock the Future with Nanotechnology Made Simple: The Future of Science, Demystified.Have you ever pondered how tiny particles can reshape our world? Dive into the transformative realm of nanotechnology, where the minuscule meets the monumental. This groundbreaking book strips away the complexities to present...

Over 160 years after the first formation of α-aminonitrile documented, it still carries a huge attention among the organic and medicinal chemists and employed as a powerful synthetic tool for nitrogen based organic compounds [1 - 6]. It is a versatile bifunctional intermediate with...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to all kinds of diseases and conditions involving the heart or blood vessels or both. CVDs are considered to be 'silent' diseases whose symptoms are not evident in patients suffering from them till the disease is in advanced state. Types...

The demand for wireless connected wearable communication modules is rapidly increasing day by day as per the current and future needs in Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN). Wearable antennas are playing a key role in body-centric communication applications with on-body and implantable placement as...

When several metals and ceramics cooled below a characteristic critical temperature their electrical resistance drop to almost zero, this phenomena is known as superconductivity. It is a remarkable combination of electrical and magnetic properties which appears in these materials. One can say, that superconductivity...

There's no one definition of 'quality' that applies to every discipline. In education, quality occurs when students are learning and schools and universities create value for those they serve and those who serve them. Concepts such as these, can guide improved teaching and learning...

ed M-O cluster.1 They are discrete multi transition metal oxides characterized by a formidable structural variety, resulting in different dimensions, shape, charge density, surface reactivity, and rich redox chemistry.[2-7] A first classification of POMs is based on the chemical composition of these species, essentially...

It was a dream since the invention of computers that they would be able to see and think. Though computers became faster and faster day by day, just its speed and memory were not enough to make that dream, a practical. Vision is the...

The skutterudite compounds named after Skutterud region in Norway, exhibit a wealth of topical behaviours, they are the source and motivation of increasing interest and efforts to study and understand the underlying physics. All these materials "skutterudites" are derived from the archetypal mineral skutterudite...

In initial times of the Internet, it has been argued that the Internet would empower users to consume eminent transparent informationwhich would therefore escalate the standard of democracies (Tewksbury, 2003). Information surfacing through various news outlets would allow users to find their related information....

Through the production and distribution of digital content, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is transforming every aspect of our social, economic, political and cultural lives. Telecommunications (telecom) is the basic infrastructure that makes this possible. Since the invention of the first commercial telegraph in...

With the advances in Information Technology, many healthcare organizations have converted conventional paper-based health records into Electronic Health Records (EHRs). It consists of digitized information of patients' personal data, health data and health records. The digitized health data includes disease details, treatment history, prescriptions,...

Cells face and react to their environment to ensure viability or to fulfil specialized tasks. Therefore, they evolved highly coordinated interconnected signalling networks to sense extra- or intra-cellular stimuli and generate diverse changes in the cellular physiology ranging from transcription modification to the activation...

The most common type of blood cancer among all age groups, particularly among youngsters, is leukemia. It is an abnormal phenomenon caused by uncontrolled blood cell growth and proliferation, which can damage immune system function, bone marrow, and red blood cells. In India, where...

Abnormal Clonal Proliferation of cells of the hematopoietic lineage in the bone marrow leads to blood cancer, known as Leukemia. These abnormal white blood cells (WBCs) are not fully developed and are clinically referred to as blasts. In addition to a well-known genetic predisposition,...

The continuing growth of Internet connected devices will drive malware authors to use either unpatched system or software vulnerabilities as a way to point a full-blown attack. Designing and maintaining a trusted and secure system environment is increasingly more important as data flows more...

According to the United Nations (UN) report, approximately 54% of the world's population lives in the urban region as of 2014 and the trend is expected to rise to 66% by 2050. India along with China and Nigeria are expected to contribute to 37%...

One of the central difficulties in the field of picture preparing and PC vision is image denoising, where the basic objective is to evaluate the first picture by stifling clamor from a commotion defiled adaptation of the picture. Picture clamor might be brought on...

Protein-drug binding Proteins are bio-macromolecules made up from the long chains amino acid residues called the building blocks. Proteins are essential parts of organisms and performs various functions varying from DNA replication to transporting molecules from one position to another within every cells in...

A study of Chemical phenomenon can be made from two fundamental approaches; first of these known as thermodynamics is a rigorous and exact method concerned with equilibrium conditions of initial and final states of chemical changes. The other method known as chemical kinetics, which...

The invention of the camera is a milestone in human technological progress. This optical instrument enabled us to capture a visual image of a real-world object/scene at a particular instant for later viewing. We exist in a three-dimensional space (Scargill, 2020), i.e., any point...

Plants undergo different types of biotic and abiotic stresses during their life span. Excess of heavy metals (HMs) in soil is considered as one of the most challenging threats to modern agricultural developments and overall yield of crops. Increased level of metals in soil...

Electrical power systems are among the most complicated industrial systems of today's civilization that play a key position in the functioning of contemporary societies. To play this role, electrical power production and distribution must be achieved in an environmental friendly, cost-effective and reliable manner....

The release of the draft reference human genome sequence in 2001 was undoubtedly one of the most significant achievements of modern biology (1). However, it was immediately realized that if we were to tap the full potential of the sequence information in terms of...

The surge in Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption is expected to see a significant uptick, as indicated by various studies and assessments conducted by transportation and energy experts. Power system operators, influenced by environmental objectives (Urbanelli, et al 2018), are implementing policies to support this...

Perceiving the world in three dimensions (3D) is essential for an autonomous robot for carrying out tasks such as navigating, interacting with other people or objects, analysing structures and so on. Humans are excellent in estimating relative depth and 3D structure of the contents...

Today, the advancement of IT revolution, social and human endeavors have collectively created a torrent of data in the form of big data. This big data phenomenon will only get intensified and diversified in the years to come. Big data is becoming popular buzzword...

The fifth generation (5G) of wireless services has been intended to cater to the demands that will arise as the number of connections increases in the future (Gupta & Jha 2015). 5G networks focus on offering more than 1Gbps speed, upgrading the quality of...

Sign language (SL) is a visual language used all over the world by deaf and speech impaired people for communicating among themselves. Ac- cording to the 2011 census, India has more than 2 million speech impaired people and 5 million deaf people. India has...

The progress of any country depends on the factors and the educational status in order to enlighten the citizens since, it is the most significant. Education and school education play a pivotal role in shaping the personality of children. To bring out all round...

The reason behind the developing interest towards the study of conformational modifications in protein is due to the involvement of proteins in almost all physiological processes. Such conformational changes in protein may include folding, unfolding and misfolding that brings either functional or non-functional forms...