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The book will develop an understanding of methods of demand and population estimation in the human and natural environment. It contains concepts about the types of demand, water requirement for different types of domestic and non domestic uses and its temporal as well as...

At present, elderly people are surfing from dementia and Alzheimer's disease across the world. The aged population has been increasing and continues in the coming decades. Those elderly who are suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease require continuous attention. Therefore, these people need a...

Construction projects have an abundance of risk, contractors cope with it and owners pay for it. The construction industry is subject to more risk than any other industry. Taking a project from initial investment appraisal to completion and into use is a complex and...

The book: Lectures on Systems & Control Engineering (With Worked Examples), is meant to explain the rudiments of control engineering to undergraduate students. It is written from experience obtained from teaching control engineering in the university, at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels, for several...

The order picking process accounts for 55% of the total warehousing costs. It is very labor intensive and raising efficiency in this part of the process will promise high savings. In a few simple steps, this book explains how an ordinary pick and pack...

Recent upsurge in non-insulin dependent diabetes and cardiovascular diseases has accentuated nutrition therapy as a means to clinical management for keeping a check over such chronic diseases. In this regard, Glycemic Index (GI) has turned into a pivotal tool for nutritionists to assess the...

This book explains the port operations and proposes approaches that aim to improve the most important successive steps in container terminal management activities. A multi-period assignment problem that seeks to allocate vessels to berthing spaces and quay cranes is proposed to handle the quayside...

Details regarding formulation studies of gold plating baths have always been hindered by patent. The bath constituents are always referred to as proprietary. Also colored gold plating remains much of an empirical art rather than the science and thus a large extent depends on...

Advances in spectroscopy sensors have allowed the acquisition of ever-increasing volumes of data from scenes, either remotely, by air- or space-borne devices, or locally, by hand-held spectrometers or stand-alone cameras. With this boom in the amount of data available has also come a greater...

During the last decade, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) has appeared as a new surveying technique. Its proper use requires good knowledge of the error sources, comprehensive description of which is currently lacking. Especially important are systematic instrumental errors, which are determined during calibration. Recently,...

This book presents the findings of an interdisciplinary study which attempted to understand the role and implications of 'discourse' in the implementation of various Information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development initiatives in Jamaica using a Critical Discourse Analysis Methodology. Discourse, the unit of...

In this book, a high fidelity ball bearing and squeeze film damper (SFD) model including thermal effects is developed for an energy storage flywheel system with active magnetic bearings (AMBs). A high fidelity nonlinear ball bearing employs the Hertzian contact load-deflection model between ball...

The environmental damage that salinity can cause is massive. In its early stages, soil salinization reduces soil productivity, but in advanced stages, salinization kills all vegetation and transforms fertile and productive land to barren waste. Remote sensing data has great potential for monitoring dynamic...

No detailed description available for "The City of Dionysos".Author: Valdis LeinieksISBN-10: 3598776373ISBN-13: 9783598776373Publisher: de GruyterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1996Pages: 407Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.89lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.94d

An eye-opening exploration of membrane contactors from a group of industry leaders In Membrane Contactor Technology: Water Treatment, Food Processing, Gas Separation, and Carbon Capture, an expert team of researchers delivers an up-to-date and insightful explanation of membrane contactor technology, including transport phenomena, design...

Magnetic Resonance Microscopy Explore the interdisciplinary applications of magnetic resonance microscopy in this one-of-a-kind resource In Magnetic Resonance Microscopy: Instrumentation and Applications in Engineering, Life Science and Energy Research, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive exploration of the use of magnetic resonance...

Document from the year 2017 in the subject Medicine - Biomedical Engineering, grade: 3.0, language: English, abstract: Electroencephalograph (EEG) has been widely used for BCI applications due to its non-invasiveness, ease of implementation, and cost-efficiency. The collected EEG signal is non-stationary and has task-related...

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Medicine - Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, language: English, abstract: This paper aims to determine whether APOE4 genotype and AD-related pathological load in the form of CSF-derived Aβ and tau can be used for...

Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Medicine - Biomedical Engineering, grade: 1.1, course: MSc. Industrial Pharmaceutical Science, language: English, abstract: With the adoption of Disposable and Single-use manufacturing equipment on the rise, it is logical there is an industry push to...

Surcharged and different forms of retaining walls is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1873. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As...

Tri-Nitro-Glycerin is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1872. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the...

Gas Burners - Old and New - A Historical and Descriptive Treatise on the Progress of Invention in Gas Lighting... is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research...

Ice-Making Machines - The theory of the action of the various forms of cold-producing or so-called ice machines is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science,...

This contributed volume presents a state-of-the-art compendium for startups and corporations, focusing on corporate ventures. The book is based on the volume "Strategy and Communication for Innovation" and includes up-to-date discussions which help to better understand strategy and communication from a startup perspective. Each...

This completely revised and expanded edition recognises the growing importance of patent systems and documentation from Asia, South America and Africa. The most prominent patent systems from these regions are treated individually, together with revisions to existing country coverage and an overview of IP...

No detailed description available for "Communication, Power and Organization".Author: Mats AlvessonISBN-10: 3110148978ISBN-13: 9783110148978Publisher: de GruyterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/03/1996Pages: 237Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.12h x 6.28w x 0.52d

Corrosion is a significant issue in many industrial fields. Among other strategies, coatings are by far the most important technology for corrosion protection of metallic surfaces. The Special Issue "Advanced Coatings for Corrosion Protection" has been launched as a means to present recent developments...

Among the various factors greatly influencing the development process of future powertrain technologies, the trends in climate change and digitalization are of huge public interest. To handle these trends, new disruptive technologies are integrated into the development process. They open up space for diverse...

Optofluidic devices are of high scientific and industrial interest in chemistry, biology, material science, pharmacy, and medicine. In recent years, they have experienced strong development because of impressive achievements in the synergistic combination of photonics and micro/nanofluidics. Sensing and/or lasing platforms showing unprecedented sensitivities...

Evolutionary algorithms and metaheuristics are widely used to provide efficient and effective approximate solutions to computationally hard optimization problems. With the widespread use of intelligent systems in recent years, evolutionary algorithms have been applied, beyond classical optimization problems, to AI system parameter optimization and...

The book "Surface Treatment by Laser-Assisted Techniques" presents state-of-the-art research applications of lasers for surface modification. Applications in a broad spectrum of fields are presented: the aircraft and automotive sector, the manufacturing industry, sensor development, electronics, biomedical engineering, or the energy sector. Several radiation...

Research on intelligent agents and multi-agent systems has matured during the past decade, and many effective applications of this technology are currently being deployed. Although computational approaches for multi-agent systems have mainly emerged in the past few decades, scholars have been prolific with regard...

This Special Issue book focuses on the theory and practice of search engine optimization (SEO). It is intended for anyone who publishes content online and it includes five peer-reviewed papers from various researchers. More specifically, the book includes theoretical and case study contributions which...

Electrochemical capacitors are being increasingly introduced in energy storage devices, for example, in automobiles, renewable energies, and mobile terminals. This book includes five high-quality papers that can lead to technological developments in electrochemical capacitors. The first paper describes the effect of the milling degree...

Powder metallurgy is a group of advanced processes used for the synthesis, processing, and shaping of various kinds of materials. Initially inspired by ceramics processing, the methodology comprising the production of a powder and its transformation to a compact solid product has attracted attention...

Thin film processes are significantly incorporated in manufacturing display panels, secondary batteries, fuel/solar cells, catalytic films, membranes, adhesives, and other commodity films. This Special Issue on "Thin Film Processes" of Processes listed recent progress on thin-film processes, covering theoretical considerations, experimental observations, and computational...

In an effort to contribute to global efforts by addressing the marine pollution from various emission types, this Special Issue of Ship Lifecyle for Journal of Marine Science and Engineering was inspired to provide a comprehensive insight for naval architects, marine engineers, designers, shipyards,...

Plasmonics and metamaterials are growing fields that consistently produce new technologies for controlling electromagnetic waves. Many important advances in both fundamental knowledge and practical applications have been achieved in conjunction with a wide range of materials, structures and wavelengths, from the ultraviolet to the...

Fracture, fatigue, and other subcritical processes, such as creep crack growth or stress corrosion cracking, present numerous open issues from both scientific and industrial points of view. These phenomena are of special interest in industrial and civil metallic structures, such as pipes, vessels, machinery,...

Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) have attracted considerable interest due to their exceptional mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties, among others. This book provides a deep review of some aspects related to the characterization of GNPs and their applications as nanoreinforcements for different types of matrices such...

CAD/CAM/CAE technologies find more and more applications in today's industries, e.g., in the automotive, aerospace, and naval sectors. These technologies increase the productivity of engineers and researchers to a great extent, while at the same time allowing their research activities to achieve higher levels...

The book continues with an experimental analysis conducted to obtain accurate and complete information about electric vehicles in different traffic situations and road conditions. For the experimental analysis in this study, three different electric vehicles from the Edinburgh College leasing program were equipped and...

This book covers several research items related to LLC resonant converters, which were published in a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of "Advances in High-Efficiency LLC Resonant converter". It focuses on emerging power electronic topologies related to the LLC resonant converter,...

Modern power systems are affected by many sources of uncertainty, driven by the spread of renewable generation, by the development of liberalized energy market systems and by the intrinsic random behavior of the final energy customers. Forecasting is, therefore, a crucial task in planning...

The focus of this Special Issue is aimed at enhancing the discussion of Engineering Education, particularly related to technological and professional learning. In the 21st century, students face a challenging demand: they are expected to have the best scientific expertise, but also highly developed...

This Special Issue scrutinizes the use of ultrasonic-cavitation melt treatment in technology of high-quality metallic alloys with improved mechanical properties, and assesses the driving mechanisms of cavitation-induced effects, such as grain refinement, degassing, wetting, and particle distribution. In this context, the research published in...

Future buildings require not only energy efficiency but also proper building automation and control system functionalities in order to respond to the needs of occupants and energy grids. These development paths require a focus on occupant needs such as good indoor climate, easy operability,...

Mobile Mapping technologies have seen a rapid growth of research activity and interest in the last years, due to the increased demand of accurate, dense and geo-referenced 3D data. Their main characteristic is the ability of acquiring 3D information of large areas dynamically. This...

In recent years, the interest of the scientific community towards efficient energy systems has significantly increased. One of the reasons is certainly related to the change in the temperature of the planet, which has increased by 0.76 C with respect to preindustrial levels, according...

Imaging and analysis are widely involved in various research fields, including biomedical applications, medical imaging and diagnosis, computer vision, autonomous driving, and robot controls. Imaging and analysis are now facing big changes regarding intelligence, due to the breakthroughs of artificial intelligence techniques, including deep...