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  • Adsorption and Degradation of Emerging Contaminants in Soils and Water

    • 1st Edition
    • Bin Gao + 1 more
    • English
    Adsorption and Degradation of Emerging Contaminants in Soils and Water is an essential resource for understanding the removal of emerging contaminants from the environment. This book dives deep into topics such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products, perfluoroalkyl substances, and microplastics, offering readers a comprehensive view of adsorption and degradation mechanisms. It discusses sustainable recovery approaches and the prospects for a circular economy, providing valuable insights into cutting-edge technologies for environmental protection. The book also explores the intricate processes involved in eliminating chemicals of emerging concern and engineered nanoparticles.Finall... it summarizes recent advances, filling a crucial knowledge gap by addressing the removal of emerging contaminants in detail.

  • Lightweight Composites

    Mechanics, Processing, Properties, and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Mrityunjay Doddamani + 2 more
    • English
    Lightweight Composites: Mechanics, Processing, Properties, and Applications provides practical information for all types of lightweight composites, including cutting-edge processing techniques and applications. It highlights the utilization of porosity in design and development of material systems in a unique and innovative way with strength and moduli property maps included throughout. The synthesis, mechanics, characterization, and testing of these materials are each covered at length, with particular attention paid to advanced manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing. Sandwich composites, lightweight nanocomposites, functionally-graded foams, syntactic foams, metal matrix composites, Al and Mg-based composites, and more are covered. Weight critical structural applications in aerospace, automobile, marine, electronics, sports, and biomedicine are also discussed,

  • The Parkland Trauma Handbook

    Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
    • 4th Edition
    • Linda A. Dultz + 2 more
    • English
    An ideal resource for physicians, surgeons, residents, and medical students with trauma and critical-care responsibilities, The Parkland Trauma Handbook, Fourth Edition provides current guidance direct from those on the frontlines at Parkland Memorial Hospital. This portable handbook presents an evidence- and experience-based guide to the evaluation and initial management of the trauma patient, keeping you up to date with key topics and new approaches in this fast-changing field.

  • Technology-Based Solutions for Sustainable Groundwater Management

    Challenges, Models, and Strategies
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19
    • Jayanta Das + 4 more
    • English
    Technology-Based Solutions for Sustainable Groundwater Management: Challenges, Models, and Strategies provides an in-depth exploration of the environmental and technological challenges impacting global groundwater resources. It examines the complexities of water scarcity driven by climate change, agricultural expansion, and increasing human demand. Through detailed case studies and analyses, the book illustrates the pivotal role of cutting-edge spatial technologies in mapping, monitoring, and managing groundwater. The book integrates diverse scientific disciplines, including geography, hydrology, and environmental science to offer readers a multidimensional understanding of groundwater dynamics.It showcases a range of innovative tools, from remote sensing and GIS to artificial intelligence and machine learning, highlighting their application in developing predictive models and real-time management strategies. Framed within the context of sustainable practices, these solutions aim to secure groundwater for future generations while supporting current economic and social needs. It is an indispensable resource for environmental scientists, students, and researchers, providing foundational knowledge and a guide to applying the latest technological advancements in the field.

  • Energy Communities

    Fundamentals, Technologies, and Emerging Trends
    • 1st Edition
    • Carlos Cruz de la Torre + 3 more
    • English
    Energy Communities: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Emerging Trends provides a comprehensive guide to understanding, designing, and optimizing energy communities, with step-by-step breakdowns of the technical, economic, and practical principles at play. This book opens by examining the key agents, models, and impacts of energy communities, including infrastructure, generation, and storage technologies. Part II delves into economic considerations, discussing legislative frameworks, barriers, greenwashing risks, and support mechanisms. Part III focuses on complex practical arrangements, providing cutting-edge, detailed case studies examining collective assets and cost-sharing mechanisms. Finally, Part IV addresses energy management and dispatch, highlighting demand and storage technologies utilizing deep learning, big data, and digital twin technology. With its holistic perspective, blending theoretical insights with practical blueprints and real-world case studies, Energy Communities: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Emerging Trends is an essential resource for students, engineers, and academics designing decentralized energy systems to enable renewable energy integration, and future-proof the power infrastructure.

  • Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction

    • 2nd Edition
    • Caroline West + 1 more
    • English
    Supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) is a rapidly developing laboratory technique for the separation and identification of compounds in mixtures. Recent, significant improvements in instrumentation have rekindled interest in SFC and have enhanced its standing in the scientific community. Many scientists are familiar with column liquid chromatography and its potential beyond traditional liquid chromatography, yet many of its capabilities remain underappreciated. Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction explores contemporary supercritical fluid chromatography and extraction and how it should be implemented in laboratory science for analysis, isolation, and production.New to This EditionThis new edition details recent advances and applications of supercritical fluids in sample prep, instrumental analysis, and process-scale, including SFE, making it a comprehensive resource for both techniques. Further enhancements to this edition include:Expanded section on SFC theory to include gradient elutionA new chapter on general detectors for SFCEnhanced method development coverage, with focus on gradient elution practicesIncludes multidimensional SFC, SFC × SFC, and LC-SFCFeatures comprehensive information on accelerated solvents, comparing solvent and extraction techniques.Highlight... environmental monitoring and analysis applications of SFE.Widely used in the food industry for decades, SFE is now expanding into new fields. Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction, Second Edition serves as a valuable resource for chemical engineers, chemists, researchers, students, and academics working with supercritical fluids at preparative and process scales. It’s also an ideal introduction for newcomers to SFC and SFE.

  • Nanostructured Thin Films

    Fundamentals and Multifunctional Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Mohd Shkir + 1 more
    • English
    Nanostructured Thin Films: Fundamentals and Multifunctional Applications provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and deposition techniques used in the preparation of thin films at nanoscale by chemical and physical routes. The structural, optical, spectroscopic, electric, morphological, elastic, mechanical and magnetic properties of nanostructured thin films are thoroughly reviewed, and their applications in the fields of clean energy, solar cell devices, nanosensors, biomedicine, and on-chip devices are discussed. This book is a valuable resource to researchers and R&D professionals interested in thin film materials and the factors influencing their chemical/physical properties and the relationship between these properties.

  • Coevolution and Prediction of Coupled Human-Water Systems

    A Sociohydrologic Synthesis of Change in Hydrology and Society
    • 1st Edition
    • Fuqiang Tian + 3 more
    • English
    Please note that this an Open Access title available via Science DirectCoevolution and Prediction of Coupled Human-Water Systems provides an in-depth examination of the intricate interactions between hydrology and society. Inspired by the "Panta Rhei" scientific decade (2013-2022) of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), the book focuses on the interactions between hydrology and society.Authored by over 160 experts from six continents and various backgrounds in hydrology and water sustainability, the book is structured into five parts: an introduction to the complexity of human-water systems and management strategies for global water challenges, a bridge between hydrology and the environmental and social sciences through foundational concepts and methodologies, significant progress in understanding coupled human-water systems with topics such as floods, droughts, agriculture, transboundary and global human-water systems, and diverse worldwide case studies illustrating real-world dynamics and solutions for water security. The final section synthesizes key findings, making this book an essential resource for students, researchers, and practitioners focused on sustainable water management and the dynamics of human-water systems.This comprehensive volume brings the "Panta Rhei" research agenda to life by exploring the theoretical and methodological approaches to hydrological processes shaped by the relationship between the environment and humans.

  • Buck's Workbook for Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2026 Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier
    • English
    Build your coding skills with this practical workbook! Matching the chapters in the bestselling Buck’s Step-by-Step Medical Coding, this workbook offers coding review and practice with more than 1,200 theory, practical, and reporting exercises (odd-numbered answers provided). Included are 100 original source documents to familiarize you with reports similar to those you will encounter on the job. It’s a complete review of all the code sets covered in the text, including ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and inpatient coding!

  • Nanobiomaterials and Nanomedicines for Metabolic Disorders

    • 1st Edition
    • Subhash C. Mandal + 2 more
    • English
    Nanobiomaterials and Nanomedicines for Metabolic Disorders delves into the transformative role of nanotechnology in addressing metabolic disorders. The book begins with an overview of nanoparticle classifications and then explores the synthesis of biomaterials and drug delivery systems. In addition, it explores innovative diagnostic and imaging techniques while presenting cutting-edge therapeutic approaches. Later chapters focus on specific metabolic disorders, such as cardiovascular and lifestyle-related conditions. The book is tailored to researchers, students, and healthcare professionals seeking advanced theranostic approaches to these disorders. By bridging nanotechnology with metabolic pathways, the text offers insights into how targeted nanomedicines can improve therapeutic outcomes.

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