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Books in Physical sciences and engineering

Smart Wearable IoT
Principles and Implementation of Development Modules with Wireless Biomedical SOC
1st Edition
Shuenn-Yuh Lee + 1 more
English
Smart Wearable IoT: Principles and Implementation of Development Modules with Wireless Biomedical SoC focuses on the development of intelligent wearable technology integrated with the Internet and various platforms. The book provides detailed guidance on building a user-friendly development platform that features intelligent wearable systems, including bio-signal SoCs/modules, user-friendly websites/apps, and artificial intelligence (AI) systems on edge/cloud. By exploring specific case studies, such as the ECG-based fatigue analysis system, readers will gain fundamental knowledge in biosignal acquisition and processing.This hands-on approach enables users to understand the integration of digital signal processing and artificial intelligence in analyzing physiological data, ultimately enhancing their skills in developing innovative wearable solutions.
Security and Privacy in Trustworthy 6G
A Physical Layer Perspective
1st Edition
Christos Masouros + 1 more
English
Security and Privacy in Trustworthy 6G: A Physical Layer Perspective gives a comprehensive overview of fundamental principles and cutting-edge techniques, equipping the reader with a deep understanding of the underlying concepts and techniques in trustworthy 6G. The book provides guidance on practical implementation in areas such as secure precoding, secure waveform, power efficient secure techniques, and data/sensing security issues in ISAC. Additionally, the book explores diverse security requirements in applications, including data security, computing security, sensing security, and user anonymity, making it relevant for researchers, engineers, and practitioners in various domains.
Renewable Energy and Process Plant's Piping and Equipment Estimating Manual
1st Edition
Kenneth Storm
English
Renewable Energy and Process Plant's Piping and Equipment Estimating Manual is a forward-thinking guide that blends hands-on construction estimating with robust, data-driven strategies. Storm introduces tested techniques for calculating man-hours, helping professionals minimize planning and execution costs while boosting accuracy. The manual thoroughly examines contemporary estimation practices, featuring statistical analysis, real-world data, and advanced Excel modeling to produce reliable, repeatable results. It’s especially relevant for renewable energy projects—including solar, geothermal, and green hydrogen—offering tailored estimating procedures and equipment scopes to handle design variability. This strategic approach empowers estimators to align estimates closely with actual field data.In addition to the foundational principles and labor productivity analysis, the manual is structured across seventeen chapters covering a wide range of plant types and specialties from combined cycle power stations to specialized facilities like pulp and paper, wastewater treatment, and industrial package boilers. Notably, dedicated chapters focus on estimating for renewable energy sectors, delivering practical strategies for equipment installation and construction. With sample estimates and statistical applications, the book serves as an essential reference for construction estimators, engineers, and project managers seeking efficient, error-reducing estimation techniques and comprehensive analytical tools for complex projects.
Polymer, Metal, and Ceramic Composites Manufacturing
Material Fundamentals and Conventional and Additive Manufacturing Techniques
1st Edition
Kuldeep Agarwal
English
Polymer, Metal, and Ceramic Composites Manufacturing: Material Fundamentals and Conventional and Additive Manufacturing Techniques offers a detailed, comparative analysis of the various techniques that can be used to create these materials, from conventional to cutting-edge. The book provides insights into the fundamentals of composite materials, covering their properties and applications, discussing options for their manufacture, and highlighting challenges, solutions, and best-use applications. Conventional techniques such as vacuum bagging, filament winding, powder metallurgy, solid state welding, and more are outlined. Additive manufacturing techniques covered include fused deposition modeling, stereolithography, selective laser sintering, digital light processing, and more.The book also provides a comparative analysis of these manufacturing techniques, discussing the material properties, manufacturing process efficiency, and environmental impact of both conventional and additive manufacturing of these materials. Case studies, quality control, testing methods, and future trends are also included.
From Waste to Energy
Case Studies of Green Technology Implementation
1st Edition
Sergio Nogales Delgado + 1 more
English
From Waste to Energy: Case Studies of Green Technology Implementation offers a detailed exploration of green energy implementation through real-world case studies from around the globe and across various sectors. Emphasizing the transformational impact of practical green technology applications, the book discusses dynamic solutions for converting waste into energy through waste-to-energy projects. In addition, it explores how different countries cooperate to utilize waste-to-energy processes, from waste management to developing international cooperation. Sections address both the economic and practical challenges associated with these technologies, providing a comprehensive assessment needed to evaluate the sustainability of such practices.The book begins with an introduction to waste valorization and explores the various processes and managements of converting waste materials produced by industrial activities into valuable products or energy. Notably, it explores the transformation of agrowaste into biochar, which not only provides a sustainable method of waste management but also acts as a negative carbon technology, significantly contributing to climate change mitigation. In addition to exploring different methods for energy conversion, the book also provides a global perspective through case studies from different countries and regions of the world.
Preparation, Processing, and Properties of Biopolymers and Biocomposites
1st Edition
Mohammad Jawaid + 3 more
English
Preparation, Processing and Properties of Biopolymers and Biocomposites, part of a Two-Volume set, provides comprehensive information on the latest advances in this important research field. This volume focuses on the preparation, processing, and properties of these materials, providing fundamental principles of processing biopolymers and creating their associated biocomposites are covered in detail. It covers topics such as extraction and purification of biopolymers from natural sources, synthesis of biopolymers through fermentation and bioengineering, and the incorporation of fillers and reinforcements to create biocomposites with unique tailored properties.The volume also explores the characterization techniques used to assess the physical, mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties of these materials. By providing insights into their processing techniques and structure-property relationships, this volume will equip the reader with the knowledge needed to design and engineer these materials for a specific range of applications. As an accompaniment to its sister volume, which focuses on applications of these materials, the two volumes work together to create a comprehensive picture of new developments in biopolymers and biocomposites.
Enzymatic Reactors
Design and Optimization
1st Edition
F. Xavier Malcata
English
Enzymatic Reactors: Design and Optimization delves into the performance analysis of enzyme reactors, starting from the simplest ideal reactors considered individually as single units, then progressing to combinations of multiple units. The book gradually improves the quality of modeling with contributions from nonideal hydrodynamics and mass transfer, eventually addressing interactions with separation and classical control of operation. It helps readers evolve their understanding of reactor concepts and extends their knowledge to overall reactor operation. The book covers three levels of description: macroscopic (ideal), microscopic (nonideal hydrodynamics and mass transfer), and submicroscopic (nonideal mixing).The quality of approximation increases with the complexity of mathematical models and experimental data. It explores ideal reactors, nontrivial flow patterns, multiphasic systems, and the mixing processes essential for optimizing enzyme reactor performance.
Integrative Sensing Strategies for Disaster Management
1st Edition
Danlin Yu + 1 more
English
Integrative Sensing Strategies for Disaster Management explores the synergy between airborne remote sensing and social data in addressing disaster management. The book provides a framework for leveraging diverse data sources to enhance response and resilience. Detailed chapters cover the fundamentals of remote sensing, data integration techniques, and ethical implications, showcasing practical case studies in urban flooding, air quality monitoring, and pandemic evaluation. The book is an essential resource for postgraduates, PhD students, researchers, and professors in Earth observation and disaster management.Users will find this book to be a great resource for advancing their understanding of integrated sensing technologies, including current challenges and emerging trends, and tactics on how to implement innovative solutions.
Eggshell for Biomedical Applications
1st Edition
Mahesh K. Sah + 2 more
English
Eggshell for Biomedical Applications is an authoritative exploration of eggshell's diverse biomedical uses. Offering a sustainable resource for biomaterials development, eggshell is an important natural alternative to traditional synthetic materials; this book reviews advances in this area and provides a holistic overview of the benefits and uses of eggshell for biomedical applications. This guide covers the unique properties of eggshell and eggshell membrane, such as high biocompatibility and antimicrobial activity, as well as a broad range of suitable biomedical applications, including drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound healing, and biosensors. The commercialization of eggshell products is explored, detailing new-to-market products as well as key patents. Eggshell for Biomedical Applications is of interest to researchers and academics in the fields of materials science, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, and regenerative medicine.
From the Catchment to Coast in Japan
The Past, the Present, and the Future of Japanese Water Resources and Human Activities
1st Edition
Takashi Asaeda + 3 more
English
From the Catchment to Coast in Japan: The Past, the Present, and the Future of Japanese Water Resources and Human Activities addresses seven broad questions relating to water resource management in Japan: What water reforms have occurred in Japan over the past 100 years? What is the current condition of Japan related to regional and rural communities, major water-related assets, and salinity and water quality? How have the water reforms to date influenced policy and management? How do traditional and modern water resources differ from Western countries? What challenges face Japan over the next and beyond 30 years, particularly due to climate change?, and more.Other questions answered include: What are possible policy and management responses to climate change and other future challenges? What can be done to improve decision-making processes given the general lack of trust in the governments, agencies, and their current processes? What is the way ahead for policy and management reforms in Japan?, and much more.

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