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Facets of a Smart City: Computational and Experimental Techniques for Sustainable Urban Development
Apr 2022
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Pijush Samui,
Anasua GuhaRay and
Elham Mahmoudi
A smart city uses technology to provide services and solve problems to improve urban policy efficiency reduce waste improve quality of life and maximize social inclusion. By 2050 66% of the world's population is expected to be urban which is a key driver of a global trend toward the creation of smart cities. This trend creates many opportunities for urban planning committees to learn how to design modernize and operate smart cities intelligently and effec Read More

Fast Transform Methods in Digital Signal Processing: Theory, Applications, Efficient Algorithms
Sep 2011
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This ebook covers fast transform algorithms analyses and applications in a single volume. It is the result of the collaboration by the author with others in the world wide university community and has been accumulated over the author’s working lifetime of about 40 years. It has now culminated in a nice mix of theoretical development and practical uses of various fast transforms. Thus readers will find practical approaches not covered elsewhere for the d Read More

Fault Tolerant Drive By Wire Systems: Impact on Vehicle Safety and Reliability
May 2012
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Sohel Anwar
This e-book details state-of-the-art drive by wire technology. Readers are made aware about the challenges ahead that need be addressed in order for this technology to gain a foothold in the automotive industry. The eBook presents a systematic analysis of these issues and points out the fundamental reasons for the limited applications of these systems to date. It also discusses how recent technological advances in fault tolerant control can address thes Read More

Federated learning for Internet of Vehicles: IoV Image Processing, Vision and Intelligent System: Volume 1
Sep 2023
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Adarsh Garg,
Valentina Emilia Balas,
Rudra Pratap Ojha and
Pramod Kumar Srivastava
Reinventing Technological Innovations with Artificial Intelligence delves into the transformative impact of Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR) technology across industries. The book explores the merging of real and digital worlds paving the way for personalized experiences in areas such as tourism marketing education and more. With the potential to redefine business practices and societal norms in the era of Industry 4.0 AVR technologies hold untappe Read More

Field, Force, Energy and Momentum in Classical Electrodynamics (Revised Edition)
Aug 2017
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The classical theory of electrodynamics is based on Maxwell's equations and the Lorentz law of force. This book begins with a detailed analysis of these equations and proceeds to examine their far-reaching consequences. The traditional approach to electrodynamics treats the microscopic equations of Maxwell as fundamental with electric charge and electric current as the sole sources of the electric and magnetic fields. Subsequently polarization Read More

Fintech, and Blockchains Trends in The Financial Sector
Sep 2024
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Rishikaysh Kaakandikar,
Keshav Kaushik,
Priya Tiwari and
Surekha Suresh Ningule
This book presents a review of the transformative impact of fintech and blockchain technologies on the financial industry. The book aims to bridge the gap between technical jargon and practical understanding making it accessible to a wide audience. It begins by introducing fundamental concepts and tracing the evolution of these technologies. Subsequent chapters explore specific applications such as digital payments lending and investment management. Read More

Firms' Strategic Decisions: Theoretical and Empirical Findings: Volume 1
Apr 2015
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Kazuhiro Ohnishi
This eBook presents recent case studies on firms and their strategy employed in specific scenarios and industries. Readers will find in this volume an analysis of oligopolistic industries done by using various economic models. These models attempt to explain changes to the competitive environment owing to strategic firm behavior that is on the assumption that firms are able to compete effectively and advantageously against rivals through applying str Read More

Firms' Strategic Decisions: Theoretical and Empirical Findings: Volume 2
May 2016
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Kazuhiro Ohnishi
This is the second volume of the book series featuring empirical research conducted on business decision making policies of oligopolistic organizations. This volume brings together 11 chapters that cover economic and mathematical models to illustrate strategic decision making among different organizations. Topics covered in this volume include the theory of firm behavior the Bertrand model of an incumbent and a potential industrial entrant strategic i Read More

Firms' Strategic Decisions: Theoretical and Empirical Findings: Volume 3
Mar 2018
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Kazuhiro Ohnishi
This volume of the series features 14 chapters covering theoretical and empirical research on strategic decision making of monopolistic and oligopolistic organizations. Topics covered in this volume include strategic behavior of different types of firms identifying insiders in organizations the relationship of employees’ green behavior with environmental sustainability the relationship between firm size and export-intensities of manufacturing firms in In Read More

Flagellar Mechanics and Sperm Guidance
Nov 2015
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Jacky J. Cosson
Experimental research using spermatozoa a highly specialized cell with organelles involved in gene transfer energy supply and cellular motility has always occupied the forefront of studies in cell and reproductive biology. Several spermatological experiments have focused on the attraction of a spermatozoon toward the egg sperm chemotaxis or sperm guidance. This process ubiquitously occurs in the reproductive system of many organisms. After its Read More

Flavonoids and Phenolics
Nov 2022
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Simone Carradori
Medicinal chemists around the world have been inspired by nature and have successfully extracted chemicals from plants. Research on enzymatic modifications of naturally occurring compounds has played a critical role in the search for biologically active molecules to treat diseases.This book explores compounds of interest to researchers and clinicians. It presents a comprehensive analysis about the medicinal chemistry (drug design structure-a Read More

Fluorescence Microscopy in Life Sciences
Dec 2017
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Fluorescence Microscopy is a precise and widely employed technique in many research and clinical areas nowadays. Fluorescence Microscopy In Life Sciences introduces readers to both the fundamentals and the applications of fluorescence microscopy in the biomedical field as well as biological research. Readers will learn about physical and chemical mechanisms giving rise to the phenomenon of luminescence and fluorescence in a comprehensive Read More

Food Additives and Human Health
Apr 2020
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Seyed Mohammad Nabavi,
Seyed Fazel Nabavi,
Monica Rosa Loizzo,
Rosa Tundis,
Kasi Pandima Devi and
Ana Sanches Silva
INTRODUCTION This reference is a detailed guide to the world of food additives commonly used in the food processing and manufacturing industry. Edited by experts in the field invited scholars enrich the book with relevant chapter contributions. Chapters provide readers with knowledge on a broad range of food additives (anti-browning agents essential oils flavour enhancers preservatives stabilizers sweeteners among others) their safe use and a summary Read More

Foods for Special Dietary Regimens
Oct 2021
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Elevina E. Prez Sira
Foods for Special Dietary Regimens is an overview of alimentation for people with specific medical conditions. Each of the nine featured chapters describes a recommended diet with special reference to the lifestyle or disease conditions in a specific patient group. The book covers a diverse range of patient groups that have special nutritional requirements including the elderly athletes vegetarians diabetics and phenylketonurics to name a few. Diets for indivi Read More

Forensic Odontology: A Handbook for Human Identification
Jul 2023
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Anshu Nanda and
Jaskaran Singh
This concise yet comprehensive book provides conceptual knowledge about forensic odontology in medical dental allied and litigation purposes. Written by authors that are highly knowledgeable experienced and well-established in the field this handbook lucidly explains basic and advanced components of dental forensics beginning with anatomical attributes of the tooth age assessment dental anomalies and moving ahead to DNA fingerprinting from dental Read More

Foundations
Nov 2012
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Raymond J. Waller
Behavior problems are approaching epidemic levels in many schools and mental health issues in school-aged children is an international concern. Similarly parents caregivers and other concerned adults report behavioral disturbances in homes and in other settings despite the ongoing effort to ease access to mental health services.Student mental health has also been demonstrated to have a direct impact on student behavior and performance. This bo Read More

Fractal Antenna Design using Bio-inspired Computing Algorithms
Jun 2023
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This book presents research focused on the design of fractal antennas using bio-inspired computing techniques. The authors present designs for fractal antennas having desirable features like size reduction characteristics enhanced gain and improved bandwidths. The research is summarized in six chapters which highlight the important issues related to fractal antenna design and the mentioned computing techniques. Chapters demonstrate several ap Read More

Free Radical Biology of Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders
Apr 2022
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Asis Bala
This reference explores the science of signaling mechanisms associated with diseases like endocrine metabolic and immune disorders which are linked to oxidative stress-mediated disease mechanisms. The common diseases in these categories include diabetes mellitus and arthritis and conditions defined by inflammation and autoimmunity. These diseases involve metabolic pathways mediated by reactive oxygen species or free radicals. The pathways Read More

Free Radical Biomedicine: Principles, Clinical Correlations, and Methodologies
Apr 2012
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Free radicals and related reactive species including reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) play a critical role in the pathophysiological processes of various human diseases including cardiovascular diseases diabetes and metabolic syndrome neurological disorders and cancer among many others. This peer-reviewed E-book covers both the fundamental principles and the recent advances in free radical biomedicine along with in-depth discussions Read More

From Semiclassical Semiconductors to Novel Spintronic Devices
Mar 2013
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Halyna Khlyap
Dramatic developments in developing semiconductor device technology and nanotechnologies over the last decades has placed increasing demands on the fabrication and design of new electronic devices It is now necessary to implement nanoscale gate geometries to achieve the highest performance standards in new devices. The need to understand and model the operation of nano-devices is therefore fundamental to future development and optimal de Read More
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