Publications
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Edible Insects
(2020)
Insect protein production through ‘mini-livestock farming’ has enormous potential to reduce the level of malnutrition in critical areas across the world. It has been estimated that insect eating is practised regularly by ...
Fuzzy Logic
(2020)
This book promotes new research results in the field of advanced fuzzy logic applications. The book has eight chapters, with the following thematic areas: fuzzy mathematics, adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system, inference ...
Applied Geochemistry with Case Studies on Geological Formations, Exploration Techniques and Environmental Issues
(2020)
Geochemistry has become an essential subject to understand our origins and face the challenges that humanity will meet in the near future. This book presents several studies that have geochemistry as their central theme, ...
Surgical Infections
(2020)
Skin is a natural barrier to infection. Surgical breakage of skin can lead to surgical site infections (SSIs). SSIs are relatively common and constitute a problematic issue in surgical procedures. Most common organisms ...
Pharmaceutical Formulation Design
(2020)
Pharmaceutical formulations have evolved from simple and traditional systems to more modern and complex novel dosage forms. Formulation development is a tedious process and requires an enormous amount of effort from many ...
Metallic Glasses
(2020)
The term "metallic glasses" is widely used to denote the amorphous alloys obtained by rapid quenching techniques. These materials are characterized by short range atom ordering without translational periodicity of the ...
Alginates
(2020)
Alginates are polysaccharides found in both the intercellular matrix of brown algae and extracellularly covering some species of bacteria. Alginate varies in composition of the algae from 20% to 60% dry matter, but on ...
Bridge Optimization
(2020)
This is a collection of several applications for condition monitoring and damage identification in bridge structures. Bridge structural condition monitoring is essential since it can provide early warning of potential ...
Land Use Change and Sustainability
(2020)
This book discusses aspects of land use change and sustainability in ways that may generate further research ideas. It brings together discussions from leading researchers and scholars in the field of land use change and ...
New Frontiers in Brain
(2020)
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) sounds comparable to plugging a USB cable into a human brain with a laptop and accessing brain information. However, it is not as simple as it sounds. BCI is a multidisciplinary discipline ...
Helminthiasis
(2020)
Helminthiasis is a disease caused by parasitic helminths such as flukes, tapeworms, filarial worms, and nematodes. These parasites cause diseases that pose serious health problems, especially in developing countries of the ...
Creep Characteristics of Engineering Materials
(2020)
This book contains chapters with the results of the research into the creep effect in different materials (ceramics, metallic materials, polymers, organic materials) and presents the method for using the assessment based ...
Smart Urban Development
(2020)
Debates about the future of urban development in many countries have been increasingly influenced by discussions of smart cities. Despite numerous examples of this "urban labelling" phenomenon, we know surprisingly little ...
Military Engineering
(2020)
This book, "Military Engineering", is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in the field of military engineering. The book comprises single ...
Nanomaterials
(2020)
In the last decade, nanomaterials have become a double-edged sword. On one hand, nanomaterials have proven their limitless potential not only for technological applications, but also for medical ones. On the other hand, ...
Nanostructures
(2020)
This book highlights the functionality, significance, and applicability of nanostructure materials. The chapters in this book provide the logical and comprehensive information pertaining to the recent advances in the ...
Ginger Cultivation and Its Antimicrobial and Pharmacological Potentials
(2020)
Ginger is well known as a spice and flavor. It has been a traditional medical plant in many cultures for thousands of years. To uncover the miraculous plant, this book not only gives you the plant's origins, where the plant ...
Harnessing Knowledge, Innovation and Competence in Engineering of Mission Critical Systems
(2020)
This book explores the critical role of acquisition, application, enhancement, and management of knowledge and human competence in the context of the largely digital and data/information dominated modern world. Whilst ...
Renal Diseases
(2020)
Renal diseases can be explosive and difficult to control or silent but progressive. Those that create acute and chronic renal failure become serious and often life-threatening burdens to patients and their families. Advanced ...
Prebiotics and Probiotics
(2020)
Probiotic bacteria are found in the intestinal microbiota of the host and favor multiple metabolic reactions. Prebiotics provide food for probiotic bacteria and have an effect on their own performance in favor of host ...