Publications
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Wind Solar Hybrid Renewable Energy System
(2020)
This book provides a platform for scientists and engineers to comprehend the technologies of solar wind hybrid renewable energy systems and their applications. It describes the thermodynamic analysis of wind energy systems, ...
Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma
(2020)
Lean Manufacturing, also called lean production, was originally created in Toyota after the Second World War, in the reconstruction period. It is based on the idea of eliminating any waste in the industry, i.e. any activity ...
Advances in Quantum Communication and Information
(2020)
Research in quantum communication requires knowledge of the information theory and teleportation of information in any physical form using the quantum field as media of all different processes and aspects on the managing ...
Thermosoftening Plastics
(2020)
Thermosoftening Plastics are polymers that can be manipulated into different shapes when they are hot, and the shape sets when it cools. If we were to reheat the polymer again, we could re-shape it once again. Modern ...
Diesel and Gasoline Engines
(2020)
The internal combustion engine was invented around 1790 by various scientists and engineers worldwide. Since then the engines have gone through many modifications and improvements. Today, different applications of engines ...
Geopolymers and Other Geosynthetics
(2020)
Geopolymers are applied to material classes that are chemically transformed from low crystallinity aluminusilicates to three-dimensional inorganic polymers (tectosilicates). The resulting material has properties similar ...
Practical Applications of Electrocardiogram
(2020)
This book provides an excellent overview of the diagnosis of abnormal electrocardiograms (ECGs) through deep learning methods. These methods include optimal techniques that can link the processing and analysis of nonstationary ...
Vitamin D Deficiency
(2020)
Vitamin D is the topic for many discussions in the scientific community. Nowadays, a different interpretation of this secosteroid hormone is needed. Today the term "vitamin" may be considered outdated. This compound may ...
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedical Signal and Image Processing
(2020)
This book aims to provide a brief update to the current status of and advances in computational methods and programs used for the development of the theory and practice of biomedical signal and image communication. The ...
Introduction to Diesel Emissions
(2020)
The first invention and development of the functional diesel engine was in 1897 by Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel, German inventor. Until now, this invention has been superseded by the development of very productive engines ...
Sonochemical Reactions
(2020)
This book was written by authors in the field of ultrasound-assited synthesis and their applications. Among others, some of the topics covered are: ultrasound-assited synthesis of metal/metal oxide nanoparticles, graphene ...
Educational Leadership
(2020)
There is a growing realization that the role of educational leaders has been undergoing many changes in the era of globalization due to the diverse needs and expectations of the stakeholders of education. Schools have ...
Nutritional Value of Amaranth
(2020)
Pseudocereals, belonging to the genus Amaranthus, have been cultivated for their grains for 8,000 years or more. The grain was a staple food of the Aztecs and was also considered an integral part of Aztec religious ceremonies. ...
Asbestos-related Diseases
(2020)
The issue of asbestos exposure and the resulting health problems is now a global problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) has made recommendations on the eradication of asbestos-related diseases. However, malignant ...
Hospital Acquired Infection and Legionnaires' Disease
(2020)
More than 10,000 patients are hospitalized every year with Legionnaires' disease in the United States alone. Legionnaires' disease is also an important public health topic as it involves environmental and public issues, ...
Color Detection
(2020)
Chromogenic assays (color detection) result in colored reaction products. By detecting the color change before and after the reaction, substance concentration can be determined by the naked eye, light microscopes, or ...
Medicinal Plants
(2020)
This book is focused on clarifying the anticancer effects (i.e., apoptotic, antiproliferative, antimetastatic, antiangiogenic) and mechanisms of most of the medicinal plants found in the world against solid and/or hematological ...
Advanced Statistical Modeling, Forecasting, and Fault Detection in Renewable Energy Systems
(2020)
Fault detection, control, and forecasting have a vital role in renewable energy systems (Photovoltaics (PV) and wind turbines (WTs)) to improve their productivity, ef?ciency, and safety, and to avoid expensive maintenance. ...
Telomerase and non-Telomerase Mechanisms of Telomere Maintenance
(2020)
This book, Telomerase and non-Telomerase Mechanisms of Telomere Maintenance, is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of biochemistry, ...
Advances in Modelling and Control of Wind and Hydrogenerators
(2020)
Rapid deployment of wind and solar energy generation is going to result in a series of new problems with regards to the reliability of our electrical grid in terms of outages, cost, and life-time, forcing us to promptly ...