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Brain and Spinal Tumors
(2020)
Numerous new concepts and procedures are reviewed and discussed in this book and allude to the transport of drugs to the brain. New radiation concepts are also presented, plus management of toxicities associated with both ...
Application of Decision Science in Business and Management
(2020)
Application of Decision Science in Business and Management is a book where each chapter has been contributed by a different author(s). The chapters introduce and demonstrate a decision-making theory to practice case studies. ...
Modern Spectroscopic Techniques and Applications
(2020)
Modern spectroscopic techniques have a number of applications in many fields including material science, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine. This book, "Modern Spectroscopic Techniques and Applications", presents ...
Recent Trends in Artificial Neural Networks
(2020)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere and it's here to stay. Most aspects of our lives are now touched by artificial intelligence in one way or another, from deciding what books or flights to buy online to whether our ...
Aluminium Alloys and Composites
(2020)
Aluminium (Al) is a metal of great importance because of its excellent corrosion resistance, high electrical and thermal conductivity, good reflectivity, and very good recycling characteristics. The properties of heat-treatable ...
Modern Fruit Industry
(2020)
Starting in the 1940s, humans have aimed to increase agricultural productivity. However, along with the benefits gained, there have been several criticisms since the 1970s, especially about food security and environmental ...
Planetology
(2020)
Over the last 80 years, dreamers, engineers, mission planners, and scientists have sought, defined, and created many methods of exploring the solar system. Robotic missions to nearly every type of solar system object have ...
Extracellular Vesicles and Their Importance in Human Health
(2020)
Extracellular vesicle is a wide term that involves many different types of vesicles. Almost all the cell types studied secrete vesicles to the extracellular environment related to cell - cell communication. Extracellular ...
Theorizing STEM Education in the 21st Century
(2020)
Theorising STEM Education in the 21st Century is a book that captures the essence of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and the intricacies of STEM education in the contemporary society. It explores STEM as ...
Consumer Behavior and Marketing
(2020)
This Edited Volume "Consumer Behavior and Marketing" is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of psychology. The book comprises single ...
Methods for Film Synthesis and Coating Procedures
(2020)
In recent years, thin layer technologies, including fabrication of different micro- and nano-structures, have undergone tremendous progress. Such layers are made for a variety of industrial and scientific applications. Due ...
Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Lighting
(2020)
The lighting of both exteriors and interiors is a field within electrical and lighting engineering, where important technological changes have been taking place oriented towards environmental sustainability and energy ...
Industry 4.0
(2020)
This book shows a vision of the present and future of Industry 4.0 and identifies and examines the most pressing research issue in Industry 4.0. Containing the contributions of leading researchers and academics, this book ...
Metagenomics
(2020)
This book is for the students starting their research projects in the field of metagenomics, for researchers interested in the new developments and applications in this field; and for teachers involved in teaching this ...
Strength of Materials
(2020)
In materials, their strength is the ability to bear an applied load before their failure. In this direction, the Strength of Materials studies the stresses and deformations that happen in materials as an outcome of loads ...
Optical Fiber Applications
(2020)
With the invention of the laser it was possible to think about a fast and efficient way to make the information transmission, thus originating the first ideas of transmission through wave guides. This led to the invention ...
Advances in Cotton Research
(2020)
Advances in Cotton Research is an interdisciplinary book dealing with diverse topics related to recent developments in cotton improvement. It discusses the latest research in the field of Bt cotton, abiotic stress, strategies ...
Bryophytes
(2020)
Bryophytes, a group of plants present in all terrestrial biomes of the Earth, play a significant role in ecosystems and have potential use in many life domains. They can be used in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and healthcare ...
Anticoagulation Drugs
(2020)
In this book, you'll find the latest updates about the current use of anticoagulants in medical practice. This includes clinical pharmacotherapy, laboratory monitoring, and antidotes. You'll also find a special focus on ...
Integrated Circuits/Microchips
(2020)
With the world marching inexorably towards the fourth industrial revolution (IR 4.0), one is now embracing lives with artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoTs), virtual reality (VR) and 5G technology. ...
Inelastic X-Ray Scattering and X-Ray Powder Diffraction Applications
(2020)
This book illustrates a few exemplary scientific topics addressed through the use of two complementary x-ray scattering techniques: inelastic x-ray scattering and x-ray powder diffraction. These scattering methods are the ...
Electromagnetic Field Radiation in Matter
(2020)
This book is dedicated to the interaction of electromagnetic wave radiation in matter, such as the wave propagation in a plasmonic and conductive state, that are dispersive media. The different measurement methods of ...
Cloud Computing Security
(2020)
Cloud computing is an emerging discipline that is changing the way corporate computing is and will be done in the future. Cloud computing is demonstrating its potential to transform the way IT-based services are delivered ...
Histoplasma and Histoplasmosis
(2020)
Histoplasma and Histoplasmosis is a book on epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of histoplasmosis. It is an all-inclusive source of knowledge for both specialist and non-specialist mycologists at various levels of ...
Accident Analysis and Prevention
(2020)
Accidents are inevitable in our lives and they affect us in many aspects ranging from economical to social, health to legal. While it is not possible to remove accidents from our lives completely, it is possible to develop ...
Regenerative Medicine
(2020)
Regenerative medicine is a promising interdisciplinary field that applies basic principles of engineering and life sciences to repair, replace, or regenerate damaged or lost tissues and organs. Unlike conventional medicine, ...
Personalized Medicine, in Relation to Redox State, Diet and Lifestyle
(2020)
“Personalized Medicine, in Relation to Redox State, Diet and Lifestyle” is a book on the important issues regarding good health and a need for more selective and sensitive systems to identify diseases. It is a complex ...
Mixed Reality and Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics
(2020)
Mixed reality is an area of computer research that deals with the combination of real-world and computer-generated data, where computer-generated objects are visually mixed into the real environment and vice versa in real ...
Spatial Variability in Environmental Science
(2020)
Spatial Variability in Environmental Science - Patterns, Processes, and Analyses includes eight studies that examine the issue of spatial variability in four areas of the environmental sciences – atmospheric science, ...
Lead Chemistry
(2020)
Lead continues to amaze us in a variety of ways. The more we learn, the more we are amazed, or more like it, obsessed! Even though we might think that we know the element quite well, the fact is that more research must be ...
Risk Management and Assessment
(2020)
Risk analysis, risk evaluation and risk management are the three core areas in the process known as ‘Risk Assessment’. Risk assessment corresponds to the joint effort of identifying and analysing potential future events, ...
Electromagnetic Propagation and Waveguides in Photonics and Microwave Engineering
(2020)
Optical and microwave waveguides have attracted much research interest in both science and industry. The number of potential applications for their use is growing rapidly. This book examines recent advances in the broad ...
Quantum Mechanics
(2020)
Quantum mechanics touches all areas of physics, chemistry, life sciences, and engineering. It has emerged as a tool for researching and developing new technology that has had a deep impact on modern life. An essential ...
Legume Crops
(2020)
In a sustainable agricultural system, legume crops are one of the essential components. However, improving the productivity of legume crops and improving their tolerance to adverse environments are essential tasks for plant ...
Capsicum
(2020)
Capsicum, also known as chili or bell pepper, is one of the most economically important vegetable crops worldwide due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. This book provides information on many ...
Migraine
(2020)
The book, Migraine, covers – to our best belief – the most important topics in migraine study, such as spontaneous primary headache, mostly from a clinical and therapeutic point of view. Special attention was paid to two ...
Family Planning and Reproductive Health
(2020)
Female reproductive topics are very common and can affect the patient’s quality of life. Such topics include puberty, endometriosis, breastfeeding, subfertility, menstrual problems, polycystic ovary syndrome, problems ...
Inverse Heat Conduction and Heat Exchangers
(2020)
A direct solution of the heat conduction equation with prescribed initial and boundary conditions yields temperature distribution inside a specimen. The direct solution is mathematically considered as a well-posed one ...
Drug Repurposing
(2020)
Drug repurposing or drug repositioning is a new approach to presenting new indications for common commercial and clinically approved existing drugs. For example, chloroquine, an old antimalarial drug, showed promising ...
Soybean for Human Consumption and Animal Feed
(2020)
Soybean is the main oilseed crop worldwide, a staple crop for protein-rich food and feed as well as a significant source of nutraceutical compounds with many different medical benefits. Soybean for Human Consumption and ...
Organic Agriculture
(2020)
Organic crop production is the science and art of growing field crops, fruits, vegetables, and flowers by adopting the essential principles of organic agriculture in soil building and conservation, pest management, and ...
Nanotechnology and the Environment
(2020)
Nanotechnology is a vibrant area of research and a growing industry. The core scientific principles and applications of this interdisciplinary field bring together chemists, physicists, materials scientists, and engineers ...
Bismuth
(2020)
Bismuth—a wonder metal with unique features—plays an important role in the bismuth-related optoelectronic materials. The innovative development of bismuth optoelectronic materials will undoubtedly drive the social development ...
Update in Respiratory Diseases
(2020)
This edited volume, “Update in Respiratory Diseases”, is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters that offer a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of respiratory diseases. The book ...
Urban Horticulture
(2020)
Urban horticulture is a means of utilizing every little space available in cities amidst buildings and other constructions for growing plants. It utilizes this space to raise gardens that can be economically productive ...
Isotopes Applications in Earth Sciences
(2020)
Applications of stable and radioactive isotopes are supporting sustainable development goals. They are used to study different ecological, biological, chemical and geological systems and understand their dynamics and ...
Learning Disabilities
(2020)
Learning disabilities are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by failure to acquire, retrieve, or use information competently. They are the most severe and chronic form of learning difficulty in children. They ...
Safety and Health for Workers
(2020)
This book provides workers and individuals with knowledge on the effective ways to understand the importance of human health and safety in workplaces. Workplace incident scenarios and research findings on human health and ...
Ontological Analyses in Science, Technology and Informatics
(2020)
Advance exact science of nowadays inherited the original ontology’s its efforts to systemize and conceptualize. In this respect the concept of ontology is now a non-speculative methodology for both studying reality objects ...
Green Energy and Environment
(2020)
Energy is a vital element in sustaining our modern society but the future of energy is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous; especially when facing a continuous drive to ensure a sustained and equitable access as ...
Free Radical Medicine and Biology
(2020)
Although free radicals perform some useful immune functions, they can also damage healthy cells through a process called oxidation. Antioxidants reduce the effect of free radicals by binding together with these harmful ...
Environmental Impact of Aviation and Sustainable Solutions
(2020)
Environmental Impact of Aviation and Sustainable Solutions is a compilation of review and research articles in the broad field of aviation and the environment. Over three sections and thirteen chapters, this book covers ...
Desalination
(2020)
Undoubtedly, drinking water of an acceptable quality has become a scarce commodity. Water shortage is becoming a major concern all around the world due to limited freshwater resources as well as the high cost of freshwater ...
Maxillofacial Surgery and Craniofacial Deformity
(2020)
The aim of the book “Maxillofacial Surgery and Craniofacial Deformity - Practices and Updates” was to collect various aspects of facial and cranial deformities in one single textbook in order to have a systematic way of ...
Goats (Capra)
(2020)
Research and development in animal husbandry and products manufacturing are ongoing, and the results should be summarized from time to time and made available to the reader in order to increase their knowledge.The present ...
Proteoforms
(2020)
A proteoform is the basic unit in a proteome, defined as its amino acid sequence + post-translational modifications + spatial conformation + localization + cofactors + binding partners + a function, which is the final ...
Agronomy
(2020)
Climate change is a serious threat to field crop production and food security. It has negative effects on food, water, and energy security due to change in weather patterns and extreme events such as floods, droughts, and ...
Off and Online Journalism and Corruption
(2020)
This book provides a new theoretical framework of determinants that interact together in five hierarchical levels to restrain or produce corruption. The theory suggests a multilevel analysis that tests hypotheses regarding ...
Hydraulic Structures
(2020)
Hydraulic Structures - Theory and Applications conveys a broad understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of various hydraulic structures. Emphasis is given to the analysis and design of different types of hydraulic ...
Security and Privacy From a Legal, Ethical, and Technical Perspective
(2020)
Understanding and realizing the security and privacy challenges for information systems is a very critical and demanding task for both software engineers and developers to design and implement reliable and trustworthy ...