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Nanostructured Solar Cells
(2017)
Nanostructured solar cells are very important in renewable energy sector as well as in environmental aspects, because it is environment friendly. The nano-grating structures (such as triangular or conical shaped) have a ...
Chapter Finite Element Analysis to Study Percutaneous Heart Valves
(2012)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter Ultrafast Time‐Resolved Measurements of Hybrid Solar Cells
(2017)
The early time charge carrier dynamics in quantum dot‐sensitized and organo‐metal halide perovskite solar cells are presented in this chapter. Using transient spectroscopy techniques, i.e., absorption, photoluminescence, ...
Chapter New Opportunities in Metabolomics and Biochemical Phenotyping for Plant Systems Biology
(2012)
Pollution control
Chapter Moth-Like Chemo-Source Localization and Classification on an Indoor Autonomous Robot
(2011)
Medical genetics
Chapter Tree-Network Overrun Model Associated with Pilots’ Actions and Flight Operational Procedures
(2019)
The runway excursions are defined as the exit of an aircraft from the surface of the runway. These excursions can take place at takeoff or at landing and consist of two types of events: veer off and overrun. This last one, ...
Chapter MM-GB(PB)SA Calculations of Protein-Ligand Binding Free Energies
(2012)
Optical physics
Chapter Moth-Like Chemo-Source Localization and Classification on an Indoor Autonomous Robot
(2011)
Medical genetics
Chapter Tree-Network Overrun Model Associated with Pilots’ Actions and Flight Operational Procedures
(2019)
The runway excursions are defined as the exit of an aircraft from the surface of the runway. These excursions can take place at takeoff or at landing and consist of two types of events: veer off and overrun. This last one, ...
Chapter Trust in global computing systems as a limit property emerging from short range random interactions
(2010)
Artificial intelligence
Chapter Trust in global computing systems as a limit property emerging from short range random interactions
(2010)
Artificial intelligence
Chapter Digital Video Image Quality
(2010)
Optical physics
Chapter Above‐Ground Biomass Estimation with High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images
(2017)
Assessment and monitoring of forest biomass are frequently done with allometric functions per species for inventory plots. The estimation per area unit is carried out with an extrapolation method. In this chapter, a review ...
Chapter MM-GB(PB)SA Calculations of Protein-Ligand Binding Free Energies
(2012)
Optical physics
Chapter Challenges and New Frontiers in the Paediatric Drug Discovery and Development
(2020)
Drug discovery and development advances in the last decades allowed to find a treatment for many preventable diseases. However, all too often, children are excluded from these progresses since most of the new medicines ...
Chapter Challenges and New Frontiers in the Paediatric Drug Discovery and Development
(2020)
Drug discovery and development advances in the last decades allowed to find a treatment for many preventable diseases. However, all too often, children are excluded from these progresses since most of the new medicines ...
Chapter Ultrafast Time‐Resolved Measurements of Hybrid Solar Cells
(2017)
The early time charge carrier dynamics in quantum dot‐sensitized and organo‐metal halide perovskite solar cells are presented in this chapter. Using transient spectroscopy techniques, i.e., absorption, photoluminescence, ...
Chapter Digital Video Image Quality
(2010)
Optical physics
Chapter Finite Element Analysis to Study Percutaneous Heart Valves
(2012)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter Above‐Ground Biomass Estimation with High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images
(2017)
Assessment and monitoring of forest biomass are frequently done with allometric functions per species for inventory plots. The estimation per area unit is carried out with an extrapolation method. In this chapter, a review ...
Chapter Graphene and Active Metamaterials: Theoretical Methods and Physical Properties
(2017)
Protective immune defences are dependent upon critical roles played by dendritic cells (DCs), rendering them important targets for both vaccine delivery and virus infection. Studies in these areas led to successful development ...
Chapter Graphene and Active Metamaterials: Theoretical Methods and Physical Properties
(2017)
Protective immune defences are dependent upon critical roles played by dendritic cells (DCs), rendering them important targets for both vaccine delivery and virus infection. Studies in these areas led to successful development ...
Chapter Opportunities of Circular Economy in a Complex System of Woody Biomass and Municipal Sewage Plants
(2021)
In this chapter, we present the opportunities and general importance of woody biomass production (forests and short-rotation coppices) and waste management in a common system. Wastewater and different forms of sewage sludge, ...
Chapter Opportunities of Circular Economy in a Complex System of Woody Biomass and Municipal Sewage Plants
(2021)
In this chapter, we present the opportunities and general importance of woody biomass production (forests and short-rotation coppices) and waste management in a common system. Wastewater and different forms of sewage sludge, ...
Chapter 3 Wavelet Analysis for the Extraction of Morphological Features for Orthopaedic Bearing Surfaces
(2011)
Surface texture is one of the most critical factors and important functionality indicators in the performance of high precision and nanoscale devices and components. The functions
that have been identified in various ...
Chapter 10 Pathogen and Toxin Entry - How Pathogens and Toxins Induce and Harness Endocytotic Mechanisms
(2012)
Humans have been exposed to a plethora of pathogens (bacteria, viruses) ever since. Infectious diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide. For example, in 2011, 1.34 million people died of tuberculosis, which ...
Happiness and the Psychology of Enlightenment
(2025)
Whilst happiness usually comes from how we think and feel about our life (eventbased wellbeing), enlightenment is an internal experience not sourced from this process (inner wellbeing). In this volume, we look from a ...
Burned Out
(2025)
Explore the comprehensive examination of stress and burnout in public service with this edited volume, compiled by Dr. Leonard Bright, featuring contributions from esteemed scholars worldwide. This book investigates the ...
Chapter Magnetic Iron Oxide Colloids for Environmental Applications
(2021)
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Advances in Microfluidic Technologies for Energy and Environmental Applications
(2020)
Microfluidics have aroused a new surge of interest in recent years in environmental and energy areas, and inspired novel applications to tackle the worldwide challenges for sustainable development. This book aims to present ...
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 ...
Multilayer Thin Films
(2020)
This book, "Multilayer Thin Films-Versatile Applications for Materials Engineering", includes thirteen chapters related to the preparations, characterizations, and applications in the modern research of materials engineering. ...
Chapter Nature-Inspired Nanotechnology and Smart Magnetic Activation: Two Groundbreaking Approaches Toward a New Generation of Biomaterials for Hard Tissue Regeneration
(2016)
Diatomite is a natural porous silica material of sedimentary origin, formed by remains of diatom skeletons called “frustules.” The abundance in many areas of the world and the peculiar physico-chemical properties made ...
Chapter Energy Efficiency for 5G Multi-Tier Cellular Networks
(2016)
This chapter provides an introduction to quantifying the energy consumed by software. It is written for computer scientists, software engineers, embedded system developers and programmers who want to understand how to ...
Chapter Biomaterials for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
(2013)
Semiotics / semiology
Chapter Modified Formulation, ε-Regularization and the Efficient Solution of Hydraulic Fracture Problems
(2013)
Biomedical engineering
Chapter Fracture Toughening Mechanisms in Epoxy Adhesives
(2016)
Fracture toughness is generally considered as the main properties of a polymer or a polymer adhesive system for measuring the material resistance to the extension of cracks. Epoxy adhesives are generally brittle in nature; ...
Chapter State of the Art of Magnetic Gears, their Design, and Characteristics with Respect to EV Application
(2016)
This chapter briefly explains the advantage of using magnetic gears (MGs) for transportation applications. Usually, a traction EV unit consists of, besides the engine or motor, a mechanical gear. The drawbacks of using ...
Chapter Implementation of Ionospheric Asymmetry Index in TRANSMIT Prototype
(2014)
Metals technology / metallurgy
Chapter Structural Health Monitoring for Composite Materials
(2012)
Computer networking & communications
Chapter Long-Distance LIDAR Mapping Schematic for Fast Monitoring of Bioaerosol Pollution over Large City Areas
(2019)
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) atmospheric sensing is a major tool for remote monitoring of aerosol pollution and its propagation in the atmosphere. Combining LIDAR sensing with ground-based aerosol monitoring can ...
Chapter From the Molecular Biology to the Gene Therapy of a DNA Repair Syndrome: Fanconi Anemia
(2011)
Diseases & disorders
Chapter Metallic nanowire percolating networks: from main properties to applications
(2019)
There has been lately a growing interest into flexible, efficient and low-cost transparent electrodes which can be integrated for many applications. This includes several applications related to energy technologies ...
Chapter Mining Digital Music Score Collections: Melody Extraction and Genre Recognition
(2008)
In the field of computer music, pattern recognition algorithms are very relevant for music information retrieval (MIR) applications. Two challenging tasks in this area are the automatic recognition of musical genre and ...
Laser Pulse Phenomena and Applications
(2010)
Pulsed lasers are available in the gas, liquid, and the solid state. These lasers are also enormously versatile in their output characteristics yielding emission from very large energy pulses to very high peak-power pulses. ...
Chapter The Portuguese Montado: A Complex System under Tension between Different Land Use Management Paradigms
(2019)
The Montado is a silvopastoral system and the dominant land use in Alentejo (Portugal). Its functionalities expand beyond agricultural and forestry production. It is a system where a low-density and heterogeneous tree cover ...
Chapter Assessing the Performance of Personal Protective Equipment1
(2017)
Schistosomiasis is the second most prevalent parasitic disease in the world. Currently, the treatment of this disease relies on a single drug, praziquantel, and due to the identification of resistant parasites, the development ...
Chapter From the Molecular Biology to the Gene Therapy of a DNA Repair Syndrome: Fanconi Anemia
(2011)
Diseases & disorders
Chapter Statistical Approaches to the Inverse Problem
(2011)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter The Portuguese Montado: A Complex System under Tension between Different Land Use Management Paradigms
(2019)
The Montado is a silvopastoral system and the dominant land use in Alentejo (Portugal). Its functionalities expand beyond agricultural and forestry production. It is a system where a low-density and heterogeneous tree cover ...
Chapter Plasmonics in Sensing: From Colorimetry to SERS Analytics
(2018)
This chapter gives a brief overview of plasmonic nanoparticle (NP)-based sensing concepts ranging from classical spectral-shift colorimetry to the highly active field of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. ...
Chapter 2 Exploring the Components of the Universe Through Higher-Order Weak Lensing Statistics Higher-Order Weak Lensing Statistics
(2012)
Our current cosmological model, backed by a large body of evidence from a variety of different cosmological probes (for example, see [1, 2]), describes a Universe comprised of
around 5% normal baryonic matter, 22% cold ...
Chapter Performance Analysis of Binary Sensor-Based Cooperative Diversity Using Limited Feedback
(2010)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter Biocytin-Based Contrast Agents for Molecular Imaging: An Approach to Developing New In Vivo Neuroanatomical Tracers for MRI
(2012)
Geology & the lithosphere
Chapter Performance Analysis of Binary Sensor-Based Cooperative Diversity Using Limited Feedback
(2010)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter Development of Sustainable High-Strength Self-Consolidating Concrete Utilising Fly Ash, Shale Ash and Microsilica
(2018)
With high flowability and passing ability, self-consolidating concrete (SCC) does not require compaction during casting and can improve constructability. The favourable properties of SCC have enabled its widespread adoption ...
Chapter Channels and Parameters Acquisition in Cooperative OFDM Systems
(2011)
Physical chemistry
Chapter Lipids and liposomes in the enhancement of health and treatment of disease
(2015)
Earth sciences
Chapter Plasmonics in Sensing: From Colorimetry to SERS Analytics
(2018)
This chapter gives a brief overview of plasmonic nanoparticle (NP)-based sensing concepts ranging from classical spectral-shift colorimetry to the highly active field of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. ...
Chapter Operationalizing Heterogeneous Data-Driven Process Models for Various Industrial Sectors through Microservice-Oriented Cloud-Based Architecture
(2021)
Industrial performance optimization increasingly makes the use of various analytical data-driven models. In this context, modern machine learning capabilities to predict future production quality outcomes, model predictive ...
Chapter High Gain Solid-State Amplifiers for Picosecond Pulses
(2010)
Biotechnology
Chapter Developments in Wireless Power Transfer Using Solar Energy
(2021)
This chapter presents state-of-the-art and major developments in wireless power transfer using solar energy. The brief state-of-the-art is presented for solar photovoltaic technologies which can be combined with wireless ...
Chapter The Role of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 (GSK-3) in Alzheimer’s Disease
(2011)
Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology
Chapter Towards a Realistic and Self-Contained Biomechanical Model of the Hand
(2011)
Computer modelling & simulation
Chapter The Intertwined Chloroplast and Nuclear Genome Coevolution in Plants
(2018)
Photosynthetic eukaryotic cells arose more than a billion years ago through the engulfment of a cyanobacterium that was then converted into a chloroplast, enabling plants to perform photosynthesis. Since this event, ...
Chapter Biomethanol from Glycerol
(2012)
Medical bioinformatics
Chapter Metallic nanowire percolating networks: from main properties to applications
(2019)
There has been lately a growing interest into flexible, efficient and low-cost transparent electrodes which can be integrated for many applications. This includes several applications related to energy technologies ...
Chapter Do Consumers Pay Attention to the Organic Label When Shopping Organic Food in Italy
(2012)
Medical imaging
Chapter Ant Algorithms for Adaptive Edge Detection
(2013)
Diseases & disorders
Chapter Earth Observation Technologies: Low-End-Market Disruptive Innovation
(2020)
After decades of traditional space businesses, the space paradigm is changing. New approaches to more efficient missions in terms of costs, design, and manufacturing processes are fostered. For instance, placing big ...
Chapter Antidepressant Drugs and Pain
(2012)
Computer modelling & simulation
Chapter Do Consumers Pay Attention to the Organic Label When Shopping Organic Food in Italy
(2012)
Medical imaging
Chapter High Gain Solid-State Amplifiers for Picosecond Pulses
(2010)
Biotechnology
Chapter Spin-Wave Dynamics in the Presence of Magnetic Vortices
(2017)
This chapter describes spin-wave excitations in nanosized dots and rings in the presence of the vortex state. The special attention is paid to the manifestation of the competition between exchange and dipolar interactions ...
Chapter Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Network Infrastructure Cyber-Attacks and Cooperative Defense Mechanisms
(2010)
Graphical & digital media applications
Chapter Numerical Inverse Laplace Transforms for Electrical Engineering Simulation
(2011)
Biotechnology
Chapter Automation of the Expertise of the Roman Mosaic Arts in Constanta: Analytical and Statistical Models for a Fuzzy Inference-Based System
(2020)
The biggest problem faced by the specialists in the field of cultural heritage is the identification of the original elements for their separation from the large mass of the mosaic components that come from completions of ...
Chapter Automation of the Expertise of the Roman Mosaic Arts in Constanta: Analytical and Statistical Models for a Fuzzy Inference-Based System
(2020)
The biggest problem faced by the specialists in the field of cultural heritage is the identification of the original elements for their separation from the large mass of the mosaic components that come from completions of ...
Chapter Address-Event Based Stereo Vision with Bio-Inspired Silicon Retina Imagers
(2011)
Artificial intelligence
Chapter Interoperability Among Heterogeneous Networks for Future Aeronautical Communications
(2011)
General surgery
Chapter Can Attenuated Leishmania Induce Equally Effective Protection as Virulent Strains in Visceral Leishmaniasis
(2014)
Metals technology / metallurgy
Chapter What We Learned from Cavitation Bubbles in Microgravity
(2020)
The present chapter is about the Flash and Splash project, which is dedicated to the study of bubble dynamics in microgravity. The story of this project started in 2004 with a simple curiosity on how a cavitation bubble ...
Chapter Silicon Quantum Dots for Photovoltaics: A Review
(2012)
Physical chemistry