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Chapter Fast-Spectrum Fluoride Molten Salt Reactor (FFMSR) with Ultimately Reduced Radiotoxicity of Nuclear Wastes
(2020)
A mixture of NaF-KF-UF4 eutectic and NaF-KF-TRUF3 eutectic containing heavy elements as much as 2.8 g/cc makes a fast-spectrum molten salt reactor based upon the U-Pu cycle available without a blanket. It does not object ...
Chapter Machine Learning Models for Industrial Applications
(2021)
More and more industries are aspiring to achieve a successful production using the known artificial intelligence. Machine learning (ML) stands as a powerful tool for making very accurate predictions, concept classification, ...
Gender Inequality
(2024)
Gender Inequality - Issues, Challenges and New Perspectives brings together advancements and empirical studies on gender studies from different parts of the world. Focusing on issues, challenges, and new perspectives on ...
Chapter GNSS in Precision Agricultural Operations
(2012)
Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
Chapter A Review of Compliant Movement Primitives
(2016)
Neurodegenerative diseases are being modelled in-vitro using human patient-specific, induced pluripotent stem cells and transgenic embryonic stem cells to determine more about disease mechanisms, as well as to discover new ...
Chapter Femtocell Performance Over Non-SLA xDSL Access Network
(2012)
Environmental medicine
The Continuum of Health Risk Assessments
(2012)
This book presents a collection of health risk assessments for known and emerging hazards that span a continuum. Case studies for existing health risks include psychoactive drug usage in delivery truck drivers and using ...
Chapter 3 Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus as a Case Study: Using a Precautionary Risk Management Approach for Emerging Blood-Borne Pathogens in Canada
(2012)
In October 2009 it was reported that 68 of 101 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in the United States, when tested, were infected with a novel gamma retrovirus, xenotropic
murine leukemia virus-related virus ...
Chapter Examining Non‐Celiac Consumers of Gluten‐Free Products: An Empirical Evidence in Spain
(2017)
Energy‐dependent full‐field transmission soft X‐ray microscopy is a powerful technique that provides chemical information with spatial resolution at the nanoscale. Oxygen K‐level transitions can be optimally detected, and ...
Chapter Spectral Efficiency Analysis of Filter Bank Multi‐Carrier (FBMC)‐ Based 5G Networks with Estimated Channel State Information (CSI)
(2016)
The heterogeneous cellular network (HCN) is most significant as a key technology for future fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks. The heterogeneous network consists of randomly macrocell base stations (MBSs) overlaid ...
Chapter Additive Manufacturing Applied to the Design of Small Satellite Structure for Space Debris Reduction
(2019)
Space debris has become a major aspect in the last few years. The vast amount of artificial objects orbiting the Earth is increasing. These objects are a threat for active and future missions. Besides, the possibility of ...
Chapter A test facility to investigate sheath effects during ion cyclotron resonance heating
(2019)
Nuclear fusion is a promising candidate to supply energy for future generations. At the high temperatures needed for the nuclei to fuse, ions and electrons are no longer bound into atoms. Magnetic fields confine the resulting ...
Chapter Vibration Energy Harvesting: Linear and Nonlinear Oscillator Approaches
(2011)
Optical physics
Chapter Supporting Inclusive Design of Mobile Devices with a Context Model
(2012)
Embedded systems
Chapter Thermodynamics of ABO3-Type Perovskite Surfaces
(2011)
Biotechnology
Chapter Sleep Spindles – As a Biomarker of Brain Function and Plasticity
(2012)
Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
Chapter Transplantation of Foetal Ventral Mesencephalic Grafts in Parkinson’s Disease: A Still Evolving Concept with New Regulatory Challenges
(2011)
Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology
Chapter Machine Learning Models for Industrial Applications
(2021)
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Chapter Microbial Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon – Contaminated Marine Environments
(2018)
Petroleum pollution has become a serious environmental problem, which can cause harmful damage to the environment and human health. This pollutant is introduced into the environment from both natural and anthropogenic ...
Intelligent and Efficient Transport Systems
(2020)
The aim of this book is to present a number of digital and technology solutions to real-world problems across transportation sectors and infrastructures. Nine chapters have been well prepared and organized with the core ...
Chapter Cooperative Game Theory and Its Application in Localization Algorithms
(2013)
Complementary medicine
Chapter The EU Research Project PLANET
(2018)
Renewable energy sources offer unprecedented opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But some challenges remain to be solved before their full benefits can be reaped. The main one relates to the intermittency of ...
Global Warming
(2024)
Dive into the complex realm of global warming with <i>Global Warming - A Concerning Component of Climate Change</i>. Authored by leading experts, this book offers profound insights into diverse aspects of global warming, ...
Chapter Cooperative Localization and SLAM Based on the Extended Information Filter
(2011)
Virtual reality
Chapter Recent Advances in Pre-Treatment of Plastic Packaging Waste
(2022)
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Chapter On Efficiency of ARQ and HARQ Entities Interaction in WiMAX Networks
(2012)
Space science
Chapter Schistosomiasis: Setting Routes for Drug Discovery
(2016)
Air quality sampling campaigns in three European subway systems (Barcelona, Athens and Oporto) were conducted in order to characterise particulate matter (PM) to better understand the main factors controlling it. PM mass ...
Chapter Valorization of Natural Antioxidants for Nutritional and Health Applications
(2021)
The significant increase in the world population age, 47 years in 1950 to 73 years in 2020, resulted in an increase in aging related diseases as well as in degenerative diseases. In consequence, researchers have been ...
Chapter Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy - Useful Analytical Tool for Non-Destructive Analysis
(2012)
Email: consumer/user guides
Photosynthesis
(2013)
Among the myriads of volumes dedicated to various aspects of photosynthesis, the current one is singular in integrating an update of the most recent insights on this most important biological process in the biosphere. While ...
Chapter Plasma Polymerization for Tissue Engineering Purposes
(2018)
The ability of non-equilibrium plasmas to modify surfaces has been known for many years. And a promising way to perform surface modifications without altering the bulk properties is plasma polymerization since this technique ...
Chapter Biomarkers in the Overactive Bladder Syndrome
(2012)
Environmental management
Advances in Induction and Microwave Heating of Mineral and Organic Materials
(2011)
The book offers comprehensive coverage of the broad range of scientific knowledge in the fields of advances in induction and microwave heating of mineral and organic materials. Beginning with industry application in many ...
Chapter Temporal Clustering for Behavior Variation and Anomaly Detection from Data Acquired Through IoT in Smart Cities
(2018)
In this chapter, we propose a methodology for behavior variation and anomaly detection from acquired sensory data, based on temporal clustering models. Data are collected from five prominent European smart cities, and ...
Chapter Hyaluronic-Based Antibacterial Hydrogel Coating for Implantable Biomaterials in Orthopedics and Trauma: From Basic Research to Clinical Applications
(2018)
Bacterial colonization of implanted biomaterials remains one of the most challenging complications in orthopedics and trauma surgery, with extremely high social and economic costs. Antibacterial coating of implants has ...
Chapter Refinement of Protein Tertiary Structure by Using Spin-Spin Coupling Constants from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements
(2012)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter Evaluation of QoS and QoE in Mobile WIMAX – Systematic Approach
(2012)
Space science
Chapter Real-Time Algorithms of Object Detection Using Classifiers
(2012)
Physical chemistry
Chapter Antennas for Space Applications: A Review
(2020)
It is well known that antennas are inevitable for wireless communication systems. After the launch of Sputnik-1 which was the first artificial satellite developed by USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), telecommunication ...
Chapter Plasmonics Devoted to Photocatalytic Applications in Liquid, Gas, and Biological Environments
(2017)
Plasmonic nanomaterials have emerged in the last years as a very interesting option for many photocatalytic processes. Their localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) brings in some unique properties that overcome some ...
Chapter Probabilistic Routing in Opportunistic Ad Hoc Networks
(2012)
Ophthalmology
Chapter Management of Wine Aroma Compounds: Principal Basis and Future Perspectives
(2020)
Wine’s aroma is defined by volatile and non-volatile compounds that contribute to its make-up. The complex variety of volatile compounds, coming from grapes, interact with other non-volatile substances of the wine as ...
Chapter Naturalizing Neuroethics? A Syncretic Approach
(2019)
Neuroethics is uniquely situated to socially interpret what brain sciences are learning about social and moral cognition while helping society hold neuroscientific research and neurotechnological applications to firm moral ...
Chapter Adaptive Automation and the Third Pilot
(2018)
Currently, automation does not take into consideration the cognitive and emotional state of the crew. Rather, automation provides assistance based on explicit and static task assignments, with no adaptive capabilities, ...
Chapter The Use of Electrical Measurements of Wind Turbine Generators for Drive Train Condition Monitoring
(2020)
More modern and larger wind turbine (WT) generators are under continuous development. These exhibit more faults than smaller ones, which becomes critical offshore. Under this framework, operation and maintenance (O&M) is ...
Chapter Unmanned Ground and Aerial Robots Supporting Mine Action Activities
(2017)
Lightweight protective structures and materials such as the personal protective equipment (PPE) for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel are frequently under investigation globally. Their mechanical response to ...
Chapter Hypoxic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in the Chicken Model
(2011)
Respiratory medicine
Chapter A Multilevel Approach to Urban Regional Agglomerations: A Swedish Case of Transition Paths toward a “Fossil-Free Society” by 2050
(2018)
This article has a focus on the changing patterns of connected urban spaces forming large super-regional aggregates made up of cities of various sizes and regional functions as well as the interconnecting space of much ...
Chapter Dendritic Cell Endocytosis Essential for Viruses and Vaccines
(2017)
Nanoconstruction of metals is a significant challenge for the future manufacturing of plasmonic devices. Such a technology requires the development of ultra‐fast, high‐throughput and low cost fabrication schemes. Laser ...
Chapter Globally Optimised Energy-Efficient Data Centres
(2017)
A great deal of energy in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems can be wasted by software, regardless of how energy-efficient the underlying hardware is. To avoid such waste, programmers need to understand ...
Chapter Topological Visualisation Techniques for Volume Multifield Data
(2019)
This survey paper provides an overview of topological visualisation techniques for scalar data sets. Topological algorithms are used to reduce scalar fields to a skeleton by mapping critical changes in the topology to the ...
Chapter Quality of Service Management and Interoperability
(2011)
Information technology: general issues
Chapter Characterisation of Airborne Particulate Matter in Different European Subway Systems
(2017)
Hypoxia-reoxygenation injury is a commonly used in vitro model of ischemia, which is useful to study the recovery processes following the hypoxic period. Hypoxia can be rapidly induced in vitro by replacing the culture ...
Chapter Electromagnetic Radiation Energy Harvesting – The Rectenna Based Approach
(2014)
Botany & plant sciences
Chapter Smart Technical Textiles Based on Fiber Optic Sensors
(2013)
Biochemistry