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Chapter Plantation Forests: A Guarantee of Sustainable Management of Abandoned and Marginal Farmlands
(2020)
The chapter summarises the research data on cultivating forest crops in abandoned and marginal farmlands (AL). The course of growth and productivity of different tree species in the local climatic conditions is clarified ...
Chapter Combined Deep Learning and Traditional NLP Approaches for Fire Burst Detection Based on Twitter Posts
(2020)
The current chapter introduces a procedure that aims at determining regions that are on fire, based on Twitter posts, as soon as possible. The proposed scheme utilizes a deep learning approach for analyzing the text of ...
Processing of Heavy Crude Oils
(2019)
Unconventional heavy crude oils are replacing the conventional light crude oils slowly but steadily as a major energy source. Heavy crude oils are cheaper and present an opportunity to the refiners to process them with ...
Chapter OCT for Examination of Cultural Heritage Objects
(2020)
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was first time reported as a tool for examination of cultural heritage objects in 2004. It is mainly used for the examination of subsurface structure of easel paintings (such as varnishes ...
Chapter The Highest Geomagnetic Storms of the Solar Cycle Observed at Ground Level
(2018)
We report two ground-level observations, of geomagnetic storms of different origins; they are among the highest geomagnetic storms, in the solar Cycle 24. The first is St. Patrick’s Day storm on March 17, 2015, originated ...
Emerging Trends in Mechatronics
(2020)
Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary branch of engineering combining mechanical, electrical and electronics, control and automation, and computer engineering fields. The main research task of mechatronics is design, control, ...
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 ...
Modelling and Control of Switched Reluctance Machines
(2020)
Today, switched reluctance machines (SRMs) play an increasingly important role in various sectors due to advantages such as robustness, simplicity of construction, low cost, insensitivity to high temperatures, and high ...
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 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 ...
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 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 Crystalline Silicon Thin Film Solar Cells
(2011)
Computer networking & communications
Chapter User Experience Results of Setting Free a Service Robot for Older Adults at Home
(2018)
The chapter presents the analysis of user trials where, for the first time, a service robot was set free in the home of users. Different to previous studies there was no pre-specified schedule of tasks to execute. The goal ...
Chapter Nanocomposites for Vehicle Structural Applications
(2011)
Storage media & peripherals
Chapter Risk Management to Enhance Performance in the Construction SME Sector; Theory and Case Study
(2018)
Dynamic changes and increasing competition in global markets have caused changes in the management of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Due to this fact, many SME companies try to implement different methods for strategy ...
Chapter Digital On-Chip Calibration of Analog Systems towards Enhanced Reliability
(2021)
This chapter deals with digital method of calibration for analog integrated circuits as a means of extending its lifetime and reliability, which consequently affects the reliability the analog electronic system as a whole. ...
Chapter Telomere Maintenance in Organisms without Telomerase
(2011)
Biochemistry
Chapter Design Issues and Challenges of File Systems for Flash Memories
(2011)
Biotechnology
Chapter Designing Heterogeneous-mHealth Apps for Cystic Fibrosis Adults
(2020)
In this chapter, we will discuss the design and development of a patient passport mHealth application for Cystic Fibrosis adults from ideation to app-store release. By allowing the patients access to their own unique data, ...