Publications
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Innovation in Energy Systems
(2019)
It has been a little over a century since the inception of interconnected networks and little has changed in the way that they are operated. Demand-supply balance methods, protection schemes, business models for electric ...
Chapter Minimally Invasive Force Sensing for Tendon-driven Robots
(2010)
Electronics engineering
Chapter Nanopatterned Surfaces for Biomedical Applications
(2011)
Optical physics
Chapter Is Induced Abortion a Part of Family Planning in China
(2020)
Family planning policy is one of the basic policies in China. Since the founding of New China, it has gone through three stages during its development process, which include free fertility policy, one-child policy (including ...
Chapter Digital All-Optical Physical-Layer Network Coding
(2018)
Network coding (NC) has recently attracted intense research focus for its potential to provide network throughput enhancements, security and reduced network congestions, improving in this way the overall network performance ...
Risk Assessment in Air Traffic Management
(2020)
One of the most complex challenges for the future of aviation is to ensure a safe integration of the expected air traffic demand. Air traffic is expected to almost double its current value in 20 years, which cannot be ...
Chapter Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Approach Used for Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from Monazite Material, Considering Uncertainty
(2019)
This study describes the development of life cycle inventory (LCI) to rare earth elements (REEs) based on the secondary sources, conducted according to ISO 14040 (2006) guidelines. Monte Carlo (MC) simulation with the ...
Chapter Machine Learning in Volcanology: A Review
(2020)
A volcano is a complex system, and the characterization of its state at any given time is not an easy task. Monitoring data can be used to estimate the probability of an unrest and/or an eruption episode. These can include ...
Chapter Research for investigating and managing soil contamination caused by winter maintenance in cold regions
(2011)
Diseases & disorders
Chapter Fourier Transform Photocurrent Spectroscopy on Non-Crystalline Semiconductors
(2011)
Automotive technology & trades
Chapter Introductory Chapter: Agricultural Waste as a Source of Raw Materials
(2018)
Agricultural science
Chapter Advanced Space Flight Mechanical Qualification Test of a 3D- Printed Satellite Structure Produced in Polyetherimide ULTEMTM
(2018)
The aim of this work is to demonstrate the use of additive manufacturing with thermoplastic material in the whole functional structure of spacecraft and to mechanically qualify it for space flight. For such purpose, an 8 ...
Chapter Noninvasive Modalities Used in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
(2019)
In the past three decades, research on plasticity after spinal cord injury (SCI) has led to a gradual shift in SCI rehabilitation: the former focus on learning compensatory strategies changed to functional neurorecovery, ...
Chapter Transcriptomic and proteomic profiles of vascular cells involved in human abdominal aortic aneurysm
(2011)
Diseases & disorders
New Trends in the Use of Artificial Intelligence for the Industry 4.0
(2020)
Industry 4.0 is based on the cyber-physical transformation of processes, systems and methods applied in the manufacturing sector, and on its autonomous and decentralized operation. Industry 4.0 reflects that the industrial ...
Chapter School-University Partnership for Evidence-Driven School Improvement in Estonia
(2019)
It has been acknowledged that evidence-driven practices may lead schools to improved instructional practices, student learning, or organizational improvement; still the evidence is underused by the teachers or school ...
Chapter Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Fatty Acids of Hazelnut by GC-TOF/MS
(2018)
On the basis of gas chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry, we assessed the constituents and relative quantities of fatty acids extracted by supercritical carbon dioxide in seeds of hazelnut. Hazelnut ...
Chapter Robust GNSS Positioning in Urban Environment
(2019)
In the past years, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) have gained the core position concerning the geolocalization applications and services in urban environments. The major issue of the GNSS-based urban application ...
Chapter xCARE: A Development Platform for Supporting Smart and Pervasive Healthcare
(2021)
We are assisting to an important change in the healthcare domain where healthy citizens and patients are more and more in the center and become active partners in the entire process. In this scenario, smart and pervasive ...
