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Chapter Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool to Implement Sustainable Development in the Bioeconomy and Circular Economy
(2019)
In this chapter, the life cycle assessment was presented as a tool to implement sustainable development in the bioeconomy and circular economy. Bulky waste includes large items such as furniture, doors, flooring and ...
Chapter Product Life Cycle Risk Management
(2018)
Every new product coming to the market usually brings with a certain amount of doubt concerning the likelihood of its success. In particular, hidden problems and risks which might appear later in the product’s service life ...
Chapter Potentials and Challenges of Additive Manufacturing Technologies for Heat Exchanger
(2019)
The rapid development of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies enables a radical paradigm shift in the construction of heat exchangers. In place of a layout limited to the use of planar or tubular starting materials, ...
Chapter Artificial Intelligence Data Science Methodology for Earth Observation
(2019)
This chapter describes a Copernicus Access Platform Intermediate Layers Small-Scale Demonstrator, which is a general platform for the handling, analysis, and interpretation of Earth observation satellite images, mainly ...
Chapter Flexible Network Codes Design for Cooperative Diversity
(2011)
Image processing
Chapter Quality Assessment in Video Surveillance
(2012)
Space science
Chapter Remote Sensing Studies of Urban Canopies: 3D Radiative Transfer Modeling
(2016)
Need for better understanding and more accurate estimation of radiative fluxes in urban environments, specifically urban surface albedo and exitance, motivates development of new remote sensing and three‐dimensional (3D) ...
Chapter Lake La Salada de Chiprana (NE Spain), an Example of an Athalassic Salt Lake in a Cultural Landscape
(2016)
On a global scale, athalassic inland salt lakes are abundant, albeit restricted to semiarid and arid climates. La Salada de Chiprana is unique in Western Europe, because it is a permanent and relatively deep (up to 5.6 m) ...
Chapter Progress in Polymer Thermoelectrics
(2016)
This chapter focuses on the relationship between structural and magnetic properties of cubic spinel ferrite MFe2O4 (M = Mg, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn) nanoparticles (NPs). First, a brief overview of the preparation methods ...
Chapter Naturally Occurring Organic Sulfur Compounds: An Example of a Multitasking Class of Phytochemicals in Anti-Cancer Research
(2011)
Renal medicine & nephrology
Chapter Robots in Agriculture: State of Art and Practical Experiences
(2018)
The presence of robots in agriculture has grown significantly in recent years, overcoming some of the challenges and complications of this field. This chapter aims to collect a complete and recent state of the art about ...
Chapter Bioreactor-Based Bone Tissue Engineering
(2016)
Omega-3 (ω-3) and omega-6 (ω-6) are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that play critical role in human health and have to be provided by food. In the brain, PUFAs are also precursors of endocannabinoids. The aim of this ...
Chapter Can Turn-Taking Highlight the Nature of Non-Verbal Behavior: A Case Study
(2021)
The present research explores non-verbal behavior that accompanies the management of turns in naturally occurring conversations. To analyze turn management, we implemented the ISO 24617-2 multidimensional dialog act ...
Chapter New Radiation Pattern-Reconfigurable 60-GHz Antenna for 5G Communications
(2019)
Reconfigurable beam steering using circular disc microstrip patch antenna with a ring slot is proposed. The overall dimension of the antenna is 5.4 × 5.4 mm2 printed on 0.504 mm thick, RT5870 substrate with relative ...
Chapter 31 Central Immune Senescence, Reversal Potentials
(2012)
Ageing is a complex process that affects all living organisms. Senescence is not only conceivable in multicellular organisms, but also in unicellulars. Unlike certain diseases that
have specific morbidity rates, ageing ...
Chapter Integrative Systems Biology Resources and Approaches in Disease Analytics
(2019)
Currently, our analytical competences are struggling to keep-up the pace of in-deep analysis of all generated large-scale data resultant of high-throughput omics platforms. While, a substantial effort was spent on methods ...
Chapter Introduction to the Use of Robotic Tools for Search and Rescue
(2017)
Modern search and rescue workers are equipped with a powerful toolkit to address natural and man-made disasters. This introductory chapter explains how a new tool can be added to this toolkit: robots. The use of robotic ...
Chapter Membrane Dynamics of Spermatozoa during Capacitation: New Insight in Germ Cells Signalling
(2018)
The study of germline stem cells and of germline cells has deep implications for the understanding of fertility, development and cancer. Nowadays, we are experiencing the very fascinating challenge of application of –OMICS ...
Chapter Occupational Exposure to Magnetic Field inTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment
(2018)
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is used both as a diagnostic instrument and for therapy, available only at some psychiatric clinics for treatment of depression and at clinical neurophysiology where TMS is used for ...
Chapter A common approach to foster prevention and recovery of forest fires in Mediterranean Europe
(2017)
Most countries of Mediterranean Europe are strongly affected by forest fires, with major socio-economic and environmental impacts that can spread over several regions and countries. A transnational approach allows creating ...
Chapter Advanced Numerical Simulation of Organic Light-emitting Devices
(2011)
Materials science
Chapter New Generation of High Efficient OLED Using Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Materials
(2018)
The search for efficient materials for organic light emitting diodes is one of the most imperative research area. The focus is to obtain a bright large area emitter, limited by the low internal quantum efficiency of ...
Chapter Medical Remote Monitoring using sound environment analysis and wearable sensors
(2009)
Optical physics
Chapter Numerical Geodynamic Modeling of Continental Convergent Margins
(2012)
Cardiovascular medicine
Chapter Performance Analysis of an Integrated Starter-Alternator- Booster for Hybrid Electric Vehicles
(2017)
The chapter aims to investigate the reduction of the fuel consumption of conventional vehicles using mild-hybridization and considering the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), using two topologies of electrical machines ...
Chapter Outsourcing Rules in the Public and the Private Sector
(2018)
There have been outsourcing and insourcing trends for decades. Most often benefits and costs of outsourcing are compared from the purely financial side. However, risks are those that eventually determine whether a particular ...
Chapter Active and Passive Acoustic Methods for In-situ Monitoring of the Ocean Status
(2017)
Recent European strategic plans for the successful monitoring of the status of the ocean push on the development of an integrated observing system able to further link existing instruments and techniques with the aim to ...
Chapter Natural Gas Catalytic Partial Oxidation: A Way to Syngas and Bulk Chemicals Production
(2012)
Computer modelling & simulation
Chapter SOA-Based Aeronautical Service Integration
(2011)
Space science
Chapter Operations Management and Decision Making in Deployment of an On-Site Biological Analytical Capacity
(2018)
Deployment of an on-site laboratory to contain an expanding outbreak and protect public health through rapid diagnosis of infected patients and identification of their contacts is a challenging and complex response, further ...
Chapter Corrosion Detection for Automated Visual Inspection
(2014)
Electrical engineering
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 Insights Arising from Gene Expression Profiling in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(2012)
Public health & preventive medicine
Chapter Microemulsions as Nanoreactors to Obtain Bimetallic Nanoparticles
(2019)
Microemulsions are frequently used as nanoreactors for the synthesis of bimetallic nanoparticles. The ability to manipulate the metal distribution in bimetallic nanoparticles is essential for optimizing applications, and ...
Chapter Solution-Processed Graphene-Based Transparent Conductive Electrodes as Ideal ITO Alternatives for Organic Solar Cells
(2017)
The isolation of free-standing graphene in 2004 was the spark for a new scientific revolution in the field of optoelectronics. Due to its extraordinary optoelectronic and mechanical properties, graphene is the next wonder ...
Chapter Multiuser MAC Schemes for High-Throughput IEEE 802.11n/ac WLANs
(2013)
Electrical engineering
Chapter Application of Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy in X-Ray Trace Element Analytical Techniques
(2012)
Materials / States of matter
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 ...
Chapter High and Efficient Production of Nanomaterials by Microfluidic Reactor Approaches
(2016)
The in vivo analysis of a model organism, such as the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, enables fundamental biomedical studies, including development, genetics, and neurobiology. In recent years, microfluidics technology ...
Chapter Applications of the Selective Laser Melting Technology in the Industrial and Medical Fields
(2016)
The existence of an MCP Realizer II SLM 250 equipment at the National Centre of Innovative Manufacturing from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUC-N) facilitated the starting of different research activities in ...
Chapter A Scientometric Study on Graphene and Related Graphene- Based Materials in Medicine
(2018)
Here we carried out a scientometric analysis of scientific literature published referred to the use of graphene and graphene-based materials. We found that in the last 15 years, more than 1200 issues have been produced, ...
Chapter Neurodegenerative Disease Monitoring Using a Portable Wireless Sensor Device
(2011)
Medical imaging
Chapter A WiMAX Network Architecture Based on Multi-Hop Relays
(2012)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter Micro-Nano Technologies for Cell Manipulation and Subcellular Monitoring
(2011)
Rehabilitation
Chapter Bayesian Approach for X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Spectroscopy
(2020)
The rapidly improving performance of inelastic scattering instruments has prompted tremendous advances in our knowledge of the high-frequency dynamics of disordered systems, yet also imposing new demands to the data analysis ...
Chapter Emerging Techniques for Assessment of Sensorimotor Impairments after Spinal Cord Injury
(2016)
Mechanical properties of the plantar soft tissue, which acts as the interface between the skeleton and the ground, play an important role in distributing the force underneath the foot and in influencing the load transfer ...
Chapter Emerging Techniques for Assessment of Sensorimotor Impairments after Spinal Cord Injury
(2016)
Mechanical properties of the plantar soft tissue, which acts as the interface between the skeleton and the ground, play an important role in distributing the force underneath the foot and in influencing the load transfer ...
Carbon-Based Material for Environmental Protection and Remediation
(2020)
Carbon-Based Material for Environmental Protection and Remediation presents an overview of carbon-based technologies and processes, and examines their usefulness and efficiency for environmental preservation and remediation. ...
Carbon-Based Material for Environmental Protection and Remediation
(2020)
Carbon-Based Material for Environmental Protection and Remediation presents an overview of carbon-based technologies and processes, and examines their usefulness and efficiency for environmental preservation and remediation. ...
Chapter Preparing Proteoforms of Therapeutic Proteins for Top-Down Mass Spectrometry
(2019)
A characteristic of many proteoforms, derived from a single gene, is their similarity regarding the composition of atoms, making their analysis very challenging. Many overexpressed recombinant proteins are strongly associated ...
Chapter 1 Alloy Steel: Properties and Use First-Principles Quantum Mechanical Approach to Stainless Steel Alloys
(2011)
Accurate description of materials requires the most advanced atomic-scale techniques from both experimental and theoretical areas. In spite of the vast number of available techniques,
however, the experimental study of ...
Chapter 1 Alloy Steel: Properties and Use First-Principles Quantum Mechanical Approach to Stainless Steel Alloys
(2011)
Accurate description of materials requires the most advanced atomic-scale techniques from both experimental and theoretical areas. In spite of the vast number of available techniques,
however, the experimental study of ...
Chapter Nitric Oxide: Key Features in Spermatozoa
(2017)
Several in vitro studies have pointed to the importance of nitric oxide (NO) in the female and male reproductive system in mammals. Its functions vary from preventing oocyte aging, improving the integrity of the microtubular ...
Chapter Clean Water from Clean Energy: Decentralised Drinking Water Production Using Wind Energy Powered Electrodialysis
(2016)
Supply of potable water requires energy and unfortunately most of the countries with minimal access to safe drinking water are also poor in terms of access to reliable energy grids. However, many of such regions have access ...
Progress in Molecular and Environmental Bioengineering - From Analysis and Modeling to Technology Applications
(2011)
This book provides an example of the successful and rapid expansion of bioengineering within the world of the science. It includes a core of studies on bioengineering technology applications so important that their progress ...
Chapter Estimating the Effect of Voters’ Media Awareness on the 2016 US Presidential Election
(2019)
We examine whether voter media awareness of the 2016 US Presidential election campaign influenced the election using a logit model to estimate the probability that a voter with certain characteristics votes for one of the ...
Chapter Strengths and Weaknesses for Climate Change: Adaptation in Water Governance: A Comparison Across Six European Regions
(2018)
This chapter comparatively analyses the policy and governance contexts of six European regions that are affected by different hydrological impacts of climate change. The results demonstrate that a major governance strength ...
Chapter Microalgae: The Basis of Mankind Sustainability
(2017)
Microalgae were the basis of life into the planet, but only recently these microorganisms are exploited at a commercial scale. Thus, the production of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, feed, and foods from microalgae is today a ...
Alloy Steel - Properties and Use
(2011)
The sections in this book are devoted to new approaches and usages of stainless steels, the influence of the environments on the behavior of certain classes of steels, new structural concepts to understand some fatigue ...
Chapter Efficient Node Placement for Congestion Control in Wireless Sensor Networks
(2012)
Geology & the lithosphere
Chapter Noninvasive Acquisition of the Aortic Blood Pressure Waveform
(2019)
Blood pressure reflects the status of our cardiovascular system. For the measurement of blood pressure, we typically use brachial devices on the upper arm, and much less often, the radial devices with pressure sensors on ...
Chapter Noninvasive Acquisition of the Aortic Blood Pressure Waveform
(2019)
Blood pressure reflects the status of our cardiovascular system. For the measurement of blood pressure, we typically use brachial devices on the upper arm, and much less often, the radial devices with pressure sensors on ...
Chapter Nutrigenomics and Atherosclerosis: The Postprandial and Long-Term Effects of Virgin Olive Oil Ingestion
(2012)
Metals technology / metallurgy
Chapter Nutrigenomics and Atherosclerosis: The Postprandial and Long-Term Effects of Virgin Olive Oil Ingestion
(2012)
Metals technology / metallurgy
Chapter New Opportunities in Metabolomics and Biochemical Phenotyping for Plant Systems Biology
(2012)
Pollution control
Chapter Developing Functionality in Perovskites from Abatement of Pollutants to Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage
(2020)
Different functionalities can be developed and optimised in perovskites by means of different approaches: doping, nanocomposition and exsolution. In our research, these strategies are used with the aim of a sustainable ...
Chapter Airborne and Ground-Borne Noise and Vibration from Urban Rail Transit Systems
(2017)
This chapter addresses recent progress in the field of polymer thermoelectric materials. It covers a brief introduction to intrinsically conductive polymers and its motivation for thermoelectric utilization. A review about ...
Protein Phosphorylation in Human Health
(2012)
15 chapters on protein phosphorylation and human health written by expert scientists. Covers most important research hot points, such as Akt, AMPK and mTOR. Bridges the basic protein phosphorylation pathways with human ...
Chapter Screen printed electrodes improve mass transfer
(2011)
Biotechnology
Chapter In vivo bacterial morphogenetic protein interactions
(2012)
Aquaculture & fish-farming: practice & techniques
Chapter Nanostructured Biosensors: Influence of Adhesion Layer, Roughness and Size on the LSPR: A Parametric Study
(2013)
Production engineering
Chapter RoCKIn@Home: Domestic Robots Challenge
(2017)
Service robots performing complex tasks involving people in houses or public environments are becoming more and more common, and there is a huge interest from both the research and the industrial point of view. The RoCKIn@Home ...
Chapter On the Optical Response of Nanoparticles: Directionality Effects and Optical Forces
(2012)
Organic chemistry
Chapter The Influence of Candida spp. in Intestinal Microbiota; Diet Therapy, the Emerging Conditions Related to Candida in Athletes and Elderly People
(2020)
The presence of Candida in the gut is normal, but an overproduction may lead to serious health problems due to an imbalanced gut, causing gut-related symptoms such as bowel movement changes, excessive gas, etc. Some diseases, ...
Chapter Absolute Density Measures Estimation Functions with Very High Resolution Satellite Images
(2018)
Assessment and monitoring of forest structure is frequently done with absolute density measures with field forest inventory data and expansion methods. The development of basal area and the number of trees estimation ...
Chapter Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Mucinous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, and Survival Following a Mucinous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
(2013)
Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
Wavelet Transforms and Their Recent Applications in Biology and Geoscience
(2012)
This book reports on recent applications in biology and geoscience. Among them we mention the application of wavelet transforms in the treatment of EEG signals, the dimensionality reduction of the gait recognition framework, ...
Chapter In vivo bacterial morphogenetic protein interactions
(2012)
Aquaculture & fish-farming: practice & techniques
Chapter Quality of Information within Internet of Things Data
(2021)
Due to the increasing number of IoT devices, the amount of data gathered nowadays is rather large and continuously growing. The availability of new sensors presented in IoT devices and open data platforms provides new ...
Chapter Multiscale Modeling of Myocardial Electrical Activity: From Cell to Organ
(2011)
Endocrinology
Chapter Screen printed electrodes improve mass transfer
(2011)
Biotechnology
Chapter Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Mucinous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, and Survival Following a Mucinous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
(2013)
Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
Chapter Multiscale Modeling of Myocardial Electrical Activity: From Cell to Organ
(2011)
Endocrinology
Chapter Climate Change Impacts on Atmospheric Circulation and Daily Precipitation in the Argentine Pampas Region
(2011)
Pollution & threats to the environment
Chapter Securing the Home Energy Management Platform
(2016)
Recently, many efforts have been done to chemically functionalize sensors surface to achieve selectivity towards diagnostics targets, such as DNA, RNA fragments and protein tumoural biomarkers, through the surface ...
Chapter Effects of Water Scarcity on the Performances of the Agricultural Sector and Adaptation Strategies in Tunisia
(2019)
The chapter aims to develop a regionally disaggregated agricultural supply model for Tunisia in order to investigate the potential effects of increasing water scarcity on the performances of the agricultural sector in the ...
Chapter Effects of Water Scarcity on the Performances of the Agricultural Sector and Adaptation Strategies in Tunisia
(2019)
The chapter aims to develop a regionally disaggregated agricultural supply model for Tunisia in order to investigate the potential effects of increasing water scarcity on the performances of the agricultural sector in the ...