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Chapter Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies and Eco-Design—Criticisms and Potential Improvements
(2020)
An efficient waste management for emerging photovoltaic (PV) technologies is not mature yet. The problematic aspects along with the possible failure’s identification have a pivotal role in modelling the future end-of-life ...
Applications of Monte Carlo Methods in Biology, Medicine and Other Fields of Science
(2011)
This volume is an eclectic mix of applications of Monte Carlo methods in many fields of research should not be surprising, because of the ubiquitous use of these methods in many fields of human endeavor. In an attempt to ...
Applications of Monte Carlo Methods in Biology, Medicine and Other Fields of Science
(2011)
This volume is an eclectic mix of applications of Monte Carlo methods in many fields of research should not be surprising, because of the ubiquitous use of these methods in many fields of human endeavor. In an attempt to ...
Chapter Ferroelectric Field Effect Control of Magnetism in Multiferroic Heterostructures
(2011)
Materials science
Chapter Ferroelectric Field Effect Control of Magnetism in Multiferroic Heterostructures
(2011)
Materials science
Chapter Are Polyfunctional Cells Protective in M. tuberculosis Infection
(2012)
Materials / States of matter
Chapter Are Polyfunctional Cells Protective in M. tuberculosis Infection
(2012)
Materials / States of matter
Chapter Identification and Application of Phenotypic and Molecular Markers for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Soybean
(2011)
Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
Chapter Influence of Glycaemic Control on Cognitive Function in Diabetic Children and Adolescents
(2018)
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the number of people with diabetes has risen to 422 million in 2014. Poorly managed diabetes leads to chronic hyper and/or hypoglycaemia, which are associated with neurological ...
Chapter Influence of Glycaemic Control on Cognitive Function in Diabetic Children and Adolescents
(2018)
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the number of people with diabetes has risen to 422 million in 2014. Poorly managed diabetes leads to chronic hyper and/or hypoglycaemia, which are associated with neurological ...
Chapter 3 DoF/6 DoF Localization System for Low Computing Power Mobile Robot Platforms
(2015)
The combinatorial number of possible methylomes in biological time and space is astronomical. Consequently, the computational analysis of methylomes needs to cater for a variety of data, throughput and resolution. Here, ...
Chapter Identification and Application of Phenotypic and Molecular Markers for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Soybean
(2011)
Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
Chapter A Fuzzy Logic Approach for Remote Healthcare Monitoring by Learning and Recognizing Human Activities of Daily Living
(2012)
Systems analysis & design
Chapter A Fuzzy Logic Approach for Remote Healthcare Monitoring by Learning and Recognizing Human Activities of Daily Living
(2012)
Systems analysis & design
Chapter Biometric Keys for the Encryption of Multimodal Signatures
(2011)
Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism
Advances in Cancer Therapy
(2011)
The book "Advances in Cancer Therapy" is a new addition to the Intech collection of books and aims at providing scientists and clinicians with a comprehensive overview of the state of current knowledge and latest research ...
Advances in Cancer Therapy
(2011)
The book "Advances in Cancer Therapy" is a new addition to the Intech collection of books and aims at providing scientists and clinicians with a comprehensive overview of the state of current knowledge and latest research ...
Chapter Innovation of Textiles through Natural By-Products and Wastes
(2020)
Nowadays, the competitiveness of the textile industry and the consumers’ interest have been increasing the demand for innovative and functional textiles. Allied to this, sustainable developments are playing an increasingly ...
Chapter Innovation of Textiles through Natural By-Products and Wastes
(2020)
Nowadays, the competitiveness of the textile industry and the consumers’ interest have been increasing the demand for innovative and functional textiles. Allied to this, sustainable developments are playing an increasingly ...
Chapter Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) as Emerging Environmental Pollutants: Advances in Sample Preparation and Detection Techniques
(2021)
Environmental pollution has been a challenging phenomenon in most developing countries, due to the weak enforcement of environmental regulations. As a result, humans and animals are exposed to different environmental ...
Chapter Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) as Emerging Environmental Pollutants: Advances in Sample Preparation and Detection Techniques
(2021)
Environmental pollution has been a challenging phenomenon in most developing countries, due to the weak enforcement of environmental regulations. As a result, humans and animals are exposed to different environmental ...
Chapter Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction Using Enriched Chitosan Conduits
(2017)
The repair of peripheral nerve traumatic lesions still represents a major cause of permanent motor and sensory impairment. In case of substance loss, a nerve guide should be used to bridge the proximal with the distal stump ...
Chapter Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction Using Enriched Chitosan Conduits
(2017)
The repair of peripheral nerve traumatic lesions still represents a major cause of permanent motor and sensory impairment. In case of substance loss, a nerve guide should be used to bridge the proximal with the distal stump ...
Chapter Machine Learning Techniques to Mitigate Nonlinear Phase Noise in Moderate Baud Rate Optical Communication Systems
(2020)
Nonlinear phase noise (NLPN) is the most common impairment that degrades the performance of radio-over-fiber networks. The effect of NLPN in the constellation diagram consists of a shape distortion of symbols that increases ...
Chapter Machine Learning Techniques to Mitigate Nonlinear Phase Noise in Moderate Baud Rate Optical Communication Systems
(2020)
Nonlinear phase noise (NLPN) is the most common impairment that degrades the performance of radio-over-fiber networks. The effect of NLPN in the constellation diagram consists of a shape distortion of symbols that increases ...
Chapter System Engineering Method for System Design
(2012)
Industrial chemistry
Chapter System Engineering Method for System Design
(2012)
Industrial chemistry
Chapter Polyimide Films for Digital Isolators
(2020)
Digital isolators provide compelling benefits over legacy opto-couplers in terms of high speed, low power consumption, high reliability, small size, high integration, and ease of use. Billions of digital isolators using ...
Chapter Polyimide Films for Digital Isolators
(2020)
Digital isolators provide compelling benefits over legacy opto-couplers in terms of high speed, low power consumption, high reliability, small size, high integration, and ease of use. Billions of digital isolators using ...
Chapter Biometric Keys for the Encryption of Multimodal Signatures
(2011)
Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism
Chapter Advanced Microfluidic Assays for Caenorhabditis elegans
(2016)
Gait function can be altered after incomplete spinal cord (iSCI) lesions. Muscular weakness, co‐activation of antagonist muscles, and altered muscle mechanics are likely to provoke abnormal gait and postural movements. ...
Chapter Advanced Microfluidic Assays for Caenorhabditis elegans
(2016)
Gait function can be altered after incomplete spinal cord (iSCI) lesions. Muscular weakness, co‐activation of antagonist muscles, and altered muscle mechanics are likely to provoke abnormal gait and postural movements. ...
Chapter Developments in Wireless Power Transfer Using Solar Energy
(2021)
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Chapter Developments in Wireless Power Transfer Using Solar Energy
(2021)
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Chapter Soil Fungi-Plant Interaction
(2012)
Computer modelling & simulation
Chapter Soil Fungi-Plant Interaction
(2012)
Computer modelling & simulation
Chapter Modelling and Control of Narrow Tilting Vehicle for Future Transportation System
(2020)
The increasing number of cars leads traffic congestion and parking problems in urban area. Small electric four-wheeled narrow tilting vehicles (NTV) have the potential to become the next generation of city cars. However, ...
Chapter Modelling and Control of Narrow Tilting Vehicle for Future Transportation System
(2020)
The increasing number of cars leads traffic congestion and parking problems in urban area. Small electric four-wheeled narrow tilting vehicles (NTV) have the potential to become the next generation of city cars. However, ...
Chapter The Airborne Internet
(2011)
Mineralogy & gems
Chapter The Airborne Internet
(2011)
Mineralogy & gems
Chapter Crystallization of Membrane Proteins: Merohedral Twinning of Crystals
(2012)
Environmental management
Chapter Determination of Near-Neighbour Bonding in the Mn-Implanted GaSb Crystals
(2012)
Materials / States of matter
Chapter Determination of Near-Neighbour Bonding in the Mn-Implanted GaSb Crystals
(2012)
Materials / States of matter
Chapter Leveraging Internet-of-Things to Support Circular Economy Paradigm in Manufacturing Industry
(2020)
Circular economy represents a fundamental alternative to the currently predominating linear economy model, while Industry 4.0 is a technological enabler to bring process innovation in the industrial domain. New economic ...
Chapter Leveraging Internet-of-Things to Support Circular Economy Paradigm in Manufacturing Industry
(2020)
Circular economy represents a fundamental alternative to the currently predominating linear economy model, while Industry 4.0 is a technological enabler to bring process innovation in the industrial domain. New economic ...
Chapter Visualization the Natural Disasters Simulations Results Based on Grid and Cloud Computing
(2012)
Volcanology & seismology
Chapter Electrochemistry of Surfactants
(2017)
The interaction of light with matter has triggered the interest of scientists for a long time. The area of plasmonics emerges in this context through the interaction of light with valence electrons in metals. The random ...
Chapter Unmanned Ground Robots for Rescue Tasks
(2017)
This chapter describes two unmanned ground vehicles that can help search and rescue teams in their difficult, but life-saving tasks. These robotic assets have been developed within the framework of the European project ...
Chapter Network Pharmacology and Traditional Chinese Medicine
(2012)
Gynaecology & obstetrics
Chapter Energy Storage: Battery Materials and Architectures at the Nanoscale
(2014)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Advanced Communication and Control Methods for Future Smartgrids
(2019)
Proliferation of distributed generation and the increased ability to monitor different parts of the electrical grid offer unprecedented opportunities for consumers and grid operators. Energy can be generated near the ...
Advanced Communication and Control Methods for Future Smartgrids
(2019)
Proliferation of distributed generation and the increased ability to monitor different parts of the electrical grid offer unprecedented opportunities for consumers and grid operators. Energy can be generated near the ...
Plasma Science and Technology - Progress in Physical States and Chemical Reactions
(2016)
In the early twentieth century, Dr. Irving Langmuir actively studied plasma discharge and surface science. Since then, great progress has been made in the development of applications of discharges and plasmas such as ...
Plasma Science and Technology - Progress in Physical States and Chemical Reactions
(2016)
In the early twentieth century, Dr. Irving Langmuir actively studied plasma discharge and surface science. Since then, great progress has been made in the development of applications of discharges and plasmas such as ...
Chapter Viscoelasticity in Foot-Ground Interaction
(2016)
Dynamical models of robots performing tasks in contact with objects or the environment are difficult to obtain. Therefore, different methods of learning the dynamics of tasks have been proposed. In this chapter, we present ...
Chapter Dealing with Imperfection Sensitivity of Composite Structures Prone to Buckling
(2012)
Botany & plant sciences
Chapter Dealing with Imperfection Sensitivity of Composite Structures Prone to Buckling
(2012)
Botany & plant sciences
Chapter New Insights and Horizons from the Linear Response Function in Conceptual DFT
(2019)
An overview is given of our recent work on the linear response function (LRF) χrr′ and its congener, the softness kernel srr′, the second functional derivatives of the energy E and the grand potential Ω with respect to the ...
Chapter New Insights and Horizons from the Linear Response Function in Conceptual DFT
(2019)
An overview is given of our recent work on the linear response function (LRF) χrr′ and its congener, the softness kernel srr′, the second functional derivatives of the energy E and the grand potential Ω with respect to the ...
Chapter Visualization the Natural Disasters Simulations Results Based on Grid and Cloud Computing
(2012)
Volcanology & seismology
Chapter Tungsten Nanoparticles Produced by Magnetron Sputtering Gas Aggregation: Process Characterization and Particle Properties
(2020)
Tungsten and tungsten nanoparticles are involved in a series of processes, in nanotechnology, metallurgy, and fusion technology. Apart from chemical methods, nanoparticle synthesis by plasma offers advantages as good control ...
Chapter Tungsten Nanoparticles Produced by Magnetron Sputtering Gas Aggregation: Process Characterization and Particle Properties
(2020)
Tungsten and tungsten nanoparticles are involved in a series of processes, in nanotechnology, metallurgy, and fusion technology. Apart from chemical methods, nanoparticle synthesis by plasma offers advantages as good control ...
Chapter Environmental Wind Tunnels
(2011)
Automotive technology & trades
Chapter Environmental Wind Tunnels
(2011)
Automotive technology & trades
Chapter Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Modeling of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management Systems in Kosodrza, Community of Ostrów, Poland: A Case Study
(2019)
The purpose of this study is to perform the life cycle assessment (LCA) limited to life cycle inventory (LCI) related to municipal solid waste operating in Kosodrza, community of Ostrów, in Poland. The current LCI is a ...
Chapter Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Modeling of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management Systems in Kosodrza, Community of Ostrów, Poland: A Case Study
(2019)
The purpose of this study is to perform the life cycle assessment (LCA) limited to life cycle inventory (LCI) related to municipal solid waste operating in Kosodrza, community of Ostrów, in Poland. The current LCI is a ...
Chapter Tape Casting Ceramics for High Temperature Fuel Cell Applications
(2010)
Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism
Chapter Tape Casting Ceramics for High Temperature Fuel Cell Applications
(2010)
Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism
Chapter Smart Specialisation Strategies as Drivers for (Smart) Sustainable Urban Development
(2016)
The place-based approach is at the forefront of the current European cohesion policy reform. The Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) boosts economic development through research and innovation. It is built on place-based ...
Molecular Photochemistry - Various Aspects
(2012)
There have been various comprehensive and stand-alone text books on the introduction to Molecular Photochemistry which provide crystal clear concepts on fundamental issues. This book entitled "Molecular Photochemistry - ...
Chapter Sugar Beet Tolerance to Drought: Physiological and Molecular Aspects
(2018)
Drought often reduces sugar beet yield in the Balkan agroecological region. Climate forecasts indicate that this negative trend of drought periods will continue. Tolerance to drought is a complex trait, which comprises ...
Chapter Optical Wireless and Millimeter Waves for 5G Access Networks
(2019)
Growing bandwidth demands are driving the search for increased network capacity leading to the exploration of new wavelength ranges for future communication systems. Therefore, we consider two technologies that offer ...
Chapter Optical Wireless and Millimeter Waves for 5G Access Networks
(2019)
Growing bandwidth demands are driving the search for increased network capacity leading to the exploration of new wavelength ranges for future communication systems. Therefore, we consider two technologies that offer ...
Chapter 3 Optoelectronics and Bio Devices on Paper Powered by Solar Cells
(2017)
The employment of printing techniques as cost-effective methods to fabricate low cost,
flexible, disposable and sustainable solar cells is intimately dependent on the substrate
properties and the adequate electronic ...
Chapter 3 Optoelectronics and Bio Devices on Paper Powered by Solar Cells
(2017)
The employment of printing techniques as cost-effective methods to fabricate low cost,
flexible, disposable and sustainable solar cells is intimately dependent on the substrate
properties and the adequate electronic ...