Publications
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Social Work
(2023)
This edited volume, Social Work – Perspectives on Leadership and Organisation, presents a variety of perspectives and reflections from social work theories and practice on how to manage, lead and organize social work in ...
Advanced Oxidation Processes
(2020)
Advanced Oxidation Processes – Applications, Trends, and Prospects constitutes a comprehensive resource for civil, chemical, and environmental engineers researching in the field of water and wastewater treatment. The book ...
Chapter Silica-Based Nanovectors: From Mother Nature to Biomedical Applications
(2016)
Energy management in households gets increasingly more attention in the struggle to integrate more sustainable energy sources. Especially in the electrical system, smart grid systems are envisioned to be part in the efforts ...
Reliability and Ecological Aspects of Photovoltaic Modules
(2020)
Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is expected to be the world's largest source of electricity in the future. To enhance the long-term reliability of PV modules, a thorough understanding of failure mechanisms is of vital ...
Industry 4.0
(2020)
This book shows a vision of the present and future of Industry 4.0 and identifies and examines the most pressing research issue in Industry 4.0. Containing the contributions of leading researchers and academics, this book ...
Chapter Green Tea: Just a Drink or Nutraceutical
(2014)
Electrical engineering
Chapter 14 Laser Plasma Accelerators: Towards High Quality Electron Beam
(2010)
In 1979 Tajima and Dawson, Tajima & Dawson (1979), on the basis of theoretical work and simulations, have shown that relativistic plasma waves are suitable for the development of
compact accelerators. In the proposed ...
Chapter 8 Computational Modelling of the Steps Involved in Photodynamic Therapy
(2012)
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a branch of phototherapy that has seen a surge of interest in the last few decades, due to its potential in the treatment of various cancers, infections and
heart disease.(Bonnett, 2000) ...
Chapter 13 Targeting Tumor Perfusion and Oxygenation Modulates Hypoxia and Cancer Sensitivity to Radiotherapy and Systemic Therapies
(2011)
Hypoxia, a partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) below physiological needs, is a limiting factor affecting the efficiency of radiotherapy. Indeed, the reaction of reactive oxygen species
(ROS, produced by water radiolysis) ...
Hysteresis of Composites
(2019)
This book introduces the hysteresis and damping of, and damage to, composites. It analyzes the following areas: damage mechanisms affecting the hysteresis of composites, mechanical hysteresis of ceramic-matrix composites, ...
Chapter Spatiotemporal Regulation of Cell–Cell Adhesions
(2022)
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