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Chapter Tactical Communications for Cooperative SAR Robot Missions
(2017)
This chapter describes how the ICARUS communications (COM) team defined, developed and implemented an integrated wireless communication system to ensure an interoperable and dependable networking capability for both human ...
Chapter Polystyrene as Hazardous Household Waste
(2017)
During the Humanitarian‐demining actions, teleoperation of sensors or multi‐sensor heads can enhance-detection process by allowing more precise scanning, which is useful for the optimization of the signal processing ...
Chapter Nanoimprint Lithography - Next Generation Nanopatterning Methods for Nanophotonics Fabrication
(2010)
The application of different electrochemical techniques to surfactant systems, namely polarography and cyclic voltammetry, differential capacitance, chronocoulometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, is reviewed.
Chapter Virtual Reality to Simulate Visual Tasks for Robotic Systems
(2010)
Virtual reality
Senescence
(2012)
The book "Senescence" is aimed to describe all the phenomena related to aging and senescence of all forms of life on Earth, i.e. plants, animals and the human beings. The book contains 36 carefully reviewed chapters written ...
Chapter Throughput Analysis of Wireless Sensor Networks via Evaluation of Connectivity and MAC Performance
(2011)
Computer networking & communications
Chapter 5 Plasma Modified Textiles for Biomedical Applications
(2015)
In the textile market industry, technical textiles are one of the fastest growing businesses. Part of that industry consists of textiles for medical and healthcare applications and are responsible for a continuous increase ...
Chapter Bayesian Networks for Supporting Model Based Predictive Control of Smart Buildings
(2014)
Image processing
Chapter 15 Brain Tumors and the Lynch Syndrome
(2011)
Lynch syndrome (LS) (MIM No. 120435-6), previously known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) (Boland, 2005), is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by
germline mutation in one of the DNA mismatch ...
Chapter Breast Cancer- It’s All in the DNA
(2015)
Pollution & threats to the environment
Chapter Breast Cancer- It’s All in the DNA
(2015)
Pollution & threats to the environment
Post-COVID Tourism
(2024)
Post-COVID Tourism - Tendencies and Management Approaches, is a comprehensive exploration of sustainable tourism development in the post-pandemic period. This enlightening collection compiles studies and reflections from ...
Chapter The Rise of Glutaminase in End-Stage Liver Diseases
(2012)
Applied optics
Chapter Optical fibers and optical fiber sensors used in radiation monitoring
(2012)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter Valorization of Microalgae and Energy Resources
(2020)
Microalgae biotechnology has grown very rapidly in the last few decades due to the multiple applications that these microorganisms have from pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to foods/feeds and biofuels. One of the main ...
Chapter Bayesian Networks for Supporting Model Based Predictive Control of Smart Buildings
(2014)
Image processing
Chapter 5 Plasma Modified Textiles for Biomedical Applications
(2015)
In the textile market industry, technical textiles are one of the fastest growing businesses. Part of that industry consists of textiles for medical and healthcare applications and are responsible for a continuous increase ...
Post-COVID Tourism
(2024)
Post-COVID Tourism - Tendencies and Management Approaches, is a comprehensive exploration of sustainable tourism development in the post-pandemic period. This enlightening collection compiles studies and reflections from ...
Chapter The Rise of Glutaminase in End-Stage Liver Diseases
(2012)
Applied optics
Chapter Application of Nd:YAG Laser in Semiconductors’ Nanotechnology
(2012)
Real time operating systems
Chapter Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Diffuse Optical Tomography in Neuroscience
(2012)
Diseases & disorders
Chapter Hydrohysteroid Dehydrogenases – Biological Role and Clinical Importance – Review
(2012)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter A Clinical Application of Fuzzy Logic
(2012)
Applied optics
Chapter Bioremediation of Chlorobenzoic Acids
(2013)
Hydraulic engineering
Chapter Nanostructured Pure and Doped Zirconia: Synthesis and Sintering for SOFC and Optical Applications
(2018)
Zirconia is a multifunctional material with potential applications in wide domains. Rare-earth doped zirconia and stabilized zirconia yield interesting properties based on the phase transitions induced by the sintering ...
Chapter Nanostructured Pure and Doped Zirconia: Synthesis and Sintering for SOFC and Optical Applications
(2018)
Zirconia is a multifunctional material with potential applications in wide domains. Rare-earth doped zirconia and stabilized zirconia yield interesting properties based on the phase transitions induced by the sintering ...
Chapter HSE Management for a Sound Work Environment: Strategies for Improving Health Safety and Environmental Indicators through Ergonomic Design Thinking
(2017)
The environmental effect of ground-borne vibration and noise generated by urban rail transit systems is a growing concern in urban areas. This chapter reviews, synthesizes and benchmarks new understandings related to railway ...
Chapter Structure Based Design of Cholera Toxin Antagonists
(2012)
Embedded systems
Chapter Raman Fiber Laser–Based Amplification in Telecommunications
(2018)
The chapter demonstrates a detailed study of Raman fiber laser (RFL)-based amplification techniques and their applications in long-haul/unrepeatered coherent transmission systems. RFL-based amplification techniques are ...
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 ...
Chapter Where are the Things of the Internet? Precise Time of Arrival Estimation for IoT Positioning
(2019)
The question how a 5G communication system will look like has been addressed intensely in numerous research projects and in standardization bodies. In the massively connected world of the “Internet of Things” (IoT), it is ...
Chapter Minimally Invasive Force Sensing for Tendon-driven Robots
(2010)
Electronics engineering
Chapter HSE Management for a Sound Work Environment: Strategies for Improving Health Safety and Environmental Indicators through Ergonomic Design Thinking
(2017)
The environmental effect of ground-borne vibration and noise generated by urban rail transit systems is a growing concern in urban areas. This chapter reviews, synthesizes and benchmarks new understandings related to railway ...
Chapter AI for Improving the Overall Equipment Efficiency in Manufacturing Industry
(2020)
Industry 4.0 has emerged as the perfect scenario for boosting the application of novel artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions to industrial process monitoring and optimization. One of the key ...
Chapter Sandfly-Borne Viruses of Demonstrated/Relevant Medical Importance
(2019)
Sandflies show distribution in a vast geographical area from Europe to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Central and South America where they can transmit a large number of viruses. Between these viruses, the most important are ...
Chapter Value-Based Evaluation of Chinese Provincial Health Insurance Policy Schemes
(2020)
Since 2011, an international group of health policy experts has been working on a value-framework to be used for pharmaceutical policy decisions based on multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA). This tool can be easily ...
Chapter Modeling Resilience in Electrical Distribution Networks
(2019)
Electrical distribution networks deliver a fundamental service to citizens. However, they are still highly vulnerable to natural hazards as well as to cyberattacks; therefore, additional commitment and investments are ...
Chapter Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition
(2019)
In conventional atomic layer deposition (ALD), precursors are exposed sequentially to a substrate through short pulses while kept physically separated by intermediate purge steps. Spatial ALD (SALD) is a variation of ALD ...
Chapter Introductory Chapter: Land Use Change Ecosystem Services and Tropical Forests
(2016)
Meteorology & climatology
Chapter Structure Based Design of Cholera Toxin Antagonists
(2012)
Embedded systems
Chapter Techno-Economic Optimization and Benchmarking of a Solar-Only Powered Combined Cycle with High-Temperature TES Upstream the Gas Turbine
(2019)
This work presents a techno-economic parametric study of an innovative central receiver solar thermal power plant layout that applies the combined cycle (CC) as thermodynamic power cycle and a multi-tower solar field ...
Chapter Hydrohysteroid Dehydrogenases – Biological Role and Clinical Importance – Review
(2012)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter Minimally Invasive Force Sensing for Tendon-driven Robots
(2010)
Electronics engineering
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 ...
Chapter Development of Josephson voltage standards
(2011)
Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
Chapter Introductory Chapter: Land Use Change Ecosystem Services and Tropical Forests
(2016)
Meteorology & climatology
Chapter Clinical Trials in Paediatrics — Regulatory and Methodological Aspects
(2015)
The photoautotrophic cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803 has received much attention as a model photosynthetic cell factory for the production of a range of important biotech products. The biomass remaining from this ...
Chapter Wetting and Navier-Stokes Equation — The Manufacture of Composite Materials
(2015)
Current landfill regulations provide for the responsible management of solid waste and a safer alternative to the outdated practices of open or illegal dumping. Aside from imparting aesthetic value, natural or planted ...
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 ...
Seismic Waves - Research and Analysis
(2012)
The importance of seismic wave research lies not only in our ability to understand and predict earthquakes and tsunamis, it also reveals information on the Earth's composition and features in much the same way as it led ...
Chapter Wetting and Navier-Stokes Equation — The Manufacture of Composite Materials
(2015)
Current landfill regulations provide for the responsible management of solid waste and a safer alternative to the outdated practices of open or illegal dumping. Aside from imparting aesthetic value, natural or planted ...
Chapter Water Quality of Agricultural Drainage Systems in the Czech Republic — Options for Its Improvement
(2015)
Hydrology & the hydrosphere
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 Value-Based Evaluation of Chinese Provincial Health Insurance Policy Schemes
(2020)
Since 2011, an international group of health policy experts has been working on a value-framework to be used for pharmaceutical policy decisions based on multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA). This tool can be easily ...
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 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 Mild intervention technologies for increasing shelf life and/or safety of fresh fruits: Opportunity and challenge
(2019)
Technology: general issues
Chapter Water Quality of Agricultural Drainage Systems in the Czech Republic — Options for Its Improvement
(2015)
Hydrology & the hydrosphere
Chapter Wage Concentration in Spain: A Spatial Analysis
(2016)
This chapter overviews different approaches for the synthesis of nanostructured materials based on alternative methodologies to the most conventional and widespread colloidal wet chemical route and with a great potential ...
Chapter Molecular Epidemiology and Air Pollution
(2015)
Biotechnology
Chapter Molecular Epidemiology and Air Pollution
(2015)
Biotechnology
Chapter Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity
(2019)
Blockchain has been widely known thanks to Bitcoin and the cryptocurrencies. In this chapter, we analyze different aspects that relate to the application of blockchain with techniques commonly used in the field of ...
Chapter Adenovirus as Tools in Animal Health
(2019)
Adenoviruses have long been identified as good candidates for use as viral vectors in gene therapy and as vaccines. These viruses can infect multiple cell types, while in division or in quiescence, and are relatively easy ...
Chapter Sensorized Tools for Haptic Force Feedback in Computer Assisted Surgery, 'Haptics'
(2012)
Structural engineering
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 ...
Seismic Waves - Research and Analysis
(2012)
The importance of seismic wave research lies not only in our ability to understand and predict earthquakes and tsunamis, it also reveals information on the Earth's composition and features in much the same way as it led ...
Chapter Dietary Omega-6/Omega-3 and Endocannabinoids: Implications for Brain Health and Diseases
(2016)
In this study, we compare two economic models of urban gardening in Ljubljana, Slovenia. First is an avoided costs model (ACM) and the second one is a business model (BM). Comparison is made to exemplify the main economic ...
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 ...
Burnout Syndrome
(2024)
Burnout is a relatively common yet poorly understood phenomenon that often results from relentlessly giving of oneself in the service of others. It has also been known to occur in non-human service work. When this giving ...
Chapter Risk Assessment and Automated Anomaly Detection Using a Deep Learning Architecture
(2021)
Risk-based security is a concept introduced in order to provide security checks without inconveniencing travelers that are being checked with unqualified scrutiny checks while maintaining the same level of security with ...
Chapter Fast 3D Perception for Collision Avoidance and SLAM in Domestic Environments
(2010)
Electronics engineering
Chapter The Emissions of the Tagoro Submarine Volcano (Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean): Effects on the Physical and Chemical Properties of the Seawater
(2018)
This chapter presents the changes and evolution of the physical and chemical properties of the seawater south of the El Hierro Island (Canary archipelago, Atlantic Ocean) as a consequence of the emissions of the Tagoro ...
Chapter Methods for Reliable Robot Vision with a Dioptric System
(2010)
Image processing
Chapter Seabed Mapping and Marine Spatial Planning: A Case Study from a Swedish Marine Protected Area
(2012)
Physical chemistry
Chapter Autonomous Sensors: Existing and Prospective Applications
(2014)
Diseases & disorders
Chapter Risk Assessment and Automated Anomaly Detection Using a Deep Learning Architecture
(2021)
Risk-based security is a concept introduced in order to provide security checks without inconveniencing travelers that are being checked with unqualified scrutiny checks while maintaining the same level of security with ...
Chapter Production of Microbial Lipids from Lignocellulosic Biomass
(2018)
The current industrial production of the biodiesel relies mainly on vegetable oils that could result in the shortage of edible oils in food markets and increase in their prices. Microbial lipids produced by oleaginous ...
Chapter Applying Heat for Joining Textile Materials
(2016)
The middle of the last century presents the beginning of a wide use of heat technologies for joining of the textile materials. Up to now, adhesive bonding/fusing of textile materials by application of heat and pressure ...
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 Solution Combustion Synthesis: Applications in Oxide Electronics
(2016)
In this article, the degree of concentration of wages in Spain at the provincial and regional levels is estimated using the latest available micro-data corresponding to the Structure of Earnings Survey 2010 (N = 216.769). ...
Chapter Biomarkers in Rare Genetic Diseases
(2016)
Today, as the need of new regenerative solutions is steadily increasing, the demand for new bio-devices with smart functionality is pushing material scientists to develop new synthesis concepts. Indeed, the conventional ...
Chapter Threats to Ultraoligotrophic Marine Ecosystems
(2012)
Applied optics
Chapter Urban Mining of e-Waste and the Role of Consumers
(2022)
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Nanostructured Solar Cells
(2017)
Nanostructured solar cells are very important in renewable energy sector as well as in environmental aspects, because it is environment friendly. The nano-grating structures (such as triangular or conical shaped) have a ...
Chapter Nanopatterned Surfaces for Biomedical Applications
(2011)
Optical physics
Chapter Threats to Ultraoligotrophic Marine Ecosystems
(2012)
Applied optics
Chapter Applying Heat for Joining Textile Materials
(2016)
The middle of the last century presents the beginning of a wide use of heat technologies for joining of the textile materials. Up to now, adhesive bonding/fusing of textile materials by application of heat and pressure ...
Chapter Nanopatterned Surfaces for Biomedical Applications
(2011)
Optical physics
Chapter Biomarkers in Rare Genetic Diseases
(2016)
Today, as the need of new regenerative solutions is steadily increasing, the demand for new bio-devices with smart functionality is pushing material scientists to develop new synthesis concepts. Indeed, the conventional ...
Chapter Urban Mining of e-Waste and the Role of Consumers
(2022)
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