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  • Biomass Gasification, Pyrolysis, and Torrefaction

    Practical Design, Theory, and Climate Change Mitigation
    • 4th Edition
    • Prabir Basu + 1 more
    • English
    Biomass Gasification, Pyrolysis, and Torrefaction: Practical Design, Theory, and Climate Change Mitigation, Fourth Edition explores the role of biomass conversion in climate change mitigation. With a focus on design, analysis and operational aspects of biomass gasification, pyrolysis and torrefaction, this edition offers comprehensive coverage of biomass in its gas, liquid and solid states. Processing and cleaning of product gas in gasification is considered, as are biomaterials and their development, making this a versatile resource that not only explains the basic principles of energy conversion systems, but also provides valuable insights into the design of a complete biomass conversion systems. For the first time, hydrogen production for fuel cells applications is addressed, reflecting the expanding role of hydrogen as a fuel source. Although the book carries the name ‘biomass’, the bulk of its content is also applicable to non-biomass fuels like coal, petcoke, municipal solid waste and others. This book will allow professionals, such as engineers, scientists, and operating personnel of biomass gasification, pyrolysis or torrefaction plants, to gain a better comprehension of biomass conversion.

  • Acrylamide in Food

    • 2nd Edition
    • Vural Gokmen + 1 more
    • English
    Acrylamide in Food, Second Edition, is fully updated with four new chapters that incorporate current literature on acrylamide, including analysis, formation mechanisms, levels in foods, reduction strategies, and new regulations, such as the one made by the European Union in 2017 regarding the presence of acrylamide in processed foods. The book comprises of four parts: part one introduces acrylamide and the food chain in the context of harm and health. Part two focusses on acrylamide in various types of foods, such as bakery products, fried potato products, coffee, battered products, water, table olives, etc. Part three highlights its interaction mechanisms and health effects. Part four discusses methods of analysis. Acrylamide in Food, Second Edition is edited by a team of international experts in the field and is a quality reference in the developing field of acrylamide in food. It is valuable to researchers in the food industry or working on evaluating the factors affecting the formation of acrylamide in different heat-treated foods and the possibilities of reducing acrylamide formation accordingly.

  • Stem Cell in Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 199
    • English
    **Association of American Publishers (AAP) PROSE Award Finalist in Biomedicine and Neuroscience, 2024**Stem Cells in Medicine, Volume 199 in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, provides the most topical and informative research in the field of stem cells. Sections in this new release update on an Introduction to stem cells, Stem cell engineering, Xeno-free culture and proliferation of hPSCs on 2D biomaterials, 3D scaffold preparation for stem cell culture and differentiation, GMP grade production of hPSCs, Human hepatic stem cell assay, Cardiomyocyte cell sheets derived from hPSCs and muscle cells for myocardial infarction treatment, Stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis, hPSC-derived RPE transplantation for the treatment of macular degeneration, and much more.The book provides not only fundamental aspects and cultural and production methods of stem cells, but also the critical engineering aspects of stem cells such as drug screening using hepatocytes and disease treatment by transplantation of retinal pigment epithelium and cardiomyocytes which are derived from human pluripotent stem cells.

  • Optimal Operation of Active Distribution Networks

    Congestion Management, Voltage Control and Service Restoration
    • 1st Edition
    • Feifan Shen + 4 more
    • English
    Optimal Operation of Active Distribution Networks: Congestion Management, Voltage Control and Service Restoration provides researchers and practitioners with a clear and modern understanding of how to optimize the economic, secure and resilient operation of active distribution networks. The book provides case studies, modern implementations and supporting flowcharts and code, along with current research in congestion management, service restoration and voltage control of active distribution networks. Chapter provide an overview of the active distribution network concept, present key approaches for the congestion management of active distribution networks, and cover approaches in uncertainty, coordination of DLMP, scheduled re-profiling, and more. Other sections cover real-time congestion management and service restoration of active distribution networks.

  • Bone Cell Biomechanics, Mechanobiology and Bone Diseases

    • 1st Edition
    • Ai-Rong Qian + 1 more
    • English
    Bone Cell Biomechanics, Mechanobiology and Bone Diseases provides a comprehensive overview of recent knowledge and advances of bone cell biomechanics and related bone diseases, highlighting the cellular basis for bone responding to mechanical stimuli. The book not only provides a general overview of bone cell biology, but also the most recent advances of bone cell biomechanics, mechanobiology, the relationship between bone cell biomechanics and bone diseases, as well as the underlying mechanism. This will be useful in understanding the role of mechanobiology in bone health and bone diseases, as well for investigating novel strategies for diagnosis and therapy of bone diseases. Cells covered in the book include osteocyte, BM-MSC, osteoblast, osteoclast and chondrocyte. Cone diseases covered are osteoporosis, scoliosis and osteoarthritis. This comprehensive reference is written for researchers, scientists, clinicians and students.

  • Diffusion of Innovative Energy Services

    Consumers’ Acceptance and Willingness to Pay
    • 1st Edition
    • Anna Kowalska-Pyzalska
    • English
    Diffusion of Innovative Energy Services: Consumers’ Acceptance and Willingness to Pay consolidates research in the diffusion, adoption and acceptance of Innovative energy services (IES), including dynamic green electricity tariffs, small-scale energy generators, and smart metering information systems among residential electricity consumers. The book addresses consumer awareness, acceptance and engagement towards smart technologies, focusing on the ‘willingness to pay’ for IES. Chapters address findings from field experiments, pilot programs and simulation methods such as agent-based modeling. Case studies involve various countries and continents, with a focus on modern, pro-environmental and sustainable economies, where IES are offered. Policy recommendations, tools and interventions as well as behavioral strategies conclude the work.

  • Artificial Intelligence

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 49
    • English
    Artificial Intelligence, Volume 49 in the Handbook of Statistics series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics. Chapters in this new release include AI Teacher-Student based Adaptive Structural Deep Learning Model and Its Estimating Uncertainty of Image Data, Machine-derived Intelligence: Computations Beyond the Null Hypothesis, Object oriented basis of artificial intelligence methodologies I in Judicial Systems in India, Artificial Intelligence in Systems Biology, Machine-Learning in Geometry and Physics, Innovation and Machine Learning: Crowdsourcing Open-Source Natural Language Processing (NLP) Algorithms to Advance Public Health Surveillance, and more. Other chapters cover Learning and identity testing of Markov chains, Data privacy for machine learning and statistics, and The interface between AI and Mathematics.

  • Advances in Computers

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 131
    • Ali Hurson
    • English
    Advances in Computers, Volume 131 is an eclectic volume inspired by recent issues of interest in research and development in computer science and computer engineering. Chapters in this new release include eHealth: enabling technologies, opportunities, and challenges, A Perspective on Cancer Data Management using Blockchain: Progress and Challenges, Cyber Risks on IoT Platforms and Zero Trust Solutions, A Lightweight Fingerprint Liveness Detection Method for Fingerprint Authentication System, and Collaborating Fog/Edge Computing with Industry 4.0 – Architecture, Challenges and Benefits, Raspberry Pi-s for Enterprise Cybersecurity Applications.

  • Nutrition and Neurological Disorders

    • 1st Edition
    • Colin R. Martin + 2 more
    • English
    Nutrition and Neurological Disorders offers readers a comprehensive reference on the effect of dietary regimes in a wide variety of neurological diseases. With its broad coverage of different types of diets, including the Mediterranean diet, this book allows readers to learn about the results of diets and their correlation with specific disorders. This includes diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, and MS and severe neurological conditions such as brain injury, stroke, headache and migraine. Examining various compounds, the book's broad coverage allows readers to learn more about the role nutrient deficiency plays in the pathology of many conditions, along with treatment potential. This volume provides a platform for research on vitamins and minerals and on future investigations of these compounds.

  • Geohazards

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 64
    • English
    Advances in Geophysics, Volume 64 in this ongoing serial, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors and covering topics such as Distributed acoustic sensing, Infrasound array monitoring of mass movements in Alpine regions, and The Hollin Hill Laboratory.

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