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  • Geothermal Systems in the Energy Transition Era

    Applications, Benefits, Challenges and Future Outlook
    • 1st Edition
    • Mamdouh Assad + 1 more
    • English
    Geothermal Systems in the Energy Transition Era: Applications, Benefits, Challenges and Future Outlook offers a comprehensive synthesis of the fundamentals, advancements, and contemporary applications of geothermal energy in a single volume. Emphasizing the clean and sustainable nature of geothermal energy, the book explores sources, heat exchanger basics, power generation, heating and cooling applications, thermodynamics of geothermal absorption chillers, hybrid energy systems, and smart optimization applications. The text culminates in discussions on challenges and opportunities for geothermal system development, underlining its importance in meeting global energy demands sustainably and supporting the UNSDGs.This book illuminates the diverse applications, performance factors, environmental and economic considerations of geothermal energy systems, highlighting their role in meeting the world's growing energy needs sustainably. It aims to provide students and industry professionals with a holistic understanding of this dynamic field and its significant impact, addressing the lack of comprehensive, up-to-date resources on geothermal energy systems.
  • Geoengineering of Hydrogen Energy

    • 1st Edition
    • Hadi A. Belhaj + 1 more
    • English
    Geoengineering of Hydrogen Energy dispenses fundamental knowledge on hydrogen geostorage that is paired with recent advances to form a cohesive resource designed to further understanding of a topic essential to the energy transition. Drawing from a synthesis of contemporary global laboratory investigations, modeling approaches and breakthroughs, pilots, case studies, and hydrogen storage projects, this unified volume collects, filters, and summarizes developments to deliver a comprehensive resource in this fast-growing field. Throughout, the book considers critical questions of viability and sustainability with a goal of increasing understanding of fundamentals and furthering applications of hydrogen subsurface storage.Led by an accoladed engineering expert with over 40 years of combined industrial and academic experience, this book fills the knowledge gap of currently fragmented literature to connect this valuable aspect of hydrogen energy to the full-scale energy transition scope. It meets the diverse needs of academia and industry by providing a combination of hydrogen subsurface storage basics, advances, and applications, making it suitable for university students interested in energy, environmental, and industrial disciplines, and relevant to energy engineering researchers and practicing energy engineers.
  • Essentials of Communication in Perioperative Nursing, An issue of Clinics in Perioperative Nursing Care

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1-1
    • Joy Don Baker + 1 more
    • English
    In this inaugural issue of Clinics in Perioperative Nursing Care, guest editors Joy Don Baker and Terri Goodman bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Essentials of Communication in Perioperative Nursing. Top experts addresses the increasing complexity and demands of perioperative practice that heighten the need for communicating effectively, whether to facilitate optimal patient outcomes or establish a friendly and productive work environment. In this issue, the authors address the essential aspects of communication that prepare perioperative nurses to meet the unique challenges of perioperative practice
  • Chronic Total Occlusion PCI, An Issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15-1
    • William Jay Nicholson + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. William Jay Nicholson and Pratik Sandesara bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Chronic Total Occlusion PCI. Top experts in the field discuss key topics such as updates in clinical data for chronic total occlusion (CTO) PCI; updates in current and future CTO PCI equipment; proximal cap ambiguity; navigating the subintimal space and managing hematoma; antegrade dissection and re-entry; and much more.
  • Advances in Image Processing, Reliability, and Artificial Intelligence

    Data Centred-Techniques and Applications in Edge Computing
    • 1st Edition
    • Mario J. Divan + 4 more
    • English
    Advances in Image Processing, Reliability, and Artificial Intelligence: Data Centred-Techniques and Applications in Edge Computing provides a clear outlook of the mechanisms, risks, challenges, and opportunities in system reliability for image processing and AI applications running on edge devices. It provides Best Known Configuration (BKC) and Methods (BKM) while discussing trends and future works based on current research. The content serves as a reference for practitioners and provides a state-of-the-art for researchers in the area. It provides foundations to analyse and replicate different applications through use cases. It tackles concerns for how reliability aspects (i.e., fault tolerance, availability, maturity, and recoverability) are addressed for applications running in an environment that is not fully controlled and exposed to environmental variations.
  • Phosphonate Chemistry, Technology, and Applications

    Synthesis, Chemistry, and Biomedical Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Konstantinos D. Demadis
    • English
    Phosphonate Chemistry, Technology, and Applications: Synthesis, Chemistry, and Biomedical Applications gathers important up-to-date information on several modern topics, including the synthetic aspects and chemical transformations of phosphonic acids and their metal derivatives, metal phosphonate hybrid materials, optical properties of metal phosphonates, phosphonate-based systems for calcium-related disorders, metal-bisphosphonate... as controlled release systems, biology of phosphonates and a plethora of biomedical applications.This comprehensive volume is the first part of a 2-volume set. It covers extensively the latest developments in phosphonate chemistry and includes crucial bibliographic information. It explores the constantly expanding world of organic phosphonate compounds and metal phosphonate networks, beyond conventional boundaries. This exploration includes diverse applications derived from these compounds, enhancing the reader's grasp of this dynamic and evolving field.
  • Water Scarcity Management

    Towards the Application of Artificial Intelligence and Earth Observation Data
    • 1st Edition
    • Omid Rahmati + 2 more
    • English
    Drought and the condition of water scarcity lead to several socio-economic, social and environmental impacts. Whatever the approaches of drought management, policymakers and planners require novel methods to analyze data and model drought processes and its connection with water scarcity. In recent years, artificial intelligence-based and earth observation approaches have been progressively developed and applied in domain of water-related disasters. The target of this book is to present new advances and achievements in the fields of drought monitoring, analyzing, and modeling using artificial intelligence algorithms (e.g., machine learning, deep learning, etc.), statistical indices, and a diverse range of satellite remote sensing and geo-spatial data sets. Water Scarcity Management: Towards the Application of Artificial Intelligence and Earth Observation Data will help students gain knowledge on drought prediction using new free-access earth observation data and machine learning models. It will also guide scientists, researchers, and urban planners with the monitoring of water resources and key elements of hydrological cycle.
  • Geospatial Information and Services for Climate Resilient Disaster Management

    • 1st Edition
    • Deepak Kumar + 1 more
    • English
    Geospatial Information and Services for Climate Resilient Disaster Management explores how cutting-edge technology can shape our response to climate-related disasters. Leading experts uncover the indispensable role that geospatial information and services can play in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. The book opens with an overview of climate resilient disaster management and the application of geospatial technology. The chapters next undertake a thorough examination of early warning systems, risk assessment, vulnerability mapping, resource allocation, and disaster response. Following from those vital tools and applications, the editors then evaluate climate adaptation planning and community engagement in the light of geospatial technology.The book wraps up with real-world case studies and success stories along with a discussion of current challenges and future trends. Readers concerned with the rising connections between natural disaster and climate change will be inspired by this inside view of the latest innovations in geospatial information and services.
  • Spinel Nanoferrites

    Physicochemical and Biological Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Ashwini Salunkhe + 2 more
    • English
    Spinel Nanoferrites: Physicochemical and Biological Applications follows a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to spinel nanoferrites and their cutting-edge applications across energy, environment, and biomedicine, offering a roadmap to the development of future nano system-based tools. Sections cover structure, properties, classification, characterization techniques, and processing methods. Subsequent chapters guide the reader through various key energy and environmental applications of spinel nanoferrites, including electronics, devices, sensors, wastewater treatment, and catalysts. Magnetic and tailorable properties of nanoferrites are also examined, as is the role of spinel nanoferrites in novel therapeutic applications. Finally, current outlook and future opportunities for these novel nanostructures are considered. This is a valuable resource for all those with an interest in nanoferrites and novel nanomaterials, including researchers and advanced students across nanotechnology, biomedicine, pharmaceutical science, chemistry, materials science, and environmental science, and industrial scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals.
  • The Total Safety Factor Method for Tunnel Support Structure Design

    • 1st Edition
    • Mingqing Xiao
    • English
    The Total Safety Factor Method for Tunnel Support Structure Design systematically discusses the entire process of mining tunnel design, including: analysis of surrounding rock self-stability; identification of local support and system support; calculation of rock pressure design value; load structure model and total safety factor calculation method of multi-layer support structure; deformation calculation method of support structure; integrated design method of support strength-deformation... and the dynamic adjustment method based on on-site deformation monitoring. It also presents the inspection and verification tests of total safety factor method and specific engineering application cases. The theoretical system of total safety factor method described in this book has broken through the design bottleneck of tunnel support structures that have long relied on engineering analogy methods. The The Total Safety Factor Method provides the basic theoretical guidance for the quantitative design, dynamic adjustment and intelligent construction of mining tunnel support structures. The book is based on the many years of experience of the team led by the author of this book: Xiao Mingqing. Professor Ming's team has been involved in the design of nearly 20% of the high-speed railway tunnels and 50% of large-diameter underwater shield tunnels in China, with a total design mileage of 4,000km.