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  • Absorption Thermal Energy Storage

    Fundamentals and Advances
    • 1st Edition
    • Wei Wu + 2 more
    • English
    Absorption Thermal Energy Storage: Fundamentals and Advances highlights the key findings and innovative approaches necessary for advancing absorption thermal energy storage systems. The book delves into advanced sorption cycles, novel working fluids, and the evaluation of design considerations. It also covers optimization techniques and performance assessment methodologies, making it a critical resource for developing efficient storage solutions towards a sustainable and low-carbon future. Its comprehensive coverage of design considerations, optimization techniques, and performance assessment methodologies make it indispensable for those aiming to develop efficient energy storage solutions.Discover groundbreaking insights and practical solutions for the research, development, and promotion of absorption thermal energy storage in this contemporary reference book. Authored by a team of expert researchers, this text presents innovative approaches to enhance the performance of absorption thermal energy storage systems. From the exploration of advanced sorption cycles to novel working fluids, the book provides essential knowledge for engineers, educators, students, and researchers.

  • Innovations in Production and Applications of Alternative Fuels

    • 1st Edition
    • Hafiz Muhammad Ali + 1 more
    • English
    Innovations in Production and Applications of Alternative Fuels is a comprehensive reference book that covers the basics of alternative fuels, production techniques, physicochemical properties, and their various applications from a thermal engineering perspective. It focuses on alternative fuel production from diverse feedstocks, providing insights into feedstock selection, preparation techniques, combustion performance, emissions, and the use of additives and nanoparticles to enhance fuel performance in internal combustion engines. This book is essential for understanding the field of alternative fuels, and is invaluable for professionals and researchers in energy engineering, thermal engineering, environmental science, and sustainable development.It delves into different feedstocks, including edible-based, non-edible based, waste-based alternatives, algae-based feedstocks, and hydrogen carriers like ammonia fuel. It also explores the application of nanoparticles and additives to enhance fuel performance. Additionally, economic aspects, energy policies, and challenges associated with alternative fuels are discussed, offering practical insights and recommendations for future advancements.

  • Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals

    • 5th Edition
    • Michael J. Tatterton + 1 more
    • English
    Using a clear, easy-to-read writing style, Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses, Midwives & Allied Health Professionals, 5th Edition, conveniently breaks down the skills required for healthcare professionals into manageable components. Reflecting the multidisciplinary team dynamic that has become prevalent in the recent decade, this fully revised text teaches how to find, critically read, and interpret a range of research studies, helping you discover optimal approaches toward helping people reach decisions that are informed by the best available evidence.

  • Living with Chronic Illness and Disability

    Principles for Nursing Practice
    • 5th Edition
    • Esther Chang + 1 more
    • English
    Equip tomorrow’s nurses and health professionals with the knowledge, confidence and person-centred principles required to support people living with chronic illness and disability.Now in its fifth edition, Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: Principles for Nursing Practice continues to set the benchmark for holistic, evidence-based care. Edited by Esther Chang and Deborah Hatcher and written by a multidisciplinary team of expert clinicians and academics, this trusted text prepares students and clinicians to work in genuine partnership with individuals, families and carers across the continuum of care.Grounded in best practice and informed by current Australian, New Zealand and international evidence, the text explores the realities of living with chronic conditions and disability. It champions self-management, empowerment and interdisciplinary collaboration, and addresses major conditions including heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, dementia, mental illness and palliative care, alongside essential dimensions of care such as spirituality, sexuality and sexual health, chronic pain, stigma and preferred place of care.Designed for nursing and allied health students, newly registered nurses and clinicians across Australia and New Zealand, this text supports the development of clinical reasoning, reflective practice and the delivery of safe, competent and responsive care throughout every stage of a professional career.

  • Airway Management, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 44-1
    • Caoimhe C. Duffy + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Caoimhe C. Duffy and Ellen P. O'Sullivan bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Airway Management. Top experts discuss topics such as approaching emergency front of neck access; building multidisciplinary airway committees: a framework for success; fire risks in airway procedures: proactive prevention and emergency response; optimizing airway management for global health in low-resource settings; and more.

  • Implant Solutions for Complex Cases with Grafting, An Issue of Atlas of the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34-1
    • Vishtasb Broumand
    • English
    In this issue of Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics, guest editor Dr. Vishtasb Broumand brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Implant Solutions for Complex Cases with Grafting. The complexity of dental implant rehabilitation remains a challenge even for the most skilled oral and maxillofacial surgeons in cases of extreme maxillary and mandibular irregularity and atrophy. Learning the appropriate hard and soft tissue grafting techniques and applying them to the proper defect can make delayed, and in some cases immediate, reconstruction of complex cases a reality. In this issue, top experts provide surgical guidance for the oral surgeon involved with complex cases with grafting.

  • Embedded Systems in Automotive Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Aboubakr El Hammoumi + 1 more
    • English
    With its well-thought-out overview of the topic, Embedded Systems in Automotive Applications serves diverse audience across both in academia and industry. The volume discusses the AUTOSAR architecture and standards, highlighting their role in enabling the integration of emerging technologies such as blockchain-based security within the Internet of Vehicles. It further addresses embedded software design, implementation, and validation techniques that are fundamental to developing reliable and safety-critical automotive systems. In addition, it examines electric vehicle technologies, with particular focus on advanced battery management strategies and real-time power and health monitoring. Autonomous driving is explored through LiDAR-SLAM techniques and FPGA-based hardware architectures designed to support robust vehicle navigation. The book also emphasizes vehicle connectivity and telematics applications, encompassing innovations in smart mobility and intelligent transport. Together, these themes provide readers with a rigorous and well-rounded understanding of the challenges, methodologies, and opportunities shaping next-generation automotive embedded systems.

  • Environmental Meteorology and Climate Manipulation

    Solving Climate-Geoengineering Technology Problems
    • 1st Edition
    • John R. Vacca
    • English
    Environmental Meteorology and Climate Manipulation: Solving Climate-Geoengineeri... Technology Problems serves as a complete and concise view of climate engineering, where geoengineering is an umbrella term for human interventions that change and modify the earth's climate system. The book offers in-depth coverage of how human activity is shaping the earth more than natural forces; where it can be seen as a way of redesigning and modifying the atmosphere of the planet. It offers more viable solutions for climate engineering through theory, technology, and practice, as they relate to established technologies as well as recent and future advancements.

  • Nanoscale Thin Films for Biomedical Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • E.K. Radhakrishnan + 2 more
    • English
    Nanoscale Thin Films for Biomedical Applications introduces nano-thin films to the reader, exploring the various methods of thin film fabrication, particularly nanoengineering of composites to ensure specialized properties to suit a range of applications.A wide selection of key biomedical applications is covered, including tunable drug delivery, wound healing, medical implants and cancer treatment, with an important focus on antimicrobial effects and reduction of infection risk.This book is a useful reference for those working in materials science, nanobiotechnology, biomedical engineering and microbiology, with an interest in the development and application of nanoscale thin films in biomedicine.

  • Plastic Waste Valorization

    Strategies to Tackle Plastic Waste Pollution for Sustainable Environment
    • 1st Edition
    • Riti Thapar Kapoor + 2 more
    • English
    Plastic Waste Valorization: Strategies to Tackle Plastic Waste Pollution for Sustainable Environment presents advanced approaches for mitigating the hazardous effects of plastics on ecosystems and human health, offering a detailed examination of microplastics and their impacts. It highlights new, sustainable technologies for the bioremediation and biodegradation of plastic contaminants. This book explores methods for managing plastic contaminants and transforming plastic waste into valuable products. By advancing knowledge and practices in the field, this book significantly contributes to ongoing research and efforts toward achieving carbon neutrality and environmental protection.

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