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    • New Technology for Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Comprehensive Utilization Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Yanping Yuan + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      New Technology for Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Comprehensive Utilization Systems: Applications for Cold Regions provides step-by-step coverage of innovative areas of solar/photovoltaic/t... (PV/T) hot water and heating systems, covering principles, structure, modeling, experimental testing, operating characteristics and optimization, and economic evaluation. The book begins by discussing the concepts, classification, advantages, and application methods of current solar hot water/heating systems, phase change storage, and connection methods. Several novel systems are investigated and analyzed, with applications in extreme cold and subtropical regions, including tank-type systems, dual-condenser heat pipe systems, heat pipe PV/T-Trombe wall systems, PV/T road heat pump systems, and PV/T-PCM-PEM electrolyzer hydrogen/heating systems.Finally, other new types of PV/T systems and building design considerations for special climate regions, and perspectives and future directions, are considered. This is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, advanced students, engineers, R&D professionals, and other industrial personnel with an interest in solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technologies, solar energy, built environment, and renewable energy.

    • Cheminformatics with Python

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Zhimin Zhang + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Machine learning and deep learning have now been widely used in cheminformatics, and programming skills are becoming a must for most chemists. Python has become an invaluable and highly popular open-source programming language that is ideally suited for data analysis and artificial intelligence in the field. Cheminformatics with Python provides a ground-up, practical introduction that will help the reader make effective use of the software, demonstrating how to use Python to write efficient cheminformatics programs and how to apply it to solve practical chemical problems. The book contains four main parts: programming, data, methods, and applications. In the programming section, a brief introduction to Python language and related scientific computing, cheminformatics, machine learning, and deep learning packages is provided, building knowledge from the ground up. In the data section, a systematic study of the representation of instrumental data, representation of molecular structures, and common chemical databases is given. In the methods section, analytical signal processing, multivariate calibration, multivariate resolution, classical machine learning, and deep learning methods are introduced in detail. The application section then looks at case studies of successful applications of cheminformatics in analytical chemistry, metabolomics, drug discovery, materials science, and other research areas which are demonstrated in detail. Finally, in the supporting appendix section, the necessary mathematical, statistical, and information theory-related theories in the main text are provided, and practical tips such as code editors and source code management are also included. Online coding materials on GitHub and an individual Jupyter notebook for each chapter further support practical learning. Cheminformatics with Python is written primarily for senior undergraduate students, graduate students, post-docs, and professors primarily in the field of computational and analytical chemistry who are harnessing AI, as well as those in medicinal and biochemistry or materials science applying cheminformatics in drug discovery, materials design, or metabolomics research.

    • Analytical and Chemometric Tools

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Alessandra Biancolillo
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Analytical and Chemometric Tools: An up-to-date Tutorial with Practical Applications to Food Security and Safety provides a one-stop tutorial in understanding the tools required for applying chemometrics to food and forensic chemistry. With a generous compilation of practical examples, the book covers a theoretical discussion of chemometric methods, summarizes up-too-date targeted and untargeted analytical methods in the field of forensic science, and presents real-life case studies applied to methods of chemometrics for food and forensic chemistry. This book is a valuable resource for chemists, forensic scientists, food scientists, students, and all those who wish to broaden their knowledge in the allied field.

    • Comprehensive Polymer Science

      • 2nd Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Ray Suprakas Sinha
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference, Second Edition, Eight Volume Set, is an authoritative and comprehensive treatment of the role of polymers in modern science and technology. Like the first edition, it gives a broad, in-depth, and fundamental understanding of polymer synthesis, polymerization processes, properties, characterization methods, and techniques to develop polymer nanostructures and soft objects. Articles also discuss the myriad applications of polymeric materials. In this fully revised and updated edition, a far more thorough focus is trained on issues surrounding sustainability, energy, and biomedical fields.A complete overview of the flourishing role of polymers in modern science and technology, this new edition retains the critically acclaimed approach of the previous edition while introducing readers to the latest developments in the field.

    • Textile Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Asim Kumar Roy Choudhury
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Textile chemistry covers an expansive realm involving the analysis and treatment of fibres across various stages leading to fabric creation. Textile Chemistry: Theory, Processing and Manufacturing comprehensively addresses all aspects of this field, encompassing preparation, dyeing, printing, finishing, and notably, testing methods like colour measurement. It also extensively explores ecological considerations. These subjects inherently interconnect, making it challenging to concisely cover their scope in a single volume. However, this title promises to be a valuable reference for students, researchers, and technicians alike.

    • Biomechanics of Orofacial Organs and Structures

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Mohammad Ali Nazari + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Biomechanics of Orofacial Organs and Structures provides fundamental knowledge in functional anatomy and innervation of the orofacial region, in mechanical characteristics of orofacial soft tissues, in the biomechanical modeling of the orofacial organs, and in their use in the context of clinical applications. The book covers the design of biomechanical models that take into account the anatomy, muscle organization, innervation, and specific mechanical properties of muscles and soft tissue. It also discusses how these functions work under normal conditions, and how they degrade after surgery in the context of aging, or in the context of neuropathy altering the efferent or afferent nervous system in the orofacial region.The book is organized into three parts:General knowledge about orofacial organs and structuresBiomechani... modelsClinical applicationsA new volume in the Biomechanics of Living Organs series, this book features the latest research developments in the truly multidisciplinary scientific domain that tackles the understanding and modeling of basic orofacial functions, which are essential for the quality of life of humans.

    • Mountain Biodiversity

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Robert Marchant
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Mountain Biodiversity: Pattern, Process and Challenges to our World's High-Altitude Areas explores the highly biodiverse, culturally rich, and often threatened mountain regions that comprise a quarter of the world's continental land surface. These complex areas play a fundamental role in shaping continental-scale climates and have long been recognized as globally important centers of biodiversity. Mountains cover only 25% of global continental land surface yet are home to more than 85% of the world’s amphibians, birds, and mammals, many of which are entirely restricted to mountains. Despite their importance as stores of biodiversity and drivers of global sustainability, high altitude areas are particularly vulnerable to climate change and human interventions.Writte... by a leading expert in tropical mountain ecology, this book explores the processes that define the world's high-altitude areas in an easily digestible manner. Early chapters characterize high-altitude areas according to topography, fire regime, and climate. Dr. Marchant collates palaeoecological, archaeological, and historical insights to synthesize the intersection between mountain societies, ecosystems, and climate. Middle chapters examine the relationship between mountain climates and insect, bird, and mammalian biodiversity. Final chapters describe the future of land use, climate, and biodiversity, and explore opportunities to combine insights from different disciplines to enable pathways for more sustainable futures in sustainable mountain development.High-alt... regions are not adequately protected, and many mountain ranges remain completely unprotected. The status of these important storehouses of biodiversity is under increasing threat via population growth, climatic extremes, and land use change. High-Altitude Biodiversity will present current biodiversity across the world's mountains and use this information to identify priorities for new ways to understand, value, protect, and conserve high altitude areas. By taking a novel interdisciplinary approach that combines temporally and spatially diverse datasets from high altitude areas around the world, this can be used to inform future development.

    • Humanizing Artificial Touch

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • John-John Cabibihan
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Humanizing Artificial Touch: Skin, Sensing, and Structures contains recent advances in artificial skin modelling and robotic tactile sensing technologies, integrating these in the structure of an artificial hand mimicking its important features. This book will give special treatment to the relationship between the artificial skin material and embedded tactile sensors, describing how artificial skin and embedded sensors can be designed and constructed using 3D printing technologies with case examples on how these were created for amputees achieve a more a natural and rich human-robot tactile interaction.This book is oriented towards students, researchers, and clinical practitioners who are working in the design and construction of artificial hands for prosthetics and social robotics.

    • Synthetic Media, Deepfakes, and Cyber Deception

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Cameron H. Malin + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Synthetic Media, Deepfakes, and Cyber Deception: Attacks, Analysis, and Defenses introduces the only analytical Synthetic Media Analysis Framework (SMAF) to help describe cyber threats and help security professionals anticipate and analyze attacks. This framework encompasses seven dimensions: Credibility, Control, Medium, Interactivity, Familiarity, Intended Target, and Evocation. Synthetic media is a broad term that encompasses the artificial manipulation, modification, and production of information, covering a spectrum from audio-video deepfakes to text-based chatbots. Synthetic media provides cyber attackers and scammers with a game-changing advantage over traditional ROSE attacks because they have the potential to convincingly impersonate close associates through text, imagery, voice, and video.This burgeoning threat has yet to be meaningfully addressed through any written treatment on the topic. The book is co-authored by three cyber influence and deception experts who have gained deep knowledge and experience on the topic through diverse, true operational pathways and backgrounds. The diversity and perspectives of the author team makes the content in the book the broadest and deepest treatment of synthetic media attacks available to readers.

    • Wind Turbine Wakes

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Xiaolei Yang
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Wind Turbine Wakes: Physics, Modelling and Mitigation Strategies offers a detailed introduction to wind turbine wake dynamics, computational models, and wake mitigation strategies, bridging the gap between research and industry by showcasing the latest developments in the field with insights and case studies. This book is structured in four parts, offering in-depth coverage of the science of wind turbine wakes, mid-fidelity and high-fidelity numerical models, engineering models, and wake mitigation strategies. While the book delves into theoretical aspects, it also emphasizes the practical applications of various computational models for wind turbine wakes. Step-by-step tutorials for setting up the case, selection of model parameters, and result analysis will be included in the book to enable readers to employ and test various models in their work. A volume in the Elsevier Wind Energy Engineering Series, this is a valuable resource for all those with an interest in wind turbine design and layout, wind farm development and optimization, wind resource assessment, and wind power plant operation, including researchers, students, faculty, engineers, R&D, and industry practitioners.

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