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  • Prediction Methods and Evaluation of the Fatigue Life for Automotive Structural Components

    • 1st Edition
    • June 16, 2025
    • Xintian Liu + 3 more
    • English
    Prediction Methods and Evaluation of the Fatigue Life for Automotive Structural Components covers this important component that affects the performance of the entire vehicle. The light weight of automotive structural components is one of the sustainable solutions to energy and environmental issues, and the development technology of its core components and vehicle performance evaluation technology are its key development directions. To gradually replace traditional cars on a large scale, electric vehicles need to address the durability and reliability issues of the entire vehicle and key components.

  • The Oscillating Universe

    Einsteinian Cosmology of Black Holes and Gravitational Waves
    • 1st Edition
    • June 16, 2025
    • Nick Gorkavyi
    • English
    The Oscillating Universe: Einsteinian Cosmology of Black Holes and Gravitational Waves introduces the concept of cyclic cosmology within the framework of General Relativity. This book unravels the mysteries behind the Big Bang, the accelerating expansion of the universe, and the role of gravitational radiation and black holes in shaping our cosmos. With a comprehensive mathematical description of the oscillating universe and variable gravitational mass, readers will grasp the significance of the latest cosmological revolution sparked by the recent discoveries of gravitational waves.Students, professional astronomers, and cosmologists will find this book to be a valuable resource. It offers a popular presentation of the history of modern cosmology, discussions on recent discoveries in the study of the universe, and an introduction to the cutting-edge cyclic cosmology theory. This book provides a unique opportunity to understand the evolving landscape of cosmology and the implications of cyclic cosmology.

  • Advances in Organometallic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 83
    • June 16, 2025
    • English
    Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, Volume 83, the latest release in this longstanding serial, is known for its comprehensive coverage of topics in organometallic synthesis, reactions, mechanisms, homogeneous catalysis, and more. Chapters in this new release include Pd-catalysis: a useful tool in the field of polymer synthesis. Recent advances and applications, Modern Mechanistic Approaches for the Depolymerization of Commodity Plastics via Homogeneous Metal Catalysis, Functionalization of fullerenes by transition metal catalyzed cyclization reactions, and Synergistic Metal-Ligand Reactivity in Half-Sandwich Complexes of Fe, Co, and Ni for Bond Activation and Catalysis.

  • Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) for Sustainable Development

    • 1st Edition
    • June 15, 2025
    • Dornadula Chandrasekharam
    • English
    Enhanced Geothermal Systems for Sustainable Development presents EGS as an essential tool in securing abundant, clean, carbon-free energy to help meet growing global energy demands. This book lays a foundation with an overview of the thermal regime of the earth, addresses carbon dioxide sources, their effects on the climate and mitigation strategies using EGS, summarizes hydrothermal sources, EGS concepts, its historical background, EGS technology, economic and environmental considerations and culminates in global case studies. Authored by a recognized geothermal energy expert, Enhanced Geothermal Systems for Sustainable Development delivers a centralized text that emphasises fundamental principles, methodology, application, and economics of Enhanced Geothermal Systems, delivers a basic understanding of EGS concepts and applications in the lab and field, includes global case studies demonstrating the viability of geothermal energy, and supports sustainability. Packed with foundational and practical information on EGS, as well as case studies highlighting EGS applications worldwide, this book presents a much-needed overview for undergraduate and graduate students, energy industry professionals and researchers, and companies seeking a stake in the carbon-neutral business to reduce their carbon footprints. This essential volume covers EGS basics, technologies, applications, and benefits, along with case studies, examples, and economics. This accessible text on EGS is essential in the present context of global energy security – it paves a path to a carbon-free future that is within reach.

  • Python Fast Track

    A Complete Guide to Rapidly Mastering and Applying Python Programming
    • 1st Edition
    • June 14, 2025
    • Sanjiban Sekhar Roy + 2 more
    • English
    Python Fast Track: A Complete Guide to Rapidly Mastering and Applying Python Programming adopts a simplified writing style and provides clear explanations to ensure ease of understanding, making it an ideal resource for those new to Python. Starting with the basics, the book covers fundamental concepts such as variables, data types, printing and prompting, lists, dictionaries, tuples, control structure, functions, and object-oriented concepts. The book includes everything you need to understand and apply more advanced programming techniques such as file handling, exception handling, and regex.This great resource is created especially for those who want to apply Python for their research and professional work in scientific computing, data analysis and machine learning, including chapters on NumPy and Pandas, two of the most popular Python application libraries. It demonstrates how to effectively master key applications of Python such as web development, software creation, task automation, and data analysis. The book covers data analysis and machine learning tasks that greatly benefit from Python, thanks to libraries such as TensorFlow and Keras that enable efficient coding.

  • Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

    Materials and Manufacturing
    • 1st Edition
    • June 14, 2025
    • Madhu Puttegowda + 2 more
    • English
    Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites: Materials and Manufacturing systematically explores the essential concepts and latest advancements in fiber-reinforced polymer composites. This comprehensive book begins with an introduction to composite materials, progressing to detailed discussions on reinforcements, polymers, and innovative manufacturing techniques. It addresses characterization of these composites, environmental considerations, design and analysis, joining and repair, and their durability and performance. Each chapter contributes to a deeper understanding, from basic principles to sophisticated real-world applications. It is a valuable reference for researchers, material scientists, engineers, polymer chemists, and manufacturers invested in sustainable polymer composite materials.

  • Error Control, Adaptive Discretizations, and Applications, Part 3

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 60
    • June 14, 2025
    • English
    Error Control, Adaptive Discretizations, and Applications, Volume 60, Part Three highlights new advances, with this volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Chapters in this release cover Higher order discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for the contact problems, Anisotropic Recovery-Based Error Estimators and Mesh Adaptation Tailored for Real-Life Engineering Innovation, Adaptive mesh refinement on Cartesian meshes applied to the mixed finite element discretization of the multigroup neutron diffusion equations, A posteriori error analysis for Finite Element approximation of some groundwater models Part I: Linear models, A posteriori error estimates for low frequency electromagnetic computations, and more.Other sections delve into A posteriori error control for stochastic Galerkin FEM with high-dimensional random parametric PDEs and Recovery techniques for finite element methods.

  • Polymer Nanocomposite Membranes in Water Treatment and Desalination

    Recent Developments, Future Opportunities, and Sustainable Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • June 13, 2025
    • Md Rezaur Rahman + 1 more
    • English
    Over the past few years, significant research has been conducted into the development of polymeric nanocomposite membranes to increase environmental sustainability and to demonstrate their benefits for commercial water treatment and desalination applications. Polymer Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Treatment and Desalination: Recent Developments, Future Opportunities, and Sustainable Applications presents the latest research findings in this important field.The book summarizes current advances in the production, characterization, and applications of these membranes for water treatment and desalination. Bio-composite alterations, functional group additions, and nanomaterial assemblies are also examined in depth. The current breakthroughs in reverse osmosis, oil removal, heavy metals removal, dye removal, photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants, and pesticide removal from wastewater are also discussed. Additionally, the book also highlights bacteria removal by polymeric nanocomposite membranes as well as the major benefits and drawbacks of various adsorbent materials. Special emphasis is also placed on the adsorption mechanism, which includes chemisorption and physisorption.The book will be a valuable reference source for academic and industrial researchers, as well as early career researchers who are working in the research and development of polymer nanocomposite membranes for water treatment and desalination.

  • Quantum Dot Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery

    • 1st Edition
    • June 12, 2025
    • Prashant Kesharwani + 1 more
    • English
    Quantum Dot Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery compiles the latest advances in the development and application of QD nanocarriers for delivery of a range of therapeutic agents. QDs are widely accepted because of their dominant striking characteristics including biocompatibility, photoluminescence, morphology, size, and stability. This book systematically reviews the benefits and challenges of using QDs in drug delivery applications, evaluating their toxicity, safety, preclinical and clinical aspects.Quantum Dot Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery is of interest to a broad audience, including researchers and academics working in the fields of biomaterials, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical science and biomedical engineering.

  • Antidiabetic Drug Discovery from Natural Products

    • 1st Edition
    • June 12, 2025
    • Shailendra S. Gurav + 4 more
    • English
    Antidiabetic Drug Discovery from Natural Products provides up-to-date and in-depth information, practical understanding, and guidance in a comprehensive, systematic and easy-to-understand manner to scientists, researchers, and graduate students on important and emerging biochemical topics related to current antidiabetic drug discovery research. This book analyzes and studies natural active substances and their medicinal chemistry in preventing and treating diabetes and its complications. It covers a wide range of critical issues to assist chemists in the discovery and development of safer, more affordable treatments, from identifying promising leads from medicinal plants to the extraction and synthesis of bioactive compounds.Following an introduction to bioactive chemical compounds from plants with antidiabetic effects, the book describes the discovery and extraction of antidiabetic drugs and antioxidants from natural sources. It also examines antidiabetic plants before delving deeper into the chemistry behind major medicinal substances and their derivatives like Mangiferin and Resveratrol, discussing both current and prospective uses.

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