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    • Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

      • 1st Edition
      • November 29, 2024
      • Mahsa Ghajarzadeh + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Stepwise Approach for Medical and Biomedical Researchers presents a step-by-step approach to develop systematic reviews and meta-analysis for biomedical and medical research. Systematic reviews are the highest quality evidence in medical research, providing an answer to a specific question, and they can be developed in the form of comprehensive literature search, critical appraisal, and synthesis of the evidence. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis are key elements of evidence-based medicine by summarizing the results of previous studies with the use of specific and reliable methods.Initially, systematic review and meta-analysis were exclusive to clinical trials, however systematic reviews of observational and diagnostic studies have expanded, making it essential for members of the field to master those techniques. This practical reference is a valuable resource for biostaticians, researchers, students, and members of medical and biomedical fields who need to understand more about systematic reviews and meta-analysis in their research work.

    • Innovative Lightweight and High-Strength Alloys

      • 1st Edition
      • April 22, 2024
      • Mohammed A. Zikry
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Innovative Lightweight and High-Strength Alloys: Multiscale Integrated Processing, Experimental, and Modeling Techniques provides multiscale processing, experimental, and modeling techniques, overviews and perspectives, which highlight current roadblocks to the optimal design of new alloys, and provides viable solutions. Critical microstructural, chemical and mechanical aspects are considered with techniques for significantly improving mechanical properties. Case studies, applications and hands-on techniques that can be put into immediate practice are included throughout. Sections cover processing techniques for various alloys, including aluminum, titanium, martensitic, austenitic, and others. Additive manufacturing of alloys is also covered, along with updates on mechanical quasi-static, chemically-based, and dynamic experimentatal approaches.The book concludes with a modeling section that features several chapters covering multiscale, microstructural, combinatorial computational, and machine learning modeling techniques. It is a key resource for academic researchers, materials researchers, mechanical engineering researchers, and professional engineers in mechanics, materials science, and chemistry.

    • Treatise on Process Metallurgy

      • 2nd Edition
      • March 12, 2024
      • Seshadri Seetharaman + 4 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Treatise on Process Metallurgy: Volume Three, Industrial Processes provides academics with the fundamentals of the manufacturing of metallic materials, from raw materials into finished parts or products. In these fully updated volumes, coverage is expanded into four volumes, including Process Fundamentals, encompassing process fundamentals, structure and properties of matter; thermodynamic aspects of process metallurgy, and rate phenomena in process metallurgy; Processing Phenomena, encompassing interfacial phenomena in high temperature metallurgy, metallurgical process phenomena, and metallurgical process technology; Metallurgical Processes, encompassing mineral processing, aqueous processing, electrochemical material and energy processes, and iron and steel technology, non-ferrous process principles and production technologies, and more. The work distills the combined academic experience from the principal editor and the multidisciplinary four-member editorial board.

    • Algal Bioreactors

      • 1st Edition
      • November 21, 2024
      • Eduardo Jacob-Lopes + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Algal Bioreactors: Science, Engineering and Technology of Downstream Processes, Volume Two, is part of a comprehensive two-volume set that provides the knowledge needed to design, develop, and operate algal bioreactors for the production of renewable resources. Supported by critical parameters and properties, mathematical models and calculations, methods, and practical real-world case studies, readers will find everything they need to know on the upstream and downstream processes of algal bioreactors for renewable resource production.Bringing together renowned experts in microalgal biotechnology, this book will help researchers, scientists, and engineers from academia and industry overcome barriers and advance the production of renewable resources and renewable energy from algae. Students will also find invaluable explanations of the fundamentals and key principles of algal bioreactors, making it an accessible read for students of engineering, microbiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, and environmental sciences.

    • Intelligent Learning Approaches for Renewable and Sustainable Energy

      • 1st Edition
      • February 21, 2024
      • Josep M. Guerrero + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Intelligent Learning Approaches for Renewable and Sustainable Energy provides a practical, systematic overview of the application of advanced intelligent control techniques, adaptive techniques, machine learning algorithms, and predictive control in renewable and sustainable energy. Sections introduce intelligent learning approaches and the roles of artificial intelligence and machine learning in terms of energy and sustainability, grid transformation, large-scale integration of renewable energy, and variability and flexibility of renewable sources. Other sections provide detailed coverage of intelligent learning techniques as applied to key areas of renewable and sustainable energy, including forecasting, supply and demand, integration, energy management, optimization, and more.This is a useful resource for researchers, scientists, advanced students, energy engineers, R&D professionals, and other industrial personnel with an interest in sustainable energy and integration of renewable energy sources, energy systems, energy engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

    • Artificial Intelligence in Textile Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • May 30, 2024
      • Anindya Ghosh + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Artificial Intelligence in Textile Engineering: Basic Concepts and Applications explains techniques from first principles in the perfect way for textiles materials scientists and engineers. The book discusses how the technology has caused a substantial impact across the textiles supply chain, making products more efficient, flexible, and reliable. Techniques such as artificial neural network, support vector machine, fuzzy logic, rough set, evolutionary algorithm, and hybrid intelligence systems are described with application to textiles. Readers are supported throughout with step-by-step mathematical derivations of AI techniques, case studies, and MATLAB codes, giving readers from different backgrounds the perfect entry to AI solutions.

    • Biofuels and Sustainability

      • 1st Edition
      • October 16, 2024
      • Daochen Zhu + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biofuels and Sustainability: Life-cycle Assessments, System Biology, Policies, and Emerging Technologies presents the current progress and challenges related to the sustainability of biofuels. Addressing a wide range of issues, the book examines the methods and technologies, policies for sustainable biofuels, impacts of advanced fuels, recent advances, and future research prospects. Reflecting new developments, emphasis is given to new biological/biochemic... approaches that offer the most efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable strategies for biofuel production.Divided into five parts, the first provides an overview of biofuels, the need for alternate fuels, carbon footprints, life cycle assessments, environmental aspects, various generations of biofuels, biofuel production from lignocellulosic material, and artificial intelligence in biofuel production. Part 2 examines the various methods and technologies for biofuels production, with case studies from the USA, UK, and Brazil. Part 3 explores the policies for sustainable biofuels, including current standards, with applications from the USA, European Union, Asia, and Africa. Part 4 analyses the impacts of advanced fuels in the decarbonization of transport, climate change mitigation, sustainable agriculture, and water resources, with perspectives from developed and developing countries. Finally, Part 5 critically reviews the recent advances and future research prospects related to termites, insects, metabolic engineering, microorganisms, and bioreactors.

    • Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms

      • 1st Edition
      • May 5, 2024
      • Laith Abualigah
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms: Optimizers, Analysis, and Applications presents the most recent optimization algorithms and their applications across a wide range of scientific and engineering research fields. The book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of eighteen optimization algorithms to address this complex data, including Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm, Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm, Whale Optimization Algorithm, and Marine Predators Algorithm, along with new and emerging methods such as Aquila Optimizer, Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm, Manta-Ray Foraging Optimization Algorithm, and Gradient Based Optimizer, among others. Each chapter includes an introduction to the modeling concepts used to create the algorithm that is followed by the mathematical and procedural structure of the algorithm, associated pseudocode, and real-world case studies.

    • Human Microbiome Drug Targets

      • 1st Edition
      • October 23, 2024
      • Genevieve Dable-Tupas + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Human Microbiome Drug Targets: Modern Approaches in Disease Management presents fundamental information on the human microbiome, looking into the relationship between the microbiome and how it changes with specific diseases. Delving into the multifaceted roles of the microbiome in health and disease, the book's chapters discuss the role of the human microbiome in the pathophysiologic understanding of relevant diseases or disorders and their management. As changes in the human microbiome can provide clues to the probable cause and effect of diseases or disorders, as well as the impacts of therapy or intervention, this book is a welcomed addition to the existing research.Explaining how a better understanding of the microbiome and its impact on health and disease can pave the way for future discoveries leading to better health outcomes, this book will be of interest to drug developers, medicinal chemists, microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, biochemists, and students.

    • Next-Generation Antimicrobial Nanocoatings for Medical Devices and Implants

      • 1st Edition
      • January 12, 2024
      • Pratima R. Solanki + 5 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Next-Generation Antimicrobial Nanocoatings for Medical Devices and Implants provides a detailed, up-to-date overview of the nano-based antimicrobial coatings used to combat medical device-related biofilms. An introduction to biofilms and how they infect medical devices is included, as well as strategies/modificat... techniques used to target these biofilms. This book evaluates the various antimicrobial coatings formed using nanomaterials such as silver, inorganic materials, organic materials, carbon dots, surfactants, and electrospun fibers, specifically for us on medical devices and implants. Numerous coating methods are discussed, along with the biological characterizations of these coating materials, and their toxicological and environmental impact. This book is a useful reference for materials scientists, biomedical engineers, and those working on the development of novel biomaterials for use in medical devices and implants.

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