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    • Remote Sensing and GIS in Peri-Urban Research

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 11
      • September 5, 2024
      • Mehebub Sahana
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Remote Sensing and GIS in Peri-Urban Research: Perspectives on Global Change, Sustainability and Resilience, Eleventh Edition provides the most recent methods and techniques, incorporating geoinformatics-based practices to map, evaluate, and model urban landscape attributes and changes. The book provides theory, methodology, and future perspectives of remote sensing and GIS techniques applied to peri-urban modelling, analysis and sustainability through the use of spatio-temporal geospatial datasets. It also includes case studies of real-world data sets, with applicable algorithms, techniques and methods for study.This will be a useful reference for researchers and academics in remote sensing, GIS, and spatial analysis, and environmental or urban scientists wanting to implement remote sensing technologies in their research.

    • Water Matters

      • 1st Edition
      • September 5, 2024
      • Abhijit Mukherjee
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Water Matters: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals presents a compilation of water scenarios and their relationship to multiple facets of life, as water forms a nexus with food security and energy resources, thereby forming one of the fundamental pillars of sustainable development. The thematic topics focus on studies of achieving individual sustainable development goals looking through the lens of water availability and usage, ranging from safe and sustainable drinking water availability to poverty alleviation, inequalities, climate change, and solutions for future. Each chapter presents holistic review of the topic and provides insight for further research, along with a case study of the specific theme. This book integrates the knowledge on global-scale water reviews to local-scale case studies, ideal for hydrologists, hydrogeologists, and water managers in earth and environmental sciences, social sciences, and economics.

    • Speech Signal Processing Based on Deep Learning in Complex Acoustic Environments

      • 1st Edition
      • September 4, 2024
      • Xiao-Lei Zhang
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Speech Signal Processing Based on Deep Learning in Complex Acoustic Environments provides a detailed discussion of deep learning-based robust speech processing and its applications. The book begins by looking at the basics of deep learning and common deep network models, followed by front-end algorithms for deep learning-based speech denoising, speech detection, single-channel speech enhancement multi-channel speech enhancement, multi-speaker speech separation, and the applications of deep learning-based speech denoising in speaker verification and speech recognition.

    • Pressure Transient Analysis

      • 1st Edition
      • September 4, 2024
      • Djebbar Tiab
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Pressure Transient Analysis: Pressure Derivative provides focuses on applications of pressure and derivative data for interpretation of pressure transient tests, offering alternatives to costly commercial software. Building from basics, this practical text spans: wells near single and multi-boundary systems, hydraulically fractured wells, naturally fractured reservoirs, interpretation of interference and pulse tests, gas well test analysis (including sources of emissions and decarbonizing strategies, geological sequestration, CCS risks and stress on CCS), multiphase flow, injectivity and falloff tests, rate transient and multi-rate tests, partially penetrated / perforated vertical and slanted wells, and horizontal wells in conventional and unconventional reservoirs.Many techniques and equations presented in this book can be found in the black box of commercial well-test analysis software packages – this practical text unlocks, unpacks, and makes critical, analytical tools accessible to core users.

    • Biomechatronics

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 4, 2024
      • Marko B. Popovic
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biomechatronics is rapidly becoming one of the most influential and innovative research directions defining the 21st century. The second edition Biomechatronics provides a complete and up-to-date account of this advanced subject at the university textbook level. This new edition introduces two new chapters – Animals Biomechatronics and Plants Biomechatronics – highlighting the importance of the rapidly growing world population and associated challenges with food production. Each chapter is co-authored by top experts led by Professor Marko B. Popovic, researcher and educator at the forefront of advancements in this fascinating field. Starting with an introduction to the historical background of Biomechatronics, this book covers recent breakthroughs in artificial organs and tissues, prosthetic limbs, neural interfaces, orthotic systems, wearable systems for physical augmentation, physical therapy and rehabilitation, robotic surgery, natural and synthetic actuators, sensors, and control systems. A number of practice prompts and solutions are provided at the end of the book. The second edition of Biomechatronics is a result of dedicated work of a team of more than 30 contributors from all across the globe including top researchers and educators in the United States (Popovic, Lamkin-Kennard, Herr, Sinyukov, Troy, Goodworth, Johnson, Kaipa, Onal, Bowers, Djuric, Fischer, Ji, Jovanovic, Luo, Padir, Tetreault), Japan (Tashiro, Iraminda, Ohta, Terasawa), Sweden (Boyraz), Turkey (Arslan, Karabulut, Ortes), Germany (Beckerle and Wiliwacher), New Zealand (Liarokapis), Switzerland (Dobrev), and Serbia (Lazarevic).

    • The Climate Energy Nexus

      • 1st Edition
      • September 4, 2024
      • Mark Mba Wright
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The Climate Energy Nexus: Understanding the Relationship between Energy Production Systems and Climate Trends offers fundamental material on energy and climate systems, progressing to establishing advanced and integrated energy-climate models. Describing the motivation and key challenges in the climate-energy modeling community, this reference looks at the fundamentals of climate and energy systems before integrating them into a cohesive analysis framework. The book presents various energy production optimization case studies spanning urban and national scales, annual to multi-decade long timescales, and various economic and environmental considerationsPracti... and students interested in climate and energy systems will gain a foundational platform from which to develop informed assessments of future energy use. As making informed energy planning decisions requires a better understanding of how climate trends, extreme events, and public policy could impact energy production performance, cost, and emissions, this book is an ideal resource for readers.

    • Machine Learning for Powder-Based Metal Additive Manufacturing

      • 1st Edition
      • September 4, 2024
      • Gurminder Singh + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Machine Learning for Powder-based Metal Additive Manufacturing outlines machine learning (ML) methods for additive manufacturing (AM) of metals that will improve product quality, optimize manufacturing processes, and reduce costs. The book combines ML and AM methods to develop intelligent models that train AM techniques in pre-processing, process optimization, and post-processing for optimized microstructure, tensile and fatigue properties, and biocompatibility for various applications. The book covers ML for design in AM, ML for materials development and intelligent monitoring in metal AM, both geometrical deviation and physics informed machine learning modeling, as well as data-driven cost estimation by ML.In addition, optimization for slicing and orientation, ML to create models of materials for AM processes, ML prediction for better mechanical and microstructure prediction, and feature extraction by sensing data are all covered, and each chapter includes a case study.

    • Advances in Sustainable Humidification-Dehumidification Thermal Desalination Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • September 4, 2024
      • Majid Amidpour + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Advances in Sustainable Humidification-Dehum... Thermal Desalination Systems: 4E Analysis, Process Integration, and Materials presents the newest developments in humidification–dehum... (HDH) systems and improvements in their applications for reducing energy usage.This book is split into three parts, first outlining principles, analysis, and optimization of HDH technology, its economy, its impacts on the environment, and a multistage approach for maximizing energy efficiency. This is followed by practical guides on implementing sustainable HDH systems within a variety of hybridization scenarios. Finally, this book provides an evaluation of different packing materials for HDH desalination units.Showing how the major advances in this technology impact the energy requirements of fresh-water production, Advances in Sustainable Humidification-Dehum... Thermal Desalination Systems: 4E Analysis, Process Integration, and Materials takes readers from fundamental principles to sustainable real-world applications of HDH thermal desalination systems.

    • Novel Treatments of Strong Correlations

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 90
      • September 3, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Novel Treatments of Strong Correlations, Volume 90 in the Advances in Quantum Chemistry series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Topics covered include Coupled Cluster, Stochastic CC, NOFT, Breaking the Symmetry Dilemma : Capturing Strong-Correlations by Restoration of Broken Symmetry Solutions, Flexible wavefunctions, Electronic Coupling to Optical Cavity Modes, Multireference Perturbation Theories Based on the Dyall Hamiltonian, The GW Approximation: A Quantum Chemistry Perspective, Geminals, and more.

    • Upconversion Nanocrystals for Sustainable Technology

      • 1st Edition
      • September 3, 2024
      • Vijay B. Pawade + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Upconversion Nanocrystals for Sustainable Technology provides an overview of the current research directions in upconverting nanocrystals and their role in the development of sustainable technologies.This book focuses on the development of low-cost, nontoxic, and energy-efficient upconverting nanocrystals for a wide range of applications. It reviews size control synthesis techniques of nanostructured materials in different dimensions, size-dependent properties, and the relationship between material properties and performance. This book discusses the use of upconversion materials for lasers, display, lighting, energy, and biomedical applications—with a focus on the use of these materials to develop more sustainable technologies.This book is suitable for new entrants in academia and R&D with a scientific background in materials science and engineering, chemistry, and chemical engineering.

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