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    • Polymer Gears

      • 1st Edition
      • November 15, 2024
      • Sabu Thomas + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Polymer Gears discusses polymer gear design and their efficient mechanical properties, light weight, and low noise during operation. As plastic gears are replacing metallic gears in traditional and new applications, there is still lack of material characterization and complex relations between different geometric and operating parameters. Thus, polymer gear design remains an open challenge. This book serves as a comprehensive and professional guide on the topic, providing readers with current developments carried out in the field of plastic gears production, characterization, and applications.This will include material development, tribological properties, simulations, and processing methods.

    • Fermentative Hydrogen Production

      • 1st Edition
      • July 30, 2024
      • Yanan Yin + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Fermentative Hydrogen Production: From Fundamentals and Processes is a comprehensive examination of the theoretical and operational aspects of dark fermentative production of hydrogen. The book presents the latest technological developments, analyzes advantages and challenges, and discusses the potential for the maturity of dark fermentation. Part One analyzes the various technologies for hydrogen production, purification, storage, applications, and safety. In Part Two, first to third generation feedstocks are reviewed, as well as co-fermentation and solid and liquid wastes. Part Three examines the typical hydrogen-producing microorganisms in both pure and mixed cultures, along with sequencing techniques, pretreatment considerations, and engineering options.Part Four discusses influencing factors such as operational parameters, promotors, inhibitors, and has a dedicated section on the effects of Iron. Finally, Part Five directly compares dark hydrogen with other hydrogen production technologies through life cycle environmental impact assessments, highlighting bottlenecks and challenges in scaling up these technologies.

    • Machine Intelligence in Mechanical Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • January 16, 2024
      • K. Palanikumar + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Machine Intelligence in Mechanical Engineering explains the latest applications of machine intelligence and data-driven decision-making in mechanical engineering industries. By providing introductory theory, trouble-shooting case studies, detailed algorithms and implementation instructions, this interdisciplinary book will help readers explore additional applications in their own fields. Those with a mechanical background will learn the important tasks related to preprocessing of datasets, feature extraction, verification and validation of machine learning models which unlock these new methods. Machine Intelligence is currently a key topic in industrial automation, enabling machines to solve complex engineering tasks and driving efficiencies in the smart production line. Smart preventative maintenance systems can prevent machine downtime, smart monitoring and control can produce more effective workflows with less human intervention.

    • Fuzzy Mathematics, Graphs, and Similarity Measures

      • 1st Edition
      • October 15, 2024
      • John Mordeson + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Fuzzy Mathematics, Graphs, and Similarity Measures provides a solid foundation in core analytical tracks of mathematics of uncertainty, from fuzzy mathematics to graphs and similarity measures with applications in a range of timely cases studies and world challenges. Following a full grounding in fuzzy graph indices, connectivity in fuzzy graph structures, lattice isomorphisms, and similarity measures, the book applies these models in analyzing world challenges, from human trafficking to modern slavery, global poverty, global hunger, homelessness, biodiversity, extinction, terrorism and bioterrorism, pandemics, and climate change.Connections and constructive steps forward are tied throughout to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The authors demonstrate and instruct readers in applying techniques from mathematics of uncertainty in examining issues where accurate data is impossible to obtain. In addition to a diverse range of cases studies, exercises reinforce key concepts in each chapter, and an online instructor’s manual supports teaching across a range of course contexts.

    • Solid Waste Management for Resource-Efficient Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • August 13, 2024
      • Richa Singh + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Solid Waste Management for Resource-Efficient Systems: Circularity in Action promotes innovation and shares best practices based on the principles of the circular economy and resource conservation on different aspects of sustainable solid waste management. The book also explains sources, impacts, and recycling potential of emerging wastes. It presents management strategies, including emerging green infrastructure and digitalization for recycling and gainful application of waste. In addition, sections highlight various environmental and health hazards while providing different management strategies based on the principle of resource recovery and circular economy that can help to minimize the environmental impacts.

    • Reconstructing Olduvai

      • 1st Edition
      • May 30, 2024
      • Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo + 5 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Reconstructing Olduvai: The Behavior of Early Humans at David's Site provides the necessary information for future generations of archaeologists to peer into the lifestyle of early humans. Much of what is known about these hominins originates from the detailed excavations that Mary Leakey carried out at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Since then, work at Olduvai has produced a wealth of new fossils, resulting in the discovery of David's Site, the biggest early Pleistocene site in the world. This will be an indispensable resource for students, academics, and researchers who share an interest in the evolution of early human behavior.Written by leaders of present-day excavations at Olduvai Gorge, this book is systematically divided into three parts to deliver a clear account of the research advancements at David's Site. Part I focuses on the presentation of the site and the description of its geological and palaeoecological reconstruction. Part II examines hominin feeding habits, including how they brought, processed, and consumed animals at the site. Part III explores hominin technologies, including reconstruction of the stone-tool activities carried out at the site.

    • Mathematical Methods in Medical and Biological Sciences

      • 1st Edition
      • November 5, 2024
      • Harendra Singh + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Mathematical Methods in Medical and Biological Sciences presents mathematical methods for computational models arising in the medical and biological sciences. The book presents several real-life medical and biological models, such as infectious and non-infectious diseases that can be modeled mathematically to accomplish　profound research in virtual environments when the cost of laboratory expenses is relatively high. It focuses on mathematical techniques that provide global solutions for models arising in medical and biological sciences by considering their long-term benefits.In addition, the book provides leading-edge developments and insights for a range of applications, including epidemiological modeling of pandemic dynamics, viral infection developments, cancer developments, blood oxygen dynamics, HIV infection spread, reaction-diffusion models, polio infection spread, and chaos modeling with fractional order derivatives.

    • Advances in Biopolymers for Food Science and Technology

      • 1st Edition
      • May 31, 2024
      • Kunal Pal + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Advances in Biopolymers for Food Science and Technology brings together the latest techniques for the preparation of bio-based polymeric materials for novel food applications. Sections introduce biopolymers and their various polysaccharide and protein sources, addressing biopolymers from marine sources in particular. Food design using biopolymers, and their preparation as gels and composites are then discussed in detail. This is followed by in-depth chapters that guide the reader through specific applications, including fat replacement products, delivery systems, food emulsions, micro- and nano-encapsulation, nanovehicles, nanostructures, nanofilms, antimicrobial peptides, food coatings, food packaging, smart monitoring, cryoprotection, and cultured meat production. Finally, the various challenges regarding sustainability of food packaging are addressed. This is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students across polymer science, food science, chemistry, packaging, nanotechnology, and materials science, as well as industrial scientists and R&D professionals with an interest in biopolymers for advanced applications in food products and packaging.

    • Development in Waste Water Treatment Research and Processes

      • 1st Edition
      • June 19, 2024
      • Maulin P. Shah + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Development in Waste Water Treatment Research and Processes: Role of Environmental Microbiology in Industrial Wastewater Research focuses on environmental bioremediation concepts, providing a comprehensive view of recent trends and emerging technologies in environmental bioremediation, addressing current limitations and challenges pertaining to generally accepted and applied bioremediation strategies, and discussing corrective strategies for the removal of pollutants from the environment.Describi... the broader role of environmental microbiology specifically in the treatment of industrial wastewater research, the book includes sections on the recovery of resources from wastewater that will be of interest to environmental microbiologists, biotechnologists, environmental engineers, chemical engineers, and those working in the bioremediation field.

    • Hot Embossing

      • 2nd Edition
      • June 3, 2024
      • Matthias Worgull
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Hot Embossing: Theory of Microreplication, Second Edition presents the current state-of-the-art in microreplication, with a focus on hot embossing, nanoimprint, thermoforming, and roll-to-roll replication. Polymer processing, the theory of polymers and the processing of polymers are discussed in detail. The book contains in-depth analysis of processing processes and replication techniques, including mold fabrication. Monitoring, data analysis and reliability of molded parts is also discussed. In this updated edition, new processes are included, such as the process of micro- and nanothermoforming to generate 3D structures and the hot pulling processes to generate hierarchical structures with high aspect ratios.Based on hot pulling, “Nanofur” for Oil-water-separation is a large-scale biomimetic application. Upscaling, especially the seamless roll-to-roll replication, is also explored. The book is designed to cover the entire workflow for a seamless lithographic sleeve. This new edition marks a substantial update of the previous edition, incorporating several new chapters. It is an important resource for materials scientists and engineers working in the areas of micro- and nanofabrication.

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