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  • Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Earth Resource Management

    • 1st Edition
    • November 6, 2024
    • Deepak Kumar + 2 more
    • English
    Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Earth Resource Management offers a detailed look at the different ways data analytics and artificial intelligence can help organizations make better-informed decisions, improve operations, and minimize the negative impacts of resource extraction on the environment. The book explains several different ways data analytics and artificial intelligence can improve and support earth resource management. Predictive modeling can help organizations understand the impacts of different management decisions on earth resources, such as water availability, land use, and biodiversity.Resourc... monitoring tracks the state of earth resources in real-time, identifying issues and opportunities for improvement. Providing managers with real-time data and analytics allows them to make more informed choices. Optimizing resource management decisions help to identify the most efficient and effective ways to allocate resources. Predictive maintenance allows organizations to anticipate when equipment might fail and take action to prevent it, reducing downtime and maintenance costs. Remote sensing with image processing and analysis can be used to extract information from satellite images and other remote sensing data, providing valuable information on land use, water resources, and other earth resources.

  • Brain-Computer Interfaces

    • 1st Edition
    • November 5, 2024
    • Ayman S. El-Baz + 1 more
    • English
    Advances in Neural Engineering: Brain-Computer Interfaces, Volume Two covers the broad spectrum of neural engineering subfields and applications. The set provides a comprehensive review of dominant feature extraction methods and classification algorithms in the brain-computer interfaces for motor imagery tasks. The book's authors discuss existing challenges in the domain of motor imagery brain-computer interface and suggest possible research directions. The field of neural engineering deals with many aspects of basic and clinical problems associated with neural dysfunction, including sensory and motor information, stimulation of the neuromuscular system to control muscle activation and movement, analysis and visualization of complex neural systems, and more.

  • Human-Centered Metaverse

    Concepts, Methods, and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • November 5, 2024
    • Chang S. Nam + 2 more
    • English
    Human-centered Metaverse: Concepts, Methods, and Applications is a valuable resource in the understanding of the metaverse and the factors that influence human-AI interaction. It provides an up-to-date repository of theory, fundamentals, techniques, and diverse applications, and comprehensively addresses recent and rapid changes in the field of human-centered metaverse. Interest in the human-centered metaverse has grown enormously, including from researchers and practitioners in the areas of extended reality (e.g., VR, AR, MR, etc.), learning technologies, human-computer interaction, education, psychology and sociology, and philosophy.

  • Machine Learning Models and Architectures for Biomedical Signal Processing

    • 1st Edition
    • November 5, 2024
    • Suman Lata Tripathi + 3 more
    • English
    Machine Learning Models and Architectures for Biomedical Signal Processing presents the fundamental concepts of machine learning techniques for bioinformatics in an interactive way. The book investigates how efficient machine and deep learning models can support high-speed processors with reconfigurable architectures like graphic processing units (GPUs), Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or any hybrid system. This great resource will be of interest to researchers working to increase the efficiency of hardware and architecture design for biomedical signal processing and signal processing techniques.

  • Cooperative Control of Nonlinear Multiagent Systems

    Passivity-Based and Non-Passivity-Based Approaches
    • 1st Edition
    • November 5, 2024
    • Jin-Liang Wang + 3 more
    • English
    Cooperative Control for Nonlinear Multiagent Systems: Passivity-Based and Non-Passivity-Based Approaches focuses on the cooperative control of nonlinear multiagent systems containing passivity-based or non-passivity-based consensus, lag consensus, and formation control of multiagent systems. The book provides professional and convenient guidance for those who want to know basic knowledge, advancements, and processes for designing and analyzing cooperative control for nonlinear multiagent systems.Currently, there are a lack of reference titles that systematically introduce students, researchers, and technologists to the backgrounds, developments, and designs protocols for cooperative control (contains passivity-based or not passivity-based consensus, lag consensus, formation control) of nonlinear multiagent systems.

  • Nanomechanics for Coatings and Engineering Surfaces

    Test Methods, Development Strategies, Modeling Approaches, and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • November 5, 2024
    • Ben Beake + 1 more
    • English
    Nanomechanics for Coatings and Engineering Surfaces: Test Methods, Development Strategies, Modeling Approaches, and Applications provides readers with an array of best practices for nanoindentation measurements as well as related small-scale test methods and how to translate test results into the development of improved coatings. A core theme of the book is explaining to readers exactly how, when, and why the nanomechanical properties of engineered surfaces relate to their wear resistance.The book starts with chapters that introduce the development and importance of nanomechanical testing and linkages between wear resistance and the mechanical properties of coatings before moving into discussions of various experimental methods and techniques, such as nanoindentation, continuous stiffness measurements, nano-scratch methods, high-temperature testing, nano-impact testing, and more. Other sections discuss modeling approaches such as finite element analysis, atomistic and molecular dynamics, and analytical methods. Design strategies and industrial applications are covered next, with a final section looking at trends and future directions.

  • IoMT Applications in Healthcare 5.0

    • 1st Edition
    • November 5, 2024
    • Bitan Misra + 2 more
    • English
    IoMT Applications in Healthcare 5.0 introduces the concept of Healthcare 5.0, emphasizing the transformative potential of intelligent diagnosis, remote treatment, and smart health management. Sections define IoMT and its multi-tiered architecture, discussing its pivotal role in improving electronic device productivity in healthcare, explore IoMT applications in Healthcare 5.0, discuss remote physical therapy using IoMT in Healthcare 5.0, delve into the security and privacy considerations of IoMT in healthcare, and address how to overcome challenges and future directions in IoMT. The book concludes by summarizing key findings, providing a comprehensive overview of the discussed topics.Written by experts in the field, this is a key text for Biomedical Engineers, Data Scientists, and IoT Developers and specialists who work in the Internet of Medical Things. Graduate students of IoT engineering, biology, biostatistics, biomedical sciences, bioinformatics, health-informatics, and Interdisciplinary sciences will also find this an invaluable resource.

  • Edible Nanomaterials

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 107
    • November 5, 2024
    • English
    Edible Nanomaterials, Volume 107 highlights new advances in the field of medicine, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including Plant-derived edible nanoparticles and their therapeutic utilities, Endogenous and artificial carbon dots from edible sources: Synthesis, applications in biomedicine and uses as fluorescent analytical probes, Nano-edible coatings, Panoramic Exploration of Comestible Nanomaterials for enhancement of food quality and safety and their environmental impact, Nanonutraceuticals: Exploring the nanoencapsulation route for bioactive delivery, Synthesis of Edible Nanoparticles for Food Applications, and much more.Additional sections explore Plants as Emerging Nano Factories: A Green Approach, Edible Nanomaterials for Biomedical Devices, Therapeutics Agents, and Regenerative Tissue Engineering, Plants as Nanofactories, and Synthesis Strategies of Edible Nanoparticles: Advancements and Perspectives.

  • Mathematical Methods in Medical and Biological Sciences

    • 1st Edition
    • November 5, 2024
    • Harendra Singh + 1 more
    • English
    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.

  • Solar Energy Technologies in Cultural Heritage

    • 1st Edition
    • November 2, 2024
    • Elena Lucchi
    • English
    Solar Energy Technologies in Cultural Heritage offers a comprehensive overview of the solar renewable energy possibilities, developments, innovations, and challenges for cultural heritage applications. This book bridges the traditional boundary between research, professional practices, and policies, as well as between arts, architecture, engineering, and social science.Conservation of heritage buildings, especially in urban settings, has evolved from purely physical preservation to functional redevelopment and repurposing. This opens new opportunities for active solar energy systems in buildings, towns, and landscapes. This book presents international contributions on the integration of solar renewable energies within cultural heritage, providing detailed coverage of cultural, legislative, and social frameworks, design criteria, simulation tools, innovative materials, and technologies.This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in solar energy technologies for the built environment, including researchers, scientists, graduate students, engineers, designers, developers, and policymakers.

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