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    • Fusion Energy Technology R&D Priorities

      • 1st Edition
      • November 17, 2024
      • Laila El-Guebaly
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Fusion Technology R&D Priorities examines the current landscape of fusion technology. With a strong focus on technological advances, this book considers technical challenges and priorities to further the development of fusion research.Beginning with an introduction to fusion technology research and development, this book then presents an overview of basic magnetic fusion concepts and worldwide pathways to fusion energy. Subsequent chapters then take a deep dive into fusion materials R&D, capabilities of potential neutron sources for materials testing, plasma facing components, and plasma diagnostics, heating, and control. Breeding blanket and tritium system, vacuum vessels, and the shielding system are also highlighted, before concluding with safety features and environmental and social issues.Presenting the most advanced developments in nuclear fusion R&D, this is an essential read for researchers and engineers interested in nuclear energy and fusion technology.

    • Machine Learning with Noisy Labels

      • 1st Edition
      • February 23, 2024
      • Gustavo Carneiro
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Machine Learning and Noisy Labels: Definitions, Theory, Techniques and Solutions provides an ideal introduction to machine learning with noisy labels that is suitable for senior undergraduates, post graduate students, researchers and practitioners using, and researching, machine learning methods. Most of the modern machine learning models based on deep learning techniques depend on carefully curated and cleanly labeled training sets to be reliably trained and deployed. However, the expensive labeling process involved in the acquisition of such training sets limits the number and size of datasets available to build new models, slowing down progress in the field. This book defines the different types of label noise, introduces the theory behind the problem, presents the main techniques that enable the effective use of noisy-label training sets, and explains the most accurate methods.

    • The Essential Criteria of Graph Databases

      • 1st Edition
      • January 16, 2024
      • Ricky Sun
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The Essential Criteria of Graph Databases collects several truly innovative graph applications in asset-liability and liquidity risk management to spark readers’ interest and further broaden the reach and applicable domains of graph systems. Although AI has incredible potential, it has three weak links: 1. Blackbox, lack of explainability, 2. Silos, slews of siloed systems across the AI ecosystem, 3. Low-performance, as most of ML/DL based AI systems are SLOW. Hence, fixing these problems paves the road to strong and effective AI.

    • Securing Next-Generation Connected Healthcare Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • May 14, 2024
      • Deepak Gupta + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Securing Next-Generation Connected Healthcare Systems: Artificial Intelligence Technologies focuses on the crucial aspects of IoT security in a connected environment, which will not only benefit from cutting-edge methodological approaches but also assist in the rapid scalability and improvement of these systems. This book shows how to utilize technologies like blockchain and its integration with IoT for communication, data security, and trust management. It introduces the security aspect of next generation technologies for healthcare, covering a wide range of security and computing methodologies.Resear... data scientists, students, and professionals interested in the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare management, data security of connected healthcare systems and related fields, specifically on data intensive secured systems and computing environments, will finds this to be a welcomed resource.

    • Early Continent Evolution of the North China Craton

      • 1st Edition
      • March 27, 2024
      • Mingguo Zhai + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Early Continent Evolution of the North China Craton discusses the tectono-thermal regimes of the early continental crust in the North China Craton (NCC), from the Hadean to the early Paleoproterozoic, reconstructing the evolutional framework and facilitating comprehensive understanding of the early continent evolution of the NCC. The book systematically summarizes the Neoarchean metamorphism of the NCC and discusses the implications for the tectonic models of the NCC through compiling evolutional information of the Hadean to the early Paleoproterozoic sequences in the NCC.Researchers, academics, and students in geology (especially Precambrian Geology), geomorphology, geophysics, and geological engineering will benefit from using this book in applying tectonic models to other cratonic blocks globally, and will understand evolutional information of the largest and oldest cratonic block in China.

    • Structural Health Monitoring/Management (SHM) in Aerospace Structures

      • 1st Edition
      • April 3, 2024
      • Fuh-Gwo Yuan
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Structural Health Monitoring/Managemen... (SHM) in Aerospace Structures provides readers with the spectacular progress that has taken place over the last twenty years with respect to the area of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Management. The SHM field encompasses transdisciplinary areas, including smart materials, sensors and actuators, damage diagnosis and prognosis, signal and image processing algorithms, wireless intelligent sensing, data fusion, and energy harvesting. This book focuses on how SHM techniques can be applied to aircraft, mechanical and civil engineering structures with particular emphasis on composite materials. This will be a valuable reference resource for R&D managers, materials scientists, and engineers working in the aerospace sector, for researchers and system designers working in industry, and for academia and government research agencies developing new systems for the SHM of aerospace, mechanical, and civil engineering structures.

    • Calorimetric Methods for the Characterization of Porous Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • April 1, 2024
      • Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Calorimetric Methods for the Characterization of Porous Materials presents calorimetric methods used in the characterization of porous materials using chemical thermodynamics. Among these materials, catalysts, supports and adsorbents (such as Activated Carbon, Metal-Organic-Framew... SBA-15, Zeolites, Graphene, Graphite, Carbon Foams) are presented. In addition, the use of calorimetry in the study of catalytic reactions in different phases is explored—applicable to air and wastewater treatment, clean and renewable energies, green chemistry, as well as energy production and storage (Carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen at high pressure). Chapters summarize basic concepts of thermodynamics and kinetics alongside experimental techniques such as thermal analysis and calorimetry. In addition, information is given about different calorimetric methods that can be used in studies aimed at characterizing the physicochemical properties of adsorbents, supports and solid catalysts, as well as the processes related to the adsorption-desorptio... phenomena of the reactants and/or products of catalytic reactions.

    • Cognitive Science, Computational Intelligence, and Data Analytics

      • 1st Edition
      • June 6, 2024
      • Vikas Khare + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Cognitive Science, Computational Intelligence, and Data Analytics: Methods and Applications with Python introduces readers to the foundational concepts of data analysis, cognitive science, and computational intelligence, including AI and Machine Learning. The book's focus is on fundamental ideas, procedures, and computational intelligence tools that can be applied to a wide range of data analysis approaches, with applications that include mathematical programming, evolutionary simulation, machine learning, and logic-based models. It offers readers the fundamental and practical aspects of cognitive science and data analysis, exploring data analytics in terms of description, evolution, and applicability in real-life problems.The authors cover the history and evolution of cognitive analytics, methodological concerns in philosophy, syntax and semantics, understanding of generative linguistics, theory of memory and processing theory, structured and unstructured data, qualitative and quantitative data, measurement of variables, nominal, ordinals, intervals, and ratio scale data. The content in this book is tailored to the reader's needs in terms of both type and fundamentals, including coverage of multivariate analysis, CRISP methodology and SEMMA methodology. Each chapter provides practical, hands-on learning with real-world applications, including case studies and Python programs related to the key concepts being presented.

    • Advances in Plasma Treatment of Textile Surfaces

      • 1st Edition
      • January 24, 2024
      • Shahid Ul Islam + 1 more
      • English
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      Advances in Plasma Treatment of Textile Surfaces offers a detailed overview on the use of plasma in natural and synthetic textiles and explores applications in technical textiles, including composites, ballistic performance, functionalization, and textile wastewater treatment. This promising technology can alter the surface properties of textiles without having a significant effect on their bulk properties, leading to potential improvements to the scouring, de-sizing, dyeing, finishing, printing, and laminating processes among others. Drawing on an international team of contributors from industry as well as academia, this important book brings these innovative sustainable plasma treatments to textile and polymer scientists working in textile functionalization.

    • Fundamentals and Biomedical Applications of Chitosan Nanoparticles

      • 1st Edition
      • November 27, 2024
      • Kalim Deshmukh + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Fundamentals and Biomedical Applications of Chitosan Nanoparticles holistically covers the development and application of chitosan nanoparticles, providing an accessible and interdisciplinary resource for both those new to the field and those who wish to deepen their knowledge. The book begins with an introduction to synthesis methods, fundamental chemistry, characterization, and surface functionalization of chitosan nanoparticles, guiding the reader through each stage of development. A wide range of biomedical applications are explored, from vaccine delivery, tumor targeting, tissue engineering, and wound healing and antimicrobial therapy.This will be a helpful guide for postgraduate students and researchers who are starting out in this field, as well as established researchers in the fields of materials science, nanotechnology, materials chemistry, and bioscience.

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