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Books in Physical sciences and engineering

  • Agent-Based Models with MATLAB

    • 1st Edition
    • Erik Cuevas + 3 more
    • English
    Agent-Based Models with MATLAB introduces Agent-Based Modeling (ABM), one of the most important methodologies for complex systems modeling. The book explores computational implementations and accompanying MATLAB software code as a means of inspiring readers to apply agent-based models to solve a diverse range of problems. It comes with a large amount of software code that accompanies the main text, and the modeling systems described in the book are implemented using MATLAB as the programming language. Despite the heavy mathematical components of Agent-Based Models and complex systems, it is possible to utilize these models without in-depth understanding of their mathematical fundamentals.This book enables computer scientists, mathematicians, researchers, and engineers to apply ABM in a wide range of research and engineering applications. It gradually advances from basic to more advanced methods while reinforcing complex systems through practical, hands-on applications of various computational models.

  • Soft Computing in Smart Manufacturing and Materials

    • 1st Edition
    • Sudan Jha + 4 more
    • English
    Soft Computing in Smart Manufacturing and Materials explains the role of soft computing in the manufacturing industries. It presents the techniques, concepts and design principles behind smart soft computing, and describes how they can be applied in the development and manufacture of smart materials. It provides perspectives for design and commissioning of intelligent applications, including in health care, agriculture, and production assembly, and reviews the latest intelligent technologies and algorithms related to the methodologies of monitoring and mitigation of sustainable engineering.

  • Basic to Modern Strategies of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Hyun-Joon Ha
    • English
    Basic to Modern Strategies of Synthetic Organic Chemistry offers fresh perspectives and interests to professionals engaged in organic synthesis in various fields. The book starts with sections for review and understanding of reactions and proceeds with more in-depth knowledge in organic synthesis, including examples of total synthesis. Sections provide a systematic learning of organic reactions, with a focus on the relatively simple yet somewhat complex approach to compound synthesis. Furthermore, this reference will serve as a useful resource for graduate students to enhance their understanding and review of organic chemistry and synthesis.It includes examples of total synthesis that helps pursuing further studies. Additionally, the book provides an introduction to environmental and economic considerations in synthesis, which has become an important issue in recent years, especially for those working in fine chemicals and the pharmaceutical industry. The book also introduces flow chemistry, along with an overview of the processes and equipment used.

  • Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Anand Krishnan + 4 more
    • English
    Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications provides an introduction to exosomes and extracellular vesicles, including their unique properties and characterization, before detailing the most-utilized isolation, purification, and surface engineering techniques for their preparation as therapeutic and diagnostic agents. This book reviews recent developments in interdisciplinary research on exosome structure, properties, and engineering approaches as well as their use in diagnosis and treatment of a variety of illnesses such as cancer, tuberculosis, Alzheimer's disease, ophthalmic diseases, and others. Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications is an important reference for those interested in the development and application of exosomes and extracellular vesicles as biomaterials for us in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

  • Redox Signaling in Wound Healing in Elderly Populations: Clinical Approach, Part 2

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3
    • English
    Redox Signaling in Wound Healing in Elderly Populations: Clinical Approach, Part Two, Volume Three covers wounds in different types and locations (diabetic, ischemic, post-operational) in subcellular and macro dimensions, examining their relationship with aging with an aim to target deteriorating redox signaling cascades and highlight promising therapeutic approaches. Understanding the indication for the use of new therapeutics targeting the illuminated pathways in wound healing helps adjust treatment regimens befitting modern medicine. Ineffective redox adaptation and disseminated oxidative injury are the hallmarks of continuing oxidative stress.However, oxidative stress cannot be simply described as the imbalance between ROS formation and antioxidant defense capacity. This also covers impairment in redox sensing and signaling pathways. The term oxidative stress is an expression that is losing its use in modern redox biology. It is now an accepted fact that ROS cannot be described as an apparent enemy or friend. Its optimum level modulates signal transduction and stress responses by acting as a second messenger for redox-sensitive cascades.

  • Ideal and Real Atmospheric Boundary Layers

    • 1st Edition
    • Mathias W. Rotach + 1 more
    • English
    Ideal and Real Atmospheric Boundary Layers is based on the notion that classical books of Boundary Layer Meteorology largely focus on ideal surface conditions, while the actual real circumstances often address situations that are more complex, like over heterogeneous land and in urban and mountain areas.Ideal and Real Atmospheric Boundary Layers starts by covering the basic physical principles used in atmospheric boundary layer meteorology, including atmospheric turbulence, observing and modeling atmospheric boundary layers, and neutral, convective, and stable boundary layers over different types of land surfaces. The second part of the book describes the applications and extension of these principles for real-world circumstances. The book will be of interest to researchers and students in atmospheric science, climate science, and meteorology.

  • Quantum Computing for Healthcare Data

    Revolutionizing the Future of Medicine
    • 1st Edition
    • Gayathri Nagasubramanian + 2 more
    • English
    Quantum Computing for Healthcare Data: Revolutionizing the Future of Medicine presents an advanced overview of the fundamentals of quantum computing, from the transition of traditional to quantum computing, to the challenges and opportunities encountered as various industries enter into the paradigm shift. The book investigates how quantum AI, quantum data processing, and quantum data analysis can best be integrated into healthcare data systems. The book also introduces a range of case studies which feature applications of quantum computing in connected medical devices, medical simulations, robotics, medical diagnosis, and drug discovery. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers, graduate students, and professional programmers and computer engineers working in the areas of healthcare data management and analytics, blockchain, IoT, and big data analytics.

  • Sensor Networks for Smart Hospitals

    • 1st Edition
    • Tuan Anh Nguyen
    • English
    Sensor Networks for Smart Hospitals shows how the use of sensors to gather data on a patient's condition and the environment in which their care takes place can allow healthcare professionals to monitor well-being and make informed decisions about treatment. Written by experts in the field, this book is an invaluable resource for researchers and healthcare practitioners in their drive to use technology to improve the lives of patients. Data from sensor networks via the smart hospital framework is comprised of three main layers: data, insights, and access.Medical data is collected in real-time from an array of intelligent devices/systems deployed within the hospital. This data offers insight from the analytics or machine learning software that is accessible to healthcare staff via a smartphone or mobile device to facilitate swifter decisions and greater efficiency.

  • Optics of the Moon

    • 1st Edition
    • Yuriy Shkuratov + 2 more
    • English
    Optics of the Moon offers a modern approach to lunar remote sensing. It presents methods for interpreting optics of surfaces with complicated structures, in particular, the lunar regolith. For example, this book illustrates how phase-ratio techniques can lead to the detection of surface structure anomalies and describes polarimetric studies of the lunar surface and their use. This book addresses many questions related to the surfaces of the Moon, such as why the Moon looks like a ball at a large phase angle and like a disk in full moon, why the lunar surface has slight color variations, and why at large phase angles its polarization degree closely correlates with albedo.Including historical perspectives, case studies, maps, and figures to enhance the understanding of both theory and techniques, Optics of the Moon is a valuable resource for researchers and students in lunar and planetary science and remote sensing.

  • Resource Optimization in Wireless Communications

    Fundamentals, Algorithms, and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Lie-Liang Yang + 5 more
    • English
    Resource Optimization in Wireless Communications: Fundamentals, Algorithms, and Applications provides an easy-to-understand overview of the fundamentals of resource optimization, along with the latest algorithms and applications for emerging 5G, and beyond, wireless systems offering a variety of services. Additionally, it covers the principles and resource optimization of some systems expected in 6G.This book is suitable for courses in wireless communications that cover the principles of multicarrier and OFDM, the theory of resource allocation, power allocation, and subcarrier allocation, as well as the principles and optimization of OTFS, ISAC, reflective intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted mmWave, and user-centric cell-free wireless systems. It is also an ideal self-study reference text for researchers and industry engineers who wish to deepen their knowledge while researching and developing wireless systems for 6G.

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