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    • Future Forests

      • 1st Edition
      • October 24, 2023
      • Steven G. McNulty
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Future Forests: Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change provides background on forests as natural and social systems, the current distribution and dynamics based on major biomes that set the stage for their role of forests in global systems, the nature of climate change organized by biomes, and detailed descriptions of mitigation and adaptation strategies. This book forms presents a foundational summary of the feedback between the effect of climate change on forests and the converse effects of forests on climate, leading to conclusions on how forest management needs to be dictated by climate change.The book will be ideal for readers in the fields of climate change science, forest science and conservation biology, helping them develop a thorough understanding on the broad perspective of climate change on forests, the response of forests to these changes, and other climate-forest interaction potentials.

    • Recent Advances in Nanocarriers for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2023
      • Prashant Kesharwani + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Recent Advances in Nanocarriers for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy reviews thriving strategies concerning pancreatic cancer therapy, thoroughly describing the most recent developments in emerging modern drug delivery systems focused on, and derived from, nanotechnology. By providing a holistic understanding of the molecular pathways, conventional therapy and novel nanocarriers mediated drug delivery against pancreatic cancer, this work can be considered a complete package. The book offers a solution to the dissemination of data from a broad range of resources by providing an overview of the molecular pathways and conventional therapy of pancreatic cancer, the application of various nanocarriers, and more. This book equips scientists, clinicians and students to make rational treatment approaches based on nanomedicine for improving and extending the human life against pancreatic cancer.

    • Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 110
      • October 21, 2023
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy, Volume 110, presents the latest release in a series that has established itself as a premier resource for both specialists and non-specialists interested in new techniques and applications pertaining to NMR spectroscopy.

    • Flexible Distribution Networks

      • 1st Edition
      • October 21, 2023
      • Peng Li + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Flexible Distribution Networks facilitates the enhanced flexibility, efficiency and reliability of distribution networks under complex operating environments delivered by high DG penetration. Considering the high share of DG and flexibility improvement brought by SOP-type power electronic devices, the work aims to solve the issues of optimal operation of flexible distribution networks. Technical solutions for flexible operation problems of FDN are discussed in depth, including efficient analytical methods with high penetration of DG, SOP-based optimal operation methods with uncertainty, and high-performance convex optimization algorithms. Readers will develop sound knowledge and gain insights into the optimal operation of FDN with high penetration of DG.

    • Solid State Physics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 74
      • October 20, 2023
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Solid State Physics, Volume 74, the latest release in this serial that highlights new advances in the field, presents interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

    • Wind Tunnel Test Techniques

      • 1st Edition
      • October 20, 2023
      • Colin Britcher + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Wind Tunnel Test Techniques: Design and Use at Low and High Speeds with Statistical Engineering Applications provides an up-to-date treatment of the topic. Beginning with a brief history of wind tunnels and its types and uses, the book goes on to cover subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnel design and construction, calibration, boundary corrections, flow quality assessment, pressure surveys, and dynamic testing. It also focuses on wind tunnel facilities, making it useful for both the designer and operator. Engineers and graduate students in aerospace, automotive and similar programs will find this book useful in their work with experimental aerodynamics, gas dynamics, facility design and performance.

    • Heat Pipes

      • 7th Edition
      • October 20, 2023
      • Hussam Jouhara + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Heat Pipes: Theory, Design and Applications, Seventh Edition, takes a highly practical approach to the design and selection of heat pipes, making it an essential guide for practicing engineers and an ideal text for postgraduate students. The expanded author team consolidate and update the theoretical background included in previous editions, and include new sections on recent developments in manufacturing methods, wick design and additional applications. The book serves as an introduction to the theory, design and application of the range of passive, two-phase, heat-transfer devices known as heat pipes, serving as an essential reference for those seeking a sound understanding of the principles of heat pipe technology. It provides an introduction to the basic principles of operation and design data which would permit the reader to design and fabricate a basic heat pipe. It also provides details of the various more complex configurations and designs currently available to assist in selecting such devices.This new edition has been fully updated to reflect the latest research and technologies and includes four brand new chapters on various types of heat pipe, theoretical principles of heat transfer and fluid mechanics, additive manufacturing and heat pipe heat exchangers.

    • Biogas to Biomethane

      • 1st Edition
      • October 19, 2023
      • Abu Yousuf + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biogas to Biomethane: Engineering, Production, Sustainability addresses the technical, social and economic aspects of biogas upgradation to biomethane. With a focus on the latest advances, the book examines the challenges of biomethane production from technology to safety. Sections discuss the fundamentals of biomethane production, examine the latest technologies for biogas upgradation, provide step-by-step guidance on how to calculate and model mass, energy and emission flows from different process and technological configurations, address alternative and combined approaches to biogas upgradation, such as with mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria, consider the socio-economic implications of the biogas to biomethane production chain, and more. Additional sections discuss biosafety in relation to the technologies and processes discussed throughout the book and assess the sustainability of biomethane through lifecycle assessments and techno-economic and policy perspectives. This is an invaluable reference for researchers and industry engineers interested in biogas upgradation and the production of biomethane, and will be of interest to multidisciplinary teams working across Renewable Energy, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, and Sustainability Science.

    • Comprehensive Computational Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • October 19, 2023
      • Russell J. Boyd + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Comprehensive Computational Chemistry stands as an authoritative publication, comprising over 150 chapters that encompass the entire spectrum of the field. It delves into the foundational principles of theoretical methods, the development of algorithms and software packages, and their extensive applications in various domains, including atmospheric chemistry, biochemistry, materials science, and medicinal chemistry.Edited by a team of world-renowned scientists, this four-volume set covers everything from the theoretical foundations of quantum chemistry to the intricacies of modeling chemical reactions, exploring excited electronic states, and delving into the dynamics of molecular systems. It also sheds light on the critical role of computational chemistry in understanding and designing highly specific and efficient catalysts for various applications.Whether you are entering the field, an accomplished scientist, or an ambitious undergraduate student, "Comprehensive Computational Chemistry" is an invaluable resource for navigating the ever-evolving landscape of computational chemistry.Computatio... chemistry is a rapidly evolving discipline with growing relevance in various scientific domains. This groundbreaking reference resource is poised to shape the trajectory of the field and push its boundaries into uncharted territories.

    • Handbook of Magnetic Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 32
      • October 19, 2023
      • Ekkes H. Brück
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Handbook of Magnetic Materials, Volume 32 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely and field specific topics, each contributed to by an international board of authors.

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