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  • Advances in Quantum Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 89
    • English
    Advances in Quantum Chemistry, Volume 89 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Updates in this release include Scattering of e± with Al, Ni, Cu, Ag, Pt, and Au atoms including the relativistic effects at 1 eV ≤ Ei ≤ 1 MeV, Chirped Pulse Control of Raman Coherence in Atoms and Molecules, and The Quantum Mechanical Non-adiabatic coupling Term as friction in the formation of DH2+.

  • MXene-Based Hybrid Nano-Architectures for Environmental Remediation and Sensor Applications

    From Design to Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Ram K. Gupta + 3 more
    • English
    MXene-Based Hybrid Nano-Architectures for Environmental Remediation and Sensor Applications: From Design to Applications brings together the state-of-the-art in molecular design, synthetic approaches, unique properties, and applications of MXene-based hybrid nanomaterials, which combine 2D MXenes with low dimensional materials and open the door to novel solutions in environmental remediation, sensing, and other areas. The book covers synthesis methods, structural design, basic properties, and characterization techniques and provides in-depth coverage of specific areas of environmental remediation and removal, covering gases, toxic heavy metals, organic pollutants, pharmaceuticals, organic dyes, pesticides, and inorganic pollutants. Other sections delve into targeted sensing applications, including electrochemical sensors, optical sensors, biosensors, and strain sensors. The final chapters consider other application areas for MXene-based hybrid nano-architectures, such as wearable devices and thermal energy storage, and address the other key considerations of secondary environmental contamination, toxicity, regeneration and re-use of MXenes, and future opportunities.

  • Computational Intelligence Methods for Sentiment Analysis in Natural Language Processing Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • D. Jude Hemanth
    • English
    Computational Intelligence for Sentiment Analysis in Natural Language Processing Applications provides a solution to this problem through detailed technical coverage of AI-based Sentiment Analysis methods for various applications. The book's authors provide readers with an in-depth look at the challenges and associated solutions, including case studies and real-world scenarios from across the globe. Development of scientific and enterprise applications are covered that will aid computer scientists in building practical/real-world AI-based Sentiment Analysis systems. With the vast increase in Big Data, computational intelligence approaches have become a necessity for Natural Language Processing and Sentiment Analysis in a wide range of decision-making application areas.

  • Multiphysics of Wind Turbines in Extreme Loading Conditions

    • 1st Edition
    • Arash Soleiman Fallah + 2 more
    • English
    Multiphysics of Wind Turbines in Extreme Loading Conditions addresses the extreme transient loading of wind turbines through a multiphysics modeling approach, notably by considering the dynamic effects and the nonlinearities of the physics involved in such situations. The book forms the basis for understanding multiphysic numerical simulations conducted on onshore and offshore wind turbines and subjected to extreme loading conditions, including storms, earthquakes, blasts, impacts, and tsunamis. The multiphysics approaches used in this book are explained in each chapter, with algorithms then turned into numerical codes to attain a realistic picture of the dynamic response in each scenario. With numerical methods and loading data explained, the complexity of potential problems encountered when extreme dynamic loads are discussed, along with loading types and their effects. The book fills a specific niche in wind power, namely extreme transient loading of wind turbine, offering information and industrial practices as wind energy makes it useful to practice engineers, designers, undergraduate and graduate students.

  • Advanced Materials-Based Fluids for Thermal Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Hafiz Muhammad Ali
    • English
    Advanced Materials-Based Fluids for Thermal Systems focuses on new advanced materials called nanofluids that can be used to maximize heat transfer rates by adding nanoparticles (nanocomposites) into conventional heat transfer fluids. This comprehensive resource covers fundamentals, brief history, definitions, literature review, an introduction to thermophysical properties, and heat transfer characteristics with mathematical models, techniques, performance-affectin... factors, applications, and challenges of hybrid nanofluids. The book includes thermal characteristics, measurement, design, and applications of nanoparticles, as well as up-to-date advances in thermal engineering. Sections cover basics then advance to major topics with mathematical models, schematic diagrams, and summaries of experimental work of different researchers. The book also summarizes previous research and contemporary advances on nanofluids worldwide and introduces new techniques, resolving existing problems, and includes tactics on the implementation in practical applications.

  • Nucleation and Growth in Applied Materials

    • 1st Edition
    • Manuel Eduardo Palomar-Pardavé + 1 more
    • English
    Nucleation and Growth in Applied Materials covers fundamental aspects of thermodynamics and kinetics, nucleation and growth phenomena occurring during materials processing and synthesis in engineering of materials. Theoretical and practical approaches used to identify and quantify nucleation are analyzed. These approaches can be used to explain the relationship of the physical properties of the material with nucleation and growth processes. Sections cover modern methods such as SEM, TEM, EBSD microtexture, X-ray macrotexture and modeling and simulation (Monte Carlo, Molecular dynamic simulation, machine learning, etc.). Based on these observations, their applications in engineering materials and processes are discussed. Moreover, methodology (experimental and modeling) of nucleation and growth of metals and other materials from aqueous and nonaqueous solvents using electrochemical means are reviewed. Although nucleation and growth are well-studied processes in materials, the quantification of the number of nuclei during these processes are complicated. A key aim of the book is to systematize information and share knowledge about the nucleation and growth phenomena occurring in different engineering processes related to materials science and engineering.

  • Designer Drugs

    Chemistry, Analysis, Regulation, Toxicology, Epidemiology & Legislation of New Psychoactive Substances
    • 1st Edition
    • Roy Gerona
    • English
    A title in the Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry series, Designer Drugs: Chemistry, Analysis, Regulation, Toxicology, Epidemiology & Legislation of New Psychoactive Substances presents both an overview and a guide to techniques for designer drug analysis. Proliferation of the synthesis and use of designer drugs is a serious public health problem with social, economic, and legal implications. Whether abuse is studied at the population level or the individual level, researchers need both background and highly detailed technical information on specific drugs and drug classes in order to combat the proliferation and highly damaging consequences of these substances. Author Roy Gerona provides a comprehensive discussion that emphasizes the potential threat to society, presents the ongoing challenges confronting the various laboratory approaches to detection and identification of new chemical entities, and informs the development of improved analytical solutions for use in legislation, law enforcement, and treatment.Designer Drugs: Chemistry, Analysis, Regulation, Toxicology, Epidemiology & Legislation of New Psychoactive Substances offers an introduction to the field and a source of information on specific drugs, drug effects, and analytical tools to a wide audience for anyone studying or engaging in designer drug analysis. Analytical and medical chemists, pharmacologist, toxicologists, and students, researchers, and policy makers in the fields of drug abuse, medicine, public health, and forensics will greatly benefit from this essential text.

  • Innovative Bridge Structures Based on Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)

    • 1st Edition
    • Xudong Shao
    • English
    Innovative Bridge Structures Based on Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC): Theory, Experiments and Applications introduces more than a dozen innovative bridge structures and engineering applications developed by the author's team based on UHPC. As the new bridge structure developed by UHPC can make outstanding contributions to the realization of the "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals" and "sustainable development," and since recent studies have shown that the application of UHPC is expected to greatly reduce the amount of materials and carbon emissions and prolong the life of the structure, this book is an ideal update on the topic. For example, after calculation, when UHPC is applied to the arch bridge with compression as the main stress characteristic, compared with the steel arch bridge, the dead weight of the UHPC arch bridge is basically the same, and the cost and carbon emission are only 34% and 20% of the latter. Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) as a new generation of civil structural materials has the characteristics of high strength, high toughness and high durability. Through the collaborative innovation of new materials and new structures, the application of UHPC in bridge engineering is expected to achieve the goal of economical, environmentally-frie... durable and high performance of the main structure.

  • Handbook of Nanomaterials, Volume 1

    Electronics, Information Technology, Energy, Transportation, and Consumer Products
    • 1st Edition
    • Muhammad Imran Malik + 3 more
    • English
    Handbook of Nanomaterials, Volume One: Electronics, Information Technology, Energy, Transportation, and Consumer Products offers a comprehensive resource that introduces the role of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in a broad range of areas, covering fundamentals, methods, and applications. In this volume, the initial chapters introduce the core concepts of nanotechnology, synthesis methods, and characterization techniques. Following sections focus on key application areas across electronics, information technology, energy, transportation, and consumer products. In each chapter, detailed, but concise information is provided on a specific application, covering methods and latest advances. This book will be of interest to researchers and advanced students approaching nanotechnology from a range of disciplines, including materials science and engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, electronics, energy, biomedicine, environmental science, food science, and agriculture, as well as scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals with an interest in the use of nanomaterials across a range of industries.

  • Handbook of Nanomaterials, Volume 2

    Biomedicine, Environment, Food, and Agriculture
    • 1st Edition
    • Muhammad Imran Malik + 3 more
    • English
    Handbook of Nanomaterials, Volume Two: Biomedicine, Environment, Food, and Agriculture offers a comprehensive resource that introduces the role of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in a broad range of areas, covering fundamentals, methods, and applications. Dedicated sections focus on key applications across biomedicine, environmental remediation, food, agriculture, and other areas. Detailed, but concise information is provided on a specific application, and other key state-of-the-art technologies such as biomimetic nanotechnology and nanotechnology in 3D printing are included. In the final part of the book, there is in-depth coverage of environmental and regulatory issues relating to nanotechnology. This book will be of great interest to researchers and advanced students approaching nanotechnology from a range of disciplines, including materials science and engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, electronics, energy, biomedicine, environmental science, food science, and agriculture, as well as scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals with an interest in the use of nanomaterials across a range of industries.

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