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    • Textile Waste Management

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Mohammad Shahid + 2 more
      • English
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      The textile industry is a resource-intensive global business that produces significant amounts of garments and textiles annually, but also generates substantial waste, raising environmental and social concerns. In response to growing recognition of these issues, various stakeholders are calling for sustainable practices, circular economy strategies, regulatory interventions and consumer education campaigns to minimise waste and promote recycling. Textile Waste Management: Strategies for Sustainability delves into these challenges, providing insights, analysis and practical solutions for managing textile waste in a sustainable and responsible manner. It aims to contribute to a more sustainable future by addressing the complexities of textile waste management and advocating for successful strategies to reduce environmental impact and promote circularity.

    • Advances in Thermal Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • G. Sriharan + 2 more
      • English
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      Advances in Thermal Engineering: Innovations for Sustainable Solutions takes readers on a journey through cutting-edge thermal engineering innovations and sustainable solutions in this comprehensive reference book. From advanced heat transfer technologies to environmental sustainability initiatives, this book delves into a diverse array of topics, providing insights into the latest advancements in thermal sciences and engineering. This book covers a wide range of topics in thermal engineering, including advanced heat transfer technologies, innovative cooling systems, sustainable energy solutions, and emerging materials. Readers will explore practical applications, case studies, and discussions on environmental sustainability, thermal management in various systems, and the latest advancements in the field. From fundamental principles to cutting-edge research, this book provides a comprehensive overview of thermal engineering innovations and their applications in diverse industries. Advances in Thermal Engineering: Innovations for Sustainable Solutions equips readers -- from researchers, engineers, educators, students, industry professionals, and environmentalists -- with the knowledge and tools needed to address challenges and innovate in the ever-evolving field of thermal engineering. Whether seeking to enhance thermal management techniques, explore advanced energy systems, or delve into sustainable technologies, this book is a gateway to staying at the forefront of thermal engineering advancements.

    • Data Compression for Data Mining Algorithms

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Xiaochun Wang
      • English
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      Data Compression for Data Mining Algorithms tackles the important problems in the design of more efficient data mining algorithms by way of data compression techniques and provides the first systematic and comprehensive description of the relationships between data compression mechanisms and the computations involved in data mining algorithms. Data mining algorithms are powerful analytical techniques used across various disciplines, including business, engineering, and science. However, in the big data era, tasks such as association rule mining and classification often require multiple scans of databases, while clustering and outlier detection methods typically depend on Euclidean distance for similarity measures, leading to high computational costs. Data Compression for Data Mining Algorithms addresses these challenges by focusing on the scalarization of data mining algorithms, leveraging data compression techniques to reduce dataset sizes and applying information theory principles to minimize computations involved in tasks such as feature selection and similarity computation. The book features the latest developments in both lossless and lossy data compression methods and provides a comprehensive exposition of data compression methods for data mining algorithm design from multiple points of view. Key discussions include Huffman coding, scalar and vector quantization, transforms, subbands, wavelet-based compression for scalable algorithms, and the role of neural networks, particularly deep learning, in feature selection and dimensionality reduction. The book’s contents are well-balanced for both theoretical analysis and real-world applications, and the chapters are well organized to compose a solid overview of the data compression techniques for data mining. To provide the reader with a more complete understanding of the material, projects and problems solved with Python are interspersed throughout the text.

    • Fundamentals and Applications of Waste Treatment and Valorization

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Buchun Si
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Fundamentals and Applications of Waste Treatment and Valorization serves as a comprehensive guide to processing a wide array of waste materials, including biomass, wastewater, and plastics, and their potential transformation into renewable value-added and sustainable products. This book combines theoretical knowledge with practical applications, to equip the reader with innovative solutions and a roadmap for implementing sustainable waste management strategies. Each chapter delves into the principles of various waste treatment technologies—such as anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, and hydrothermal conversion—reinforce... by real-world case studies.Covering a wide range of applications from plastics recycling and liquid fuel production to biogas generation and hydrogen production, Fundamentals and Applications of Waste Treatment and Valorization is an essential resource for researchers, academics, and professionals in chemical and environmental engineering. Additionally, it evaluates the environmental impacts of these technologies, providing insights into sustainability and policy implications.

    • Smart Wearable IoT

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Shuenn-Yuh Lee + 1 more
      • English
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      Smart Wearable IoT: Principles and Implementation of Development Modules with Wireless Biomedical SoC focuses on the development of intelligent wearable technology integrated with the Internet and various platforms. The book provides detailed guidance on building a user-friendly development platform that features intelligent wearable systems, including bio-signal SoCs/modules, user-friendly websites/apps, and artificial intelligence (AI) systems on edge/cloud. Through wireless bio-signal acquisition, readers can continuously access and monitor their vital signs via the wearable platform. By exploring specific case studies, such as the ECG-based fatigue analysis system, readers will gain fundamental knowledge in biosignal acquisition and processing. This hands-on approach enables them to understand the integration of digital signal processing and artificial intelligence in analyzing physiological data, ultimately enhancing their skills in developing innovative wearable solutions.

    • Additive Manufacturing of Architected Metamaterials

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Matteo Benedetti + 2 more
      • English
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      Additive Manufacturing of Architected Metamaterials provides readers with a deep understanding of the design, manufacturing, properties, and applications of these materials. Chapters cover modeling and numerical techniques, experimental approaches for investigating mechanical properties, as well as the thermal, electromagnetic, and corrosion fatigue properties of these materials. Design techniques, microstructure, and topology are each discussed as well. Materials covered include additive manufactured lattice structures, cellular lattice materials, acoustic and elastic locally resonant metamaterials, rationally designed cellular metamaterials, optical metamaterials, biological metamaterials, high strength strut-based lattices, and more, and the book concludes with a chapter focused on data-driven design and artificial intelligence for architected metamaterials.

    • Electric Vehicle Conductive and Wireless Charging Technologies

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Yiming Zhang + 1 more
      • English
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      Electric Vehicle Conductive and Wireless Charging Technologies: Power Electronics for Grid Integration provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements and challenges in the field of electric vehicle charging technology. This book begins by providing a clear assessment of the research history and context, before proposing a set of implantation standards for both conductive and wireless charging. Each charging technology is given a detailed assessment, and the two are contrasted in a variety of case studies and scenarios. Specific challenges such as wide-voltage-gain efficient conductive charging, and misalignment tolerance and interoperability in wireless charging are presented, with potential solutions. Critically, auxiliary systems from positioning to foreign object detection are put in context, and a practical assessment of integration challenge is provided. Combining theoretical foundation with practical implementation methods, Electric Vehicle Conductive and Wireless Charging Technologies: Power Electronics for Grid Integration equips students, researchers, and engineer with a holistic view of the challenges, cutting-edge research landscape, and integration opportunities related to EV wireless and conductive charging.

    • Control Systems for Automated and Autonomous Ships

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Henryk Pepliński
      • English
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      While experts have been trying to ascertain what autonomy might mean in and for maritime trade and operations for a few years, it has now become a necessity for the sector to progress. It’s no secret, though, that technological innovations come with their fair share of challenges. Control Systems for Automated and Autonomous Ships: Design Requirements, Technologies, and Case Studies successfully offer a better understanding of this disruptive context by consolidating engineering requirements with currently applicable, international legislation and regulatory standards.Written by a professional with decades of experience in the industry, the book comprehensively covers sought-after information relating to the design, commissioning, and operating of control and monitoring processes and their enabling technologies on board intelligent vessels. Balancing the benefits of a well-structured, rigorous overview alongside topical case studies and lessons learnt from real pilot models, the volume supports both further academic research as well as practical, industry-relevant implementation of different levels of automation and the methods to achieve them through the very latest developments, crucially contributing to safer, more secure, more efficient – and therefore more sustainable too – cargo transportation, navigation, and ship operations worldwide.

    • Technologies for Soil and Water Pollution Remediation

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Sivakumar Utandhi + 3 more
      • English
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      Technologies for Soil and Water Pollution Remediation explores advanced microbial methods and practical solutions for effectively addressing soil and water contamination. It addresses critical issues in soil and water pollution while outlining the pressing environmental challenges associated with soil and water contamination, emphasizing the urgent need for effective remediation strategies. This book highlights the identification and classification of contaminants, their sources, and the impacts on ecosystems and human health. Key methodologies discussed include advanced bioremediation techniques, phytoremediation, and emerging technologies such as microbial electrogenesis and photocatalytic treatments.

    • Natural Polymer-Based Films and Coatings in Food Technology

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Ewelina Jamróz + 1 more
      • English
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      Natural Polymer-based Films and Coatings in Food Technology provides a thorough overview of several bio-based polymers used in the preparation of single- or multi-layer films and coatings, as well as their current and potential applications in the field of food science. The book starts with an introduction to biopolymer films and coatings, followed by a discussion of their properties, production, and utilization as smart packaging materials. It then discusses the applications and future trends of biopolymer films and coatings in food technology, as well as the interaction between food and packaging, including chemical migration. In the last chapters, the book addresses materials’ biodegradation, life cycle assessment, and packaging legal regulations, ending with a presentation of real-world examples of industrial and commercial applications. This book is a valuable resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists, and R&D professionals seeking to explore the advancements and applications of natural polymer-based films and coatings in the food industry.

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