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    • Climate Change Effects on Infrastructure

      • 1st Edition
      • February 1, 2026
      • Anasua GuhaRay + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The design of structures and infrastructure facilities has typically assumed a future climate that is much the same as today’s. However, a changing climate and the resulting more extreme weather events mean those climate bands are becoming outdated, leaving infrastructure operating outside or at the limit of its tolerance levels.With its evaluation of a host of assets in the built environment, Climate Change Effects on Infrastructure: Advanced Tools for Monitoring, Mitigation, and Lifecycle Optimization instructs readers how to assess and predict structural vulnerabilities resulting from climate change as well as ensuing hazard patterns using mathematical tools and data-driven models. The carefully compiled contributions also comprehensively survey the latest technological developments and the most useful approaches to counteract and/or prevent damage and connected socio-economic risks.The volume proves to be an even more invaluable resource thanks to its real-world application examples that spotlight the urgency of further investigations into the implementation of cost-effective and sustainable adaptive measures that can enhance or extend the reliable performance, durability, and efficiency of structures and infrastructure systems throughout their entire lifecycle.

    • Geomicrobiology of Río Tinto

      • 1st Edition
      • February 1, 2026
      • Ricardo Amils
      • English
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      Geomicrobiology of Río Tinto: A Terrestrial Mars Analogue provides the most detailed biological and geological characterizations of one of Earth's best terrestrial Mars analogues. The acidic waters of Río Tinto and the high metal content of its sediments have given rise to a unique biodiversity. Understanding the geochemical and mineralogical conditions that have shaped the evolution of these extremophiles is essential to guiding the selection of sites for meaningful missions to Mars. Edited by a renowned astrobiologist with contributions from global experts with applied experience in Mars exploration missions, this book is systematically structured for a wide audience. Sections delve into the physical characteristics and biological diversity of Río Tinto, its suitability as a terrestrial Mars analogue, and the fundamentals and applications of geomicrobiology. Geomicrobiology of Río Tinto: A Terrestrial Mars Analogue provides its interdisciplinary audiences with the fundamentals to understand the paleontological record of the system, the diversity existing in its water column, the biological activities responsible for its extreme conditions, and their biotechnological applications and relevance to future exploration missions to the red planet. This is an essential read for astrobiologists, aquatic biologists, geomicrobiologists, paleontologists, and biotechnologists alike.

    • Modern Energy Storage

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Huaiguang Jiang
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Modern Energy Storage: The Key to Energy System Transformation is a unique reference designed to give students and researchers the most advanced information on technologies in energy storage systems. Compiled by global experts and considering latest advances related to full recyclable process, second use, pollution reduction, and low-carbon industry & economy, this book addresses the current challenges of energy storage technologies and potential solutions. It includes comprehensive information on algorithms, methods, and programs as a technical-encycloped... for energy-storage-relat... areas such as Electric vehicles, Intelligent Transportation, Environment, and smart cities.Designed to inform, advise, and create discussion about the energy transition, climate, low carbon power and economy, the book's contributors provide abundant and valuable materials and references for students, researchers, engineers, and professors in energy, engineering, and environmental areas.

    • Comprehensive Cryospheric Science and Environmental Change

      • 1st Edition
      • February 2, 2026
      • Richard Kelly + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The cryosphere is where water is frozen on the Earth. It includes glaciers and ice sheets, sea ice and terrestrial snow cover, permanently and seasonally frozen ground, and frozen lakes and rivers. It is also where indigenous and non-indigenous communities reside across the high latitudes and at high altitudes. As a result of human-induced global warming, the cryosphere is shrinking in its coverage and changing in its temporal behavior, which will have profound implications for society.Comprehensiv... Cryospheric Science and Environmental Change, Four Volume Set provides a broad and comprehensive overview of the cryosphere and our understanding of its energy and mass processes. Containing approximately 80 chapters written by world-leading experts, it contextualizes the state of current cryosphere against past states over geologic time, explaining how and why the cryosphere is changing and what the implications are for the environment and society.Structured using an integrative approach, it draws together scientific understanding of the cryosphere from the perspective of fundamental physical principles, field experimentation, remote sensing observations and numerical modelling, to demonstrate how society will be impacted and respond to consequential environmental change. With the availability of sophisticated modelling tools and big data, scientific skill in modelling cryospheric systems has led to improved understanding of past cryospheric environments and increasingly skillful predictions of the future. With our evolving, yet not fully formed understanding of how society responds to environmental change, this work outlines current thinking around vulnerability, impact, adaptation and mitigation of cryosphere-induced environmental change, for example sea level rise, snow and sea ice season changes and permafrost degradation.Ideal for geoscience and earth/environmental science researchers of all levels, this one-stop reference work provides deep-level treatment of data science and the human responses to cryospheric change via a fully integrated, interdisciplinary approach.

    • Green and Sustainable Synthesis of Iron Oxide-Based Nanomaterials for Energy and Environmental Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • March 2, 2026
      • Uma Shanker + 1 more
      • English
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      Green and Sustainable Synthesis of Iron Oxide-Based Nanomaterials for Energy and Environmental Applications explores various synthesis methods of iron and iron oxide nanoparticles, with an emphasis on green synthesis – a sustainable and eco-friendly method. The book investigates a range of alternative routes to the synthesis of iron-based nanomaterials, such as using microorganisms (fungi, bacteria, actinomycetes), algae, green plants, and various biocompatible green reagents such as biopolymers, cellulose, and biomass. Furthermore, the effects of various parameters used in the green synthesis approach are examined in order to provide a clear image of the physicochemical features of the nanomaterials created.

    • Advances in Inorganic Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 87
      • March 1, 2026
      • English
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    • Essentials of Big Data Analytics

      • 1st Edition
      • February 1, 2026
      • Pallavi Chavan + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Essentials of Big Data Analytics: Applications in R and Python is a comprehensive guide that demystifies the complex world of big data analytics, blending theoretical concepts with hands-on practices using the Python and R programming languages and MapReduce framework. This book bridges the gap between theory and practical implementation, providing clear and practical understanding of the key principles and techniques essential for harnessing the power of big data. Essentials of Big Data Analytics is designed to provide a comprehensive resource for readers looking to deepen their understanding of Big Data analytics, particularly within a computer science, engineering, and data science context. By bridging theoretical concepts with practical applications, the book emphasizes hands-on learning through exercises and tutorials, specifically utilizing R and Python. Given the growing role of Big Data in industry and scientific research, this book serves as a timely resource to equip professionals with the skills needed to thrive in data-driven environments.

    • Dental Adhesion and Adhesive Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Umer Daood
      • English
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      Dental Adhesion and Adhesive Systems: Biology, Mechanics and Best Clinical Practice provides an overview of current research on materials, mechanics and clinical practice relating to dental adhesion, i.e. the adhesion or bonding to the natural substance of teeth, enamel and dentin. It examines the nature and strength of adhesion to dental hard tissues, properties of adhesive materials, causes and mechanisms of failure of the bonds, clinical techniques for bonding and newer applications for bonding such as bonding to the soft tissue. The book begins by examining evidence-based dentistry in relation to dental adhesion, resin-dentin and enamel bonding, degradation of resin-dentin bond; biofilm and caries, the new generation of adhesives; the science and mechanics of dental bonding; technologies for enamel and dentin bonding prediction dynamics of bonding and dentin; adhesion to root dentin; bond improvement; maximizing clinical outcomes for indirect restorations with adhesive dentistry

    • Handbook of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Energy Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Mir Sayed Shah Danish
      • English
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      ‘Handbook of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Energy Systems: Practical Techniques and Case Studies’ is a practical, step-by-step guidebook for integrating AI into energy systems, from foundational theories to hands-on implementation strategies. This book begins with the foundational principles and history of AI in Energy Systems, including fundamental methods for data preprocessing. A variety of optimization and control strategies are introduced in detail, including advanced methods (Adam, RMSprop, AdaGrad); next, machine learning techniques, libraries, and implementation strategies are broken down in depth. Modeling methods, evaluation metrics, deployment, and interpretability are addressed, before deep learning neural networks from CNNs to GANs, and finally hardware and software requirements for deploying AI in energy systems, including GPU/TPU usage, distributed training, and data storage solution. Packed with case studies, worked numerical examples, and practical tips for research and implementation in the area, the ‘Handbook of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Energy Systems’ brings the reader quickly up to speed with the practical opportunities of this critical technology in modern energy systems.

    • Handbook of Polymers for Electronics

      • 2nd Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • George Wypych
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Polymers used in electronics and electrical engineering are essential to the development of high-tech products, with applications in space, aviation, health, automotive, communication, energy harvesting and storage, light-emitting and sensing, flexible electronics, robotic systems, analytical sensors, consumer products, and more. Conductivity is the first feature that comes to mind with these polymers, but they are currently much more complex, having shape-memory, piezoelectric, ferroelectric, and many other properties. Typical features of mainstream polymers, such as mechanical performance, optical behavior, and environmental stability, are required by polymers used in electronics, but frequently they must be enhanced to perform in these demanding applications. In many applications, the properties of typical polymers (usually included in popular handbooks) are not sufficient, creating the need to develop special grades or simply use completely new chemistry for their synthesis. Similarly, the typical set of properties included in the description of the mainstream polymer is not sufficient for polymer selection for these applications as they require different data, data that is meticulously detailed in the Handbook of Polymers for Electronics. The book provides readers with the most up-to-date information from the existing literature, manufacturing data, and patent filings. Presenting data for all polymers based on a consistent pattern of arrangement, the book provides details organized into the following sections: General; history; synthesis; structure; commercial polymers; physical properties; electrical properties; mechanical properties; chemical resistance; flammability; weather stability; thermal stability; biodegradation; toxicity; environmental impact; processing; blends; analysis. The contents, scope, treatment and novelty of the data makes this book an essential resource for anyone working with polymeric materials used in modern electronic applications.

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