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Succession Planning Through Mentoring in the Library

• 1st Edition
• November 15, 2029
• Julie Leuzinger + 1 more
• English

Succession Planning through Mentoring in the Library addresses the topic of mentoring within the library, providing an accounting of the benefit to libraries that use this tactic for planning and how it can cultivate more knowledge and confidence in employees. Case studies from four different types of libraries with formal succession planning programs in place will be included. The book makes an analysis of the contributed case studies from other libraries regarding the use of mentoring in their succession planning programs, and then provides recommendations, best practices, and suggestions for implementing a succession planning program that includes mentoring.

Geologic History of Venus

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2029
• Robert Herrick + 1 more
• English

Venus: A Geodynamic History provides a clear overview of the surface and interior history of Venus, highlighting where the gaps in knowledge are and what data is needed from future missions to fill those gaps. This approach makes it a valuable guide in aiding future mission design, data acquisition plans, and data analysis plans. The book also presents a cohesive story of our current understanding of the current and past geodynamic history of Venus, and examines the geologic and geophysical constraints that have been applied to this topic.  Combining current observations and an astute investigation of different theories of the planet’s surface and interior history, Venus: A Geodynamic History is an important resource for planetary scientists, geologists, and geophysicists alike as we look toward future Venus missions and a desire to better understand Earth’s closest neighbor.

Design and Implementation of Digital I&C Systems in Nuclear Power Plants

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2029
• Steve Yang
• English

Design and Implementation of Digital I&C Systems in Nuclear Power Plants presents a comprehensive and practical guide for engineers and researchers in nuclear utilities. Author Steve Yang covers fundamental theory and proven practices which reflect the rapid changes in the last 10 years in both market and technology. This book promotes safety and reliability in nuclear power plants to help facilitate faster adaption of safety cultures. Design approaches and digital I&C processes are illustrated by practical cases to enhance understanding and enable the reader to apply the processes across both new build and upgrade projects. This is a very valuable reference for a range of nuclear professionals, including digital I&C engineers, system engineers, component designers, verification and validation engineers, operators and regulators. It provides an understanding of I&C platform architectures to promote a better understanding of customer need and provide optimal design and implementation solutions. It addresses daily challenges of designers and component engineers, as well as those of the V&V engineers required to have a deep understanding of domain knowledge.

Nanomaterials for Medical Applications

• 2nd Edition
• November 1, 2029
• Zoraida Aguilar
• English

Nanomaterials for Medical Applications, Second Edition is a comprehensive presentation of the various aspects of nanomaterials for medical applications in diagnostics, therapeutics, disease prevention and regenerative medicine. Relevant types of nanoparticles such as the metals/non-metals and their oxides (if any), biodegradable biocompatible nanoparticles, hydrogel nanoparticles, dendrimers, etc. in the form of nanospheres, nanostars, nanoshells and nanotubes are featured. The book includes applications in cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, diseases of the central nervous system, orthopedics and more. Therefore, it is useful for undergraduates, graduate students, postgraduate, professors, and professionals (such as oncologists, radiologists, lawyers, businessmen, technicians, etc.).An additional new section of this book focuses on the application of nanotechnology for medical use of cannabidiols (CBDs) which has been approved for medical use in the 50 states.

Knowledge Engineering for Innovation and Sustainability

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2029
• Yuya Kajikawa
• English

Knowledge Engineering for Innovation and Sustainability is an interdisciplinary examination, not only of knowledge engineering, but also innovation, allowing environmental scientists to gain a better understanding of technological solutions and innovative methods. It is organized in a methodical way, first by defining sustainability and innovation, then by laying out a conceptual framework. The book goes on to explore causality and systems thinking for examining a particular phenomenon, and then presents processes for analysis and design. Finally, it lays out the narrative of sustainability as well as what needs to be done to ensure the future of sustainability. By applying key concepts of innovation and knowledge engineering to sustainability problems, Knowledge Engineering for Innovation and Sustainability provides a structured approach to putting theory into practice for sustainable development.

Solar Energy Conversion Systems

• 2nd Edition
• November 1, 2029
• Jeffrey R. S. Brownson + 1 more
• English

Solar Energy Conversion Systems, Second Edition examines solar energy conversion as an integrative design process, applying systems thinking methods to a solid knowledge base for creators of solar energy systems. New to this edition are extended problem sets in each chapter, a new technology optimization chapter, and increased modular content broken down, including practical applications, modeling and problem solving sets with solutions. The book approaches solar energy conversion from the perspectives of integrative design, environmental technology, sustainability science, and materials science in the wake of amazing new thin films, polymers and glasses developed by the optoelectronics and semiconductor industries. This approach permits different levels of access for an emerging broad audience of scientists, engineers, architects, planners and economists. This is a new solar text for the new generation of green job designers and developers. It’s highlighted with vignettes that break down solar conversion into useful stories and provides common points of reference, as well as techniques, for effective estimation of evolving technologies.

Biodiesel as an Alternative Fuel

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2029
• Dipesh Kumar + 1 more
• English

Biodiesel as an Alternative Fuel: Value Chain, Performance, Feasibility and Sustainability provides a fundamental understanding on the state-of-the-art processes involved in the production of biodiesel. The book offers a holistic analysis of mass scale biodiesel production in terms of techno-economic viability and sustainability challenges in the 21st century. It covers the entire biodiesel value chain, from feedstock production and conversion processes, to post-production refining and fuel quality assessment. Besides conventional approaches, recent technologies holding promising opportunities are discussed in-depth. The book's authors analyze and address major industry and environmental concerns in their discussion of lifecycle assessment and techno-economic assessment.By exploring the fundamental concepts, latest developments and sustainability aspects, the book offers a complete understanding of the feasibility and sustainability of biodiesel. Researchers and PhD students coming into the field will be able to use this reference to acquire a holistic perspective of the subject. In addition, more experienced researchers and industry practitioners will benefit from the book’s techno-economic approach that will help readers make better-informed decisions when developing and deploying biodiesel-based technologies.

Climate Smart Small-Scale Hydro Power Plants

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2029
• Lasantha Jayasinghe + 2 more
• English

Climate Smart Small-Scale Hydro Power Plants provides empirical guidance to practitioners seeking to optimize design and adapt the operation of small hydro power plants (SHPPs) to mitigate climate change. The work covers current positions, practices and impacts of SHPP as part of a diversifying sustainable energy mix threatened by the uncertain vagaries of climate change – including violent flooding, inconsistent rain fall, poor catchment management, and water flow rises. In addition, it presents an argument for ‘climate smart’ SHPP planning and design which integrates qualitative and quantitative climate-change context-sensitive aspects into the design of SHPP systems.Chapters review practical examples of hydro-ecological regimes where small hydro power plants play a vital component in the overall energy mix, focusing on social, ecological and economic dimensions of safeguarding, key policies and operational practices. Case studies are used to assess progress and future steps in achieving SHPP climate smart systems, blending comparative review, integration and analysis.

Microclimate Change and Diversity in Natural and Human Dominated Systems

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2029
• Andrew E. Laursen
• English

Microclimate Change and Diversity in Natural and Human Dominated Systems explores microclimatic variability in a variety of natural and human dominated landscapes, also discussing their importance in the conservation of water, support of biological diversity, and mitigation of localized heating, both in the context of urban heat islands, and in the context or regional and global climate change. The book explores public policy frameworks and professional practices (e.g., architecture and agriculture) that affect the distribution and diversity of microclimates. Readers will find a synthesis of current understanding that will support sound decision- making in urban and regional planning and advancement of policy to prevent microclimate change.

Robust Dynamic State Estimation of Power Systems

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2029
• Junbo Zhao + 2 more
• English

Robust Dynamic State Estimation of Power Systems demonstrates how to implement and apply robust dynamic state estimators to problems in modern power systems, thereby bridging the literatures of dynamic state estimation and robust estimation theory. The book presents Kalman filter algorithms, demonstrating how to build powerful, robust counterparts. Following sections build out case study-based implementations of robust Kalman filters to decontextualized applications across dynamic state estimation in power systems. Coverage encompasses theoretical backgrounds, motivations, problem formulation, implementations, uncertainties, anomalies and practical applications, such as generator parameter calibration, unknown inputs estimation, control failure detection, protection, and cyberattack detection. Future research topics are identified and discussed, including open research questions. The book will serve as a key reference for power system real-time monitoring, control center engineers, and graduate students for learning (course related work) and research.