Written by leading experts, this volume offers detailed and up-to-date findings for survey methodologists and practitioners. It deepens the reader’s understanding of the unit problem and showcases recent advances in business survey methodology and practice.
Reinforced concrete columns play a very important role in structural performance; as such, it is essential to apply a suitable analytical tool to estimate their structural behaviour and consider failure mechanisms. This monograph focuses on fiber beam-column elements.
This book reviews chlorine substitution reactions in hexachlorocyclopentadiene. It shows new, convenient ways of synthesizing block synthons for the rational design of pharmacologically important cyclopentanoids and other economically valuable compounds. For synthetic chemists.
Volcano-Sedimentary Interactions in the Tadpatri Formation
This book unravels the interplay between volcanism and sedimentation in ancient India. Drawing on detailed fieldwork, it explores how volcanic activity shaped early crustal evolution, presenting a rare synthesis for geologists, researchers, and students of Earth’s ancient past.
Intelligent and Smart Computing
Explore the latest advances in intelligent computing and their application to real-life problems like energy management, healthcare, and autonomous vehicles. Case studies reveal the effectiveness of smart solutions, making this book valuable for researchers and practitioners.
Human activities have massively accelerated the nitrogen cycle, causing eutrophication, smog, acid rain, and the emission of potent greenhouse gases. This book reviews the biotransformation of nitrogen, its ecological significance, and the consequences of human interference.
Indian Environmental Impact Assessment Practice
This book critically examines the components of Indian EIA practice and highlights the learnings. Using a case study method, it will benefit academics and researchers, and will also be handy to environment ministries, EIA professionals, and project proponents.
Transforming Our World
Our world is more advanced than ever, yet it is on a self-destructive path. War and the erosion of our natural and human capital threaten our very future. This book charts a new course, revealing the essential changes in our paradigms and mindset required for survival.
To truly understand climate change, we must first understand ourselves. This guide explores the crisis through a multi-faceted lens—social, psychological, and cultural—revealing the core beliefs and ideologies that shape our response.
This book explores quantum-mechanical scattering in macroscopic targets and the conditions for coherent scattering on a macroscopic scale. It introduces coherence domains and examines their role in scattering, emphasizing the momentum and energy transfer to the target.
This book presents physical kinetics from a unique angle, deriving the Boltzmann equation from atomic motion using Landau’s elementary excitations. It details the kinetic theory of classical gas and plasma, the lifetime of phonons, and the features of superconductivity.
Paleozoic Rocks of Tunisia
This book offers a thorough examination of the Paleozoic units in southern Tunisia, exploring topics from lithostratigraphy to unconventional petroleum systems. It details key geological features like Ordovician glacial sediments and oil and gas shale in a North African context.
This unique mathematical volume brings together geometers, analysts, and graph-theorists to reveal unnoticed commonalities in recent trends. Classical fixed point theory is adapted to graph theory, uncovering versatile tools for mathematicians working in either area.
A Journey into Ambiguous Set Theory
An introduction to the concepts of ambiguous set theory. Through concrete examples, the book demonstrates practical applications in decision-making, control systems, and medical imaging. It is designed to be approachable for students, researchers, and enthusiasts alike.
This book explores the ponderomotive wave forces of space plasma and their theoretical implications. The theory offers a vital tool for analyzing plasma data from the terrestrial and Martian environments, providing a roadmap for interpreting distant stellar and galactic objects.
The key to advancing clean energy lies in developing organic functional materials. This book is a valuable reference for graduate students, researchers, and engineers, providing a fundamental understanding and a global perspective on the current state of this growing field.
Ethnochemistry
This guide to ethnosciences links traditional knowledge with modern scientific inquiry. It examines ethnochemistry, from the medicinal marvels of plants to traditional dyes, envisioning it as a catalyst for innovation, conservation, and cultural preservation.
Enhanced Learning Environments
This book looks beyond buzzwords for the ground truth in how technology can enhance education. It makes a strong case for how innovations like immersive virtual reality, accessible Hollywood technology, and the metaverse can create a new frontier for future-focused learning.
Lost World of Rēkohu
Lost World of Rēkohu explores the extraordinary fossil record of the Chatham Islands. This ancient land was forested with dinosaurs, and its warm waters hosted the largest sea monsters that ever lived—a tale of life in Zealandia never told before.
This introductory textbook for undergraduates presents the physical background, mathematical modeling, and dynamical analysis of linear vibrations in discrete and continuous systems, offering analytical solutions and key engineering applications.