Disasters are not always acts of nature. This book opens a new field in disaster research: those caused by mankind. From industrial accidents to political corruption, it explores our vulnerability, resilience, and introduces the new concept of disaster sustainability.
Cyclic and Noncyclic Organic Compounds
This textbook covers the main classes of organic compounds, their structure, properties, and preparation. It connects theoretical concepts like stereochemistry, kinetics, and thermodynamics with modern methods of synthesis and analysis. For university students of chemistry.
A tribute to universal mathematician Francisco Bulnes, whose contributions to pure and applied math are vital for future technologies and our understanding of the universe. Through anecdotes and analyses of his work, this book offers inspiration to PhD students and researchers.
This guide to inorganic and organic chemistry is for students and competitors. Sample problems and solutions develop skills of analysis and problem-solving. It covers redox processes and qualitative reactions for identifying important ions, elements, and functional groups.
For students of medicine and biosciences, this book explains biomolecule-related organic chemistry. It explores fundamental theories not covered in basic textbooks and describes the chemistry of important biomolecules like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
This book reveals that fields and particles are rotational changes within an elastic medium called ‘ether’. This theory explains gravitational attraction, electromagnetism, electron spin, and nuclear reactions.
A comprehensive overview of spiro compounds for academics and industry professionals. Covering modern synthesis strategies and their applications with up-to-date information, this collection will inspire future advances in the field.
This book explains the latest research in mechanical engineering, detailing a new analytical approach—Akbari-Ganji’s Method (AGM)—for solving problems in aerospace, vibration and control, and nanotechnology.
This book focuses on the co-estimation strategies of State-of-Charge (SOC) and State-of-Health (SOH) for lithium-ion batteries. It proposes a collaborative optimization strategy based on neural networks, providing technical references for scholars and engineers.
A clear guide to achieving success in EU-funded projects, this book highlights the tools required to close the gap between robotics innovation and the markets of inspection and maintenance. For technology innovators, researchers, start-ups, scaleups, and SMEs.
Explore non-standard processes in complex electrochemical systems, from plasma electrolytic polishing to heating metals to 1000 °C inside a solution. This book covers diffusion saturation of alloys and is essential for physicists, chemists, metal scientists, and engineers.
The teaching of architecture and urbanism is in crisis, unable to respond to current problems like the human right to housing. This book of essays by international experts presents historical analyses, manifestos, and new objectives to address the challenge.
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 is a systematic study of modern engineering sciences, exploring current trends and future developments. Areas covered include artificial intelligence, quantum computing, nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMs).
This book offers an integral view of human speech behavior, uniting biology, linguistics, math, and AI. It explores neural networks and microelectronics for speech recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, and dialogue systems. For a broad professional audience.
This book proposes a method for estimating lithium battery state of charge (SOC) by fusing deep learning and filtering algorithms. It uses BiLSTM neural networks to overcome the limitations of standard LSTM, resulting in improved feature extraction and greater accuracy.
This book focuses on the evolution from Industry 4.0 to the next stage: Industry 5.0. It explores the steps needed to take automation to the next level, improving operational efficiency and causing significant shifts for consumers and manufacturers alike.
This book explores how artificial intelligence (AI) interprets behavioral patterns and their influence on personality. It discusses AI’s uses, from controlling diseases to modern personality analysis, and its challenges. Perfect for data scientists, academics, and students.
This book explores creating a new material by combining the biopolymer Arboblend V2 Nature with silver nanoparticles, known for their antimicrobial properties. Using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD), a nanofilm creates a uniform distribution of silver for various applications.
This book highlights a new area in laser ablation in liquid, focusing on pseudo-line tension and the cavitation bubble. It theoretically reproduces the bubble’s dynamics and offers insights into its role in nanoparticle growth and its effect on the liquid’s thermal properties.