This unique monograph explores the in-depth chemistry of allelopathy—the chemical interactions between plants. It covers the development of bioherbicides and the nanoencapsulation of allelochemicals for agriculture, a valuable resource for scientists, students, and industry.
Climate Change and Water-Related Challenges in Pakistan
Pakistan is one of the countries most affected by climate change, facing crises in water and food security. This collection by leading academics examines the burden of the problem and presents feasible, affordable solutions to inspire discourse and accelerated action.
This book explores the principles of stereoisomers in a clear, accessible manner. Covering topics like symmetry and chirality with illustrations and cartoons, it helps students prepare for exams with chapter exercises and provided solutions for self-assessment.
This book presents a theory of integrated knowledge creation, essential for addressing sustainability. It develops and tests a novel intellectual process for producing sound knowledge, unearthing the foundation for a new field: the scholarship of sustainability.
This book explores climate-resilient building in India, focusing on durable structures for aggressive environments. It covers the causes of concrete deterioration and offers cost-effective mix designs and improved construction practices to enhance the service life of structures.
This book derives fluid-dynamic balance equations from a molecular perspective. It shows how Euler equations are obtained in equilibrium and the Navier-Stokes equations in non-equilibrium, linking their validity to small perturbations of the Maxwell distribution.
Explore technology by understanding the fundamental principles of physics. For first-year Engineering and BSc courses, this book uses simple English and illustrations from everyday life to explain core concepts. With simplified derivations, solved problems, exercises, and MCQs.
Unchecked structural damages threaten public safety. This guide to non-destructive testing (NDT) methods helps inspectors select the most applicable and cost-effective technique for detecting defects in structures using steel, concrete, fibre-reinforced polymers, and timber.
Fractal Fluctuations and Climate Cycles in Atmospheric Flows
This book unveils a systems theory where fractal fluctuations are signatures of quantum-like chaos. Based on statistical physics, the model predicts a distribution that is near-normal for moderate events but exhibits a fat long tail associated with hazardous extreme events.
Bridging Classical and Non-Classical Signal Processing Approaches for Enhanced Communication Systems
Explore the fusion of classical and cutting-edge signal processing. This book introduces hybrid systems that boost the performance, reliability, and efficiency of communication networks by integrating foundational techniques with modern advancements like machine learning.
Fusing advanced technology with environmental sustainability, this book offers innovative approaches to balance efficiency and eco-friendliness. Leading experts detail practical strategies, from low-power hardware to renewable energy, paving the way for sustainable computing.
Emerging Trends in Green Chemical Technologies
Explore innovations in green chemistry and technology, from biomass utilization and AI to energy storage and waste recycling. Written by experts, this book offers practical solutions to the challenges of building a sustainable chemical industry.
Turbulent Two-Phase Jets of Mutually Immiscible Liquids
This work develops mathematical models to simulate mixing and heat transfer in turbulent multiphase jets. It presents a new method to calculate important characteristics impossible with other techniques and reveals the phenomenon of kinetic energy amplification.
Sustainable Advances in Construction and Building Materials
This book explores net-zero carbon emission (NZCE) materials in India, endorsing low-carbon construction for a sustainable future. It gives the construction industry insights into creating efficient net-zero buildings that utilize cost-effective technologies to reduce emissions.
The dominant theory of plate tectonics fails to fully explain continental deformation. This book explores intracontinental tectonics, classifying orogeny and proposing that global tectonics is a combination of transcontinental, plate, and intracontinental tectonics.
Towards Sustainable Energy
Hailing renewables as the solution to climate change is an overoptimistic diagnostic. This book analyzes all primary energy sources, concluding the transition to an energy system with acceptable emissions is far from smooth. Mankind is at a crossroads with difficult decisions.
High-Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence
This essential resource explores the synergy between High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI. Learn how HPC accelerates AI to tackle complex problems, while AI optimizes HPC systems, driving breakthroughs in healthcare, climate science, finance, and manufacturing.
This book explores how the art of relationships in Historic Urban Environments holds precious knowledge for a coherent urban future. It shows how ordinary buildings and spaces shaped great masterpieces and can inspire the designing of our everyday living spaces.
A shift from fossil fuels to hydrogen and bio-based solutions is essential for a carbon-neutral future. This book explores sustainable methods for producing synthetic fuels from sources like biomass, water, and recycled CO2 to make this critical transition feasible.
Green Tribology
Green tribology is a new field addressing global environmental and energy crises. This is the only academic monograph in the world which systematically validates the principles and practice of green tribology, featuring the author’s new concept of natural disaster tribology.