Tectonochronology
This book highlights new findings and methods in tectonochronology for the accurate dating of geological processes. It explores topics like mineral formation, dating deformation, and the influence of stress and fluid, with case studies from Chinese geology applicable worldwide.
Biodiversity as a Source of Medicines
Renowned experts explore biodiversity’s potential for developing new medicines. Discover strategies for transforming scientific discoveries into marketable drugs, demonstrated with practical examples, case studies, and a look at biotechnology and regulatory status.
This series showcases cutting-edge research in sustainable science and engineering. It promotes a multidisciplinary approach to reduce hazardous substances and deliver impactful environmental outcomes, advancing knowledge in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Global waste threatens our ecosystem, but it also presents an opportunity. This collection of essays discusses transforming underutilized biomass waste into value-added products, covering sources, techniques, and policies for a circular economy.
Architects draw to think and manage complexity. This collection of chapters and interviews frames a new critical perspective on drawing as a way to encourage spatial thinking and practice in architecture and urbanism, considering both historical and current uses.
Over the past 60 years, optics has changed radically. The invention of the laser led to new branches of the field. This work unites traditional and modern optics into a single theory, using modern mathematical tools and a heuristic approach.
Human travel to other planets and launching satellites depend on rocket design. This book discusses the components of a rocket, their functionality, and their design in a straightforward way. For academics, students, and anyone intrigued by the inner workings of rocket science.
Civil Society and the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
Experts explore the vital role of Civil Society Organizations in advancing Africa’s Sustainable Development Goals. Analysis covers CSO-state partnerships, donor impact, and the challenges of improving gender equality, education, and health outcomes for policymakers and scholars.
This book offers exemplary solutions to chemistry problems, with necessary commentary on the processes involved. It is the basis for good preparation for national and international chemistry Olympiads, as well as for university studies in chemistry and medicine.
Hemodynamics Engineering
Hemodynamic engineering combines engineering, physics, and biology to understand blood flow and its impact on cardiovascular health. This book covers methods for measuring and simulating blood flow, with applications in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular diseases.
Arrivals of Life to the Galápagos
Discover the Galápagos, from its first sighting to Darwin’s famous visit, Melville’s enchanted isles, and a secret WWII military base. This work intertwines history with the geology and unique organisms of the archipelago, brought to life with over 250 figures.
The first monograph to present the big picture of Artificial Intelligence in spectroscopy. Its rigorous mathematical basis, numerous examples, and reproducible computer calculations make it a valuable guide for theorists, practitioners, and students in chemistry and physics.
This guide covers the processing and combustion of fuels—biomass, petroleum, coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydrogen, and fuel cells. It addresses recent advances, emission concerns, and how advanced fuels can be optimized for efficiency and compliance with EURO VI emission norms.
This book explores the synthesis, characterization, and applications of graphene and its derivatives, including quantum dots. For the first time, both industrial and medical applications are gathered in one book, offering a unique perspective on the future of the field.
This book explores the preservation of the urban historical environment. It covers improving and strengthening building structures, construction technology, geotechnics, and energy efficiency, detailing developments in pile structures using discharge-pulse technology.
Explore the limitations of traditional lithium-ion batteries and the potential of silicon as an alternative to graphite anodes. This guide navigates the challenges of pure silicon, presenting innovative solutions with diverse carbon nanomaterials and Si-based hybrids.
Deep Learning Model Optimization, Deployment and Improvement Techniques for Edge-native Applications
Edge AI is digitally transforming industries. Explore cutting-edge technologies for real-time, intelligent decision-making at the network’s edge. Through case studies and practical guidelines, this book is an essential resource to harness the potential of Edge AI.
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 volume explores the application of formal methods from mathematics to architecture and urbanism. From geometry to shape grammars, it examines the potential of these tools to create new problem-solving languages and advance the digitalization of the field.
This lucid analysis of quantum mechanics emphasizes the fundamentals using Dirac’s notation. It explains the latest topics, like Quantum Computing, and features a rich collection of solved examples. This comprehensive text is ideal for graduate and research students in physics.