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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Renowned experts share recent breakthroughs in civil engineering, offering fresh insights on key challenges facing modern society. Focusing on sustainability and efficiency, each chapter will spark new ideas and pave the way for a brighter, more sustainable future for us all.
Principles and Analysis of Historical Masonry Structures
This book explores how structures stand, endure, and fail. It explains the mechanics of arches, vaults, and domes, connecting historic construction techniques with today’s analytical approaches for evaluating safety and ensuring responsible conservation.
This collection of solved problems in Organic Chemistry offers exemplary solutions with commentary. It is a useful tool for training for competitions, Chemistry Olympiads, and for gaining the in-depth knowledge necessary for university studies in Organic Chemistry and medicine.
This book presents a theoretical description of fiber Bragg gratings, focusing on channel densification and tunability. It includes full Matlab code to synthesize and optimize various gratings using genetic algorithms, simulated annealing, and tabu search.
Explore bulk and nanostructure crystals, from crystal lattices and band theory to energy gaps. This book discusses low-dimensional systems like graphene and carbon nanotubes and is an ideal introduction for students and researchers in condensed matter physics.
A refresher for health professionals, this book reinforces the statistical principles required for certification and board exams. Its concise presentation, with many examples and exercises, helps solidify your learning and retention of key topics.
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.
Explore the synthesis, characterization, and applications of advanced polymeric materials. Written by renowned experts, this book bridges the gap between fundamental research and industry, covering innovations in energy storage, biomedical technology, and electronic materials.
This book provides an in-depth description of the why and how of offset QPSK. Topics move from time-domain descriptions and benefits to detection, synchronization, equalization, and offset QPSK’s relationship to continuous phase modulations, illustrated with detailed examples.
Understanding Interactions in Complex Systems
This book explores the complex nature of interactions and the modeling of interactional systems. It shows that all disciplines can be enriched by exploring alternative paradigms, arguing that ignoring the multi-dimensional nature of interactions is not an option.
This book explores the window’s transformation in Early Modern Europe. Driven by a classical revival and the climate change of the Little Ice Age, builders created new traditions that rivalled Italy, culminating in the iconic French casement and the English sash window.
This book covers the automatic protection, control, and monitoring of power systems. It focuses on intelligent algorithms to combat ferroresonance and SSR in traditional and smart grids, and introduces a SCADA-based system for simulation, analysis, and energy management.
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.
Dynamic Stereochemistry
Master dynamic stereochemistry. This guide systematically explores substitution, addition, elimination, and pericyclic reactions. Learn with clear examples and test your knowledge using the chapter exercises, which include full solutions.