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Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Problems in the Design and Construction of Underground Buildings
This Reprint aims to showcase the recent advances in research related to geomechanics and geotechnical engineering problems in the design and construction of underground buildings and present some scientific issues and solutions encountered in tunnel engineering, foundation pit engineering, subway construction and other projects. As the geotechnical problems of underground engineering remain persistent throughout the entire process and are relevant to environmental protection, it is essential to consider the mechanical characteristics of geotechnical engineering and its interaction with structure when solving related engineering problems such as underground building structures. The contributions of this collection explore issues in geotechnical engineering related to different types of building structures. The topics include the seismic response of induced joints in subway stations; the shock absorption and energy dissipation effects of improved foundations, the stability, support effects, and seismic response laws of tunnels in different rock and soil masses; the stability and support methods of deep foundation pits in different environments; and the mechanical characteristics of different types of rock and soil foundations, etc. This Reprint provides valuable resources for researchers and practitioners for the design and construction of underground building structures.
Radiation Effects of Advanced Electronic Devices and Circuits
Responding to the critical demands for radiation-hardened space electronics, this Reprint synthesizes cutting-edge advances in radiation effects research across advanced semiconductor technologies. It addresses dual industry challenges posed by escalating radiation susceptibility from device scaling and the urgent need for new evaluation paradigms in radiation hardness assurance for complex electronic systems. The Reprint features pioneering research on CNN accelerators for aerospace computing, gallium nitride (GaN) High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs), high-barrier beta-gallium oxide (β-Ga₂O₃) Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs), silicon MOSFETs, and indium phosphide Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors (InP HBTs), collectively advancing radiation hardening methodologies and reliability assessment. By presenting novel hardening strategies with breakthrough radiation mitigation solutions, it delivers essential insights for navigating evolving challenges while positioning itself as a vital resource for advancing radiation tolerance electronics innovation.
Intelligent Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring and Mechanical Fault Diagnosis
The aim of this Reprint is to educate the readers on the advanced fault or defect detection and diagnosis methods of machines and structures, even including a few advanced sensing techniques. We aim to uncover cutting-edge methodologies for mechanical and structural fault detection and diagnosis, with a focus on bearing diagnosis and signal processing innovation. Key advances include adaptive signal denoising and enhancement through utilizing noise, precision sensing hardware, AI-based diagnostics and data analysis. This Reprint would provide abundant and systemic content, from precise measurement, to signal processing-based signature extraction, to AI-empowered diagnosis frameworks.
Fundamental Principles of Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Value Chain
This book covers the significance of hydrogen in relation to energy transition, climate action, and sustainable development. And the unique aspect of this book is its comprehensive examination of the entire value chain of environmentally friendly hydrogen energy. It covers topics such as the following: the role of hydrogen in the energy transition and the goal of net zero emissions by 2050; the infrastructures involved in producing, storing, distributing, and using hydrogen; the process of converting hydrogen into chemicals and fuels; hydrogen safety, certification, and standards; and policies and strategies with regard to capacity building, energy security, and energy connectivity. Because hydrogen can address both energy and environmental issues, this value chain has recently come under scrutiny. Additionally, the book covers the significance of hydrogen in relation to energy transition, climate action, and sustainable development. As the world's economy moves away from carbon pollution, hydrogen will play a crucial role. Integrating hydrogen into several industrial sectors, including power, transportation, industry, and residential and commercial buildings, requires enhanced safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness at every stage of the value chain.
Sustainable Development Research in Green Infrastructure, Water Resources, Manufacturing, and Process Engineering
This book showcases the latest research and developments in science, engineering, and emerging green technologies that impact sustainable development in manufacturing and industrial processing engineering, particularly in developing countries. It covers a wide range of topics including machinery fault diagnosis, biomechanics, food processing and preservation, engineering properties, fermentation, pretreatment technologies, biopesticides, extraction, treatment of water hyacinth, flood vulnerability, surface water quality assessment, and emerging technologies related to manufacturing, process, sustainable infrastructure, and water resource engineering. It is aimed at researchers, engineers, industry professionals, graduate students, and practitioners looking for cutting-edge research on sustainability and sustainable industrial development.
Native Crops in India
With 20 agro-climatic regions, India has the second-largest agricultural land mass. This book presents the latest scientific and technical information on indigenous and domesticated crops grown, consumed, and traded in India, forming part of its agro-economy. It covers the uses of the crops in Indian food products and/or future food developments, highlighting product developments through traditional and innovative processing and engineering and/or microbial technologies to produce nutraceutical and functional food ingredients. The health benefits of these crops, many used in Ayurvedic medicine, are also covered, particularly in regard to alleviating prevalent non-communicable diseases.Key Features: Discusses increasing crop biodiversity, promoting sustainable, climate- and eco-friendly, circular agriculture Reviews industry standards/regulations, by-product/s recovery and use, and other value-added processes Presents future prospects, particularly in reference to sustainability, responsible water use, crop/food waste reduction, and benefits to the agro-economy
Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures
The aim of this Reprint is to introduce readers to the latest developments in steel-concrete composite structures, which comprehensively covers high-performance bridges and structures, industrial construction methods, and advanced computation methods. This Reprint explores a series of critical topics, including the shear behavior of bellow-sleeved studs, the temperature fields of cable-stayed bridge pylons, the assessment of concrete bridge blister disease, and low-carbon assembled construction, which reflect the field's focus on both structural performance and environmental sustainability. Moreover, studies on steel-plate concrete containment structures, preload effects on box columns, and thermal gradient analyses in the Tibet Region based on meteorological data further expand the research scope, showcasing the adaptability and regional applicability of composite structures. Collectively, these works make significant contributions to advancing sustainable development by skillfully integrating numerical models, experimental validation, and innovative methods. Such integration not only enhances the durability and seismic resilience of modern composite structures, but also improves their eco-efficiency in design and construction, pointing out a promising direction for the future development of this discipline.
Deep Learning in Textual Low-Data Regimes for Cybersecurity
In today's fast-paced cybersecurity landscape, professionals are increasingly challenged by the vast volumes of cyber threat data, making it difficult to identify and mitigate threats effectively. Traditional clustering methods help in broadly categorizing threats but fall short when it comes to the fine-grained analysis necessary for precise threat management. Supervised machine learning offers a potential solution, but the rapidly changing nature of cyber threats renders static models ineffective and the creation of new models too labor-intensive. This book addresses these challenges by introducing innovative low-data regime methods that enhance the machine learning process with minimal labeled data. The proposed approach spans four key stages: Data Acquisition: Leveraging active learning with advanced models like GPT-4 to optimize data labeling.Preprocessing: Utilizing GPT-2 and GPT-3 for data augmentation to enrich and diversify datasets.Model Selection: Developing a specialized cybersecurity language model and using multi-level transfer learning.Prediction: Introducing a novel adversarial example generation method, grounded in explainable AI, to improve model accuracy and resilience.
Applications of Antenna Technology in Sensors
Antenna-based sensors have gained significant attention in recent years, particularly within wireless sensor networks (WSNs), due to their strong potential for current and near-future applications. These systems offer broad utility across a wide range of fields, including military operations, emergency response, healthcare, environmental monitoring, and entertainment. Depending on the application, operating frequencies can span from UHF to millimeter-wave bands.To support the vision of the Internet of Things (IoT), new generations of sensors must become more immersive and seamlessly integrated into everyday environments and infrastructure. This requires innovative design methodologies and the exploration of novel materials to enable embedded sensors that are capable of communication while maintaining low power consumption.Recent research in this area focuses on improving both the design and performance analysis of antenna-based sensors. Key challenges include miniaturization, material integration, energy efficiency, and reliability across various use cases. Advancements in this field are essential to meeting future connectivity and sensing needs, driving forward the development of smart, networked systems.
Off-Grid Electrical Systems in Developing Countries
This book provides students and practicing engineers with a comprehensive guide to off-grid electrification, from mini-grids, micro-grids, and energy kiosks to solar home systems and solar lanterns. Readers will gain a solid technical understanding of off-grid electrical systems, learn best practices, and be prepared to engage with the complex and sensitive nature of electrification projects. This fully updated edition boasts over 100 pages of new content. It expertly covers important off-grid technologies, including solar, wind, hydro, generator sets, biomass systems, lead-acid and lithium-ion battery storage, and converters. Realistic examples and discussion highlight the interaction of off-grid systems with the economic, environmental, social, and broader development aspects of rural electrification. The operation and control, load and resource estimation, and design of off-grid systems are thoroughly covered. The book discusses other relevant issues, including energy justice, community engagement, project monitoring and evaluation, and more. This instructor-friendly edition has been restructured and reorganized into shorter chapters. Each chapter contains learning outcomes, illustrative examples, and problems that reinforce key concepts. Over 300 examples and end-of-chapter problems, along with more than 100 figures, have been added. The book's complex, open-ended design problems challenge the reader to think critically and deeply. The book is appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate electrical and energy engineering, humanitarian engineering, and related technology courses.
Plant Management and Soil Improvement in Specialty Crop Production
This Special Issue focuses on the importance of effective plant management and soil improvement practices in the production of specialty crops. Specialty crops are high-value crops that require optimal growing conditions to ensure healthy growth and high yields, such as fruits, vegetables, and herbs. The Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research and best practices in plant management and soil improvement, including topics such as soil health, nutrient management, water management, pest and disease control, and sustainable production methods.This Special Issue is intended for researchers, growers, and other stakeholders involved in the production of specialty crops, and aims to provide valuable insights into how to maximize yields and profits while minimizing environmental impact.
Energy-Harvesting Materials
Energy harvesting refers to the derivation of energy from a great number of sources, such as solar energy, wind energy or the kinetic energy that is present in a car in motion and can be recuperated when we step on the brakes. The book presents examples of energy-harvesting which involve only imperceptible effects on the user, or which involve large-scale phenomena where individuals are not involved. The former choice has come to center largely on the use of nanomaterials, piezoelectricity and tribo-electricity to harvest the energy involved in a wide range of everyday activities that encounter vibrations, impacts, etc. The book references 200 original resources with their direct web links for in-depth reading.Keywords: Triboelectric Harvesters, Piezoelectric Harvesters, Waste-heat Harvesting, Vibrational Energy-Harvesting, Microelectromechanical Sensor, Eutectogels for Flexible Electronics, Thermal-Energy Storage, Hydrogen-Storage, Photocatalytic Water-Splitting, Natural Rubber Composites, Dielectric Elastomers, Salinity-Harvesting, Ultra-Strong Nanocomposite Membrane.
Multivariable Control Engineering Problems and Their Solutions with Gnu Octave
This problem and solution-oriented textbook covers standard control engineering tasks as well as advanced modern control techniques. Throughout, students are provided examples of control engineering problems with step-by-step solutions. Each chapter addresses basic ideas, key control concepts, and definitions and provides a compilation of theoretical results used for the solution of the problems. The book is aimed not only at engineering students and practitioners but also computer science students and software engineers who, for instance, are working on the design of autonomous cars or with digital twins and need some knowledge of basic control concepts and advanced modern control techniques. The book addresses graduate students and readers in the overlap of engineering and computer science. The book aims to further their understanding of theoretical results learned in undergraduate control classes or in textbooks; the book shows them how to apply their knowledge in exercises to small problems and to see how some examples of problems can be solved. Whenever possible, the problems have been solved by means of the open-source software GNU Octave. In some cases, also the free open-source mathematical software Scilab has been used. Provides problems and solutions for standard control engineering tasks and advanced modern control techniques; Provides a collection of examples of control engineering problems with step-by-step solutions; Addresses control concepts and provides a compilation of theoretical results used for the solution of the problems.
Superalloys
The demand for sustainable technologies, renewable energy, and cost-effective industrial processes has drawn attention to the use of earth-abundant transition metals, such as iron, copper, manganese, cobalt, and nickel. This book aims to serve researchers working in the fields of catalysis, environmental science, materials chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and sustainable energy.Keywords: Composite Solid Propellants, Metal Oxide-based Catalysts, Pharmaceutical Industries, Therapeutics, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Supercapacitors, Chemical Sensors, Water Treatment, Hydrogen Production, Petrochemistry.
The Paradox of Progress
With opportunity comes uncertainty.An industrial revolution has begun: artificial intelligence is creating a cultural upheaval.But is this progress or peril? Is the potential really worth the risk?In The Paradox of Progress, Dr. Michael M. Karch delves into the ethical complexities of AI's rapid evolution. Drawing from a career spanning three decades in robotics, orthopedic surgery, and international disaster response, Dr. Karch investigates AI's far-reaching impact and initiates critical discussion about its duality. This is a compelling exploration through historical precedents of progress and AI's challenges today, including fears of data bias, deep fakes, technological hegemony, and job displacement. The Paradox of Progress is a thought-provoking analysis and must-read perspective for discovering how to harness the power of AI, reflect on collective responsibility, and safeguard the future for ourselves and the next generation.
Goat Planner 2026
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The Paradox of Progress
With opportunity comes uncertainty.An industrial revolution has begun: artificial intelligence is creating a cultural upheaval.But is this progress or peril? Is the potential really worth the risk?In The Paradox of Progress, Dr. Michael M. Karch delves into the ethical complexities of AI's rapid evolution. Drawing from a career spanning three decades in robotics, orthopedic surgery, and international disaster response, Dr. Karch investigates AI's far-reaching impact and initiates critical discussion about its duality. This is a compelling exploration through historical precedents of progress and AI's challenges today, including fears of data bias, deep fakes, technological hegemony, and job displacement. The Paradox of Progress is a thought-provoking analysis and must-read perspective for discovering how to harness the power of AI, reflect on collective responsibility, and safeguard the future for ourselves and the next generation.
Industrial Electrical Panel Design - Tips & Standards
Best Practices & Engineering Standard is a comprehensive and practical guide for professionals and students involved in designing, assembling, or maintaining industrial electrical panels. Whether you're an engineering student, field technician, experienced electrician, or preparing for project and maintenance interviews, this book provides real-world insights backed by hands-on experience.It covers essential topics such as component selection, wiring techniques, circuit protection, layout optimization, and control system integration. Readers will also gain a clear understanding of key standards like IEC, NEC, and IS, ensuring safety, performance, and regulatory compliance.Inside, you'll discover: Detailed illustrations and real-world circuit diagramsProven techniques for structured and reliable panel designInsights into modern automation and industry technologiesSafety protocols and field-tested best practices
Apex Anchor
Space Elevators position humanity to address Earth's challenges from a new vantage point. We are on the brink of transforming our relationship with space, offering an eco-friendly, cost-effective, and efficient logistics method to transport large cargoes into space. This space port will provide unparalleled opportunities in space exploration, resource utilization, and satellite assembly. Starting in the late 2030s, Space Elevator infrastructures will deliver satellites and other payloads to GEO, the Moon and Mars at the rate of 30,000 tonnes, every year. Once the Modern-Day Space Elevator development program emerged in 2020, the concept of an active transportation node at the Apex Anchor became obvious. The enhancement of the roles at an Apex Anchor showed how it will become a Full-Service Transportation Node focused around the "Logistics Center at the top of the Gravity Well." The inherent rapid release velocity (7.76 km/sec) at an Apex Anchor - and the ability to release every day of the year towards any destination, such as the Moon, Mars and even Pluto - opens up the universe to humanity. These capabilities at the Full-Service Transportation Node led to the enabling of future missions. Study Concept: This ISEC research report developed the concept of assembly, refuel, repair or full construction of large space systems above the gravity well. This concept is unique as each of the segments arrives at the Apex Anchor with tremendous energy gained by rising from the ocean surface. In essence, each segment is similar to a fully fueled segment of a truck convoy resulting in a Full-Service Transportation Node. The concept - let's build huge space systems that already have monumental energy stored by being out of the gravity well and having huge velocities upon release. The study continued to develop the concept and came up with a remarkable number of missions that would be revolutionary in concept, but evolutionary in off planet.
Satellite Radar Interferometry
Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) is an active remote sensing method that uses repeated radar scans of the Earth's solid surface to measure relative deformation at centimeter precision over a wide swath. It has revolutionized our understanding of the earthquake cycle, volcanic eruptions, landslides, glacier flow, ice grounding lines, ground fluid injection/withdrawal, underground nuclear tests, and other applications requiring high spatial resolution measurements of ground deformation. This book examines the theory behind and the applications of InSAR for measuring surface deformation. The most recent generation of InSAR satellites have transformed the method from investigating 10's to 100's of SAR images to processing 1000's and 10,000's of images using a wide range of computer facilities. This book is intended for students and researchers in the physical sciences, particularly for those working in geophysics, natural hazards, space geodesy, and remote sensing. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Urban Engineering
This supports undergraduate courses in civil and environmental engineering and urban planning. It is broad and inclusive, and takes a modular approach, where each theme is discussed comprehensively from the macro to the micro level; to deliver sustainable infrastructure, services, buildings, environments and land-use.
Biowaste to Biofuel
This book encompasses a wide range of topics related to biowaste to biofuels, covering agro wastes, food waste, wastewater, CO2 and so forth.
Recent Trends in Intelligent Systems and Next Generation Wireless Communication
This book is a collection of cutting-edge research papers from the First National Conference on Intelligent Systems, IoT, and Wireless Communication for Society (IIWCS-2024). It features contributions from researchers and practitioners worldwide, sharing the latest findings in the fields of intelligent systems, the Internet of Things (IoT), and wireless communication. The volume covers novel techniques and methodologies in areas such as machine learning, 5G and beyond communication, RFID, MEMS, and VLSI engineering. The proceedings are a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and students interested in the latest developments in intelligent systems, IoT, and wireless communication.
Intelligent Systems in Production Engineering and Maintenance IV
This book reports on intelligent systems and methods applied to engineering production and maintenance. Being the second of two volumes, it specifically focuses on advanced tools for optimizing manufacturing processes, increasing their automation, safety, and sustainability. It covers cutting-edge topics in quality control, predictive maintenance, green supply chain and circular economy, and their significance for different industries. Based the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Systems in Production Engineering and Maintenance, ISPEM 2025, held on June 25-27, 2025, in Wroclaw, Poland, this book offers a timely snapshot of intelligent systems applications and advances in industry 4.0 in engineering design and manufacturing.
An Electronics Engineer's Notebook
This book features a compilation of applicable and insightful engineering notes extracted from the author's multi-decade career in industry and academia. The book includes a plethora of modern engineering tools, including simulators and platforms like Matlab and LabVIEWTM that have been utilized to support the topics. The book is organized into four parts: Riddles, Simulations, Projects, and Math. The Riddles include puzzling issues encountered in the basic concepts and their various solutions. The Simulations section presents examples of challenging simulations, such as an ECG telemetry system, a software timer IC, and a random number generator. The section also addresses the weak points of simulators that must be considered. The Projects part comprises hardware and software projects from real life, including a DTMF pager and a barcode reader. The Math part aims to underline the importance of mathematics in engineering. For example, complex numbers are employed to show how to generate rotating magnetic fields and explain the backward-rotating wheels of carts in movies. A project exploiting vector algebra calculates the distance and heading between two points on the earth. The part is concluded with a Sudoku generator. This toolbox of solutions is intended for researchers, academics, students and professionals in electrical engineering.
Security and Privacy for Modern Wireless Communication Systems
This Special Issue, titled "Security and Privacy for Modern Wireless Communication Systems, 2nd Edition", aims to address urgent challenges by highlighting the latest innovations in protocols, architectures, and software and hardware solutions designed to enhance the security and privacy of contemporary wireless networks. Unlike traditional systems, modern wireless environments must accommodate a diverse array of resource-constrained devices, ultra-low-latency applications, and emerging vulnerabilities introduced by technologies such as intelligent reflective surfaces, blockchain, edge/fog/cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI). As wireless technologies advance toward 6G and beyond, and as the integration of AI, IoT, and edge computing deepens, ensuring secure and trustworthy communication infrastructures remains a critical priority. Through this collection, we not only hope to platform current research but also inspire further innovation in this vital field.
Beekeeping in harmony with nature
Bartlomiej Maleta (born 1979) a lawyer by education; once a policeman and instructor of Chinese martial arts, today a beekeeper and promoter of the principle of sustainable development and co-operation in the selection of varroa-resistant honey bees. Co-founder of beekeeping groups, including the "Bee Brotherhood" and the "Fort Knox" project, as well as forums bringing together enthusiasts of nature-based beekeeping. Advocate of the method of running an apiary in accordance with the biology of bees shaped during their evolution and the need to rebuild wild-living populations of honey bees. Publishes in the pages of 'Pszczelarstwo' (Polish Beekeeping Magazine).An enthusiast of bicycle tours (for which he never has time), taking of holidays that are close to nature, wild camping by rivers and lakes. In his free time, he bakes bread and apple pies.
Principles of Fire Engineering Science, Safety and Solutions
Designed for fire engineers, architects, surveyors, and fire safety professionals of all experience levels, Principles of Fire Engineering, Science, Safety and Solutions delivers practical knowledge that matters. With a strong foundation in science and real-world application, this acclaimed and peer-reviewed work empowers readers to enhance building safety, protect lives, and raise industry standards. It's a must-have resource for anyone dedicated to making buildings safer places to live and work.
Fluid Motion Unmasked
This book provides an engaging and descriptive introduction to the extensive and wide-ranging world of fluid flows in nature and engineering, exploring their critical role in our lives. The diverse mechanisms behind observable phenomena and the properties of fluid motion are illuminated and linked to a wide variety of flows, laying a solid foundation for a deeper appreciation of fluid dynamics.While the science underpinning these phenomena is inherently mathematical, this book intentionally avoids all but the most easily understood general principles. Instead, it provides a descriptive coverage of the subject without trivialising or infantilising it. The text is richly illustrated with photos, diagrams and sketches, each paired with explanations of the key features within each figure. Supporting the discussion of these fundamental and overarching mechanisms, numerous real-world examples are showcased, including environmental flows, weather phenomena, physiological flows and engineering applications. Individual sections cover flows related to aircraft, cars, jet engines, wind turbines, propellers, cyclones, water-distribution networks, water waves, sailing boats, heat exchangers, nuclear reactors, artificial heart valves, urban fluid dynamics and even competitive sports like cycling and skiing.This book is a perfect first exposure to fluid flows and fluid mechanics for the scientifically curious non-specialists, as well as for prospective and beginner science and engineering students.
Principles of Fire Engineering Science, Safety and Solutions
Designed for fire engineers, architects, surveyors, and fire safety professionals of all experience levels, Principles of Fire Engineering, Science, Safety and Solutions delivers practical knowledge that matters. With a strong foundation in science and real-world application, this acclaimed and peer-reviewed work empowers readers to enhance building safety, protect lives, and raise industry standards. It's a must-have resource for anyone dedicated to making buildings safer places to live and work.
Fluid Motion Unmasked
This book provides an engaging and descriptive introduction to the extensive and wide-ranging world of fluid flows in nature and engineering, exploring their critical role in our lives. The diverse mechanisms behind observable phenomena and the properties of fluid motion are illuminated and linked to a wide variety of flows, laying a solid foundation for a deeper appreciation of fluid dynamics.While the science underpinning these phenomena is inherently mathematical, this book intentionally avoids all but the most easily understood general principles. Instead, it provides a descriptive coverage of the subject without trivialising or infantilising it. The text is richly illustrated with photos, diagrams and sketches, each paired with explanations of the key features within each figure. Supporting the discussion of these fundamental and overarching mechanisms, numerous real-world examples are showcased, including environmental flows, weather phenomena, physiological flows and engineering applications. Individual sections cover flows related to aircraft, cars, jet engines, wind turbines, propellers, cyclones, water-distribution networks, water waves, sailing boats, heat exchangers, nuclear reactors, artificial heart valves, urban fluid dynamics and even competitive sports like cycling and skiing.This book is a perfect first exposure to fluid flows and fluid mechanics for the scientifically curious non-specialists, as well as for prospective and beginner science and engineering students.
Aviation Project Management Framework
Aviation projects are high-stakes, high-risk, and highly regulated-yet existing project management standards often fall short of addressing their unique demands. As the field of project management evolves toward more conceptual and flexible approaches, aviation professionals are left without the concrete, process-driven guidance they need to succeed.Aviation Project Management Framework bridges this critical gap with a comprehensive, research-backed framework designed specifically for the aviation industry. Drawing on real-world case studies and academic research, this book outlines a tailored methodology that accounts for aviation's distinct operational constraints, stringent safety standards, and complex regulatory environment.Whether you're overseeing aircraft design, airport construction, maintenance operations, or regulatory compliance programs, this book equips you with tools and strategies that align with aviation's high-pressure, no-fail culture.Perfect for project managers, engineers, regulators, and aviation executives alike, this essential guide empowers you to deliver successful outcomes in one of the world's most challenging and dynamic industries.
VHF Companion
A handy, splash-proof, on-the-water reference guide to every type of radio call, from Mayday to calling another boat or shore station. It also covers DSC, Pan Pan and other emergency calls. Heavily illustrated to make it easy to understand and follow.
Sustainable and Affordable Mobility for All
Sustainable and Affordable Mobility for All offers a bold, yet practical vision for the future of transportation. Drawing from deep technical expertise and global experience, Chris Borroni-Bird presents a transformative approach to the automotive industry, tackling critical issues like economic development, environmental sustainability, and universal access.This groundbreaking book explores how advanced technologies such as electric, autonomous, and connected vehicles can revolutionize not only personal mobility but also urban transport and public systems. It calls for a shift toward "right-sized" vehicles, designed to meet real-world needs without over-engineering. Borroni-Bird's solutions are scalable and adaptable to both developed and developing markets, ensuring affordable and sustainable mobility for all.With insights from 30 years of rapid innovation, including ridesharing platforms and robotaxis, this book blends technology, human factors, and sustainability to inspire a future where transportation is efficient, accessible, and environmentally responsible.A must-read for industry leaders, strategists, and innovators, Sustainable and Affordable Mobility for All advocates for a world where we put the heart back into technology - making mobility solutions that work for people, planet, and profit. Join the movement for a smarter, more sustainable future in transportation.
Native Crops in India
With 20 agro-climatic regions, India has the second-largest agricultural land mass. This book presents the latest scientific and technical information on indigenous and domesticated crops grown, consumed, and traded in India, forming part of its agro-economy. It covers the uses of the crops in Indian food products and/or future food developments, highlighting product developments through traditional and innovative processing and engineering and/or microbial technologies to produce nutraceutical and functional food ingredients. The health benefits of these crops, many used in Ayurvedic medicine, are also covered, particularly in regard to alleviating prevalent non-communicable diseases.Key Features: Discusses increasing crop biodiversity, promoting sustainable, climate- and eco-friendly, circular agriculture Reviews industry standards/regulations, by-product/s recovery and use, and other value-added processes Presents future prospects, particularly in reference to sustainability, responsible water use, crop/food waste reduction, and benefits to the agro-economy
Navigation Control and Signal Processing Methods for Multiple Autonomous Unmanned Systems
This Reprint focuses on navigation control, signal processing, and other new methods for operating various autonomous unmanned systems at sea, on land, and in the air. Examples include a new model for multi-robot task assignment in an intelligent warehouse; a classification method based on deep learning for an ultra-wideband localization system in coal mines; an in-motion alignment method for inertial navigation systems used in underwater vehicles; a fault diagnosis method for autonomous unmanned systems; a new decoupled synchronous control method for multiple autonomous unmanned linear systems; a full-field path tracking method agricultural machinery to enhance the adaptivity of path tracking; and a novel positioning method for autonomous vehicles.
Projects Impacting Organizational Culture
Projects for continuous improvement are prevalent in today's business landscape, with transformations becoming increasingly common. However, individual and organizational resistance often hinders progress and inhibits results. That's where Projects Impacting Organizational Culture: Evolution by Integrating People into the Equation comes in. This essential guide offers a friendly and straightforward process to help prevent and manage change effectively.Whether you are re-adapting your organization's culture, using Blue Ocean strategy, or improving processes using methodologies like PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) or DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control), this book provides a conceptually deep and practical process for application. It offers a unique perspective on the value of integrating Social and Technical disciplines based on core Quality Principles. This book presents a step-by-step process for conducting organizational diagnosis and interventions, combining theoretical knowledge with practical experience. Each step is accompanied by change management practices and tips, supported by relevant theory to ensure a solid understanding of the concepts discussed. Real case studies and examples are used to illustrate key points, integrating both social and technical approaches to change management.This book is a valuable resource for professionals in design, manufacturing, project management, systems engineering, manufacturing management, reliability, usability, and quality specialists. It is also beneficial for graduate and senior undergraduate students, as well as instructors seeking to enhance organizational performance.
AI and Digitalization in Energy Management
Energy management involves the planning and operation of energy production, consumption, distribution and storage, with objectives including resource conservation, climate protection and cost savings. Growth in renewable energy - essential for the transition to a decarbonised energy system - adds the challenge of intermittency, making energy management all the more important. This book explores the role of digitalization and the growing interest in using AI for energy management. Edited by a team of senior scientists, with ample project and industry experience, the book systematically covers methods, applications including forecasting and maintenance, and economic aspects. The chapters cover solar and meteorological data collection and simulation, digital twins and data wrangling, ML, game theory and AI for energy management, edge to cloud, federated learning and quantum computing for energy management, intra-hour solar forecasting, use of synchrophasor technology, AI-powered energy conversion and resilience, explainable AI, electric mobility integration, optimization for EV adoption, predictive PV maintenance, AI and robotics for PV inspection, and blockchain-based microgrids. AI and Digitalization in Energy Management will prove a useful resource for researchers in universities, research institutes and in industry involved with clean energy and AI systems, grid operators, as well as energy policy makers and advanced students in energy engineering.
Projects Impacting Organizational Culture
Projects for continuous improvement are prevalent in today's business landscape. However, individual and organizational resistance often hinders progress and inhibits results. Projects Impacting Organizational Culture: Evolution by Integrating People into the Equation is an essential guide to prevent and manage change.
Practical Guide for the Reliable Packaging of Electronics
The fourth edition of Practical Guide to the Reliable Packaging of Electronics provides a comprehensive understanding of the thermal and mechanical aspects of electromechanical system design, along with insights into potential failures.
Metallic Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy
Metallic Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy explores the innovative use of metallic nanoparticles in cancer therapy. It investigates the production, functionalization, and medicinal uses of metallic nanoparticles, including iron oxide, gold, and silver, emphasizing their potential for targeted drug administration, imaging, and therapy. It also tackles essential regulatory and safety considerations, connecting research with clinical application.Features: Covers specifics to the theranostic application of metallic nanoparticles for cancer treatment Describes therapeutic strategies of nanoparticles in drug administration routes and targeting mechanisms Gives insight into phytochemical and biogenic surface-modified metal nanoparticles Discusses bioavailability and toxicity assessment of metallic nanoparticles This book is aimed at researchers in metallic nanoparticle and physicians and regulatory professionals in nanotechnology for precision oncology.
Millets
Millets have long been overshadowed by more mainstream crops, yet their potential is vast and largely untapped. This new volume meets an urgent need to raise awareness about the nutritional benefits, processing techniques, crop protection strategies, and breeding tools and techniques for underutilized millets.The volume first provides readers with a foundational understanding of the historical, nutritional, and ecological significance of these grains, setting the stage for a deeper exploration into their underutilized potential and the transformative role they can play in global agriculture.One of the key strengths of this book lies in its commitment to addressing the multifaceted challenges faced by millet cultivation. It goes beyond the traditional narrative, shedding light on pest and disease management strategies crucial for the success of millet crops, providing a holistic and practical guide for farmers and researchers alike.Chapters look at plant protection aspects, covering the gamut of challenges to millet cultivation and production, such as stress from environmental factors, fungal diseases, insect pests, along with effective management techniques.The authors explore how today's rapid and cutting-edge technology is used in practices and breeding methodologies that not only enhance millet production but also contribute to the overall sustainability of agricultural systems, serving as a valuable resource for those at the forefront of agricultural innovation. These include genetic solutions for disease resistance, improved yields, enhanced nutritional quality, improved stress response, etc.The volume also, importantly, takes an in-depth look at the effect of climate change on diseases and insect pests of millet crops.Millets: Exploring the Underutilized Potential for Sustainable Agriculture stands as a comprehensive guide that bridges the gap between the potential of millets and their actualization in sustainable farming practices. It is a valuable resource for researchers, farmers, policymakers, and anyone passionate about the intersection of agriculture, sustainability, and resilience. This book is not just an exploration of millets; it is a roadmap for a more sustainable and secure future for agriculture and food systems worldwide.
Climate-Smart Sugarcane Cultivation
Sugarcane is a crucial eco-friendly cash crop with massive agro-industrial value as a sweetener and a source of renewable energy. Known for its high varietal resistance to changing climate scenarios, sugarcane is also reported to be prone to biotic stresses like drought, water logging, salinity, multiple soil-related problems, and nutrient deficiencies. This new volume is a 700-plus-page comprehensive resource offering state-of-the-art practical information on sugarcane cultivation and management based on the practical experience, knowledge, and research from around the world.Key features: Discusses the impact of global warming and climate change on sugarcane production and offers mitigation and adaptation strategies Presents a plethora of new climate-smart technologies for sugarcane cultivation and management Considers climate-smart sugarcane fertilization strategies as well as climate-smart pest management Looks at recycling and alternate uses of sugarcane products and byproducts for bioethanol production and other purposes
Paradigm of Optical Imaging
This book deals with various aspects of optical imaging such as technologies and design, evaluation and calibration, and their scientific applications and results. It discusses the fundamental aspects of optical imaging, Fourier optics, and imaging physics with emphasis on image retrieval techniques and anatomy and diagnostics of optical imaging systems. In addition to ray optics, the book describes the technical details of several important instruments, such as spectroscopes, microscopes, telescopes, interferometers, and medical diagnosis-related instruments. Added further are the factors that affect the quality of the images, speckles and holography, and passive and active methods that permit a telescope to achieve diffraction-limited imaging from the ground. The book will be a valuable resource for astronomers and students involved in the design of modern instrumentation or those attempting to make use of data with instrumentation designed by others.
