Carbon capture and sequestration is an essential solution in the fight against global warming, as well as a sizeable contributor to energy production worldwide, but engineers lack practical knowledge on all the types of reservoirs that are capable of CO2 sequestration. Introduction to Modelling, Simulation and Optimization of CO2 Sequestration in Various Types of Reservoirs pulls together the relevant basics and applications needed for reservoir engineers to learn and utilize for CO2 sequestration. After understanding the fundamental properties of reservoirs, the authors describe each type of reservoir, explaining basic parameters, benchmark cases, experimental data, optimization strategies, and future outlooks.

Microbial Biostimulants for Plant Growth, Development and Abiotic Stress Amelioration provides readers with insights into the major role of biostimulants in plant growth and development while under abiotic stress. The term biostimulants is broadly used to reference a group of diverse substances and microorganisms that stimulate life or that promote favorable plant responses. They stimulate natural processes to enhance/benefit nutrient uptake, nutrient efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, and crop quality. Many biostimulants improve nutrition and they do so regardless of their own nutrient contents. Further, recently microbe-based biostimulants have emerged as important plant protectors under a range of adverse conditions. Microbial Biostimulants for Plant Growth, Development and Abiotic Stress Amelioration is the latest volume in the Biostimulants and Protective Biochemical Agents series.

Fractional Differential Equations: Theoretical Aspects and Applications presents the latest mathematical and conceptual developments in the field of Fractional Calculus and explores the scope of applications in research science and computational modelling. Fractional derivatives arise as a generalization of integer order derivatives and have a long history: their origin can be found in the work of G. W. Leibniz and L. Euler. Shortly after being introduced, the new theory turned out to be very attractive for many famous mathematicians and scientists, including P. S. Laplace, B. Riemann, J. Liouville, N. H. Abel, and J. B. J. Fourier, due to the numerous possibilities it offered for applications.Fractional Calculus, the field of mathematics dealing with operators of differentiation and integration of arbitrary real or even complex order, extends many of the modelling capabilities of conventional calculus and integer-order differential equations and finds its application in various scientific areas, such as physics, mechanics, engineering, economics, finance, biology, and chemistry, among others. However, many aspects from the theoretical and practical point of view have still to be developed in relation with models based on fractional operators. Efficient analytical and numerical methods have been developed but still need particular attention. Fractional Differential Equations: Theoretical Aspects and Applications delves into these methods and applied computational modelling techniques, including analysis of equations involving fractional derivatives, fractional derivatives and the wave equation, analysis of FDE on groups, direct and inverse problems, functional inequalities, and computational methods for FDEs in physics and engineering. Other modelling techniques and applications explored by the authors include general fractional derivatives involving the special functions in analysis, fractional derivatives with respect to another function in analysis, new fractional operators in real-world applications, fractional order dynamical systems, hidden attractors in complex systems, nonlinear dynamics and chaos in engineering applications, quantum chaos, and self-excited attractors.

Imidazole-Based Drug Discovery covers all categories of imidazole and its derivatives, synthesis, pharmacological applications and drug-based studies. Imidazole scaffolds act as a channel between organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry and compel researchers to explore new drug candidates. This book provides detailed coverage of several greener synthetic protocols and pharmacological applications of imidazole derivatives that are useful to researchers working on designing more promising clinical lead compounds with this scaffold. It also includes information on past decades of research on the synthesis and biological applications of imidazole derivatives. This is an ideal resource for researchers in organic chemistry both in academic and industrial settings, as well as postgraduates in chemistry and medicinal chemistry.

This book is a guide to endocrine surgery for practising and trainee endocrinologists. Divided into 45 chapters, the text begins with an overview of applied embryology, physiology, and surgical anatomy of the endocrine glands. The next section explains thyroid function tests and their interpretation. Each of the following chapters covers the surgical management of a different thyroid-related disorder. The final sections discuss allied topics including endocrine radiology, pathology, the role of nuclear medicine in endocrine surgery, and radiotherapy. Each chapter concludes with clinical pearls to assist learning. With an internationally recognised editor and author team, the comprehensive text is highly illustrated with photographs, radiographic images, flow charts, and diagrams.

This book seeks to present the importance of household financial management using academic research and case studies. Covering all aspects of household financial management throughout their lifecycle, each chapter is devoted to a central topic such as digital payments, equity investments, and retirement planning.In each chapter, readers are presented with economic concepts and theories in an accessible way and are shown how they can benefit from it. For instance, the book examines how different markets work, including the credit markets, insurance markets and housing markets. With an understanding of how these markets work, readers can make a more informed decision with the use of financial instruments and markets.The book further highlights puzzles in household finance that examine how households make sub-optimal decisions. Through evidence-based research, this can be attributed to different cognitive and behavioral biases, as well as a lack of financial literacy. With the use of real-life examples, readers would be exposed to the different mistakes made by households, such as the credit card debt puzzle and stock market participation puzzle.By integrating theories and empirical evidence from economics and finance, this book informs households on what they should do to avoid common pitfalls in managing their finances.

This book seeks to present the importance of household financial management using academic research and case studies. Covering all aspects of household financial management throughout their lifecycle, each chapter is devoted to a central topic such as digital payments, equity investments, and retirement planning.In each chapter, readers are presented with economic concepts and theories in an accessible way and are shown how they can benefit from it. For instance, the book examines how different markets work, including the credit markets, insurance markets and housing markets. With an understanding of how these markets work, readers can make a more informed decision with the use of financial instruments and markets.The book further highlights puzzles in household finance that examine how households make sub-optimal decisions. Through evidence-based research, this can be attributed to different cognitive and behavioral biases, as well as a lack of financial literacy. With the use of real-life examples, readers would be exposed to the different mistakes made by households, such as the credit card debt puzzle and stock market participation puzzle.By integrating theories and empirical evidence from economics and finance, this book informs households on what they should do to avoid common pitfalls in managing their finances.

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POPULAR SCIENCE AN iNEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2022 A TELEGRAPH BIG IDEAS BOOK 2022 How we interpret emotions and act on them has been heavily gendered, as far back as Ancient Greek and Roman times, and - despite improvements in societal equality - continues to be today. In Hysterical, Dr Pragya Agarwal delves into history and science to determine the truth about our notions of innate differences between the male and female experience of emotions. She examines the impact this has on men and women - especially the role it has played in the subjugation of women throughout history - and imagines how a future where emotions are ungendered might look.

This book presents the select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCE 2022) at IIT Roorkee and emphasizes the understanding of transportation infrastructure projects being conceptualized, designed, and executed so as to bring the desired development in the focused area. It comprises case studies from the transportation sector, construction industries, consulting agencies, and research and academic institutions. These studies present the bottlenecks experienced during the implementation of the projects, from their conceptualization to their execution and the corrective measures that were incorporated to finish the work. The book will be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in construction planning and technology, infrastructure engineering, highway engineering, traffic and transportation planning and systems.

As researchers become increasingly interested in studying the lives of children in antiquity, this volume argues for the importance of a collaborative biocultural approach. Contributors draw on fields including skeletal biology and physiology, archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, pediatrics, and psychology to show that a diversity of research methods is the best way to illuminate the complexities of childhood. Contributors and case studies span the globe with locations including Egypt, Turkey, Italy, England, Japan, Peru, Bolivia, Canada, and the United States. Time periods range from the Neolithic to the Industrial Revolution. Leading experts in the bioarchaeology of childhood investigate breastfeeding and weaning trends of the past 10,000 years; mortuary data from child burials; skeletal trauma and stress events; bone size, shape, and growth; plasticity; and dietary histories. Emphasizing a life course approach and developmental perspective, this volume's interdisciplinary nature marks a paradigm shift in the way children of the past are studied. It points the way forward to a better understanding of childhood as a dynamic lived experience both physically and socially.

The advancement of information and communication technology has led to a multi-dimensional impact in the arenas of law, regulation, and governance. The laws, rules and regulations of the digital domain remain a challenge with the transformation of technology. The Constitution of many countries have declared data protection as a fundamental right. Such a trend is evident not only by the current reform of data protection law aimed at modernizing the global regulatory framework but also by the judiciary in landmark judgments. Furthermore, the legal domain must face many challenges with the speed of technological innovations due to abject global latitude, massive scale of content exchange and data collection, and the relative secrecy issues of internet users. Thus, it is essential to continue discussions involving policies and law that regulate and monitor these activities and anticipate new laws that should be implemented to protect users. This book will focus on the complex relationships of technology and law, both in terms of substantive legal responses to legal, social, and ethical issues arising in connection with growing public engagement with technology and the procedural impacts and transformative potential of technology on traditional and emerging forms of dispute resolution. This book will also provide a broader foundation upon which academics and professionals in the fields could improve current security activities and contribute to the protection of the nation.

The Japanese word, Ikigai means 'reason for being'. Think of what you love, what you are good at, what you can be paid for, and what the world needs. When these come together, you get your Ikigai. However, Ikigai can be beyond these four components and doesn't have to include any or all of them. The moments each day where you live fully - engaging in a hobby or pursuit, learning, connecting with people, being useful, choosing empathy over apathy, and being in the present - and the small joys that inhabit those moments make your Ikigai. You can have more than one Ikigai and it can change with time. You already have your Ikigai and just need to discover it!The book unveils the life journeys of 25 teens that left India for the uncharted waters of Singapore in the 1990s and early 2000s. Each story started with engineering and took the person to one's calling - dance, filmmaking, entrepreneurship, mountaineering, philanthropy, research, and even monkhood. Did they find their Ikigai? Uncover the pages to find out!

Applications of solar energy have been expanding in recent years across the world. This monograph details such far-reaching and important applications which have the potential for large impact on various segments of the society. It focuses solar energy technologies for various applications such as generation of electric power, heating, energy storage, etc. This volume will be a useful guide for researchers, academics and scientists.

The origin of world civilization can be traced to the Indus Valley cradle, where brilliant and original thinkers made groundbreaking discoveries. The history of these discoveries is recorded in the vast Sanskrit literature.

In this study, author M. K. Agarwal explores the cultural and historical significance of the region. He explores Indus Valley culture, which encouraged creative thought-as opposed to the Abrahamic faiths, which herded followers into dogmatic thinking. He holds that these religions prospered because of their unfettered hatred of the Vedic-Hindu-Buddhist peoples, who were demonized as pagans to be murdered, tortured, raped, enslaved, and robbed. He also considers the achievements of that culture, such as the creation of the most affluent, most scientifically advanced, and most spiritual of all societies, with archeological moorings that can be traced back to 8000 BC.

No other region can even come close to transforming people and culture like the Indus Valley, but the world's Vedic roots have been ignored, shunned, and covered up. Uncover the history that has been lost and develop a deeper appreciation for the true cradle of human civilization with "The Vedic Core of Human History."

This book provides application of multi criteria decision making techniques for managerial discretion. With this book, a concerted platform has been provided for several peers and other management organizations to understand and implement these tools and deal with the practical problems in a better way so as to provide more robust managerial decision making.

This book equips readers to understand a complex range of healthcare products that are used to diagnose, monitor, and treat diseases or medical conditions affecting humans. The first part of the book presents medical technologies such as medical information retrieval, tissue engineering techniques, 3D medical imaging, nanotechnology innovations in medicine, medical wireless sensor networks, and knowledge mining techniques in medicine. The second half of the book focuses on healthcare technologies including prediction hospital readmission risk, modeling e-health framework, personal Web in healthcare, security issues for medical records, and personalized services in healthcare. The contributors are leading world researchers who share their innovations, making this handbook the definitive resource on these topics. Handbook of Medical and Healthcare Technologies is intended for a wide audience including academicians, designers, developers, researchers and advanced-level students. It is also valuable for business managers, entrepreneurs, and investors within the medical and healthcare industries.