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Sustainability has become an unavoidable topic in modern society.
In order for sustainable development to be fully achieved, it must
be integrated into the planning and measurement systems of business
enterprises. Green Initiatives for Business Sustainability and
Value Creation is an essential reference source including the most
recent scholarly research on the development and application of
green business models for contemporary organizations, with a focus
on possible contexts and constructs of closed loop supply chain
management. Featuring extensive coverage on topics such as
consumption behavior, political economy, and structural modeling,
this book is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, and
professionals seeking current research on the importance of
strategic green business practices.
Today, the scope of image processing and recognition has broadened
due to the gap in scientific visualization. Thus, new imaging
techniques have developed, and it is imperative to study this
progression for optimal utilization. The Handbook of Research on
Advanced Image Processing Techniques and Applications is an
essential reference publication for the latest research on digital
image processing advancements. Featuring expansive coverage on a
broad range of topics and perspectives, such as image and video
steganography, pattern recognition, and artificial vision, this
publication is ideally designed for scientists, professionals,
researchers, and academicians seeking current research on solutions
for new challenges in image processing.
This book provides essential molecular techniques and protocols for
analyzing microbes that are useful for developing novel
bio-chemicals, such as medicines, biofuels, and plant protection
substances. The topics and techniques covered include: microbial
diversity and composition; microorganisms in the food industry;
mass cultivation of sebacinales; host-microbe interaction; targeted
gene disruption; function-based metagenomics to reveal the
rhizosphere microbiome; mycotoxin biosynthetic pathways;
legume-rhizobium symbioses; multidrug transporters of yeast;
drug-resistant bacteria; the fungal endophyte piriformospora
indica; medicinal plants; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi;
biosurfactants in microbial enhanced oil recovery; and biocontrol
of the soybean cyst nematode with root endophytic fungi; as well as
microbe-mediated drought tolerance in plants.
This volume contains selected papers from the Second Quadrennial
International Conference on Structural Integrity (ICONS-2018). The
papers cover important topics related to structural integrity of
critical installations, such as power plants, aircrafts,
spacecrafts, defense and civilian components. The focus is on
assuring safety of operations with high levels of reliability and
structural integrity. This volume will be of interest to plant
operators working with safety critical equipment, engineering
solution providers, software professionals working on engineering
analysis, as well as academics working in the area.
Microalgae in Waste Water Remediation aims to point out trends and
current topics concerning the use of microalgae in wastewater
treatment and to identify potential paths for future research
regarding microalgaebased bioremediation. To achieve this goal, the
book also assessing and analyzes the topics that attract attention
among the scientific community and their evolution through time.
This book will be useful to the students, scientists and policy
makers concerned with the microalgae mediated management of
wastewater effluents and its applications in overall future
sustainable development.
This manual is a comprehensive guide to radiological imaging for
the diagnosis of diseases and disorders in children. The fourth
edition has been fully revised and features many new topics,
providing the latest advances in the field. Divided into 35
chapters, the book covers all the main imaging modalities - CT,
MRI, ultrasound and digital radiography, and their use in the
diagnosis of disorders in different body systems. Numerous
radiological images, tables and boxes further enhance the extensive
text. Key points Comprehensive guide to radiological imaging in
children Fully revised, fourth edition, featuring many new topics
and latest advances Covers all the main imaging modalities
accompanied by radiological photographs, tables and boxes Previous
edition (9789350252055) published in 2011
This new edition is a complete guide to imaging techniques for the
diagnosis of musculoskeletal and breast diseases and disorders.
Divided into 29 sections, the book begins with imaging for
different musculoskeletal conditions including bone tumours,
osteoporosis, and rheumatological disorders. Several chapters are
dedicated to subspecialty MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of the
shoulder, wrist, hip and pelvis, knee, and ankle. The remaining
sections discuss breast imaging, with a complete chapter dedicated
to the male breast. The fourth edition has been fully revised to
provide radiologists and trainees with the latest advances and
guidelines in the field. The comprehensive text, spanning 700
pages, is further enhanced by radiological images and figures. Key
points Complete guide to diagnostic imaging of the musculoskeletal
system and breast Fully revised, new edition featuring latest
advances and guidelines Highly illustrated with radiological images
and figures Previous edition (9789350258835) published in 2012
This unique book dicusses the latest research, innovative ideas,
challenges and computational intelligence (CI) solutions in
sustainable computing. It presents novel, in-depth fundamental
research on achieving a sustainable lifestyle for society, either
from a methodological or from an application perspective.
Sustainable computing has expanded to become a significant research
area covering the fields of computer science and engineering,
electrical engineering and other engineering disciplines, and there
has been an increase in the amount of literature on aspects
sustainable computing such as energy efficiency and natural
resources conservation that emphasizes the role of ICT (information
and communications technology) in achieving system design and
operation objectives. The energy impact/design of more efficient IT
infrastructures is a key challenge in realizing new computing
paradigms. The book explores the uses of computational intelligence
(CI) techniques for intelligent decision support that can be
exploited to create effectual computing systems, and addresses
sustainability problems in computing and information processing
environments and technologies at the different levels of CI
paradigms. An excellent guide to surveying the state of the art in
computational intelligence applied to challenging real-world
problems in sustainable computing, it is intended for scientists,
practitioners, researchers and academicians dealing with the new
challenges and advances in area.
Explains the major technologies in the area including fundamental
concepts and applications Discusses design to simulation, from
mathematical modeling to technology deployment Provides optimum
solution possibilities for charging infrastructure. Explores
multistage charging system evaluations and their possible
implementations, and introduces efficient wireless charging
possibilities and optimization of charging locations Includes
challenges and opportunities posed by the progressive integration
of electric drive vehicles.
This book is a comprehensive guide to imaging techniques for the
diagnosis and management of genitourinary disorders. Divided into
five key sections, the text covers diagnostic imaging of the
urinary tract and the genital tract in both men and women. This
fourth edition has been fully revised to provide clinicians with
the latest advances and techniques in the field. New chapters on
radiological anatomy and novel imaging techniques have been
included. Latest guidelines and systematic-algorithms are covered
to assist understanding and simplify diagnostic reporting.
Radiological images, diagrams and figures further enhance the
thorough text. Key points Comprehensive guide to diagnostic imaging
techniques for genitourinary diseases and disorders Fully revised,
fourth edition detailing latest advances in the field Includes new
chapters on radiological anatomy and novel imaging techniques
Previous edition (9788184486827) published in 2009
The United Nations predicts that by the year 2025, two-thirds of
the world’s population will face water scarcity. Further, the
planet would have well over eight billion people, the majority of
whom would live in developing countries, where more than 80% of
those are already experiencing water scarcity. Therefore, there is
an urgent need for wastewater recycling to help solve issues of
scarcity and to facilitate better management of generated
wastewater. Water recycling includes reuse and treatment of
municipal wastewater, which could be a sustainable approach for
environmental sustainability and could also help to offset the
increasing water demands for irrigation and industrial and other
needs. Currently, water and wastewater treatment facilities consume
large amounts of energy that are mainly generated through the use
of fossil fuels. Solar Powered Wastewater Recycling examines how
solar power can be implemented as an integrated approach whereby
all the energy needs of the water and wastewater sector could be
supplemented by renewable technologies, and in which a synergy can
be developed between water and energy.
Model-based fault detection and isolation requires a mathematical
model of the system behaviour. Modelling is important and can be
difficult because of the complexity of the monitored system and its
control architecture. The authors use bond-graph modelling, a
unified multi-energy domain modelling method, to build dynamic
models of process engineering systems by composing hierarchically
arranged sub-models of various commonly encountered process
engineering devices. The structural and causal properties of
bond-graph models are exploited for supervisory systems design.
The structural properties of a system, necessary for process
control, are elegantly derived from bond-graph models by following
the simple algorithms presented here. Additionally, structural
analysis of the model augmented with available instrumentation
indicates directly whether it is possible to detect and/or isolate
faults in some specific sub-space of the process. Such analysis
aids in the design and resource optimization of new supervision
platforms.
Static and dynamic constraints, which link the time evolution of
the known variables under normal operation, are evaluated in real
time to determine faults in the system. Various decision or
post-processing steps integral to the supervisory environment are
discussed in this monograph; they are required to extract
meaningful data from process state knowledge because of unavoidable
process uncertainties. Process state knowledge has been further
used to take active and passive fault accommodation measures.
Several applications to academic and small-scale-industrial
processes are interwoven throughout. Finally, an application
concerning development of asupervision platform for an industrial
plant is presented with experimental validation.
Model-based Process Supervision provides control engineers and
workers in industrial and academic research establishments
interested in process engineering with a means to build up a
practical and functional supervisory control environment and to use
sophisticated models to get the best use out of their process
data.
This book presents select proceedings of the Electric Power and
Renewable Energy Conference 2020 (EPREC 2020). This book provides
rigorous discussions, case studies, and recent developments in
emerging areas of control systems, especially, load frequency
control, wide-area monitoring, control & instrumentation,
optimization, intelligent control, energy management system, SCADA
systems, etc. The contents of this book will be useful to
researchers and professionals interested in control theory and its
applications to power grids and systems. The book can also be used
by policy makers and power engineers involved in power generation
and distribution.
Step by Step Radiation Therapy: Treatment and Planning is a
practical guide to radiation therapy. The book covers basic
principles, planning and delivery of radiation treatment in a step
by step manner. Divided into 21 chapters, the book begins with the
basics of radiation therapy planning. Subsequent chapters cover
radiation therapy for a range of tumours, including breast,
gastrointestinal, thoracic, central nervous system, genitourinary,
thyroid, bone and soft tissue tumours. Other topics include the
treatment of Hodgkin’s disease, irradiation of blood products and
spleen, palliative radiotherapy, re-irradiation, magna field
radiotherapy, and radiotherapy of non-malignant diseases. The book
concludes with information on emergency radiotherapy, management of
side-effects, and teletherapy instruments. Step by Step Radiation
Therapy: Treatment and Planning provides information on the most
recent advances in the field of radiation therapy, enhanced by full
colour illustrations throughout the book, making this an essential
resource for postgraduate trainees and oncologists. Key points
Practical guide to basic principles, planning and delivery of
radiation therapy Covers therapy for a wide range of tumours
Information on recent advances in radiation therapy Full colour
illustrations throughout
Construction, as an industry sector, is responsible for around
one-third of the total worldwide energy usage and about 20% of
greenhouse gas emissions. The rise in the number of buildings and
floor space area for residential and commercial purposes has
imposed enormous pressure on existing energy sources.
Implementations such as efficient usage of building energy systems,
design measures, utilization of local energy resources, energy
storage, and the use of renewable energy sources to meet
electricity demands are currently under development and deployment
for improving the energy performance index. However, integrating
all such measures and the development of nearly zero-energy and
zero-emission buildings is yet to be explored. In this book, the
different control techniques and intelligent technologies used to
improve the energy performance of buildings are illustrated. Every
building energy control system has a two-fold objective for energy
and comfort requirements to achieve a high comfort index (for
thermal, visual, air quality, humidity, and various plug loads) and
increase the energy performance index. The most significant aspect
in the design of a building's energy control system is modelling.
All the components, methodologies, and processes involved in
developing a renewable energy-driven building are covered in
detail. This book is intended for graduates and professionals
working towards the development of a sustainable built environment
using renewable energy sources.
With the increase in the development of the advanced cellular
communication system, it is assumed that several sectors, such as
the health industry, education, transport industry, business model,
and so on, will rapidly grow. However, the requirements of the
above-mentioned sectors are different and difficult to fulfill.
Hence, 5G will be integral to several networks and will also need a
unique management system for its successful rollout around the
globe. 5G-Based Smart Hospitals and Healthcare Systems: Evaluation,
Integration, and Deployment provides an overview of the role of
advanced technologies in transforming the healthcare industry. It
emphasizes the technical requirements of smart hospitals and the
technologies associated with them along with explaining how
technologies such as IoT, machine learning, and AI can be
integrated with smart hospitals and 5G networks. The book evaluates
several concerns such as privacy of data, infrastructure costs, and
regular upgradability of technologies. Since the storage of
information is a major concern with the implantation of 5G-base
hospitals, this book will specifically address those issues along
with examining the potential pitfalls of 5G-based hospitals and the
factors that cause their failures. This book specifically targets
professionals, academicians, engineers, researchers, management
firms, technical institutes, R&D establishments, and
individuals researching in the fields of 5G, healthcare, medical
sensors, IoT, big data, and related fields. The main objectives of
this book are to accumulate state-of-the-art IoT, 5G, AI, and
machine learning-based approaches for resolving healthcare
problems.
The goal of this book is to explore various security paradigms such
as Machine Learning, Big data, Cyber Physical Systems, and
Blockchain to address both intelligence and reconfigurability in
various IoT devices. The book further aims to address and analyze
the state of the art of blockchain-based intelligent networks in
IoT systems and related technologies including healthcare sector.
AI can ease, optimize, and automate the blockchain-based
decision-making process for better governance and higher
performance in IoT systems. Considering the incredible progress
made by AI models, a blockchain system powered by intelligent AI
algorithms can detect the existence of any kind of attack and
automatically invoke the required defense mechanisms. In case of
unavoidable damage, AI models can help to isolate the compromised
component from the blockchain platform and safeguard the overall
system from crashing. Furthermore, AI models can also contribute
toward the robustness and scalability of blockchain-based
intelligent IoT networks. The book is designed to be the
first-choice reference at university libraries, academic
institutions, research and development centers, information
technology centers, and any institutions interested in integration
of AI and IoT. The intended audience of this book include UG/PG
students, Ph.D. scholars of this fields, industry technologists,
young entrepreneurs, professionals, network designers, data
scientists, technology specialists, practitioners, and people who
are interested in exploring the role of AI and blockchain
technology in IoT systems.
This book addresses the various factors affecting fluvial systems,
the processes governing them, system responses arising from
human-nature interventions, and geospatial and geo-ecological
modeling to understand system behaviour better and restore degraded
ecosystems around the globe. Thanks to their hydrological and
agro-ecological advantages, humans have settled along riverbanks
since the dawn of civilization. Thus, the ancient "ecumene"
(settlements) were located near major rivers worldwide. This legacy
of river-based civilizations continues to this day in many forms.
However, in the course of the 'Anthropocene' era, countless fluvial
systems have been altered by human interventions in the form of
large-scale dams and barrages, changes in land use and land cover,
road-stream crossings, mining of sand and gravel, mushrooming of
brickfield, expansion of modern agriculture, industrial growth, and
urbanization. Thus, the present-day development pattern threatens
fluvial systems, especially riverine morphology and ecosystems. In
brief, human-induced morphological changes, water pollution,
eutrophication, and related damages to aquatic organisms are the
major threats to fluvial systems. Thus, maintaining the
'environmental flow' of the world's major rivers to preserve the
proper functioning of riverine ecosystems and promote sustainable
development is a global challenge.
This book is a compilation of selected papers presented in the
International Conference on the theme 'Wood is Good: Current Trends
and Future Prospects in Wood'. The contents of the book deal with
recent innovations, trends and challenges in wood science and are
grouped in five distinct sections. They cover a wide range of
topics like wood variability, processing and utilization, wood
protection, wood-based composites, wood energy and the role of wood
in mitigating climate change. With the ever increasing human
population and growing demand for wood, this book offers valuable
insights for better understanding and efficient utilization of this
wonderful gift of nature. This book will be useful to researchers,
professionals, and policy makers involved in forestry and wood
related areas.
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