Environmental Management Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities details the environmental problems posed by the various types of toxic organic and inorganic pollutants discharged from both natural and anthropogenic activities and their toxicological effects in environments, humans, animals, and plants. This book also highlights the recent advanced and innovative methods for the effective degradation and bioremediation of organic pollutants, heavy metals, dyes, etc. from the environment for sustainable development. Features of the book: * Provides state-of-the-art information on pollutants, their sources, and deleterious impacts on the environment * Elucidates the recent updates on Emerging Pollutants (EPs) in pharmaceutical waste and personal care products * Discusses the various physico-chemical, biological, and combination treatment systems for sustainable development * Details recent research findings in the area of environmental waste management and their future challenges and opportunities

Several Phyllanthus species are widely used in traditional medicine and herbal formulation for the treatment of a variety of ailments such as flu, dropsy, diabetes, jaundice and bladder calculus. The medicinal properties of these species are due to the presence of lignans, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids and terpenoids. Phyllanthin and hypophyllanthin are the major lignans from Phyllanthus species having estrogenic properties that reduce toxicity and vascular tension, and protect hepatocytes. This book deals with the importance of separation techniques in screening of major lignans, flavonoids and terpenoids in Phyllanthus species using HPLC/UPLC coupled with mass spectrometric techniques. Features: Collection of Ayurvedic features and scientific evidence of important medicinal plants. Screening of major lignans, flavonoids and terpenoids in plant parts/whole plant extracts and their geographical variations in Phyllanthus amarus. Easy-to-use analytical procedure for the quality control of Phyllanthus and its products.

Rauvolfia species, commonly known as Sarpagandha, has been traditionally used in Ayurveda for curing high blood pressure, hypertension, snake bites, fever, and mental illnesses. Due to its wide variety and differences in chemical composition, it is necessary to develop an efficient and reliable method for rapid screening and determination of phytochemicals in the extracts of the Rauvolfia species. This book will provide qualitative and quantitative comparative phytochemical investigations of selected medicinal plants from the Rauvolfia genus using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) techniques. The results will help in assuring the efficacy and safety of Rauvolfia herbal products. Features: Collection of Ayurvedic features and scientific evidence of important medicinal plants. Discusses chemical signatures for the identification of Rauvolfia (Sarpagandha) and its products. Easy-to-use analytical procedure for quality control of Rauvolfia and its products.

Several Phyllanthus species are widely used in traditional medicine and herbal formulation for the treatment of a variety of ailments such as flu, dropsy, diabetes, jaundice and bladder calculus. The medicinal properties of these species are due to the presence of lignans, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids and terpenoids. Phyllanthin and hypophyllanthin are the major lignans from Phyllanthus species having estrogenic properties that reduce toxicity and vascular tension, and protect hepatocytes. This book deals with the importance of separation techniques in screening of major lignans, flavonoids and terpenoids in Phyllanthus species using HPLC/UPLC coupled with mass spectrometric techniques. Features: Collection of Ayurvedic features and scientific evidence of important medicinal plants. Screening of major lignans, flavonoids and terpenoids in plant parts/whole plant extracts and their geographical variations in Phyllanthus amarus. Easy-to-use analytical procedure for the quality control of Phyllanthus and its products.

This book gathers selected papers presented at 3rd International Conference on Communication and Computational Technologies (ICCCT 2021), jointly organized in virtual format by Rajasthan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jaipur and Rajasthan Technical University Kota in association with Soft Computing Research Society, during 27-28 February 2021. The volume is a collection of state-of-the-art research work in the cutting-edge technologies related to communication and intelligent systems. The topics covered are algorithms and applications of intelligent systems, informatics and applications, and communication and control systems.

This book gathers selected papers presented at 3rd International Conference on Communication and Computational Technologies (ICCCT 2021), jointly organized in virtual format by Rajasthan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jaipur and Rajasthan Technical University Kota in association with Soft Computing Research Society, during 27-28 February 2021. The volume is a collection of state-of-the-art research work in the cutting-edge technologies related to communication and intelligent systems. The topics covered are algorithms and applications of intelligent systems, informatics and applications, and communication and control systems.

This book provides a comprehensive review of biosynthetic approaches to the production of industrially important chemicals and the environmental challenges involved. Its 19 chapters discuss different aspects of biosynthetic technology from the perspective of leading experts in the field. It covers various biorefinery approaches, including the use of microbes, metabolically engineered plants, biomass-based and green technology methods. Further, it examines important research in the areas of organic and hazardous waste composting, management and recovery of nutraceuticals from agro-industrial waste, biosynthesis and technological advancements of biosurfactants and waste water bioremediation. This book contributes to the scientific literature on biosynthetic technologies and the related environmental challenges for researchers and academics working in this area around the globe.

This book provides a comprehensive review of biosynthetic approaches to the production of industrially important chemicals and the environmental challenges involved. Its 19 chapters discuss different aspects of biosynthetic technology from the perspective of leading experts in the field. It covers various biorefinery approaches, including the use of microbes, metabolically engineered plants, biomass-based and green technology methods. Further, it examines important research in the areas of organic and hazardous waste composting, management and recovery of nutraceuticals from agro-industrial waste, biosynthesis and technological advancements of biosurfactants and waste water bioremediation. This book contributes to the scientific literature on biosynthetic technologies and the related environmental challenges for researchers and academics working in this area around the globe.

Charting the experiences of internally or externally migrant communities, the volume examines social transformation through the dynamic relationship between movement, reproduction, and health. The chapters examine how healthcare experiences of migrants are not only embedded in their own unique health worldviews, but also influenced by the history, policy, and politics of the wider state systems. The research among migrant communities an understanding of how ideas of reproduction and "cultures of health" travel, how healing, birth and care practices become a result of movement, and how health-related perceptions and reproductive experiences can define migrant belonging and identity.

This book is about the use of technology/artificial intelligence in the areas of human behavior and psychology, health and nutrition, and fitness and sports. Everybody has his/her own lifestyle but may not necessarily be aware of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle. Knowledge gained from the Internet may be scattered and inaccurate and, if adhered to, may lead to loss of life. The COVID-19 pandemic increased people's awareness of the need for a healthy lifestyle but how to adopt a healthy lifestyle is something to be clarified since every individual is different (body type, situation, etc.), and hence, their needs will be different as well. This book addresses such questions and explores how the use of technology in the areas mentioned above can enable each individual to easily achieve a healthy lifestyle.

Subaltern Geographies will be the first book-length discussion addressing the relationship between the historical innovations of the Subaltern Studies and the critical intellectual practices and methodologies of cultural, urban, historical and political geography.

Grinding is most widely used machining process as it provides reasonable material removal rate along with desirable surface quality especially for hard and high strength materials. Present work studies the interaction of Tangential force and Specific Energy with different process parameters such as wheel speed, table speed, grit size and depth of cut. Grinding is high specific energy process and specific grinding energy is one crucial performance parameter of grinding. Primary energy components such as shearing due to chip formation, rubbing and ploughing are the major contributors to the total specific energy consumption in grinding. High specific energy eventually causes higher material removal cost.New and innovative method of single grit experiment is used to develop theoretical model of specific ploughing. Ploughing energy was found to be significant during low depth of cut. Exponential rise in specific ploughing energy during low depth of cut explains the "size effect" phenomenon in grinding. This has enhanced the knowledge of ploughing phenomena with respect to process parameters and material properties of the workpiece.

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon Mill.) is an important vegetable crop belongs to family solanaceae. It is well known and very popular vegetable among farmers and grown successfully throughout the world. It is used as vegetable and ripe fruits are also utilized into salad, soups, pickles, sauce, ketchups etc. Yield of tomato crop is primarily governed by the genetic makeup of the variety. Thus, full genetic potential of the variety can be utilized through recommended cultural practices. To develop the variety, existence of significant heritable variability is of prime importance. Some biometric techniques like variability, correlation and path analysis provide information about the relative contribution of various yield related traits. Genetic and phenotypic correlation coefficients seek out the association between yield and yield contributing traits in tomato. Thus, these biometric techniques help in selection of superior plant genotypes for breeding programme.

Food proteins have gained increasing value in recent times and have become an interesting issue for scientific research due to the rapidly expanding knowledge about physiologically active peptides. Bioactive peptides released during gastrointestinal digestion or food processing such as fermentation, curing and ageing, and enzymatic hydrolysis, play an important role in metabolic regulation and modulation, suggesting their potential use as functional food ingredients for health promotion and disease risk reduction. A substantial amount of evidence indicates that animal proteins and peptides may exert several diverse biological effects, above and beyond fulfilling basic nutritional requirements. Studies suggest that peptides from various livestock products possess bioactivities, including antihypertensive, antioxidant, anticancer, antimicrobial, antiappetizing, opioid, mineral binding, immunomodulatory, cytomodulatory, and cholesterol-lowering effects, highlighting their importance in human and animal health, and disease prevention and treatment. This book focuses on peptides identified in the meat, blood, fish, milk, dairy products, and egg and their functional aspects.

Detectors are extremely useful in detection of radiations and capturing the processes taking place in experimental laboratory or in nature. These are available in a wide range depending on applications and environmental parameters. These are not only restricted for the application in the particle physic but also used for the medical applications, power industry, geological investigations, astrophysics...etc. Flexibility in design and portability of the detectors has made it very famous and handy to use for different purposes. Excellent example is "Geiger counter wristwatch, used for radiation detection. The development of detectors is a very challenging task, it takes a lot of R&D to characterize and ensure the performance in realistic situations. This book deals with the Gas Electron Multiplier(GEM) detector concept and development at CERN. A brief information about the atoms, radiations and their detection, fundamental particles, LHC accelerator and its detectors, makes it complete text to start with. The work is basically meant for students and beginners requiring basic knowledge. I wish them a very good luck and urge for their comments in order to improve the work.

UV-VIS spectroscopy was discovered long ago and Beckman brought the first spectrophotometer. The analysis of the overlapping bands in electronic spectra is difficult. In such circumstances derivative spectroscopy becomes a very simple and powerful tool of analysis. The use of differentiation to enhance the fine structure of empirical data was first proposed by Lord Rutherford in the early 1920s. The chapters in this books are as: Chapter 1 describes basics and fundamentals of the phenomenon involved. Chapter 2 reviews the related and relevant work and at the end of this chapter we have defined the objectives of the project. Chapter 3 describes the methodology and protocol adapted to complete this study. Chapter 4 describes the results. The discussions have been provided alongside and conclusions have been added at the end of each subsectio. Chapter 5 summarises the overall conclusions of the whole project. As it is said that no study is a closed end project, but it lays the some foundation on which future observations are added up.

Diabetes mellitus is the major metabolic disorder being faced throughout the world. The various types of diabetes are being reported with different type of symptoms and causes. To combat this metabolic disorder which has a number of complications associated with it various therapeutic molecules are available. But till date this disorder is not cureable with the available therapies. So there is still need for the invention of new molecules to overcome this disorder along with its complications with the help of various existing experimental animal models.

Subaltern Geographies is the first book-length discussion addressing the relationship between the historical innovations of subaltern studies and the critical intellectual practices and methodologies of cultural, urban, historical, and political geography. This edited volume explores this relationship by attempting to think critically about space and spatial categorizations. Editors Tariq Jazeel and Stephen Legg ask, What methodological-philosophical potential does a rigorously geographical engagement with the concept of subalternity pose for geographical thought, whether in historical or contemporary contexts? And what types of craft are necessary for us to seek out subaltern perspectives both from the past and in the present? In so doing, Subaltern Geographies engages with the implications for and impact on disciplinary geographical thought of subaltern studies scholarship, as well as the potential for such thought. In the process, it probes new spatial ideas and forms of learning in an attempt to bypass the spatial categorizations of methodological nationalism and Eurocentrism.