The many drawbacks of conventional dosage forms and delivery systems are overcome by designing and developing controlled release drug delivery systems, and pharmaceutical and other scientists have carried out extensive and intensive investigations in the field to explore their applications. A controlled-release drug formulation can improve product efficacy and extend patent protection. As controlled drug delivery systems continue to play a vital role in delivering various types of therapeutic agents in a controlled manner, researchers are only just scratching the surface of their full potential. Advancements in Controlled Drug Delivery Systems supplies information on translating the physicochemical properties of drugs into drug delivery systems, explores how drugs are administered via various routes, and discusses recent advancements in the fabrication and development of controlled drug delivery systems. It also underlines the methodology of controlled drug delivery system preparation and the significance, disadvantages, detailed classifications, and relevant examples. Covering topics such as machine learning and oral-controlled drug delivery, this book is ideal for pharmacists, healthcare professionals, researchers, academicians, research centers, health units, students, and pharmaceutical and scientific laboratories.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an interconnection of several devices, networks, technologies, and human resources to achieve a common goal. A variety of IoT-based applications are being used in different sectors and have succeeded in providing huge benefits to the users. As a revolution, IoT overtook the entire global landscape with its presence in almost every sector, including smart cities, smart grid, intelligent transportation, healthcare, education, and so on. This technological revolution also moved to the machines, converting them into intelligent computers that can make real-time decisions and communicate with each other, forming an Internet of Systems/Machines. The use of secure light-weight protocols will help us in developing environment-friendly and energy-efficient IoT systems. IoT is an emerging and recent area of research, adopted for many applications, and there is a need to investigate further challenges in all aspects of it. This book will provide information on fundamentals, architectures, communication protocols, use of AI, existing applications, and emerging research trends in IoT. It follows a theoretical approach to describe the fundamentals for beginners as well as a practical approach with the implementation of case studies for intermediate and advanced readers. The book will be beneficial for academicians, researchers, developers, and engineers who work in or are interested in fields related to IoT. This book serves as a reference for graduate and postgraduate courses in computer science, computer engineering, and information technology streams.

This book comprises select peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference on VLSI, Communication and Signal processing (VCAS) 2019, held at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. The contents focus on latest research in different domains of electronics and communication engineering, in particular microelectronics and VLSI design, communication systems and networks, and signal and image processing. The book also discusses the emerging applications of novel tools and techniques in image, video and multimedia signal processing. This book will be useful to students, researchers and professionals working in the electronics and communication domain.

This book (CCIS 839) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Communication, Networks and Computings, CNC 2018, held in Gwalior, India, in March 2018. The 70 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 182 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on wired and wireless communication systems, high dimensional data representation and processing, networks and information security, computing techniques for efficient networks design, electronic circuits for communication system.

This book constitutes selected and revised papers presented at the Second International Conference on Communication, Networks and Computing, CNC 2020, held in Gwalior, India, in December 2020. The 23 full papers and 7 short papers were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 102 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on wired and wireless communication systems; high dimensional data representation and processing; networking and information security; computing Techniques for efficient networks design; vehicular technology and application; electronics circuit for communication system.

This book comprises select peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference on VLSI, Communication and Signal processing (VCAS) 2019, held at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. The contents focus on latest research in different domains of electronics and communication engineering, in particular microelectronics and VLSI design, communication systems and networks, and signal and image processing. The book also discusses the emerging applications of novel tools and techniques in image, video and multimedia signal processing. This book will be useful to students, researchers and professionals working in the electronics and communication domain.

This book features selected high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on Machine Intelligence and Signal Processing (MISP 2019), held at the Indian Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India, on September 7-10, 2019. The book covers the latest advances in the fields of machine learning, big data analytics, signal processing, computational learning theory, and their real-time applications. The topics covered include support vector machines (SVM) and variants like least-squares SVM (LS-SVM) and twin SVM (TWSVM), extreme learning machine (ELM), artificial neural network (ANN), and other areas in machine learning. Further, it discusses the real-time challenges involved in processing big data and adapting the algorithms dynamically to improve the computational efficiency. Lastly, it describes recent developments in processing signals, for instance, signals generated from IoT devices, smart systems, speech, and videos and addresses biomedical signal processing: electrocardiogram (ECG) and electroencephalogram (EEG).