This book serves as a single-source reference to sinusoidal oscillators and waveform generators, using classical as well as a variety of modern electronic circuit building blocks. It provides a state-of-the-art review of a large variety of sinusoidal oscillators and waveform generators and includes a catalogue of over 600 configurations of oscillators and waveform generators, describing their relevant design details and salient performance features/limitations. The authors discuss a number of interesting, open research problems and include a comprehensive collection of over 1500 references on oscillators and non-sinusoidal waveform generators/relaxation oscillators. Offers readers a single-source reference to everything connected to sinusoidal oscillators and waveform generators, using classical as well as modern electronic circuit building blocks; Provides a state-of-the-art review of a large variety of sinusoidal oscillators and waveform generators; Includes a catalog of over 600 configurations of oscillators and waveform generators, with their relevant design details and their salient performance features/limitations.

Climatic change plays an integral part in planetary health and is amongst the most important global environmental aspect that has an impact on human health. The linkage between the environmental change and disease dynamics has been highlighted in recent times and hence, emphasis on environmental sustainability to reduce future epidemics. Present book focusses on the relationship between climatic change and epidemiological factors with an approach to reduce the global hotspots. The climatic changes relevant to periods of activity and variations in geographical distribution is addressed including interconnection of sustainability, population growth and environmental change. Features: Covers environmental management and waste to resource for future. Includes guidelines for analysis, assessment, and interventions for waste management. Discusses environmental impediments in the way of healthcare inclusions. Impresses upon the importance of clinical epidemiology to detect, treat, control, and prevent the spread of non-communicable diseases globally. Provides insights for the future health hazards that can be administered at the insignificant stage. This book aims at Graduate Students, Researchers, Professionals and Health Care Professionals in environmental engineering, waste management, climate change, and healthcare.

Rice is one of the most important foods in the world. As the demand for rice continues to increase, there is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from pests and diseases and the need to make cultivation more resource-efficient and sustainable. Drawing on an international range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways of improving the cultivation of rice at each step in the value chain, from breeding to post-harvest storage. Volume 2 reviews research in improving cultivation in such areas as irrigation and nutrition as well as developments in disease and pest management. Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 2: Cultivation, pest and disease management will be a standard reference for rice scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in rice cultivation. It is accompanied by Volume 1 which reviews research in breeding, nutritional and other aspects of rice quality.

This book serves as a single-source reference to sinusoidal oscillators and waveform generators, using classical as well as a variety of modern electronic circuit building blocks. It provides a state-of-the-art review of a large variety of sinusoidal oscillators and waveform generators and includes a catalogue of over 600 configurations of oscillators and waveform generators, describing their relevant design details and salient performance features/limitations. The authors discuss a number of interesting, open research problems and include a comprehensive collection of over 1500 references on oscillators and non-sinusoidal waveform generators/relaxation oscillators. Offers readers a single-source reference to everything connected to sinusoidal oscillators and waveform generators, using classical as well as modern electronic circuit building blocks; Provides a state-of-the-art review of a large variety of sinusoidal oscillators and waveform generators; Includes a catalog of over 600 configurations of oscillators and waveform generators, with their relevant design details and their salient performance features/limitations.

Essential resource covering the field of LIBS, with respect to its fundamentals, established and novel applications, and future prospects Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), presents in two comprehensive volumes a thorough discussion of the basic principles of the method, including important recently available data which can lead to a better characterization of the LIBS plasma. This extensive work contains detailed discussions on the lasers, spectrometers, and detectors that can be used for LIBS apparatuses and describes various instrumentation, ranging from basic setups to more advanced configurations. As a modern resource, the work includes the newest advances and capabilities of LIBS instruments, featuring the recent developments of Dual-Pulse LIBS, Femtosecond LIBS, and Micro-LIBS as well as their applications. Throughout, the contributions discuss the analytical capabilities of the method in terms of detection limits, accuracy, and precision of measurements for a variety of samples. Lastly, an extensive range of applications is presented, including food technology, environmental science, nuclear reactors, nanoscience and nanotechnology, and biological and biomedical developments. Sample topics covered within the work include: Diagnostics of laser induced plasma (LIP): LIBS plasma and its characteristics, factors affecting the LIBS plasma, methods of enhancing LIBS sensitivity, and LTE/non-LTE plasmas Instrumental developments in LIBS: light collection system and spectral detection systems, handheld LIBS, deep sea LIBS, and industrial sorters and analyzers Femtosecond laser ablation: laser-matter interaction, laser absorption, energy transport, ablation mechanisms and threshold, and plasma characterization Micro-analysis and LIBS imaging: microjoule laser sources, scaling libs to microjoule energies, micrometer scaling, advanced applications, and future prospects Spectroscopic and analytical scientists working with LIBS will find this wide-ranging reference immensely helpful in developing LIBS instrumentation and applications. Researchers and students in natural sciences and related programs of study will be able to use the work to acquire foundational knowledge on the method and learn about cutting-edge advancements being made in the field.

Eine umfassende Untersuchung der Roentgenfluoreszenz in der chemischen Biologie sowie in der klinischen Wissenschaft und Pflanzenkunde In X-Ray Fluorescence in Biological Sciences: Principles, Instrumentation and Applications prasentiert ein Team erfahrener Forscher eine umfassende Darstellung der Anwendung der Roentgenfluoreszenz (XRF) in den Biowissenschaften, insbesondere der chemischen Biologie, der klinischen Wissenschaft und der Pflanzenkunde. Zudem befasst sich das Buch mit den neuesten Fortschritten der Roentgenfluoreszenz-Bildgebungstechnik in diesen Bereichen. Die Autoren legen den Schwerpunkt auf das Verstandnis und die Untersuchung der interzellularen Strukturen und Metalle in Pflanzenzellen. Dabei werden neu entwickelte mikroanalytische Methoden vertiefend eroertert, insbesondere die energiedispersive Roentgenfluoreszenzspektrometrie (EDXRF), die Totalreflexions-Roentgenfluoreszenzspektrometrie (TXRF), mikroprotoneninduzierte Roentgenemission (micro-PIXE), Elektronensonden-Roentgenmikroanalyse (EPXMA), synchrotronbasierte Roentgenfluoreszenzmikroskopie (SXRF, SRIXE oder micro-XRF) und die Sekundarionen-Massenspektrometrie (SIMS). Neben ausfuhrlichen Beschreibungen von Protokollen und praktischen Ansatzen enthalt dieses Werk: * Eine grundliche Einfuhrung in den historischen Hintergrund und die Grundlagen der Roentgenfluoreszenz sowie Angaben zu den neuesten Entwicklungen in der Roentgenfluoreszenzanalyse * Eine umfassende Erforschung der allgemeinen Eigenschaften, der Erzeugung und des Nachweises von Roentgenstrahlung sowie Hinweise zur Vorbereitung von Proben fur die Roentgenfluoreszenzanalyse * Praktische Eroerterungen der Quantifizierung vorbereiteter Proben nach Beobachtung unter Roentgenfluoreszenz und der Beziehung zwischen Prazision, Strahlgroesse und Probenmenge * Vertiefende Untersuchungen der wellenlangendispersiven Roentgenfluoreszenz und lebender Materialien

Many thoughts come to one's mind, when one is in a contemplative mood. Which may last for a flicker of a moment, and just pass without leaving any impression on one's day to day actions and behaviour. One hardly considers capturing and recording them in black and white. In this book, the author has tried to do just that.