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"Introduction to IoT" is an insightful book that serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the foundations and key concepts of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The book begins by introducing readers to the concept of IoT, explaining its significance and potential impact on various industries and domains. It covers the underlying principles of IoT, including its architecture, connectivity, and communication protocols, providing readers with a solid understanding of how IoT systems are structured and how devices interact within the IoT ecosystem. This book dives into the crucial components that form the backbone of IoT systems. It explores sensors and actuators, explaining their roles in collecting and transmitting data from the physical environment. The book also covers electronic components used in IoT devices, such as microcontrollers, communication modules, and power management circuits. This comprehensive understanding of the building blocks of IoT allows readers to grasp the technical aspects involved in developing IoT solutions. Overall, "Introduction to IoT" is an indispensable book that offers a comprehensive and practical exploration of the essential principles, components, and challenges of IoT. With its broad coverage and real-world examples, it is an excellent resource for anyone seeking to grasp the fundamentals of this transformative technology.

This text serves as an exploration of the beautiful topic of mathematical biology through the lens of discrete and differential equations. Intended for students who have completed differential and integral calculus, this book allows students to explore topics such as bifurcation diagrams, nullclines, discrete dynamics, and SIR models for disease spread, which are often reserved for more advanced undergraduate or graduate courses. These exciting topics are sprinkled throughout the text alongside the more typical first and second order linear differential equations and systems of linear differential equations.This class-tested text is written in a conversational, welcoming voice which should help invite students along as they discover the magic of mathematical biology and both discrete and differential equations. A focus is placed on examples with solutions written out step by step, including computational steps, with the goal of being as easy as possible for students to independently follow along.Rich in applications, this text can be used for a semester-long course in either differential equations or mathematical biology. Alternatively, it can serve as a companion text for a two-semester sequence beginning with discrete time systems, extending through a wide array of topics in differential equations, and culminating in systems, SIR models, and other applications.

The ability to use computers to solve mathematical relationships is a fundamental skill for anyone planning for a career in science or engineering. For this reason, numerical analysis is part of the core curriculum for just about every undergraduate physics and engineering department. But for most physics and engineering students, practical programming is a self-taught process.This book introduces the reader not only to the mathematical foundation but also to the programming paradigms encountered in modern hybrid software-hardware scientific computing. After completing the text, the reader will be well-versed in the use of different numerical techniques, programming languages, and hardware architectures, and will be able to select the appropriate software and hardware tool for their analysis.It can serve as a textbook for undergraduate courses on numerical analysis and scientific computing courses within engineering and physical sciences departments. It will also be a valuable guidebook for researchers with experimental backgrounds interested in working with numerical simulations, or to any new personnel working in scientific computing or data analysis.Key Features: - Includes examples of solving numerical problems in multiple programming languages, including MATLAB, Python, Fortran, C++, Arduino, Javascript, and Verilog.- Provides an introduction to modern high performance computing technologies including multithreading, distributed computing, GPUs, microcontrollers, FPGAs, and web "cloud computing".- Contains an overview of numerical techniques not found in other introductory texts including particle methods, finite volume and finite element methods, Vlasov solvers, molecular dynamics.Companions websites for this book can be accessed at https: //plasmasimulationsbyexample.com/ and https: //www.scientificprogrammingbook.com/.Lubos Brieda holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical Aerospace Engineering from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., USA and a M.Sc. in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, USA. He is the president of Particle in Cell Consulting, LLC, Westlake Village, CA, USA, while also serving as a part time lecturer in the Department of Astronautical Engineering at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Brieda is the author of numerous simulation codes utilized by the aerospace and plasma modeling communities. Additionally, he maintains an online blog found at particleincell.com/blog focusing on scientific computing and since 2014 he has been teaching online courses on plasma simulations through his website.Joseph Wang is Professor of Astronautics and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at University of Southern California. Prof. Wang received his Ph.D in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1991. Prof. Wang conducts research in computational physics, space technology, and space and planetary science. He and his students have developed many computer simulation models utilizing particle-in-cell, Vlasov, and molecular dynamics simulation for large-scale first-principle based simulations in these areas. He has more than 300 publications.Robert Martin received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University and his M.S. and Ph.D in Computational Science, Mathematics, and Engineering focused on modeling non-equilibrium gas and plasma at the University of California, San Diego. He joined the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) In-Space Propulsion branch in 2011 leading development of a new multiscale/multiphysics modeling framework for spacecraft plasma. He joined the Army Research Office to run the Modeling of Complex Systems Program in 2021.

Nanosized particles explored for therapeutics and diagnosis related research areas need updated latest information for the budding researcher as well as academicians. Nanomedicine, Nanotheranostics and Nanobiotechnology has been a contemporary technological tool for diverse biomedical, pharmaceutical and diagnostic solutions. The present book is divided into two sections.Section A (16 chapters) is dedicated to the exclusive book chapters related to Nanomedicine area such as History, regulatory, scale-up, regulatory toxicology aspects of nanomedicine. Additionally, this section include chapters focusing on application domain of nanomedicine for targeted cancer therapy, rheumatoid arthritis management, psoriasis, ocular delivery, topical applications, oral bioavailability enhancement and pulmonary delivery etc.Section B (10 chapters) comprised of chapters in the area of nanotheranostics and applications of nanobiotechnology. In brief, latest topics such as gold nanoparticles in diagnostics and therapy, nanoparticles for siRNA delivery, carbon nanotubes for gene delivery, nanoparticles for vaccine delivery, nanobiotechnology in cell-based nanomedicines, nanotechnology in regenerative medicine and nanocarriers in delivery of proteins and peptides are complied.Key features: - A total of 26 emerging topics are covered in the book on the cutting edge research areas at the multi-disciplinary level.- The chapters are focusing from fundamentals to the applications part making it attractive for beginner as well as the experts.- The chapters are written by the one of the well-known experts of the field in simple scientific style with figures, scheme and illustrations.Dr. Rishi Paliwal and Dr. Shivani Rai Paliwal, Editors of the book, both are domain experts who are continuously exploring nantechnological principles for diverse biomedical and pharmaceutical applications since two decades. Being established nanomedicine scientist, the book has been edited well with profound knowledge base.

How did we end up here, masters of scientific insight, purveyors of ever more powerful technologies, astride the burning planet that created us, and now responsible for cleaning up the mess and determining the future direction of all of life? And what do we do about it? Technology is Dead attempts to answer both of those questions. It is a book of both challenge and hope, written for those who are able or willing to lead us out of our global predicament. It is for the politicians, CEOs, community leaders, everyday parents and young people who understand that we must change our ways to ensure a sustainable future for all living things and the planet we rely on. The book's premise is that technology (like capitalism) has been an unprecedented force for prosperity, while at the same time bringing unrelenting, and unplanned downsides. Technology has insinuated itself into every nook and cranny of modern society, ignoring many of our human truths while preying on our vulnerabilities. It has resulted in both profound economic progress and a multitude of troubling unintended consequences, from deepening divides and loss of collective responsibility to a growing list of existential threats.The only viable response is to reconnect with our collaborative roots and undertake what the authors call a humanist revolution, a global effort to redefine human progress, rebuild our core systems to contribute to that progress, and reset our all too human behaviors and aspirations, while becoming the active, careful human-first stewards of technology itself.The revolution, guided by what the authors call a 21st Century Humanist Code asks all of us to work towards the world we want to live in - for each and every human to become the center and source of change in their lives, in their communities and the world beyond. The future of humankind and our planet depends on it.

Materials for Energy Storage offers a combinatorial understanding of materials science and electrochemistry in electrochemical energy storage devices with a holistic overview of the status, research gaps, and future opportunities. Rooted in a profound understanding of contemporary energy utilization, aligned with the sustainable development goals, this book delves deep into the several device chemistries, impact of nanomaterials, and critical factors related to the device performance. It discusses electrode-electrolyte interaction, device fabrication, and commercial aspects. This book will offer value to the graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and industry professionals related to materials science and energy technology.

Polymer-supported organic catalysts are largely insoluble in most reaction solvents, which allows for easy recovery and recycling of the catalysts. They are generally stable, readily available, and environmental friendly, so they have attracted the interest of many synthetic chemists in the industrial and academic fields. In this book, different types of polymer-supported catalysts based on peptides, polystyrene, polyethers, poly(acrylic acid), poly(ethylene imine), poly(2-oxazoline), poly(isobutylene), poly(norbornene), etc., as well as metals are included with their synthetic organic synthesis applications.It is believed that this work will be of interest to organic chemists, material scientists, chemical engineers, polymer scientists and technologists.

Written by an experienced statistics educator and two data scientists, this book unifies conventional statistical thinking and contemporary machine learning framework into a single overarching umbrella over data science. The book is designed to bridge the knowledge gap between conventional statistics and machine learning. It provides an accessible approach for readers with a basic statistics background to develop a mastery of machine learning. The book starts with elucidating examples in Chapter 1 and fundamentals on refined optimization in Chapter 2, which are followed by common supervised learning methods such as regressions, classification, support vector machines, tree algorithms, and range regressions. After a discussion on unsupervised learning methods, it includes a chapter on unsupervised learning and a chapter on statistical learning with data sequentially or simultaneously from multiple resources.One of the distinct features of this book is the comprehensive coverage of the topics in statistical learning and medical applications. It summarizes the authors' teaching, research, and consulting experience in which they use data analytics. The illustrating examples and accompanying materials heavily emphasize understanding on data analysis, producing accurate interpretations, and discovering hidden assumptions associated with various methods.Key Features: Unifies conventional model-based framework and contemporary data-driven methods into a single overarching umbrella over data science. Includes real-life medical applications in hypertension, stroke, diabetes, thrombolysis, aspirin efficacy. Integrates statistical theory with machine learning algorithms. Includes potential methodological developments in data science.

This classic text, originally from the noted logician Elliot Mendelson, is intended to be an easy-to-read introduction to the basic ideas and techniques of game theory. It can be used as a class textbook or for self-study. Introducing Game Theory and its Applications presents an easy-to-read introduction to the basic ideas and techniques of game theory. After a brief introduction, the authors begin with a chapter devoted to combinatorial games--a topic neglected or treated minimally in most other texts. The focus then shifts to two-person zero-sum games and their solution.Here the authors present the simplex method, based on linear programming, for solving these games and develop within this presentation the required background. The final chapter presents some of the fundamental ideas and tools of non-zero-sum games and games with more than two players, including an introduction to cooperative game theory. The book is suitable for a first undergraduate course in game theory, or a graduate course for students with limited previous exposure. It is useful for students who need to learn some game theory for a related subject (e.g., microeconomics) and have a limited mathematical background. It also prepares its readers for more advanced study of game theory's applications in economics, business, and the physical, biological, and social sciences.The authors hope this book breeds curiosity into the subject and is designed to satisfy this to some extent by reading this book. The book will prepare readers for deeper study of game theory applications in many fields of study.

This book aims to solve the discrete implementation problems of continuous-time neural network models while improving the performance of neural networks by using various Zhang Time Discretization (ZTD) formulas.The authors summarize and present the systematic derivations and complete research of ZTD formulas from special 3S-ZTD formulas to general NS-ZTD formulas. These finally led to their proposed discrete-time Zhang neural network (DTZNN) algorithms, which are more efficient, accurate, and elegant. This book will open the door to scientific and engineering applications of ZTD formulas and neural networks, and will be a major inspiration for studies in neural network modeling, numerical algorithm design, prediction, and robot manipulator control.The book will benefit engineers, senior undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers in the fields of neural networks, computer mathematics, computer science, artificial intelligence, numerical algorithms, optimization, robotics, and simulation modeling.

This book fulfils the need of doctors, medical students and all healthcare personnel for information that addresses fundamental patient safety concepts that are not usually covered in conventional medical curricula.There are three valuable features. First, the content encompasses the main areas of human factors and patient safety in short and easily accessible language supplemented by anecdotes from safety-critical industries such as aviation and nuclear power. Second, each chapter highlights the problems of human error and provides solutions that help to reduce the risks to patients. Finally, the coverage highlights the important role the public should play in protecting their own safety when in contact with healthcare systems.Medical doctors and medical students will benefit from this practical guide.

For the past two millennia, Ganoderma has been prized as the "mushroom of immortality" in ancient Asian cultures, owing to its health benefits. Modern research has further revealed that the genus is rich in bioactive components, including polysaccharides and triterpenoids, uncovering various medicinal prospects both in vitro and in vivo. Clinical trials conducted so far emphasize the safe and effective use of the mushrooms, with a particular focus on Ganoderma lucidum. Currently, the Ganoderma-based industry is witnessing a significant surge, offering a plethora of dietary and medicinal products. Recognizing the impact of these developments, the book, "Ganoderma: Cultivation, Chemistry, and Medicinal Applications Volume 2," aims to consolidate the latest information on the macrofungi, emphasizing its bioactive compounds, diverse therapeutic effects, and industrial applications.Key Features -- The book provides a thorough exploration of Ganoderma polysaccharides, unravelling their chemical composition, structure, and potential health benefits.- Comprehensive coverage is dedicated to understand antimicrobial properties of the medicinal mushrooms. The text also delves into the potential role of Ganoderma in safeguarding against various skin diseases, accompanied by discussions on underlying mechanisms.- A detailed examination of Ganoderma includes its potential cardioprotective effects, encompassing impacts on blood pressure, cholesterol level, and overall heart function. The book also provides an in-depth analysis of capacity of the macrofungi to stimulate immune system.- The volume encompasses findings related to the impact of Ganoderma on prevention or mitigation of neurodegenerative diseases.- Additionally, it contributes to the understanding of medicinal applications by exploring Ganoderma-based nanoparticles, offering novel insights into potential therapeutic avenues.- A comprehensive overview of the Ganoderma-inspired industry highlights its diverse contributions ranging from dietary supplements, cosmeceuticals, nutricosmetics, and healthcare products.

This vital work for researchers and graduate students focuses on resilience estimation and control of cyber-physical networked systems using attacker-defender game theory. It presents attack and defense strategies and describes the design and resilience of control systems to withstand cyberattacks.Complex control systems, including cyber-physical and cloud control systems, are in open network environments and are often confronted with threats from cyberspace, physical space and even cloud service. With diversified and intelligent attack patterns and improvements in attack capabilities, non-contact damage can be widespread. In this book, the authors use a formal, mathematical approach to introduce their recent research findings to describe and design attack and defense strategies using game theoretic method. The book is divided into three sections, focusing on strategies for resilience against deception attacks and DoS attacks, and protecting cloud control systems against threats. In these sections, the authors address topics such as secure and distributed filtering, attack detection and disturbance rejection, resilient state estimation, and resilient control, and techniques such as Stackelberg games, hierarchical games, and active eavesdropping. Through this book readers will be able to design effective defense strategies for complex control system to achieve resilience for closed-control cyber physical systems, network and cloud systems.This book is a vital resource for graduate students and academic researchers who are familiar with the concepts related to cyberattack and defense and who have a related research background. To maximize their benefit from this book, readers are recommended to have a strong mathematical foundation as the book takes a mathematical approach to the concepts and strategies described within.

This illustrated guide to identifying or confirming blood disorders in paediatric patients presents examples of the abnormal morphology involved. Clinicians in both Haematology and Paediatrics will find this an invaluable resource. Provides an authoritative visual guide for standard morphology in paediatric harmatology disorders. Offers a reliable guide for registrars in haematology and paediatrics. Presents expert guidance for clinical identification and confirmation of diagnoses.

This book provides sample exercises, techniques, and solutions to employ mathematical modeling to solve problems in Operations Research and Business Analytics. Each chapter begins with a scenario and includes exercises built on realistic problems faced by managers and others working in operations research, business analytics, and other fields employing applied mathematics. A set of assumptions is presented and then a model is formulated. A solution is offered followed by examples of how that model can be used to address related issues.Key elements of this book include the most common problems the authors have encountered over research and consulting including inventory theory, facilities location, linear and integer programming, assignment, transportation and shipping, critical path, dynamic programming, queuing models, simulation models, reliability of system, multi-attribute decision making and game theory.In the hands of an experienced professional, mathematical modeling can be a powerful tool. This book presents situations and models to help both professionals and students learn to employ these techniques to improve outcomes and to make addressing real business problems easier. The book is essential for all managers and others who would use mathematics to improve their problem-solving techniques.No previous exposure to mathematical modeling is required. The book can then be used for a first course on modeling, or for those with more experience who want to refresh their memories when they find themselves facing real-world problems. The problems chosen are presented to represent those faced by practitioners.The authors have been teaching mathematical modeling to students and professionals for nearly forty years. This book is presented to offer their experience and techniques to instructors, students, and professionals.

This book provides the analytical tools to characterize nonlinear distorted multicarrier signals and optimal/sub-optimal receivers employed in high data rate communication systems.Unified Theoretical Analysis of Nonlinear Multicarrier Schemes introduces new optimal and sub-optimal receivers for nonlinear distorted signals that can use nonlinear distortion to improve performance when compared with common receivers. It addresses the analysis of nonlinear systems with stochastic inputs and establishes new receivers designs for multi-carrier communication systems with nonlinearities. The authors also include the characterization and definition of optimum and sub-optimum receivers for nonlinear distorted signals that may use the nonlinear distortion to improve receiver performance over the existing ones. The book also includes a set of applications where the analytical unified method for characterization of nonlinear distortion can be applied. The two final chapters of the book include systems like MIMO OFDM and the extension to optical systems. These techniques are the base of 5G, Wi-fi and future 6G mobile networks.The book will be a valuable resource for design engineers, industrial engineers, applications engineers and researchers working on multi-carrier systems, power amplifiers modelling and design.

Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Power Electronics focuses on the techniques of artificial intelligence that are used in the power electronics field, with particular emphasis on the optimization of lost vehicle power and the vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) environment. Power energy is considered the most basic requirement for the development of today's life. This book examines how the most efficient methods, algorithms, and strategies of Ethical Artificial Intelligence may be applied with the aim of optimizing the powerful energy of vehicles and to produce reliable energy. The book gives a practical introduction to the difficulties of power energy faced by vehicles in the extremely congested VANETs conditions and shares approaches to resolve these issues by optimizing the energy performance in the vehicles by the new Ethical-AI methods. The book covers current power energy concerns faced by vehicles and contributes a novel strategy to overcome these concerns. The employment of Ethical-AI strategy in vehicular power energy will undoubtedly improve the effectiveness and production of vehicles.

This book introduces Probability Theory with R software and explains abstract concepts in a simple and easy-to-understand way by combining theory and computation. It discusses conceptual and computational examples in detail, to provide a thorough understanding of basic techniques and develop an enjoyable read for students seeking suitable material for self-study. It illustrates fundamental concepts including fields, sigma-fields, random variables and their expectations, various modes of convergence of a sequence of random variables, laws of large numbers and the central limit theorem. - Computational exercises based on R software are included in each Chapter - Includes a brief introduction to the basic functions of R software for beginners in R and serves as a ready reference. - Includes Numerical computations, simulation studies, and visualizations using R software as easy tools to explain abstract concepts - Provides multiple-choice questions for practice - Incorporates self-explanatory R codes in every chapter This textbook is for advanced students, professionals, and academic researchers of Statistics, Biostatistics, Economics and Mathematics.

Innovation is a critical facilitator in today's fast changing global value chain landscape. This book traverses the interplay of technological breakthroughs enabling efficiency and intelligence within value chains making them smart yet sustainable. From service models and smart technologies to application of smart global value chains across sectors, this book offers a unique insight into the transformational role of smart global value chains in bringing agility and sustainability to the global value chain ecosystem.This book is an essential guide for academics, industry leaders, policy makers to navigate the future where smart technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, IoT and beyond reshape the global economic landscape.

This book presents an analysis of the existing surveys in the literature of batteries, chargers, control systems, battery management systems, plugs, sockets, drives and fuel cell based and plug in smart electric and hybrid vehicles. It provides detailed comparative analysis of parameters of intelligent electric and hybrid vehicles with conventional vehicles and depth in knowledge of power electronics tools in smart electric and hybrid vehicles. This book compiles the research work and findings in advancements of smart electric and hybrid vehicles from automobile, mechanical, electronic, electrical, computer science and allied engineering domains and explains how smart electric and hybrid vehicles can be utilized for harmful emissions over the entire life cycle of vehicle and how reliance on fossil fuels can be cut down.This book: Discusses different types of lightweight and robust materials for the fabrication of smart electric and hybrid vehicles. Presents computational models, emerging technologies, numerical techniques, and environmental and economic benefits applicable to electric vehicles. Highlights the applications of smart and hybrid vehicles in diverse sectors including aerospace, agriculture, defense, and medical. Covers electromechanical drives, storage systems, wireless charging, and component design for smart electric and hybrid vehicles. Showcases a detailed comparative analysis of parameters of intelligent electric and hybrid vehicles with conventional vehicles. It is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, computer engineering, and automotive engineering.

This book aims to take beginner and intermediate programming hobbyists to the next level by challenging them with exciting bite-size projects rooted in actual scientific and engineering problems.Each chapter introduces a set of simple techniques and shows a variety of situations where they can be applied. The main feature of the book is the choice of topics that are designed to be both entertaining and serious. Most of the projects strive to analyze or simulate something found in the real world, covering molecules and planets, plants and animals, bacteria and robots. Engaging in these excursions is a great way to hone coding skills while exploring diverse areas of human knowledge.The variety of discussed subjects and creative project ideas make the book a perfect choice for aspiring coders thinking where to apply their growing skills.

Magnetic composite particles offer much potential for use in a variety of applications, including manufacturing, environmental protection, microfluidics, microelectronics, and biomedicine. Magnetic Polymer Composites and Their Emerging Applications explores leading research in the fabrication, characterization, properties, and all reported applications of magnetic polymer composites.- Discusses synthesis, properties, and modern fabrication technologies of magnetic polymer composites.- Describes biocompatibility, suitability, and toxic effects of these materials.- Covers a variety of applications including biomedical, wastewater treatment, soft robotics, 3D/4D printing, and agriculture.- Details opportunities and future directions in magnetic polymer composites and their surface decorations.This unique book serves as a road map for materials engineers, as well as researchers, academics, technologists, and students working in sensor technology.

A succinct account of various routinely experienced pathologies and suitable images has been enlisted as approximately 150 case studies. The cases are structured into thematic chapters with an integrated approach to basic learning. Each case study follows a similar format with a brief clinical presentation, relevant imaging findings, discussion with differential diagnosis, management, and suggested readings. The book focuses on the pointwise description of cases routinely encountered in abdominopelvic imaging that help students, trainees and radiologists to write certificate examinations. Key Features: 1. Presents chapters in the form of case studies, along with a brief illustrative description of normal anatomy and abnormal findings. 2. Uses image-based quizzes for easy comprehension for trainees, residents and practising radiologists. 3. Incorporates the pivotal cases from the hepatobiliary, pancreatic, genitourinary and gastrointestinal systems in a single book.

This book presents 15 cases as studies in how to reach a diagnosis from a presenting patient. It covers 15 major topics in clinical dermatology as a succinct reference for dermatology clinicians in practice, also offering a concise revision guide for those in training, from medical students and resident physicians preparing for higher examinations to established physicians in their continuing professional development. Covers essential points in clinical dermatology for practice and training or revision and review for boards or certification. Presents a succinct resource for dermatologists, family physicians, and other professionals with an interest in problems of the skin, nails, and hair. Offers a one-stop guide to 15 core topics.

In the recent years, a wide variety of new chemicals continue to be developed as a result of industrial development and associated anthropogenic activities. The microbial contaminants in the environment, more precisely, antibiotic-resistant genes/bacteria produced as a result of mutation due to antibacterial drugs, are also considered emerging contaminants and specifically called emerging microbial contaminants such as sapoviruses, Waddlia chondrophila and Streptococcus parauberis. Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care products are a diverse group of compounds that includes ibuprofen, diclofenac, triclosan, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory agents, steroidal hormones, and active ingredients in soaps, detergents and perfumes which could find their way into food materials are tagged emerging contaminants.Given this, Emerging Contaminants in Food and Food Products discusses issues around the emerging contaminants in food and food products. Different types of contaminants, such as biological, chemical, organic, inorganic and microbial contaminants in foods, ways of detecting them and regulations surrounding global food safety are all covered.Features- Discusses all the categories of contaminants in food and food products. Biological, chemical, organic, inorganic, and microbial contaminants- Provides full information on emerging food contaminants, their effect on human and animal heath, and how it affects global food security and emerging technological applications in solving global problem.- Gives detection and prevention strategies and guideline policies on emerging contaminants of foods- Bring into account global perspectives on food contaminants and health implications.Also, this volume will serve as an information hub of emerging contaminants for scientists/researchers and professionals globally. This book is a good collection of independent chapters which presents full insights in the study of emerging contamination in food and the effects of these contaminants in humans and animals.

The research field of "plant speed breeding" is promising to meet the future demand for crop improvement in an efficient and effective manner. The process accelerates breeding and research programs through the shortening of the generation time of crops. Plant Speed Breeding and High-throughput Technologies explores and analyzes a range of innovations from CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing to state-of-the-art controlled-environment growth chambers.The book integrates achievements of plant speed breeding technologies with an emphasis on the fundamental and advanced systems for genome editing, functional genomics, controlled-environment growth chambers, genomic and phenotypic selection methods, and high-throughput technologies. It examines the applications of technologies across major model plants and key crops such as cereals, vegetables, and fruit trees. The book explores high-throughput genotyping using next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems, enabling precise single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping, and genome-wide association studies (GWAS). These tools are used in identifying candidate genes that will revolutionise crop breeding, as they are capable of tolerating complex abiotic and biotic stresses induced by global climate change.Serving as an ideal reference on plant speed breeding technologies, this book is for graduate students, teachers, researchers, and experts in the field of plant sciences, plant breeding as well as agronomy and agriculture.

"Optical Frequency Combs: Trends in Sources and Applications" offers an overview of the recent advances on the physics, sources, and applications of optical frequency comb technology - one of the most exciting and fast developing research fields in photonics.The book aims at showcasing recent advances through contributions by key players in a multifaceted research ecosystem, and at the same time at providing a valuable service to the community, by offering an as much comprehensive as possible review which, at the same time, highlights challenges to be solved and promising future directions.The main topics covered include: (i) an overview of different platforms for optical frequency combs generation as fibre lasers, quantum cascade lasers, integrated microresonators and waveguides, fibre resonators, electro-optic modulators and nonlinear fibres, multicore fibres; (ii) a selection of applications in different technologies including sensing, spectroscopy, precision metrology and optical clocks, microscopy, radio-frequency generation, distance ranging, and optical communications; (iii) a diverse range of physical methods for frequency comb generation such as modulation, laser mode-locking techniques, dissipative solitons and parametric gain in nonlinear resonators, nonlinear spectral broadening and supercontinuum formation in waveguides.This book will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and postgraduate students working and interested in the field optical frequency combs, and more broadly in photonic technologies too.Key Features: - Edited by authorities in the field, with chapter contributions from subject area leading experts in academia and industry.- Up-to-date with the latest technological developments, applications, and fundamental research from the field.- Describes comb properties depending on source and generation platform, andcomb specificationsmatchingto application needs.Auro Michele Perego received a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Physics from Università degli Studi dell'Insubria (Como, Italy) and a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Aston University (Birmingham, UK) in 2018. He is currently a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow at the Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, where he leads his independent research group. His main research interests live at the interface between applied physics and photonic engineering and include optical frequency combs, the physics of modelocking and light pulses generation in lasers, parametric amplification, optical sensing, and the study of instabilities and solitons in nonlinear optical systems.Andrew Ellis received the B.Sc. degree in physics with a minor in mathematics from the University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K., in 1987 and his Ph.D. degree from The University of Aston in Birmingham, U.K., in 1997 for his study on all optical networking beyond 10 Gbit/s. He previously worked for British Telecom Research investigating the use of optical amplifiers and advanced modulation formats in optical networks, the Corning Research Centre on optical component characterization and the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland. He interests include the evolution of core and metro networks. He is now Professor of Optical Communications at Aston University where he is also deputy director of the Institute of Photonics Technologies (AIPT). Prof. Ellis is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America.

In the current scenario, marked by a continual improvement in living standards, it becomes imperative to boost the productivity or rather the efficiency of agriculture, especially horticulture, which holds the potential for significant economic prosperity aligning with SDG goal number 8, 'Decent Work and Economic Growth'. Modern technological interventions, such as geospatial technology and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, can be harnessed to yield effective results in addressing challenges and providing enhanced decision support, particularly in the planning of horticultural resource management. Fresh produce cultivation and production face several challenges, including prolonged juvenile phases and reproductive cycles with extended breeding periods, creating bottlenecks in the process. The evolving trends in biotechnology offer promising solutions for improving the selection of desirable traits. Biotechnological techniques aimed at improving fruit efficiency encompass tissue culture, induction of genetic variability, germplasm conservation, and molecular breeding/genomics. These methods involve the study of genetic diversity, DNA fingerprinting, and QTL analysis for marker-assisted selection. Over the past few decades, the global population has consistently risen, raising concerns about the ability of the current food system to adequately feed the anticipated 10 billion people in the next 30 years. While this challenge is deemed achievable, certain changes in both food production and consumption systems are essential to ensure sustainability, reduce food loss and waste, and contribute to a global shift towards healthier and more sustainable diets. Implementing sustainable models of crop production represents a significant undertaking. To address the growing food demand amid deteriorating production environments, there is a need for promising technologies and effective management options to enhance productivity.This book is poised to be a valuable resource for horticultural scientists operating in universities, government agencies, and research centers, offering insights into achieving sustainable cultivation practices for fruits. It stands out as the first of its kind, providing in-depth knowledge on environmentally friendly methods for cultivating temperate fruit crops, to reduce harmful emissions and pollution. The book will delve into the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for estimating horticulture area expansion and crop yield. Additionally, it will encompass recent biotechnological interventions in horticulture, circular agriculture models, and emerging non-thermal food preservation techniques as significant components.Features: Aims to provide a comprehensive and integrated overview of current techno-statistical techniques employed in horticulture, delving into the associated livelihood benefits derived from the practice. Explores the novel geographical trends to identify the site suitability indices of several temperate fruits. Offers a comprehensive and integrated exploration of recent trends in biotechnological approaches aimed at enhancing food production, quality, and safety.

This book covers all the recent advancements and technologies developed for encapsulated corrosion inhibitors-based coatings as corrosion inhibitors by using eco-benign and sustainable encapsulated smart coatings based on self-healing functionality. It includes overview, properties, applicability, methodologies to detect corrosion and recent developments made in the field to study the inhibition potential of encapsulated corrosion inhibitors for eco-benign smart coatings in several corrosive systems.Features: Covers encapsulation of the corrosion inhibitor which explores the self-healing mechanism of the smart coatings. Includes encapsulated corrosion inhibitor fabrication, synthesis, modeling, functionalization, classification, characteristics, and so forth. Reviews effectiveness and significant constraints of scaleup engineering. Discusses the fundamental characteristics of industrial-scale application research for encapsulated corrosion inhibitors. Explores entire aspects of encapsulated corrosion inhibitors based sustainable smart coatings in one place. This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in corrosion, surface engineering, and chemistry.

Microbial ecology is pivotal in wastewater treatment, where microorganisms play a vital role in breaking down organic matter and ultimately reduce the levels of contaminants in treated water, making it safe for reuse in agriculture, industry, and other applications. The book, Microbial Nexus for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Resources, Efficiency, and Reuse, ventures into the dynamic world of microbial ecosystems, unveiling their pivotal role in reshaping wastewater treatment technologies. This book addresses novel microbial techniques related to sustainable efficient technologies of wastewater treatment and wastewater reuse as well as water to obtain high-quality effluents by treatment plants.Features: Unveil the potential of high-throughput microbial biotechnology for transforming wastewater management. Describes the microbial nexus involved in the biodegradation of pharmaceutical micropollutants. Learn about valuable materials recoverable from wastewater, associated challenges, and diverse opportunities arising from effective wastewater management. Covers advanced bioremediation technologies designed to handle emerging pollutants. Witness the integration of nanotechnology with bioaugmentation, exploring potential advantages and disadvantages that shape the future of wastewater treatment. Gain insights into adopting a circular economy model aligning with sustainable development goals for resource extraction. This book is tailored for graduate students and researchers in wastewater treatment, waste valorization, environmental engineering, and hazardous waste management.