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IV-VI and IV-VI2 semiconductors have attracted considerable attention due to their applications in the fabrication of electronic and optoelectronic devices as light emitting diodes and solar cells. The electrical properties of these semiconductors can also be tuned by adding impurity atoms. Because of their wide application in various devices, the search for new semiconductor materials and the improvement of existing materials is an important field of study. Doping with impurities is a common method of modifying and diversifying the properties of physical and chemical semiconductors. This book covers all known information about phase relations in multinary systems based on IV-VI and IV-VI2 semiconductors, providing the first systematic account of phase equilibria in multinary systems based on IV-VI and IV-VI2 semiconductors and making research originally published in Ukrainian and Russian accessible to the wider scientific community. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students studying materials science, solid state chemistry, and engineering. It will also be relevant for researchers at industrial and national laboratories, in addition to researchers of phase equilibria, inorganic chemists, and solid state physicists.Key Features: - Provides up-to-date experimental and theoretical information.- Allows readers to synthesize semiconducting materials with predetermined properties.- Delivers a critical evaluation of many industrially important systems presented in the form of two-dimensional sections for the condensed phases.Vasyl Tomashyk is a leading researcher at the V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He graduated from Chernivtsi State University in 1972 (master of chemistry). He is a doctor of chemical sciences (1992), a professor (1999) and author of about 700 publications in scientific journals and conference proceedings and 13 books (eight of them were published by CRC Press), which are devoted to the physical-chemical analysis, the chemistry of semiconductors and chemical treatment of semiconductor surfaces.

Pharmaceutical researchers are constantly looking for drug products, drug delivery systems and devices for improving the health of society. A scientific and systematic search for new knowledge requires a thorough understanding of research methods and hypothesis design. This volume presents pharmaceutical research through theoretical concepts, methodologies and ethical issues. It fulfills publication ethics course work requirements for students. Chapters have been designed to cater for the curriculum requirements of universities globally. This serves as a guide on how to apply concepts in designing experiments and transforming laboratory research into actual practice.Features: - Complete coverage of research methodology courses for graduate and postgraduate students globally.- Step-by-step assistance in writing technical reports, projects, protocols, theses, and dissertations.- Experimental designing in pharmaceutical formulation development and preclinical research designs.- Ethics in using animals in preclinical research and humans in clinical research.- Publication ethics, best practices, and guidelines for ensuring ethical writing.Hypothetical and real-world case studies on ethical issues and measures for prevention and control.Dr. Vikas Anand SaharanDr. Vikas Anand Saharan is an Associate Professor and is In-charge of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology (Formulations), NIPER-Guwahati, Assam, India. Additionally, he has been entrusted with the responsibility of Academic Coordinator at NIPER-Guwahati.He holds a master's degree from NIPER SAS Nagar and obtained his Ph.D. from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. Dr. Saharan achieved an impressive score of 97.30 percentile in GATE 1999, ranking 74th in the All India examination. His educational accomplishments extend beyond his primary degrees. Dr. Saharan has pursued additional qualifications, including a Certificate Course in IPR, PG Diploma in Patent Laws, and PG Diploma in Pharma Regulatory Affairs.He has 22 years of teaching and research experience. His research areas include formulation development, optimization, QbD, particle engineering (nano/microparticles), taste masking, taste assessment, fast dissolving/disintegrating dosage forms, and oral drug delivery. He has a rich supervisory experience, having guided 42 M.Pharm. theses and 2 Ph.D. theses, with ongoing supervision of 4 Ph.D. scholars. His contributions to the field are evidenced by his extensive publications, including 4 books, 19 book chapters, and 62 papers in renowned national and international journals. He serves as an editorial board member for several esteemed international journals and actively participates in peer-review. Dr. Saharan is an esteemed life member of various associations, including APTI, APA-IDMA, LASA, and InPharm Association.Notably, Dr. Saharan has received the MODROBS grant from AICTE for the Modernization of Pharmaceutics Laboratory at SBSPGI. In 2022, he was honored with the Teacher of the Year Award by Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Honorable Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Additionally, he received the Prof. M.L. Schroff Pharma Recognition Award from Team Pharma Lok and the Honour Award for GATE Guidance from Seth GL Bihani Shiksha Trust, Sri Ganganagar.Dr. Hitesh KulhariDr. Hitesh Kulhari is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nano Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. Previously, he worked as Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology (Formulations) at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Guwahati.Dr. Kulhari received his Ph.D. degree from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. His research focuses on designing targeted drug delivery systems and pharmaceutical nanotechnology. He has published 73 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals, 19 book chapters and edited 03 books. Dr. Kulhari is a recipient of several awards and research grants including Prof CNR Rao Research Excellence Award in material science in 2015, INSPIRE faculty award from DST, New Delhi in 2015, and Appreciation Award from Cancer Research Foundation, India in 2020. He has more than 13 years of teaching and research experience in pharmaceutical technology, biopharmaceutics, and nanotechnology.Dr. Hemant JadhavDr. Hemant R Jadhav is presently working as a Professor, at the Department of Pharmacy, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus. He received his Ph.D. degree in the year 2004 from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, India. He has been involved in research for the last 24 years and in teaching for the last 20 years. His research area is Pharmaceutical Chemistry, particularly, the design, synthesis, and evaluation of anti-Alzheimers, anti-cancer, anti-HIV compounds, and compounds for diabetic cardiomyopathy. He has successfully completed several research projects sponsored by DST, UGC, and the industry. Presently, he has a SERB CRG, and an ICMR project as Principal Investigator and is a co-investigator in a DBT BUILDER project worth 9.2 crores. He has supervised seven Ph. D students, and seven students are pursuing Ph.D. under his guidance. He has authored more than 60 research papers and 3 book chapters, as well as his work is presented at more than 50 national and international conferences. He is a member of the Board of studies, a member of the Academic Council, and an external DRC member of various Universities. He also is an expert reviewer of many national and international journals. At BITS Pilani, Pilani campus, he has served in various administrative positions such as Head of the department, Associate dean, Academic Research (Ph. D. Programme) division, and sponsored research and consultancy division for many years.

The photon, an abstract concept belonging to a global vacuum, only manifests itself during interaction with matter. Fundamentals of Photon Physics describes the richly faceted, basic theory of photon-matter interaction, selecting a wide number of topics. Together with the author's book Light - The Physics of the Photon (CRC, 2014), both written on a scholarly level, the reader is given a comprehensive exposition of photon wave mechanics, quantum optics and quantum electrodynamics (QED).Divided into ten parts, the book begins by exploring the relation between photon wave mechanics and quantum field theory. It then describes the theories of zero- and one-photon states and that of bi-photons. After discussing conservation laws, Lagrangian formulations, geometric phase and topology, the author turns towards the theory of photon scattering, emphasizing a density matrix operator approach and the role of microscopic extinction theorems. The book next focuses on mesoscopic QED, devoting particular attention to collective jellium excitations and photon-spin interactions. Special attention is given to the basics of the photon-magnon interaction and nonlinear superconductor electrodynamics, including the nonlinear Meissner rectification phenomenon, before studying the theory of transverse photons tied to (dressing) massive particles.The last three parts take the reader on a journey to topics usually not treated in books on photon-matter interaction. Beginning with photons in curved space-time structures and in spatially curved media, e.g. Möbius bands, the author discusses the extension of QED to the electro-weak interaction at an introductory level. Fundamentals of Photon Physics ends with the establishment of the set of isovector Maxwell equations in non-Abelian SO(3) gauge theory, leading to the celebrated hedgehog monopole model.Ole Keller is professor emeritus of theoretical physics at Aalborg University, Denmark. He earned his Licentiate (∼ PhD) degree in semiconductor physics from the Danish Technical University in Copenhagen in 1972, and the Doctor of Science degree from the University of Aarhus (1996). In 1989 he was appointed as the first professor in physics at Aalborg University by Margrethe Den Anden, queen of Denmark. The same year he was admitted to Kraks Blaa Bog, a prestigious Danish biographical dictionary which (citatum) "Includes men and women, whose life story could have an interest for a wider public". He is a fellow of the Optical Society of America.He has written the books entitled Quantum Theory of Near-Field Electrodynamics (Springer, 2011) and LIGHT - The Physics of the Photon (CRC, 2014), as well as the monographs Local Fields in the Electrodynamics of Mesoscopic Media (Physics Reports, 1996) and On the Theory of Spatial Localization of Photons (Physics Reports, 2005). He is the editor of the books Nonlinear Optics in Solids (Springer, 1990), Studies in Classical and Quantum Nonlinear Optics (Nova Science, 1995) and Notions and Perspectives of Nonlinear Optics (World Scientific, 1996).In recent years he has carried out theoretical research in fundamental photon physics, microscopic few-photon diffraction, mesoscopic and Möbius band electrodynamics, and studied magnetic monopole theory based on QED and the isovector Maxwell equations in non-Abelian gauge symmetry.

Herbal drugs play a pivotal role in modern medicine however only limited biotechnology application has been seen. Revolutions in high-throughput approaches emphasize omics approaches. A volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series, this book provides in-depth analysis of breakthroughs in the research of medicinal plants.

The dark universe contains matter and energy unidentifiable with current physical models, accounting for 95% of all matter and energetic equivalent in the Universe. The enormous surplus brings up daunting enigmas, such as the cosmological constant problem, and so coming to grips with the invisible Universe has become a scientific imperative.This book addresses this need, reckoning that no cogent physical model of the dark universe can be implemented without first addressing the metaphysical hurdles along the way. The foremost problem is identifying the topology of the universe which, as argued in the book, is highly relevant to identifying secrets of the dark universe.Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a valuable tool in this effort since it can reconcile conflicting data from deep space with the extant laws of physics by building models to decipher the dark universe. This book explores the applications of AI and how it can be used to embark on a metaphysical quest to identify the topology of the universe as a prerequisite to implementing a physical model of the dark universe.The book is intended for a broad readership, but a background in college-level physics and computer science is essential. The book will be a valuable guide for graduate students as well as researchers in physics, astrophysics and computer science focusing on the applications of artificial intelligence in unravelling the nature of the dark universe.Key Features: - Provides readers with an intellectual toolbox to understand physical arguments on dark matter and energy- Up-to-date with the latest, cutting edge research- Authored by an expert on artificial intelligence and mathematical physicsAriel Fernández (born Ariel Fernández Stigliano, April 8, 1957) is an Argentine-American physical chemist and mathematician. He obtained a Ph. D. degree in Chemical Physics from Yale University in record time and held the Karl F. Hasselmann Endowed Chair Professorship in Engineering at Rice University until his retirement. He was also an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University of Chicago. To date, he has published approximately 500 scientific papers in professional journals and has also authored nine books on physical chemistry, molecular medicine, artificial intelligence, mathematical cosmology and mathematical physics. Additionally, he holds several patents on technological innovation. Fernández is a member of the National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) and, since 2018, heads the Daruma Institute for Applied Intelligence, the research arm of AF Innovation, a Consultancy based in Argentina and the US.

The aim of this book is to demonstrate the use of business driven risk assessments to meet the requirements within privacy laws. This book introduces the cyber risk investment model, and the cybersecurity risk management framework used within business driven risk assessments to meet the intent of Privacy and Data Protection Laws. This can be used by various stakeholders who are involved in the implementation of cybersecurity measures to safeguard sensitive data. This framework facilitates an organization's risk management decision-making process to demonstrate the mechanisms in place to fund cybersecurity measures to meet Privacy Laws, and demonstrates the application of the process using two case studies: CatchMyData and Rapid Cloud Migration. This book also discusses the elements used within the cybersecurity risk management process and defines a strategic approach to minimize cybersecurity risks.Features: - Aims to strengthen the reader's understanding of industry governance, risk and compliance practices.- Incorporates an innovative approach to assess business risk management.- Explores the strategic decisions made by organizations when implementing cybersecurity measures and leverages an integrated approach to include risk management elements.

In this book recent developments, future outlook, advanced and analytical modeling techniques of smart electric and hybrid vehicles are explained with examples backed by experimental and numerical data. It also discusses the integration of newer developments like digital twin, artificial intelligence, Nature inspired algorithms, Internet of Things, role of Industry 4.0 in advancements in vehicle engineering. It compiles overall aspects of advancements in smart electric and hybrid vehicles by bringing the latest research and development by comprehensive range of mathematical, numerical and simulation modeling, and management techniques to strengthen the engineering science and technological developments for future.This book: This book focuses on contemporary aspects of smart electric and hybrid vehicles techniques for new means and models for green environment. Discusses the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and machine vision tools in smart electric and hybrid vehicles. Presents design and analysis of charging stations and their sustainability roadmap for smart electric vehicles. Highlights the cyber and functional security of intelligent and hybrid vehicles. Explains diagnostics, prognostics, reliability, and durability issues in smart electric and hybrid vehicles. Covers Internet of things-based battery and charging management approach and effect of voltage drop in charging capacity of smart electric vehicles. It is primarily written for senior undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer engineering, and automotive engineering.

In this second volume, you will dive into the intricacies of Java Standard Libraries. You will continue to raise your coding skills, and test your Java knowledge on tricky programming tasks, with the help of the pirate Captain CiaoCiao. This is the second of two volumes which provide you with everything you need to excel in your Java journey, including tricks that you should know in detail as a professional, as well as intensive training for clean code and thoughtful design that carries even complex software.Features: - 149 tasks with commented solutions on different levels- For all paradigms: object-oriented, imperative and functional- Clean code, reading foreign code, object-oriented modelingWith numerous best practices, and extensively commented solutions to the tasks, these books provide the perfect workout for professional software development with Java.

This portable and practical pocket guide explains how capnography works both physiologically and electronically and helps clinical staff to apply the tool promptly and correctly, and to interpret appropriately the numeric and graphic displays, providing vital information when viewed in the context of the patient's clinical presentation, history, and other diagnostic data that will improve and enhance care. Early chapters explain how to interpret the data displayed in the context of various conditions, and how the care provider may respond to that data. Later chapters provide partial differential diagnoses based on the displayed capnometry data, an algorithm for interpreting waveforms, and clinical scenarios to illustrate the application of capnography in emergency medical practice. Ensuring that the value of capnography can be maximized to the benefit of patients, the book is an essential primer to capnography for those studying for and practising within the emergency medical services and a convenient reference for other emergency department personnel.

This book discusses major developments of quantum mechanics from classical to computational chemistry.The book is student and user friendly and includes exhaustive derivations, mathematical proofs, and theorems. A series of solved numerical have been added after each topic to have a better understanding of the subject. It will be helpful to Chemistry students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well for those appearing in various competitive examinations.Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan)

This book is divided into four parts: Part I deals with Qualitative Inorganic Analysis. Systematic procedures of anion and cation analysis alongwith their confirmatory tests and spot tests are given. Detection of cations by flame photometry and atomic absorption spectroscopy are also incorporated. Besides chromatographic separation and identification of cations are also discussed Part II deals with volumetric analysis. The instrumental methods of volumetric analysis have also been incorporated Part III deals with gravimetric analysis. Estimation of one or more than one constituent in a solution and instrumental methods of quantitative analysis are also incorporated Part IV describes many inorganic preparations. These include simple salts, double salts, complex salts, amalgams, activated metals, organometallics and some other miscellaneous inorganic preparations. The uses of various compounds have also been mentioned Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan)

This book discusses the fundamental concepts shaping modern design and visualization definition through Computer Graphics and the intricacies of CAD modelling practices.From 3D object representation to surface modelling and solid techniques, subsequent chapters offer a comprehensive exploration of advanced topics essential for geometric modelling. With a focus on industry applications and practical examples, readers acquire the skills needed to navigate the complexities of animation systems and finite element analysis, ensuring a holistic understanding of CAD and Computer Graphics. Whether you're a novice or seasoned professional, this guide provides a rich blend of theory and practice, accompanied by a wealth of solved and unsolved problems for hands-on learning.Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan)

The theory of nonlinear control systems has grown and flourished since the 1980s. Numerous texts of varying degrees of difficulty have been published on this topic. However, even the texts ostensibly aimed at beginners in the field are often riddled with complex theorems, and many treatises omit topics that are essential for a thorough familiarization with the various aspects and approaches of nonlinear control.Control of Nonlinear Systems-Stability and Performance provides a comprehensive but accessible treatment of the subject with just the right amount of mathematical rigor to be complete but practical. The purpose of this book is to alleviate some of the confusion and difficulty in understanding the design and analysis of a wide class of control methods for nonlinear systems. This book is the outcome of several years of research, whose main purpose is not to generate new results, but rather to unify, simplify, and present in a tutorial manner most of the existing techniques for designing and analyzing control systems.Diverse applications from control theory to engineering make the fundamentals of control of nonlinear systems - stability and performance - an indispensable part of an engineer's education.

The book "Eco-Restoration of Polluted Environment: A Biological Perspective" explores recent advances in the field of biological strategies for the remediation of polluted environments including soil, water, and air. The book covers chapters on bioremediation of heavy metals, radioactive waste, and waste gases, which are believed to be bottleneck problems of researchers working in the field of bioremediation. The book provides deep insight into biotechnological advances in the field of eco-restoration of the polluted environment with separate chapters on Genetic Engineering technology for enhancement of the bioremediation potential of bioresources, the role of biosurfactants, enzymes, and exo-polysaccharides for bioremediation of polluted environment along with basic aspects of eco-restoration by microorganisms. The book summarises the significant developments of many years of research work in bioremediation technology and discusses them critically by presenting selected examples. On that basis, future research directions in the area will also be discussed through the proposed book. Features: - Delivers deeper insight into the modes of action of various bioremediation strategies.- Provides deep insight into the status and the progress of bioremediation technology for sustainable developmental practices.- Elucidate research overview of bioremediation strategies using engineered biological resources for remediation of contaminants. will also accelerate the application of suitable engineered microbes and plants for field applications.- Provides an overview of interdisciplinary findings and insights on the impact of pollution on ecosystem and human health, climate, and other global change with individual solutions to the pollution issue.- Information presented comprehensively for relevant stakeholders like students, global leaders, agriculturists, investors, innovators, farmers, policymakers, extension workers, agro-industrialists, environmentalists, education, and health sectors, and more precisely researchers.

This book explores the relationship between the gut microbiome and cancer, illuminating various facets from fundamental roles to personalized therapies. It provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of the gut microbiome on cancer development, offering potential for innovative diagnostic and treatment approaches. The book discusses the role of dysbiosis in cancer development, the influence of the microbiome on treatment responses, and strategies to modulate the microbiome for enhanced therapies. It also reviews the influence of the gut microbiome on immunotherapy resistance and chemoresistance in cancer patients. Additionally, the book presents gut microbiome biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis, the implication of the gut-brain axis on cancer development and progression, and the impact of diet and lifestyle on the microbiome. Towards the end, the book investigates the role of the gut microbiome in pediatric cancer and provides an outlook on the future challenges, technological advancements, and ethical considerations of gut microbiome research in the context of personalized cancer therapies. This book is intended for cancer researchers, medical oncologists, clinicians, pharmacologists, translational investigators, and medical students.

This book explores the potential role of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics in managing various metabolic disorders, chronic diseases, and metabolic syndromes. The initial chapter provides an overview of metabolic disorders, including their classification, symptoms, and underlying causes. Additionally, the chapter discusses the intricate signaling pathways and mechanisms through which prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics interact with the human body in relation to type-2 diabetes, obesity, Phenylketonuria, and Hemochromatosis. Additionally, the book highlights the potential impact of probiotics and synbiotics on oxidative stress, inflammation, lipid metabolism, and blood pressure. Further, the book focuses on the gut-brain axis and how synbiotics may influence neurotransmitter metabolism. With an emphasis on the gut-microbiota axis, this book presents a compelling narrative that explores the rationality behind synbiotic use and offers a glimpse into future perspectives for managing metabolic disorders effectively. This book is intended for researchers in the fields of nutraceuticals, nanomedicine, endocrinology, nutrition, gastroenterology, and metabolic medicine who are working in the field of probiotics, prebiotics, and symbiotics for the treatment of metabolic disorders.

The Connemara region in Western Ireland is world-renowned for its outstanding geology that is blended with spectacular landscapes. This book and its many colorful illustrations, maps, diagrams, field, and landscape images, detail the origin and formation of Connemara's metamorphic and igneous rocks in deep time from 700 to 380 million years ago. It combines many field geology observations, and current research results, and describes the many geological processes involved in the formation of the bedrock foundations of Connemara: plate tectonics, granite magmatism, deformation, metamorphism, and mineral deposits. An amazing book for students and geological societies that visit the region annually.Features The only book available on the formation of the igneous and metamorphic rock complexes in Connemara. Explores the regional geological context of Connemara from 700Ma to 385Ma. Incorporates the most up-to-date research results and many useful field images, maps, and schematic diagrams for teacher and student alike. Describes the deformation, metamorphic, and magmatic histories in Pressure-Temperature-time (PTt) space. Includes a chapter dedicated to the application of fluid inclusion studies to magmatic and hydrothermal mineralization in the Galway Granite Complex and its environs. This book serves as a resource for professionals, academics, and senior undergraduate and graduate students working and studying in the fields of Geology, Earth Sciences, and Environmental Sciences.

The text comprehensively highlights the key issues surrounding the implementation of waste-to-energy systems, such as site selection, regulatory aspects, financial, and economic implications. It further discusses environmental aspects of food waste to energy conversion, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for waste recycling and energy production, and valorization of algal blooms and their residues into renewable energy.This book: Discusses the environmental impact of waste-to-energy, and sustainable waste-to-energy technologies in a comprehensive manner. Presents life cycle assessment studies and perspective solutions in waste-to-energy sectors. Covers applications of smart materials in thermal energy storage systems. Explains thermo-chemical technologies for recycling plastic waste for energy production and recovery of valuable products. Illustrates biorefineries and case studies for sustainable waste valorization. It is primarily written for senior undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields of mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, energy studies, production engineering, industrial engineering, and manufacturing engineering.

Explainable AI for Autonomous Vehicles: Concepts, Challenges, and Applications is a comprehensive guide to developing and applying explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) in the context of autonomous vehicles. It begins with an introduction to XAI and its importance in developing autonomous vehicles. It also provides an overview of the challenges and limitations of traditional black-box AI models and how XAI can help address these challenges by providing transparency and interpretability in the decision-making process of autonomous vehicles. The book then covers the state-of-the-art techniques and methods for XAI in autonomous vehicles, including model-agnostic approaches, post-hoc explanations, and local and global interpretability techniques. It also discusses the challenges and applications of XAI in autonomous vehicles, such as enhancing safety and reliability, improving user trust and acceptance, and enhancing overall system performance. Ethical and social considerations are also addressed in the book, such as the impact of XAI on user privacy and autonomy and the potential for bias and discrimination in XAI-based systems. Furthermore, the book provides insights into future directions and emerging trends in XAI for autonomous vehicles, such as integrating XAI with other advanced technologies like machine learning and blockchain and the potential for XAI to enable new applications and services in the autonomous vehicle industry. Overall, the book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of XAI and its applications in autonomous vehicles to help readers develop effective XAI solutions that can enhance autonomous vehicle systems' safety, reliability, and performance while improving user trust and acceptance.This book: Discusses authentication mechanisms for camera access, encryption protocols for data protection, and access control measures for camera systems. Showcases the challenges such as integration with existing systems, privacy, and security concerns while implementing explainable artificial intelligence in autonomous vehicles. Covers explainable artificial intelligence for resource management, optimization, adaptive control, and decision-making. Explains important topics such as vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication, remote monitoring, and control. Emphasizes enhancing safety, reliability, overall system performance, and improving user trust in autonomous vehicles. The book is intended to provide researchers, engineers, and practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of XAI's key concepts, challenges, and applications in the context of autonomous vehicles. It is primarily written for senior undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer science and engineering, information technology, and automotive engineering.

This book explores Python's rich history, dynamic features, and its wide-ranging applications in web development, data science, and machine learning. From its installation process to interactive help, readers embark on a journey through Python's unique characteristics and its distinctions from other programming languages. It lays a solid foundation for beginners and seasoned programmers alike.Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan)

This book explores how digital technologies are transforming cultural heritage preservation, documentation, and archiving. It delves into the technical aspects of digitalization techniques, digital preservation strategies, and the use of advanced technologies like virtual reality and augmented reality in the context of cultural heritage.Digital Cultural Heritage: Challenges, Solutions and Future Directions covers the digital documentation and archiving of cultural artifacts, which involves the use of imaging techniques, data storage, and metadata management. This aspect would resonate with engineers specializing in imaging technology, data management, and information systems. The chapters showcase the breadth of innovative ideas in delivering, communicating, interpreting, and transforming cultural heritage content and experience through multi-modal, multimedia interfaces. Aiming to offer a balanced overview of digital heritage and culture issues and technologies, the book pulls together expert views and updates on these four broad areas, namely, (a) Smart Cities and Digital Heritage, (b) Heritage and Education, (c) Culture and Society and (d) Digital Documentation and preservation.The book will resonate with engineers specializing in imaging technology, data management, and information systems and those exploring the intersection of digital technology and museums, such as interactive exhibits, digital displays, and virtual museum experiences. It will also be of interest to researchers, curators, and educators as well as the culture-minded public seeking to understand how the burgeoning field of digital heritage and culture may impact our social, cultural, and recreational activities.

This accessible and practical shortform book details the properties and advantages of high-performance pre-engineered steel-concrete composite beams (HPCBs) for improving the sustainability of construction techniques and explains the analysis methods for testing HPCB systems.The authors describe a new HPCB system that has been developed to reduce the input of raw materials and embodied CO2 commonly associated with heavily loaded and long spanned industrial buildings (which predominately comprise reinforced concrete) and improve the sustainability of the construction process. They provide several resources throughout to facilitate adoption by professionals. Design equations derived from Eurocode 4 approach for ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state and worked examples are included throughout. The authors discuss the feasibility for both materials and the full-scale beams and CO2 reduction methods including use of recycled concrete aggregate, ground granulated blast-furnace, and silica fume to replace natural coarse aggregates and Ordinary Portland Cement. Guidance for testing HPCBs including setup, test procedure, and data collection and interpretation is also given and recommendations for finite element analysis for HPCBs are elaborated. Design examples are appended to illustrate typical current practice using a 12- × 12-m grid floor with live load of 15KPa. Various considerations for different parameters such as fire resistance are discussed. Finally, the authors present a case study of a recently completed industrial building in Singapore to quantify the benefits of using HPCBs over reinforced concrete and conventional composite construction.Structural engineering professionals whose work relates to long-span and heavy-loading industrial or commercial buildings will benefit from the detailed guidance and focus on practical applications provided throughout this book. Postgraduate students of advanced steel and composite structures will also benefit from these descriptions.

This book offers a thorough examination of the potential of blockchain to transform musical practices. Moving beyond blockchain's financial applications, this book presents various perspectives on how this technology plays an important role in a creative, conceptual and philosophical rethinking of the current modes of artistic creation. Including contributions from leading researchers in music, arts, and technology, the chapters of the book address blockchain's capacity to reconfigure notions of agency, authorship, authenticity, provenance, and ownership in music. Taken together, these chapters challenge conventional centralized mechanisms in music creation and dissemination. They advocate for new forms of musical expression and stress the need for the artistic community to engage with blockchain technology. This book is essential reading for artists, musicians, researchers, and policymakers curious to know more about the implications of blockchain for the future of music. More than an academic exploration, it is a call to the artistic community to critically engage with blockchain technology and its consequences for creative practice of music.

The book covers the exploitation of computational models for effectively developing and managing large-scale wireless communication systems. The goal is to create and establish computational models for seamless human interaction and efficient decision-making in beyond 5G wireless systems.Computational Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Wireless Communication Systems looks to create and establish computational models for seamless human interaction and efficient decision-making in the beyond 5G wireless systems. This book presents the design and development of several computational modeling techniques and their applications in wireless communication systems. The book examines shortcomings and limitations of the existing computational models and offers solutions to revamp the traditional architecture toward addressing the vast network issues in wireless systems. The book addresses the need to design efficient computational and simulation models to address several issues, such as interference, pathloss, delay, traffic outage, etc., in wireless communication systems. It discusses how theoretical, mathematical and experimental results are integrated for optimal system performance to enhance the quality of service for mobile subscribers.The book is intended for industry and academic researchers, scientists, and engineers in the fields of ICTs it is structured to present a practical guide to wireless communication engineers, IT practitioners, and students.

'Behavioural safety' or behaviour-based safety (BBS) has been around as a concept for several decades and it is commonly held to mean directly tackling the front-line behaviours that lead to incidents and injury. Unfortunately, virulent criticism of some approaches of BBS frequently generalises to all others so that commentators don't know if they are arguing or agreeing. This book aims to cut through the waffle to be the one-stop guide to all the core theories and principles that underpin behaviour-based safety. In this second edition, internationally acclaimed behavioural safety expert Tim Marsh leads the reader through the three main strands: the awareness approach, the 'walk-and-talk' approach and the Six Sigma safety or the Deming-inspired 'full' approach that covers the systemic approach to safety observation, measurement, intervention and analysis, but also incorporates emotional intelligence training aimed at enhancing supervisor-worker trust and communication more generally. Updated to reflect systemic changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and featuring a brand-new chapter on well-being that discusses the massive changes in thinking about the interaction of culture and personal safety that have occurred since the previous edition was published, this book allows the reader to set up an ambitious and wide-ranging behavioural safety programme from scratch or refresh their current approach. The title features end-of-chapter checklists to confirm understanding of the concepts. A Definitive Guide to Behavioural Safety is the go-to book for any practicing occupational healthy and safety professional.

Polysaccharide gums have a wide range of applications due to their hydrophilic properties. They have been used as a gelling agent, encapsulating agent, thickener, emulsifier, and stabilizer. Sourcing natural gums from botanical and plant sources has become an important focus in producing acceptable food ingredients in liquids and semi-solid forms. This is mainly because of the positive attitude of consumers toward plant-based gums rather than other gums from animal and microbial sources.Gum karaya, also known as Indian tragacanth, is a vegetable gum produced as an exudate by trees of the genus Sterculia. Gum karaya has very strong swelling properties, high viscosity, and very poor solubility because of its acetyl groups. Therefore, it is mainly used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Gum karaya is one of the least soluble gums used for many industries such as petroleum and gas, textile, paper and pulp, leather and allied products, ammunition and explosives, electrical appliances, adhesives, confectionery, medicine, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.Because of the crude tapping method and overexploitation, the population of karaya trees has markedly declined. In the absence of cultivation of this tree on the regular plantation, there is grave concern about the loss of wild germplasm of S. aurens, As Gum karaya is vital for the tribal economy and its trade value is substantial. There is a pressing need to develop a scientific and sustainable tapping method to increase the yield and ensure the survival of the tapped trees. There is also a need for a large-scale plantation of Gum Karaya. People are becoming health conscious and are taking natural products as food ingredients. This book will be useful to all the people interested in natural food additives.- This book gives the details of Gum karaya-yielding species and their distribution.- Scientific methods of Gum tapping are given for sustainable gum production.- Propagation methods, both field and in vitro, are given.- Uses of gum karaya, in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food are given.- Genetic diversity and biotechnological intervention for the improvement of Gum karaya-yielding species.- Threats and conservation of gum karaya-yielding species are given.

The book covers a diverse range of topics based on computational studies including modeling and simulations based on quantum chemical studies and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. It contains quantum chemical studies on several molecules including biologically relevant molecules and liquid crystals and various aspects of super atomic clusters including super alkalis and super halogens. It gives an overview of MD simulations and their applications on biomolecular systems such as HIV-1 protease and integrase.Features: Includes first principle methods, density functional theory as well as molecular dynamics simulations. Explores quantum chemical studies on several molecules. Gives readers an overview of the power of computation. Discusses super atomic clusters, superalkalis, and superhalogens. Covers themes from molecules, clusters, materials as well as biophysical systems. This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in materials science and computational and theoretical chemistry.

Transparent Artificial Intelligence Systems facilitate understanding the decision-making process and provide opportunities in various aspects of providing explainability of AI models. This book provides up-to-date information on latest advancements in the field of Explainable AI, which is the critical requirement of AI/ML/DL models. It provides examples, case studies, latest techniques, and applications from the domains of health care, finance, network security etc. It also covers open-source interpretable tool kits such that practitioners can use them in their domains.Features: Presents clear focus on the application of explainable AI systems while tackling important issues of "interpretability" and "transparency". Reviews good handling with respect to existing software and evaluation issues of interpretability. Provides learnings on simple interpretable models such as decision trees, decision rules, and linear regression. Focusses on interpreting black box models like feature importance and accumulated local effects. Discusses explainability and interpretability capabilities. This book is aimed at graduate students and professionals in computer engineering and networking communications.

In competitive manufacturing industries, organizations embrace product development as a continuous investment strategy since both market share and profit margin stand to benefit. Formulating new or improved products has traditionally involved lengthy and expensive experimentation in laboratory or pilot plant settings. However, recent advancements in areas from data acquisition to analytics are synergizing to transform workflows and increase the pace of research and innovation. The Digital Transformation of Product Formulation offers practical guidance on how to implement data-driven, accelerated product development through concepts, challenges, and applications. It describes activities related to creating new or improved functional material products by discovering new ingredients or new combinations of ingredients that result in targeted quality properties.- Introduces product development and predictive modeling, details hardware advancements affecting conventional R&D lab workflows, and covers common characteristics of experimental datasets and challenges in using this data for predictive modeling.- Discusses issues and solutions applicable to a variety of industries including chemicals, polymers, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, and food and beverages.- Addresses effective strategies for enhancing a dataset with advanced formulation information and ingredient characterization.- Covers two distinct approaches to developing predictive models on formulation data: multivariate analysis and machine learning methods.- Discusses inverse design via optimization and Bayesian optimization as natural extensions to predictive modeling.- Features several complete datasets among numerous case studies, with the aim of educating readers and encouraging benchmarking of current and future solution approaches.This book provides students and professionals from engineering and science disciplines with practical-know how in product development in the context of chemical products, across the entire modeling lifecycle.

In the digital age, where web applications form the crux of our interconnected existence, Web Hacking Arsenal: A Practical Guide To Modern Web Pentesting emerges as an essential guide to mastering the art and science of web application pentesting. This book, penned by an expert in the field, ventures beyond traditional approaches, offering a unique blend of real-world penetration testing insights and comprehensive research. It's designed to bridge the critical knowledge gaps in cybersecurity, equipping readers with both theoretical understanding and practical skills. What sets this book apart is its focus on real-life challenges encountered in the field, moving beyond simulated scenarios to provide insights into real-world scenarios.The core of Web Hacking Arsenal is its ability to adapt to the evolving nature of web security threats. It prepares the reader not just for the challenges of today but also for the unforeseen complexities of the future. This proactive approach ensures the book's relevance over time, empowering readers to stay ahead in the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape.Key Features: In-depth exploration of web application penetration testing, based on real-world scenarios and extensive field experience. Comprehensive coverage of contemporary and emerging web security threats, with strategies adaptable to future challenges. A perfect blend of theory and practice, including case studies and practical examples from actual penetration testing. Strategic insights for gaining an upper hand in the competitive world of bug bounty programs. Detailed analysis of up-to-date vulnerability testing techniques, setting it apart from existing literature in the field. This book is more than a guide; it's a foundational tool that empowers readers at any stage of their journey. Whether you're just starting or looking to elevate your existing skills, this book lays a solid groundwork. Then it builds upon it, leaving you not only with substantial knowledge but also with a skillset primed for advancement. It's an essential read for anyone looking to make their mark in the ever-evolving world of web application security.