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This book is packed with different methods and strategies to design, synthesize and study molecular machines and motors in a multidisciplinary manner. The book aims to provide the reader with an up-to-date summary of the latest findings in this area and also offers future perspectives on the field giving a detailed re-view of real examples for natural and artificial molecular machines used in the practice.

Offering the latest advances in the field from a variety of scientific disciplines; this book reviews current scientific and technical developments in nanotechnology for biomed-ical, agrofood, and environmental applications and various challenges that need to be addressed. The authors hope to reach across to the readers to assuage their interest in this ‘nano’ field, presented concisely in this single volume.

This newly edition brings together the principles, techniques and applications of Protein chromatography with case studies to make the reading more purposeful. Dealing with the isolation of proteins from biological materials, techniques for solid-liquid separation, concentration, crystallization, chromatography, scale-up, process monitoring, product formulation; it serves as an important resource for an-alytical, agricultural, food, and pharmaceutical chemists, chromatographers, food scientists and technologists, biochemists, and biotechnologists.

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Molecular Machines

Nanotechnology and Human Health

Protein Chromatography

Maria Emilova Velinova

Shiv Sanjeevi and Dr Prerna Pandey

Mohamed A. Selmy, MD PhD

Maria Velinova is Ph.D. holder in Quantum chemistry at the University of Sofia since April 2012. Her major research experience is in the field of Com-putational Chemistry, especially in statistical mechanics methods applied to different sorts of biomolecules. Member of the Laboratory of Quantum and Computational Chemistry at the University of Sofia.

Shiv Sanjeevi Sripathi was a Junior Research Fellow at Microbiology & Cell Biology Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore from August 2009 to November 2011. The field of work involved cloning of cell wall genes and transcription factors in E. coli & M. smegmatis. This was followed by a stint as a Research and Development Executive at Transasia Biomed-icals, Mumbai where he worked on patent writing and developing immu-noassays from 2011 till 2013. Since 2013, he has been tutoring biology and chemistry to the students of 11th and 12th grades along with English grammar and communication skills to people of all age groups.

Dr Prerna Pandey, a biotechnologist with several years of wet lab research experience, worked at International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi. She has also worked at Transasia Biomedicals and Advance Enzyme Technologies as a scientist. Prerna has published papers in peer-reviewed journals, and has submitted a number of annotated Geminiviral genome sequences in the GenBank, including two novel ones. Now, she works as a freelance scientific editor and writer.

Mohamed Selmy is a physician scientist and lecturer of Medical Bio-chemistry and Molecular Biology. He received his medical degree in 2004 from the faculty of medicine Suez Canal University in Egypt. He received his scientific training through many fellowships in United States, Spain and Italy. He received his PhD in Medical Biochemistry and Cancer biology in 2017 from the faculty of medicine Suez Canal University in Egypt. His fields of expertise comprises; cancer biology, cell signaling and molecular medicine. His work is continuously pub-lished in international peer reviewed journals.

This book covers the elementary knowledge of the regulation of biosynthesis of various amino acids in plants and the solici-tation of this knowledge to the discovery of novel inhibitors of amino acid biosynthesis and for enhancing the nutritional value of amino acids. It delivers crisp coverage of major historical de-velopments of the scientific discipline, so that readers will ap-preciate the past, understand the current state of the knowledge,

and discover the future of the field. In biochemistry, amino acids having both the amine and the carboxylic acid groups attached to the first (alpha-) carbon atom have particular importance.

In this book, we will discuss the fundamentals of biotechnolo-gy. Biotechnology is a broad discipline in which biological pro-cesses, organisms, cells or cellular components are exploited to develop new technologies. New tools and products developed by biotechnologists are useful in research, agriculture, industry and the clinic. Biotechnology is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or de-

rivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use.

This is a concise and comprehensive textbook of bioinfor-matics that provides a broad introduction to entire field. Valuable for life science students, the basics and key areas of bioinformatics are covered followed by the computation-al tools to solve biological research problems. Bioinformat-ics is an interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data. It is the application of computer technology to the management of

biological information. Computers are used to gather, store, analyze and integrate biological and genetic information which can then be applied to gene-based drug discovery and development.

Biochemistry is used in Environmental Science when un-derstanding the environment’s effect on living organisms as they interact with environmental pollutants. Applying prin-ciples of Biochemistry for the protection of environment is the main concern of environmental biochemistry. This book covers the chemistry behind these interactions, bottom up from the atomic to the system’s level. This book is useful

for the students and other professionals of general science. The book explores bio-logical resources and their relationship with physical and chemical aspects of the environment.

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Amino Acids: Biochemistry and Nutrition

Fundamentals of Biotechnology

Essential Bioinformatics

Environmental Biochemistry

Kristy June

Ian Moore

Dr Ashwani Kumar

Levitah Castil Mapatac

In recent years, there have been considerable developments in techniques for the investigation and utilization of enzymes. Enzymes can build up or break down other molecules. The molecules they act on are called substrates. Enzymes are cata-lysts-chemicals that hasten a chemical reaction without under-going any change themselves. Enzyme Technology is one the most promising disciplines in modern biotechnology. Most of the traditional chemical-based processes are being replaced by

enzyme-based processes. In this text, the applications of a wide variety of enzymes are highlighted.


Enzyme Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Olivia Berthoumieu

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This textbook conveys together information on the extensive range of topics in microbiology. Microbiology is the study of organisms, most of which are too small to be seen with the naked eye, including bacteria, algae, protozoa, and fungi, as well as a cellular agents, such as viruses and prions. The book covers bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses, prions, and many other topics. The field is concerned with the structure, func-tion, and classification of such organisms and with ways of

both exploiting and controlling their activities. Daily life is interwoven inextricably with microorganisms. In addition to populating both the inner and outer surfaces of the human body, microbes abound in the soil, in the seas, and in the air.

This book presents information in an easily assimilated form, this book makes an ideal undergraduate text for students of molecular biology or molecular genetics. Molecular biology is concerned with biological activity at the molecular level. Molecular biology looks at the molecular mechanisms behind processes such as replication, transcription, translation and cell function. One way to describe the basis of molecular biology

is to say it concerns understanding how genes are transcribed into RNA and how RNA is then translated into protein. However, this simplified picture is currently be.reconsidered and revised due to new discoveries concerning the roles of RNA

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Essentials of Microbiology Fundamentals of Molecular BiologyPatricia Marques

Patricia Marques

This text covers all areas of interest in contemporary parasi-tology to provide information undergraduate students with the most up to date information in the field of parasitology. Parasitology traditionally has included the study of three ma-jor groups of animals: parasitic protozoa, parasitic helminths (worms), and those arthropods that directly cause disease or act as vectors of various pathogens. A parasite is a pathogen that simultaneously injures and derives sustenance from its

host. Some organisms called parasites are actually commensals, in that they neither benefit nor harm their host (for example, Entamoeba coli). Although parasitology had its origins in the zoologic sciences, it is today an interdisciplinary field, great-ly influenced by microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, and other life sciences. Infections of humans caused by parasites number in the billions and range from relatively innocuous to fatal. The diseases caused by these parasites constitute major human health problems throughout the world.

This textbook is a comprehensive guide in the context of overall strategies which can be adopted to address the dif-ferent aspects of large-scale protein analysis. Proteomics is a rapidly growing field of molecular biology that is concerned with the systematic, high-throughput approach to protein ex-pression analysis of a cell or an organism. Typical results of proteomics studies are inventories of the protein content of differentially expressed proteins across multiple conditions.

The emergence of proteomics, the large-scale analysis of proteins, has been inspired by the realization that the final product of a gene is inherently more complex and closer to function than the gene itself. Shortfalls in the ability of bioinformatics to predict both the existence and function of genes have also illustrated the need for protein analysis. Proteomics enables the understanding the structure, function and interactions of the entire protein content in a specific organism.

This book explains what cells are and introduces the pro-cesses of mitosis and meiosis. Meiosis is a special type of cell division that is designed to produce gametes. Before meio-sis occurs, the cell will be double diploid and have a pair of each chromosome, the same as before mitosis. Mitosis is used for almost all of your body’s cell division needs. It adds new cells during development and replaces old and worn-out cells throughout your life. The aim of mitosis is to produce daughter cells that are genetically identical to their

mothers, with not a single chromosome more or less. Meiosis, on the other hand, is used for just one purpose in the human body: the production of gametes—sex cells, or sperm and eggs. Its goal is to make daughter cells with exactly half as many chromosomes as the starting cell. The recent discovery of analogous proteins that are involved in the regulation of both meiosis and mitosis makes it increasingly apparent that meiosis is closely related to mitosis, and can be regarded as a highly specialized mitotic division.

Principles of Biochemistry provides a concise introduction to fundamental concepts of biochemistry. Biochemistry is the branch of science that explores the chemical processes within and related to living organisms. Biochemistry focuses on pro-cesses happening at a molecular level. It focuses on what’s hap-pening inside our cells, studying components like proteins, lip-

ids and organelles. It also looks at how cells communicate with each other, for example during growth or fighting illness. Biochemists need to understand how the structure of a molecule relates to its function, allowing them to predict how molecules will interact. Biochemistry covers a range of scientific disciplines, including genetics, microbiology, forensics, plant science and medicine. Because of its breadth, biochemistry is very im-portant and advances in this field of science over the past 100 years have been stagger-ing. It’s a very exciting time to be part of this fascinating area of study.

This book will provide an update on the recent progress in our knowledge on all aspects of plant’s perception, signalling and adaptation to variety of environmental stresses such as drought, salinity, temperature and pH extremes. A plant stress usually re-flects some sudden change in environmental condition. Howev-er, in stress-tolerant plant species, exposure to a particular stress leads to acclimation to that specific stress in a time-dependent

manner. Thus, plant stress and plant acclimation are intimately linked with each other. The stress-induced modulation of homeostasis can be considered as the signal for the plant to initiate processes required for the establishment of a new homeostasis associat-ed with the acclimated state. Plants exhibit stress resistance or stress tolerance because of their genetic capacity to adjust or to acclimate to the stress and establish a new homeostatic state over time.

Computational Biology provides a comprehensive guidance in the development and application of data-analytical and theo-retical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological systems. Com-putational Biology, sometimes referred to as bioinformatics, is the science of using biological data to develop algorithms and

relations among various biological systems. Prior to the advent of computational biol-ogy, biologists were unable to have access to large amounts of data. Computational biomodeling is a field concerned with building computer models of biological systems. Computational biomodeling aims to develop and use visual simulations in order to assess the complexity of biological systems.



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Parasitology: A Conceptual Approach

Principles of Proteomics

Cell Biology: Meiosis and Mitosis

Principles of Biochemsitry

Plant Stress Physiology

Computational Biology

Patricia Marques

Ian Moore

Kristy June

Olivia Berthoumieu

Cajumban, Alyssa A.

Dr Ashwani Kumar


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This text provides a comprehensive and engaging overview of the stem cells and regenerative medicine. As, the future of regenerative medicine depends on fully understanding the regenerative properties of stem cells. Adult or somatic stem cells exist throughout the body after embryonic develop-ment and are found inside of different types of tissue. These stem cells have been found in tissues such as the brain, bone marrow, blood, blood vessels, skeletal muscles, skin, and

the liver. They remain in a quiescent or non-dividing state for years until activated by disease or tissue injury. Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into more specialised cells and divide (through mitosis) to produce more stem cells (self-renew). They are found in multicellular organisms.

Providing a broad and readable overview of the subject, this text provides a comprehensive coverage of current in-formation on nutrient requirements, feed formulations and feeding practices as well as issues associated with sustain-able aquaculture development, culture systems, hatchery methods, of commercially important aquaculture species cultured around the world. Aquaculture is the breeding and

harvesting of plants and animals in water. It can take place in natural water bodies such as ponds, lakes, marshland or brackish water and the ocean. It can also be conducted in man-made tanks, commonly found in fish hatcheries.

This book provides an introduction to the environmental and anthropogenic threats facing the world’s oceans and outlines overview of the problems and benefits of living in seawater, with an ecological survey of marine organisms. Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms that live in the oceans and other saltwater environments such as es-tuaries and wetlands. The ocean is a complex three-dimen-sional world covering approximately 71% of the Earth’s sur-

face. The habitats studied in marine biology include everything from the tiny layers of surface water in which organisms and abiotic items may be trapped in surface tension between the ocean and atmosphere, to the depths of the oceanic trenches.

Agriculture is the science of arts and occupation of culti-vating the soil, producing crops and rearing of animals to provide food, wool and other products. Agricultural En-gineering is concerned with the design, construction and improvement of farming equipment and machinery. Agri-cultural engineers integrate technology with farming. Agri-cultural engineers may perform tasks such as planning, su-

pervising and managing the building of dairy effluent schemes, irrigation, drainage, flood water control systems, performing environmental impact assessments, and agricultural product processing and relevant practices. This book introduces readers to the basic principles involved in agricultural engineering and the major problems inherent in managing land and mechanical device.

This book is a general introduction to entomology and includes coverage of the major insects (and mites) that cause harm to crops, livestock and humans. Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term “insect” was more vague, and historically the definition of entomology in-cluded the study of terrestrial animals in other arthropod groups or other phyla, such as arachnids, myriapods, earthworms, land snails, and slugs. This wider meaning may still be encountered in

informal use. Entomology is now a well-established discipline and with the scope of the environmental sciences continuing to expand, the evidence that we can acquire from it is expected to continue to have the broadest possible appeal.

This text provides a modern and comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of plant biology. Botany is the scientific study of plants—how plants function, what they look like, how they are related to each other, where they grow, how people make use of plants, and how plants evolved. Botany often includes the study of algae, may deal with fungi and bacteria, and usually explores the lives of plants, from tiny floating duckweeds to gigantic red-

wood trees. Plants are essential to the lives of humans, providing all our food—either directly or indirectly—as well as the oxygen we breathe. Plants are the foundation of all terrestrial communities, and they dramatically affect the world’s climate, the global cycles of nutrients and water, as well as the lives of animals every day.

This is a comprehensive text on prospective biology majors and a grasp of the structure of evolutionary theory, the evidence for it, and the scope of its explanatory significance. Biology is the science of life. Biologists study the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution and distribution of living organisms. Modern biology is a vast and eclectic field, composed of many branches and subdisciplines. However, despite the broad scope of biolo-gy, there are certain general and unifying concepts within it that

govern all study and research, consolidating it into single, coherent field. In general, biology recognizes the cell as the basic unit of life, genes as the basic unit of heredity, and evolution as the engine that propels the synthesis and creation of new species.

This book gives an overview of the present understanding of all areas of molecular processes of photosynthesis. Photosyn-thesis is the process used by plants, algae and certain bacteria to harness energy from sunlight into chemical energy. Plants need food but they do not have to wait on people or animals to provide for them. Most plants are able to make their own food whenever they need it. This is done using light and the process is called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis takes place in the leaves

of plants. The leaves are made up of very small cells. Inside these cells are tiny struc-tures called chloroplasts. Each chloroplast contains a green chemical called chlorophyll which gives leaves their green color.









Stem Cell Biology: Fundamentals

Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants

Essentials of Marine Biology

An Introduction to Agricultural Engineering

Entomology: An Introduction

Essentials of Botany

Introductory Biology

Photosynthesis: Physiology and Metabolism

Dr Ashwani Kumar

Tadena, Anjanette S.

Nada Ben Abdallah

Barbara June Dinampo

Nada Ben Abdallah


Roksana Khalid

Cajumban, Alyssa A.


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Crop protection is an issue of increasing concern in the cur-rent agriculture to protect cultivated crops against diseases, pests as well as competing weeds and grasses. It is the sci-ence and practice of managing plant diseases, weeds and other pests that damage agricultural crops and forestry. The crops in field are exposed to many factor. The crop plants may be damaged by insects, birds, rodents, bacteria, etc.

This text deals with protecting crops from weeds, insects and diseases primarily to increase yield.

Crop Science and Technology covers the fundamentals as well as modern approaches of crop science and technology focusing many techniques and practices implemented to maintain quality though correct handling and storage. Crop sciences is concerned with selection and improvement of crops. It includes research and development on production techniques, improving agriculture productivity, minimizing the effects of

pest, planting, maintenance, protection, harvesting and storage aspects of post-harvest. Crop technology is the application of organized and scientific knowledge to solve .practical problems



Crop Protection: Management Approaches Crop Science and Technology

Barbara June Dinampo Taras Kazantsev

Dairy science and technology provides facts and figures on the production of highly nutritious and safe milk and dairy products in a sustainable manner. It focuses on the principles of physical, chemical, enzymatic, and microbial transformations. Dairy science explores the technology and science behind the production of milk and milk products like cheese, yogurt, butter, ice cream and casein. Dairy sci-ence professionals must learn everything from raising cattle

to managing a dairy plant. Read on to explore education and career options. Dairy science focuses on the production and manufacturing of all dairy products, includ-ing milk.

This book analyses the ecosystem-based fisheries manage-ment in marine areas. Sustainable and responsible fisheries management is of a fundamental importance as fisheries are one of the main pillars of the economy. Fish and fisheries are an integral part of most societies and make important contributions to economic and social health and well-being in many countries and areas. It has been estimated that ap-

proximately 12.5 million people are employed in fishery-related activities, and in recent years global production from capture fisheries has tended to vary between approximately 85 and 90 million tonnes. The products from these fisheries are used in a wide variety of ways, ranging from subsistence use to international trade as highly sought-after and highly-valued items. There has been a lot of interest in recent years in moving from fisheries management focused essentially on single-species or single fisheries, to management with an ecosystem orientation.

This book describes the growth of gardens, their history and development and provides information on the various prin-cipal horticultural practices, taxonomy and its significance. Horticulture is concerned with growing plants that are used by people for food, for medicinal purposes, and for aesthet-ic gratification. Horticulture is divided into specializations Horticulture is the science and art of producing, improving, marketing, and using fruits, vegetables, flowers, and orna-

mental plants. It differs from botany and other plant sciences in that horticulture in-corporates both science and aesthetics. Production and consumption of high quality fruits and vegetables allows us to maintain a healthy, balanced daily diet. Flowers and ornamental plants enrich our homes and communities, and contribute to our sense of well-being. Horticulture impacts our lives on a daily basis by providing nutritious fruits and vegetables, offering visual enjoyment, and promoting recre-ational activities.

Farm management is the collective term for various management strategies and methods that are employed to keep a farm pro-ductive and profitable. The process of this type of management is often associated with large commercial farms, although many of the same methods can be used with equal success on a small family-owned farm. Farm management is making and imple-menting of the decisions involved in organizing and operating

a farm for maximum production and profit. Farm management draws on agricultural economics for information on prices, markets, agricultural policy, and economic insti-tutions such as leasing and credit. This text details the theory and practices of managing the farm business along commercial lines and are of concern to both farmers and ex-tension workers.

An introductory text on fundamentals and principles of weed science providing the information necessary for the development of weed management strategies. Weeds are found throughout the world. However, all are not common in every region. Since weeds can be easily spread, more and more are being disseminated to places where they were not originally

found. Weed management is the control of weeds through a long-term management approach, using several weed management techniques. Weed management is most successful when it involves an integrated approach using a variety of methods. The common methods used to manage weeds include prevention and cultural, mechanical, .biological, and chemical means

Pesticides in agriculture is increasing and can be substantial in areas of intense agriculture. Pesticides are chemicals designed to kill or control insects, weeds, fungi, rodents and microbes. Many pesticides have been found to be harmful to human and animal health or to the environment. As pesticides are used in many different sectors (e.g. agriculture, forestry, food industry,

etc.) they may put workers in different occupations at risk of acute poisoning or occupa-tional diseases. This text gives a short introduction on pesticide classification, labelling and information system, presents information on related health problems, description of how exposure may take place and requirements for safe handling of pesticides with the emphasis on agricultural production.







Dairy Science and Technology

Fisheries Management: Progress toward Sustainability

Horticulture: Principles and Practices

Farm Management: Theory and Practice

Fundamentals of Weed Management

Insecticides and Pesticides: Strategies for crop Protection

Cecilia Umali


Hazelle S. Cabugao


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Taras Kazantsev


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Irrigation Management is important since it helps determine future Irrigation expectations. Irrigation is the artificial ex-ploitation and distribution of water at project level aiming at application of water at field level to agricultural crops in dry areas or in periods of scarce rainfall to assure or improve crop production. The goal of irrigation management is to use water in the most profitable way at sustainable produc-tion levels. For production agriculture this generally means

supplementing precipitation with irrigation. In recent years we have seen declines in groundwater levels, best management practices (BMPs) for the use of irrigation water can help increase efficiency and uniformity and reduce contamination of water resources. This text is a comprehensive overview on the basic principles and practices of applied agricultural irrigation.

The seed is the most important and essential starting point for a healthy plant. They are the starting point for the pro-duction of most crops and delivery system for advanced genetics. Seeds constitute 70% of our food and recent ad-ditional uses of seeds as stored energy has increased both seed and commodity prices worldwide. Increasing demand for seed as biofuel feedstock coupled with a need to feed

a burgeoning global population makes seed science and technology an essential discipline for human survival and prosperity. Cereal production alone will have to increase by roughly a billion metric tons in the next 30 years to meet world needs. To meet future world needs for food, fiber and energy, additional research advance-ments in seed genetics and technology will be critical. This textbook provides an updated introduction to the science and technology of seeds ideal for students and teachers in the agricultural and life sciences; individuals involved in seed certifica-tion; members of plant quarantine laboratories.

This book provides a timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. The desire for a sustainable agriculture is universal, yet agreement on how to progress towards it remains elusive. Organic farming seems to be more appropriate, it considers the important aspects like

sustainability of natural resources and environment. It is a production system which favors maximum use of organic materials (crop residue, animal residue, legumes, on and off farm wastages, growth regulators, bio-pesticides) and discourages use of synthetically produced agro-inputs, for maintaining soil productivity and fertility and pest management under conditions of sustainable natural resources and healthy environment. In this text, a review of organic farming methods and practices is focused as an alternate for sustainable crop production.

This book covers topics ranging from plant genome struc-ture and the key control points in how genes are expressed, to the mechanisms by which proteins are generated and how their activities are controlled and changed. Genomic tools have emerged as efficient and robust methods to en-hance genetic gain in crop breeding programs; their use has been fast in staple cereals and high value crops, but limited in most of the legume crops. The cultivation of plants is an

important aspect of today’s society in many ways. Not only do plants supply us with a major food resource and flow of nutrition but they are also an important source of chemicals and other non-food products such as drugs, oils, latex, pigments, and resins. The physical appearance of plants is determined by genetic factors that are inherited from parental crops. The natural transfer of genes can be altered using many genetic techniques such as selection or genetic engineering. One of the im-portant goals of plant breeding is maintaining genetic diversity.

Plants are some of the most common renewable and sustainable natural resources on earth, and agronomy is the study of how to efficiently cultivate crops for food, fuel, medicine, textiles and building materials. Agronomy is a science and a practice that looks at agriculture from an integrated, holistic perspective. In agronomy, it’s important to understand the properties of the soil and how the soil interacts with the growing crop; what nutrients (fertilizers) the crop needs and when and how to apply these

nutrients; the ways that crops grow and develop; how climate and other environmental factors affect the crop at all stages; and how best to control weeds, insects, fungi, and other crop pests. In this text, readers will find information and illustrations on the latest agricultural methods, regulations, and practices.

This book offers the comprehensive knowledge of plant repro-duction and their environmental interaction, which can help guide new breeding tools and techniques and help insure endur-ing progress in serving more food for growing populations. Plant breeding is the process by which humans change the character-istics of plants over time to make them better crops and more nourishing food. Such selective breeding changes the genetic

composition of the plants over time. Plant breeding has been practiced for thousands of years, since near the beginning of human civilization. It is now practiced worldwide by individuals such as gardeners and farmers, or by professional plant breeders employed by organizations such as government institutions, universities, crop-specific industry as-sociations or research centers.

There has been a tremendous increase in the production of live-stock products and this is expected to continue in the coming future. Developments in breeding, nutrition and animal health will continue to contribute to increasing potential production and further efficiency and genetic gains. Livestock production is likely to be increasingly affected by carbon constraints and

environmental and animal welfare legislation. Demand for livestock products in the future could be heavily moderated by socio-economic factors such as human health concerns and changing socio-cultural values. This book provides facts and figure for the improvement of livestock production through integrated natural resource management.

This introductory text outlines how to recognize, treat, and pre-vent plant diseases. Plant Pathology is the study of plants and their pathogens, the process of disease, and how plant health and disease are influenced by factors such as the weather, non-pathogenic microorganisms, and plant nutrition. Plant diseases are caused by biotic agents like fungi, bacteria, actinomycets, Mycoplasma, viruses, nematodes, and flowering parasites or by

abiotic like unfavorable environmental conditions or nutritional deficiencies. Study of plant pathology includes the study of sciences viz, Microbiology, Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology, Nematology, protozology, phycology, unfavorable , environmental factors, nutritional deficiencies and flowering plant parasites.









Irrigation: Agricultural Water Management

Principles of Seed Science and Technology

Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture

Genetics and Genomics of Plants

Fundamentals of Agronomy

Principles and Techniques of Plant Breeding

Livestock Production & Management

Fundamentals of Plant Pathology


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This text is concerned with soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility prop-erties of soils intrinsically; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils. Soil is the extremely thin but precious skin covering our planet that sustains all terrestrial life forms and contributes nutrients and filters con-taminants to aquatic environments. Soil Science focuses on the importance of soils as a very slowly renewable natural

resource. It involves the study of the properties and processes that occur in soils, as well as the sustainable use and management of soils for the benefit of mankind. Given the rapidly growing population, possible future water shortages, increasing pollution, soil degradation and ever-increasing food needs, Soil Science is indis-pensable for the prosperous future of humankind.

The desire for a sustainable agriculture is universal, yet agree-ment on how to progress towards it remains vague. Sustainabili-ty is considered in relation to organic farming growing rapidly in many countries. The role of regulation and the use of synthetic agrochemicals, the desired degree of self-reliance of agricultural systems, and the scale of production and trade in agricultural goods are all considered in the context of this discussion of sus-tainability. Agriculture is the most important sector for ensuring

food security, alleviating poverty and conserving the vital natural resources that the world’s present and future generation will be entirely dependent upon for their survival and well-being, in the name of development, the environmental resources have been beyond comprehension. This book is about some of the major environmental and social problems connected with sustainable farming; outlines a framework for analyzing its sustainability; discusses key linkages among the environmental, economic, and social indicators.



Soil Science: Principles and Technology Sustainable Agriculture and Farming

Taras Kazantsev Arit Efretuei

Vegetable and fruit farming is the growing of vegetables and fruits for human consumption. This text is a comprehensive resource about a wide variety of vegetables, and fruit pro-vide cultivation advice, information on pests and diseases, and food safety practices. Food safety is important on every farm, and growers have a responsibility to minimize risks to produce food that is not only wholesome and nutritious, but also safe. Proper disease management, harvest practices (in-

cluding picker instruction and supervision), and postharvest handling are critical to success production. Cooling produce to remove field heat and improve shelf life is especially important. Treatments to reduce decay may be another important consid-eration. Sorting and washing of some fruits and vegetables can also be done to help maintain quality and improve appearance. All such practices are addressed in this book, including planting techniques, irrigation technology, and how they are bene-ficial to people and the environment.

Vertical farming is the practice of producing food in vertical-ly stacked layers, such as in a skyscraper, used warehouse, or shipping container. The modern ideas of vertical farming use indoor farming techniques and controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) technology, where all environmental fac-tors can be controlled. These facilities utilize artificial con-trol of light, environmental control (humidity, temperature, gases...) and fertigation. By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the

earth’s population will reside in urban centers. Applying the most conservative esti-mates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about 3 billion people during the interim. It is the need to increase crop yield without increasing the land area for crops. This text shows how multi-story intensely man-aged indoor farms, grown inside skyscrapers, are capable of producing traditional greenhouse crops, year-round.

Hill farming is extensive farming in upland areas, primarily rear-ing sheep, although historically cattle were often reared exten-sively in upland areas. It also considers the typical agricultural systems found across upland farms and how these contribute to the success or otherwise of the farming business. The dominant features of hill farming are small land holdings, sloping marginal land, and rainfall-dependent farming. Despite this, a variety of

cereals, fruits, vegetables, flowers, and medicinal, aromatic and dye plants (MADP) are grown. The major rainfed cropping systems are maize-wheat, rice-wheat, and inter-cropped pulses and oilseeds in maize and wheat, while rice-wheat and vegetable based crop sequences are dominant under irrigated conditions.




Farming of Vegetable and Fruits

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Bacteriology refers to the study of bacteria. This is the disci-pline of microbiology that involves the identification, classi-fication, and characterization of bacterial species. The disci-pline of bacteriology evolved from the need of physicians to test and apply the germ theory of disease and from economic concerns relating to the spoilage of foods and wine. The ini-tial advances in pathogenic bacteriology were derived from

the identification and characterization of bacteria associated with specific diseases. This is a comprehensive text that will be useful to anyone with an interest in micro-biology, medical microbiology, microbial ecology, infectious diseases, immunology, human biology, medicine, dentistry.

Genetics presents the basic facts and concepts with enough depth of knowledge to stimulate students to move on to more cutting-edge aspects of the subject. It covers contemporary ge-netics, and helps students understand the essentials of genetics, teaching them how to analyze data, and how to draw their own conclusions. Genetics is the study of heredity. Heredity is a bi-ological process where a parent passes certain genes onto their

children or offspring. The genetic information lies within the cell nucleus of each living cell in the body. The genes lie within the chromosomes. At one point along their length, each chromosome has a constriction, called the centromere.

Cell biology is concerned to the study of cell structure and func-tion and focuses on the concept that the cell is the fundamen-tal unit of life. A basic understanding of cell biology including genetics will be as important as having some knowledge about computers and the Internet. It is also important that everyone feels informed about how the increase in knowledge about cell biology could affect him or her and society in general. By un-

derstanding how cells work in healthy and diseased states, cell biologists working in animal, plant and medical science will be able to develop new vaccines, more effective medicines, plants with improved qualities and through increased knowledge a better understanding of how all living things live.




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This text focuses on various aspects of animal heredity, or the passing of traits from one generation to the next. The book en-compasses topics such as genetic variability, genetic testing, and animal breeding. Animal Genetics offers genetic testing services for Avian DNA sexing and diseases, Canine inherited traits and diseases, and Equine coat color and inherited disorders. The breeding and genetics is known for its historical and recent ac-complishments in application of classical quantitative genetics

for improvement of beef, swine, and dairy animals. Once an animal is born with a good trait, that trait can be passed to the next generation. Over time, more animals in the herd will be born with that good trait. This helps producers achieve their breeding goal. The process of selecting animals based on their genetics has helped advance agricultural productivity over the past 50 years.

Cattle breeding is undertaken chiefly to improve cattle progeny. The ability of a cow to successfully mate, conceive, give birth to and raise a healthy calf each year is essential to economical beef production. A good understanding of anatomy and physiology of both the male and female is helpful in successfully managing reproduction. In order to manage cattle reproduction and the specific problems that arise, it is important to understand the underlying physiology of the reproductive process. Thus, this

text aims to provide an integrated overview of the subject of bovine reproduction, de-scribing the normal function of the reproductive system together with its modification by pharmacological, technological and management techniques in relation to the central theme of reproductive efficiency. This book continues to provide a general background to the field of cattle reproduction for agricultural and animal science students and as an introductory text to veterinary students embarking on a career in reproductive research.

Veterinary science is the study of different kinds of diseases, treatment, diagnosis and prevention in birds and animals. Veterinary medicine deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild, with a wide range of conditions which can affect different species. Veter-

inary medicine is widely practiced, both with and without professional supervision. This book covers all clinical, medical, and technological aspects.




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This book discusses many new and cutting edge opportu-nities available to entrepreneurs and SMEs in the global marketplace. It also offers tactical and strategic marketing approaches to help them succeed in the modern business

world. The text also covers other, more practical, considerations like legal concerns, global monetary systems, global marketing, and global human resource manage-ment for entrepreneurs, providing a value-added learning experience.

This is an essential book, which shows that the fundamentals of industrial economy and information economy are the same. This important text re-views concepts and approaches for industrial economy and shows its relevance for different types of companies in the information economy. Through these cases, the text shows that there is are range of businesses from those that continue to generate physical products without any component of information to companies that only produce infor-mation. This is an important distinction as technological and informational products become a more and more important aspect of the economy. This text presents a set of guidelines on how businesses should be designed in such economy, giving readers information that will surely help them as technology increases.

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Marketing for Entrepreneurs and SMEs Mathematics with Business Applications

Dr. Ashish Chandra, Ph.D Ivan Stanimirovic

Dr. Ashish Chandra is an Associate Professor in Department of Com-merce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.

Ivan Stanimirovic gained his PhD from University of Niš, Serbia in 2013. His work spans from multi-objective optimization methods to applications of generalized matrix inverses in areas such as image processing and com-puter graphics and visualisations. He is currently working as an Assistant professor at Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics at University of Niš on computing generalized matrix inverses and its applications.

Business Analytics is the study of data through statistical and operations analysis, the formation of predictive models, applica-tion of optimization techniques and the communication of these results to customers, business partners and colleague executives. It is the intersection of business and data science. The Banking sector is burdened with stringent regulations, changes and un-certainties. They are facing multiple challenges, with customers demanding personalized experiences. They also need to reduce

risk, cut costs, retain customers and reduce losses while complying changing laws and regulations. This book specializes in data driven business strategies for the complete range of financial products - from asset and liability products to wealth management products.

Total quality management (TQM) has far-reaching implications for the management of human resources. It emphasizes self-con-trol, autonomy, and creativity among employees and calls for greater active cooperation rather than just compliance. Indeed, it is becoming a maxim of good management that human factors are the most important dimension in quality and productivity improvement. This book shows how the human resources de-partment can be a powerful force in introducing and sustaining total quality efforts through an organization.

Times are changing, and today’s digital world is having wide-spread effects on an array of consumer behaviors, including how we handle our finances. Electronics and mobility are key trends for financial institutions to keep track of, but consumers are not ready to sever all ties with their local bank branches just yet. This book focuses on the theory and practice of banking, and its prospects in the new millennium.

Using real-life business scenarios, Practical Business Analyt-ics Using SAS shows SAS programmers and business people how to analyze data performance predictive modeling. This book presents the tools you need to gain insight into the data at fingertips, predict business conditions for better planning, and make excellent decisions. Whether you are in retail, fi-nance, healthcare, manufacturing, government, or any other industry, this book will help your organization increase rev-

enue, drive down costs, improve marketing, and satisfy customers better than ever before.

E-banking is an electronic payment system that enables cus-tomers of a bank or other financial institution to conduct a range of financial transactions through the financial insti-tution’s website. This cutting edge publication emphasizes emerging e-banking theories, technologies, strategies, and challenges to stimulate and disseminate information to re-

search, business, and banking communities. It develops a comprehensive frame-work for e-banking through a multidisciplinary approach, while taking into account the implications it has on traditional banks, businesses, and economies.

Business Continuity Management is a management process that identifies risk, threats and vulnerabilities that could im-pact an entity’s continued operations and provides a frame-work for building organizational resilience and the capabil-ity for an effective response. This book is intended to be a step-by-step guide to implementation of business continuity management within an enterprise.







Business Analytics for Banking

Total Quality in Managing Human Resources

Modern Banking: Challenges and Trends

Practical Business Analytics Using SAS

Emerging Multidisciplinary Processes in E-banking

Business Continuity Management: A Crisis Management Approach

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Strategic Human Resource Management focuses on the different aspects of human resource management such as recruitment, hiring, compensation, and training of employ-ees - but it does all of this with a focus on aligning with the organization’s goals. As organizations continue to face mounting competitive pressures, they seek to do more with less and do it with better quality. As goals for sales volume,

profits, innovation, and quality are raised, employment growth is often tightly con-trolled and in many cases, substantial cuts in employment have been made. To accomplish more with fewer employees calls for effective management of human resources. The strategic nature of HR decision making extends far beyond the doors of the HR department. The purpose of this book is thus to help those already making HR decisions do so in a way that takes advantage of what we have learned from research in SHRM.

Ethical Issue is a problem or situation that requires a person or organization to choose between alternatives that must be eval-uated as right (ethical) or wrong (unethical). Covering the sub-ject of HR in a rigorous and comprehensive way using ethical frameworks, this book gazes at areas of ethical distress in current developments and practice, as well as examples and methods for promoting good practice.



Strategic Human Resource ManagementEthical Issues in Contemporary Human Resource Management

Rahmaoui Naima Jacinta Austin

Human resource management (HRM, or simply HR) is a function in organizations designed to maximize employee performance in service of an employer’s strategic objectives. HR is primarily concerned with the management of people within organizations, focusing on policies and on systems. Current challenges, emerging issues, and HRM innovations that managers at all levels must understand and apply to

help their organizations succeed in a rapidly changing work environment. This book provides current HRM knowledge and skills with practical guidelines. The purpose of the book is to enrich people management and gain competitive advantage in the fast-moving business environment.

Total Quality Management (TQM) is a business philosophy that yields customer satisfaction and continuous process improve-ment. This book discusses a series of fundamentals for creating an operationally excellent management system (OEMS). The text also focuses on the ISO-9000 Quality Program, Voluntary Pro-tection Program, and Process Safety Management. For each of these topics, the key principles are identified and described, and the quality principles are adapted to safety.



Human Resources Managemenet for Organizational Success

Fundamentals of Total Quality Safety Management and Auditing

Rahmaoui Naima

Jacinta Austin

Total Quality Management in Education: A Critical Ap-proach blends the fundamental principles and historical foundation of total quality with practical applications and examples. This book is designed for managers in higher ed-ucation as well as for school principals and superintendents in schools. Total Quality Management (TQM) is a philoso-phy and a methodology that is widely used in business, and increasingly in education.

Bryophytes and Pteridophytes are two large groups of spore producing land plants. Bryophytes are a group of small, mostly non-vascular, land plants that share a unique life cycle having a dominant gametophyte. The spore producing body called sporo-phyte is permanently attached to the sexual body called game-tophyte. The gametophytic bodies of bryophytes can be either thalloid or leafy. The pteridophytes, which include the ferns and

fern allies, are a group of vascular land plants with a dominant sporophytic body. The ga-metophytic body, the prothallus, is minute, often heart-shaped and free living. Like bryo-phytes, members of pteridophytic group do not produce seeds but only spores. Angio-sperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by characteristics including flowers, endosperm within the seeds, and the production of fruits that contain the seeds. The book details the reproductive system and physical characteristics of bryophytes, pteridophytes, and gymnosperms.

Sustainable supply chain management involves integrating en-vironmentally and financially viable practices into the complete supply chain lifecycle, from product design and development, to material selection, manufacturing, packaging, transportation, warehousing, distribution, consumption, return and disposal. Environmentally sustainable supply chain management and

practices can assist organizations in not only reducing their total carbon footprint, but also in optimizing their end-to-end operations to achieve greater cost savings and profit-ability. This book emphases on the need to develop sustainable supply chains - econom-ically, environmentally and socially. An ideal resource for graduate-level and executive courses in sustainability, operations management, and supply chain/logistics.




Total Quality Management in Education: A Critical Approach

Lean Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Sustainability in Supply Chain Management

Jacinta Austin

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This book covers all areas of interest in the field of capillary electrophoresis. It also illuminates and ties together this rapidly evolving and multidisciplinary subject. Read-ers will find this book an easy-to-follow introduction to core capillary electrophoresis techniques and methods. The book will be useful to analytical chemists to build a solid understanding of capillary electrophoresis theory and processes.

This book covers different aspects of quantitative MS, giving a first basic overview followed by some recent intriguing ap-

proaches, and several examples in biomedicine and other fields. This exemplary book will be essential reading for analytical and biological mass spectrometrists working in proteomics research, as well as those undertaking either fundamental or clinical-based investigations with an interest in the field.

However, in the past century, as science in general has grown at an ever increasing pace, many aspects of yeast have also been studied in depth, including the complete elucidation of the path-way of alcoholic fermentation. This book is an effort to compile

various studies of the alcohol fermentation process and the different substrates leading to differences in the final product in high quality, using the original text and artwork.

Chromatography is a versatile method of separating many dif-ferent kinds of chemical mixtures. The mixture is dissolved in a fluid called the mobile phase, which carries it through a struc-ture holding another material called the stationary phase. This book provides a unified and balanced introduction to the gener-al theory of chromatography, followed by a detailed treatment of the principles and practice of all the major techniques currently

employed in the industrial sectors.

Bioelectrochemistry is a branch of electrochemistry and biophysical chemistry concerned with electrophysiological topics like cell electron-proton transport, cell membrane po-tentials and electrode reactions of redox enzymes. This book describes some of the different experimental techniques that can be used to study bioelectrochemical problems and dis-cusses various applications of biolelectrochemisty.

This book is packed with information about the history, techniques, and fundamen-tals of centrifugation development and use. Readers will develop familiarity with instrument components as well as a description of centrifugal theory, and an over-view of commonly separated macromolecules. Additional information on separa-tion techniques together with comprehensive advice for proper centrifuge handling, maintenance and related safety protocols ensure that readers not only know about the history and use of centrifuges, but how to apply their use and maintain them today.

The book introduces data processing and reconciliation along with process monitoring as integral components of overall control system architecture. This book is packed with the most important methods and practical information used for the design of digital controls implemented in industrial appli-cations to engineers and technicians unfamiliar with control techniques, providing an understanding of how to actually apply control in a real industrial environment.

Attempts to provide an overview of the various components of industrial fermentation process, mainly focusing on var-

ious types of fermentations products and the basic steps in a typical fermentation process. With contributions from a global group of eminent academics and industry experts, this book is certain to pave the way for new innovations in the exploitation of microorganisms for the benefit of mankind, an integration of the studies with a singular aim to improve the quality and quantity of the product.







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Electrophoresis

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Alcoholic Fermentation

Chromatography Techniques

Bioelectrochemistry

Centrifugation Techniques

Introduction to Process Control

Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology

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Valeria Severino, Ph.D

Shalinee Naidoo

Euan Russano and Elaine Ferreira Avelino

Vikas Mishra

Dr. Jurex Gallo was conferred with his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from De La Salle University – Manila in 2014. His expertise revolved in the fields of Material Science and Environmental Engineering focused on industrial and hazardous waste treatment and management. Presently, Dr. Gallo is affiliated as Senior Science Research Specialist of the Department of Science and Technology e-Asia Joint Research Program in the Philip-pines on developing functional carbon-based nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes and graphene for energy and environmental applications.

Valeria Severino obtained her PhD in Biological Processes and Biomole-cules from the Second University of Naples in 2009. Her scientific interests concern the structural and functional characterization of proteins and pep-tides by using biochemical approaches. Fields of expertise comprises food chemistry, cellular biology, natural products and related applications. She published more than 40 papers on international peer-reviewed journals.

Jaspreet Banga has completed PhD from Central Drug Research Institute, India and Master of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology. Jas-preet’s interests range from Drug development, Purification, Fermentation technology, Plant Biotechnology and Oncology.

Shalinee Naidoo obtained her Master of Science degree cum laude in Microbiology from The University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Af-rica in 2014. Her research interests lie in Environmental Microbiology and water management. She has been involved in a range of research projects funded by The Water Research Commission and The Medical Research Council of South Africa. She is currently a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society and a recipient of numerous scholarship programs including the Erasmus Mundus SAPIENT pro-gram between Europe and South Africa. She has spent time teaching Chemistry and English to children in Asia and is currently the founder

of Scientist’s Sanctuary, an online science communication company specialising in science writing and designing.

Euan Russano was born in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a Chemical En-gineer since 2012 by the Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ).

Elaine Ferreira Avelino was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She obtained her Bsc in Forestry Engineering at the Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) in 2007 and Msc.

Vikas obtained his Ph.D. from King George’s Medical University, India in 2010. His interests span from bio-resources, fermentation technol-ogy to medical virology and neuroscience research. He is currently working as a research associate at the University of British Columbia.

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In this book, it is provided the fundamental studies of water structure and its properties, the methods for its analysis and treatment, and not at last the monitoring and cleaning of natural water. Many of the included articles focus on the behaviour of pollutant substances in water and control of its quality.

This book provides insights into the theory and experimen-tal practice for studying of electrochemical processes with metal complexes. An area of particular interest is electro-plating (including co-deposition of metals and formation of alloys) and biological activities of the metal-organic com-plexes. The book also includes the usage of electrochemical techniques to the field of analysis because of its sensitivity,

low price and quite short time compared to the other methods.

The book provides an overview of macromolecular chemis-try and physics that study the structure, properties, synthesis and applications of the macromolecules. In this book we gather publications with the latest trends in the field of mac-romolecular science and polymer engineering. Area of par-ticular interest is the crossroads of macromolecular science with life science and medicine.

Chemometrics comprises a powerful set of techniques that allow the extraction of information from chemical systems by multivariate data analysis and statistical methods. When applied in the different fields of food chemistry, chemomet-rics can effectively render information about nutritional val-ue, safety of consumption, evidence of adulterations, trace-ability, etc. in order to guarantee the quality of food for both

consumers and regulatory bodies. This book explains the theoretical background of the techniques used for the measurement and the subsequent data analysis, and also gives examples of their successful application in food-related problems; be-ing a useful reading for students and researchers in analytical chemistry and food science.

An electrochemical process is a chemical reaction that either causes or is caused by the movement of electrical current. These processes are a type of oxidation-reduction reaction in which one atom or molecule loses an electron to another atom or mol-ecule. This book provides a comprehensive look at bioenerget-ics, the energy flow in living systems, by studying ion exchange and electron transfer processes in biological membranes and

artificial bio–films.

Electrocatalysis is a type of catalysis that results in the modifi-cation of the rate of an electrochemical reaction occurring on an electrode surface. The relative electrocatalytic properties of a group of materials at a given temperature and concentration are not necessarily constant, and may vary according to the different dependence of rates on electrical potential. This book reviews recent progress in electrocatalysis.

Catalysis is a major factor in industrial research, process se-lection, plant design, and plant operation. The success of the chemical chemistry is based largely on catalyst technology. The discovery of new catalysts and their application have historical-ly led to major innovations in chemical processing. This book provides information pertinent to industrial catalysis, which is influenced by science, business, economic, markets, and pol-itics.

Pesticide chemistry involves the use of substances to control or kill pest organisms that affect agriculture. Crop pest had been traditionally controlled by natural means but, with the develop-ment of synthetic chemistry, hundreds of new pesticides have been produced. More recently, genetic engineering has allowed the introduction of bacterial genes coding for biocidal proteins into various crops, which kill the insect when eat it. The effects

and potential risks of these substances need to be fully understood, as they can lead to pest resistance, environmental disasters –such as the infamous DDT- and even reach the consumers, causing health problems and cancers. In the last years, society’s growing concern about their derived problems lead towards the use of safer substances and methods for insect pest control. This book describes the chemistry behind pesticides, their mechanism of action, toxicology and environmental risks. The book is addressed to academic students, researchers and ecologists as well as agricultural and industry professionals.









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Electrochemical Processes in Biological Systems

Electrocatalysis

Applied Industrial Catalysis

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A chemical process is a method or means of somehow changing one or more chemicals or chemical compounds. Such a chemical process can occur by itself or be caused by an outside force, and involves a chemical reaction of some sort. This book introduces a novel framework for the optimal design of sustainable chemical processes.

This handbook puts together up-to-date articles of the most important theoretical methods and experimental techniques for the study of molecules and molecular systems. It focuses on modelling and simulations using the advanced computa-tional techniques in molecular physics and quantum chem-istry such as first-principles methods (ab initio), density func-tional theory (DFT), molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods. About the experimental aspect of the book, various types of spectroscopy are discussed.

This book considers the various advanced hydrogen materials and technologies of their synthesis. It presents the consideration of the physics, chemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics of processes of energy conversion, which occur at hydrogen production, storage, transportation and with its use.




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Molecular Physics and Quantum Chemistry Handbook

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The framework of this book is the digital restoration of images, that is, the process which recovers an original image that has been degraded by imper-fections of the acquisition system: blur and noise. The main differences in the restoration in relation to other fields of image processing such as improvement and reconstruction of images are addressed. The book will be suited for advanced course students and practitioners as well researchers or individuals for self-study.

This book includes how to solve solutions of multi-objective problems considered through genetic algorithms. The problem

of multi-objective optimization is described, as well as a primer on classic techniques of optimization and meta techniques, which include using heuristics to solve such prob-lems. The book will be an important element of the library of graduate and postgraduate students in the fields of operations research, decision theory, optimization theory, linear algebra, interval analysis and fuzzy sets among others.

Providing the reader with a balanced presentation on machine learning basics, intelligent learning methods and approaches, this newly edition is packed with different topics from machine learning, and application of pattern recog-nition solutions in the industry, economy, engineering etc. Also, the intelligent tutoring systems are covered, since they will re-shape the future of the current e-learning and distance learning systems.

This book includes information regarding how to professionally and efficiently use the medical status of patients leveraging the

global information networks and related technology. This text covers topics like elec-tronic health and medical informatics, including tools and procedures on how to adopt e-health methods in existing health care systems. The authors explore the usage of in-formation technology in today’s health care systems in order to improve patient care and public health initiatives, to reduce costs, to save money and time, and to provide information for technical, scientific, administrative, bookkeeping and managerial use.

Over the years, research in machine learning has been tracked with variable degrees of intensity, putting diverse

approaches and employing emphasis on different, aspects and goals. This book is packed with diverse approaches aims to provide an up-to-date and systematical introduction to the principles and algorithms of machine learning. The book will be of particular interest to industrial engineers and scientists as well as academics who wish to pursue machine learning. The book is envisioned to both graduate and post-graduate students in fields such as computer science, cybernetics, system sciences, engineering, statistics, and social sciences, and as an invaluable reference tool for software professionals and practitioners.

This book provides information on the essential approach-es of continuous software engineering in which equipment

maintains the production of software in short cycles of time, ensuring that the prod-uct can be released reliably and in real time. A case study-like discussion on the adoption of modern software engineering practices at large companies that pro-duce software-intensive systems, where hundreds or even thousands of engineers collaborate to deliver on new systems is given to provide context to students and professionals alike.

This book provides the reader with a balanced presentation of key topics of knowl-edge management and representation, including methods and approaches for knowledge representation, knowledge management techniques, semantic web technology, and knowledge management applications in business and economy in order to improve the performance of the business systems, pick strategic assets, and further raise the innovative capacity of the individuals. It offers up-to-date contribu-tions that illustrate various approaches to this young and emerging technology area.

This timely book integrates topics from bio-intelligence sci-ence and the application of bio-intelligence in different domains - the bio-medical domain, the learning, the medicine etc. It opens with the biological aspects of the intelligence succeeding on topics from neuroscience, pattern recognition in neuro and medical applications. It covers the pattern recognition in neuro and medical applications as well as neural networks applications are described.









Image Recognition and Restoration

Optimization and Decision Theory

Intelligent Learning Systems

E-Health Systems

Advances in Machine Learning

Continuous Software Engineering

Knowledge Management and Representation

Bio-Intelligence Science

Ivan Stanimirovic

Ivan Stanimirovic

Zoran Gacovski

Zoran Gacovski

Ivan Stanimirovic

Ivan Stanimirovic

Jovan Pehcevski

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Dr. Zoran Gacovski has earned his PhD degree at Faculty of Electrical engi-neering, Skopje. He has published over 50 journal and conference papers, and he has been reviewer of renowned Journals and awarded by Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship (2002) for research stay at Rutgers University, also USA best-paper award at the Baltic Olympiad for Automation control (2002). Currently, he is a professor in Computer Engineering at European University, Skopje, Macedonia.

Dr. Zoran Gacovski has earned his PhD degree at Faculty of Electrical engi-neering, Skopje. He has published over 50 journal and conference papers, and he has been reviewer of renowned Journals and awarded by Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship (2002) for research stay at Rutgers University, also USA best-paper award at the Baltic Olympiad for Automation control (2002). Currently, he is a professor in Computer Engineering at European University, Skopje, Macedonia.

Ivan Stanimirovic gained his PhD from University of Niš, Serbia in 2013. His work spans from multi-objective optimization methods to applications of generalized matrix inverses in areas such as image processing and computer graphics and visualisations. He is currently working as an Assistant professor at Faculty of Sciences and Mathe-matics at University of Niš on computing generalized matrix inverses and its applications.

Ivan Stanimirovic gained his PhD from University of Niš, Serbia in 2013. His work spans from multi-objective optimization methods to applications of generalized matrix inverses in areas such as image processing and computer graphics and visualisations. He is currently working as an Assistant professor at Faculty of Sciences and Mathe-matics at University of Niš on computing generalized matrix inverses and its applications.

Jovan obtained his PhD in Computer Science from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia in 2007. His research interests include big data, business intelligence and predictive analytics, data and information science, information retrieval, XML, web services and service-orient-ed architectures, and relational and NoSQL database systems. He has published over 30 journal and conference papers and he also serves as a journal and conference reviewer. He is currently working as a Dean and Associate Professor at European University in Skopje, Macedonia.

Dr. Zoran Gacovski has earned his PhD degree at Faculty of Electrical engineering, Skopje. He has published over 50 journal and conference papers, and he has been reviewer of renowned Journals and awarded by Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship (2002) for research stay at Rut-gers University, also USA best-paper award at the Baltic Olympiad for Automation control (2002). Currently, he is a professor in Computer Engineering at European University, Skopje, Macedonia.


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This book is packed with methods and techniques to guide the reader into encryption, as how is cryptography present in

their lives, at almost every aspect without even notice it. The authors focus on major advances to achieve secure transactions, secure communications and even to impact on the way economy works, emerging as a tool not only for secrecy but as a seed to a different approach to see the modern world. Some simple examples will guide the reader to the relevant ideas behind cryptography, the encryption of messages.

This book gives an exhaustive introduction to the present day investigation of algorithms. It presents numerous algorithms

and spreads them in impressive profundity, yet makes their outline and examination available to every level of readers. The author has endeavored to keep clarifications rudimentary without giving up profundity of scope or, then again numerical meticu-lousness. Every chapter introduces a calculation, a planning system, an application zone, or a related subject. The book contains many figures—numerous with various parts—representing how the calculations work.

This book gives a full treatment of databases, managing the total syllabuses for both a starting course and a propelled course on databases. It offers an adjusted perspective of

ideas, dialects/languages and models, with solid reference to current innovation what’s more, to business database management systems (DBMSs). The book is in-tended to clarify the standards of information administration and for instruct how to ace two fundamental abilities: how to inquiry a database (and compose program-ming that includes database get to) and how to outline its blueprint structure.

Offering a rich blend of theory and practice as well as ex-amining the technology from a practical point of view. A premier resource for those involved in data mining and medical knowledge management, this book tackles ethical issues related to cost-sensitive learning in medicine and produces theoret-ical contributions concerning general problems of engineering and management. This book is also suitable for professionals in fields such as computing applications, information systems management, and strategic research management.

Packed with updated information, this book introduces the java language as its design is clean and easy to follow. Covering the

fundamentals of Java and object oriented programming and it shows how well they work together. Several programming samples; tested against the latest Java version have been provided. This comprehensive text shows readers how to use such a versatile ob-ject-oriented programming language as a primary tool in many different aspects of pro-gramming work.

Search algorithms aim to find solution or data with specific properties from a massive set of data. This book is packed with practical explanations of the search algorithms used in various computer systems. The book mainly targets wide group range of researches and master students. The book deals rather with the search algorithms applications than the search algorithms itself.

This book provides a broad-ranging, but detailed overview of the basics of Fuzzy Logic as the mathematical theory of vagueness as well as the theory of commonsense human reasoning, based on the use of natural language, the distinguishing feature of which is the vagueness of its semantics. A balanced approach between theoretical work and applications makes the book suitable for both researchers and engineers, as well as for graduate students.

This book aims to help the readers understand the wonderful world of artificial intelligence, to enlighten them on how to adapt as the world continuously take the road of modernization

though the use of artificial intelligence and of course, to unlock the potential of each one’s mind in developing various inventions that can be a future solution to different problems of mankind that until now cannot be solved.









Digital Encryption

Introduction To Algorithms

Database Theory and Application

Data Mining in Engineering, Management and Medicine

Object Oriented Programming with Java

Search Algorithms: An Application Overview of Search Algorithms

Fuzzy Logic: Controls and Concepts

Artificial Intelligence and Applications

Nelson Bolivar, Ph.D

Rex Porbasas Flejoles


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Neha Kaul



Isaack Onyango

Nelson Bolivar has a PhD. in physics from the University of Lorraine in France finished in 2014. His expertise is in quantum systems and condensed matter. His interest includes spintronic devices and corre-spondences between general relativity and condensed matter. He is currently an associate professor at the Central University of Venezuela

Rex P. Flejoles is an IT Faculty member of a state university in the Phil-ippines. He is involved in software development, research, and data analysis. He received Master of Science in Computer Science degree in 2006. In addition, he completed the academic requirements for PhD in Science Education major in Mathematics Education and also served as adviser and statistician to various undergraduate research studies.

Rex P. Flejoles is an IT Faculty member of a state university in the Phil-ippines. He is involved in software development, research, and data analysis. He received Master of Science in Computer Science degree in 2006. In addition, he completed the academic requirements for PhD in Science Education major in Mathematics Education and also served as adviser and statistician to various undergraduate research studies.

Neha Kaul is an experienced Java consultant currently residing in Paris, France. She is working at BNP Paribas, one of the leading banks in France. She received her double Master’s Degree in Computer and Communication Networks and Information Technology from Telecom SudParis and University Paris-Saclay in 2016. Her major interests in-clude Advanced Java frameworks, Logging Frameworks, Network Se-curity and Data Mining.

Neha Kaul is an experienced Java consultant currently residing in Paris, France. She is working at BNP Paribas, one of the leading banks in France. She received her double Master’s Degree in Computer and Communica-tion Networks and Information Technology from Telecom SudParis and University Paris-Saclay in 2016. Her major interests include Advanced Java frameworks, Logging Frameworks, Network Security and Data Mining.

Rex P. Flejoles is an IT Faculty member of a state university in the Philip-pines. He is involved in software development, research, and data analysis. He received Master of Science in Computer Science degree in 2006. In addition, he completed the academic requirements for PhD in Science Ed-ucation major in Mathematics Education and also served as adviser and statistician to various undergraduate research studies.

Rex P. Flejoles is an IT Faculty member of a state university in the Philip-pines. He is involved in software development, research, and data analysis. He received Master of Science in Computer Science degree in 2006. In addition, he completed the academic requirements for PhD in Science Ed-ucation major in Mathematics Education and also served as adviser and statistician to various undergraduate research studies.

Isaack Onyango has PhD in Information Technology and Management from DE Montfort University, UK. His interests in research span business management and information management areas. He has written number of papers on Information management and also lectured and engaged in tutorials in the fields of business and ICT.


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This book brings together a systematic introduction to the princi-ples and disseminates new concepts and developments in the areas of data mining and data warehousing. This book is designed for practitioners and researchers in industry. This book is also suitable for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level students in com-puter science.

The book begins with automota theory and provides you with a fresh processed attractor-based way of measuring for Boolean repeated neural networks. Emphasizing the point that algorith-mic remodeling is an effective strategy to getting a grasp on the

mutual qualities of individual conduct, it gives information about a brand new way for pattern mining, antagonizing design patterns as well as a partnership between all of them. It depicts the utilization of a “chromatin computer” to resolve an example of the Hamiltonian pathway issue describing a Boolean requirement for a signalling product.

This book adopts a logical approach, beginning each chapter with introductory material, before proceeding to more advanced topics and tools for system analysis. Highlighting critical issues relating to network optimization and efficiency, this book is ide-

ally designed for researchers, upper-level students, practitioners, and professionals inter-ested in the recent developments within the field of wireless networks.

Deep learning is the fastest-growing field in artificial intelli-gence, helping computers makes sense of infinite amounts of data in the form of images, sound, and text. Using multiple levels of neural networks, computers now have the capacity to

see, learn, and react to complex situations as well or better than humans. This timely guide brings together a broad range of topics in deep learning, covering mathematical and conceptual background, deep learning techniques used in industry, and research perspectives.

This book features an enhanced, layflat binding, which al-lows the book to stay open more easily when placed on a flat surface; this book provides an outline of Standard Tem-

plate Library ( STL) and describes the C++ collection marathon, that has already been made to calculate a number of structural attributes. It employs a structure that allows for quick contract growth in biomolecular and also structural modeling jobs with a personalized scoring functionality to calculate a quantitative capability rating for a vocabulary as well.

The automata theory and logic in theoretical computer sci-ence is critical for the development of theoretical computer science. The objective of the book is to propose models of

mathematical mechanisms that formalize calculation methods, covering many dif-ferent facets of logic and automata theory, emphasizing the connections to other disciplines such as games, algorithms, and semigroup theory, as well as discussing current challenges in the field.

An efficient and flexible framework to allow users to satisfy effectively their information needs is required. It provides cutting-edge research on the modeling; implementation;

and financial, environmental, and organizational implications of this dynamic top-ic to researchers and practitioners containing 21 chapters written by prominent researchers and subject experts from all over the world.








Data Mining and Warehousing

Theory of Computation

Wireless Networks and Technologies

Deep Learning Technologies and Applications

C++ Technologies

Automata Theory and Logic

Intelligent Information Management


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Gerard Prudhomme

Gerard Prudhomme

Gerard Prudhomme

Rex P. Flejoles is an IT Faculty member of a state university in the Philip-pines. He is involved in software development, research, and data analy-sis. He received Master of Science in Computer Science degree in 2006. In addition, he completed the academic requirements for PhD in Science Education major in Mathematics Education and also served as adviser and statistician to various undergraduate research studies.

Gerard I. Prudhomme has a graduate degree (M.S.) for Computer Science from University College London (UCL). He has also worked as a software programmer and tech writer for different Fortune 500 companies, and stud-ied at UCL, Harvard, and Oxford.



Gerard I. Prudhomme has a graduate degree (M.S.) for Computer Science from University College London (UCL). He has also worked as a software programmer and tech writer for different Fortune 500 companies, and studied at UCL, Harvard, and Oxford.




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This book shows the application of OOP technique using C++, Java, Python and Matlab. These languages stand among the most popular ones to solve scientific problems, especially the numerical ones. The main audience of this book is math-ematics, biology, physics and engineering students interested in acquiring more knowledge in scientific computing by using object-oriented programming (OOP).

This book gives an intensive investigation of the real patterns in wireless networks and clarifies the suggestions as far as it concerns security and collaboration. It gives a definite por-

trayal of the issues and an exact clarification of standard arrangements, and of po-tential arrangements generally. It keeps omnipresent computing from turning into an unavoidable bad dream, containing an intensive portrayal of existing and imagined components conceived to ruin offenses against remote network.

A database management system is a computer program de-signed to manage a database, a large set of structured data, and run operations on the data requested by numerous us-ers. This book provides comprehensive and up-to-date cov-erage of the fundamentals of database systems.

The appliances of methods in computer graphics span from simulations, computer aided education to digital photog-raphy and entertainment. Some fundamental problems of computer graphics and visualisations are investigated, such as the complexities of illumination in virtual scenes, differ-ent aspects of modeling and animating virtual environments and processing the main aspects which differ various im-aging formats. Particular methods and technologies related

to computer graphics and visualization are developed. The insight is given to how graphics can be generated and manipulated, and computed based to some specif-ic applications. A large number of novel visualisation techniques are summarized.

This is an essential resource for logging-related information and techniques needed for developing applications in the Java lan-

guage. The rotating and archiving of log files; old log files can be archived. Every now and then, a new logging framework pops up, so the logging problem domain seems far from exhausted even to this day. This work presents the architecture and the implemen-tation of Logging frameworks, an extensible and a practical tool for Java programmers.

An operating system is system software that manages com-puter hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. Providing a comprehensive introduction to operating systems, this book emphasizes the fundamentals of the key mechanisms of modern operating sys-tems, and the types of design tradeoffs and decisions involved

in operating system design.

Computer networks represent a main component of the economy of information. Their appliance spans from WiFi to cellular net-works, enabling the foundations of the Web. Some fundamental problems of computer networking, from performing distributed applications to multiple-access and bandwidth allocation, are being investigated. For each problem, various design strategies are developed to assess its performance in practical applications.

Many interconnections are considered in computer networking, and various aspects of computer system analysis using queueing network models are illustrated by particular case studies. A number of important modelling techniques are summarized in the algo-rithmic form, for all main widely-used networking technologies.

A language is defined as the medium of expression of thoughts. All the human beings in this world communicate with each other by a language. Similarly, computer also needs some ex-pression medium to communicate with others. This book an-alyzes issues associated with the implementation of high-level programming languages. Topics covered include: fundamental

concepts, functions, and structures of compilers, the interaction of theory and practice, and using tools in building software.









Object-oriented modelling for Scientific Computing

Wireless Network Security

Database Management Systems

Computer Graphics and Visualisation

Logging Frameworks in Java

Operating Systems

Computer Networks

Computer Language Engineering

Euan Russano and Elaine Ferreira Avelino

Jocelyn O. Padallan


Ivan Stanimirović, Ph.D.

Neha Kaul

Harinirina Randrianarisoa, Ph.D.



Euan Russano, PhD, started his career from a Petrobras project in the Polymers Laboratory, at UFRRJ. From 2012 to 2014 he worked in the Fluids Flow Laboratory (Petrobras/ UFRRJ) with oil well pressure con-trol. Since 2014 he works as an research assistant at the University of Duisburg-Essen, with water systems identification and control.

Elaine Ferreira Avelino served as a professor of Zoology, Enthomology, Forestry Parasithology and Introduction to Research at the Pitagoras

University. Since 2013 she works as an international consultant for forest management and envi-ronmental licensing.

Jocelyn O. Padallan is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Information Technology from Laguna State Polytechnic University, Philippines and has Master of Arts in Educational Management from the same University. She has passion for teaching and has been an Instructor at Laguna State Polytechnic, Los Banos Campus, Philippines.

Neha Kaul is an experienced Java consultant currently residing in Paris, France. She is working at BNP Paribas, one of the leading banks in France. She received her double Master’s Degree in Computer and Communica-tion Networks and Information Technology from Telecom SudParis and University Paris-Saclay in 2016. Her major interests include Advanced Java frameworks, Logging Frameworks, Network Security and Data Mining.


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Pattern recognition and image processing are rapidly grow-ing technologies within engineering and computer science. Algorithms for pattern recognition aim to observe the envi-ronment, learn to distinguish patterns of interest from their background and make pattern classes. A series of methods are developed to group individual patterns into specific classes according to their common properties, resulting in

different pattern classes. Because of emerging applications which are computation-ally demanding, a wide specter of algorithms is developed to deal with problems such as data mining, classification of multimedia data, and obtaining biometric features like face and fingerprint recognition. Contrast enhancement, labeling of connected components, segmentation and feature detection methods are created based on the existing signal processing algorithms.

The limitations of analytical methods in practical applica-tions, the advent of high speed computers and increasing de-mand for numerical solutions to various problems, have led mathematicians to evolve numerical methods as an essen-tial tool in the hands of engineers and scientists. The scope of this book is to provide several examples of constructive methods for obtaining answers to scientific problems in a numerical form.

E-security is a branch of computer security specifically re-lated to the Internet, often involving browser security but also network security on a more general level as it applies to other applications or operating systems on a whole. A software standard is a standard, protocol, or other common format of a document, file, or data transfer accepted and used by one or more software developers while working on one or more than one computer programs. This book deals with e-security and software standards.

Network analysis is the process of finding the voltages across, and the currents through, every component in the network. Network synthesis is a method of designing sig-nal processing filters. This book covers most of the essential topics to understand the workings of modern networking and lays the foundation for more advanced studies into the various areas.

Switching theory is the theory of circuits made up of ideal digital devices, including their structure, behavior, and design. It in-corporates Boolean logic, a basic component of modern digital switching systems. This book provides an in-depth knowledge of switching theory and the design techniques of digital circuits and presents a brief discussion of the basics of logic design.

UNIX is powerful, multi-user, multitasking, and extremely stable 32-bit computer operating system and the platform on which internet was built and continues to work. UNIX programming refers to programming explicitly for a UNIX environment. This would include programming for shells that conform to a rele-vant standard. This book reveals the software design secrets of

the original UNIX designers, showing how they produce software that is fast, portable, reuseable, modular and long-lived.

The computer-based management system consists of all com-ponents necessary to capture, process, transfer, store, display, and manage information. E-commerce is a term for any type of business, or commercial transaction that involves the transfer of information across the Internet. This book presents a compre-hensive introduction to methods used in managing the develop-ment of computer-based systems and e-commerce.

Recent years, a large focus on fundamental principles in the de-sign, analysis, implementation of programming languages and programming interfaces has been conducted. A novel research of the basic structure of programming languages, including data types, control structures, naming conventions is presented. To give insight into different programming language paradigms,

such as functional, imperative, object-oriented and logic paradigms, several reports are given. Procedural programming is represented as a flow chart where a linear sequence of statements is defined for the program to complete. When this sequence is followed, data is manipulated by the program to create the desired execution.









Pattern Recognition and Image Processing

Computer Based Numerical and Statistical Techniques

E-Security & Software Standards

Network Analysis & Synthesis

Switching Theory and Logic Design

Unix Programming

Computer Based Management System & E-Commerce

Principles of Programming Languages



Prof. Dr. Zoran Gacovski, Ph.D.

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System programming is the activity of programming com-puter system software. System programming produces software that accesses and controls the inner workings of a computer’s hardware and operating system. This book explains how the development of distributed applications depends on a foundational understanding of the relationship

among operating systems, networking, distributed systems, and programming.

Information security is the practice of defending information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, mod-ification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction. Cy-ber law is a term that encapsulates the legal issues related to use of the Internet. This book presents information security concepts and practices in an easy and reader-friendly style.

A distributed database is a database in which storage devic-es are not all attached to a common processing unit such as the CPU, and which is controlled by a distributed database management system. It allows applications to access data from local and remote databases. This book discusses the fundamental principles of distributed data management and

includes distribution design, data integration, distributed query processing and op-timization, distributed transaction management, and replication.

A multimedia system is a system capable of processing multimedia data and applications. A multimedia system is characterized by the processing, storage, generation, ma-nipulation and rendition of multimedia information. This book presents different aspects of a modern multimedia from content creation, compression, distribution and digital rights management.

The effective management of software projects involves four P-s: people, product, process, and project. The manager that will forget people’s aspect of the software engineering will never achieve success in the management of his projects. The man-ager who has not a proper communication with the clients in the early stage of the product development risks to create an elegant solution for a wrong problem (task). The manager who pays little attention to the process, risks to apply state-of-the-

art technical solutions in the wrong place and the wrong time. This edition will cover different aspects of the software management process: interpersonal communication, management of requirements, risk management, change management, configuration and release management, budget and schedule etc. The methods that are explored in different chapters are: classical Waterfall approach, the Unified process (including RUP), as well as the Agile methodology (including Scrum).

Java is the foundation for virtually every type of networked application and is the global standard for developing and delivering embedded and mobile applications, games, Web-based content, and enterprise software. This book combines coverage of best practices with information on the right open source Java tools and technologies.

Artificial neural networks are graphical structures whose initial purpose was to emulate the human brain. They were introduced in 1943 by McCulloch and Pits and, since then, they have eval-uated in a very powerful computational tool. In 1958 Rosen-blatt introduced the perceptron – a two-layered learning network based on simple math rules. The structure of an artificial neural network consists of an input layer, an output layer and of one or

more hidden layers. The nodes in the network represent the neurons, while the links rep-resent synapses. All links are weighted and these weights are adaptable, as they can be adjusted according to a learning algorithm. The usage of artificial neural networks today is inevitable in areas such as machine learning, data mining, pattern recognition, and automation control. Typical applications include: image and voice recognition, fraud detection, biometric user authentication (e.g. fingerprint and eye retina recognition), and complex control algorithms (e.g. aircraft motion control).

Software systems engineering is the branch of systems engineer-ing concerned with the development of large and complex soft-ware intensive systems. This book presents in-depth knowledge of the main challenges and practices in the exciting, new world of service-oriented software engineering.









Systems Programming

Information Security and Cyber Laws

Distributed Database Architecture

Multimedia System

Software Project Management

Java Technologies

Artificial Neural Nerworks

Service-oriented Software System Engineering










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Asymptotic algorithm analysis is a methodology which has been given a lot of attention recently. Several methods of asymptotic analysis are considered to estimate the resource consumption of an algorithm, giving an assessment if a proposed algorithm can meet the resource constraints for a problem before the implementation. Processing nodes of the binary and non-binary trees in an organized manner is

investigated using various algorithms. Several methods for implementing binary trees and their nodes are given. Issues relating to the design of algorithms and data structures for disk-based applications are solved, as well as problems of searching data stored in lists and tables. Algorithms for solving some problems related to find-ing shortest routes in a graph and the minimum-cost spanning tree, are applied to determine lowest-cost connectivity in a network.

The creation of quality software on time and within bud-get has been a major problem facing the software industry for several decades. Consideration of software development and maintenance as an engineering discipline to control the developmental process can help alleviate these obstacles. This book focuses on the best practices for software process improvement (SPI) and related international standards.

Information ethics is a term used to describe the study and evaluation of the various ethical issues that arise in a world that is driven by the sharing of electronic data. Computer ethics is a part of practical philosophy which concerns with how computing professionals should make decisions re-garding professional and social conduct. This book provides an accessible overview of the most important issues in infor-mation and computer ethics.

Geometric modeling is a branch of applied mathematics and computational geometry that studies methods and al-gorithms for the mathematical description of shapes. This book presents new idea of gathering state of the art topics in geometric modeling together with techniques, applications, systems and tools.

The need for computer and network security dates since the ’80-s of the last century. The first computer networks were local and in an academic setting, so there was large confidence among users associated with them (there were almost no security prob-lems). With the sudden development of the information tech-nology and the today’s Internet, the first abuses occurred along

with the need to protect private and corporate data. Today, information safety is crucial and it is most evident especially in the e-commerce and e-business. The information is a vital corporate’s property and it has enormous value. The information security, primarily comprising computer and the network security, is mainly concerned with the data pro-tection (privacy), data integrity and data availability. This edition covers main security concepts, such as authentication methods, intrusion detection and prevention, cloud security protocols, and cryptography.

Microcomputer is an antiquated term that refers to a computer that uses a microprocessor for its central processing unit. This book gives an overview of the architecture of a simple micro-computer. It describes the operation of the CPU address and data buses during read and write cycles.

A database is an organized collection of data. It is the collection of schemas, tables, queries, reports, views and other objects. A data warehouse is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant and non-volatile collection of data in support of management’s decision making process. This book provides a comprehensive compilation of knowledge covering state-of-the-art develop-

ments and research, as well as current innovative activities in data warehousing.

A software metric is a standard of measure of a degree to which a software system or process possesses some property. This book looks at the classical metrology concepts from science and en-gineering, using them as criteria to propose an approach to an-alyze the design of current software measures and then design new software measures.









Algorithms & Data Structures

Software Process Improvement

The Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics

Advances in Geometric Modeling

Principles of Information Security

Microcomputer Architecture and Programming

Database & Data Warehousing Technologies

Software Metrics and Software Metrology










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helps us understand and address some of the major problems encountered in today’s civilization, such as rapid urbanization, overpopulation, environmental and climatic disturbances, and natural disasters. This edition covers several topics related to geo-graphic information systems, and it also describes applications of GIS in the hazard assessment and prevention, in the environmental area, as well as in society and urban domains.

This timely brings together original contributions and some rel-evant publications in order to provide state-of-art information

on the use of wastewater. It illustrates the benefits of water reuse in integrated water resources management and its role for water cycle management, climate change adap-tation and water in the cities of the future. This book will be an invaluable information source for all those concerned with water reuse including water utility managers, waste-water policy makers and water resources planners as well as researchers and students in environmental science.

Presenting a framework of adaptive risk governance for urban planning; this book reveals why previous community planning practices have failed and suggests that improvements can be

made by taking into consideration the diverse needs of a multicultural society. This timely book, explains the changes that have transformed urban planning and intended to inform and inspire citizens, legislators, administrators, technocrats, and planners to shape cities for the benefit and enjoyment of all.

This book explores water cycles on earth and how it is measured and simulated on finer temporal and spatial scales with detailed

models of each hydrological process, and the current and future status of the global water system. The book also examines the problems of water management in relation to agriculture and civil engineering. This book is a vital reference for all hydrologists, hydrogeologists and water engineers worldwide, whether they are concerned with the exploitation of new sources of water, or the protection and management of existing reserves.

This volume covers a wide-ranging and practical overview of all aspects of the use of mass spectrometry in environmental applications. Presents analytical techniques to monitor and detect levels of contaminants in the water, atmosphere, soils, and other environmental conditions. This book covers several MS-based approaches for environmental analysis, with examples of applications and current trends in environmental analysis, highlighting the state-of-the-art of international legislations and future perspectives.

This book looks at the environmental law practices and the importance of regulation-induced innovation for sustain-

able development as well as the impacts of environmental regulation on industri-al activities. This excellent book makes global environmental governance theory comprehensible and pertinent so environmental leaders, lawyers, and regulators can employ comfortably with this new vision for an ecologically and economically healthy world.

Soil, sediment, and groundwater contamination has been a major problem at these polluted sites, which need urgent

remediation to protect public health and the environment. This book provides the reader with the comprehensive view necessary to understand and critically evalu-ate the design, implementation, and monitoring of phytoremediation at sites char-acterized by contaminated groundwater.

Water pollution due to discharge of various lifestyle com-pounds from municipal wastewater has always been an

important concern since it directly affects human health, pose risks to aquatic eco-systems and drinking water resources. It discusses various approaches to municipal wastewater management in order to protect both public health and the environ-ment, with the major focus being on waterborne diseases.









Geo-Information Systems (GIS)

Use of Recycling Water

Present and Future of Urban Planning

Hydrology and Water Resources

Mass Spectrometry in Environmental Analysis

Global Environmental Regulation

Contaminated Ground Water and Sediment

Sustainable Treatment and Reuse of Municipal Wastewater

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Tanjina Nur

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Tanjina Nur

Valeria Severino

Tanjina Nur

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Tanjina Nur

Jovan obtained his PhD in Computer Science from RMIT University in Mel-bourne, Australia in 2007. His research interests include big data, business intelligence and predictive analytics, data and information science, infor-mation retrieval, XML, web services and service-oriented architectures, and relational and NoSQL database systems. He has published over 30 journal and conference papers and he also serves as a journal and conference reviewer. He is currently working as a Dean and Associate Professor at European University in Skopje, Macedonia.

Tanjina finished her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2014 from University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Now she is working as Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Centre for Technology in Water and Waste-water (CTWW) and published about eight International journal papers with 80 citations. Her research interest is wastewater treatment technology using adsorption process.



Valeria Severino obtained her PhD in Biological Processes and Bio-molecules from the Second University of Naples in 2009. Her scien-tific interests concern the structural and functional characterization of proteins and peptides by using biochemical approaches. Fields of expertise comprises food chemistry, cellular biology, natural products and related applications. She published more than 40 papers on inter-national peer-reviewed journals.

Tanjina finished her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2014 from University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Now she is work-ing as Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW) and published about eight International journal papers with 80 citations. Her research interest is wastewater treatment technology using adsorption process.




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The prediction of earthquakes is an important field of research. It explores the oc-currence of major earthquakes around the world, their effects on the societies where they strike, and the other catastrophes they cause, from landslides and fires to floods and tsunamis. This book does not emphasis on a unique problem in earthquake processes, but extents studies on historical earthquakes and seismology in diverse tectonic environments, to more applied studies on earthquake geology.

Conservation biology is studies about the nature and of Earth’s biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. This book, immense useful to practicing conservationists and natural resource managers, provides cutting-edge but basic conservation.science to a global readership

Groundwater is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock. It is stored in and moves slowly through geologic formations of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers. This book contains specific information on the application of a widely accepted groundwater monitor-ing methodology. The book addresses the theoretical back-ground necessary to accomplish planning and management

of groundwater systems, and presents latest applications of the decision-aid tech-niques in this field.

These days, advanced remote sensing technology plays tremendous roles to build a quantitative and comprehen-sive understanding of how the Earth system operates. The advanced remote sensing technology is also used widely to monitor and survey the natural disasters and man-made pollution. Geoscience refers to the fields of science dealing

with planet Earth. It can be considered to be a branch of planetary science, but with a much older history. There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to Earth sciences. This book seeks to advance science and technology in geoscience, remote sensing and related fields.





Advances in Earthquake Research

Conservation Biology

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Advanced Geoscience Remote Sensing

Hammad Hussain Awan

Quan Cui, Ph.D.

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Maria Tattaris, Ph.d.

Hammad Hussain Awan (Ph.D Student) specializes in research in field of civil engineering which encompasses various subjects including Earthquake Research and Prediction. Key areas of interest are studying various phenomena involved in stability of different structures due to various natural external forces such as earthquakes, wind, snow etc.Secondary interests also include research in evaluation of traffic safe-ty for road infrastructure designs using different techniques such as Driving Simulator.

Bioremediation is the process of converting a toxic substance/ pollutant into a non-toxic or lesser toxic substance with the help of a living organism. Microbes are more commonly used for bioremediation of toxic substances. Bioremediation is secure as it counts on naturally occurring microbes thus posing no threat to people. The process does not require much labor and equip-ment. It also allows the treated waste to be recycled and is a cost

effective process. However, the use of microorganisms in remediating the contaminated waste has also its limitations. Phytoremediation is helpful in such circumstances. It uses plants to remove contaminants. In this age of industries, highly toxic substances in the industrial effluents pose threat to human health and environment. Also, much consump-tion of petroleum products liberates toxic hydrocarbons, some of which are carcinogen-ic. Efforts are being done to neutralize these toxic substances by bioremediation. In this book, research studies on bioremediation of wastewater, and soil have been discussed.

Watershed is a geohydrological unit draining to a common point by a system of drains. Watershed management is an adap-tive, comprehensive, integrated multi-resource management planning process that seeks to balance healthy ecological, economic, and cultural/social conditions within a watershed. As human populations expand and demands upon natural resources increase, the need to manage the environments in

which people live becomes more important but also more difficult. This book provides a comprehensive presentation of the realization of improved rainfed agriculture yield in semi-arid and dry land areas.

Climatology, the study of climate, is no longer regarded as a single discipline that treats climate as something that fluctuates only within the unchanging boundaries described by historical statistics. The field has recognized that climate is something that changes continually under the influence of physical and biologi-cal forces and so, cannot be understood in isolation but rather, is one that includes diverse scientific disciplines that play their role

in understanding a highly complex coupled “whole system” that is the earth’s climate. The book emphasizes on understanding the tenets of underlying principles and pro-cesses of global climate. This is an invaluable text on the science and policy of climate change, for both non-science majors and introductory science students.

Environmental microbiology is the analysis of the microorgan-isms in the natural and artificial environments. It particularly centralizes on microbial properties and processes that elucidate the structure and function of natural and synthetic environ-ments. Soil, water, air, sediments, animals, plants etc constitute a natural environment whereas fermenters form an artificial en-vironment. Microorganisms are principal living components of

soil, sediments and marine environments, and are of prime importance for on-site re-mediation of agricultural and industrial wastes and subsurface pollution. They mediate globally important processes and have special impact on the ecosystem. Therefore, to keep away the environmental problems, it is crucial to understand and anticipate the microbial activities. In this book, a few research studies on environmental microbiology are discussed.





Advances in Bioremediation of Wastewater and Polluted Soil

Integrated Watershed Management

Modern Climatology

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Sarika Garg, Ph.d.

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Sarika Garg, Ph.d.


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Biodegradable waste is any waste that can decomposed in a reasonable amount of time. Common biodegradable wastes are food and kitchen waste, manure, sewage, agricultural and forestry waste, and textiles. Biodegradable wastes are important as when landfilled they break down anaerobically to produce biogas. If uncaptured this escapes into the atmo-sphere and becomes a contributor to global warming. The

main environmental threat from biodegradable waste is the production of methane in landfills. Biodegradable waste can often be used for composting which turns the waste into humus. It can also be used as a resource for heat, electricity and fuel in future, by using anaerobic digestion.

Climatology is the scientific study of climates, which is de-fined as the mean weather conditions over a period of time. A branch of study within atmospheric sciences, it also takes into account the variables and averages of short-term and long-term weather conditions. Climatology is different than meteorology and can be divided into different areas of study. Climate is one of the most important factors in our environ-

ment and we need to have predictions about its behavior to know how safe we are. It effects our food sources, our health and our homes. It would be foolish to be this scientifically and technologically advanced and not take full advantage of exploring climate. Quite frankly it would be irrational. The modern study of climatology, par-ticularly dynamic climatology, relies on the understanding of climate indices. Cli-mate indices are large-scale weather patterns that are consistent and measureable.

This book describes the processes and activities that need to take place to characterise and monitor the quality of the environment. Environmental monitoring is used in the preparation of environmental impact assessments, as well as in many circumstances in which human activities carry a risk of harmful effects on the natural environment. Environ-

mental monitoring can be defined as the systematic sampling of air, water, soil, and biota in order to observe and study the environment, as well as to derive knowledge from this process. This introductory text discusses technical developments and data arising from environmental monitoring and assessment, principles in the design of monitoring systems, and the use of monitoring data in assessing the consequences of natural resource management and pollution risks.

Environmental toxicology is a new field that has developed rapidly over the past 40 years. Environmental toxicology involves the studying of sources, pathways, transformations, and effects of chemicals that are harmful in the environment. The study of these harmful effects extends from individuals and populations of organisms to the ecosystem level. The study of the toxic effects of environmental contaminants

really began in the 1960’s, evolving from the traditional field of human or classical toxicology. Environmental toxicologists are usually involved in studying how toxic chemicals are metabolized by organisms, how they move through food webs and ecosystems, and the lethal and non-lethal effects they have on species. This book presents the comprehensive effects of toxic chemicals on organisms in their natural.environments, as well as the ecosystems they belong to





Biodegradable Waste and Management

Climatology: An Atmospheric Science

Fundamentals of Environmental Monitoring

Essentials of Environmental Toxicology

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Jurex Cuenca Gallo

Biodiversity is the variety of life. It can be studied on many lev-els. At the highest level, you can look at all the different species on the entire Earth. On a much smaller scale, you can study biodiversity within a pond ecosystem or a neighborhood park. Biodiversity is the foundation of ecosystem services to which human well-being is intimately linked. No feature of Earth is

more complex, dynamic, and varied than the layer of living organisms that occupy its surfaces and its seas, and no feature is experiencing more dramatic change at the hands of humans than this extraordinary, singularly unique feature of Earth. Biodiversity allows us to live healthy and happy lives. It provides us with an array of foods and materials and it contributes to the economy. Without a diversity of pollinators, plants, and soils.

Ecology is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of organisms, the interaction among organisms, and the interac-tions between organisms and their abiotic environment. It seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around them. Ecology also provides information about the benefits of ecosystems and how we can use Earth’s resources in ways that leave the environment healthy for future

generations. The many specialties within ecology, such as marine, vegetation, and sta-tistical ecology, provide us with information to better understand the world around us. This information also can help us improve our environment, manage our natural resources, and protect human health.

This introductory text presents an overview of environmental protection and management strategies to curb air, water, land and noise pollution. Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the natural environment on individual, organisation controlled or governmental levels, for the benefit of both the environment and humans. Due to the pressures of over con-

sumption, population and technology, the biophysical environment is being degraded, sometimes permanently. This has been recognized, and governments have begun plac-ing restraints on activities that cause environmental degradation. Preserving the natural resources of our planet is a mainstay of the Environmental Policy.

Sustainability is a broad discipline, giving students and gradu-ates insights into most aspects of the human world from busi-ness to technology to environment and the social sciences. En-vironmentalism is a metaphor for how we feel about the natural world, and how we feel we ought to behave towards all living and inanimate objects. Because our values are not consistent, so our environmental ideologies are not consonant. We all ex-

perience, to a greater or lesser extent, three levels of “greenness” — dry, shallow and deep. Environmental sustainability is the rates of renewable resource harvest, pollution creation, and non-renewable resource depletion that can be continued indefinitely. If they cannot be continued indefinitely then they are not sustainable





Biodiversity: An Introduction

Essentials of Ecology

Environmental Protection and Management

Fundamentals of Environmentalism and Sustainability

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Geobiology is an area which allows the study of the effects of the cosmic and earthly rays, of the architectural forms, of materials, of colors, of technological products, etc., on living beings. This book introduces the parallel evolution of life and the environment. Life processes are influenced by chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere, hydro-sphere, cryosphere and the solid earth. In turn, life can influ-

ence chemical and physical processes on our planet. This book explores the concept of life as a geological agent and examines the interaction between biology and the earth system during the roughly 4 billion years since life first appeared.

Remote sensing is the science of obtaining information about objects or areas from a distance, typically from air-craft or satellites. Remote sensing techniques provide a for-midable opportunity to inform the management of protected areas, allowing e.g. to track threats, biodiversity status and the impacts of conservation actions. This book is intended

audience includes ecologists, conservation scientists, policy makers, managers of terrestrial and aquatic systems, remote sensing scientists, and students.

Earthquakes give rise to three principal effects – fault rup-ture, ground shaking from wave propagation, and stress changes – that influence a wide range of geological process-es at varying distances from the source. Earthquake Geology has grown enormously as a discipline since the advent of pa-laeoseismic techniques for dating prehistoric fault ruptures

as an aid to hazard assessment, but has largely focused on surface processes. This book summarizes geological evidence for earthquakes.

The term “air quality” means the state of the air around us. Good air quality refers to clean, clear, unpolluted air. Clean air is essential to maintaining the delicate balance of life on this planet — not just for humans, but wildlife, vegetation, water and soil. Poor air quality is a result of a number of fac-tors, including emissions from various sources, both natural

and “human-caused.” Poor air quality occurs when pollutants reach high enough concentrations to endanger human health and/or the environment. Our everyday choices, such as driving cars and burning wood, can have a significant impact on air quality. Poor air quality can affect or harm human health and/or the environment. Air quality can be degraded by natural or man-made sources.





Geobiology

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation

Earthquake Geology

Air Quality Monitoring and Control Strategies

Quan Cui, Ph.D.

Maria Tattaris, Ph.d.


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Environmental quality is a set of properties and characteristics of the environment, either generalized or local, as they impinge on human beings and other organisms. It is a measure of the condition of an environment relative to the requirements of one or more species and or to any human need or purpose. This book gives top corporate managers the critical information they

need to make environmental protection part of their everyday operations. The book should be of immense useful for environmental managers, engineers, quality directors, and other environmental professionals.

Organic pollutants are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes. Organic pollutants cause several environ-mental problems if discharged to air or water body. The occur-rence of organic pollutants in the ecosystem, their risk and re-moval methods are very important issues .This book deals with several aspects of organic pollutants, especially in the light of

organic pollutants monitoring, risk assessment as well as the practical application of different techniques for removing it from the environment.

Ecohydrology is an interdisciplinary fieldstudying the interac-tions between water and ecosystems. These interactions may take place within water bodies, such as rivers and lakes, or on land, in forests, deserts, and other terrestrial ecosystems. This book focuses on larger scales of ecohydrology, emphasising the use of this tool in striving towards the goal of sustainable

water management. This book will appeal to advanced students from a large range of disciplines, including environmental science, hydrology, ecology, earth science, civil and environmental engineering, agriculture and atmospheric science.

This introductory text helps readers understanding what air pol-lution is, how it harms plants and animals, and how to help prevent it. Air pollution is the introduction of particulates, bi-ological molecules, and many harmful substances into Earth’s atmosphere, causing diseases, allergies, and death to humans, damage to other living organisms such as animals and food

crops, or the natural or built environment. Smog hanging over cities is the most familiar and obvious form of air pollution. But there are different kinds of pollution—some vis-ible, some invisible—that contribute to global warming. Generally any substance that people introduce into the atmosphere that has damaging effects on living things and the environment is considered air pollution.





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Organic Pollutants - Monitoring, Risk and Treatment

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Air Pollution: Causes, Impacts and Control

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Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are called green-house gases. This book provides information on emissions and removals of the main greenhouse gases to and from the atmosphere. Behind the struggle to address global warming and climate change lies the increase in greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. By increasing the heat in the atmosphere, greenhouse gases are responsible for the greenhouse effect,

which ultimately leads to global warming. Each of these gases can remain in the atmosphere for different amounts of time, ranging from a few years to thousands of years. All of these gases remain in the atmosphere long enough to become well mixed, meaning that the amount that is measured in the atmosphere is roughly the same all over the world, regardless of the source of the emissions.

This book involves studies on the environmental effects of land use and its impact on the community. It provides a practical understanding of the mechanisms, tools, and levers that can be used to achieve strategic and proactive urban governance. The process by which lands are evaluated and assessed to become a basis for decisions involving land dis-

position and utilization. Land management is the process of managing the use and development (in both urban and rural settings) of land resources. Land resources are used for a variety of purposes which may include organic agriculture, reforestation, water resource management and eco-tourism projects.

Water is a source of life and regarded as the most essential of natural resources. Existing freshwater resources are gradually becoming polluted and unavailable due to human or industrial activities. The increasing contamination of freshwater systems with thousands of industrial and natural chemical compounds is one of the key environmental problems facing humanity worldwide. A growing number of

contaminants are entering water supplies from industrialization and human activity like heavy metals, dyes; pharmaceuticals; pesticides, fluoride, phenols, insecticides, pesticides and detergents. In view of the aforesaid problems, recent attention has been focused on the development of more effective, lower-cost, robust methods for wastewater treatment, without further stressing the environment or endangering .human health by the treatment itself




Greenhouse Gas: Science and Technology

Land Use Planning and Management

Water Pollution and Treatment

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Forests are influenced by climate, landform and soil composi-tion and they exist in a wide variety of forms in the tropical, temperate and boreal zones of the world. Each forest type, ever-green and deciduous, coniferous and broadleaved, wet and dry, as well as closed and open canopy forests, has its own unique-ness and together these forests complement one another and perform the various socio-economic, ecological, environmen-

tal, cultural and spiritual functions. Forest conservation is the practice of planning and maintaining forested areas for the benefit and sustainability of future generations. The sustainable production of forest goods and services and the conservation of biological diversity in forest ecosystems, as well as the equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilisation of the genetic resources would require concrete actions at both the na-tional and international levels. This book covers the theory and practices of planning and maintaining forested areas for the benefit and sustainability of future generations.

Waste management practices are not uniform among countries (developed and developing nations); regions (urban and rural area), and sectors (residential and industrial). It takes a lot of valuable energy and materials to create and manufacture products and the resulting industrial waste can be difficult to manage. People and companies need to educate themselves about the environment. Smog alerts in many cases result from not only harmful transportation emissions but also from the

output of factories into the air we breathe. Environmental protection acts encourage and reward companies who do their part to more effectively manage waste and work with environmental agencies to maximize efforts to minimize the impact on the environment. Industrial waste producers need to pay for the disposal of their materials and in particular, need to take caution in the way they dispose of hazardous materials.

Most water is in the oceans, which cover 71% of the Earth’s sur-face. Three per cent is freshwater, two-thirds of which is tied up as ice in glaciers and at the poles. This leaves approximately 1% as freshwater in rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere and in ground-water. Population, household size, and growth and affluence all affect how much water is used. Humans also need water for drinking, cleaning, cooking, and bathing. Water management

includes delivery of water to residential customers, water sanitation, regulation of water usage in home gardens, and water conservation measures that are designed to help communities use less water. Water scarcity may not be an immediate issue in all areas of the world, but many communities accept that there are growing pressures on wa-ter supplies and thinking ahead about water security is advisable. This book includes the policies, strategies and activities made to sustainably manage the natural resource fresh water, to protect the water environment, and to meet current and future human demand.

Water Resource Engineering involves the design of new systems and equipment that help manage human water resources. It is the quantitative study of the hydrologic cycle -- the distribution and circulation of water linking the earth’s atmosphere, land and oceans. Surface runoff is measured as the difference be-tween precipitation and abstractions, such as infiltration (which replenishes groundwater flow), surface storage and evaporation.

Applications include the management of the urban water supply, the design of urban storm-sewer systems, and flood forecasting. This book covers the design of hydraulic structures, such as sewage conduits, dams and breakwaters, the management of water-ways, such as erosion protection and flood protection, and environmental management, such as prediction of the mixing and transport of pollutants in surface water.





Forest Conservation and Management

Industrial Waste Management

Water Conservation and Management

Water Resources Engineering: Esentials Methods

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Education by all means is an attempt to mould and shape the behaviour of the pupil. It aims to produce desirable changes in him for the all-round development of his personality. The essen-tial knowledge and skill to do this job satisfactorily is supplied by Educational Psychology. I Educational psychology involves the study of how people learn, including topics such as student outcomes, the instructional process, individual differences in

learning, gifted learners, and learning disabilities. This branch of psychology involves not just the learning process of early childhood and adolescence but includes the so-cial, emotional, and cognitive processes that are involved in learning throughout the entire lifespan. The text concludes with an important aspects of human behaviour in educational setting.

Educational research refers to a variety of methods, in which individuals evaluate different aspects of education including: “student learning, teaching methods, teacher training, and class-room dynamics”. It is the scientific field of study that examines education and learning processes and the human attributes, in-teractions, organizations, and institutions that shape educational outcomes. Scholarship in the field seeks to describe, understand, and explain how learning takes place throughout a person’s life

and how formal and informal contexts of education affect all forms of learning. Ed-ucation research embraces the full spectrum of rigorous methods appropriate to the questions being asked and also drives the development of new tools and methods. This text is valuable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students as well as research-ers employed in private industry, management and government agencies containing concept and significance of research in education, action research, research process, sampling, methods of research, tools of research, and much more.

We have been using technology so much these days in each and every domain of our lives, be it education or the regular household work, that have we ever taken out a second to wonder if it’s leaving a positive impact on our work or it’s just that we have been relying too much on it that we’ve become habitual to it, ignoring the direction of its impact? In recent years, technology is everywhere in education. Educa-

tional technology as an academic field can be considered either as a design science or as a collection of different research interests addressing fundamental issues of learning, teaching and social organization form of teaching and learning that makes use of technology. This text presents comprehensive coverage of topics concerning to the development and use of technology both in and out of the classroom.




Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice

Fundamentals of Educational Research

Educational Technology in Teaching and Learning

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This book informs students and practitioners as well as research-ers about recent advances in the field of energetic materials and

also explains methods for casting energetic materials into desired shapes and methods to calculate usage requirements. Different synthesis methods and crystal structure of energetic materials are presented as well. Finally, computational studies of energetic materials, and reports on health hazards related to them are discussed to give readers a thorough understanding of the subject.

Equipped with clear and concise discussions for the applications of photovoltaics, ar-tificial photosynthesis, wind turbines in the renewable energy sector and their impact on energy consumption, this book provides insight into the various sectors of sustain-able energy, and caters to an audience with diverse backgrounds. Those who will ben-efit from this book include: students, engineers and researchers working in the field of electrical and mechanical engineering, biology/chemistry, policy-making, physics and material science.

This text is a comprehensive guide that includes the application of plasmonics as sensors for disease, gas, liquid, and refractive index. This book illustrates the various strategies and fabrication techniques of plasmonic materials and devices. This book will provide the reader with valuable information and strategies to extend his knowledge on the existing technologies and to draft novel approaches that would enhance the efficacy of current technologies.

This book provides the foundation for readers to understand the relationship of the discipline of applications in engineering. A number of applications, including integrated through the horizontality of the methods for solving complex appli-cation problems, are considered. In this book, several analytical methods are described through bibliographic research and information technology, in order to analyze the characteristics of each of them and update their status of validity in an increasingly technical world.

This landmark collection integrates review articles as well as latest developments in the field of energy and its storage and biotechnology, using nanostructures which are synthesized by a versatile route-electrospinning, enables the reader to compre-hend the synthesis techniques and tailoring of the properties of these nanomaterials to integrate them into advanced technologies. It appeals to a wide range of audi-ence from chemistry, material science, engineering and biotechnology.

This book draws on international research and practice ranging from synthesis to numerical modeling of metamaterials; it will appeal to audience with strong incli-nation towards physics, computer simulations, material science and electronics. Also as these metamaterials are important in many defense applications, the reader will find this book compelling to research extensively and adopt these materials into advanced technologies for the safety and progress of one’s nation.

This edition is packed with the application of organic semi-conductor materials in the field of electronics. Illustrating the various materials, their synthesis, properties, processing parameters and their application in OFETs; this book will help students, engineers and researchers working in the field of elec-trical engineering, chemistry, physics and material science to build upon their ex-isting knowledge.

This book covers topics from system modeling and simula-tion to the application of modeling and simulation in differ-

ent industries including: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical (process) engineering, as well as social and economic systems. This book gives a state-of-the-art account of modeling and simulation of the life cycle of engineered systems, covering the topics of design, fabrication, maintenance and disposal for all who are interested in simulator design and development.









Latest Developments in Energetic Materials

Latest Advances and Challenges in Renewable Energy

Plasmonics: Properties, Synthesis and Applications

Advanced Analytic Methods in Science and Engineering

Electrospinning Technique and its Application for Solar Cells, Batteries and Biotechnology

Metamaterials and their Applications

Organic Semiconductors

Modeling and Simulation in Engineering

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Asad Rahman obtained MSc Chemical Engineering from University of Not-tingham in 2012. Currently He is working towards PhD in Energetic Mate-rial Synthesis and its Performance Analysis in Micro Thrusters. His research interests are in Ultrasound based particle treatment, Energetic material syn-thesis and Micro thruster applications.

Dharani Sabba worked as a Research Fellow in Energy Research Institute of Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N), Singapore, on investigating novel semiconductor and photoactive materials for opto-electronic appli-cations. She also obtained her Ph.D in Materials Science from Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests encompass development and synthesis of novel nanomaterials, investigation of their properties and their application in renewable energy sector.

Dharani Sabba worked as a Research Fellow in Energy Research Institute of Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N), Singapore, on investigating novel semiconductor and photoactive materials for opto-electronic appli-cations. She also obtained her Ph.D in Materials Science from Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests encompass development and synthesis of novel nanomaterials, investigation of their properties and their application in renewable energy sector.


Dharani Sabba worked as a Research Fellow in Energy Research In-stitute of Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N), Singapore, on investigating novel semiconductor and photoactive materials for op-to-electronic applications. She also obtained her Ph.D in Materials Sci-ence from Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests

encompass development and synthesis of novel nanomaterials, investigation of their properties and their application in renewable energy sector.

Dharani Sabba worked as a Research Fellow in Energy Research In-stitute of Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N), Singapore, on investigating novel semiconductor and photoactive materials for op-to-electronic applications. She also obtained her Ph.D in Materials Science from Nanyang Technological University. Her research inter-ests encompass development and synthesis of novel nanomaterials, investigation of their properties and their application in renewable energy sector.

Dharani Sabba worked as a Research Fellow in Energy Research In-stitute of Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N), Singapore, on investigating novel semiconductor and photoactive materials for op-to-electronic applications. She also obtained her Ph.D in Materials Science from Nanyang Technological University. Her research inter-ests encompass development and synthesis of novel nanomaterials, investigation of their properties and their application in renewable energy sector.

Dr. Zoran Gacovski has earned his PhD degree at Faculty of Electrical engineering, Skopje. He has published over 50 journal and conference papers, and he has been reviewer of renowned Journals and awarded by Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship (2002) for research stay at Rut-gers University, also USA best-paper award at the Baltic Olympiad for Automation control (2002). Currently, he is a professor in Computer Engineering at European University, Skopje, Macedonia.


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This book, a graduate level text that brings together the fundamentals of DSC, starts with a detailed explanation about the basics of solar cell technology and move on to overview some aspects of the historical background, present-scenario, currently popular applications and future prospects of dye sensitized solar cells. The structural aspects and working principle of this promising class of solar cells has been dealt in detail for providing a good understanding of the basics. Some novel schemes in preparation and assembly of dye sensitized solar cell (DSC) have been presented from recent literature reports.


Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: Basics to ApplicationsKezia SasitharanKezia Sasitharan obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from University of Madras, India and Master’s in Organic chemistry from Christ University, India. Her scientific interests include semiconductor nanomaterials, sensor development, and supramolecular chemistry. She is interested in designing self-assembled nanostructured materials with an aim to open up new applications not possible with conven-tional materials. Being involved in research since her Bachelors stud-ies, she has worked in various projects under prestigious fellowships

at national and international level. She has communicated her work in peer-reviewed journals. Currently, she is enrolled for PhD at The University of Sheffield, UK and is involved in understand-ing the properties of two-dimensional metal organic materials to develop a new class of solar cells.

This book contains comprehensive collection of information on all brands of fibers, matrices and composite structures employed to develop a wide range of materials from poly-

mers, metals, ceramics, plastics and natural fibers. Therefore, it is believed that this book can serve as a greatly valuable reference for a varied range of readers, in-cluding scientists, engineers, policy makers and professors. This book is also useful for teachers and students from different backgrounds including textile engineering, materials science, fiber science and technology, mechanical engineering, nanotech-nology, chemical engineering, medical sciences and environmental science.

This book contains a comprehensive analysis of carbon al-lotropes and its characteristics are examined. Carbon nano-tubes, some applications, physical properties and advan-

tages respect to non-carbon counterparts are discussed with some characteristics of Graphene, and how it is influencing the “new” electronics. Coverage on some specific applications of graphene and nanotubes devices of interest and how are impacting the modern world technology is given as well.

This book gives an account on the main physical principles governing this process, identifying important barriers and areas of potential improvements. The main strategies applied so far are reviewed, with the most important materials investigated in the field to date. Moreover, some emerging trends such as new more complex materials, nanostruc-tures of such semiconductors, and the application of multijunctions and membranes are reviewed. The fabrication techniques and measuring methods are listed, identifying possible sources of practical challenges.

Drawing on basic introduction to quantum optics further it fo-cuses on the modern characteristics of quantum systems in op-tics. It is also devoted to some applications, physical properties

and advantages. Ideal for students of quantum optics, as well as to researchers in this field, this book provides an up-to-date account of the basic principles and applications.

This handbook brings a thorough exposition of an emerging and increasingly important topic, the theory of quantum computing.

Providing the big picture of the key elements of quantum computation and commu-nication theories and their applications, this book is ideal for graduate students and researchers entering this field as it allows for the fruitful transfer of paradigms and ideas amongst different areas.






Applications of Composite Materials

Carbon Electronics

Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Quantum Optics Applications

Handbook of Quantum Computation



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Hemant obtained his PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2014. His interests span from material synthesis via solu-tion processed methods to it application in energy harvesting devices such as photovoltaics and water splitting. He is currently working as a research fellow at the Australian national university on silicon/per-ovskite solar cells.


Paula received her Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering in 2011 from the Universidad de Cantabria in Spain, with an exchange program in Ore-gon State University in 2009-2010. She obtained her M.Sc. in Sustainable energy technology in 2013 in TU Delft (Netherlands). Her M.Sc. thesis in the PVMD group dealt with Photoelectrochemcial devices for solar water splitting. Since May 2014 she is a PhD student working on the development and optimization of the monolithic photovoltaic (PV)/photoelectrochemi-cal (PEC) devices based on earth abundant materials such as silicon and carbon with ground-breaking high solar-to-hydrogen (STH) conversion ef-ficiency for water splitting.

Nelson Bolivar has a PhD. in physics from the University of Lorraine in France finished in 2014. His expertise is in quantum systems and con-densed matter. His interest includes spintronic devices and correspondenc-es between general relativity and condensed matter. He is currently an associate professor at the Central University of Venezuela

Nelson Bolivar has a PhD. in physics from the University of Lorraine in France finished in 2014. His expertise is in quantum systems and con-densed matter. His interest includes spintronic devices and correspon-dences between general relativity and condensed matter. He is currently an associate professor at the Central University of Venezuela

This book provides a critical analysis on the last theoretical and experimental achievements in the field of spin-based electronics in semiconductors. In particular, the properties

of dilute and ferromagnetic semiconductors, and the optical responses of electron spins are studied. Moreover, the dynamics, manipulation and transport of spin-po-larized electrons are considered. This book guides the reader to the forefront of research and development in the field.


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This book is a reference guide, which integrates the mass spec-trometry, and the common purification or separation techniques used in chemistry and biological sciences. This book looks at the

common techniques used to prepare, purify and identify chemicals, offering a blend of practice-oriented information and theoretical background as well as numerous referenc-es, clear illustrations, and useful data tables.

This book introduces the field of neuroscience that theoretically and experimentally studies how neurons work. In particular, the

conductance-based model of Hodgkin-Huxley, its simplified version of FitzHugh-Nagu-mo and nonlinear integrate-and-fire models are discussed. Moreover, the dynamics of both neuronal populations and cognition are considered. The aim of this book is to give an introduction to the mathematical modeling and analysis of networks of neurons in the perspective of dynamical systems.

This book explains overall profile of energy resources, principles of renewable energy tech-nologies, along with a demonstration of applications. The authors describe and explain the background and present profile of energy generation with special reference to the preserva-tion of biodiversity and natural resources by the following principles of sustainable growth and conservation of the atmosphere. This book on Renewable Energy Resources is written to serve as a text on energy for technologists, researchers, energy producers and of course for policy makers of developing and developed economies of the world.

This book integrates the latest studies related to PCR and its applications. Exploring an introduction to polymerase chain reaction, the application of reverse transcrip-tase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in the rapid detection of pathogen in wa-ter samples and PCR methods for accurate and rapid screening of the genetically modified organisms in foods are presented. The reader is given an understanding and appreciation of the principles of PCR and how, why, and where it should be applied. The book explains the principles behind PCR and its role in the diagnostic and public health laboratory.

This volume focuses on the latest theoretical and experi-mental achievements in the field of spin-based electronics

in semiconductors. In particular, the properties of dilute and ferromagnetic semi-conductors, and the optical responses of electron spins are studied. Moreover, the dynamics, manipulation and transport of spin-polarized electrons are considered. This book is intended to students to semiconductor physics and semiconductor devices as well as researchers in this field.

This book brings together some of the most important sci-entific works in the Quantum Monte Carlo literature. In

particular, Variational and Diffusion Monte Carlo, Auxiliary Fields or Shell Model Quantum Monte Carlo, Path Integral and Constrained Path Quantum Monte Carlo have been widely discussed interlacing together theory and applications. A new Quantum Monte Carlo scheme adept of a direct stochastic sampling of the density matrix is also addressed. For physical chemists and molecular physicists or any researcher interested in computer optimization or statistical sampling-this book is an invaluable source of cutting-edge techniques.







Mass Spectrometry & Purification Techniques

Neuronal Dynamics

Renewable Energy Technologies

Applications of Polymerase Chain Reaction

Semiconductor Spintronics

Quantum Monte Carlo Methods in Physics and Chemistry

Preethi Kartan

Stefano Spezia

Haris Mushtaq and DR. Mushtaq Ahmad

Sarika Garg

Stefano Spezia

Stefano Spezia

Preethi is a postgraduate in Biotechnology from University of Leeds, UK. She is currently working as a Scientific Associate at one of the CRO’s in India and her interest lie in life sciences related writing.

Stefano Spezia is Ph.D. holder in Applied Physics at the University of Pal-ermo since April 2012. His major research experience is in noise-induced effects in nonlinear systems, especially in the fields of modeling of complex biological systems and simulation of semiconductor spintronic devices. Associate member of the Italian Physical Society and European Physical Society.

Haris Mushtaq has Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and holds Master’s degree in Energy Systems Engineering with over 3 years of profes-sional experience in field of renewable energy. He has extensive research experience particularly related to solar powered systems and water re-source management. Moreover he has written 3 conference papers and 1 research paper which is recently submitted to an international journal. He has also spent one semester in Oregon State University, USA where he worked on Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE).

DR. Mushtaq Ahmad has PhD in Surface Chemistry from University of Edin-burgh Scotland UK. He has over 30 years of R&D experience pertaining to material Science in National Physical and Standards Laboratory, Islamabad Pakistan. Worked as Environmental impact Assessment specialist for International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN).Presently working as Free-lance consultant in field of Metrology, Standards, Testing and Quality

Sarika Garg procured her doctoral degree at the Max Planck Unit For Structural Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Germany in 2011. She has diverse research interests and has contributed im-mensely in many research fields viz. Enzyme Technology, Environmen-tal Science, and Neuroscience. She has numerous research papers and review articles to her credit as well as two books. She is a recipient of 2012 SHRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Award and 2012 Laura E. Chap-man Research Award. She is currently working as a Career Counselor in her very own venture ‘higherstudiescounseling.com’, Montreal, Can-ada and as a freelancer science writer.

Stefano Spezia is Ph.D. holder in Applied Physics at the University of Palermo since April 2012. His major research experience is in noise-in-duced effects in nonlinear systems, especially in the fields of modeling of complex biological systems and simulation of semiconductor spin-tronic devices. Associate member of the Italian Physical Society and European Physical Society.

Stefano Spezia is Ph.D. holder in Applied Physics at the University of Palermo since April 2012. His major research experience is in noise-in-duced effects in nonlinear systems, especially in the fields of modeling of complex biological systems and simulation of semiconductor spin-tronic devices. Associate member of the Italian Physical Society and European Physical Society.

Focusing on the Clifford algebra as a unified mathematical lan-guage of Physics; the advantages of using Clifford algebra for-

malism in many fields of Theoretical Physics are discussed. New mathematical results in the relatively new branch of the real Clifford Analysis are presented as well. The chapters contributed by authors in this volume provide a detailed examination of Clifford alge-bras and their significance to analysis, geometry, mathematical structures, physics, and applications in engineering.


Clifford Algebra in Mathematics and Physics

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Stefano Spezia is Ph.D. holder in Applied Physics at the University of Pal-ermo since April 2012. His major research experience is in noise-induced effects in nonlinear systems, especially in the fields of modeling of complex biological systems and simulation of semiconductor spintronic devices. Associate member of the Italian Physical Society and European Physical Society.


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Provides an excellent introduction Solid State Fermentation (SSF) Technology and its applications widely used in manufacture of many commercially valuable com-pounds ranging from drugs, cosmetic products, enzymes, dyes and so on. It will be insightful for the readers and help them explore the interesting aspects of this latest but popular technology in depth.


Solid State Fermentation Technology and its ApplicationsNavodita BhatnagarNavodita Bhatnagar finished her masters in technology and currently pursuing her PhD in environmental sciences from Institute of Technol-ogy, Carlow, Ireland. She’s a keen enthusiast of environment protection and management. An alumunus of Indo-German centre for sustainibil-ity which is essentially a collaborative interface to gather scientists in the field of environment sciences to come together and work for the common cause which is environment protection.

A practical guide to summarize the physical chemical and biological treatments used in various types of industries for abstracting the level of pollutants, quantitatively expressed as biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen

demand (COD), suspended solids (SS), and total dissolved solids (TDS), from the waste water stream. This book can provide a clear but concise overview of industrial effluent treatment, which can be used as a quick reference by students, researchers and practitioners.

Chitosan nanoparticles have recently been developed for peptides, proteins, and nucleic acid delivery. This volume introduces chitosan nanoparticles in the broadest scale possible by showing their optical/chemical characterization with their appli-cability illustrating different method of preparation and applications. Their potential for the delivery of drugs at the ocular level was investigated. This is not a straight textbook but a guided tour of the different form of chitosan nanoparticles which we hope will arouse the reader’s curiosity so that they will engage more profoundly with the subject.

Nowadays, the use of nanomaterials for development of nanomedicine and biosensors has gained significant importance due to their ability to revolutionize diagnosis and treatment of fatal diseases such as cancer, tumors, etc. This comprehensive guide provides an overview of how these imaging particles can be designed to fulfill specific requirements for applications across different im-aging modalities.

This book brings together recent developments and research on organic electronic de-vices. Focuses on light-sensing devices; it reviews the development and known phys-ical principles of organic solar energy harvesting devices. Furthermore, it is dedicated to light-emitting device structures and light-independent devices. It delves into recent progress in organic device manufacturing techniques including the accurate alignment during high-throughput roll-to-roll printing, directional self-assembling of polymer chains, patterning of organic conductors on textiles, spray printing of organic semicon-ducting single crystals, etc.

This book significantly contributes the fundamentals of both the new and old polymerization chemistry. The new chemistry has been given nearly equal space along with the old. Chapters dealt

with the synthesis of polymers using a variety of chemical reactions. This book is an attempt to provide an overview of the current understanding of biopolymers and free radical polymerization process, as well as applications of polymers.

Taking a novel theoretical and practical approaches this newly edition aims to em-phasize that surface composition and chemistry are key parameters in nanoparticle properties and applications even though their characterization is seldom adequately performed. The importance of the nanoparticle characterization in the control of their properties is summarized and the role of the nanoparticle surface chemistry in various applications as well. A brief summary of the usual techniques for surface studies is presented along with the challenging performance required from the analytical instru-ments.

Aiming to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of the safety and security of water supply systems; this volume identifies advances in detection, monitoring and modeling, analytical methods, and research and development opportunities that will enable the water supply industry to further reduce risks associated with drinking water. This is the definitive reference for civil and environmental engineers involved in the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of water systems; water supply managers and planners; and postgraduate students.








Advances in Treating Industrial Effluent

Chitosan Nanoparticles

Nanoparticle Technologies and Application

Organic Electronic Devices

Polymerization

Nanoparticle Surface and Curvature

Water Supply Systems and Evaluation Methods

Jaspreet Banga

Abhishek Gupta


Klaus Petritsch

Vikas Mishra

Abhishek Gupta

Rose Marie O. Mendoza,

Jaspreet Banga has completed PhD from Central Drug Research Insti-tute, India and Master of Technology from Indian Institute of Technol-ogy. Jaspreet’s interests range from Drug development, Purification, Fermentation technology, Plant Biotechnology and Oncology.

Dr. Abhishek Gupta is currently a National Post-Doctoral Fellow (NPDF) at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He has completed their Doctoral Degree (Ph.D) from School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi HP India. He ob-tained his B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from MJP R University Bareilly India and M.Sc. Biotechnology from School of Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore India. His recent research is focused on car-bon nanoparticles (C-dots) for toxic metal and biomolecule sensing system. He has more than 15 publications in reputed international

journal (Nano Letter, Chem Comm, JPC Letter, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Nature Sci-entific Reports and etc.) with average Impact factor > 5.50.

Hari Randrianarisoa obtained is Ph.D from Institute of Electronics, Mi-croelectronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN) of the University of Sci-ence and Technology – Lille (France). His thesis focused for designing and manufacturing of thermal micro sensors. His interests span from on renewable energy especially solar energy. He has a strong knowl-edge in technology transfer field. He is currently working as a Business advisor for economic development organization in Québec City and as a consultant Scientist advisor.

Klaus obtained his PhD in science after working as research assistant at the University of Cambridge, UK. He published over 20 papers, gave presenta-tions to large international science audiences, taught physics, and trained technical staff in a Silicon Valley solar energy start up. In Finland, a glob-al leader in education, Klaus complemented his degrees with certificates in vocational teaching, instructional design, and eLearning. He regularly conducts workshops on learning at one of Finland’s leading universities in teacher education and freelances as learning consultant, editor and in-structional designer.

Vikas obtained his Ph.D. from King George’s Medical University, India in 2010. His interests span from bio-resources, fermentation technology to medical virology and neuroscience research. He is currently working as a research associate at the University of British Columbia.

Dr. Abhishek Gupta is currently a National Post-Doctoral Fellow (NPDF) at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He has com-pleted their Doctoral Degree (Ph.D) from School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi HP India. He obtained his B.Sc. in Bi-ological Sciences from MJP R University Bareilly India and M.Sc. Biotech-nology from School of Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore India. His recent research is focused on carbon nanoparticles (C-dots) for toxic metal and biomolecule sensing system. He has more than 15 publications

in reputed international journal (Nano Letter, Chem Comm, JPC Letter, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Nature Scientific Reports and etc.) with average Impact factor > 5.50.

Dr. Rose obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of the Philippines-Diliman in 2013. She is also a Professor in the Graduate School Department under the Master of Engineering Program at Adamson University since 2006, and is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, and the Department of Environ-mental Resource Management in Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan Taiwan since 2010.


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This book provides a comprehensive issues that should be ad-dressed in operation and maintenance for irrigation and drainage systems, which will assist in the particularly the case in an environment with increasing competition for water from industry and urban water users, set against mounting concerns about envi-ronmental sustainability. This is a unique and essential textbook for students of water, environmental, and public health engineering as well as a valuable resource for prac-ticing engineers.

The purpose of this book is to give a depiction of present day industrial engineering and industrial management practices with novel procedures which are extensively playing a pivotal role in the industrial procedures and frameworks. It introduces a snapshot of the all-around prospecting industrial world alongside the most recent market issues and how they are being tended to. This book will be of interest for graduate level audience who are keen to get in touch with industrial engineering systems, processes and technol-ogies as well as a great interest for manufacturers and technical staff working in today’s innovative industrial corporate world.

The aim of this book is to provide a description of modern man-ufacturing practices and novel processes which are speedily replacing the convention-al manufacturing processes and systems. This book presents a picture of the globally changing manufacturing world along with the latest market challenges and how they are being addressed. This book is of interest for graduate level audience who are keen to get in touch with new manufacturing systems, processes and technologies. This book is also of interest for manufacturers and technical staff working in today’s innovative manufacturing corporate world.

After World War II, great effort was exerted by scientists and manufacturers to replace metals with polymers used in many

fields producing diodes, transistors, printed circuit boards and other important elec-tronics and optoelectronics applications. This book consists of two parts; first part is a general overview on polymer structure, properties and forming. Second part will discuss special types of polymers used for electronics and optoelectronics applications.

This is an authoritative book to introduce a detailed overview of currently applied and tested wastewater treatment technologies and the integration of advanced pro-cesses to remove trace organic contaminants and microorganisms. This guide, a practical tool for resolving wastewater treatment issues, is valuable for students, process and plant engineers, water treatment plant operators and environmental consultants.

Finite element method is a powerful analysis tool in engi-neering field. While how it reflected in the industry field is

still very unfamiliar for many people. This book presents a review of finite element method and shows the FEM’s application in solid mechanics, structures, heat trans-fer and manufactory. Specific examples are provided in each topic. A fundamental and practical introduction to the finite element method, its variants, and their ap-plications in engineering.

Giving a clear, concise, balanced and up to date presentation of crystallization and solid-liquid separation of the crystalline product; this book covers all the aspects of the mechanisms of action of additives during nucleation, growth and aggregation of crystals during crystallization. The book will prove to be invaluable to all chemical engineers and industrial chemists in the process industries as well as crystallization workers and students in industry and academia.

Drawing information on how processing methods are implemented in real day-to-day devices such as electronics or solar cells. In addition, environmental and safety issues are considered, including the fabrication process of the devices and the different chemicals that are used there, as well as the actual recycling of the components inside the device once this has been disposed of. The book also gives some economic perspective and industrial background on the industry, allowing for some concluding remarks and recommendations.









Management of Water Drainage Systems

Industrial Engineering and Management

Novel Processes for Advanced Manufacturing

Polymers for Electronics and Optoelectronics

Recent Developments in Wastewater Treatment Technologies

Finite Element Method with Applications in Engineering

Crystallization Process and Technology

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing




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Hammad Hussain Awan

Yingxiao Song


P. Pérez Rodriguez

Dr. Rose obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of the Philippines-Diliman in 2013. She is also a Professor in the Graduate School Department under the Master of Engineering Program at Adamson University since 2006, and is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, and the Department of Environ-mental Resource Management in Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan Taiwan since 2010.

Hari Randrianarisoa obtained is Ph.D from Institute of Electronics, Micro-electronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN) of the University of Science and Technology – Lille (France). His thesis focused for designing and manu-facturing of thermal micro sensors. His interests span from on renewable energy especially solar energy. He has a strong knowledge in technology transfer field. He is currently working as a Business advisor for economic development organization in Québec City and as a consultant Scientist advisor.


Grace Marnecheck received her Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, in Molecular Biology from Kent State University in 2011. Following that, she worked as a chemist in the nuclear pharmaceutical industry. Grace began graduate school in 2016 at UNLV, working towards her Ph.D in Nuclear Chemistry. She currently teaches undergraduate General Chemistry II and Analytical Chemistry laboratories, along with performing independent and collaborative research.

Hammad Hussain Awan (Ph.D Student) specializes in research in field of civil engineering which encompasses various subjects including Earthquake Research and Prediction. Key areas of interest are studying various phenomena involved in stability of different structures due to various natural external forces such as earthquakes, wind, snow etc.Secondary interests also include research in evaluation of traffic safe-ty for road infrastructure designs using different techniques such as Driving Simulator

Yingxiao Song has master degree from Inner Mongolia University of Technology. She has taken part in many projects, which are related to the mechanical design, image process, and biomechanics. She is a current PhD student from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her current research topic is micro forming.

Dr. Rose obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Univer-sity of the Philippines-Diliman in 2013. She is also a Professor in the Graduate School Department under the Master of Engineering Pro-gram at Adamson University since 2006, and is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, and the Department of Environmental Resource Management in Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan Taiwan since 2010.

Paula received her Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering in 2011 from the Universidad de Cantabria in Spain, with an exchange pro-gram in Oregon State University in 2009-2010. She obtained her M.Sc. in Sustainable energy technology in 2013 in TU Delft (Netherlands). Her M.Sc. thesis in the PVMD group dealt with Photoelectrochem-cial devices for solar water splitting. Since May 2014 she is a PhD student working on the development and optimization of the mono-lithic photovoltaic (PV)/photoelectrochemical (PEC) devices based on

earth abundant materials such as silicon and carbon with ground-breaking high solar-to-hydrogen (STH) conversion efficiency for water splitting.


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Packed with up-to-date information, this book is to provide the reader a basic knowledge over some principles in the field of hydroinformatics. Each chapter pro-vides some insight over common concepts in the area, and some examples clarify the application of the developed concepts. This book provides an excellent refer-ence to researchers, graduate students, practitioners, and all those interested in the field of hydroinformatics.

From underlying concepts to practical applications, this book outlines all the necessary information to plan, design, and implements innovative instrumentations effectively and efficiently. This text integrates engineering principles with real applications from a systems perspective, providing a framework for developing electronic instrumentation, from hand-held devices to consoles.



HydroinformaticsInnovative Instrument Design and Applications

Euan Russano and Elaine Ferreira AvelinoDr. Lazo M. Manojlović

Euan Russano, PhD, started his career from a Petrobras project in the Polymers Laboratory, at UFRRJ. From 2012 to 2014 he worked in the Fluids Flow Laboratory (Petrobras/ UFRRJ) with oil well pressure con-trol. Since 2014 he works as an research assistant at the University of Duisburg-Essen, with water systems identification and control.

Elaine Ferreira Avelino served as a professor of Zoology, Enthomology, Forestry Parasithology and Introduction to Research at the Pitagoras

University. Since 2013 she works as an international consultant for forest management and envi-ronmental licensing.

Dr. Lazo M. Manojlović was born in Vranje, Serbia, on April 30, 1972. He re-ceived the B.Sc.E.E. and M.Sc.E.E. degrees in electrical engineering from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, in 1996 and 2003, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, in 2010.

The book covers advanced techniques in sustainable man-ufacturing such as materials and manufacturing for renew-able energies; clean manufacturing technology; ecological manufacturing; energy-efficient manufacturing; remanufac-turing; recycling of materials. Sustainable manufacturing is the creation of manufactured products through economical-ly-sound processes that minimize negative environmental

impacts while conserving energy and natural resources.

Nanotechnology is the predominant basis which is present-ly responsible for numerous cutting edge and pioneering functional systems on a molecular scale where quantum mechanical effects are vital. An entirely new generation of biological sensors, molecular imaging, solar cells, photo detectors, transistors and other optoelectronic devices have been made possible due to the direct use of phenomena

such as quantum correlation, quantum entanglement, and quantum tunneling. In-deed, quantum effects can enable higher sensitivity and resolution than convention-al sensors. Humanity can expect substantial improvements in their quality of life as a direct result of the advances in quantum-based nanotechnology integrations into biomedical and microbiology applications, including superior nano-sized drug delivery systems; cancer detection and treatment; DNA detection; and dental dig-ital imaging. A new generation quantum-based photo detectors, superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors, Nitrogen-vacancy centers, Graphene and Silicon carbide nanodevices are also opening the door for a new era of information tech-nology with the realization of powerful quantum computing.

A microprocessor is an electronic component that is used by a computer to do its work. It is a central processing unit on a single integrated circuit chip containing millions of very small components including transistors, resistors, and diodes that work together. This book presents architectural, programming, and interfacing concepts and techniques us-ing the microprocessor.

This book presents state-of-the-art fundamental and applied research in manufacturing at the systems level. Manufacturing systems are comprised of products, equipment, people, informa-tion, control and support functions for the economical and com-petitive development, production, delivery and total life cycle of products to satisfy market and societal needs.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is the intersection of three main disciplines: Fluid Dynamics, Computational Meth-ods, and Numerical Algorithms. It is an essential ingredient in the modern engineering of stable aerodynamic, hemodynamic and hydraulic systems, as it has the capability to predict the flow motions for a specific system design, but also enables the

researcher the opportunity to study the system’s reaction to additional sets of physical conditions. Indeed, applied CFD has been an important cornerstone for optimization towards market requirements for modern transportation, including space, air, road, rail and water transport. CFD has been successfully employed with such efficiency that it has become a widespread and powerful tool in the clinical assessment and research of cardiovascular hemodynamics as well as providing crucial insights which have resulted in advances in construction management regarding building energy consumption, inte-grated awareness of environmental impact, and the efficiency of ventilation and cooling systems, amongst many other successes.

Microprocessor and Applications introduces workings of the microprocessor, its applications, and programming in assembler and high-level languages. Microprocessors are a mass storage device. They are the advanced form of computers. They are also called as microcomputers. The impact of microprocessor in dif-ferent lures of fields is significant. The availability of low cost,

low power and small weight, computing capability makes it useful in different applica-tions. Now a days, a microprocessor based systems are used in instructions, automatic testing product, speed control of motors, traffic light control, light control of furnaces etc. The use of microprocessor in toys, entertainment equipment and home applications is making them more entertaining and full of features. The use of microprocessors is more widespread and popular.







Advances in Sustainable Manufacturing

Quantum Mechanics for Applied Nanotechnology

Introduction to Microprocessors

Manufacturing Systems: Design and Analysis

Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics

Microprocessors and Application


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A ferroelectric material is a material that exhibits, over some range of temperature, a spontaneous electric polarization that can be reversed or reoriented by application of an elec-tric field. This book presents selected topics on processing and properties of ferroelectric materials that are currently the focus of attention in scientific and technical research. This book offers the basic physical properties, structure, fab-

rication methods and applications of ferroelectric materials.

Measurement is a multidisciplinary experimental science. Measurement systems synergistically blend science, engi-neering and statistical methods to provide fundamental data for research, design and development, control of processes and operations, and facilitate safe and economic perfor-mance of systems. In recent years, measuring techniques have expanded rapidly and gained maturity, through exten-

sive research activities and hardware advancements. Applied Measurement Systems attempts to provide a comprehensive presentation and in-depth guidance on some of the key applied and advanced topics in measurements for scientists, engineers and educators.

A thermal power station is a power plant in which heat en-ergy is converted to electric power. In most of the world the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. This book deals with various aspects of a thermal power plant, providing a new dimension to the subject, with

focus on operating practices and troubleshooting, as well as technology and design.

Photonic crystals are periodic optical structures that can control the flow of light in the same way that the period-ic potential in a semiconductor crystal affects the flow of electrons. After an introduction of the principles behind the unusual properties, and how they enable both the design of various sensors and the spectacular color changes ac-

complished by chameleons, the book describes several fascinating and unexpected theoretical aspects, methods, and discoveries how atoms can be trapped or photons could be guided “beyond photonic bandgaps”. Specific examples of photonic crys-tal applications are discussed in the third part. They include smart supercapacitors, torque sensors, optimized light trapping in solar cells, photonic tweezers, pres-sure-responsive shape memory, and NOT gates for quantum computers.

Imagine a coil which, once an electrical current begins coursing through it, allows for the energy to flow forever without requir-ing power supply. Before the 20th century, imagining this would be avant-garde and an excellent premise for a science-fiction novel. Nowadays, we do not have to imagine because supercon-ducting coils are real. Since the discovery of superconductivity, researchers and engineers have busy developing new supercon-ductor materials that can be used in wide range of devices. Coils

made of superconducting wire are used daily in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanners in hospitals all over the worlds; in Maglev trains in Japan; even in particle accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva. Broader applications of superconductors have always been hindered by the high cost of re-frigeration (i.e. cooling of materials to low temperatures) and of the superconducting coils themselves. With the discovery of high-temperature superconductors in the latter half of the 1980’s, the additional costs involved in manufacturing dropped and this opened up the potential for a variety of promising future applications. The vast poten-tial to influence society and science is unquestionable when considering applications like high-performance electric power transmission, transformers, power storage devices, high-speed digital circuit elements, quantum computing circuits, and fusion reactors. If room-temperature superconductors are discovered, these will revolutionize the supply of electricity. They would certainly change the world as we know it today, and the possibility once again would emerge for contraptions and devices we presently think only conceivable in our collective imagination and portrayed in science-fiction movies to become real. New developments suggest there is still much to learn about super-conductivity and that it can be discovered at unexpected (or held to be impossible) temperatures.

A system of measurement is a collection of units of measurement and rules relating them to each other. Systems of measurement have historically been important, regulated and defined for the purposes of science and commerce. There are several different tools available for the measurement and inspection of parts and products. The specific application often determines the best choice as each tool has its own benefits and drawbacks. Over

the years, these tools have become more advanced to keep up with improved quality standards. This book discusses various measurement tools and how they are used, focusing on the advantages of portable CMMs, and why they are the preferred tool in many instances.

Bioengineering is where engineering meets medicine. Bioengi-neers use traditional engineering techniques to find innovative solutions to real world biological and medical problems. It’s a vastly diverse subject with many different facets in areas such as tissue engineering, biomaterials and medical devices. This book summarizes recent progress of newly developed bioengineering

technology, such as low-energy ion beam bioengineering (IBBE).

Renewable energy is defined as the energy which naturally oc-curs, covers a number of sources and technologies at different stages, and is theoretically inexhaustible. Renewable energy technologies are crucial Editor to world energy security, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and provide opportunities for mitigating greenhouse gases. The book analyzes energy technologies, busi-

ness models and policies to promote developments in renewable energy.









Ferroelectric Materials

Applied Measurement Systems

Thermal Power Plants - Advanced Applications

Photonic Crystals - Introduction, Applications and Theory

Superconductors - New Developments

Advances in Measurement Systems

Advances in Bioengineering

New Developments in Renewable Energy




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Olga Moreira, Ph.D.


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Wave motion, propagation of disturbances—that is, devia-tions from a state of rest or equilibrium—from place to place in a regular and organized way. Most familiar are surface waves on water, but both sound and light travel as wave-like disturbances, and the motion of all subatomic particles exhibits wavelike properties. The study of waves therefore forms a topic of central importance in all physical science and engineering. Wave Motion is devoted to the cross fertil-

ization of ideas, and to stimulating interaction between workers in various research areas in which wave propagation phenomena play a dominant role. The description and analysis of wave propagation phenomena provides a unifying thread connect-ing diverse areas of engineering and the physical sciences such as acoustics, optics, geophysics, seismology, electromagnetic theory, solid and fluid mechanics.

Organic materials are substances in the soil that were once alive. Dead plants, animals, bacteria and fungi are all ex-amples of organic material. This book provides a substantial and detailed overview of traditional materials used in struc-tures and civil infrastructure. The book discusses properties of organic materials in construction and materials’ manu-facturing.

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings. Civil engineering is arguably the oldest engineering discipline. It deals with the built environment and can be dated to the

first time someone placed a roof over his or her head or laid a tree trunk across a river to make it easier to get across. This guide provides an opportunity to practical approaches on solving problems that mirror the scope and difficulty of the Civil Engineering.

Foundations and Retaining Structures provides a framework for students to carry out simple foundation design and ap-preciate the design process. This book offers a systematic treatment of the analysis and design of foundations and re-taining structures subjected to dynamic loads. A foundation is the element of an architectural structure which connects it to the ground, and transfers loads from the structure to the ground.

Stochastic hydrogeology is the study of hydrogeology using physical and probabilistic concepts. This book presents a ra-tional, systematic approach for analyzing and modeling sub-surface heterogeneity, and for modeling flow and transport in the subsurface, and for prediction and decision-making under uncertainty.

Testing and measuring of certain desired parameters have tak-en place in the field of civil engineering in the latest century. Up-to-date reference set on engineering measurements cover-ing all major engineering disciplines, Measurement in Science and Civil Engineering provides a multidisciplinary resource of engineering measurement theory, necessary tools, techniques of

measurement and analysis, and applications.

Geology is the study of the Earth, the materials of which it is made, the structure of those materials, and the processes act-ing upon them. It includes the study of organisms that have in-habited our planet. An important part of geology is the study of how Earth’s materials, structures, processes and organisms have changed over time. This book introduces researches about geol-

ogy valuable for both researchers and civil engineering students also.

Robots have been investigated for automation of construction, maintenance, and inspection of civil works since the early 1980s. This book presents research in construction robot which are more flexible, adjustable, and able to cope with constantly changing construction environments. It focuses on the environ-ment and motivation for implementation of robotics, identifies

key centers of development, identifies regional differences, and describes progress in key areas. It also traces the emergence and change of development strategies over time, it identifies practical achievements, and it identifies key developments for the future. Research and development in construction robots is intended to extend present capa-bilities of conventional equipment to an integrated and fully automated system.









Wave Motion and Applied Science

Organic Materials for Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering Problems and Solutions

Foundations and Retaining Structures

Applied Stochastic Hydrogeology

Measurement in Science and Civil Engineering

Geology for Civil Engineer

Robotics in civil engineering

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The construction of earth buildings has been taking place worldwide for centuries. With the improved energy efficien-cy, high level of structural integrity and aesthetically pleas-ing finishes achieved in modern earth construction, it is now one of the leading choices for sustainable, low-energy building. Modern earth buildings provides an essential ex-ploration of the materials and techniques key to the design, development and construction of such buildings. Modern

earth buildings is a key reference work for all low-impact building engineers, archi-tects and designers, along with academics in this field.

A quantum system is a portion of the whole Universe which is taken under consideration to make analysis or to study for quantum mechanics pertaining to the wave-particle duality in that system and everything outside this system (i.e. envi-ronment) is studied only to observe its effects on the system. This book provides comprehensive treatment of modern quantum measurement and measurement-based quantum control, which are vital elements for realizing quantum technology.

Hydraulics is a topic in applied science and engineering dealing with the mechanical properties of liquids or fluids. At a very basic level, hydraulics is the liquid version of pneu-matics. Covering all the fundamental topics in hydraulics and hydrology, this text is essential reading for undergradu-ate students and practising engineers around the world who

want an accessible, thorough and trusted introduction to the subject.

Today’s highly capitalized societies require maximum ben-efit with minimum cost. In order to find a low cost design in practice, experienced engineers have traditionally used trial-and-error methods based on their intuitive engineering sense. This book intends to show a big picture how the op-timization techniques can be applied to various civil engi-

neering problems in construction and project management; structural engineering; water and environmental engineering.

This book is an authoritative reference for all students and pro-fessionals. The principles and processes of construction are ex-plained with the concepts of design included where appropriate. Extensive coverage of building construction practice and tech-niques, representing both traditional procedures and modern developments, are also included to provide the most compre-hensive and easy to understand guide to building construction.

Whether you’re designing a new instrumentation and control (I&C) system, or migrating an existing control system along an upgrade path, you need to have a well-conceived design pack-age - the engineering deliverables and the design process that creates them. Instrumentation is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a pro-duction or manufacturing area. This book is the best guide to the

dynamic, multidimensional discipline of mechanical engineering. The overall approach of this book makes it an ideal text for academicians, researchers, and professionals.

Hydrological engineering, also called water resources engi-neering, is a civil engineering specialty offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Hydrological engineering is chiefly concerned with the flow and storage of water. This book contain information on climate change and hydrological hazards, hydrological modeling, and urban water systems, as

well as climate change impacts on hydrology and water resources, climate change un-certainty.

Hydraulic engineering as a sub-discipline of civil engineering is concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage. One feature of these systems is the extensive use of gravity as the motive force to cause the movement of the fluids. This area of civil engineering is intimately related to the design of bridges, dams, channels, canals, and levees, and to

both sanitary and environmental engineering. This book enables students to test their understanding of the theory and of the methods of analysis and design.









Modern Earth Building Handbook

Control of Quantum Systems

Fundamentals of Hydraulics

Optimization in Civil Engineering

Advanced Building Construction and Materials Handbook

Design, Instrumentation, and Controls

Handbook of Engineering Hydrology

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This comprehensive book forms an invaluable resource for graduate students and is also a point of reference for researchers and practitioners in structural and materials engineering. With its coverage of topics also relevant for industry, this text is aimed at graduate students, research-ers, and engineers involved in non-destructive testing for acoustics, mechanics, medicine, diagnosis on artwork and construction.

Instrumentation is the development or use of measuring in-struments for observation, monitoring or control. An instru-ment is a device that measures a physical quantity, such as flow, temperature, level, distance, angle, or pressure. This book is primarily intended to cover all necessary topics of instrumentation and measurement. This book should be of

valuable reference for engineers and practitioners to expand or refresh their knowl-edge in this field.

Electromagnetic modeling is essential to the design and modeling of antenna, radar, satellite, medical imaging, and other applications. This unique book presents simple, easy-to-use, but effective short codes as well as virtual tools that can be used by electrical, electronic, communication, and computer engineers in a broad range of electrical en-

gineering problems. Electromagnetic Modeling and Simulation covers fundamental analytical and numerical models that are widely used in teaching, research, and engineering designs.

Research in electronic materials and its application in electrical engineering is rapidly progressing as it could pave way for ad-vancements in electronics, optics, biotechnology, green energy generation as well as in medical diagnosis. In order to develop novel electronic materials and devices, it is pertinent to under-stand the underlying physics of these materials and devices at the micro and nano scale. As such this book underlines materials

structure, their properties, their applications in various fields such as solar industry, high performance computing, nanotechnology, etc.

The Fourier Transform is a tool that breaks a waveform (a func-tion or signal) into an alternate representation, characterized by sine and cosines. The Fourier Transform shows that any wave-form can be re-written as the sum of sinusoidal functions. This book presents an introduction to the principles of the fast Fouri-er transform. The book covers topics of FFTs, frequency domain

filtering, and applications to video and audio signal processing. This authoritative book provides comprehensive coverage of practical Fourier analysis.

Solid-state electronics are those circuits or devices built entirely from solid materials and in which the electrons, or other charge carriers, are confined entirely within the solid material. This book is intended for a diverse readership including electrical engineers and material scientists in the industry and academic institutions. Readers will be able to familiarize themselves with the latest technologies in the various fields.

This book provides an in-depth, up-to-date presentation of the physics and operational principles of all modern semiconductor devices. Semiconductor devices are electronic components that exploit the electronic properties of semiconductor materials, principally silicon, germanium, and gallium arsenide, as well as organic semiconductors. Such devices have found

wide applications because of their compactness, reliability, and low cost. As discrete components, they have found use in power devices, optical sensors, and light emitters,.including solid-state lasers








Optical Methods for Solid Mechanics

Instrumentation and Measurement in Electrical Engineering

Electromagnetic Modeling and Simulation

Electrical Engineering Materials

Fourier Transform - Signal Processing

Advances in Solid State Circuit Technologies

Modern Semiconductor Device Physics



Olga Moreira, Ph.D.

Dharani Sabba, Ph.D.

Olga Moreira, Ph.D.



The design and delivery of technical and scientific content at companies, schools, and universities is strongly affected by fast advancing technology and growing understanding of instructional design. The book begins with an overview of two presentation modes: online and face-to-face content delivery. The design part includes guidelines to avoid com-

mon problems with PowerPoint presentation, scientific writing, and chart design. It also contains essential knowledge and tools necessary to design effective online courses. The delivery part includes effects of teacher enthusiasm, tone of voice, the choice of topic, and to what extend the presentation mode affects mind wandering. It concludes with practical tools and procedures, like student feedback systems (i.e. clickers), a presentation speech support system, the Carpe Diem program, and in-teresting observed effects of introducing science-education specialists in university science departments.


Preparing and Delivering Effective Technical & Scientific Presentations

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Engineering electromagnetics teaches fundamental con-cepts and problem solving from their theoretical concep-tion to their practical realizations. Numerous analogies and illustrations are provided to aid the reader in grasping the concepts with ease. This book covers the advanced knowl-edge engineers involved in electromagnetics.

Composite material is a combination of a matrix and a rein-forcement, which when combined gives properties superior to the properties of the individual components. It provides a forum for discussion of all aspects related to the structure and performance under simulated and actual service con-ditions of composites. The book focuses on the triad of pro-

cessing, structure, and properties, while providing a well-balanced treatment of the materials science and mechanics of composites.

The application of power electronics is increasingly being seen in residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, aerospace, and telecommunication systems. This compre-hensive book provides fundamental knowledge for the anal-ysis and design of modern power electronic devices. Power Electronics is the study of switching electronic circuits in

order to control the flow of electrical energy. Power Electronics is the technology behind switching power supplies, power converters, power inverters, motor drives, and motor soft starters.

Technical writing’ is any written form of writing or drafting tech-nical communication used in a variety of technical and occu-pational fields, such as computer hardware and software, en-gineering, chemistry, aeronautics, robotics, finance, consumer electronics, and biotechnology. IT encompasses the largest sub-field within technical communication. Scientific and Technical

Writing offers students practice in the forms and discourses of scientific and technical writing as they develop, research, and revise an independent project. The purpose of the book is to prepare students for their professional lives in scientific, technical, or public service fields by helping them organize their knowledge while exploring ways of applying it, thus developing their professional expertise.

Heat transfer is the process of moving heat from a location where much heat exists to another location. The rate of heat transfer is dependent on the temperatures of the systems and the properties of the intervening medium through which the heat is transferred. This book offers complete coverage of heat transfer with broad up-to-date coverage that includes an emphasis on engineering relevance and on problem solving.

A communications system is a collection of individual commu-nications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tribu-tary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capa-ble of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. The system usually consists of a collection of individual communication networks, transmission systems, relay stations,

tributary stations and terminal equipment capable of interconnection and interoperation so as to form an integrated whole. This book provides a comprehensive description and analysis of all atmospheric effects of concern for today’s communication systems, and the tools necessary to design the links and to evaluate system performance.

Detailing the fundamental principles that govern electric ma-chines and drives systems, this book describes the laws of in-duction and interaction and demonstrates their fundamental roles with numerous practical examples. This book combines the traditional areas of electric machinery with the latest in modern control and power electronics. An electrical machine

is a device which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy or vice versa. Electrical machines also include transformers, which do not actually make conversion between mechanical and electrical form but they convert AC current from one voltage level to another voltage level.








Engineering Electromagnetics

Composite Materials: Science and Engineering

Fundamentals of Power Electronics

Principles of scientific and technical writing

Engineering Heat Transfer

Handbook of Communications System Engineering

Electric Machines: Principles, Applications, and Control




Dharani Sabba, Ph.D.




Wastewater treatment is a process to convert wastewater - which is water no longer needed or suitable for its most re-cent use - into an effluent that can be either returned to the water cycle with minimal environmental issues or reused. This book parents an overview of engineering approaches to protecting water quality with an emphasis on fundamental

principles. Theory and conceptual design of systems for treating municipal waste-water and drinking water are discussed, as well as reactor theory, process kinetics, and models.


Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Jaspreet Banga, Ph.D.

Engineering Superconductivity provides full coverage of the fundamentals of superconducting behavior and explains the properties and fabrication methods of commercially produced superconductors. Up-to-date material on super-conductor applications as well as competing technologies is included. Superconductivity is the ability of certain ma-

terials to conduct electric current with practically zero resistance. This produces interesting and potentially useful effects.


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This book integrates the most recent data on the topic, providing an important re-source towards greater food safety and quality. Many studies and approaches have been proposed, along with innovative methods, including different processes such as packaging, application of antimicrobials, high pressure processing, and many others, in order to reduce contamination levels and ensure safe products. Presents a framework on enormous technological improvements made to ensure food quality and safety.

Food engineering is the application of engineering prin-ciples to the storage, processing and distribution of food materials and their bio-products. It requires design of pro-cessing, handling, packaging and storage equipment and systems; scale-up of prototype food processes, machinery, and equipment; product/process research and develop-ment; regulation and protection of the public health; and

engineering and technical sales. This text covers food engineering processes and manufacturing techniques.

This book is intended to the character of food processing and food process engineering. Food processing sector is one of the largest sectors in terms of production, growth, con-sumption, and export. The food processing sector covers fruit and vegetables; spices; meat and poultry; milk and milk products, alcoholic beverages, fisheries, plantation, grain processing and other consumer product groups like con-fectionery, chocolates cocoa product soya-based products,

mineral water and high protein foods. Processed foods aren’t just microwave meals and other ready meals but it applies to any food that has been altered from its natural state in some way, either for safety reasons or convenience. Processed foods aren’t necessarily unhealthy, but anything that’s been processed may contain added salt, sugar and fat.

Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards. Food can transmit disease from person to person as well as serve as a growth medium for bacteria that can cause food poison-ing. With its overview of the cutting-edge technologies and

introduction of sophisticated technologies, this book illuminates how technologies from other disciplines can be developed into new approaches to food quality eval-uation.

This text addresses the basic knowledge to explore nutrition and metabolism across the various systems of the body rath-er than to deal in advanced aspects of nutrition. Metabolism is the chemical process your body uses to transform the food you eat into the fuel that keeps you alive. Nutrition (food) consists of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. These substanc-

es are broken down by enzymes in your digestive system, and then carried to the cells where they can be used as fuel. The areas of interest of Nutrition & Metabolism encompass studies in obesity, diabetes, lipidemias, metabolic syndrome and exer-cise physiology that have an underlying basis in metabolism.

Microbiological analysis is important to determine the safety and quality of food. For many years, detection and identifi-cation of microorganisms in foods, animal feces, and envi-ronmental samples have relied on cultural techniques. Food Microbiology focuses on a wide variety of current research on microbes that have both beneficial and deleterious ef-fects on the safety and quality of foods, and are thus a con-

cern of public health. Microbial contamination of food can be due to raw materials which are naturally contaminated by microorganisms originating from air, water, soil, and animal/human carriers, or linked to food processing and work environ-ment. This text highlights the risks of microbial contamination and is an invaluable go-to guide for anyone working in Food Health and Safety.

This introductory text provides a comprehensive and com-bined coverage of both food science and nutrition. This in-cludes developing new and improved foods, analyzing food for its nutritional value and safety, and researching better ways to preserve food. Knowledge of food and nutritional science is required in order to make decisions on such is-

sues as food irradiation, the genetic modification of foods, food contamination by micro-organisms and toxic compounds, and food preservation. An important aspect of food science is understanding the crucial link between diet and health so that foods can be developed to have maximum nutritional value. These include foods with new synthetic or natural ingredients which are used to replace fats or lower cholesterol, foods with novel health-promoting extracts from plants, or foods that have been altered by genetic manipulation.








Mass Spectrometry for Food Quality and Safety

Introduction to Food Engineering

Food Industry: Processes and Technologies

Food Safety & Quality Practices

Nutrition and Metabolism: Theory and Practices

Fundamentals Food Microbiology

Essentials of Food Science and Nutrition

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Abao, Lary Nel B.

Rose Jean D. Capidlac

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Rose Jean D. Capidlac

Valeria Severino obtained her PhD in Biological Processes and Biomol-ecules from the Second University of Naples in 2009. Her scientific interests concern the structural and functional characterization of pro-teins and peptides by using biochemical approaches. Fields of expertise comprises food chemistry, cellular biology, natural products and relat-ed applications. She published more than 40 papers on international peer-reviewed journals.


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As a result of technological advances and globalization, the role of media as a source of information has become increasingly fraught with challenges. Journalism and mass communication are at a crossroads. Both the medium and the profession of journalism have had to innovate to meet the demand of an in-creasingly complex global information market. Traditional news media has transitioned from print to online, facilitating wider readership and immediate broadcasting. Access to information

via the internet is more widespread and has played a major part in the developing world. In an era of citizen journalism, the relevance of traditional journalism and mass com-munication has had to be reevaluated; professional journalists have found themselves increasingly marginalized and have had to adapt. As a whole, journalism and mass communication will continue to have to adjust to meet the rapid changes in global news consumption and information technology.

Alternative media are defined most broadly as those media prac-tices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communica-tion. This book charts the historical and cultural practices of this diverse and globalized phenomenon. This book is the must-have guide to everything you need to know about how journalism works. Alternative media outlets often engage in advocacy jour-

nalism and frequently promote specific political views, often dissident views.

Communication rights involve freedom of opinion and expres-sion, democratic media governance, media ownership and me-dia control, participation in one’s own culture, linguistic rights, rights to education, privacy, assemble, and self-determination. They are also related inclusion and exclusion, quality and ac-cessibility to means of communication. This book examines the role of the media in promoting human rights. This book is an effort to find out why the media decide to include human rights

coverage as part of their programs as well as the portrayal of human rights elements in such programs.

Business journalism is the branch of journalism that tracks, re-cords, analyzes and interprets the economic changes that take place in a society. It could include anything from personal fi-nance, to stock exchange, entrepreneurship, business at the local market, and shopping malls, to the performance of well-known and not-so-well-known companies. This area of journal-ism covers news and features articles about people, places and

issues related to the field of business. The book captures major developments in eco-nomics and business journalism provides a framework for research in this field.

Mass media is the means that are used to communicate to the general public. This book provides a broad view of the major issues affecting all aspects of media education print and broadcast journalism, advertising, public relations, and media studies.

Digital journalism also known as online journalism is a contemporary form of journalism where editorial content is distributed via the Internet as opposed to publishing via print or broadcast. Mass media means technology that is intended to reach a mass audience. It is the primary means of communication used to reach the vast majority of the general public. The most common platforms for

mass media are newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the Internet. The general public typically relies on the mass media to provide information regarding political issues, social issues, entertainment, and news in pop culture. This book offers comprehensive, instructive coverage of the techniques and secrets of being a successful online journalist, both from a theoretical and practical point of view. This book share perspectives on what digital journalism is, where it came from, .and where it may be going

This book provides an overview on the social scientific pro-cess by asking if theories exists to explain personal obser-vations in politics and the media and if there is evidence to support the theories. The role of the mass media (MM) in influencing mass and class behavior has been a central concern among critical writers, especially since the turn of the Twentieth century. Debates and studies on the MM have

focused on its political bias, ownership and links to big business, relationships and ties to the state, relative openness and diversity, promotion of wars and corporate interests among other major issues affecting the relations of power, wealth and empire.








Journalism and Mass Communication

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Human Rights and Mass Communications

Economic and Business Journalism

Mass Media Education in Transition

Digital Journalism

Mass Media and Political Issues

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Alexandra Prentiss

Public relations and journalism have had a difficult relation-ship for over a century, characterized by mutual dependence and – often – mutual distrust. In recent years, developments in corporate Public Relations and in political communica-tions mean that the news media outlets are less and less important to the persuaders. The communications business

is often able to bypass the gatekeepers. The internet, especially social media, has made reputation more precarious – but it has also given companies, governments and public figures channels of communication of their own. Journalists often flinch from an inconvenient truth: that without the Public Relations industry their publi-cations and bulletins would be poorer. This book updates all the chapters to stay abreast of the changing world of Public Relations & Journalism and to broaden student and practitioner insight into the synergy between Public Relations & Jour-nalism. Various methods of conveying newsworthy information are discussed in this analysis of the common qualities of public relations and journalism professionals.


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This book aims to generate and disseminate knowledge about communication, and the way in which it operates and affects individuals and nations. Media regulation is the control or guid-ance of mass media by governments and other bodies. This reg-ulation, via law, rules or procedures, can have various goals, for example intervention to protect a stated “public interest”, or encouraging competition and an effective media market, or establishing common technical standards.

Journalism ethics and standards comprise principles of ethics and of good practice as applicable to the specific challeng-es faced by journalists. All over the world codes of conduct have been proposed for journalists. In fact ethics is insep-arable from journalism, because the practice of journalism is centred on a set of essentially ethical concepts: freedom, democracy, truth, objectivity, honesty, privacy. This issue

has become a matter of political controversy and public concern. This book exam-ines the ethical concepts which lie at the heart of journalism, including freedom, democracy, truth, objectivity, honesty and privacy.

Global Media and Communication Policy offers new con-ceptual frameworks and new methodologies for mapping the contours of emergent global media and communication pol-icy, drawing on theory and empirical research to offer mul-tiple perspectives on the local, national, regional and global forums in which policy debate occurs. This book provides insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses

why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, social and cultural consequences. The book aims to enhance the reader’s knowledge and un-derstanding of policy and regulatory issues, particularly at global level.




Media and Communications - Laws and Regulations

Ethical Issues in Journalism and the Media

Global Media and Communication PolicyAlexandra Prentiss

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Alexandra Prentiss

Media is the collective communication outlets or tools that are used to store and deliver information or data. This book offers original insights into the relationship between media and dem-ocratic theory, it brings together a renowned collection of inter-national specialists who examine media and democracy, pro-fessional journalism, the anatomy of journalism. It is essential reading for students and scholars of journalism and new media.


The Media, Journalism and DemocracyAlexandra Prentiss


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This book concerns many topics and theories, including those concerning prisons (prison reform, prisoner abuse, prisoners’ rights, and recidivism), as well as theories of the purposes of punishment. Penology is concerned with the effectiveness of those social processes devised and adopted for the prevention of crime, via the repression or inhibition of criminal intent via the

fear of punishment. The study of penology therefore deals with the treatment of prisoners and the subsequent rehabilitation of convicted criminals. It also encompasses aspects of probation as well as penitentiary science relating to the secure detention and retraining of offenders committed to secure institutions. Contemporary penology concerns itself mainly with criminal rehabilitation and prison management. The word seldom applies to theories and practices of punishment in less formal environments such as parenting, school and workplace correctional measures.

Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. Those accused of crime have some protections against abuse of investigatory and prosecution powers. The criminal justice system is the set of agencies and processes established by

governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate laws. How the criminal justice system works in each area depends on the jurisdiction that is in charge: city, county, state, federal or tribal government or military installation. Different jurisdictions have different laws, agencies, and ways of managing criminal justice processes.



Criminology and Penology: Theories on Crime and Punishment

Criminal Justice

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This book attempts to spread the practical experiences of solu-tions to the operation of digital libraries. To specify interdisciplinary routes towards suc-cessful applications, the chapters in the book reveal the allegation of digital libraries in the context of design, operation, and promotion. Without common agreement on a broadly accepted model of digital libraries, authors from diverse fields seek to devel-op theories and empirical investigations that to advance our understanding of digital libraries.

Library and Information Science is a profession that is full of people passionate about making a positive change in the world & they tend to be wildly happy about what they do. A library is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an in-stitution, a corporation, or a private individual. Public and in-stitutional collections and services may be intended for use by

people who choose not to—or cannot afford to—purchase an extensive collection them-selves, who need material no individual can reasonably be expected to have, or who require professional assistance with their research. Libraries provide access to education by teaching information skills, by providing leadership and expertise in the use of in-formation and information technologies, and by participating in networks that enhance access to resources outside the school or community.

This book contains high quality, research-oriented continuing developments and trends affecting the public, school, and ac-

ademic fields, as well as specialized libraries and librarians globally. These notions on professional and organizational considerations in library and information resource de-velopment and management assist in showcasing the latest methodologies and tools in the field. This Book giving an opportunity to students and researchers to showcase their experiences and results that portray various approaches and techniques applied. This is aimed at addressing significant issues related to Library and Information Science, its various implications and problems, contributing towards addition of new concepts, trends and knowledge to Science.

Public library is a nonprofit library established for the use of the general public and maintained chiefly by public funds. Public li-braries also provide free services such as preschool story times to encourage early literacy, quiet study and work areas for students and professionals, or book clubs to encourage appreciation of literature in adults. Anyone at the helm of a small public library knows that every little detail counts. But juggling the responsibil-ities that are part and parcel of the job is far from easy. This book

includes basic concepts that administrators need to keep a handle on library operations, freeing them up to streamline and improve how the organization functions.

Libraries in 21st century will be increasingly user centered information centers. There will be a need to enhance not only user services but also the house keeping services jobs. This book is designed and prepared, within the parameters of needs of future library services for the users. It explores scope for libraries to adopt the new and emerging information technologies. The book covers topic of new publishing trends, cloud computing, digital preservation, application of artificial intelligence, information gateway, e-books etc. The implied objective of the book is to inform about the present status of the libraries and draw the picture of future libraries.”

The library is not just a repository, or a service like any other, or a place for study: it is all these things. It can also be a partner in research and in teaching, and institutions which fail to capitalise fully on this asset will find it harder to com-pete in the future. An academic library plays a significant role in the context of this new learning paradigm. According to this new understanding of learning, a university library as a subsystem of university organization has not been a di-

vision only providing services for studies and research any longer. Instead, it has become an important unit of university’s information infrastructure and an active participant in the learning process of the particular study programme. Together with the university departments and teaching staff, the academic library strives to realize the study aims. The library becomes one of the potential learning environments that function at the university. It is characterized by the abundance of information sources.

Libraries use classification systems to organize library materials so they can be easily and quickly found. These systems place items about the same subject in the same area of the library. This process helps the user to arrange, organize and make a logical sense of objects which also assists the user to locate them in an easy manner. This book will constitute a meaningful contribution to contemporary literature in this crucial area. Students, researchers, academicians as well the professionals in the field, will find this book most useful.








Digital Libraries: Methods and Applications

Library and Information Science Fundamentals

Advancement in Library and Information Science

Public Library Management

Libraries in Digital Era

Academic Library Management

Classification System in Library Collections

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh

Angelique P. Gonzalez

Dr. Anand Murugan


Dr. M. S. Rana


Dr. Anand Murugan

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Ph.D., has contributed research papers in Journals and Library Seminars and authored more than half a dozen books on vari-ous disciplines of the Library and Information Science. He is Life Member of ILA, UPLA and IASLIC. Presently Dr. Singh is University Librarian and HOD, besides Convener Member, Board of Studies, Department of Library And Information Science, Dr. RML Avadh University, Faizabad (UP).

Dr. Anand Murugan has completed Master degree and PHD in Library andInformation Science at Bharathidasan University, Tirchirapalli,Tamilnadu.At Present he is working as a Deputy Librarian at Banaras Hindu Universi-ty, Varanasi. He has attended many National and International conference and published more than 20 research papers. His main area of research is Library website and Library building and Marketing of Library service.

Dr.M.S. Rana, M.L.I.Sc., Ph.D. in Library & Information Science, is an alumnus of Rajasthan Univerisity, Jaipur. He has several books to his credit and got many awards like that Master Moatilal Sanghi Best Li-brarian Award for 2012 by the Sanmaati Pustkalay, Jaipur, S.M. Gan-guly-IASLIC Award for the Librarian of the Year- 2004 by the Indian Association for Library and Information Centers (IASLIC), Asha-He-mendra Panwar Award for Outstanding Performance-2000 by the Wildlife Institute of India, (Ministry of Environment & forests, GOI),

ILA-Kaula Best Librarian Award-1995 by the Indian Library Association (ILA). Currently, Dr. Rana is working as University Librarian, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttrakhand.

Dr. Anand Murugan has completed Master degree and PHD in Li-brary and Information Science at Bharathidasan University, Tirchi-rapalli,Tamilnadu. At Present he is working as a Deputy Librarian at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He has attended many National and International conference and published more than 20 research pa-pers. His main area of research is Library website and Library building and Marketing of Library service.

Library classification is an aspect of library and information sci-ence. A library classification is a system by which library ma-terials are arranged according to subject. Library classifications use a notational system that represents the order of topics in the classification and allows items to be stored in that order. Library classification systems group related materials together, typical-ly arranged in a hierarchical tree structure. A different kind of classification system, called a faceted classification system, is

also widely used which allows the assignment of multiple classifications to an object, enabling the classifications to be ordered in multiple ways.


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Rapid advances in information technologies have revolu-tionized the role of libraries. As a result, libraries face new challenges, competitors, demands, and expectations. Librar-ies are redesigning services and information products to add value to their services and to satisfy the changing informa-tion needs of the user community. Traditional libraries are still handling largely printed materials that are expensive and

bulky. Information seekers are no longer satisfied with only printed materials. They want to supplement the printed information with more dynamic electronic resourc-es. Demands for digital information are increasing. A digital library is a collection of documents in organized electronic form, available on the Internet or on CD-ROM (compact-disk read-only memory) disks. Depending on the specific library, a user may be able to access magazine articles, books, papers, images, sound files, and videos.

An EDM system allows an enterprise and its users to cre-ate a document or capture a hard copy in electronic form, store, edit, print, process, and otherwise manage documents in image, video, and audio, as well as in text form. An EDM system usually provides a single view of multiple databases and may include scanners for document capture, printers for creating hard copy, storage devices such as redundant array

of independent disks systems, and computer server and server programs for manag-ing the databases that contains the documents. EDM may be needed in enterprises that capture and store a large number of documents such as invoices, sales orders, photographs, phone interviews, or video newsclips.

This book presents the study of information usage covers activ-ities such as information collection, processing, storage and re-trieval, presentation, and communication of information. It also encompasses study of the organisational contexts in which infor-mation is used, and of information systems that support informa-tion usage. Information Science plays a vital role in just about everything we do in modern society. Accordingly, information

systems are vital to the operation of modern organisations and information scientists are involved in almost every field of endeavour imaginable. People with information science skills are in high demand, and there are many and varied career opportunities in fields such as business, science, education, health, music and mass media. Information Science sits at the intersection of technology, people, and organisations.




Digital Libraries: Principles and Practice

Electronic Document Management Systems

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The ability to manage knowledge is crucial in today‘s knowl-edge economy. The creation and diffusion of knowledge have become increasingly important factors in competitiveness. This introductory handbook covering the theories, frameworks, mod-els, tools, and supporting disciplines that are relevant to both the student and the practitioner. The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of knowledge management by exam-ining its objectives, scope, strategy, best practices, knowledge

management tools, and so on. A brief history of knowledge management concepts is outlined, noting that much of KM existed before the actual term came into popular use. The lack of consensus over what constitutes a good definition of KM is addressed and the concept analysis technique is described as a means of clarifying the conceptual confusion that still persists over what KM is or is not. The multidisciplinary roots of KM are enumerated together with their contributions to the discipline.


Handbook on Knowledge Management Angelique P. Gonzalez

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Focusing on interdisciplinary problems, this book covers a wide range of topics in mathematical modeling, computational science and applied mathe-matics. This volume is suitable for researchers and graduate students, mathematicians and engineers, industrialists, and anyone who would like to delve into the interdisciplin-ary research of applied and computational mathematics and its areas of applications.

The different slice of Mechanics and Numerical methods is of much importance as they play important role in mathematical

problems. In many respects this book is an ideal text book for beginners. It combines a light hearted approach, well rounded explanations and plenty of practice opportuni-ties. It makes an ideal companion for those students who are commencing a course in Applied and numerical methods, differential equation and mechanics at school or for undergraduate courses in Mathematics, engineering or Physics.

Presenting a clear, comprehensive and systematic account of various probability theo-ries and to explain how they relate to one another. This text is written for an introductory probability course at the university level for undergraduates in mathematics, the physi-cal and social sciences, engineering, and computer science. Well known for the clear, inductive nature of its exposition, this volume is an excellent introduction to mathemat-ical probability theory with examples.

Algebra is a division of mathematics designed to help solve cer-tain types of problems quicker and easier. Algebra is based on the concept of unknown values called variables, unlike arith-metic which is based entirely on known number values. Just as sentences describe relationships between specific words, in algebra, equations describe relationships between variables. This text introduces an important algebraic concept. The pur-

pose of this book is to provide a concise yet detailed account of fundamental concepts in modern algebra.

Packed with algebraic tools and techniques, this book does not only contain a set of complicated equations with heavy definitions about abstract entities and problems that arise in several fields of mathematics, which in many other texts feel like read-ing mandarin, but this book also contains clear and deductive explanations from different perspectives about those set of complicated equations hoping to make them accessible, not just to understand, but to assimilate for the reader.

In many respects this book is design for beginners. It com-bines an illustration hearted approach, well rounded ex-planations and wealth of practice opportunities. It makes a form friend for those students who are commencing a circuit

in Matrix Algebra at school or for undergraduate series in Mathematics, Engineering or Physics. This book aims to help the readers understand the wonderful world of Matrix Algebra, to enlighten them on how this subject having worth in real world problems.

This book introduces trigonometry, including triangles, square roots, and the Pythagorean Theorem, with problem

solving techniques and many examples. Includes concepts that have both a geo-metric and an algebraic component. This book is to prepare you for a course in calculus by directing your attention away from particular values of a function to a study of the function as an object in itself.

Calculus is one of the greatest inventions of modern science. There is just so much it can offer. The success of calculus has been extended over time into various other important topics in mathematics. Calculus is a very versatile and valuable tool. It is a form of mathematics which was developed from algebra and geometry. It is made up of two interconnected topics, differential calculus and integral calculus. Calculus

is deeply integrated in every branch of the physical sciences, such as physics and biology. It is found in computer science, statistics, and engineering; in economics, business, and medicine. Modern developments such as architecture, aviation, and other technologies all make use of what calculus can offer. This text is designed to outline some of the applications of calculus and give you some idea of why calcu-lus is so important and useful.









Interdisciplinary Topics in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science

Applied and Numerical Methods

Probability Theory and Examples

Fundamentals of Algebra

Linear Algebra: Theorems and Applications

Methods of Matrix Algebra

Elements of Trigonometry

Calculus with Applications

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Dr Maria Tattaris

Claire Montemar

John Kristtofer H. San Pedro

Claire Montemar

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Maria Tattaris has a background in Mathematics and a PhD in remote sens-ing within the area of atmospheric sciences, awarded in 2012. Her interests include field spectroscopy, image processing, spectral analysis, field data collection, and investigating new data analysis methods for remote sensing techniques, all within the areas of environmental, plant, atmospheric and related sciences.

Claire Montemar is a licensed Chemical Engineer with a real passion for teaching, learning and taking care of the environment. She obtained her de-gree from the University of the Philippines in 1999. She has worked in the manufacturing industry for a few years but spent most of her career as an academic tutor/instructor for elementary, high school and college students. Her forte is in the areas of mathematics and science, particularly algebra and chemistry. She currently works as a full-time freelancer, predominantly serving the needs of clients in the education industry.

Claire Montemar is a licensed Chemical Engineer with a real passion for teaching, learning and taking care of the environment. She ob-tained her degree from the University of the Philippines in 1999. She has worked in the manufacturing industry for a few years but spent most of her career as an academic tutor/instructor for elementary, high school and college students. Her forte is in the areas of mathematics and science, particularly algebra and chemistry. She currently works as a full-time freelancer, predominantly serving the needs of clients in the education industry.

Catherine is currently taking up Master of Arts in Education Major in Mathematics in Philippine Normal University – Manila. She is currently working as a Content Developer for Mathematics at the Affordable Private Education Center (APEC Schools).

Maria Tattaris has a background in Mathematics and a PhD in remote sensing within the area of atmospheric sciences, awarded in 2012. Her interests include field spectroscopy, image processing, spectral analy-sis, field data collection, and investigating new data analysis methods for remote sensing techniques, all within the areas of environmental, plant, atmospheric and related sciences.


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This book presents not only the major themes of discrete mathematics, but also the reasoning that underlies mathe-matical thought. Discrete mathematics is mathematics that deals with discrete objects. Discrete objects are those which are separated from each other. Integers, rational numbers, automobiles, houses, people etc. are all discrete objects. On the other hand real numbers which include irrational as

well as rational numbers are not discrete. As you know between any two different real numbers there is another real number different from either of them. So they are packed without any gaps and cannot be separated from their immediate neighbors. In that sense they are not discrete. In this book we will be concerned with objects such as integers, propositions, sets, relations and functions, which are all discrete.

In making predictions, Statistics uses the companion sub-ject of Probability, which models chance mathematically and enables calculations of chance in complicated cases. Today, statistics has become an important tool in the work of many academic disciplines such as medicine, psychol-ogy, education, sociology, engineering and physics, just to name a few. Statistics is also important in many aspects of

society such as business, industry and government. Because of the increasing use of statistics in so many areas of our lives, it has become very desirable to understand and practise statistical thinking. This is important even if you do not use statistical methods directly.

The probability of an event refers to the likelihood that the event will occur. Nearly every day you use probability to plan around the weather. Meteorologists can’t predict ex-actly what the weather will be, so they use tools and in-struments to determine the likelihood that it will rain, snow or hail. This book provides an introduction to probability that is both mathematical, in the sense that the underlying

theory is developed from axioms, and practical, in the sense that applications to re-al-world problems are discussed. It is essential that we grasp the difference between theory and reality. Theories are ideas proposed to explain phenomena in the real world. As such they are approximations or models of reality.

The study of matrices occupies a singular place within math-ematics. It is still an area of active research, and it is used by every mathematician and by many scientists working in various specialities. Matrices are incredibly useful things that crop up in many different applied areas. Applications of matrices are found in most scientific fields. In every branch of physics, including classical mechanics, optics, electromagnetism, quantum me-

chanics, and quantum electrodynamics, they are used to study physical phenomena, such as the motion of rigid bodies. In computer graphics, they are used to project a 3D model onto a 2 dimensional screen. In probability theory and statistics, stochastic matri-ces are used to describe sets of probabilities; for instance, they are used within the Pag-eRank algorithm that ranks the pages in a Google search. Matrix calculus generalizes classical analytical notions such as derivatives and exponentials to higher dimensions.





Discrete Mathematics: An Introduction

Essentials of Statistics

Probability: Theory and Examples

The Theory of Matrices: With Applications





This introductory text focuses on critical concepts taught in a typical geometry course, from the properties of triangles, par-allelograms, circles, cylinders, and much more. Geometry is perhaps the most elementary of the sciences that enable man, by purely intellectual processes, to make predictions (based on observation) about physical world.

Number theory, also known as higher arithmetic, is a branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and real numbers. Sometimes the discipline is considered to include the imaginary and complex numbers as well. The main goal of number theory is to discover interesting and unexpected relationships between different sorts

of numbers and to prove that these relationships are true. In this text we will describe a few typical number theoretic problems, some of which have known solutions too diffi-cult for us to include, and some of which remain unsolved to this day.

In mathematics, a theorem is a statement that can be demon-strated to be true by accepted mathematical operations and ar-guments. In general, a theorem is an embodiment of some gen-eral principle that makes it part of a larger theory. The process of showing a theorem to be correct is called a proof. A proof is a deductive argument for a mathematical statement. In the

argument, other previously established statements, such as theorems, can be used. In principle, a proof can be traced back to self-evident or assumed statements, known as axioms, along with accepted rules of inference.

During the past three decades, the development of nonlin-ear analysis, dynamical systems and their applications to science and engineering has stimulated renewed enthusi-asm for the theory of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE). This useful book, which emphasizes both theory and appli-cations, taking numerous examples from physics and biolo-

gy to illustrate the application of ODE theory and techniques. A differential equation is a mathematical equation that relates some function with its derivatives. In appli-cations, the functions usually represent physical quantities, the derivatives represent their rates of change, and the equation defines a relationship between the two. Differential equations have a variety of applications in science and engineering.





Essentials of Geometry

Essentials of Number Theory

A Handbook of Proofs and Theorems

Differential Equations: Theory and Applications

John Kristtofer H. San Pedro





PHYSICS

This comprehensive book, presenting the classical tools in the experimental approach to mechanical engineering, as well as the methods that have revolutionized the field over the past two decades, forms an invaluable resource for graduate students and engineers and is also a point of reference for researchers and practitioners in structural and materials engineering.

Presenting the basic mechanisms for transfer of heat, this book gives a deeper and more comprehensive view than existing titles on the subject intended for students of me-chanical, chemical, aeronautical, and metallurgical engineering, or as a reference for professionals in industry, The text addresses the implications, limitations, and meanings of many aspects of heat transfer, connecting the subject to its real-world applications.

From the mathematical foundations to fluid mechanics and vis-coelasticity, this guide covers all the fundamentals—plus it also

supplies a review of the necessary mathematical tools and results for a self-contained treatment. The book will be invaluable to graduate students of materials science in engi-neering as well as practitioners and researchers in materials science.

Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics that studies the me-chanics of fluids and the forces on them. Fluid mechanics has a wide range of applications, including for mechanical engi-neering, chemical engineering, geophysics, astrophysics, and biology. This book offers comprehensive topical coverage, with varied examples and problems, application of visual component of fluid mechanics.

This book is intended to guide the reader into Econophys-ics, a brief approach to their methods and how economics

has seemed a major impulse to become a predictable phenomenon. The book be-gins with an introduction to Econophysics, historical and basis and go on to cover statistical approaches to economics, and the near relation with physics models, probability in economics, few models and its reach. Also, the relation of economics with present interest in our lives, and in physics, justifying the use of probabilistic methods to analyze the markets and other approaches with modern physics in eco-nomics are presented as well.

This is a necessary book taking a novel theoretical ap-proach with the applicative aspects of optics and optical

phenomena onto solving the real engineering problems aimed at undergraduate and graduate students who want to broaden their knowledge of optics to the real life engineering problems as well as to the engineers who want to acquire the basic principles of optics. The book is arranged in a way which leads the reader toward better understanding of optical phenomena and their applications.

The basis of this book was the program on the physics of semiconductors and the book is written for students providing a certain imprint on the method of presen-tation of the material. The general preparation received by students in universities allows them to study theoretical works of “medium” complexity and carry out a theoretical analysis of the experimental material at a higher level. The results of experimental work in this guide are mainly used for illustrative purposes.

A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. Magnetism is a class of physical phenomena that are mediated by magnetic fields. This book covers all the standard introductory topics, such as magne-tism, electromagnetic waves, and magnetic fields in matter and also focuses on laser.









Experimental Mechanics of Solids and Structures

Mechanisms of Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

Continuum Mechanics and Theory of Materials

Classical & Fluid Mechanics

Methods in Econophysics

Optics and Applications

Semiconductor Physics

Laser & Magnetism

Ms. Shabana Khurshid Aziz



Olga Moreira, Ph.D.


Dr. Lazo M. Manojlović

Olga Moreira

Olga Moreira, Ph.D.

Mrs. Shabana Khurshid Aziz had an M.Phil. degree in Physics from The Uni-versity of Punjab, Pakistan and currently working as an Associate Professor of Physics at Kinnaird College for Women Lahore, Pakistan. She has over 20 years of experience of teaching Physics to undergraduate and graduate students. In 2003, Mrs. Aziz was honored with Intel Award for the Most Innovative Use of Computer Technology.


Hemant obtained his PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Sin-gapore in 2014. His interests span from material synthesis via solution processed methods to it application in energy harvesting devices such as photovoltaics and water splitting. He is currently working as a research fellow at the Australian national university on silicon/perovskite solar cells.


Dr. Lazo M. Manojlović was born in Vranje, Serbia, on April 30, 1972. He received the B.Sc.E.E. and M.Sc.E.E. degrees in electrical engineer-ing from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, in 1996 and 2003, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Faculty of Technical Sciences, Uni-versity of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, in 2010.

Olga Moreira obtained her Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Liege (Belgium) in 2010, her BSc. in Physics and Applied Mathematics from the University of Porto (Portugal). Her post-graduate travels and international collaborations with the European Space Agency (ESA) and European Southern Observatory (ESO) led to great personal and professional growth as a scientist. Currently, she is working as an inde-pendent researcher, technical writer, and editor in the fields of Mathe-matics, Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics.


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Mathematical physics refers to development of mathe-matical methods for application to problems in physics. Computational physics is the study and implementation of numerical analysis to solve problems in physics for which a quantitative theory already exists. This book explains the fundamentals of mathematical and computational physics.

Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions. High energy physics is the branch of physics that studies the nature of the particles that constitute matter and radiation. This book focuses on nuclear and high energy physics.

Thermal physics is the combined study of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory. Statistical mechan-ics is a branch of theoretical physics that studies, using prob-ability theory, the average behavior of a mechanical system made up of a large number of equivalent components where the microscopic realization of the system is uncertain or un-defined. This book introduces concepts of thermal physics and statistical mechanics from a unified view.

In this book, we provide a collection of research articles about basic concepts of group theory and its applications in physics. The contents have been chosen with the aim to highlight general features and methods that prove the power of group theory in several fields of the physics, such that, classical mechanics, nonlinear and stochastic systems, quan-tum mechanics and thermo-fluid dynamics. In particular, it will be shown different applications of Lie’s group theory to the above said fields.

In physics, a nonlinear system, in contrast to a linear system, is a system which does not satisfy the superposition principle – meaning that the output of a nonlinear system is not directly proportional to the input. Complex systems is a new field of science studying how parts of a system give rise to the collective behaviors of the system, and how the system interacts with its environment. This book describes the modern unified study of nonlinear and complex systems.

Particle physics is the study of the basic elements of matter and the forces acting among them. It aims to determine the funda-mental laws that control the make-up of matter and the physical universe. This book provides a comprehensive and self-con-tained description of the standard model of particle physics.

Radiation physics is the branch of physics that studies the effects of radiation on matter. This field has been instrumental in pro-viding improved manufacturing processes, nuclear energy, and advanced medical diagnostic and treatment options. With par-ticular emphasis on radiation protection and dosimetry, this book deals with statistical solutions to problems inherent in health physics measurements and decision making.

This book provides a summary of important works in the field of the physics of macromolecular solids and liquids. The papers report the research results about transition mechanisms, struc-ture-property relationships, the physics of polymer solutions and melts, glassy and amorphous solids, and individual polymer molecules.









Mathematical & Computational Physics

Nuclear & High Energy Physics

Thermal Physics & Statistical Mechanics

Group Theory in Physics

Nonlinear & Complex Systems

Particle Physics

Statistical Methods in Radiation Physics

Macromolecular Physics

Olga Moreira, Ph.D.

Olga Moreira, Ph.D.

Olga Moreira, Ph.D.


Olga Moreira, Ph.D.

Olga Moreira, Ph.D.

Olga Moreira, Ph.D.


The purpose of this book is that to show the fundamental knowl-edge of modern atomic and molecular physics with a broad sight into optical physics and quantum optics. All of these topics actually constitute a vital area of active and highly productive research in physics. Moreover, these physical contents continues to constitute an indispensable basis for any more profound un-derstanding of nearly all branches of physical chemistry and in the last years of biological and material sciences.


Handbook of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Maria Emilova Velinova, Ph.D.


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Tourism and Hospitality are diverse, exciting and dynamic industries. Tourism is one of the largest and fastest-growing industries in the world. Mass flows of tourists and rapid ex-pansion means the industry is facing many challenges, nota-bly in how global tourism activity can sustain such growth in the long term whilst providing benefits to local communities

and minimizing environmental damage. This text focuses on the wider management issues impacting on tourism and the challenges caused by the growth in tourism will be addressed throughout your studies. There is an increase in demand for skilled professionals to work in both destination management organizations and tourism businesses which promote responsible and sustainable tourism practices.

Hospitality management includes many different businesses, including hotels, restaurants, casinos, resorts, tour agencies and airlines. Hospitality management means ‘managing’ an event, or when referring to managing a hotel, it would mean managing all the different departments and members of staff so that the paying guests feel welcomed and enjoy their stay. Hospitality is part of the service industry, so the individuals working in hospitality management must hold these essen-

tial qualities, which would make paying guests want to return. This ensures the suc-cess of any convention center or resort, and goes along way towards getting repeat business. Hospitality is at the top of the list of the largest international industries because of the genre of services included within it.

Sustainable tourism development guidelines and management practices are applicable to all forms of tourism in all types of des-tinations, including mass tourism and the various niche tourism segments. Sustainability principles refer to the environmental, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development, and a suitable balance must be established between these three dimensions to guarantee its long-term sustainability. Sustainable

tourism development requires the informed participation of all relevant stakeholders, as well as strong political leadership to ensure wide participation and consensus building. Achieving sustainable tourism is a continuous process and it requires constant mon-itoring of impacts, introducing the necessary preventive and/or corrective measures whenever necessary.

Hotel operations managers oversee the entire operations of a lodging establishment. Operations include human resources, housekeeping, security, public relations, food service, sales and finances. It is the hotel operations manager’s job to deal effec-tively with customers, bosses and staff workers while keeping the hotel running smoothly. Hospitality is the relationship be-tween guest and host, or the act or practice of being hospita-

ble. Specifically, this includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, resorts, membership clubs, conventions, attractions, special events, and other services for travelers and tourists. A hotel operations manager may have assistants or assign department heads to help manage the hotel.





Contemporary Approaches of International Tourism

Key Concepts in Hospitality Management

Sustainable Tourism Development

Hotel Management and Operations

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Jennifer Raga

Jennifer Raga

Jennifer Raga


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Vertebrate zoology is the biological discipline that consists of the study of Vertebrate animals, i.e., animals with a backbone, such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. This comprehensive book gives a panoramic view of vertebrate life, classification, ecology and behavior.

Embryology is the branch of biology that studies the development of gametes (sex cells), fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses. Additionally, embryology is the study of congenital disorders that occur before birth. Although the process of devel-opment is a continuous series of events with some of the details varying among different vertebrate groups. This book consider the stages of development and conclude with a description of the events that occur during embryo development.

Vascular plants, also known as tracheophytes and also higher plants, form a large group of plants that are defined as those land plants that have lignified tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant. They also have a spe-cialized non-lignified tissue (the phloem) to conduct products of photosynthesis. Vascular plants include the clubmosses, horse-tails, ferns, gymnosperms (including conifers) and angiosperms (flowering plants). This book provides an important collection of

topics that sheds light on many aspects of the evolutionary patterns of gymnosperms, angiosperms, and pteridophtes.

Invertebrate zoology is the biological discipline that con-sists of the study of invertebrate animals, i.e. animals with-out a backbone (a structure which is found only in fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals). Invertebrates are a vast and very diverse group of animals that includes sponges, echinoderms, tunicates, numerous different phyla of worms, molluscs, arthropods and many additional phyla.

Single-celled organisms or protists are usually not included within the same group as invertebrates. This book presents a comprehensive and critical review of recent developments in Invertebrate Zoology.

The study of plants in the fossil record, in order to under-stand both the evolution of plant life and the ecology of an-cient eras, is known as paleobotany. Paleobotany focuses on plant fossils, including algae, fungi, and related organisms, as well as mosses, ferns, and seed plants. Paleoecology is the investigation of individuals, populations, and commu-nities of ancient organisms and their interactions with and

dynamic responses to changing environments. This text considers what fossils are and how they can be preserved and studied. It seeks to help students determine the geologic age of a fossil, and explores the applications of palaeobotanical studies.






Vertebrate Zoology

Vertebrate Embryology

Vascular Plants and Paleobotany

Progress in Invertebrate Zoology

Paleobotany, Paleoecology, and Evolution

Dr. Nisha Dahiya

Dr. Q. Tian Wang, PhD

Vikas Mishra

Vikas Mishra

Linda Lait

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