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Chapter Water Quality of Agricultural Drainage Systems in the Czech Republic — Options for Its Improvement
(2015)
Hydrology & the hydrosphere
Chapter Lidar Mapping of Near-Surface Aerosol Fields
(2016)
Near-surface atmospheric measurements over urban or industrial areas aimed at assisting the air-quality monitoring attain increasing societal significance due to the strong and direct impact of aerosol pollutions in the ...
Chapter Principles and Methodologies for the Determination of Shelf-Life in Foods
(2012)
Diseases & disorders
Chapter Are Polyfunctional Cells Protective in M. tuberculosis Infection
(2012)
Materials / States of matter
Chapter Biocytin-Based Contrast Agents for Molecular Imaging: An Approach to Developing New In Vivo Neuroanatomical Tracers for MRI
(2012)
Geology & the lithosphere
Chapter Mechanisms of Calcineurin Inhibitor Nephrotoxicity in Chronic Allograft Injury
(2012)
Diseases & disorders
Chapter Finite Element Analysis to Study Percutaneous Heart Valves
(2012)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter Neuropharmacogenetics of Major Depression: Has the Time Come to Take both Sexes into Account?
(2012)
Pollution & threats to the environment
Chapter Subjective Factors in Flight Safety
(2012)
Real time operating systems
Chapter Sensorized Tools for Haptic Force Feedback in Computer Assisted Surgery, 'Haptics'
(2012)
Structural engineering
Chapter System Engineering Method for System Design
(2012)
Industrial chemistry
Chapter From Cellulose Dissolution and Regeneration to Added Value Applications — Synergism Between Molecular Understanding and Material Development
(2015)
Laser ablation (LA) and spark discharge (SD) techniques are commonly used for nanoparticle (NP) formation. The produced NPs have found numerous applications in such areas as electronics, biomedicine, textile production, ...
Chapter Can Attenuated Leishmania Induce Equally Effective Protection as Virulent Strains in Visceral Leishmaniasis
(2014)
Metals technology / metallurgy
Chapter Wetting and Navier-Stokes Equation — The Manufacture of Composite Materials
(2015)
Current landfill regulations provide for the responsible management of solid waste and a safer alternative to the outdated practices of open or illegal dumping. Aside from imparting aesthetic value, natural or planted ...
Chapter 3 DoF/6 DoF Localization System for Low Computing Power Mobile Robot Platforms
(2015)
The combinatorial number of possible methylomes in biological time and space is astronomical. Consequently, the computational analysis of methylomes needs to cater for a variety of data, throughput and resolution. Here, ...
Chapter Clinical Trials in Paediatrics — Regulatory and Methodological Aspects
(2015)
The photoautotrophic cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803 has received much attention as a model photosynthetic cell factory for the production of a range of important biotech products. The biomass remaining from this ...
Chapter The Characteristics of Phytoremediation of Soil and Leachate Polluted by Landfills
(2015)
Diseases & disorders
Chapter Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA)–Based Amplification of Intensity-Modulated Optical Pulses — Deterministic Timing Jitter and Pulse Peak Power Equalization Analysis
(2015)
This chapter presents the fate of the charge carriers from the moment of its photogeneration in the perovskite to injection and transport into electrodes. Time-resolved electrical measurement techniques, terahertz (THz) ...
Chapter Nanoparticle Formation by Laser Ablation and by Spark Discharges — Properties, Mechanisms, and Control Possibilities
(2015)
Mobile robot platforms have a wide range of hardware configurations in order to accomplish challenging tasks and require an efficient and accurate localization system to navigate in the environment. The objective of this ...
Chapter Corrosion Detection for Automated Visual Inspection
(2014)
Electrical engineering
Chapter Topological Characterization and Advanced Noise-Filtering Techniques for Phase Unwrapping of Interferometric Data Stacks
(2016)
Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) have been extensively used in a wealth of telecom and datacom applications as a powerful building block that features large optical gain, all-optical gating function, fast response, ...
Chapter Silica-Based Nanovectors: From Mother Nature to Biomedical Applications
(2016)
Energy management in households gets increasingly more attention in the struggle to integrate more sustainable energy sources. Especially in the electrical system, smart grid systems are envisioned to be part in the efforts ...
Chapter Usage of Infrared-Based Technologies in Forensic Sciences
(2016)
Artificial intelligence
Chapter Active and Passive Acoustic Methods for In-situ Monitoring of the Ocean Status
(2017)
Recent European strategic plans for the successful monitoring of the status of the ocean push on the development of an integrated observing system able to further link existing instruments and techniques with the aim to ...
Chapter Ultra-Thin Plasma-Polymerized Functional Coatings for Biosensing: Polyacrylic Acid, Polystyrene and Their Co-Polymer
(2016)
The photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide have been widely studied over recent decades since the discovery of water photolysis by TiO2 electrodes in 1972. Titanium dioxide has three main crystal polymorphs; anatase, ...
Chapter Wage Concentration in Spain: A Spatial Analysis
(2016)
This chapter overviews different approaches for the synthesis of nanostructured materials based on alternative methodologies to the most conventional and widespread colloidal wet chemical route and with a great potential ...
Chapter Smart Specialisation Strategies as Drivers for (Smart) Sustainable Urban Development
(2016)
The place-based approach is at the forefront of the current European cohesion policy reform. The Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) boosts economic development through research and innovation. It is built on place-based ...
Chapter Applying Heat for Joining Textile Materials
(2016)
The middle of the last century presents the beginning of a wide use of heat technologies for joining of the textile materials. Up to now, adhesive bonding/fusing of textile materials by application of heat and pressure ...
Chapter Applications of the Selective Laser Melting Technology in the Industrial and Medical Fields
(2016)
The existence of an MCP Realizer II SLM 250 equipment at the National Centre of Innovative Manufacturing from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUC-N) facilitated the starting of different research activities in ...
Chapter Introductory Chapter: Land Use Change Ecosystem Services and Tropical Forests
(2016)
Meteorology & climatology
Chapter Plasmonics in Sensing: From Colorimetry to SERS Analytics
(2018)
This chapter gives a brief overview of plasmonic nanoparticle (NP)-based sensing concepts ranging from classical spectral-shift colorimetry to the highly active field of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. ...
Chapter Production of Microbial Lipids from Lignocellulosic Biomass
(2018)
The current industrial production of the biodiesel relies mainly on vegetable oils that could result in the shortage of edible oils in food markets and increase in their prices. Microbial lipids produced by oleaginous ...
Chapter Operations Management and Decision Making in Deployment of an On-Site Biological Analytical Capacity
(2018)
Deployment of an on-site laboratory to contain an expanding outbreak and protect public health through rapid diagnosis of infected patients and identification of their contacts is a challenging and complex response, further ...
Chapter Plasma Polymerization for Tissue Engineering Purposes
(2018)
The ability of non-equilibrium plasmas to modify surfaces has been known for many years. And a promising way to perform surface modifications without altering the bulk properties is plasma polymerization since this technique ...
Chapter Urban and Industrial Habitats: How Important They Are for Ecosystem Services
(2018)
The sustainable management of natural resources can make human survival possible. Sustainable management is based on a deep understanding of the complex mechanisms of the Earth’s natural ecosystems and of how those resources ...
Chapter Microbial Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon – Contaminated Marine Environments
(2018)
Petroleum pollution has become a serious environmental problem, which can cause harmful damage to the environment and human health. This pollutant is introduced into the environment from both natural and anthropogenic ...
Chapter Hyaluronic-Based Antibacterial Hydrogel Coating for Implantable Biomaterials in Orthopedics and Trauma: From Basic Research to Clinical Applications
(2018)
Bacterial colonization of implanted biomaterials remains one of the most challenging complications in orthopedics and trauma surgery, with extremely high social and economic costs. Antibacterial coating of implants has ...
Chapter Quality Management in Spice Paprika Production: From Cultivation to End Product
(2018)
There is ample historical and scientifically proven information regarding the health benefits of spice paprika, including favourable physiological effects, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Nonetheless, even ...
Chapter The Cross Talk among Autophagy, Ubiquitination, and DNA Repair: An Overview
(2018)
Cellular plasticity is modulated by protein posttranslational modifications, which act on most intracellular pathways. Ubiquitination is a versatile posttranslational modification (PTM) that influences protein fate, ...
Chapter Dietary Omega-6/Omega-3 and Endocannabinoids: Implications for Brain Health and Diseases
(2016)
In this study, we compare two economic models of urban gardening in Ljubljana, Slovenia. First is an avoided costs model (ACM) and the second one is a business model (BM). Comparison is made to exemplify the main economic ...
Chapter Adaptive High Linearity Intensity Modulator for Advanced Microwave Photonic Links
(2017)
This chapter, first, presents the motivation behind the need for adaptive, highly linear electro-optic modulators and an overview of the different optical linearization approaches of electro-optic modulators. Then, the ...
Chapter Dendritic Cell Endocytosis Essential for Viruses and Vaccines
(2017)
Nanoconstruction of metals is a significant challenge for the future manufacturing of plasmonic devices. Such a technology requires the development of ultra‐fast, high‐throughput and low cost fabrication schemes. Laser ...
Chapter Interoperability in a Heterogeneous Team of Search and Rescue Robots
(2017)
Search and rescue missions are complex operations. A disaster scenario is generally unstructured, time‐varying and unpredictable. This poses several challenges for the successful deployment of unmanned technology. The ...
Chapter Nitric Oxide: Key Features in Spermatozoa
(2017)
Several in vitro studies have pointed to the importance of nitric oxide (NO) in the female and male reproductive system in mammals. Its functions vary from preventing oocyte aging, improving the integrity of the microtubular ...
Chapter Solution-Processed Graphene-Based Transparent Conductive Electrodes as Ideal ITO Alternatives for Organic Solar Cells
(2017)
The isolation of free-standing graphene in 2004 was the spark for a new scientific revolution in the field of optoelectronics. Due to its extraordinary optoelectronic and mechanical properties, graphene is the next wonder ...
Chapter Microalgae: The Basis of Mankind Sustainability
(2017)
Microalgae were the basis of life into the planet, but only recently these microorganisms are exploited at a commercial scale. Thus, the production of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, feed, and foods from microalgae is today a ...
Chapter Examining Non‐Celiac Consumers of Gluten‐Free Products: An Empirical Evidence in Spain
(2017)
Energy‐dependent full‐field transmission soft X‐ray microscopy is a powerful technique that provides chemical information with spatial resolution at the nanoscale. Oxygen K‐level transitions can be optimally detected, and ...
Chapter Digital signal processing for optical communications and networks
(2017)
The achievable information rates of optical communication networks have been widely increased over the past four decades with the introduction and development of optical amplifiers, coherent detection, advanced modulation ...
Chapter Spin-Wave Dynamics in the Presence of Magnetic Vortices
(2017)
This chapter describes spin-wave excitations in nanosized dots and rings in the presence of the vortex state. The special attention is paid to the manifestation of the competition between exchange and dipolar interactions ...
Chapter Opportunities of Scanning Probe Microscopy for Electrical, Mechanical and Electromechanical Research of Semiconductor Nanowires
(2017)
In this chapter, three types of phenomena (electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical) that can be investigated in individual III–V semiconductor nanowires with scanning probe microscope are presented. Transport ...
Chapter Polystyrene as Hazardous Household Waste
(2017)
During the Humanitarian‐demining actions, teleoperation of sensors or multi‐sensor heads can enhance-detection process by allowing more precise scanning, which is useful for the optimization of the signal processing ...
Chapter Plasmonics Devoted to Photocatalytic Applications in Liquid, Gas, and Biological Environments
(2017)
Plasmonic nanomaterials have emerged in the last years as a very interesting option for many photocatalytic processes. Their localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) brings in some unique properties that overcome some ...
Chapter Smartphone: The Ultimate IoT and IoE Device
(2017)
Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Everything (IoE) are emerging communication concepts that will interconnect a variety of devices (including smartphones, home appliances, sensors, and other network devices), people, ...
Chapter X‐Ray Spectroscopy on Biological Systems
(2017)
Oxide-based electronics have been well established as an alternative to silicon technology; however, typical processing requires complex, high-vacuum equipment, which is a major drawback, particularly when targeting low-cost ...
Chapter Introduction to the Use of Robotic Tools for Search and Rescue
(2017)
Modern search and rescue workers are equipped with a powerful toolkit to address natural and man-made disasters. This introductory chapter explains how a new tool can be added to this toolkit: robots. The use of robotic ...
Chapter RoCKIn@Work: Industrial Robot Challenge
(2017)
RoCKIn@Work was focused on benchmarks in the domain of industrial robots. Both task and functionality benchmarks were derived from real world applications. All of them were part of a bigger user story painting the picture ...
Chapter HSE Management for a Sound Work Environment: Strategies for Improving Health Safety and Environmental Indicators through Ergonomic Design Thinking
(2017)
The environmental effect of ground-borne vibration and noise generated by urban rail transit systems is a growing concern in urban areas. This chapter reviews, synthesizes and benchmarks new understandings related to railway ...
Chapter Assessing the Performance of Personal Protective Equipment1
(2017)
Schistosomiasis is the second most prevalent parasitic disease in the world. Currently, the treatment of this disease relies on a single drug, praziquantel, and due to the identification of resistant parasites, the development ...