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Chapter Securing the Home Energy Management Platform
(2016)
Recently, many efforts have been done to chemically functionalize sensors surface to achieve selectivity towards diagnostics targets, such as DNA, RNA fragments and protein tumoural biomarkers, through the surface ...
Chapter Photocatalytic Properties of Commercially Available TiO2 Powders for Pollution Control
(2016)
Infrared (IR) radiation comprises a beam located in the electromagnetic radiation family; it arises from the thermal vibrations of radiation that have longer wavelengths than visible light, but shorter wavelengths than ...
Chapter Nanotoxicity in cancer research: technical protocols and tips considerations for the use of 3D tumour spheroids
(2018)
The poor clinical translation of oncological nanomedicine products is one of the greatest challenges faced by research today. The use of reductionist in vitro models of human cancer and non-predictive animal models is ...
Chapter Ultrafast Time‐Resolved Measurements of Hybrid Solar Cells
(2017)
The early time charge carrier dynamics in quantum dot‐sensitized and organo‐metal halide perovskite solar cells are presented in this chapter. Using transient spectroscopy techniques, i.e., absorption, photoluminescence, ...
Chapter Adaptive Automation and the Third Pilot
(2018)
Currently, automation does not take into consideration the cognitive and emotional state of the crew. Rather, automation provides assistance based on explicit and static task assignments, with no adaptive capabilities, ...
Chapter Digital All-Optical Physical-Layer Network Coding
(2018)
Network coding (NC) has recently attracted intense research focus for its potential to provide network throughput enhancements, security and reduced network congestions, improving in this way the overall network performance ...
Chapter Unmanned Ground Robots for Rescue Tasks
(2017)
This chapter describes two unmanned ground vehicles that can help search and rescue teams in their difficult, but life-saving tasks. These robotic assets have been developed within the framework of the European project ...
Chapter User-Centered Design
(2017)
The successful introduction and acceptance of novel technological tools are only possible if end users are completely integrated in the design process. However, obtaining such integration of end users is not obvious, as ...
Chapter Unmanned Aerial Systems
(2017)
Unmanned aerial platforms are a means to gather efficiently valuable aerial information to support the crisis manager for further tactical planning and deployment. They can provide continuous support to the coordinators ...
Chapter Unmanned Maritime Systems for Search and Rescue
(2017)
The development of maritime unmanned tools for search and rescue operations is not a trivial task. A great part of maritime unmanned systems developed did not target such application, being more focused on environmental ...
Chapter ICARUS Training and Support System
(2017)
The ICARUS unmanned tools act as gatherers, which acquire enormous amount of information. The management of all these data requires the careful consideration of an intelligent support system. This chapter discusses the ...
Chapter Energy Storage: Battery Materials and Architectures at the Nanoscale
(2014)
Communications engineering / telecommunications
Chapter Bayesian Networks for Supporting Model Based Predictive Control of Smart Buildings
(2014)
Image processing
Chapter Additive Manufacturing of Al Alloys and Aluminium Matrix Composites (AMCs)
(2014)
Probability & statistics
Chapter Metabolomics for soil contamination assessment
(2014)
Regional geography
Chapter Image Processing with MATLAB and GPU
(2014)
Geology & the lithosphere
Chapter Electromagnetic Radiation Energy Harvesting – The Rectenna Based Approach
(2014)
Botany & plant sciences
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 Bioremediation of Chlorobenzoic Acids
(2013)
Hydraulic engineering
Chapter Challenges for Cost-Effective Microalgae Anaerobic Digestion
(2013)
Human-computer interaction
Chapter Deploying ITS Scenarios Providing Security and Mobility Services Based on IEEE 802.11p Technology
(2013)
Botany & plant sciences
Chapter BCI Integration: Application Interfaces
(2013)
Natural disasters
Chapter Autonomous Sensors: Existing and Prospective Applications
(2014)
Diseases & disorders
Chapter Implementation of Ionospheric Asymmetry Index in TRANSMIT Prototype
(2014)
Metals technology / metallurgy
Chapter Statistical Case Studies of High and Low Latitude Ionospheric Scintillations
(2014)
Earth sciences
Chapter Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles: Correlation of Structure and Magnetism
(2017)
Filter bank multi‐carrier (FBMC) modulation, as a potential candidate for physical data communication in the fifth generation (5G) wireless networks, has been widely investigated. This chapter focuses on the spectral ...
Chapter Laser Annealing as a Platform for Plasmonic Nanostructuring
(2017)
This chapter investigates the personal factors that influence intention to purchase gluten‐free products (GFPs) in Spain by non‐celiac consumers. To achieve this objective, a survey was conducted with 222 consumers in a ...
Chapter A common approach to foster prevention and recovery of forest fires in Mediterranean Europe
(2017)
Most countries of Mediterranean Europe are strongly affected by forest fires, with major socio-economic and environmental impacts that can spread over several regions and countries. A transnational approach allows creating ...
Chapter Characterisation of Airborne Particulate Matter in Different European Subway Systems
(2017)
Hypoxia-reoxygenation injury is a commonly used in vitro model of ischemia, which is useful to study the recovery processes following the hypoxic period. Hypoxia can be rapidly induced in vitro by replacing the culture ...
Chapter Globally Optimised Energy-Efficient Data Centres
(2017)
A great deal of energy in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems can be wasted by software, regardless of how energy-efficient the underlying hardware is. To avoid such waste, programmers need to understand ...
Chapter Measuring Energy
(2017)
Data centres are part of today's critical information and communication infrastructure, and the majority of business transactions as well as much of our digital life now depend on them. At the same time, data centres are ...
Chapter Effect of Local Delivery of GDNF Conjugated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on Nerve Regeneration along Long Chitosan Nerve Guide
(2017)
Local delivery of neurotrophic factors is a pillar of neural repair strategies in the peripheral nervous system. The main disadvantage of the free growth factors is their short half‐life of few minutes. In previous studies, ...
Chapter European Health System Typologies: Last 30 Years Under Review
(2017)
The quest of the researcher to classify national health systems into homogeneous groups has a long history. In this paper, the last 30 years are divided in two periods (1985–2000 and 2000–2015) in order to present and ...
Chapter Remote Sensing for Non‐Technical Survey
(2017)
Ergonomic Design Thinking (EDT) is a project management methodology that takes advantage of two important concepts or themes in carrying out project actions. The first is Design Thinking itself, a project management approach ...
Chapter Viruses and Type 1 Diabetes: Focus on the Enteroviruses
(2013)
Pollution & threats to the environment
Chapter Spectral Efficiency Analysis of Filter Bank Multi‐Carrier (FBMC)‐ Based 5G Networks with Estimated Channel State Information (CSI)
(2016)
The heterogeneous cellular network (HCN) is most significant as a key technology for future fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks. The heterogeneous network consists of randomly macrocell base stations (MBSs) overlaid ...
Chapter Fracture Toughening Mechanisms in Epoxy Adhesives
(2016)
Fracture toughness is generally considered as the main properties of a polymer or a polymer adhesive system for measuring the material resistance to the extension of cracks. Epoxy adhesives are generally brittle in nature; ...
Chapter Clean Water from Clean Energy: Decentralised Drinking Water Production Using Wind Energy Powered Electrodialysis
(2016)
Supply of potable water requires energy and unfortunately most of the countries with minimal access to safe drinking water are also poor in terms of access to reliable energy grids. However, many of such regions have access ...
Chapter Optimization of the Synthesis Procedures of Graphene and Graphite Oxide
(2016)
The optimization of both the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) synthesis method to prepare graphene and the Improved Hummers method to prepare graphite oxide is reported. Copper and nickel were used as catalysts in the ...
Chapter Solution Combustion Synthesis: Applications in Oxide Electronics
(2016)
In this article, the degree of concentration of wages in Spain at the provincial and regional levels is estimated using the latest available micro-data corresponding to the Structure of Earnings Survey 2010 (N = 216.769). ...
Chapter State of the Art of Magnetic Gears, their Design, and Characteristics with Respect to EV Application
(2016)
This chapter briefly explains the advantage of using magnetic gears (MGs) for transportation applications. Usually, a traction EV unit consists of, besides the engine or motor, a mechanical gear. The drawbacks of using ...
Chapter A Review of Compliant Movement Primitives
(2016)
Neurodegenerative diseases are being modelled in-vitro using human patient-specific, induced pluripotent stem cells and transgenic embryonic stem cells to determine more about disease mechanisms, as well as to discover new ...
Chapter Genetic Algorithm Optimization of an Energy Storage System Design and Fuzzy Logic Supervision for Battery Electric Vehicles
(2016)
This chapter presents a methodology to optimize the capacity and power of the ultracapacitor (UC) energy storage device and also the fuzzy logic supervision strategy for a battery electric vehicle (BEV) equipped with ...
Chapter Energy Efficiency for 5G Multi-Tier Cellular Networks
(2016)
This chapter provides an introduction to quantifying the energy consumed by software. It is written for computer scientists, software engineers, embedded system developers and programmers who want to understand how to ...
Chapter Above‐Ground Biomass Estimation with High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images
(2017)
Assessment and monitoring of forest biomass are frequently done with allometric functions per species for inventory plots. The estimation per area unit is carried out with an extrapolation method. In this chapter, a review ...
Chapter Energy-Aware Software Engineering
(2017)
Polystyrene (PS) is a petroleum‐based plastic made from styrene (vinyl benzene) monomer. Since it was first commercially produced in 1930, it has been used for a wide range of commercial, packaging and building purposes. ...
Chapter Airborne and Ground-Borne Noise and Vibration from Urban Rail Transit Systems
(2017)
This chapter addresses recent progress in the field of polymer thermoelectric materials. It covers a brief introduction to intrinsically conductive polymers and its motivation for thermoelectric utilization. A review about ...
Chapter Operational Validation of Search and Rescue Robots
(2017)
This chapter describes how the different ICARUS unmanned search and rescue tools have been evaluated and validated using operational benchmarking techniques. Two large‐scale simulated disaster scenarios were organized: a ...
Chapter RoCKIn@Home: Domestic Robots Challenge
(2017)
Service robots performing complex tasks involving people in houses or public environments are becoming more and more common, and there is a huge interest from both the research and the industrial point of view. The RoCKIn@Home ...
Chapter Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction Using Enriched Chitosan Conduits
(2017)
The repair of peripheral nerve traumatic lesions still represents a major cause of permanent motor and sensory impairment. In case of substance loss, a nerve guide should be used to bridge the proximal with the distal stump ...
Chapter Multi-Period Attack-Aware Optical Network Planning under Demand Uncertainty
(2017)
In this chapter, novel attack‐aware routing and wavelength assignment (Aa‐RWA) algorithms for multiperiod network planning are proposed. The considered physical layer attacks addressed in this chapter are high‐power jamming ...
Chapter Unmanned Ground and Aerial Robots Supporting Mine Action Activities
(2017)
Lightweight protective structures and materials such as the personal protective equipment (PPE) for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel are frequently under investigation globally. Their mechanical response to ...
Chapter Electrochemistry of Surfactants
(2017)
The interaction of light with matter has triggered the interest of scientists for a long time. The area of plasmonics emerges in this context through the interaction of light with valence electrons in metals. The random ...
Chapter Robots in Agriculture: State of Art and Practical Experiences
(2018)
The presence of robots in agriculture has grown significantly in recent years, overcoming some of the challenges and complications of this field. This chapter aims to collect a complete and recent state of the art about ...
Chapter The Multiple Roles of Tyrosinase-Related Protein-2/L- Dopachrome Tautomerase in Melanoma: Biomarker, Therapeutic Target, and Molecular Driver in Tumor Progression
(2018)
Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM), which is ranked as the 8th most common cancers in the US, makes 4–7% of skin cancers but it causes approximately 80% of skin cancer deaths. CMM is characterized by insidious and fast ...
Chapter Value-Based Evaluation of Chinese Provincial Health Insurance Policy Schemes
(2020)
Since 2011, an international group of health policy experts has been working on a value-framework to be used for pharmaceutical policy decisions based on multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA). This tool can be easily ...
Chapter Developing Functionality in Perovskites from Abatement of Pollutants to Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage
(2020)
Different functionalities can be developed and optimised in perovskites by means of different approaches: doping, nanocomposition and exsolution. In our research, these strategies are used with the aim of a sustainable ...
Chapter Designing Heterogeneous-mHealth Apps for Cystic Fibrosis Adults
(2020)
In this chapter, we will discuss the design and development of a patient passport mHealth application for Cystic Fibrosis adults from ideation to app-store release. By allowing the patients access to their own unique data, ...
Chapter What We Learned from Cavitation Bubbles in Microgravity
(2020)
The present chapter is about the Flash and Splash project, which is dedicated to the study of bubble dynamics in microgravity. The story of this project started in 2004 with a simple curiosity on how a cavitation bubble ...
Chapter The Ethical and Responsibility Components in Environmental Challenges: Elements of Connection between Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Impact Assessment
(2020)
The contribution constitutes a first exploratory outcome of an ongoing research by the Author on the issues of ethics and responsibility in investment processes, starting from the assumptions of the CSR approach. It makes ...
Chapter Leveraging Internet-of-Things to Support Circular Economy Paradigm in Manufacturing Industry
(2020)
Circular economy represents a fundamental alternative to the currently predominating linear economy model, while Industry 4.0 is a technological enabler to bring process innovation in the industrial domain. New economic ...
Chapter Combined Deep Learning and Traditional NLP Approaches for Fire Burst Detection Based on Twitter Posts
(2020)
The current chapter introduces a procedure that aims at determining regions that are on fire, based on Twitter posts, as soon as possible. The proposed scheme utilizes a deep learning approach for analyzing the text of ...
Chapter Automation of the Expertise of the Roman Mosaic Arts in Constanta: Analytical and Statistical Models for a Fuzzy Inference-Based System
(2020)
The biggest problem faced by the specialists in the field of cultural heritage is the identification of the original elements for their separation from the large mass of the mosaic components that come from completions of ...
Chapter The Use of Electrical Measurements of Wind Turbine Generators for Drive Train Condition Monitoring
(2020)
More modern and larger wind turbine (WT) generators are under continuous development. These exhibit more faults than smaller ones, which becomes critical offshore. Under this framework, operation and maintenance (O&M) is ...
Chapter Valorization of Natural Antioxidants for Nutritional and Health Applications
(2021)
The significant increase in the world population age, 47 years in 1950 to 73 years in 2020, resulted in an increase in aging related diseases as well as in degenerative diseases. In consequence, researchers have been ...
Chapter Magnetic Iron Oxide Colloids for Environmental Applications
(2021)
This chapter deals with magnetic colloids with catalytic properties for the treatment of polluted waters and the efficient production of fuel alternatives. This kind of materials presents great advantages such as high ...
Chapter Management of Wine Aroma Compounds: Principal Basis and Future Perspectives
(2020)
Wine’s aroma is defined by volatile and non-volatile compounds that contribute to its make-up. The complex variety of volatile compounds, coming from grapes, interact with other non-volatile substances of the wine as ...
Chapter Opportunities of Circular Economy in a Complex System of Woody Biomass and Municipal Sewage Plants
(2021)
In this chapter, we present the opportunities and general importance of woody biomass production (forests and short-rotation coppices) and waste management in a common system. Wastewater and different forms of sewage sludge, ...
Chapter Operationalizing Heterogeneous Data-Driven Process Models for Various Industrial Sectors through Microservice-Oriented Cloud-Based Architecture
(2021)
Industrial performance optimization increasingly makes the use of various analytical data-driven models. In this context, modern machine learning capabilities to predict future production quality outcomes, model predictive ...
Chapter Machine Learning Models for Industrial Applications
(2021)
More and more industries are aspiring to achieve a successful production using the known artificial intelligence. Machine learning (ML) stands as a powerful tool for making very accurate predictions, concept classification, ...
Chapter xCARE: A Development Platform for Supporting Smart and Pervasive Healthcare
(2021)
We are assisting to an important change in the healthcare domain where healthy citizens and patients are more and more in the center and become active partners in the entire process. In this scenario, smart and pervasive ...
Chapter A Framework for Learning System for Complex Industrial Processes
(2021)
Due to the intense price-based global competition, rising operating cost, rapidly changing economic conditions and stringent environmental regulations, modern process and energy industries are confronting unprecedented ...
Chapter Quality of Information within Internet of Things Data
(2021)
Due to the increasing number of IoT devices, the amount of data gathered nowadays is rather large and continuously growing. The availability of new sensors presented in IoT devices and open data platforms provides new ...
Chapter Evolving Roles of Spontaneous Reporting Systems to Assess and Monitor Drug Safety
(2019)
This chapter aims to describe current and emerging roles of spontaneous reporting systems (SRSs) for assessing and monitoring drug safety. Moreover, it offers a perspective on the near future, which entails the so-called ...
Chapter Power Struggles in the Management of Wildlife Resources: The Case of Burunge Wildlife Management Area, Tanzania
(2019)
Through a cross-sectional research design, this study examined power struggles in Burunge Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Tanzania. Four out of ten villages comprising the WMA were purposively selected, and data were ...
Chapter Characterization of Atmospheric Mercury in the High-Altitude Background Station and Coastal Urban City in South Asia
(2020)
This study is performed to evaluate the potential sources and seasonal variation of atmospheric mercury (Hg) emissions from regional sources and other influences in India. To achieve this, using the gold amalgam technique ...
Chapter Waterborne Acrylic/CeO2 Nanocomposites for UV Blocking Clear Coats
(2019)
The encapsulation of inorganic nanoparticles into polymer particles opens the door to countless applications taking advantage of the properties of both phases. In this chapter the UV absorbing capacity of CeO2 nanoparticles ...
Chapter Metallic nanowire percolating networks: from main properties to applications
(2019)
There has been lately a growing interest into flexible, efficient and low-cost transparent electrodes which can be integrated for many applications. This includes several applications related to energy technologies ...
Chapter Cell Culture and Maintenance of the Evolutionary Forms of Trypanosoma cruzi for Studies of Parasitic Biology
(2019)
This chapter aims to present and discuss the main cell culture techniques used for the growth and maintenance of the different evolutionary forms of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of the Chagas disease. ...
Chapter Introductory Chapter: Objectives and Scope of Bioeconomy
(2019)
Industry & industrial studies
Chapter Structural Insight into Regulation of the Proteasome Ub-Receptor Rpn10
(2019)
Ubiquitylation is a posttranslational modification that determines protein fate. The ubiquitin code is written by enzymatic cascades of E1 and E2 and E3 enzymes. Ubiquitylation can be edited or erased by deubiquitylating ...
Chapter OCT for Examination of Cultural Heritage Objects
(2020)
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was first time reported as a tool for examination of cultural heritage objects in 2004. It is mainly used for the examination of subsurface structure of easel paintings (such as varnishes ...
Chapter Mild intervention technologies for increasing shelf life and/or safety of fresh fruits: Opportunity and challenge
(2019)
Technology: general issues
Chapter Plantation Forests: A Guarantee of Sustainable Management of Abandoned and Marginal Farmlands
(2020)
The chapter summarises the research data on cultivating forest crops in abandoned and marginal farmlands (AL). The course of growth and productivity of different tree species in the local climatic conditions is clarified ...
Chapter The Influence of Candida spp. in Intestinal Microbiota; Diet Therapy, the Emerging Conditions Related to Candida in Athletes and Elderly People
(2020)
The presence of Candida in the gut is normal, but an overproduction may lead to serious health problems due to an imbalanced gut, causing gut-related symptoms such as bowel movement changes, excessive gas, etc. Some diseases, ...