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Chapter The Highest Geomagnetic Storms of the Solar Cycle Observed at Ground Level
(2018)
We report two ground-level observations, of geomagnetic storms of different origins; they are among the highest geomagnetic storms, in the solar Cycle 24. The first is St. Patrick’s Day storm on March 17, 2015, originated ...
Chapter Product Life Cycle Risk Management
(2018)
Every new product coming to the market usually brings with a certain amount of doubt concerning the likelihood of its success. In particular, hidden problems and risks which might appear later in the product’s service life ...
Chapter Recycling of Polymeric Composite Materials
(2018)
This chapter treats studies about the methods and technologies used to recycle the polymeric composite materials and develop new recipes using waste of polymer composite materials resulted from recycling. Composite materials ...
Chapter MEMS Technologies Enabling the Future Wafer Test Systems
(2018)
As the form factor of microelectronic systems and chips are continuing to shrink, the demand for increased connectivity and functionality shows an unabated rising trend. This is driving the evolution of technologies that ...
Chapter Occupational Exposure to Magnetic Field inTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment
(2018)
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is used both as a diagnostic instrument and for therapy, available only at some psychiatric clinics for treatment of depression and at clinical neurophysiology where TMS is used for ...
Chapter The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Urban Search and Rescue Groups
(2018)
In the case of natural or man-made disaster, the top priority of urban search and rescue (USAR) groups is to localise the victim as quickly as possible. Even minutes might play a crucial role in the victim’s survival. A ...
Chapter Innovation of Textiles through Natural By-Products and Wastes
(2020)
Nowadays, the competitiveness of the textile industry and the consumers’ interest have been increasing the demand for innovative and functional textiles. Allied to this, sustainable developments are playing an increasingly ...
Chapter Bayesian Approach for X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Spectroscopy
(2020)
The rapidly improving performance of inelastic scattering instruments has prompted tremendous advances in our knowledge of the high-frequency dynamics of disordered systems, yet also imposing new demands to the data analysis ...
Chapter Challenges and New Frontiers in the Paediatric Drug Discovery and Development
(2020)
Drug discovery and development advances in the last decades allowed to find a treatment for many preventable diseases. However, all too often, children are excluded from these progresses since most of the new medicines ...
Chapter Fly Ash as a Cementitious Material for Concrete
(2020)
This paper presents a review on fly ash as prime materials used for geopolymer. Due to its advantages of abundant resources, less in cost, great workability and high physical properties, fly ash leads to achieving high ...