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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 ...
Chapter Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Methotrexate Resistance in Melanoma
(2013)
Endocrinology
Chapter Smart Technical Textiles Based on Fiber Optic Sensors
(2013)
Biochemistry
Chapter Nanostructured Biosensors: Influence of Adhesion Layer, Roughness and Size on the LSPR: A Parametric Study
(2013)
Production engineering
Chapter Ant Algorithms for Adaptive Edge Detection
(2013)
Diseases & disorders
Chapter Cooperative Game Theory and Its Application in Localization Algorithms
(2013)
Complementary medicine
Chapter Modified Formulation, ε-Regularization and the Efficient Solution of Hydraulic Fracture Problems
(2013)
Biomedical engineering
Chapter Multiuser MAC Schemes for High-Throughput IEEE 802.11n/ac WLANs
(2013)
Electrical engineering
Chapter Fabrication Methodologies of Biomimetic and Bioactive Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications
(2017)
Tissue engineering has offered wide technologies for developing functional biomaterials substitutes for repair and regeneration of damaged tissue and organs. Biomimetic materials with their inherent nature to mimic natural ...
Chapter The Hypoxia-Reoxygenation Injury Model
(2017)
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 Vascular Tissue Development and Regeneration in the Model Plant Arabidopsis
(2017)
Development of vascular tissue is a remarkable example of intercellular communication and coordinated development involving hormonal signaling and tissue polarity. Thus far, studies on vascular patterning and regeneration ...
Chapter Periodontal Considerations in Adult Orthodontic Patients
(2017)
The relationship between periodontology and orthodontics consists of a highly complex, bidirectional and close interaction that is nowadays characterized by controversial scientific opinions and clinical approaches. The ...
Chapter Studies of Lithium-Oxygen Battery Electrodes by Energy- Dependent Full-Field Transmission Soft X-Ray Microscopy
(2017)
The employment of printing techniques as cost-effective methods to fabricate low cost, flexible, disposable and sustainable solar cells is intimately dependent on the substrate properties and the adequate electronic devices ...
Chapter Tactical Communications for Cooperative SAR Robot Missions
(2017)
This chapter describes how the ICARUS communications (COM) team defined, developed and implemented an integrated wireless communication system to ensure an interoperable and dependable networking capability for both human ...