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Innovations in Environmental Biotechnology
by Sudipti Arora Ashwani Kumar Shinjiro Ogita Yuan-Yeu YauThe book has 2 sections; Section A focuses on Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology and Section B covers Emerging Technologies in Environmental Biotechnology. The book introduces Environmental biotechnology as a tool to progress towards sustainable development goals and covers green technologies such as Bio-plastics, Third generation hybrid technology for algal biomass production, wastewater treatment and greenhouse gas mitigation, Green vaccination, Bio-fuels, Microbial enzymes, Bioelectrical systems, eco-friendly handmade paper production, nature based sanitation solutions, and greener ways to tackle air pollution along with the application of GIS to monitor & manage COVDI19 pandemic. The Section B covers emerging & innovative technologies such as vermifiltration, Small scale PVA gel based innovative solution for wastewater treatment, Cyclic technology based sequencing batch reactors (SBR) and role of Role of Bio-selectors in Performing Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification in SBR’s. It holistically covers essential information on Enzymatic Biotransformation and Biopolymer based nanocomposites for dye waste treatment, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi assisted Bioremediation of heavy metals, Coir Retting and Duckweeds: The Tiny Creatures for Resolving the Major Environmental Issues. It is a promising book for researchers, academicians, teachers, students, industrial enterprises, policy makers, public health officials and general users. The book is closely aligned to curricula of post graduate courses in biotechnology, microbiology, environmental biotechnology and environmental science.
Innovations in Everyday Engineering Materials
by T. DebRoy H. K. BhadeshiaThis book provides an invaluable reference of materials engineering written for a broad audience in an engaging, effective way. Several stories explain how perseverance and organized research helps to discover new processes for making important materials and how new materials with unmatched properties are theoretically conceived, tested in the laboratory, mass produced and deployed for the benefit of all. This book provides a welcome introduction to how advances are made in the world of materials that sustain and define our contemporary standard of living. Suitable for trained materials scientists and the educated layman with an appreciation of engineering, the book will be especially appealing to the young materials engineer, for whom it will serve as a long-term reference due to its clear and rigorous illustration of the field's essential features.
Innovations in Food Technology: Current Perspectives and Future Goals
by Pragya Mishra Raghvendra Raman Mishra Charles Oluwaseun AdetunjiThis book gathers a collection of essays that describe recent innovations in food technology including food processing, packaging, food safety, and novel ingredients. By 2050, the world will face the challenge of having to feed an estimated 9 billion people. In order to meet that challenge, innovations in food research are of the utmost importance. The book is divided into four sections, each of which explores an important aspect like food processing, food microbiology, and nutritional security. Written by respected scholars in the field, the respective chapters discuss a range of new and enhanced food materials, as well as processing innovations to extend shelf life and reduce toxic effects. The book also addresses the health potential of various nutraceuticals, bio-absorption of metals and their positive impacts on living systems, as well as methods for reducing food wastage, preventing the loss of nutritive value, and preserving or enhancing palatability.Given its scope, the book will be highly interesting for food scientists, both in academia and the food industry. It will also benefit advanced graduate students and senior researchers.
Innovations In GIS
by David Parker Department of Surveying, University of Newcastle upon TyneDerived from presentations made at the third annual UK National Conference on GIS Research, this work consists of contributions by leading experts in: geography, mathematics, computing science, surveying, archaeology, planning and medicine.
Innovations In GIS
by Michael F. WorboysThis book aims to offer research at the cutting edge. The individual chapters are fully revised and updated versions of contributions to the first focused scientific symposium on research in geographic information systems GISRUK. The book provides the reader with a comprehensive outline of the full range and diversity of innovative research program
Innovations in Green Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications (Emerging Materials and Technologies)
by Shrikaant KulkarniThis book discusses how greener synthetic pathways are amenable and productive for the synthesis of novel nanomaterials. It furthers the integration of advances in green nanoscience and nanotechnology, including pathways dedicated to the design, development, and fabrication of a range of products and devices. Topics such as green nanotechnology for advanced energy systems, sustainable delivery systems, medicine, agri-nanotechnology for sustainable agriculture, nanotechnology in crop protection, and nanotechnology for soil conservation are included. FEATURES Provides a holistic view of green nanotechnology and its applications Places an emphasis on synthesis, characterization, and applications of green nanomaterials Discusses the development of innovative green synthetic pathways to produce novel biomaterials Includes characterization tools used in the material synthesis via green synthetic pathways Advocates green nanotechnology solutions for sustainability and energy This book is aimed at researchers and professionals in nanotechnology, green chemistry, and chemical engineering.
Innovations in Green Urbanization and Alternative Renewable Energy (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation)
by Federica Rosso Donato Morea Didit Okta PribadiThis book thoroughly examines the aims of green urbanism, providing a perspective to help responding to the growing environmental challenges posed by the enormous increase in human needs. The book gives insights about architectural intervention in urban planning which provides green design strategies in a way that improves the efficiency of building in terms of energy consumption and environmental conservation. The book also gives attention to the paradigm of the `intermediate city’, thus, helping in overcoming the challenges posed by the growing urbanization process. Finally, the book gives a futuristic vision of cities, anticipating their challenges and providing possible solutions for them. The book targets a wide audience interested in implementing the SDG goals in energy and green urban planning, and those interested the interdisciplinary nature of green urbanization and alternative and renewable energy accommodates.The book is a culmination of selected research papers from the 4th version of the International Online Conference on Green Urbanism (GU) of Roma Tre University, Italy (2020) & the 3rd version of the International Online Conference on Alternative and Renewable Energy Quest (2020).
Innovations in Impact and Blast Protections: Foam-Filled Energy Absorbers and Steel-Concrete-Steel Sandwich Structures
by Yonghui Wang Xudong Zhi Ximei Zhai Jiachuan Yan Rong ZhangThis book develops several novel foam-filled structures and steel-concrete-steel (SCS) sandwich structures, which provides more alternatives for ensuring the safety of buildings and infrastructures under extreme loading, like impact and blast. In the first part of this book, the aluminium foam- and polyurethane foam-filled structures have been developed for dissipating impact and blast energy. Experimental and numerical studies have been conducted to obtain their behaviours under impact loading. In addition, analytical models have also been proposed to assess their energy absorption performances and facilitate the impact and blast design when using the proposed foam-filled structures. In the second part of this book, SCS sandwich structures with novel shear connectors have been developed and their behaviours under impact and blast loading have been experimentally, numerically and analytical studied. Analytical models for predicting the impact and blast responses of SCS sandwich structures have also been developed. In the third part of this book, a new steel-polyurethane foam-steel-concrete-steel (SPUFSCS) panel (i.e. the combination of foam material and SCS panel) has been developed to achieve a higher impact resistant capacity. Owing to the increasing impact and blast threats on buildings and infrastructures, the studies presented in this book are of significant importance for providing several new solutions for impact and blast enhancement.
Innovations in Industrial Engineering (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by José Machado Filomena Soares Justyna Trojanowska Vitalii IvanovThis book covers a variety of topics in the field of industrial engineering, with a special focus on research and industrial applications aimed at both improving quality of processes and products and contributing to a sustainable economy. Based on a set of papers presented at the 1st International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE, held in Guimarães, Portugal, on June 28–30, 2021, it focuses on innovative technologies associated with and strategies for the development of Industry 4.0. The chapters discuss new ways to improve industrial production and supply chain management by applying mathematical and computational methods. They also cover important issues relating to sustainability, education, and collaborations between industry and universities, and national developments. This book, which belongs to a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with a timely overview and extensive information on trends and technologies behind the current and future developments of Industry 4.0.
Innovations in Industrial Engineering II (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by José Machado Filomena Soares Justyna Trojanowska Vitalii Ivanov Katarzyna Antosz Yi Ren Vijaya Kumar Manupati Alejandro PereiraThis book covers a variety of topics in the field of industrial engineering, with a special focus on research and industrial applications aimed at both improving quality of processes and products and contributing to a sustainable economy. Based on a set of papers presented at the 2nd International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE, held in Minho, Portugal, on June 28–30, 2022, it focuses on innovative technologies associated with and strategies for the development of Industry 4.0. The chapters discuss new ways to improve industrial production and supply chain management by applying mathematical and computational methods. They also cover important issues relating to sustainability, education, and collaborations between industry and universities, and national developments. This book, which belongs to a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with a timely overview and extensive information on trends and technologies behind the current and future developments of Industry 4.0.
Innovations in Industrial Engineering III (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Dagmar Cagáňová Filomena Soares Vitalii Ivanov Justyna Trojanowska Jose Machado Vijaya Kumar Manupati Alejandro Pereira Katarzyna AntoszThis book reports on innovations and engineering achievements of industrial relevance, with a special emphasis on industrial engineering developments aimed at improving the quality of processes and products in the context of a sustainable economy. It gathers peer-reviewed papers presented at the 3rd International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE 2024, held on June 26-28, 2024, in Povoação, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. All in all, this third volume of a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with a timely snapshot of technologies and strategies that should help shaping different industrial sectors to improve production efficiency, industrial sustainability, and human well-being.
Innovations in Information and Communication Technologies: Proceedings of ICIICT 2022 (Algorithms for Intelligent Systems)
by Deepak Garg Neeraj Kumar Rahat Iqbal Suneet Kumar GuptaThis book gathers selected papers presented at the International Conference on Innovations in Information and Communication Technologies (ICIICT 2022), held in Thailand during April 15–16, 2022. It presents the works on the intersection of the Computer Science and Communication Engineering. Topics covered in the book include communications engineering, Internet and web technology, computer and information science, artificial intelligence, data science and management, and ICT applications.
Innovations in Information and Communication Technologies: Proceedings of International Conference on ICRIHE - 2020, Delhi, India: IICT-2020 (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation)
by Pradeep Kumar Singh Zdzislaw Polkowski Sudeep Tanwar Sunil Kumar Pandey Gheorghe Matei Daniela PirvuThis edited book is comprised of original research that focuses on technological advancements for effective teaching with an emphasis on learning outcomes, ICT trends in higher education, sustainable developments and digital ecosystem in education, management and industries. The contents of the book are classified as; (i) Emerging ICT Trends in Education, Management and Innovations (ii) Digital Technologies for advancements in education, management and IT (iii) Emerging Technologies for Industries and Education, and (iv) ICT Technologies for Intelligent Applications. The book represents a useful tool for academics, researchers, industry professionals and policymakers to share and learn about the latest teaching and learning practices supported by ICT. It also covers innovative concepts applied in education, management and industries using ICT tools.
Innovations in Infrastructure: Proceedings of ICIIF 2018 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #757)
by Dipankar Deb Valentina E. Balas Rajeeb DeyThe book covers innovative research and its applications in infrastructure development and related areas. This book discusses the state-of-art development, challenges and unsolved problems in the field of infrastructure/smart development, control engineering, power system infrastructure, smart infrastructure, waste management and renewable energy. The solutions discussed in this book encourage the researchers and IT professionals to put the methods into their practice.
Innovations in Instructional Technology: Essays in Honor of M. David Merrill
by J. Michael Spector Celestia Ohrazda Andrew Van Schaack David A. WileyM. David Merrill has been active in the field of instructional technology for almost 40 years. His contributions range from basic instructional principles and instructional design theory to development and implementation of learning environments. Innovations in Instructional Technology is a collection of original essays written by leading scholars and practitioners who have worked with and been inspired by Professor Merrill. The chapters in this book represent a sampling of key innovations in the instructional technology field and include knowledge of how people learn, how people solve problems, how designers conceptualize learning spaces, how teachers implement learning activities, and how evaluators assess outcomes.This volume is divided into five basic areas of research in instructional technology, mirroring the diverse contributions of Dr. Merrill's work:*four chapters on learning objects and the notion of reusable components;*three chapters that discuss fundamental aspects of learning and the design of instruction;*three chapters that address innovations in the area of assessment, evaluation, and model validation;*three chapters that concern theories of learning and instruction; and*three chapters on instructional design practice.The book concludes with a chapter outlining Dr. Merrill's responses to challenges, comments, and questions on the future of the field--ranging from the notion of initial passions with regard to instructional technology to connections between theory and practice to questions of conscience--from an expert panel comprised of many of the contributors to the book.As Dave Merrill's work will continue to be required reading for students of instructional technology, Innovations in Instructional Technology is a book that will appeal to students, researchers, and practitioners in the field.
innovations in Learning: New Environments for Education
by Robert Glaser Leona SchaubleThis volume documents the growth of a new kind of interdisciplinary teamwork that is evolving among practitioners, researchers, teacher educators, and community partners. Its premise: the design of learning environments and the development of theory must proceed in a mutually supportive fashion. Scientific researchers have learned that a prerequisite to studying the kinds of learning that matter is helping to shoulder the responsibility for ensuring that these forms of learning occur. To support and study learning, researchers are increasingly making major and long-term investments in the design and maintenance of contexts for learning. Practitioners are assuming new roles as well, reflecting an increasing awareness of the need to move beyond skillful doing. If developing learning contexts are to be protected within and expanded beyond the systems that surround them, it is necessary to foster professional communities that will support reflection about practice, including the generation and evaluation of rich and flexible environments for student thinking. One consequence of recent reforms is that teachers are increasingly regarding such tasks as central to their professional development. Innovations in Learning: New Environments for Education describes coordinated interaction between educational design on the one hand, and the development of learning theory on the other, through a series of examples. These examples have been chosen because they are continuing, proven programs with evidence of success. Contributors to the volume are researchers and practitioners who have played a role in inventing these programs and have guided their development over a period of years. Rather than choosing illustrations of a pipeline or "application model of research" from research and then to practice, the editors of this volume have selected interventions in which researchers and practitioners work together persistently to forge common understanding. Such activity is necessarily interdisciplinary, often encompassing long spans of time, and is more akin to engineering in the field than to laboratory science. The common themes that emerge from this activity -- for example, the role of tools, talk, and community -- belong exclusively neither to theory nor to practice, but to their intersection in commitment to specific contexts of learning and continuing contributions to practice and underlying theory. This volume is organized into three sections that reflect different levels and kinds of learning contexts. Each of these levels has been the focus of recent cognitive and reform applications to learning and schooling. The first offers examples of effective learning in informal settings; the second discusses innovative approaches to schooling at the classroom level; and the third reviews reforms that regard the entire school as the appropriate unit of change.
Innovations in Learning and Technology for the Workplace and Higher Education: Proceedings of ‘The Learning Ideas Conference’ 2021 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #349)
by Antonella Poce Michael E. Auer David GuralnickThis book covers the topics such as online learning methodologies, case studies, new technologies in learning (such as virtual reality, augmented reality, holograms, and artificial intelligence), adaptive learning, and project-based learning. New technologies provide us with new opportunities to create new learning experiences, leveraging research from a variety of disciplines along with imagination and creativity. The Learning Ideas Conference was created to bring researchers, practitioners, and others together to discuss, innovate, and create.The Learning Ideas Conference 2021 was the 14th annual conference and the first under its new name (following on its predecessors, the International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace and the International Conference on Interactive Collaborative and Blended Learning). The conference was held online from June 14-18, 2021, and included two special tracks: The ALICE (Adaptive Learning via Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional Approaches) Special Track and a track entitled Building a University of Tomorrow, from the Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in China.The papers included in this book may be of interest to researchers in pedagogy and learning theory, university faculty members and administrators, learning and development specialists, user experience designers, and others.
Innovations in Machine and Deep Learning: Case Studies and Applications (Studies in Big Data #134)
by Gilberto Rivera Alejandro Rosete Bernabé Dorronsoro Nelson Rangel-ValdezIn recent years, significant progress has been made in achieving artificial intelligence (AI) with an impact on students, managers, scientists, health personnel, technical roles, investors, teachers, and leaders. This book presents numerous successful applications of AI in various contexts.The innovative implications covered fall under the general field of machine learning (ML), including deep learning, decision-making, forecasting, pattern recognition, information retrieval, and interpretable AI. Decision-makers and entrepreneurs will find numerous successful applications in health care, sustainability, risk management, human activity recognition, logistics, and Industry 4.0. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in challenges, opportunities, and the latest developments and real-world applications of ML. Whether you are a student, researcher, practitioner, or simply curious about AI, this book provides valuable insights and inspiration for your work and learning.
Innovations in Manufacturing for Sustainability (Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology)
by Kapil GuptaThis book provides details on the innovations made to achieve sustainability in manufacturing. It highlights the trends of current progress in research and development being done to achieve overall sustainability in manufacturing technology. Green-EDM, Hybrid machining, MQL assisted machining, sustainable casting, welding, finishing and casting, energy- and resource-efficient manufacturing are some of the important topics discussed in this book.
Innovations in Mechanical Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICIME 2021 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by G. S. V. L. Narasimham A. Veeresh Babu S. Sreenatha Reddy Rajagopal DhanasekaranThis book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical Engineering (ICIME 2021). It presents innovative ideas and new findings in the field of mechanical engineering. Various topics covered in this book are aerospace engineering, automobile engineering, thermal engineering, renewable energy sources, bio-mechanics, fluid mechanics, MEMS, mechatronics, robotics, CAD/CAM, CAE, CFD, design andoptimization, tribology, materials engineering and metallurgy, mimics, surface engineering, nanotechnology, polymer science, manufacturing, production management, industrial engineering and rapid prototyping. This book will be useful for the students, researchers and professionals working in the various areas of mechanical engineering.
Innovations in Mechanical Engineering (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by José Machado Filomena Soares Justyna Trojanowska Erika OttavianoThis book covers a variety of topics in the field of mechanical engineering, with a special focus on methods and technologies for modeling, simulation, and design of mechanical systems. Based on a set of papers presented at the 1st International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE, held in Guimarães, Portugal, on June 28–30, 2021, it focuses on innovation in mechanical engineering, spanning from engineering design and testing of medical devices, evaluation of new materials and composites for different industrial applications, fatigue and stress analysis of mechanical structures, and application of new tools such as 3D printing, CAE 3D models, and decision support systems. This book, which belongs to a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with extensive and timely information on new technologies and developments in the field of mechanical engineering and materials.
Innovations in Mechanical Engineering II (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by José Machado Filomena Soares Justyna Trojanowska Erika Ottaviano Petr Valášek Mallikarjuna Reddy D. Eduardo André Perondi Yevheniia BasovaThis book covers a variety of topics in the field of mechanical engineering, with a special focus on methods and technologies for modeling, simulation, and design of mechanical systems. Based on a set of papers presented at the 2nd International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE, held in Minho, Portugal, on June 28–30, 2022, it focuses on innovation in mechanical engineering, spanning from advanced materials and composites, optimization of manufacturing and production processes, and converging issues and technologies in additive manufacturing and industry 4.0. It covers applications in the transport and automotive, and medical and education sector, among others. This book, which belongs to a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with extensive and timely information on new technologies and developments in the field of mechanical engineering and materials.
Innovations in Mechanical Engineering III (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Filomena Soares Erika Ottaviano Justyna Trojanowska Jose Machado Petr Valášek Mallikarjuna Reddy D. Eduardo André Perondi Yevheniia BasovaThis book reports on innovations and engineering achievements of industrial relevance, with a special emphasis on mechanical engineering developments applied to modeling, simulation, and design of mechanical systems, and synthesis of new materials for advanced manufacturing applications. It gathers peer-reviewed papers presented at the 3rd International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE 2024, held on June 26-28, 2024, in Povoação, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. All in all, this first volume of a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with a timely snapshot of technologies and strategies that should help shaping different industrial sectors to improve production efficiency, industrial sustainability, and human well-being.
Innovations in Mechatronics Engineering (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by José Machado Filomena Soares Justyna Trojanowska Sahin YildirimThis book covers a variety of topics in the field of mechatronics engineering, with a special focus on innovative control and automation concepts for applications in a wide range of field, including industrial production, medicine and rehabilitation, education and transport. Based on a set of papers presented at the 1st International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE, held in Guimarães, Portugal, on June 28-30, 2021, the chapters report on cutting-edge control algorithms for mobile robots and robot manipulators, innovative industrial monitoring strategies for industrial process, improved production systems for smart manufacturing, and discusses important issues related to user experience, training and education, as well as national developments in the field of mechatronics . This volume, which belongs to a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with a timely overview and extensive information on trends and technologies behind the future developments of mechatronics systems in the era of Industry 4.0.
Innovations in Mechatronics Engineering II (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by José Machado Filomena Soares Justyna Trojanowska Sahin Yildirim Jiří Vojtěšek Pierluigi Rea Bogdan Gramescu Olena O. HrybiukThis book covers a variety of topics in the field of mechatronics engineering, with a special focus on innovative control systems and automation concepts for a wide range of applications. Based on a set of papers presented at the 2nd International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE, held in Minho, Portugal, on June 28-30, 2022, the chapters report on cutting-edge control algorithms for mobile robots, automatic monitoring systems and intelligent predictive maintenance techniques. They cover advanced scheduling, risk-assessment and decision-making strategies, and their applications in industrial production, training and education, and service organizations. This volume, which belongs to a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with a timely overview and extensive information on trends and technologies behind the future developments of mechatronics systems in the era of Industry 4.0.