Artificial intelligence in cancer diagnosis and prognosis, volume 3

This book focuses on major trends and challenges in the area of diagnosing lung and kidney cancer using artificial intelligence tools. It presents work aimed to identify new techniques and their use in biomedical analysis.

Imaging modalities for biological and preclinical research: a compendium, volume 1

This compendium is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of currently available biological and preclinical imaging methods, including their benefits and limitations. Volume 1 covers ex-vivo imaging techniques.

Global approaches to environmental management on military training ranges

This book is a comprehensive summary of military training range management strategies from around the world. Included are global case studies on the environmental impact of live ammunition and their remediation techniques. The text will equip practitioners with the tools to reduce remediation cos...

Piezoelectricity in classical and modern systems

A compact derivation of the fundamental physics of piezoelectricity and its applications in classical ultrasonic sensor and actuator systems as well as modern systems where atomistic effects and piezoelectricity together play important roles.

Wearable communication systems and antennas for commercial, sport and medical applications

Offering fresh insight into a rapidly growing field, Wearable Communication Systems and Antennas for Commercial, Sport and Medical Applications provides useful information for students, engineers and researchers with an interest in wearable communication devices and antennas.

Physics of shock and impact: volume 1

Physics of Shock and Impact is a two volume set of work that looks at the shock physics of solids and covers physical, material, mechanical and thermodynamic fundamentals. Volume 1, Fundamentals and dynamic failure, provides an introduction to the fundamentals of shockwave physics and progresses ...

Artificial intelligence in cancer diagnosis and prognosis, volume 2

This book focuses on major trends and challenges in the area diagnosing breast and bladder cancer using artificial intelligence tools. It presents work aimed to identify new techniques and their use in biomedical analysis.

An introduction to chaotic dynamics

This book fills the gap between popular accounts of dynamical systems and chaos and textbooks aimed at physicists and mathematicians by covering the preliminary material needed to understand the literature to the broader implications of chaos.

Photo acoustic and optical coherence tomography imaging, volume 2

This book explores state-of-the-art techniques of fundus imaging for the diagnosis of retinal diseases. The text focusses on major trends and challenges within the field and presents work aimed to identify new techniques and their use in biomedical analysis.

Biopharmaceutical manufacturing, volume 2

This volume covers the unit processes involved in producing a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) biopharmaceutical product, laid out in the order of operation, with complete details on equipment, compliance and yield improvement suggestions. The unit processes described include several emerging tr...

Single-particle cryo-em of biological macromolecules

This is an edited book that provides a comprehensive, accessible and authoritative introduction to the field of high-resolution structure analysis by single-particle cryo-EM. It covers all necessary background, ranging from the underlying concepts to practical aspects such as specimen preparation...

Engineered 2d materials for electrocatalysis applications

This book provides a concise overview of recent advances in the engineering and structural modification of 2D materials at the nanoscale, as well as their applications in electrocatalytic applications.

Polarization and directional effects in the radiation from plasmas

The book covers various polarization and directional effects – practically important for diagnostics of plasmas – in the radiation of satellites of spectral lines from plasmas, in the intra-Stark spectroscopy of plasmas, in the Stark broadening of spectral lines by a high-energy hydrogen or deute...

Quantitative radiobiology for proton therapy

This book describes the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) issues within proton therapy and advises on how to use a variable RBE within treatment planning and in dose prescription to improve the safety of proton and other forms on ion beam therapy. Decision-making advice is also provided for...

A handbook of mathematical methods and problem-solving tools for introductory physics (second edition)

This is a companion text for an introductory course in physics. The purpose is to thoroughly link the theories students learn in class with actual problem-solving techniques., It will equip you with the problem-solving techniques and conceptual explanations that can be applied to almost anything ...

Trends in biological processes in industrial wastewater treatment

This book will discuss the new and emerging innovative trends in the application of biological processes in industrial wastewater treatment.

Global oncology

The material presented in this book is at the cutting edge of global oncology and provides highly illuminating examples, addresses frequently asked questions, and provides information and a reference for future work in global oncology care, research, education and outreach.

Gamma-ray burst correlations

Gamma-ray Burst Correlations presents an overview of the observational correlations; their physical interpretations, their use as redshift estimators, and their potential use as cosmological tools. The author describes the existing correlations as well as broaching the possible meaning and contro...

Extragalactic novae

Extragalactic Novae: A historical perspective takes the reader on a journey chronicling the study of a class of eruptive variable stars known as "Novae Stella", Latin for "New Stars". These mysterious transient objects, now referred to simply as novae, have been recognized since antiquity, sudden...

Thermodynamics, kinetics and microstructure modelling

This course text provides a practical hands-on introduction to the essentials of kinetics, thermodynamics and microstructure modelling of materials. It is ideal as a practical course for final year undergraduates and masters students in materials science and engineering, and is a core text for co...

Functional carbon materials

This research and reference text explores the wide variety of functional carbon materials. It covers the engineering applications of each material, including fullerene, carbon dots, carbon fibers and nanofibers, carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphite, graphyne, diamonds, activated carbon and carbon...

Molecules outside the earth

Efficient extreme ultraviolet mirror design

Efficient Extreme Ultraviolet Mirror Design describes an approach to designing EUV mirrors with reduced computational time and memory requirements, providing a comprehensive grounding in the fundamentals of the EUV mirror and knowledge of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. It is an ...

Edge intelligence

The book explores edge intelligent techniques and solutions that can be incorporated into IoT-enabled applications. It paves way for researchers and innovators to rethink the application of edge intelligent techniques for their problem domains.

The physics of sound waves (second edition)

The Physics of Sound Waves: Music, Instruments, and Sound Equipment, Second Edition describes the properties of sound waves as they relate to the production of sound by musical instruments, the perception and interpretation of sound, FFT analysis, recording and reproduction of musical sounds, and...

Blockchain with artificial intelligence for healthcare

This book reviews the technologies and benefits offered by AI and blockchain in particular, and the integration of both in modern biomedical research. The information technology and applications discussed in the book will be essential for anyone needing to understand how these technologies will f...

Breast abnormality and imaging

This proposed book aims to discuss the recent trends and progress happening in hospitals and research laboratories to detect and diagnose breast cancer. It also aims to support researchers working in medical image analysis fields to explore the methodologies supported by various case studies on b...

Modeling and design photonics by examples using matlab®

Modeling and Design Photonics by Examples with MATLAB® is a comprehensive study of computational photonics that will help readers to use modeling as an effective tool for designing and optimizing photonic systems.

Neurological disorders and imaging physics, volume 5

This book focuses on major trends and challenges in the area of dyslexia, epilepsy and Parkinson’s, and aims to identify new techniques and their applications in biomedical analysis. This is an essential reference for students and researchers in medical imaging, brain imaging, image processing, a...

Modeling and analysis of eclipsing binary stars

Modeling and Analysis of Eclipsing Binary Stars provides a comprehensive review of the physical and observational aspects of eclipsing binaries, and the modeling code, PHOEBE (PHysics Of Eclipsing BinariEs), that is used by a large number of researchers in this field. Aimed at students, researche...

Lectures on the physics of extreme states of matter

Presented as a series of lectures and useful to a wide circle of students and young scientists, this book provides an introduction to the theoretical methods, experimental setups, facilities and results in this exciting area of research, allowing readers to get acquainted with fascinating problem...

Foundations of chemical kinetics

This book examines foundational theories in chemical kinetics, taking a hands-on approach that bridges from theory to application. Aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students, this book focuses on theories that provide insights into basic physical principles that govern the rates of chemi...

Recent advances in graphene and graphene-based technologies

Hailed as the wonder material of the 21st century, graphene presents a range of possibilities in terms of its technological and industrial uses. This reference text provides the latest comprehensive review of the recent advances in graphene-based research and technology.

Computation in science (second edition)

The book explains how computing is used in the natural sciences and provides a high-level overview of relevant aspects of computer science and software engineering with a focus on concepts, results and applications. It is intended for both graduate students and experienced scientists.

Generation iv nuclear reactors

Generation IV nuclear reactors are designed to be safe, economical and to produce minimal radioactive waste material. The present book reviews the various categories of Generation IV reactors and their applications.

Warm dense matter

This book provides an introductory overview of warm dense matter research for new postgraduate students entering the field. Author David Riley, based at the Centre for Plasma Physics at Queen’s University Belfast, covers a broad range of topics with an emphasis on experimental techniques.

Time domain electromagnetics

This book, aimed at researchers, practitioners and advanced students will bring the concepts of time and frequency domain reflectometry together, helping the reader develop a detailed understanding not only of each method, but of the relationships between them, and how they can each be used to th...

Magnetic resonance in organic electronic and optoelectronic devices

This book explores recent breakthroughs in magnetic resonance techniques, offering critical insights into organic electronic and optoelectronic devices for researchers, developers, and students.

The jaynes–cummings model and its descendants

This comprehensive review conveys the fundamental generality of the Jaynes–Cummings Model’s (JCM) formalism, looking at a wide range of applications in specific physical systems and across disciplines including atomic physics, quantum optics, solid-state physics and quantum information sciences. ...

Lasers and their application in the cooling and trapping of atoms (second edition)

This book is designed to give the reader with an overview of the design and operation of a laser and some of its important commercial applications. The book reviews the use of lasers for the cooling and trapping of atoms and the application of this technology to the observation of Bose-Einstein c...

Single-photon detection for data communication and quantum systems

This book shows the progress of integrated (thick) CMOS SPADs towards high photon detection probabilities and applications such as in low-cost consumer data communication and high-end single-photon counting for quantum applications. New research is introduced and comprehensively detailed.