Advances in Nanocomposites: Modeling, Characterization and Applications

Advances in Nanocomposites: Modeling, Characterization and Applications
Springer | Nanotechnology | August 05, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319316605 | 305 pages | pdf | 12.03 mb

Editors: Meguid, Shaker A. (Ed.)

Maximizes reader understanding of the value and potential applications of multifunctional nanocomposites across diverse domains, including electronic packaging, aerospace and automotive industries, and tribological applications
Illustrates the ability of multifunctional nanocomposites to be tailored to achieve a range of unique and highly desirable properties

This book introduces nanocomposite materials possessing a broad range of multifunctionality. It elucidates novel and highly original developments from recent research and development of these critical, new engineered materials. The collection examines multiscale modeling, molecular dynamics, atomistic based continuum, synthesis and characterization, condition health monitoring, spectroscopic characterization techniques, self-lubricating materials, and conducting polymers. The volume features the latest efforts of some of the most eminent researchers in the world. Providing a range of perspectives from the laboratory and the field, Advances in Nanocomposites: Modeling and Characterization is ideal for engineers, physicists, and materials scientists in academia and industry.

Number of Illustrations and Tables

29 b/w illustrations, 127 illustrations in colour

Topics

Nanotechnology

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

Materials Engineering

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YinYang Bipolar Relativity: A Unifying Theory of Nature, Agents and Causality with Applications in Quantum Computing...

YinYang Bipolar Relativity: A Unifying Theory of Nature, Agents and Causality with Applications in Quantum Computing, Cognitive Informatics and Life Sciences by Wen-Ran Zhang
English | 2011 | ISBN: 160960525X | 436 pages | PDF | 5,2 MB

YinYang bipolar relativity can trace its philosophical origins to ancient Chinese YinYang cosmology, which claims that everything has two sides or two opposite, but reciprocal, poles or energies. More specifically, this discipline is intended to be a logical unification of general relativity and quantum mechanics.

YinYang Bipolar Relativity: A Unifying Theory of Nature, Agents and Causality with Applications in Quantum Computing, Cognitive Informatics and Life Sciences presents real-world applications of YinYang bipolar relativity that focus on quantum computing and agent interaction. This unique work makes complex theoretical topics, such as the ubiquitous effects of quantum entanglement, logically comprehendible to a vast audience.

Software Defined Networking Applications in Distributed Datacenters

Software Defined Networking Applications in Distributed Datacenters
Springer | Signals & Communication | June 30 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319331345 | 68 pages | pdf | 2.33 mb

Authors: Qi, Heng, Li, Keqiu

This SpringerBrief provides essential insights on the SDN application designing and deployment in distributed datacenters. In this book, three key problems are discussed: SDN application designing, SDN deployment and SDN management.

This book demonstrates how to design the SDN-based request allocation application in distributed datacenters. It also presents solutions for SDN controller placement to deploy SDN in distributed datacenters. Finally, an SDN management system is proposed to guarantee the performance of datacenter networks which are covered and controlled by many heterogeneous controllers.

Researchers and practitioners alike will find this book a valuable resource for further study on Software Defined Networking.

Number of Illustrations and Tables

3 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

Topics

Communications Engineering, Networks

Computer Communication Networks

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Creating Web Applications with Go [repost]

Creating Web Applications with Go
Size: 972MB | Duration: 3h 59m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1024×768 15fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch
Genre: eLearning | Level: Intermediate | Language: English

This course introduces the Go language as a tool for solving practical problems; in this case, creating a web-application. It assumes that the user has a basic understanding of the language, but not much more. Over the span of the course, aspects of a complete web application are built with an eye on practical application of the language. Additionally, the course will be focused on the core Go libraries, as opposed to plug-ins. To that end, only two plugins are necessary: one to provide parameterized routes (a basic requirement for modern web applications), and a database driver to provide connectivity to a database (none of which are bundled in the Go core library).

Practical Applications In Sports Nutrition (4th edition) (Repost)

Practical Applications In Sports Nutrition (4th edition) By Heather Hedrick Fink, Alan E. Mikesky
2014 | 550 Pages | ISBN: 1284036693 | PDF | 36 MB

Revised and updated to keep pace with the growing changes in the field, the Fourth Edition of Practical Applications in Sports Nutrition provides students and practitioners with the latest sports nutrition information and dietary practices, and prepares them to assist athletes and fitness enthusiasts in achieving their personal performance goals. Early chapters provide an introduction to sports nutrition and give a thorough explanation of macronutrients, micronutrients, and water and their relation to athletic performance. Later chapters focus on the practical and applied aspects of sports nutrition including behavior change through consultations and weight management. Chapter 15 targets the unique nutrition requirements of special populations such as athletes who are pregnant, vegetarian, or have chronic diseases. The text concludes with a chapter dedicated to helping readers discover the pathway to becoming a sports dietitian through education and experience.
New to the Fourth Edition: * New discussion of sports nutritionists as evidence-based practitioners * Current MyPlate food group recommendations * Revised discussion of the relationship between current body weight and carbohydrate intake, as well as the types and the amounts of carbohydrates that should be consumed during exercise * New Food For Thought callouts identify related material in Sports Nutrition Workbook and Assessments * Updated statistics, guidelines, and regulations found throughout the text, including obesity statistics, carbohydrate intake and vitamin needs.

Medical Imaging in Clinical Applications: Algorithmic and Computer-Based Approaches

Medical Imaging in Clinical Applications: Algorithmic and Computer-Based Approaches
Springer | Engineering | July 5, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319337912 | 531 pages | pdf | 15.81 mb

Editors: Dey, Nilanjan, Bhateja, Vikrant, Hassanien, Aboul Ella (Eds.)

Presents the latest developments in the domain of bio-medical sensing, imaging, instrumentation, and its associated clinical applications
Focuses on key issues in terms of concepts, research, standards, implementations, running experiments and applications for diagnosis and treatment
Present various advancements in terms of novel computational methods, algorithms, measurements and instrumentation techniques

This volume comprises of 21 selected chapters, including two overview chapters devoted to abdominal imaging in clinical applications supported computer aided diagnosis approaches as well as different techniques for solving the pectoral muscle extraction problem in the preprocessing part of the CAD systems for detecting breast cancer in its early stage using digital mammograms. The aim of this book is to stimulate further research in medical imaging applications based algorithmic and computer based approaches and utilize them in real-world clinical applications. The book is divided into four parts, Part-I: Clinical Applications of Medical Imaging, Part-II: Classification and clustering, Part-III: Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) Tools and Case Studies and Part-IV: Bio-inspiring based Computer Aided diagnosis techniques.

Number of Illustrations and Tables

51 b/w illustrations, 118 illustrations in colour

Topics

Computational Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics)

Imaging / Radiology

Signal, Image and Speech Processing

Biomedical Engineering

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Polystyrene: Properties, Performance, and Applications

Polystyrene: Properties, Performance, and Applications (Materials Science and Technologies) by James E. Gray
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1612091172 | 188 pages | PDF | 9,7 MB

Polystyrene is a common thermoplastic polymer made from the aromatic monomer styrene with good formability. It is widely used in automotive, electrical and electronic connector systems. This book presents current research in the study of polystyrene, including polystyrene attrition during chemical engineering processes; the biodegradability of polystyrene; the role of adhesion mechanisms of particles on modified polypropylene; direct fluorination of polystyrene; the applications of polystyrene into various sensing platforms; electrospun polystyrene fibers and superhydrophobic surfaces and the synthesis of end-functionalized syndiotactic polystyrene.

Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

A. K. Haghi and Ajesh K. Zachariah, “Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications”
English | ISBN: 1926895193 | 2013 | 296 pages | PDF | 17 MB

Intended as a reference for basic and practical knowledge about the synthesis, characterization, and applications of nanotechnology for students, engineers, and researchers, this book focuses on the production of different types of nanomaterials and their applications, particularly synthesis of different types of nanomaterials, characterization of different types of nanomaterials, applications of different types of nanomaterials, including the nanocomposites.

Chris Johnson - The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography: Classic Tool, Universal Applications

Chris Johnson – The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography: Classic Tool, Universal Applications
2006 | ISBN: 0240807561 | English | 304 pages | PDF | 17 MB

The Practical Zone System: for Film and Digital Photography 4th edition is an updated version of what has become the classic book on the technique developed by Ansel Adams in the 1940’s. The zone system was designed to provide photographers with a precise and intuitive way to control the dynamic range of their negatives to produce printable results regardless of the contrast of the subjects they are shooting.

What Chris Johnson has done in this new edition is completely update his approach to teaching the zone system with new film/developer testing data and new illustrations and examples.

Most importantly, he has added an extensive new chapter that provides a detailed explanation for how the zone system’s conceptual approach and terminology can help digital photographers achieve the highest possible quality from digital image processes. The emphasis is on subjects that include: optimizing digital camera exposure, color management and a fine printing workflow.

Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Practical Applications

Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Practical Applications
Adis | Pharmacy | June 12, 2016 | ISBN-10: 981100790X | 203 pages | pdf | 4.28 mb

Authors: Demetzos, Costas

Provides a novel approach to understanding bio-inspired nanotechnological systems for pharmaceutical applications by correlating their physicochemical, biophysical and thermodynamic behaviours with those of a living organism
Appendices and detailed descriptions of techniques for practical applications act as an easy reference for the reader
Chapters on nanotoxicity, safety and regulation inform the reader on the approval process for nanotechnological systems as pharmaceutics

This textbook explains the fundamental aspects of nanotechnology and fills the gap between bio-inspired nanotechnological systems and functionality of living organisms, introducing new insights to their physicochemical, biophysical and thermodynamic behaviour.

Addressed to all those involved in recent advances in pharmaceutics, this book is divided in three major parts: Part A refers to the physicochemical and thermodynamics aspects of nanosystems, wherein their biophysical behaviour is correlated with that of the cells of living organisms; Part B refers to the application of nanotechnology in imaging, diagnostics and therapeutics; Part C is focused on issues regarding safety and nanotoxicity of nanosystems, and the regulatory framework that surrounds these. The text promotes the concept that biophysics, thermodynamics and nanotechnology are considered to be emerging tools that, when approached within regulatory boundaries, provide new and integrated knowledge for the production of new medicines.

Number of Illustrations and Tables

27 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour

Topics

Pharmaceutical Sciences / Technology

Pharmacy

Pharmacotherapy

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Digital Imaging for the Underwater Photographer: Computer Applications for Photo Enhancement and Presentation [Repost]

Jack Drafahl – Digital Imaging for the Underwater Photographer: Computer Applications for Photo Enhancement and Presentation
2005 | ISBN: 1584281677 | English | 219 pages | PDF | 7.3 MB

Designed to help the underwater photographer make a smooth transition to digital imaging, this handbook discusses how to digitally refine, correct, and enhance underwater photographs. The equipment necessary for digital imaging for underwater photography is explained, and includes a discussion on the essentials of scanning in order to develop underwater pictures. Along with extensive information on Adobe Photoshop and how it can be used to edit underwater pictures, this new edition features instructions on how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements, a more basic program geared toward beginning photographers. Images and screenshots have also been updated, and information on the best software plug-ins for underwater imaging using Adobe Photoshop is provided.

Flow Cytometry in Microbiology: Technology and Applications

Flow Cytometry in Microbiology: Technology and Applications by Martin G. Wilkinson
English | 2015 | ISBN: 191019011X | 230 pages | PDF | 12 MB

Flow cytometry is a powerful technique for the rapid analysis of single cells in a mixture. In microbiology, flow cytometry permits the reliable and rapid detection of single or multiple microbes and can provide information about their distribution within cell populations. Flow cytometry may also lead to a faster means of viability counting of microorganisms while, at the same time, enabling a better understanding of all bacterial cells within a given population. Specially adapted commercial cytometers for microbial detection are being developed. In this text, renowned contributors have brought together a wealth of experience demonstrating the power and limitations of flow cytometry as it currently stands in the field of microbiology. The book commences with an overview of flow cytometry by Professor Howard Shapiro, one of the most eminent scientists in the area of flow cytometry. Further chapters discuss: cytometry technology and applications in environmental biotechnology * microbial community fingerprinting * clinical microbiology * lactic acid bacteria * spore forming bacteria * yeasts and fungi * water analysis * chip-based cytometry assays. The final chapter describes the adoption of flow cytometry to routine water quality analysis in Switzerland and provides a fascinating case study of how this emerging microbial technology overcame technical, regulatory, and practical issues to become a standard rapid quality control methodology. The book provides a thorough description of flow cytometry and includes practical and up-to-date information aimed specifically at microbiologists.

Isotope Low-Dimensional Structures: Elementary Excitations and Applications (repost)

Isotope Low-Dimensional Structures: Elementary Excitations and Applications by Vladimir G. Plekhanov
English | ISBN: 3642286127 | 2012 | PDF | 103 pages | 3.5 MB

This Briefs volume describes the properties and structure of elementary excitations in isotope low-dimensional structures. Without assuming prior knowledge of quantum physics, the present book provides the basic knowledge needed to understand the recent developments in the sub-disciplines of nanoscience isotopetronics, novel device concepts and materials for nanotechnology. It is the first and comprehensive interdisciplinary account of the newly developed scientific discipline isotopetronics.