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Phytochemicals for Health presents the state of the art in the field of Phytochemicals. It highlights how, following the interactions of plants and the environment, an analytical approach for standardization and quality control is of fundamental importance to product quality control.Parts I and II cover the main problems relatied to natural products (plants, extraction, quantitative analysis, relationship with the surrounding environment). Part III presents the main classes of organic compounds identified and reported, and Part IV includes inorganic compounds. It also includes a chapter covering all the natural compounds that have become Active Principle Ingredients (API), highlighting next challenges.Phytochemicals for Health is a valuable tool for senior scientists working in natural products field interested in investigating the correlation between chemical profile and biological activity in order to obtain a product that is safe for human health.

Climate and Natural Hazard Risks is an in-depth examination of the physical, environmental, economic, and social impacts of climate change and natural hazards on vulnerable populations in different areas around the world. The authors open with the simple question "what is risk?," taking a detailed look at global trends and risk frameworks as they relate to climate change. From there, the chapters systematically review different hazards and their implications for risk and resilience (hurricanes, cyclones, flooding, extreme temperatures, food insecurity, earthquakes, tsunamis). The authors then delve into the latest research and data surrounding probabilistic hazard assessment and multi-hazard risk assessment. The book closes with a thoughtful discussion on resilience and the wide-reaching impacts of environmental transitions. Professionals working across climate change, environmental risk assessment, and disaster resilience will find much to consider in this thought-provoking text.

Bio-polymerized Sulfur for Sustainable Practice in Applied Sciences and Engineering examines new opportunities in Sustainable Chemistry by using renewable resources and sulfur as a building block for manufacturing sustainable functional materials that can be used in applied sciences and engineering practice. It also discusses bio-polymeric materials that are made from sulfur and renewable resources.Bio-polymerized Sulfur for Sustainable Practice in Applied Sciences and Engineering also outlines life cycle assessment studies, the sustainability of circular economy, sulfur, bio-polymeric materials, and bio-polymerized sulfur. Bio-polymerized Sulfur for Sustainable Practice in Applied Sciences and Engineering enables new options in using polymerized sulfur in the development of engineered products and to further sustainability.

Metal Cutting, Fifth Edition builds upon the classic work that has for decades been the go-to reference for individuals working in the area of metal cutting. This revised edition, divided into four parts, features an extensive new chapter on coated cutting tools and updated and expanded chapters on ceramic cutting tools and machinability. A discussion of wear mechanisms and their governing equations is included, as are updates on tool micro examination, use of the quick-stop method, and tool temperature determination. Each chapter begins with a comprehensive bullet point summary and contents. The book will be useful for those studying and teaching courses on metal cutting and machining processes at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels in universities as well as professional materials scientists and mechanical engineers in industrial manufacturing sectors centered on automotive and aerospace component production.

The only reference of its kind for this complex specialty, Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 13th Edition, offers unsurpassed depth and breadth of coverage-from the basic science underpinnings to the most recent developments in medical and surgical care. Three manageable volumes deliver must-know information for students, residents, and seasoned practitioners, with authoritative, up-to-date content in an intuitively organized, easy-to-read format featuring key points, quick-reference tables, and handy algorithms throughout. Features concise, practical chapters that help you find key information quickly. Includes new chapters on Personal and Professional Development for the Urologist, MRI Introduction, Occupational Health in Urology, Fundamentals of Intraoperative Patient Safety, Sutures and Suturing, Urethral Stricture Disease, Renal Transplantation, Surgical Management of Upper Urinary Tract Calculi, Prevention of Urinary Stone Disease, Male to Female Gender Affirming Surgery, and Special Considerations for Transmasculine Individuals. Covers hot topics such as new technologies in robotic urologic surgery; infections of the urinary tract; neoplasms of the testis; benign prostatic hyperplasia; urologic evaluation of the child; urinary lithiasis; inflammatory and pain conditions of the male genitourinary tract; cutaneous diseases of the external genitalia; and more. Incorporates current AUA/EAU guidelines in each chapter as appropriate. Updates all chapters with new content, new advances, current readings and references, and best practices. Features more than 175 video clips, including all-new lectures that accompany select chapters. Serves as the cornerstone title for the Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology product suite, which includes the Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology Review and the Campbell-Walsh-Wein Handbook of Urology. Written and edited by key opinion leaders in urology, with four new associate editors who contribute additional knowledge and expertise on essential changes in the field. Chapters serve as the source material for an all-new podcast series, Campbell's Urology: Expert Insights, found on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date. ·         Updates (2 per year for lifecycle of the edition)·         Create clinical overviews to appear online only and for CK·         Lectures to accompany a selection of chapters·         4 new associate editors adding to the experts in the field including first female editor for this title·         Expanded content around new technologies and robotic urologic surgery

Designed to provide unparalleled board preparation and review, Comprehensive Self-Assessment in Infectious Disease: Questions and Answers also helps ID clinicians increase and test their knowledge of both common and rare infectious diseases. This essential review tool offers 675 questions and answers in a style that mimics core ID exams, and is the ideal companion to Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition.Provides 14 quizzes of approximately 50 multiple-choice questions each, with explanations for both correct and incorrect answers.Covers the full spectrum of infectious disease, including areas frequently covered on the boards: respiratory infections, including COVID-19; tropical diseases; clinically-relevant microbiology and ID pharmacology; HIV and antiretroviral therapy; infections in immunocompromised hosts; dermatologic manifestations of ID; infection mimics; infection control and prevention; and more.Includes test-taking tips that ensure your maximum retention of information and best performance on examsAn eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date. Companion review volume also available: Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition [978-0-323-88185-2]

Helps to prepare you for success on the ARRT advanced certification examination for computed tomography. This text offers you a content review in outline format of the three areas on the exam: patient care, imaging procedures, and physics/instrumentation.

Broad coverage of topics in radiologic science, including radiologic physics, imaging, radiobiology, and radiation protection. Special topics include mammography, fluoroscopy, spiral computed tomography, and cardiovascular interventional procedures. Strong pedagogy, including objectives, key terms, outlines, chapter introductions and summaries helps students organize information and ensure that they understand what is most important in every chapter. Quick reference information, including formulas, conversion tables, abbreviations, etc. provides easy access to frequently used information End-of-chapter questions, including definition exercises, short answer, and calculations, offer students an opportunity for review. Key terms are bolded and defined at first mention in the text. Each bolded key term is included in an expanded glossary. This feature helps ensure students understand key terms as they are used in discussions of important concepts. Math formulas highlighted in special color boxes. Important "concepts boxes," highlighted by "penguin" icons. Evolve ancillaries include instructor resources (image collection, test bank with more than 900 questions, and PowerPoint chapter lectures of ~300 slides) and student resources (answers to challenge questions, answers to workbook questions, math tutor answer key, image collection, student review questions, lab videos (new) Updated to reflect the latest ARRT guidelines - including latest released shielding guidelines Student Lab Exercise' videos on the Evolve site to help students understand complicated experiments Streamlined physics and math sections with a targeted focus on necessary content that ensures student technologists are prepared to take the ARRT exam and have the background they need to perform well in the clinical environment.

Water Footprints: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals serves as a comprehensive resource for professors, students, researchers, water resources planners, and managers working on natural science and engineering, addressing critical issues related to water footprints and their impact on environmental sustainability goals, especially the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Edited by global experts in the field, this book delves into the intricacies of water usage, offering a detailed exploration of its environmental impacts. By incorporating unique case studies and practical applications in every chapter, this book adopts a holistic approach to water use, integrating perspectives from environmental science, agriculture, and engineering. This interdisciplinary approach aims to present sustainable solutions to the growing challenge of ecological constraints while contributing to the achievement of the UN SDGs. Moreover, it addresses current management and policy concerns, highlighting the need for updated governance measures, particularly in light of international frameworks like the UNFCCC Paris Agreement.

The Role of Green and Transition Finance in Achieving Carbon Neutrality and SustainableEnergy offers a thorough yet accessible exploration of a vital, often overlooked aspect of the energy transition. Authored by leading experts, this book is organized into three sections: fundamentals of green and transition finance, their role in achieving carbon neutrality and ESG goals, and the policies that drive the energy transition.Readers will gain insights into financial instruments and mechanisms influencing global financial markets and the energy sector, focusing on ESG factors. This book covers strategies that support sustainable, green, and net-zero innovations and includes diverse tools, case studies, and global perspectives to help readers design policies, model outcomes, and track progress.From foundational theory to complex, country-level case studies, this book is an essential guide for students, policymakers, and researchers in energy and financial markets. Written in clear, policy-oriented language, it suits readers from diverse backgrounds.

Quantum chemistry requires ever higher computational performance, with more and more sophisticated and dedicated Python scripts being required to solve challenging problems. Although resources for basic use of Python are widely (and often freely) available online and in literature, truly cohesive materials for advanced Python programming skills are lacking.Qiming Sun, a developer of the popular Python package PySCF, provides a comprehensive, end-to-end practical resource for researchers and engineers who have basic Python programming experiences chiefly in computational chemistry but want to take their use of the software forwards to the next level, the book provides an insightful exploration of Numpy, Pandas, and other data analysis tools. Readers will learn how to manage their Python computational projects in a professional way, with various tools and protocols for computational chemistry research and general scientific computing tasks exhibited and analysed from a technical perspective. Multiple programming paradigms including object-oriented, functional, meta-programming, dynamic, concurrent, and vector-oriented are illustrated in various technology scenarios allowing readers to properly use them to enhance their program projects. Readers will also learn how to use the presented optimization technologies to speed up their Python applications, even to the level as fast as a native C++ implementation. The applications of these technologies are then demonstrated using quantum chemistry Python applications.Python for Quantum Chemistry: A Full Stack Programming Guide is written primarily for graduate students, researchers and software engineers working primarily in the fields of theoretical chemistry, computational chemistry, condensed matter physics, material modelling, molecular simulations, and quantum computing.

Geoheritage: Assessment, Protection, and Management, Second Edition provides a comprehensive exploration of geoheritage, beginning with an introduction to geodiversity and progressing to the characterisation of in situ and ex situ geoheritage, its protection and sustainable use. It also offers advanced concepts and methodologies for site assessment, mapping, conservation, visualisation and management and features 12 case studies spanning five continents.Authored by 75 experts from 22 countries, this edition includes nearly 200 figures and maps. New chapters expand the scope of the first edition to address geoheritage’s links to biodiversity, climate change, natural hazards, ecosystem services, education and cities.This essential resource is perfect for geoscientists and students in the fields of geodiversity, geoheritage, geoconservation and geotourism, as well as professionals involved in nature conservation, protected areas and geoparks.

Learn the latest approaches to orthodontic diagnosis and treatment! Contemporary Orthodontics, Seventh Edition provides an evidence-based guide to the stages of growth and development, diagnosis, treatment planning, and current treatment techniques. Coverage includes biomechanics and the mechanical principles in orthodontic force control, along with a discussion of contemporary orthodontic appliances and the treatment of malocclusion and dentofacial deformity. Illustrated case studies help you more easily apply concepts to practice. Written by an experienced team of orthodontic specialists led by Henry W. Fields Jr., Brent E. Larson, and David M. Sarver, this is the go-to orthodontics text and reference for dental students, general dentists, and orthodontic residents and specialists. NEW! Content updates include current discussions of scientific evidence, informed consent, AI, two new chapters on clear tray aligners, OSA-related issues, and technology applied to orthognathic surgery planning and treatmentNEW! More than 200 updated photos and illustrations demonstrate new techniques and technologies, increasing the total number of images in the book to nearly 2,000Comprehensive coverage provides detailed information on principles of growth and development, diagnosis with helpful checklists,treatment planning with more guidance, and current treatment proceduresCoverage of topics included on the INBDE prepares you for the examinationClear writing style and logical organization makes difficult topics easier to understand. Case studies with photographs and illustrations highlight and reinforce key concepts in the treatment of complex problems in both children and adultsFocus on three major areas of dentistry includes: 1) the principles of growth and development that underlie the clinical practice of dentistry for children, 2) the application of those principles in diagnosis and treatment planning for children and adults, and 3) basic orthodontic treatment methodsEnhanced eBook version is included with every new print purchase, featuring access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Master the use of dental materials with this all-in-one guide to restorative materials and procedures! Craig's Restorative Dental Materials, Fifteenth Edition, addresses the fundamental concepts and skills needed to understand the science behind dental materials and their appropriate selection when designing and fabricating restorations. It begins with fundamentals and moves on to advanced skills in the manipulation of dental materials, providing insight on the latest advances and research along the way. From an expert author team, this comprehensive resource is considered to be the standard in the field of dental restorative materials. NEW! Dedicated chapter covers the principles of adhesion and adhesivesNEW! Current photos highlight the latest advances in digital technology in dentistryNEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features key topics videos for each chapter and INBDE-style clinical cases, plus digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloudComprehensive coverage ranges from fundamental concepts to advanced skills, detailing everything you need to know to select appropriate dental materials when designing and fabricating restorationsClear, focused approach provides an essential understanding of the fast-changing field of restorative dental materialsMore than 300 full-color illustrations show clinical detail with clarity and realismLogical organization arranges chapters by major clinical procedures· NEW! Chapter on the principles of adhesion and adhesives· NEW! Photos highlighting the advances in digital technology in dentistry.· NEW! Short videos highlighting the key topics on each chapter.· UPDATED! Electronic resources including PPT files for instructors and board-exam-style clinical cases with discussion topics.

Design and Application of Intelligent Thermally Conductive Materials is a current, comprehensive, reference resource, providing information on the structure, design, and application of these newly developed materials in various contexts, together with an analysis of future trends and applications. The author presents a detailed description of the application of these intelligent materials to a wide range of uses, and also of their particular importance in the development and application of advanced chips. It provides postgraduates and senior undergraduates with an essential overview of thermal conductivity, from which to appreciate the descriptions of intelligent thermal conductivity.For all readers, including researchers, industry professionals, and technicians in the field, chapters on the structure, design, development and performance of intelligent thermal conductive materials provide essential information. While the potential future demand for these materials is enormous, the author indicates where developmental, technical, and production bottlenecks may occur. The possible use of intelligent thermal conductive materials in a wide range of contexts is discussed, together with their potential for energy saving and resource conservation.

Electrochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for researchers, practitioners, and students in the field of electrochemistry, organic chemistry, and organometallic chemistry. The book addresses growing interest in the use of electrochemical methods for the synthesis, characterization, and functionalization of organic and organometallic compounds. It provides the principles and applications of electrochemistry in the context of organic and organometallic compounds, covering topics such as electrochemical synthesis and functionalization, characterization techniques, and applications in areas such as energy storage and catalysis.Sections provide practical examples, guidance, and the tools and knowledge needed to effectively use electrochemical methods for the synthesis and modification of organic and organometallic compounds. The book includes the latest advances in electrochemistry, how to apply these to the synthesis and modification of organic and organometallic compounds, as well as practical guidance on the use of electrochemical techniques.

Digital Twin and Blockchain for Sensor Networks in Smart Cities explores how digital twins and blockchain can be used in the functioning of the smart city. The book is divided into five sections. Section 1 focuses on the fundamental concepts of blockchain and digital twin for sensor networks in the smart cities, while section 2 describes their promising applications for managing the regular operations and services. Sections 3 and 4 deal with their applications for safe and healthy cities, respectively. The last section covers other promising applications and future perspectives of blockchain and digital twin in the urban environment.Big data from wireless sensor networks in the smart city can be integrated to accommodate the exchanging of real-time data between citizens, governments, and organizations. Blockchain technology can provide high security for large communications and transactions between many stakeholders in smart cities. Digital twins provide the use of physical models/wireless sensor networks/historical data of city operation to integrate big information under multi-discipline, multi-physical quantities, multi-scale, and multi-probability conditions.

Knowledge Graph-Based Methods for Automated Driving offers sought-after, specialized know-how for a wide range of readers both in academia and industry on the use of graphs as knowledge representation techniques which, when compared to other relational models, provide a number of advantages for data-driven applications like automated driving tasks. The machine learning pipeline presented in this volume incorporates a variety of auxiliary information, including logic rules, ontology-informed workflows, simulation outcomes, differential equations, and human input, with the resulting operational framework being more reliable, secure, efficient as well as sustainable.Case studies and other practical discussions exemplify these methods’ promising and exciting prospects for the maturation of scalable solutions with potential to transform transport and logistics worldwide.