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Helps readers to understand the current status in the field of waste management, as well as the research taking place. Technical topics discussed in the book include municipal solid waste management; recycling of WEEE; waste to industrially important product like lignin and cellulose; and polymer and plastic recycling.

Provides an overview of results of the DOTSEVEN EU research project, and as such focusses on key material developments for mm-Wave Device Technology. This volume provides a detailed description of the obtained research results in process development, device simulation, compact device modeling, experimental characterization, reliability, (sub-)mm-wave circuit design and systems.

Research in information, communications and signal processing has brought about new services, applications and functions in a large number of fields which include consumer electronics, biomedical devices and defence. This volume aims to give students, researchers, and engineers information pertaining to recent advances in these fields.

Over the past few decades, wireless access networks have evolved extensively to support the tremendous growth of consumer traffic. This superlative growth of data consumption has come about due to several reasons, such as evolution of the consumer devices, the types of telephone and smartphone being used, convergence of services, digitisation of economic transactions, tele-education, telemedicine, m-commerce, virtual reality office, social media, e-governance, e-security, to name but a few.Not only has the society transformed to a digital world, but also the expectations from the services provided have increased many folds. The last mile/meters of delivery of all e-services is now required to be wireless. It has always been known that wireless links are the bottleneck to providing high data rates and high quality of service. Several wireless signalling and performance analysis techniques to overcome the hurdles of wireless channels have been developed over the last decade, and these are fuelling the evolution of 4G towards 5G. Evolution of Air Interface Towards 5G attempts to bring out some of the important developments that are contributing towards such growth.

Green Engineering will publish original, high quality, peer-reviewed research papers and review articles dealing with environmentally safe engineering including their systems. The goal is to promote environmentally safe engineering by utilizing various modeling approaches, but especially transdisciplinary approach between various disciplines of engineering, as well as, other disciplines e.g., social sciences. Of particular interest are papers that reflect recent development and application of modeling tools as well as innovative solutions in the field of environmentally safe engineering. Aims and Scope: Green Engineering will publish original, high quality, peer-reviewed research papers and review articles dealing with environmentally safe engineering including their systems. Paper submission is solicited on: Theoretical and numerical modeling of environmentally safe electrical engineering devices and systems Simulation of performance of innovative energy supply systems including renewable energy systems, as well as energy harvesting systems Modeling and optimization of human environmentally conscientiousness environment (especially related to electromagnetics and acoustics) Modeling and optimization of applications of engineering sciences and technology to medicine and biology Advances in modeling including optimization, product modeling, fault detection and diagnostics, inverse models Advances in software and systems interoperability, validation and calibration techniques. Simulation tools for sustainable environment (especially electromagnetic, and acoustic) Experiences on teaching environmentally safe engineering (including applications of engineering sciences and technology to medicine and biology) All these topics may be addressed from a global scale to a microscopic scale, and for different phases during the life cycle.

Aims: Provides an in-depth and holistic view of security and solutions from practical to theoretical aspects.Covering topics that are equally valuable for practitioners as well as those new in the field. Scope: This journal covers security issues in cyber space and solutions thereof. As cyber space has moved towards the wireless/mobile world, issues in wireless/mobile communications will also be published. The publication will take a holistic view. Some example topics are: security in mobile networks, security and mobility optimization, cyber security, cloud security, Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine technologies.

Highlights the underpinning fundamentals of Condition-Based Maintenance related conceptual ideas, an overall idea of preventive maintenance, the economic impact and technical solution. The core of this book covers the outcome of the Cyber-Physical System based Proactive Collaborative Maintenance project, also known as MANTIS.

In dealing with the IUCN, one must bear in mind that there never has been, and undoubtedly never will be, any other organization even remotely resembling it. This book investigates IUCN's role in global biodiversity conservation policy as well as in national program development in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Presents recent advances in the fields of ciliary investigation, manipulation, emulation, mimesis and modelling from key researchers in their fields. The goal is to explain the state-of-the-art in cilia bioengineering and bio-computation in a uniquely creative, accessible manner, to encourage further transdisciplinary work in the field.

The aim of this book is to provide a platform to readers through which they can access the applications of 'Internet of Things' in the Automotive field. Internet of Things in Automotive Industries and Road Safety provides the basic knowledge of the modules with interfacing, along with the programming. Several examples for rapid prototyping are included, this to make the readers understand about the concept of IoT. The book comprises of ten chapters for designing different independent prototypes for the automotive applications, and it would be beneficial for the people who want to get started with hardware based project prototypes. The text is based on the practical experience of the authors built up whilst undergoing projects with students and industry. Technical topics discussed in the book include:Role of IoT in automotive industriesArduino and its interfacing with I/O devicesTi Launch Pad and its interfacing with I/O devicesNodeMCU and its interfacing with I/O devicesSerial Communication with Arduino and NodeMCU

Describes CONASENSE within the broad platform of the CTIF Global Capsule (CGC) covering future technologies and its enablers, smart cities, telemedicine, crowd computing, satellite, unmanned air vehicles, cooperative wireless sensor network, remotely piloted aircraft system, network neutrality as well as virtual business model.

Presents recent advances in software architecture and tools to support such complex systems, enabling the design of embedded computing devices which are able to deliver high-performance whilst guaranteeing the application required timing bounds.

Tunnel FET (TFET) devices have been explored mostly in digital circuits, showing promising results for ultra-low power and energy efficient circuit applications. In this book, the TFET is explored as an alternative technology for ultra-low power and voltage conversion and management circuits, suitable for weak energy harvesting (EH) sources.

Chlamydiae are a group of obligate intracellular microorganisms with a homogeneous group-specific antigenic structure, and a unique mode of development. The infections caused by them are unprecedented and wide-spread throughout the world, including a broad range of hosts among domestic and animal species and humans, and a variety of clinical manifestations. The uniqueness of chlamydia pathology consists mainly in the fact that the agents of the individual diseases are so close in their biological properties that they are represented only by the single genus Chlamydia, which includes all currently recognized species.Although chlamydiae and chlamydial infections were discovered a long time ago, they are still under-researched and relatively unknown to broad circles of microbiologists, virologists, epidemiologists and clinicians. A number of issues relating to molecular biology, pathogenesis, mechanisms of Chlamydia development and their interactions with cells, as well as their genetic conditioning and regulation, remain unclear. The same is true for ambiguities, problems and contradictions related to epidemiology, diagnostic approaches, immunity and vaccines. Based on scientific facts and the analysis of literature, and the experience of the author, Chlamydiae and Chlamydial Infections attempts to shed light on the cited problems, in terms of modern microbiology, cell biology and molecular biology. The scientific topics discussed include:* Biological, morphological and antigenic properties of Chlamydia spp* Genes, genomic structure and genetic regulations* Conventional diagnostic methods and examinations* Detection and differentiation of Chlamydia organisms by DNA detection systems* Clinical forms and manifestations and drug therapy* Pathology* Epidemiological peculiarities of Chlamydia - induced diseases in animals and humans* Immunity and vaccines

The General Data Protection Regulation is the latest, and one of the most stringent, regulations regarding Data Protection to be passed into law by the European Union. Fundamentally, it aims to protect the Rights and Freedoms of all the individuals included under its terms; ultimately the privacy and security of all our personal data. This requirement for protection extends globally, to all organisations, public and private, wherever personal data is held, processed, or transmitted concerning any EU citizen. Cyber Security is at the core of data protection and there is a heavy emphasis on the application of encryption and state of the art technology within the articles of the GDPR. This is considered to be a primary method in achieving compliance with the law. Understanding the overall use and scope of Cyber Security principles and tools allows for greater efficiency and more cost effective management of Information systems.GDPR and Cyber Security for Business Information Systems is designed to present specific and practical information on the key areas of compliance to the GDPR relevant to Business Information Systems in a global context.

Wireless Power Transfer is the second edition of a well received first book, which published in 2012. It represents the state-of-the-art at the time of writing, and addresses a unique subject of great international interest in terms of research. Most of the chapters are contributed by the main author, though as in the first edition several chapters are contributed by other authors. The authors of the various chapters are experts in their own right on the specific topics within wireless energy transfer. Compared to the first edition, this new edition is more comprehensive in terms of the concepts discussed, and the range of current industrial applications which are presented, such as those of magnetic induction. From the eleven chapters of the first edtion, this second edition has expanded to twenty chapters. More chapters on the theoretical foundations and applications have been included. This new edition also contains chapters which deal with techniques for reducing power losses in wireless power transfer systems. In this regard, specific chapters discuss impedance matching methods, frequency splitting and how to deploy systems based on frequency splitting. A new chapter on multi-dimensional wireless power transfer has also been added. The design of wireless power transfer systems based on bandpass filtering approach has been included, in addition to the two techniques using couple mode theory and electronic circuits. The book has retained chapters on how to increase efficiency of power conversion and induction, and also how to control the power systems. Furthermore, detailed techniques for power relay, including applications, which were also discussed in the first edition, have been updated and kept. The book is written in a progressive manner, with a knowledge of the first chapters making it easier to understand the later chapters. Most of the underlying theories covered in the book are clearly relevant to inductive near field communications, robotic control, robotic propulsion techniques, induction heating and cooking and a range of mechatronic systems.

The New Global Business model (NEWGIBM) book describes the background, theory references, case studies, results and learning imparted by the NEWGIBM project, whichis supported by ICT, to a research group during the period from 2005-2011. The book is a result of the efforts and the collaborative work between SMEs, consultancies and researchers across various lines of business, competences and research domains. The book commences with a theoretical discussion of the business model and its innovationliterature and explains how this was a collaborative study by researchers from three Danish Universities. The book continues by describing, analyzing and showing how NEWGIBM was implemented in SMEs in different industrial companies/networks. Based on this effort, the researchers try to describe and analyze the current context, experience of NEWGIBM and finally the emerging scenarios of NEWGIBM.The NEWGIBM book serves as a part of the final evaluation and documentation of the NEWGIBM project and is supported by results from the following projects: M-commerce, Global Innovation, Global Ebusiness & M-commerce, The Blue Ocean project, International Center for Innovation and Women in Business, NEFFICS, which providedinformation about the innovating business models funded by Ministry of Science and Innovation Denmark, Ministry of Economics Denmark, EU Social Fund, EU KASK program and EU 7 Framework program Internet of Things. This book adds new knowledge to the global business models based on ICT.

Provides a broad overview of various topics related to the Internet of Things, from research and development priorities to enabling technologies, architecture, security, privacy, interoperability and industrial applications. The book presents global views and state of the art results on the challenges facing the research, development and deployment of IoT at the global level.

Presents state-of-the-art results in services and service architectures based on designs for the future internet and related emerging networks. The discussions include technology issues, key services, business models, and security. The work describes important trends and directions.

The world's ever-increasing need for fresh water has led to the use of non-conventional sources such as rain and fog water collection. Although rain water collection is relatively simple, the supply is often erratic. Passive fog water collection has been used in several parts of the world but is only relevant to certain geographical locations. Dew occurrence, however, is far more widespread, can form in most climates and geographic settings, show high frequency and prevalence throughout the year. During the past 20 years, dew collection has therefore been investigated as a serious supplemental source of fresh water. Dew Water offers a thorough review of dew, its formation characteristics and potential for dew collection, for audiences that include policy-makers, non-governmental organizations involved in development aid and sustainable development, engineers, urban planners, researchers and students.After providing a background on atmospheric water, humid air, and sky and materials emissivity, the book deals with dew formation and its estimation with a focus on the use of meteorological data. Dew measurement techniques are reviewed and discussed as well as dew collection by passive means. Computational fluid dynamics technique is described for better design of dew collectors. Dew quality (chemistry, biology) is assessed in view of potable water quality. Costs and economic aspects are also considered.

Provides a comprehensive and in-depth look at the development of various optical connectivity technologies which are making an impact on the building of data centres. The technologies span from short range connectivity, as low as 100 meters with multi-mode fibre (MMF) links inside data centers, to long distances of hundreds of kilometers with single-mode fibre (SMF) links between data centres.

Covers the issues related to corporate social responsibility in management and engineering in a context where organisations are facing. This book looks to contribute to the exchange of experiences and perspectives about the state of the research related to CSR, as well as the future direction of this field of research.

In recent years, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted, both in industry and academia, towards the behavioral modeling, evaluation and prediction of the hypothalamus pituitary thyroid system.Thyroid Systems Engineering targets an optimal treatment of people suffering from thyroid hormone disorders. The content is motivated by in-depth observations of such patients whose rich data supported the theoretical framework arising from formal mathematical reasoning, guided by the nature of thyroid physiology. Leveraging on the insights emerging from the unique combination of an electrical engineer working with a clinical thyroidologist, and both being scientists skilled in mathematics, the authors introduce this new discipline and field of scientific investigation aptly designated as Thyroid Systems Engineering.Readers will discover that mathematics can indeed model the behavior of the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis. Focused on modeling, each of the eighteen chapters gives the reader a notion of the application of relevant mathematics to pertinent issues encountered in mainstream thyroidology. Many cellular processes resemble the flux of variables and states in a complex multi-parameter space through time analogous to current flow in electrical networks. It is then logical to apply the principles and physical laws of electrodynamics, electrical network theory, control systems theory and signal theory to many of the biological phenomena encountered in endocrinology. Such an approach is used liberally throughout the book and successfully yields elegant solutions to a number of models presented within.This book can serve as a reference to mathematical modeling in other aspects of endocrine physiology, and as the starting point for a fundamental course in medical modeling. It will appeal to postgraduates in electrical engineering, academic physicians and biomedical researchers. Further, readers equipped with advanced calculus, electrical network theory, control theory and signal theory should be able to follow the mathematical expositions that describe thyrotropic control. They represent a new discipline based on mathematical modeling in physiology applicable to medical diagnostics, measurement and treatment to cooperate in the clinical team and realize an optimized treatment for patients.