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The battery management system (BMS) optimizes the efficiency of batteries under allowable conditions and prevents serious failure modes. This book focuses on critical BMS techniques, such as battery modeling; estimation methods for state of charge, state of power and state of health; battery charging strategies; active and passive balancing methods; and thermal management strategies during the entire lifecycle. It also introduces functional safety and security-related design for BMS, and discusses potential future technologies, like digital twin technology.

The scientists'ability to design and synthesize new genes and so the novel proteins is the most exciting progress made in the field of molecular biology about 35 years back. The gene and protein engineering has virtually transformed the stream of life sciences. It is now possible to change a protein by replacing and removing the existing or adding new amino acid residues. Even, two or more proteins can be fused together to form a new hybrid protein. In recent times, due to enormous development in genetic engineering and high-throughput technologies, protein engineering and its applications have become significantly important and popular. This field has grown and continues to grow rapidly. This volume represents an excellent collection of articles to help the readers catch up with the latest advancements made in the field of gene and protein engineering. Although, the temptation in compiling and finalizing this volume was to concentrate on applications, the basic technical introduction to the subject is also provided. The topics covered in this volume include: o Current advancements in next generation sequencing o Engineered small RNA for gene regulation and therapyo Micro RNAs as potential biomarkers for toxicity diagnosis in body o Apoptosis and genes involved in ito Gene expression profiling for cancer diagnosiso Characterization of craniosynostosis in Asian Indian children o Craniosynostosis and genetic engineeringo Recent trends in genetic engineering based fungal disease resistance in cropso Gene therapy for correcting birth defects and neurological disorderso Loop-mediated isothermal amplification and its alternatives in plant diagnosis approaches o Genetic engineering of citrus for useful agronomic traitso Production and industrial applications of genetically engineered xylanases o Proteomics study using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry o Protein engineering strategies for enzyme designo Production of recombinant therapeutic proteins in yeasto Rational design of fully mouse to fully monoclonal antibodies for immunotherapy o Peroxynitrite modified antigen as biomarker in systemic lupus erythematosuso Review on nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics o Genomic technologies for reducing the ant nutrients in legumes o Structural and molecular features of L-Tyrosine's enzyme The volume 5 contains 20 chapters from 53 researchers and/or academicians representing 9 nations, namely China, India, Iran, Mexico, Oman, Switzerland, Taiwan, U.K. and United States of America giving an overview of the various research activities being carried out in different parts of the world in the field of Gene and Protein Engineering.

The influence of modern techniques on different branches of microbiology such as agriculture, environment, industrial, medical, etc. has been tremendous. The major aspect of modern techniques has been on better understanding of the inherent nature of enzymes, thereby, opening new vistas to alter their native characteristics, like catalytic activity, substrate specificity and heat and pH stability. The plethora of scientific information available has also led to better understanding of folding and denaturation mechanisms of proteins. The present volume covers these and many other developments made in the fields of microbiology and biotechnology in recent past for the benefit of under graduates, post graduates and research scholars doing course work in colleges, universities and research centers. Topics being covered in this volume are: oMolecular biology of microbial polygalacturonases oLipase/esterase-catalyzed synthesis of aliphatic polyesters oPhysiological and biotechnological applications of proteolysis enzymes oMolecular engineering for microbial lipases with organic solvents tolerance oImproving microbial xylanases for commercial applications oAdvances in applications and future prospects of microbial exopolysaccharides oPhosphate regulation in the antibiotic-producers streptomycete oBacterial adrenergic receptor kinesis for host-pathogen cross talk oCurrent research and future directions on biofilms in chronic wounds oPeptide antibiotics of haloarchaea as an alternative to clinical antibiotics oMechanisms behind the establishment of coagulate negative Staphylococci as successful nosocomial pathogens oRecent advances and challenges in microbial biotechnology oIndustrial applications of microbial biotechnology oBiotechnological properties of autochthonous yeasts in winemaking oSynthesis and applications of microalgae bibfuls oExploring bacteria as potential bio-fertilizers for agricultural crops oMarine entophytic fungi productivity oSynergistic effects of proboscis and prebiotics on human health oFood grade microbial pigments oBiosurfactant based production of Bacillus and Pseudomonas bio-control agents oBiochemical routes for biogas production and controlling factors This volume contains 21 chapters from 58 researchers and/or academicians representing 6 nations, namely Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Spain and United States of America giving an overview of the various research activities being carried out in different parts of the world on Microbial Biotechnology.

Geological Formation Names of China (1866—2000) is the only catalogue on stratigraphic nomenclature for China in the world to keep two writing types (Wade-Giles Romanization and Chinese Phonetic Alphabet) so as to provide convenience for domestic and overseas readers. The catalogue is intended for specialists and graduates in Geosciences and Stratigraphy. Shouxin Zhang (1927 —2006) was stratigrapher and research professor at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Since their origin in the Early Cambrian, the bivalve molluscs have evolved a remarkable variety of forms that reflect their diverse habits through the Phanerozoic Eon. The thirty papers in this volume represent the proceedings of an international symposium on the paleobiology and evolution of the bivalves held at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Drumheller, Canada, from September 29 through October 2, 1995. An international group of authors, representing a dozen countries, draw on diverse aspects of both fossil and living bivalves, including their forms, functional morphology, morphogenesis, taphonomy, shell microstructure, cladistic relationships, biostratigraphic distributions, and molecular sequences. The result is an authoritative and comprehensive collection of studies dedicated to Dr. Norman D. Newell, an eminent paleontologist whose ongoing contributions to the study of bivalve evolution spans six decades. With more than 200 illustrations and a foreword by renowned paleobiologist and author Stephen Jay Gould, Bivalves: An Eon of Evolution presents a broad spectrum of current research on fossil and living bivalves.