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This is a new, three-volume edition of an anonymous Elizabethan history play that has intrigued Shakespeare scholars for more than a century. Using modern computer softwares to degrain and magnify the text, Michael Egan resolves many of the transcription difficulties presented by the handwritten MS to produce the most authoritative edition yet available. A set of Text and Variorum Notes meticulously records the variant readings of previous editors and provides relevant citations from contemporary sources and other analytic comments to clarify the play's meanings, concerns and thematic preoccupations. Among other features of this edition are an original conclusion in the Elizabethan manner (some lines of the MS's final scene are missing), a book-length Introduction proving that Shakespeare wrote the play, and a l00-page supplement detailing over 1,600 echoes and parallels with the Collected Works. Other sections examine 1 Richard II's textual history from 1870–present, outline its historical background and include selections from the writings of those critics who have discussed the work in detail. This work is a must for every Shakespearean collection.

The widespread unrest in many parts of the world has raised many new challenges for those involved in the protection of critical infrastructure. This book, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Response to Terrorist Attacks, presents material from the NATO Advanced Research Workshop of the same name, held from 23-25 October 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. The workshop covered the issue of protecting critical infrastructure in full, and suggested ways to protect critical infrastructure objects from attacks of various kinds. The aim of the workshop was to aggregate the knowledge and experience of specialists and other interested parties directly involved in conducting or developing methods of protecting critical infrastructure from terrorist or other hostile attack. Experts from Ukraine, Turkey, Poland, and other NATO member and partner countries invited to attend, shared their experiences and explained the use of innovative computer modeling methods and technologies to solve the problems of protecting critical infrastructure and increasing its resilience to explosions caused by hostile attack. In addition, training to enhance psychological resistance to terrorist and military hostilities in order to minimize the risks of potential emergencies at critical infrastructure facilities was also proposed. The book outlines the development of the new competencies, knowledge, and skills required for an effective response to hostile attacks on critical infrastructure facilities, and will be of interest to all those working in the field of protecting critical infrastructure.

•Beneficial to residents, fellows of radiology, and practicing radiologists in their day-to-day work. •Detailed content covering tremendous conditions, in this manner giving the reader a chunk of wealthy information of the subject. •Most up-to-date information covering a wide range of maladies. •Integrates fundamental concepts and updated logical as well as medical-related information of radiology. •Includes high-quality figures, tables, flowcharts, and photos to make strides in the learning of the reader.

This new edition presents a state-of-the-art exploration of polarized light and polarization vision. Part I of the book examines polarization sensitivity across many animal taxa, including invertebrates and vertebrates, and it details both terrestrial and aquatic life. Part II is devoted to the description of environmental polarization with implications to animal and human polarization vision. This includes underwater polarization, polarization signals, sky-polarimetric Viking navigation and astronomical polarization. This part also examines polarized light pollution induced by anthropogenic factors, such as reflection off asphalt surfaces, glass panes, car bodies, and other man-made structures that are now known to form ecological traps for polarotactic insects. The new edition features a number of novelties, including chapters on trilobites, springtails, bats, seals, imaging polarimetry, and astronomical polarization.

Cet ouvrage propose aux étudiants de revoir l'essentiel du vocabulaire anglais. Une première partie de révisions permettra à chacun de se réapproprier les bases, et un appendix récapitule les verbes irréguliers et les symboles phonétiques. Chaque chapitre comprend une leçon, des exemples illustrés, et des exercices corrigés afin de leur permettre d'aborder la langue anglaise avec davantage de facilité et d'aboutir à une compréhension plus développée de ces bases qui sont nécessaires. Un lexique en fin de parcours récapitule le vocabulaire utilisé, et fournit une liste non-exhaustive de vocabulaire utile à connaître pour le niveau B1. Des QR Codes renvoient à des audios pour travailler la prononciation. Il s'adresse aux étudiants et étudiantes qui souhaitent se remettre à niveau sur quelques points de vocabulaire essentiels en anglais au début de leur parcours dans le supérieur.

There have been several advancements made in high-throughput protein technologies creating immense possibilities for studying proteomics on a large scale. Researchers are exploring various proteomic techniques to unravel the mystery of plant stress tolerance mechanisms. Plant Proteomics: Implications in Growth, Quality Improvement, and Stress Resilience introduces readers to techniques and methodologies of proteomics and explains different physiological phenomena in plants and their responses to various environmental cues and defense mechanisms against pathogens. The main emphasis is on research involving applications of proteomics to understand different aspects of the life cycle of plant species including dormancy, flowering, photosynthetic efficiency, nitrogen assimilation, accumulation of nutritional parameters, secondary metabolite production, reproduction and grain yield as well as signalling responses during abiotic and biotic stresses. The book takes a unique approach, encompassing high throughput and sophisticated proteomic techniques while integrating proteomics with other “omics.”Features: Integrates the branch of proteomics with other “omics” approaches including genomics and metabolomics, giving a holistic view of the overall “omics” approaches Covers various proteomics approaches for the identification of biological processes, future perspectives, and upcoming applications to identify diverse genes in plants Presents readers with various proteomics tools for the improvement of plant growth, quality, and resilience against climate change, and pathogen infection Enables researchers in identifying novel proteins that could be used as target to generate plants with improved traits

In the Third Edition of The Psychology Research Handbook editors Frederick T. L. Leong and James T. Austin have assembled experienced expert researchers to provide graduate students and research assistants with a comprehensive framework for conducting many types of psychology research. The book is organized around the idea of a'research script,'following the step-by-step process of research planning, design, data collection, analysis, and disseminating research. Many chapters are coauthored by advanced graduate students to give their fellow students a sense of real-world research, adding to the clarity and practicality of many chapters. Students and instructors alike will appreciate chapters on topics typically missing from introductory methods texts, including applying for research grants, dealing with journal editors and reviewers, working within research teams, and conducting cross-cultural research. Structures such as recommended readings and exercises guide students to develop and expand their research skills. New chapters include Power and Evidence, IRB as Critical Collaborators in Research, Alternative Data Collection Strategies, Structural Equation Modeling and Replicability and Reproducibility. A comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to the entire research process, this book quickly and efficiently equips advanced students and research assistants to conduct a full research project.

The urgent need for sustainable solutions to combat climate change and promote environmental stewardship has reached a critical juncture in our rapidly changing world. As industries grapple with the consequences of unchecked carbon emissions and a growing waste crisis, academic scholars, researchers, and professionals face an ever-increasing demand for innovative approaches. The transition from petroleum-derived materials to eco-friendly alternatives, along with the establishment of a recycling-oriented society, presents a complex challenge that demands immediate attention and action. Building a Low-Carbon Society Through Applied Environmental Materials Science is a transformative book that stands as a beacon of hope and knowledge for those seeking answers to the pressing environmental issues of our time. It offers a comprehensive roadmap to navigate the intricate web of low-carbon technologies and materials science. Through a collection of meticulously curated chapters, this book empowers readers with the insights, ideas, and innovations needed to address the challenges head-on. Crafted for academic scholars, university students, and corporate engineers, Building a Low-Carbon Society Through Applied Environmental Materials Science brings a solution and a profound understanding of the current state of environmental materials science, equipping readers with the tools to drive change in their respective fields. This book not only identifies the problems but also offers practical, forward-thinking solutions to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable and eco-conscious future. Join us on this transformative journey as we redefine our relationship with the environment and pave the way for a low-carbon, recycling-oriented society in harmony with nature using methods backed by scientific evidence.

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, Volume 108 provides the latest advances on the impact of thermal processing on food flavonoids, the application of bioinformatics for studying food bioactive peptides, novel strategies for mitigating off-flavor perception, innovations in sustainable food packaging, the nutritional and safety aspects of edible insects in foods, the effect of novel food processing technologies on Bacillus cereus spores, and control of Salmonella in poultry production. - Contains contributions that have been carefully selected based on their vast experience and expertise on the subject - Includes updated, in-depth, and critical discussions of available information, giving readers a unique opportunity to learn - Encompasses a broad view of the topics at hand

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in architectural design have achieved a critical mass and exploded into the mainstream of architectural imaginations. From practical applications in design and constructionto the implications for architectural theory to a plethora of novel tools for accelerated morphological studies, what has become clear is that the discipline is passing a threshold that fundamentally changes architecture as a whole. However, the most radical change is the interrogation and novel discussion of authorship and agency in design ecologies driven by synthetic imaginations. What does it mean for authorship when more than 50 per cent of the content is generated by a nonhuman player? This issue seems more pressing than ever. In a world that is being transformed by AI on a daily basis, what is the role of the sole genius, and designers, artists and architects? This AD dives deep into current discussions about the human position in architectural design, which is increasingly entangled in an AI-driven design context. Contributors: Cesare Battelli, Phil Bernstein, Mario Carpo, Benjamin Ennemoser and Ingrid Mayrhofer-Hufnagl, Sarah Fox, Wanyu He, Andrew Kudless, Ryan Vincent Manning, Sandra Manninger, Kyle Steinfeld, Andrew Witt, and Michael Young.

This book demonstrates the extremely fascinating and interdisciplinary microbial domain. It helps in discovering the latest advances in microbiology and learns how they can help shape a more sustainable future for our planet. This comprehensive guide covers the latest breakthroughs in microbiology research and their practical applications in fields such as ecology, agriculture, biotechnology, and environmental science. Furthermore, the readers explore the cutting-edge technologies and methodologies that are driving the next generation of microbiology research. With expert insights from the leading microbiologists, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in understanding the role of microbes in our world and harnessing their power for a better tomorrow.

In the rapidly evolving education landscape, many challenges confront educators, policymakers, and researchers alike. The shifting demands of students and society, coupled with global disruptions to traditional educational systems, necessitate a comprehensive solution to reshape the learning environment for the digital age. Recognizing these challenges, the book Revitalizing the Learning Ecosystem for Modern Students emerges as a beacon of insight and innovation, providing a holistic exploration of the intricacies within learning ecosystems and offering practical strategies to overcome the hurdles education stakeholders face. Each book chapter addresses a specific facet of the educational ecosystem, ranging from understanding the changing educational landscape to fostering entrepreneurial mindsets. The book strategically tackles issues such as technology integration, personalized learning approaches, and the imperative to engage families and communities in education. With an emphasis on leadership, governance, and research-driven innovations, the book equips educators, policymakers, and researchers with the tools needed to navigate the complexities of modern education. For educators seeking innovative strategies, policymakers aiming to craft effective policies, and researchers diving into the forefront of educational exploration, Revitalizing the Learning Ecosystem for Modern Students stands as an invaluable resource. By offering a roadmap not only to identify but also overcome the challenges within the academic domain, this book catalyzes positive change, ensuring that learning ecosystems are revitalized to meet the ever-changing requirements of students in the future.

This book will sharpen the core decision-making skills of budding managers and entrepreneurs through the concepts, logic, and principles of microeconomics used in the book with suitable examples and cases from multiple industries from across the world. By placing strong emphasis on the fundamental theories, concepts, and their application in real-life business scenarios, the book presents chapters infused with relevant case-lets, snippets, and exercises. Written in simple and engaging conversational style, this book makes complex topics easily comprehensible to the readers who have virtually no background in economics.This book will be useful to students, researchers, and teachers from the field of economics, applied economics, and business studies. Additionally, this book would also be an invaluable companion to aspiring business managers and corporate leaders.

This book provides a critical theoretical framework for understanding the implementation and development of smart cities as innovation drivers, with long-term effects on productivity, livability, and the sustainability of specific initiatives. This framework is based on an empirical analysis of 21 case studies, which include pioneer projects from various regions. It investigates how successful smart city initiatives foster technological innovation by combining regulatory governance and private agency. The typologies of smart city-making approaches are thoroughly examined. This book presents the holistic approach of smart cities, which start from current issue and challenges, advanced technological development, disaster mitigation, ecological perspective, social issue, and urban governance. The book is organized into five major parts, which reflect interconnection between theories and practice. Part one explains the introduction which reflects the diversity andchallenges of the urban commons and its regeneration. Part two covers the current and future situation of urban growth, anglomeration agglomeration, and urban infrastructure. This section includes rethinking urban sprawl: moving towards sustainable cities, drivers of urban growth and infrastructure, urban land use dynamics and urban sprawl and urban infrastructure sustainability and resilience. Part three describes climate crisis, urban health, and waste management. This section includes climate change and health impacts in urban areas, green spaces: an invaluable resource for delivering sustainable urban health, health and wellbeing and quality of life in the changing urban environment, urban climate and pollution—case study, sustainable urban waste management and urban sustainability and global warming and urban heat Island. Part four covers the ecological perspectives, advanced technology, and social impact for i.e., smart building, ecosystem services, society and future smart cities (SSC). This section includes urban ecosystem services, environmental planning, and city management, artificial intelligence and urban hazards and societal impact, and using geospatial application and urban/smart city energy conservation—case study. Part five covers urban governance, smart solutions, and sustainable cities. It includes good governance, especially e-governance and citizen participation, urban governance, space and policy planning to achieve sustainability, smart city planning and management and Internet of things (IoT), advances in smart roads for future smart cities, sustainable city planning, innovation, and management, future strategy for sustainable smart cities and lessons from the pandemic: the future of smart cities.

This SAGE Handbook brings together cutting edge social scientific research and theoretical insight into the emerging contours of digital society. Chapters explore the relationship between digitisation, social organisation and social transformation at both the macro and micro level, making this a valuable resource for postgraduate students and academics conducting research across the social sciences. The topics covered are impressively far-ranging and timely, including machine learning, social media, surveillance, misinformation, digital labour, and beyond. This innovative Handbook perfectly captures the state of the art of a field which is rapidly gaining cross-disciplinary interest and global importance, and establishes a thematic framework for future teaching and research. Part 1: Theorising Digital Societies Part 2: Researching Digital Societies Part 3: Sociotechnical Systems and Disruptive Technologies in Action Part 4: Digital Society and New Social Dilemmas Part 5: Governance and Regulation Part 6: Digital Futures

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This book introduces the subject of impedance spectroscopy starting from fundamentals through to latest applications in areas such as ceramics, piezoelectric, sensors, agriculture, food quality control, medical diagnostics, cancer research, and so forth. Within the ambit of impedance spectroscopy, plots simulated for useful equivalent circuit models, design of sample holder, necessary precautions to be taken during measurement are described. It further discusses development of softwares for analysis of experimental data and choice of the most appropriate equivalent circuit model. All the materials are supported by problems, answers, appendices and references.Features: Includes fundamentals, equivalent circuit modeling and analysis of data related to impedance spectroscopy. Presents experimental measurements in a nuts-and-bolts approach. Includes derivation of expressions for some selected models and values of immittance functions as frequency of measurements tend to zero and to infinity. Provides clear recipe for beginners for proceeding toward developing equivalent circuit models. Describes computer program for complex nonlinear least squares fitting with example of program IMPSPEC.BAS This book is aimed at senior undergraduate/graduate students and researchers in materials engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, construction engineering, physics, chemistry, medical diagnostics, agriculture and dairy.

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Departing from the category of'peripheral socialism', this book offers an economic history of the Cuban revolution between 1959 and 2019, with a focus on the period that ranges between 2008 and 2018. The core of the research is the administration of Raúl Castro and the economic and social reforms introduced by it under the concept of socialism update. The book describes Cuba's recent economic policies and analyses the structure and dynamics of Cuba's economic changes, offering a panoramic view which can serve as an introduction to further more detailed analyses. The book also offers an interpretation of Cuba's socialism in light of the Latin American political economy of underdevelopment, so as to interpret Cuba's structural economic performance.The analytical background will enable readers to understand the contemporary crises in Cuba, with a balanced look at the triumphs and limits of its peripheral socialism. It will find an audience among scholars and researchers of economic development and history, macroeconomics, Latin American and Cuban Studies, Socialism Studies, and related areas. It will also be of interest to economists, politicians, diplomats, journalists, and NGOs.

This book surveys recent applications of inspection models, maintenance models and cumulative damage models, as well as discusses the policies involved with these models. It explains how a stochastic approach can be applied to systems using real-world examples.The book begins by introducing and summarizing standard inspection models. It dedicates chapters to random inspection models and general inspection models, before moving on to discuss inspection policies and checkpoint models. The book discusses inspection of reliability systems, such as missile maintenance systems, as well as Markov models of inspection. The book concludes with a summary of other inspection models, problems they face, and solutions to these problems. Each chapter utilizes examples to illustrate the various models, methods, and policies. This book is of interest to engineering students, researchers, and design and production engineers working in system manufacturing.

This volume comprises the select proceedings of the 3rd Biennial International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME) 2022. It aims to provide a comprehensive and broad-spectrum picture of the state-of-the-art research and development in engineering design. Various topics covered include engineering system, synthesis of mechanism, failure analysis, solid and structural mechanics, contact mechanics, multi-body dynamics, fracture mechanics, vibration and acoustics, etc. This volume will prove a valuable resource for researchers and professionals in the area of mechanical engineering, especially engineering design and allied fields.

This book includes high-quality research papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Innovative Computing and Communication (ICICC 2023), which is held at the Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, on February 17–18, 2023. Introducing the innovative works of scientists, professors, research scholars, students, and industrial experts in the field of computing and communication, the book promotes the transformation of fundamental research into institutional and industrialized research and the conversion of applied exploration into real-time applications.

With climate change, differences have emerged in spatial planning and designs in urban and rural areas. Considering our present and future conditions, professions dealing with spatial planning and design will have great responsibilities. Rethinking urban and rural areas is the most important of these tasks.

This book comprises the select peer-reviewed proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics (IMPLAST) 2022. It aims to provide a comprehensive and broad-spectrum picture of the state-of-the-art research and development in diverse areas, such as constitutive relations, theories of plasticity, stress waves in solids, earthquake loading, high-speed impact problems, fire and blast loading, structural crashworthiness and failure, mechanics of penetration and perforation, among others. The contents focus on aspects of large deformations and failure of materials, including metals, composites, cellular, geomaterials, or concrete, and structures resulting from quasi-static earthquake, fire, impact, or blast loading. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals working in academia and industry in the areas of mechanical, materials, and aerospace engineering.

Regarded by many as a dead or simply dull subject, Change and Challenge in Human Structure — Sixty Years On shatters this prejudice with a series of studies that go beyond dissection and measurement and covers novel approaches to anatomical form. Award-winning anatomist Charles Oxnard takes us on an exhilarating ride: beginning with rudimentary dissections and the fascinating observation of'missing muscles', we are led on naturally to statistical analysis of bone measurements and how they may give information about bone function. Engineering methods and pattern recognition are introduced next, as a means of studying the external shape and internal structure of bones, respectively, and their relation to mechanical function. The application of landmark analysis to anatomy, also known as geometric morphometrics, is given a full chapter treatment. Finally, Oxnard uses modelling techniques to skilfully lay out an argument for the uniqueness of human brains and new possibilities in human evolutionary theories, both past and future. This book offers nothing less than a paradigm shift in our understanding of one of the oldest fields of science, and leads us into new views of the functional, developmental, behavioural, genetic and evolutionary implications of anatomical studies.

This volume brings together a collection of case studies examining wildlife ecology and conservation across India.The book explores and examines a wide range of fauna across different terrains and habitats in India, revealing key issues and concerns for biodiversity conservation, with a particular emphasis on the impact of humans and climate change. Case-studies are as wide-ranging as tigers, leopards, sloth bears, pheasants, insects, and birds, across a diverse range of landscapes, including forests, wetlands, and nature reserves, and even a university campus. Split into three parts, Part I focuses on how the distribution of animals is influenced by the availability of resources such as food, water, and space. Chapters examine key determinants, such as diet and prey and habitat preferences, with habitat loss also being an important factor. In Part II, chapters examine human-wildlife interactions, dealing with issues such as the impact of urbanisation, the establishment of nature reserves, and competition for resources. The book concludes with an examination of landscape ecology and conservation, with chapters in Part III focusing on habitat degradation, changes in land-use patterns, and ecosystem management. Overall, the volume not only reflects the great breadth and depth of biodiversity in India but offers important insights into the challenges facing biodiversity conservation not only in this region but worldwide.This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of wildlife ecology, conservation biology, biodiversity conservation, and the environmental sciences more broadly.

Research Methodology and Project Management in Biotechnology is a vital resource addressing core concepts in the dynamic field of biotechnology. This comprehensive textbook focuses on research methodology, techniques, and project management, and provides essential knowledge for students and faculty in life sciences and allied disciplines.Key features of the book include learning objectives, self-assessments and exercises, and a simple presentation (using bullet points, tables, and figures) designed to assist comprehension and retention of key information.The book is split into 5 units with 12 focused chapters:Unit I: Molecular Biology TechniquesCovers various techniques used in molecular biology, including nucleic acid isolation, DNA fragmentation, PCR, DNA sequencing, and more.Unit II: Scientific Communication and LiteratureIntroduces the process of research writing.Unit III: Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and MarketingCovers the role of funding, intellectual property rights, and regulations.Unit IV: Genomics, Proteomics, and BioinformaticsExplores DNA sequencing strategies, gene expression analysis, and the role of bioinformatics in drug discovery.Unit V: Advanced Biotechnological TechniquesCovers topics such as antisense technology, molecular cytogenetics, pharmacogenomics, next-generation DNA sequencing, and ethical considerations in science and technology.Unit VI: Medical BiotechnologyCovers disease detection and diagnosis, genetic diseases, personalized medicine, nanotechnology, gene therapy, regenerative medicine, and the Human Genome Project.This textbook is suitable for courses aimed to enhance biotechnology project planning and execution skills and building a professional career path in biotechnology.

This book summarizes the links between the evolution of sedimentary basins of Northern Africa and Peri-Mediterranean in different tectonic settings and the distribution of georesources in those basins. Georesources include fossil energy, geothermal energy, deep aquifers, minerals and deposits. This book also provides key information for energy resources in these important areas. The book is in part a compilation of selected papers from Atlas Georesources International Congress, Hammamet, Tunisia, (AGIC 2017) which were extended after the congress in addition to other contributions from geoscientists based at some universities and companies from the region. It is organized in a set of research studies focusing on the architecture, geodynamic evolution and modeling of sedimentary basins in the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean domain. Future developments in the exploration for water, energy and other georesources are very important in these regions. In this context, thisbook constitutes an important reference for a wide range of geoscientists and companies as it defines the distribution and potentialities of these resources.

This lecture book is an introduction to project management. It will be of use for engineering students working on project design in all engineering disciplines and will also be of high value to practicing engineers in the work force. Few engineering programs prepare students in methods of project design and configuration management used within industry and government. This book emphasizes teams throughout and includes coverage of an introduction to projectmanagement, project definition, researching intellectual property (patent search), project scope, idealizing and conceptualizing a design, converting product requirements to engineering specifications, project integration, project communicationsmanagement, and conducting design reviews. The overall objectives of the book are for the readers to understand and manage their project by employing the good engineering practice used by medical and other industries in design and development of medical devices, engineered products and systems. The goal is for the engineer and student to work well on large projects requiring a team environment, and to effectively communicate technical matters in both written documents and oral presentations.

This book examines the role of computer-assisted techniques for discovering, designing, optimizing and manufacturing new, effective, and safe pharmaceutical formulations and drug delivery systems. The book discusses computational approaches, statistical modeling and molecular modeling for the development and safe delivery of drugs in humans. The application of concepts of QbD (Quality by Design), DoE (Design of Experiments), artificial intelligence and in silico pharmacokinetic assessment/simulation have been made a lot easier with the help of commercial software and expert systems. This title provides in-depth knowledge of such useful software with illustrations from the latest researches. The book also fills in the gap between pharmaceutics and molecular modeling at micro, meso and maro scale by covering topics such as advancements in computer-aided Drug Design (CADD), drug-polymer interactions in drug delivery systems, molecular modeling of nanoparticles and pharmaceutics/bioinformatics. This book provides abundant applications of computers in formulation designing and characterization are provided as examples, case studies and illustrations. Short reviews of software, databases and expert systems have also been added to culminate the interest of readers for novel applications in formulation development and drug delivery. Computer-aided pharmaceutics and drug delivery is an authoritative reference source for all the latest scholarly update on emerging developments in computed assisted techniques for drug designing and development. The book is ideally designed for pharmacists, medical practitioners, students and researchers.

Die Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und privates Leben betreffende digitale Transformation beeinflusst auch den Berufsstand des Wirtschaftsprüfers bedeutsam. Technologische Innovationen wie Big Data, Cloud Computing und Continuous Audit ermöglichen der Wirtschaftsprüfungsbranche, ihre Dienstleistungen neu gestalten und verbessern zu können. Sowohl öffentliche als auch private Organisationen berichten, dass die größte Herausforderung in Zeiten der Datenrevolution darin besteht, Fachkräfte mit den erforderlichen Kompetenzen zu rekrutieren, um die Vorteile von Big Data zu nutzen und die Daten in verwertbare Erkenntnisse zu transformieren. Trotz einer zunehmenden Anzahl an Studien existiert bislang ein begrenztes Verständnis für die Bedeutung der Digital- und Datenanalysekompetenzen für die Wirtschaftsprüfungsbranche. Insbesondere die Studien, die Diskrepanzen zwischen den vom Arbeitsmarkt benötigten Kompetenzen und den Kompetenzen untersuchen, die die Hochschulabsolventen besitzen, stellen ein hochinteressantes Forschungsfeld dar. Mit Hilfe eines Mixed-Method-Ansatzes in der Datenerhebung wird die oben beschriebene Forschungslücke adressiert. Die Untersuchung fokussiert sich auf die Ausbildung der abgefragten Kompetenzen.

This book contains a series of multiple-choice questions on oral medicine and radiology that will be helpful for undergraduates and postgraduates in the field of dentistry, as well as undergraduates who are applying for licensure examinations like NEET, USMLE, and National Board examinations.

This book discusses CRISPR/Cas- one of the most powerful tools available to scientists for genome editing. CRISPR/Cas is not only a genome editing tool, but researchers have also engineered it for gene regulation, genome imaging, base editing and epigenome regulations. This book describes the entire toolkit for CRISPR/Cas. The opening section gives an introduction to the technique and compares it with other genome editing tools. Further section gives a historical perspective of the tool, along with its detailed classification. The next chapters describe bioinformatic tools in CRISPR/Cas, and delivery methods for CRISPR/Cas. The book also discusses about the applications of CRISPR/Cas beyond genome editing and use of CRISPR for rewriting genetic codes. The book dedicates a section to the use of CRISPR in plants. The book culminates with a chapter on the current status, challenges and shortcomings of the CRISPR/Cas genome editing tool. The book would be highly interesting to students and researchers in molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, food science, agriculture and plant sciences.

Covering both the fundamentals and the in-depth topics related to Verilog digital design, both students and experts can benefit from reading this book by gaining a comprehensive understanding of how modern electronic products are designed and implemented. Principles of Verilog Digital Design contains many hands-on examples accompanied by RTL codes that together can bring a beginner into the digital design realm without needing too much background in the subject area. This book has a particular focus on how to transform design concepts into physical implementations using architecture and timing diagrams. Common mistakes a beginner or even an experienced engineer can make are summarized and addressed as well. Beyond the legal details of Verilog codes, the book additionally presents what uses Verilog codes have through some pertinent design principles. Moreover, students reading this book will gain knowledge about system-level design concepts. Several ASIC designs are illustrated in detail as well. In addition to design principles and skills, modern design methodology and how it is carried out in practice today are explored in depth as well.

Sugarcane is long duration crop and, passing through unexpected climate changes of all the seasons which eventually have made our tropical sugarcane environment pre-disposed to abiotic stresses that affect sugarcane cane yield abysmally. Farmers cultivating sugarcane are facing multiple problems. Water is one of the major constraints and it is affecting the productivity and profitability of sugarcane growers and millers. So, unless sugarcane farmers are provided with options of high yields with much less water, India will find it difficult to meet its growing demand for sugar. Similarly flooding reduces shoot and root growth, dry matter production and total crop yield and cane yield losses depend upon the duration of waterlogging, stage of crop growth and management practices before, during and after waterlogging. In tropical climates, excess of radiation and high temperatures are often the most limiting factors affecting plant growth and final crop yield. In crop improvement perspective, effective identification of stress resistance traits, characterization of their genetic complexity and identification of genes in a wide array of both wild and cultivated genotypes are the important steps in breeding process. Though both the sugarcane and cotton crops show higher tolerance to abiotic stresses than the other major agricultural crops, however, extreme environmental conditions, such as drought and high temperature have an adverse effect on growth, productivity of both the crops, juice quality of sugarcane and fiber quality of cotton respectively. When a plant is subjected to abiotic stress, variety of genes are turned on, leading to increased levels of several proteins and metabolites, a number of which can be responsible for conferring a particular degree of protection to those stresses. This chapter gives an insight to sugarcane and cotton plants'responses to various abiotic stresses, as well as the physiological and molecularinterventions for developing climate-smart commercial varieties, and agronomical interventions for sustaining the crop yield under changing climate.

Your timely source for more cost-effective and less disruptive solutions to your underground infrastructure needs. The North American Tunneling Conference is the premier biennial tunneling event for North America, bringing together the brightest, most resourceful, and innovative minds in the tunneling industry. It underscores the important role that the industry plans in the development of underground spaces, transportation and conveyance systems, and other forms of sustainable underground infrastructure. With every conference, the number of attendees and breadth of topics grows. The authors—expert and leaders in the industry—share the latest case histories, expertise, lessons learned, and real-world applications from around the globe. Crafted from a collection of 92 papers presented at the conference, this book takes you deep inside the projects. It includes sections on technology, planning, design, and case histories.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering Research and Development (ICRAMERD 21). It covers the latest research trends in various branches of mechanical engineering. The topics covered include materials engineering, industrial system engineering, manufacturing systems engineering, automotive engineering, thermal systems, smart composite materials, manufacturing processes, industrial automation, and energy system. The book will be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, engineers, and industry professionals working in the various fields of mechanical engineering.

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Nature of Computation and Communication, ICTCC 2021, held in October 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 17 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from 43 submissions. The papers of ICTCC 2021 cover formal methods for self-adaptive systems and discuss natural approaches and techniques for natural computing systems and their applications.