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Biological materials and their applications have drawn increasing attention among scientists. Cellulose is an abundant, renewable, biodegradable, economical, thermally stable, and light material, and it has found application in pharmaceuticals, coatings, food, textiles, laminates, sensors, actuators, flexible electronics, and flexible displays. Its nano form has extraordinary surface properties, such as higher surface area than cellulose; hence, nanocellulose can be used as a substitute for cellulose. Among many other sustainable, functional nanomaterials, nanocellulose is attracting growing interest in environmental remediation technologies because of its many unique properties and functionalities.Nanocellulose and Its Composites for Water Treatment Applications supplies insight into the application of nanocellulose and its nanocomposites for water purification and remediation. It covers different classes of nanocellulose—cellulose nanocrystal (CNC), microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), hairy cellulose nanocrystalloid (HCNC), and bacterial nanocellulose (BNC)—for their competency with other renewable and carbonaceous materials such as pectin, alginate, and CNTs. Future perspectives of nanocellulose and nanocomposites gleaned from different biodegradable origins are also discussed.This book delves into an updated description of the basic principles and developments in synthesis, characterization methods, properties (chemical, thermal, optical, structural, surface, and mechanical structure), property relationships, crystallization behavior, and degradability of biodegradable nanocomposites. The book also supplies vivid information about various cellulose nanomaterials and their applications in absorbing organic and inorganic toxins, membrane filtration of bacteria, viruses, and ionic impurities, photocatalytic dye removal, and sensing of water toxins.Features Details the synthesis and characterization methods of nanocellulose Illustrates the applications of nanocellulose and its nanocomposites Shows in-depth accounts of the various types of properties of nanocellulose and its composites Features emerging trends in the use of nanocellulose as adsorbents, sensors, membranes, and photocatalysis materialsThis book will be useful for academics, researchers, and engineers working in water treatment and purification.

Delving into the development of plasmonic nanosensors to detect toxic heavy metal ions in aqueous media, this book explores a significant and burgeoning branch of nanosensor technology based on plasmon resonance and serves as a guide for conducting research in this area. All types of nanosensors for water treatment and detection of heavy metals are also introduced. Plasmonic Nanosensors for Detection of Aqueous Toxic Metals provides up-to-date data upon which researchers and ecologists, industrialists, and academicians can build to create a variety of plasmonic nanosensors. This book also covers paper-based devices based on plasmon for quantifying toxic metals in water and considers important applications of different plasmon-based nanomaterials—graphene, core-shell, quantum dots, nanoporous membrane, carbon nanotubes, and nanofibers. It is an accessible resource for all those involved in the field of nanosensors and their applications and can pave the way for a better understanding of nanosensor technology with regard to toxic metals.Key features: Gives an in-depth account of the extraordinary optical property at the nanoscale and its use in sensing Offers up-to-date study and practical results for academia, researchers, and engineers working in water treatment and purification Provides sensing application of thematic nanomaterials such as quantum dots and core-shell

Delving into the development of plasmonic nanosensors to detect toxic heavy metal ions in aqueous media, this book explores a significant and burgeoning branch of nanosensor technology based on plasmon resonance and serves as a guide for conducting research in this area. All types of nanosensors for water treatment and detection of heavy metals are also introduced. Plasmonic Nanosensors for Detection of Aqueous Toxic Metals provides up-to-date data upon which researchers and ecologists, industrialists, and academicians can build to create a variety of plasmonic nanosensors. This book also covers paper-based devices based on plasmon for quantifying toxic metals in water and considers important applications of different plasmon-based nanomaterials—graphene, core-shell, quantum dots, nanoporous membrane, carbon nanotubes, and nanofibers. It is an accessible resource for all those involved in the field of nanosensors and their applications and can pave the way for a better understanding of nanosensor technology with regard to toxic metals.Key features: Gives an in-depth account of the extraordinary optical property at the nanoscale and its use in sensing Offers up-to-date study and practical results for academia, researchers, and engineers working in water treatment and purification Provides sensing application of thematic nanomaterials such as quantum dots and core-shell

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains, hence corporations must devise and realign their policies and strategies accordingly to stay competitive in this dynamic situation. This book provides tools to cope with such a scenario and to make appropriate decisions to come out unscathed.Making Complex Decisions toward Revamping Supply Chains amid COVID-19 Outbreak presents the tools and technologies needed to revamp supply chains challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. The book presents case studies along with historical perspectives for guidance. It explores the supply chain post-COVID-19, discusses the future scenarios of new and emerging supply chains, and describes various multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) tools used to make complex decisions so companies can stay ahead. The book also offers domain experts’ opinions and views to help organizations formulate real-time strategies.This book is written for researchers, professionals, and undergraduate and postgraduate students to provide an evidence-based cause, effect, and solution after the COVID-19 disaster.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains, hence corporations must devise and realign their policies and strategies accordingly to stay competitive in this dynamic situation. This book provides tools to cope with such a scenario and to make appropriate decisions to come out unscathed.Making Complex Decisions toward Revamping Supply Chains amid COVID-19 Outbreak presents the tools and technologies needed to revamp supply chains challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. The book presents case studies along with historical perspectives for guidance. It explores the supply chain post-COVID-19, discusses the future scenarios of new and emerging supply chains, and describes various multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) tools used to make complex decisions so companies can stay ahead. The book also offers domain experts’ opinions and views to help organizations formulate real-time strategies.This book is written for researchers, professionals, and undergraduate and postgraduate students to provide an evidence-based cause, effect, and solution after the COVID-19 disaster.

The book provides an insight into the advantages and limitations of the use of fractals in biomedical data. It begins with a brief introduction to the concept of fractals and other associated measures and describes applications for biomedical signals and images. Properties of biological data in relations to fractals and entropy, and the association with health and ageing are also covered. The book provides a detailed description of new techniques on physiological signals and images based on the fractal and chaos theory. The aim of this book is to serve as a comprehensive guide for researchers and readers interested in biomedical signal and image processing and feature extraction for disease risk analyses and rehabilitation applications. While it provides the mathematical rigor for those readers interested in such details, it also describes the topic intuitively such that it is suitable for audience who are interested in applying the methods to healthcare and clinical applications. The book is the outcome of years of research by the authors and is comprehensive and includes other reported outcomes.

Biological materials and their applications have drawn increasing attention among scientists. Cellulose is an abundant, renewable, biodegradable, economical, thermally stable, and light material, and it has found application in pharmaceuticals, coatings, food, textiles, laminates, sensors, actuators, flexible electronics, and flexible displays. Its nano form has extraordinary surface properties, such as higher surface area than cellulose; hence, nanocellulose can be used as a substitute for cellulose. Among many other sustainable, functional nanomaterials, nanocellulose is attracting growing interest in environmental remediation technologies because of its many unique properties and functionalities.Nanocellulose and Its Composites for Water Treatment Applications supplies insight into the application of nanocellulose and its nanocomposites for water purification and remediation. It covers different classes of nanocellulose—cellulose nanocrystal (CNC), microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), hairy cellulose nanocrystalloid (HCNC), and bacterial nanocellulose (BNC)—for their competency with other renewable and carbonaceous materials such as pectin, alginate, and CNTs. Future perspectives of nanocellulose and nanocomposites gleaned from different biodegradable origins are also discussed.This book delves into an updated description of the basic principles and developments in synthesis, characterization methods, properties (chemical, thermal, optical, structural, surface, and mechanical structure), property relationships, crystallization behavior, and degradability of biodegradable nanocomposites. The book also supplies vivid information about various cellulose nanomaterials and their applications in absorbing organic and inorganic toxins, membrane filtration of bacteria, viruses, and ionic impurities, photocatalytic dye removal, and sensing of water toxins.Features Details the synthesis and characterization methods of nanocellulose Illustrates the applications of nanocellulose and its nanocomposites Shows in-depth accounts of the various types of properties of nanocellulose and its composites Features emerging trends in the use of nanocellulose as adsorbents, sensors, membranes, and photocatalysis materialsThis book will be useful for academics, researchers, and engineers working in water treatment and purification.

Water is the most vital substance in every aspect of life, and its contamination because of the activity of mankind poses a big global challenge. Addressing this issue for drinking purposes and environmental protection is the current big issue. Many research groups worldwide have been working on effective treatment technologies based on nanomaterials during the last two decades. Water and wastewater treatment by nanomaterial-based technologies has become an aid in finding possible solutions for contaminated wastewater released from various water sources. Nanoscale materials can be seen to take on unique and unpredictable properties that make them more robust, flexible, lighter, and faster, and the particular material used for the development of devices and systems. Features:• This book presents the use of different advanced nanomaterials to treat water and wastewater.• The uses of carbon-based nanomaterials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and biopolymer-supported nanomaterials for water treatment are explored, focusing on new- generation materials.• Water purification methods such as the disinfection of water using green synthesized nanomaterials, adsorption through nanomaterial-based adsorbents, and nanofiltration techniques are discussed. We emphasize efficient water treatment methods and the use of new emerging nanomaterials in the toxicological study of nanomaterials.Nanomaterials provide high-performance and cost-effective treatment for water treatment. Various nanomaterials and electrochemical methods are used to stop, remove, or neutralize water harmful organic and inorganic contaminants in water through adsorption, filtration, and disinfection.

This reference text discusses processing, structure, and properties of metal matrix composites, polymer matrix composites, and ceramic matrix composites for applications in high end engineering equipment, biomedical and nano-biotechnology areas.The text begins by discussing fundamentals, classification, designing and fabrication of composite materials, followed by ultrasonic vibration assisted machining of advanced materials, fabrication of transparent advanced composites, fabrication of composites via microwave sintering, and hybrid machining of metal-matrix composites. It covers important topics including fabrication of shape-memory polymers, additive manufacturing for the fabrication of composites, 3D printing processes for biomedical applications, and ultrasonic vibration assisted machining of advanced materials.The text will be useful for undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers in areas including materials science, mechanical engineering, manufacturing science, aerospace engineering, electronics and communication engineeringThe book- Covers processing, structure, and properties of metal matrix composites, polymer matrix composites, and ceramic matrix composites. Discusses nano materials and their potential applications in the area of biomedical and nano-biotechnology. Provides modern processing techniques to synthesize advance materials. Explores applicability of the materials using mechanical, chemical, thermal and electrical tests. Discussing advanced materials, their manufacturing techniques and applications in diverse areas including automotive, aerospace engineering, biomedical, this text will be useful for undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers in areas including materials science, mechanical engineering, manufacturing science, aerospace engineering, electronics and communication engineering. It will further discuss electro discharge machining of steels using chromium alloy-based electrodes, and advanced machining techniques for hard materials.

This reference text discusses processing, structure, and properties of metal matrix composites, polymer matrix composites, and ceramic matrix composites for applications in high end engineering equipment, biomedical and nano-biotechnology areas.The text begins by discussing fundamentals, classification, designing and fabrication of composite materials, followed by ultrasonic vibration assisted machining of advanced materials, fabrication of transparent advanced composites, fabrication of composites via microwave sintering, and hybrid machining of metal-matrix composites. It covers important topics including fabrication of shape-memory polymers, additive manufacturing for the fabrication of composites, 3D printing processes for biomedical applications, and ultrasonic vibration assisted machining of advanced materials.The text will be useful for undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers in areas including materials science, mechanical engineering, manufacturing science, aerospace engineering, electronics and communication engineeringThe book- Covers processing, structure, and properties of metal matrix composites, polymer matrix composites, and ceramic matrix composites. Discusses nano materials and their potential applications in the area of biomedical and nano-biotechnology. Provides modern processing techniques to synthesize advance materials. Explores applicability of the materials using mechanical, chemical, thermal and electrical tests. Discussing advanced materials, their manufacturing techniques and applications in diverse areas including automotive, aerospace engineering, biomedical, this text will be useful for undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers in areas including materials science, mechanical engineering, manufacturing science, aerospace engineering, electronics and communication engineering. It will further discuss electro discharge machining of steels using chromium alloy-based electrodes, and advanced machining techniques for hard materials.

The rise of renewable energy responds to global warming, necessitating reliable storage like batteries. Though frequent use can affect their lifespan, these have become smaller, simpler, and more adaptable. Recent technological progress has improved batteries' longevity and efficiency, with costs dropping due to mass production. This book examines different battery types, their evolution, and the cutting-edge materials enhancing their performance, particularly focusing on metal oxides in various battery technologies.Exploring advanced materials for batteries is not just a theoretical exercise but a practical journey into the future of energy. This book is an essential guide, tracing the evolution from early battery technology to the latest innovations and equipping researchers, engineers, and students with the practical knowledge to drive the next wave of sustainable energy solutions.Key Features:Provides a comprehensive resource for academics, researchers, and engineers in energy storage, with detailed insights into various battery typesDiscusses advanced materials for smart and small batteriesDelves into cutting-edge materials designed for compact and efficient batteriesOffers a visionary outlook on the evolution of battery technology and traces historical advances alongside the latest breakthroughs in battery science and future perspectivesThis book serves as a beacon, bridging historical milestones with future goals. It thoroughly explores materials, including lithium-ion and sodium-ion, in a manner accessible to everyone. It lays a robust groundwork for innovators in energy storage, steering us towards a more sustainable tomorrow. This work informs and connects readers to the evolving narrative of battery technology.

Maintaining a balanced blend of theory and application, Supercapacitor: Fundamentals, Materials, and Devices offers a complete guide to next-generation energy storage technology. It introduces supercapacitors as a powerful alternative to conventional batteries, emphasizing their unique electric field-based energy storage mechanism that enables rapid charging, long cycle life, and high power density.Drawing from both academic and industry-driven research, the book lays a strong foundation by covering supercapacitor classifications, electrode/electrolyte materials, and fabrication techniques. With recent advancements in materials science and device engineering, the book presents novel approaches to supercapacitor design utilizing cutting-edge materials, including MXenes, MOFs, and ionic liquids. It also addresses key challenges and explores promising directions in scalable, sustainable, and high-performance energy storage solutions. Features· In-depth overview of supercapacitor types: EDLCs, pseudocapacitors, and hybrid systems.· Coverage of advanced electrode materials, including MXenes, conducting polymers, and MOFs.· Detailed fabrication protocols with emphasis on scalable and eco-friendly methodologies.· Analytical approaches to assess performance: cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy, and more.In this edition, chapters on flexible and wearable supercapacitors, ionic liquid-based electrolytes, and sustainable synthesis techniques are included.This book is a vital resource for graduate students, academic researchers, materials scientists, and professionals in electronics and clean energy fields. By combining fundamental principles with emerging innovations, it offers readers both the theoretical understanding and practical insights needed to succeed in this fast-changing field. Whether designing devices or analyzing new materials, this book provides the tools and context to transform ideas into meaningful energy storage solutions.

The development and application of assistive technology can help those with reduced abilities improve their quality of life and reduce their dependence on others. Written in layman’s terms, Devices for Mobility and Manipulation for People with Reduced Abilities provides research and information on assistive technologies for non-technical people. While it highlights various mobility and manipulative technologies, with the exception of specific examples within the text, it keeps technical terminology, equations, and software details to a minimum. It presents technical material in a digestible way for people with reduced abilities as well as for their caregivers.Each chapter covers a specific technology, and starts with a general introduction of that technology, followed by the technical details and an assessment from the user’s viewpoint. This includes the user benefits and suitability, cost, reliability, and required infrastructure. The chapter also provides illustrations or photographs of the devices, and identifies shortcomings, current research related to the technology, and possible development opportunities. Each chapter provides the range of specifications for the equipment and includes a list of manufacturers.Discusses user advantages and conditionsExamines technologies for robotic wheelchairs and prosthesesHelps a clinician or user understand the different devices that support people with disabilitiesThis book provides clinicians, users, and engineers with the details of different technologies, and also includes a guide to the technology that underpins each of these devices, making it easier for people to understand the devices. References are also included for scientists, designers, and other tech-savvy professionals interested in further information.

The development and application of assistive technology can help those with reduced abilities improve their quality of life and reduce their dependence on others. Written in layman’s terms, Devices for Mobility and Manipulation for People with Reduced Abilities provides research and information on assistive technologies for non-technical people. While it highlights various mobility and manipulative technologies, with the exception of specific examples within the text, it keeps technical terminology, equations, and software details to a minimum. It presents technical material in a digestible way for people with reduced abilities as well as for their caregivers.Each chapter covers a specific technology, and starts with a general introduction of that technology, followed by the technical details and an assessment from the user’s viewpoint. This includes the user benefits and suitability, cost, reliability, and required infrastructure. The chapter also provides illustrations or photographs of the devices, and identifies shortcomings, current research related to the technology, and possible development opportunities. Each chapter provides the range of specifications for the equipment and includes a list of manufacturers.Discusses user advantages and conditionsExamines technologies for robotic wheelchairs and prosthesesHelps a clinician or user understand the different devices that support people with disabilitiesThis book provides clinicians, users, and engineers with the details of different technologies, and also includes a guide to the technology that underpins each of these devices, making it easier for people to understand the devices. References are also included for scientists, designers, and other tech-savvy professionals interested in further information.

Proactively plan and manage innovation in your business while keeping operations safe and secure. This book provides a framework and practices to help you safeguard customer information, prevent unauthorized access, and protect your brand and assets.Securing company operations is a board-level discussion. Across all industries, companies are pouring millions of dollars into taming cybercrime and other related security crime. Achieving and Sustaining Secured Business Operations presents a holistic approach looking top down, bottom up, and sideways. The end goal is to achieve and sustain a safe environment to conduct secured business operations while continuously innovating for competitive advantage.What You’ll LearnDiscover why security, specifically secured business operations, needs to be part of business planning and oversight by design and not left to technologists to make the business caseDetermine whatyou can do in your role and in your organization to drive and implement integration and improvements in planning and managing secured business operations in conjunction with other business planning and management activitiesChoose ways in which progress toward achieving and sustaining secured business operations can be measuredUnderstand best practices for organizing, planning, architecting, governing, monitoring, and managing secured business operationsCreate a framework, including methods and tools for operationalizing assessment, planning, and ongoing management of secured business operationsUse cases and potential case studies for various industries and business models Who This Book Is ForChief executive officers and their leadership team; chief operations officers; chief information officers and their leadership team; chief information security officers; business functional middle managers; and enterprise, solution, and information technology architects

The book provides an insight into the advantages and limitations of the use of fractals in biomedical data. It begins with a brief introduction to the concept of fractals and other associated measures and describes applications for biomedical signals and images. Properties of biological data in relations to fractals and entropy, and the association with health and ageing are also covered. The book provides a detailed description of new techniques on physiological signals and images based on the fractal and chaos theory. The aim of this book is to serve as a comprehensive guide for researchers and readers interested in biomedical signal and image processing and feature extraction for disease risk analyses and rehabilitation applications. While it provides the mathematical rigor for those readers interested in such details, it also describes the topic intuitively such that it is suitable for audience who are interested in applying the methods to healthcare and clinical applications. The book is the outcome of years of research by the authors and is comprehensive and includes other reported outcomes.

Traditional marketing faces challenges as never before. The way that people interact with each other and with companies is changing completely in today’s era of 24/7 connectivity. This book explores tectonic changes in buyer behavior and how businesses are responding to those changes. It describes how data is used to track and analyze customers in almost everything they do, and how marketing communications are delivered with precision to individual mobile devices. The connected customer is blurring the line between online and offline sales resulting in an entirely new purchase cycle.The ""always on"" consumer has ushered in an era of customer engagement. In developed countries, online commerce offers limitless ease and variety for customers, while in developing countries e-commerce and e-finance provides access for millions of people to formal banking channels and also to empower them.Companies are merging their online and offline business models. While data is being used to analyze and track customers, at the same time it raises a worrying question—does this constant peering into customers’ lives has limits? Will it result in a consumer utopia or a privacy nightmare?This book helps understand how consumers and companies are changing, leading to profound changes in marketing.

The Agri-Food industry currently faces a range of challenges, from food safety and security, demand, and supply gaps to the maintenance of product quality and issues in product traceability. Smart digital technologies have opened a complete paradigm shift, providing solutions to these challenges, and helping move towards safe, resilient, responsive, and eventually profit-driven supply chains.The use of these digital technologies by Agri-Food supply chains can bring significant changes in food supply chain management by reducing food wastage, real-time product monitoring, and reducing scalability issues. Agri-Food 4.0: Innovations, Challenges and Strategies addresses new research on digital technologies in the industry, including smart packaging, smart warehousing, effective inventory control, blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and other Industry 4.0 concepts.Agri-Food 4.0 explores the challenges and complexities in implementing such technologies, helping policymakers in the agri-food sector with impact assessment and digital transformation towards creating a sustainable industry.

As virtual reality (VR) technology not only redefines the boundaries of human resource management (HRM) but also offers innovative solutions to long-standing challenges in the field, a comprehensive understanding of the transformative impact of VR on HRM is critical now more than ever.The Future of HRM in a World of Persistent Virtual Reality delves into how the integration of VR technologies is revolutionizing HRM practices, challenging traditional norms, and creating new paradigms for work, employee engagement, training, and recruitment. A timely and essential exploration into the rapidly evolving field of HRM in the context of persistent VR, the chapters within provide insights into current applications and future potential.Treading new ground by synthesizing interdisciplinary perspectives, including social sciences, technology, psychology, and business studies, offering a holistic view of the subject, The Future of HRM in a World of Persistent Virtual Reality addresses the gap in existing literature by focusing on the practical, ethical, and theoretical implications of VR in HRM, which have not been extensively explored to date.

This contributed volume explores the potential of deep eutectic solvents (DES) as sustainable alternatives to conventional solvents in various industries. It covers various applications, including uses of DES in biomass processing, food and pharmaceutical industries, electrochemical systems, CO2 capture, and more. The chapters highlight the unique properties of DES, such as biodegradability, low toxicity, and tunability, emphasizing their role in green chemistry and sustainability. They also address challenges including stability and recyclability while proposing strategies to overcome these limitations. This book provides valuable insights into how DES will shape future innovations in sustainable technologies.

Natural bioactive compounds have a wide range of therapeutic potential. They are the basis for many life-saving drugs and have the potential to treat and manage a variety of diseases. Handbook of Natural Bioactive Compounds provides a broad overview of techniques for the extraction, isolation, and identification of bioactive compounds from natural sources, such as plants, marine organisms and microorganisms.