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Nanotechnology in Skin Cancer Management presents groundbreaking advances in nanotechnology that are reshaping the fields of dermatology and oncology. This comprehensive resource provides a deep dive into the latest research, state-of-the-art techniques, and practical applications of nanotechnology in the treatment of skin cancer. It serves as a comprehensive guide for those interested in unlocking the potential of nanotechnology for enhancing skin cancer management by consolidating essential information, making it an invaluable resource for understanding and harnessing the power of nanotechnology in this context.By offering an extensive overview of cutting-edge research, advanced technologies, and real-world clinical applications, this book demonstrates how nanotechnology can be designed to potentially revolutionize skin cancer management.Provides a thorough explanation of nanotechnology principles and how they can be applied to various medical technologiesPresents detailed case studies and examples that showcase successful implementations of nanotechnology in healthcareAddresses safety concerns related to nanotechnology in medical applications and provides guidance on adhering to regulatory standards

This book provides an in-depth understanding of the properties, characterization, and applications of advanced functional and composite materials for energy, electronics, biomedicine, and aerospace fields. Divided into four sections, it covers sustainable smart and composite materials, intelligent techniques for optimization of material properties, their characterization and processing, case studies based on modernization in processes and systems, sustainability-based approaches and novel strategies, and sustainability and Industry 4.0-based contents.Key HighlightsProvides smart materials and sustainability, novel product design, and materials implementationReviews molecular dynamics simulation techniquesIncludes Industry 4.0 and sustainability interventions in functional compositesDiscusses life cycle engineering and analysis in composite processingCovers microwave-assisted processing of compositesThis book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in materials sciences and metallurgy, mechanical and manufacturing engineering.

Novel Applications of Functionally Graded Materials offers a thorough understanding of the unique characteristics, characterization techniques, and inventive applications of functionally graded materials (FGMs). It covers a wide range of sophisticated functional materials, including metals, composites, polymers, and ceramics, exploring their unique characteristics, and using cutting-edge characterization methods. Detailed examinations of applications in the fields of energy, electronics, biology, and aerospace provide important new insights into the revolutionary potential of these materials across a range of sectors. Features:Cover effects of FGMs on fields including aerospace, automobile, electronics, energy, and medicine.Contains extensive discussions on the leading topics in the study of advanced functional and composite materials, backed by examples.Discusses consumer expectations and environmental sustainability issues related to the production of FGMs.Encompasses wide range of topics such as biomaterials, smart structures, rapid prototyping, and nanofinishing technologies, among many others.Explores how to create new materials with optimized properties and how to use those features to fulfill specific industrial requirements.This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in materials science and manufacturing.

This book showcases the potential of artificial intelligence to transform diagnostics, predictive analytics, personalized treatment, and healthcare resource optimization. It presents real-world applications and emerging trends, such as quantum computing, federated learning, and edge artificial intelligence. Features:Explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience, including applications in understanding brain disorders, cognitive functions, and neuroimaging data processing.Provides insights into emerging technologies such as quantum computing and their potential to revolutionize medical data processing, accelerate artificial intelligence algorithms, and solve previously intractable problems in healthcare.Analyzes advanced strategies for identifying and mitigating biases in artificial intelligence models, ensuring compliance with global healthcare regulations and fostering ethical artificial intelligence adoption.Discusses the application of multi-agent artificial intelligence systems in optimizing hospital operations, emergency response, and resource management in healthcare ecosystems.Covers the use of generative models, such as generative adversarial network and variational autoencoders, in drug design, protein structure prediction, and creating synthetic biomedical datasets.The text is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, computer science and engineering, biomedical engineering, drug delivery, and information technology.

Learn to secure, design, implement, and test tomorrow's blockchain applications.Blockchain Application Security guides readers through the architecture and components of blockchain, including protocols such as Bitcoin and beyond, by offering a technical yet accessible introduction. This resource is ideal for application architects, software developers, security auditors, and vulnerability testers working on enterprise blockchain solutions. It bridges the gap between theory and implementation, providing actionable guidance on protecting decentralized systems while capitalizing on their innovative benefits.Blockchain Application Security covers the essentials, from the fundamentals of distributed ledgers, consensus algorithms, digital wallets, smart contracts, privacy controls, and DIDs, to designing secure dApp architectures with component-level threat analysis and resilient APIs, token transactions, digital exchanges, and identity models. It features a complete lifecycle example for securing a DeFi lending and borrowing platform, along with practical walkthroughs for smart contract development, AWS-integrated blockchain systems, frontend/API integration, and code auditing."An accessible, comprehensive blockchain overview that emphasizes its value across industrial and government sectors with a holistic security focus."—David W. Kravitz, Technical Advisor, Spring Labs"A cutting-edge method for securing blockchain applications, pushing the boundaries of current practice."—David Cervigni, Senior Security Research Engineer at R3"Bridging theory and practice with realistic examples, this guide empowers architects and developers to build attack-resistant applications."—Steven Wierckx, Product Security Team Lead & Threatmodel Trainer at Toreon"A valuable resource for blockchain specialists, featuring hands-on examples of deploying dApps on AWS and securing infrastructure."—Ihor Sasovets, Lead Security Engineer, Penetration Tester at TechMagic"A practical roadmap for navigating blockchain security that we recommend to clients and incorporate into our training.—Vijay Dhanasekaran, Founder & Chief Blockchain Officer, Consultant at Blocknetics"An indispensable resource for dApp developers, guiding readers from fundamentals to advanced implementation with in-depth vulnerability analysis."—Mohd Mehdi, Head of DevOps, DevSecOps and Infrastructure at InfStones

Learn the art of designing, implementing, and managing Cisco's networking solutions on datacenters, wirelessly, security and mobility to set up an Enterprise network.About This Book• Implement Cisco's networking solutions on datacenters and wirelessly, Cloud, Security, and Mobility• Leverage Cisco IOS to manage network infrastructures.• A practical guide that will show how to troubleshoot common issues on the network.Who This Book Is ForThis book is targeted at network designers and IT engineers who are involved in designing, configuring, and operating enterprise networks, and are in taking decisions to make the necessary network changes to meet newer business needs such as evaluating new technology choices, enterprise growth, and adding new services on the network. The reader is expected to have a general understanding of the fundamentals of networking, including the OSI stack and IP addressing.What You Will Learn• Understand the network lifecycle approach• Get to know what makes a good network design• Design components and technology choices at various places in the network (PINS)• Work on sample configurations for network devices in the LAN/ WAN/ DC, and the wireless domain• Get familiar with the configurations and best practices for securing the network• Explore best practices for network operationsIn DetailMost enterprises use Cisco networking equipment to design and implement their networks. However, some networks outperform networks in other enterprises in terms of performance and meeting new business demands, because they were designed with a visionary approach.The book starts by describing the various stages in the network lifecycle and covers the plan, build, and operate phases. It covers topics that will help network engineers capture requirements, choose the right technology, design and implement the network, and finally manage and operate the network. It divides the overall network into its constituents depending upon functionality, and describe the technologies used and the design considerations for each functional area. The areas covered include the campus wired network, wireless access network, WAN choices, datacenter technologies, and security technologies. It also discusses the need to identify business-critical applications on the network, and how to prioritize these applications by deploying QoS on the network.Each topic provides the technology choices, and the scenario, involved in choosing each technology, and provides configuration guidelines for configuring and implementing solutions in enterprise networks.Style and approachA step-by-step practical guide that ensures you implement Cisco solutions such as enterprise networks, cloud, and data centers, on small-to-large organizations.

Your one-stop guide to learning and implementing Red Team tactics effectivelyKey FeaturesTarget a complex enterprise environment in a Red Team activityDetect threats and respond to them with a real-world cyber-attack simulationExplore advanced penetration testing tools and techniquesBook DescriptionRed Teaming is used to enhance security by performing simulated attacks on an organization in order to detect network and system vulnerabilities. Hands-On Red Team Tactics starts with an overview of pentesting and Red Teaming, before giving you an introduction to few of the latest pentesting tools. We will then move on to exploring Metasploit and getting to grips with Armitage. Once you have studied the fundamentals, you will learn how to use Cobalt Strike and how to set up its team server.The book introduces some common lesser known techniques for pivoting and how to pivot over SSH, before using Cobalt Strike to pivot. This comprehensive guide demonstrates advanced methods of post-exploitation using Cobalt Strike and introduces you to Command and Control (C2) servers and redirectors. All this will help you achieve persistence using beacons and data exfiltration, and will also give you the chance to run through the methodology to use Red Team activity tools such as Empire during a Red Team activity on Active Directory and Domain Controller.In addition to this, you will explore maintaining persistent access, staying untraceable, and getting reverse connections over different C2 covert channels.By the end of this book, you will have learned about advanced penetration testing tools, techniques to get reverse shells over encrypted channels, and processes for post-exploitation. What you will learnGet started with red team engagements using lesser-known methodsExplore intermediate and advanced levels of post-exploitation techniquesGet acquainted with all the tools and frameworks included in the Metasploit frameworkDiscover the art of getting stealthy access to systems via Red TeamingUnderstand the concept of redirectors to add further anonymity to your C2Get to grips with different uncommon techniques for data exfiltrationWho this book is forHands-On Red Team Tactics is for you if you are an IT professional, pentester, security consultant, or ethical hacker interested in the IT security domain and wants to go beyond Penetration Testing. Prior knowledge of penetration testing is beneficial.

Identify, exploit, and test web application security with easeKey FeaturesGet up to speed with Metasploit and discover how to use it for pentestingUnderstand how to exploit and protect your web environment effectivelyLearn how an exploit works and what causes vulnerabilitiesBook DescriptionMetasploit has been a crucial security tool for many years. However, there are only a few modules that Metasploit has made available to the public for pentesting web applications. In this book, you'll explore another aspect of the framework – web applications – which is not commonly used. You'll also discover how Metasploit, when used with its inbuilt GUI, simplifies web application penetration testing. The book starts by focusing on the Metasploit setup, along with covering the life cycle of the penetration testing process. Then, you will explore Metasploit terminology and the web GUI, which is available in the Metasploit Community Edition. Next, the book will take you through pentesting popular content management systems such as Drupal, WordPress, and Joomla, which will also include studying the latest CVEs and understanding the root cause of vulnerability in detail. Later, you'll gain insights into the vulnerability assessment and exploitation of technological platforms such as JBoss, Jenkins, and Tomcat. Finally, you'll learn how to fuzz web applications to find logical security vulnerabilities using third-party tools. By the end of this book, you'll have a solid understanding of how to exploit and validate vulnerabilities by working with various tools and techniques.What you will learnGet up to speed with setting up and installing the Metasploit frameworkGain first-hand experience of the Metasploit web interfaceUse Metasploit for web-application reconnaissanceUnderstand how to pentest various content management systemsPentest platforms such as JBoss, Tomcat, and JenkinsBecome well-versed with fuzzing web applicationsWrite and automate penetration testing reportsWho this book is forThis book is for web security analysts, bug bounty hunters, security professionals, or any stakeholder in the security sector who wants to delve into web application security testing. Professionals who are not experts with command line tools or Kali Linux and prefer Metasploit’s graphical user interface (GUI) will also find this book useful. No experience with Metasploit is required, but basic knowledge of Linux and web application pentesting will be helpful.

This special book is conceived to highlight mitochondrial structural and functional integrity and how they are associated with several human diseases such as cardiovascular, cancer, renal, neurological disorder, and genetic disorders. The chapters contributed by leading mitochondrial researchers in the handbook will take us through the novel pharmacological strategies via mitochondria to understand their physiological and pathological role as well as present them as therapeutic targets.

This special book is conceived to highlight mitochondrial structural and functional integrity and how they are associated with several human diseases such as cardiovascular, cancer, renal, neurological disorder, and genetic disorders.