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Optimizing Solar Photovoltaic Systems: Advances in MPPT Techniques for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
English | 2025 | ISBN: 303193282X | 244 Pages | EPUB (True) | 77 MB
This book deals with the forefront of solar PV innovation, focusing on the critical role of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques in enhancing energy efficiency. It investigates many topics, including the fundamentals of solar energy, DC-DC converters, and battery technologies. Detailed analyses of prevalent MPPT algorithms underscore their pivotal impact on system performance. Central to this work is the development and rigorous validation of cutting-edge MPPT strategies using advanced tools such as MATLAB/Simulink and Proteus environments for simulations, alongside experimental setups featuring the dSPACE DS1104 controller board.

Optical Activity: Basic Properties
English | 2026 | ISBN: 103291016X | 132 Pages | PDF (True) | 6 MB
Optical Activity: Basic Properties provides a clear explanation of the phenomenon of optical rotation. It covers the macroscopic as well as the microscopic. The connection between the macroscopic and microscopic description is discussed and particularly the relation between various physical parameters is explored. The focus is on the order-of-magnitude of these values and in particular why optical activity is not observed in many dielectric materials. The possible role of quantum-mechanical effects for explaining optical activity is also explored. Optical Activity is written at an intermediate level and only requires knowledge at the junior or senior undergraduate level. Bridging the gap between existing textbooks and the in-depth treatment found in review articles, this book presents as a further-reader resource for physics, chemistry, and engineering students.

New Trends in Computational Engineering
English | 2026 | ISBN: 3032162521 | 274 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 60 MB
The book is the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computational Engineering (ICCE 2024), Darmstadt, Germany, 30th September to 2nd October, 2024. Computational Engineering is a modern and ultidisciplinary science for computer based modeling, simulation, analysis and optimization of complex engineering applications and natural phenomena. The book contains an overview of selected approaches from numerics and optimization of Partial Differential Equations as well as uncertainty quantification and machine learning techniques, typically in multiphysics environments. Where possible, application cases from engineering are integrated.

Neuroimaging of Treatment-Related Conditions in the Brain
English | 2026 | ISBN: 3032236177 | 264 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 79 MB
This book presents the neuroimaging features of the most common conditions related or triggered by therapies for several medical conditions. In the majority of cases, these therapies are mandatory and unavoidable, but it is important to be aware of the potential complications and to identify, diagnose, report and follow-up the main neuroradiological hallmarks of these conditions. Some of these may be underreported, as for example the long-term consequences of radiation therapy, and some are less known, as SMART syndrome. Many conditions may have a broad differential diagnosis and it is not trivial to distinguish a treatment-related component from a spontaneous disease in some cases (PRES or RCVS, ARIA, etc.). Regarding PRES and RCVS, being numerous the treatments potentially associated, a description based on neuroimaigng and to detail the associated drugs is offered within the chapter. Immunotherapy is a new and modern treatment where cerebral complications are present and the increased incidence depends on the increased use of these strategies for many diseases, ranging from neurological and systemic immuno-mediated diseases to Alzheimer's disease to solid and hematologic tumors.

Network Analysis for Economic, Business and Financial History: Methodological Advances and Applications
English | 2026 | ISBN: 3032213541 | 532 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 78 MB
Social network analysis is increasingly understood to be an important part of historical research, allowing scholars to balance qualitative investigation with rigorous quantitative techniques. Through a global set of case studies spanning ancient, medieval, early modern and modern history, this edited volume demonstrates the interpretative potential of various SNA approaches to different sets of historical data. The chapters contribute to methodological understanding of SNA in economic history, as well as showing through the case studies how network analysis can decode complex social and economic interactions over time, making visible those relational patterns that were invisible to contemporary historical actors. This cutting-edge resource will be appeal widely to academics in economic, business and financial history, as well as statistics researchers and social scientists looking to strengthen their quantitative research skills.

Nanotechtonics: Design, Synthesis, and Applications
English | 2026 | ISBN: 9819542154 | 456 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 75 MB
Nanotechtonics (or Nanotechtronics) refers to the synthesis, design and construction of novel materials and morphological analysis at the nanoscale range. This book covers three major domains related to applications of nanoarchitectonics in multidisciplinary sciences. Nanotechtonics, nanostructures and hybrid composites are being explored. The book presents a critical analysis of challenges and opportunities in biomedical application of various nanoparticles. It provides an overview and recap of previous work done in the field of nanotechnology. It highlights the future potential areas of research, innovation, development of finished products for commercialization as well.

Multimedia Information Retrieval: Extracting Information from Multimedia Sources
English | 2026 | ISBN: 3662733099 | 293 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 85 MB
The digital acquisition of information - known as Information Retrieval - has gained enormous importance in recent decades. Due to modern technologies and the spread of multimedia content, the focus is shifting more and more toward Multimedia Information Retrieval (MMIR). This well-founded and comprehensive textbook conveys the fundamentals and formal concepts of MMIR and connects them in a practical way with current developments from research and technology. Both the classical models of MMIR and modern, AI-based methods are presented. The book is aimed at computer science students as well as teachers and professionals in the field of software development who deal with topics such as multimedia, information processing, or user interaction.

Monetary and Non-Monetary Payment Systems:
Forms and Practices in Europe and the Colonial World from 14th to 20th Century
English | 2026 | ISBN: 3032118093 | 309 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 4.4 MB

Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases
English | 2026 | ISBN: 3032182956 | 1046 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 57 MB
This book presents an authoritative, extensive exploration of the models of degenerative diseases, providing coverage of the preclinical models that are essential for investigation of principles of the diseases, mechanisms of development of functional deficits, and development of therapeutic approaches, including safety analysis. The book is divided into four major sections. The introductory section provides a definition of neurodegenerative diseases as objects of modeling, their classification, and an overview of their features and pathogenetic mechanisms, types of models and their importance, and translational applications and limitations. Section 2 discusses approaches to study the models from the behavioral, motor, cognitive, electrophysiological, biochemical, and structural standpoints. Chapters in Section 3 are organized according to individual neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting specific features of the models and providing examples of disorders-oriented models. The final section focuses on using preclinical models to develop and test new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. The book will appeal to neuroscientists, laboratory scientists, neurologists, biologists, and PhD students dealing with basic research of neurodegenerative diseases as well as other phases of translation research, including the development and testing of treatment methods.

Minimalistic Consumer Behavior: Motivation, Consumption and Practical Implications
English | 2026 | ISBN: 3032227577 | 165 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 6 MB
In developed countries people still place great emphasis on materialistic possessions for a happy life; however, many possessions produce tension and lead to burden. As a result, an anti-consumption movement has emerged that embraces the notion of a minimalistic lifestyle. This book combines research, personal insights, and real-world examples to explore the motivations behind minimalist choices and their impact on individuals, communities, and the environment. It examines how consumer behavior is influenced by cultural, economic, and psychological factors, and how adopting minimalist principles can foster well-being and sustainability. The authors also address voluntary simplicity, sustainable marketing, and discuss the implications of minimalistic consumer behavior for achieving SDG 12, Responsible Consumption and Production.