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Fuels From Biomass: An Interdisciplinary Approach
The book reports on the results of the BrenaRo Winterschool 2011, held on November 21-22 in Aachen, Germany. The different chapters cover a number of aspects of the topic of energy generation, with a particular focus on energy generation from biomass. They presents new findings concerning engine development, process engineering, and biological and chemical conversion of biomass to fuels, and hi…
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- 978-3-662-45425-1
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- Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design
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Fruit Fly Research and Development in Africa - Towards a Sustainable Manageme…
Horticultural sector presents many opportunities for economic development and improving livelihood of growers but several factors constrain production and limit the potential for trade of fruits and vegetables. Tephritid fruit flies constitute a major constraint. They cause enormous losses through direct feeding damage and loss of market opportunities through imposition of quarantine restrictio…
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- 978-3-319-43226-7
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Frugal Innovation in Healthcare
This book focuses on how companies are innovating with regard to the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid (BOP) − the lowest socio-economic segment, and the organizational conditions they need to be successful. The authors use several examples of disruptive innovations for this market, particularly in the Indian healthcare sector. Low-cost, specialty hospital chains like Aravind Eye Care and Narayana Hruday…
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- 978-3-319-16336-9
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- India Studies in Business and Economics
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Frontiers of Higher Order Fuzzy Sets
Frontiers of Higher Order Fuzzy Sets, provides a unified representation theorem for higher order fuzzy sets. The book elaborates on the concept of gradual elements and their integration with the higher order fuzzy sets. This book also is devoted to the introduction of new frameworks based on general T2FSs, IT2FSs, Gradual elements, Shadowed sets and rough sets. Such new frameworks will provide …
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- 978-1-4614-3442-9
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Frontiers of Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes
This book focuses on carbon nanotubes and graphene as representatives of nano-carbon materials, and describes the growth of new technology and applications of new devices. As new devices and as new materials, nano-carbon materials are expected to be world pioneers that could not have been realized with conventional semiconductor materials, and as those that extend the limits of conventional sem…
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- 978-4-431-55372-4
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Frontiers in Statistical Quality Control 11
The main focus of this edited volume is on three major areas of statistical quality control: statistical process control (SPC), acceptance sampling and design of experiments. The majority of the papers deal with statistical process control, while acceptance sampling and design of experiments are also treated to a lesser extent. The book is organized into four thematic parts, with Part I addr…
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- 978-3-319-12355-4
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- Frontiers in Statistical Quality Control
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Frontiers in Quantum Methods and Applications in Chemistry and Physics
This edited, multi-author volume contains 14 selected, peer–reviewed contributions based on the presentations given at the 18th International Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology (QSCP XVIII), held at Casa da Cultura de Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in December 2013. It is divided into several sections written by leaders in the respective fields of quantum methodol…
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- 978-3-319-14397-2
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- Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics
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Frontiers in Gynecological Endocrinology
This volume offers an up-to-date overview on the major areas of gynecological endocrinology, presenting the latest advances in adolescent gynecological endocrinology, assisted reproduction, menstrual-related disorders, sexuality and transsexualism, polycystic ovary syndrome, myometrial pathology and adenomyosis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, hormonal contraception, premature ovarian failure …
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- 978-3-319-09662-9
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Frontiers in Internet Technologies
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third CCF Internet Conference of China, ICoC 2014, held in Shanghai, China, in July 2014. The 10 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 94 submissions. The papers address issues such as software defined network, network security, future Internet architecture, Internet application, network management, network …
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- 978-3-662-46826-5
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- Communications in Computer and Information Science
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Frontiers in Fusion Research II
This book reviews recent progress in our understanding of tokamak physics related to steady state operation, and addresses the scientific feasibility of a steady state tokamak fusion power system. It covers the physical principles behind continuous tokamak operation and details the challenges remaining and new lines of research towards the realization of such a system. Following a short introdu…
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