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Zingiber officinale, often referred to as ginger, is the scientific name for the blooming plant-producing underground rhizome. The rhizome may be used both in the kitchen and in traditional forms of healing. It is a herbaceous perennial that may survive for many years and generates annual pseudostems (false stems made of the coiled bases of leaves) that reach heights of around one meter, and bare, thin leaf blades. Antioxidants and bioactive compounds are present in ginger. This book explores recent developments in ginger production and biochemical research against the background of current and impending environmental change.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of oil spill challenges and issues. It addresses the challenges of oil spill behavior, occurrence, cleanup, and much more. Chapter topics include thermal maturity evolution, techniques for cleaning up oil spills, oil spill straining off coastal waters, and the use of radar satellites such as synthetic aperture radar in monitoring oil spills.

Carbon Nanotubes - Recent Advances, New Perspectives and Potential Applications covers all the important nanotechnological aspects of carbon materials, including their growth and characterization, processing and fabrication, development and potential applications. Recent developments, innovative preparation methods and promising new frontiers around this advanced nanotechnology are reviewed under the editorship of an internationally renowned scientist. This book will be useful to a diverse range of readers and will be important for research organizations, government research centers, academic libraries, and those involved in the research and development of carbon materials.

Data integrity is the overall accuracy, completeness, and consistency of data. Data integrity also refers to the safety of data regarding regulatory compliance, such as GDPR compliance, and security. It is maintained by a collection of processes, rules, and standards implemented during the design phase. Data governance is the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data in enterprise systems, based on internal data standards and policies that also control data usage. Effective data governance ensures that data is consistent and trustworthy and does not get misused. This book provides a comprehensive overview of data integrity and data governance and their myriad applications.

Lignin, found in the cell walls of trees and plants, is the second-most naturally abundant biopolymer. It is composed of alkyl-aromatic polymer units. This book describes the composition and structure of lignin, strategies for its chemical modification, and studies of biopolymer lignin. It also discusses the synthesis and characterization of lignin, methods for degradation, applications in various materials, and prospects for further development. Other topics covered include the role of lignin in thermosetting and thermoplastic materials and its technical and economic potential for generating green biofuel as an energy source for industrial plants and in the manufacture of fine chemicals.

Response surface methodology (RSM) is the statistical and mathematical technique that lays its foundation of quality in any experiment and it aims to optimize the response. RSM is mainly used for modeling and optimization of process parameters. This book discusses advances in RSM and its applications. Chapters discuss topics such as cyclic generators for Box-Behnken Designs, the application of RSM for product design, and potential applications of RSM in manufacturing, food processing, the fine arts, and more.

Animal welfare has become a topic of serious discussion worldwide. Humane breeding has become an issue that has been given international attention in recent years. However, many people are still very unfamiliar with this concept. The foundation of humane feeding is based on AW. The main appeal is to allow animals to have five freedoms. When animal feeding meets these conditions, it can be regarded as meeting the basic requirements of humane feeding. The basis for the sustainable implementation of humane breeding is actually consumers. If consumers do not support the concept of humane feeding and do not agree with the price difference that should be paid for the production of humane products, then producers have no resources to put humane concepts into the production process. Therefore, only when consumers pay attention to humane production in terms of consumer behavior, more producers are willing to raise livestock and poultry in a humane way. As long as the insistence of both consumers and producers is satisfied, animals can be treated better.

Echinococcosis is a neglected parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus spp. of the family Taeniidae. The prevalence of the disease is increasing worldwide due to industrialization and climate change. This book provides a comprehensive overview of echinococcosis, including information on epidemiology, geographic distribution, diagnosis, management, and prevention.

This book covers a wide range of subject areas, including assisted living, social robots, augmentative and alternative communication, connectivity, artificial intelligence, and robot design. Each chapter is authored by experts in their respective fields and offers readers theoretical and applied scientific papers that can serve as original research or review papers. This valuable volume is essential for researchers, practitioners, and anyone interested in developments in assistive technology. It explores trends and innovations in the field, demonstrating how assistive technology is enhancing the lives of people with disabilities or reduced mobility, and the elderly. The book is a comprehensive overview of the latest research and advancements in assistive technology, making it an essential addition to any library for both seasoned researchers and those just starting to explore the field. We are grateful to the authors for their invaluable contributions to this book, which would not have been possible without their generosity in sharing their knowledge and experiences.

Early treatment is of the utmost importance for traumatic injuries. The patient's vital signs, abdominal examination and hematocrit should be checked at frequent intervals. Using ultrasound allows the examiner to make a better clinical diagnosis of the patient. This book discusses different types of trauma surgery for abdominal injuries, bone fractures, injuries sustained from animal attacks, and traumatic brain injuries.

This book presents information on the biology, ecology, taxonomy, and fisheries of sharks. The analysis of data shows that cartilaginous species, including sharks, rays, and chimeras, are by far the most endangered group of marine fish. Sharks are particularly vulnerable to exploitation because of their K-selected life-history strategy. Overfishing, wide use of non-selective fishing practices and habitat degradation are leading to dramatic declines of these species in most marine areas. In general, sharks are not targeted but are caught incidentally. In many fisheries, they are, however, often landed and marketed. Therefore, this book provides recommendations for protecting and managing sharks' stocks. A better understanding of the composition of incidental and targeted catches of sharks by commercial fisheries and biological and ecological parameters are fundamentally important for the conservation of these populations.

The field of mathematics has produced many beautiful results, and among them, fixed points hold great importance as they can be used to describe and explain various mathematical curiosities, even those of the most complex technical applications. This book explores some of the latest and most fascinating results on the study of fixed points from a scientific perspective and presents new approaches to studying them along with possible applications.

This book offers innovative constructs of knowledge and reasoning on autistic pathology according to the perspectives offered by functional neuroscience and neuroimaging data and considers new etiological perspectives and therapeutic strategies centered on the child and the family. Written by experts in the field, this book includes sixteen chapters organized into three sections on "Worldwide Epidemiology", "Neural Perspectives and Etiology", and "Therapeutic Strategies".

Occupational stress is a global phenomenon and this book aims to identify the various factors associated with occupational stress in industrial and healthcare workers while also suggesting some potential coping strategies that have been found to help in overcoming such occupational stress. After reading this book, I trust that readers will be able to appreciate the importance of coping strategies for mental wellbeing in the workplace.

Hypersonic flight vehicles have the potential to enable a range of future aviation and space missions. However, the extreme environmental conditions associated with high Mach number flight pose a major challenge for vehicle aerodynamics, materials and structures, and flight control, particularly within the hybrid ramjet/scramjet/rocket propulsion systems. The complexity of hypersonic vehicles requires closer coupling of aerodynamics and design principles with new materials development to achieve expanded levels of performance and structural durability. This book focuses on the fundamental disciplines and practical applications involved in the investigation, description, and analysis of super- and hypersonic aircraft flight including applied aerodynamics, aircraft propulsion, materials, and other topics.

Currently, there are many complicated health disorders with different etiologies and pathogeneses, including cancers, obesity, periodontitis, cardiovascular disease, liver, skin and renal disorders. It is now known that the causes and pathogenesis of many complex chronic diseases are usually polyfactorial: genetic, environmental, constitutive factors, or a combination of these. Recently, poly-target molecules containing enzymes capable of catalyzing several reactions have been efficiently used in the treatment of several metabolic disorders, and infectious and inflammatory diseases. This book describes the history of the discovery of metformin and its chemistry. Topics presented include new approaches to the role of metformin in the treatment of diabetic patients and its ability to target multiple signaling pathways.

The biological and mechanical connection between muscles and bones is made by tendon tissue. The physiological function of tendons is to enable joint movements by transmitting the force of muscle contraction. Due to their connective tissue content, tendons have semi-elastic properties and are thus vulnerable to structural failure and inflammatory degeneration, both of which have extremely disabling effects, particularly pain and hampered joint function. This book examines the causes of mechanical and inflammatory structural pathologies of the tendons and related therapeutic approaches for managing these injuries and conditions.

Earthquakes - Recent Advances, New Perspectives and Applications is a compilation of nine chapters covering aspects of tectonics, seismicity, earthquake forecasting, geotechnical engineering, and buildings. It presents state-of-the-art techniques for calculating moment tensors, rupture inversions, and hypocentral locations. It also presents methodologies to test probabilistic earthquake distributions on clustered and declustered catalogs and improves on classical methodologies to estimate bearing capacity and slope stability analysis. The final section discusses the structural behavior of vernacular and modern structures in the nonlinear range and the consequences of modifying the original structural system of a building.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of dehydration techniques. It includes six chapters that discuss various methods of food dehydration. Some of these processes include advanced drying methods that utilize microwaves, infrared radiation, and radio frequency, as well as techniques like hot air, vacuum, fluidized bed, and freeze-drying. Chapters explore the advantages and disadvantages of the various processes, including hybrid techniques that increase the efficiency of drying and improve the quality of the dried products. Other topics explored include the kinetics of hydrogel dehydration and pre-treatment processes such as those that utilize ultrasound.

Volcanic geology is a rapidly growing research field within earth sciences. It is a research field that provides the fundamental basic data to be able to reconstruct volcanism that generated eruptive products and the sedimentary processes acted upon to redeposit and rework volcanic pyroclasts. Due to the broad time and spatial scales over which volcanism takes place, it is difficult to determine the correct link between the preserved rocks and the type of volcanism responsible for their formation. Volcanic rocks represent geological processes that occur in a distinct and rapid pattern compared to other geological processes. This book provides insight into the problem of determining the scale of volcanism and linking it to the volcanic rock record. It includes comprehensive reviews and case studies representative of volcanism in diverse geological environments. This book provides a broad overview of the problems, complexity, and usefulness of the active volcanism-based volcanic geology approach to interpreting volcanic rocks in the geological record.

Rare Earth Elements - Emerging Advances, Technology Utilization, and Resource Procurement illustrates the global interest in rare earth elements. The section on "Emerging Advances and Technology" presents research on the usage of rare earth elements in emerging technologies involving medicine, digital technology, mineral processing, and chemistry. The section on "Utilization and Resource Procurement" focuses on the global issues of pollution because of rare earth mining. The research presented underlies the rapid development of emerging technologies that require rare earth elements and the social issues that arise because of these technologies.

The palm oil industry is one of the oldest and most established commercial industries in the world. The product is hailed as an economically viable crop as compared with other oils used and consumed globally. This book provides an overview of the palm oil industry and the management of the crop itself. There has always been a growing interest in the scientific community to better understand this crop as well as the related industrial processes for environmental and nutritive purposes. As such, this book presents useful information on the palm oil industry from multiple perspectives.

Forensic medicine is a scientific discipline characterized by continuous evolution due not only to progress in medical knowledge but also to changing juridical and social requirements. This book analyzes the state of the art and the most interesting lines of research in forensic medicine, laying the foundations to explore new perspectives in multiple disciplinary sectors. This book collects several themes to create a practical tool of knowledge for experts in the discipline as well as young and emerging researchers.

This book presents recent research advances in autonomous mobile mapping robots, covering a range of topics. These include unconventional trajectories for mobile 3D scanning, key software components such as lidar odometry, look closure, pose graph SLAM, map refinement, path planning, and coverage algorithms. The book also explores multi-robot mapping and scalable algorithms for simultaneous localization and mapping. Finally, it delves into real-world applications like aerial 3D mapping and automotive SLAM in urban environments.

This book covers the dynamic process of genetic diversity in living organisms. It comprises eight chapters that address various topics, including genetic diversity in crop production, the relationship between viruses and their hosts, patterns of genetic variability in silver carp populations in Pakistan, molecular markers used for wildlife conservation, and more.

Composite materials have become an optimal option for a range of modern, industrial, clinical, and sports applications, offering a material with the desired properties and a limitless choice of building and composite levels. They possess noteworthy physical, thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties, in addition to being lightweight and cost-effective. This book focuses on the next generation of fiber-reinforced composites and adhesives, including recent advances in their development as well as their applications in numerous fields.