Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Industry and Services explores the integration of machine learning, data analytics, intelligent automation, and emerging AI technologies within the context of Industry 4.0, demonstrating their transformative impact on operational efficiency, decision-making, and service innovation.The book is organized to guide readers from the fundamentals of artificial intelligence to advanced sector-specific applications. Initial chapters introduce core...

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Industry and Services explores the integration of machine learning, data analytics, intelligent automation, and emerging AI technologies within the context of Industry 4.0, demonstrating their transformative impact on operational efficiency, decision-making, and service innovation. The book is organized to guide readers from the fundamentals of artificial intelligence to advanced sector-specific applications. Initial chapters introduce core concep...

Get to grips with building reliable, scalable, and maintainable database solutions for enterprises and production databasesKey FeaturesImplement PostgreSQL 13 features to perform end-to-end modern database managementDesign, manage, and build enterprise database solutions using a unique recipe-based approachSolve common and not-so-common challenges faced while working to achieve optimal database performanceBook DescriptionPost...

Advances in AI for Financial, Cyber, and Healthcare Analytics: A Multidisciplinary Approach comprehensively explores how artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping decision-making, predictive modelling, and operational strategies across three critical sectors—finance, cybersecurity, and healthcare. Across nine chapters, the book delves into the foundations of financial analytics and explores AI’s role in market prediction, fraud detection, and risk analysis. It progresses i...

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The thesis presents a systematic study of the Mpemba effect in a colloidal system with a micron-sized particle diffusing in a water bath. While the Mpemba effect, where a system’s thermal relaxation time is a non-monotonic function of the initial temperature, has been observed in water since Aristotle’s era, the underlying mechanism of the effect is still unknown. Recent studies indicate that the effect is not limited to water and has been studied both experimentally and numerically in a w...

The main objective of this book is to understand and manipulate the physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur in microscale fluidic systems. It explains microfluidics and biofluidics and their application to innovative design and computational intelligence methods used for solving nonlinear problems of engineering. It also covers new evolving trends in engineering related to green technologies, biomedical devices, computer-aided design, smart manufacturing, artificial intelli...

This book explores advanced powertrain technologies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and accelerating the transition to sustainable mobility. As regulatory bodies push for alternatives to internal combustion engines (ICEs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and fuel cell-based powertrains are emerging as viable solutions. However, challenges such as battery safety, thermal management, and fuel cell e...

This book focuses on droplets and sprays and their applications. It discusses how droplet level transport is central to a multitude of applications and how droplet level manipulation and control can enhance the efficiency and design of multiphase systems. Droplets and sprays are ubiquitous in a variety of multiphase and multiscale applications in surface patterning, oil recovery, combustion, atomization, spray drying, thermal barrier coating, renewable energy, and electronic cooling, to na...

This book includes several special features related to Life Cycle and Techno-Economic Assessment (LCA and TEA) to enhance clarity, understanding, and engagement. It incorporates numerous diagrams, flowcharts, and infographics to visualize complex concepts and methodologies for assessing life cycle energy, emissions, resource depletion, and the techno-economic impact on society. Key data, comparisons, and results are summarized in tables and matrices for easy reference.Additionally,...

The mission of lowering greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) can be achieved by displacing fossil fuel usage from the transport sector. Fossil energy is limited in origin and running out of sources. Parallelly, the use of fossil energy has negative impacts on the atmosphere. The use of alternative fuels became a necessity. The members of the alcohol family are methanol, ethanol, butanol, pentanol, etc. Among the various options, the alcohol family is an emerging solution, as their physical-chemi...

This book explores the critical linkages between education and empowerment of women, marginalized groups and other disadvantaged sections of society. It:Provides an overview of educational policies and practices from India’s independence to the present day, and tracks relevant changes and amendments.Examines a range of issues connected with education such as the Right to Education Act; empowerment and community mobilization; higher education chal...