Do you wake up feeling tired, no matter how long you have slept? Do you have an overactive mind that you are unable to switch off at bedtime? Do you feel bloated, fatigued after meals and suffer from poor digestion? Do you experience frequent mood swings and emotional instability? If your answer to any of these questions is yes - the Energy Audiobook is for you! In this short and easy to follow audiobook Dr Qiang Chen (a board-certified acupuncturist, Chinese medicine practitioner and expe...

This book is devoted to the theory and method of the change detection on very high-resolution remote sensing image. Since the very high-resolution remote sensing images have been used in the field of land cover or land use change detection, problems such as salt and pepper effect, single spectral feature and the difficulty of discrimination of change types always affect the accuracy of information extraction by using the object-based image analysis.This book comprehensively introdu...

Adaptive Identification and Control of Uncertain Systems with Nonsmooth Dynamics reports some of the latest research on modeling, identification and adaptive control for systems with nonsmooth dynamics (e.g., backlash, dead zone, friction, saturation, etc). The authors present recent research results for the modelling and control designs of uncertain systems with nonsmooth dynamics, such as friction, dead-zone, saturation and hysteresis, etc., with particular applications in servo systems....

This book includes original, peer-reviewed research papers from the 17th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC2025), held in Qingdao, Shandong, China on June 13-15, 2025. The topics covered include but are not limited to: System Identification, Linear/Nonlinear Control Systems, Data-driven Modelling and Control, Process Modelling and Process Control, Fault Diagnosis and Reliable Control, Intelligent Systems, and Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligenc...

This book includes original, peer-reviewed research papers from the 17th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC2025), held in Qingdao, Shandong, China on June 13-15, 2025. The topics covered include but are not limited to: System Identification, Linear/Nonlinear Control Systems, Data-driven Modelling and Control, Process Modelling and Process Control, Fault Diagnosis and Reliable Control, Intelligent Systems, and Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligenc...

This book covers the up-to-date advancement of respiratory monitoring in ventilation support as well as detecting the physiological responses to therapeutic interventions to avoid complications. Mechanical ventilation nowadays remains the cornerstone in life saving in critically ill patients with and without respiratory failure. However, conclusive evidences show that mechanical ventilation can also cause lung damage, specifically, in terms of ventilator-induced lung injury.Respira...

This book examines the exciting interface between differential geometry and continuum mechanics, now recognised as being of increasing technological significance. Topics discussed include isometric embeddings in differential geometry and the relation with microstructure in nonlinear elasticity, the use of manifolds in the description of microstructure in continuum mechanics, experimental measurement of microstructure, defects, dislocations, surface energies, and nematic liquid crystals. Co...

Cloud computing is the latest market-oriented computing paradigm which brings software design and development into a new era characterized by “XaaS”, i.e. everything as a service. Cloud workflows, as typical software applications in the cloud, are composed of a set of partially ordered cloud software services to achieve specific goals. However, due to the low QoS (quality of service) nature of the cloud environment, the design of workflow systems in the cloud becomes a challenging issue fo...

Ecostacking is a new concept and approach which aims to maximize the benefits of ecosystem service providers in cropping systems to help achieve the goal of long-term sustainable agriculture and food production. The term "ecostacking" means combining synergistically the beneficial services of functional biodiversity from all levels and types. It is a comprehensive approach, where the various ecosystem service providers are fully integrated with the rest of the cropping system including agr...

Adaptive Predefined-Time Attitude Control for Spacecraft presents the latest advancements in spacecraft control dynamics, with a particular focus on time-bound strategies that guarantee rapid and smooth system stabilization under realistic mission constraints. Rooted in the expertise of scholars with extensive experience in nonlinear and adaptive control, the book establishes a solid theoretical foundation in finite-time and predefined-time formulations before transitioning to sophisticate...

Do you wake up feeling tired, no matter how long you have slept? Do you have an overactive mind that you are unable to switch off at bedtime? Do you feel bloated or fatigued after meals and suffer from poor digestion? Do you experience frequent mood swings and emotional instability? If your answer to any of these questions is yes - the Energy Audiobook is for you!In this short and easy to follow audiobook Dr Qiang Chen (a board-certified acupuncturist, Chinese medicine practitioner ...

This book introduces key concepts in modeling and risk assessments of vapor intrusion, a process by which the subsurface volatile contaminants migrate into the building of concern. Soil vapor intrusion is the major exposure pathway for building occupants to chemicals from the subsurface, and its risk assessments determine the criteria of volatile contaminants in soil/groundwater in brownfield redevelopment. The chapters feature the recent advances in vapor intrusion studies and practices, ...