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Vascular Challenges in Skull Base Surgery


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English | 2022 | ISBN: 1684200687 | 219 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 107 MB
Vascular injury is the most significant source of morbidity or mortality during skull base surgery, regardless of the surgical approach. While skull base approaches always placed arteries and veins at risk, newer endoscopic endonasal approaches have introduced new challenges for the prevention and management of vascular injury. Greater anatomic knowledge, additional surgical options, improved instrumentation, advances in interventional neuroradiology, and enhanced training all contribute to successful outcomes. Vascular Challenges in Skull Base Surgery by renowned skull base experts Paul Gardner, Carl Snyderman, Brian Jankowitz, and distinguished contributors, fills a gap in the literature, with invaluable guidance on managing rare but potentially catastrophic surgical complications.

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The Challenges of Nuclear Security


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031568133 | 326 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 10 MB
This Open Access volume assembles experts from the United States and India to examine six issues essential to the safety and security of nuclear facilities, technologies, and materials: insider threats, organizational culture, emergency response, physical protection, control of radioactive sources, and cyber security. Each chapter includes papers by an Indian expert and by an American counterpart. This unique structure contrasts the countries’ diverse perspectives on nuclear security, situates technical problems within larger socio-political contexts, and identifies cooperative opportunities for the U.S. and India.

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Solutions For Sustainability Challenges


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031636236 | 293 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 24 MB
The book is intended as a primary resource for Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), all professionals with interest in sustainability as well as sustainability courses at CBS International Business School and other universities. It starts by reviewing the challenges of sustainability (environmental, social, economic, and governance). The basics of life cycle thinking are explained, looking at Life Cycle Assessment/LCA, Life Cycle Costing/LCC, Social LCAs, and Life Cycle Management. These are applied to sustainable strategy development, sustainable product development, sustainable supply chain management and logistics, sustainable production, sustainable consumption, circular economy, sustainable digitalization, sustainable finance, sustainable employee relations, sustainable advocacy, law and policymaking, etc.―to show how each person in each profession and role can act sustainably and how to democratize sustainability.

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Recent Trends and Future Challenges in Learning from Data


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031544676 | 163 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 26 MB
This book collects together selected peer-reviewed contributions presented at the European Conference on Data Analysis, ECDA 2022, held in Naples, Italy, September 14-16, 2022. Highlighting the role of statistics in discovering novel and interesting patterns in the era of big data, it follows the motto of the conference: "Avoiding drowning in the data: recent trends and future challenges in learning from data". The central focus is on multidisciplinary approaches to data analysis, classification, and the interface between computer science, data mining and statistics. Both methodological and applied topics are covered. The former includes supervised and unsupervised techniques with particular emphasis on advances in regression and clustering analysis and constructing composite indicators. The applications are mainly in risk analysis, biology, and education. The volume is organized into four main macro themes: methodological contributions in the social sciences and education, multivariate analysis methods for big data, innovative contributions for applications inspired by biology, and strategies for analyzing complex data in finance.

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Microwave Processing of Foods Challenges, Advances and Prospects


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031516125 | 757 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 56 MB
The application of microwaves has been a major advancement in food processing over the past 50 years, and yet to date there have been very few publications focusing exclusively on microwave processing and none covering the latest technological and theoretical advances. Microwave Processing of Foods: Challenges, Advances and Prospects fills this gap by covering all aspects of the microwave processing of foods including the latest novel advances in this fast-moving subject area. This text presents multidisciplinary views of novel microwave systems, novel process modeling, engineering and design, as well as practical approaches on methodology and findings regarding the effect of microwave on the food quality and process safety. The volume comprises several chapters on the newest processing and machinery aspects, engineering design and process modeling, process safety and novel processes based on full or partial application of microwave in food processing. This book also considers economic aspects, food quality issues and future trends of microwave application in the food industry.

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Global Challenges


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031602374 | 242 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 19 MB
This book addresses some of the most urgent global problems in today’s world from a geographical perspective and highlights contemporary environmental, political, economic, social and geoethical aspects. The authors discuss causes, developments and challenges faced on a regional and global scale covering among others environmental issues such as loss of biodiversity, development of tourism, natural hazards and disaster risk reduction, migration issues, the global economic crisis and sustainable development.

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Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of Society


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English | 2025 | ISBN: 1032548169 | 3609 Pages | PDF (True) | 362 MB
Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of Society’ includes the papers presented at the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (Lisbon, Portugal, August 26 to 30th, 2024). The papers aim to contribute to a better understanding of problems and solutions of geotechnical nature, as well as to a more adequate management of natural resources. Case studies are included to better disseminate the success and failure of Geotechnical Engineering practice. The peer-reviewed articles of these proceedings address the six main topics:

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Digital Cultural Heritage Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 103263054X | 259 Pages | PDF (True) | 12 MB
This book explores how digital technologies are transforming cultural heritage preservation, documentation, and archiving. It delves into the technical aspects of digitalization techniques, digital preservation strategies, and the use of advanced technologies like virtual reality and augmented reality in the context of cultural heritage.

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