Technology: general issues

Developed by the leading scientists in the field, Designing for Situation Awareness: An Approach to User-Centered Design, Third Edition offers a systematic and successful methodology for supporting the situation awareness (SA) of individuals and teams who work in complex and demanding environments.

This book presents in a clear, didactic, and straightforward manner, the concepts, tools and technical terminology needed to understand metrological issues in industry and laboratories.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Business Information Systems, BIS 2025, which took place in Poznan, Poland, during June 25-27, 2025.

The text comprehensively discusses the transport mechanism, storage, and conveying of the material, which are essential requirements for transporting solids in various process units, especially in mineral and chemical industries.

Pressure Vessel Technology, Volume 1: Design and Analysis is a collection of papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Pressure Vessel Technology, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China on September 11-15, 1988.

Interoperability is the ability for two or more systems to interoperate, i.

This textbook intends to be a comprehensive and substantially self-contained two-volume book covering performance, reliability, and availability evaluation subjects.

As industrial processes become more and more automated, Air Logic Control (ALC) becomes increasingly important.

This volume contains a compilation of techniques and laboratory protocols directly related to RNA nano technology and its applications in nano biotechnology and nano medicine.

In recent years, there have been many exciting breakthroughs in the application of nanotechnology to medicine.

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Nanobiotechnology holds the promise of providing revolutionary insight into aspects biology ranging from fundamental questions such as elucidating molecular mechanisms of brain disorders to extraordinary applications such as the detection of a single cancer cell in a population of a million cells.

In an era dominated by environmental challenges and technological advancements, the need for precise and efficient monitoring tools has become paramount.

This comprehensive book explores spinel and inverse spinel ferrites, focusing on their synthesis methods, structural characteristics, magnetic properties, and diverse applications.

Environmental Ergonomics: Principles, Methods, and Applications provides the philosophy, principles and application of environmental ergonomics as a universal concept and considers total environments as an integration of environmental factors to which people are exposed.

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Blockchain, a technology originally developed for cryptocurrency, has evolved into a versatile tool capable of driving significant change across industries and communities.

Delivering innovative methods for addressing complex systems, this book presents the latest advances in hybrid modeling, machine learning, and digital technologies.

This new book details the impact of IT and digital transformation tools on supply chain management and how these smart tools can be the keys to the success of organizations.

Everyone is familiar with the amazing performance of a modern smartphone, powered by a billion-plus nanotransistors, each having an active region that is barely a few hundred atoms long.

Nonlinear Vibration and Dynamics of Smart Continuous Structures and Materials delves into intricate subjects concerning the analysis of nonlinear vibration issues in continuous structures.

The incredible growth of hybrid wireless networks and sensor-based communication technologies has led to research in both academia and industry for intelligent, efficient, and robust technologies to satisfy the requirements of future users.

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The book highlights the importance of intelligent decision-making in advanced production systems, and optimization of process parameters using fuzzy-based multi-criteria decision-making tools.

The book highlights the importance of intelligent decision-making in advanced production systems, and optimization of process parameters using fuzzy-based multi-criteria decision-making tools.

In today's digital age, the risks to data and infrastructure have increased in both range and complexity.

This book is a concise, self-contained treatment of the finite element method and all the computational techniques needed for its efficient use and practical implementation.

This book focuses on ligand-protected gold clusters featuring their atomically precise compositions and unambiguous structures.

Technology-Assisted Neurorehabilitation introduces biomedical engineers, health professionals and researchers to the study and integration of neurorehabilitation advances, specifically focusing on applied technologies and mathematical methods.

Fatigue failure of engineering materials and structures has long been a great challenge for structural integrity, reliability and safety in mechanical, civil and aerospace engineering.

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Ambient assisted living (AAL) utilizes information and communication technology to empower individuals to maintain an active and independent lifestyle for as long as possible.

In the theoretical field, this book presents innovative concepts and models that elucidate the dynamics and implications of digitalization across diverse socio-economic systems.