Quantitative phase Microscopy (QPM) has become an important imaging technique in biology for investigating cells and tissues. QPM is an optical interference or holographic microscopic technique in which an input light beam is divided into two beams and one passes through the object and the other acts as a reference beam.This book develops and describes the most advanced QPM techniques and computational imaging techniques using partially spatially coherent monochromatic light rather...

This book focuses on the widely used experimental techniques available for the structural, morphological, and spectroscopic characterization of materials. Recent developments in a wide range of experimental techniques and their application to the quantification of materials properties are an essential side of this book. Moreover, it provides concise but thorough coverage of the practical and theoretical aspects of the analytical techniques used to characterize a wide variety of functional ...

“Dhupaa te Va varoleya da Ghoshna Patar” by Dalip Singh is a thoughtful and honest reflection on society, relationships, and changing human perspectives. The book shares real-life experiences from the late 1960s, touching on unemployment, friendships, discussions about revolution, and the evolving understanding of women and society. Through deep conversations, personal observations, and cultural commentary, the author beautifully captures how life’s situations shape our thinking and worldv...

Rin Pitran Da is a deeply emotional Punjabi novel that explores migration, family bonds, illness, fear, and responsibility. Through personal memories and painful reflections, the novel touches upon Punjab’s troubled history, Sikh identity, and the lasting wounds of Partition. It is a thoughtful narrative about life, death, belonging, and the invisible debts we carry toward our roots and parents.

Emotional Intelligence or Emotional Quotient (EQ) is increasingly being recognized as a key determinant to professional success in today's high-stress environment. Acclaimed as a prime mover on the subject, Emotional Intelligence at Work has seen four editions and has been translated into multiple languages. This thoroughly revised edition of the classic bestseller evinces specialty and skills in Emotional Intelligence guiding and developing emotions, moods, feelings and minds of individua...

This is the textbook and reference resource that instructors, students, and researchers in biomedical optics have been waiting for. Comprehensive and up to date, it covers a broad range of areas in biomedical optics, from light interactions at the single-photon and single-biomolecule levels, to the diffusion regime of light propagation in tissue. Subjects covered include spectroscopic techniques (fluorescence, Raman, infrared, near-infrared, and elastic scattering), imaging techniques (dif...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a very important clinical imaging tool. It combines different fields of physics and engineering in a uniquely complex way. MRI is also surprisingly versatile, “pulse sequences” can be designed to yield many different types of contrast. This versatility is unique to MRI. This short book gives both an in-depth account of the methods used for the operation and construction of modern MRI systems and also the principles of sequence design and many examples of...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used to visualize detailed internal structure of the body. This book discusses the recent developments in the field of MRI and its application to the diagnosis of human brain disorders. In addition, it reviews the newly emerging concepts and technology, based on the multi-coherence imaging (MQCI). It explains how computer packages can be used to generate images in diseased states and compare them to in vivo results. This will ...

PET and SPECT are two of today's most important medical-imaging methods, providing images that reveal subtle information about physiological processes in humans and animals. Emission Tomography: The Fundamentals of PET and SPECT explains the physics and engineering principles of these important functional-imaging methods. The technology of emission tomography is covered in detail, including historical origins, scientific and mathematical foundations, imaging systems and their components, i...

This open access book focuses on processing, modeling, and visualization of anisotropy information, which are often addressed by employing sophisticated mathematical constructs such as tensors and other higher-order descriptors. It also discusses adaptations of such constructs to problems encountered in seemingly dissimilar areas of medical imaging, physical sciences, and engineering. Featuring original research contributions as well as insightful reviews for scientists interested in handl...

This open access book, edited and authored by a team of world-leading researchers, provides a broad overview of advanced photonic methods for nanoscale visualization, as well as describing a range of fascinating in-depth studies. Introductory chapters cover the most relevant physics and basic methods that young researchers need to master in order to work effectively in the field of nanoscale photonic imaging, from physical first principles, to instrumentation, to mathematical foundations o...

The Finite Element Method for Fluid Dynamics offers a complete introduction the application of the finite element method to fluid mechanics. The book begins with a useful summary of all relevant partial differential equations before moving on to discuss convection stabilization procedures, steady and transient state equations, and numerical solution of fluid dynamic equations. The character-based split (CBS) scheme is introduced and discussed in detail, followed by thorough coverage of inc...