This thesis examines the feasibility of using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as a viable disinfectant. It explores the opportunities and challenges of using AgNPs as an antimicrobial agent, and includes the latest research findings. It compares three kinds of AgNPs with regard to their antibacterial and antiviral effects; their sustainability in real water matrices; and their antiviral mechanisms. The outcome of this research equips the water industry with a better understanding of the capac...

This book introduces readers to the fundamentals of and recent advances in federated learning, focusing on reducing communication costs, improving computational efficiency, and enhancing the security level. Federated learning is a distributed machine learning paradigm which enables model training on a large body of decentralized data. Its goal is to make full use of data across organizations or devices while meeting regulatory, privacy, and security requirements.The book starts wit...

The book offers novel research results of sequential intelligent dynamic system modeling and control in a unified framework from theory proposals to real applications. It covers an in-depth study of various learning algorithms for the permanent adaptation of intelligent model parameters as well as of structural parts of the model. The comprehensive researches on sequential fuzzy and neural controller design schemes for some complex real applications are included. This is particularly suite...

Framework for scanning modal parameters of bridges from vehicle responses utilizing the Vehicle Scanning Method (VSM)Advanced Vehicle Scanning Method: Bridge Modal Parameter Identification delivers a complete theoretical framework for scanning of the modal parameters (frequencies, damping ratios, and mode shapes) of bridges from vehicle responses. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the application of the Vehicle Scanning Method (VSM) for differen...

In an age where real-time processing and interaction with the physical world through digital lenses are paramount, visual SLAM technology has become the backbone of mobile AR/VR applications, robotics, and autonomous systems. However, the demanding computational load of visual SLAM often strains the limited resources of mobile devices, hindering performance and accuracy. This is exactly where edge computing comes to the forefront, offering a potent solution by performing data processing at...

INTELLIGENT IOT FOR THE DIGITAL WORLDDISCOVER HOW THE INTELLIGENT INTERNET OF THINGS WILL CHANGE THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY IN THE NEXT DECADEIn the digital world, most data and Internet of Things (IoT) services need to be efficiently processed and executed by intelligent algorithms using local or regional computing resources, thus greatly saving and reducing communication bandwidth, end-to-end service delay, long...

This open access book focuses on the practical application of Adaptive Dynamic Programming (ADP) in chemotherapy drug delivery, taking into account clinical variables and real-time data. ADP's ability to adapt to changing conditions and make optimal decisions in complex and uncertain situations makes it a valuable tool in addressing pressing challenges in healthcare and other fields. As optimization technology evolves, we can expect to see even more sophisticated and powerful solutions eme...

This book provides a detailed account of the research and applications of hydrothermal reaction technology in the utilization of biomass energy, encompassing processes such as bio-oil and hydrogen production. Hydrothermal conversion technology of biomass holds immense potential in the field of biomass energy conversion, including supercritical water gasification and subcritical hydrothermal liquefaction. The book covers recent advancements in biomass supercritical water gasification for hy...

In real-world applications, new data, patterns, and categories that were not covered by the training data can frequently emerge, necessitating the capability to detect and adapt to novel characters incrementally. Researchers refer to these challenges as the Open-Set Text Recognition (OSTR) task, which has, in recent years, emerged as one of the prominent issues in the field of text recognition. This book begins by providing an introduction to the background of the OSTR task, covering essen...

This Element proposes an alternative framework for rethinking the role of finance in serving the real economy from the perspective of New Structural Financial Economics. It challenges the conventional wisdom that developing countries should take the financial structure of developed countries as the benchmark and financial structure does not matter in spurring long-run economic development. As a sub-discipline of New Structural Economics, New Structural Financial Economics has three tenets....

CYBERSECURITY IN INTELLIGENT NETWORKING SYSTEMSHelp protect your network system with this important reference work on cybersecurityCybersecurity and privacy are critical to modern network systems. As various malicious threats have been launched that target critical online services—such as e-commerce, e-health, social networks, and other major cyber applications—it has become more critical to protect important information from being accessed...

« Les machines ressemblent à d’étranges créatures qui aspirent les matières premières, les digèrent et les recrachent sous forme de produit fini. Le processus de production automatisé simplifie les tâches des ouvriers qui n’assurent plus aucune fonction importante dans la production. Ils sont plutôt au service des machines. Nous avons perdu la valeur que nous devrions avoir en tant qu’êtres humains, et nous sommes devenus une prolongation des machines, leur appendice, leur serviteur. J’ai ...