This book introduces a unique 3D printing method that prints metal parts by ejecting metal micro-droplets: a low-cost, contactless, and environmentally friendly 3D printing technology. This book follows a deductive approach to describe the fundamentals of metal droplet-based 3D printing and reveal the relationships and unique features among multiple specific techniques used in droplet-based 3D printing. It starts with a general description of the principles and techniques involved in this ...

Visual Question Answering (VQA) usually combines visual inputs like image and video with a natural language question concerning the input and generates a natural language answer as the output. This is by nature a multi-disciplinary research problem, involving computer vision (CV), natural language processing (NLP), knowledge representation and reasoning (KR), etc.Further, VQA is an ambitious undertaking, as it must overcome the challenges of general image understanding and the ques...

This brief presents characterizations of identification errors under a probabilistic framework when output sensors are binary, quantized, or regular. By considering both space complexity in terms of signal quantization and time complexity with respect to data window sizes, this study provides a new perspective to understand the fundamental relationship between probabilistic errors and resources, which may represent data sizes in computer usage, computational complexity in algorithms, sampl...

Fundamentals of Matrix-Analytic Methods targets advanced-level students in mathematics, engineering and computer science. It focuses on the fundamental parts of Matrix-Analytic Methods, Phase-Type Distributions, Markovian arrival processes and Structured Markov chains and matrix geometric solutions.New materials and techniques are presented for the first time in research and engineering design. This book emphasizes stochastic modeling by offering probabilistic interpretati...

Guides You on the Development and Implementation of B–R EvaluationsBenefit–Risk Assessment Methods in Medical Product Development: Bridging Qualitative and Quantitative Assessments provides general guidance and case studies to aid practitioners in selecting specific benefit–risk (B–R) frameworks and quantitative methods. Leading experts from industry, regulatory agencies, and academia present practical examples, lessons learned, and best practices that ill...

This book delves into the confluence of AI and the transformative potential it holds for the future of 6G network services. It uncovers how the integration of AI technologies as well as redefines the landscape of network management and control. This book also offers a new paradigm for delivering on-demand services that are immersive, personalized and of ultimate performance. A detailed exploration of AI-driven network management systems is presenting in this book, discussing the developmen...

The goal of this book is to improve the ability of enterprises to implement the green growth model and value chain reconstruction. China’s environmental development strategies, such as carbon peak emission and carbon neutrality, have created new challenges and requirements for enterprises to “go green.” In addition, anti-globalization and the complex dynamic uncertainty caused by COVID-19 have changed the operational environment that enterprises face. The application of new technologies, i...

This book systematically explains the theoretical framework of Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) for traction power substations in high-speed railways, focusing on PHM concepts and development. It provides an overview of fault diagnosis and prediction for these substations, complemented by practical examples. The integration of equipment service performance, degradation patterns, fault evolution processes, and intelligent early warning mechanisms is discussed to conduct health assess...

Nanomaterials in Rocket Propulsion Systems covers the fundamentals of nanomaterials and examines a wide range of innovative applications, presenting the current state-of-the-art in the field. Opening with a chapter on nano-sized energetic materials, the book examines metal nanoparticles-based fuels, ballistic modifiers, stabilizers and catalysts as the components of rocket propellants. Hydrogen storage materials for rocket propulsion based on nanotubes are then discussed, as are nano-porou...

The years 2021 to 2030 have been designated as "The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration". Ecological restoration and biodiversity conservation efforts face unprecedented challenges, especially in developing countries and areas, such as the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. This huge HKH region, which includes areas in eight separate countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan), is a biodiversity hotspot with a vast array of ecosystems, ...

His fiancé was together with his best friend, and they even tried to kill him together. Zhai Siyu woke up to find that she had changed her face. He'd thought he'd be the luckiest thing in his life to meet Lu Nian Chen. However, he had never thought that the reason he was close to him was to buy his own restaurant.Zhai Siyu was defeated and left sorrowfully!Lu Nian Chen, you will never know that you were the brightest star in my night sky;Zhai Siyu, ...

After being drugged by the evil grandma, Ye Huan's mind became muddled and she and her husband's elder brother rolled together. Only then did she realize that the Jin family was going to have a baby in their womb!Ye Huan was under house arrest, but her eldest uncle saved her. He said to the Jin family, "She is mine."After escaping from the cage, Ye Huan thought that she had gained her freedom, but Jin Xun forced her into a corner. "Woman, I will be responsi...