ALBERT

All Library Books, journals and Electronic Records Telegrafenberg

Language
Number of Hits per Page
Default Sort Criterion
Default Sort Ordering
Size of Search History
Default Email Address
Default Export Format
Default Export Encoding
Facet list arrangement
Maximum number of values per filter
Auto Completion
Topics (search only within journals and journal articles that belong to one or more of the selected topics)
Feed Format
Maximum Number of Items per Feed
feed icon rss

Your email was sent successfully. Check your inbox.

An error occurred while sending the email. Please try again.

Proceed reservation?

Export
Filter
  • Books  (124)
  • Articles
  • English  (124)
  • Danish
  • German
  • Polish
  • Swedish
  • 2020-2024  (124)
  • 2010-2014
  • 1985-1989
  • 1970-1974
  • 1950-1954
  • 2020  (124)
  • 2014
  • 2005
  • 1988
  • 1987
  • 1951
  • 363.73  (47)
  • 550  (41)
  • 612.8  (36)
  • 1
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neuroscience.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Translational Neuroscience of Speech and Language Disorders: State of the Art. -2. Translational Neuroscience of Aphasia and Adult Language Rehabilitation. -3. Treatment and intervention approaches for the improvement of language abilities in neurodegenerative diseases -- 4. Neural and Genetic Mechanisms of Dyslexia -- 5. The role of memory systems in neurodevelopmental disorders of language -- 6. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and Language/Speech: Can patients benefit from a combined therapeutic approach? -- 7. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Aphasia Rehabilitation -- 8. The Cerebellum: A Therapeutic Target in Treating Speech and Language Disorders -- 9. Navigated rTMS for Mapping the Language Network in Preoperative Settings: Current Status and Future Prospects -- 10. Presurgical Language fMRI in Epilepsy: An Introduction -- 11. Lesion-symptom mapping in speech and language disorders: a translational perspective.
    Abstract: This edited volume provides the first presentation of the state-of-the-art in the application of modern Neuroscience research in predicting, preventing and alleviating the negative sequelae of neurodevelopmental, acquired, or neurodegenerative conditions on speech and language. It brings together contributions from several leading experts in a markedly broad range of disciplines, including Speech and Language Therapy, Neuropsychology and Neurology, but also Neurosurgery, Neuroimaging and Neurostimulation, as well as Engineering and Genetics.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 290 p. 18 illus., 8 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030356873
    Series Statement: Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience,
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 2
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Anatomy. ; Internal medicine. ; Cytology. ; Biochemistry. ; Neuroscience. ; Anatomy. ; Internal Medicine. ; Cell Biology. ; Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Neurosecretion: A Historical Overview -- Neurosecretion: Hypothalamic Somata versus Neurohypophysial Terminals -- Cyclic ADP-Ribose and Heat Regulate Oxytocin Release via CD38 and TRPM2 in the Hypothalamus -- Somato-Dendritic Secretion of Neuropeptides -- Neurosecretory Vesicles: Structure, Distribution, Release and Breakdown -- Molecular Controls on Regulated Neurotransmitter and Neurohormone Secretion -- Secretory Astrocytes -- Action Potential-Induced Ca2+ Influx for Both Acute and Sustained Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic Beta Cells -- Plasticity in the Morphology of Lactotrophs and Folliculo-Stellate Cells and Prolactin Secretion -- Neuroendocrine and Metabolic Regulation of Plasma Growth Hormone Secretory Profiles -- Role of the TWIK-Related Potassium (TREK)-1 Channels in the Regulation of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) Secretion from Pituitary Corticotropes -- How Do Bacterial Neurotoxins Affect Neurosecretion? -- Secretory Mechanisms in Paramecium.
    Abstract: How do electrical activity and calcium signals in neurons influence the secretion of peptide hormones? This volume presents the current state of knowledge regarding the electrical, calcium signaling and synaptic properties of neuroendocrine systems from both vertebrate and invertebrate systems. The contributions span in vivo and in vitro studies that address: state‐dependent plasticity, relevance of firing patterns, membrane properties, calcium flux (including dynamic imaging and homeostasis), and molecular mechanisms of exocytosis, including from non-neuronal secretory cells. The chapters focus not only on research results but also on how experiments are conducted using state-of-the-art techniques, and how the resulting data are interpreted. While there are many books on the secretory properties of neurons, this is the first to focus on the distinctive secretory properties of neuroendocrine neurons. Accordingly, it offers an important text for undergraduate and graduate neuroscience students, and will also appeal to established scientists and postdoctoral fellows. This is the eighth volume in the Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology series* - now a co-publication between Springer Nature and the INF (International Neuroendocrine Federation). *Volumes 1-7 published by Wiley.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 307 p. 65 illus., 43 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030229894
    Series Statement: Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology, 8
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 3
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Otorhinolaryngology. ; Neuroscience. ; Otorhinolaryngology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Ch 1: Listening to All Voices: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Hearing in Aging -- Ch 2: Genetic and Molecular Aspects of the Aging Auditory System -- Ch 3: The Aging Cochlea and Auditory Nerve -- Ch 4: Age-Related Changes in the Auditory Brainstem and Inferior Colliculus -- Ch 5: Age related changes in the primate auditory cortex -- Ch 6: The Aging Auditory System: Electrophysiology -- Ch 7: Age-Related Changes in Segregation of Sound Sources -- Ch 8: Causes and Consequences of Age-Related Hearing Loss -- Ch 9: Age-Related Changes in Speech Understanding: Peripheral versus Cognitive Influences -- Ch 10: Aging, Hearing Loss, and Listening Effort: Imaging Studies of the Aging Listener -- Ch 11: Functional Consequences of Impaired Hearing in Older Adults and Implications for Intervention -- Ch 12: Emerging Clinical Translational Treatment Strategies for Age-Related Hearing Loss.
    Abstract: This volume provides contemporary discussions on new developments in aging research. It serves as an important update on the current state of research on the aging auditory system. Listening to All Voices: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Hearing in Aging Karen S. Helfer and Edward L. Bartlett Genetic and Molecular Aspects of the Aging Auditory System Shinichi Someya and Mi-Jung Kim The Aging Cochlea and Auditory Nerve Kevin K. Ohlemiller and Christopher Spankovich Age-Related Changes in the Auditory Brainstem and Inferior Colliculus Josef Syka Age-Related Changes in the Primate Auditory Cortex Gregg Recanzone The Aging Auditory System: Electrophysiology Kelly C. Harris Age-Related Changes in Segregation of Sound Sources Frederick J. Gallun and Virginia Best Causes and Consequences of Age-Related Hearing Loss Jennifer A. Deal, Nicholas S. Reed, Emily C. Pedersen, and Frank R. Lin Age-Related Changes in Speech Understanding: Peripheral versus Cognitive Influences Sandra Gordon-Salant, Maureen J. Shader, and Arthur Wingfield Aging, Hearing Loss, and Listening Effort: Imaging Studies of the Aging Listener Stefanie E. Kuchinsky and Kenneth I. Vaden, Jr. Functional Consequences of Impaired Hearing in Older Adults and Implications for Intervention Larry E. Humes, M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, and Louise Hickson Emerging Clinical Translational Treatment Strategies for Age-Related Hearing Loss Robert D. Frisina, Carlos J. Cruz, Tanika T. Williamson, Xiaoxia Zhu, and Bo Ding .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 323 p. 62 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030493677
    Series Statement: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, 72
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 4
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neuroscience.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction Food and Brain -- 2. Food and Behavior -- 3. Food and Psychological Wellbeing -- 4. Food and Cognition -- 5. Autism and Food -- 6. Healthy Brains: Types of Food and their Active Pharmacological Ingredients -- 5. Dieting: Importance of Diet and Diet Types -- 6. Nutrigenomics -- 7. Epigenetics -- 8. Gut Microbiota (microbiome) -- 9. Personalized Nutrition -- 10. Vegetables -- 11. Fruits -- 12. Nuts, Seeds and Spices -- 13. Grains [Oats, Barley & Quinoa] -- 14. Seafood [fish like Salmon, Oyster, Sea vegetables (algae)] -- 15. Other -- 16. Autism Management through Food and Diet -- 17. Personalized Nutrition Therapy.
    Abstract: The book focuses on implications of traditional and processed foods for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) intervention and management. Numerous phytonutrients and pharmacologically active compounds in edible natural products and diet could influence and offer protection to neuronal dysfunction that occurs due to ASD. The neuroprotective effects of various fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds phytochemicals, and other natural bioactive ingredients against ASD and related conditions are discussed. Topics such as the possible neuroprotective mechanism of action of these foods and the therapeutic role of antioxidants in relation to ASD are addressed. This book also highlights the scope of using anti-inflammatory agents and antioxidants to promote neurogenesis and improve other symptoms in ASD. It emphasizes personalized nutritional approaches with dietary management of neurodevelopmental disorders/ASD cases. Information in this book is relevant to researchers in the field of complementary and alternative medicine, nutraceuticals, neuroscience, agriculture, nutrition, and food science. This volume is beneficial to students of varying levels, and across multiple disciplines.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 693 p. 111 illus., 68 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030304027
    Series Statement: Advances in Neurobiology, 24
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 5
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Pharmacology. ; Anesthesiology. ; Neuroscience. ; Pharmacology. ; Anesthesiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Analgosedation -- Chapter 2. Inhalational Anesthetics -- Chapter 3. Intravenous Anesthetic Agents -- Chapter 4. Local Anesthetics -- Chapter 5. Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs (nmbds) -- Chapter 6. Reversal Agents and Antagonists -- Chapter 7. Anticholinergics -- Chapter 8. Anti-epileptic Drugs (aeds) -- Chapter 9. Osmotherapy -- Chapter 10. Antibiotics -- Chapter 11. Anti-viral -- Chapter 12. Antifungal -- Chapter 13. Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets -- Chapter 14. Glucocorticoids -- Chapter 15. Antihypertensives -- Chapter 16. Vasopressors -- Chapter17. Antipsychotics -- Chapter 18. Miscellaneous drugs. .
    Abstract: The pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of several drugs is expected to be known to clinicians and researchers at all times. With advances in sciences and development of newer drugs very frequently, it is very important to keep your knowledge updated at all times. This title is a quick guide to researchers and clinicians for a quick reference. The title is also a vital resource for all streams of neurosciences (neuroanesthesia and neurointensive care) and is much different from a conventional pharmacology titles, being more reader friendly and to the point facilitated with numerous flowcharts and algorithms with each chapter being prepared in a standard structured manner.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 1074 p. 331 illus., 108 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811535918
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 6
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neurology . ; Evolution (Biology). ; Psychobiology. ; Human behavior. ; Neuroscience. ; Neurology. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Behavioral Neuroscience.
    Description / Table of Contents: Sleep: Basic and Historical Aspects -- Sleep: Findings in Invertebrates and Lower Vertebrates -- Sleep: Evolutionary and Adaptive Changes in Birds and Mammals -- Sleep Loss: What Does it do to our Brain and Body -- Sleep: Neural Optimization as An Ultimate Function for Memory Consolidation -- Sleep: Disorders and Clinical Implications.
    Abstract: This book discusses the evolution of sleep and its possible function in the higher invertebrates and vertebrates, including humans. It describes the current concept of sleep and its functions, based on research on the mammalian system. To date, electrophysiological recordings of the brain waves, muscle activity, and eye movements are the only tools available for characterizing the sleep architecture in the majority of animals. In mammals and birds, only two distinct types of sleep are found – non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Since the discovery of REM sleep, studies have been performed to understand the purpose of the two distinct sleep states in higher vertebrates (birds and mammals), and how REM sleep was evolved. The book summarizes the role of both REM and NREM sleep in the proper functioning of the brain and body. It covers various aspects of the role of sleep in important physiological processes, including memory consolidation, induction of synaptic plasticity, energy restoration, enhancing immune response, and maturation of neuronal circuitries during early life. Lastly, the book reviews the effects of chronic/acute sleep deprivation on memory consolidation, obesity, and the immune system in animal models and humans.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 118 p. 30 illus., 26 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811571756
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 7
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Psychology. ; Neuroscience. ; Biomedical Research. ; Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Neural Circuits Underlying Innate Fear -- Chapter 2: Neurobiology and Neural Circuits of Aggression -- Chapter 3: Neural Regulation of Feeding Behavior -- Chapter 4: Neural Circuits for Reward -- Chapter 5: Neuronal response and behavioral modulation in social interaction -- Chapter 6: Neural circuit mechanisms that underlie parental care -- Chapter 7: Spatial navigation -- Chapter 8: Neural circuits for sleep-wake regulation.
    Abstract: This book summarizes the latest research findings in the neurocircuitry of innate behaviors, covering major topics such as innate fear, aggression, feeding, reward, social interaction, parental care, spatial navigation, and sleep-wake regulation. For decades, humans have been fascinated by wild animals’ instincts, like the annual two-thousand-mile migration of the monarch butterfly in North American, and the “imprint” behavior of newborn birds. Since these instincts are always displayed in stereotypical patterns in most individuals of a given species, the neural circuits processing such behaviors must be genetically hard-wired in the brain. Recently, with the development of modern techniques, including optogenetics, retrograde and anterograde virus tracing, and in vivo calcium imaging, researchers have been able to determine and dissect the specific neural circuits for many innate behaviors by selectively manipulating well-defined cell types in the brain. This book discusses recent advances in the investigation of the neural-circuit mechanisms underlying innate behaviors.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 112 p. 13 illus., 10 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811570865
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1284
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 8
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neurology . ; Neuroscience. ; Neurology.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART 1: WAKEFULNESS -- Chapter 1. Exploring Oscillations in Expert Sensorimotor Anticipation: the Tennis Return of Serve -- Chapter 2. Theta Rhythm in Hippocampus and Cognition -- Chapter 3. Oscillations and Synchrony in Attention -- Christian Keitel, Gregor Thut, and Joachim Gross -- Chapter 4. Pathological High-Frequency Oscillations in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -- PART TWO: SLEEP -- Chapter 5. Cellular Mechanisms of Thalamocortical Oscillations in the Sleeping Brain -- Chapter 6. Neuroimaging of Brain Oscillations During Human Sleep -- Chapter 7. A Role for Neuronal Oscillations of Sleep in Memory and Cognition -- Chapter 8. Sleep Oscillations and Aging -- Chapter 9. Sleep Oscillations and Psychiatric Disorders.
    Abstract: This edited volume reviews recent findings that highlight the mechanisms and functions of the neuronal oscillations that structure brain activity across the sleep-wake cycle. An increasing number of studies conducted in humans and animals use a variety of techniques, ranging from intracellular recording to functional neuroimaging, that provide important insight into the mechanisms and functional properties of these brain rhythms. This book explores how the studies of these rhythms are fundamental not only for basic neuroscience, but also for clinical neuroscience. At the basic science level, neuronal oscillations shape the interactions between different areas of the brain and profoundly impact neural responses to the environment, thereby mediating the processing of information in the brain. At the clinical level, brain oscillations are affected in numerous neurological conditions and might provide useful biomarkers that inform about patients’ evolution and vulnerability. During sleep, these brain rhythms could provide functional support to internal states that govern the basic maintenance of local circuit and systemic interactions. During wake, the rhythmicity of cortical and subcortical circuits have been linked with sensory processing, cognitive operations, and preparation for action.This volume attempts to link together these sleep and wake functional roles at the level of neuroimaging and electroencephalographic measures, local field potentials, and even at the cellular level. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 277 p. 40 illus., 24 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9781071606537
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 9
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Psychobiology. ; Human behavior. ; Semiotics. ; Communication. ; Ethnology. ; Social sciences. ; Humanities. ; Behavioral Neuroscience. ; Semiotics. ; Media and Communication. ; Ethnography. ; Humanities and Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Bateson, Cybernetics, and Nonverbal Communication -- Chapter 2: Analog and Digital Communication, and Similar Contrasts -- Chapter3: The Slash Mark: Gregory Bateson’s Cybernetic Semiotic -- Chapter4: Intention Movements and Peacemaking Ceremonies -- Chapter5: Relational Communication in Octopus -- Chapter6: Cuban Missile Crisis -- Chapter7: False and True Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Chapter8: A Level too Low.
    Abstract: This book develops Gregory Bateson’s ideas regarding “communication about relationship” in animals and human beings, and even nations. It bases itself on Bateson’s theory of relational communication, as he described it in the zoosemiotics of octopus, mammals, birds, and human beings. This theory includes, for example, the roles of metaphor, play, analog and digital communication, metacommunication, and Laws of Form. It is organized around a letter from Gregory Bateson to his fellow cybernetic thinker Warren McCulloch at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In this letter Bateson argued that what we would today call zoosemiotics, including Bateson’s own (previously unpublished) octopus research, should be made a basis for understanding the relationship between the two blocs of the Cold War. Accordingly the book shows how Bateson understood interactive processes in the biosemiotics of conflict and peacemaking, which are analyzed using examples from recent animal studies, from primate studies, and from cultural anthropology. The Missile Crisis itself is described in terms of Bateson’s critique of game theory which he felt should be modified by an understanding of the zoosemiotics of relational communication. The book also includes a previously unpublished piece by Gregory Bateson on wolf behavior and metaphor/ abduction.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 189 p. 7 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030521011
    Series Statement: Biosemiotics, 20
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 10
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Endocrine glands. ; Neuroscience. ; Endocrine System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Photoperiodism and Circannual Timing: Introduction and Historical Perspective.-The Pars Tuberalis and Seasonal Timing -- Tanycytes and Their Pivotal Role in Seasonal Physiological Adaptations -- Epigenetic Mechanisms in Developmental and Seasonal Programs -- Plasticity of Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Regulating Seasonal Reproduction in Sheep -- Clocks and Calendrars in Birds -- Calendar Timing in Teleost Fish -- Action of Light on the Neuroendocrine Axis -- Seasons, Clocks, and Mood -- Photoperiodic Modulation of Clock Gene Expression in the SCN -- Circadian Timekeeping in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Genes, Neurotransmitters, Neurons and Astrocytes. .
    Abstract: This book explores how daily and seasonal rhythmicity is generated, how these rhythms are synchronised by our environment, and how they regulate the neuroendocrine systems that impact our physiology and behaviour. The constraints of surviving in a seasonal environment have shaped human evolution and migration, have shaped our societies and cultures, and continue to influence our everyday lives, health and wellbeing. Identifying the mechanisms whereby seasonal rhythmicity is generated and regulates the brain and body is not only important for understanding the natural world and relevant to animal production, it also offers many insights into the human condition. Each chapter is written by an international expert in the field of chronobiology. A historical perspective on how research into photoperiodism and rhythmicity progressed is initially provided, but the main focus of this book is on the remarkable studies in the last few decades that have unravelled the molecular and cellular machinery underpinning circadian and circannual timing. Topics covered include the role of melatonin in communicating seasonal information to the brain and pituitary gland, the neuroanatomical pathways in mammals, birds and fish by which changes in photoperiod reach the hypothalamus, the role of glial cells (tanycytes) and thyroid hormone in seasonal rhythmicity, neuroplasticity across seasons, effects of changing day length on mood, regulation of “clock“ gene expression, and the role of the suprachiasmatic nucleus. This book will appeal to all students and researchers who wish to learn about current and past research on daily and seasonal rhythmicity. This is the tenth volume in the International Neuroendocrine Federation (INF) Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology series (Volumes 1-7 published by Wiley) that aims to illustrate highest standards and encourage the use of the latest technologies in basic and clinical research and hopes to provide inspiration for further exploration into the exciting field of neuroendocrinology. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 244 p. 64 illus., 58 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030556433
    Series Statement: Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology, 10
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 11
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Psychobiology. ; Human behavior. ; Animal migration. ; Biology Technique. ; Physiology. ; Behavioral Neuroscience. ; Animal Migration. ; Experimental Organisms. ; Animal Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1. Studying Birds -- Chapter 2. Mapping Sentences and Facet Theory -- Chapter 3. How to Develop a Mapping Sentence: The Example of Avian Sleep -- Chapter 4. Complex Avian Behaviour and Cognition: A Mapping Sentence Approach -- Chapter 5 -- Studying Avian Cognition in the Wild: Avian Psychometrics -- Chapter 6. Interpreting Avian Play, Murmuration of Starlings and Oology (Classifying Birds' Eggs) -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- Glossary -- Index.
    Abstract: This book presents the facet theoretical framework as a tool for facilitating the conception of complex animal behaviour research and the design of research procedures through employing mapping sentences. Using the facet theoretical framework, this book takes a holistic view of bird behaviour. Components of bird behavior are identified and then reassembled to facilitate an understanding of the behaviour in the context of its natural occurrence. This provides new insight on both the parts of the behaviour and how these interact as a whole. The multi-faceted approach to designing, evaluating and understanding bird behavior presented offers a template that is adaptable for investigating a wide variety of avian species and different forms of behaviour. Behavioural biologists, animal and comparative psychologists, other natural and behavioural scientists, as well as students of these disciplines will find this book to be an interesting and enlightening read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXVII, 203 p. 29 illus., 6 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030121921
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 12
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Medical genetics. ; Immunology. ; Cell death. ; Cytology. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Neuroscience. ; Medical Genetics. ; Immunology. ; Cell Death. ; Cellular Stress.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1: microRNAs in normal brain physiology -- Chapter 2: Ischemic stroke: An imperative need for effective therapy -- Chapter 3: MicroRNAs in ischemic stroke pathophysiology: Special emphasis on early molecular events -- Chapter 4: microRNA regulation of ischemic stroke inflammatory and immune response -- Chapter 5: Regulatory role of microRNAs in ischemic cell death -- Chapter 6: The emerging role of microRNAs in post-ischemic angiogenesis and neurogenesis -- Chapter 7: MicroRNAs as potential diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic biomarkers in ischemic stroke -- Chapter 8: Interplay between microRNAs and other cerebrovascular diseases -- Chapter 9: New insights into the regulatory role of lncRNA, circRNA, piRNAs, and ceRNAs in ischemic stroke -- Chapter 10: Computational resources for microRNA research -- Chapter 11: MicroRNA-targeted therapeutics for ischemic stroke: Status, gaps and the way forward.
    Abstract: There has been an enormous increase in information relating to microRNA (miRNA) and its strategic role in numerous diseases. This book reviews the emerging role of microRNAs in cerebral ischemia, providing comprehensive details of the links between this small RNA molecule and ischemic stroke, the more prevalent of the two main types of stroke. The chapters address questions relating to microRNA’s function in various pathological features of stroke, like oxidative stress, excitotoxicity and cell death, as well as its role as a biomarker and diagnostic agent, and the current therapeutic interventions. Further, the book highlights the latest research on how miRNAs contribute to neuroregeneration following stroke, discussing the myriad computational tools and databases used in miRNA research, and decsribes how how miRNA modulates other cerebrovascular diseases. The book concludes with fresh insights into the effect of long non-coding RNA in cerebral ischemia.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 138 p. 7 illus., 6 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811547980
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 13
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Otorhinolaryngology. ; Neuroscience. ; Otorhinolaryngology.
    Abstract: This volume focuses on new molecular therapies that aim to prevent specific pathologies of the ear, like age-related hearing loss, noise-induced hearing loss and ototoxicity. The book discusses the regenerative capacity of hair cells in the inner ear, exploring the idea that hair cells’ capacity to regenerate appears “repressed” in adult mammals, but that it will be possible to re-activate regeneration with an appropriate therapeutic approach. The book provides an overview of inflammatory and immune cells in the cochlear lateral wall, the pathways involved in cochlear damage, and their potential as therapeutic targets. It also describes the significant advances in animal models which play an important role in revealing the underlying mechanisms and treatment for tinnitus and hyperacusis. Finally, the book describes two new automatic and robust measures to evaluate hearing loss and tinnitus in preclinical models.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 186 p. 29 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030404130
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 14
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Bioethics. ; Security, International. ; Security systems. ; Neuroscience. ; Bioethics. ; International Security Studies. ; Security Science and Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Modern Neuroscience -- 2. The Chemical and Biological Non-Proliferation Regime in 2018 -- 3. Neuroethics and the Regulation of Misuse -- 4. Dual-Use Neuroscience? -- 5. The EU Human Brain Project -- 6. The US BRAIN Initiative -- 7. Global Neuroethics in Early 2019 -- 8. Japan’s BRAIN/Minds Project -- 9. China’s Brain Project -- 10. Conclusion.
    Abstract: After COVID-19 ensuring biological security will be a critical necessity. Neuroscience and the Problem of Dual Use focuses on the fact that benignly intended research in the life sciences could be misused for hostile purposes. It details the revolution that is taking place in neuroscience during this period of instability in international security, describes the new major State-funded brain research projects, and suggests ways in which hostile misuse could be prevented in coming decades.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXV, 210 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030537906
    Series Statement: Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications,
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 15
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Immunology. ; Cytology. ; Neuroscience. ; Immunology. ; Cell Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Visualizing and Controlling Molecules for Life -- Chapter 1. Photoacoustic Tomography: Deep Tissue Imaging by Ultrasonically Beating Optical Diffusion -- Chapter 2. Regulatory Mechanism of Neural Stem Cells Revealed by Optical Manipulation of Gene Expressions -- Chapter 3. Eavesdropping on Biological Processes with Multi-Dimensional Molecular Imaging -- Chapter 4. Apical microtubules define the function of epithelial cell sheets consisting of non-ciliated or multi-ciliated cells -- Chapter 5. Illuminating the brain -- Chapter 6. Optogenetic assemblies of cortical force-generating complexes during mitosis -- Chapter 7. In vivo Imaging Probes with Tunable Chemical Switches -- Chapter 8. Circuit-dependent striatal PKA and ERK signaling underlying action selection -- Chapter 9. Electrophysiology, Unplugged: New Chemical Tools to Image Voltage -- Chapter 10. Molecular dynamics revealed by single-molecule FRET measurement -- Chapter 11. Comprehensive approaches using luminescence to studies of cellular functions -- Part II: Imaging Disease Mechanisms -- Chapter 12. Make Chronic Pain Visible -- Chapter 13. Cortical plasticity after spinal cord injury using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging -- Chapter 14. Multimodal Label-free imaging to assess compositional and morphological changes in cells during immune activation -- Chapter 15. Investigating in vivo myocardial and coronary molecular pathophysiology in mice with X-ray radiation imaging approaches -- Chapter 16. Visualizing the Immune Response to Infections -- Chapter 17. Imaging Sleep and Wakefulness -- Chapter 18. Abnormal local translation in dendrites impairs cognitive functions in neuropsychiatric disorders -- Chapter 19. Imaging synapse formation and remodeling in vitro and in vivo -- Part III: Imaging-based Diagnosis and Therapy -- Chapter 20. How MRI makes the Brain Visible -- Chapter 21. Intravital multiphoton imaging revealing cellular dynamics in vivo -- Chapter 22. Theranostic Near Infrared Photoimmunotherapy for Cancer -- Chapter 23. Novel and integrated imaging on Chronic Fatigue -- Chapter 24. Novel fluorescent probes for rapid tumor imaging and fast glutathione dynamics -- Chapter 25. Coronary Heart Disease Diagnosis: Engineering Triumphs, Economic Barriers -- Chapter 26. Live imaging of the skin immune responses -- Chapter 27. Development of a horizontal CT and its application to musculoskeletal disease -- Chapter 28. The Future of Precision Health & Integrated Diagnostics -- Chapter 29. Imaging and therapy against hypoxic tumors with 64Cu-ATSM.
    Abstract: This open access book describes marked advances in imaging technology that have enabled the visualization of phenomena in ways formerly believed to be completely impossible. These technologies have made major contributions to the elucidation of the pathology of diseases as well as to their diagnosis and therapy. The volume presents various studies from molecular imaging to clinical imaging. It also focuses on innovative, creative, advanced research that gives full play to imaging technology in the broad sense, while exploring cross-disciplinary areas in which individual research fields interact and pursuing the development of new techniques where they fuse together. The book is separated into three parts, the first of which addresses the topic of visualizing and controlling molecules for life. Th e second part is devoted to imaging of disease mechanisms, while the final part comprises studies on the application of imaging technologies to diagnosis and therapy. Th e book contains the proceedings of the 12th Uehara International Symposium 2017, “Make Life Visible” sponsored by the Uehara Memorial Foundation and held from June 12 to 14, 2017. It is written by leading scientists in the field and is an open access publication under a CC BY 4.0 license. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 292 p. 137 illus., 106 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811379086
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 16
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Human physiology. ; Neurology . ; Neuroscience. ; Human Physiology. ; Neurology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Neurophysiology and Respiratory system -- Chapter 2. Normal physiology of Respiratory System -- Chapter 3. Brain – Lung crosstalk.
    Abstract: The central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord, has a high metabolic demand. The physiology of the brain is such that it is easily affected by alterations in other systems, which in turn can compromise cerebral blood flow and oxygenation. Together the brain and spinal cord control the automatic function of our body systems. While other systems of body controls individual functions, central nervous system at the same time does many different functions, especially, controlling the function of other systems. This interaction between the brain and other systems is important when it comes to understanding how injuries to the brain can, at times, produce complications in remote organs or systems of the body, such as the lungs. This book explains the lesser-known crosstalks between acutely or chronically affected brain and lung, describing the pathophysiology of the lung following brain injury and discussing in detail the conflicts between the brain and lungs in relation to the tidal volumes, positive end-expiratory pressures, arterial carbon dioxide and oxygen levels, recruitment maneuvers and positioning, as well as potential therapeutic targets. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 103 p. 27 illus., 26 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811523458
    Series Statement: Physiology in Clinical Neurosciences – Brain and Spinal Cord Crosstalks,
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 17
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neuroscience.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Modeling neurodevelopmental deficits in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex with stem cell-derived neural precursors and neurons -- 2. Advances in human stem cells and genome editing to understand and develop treatment for Fragile X syndrome -- 3. IPSC MODELS OF CHROMOSOME 15Q IMPRINTING DISORDERS: FROM DISEASE MODELING TO THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES -- 4. Creating iPSC based models to understand the signaling and cellular phenotypes in idiopathic autism and 16p11.2 derived neurons -- 5. Dysregulation of Neurite Outgrowth and Cell Migration in Autism and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders -- 6. Investigation of Schizophrenia with Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells -- 7. Modeling Inflammation on Neurodevelopmental disorders using pluripotent stem cells -- 8. Astrocyte-derived exosomes in an iPSC model of bipolar disorder -- 9. Two- and there-dimensional stem cell models to define mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders -- 10. Development of a 3-D organoid system using human induced pluripotent stem cells to model idiopathic autism.
    Abstract: This book contains a compendium of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) articles and reviews concerning state of the art technologies and how they are being applied to human neurodevelopmental disorders. With the establishment of effective technologies to produce iPSCs and their derivatives, like neural precursors, neurons, and glia, researchers have new platforms to study neurodevelopmental disorders. iPSC technology enables researchers to study how human neurons develop in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, providing an unparalleled opportunity to investigate their etiology. In turn, researchers have now begun to understand the underlying molecular and cellular pathways that contribute to human diseases. iPSCs technologies also provide an emerging tool for future translational studies and disease classification. The chapters will emphasize how among the diverse idiopathic and genetic disorders, there are common clinical as well as cellular and molecular phenotypes.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 305 p. 26 illus., 23 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030454937
    Series Statement: Advances in Neurobiology, 25
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 18
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Biomedical engineering. ; Neurology . ; Radiology. ; Biophysics. ; Neuroscience. ; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. ; Neurology. ; Radiology. ; Biophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to Neurophysiology -- Biopotential Measurements and Electrodes -- EEG Signal Processing: Theory and Applications -- Brain-Computer Interfaces -- Intracortical Brain Machine Interfaces -- Deep Brain Stimulation: Emerging Technologies and Applications -- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Principles and Applications -- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation -- Optogenetics: Novel Brain Interface Technology that Originates in Bioprospecting -- Selective Chronic Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System -- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Photoacoustic Tomography of Neural Systems -- Electrophysiological Mapping and Source Imaging -- Exploring Functional and Causal Connectivity in the Brain -- Deep Learning Models with Applications to Brain Image Analysis -- Neural Modeling -- Linear Dynamics & Control of Brain Networks -- Deciphering the Neuronal Population Code -- Machine Intelligence Based Epileptic Seizure Forecasting -- Retinal Prosthesis -- Retinal Bioengineering -- Neural Tissue Engineering -- Index.
    Abstract: This third edition overviews the essential contemporary topics of neuroengineering, from basic principles to the state-of-the-art, and is written by leading scholars in the field. The book covers neural bioelectrical measurements and sensors, EEG signal processing, brain-computer interfaces, implantable and transcranial neuromodulation, peripheral neural interfacing, neuroimaging, neural modelling, neural circuits and system identification, retinal bioengineering and prosthetics, and neural tissue engineering. Each chapter is followed by homework questions intended for classroom use. This is an ideal textbook for students at the graduate and advanced undergraduate level as well as academics, biomedical engineers, neuroscientists, neurophysiologists, and industry professionals seeking to learn the latest developments in this emerging field. Advance Praise for Neural Engineering, 3rd Edition: “A comprehensive and timely contribution to the ever growing field of neural engineering. Bin He’s edited volume provides chapters that cover both the fundamentals and state-of-the-art developments by the world’s leading neural engineers." Dr. Paul Sajda, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University “Neural Engineering, edited by Prof. He, is an outstanding book for students entering into this fast evolving field as well as experienced researchers. Its didactic and comprehensive style, with each chapter authored by leading scientific authorities, provides the ultimate reference for the field.” Dr. Dario Farina, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK "Neural Engineering has come of age. Major advances have made possible prosthesis for the blind, mind control for quadraplegics and direct intervention to control seizures in epilepsy patients. Neural Engineering brings together reviews by leading researchers in this flourishing field. Dr. Terrence Sejnowski, Salk Institute for Biolgical Studies and UC San Diego.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 699 p. 407 illus., 299 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 3rd ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030433956
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 19
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Medical genetics. ; Neuroscience. ; Medical Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: A hypothesis of circulated microRnas implication in high incidence of atrial fibrillation and other electrocardiographic abnormalities in cancer patients -- Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Incidence and the role of obesity: a prospective, observational study in Greece -- Number of brain states in an N-body dynamical scenario according to the universal Bekenstein entropy bound -- Burden and sleeping disorders of family caregivers of Hemodialysis patients with Chronic Kidney Disease-End Stage. A cross-sectional study -- Quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with neuropsychological deficits -- A framework for assessing the impact of information seeking behavior on cancer patients’ long-term prognosis -- Sleeping Disorders and Health Related Quality of Life in Hemodialysis patients with Chronic Renal Disease in Greece -- Subjective Quality of Life, Religiousness and Spiritual Experience in Greek Orthodox Christians: Data from Healthy Aging and Patients with Cardiovascular Disease -- Mini-Mental State Examination: Greek normative data stratified by age and education in a large sample of 925 community-dwelling healthy participants -- The role of the family in the care of Alzheimer patients -- Prevalence of Stroke Cases in Warangal, Telangana Region, India: A Hospital-Based Case Study -- Compliance of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome with treatment following their hospitalization from the Cardiac Coronary Unit -- Using a Virtual Reality Serious Game to Assess the Performance of Older Adults with Frailty -- Characteristics and survival rates in ward patients requiring evaluation by Intensivist in Greece.
    Abstract: The 3rd World Congress on Genetics, Geriatrics, and Neurodegenerative Disease Research (GeNeDis 2018), focuses on recent advances in genetics, geriatrics, and neurodegeneration, ranging from basic science to clinical and pharmaceutical developments. It also provides an international forum for the latest scientific discoveries, medical practices, and care initiatives. Advanced information technologies are discussed, including the basic research, implementation of medico-social policies, and the European and global issues in the funding of long-term care for elderly people.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 155 p. 10 illus., 4 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030326371
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1196
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 20
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Engineering geology. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Geoengineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Metals in urban stormwater environments -- Chapter 2: Research design -- Chapter 3: Metal transformation and stormwater quality -- Chapter 4: Risk evaluation based on the metal transformation and bioavailability -- Chapter 5: Practical implications and recommendation for future research -- Appendices -- Index.
    Abstract: This book discusses the physicochemical changes (transformations) that metals deposited on urban road surfaces undergo during dry weather periods, in order to provide insights into their potential impacts on stormwater quality. Based on extensive field experiments, and laboratory and data analyses, it examines transformation characteristics of metals with respect to the particle size of road dust, antecedent dry days and land uses. Further, it proposes a new risk-assessment methodology, improving the original human health-risk indices based on the transformation characteristics and potential bioavailability of metals in order to evaluate the risks posed by metals in stormwater. This book is of interest to researchers and decision-makers developing appropriate pollution mitigation measures to enhance the quality of stormwater, targeting the effective reuse of stormwater in urban areas.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VI, 50 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811520785
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 21
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Economic policy. ; Developmental psychology. ; Medical sciences. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Urban Sociology. ; Economic Policy. ; Developmental Psychology. ; Health Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Urban Water and Sanitation (W+S) - Separating fiction from reality -- Chapter 1. Introduction to urban W+S in the developing world -- Chapter 2. Considerations for general W+S issues -- Chapter 3. Beyond the usual debate -- PART 2: Design and validation of the sector development model -- Chapter 4. An effective orientation and approach for development -- Chapter 5. What sector reforms in four countries teach us? -- Chapter 6. Reasons for the different reform outcomes in the four countries -- Part 3: At least full buckets and clear pits on the way forward -- Chapter 7. Ending the ‘urban W+S divide’ by serving the poor -- Chapter 8. Conclusions: The quintessence of W+S sector reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 9. Recommendations: Guidance to master the coming wave of challenges.
    Abstract: This book provides a multi-level and multi-dimensional insight into urban water and sanitation development by analyzing sector reforms in Africa. With the recent events in mind - water shortages in Cape Town, widespread cholera in Haiti, mass-migration from low-income countries, etc. – it elaborates a pressing topic which is directly linked to the precarious living conditions of the urban poor in the developing countries. It is urgent to acknowledge the proposed findings and recommendations of the book which will help to improve the situation of potential refugees in their home countries with a realistic vision for the development of the most basic of all life supporting services. So many efforts to reverse the negative trend in water and sanitation development have failed or targets have been repeatedly missed by far without notable consequences for decision makers on different levels and institutions. It has unnecessarily consumed many young lives, contributed to keep billions in poverty until today and fostered discrimination of women. The knowledge gap and the confusion in the sector lined out in the book becomes evident when a national leader in a low-income country declares a state of emergency in urban water and sanitation while at the same time global monitoring publishes an access figure for urban water of over 90% for the same country. It is time to change this with an effective sector development concept for our partner countries and a more realistic discourse on global level. The book argues for a sweeping rethinking and combines extended local knowledge, lessons learned from history in advanced countries and thorough research on reforms in Francophone and Anglophone developing countries. This was possible because the writer was working in Sub-Saharan partner countries for almost 30 years as an integrated long term advisor in different sector institutions (ministry, regulator, financing basket and different sizes of utilities) and had the opportunity to cooperate closely with the main development partners. The reader has the opportunity to obtain a comprehensive understanding of how the sector works and sector institutions in low-income countries function and can discover the reasons behind success and failures of reforms. The book also covers issues which have a significant influence on urban water and sanitation development but are hardly the subject of discussions. It helps to make the shortcomings of the water and sanitation discourse more apparent and assist institutions to move beyond their present perceptions and agendas. All of this makes the book different from other literature about urban water and sanitation in the developing world.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 285 p. 24 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030313838
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 22
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Mineralogy. ; Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Mineralogy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Timing of South Delhi orogeny: Interpretation from structural fabric and granite geochronology (Beawar-Rupnagar-Babra area, Rajasthan, NW India) -- Deformation in the Aravalli Supergroup, Aravalli-Delhi mobile belt, NW India and tectonic significance. -- Evolution of the “Central Indian Tectonic Zone”: a critique based on the study of the Sausar belt -- Tectonic Development of the Bengal Basin in Relation to Fold-Thrust Belt to the East and to the North -- Structural imprints of Andaman accretionary prism and its tectonic relation with ophiolite belt of Indo-Burma ranges -- Two and Three-Dimensional Structural Modelling of Central Kohat Plateau, Northwestern Himalaya, Pakistan -- The northern margin of the Eastern Ghats Belt : evidence for strike-slip tectonics along a craton-mobile belt boundary -- A preliminary study on Earthquake source properties based on Geochemistry, Shear resistance and Melt pressure of Pseudotachylites, Gangavalli fault, South India -- Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) studies on quartzites of Champaner Group, upper Aravallis: An implication to decode regional tectonics of Southern Aravalli Mountain Belt (SAMB), Gujarat, Western India -- Tectonic implications of small-scale structures in the main central thrust zone of Garhwal Higher Himalaya -- Thrust sheets, tectonic windows, and intermontane basins in the Nepal Himalaya.
    Abstract: This book summarizes the latest research on the structural geology of the mobile belts of the Indian subcontinent including the Himalayas, NE Himalayas, Bangladesh thrust belt, Andaman subduction zone, the Aravalli‐Delhi, the Central India Tectonic Zone, the Singhbhum, the Eastern Ghats and the Southern granulite terrane. It offers essential information on deformational structures in the mobile belt, such as folding patterns, the character of the shear zone, shear strain analysis, and faults, as well as fault zone rocks. The findings presented here are based on field observations, mapping, sampling and analysis work (e.g. petrographic studies), as well as limited geochemical and geochronological analysis to support the findings. A discussion on the structural evolution of these mobile belts and their connections with other belts rounds out the coverage.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 254 p. 97 illus., 77 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030405939
    Series Statement: Society of Earth Scientists Series,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 23
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Geographic information systems. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: An Overview of Modern Irrigation system in Egypt -- Irrigation: Water Resources, Types and Common Problems in Egypt -- Need for Irrigation System Evaluation -- Evolution of irrigation system, tools and Technologies -- Smart Sensing System for Precision Irrigation -- Development of Recent Information on Irrigation Technology and Management.
    Abstract: This book gathers contributions on modern irrigation environments in Egypt from an environmental and agricultural perspective. Written by leading experts in the field, it discusses a wide variety of modern irrigation problems. In the context of water resources management in Egypt, one fundamental problem is the gap between growing water demand and limited supply. As such, improving irrigation systems and providing farmers with better control over water are crucial to increasing productivity. The book presents state-of-the-art technologies and techniques that can be effectively used to address a range of problems in modern irrigation, as well as the latest research advances. Focusing on water sensing and information technologies, automated irrigation technologies, and improved irrigation efficiency. It brings together a team of experts who share their personal experiences, describe the various applications, present recent advances, and discuss possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration and implementing the techniques covered.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 369 p. 66 illus., 45 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030303754
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 24
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Computational intelligence. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Computational Intelligence.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Fuzzy Multiple Linear Regression -- Water Quality Index (WQI) -- Data Collection and Study Sites -- Water Quality Index Using Fuzzy Regression.
    Abstract: This book addresses the prediction of the Water Quality Index (WQI) at Perak River, State of Perak, Malaysia, using a fuzzy multiple linear regression model to tackle the uncertainty in the measurements of six key parameters – dissolved oxygen (DO), biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), suspended solids (SS), pH value (pH) and ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-NL). Given its scope, the book is suitable for graduate students, researchers and water quality scientists.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 55 p. 18 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811534850
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 25
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. General Introduction -- Chapter 2. Electrical Conduction Through Rocks -- Chapter 3. Signal Processing -- Chapter 4. Electrotellurics -- Chapter 5. Magnetotellurics -- Chapter 6. Auxiliary Tools in Magnetotellurics -- Chapter 7. Geomagnetic Depth Sounding (GDS) -- Chapter 8. Marine Electromagnetics -- Chapter 9. Mathematical Modelling -- Chapter 10. Inversion of Geophysical Data.
    Abstract: This research monograph discusses all the branches of geophysics based on natural electromagnetic fields and their associated subjects. Meant for postgraduate and research level courses, it includes research guidance and collection of magnetotelluric data in some parts of Eastern India and their qualitative and quantitative interpretation. Specific topics highlighted include (i) Electrotellurics, (ii) Magnetotellurics, (iii) Geomagnetic Depth Sounding and Magnetometer Array Studies, (iv) Audio Frequency Magnetotellurics and Magnetic Methods, (v) Marine Magnetotelluric and Marine Controlled Source Electromagnetic Methods, (vi) Electrical Conductivity of Rocks and Minerals and (vii) Mathematical Modelling and Some Topics on Inversion needed for Interpretation of Geoelectrical Data.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVI, 605 p. 325 illus., 35 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030380977
    Series Statement: Springer Geophysics,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 26
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Atmospheric science. ; Landscape ecology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Landscape Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The energy balance of permafrost soils and ecosystems -- Chapter 3. The role of ground ice -- Chapter 4. Permafrost carbon quantities and fluxes -- Chapter 5. Permafrost in transition -- Chapter 6. Vegetation change -- Chapter 7. Methane -- Chapter 8. Models: Forecasting the present and future of permafrost -- References -- Glossary.
    Abstract: This book provides a cross-disciplinary overview of permafrost and the carbon cycle by providing an introduction into the geographical distribution of permafrost, with a focus on the distribution of permafrost and its soil carbon reservoirs. The chapters explain the basic physical properties and processes of permafrost soils: ice, mineral and organic components, and how these interact with climate, vegetation and geomorphological processes. In particular, the book covers the role of the large quantities of ice in many permafrost soils which are crucial to understanding carbon cycle processes. An explanation is given on how permafrost becomes loaded with ice and carbon. Gas hydrates are also introduced. Structures and processes formed by the intense freeze-thaw action in the active layer are considered (e.g. ice wedging, cryoturbation), and the processes that occur as the permafrost thaws, (pond and lake formation, erosion). The book introduces soil carbon accumulation and decomposition mechanisms and how these are modified in a permafrost environment. A separate chapter deals with deep permafrost carbon, gas reservoirs and recently discovered methane emission phenomena from regions such as Northwest Siberia and the Siberian yedoma permafrost.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 508 p. 202 illus., 169 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030313791
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 27
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Advances in Modeling, Inversion, Interpretations and New Methods -- Chapter 1. Joint Inversion of Airborne VLF-EM and magnetic data -- Chapter 2. How to deal with uncertainty in Inversion -- Chapter 3. Modeling Streaming potential in Porous Media, Description and Benefits of the effective excess charge approach -- Chapter 4. Integrated interpretation of airborne geophysical data -- Chapter 5. Advances in the electrical resistivity method for environmental and engineering problems -- Chapter 6. Global optimization algorithms for exploration geophysics: a review -- Chapter 7. On the electromagnetic scattering of objects of regular geometry: implications of near surface investigations -- Chapter 8. Application of gravity and self-potential new formula to mineral exploration -- Chapter 9. Role of Euler Deconvolution in near surface gravity and magnetic applications -- Chapter 10. Efficacy of Geophysical Methods to Delineate Thin Aquifers at Greater Depths -- Chapter 11. One and two dimensional problems in direct current resistivity domain -- Part II: Field Studies -- Chapter 12 Geothermal potential and Circulation depth of thermal springs in the Hudai geothermal field of Sandıklı basin (Afyon, Central Turkey) using geothermometry and heat flow data -- Chapter 13. Mineral discrimination by multi-frequency induced polarization: two case histories -- Chapter 14. Geoelectrical characterization of chumathang hot spring area -- Chapter 15. Application of three geophysical methods in sinkholes investigations: A case study of Mărghitaş Karst Plateau, Banat Mountains, Romania -- Chapter 16. Integrated Geoelectrical and Hydrochemical investigation of Shallow Aquifers in Konkan Coastal Area, Maharashtra, India: Advanced Artificial Neural Networks based Simulation Approach -- Chapter 17. Heliborne TDEM (Time Domain Electromagnetic) Methods for Ground Water and Mineral Exploration -- Chapter 18. Ground Penetrating Radar (Under Water) for Condition Assessment of Stilling Basins -- Chapter 19. Geo-electrical imaging for geotechnical investigation: A case study -- Chapter 20. Applications of geophysical techniques in resolving the saline and fresh water interaction in the coastal region of India: A review for the past few decades. .
    Abstract: This book deals primarily with the aspects of advances in near surface geophysical data modeling, different interpretation techniques, new ideas and an integrated study to delineate the subsurface structures. It also involves the practical application of different geophysical methods to delineate the subsurface structures associated with mineral, groundwater exploration, subsurface contamination, hot springs, coal fire etc. This book is specifically aimed with the state-of-art information regarding research advances and new developments in these areas of study, coupled to extensive modeling and field investigations obtained from around the world. It is extremely enlightening for the research workers, scientists, faculty members and students, in Applied Geophysics, Near Surface Geophysics, Potential Field, Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods, Mathematical Modeling Techniques in Earth Sciences, as well as Environmental Geophysics.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 414 p. 204 illus., 142 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030289096
    Series Statement: Springer Geophysics,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 28
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Engineering geology. ; Oceanography. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Water. ; Geoengineering. ; Ocean Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. A 14-year Multi-sites and High-frequency Monitoring of Salinity in the Tidal Garonne River (S-W France) Reveals Marked Inter-annual Variability In Marine Intrusion -- 2. Study on Salinity Intrusion and Mixing Types in a Conceptual Estuary using 3-D Hydrodynamic Simulation: Effects of Length, Width, Depth, and Bathymetry -- 3. Response of Salinity Intrusion to the Fictitious Blockade of the North Branch in the Yangtze Estuary, China -- 4. Influence of the Salinity Intrusion on Island Water Source Safety: A Case Study of the Chongming Island, China -- 5. Law of salt tide intrusion of the Qiantang Estuary and its numerical simulation -- 6. Seasonal salinity variations in a coastal wetland induced by complex interactions between sea, river and evapoconcentration processes -- 7. Water Quality Mitigation Scenarios for Burullus Coastal Lake, Egypt -- 8. Research on the Setting Condition of Tailrace Surge Chambers for Seawater Pumped-storage Power Stations with Long Tailrace Tunnels.
    Abstract: This book is a collection of extended papers based on presentations given during the ICEC 2018 conference, held in Caen, France, in August 2018. It explores both the limitations and advantages of current models, and highlights the latest developments concerning new numerical schemes, high-performance computing, multi-physics and multi-scale methods, and better interaction with field or scale model data. Accordingly, it addresses the interests of practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, and engineers active in this field. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 843 p. 494 illus., 402 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811520815
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 29
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental health. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Bioremediation Approaches for Treatment of Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater: Recent Advances and Challenges -- Chapter 2. Microbial remediation of Heavy Metals -- Chapter 3. Dyes: Effect on the Environment and Biosphere and Their Remediation Constraints -- Chapter 4. Microbial Bioremediation and Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons, Heavy Metals, and Radioactive Wastes in Solids and Wastewaters -- Chapter 5. Advancement of Omics: Prospects for Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils -- Chapter 6. Microbial Biotransformation of Hexavalent Chromium [Cr(VI)] in Tannery Wastewater -- Chapter 7. Bioremediation: A Low-Cost and Clean-Green Technology for Environmental Management -- Chapter 8. Microbial Degradation of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products from Wastewater -- Chapter 9. Extremophiles: A Powerful Choice for Bioremediation of Toxic Oxyanions -- Chapter 10. Conventional and Nonconventional Biodegradation Technologies for Agro-Industrial Liquid Waste Management -- Chapter 11. White Rot Fungi: Nature’s Scavenger -- Chapter 12. Nanobioremediation: An Emerging Approach for a Cleaner Environment -- Chapter 13. Bioelectrochemical System for Bioremediation and Energy Generation -- Chapter 14. Ligninolysis: Roles of Microbes and Their Extracellular Enzymes -- Chapter 15. Biosorption of Heavy Metals by Cyanobacteria: Potential of Live and Dead Cells in Bioremediation -- Chapter 16. Bioremediation of pharmaceuticals in water and wastewater -- Chapter 17. Bioremediation Of Saline Soil by Cyanobacteria -- Chapter 18. Advancement in Treatment Technologies of Biopharmaceutical Industrial Effluents.-Chapter 19. Marine Bacteria: A Storehouse of Novel Compounds for Biodegradation -- Chapter 20. Energy-Efficient Anaerobic Ammonia Removal: From Laboratory to Full-Scale Application -- Chapter 21. Microbial Degradation of Natural and Synthetic Rubbers.-.
    Abstract: Microbial or biological degradation has long been the subject of active concern, and the rapid expansion and growing sophistication of various industries in the last century has significantly increased the volume and complexity of toxic residues of wastes. These can be remediated by plants and microbes, either natural origin or adapted for a specific purpose, in a process known as bioremediation. The interest in microbial biodegradation of pollutants has intensified in recent years in an attempt to find sustainable ways to clean contaminated environments. These bioremediation and biotransformation methods take advantage of the tremendous microbial catabolic diversity to degrade, transform or accumulate a variety of compounds, such as hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, polaromatic hydrocarbons pharmaceutical substances, radionuclides and metals. Unlike conventional methods, bioremediation does not physically disturb the site. This book describes the basic principles of biodegradation and shows how these principles are related to bioremediation. Authored by leading, international environmental microbiologists, it discusses topics such as aerobic biodegradation, microbial degradation of pollutants, and microbial community dynamics. It provides valuable insights into how biodegration processes work and can be utilised for pollution abatement, and as such appeals to researchers and postgraduate students as well as experts in the field of bioremediation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 550 p. 69 illus., 48 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811518126
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 30
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Environment. ; Natural disasters. ; Urban economics. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Urban Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. Arresting/Controlling Salt Water Contamination Of Coastal Aquifers -- Chapter3. Structures That Protect Sea Coast Populations, Assets, And GDPs: Sea Dikes, Breakwaters, Sea Walls -- Chapter4. Coastal City Flooding -- Chapter5. Physical Care: Lessening Impacts From Other Natural Hazards -- Chapter6. Disease Protection In Sea Coast (And Inland) Cities: Problems in Dense Populations with Shantytowns/Slums -- Chapter7. An Example of Coastal Cities Hazard Exposure and Economics -- Chapter8. Decisions, Costs, Funding To Protect Coastal Cities: Populations And Assets (Personal And Municipal/National).
    Abstract: This book discusses the identification of, solutions to, and management of threats to high population coastal cities and their seaports from global warming, climate change and endemic hazards. These include prevention of sea water intrusion of freshwater coastal aquifers, emplacement of barriers that mitigate the threats from sea level rise, and inundation of urban centers plus those from storm surges that cause flooding and salination of inshore terrain. The book assesses mitigation of the effects of extreme weather events such as drought, and major flooding from heavy rainfall on coastal urban centers, or on associated drainage basins. It also considers how coastal cities can counter vulnerabilities from other physical hazards (e.g., earthquakes - building codes) and health hazards (e.g., pollution, public health response - preparedness) that may be related to a city’s geological/geographical location and service as a port of entry for goods and travelers (regional and international). The book also cites the high costs of safeguarding citizen and municipal assets, but notes possible sources of potential funding especially from less developed and developing nations. The book is written to give strong background information to students majoring in environmental sciences or those in other majors with interests in the effects of global warming/climate change, and will be of interest to social scientists, think tank personnel, government planners, and lay persons in environmentally oriented organizations. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 86 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030226695
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 31
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental health. ; Sustainability. ; Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Health. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Overview of atmospheric reactive nitrogen in China from a global perspective -- Part I Reactive nitrogen emission and deposition in China -- Chapter 2 Anthropogenic emissions of SO2, NOx and NH3 emissions in China -- Chapter 3 Monitoring nitrogen deposition in China -- Chapter 4 Modelling nitrogen deposition in China -- Chapter 5 Reactive nitrogen budgets in China -- Part II Contribution of atmospheric reactive nitrogen to China’s air pollution -- Chapter 6 Contribution of atmospheric reactive nitrogen to haze pollution in China -- Chapter 7 Contribution of reactive nitrogen to ozone pollution in China -- Chapter 8 Contribution of atmospheric nitrogen to acid deposition in China -- Part III Impacts of nitrogen deposition on China’s ecosystems Chapter 9 Impacts of nitrogen deposition on forest ecosystems in China -- Chapter 10 Impact of nitrogen deposition on China’s grassland ecosystems -- Chapter 11 Impact of nitrogen deposition on China’s desert ecosystems -- Chapter 12 Impact of nitrogen deposition on China’s lake ecosystems: Taking Lake Dianchi as an example -- Part IV Reactive N Regulation Chapter 13 Nitrogen regulation in China’s agricultural systems -- Chapter 14 National regulation of SO2 and NOX emissions in China.
    Abstract: Atmospheric reactive nitrogen (N) emissions, as an important component of global N cycle, have been significantly altered by anthropogenic activities, and consequently have had a global impact on air pollution and ecosystem services. Due to rapid agricultural, industrial, and urban development, China has been experiencing an increase in reactive N emissions and deposition since the late 1970s. Based on a literature review, this book summarizes recent research on: 1) atmospheric reactive N in China from a global perspective (Chapter 1); 2) atmospheric reactive N emissions, deposition and budget in China (Chapters 2-5); 3) the contribution of atmospheric reactive N to air pollution (e.g., haze, surface O3, and acid deposition) (Chapters 6-8); 4) the impacts of N deposition on sensitive ecosystems (e.g., forests, grasslands, deserts and lakes) (Chapters 9-12); and 5) the regulatory strategies for mitigation of atmospheric reactive N pollution from agricultural and non-agricultural sectors in China (Chapters 13-14). As such it offers graduate students, researchers, educators in agricultural, ecological and environmental sciences, and policy makers a glimpse of the environmental issues related to reactive N in China .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 331 p. 99 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811385148
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 32
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Statistics . ; Geology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Pollution. ; Statistics in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. ; Geology. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Preface -- 2. Acknowledgment -- 3. Part I: Water Availability 1 Overview of the water condition in México -- 4. 2 Hydrological watersheads in Mexico. Division and legal definition -- 5. 3 The Groundwater condition in Mexico -- 6. 4 Runoff simulation under future climate change and uncertainty -- 7. 5 Hydraulic fracking of not conventional reservoirs in Mexico: The issue of water and waste control -- 8. Part II. Water Quality 6 Pollution in wastewater used for irrigation in the Mezquital Valley, México: case study -- 9. 7 Mining industry in Mexico: Recycling of flotation effluents to the process using anaerobic sulfate-reducing consortia in UASB reactors for the elimination dissolved metals -- 10. 8 Water body trophic state determinations. Case study Tecocomulco lagoon, Hidalgo, Mexico -- 11. 9 Water quality management for a sustainable supply. The diagnosis of the State of San Luis Potosi, Mexico -- 12. 10 The wetland of Cajititlán Lake severely deteriorated and in danger of dying out -- 13. 11 Water quality of the Nexapa River: a diagnosis -- 14. 12 Impacts on the groundwater quality that supplies the Puebla City by the effect of aquifer intensive exploitation -- 15. Part III: Water Allocation 13 Water resources allocation with supply and demand uncertainties -- 16. 14 An overview of aquaculture activity in Hidalgo state -- 17. 15 Drinking Water Services Situation by the Region in the State of Nuevo León, Mexico -- 18. 16 Population and tourism dynamics, its effects on the future demand for water. Case study from Los Cabos, Baja California Sur -- 19/ Part IV: Water Governance 17 Water governance in 16 Mexican National Parks -- 20. 18 Conflict in border condition: the dispute over the use of water in the Mexicali valley -- 21. 19 The institutional challenges of the municipalities of Zacatecas in the wastewater treatment -- 22. Part V: Water Management 20 The institutional challenges of the municipalities of Zacatecas in the wastewater treatment -- 23. 21 Improving environmental services of Candelaria River basin by restoring ecological connectivity -- 24. 22 Transdisciplinary approach to assessing socio-hydrological resilience in urban metropolitan environments: a Mexican perspective -- 25. 23 The 80% paradigm: An appointment with the sewage in Cuernavaca.
    Abstract: This book presents several complex case studies related to water management and planning in the context of pollution, growing demands, and global climate change in Mexico, but which are also relevant for other countries in Latin America. These concerns are of critical importance for policymakers who are coping with multiple conflicting interests. Water availability in Mexico is polarized, with abundant rainfall and large rivers in the south, and desert-like conditions in the north. The central region, which is the most industrialized, is overpopulated. Mexico City pours millions of cubic meters of “blackwater” into the northern valley daily and receives its clean water from the south. To address these unsustainable conditions, the world's 4th biggest water treatment plant went into operation in 2018. The water infrastructure and governance must satisfy the demands of all sectors, including agricultural, urban, and economic activities. At the same time, water resources are affected by drought, and climate change puts constraints on the supply. As such, regulation and monitoring are important when it comes to adherence to agreed plans and priorities. The book is divided into four sections. 1: Water Availability discusses quantitative aspects, such as supply, methods of calculation, and fracking. 2: Water Quality highlights pollution risks and diagnosis of water resources. 3: Water Allocation examines the sectoral demands and vulnerability due to unsustainable irrigation. 4: Water Management and Governance focuses on laws, urban rules, national parks, planning, and integrated water resources management, among other topics. The chapters include illustrative case studies in Mexico, such as basins, cities, reservoirs, and aquifers, water supply demand assessment, planning, and management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 516 p. 155 illus., 108 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030249625
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 88
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 33
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Concerns for Global Sustainability of Freshwater Ecosystems -- Freshwater Pollution: Effects on Aquatic Life and Human Health -- Freshwater contamination: sources and hazards to aquatic biota -- Correlation Between Pollution Trends of Freshwater Bodies and Bacterial Disease of Fish Fauna -- Impact of Pollution on Quality of Freshwater Ecosystems -- Heavy metal intrusion and accumulation in aquatic ecosystems -- Impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystem and its sustainable management -- Role of biotools in restoration of freshwater ecosystems Bioremediation -- A Sustainable and Emerging Tool for Restoration of Polluted Aquatic Ecosystems -- Biosorption as Environmentally Friendly Technique for Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater -- Biotechnological interventions as an aquatic clean up tool -- Analysis of hydrology, sediment retention, biogenic-calcification and -scavenging as self-remediative lacustrine functions -- Remediation of pesticides through microbial and phytoremediation techniques -- Trends in Phyto-management of Aquatic Ecosystems and Evaluation of Factors Affecting Removal of Inorganic Pollutants from Water Bodies -- Urban Pond Ecosystems: Preservation and Management Through Phytoremediation -- Aquatic Pollution Stress and Role of Biofilms as Environment Cleanup Technology -- Wonders of Nanotechnology for Remediation of Polluted Aquatic Environs.
    Abstract: Freshwater is a finite resource and is being deteriorated directly and indirectly by anthropogenic pressures. Preserving the quality and availability of freshwater resources is becoming one of the most pressing environmental challenges on the international horizon. To ensure the preservation as well as availability of freshwater resources, there is a need to understand the ecology of the freshwater systems, pollution problems, their impacts, restoration techniques to be opted and the conservation measures. In this backdrop the present book on ‘Freshwater Pollution Dynamics and Remediation’ has been compiled. The book provides an understanding about the present state of art, pollution impacts including the changes in the environmental quality as well as the shift in the aquatic biological communities of the fragile freshwater ecosystems. Besides, the impact of deteriorating quality of the freshwater ecosystems on the animal and human health is also discussed in detail. This book provides a comprehensive account of the techniques based on updated research in biotechnology, bio-remediation, phyto-remediation and nano-bioremediation. The role of biosorpers and biofilms as a remediation tool has also been detailed. The book is a ready reference for researchers, scientists and educators who are involved in the freshwater pollution, remediation and management studies. The book editors with an expertise in diverse research fields in freshwater ecosystems have congregated the most inclusive research accounts on the freshwater pollution and remediation and thus developed a repository of diverse knowledge on the subject.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 339 p. 49 illus., 30 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811382772
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 34
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Earth sciences. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Pattern recognition systems. ; Geophysics. ; Earth Sciences. ; Artificial Intelligence. ; Automated Pattern Recognition.
    Description / Table of Contents: Methods -- Syntactic classifications of time series -- Fuzzy logic approach to classification -- Discrete Mathematical Analysis and clustering -- Intellectual Geographic Information Systems.-Fuzzy Logic Algorithmic System for Anomaly Recognition (FLASAR) -- Data and applications -- Aeromagnetic surveys: spatial magnetic anomalies recognition -- GIS data layers: world magnetic atlas -- Electromagnetic data: monitoring of volcanic activities -- Geodynamics -- Seismological data -- INTERMAGNET observations and data processing -- Extreme events (Xevents).
    Abstract: Geomagnetic field penetrates through all shells of the solid Earth, hydrosphere and atmosphere, spreading into space. The Earth Magnetic Field plays a key-role in major natural processes. Geomagnetic field variations in time and space provide important information about the state of the solid Earth, as well as the solar-terrestrial relationships and space weather conditions. The monograph presents a set of fundamental and, at the same time, urgent scientific problems of modern geomagnetic studies, as well as describes the results of the authors’ developments. The new technique introduced in the book can be applied far beyond the limits of Earth sciences. Requirements to corresponding data models are formulated. The conducted experimental investigations are combined with development and implementation of new methods of mathematical modeling, artificial intelligence, systems analysis and data science to solve the fundamental problems of geomagnetism. At that, formalism of Big Data and its application to Earth Sciences is presented as essential part of systems analysis. The book is intended for research scientists, tutors, students, postgraduate students and engineers working in geomagnetism and Earth sciences in general, as well as in other relevant scientific disciplines.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 311 p. 169 illus., 107 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030589691
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 35
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Part I Reductive Technologies -- Geochemical Principles of Reductive Remediation Processes -- Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Particles for Water Treatment: from Basic Principles to Field-Scale Applications -- Other Chemical Reductive Methods -- Combination of Electrokinetics and nZVI Remediation -- Field Study I: In Situ Chemical Reduction Using Nanoscale Zero-valent Iron Materials to Degrade Chlorinated Hydrocarbons -- Field Study II: Pilot Application of nZVI/DC-combined Methods at Aargau Site -- Part II Oxidative Technologies -- Introduction to Oxidative Technologies for Water Treatment -- Ferrates as Powerful Oxidants in Water Treatment Technologies -- Radical Reactions and Their Application for Water Treatment -- Photo-oxidation Technologies for Advanced Water Treatment -- The Use of Nanomaterials in Electro-Fenton and Photoelectro-Fenton Processes -- Field Study III: Evidence Gained from Site Studies for the Performance of Ferrate(VI) in Water and Wastewater Treatment -- Field Study IV: Arsenic Removal from Groundwater by Ferrate with the Concurrent Disinfecting Effect—Semi-pilot on-site Application -- Field Study V: Combined Oxidation Technology using Ferrates (FeIV–VI) and Hydrogen Peroxide for Rapid and Effective Remediation of Contaminated Water—Comprehensive Practically Focused Study -- Part III Biotechnologies for Water Treatment -- Biotechnologies for Water Treatment -- Enzyme-Based Nanomaterials in Bioremediation -- Bioelectrochemical Processes for the Treatment of Oil-Contaminated Water and Sediments -- Field Study VI: The Effect of Loading Strategies on Removal Efficiencies of a Hybrid Constructed Wetland Treating mixed Domestic and Agro-Industrial Wastewaters -- Field Study VII: Field Study of Three Different Injectable Oxygen Sources to Enhance Mono-Aromatic Solvents in situ Biodegradation -- Field Study VIII: Nano-bioremediation: nZVI for Inorganic and Organic Contamination -- Part IV Biotechnologies for Soil Treatment -- Biotechnologies for Soil Treatment -- Mycoremediation of Contaminated Soils -- Composting Practices for the Remediation of Matrices Contaminated by Recalcitrant Organic Pollutants -- Modern Bioremediation Approaches: Use of Biosurfactants, Emulsifiers, Enzymes, Biopesticides, GMOs -- Field Study IX: Pilot-Scale Composting of PAH-Contaminated Materials—Two Different Approaches -- Field Study X: Oil Waste Processing Using Combination of Physical Pretreatment and Bioremediation -- Part V Ecotoxicology of Both Environmental Pollutants and Nanomaterials Used for Remediation -- Ecotoxicology of Environmental Pollutants -- Ecotoxicity of Nanomaterials Used for Remediation -- VI Future Prospects -- Future Prospects for Treating Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Water and Soils/Sediments -- Part VII Technical Chapters -- Tool I: Characterization of nZVI Mobility in 1D and Cascade Columns by Ferromagnetic Susceptibility Sensor -- Tool II: Membrane Interface Probe -- Tool III: Fracturing for Enhanced Delivery of In situ Remediation Substances in Contaminated Sediments -- Tool IV: Monitoring of nZVI Migration and Fate in the Groundwater Conditions -- Tool V: Microbiological Methods for Monitoring nZVI Performance in Groundwater Conditions.
    Abstract: This edited work presents a comprehensive treatise on the latest progress in the field of selected innovative nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, and their possible combinations for efficient elimination of a broad range of pollutants from various types of water and soil. It covers the underlying principles of all the key technologies (reductive and oxidative technologies for water treatment and biotechnologies for water and soil treatment). Moreover, it includes toxicological evaluation of emerging pollutants and novel engineered nanoparticles, as well as providing results of field-scale verification and application of the most promising technologies. Central aspects covered in this book include: geochemistry of iron, properties of iron nanoparticles (nZVI) and related materials for water treatment, in situ methods for groundwater treatment, evaluation of various combined nano/bio technologies, mechanisms and efficiencies of degradation/dechlorination of chlorinated hydrocarbons (as well as other organic pollutants like POPs, PAHs, etc.), elimination of arsenic and Cr(VI) from water, advanced oxidation processes with a strong focus on high-valent states of iron (ferrates), radical reactions, photooxidation, Fenton reactions, disinfection, and biodegradation including mycoremediation and composting of a wide range of pollutants from water and soil. In addition, technical details of selected strategies adopted for a pilot/full-scale application of key nano-/biotechnologies, i.e. nZVI injection into groundwater, field-scale contaminant monitoring, nanoparticle migration, and microbiological methods for monitoring nZVI performance in groundwater conditions, are presented. Therefore, this multidisciplinary book will be suitable for a broad readership including environmental scientists, practitioners, policymakers, toxicologists, and, of course, students of diverse fields such as materials science, chemistry, biology, geology, hydrogeology, engineering, etc.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXV, 657 p. 210 illus., 133 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030298401
    Series Statement: Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 36
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Atmospheric science. ; Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Atmospheric Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Andaman Ophiolite: An Overview -- Timing of formation and obduction of the Andaman Ophiolite -- Facies stacking of a deep sea depositional lobe: Case study from Paleogene Andaman Flysch, South Andaman Islands, India -- Spatial variation in the composition of Andaman Flysch across the Andaman Islands in relation to source of sediments and tectonics -- Tracing the sources and depositional pathways for the Oligocene sediments in the Andaman Forearc -- Seismicity, lithospheric structure and mantle deformation in the Andaman Nicobar Subduction Zone -- Lithospheric Framework of Sumatra-Andaman Subduction Zone - A Review -- Crustal model for the Andaman Outer Arc: Constraints from Earthquake, Gravity and Receiver Function Data -- Geomagnetic Deep Sounding in Andaman Islands -- On the Trail of the Great 2004 Andaman-Sumatra Earthquake: Seismotectonics and Regional Tsunami History from the Andaman-Nicobar Segment -- A glimpse of crustal deformation through earthquake supercycle in the Andaman region using GPS measurements -- Tectonics of the Andaman Backarc Basin – Present Understanding and Some Outstanding Questions -- Miocene to Pleistocene Palaeoceanography of the Andaman Region: Evolution of the Indian Monsoon on a Warmer-Than-Present Earth -- Late Quaternary Chronostratigraphy, Carbonate Mass Accumulation Rates and Paleoceanography of the Andaman Sea -- Mid to Late Holocene reconstruction of the southwest monsoonal shifts based on a marine sediment core off the Landfall Island, Bay of Bengal.
    Abstract: This book gathers peer-reviewed research articles on recent advances concerning the geology, geophysics, tectonics, geochronology, sedimentology, igneous petrology, paleo-climate and paleo-oceanography of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India and the adjoining ocean basins. Accordingly, it contributes significantly to readers’ understanding of the origin and evolution of the Andaman subduction zone and its various components. It also provides much-needed information on the evolution of the South Asian monsoon system since the Eocene and its link to Himalayan weathering and erosion.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 400 p. 140 illus., 120 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030398439
    Series Statement: Society of Earth Scientists Series,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 37
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Quantum physics. ; Magnetism. ; Geophysics. ; Quantum Physics. ; Magnetism.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Recalls of classical mechanics -- 2 Recalls of the classical theory of the electromagnetic field -- 3 The crisis of classical physics and the dawn of quantum physics -- 4 The principles of quantum mechanics -- 5 First applications of quantum theory -- 6 The quantum measurement of gravity. .
    Abstract: During the last thirty years a great advancement in low energy physics, particularly interactions of atoms with the electromagnetic field, has been achieved and the development of electronics and laser techniques has allowed to implement a fine manipulation of atoms with photons. A wealth of important applications has sprung out from the ability of manipulating large samples of cold atoms. Among them, the improvement of atomic clocks and the creation of atomic gyroscopes and of atomic gravity meters, which is obviously of great interest for geodesists and geophysicists, particularly for potential applications in satellite geodesy. This book explains the fundamental concepts necessary to understand atom manipulation by photons, including the principles of quantum mechanics. It is conceived as a road that leads the reader from classical physics (mechanics and electromagnetism, considered as a common scientific background of geodesists and geophysicists), to the basics of quantum mechanics in order to understand the dynamics of atoms falling in the gravity field, while interacting with suitably resonant laser beams. There are different types of measurements of gravity based on the manipulation of ultra-cold atoms; the book presents the principles of the instruments based on stimulated Raman transition, which can be easily worked out analytically. However, the concepts explained in the text can provide a good starting point to understand also the applications based on the so-called Block oscillations or on the Bose–Einstein condensation. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 133 p. 18 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030428389
    Series Statement: Springer Geophysics,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 38
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Green chemistry. ; Economic development. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Green Chemistry. ; Development Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Characterization of fresh market wastewater and solid wastes -- 2. Fresh market wastes Management Practices and Their Impact on Human Health -- 3. Treatment Technologies of fresh market wastewater -- 4. Generation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Microalgae Biomass of fresh Market Wastewater Phycoremediation -- 5. Application of Natural Coagulants for fresh market wastewater Treatment -- 6. Anaerobic Digestion of fresh solid wastes -- 7. Electricity production from fresh solid wastes using microbial fuel cells -- 8. Remediation of xenobiotics in fresh market wastewater using nanotechnoogy -- 9. Biofilter Aquaponic system for nutrients removal from fresh market wastewater -- 10. Reduction of poultry slaughterhouse wastewater pollutants using sequencing batch reactors (SBR) enhanced by composite fibre for safe disposal.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the prospects of fresh market waste management in developing countries. It characterizes fresh market wastewater and solid wastes, and highlights the human health impact of corresponding waste management practices. With regard to treatment technologies, the book discusses the anaerobic digestion of fresh solid wastes; the application of natural coagulants for wastewater treatment; the remediation of xenobiotics in wastewater using nanotechnology; and biofilter aquaponic systems for nutrient removal. All of these technologies are recent innovations, offer several concrete advantages, and can be applied in developing countries as non-central treatment systems. In addition, the book covers electricity production from fresh solid wastes using microbial fuel cells, demonstrating the potential held by recycling fresh market wastewater and solid wastes.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 178 p. 33 illus., 18 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030426415
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 92
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 39
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Fiducial Reference Measurements for Satellite Altimetry Calibration: The Constituents -- Practical Options for Time Tagging -- Time Reference, Calibration and Time Transfer Techniques for Satellite Altimetry -- Calibrating CryoSat-2 and Sentinel-3A Sea Surface Heights Along the German Coast -- Performance of Sentinel-3A SAR Altimetry Retrackers: The SAMOSA Coastal Sea Surface Heights for the Baltic Sea -- Sea Level Variability in the Strait of Gibraltar from Along-Track High Spatial Resolution Altimeter Products -- Absolute Calibration of Sentinel-3A and Jason-3 Altimeters with Sea-Surface and Transponder Techniques in West Crete, Greece -- Multi-Mission Cross-Calibration of Satellite Altimeters -- Improvement of the Arctic Ocean Bathymetry and Regional Tide Atlas: First Result on Evaluating Existing Arctic Ocean Bathymetric Models -- Sea Level Trends and Variability in the Adriatic Sea and Around Venice -- Sentinel-3A: Validation of Orbit Products at the Copernicus POD Service -- The DTU17 Global Marine Gravity Field: First Validation Results -- Global and Regional Evaluation of the First Year of Sentinel-3 -- Arctic Freshwater Fluxes from Earth Observation Data -- Scientific and Operational Roadmap for Fiducial Reference Measurements in Satellite Altimetry Calibration & Validation.
    Abstract: These proceedings include selected papers from the International Review Workshop on Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val Activities and Applications, held in Chania, Crete, Greece, on 23-26 April 2018. Organised in the context of the European Space Agency Project “Fiducial Reference Measurements for Altimetry” the workshop was cosponsored by the International Association of Geodesy (in particular by the IAG Commission 2, Gravity Field), the European Space Agency, the European Union (the Copernicus Programme), the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Space Geomatica P.C., and the Municipality of Chania. The workshop presented the latest research in the field of satellite altimetry calibration and altimetry applications for monitoring ocean changes and improving Earth observation in an objective, continuous, homogeneous and reliable manner, free of errors and biases. Further, it supported long-term monitoring of climate change by providing a better understanding of environmental changes in the world's oceans, terrestrial surface waters, and Arctic and Antarctic Regions. The outcome was the creation of a scientific roadmap with procedures, protocols, guidelines, and best practices to help international groups working on satellite altimetry to establish SI (Système International d'Unités) traceability of their measurements, results and data products.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 114 p. 60 illus., 55 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030394387
    Series Statement: International Association of Geodesy Symposia, 150
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 40
    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Water. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART I Hydrological hazards, hydrogeomorphology, groundwater and disasters -- PART II Hazard assessment, spatial planning and climate change -- PART III Natural hazards, hydrodynamics and engineering design -- PART IV Around of Pico island geology: meeting natural hazards.
    Abstract: This book gathers the proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Natural Hazards (NATHAZ'19), held in Lajes do Pico, Pico Island, Azores in 2019. Natural hazards constitute the threat of a naturally occurring event having a negative effect on human beings. These effects are often called natural disasters. Among the natural hazards and potential disasters to be considered are: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, subsidence, floods, droughts and coastal erosion. In addition, there are anthropogenic hazards that occur as a result of human interactions with the environment. They include technological hazards, which occur due to exposure to hazardous substances in the environment. Grasping the behaviour of natural systems requires a comprehensive understanding of climatology, geology and hydrology data and dynamics. Thus, it is important to conduct hazard and risk assessment studies for meaningful hazard mitigation. Further, the book demonstrates that an accurate understanding of natural systems and interactions between engineering and natural resources is of vital significance to the entire socio-economic sector. This volume offers an overview of natural hazards in model regions in Europe, America, and Atlantic islands. Providing new insights on the characterisation, assessment, protection and modelling of geological hazards, water systems, urban areas and coastal zones, it represents a valuable resource for all researchers and practitioners in the fields of Geosciences, Hydrology, Water Resources, Natural Hazards, Environments and Engineering. Main topics include: 1. Natural Hazards and Disasters 2. Sustainable Water Systems and Climate Change 3. Technological Hazards and Engineering Design.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVIII, 192 p. 112 illus., 100 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030343972
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 41
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Atmospheric science. ; Civil engineering. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Civil Engineering. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Resilience Of Large Water Management Infrastructure -- Chapter 2. Survey Of Water Managers For 21st Century Challenges -- Chapter 3. Current Approaches For Resilience Assessment -- Chapter 4. Application Of Numerical Atmospheric Models -- Chapter 5. Infrastructure-Relevant Storms Of The Last Century -- Chapter 6. Sensitivity Of Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) -- Chapter 7. A Recommended Paradigm Shift In The Approach To Risks To Large Water Infrastructure In The Coming Decades -- Chapter 8. Safety Design of Water Infrastructures In A Modern Era.
    Abstract: Infrastructure that manages our water resources (such as, dams and reservoirs, irrigation systems, channels, navigation waterways, water and wastewater treatment facilities, storm drainage systems, urban water distribution and sanitation systems), are critical to all sectors of an economy. Realizing the importance of water infrastructures, efforts have already begun on understanding the sustainability and resilience of such systems under changing conditions expected in the future. The goal of this collected work is to raise awareness among civil engineers of the various implications of landscape change and non-climate drivers on the resilience of water management infrastructure. It identifies the knowledge gaps and then provides effective and complementary approaches to assimilate knowledge discovery on local (mesoscale)-to-regional landscape drivers to improve practices on design, operations and preservation of large water infrastructure systems.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 124 p. 42 illus., 37 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030264321
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 42
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Quantification of Airborne Particulate And Associated Toxic Heavy Metals in Urban Indoor Environment and Allied Health Effects -- In-Situ Measurements of Aerosols from the High-Altitude Location in the Central Himalayas -- Significant Annual Variation in Atmospheric Pollutants during Fireworks Festival, ‘Diwali’ in Capital City of India -- Organic Air Pollutants: Measurement, Properties & Control -- Emissions of Particle-Bound Metals from On-Road Vehicle Emission: An Assessment of Potential Health Risk -- Chemical Composition Analysis of Airborne Coarse Particles and Their Source Apportionment at Kanpur -- Analysis of the Aerosols Environment in an Urban Context and Their Impact On Regional Meteorology -- Calipso Retrieval of Smoke Aerosols Over Upper Indo-Gangetic Plain -- Spatio-Temporal Study of Optical and Microphysical Properties of Atmospheric Brown Clouds Over the Indo-Gangetic Plains -- Spatial Variation of Airborne Allergenic Fungal Spores in the Ambient Pm2.5 — A Study in Rajkot City, Western Part of India -- Bioaerosol Health Effects from Moleculer to Global Scales -- Measurement, Analysis and Remediation of Biological Pollutants in Water -- Fundamentals of Measurement, Analysis, and Treatment of Selenium in Water -- Bioleaching of Selected Metals from E-Waste using Pure and Mixed Cultures of Aspergillus Species -- Recent Advances In Micro-Extraction Based Analytical Approaches For Pesticides Analysis In Environmental Samples -- Degradation and Removal of Anticonvulsant Drugs Through Microorganisms: A Review -- Remediation Approaches for Hexavalent Chromium -- Mercury and Its Remediation -- Oxidative Potential of Particulate Matter: A Prospective Measure to Assess Pm Toxicity -- Monitoring and Processing of Data for Effective Wasteload Allocation Modeling: Indian Perspective -- Methane Emission from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills – Estimation and Control -- Low-Cost Adsorptive Removal Techniques for Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products -- Measurement, Analysis, and Remediation of Bisphenol-A from Environmental Matrices -- Removal of Chromium Ions from Aqueous Solution using Eco-Friendly Based Adsorbents.
    Abstract: This book discusses contamination of water, air, and soil media. The book covers health effects of such contamination and discusses remedial measures to improve the situation. Contributions by experts provide a comprehensive discussion on the latest developments in the detection and analysis of contaminants, enabling researchers to understand the evolution of these pollutants in real time and develop more accurate source apportionment of these pollutants. The contents of this book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policy makers alike.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 474 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811505409
    Series Statement: Energy, Environment, and Sustainability,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 43
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Physical geography. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Physical Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Management of Surface Water Resources In Romania -- The Vulnerability of Water Resources From Eastern Romania to Anthropic Impact and Climate Changes -- Romanian Danube River Floodplain Functionality Assessment -- Romanian Upper Tisa Watershed, Between Water Resources and Hydrological Hazards -- Causes and Effects of Water Pollution in Romania -- Assessment of Some Diurnal Streamwater Profiles in Western and Northern Romania in Relation to Meteorological Data -- Water Resources Management in Razim-Sinoie Lakes Ecosystems -- Particularities of Drain Liquid in the Small Wetland of Braila Natural Park, Romania -- Water Supply Challenges and Achievements in Constanta County -- Drinking Water Supply Systems - Evolution towards Efficiency -- Water Resources Management in Siret Catchment -- Particular Hydrological Manifestations on the Lower Danube in the Current Climate -- Hydrological Impacts of Climate Changes in Romania and Adaptation Strategies -- Implementation of EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/CE) in Romania - European Qualitative Requirements -- Drought and Insolvency: Case study of the Producer-Buyer Conflict (Romania, the period between the year 2011-2012) -- Conclusions and Recomendations. .
    Abstract: This book discusses water resources management in Romania from a hydrological perspective, presenting the latest research developments and state-of-the-art knowledge that can be applied to efficiently solve a variety of problems in integrated water resources management. It focuses on a wide range of water resources issues – from hydrology and water quantity, quality and supply to flood protection, hydrological hazards and ecosystems, and includes case studies from various watersheds in Romania. As such, the book appeals to researchers, practitioners and graduates as well as to anybody interested in water resources management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 591 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030223205
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 44
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Sustainability. ; Food science. ; Nutrition   . ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Sustainability. ; Food Science. ; Nutrition.
    Abstract: Arsenic contamination poses a major environmental problem, especially in Southeast Asian countries like Bangladesh and India. Threatening the health of millions of people due to arsenic’s toxicity and carcinogenicity, the major routes of arsenic exposure for humans are either through drinking water or crops. Rice is the crop most affected by arsenic owing to its cultivation in major arsenic contaminated areas, biogeochemical factors in the soil during rice growth, and specific features of rice that enable it take up more arsenic than other crop plants. This book addresses the problem of arsenic by pursuing a holistic approach. It presents the status quo in different parts of the world (North and South America, Europe, Asia, etc.) and provides essential information on food-related arsenic exposure risks for humans, and possible preventive and curative measures for tackling arsenic poisoning. It covers the arsenic contamination status of rice, rice-based products, other vegetables, fishes, mushrooms, and other foods, with a special focus on rice-arsenic interactions. The mechanisms of arsenic uptake, translocation and distribution in plants and grains are also explained. In closing, the book reviews a variety of prospective agronomic and biotechnological solutions to the problem of arsenic accumulation in rice grains. The book is intended for a broad audience including researchers, scientists, and readers with diverse backgrounds including agriculture, environmental science, food science, environmental management, and human health. It can also be used as an important reference guide for undergraduate and graduate students, university faculties, and environmentalists.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 460 p. 44 illus., 24 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811385872
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 45
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geographic information systems. ; Application software. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Statistics . ; Geophysics. ; Geographical Information System. ; Computer and Information Systems Applications. ; Environmental Physics. ; Statistics in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Art and Science of Trajectory Modelling -- Introduction to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Markov Chain Monte Carlo and The Application to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Introduction to Dynamic Linear Models for Time Series Analysis -- Fast Statistical Approaches to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Least Squares Contribution to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Modelling the GNSS Time Series: Different Approaches to Extract Seasonal Signals -- Stochastic modelling of geophysical signal constituents within a Kalman Filter framework -- Filtering of GPS Time Series Using Geophysical Models and Common Mode Error Analysis -- Comparison of Spacewise and Timewise Methods for GRACE Gravity Field Recovery -- Estimation of the Vertical Land Motion from GNSS Time Series and Application in Quantifying Sea-Level Rise -- Time Series Analysis of Rapid GNSS Measurements for Quasi-Static and Dynamic Bridge Monitoring -- Conclusions and Future challenges in Geodetic Time Series Analysis.
    Abstract: This book provides an essential appraisal of the recent advances in technologies, mathematical models and computational software used by those working with geodetic data. It explains the latest methods in processing and analyzing geodetic time series data from various space missions (i.e. GNSS, GRACE) and other technologies (i.e. tide gauges), using the most recent mathematical models. The book provides practical examples of how to apply these models to estimate seal level rise as well as rapid and evolving land motion changes due to gravity (ice sheet loss) and earthquakes respectively. It also provides a necessary overview of geodetic software and where to obtain them.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 422 p. 252 illus., 234 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030217181
    Series Statement: Springer Geophysics,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 46
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Background -- Classification of RI Investment Areas in South Africa -- Process for Awarding RI Grants -- Condition of Grant Award -- Skills Required for Managing Research Equipment -- Monitoring, Evaluation and Risk Management -- The Sustainable Management of Research Equipment -- Conclusion -- Annexures.
    Abstract: This open access book provides an overview of the building blocks necessary for managing, steering and guiding the establishment of a research infrastructure (RI). It offers valuable insights into RI investment, access and management at the academic, grants management, agency and policy level, and serves as a useful guide for the research community, students, and those in the private sector wishing to understand the approaches and opportunities involved in the establishment, maintenance and management of research infrastructure platforms. Presenting a holistic view of RI investment and granting cycles from a South African perspective, the book’s target audience includes those working in science diplomacy, policymaking and science grants councils (especially in Africa) as well as funders and donors. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 103 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030372811
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 47
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Fluid mechanics. ; Geography Mathematics. ; Physical geography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Engineering Fluid Dynamics. ; Mathematics of Planet Earth. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Fundamentals 1 -- Chapter 2. Fundamentals 2 -- Chapter 3. Fundamentals 3 -- Chapter 4. Aerodynamics -- Chapter 5. Waves -- Chapter 6. Instabilities -- Chapter 7. Chaos and Turbulence: an introduction -- Chapter 8. Some magneto hydrodynamics.
    Abstract: This introductory book addresses a broad range of classical Fluid Dynamics topics, interesting applications, and related problems in everyday life. The geophysical and astrophysical applications discussed concern e.g. the shape and internal structure of the Earth and stars, the dynamics of the atmosphere and ocean, hydrodynamic instabilities, and the different kinds of waves that can be found in the atmosphere, ocean and solid Earth. Non-linear waves (solitons) are also mentioned. In turn, the book explores problems from everyday life, including the motion of golf balls, life at low Reynolds numbers, the physics of sailing, and the aerodynamics of airplanes and Grand Prix cars. No book on this topic would be complete without a look at chaos and turbulence; here the problems span from Gaussian plumes to chaotic dynamos, to stochastic climate modeling. Advances in fluid dynamics have produced a wealth of numerical methods and techniques, which are used in many of the applications. Given its structure, the book can be used both for an introductory course to fluid dynamics and as preparation for more advanced problems typical of graduate-level courses.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 326 p. 126 illus., 1 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030495626
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 48
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Nanotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Nanotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- 1. Nanotechnology in wastewater and the capacity of nanotechnology for sustainability (Oluranti Agboola) -- 2. Therapeutic use of inorganic nanomaterials in malignant diseases (Andreea-Roxana Lupu) -- 3. Modification of Oligomers and Reinforced Polymeric Composites by Carbon Nanotubes and Ultrasonic (Aleksandr Evhenovych Kolosov) -- 4. Understanding interactions of nanomaterials with soil: Issues and Challenges ahead (Arun Kumar) -- 5. Nanotechnology for Water Treatment (Rashid Ahmad) -- 6. Overview of Nanomaterial-Assisted Technologies for Denitrification Processes (Samad Sabbaghi) -- 7. Nanoencapsulation of Food Carotenoids (Lohith Kumar DH) -- 8. Nanomaterials in Agricultural Research: An Overview (Devendra K Payasi) -- 9. Understanding effect of the interaction of nanoparticles with roots on the uptake in plants (Arun Kumar) -- 10. Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Gas Sensor Applications (Marwa Farouk Elkady).
    Abstract: This third volume on environmental nanotechnology includes chapters dealing with topics such nanoremediation, waste water purification, nanosensors, nanomedicine, and nanofiltration. It also highlights the safety aspects and risk assessment and management related to several toxins, as well as nanotechnology related solutions for these challenges. The book also discusses new nanomaterials from the nexus of environment, water, remediation and total environment. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 362 p. 60 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030266721
    Series Statement: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 27
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 49
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Microbiology. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Microbiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: - Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and Their Potential in Environmental Management: Constraints, Prospects and Challenges -- Advances in Bioremediation of Toxic Heavy Metals and Radionuclides in Contaminated Soil and Aquatic Systems. - Phycoremediation: Algae as Eco-Friendly Tools for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewaters -- Phytoremediation: An Emerging Green Technology for Environmental Decontamination, Prospects for Future Research and Challenges -- Emerging and Ecofriendly Technologies for Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants from Industrial Wastewaters -- Constructed Wetlands: A Clean-Green Technology for Degradation and Detoxification of Industrial Wastewaters -- Nano-Bioremediation: An Innovative Remediation Technology for Treatment and Management of Contaminated Sites -- Electro-Bioremediation: An Advanced Remediation Technology for Treatment and Management of Contaminated Soil -- Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC): An Innovative Technology for Wastewater Treatment and Power Generation -- Functional Diversity of Plant Endophytes and their Role in Assisted Phytoremediation -- Toxic Metals in Industrial Wastewaters and Phytoremediation Using Aquatic Macrophytes for Environmental Pollution Control: An Eco-Remedial Approach -- Microalgae: An Ecofriendly Tools for the Treatment of Wastewaters for Environmental Safety -- Phycoremediation: An Integrated and Eco-Friendly Approach for Wastewater Treatment and Value-Added Product Potential -- Pulp Paper Mill Wastewater: Eco-Toxicological Effects and Bioremediation Approaches for Environmental Safety. - Cadmium as Environmental Pollutant: Eco-Toxicological Effects, Health Hazards and Bioremediation Approaches for Its Detoxification from Contaminated Sites. - Cyanobacteria: The Eco-friendly Tools for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewaters. - Plant-Microbe Interactions for Bioremediation and Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants and Agro-Ecosystem Development -- Molecular Technologies for Assessment of Bioremediation and Characterization of Microbial Communities at Contaminated Sites. - Biochar: A Sustainable Tool in Soil Pollutants Bioremediation -- Bioremediation of Melanoidins Containing Distillery Waste for Environmental Safety -- Progresses in Bioremediation Technologies for Industrial Waste Treatment and Management: Challenges and Future Prospects.
    Abstract: Achieving environmental sustainability with rapid industrialization is currently a major global challenge. Industries are the key economic drivers, but are also the main polluters as untreated/partially treated effluents from industry are usually discharged into the aquatic environment or dumped. Industrial effluents often contain highly toxic and hazardous pollutants, which cause ecological damage and present and health hazards to living beings. As such, there is a pressing need to find ecofriendly solutions to deal with industrial waste, and to develop sustainable methods for treating/detoxifying waste before it’s released into the environment. As a low cost and eco-friendly clean technology, bioremediation can offer a sustainable alternative to conventional remediation technologies for the treatment and management of industrial wastes. This book (Volume II) describes the role of biological agents in the degradation and detoxification of organic and inorganic pollutants in industrial wastes, and presents recent bioremediation approaches for waste treatment and management, such as constructed wetlands, electro- bioremediation and nano-bioremediation, as well as microbial fuel cells. It appeals to students, researchers, scientists, industry professionals and experts in the field of microbiology, biotechnology, environmental sciences, eco-toxicology, environmental remediation and waste management and other relevant areas who are interested in biodegradation and bioremediation of industrial wastes for environmental safety.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVIII, 538 p. 70 illus., 62 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811334269
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 50
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Environment. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. HYDRO peaking in nordic rivers/ hydropeaking combined analysis of climate change and energy market -- 2. Annual Variability of Per Capita Renewable Water Resources: Long Term Water Planning Using SWAT Model in the Athi Catchment, Kenya -- 3. Monte Carlo simulation and fuzzy modelling of river water quality for multiple reaches using QUAL2Kw -- 4. Design of Stable Channel Using HEC-RAS: A Case Study of Tapi River, Surat City -- 5. Nutrient fluxes from agriculture: reducing environmental impact through optimum application -- 6. Air Quality Monitoring with Special Reference to Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter in an Industrial Area -- 7. The water-energy nexus prespective of hydropower in the context of climate Change -- 8. Biological methodologies for treatment of textile wastewater -- 9. Role of microbes in Environmental Biotechnology and its role in the environment -- 10. Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining and Review of Adaptive Practices for Environment Management Planning -- 11. Water Optimisation in Thermal Power Plants -- 12. Geoengineering Structures of Crabs and Their Role in Nutrient Cycling in Mangrove Ecosystem of Mahanadi Delta of Odisha, India -- 13. Design Considerations of Sustainable Pervious Concrete Block Pavement -- 14. Analysis of Historical Records of Climate Change and the Calamitous Events in Kasmir Valley -- 15. Possible Remediation of Perils of Water Eminence and Extent -- 16. Optimization methodologies in complex water supply systems for energy saving and a correct management under uncertainty -- 17. Application of a low-cost technology to treat domestic sewage and to improve fertility of a barren lateritic soil -- 18. Parametric evaluation of water quality characteristics varying downstream from Shimla to Solan in Himachal Pradesh region, India -- 19. Partial replacement of fine aggregates with defluoridation sludge in cement mortars manufacturing: A critical review -- 20. Genetically Modified Crops and its impact on Environment -- 21. Degradation of Gemfibrozil (lipid regulating drug) by using Advanced Oxidation and Biological Processes: A Review -- 22. Source Apportionment of particulate matter - A Critical Review for Indian Scenario -- 23. A review on Ionic liquids as novel adsorbents for SO2 removal -- 24. Garden-Landscape Practices in Mughal Kashmir: Design, Planning and Management -- 25. Long Term Performance Evaluation of Permeable Reactive Barrier for Groundwater Remediation using Visual MODFLOW -- 26. Use of Electrical Resistivity Tomography for Detection and Delineation of Groundwater Contamination near a Non-engineered Solid Waste Landfill -- 27. Saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers: A case of environmental management -- 28. Assessment of groundwater quality around Coal mining regions of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, Central India -- 29. Numerical errors associated with groundwater models and improving the reliability of models in environmental management issues -- 30. Staus of Groundwater Salinity in North West Region of India.-31. Irrigation Water Management under Changing Climate -- 32. Particle Swarm Optimization for identification of unknown groundwater pollution source -- 33. Fluoride Contamination and Abatement Measures: A Geoenvironmental Perspective -- 34. Interaction between Groundwater and surface water and its effect on groundwater quality -- 35. Assessment of an Intrinsic and a Specific vulnerability to identify Groundwater vulnerable zones of Nagpur city, India -- 36. Sustainable water management solutions -- Conclusions .
    Abstract: This book presents an in-depth, science-based approach to applying key project-management and spatial tools and practices in environmental projects. Providing important data for those considering projects that balance social-economic growth against minimizing its ill-effects on planet Earth, the book discusses various aspects of environmental engineering, as well as formula and analytical approaches required for more informed decision-making. Beginning with a broad overview of the factors and features of environmental processes and management, the book then clearly details the general application of fundamental processes, the characteristics of the different systems in which they occur, and the way in which these factors influence process dynamics, environmental systems, and their possible remedies. While primarily intended for professionals responsible for the management of environmental projects or interested in improving the overall efficiency of such projects, it is also useful for managers in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Further, it is a valuable resource for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and an indispensable guide for anyone wanting to develop their skills in modern environmental management and related techniques.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIV, 445 p. 105 illus., 71 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030381523
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 91
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 51
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Tectonics of the Indian Sub-continent: An Introduction -- Indian Cratons -- Tectonics of Sri Lanka -- Proterozoic Mobile Belts -- Proterozoic ‘Purana’ Basins -- Tectonics of the Himalaya -- Trans-Himalayan and Karakoram ranges -- Deccan Volcanic Province -- Tectonics of Western Margin of India -- Geology and Tectonics of Bangladesh.
    Abstract: This books documents the salient characters of the tectonic evolution of the Indian subcontinent. It showcases the well investigated subcontinent of Gondwana. The book is linked to an updated geological and tectonic map of this region on 1:12,000,000 in scale. The Indian subcontinent displays almost uninterrupted and unique the geological history since about Eo-Archean (~3800 Ma) to recent, with the development of many Proterozoic deformed and metamorphosed fold belts around Archean nuclei, and enormously thick undeformed platform deposits. After their stabilization during late Proterozoic, the subcontinent underwent Paleozoic rifting and deposition of coal-bearing thick sequences, followed by enormously-thick outpouring of Deccan volcanics as a consequence of huge mantle plume. The youngest event in its evolution is the Cenozoic Himalayan Orogenic Mountains, spanning the area between Nanga Parbat and Namcha Barwah; a part of which extends both in Pakistan and Myanmar.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIII, 576 p. 205 illus., 66 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030428457
    Series Statement: Society of Earth Scientists Series,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 52
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Human geography. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. A review of ecosystem services in urban plans -- Chapter3. A review of ecosystem services in urban climate plans -- Chapter4. Developing ecosystem service information for urban planning -- Chapter5. Applying ecosystem services in urban planning: a case study -- Chapter6. Towards equitable distribution of ecosystem services in cities -- Chapter7. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This open access book presents current knowledge about ecosystem services (ES) in urban planning, and discusses various urban ES topics such as spatial distribution of urban ecosystems, population distribution, and physical infrastructure properties. The book addresses all these issues by: i) investigating to what extent ecosystem services are currently included in urban plans, and discussing what is still needed to improve planning practice; ii) illustrating how to develop ecosystem services indicators and information that can be used by urban planners to enhance plan design; iii) demonstrating the application of ES assessments to support urban planning processes through case studies; and iv) reflecting on criteria for addressing equity in urban planning through ecosystem service assessments, by exploring issues associated with the supply of, the access to and demand for ES by citizens. Through fully worked out case studies, from policy questions, to baseline analysis and indicators, and from option comparison to proposed solutions, the book offers readers detailed and accessible coverage of outstanding issues and proposed solutions to better integrate ES in city planning. The overall purpose of the book is to provide a compact reference that can be used by researchers as a key resource offering an updated perspective and overview on the field, as well as by practitioners and planners/decision makers as a source of inspiration for their activity. Additionally, the book will be a suitable resource for both undergraduate and post-graduate courses in planning and geography.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 87 p. 26 illus., 14 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030200244
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 53
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Radiation dosimetry. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Nuclear chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Radiation Dosimetry and Protection . ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Nuclear Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Microbial ecological function in migration of radionuclides in groundwater -- 2 Microbial diversity and possible activity in nitrate- and radionuclide-contaminated groundwater -- 3 Function of microbes on chemical species transformation of radionuclides -- 4 Direct detection of denitrifying bacteria in groundwater by GeneFISH -- 5 Difference in the solid-water distributions of radiocesium in rivers in Fukushima and Chernobyl -- 6 Function of colloidal and nanoparticles in sorption of radionuclides -- 7 Application of electron microscopy to understanding colloid-facilitated transport of radionuclides at the Mayak Production Association facility, near Lake Karachai, Russia -- 8 Numerical analysis of migration of nitrate ions in the groundwater system of Lake Karachai Area, Southern Ural, Russia -- 9 Commentary on the function of micro- to nano-scale particles in radionuclide migration through groundwater.
    Abstract: The 3-volume set highlights the behavior of radionuclides in the environment and focusing on the development of related fields of study, including microbiology and nanoscience. In this context, it discusses the behavior of radionuclides released in areas of Lake Karachai in Ural, and those released as a result of Chernobyl accident (1986), and in Fukushima (2011). Volume I presents the experiences gained in South Urals (“Mayak” plant, Lake Karachai), providing a scientific basis for more precise understanding of the behavior of radionuclides in complex subsurface environments. On the basis of monitoring data, it examines the pathways of radionuclide migration and the influence of the geological environment and groundwater on the migration, with a particular focus on particles from the nanoscale to microscale. It also discusses the function of microbes and microscale particles, from their direct interaction with radionuclides to their ecological role in changing the physic-chemical condition of a given environment. Lastly, the protective properties of geological media are also characterized, and mathematical modeling of contaminant migration in the area of Lake Karachai is used to provide information regarding the migration of radionuclides.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 225 p. 93 illus., 63 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811506796
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 54
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Political sociology. ; Communication. ; Climatology. ; Political science. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Political Sociology. ; Media and Communication. ; Climate Sciences. ; Politics and International Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Science of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise -- Chapter 3. A Partisan and Polarized Issue in the United States -- Chapter 4. The South Florida Study Area -- Chapter 5. Study Methods and General Findings -- Chapter 6. Results from South Florida Experiment -- Chapter 7. Denial of Risk -- Chapter 8. Prospects for Mitigation.
    Abstract: South Florida is frequently cited as the part of the United State of America as most susceptible to the devastation accompanying sea level rise. Several scholarly studies have shown the negative impact of coastal location in Florida on housing values. Are the residents of South Florida concerned? Is susceptibility to sea level rise actually affecting the housing market in terms of demand, the availability of home mortgages, or house prices? Are people living at particular risk from sea level rise aware of this risk and more open to new information about climate change? Do they support policies and laws to mitigate the pace and extent of climate change? Answers to these questions are not only of general interest, but they are also key to our understanding of the human dimensions of this problem. This book describes the results of a detailed survey in which respondents viewed a local map displaying flooding to their own community that would result from a Category 3 hurricane in 2033. It discusses political party identification and ideology that has an overwhelming impact in shaping views about sea level rise and climate change. This book has enormous implications for the effectiveness of communicating risk information. The text is important if we, as a nation, are to design communication strategies that will lead to broader policy to combat or mitigate this risk.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 134 p. 57 illus., 50 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030326029
    Series Statement: Coastal Research Library, 34
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 55
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Engineering geology. ; Continuum mechanics. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Geoengineering. ; Continuum Mechanics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Geo-marine Environment and Sediment Properties of the Modern Yellow River Delta -- Erosion Survey of the Modern Yellow River Delta -- Erodibility of Seabed Sediments in the Modern Yellow River Delta. -Sediment Resuspension Process in the Modern Yellow River Delta -- Wave-induced Pore Pressure in Relation to Sediment Erosion and Resuspension in the Modern Yellow River Delta -- Physical Mechanisms of Wave-induced Sediment Resuspension -- Theoretical Prediction of Wave-induced Sediment Resuspension.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the phenomenon of sediment erosion and resuspension in the Yellow River delta, China, which is a vital issue involved in understanding the sediment transport processes in estuarine and coastal environments, and how these contribute to the nature and distribution of geohazards in the subaqueous Yellow River delta and Bohai Sea. The most important sections of this book will be the detailed physical mechanisms and theoretical models of sediment erosion and resuspension problem fully considering the wave-induced seabed dynamic response to waves, which are particularly useful for postgraduate students and junior researchers entering the discipline of estuary and coastal sedimentation, marine geotechnical engineering, estuary and coastal engineering, harbor and waterway engineering and coastal environmental protection. This book can also serve as a textbook for advanced graduate students of Marine Engineering Geology and Estuarine Sediment Dynamics. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 292 p. 140 illus., 111 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811370328
    Series Statement: Springer Oceanography,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 56
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Assessment of Water Resources in Poland -- Surface Water Eutrophication in Poland: Assessment and Prevention -- Hydrogeological Conditions and Management of Groundwater Resources in Poland -- Water Resources in Lithuania -- Assessment of Water Resources Pollution in Lithuania -- Water Supply and Demand in Lithuania -- Wastewater Management in Lithuania -- Urban Rainwater Drainage in Lithuania -- Wastewater Sludge Management in Latvia -- Analysis of Factors Controlling Pathogen Destruction in Municipal Sludge During Handling -- Phosphors Fluxes in the Baltic Sea Region – a Meta Data Analysis -- Regulatory Scenarios to Counteract High Phosphors Inputs into the Baltic Sea -- Water Resources of the Russian Rivers of the Baltic Sea Basin and their Possible Changes under Global Warming -- Schemes of Complex Use and Protection of Water Objects in the Russian Part of the Baltic Sea Basin as a Basis for Water Resources Management -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This unique book shares the knowledge and experience of experts and scientists who apply high-quality findings and input from their research to issues concerning the management of water resources and their quality in Baltic countries including Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany and Russia. It summarizes the latest results of several systematic investigations, and assesses the occurrence and quality of surface and underground waters within the Baltic countries to help decision-makers plan for sustainable development. The book addresses a range of water resources management issues, especially those that are relevant to the water quality in these Baltic countries. It presents cutting-edge information and findings that can be effectively used to solve a variety of problems in integrated water resources management. Accordingly, it will be of interest to graduate students, researchers, water scientists, professionals, experts and practitioners working in water resources management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 321 p. 88 illus., 80 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030397012
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 57
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Natural disasters. ; Pollution. ; Urban Sociology. ; Natural Hazards.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Storm Water Management in Urban Areas -- The Green Roofs and Facades as a Tools of Climate Cooling in the Urban Environment -- Infiltration of Rainwater in Urban Areas -- Stream water Quality Modelling Techniques -- Water Quality in Czech Republic -- Xenobiotics in Urban Water Cycle -- Grey water reuse in Urban Areas -- The Necessary Documents for the Design Documentation for Water Supply and Sewerage Systems in Czech Republic -- Biological audits in the System of Water Treatment Control -- Monitoring Changes of Water Content in Soil Pores of Earth Dams -- Monitoring of Levees for Flood Protection Purposes -- Assessment of Flood Damages, Flood Risks and Flood Mitigation Measures -- Flood Protection -- Economy and management of water supply -- Management of drinking water resources in the region of South Moravia -- Small Hydropower Plants -- History and Present of the Laboratory of Water Management Research in Brno -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book focuses on water pollution, water management and water structures. Presenting contributions on water quality and quantity issues from the engineering point of view, it discusses a variety of issues, from storm water management in urban areas and water quantity, to hydraulic structures, hydrodynamic modeling and flood protection. The book also provides state-of-the-art insights, which can be used to effectively solve a variety of problems in integrated water resources management, and introduces the latest research advances. Edited and authored by pioneers in the field who have been at the forefront of water management development in the Czech Republic, this book is a valuable resource for environmental professionals, including scientists and policymakers, interested in water-related issues both in the Czech Republic and elsewhere.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 409 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030183592
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 58
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental management. ; Physical geography. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Management. ; Physical Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Water Resource in Slovenia -- Management of Artificial Groundwater Recharge in Slovenia -- Water Resources Management in North Macedonia -- Water Resources of Serbia and its Utilization -- Water Resources Management in Croatia -- An overview of Environmental Aspects of Water Resources in Croatia -- Water Management in the Agricultural Sector in Greece -- Water Resource Management in Bulgaria -- River Systems under the Anthropogenic and Climate Change Impacts: Bulgarian Case -- Development of Hydropower in Balkan Region -- Water Resources of Romania – Spatial and Temporal Variability -- Drought and Insolvency: Case study of the Producer-Buyer Conflict (Romania, the period between the year 2011-2012) -- Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve - Long Term Assessment of Water Quality -- Water quality and pollution status of the main rivers in the Republic of Macedonia -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book presents an overview and knowledgeable on water resources management in Balkan countries – Slovenia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, and Bulgaria. The book shows the state of the art and also the latest research findings of the different aspects of water resources management in Balkan countries with case studies that reveal the best practice in water resources management, development, and protection. Researchers and scientists from the Balkan countries present their experiences and expertise on a wide range of water resources topics. Therefore, the book is of particular interest to decisions planners/makers and stakeholders. Also, the book will be useful to experts, professionals, researchers, scientists, practitioners, academics working in the field of water resources management in Balkan countries and analogous regions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 469 p. 171 illus., 165 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030224684
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 59
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Electronic circuits. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Electronic Circuits and Systems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Materials in electrochemical detection of water pollutants -- Chapter 2: Materials in bio-sensing of water pollutants -- Chapter 3: Computational design of Nucleic acid-based Bioreceptor for Contaminants of Emerging Concern -- Chapter 4: Immunochromatographic Strip Based Sensor for the Detection of Water Pollutants -- Chapter 5: Emerging techniques and materials for water pollutants detection -- Chapter 6: Nanofiber based sensors for Water Pollution Monitoring -- Chapter 7: Introduction: Role of Materials in Sensors for Water Pollutants Monitoring -- Chapter 8: Water Pollutants: Origin and status.
    Abstract: This book discusses the sensitivity, selectivity, and response times of different sensor materials and their potential application in the design of portable sensor systems for monitoring water pollutants and remediation systems. Beginning with an overview on water pollutants and analytical methods for their detection, the book then moves on to describing the advances in sensor materials research, and the scope for their use in different types of sensors. The book lays emphasis on techniques such as colorimetric, fluorescence, electrochemical, and biological sensing of conventional and emerging pollutants. This book will serve as a handy guide for students, researchers, and professional engineers working in the field of sensor systems for monitoring water pollutants to address various challenges.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 319 p. 77 illus., 71 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811506710
    Series Statement: Advanced Functional Materials and Sensors,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 60
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neuropsychology. ; Psychology, Pathological. ; Therapeutics. ; Pharmacology. ; Psychology. ; Neuroscience. ; Neuropsychology. ; Psychopathology. ; Therapeutics. ; Pharmacology. ; Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Epidemiology of Binge Eating -- Chapter 2. Binge Eating Assessement -- Chapter 3. Developmental and Cultural Aspects of Binge Eating -- Chapter 4. Psychosocial Correlates of Binge Eating -- Chapter 5. Weight Dysregulation, Positive Energy Balance and Binge Eating in Eating Disorders -- Chapter 6. Theoretical Development and Maintenance Models of Binge Eating -- Chapter 7. Preclinical Models of Stress and Environmental Influences on Binge Eating -- Chapter 8. Emerging Translational Treatments to Target the Neural Networks of Binge Eating -- Chapter 9. Neuroimaging to Study Brain Reward Processing and Reward-Based Learning in Binge Eating Pathology -- Chapter 10. The Neurobiological Basis of Executive Function Alterations in Binge Eating Populations -- Chapter 11. Influence of Genetics and Sex Hormones on Binge Eating -- Chapter 12. Neuroendocrine Correlates of Binge Eating -- Chapter 13. Body Image Disturbance and Binge Eating -- Chapter 14. Food Addiction, Binge Eating and the Role of Dietary Restraint: Converging Evidence from Animal and Human Studies -- Chapter 15. Prevention of Binge Eating -- Chapter 16. Medication for Binge Eating -- Chapter 17. Oxytocin: Potential New Treatment for Binge Eating -- Chapter 18. Psychotherapy for Binge Eating -- Chapter 19. Self Help Interventions for the Treatment of Binge Eating -- Chapter 20. New Avenues for the Treatment of Binge Eating based on Implicit Processes -- Chapter 21. Binge-Eating Disorder: Unanswered Questions -- Chapter 22. Overcoming Barriers to the Treatment of Binge Eating.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of binge eating, which is characterized by the uncontrollable consumption of large amounts of food in a discrete time period. Written by experts on eating disorders, it first introduces the phenotype of binge eating, including its epidemiology and assessment. It then describes the underlying neurobiological alterations, drawing on cutting-edge animal models and human studies to do so. In addition, it extensively discusses current treatment models, including medication, psychotherapy, self-interventions and disease prevention. Lastly, an outlook on the future research agenda rounds out the coverage. Given binge eating’s current status as an under-researched symptom, but one shared across many eating disorders, this book provides an up-to-date, integrative and comprehensive synthesis of recent research and offers a valuable reference for scientists and clinicians alike.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 321 p. 14 illus., 11 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030435622
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 61
    Keywords: Psychobiology. ; Human behavior. ; Developmental psychology. ; Linguistics. ; Physical anthropology. ; Behavioral Neuroscience. ; Child and Adolescence Psychology. ; Linguistics. ; Physical-Biological Anthropology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Evidence for the gestural origins of language that is not incompatible with the vocal theory of language origins -- Chapter 2. Primate Voice Physiology: Similarities and Difference between Humans and Non-Human Primates -- Chapter 3. Integrations of multiple abilities underlying the evolution of primate vocalizations -- Chapter 4. Conversational rules among primate species -- Chapter 5. Language evolution from a perspective of Broca’s area -- Chapter 6. Social scaffolding of the development of vocal communication and language during infancy -- Chapter 7. Emergence of the distinction between "verbal" and "musical" skills in early childhood development -- Chapter 8. Yakut tradition of "Talking Jew's Harp" and its relation to vowel harmony as a paradigm of formative influence of music on language -- Chapter 9. Were musicians and artists in the Ice Age caves likely with autism spectrum disorder? - A neurodiversity hypothesis to explain the co-emergence of art and music as a type of prosodic protolanguage.
    Abstract: This book summarizes the latest research on the origins of language, with a focus on the process of evolution and differentiation of language. It provides an update on the earlier successful book, “The Origins of Language” edited by Nobuo Masataka and published in 2008, with new content on emerging topics. Drawing on the empirical evidence in each respective chapter, the editor presents a coherent account of how language evolved, how music differentiated from language, and how humans finally became neurodivergent as a species. Chapters on nonhuman primate communication reveal that the evolution of language required the neural rewiring of circuits that controlled vocalization. Language contributed not only to the differentiation of our conceptual ability but also to the differentiation of psychic functions of concepts, emotion, and behavior. It is noteworthy that a rudimentary form of syntax (regularity of call sequences) has emerged in nonhuman primates. The following chapters explain how music differentiated from language, whereas the pre-linguistic system, or the “prosodic protolanguage,” in nonhuman primates provided a precursor for both language and music. Readers will gain a new understanding of music as a rudimentary form of language that has been discarded in the course of evolution and its role in restoring the primordial synthesis in the human psyche. The discussion leads to an inspiring insight into autism and neurodiversity in humans. This thought-provoking and carefully presented book will appeal to a wide range of readers in linguistics, psychology, phonology, biology, anthropology and music.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 345 p. 29 illus., 19 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811542503
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 62
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Anatomy. ; Internal medicine. ; Neuroscience. ; Anatomy. ; Internal Medicine.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Molecular Specification of Hypothalamic/Pituitary Cells -- Development of the Neuroendocrine Hypothalamus -- Sonic hedgehog in Hypothalamus Development -- Development of the Hypothalamus in Xenopus laevis -- Gene Regulatory Programs in the Development of Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus Neurons -- Winding the Clock: Development of Hypothalamic Structures Controlling Biological Timing and Sleep -- Pituitary Development and Organogenesis: Transcription Factors in Development and Disease -- Part II. Developmental Modulators and Epigenetic Factors -- Hypothalamic Development: Role of GABA -- Epigenetic and Transcriptional Regulation of the Reproductive Hypothalamus -- Epigenetic Regulation of the GnRH and Kiss1 Genes: Developmental Perspectives -- Imprinted Genes and Hypothalamic Function -- Rhythmic Epigenetics in Neuroendocrine and Immune Systems -- Part III. Development of Neuroendocrine Circuits -- Development of Limbic System Stress-Threat Circuitry -- Organization and Postnatal Development of Visceral Sensory Inputs to the Neuroendocrine Hypothalamus -- Astrocytes and Development of Neuroendocrine Circuits -- Origins of Sex Differentiation of Brain and Behavior -- Development and Modulation of Female Reproductive Function by Circadian Signals.
    Abstract: In this book, experts in the field discuss the latest research in developmental neuroendocrinology. Given that the hypothalamus is the center of neuroendocrine activity, the reader will learn about the molecular specification of hypothalamic cells, developmental modulators and epigenetic factors influencing hypothalamic development, and the development of neuroendocrine circuits. Each chapter provides a concise review of the current and future perspectives in developmental neuroendocrinology. Important insights into state-of-the-art techniques applied to functional circuit tracking, lineage tracing of hypothalamic cells, and the identification of genes altered through epigenetic mechanisms are also provided. Given its scope, the book will appeal to all students and researchers who are eager to understand the processes involved in hypothalamus development and the establishment of neuroendocrine circuits. This is the ninth volume in the International Neuroendocrine Federation (INF) Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology series* that aims to illustrate highest standards and encourage the use of the latest technologies in basic and clinical research and hopes to provide inspiration for further exploration into the exciting field of neuroendocrinology. *Volumes 1-7 published by Wiley.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 468 p. 85 illus., 77 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030400026
    Series Statement: Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology, 9
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 63
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neuropsychology. ; Neuroscience. ; Neuropsychology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Brain network concepts -- Chapter 1. Task MRI-based functional brain network of anxiety -- Chapter 2. Phenotype network and brain structural covariance network of anxiety -- Chapter 3. linear/nonlinear micro-and-macro state EEG-based functional networks for anxiety -- Chapter 4. White matter-based structural brain network of anxiety -- Chapter 5. Resting state abnormalities in anxiety disorders and spatiotemporal psychopathology -- Part 2. Neurobiological Aspects -- Chapter 6. Gene-environmental interactions and role of epigenetics in anxiety disorders -- Chapter 7. The role of the oxytocin system in anxiety disorders -- Chapter 8. Translational studies in the complex roles of neurotransmitter systems in anxiety and anxiety disorders -- Chapter 9. The role of early life stress in HPA axis dysfunction in anxiety disorders -- Chapter 10. Immune-kynurenine pathways and the gut-microbiota-brain axis in anxiety disorders -- Chapter 11. Experimental anxiety model for anxiety disorders: relevance to drug discovery -- Part 3. Diagnostic and clinical Issues -- Chapter 12. Anxiety disorders in DSM-5: changes, controversies, and future directions -- Chapter 13. Biological markers to differentiate the type of anxiety disorders -- Chapter 14. Comorbid anxiety and depression: clinical and conceptual consideration, transdiagnostic treatment -- Chapter 15. Anxiety disorders and medical comorbidity: treatment implications -- Part 4. Therapeutic Issues -- Chapter 16. Biofeedback and Neurofeedback for Anxiety Disorders: A Quantitative and Qualitative Systematic Review -- Chapter 17. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Acceptance Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: Integrating Traditional with Digital Treatment Approaches -- Chapter 18. Neurostimulation in anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Chapter 19. Current and novel psychopharmacological drugs for anxiety disorders -- Chapter 20. Role of benzodiazepines in anxiety disorders -- Chapter 21. Virtual Reality for Anxiety Disorders: Rethinking a Field in Expansion -- Chapter 22. Current research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the treatments of anxiety disorders: evidence based review -- Chapter 23. Contemporary Psychodynamic Approaches to Treating Anxiety: Theory, Research, and Practice -- Chapter 24. Well-being therapy in anxiety disorders -- Part 5. Anxiety and precision psychiatry -- Chapter 25. Personalized clinical approaches to anxiety disorders -- Chapter 26. The role of hormonal and reproductive status in the treatment of anxiety disorders in women -- Chapter 27. Risk factors and prevention strategies for anxiety disorders in childhood and adolescence -- Chapter 28. Anxiety disorders in the elderly.
    Abstract: This book reviews all important aspects of anxiety disorders with the aim of shedding new light on these disorders through combined understanding of traditional and novel paradigms. The book is divided into five sections, the first of which reinterprets anxiety from a network science perspective, examining the altered topological properties of brain networks in anxiety disorders. The second section discusses recent advances in understanding of the neurobiology of anxiety disorders, covering, for example, gene-environmental interactions and the roles of neurotransmitter systems and the oxytocin system. A wide range of diagnostic and clinical issues in anxiety disorders are then addressed, before turning attention to contemporary treatment approaches in the context of novel bio-psychosocial-behavioral models, including bio- and neurofeedback, cognitive behavioral therapy, neurostimulation, virtual reality exposure therapy, pharmacological interventions, psychodynamic therapy, and CAM options. The final section is devoted to precision psychiatry in anxiety disorders, an increasingly important area as we move toward personalized treatment. Anxiety Disorders will be of interest for all researchers and clinicians in the field.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 576 p. 32 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789813297050
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1191
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 64
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Psychobiology. ; Human behavior. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Acoustics. ; Vertebrates. ; Coding theory. ; Information theory. ; Communication. ; Behavioral Neuroscience. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Acoustics. ; Vertebrate Zoology. ; Coding and Information Theory. ; Media and Communication.
    Description / Table of Contents: Acoustic Coding Strategies Through the Lens of the Mathematical Theory of Communication -- To Shout or to Whisper? Strategies for Encoding Public and Private Information in Sound Signals -- The Bird Dawn Chorus Revisited -- Coding Human Languages for Long-Range Communication in Natural Ecological Environments: Shouting, Whistling, and Drumming -- Coding of Static Information in Terrestrial Mammal Vocal Signals -- Coding for ‘Dynamic’ Information: Vocal Expression of Emotional Arousal and Valence in Non-human Animals -- Seasonal Hormone Fluctuations and Song Structure of Birds -- From Vocal to Neural Encoding: A Transversal Investigation of Information Transmission at Long Distance in Birds -- Mother–Offspring Vocal Recognition and Social System in Pinnipeds -- Acoustic Coding of Information in a Complex Social Network: Identity Signaling in Northern Elephant Seals -- How Songbird Females Sample Male Song: Communication Networks and Mate Choice -- Interspecific Communication: Gaining Information from Heterospecific Alarm Calls -- A Framework to Understand Interspecific Multimodal Signaling Systems.
    Abstract: Information is a core concept in animal communication: individuals routinely produce, acquire, process and store information, which provides the basis for their social life. This book focuses on how animal acoustic signals code information and how this coding can be shaped by various environmental and social constraints. Taking birds and mammals, including humans, as models, the authors explore such topics as communication strategies for “public” and “private” signaling, static and dynamic signaling, the diversity of coded information and the way information is decoded by the receiver. The book appeals to a wide audience, ranging from bioacousticians, ethologists and ecologists to evolutionary biologists. Intended for students and researchers alike, it promotes the idea that Shannon and Weaver’s Mathematical Theory of Communication still represents a strong framework for understanding all aspects of the communication process, including its dynamic dimensions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 325 p. 55 illus., 35 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030392000
    Series Statement: Animal Signals and Communication, 7
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 65
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neuroscience.
    Description / Table of Contents: A Review of the Cholinergic System and Therapeutic Approaches to Treat Brain Disorders -- Acetylcholine and Spontaneous Recognition Memory in Rodents and Primates -- Endogenous Acetylcholine and Its Modulation of Cortical Microcircuits to Enhance Cognition -- Cholinergic Signaling Dynamics and Cognitive Control of Attention -- Involvement of Nicotinic Receptors in Working Memory Function -- Nicotinic Receptors Underlying Nicotine Dependence: Evidence fromTransgenic Mouse Models -- Cholinergic Receptors and Addiction -- Behavioral and Molecular Basis of Cholinergic Modulation of Pain: Focus on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors -- An Evolving Therapeutic Rationale for Targeting the α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor in Autism Spectrum Disorder -- Activators of α7 nAChR as Potential Therapeutics for Cognitive Impairment.
    Abstract: The molecular genetics of the cholinergic system including both muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, cholinesterases, acetylcholine synthesis and release have provided significant insights into potential targeting for pharmacological intervention. Cholinergic drugs are being used or evaluated for the treatment of diseases. Thus, this volume aims to broaden our understanding of the current state of cholinergic mechanisms to enable implementation of novel approaches for the development of more effective treatments.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 245 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030560133
    Series Statement: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 45
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 66
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Otorhinolaryngology. ; Neuroscience. ; Otorhinolaryngology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Scaling the Levels of Birdsong Analysis -- Neural Circuits Underlying Vocal Learning in Songbirds -- New Insights into the Avian Song System and Neuronal Control of Learned Vocalizations -- The Song Circuit as a Model of Basal Ganglia Function -- Integrating Form and Function in the Songbird Auditory Forebrain -- Hormonal Regulation of Avian Auditory Processing -- The Neuroethology of Vocal Communication in Songbirds: Production and Perception of a Call Repertoire -- Linking Features of Genomic Function to Fundamental Features of Learned Vocal Communication -- Vocal Performance in Songbirds: From Mechanisms to Evolution.
    Abstract: This volume provides comprehensive, integrative, and comparative perspectives on birdsong and underscores the importance of birdsong research to behavioral and systems neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and biomedical research. Scaling the Levels of Birdsong Analysis Jon T. Sakata and Sarah C. Woolley Neural Circuits Underlying Vocal Learning in Songbirds Jon T. Sakata and Yoko Yazaki-Sugiyama New Insights into the Avian Song System and Neuronal Control of Learned Vocalizations Karagh Murphy, Koedi S. Lawley, Perry Smith, and Jonathan F. Prather The Song Circuit as a Model of Basal Ganglia Function Arthur Leblois and David J. Perkel Integrating Form and Function in the Songbird Auditory Forebrain Sarah C. Woolley and Sarah M. N. Woolley Hormonal Regulation of Avian Auditory Processing Luke Remage-Healey The Neuroethology of Vocal Communication in Songbirds: Production and Perception of a Call Repertoire Julie E. Elie and Frédéric E. Theunissen Linking Features of Genomic Function to Fundamental Features of Learned Vocal Communication Sarah E. London Vocal Performance in Songbirds: From Mechanisms to Evolution Jeffrey Podos and HaCheol Sung.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 268 p. 37 illus., 30 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030346836
    Series Statement: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, 71
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 67
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Proteins. ; Cytology. ; Neuroscience. ; Proteins. ; Cell Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Calcium signaling: from basics to bedside -- Measuring Ca2+ in living cells -- High-throughput fluorescence assays for Ion Channels and GPCRs -- Imaging Native Calcium Currents in Brain Slices -- Molecular diversity of plasma membrane Ca2+ transporting ATPases: their function under normal and pathological conditions -- A role for SERCA pumps in the neurobiology of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders -- Cytoplasmic Calcium Buffering: An Integrative Crosstalk -- An update on calcium binding proteins -- Manuel Campos‐Toimil -- New insights in the IP3 receptor and its regulation -- Expression of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor and the ryanodine receptor Ca2+-release channels in the beta-cells and alpha- cells of the human islets of Langerhans -- Evolution of Excitation-Contraction Coupling -- Molecular Insights into Calcium Dependent Regulation of Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channels -- Sarco-endoplasmic reticulum calcium release model based on changes in the luminal calcium content visualized from the luminal side -- Pyridine Nucleotide Metabolites and Calcium Release from Intracellular Stores -- Calcium Signaling in the Heart -- Molecular basis and regulation of store-operated calcium entry -- Structure and activation mechanisms of CRAC channels -- Canonical Transient Potential Receptor-3 Channels in Normal and Diseased Airway Smooth Muscle Cells -- Pathophysiological significance of store-operated calcium entry in cardiovascular and skeletal muscle disorders and angiogenesis -- Calcium signalling and the regulation of chemosensitivity in cancer cells: role of the Transient Receptor Potential channels -- Targeting Transient Receptor Potential Channels by microRNAs drives tumor development and progression -- Calcium channels and Calcium-regulated channels in human red blood cells -- Regulation of multifunctional calcium/calmodulin stimulated protein kinases by molecular targeting -- Widespread roles of CaMK-II in Developmental Pathways -- Readily releasable stores of calcium in neuronal endolysosomes: Physiological and pathophysiological relevance -- At the crossing of ER stress and MAMs: A key role of Sigma-1 receptor?- ER-mitochondria calcium transfer, organelle contacts and neurodegenerative diseases -- The Role of Mitochondrial Calcium Signaling in the Pathophysiology of Cancer Cells -- Calcium Signaling and Gene Expression -- Simulation Strategies for Calcium Microdomains and Calcium Noise -- A statistical view on calcium oscillations -- Calcium Regulation of Bacterial Virulence -- Ca2+ Signaling in Drosophila Photoreceptor Cells -- Calcium imaging in Drosophila melanogaster -- Calcium imaging in the zebrafish -- Stimulation-secretion coupling in the beta cells: from basic to bedside -- Calcium dynamics and synaptic plasticity -- Calcium signaling during brain aging and its influence on the hippocampal synaptic plasticity -- Calcium Signaling in Endothelial Colony Forming Cells in Health and Disease -- Sensing Extracellular Calcium - An Insight into the Structure and Function of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CaSR) -- Extracellular Ca2+ in bone marrow -- Calcium in Cell-Extracellular Matrix Interactions -- Index.
    Abstract: This volume contains a unique selection of chapters covering a wealth of contemporary topics in this ubiquitous and diverse system of cell signaling. It offers much more than the accessibility and authority of a primary text book, exploring topics ranging from the fundamental aspects of calcium signaling to its varied clinical implications. It presents comprehensive discussion of cutting-edge research alongside detailed analysis of critical issues, at the same time as setting out testable hypotheses that point the way to future scientific endeavors. The contributions feature material on theoretical and methodological topics as well as related subjects including mathematical modeling and simulations. They examine calcium signaling in a host of contexts, from mammalian cells to bacteria, fruit fly and zebrafish. With much of interest to newcomers to the field as well as seasoned experts, this new publication is both wide-ranging and authoritative. The chapter “Calcium Signaling: From Basic to Bedside” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 1110 p. 150 illus., 132 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030124571
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1131
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 68
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Human physiology. ; Neurology . ; Neuroscience. ; Human Physiology. ; Neurology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Neurophysiology of Heart -- Chapter 2. Physiology of Cardiovascular System -- Chapter 3. THE Brain-Heart Crosstalk. .
    Abstract: This book discusses the underlying mechanisms connecting the brain and heart. The physiology of the brain is such that it is easily affected by any altered physiology of other systems, which in turn may compromise cerebral blood flow and oxygenation. Together, the brain and heart control our body systems, allowing them to function automatically. This interaction between the brain and other systems makes it important for us to understand how any kind of injury to the brain can produce complications in remote organs or systems, such as the heart. The central nervous system is responsible for vegetative function and is central to homeostasis. Further, central nervous system responses are linked to the ongoing function of other organ systems e.g. feeding, thermoregulation, reproduction and muscle activity. It is therefore logical that neural control of the cardiovascular system must also interact with the neural control of other organ systems. This book explains in detail stressed cardiac conditions, discussing the pathophysiology and proposed treatment, and also describing lesser-known crosstalks between the acutely or chronically affected brain and heart. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 130 p. 35 illus., 30 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811524974
    Series Statement: Physiology in Clinical Neurosciences – Brain and Spinal Cord Crosstalks,
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 69
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Proteins . ; Biology Technique. ; Neuroscience. ; Biomedical Research. ; Protein Biochemistry. ; Biological Techniques.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Peroxisome: metabolic functions and biogenesis -- Chapter 2. Peroxisomal Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Disease: A Bidirectional Crosstalk -- Chapter 3. 7-hydroxycholesterols-induced peroxisomal disorders in glial and microglial cells: potential role in neurodegeneration -- Chapter 4. Peroxisome biogenesis disorders -- Chapter 5. Fatty Acid Oxidation in Peroxisomes: Enzymology, Metabolic Crosstalk with Other Organelles And Peroxisomal Disorders -- Chapter 6. Zellweger syndrome disorders: from severe neonatal disease to atypical adult presentation -- Chapter 7. Heimler Syndrome -- Chapter 8. Potential involvement of peroxisome in multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease -- Chapter 9. Developmental and degenerative cerebellar pathologies in peroxisomal β-oxidation deficiency -- Chapter 10. A mouse model system to study peroxisomal role in neurodegenerative diseases such as peroxisome biogenesis disorders -- Chapter 11. The Drosophila melanogaster as genetic model system to dissect the mechanisms of disease that lead to neurodegeneration in adrenoleukodystrophy -- Chapter 12. Human peroxisomal 3-keto-acyl-CoA thiolase: tissue expression and metabolic regulation -- Chapter 13. Biological functions of plasmalogens -- Chapter 14. Therapeutic efficacy of plasmalogens for Alzheimer’s disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Parkinson’s disease in conjunction with a new hypothesis for the etiology of Alzheimer’s disease.
    Abstract: This book provides an overview of the biology and biochemistry of peroxisomes, and discusses the contribution of these organelles to peroxisomal and neurodegenerative diseases. It begins with a detailed introduction to the biogenesis and metabolic functions of peroxisomes, and highlights their role in oxidative stress and in lipid metabolism such as fatty acid oxidation. The following chapters focus on the molecular and clinical aspects of peroxisomal disorders caused by defects in peroxisomal function. In particular, the biological aspects of peroxisomal biogenesis disorders such as Zellweger syndrome and Heimler syndrome are discussed. This includes their underlying genetic causes as well as the biochemical and metabolic defects associated with the disorders. In addition, several chapters cover recent observations suggesting an association between peroxisomal dysfunction and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis and other degenerative cerebellar pathologies. The final section of the book discusses important cell and animal models for studying the role of peroxisomes in human diseases and presents current therapeutic strategies for their treatment. This book deals with a highly topical subject that is at the heart of current research, and represents a valuable contribution for all students and researchers who want to understand the complex biology of peroxisomes and their role in human diseases.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 212 p. 44 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030602048
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1299
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 70
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Medical genetics. ; Neuroscience. ; Medical Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: In Silico and In Vivo Studies on Quercetin as Potential Anti- Parkinson Agent -- Exhaled Breath Condensate (EBC). Is it a viable source of biomarkers for lung diseases? -- Treatment development for Alzheimer's disease: how are we doing? -- Microbiome hijacking towards an integrative pest management pipeline -- Regulation and roles of autophagy in the brain -- Three-dimensional models for studying neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases -- Assessment of factors contributing to the enhancement of memory and cognitive abilities in the context of neurosciences -- Buccal Mucosa Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease -- Engaging social interest and creating awareness for the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia -- Structural study of the DNA – Clock/Bmal1 complex provides insights for the role of cortisol, hGR and HPA axis in stress management and sleep disorders -- The Effects of Quantum Entanglement on Chromatin and Gene Expression -- Olive Oil Polyphenols in Neurodegenerative Pathologies -- Human pluripotent stem cells as in vitro models of neurodegenerative diseases -- Nutritional Lipidomics in Alzheimer's Disease -- Alzeheimer’s Disease Therapeutic Approaches -- Stress and Wellbeing of Psychiatry Trainees: A Literature Review -- Brief Cognitive Tests in the case of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Early Diagnosis -- Synthesis, Molecular Docking studies and Biological Evaluation of N-Acylarylhydrazones as Anti-inflammatory agents -- Exosome biomarkers revolutionize preclinical diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases and assessment of treatment responses in clinical trials -- Biomarkers as a different approach in prevention and treatment of drug addiction (preliminary study) -- Sleep disorders and Restless Leg Syndrome in hemodialysis patients in Greece: a cross-sectional study -- Craniofacial and neurological phenotype in a patient with de novo 18q microdeletion and 18p microduplication -- What do recent clinical trials teach us about the etiology of AD -- Developmental Biology and Transgenic Avian Embryology: Body Alterity Bioart Wet Lab -- Gene editing, sexual reproduction and the arts: the present, the future and the imagined -- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Current status in diagnostic biomarkers -- Synthesis and Characterization of Biologically Significant, 5-[N,N-dialkylamino alkoxy] azaindole 2-one,3- thiosemicarbazones and 5-[N,N-dialkylamino alkoxy] azaindole 3-hydrazone, 2-ones -- Genetic counseling for adult-onset spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (Kennedy syndrome). Multiple cases of prenatal testing in a family -- Transcriptomics and Metabolomics in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- Ocimum Sanctum Linn: A Potential Adjunct Therapy for Hyperhomocysteinemia – Induced Vascular Dementia -- Alzheimer's disease: The role of mutations in protein folding.
    Abstract: The 3rd World Congress on Genetics, Geriatrics, and Neurodegenerative Disease Research (GeNeDis 2018), focuses on recent advances in genetics, geriatrics, and neurodegeneration, ranging from basic science to clinical and pharmaceutical developments. It also provides an international forum for the latest scientific discoveries, medical practices, and care initiatives. Advanced information technologies are discussed, including the basic research, implementation of medico-social policies, and the European and global issues in the funding of long-term care for elderly people. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 262 p. 42 illus., 34 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030326333
    Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1195
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 71
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Renewable Energy. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Green technologies for the treatment of pharmaceutical contaminants in wastewaters -- Chapter 2. Constructed Wetlands: an emerging green technology for treatment of industrial wastewaters -- Chapter 3. Application of nanoparticles in environmental cleanup: production, potential risks and solutions -- Chapter 4. Efficiency of algae for heavy metal removal, bioenergy production and carbon sequestration -- Chapter 5. Advances in plant-microbe based remediation approaches for environmental cleanup -- Chapter 6. Bioprocessing of cane molasses to produce ethanol and its derived products from South Indian Distillery -- Chapter 7. Biological and non-biological approaches for treatment of Cr(VI) in tannery effluent -- Chapter 8. Photocatalysis as a clean technology for the degradation of petrochemical pollutants -- Chapter 9. Sustainable management of toxic industrial effluent of coal based power plants -- Chapter 10. Removal of organic pollutants from contaminated water bodies by using aquatic macrophytes coupling with bioenergy production and carbon sequestration -- Chapter 11. Biopolymers and their application in wastewater treatment -- Chapter 12. Recovery of rare earths, precious metals and bioreduction of toxic metals from wastewater using algae -- Chapter 13. Green synthesized nanoparticle mediated wastewater treatment -- Chapter 14. Microbial communities in a constructed wetland microcosms and their role in treatment of domestic wastewater -- Chapter 15. Agricultural Waste: It’s Impact on Environment and Management Approaches.-.
    Abstract: As we know, rapid industrialization is a serious concern in the context of a healthy environment and public health due to the generation of huge volumes of toxic wastewater. Although various physico-chemical and biological approaches are available for the treatment of this wastewater, many of them are not effective. Now, there a number of emerging ecofriendly, cost-effective approaches utilizing microorganisms (bacterial/fungi/algae), green plants or their enzymes, and constructed wetland treatment systems in the treatment of wastewaters containing pollutants such as endocrine disrupting chemicals, toxic metals, pesticides, dyes, petroleum hydrocarbons and phenolic compounds. This book provides a much-needed, comprehensive overview of the various types of wastewater and their ecotoxicological effects on the environment, humans, animals and plants as well as various emerging and eco-friendly approaches for their treatment. It provides insights into the ecological problems and challenges in the treatment and management of wastewaters generated by various sources.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 351 p. 63 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811513909
    Series Statement: Microorganisms for Sustainability, 18
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 72
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Pharmacology. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Neuropsychology. ; Neurology . ; Neuroscience. ; Pharmacology. ; Biomedical Research. ; Neuropsychology. ; Neurology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Determination of ketamine in the river of China -- 2.Ketamine abuse in Taiwan -- 3.Ketamine problem in Hong Kong -- 4. Hair analysis of ketamine -- 5. Brain imaging of ketamine abusers -- 6.Management of complications of ketamine abuse -- 7.Action site of ketamine in the NMDA receptor channel -- 8.Synaptic modulation in the effect of ketamine -- 9.Rodents whole-brain imaging in the effects of ketamine -- 10. Behavioral pharmacology of ketamine: An overview of preclinical studies -- 11.Antidepressant potential of ketamine enantiomers -- 12.Effects of ketamine on pain-related depression -- 13.Role of gut microbiota in the antidepressant actions of ketamine and its enantiomers -- 14. The role of NMDA receptor GluN2D subunit in the effects of ketamine and enantiomers -- 15.Roles of the lateral habenula in the actions of ketamine -- 16.Comparison of antidepressant action of ketamine and group II mGlu receptor antagonists -- 17.Antidepressant effects of ketamine in Taiwanese patients with treatment-resistant depression.
    Abstract: This book presents the latest data from basic research and clinical trials supporting the effectiveness of ketamine as a treatment for depression, bipolar disorder, and suicidal behavior, setting these positive findings within the context of the serious problem of ketamine abuse. The first part of the book focuses on the evidence regarding ketamine abuse, with specific reference to Asian countries, and discusses countermeasures and complication management. It then addresses the mechanisms underlying the antidepressant and side effects of ketamine, which have remained elusive, describing and discussing important new research findings. Further, it explains insights gained from whole brain imaging in rodents and from behavioral pharmacology, and presents evidence regarding the role of gut microbiota, the NMDA receptor GluN2D subunit, and the lateral habenula in the actions of ketamine. These advances form the basis for the safer use of ketamine in patients with treatment-resistant depression and are expected to lead to the development of new antidepressants. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: V, 189 p. 27 illus., 13 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811529023
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 73
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Psychobiology. ; Human behavior. ; Physical anthropology. ; Cognitive psychology. ; Animal welfare Moral and ethical aspects. ; Animal migration. ; Animal culture. ; Behavioral Neuroscience. ; Physical-Biological Anthropology. ; Cognitive Psychology. ; Animal Ethics. ; Animal Migration. ; Animal Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Recent developments in primatology and their relevance to the study of Tibetan macaques -- Part II: Social Behavior and Dynamics in Tibetan Macaques -- Chapter 2: Social and Life History Strategies of Tibetan Macaques at Mt. Huangshan -- Chapter 3: Size Matters in Primate Societies: How Social Mobility Relates to Social Stability in Tibetan and Japanese Macaques -- Chapter 4: Behavioral exchange and interchange as strategies to facilitate social relationships in Tibetan macaques -- Chapter 5: Social relationships impact collective decision-making in Tibetan macaques -- Chapter 6: Considering Social Play in Primates: A Case Study in Juvenile Tibetan Macaques (Macacathibetana) -- Chapter 7: The Vocal Repertoire of Tibetan Macaques (Macacathibetana) and Congeneric Comparisons -- Chapter 8: Tibetan Macaque Social Style: Co-variant and Quasi-independent Evolution -- Part III: Evolution of Rituals: Insights from Bridging Behavior -- Chapter 9: Preliminary observations of female-female bridging behavior in Tibetan macaques (Macacathibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China -- Chapter 10: Bridging Behavior and Male-Infant Interactions in Macacathibetana and M. assamensis: Insight into the Evolution of Social Behavior in the sinica Species-group of Macaques -- Part IV: Livingwith Microbes, Parasites, and Diseases -- Chapter 11: The gut microbiome of Tibetan macaques: composition, influencing factors and function in feeding ecology -- Chapter 12: Medicinal Properties in the Diet of Tibetan Macaques at Mt. Huangshan - A Case for Self-medication -- Chapter 13: Primate infectious disease ecology: Insights and future directions at the human-macaque interface -- Part V: Emerging Technologies in Primatology -- Chapter 14: High field MRI technology for behavioral and cognitive studies in macaques in vivo.
    Abstract: This open access book summarizes the multi-disciplinary results of one of China’s main primatological research projects on the endemic Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana), which had continued for over 30 years, but which had never been reported on systematically. Dedicated to this exceptional Old World monkey, this book makes the work of Chinese primatologists on the social behavior, cooperation, culture, cognition, group dynamics, and emerging technologies in primate research accessible to the international scientific community. One of the most impressive Asian monkeys, and the largest member of its genus, the Tibetan macaque deserves to be better known. This volume goes a long way towards bringing this species into the spotlight with many excellent behavioral analyses from the field.- Frans de Waal, Professor of Psychology, Emory University, USA. Macaques matter. To understand primate patterns and trends, and to gain important insight into humanity, we need to augment and expand our engagement with the most successful and widespread primate genus aside from Homo. This volume focuses on the Tibetan macaque, a fascinating species with much to tell us about social behavior, physiology, complexity and the macaque knack for interfacing with humans. This book is doubly important for primatology in that beyond containing core information on this macaque species, it also reflects an effective integrated collaboration between Chinese scholars and a range of international colleagues—exactly the type of collaborative engagement primatology needs. This volume is a critical contribution to a global primatology. - Agustín Fuentes, Professor of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, USA. I have many fond memories of my association with Mt. Huangshan research beginning in 1983, when together with Professor Qishan Wang we established this site. It is such a beautiful place and I miss it. It is gratifying to see how far research has progressed since we began work there, becoming more internationalized and very much a collaborative endeavor under the long-term direction of Professor Jin-Hua Li and colleagues. This book highlights the increased interest in this species, representing a variety of disciplines ranging from macro aspects of behavior, cognition and sociality, to micro aspects of microbes, parasites and disease, authored by a group of renowned Chinese and international primatologists. I applaud their efforts and expect more interesting work to come from this site in the years ahead.- Kazuo Wada, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 302 p. 93 illus., 59 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030279202
    Series Statement: Fascinating Life Sciences,
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 74
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Geographic information systems. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation Biology. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- An overview of the restoration and management of Chilika Lagoon: successful application of the Ramsar wise use guidelines -- Ecological characterization of Chilika: defining strategies and management needs for wise use -- Ecosystem services: implications for managing Chilika -- Sedimentologic, chemical, and isotopic constraints on the Anthropogenic influence on Chilika Lake, India -- Modelling of hydrodynamics and salinity characteristics in Chilika Lagoon -- Assessment of runoff and sediment yield from selected watersheds in the Western Catchment of the Chilika Lagoon -- Long-term analysis of water quality in Chilika Lagoon and application of bio-optical models for cyclone impact assessment -- Spatio-temporal variation in physicochemical parameters of water in the Chilika lagoon -- Geomorphology, land use/land cover and sedimentary environments of the Chilika Basin -- Spatiotemporal Assessment of phytoplankton communities in the Chilika lagoon -- Fish and fisheries of Chilika: post-restoration scenario -- Avifauna of Chilika, Odisha: assessment of spatial and temporal changes -- Biodiversity of benthic fauna in Chilika lagoon -- Microbial ecology of Chilika Lagoon -- Survey, characterization, ecology, and management of macrophytes in Chilika lagoon -- Index.
    Abstract: This book chronicles the decades-long work of studying, analyzing, and reversing the environmental pressures that threatened India’s Chilika Lagoon, the largest brackish-water lagoon in the region, and the second largest in the world. Designated as one of India’s first Ramsar Sites in 1981, Chilika Lagoon continued to degrade for a decade longer. Then, the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) was established to gather information and devise a restoration plan that benefits the ecosystems of the lagoon, with sensitivity to the needs and livelihoods of local communities. Expert contributors detail the work of analysis, planning and implementation, including extensive coverage of such topics as: Devising a plan for implementing Ramsar wise use guidelines Sedimentologic, chemical, and isotopic impacts Hydrodynamics and salinity Runoff and sediment in watersheds of the Lagoon's Western Catchment Long-term analysis of water quality and continued water quality monitoring Bio-optical models for cyclone impact assessment Studies of geomorphology, land use, and sedimentary environments Spatiotemporal assessment of phytoplankton communities Creation of a post-restoration scenario for fish and fisheries Assessing status of waterbirds, species diversity and migration patterns The result was a major hydrological intervention to re-establish hydrological and salinity regimes, biodiversity, and fish catches, and help protect the livelihood of lagoon-dependent communities. The story of the rehabilitation and management of Chilika Lagoon demonstrates that it is possible to halt and reverse the encroachment and degradation of wetlands, to restore biodiversity and to provide benefits for large numbers of people. Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration of Chilika Lagoon goes beyond scientific research articles to explore institutional and governance issues, political ecology, and the Ramsar Convention’s guidelines for ecosystem restoration. The book will benefit researchers, wetland managers, government policy makers and more general readers concerned with restoration and conservation of wetlands around the planet.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 438 p. 93 illus., 75 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030334246
    Series Statement: Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management, 6
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 75
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Immunology. ; Psychiatry. ; Neuroscience. ; Immunology. ; Psychiatry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- A Brief History of Immunological Research into Psychosis and Pathways for Immune Influence of the Brain.-Basic Concept of Microglia Biology and Neuroinflammation in Relation to Psychiatry -- Epidemiological Studies of Prenatal and Childhood Infection and Schizophrenia -- Schizophrenia, Cytokines and Other Systemic Inflammatory Mediators [to include oxidative stress and lymphocyte alterations] -- Association between Schizophrenia, Microbial Infection and Microbiota -- Autoantibodies and psychosis -- Effect of Infection on Cognition in Schizophrenia and Healthy People -- Role of Infection, Autoimmunity, Atopic Disorders and the Immune System in Schizophrenia: Evidence from Epidemiological and Genetic Studies -- Microglial Activation and Psychotic Disorders: Evidence from Pre-clinical and Clinical Studies -- Early-Life Adversity, Systemic Inflammation, and Co-Morbid Physical and Psychiatric Illnesses of Adult Life -- Inflammation, Antipsychotic Drugs and Evidence for Effectiveness of Anti-inflammatory Agents in Schizophrenia.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive summary of the cutting edge scientific evidence regarding the role of immune system in the pathogenesis and treatment of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. It illustrates the role of inflammation and immunity in schizophrenia drawing on both basic science and clinical research. The chapters provide up-to-date summaries of immunological risk factors for schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, and underlying mechanisms as informed by neuroimaging, genetic, clinical and animal experimental studies. In addition, the book will illuminate the scope for immunological treatment for schizophrenia. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 244 p. 10 illus., 8 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030391416
    Series Statement: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 44
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 76
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Veterinary medicine. ; Neurology . ; Anatomy. ; Neuroscience. ; Veterinary Science. ; Neurology. ; Anatomy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Rodent Taxonomic and biological data -- Basic Neurohistology -- Basic Neuroanatomy/ Coverings of the CNS/ Cerebrospinal fluid system -- Microscopic anatomy of the mouse brain -- The mouse spinal cord -- The mouse brainstem -- The mouse cerebellum -- The mouse dorsal thalamus -- The mouse hypothalamus.-The mouse cerebral cortex.-The mouse hippocampus.-The mouse amygdala -- The mouse caudate putamen -- The mouse oflactory system -- The mouse circle of Willis.
    Abstract: This textbook describes the basic neuroanatomy of the laboratory mouse. The reader will be guided through the anatomy of the mouse nervous system with the help of abundant microphotographs and schemata. Learning objectives and summaries of key facts at the beginning of each chapter provide the reader with an overview on the most important information. As transgenic mice are one of the most widely used paradigms when it comes to modeling human diseases, a basic understanding of the neuroanatomy of the mouse is of considerable value for all students and researchers in the neurosciences and pharmacy, but also in human and veterinary medicine. Accordingly, the authors have included, whenever possible, comparisons of the murine and the human nervous system. The book is intended as a guide for all those who are about to embark on the structural, histochemical and functional phenotyping of the mouse’s central nervous system. It can serve as a practical handbook for students and early researchers, and as a reference book for neuroscience lectures and laboratories. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 350 p. 269 illus., 241 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030198985
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 77
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Psychiatry. ; Psychobiology. ; Human behavior. ; Psychology, Experimental. ; Neuroscience. ; Psychiatry. ; Behavioral Neuroscience. ; Biological Psychology. ; Experimental Psychology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview chapter -- Imaging studies linking dopaminergic systems to impulsivity in humans -- The Genetics of Externalizing Problems -- The neuropharmacology of impulsive behaviour: ten years later -- Inhibitory control and impulsivity in childhood onset disruptive behavior disorders -- Steep discounting of future rewards as an impulsivity phenotype: a concise review -- Developmental considerations in impulsivity: Implications for research and treatment -- Reinforcer Pathology: Implications for Substance Abuse Intervention -- Impulsivity and Suicidal Behavior -- Sex differences in neural circuits underlying inhibitory control -- The role of impulsivity facets on the incidence and development of alcohol use disorders -- The neurobiology of reinforcement learning mechanisms in impulsivity.
    Abstract: This volume provides an empirical and conceptual overview of advances in our understanding of impulsivity and impulsive behaviors. Prominent scientists review the range of behavioral phenomena referred to as ‘impulsive’, as well as the defining features and psychological, neurocognitive and behavioral processes that underlie of the manifestation of impulsive behaviors, focussing on progress made and the questions remaining to be answered.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 221 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030605117
    Series Statement: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 47
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 78
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Neurosciences. ; Neurology . ; Anatomy. ; Neuroscience. ; Neurology. ; Anatomy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview of the Human Brain and Spinal Cord -- Vascularization of the Brain and Spinal Cord -- Notes on Techniques -- The Somatosensory System -- The Reticular Formation and the Neuromodulatory Systems -- The Cranial Nerves -- The Auditory System -- The Visual System -- Motor Systems -- The Cerebellum -- The Basal Ganglia -- The Autonomic Nervous System -- The Hypothalamus, the Preoptic Area and Hypothalamohypophysial Systems -- The Limbic System -- The Cerebral Cortex and Complex Cerebral Functions.
    Abstract: Connections define the functions of neurons: information flows along connections, as well as growth factors and viruses, and even neuronal death can progress through connections. Accordingly, knowing how the various parts of the brain are interconnected to form functional systems is a prerequisite for properly understanding data from all fields in the neurosciences. Clinical Neuroanatomy: Brain Circuitry and Its Disorders bridges the gap between neuroanatomy and clinical neurology. It focuses on human and primate data in the context of brain circuitry disorders, which are so common in neurological practice. In addition, numerous clinical cases are presented to demonstrate how normal brain circuitry can be interrupted, and what the effects are. Following an introduction to the organization and vascularization of the human brain and the techniques used to study brain circuitry, the main neurofunctional systems are discussed, including the somatosensory, auditory, visual, motor, autonomic and limbic systems, the cerebral cortex and complex cerebral functions. In this 2nd edition, apart from a general updating, many new illustrations have been added and more emphasis is placed on modern techniques such as diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) and network analysis. Moreover, a developmental ontology based on the prosomeric model is applied, resulting in a more modern subdivision of the brain. The new edition of Clinical Neuroanatomy is primarily intended for neurologists, neuroradiologists and neuropathologists, as well as residents in these fields, but will also appeal to (neuro)anatomists and all those whose work involves human brain mapping.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 981 p. 509 illus., 325 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030418786
    DDC: 612.8
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 79
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Medical policy. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental health. ; Pollution. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Health Policy. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1: Groundwater arsenic contamination and availability of safe water for drinking in Middle Ganga Plain in India -- Chapter2: Geomorphic controls on spatial arsenic distribution in aquifers of the Brahmaputra River floodplains -- Chapter3: Reductive dissolution of Fe-oxyhydroxides a potential mechanism for arsenic release into groundwater in the alluvial plain of river Brahmaputra -- Chapter4: Sources of arsenic exposure in well-nourished children -- Chapter5: Environmental arsenic exposure and human health risk -- Chapter6: Sustainable arsenic mitigation: problems and prospects in India -- Chapter7: Arsenic Contamination of Soil in Relation to Water in Northeastern South Africa -- Chapter8: Arsenic contamination of India’s groundwater: a review and critical analysis -- Chapter9: Biosorption of Arsenic: An Emerging Eco-technology of Arsenic Detoxification in Drinking Water -- Chapter10: Assessing and mapping human health risks due to arsenic and socioeconomic correlates for proactive arsenic mitigation -- Chapter11: Arsenic-contaminated drinking water and the associated health effects in the Shahpur block of Bihar: a case study from five villages -- Chapter12: Arsenic contamination of drinking water and mitigation in Pakistan: a case of Indus river basin.
    Abstract: This edited volume brings together a diverse group of environmental science, sustainability and health researchers to address the challenges posed by global mass poisoning caused by arsenic water contamination. The book sheds light on this global environmental issue, and proposes solutions to aquatic contamination through a multi-disciplinary lens and case studies from Bangladesh and India. The book may serve as a reference to environment and sustainability researchers, students and policy makers. Part one of the book describes the issue of arsenic contamination in ground water and river basins, including its source and distribution in specific locations in India. Part two explains the routes of exposure to environmental arsenic, its transport in aquatic ecosystems, and the health risks linked to arsenic exposure in food and the environment. Part three addresses sustainable arsenic contamination mitigation strategies and policies, the socioeconomic, demographic, cultural and psychological aspects of arsenic contamination, and the potential applications of GIS and remote sensing in providing solutions. Part four concludes by discussing the role of local and regional institutions in water resources management for a variety of issues including but not limited to arsenic contamination, and presents a case study in the Indus river basin in Pakistan to propose future contamination mitigation strategies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 305 p. 59 illus., 53 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030212582
    Series Statement: Advances in Water Security,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 80
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Oceanography. ; Offshore structures. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Offshore Engineering. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Geographical Information System. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Abstract: This book presents selected articles from the International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC 2019), an event intended to promote academic and technical exchange on coastal related studies, including coastal engineering and coastal environmental problems, among Asian and Pacific countries/regions. APAC is jointly supported by the Chinese Ocean Engineering Society (COES), the Coastal Engineering Committee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), and the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers (KSCOE). APAC is jointly supported by the Chinese Ocean Engineering Society (COES), the Coastal Engineering Committee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), and the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers (KSCOE).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 1483 p. 1887 illus., 1535 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811502910
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 81
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Security systems. ; Nuclear engineering. ; Natural disasters. ; Geology. ; Geophysics. ; Security Science and Technology. ; Nuclear Energy. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geology.
    Description / Table of Contents: The active fault problem in relation to nuclear power plants: current issues -- Reasons why the threat of active faults has been neglected in Japan -- Actual cases in which active faults were underrated -- Active fault surveys at nuclear power plant sites: Actions taken by the NRA and their impact -- How should we move forward? New regulatory requirement and frameworks.
    Abstract: This book reviews the active faults around nuclear power plants in Japan and recommends an optimal method of nuclear power regulation controlled by the Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan. The active faults around nuclear power plants have been underestimated in Japan since the latter half of the 20th century. However, based on the lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, the book sheds light on why the risks of active faults were underestimated, and discusses the optimal scientific method of assessing those risks. Further, the author shares his experiences in the new standard for nuclear regulation creation team and in the active fault survey at the Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan. This book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, academic and policy-makers, as well as non-experts interested in nuclear safety.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 76 p. 23 illus., 11 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811507656
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 82
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Agriculture. ; Climatology. ; Botany. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Sciences. ; Plant Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Water scarcity leads to food insecurity -- Chapter 2: Deficit irrigation and water conservation -- Chapter 3: Egypt faces water deficiency, and food insufficiency -- Chapter 4: Field crops and deficit irrigation in Egypt -- Chapter 5: Vegetable crops and deficit irrigation in Egypt -- Chapter 6: Wheat insufficiency and deficit irrigation -- Chapter 7: Climate change assessment in Egypt: A review -- Chapter 8: Climate change and wheat self-sufficiency.
    Abstract: This book focuses on proving that deficit irrigation could play an important role in increasing food production in times of water scarcity. Although the application of deficit irrigation can involve loss in crop productivity, it still secures water to be use in cultivating more lands and producing more food. The following questions are discussed and the authors offer solutions to these problems: Will the production, on a national level, resulting from these new added areas compensate yield losses attained by application of deficit irrigation? Is it possible to use deficit irrigation practice to reduce the applied irrigation water to certain crops that have a surplus in their production, and direct this saved water to cultivate new areas with crops have low self-sufficiency ratios? Under climate change in 2030, would deficit irrigation practice have the same role it plays under the current conditions? This book will appeal to students and researchers involved with water scarcity and food security.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 196 p. 24 illus., 20 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030355869
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 83
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Software engineering. ; Environment. ; Software engineering Management. ; Sociology Methodology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Software Engineering. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Software Management. ; Sociological Methods.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Statistics fundamentals -- Spatial analyses -- Simulations -- Meteorology -- Hydrology -- Hydrogeology -- Hydrochemistry -- Climate change -- Water resources engineering -- Renewable energy. .
    Abstract: This book is designed to provide easy means of problem solving based on the science philosophical and logical rules that lead to effective and reliable software at the service of professional earth system scientists through numerical scientific computation techniques. Through careful examination of software illuminated by brief scientific explanations given in the book the reader may develop his/her skills of computer program writing. Science aspects that are concerned with earth systems need numerical computation procedures and algorithms of data collected from the field measurements or laboratory records. The same is also valid for data processing in social sciences and economics. Some of the data assessment and processing procedures are at the large scales and complex, and therefore, require effective and efficient computer programs. Data reduction and graphical display in addition to probabilistic and statistical calculations are among the general purposes of the book. Not only students’ works but also projects of researchers at universities and tasks of experts in different companies depend on reliable software. Especially, potential users of MATLAB in earth systems need a guidance book that covers a variety of practically applicable software solutions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 277 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030015428
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 84
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Environment. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Systematic Literature Review -- Life Cycle Inventory Analysis of Wastewater Treatment Processes -- Refined Assessment Methodology for Wastewater Treatment Alternatives -- A Specific focus on Weighing Element of Indicators -- Diverse Scenario Analysis -- Sustainability Solutions for Energy and Carbon Issues in Wastewater Treatment -- Prospects for the Future. .
    Abstract: This thesis focuses on the energy, chemical and carbon implications of diverse wastewater treatment alternatives, and offers effective solutions for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to achieve sustainability goals. The author first uses the life cycle philosophy to explore the environmental performance of several representative wastewater treatment systems, and then proposes a refined assessment framework, accompanying analytical toolkit and case study for further quantifying the environmental sustainability of various wastewater management scenarios. Allowing readers to gain a better understanding of the existing wastewater treatment technologies from a sustainability perspective, this book helps decision makers identify promising approaches to the environmentally friendly operation of WWTPs and make infrastructure investments that are appropriate for future changing conditions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 157 p. 31 illus., 22 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811359835
    Series Statement: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 85
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Applied ecology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Biotic communities. ; Pollution. ; Applied Ecology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Standardization of the microcosm N-system -- Chapter 3. Maintenance of microcosm N-system -- Chapter 4. Preparation of The microcosm N-system -- Chapter 5. Procedure for using THE microcosm N-system. Chapter 6. Estimation using microcosm N-system -- Chapter 7. Example assessment of the microcosm n-system -- Chapter 8. Coefficient of assessment FOR THE microcosm n-system -- Chapter 9. Application to whole effluent toxicity (WET) test -- Chapter 10. A Scaled-up model ecosystem verification Of THE microcosm n-system -- Chapter 11. A Subsystem microcosm verification OF THE microcosm n-system -- Chapter 12. Further perspectives. .
    Abstract: This book offers a comprehensive guide to microcosms (N-systems) in multiple-species testing and aquatic ecosystem risk assessment. It provides standardized methods for creating the microbial ecosystem, and proposes a standardized microcosm system for environmental impact risk assessments. The book will be of interest to students and educators, researchers, government authorities, developers and manufacturers engaged in ecosystem preservation, water quality management personnel at sewage treatment or industrial effluent treatment facilities, and anyone involved in education, management and analysis evaluation for environmental standards and waste water quality standards.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 237 p. 143 illus., 85 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811367984
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 86
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Soil science. ; Biodiversity. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Soil Science. ; Biodiversity. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Threats and conservation strategies for overlooked organisms: the case of epiphytic lichens -- Chapter 2: Biodiversity and Therapeutic Potential of Medicinal Plants -- Chapter 3: Tree ferns and giant ferns in India: Significance and Conservation -- Chapter 4: Status of medicinal plants in context of Arunachal Pradesh, India -- Chapter 5: Nutrient Enrichment in Lake Ecosystem and its Effects on Algae and Macrophytes -- Chapter 6: Land-use change as a disturbance regime -- Chapter 7: Floristic diversity, distribution and conservation status in the vicinity of coal mines of Kachchh district in Gujarat, India -- Chapter 8: Sodic Soil: Management and reclamation Strategies -- Chapter 9: Microbe based inoculants: role in next green revolution -- Chapter 10: Environmental Significance of Lichens and Biodeterioration -- Chapter 11: Soil reclamation of saline and sodic soil through phytoremediation -- Chapter 12: Soil pollution by Fluoride in India: Distribution, Chemistry and analytical methods -- Chapter 13: Multielement analysis using ED-XRF and ICP-MS from Couroupita guianensis for sustainable agriculture by soil reclamation -- Chapter 14: Waste Management: A Paradigm Shift -- Chapter 15: Recycling of agriculture waste into efficient adsorbent -- Chapter 16: Environmental hazards and management of e-waste -- Chapter 17: Green House Gas Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Management Practice -- Chapter 18: Introduction to fast fashion: Environmental Concerns and Sustainability Measurements.
    Abstract: The current global environmental crisis is primarily the result of non-standardized parameters for environmental regulation, and is impacting e.g. clean air, safe drinking water and the quality of food, particularly in developing nations. Due to their poor/lax execution of EIA protocols, newly developing countries are preferred destinations for establishing pollution-emitting industries, which results in the degradation and depletion of their natural resources. Lack of environmental policy intervention is another major incentive to base “dirty” industries in these nations. In order to ensure sustainable development, the highest-priority issues include the monitoring and eradication of environmental problems stemming from economic development; virtually every form of economic development primarily results in the loss of forests and thus biodiversity, followed by declining air quality and the contamination of natural resources. Sustainable development ensures responsible interactions with the environment, so as to minimize the depletion or degradation of natural resources and preserve environmental quality. It involves integrated approaches to understanding the importance of environmental management systems and policy measures that lead to improved environmental performance. This book addresses the environmental concerns associated with economic development, and with approaches to attaining sustainable economic development, which include monitoring the quality of water resources, soil erosion and degradation of the natural environment.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 427 p. 76 illus., 36 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811363580
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 87
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Physical geography. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Physical Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Hot-Point Drills -- Electric Thermal Coring Drills -- Hot-Water Ice Drills -- Steam Ice Drills -- Perspectives For Future Development of Thermal Ice-Drilling Technology.
    Abstract: This book provides a review of thermal ice drilling technologies, including the design, parameters, and performance of various tools and drills for making holes in ice sheets, ice caps, mountain glaciers, ice shelves, and sea ice. In recent years, interest in thermal drilling technology has increased as a result of subglacial lake explorations and extraterrestrial investigations. The book focuses on the latest ice drilling technologies, but also discusses the historical development of ice drilling tools and devices over the last 100 years to offer valuable insights into what is possible and what not to do in the future. Featuring numerous figures and pictures, many of them published for the first time, it is intended for specialists working in ice-core sciences, polar oceanography, drilling engineers and glaciologists, and is also a useful reference for researchers and graduate students working in engineering and cold-regions technology.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 278 p. 348 illus., 176 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811388484
    Series Statement: Springer Geophysics,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 88
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental management. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Rivers In Czech Republic -- Role of the Water in the Landscape -- Small Water Reservoirs, Ponds and Wetlands Restoration at the Abandoned Pond Areas -- Small Bodies of Water which Have Disappeared from the Czech Landscape and the Possibility of Restoring them -- Protection of Water Resources -- Groudwater Flow Problems and Their Modelling -- Hydrodynamical Modelling in Channel – Case study -- Modelling of Outflow – Case study -- Hydrological Reclamations Iin the Anthropogenically Affected Landscape of Northern Bohemia -- Modelling of the Water-Retention Capacity of the Landscape -- Floodplain Forests - Key Forest Ecosystems for Maintaining and Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Alluvial Landscape -- Agrotechnology as Key Factor of Effective Use of Water on Arable Land -- Ecosystem Services and Disservices of Watercourses and Water Areas -- Water Resources Management Planning -- Technical and Economic Evaluation of River Navigation -- Water Balance and Phase of Hydrocycle Dynamics -- Water in the Landscape from Limnological and Engineering Point of View -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book gathers technical and scientific contributions from leading researchers, academics, and lecturers, focusing on water management, water pollution and water structures in the Czech Republic. It discusses a variety of water resources management issues, from stormwater management in urban areas, water quantity, hydraulics structures and hydrodynamic modeling, to flood protection, presenting state-of-the-art developments for addressing a range of problems. Edited and authored by pioneers in the field who have been at the cutting edge of water management development in the Czech Republic, this book is of interest to environmental professionals, including scientists and policymakers both in the Czech Republic and around the globe.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 436 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030183639
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 89
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Solid wastes management in Jordan -- Solid wastes management in Tunisia -- Renewable energy is an essential step in the pursuit of a clean environment -- Solid waste management in Lebanon: Realities, constraints and prospects -- Waste management in Morocco -- Low Cost-Thermal disposal of solid waste with sludge in one unit: Multi combustion of soil waste with polluted sludge by fuel BraM in stationary bed combustion (SWSF) DN 400 -- Reducing methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills by mechanical biological treatment (MBT) (Case Study Wady Alhaddeh plant In Tartous, Syria) -- Sludge disposal/Management -- Solid waste management in Yemen -- Future challenges for the solid waste management sector in Palestine -- Waste management in latakia City under war situation -- Waste to energy from a regional perspective -- Concentrated Solar Power plant using linear Fresnel mirrors, concrete storage and Organic Ranking Cycle genset -- Wastewater Treatment and Energy Production using Duckweed -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: The book presents the state-of-the-art document describing the knowledge, data, cost-effectiveness and technologies employed to manage the waste in several countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordon, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, and Yemen. It covers diverse topics including the status of the waste in the region, solid waste management, solid waste recovery and disposal, the use of the agricultural waste in feeding poultry, sludge disposal and management, wastewater treatment and energy production. Also, the book explains how waste management systems are becoming more complex in many countries with the move from landfill-based to resource recovery-based solutions following the setting of international and national targets to divert waste from landfill and to increase recycling and recovery rates. Besides, this book also evaluates the environmental legislation in the selected countries and suggests new performance enhancements. This book is of interest to environmental professionals including scientists and policymakers in the Middle East, North Africa, and areas with similar features.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 417 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030183509
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 90
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environment. ; Plants Evolution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Plant Evolution. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Botany of Mangroves -- Chapter 2. Botany of Mangroves -- Chapter 3. Introduction to Coastal Ecuador -- Chapter 4. Assessing 50 Years of Mangrove Forest Loss along the Pacific Coast of Ecuador: A Remote Sensing Synthesis -- Chapter 5. Results -- Chapter 6. Discussion: Local Actions with Global Consequences.
    Abstract: This book uses five decades of map data, air photos, and medium to high-resolution satellite imagery to track the expansions of aquaculture and the loss of both estuarine and mangrove land covers in Ecuador. The results are staggering. In some regions, Ecuador has lost almost 50% of its estuarine space and approximately 80% of its mangrove forest. The current estuarine land cover bears no resemblance to the historic estuarine land cover. The analysis is complete from 1968 to 2014. The analysis covers all the major estuaries of mainland Ecuador. The research expands beyond purely land cover into the land use of the estuaries and the implications of the land cover transitions. The author lived in Ecuador's estuarine environments for almost two years studying this area. During this time he conducted mapping workshops with local residents, conducted 100 interviews with local actors, conducted six group discussions with fisherfolk syndicates, conducted eight presentations, worked on a shrimp farm. He was employed by the Ministry of the Environment on a Prometeo fellowship for one-year researching estuarine health and worked on mangrove replanting projects in the estuaries. In addition to the remote sensing data, the author provides a contextual framework to the analysis. It is not just hard numbers that are presented, but a remote sensing analysis tied to local actors that tell a coherent almost 50 -year estuarine story at the national, provincial, and local scales The book is intended for researchers, academics, graduate students, NGOs, and government actors including those who work in development, environment, and policy implementation. It is suitable supplemental reading for students in courses related to the coastal zone, land use change, and remote sensing. The electronically supplementary material includes all the related data to underpin the analysis as well as all the resulting GIS files.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 195 p. 71 illus., 62 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030222406
    Series Statement: Coastal Research Library, 33
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 91
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Geochemistry. ; Mineralogy. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Geochemistry. ; Mineralogy.
    Abstract: The book represents a collection of papers presented at VI International Symposium "Biogenic - abiogenic interactions in natural and anthropogenic systems" that was held on 24-27 September 2018 in Saint Petersburg (Russia). Papers in this book cover a wide range of topics connecting with interactions between biogenic and abiogenic components in lithosphere, biosphere and technosphere. The main regarding topics are following: methods for studying the interactions between biogenic and abiogenic components; geochemistry of biogenic-abiogenic systems; biomineralization and nature-like materials and technologies; medical geology; biomineralogy and organic mineralogy; biomineral interactions in soil; biodeterioration of natural and artificial materials; biomineral interactions in extreme environment.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIII, 909 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030216146
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 92
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Natural disasters. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Human geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Sociology.
    Abstract: This book is a product of the joint efforts of interdisciplinary academic fields under the integrative framework of human geoscience. Human geoscience is a new genre of geoscience concerned with the natural phenomena that occur on the surface of the Earth and their relations with human activities. It therefore has connections with many fields of geoscience, namely, physical geography, geomorphology, geology, soil science, sedimentology, seismology, volcanology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, and hydrology. It also has strong links to the humanities, social sciences, agricultural sciences, and engineering related to disaster prevention or mitigation. All these disciplines are important fields for understanding disasters and global environmental problems and for evaluating the associated risks comprehensively, then proposing mitigation strategies. The volume is designed for those who may not necessarily have a geoscience background but have broad scientific interest in understanding the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of geo-disasters and global environmental problems and wish to make the world more sustainable on that basis. The book consists of six parts: I. Introduction, II. Earth Surface Realms, III. Natural Resources and Society, IV. Natural Hazards and Society, V. Global Environmental Problems, and VI. Global Sustainability Programmes and Human Geoscience, which discusses the contribution of this field of science to a new comprehensive framework for global sustainability.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 339 p. 142 illus., 105 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789813292246
    Series Statement: Advances in Geological Science,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 93
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Atmospheric science. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Atmospheric Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1. Scientific Background (J. Jones) -- Chapter 2. General Background (J. Jones, G. Guerova, J. Douša, G. Dick, S. de Haan, E. Pottiaux, O. Bock, R. Pacione and H. Vedel) -- Chapter 3. Advanced GNSS Processing Techniques (Working Group 1) (Y. Altiner, F. Alshawaf, J. Bosy, H. Brenot, E. Brockmann, R. Brožková, Z. Deng, G. Dick, W. Ding, J. Douša, K. Eben, M. Eliaš, R. Fernandes, Ganas, Geiger, G. Guerova, T. Hadaś, Hill, P. Hordyniec, F. Hurter, J. Jones, M. Kačmařík, K. Kaźmierski, J. Kaplon, P. Krč, Landskron, X. Li, Lu, J.P. Martins, G. Möller, L. Morel, G. Ófeigsson, R. Pacione, Pikridas, Pottiaux, J. Resler, W. Rohm, Sá, J. Sammer, T. Simeonov, W. Söhne, Stoycheva, Stürze, R. Szabolcs, N. Teferle, S. Thorsteinsson, P. Václavovic, H. Valentim, van Schaeybroeck, P. Viterbo, K. Wilgan, L. Yang, L. Zhao, N. Zinas and Zus) -- Chapter 4. Use of GNSS Tropospheric Products for High-Resolution, Rapid-Update NWP and Severe Weather Forecasting (Working Group 2) (J. S. Arriola, M. Bender, J. Berckmans, H. Brenot, C. Bruyninx, L. De Cruz, S. de Haan, G. Dick, N. Dymarska, K. Eben, G. Guerova, J. Jones, P. Krč, M. Lindskog, M. Mile, G. Möller, N. Penov, E. Pottiaux, J. Resler, W. Rohm, M. Slavchev, K. Stoev, Stoycheva, E. Trzcina and F. Zus) -- Chapter 5. Use of GNSS Tropospheric Products for Climate Monitoring (Working Group 3) (F. Ahmed, Araszkiewicz, Z. Bałdysz, K. Balidakis, Barroso, S. Bastin, S. Beirle, J. Berckmans, O. Bock, J. Böhm, J. Bogusz, M. Bos, E. Brockmann, M. Cadeddu, Chimani, J. Douša, G. Elgered, M. Eliaš, R. Fernandes, M. Figurski, E Fionda, M. Gruszczynska, G. Guerova, J. Guijarro, Hackman, R. Heinkelmann, J. Jones, S. Zengin Kazancı, Klos, Landskron, J.P. Martins, V. Mattioli, Mircheva, S. Nahmani, R T. Nilsson, T. Ning, Nykiel, R. Pacione, Parracho, E. Pottiaux, Ramos, P. Rebischung, Sá, Schuh, Stankunavicius, K. Stępniak, Valentim, R. Van Malderen, P. Viterbo, P. Willis and Xaver) -- Chapter 6. National Status Reports (Guergana Guerova) -- Chapter 7. STSM Reports (Guergana Guerova) -- Appendix.
    Abstract: The book (COST Action Final report) summarises the proceedings from COST Action ES1206. COST Action ES1206, Advanced GNSS Tropospheric Products for Severe Weather Events and Climate (GNSS4SWEC), was a 4-year project, running from 2013 to 2017, which coordinated new and improved capabilities from concurrent developments in GNSS, meteorological and climate communities. For the first time, the synergy of multi-GNSS constellations was used to develop new, more advanced tropospheric products, exploiting the full potential of multi-GNSS on a wide range of temporal and spatial scales - from real-time products monitoring and forecasting severe weather, to the highest quality post-processed products suitable for climate research. The Action also promoted the use of meteorological data as an input to real-time GNSS positioning, navigation, and timing services and has stimulated knowledge and data transfer throughout Europe and beyond. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 563 p. 290 illus., 270 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030139018
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 94
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Buildings Design and construction. ; Physical geography. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Building Construction and Design. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Introduction -- 2.Water resources in Europe -- 3.Demand for water in the building -- 4.Alternative water sources -- 5.Research on the effectiveness of systems with alternative water sources for buildings located in selected European countries -- 6.Research on the financial effectiveness of alternative water supply systems in European countries -- 7.The impact of rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling systems on sewage systems and the environment -- 8.Public perceptions of water shortages, conservation behaviors and possibilities of using alternatives water sources in buildings in European countries -- 9.Summary and final conclusions.
    Abstract: This book expands the body of scientific knowledge on research and solutions for alternative water systems. It addresses a wide variety of water management issues in buildings, ranging from the technical possibilities, hydraulic and financial efficiency, and public acceptance of decentralized water systems, to their impact on sewage systems. Climate changes, population growth, and progressive urbanization are the main causes of the growing interest in alternative sources of water around the world. Decentralized systems are seen not only as solutions that can effectively save water, but also as systems that can operate partially or completely independently of centralized suppliers. With these aspects in mind, the main focus of this book is on showcasing a new approach to water management at the building scale. The findings and insights presented here will support the development of future technical guidelines for using alternative water systems in urban areas – an aspect that is particularly important since, in many European countries, these systems are only very rarely used.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 175 p. 101 illus., 31 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030359591
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 90
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 95
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Precipitation in Mexico -- 2 Groundwater in Mexico -- 3 Geohydrology in Mexico -- 4 Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Mexico -- 5 Data Models for River Basin Management in Mexico -- 6 Domestic and Industrial Water Use and Consumption in Mexico -- 7 Development of Hydraulic Infrastructure in Mexico -- 8 Wastewater Treatment in Mexico -- 9 Climate Change and Water Resources in Mexico -- 10 Water Security and Sustainability in Mexico -- 11 Expected Impacts on Agriculture due to Climate Change in Northern Mexico -- 12 Dams Operation Policy in Mexico during Hurricanes Season -- 13 Hydrologic and Hydraulic Works of the Aztec Civilization -- 14 Analysis of the Spatial Dependence of Rainfall Fields in the Southeast of Mexico, Using Directional Variograms -- 15 Possible Scenarios of Global Warming Impacts on the Evaporation in Mexico -- Index.
    Abstract: This comprehensive volume presents the topic of water resources of Mexico from a different angle. Besides covering the geohydrology it also offers a brief account of the ancient water resources works, explains from where the water is coming, how the water is being used in homes and in the industry, how the dams are operated in the hurricane season, some aspects of the water-energy-food securities nexus and the expectations for the future in connection with global climate change. The book is of interest to every one connected with the water resources of Mexico, e.g. federal and state employees of agencies related with water management, water supply and wastewater treatment. It is also of value to those in academia and employed at water related professional associations and the general public.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 288 p. 138 illus., 125 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030406868
    Series Statement: World Water Resources, 6
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 96
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Data mining. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Short Note About Geophysical Data Analysis -- Chapter 2 - Forensic Geosciences and Geophysics: Overview -- Chapter 3 - Forensic Geophysics Instrumentation and Data Acquisition.-Chapter 4 - Forensic Geophysical data Processing and Interpretation -- Chapter 5 - Site Application: Forensic Civil Cases -- Chapter 6 - Site Application: Forensic Crime Cases -- Chapter 7 – Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book provides a general introduction to the most important geophysical exploration methods and their application to forensic sciences. It describes physical principles, campaign procedures and processing, as well as interpretation techniques, while also highlighting new acquisition and data analysis procedures. A large section of the book is devoted to applications, from measurements to the interpretation of data. Further, the book shows how to design and perform a forensic survey, and offers guidance on selecting the best method for the problem at hand, and on selecting the best type of data acquisition and processing. Written in straightforward language and chiefly intended as an introductory text for students in several scientific fields, the book also offers a useful guide for specialists who want to expand their expertise in this fascinating discipline.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 298 p. 307 illus., 282 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030462420
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 97
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Geochemistry. ; Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Geochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Indian shield evolution: A brief history -- Dharwar Craton -- Singhbhum and Bastar cratons -- Aravali and Bundelkhand cratons -- Vindhyan basin -- Western Continental Margin and adjacent oceanic regions -- Seismic, elastic and Petrophysical properties: A case study -- from Deccan Volcanic Province -- Seismic -- instability and major intraplate earthquakes -- Heat Flow, thermal regime and lithosphere structure -- Understanding Crust.
    Abstract: This book addresses time-bound geotectonic evolution of the various geological terrains of the Indian continent, on the basis of integrated geophysical studies, like seismic, seismological, gravity, magnetic, magnetotelluric and heat flow, carried out over the past five decades. Further, it discusses elastic and petrophysical properties of the Earth’s crust relevant to geological investigations. The book also shares latest findings on the geodynamic development of the Indian shield and nearby continental margins, including Arabian Sea.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 349 p. 151 illus., 37 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030405977
    Series Statement: Society of Earth Scientists Series,
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 98
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Geomorphology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Oceanography. ; Biotic communities. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Earth System Sciences. ; Geomorphology. ; Water. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Ecosystems. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1. The Australian coast: Introduction -- Chapter 2. Tropical Northern province -- Chapter 3. Northwest Division -- Chapter 4. Pilbara region. Chapter 5. Kimberley-Territory division -- Chapter 6. Kimberley region -- Chapter 7. West Northern Territory region -- Chapter 8. North Arnhem Land region -- Chapter 9. Gulf of Carpentaria division -- Chapter 10. East Arnhem Land region -- Chapter 11. Southern Gulf of Carpentaria region -- Chapter 12. Western Cape York Peninsula region -- Chapter 13. Northeast division -- Chapter 14. East Cape York Peninsula region -- Chapter 15. Central Queensland region -- Chapter 16. Southern temperate province -- Chapter 17. Southeast division -- Chapter 18. Central eastern region -- Chapter 19. Southern NSW region -- Chapter 20. Gippsland region -- Chapter 21. East Tasmania region -- Chapter 22. Great southern division -- Chapter 23. West Tasmania region -- Chapter 24. North Tasmania region -- Chapter 25. Central and west Victoria region -- Chapter 26. Southern South Australian region -- Chapter 27. South Australian gulfs region -- Chapter 28. Western Eyre Peninsula region -- Chapter 29. Nullabor region -- Chapter 30. Southern Western Australia region -- Chapter 31. Southwest division -- Chapter 32. Southwest Western Australia region -- Chapter 33. Central west Western Australia region -- Chapter 34. The Australian coast: review and overview -- References -- Appendices.
    Abstract: This book describes the entire coast and beaches and barrier systems of Australia. It covers the coastal processes and systems that form and impact Australia's 30.000 km coast, 12.000 beaches and 2750 barrier systems. These processes include geology, geomorphology, climate, waves, tides, currents, sediment supply, as well as coastal ecosystems. The coast is divided into tropical northern and southern temperate provinces, within which are seven divisions, 23 regions and 354 coastal sediment compartments each of which is described in detail in the 34 chapters. Within these systems are the full range of wave through tide-dominated beaches and barriers ranging from cheniers to massive transgressive dune systems together with a range of onshore and longshore sand transport systems. This is an up to date reference for the entire coast, its present condition and likely responses to the impacts of climate change.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXV, 1241 p. 735 illus., 693 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030142940
    Series Statement: Coastal Research Library, 32
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 99
    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Geology. ; Ecology . ; Paleoecology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Geology. ; Ecology. ; Paleoecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Part I Weather and Climate -- 2. Chapter 1. Manifestations and contours of extreme high altitude climate change in the upper Karakoram Himalaya -- 3. Chapter 2. Changes in the large-scale circulations over north-west India -- 4. Chapter 3. Himalayan uplift and the Human evolution -- 5. Chapter 4. Projected Climate Change in the Himalayas during the 21st Century -- 6. Chapter 5. Dynamic Downscaling of Himalayan Climate -- 7. Chapter 6. Representation of the Himalayas in Weather and Climate models -- 8. Chapter 7. The Himalayan System: A Perspective -- 9. Chapter 8. Changes in pan evaporation and causative parameters: A case study from eastern Himalayan region -- 10. Chapter 9. Land atmosphere interaction over the Himalayan region -- 11. Chapter 10. Impact of Nino phases on the summer monsoon ISO modes of northwestern and eastern Himalaya -- 12. Chapter 11. Remotely-sensed rain and snowfall in the Himalaya -- 13. Part II. Paleoclimate -- 14. Chapter 12. Multi-proxy records of climate variations for the Himalaya -- 15. Chapter 13. Erosion in the Himalaya and its Coupling with Climate and Tectonics -- 16. Chapter 14. Tracking back the climatic variability and role of Indian winter monsoon in the central and western Himalaya: using proxy data -- 17. Chapter 15. Spatio-temporal variability of Stream flow in the Himalayan Region -- 18. Chapter 16. Quaternary glaciation of the Himalaya -- 19. Chapter 17. Geomorphological changes during Quaternary Period vis a vis role of climate and tectonics in Ladakh sector of Trans-Himalaya -- 20. Chapter 18. Climate and Source Identification of Organic Matter Using C/N Ratio in Freshwater Lakes of Kashmir Himalaya -- 21. Chapter 19. Deciphering Climate Variability over Western Himalaya Using Instrumental and Tree-ring Records -- 22. Part III. Snow, glaciers and hydrology -- 23. Chapter 20 Hydrology of cold-arid system cryosphere -- 24. Chapter 21. Glacio-hydrological model based on degree-day factor useful for the Himalayan River basins -- 25. Chapter 22. Observed changes in north west and central Himalayan cryosphere due to climate change -- 26. Chapter 23. Impacts of climate change on Himalayan glaciers: processes, predictions and uncertainties -- 27. Chapter 24. Hydrology of Himalayas -- 28. Chapter 25. Permafrost and seasonally frozen soil in the Himalaya -- 29. Chapter 26. Sensitivity of glaciers in part of the Suru basin, western Himalaya to ongoing climatic perturbations -- 30. Chapter 27. Floods and changes in their activity in the Indian Himalayan Region -- 31. Part IV. Ecology/Forestry -- 32. Chapter 28. Solving life on the move: developing a disperser functional classification for sub-Himalayan tropical forests -- 33. Chapter 29. Climate Change Trends and Ecosystem Resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalayas -- 34. Chapter 30. Social science perspectives on vulnerability to seasonal to interannual variability in the Himalayan region -- 35. Chapter 31. Issues of sustainability in a rapid warming Himalayas -- 36. Chapter 32. Challenges of Urban Growth Himalaya with Reference to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Mitigation. .
    Abstract: This book proposes a unique and comprehensive integrated synthesis of the current understanding of the science of Himalayan dynamics and its manifestations on physical systems and ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales. In particular, this work covers relevant aspects of weather and climate, paleoclimate, snow, glacier and hydrology, ecology/forestry among other topics associated with the Himalayas. It highlights the role of the Himalayas in defining local to regional to global scale impact on weather and climate. It includes Himalayan impact on defining physical basis of changing glacier systems, permafrost melting/thawing, climate variability, and hydrological balances. As a result, this volume represents an important synthesized overview both for environmental and earth science researchers, and for policy makers and stakeholders interested in the physical and dynamical processes associated with the Himalayan massif.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 577 p. 210 illus., 185 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030296841
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 100
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 - The Legal, Institutional and Policy Regime for the Control of Water Pollution in India -- Chapter 3 - Status of Water Quality in India and Compliance with Pollution Control Norms -- Chapter 4 - Effectiveness of Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems -- Chapter 5 - Health Impacts of Water Pollution and Contamination -- Chapter 6 - Reuse of Treated Wastewater: Present Scenario -- Chapter 7 - Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Costs -- Chapter 8 - Case Studies on Performance of Wastewater Treatment Systems -- Chapter 9 - Environmental Sustainability and Economic Viability -- Chapter 10 - Growth of Treatment Plants and Reuse of Treated Wastewater -- Chapter 11 - Market for Treated Wastewater in India -- Chapter 12 - Conclusions and Areas for Future Research. .
    Abstract: This book highlights the institutional, legal, and policy measures to manage water pollution in India, and discusses how effective they have been in improving the overall quality of the country’s surface and groundwater resources. It also reviews the status of wastewater generation, collection and treatment in urban areas to provide insights into the gaps in wastewater treatment. Further, it offers a detailed analysis of the wastewater treatment systems available and examines the human health impacts of water pollution in the country, as well as the future trajectory of investment in wastewater treatment systems and potential sectors for reuse and recycling of wastewater, briefly assessing the market demand for treated wastewater. Lastly, it investigates the factors influencing the environmental sustainability and economic viability of wastewater treatment as well as future areas of research in the field.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 86 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811523960
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology,
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Expected Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
Close ⊗
This website uses cookies and the analysis tool Matomo. More information can be found here...