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Description / Table of Contents: This volume brings together a number of papers from two workshops with the theme, ‘Rain, Rivers, Reservoirs’, which considered the dynamic changes to river systems as part of natural processes, particularly changing climatic conditions. Bringing researchers from two different locations to Brazil and the UK allowed scientists to contribute to and promote, ‘debate on current research…on how the planet works and how we can live sustainably on it’. This volume features a series of papers on the geoscience of modern and ancient rivers from across the world (Brazil, United States, Spain, Argentina, Canada, India and the UK), their evolution through time, their management, their deposits and their engineering, with both subsurface aquifers/hydrocarbon reservoirs (of Carboniferous, Triassic and Cretaceous age) and surface reservoirs considered.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract This Special Publication highlights the importance of clays and clayey material, and their multiple roles, in many national geological disposal facilities for higher activity radioactive wastes. Clays can be both the disposal facility host rock and part of its intrinsic engineered barriers, and may be present in the surrounding geological environment. Clays possess various characteristics that make them high-quality barriers to the migration of radionuclides and chemical contaminants, e.g. very little water movement, diffusive transport, retention capacity, self-sealing capacity, stability over millions of years, homogeneity and lateral continuity. The 20 papers presented in this Special Publication cover a range of topics related to clays in radioactive waste confinement. Aspects of clay characterization and behaviour at various temporal and spatial scales relevant to the confinement of radionuclides in clay are discussed, from phenomenological processes to the overall understanding of the performance and safety of geological disposal facilities.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract The challenges facing submarine mass movement researchers and engineers are plentiful and exciting. This book follows several high-profile submarine landslide disasters that have reached the world's attention over the past few years. For decades, researchers have been mapping the world's mass movements. Their significant impacts on the Earth by distributing sediment on phenomenal scales is undeniable. Their importance in the origins of buried resources has long been understood. Their hazard potential ranges from damaging to apocalyptic, frequently damaging local infrastructure and sometimes devastating whole coastlines. Moving beyond mapping advances, the subaqueous mass movement scientists and practitioners are now also focussed on assessing the consequences of mass movements, and the measurement and modelling of events, hazard analysis and mitigation. Many state-of-the-art examples are provided in this book, which is produced under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Program S4SLIDE (Significance of Modern and Ancient Submarine Slope LandSLIDEs).

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract Reservoir quality is studied using a wide range of similar techniques in both sandstones and carbonates. Sandstone and carbonate reservoir quality both benefit from the study of modern analogues and experiments, but modelling approaches are currently quite different for these two types of reservoirs. There are many common controls on sandstone and carbonate reservoir quality, but also distinct differences due primarily to mineralogy. Numerous controversies remain including the question of oil inhibition, the key control on pressure solution and geochemical flux of material to or from reservoirs. This collection of papers contains case-study-based examples of sandstone and carbonate reservoir quality prediction as well as modern analogue, outcrop analogue, modelling and advanced analytical approaches.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract The history of the European oil and gas industry reflects local as well as global political events, economic constraints and the personal endeavours of individual petroleum geoscientists as much as it does the development of technologies and the underlying geology of the region. The first commercial oil wells in Europe were drilled in Poland in 1853, Romania in 1857, Germany in 1859 and Italy in 1860. The 23 papers in this volume focus on the history and heritage of the oil and gas industry in the key European oil-producing countries from the earliest onshore drilling to its development into the modern industry that we know today. The contributors chronicle the main events and some of the major players that shaped the industry in Europe. The volume also marks several important anniversaries, including 150 years of oil exploration in Poland and Romania, the centenary of the drilling of the first oil well in the UK and 50 years of oil production from onshore Spain.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract The Palaeozoic Era ends with the c. 47-million-year-long Permian Period. This was a major juncture in Earth history when the vast Pangean supercontinent continued its assembly and the global biota suffered the most extensive biotic decimation of the Phanerozoic, the end-Permian mass extinction. It was also the time of accumulation of vast mineral and energy deposits, notably of salt and petroleum. The temporal ordering of geological and biotic events during Permian time is, therefore, critical to the interpretation of some unique and pivotal events in Earth history. This temporal ordering is based mostly on the Permian timescale, which has been developed and refined for nearly two centuries. This book reviews the history of the development of the Permian chronostratigraphic scale. It also includes comprehensive analyses of Permian radioisotopic ages, magnetostratigraphy, isotope-based correlations, and timescale-relevant marine and non-marine biostratigraphy and biochronology.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract Alluvial and fluvial fans are the most widespread depositional landform bordering the margins of highland regions and actively subsiding continental basins, across a broad spectrum of tectonic and climatic settings. They are significant to the local morphodynamics of mountain regions and also to the evolution of sediment-routing systems, affecting the propagation and preservation of stratigraphic signals of environmental change over vast areas. The volume presents case studies discussing the geology and geomorphology of alluvial and fluvial fans from both active systems and ancient ones preserved in the stratigraphic record. It brings together case studies from a range of continents, climatic and tectonic settings, some introducing innovative monitoring and analysis techniques, and it provides an overview of current debates in the field. This volume will be of particular interest to geologists, geomorphologists, sedimentologists and the general reader with an interest in Earth science.

Description / Table of Contents: The Himalaya–Karakoram–Tibet mountain belt resulted from Cenozoic collision of India and Asia and is frequently used as the type example of a continental collision orogenic belt. The last quarter of a century has seen the publication of a remarkably detailed dataset relevant to the evolution of this belt. Detailed fieldwork backed up by state-of-the-art structural analysis, geochemistry, mineral chemistry, igneous and metamorphic petrology, isotope chemistry, sedimentology and geophysics produced a wide-ranging archive of data-rich scientific papers. The rationale for this book is to provide a coherent overview of these datasets in addressing the evolution of the mountain ranges we see today. This volume comprises 21 specially invited review papers on the Himalaya, Kohistan arc, Tibet, the Karakoram and Pamir ranges. These papers span the history of Himalayan research, chronology of the collision, stratigraphy, magmatic and metamorphic processes, structural geology and tectonics, seismicity, geophysics, and the evolution of the Indian monsoon. This landmark set of papers should underpin the next 25 years of Himalayan research.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract The Black Sea remains one of the largest underexplored rift basins in the world. Future success is dependent on a better understanding of a number of geological uncertainties. These include reservoir and source rock presence and quality, and the timing of migration of hydrocarbons relative to trap formation. An appreciation of the geological history of the Black Sea basins and the surrounding orogens is therefore key. The timing of basin formation, uplift of the margins, and of facies distribution remain issues for robust debate. This Special Publication presents the results of 15 studies that relate to the tectono-stratigraphy and petroleum geology of the Black Sea. The methodologies of these studies encompass crustal structure, geodynamic evolution, stratigraphy and its regional correlation, petroleum systems, source to sink, hydrocarbon habitat and play concepts, and reviews of past exploration. They provide insight into the many ongoing controversies concerning Black Sea regional geology and provide a better understanding of the geological risks that must be considered for future hydrocarbon exploration.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract Economically viable concentrations of mineral resources are uncommon in Earth's crust. Most ore deposits that were mined in the past or are currently being extracted were found at or near Earth's surface, often serendipitously. To meet the future demand for mineral resources, exploration success hinges on identifying targets at depth. Achieving this requires accurate and informed models of the Earth's crust that are consistent with all available geological, geochemical and geophysical information, paired with an understanding of how ore-forming systems relate to Earth's evolving structure. Contributions to this volume address the future resources challenge by (i) applying advanced microscale geochemical detection and characterization methods, (ii) introducing more rigorous 3D Earth models, (iii) exploring critical behaviour and coupled processes, (iv) evaluating the role of geodynamic and tectonic setting and (v) applying 3D structural models to characterize specific ore-forming systems.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract Karst landscapes and karst aquifers are composed of a variety of soluble rocks, such as salt, gypsum, anhydrite, limestone, dolomite and quartzite. They are fascinating areas of exploration, study and research. As karst rocks are abundant on the Earth's surface, the fast evolution of karst landscapes and the rapid flow of water through karst aquifers present many challenges from a number of different perspectives. This collection of 25 papers deals with different aspects of these challenges, including karst geology, geomorphology and speleogenesis, karst hydrogeology, karst modelling, and karst hazards and management. Together these papers provide a state-of-the-art review of the current challenges and solutions we face in describing karst from a scientific perspective, while at the same time providing useful data and information for managing karst territories to land planners, developers, and managers of show caves, natural parks and reserves in karst terrains.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract This volume comprises 17 contributions that address the architecture and geodynamic evolution of the Himalaya–Karakoram–Tibet (HKT) system, covering wide aspects, from the active seismicity of the present day to the remnants of the Proterozoic orogen. The articles investigate the HKT system at different scales, blending field research with laboratory studies. The role of various lithospheric components and their inheritance in the geodynamic and magmatic evolution of the HKT system through time, and their links to global geological events, are studied in the field. The laboratory research focuses on the (sub-)micrometre scale, detailing micro-structural geology, crystal chemistry, geochronology, and the study of circulating fluids, their preservation (trapped in fluid inclusions) and their evolution, distribution, migration and interaction with the solid host. An orogen over 2000 km long can be understood only if the processes at the nanometre and micrometre scales are taken into account. The contributions in this volume successfully combine these scales to enhance our understanding of the HKT system.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract Understanding the sedimentary and geophysical archive of glaciated margins is a complex task that requires integration and analysis of disparate sedimentological and geophysical data. Their analysis is vital for understanding the dynamics of past ice sheets and how they interact with their neighbouring marine basins, on timescales that cannot be captured by observations of the cryosphere today. As resources, sediments deposited on the inner margins of glaciated shelves also exhibit resource potential where more sand-dominated systems occur, acting as reservoirs for both hydrocarbons and water. This book surveys the full gamut of glaciated margins, from deep time (Neoproterozoic, Ordovician and Carboniferous–Permian) to modern high-latitude margins in Canada and Antarctica. This collection of papers is the first attempt to deliberately do this, allowing not only the similarities and differences between modern and ancient glaciated margins to be explored, but also the wide spectrum of their mechanisms of investigation to be probed. Together, these papers offer a high-resolution, spatially and temporally diverse blueprint of the depositional processes, ice sheet dynamics, and basin architectures of the world's former glaciated margins; a vital resource in advancing understanding of our present and future marine-terminating ice sheet margins.

Description / Table of Contents: This Special Publication is dedicated to heritage stone: those natural stones that have special significance in human culture. Some stones that have had important uses in the past are now neglected because theyare no longer extracted. Others are still commercially important, but their heritage uses have not beenwell documented in widely available sources. The Heritage Stone Task Group of the International Unionof Geological Sciences is working to establish a new formal designation of 'Global Heritage StoneResource' to recognize those stones that have had internationally significant architectural and ornamentaluses. The aim is to spread awareness of the cultural heritage aspects of these stones, to help to encouragecontinued supply for maintenance and repair of important monuments and to preserve historically importantquarries. The aim is neither to promote nor to limit these stones for new construction: in some cases continuingcommercial use might help to ensure future supplies for building conservation purposes.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract The Himalaya mountains contain not only one of the largest concentrations of ice outside the polar regions, but contribute to the hydrological requirements of large populations spread over seven nations. The exceptionally high elevations of this low-latitude cryosphere presents a natural laboratory and archives to study climate–tectonics interactions as well as regional v. global climate influences. The existing base-level data on the Himalayan cryosphere are highly variable. Several climate fluctuations occurred during the late Quaternary (MIS1–MIS5, especially the last c. 100 ka), which led to the evolution of the Himalayan landscape. Detailed studies of these archives, along with those of the present cryosphere and related hydrosphere, are essential for understanding the controls on present and future hydrology of the glacial-fed mountain rivers. This volume, a follow-up of the XII International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Science, Goa (A SCAR symposium), provides new data from locales spread over the entire Himalaya region and from Tibet. It provides a glimpse of the late Quaternary cryosphere, as well as a discussion in the last section on sustainability in the context of geohazard mitigations as well as the hydrological budget.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract The Southern Permian Basin, as its name suggests, is a historical heartland for hydrocarbon production from the Palaeozoic Rotliegend interval. However, in this mature basin the Mesozoic presents further possibilities to offer resource security to NW Europe. Such opportunities include increasing efficiency in the production of discovered hydrocarbons, exploration for further hydrocarbons (both conventional and unconventional) and efficient exploration for, and production of, geothermal energy. All these potential resources require a grounding in technically sound geoscience, via traditional scientific observation and the application of new technologies, to unlock their value. The main aim of this volume is to bring together the work of academics and industry workers to consider cross-border geoscience including contributions on Poland, Germany, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and adjacent areas. The work presented intends to contribute to the development and discovery of further Mesozoic energy resources across the basin.

Description / Table of Contents: Fifty years ago, Tuzo Wilson published his paper asking ‘Did the Atlantic close and then re-open?’. This led to the ‘Wilson Cycle’ concept in which the repeated opening and closing of ocean basins along old orogenic belts is a key process in the assembly and breakup of supercontinents. The Wilson Cycle underlies much of what we know about the geological evolution of the Earth and its lithosphere, and will no doubt continue to be developed as we gain more understanding of the physical processes that control mantle convection, plate tectonics, and as more data become available from currently less accessible regions. This volume includes both thematic and review papers covering various aspects of the Wilson Cycle concept. Thematic sections include: (1) the Classic Wilson v. Supercontinent Cycles, (2) Mantle Dynamics in the Wilson Cycle, (3) Tectonic Inheritance in the Lithosphere, (4) Revisiting Tuzo's question on the Atlantic, (5) Opening and Closing of Oceans, and (6) Cratonic Basins and their place in the Wilson Cycle.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract High pressure (HP) and ultrahigh pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks play a key role in understanding the tectonic evolution of orogenic belts. They have typically experienced complex changes during subduction and exhumation processes arising from recrystallization, deformation, fluid–rock interactions and even partial melting, and may therefore carry valuable records of evolving geodynamic systems in an orogenic belt. This special publication addresses the current work on HP–UHP metamorphism and its relation to the tectonic evolution of orogenic belts. This special publication contains fifteen papers covering the important orogenic belts of the Himalaya, Dabie–Sulu, Tian Shan, North Qaidam and others that have been grouped into three parts: (I) new developments in the determination of metamorphic pressure–temperature (PT) conditions and their timing, (II) overview papers of well-known HP–UHP metamorphic belts and (III) research papers for some newly discovered HP–UHP belts.

Description / Table of Contents: Abstract In Earth evolution, mountain belts are the loci of crustal growth, reworking and recycling. These crustal-scale processes are unravelled through microscale investigations of textures and mineral assemblages of metamorphic rocks. Multiple episodes of metamorphism, re-equilibration and deformation, however, generally produce a complex and tightly interwoven pattern of microstructures and assemblages. Over the last two decades, the combination of advanced computing and technological capabilities with new concepts has provided a vast array of novel petrological tools and high-resolution/high-sensitivity techniques for microanalysis and imaging. Such novel approaches are proving fundamental to untangling the enigma represented by metamorphism with an unprecedented level of detail and confidence. As a result, the first decade and a half of this century has already seen the tumultuous development of new research avenues in metamorphic petrology. This book aims to provide a timely overview of the state of the art of this field, of newly developed petrological techniques, future advancements and significant new case studies.

Description / Table of Contents: Ore deposits form by a variety of natural processes that concentrate elements into a volume that can be economically mined. Their type, character and abundance reflect the environment in which they formed and thus they preserve key evidence for the evolution of magmatic and tectonic processes, the state of the atmosphere and hydrosphere, and the evolution of life over geological time. This volume presents 13 papers on topical subjects in ore deposit research viewed in the context of Earth evolution. These diverse, yet interlinked, papers cover topics including: controls on the temporal and spatial distribution of ore deposits; the sources of fluid, gold and other components of orogenic gold deposits; the degree of oxygenation in the Neoproterozoic ocean; bacterial immobilization of gold in the semi-arid near-surface environment; and mineral resources for the future, including issues of resource estimation, sustainability of supply and the criticality of certain elements to society.

Description / Table of Contents: Volcanism and tectonism are the dominant endogenic means by which planetary surfaces change. This book aims to encompass the broad range in character of volcanism, tectonism, faulting and associated interactions observed on planetary bodies across the inner solar system - a region that includes Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, Mars and asteroids. The diversity and breadth of landforms produced by volcanic and tectonic processes is enormous, and varies across the inner solar system bodies. As a result, the selection of prevailing landforms and their underlying formational processes that are described and highlighted in this volume are but a primer to the expansive field of planetary volcanism and tectonism. This Special Publication features 22 research articles about volcanic and tectonic processes manifest across the inner solar system.

Description / Table of Contents: This volume provides a synopsis of current research on volcanic processes, as gained through the use of palaeomagnetic and rock magnetic techniques. Thermoremanent magnetization information provides a powerful means of deciphering thermal processes in volcanic deposits, including estimating the emplacement temperature of pyroclastic deposits, which allows us to understand better the rates of cooling during eruption and transport. Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility and anisotropy of remanence are used primarily to investigate rock fabrics and to quantify flow dynamics in dykes, lava flows, and pyroclastic deposits, as well as identify vent locations. Rock-magnetic characteristics allow correlation of volcanic deposits, but also provide means to date volcanic deposits and to understand better their cooling history. Because lava flows are typically good recorders of past magnetic fields, data from them allow understanding of changes in geomagnetic field directions and intensity, providing clues on the origin of Earth's magnetic field.

Description / Table of Contents: Discovery of the Arbroath, Montrose and Forties fields initiated intensive exploration of the Tertiary deep-marine play in the North Sea region. Subsequent discoveries demonstrated the success of this play and the geological diversity of the depositional systems. The play is now mature and in many areas the remaining exploration potential is likely to be dominated by small, subtle traps with a major component of stratigraphic trapping. Economically marginal discoveries need an in-depth understanding of subsurface uncertainty to mitigate risk with limited appraisal wells. Mature fields require detailed geological understanding in the search for the remaining oil. This volume focuses on the regional depositional setting of these deep-marine systems, providing a stratigraphic and palaeogeographical context for exploration, and development case histories that outline the challenges of producing from these reservoirs. The fields are arranged around the production life cycle, describing the changing needs of geological models as the flow of static and dynamic data refines geological understanding and defines the nature of new opportunities as fields mature.

Description / Table of Contents: The superposition of stratified rocks is an unmistakable manifestation of the history of sedimentary processes through deep time. However, the relationship between the preserved strata of the rock record and the passage of geological time, indisputable in principle, is unknowable in detail; incompleteness is an essential property of the record. That gaps exist at all scales in sedimentary successions is easily demonstrated from consideration of sediment accumulation rates, and expectations of continuity and completeness at any scale are correspondingly inadvisable. Locating and quantifying the gaps in the record is, however, very much less straightforward. Predictive modelling of strata – essential for their practical exploitation – requires such geohistorical understanding, yet over-simplified assumptions about how time is represented in rock can still lead to inadequate or even false conclusions. The contributions to this volume describe a range of practical studies, theoretical investigations, and numerical experiments in which the nature of the strata–time relationship is explored.

Description / Table of Contents: Ernie Rutter has made, and continues to make, a significant impact in the field of rock deformation. He has studied brittle and plastic deformation processes that occur within both the oceanic and continental crust, as well as other key properties such as the permeability and seismic velocities of these rocks. His approach has been one that integrates field observations, laboratory experiments and theoretical analyses. This volume celebrates Ernie's key contribution to rock deformation and structural geology by bringing together a collection of papers that represent this broad approach. The papers within the volume address key issues that remain within these fields. These range from fundamental studies of brittle and plastic behaviour along with the resultant structures and microstructures from both the field and laboratory, to applied problems where a better understanding of the deformation and properties of the crust is still needed.

Description / Table of Contents: Sea-level change has influenced human population globally since prehistoric times. Even in early phases of cultural development human populations were faced with marine regression and transgression as a result of changing climate and corresponding glacio-isostatic adjustment. Global marine regression during the last glaciation changed the palaeogeography of the continental shelf, converting former marine environments to attractive terrestrial habitats for prehistoric humans. These areas of the shelf were used as hunting and gathering areas, as migration routes between continents, and most probably witnessed the earliest developments in seafaring and marine exploitation, until the postglacial transgression re-submerged these palaeo-landscapes. Based on modern marine research technologies and the integration of large databases, proxy data are increasingly available for the reconstruction of Quaternary submerged landscapes. Also, prehistoric archaeological remains from the recent sea bottom are shedding new light on human prehistoric development driven by rapidly changing climate and environment. This publication contributes to the exchange of ideas and new results in this young and challenging field of underwater palaeoenvironmental investigation.

Description / Table of Contents: The discipline of Integrated Environmental Modelling (IEM) has developed in order to solve complex environmental problems, for example understanding the impacts of climate change on the physical environment. IEM provides methods to fuse or link models together, this in turn requires facilities to make models discoverable and also to make the outputs of modelling easily visualized. The vision and challenges for IEM going forward are summarized by leading proponents. Several case studies describe the application of model fusion to a range of real-world problems including integrating groundwater and recharge models within the UK Environment Agency, and the development of ‘catastrophe’ models to predict better the impact of natural hazards. Communicating modelling results to end users who are often not specialist modellers is also an emerging area of research addressed within the volume. Also included are papers that highlight current developments of the technology platforms underpinning model fusion.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction / D. Pereira, B. R. Marker, S. Kramar, B. Cooper and B. Schouenborg / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 1-4, 23 February 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.18 --- Procedures and criteria for the definition of Global Heritage Stone Resources / Brian R. Marker / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 5-10, 10 June 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.3 --- The ‘Global Heritage Stone Resource’ designation: past, present and future / Barry J. Cooper / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 11-20, 21 May 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.5 --- Global stone heritage: Larvikite, Norway / Tom Heldal, G. B. Meyer and R. Dahl / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 21-34, 27 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.14 --- The Hallandia gneiss, a Swedish heritage stone resource / B. Schouenborg, J. Andersson, M. Göransson and Inger Lundqvist / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 35-48, 4 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.17 --- The Kolmården serpentine marble in Sweden: a stone found both in castles and people's homes / Anders Wikström and Dolores Pereira / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 49-56, 28 January 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.22 --- Global Heritage Stone: Estremoz Marbles, Portugal / Luís Lopes and Ruben Martins / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 57-74, 15 August 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.10 --- Contribution of Portuguese two-mica granites to stone built heritage: the historical value of Oporto granite / Angela Almeida and Arlindo Begonha / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 75-91, 27 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.16 --- Piedra Pajarilla: a candidacy as a global heritage stone resource for Martinamor granite / Dolores Pereira, Ana Gimeno and Santiago Del Barrio / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 93-100, 21 May 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.6 --- The Sierra Nevada serpentinites: the serpentinites most used in Spanish heritage buildings / Rafael Navarro, Dolores Pereira, Carlos Rodríguez-Navarro and Eduardo Sebastián-Pardo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 101-108, 10 June 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.7 --- Villamayor Stone (Golden Stone) as a Global Heritage Stone Resource from Salamanca (NW of Spain) / J. Garcia-Talegón, A. C. Iñigo, G. Alonso-Gavilán and S. Vicente-Tavera / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 109-120, 27 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.19 --- Colmenar Limestone, Madrid, Spain: considerations for its nomination as a Global Heritage Stone Resource due to its long term durability / R. Fort, M. J. Varas-Muriel, M. Alvarez de Buergo and E. M. Perez-Monserrat / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 121-135, 3 September 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.8 --- Carrara Marble: a nomination for ‘Global Heritage Stone Resource’ from Italy / P. Primavori / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 137-154, 23 February 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.21 --- Rosa Beta granite (Sardinian Pink Granite): a heritage stone of international significance from Italy / N. Careddu and S. Grillo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 155-172, 21 May 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.1 --- Pietra Serena: the stone of the Renaissance / F. Fratini, E. Pecchioni, E. Cantisani, S. Rescic and S. Vettori / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 173-186, 3 September 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.11 --- Ornamental stones of the Verbano Cusio Ossola quarry district: characterization of materials, quarrying techniques and history and relevance to local and national heritage / Giovanna A. Dino and Alessandro Cavallo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 187-200, 15 October 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.15 --- Stone materials used for monumental buildings in the historical centre of Turin (NW Italy): architectonical survey and petrographic characterization of Via Roma / Alessandro Borghi, Valentina Berra, Anna d'Atri, Giovanna A. Dino, Lorenzo M. Gallo, Elena Giacobino, Luca Martire, Gianluca Massaro, Gloria Vaggelli, Carlo Bertok, Daniele Castelli, Emanuele Costa, Simona Ferrando, Chiara Groppo and Franco Rolfo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 201-218, 27 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.20 --- Podpeč limestone: a heritage stone from Slovenia / S. Kramar, M. Bedjanič, B. Mirtič, A. Mladenović, B. Rožič, D. Skaberne, M. Gutman, N. Zupančič and B. Cooper / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 219-231, 10 June 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.2 --- Stone heritage in Southeast Slovenia / M. Golež and B. Mirtič / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 233-242, 27 August 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.12 --- Ornamental stone in the history of St Petersburg architecture / A. G. Bulakh / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 243-252, 10 June 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.4 --- Natural stone in the built heritage of the interior of Brazil: the use of stone in Minas Gerais / A. G. Costa / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 253-261, 22 July 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.13 --- ‘Piedra Mar del Plata’: An Argentine orthoquartzite worthy of being considered as a ‘Global Heritage Stone Resource’ / F. Cravero, M. B. Ponce, M. R. Gozalvez and S. A. Marfil / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 407, 263-268, 8 July 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP407.9

Description / Table of Contents: The Himalayan mountain belt, which developed during the India–Asia collision starting about 55 Ma ago, is a dramatically active orogen and it is regarded as the classic collisional orogen. It is characterized by an impressively continuous 2500 km of tectonic units, thrusts and normal faults, as well as large volumes of high-grade metamorphic rocks and granites exposed at the surface. This constitutes an invaluable field laboratory, where amazing crustal sections can be observed directly in very deep gorges. It is possible to unravel the tectonic and metamorphic evolution of litho-units, to observe the mechanisms of exhumation of deep-seated rocks and the propagation of the deformation. Himalayan tectonics has been the target of many studies from numerous international researchers over the years. In the last 15 years there has been an explosion of data and theories from both geological and geophysical perspectives. This book presents the results of integrated multidisciplinary studies, including geology, petrology, magmatism, geochemistry, geochronology and geophysics, of the structures and processes affecting the continental lithosphere. These processes and their spatial and temporal evolution have major consequences on the geometry and kinematics of the India–Eurasia collision zone.

Description / Table of Contents: Continental margins and their fossilized analogues are important repositories of natural resources. With better processing techniques and increased availability of high-resolution seismic and potential field data, imaging of present-day continental margins and their embedded sedimentary basins has reached unprecedented levels of refinement and definition, as illustrated by examples described in this volume. This, in turn, has led to greatly improved geological, geodynamic and numerical models for the crustal and mantle processes involved in continental margin formation from the initial stages of rifting through continental rupture and break-up to development of a new ocean basin. Further informing these models, and contributing to a better understanding of the features imaged in the seismic and potential field data, are observations made on fossilized fragments of exhumed subcontinental mantle lithosphere and ocean–continent transition zones preserved in ophiolites and orogenic belts of both Palaeozoic and Mesozoic age from several different continents, including Europe, South Asia and Australasia.

Description / Table of Contents: The continental crust is our archive of Earth history, and the store of many natural resources; however, many key questions about its formation and evolution remain debated and unresolved: - What processes are involved in the formation, differentiation and evolution of continental crust, and how have these changed throughout Earth history? - How are plate tectonics, the supercontinent cycle and mantle cooling linked with crustal evolution? - What are the rates of generation and destruction of the continental crust through time? - How representative is the preserved geological record? A range of approaches are used to address these questions, including field-based studies, petrology and geochemistry, geophysical methods, palaeomagnetism, whole-rock and accessory-phase isotope chemistry and geochronology. Case studies range from the Eoarchaean to Phanerozoic, and cover many different cratons and orogenic belts from across the continents.

Description / Table of Contents: This volume highlights key challenges for fluid-flow prediction in carbonate reservoirs, the approaches currently employed to address these challenges and developments in fundamental science and technology. The papers span methods and case studies that highlight workflows and emerging technologies in the fields of geology, geophysics, petrophysics, reservoir modelling and computer science. Topics include: detailed pore-scale studies that explore fundamental processes and applications of imaging and flow modelling at the pore scale; case studies of diagenetic processes with complementary perspectives from reactive transport modelling; novel methods for rock typing; petrophysical studies that investigate the impact of diagenesis and fault-rock properties on acoustic signatures; mechanical modelling and seismic imaging of faults in carbonate rocks; modelling geological influences on seismic anisotropy; novel approaches to geological modelling; methods to represent key geological details in reservoir simulations and advances in computer visualization, analytics and interactions for geoscience and engineering.

Description / Table of Contents: Three centuries (1670–1970) of appreciating physical landscapes / Thomas A. Hose / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 1-23, 11 September 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.15 --- Appreciating geology and the physical landscape in Scotland: from tourism of awe to experiential re-engagement / John E. Gordon and Matt Baker / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 25-40, 12 January 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.1 --- Waterfalls and the Romantic traveller / Brian J. Hudson / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 41-57, 12 January 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.9 --- The artist as geotourist: Eugene von Guérard and the seminal sites of early volcanic research in Europe and Australia / Ruth Pullin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 59-69, 15 December 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.4 --- Landscape and geotourism on the Dutch coast in the seventeenth century as depicted by landscape artists / J. A. M. (Hanneke) van den Ancker and Pieter Dirk Jungerius / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 71-82, 14 October 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.14 --- Visitors to ‘the northern playgrounds’: tourists and exploratory science in north Norway / W. Brian Whalley and Anne F. Parkinson / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 83-93, 17 September 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.12 --- The role of local societies in early modern geotourism: a case study of the Chester Society of Natural Science and the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club / Cynthia V. Burek and Thomas A. Hose / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 95-116, 6 February 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.6 --- Geotourism: an early photographic insight through the lens of the Geologists’ Association / Jonathan G. Larwood / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 117-129, 18 December 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.7 --- The contribution of maps to appreciating physical landscape: examples from Derbyshire's Peak District / C. John Henry and Thomas A. Hose / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 131-155, 7 September 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.13 --- Three centuries of open access to the caves in Stoney Middleton Dale Site of Special Scientific Interest, Derbyshire / Mark A. Cope / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 157-169, 30 October 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.3 --- Geology and landscape in SW England in the late eighteenth century, as recorded in the travel journals of William George Maton (1774–1840) / John D. Mather / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 171-185, 13 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.8 --- The role of Carclaze tin mine in eighteenth and nineteenth century geotourism / Colin Bristow / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 187-197, 11 February 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.11 --- From tourism to geotourism: a few historical cases from the French Alpine foreland / Nathalie Cayla, Christophe Gauchon and Fabien Hobléa / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 199-213, 11 February 2015, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.10 --- Rediscovering geoheritage, reinventing geotourism: 200 years of experience from the Sudetes, Central Europe / Piotr Migoń / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 215-228, 13 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.2 --- Appreciating loess landscapes through history: the basis of modern loess geotourism in the Vojvodina region of North Serbia / Djordjije A. Vasiljević, Slobodan B. Marković and Miroslav D. Vujičić / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 417, 229-239, 3 November 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP417.5

Description / Table of Contents: This Special Publication arises from the UNESCO-sponsored IGCP 586-Y project ‘The tectonics and geomorphology of the Andes (32°–34°S): interplay between short-term and long-term processes’. It includes state-of-the-art reviews and original articles from a multidisciplinary perspective that investigate the complex interactions of tectonics and surface processes in the subduction-related orogen of the Andes of central Chile and Argentina (c. 27°–39°S). It aims to improve our understanding of tectonic and landscape evolution of the Andean range at different time scales, as well as the mutual relationship between internal and external mechanisms in Cenozoic deformation, mountain building, topographic evolution, basin development and mega-landslides occurrence across the flat slab to normal subduction segments. The geodynamic processes of the Andes of central Chile and Argentina are analysed from a number of subdisciplines of the Earth sciences, including tectonics, petrology, geophysics, geochemistry, structural geology, geomorphology, engineering geology, stratigraphy and sedimentology.

Description / Table of Contents: The subduction zone volatile cycle is key to understanding the petrogenesis, transport, storage and eruption of arc magmas. Volatiles control the flux of slab components into the mantle wedge, are responsible for melt generation through lowering the solidi of mantle materials and influence the crystallizing phase assemblages in the overriding crust. Further, the rates and extents of degassing during magma storage and decompression affect magma rheology, ultimately control eruption style and have consequences for the environmental impact of explosive arc volcanism. This book highlights recent progress in constraining the role of volatiles in magmatic processes. Individual book sections are devoted to tracing volatiles from the subducting slab to the overriding crust, their role in subvolcanic processes and eruption triggering, as well as magmatic-hydrothermal systems and volcanic degassing. For the first time, all aspects of the overarching theme of volatile cycling are covered in detail within a single volume.

Description / Table of Contents: Magnetic susceptibility (MS) is a tool frequently used by geologists on sediments or rocks to perform correlations and sea-level or climatic reconstructions. Applied measurements are made on unoriented, bulk samples and bulk MS is mostly influenced by the magnetic mineral content of the rock and often interpreted as influenced by detrital inputs. Magnetic data acquisition is fast and straightforward and this allows the high-resolution sampling needed for palaeoclimatic research (e.g. spectral analysis). However, the link with detrital inputs is not always preserved and the impact of diagenesis on the final MS signal can blur primary information. This volume includes contributions dealing with the origin of the magnetic minerals, and the application of MS as a palaeoenvironmental or palaeoclimatic proxy and also as a tool to provide astronomical calibration in order to improve the chronology of selected time intervals.

Description / Table of Contents: Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing world leaders. It is becoming clear that humans have caused most of the past century's warming by releasing heat-trapping gases as we power our modern lives mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and forests. Whatever the uncertainties of climate models are, mankind has to strive very fast toward reduction in the huge amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere in order to preserve natural resources and living organisms by introducing new advances on alternative fuels and other related technologies. This book presents the state-of-the-science fundamentals on the origin of Global Warming. The aim of the book is to create awareness among the energy engineers, academicians, researchers, industry personnel and society as a whole to help to stop the impact of climate change. In this book, chapters received from various authors are placed in three sub- sections - Causes of Global Warming, Impacts / Threats / Consequences of Global Warming and Remedies to the Global Warming.

Description / Table of Contents: The supercontinent-cycle hypothesis attributes planetary-scale episodic tectonic events to an intrinsic self-organizing mode of mantle convection, governed by the buoyancy of continental lithosphere that resists subduction during the closure of old ocean basins, and the consequent reorganization of mantle convection cells leading to the opening of new ocean basins. Characteristic timescales of the cycle are typically 500 to 700 million years. Proposed spatial patterns of cyclicity range from hemispheric (introversion) to antipodal (extroversion), to precisely between those end members (orthoversion). Advances in our understanding can arise from theoretical or numerical modelling, primary data acquisition relevant to continental reconstructions, and spatiotemporal correlations between plate kinematics, geodynamic events and palaeoenvironmental history. The palaeogeographic record of supercontinental tectonics on Earth is still under development. The contributions in this Special Publication provide snapshots in time of these investigations and indicate that Earth's palaeogeographic record incorporates elements of all three end-member spatial patterns.

Description / Table of Contents: In the wake of energy crisis due to rapid growth of industries, the efficient heat transfer could play a vital role in energy saving. Industries, household equipment, transportation, offices, etc., all are dependent on heat exchanging equipment. Considering this, the book has incorporated different chapters on heat transfer phenomena, analytical and experimental heat transfer investigations, heat transfer enhancement and applications.

Description / Table of Contents: This edited book, Emerging Pollutants in the Environment Current and Further Implications, includes overviews by significant researchers on the topic of emerging pollutants toxicology, which covers the hazardous effects of common emerging xenobiotics employed in our every day anthropogenic activities. We hope that this book will meet the expectations and needs of all those who are interested in the negative implications of several emerging pollutants on living species.

Description / Table of Contents: Our understanding of the physical and chemical processes that regulate the evolution of magmatic systems has improved tremendously since the foundations were laid down 100 years ago by Bowen. The concept of crustal magma chambers has progressively evolved from molten-rock vats to thermally, chemically and physically heterogeneous reservoirs that are kept active by the periodic injection of magma. This new model, while more complex, provides a better framework to interpret volcanic activity and decipher the information contained in intrusive and extrusive rocks. Igneous/metamorphic petrology, geochemistry, geochronology and numerical modelling all contributed towards this new picture of crustal magmatic systems. This book provides an overview of the wide range of approaches that can nowadays be used to understand the chemical, physical and temporal evolution of magmatic and volcanic systems.

Description / Table of Contents: Satellite positioning techniques, particularly global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), are capable of measuring small changes of the Earths shape and atmosphere, as well as surface characteristics with an unprecedented accuracy. This book is devoted to presenting recent results and development in satellite positioning technique and applications, including GNSS positioning methods, models, atmospheric sounding, and reflectometry as well their applications in the atmosphere, land, oceans and cryosphere. This book provides a good reference for satellite positioning techniques, engineers, scientists as well as user community.

Description / Table of Contents: Field studies over a range of scales have been important in the upstream oil and gas industry for decades. Advances in digital outcrop characterization and data capture, coupled with increased computational capabilities, have resulted in a resurgence in fieldwork; these field studies are required to develop depositional, stratigraphic and structural concepts and provide the data which underpin the current generation of complex, computer generated, 3D subsurface models. These models provide an informed means of benchmarking the subsurface along with a more considered view of subsurface uncertainty and management of the risks identified. The papers in this volume cover safety in the field, frontier basin petroleum system assessment, field appraisal and development including unconventional resources, applications of techniques such as LiDAR and 3D photogrammetry, and uncertainty characterization. The studies were undertaken in diverse locations such as the Faroe Islands, Italy, Algeria, India, the USA and Trinidad; they represent a range of tectonic settings and a wide geological time frame. The spectrum of papers is testament to the value and integral position that fieldwork occupies within the modern hydrocarbon industry.

Description / Table of Contents: Understanding the behaviour of gases in the context of radioactive waste disposal is a fundamental requirement in developing a safety case for the disposal of radioactive waste. Of particular importance are the long-term performance of bentonite buffers and cement-based backfill materials that may be used to encapsulate and surround the waste in a repository, and the behaviour of plastic clays, indurated mudrocks and crystalline formations that may be the host rocks for a repository. The EC Euratom programme funded project, FORGE, has provided new insights into the processes and mechanisms governing gas generation and migration with the aim of reducing uncertainty. This volume brings together papers on aspects of this topic arising from both the FORGE project and work undertaken elsewhere. This has been achieved by the acquisition of new experimental data coupled with modelling, through a series of laboratory and field-scale experiments performed at a number of underground research laboratories throughout Europe.

Description / Table of Contents: Microbial carbonates (microbialites) are remarkable sedimentary deposits. They have the longest geological range of any type of biogenic limestones, form in the greatest range of different sedimentary environments, oxygenated the Earth's atmosphere and produce and, furthermore, store large volumes of hydrocarbons. This Special Publication provides significant contributions at a pivotal time in our understanding of microbial carbonates when their economic importance has become established and the results of many research programmes are coming to fruition. It is the first book to focus on the economic aspects of microbialites and in particular the giant pre-salt discoveries offshore Brazil. The volume contains papers on the processes involved in the formation of both ancient and modern microbialites and the diversity of style in microbial carbonate build-ups. Structures and fabrics from both marine and non-marine settings are discussed from throughout the geological record.

Description / Table of Contents: The sustainability of irrigation and drainage in the face of many variants and constraints like availability of water as a resource, ecological balance, socio-cultural impacts, and climate change effects lies in the strategies adopted and systems emplaced. It has always remained a challenge for the users of irrigation waters to maintain sustainability in quality and quantity. This book aims ?to explore frontiers of knowledge in coining sustainable strategies and systems direly needed in managing the quality and quantity of water required for crop irrigation, surface and root zone drainage and flood management using available tools of research and development?. Eminent authors and their colleagues possessing varied professional backgrounds and expertise have dealt with these issues concerning the strategies and systems of irrigation and drainage. This book will prove to be beneficial for crop growers, agricultural engineers, water resource managers, academicians and graduate students alike.

Description / Table of Contents: For effusive volcanoes in resource-poor regions, there is a pressing need for a crisis response-chain bridging the global scientific community to allow provision of standard products for timely humanitarian response. As a first step in attaining this need, this Special Publication provides a complete directory of current operational capabilities for monitoring effusive eruptions. This volume also reviews the state-of-the-art in terms of satellite-based volcano hot-spot tracking and lava-flow simulation. These capabilities are demonstrated using case studies taken from well-known effusive events that have occurred worldwide over the last two decades at volcanoes such as Piton de la Fournaise, Etna, Stromboli and Kilauea. We also provide case-type response models implemented at the same volcanoes, as well as the results of a community-wide drill used to test a fully-integrated response focused on an operational hazard-GIS. Finally, the objectives and recommendations of the ‘Risk Evaluation, Detection and Simulation during Effusive Eruption Disasters’ working group are laid out in a statement of community needs by its members.

Description / Table of Contents: Rapid trend of industry and high technological progress are the main sources of the accumulation of hazardous wastes. Recently, nuclear applications have been rapidly developed, and several nuclear power plants have been started to work throughout the world. The potential impact of released hazardous contaminants into the environment has received growing attention due to its serious problems to the biological systems. The book Management of Hazardous Wastes contains eight chapters covering two main topics of hazardous waste management and microbial bioremediation. This book will be useful to many scientists, researchers, and students in the scope of development in waste management program including sources of hazardous waste, government policies on waste generation, and treatment with particular emphasis on bioremediation technology.

Description / Table of Contents: Commercial application of chemical enhanced oil recovery (cEOR) processes is expected to grow significantly over the next decade. Thus, Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (cEOR): A Practical Overview offers key knowledge and understanding of cEOR processes using an evidence-based approach intended for a broad audience ranging from field operators, researchers, to reservoir engineers dealing with the development and planning of cEOR field applications. This book is structured into three sections; the first section surveys overall EOR processes. The second section focuses on cEOR processes, while the final section describes the electrorheology technology. These sections are presented using a practical and realistic approach tailored for readers looking to improve their knowledge and understanding of cEOR processes in a nutshell.

Description / Table of Contents: Alexander T. Brasier, Duncan McIlroy, and Nicola McLoughlin: Contributions of Professor Martin Brasier to the study of early life, stratigraphy and biogeochemistry / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:1-17, first published on March 30, 2017, doi:10.1144/SP448.23 --- Deciphering the earliest evidence for life --- Jonathan B. Antcliffe, Alexander G. Liu, Latha R. Menon, Duncan McIlroy, Nicola McLoughlin, and David Wacey: Understanding ancient life: how Martin Brasier changed the way we think about the fossil record / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:19-31, first published on November 28, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.16 --- Keyron Hickman-Lewis, Russell J. Garwood, Philip J. Withers, and David Wacey: X-ray microtomography as a tool for investigating the petrological context of Precambrian cellular remains / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:33-56, first published on November 2, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.11 --- Eugene G. Grosch, Manuel Muñoz, Olivier Mathon, and Nicola McLoughlin: Earliest microbial trace fossils in Archaean pillow lavas under scrutiny: new micro-X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy, metamorphic and morphological constraints / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:57-70, first published on October 12, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.8 --- The preservation, origins and interactions of early multicellular organisms – the Torridonian Supergroup, NW Scotland --- D. K. Muirhead, J. Parnell, S. Spinks, and S. A. Bowden: Characterization of organic matter in the Torridonian using Raman spectroscopy / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:71-80, first published on September 15, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.2 --- David Wacey, Leila Battison, Russell J. Garwood, Keyron Hickman-Lewis, and Martin D. Brasier: Advanced analytical techniques for studying the morphology and chemistry of Proterozoic microfossils / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:81-104, first published on September 15, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.4 --- David Wacey, Martin Brasier, John Parnell, Timothy Culwick, Stephen Bowden, Sam Spinks, Adrian J. Boyce, Brett Davidheiser-Kroll, Heejin Jeon, Martin Saunders, and Matt R. Kilburn: Contrasting microfossil preservation and lake chemistries within the 1200–1000 Ma Torridonian Supergroup of NW Scotland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:105-119, first published on September 15, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.6 --- A. T. Brasier, T. Culwick, L. Battison, R. H. T. Callow, and M. D. Brasier: Evaluating evidence from the Torridonian Supergroup (Scotland, UK) for eukaryotic life on land in the Proterozoic / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:121-144, first published on October 27, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.13 --- Progress on understanding the evolution of animal life and the biosphere during the Precambrian–Cambrian transition --- Tianchen He, Ying Zhou, Pieter Vermeesch, Martin Rittner, Lanyun Miao, Maoyan Zhu, Andrew Carter, Philip A. E. Pogge von Strandmann, and Graham A. Shields: Measuring the ‘Great Unconformity’ on the North China Craton using new detrital zircon age data / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:145-159, first published on November 8, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.14 --- Graham A. Shields: Earth system transition during the Tonian–Cambrian interval of biological innovation: nutrients, climate, oxygen and the marine organic carbon capacitor / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:161-177, first published on December 14, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.17 --- Alexander G. Liu, Latha R. Menon, Graham A. Shields, Richard H. T. Callow, and Duncan McIlroy: Martin Brasier's contribution to the palaeobiology of the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:179-193, first published on November 2, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.9 --- Rachel Wood: Palaeoecology of Ediacaran metazoan reefs / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:195-210, first published on September 15, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.1 --- Suzanne C. Dufour and Duncan McIlroy: Ediacaran pre-placozoan diploblasts in the Avalonian biota: the role of chemosynthesis in the evolution of early animal life / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:211-219, first published on September 15, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.5 --- Charlotte G. Kenchington and Philip R. Wilby: Rangeomorph classification schemes and intra-specific variation: are all characters created equal? / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:221-250, first published on March 30, 2017, doi:10.1144/SP448.19 --- Jack J. Matthews, Alexander G. Liu, and Duncan McIlroy: Post-fossilization processes and their implications for understanding Ediacaran macrofossil assemblages / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:251-269, first published on March 17, 2017, doi:10.1144/SP448.20 --- Latha R. Menon, Duncan McIlroy, and Martin D. Brasier: ‘Intrites’ from the Ediacaran Longmyndian Supergroup, UK: a new form of microbially-induced sedimentary structure (MISS) / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:271-283, first published on November 2, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.12 --- Sean McMahon, Ashleigh van Smeerdijk Hood, and Duncan McIlroy: The origin and occurrence of subaqueous sedimentary cracks / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:285-309, first published on November 30, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.15 --- Gerd Geyer and Ed Landing: The Precambrian–Phanerozoic and Ediacaran–Cambrian boundaries: a historical approach to a dilemma / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:311-349, first published on November 2, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.10 --- Duncan McIlroy and Martin D. Brasier: Ichnological evidence for the Cambrian explosion in the Ediacaran to Cambrian succession of Tanafjord, Finnmark, northern Norway / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:351-368, first published on October 27, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.7 --- Liam G. Herringshaw, Richard H. T. Callow, and Duncan McIlroy: Engineering the Cambrian explosion: the earliest bioturbators as ecosystem engineers / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:369-382, first published on January 23, 2017, doi:10.1144/SP448.18 --- Studies of exceptional preservation --- Martin D. Brasier, David B. Norman, Alexander G. Liu, Laura J. Cotton, Jamie E. H. Hiscocks, Russell J. Garwood, Jonathan B. Antcliffe, and David Wacey: Remarkable preservation of brain tissues in an Early Cretaceous iguanodontian dinosaur / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:383-398, first published on October 27, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP448.3 --- A. T. Brasier, L. J. Cotton, R. J. Garwood, J. Baker-Brian, E. Howlett, and M. D. Brasier: Earliest Cretaceous cocoons or plant seed structures from the Wealden Group, Hastings, UK / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:399-411, first published on March 22, 2017, doi:10.1144/SP448.21 --- L. J. Cotton, F. Vollrath, M. D. Brasier, and C. Dicko: Chemical relationships of ambers using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 448:413-424, first published on March 17, 2017, doi:10.1144/SP448.22

Description / Table of Contents: Microwave systems are key components of every modern wireless communication system. The main objective of this book was to collect as many different state-of-the-art studies as possible in order to cover in a single volume the main aspects of microwave systems and applications. This book contains 17 chapters written by acknowledged experts, researchers, academics, and microwave engineers, providing comprehensive information and covering a wide range of topics on all aspects of microwave systems and applications. This book is divided into four parts. The first part is devoted to microwave components. The second part deals with microwave ICs and innovative techniques for on-chip antenna design. The third part presents antenna design cases for microwave systems. Finally, the last part covers different applications of microwave systems.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Chitosan as Source for Pesticide Formulations by Sebastián D. Ippólito, Julieta R. Mendieta, María C. Terrile, Claudia V. Tonón, Andrea Y. Mansilla, Silvana Colman, Liliana Albertengo, María S. Rodríguez and Claudia A. Casalongué --- Chapter 2: Chitosan in Agriculture: A New Challenge for Managing Plant Disease by Laura Orzali, Beatrice Corsi, Cinzia Forni and Luca Riccioni --- Chapter 3: Chitosan from Marine Crustaceans: Production, Characterization and Applications by Jimena Bernadette Dima, Cynthia Sequeiros and Noemi Zaritzky --- Chapter 4: Alginate and Sericin: Environmental and Pharmaceutical Applications by Thiago Lopes da Silva, Jacyara Moreira Martins Vidart, Meuris Gurgel Carlos da Silva, Marcelino Luiz Gimenes and Melissa Gurgel Adeodato Vieira --- Chapter 5: Chitosan, Chitosan Derivatives and their Biomedical Applications by Gustavo Adolfo Muñoz Ruiz and Hector Fabio Zuluaga Corrales --- Chapter 6: Chitosan: Strategies to Increase and Modulate Drug Release Rate by David Lucio and María Cristina Martínez-Ohárriz --- Chapter 7: Marine Polysaccharides as Multifunctional Pharmaceutical Excipients by G. Thirumurugan and M.D. Dhanaraju --- Chapter 8: Speculations on the Use of Marine Polysaccharides as Scaffolds for Artificial Nerve ‘Side-’Grafts by Sherif M. Amr and Basma Ekram --- Chapter 9: Marine Polysaccharides in Medicine by Rajendra S. Dongre --- Chapter 10: Applications of Chitosan in Wastewater Treatment by Petronela Nechita --- Chapter 11: Flow Properties of Lambda Carrageenan in Aqueous Systems by Andrea Rivera del Rio, Mariana Ramírez-Gilly and Alberto Tecante --- Chapter 12: Chitosan-Based Sustainable Textile Technology: Process, Mechanism, Innovation, and Safety by Jagadish Roy, Fabien Salaün, Stéphane Giraud, Ada Ferri and Jinping Guan --- Chapter 13: Chitosan-Based Thermosensitive Materials by Waldo Argüelles-Monal, Maricarmen Recillas-Mota and Daniel Fernández-Quiroz --- Chapter 14: Chitosan and Phthaloylated Chitosan in Electrochemical Devices by Zurina Osman and Abdul Kariem Arof

Description / Table of Contents: Article --- Men, methods and materials: exploring the historical connections between geology and medicine / Christopher J. Duffin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 1-8, 26 April 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.19 --- Men and methods --- Earth science as a philosophical background to medicine: an essay based on the autobiography of Dr Otto Sperling (1602–81) / Ella Hoch / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 9-33, 10 April 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.18 --- Nathaniel Hodges and the purging wells of Shooter's Hill / John D. Mather and Christopher J. Duffin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 35-45, 19 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.4 --- Water and the city of Milan at the end of the nineteenth century / Alessandro Porro, Antonia Francesca Franchini, Bruno Falconi, Paolo Maria Galimberti and Lorenzo Lorusso / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 47-54, 22 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.9 --- Italian physicians’ contribution to geosciences / Marco Pantaloni, Fabiana Console, Lorenzo Lorusso, Fabio Massimo Petti, Antonia Francesca Franchini, Alessandro Porro and Marco Romano / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 55-75, 22 March 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.17 --- The obstetrician, the surgeon and the premature birth of the world's first dinosaur: William Hunter and James Parkinson / J. J. Liston and L. Alcalá / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 77-101, 18 January 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.7 --- Pau Estorch Siqués (1805–71) and his ‘magnes venenorum’ / F. Sabaté Casellas and B. Torres Gallardo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 103-106, 2 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.12 --- Duncan and Son: changing professional boundaries in the geological and medical sciences in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / Tim Carter and Anne Spurgeon / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 107-113, 19 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.8 --- From giant birds to X-rays: Victor Lemoine (1837–97), physician and palaeontologist / Eric Buffetaut / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 115-131, 19 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.3 --- Materials --- Geotherapeutics: the medicinal use of earths, minerals and metals from antiquity to the twenty-first century / Spyros Retsas / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 133-139, 20 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.5 --- Archaeological medicinal earths as antibacterial agents: the case of the Basel Lemnian sphragides / E. Photos-Jones, C. Edwards, F. Häner, L. Lawton, C. Keane, A. Leanord and V. Perdikatsis / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 141-153, 2 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.6 --- Alectorius: a parasympathomimetic stone? / Joaquin Carrasco and Christopher J. Duffin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 155-162, 21 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.15 --- ‘Serpent stones’: myth and medical application / Rachael Pymm / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 163-180, 19 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.1 --- ‘A charm to impose on the vulgar’: the medicinal and magical applications of the snakestone bead within the British Isles / Rachael Pymm / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 181-194, 2 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.13 --- The name is the message: eagle-stones and materia medica in South America / Irina Podgorny / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 195-210, 27 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.14 --- ‘Fish’, fossil and fake: medicinal unicorn horn / Christopher J. Duffin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 211-259, 1 March 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.16 --- ‘Not used to be worn as a Jewel’: The wearing of precious stones in early modern England – ornaments or medicine? / Tom Blaen / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 261-265, 22 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.10 --- Coral in Petrus Hispanus’ ‘Treasury of the Poor’ / Maria Do Sameiro Barroso / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 267-282, 22 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.11 --- Lead, isotopes and ice: a deadly legacy revealed / Beverly P. Bergman / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452, 283-291, 19 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP452.2

Description / Table of Contents: The Permian timescale: an introduction / Spencer G. Lucas and Shu-Zhong Shen / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 1-19, 23 November 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.15 --- The Permian chronostratigraphic scale: history, status and prospectus / Spencer G. Lucas and Shu-Zhong Shen / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 21-50, 9 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.3 --- Advances in numerical calibration of the Permian timescale based on radioisotopic geochronology / Jahandar Ramezani and Samuel A. Bowring / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 51-60, 1 November 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.17 --- A geomagnetic polarity timescale for the Permian, calibrated to stage boundaries / Mark W. Hounslow and Yuri P. Balabanov / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 61-103, 8 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.8 --- Permian strontium isotope stratigraphy / Christoph Korte and Clemens V. Ullmann / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 105-118, 12 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.5 --- Permian conodont biostratigraphy / Charles M. Henderson / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 119-142, 14 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.9 --- Permian radiolarian biostratigraphy / Lei Zhang, Qinglai Feng and Weihong He / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 143-163, 30 October 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.16 --- Permian rugose corals of the world / Xiangdong Wang, Le Yao and Wei Lin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 165-184, 8 June 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.13 --- Permian ammonoid biostratigraphy / Tatiana B. Leonova / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 185-203, 8 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.7 --- Permian smaller foraminifers: taxonomy, biostratigraphy and biogeography / Daniel Vachard / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 205-252, 8 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.1 --- Permian fusuline biostratigraphy / Yi-Chun Zhang and Yue Wang / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 253-288, 8 June 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.14 --- Global Permian brachiopod biostratigraphy: an overview / Shu-Zhong Shen / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 289-320, 9 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.11 --- Permian palynostratigraphy: a global overview / Michael H. Stephenson / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 321-347, 8 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.2 --- A global review of Permian macrofloral biostratigraphical schemes / Christopher J. Cleal / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 349-364, 8 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.4 --- Late Pennsylvanian–Early Triassic conchostracan biostratigraphy: a preliminary approach / Joerg W. Schneider and Frank Scholze / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 365-386, 8 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.6 --- Outline of a Permian tetrapod footprint ichnostratigraphy / Sebastian Voigt and Spencer G. Lucas / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 387-404, 9 December 2016, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.10 --- Permian tetrapod biochronology, correlation and evolutionary events / Spencer G. Lucas / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 450, 405-444, 15 May 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP450.12

Description / Table of Contents: Tsunamis: geology, hazards and risks – introduction / Ellie M. Scourse, Neil A. Chapman, David R. Tappin and Simon R. Wallis / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 1-3, 28 September 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.13 --- Tsunami hazards globally --- The importance of geologists and geology in tsunami science and tsunami hazard / David R. Tappin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 5-38, 28 June 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.11 --- Geological studies in tsunami research since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake / Simon R. Wallis, Osamu Fujiwara and Kazuhisa Goto / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 39-53, 18 July 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.12 --- Tsunami simulations of mega-thrust earthquakes in the Nankai–Tonankai Trough (Japan) based on stochastic rupture scenarios / Katsuichiro Goda, Tomohiro Yasuda, P. Martin Mai, Takuma Maruyama and Nobuhito Mori / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 55-74, 22 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.1 --- Spatial variability in sediment lithology and sedimentary processes along the Japan Trench: use of deep-sea turbidite records to reconstruct past large earthquakes / Ken Ikehara, Kazuko Usami, Toshiya Kanamatsu, Kazuno Arai, Asuka Yamaguchi and Rina Fukuchi / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 75-89, 3 March 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.9 --- Tsunami hazard in Central America: history and future / Conrad Lindholm, Wilfried Strauch and Mario Fernández / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 91-104, 23 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.2 --- Block and boulder accumulations on the southern coast of Crete (Greece): evidence for the 365 CE tsunami in the Eastern Mediterranean / Sarah J. Boulton and Michael R. Z. Whitworth / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 105-125, 9 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.4 --- Tsunami landfalls in the Maltese archipelago: reconciling the historical record with geomorphological evidence / Derek N. Mottershead, Malcolm J. Bray and Philip J. Soar / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 127-141, 23 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.8 --- Cataloguing tsunami events in the UK / Dave Long / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 143-165, 29 June 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.10 --- The application of microtextural and heavy mineral analysis to discriminate between storm and tsunami deposits / Pedro J. M. Costa, G. Gelfenbaum, S. Dawson, S. La Selle, F. Milne, J. Cascalho, C. Ponte Lira, C. Andrade, M. C. Freitas and B. Jaffe / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 167-190, 23 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.7 --- Risk modelling --- Risk-informed tsunami warnings / Gordon Woo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 191-197, 23 January 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.3 --- The New Zealand Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Model: development and implementation of a methodology for estimating tsunami hazard nationwide / William Power, Xiaoming Wang, Laura Wallace, Kate Clark and Christof Mueller / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 199-217, 3 March 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.6 --- A global probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment from earthquake sources / Gareth Davies, Jonathan Griffin, Finn Løvholt, Sylfest Glimsdal, Carl Harbitz, Hong Kie Thio, Stefano Lorito, Roberto Basili, Jacopo Selva, Eric Geist and Maria Ana Baptista / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 456, 219-244, 23 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP456.5

Description / Table of Contents: Simon Norris: Radioactive waste confinement: clays in natural and engineered barriers – introduction / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:1-8, first published on March 1, 2017, doi:10.1144/SP443.26 --- Large-scale geological characterization --- K. Vandersteen, B. Leterme, and M. Gedeon: Regional aquifer hydrogeochemistry in the confined aquifer system below the Boom Clay (NE Belgium): data analysis and modelling / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:9-28, first published on June 22, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.7 --- Peter Gravesen, Stig A. Schack Pedersen, Bertel Nilsson, and Merete Binderup: An assessment of Palaeogene and Neogene clay deposits in Denmark as possible host rocks for final disposal of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:29-38, first published on June 22, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.3 --- General strategy for clay-based disposal systems --- S. Doudou, E. J. Harvey, P. J. Richardson, S. M. Wickham, P. Van Marcke, D. Raymaekers, and W. Wacquier: Approaches to evaluate and underpin the technical feasibility of the Belgian disposal concept / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:39-48, first published on June 24, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.11 --- S. Doudou, M. J. White, M. Johnson, J.-M. Bosgiraud, and Pär Grahm: DOPAS full-scale experiments: approaches to compliance assessment / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:49-58, first published on August 26, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.16 --- Jiří Svoboda, Jaroslav Pacovský, Markéta Dvořáková, Irena Hanusová, Petr Večerník, and Dagmar Trpkošová: DOPAS EPSP experiment / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:59-72, first published on August 26, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.17 --- Dagmar Trpkošová, Petr Večerník, Jenny Gondolli, Václava Havlová, Jiří Svoboda, and Irena Hanusová: Laboratory experiments on bentonite pellet saturation / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:73-83, first published on November 3, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.22 --- Geomechanics --- Hua Shao, Sebastian Göthling, Wenting Liu, Jürgen Hesser, Jacques Morel, and Jürgen Sönnke: Quantitative characterization of the excavation damaged zone fracture network in the Meuse/Haute-Marne Underground Research Laboratory: in situ experiment and numerical interpretation of helium injection test / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:85-96, first published on October 13, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.21 --- Xueqing Su, Son Nguyen, Ehsan Haghighat, Stanislaw Pietruszczak, Denis Labrie, Jean-Dominique Barnichon, and Hadj Abdi: Characterizing the mechanical behaviour of the Tournemire argillite / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:97-113, first published on October 12, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.20 --- L.-M. Guayacán-Carrillo, J. Sulem, D. M. Seyedi, S. Ghabezloo, A. Noiret, and G. Armand: Convergence analysis of an unsupported micro-tunnel at the Meuse/Haute-Marne Underground Research Laboratory / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:115-125, first published on December 20, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.24 --- Andrés Alcolea, Uli Kuhlmann, Paul Marschall, Andrea Lisjak, Giovanni Grasselli, Omid Mahabadi, Rémi de La Vaissière, Helen Leung, and Hua Shao: A pragmatic approach to abstract the excavation damaged zone around tunnels of a geological radioactive waste repository: application to the HG-A experiment in Mont Terri / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:127-147, first published on June 24, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.8 --- Hua Shao, Benjamin Paul, Xuerui Wang, Jürgen Hesser, Jens Becker, Benoit Garitte, and Herwig Müller: The influence of different supports on the properties of the excavation damaged zone along the FE tunnel in the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:149-157, first published on September 26, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.18 --- Mass transfer --- S. M'Jahad, C. A. Davy, F. Skoczylas, and J. Talandier: Characterization of transport and water retention properties of damaged Callovo-Oxfordian claystone / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:159-177, first published on December 22, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.23 --- P. Jean-Baptiste, B. Lavielle, E. Fourre, T. Smith, and M. Pagel: Vertical distribution of helium and 40Ar/36Ar in porewaters of the Eastern Paris Basin (Bure/Haute-Marne): constraints on transport processes through the sedimentary sequence / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:179-192, first published on December 21, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.25 --- Kateřina Kolomá and Radek Červinka: Study of 85Sr transport through a column filled with crushed granite in the presence of bentonite colloids / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:193-203, first published on July 8, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.14 --- M. Aertsens, L. Van Laer, N. Maes, and J. Govaerts: An improved model for through-diffusion experiments: application to strontium and tritiated water (HTO) diffusion in Boom Clay and compacted illite / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:205-210, first published on June 24, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.9 --- Shuo Meng and Wilfried Pfingsten: Multispecies random walk simulations in radial symmetry: model concept, benchmark, and application to HTO, 22Na and 36Cl diffusion in clay / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:211-224, first published on August 18, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.15 --- Philipp Schaedle, Thomas Kaempfer, Guillaume Pépin, Jacques Wendling, and Juergen Brommundt: Combining high-resolution two-phase with simplified single-phase simulations in order to optimize the performance of PA/SA simulations for a deep geological repository for radioactive waste / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:225-234, first published on June 22, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.4 --- Erdem Toprak, Sebastia Olivella, and Xavier Pintado: Coupled THM modelling of engineered barriers for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel isolation / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:235-251, first published on September 26, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.19 --- Olivier Bildstein, Jean-Éric Lartigue, Michel L. Schlegel, Christian Bataillon, Benoît Cochepin, Isabelle Munier, and Nicolas Michau: Gaining insight into corrosion processes from numerical simulations of an integrated iron-claystone experiment / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:253-267, first published on June 22, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.2 --- Bentonite evolution --- Klaus-Peter Kröhn: Bentonite re-saturation: different conceptual models – similar mathematical descriptions / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:269-279, first published on July 6, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.12 --- F. Dolder, U. Mäder, A. Jenni, and B. Münch: Alteration of MX-80 bentonite backfill material by high-pH cementitious fluids under lithostatic conditions – an experimental approach using core infiltration techniques / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:281-305, first published on June 24, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.10 --- Heini M. Reijonen and Nuria Marcos: Chemical erosion of the bentonite buffer: do we observe it in nature? / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:307-317, first published on June 24, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.13 --- Gas transfer --- Luc-Vincent Bénet, Étienne Blaud, and Jacques Wendling: Modelling of water and gas flow through an excavation damaged zone in the Callovo-Oxfordian argillites in the framework of a single porosity model / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:319-332, first published on June 24, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.6 --- Jan Smutek, Lucie Hausmannova, and Jiri Svoboda: The gas permeability, breakthrough behaviour and re-sealing ability of Czech Ca–Mg bentonite / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:333-348, first published on June 22, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.5 --- E. Jacops, N. Maes, C. Bruggeman, and A. Grade: Measuring diffusion coefficients of dissolved He and Ar in three potential clay host formations: Boom Clay, Callovo-Oxfordian Clay and Opalinus Clay / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 443:349-360, first published on June 22, 2016, doi:10.1144/SP443.1

Description / Table of Contents: Renewable energies constitute excellent solutions to both the increase of energy consumption and environment problems. Among these energies, wind energy is very interesting. Wind energy is the subject of advanced research. In the development of wind turbine, the design of its different structures is very important. It will ensure: the robustness of the system, the energy efficiency, the optimal cost and the high reliability. The use of advanced control technology and new technology products allows bringing the wind energy conversion system in its optimal operating mode. Different strategies of control can be applied on generators, systems relating to blades, etc. in order to extract maximal power from the wind. The goal of this book is to present recent works on design, control and applications in wind energy conversion systems.

Description / Table of Contents: Water inside the earth, the groundwater and the invisible resource is the most important source of survival of mankind on this globe. Part of the hydrological cycle between entry (percolation and recharge) and exit (natural or forced extraction and discharge), the groundwater fascinates all: engineers, hydrogeologists, agriculturists, environmentalists, scientists, academia, resource managers and domestic and industrial users. This book is the outcome of efforts of those eminent authors who despite their fascination were able to write upon some important facet of groundwater flow and the transport of pollutants with it. The dimensions covered range from simple descriptive narratives; to expose of analytical methods; to complex mathematical treatment; to numerical simulations and computer modeling. All areas have been touched upon for the sake of general readers, students, professional engineers and scientists.

Description / Table of Contents: This book has been written to present major and efficient applications in landscape ecology, as well as to propose a solid action for this category of topics. The book aims to illustrate various treatment methods of the land-use models impact on landscape ecology creation. The book is divided into three parts: Part I: Ecological interpretation of land-use act - in this part, ecosystem and land use turn out to be a significant factor in the process of creating an ecological landscape. Part II: Landscape district in applied ecological analysis - this part attempts to illustrate the best possible model of analysis integrated with landscape in practical case studies. Part III: The anthropogenic impacts on landscape creation - this part discusses the human impact on landscape creation.

Description / Table of Contents: The study of radiation effects has developed as a major field of materials science from the beginning, approximately 70 years ago. Its rapid development has been driven by two strong influences. The properties of the crystal defects and the materials containing them may then be studied. The types of radiation that can alter structural materials consist of neutrons, ions, electrons, gamma rays or other electromagnetic waves with different wavelengths. All of these forms of radiation have the capability to displace atoms/molecules from their lattice sites, which is the fundamental process that drives the changes in all materials. The effect of irradiation on materials is fixed in the initial event in which an energetic projectile strikes a target. The book is distributed in four sections: Ionic Materials; Biomaterials; Polymeric Materials and Metallic Materials.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Tectonic Plates: Leading and Advancing Technology Enhanced Learning by Dominique Parrish and Joanne Joyce-McCoach --- Chapter 2: Balancing the Focus of Quality Assurance Frameworks of Higher Education Institutions in Africa: A Ghanaian Context by Francis Ansah, Patrick Swanzy and Hope Pius Nudzor --- Chapter 3: Entrepreneurship Education within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) by Astri Ghina, Togar M. Simatupang and Aurik Gustomo --- Chapter 4: Challenging Performativity in Higher Education: Promoting a Healthier Learning Culture by Christine Deasy and Patricia Mannix-McNamara --- Chapter 5: A Community of Practice Around Online Labs in Iraq: Towards Effective Support for Academics and Higher Educational Systems in the MENA Region by Razwan Mohmed Salah, Gustavo R. Alves, Shamil Kaddoury Talal, Clara Viegas and Pedro Guerreiro --- Chapter 6: Integrating Research and Knowledge Exchange in the Science Undergraduate Curriculum: Embedding Employability Through Research-Involved Teaching by Christopher Harvey, Emilia Bertolo and Lee Byrne --- Chapter 7: Professional Development of Adult Learners through Open and Distance Learning by Vimbi P. Mahlangu --- Chapter 8: Factors Influencing Access to Higher Education in Turkey by Tuncer Bülbül --- Chapter 9: Collaborative Contagion: A Case Study in Curriculum Development, Distribution, and Adoption by Ryan M. Yonk, James Harrigan and Neal Mason --- Chapter 10: Student Voice: Embracing Student Activism as a Quality Improvement Tool in Higher Education by Evelyn Chiyevo Garwe

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Intermittent Formation, Sedimentation and Deformation History of Cenozoic Forearc Basins along the Northwestern Pacific Margins as an Indicator of Tectonic Scenarios by Osamu Takano --- Chapter 2: Cretaceous Research: Paleolatitudes and Northward Migration of Crustal Fragments in the NW Pacific Inferred from Paleomagnetic Studies by Yasuto Itoh and Reishi Takashima --- Chapter 3: Stratigraphic and Petrological Insights into the Late Jurassic– Early Cretaceous Tectonic Framework of the Northwest Pacific Margin by Reishi Takashima, Hiroshi Nishi and Takeyoshi Yoshida --- Chapter 4: Cretaceous Research: A New Constraint on the Paleostress Regime of Southwest Japan Based on Microfabric Analysis of a Granitic Pluton by Yasuto Itoh --- Chapter 5: Tectonic Synthesis: A Plate Reconstruction Model of the NW Pacific Region Since 100 Ma by Yasuto Itoh, Osamu Takano and Reishi Takashima

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introductory Chapter: Electrochemical Sensors Technology by Mohammed Muzibur Rahman and Abdullah Mohamed Asiri --- Chapter 2: Enzyme-Based Electrochemical Glutamate Biosensors by Stanley L. Okon and Niina J. Ronkainen --- Chapter 3: Graphene-Paper Based Electrochemical Sensors by Minwei Zhang, Arnab Halder, Xianyi Cao, Chengyi Hou and Qijin Chi --- Chapter 4: Electrochemical Sensors for Monitoring of Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution by Igor Cretescu, Doina Lutic and Liliana Rosemarie Manea --- Chapter 5: Experimental Analysis of Modified CNTs-Based Gas Sensor by Ju Tang, Xiaoxing Zhang, Song Xiao and Yingang Gui --- Chapter 6: Fabrication and Characterization of Metal-Loaded Mixed Metal Oxides Gas Sensors for the Detection of Hazardous Gases by Chang-Seop Lee and Yong Jae Kim --- Chapter 7: Managing H2O Cross-Sensitivity Using Composite Electrolyte NOx Sensors by Erica Perry Murray, Khawlah Kharashi and Kehinde Adedeji

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introductory Chapter: Recent Advances by Adel El-Shahat --- Chapter 2: Electrical Resistivity Sensing Methods and Implications by Marios Sophocleous --- Chapter 3: Resistivity Model of Frozen Soil and High-Density Resistivity Method for Exploration Discontinuous Permafrost by Wei Shan, Zhaoguang Hu, Ying Guo, Chengcheng Zhang and Yao Liu --- Chapter 4: Measurement of the Electrical Resistivity for Unconventional Structures by Lucian Pîslaru-Dănescu and Lipan Laurențiu Constantin --- Chapter 5: Estimation of Hydrological Parameters from Geoelectrical Measurements by Héctor José Peinado Guevara, Jaime Herrera Barrientos, Omar Delgado Rodríguez, Víctor Manuel Peinado Guevara, Omar Llanes Cárdenas and María Ladrón De Guevara Torres --- Chapter 6: Assessment of Cryoprotectant Concentration by Electrical Conductivity Measurement and Its Applications in Cryopreservation by Zhiquan Shu, Hsiu-Hung Chen, Xiaoming Zhou and Dayong Gao

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: The SF6 Decomposition Mechanism: Background and Significance by Xiaoxing Zhang, Ju Tang, Song Xiao and Fuping Zeng --- Chapter 2: Application of CNTs Gas Sensor in Online Monitoring of SF6 Insulated Equipment by Xiaoxing Zhang, Song Xiao, Ju Tang and Cheng Pan --- Chapter 3: Application of TiO2 Nanotubes Gas Sensors in Online Monitoring of SF6 Insulated Equipment by Ju Tang, Xiaoxing Zhang, Song Xiao and Fuping Zeng --- Chapter 4: Application of Graphene Gas Sensors in Online Monitoring of SF6 Insulated Equipment by Xiaoxing Zhang, Ju Tang, Song Xiao and Cheng Pan --- Chapter 5: Comparative Study of Materials to SF6 Decomposition Components by Xiaoxing Zhang, Ju Tang, Song Xiao, Fuping Zeng, Cheng Pan and Yingang Gui

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Modelling and Simulation of Complex Adaptive System: The Diffusion of Socio-Environmental Innovation in the RENDRUS Network by Aida Huerta Barrientos and Yazmin Dillarza Andrade --- Chapter 2: Rendering Techniques in 3D Computer Graphics Based on Changes in the Brightness of the Object Background by Nika Bratuž, Helena Gabrijelčič Tomc and Dejana Javoršek --- Chapter 3: Modelling and Visualisation of the Optical Properties of Cloth by Tanja Nuša Kočevar and Helena Gabrijelčič Tomc --- Chapter 4: Textile Forms’ Computer Simulation Techniques by Andreja Rudolf, Slavica Bogović, Beti Rogina Car, Andrej Cupar, Zoran Stjepanovič and Simona Jevšnik --- Chapter 5: Computer Simulation of Bioprocess by Jianqun Lin, Ling Gao, Huibin Lin, Yilin Ren, Yutian Lin and Jianqiang Lin --- Chapter 6: Developing a Hybrid Model and a Multi-Scale 3D Concept of Integrated Modelling High-Temperature Processes by Marcin Hojny --- Chapter 7: Computer-Aided Physical Simulation of the Soft-Reduction and Rolling Process by Marcin Hojny --- Chapter 8: Surrogate Modelling with Sequential Design for Expensive Simulation Applications by Joachim van der Herten, Tom Van Steenkiste, Ivo Couckuyt and Tom Dhaene --- Chapter 9: Computer Simulation of High-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields by Andrey D. Grigoriev --- Chapter 10: Modeling and Simulation of Task Allocation with Colored Petri Nets by Mildreth Alcaraz-Mejia, Raul Campos-Rodriguez and Marco Caballero-Gutierrez --- Chapter 11: Multi-Criteria Decision-Making in the Implementation of Renewable Energy Sources by Dejan Jovanovic and Ivan Pribicevic

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: The Importance of Cosmology in Culture: Contexts and Consequences by Nicholas Campion --- Chapter 2: Constraining the Parameters of a Model for Cold Dark Matter by Abdessamad Abada --- Chapter 3: Neutrino Interactions with Nuclei and Dark Matter by Paraskevi C. Divari --- Chapter 4: Relativistic Celestial Metrology: Dark Matter as an Inertial Gauge Effect by Luca Lusanna and Ruggero Stanga --- Chapter 5: Superfluid Quantum Space and Evolution of the Universe by Valeriy I. Sbitnev and Marco Fedi --- Chapter 6: Modified Gravity Theories: Distinguishing from ΛCDM Model by Koichi Hirano --- Chapter 7: The Impact of Baryons on the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe by Weiguang Cui and Youcai Zhang --- Chapter 8: Cosmological Consequences of a Quantum Theory of Mass and Gravity by Brian Albert Robson --- Chapter 9: Deformed Phase Space in Cosmology and Black Holes by E.A. Mena-Barboza, L.F. Escamilla-Herrera, J.C. López-Domínguez and J. Torres-Arenas --- Chapter 10: Semi-Analytic Techniques for Solving Quasi-Normal Modes by Chun-Hung Chen, Hing-Tong Cho and Alan S. Cornell

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Applications of Chemometrics-Assisted Voltammetric Analysis by Ali R. Jalalvand --- Chapter 2: Study of Metrological Properties of Voltammetric Electrodes in the Time Domain by Krzysztof Suchocki --- Chapter 3: Direct Electron Transfer of Human Hemoglobin Molecules on Glass/Tin-Doped Indium Oxide by Flavio Dolores Martínez-Mancera and José Luis Hernández-López --- Chapter 4: Advances and Trends in Voltammetric Analysis of Dyes by Felipe Fantinato Hudari, Michelle Fernanda Brugnera and Maria Valnice Boldrin Zanoni --- Chapter 5: Applications of Voltammetric Analysis to Wine Products by Dolores Hernanz-Vila, M. José Jara-Palacios, M. Luisa Escudero- Gilete and Francisco J. Heredia --- Chapter 6: Modified Electrodes for Determining Trace Metal Ions by Pipat Chooto

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Deep Ultraviolet Single-Photon Ionization Mass Spectrometry by Zhixun Luo --- Chapter 2: Interpretation of Mass Spectra by Teodor Octavian Nicolescu --- Chapter 3: Performing Quantitative Determination of Low-Abundant Proteins by Targeted Mass Spectrometry Liquid Chromatography by Tore Vehus --- Chapter 4: Pesticides and Their Degradation Products Including Metabolites: Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Methods by Renata Raina-Fulton, Nicole Dunn and Zhen Xie --- Chapter 5: Mass Spectrometry for the Sensitive Analysis of Intracellular Nucleotides and Analogues by Kateřina Mičová, David Friedecký and Tomáš Adam --- Chapter 6: LC-HRMS for the Identification of β-Carboline and Canthinone Alkaloids Isolated from Natural Sources by Ana Claudia F. Amaral, Aline de S. Ramos, José Luiz P. Ferreira, Arith R. dos Santos, Jefferson D. da Cruz, Adélia Viviane M. De Luna, Vinicius Vaz C. Nery, Iasmim C. de Lima, Marcelo Henrique da C. Chaves and Jefferson Rocha de A. Silva --- Chapter 7: Applications of Mass Spectrometric Techniques to the Analysis of Fuels and Lubricants by David W. Johnson --- Chapter 8: Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Endogenous Steroids and Steroid Abuse in (Race) Horses and Human Athletes by Decloedt Anneleen, Van Landschoot Anita and Vanhaecke Lynn --- Chapter 9: Use of Mass Spectrometry for the Determination of Formaldehyde in Samples Potentially Toxic to Humans: A Brief Review by Aline de Souza, Isabela Cristina Matos Cunha, Júnior Olair Chagas, Elisandra Bárbara Pontes Carlos, Luana Lacerda Santos, Thamires Ráfaga Campos e Figueredo, Lucília Alves Linhares Machado, Vanessa Moreira Osório, Karla Moreira Vieira and Fabiana Aparecida Lobo

Description / Table of Contents: This Special Publication will be an important tool for geoscientists, aimed at increasing the awareness of their societal role and responsibility in conducting education, research and practice activities. What are the responsibilities of a geoscientist ? And what motivations are needed to push geoscientists to practice the Earth sciences in an ethical way? The major environmental challenges affecting human communities require not only a strictly scientific and technical preparation by the geoscientists, but also a reflection on their broader obligations towards society. It is important that geoscientists consider geoethics as an indispensable framework on which to base their training and activity. The principles of geoethics can guide them to pursue the common good by weighing the benefits and costs of each choice, and identifying eco-friendly and society-friendly solutions that guarantee the respect of the right balance between human life and the dynamics of the Earth. Communication and dissemination of geosciences should become core activities in building a knowledge-based society, which is able better to protect itself and the Earth ecosystems in order to guarantee a life in harmony with our planet for future generations.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Singular Lagrangians and Its Corresponding Hamiltonian Structures by Alvaro Restuccia and Adrián Sotomayor --- Chapter 2: Lagrangian Subspaces of Manifolds by Yang Liu --- Chapter 3: Topology and Integrability in Lagrangian Mechanics by Leo T. Butler --- Chapter 4: Closure Models for Lagrangian Gas Dynamics and Elastoplasticity Equations in Multimaterial Cells by Yury Yanilkin --- Chapter 5: Mechanics of Electric Rope Shovel Performance and Reliability in Formation Excavation by Muhammad Azeem Raza and Samuel Frimpong --- Chapter 6: Lagrangian Model-Based Fault Diagnosis in a PVTOL by César Martínez Torres, Luis Humberto Rodríguez Alfaro, Efrain Alcorta Garcia, Gerardo Romero Galvan and David Lara --- Chapter 7: Fuzzy Logic and S-Lagrangian Dynamics of Living Systems: Theory of Homeostasis by Uziel Sandler and Lev Tsitolovsky

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Localized Bessel Beams: Basic Properties and Emerging Communication Applications by Sandra Costanzo --- Chapter 2: Transionospheric Microwave Propagation: Higher-Order Effects up to 100 GHz by Mohammed Mainul Hoque, Norbert Jakowski and Jens Berdermann --- Chapter 3: Ka-to-W Band EM Wave Propagation: Tropospheric Effects and Countermeasures by Lorenzo Luini, Roberto Nebuloni and Carlo Riva --- Chapter 4: Photon Propagation Through Dispersive Media by Patricio Robles and Francisco Pizarro --- Chapter 5: Light Wave Propagation and Scattering Through Particles by Yi Ping Han, Zhi Wei Cui and Jia Jie Wang --- Chapter 6: Slow Electromagnetic Waves: Theory and New Applications by Giuseppe Di Massa --- Chapter 7: Numerical Investigation about Frequency Behaviour of Conformal FSS by Giovanni Leone, Francesco Mattiello and Rocco Pierri --- Chapter 8: A Rain Estimation System Based on Electromagnetic Propagation Models and DVB-S Opportunistic Sensors by Daniele Caviglia, Matteo Pastorino, Andrea Randazzo and Andrea Caridi --- Chapter 9: Real-Time Electromagnetic Signal Processing: Principles and Illustrations by Shulabh Gupta and Christophe Caloz --- Chapter 10: Manipulating Electromagnetic Waves with Zero Index Materials by Shiyang Liu, Jialin Zhou, Ying Han, Xinning Yu, Huajin Chen and Zhifang Lin

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Removal of BTX Contaminants with O3 and O3/UV Processes by Ján Derco, Katarína Šimovičová, Jozef Dudáš and Mária Valičková --- Chapter 2: Kinetic Modeling of the UV/H2O2 Process: Determining the Effective Hydroxyl Radical Concentration by Ainhoa Rubio-Clemente, E. Chica and Gustavo A. Peñuela --- Chapter 3: Electrooxidation-Ozonation: A Synergistic Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Process by Carlos E. Barrera-Diaz and Nelly González-Rivas --- Chapter 4: Removal of Phenol from Wastewater Using Fenton-Like Reaction over Iron Oxide–Modified Silicates by Agnieszka Węgrzyn --- Chapter 5: Micropollutants in Wastewater: Fate and Removal Processes by Sreejon Das, Nillohit Mitra Ray, Jing Wan, Adnan Khan, Tulip Chakraborty and Madhumita B. Ray --- Chapter 6: PCDDs/PCDFs and PCBs in Wastewater and Sewage Sludge by Magdalena Urbaniak and Anna Wyrwicka --- Chapter 7: Phosphorus Recovery by Struvite Crystallization from Livestock Wastewater and Reuse as Fertilizer: A Review by Tao Zhang, Rongfeng Jiang and Yaxin Deng --- Chapter 8: Slaughterhouse Wastewater: Treatment, Management and Resource Recovery by Ciro Bustillo-Lecompte and Mehrab Mehrvar --- Chapter 9: Treatment of Antibiotics in Wastewater Using Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) by Ayse Kurt, Berna Kiril Mert, Nihan Özengin, Özge Sivrioğlu and Taner Yonar --- Chapter 10: Wastewater Treatment through Low Cost Adsorption Technologies by Gonzalo Montes-Atenas and Fernando Valenzuela --- Chapter 11: Integral use of Nejayote: Characterization, New Strategies for Physicochemical Treatment and Recovery of Valuable By-Products by Eduardo Alberto López-Maldonado, Mercedes Teresita Oropeza- Guzmán and Karla Alejandra Suárez-Meraz --- Chapter 12: Social Perspectives on the Effective Management of Wastewater by Dalia Saad, Deirdre Byrne and Pay Drechsel

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Carrier Mobility in Field-Effect Transistors by Philippe Gaubert and Akinobu Teramoto --- Chapter 2: Resonant Tunneling and Two-dimensional Gate Transistors by Vladimir Popov --- Chapter 3: High Electron Mobility Transistors: Performance Analysis, Research Trend and Applications by Muhammad Navid Anjum Aadit, Sharadindu Gopal Kirtania, Farhana Afrin, Md. Kawsar Alam and Quazi Deen Mohd Khosru --- Chapter 4: Quantum Confinement in High Electron Mobility Transistors by Shovon Pal, Sascha R. Valentin, Arne Ludwig and Andreas D. Wieck --- Chapter 5: Group III–V Semiconductor High Electron Mobility Transistor on Si Substrate by Ravindiran Munusami and Shankar Prabhakar --- Chapter 6: Metal-Semiconductor Interfaces in Thin-Film Transistors by Miguel Dominguez, Pedro Rosales, Alfonso Torres, Jose A. Luna- Lopez, Francisco Flores and Mario Moreno --- Chapter 7: Organic Field-Effect Transistor: Device Physics, Materials, and Process by Jingjing Chang, Zhenhua Lin, Chunfu Zhang and Yue Hao --- Chapter 8: Field-Effect Transistors for Gas Sensing by Toshihiro Yoshizumi and Yuji Miyahara --- Chapter 9: Transistors as an Emerging Platform for Portable Amplified Biodetection in Preventive Personalized Point-of-Care Testing by Zhihui Yi and Jonathan Sayago

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: State-of-the-Art Antenna Technology for Cloud Radio Access Networks (C-RANs) by Waleed Tariq Sethi, Abdullah Alfakhri, Muhammad Ahmad Ashraf, Amr G. Alasaad and Saleh Alshebeili --- Chapter 2: Cloud Computing for Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis by Shanrong Zhao, Kirk Watrous, Chi Zhang and Baohong Zhang --- Chapter 3: Green-Aware Virtual Machine Migration Strategy in Sustainable Cloud Computing Environments by Xiaoying Wang, Guojing Zhang, Mengqin Yang and Lei Zhang --- Chapter 4: M-ary Optical Computing by Jian Wang and Yun Long --- Chapter 5: Networking Solutions for Integrated Heterogeneous Wireless Ecosystem by Roman Florea, Aleksandr Ometov, Adam Surak, Sergey Andreev and Yevgeni Koucheryavy

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Graphene and Active Metamaterials: Theoretical Methods and Physical Properties by Marios Mattheakis, Giorgos P. Tsironis and Efthimios Kaxiras --- Chapter 2: Magneto-Plasmonics and Optical Activity in Graphene-Based Nanowires by Dmitry A. Kuzmin, Igor V. Bychkov, Vladimir G. Shavrov and Vasily V. Temnov --- Chapter 3: Nanoplasmonics in Metallic Nanostructures and Dirac Systems by Hari P. Paudel, Alireza Safaei and Michael N. Leuenberger --- Chapter 4: Ultrafast Nonlinear Optical Effects of Metal Nanoparticles Composites by Kwang-Hyon Kim, Anton Husakou and Joachim Herrmann --- Chapter 5: Understanding the Physical Behavior of Plasmonic Antennas Through Computational Electromagnetics by Xuezhi Zheng, Guy A.E. Vandenbosch and Victor V. Moshchalkov --- Chapter 6: Plasmonic Field Distribution of Homo- and Hetero Dimeric Ag and Au Nanoparticles by Nasrin Hooshmand --- Chapter 7: Optical Absorption and Thermal Effects of Plasmonic Nanostructures by Jingzhi Wu and Yanhong Wang --- Chapter 8: Infrared Solar Thermal-Shielding Applications Based on Oxide Semiconductor Plasmonics by Hiroaki Matsui and Hitoshi Tabata --- Chapter 9: Surface Plasmonics and Its Applications in Infrared Sensing by Guiru Gu, Xuejun Lu, Thitikorn Kemsri and Yingjie Zhang --- Chapter 10: Equivalent Nanocircuit Theory and Its Applications by Qing Zhang, Jun You and Chengpu Liu --- Chapter 11: Nanoplasmonic Waveguides Filled with Electro-Optical Materials by Montasir Qasymeh --- Chapter 12: Impedance Matching Analysis of Cylindrical Plasmonic Nanoantennas Fed by Optical Transmission Lines by Karlo Queiroz da Costa, Janilson Leão Souza and Victor Dmitriev --- Chapter 13: Tapered Plasmonic Nanoantennas for Energy Harvesting Applications by Youssef Mamdouh El-Toukhy, Mohamed Farhat Othman Hameed, Mohamed Hussein and Salah Sabry Ahmed Obayya --- Chapter 14: Plasmonics Devoted to Photocatalytic Applications in Liquid, Gas, and Biological Environments by Carlos J. Bueno-Alejo, Adriana Arca-Ramos and Jose L. Hueso --- Chapter 15: Plasmonic Nanostructures as Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Substrate for Protein Biomarker Sensing by Dan Li and Yuling Wang --- Chapter 16: SERS Application for Analysis of Live Single Cell by Waleed Ahmed El-Said, Hyeon-Yeol Cho and Jeong-Woo Choi --- Chapter 17: Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance for Optical Fiber-Sensing Applications by Pedro J. Rivero, Javier Goicoechea and Francisco J. Arregui --- Chapter 18: Laser Annealing as a Platform for Plasmonic Nanostructuring by Nikolaos Kalfagiannis, Demosthenes C. Koutsogeorgis, Elefterios Lidorikis and Panos Patsalas --- Chapter 19: Fabrication of Plasmonic Crystalline Thin Film of Titanium Nitride (TiN) by Pulsed Laser Deposition with Third Harmonic of Nd:YAG Laser and Its Spectroscopic Analyses by Yasushi Oshikane

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Steady-State Modeling of Equilibrium Distillation by Vilmar Steffen and Edson Antonio da Silva --- Chapter 2: Short-Cut Methods for Multicomponent Batch Distillation by A. Narváez-García, J.C. Zavala-Loría, A. Ruiz-Marín and Y. Canedo- López --- Chapter 3: Mathematical Modelling of Batch Distillation Columns: A Comparative Analysis of Non-Linear and Fuzzy Models by Adriana del Carmen Téllez-Anguiano, Mario Heras-Cervantes, Juan Anzurez-Marín, Gerardo Marx Chávez-Campos and José Antonio Gutiérrez Gnecchi --- Chapter 4: Distillation: Basic Test in Quality Control of Automotive Fuels by Ma Mercedes del Coro Fernández-Feal, Luis R. Sánchez-Fernández and Blanca Sánchez-Fernández --- Chapter 5: Enhanced Distillation Under Infrared Characteristic Radiation by Kuo-Ting Wang, M. Quinn Brewster and Wei-Hsiang Lai --- Chapter 6: Distillation Techniques in the Fruit Spirits Production by Nermina Spaho --- Chapter 7: Fractional Distillation of Organic Liquid Compounds Produced by Catalytic Cracking of Fats, Oils, and Grease by C. C. Fereira, E. C. Costa, D. A. R. de Castro, M. S. Pereira, A. A. Mâncio, M. C. Santos, D. E. L. Lhamas, S. A. P. da Mota, M. E. Araújo, Luiz E. P. Borges and N. T. Machado --- Chapter 8: Energy Evaluation of the Use of an Absorption Heat Pump in Water Distillation Process by Rosenberg J. Romero and Sotsil Silva-Sotelo --- Chapter 9: Solar Membrane Distillation: Use of a Helically Coiled Fiber by Adel Zrelli

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction --- Fifty years of the Wilson Cycle concept in plate tectonics: an overview / R. W. Wilson, G. A. Houseman, S. J. H. Buiter, K. J. W. McCaffrey and A. G. Doré / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 1-17, 25 July 2019, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470-2019-58 --- The Classic Wilson v. Supercontinent Cycles --- The classic Wilson cycle revisited / Ian W. D. Dalziel and John F. Dewey / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 19-38, 9 February 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.1 --- Supercontinents: myths, mysteries, and milestones / Daniel Pastor-Galán, R. Damian Nance, J. Brendan Murphy and Christopher J. Spencer / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 39-64, 8 May 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.16 --- Supercontinents and the case for Pannotia / R. Damian Nance and J. Brendan Murphy / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 65-86, 1 March 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.5 --- Mantle Dynamics in the Wilson Cycle --- Mantle plumes and mantle dynamics in the Wilson cycle / Philip J. Heron / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 87-103, 19 November 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470-2018-97 --- Tectonic Inheritance in the Lithosphere --- Tectonic inheritance, structure reactivation and lithospheric strength: the relevance of geological history / A. M. C. Şengör, Nalan Lom and Nurbike G. Sağdıç / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 105-136, 15 March 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.8 --- Exploring the theory of plate tectonics: the role of mantle lithosphere structure / Philip J. Heron, Russell N. Pysklywec and Randell Stephenson / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 137-155, 1 March 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.7 --- Potential role of lithospheric mantle composition in the Wilson cycle: a North Atlantic perspective / Pauline Chenin, Suzanne Picazo, Suzon Jammes, Gianreto Manatschal, Othmar Müntener and Garry Karner / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 157-172, 6 March 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.10 --- Rheological inheritance: lessons from the Death Valley region, US Basin and Range Province / Rodrigo D. Lima, Nicholas W. Hayman and Elena Miranda / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 173-204, 21 May 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.14 --- Multi-phase reactivations and inversions of Paleozoic–Mesozoic extensional basins during the Wilson cycle: case studies from the North Sea (UK) and the Northern Apennines (Italy) / Vittorio Scisciani, Stefano Patruno, Enrico Tavarnelli, Fernando Calamita, Paolo Pace and David Iacopini / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 205-243, 3 May 2019, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470-2017-232 --- Revisiting Tuzo's question on the Atlantic --- Examining the influence of tectonic inheritance on the evolution of the North Atlantic using a palinspastic deformable plate reconstruction / Bridget E. Ady and Richard C. Whittaker / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 245-264, 19 March 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.9 --- Role of Avalonia in the development of tectonic paradigms / J. Brendan Murphy, R. Damian Nance, J. Duncan Keppie and Jaroslav Dostal / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 265-287, 23 March 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.12 --- Diachronous Paleozoic accretion of peri-Gondwanan terranes at the Laurentian margin / John W. F. Waldron, David I. Schofield and J. Brendan Murphy / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 289-310, 29 March 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.11 --- Inversion of Taconian extensional structures during Paleozoic orogenesis in western Newfoundland / Shawna E. White and John W. F. Waldron / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 311-336, 6 June 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.17 --- Tectonic inheritance at multiple scales during more than two complete Wilson cycles recorded in eastern North America / William A. Thomas / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 337-352, 9 February 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.4 --- Late Paleozoic extensional reactivation of the Rheic–Rhenohercynian suture zone in SW England, the English Channel and Western Approaches / Andrew C. Alexander, Robin K. Shail and Brian E. Leveridge / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 353-373, 4 January 2019, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.19 --- Opening and Closing of Oceans --- Non-Wilsonian break-up predisposed by transforms: examples from the North Atlantic and Arctic / E. R. Lundin and A. G. Doré / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 375-392, 21 February 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.6 --- The Jan Mayen microplate complex and the Wilson cycle / Christian Schiffer, Alexander Peace, Jordan Phethean, Laurent Gernigon, Ken McCaffrey, Kenni D. Petersen and Gillian Foulger / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 393-414, 1 February 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.2 --- The subduction initiation stage of the Wilson cycle / Robert Hall / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 415-437, 19 February 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.3 --- 3D numerical modelling of the Wilson cycle: structural inheritance of alternating subduction polarity / Stéphane J. Beaussier, Taras V. Gerya and Jean-Pierre Burg / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 439-461, 2 May 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.15 --- Cratonic Basins and their place in the Wilson Cycle --- Cratonic basins and the Wilson cycle: a perspective from the Parnaíba Basin, Brazil / M. C. Daly, B. Tozer and A. B. Watts / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 470, 463-477, 3 May 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP470.13

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Gravity Data Interpretation Using Different New Algorithms: A Comparative Study by Khalid S. Essa and Mahmoud Elhussein --- Chapter 2: 3D Modeling and Inversion of Gravity Data in Exploration Scale by Hongzhu Cai, Bin Xiong and Yue Zhu --- Chapter 3: Microgravity and Its Applications in Geosciences by Hakim Saibi --- Chapter 4: Application of BEMD in Extraction of Regional and Local Gravity Anomalies Reflecting Geological Structures Associated with Mineral Resources by Yongqing Chen, Binbin Zhao, Jingnning Huang and Lina Zhang --- Chapter 5: Identification of Gravity Lineaments for Water Resources in the Crystalline Massif of Hoggar (South of Algeria) by Abdeslam Abtout, Hassina Boukerbout, Boualem Bouyahiaoui and Farida Boukercha --- Chapter 6: Gravity Application for Delineating Subsurface Structures at Different Localities in Egypt by Sultan Awad Sultan Araffa --- Chapter 7: Gravity in Heat Pipe Technology by Patrik Nemec --- Chapter 8: Analysis of the Influence of Fish Behavior on the Hydrodynamics of Net Cage by Tiao-Jian Xu, Ming-Fu Tang and Guo-Hai Dong --- Chapter 9: Beyond Einstein: A Polynomial Affine Model of Gravity by Oscar Castillo-Felisola --- Chapter 10: Gravity, Curvature and Energy: Gravitational Field Intentionality to the Cohesion and Union of the Universe by Francisco Bulnes

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Bandwidth Enhancement Techniques by Seyed Ali Razavi Parizi --- Chapter 2: Miniature Planar Antenna Design for Ultra-Wideband Systems by Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad Naser-Moghadasi, Ramazan Ali Sadeghzadeh, Bal Singh Virdee and Ernesto Limiti --- Chapter 3: Design and Analysis of Microstrip Patch Antennas Using Artificial Neural Network by Vivek Singh Kushwah and Geetam Singh Tomar --- Chapter 4: Circularly Polarized T-Stub Coupled Microstrip Antenna Structure for WLAN by Milind Thomas Themalil --- Chapter 5: Bio-Inspired Microstrip Antenna by Alexandre Jean René Serres, Georgina Karla de Freitas Serres, Paulo Fernandes da Silva Júnior, Raimundo Carlos Silvério Freire, Josiel do Nascimento Cruz, Tulio Chaves de Albuquerque, Maciel Alves Oliveira and Paulo Henrique da Fonseca Silva --- Chapter 6: Printed Planar Antenna Designs Based on Metamaterial Unit- Cells for Broadband Wireless Communication Systems by Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad Naser-Moghadasi, Ramazan Ali Sadeghzadeh, Bal Singh Virdee and Ernesto Limiti --- Chapter 7: Low-SAR Miniaturized Handset Antenna Using EBG by Kamel Salah Sultan, Haythem Hussien Abdullah and Esmat Abdel- Fatah Abdallah

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Bayesian Inference Application by Wiyada Kumam, Plern Saipara and Poom Kumam --- Chapter 2: Node-Level Conflict Measures in Bayesian Hierarchical Models Based on Directed Acyclic Graphs by Jørund I. Gåsemyr and Bent Natvig --- Chapter 3: Classifying by Bayesian Method and Some Applications by Tai Vovan --- Chapter 4: Hypothesis Testing for High-Dimensional Problems by Naveen K. Bansal --- Chapter 5: Bayesian vs Frequentist Power Functions to Determine the Optimal Sample Size: Testing One Sample Binomial Proportion Using Exact Methods by Valeria Sambucini --- Chapter 6: Converting Graphic Relationships into Conditional Probabilities in Bayesian Network by Loc Nguyen --- Chapter 7: Bayesian Estimation of Multivariate Autoregressive Hidden Markov Model with Application to Breast Cancer Biomarker Modeling by Hamid El Maroufy, El Houcine Hibbah, Abdelmajid Zyad and Taib Ziad --- Chapter 8: Bayesian Model Averaging and Compromising in Dose-Response Studies by Steven B. Kim --- Chapter 9: Two Examples of Bayesian Evidence Synthesis with the Hierarchical Meta-Regression Approach by Pablo Emilio Verde --- Chapter 10: Bayesian Modeling in Genetics and Genomicsvvv by Hafedh Ben Zaabza, Abderrahmen Ben Gara and Boulbaba Rekik --- Chapter 11: Bayesian Two-Stage Robust Causal Modeling with Instrumental Variables using Student's t Distributions by Dingjing Shi and Xin Tong --- Chapter 12: Bayesian Hypothesis Testing: An Alternative to Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST) in Psychology and Social Sciences by Alonso Ortega and Gorka Navarrete --- Chapter 13: Bayesian Inference and Compressed Sensing by Solomon A. Tesfamicael and Faraz Barzideh --- Chapter 14: Sparsity in Bayesian Signal Estimation by Ishan Wickramasingha, Michael Sobhy and Sherif S. Sherif --- Chapter 15: Dynamic Bayesian Network for Time-Dependent Classification Problems in Robotics by Cristiano Premebida, Francisco A. A. Souza and Diego R. Faria --- Chapter 16: A Bayesian Model for Investment Decisions in Early Ventures by Anamaria Berea and Daniel Maxwell --- Chapter 17: Recent Advances in Nonlinear Filtering with a Financial Application to Derivatives Hedging under Incomplete Information by Claudia Ceci and Katia Colaneri --- Chapter 18: Airlines Content Recommendations Based on Passengers' Choice Using Bayesian Belief Networks by Sien Chen, Wenqiang Huang, Mengxi Chen, Junjiang Zhong and Jie Cheng

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Parameterization of Stillinger-Weber Potential for Two- Dimensional Atomic Crystals by Jin-Wu Jiang and Yu-Ping Zhou