Exploring New Findings on Amyloidosis
Amyloid protein aggregates are involved in ''protein-misfolding diseases'' of enormous social and economic impact, still with no effective therapies. The most prevalent amyloid pathologies are related to neurodegenerative diseases, but amyloidosis also affects other organs. The …
Challenges in Parkinson's Disease
Challenges in Parkinson's Disease
During the natural history of Parkinson's disease (PD), many patients require hospital admission for medical or surgical problems other than the motor features of PD. Therefore, they are often admitted to non-neurological wards where the staff is unfamiliar with PD management. A…
Artificial Photosynthesis
Topics in Climate Modeling
The topics of climate change, weather prediction, atmospheric sciences and other related fields are gaining increased attention due to the possible impacts of changes in climate and weather upon the planet. Concurrently, the increasing ability to computationally model the govern…
Natural and environmental hazards research comprises a diverse set of subjects and methodologies and this book is no exception - offering the reader only a small glimpse into the physical and social processes that threaten human interests. Atmospheric Hazards-Case Studies in Mod…
Today, tropical cyclones continue to bring destruction, as well as disruption, to societies that are exposed to their threat. This book represents a compilation of recent cutting-edge research on tropical cyclones and their impacts from researchers at many institutions around th…
Plant Growth
Over the last few decades, the prevalence of studies about plant growth has dramatically grown in most regions of the world. Many aspects have been investigated related to this phenomenon. If we can gain understanding of how plants grow, then we may be able to manipulate it to r…
Perusal of the Finite Element Method
The finite element method (FEM) is a numerical technique for finding approximate solutions to different numerical problems. The practical applications of FEM are known as finite element analysis (FEA). FEA is a good choice for analyzing problems over complicated domains. The fir…
Air Quality â#x80;#x93; Measurement and Modeling
Addressing the matter of air quality in a collection of focused scientific topic chapters is timely as a contribution to the international discussion and challenges of global warming and climate change. This book engages with the debate by considering some of the social, public …
Adhesives â#x80;#x93; Applications and Properties
This book presents some information regarding adhesives which have applications in industry, medicine and dentistry. The book is divided into two parts: ""Adhesives Applications in Medicine and Dentistry"" and ""Properties of Adhesive."" The aim of such a presentation is to pres…
Gas Turbines - Materials, Modeling and Performance
Gas Turbines - Materials, Modeling and Performance
This book presents current research in the area of gas turbines for different applications. It is a highly useful book providing a variety of topics ranging from basic understanding about the materials and coatings selection, designing and modeling of gas turbines to advanced te…