Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Pyrometallurgy Committee and the Energy Committee of the Extraction and Processing Division of TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society) Held during the TMS 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition Orlando, Florida, USA March 11-15, 2012 ...

A comprehensive look at state-of-the-art ADP theory and real-world applications This book fills a gap in the literature by providing a theoretical framework for integrating techniques from adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) and modern nonlinear control to address data-driven optimal control design challenges arising from both parametric and dynami...

What are the chemical aspects of graphene as a novel 2D material and how do they relate to the molecular structure? This book addresses these important questions from a theoretical and computational standpoint....

A theoretical and technical guide to the electric vehicle lithium-ion battery management system Covers the timely topic of battery management systems for lithium batteries. After introducing the problem and basic background theory, it discusses battery modeling and state estimation....

This volume of the Ceramic Transactions series compiles a number of papers presented at the 9th International Conference on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications (9th CMCEE) in Shanghai, China and was the continuation of a series of international conferences held all over the world over the last three decades....

This study assesses the use of two fiscal impact analysis (FIA) approaches for estimating the fiscal impact of land use changes in the City of Harrison, Ohio....

Acoustic Condition monitoring (CM) have many advantages comparing to other traditional CM methods (using vibration, speed measurement, temperature monitoring, .etc) It is reliable, cost effective and providing remote and contact less measurement....

Combining nanotechnology, electrochemistry and biological science together, innovative bio-sensors can be delivered with the advantages of small size, high sensitivity, rapid detection and low cost....

Different Pearson mutual-positive-correlation IGHD/BIK/EGFR/SPINK1/CCNA2-repressive molecular network was constructed from the overlapping of GRNInfer and Pearson under IGHD/BIK/EGFR/SPINK1/CCNA2 CC ?-0.25 in high lung adenocarcinoma compared with low human normal adjacent tissues, respectively....

Different Pearson mutual-positive-correlation TERF1/USP14/CCRK/BEST1-repressive molecular network was constructed from the overlapping of GRNInfer and Pearson under TERF1/USP14/CCRK/BEST1 CC ?-0.25 in high human left hemisphere compared with low chimpanzee left hemisphere, respectively....

With development of science and technology, robots are used in various regions, such as car manufacturing, radars and brain surgery. It can also do dangerous jobs for people, including cleaning skyscrapers, exploring outer spaces. Moreover, they can take place of housemaid to look after us and make our life more leisurable....

Technological Superpower China explores how China is becoming a technological superpower within the global economy by integrating its national R&D programmes with the innovation systems of national and international corporations....

The second edition of this comprehensive, fully illustrated publication explains the basic measurement techniques, describes the commercially available instruments, and provides an overview of the current perception of 3-D topography analysis in the academic world and industry and the commonly used 3-D parameters, and plots for characterising and v...