This book presents research on precipitation partitioning processes in vegetated ecosystems, putting them into a global context. It describes the processes by which meteoric water comes into contact with the vegetation's canopy, typically the first surface contact of precipitation on land. It also discusses how precipitation partitioning by vegetation impacts the amount, patterning, and chemistry of water reaching the surface, as well as the amount and timing of evaporative return to the atmosphere. Although this process has been extensively studied, this is the first review of the global literature on the partitioning of precipitation by forests, shrubs, crops, grasslands and other less-studies plant types.

This book presents the proceedings of the second Vehicle Engineering and Vehicle Industry conference, reflecting the outcomes of theoretical and practical studies and outlining future development trends in a broad field of automotive research.

This monograph is a testament to the oldest cultivated forage crop, alfalfa; a crop that has increased in importance over time as a mainstay in the production of livestock products. In many countries, including those in North America, alfalfa is the basic component in feeding programs for dairy cattle, as well as an important feed for beef cattle, horses, sheep, and other classes of livestock. Furthermore, alfalfa enhances the stability of agricultural production systems by improving soil productivity and reducing losses of soil and water.

The International Scientific and Technical Conference “Integrated Computer Technologies in Mechanical Engineering”—Synergetic Engineering (ICTM) was established by National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute.”

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of structural health monitoring (SHM) and more broadly in the fields of smart materials and intelligent systems. It covers highly diverse topics, including signal processing, smart sensors, energy saving and harvesting, SHM system design and cyber physical systems, autonomous systems, remote sensing and remote support, UAV platforms for SHM, advanced manufacturing, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, and SHM for civil structures and infrastructures. The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, highlight numerous exciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists. The contents reflect the outcomes of the activities of EWSHM (European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring) in 2020.

This book is a collection of research findings presented at 2023 2nd International Joint Conference on Frontiers of Energy and Environmental Engineering (CFEEE 2023), held in Sanya, China on September 1-3, 2023. The conference was co-organized by Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya Global Energy Research Institute, South China University of Technology, IEEE PES China Satellite Technical Committee - Smart Buildings, Loadsand Customer Systems, and supported by CoreShare Academy Exchange Center. The book covers topics including Planning, Operation, Economics and Market in Modern Power Systems, Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Advanced Power System Technologies, Electric Vehicle, Integrated Energy System, Energy Internet, Environmental Analysis and Monitoring, Energy Security and Clean Use, Environmental Pollution and Pollution Control. The contributions from leading experts in the field highlight innovative solutions and strategies developed to address pressing global challenges. It offers valuable insights into the latest technologies and future directions of the frontiers of energy and environmental engineering fields, making it a must-read for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students interested in these fields.

This three volume set LNCS 12779, 12780, and 12781 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2021, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2021, which took place in July 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually.
The total of 1276 papers and 241 poster papers included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 submissions. The regular papers of DUXU 2021 are organized in topical sections named: Mobile UX Research and Design; DUXU for Extended Reality; DUXU for the Creative Industries; Usability and UX Studies.

This book traces the development of landscapes along the 414-kilometer China–Laos Railway, one of the first infrastructure projects implemented under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and which is due for completion at the end of 2021.

This book is the first comprehensive presentation of a Kaiyu Markov model with covariates and a multivariate Poisson model with competitive destinations. These two models are core techniques when the authors and colleagues conduct their Kaiyu studies.

Photoacoustic imaging (also called optoacoustic imaging) is a hybrid modality based on the generation and detection of ultrasound in response to optical absorption of tissue. It combines advantages from both optical and ultrasound imaging, providing functional, molecular and microstructural information of tissue at scalable spatial resolution and depth. This technology has undergone exponential growth over the last two decades, and it is now widely viewed as one of the most exciting biomedical imaging modalities.

This book includes papers on intelligent expert systems and sustainability applications in the areas of data science, image processing, wireless communication, risk assessment, healthcare, intelligent social network mining, and energy.

This book presents the proceedings of 24th International Conference Series on Climbing and Walking Robots. CLAWAR 2021 is the twenty-fourth edition of International Conference series on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines. The conference is organized by CLAWAR Association in collaboration with Kwansei Gakuin University on a virtual platform in Takarazuka, Japan, during 30 August–01 September 2021.
CLAWAR 2021 brings new developments and new research findings in robotics technologies within the framework of “Robotics for Sustainable Future”. The topics covered include biped locomotion, human–machine/human–robot interaction, innovative actuators, power supplies and design of CLAWAR, inspection, legged locomotion, modelling and simulation of CLAWAR, outdoor and field robotics, planning and control, and wearable devices and assistive robotics.