Textile toxicity
Explores the toxicological implications of various chemicals commonly used in textile manufacturing, including trace elements, flame retardants, benzothiazoles/benzotriazoles, and formaldehyde. Trace elements such as chromium, lead, and antimony, commonly present in clothing, are associated with skin irritation, allergic reactions, systemic toxicity, and carcinogenicity. Flame retardants, particularly brominated and organophosphate types, are linked to endocrine disruption, reproductive toxicity, and developmental harm. Benzothiazoles and benzotriazoles are pervasive in textiles and can permeate the skin, disrupt hormones, and impair neurodevelopment, especially in male offspring during prenatal exposure.
Optical Switching
The first part provides the foundation for understanding the potential role of optical switching in communication networks. The second part is focused on optical switching technologies and on devices based upon them. Theories, operation principles, and fabrication techniques are discussed. The third part covers optical-switching fabrics, systems, and networks. Applications of optical switching in communication networks are discussed, involving optical circuit, packet, and burst switching.
Nonblocking Electronic and Photonic Switching Fabrics
This state-of-the-art survey of switching fabric architectures gives special attention to combinatorial properties of switching fabrics – nonblockingness and rearrangeability. Also describing control algorithms proposed to control different architectures.
Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing ; International Conference, EUC 2006, Seoul, Korea, August 1-4, 2006, Proceedings
Embedded and ubiquitous computing is an exciting new paradigm that p- vides computing and communication services all the time, everywhere. Now we can attach computing and communication devices to human bodies to mo- tor our health, embed computing chips into brains to cure memory losses, or make smart fabrics so they can change colors or generate heat.
Carbonate Reservoir Characterization : An Integrated Approach
One principal need in petroleum recovery from carbonate reservoirs is the description of the three-dimensional distribution of petrophysical properties in order to improve performance predictions by means of fluid-flow computer simulations. The book focuses on a rock based approach for the integration of geological, petrophysical, and geostatistical methods to construct a reservoir model suitable to input into flow simulation programs. This second edition includes a new chapter on model construction and new examples of limestone, dolostone, and touching-vug reservoir models as well as improved chapters on basic petrophysical properties, rock-fabric/petrophysical relationships, calibration of wireline logs, and sequence stratigraphy.




