Boléro, composed by Maurice Ravel in 1928, has always captured the world’s attention. Repetitive, mesmeric, colourful and thrilling, it has also proved a seminal work, influencing composers over the past century. Now it lends its name to a film inspired by the life of Ravel: directed by Anne Fontaine and starring Raphaël Personnaz.

This volume on principal component analysis (PCA) explores the core analyses and case studies within this field, incorporating the latest advancements. The book emphasizes the integration of PCA with other algorithms and methodologies, highlighting the enhancements achieved through combined approaches.

This book presents an overview of the status and recent trends in ferrites. It provides readers with a clear understanding of both the theory and applications of ferrites. It discusses challenges, opportunities, and new directions for the future development of ferrite technology.

This book offers a thorough review of new ideas and developments for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems. Efforts to reduce costs often take two forms: enhancing the materials and physical construction of PV cells and utilizing power electronic circuits with the PV generator to increase the system's efficiency.

This volume explores new knowledge in the domain of fundamental and applied advances in heat transfer. This book specifically emphasizes advanced topics of heat transfer. Professionals, researchers, and academics working in various areas of heat transfer will find this a useful reference for finding new solutions to heat transfer problems.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of radiotherapy for cancer treatment. It discusses brachytherapy, external radiation, and photodynamic therapy for different types of cancers, as well as dosimetry audits, which ensure that the accurate therapeutic dose is delivered to patients undergoing radiotherapy.

This volume delivers the latest information on biotransformation and other pharmacokinetic parameters required to assess drug safety in drug discovery and development. Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) is considered a rational strategy for the design, optimization, and selection of successful drug candidates in the pre-clinical stages of drug discovery. This book discusses recent advances in in-silico tools and in vitro/in vivo experimental techniques applied in pharmacokinetic, metabolomic, and bioanalytical studies.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in gestational diabetes mellitus. It includes sections directing the reader’s attention to the etiology, management, and consequences of the disorder.

This book explains the mechanisms of different types of cancers in twelve chapters organized into sections on oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and viral oncogenes

This book includes nine chapters on different blood group antigens and their activities behind the scenes. Chapters address blood antigens and their association with cardiovascular diseases, thromboembolic diseases, malaria, and many other diseases and infections.

This volume presents a comprehensive overview of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and their mechanism of action against multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria.

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