Note: XXX REUNIÓN DEL GRUPO ESPECIALIZADO EN QUÍMICA ORGANOMETÁLICA -- PÁGINA LEGAL -- PRESENTACIÓN -- CONFERENCIAS PLENARIAS -- ORGANOMETALLIC Ir PRECATALYSTS FOR HETEROARENEHYDROGENATION, WATER OXIDATION & -- C-H ACTIVATION -- STORIES ON DESIGN & -- SURPRISE. C-H ACTIVATION,ASYMMETRIC ARENE HYDROGENATION AND NHCs INCATALYSIS -- EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES OFBOND ACTIVATION PROCESSES -- FACTORS CONTROLLING RHODIUM-CARBON BONDSTRENGTHS -- COMPLEJOS ARENO-RUTENIO EN QUÍMICA MEDICINAL -- CONFERENCIAS DE SESIÓN -- OXIDATION REACTIONS CATALYZED BY MESOIONICCARBENE COMPLEXES -- REACTIVITY OF CATIONIC LIGANDS. TOWARD THESYNTHESIS OF METAL COMPLEXES CONTAINING CARBENELIGANDS DERIVED FROM AROMATIC DIAZINES -- UN METAL O VARIOS? CATÁLISIS, COMPUESTOSPOLIMETÁLICOS EXTENDIDOS Y METALADERIVADOS DEBASES PÚRICAS -- SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE AND APPLICATIONS AS LIGANDSOF CARBENE-STABILIZED PHOSPHORUS (III)-CENTEREDCATIONS [LR2P]+, [L2RP]+2 AND [L3P]+3 -- PALLADIUM(II) COMPLEXES WITH FLUORINATEDBIPYRIDINES AS CATALYSTS FOR CO/VINYL ARENECOPOLYMERIZATION IN COMPRESSED CARBON DIOXIDE -- ON THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF C-C AGOSTICINTERACTIONS -- KINETICO-MECHANISTIC STUDIES OF CYCLOMETALATINGC-H BOND ACTIVATION REACTIONS ON Pd(II) AND Rh(II)CENTRES: THE IMPORTANCE OF NON-INNOCENT ACIDICSOLVENTS IN THE PROCESS -- COMPUESTOS ORGANOMETÁLICOS DE TÁNTALO SOLUBLESEN AGUA: EFECTO DE LOS LIGANDOS Y DE LA NATURALEZADEL ANIÓN -- ¿COMPLEJO ORGANOMETÁLICO SOPORTADO OCATALIZADOR BIFUNCIONAL -- DIRECT CUPRATION OF FLUOROFORM -- REACCIONES DE FORMACIÓN DE ENLACES CARBONOCARBONOY CARBONO-HETEROÁTOMO CATALIZADAS PORCOMPLEJOS DE COBRE Y NÍQUEL -- FROM ESTERS TO ALCOHOLS AND BACK -- TRANSITION METAL-CATALYZED TRANSFERHYDROGENATION AS AN EFFICIENT TOOL TO MAKE C CAND C X (X = F, Cl, N) BONDS -- COMUNICACIONES ORALES -- METALAOXOETANO COMPLEJOS Y SUS APLICACIONES. , CICLOISOMERIZACIÓN DE ÁCIDOS y-ALQUINOICOS CATALIZADA POR COMPLEJOS IMINOFOSFORANOPALADIO(II) EN MEDIO ACUOSO -- NUEVOS LIGANDOS QUIRALES PARA LA FORMACIÓN ENANTIOSELECTIVA DE ENLACES C-C -- COMPLEJOS DE ORO (I) COMO CATALIZADORES DE LA REACCIÓN DE MANNICH -- MONO AND BIS (1H-1,2,3-TRIAZOL-5-YLIDENES). NEWSTABLE MESOIONIC CARBENES (MICs) AND APPLICATIONS OF THEIR METAL COMPLEXES -- WELL-DEFINED NICKEL NHC COMPLEXES. HIGHLYEFFICIENT CATALYSTS FOR THE HYDROSILYLATION OF CARBONYL GROUPS -- NANOPARTÍCULAS DE PALADIO Y DE ORO. FUNCIONALIZACIÓN CON FRAGMENTOS ORGANOMETÁLICOS Y APLICACIONES CATALÍTICAS -- NEW POLYFUNCTIONAL LIGANDS. A COORDINATION CHEMISTRY STUDY -- DIBORILACIÓN o,o´-DIRIGIDA DE ARENOS CATALIZADA POR IRIDIO. HIDRAZONA COMO GRUPO DIRECTOR -- RECUPERACIÓN Y RECICLAJE DE CATALIZADORES MEDIANTE NANOFILTRACIÓN -- PÓSTERS -- REACTIVIDAD DE COMPLEJOS DE RODIO CONo-(DIFENILFOSFINA)BENZALDEHIDO Y Ph2P(O)H. FORMACION DE COMPLEJOS ACILHIDROXIFOSFINARODIO(III) -- SYNTHESIS OF CYCLOPALLADATED BENZOPHENONE IMINES AND THEIR IN VITRO CYTOTOXICITY AGAINST HUMAN TUMOR CELL LINES -- COMPLEJOS DE RODIO O DE IRIDIO CON EL LIGANDO HEMILÁBIL [2-(1,3-DIOXOLAN-2-IL)FENIL]DIFENILFOSFINA -- COMPLEJOS DE MOLIBDENO-ACILPIRAZOLONA COMO CATALIZADORES DE REACCIONES "OXO-TRANSFER -- REACCIÓN DE HIDRUROIRIDA- -DICETONAS CON AMINAS O CON 2-AMINOPIRIDINAS -- METALACIÓN DIRIGIDA COMO ALTERNATIVA SINTÉTICA PARA LA FUNCIONALIZACIÓN DE HETEROCICLOS -- ORTOPALADACIÓN DE AMINOÁCIDOS. INFLUENCIA DE LOS SUSTITUYENTES. ESTUDIO MECANÍSTICO Y DFT -- ESTUDIO TEÓRICO Y EXPERIMENTAL DE LA ACTIVACIÓN C-H CON Pd EN -AMINOÁCIDOS. APLICACIONES SINTÉTICAS -- REACTIVIDAD DE LIGANDOS DITÓPICOS NHC-PR2 CON CARBONILO DE RUTENIO -- SYNTHESIS AND CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF P-STEREOGENIC MONOPHOSPHINES BEARING THE2-p-TERPHENYLYL GROUP. , SÍNTESIS DE DIARILMETANOS CATALIZADA PORCOMPLEJOS CARBENO N-HETEROCÍCLICO DE Pd EN AGUA EMPLEANDO CLORUROS DE ARILO -- HIDROGENACIÓN ENANTIOSELECTIVA DE ENAMIDAS CÍCLICAS CON CATALIZADORES DE RODIO BASADOS ENLIGANDOS FOSFINA-FOSFITO QUIRALES -- SÍNTESIS DE LIGANDOS BIDENTADOS DIAMIDOFOSFITO Y DIAMIDOFOSFINA QUIRALES. APLICACIÓN EN LAREACCIÓN DE ALQUILACIÓN ALÍLICA ASIMÉTRICA -- COMPLEJOS DE PALADIO(II) CON LIGANDOS NHC FUNCIONALIZADOS CON UNA AMINA PROTEGIDA -- COMPUESTOS ORGANOMETÁLICOS FOTOSENSIBLES PARA LA MODIFICACIÓN DE LA SUPERFICIE DEL GRAFENO -- HIDROXIALQUILACIONES ASIMÉTRICAS DE FRIEDELCRAFTSCATALIZADAS POR ÁCIDOS DE BRØNSTED BASADOS EN METALES DE TRANSICIÓN -- SÍNTESIS Y ACTIVIDAD CATALÍTICA DE COMPLEJOS OCTAÉDRICOS DE IRIDIO(III) CON LIGANDOS QUIRALES TRETRADENTADOS -- ALQUILACIONES ENANTIOSELECTIVAS DE FRIEDELCRAFTS DE INDOLES CON NITROALQUENOS CATALIZADAS POR COMPUESTOS SEMISANDWICH DE RODIO(III) EIRIDIO(III) -- SÍNTESIS DIASTEREOSELECTIVA DE COMPLEJOS HIDRUROS QUIRALES DE IRIDIO(III) CON LIGANDOS FOSFANOOXAZOLINA -- ENONAS COMO DIENÓFILOS EN REACCIONES ENANTIOSELECTIVAS DE DIELS-ALDER -- ESTUDIO DE LA REACTIVIDAD DE COMPLEJOS ALÍLICOS DE RUTENIO CON LIGANDOS FOSFINA-FOSFITO -- COMPORTAMIENTO DINÁMICO DE UN DERIVADO ESTANNATO-ESTANNILENO DE Au(I) -- COMPLEJOS DE Au(I), Ag(I), Cu(I) Y Pd(II) CON 4-ISOCIANOACETANILIDA COMO LIGANDO BIFUNCIONAL -- SÍNTESIS Y APLICACIONES DE NUEVAS ESTRUCTURAS SUPRAMOLECULARES DE RODIO(I) -- SÍNTESIS DEL COMPLEJO [(IPr)Ni(estireno)2] Y ESTUDIO DE SU ACTIVIDAD CATALÍTICA EN LAS REACCIONES DE AMINACIÓN DE ARIL TOSILATOS -- SÍNTESIS DE OXAZOLES MEDIANTE LA REACCIÓN DE ACIL AZIDAS Y ALQUINOS TERMINALES CATALIZADAS POR COMPLEJOS DE Cu(I) CON LIGANDOS TRIDENTADOS -- REACCIONES DE KUMADA ENTRE HALUROS HETEROAROMÁTICOS Y ARIL ÉTERES CATALIZADAS POR EL COMPLEJO [(IPr)Ni( -alilo)Cl]. , FUNCIONALIZACIÓN CATALÍTICA DE ENLACES C-H DEINDOLES MEDIANTE INSERCIÓN DE CARBENOS -- SÍNTESIS DE -ACILOXIACETATOS MEDIANTE FUNCIONALIZACIÓN DE ÉSTERES -- NUEVO SISTEMA CATALÍTICO DE COBRE INMOVILIZADO PARA LA TRANSFERENCIA DE CARBENOS Y NITRENOS -- COMPLEJOS (HIDROTRISPIRAZOLILBORATO)-Cu(I) COMO CATALIZADORES EFICIENTES EN LA SÍNTESIS DE EPÓXIDOS -- ACTIVACIÓN CATALÍTICA DE ENLACES C-H EN HIDROCARBUROS LIGEROS C1-C4 -- MECANISMO PARA LA OXIDACIÓN DE ENLACES C-H sp2. EVIDENCIAS TEÓRICAS Y EXPERIMENTALES -- DETECCIÓN Y REACTIVIDAD DE UN ALCOXICARBENO DE PALADIO -- UNEXPECTED CLOSO-TO-ARACHNO TRANSFORMATION IN A 10 -VERTEX RHODATHIABORANE SYSTEM -- CICLOISOMERIZACIÓN vs HIDRATACIÓN DE ÁCIDOS y-ALQUINOICOS: UN NUEVO COMPLEJO DE ORO(III) CAPAZ DE HACER LA DIFERENCIA -- COMPLEJOS DE RUTENIO COMO CATALIZADORESEFICIENTES EN LA ISOMERIZACIÓN DE ALDOXIMAS ENAMIDAS EN UNA MEZCLA GLICEROL/AGUA -- NUEVOS DERIVADOS FULVENO DE Ru(II) A PARTIR DECOMPLEJOS CON LIGANDOS FERROCENILO MEDIANTESÍNTESIS FOTOQUÍMICA -- PROCESOS DE DEUTERACIÓN DE HIDRÓGENO UTILIZANDO HIDRUROS DE Ru(II) -- SÍNTESIS, REACTIVIDAD Y COMPORTAMIENTO FLUXIONALDE COMPLEJOS [MTp*NMe2X(NtBu)] DE NIOBIO Y TÁNTALO -- COMPLEJOS NHC DE PALADIO Y SU ADSORCIÓN SOBRENANOTUBOS DE CARBONO -- SÍNTESIS Y CARACTERIZACIÓN DE NANOPARTÍCULAS DEPALADIO FUNCIONALIZADAS CON FRAGMENTOSORGANOMETÁLICOS EN LA PERIFERIA -- ACOPLAMIENTO CRUZADO ENTRE N-HETEROCICLOS EN LAESFERA DE COORDINACIÓN DEL FRAGMENTO fac-{Re(CO)3} -- REACCIONES DE HIDROGENACIÓN CATALIZADAS PORNANOPARTÍCULAS BIMETÁLICAS DE Pd Y RhESTABILIZADAS CON DENDRÍMEROS SOLUBLES EN AGUA -- COORDINACIÓN DE IONES METÁLICOS EN DENDRÍMEROSPOLIAMINA ANIÓNICOS Y SU EFECTO EN LA INFECCIÓNPOR VIH -- POLÍMEROS HIPERRAMIFICADOS DE NATURALEZACARBOSILANO. SÍNTESIS Y ACTIVIDAD ANTIBACTERIANA. , COMPLEJOS HIDROSOLUBLES (NHC)Pt(II). SÍNTESIS YAPLICACIÓN CATALÍTICA EN FASE ACUOSA -- NUEVAS ESTRUCTURAS 2D Y 3D DE Au(I). APLICACIONES -- FORMACIÓN DE ADUCTOS SUPRAMOLECULARES ENTRECOMPLEJOS DE Mo(II) Y ANIONES O MOLÉCULAS NEUTRASA TRAVÉS DE ENLACES DE HIDRÓGENO -- REACTIVIDAD DE COMPLEJOS DE ORO(I) CON LIGANDOSCARBENO N-HETEROCÍCLICOS FRENTE A FOSFINASBIDENTADAS -- COORDINACIÓN ASIMÉTRICA DE GUANIDINAS ENCOMPLEJOS ALQUILIMIDO DE NIOBIO -- SYNTESIS Y ESTUDIO DE LAS PROPIEDADES CONDUCTORAS Y MAGNETICAS DEL POLIMERO MONODIMENSIONAL[K(H2O)2(thf)2]2n[Fe2(S2C6H2Cl2)4]n -- EPOXIDACIÓN DE OLEFINAS EN LÍQUIDOS IÓNICOSSOPORTADOS CATALIZADA POR COMPLEJOS DEMOLIBDENO -- DIAMINOGERMYLENE AND DIAMINOSTANNYLENEDERIVATIVES OF GOLD(I): NOVEL AuM AND AuM2(M = Ge, Sn) COMPLEXES -- COMPLEJOS CICLOMETALADOS DE IRIDIO(III)FOTOMODULABLES -- COMPLEJOS ARENO-RUTENIO(II) CON LIGANDOSGUANIDINATO NO SIMÉTRICOS: SÍNTESIS, ESTRUCTURA YACTIVIDAD CATALÍTICA -- TRANSFORMACIÓN DE LIGANDOS N-ALQUILIMIDAZOL ENCARBENOS N-HETEROCÍCLICOS EN COMPLEJOS DEMOLIBDENO -- TUNING NHC LIGANDS IN T-SHAPED Pt(II) COMPLEXES FORINTERMOLECULAR C-H BOND ACTIVATION OF ARENES -- BIMETALLIC GOLD/PALLADIUM SYSTEMS AS CATALYST FOR THE STILLE REACTION -- LUMINISCENCIA DE COMPUESTOS DE LANTÁNIDOS Y ORO -- PROPIEDADES ANTICANCERÍGENAS DE COMPUESTOS DEORO -- OLEFIN EPOXIDATION BY NONHEME IRON-BASEDCATALYTIC SYSTEMS USING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ASOXIDANT -- EQUILIBRIOS DE TRANSMETALACIÓN ORO-ESTAÑO -- OXIDACIÓN AERÓBICA DE ALCOLHOLES CATALIZADA PORCOMPLEJOS DE PALADIO BIEN DEFINIDOS -- ACTIVACIÓN DE ENLACES C-H PROMOVIDA PORINTERMEDIOS 2-IMINA Y ALQUILIDENO DE TITANIO -- IMMOBILIZED IRON COMPLEXES AS CATALYSTS FOROLEFIN EPOXIDATION -- NUEVO SOPORTE POLIMÉRICO PARA DIVERSOS GRUPOS FUNCIONALES. SÍNTESIS Y FUNCIONALIZACIÓN -- INDENYL-BASED PINCER COMPLEXES. FROM NONINNOCENT BEHAVIOR TO CATALYSIS. , OBTENCIÓN DE UN MATERIAL HÍBRIDO MESOPOROSO LUMINISCENTE SILÍCEO MEDIANTE INCORPORACIÓN DE UNCÚMULO ORGANOMETÁLICO TETRANUCLEAR DE COBRE.

Note: Cover -- Title -- Copyrights -- Preface -- Contents -- Section I Applications of Ethnomedicinal Plants -- Chapter 1 Some Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Used for the Treatment of Cancers/Tumors, with Special Reference toIts Scientific Validations Amner Muñoz-Acevedo, María C. González, Sandra M. Rodríguez, Martha Cervantes-Díaz and Carlos E. Díaz -- Chapter 2 Use of Ethnomedicinal Herbs to Treat and Manage Schistosomiasis in Zimbabwe: Past Trends andFuture Directions Alfred Maroyi -- Chapter 3 Ethnobotany: Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Hypertension Patricia Landazuri, Nelsy Loango Chamorro and Beatriz Restrepo Cortes -- Chapter 4 Plants Used for Central Nervous System Disorders by Brazilian Indians Priscila Yazbek, Thamara Sauini, Fernando Cassas, Gi -- Chapter 5 Ethnobotanical Retrospective and Features of the Multipurpose Plant Genipa americana L. (Rubiaceae) Kyria Cilene de Andrade Bortoleti, Roberta Lane de Oliveira Silva, Silvany de Sousa Araújo, Ana Christina Brasileiro-Vidal andAna Maria Benko-Iseppon -- Chapter 6 Paramela(Adesmia boronioides Hook. f.)From Popular Uses to Commercialization Silvia B. González,, Ana H. Ladio, Bruno Gastaldi, Fresia M. Silva Sofrás, Ariel Mazzoni3 and Gustavo Sánchez -- Chapter 7 The Genus Vismia: Geographical Distribution, Chemical Composition and Recent Biological Studies Janne Rojas and Alexis Buitrago -- Chapter 8 Curcuma longa L.: From Ethnomedicinal to Novel Biomedical Applications Mahendra Rai, Avinash Ingle, Raksha Pandit, Priti Paralikar, Farkhanda Rehman, Netravati Anasane, Pramod Ingle andSuneesh Buxy -- Chapter 9 Medicinal Plants of the Khyang Tribe of Bandarban District, Bangladesh Md. Shahadat Hossan, Christophe Wiart, Emratul Jannat,Abu Hanif, Prozzal Roy, Taufiq Rahman, Rownak Jahan,Tracey D. Bradshaw and Mohammed Rahmatullah. , Chapter 10 Management of Cardiovascular Diseases and Related Complications Using Traditional Herbs and Spices Kavisha Mooroteea and Fawzi Mahomoodally -- Chapter 11 Use of Ethnomedicinal Plants in Primary Health Care Nélida Soria Rey -- Chapter 12 Secondary Metabolites of Some Ethno-medicinal Plants of Arunachal Pradesh, India Pallabi Kalita Hui, Debmalya Das Gupta and Hui Tag -- Chapter 13 Characterization and Purification of Antiurolithiatic Metabolites from Medicinal Plants Ankit S. Kale, Anita S. Patil, Hariprasad Paikrao and Surendra R. Patil -- Section II Ethnopharmacology -- Chapter 14 In Vitro Experimental Design and Data Analysis in Ethnopharmacology Raúl Vinet, Marcela Knox, Marcos Lorca-Morales,Claudio Laurido and José Luis Martínez -- Chapter 15 Insights into the Ethnopharmacological Uses of Rutaceae A Golden Source for Many Pharmaceutical Preparations Dalia I. Hamdan, Fadia S. Youssef, Mohamed L. Ashour andAssem M. El-Shazly -- Chapter 16 Pharmacological Properties of Extracts and Compounds Isolated from Platonia insignis Mart.-A Perspective for Developing Phytomedicines Antonio do Nascimento Cavalcante, Chistiane Mendes Feitosa, Layana Karine Farias Lima, Ronaldo dos Santos Sousa Júnior and Ana Gabriela Sousa Alencar -- Index -- Editors' Biography.

Note: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Taking Advantage of the Therapeutic/Nutritional Properties of Some Medicinal Plants for Use in Animal Feed -- 2. Resveratrol: Perspectives from Ethnobotanical uses to Health Applications -- 3. Coffee and Folk Medicine: Mechanisms and Activities -- 4. Use of Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants with Ethnomedicinal Information in Clinical Trials: Focus on Bioactive Compounds -- 5. Phytolaccaceae and Petiveriaceae Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry -- 6. Beyond Phytochemistry: Comparative Ethnobotany among Oneirogenic Alkaloid Containing Tabernaemontana species from Mexico and the Amazon and the African shrub Tabernanthe iboga (Apocynaceae) -- 7. Phytochemistry and Bioactivity from Huperzias, used by Healers from Saraguro Community, in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes -- 8. The Genus Alepidea: A Review of its Medicinal Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities -- 9. Genus Salvia: Its Secondary Metabolites and Roles in the Treatment of Common Cancer Types in Men and Women -- 10. Molecular Basis of Ethnobotany and the Quest for Flavonoids: An Analytical Journey -- Index.

Note: Ultrasound in Chemistry -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- 1 The Power of Ultrasound -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Cavitation -- 1.2.1 Parameters Affecting Ultrasonic Cavitation -- 1.2.1.1 Frequency -- 1.2.1.2 Intensity -- 1.2.1.3 Solvent -- 1.2.1.4 Temperature -- 1.2.1.5 External Pressure and Bubbled Gas -- 1.2.1.6 Direct and Indirect Ultrasonic Application -- 1.3 Common Ultrasonic Devices Used in Analytical Chemistry -- 1.3.1 Ultrasonic Bath -- 1.3.1.1 Types of Ultrasonic Baths -- 1.3.1.2 How to Locate the Most Efcient Place Inside an Ultrasonic Bath -- 1.3.1.3 Temperature Control -- 1.3.1.4 Shape and Material of Reaction Container -- 1.3.2 The Ultrasonic Probe -- 1.3.2.1 Parts of an Ultrasonic Probe -- 1.3.2.2 Types of Ultrasonic Probes -- 1.3.2.3 Dead Zones -- 1.3.2.4 How to Choose the Correct Ultrasonic Probe -- 1.3.2.5 Temperature Control -- 1.3.2.6 Shape and Material of Reaction Container -- 1.4 Current Ultrasonic Devices for New Analytical Applications -- References -- 2 Ultrasonic Energy as a Tool for Sample Treatment for the Analysis of Elements and Elemental Speciation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Parameters Inuencing Element Ultrasonic Solid-Liquid Extraction -- 2.2.1 Extracting Reagent -- 2.2.1.1 Extracting Reagents for Total Element Extraction -- 2.2.1.2 Extracting Reagents for Elemental Speciation -- 2.2.1.3 Extracting Reagents for Sequential Extraction Schemes -- 2.2.2 Matrix Properties -- 2.2.2.1 Type of Matrix -- 2.2.2.2 Mass of Matrix -- 2.2.2.3 Sample Size -- 2.2.3 Ultrasonic Device -- 2.2.3.1 Type of Ultrasonic Device -- 2.2.3.2 Time of Ultrasonication -- 2.2.3.3 Ultrasonic Amplitude -- 2.2.3.4 Ultrasonic Frequency -- 2.2.3.5 Temperature of Sonication -- 2.3 US-SLE from Soils and Sediments -- 2.4 US-SLE from Sewage Sludge -- 2.5 US-SLE Extraction from Plants -- 2.6 Extraction from Soft Tissues. , 2.7 Total Element Determination -- 2.7.1 US-SLE and US-SS for F-AAS -- 2.7.2 US-SLE and US-SS for ET-AAS -- 2.7.3 US-SLE and US-SS for CV and HG Employed with AAS or AFS -- 2.8 Elemental Fractionation and Elemental Speciation -- 2.8.1 What is Speciation? -- 2.8.2 Shortening Sequential Fractionation Schemes -- 2.8.3 Speciation for Soils and Sediments -- 2.8.4 Speciation from Plants -- 2.8.5 Speciation from Soft Tissues -- 2.8.6 Speciation from Other Types of Samples -- 2.9 On-Line Applications -- 2.9.1 Open and Closed Systems -- 2.9.2 UB -- 2.9.3 UP -- 2.10 Current Trends -- 2.10.1 Accelerating Liquid-Liquid Extractions -- 2.10.2 Chemical Vapor Formation -- 2.11 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Ultrasonic Assisted Extraction for the Analysis of Organic Compounds by Chromatographic Techniques -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Overview of Classic and Modern Extraction Procedures for Organics -- 3.3 Ultrasonic Assisted Extraction (UAE) -- 3.3.1 Basic Principles -- 3.3.2 Parameters Inuencing Ultrasonic Assisted Extraction -- 3.3.2.1 Amount of Sample -- 3.3.2.2 Sample Particle Size -- 3.3.2.3 Extraction Solvent -- 3.3.2.4 pH of Extracting Solution -- 3.3.2.5 Solvent Volume -- 3.3.2.6 Sonic Power -- 3.3.2.7 Frequency -- 3.3.2.8 Extraction Time -- 3.3.2.9 Extraction Temperature -- 3.3.3 Applications -- 3.3.3.1 Liquid Samples -- 3.3.3.2 Solid Samples -- 3.3.3.3 Clean-Up -- 3.4 Coupling Ultrasound with Other Extraction Techniques -- 3.4.1 Coupling Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) and Ultrasound -- 3.4.1.1 Improving the Extraction Procedure in Direct-SPME -- 3.4.1.2 Improving the Extraction Procedure in HS-SPME -- 3.4.1.3 Facilitating the Desorption Process -- 3.4.2 Coupling Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (SBSE) and Ultrasound -- 3.5 Comparison between UAE and Other Extraction Techniques -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References. , 4 Electrochemical Applications of Power Ultrasound -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Electrochemical Cell and Experimental Setup -- 4.3 Voltammetry Under Insonation -- 4.4 Trace Detection by Stripping Voltammetry -- 4.4.1 Classical Electroanalysis -- 4.4.2 Electroanalysis Facilitated by Ultrasound -- 4.4.3 Applications of Sono-Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (Sono-ASV) -- 4.5 Biphasic Sonoelectroanalysis -- 4.5.1 Determination of Lead in Petrol -- 4.5.2 Extraction and Determination of Vanillin -- 4.5.3 Detection of Copper in Blood -- 4.6 Microelectrodes and Ultrasound -- 4.6.1 Insights into Bubble Dynamics -- 4.6.2 Measurement of Potentials of Zero Charge (PZC) -- 4.6.3 Particle Impact Experiments -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Power Ultrasound Meets Protemics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Protein Identication through Mass-Based Spectrometry Techniques and Peptide Mass Fingerprint -- 5.3 Classic In-Gel Protein Sample Treatment for Protein Identication through Peptide Mass Fingerprint -- 5.4 Ultrasonic Energy for the Acceleration of In-Gel Protein Sample Treatment for Protein Identication hrough Peptide Mass Fingerprint -- 5.4.1 Washing, Reduction and Alkylation Steps -- 5.4.2 In-Gel Protein Digestion Process -- 5.4.2.1 Sample Handling -- 5.4.2.2 Sonication Volume -- 5.4.2.3 Sonication Time -- 5.4.2.4 Sonication Amplitude -- 5.4.2.5 Protein to Trypsin Ratio -- 5.4.2.6 Temperature -- 5.4.2.7 Solvent -- 5.4.2.8 Minimum Amount of Protein Identied -- 5.4.2.9 Reduction and Alkylation Steps -- 5.4.2.10 Comparison with Other Types of Rapid Sample Treatments -- 5.4.2.11 Inuence of Protein Staining -- 5.5 Classic In-Solution Protein Sample Treatment for Protein Identication through Peptide Mass Fingerprint -- 5.6 Ultrasonic Energy for the Acceleration of the In-Solution Protein Sample Treatment for Protein Identication through Peptide Mass Fingerprint. , 5.6.1 In-Solution Protein Denaturation -- 5.6.2 In-Solution Protein Reduction and Alkylation -- 5.6.3 In-Solution Protein Digestion -- 5.6.4 Clean In-Solution Protein Digestion -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Beyond Analytical Chemistry -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Sonochemistry for Organic Synthesis -- 6.3 Ultrasonic Enhanced Synthesis of Inorganic Nanomaterials -- 6.4 Sonochemistry Applied to Polymer Science -- 6.4.1 Introduction to Polymers -- 6.4.2 Ultrasonication in Sample Treatment for Polymer Characterization -- 6.4.2.1 Introduction to Polymer Characterization -- 6.4.2.2 Overview of Sample Preparation for MALDI Analysis of Polymers -- 6.4.2.3 Ultrasonic Energy as a Tool for Fast Sample Treatment for the Characterization of Polymers by MALDI -- 6.4.3 Ultrasonic-Induced Polymer Degradation for Polymer Characterization -- 6.4.4 Ultrasonication for the Preparation of Imprinted Polymers -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- About the Editors -- Part I Current Antibiotics and Their Mechanism of Action -- Chapter 1 Resistance to Aminoglycosides: Glycomics and the Link to the Human Gut Microbiome -- 1.1 Aminoglycosides as Antimicrobial Drugs -- 1.1.1 The Structure of Aminoglycosides -- 1.1.2 Mechanisms of Action -- 1.2 Mechanisms of Resistance -- 1.2.1 Aminoglycoside-Modifying Enzymes -- 1.2.2 Mutation or Modification of Ribosomal Target Sequences -- 1.2.3 Changes in Uptake and Efflux -- 1.3 Development of New AGAs: The Potential of Glycomics -- 1.3.1 Exploitation of Carbohydrate Chemistry to Study Structure-Activity Relationship of Aminoglycoside Derivatives -- 1.3.2 Aminoglycoside Microarrays to Screen Interactions of Antibiotics with RNAs and Proteins -- 1.4 Influence of the Human Microbiome in Aminoglycoside Resistance -- 1.4.1 The Effect of Antibiotic-Induced Alterations -- 1.4.1.1 Immunological Diseases: Compromised Host Homeostasis and Tolerance -- 1.4.1.2 Metabolic Diseases: Deregulated Metabolism -- 1.4.1.3 Infectious Diseases: Increased Susceptibility to Pathogens -- 1.4.2 A Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance -- 1.4.3 Strategies to Modulate the Human Microbiome -- 1.5 Conclusions and Outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2 Mechanisms of Action and of Resistance to Quinolones -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Mechanism of Action of Quinolones -- 2.3 Mutations in the Genes Encoding the Targets of Quinolones -- 2.4 Multidrug Efflux Pumps and Quinolone Resistance -- 2.5 Transferable Quinolone Resistance -- 2.6 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Its Uncommon Mechanisms of Resistance to Quinolones -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 Beta-Lactams -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Chemical Structure -- 3.3 Classification and Spectrum of Activity -- 3.3.1 Penicillins. , 3.3.1.1 Natural Penicillins -- 3.3.1.2 Semisynthetic Penicillins -- 3.3.2 Cephalosporins -- 3.3.2.1 First Generation -- 3.3.2.2 Second Generation -- 3.3.2.3 Third Generation -- 3.3.2.4 Fourth Generation -- 3.3.2.5 Fifth Generation -- 3.3.3 Monobactams -- 3.3.4 Carbapenems -- 3.3.5 Beta-Lactam Associated with Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors -- 3.4 Mechanism of Action -- 3.5 Activity of Beta-Lactams Against Multiresistant Bacteria -- 3.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Glycopeptide Antibiotics: Mechanism of Action and Recent Developments -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Naturally Occurring Glycopeptide Antibiotics -- 4.3 Mechanism of Action of Glycopeptide Antibiotics -- 4.4 Resistance to Glycopeptides -- 4.5 Second-Generation Glycopeptides -- 4.5.1 Telavancin -- 4.5.2 Dalbavancin -- 4.5.3 Oritavancin -- 4.6 Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Glycopeptides -- 4.6.1 Modifications That Enhance the Binding Affinity to Target Pentapeptide -- 4.6.1.1 Peptide Backbone Modification -- 4.6.1.2 Attachment of H-Bond-Forming Moieties -- 4.6.1.3 Development of Homomeric Multivalent Analogues -- 4.6.2 Incorporation of Lipophilicity -- 4.6.3 Incorporation of Lipophilic Cationic Moieties to Impart Membrane Disruption Properties -- 4.6.4 Incorporation of Metal Chelating Moiety to Vancomycin to Impart New Mechanism of Action -- 4.7 Glycopeptides Under Clinical Trials -- 4.8 Glycopeptide Antibiotics: The Challenges -- References -- Chapter 5 Current Macrolide Antibiotics and Their Mechanisms of Action -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Structure of Macrolides -- 5.3 Macrolide Mechanisms of Action -- 5.4 Clinical Use of Macrolides -- 5.5 Next-Generation Macrolides and Future Use -- References -- Part II Mechanism of Antibiotic Resistance -- Chapter 6 Impact of Key and Secondary Drug Resistance Mutations on Structure and Activity of β-Lactamases -- 6.1 Introduction. , 6.2 Structure of the Protein Globule of TEM-Type β-Lactamases: Catalytic and Mutated Residues -- 6.2.1 Catalytic Site of β-Lactamase TEM-1 -- 6.2.2 Mutations Causing Phenotypes of TEM-Type β- Lactamases -- 6.3 Effect of the Key Mutations on Activity of TEM-Type β-Lactamases -- 6.3.1 Single Key Mutations in TEM-Type ESBLs (2be) -- 6.3.2 Combinations of Key Mutations in TEM-Type ESBLs (2be) -- 6.3.3 Key Mutations in IRT TEM-Type β-Lactamases (2br) -- 6.3.4 Single Key Mutations in IRT TEM-Type β-Lactamases (2br) -- 6.3.5 Combinations of Key Mutations in IRT TEM-Type β-Lactamases (2br) -- 6.3.6 Combinations of Key ESBL and IRT Mutations in CMT TEM-Type β-Lactamases (2ber) -- 6.4 Effect of Secondary Mutations on the Stability of TEM-Type β-Lactamases -- 6.5 Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 7 Acquired Resistance from Gene Transfer -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Horizonal Gene Transfer: A Brief Overview -- 7.2.1 Transformation -- 7.2.2 Transduction -- 7.2.3 Conjugation -- 7.3 Conjugative Transfer Mechanisms -- 7.3.1 Conjugative Transfer of Plasmids -- 7.3.2 Conjugative Transfer of Integrative Conjugative Elements -- 7.3.3 Conjugative Transfer of Other Integrative Elements -- 7.4 Antibiotic Resistances and Their Transfer -- 7.4.1 Dissemination of Carbapenem Resistance Among Bacterial Pathogens -- 7.4.2 Dissemination of Cephalosporin Resistance Among Bacterial Pathogens -- 7.4.3 Dissemination of Methicillin Resistance Among Bacterial Pathogens -- 7.4.4 Dissemination of Vancomycin Resistance Among Bacterial Pathogens -- 7.4.5 Dissemination of Fluoroquinolone Resistance Among Bacterial Pathogens -- 7.4.6 Dissemination of Penicillin and Ampicillin Resistance Among Bacterial Pathogens -- 7.5 Nanotubes Involved in Acquisition of Antibiotic Resistances -- 7.6 Conclusions and Outlook -- Abbreviations -- References. , Chapter 8 Antimicrobial Efflux Pumps -- 8.1 Bacterial Antimicrobial Efflux Pumps -- 8.1.1 Active Drug Efflux Systems -- 8.1.1.1 Primary Active Drug Transporters -- 8.1.1.2 Bacterial ABC Drug Transporters -- 8.1.2 Secondary Active Drug Transporters -- 8.1.2.1 Bacterial MFS Drug Efflux Pumps -- 8.1.2.2 Bacterial RND Multidrug Efflux Pumps -- 8.1.2.3 Bacterial MATE Drug Pumps -- 8.1.2.4 SMR Superfamily of Drug Efflux Pumps -- 8.1.2.5 PACE Family of Drug Transporters -- References -- Chapter 9 Bacterial Persistence in Biofilms and Antibiotics: Mechanisms Involved -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Reasons for Failure of Antibiotics in Biofilms -- 9.2.1 Failure of Antibiotics to Penetrate Biofilm: Active Antibiotics on the Biofilm -- 9.2.2 Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) -- 9.2.3 Horizontal Transfer of Encoding β-Lactamase Genes -- 9.2.4 Influence of Subinhibitory Concentrations of Antibiotics on Biofilm -- 9.2.5 Small Colony Variants (SCVs), Persistence (Persisters), and Toxin-Antitoxin (TA) Systems -- 9.2.5.1 Small Colony Variants (SCVs) -- 9.2.5.2 Persisters -- 9.2.5.3 Toxin-Antitoxin (TA) Modules -- 9.2.6 Quorum Sensing: Bacterial Metabolites -- 9.2.7 Extracellular DNA -- 9.2.8 Nutrient Limitation -- 9.2.9 SOS Inducers (Antibiotics and Others) -- 9.2.10 Hypermutator Phenotype -- 9.2.11 Multidrug Efflux Pumps -- 9.3 Usual and Innovative Means to Overcome Biofilm Resistance in Biofilms -- 9.3.1 Antibiotics (Bacteriocins) Natural and Synthetic Molecules: Phages -- 9.3.2 Efflux Pump Inhibitors -- 9.3.3 Anti-Persisters: Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors -- 9.3.4 Enzymes -- 9.3.5 Electrical Methods -- 9.3.6 Photodynamic Therapy -- 9.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Conflict of Interest -- References -- Part III Socio-Economical Perspectives and Impact of AR -- Chapter 10 Sources of Antibiotic Resistance: Zoonotic, Human, Environment -- 10.1 The Antibiotic Era. , 10.2 Intrinsic and Acquired Antibiotic Resistance -- 10.3 The Natural Antibiotic Resistome -- 10.4 The Contaminant Resistome -- 10.5 Evolution of Antibiotics Usage -- 10.6 Antibiotic Resistance Evolution -- 10.7 Stressors for Antibiotic Resistance -- 10.8 Paths of Antibiotic Resistance Dissemination -- 10.9 Antibiotic Resistance in Humans and Animals -- 10.10 Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 11 Antibiotic Resistance: Immunity-Acquired Resistance: Evolution of Antimicrobial Resistance Among Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases and Carbapenemases in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli -- 11.1 Overview of Antibiotic Resistance as a Worldwide Health Problem -- 11.2 Objectives -- 11.3 Causes of Antimicrobial Resistance -- 11.4 Enterobacteriaceae: General Characterization -- 11.4.1 Escherichia coli -- 11.4.2 Klebsiella pneumoniae -- 11.5 Current Antibiotic Resistance Threats -- 11.5.1 Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae -- 11.5.2 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase -- 11.6 Consequences and Future Strategies to Brace the Antibiotic Backbone -- 11.7 Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 12 Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Food-Producing Animals in Europe: An Impact on Public Health? -- 12.1 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase -- 12.1.1 ESBL-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Food Animals -- 12.1.1.1 Poultry -- 12.1.1.2 Pigs -- 12.1.1.3 Cattle -- 12.2 Carbapenemases -- 12.3 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part IV Therapeutic Strategy for Overcoming AR -- Chapter 13 AR Mechanism-Based Drug Design -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Drug Design Principles -- 13.3 Identification of Novel Targets and Novel Mechanisms of Action -- 13.4 Efflux Pump Inhibitors -- 13.5 Design of Inhibitors of Drug-Modifying Enzymes -- 13.6 Antimicrobial Peptides. , 13.7 Other Approaches to Overcome Bacterial Resistance.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Program Committee -- Additional Reviewers -- Contents -- AI and Robotics -- Semantic Localization of a Robot in a Real Home -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 3 Proposal -- 4 Experimentation -- 4.1 Dataset -- 4.2 Experimentation Setup -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 6 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Positioning System for an Electric Autonomous Vehicle Based on the Fusion of Multi-GNSS RTK and Odometry by Using an Extented Kalman Filter -- 1 Introduction -- 2 System Architecture -- 2.1 Multi-GNSS -- 2.2 Incremental-Encoder Odometry -- 3 Extended Kalman Filter -- 3.1 Algorithm -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Self-driving a Car in Simulation Through a CNN -- 1 Introduction. State of the Art -- 1.1 Autonomous Systems -- 1.2 Previous Developments -- 1.3 Training the CNNs -- 2 Network Architecture -- 2.1 TinyPilotNet -- 2.2 Long Short-Term Memory Layers -- 2.3 DeepestLSTM-TinyPilotNet -- 3 Open-Source Driving Simulator -- 4 Testing Performance -- 4.1 Frame-to-Frame Comparison. RMSE Metric -- 4.2 New Test Metrics -- 5 Experimental Results -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Study of Obstacle Avoidance Strategies for Efficient Autonomous Navigation of Wheeled Robots in Unknown Environments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Obstacle Avoidance Strategies -- 2.1 Model-Based Methods -- 2.2 Fuzzy Logic Methods -- 2.3 Reactive Methods Based on Machine Learning -- 3 Efficient Obstacle Avoidance Strategy -- 4 Experimental Results -- 4.1 Simulation Environment -- 4.2 Simulated Scenarios -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Obstacle and Environment Representation -- 5.2 Efficient Control of Robot's Direction -- 6 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Combination of Semantic Localization and Conversational Skills for Assistive Robots -- 1 Introduction -- 2 LifeBots Research Project -- 3 System Proposal and Description. , 3.1 Visual Module -- 3.2 Dialogue Module -- 3.3 Knowledge Module -- 4 Use Case -- 5 Experiments and Results -- 5.1 Object Detection and Classification Results -- 5.2 Human-Robot Interaction -- 6 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Adaptation of the Difficulty Level in an Infant-Robot Movement Contingency Study -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 2.1 Infant Motor Learning and Adaptation -- 2.2 Infant Developmental Intervention -- 3 Model Training Data -- 4 User Adaptation Model -- 4.1 Problem Description -- 4.2 Discretization of the Acceleration Values -- 4.3 Mapping the Threshold Adaptation Problem onto Reinforcement Learning -- 5 Simulation Evaluation of the Model -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Computer Vision and Robotics -- Convolutional Neural Network vs Traditional Methods for Offline Recognition of Handwritten Digits -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Foundations -- 2.1 Traditional Methods -- 2.2 Convolutional Neural Networks -- 3 System Architecture -- 3.1 Pre-processing -- 3.2 Segmentation -- 3.3 Features Extraction Using Traditional Methods -- 3.4 Classification Using Traditional Methods -- 3.5 CNN for Features Extraction and Classification -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Handwritten Databases -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Visual Attention Mechanisms Revisited -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Proposed Approach -- 3.1 The Robot Shelly -- 3.2 Inner Model Representation -- 3.3 Attention Mechanism: Thermal Map -- 3.4 Design of the Attentional Agent -- 4 Experimental Results -- 5 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Change Detection Tool Based on GSV to Help DNNs Training -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Change Detection Tool Architecture -- 2.1 Creating the URL Database -- 2.2 Creating the Panoramic Image -- 2.3 Computing the Depth Map -- 2.4 View Synthesis -- 2.5 Individual Pair Images Alignment -- 2.6 Differential Groundtruth. , 3 Validation Results -- 4 Conclusions and Future Works -- References -- Improving the 3D Perception of the Pepper Robot Using Depth Prediction from Monocular Frames -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 2.1 Depth Cameras Issues -- 2.2 Sensor Fusion Techniques -- 2.3 Depth Estimation from Monocular Frames -- 3 Pepper Robot -- 3.1 The Problem with the Tridimensional Sensor of the Pepper Robot -- 3.2 Other Issues Related to 3D Cameras -- 4 Fusing the Output of a Depth Estimation from Monocular Frames System and the Pepper Depth Maps -- 5 Experimentation -- 6 Results and Discussion -- References -- Person Following Robot Behavior Using Deep Learning -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 3 Design -- 4 Perception Module -- 4.1 Person Detection -- 4.2 Face Detection -- 4.3 Person and Face Trackers -- 4.4 Face Reidentification -- 5 Actuation Module -- 5.1 Error Computation -- 5.2 Movement Control -- 6 Experiments -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Human Robot Interaction -- Attentional Mechanism Based on a Microphone Array for Embedded Devices and a Single Camera -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Audio Source Localization -- 2.1 Introduction to SRP-PHAT -- 2.2 Implementation -- 2.3 MATLAB Simulations -- 3 Face Detection -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Challenges on the Application of Automated Planning for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Using an Autonomous Social Robot -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 CGA Tests -- 2.2 The Robot -- 2.3 Automated Planning -- 3 Automated Planning for CGA -- 3.1 Modeling Challenges and Decisions Taken -- 3.2 Execution -- 4 Example of Domain and Problems -- 5 Preliminary Results -- 6 Related Work -- 7 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Planning Human-Robot Interaction for Social Navigation in Crowded Environments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background. , 3 Cognitive Architecture for Social Navigation -- 3.1 Deep State Representation -- 3.2 Agents -- 4 Planning Human-Robot Interaction -- 4.1 Symbols and Predicates -- 4.2 Navigation Domain -- 4.3 Missions -- 5 Experimental Results -- 5.1 Description of the Experiments -- 6 Conclusions and Future Works -- References -- Talking with Sentiment: Adaptive Expression Generation Behavior for Social Robots -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 System Architecture -- 4 Text Sentiment Extraction -- 5 Sentiment to Emotion Conversion -- 6 Expression Generation -- 6.1 Gestures Generation -- 6.2 Facial Expression -- 6.3 Voice Intonation -- 7 Experimental Setup -- 7.1 Robotic Platform -- 7.2 Hypothesis -- 7.3 Experimental Design -- 8 Experimental Results -- 9 Conclusions and Further Work -- References -- Mobile Robots -- Auction Model for Transport Order Assignment in AGV Systems -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Transport Cost Estimation -- 3 The taxisCooperative Model -- 4 Modified taxisCooperative Model -- 4.1 Remove the Airport from the Map -- 4.2 Change the Minimum Route Calculation Method -- 4.3 Changes in the Map Creation Method -- 4.4 Change the Auction Duration -- 4.5 Second Auction Concept Application -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Second Auction Analysis -- 5.2 Comparison Between the Base Model and the Modified One -- 5.3 Optimal Configuration -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Accountability in Mobile Service Robots -- 1 Introduction -- 2 An Integrated Accountability Module -- 2.1 Accountability at Cognitive Level -- 2.2 Accountability at Development Framework Level -- 3 Designing Accountability in ROS -- 3.1 ROSRV-Based Implementation -- 3.2 ROS Modification -- 3.3 Scalability -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Robotic Manipulators -- Topological Road Mapping for Autonomous Driving Applications -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Open Street Maps. , 2.1 Java Open Street Maps -- 2.2 Lanelets -- 2.3 Mapping Techniques -- 3 Route Planning -- 4 Simulation Enviroment -- 5 Results -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Design and Implementation of a Low Cost 3D Printed Adaptive Hand -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Design -- 2.1 Mechanical Design -- 2.2 Electronic Design -- 2.3 Software Design -- 3 Experimental Evaluation -- 4 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Robocup and Soccer Robots -- Planning-Centered Architecture for RoboCup SSPL @Home -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Software Architecture -- 2.1 Three-Layers Architecture -- 2.2 Planning System -- 2.3 Integration of BICA -- 3 Robot Functionality -- 3.1 Perception -- 3.2 Navigation -- 3.3 Human-Robot Interaction -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Help Me Carry -- 4.2 Speech and Person Recognition -- 4.3 Cocktail Party -- 4.4 General Purpose Service Robot -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Opponent Modeling in RoboCup Soccer Simulation -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 RoboCup Coach Competition -- 4 Our Approach -- 4.1 Detection of Soccer Actions -- 4.2 Offline Analysis -- 4.3 Online Analysis -- 5 Experimental Setup and Results -- 5.1 Experimental Design -- 5.2 Results -- 5.3 Comparative -- 6 Conclusions and Future Work -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Other Topics -- First Steps Towards a General Algorithm to Estimate the Mechanical State of a Vehicle -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Estimation Algorithm -- 2.1 Notation and Formulation -- 2.2 Model Equations -- 2.3 State Prediction -- 2.4 Measurement Prediction -- 2.5 State Update -- 3 Experimental Validation -- 3.1 Description of the Experiment -- 3.2 Results -- 4 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Author Index.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- List of contributing authors -- 1. Incorporating green chemistry into education -- 2. The quadruple bottom line: the advantages of incorporating Green Chemistry into the undergraduate chemistry major -- 3. Green chemistry education in the Middle East -- 4. Virtually going green: The role of quantum computational chemistry in reducing pollution and toxicity in chemistry -- 5. Educational benefits of green chemistry -- 6. Green analytical chemistry - the use of surfactants as a replacement of organic solvents in spectroscopy -- 7. Biofuels, fossil energy ratio, and the future of energy production -- 8. Growing your green chemistry mindset -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Part 1: Ethnobotany -- 1. The Genus Aloysia Paláu (Verbenaceae) in Argentina. A Paradigm in Ethnobotany -- 2. Ethnobotany of Medicinal and Sacred Plants with Ethnopharmacological Potential from Southwestern Colombia -- 3. Ethnobotanical Uses and Potential Pharmaceutical Applications of the Cactaceae Family -- 4. Traditional Use of Plants in Mexico for the Treatment of Diabetes: An Ethnopharmacological Review and Scientific Evaluations -- 5. Limits and Risks of Plants Valorization in Morocco Associated with Their Vernacular Names -- 6. Resilience of Mapuche Health System and the Influence of COVID-19 -- Part 2: Traditional Knowledge of Useful Plants -- 7. Medicinal Use of the Plants of the Atacama Desert -- 8. Local Botanical Knowledge of Plants Associated with Andean and Chinese Traditions in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (Argentina): An Urban Ethnobotany Study -- 9. Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) in Southern African Countries -- 10. Traditional Medicine of the Kichwa of the Upper Napo -- 11. Traditional Practices Regarding the Use of Botanicals to Treat Bovine Haemonchosis in Pakistan -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1: Mururé (Brosimum acutifolium Huber) in the Treatment of Syphilis in Colonial Amazonia: From Historical Data to the Actual Contribution in Treatment -- 2: Agroecology, Local Knowledge and Participatory Research: Articulation of Knowledge for Sustainable Use of Plant Resources in Agroecosystems -- 3: The Path of Ethnopharmacobotany: From Economic Botany to Ethnobotany -- 4: Patagonian Berries: An Ethnobotanical Approach to Exploration of their Nutraceutical Potential -- 5: Status of Research on Medicinal Plants in the Cajamarca's Region, Peru -- 6: Recent Reports on Ethnopharmacological and Ethnobotanical Studies of Valeriana carnosa Sm: (Valerianaceae) -- 7: Traditional Knowledge of Antivenom Plants: Bioactive Compounds and Their Antiophidic Properties -- 8: Ethnobotanical Study of Dakshin Dinajpur District of West Bengal - An Overview -- 9: Antipsoriatic Medicinal Plants: From Traditional Use to Clinic -- 10: Knowledge of the Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Tobas and Mocovíes Tribes in the Central-North of Argentina -- 11: Ethnobotany of Teucrium Species -- 12: Ethnobotanical Issues on Medicinal Plants from Paraguay -- 13: An Overview of Vetiveria zizanioides (Linn.) Nash (Poaceae): Traditional Uses and Products -- 14: Native Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Nervous System Ailments in Chile and the Current State of Its Scientific Studies -- 15: Medicinal Plants Used by the Tharu Communities in Nepal -- Index -- Editors Biography.