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This book describes the current state of the art in sensing technology, particularly from the applied perspective. Offers a broad overview of recent developments, and discusses the process through which researchers develop sensors and related systems.

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This book is written for academic and industry professionals working in the field of sensing, instrumentation and related fields, and is positioned to give a snapshot of the current state of the art in sensing technology, particularly from the applied perspective. The book is intended to give a broad overview of the latest developments, in addition to discussing the process through which researchers go through in order to develop sensors, or related systems, which will become more widespread in the future.

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A Novel Smart Sensing Platform for Vital Signs and Motor Activity Monitoring.- Real-Time Monitoring of Respiratory Diseases of Distantly Located Elderly Impaired Patients.- Real-Time Position Sensing for Biofeedback-Based Gait Training.- A Comprehensive Seven Layer Sensor Model: Cyber-Physical System.- Small-Signal Analysis of the Nonlinear Acoustic Behavior of Vented Vessels.- Flexible Electromagnetic Wave Sensors for Real-Time Assessment of Water Contaminants.- Assessing Water-Holding Capacity (WHC) of Meat using Microwave Spectroscopy.- Microwave Tomography in Timber Processing: Two Examples.- A Novel Method for Monitoring Structural Metallic Materials using Microwave NDT.- Nanostructured Nickel Oxide by Hydrothermal Route for Gas Sensing Applications.- Preparation of Ni-doped ZnO Nanorods by Hydrothermal Route for Gas Sensor Applications.- Studies of Microstructure Properties and Gas Sensing Performance of (Sn 0.3 Ti 0.7 ) O 2 Thick Film Resistors.- Synthesis, Characterization and Ammonia Gas Sensing Properties of Cr 2 O 3 doped ZrO 2 Thick Film Resistor.- Effectiveness of Argon Nanobubbles in Realizing Enhanced Optical Sensitization for Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy.- Overview of the Development and Applications of a Vision Based Scene Change Detector.- Design of AC-DC converter for magnetic energy harvesting device.- Modern Methods of Monitoring Radiological Contamination of Water Reservoirs.

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