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Absent Mandate: Strategies and Choices in Canadian Elections
by Jane Jenson Harold Clarke Larry LeDuc Jon PammettAbsent Mandate develops the crucial concept of policy mandates, distinguished from other interpretations of election outcomes, and addresses the disconnect between election issues and government actions. Emphasizing Canadian federal elections between 1993 and 2015, the book examines the Chretien/Martin, Harper and Trudeau governments and the campaigns that brought them to power. Using data from the Canadian Election Studies and other major surveys, Absent Mandate documents the longstanding volatility in Canadian voting behaviour. This volatility reflects the flexibility of voters' partisan attachments, the salience of party leader images, and campaigns dominated by discussion of broad national problems and leaders rather than by coherent sets of policy proposals. The failure of elections to provide genuine policy mandates stimulates public discontent with the political process and widens the gap between the promise and the performance of Canadian democracy.
Adapting Bestsellers: Fantasy, Franchise and the Afterlife of Storyworlds (Elements in Publishing and Book Culture)
by Ken GelderThis Element looks at adaptations of bestselling works of popular fiction to cinema, television, stage, radio, video games and other media platforms. It focuses on 'transmedia storytelling', building its case studies around the genre of modern fantasy: because the elaborate storyworlds produced by writers like J. R. R. Tolkien, J. K. Rowling and George R. R. Martin have readily lent themselves to adaptations across various media platforms. This has also made it possible for media entertainment corporations to invest in them over the long term, enabling the development of franchises through which their storyworlds are presented and marketed in new ways to new audiences.
Addressing the Challenges in Communicating Climate Change Across Various Audiences (Climate Change Management)
by Walter Leal Filho Henry McGhie Bettina LacknerThis book offers a concrete contribution towards a better understanding of climate change communication. It ultimately helps to catalyse the sort of cross-sectoral action needed to address the phenomenon of climate change and its many consequences. There is a perceived need to foster a better understanding of what climate change is, and to identify approaches, processes, methods and tools which may help to better communicate it. There is also a need for successful examples showing how communication can take place across society and stakeholders. Addressing the challenges in communicating to various audiences and providing a platform for reflections, it showcases lessons learnt from research, field projects and best practices in various settings in various different countries. The acquired knowledge can be adapted and applied to other situations.
Advanced Computing and Communication Technologies: Proceedings of the 11th ICACCT 2018 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #702)
by Jyotsna Kumar Mandal Nitin Auluck Dhananjay BhattacharyyaThe book includes papers on a wide range of emerging research topics spanning theory, systems and applications of computing and communication technologies viz. Nonlinear Dynamics in Cryptography, Discrete domain Swarm Robotics, Machine Learning, Facility Layout Problem, Crowdfunding Projects, Deep Learning, MHD Nanofluid Flow, Medical Diagnostics, Human Computer Interface, Social Networking, System Performance, Wireless Sensor Networks, Cognitive Radio Networks, Antenna Design etc.; presented at the 11th International Conference on Advanced Computing and Communications Technologies (11th ICACCT 2018) held on 17-18 February, 2018 at Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology, Panipat, India.
Advanced Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering: MUE/FutureTech 2018 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #518)
by Gangman Yi James J. Park Vincenzo Loia Kim-Kwang Raymond ChooThis book presents the combined proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE 2018) and the 13th International Conference on Future Information Technology (Future Tech 2018), both held in Salerno, Italy, April 23 - 25, 2018. The aim of these two meetings was to promote discussion and interaction among academics, researchers and professionals in the field of ubiquitous computing technologies. These proceedings reflect the state of the art in the development of computational methods, involving theory, algorithms, numerical simulation, error and uncertainty analysis and novel applications of new processing techniques in engineering, science, and other disciplines related to ubiquitous computing.
Advances in Big Data and Cloud Computing: Proceedings Of Icbdcc18 (Advances In Intelligent Systems and Computing #750)
by J. Dinesh Peter Amir H. Alavi Bahman JavadiThis book is a compendium of the proceedings of the International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing. It includes recent advances in the areas of big data analytics, cloud computing, internet of nano things, cloud security, data analytics in the cloud, smart cities and grids, etc. This volume primarily focuses on the application of the knowledge that promotes ideas for solving the problems of the society through cutting-edge technologies. The articles featured in this proceeding provide novel ideas that contribute to the growth of world class research and development. The contents of this volume will be of interest to researchers and professionals alike.
Advances in Communication, Cloud, and Big Data: Proceedings of 2nd National Conference on CCB 2016 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #31)
by Hiren Kumar Sarma Samarjeet Borah Nitul DuttaThis book is an outcome of the second national conference on Communication, Cloud and Big Data (CCB) held during November 10-11, 2016 at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology. The nineteen chapters of the book are some of the accepted papers of CCB 2016. These chapters have undergone review process and then subsequent series of improvements. The book contains chapters on various aspects of communication, computation, cloud and big data. Routing in wireless sensor networks, modulation techniques, spectrum hole sensing in cognitive radio networks, antenna design, network security, Quality of Service issues in routing, medium access control protocol for Internet of Things, and TCP performance over different routing protocols used in mobile ad-hoc networks are some of the topics discussed in different chapters of this book which fall under the domain of communication. Moreover, there are chapters in this book discussing topics like applications of geographic information systems, use of radar for road safety, image segmentation and digital media processing, web content management system, human computer interaction, and natural language processing in the context of Bodo language. These chapters may fall under broader domain of computation. Issues like robot navigation exploring cloud technology, and application of big data analytics in higher education are also discussed in two different chapters. These chapters fall under the domains of cloud and big data, respectively.
Advances in Communication, Devices and Networking: Proceedings of ICCDN 2018 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #537)
by Rabindranath Bera Subir Kumar Sarkar Om Prakash Singh Hemanta SaikiaThe book covers recent trends in the field of devices, wireless communication and networking. It presents the outcomes of the International Conference in Communication, Devices and Networking (ICCDN 2018), which was organized by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim, India on 2–3 June, 2018. Gathering cutting-edge research papers prepared by researchers, engineers and industry professionals, it will help young and experienced scientists and developers alike to explore new perspectives, and offer them inspirations on addressing real-world problems in the field of electronics, communication, devices and networking.
Advances in Computer Communication and Computational Sciences: Proceedings Of Ic4s 2017, Volume 1 (Advances In Intelligent Systems and Computing #759)
by Sanjiv K. Bhatia Krishn K. Mishra Shailesh Tiwari Munesh C. TrivediThe book includes the insights that reflect ‘Advances in Computer and Computational Sciences’ from upcoming researchers and leading academicians across the globe. It contains the high-quality peer-reviewed papers of ‘International Conference on Computer, Communication and Computational Sciences (IC4S 2017), held during 11–12 October, 2017 in Thailand. These papers are arranged in the form of chapters. The content of this book is divided into two volumes that cover variety of topics such as intelligent hardware and software design, advanced communications, intelligent computing techniques, intelligent image processing, and web and informatics. This book helps the perspective readers’ from computer industry and academia to derive the advances of next generation computer and communication technology and shape them into real life applications.
Advances in Computer Communication and Computational Sciences: Proceedings of IC4S 2017, Volume 1 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #759)
by Sanjiv K. Bhatia Krishn K. Mishra Shailesh Tiwari Munesh C. TrivediThe book includes the insights that reflect ‘Advances in Computer and Computational Sciences’ from upcoming researchers and leading academicians across the globe. It contains the high-quality peer-reviewed papers of ‘International Conference on Computer, Communication and Computational Sciences (IC4S 2017), held during 11–12 October, 2017 in Thailand. These papers are arranged in the form of chapters. The content of this book is divided into two volumes that cover variety of topics such as intelligent hardware and software design, advanced communications, intelligent computing techniques, intelligent image processing, and web and informatics. This book helps the perspective readers’ from computer industry and academia to derive the advances of next generation computer and communication technology and shape them into real life applications.
Advances in Computer Communication and Computational Sciences: Proceedings of IC4S 2018 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #924)
by Sanjiv K. Bhatia Krishn K. Mishra Shailesh Tiwari Munesh C. TrivediThis book includes key insights that reflect ‘Advances in Computer and Computational Sciences’ from upcoming researchers and leading academics around the globe. It gathers high-quality, peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Computer, Communication and Computational Sciences (IC4S 2018), which was held on 20-21 October, 2018 in Bangkok. The book covers a broad range of topics, including intelligent hardware and software design, advanced communications, intelligent computing techniques, intelligent image processing, and web and informatics. Its goal is to familiarize readers from the computer industry and academia with the latest advances in next-generation computer and communication technology, which they can subsequently integrate into real-world applications.
Advances in Data and Information Sciences: Proceedings of ICDIS 2017, Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #39)
by Shailesh Tiwari Munesh C. Trivedi Mohan L. Kolhe Vikash Kumar SinghThe book gathers a collection of high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented at the International Conference on Data and Information Systems (ICDIS 2017), held at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, India from November 3 to 4, 2017. The book covers all aspects of computational sciences and information security. In chapters written by leading researchers, developers and practitioner from academia and industry, it highlights the latest developments and technical solutions, helping readers from the computer industry capitalize on key advances in next-generation computer and communication technology.
Advances in Graphic Communication, Printing and Packaging: Proceedings of 2018 9th China Academic Conference on Printing and Packaging (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #543)
by Min Xu Li Yang Yun Ouyang Pengfei Zhao Yuhui RenThis book includes a selection of reviewed papers presented at the 9th China Academic Conference on Printing and Packaging, which was held in November 2018 in Shandong, China. The conference was jointly organized by the China Academy of Printing Technology and Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences). With 8 keynote talks and over 200 presented papers on graphic communication and packaging technologies, the conference attracted more than 300 scientists.The proceedings cover the recent findings in color science and technology, image processing technology, digital media technology, mechanical engineering and numerical control, materials and detection, digital process management technology in printing and packaging, and other technologies. As such, the book is of interest to university researchers, R&D engineers and graduate students in the field of graphic arts, packaging, color science, image science, material science, computer science, digital media, and network technology.
Advances in Information and Communication Networks: Proceedings of the 2018 Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC), Vol. 1 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #886)
by Kohei Arai Supriya Kapoor Rahul BhatiaThe book, gathering the proceedings of the Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC) 2018, is a remarkable collection of chapters covering a wide range of topics in areas of information and communication technologies and their applications to the real world. It includes 104 papers and posters by pioneering academic researchers, scientists, industrial engineers, and students from all around the world, which contribute to our understanding of relevant trends of current research on communication, data science, ambient intelligence, networking, computing, security and Internet of Things. This book collects state of the art chapters on all aspects of information science and communication technologies, from classical to intelligent, and covers both theory and applications of the latest technologies and methodologies. Presenting state-of-the-art intelligent methods and techniques for solving real-world problems along with a vision of the future research, this book is an interesting and useful resource.
Advances in Information and Communication Networks: Proceedings of the 2018 Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC), Vol. 2 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #887)
by Kohei Arai Supriya Kapoor Rahul BhatiaThe book, gathering the proceedings of the Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC) 2018, is a remarkable collection of chapters covering a wide range of topics in areas of information and communication technologies and their applications to the real world. It includes 104 papers and posters by pioneering academic researchers, scientists, industrial engineers, and students from all around the world, which contribute to our understanding of relevant trends of current research on communication, data science, ambient intelligence, networking, computing, security and Internet of Things. This book collects state of the art chapters on all aspects of information science and communication technologies, from classical to intelligent, and covers both theory and applications of the latest technologies and methodologies. Presenting state-of-the-art intelligent methods and techniques for solving real-world problems along with a vision of the future research, this book is an interesting and useful resource.
Advances in Information and Communication Technologies for Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change II: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of ICT for Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change (AACC'18), November 21-23, 2018, Cali, Colombia (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #893)
by Plamen Angelov Juan Carlos Corrales José Antonio IglesiasThis book presents novel communication technology solutions to address the effects of climate change and climate variability on agriculture, with a particular focus on those that increase agricultural production. It discusses decision support and early warning systems for agriculture; information technology (IT) supporting sustainable water management and land cover dynamics; predictive of crop production models; and software applications for reducing the effects of diseases and pests on crops. Further topics include the real-time monitoring of weather conditions and water quality, as well as food security issues. Featuring the proceedings of the International Conference of ICT for Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change (AACC’18), held on November 21–23, 2018, in Cali, Colombia, the book represents a timely report and a source of new ideas and solutions for both researchers and practitioners active in the agricultural sector around the globe.
Advances in Information and Communication Technologies: Processing and Control in Information and Communication Systems (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #560)
by Mykhailo Ilchenko Leonid Uryvsky Larysa GlobaThis book highlights the most important research areas in Information and Telecommunication Technologies as well as Radio Electronics. The respective chapters share in-depth and extended results in these areas with a view to resolving practically relevant and challenging issues including: management services and quality control, improved estimates for reliability indicators, the cryptographic technology Blockchain, research and forecasting of technological characteristics, satellite communications, multiservice transmission systems and effective technological solutions. These results can be used in the implementation of novel systems and to promote the exchange of information in e-societies. Given its scope the book offers a valuable resource for scientists, lecturers, specialists working at enterprises, graduate and undergraduate students who engage with problems in Information and Telecommunication Technologies as well as Radio Electronics.
Advances in Nature-Inspired Computing and Applications (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Atulya K. Nagar Shishir Kumar Shandilya Smita ShandilyaThis book contains research contributions from leading global scholars in nature-inspired computing. It includes comprehensive coverage of each respective topic, while also highlighting recent and future trends. The contributions provides readers with a snapshot of the state of the art in the field of nature-inspired computing and its application. This book has focus on the current researches while highlighting the empirical results along with theoretical concepts to provide a comprehensive reference for students, researchers, scholars, professionals and practitioners in the field of Advanced Artificial Intelligence, Nature-Inspired Algorithms and Soft Computing.
Advances in Signal Processing and Communication: Select Proceedings of ICSC 2018 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #526)
by Banmali S. Rawat Aditya Trivedi Sanjeev Manhas Vikram KarwalThis book is a collection of selected peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication (ICSC 2018). It covers current research and developments in the fields of communications, signal processing, VLSI circuits and systems, and embedded systems. The book offers in-depth discussions and analyses of latest problems across different sub-fields of signal processing and communications. The contents of this book will prove to be useful for students, researchers, and professionals working in electronics and electrical engineering, as well as other allied fields.
Advances on Broadband and Wireless Computing, Communication and Applications: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Broadband and Wireless Computing, Communication and Applications (BWCCA-2018) (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #25)
by Leonard Barolli Tomoya Enokido Fang-Yie Leu Hsing-Chung ChenThis book presents on the latest research findings, and innovative research methods and development techniques related to the emerging areas of broadband and wireless computing from both theoretical and practical perspectives.Information networking is evolving rapidly with various kinds of networks with different characteristics emerging and being integrated into heterogeneous networks. As a result, a number of interconnection problems can occur at different levels of the communicating entities and communication networks’ hardware and software design. These networks need to manage an increasing usage demand, provide support for a significant number of services, guarantee their QoS, and optimize the network resources. The success of all-IP networking and wireless technology has changed the way of life for people around the world, and the advances in electronic integration and wireless communications will pave the way for access to the wireless networks on the fly. This in turn means that all electronic devices will be able to exchange the information with each other in a ubiquitous way whenever necessary.
Advances on P2P, Parallel, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on P2P, Parallel, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing (3PGCIC-2018) (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #24)
by Fatos Xhafa Fang-Yie Leu Massimo Ficco Chao-Tung YangThis book presents the latest research findings, as well as innovative theoretical and practical research results, methods and development techniques related to P2P, grid, cloud and Internet computing. It also reveals the synergies among such large scale computing paradigms. P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet computing technologies have rapidly become established as breakthrough paradigms for solving complex problems by enabling aggregation and sharing of an increasing variety of distributed computational resources on a large scale. Grid computing originated as a paradigm for high-performance computing, offering an alternative to expensive supercomputers through different forms of large-scale distributed computing. P2P computing emerged as a new paradigm following on from client-server and web-based computing and has proved useful in the development of social networking, B2B (Business to Business), B2C (Business to Consumer), B2G (Business to Government), and B2E (Business to Employee). Cloud computing has been described as a “computing paradigm where the boundaries of computing are determined by economic rationale rather than technical limits”. Cloud computing has fast become the computing paradigm with applicability and adoption in all domains and providing utility computing at large scale. Lastly, Internet computing is the basis of any large-scale distributed computing paradigm; it has very quickly developed into a vast and flourishing field with enormous impact on today’s information societies and serving as a universal platform comprising a large variety of computing forms such as grid, P2P, cloud and mobile computing.
Advancing the Story: Quality Journalism in a Digital World
by Debora R. Wenger Deborah PotterUpdated Edition of Bestseller! It’s a multimedia world, and today’s journalists must develop a multimedia mindset. How does this way of thinking change the newsgathering and news production processes? Having conceived of and written their book in this changed media landscape, broadcast veterans Debora Halpern Wenger and Deborah Potter seamlessly build on the fundamentals of good news reporting while teaching students to use depth, interactivity and immediacy as they maximize the advantages of each platform. While retaining the book’s clear instruction and advice from those in the trenches, Advancing the Story, Fourth Edition has been updated to reflect the latest issues and trends with: greater emphasis on social media and mobile media to gather, promote and disseminate news content; expanded coverage of media ethics and media law; extended examples of effective reporting across multiple platforms; updated writing exercises and new resources for reviewing AP style; and additional interviews with journalists at the forefront of industry changes.
Advancing the Story: Quality Journalism in a Digital World
by Debora R. Wenger Deborah PotterUpdated Edition of Bestseller! It’s a multimedia world, and today’s journalists must develop a multimedia mindset. How does this way of thinking change the newsgathering and news production processes? Having conceived of and written their book in this changed media landscape, broadcast veterans Debora Halpern Wenger and Deborah Potter seamlessly build on the fundamentals of good news reporting while teaching students to use depth, interactivity and immediacy as they maximize the advantages of each platform. While retaining the book’s clear instruction and advice from those in the trenches, Advancing the Story, Fourth Edition has been updated to reflect the latest issues and trends with: greater emphasis on social media and mobile media to gather, promote and disseminate news content; expanded coverage of media ethics and media law; extended examples of effective reporting across multiple platforms; updated writing exercises and new resources for reviewing AP style; and additional interviews with journalists at the forefront of industry changes.
Advertising Theory (Routledge Communication Series)
by Esther Thorson Shelly RodgersAdvertising Theory provides detailed and current explorations of key theories in the advertising discipline. The volume gives a working knowledge of the primary theoretical approaches of advertising, offering a comprehensive synthesis of the vast literature in the area. Editors Shelly Rodgers and Esther Thorson have developed this volume as a forum in which to compare, contrast, and evaluate advertising theories in a comprehensive and structured presentation. With new chapters on forms of advertising, theories, and concepts, and an emphasis on the role of new technology, this new edition is uniquely positioned to provide detailed overviews of advertising theory. Utilizing McGuire’s persuasion matrix as the structural model for each chapter, the text offers a wider lens through which to view the phenomenon of advertising as it operates within various environments. Within each area of advertising theory—and across advertising contexts—both traditional and non-traditional approaches are addressed, including electronic word-of-mouth advertising, user-generated advertising, and social media advertising contexts. This new edition includes a balance of theory and practice that will help provide a working knowledge of the primary theoretical approaches and will help readers synthesize the vast literature on advertising with the in-depth understanding of practical case studies and examples within every chapter. It also looks at mobile advertising in a broader context beyond the classroom and explores new areas such as native advertising, political advertising, mobile advertising, and digital video gaming.
Affect, Emotion, and Rhetorical Persuasion in Mass Communication
by Lei Zhang Carlton ClarkThis volume examines the interplay between affect theory and rhetorical persuasion in mass communication. The essays collected here draw connections between affect theory, rhetorical studies, mass communication theory, cultural studies, political science, sociology, and a host of other disciplines. Contributions from a wide range of scholars feature theoretical overviews and critical perspectives on the movement commonly referred to as "the affective turn" as well as case studies. Critical investigations of the rhetorical strategies behind the 2016 United States presidential election, public health and antiterrorism mass media campaigns, television commercials, and the digital spread of fake news, among other issues, will prove to be both timely and of enduring value. This book will be of use to advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and active researchers in communication, rhetoric, political science, social psychology, sociology, and cultural studies.