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Maschinelles Lernen lernen: Entwicklung und Erforschung einer Lehr-Lernumgebung in den Ingenieurwissenschaften (Mathematikdidaktik im Fokus)
by Katharina BataMaschinelles Lernen prägt zunehmend unseren Alltag, doch fehlt bislang eine Fachdidaktik, die das Thema als Lerngegenstand für Schulen und Hochschulen systematisch untersucht. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden Methoden der fachdidaktische Entwicklungsforschung genutzt, um unter Einbezug verschiedener Naturwissenschaftsdidaktiken eine Lehr-Lernumgebung zu maschinellem Lernen für Ingenieurstudierende zu entwickeln. Die qualitative und quantitative empirische Untersuchung des entwickelten Materials in Design-Experimenten liefert Einsichten in die Lernprozesse der Studierenden, um den didaktischen Diskurs zu bereichern und Hinweise für die Lehrpraxis abzuleiten.
Erfolgsfaktoren und Verbandserfolgsmessung: Eine empirische Analyse am Beispiel des DEHOGA-Baden-Württemberg (NPO-Management)
by Hans-Ulrich KaudererIn diesem Open-Access-Buch wird Verbandserfolg neu definiert. Der bislang als erfolgsbestimmender Indikator anerkannte Organisationsgrad ist nicht hinreichend, um Verbandserfolg valide zu messen. Der Autor kann belegen, dass eine Verbandserfolgsbestimmung über Organisationsgrade nicht sachgerecht und valide ist. Denn die Coronapandemie hat nachdrücklich belegt, dass sich dieser kausale Zusammenhang realiter nicht bestätigen lässt. Betriebswirtschaftliche Berechnungsgrundlagen wie beispielsweise Gewinn- und Verlustrechnungen von Verbänden sind infolge des speziellen Organisationszwecks (Non-Profit-Organisationen) ebenfalls nicht zielführend, um Verbandserfolge zu bewerten. Viele Verbandsdienstleistungen werden satzungsbedingt ohne Verrechnung oder zu einem deutlich vergünstigten Preis an Mitglieder abgegeben. Ebenso wird bestätigt, dass die bisherigen theoretischen Erkenntnisse über Nutzungsabsicht und Mitgliederakzeptanz von sachlichen und emotionalen Motiven geprägt werden. Beide Faktoren bilden die Grundlage für eine neu entwickelte Akzeptanzformel, um Verbandserfolg messbar zu machen. Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht den Zusammenhang von Verbandserfolg, Nutzungsabsicht und Akzeptanz von Verbandsdienstleistungen durch Mitglieder. Die Fallstudie bezieht sich auf den Branchenverband DEHOGA Baden-Württemberg, der mitgliederstärkste Landesverband der Hotellerie und Gastronomie in Deutschland.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nursing Manual
by Andreas Sturm Lydia WhiteBuilding on the success of the first edition, this new and expanded edition explores the complexities of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with an expanded focus on the viewpoint and experience of those living with IBD and the interface of clinical care and research opportunities. With cases of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn&’s disease (CD) rising worldwide, the need for informed, patient-centered care has never been greater. Despite their profound impact on daily life and healthcare systems, these conditions remain challenging to diagnose and treat. IBD nurses are increasingly recognised as key clinicians within the multidisciplinary team caring for people with IBD. Through experience and specialist knowledge, IBD nurses provide timely support, advice, and treatment for people living with this unpredictable condition. IBD nurses are also well placed to liaise with the wider team; developing patient centred services which best fit their local health framework. This updated manual brings together international expertise and practical insights to support nurses and clinicians in optimizing IBD management. Whether you&’re a seasoned professional or looking to expand your expertise, this resource equips you with the knowledge and confidence to enhance care and improve outcomes for people living with IBD wherever in the world you work.
Diese Drei Dinge: Ein Leitfaden für den Umgang mit Demenz
by Lisa Jenkins Terri Averi Tina OpinaEine Demenzdiagnose kann beängstigend und belastend sein, doch dieses einzigartige Buch bietet Pflegekräften – sei es in der Familie oder im professionellen Bereich – praktische und einfache Werkzeuge, um Verhaltens- und Kommunikationsprobleme effektiv zu bewältigen, die bei der Betreuung von Menschen mit Demenz auftreten können. Diese Drei Dinge betrachtet alltägliche Situationen (Anziehen, Hygiene, Mahlzeiten usw.) aus der Perspektive einer Person mit Demenz, mit dem Ziel, die Kommunikation zwischen Patient und Pflegekraft zu verbessern und unerwünschte Verhaltensweisen zu minimieren. Jede Situation wird klar beschrieben, gefolgt von drei praktischen Handlungsschritten, die eine Pflegekraft anwenden kann, um das jeweilige Problem zu lösen – unabhängig davon, in welchem Stadium der Demenz sich die betroffene Person befindet. Obwohl die Pflege sehr befriedigend sein kann, ist es ebenso wichtig, dass sich Pflegekräfte um ihr eigenes Wohlbefinden kümmern. Daher enthält das Buch auch ein Kapitel über Stressbewältigung mit Anregungen zur Selbstfürsorge. Diese Drei Dinge kann als Einführung in das Thema Demenz dienen oder als gezielte Unterstützung bei konkreten Herausforderungen genutzt werden. Geschrieben von drei Experten der Altenpflege, bietet Diese Drei Dinge Pflegekräften einfache, sofort umsetzbare Handlungsmöglichkeiten für häufige Probleme und ermutigt gleichzeitig zu kreativen Lösungen für andere, im Buch nicht behandelte Situationen. Der Ansatz der Autoren kommt von innen: Pflege muss nicht immer mit hohen Kosten oder großem Zeitaufwand verbunden sein – viele der in diesem Buch vorgestellten Vorschläge zeigen, dass bereits kleine Anpassungen einen großen Unterschied machen können.
Neural Information Processing: 31st International Conference, ICONIP 2024, Auckland, New Zealand, December 2–6, 2024, Proceedings, Part IV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15289)
by Kevin Wong M. Tanveer Mufti Mahmud Maryam Doborjeh Andrew Chi Sing Leung Zohreh DoborjehThe eleven-volume set LNCS 15286-15296 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2024, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in December 2024.The 318 regular papers presented in the proceedings set were carefully reviewed and selected from 1301 submissions. They focus on four main areas, namely: theory and algorithms; cognitive neurosciences; human-centered computing; and applications.
Presumed Guilty (Presumed Innocent)
by Scott TurowRead Scott Turow&’s new &“unputdownable&” courtroom drama from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent, the phenomenon that redefined the legal thriller and is the basis for Apple TV+&’s most-watched drama series ever (Kristin Hannah, #1 NYT bestselling author). &“No one does it better.&”―David Baldacci, #1 NYT Bestselling Author &“The truth is, Turow is just better at this than the rest of us.&”―Greg Iles, #1 NYT Bestselling Author &“This is manna for legal-thriller fans."―Booklist, starred review &“This easily ranks among Turow&’s best."―Publishers Weekly, starred review &“An absorbing and entertaining read.&” ―Kirkus Rusty is a retired judge attempting a third act in life with a loving soon-to-be wife, Bea, with whom he shares both a restful home on an idyllic lake in the rural Midwest and a plaintive hope that this marriage will be his best, and his last. But the peace that&’s taken Rusty so long to find evaporates when Bea&’s young adult son, Aaron, living under their supervision while on probation for drug possession, disappears. If Aaron doesn&’t return soon, he will be sent back to jail. Aaron eventually turns up with a vague story about a camping trip with his troubled girlfriend, Mae, that ended in a fight and a long hitchhike home. Days later, when she still hasn&’t returned, suspicion falls on Aaron, and when Mae is subsequently discovered dead, Aaron is arrested and set for trial on charges of first-degree murder. Faced with few choices and even fewer hopes, Bea begs Rusty to return to court one last time, to defend her son and to save their last best hope for happiness. For Rusty, the question is not whether to defend Aaron, or whether the boy is in fact innocent—it&’s whether the system to which he has devoted his life can ever provide true justice for those who are presumed guilty.
Circle of Death: A Shadow Thriller
by James Patterson Brian SittsIn this action-packed story from a New York Times bestselling author, a ruthless killer is seeking to overturn the world order—and our only hope is vigilante justice. Since Lamont Cranston—known to a select few as the Shadow—defeated Shiwan Khan and ended his reign of terror over New York one year ago, the city has started to regenerate. But there is evil brewing elsewhere. And this time the entire world is under threat. Which is why Lamont has scoured the globe to assemble a team with unmatched talent. Only their combined powers can foil an enemy with ambitions and abilities beyond anyone's deepest fears. As their mission takes them across the globe and into the highest corridors of power—pushing them beyond their limits—can justice prevail?
Narratives of Non-English L2 Language Teachers
by Nur Yiğitoğlu Aptoula Melinda ReicheltThis book highlights the narratives of teachers of non-English languages. Much of what we know about L2 teaching is based on conclusions drawn from research on teaching in English as an L2, with languages besides English being given short shrift or ignored entirely. Examining L2 teaching practices related to non-English languages can help us gain a more comprehensive understanding of language pedagogy. This is because different target languages play different roles in the contexts in which they are taught, which influences teaching and learning in significant ways.The contributions in this book include chapters from L2 instructors who teach a wide range of languages in different settings, including different geographical, sociolinguistic, and institutional contexts. With narratives focused on pedagogical practices and practical materials, this resource will be beneficial to pre-service teachers, teacher educators, and researchers in language education, as well as in-service teacher training programs.
Genome Editing for Pest Management
by Habib Ali and Yutao XiaoThis book comprehensively reviews the transformative potential of genome editing in insect pest management. The introductory chapter explores the importance of genome sequencing and its role in understanding pest biology and control. The subsequent chapters provide a thorough examination of CRISPR/Cas9 and other genome editing tools, discussing ethical and regulatory aspects. The following chapters introduce precision pest control strategies, including gene drive technologies and enhanced sterile insect techniques, and discuss integrating omics into integrated pest management (IPM) strategies. Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) enhanced with genome editing, its limitations, and various applications in pest control are discussed. The final chapter reviews the challenges, ethical considerations, risk assessment, safety protocols, biosecurity measures, the need for regulatory frameworks, and international cooperation in genome editing for pest management. As such, this book is a valuable source for scientists, researchers, and professionals in the fields of entomology, genetics, and agricultural science.Key features: Explores the role of omics technologies such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics for pest management Delves into RNAi in pest management, discussing its role in target identification and validation for pest gene control Highlights the cutting-edge tools such as CRISPR/Cas9, ZFNs, and TALENs and their applications in pest control Discusses innovative strategies such as gene drive technologies and the enhanced Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), and their integration into Integrated Pest Management Addresses the ethical, safety, and regulatory challenges associated with genome editing in pest management
Food in Nineteenth-Century British History: Volume IV: Britain, Food and the World (Nineteenth-Century Science, Technology and Medicine: Sources and Documents)
by Ian MillerVolume 4 examines the British diet from its colonial and global perspectives. Colonialism, combined with rapidly improving global transport networks, introduced the British introduced to a plethora of unfamiliar foods from overseas. Changing economic trading patterns also impacted massively on the changing British diet. Emigration (inwards and outwards), and military service, further encouraged a global inter-mingling of diets and palates. The British stomach was introduced to new spices and herbs, either at home or abroad, although fears persisted that the British constitution was ill-suited to rich, foreign foods. A selection of sources will bring to life how the increasingly globalised world changed British eating habits, while introducing readers to the many debates surrounding this transition.
Food in Nineteenth-Century British History: Volume II: Diet and Health (Nineteenth-Century Science, Technology and Medicine: Sources and Documents)
by Ian MillerFor all classes, British eating habits changed dramatically in the long nineteenth century. Volume two offers a collection of sources that shed light on what people ate and cooked at home, and also while they were out and about. Cookery books are an obvious primary source, and these range from popular books aimed largely at servants responsible for providing meals to middle- and upper-class families to less lavish recipes contained in books intended for school cookery classes which would then be prepared at home.
Managing the Aerospace System with Lean Six Sigma: A Roadmap to Success
by John Longshore Angela CheathamLean Six Sigma entered the aviation and aerospace industries in 1993 in response to significant changes affecting these industries. Since then, Lean Six Sigma has made monumental contributions to the aerospace system. A robust Lean Six Sigma program serves the aviation and aerospace industry well because it gives managers and frontline workers a common language to unite their efforts to improve overall performance and quality. Lean Six Sigma management practices have provided tailor-made solutions that address a multitude of problems experienced by the aviation and aerospace industries alike. Managing the Aerospace System with Lean Six Sigma: A Roadmap to Success is designed to provide those with a desire to practice the art of Lean Six Sigma – in any industry, but specifically in the aviation and aerospace sector – the tools and knowledge to ensure success. Each part is designed to guide the student/candidate through a Lean Six Sigma structured Body of Knowledge (BoK). Each chapter is designed to support the BoK elements that are aligned with that part topic and ordered so that they progressively build the student/candidate’s mastery of the skills needed to progress from “Yellow Belt”, through “Green Belt”, to “Black Belt”. Filled with illustrative examples of how Lean Six Sigma is currently being employed in the aviation and aerospace industries, and how it can be expanded, this book will be a required textbook for teaching Lean Six Sigma. The book is designed for lectures and application in the classroom, for use with students and candidates at all levels of the Lean Six Sigma certification process.
Food in Nineteenth-Century British History: Volume I: Urbanisation and Dietary Change (Nineteenth-Century Science, Technology and Medicine: Sources and Documents)
by Ian MillerIn the long nineteenth century, significant developments occurred in science, technology and medicine which transformed food production and consumption. Coupled with this was the impact of the Industrial and Agricultural Revolutions. Developments in agricultural production meant that the rapidly growing British population conglomerated around urban areas could be fed. However, worsening public health conditions in British towns and cities, combined with social problems such as poverty, meant that nutritional and dietary health declined. This volume explores the foods that were eaten in nineteenth-century Britain.
How the EU and Russia Narrate the World: Struggling for Recognition (New International Relations)
by Mario BaumannIn times of increasing challenges to ‘the Western idea,’ this book illuminates how Russian and EU foreign policy discourses interact. While official Russian and EU articulations on issues of sovereignty, human rights and the shared neighbourhood diverge greatly, they are not articulated in isolation but are entangled and condition each other. To understand this entanglement, this book approaches the relationship between Russia and the EU as an intersubjective one, a social context where diverging interpretations of the world struggle for hegemony. Its theoretical framework marries poststructuralist thought with insights from critical approaches to Hegelian recognition dialectics. Based on an extensive and systematic empirical discourse analysis of Russian and EU foreign policy texts, this study draws a detailed picture of the intensifying discursive dynamics accompanying the deteriorating relationship between Brussels and Moscow. It shows how neither the EU’s nor Russia’s foreign policy articulation has changed substantially. The interaction pattern continues to be an asymmetrical one with Russia’s articulations much more conditioned by the EU’s discourse than vice versa. The book thus argues that the EU is more independent in sovereignly articulating an interpretation of the world, whereas Russia continues to face constraints in the formulation of an autonomous political project. With its novel and innovative conceptual framework, this book furthers the theoretical scholarship on poststructuralism in international relations. It addresses all scholars interested in poststructuralist enquiries and will be of great value to students and scholars of Russian foreign policy and the EU.
Handbook of Sustainable Industrial Wastewater Treatment
by Hind AbdellaouiThe Handbook of Sustainable Industrial Wastewater Treatment is an indispensable resource for addressing the pressing challenges of wastewater management through innovative and sustainable technologies. This comprehensive guide delves into the intricacies of pollutant classification, the impacts of climate change, and a variety of effective treatment methods, making it a must-have for professionals in the field.This handbook equips readers with the essential knowledge to maintain efficient water treatment systems while implementing sustainable practices that prioritize environmental protection. It showcases cutting-edge treatment technologies capable of removing over 99% of contaminants, all while minimizing maintenance needs, energy consumption, and chemical usage. By offering eco-friendly solutions that significantly reduce operational costs, this handbook emerges as a vital tool for enhancing wastewater management practices across industries.In addition to traditional methods, this handbook explores innovative strategies that not only improve water quality but also promote resource conservation, ultimately supporting broader environmental sustainability goals. Tailored specifically for researchers, academicians, and professionals in hydrology, environmental science, agricultural engineering, and water resource management, this handbook also benefits postgraduate and doctoral students engaged in water-related research.
Artificial Intelligence and Taxation Law: Double Taxation Dispute Resolution (Routledge Research in Tax Law)
by Enrico GalloThis book identifies how artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be used as part of decision processes within international tax and transfer pricing disputes.The issue of double taxation and its impact on economic development continues to escalate as globalization causes states to interact on a growing scale. In recent years, AI applications have shown potential to solve this issue, particularly in reference to the length of time taken to resolve cases of double taxation in the field of transfer pricing. These cases can typically take at least two or more years to resolve, resulting in high cost to taxpayers and tax administrations. The book identifies the current legal frameworks available to prevent and solve tax and more specific transfer pricing disputes and details their advantages and disadvantages. Providing an analysis of what AI can offer to different legal principles, it shows how this can challenge existing rules, and the changes this requires within the legal framework. The book provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities that lie at the intersection of AI systems and the domain of international law, providing case studies to demonstrate its practical applications. It asks and answers the fundamental question: Can AI, or more specifically machine learning (ML), replace human decisions within the resolution of international tax and transfer pricing disputes?The book will be of interest to researchers in the field of tax law, data protection law, consumer protection law, intellectual property law and artificial intelligence.
Reconsidering Global Environmental Governance: Coloniality, Extractivism, and the Pursuit of Environmental Justice (Transforming Environmental Politics and Policy)
by Gabriela Kütting Wendy GodekReconsidering Global Environmental Governance: Coloniality, Extractivism, and the Pursuit of Environmental Justice employs the concept of coloniality to examine the relationship between global environmental governance and environmental justice.Global environmental governance is perceived to be the natural solution for global environmental problems; however, its liberal emphasis reproduces colonial hierarchies at the expense of marginalized groups in the Global North and South alike. To develop this argument, this book draws on case studies that elucidate multiple expressions of coloniality in instances of socio-environmental conflict. With a focus on extractivism, the authors explore case studies in Greece and Honduras to illustrate the impact of existing global environmental governance institutions on marginalized groups and local communities, as well as case studies of gender and multispecies justice to highlight the opportunities and limitations of efforts to challenge liberal governance institutions and provide new pathways for enhancing environmental justice.Overall, the book aims to initiate a debate on how to decolonize global environmental politics and will be of particular interest to teachers, researchers, and students of environmental studies, global governance, development studies, political ecology, international political economy, and critical theory, as well as policymakers and civil society specialists.
Building Business-Ready Generative AI Systems: Build Human-Centered Generative AI Systems with Agents, Memory, and LLMs for Enterprise
by Denis RothmanSupercharge your business with context-aware AI controllers, adaptive agents, multimodal reasoning functionality, neuroscientific memory systems, and flexible handler mechanisms that integrate the emerging generative AI models. Get with your book: PDF copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader free.Key FeaturesBuild an adaptive, context-aware AI controller with advanced memory strategiesEnhance GenAISys with multi-domain, multimodal reasoning capabilities and Chain of Thought (CoT)Seamlessly integrate cutting-edge OpenAI and DeepSeek models as you see fitBook DescriptionIn today's rapidly evolving AI landscape, standalone LLMs no longer deliver sufficient business value on their own. This guide moves beyond basic chatbots, showing you how to build advanced, agentic ChatGPT-grade systems capable of sophisticated semantic and sentiment analysis, powered by context-aware AI controllers. You'll design AI controller architectures with multi-user memory retention to dynamically adapt your system to diverse user and system inputs. You'll architect a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system with Pinecone, designed to combine instruction-driven scenarios. Enhance your system’s intelligence with powerful multimodal capabilities—including image generation, voice interactions, and machine-driven reasoning—leveraging Chain-of-Thought orchestration to address complex, cross-domain automation challenges. Seamlessly integrate generative models like OpenAI’s suite and DeepSeek-R1 without disrupting your existing GenAISys ecosystem. Your GenAISys will apply neuroscience-inspired insights to marketing strategies, predict human mobility, integrate smoothly into human workflows, visualize complex scenarios, and connect to live external data, all wrapped in a polished, investor-ready interface. By the end, you'll have built a GenAISys capable of deploying intelligent agents in your business environment.What you will learnImplement an AI controller with a conversation AI agent and orchestrator at its coreBuild contextual awareness with short-term, long-term, and cross-session memoryDesign cross-domain automation with multimodal reasoning, image generation, and voice featuresExpand a CoT agent by integrating consumer-memory understandingIntegrate cutting-edge models of your choice without disrupting your existing GenAISysConnect to real-time external data while blocking security breachesWho this book is forThis book is for AI and Machine Learning Engineers seeking to enhance their understanding of Generative AI and its enterprise applications. It will particularly benefit those interested in building AI agents, creating advanced orchestration systems, and leveraging AI for automation in marketing, production, and logistics. Software architects and enterprise developers looking to build scalable AI-driven systems will also find immense value in this guide. No prior superintelligence experience is necessary, but familiarity with AI concepts is recommended.
High-Speed Large Capacity Optical Fiber Communications (Wireless Networks)
by Feng Tian Xiangjun XinThis book systematically explores the synergistic integration of multidimensional modulation and coding technology, extend wavelength division multiplexing, space division multiplexing (SDM) and signal processing techniques to unlock unprecedented transmission capacities. From foundational principles to experimental validations, this book bridges theoretical concepts with practical implementations, offering a holistic view of scalable solutions for next-generation optical networks. Delving into both established and emerging paradigms, this book develops the key technology of improving the capacity of the transmission. It covers hybrid concatenated coding schemes, multi-carrier generation or multi-band transmission in achieving terabit-scale throughputs. This book also examines the role of self-homodyne coherent systems, SDM transmission system and the channel damage compensation algorithms, illustrates the real-world applicability of these technologies. The concluding chapter synthesizes key advancements and anticipates future challenges, positioning this book as an indispensable resource for researchers, engineers and graduate students seeking to advance the frontiers of high-speed, high-capacity optical communications.
The DNA of Pediatric Neurosurgery: Tips, Tricks and Insights, Shared by Leading Experts
by Hannes HaberlHighly specialized fields like pediatric neurosurgery evolve in the hands of a small but international group of dedicated experts. As such, comprehensive training requires a large degree of mobility. Hannes Haberl, the editor of this book, looks back on 20 years of productive, sometimes surprising, but always profitable encounters with respected colleagues in order to review and extend his personal range of approaches and surgical techniques. This book is the result of very personal communications between the editor and 25 of the most experienced pediatric neurosurgeons. Introducing their very personal attitudes and approaches, the authors offer also surgical tips, tricks and insights which have proven useful in daily surgical practice and education. Although – or precisely because - not a conventional textbook, it is highly recommendable for neuro-surgeons, neurologists, pediatricians and interested members of related disciplines.
Finding the Calm Child Within: Raising Resilient Children with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (Copernicus Books)
by Sam Goldstein Robert B. Brooks Donna DiMaio Rooney Molly AnthonyIn the intricate landscape of childhood emotional and behavioral challenges, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) stands as one of the most daunting. Characterized by intense irritability and explosive outbursts, DMDD can transform the journey of parenting and teaching into a relentless storm, leaving families and educators searching for guidance and support. This book offers a beacon of hope as well as a comprehensive resource crafted for those dedicated to nurturing children with DMDD. Key areas of coverage include: · Biological, psychological, and environmental factors contributing to DMDD and how to recognize and assess its symptoms effectively. · Evidence-based approaches to assessing and treating DMDD, from parent training and therapeutic interventions to medication management. · The eight guideposts for building resilience to help children with DMDD navigate their emotions, develop problem-solving skills, and cultivate self-discipline and empathy. · Real-life inspirational and practical wisdom from the experiences of families who have courageously and lovingly faced the challenges of DMDD. <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;
Proceedings of International Joint Conference on Advances in Computational Intelligence: IJCACI 2024, Volume 1 (Algorithms for Intelligent Systems)
by Jagdish Chand Bansal Mohammad Shorif UddinThis book gathers outstanding research papers presented at the 8th International Joint Conference on Advances in Computational Intelligence (IJCACI 2024), held in hybrid mode at South Asian University, New Delhi, India, during October 5–6, 2024. IJCACI 2024 is jointly organized by Jahangirnagar University (JU), Bangladesh, and South Asian University (SAU), India. The book presents the novel contributions in areas of computational intelligence, and it serves as a reference material for advance research. The topics covered are collective intelligence, soft computing, optimization, cloud computing, machine learning, intelligent software, robotics, data science, data security, big data analytics, and signal and natural language processing.
Neural Information Processing: 31st International Conference, ICONIP 2024, Auckland, New Zealand, December 2–6, 2024, Proceedings, Part VI (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15291)
by Kevin Wong M. Tanveer Mufti Mahmud Maryam Doborjeh Andrew Chi Sing Leung Zohreh DoborjehThe eleven-volume set LNCS 15286-15296 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2024, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in December 2024.The 318 regular papers presented in the proceedings set were carefully reviewed and selected from 1301 submissions. They focus on four main areas, namely: theory and algorithms; cognitive neurosciences; human-centered computing; and applications.
African Film Festivals and Transnational Flows of Living Cultural Heritage (Framing Film Festivals)
by Sheila PettyThis open access book investigates how flows of knowledge that arise from the African continent travel and are transformed through new contexts of presentation and engagement in new locations. Through case studies on Africa-themed film festivals in Africa, Europe and the Americas, the book explores potential methods of catalyzing a &“transnational flow&” from inception to end that involves attention to process, rather than studying festivals as static cultural products with discrete and isolated categories of programming, presentation, documentation, and networking. The chapters probe how festivals interact with place and location and create journeys of discovery in translating and contextualizing films for specific populations and audiences. The book also focuses on how dialogue is created in a festival-knowledge forum that respects the living nature of cultural heritage as it is received from its original context, presented during film festivals, and passed on to future generations for safeguarding.
Joint 20th Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering & 24th Polish Conference on Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering: Joint Proceedings of NBC 2025 and PCBBE 2025, June 16-18, 2025, Warsaw, Poland (IFMBE Proceedings #131)
by Dorota G. Pijanowska Adam Liebert Piotr LadyzynskiThis book presents the latest achievements and current challenges in the broad field of biocybernetics and biomedical engineering. The contributions include original scientific research and well-elaborated reviews of significant scientific problems. Topics covered include biomedical signal and image processing, artificial intelligence in healthcare, biomaterials, nanotechnology, regenerative medicine, prosthetics, rehabilitation engineering, biomeasurements, biomedical sensors, and health technology assessment. The authors&’ findings are discussed in the context of the current state of the art, contributing to the ongoing dialogue and dissemination of knowledge within the global biomedical engineering community. Based on the Joint 20th Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and the 24th Polish Conference on Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering (NBC 2025 & PCBBE 2025), held on June 16–18, 2025, in Warsaw, Poland, this book serves as a timely reference for both academics and professionals in the field.