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Asia Pacific Advanced Network: 56th International Conference, APANConf 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 24–25, 2023, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1995)
by Damayanthi Herath Susumu Date Upul Jayasinghe Vijaykrishnan Narayanan Roshan Ragel Jilong WangThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 56th International Conference onAsia Pacific Advanced Network, APANConf 2023, held in, Colombo, Sri Lanka,during August 24–25, 2023.The 10 full papers and 1 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed andselected from 37 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: artificial intelligence and machine learning, accelerated computing and distributed systems and communications and networking.
Climate-Resilient Cities: Priorities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (Contributions to Economics)
by Anvita Arora Fateh Belaïd Sara Lechtenberg-KastenThis edited volume discusses the concept of resilient cities within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Written by an international panel of scholars and experts, the book presents theoretical approaches, identifies risk factors, and suggests policies for building resiliency in a region of the world undergoing rapid urbanization. Chapters cover a diverse range of topics, including innovative concepts and studies in resilient city design, the interaction of social, entrepreneurial, governmental, and ecological transformations in the GCC region, and international best practices for risk reduction. Coupling rigorous economic analysis and practical policy implications, this book will be useful for students and academics of finance, governance, energy and resource economics, and climate change, as well as policymakers, community leaders, and risk reduction professionals.This is an open access book.
Angling in India: Exploring Sport Fisheries
by Syed Talia Mushtaq Ankur Jamwal Syed Aalia Mushtaq Tasaduq Hussain Shah Farooz Ahmad BhatThis book discusses the diverse array of aquatic life of Indian waters, including rivers, lakes, and coastal regions. This book is a useful manual as it explores the historical and cultural background of fishing in the country. It highlights the need of ethical fishing methods and the crucial part fishermen play in protecting the aquatic habitats. This book also covers lesser-known fishing locations and thus promotes a conservation and sustainable tourism mindset. It promotes environmental awareness and care with a focus on highlighting Indian biodiversity. Further, it offers vital details on licenses, rules, and equipment used in angling. Emphasis has been given on responsible angling and the role of anglers in aquatic biodiversity conservation efforts. This book acts as an instruction manual for anyone wishing to discover, comprehend, and safeguard the country's unique sport fisheries. It is also relevant to environmentalists and conservation advocates. Scholars and researchers in the fields of ecology, environmental science, and cultural studies will also benefit from this book for academic purposes and for understanding the cultural and ecological dimensions of angling in India.
Advanced Composites: Applications for Covid-19 and Beyond
by S.M. Sapuan R.A. Ilyas M.M. HarussaniThis book examines advanced composites, such as biocomposites, hybrid composites, hybrid biocomposites, and nanocomposites to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past two years, composite materials have grown in strength, stature, and significance to become a key material of enhanced scientific interest and resultant research into understanding their behavior for selection and safe use in a wide spectrum of technology-related applications. The authors describe distinctive features of these materials, such as low density, high strength, high elastic modulus, high hardness, high temperature endurance, and outstanding chemical and environmental stability. The book further discusses recent global scenarios during the pandemic, composite and biocomposite materials characterization, design solutions, the characteristics and performance of materials and structures, and their roles in reducing virus spread. It also looks at the prospects, obstacles, and future directions of composites.
Handbook of Real-Time and Embedded Systems (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer and Information Science Series)
by Insup Lee Joseph Y-T. Leung Sang H. SonReal-time and embedded systems are essential to our lives, from controlling car engines and regulating traffic lights to monitoring plane takeoffs and landings to providing up-to-the-minute stock quotes. Bringing together researchers from both academia and industry, the Handbook of Real-Time and Embedded Systems provides comprehensive covera
Prebiotic Evolution and Astrobiology
by J. Tze-Fei Wong Antonio LazcanoWith the accelerating pace of genomic analysis and space exploration, the field of prebiotic evolution and astrobiology is poised for a century of unprecedented advances ahead, and there is a need for textbooks for students. The authors of this book, aware of the difficulty of covering the multifaceted subject by any single author, have decided to
Physics and Applications of Semiconductor Quantum Structures
by Takafumi Yao Jong-Chun WooWritten by international experts, Physics and Applications of Semiconductor Quantum Structures covers the most important recent advances in the field. Beginning with a review of the evolution of semiconductor superlattices and quantum nanostructures, the book explores fabrication and characterization techniques, transport, optical, and spin-depende
Handbook of Spatial Statistics (Chapman & Hall/CRC Handbooks of Modern Statistical Methods)
by Alan E. Gelfand Peter J. Diggle Montserrat Fuentes Peter GuttorpAssembling a collection of very prominent researchers in the field, the Handbook of Spatial Statistics presents a comprehensive treatment of both classical and state-of-the-art aspects of this maturing area. It takes a unified, integrated approach to the material, providing cross-references among chapters.The handbook begins with a historical intro
Communicating Mathematics in the Digital Era
by Jonathan Borwein E.M. Rocha Jose Francisco RodriguesThe digital era has dramatically changed the ways that researchers search, produce, publish, and disseminate their scientific work. These processes are still rapidly evolving due to improvements in information science, new achievements in computer science technologies, and initiatives such as DML and open access journals, digitization projects, sci
Measurement Error in Nonlinear Models: A Modern Perspective, Second Edition (Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability)
by Raymond J. Carroll David Ruppert Leonard A. Stefanski Ciprian M. CrainiceanuIt's been over a decade since the first edition of Measurement Error in Nonlinear Models splashed onto the scene, and research in the field has certainly not cooled in the interim. In fact, quite the opposite has occurred. As a result, Measurement Error in Nonlinear Models: A Modern Perspective, Second Edition has been revamped and ex
Caring for Hindu Patients
by Diviash Thakrar Rasamandala Das Aziz SheikhThis is a survey of health care needs for specific conditions, published on behalf of the Department of Health. This study considers questions such as the population's needs, the services available or unavailable to them, the effectiveness of these services, and other perspectives in disease and service areas. This is the second series of needs assessment reviews.
Fundamentals of DSL Technology
by Philip Golden Hervé Dedieu Krista JacobsenThe DSL arena is expanding rapidly, making it highly unlikely that any single author can adequately address the breadth and depth of the subject. Responding to the demand of designers worldwide, Fundamentals of DSL Technology combines the strengths of the field's most renowned DSL experts, providing a foundation of all aspects of DSL system design.
Laboratory Mouse Procedural Techniques: Manual and DVD
by John J. Bogdanske Scott Hubbard-Van Stelle Margaret Rankin Riley Beth SchiffmanThis combination manual and DVD provides much-needed training on the proper handling of mice used in biomedical research. The DVD includes narrated video clips that demonstrate and describe each procedural technique. The manual contains handouts with color illustrations and descriptive text for each technique, including the purpose and application
Absorption Chillers and Heat Pumps
by Keith E. Herold Reinhard Radermacher Sanford A. KleinSignificantly revised and updated since its first publication in 1996, Absorption Chillers and Heat Pumps, Second Edition discusses the fundamental physics and major applications of absorption chillers. While the popularity of absorption chillers began to dwindle in the United States in the late 1990's, a shift towards sustainability, green buildin
Cognitive Spaces and Perspective in Literature (Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies)
by Liz FinniganThis book brings an original perspective to literary theory and criticism by using insights drawn from visual cognition and neuroscience. Employing recent findings in neuroscience to explain consistent patterns in the representation of space in literature, Finnigan explores how these patterns exploit readers’ power to imagine themselves in different times and places and identifies the literary power of deviating from these patterns. While focusing on Victorian, Modernist and Postmodernist texts, Finnigan brings a new critical framework that can applied in other literary contexts through neuroscience and psychological theory.
AI for Understanding Context (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science)
by Yair NeumanContext is necessary for understanding human behavior. However, so far, the concept of context has mostly been treated in a way that lacks any clear relevance for using, developing and engineering intelligent systems. In this book, the author explains the importance of context for understanding human behavior, presents a theory of context, and shows how AI, specifically Large Language Models such as GPT, can support our understanding of context when analyzing human behavior as expressed in texts ranging from conversations to short stories. Drawing on years of R&D and academic publications in top rated journals, the author provides the reader with a simple and deep understanding of context and its modeling for specific challenges, from identifying social norm violations to understanding conversations going awry and stories by great authors. The book may interest a wide variety of readers seeking to incorporate AI into their understanding of human behavior.
Understanding Contemporary Security Challenges in Nigeria (Africa's Global Engagement: Perspectives from Emerging Countries)
by Ali Arazeem Abdullahi Fatai A. Aremu Usman A. Raheem Abayomi O. OlaseniThis book explores how the Nigerian state grapples with both internal and external forces that are fueling insecurity in the country. For more than a decade, Nigeria has been viciously attacked by different clusters of non-state armed actors, ranging from religious extremists, terrorists, kidnappers, herders, bandits, secessionists, and unknown gunmen. While insurgency-related deaths have dropped, the north-east remains the epicenter of insurgency and terrorism. This book unpacks the contemporary security challenges in Nigeria. Instead of a monolithic analysis of Boko-Haram, it discusses other armed groups, secessionist agitations, maritime security, the social context of insecurity, the nexus between the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and insecurity, the mental health outcomes of insecurity, substance abuse and security, as well as migration and national security. The book is a policy-driven research work that speaks directly to policymakers, students, and other important stakeholders in the security sector in Nigeria and beyond.
An Introduction to Chemistry
by Michael Mosher Paul KelterThis textbook is written to thoroughly cover the topic of introductory chemistry in detail—with specific references to examples of topics in common or everyday life. It provides a major overview of topics typically found in first-year chemistry courses in the USA. The textbook is written in a conversational question-based format with a well-defined problem solving strategy and presented in a way to encourage readers to “think like a chemist” and to “think outside of the box.” Numerous examples are presented in every chapter to aid students and provide helpful self-learning tools. The topics are arranged throughout the textbook in a "traditional approach" to the subject with the primary audience being undergraduate students and advanced high school students of chemistry.
Handbook of Engineering Electromagnetics
by Rajeev BansalEngineers do not have the time to wade through rigorously theoretical books when trying to solve a problem. Beginners lack the expertise required to understand highly specialized treatments of individual topics. This is especially problematic for a field as broad as electromagnetics, which propagates into many diverse engineering fields. The time h
Analysis, Geometry, and Modeling in Finance: Advanced Methods in Option Pricing (Chapman and Hall/CRC Financial Mathematics Series)
by Pierre Henry-LabordereAnalysis, Geometry, and Modeling in Finance: Advanced Methods in Option Pricing is the first book that applies advanced analytical and geometrical methods used in physics and mathematics to the financial field. It even obtains new results when only approximate and partial solutions were previously available.Through the problem of option pricing, th
Biogeochemical, Health, and Ecotoxicological Perspectives on Gold and Gold Mining
by Ronald EislerDespite the esteemed nature of gold in society, evidence of adverse ecotoxicological effects and risk to human health in various mining and extraction techniques has generated increasing interest in the biological and environmental implications of gold. Biogeochemical, Health, and Ecotoxicological Perspectives on Gold and Gold Mining is the first c
Hydraulic Engineering II
by Liquan XieHydraulic research is developing beyond traditional civil engineering, since the number of natural hazards increased in recent years, and so did the extent and scope of structural safety assessment and environmental research. Hydraulic Engineering II contains 44 technical papers from the 2nd SREE Conference on Hydraulic Engineering (CHE 2013, Hong
Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy: Observational Methods (Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics)
by Jonathan M. Marr Ronald L. Snell Stanley E. KurtzAs evidenced by five Nobel Prizes in physics, radio astronomy in its 80-year history has contributed greatly to our understanding of the universe. Yet for too long, there has been no suitable textbook on radio astronomy for undergraduate students.Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy: Observational Methods is the first undergraduate-level textbook exclus
DHEA in Human Health and Aging
by Ronald Ross WatsonReduced production of DHEA associated with the diseases that accompany aging has led to its use as a nutritional supplement for antiaging, metabolic support, and other purposes. While animal studies have clearly shown substantial benefits of DHEA in combating various disease states, the effect of low levels of DHEA in humans is less established, an
Discrete Mathematics: Proofs, Structures and Applications, Third Edition
by Rowan Garnier John TaylorTaking an approach to the subject that is suitable for a broad readership, Discrete Mathematics: Proofs, Structures, and Applications, Third Edition provides a rigorous yet accessible exposition of discrete mathematics, including the core mathematical foundation of computer science. The approach is comprehensive yet maintains an easy-to-follow prog