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Presents research exploring the theoretical and practical phenomenon of natural language processing through different languages and platforms in terms of today's conditions. The book features coverage on a broad range of topics, including computational linguistics, information engineering, and translation technology.

Presents research on the examination of giving voice to women's issues in the contemporary world and their increasing impact within the various pillars of society. Highlighting topics including social change, digital activism, and inclusion, this book is designed for researchers, activists, policymakers, practitioners, educators, and students.

Examines the praxis of internationalization in higher education with empirical research and relevant models of practice that approach the topic critically and responsibly. The book innovates and (re)humanizes internationalization efforts by focusing on the people and communities touched, intentionally and unintentionally, by said efforts.

Presents a review of the physiology and anatomy of the breast; the dynamics of breast cancer; principles of pattern recognition, artificial neural networks, and computer graphics; and the breast imaging techniques and computational methods to support and optimize the diagnosis.

Presents research on methods and technological developments within additive manufacturing practices. Attention is paid to the material design of additive manufacturing of parts, the choice of feedstock materials, the metallurgical behaviour and synthesis principle during the manufacturing process, and the resulting microstructures and properties.

Presents research that combines theory and practice on optimizing strategies to improve medication adherence and overall health and wellbeing in patients through the design of usable and reliable mobile app-based systems. The book highlights a range of topics including pharmaceutical care, quality assessment, and health behaviour frameworks.

Explores the link between effective course design and student engagement and optimizes learning and assessments in technology-enhanced environments and among diverse student populations. The focus is on providing an understanding of the link between practices for effective ""activities"" and strategies for effective ""assessments"".

Presents research that focuses on the role of formal education in preparing students for uncertain futures and for societies that are changing at great speed in terms of their abilities to drive job creation, economic growth, and prosperity for millions in the future.

Provides contemporary insights into a comprehensive interpretation of urban ambiances in smart places as it relates to the development of cities or to various levels of intervention in extant urban environments. The book also examines the impact of architectural design on the creation of urban ambience in artworks.

Investigates, discusses, deconstructs, analyses, and tests the concept of political identity and its evolving role in modern democracy. Moreover, the book explores the contours of politics and brings together studies that examine the democratic potential of a diversity of participatory spheres, institutions, and arenas.

Examines current theoretical frameworks, research projects, and empirical studies related to the design, implementation, and evaluation of early warning systems and targeted interventions, and discusses their implications for policy and practice.

Discusses interdisciplinary perspectives in the areas of global tourism and highlights cultural boundaries of strategic knowledge management through case studies. The book features research on a range of topics, including consumer behaviour, cultural appreciation, and global economics.

Provides comprehensive research on the sustainability of identity and cultural heritage. The book establishes uniform and consistent conceptual criteria to identify and distinguish the different typological categories of heritage and discusses the concept of 'cultural landscape' and environmental ethics.

Provides both theoretical and applied knowledge in order to find how and why entrepreneurship and innovation can produce inefficient and dysfunctional outcomes. The book features a wide range of topics, including women entrepreneurship, internationalization, and organisational learning.

Examines the implementation of computational thinking into the school curriculum in order to develop creative problem-solving skills and to build a computational identity which will allow for future STEM growth. Moreover, the book advocates for a new approach to computing education.

Examines leadership ethics that higher education institutions must employ to be proactive, visionary, and ethically sound. The publication covers the importance of leadership ethics in higher education as well as the foundation for developing frameworks in which to ground the presence of leadership ethics in higher education.

Presents innovative research that discusses various perspectives on facets of citizen engagement in open urban policy processes, all of them based on the widespread use of information and communication technologies in the field of urban/spatial planning.

Presents research on the development of swarm intelligence algorithms and their implementation into current issues. While highlighting topics such as multi-agent systems, bio-inspired computing, and evolutionary programming, this publication explores various concepts and theories of swarm intelligence and outlines future directions of development.