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This open access book provides the first comprehensive collection of studies dealing with the hot topic of digital face manipulation such as DeepFakes, Face Morphing, or Reenactment. Moreover, the book provides a good starting point for young researchers as well as a reference guide pointing at further literature.

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of pavement technology, presented at the 12th International Conference in Road and Airfield Pavement Technology (ICPT), hosted by the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, and held on July 14-16, 2021. It covers topics such as pavement design, evaluation and construction, pavement materials characterization, sustainability in pavement engineering, pavement maintenance and rehabilitation techniques, pavement management systems and financing, transportation safety, law and enforcement related to pavement engineering, pavement drainage and erosion control, GIS applications, quarry material assessment, pavement instrumentation, IT and AI applications in pavement. Featuring peer-reviewed contributions by leading international researchers and engineers, the book is a timely and highly relevant resource for materials scientists and engineers interested in pavement engineering.

This open access book focuses on an issue only marginally tackled by this literature: the still existing gap between adaptation science and modelling and the possibility to effectively access and exploit the information produced by policy making at different levels, international, national and local. To do so, the book presents the proceedings of a high-level expert workshop on adaptation modelling, integrated with main results from the ΓÇ£Study on Adaptation ModellingΓÇ¥ (SAM-PS) commissioned by the European Commission''s Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) and implemented by the CMCC Foundation ΓÇô Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, in collaboration with the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Deltares, and Paul Watkiss Associates (PWA).What is the latest development in adaptation modelling? Which tools and information are available for adaptation assessment? How much are they practically usable by the policy community? How their uptake by practitioners can be improved? What are the major research gaps in adaptation modelling that needs to be covered in the next future? How? This book addresses these questions presenting the results of a study on adaptation modelling commissioned by the European Commission''s Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) enriched by the outcomes of a high-level expert workshop on adaptation also part of the research. This book aspires to provide a useful support to academics, policy makers and practitioners in the field of adaptation to orient them in the expanding adaptation modelling assessment literature and suggest practical ways for its application. This book, mainly addressed to academics, policy makers and practitioners in the field of adaptation, aims to providing orientation in the large and expanding methodological/quantitative literature, presenting novelties, guiding in the practical application of adaptation assessments and suggesting lines for future research. This open access book focuses on an issue only marginally tackled by this literature: the still existing gap between adaptation science and modelling and the possibility to effectively access and exploit the information produced by policy making at different levels, international, national and local. To do so, the book presents the proceedings of a high-level expert workshop on adaptation modelling, integrated with main results from the ΓÇ£Study on Adaptation ModellingΓÇ¥ (SAM-PS) commissioned by the European Commission''s Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) and implemented by the CMCC Foundation ΓÇô Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, in collaboration with the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Deltares, and Paul Watkiss Associates (PWA).

Earth Systems Protection and Sustainability qualifies imperatives and discusses the use of mathematical approaches to assess and achieve sustainability in threatened and vulnerable Earth systems globally. Mathematical advances in this context include both operational and Boolean methods, as well as linguistic, logic-based Bayesian approaches and generative mathematics relevant to scenario formation. The mathematic methods are refined into functional areas and deeper learning, which enable the use of searching algorithms to achieve optimal solutions for the circular nature and application of sustainability. Pertinent sections and synergistic elements are covered in order to synthesize key informative nodes, advising of the very real dangers facing planet Earth and its biodiversity. Each volume stands in its own right. Analytical and scientific chapters are blended with social resilience and socio-economic development consideration, thus enabling the settings of sustainability within varying scenarios of climatic forces and species dynamics.Volume 1 focuses on ground-breaking evolutionary expansion assisting with lifeΓÇÖs continuation on Earth, sustainable management of pathogens and halophyte uses in agroecology, bioremediation methods in drilling waste management, conservation and sustainability of diversity, climate change mitigation strategies, displacement management in a large scale ongoing crisis, risk reduction and management policy, sustainably intelligent-driven markets, sustainability consensus in an uncertain environment and path planning in static and dynamic environments. Pictorial contributions made from across the world refine particularly urgent problems for attention, and provide solutions and methods of environmental sustainability operated in communities, complementing the descriptive chapter sections. Both volumes are targeted for a global audience of academic, professional, classroom, governmental, unit and community members, and seek to include all sectors to ensure ongoing and comprehensive Earth Systems Protection. 

This book is a state-of-the-art compilation of the latest information on ecosystem services of agroforestry.

This book presents selected papers from the 30th Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conferences, held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).

The updated and expanded second edition of this book presents a contemporary review of the basic science, engineering technology, and clinical practice of cardiac bioelectric therapy.

Human Interphase Cytogenomics.- Eukaryotic genome in three dimensions.- Analysis of cell and nucleus genome by Next-Generation Sequencing.- Interphase Chromosomes of the Human Brain.- Senescence and the Genome.- Unclassified Chromosome Abnormalities and Genome Behavior in Interphase.- 21st century FISH: focus on interphase chromosomes.- Chromosome architecture studied by high resolution FISH-banding in three dimensionally preserved human interphase nuclei.- Chromosome-centric Look at the Genome.- Index.

However, these activities are often inadequate among clinicians, and there is a considerable gap between the best evidence and actual clinical practice.In hospitals, cultural determinants influence clinical practice, and improving behaviour in terms of infection prevention and antibiotics-prescribing practice remains a challenge.

This book describes current and emerging techniques in hip surgery, providing the essential, up-to-date knowledge that will be required by the orthopaedic surgeon who plans to become a specialist hip surgeon.

However, concerns remain regarding the safety of irrigation with treated wastewater since it contains residues of pharmaceuticals that have survived treatment, which means that soil and fauna are potentially exposed to these xenobiotics.

This volume aims to provide government, criminal justice and policing administrators, policy makers and criminal justice scholars and researchers with comprehensive analyses of the critical issues impacting the challenges inherent in providing effectual public safety, security and service, all from a global perspective.

This book presents the state of the art for the studies of strategies and tactics for the procurement of preys in Argentina in different regions and chronologies (from the end of the Pleistocene until historic moments).

This book presents trends, developments, and examples of how digital disruption is currently reshaping the logistics industry. Logistics is the invisible force behind the global economy, influencing and providing a lens into all economic activities. Chapters written by respected experts in the field describe how new technologies such as autonomous vehicles, blockchain, Internet of things (IoT), and state-of-the-art freight management solutions are fundamentally changing supply chain solutions. Special emphasis is placed on promising start-ups and venture capital firms around the world that are now investing in the future of logistics."Supply chains hold significant room for optimization to the benefit of customers, industry participants, authorities and the environment. This book provides a unique set of perspectives from industry leaders covering a wide range of topics. It is a ΓÇÿmust readΓÇÖ for anyone seeking to understand and contribute to a better tomorrow in supply chains logistics." ΓÇö Thomas Bagge, Chief Executive Officer and Statutory Director DCSAΓÇ£The need for standardisation and digitalisation in logistics is no longer an option. This book gives insights from industry experts, shows trends and innovations in platforms, underlines the need for transparency and how big data and analytics can make a world of difference. ItΓÇÖs an incredible resource if you wish to better understand the new normal of logistics.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇö Global Chief Digital & Information Officer, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company"This book presents readers with a straightforward and comprehensive assessment of supply chain innovation and trends and their impact on the industry. With contributions from several industry leaders, it provides critical knowledge and insight that supply chain and logistics managers need to implement disruptive technologies strategically.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇö Rene Jacquat, Founder / Advisor, LogiChain Solutions

This edited volume explores how Chinese school-based educators learn from others and attain awareness in dialogue with the world in an era of increasing globalization and information exchange.

This volume offers novel and provocative insights into vulnerability and exclusion, two concepts crucial for the understanding of contemporary political agency.

This book provides an insight into ways of inculcating the need for applying mobile edge data analytics in bioinformatics and medicine. The contributors also include information on microarray data analysis, sequence analysis, genomics based analytics, disease network analysis, and techniques for big data Analytics and health information technology.

Preface PART I: Introduction Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Arable HabitatsPhil Wilson and Chris Stoate PART II: The Status of Arable Plants in European Regions Chapter 2 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in Eastern EuropeGyula Pinke Chapter 3 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in North West EuropeGuillaume Fried Chapter 4 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in Mediterranean CountriesJordi Recesens Chapter 5 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in Central EuropeStefan Meyer Chapter 6 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in the UKJonathan Storkey Chapter 7 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in Scandinavian CountriesTerho Hyvonen Chapter 8 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in Baltic StatesTsipe Aavik PART III: Habitat and Species Case Studies Chapter 9 - The Changing Status of the Little Bustard (Tetrax Tetrax) and Other Steppe Bird Species in SpainSanti Ma├▒osa Chapter 10 - Managing Agro-Ecosystems for Farmland Bird Conservation: Success StoriesWill Peach Chapter 11 - The History, Current State and Conservation Perspectives of the Czech Grey Partridge (Perdix Perdix) PopulationMiroslav Salek and Mirek Z├íme─ìn├¡k Chapter 12 - The Impact of Land Use Change on Arable Plants and Farmland Bird Populations on a Farm in SW WalesClive Hurford Chapter 13 - Pollinators in Arable HabitatsSandrine Petit Chapter 14 - Agricultural Intensification, Environmental-Friendly Farming ╠╢╠╢╠╢ and the Fate of Arable Bryophytes in SwitzerlandIrene Bisang and Ariel Bergamini Chapter 15 - The Ex-Situ Conservation and Subsequent Reintroduction of the Most Vulnerable Arable Plants In Sk├Ñne, SwedenGabrielle Rosquist Chapter 16 - The Ex-Situ Conservation of Darnel (Lolium Temulentum) In the UKDominic Price PART IV: Long-Term Studies Chapter 17 - The Evolution in Time and Space of the Flora and Fauna Associated to the Huelva Countryside (SW Spain) through its Agricultural ChangesEnrique S├ínchez Gull├│n and Adolfo Mu├▒oz Rodriguez Chapter 18 - Long-Term Trends In Grey Partridges (Perdix Perdix) In Southern England.  Unprecedented Declines And Population RecoveryN.J. Aebischer, J.A. Ewald, J.A., and N.W. Sotherton Chapter 19 - The Impacts of Farming Practices on Invertebrates Over the Last 50 YearsJ. A. Ewald and N.J. Aebischer Chapter 20 - Lessons From 25 Years of Ecological Monitoring of a Farmed LandscapeVincent Bretagnolle and Sabrina Gaba PART V: Looking Ahead: Considerations, Applications and Recommendations Chapter 21 - The Use of Open Source Satellite Images for Monitoring Land-Use and ConditionAlan Brown Chapter 22 - The Contributions of Earth Observation to the Conservation of Arable HabitatsRichard Lucas and Clive Hurford Chapter 23 - The Art of Agri-Environment in the UKEmily Swan Chapt

Potential Chapters are below:ΓÇïChapter 1. The relevance of blockchain for public sector reform.- Chapter 2. Putting blockchain technologies to work in the public sector entities. Human resources and organizational issues.- Chapter 3. New legislative requirements for using blockchain technologies in the public sector.- Chapter 4. The implementations of blockchain technologies and IoT. Chapter 5. The implementations of blockchain technologies and Big data services. A case study in public entities.- Chapter 6. Key drivers and risks using blockchain technologies in the public sector. An empirical research agenda.- Chapter 7. New taxonomies of blockchain technologies in Digital Government for providing public services.- Chapter 8. A literature review of the implementation of blockchain technologies in public sector services. Success and Failures.- Chapter 9. Main issues of blockchain technologies into Smart Cities.- Chapter 10. The improvement of public accountability through the lenses of blockchain technologies.- Chapter 11. The efficiency of public entities using blockchain technologies for providing public services.- Conclusion.

This book advances alternative approaches to understanding media, culture and technology in two vibrant regions of the Global South. Its final section examines the role of village-based folk media, the power of popular music in political opposition, and new approaches to overcoming neo-colonial propaganda and external corporate hegemony.