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Contributed by prominent computational design experts in the fields of mechanical engineering and architectural design, they mainly focus on the design process;

This book captures the dynamic relationship between COVID-19 pandemic, crude oil prices and major stock indices as well as the crude oil prices and stock market volatility that have been caused due to outbreak of this pandemic.

This book presents a comprehensive collection of recent research on the timely topic of sustainable development goals, with a focus on developing countries.

This book highlights current research and developments in the area of Structural Engineering and Construction Management, which are important disciplines in Civil Engineering.

Chapter 1: Report on ICT in Education in China.- Chapter 2: Report on ICT in Education in Albania.- Chapter 3: Report on ICT in Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Chapter 4: Report on ICT in Education in the Republic of Bulgaria.- Chapter 5: Report on ICT in Education in the Republic of Croatia.- Chapter 6: Report on ICT in Education in the Czech Republic.- Chapter 7: Report on ICT in Education in the Republic of Estonia.- Chapter 8: Report on ICT in Education in the Republic of Greece.- Chapter 9: Report on ICT in Education in Hungary.- Chapter 10: Report on ICT in Education in Latvia.- Chapter 11: Report on ICT in Education in the Republic of Lithuania.- Chapter 12: Report on ICT in Education in Montenegro.- Chapter 13: Report on ICT in Education in the Republic of North Macedonia.- Chapter 14: Report on ICT in Education in the Republic of Poland.- Chapter 15: Report on ICT in Education in Romania.- Chapter 16: Report on ICT in Education in the Republic of Serbia.- Chapter 17: Report on ICT in Education in the Slovak Republic.- Chapter 18: Report on ICT in Education in the Republic of Slovenia.- Chapter 19: Comparative Analysis of ICT in Education between China and CEECs.

This book presents peer-reviewed articles from the 20th International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technologies (ISOT 2019), held in Goa, India.

This book presents the proceedings of the International Conference on Health, Safety, Fire, Environment, and Allied Sciences. The volume comprises content from leading scientists, engineers, and policy makers discussing issues relating to industrial safety, fire hazards and their management in industry, forests and other settings.

This book comprises selected papers from the Fourth International Conference on Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (ICMME 2019). The contents focus on the latest developments in the synthesis and characterization of new materials, and highlights the challenges involved in the manufacturing and machinability of different materials.

This book presents the proceedings of the 46th National Symposium on Acoustics (NSA 2017). The book covers topics ranging from hydro-acoustics, environmental acoustics, bio-acoustics to musical acoustics, electro-acoustics and sound perception.

Some of the major topics covered include structural engineering, water resources engineering, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, and remote sensing.

This open access book summarizes the first two decades of the NII Testbeds and Community for Information access Research (NTCIR). NTCIR is a series of evaluation forums run by a global team of researchers and hosted by the National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan. The book is unique in that it discusses not just what was done at NTCIR, but also how it was done and the impact it has achieved. For example, in some chapters the reader sees the early seeds of what eventually grew to be the search engines that provide access to content on the World Wide Web, todayΓÇÖs smartphones that can tailor what they show to the needs of their owners, and the smart speakers that enrich our lives at home and on the move. We also get glimpses into how new search engines can be built for mathematical formulae, or for the digital record of a lived human life.Key to the success of the NTCIR endeavor was early recognition that information access research is an empirical discipline and that evaluation therefore lay at the core of the enterprise. Evaluation is thus at the heart of each chapter in this book. They show, for example, how the recognition that some documents are more important than others has shaped thinking about evaluation design. The thirty-three contributors to this volume speak for the many hundreds of researchers from dozens of countries around the world who together shaped NTCIR as organizers and participants.This book is suitable for researchers, practitioners, and studentsΓÇöanyone who wants to learn about past and present evaluation efforts in information retrieval, information access, and natural language processing, as well as those who want to participate in an evaluation task or even to design and organize one.

Diode Switch based 17-level inverter with lesser power electronic elements.- 28GHz 5G Receiver Design using 65nm CMOS and Performance Analysis through Simulation.- Study and implementation of ladder logic conversion to VHDL for Field programmable gate array (FPGA) based Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).- Automated Monitoring and Regulation of User Friendly Greenhouse using Arduino.- An Involution Function Based Symmetric Stream Cipher.- Multi-Objective Optimization of Block Size based on CPU Power & Network Bandwidth for Blockchain Applications

Effect of Angular Orientation of Continuous Fibers on the Extensional Properties of Carbon Fiber Composites.- Simulation of Nanowires on C-Si Surface for Reflectance Reduction.- Investigation of Surface Roughness of Miniature Spur Gears Fabricated Using WEDM by RSM Approach.- Multi-Objective Analysis of Nd-YAG Laser Welding on Dissimilar Metals.- Fabrication and Tensile Testing of DHAK Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites.- Solving Unequal Area Facility Layout Problems with Flexible Bay Structure by Simulated Annealing Algorithm.- Mechanical characterization of Polycarbonate-Graphene oxide (PCG) Nano Composite.- Optimal Selection of Circular interpolation for CNC Turning Centers.- Comparative Experimental Analysis of Machining Parameters for Inconel 825 on Cryogenic Treatment.- Optimizing Gas Injection Stir Casting Process Parameters for Improving Ultimate Tensile Strength of Hybrid Mg/(Sicp+Al2O3p+Grp) Through Taguchi Technique.

This open access book brings together oral histories that record the experiences of individuals with intellectual disabilities in Shanghai as they participate in their careers. An appendix provides a compilation of employment policies related to people with intellectual disabilities, particularly with respect to Shanghai.

This book provides medical professionals and researchers with a comprehensive overview of fundamental concepts and recent advances in neurochemistry, and offers new perspectives for all those involved with research in related disciplines.

With the rapid development of biotechnologies, single-cell sequencing has become an important tool for understanding the molecular mechanisms of diseases, defining cellular heterogeneities and characteristics, and identifying intercellular communications and single-cell-based biomarkers.

This open access book contributes to the creation of a cyber ecosystem supported by blockchain technology in which technology and people can coexist in harmony. Blockchains have shown that trusted records, or ledgers, of permanent data can be stored on the Internet in a decentralized manner. The decentralization of the recording process is expected to significantly economize the cost of transactions.Creating a ledger on data, a blockchain makes it possible to designate the owner of each piece of data, to trade data pieces, and to market them. This book examines the formation of markets for various types of data from the theory of market quality proposed and developed by M. Yano. Blockchains are expected to give data itself the status of a new production factor. Bringing ownership of data to the hands of data producers, blockchains can reduce the possibility of information leakage, enhance the sharing and use of IoT data, and prevent data monopoly and misuse.The industry will have a bright future as soon as better technology is developed and when a healthy infrastructure is created to support the blockchain market.  

This book focuses on the recent advances in the field of orthopaedic biomaterials, with a particular emphasis on their design and fabrication. Biomimetic materials, having similar properties and functions to that of the natural tissue, are becoming a popular choice for making customized orthopaedic implants and bone scaffolds.

Chapter 1.Drivers of Emerging Viral Zoonoses. - Chapter 2. One-Health in Context of Animal viruses. - Chapter 3. Viral zoonoses: wildlife perspectives. -Chapter 4. Animal Rotavirus. -Chapter 5. Buffalopox virus. - Chapter 6. Capripoxvirus and Orf virus. - Chapter 7. Animal Caliciviruses. -Chapter 8. Rabies virus. - Chapter 9.  Nipah virus. -Chapter 10. Avian Influenza. - Chapter 11. Pandemic Influenza A. - Chapter 12. Picobirnavirus. -Chapter 13. MERS-CoV. -Chapter 14. Japanese encephalitis virus. - Chapter 15. Monkeypox virus. -Chapter 16. Picobirnavirus

This book presents novel and fundamental aspects of metamaterials, which have been overlooked in most previous publications, including chirality, non-reciprocity, and the Dirac-cone formation.

Understanding the role of nutrient management as a tool for soil sustainability and nutritional security requires a holistic approach to a wide range of soil parameters (biological, physical, and chemical) to assess the soil functions and nutrient dynamics of a crop management system within the desired timescale.

This book summarizes the latest research on sheepgrass, both in China and around the globe, as well as fundamental information on the topic.

The book provides an authoritative study on Special Economic Zones. Special Economic Zone mode provides an easy approach to complete modernization in developing countries like China, the reader can get some important data source and major results in this area.

This open access book follows the development of the Building Resilience in Teacher Education (BRiTE) project across Australia and internationally.

This open access book contains the oral histories that were inspired by the work of the Special Olympics in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of its founding.

This open access book is unique in presenting the first oral history of individuals with an intellectual disability and their families in China.

This open access book presents how Open Science is a powerful tool to boost Higher Education. The book introduces the reader into Open Access, Open Technology, Open Data, Open Research results, Open Licensing, Open Accreditation, Open Certification, Open Policy and, of course, Open Educational Resources.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I - Global Governance Frameworks for Sustainability Standards.- Chapter 2. Transformative impacts? Exploring the link between voluntary sustainability standards and the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter 3. Assessing the role of the World Trade Organization in regulating the use of standards in international trade.- Chapter 4. Towards greening trade? Environmental provisions in emerging markets'' preferential trade agreements.- Chapter 5. The CSR interface between the private sector and social and environmental standards and regulations.- Chapter 6. Advances in sustainability reporting: What is missing?.- Chapter 7. The impact of global labour standards on export performance.- Part II - Sustainability Standards in Sectoral and Country Contexts.- Chapter 8. The changing landscape of sustainability standards in Indonesia: Potentials and pitfalls of making global value chains more sustainable.- Chapter 9. The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and its contribution to sustainable forest management in Indonesia.- Chapter 10. Emerging international environmental standards and trade: Sectoral implications for Pakistan.- Chapter 11. Global and national food safety and quality standards: Implications and impacts for farmers in Thailand and India.- Chapter 12. Making local work for the global best: A comparative study on vehicle efficiency standards implementation in China and Mexico.- Chapter 13. Standard-setting in water use and sustainable development: A comparative critical analysis of grey water recycling in the tourism sector.- Chapter 14. Conclusions and policy recommendations.

This open access book describes the technologies needed to construct a secure big data infrastructure that connects data owners, analytical institutions, and user institutions in a circle of trust.