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This book provides an overview of the current advances in artificial intelligence and neural nets. Artificial intelligence (AI) methods have shown great capabilities in modelling, prediction and recognition tasks supporting human¿machine interaction.At the same time, the issue of emotion has gained increasing attention due to its relevance in achieving human-like interaction with machines. The real challenge is taking advantage of the emotional characterization of humans¿ interactions to make computers interfacing with them emotionally and socially credible.The book assesses how and to what extent current sophisticated computational intelligence tools might support the multidisciplinary research on the characterization of appropriate system reactions to human emotions and expressions in interactive scenarios. Discussing the latest recent research trends, innovative approaches and future challenges in AI from interdisciplinary perspectives, it is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in academia and industry.

This book chronicles the journeys of educational researchers and academics who have engaged in research and development to improve teaching and learning at universities. The research and development methods and approaches discussed here will also appeal to researchers working in teaching and learning in higher education.

The aspects covered include: landscape restoration, ecosystem-based adaptation, ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction, ecological restoration, ecosystem-based protected areas management, green infrastructure development, nature-friendly infrastructure development in various ecosystem types, agro-climatic zones and watersheds.

This book offers valuable insights into the latest concepts and findings from epidemiologic, clinical and basic studies in the burgeoning area of early-life environmental exposure and diseases.

M¿icrobial biotechnology is an important area that promotes advanced research into using microbes for value-added products, human nutrition, and the overall wellbeing of society. This book presents the latest information on the use of microbes for sustainable development, and highlights state-of-the-art biotechnological techniques used to harness microbial biotechnological traits on a commercial scale. Gathering contributions from authoritative researchers in the field, it addresses recent advances in microbial biotechnological approaches that offer sustainable options for future generations. Exploring a broad range of microbial products and their uses, the book specifically places emphasis on the application of microorganisms in healthcare, the environment and industry. It also discusses various compound classes derived from microbial metabolites. Pursuing a holistic approach to recent advances in the utilization of various microbes as biotechnological tools, the book also covers traditional uses, and explores emerging strategies to harness their full potential. Accordingly, it offers a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students alike.

This is the first English language book to systematically introduce basic theories, methods and applications of disaster risk science from the angle of different subjects including disaster science, emergency technology and risk management.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of drug and chemical cellular toxicity, especially concerning the effects of anticancer drugs (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and phosphamidon) on chromosomes and proteins.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Intelligent Technologies and Applications, INTAP 2019, held in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, in November 2019. The 60 revised full papers and 6 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 224 submissions.

This two volume set (CCIS 1257 and 1258) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Pioneering Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators, ICPCSEE 2020 held in Taiyuan, China, in September 2020. The 98 papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 392 submissions.

This two volume set (CCIS 1257 and 1258) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Pioneering Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators, ICPCSEE 2020 held in Taiyuan, China, in September 2020.The 98 papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 392 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections: database, machine learning, network, graphic images, system, natural language processing, security, algorithm, application, and education.

This book tries to understand the lessons we ought to learn from the Covid-19 crisis as well as the profound transformations this pandemic will bring to the world order. This timely book will be of interest to scholars in Political Science and philosophy, as well as to general readers interested in what the post Covid-19 world may resemble.

This book gathers a selection of refereed papers presented at the 8th International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research 2020 (KEER 2020), which was held in Tokyo, Japan, 7-9 September 2020.

Preface.- Paracomplete truth theory with a definable hierarchy of determinateness operators.-Paradoxes behind the Solovay sentences.-  Multiple Roles and Deontic Logic.- EEG Evidence for Game-Theoretic Model to Ambiguous Pronoun Resolution.- On the Factivity Problem of Epistemic Contextualism.- Dynamic Epistemic Logic of Faith Di∩¼Çusion in Cultural Circles.- Monotonic Opaqueness in Deontic Contexts.- Towards a Relational Treating of Language and Logical Systems.- Modal Logic and Planarity of Graphs.- Proof-theoretic Results of Common Sense Modal Predicate Calculi.- Strengthened Conditionals.- Intentionality as Disposition.

Part I: Designing sustainable fibers and fabrics.- Manmade cellulosic fibers (MMCF) - A historical introduction and existing solutions to a more sustainable production.- Natural recycled super-fibres.- Circular design as a key driver for sustainability in fashion and textiles.- Cruelty-free silk and guilt-free fashion.- Part II: Sustainable Sourcing in the Textile and Fashion Value Chain.- Buying practices in the textile and fashion industry: Past, present and future.- Sustainable chemistry - Path and goal for a more sustainable textile sector.

This book gathers selected high-quality research papers from the International Conference on Computational Methods and Data Engineering (ICMDE 2020), held at SRM University, Sonipat, Delhi-NCR, India. Focusing on cutting-edge technologies and the most dynamic areas of computational intelligence and data engineering, the respective contributions address topics including collective intelligence, intelligent transportation systems, fuzzy systems, data privacy and security, data mining, data warehousing, big data analytics, cloud computing, natural language processing, swarm intelligence, and speech processing.

This book explores the concepts of sustainability and governance in relation to the governance of corporations - hence the ubiquity of the term corporate governance - and other bodies.

This book provides all aspects of the physiology, stress responses and tolerance to abiotic stresses of the Brassicaceae plants.

This book presents a detailed discussion on the direct interactions of plants and microorganisms in the rhizosphere environment.

This book comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the 26th National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion (NCICEC) 2019 which was organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra under the aegis of The Combustion Institute-Indian Section (CIIS).

This book analyzes the impact and relevance of the Syrian crisis on regional and international relations. The Syrian crisis has also been a catalyst in reshaping many interstate relations and allowing countries such as Russia, Iran, Turkey and China to play an increasingly important geopolitical role.

This book comprises select papers presented at the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Design (ICMechD) 2019. The book also discusses current research in engineering management on topics like products, services and system design, optimization in design, manufacturing planning and control, and sustainable product design.

The book covers topics like tribology design, mechanism and machine design, wear and surface engineering, vibration and noise engineering, biomechanics and biomedical engineering, industrial thermodynamics, and thermal engineering.

This book gathers selected papers from the International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering, Management and Sciences (ICSDEMS 2019), held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The papers cover the latest trends in the fields of instrumentation, sensors and systems, industrial automation & control, image and signal processing, robotics, renewable energy, power systems and power drives, with focus on solving the current challenges faced in the field of instrumentation and control engineering.

This book describes advanced research on the structures and photochemical properties of polyatomic molecules and molecular clusters having various functionalities under cold gas-phase conditions.