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62nd International Conference of Machine Design Departments (Atlantis Highlights in Engineering #28)

This is an open access book.The 62nd International Conference of Machine Design Departments (ICMD 2022) is mainly focused on sharing professional experience and discussing new theoretical and practical findings. The objective of the conference is to identify the current situation, exchange experience, establish and strengthen relationships between universities, companies and scientists from the field of Machine Design.

Proceedings of International Conference on Governance, Management & Social Innovation (Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research #282)

This is an open access book. It is my great pleasure to introduce the Proceedings of the International Conference on Governance, Management, Social Sciences, Education and Innovation (ICGMSI2023). The event was held at UST Angelicum College, Manila, Philippines on 20th – 21st September 2023. The conference convenes researchers, scientists, academics, and practitioners from various nations to facilitate conversations and debates on pertinent problems, opportunities, challenges, and research discoveries. It is one of its significant and valuable features. Building worldwide relationships and offering participants a fantastic venue to share and exchange outstanding original research findings and creative ideas are the main goals of ICGMSI2023. In the fields of governance, management, social sciences, education and innovation, we live up to our pledge of contributing to the development of a positive outlook. A total of 13 submissions including authors from Malaysia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and other countries were approved as full papers for publication and presentation in ICGMSI2023. These papers offer excellent illustrations of recent research on pertinent subjects, such as governance, management, social sciences, innovation and education, among others. I express my gratitude to the authors for presenting the conference and contributing their knowledge and research findings to this occasion. We will be able to develop and clear the path for the future of governance, management, social sciences, education, innovation and related fields with their vision, contributions, and involvement. They are the best players and assets available now and in the future. The authors and delegates had a great time during their visit to Manila in the Philippines and that ICGMSI2023 was fascinating, thrilling, and motivating. We would like to take this opportunity to thank and acknowledge the reviewers who assisted us in maintaining the high caliber of the manuscripts published in the ICMGSI Proceedings. We also sincerely thank the organising staff and conference committee members for their tireless efforts.

Proceedings of the 1st Halu Oleo International Conference on Public Health (Advances in Health Sciences Research #77)

This is an open access book. Alhamdulillahirrabbil’alamin, all praise be to Allah SWT, the Lord of all worlds, for His blessings, mercy, and guidance, which have enabled “The 1st Halu Oleo International Conference on Public Health” to be successfully conducted. This international conference, themed “Global Health in The Era of Technology Transformation of Information and Communication,” was organized by the Faculty of Public Health, Halu Oleo University. The conference featured presentations of research findings, reviews, and community service activities conducted by researchers from various diverse institutions. In this regard, researchers have played a role and made contributions to the global development of science and technology, particularly in the field of public health. The outcomes of the conference were then documented in the proceedings. We would like to express our gratitude to all parties involved. We are aware that in the implementation of this event and the presentation of this proceeding, there are still many imperfections and shortcomings. Therefore, please allow us to apologize for these shortcomings. We also extend our sincere thanks and high appreciation to all parties who have contributed to the success of this conference and the publication of the proceedings. Hopefully, this proceeding brings benefits to all participants of the seminar, especially and to the general public.

Proceedings of the 2024 7th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Industrial Architecture (Atlantis Highlights in Engineering #30)

This is an open access book.With the continuous deepening of urbanization, the demand in the construction field is also being optimized and adjusted. The development of structural engineering is still highly valued, which has also generated many academic issues worth exploring. To provide a platform for communication and sharing among experts and scholars. 2024 7th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Industrial Architecture will be held in Zhuhai from February 23 to 25, 2024. The conference focuses onStructural Engineering and Industrial Architecture and other related fields. The conference invites experts and scholars from universities and research institutions, business people and other related people from home and abroad to participate in the conference. Scholars from home and abroad are welcome to submit papers and attend the conference.

Proceedings of Selected Papers of International Conference on Health, Science, and Environment (Advances in Biological Sciences Research #39)

This is an open access book. The 1st International Conference on Health, Science, and Environment (ICHSE) aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, industry representatives, postdoctoral fellows, and research scholars around the world to share their knowledge and research expertise, to discuss in the area Health, Science, and Environment as well as to create a prospective collaboration and networking on various areas. The proceedings include a selection of 17 papers from 145 papers submitted to the conference from academic institutions, universities, and industries all over the world. We thanks to our Keynote Speaker Prof. Masato Iguchi (Sakurajima Volcano Research Center, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan), Prof. Fumitaka Fujita (Osaka University, Japan), Dr. Akaraphol Watcarawipas (Mahidol University, Thailand), Dr. Ronn Goei (Carl Zeiss, Singapore), and Dr. Meezan Ardhanu Asagabaldan (Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Indonesia) for their constant support and guidance. It was also a great pleasure to work with such an excellent organizing committee for their hard work in organizing and supporting for the event. The accepted papers were subjected to strict peer-reviewing by 5 expert referees. The papers have been selected for this volume because of quality and the relevance to the topics.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Transformation in Business: Navigating the New Frontiers Beyond Boundaries (Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research #283)

This is an open access book. "Digital Transformation in Business: Navigating the New Frontiers Beyond Boundaries." Scheduled for 24th & 25th January 2024 promises to be a transformative and enlightening experience for Academicians, Research scholars, business leaders, innovators, and technology enthusiasts. The central theme of this conference, "Navigating the New Frontiers Beyond Boundaries," encapsulates the current state of business in the digital era. As technology continues to shape our world, boundaries that were once considered insurmountable are being challenged, reshaped, and even obliterated. Digital transformation is at the heart of this evolution, and this conference aims to explore how businesses can harness its power to reach new heights. Objectives of the Conference : Help researchers and practitioners reassess business model and plans through digital transformation. Help to recommend the innovation and transitions of new-age technology to the business. Support researchers and practitioners in evaluating improvements in customer experience. Showcase improvements in employee performance within the work environment through Digital transformation. Explore operational agility using digital transformation

Big Data: 9th CCF Conference, BigData 2021, Guangzhou, China, January 8–10, 2022, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1496)

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 9th CCF Conference on Big Data, BigData 2021, held in Guangzhou, China, in January 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic BigData 2021 was postponed to 2022. The 21 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. They present recent research on theoretical and technical aspects on big data, as well as on digital economy demands in big data applications.

IOT with Smart Systems: Proceedings of ICTIS 2022, Volume 2 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #312)

This book gathers papers addressing state-of-the-art research in all areas of information and communication technologies and their applications in intelligent computing, cloud storage, data mining and software analysis. It presents the outcomes of the Sixth International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Intelligent Systems (ICTIS 2022), held in Ahmedabad, India. The book is divided into two volumes. It discusses the fundamentals of various data analysis techniques and algorithms, making it a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners alike.

Handbook of Spices in India: 75 Years of Research and Development

Sexuality Reimagined: MSM in Modern India

The book examines how medical knowledge is produced around bodies that do not fit in the heteronormative framework of the state’s rationale and processes. The marginal bodies studied in this research are termed MSM, men who have sex with men, categorized as a high-risk group in the backdrop of HIV/AIDS. These Queer bodies entered the registers of epidemiology and governmentality. This classification is the point of departure for the book. The book interrogates and asks how does a sexual subject become a political question? To answer this political trajectory, the book analyses the category of risk in biomedicine. It investigates how the category of risk becomes critical to the Indian state’s rationale and policies wherein, through the ambit of health and population, sexuality is managed. Unearthing the sexual politics in South Asia, the book, based on rich empirical evidence derived from the lived experiences of MSM, narrates the construction of sexual subjectivity and masculinity. Theprocess of construction occurs in negotiation with the Indian state, bringing forth the dimension of the Indian state as a medico-legal governmentality regime and how MSM takes on the identity of a medicalized subject.

3D Computer Vision: Foundations and Advanced Methodologies

This book offers a comprehensive and unbiased introduction to 3D Computer Vision, ranging from its foundations and essential principles to advanced methodologies and technologies. Divided into 11 chapters, it covers the main workflow of 3D computer vision as follows: camera imaging and calibration models; various modes and means of 3D image acquisition; binocular, trinocular and multi-ocular stereo vision matching techniques; monocular single-image and multi-image scene restoration methods; point cloud data processing and modeling; simultaneous location and mapping; generalized image and scene matching; and understanding spatial-temporal behavior. Each topic is addressed in a uniform manner: the dedicated chapter first covers the essential concepts and basic principles before presenting a selection of typical, specific methods and practical techniques. In turn, it introduces readers to the most important recent developments, especially in the last three years. This approachallows them to quickly familiarize themselves with the subject, implement the techniques discussed, and design or improve their own methods for specific applications. The book can be used as a textbook for graduate courses in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, data science, and related subjects. It also offers a valuable reference guide for researchers and practitioners alike.

Evolution Seen from the Phase Diagram of Life (Evolutionary Studies)

This book aims to understand biological evolution through a physical approach, focusing on the macroscopic aspects of the biological genome. Readers will discover the connection between genomic information and the harmony of biological systems, a relationship that remains elusive to many researchers in biological sciences.The most common approach to understanding living organisms with physics is to begin with a single molecule of an organism. In contrast to this bottom-up approach, building from each molecule to the whole, this book takes a coarse-grained approach at the amino acid level to physically understand the macroscopic aspects of the organism. The book presents a system developed by the authors to predict membrane proteins with high accuracy using only physical parameters. Another distinctive perspective of this book is that it proposes the idea of a physical mechanism, other than natural selection, that orchestrates the emergence of order from random processes.The study of macroscopic aspects of living organisms based on this concept has parallels with thermostatistical mechanics for states of matter. Just as random processes create order in matter, there are physical random processes that form order in living organisms. This analogy is the central theme of the book.Using terms and analogies familiar to physicists, the book bridges the gap between biological and physical sciences. The book focuses on simple principles and is aimed primarily at researchers. While the content of this book is at the boundary area of biophysics, soft matter physics and bioinformatics, it will also be of interest to researchers and graduate students working on any biological topics.

Proceedings of the 9th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials: ICE-SEAM 2023, Putrajaya, Malaysia (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

This book gathers the proceedings of the 9th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials (ICE-SEAM 2023), held on 14 September 2023, in Putrajaya, Malaysia. It focuses on a diverse range of subtopics: Additive Manufacturing—Advanced Materials and Processes—Design and Optimization—Energy Efficiency, Energy Engineering and Management—Modelling and Simulation—Surface Engineering and Tribology—Thermal and Fluids—Vibration and Control. The content caters to academicians, researchers, students, practitioners working in the field of sustainable energy systems and advanced materials.

New Approaches for Multidimensional Signal Processing: Proceedings of International Workshop, NAMSP 2023 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #385)

This book is a collection of papers presented at the International Workshop on New Approaches for Multidimensional Signal Processing (NAMSP 2023), held at Technical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria, during 6–8 July 2023. The book covers research papers in the field of N-dimensional multicomponent image processing, multidimensional image representation and super-resolution, 3D image processing and reconstruction, MD computer vision systems, multidimensional multimedia systems, neural networks for MD image processing, data-based MD image retrieval and knowledge data mining, watermarking, hiding and encryption of MD images, MD image processing in robot systems, tensor-based data processing, 3D and multi-view visualization, forensic analysis systems for MD images, and many more.

Complexity Thinking and China’s Demography Within and Beyond Mainland China: A Geopolitical Overview

This book uses complexity thinking to explore China’s demography and population-driven geopolitics within and beyond mainland China. From a multidisciplinary perspective, the book is relevant to the debates of Chinese demography studies and politics of contemporary China. It combines international relations approaches, demography research, and legal studies to conceive the recent demographic trends and social transformations in China and across the world. The book prioritizes the anthropological viewpoint to provide a better understanding of demographic phenomena and combine an anthropological demography perspective with complexity thinking and geopolitics. This book will interest scholars of China, of geopolitics, and demographers.

Singularly Perturbed Jump Systems: Stability, Synchronization and Control (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #522)

In this book, various singularly perturbed jump system models in continuous-time or discrete-time domain, such as Markov jump singularly perturbed systems, semi-Markov jump singularly perturbed systems, hidden Markov jump singularly perturbed systems, and singularly perturbed jump complex network model, have been considered for some control synthesis problems. Also, some partial probability information cases are taken into account when addressing those control synthesis problems. To show the effectiveness and applicability of the obtained results, some numerical examples and practical industrial model examples are given.

Kolmogorov Operators and Their Applications (Springer INdAM Series #56)

Kolmogorov equations are a fundamental bridge between the theory of partial differential equations and that of stochastic differential equations that arise in several research fields. This volume collects a selection of the talks given at the Cortona meeting by experts in both fields, who presented the most recent developments of the theory. Particular emphasis has been given to degenerate partial differential equations, Itô processes, applications to kinetic theory and to finance.

Plant Production for Sustainable Society as a Semi-closed Ecosystem

This book introduces the concept of a semi-closed ecosystem, which is necessary for the social implementation of plant production, such as agriculture, in harmony with the environment. While aiming at achieving a sustainable balance of human activities and environmental protection, this book focuses on the material cycle within each semi-closed system listed below. 1) Mangrove forests as semi-closed systems in coastal ecosystems 2) Environmental control in facility-based plant production systems as semi-closed systems 3) Control of the gaseous environment in the root zone as a semi-closed system 4) Controlled ecological life support system as a completely closed ecosystem in space 5) A sustainable balance of human activities and environmental conservation in urban ecosystems. Developing efficient food production with less environmental loads is an important issue. Plant production is vital to human health and welfare, especially in urban areas as semi-closed ecosystems. Producing food efficiently under consideration of environmental protection is necessary with material-cycling systems, especially in semi-closed ecosystems. Establishing a resource recycling production system with reduced waste emissions has also become important in agriculture. Plant production will play an important role not only in food production (Goal 2 in SDGs) but also in many other goals. This book explains how we must regard plant production as semi-closed ecosystems, reduce material and energy resource inputs, and recycle waste emissions generated during production and consumption processes to solve the various issues. Students and researchers studying Agricultural Environmental Engineering, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Systems Design for Sustainable Society, Environmental Control in Agriculture, etc., will find this publication a helpful reference.

Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Neurological Diseases Management (Smart Nanomaterials Technology)

This book gives a complete overview of current developments in the nano drug delivery technology in the management of neurological disorders and brain diseases. The book is divided into three main sub-sections: A) Fundamental study on nanomaterials, nanocarriers, and nanoformulation-based drug delivery in neurological diseases management, B) Nano drug delivery therapy - a novel approach towards common neurological disorders and C) Novel nano delivery strategies in targeted neurological diseases management. This collective work presents diverse nano-based drug delivery technologies that are high-throughput, reliable, pioneering, and applicable to researchers of different countries despite their socio-economic conditions. It hopefully encourages researchers, innovators and policymaker to adapt nanomaterial-based drug delivery vehicles technologies using diverse nano-based formulation techniques as targeted therapy for treating and managing neurological disorders.

Biomass with Culture and Geography

This book introduces biomass which is utilized all over the world based on geographical, cultural, and historical background. It covers 18 major biomass types and several specific plants categorized into 3 groups based on their usage. The present and historical background of representative materials from biomass, such as cellulose, lignin, chitin, sugar, molasses, amylose, and other interesting natural biopolymers, such as hyaluronan, gum Arabic, and others are introduced. Furthermore, characteristic features of representative and influential plants, such as rice, eucalyptus, and oil palm are described together with historical episodes. Although physicochemical characteristic properties of each material and plant have been published over many decades, scarcely a comprehensive introduction on biomass together with Asian, European, and Latin American cultural backgrounds. In this book, biomass familiar to everybody’s life is introduced based on scientific and cultural viewpoints. It guides readers to gain background knowledge of targeting biomass to be developed as industrial resources. In addition to students, scientists, and lecturers, the book will be useful for industrial engineers, both specialists in polymer science and technology and materials experts.

Attacks, Defenses and Testing for Deep Learning

This book provides a systematic study on the security of deep learning. With its powerful learning ability, deep learning is widely used in CV, FL, GNN, RL, and other scenarios. However, during the process of application, researchers have revealed that deep learning is vulnerable to malicious attacks, which will lead to unpredictable consequences. Take autonomous driving as an example, there were more than 12 serious autonomous driving accidents in the world in 2018, including Uber, Tesla and other high technological enterprises. Drawing on the reviewed literature, we need to discover vulnerabilities in deep learning through attacks, reinforce its defense, and test model performance to ensure its robustness. Attacks can be divided into adversarial attacks and poisoning attacks. Adversarial attacks occur during the model testing phase, where the attacker obtains adversarial examples by adding small perturbations. Poisoning attacks occur during the model training phase, wherethe attacker injects poisoned examples into the training dataset, embedding a backdoor trigger in the trained deep learning model. An effective defense method is an important guarantee for the application of deep learning. The existing defense methods are divided into three types, including the data modification defense method, model modification defense method, and network add-on method. The data modification defense method performs adversarial defense by fine-tuning the input data. The model modification defense method adjusts the model framework to achieve the effect of defending against attacks. The network add-on method prevents the adversarial examples by training the adversarial example detector. Testing deep neural networks is an effective method to measure the security and robustness of deep learning models. Through test evaluation, security vulnerabilities and weaknesses in deep neural networks can be identified. By identifying and fixing these vulnerabilities, the security and robustness of the model can be improved. Our audience includes researchers in the field of deep learning security, as well as software development engineers specializing in deep learning.

Proceedings of the International Field Exploration and Development Conference 2023: Volume 1 (Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering)

This book focuses on reservoir surveillance and management, reservoir evaluation and dynamic description, reservoir production stimulation and EOR, ultra-tight reservoir, unconventional oil and gas resources technology, oil and gas well production testing, and geomechanics. This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 13th International Field Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2023). The conference not only provides a platform to exchanges experience, but also promotes the development of scientific research in oil & gas exploration and production. The main audience for the work includes reservoir engineer, geological engineer, enterprise managers, senior engineers as well as students.

Proceedings of the Third World Conference on Floating Solutions: WCFS 2023; 28–29 August, Tokyo, Japan (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #465)

This book includes peer-reviewed articles from the Third World Conference on Floating Solutions WCFS 2023 Japan with an aim to pioneer the SDGs and Next SDGs by making the most use of oceans and water. In recent years, the safety and security of people's lives around the world have been threatened by frequent floods and rising sea levels attributable to climate change. The COP 26 has set a common global goal of limiting the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. It is an urgent task to cope with climate change as well as to utilize decarbonized and renewable energy. The UN is promoting the SDGs which aim to achieve 17 Goals between 2015 and 2030. However, efforts to reach the Goals will not end in 2030 but will be an ongoing challenge for humanity beyond 2030. Here, we tentatively call the Goals to be achieved after the SDGs as "Next SDGs." Ocean and water have the potential to provide solutions to the disasters such as flooding and sea level rise due to climate change. In this context, WCFS 2023 presents ocean and water as the urban infrastructure and explores new technology and feasible solutions. In particular, it is necessary to consider urban planning, marine architecture, port planning connecting land and sea, disaster prevention, renewable energy, and food production on the sea and water. Further, it is indispensable that knowledge, experience, dream, and strong desire to realize these challenges are supported by a diversity of people.

Non B cell-Derived Immunoglobulins: The Structure, Characteristics and the Implication on Clinical Medicine (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology #1445)

This book has expanded classic concept of immunology. Immunoglobulins have been widely discovered to be produced by many non-B cells. The non B cell-derived Igs display multifunction, which not only includes antibody activities and cellular biological functions under physiological conditions, but also directly participate in the pathological process of malignant tumour and immune-related diseases. This book provides new perspectives and a solid foundation for medical students, basic and clinical scientists to re-understand and broaden the physiological and pathological significance of Ig.

Biobased Nanomaterials: Applications in Biomedicine, Food Industry, Agriculture, and Environmental Sustainability

This book comprehensively covers various aspects of biobased nanomaterials, including their types, fabrication methods, characterization techniques, and applications in different fields. The book starts with an introduction to biobased nanomaterials, highlighting their significance in various fields due to their unique properties. The first few chapters cover the different types of biobased nanomaterials, their properties, and how they are extracted from various natural sources. The methods of fabrication of biobased nanomaterials are discussed in detail, including the techniques for controlling their size, shape, and composition. It then delves into the characterization of biobased nanomaterials, discussing the different techniques used to determine their properties, including their morphology, size, structure, and composition. The subsequent chapters explore the various applications of biobased nanomaterials in different fields such as environmental applications, wound healing, tissue engineering, food industry, agriculture, sensing technology, biomedical applications, and energy storage devices. The advantages of biobased nanomaterials over traditional nanomaterials are highlighted, including their biodegradability and sustainability. The environmental concerns associated with biobased nanomaterials, as well as the health and safety concerns, are also discussed. The book concludes by looking at the prospects of biobased nanomaterials and how they can contribute to sustainable development. Overall, the book is an informative and comprehensive book that provides a thorough understanding of biobased nanomaterials and their various applications. It is a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals in various fields such as materials science, chemistry, biology, and environmental science. alike.