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Emerging Technologies and Pedagogies in the Curriculum (Bridging Human and Machine: Future Education with Intelligence)
by Shengquan Yu Mohamed Ally Avgoustos TsinakosThis book explores the technologies that can be used in curricula to make education “smarter” and more adaptive in order to better meet the needs of today’s learners. The main emphasis is based on the theory and best practices of incorporating emerging technologies into curricula so as to educate learners in the 21st century. The book provides valuable insights into the future of education and examines which pedagogies are most suitable for integrating emerging technologies. It will help educators and stakeholders design and implement curricula that effectively prepare learners for the challenges of tomorrow.
Emerging Technologies for Agriculture and Environment: Select Proceedings of ITsFEW 2018 (Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering)
by Babu Subramanian Shiao-Shing Chen Krishna R. ReddyThis book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Farming – Energy & Environment – Water (ITsFEW 2018). The contents are divided into three parts viz., (i) Developments in Farming, (ii) Energy and Environment, and (iii) Water Conservation and Management. The book aims to provide timely solutions, using innovative and emerging technologies, to the global challenges in agriculture, energy, environment, and water management. Some of the topics covered in this book include remote sensing for smart farming, GIS, irrigation engineering, soil science and agronomy, smart grids, renewable energy, energy management systems, energy storage technologies, biological water treatment, industrial waste water treatment, watershed management and sustainability. Given the wide range of topics discussed, the book will be very useful for students, researchers and practitioners interested in agricultural and environmental engineering.
Emerging Technologies for Connected Internet of Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation System Networks: Emerging Technologies for Connected and Smart Vehicles (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #242)
by Mohamed Elhoseny Aboul Ella HassanienThis book discusses vehicular communication systems, IoT, intelligent transportation systems and the Internet of Vehicles, and also introduces destination marketing in a structured manner. It is primarily intended for research students interested in emerging technologies for connected Internet of Vehicles and intelligent transportation system networks; academics in higher education institutions, including universities and vocational colleges; IT professionals; policy makers; and legislators. The book can also be used as a reference resource for both undergraduate and graduate studies. Written in plain and simple language, it describes new concepts so that they are accessible to readers without prior knowledge of the field.
Emerging Technologies for Education: 4th International Symposium, SETE 2019, Held in Conjunction with ICWL 2019, Magdeburg, Germany, September 23–25, 2019, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11984)
by Elvira Popescu Tianyong Hao Ting-Chia Hsu Haoran Xie Marco Temperini Wei ChenThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 4th International Symposium, SETE 2019, held in conjunction with ICWL 2019, in Magdeburg, Germany, in September 2019. The 10 full and 6 short papers presented together with 24 papers from 5 workshops were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. The papers cover the latest findings in various areas, such as: virtual reality and game-based learning; learning analytics; K-12 education; language learning; design, model and implementation of e-learning platforms and tools; digitalization and industry 4.0; pedagogical issues, practice and experience sharing.
Emerging Technologies in Agriculture, Livestock, and Climate
by Abid YahyaThis book provides applications of wireless sensor networks (WSN) in environmental monitoring, with an emphasis on livestock disease detection and agricultural management in Africa to aid farmers. This proposed system entails current and innovative monitoring technologies intended to improve agricultural conditions in Africa, with a focus on Botswana, and addresses the Internet of Things (IoT) as a set of remote monitoring protocols using WSNs to improve and ensure proper environmental maintenance. In this book, the author introduces WSNs, and how the IoT can be applied to develop a system of "smart agriculture" in Africa, taking into account livestock health, climate change impacts on crops and wildlife, and technological innovations in response to climate change such as windmills and solar panels. The book will be interesting to students and researchers in engineering and life sciences, as well as practitioners working with sensing technologies for agricultural monitoring and improvement.
Emerging Technologies in Food Science: Focus on the Developing World
by Monika Thakur V. K. ModiThis book provides a comprehensive review of recent innovations in food science that are being used to tackle the challenges of food safety, nutritional security and sustainability. With a major focus on developing nations, like India, the book is divided into four main sections. The first section provides an overview of the food industry, while the second explores food safety in various segments, with an interesting account of street food safety – an important, yet often neglected aspect for safety parameters. The third section, on nutritional security and sustainability, explores various ways of maximizing nutrition and optimizing waste management in the food industry. The book closes with a section on emerging technologies and innovations, which introduces readers to some of the latest technologies in the food industry, including advances in food processing, packaging, nanotechnology, etc. The topics have been divided into 25 different chapters, which offer a diverse blend of perspectives on innovations in the developing world. Ideally suited for students and researchers in the food sciences, the book is also an interesting read for industry experts in Food Science and Technology.
Emerging Technology in Modelling and Graphics: Proceedings of IEM Graph 2018 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #937)
by Jyotsna Kumar Mandal Debika BhattacharyaThe book covers cutting-edge and advanced research in modelling and graphics. Gathering high-quality papers presented at the First International Conference on Emerging Technology in Modelling and Graphics, held from 6 to 8 September 2018 in Kolkata, India, it addresses topics including: image processing and analysis, image segmentation, digital geometry for computer imaging, image and security, biometrics, video processing, medical imaging, and virtual and augmented reality.
Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICETCE 2018 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #61)
by K. Ganesh Babu H. Sudarsana Rao Y. AmarnathThis book comprises select papers from the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering (ICETCE 2018). Latest research findings in different branches of civil engineering such as structural engineering, construction materials, geotechnical engineering, water resources engineering, environmental engineering, and transportation infrastructure are covered in this book. The book also gives an overview of emerging topics like smart materials and structures, green building technologies, and intelligent transportation system. The contents of this book will be beneficial for students, academicians, industrialists and researchers working in the field of civil engineering.
Emerging Trends in Computing and Expert Technology (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #35)
by D. Jude Hemanth V. D. Ambeth Kumar S. Malathi Oscar Castillo Bogdan PatrutThis book presents high-quality research papers that demonstrate how emerging technologies in the field of intelligent systems can be used to effectively meet global needs. The respective papers highlight a wealth of innovations and experimental results, while also addressing proven IT governance, standards and practices, and new designs and tools that facilitate rapid information flows to the user. The book is divided into five major sections, namely: “Advances in High Performance Computing”, “Advances in Machine and Deep Learning”, “Advances in Networking and Communication”, “Advances in Circuits and Systems in Computing” and “Advances in Control and Soft Computing”.
Emerging Trends in Electrical, Communications, and Information Technologies: Proceedings of ICECIT-2018 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #569)
by T. Hitendra Sarma V. Sankar Rafi Ahamed ShaikThis book includes original, peer-reviewed research from the 3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical, Communication and Information Technologies (ICECIT 2018), held at Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute of Technology, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India in December 2018. It covers the latest research trends and developments in the areas of Electrical Engineering, Electronic and Communication Engineering, and Computer Science and Information.
Emerging Trends in Intelligent Computing and Informatics: Data Science, Intelligent Information Systems and Smart Computing (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1073)
by Faisal Saeed Fathey Mohammed Nadhmi GazemThis book presents the proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Reliable Information and Communication Technology 2019 (IRICT 2019), which was held in Pulai Springs Resort, Johor, Malaysia, on September 22–23, 2019. Featuring 109 papers, the book covers hot topics such as artificial intelligence and soft computing, data science and big data analytics, internet of things (IoT), intelligent communication systems, advances in information security, advances in information systems and software engineering.
Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICETME 2018 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by L. Vijayaraghavan K. Hemachandra Reddy S. M. Jameel BashaThis book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (ICETME 2018). The book covers various topics of mechanical engineering like computational fluid dynamics, heat transfer, machine dynamics, tribology, and composite materials. In addition, relevant studies in the allied fields of manufacturing, industrial and production engineering are also covered. The applications of latest tools and techniques in the context of mechanical engineering problems are discussed in this book. The contents of this book will be useful for students, researchers as well as industry professionals.
Emerging Trends in Photonics, Signal Processing and Communication Engineering: Proceedings of ICPSPCT 2018 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #649)
by Govind R. Kadambi Preetham B. Kumar Vasile PaladeThis volumes presents select papers presented during the International Conference on Photonics, Communication and Signal Processing Technologies held in Bangalore from July 18th to 20th, 2018. The research papers highlight analytical formulation, solution, simulation, algorithm development, experimental research, and experimental investigations in the broad domains of photonics, signal processing and communication technologies. This volume will be of interest to researchers working in the field.
Emerging Trends in Terahertz Solid-State Physics and Devices: Sources, Detectors, Advanced Materials, and Light-matter Interactions
by Arindam Biswas Amit Banerjee Aritra Acharyya Hiroshi Inokawa Jintendra Nath RoyThis book highlights recent advances and applications in terahertz (THz) technology, addressing advanced topics such as THz biomedical imaging, pattern recognition and tomographic reconstruction for THz biomedical imaging by machine learning and artificial intelligence, THz imaging radars for autonomous vehicle applications, and THz imaging systems for security and surveillance. It also discusses theoretical, experimental, established and validated empirical work on these topics.
Emotional Engineering, Vol. 8: Emotion in the Emerging World
by Shuichi FukudaThis book is focused on the importance of detecting people’s motivation, how they make decisions and the way the actions they take is rapidly increasing with the progress of IoT and the Connected Society. It explores how emotion-related processes are increasing in importance rapidly. The contributors move through a variety of related topics, all aimed at revealing how humans and things must increasingly interact. It indicates how strategy becomes increasingly important, particularly creating the best adaptable strategy to respond to the quickly and extensively changing situations. With engineering quickly moving from product development to experience development, and the role of emotion in engineering becoming increasingly apparent, this book offers a timely and valuable resource for engineers and researchers alike.
Empowering Teaching for Digital Equity and Agency: IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2020, Mumbai, India, January 6–8, 2020, Proceedings (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology #595)
by Torsten Brinda Don Passey Therese KeaneThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2020, held in Mumbai, India, in January 2020. The 11 full papers and 4 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissions. The papers discuss key emerging topics and evolving practices in the area of educational computing research. They are organized in the following topical sections: computing education; learners’ and teachers’ perspectives; teacher professional development; the industry perspective; and further aspects.
Empty Buckets and Overflowing Pits: Urban Water and Sanitation Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa – Acknowledging Decline, Preparing for the Unprecedented Wave of Demand (Springer Water)
by Roland WerchotaThis book provides a multi-level and multi-dimensional insight into urban water and sanitation development by analyzing sector reforms in Africa. With the recent events in mind - water shortages in Cape Town, widespread cholera in Haiti, mass-migration from low-income countries, etc. – it elaborates a pressing topic which is directly linked to the precarious living conditions of the urban poor in the developing countries. It is urgent to acknowledge the proposed findings and recommendations of the book which will help to improve the situation of potential refugees in their home countries with a realistic vision for the development of the most basic of all life supporting services.So many efforts to reverse the negative trend in water and sanitation development have failed or targets have been repeatedly missed by far without notable consequences for decision makers on different levels and institutions. It has unnecessarily consumed many young lives, contributed to keep billions in poverty until today and fostered discrimination of women. The knowledge gap and the confusion in the sector lined out in the book becomes evident when a national leader in a low-income country declares a state of emergency in urban water and sanitation while at the same time global monitoring publishes an access figure for urban water of over 90% for the same country. It is time to change this with an effective sector development concept for our partner countries and a more realistic discourse on global level.The book argues for a sweeping rethinking and combines extended local knowledge, lessons learned from history in advanced countries and thorough research on reforms in Francophone and Anglophone developing countries. This was possible because the writer was working in Sub-Saharan partner countries for almost 30 years as an integrated long term advisor in different sector institutions (ministry, regulator, financing basket and different sizes of utilities) and had the opportunity to cooperate closely with the main development partners.The reader has the opportunity to obtain a comprehensive understanding of how the sector works and sector institutions in low-income countries function and can discover the reasons behind success and failures of reforms. The book also covers issues which have a significant influence on urban water and sanitation development but are hardly the subject of discussions. It helps to make the shortcomings of the water and sanitation discourse more apparent and assist institutions to move beyond their present perceptions and agendas. All of this makes the book different from other literature about urban water and sanitation in the developing world.
Emulsion‐based Encapsulation of Antioxidants: Design and Performance (Food Bioactive Ingredients)
by M. Ali AboudzadehThe limited aqueous solubility of bioactive pharmaceutical ingredients presents a tremendous challenge in the development of new drugs. In recent years, methods have been developed to protect these sensitive bioactive compounds, namely antioxidants, with the aim of increasing the public sanitation grades. Emulsion-based systems are particularly interesting as colloidal delivery encapsulation systems, because they can easily be created from food-grade ingredients using relatively simple processing protocols. It is one of the most favorable delivery systems to increase the solubility of phytochemicals, nutraceuticals and food additives.Emulsion‐based Encapsulation of Antioxidants: Design and Performance advances the field of colloid science through the investigation of the effects of formulation and process parameters that influence emulsion production. The book offers a deeper comprehension of the technological and biological aspects of the incorporation of encapsulated compounds in food matrices and explication of their activity. Chapters provide an overview of the status of emulsion-based formulations to encapsulate antioxidants, fabrication, properties, applications, and biological fate with emphasis on systems suitable for utilization within industry. Special emphasis is placed on the antioxidant activity of the carriers being the key advantage of these emulsion-based systems. The main aim of the book is to inspire and to guide fellow scientists and students in this field. Filled with illustrations, figures, case studies, practical examples, and historical perspectives, the book can also be used as a practical handbook or graduate textbook. For industry professionals, the book presents easy-to-achieve approaches to industrial pharmaceutical production.
Emulsions, Microemulsions and Foams (Soft and Biological Matter)
by Dominique LangevinThis book takes an interface science approach to describe and understand the behavior of the dispersions we call emulsions, microemulsions and foams. The one thing all these dispersions have in common is the presence of surface-active species (surfactants) adsorbed at the interfaces between the two fluid phases that make up the emulsions, microemulsions or foams. The interfacial layers formed by the surfactants control most of the properties of the dispersions. The book describes the properties of interfacial layers, thin films and bulk fluids used in the elaboration of the various dispersions and it explains how such properties relate to the dispersion properties of these soft matter systems: structure, rheology and stability. These dispersion properties are far from being fully understood, in particular foam and emulsion stability. In discussing the state of the art of the current knowledge, the author draws interesting parallels between emulsions, microemulsions and foams that enlighten the interpretation of previous observations and point to a deeper understanding of the behavior of these materials in the future.
Enabling Technologies for the Successful Deployment of Industry 4.0 (Manufacturing Design and Technology)
by Antonio Sartal Diego Carou J. Paulo DavimThis book offers the latest research advances in the field of Industry 4.0, focusing on enabling technologies for its deployment in a comprehensive way. This book offers successful implementation of technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, autonomous and collaborative robots, cloud computing, and up-to-date guidelines. It investigates how the technologies and principles surrounding Industry 4.0 (e.g., interoperability, decentralized decisions, information transparency, etc.) serve as support for organizational routines and workers (and vice versa). Included are applications of technologies for different sectors and environments as well as for the supply chain management. It also offers a domestic and international mix of case studies that spotlight successes and failures. Features Provides a historical review of Industry 4.0 and its roots Discusses the applications of technologies in different sectors and environments (e.g., public vs. private) Presents key enabling technologies for successful implementation in any industrial and service environment Offers case studies of successes and failures to illustrate how to put theory into practice Investigates how technologies serve as support for organizational routines and workers
Enabling Technologies for the Successful Deployment of Industry 4.0 (Manufacturing Design and Technology)
by Antonio Sartal Diego Carou J. Paulo DavimThis book offers the latest research advances in the field of Industry 4.0, focusing on enabling technologies for its deployment in a comprehensive way. This book offers successful implementation of technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, autonomous and collaborative robots, cloud computing, and up-to-date guidelines. It investigates how the technologies and principles surrounding Industry 4.0 (e.g., interoperability, decentralized decisions, information transparency, etc.) serve as support for organizational routines and workers (and vice versa). Included are applications of technologies for different sectors and environments as well as for the supply chain management. It also offers a domestic and international mix of case studies that spotlight successes and failures. Features Provides a historical review of Industry 4.0 and its roots Discusses the applications of technologies in different sectors and environments (e.g., public vs. private) Presents key enabling technologies for successful implementation in any industrial and service environment Offers case studies of successes and failures to illustrate how to put theory into practice Investigates how technologies serve as support for organizational routines and workers
The End of October: A page-turning thriller that warned of the risk of a global virus
by Lawrence WrightA DEADLY VIRUS. QUARANTINE. A WORLD IN LOCKDOWN. THE THRILLER THAT PREDICTED IT ALL. 'An eerily prescient novel about a devastating virus that begins in Asia before going global . . . A page-turner that has the earmarks of an instant bestseller.' New York Post'Eerily prescient. Too bad our leaders lack his foresight.' The New York TimesA race-against-time thriller, as one man must find the origin and cure for a new killer virus that has brought the world to its knees.At an internment camp in Indonesia, forty-seven people are pronounced dead with a mysterious fever. When Dr Henry Parsons - microbiologist and epidemiologist - travels there on behalf of the World Health Organization to investigate, what he finds will soon have staggering repercussions across the globe: an infected man is on his way to join the millions of worshippers in the annual Hajj to Mecca. As international tensions rise and governments enforce unprecedented measures, Henry finds himself in a race against time to track the source and find a cure – before it’s too late . . .***'Featuring accounts of past plagues and pandemics, descriptions of pathogens and how they work, and dark notes about global warming, the book produces deep shudders . . . A disturbing, eerily timed novel.' Kirkus Reviews'A compelling read up to the last sentence. Wright has come up with a story worthy of Michael Crichton. In an eerily calm, matter-of-fact way, and backed by meticulous research, he imagines what the world would actually be like in the grip of a devastating new virus.' Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone'This timely literary page-turner shows Wright is on a par with the best writers in the genre.' Publishers WeeklyWHAT READERS ARE SAYING:'If you have a desire to really understand what is going on in the world right now, this is a novel that you cannot afford to miss!''Well-written and fast-paced. Most of all utterly, scarily, believable.''I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH, and actually much of what I learned has informed my understanding of our current coronavirus pandemic.''Very well written and researched, and an all-around fascinating story'
Energie: Den Erneuerbaren gehört die Zukunft (Technik im Fokus)
by Thomas Schabbach Viktor WesselakUnser heutiges Energiesystem befindet sich in der Krise: Der wachsende Verbrauch natürlicher Ressourcen stößt an seine objektive Grenze. In dieser kompakten Darstellung werden die technischen, ökologischen und gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen an ein zukunftsfähiges Energiesystem herausgearbeitet und gut lesbar vermittelt. Mit diesem Band aus der Reihe „Technik im Fokus“ finden Leser einen leichten Einstieg in die Thematik, eine tiefgehendere Diskussion von System- und auch Technologiefragen bieten weitere Bände derselben Reihe.
Energie – Grundlagen für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler: Machbarkeiten, Grenzen und Umweltauswirkungen
by Ulrich Blum Eberhard Rosenthal Bernd DiekmannDie Grundlagen der Energietechnik erklärt von Physikern für Nicht-Physiker.Didaktisch aufbereitet präsentieren die Autoren des Buches die allgemeinen Grundlagen sowie die Erklärungen zu den wichtigsten Technologien zur Versorgung mit elektrischer Energie. Die Risiken aus der Wandlung zu elektrischer Energie und die möglichen Umweltbelastungen werden aus Sicht naturgesetzlicher Gegebenheiten analysiert und diskutiert.
Energieeffiziente Wärmeversorgung von Gebäuden: Tatsächliche Versorgungsverhältnisse und Maßnahmen zur Effizienzsteigerung
by Wolfgang HeßeDieses Buch beschreibt die anlagentechnischen Komponenten für die Wärmeversorgung von Gebäuden sowie die Anlagentechnik und die dazugehörigen Parameter. Es wird beschrieben, wie die Parameter für eine energieeffiziente Auslegung zu wählen sind. Auf diese Weise hilft das Buch dem Praktiker bei einer kundenorientierten und energieoptimierten Umsetzung.