Books in Social sciences and humanities

Smart Infrastructure Management

1st Edition
June 1, 2025
Shi Qiu + 3 more
English
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People and businesses rely on transportation networks every day, but what happens when critical assets fail unexpectedly or pollute our environment? Smart Infrastructure Management provides an interdisciplinary exploration of this intricate and dynamic landscape, enriching the theoretical and practical understanding of state-of-the-art technologies that can productively support various stakeholders in the decision-making process throughout the entire lifecycle of infrastructure projects.The volume examines the evolutionary trajectory, inherent challenges, and pivotal methodologies of modern infrastructure management, with a narrative that spans several domains to coordinate a fully integrated approach. Key topics include data collection and sensors, spatial modeling and simulation tools, asset management, preventative or predictive maintenance measures, computational techniques, cybersecurity, and decision support systems. The transformative impact of smart cities is also explored, emphasizing their role in enhancing infrastructure capabilities.With real-world case studies systematically featured to illustrate successful implementations and valuable lessons learned, this investigation appeals not only to researchers and students but also to professionals across diverse fields, ensuring that effective strategies are integrated into industry practices, which are essential for improving infrastructure capabilities in line with society’s ever-changing needs.

Foundations of Literacy

1st Edition
Volume 68
June 1, 2025
Jeffrey J. Lockman + 1 more
English
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Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 68, the latest release in this classic resource on the field of developmental psychology, includes a variety of timely updates, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

The Neuroscience of Feelings

1st Edition
Volume 293
June 1, 2025
Nasrollah Moradikor + 2 more
English

The Neuroscience of Feelings: Unveiling the Mind-Brain Alchemy focuses on exploring the complex interplay between emotions and brain function, covering topics such as how positive and negative feelings impact brain cell regeneration, the influence of emotions on decision-making, and the role of emotional trauma in brain health. The book aims to provide comprehensive insights into how different emotions shape neurological processes, contributing to mental and physical health.

Advances in Motivation Science

1st Edition
Volume 12
June 1, 2025
Andrew J. Elliot
English
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Advances in Motivation Science, Volume Twelve, the latest release in the Motivation Science series, contains interesting articles that cover topics such as Advances and Challenges in Work Motivation: A Whole-Person Perspective, Integrating Two Separate Research Traditions: The Conscientiousness Interest Compensation (CONIC) Model, The Drive to Escape: Uncovering the Motivational Dynamics of Suicide-Related Cognitive Accessibility in Everyday Life, and Cue-Based Behavior: A Pavlovian-Instrumental Transfer Approach to Automatic Goal Pursuit.

Blindness and Visual Impairments

1st Edition
Volume 292
May 1, 2025
Danny Ball + 1 more
English
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Blindness, Volume 292 in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Chapters in this new release include Temperature as a circadian timing cue in the visually impaired, Visual experience affects neural correlates of audio-haptic integration: A case study of non-sighted individuals, Visual experience affects neural correlates of audio-haptic integration: A case study of non-sighted individuals, Measuring residual visual function after cerebral damage – a potential path for optimizing rehabilitation approaches, and Persistence of training-induced visual improvements after occipital stroke, amongst other topics.Other chapters in this release include Well-being, mental health, and sleep in children and young people with vision impairment: A narrative review, Changes to the brain due to visual impairment, Information Processing in People with Visual Impairments, Case studies of the migraine aura in the blind or partially sighted, HABEMO: an innovative haptic tool for investigating the bodily representation of mental states in individuals with visual impairments, and Affect in the dark: navigating the complex landscape of social cognition in blindness, and An overview of quality of life and visual outcomes in AMD.

Walking and Pedestrians

1st Edition
Volume 15
May 1, 2025
Winnie Daamen + 3 more
English
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Walking and pedrestrians series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

Assembling Smart Cyber-Physical Systems

1st Edition
May 1, 2025
Zakaria Benomar + 3 more
English
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Assembling Smart Cyber-Physical Systems: Heterogeneous, Diffuse and Green Technological Infrastructures for Cities and Industries offers a comprehensive approach on how to design, implement, and use Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs)-computing systems with a strong interaction between the physical environment (equipped with sensors and actuators) and the cyber realm (the Cloud). Through a carefully structured methodological approach to systems design, readers will learn how the infrastructure continuum represents our environment, where we can move from edge computing to the Cloud, going through fog resources to set up an entire framework for services deployment and application in smart cities and industries.As dealing with complex systems has become increasingly difficult, CPSs are increasingly critical to cope with integrating software, which people are used to, with hardware, which is distributed among different domains. This book shows how to deal with such systems where there is no distinction among the different parts: computing, storage, networking, and IoT all contribute to setting up the modern processing environments, thus it is mandatory to keep them simultaneously under control.

Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities

1st Edition
May 1, 2025
Simon Elias Bibri + 2 more
English
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Innovative approaches to urban development are transforming cities worldwide. Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities: Innovations in Urban Planning and Climate Resilience explores the advanced convergence of smart city technologies, digital twin applications, smart urban metabolism, and circular economy principles. This comprehensive resource offers insights into sustainable urban practices, environmental planning, and innovative approaches to address the multifaceted challenges posed by rapid urbanization, environmental degradation, and climate change.In a rapidly changing world where smart cities are becoming the norm, this book provides a detailed and nuanced understanding of how digital twin technologies, smart urban metabolism frameworks, and circular economy models can be applied to foster sustainable urban development. As the field of smart cities and sustainability expands, the need for an integrative resource that captures the latest advancements, practical applications, and theoretical frameworks has become more pressing. This book meets this need by offering a holistic perspective that bridges urban planning, environmental sustainability, and the transformative potential of digital twins and smart urban metabolism within smart circular city frameworks.Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities: Innovations in Urban Planning and Climate Resilience equips readers with practical insights and solutions to navigate the complexities of contemporary urban development. It is an invaluable resource for urban planners, environmental scientists, policymakers, and technology experts interested in sustainable development practices. Through real-world applications, foundational theory, and forward-thinking strategies, it empowers readers with the knowledge to address the pressing environmental and infrastructural challenges associated with the future of smart cities.

Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion, Volume 3

1st Edition
May 1, 2025
David Lee Kuo Chuen + 1 more
English
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Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion, Volume Three: Web3, AI, Privacy and Greentech presents the latest technological developments and innovations occurring in cryptocurrency. The book explores the hottest topics in this fast-moving area, emphasizing the financial opportunities made possible by cryptocurrencies, such as DePIN and decentralized finance while also presenting the theories and advances that have the potential to create additional opportunities in the convergence of blockchain with AI and privacy technology. Users will find this to be an important resource that bridges the gap between practical usability and academic perspective.This new volume continues the tradition of the first two, focusing on the latest trends, including Web3, Zero Knowledge Proof, Machine learning, Quantum Technologies, the Internet of Things in ESG, decentralized networks, digitalization, and more. It will serve as a valuable reference to an international audience that wants to learn not only about their own fields of specialization but also related fields.

The Sustainability Handbook, Volume 4

1st Edition
May 1, 2025
Mark Von Rosing
English
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The Sustainability Handbook, Volume 4: The Body of Knowledge around Sustainability Transformation provides a comprehensive and holistic understanding of sustainability, bridging the gap between academic theory and business practices. Aimed at those who have established a mature Sustainability Portfolio Management approach, Volume 4 goes beyond the why of Substantial, Radical, and Disruptive Sustainable Innovation, exploring how to capture and use Sustainability Drivers and Requirements. This volume naturally bridges the gap between the innovative ideas discussed in Volumes 1, 2, and 3, and their practical implementation.Global climate change poses enormous environmental challenges, and the private sector must find new ways of doing business to align their practices with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community. Using numerous specific case studies and insights from industry leaders, this handbook shows how to strategically integrate sustainability into an organization, with extensive focus on policies, incentives, measures, operations, production, consumption and lifecycle management. Volume 4 focuses on embedding these innovations into organizational processes, capabilities, culture, and strategy. It ensures that sustainability is not just a visionary goal but a tangible, operational reality, guiding businesses through the complex journey of integrating sustainable practices into their core operations.This book will be ideal for researchers, students and businesspeople at all levels and sectors who need a conceptually structured framework to understand what environmental, social, and economic sustainability actually means in different contexts

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