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Focuses on the strategic role of environmental issues within the global economy. Highlighting topics such as complementary currency, reusable waste, and urban planning, this book is designed for policymakers, environmental lawyers, economists, sociologists, politicians, academics, researchers, and students.

Provides vital research on the application of organic-inorganic nanocomposite materials within various professional disciplines and in different human activities. The book highlights a range of topics, including photocatalysis, atomistic modelling, and membrane separation.

Examines the need to revitalize human capital formation for graduate employability in Industry 4.0 and discusses new skills and competencies needed to cope with the challenges present within this industrial revolution.

Presents research that examines waste and pollution treatment methods that can be adopted at local and international levels, and examines appropriate resource management strategies for environmentally related issues. The book features coverage on a range of topics, including soil washing, bioremediation, and runoff handling.

Provides vital research on contributing factors to gun violence, characteristics of shooters and victims, solutions for preventing incidents from occurring, and the impact these shootings have on the community. The book highlights a range of topics, including school safety, cyberbullying, and mental illness.

Presents research that assesses whether accounting information and other factors have an impact on electoral results, which in turn impact re-election in local government. The book highlights a range of topics, including political financing, voting behaviour, and capital spending.

Explores the philosophical and epistemological issues regarding the African diaspora identity and navigates these individuals' opportunities for professional and academic growth. The book features coverage on a wide range of topics, such as higher education, cultural engagement, and xenophobia.

Presents research on the integration and management of information technology in higher education with a focus on issues of security, data management, student access to information, and staff competency. This publication explores present-day educational environments and educators' methods of applying technology to student success.

Discusses new intelligent practices to increase business competitiveness in the tourism sector. The book features research on a range of topics, including networking, artificial intelligence, and regional competitiveness.

Presents insights into applications of technology in marketing and explores effective ways to reach consumers through a wide range of devices. Highlighting topics such as cognitive computing, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality, this publication explores practices of technology-empowered digital marketing.

Provides evidence-based tools and concepts to develop student competencies in the K-20 environment. Chapters cover topics in a theoretical context such as how technology, online learning, and culture inform evidence-based development of student competencies.

Examines the concept of promoting learning through mass communication through the use of extended augmentation and visualization interaction methodologies and the deployment of wide-area collaborative practices. The book features a range of topics, including gamification, mobile technology, and digital pedagogy.

Provides innovative insights into the multi-disciplinary applications of machine learning algorithms for data analytics. This publication examines disease identification, neural networks, and language support, and is designed for professionals, developers, data analysts, technology specialists, practitioners, researchers, academics, and student.

Examines the experiences of African Americans and the development of African American identities. This book represents an important opportunity for an examination of the implications of this 21st century exodus, giving voice to all aspects of African American-lived experiences in suburban communities.

An essential research publication that aims to improve scientific understanding and sharing of data in hydrology and integrated water resources management of arid, semi-arid, and tropical regions in order to enhance water governance and alleviate reduction in the vulnerability of water resources systems to global changes.

Explores the utilization of online platforms for setting up surveys to achieve a specific result, eliciting data in in-depth ways and applying creative analytics methods to survey data. Highlighting topics such as coding, education-based analysis, and online Delphi studies, this book is for researchers, professionals, academics, and students.

Analyses traditional and contemporary methods of cheating, the prevention and detection of academic misconduct, and the cross-cultural implications of academic dishonesty. The publication highlights related topics including diagnostic testing, mobile technologies, and electronic plagiarism detection.

Explores theories, practices, and research-based human resource development (HRD) strategies that have proven to be effective in enhancing various aspects relating to the performance of individual employees and organisations as a whole. The book features research on topics such as adult learning, management science, and work-life balance.

Discusses the recent advances, safety, and efficiency in connected vehicles, as well as the next generation of communication network development. The book includes research on topics such as vehicular networks, telematics, and context-aware intelligence.

Offers theoretical frameworks, delivery models, current guidelines, and digital design techniques for integrating technological advancements in education contexts to enforce student engagement and positive student outcomes. The book features a range of topics, including gamification, wearable technologies, and distance education.

Examines optimization techniques, data mining concepts, and genetic algorithms to manage inventory control. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as logistics and supply chain management, stochastic inventory modelling, and inventory management in healthcare, this book is geared towards academics, practitioners, and researchers.

Presents the latest academic research on risk, economic growth and information security in the Latin American economy. Including coverage among a variety of applicable viewpoints and subjects such as telecommunication, subprime lending, and public education, this book is an ideal reference source for government officials, researchers, academics, and upper-level students.

Explores the importance of global stocks to new economic structures and explores the effects that these holdings have on the financial status of growing nations. Featuring a broad range of topics, such as economic transformation, investment in production facilities, and foreign direct investors, this publication is aimed at academics, practitioners, and researchers.

Examines the issues involved in the field of neuromarketing, including models, technologies, and methodology. Highlighting the intricacies of neuroscience, biometrics, multimedia technology, marketing strategy, and big data management, this book is an ideal resource for researchers, neuroscientists, marketers, suppliers, customers, and investors.

Presents detailed information on the benefits and implementation of STREAMS (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts and Math), an interdisciplinary curriculum that meets K-12 students' diverse needs by placing equal emphasis on multiple avenues of learning. This book highlights topics such as educational science and technology, curriculum development, and instructional design.

Presents the latest research findings on the development of a framework for integrated reporting within the accountancy profession. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as corporate social responsibility, financial performance, and corporate reporting, this publication is an ideal resource for academics, researchers, graduate-level students, and professionals.

Presents the latest research findings on the strategic role of cloud computing in education, teaching, and the learning process. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as personal learning environment, cloud-based learning, and educational models, this publication is aimed at educators, professionals, school administrators, researchers, and practitioners in the field of education.

Presents the latest research findings on a comprehensive range of soft computing techniques applied in various fields of mechanical engineering. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as thermodynamics, fuzzy computing, and computational intelligence, this publication is an ideal resource for students, engineers, research scientists, and academics.

Presents the latest research in aerospace engineering and its application in space exploration. Featuring comprehensive coverage across a range of related topics, such as molecular dynamics, rocket engine models, propellants and explosives, and quantum chemistry calculations, this book is an ideal reference source for academics, researchers, advanced-level students, and technology developers.