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The book constitutes the proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Information Security, ISC 2025, held in Seoul, South Korea, during October 20–22, 2025.

The book constitutes the proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Information Security, ISC 2025, held in Seoul, South Korea, during October 20–22, 2025.

This book provides a brief scholarly introduction to A Game of Thrones, the first volume of George R.

This volume constitutes revised selected papers from the workshops that took place in conjunction with the 29th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, FC 2025, Miyakojima, Japan, during April 14–18, 2025.

This volume constitutes revised selected papers from the workshops that took place in conjunction with the 29th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, FC 2025, Miyakojima, Japan, during April 14–18, 2025.

This volume constitutes revised selected papers from the workshops that took place in conjunction with the 29th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, FC 2025, Miyakojima, Japan, during April 14-18, 2025.

This volume constitutes revised selected papers from the workshops that took place in conjunction with the 29th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, FC 2025, Miyakojima, Japan, during April 14-18, 2025.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security, CSS 2025, held in Hangzhou, China, on February 24, 2025.

This book includes high-quality papers presented at the Third International Conference on Data Science and Management (ICDSM 2024), organized by the Gandhi Institute for Education and Technology, Bhubaneswar, from December 13–14, 2024.

This brief discusses how to deal with data visualization and prediction in human society, a context in which big data analysis and artificial intelligence have the potential to transform the world.

At a time when technological advances are creating new threats to national and international security, traditional views of security, war, and deterrence are becoming obsolete.

The escalating tide of waste and environmental threats demands a paradigm shift in how we produce and consume waste.

This book analyses the geopolitical, geostrategic and geoeconomic implications of the expanding BRICS bloc and the extent to which this tridimensional dynamic impacts global security, peace and sustainable development.

This book explores how AI Economics, innovation systems and policies, data cooperatives, and data sovereignty are redefining democracy, governance, and economic life in datafied societies.

This book compiles the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Complex Networks (CompleNet 2025), a distinguished gathering that has united researchers and practitioners from diverse fields since 2009.

This book provides an in-depth study of queueing game models, involving interdisciplinary fields such as queueing theory, game theory, optimization theory, statistics, and economics.

This upper level textbook offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of the complex entanglements between identity formation and political life in the 21st century.

This book examines the complexities of OVCs in Zimbabwe, situated within the broader context of the Global South and the Southern African region.

This book reports on the latest advancements of non-destructive testing and structural techniques as applied on a wide range of cultural heritage applications.

This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the dynamical system approach in numerical linear algebra, with a special focus on computing generalized inverses, solving systems of linear equations, and addressing linear matrix equations.

Model Predictive Control (MPC), the classic textbook for students and practitioners seeking deep understanding of advanced control systems, is now revised, updated and reorganized in a streamlined third edition.

Drawing on interviews with over 50 women in rural villages in Ghana, this book analyzes the poverty of older, rural, and illiterate women in Ghana within the framework of the feminization of poverty.

Everyone needs security:  Nations need national security, corporations need corporate security, individuals need personal security, cybersecurity, AI security.

This book demonstrates how information security requires a deep understanding of organizations assets, threats, and processes, combined with security measures that can best protect their information security.

This book explores the complexities of globalization, examining its evolving role in a world characterized by increasing interdependence and tension.

Elias Canetti (1905–1994) und Veza Canetti (1897–1963) arbeiten seit den frühen 1930er Jahren in einer gemeinsamen ›Schreibwerkstatt‹.

This book explores human biomonitoring (HBM) as a method to evaluate chemical exposure and its related health effects, with a specific focus on environmental and industrial chemicals.

This three-volume set CCIS 2637-2639, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Blockchain and Trustworthy Systems, BlockSys 2025, held in Zhuhai, China, during May 30–31, 2025.

The escalating tide of waste and environmental threats demands a paradigm shift in how we produce and consume waste.

Judaism is fundamental to Israel’s self-conception, but Israelis disagree about whether this is a religious, ethnic, or cultural claim.

This conference proceedings, Opportunities for Heritage: Fostering Innovation, Conservation and Sustainability, is the outcome of the first international conference with the same title.

Feistel networks are one of the easiest ways to build pseudorandom permutations.

Everyone needs security:  Nations need national security, corporations need corporate security, individuals need personal security, cybersecurity, AI security.

South Asia is the most densely populated region in Asia, while Asia is the most populous region globally.

The relationship between migration and media has become an essential topic of study due to its ethical and civil responsibility implications, particularly in today's digitalized global environment.

This book offers readers an innovative perspective on how intelligent networks can evolve beyond simple device-to-device communication, enabling social interaction, adaptive learning, and predictive intelligence across various domains.

This book covers various areas of mining and metallurgic industries' pollution of water, food crops, ambient air and farmlands, and their related salient impacts on residents' well-being.

Protocols connect the many devices used in our personal and professional lives.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the International Congress of Computer Science, CORE 2025, Mexico City, Mexico, during October 2025.

This book is a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental principles and contemporary applications of cyber-physical systems (CPS) in various engineering disciplines.

The volume provides fresh perspectives on geospatial analysis for cultural heritage and the humanities.

This book investigates the groundbreaking diplomatic breakthrough between Saudi Arabia and Iran, mediated by China in March 2023—a striking departure from the traditional Western-dominated diplomatic processes that have long shaped the Middle East.

Storytelling for Video Games Using Bitsy: A Guide for Aspiring Designers is a guide for teachers and independent learners interested in the expressive potential of video game narratives and the logic of computer programming.

Fault tree analysis is key tool in risk analysis.

The Materiality of Digital Comics asks how we can speak meaningfully about digital comics, and how we can do so in a way that remains meaningful as time passes and technology changes.

This groundbreaking volume offers a rare scholarly resource: first-person autobiographical accounts from twelve foundational figures in the field of intercultural studies.

This book investigates how academic and public libraries support entrepreneurs by offering diverse business support services in collaboration with other business support actors.

As the first comprehensive book on theorizing indigenous Nigerian knowledge systems in communication, media and culture, this seminal work seeks to excavate, reclaim and recenter indigenous knowledge and perspectives in understanding the complexities of Nigerian communication, media, and cultural practices.

This edited volume brings together scholars, feminist activists, policymakers, civil society and government practitioners to discuss the recurrent challenges and struggles women in Zimbabwe and Africa continue to face, and more importantly, to show how new solidarities (beyond generations and geopolitical spaces) have emerged to try and deal with these multifarious challenges.

This book provides essential insights into national income accounting, balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, money supply and demand, and monetary policy principles.