Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects

Volume IV comprises two sections dealing, respectively, with the development of pet culture and its evolution as a cultural institution over the course of the long nineteenth century, and with the variegated presence of domesticated (and feralised) animals in U.

First published in March 2001, this work was the first and only book of its kind in the Dutch intellectual landscape, and it rapidly became a classic for multigenerational audiences with an interest in intersectional theory and praxis.

The second edition of Applied Mechanics of Solids provides a concise description of all the concepts needed to predict how solid materials deform and fail under stress.

Volume II continues the discussion of animals/animality in U.

This book is a historical study of the rice policies of the government in the Kingdom of Thailand between the years from 1932 to 1960 in the context of the rice shortage and global economic crises of the Great Depression and World War II.

First published in March 2001, this work was the first and only book of its kind in the Dutch intellectual landscape, and it rapidly became a classic for multigenerational audiences with an interest in intersectional theory and praxis.

Volume II continues the discussion of animals/animality in U.

This book looks at how the caste system has withstood resistance from below and survived the challenge of colonial modernity.

What does it mean to a family when parents go abroad for economic gains while leaving their children behind?

In a world shaped by likes, followers, and algorithms, what does it mean to be a child and what does it mean to raise one?

This book examines Japan's defense technology, unresolved territorial disputes with neighboring countries, and its trade policy.

This book looks at how the caste system has withstood resistance from below and survived the challenge of colonial modernity.

This book is a historical study of the rice policies of the government in the Kingdom of Thailand between the years from 1932 to 1960 in the context of the rice shortage and global economic crises of the Great Depression and World War II.

Volume I traces the significance of animals, and the "e;problem"e; of animality, within the currents of U.

Volume I traces the significance of animals, and the "e;problem"e; of animality, within the currents of U.

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.

This book explores the popular writing of the New Humourists and their vital engagement with late Victorian conceptions of manliness.

This book explores the architecture and framework for co-creating the most valuable and promising data in the future Internet, often referred to as Web 3.

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

This book reviews environmental contaminants in terms of their sources, impacts, and health risk assessment, with a focus on soil pollution, groundwater contamination, and integrated management strategies.

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

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.

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

The scientific understanding of energy, matter, and spacetime has advanced rapidly, whereas the study of information—its properties, behavior, and dynamics—remains underdeveloped.

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.

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.

This book uses gender and the history of migration between Zimbabwe and South Africa to highlight a marginal area of research in the Global South.

This book seeks to examine the profound transformations brought about by the convergence of human-centered principles and advancing cyber-technologies across diverse fields, including industry, environment, healthcare, and interactive media.

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.

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.

This book presents a study of digital works—primarily built using Chinese characters or Japanese kanji—to identify the affordances of sinographs.

This book defines media subimperialism through three key characteristics: resistance and collaboration with imperial media, regional dominance despite partial domination by imperial systems, and reliance on imperial media for technology and content.

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

This book focuses on the liminality and experiences of Filipino migrant musicians in Australia in relation to their identities and positionalities as migrants, professionals, labour force, musicians, and members of the multicultural community.

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 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 industrial internet has the characteristics of "e;change"e;, "e;integration"e; and "e;new"e;, and the security risks it faces are greatly different from the traditional Internet.

The book highlights the significance of a distinct category of underdeveloped areas, known as the inner periphery, in understanding contemporary spatial disparities in socio-economic development and the challenges posed to future cohesion policy.

This book seeks to identify the manifold ways in which the multiple European crises, debt, financial, sociopolitical, refugee (re)construct political polarizations in Greece on the basis of the country’s divided past.

This book presents the complex intersections of race, gender, and colonialism and their profound impact on the incarceration of First Nations women in Australia.

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.

This volume deals with the determinants of both good and bad health, at individual as well as community levels, or in a broader sense, all of which are determined by multiple, critically interlinked actors that are surprisingly concentrated within the built environment.

How can we train powerful machine learning models together—across smartphones, hospitals, or financial institutions—without ever sharing raw data?

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

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 offers new insights into the debates of vernacularity, language ideologies, and the decolonial turn.

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

This book delves into the profound impact of trust dynamics during a vaccine scandal on democratic politics.

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 provides a comprehensive exploration of festival-making activities, their cultural significance, and their impact on tourism and community identity.