The Arts

This book presents selected papers from the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC 2019), with a focus on HVAC techniques for improving indoor environment quality and the energy efficiency of heating and cooling systems.

This volume consists of 52 peer-reviewed papers, presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (SDM-19) held in Budapest, Hungary in July 2019.

This book gathers high-quality papers presented at the First International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Computational Intelligence (ICTSCI 2019), which was organized by Sri Balaji College of Engineering and Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on March 29-30, 2019.

This book discusses the use of advanced techniques to produce and understand music in a digital way.

This book addresses the acoustic signal analysis and spectral dynamics of the tanpura, an Indian plucked string instrument.

This book explores gendered perceptions of the Sundarbans Forest in Bangladesh, and the extent to which these perceptions are affected by extreme weather events (specifically, cyclones Aila and Sidr).

The book entitled "e;Advancements in Smart City and Intelligent Building"e; is the Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart City and Intelligent Building (ICSCIB 2018) held in Hefei, China, September 15-16, 2018.

This book discusses nocturnal cooling technologies for building applications.

This book addresses the acoustic signal analysis and spectral dynamics of the tanpura, an Indian plucked string instrument.

This book examines energy efficiency in the Australian built environment and presents current developments with a particular focus on the temperate setting of Victoria state.

This book addresses this challenge by proposing an integration of sustainability and arts education in both principle and practice.

This book focuses on the health impacts of air pollution in China, especially the epidemiology-based exposure-response functions for the mortality, morbidity, and hospital admissions for respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, and mental health related to pollution.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the basics of Hindustani music and the associated signal analysis and technological developments.

This book investigates the factors that lead to slip and fall incidents and establishes a relationship between the coefficient of friction (COF), floor slipperiness and floor roughness.

This book traces the research on the design, implementation and outcomes of a professional development program for in-service primary and secondary school teachers aimed at enhancing their understanding of living music traditions in Singapore and how these could be taught in the 21st century music classroom.

This book provides an overview of the latest innovations in prefabrication.

This book compares the ways in which the national media in two different countries construct (frame) and develop the image of the religious other, in this case Muslims in all their variety.

This book presents knowledge on sustainability concepts, policies, and technologies adopted in both developed and developing countries.

This volume contains the proceedings of the 11th KES International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings 2019 (SEB19) held in Budapest, 4th -5th July 2019 organised by KES International in partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales, UK.

This book is based on research carried out by the author in Greece, addressed initially to Greek readers, mainly researchers of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, National Technical University of Athens, where he served for a long time as professor.

This collection of essays covers a range of issues related to the intangible cultural heritage prevalent in South and Southeast Asia.

"e;Fascinating details and anecdotes accompany this engaging account of the emergence of dramatic new ideas and forms in music over the centuries.

Sustainable and Emerging Energy Technology: Challenges, Opportunities, and Perspectives presents advanced technologies and research results in theoretical, experimental, and practical sustainable and emerging energy engineering.

Contentious geopolitical conflicts over digital technologies have arisen around a complex set of technical specifications at the Internet’s core.

This book offers a historical, cultural, political and socio-economic analysis of the British media.

This book reveals that the visual narrative of the events of the Russian campaign of 1812 was inextricably linked to Russia's search for national identity and helped to form competing definitions of 'Russianness'.

The exciting discoveries and newest revelations in the field of archeoastronomy present fascinating examples of the importance of astronomy to the ancient Maya Civilization.

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Drawing on the art historical framing of Location, Place, and Identity, this book will examine how the factors of Immersion, Presence, and Interactivity of XR are shaping our understanding of the world and our place within it.

This book offers fresh critical insights to the field of cultural and museum resources, aiming to explore its transformation and utilization from the cultural value theory.

Drawing on the art historical framing of Location, Place, and Identity, this book will examine how the factors of Immersion, Presence, and Interactivity of XR are shaping our understanding of the world and our place within it.

This book provides the first comprehensive, easy-to-read, and up-to-date account of the fascinating discipline of archaeoastronomy, in which the relationship between ancient constructions and the sky is studied to gain a better understanding of the ideas of the architects of the past and their religious and symbolic worlds.

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This book is a result of the 1st ARCH and DESN International Conference (previously Memaryat) Conference held at Effat university on the 8th and 9th of February 2023, and includes chapters dealing with the critical manifestation of "e;Man and Place"e; to accommodate and embrace social, economic, and environmental needs within a balanced, integrated system.

This book offers a historical, cultural, political and socio-economic analysis of the British media.

Wer die künstlerische Entwicklung des Malers, Filmemachers, Dra­ matikers und Schriftstellers Peter Weiss beschreiben will, wird rasch erkennen, warum seine ästhetische Praxis in solchem Maße mit dem Surrealismus korrespondieren konnte.