The primary scope of this book is to communicate the current state of the art of large language model applications in the domain of information retrieval and search with a pragmatic perspective on industrial adoption via open source software.
The two-volume set LNCS 16320 and16321 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing, ICSOC 2025, held in Shenzhen, China, during December 1–4, 2025.
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This book explores the integration of machine learning algorithms with bioenergy conversion processes, providing an innovative approach to tackling the challenges of sustainable energy production.
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the fiscal governance of the European Union (EU) from the Maastricht Treaty (1992) to the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact (2024) and the new wave of defence spending in Europe in 2025.
This book examines how Chinese thinkers and writers drew on foreign literature between 1918 and 1958 in order to construct China's independent cultural identity.
This book describes current methods related to cartilage tissue engineering focusing on the structure and function of native cartilage tissues of hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage, and elastic cartilage.
This book offers a fresh perspective on the effectiveness of task-based language teaching (TBLT), addressing the growing body of meta-studies that have examined the outcomes of TBLT pedagogies to date.
This book provides insights of World Conference on Smart Trends in Systems, Security and Sustainability (WS4 2025) which is divided into different sections such as Smart IT Infrastructure for Sustainable Society; Smart Management Prospective for Sustainable Society; Smart Secure Systems for Next Generation Technologies; Smart Trends for Computational Graphics and Image Modeling; and Smart Trends for Biomedical and Health Informatics.
This book features high-quality research papers presented at the Third Doctoral Symposium on Human Centered Computing (HUMAN 2025), jointly organized by Computer Society of India, Kolkata Chapter and JIS College of Engineering, West Bengal, India on March 28, 2025.
This book explores the political ideas, cultural practices and geostrategic actions that gave rise to transatlantic monarchism in Europe and the Americas.
This book is an ambitious research work that incorporates recent findings on communication and knowledge in organizations and includes contributions from global researchers.
Taking the 2014 Scottish independence referendum as its case study, this book examines popular participation and elite interventions in democratic, plebiscitary events.
This book proposes new technologies and discusses future solutions for ICT design infrastructures, as reflected in high-quality papers presented at the 10th International Conference on ICT for Sustainable Development (ICT4SD 2025), held in Goa, India, on 17–19 July 2025.
This book highlights some of the latest advances in nanoengineering, nanobiotechnology, and nanochemistry from leading researchers in Ukraine, Europe, and beyond.
This book consists of a collection of the high-quality research articles in the field of computer vision and robotics which are presented at the International Conference on Computer Vision and Robotics (CVR 2025), organized by National Institute of Technology, Goa, India, during 25–26 April 2025.
This book presents selected papers from NIELIT’s International Conference on Communication, Electronics, and Digital Technology (NICEDT 2025) held at NIELIT Ropar, Punjab, India, during 14–15 February 2025.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th National Conference on Man-Machine Speech Communication, NCMMSC 2025, held in Zhenjiang, China, during October 16–19, 2025.
This book examines William Blake as a ‘mystic’ and the movements and authors that contributed to this definition during and after his lifetime, with a particular focus on his influence on late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Celtic Modernist writers.
This book examines one of the most important questions in peace research: What leads to enduring peace after civil wars, and what leads to the resurgence of violence?
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Software Engineering for Emerging Technologies, SEET 2025, held at Long Beach, California, USA, during August 11–12, 2025.
This book presents a comprehensive evaluation of green and low-carbon development in Anhui Province, China, through the construction of the Green and Low-Carbon Development Index (GLCDI).
This monograph presents rigorous analysis and design process of the fixed-time/prescribed-time FTC strategy for quadrotor UAVs, fixed-wing UAVs, unmanned helicopter,and UAVs-UGVs system.
This book contains papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Cognitive-based Information Processing and Applications (CIPA) in Changzhou, China, from November 22–23, 2024.
This book delves into the critical issues arising from the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technologies on human consciousness and societal norms.
This book presents select proceedings of the 13th Asia Pacific Conference on Transportation and Environment (APTE 2024), focusing on a range of emerging topics related to transportation and the environment.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management, AAIM 2025, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, during June 23–25, 2025.
This book presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Innovation and Technology in Sports (ICITS 2024) covering different tracks in the field of Sports Engineering and Technology, namely, Instrumentation, Materials, Data Analytics, Biomechanics, Simulation, Equipment Design and Performance Analysis, amongst others.