Research is the foundation of medical advancement, and research involving human people is eventually required. Understanding the causes, progression, and effects of diseases to enhance therapeutic, diagnostic, and preventive interventions (methods, procedures, and treatments) is the main goal of medical research using human subjects. Research is nevertheless necessary to continuously assess the quality, safety, efficacy, efficiency, and accessibility of even the well-proven programs. Ethic...

Richa is an inspiring leader, and a business coach with wealth of experience across multinationals and startups, with large and diverse teams.She is a management graduate from the prestigious IIM Bangalore and alum of Wharton Business School.Her story is one of resilience and determination. As she climbed the corporate ladder, Richa simultaneously juggled a series of personal challenges, including balancing the needs of her ageing parents, sister, and the endless energy of ...

Finance is more than just numbers—it’s the lens through which businesses assess risks, seize opportunities, and drive sustainable growth. Beyond Numbers is a compelling guide for finance and business leaders who want to enhance their impact, moving beyond spreadsheets to shape strategy, decisionmaking, and influence value creation.Packed with rich, untold stories of realworld challenges, this book brings to life the essence of true business partnering. While many books talk about i...

Circularity in Action: Solid Waste Management for Resource-Efficient Systems promotes innovation and shares best practices based on the principles of circular economy and resource conservation on different aspects of sustainable solid waste management. It also explains sources, impacts and recycling potential of emerging wastes. This book presents management strategies including emerging green infrastructure and digitalization for recycling and gainful application of waste. In addition, it...

This collection presents critical and action-oriented approaches to addressing food systems inequities across places, spaces, and scales. With case studies from around the globe, Radical Food Geographies explores interconnections between power structures and the social and ecological dynamics that bring food from the land and water to our plates. Through themes of scale, spatial imaginaries, and human and more-than-human relationships, the authors explore ongoing efforts to co-construct mo...

The intersection of technology and sustainability is with a particular focus on the concept of the circular economy. Efficient resource use and waste reduction are paramount concerns in today's world. Utilizing Technology for Sustainable Resource Management Solutions provides a comprehensive overview of how technology can be harnessed to achieve sustainable resource management within the framework of a circular economy. The book delves into various aspects of the circular economy. It explo...

Syncretic Islam is a fascinating and brilliant study of the religious thought and career of one of the doyens of Muslim traditionalism in South Asia, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi. An Islamic scholar, jurist and an Urdu poet, Ahmad Raza Khan was the founder of the Barelvi movement whose defining feature of thought is the active veneration of the Prophet as the most exalted of all beings. This work overviews and analyses the multiple facets constituting Ahmad Raza Khan's intellectua...

This unique volume reviews the latest advances in domain adaptation in the training of machine learning algorithms for visual understanding, offering valuable insights from an international selection of experts in the field. The text presents a diverse selection of novel techniques, covering applications of object recognition, face recognition, and action and event recognition.Topics and features: reviews the domain adaptation-based machine learning algorithms available for visual ...

Deep Learning is now synonymous with applied machine learning. Many technology giants (e.g. Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM) as well as start-ups are focusing on deep learning-based techniques for data analytics and artificial intelligence. This technology applies quite strongly to biometrics. This book covers topics in deep learning, namely convolutional neural networks, deep belief network and stacked autoencoders. The focus is also on the application of these techniques to various biometr...

Experience the craziness of friendship and the depths of a relationship through this novel. Out of Sight, but Still in Mind narrates the story of three unique individuals Reeshu, Mayank and Soniya. Reeshu doesn't believe in love; Soniya seems to be Reeshu’s backbone, and Mayank turns up the heat, bringing a twist to their life. Will Reeshu start believing in the undying faith of love? Will she be able to balance love and friendship? Will she be able to overcome all the hurdles ...

This book comprises chapters on key problems in machine learning and signal processing arenas. The contents of the book are a result of a 2014 Workshop on Machine Intelligence and Signal Processing held at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology. Traditionally, signal processing and machine learning were considered to be separate areas of research. However in recent times the two communities are getting closer. In a very abstract fashion, signal processing is the study of oper...

Clinical Governance: A Guide to Implementation for Healthcare Professionals provides a comprehensive overview of what is meant by clinical governance and how it can be implemented in practice. It explores the evolution of clinical governance, its key components, legal implications, the barriers to implementing it, and its impact.Clinical Governance provides step-by-step practical advice, facilitating better understanding of the key principles of clinical governanc...