Food security is a critical global challenge, aiming to provide sufficient and healthy food for all. The United Nations has set Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve global prosperity while ensuring environmental protection. Machine learning (ML) techniques play a crucial role in understanding and predicting food security. Key applications include cropland mapping, crop type identification, yield prediction, and field delineation. Challenges include handling complex data and ensu...

Secondary metabolites are naturally occurring compounds produced by plants, fungi, and bacteria, and garner significant attention due to their diverse biological activities and potential therapeutic applications. Unlike primary metabolites like amino acids and sugars, secondary metabolites serve ecological functions like defense, signaling, and competition. Many of these compounds have pharmacological properties, making them vital in modern medicine. From antibiotics to anticancer agents, ...

Nutraceuticals are defined as any food bioactive compounds or supplements which provide health and medicinal benefits, usually in the prevention of disease and sometimes playing a role in their treatment as well. Nutraceuticals are a combination of a variety of nutrients ranging from vitamins and minerals to certain amino acids. Nutrients are an essential part of the diet and serve a variety of roles in human physiology through various enzymes which govern biocatalysis in various metabolic...

A comprehensive exploration of the role of natural and synthetic biopolymers in modern therapeutics. Bridging fundamental science with applied biomedical research, the book highlights how biopolymers function as drug carriers, vaccine adjuvants, bioactive agents, and innovative tools for next-generation treatment strategies. The volume covers specialized discussions on nano-based biopolymer systems, enzyme-triggered delivery platforms and AI-driven biopolymer design. The volume also examin...

A comprehensive exploration of the role of natural and synthetic biopolymers in modern therapeutics. Bridging fundamental science with applied biomedical research, the book highlights how biopolymers function as drug carriers, vaccine adjuvants, bioactive agents, and innovative tools for next-generation treatment strategies.The volume covers specialized discussions on nano-based biopolymer systems, enzyme-triggered delivery platforms and AI-driven biopolymer design. The volume also...

This book describes the quantized thermal conductance measurements of integer and several fractional quantum Hall (QH) states realized in graphene devices. Although the electrical conductance quantization of the QH effect in graphene was demonstrated in 2005, a heat flow study of QH states needed to be included. This becomes particularly essential for the hole-conjugate fractional QH phases, where counterpropagating edge modes lead to complex transport behavior. The experimental results re...

This book examines and offers insights into original, transdisciplinary, conceptual, and methodological perspectives on gastronomic tourism experiences from both tourists and service providers’ perspectives.Gastronomic experiences for tourists can take many forms, including cooking classes, sustainable gastronomy, visiting farms, attending food festivals, and eating with locals in their home, among others. From an experiential marketing perspective, gastronomic tourist experiences ...

Multidimensional Nanomaterials for Supercapacitors: Next Generation Energy Storage explores the cutting-edge advancements in multidimensional nanomaterials for supercapacitor applications, addressing key techniques, challenges, and future prospects in the field. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of supercapacitors, including electrode materials, electrolytes, charge storage mechanisms, and performance metrics.Key FeaturesComprehensive Coverage: 15...

Multidimensional Nanomaterials for Supercapacitors: Next Generation Energy Storage explores the cutting-edge advancements in multidimensional nanomaterials for supercapacitor applications, addressing key techniques, challenges, and future prospects in the field. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of supercapacitors, including electrode materials, electrolytes, charge storage mechanisms, and performance metrics. Key Features Comprehensive Coverage: 15 referenced ch...

Advanced Microbial Technology for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment focuses on plant-microbe interactions in respect to bioremediation and plant growth promotion, providing insights on diverse approaches such as genomics, metagenomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and other high-throughput analyses of environmentally relevant microorganisms. The impact of frequent applications of potentially toxic chemicals (pesticides and fertilizers) and increased industrialization processes on micro...

The tourism, hospitality and events industries comprise one of the largest and most diverse workforces in the world, creating high demand for graduates with strong technical and managerial competencies. Case-based learning encourages students to think, understand, and apply the concepts and theories they're taught into practical, everyday situations faced in the world of work. Providing a broad selection of extensive global cases, this book forms a comprehensive one-stop-shop resource for ...

Wine tourism or enotourism or oenotourism or winery tourism or vinitourism is a special interest tourism that empowers local culture and spawns business opportunities for the local community. The comprehensive Routledge Handbook of Wine Tourism offers a thorough inquiry into both regular and emerging issues of wine tourism.Modern wine tourism extends beyond the mere cultivation of grapes and the production and selling of wine. The Routledge Handbook of Wine Tourism