“A truly ground-breaking, empowering book and an essential read for any woman who ever felt overwhelmed by the competing demands made on her by society; any woman who sought love and found only disappointment; any woman who doubted she was strong enough to pursue her dreams.”Toxic Femininity is a misunderstood, misused concept and this unique book explodes the myths which surround it. Drawing on twelve powerful stories of women around the world their hopes, dramas, disappointments, tragedi...

This book investigates the design of unknown input observers to asymptotically estimate unknown inputs of a broad class of dynamical systems, including systems with multiple time delays in both state and output vectors. The analysis is advanced by the introduction of generalized functionals, which provide a powerful framework for handling time-delay systems. This book presents recent advances alongside fundamental theory, offering researchers a valuable resource to understand the essential...

How does one arrive at the harbour of inner peace, security and happiness which they are looking for? Self-Love for Women identifies the biggest barrier that women must overcome in order to reach a state of true happiness: toxic femininity. It explains what self-love really is, how to achieve it, and how to use it to triumph over suffering in order to acquire self-validation, self-worth, self-sufficiency and self-understanding.Within these pages, we meet twelve ordinary women and hear of t...

Knowledge-based systems and solving knowledge integrating problems have seen a great surge of research activity in recent years. Knowledge Integration Methods provides a wide snapshot of building knowledge-based systems, inconsistency measures, methods for handling consistency, and methods for integrating knowledge bases. The book also provides the mathematical background to solving problems of restoring consistency and integrating probabilistic knowledge bases in the inte...

Several financial crises passed, in 1997-1999 and 2007-2009, left lessons for worldwide management control, accounting practice and internal system problems for corporations both in Viet Nam and in the world. It is one of the reasons for this book’s presence. The book cover the subject of corporate governance in theories and practices in regions: Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa and America, after recent time of crisis and corporate scandals over the world, including Viet Nam, which affect our...

Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Southeast Asia, Volumes 1-4 brings together scientific research and policy issues across various topographical areas in Asia to provide a comprehensive overview of the issues facing the region. Upland Natural Resources and Social Ecological Systems in Northern Vietnam, Volume 2, provides chapters on natural resource management in northern Vietnam tied together by the concept that participatory local involvement is needed ...

This four-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on on Computational Intelligence in Engineering Science, ICCIES 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during July 23–25, 2025.The 115 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 210 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Machine Learning; Wireless Networks (6G)Part II: Computer Vision; Natural...

“The words and images in this snapshot story pulse with resourceful ingenuity, joyful exuberance, and layered meanings.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)When you live in a village at the edge of the no-go desert, you need to make your own fun. That's when you and your brothers get inventive and build a bike from scratch, using everyday items like an old milk pot (maybe Mum is still using it, maybe not) and a used flour sack. You can even make a license ...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge research and innovations in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), offering new insights into both theoretical foundations and practical applications. The book contains two keynote abstracts and 115 best peer-reviewed papers selected from the 211 submissions at the 3rd International Conference on Advances in ICT (ICTA 2024), which share research results and practical applications in ICT research and education. The topics ...

This four-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on on Computational Intelligence in Engineering Science, ICCIES 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during July 23–25, 2025.The 115 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 210 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Machine Learning; Wireless Networks (6G)Part II: Computer Vision; Natural...

This four-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on on Computational Intelligence in Engineering Science, ICCIES 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during July 23–25, 2025.The 115 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 210 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Machine Learning; Wireless Networks (6G)Part II: Computer Vision; Natural...

This edited volume explores key challenges facing Vietnamese universities amidst digital transformation, navigating the intersection of technology and cultural values, competition, and open education. Chapters in this book offer insights into the current landscape of Vietnamese higher education, outlining strategies for institutional success and preparing students for post-graduation careers. Covering topics such as new teaching and research trends, online learning, course development prac...