This book investigates the impact of financial capability and decision‑making ability on the financial wellbeing of women associated with community based organisations (CBOs). In light of the evolving socio‑economic landscape in South Asia and the growing gender disparity in poverty, there is an urgent need to address these issues at the grassroots level to achieve sustainable development. CBOs play a crucial role by providing a platform for women to discuss shared challenges, develop pote...

Goats are the predominant domestic livestock, and certainly the predominant small ruminant, in most of Asia, Africa and the warmer parts of Europe. Important for meat, milk, fibre and leather production, their widescale production and husbandry allows many opportunities for the spread of disease between livestock and their keepers. Taking a One Health approach to the issue, this book provides clear, accurate and comprehensive coverage of the zoonotic diseases of goats. Including informatio...

Data Analytics using Machine Learning Techniques on Cloud Platforms examines how machine learning (ML) and cloud computing combine to drive data-driven decision-making across industries. Covering ML techniques, loud-based analytics tools and security concerns, this book provides theoretical foundations and real-world applications in fields like healthcare, logistics and e-commerce. It also addresses security challenges, privacy concerns and compliance frameworks, ensuring a comprehensive u...

Achieving a better solution or improving the performance of existing system design is an ongoing process for which scientists, engineers, mathematicians and researchers have been striving for many years. The purpose of this book is to describe the fundamentals, background and theoretical concepts of optimization principles in a comprehensive manner, along with their potential applications and implementation strategies. Focus is on case studies and real time applications as well as current ...

The book examines the integration of IoT, Blockchain, and Smart Healthcare, providing a comprehensive analysis of these advanced technologies and their impact on the healthcare industry. It offers practical examples of how Blockchain and IoT devices can be used to address real-world healthcare challenges and overcome the hurdles of implementing them in the healthcare sector.IoT, Blockchain, and Smart Healthcare: Integration Techniques and Case Studies provides a detailed e...

This book focuses on the sustainable security practices in the domain of blockchain, quantum, and post-quantum technologies dealing with the real-time applications. The topics discussed in this book include banking applications, protection of digital assets in healthcare, military defense applications, supply chain management, secure messaging, and keyless secure infrastructures.Blockchains and quantum technologies are the emerging technological developments both in academic and in...

This book presents the state of art of the several advanced approaches to beneficiation of coal. The influence of recent technology attains the advantages of processing coal, purification studies, rheological behavior, and the mineral beneficiation. The experts collected in this volume have contributed significantly to the enrichment in the in depth knowledge not only in context of working knowledge, but also future prospects of clean coal technology.

This book examines the development, use, extraction, and recovery of rare earth metals. Rare earth elements (REEs) occupy a key role in daily life in industrial applications. They are one of the critical elements for energy and sustainable growth. REEs are utilized in many modern electrical and electronic devices such as smart phones, computers, LED lights etc. Recovery of the REEs from secondary resources represents a way to meet the growing demand for electronic devices. Because of their...

This book comprehensively covers sustainable blended learning approach in each of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines. The book also includes the compilation of detailed concepts of blended learning ranging from definition, need, features, models, advantages and disadvantages and comparisons with traditional face-to-face learning. Sustainable blended learning in K-12 education has an immense role as foundation to learning for students in their early educ...