This book reviews the evolution, development, and application of medicinal compounds, beginning with their historical context and advancing to modern innovations. The book describes therapeutic potential of bioactive compounds from microorganisms, the role of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents in managing chronic diseases, and the use of small molecules in pain management and mental health care. It further explores immunomodulatory compounds, epigenetic modifiers, and the latest adv...

Sustainable UAV Ecosystems: Integrating Blockchain, Quantum, and AI for Smart Mobility and SDG Innovation provides a comprehensive examination of technologies that enable secure, intelligent, and sustainable UAV ecosystems for smart mobility and digital infrastructure. It presents theoretical foundations and practical methodologies integrating artificial intelligence, blockchain, post-quantum cryptography, and cloud-edge computing for resilient UAV communications....

The Architectural Compass: Mastering Enterprise AI is the vendor-neutral blueprint for transforming AI experiments into production-grade systems that deliver measurable business value.This handbook provides an end-to-end view of the Enterprise AI stack-spanning core foundations, cloud infrastructure, agent orchestration, data engineering, governance, security, MLOps, and strategic execution.Key Topics CoveredAI Foundat...

Library Leadership in Practice examines evidence-based leadership approaches for managing contemporary library organizations and driving strategic transformation. This resource bridges leadership theory with practical application in diverse library contexts. Coverage addresses organizational dynamics, change management, financial stewardship, and strategic planning essentials. Topics include stakeholder engagement, team development, ethical decision-making, and performance management. The ...

Libraries and AI: Shaping Our Future explores how artificial intelligence technologies transform library operations, services, and strategic positioning. This resource examines AI applications in resource discovery, collection development, patron services, and operational efficiency. Coverage addresses machine learning applications, natural language processing for cataloging, recommendation systems, and automated services. Topics include intelligent search systems, predictive analytics for...

Nanobiotechnology: Principles and Techniques bridges nanotechnology and biotechnology, presenting fundamental and advanced methods for creating and manipulating nanoscale biological systems. This comprehensive resource synthesizes nanoscience, molecular biology, and bioengineering to explain how nanotechnology enhances biotechnology applications globally. The book systematically covers nanoparticle synthesis methods, characterization techniques, surface functionalization, and bioconjugatio...

Some decisions arrive loudly. Most arrive disguised as ordinary moments.In 100 Decisions. One Life., celebrated legal futurist, corporate lawyer, author and mentor Hemant Batra explores the quiet choices that secretly shape human destiny. Through deeply reflective stories drawn from boardrooms, courtrooms, startups, relationships, failures, ambition, integrity, leadership and personal growth, this book reveals how lives are transformed not by a handful of dramatic events, but by sm...

'Rajendra Mishra's Samay Ka Sanjal, first published in 2001, is a collection of Hindi poems written between 1961 and 1987, covering nearly three decades of the poet's formative years. Emerging from the experiences of a sensitive young man filled with dreams, energy, and idealism, the poems reflect his confrontation with personal disappointments and the social and moral failures of his time. For Mishra, poetry is not merely an expression of anguish or protest but a transformative force capa...

In a city ruled by ruthless wizards, an honorable thief and his irreverent raven companion land in the center of a conspiracy when they become the unlikely protectors of a woman everyone wants dead, in this first book of a rollicking fantasy adventure series.My name is Silas Tuck, but they call me Shadow. I’m a fine tracker, a miserably poor thief, and I always work alone. Except for Crow, that is.But I’ve got Crow, and Crow’s got me, and together we can so...

A company's mindset—its intent to do good, avoid harmful consequences, and innovate responsibly—is not enough. That mindset must be supported by a business model, a mechanism that leaders must intentionally and proactively build along with the company from the ground up, one that incentivizes and rewards the organization for fulfilling its intentions. Companies need a new set of KCIs, or key consequence indicators, that measure factors such as its impact on customers’ energy consu...

Unique insights from an atheist’s Sunday-morning odysseyWhen Hemant Mehta was a teenager he stopped believing in God, but he never lost his interest in religion. Mehta is “the eBay atheist,” the nonbeliever who auctioned off the opportunity for the winning bidder to send him to church. The auction winner was Jim Henderson, a former pastor and author of Evangelism Without Additives. Since then, Mehta has visited a variety of church services–posting his insi...

This book is the result of various methods available to map the three human births viz., present, past, and future; I tried to give only a few as applied in practical astrology. Various methods are prevailing in practical and astrologers need to keep handy many methods to predict the event, especially the positive side of the horoscope. This book is based on the traditional Vedic Jyotisha approach.Many Sanskrit words are given in English to preserve the original idea of the text. M...