In the summer heat of 1990 Karachi, a 15-year-old boy’s ordinary school life takes an unexpected turn when he notices a mysterious woman watching him from a nearby building. Her name is **Hina** — a woman with a haunting smile and a past filled with pain.Driven by curiosity and compassion, the boy discovers Hina’s heartbreaking truth: a childhood shattered by her parents’ separation, abuse from a cruel stepmother, and a life forced into darkness no child should ever know.Th...

This edited book is based on selected papers at the 3rd MedGU Annual Meeting, Istanbul 2023. It spans a large spectrum of atmospheric, ecological, and hydrological topics, and presents newest observations, simulations, analyses and predictions mainly relevant to circum-Mediterranean Regions. This book shares new insights into dynamical evolutions of atmospheric, ecological, and hydrological processes and improved practices in sustainable environment management. It will be of interest to sc...

Businesses have faced a variety of difficulties as a result of the global pandemic, and how they responded to this disruption has affected both their resilience and their ability to get through this crisis. Digital technologies have played a crucial role in addressing these issues and fostering resilience. It is, therefore, imperative to explore options for post-pandemic business transformation and rethinking sustainable development.Handbook of Digital Innovation, Transformatio...

This book explores the current state and future trajectories of digital transformation for sustainability in the VUCA era, offering far-reaching insights for researchers, practitioners and policymakers. It serves as a robust academic supplement for advanced programs in information systems, business, management, and supply chain. It also guides readers through the market research process—from formulating questions to data collection and analysis—employing diverse methods such as case studie...

This book offers a timely and insightful look at how political tensions, economic disruptions, and technological advances are reshaping the way goods and services move across borders. At a time when global trade faces mounting pressure, this book explores how businesses, governments, and communities can adapt to an increasingly uncertain world.Spanning diverse geographic areas and themes, the book delves into the evolving trade dynamics between developed and developing countries, t...

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the process of hydrogen production by water splitting, including materials used, methods and instrumentation. It discusses hydrogen production methods with a focus on water splitting (laboratory/industrial scales) followed by its storage and perspectives. It describes all the methods of hydrogen production, i.e., water electrolysis, steam electrolysis, steam reforming, membrane electrolysis and water splitting. The effects of various radi...

Video data analytics is rapidly evolving and transforming the way we live in urban environments. In Video Data Analytics for Smart City Applications: Methods and Trends, data science experts present a comprehensive review of the latest advances and trends in video analytics technologies and their extensive applications in smart city planning and engineering. The book covers a wide range of topics including object recognition, action recognition, violence detection, and tracking, exploring ...

Graphene for Post-Moore Silicon OptoelectronicsProvides timely coverage of an important research area that is highly relevant to advanced detection and control technologyProjecting device performance beyond the scaling limits of Moore’s law requires technologies based on novel materials and device architecture. Due to its excellent electronic, thermal, and optical properties, graphene has emerged as a scalable, low-cost material with enormo...

The subject of Signals and Systems is enormously complex, involving many concepts such as signals, mathematics and filter design that are woven together in an intricate manner. To cope with this scope and complexity, many Signals and Systems texts are often organized around the &quote;numerical examples&quote; of a system. With such organization, students can see through the complexity of Signals and Systems, they can learn about the distinct concepts and protocols in one part of the commu...

The subject of Signals and Systems is enormously complex, involving many concepts such as signals, mathematics and filter design that are woven together in an intricate manner. To cope with this scope and complexity, many Signals and Systems texts are often organized around the “numerical examples” of a system. With such organization, students can see through the complexity of Signals and Systems, they can learn about the distinct concepts and protocols in one part of the communication sys...

Explore foundational concepts in blockchain theory with an emphasis on recent advances in theory and practiceIn Wireless Blockchain: Principles, Technologies and Applications, accomplished researchers and editors Bin Cao, Lei Zhang, Mugen Peng, and Muhammad Ali Imran deliver a robust and accessible exploration of recent developments in the theory and practice of blockchain technology, systems, and potential application in a variety of industrial sectors, i...

AUTONOMOUS AIRBORNE WIRELESS NETWORKSDiscover what lies beyond the bleeding-edge of autonomous airborne networks with this authoritative new resourceAutonomous Airborne Wireless Networks delivers an insightful exploration on recent advances in the theory and practice of using airborne wireless networks to provide emergency communications, coverage and capacity expansion, information dissemination, and more. The distinguished engine...