This book tackles the intricacies of decision-making processes where alternatives stem from distinct, finite sets. Discover the cutting-edge in decision-making with our groundbreaking book on complex two-sided matching methods. Harnessing the power of probabilistic linguistic term sets, it introduces innovative methods that enhance matching efficiency and practicality.It addresses the pressing question of how to navigate and optimize in scenarios with multifaceted matching challeng...

In an era where efficiency and real-time data are paramount, “Edge Computing Applications in Supply Chain Management” delves into the transformative power of edge computing across the supply chain. This comprehensive guide explores how edge computing enhances procurement, production, warehousing, logistics, and last-mile delivery by bringing computational power closer to data sources. Through detailed analysis and real-world case studies, this book illustrates how edge computing reduces la...

In the era of e-commerce and digitalization, new commercial patterns and opportunities are emerging. For example, in addition to traditional reselling marketing channels, manufacturers can easily open direct channels using a variety of digital marketing strategies. These new marketing channels will cause conflict and competition between manufacturers and resellers. This raises the important question of how to make optimal decisions for multiple players in dual-channel supply chain contexts...

This unique compendium describes the development status and trends of international climate-smart agriculture, research methods and development strategies, monitoring, evaluation and extension, typical cases and their implications for the development of climate-smart agriculture in China.The useful reference text also comprehensively summarizes the relevant achievements and experiences obtained by the Climate-Smart Staple Crop Production Project, and highlights future policy sugges...

The 12-volume set CCIS 2564-2575, together with the 28-volume set LNCS/LNAI/LNBI 15842-15869, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2025, held in Ningbo, China, during July 26-29, 2025.The 523 papers presented in these proceedings books were carefully reviewed and selected from 4032 submissions.This year, the conference concentrated mainly on the theories and methodologies as well as the emerging application...

This 20-volume set LNCS 15842-15861 constitutes - in conjunction with the 4-volume set LNAI 15862-15865 and the 4-volume set LNBI 15866-15869 - the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2025, held in Ningbo, China, during July 26-29, 2025.The total of 1206 regular papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 4032 submissions.This year, the conference concentrated mainly on the theories and methodologies as well as the e...

This 2-volume set CCIS 2778+2779 constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Applied Intelligence, ICAI 2025, held in Nanning, China, during November 6–9, 2025.The 70 full papers presented in this proceedings were carefully selected and reviewed from 289 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Image Processing; Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining; Machine Learning; Pattern Recognition.Part II: Biomedica...

This 21-volume set LNCS 16642-16662 constitutes - in conjunction with the 5-volume set LNAI 16663-16667 and the 4-volume set LNBI 16668-16671 - the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2026, held in ON, Canada, during July 22–26, 2026.The 1096 papers presented in these proceedings books were carefully reviewed and selected from 4561 submissions.This year, the conference concentrated mainly on the theories and methodologies...

This 9-volume set CCIS 3034-3042 constitutes - in conjunction with the 21-volume set LNCS 16642-16662, the 5-volume set LNAI 16663-16667 and the 4-volume set LNBI 16668-16671 - the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2026, held in ON, Canada, July 22–26, 2026.The 336 papers presented in these proceedings books were carefully reviewed and selected from 4561 submissions.These papers have been organized in the following topi...

An expertly curated collection of up-to-date resources covering metalloenzyme-targeting drug discoveryDrug Discovery Targeting Metalloenzymes: Strategies and Applications (2 Volume Set) is an extensive collection of papers discussing the latest developments in the field of metalloenzyme-targeting drug discovery. The editor has curated some of the most cutting-edge explorations of metalloenzymes and the drug discovery applications animating discussion in th...

This 20-volume set LNCS 15842-15861 constitutes - in conjunction with the 4-volume set LNAI 15862-15865 and the 4-volume set LNBI 15866-15869 - the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2025, held in Ningbo, China, during July 26-29, 2025.The total of 1206 regular papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 4032 submissions.This year, the conference concentrated mainly on the theories and methodologies as well as the e...

This 21-volume set LNCS 16642-16662 constitutes - in conjunction with the 5-volume set LNAI 16663-16667 and the 4-volume set LNBI 16668-16671 - the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2026, held in ON, Canada, during July 22–26, 2026.The 1096 papers presented in these proceedings books were carefully reviewed and selected from 4561 submissions.This year, the conference concentrated mainly on the theories and methodologies...