This book reveals the latest research findings and innovations in electromagnetic wave absorption and shielding by exploring the design and application of absorbent materials, the optimization of shielding structures and the improvement of testing and evaluation methods.From conductive materials to magnetic materials, and composite materials to nanomaterials, Electromagnetic Wave Absorption and Shielding Materials details the characteristics and advantages of vario...

Discover the difference between making a robot move and making a robot think.Using Mindstorms EV3 and LeJOS—an open source project for Java Mindstorms projects—you’ll learn how to create Artificial Intelligence (AI) for your bot. Your robot will learn how to problem solve, how to plan, and how to communicate. Along the way, you’ll learn about classical AI algorithms for teaching hardware how to think; algorithms that you can then apply to your own robotic inspirat...

Over the past century, vehicles have predominantly functioned as a means of transportation. However, as vehicular computation and communication capacities continue to expand, it is anticipated that upcoming connected vehicle (CVs) will not only serve their conventional transport functions but also act as versatile mobile computing platforms. This book presents the concept of Vehicle Computing, encompassing five primary functionalities of CVs: computation, communication, energy management, ...

The science and technology related to semiconductors have received significant attention for applications in various fields including microelectronics, nanophotonics, and biotechnologies. Understanding of semiconductors has advanced to such a level that we are now able to design novel system complexes before we go for the proof-of-principle experimental demonstration.This book explains the experimental setups for optical spectral analysis of semiconductors and describes the experim...

Employing the intellectual migration analytical framework, this book examines the dynamics of student and professional migration. Intellectual migration encompasses a spectrum where higher education students and professionals at various life stages move to pursue intellectual credentials that can promote career development. Besides exploring the link between internal and international migration, chapters in this book investigate how key notions of the intellectual migration framework — int...

This work analyses and interprets Chinese managers' perceptions of environmental management and regulatory enforcement practices in Chinese enterprises. Most importantly, it identifies the bottlenecks to environmental protection in Chinese firms, and presents a roadmap of how they can be overcome.

LNCS 16360 constitutes the proceedings of the 19th Chinese Conference on Biometric Recognition, CCBR 2025, held in Nanchang, China, during November 21–23, 2025.The 62 full papers presented here were carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submissions. They were organized in the following topical sections: Fingerprint, Palmprint and Vein Recognition; Human-Centric AIGC (Face Synthesis, Speech Synthesis, Gesture Generation, Human Motion Generation, etc.); Gait, Footprint; Face Relate...

Dooms could hardly believe his eyes. "This is crazy! An actual message in a bottle."Three best friends kick off summer with a beachside sleepover only to find a bottle tangled in seaweed, holding a mysterious message. What starts as a hunt for silver and gold leads to something far greater. Guided by Poppa and Old Dave, the boys uncover clues that test their faith, friendship, and understanding of true treasure.Will they find the final clue? Another Bible verse? Or...

This two-volume set of LNAI 13551 and 13552 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th CCF Conference on Natural Language Processing and Chinese Computing, NLPCC 2022, held in Guilin, China, in September 2022.The 62 full papers, 21 poster papers, and 27 workshop papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 327 submissions. They are organized in the following areas: Fundamentals of NLP; Machine Translation and Multilinguality; Machine Learning for NLP; Informatio...

This book highlights the application of active array antennas in high-resolution microwave imaging radar systems. It introduces the basic principles, analytical methods, and performance parameters of active array antennas to achieve low profile, high efficiency, and lightweight. The book systematically elaborates the architecture, analysis, and engineering practice to achieve wideband, multi-band, multi-polarization, and common aperture in active array antennas. It explores hotspot technol...

This SpringerBrief presents interference coordination techniques for future 5G cellular networks. Starting with an overview of existing interference management techniques, it focuses on practical interference coordination schemes based on beamforming and user scheduling. The proposed schemes aim to deal with the inter-cell interference in multi-cell MIMO networks, cross-tier interference in device-to-device communications underlaying cellular network, and inter-network interference in cogn...

This book provides an overview of recent research in the area of advanced materials for improving human healthcare, protecting the environment and alternative energy resources. The authors analyze and deliver viable technical solutions, demonstrating how chemistry and engineering can collectively solve technical and societal challenges. The book explores innovative technology for the synthesis of complex carbohydrates & glycoproteins, new drug development & delivery, theragnostics of infec...