It’s been estimated that around 24 billion tonnes of fertile topsoil is lost each year due to historic and ongoing pollution. With increasing pressure placed upon land as a resource, there is an urgent need to make better use of existing agricultural land, as well as remediate contaminated land for farming use.Contaminants in agricultural soils: Challenges and solutions provides a comprehensive overview of the major types of contaminants in agricultural soils. It considers...

The Chinese Electronics Industry documents the technologies, capabilities, and infrastructure that has made China a major player in the Asian electronics industry. This book covers the major segments of China's electronics industry, including semiconductors, packaging, printed circuit boards, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, and electronic systems. In addition, this book examines the role of government, research organizations, educational institutions, and major companie...

This two-volume set CCIS 2664 and 2665 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neural Computing for Advanced Applications, NCAA 2025, held in Hong Kong, China, during July 4–6, 2025.The 62 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 160 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Neural network (NN) theory, NN-based control systems, neuro-system integration and e...

This two-volume set CCIS 2664 and 2665 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neural Computing for Advanced Applications, NCAA 2025, held in Hong Kong, China, during July 4–6, 2025.The 62 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 160 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Neural network (NN) theory, NN-based control systems, neuro-system integration and e...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Technology in Education, ICTE 2024, held in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, during December 2–5, 2024.The 21 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. They were organized in the following topical sections: online learning, innovation learning, and digital learning; artificial intelligence in education; institutional strategies and practices; lea...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Technology in Education. Innovations for Online Teaching and Learning, ICTE 2023, held in Hong Kong, China, during December 19–21, 2023.The 30 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: keynote papers; online and innovative learning; personalized and individualized learning; smart learning environm...

This book constitutes extended papers from the Second International Conference on Technology in Education, ICTE 2015, held in Hong Kong, China, in July 2015.The 26 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: technology-enabled learning; mobile learning and ubiquitous learning; open learning and online learning; institutional strategies, policies and practices; and learning platforms an...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2023, held in Hong Kong, China, on July 17-20, 2023.The 24 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissions.The papers are organized in topical sections named: smart classroom and digital literacy; online and distant learning; content and pedagogy development for blended learning; gamification and interactive learning environm...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th Information Retrieval Technology Conference, AIRS 2019, held in Hong Kong, China, in November 2019.The 14 full papers presented together with 3 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 27 submissions. The scope of the conference covers applications, systems, technologies and theory aspects of information retrieval in text, audio, image, video andmultimedia data.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2022, held in Hong Kong, China, in August 2022.The 31 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The conference theme of ICBL 2022 is Blended Learning: Engaging Students in the New Era. The papers are organized in topical sections named: Game-based Learning and Augmented Learning Environment; Computer Supported Collaborative Le...

This book constitutes extended papers from the 5th International Conference on Technology in Education, ICTE 2020, held in August 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online.The 30 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on instructional technology; learning analysis and assessment; learning environment; open and collaborative learning; technology and education.