Diabetes Systems Biology provides senior undergraduate students and junior scientists, interested in diabetes systems biology, with a tool to learn more about the mathematical models and methods used to understand macroscopically and microscopically beta-cell behaviour in health and disease. The book introduces readers to the quantitative methods used to examine beta-cell dynamics, islet biology and architecture, as well as diabetes etiology and implications. The goal is to allow ...

This book provides an introduction to frame theory in Banach and Hilbert spaces, with a particular focus on the Banach space aspects of the frame theory and its applications. The authors present main developments from recent decades in the theory of frames, dilations, operator-valued measures, sampling, and related applications. By bridging topics from Banach space geometry, applied harmonic analysis, and quantum information theory, the book highlights a novel perspective: frame theory not...

Tourism is characterized by diversity, enormous growth, and multidimensional impacts on several levels. In the current turbulent environment, tourism destinations need, on the one hand to maintain and enhance their products in the tourism map, and on the other hand, to protect their resources' integrity for future generations, based on sustainability premises. This is more evident for traditional destinations in Western-Europe, as many of them face the consequences of over-growth, unsustai...

This book focuses on cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X), currently the most promising wireless communication technology for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P), Vehicle-to-Network (V2N) and Vehicle-to-Cloud (V2C) communications. Because of its low latency and high reliability, C-V2X has become an essential enabling technology for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs) and autonomous driving.This book begins by introducing re...

China and Africa have long shared a history of allegiance and contact points through global political forces from the time of colonialism and the Cold War. With China’s rise as the new superpower, its presence in Africa has expanded, leading to significant economic, geopolitical and cultural shifts. While issues such as trade, aid and development have received much attention, Chinese and African encounters through the lens of the visual arts and material culture is a neglected field.

Throughout Chinese history, elite military units were more than just soldiers—they were symbols of power, prestige, and tactical innovation. From the ferocious Tiger Guards (Hǔ Bēn) of the Zhou Dynasty to the formidable Jiàn Ruì (Elite Sharp Troops) of the Qing Dynasty, military titles reflected not only rank and function but also the strategic thinking and cultural values of their time.This book takes you on a journey through China's ancient battlefields, decoding the names of leg...

This book offers readers timely access to innovative research and practical insights that are driving the next generation of intelligent autonomous systems. By showcasing forward-looking solutions and integrated technologies, it provides significant value for anyone seeking to understand or influence the rapidly evolving landscape of unmanned systems and intelligent control.Drawing from a curated selection of peer-reviewed papers presented at USIC 2025 in Hong Kong, the proceedings ...

This book focuses on game theory approaches utilized on various domains viz., IoT, blockchain and their applications to biomedical and healthcare services. The book bridges the gap between radiologists and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven automated systems by investigating various techniques such as game theoretic approach, blockchain technology basically utilized for security, and IoT applied on metaverse.Healthcare Services in the Metaverse: Game Theory, AI, IoT, and Block...

This conference is one of the most significant annual events of the China Electrotechnical Society, showcasing the latest research trends, methodologies, and experimental results in electrical, electronic, and networked energy systems. The proceedings cover a wide range of cutting-edge theories and ideas, including topics such as power systems, power electronics, smart grids, renewable energy, energy integration in transportation, advanced power technologies, and the energy internet.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th CCF Conference on BigData 2022, which took place in Chengdu, China, in November 2022.The 8 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. The topics of accepted papers include theories and methods of data science, algorithms and applications of big data.

Space science in China is one of the most active areas in modern science, and China has played a dynamic and steadily increasing role in this field since the 1960s. Until recently, however, activity in China was a mystery to the rest of the world. With the commercial importance of space, and the fact that space is now used as a laboratory to carry out various experiments, China has recently emerged as an important international competitor. Space Science in China provides a clear understand...