Social Support and Health in the Digital Age discusses how theinformation age has revolutionized nearly every facet of human communication—from the ways in which people purchase products to how they meet and fall in love. These exciting new communication technologies can both unite and divide us. People who are separated by great distances can now communicate with each other in real time, whereas parents often find themselves competing with smartphones and tablets for their children’s atte...

Asian immigrants comprise over 10% of the national undocumented immigrant population and Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the United States today. Asian undocumented communities, alongside their Latinx and Black undocumented counterparts, have also emphasized the importance of their racial/ethnic identities alongside their immigrant legal status in their organizing. UndocuAsians tells the story of the contemporary US immigrant rights movement with a f...

This book presents cutting-edge research findings on environmental pollution and remediation, covering key areas such as pollution analysis and monitoring, as well as pollution control and restoration. At the 2024 UN Environment Assembly, environmental pollution and remediation were once again defined as one of the three major crises facing the planet. The global environmental pollution issue remains severe; despite the efforts of many countries and regions, the situation is still far from...

This book details the knowledge of digital instrumentation human–machine interaction (HMI) design, infotainment system HMI design, multi-mode interaction design, and driving automation HMI design in intelligent vehicles from the perspective of human factors engineering. It explains the design methodology of intelligent vehicle systems, intelligent driving, and multi-mode interaction from multiple perspectives, covering ergonomics theory, industry specifications, design cases, design princi...

This open access book turns fragmented insights on platform supply chains into a practical integration framework and guidelines. It shows how to design and govern four interlocking pillars, technology, logistics, suppliers, and customers, in platform supply chains to remove value-creation bottlenecks and deliver measurable performance. Readers get clear design rules, governance options, and metrics they can apply across digital-intelligent, complex and end-to-end platform networks.