The governance of global communications is consolidating as a field where innovative political practices of multi-actor collaboration are being experimented. Within this broad political landscape, the Internet governance domain is emerging as one of the most relevant areas where institutional and non-institutional actors are converging in order to reform collectively governance mechanisms that will determine the future developments of the Internet technology. This book adopts a network app...

This volume presents the basic mathematics of ranking methods through a didactic approach and the integration of relevant applications. Ranking methods can be applied in several different fields, including decision support, toxicology, environmental problems, proteomics and genomics, analytical chemistry, food chemistry, and QSAR. - Covers a wide range of applications, from the environment and toxicology to DNA sequencing - Incorporates contributions from renowned experts in the field - Me...

A determined guard dog with true family appeal, the Hovawart descends from German working farm dogs of the 13th century. The breed's name, in fact, descends from the Middle Ages, and translates as "farm guard." A rare breed outside native Germany, the Hovawart has many followers in Europe and a growing fancy in America, making this Special Rare-Breed Edition a vital resource for all admirers of this breed.Written by two of Europe's most acclaimed breed authorities, Francis Dedier and Vivia...

Connected devices are reshaping every industry — from smart manufacturing and precision agriculture to healthcare monitoring and autonomous systems. Kickstart IoT Systems Engineering provides a comprehensive, hands-on path from core IoT concepts to production-grade, AI-enabled deployments, bridging the gap between academic foundations and real industry practice. You begin with IoT architecture, sensors, microcontrollers, and communication protocols — including MQTT, REST APIs, LoRa, and BL...

Use Sensors to Intelligence to Build Secure, Scalable IoT SystemsBook DescriptionConnected devices are reshaping every industry - from smart manufacturing and precision agriculture to healthcare monitoring and autonomous systems. Kickstart IoT Systems Engineering provides a comprehensive, hands-on path from core IoT concepts to production-grade, AI-enabled deployments, bridging the gap between academic fou...

For the first time in our history, the Indian middle class has emerged as an important player in the elections, both in terms of numerical size and the influence it wields. For the first time, a pan-Indian class, largely homogeneous, mostly educated and universally angry, is a factor in the war rooms of almost all political parties.In the era of the global middleclass revolution, will the Indian counterpart emerge as a credible game changer? Does it have a wide and inclusive agenda...

Brand Vinci decodes the concept of branding here and now, with a fresh and unique perspective. The decoded facets are practical and useful not only to marketing professionals but also to entrepreneurs,B-school students and could also be highly applicable to one's own personal life.Written by a brand practitioner and corporate trainer and based on interactions with marketing professionals during workshop and client engagements, this book demystifies branding concepts for bra...

Gazab Zindagi – Every Life is an Amazing StoryWritten in an interesting storytelling format, Gazab Zindagi is a unique book that visualizes and presents the lessons of life learnt through real-life incidents, situations, success and learnings. It has an amalgamation of situations & incidents that have been personal as well as professional and that have changed the way one looks at life.The book – Gazab Zindagi, is nostalgic and would drive you to your memories where you passe...

Straight nation dissects the intricacies of nationalism in postcolonial Singapore and its entanglements with the governance of sexuality. Rejecting the romanticization of the nation as a pure bastion of belonging, the book theorizes nationalism as a force obsessed with continually generating threats, and excavates the alliance it has struck up with heteronormativity to produce a series of minoritized figures that contemporary identity claims can neither handle nor dispel.T...

Confucius was a sage and social philosopher of China whose teachings have deeply influenced East Asia, including China, Korea, and Japan for two thousand five hundred years. He talked of duty, he talked of action and not just idle action, but wise action…that leads to a happy populace and restores social order.How should a person behave – as the unit of a family, a society member and as a ruler?How social relationships can be brought in harmony?Why some societies succe...

Real-world research shows that the “good person” (one for whom means are as important as the ends) often loses to the unprincipled man (for whom ends are all that matters). The three main reasons for this are: He cannot comprehend how the immoral man thinks, works or makes his moves He lacks battle skills and doesn’t know how to fight back He is often egoistic about his honesty, whereas the immoral man subjugates his ego to greed and teams up with others This book p...

Today, we are confronted with a lot of compelling career options, but with little guidance. The new age engagement models, such as working-from-home, freelancing, gig-workforce, moonlighting, co-working spaces, solopreneur and entrepreneur-in-residence, have ushered significant flux in both the formal and informal work settings. There are opportunities galore, and the democratization of technology has only exacerbated our quest for the most suitable career.Design Your Career is the distill...