Polysiloxanes are the most studied inorganic and semi-inorganic polymers because of their many medical and commercial uses. The Si-O backbone endows polysiloxanes with intriguing properties: the strength of the Si-O bond imparts considerable thermal stability, and the nature of the bonding imparts low surface free energy. Prostheses, artificial organs, objects for facial reconstruction, vitreous substitutes in the eyes, and tubing take advantage of the stability and pliability of polysilox...

This four-volume set constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 9th EAI International Conference on e-Learning, e-Education, and Online Training, eLEOT 2023, held in Yantai, China, during August 17-18, 2023.The 104 full papers presented were selected from 260 submissions. The papers reflect the evolving landscape of education in the digital age. They were organized in topical sections as follows: IT promoted teaching platforms and systems; AI based educational modes and met...

This two-volume set LNICST 301 -302 constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the Third EAI International Conference on Advanced Hybrid Information Processing, ADHIP 2019, held in Nanjing, China, in September 2019. The 101 papers presented were selected from 237 submissions and focus on hybrid big data processing. Since information processing has acted as an important research domain in science and technology today, it is now to develop deeper and wider use of hybrid information proce...

This four-volume set constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 9th EAI International Conference on e-Learning, e-Education, and Online Training, eLEOT 2023, held in Yantai, China, during August 17-18, 2023.The 104 full papers presented were selected from 260 submissions. The papers reflect the evolving landscape of education in the digital age. They were organized in topical sections as follows: IT promoted teaching platforms and systems; AI based educational modes and met...

This four-volume set constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 9th EAI International Conference on e-Learning, e-Education, and Online Training, eLEOT 2023, held in Yantai, China, during August 17-18, 2023.The 104 full papers presented were selected from 260 submissions. The papers reflect the evolving landscape of education in the digital age. They were organized in topical sections as follows: IT promoted teaching platforms and systems; AI based educational modes and met...

This four-volume set constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 9th EAI International Conference on e-Learning, e-Education, and Online Training, eLEOT 2023, held in Yantai, China, during August 17-18, 2023.The 104 full papers presented were selected from 260 submissions. The papers reflect the evolving landscape of education in the digital age. They were organized in topical sections as follows: IT promoted teaching platforms and systems; AI based educational modes and met...

This two-volume set LNICST 301 -302 constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the Third EAI International Conference on Advanced Hybrid Information Processing, ADHIP 2019, held in Nanjing, China, in September 2019. The 101 papers presented were selected from 237 submissions and focus on hybrid big data processing. Since information processing has acted as an important research domain in science and technology today, it is now to develop deeper and wider use of hybrid information proce...

This book explores research around reciprocal participation in care activities across a variety of everyday settings from the perspective of HCI researchers. It challenges traditional conceptions of caregiving in which care is provided and received and highlights the synergistic outcomes that can be obtained when all participants are active contributors. Through diverse case studies, including family and local community dynamics, the book illustrates how coproduction can enhance the effica...

This brief presents a unified analytical framework for the evaluation of drive-thru Internet performance and accordingly proposes an optimal spatial access control management approach. A comprehensive overview and in-depth discussion of the research literature is included. It summarizes the main concepts and methods, and highlights future research directions. The brief also introduces a novel cooperative vehicular communication framework together with a delicate linear cluster formation sc...

The two-volume set, LNICST 453 and 454 constitutes the proceedings of the 8th EAI International Conference on e-Learning, e-Education, and Online Training, eLEOT 2022, held in Harbin, China, in July 2022.The 111 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 226 submissions. This conference has brought researchers, developers and practitioners around the world who are leveraging and developing e-educational technologies as well as related learning, traini...

This 2-volume set constitutes the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on e-Learning, e-Education, and Online Training, eLEOT 2021, held in Xinxiang, China, in June 2021.The 104 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 218 submissions. The papers are structured into two subject areas: New Trends of Teaching: Evaluation, Reform and Practice, and Intelligent Learning and Education. They focus on most recent and innovative trends and new technologies o...

The two-volume set, LNICST 453 and 454 constitutes the proceedings of the 8th EAI International Conference on e-Learning, e-Education, and Online Training, eLEOT 2022, held in Harbin, China, in July 2022.The 111 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 226 submissions. This conference has brought researchers, developers and practitioners around the world who are leveraging and developing e-educational technologies as well as related learning, traini...