The 3-volume set, LNAI 16074-16076, constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2025, which took place in Okayama, Japan, during August 6-9, 2025.The 165 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 329 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part 1: Robotic Dexterous Manipulation and Intelligent Control; Intelligent Perception and Contr...

This Element introduces the areas that second language (L2) pragmatics research has investigated. It begins with a theme-based review of the field with respect to L2 pragmatics learning, teaching, and assessing. The section on pragmatics learning examines studies on learners' pragmatic production and perception, and analyzes research modalities in this field. The section on pragmatics teaching examines the effects of and different approaches to L2 pragmatics instruction; and the section on...

The 3-volume set, LNAI 16074-16076, constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2025, which took place in Okayama, Japan, during August 6-9, 2025.The 165 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 329 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part 1: Robotic Dexterous Manipulation and Intelligent Control; Intelligent Perception and Contr...

This book tells the story of the Mount Songshan area architecture in simple terms, while also providing detailed information on the history of Buddhist architecture. The history of the Mount Songshan area can be traced back to the Xia Dynasty in the 23rd century B.C. The heritage architecture in this area has seen the rise and fall of various powers – including the Han Dynasty, Northern Wei Dynasty, Tang and Song Empires, Jin Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, and the Ming and Qing Empires – and refle...

Pragmatic competence plays a key role in intercultural communication, particularly for students studying in a target community. This book investigates the effect of study abroad on second language learners’ productive and receptive pragmatic competences, as well as their cognitive processes during speech act production. It employs a variety of research instruments, both quantitative and qualitative, to explore learners’ pragmatic development over one year. The inclusion of a control group ...

The 3-volume set, LNAI 16074-16076, constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2025, which took place in Okayama, Japan, during August 6-9, 2025.The 165 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 329 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part 1: Robotic Dexterous Manipulation and Intelligent Control; Intelligent Perception and Contr...

The 4-volume set LNAI 13455 - 13458 constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2022, which took place in Harbin China, during August 2022.The 284 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 442 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Robotics, Mechatronics, Applications, Robotic Machining, Medical Engineering, Soft and Hybrid Robots, Human-robot Collabor...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third CSIG Conference on Emotional Intelligence, CEI 2025, held in Shenzhen, China during December 5-7, 2025.The 21 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions. The CEI 2025 conference focused on frontier research topics and the latest technological advances in affective computing and artificial intelligence, highlighting the applications of emotional intelligence across multiple disciplines...

As particle accelerators strive forever increasing performance, high intensity particle beams become one of the critical demands requested across the board by a majority of accelerator users (proton, electron and ion) and for most applications. Much effort has been made by our community to pursue high intensity accelerator performance on a number of fronts. Recognizing its importance, we devote this volume to Accelerators for High Intensity Beams. High intensity accelerators have become a ...

Enzymatic Plastic Degradation, Volume 648 in the Methods in Enzymology series, continues the legacy of this premier serial with chapters authored by leaders in the field. Chapters in this latest release include Evaluating plastic pollution and environmental degradation, Assessment methods for microplastic pollution in the oceans and fresh water, Exploring microbial consortia from various environments for plastic degradation, Characterization of filamentous fungi for attack on synthetic pol...

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Process Systems Engineering offers a broad perspective on the issues related to artificial intelligence technologies and their applications in chemical and process engineering. The book comprehensively introduces the methodology and applications of AI technologies in process systems engineering, making it an indispensable reference for researchers and students. As chemical processes and systems are usually non-linear and complex, thus making it ch...

The 4-volume set LNAI 13455 - 13458 constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2022, which took place in Harbin China, during August 2022.The 284 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 442 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Robotics, Mechatronics, Applications, Robotic Machining, Medical Engineering, Soft and Hybrid Robots, Human-robot Collabor...