This book presents the cutting-edge techniques of social network analytics, focusing on both the positive and negative aspects of social media. While platforms like X, Facebook, and LinkedIn serve as powerful tools for product promotion and crisis management, they also present challenges such as the spread of misinformation, cyberbullying, and hateful content. This book explores these dimensions while highlighting the advancements in social media analytics, specifically through the lens of...

This book features selected papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Recent Innovations in Computing (ICRIC-2024) Volume 4, held on 28th to 29th November 2024 at ELTE University, Hungary. The conference is organized by the ELTE University, Hungary and its associated academic partners. The book is divided into four volumes, and it includes the latest research in the areas of software engineering, cloud computing, computer networks and Internet technologies, artificial intelli...

"Navigating Microfinance: Insights and Implementation" is your indispensable guide to the dynamic world of microfinance. In this comprehensive two-volume exploration, Pradeep Kumar Singh, an accomplished professional with over two decades of experience, delves deep into the intricacies of microfinance, providing invaluable insights for industry professionals and management students alike.Volume 1, aptly titled "Microfinance Insights" embarks on a riveting journey through twelve illu...

Alpha Rhymes with Numbers contains rhymes for pre-nursery kids meant to enhance their supplementary and confirmatory learning experience. They can easily assimilate and associate some of the text book symbols with feeling and life values.It's the first global attempt to compose rhymes on numbers and each letter of the english alphabet in its natural order.This book is especially helpful for Indian diaspora who want their children to inculcate values such as "Truth is one but ...

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of AI-driven approaches to strengthening CPS security. Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) form the foundation of modern infrastructure, connecting physical processes with digital intelligence across domains such as health care, manufacturing, energy, and transportation. While CPS enables efficiency and innovation, their growing complexity also exposes them to significant cybersecurity risks. Artificial intelligence offers powerful solutions to thes...

Provides a state-of-the-art overview of the high-entropy materials driving next-generation energy storage and conversion technologiesThe development of high-entropy materials (HEMs) represents one of the most significant innovations in materials science for energy storage technologies. Traditional electrode and catalyst materials are constrained by performance, cost, and stability challenges, limiting the growth and reliability of renewable energy solutions. By con...

This book features peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference on Recent Developments in Cyber Security, organized by the Center for Cyber Security and Cryptology. It focuses on key topics such as information privacy and secrecy, cryptography, cyber threat intelligence and mitigation, cyber-physical systems, quantum cryptography, and blockchain technologies and their applications. This volume is a unique collection of chapters from various disciplines united by a common theme, m...

Terrestrial plant systems are an integral part of Earth’s land resources. Resources are mutually connected via the nutrient exchange phenomena. Thus, plant nutrition is crucial in managing soil fertility and land productivity. Soil organic carbon is one of the critical indicators for assessing the viability of land, and hence soil carbon sequestration, which is a burgeoning issue regarding changing climatic conditions.In this context, this book provides an essential linkage between...

This book focuses on unearthing nuances of leveraging integrative and cohesive technologies in the Industry 5.0 paradigm for solving problems of business and social enterprises, which need not only be competitive but also sustain value creation for people at large.Highlights the technological evolution and its benefits to industry and societyShowcases the push for industrial digitization and focuses on innovative approaches toward the human operational resilience an...

This book features high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference of Mechanical and Robotic Engineering “Congress on Control, Robotics, and Mechatronics” (CRM 2025), jointly organized by SR University, Warangal, India, and Soft Computing Research Society, India, during 1–2 February 2025. This book discusses the topics such as combustion and fuels, controls and dynamics, fluid mechanics, I.C. engines and automobile engineering, machine design, mechatronics, rotor dyn...

Handbook of Functional Foods: Techniques, Analytics and Health Benefits provides a comprehensive overview of the extraction and analytical identification techniques of foods' bioactive components for health and well-being while looking at metabolism, sensory, and safety components. This book reviews, in detail, how functional foods have the potential to drive innovation in the food industry, creating a broad range of healthier and more personalized food options. From emerging extraction an...

This book provides readers to the vision of Society 5.0, which was originally proposed in the fifth Basic Science and Technology Plan by Japan’s government for a technology-based, human-centered society, emerging from the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0). The implementation of AI and other modern techniques in a smart society requires automated data scheduling and analysis using smart applications, a smart infrastructure, smart systems, and a smart network....