Forthcoming Networks and Sustainability in the IoT Era

Forthcoming Networks and Sustainability in the IoT Era

Author: Fadi Al-Turjman

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-03-31

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 303099581X

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This book aims to provide a platform to the researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry to meet and share their experience and knowledge. Forthcoming Networks and Sustainability in the IoT Era (FoNeS-IoT), Volume 1 & 2, aims to bring together researchers and professionals to exchange ideas on the advancements in technology, application areas for advanced communication systems and development of new services, and facilitate a tremendous growth of new devices and smart things that need to be connected to the Internet through a variety of wireless technologies. Parallel to this, new capabilities such as pervasive sensing, multimedia sensing, machine learning, deep learning, unmanned aerial vehicles, cloud and edge computing, energy efficiency/harvesting, and computing power open the way to new domains, services, and business models beyond the traditional mobile Internet. The new areas in turn come with various requirements in terms of reliability, quality of service, and energy efficiency. These are only some examples of the challenges that are of interest to researchers in Forthcoming Networks and Sustainability in the IoT Era (FoNeS-IoT). It will explore the latest developments, innovations, and best practices within the IoT and the impact it has on industries including: manufacturing, transport, supply chain, communication, government, legal sectors, financial services, energy utilities, insurance, health care, retail, and many others. It provides opportunities for academicians and scientists along with professionals, policymakers, and practitioners from various fields in a global realm to present their research, contributions, and views, on one forum, and interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines. Papers describing applications of IoT in e-Health, Smart Systems & Management, Communication, and Education are also included, but the focus is mainly on how new and novel techniques advance the performance in application areas, rather than a presentation of yet another application of conventional tool. Papers on such applications describe a principled solution, emphasize its novelty, and present an in-depth evaluation of the techniques being exploited.


Usability and User Experience

Usability and User Experience

Author: Tareq Z. Ahram and Christianne S. Falcão

Publisher: AHFE International

Published: 2022-07-24

Total Pages: 551

ISBN-13: 195865115X

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Usability and User Experience Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022), July 24–28, 2022, New York, USA


A Cultural History of Color in the Modern Age

A Cultural History of Color in the Modern Age

Author: Anders Steinvall

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-08-31

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1350193615

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A Cultural History of Color in the Modern Age covers the period 1920 to the present, a time of extraordinary developments in colour science, philosophy, art, design and technologies. The expansion of products produced with synthetic dyes was accelerated by mass consumerism as artists, designers, architects, writers, theater and filmmakers made us a 'color conscious' society. This influenced what we wore, how we chose to furnish and decorate our homes, and how we responded to the vibrancy and chromatic eclecticism of contemporary visual cultures.The volume brings together research on how philosophers, scientists, linguists and artists debated color's polyvalence, its meaning to different cultures, and how it could be measured, manufactured, manipulated and enjoyed. Color shapes an individual's experience of the world and also how society gives particular spaces, objects, and moments meaning. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Color examines how color has been created, traded, used, and interpreted over the last 5000 years. The themes covered in each volume are color philosophy and science; color technology and trade; power and identity; religion and ritual; body and clothing; language and psychology; literature and the performing arts; art; architecture and interiors; and artefacts. Anders Steinvall is Senior Lecturer in English Linguistics at Umeå University, Sweden. Sarah Street is Professor of Film at the University of Bristol, UK. Volume 6 in the Cultural History of Color set. General Editors: Carole P. Biggam and Kirsten Wolf


All Made of Tunes

All Made of Tunes

Author: James Peter Burkholder

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9780300102123

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Charles Ives is famous for using borrowed material in his music. Almost two hundred individual works or movements, spanning his entire career and representing more than a third of his output, incorporate music by other composers or from his own previous work. In this book, the eminent Ives scholar J. Peter Burkholder identifies the different kinds of "quotations" in Ives's music, explores the complex musical, aesthetic, and psychological motivations behind the borrowings, and shows the purpose, techniques, and effects that characterize each one. Burkholder catalogues fourteen distinct ways that Ives borrowed, ranging from direct quotation to paraphrase, variation, collage, modeling, and stylistic allusion. Arguing that these borrowing procedures were compositional strategies, he provides a new perspective on Ives's process of composition. In addition, by tracing the development of Ives's borrowing practices through his career, he contributes to an understanding of the composer's stylistic evolution. And by showing how much of Ives's music uses borrowing procedures that are common to many composers, he reveals that Ives is not as far removed from the classic-romantic tradition as has been thought. Finally, Burkholder's comprehensive treatment of Ives's borrowing techniques offers a new perspective on the entire field of musical borrowing.


Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment

Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment

Author: Dennis Reidsma

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-06-20

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 3319081896

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2014. The 8 full papers presented together with 4 special session papers, 4 panels and 6 extended abstracts were carefully selected from 26 submissions. The papers present interdisciplinary research, covering topics such as creativity applied to technology, AI, cognition and models of engagement and play. The special session papers address the topic of humor in intelligent environments.


ICOMM: Interpersonal Concepts and Competencies

ICOMM: Interpersonal Concepts and Competencies

Author: Roy Berko

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2010-02-16

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 0742599639

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ICOMM: Interpersonal Concepts and Competencies, provides an integrated approach to the study of interpersonal communication. This accessibly written but authoritative text emphasizes the development of communication competencies, including skills, understanding of the theory and research that contextualizes the skills to make them relevant to learning, and the motivation to put the skills into practice. While incorporating many traditional intrapersonal and interpersonal topics found in current texts, the book is distinctive in that it offers a skills-based approach that is grounded in solid theory and research. Students will find that the text is written in a personal and friendly manner, stressing concepts, skills, and applications that should be an important part of their daily lives.


Show Me, Teach Me, Heal Me

Show Me, Teach Me, Heal Me

Author: Acaysha

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2010-10-11

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1412211077

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Show Me, Teach Me, Heal Me is a much needed reference guide to the alternative and complementary health choices that are available today. In our society we have been raised to believe that our health depends on the quality of the healthcare we receive, and that our doctors always know what is best. The truth is, your health is your responsibility. You are the only person who can make the lifestyle decisions that contribute to your well-being and with this book, you have the tools to start making educated decisions. This is your life and there are no dress rehearsals!! Achieving wellness is an on-going series of small steps, taken one day at a time. So "enjoy the journey!" TESTIMONIALS "An absolutely wonderful conglomeration of healing practitioners that explore many different modalities that can blend with Western medicine in your quest to achieve balance and health -- spiritually, mentally and emotionally." "Lucy Throne" "Acaysha and her angels will show you how to open the door to set your soul free simply, easily and completely. I recommend getting Acaysha's positive light into your own life and feel re-energized." "Caryn Suarez Author of "Living Crazy Like Fly"" "The world needs a simple tool like this book to help them find themselves and learn to heal. Using this book will help you find the techniques that best suit your life." "MyLinda Butterworth Award winning author of "For Health's Sake: A Cancer Survivor's Cookbook"" Reviews