This book explores the nature of hate speech on social media. Readers will find chapters written by 21 authors from 18 universities or research centers. It includes researchers from 11 countries, prioritizing a diversity of approaches from the Global North and Global South – Brazil, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Germany, Nigeria, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and the USA. The analyses herein involve the realities in an even larger number of countries, given the transnational appr...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the First Conference of the Spanish Society of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedicine, CIABiomed 2025, held in Seville, Spain, during October 23–24, 2025.The 38 full papers presented together with 9 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: Explainable and interpretable AI in clinical and biomedical contexts; Ethics, privacy and security in AI applications in the...

Satellite Remote Sensing for Forest and Environmental Monitoring provides a thorough examination of the applications and methods of satellite remote sensing for analyzing and managing forest environments. From forest height mapping to biodiversity modeling, the book explores a variety of Earth observation applications across cutting-edge sensors and platforms. The book addresses the ability of satelitte technologies to observe and analyse ecological functions, conditions, and socioeconomic...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of various aspects of sustainable agriculture, such as organic production systems focused on dairy farming of both cattle and sheep, indigenous poultry production, the use of insects in animal feed as a sustainable alternative, the production of lambs in organic grazing systems and the carbon footprint of organic livestock. It also addresses regulatory frameworks, challenges, opportunities and the importance of sustainability in agriculture, unde...

This volume presents a timely overview of control theory and related topics, such as the reconstruction problem, the stability of PDEs, and the Calderón problem. The chapters are based on talks given at the conference "Control & Related Fields” held in Seville, Spain in March 2023. In addition to providing a snapshot of these areas, chapters also highlight breakthroughs on more specific topics, such as:Stabilization of an acoustic systemThe Kramers-Fokker-Planck ope...

Too many qualitative and mixed-methods researchers are currently being asked to make an impossible choice: either remain outside the world of advanced data science and artificial intelligence, or enter it by learning programming, relying on expensive proprietary platforms, and uploading sensitive data to external servers. This book begins from a different premise: researchers should not have to choose between rigor, accessibility, privacy, and interpretive depth. Data Science, Interactive ...

A book that turns your hardest moments into your strongest comebacks.What if everything you've survived wasn't a setback, but preparation for the strongest version of you?Echoes of Growth is a powerful personal development and mindset transformation book for anyone who has felt stuck, underestimated, overwhelmed, or quietly carrying more than most people see. If you know there is more inside you, but life's pressure, doubt, or di...

Awaken the power that has always lived inside your breathThis book reveals how conscious breathing becomes the bridge between science, inner awareness, and personal transformation. Through deep, practical insight, you will learn how breath reorganizes your nervous system, reshapes your emotional field, and reconnects you with your most authentic inner power.Strengthen your inner power, because your breath already knows the way.This journey i...

This book outlines the basic principles of microsurgical treatment of cerebellopontine angle lesions. The pathophysiological bases and elements that allow clinical and imaging diagnosis of the different types of lesions are described in order to know the natural history of the disease and determine how different forms of treatment can change it. Microsurgical treatment is the best alternative when the expected benefits and possible risks are better than the natural history of the disease o...

This monograph presents the experience in the implementation of smart specialization strategies (S3) from multilevel policy governance, as well as from the bottom-up perspectives of firms, clusters, and networks in selected European countries. The presented research focuses on relevance and feasibility of the S3 adoption, emphasizing the importance of linking policy considerations with partnerships at lower governance levels.The major contribution of the presented research rests in...

"Manuel González Prada was a powerful Peruvian writer and political reformer whose essays and speeches influenced generations of young radicals. He founded the Party of National Unity in 1891, was linked to the anarchist movement, and served as Director of the National Library from 1912-1914. His writings have had enormous impact on the literary and political life of Peru: taking up the defense of exploited indigenous people, broadsiding the landowning oligarchy, and denouncing the social ...

Highly Commended in the Psychiatry category at the 2010 BMA Medical Book Awards!Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Schizophrenic Psychoses brings together professionals from around the world to provide an extensive overview of the treatment of schizophrenia and psychosis.Divided into three parts – past, present and future – the book begins by examining the history of the treatment of schizophrenia and psychosis, with reference to Fre...