In El Rey of Gold Teeth, Reyes Ramirez explores living in America as a first-generation American of Salvadoran and Mexican descent, living among conflicting histories. Through the voices of an astronaut, a tennis player, a drag queen, family members, an alternate version of the self, and even a turtle, these propulsive poems embody the many marginalized voices demanding to be remembered in a nation that requires erasure of histories.Colonizing languages and subverting form...

What do a family of luchadores, a teen on the run, a rideshare driver, a lucid dreamer, a migrant worker in space, a mecha soldier, and a zombie-and-neo-Nazi fighter have in common?Reyes Ramirez’s dynamic short story collection follows new lineages of Mexican and Salvadoran diasporas traversing life in Houston, across borders, and even on Mars. Themes of wandering weave throughout each story, bringing feelings of unease and liberation as characters navigate cultural, physical, and ...

A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'AN ABSOLUTE, CAN'T-PUT-IT-DOWN THRILLER'Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Jan '23 Pick)**'**I READ IN A SINGLE SITTING, TOTALLY ENTHRALLED'Lisa Gardner, Sunday Times bestselling author of One Step Too Far'EERIE AND ATMOSPHERIC'Riley Sager, New Yo...

As the world moves toward cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, improving the efficiency and reliability of renewable energy systems becomes critical. Technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, and smart grids quickly emerge, while facing challenges like weather unpredictability and energy storage issues. By analyzing massive amounts of data and generating new solutions in real time, generative AI can help optimize energy production, predict equipment failures, and design smarte...

Publisher's summaryBrand-new stories by: Tom Abrahams, Robert Boswell, Sarah Cortez, Anton DiSclafani, Stephanie Jaye Evans, Wanjiku Wa Ngugi, Adrienne Perry, Pia Pico, Reyes Ramirez, Icess Fernandez Rojas, Sehba Sarwar, Leslie Contreras Schwartz, Larry Watts, and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton.Critic reviews"Brooklyn Noir came first in 2004, and now, 15 years later, Houston Noir--14 stories of intrigue, betrayal and death set from Tanglewood to Third Ward penned by cu...

In the critical global transition to sustainable energy, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with wind power stands as a pivotal technological frontier.AI and Wind Power 1 provides a comprehensive, practical guide to this transformative synergy. This volume delves deep into the core applications of AI, from leveraging deep learning for precise wind resource assessment and sophisticated farm design to deploying advanced algorithms for predictive maintenance and ...

As wind power scales from a complementary energy source to a cornerstone of global electricity systems, the challenge is no longer simply generating more clean energy - it is integrating, sustaining and governing the energy within an increasingly complex and interconnected grid.AI and Wind Power 2 examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling this critical transition. Moving beyond turbine-level optimization, this book explores AI-driven architectures for hybrid re...

Explainable AI for Transparent and Trustworthy Medical Decision Support equips readers with a comprehensive and timely resource that presents the principles, methodologies, and real-world applications of explainable AI (XAI) within the medical context. Covering a wide range of use cases—from radiology and pathology to genomics and clinical decision support systems—the book provides in-depth discussions on how XAI techniques can enhance interpretability, improve clinician trust, meet regula...

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) represent a transformative frontier in neurorehabilitation, offering treatment for individuals recovering from neurological injuries and disorders. By linking the brain’s activity to external devices, BCIs enable communication and control without relying on the body’s motor pathways, a powerful tool for patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases. Through real-time monitoring and adaptive feedback, these systems promote neural plasticity and accelerate ...

This book offers a solutions-driven exploration of how blockchain can practically advance global sustainability and circular economy goals. It uniquely integrates technological, ethical, and environmental dimensions, making blockchain innovations accessible beyond finance. Covering fundamentals, real-world applications in waste management, and global adoption trends, the book bridges the gap between theory and sustainable practice. Designed for researchers, industry professionals, policyma...

The semantic annotation of edge and fog computing services is increasingly vital for enhancing discovery and automation in decentralized environments. As these architectures become more complex and dynamic, integrating blockchain technology offers a solution to ensure secure management of service metadata. This integration not only enhances trust in service descriptions but also supports decentralized governance and access control. By using semantic technologies alongside blockchain, this ...

This book looks at how quantum computing, neural networks, and next-generation communication systems can work together in new and exciting ways. The book presents details about cutting edge techniques, such as Tensor Networks and the n-Sci framework, that make 6G and 7G networks faster, safer, and able to grow. It has in-depth discussion on quantum-assisted channel estimates, energy-efficient designs, and ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC), which makes it an important tool fo...