Nimesh is walking home from school. Except…there happens to be a shark in the corridor. And a dragon in the library! And why would crossing the road lead to the North Pole? A fun-filled story about a little boy with a BIG imagination, Nimesh the Adventurer will surely make even the dullest journey a dazzling adventure.

Explore the foundational components of VMware NSXKey Features\[\*\]Install, manage, monitor and configure your NSX deployment.\[\*\]Understand VMware NSX's components and discover best practices to help you manage VMware NSX\[\*\]A step by step guide that will help you elevate your skills in deploying NSX to your environmentBook DescriptionVMware NSX is a platform for the software-defined data center. It allows complex networ...

Make the most of GCP's offerings to manage your data center workload and optimize deploymentsKey FeaturesDiscover new techniques to administer, manage, and deploy applications on GCPUnderstand effective solutions for storing, retrieving, and deploying your container imagesExplore various offerings of GCP for operations and securityBook DescriptionOn-premise data centers are costly to manage. If you need a data center but don’...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Ubi-Media Computing, Ubi-Media 2026, held in Penang, Malaysia, during January 18–22, 2026.The 26 full papers and 19 short papers presented in this book were carefully selected and reviewed from 84 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: AI-Enhanced Education and Intelligent Learning Systems; Generative AI and Learning Analytics; Multimedia, Social Computing, and Human-Cen...

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in each area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This timely Research Agenda examines how Generative AI (GAI) is radically changing tourism and hospitality businesses and customer expectations. Expert contributors critically analyse the advantages and associated risks of using GAI across th...

Advanced AI and Data Science Applications explores how the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are transforming diverse domains. The book blends theory and practice to serve as a roadmap to help readers understand how these cutting-edge technologies are revolutionizing practices across various fields. By providing a mix of theoretical insights and practical implementations, the book offers a holistic understanding of advanced AI and data science ap...

This book explores the rapidly expanding world of cross-border education. As international student numbers have surged from 1.6 million in 2000 to over 6.4 million in 2022, transnational education (TNE) has become a transformative force in global higher education. This volume delves into how universities cross borders to deliver education, exploring models ranging from international branch campuses to digital learning platforms.Drawing on rich case studies from Asia, the Middle Eas...

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This innovative Research Agenda explores how the metaverse is reshaping the tourism and hospitality industry. Highlighting both the opportunities and challenges created, it outlines how tourism and hospitality professionals can integrate metaverse...

As globalization reshapes the financial landscape, the community of retail investors has burgeoned over the past two decades. This expansion, while offering a diverse tapestry of investment options, has also introduced a layer of complexity to the decision-making process. Navigating the inherent risk associated with equity shares, where returns are inherently uncertain, becomes paramount for retail investors. Striking a delicate balance between maximizing returns and minimizing risk become...

If any student considers organic chemistry as a problematic subject area, this book is a must buy. This book is written by two accomplished organic chemistry teachers and researchers with 35+ years’ experience who know what importance of good foundation in organic chemistry is. This book covers functional group chemistry of organic halogen compounds, alcohols, phenols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines besides hydrocarbons in 12 chapters. Each chapter has 20-25 pages subdivided into s...

Exploring how we make, distribute, and consume today’s media systemsMedia backends--the electronics, labor, and operations behind our screens--significantly influence our understanding of the sociotechnical relations, economies, and operations of media. Lisa Parks, Julia Velkova, and Sander De Ridder assemble essays that delve into the evolving politics of the media infrastructural landscape. Throughout, the contributors draw on feminist, queer, and intersectional ...

This book analyzes drug addiction and abuse from the perspectives of the state and community in India, with a special focus on North-West regions of India. India lies in the transit route of two major global centres of heroin and cocaine processing: the Golden Triangle of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos towards the East; and the Golden Crescent of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan to the West making it vulnerable to drug trafficking and curbing this has been a tough challenge for enforcement agenc...