This book presents a comprehensive, lucid, and accessible approach to environmental sociology. It traces the origin of environmental sociology and examines the realist–constructionist debate in ecology for a holistic exploration of the field.The volume:Presents a step-by-step systematic approach to the study of environmental sociologyIncludes case studies from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas and introduces theoretical perspectives from Asia, Africa, a...

Effective measurement is a cornerstone of scientific research. Yet many social science researchers lack the tools to develop appropriate assessment instruments for the measurement of latent social-psychological constructs.Scaling Procedures: Issues and Applications examines the issues involved in developing and validating multi-item self-report scales of latent constructs. Distinguished researchers and award-winning educators Richard G. Netemeyer, William ...

This book provides a comprehensive guide to heterostructure thin films and multifunctional nanomaterials, highlighting how the stacking of dissimilar materials enables interface-driven properties that surpass those achievable in bulk systems. It covers fundamental concepts such as band alignment, strain and charge coupling, and built-in fields, alongside advanced synthesis techniques including pulsed laser deposition, atomic layer deposition, molecular beam epitaxy, and chemical/physical v...

Clean Energy for Sustainable Development: Comparisons and Contrasts of New Approaches presents information on the fundamental challenge that the energy sector faces with regard to meeting the ever growing demand for sustainable, efficient, and cleaner energy. The book compares recent developments in the field of energy technology, clean and low emission energy, and energy efficiency and environmental sustainability for industry and academia. Rasul, Azad and Sharma, along with their team of...

This book explores the vision and practice of corporate spiritual responsibility from multiple religious, philosophical, and practice traditions. It interrogates and strives to widen and deepen the current discourse of corporate social responsibility as well as contemporary conceptions, organizations and practices of business, economy, corporation, and the world. It also explores new visions and practices of leadership and management in corporations and society as well as new visions and p...

This book analyses the various security threats in cloud computing. A host-based IDS (HIDS) using signature verification is developed and implemented for the concerned security issues. Further, owing to the vulnerability of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in cloud computing, a network based IDS (NIDS) is developed and implemented against such attacks. The performance of these IDS is verified in the Cloud scenario as well against the standard data set. Finally, a simple data st...

This book compiles artificial intelligence (AI) applications in new communication technologies such as the cognitive radio networks, internet of things (IoT), internet of drones (IoD), internet of vehicles (IoV), and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), which are expected to increase the amount of data traffic. Recognizing that AI is revolutionizing industries with its applications and helping us solve complex problems with ease, the book tackles a variety of industries and sectors such a...

The book presents high-quality, peer-reviewed papers from the FICR International Conference on Rising Threats in Expert Applications and Solutions 2022 organized by IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, during January 7–8, 2022. The volume is a collection of innovative ideas from researchers, scientists, academicians, industry professionals, and students. The book covers a variety of topics, such as expert applications and artificial intelligence/machine learning; advanc...

This book explores the complete system perspective, underlying theories, modeling, and applications of cyber-physical systems (CPS). Considering the interest of researchers and academicians, the editors present this book in a multidimensional perspective covering CPS at breadth. It covers topics ranging from discussion of rudiments of the system and efficient management to recent research challenges and issues.This book is divided into four sections discussing the fundamentals of C...

This new volume focuses on novel breeding and biotechnological approaches for crop improvement, covering recent advances in molecular breeding and plant breeding, such as pre-breeding, reverse breeding, allele mining, next-generation sequencing, etc. The authors consider the important necessity and development of climate-resilient crops that can withstand hostility or adversities of climate without substantially compromising yield and discuss ways to mitigate plant stress.The recen...

Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and weed management

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the WAIS®-IVCoauthored by Alan S. Kaufman, who was mentored by David Wechsler—the creator of the Wechsler scales—Essentials of WAIS®-IV Assessment, Second Edition is thoroughly revised and updated to provide beginning and seasoned clinicians with comprehensive step-by-step guidelines for effective use of the WAIS®-IV. This invaluable guide provides clinicians ...