Current Trends and Advances in Computer-Aided Intelligent Environmental Data Engineering merges computer engineering and environmental engineering. The book presents the latest finding on how data science and AI-based tools are being applied in environmental engineering research. This application involves multiple domains such as data science and artificial intelligence to transform the data collected by intelligent sensors into relevant and reliable information to support decision-making....

The aviation industry is rapidly transforming, driven by technological advancements, consumer expectations, and global sustainability demands. In this landscape, innovative strategies in aviation management and marketing are essential for airlines and airports to remain competitive and resilient. From utilizing data analytics and AI for operational efficiency to implementing personalized digital marketing and enhancing the passenger experience, aviation industries rethink traditional appro...

Life story work is an approach designed to enable traumatized children to explore, question and understand the past events of their lives. It aims to secure their future by strengthening attachment with their carers and providing the opportunity to develop a healthy sense of self and a feeling of wellbeing.This new edited volume documents innovative ways in which life story work has been developed. It draws on the work of nine life story centres based around the world and provides ...

Frightening stories give us the means to explore the things that scare us… but only as far as our imaginations and our experiences allow. They keep us safe while letting us imagine we're in peril. Stories, after all, are never about what they're about: there is always a pocket somewhere within them for us to drop in our own emotions, our own fears. A box we can lift up the lid and look at the darkness… and close it again when we've had enough.That's exactly what you going to find out at th...

China’s rise is changing the dynamics of the international system. Middle Powers and the Rise of China is the first work to examine how the group of states referred to as “middle powers” are responding to China’s growing economic, diplomatic, and military power. States with capabilities immediately below those of great powers, middle powers still exercise influence far above most other states. Their role as significant trading partners and allies or adversaries in matters of regio...

How to Use This Book Although this is structured like a basic recipe book, and indeed you can look up any recipe and make it just like a cookbook, this is also far more than a simple collection of recipes. This book will essentially provide you with a solid toolbelt from which you can formulate your own recipes without having a degree in science, dermatology, or cosmetology. Each recipe is written for an average skin/hair type, but with a little perusing of the ingredients, you will quickl...

How To Draw A Face With A Pencil, Step By Step is the essential guide for anyone interested in mastering the art of portrait drawing. This detailed and easy-to-follow e-book teaches you how to draw human faces with accuracy and realism, using just a pencil. You will learn fundamental techniques, from the basic structure of the face to the finer details like shadows, textures, and expressions. With step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and practical tips, this guide is perfect for...

When it comes to desserts, I have always been an ice cream person, in the way that some people are cake people while others yearn for fresh fruit pie. I became keenly aware of this when I worked at Greens restaurant in San Francisco, where I had the opportunity to assist Debbie Hughes, a brilliant and talented pastry chef with a highly evolved philosophy of ice cream. Surrounded by beautiful raw ingredients, and hopped-up on caffeine and sugar, I learned at Greens that desserts can feed mu...

INTRODUCTION Hello, dear crochet friend, and welcome to the world of Crochet Little Heroes. In the pages of this book, you will find everything you need to recreate twenty iconic heroes with colorful yarns and a crochet hook. In the Projects section, you will meet the twenty incredible women and men who have been chosen from the many contemporary and present-day heroes I admire. During the process of creating these dolls, I got to know every one of them on a deeper level. I became familiar...

Reiki is an ancient healing art, which channels universal life energy through the hands of a practitioner into the body of a receiver. Because it is a universal, God-given power, Reiki belongs to anybody who is ready to receive the gift of healing hands. Anyone, even children, can easily learn it, no special knowledge is needed except the initiation and transmission of power through a Reiki Master/Teacher. Reiki is a Japanese word meaning universal life energy. The universe—the space aroun...

'Breathtakingly original, and a captivating sense of place' VAL McDERMID'A brilliantly inventive and twisty tale' CLAIRE McGOWAN, bestselling author of The Push'A distinctive, intriguing, immersive debut' MARI HANNAH, multi-award winning author of Without a TraceA local woman is found in a children's playground, tied up and burned to death. Her clothes are neatly folded and laid at the base of a near...

THE SECOND NOVEL FROM PATRICIA MARQUES, FOLLOWING ON FROM THE COLOURS OF DEATHA woman's body is found in a river just outside of Lisbon. Inspectors Isabel Reis and Aleksandr Voronov identify the murder victim as Marta Nunes - a youth centre worker who, like Isabel, classifies as Gifted. Born with special abilities, the Gifted are often looked at with a certain level of suspicion.In the search for her killer, Reis digs into Marta's past. She soon di...