Disaster management is an increasingly important subject, as effective management of both natural and manmade disasters is essential to save lives and minimize casualties. This book discusses the best practice for vital elements of disaster medicine in both developed and developing countries, including planning and preparedness of hospitals, emergency medical services, communication and IT tools for medical disaster response and psychosocial issues. It also covers the use of state-of the-a...

What if the universe isn’t governed by a traditional God but by a force far more logical, dynamic, and empowering? Welcome to the world of the Cosmic Brain—a revolutionary concept that redefines how we view life, success, and the universe itself.This book takes you on a bold journey, questioning the ageold definitions of God and exploring the flaws in traditional beliefs and rituals. It presents an alternative perspective—a universal intelligence that responds to your desires, effo...

*"Beyond Firewalls:*Security at Scale" addresses the urgent need to evolve beyond traditional security measures in the face of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. This book offers essential insights into building proactive security tools beyond passive defenses.Focusing on advanced tools for endpoint Protection, "Security at Scale" provides a perspective on scalability and reliability. It highlights how these tools must handle growing business demands, manage unexpec...

Journey to Wealth Infinity: Empowering Kids in Money Management and WealthBuilding HabitsEquip the next generation with the skills they need to thrive financially in Journey to Wealth Infinity. Tailored for parents, educators, and young learners, this book offers practical, easytograsp guidance on money management, saving, and investing. At its core lies the transformative Wealth Infinity Cycle, a stepbystep framework that teaches young readers how disciplined habits, smart financi...

This book gives a scientific and systematic approach to trading in emerging stock markets. As professional traders do not trade purely on the basis of the economic fundamentals, but also take into account market movements generated by other factors (noise trading), knowledge of technical analysis is important to anyone who would like to participate successfully in the stock market. Second, the existence of a skew towards reliance on fundamental analysis at longer horizons suggests that mod...

Plants form mutualistic association with various microorganisms, particularly in the rhizosphere region. The association benefits both the partners in a number of ways. A single plant can support the growth of diverse microbes and in reciprocation these microbes help the plant in several ways. A great deal of knowledge is now available on the mechanisms of action of plant growth promoting microbes in forming association with their partner plant and benefitting it. With ever increasing popu...

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Big Data Analytics, BDA 2015, held in Hyderabad, India, in December 2015.The 9 revised full papers and 9 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 submissions and cover topics on big data: security and privacy; big data in commerce; big data: models and algorithms; and big data in medicine.

This book explores advanced biotechnologies addressing environmental and industrial challenges. It bridges the gap between scientific innovation and practical implementation, showcasing how microbial, nano-biotechnological and biochemical advancements can drive sustainability across agriculture, industry, and environmental remediation. This book opens with a focus on soil health, highlighting biochar-based fertilizers and microbial interventions to rejuvenate degraded soils, enhance crop p...

This book focuses on the applications of plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) in the form of bioinoculants to enhance the crop productivity and resilience against pathogens. Chapters explain the latest findings on development of the bioinoculants utilizing the modern technologies and agri-wastes. It also provides the latest information on methods of improving quality and efficiency of bioformulations and utilization of advanced biotechnological tools for developing precision produ...

This book summarizes recent and critical aspects of advanced materials for environmental protection and remediation. It explores the various development aspects related to environmental remediation, including design and development of novel and highly efficient materials, aimed at environmental sustainability. Synthesis of advanced materials with desirable physicochemical properties and applications is covered as well. Distributed across 13 chapters, the major topics covered include sensin...

Metal Sulfide Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications presents the fundamentals necessary to understand the latest developments and possibilities of applied use, specifically for chemical detection/sensing and monitoring in air, soil, and water matrices as well as for chemical reaction engineering purposes (conversion, photocatalysis, adsorption) to facilitate removal of pollutants. Organic contaminants, volatile organic compounds, and heavy metals pose long-term threats to natural ec...

The increasing human population and the associated activities have negatively influenced the ecosystems and life on earth. The continuous addition of agrochemicals, heavy metals and industrial wastes/ effluents in the ecosystems have caused great harm, including loss of productivity, biodiversity, climate change and diseases in plants, animals and humans, resulting in increased marginal lands and endangered sustainability of life on earth. Hence, there is an urgent need to reverse the impa...