This volume brings together recent research findings on sign language and primatology and offers a novel approach to comparative language acquisition. The contributors are anthropologists, psychologists, linguists, psycholinguists, and manual language experts. They present a lucid account of what sign language is in relation to oral language, and o

This detailed collection explores methods that leverage and extend the capabilities of synthetic biology, guiding the reader from foundational molecular manipulations to complex cellular applications. Beginning with chapters on engineering proteins and enzymes, the book continues by covering methods for the repurposing of viral architectures, from bacteriophages to virus-like particles, as programmable nanoscaffolds, CRISPR-driven genome engineering, directed evolution and selection, as we...

Heat and Mass Transfer in Drying of Porous Media offers a comprehensive review of heat and mass transfer phenomena and mechanisms in drying of porous materials. It covers pore-scale and macro-scale models, includes various drying technologies, and discusses the drying dynamics of fibrous porous material, colloidal porous media and size-distributed particle system.Providing guidelines for mathematical modeling and design as well as optimization of drying of...

The book provides a comprehensive study of how new technological advances utilize robots and Cobots (collaborative robots that work safely alongside humans) to increase manufacturing efficiency.Industry 5.0 focuses on using collaborative robots, or cobots, enabling users to design with greater freedom. This book, structured into 18 chapters and three sections - Fundamentals; Applications; and Challenges – reflect the current and emerging market trends that shape in...

Stay at the forefront of the embedded AI revolution by mastering the specialized hardware and software strategies needed to bring high-performance machine learning to the world’s most resource-constrained devices.TinyML (tiny machine learning), short for tiny machine learning, represents a groundbreaking intersection of machine learning and embedded systems, enabling the deployment of intelligent applications on resource-constrained devices. It empowers these devic...

This unique text will enable readers to understand the fundamental theory, current techniques, and potential applications of Cloud Radio Access Networks (C-RANs). Leading experts from academia and industry provide a guide to all of the key elements of C-RANs, including system architecture, performance analysis, technologies in both physical and medium access control layers, self-organizing and green networking, standards development, and standardization perspectives. Recent developments in...

Smart homes, smart cities, and wearable technologies are the growing applications of the internet of things (IoT). Ranging from healthcare tracking applications to smart watches and smart bands for personal safety, the IoT has turned out to be one of the most indispensable parts of our lives even as it is becoming more interconnected to better serve people. With the exponential growth of the IoT and its applications, building the next-generation smart world becomes much more feasible. The ...

Prepare for the next technological frontier with this essential, multidisciplinary guide that delves into hyper-intelligent networks, providing a comprehensive overview of how AI and machine learning are revolutionizing telecommunications, healthcare, and other vital sectors with cognitive, autonomous connectivity.As we stand on the brink of a new technological frontier, the convergence of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and network infrastructure promis...

The purpose of designing this book is to discuss and analyze security protocols available for communication. Objective is to discuss protocols across all layers of TCP/IP stack and also to discuss protocols independent to the stack. Authors will be aiming to identify the best set of security protocols for the similar applications and will also be identifying the drawbacks of existing protocols. The authors will be also suggesting new protocols if any.

Step into the next dimension of healthcare with this essential guide to the Medical Metaverse, where AR, VR, and AI converge to redefine patient engagement, medical training, and surgical precision.The rapid evolution of digital technologies is transforming every aspect of human life, and healthcare is no exception. Originally rooted in entertainment and social interaction, the concept of the metaverse is now permeating the medical field, giving rise to what we cal...

Master the next frontier of artificial intelligence with this essential guide to uniting the pattern recognition of deep learning with the transparent, logical reasoning of symbolic AI.The field of artificial intelligence has witnessed rapid advancements in recent years, driven primarily by deep learning and data-centric approaches. Despite their impressive performance, purely neural methods often lack interpretability, logical reasoning capabilities, and the abili...

This volume constitutes the papers of several workshops which were held in conjunction with the 26th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2021, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in April 2021.The 29 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 84 submissions.DASFAA 2021 presents the following five workshops:6th International Workshop on Big Data Quality Management (BDQM 2021)5th Internati...