A Portable, Reader-Friendly Source of Knowledge for Neurosurgical TraineesNeurological surgery is a complex, highly selective specialty, so navigating a huge array of neurosurgical information can be overwhelming for medical students and residents. Neurosurgery Fundamentals, Second Edition by Nitin Agarwal is a portable reference that enables swift assimilation of neurosurgical care essentials. Pivotal elements of the book include: the roadmap to a career ...

The Collaborative Blueprint for Creating Successful Neurosurgical Advanced Practice ProvidersNeurosurgery Fundamentals for Advanced Practice Providers, edited by Abigail G. Crum and Nitin Agarwal, is a landmark contribution that eloquently demonstrates that excellence in neurosurgical care is achieved through collaboration. At the heart of this collaborative model are advanced practice providers (APPs)—clinicians whose clinical judgment, procedural experti...

High-yield Visual Learning Resource for Medical Students and Neurosurgical ResidentsNeurosurgery Infographics, edited by Nitin Agarwal and David T. Fernandes Cabral, is a compilation of visual abstracts that enables quick review of high-yield neurosurgical topics. The one-stop, reader-friendly guide fills a gap in the literature, sparing learners from navigating dense atlases and sprawling monographs. The unique book distills the vast and intricate complex...

This book describes the methodologies and tools used to conduct social cyber forensic analysis. By applying these methodologies and tools on various events observed in the case studies contained within, their effectiveness is highlighted. They blend computational social network analysis and cyber forensic concepts and tools in order to identify and study information competitors.Through cyber forensic analysis, metadata associated with propaganda-riddled websites are extracted. This...

The contributors in this book share, exchange, and develop new concepts, ideas, principles, and methodologies in order to advance and deepen our understanding of social networks in the new generation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) enabled by Web 2.0, also referred to as social media, to help policy-making. This interdisciplinary work provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students from sociology, behavioral science, computer science, psycholog...

This book addresses the challenges of social network and social media analysis in terms of prediction and inference. The chapters collected here tackle these issues by proposing new analysis methods and by examining mining methods for the vast amount of social content produced. Social Networks (SNs) have become an integral part of our lives; they are used for leisure, business, government, medical, educational purposes and have attracted billions of users. The challenges that stem from thi...

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the First International EURO Mini Conference on Modelling and Simulation of Social-Behavioural Phenomena in Creative Societies, MSBC 2019, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, in September 2019.The 8 full papers and 2 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: computational intelligence in social sciences; modeling and analysis of social-behavioral pro...

The Go-To Reference for Acquisition of Neurosurgical Operative KnowledgeTraditional learning methods and static didactics are no longer sufficient in an era of rapidly advancing surgical tools and increasingly complex operative approaches. Operative Fundamentals in Neurological Surgery edited by Nitin Agarwal, Hanna N. Algattas, Edward G. Andrews, Kamil W. Nowicki, and Xiaoran Zhang fills a gap in the literature. The book provides a unique compilation of n...

Surviving Neurosurgery: Vignettes of Resilience is a practical guide to the inner workings of the lives of neurosurgeons, healthcare partners, and patients. To this end, this text serves as a first-hand documentary of the unique challenges faced as one progresses through their career. It is a snapshot in time capturing the experiences of both patients and providers. The text is divided into seven parts that run the gamut of a neurosurgeon’s career symbolic of the seven years of ne...

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of LangChain, empowering you to effectively harness large language models (LLMs) for Gen AI applications. It focuses on practical implementation and techniques, making it a valuable resource for learning LangChain.The book starts with foundational topics such as environment setup and building basic chains, then delves into key components such as prompt templates, tool integration, and memory management. You will also explore practical ...

This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Social-Behavioral Phenomena in Creative Societies, MSBC 2022, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, in September 2022.The 14 full papers and 1 short paper presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: simulation of behavioral processes; modeling of sustainability; and data science and modeli...

This book addresses the measurement of environmental contaminants in water, air, and soil. It also presents modifications of and improvements to existing control technologies for remediation of environmental contaminants. It covers improved designs of wastewater systems and innovations in designing newer membranes for water treatment. In addition, it includes two separate sections on the modelling and control of different existing and emerging pollutants. It covers major topics such as: ph...