This book covers the sensitive real-life story of Gulzari and Parvati, their marriage in Lahore in 1942, the eruption of violence and carnage, their flight to New Delhi just a month before the partition and their aristocratic lifestyle that slowly crumbled (so did their love for each other).An interesting account of a man who struggles to keep up with his swanky lifestyle he once enjoyed as one of the richest landed families of Lahore, who never knew what it meant to work for a livi...

Systemic disorders in pregnancy is challenging in terms of diagnosis and management, as it compromises both mother and the baby. This book describes various maternal disorders along with their management algorithms and deals with exact standard operating procedures. It also includes periconceptional management, differential diagnosis, prevention, and latest guidelines and recommendations regarding medical disorders during pregnancy.This book provides helpful information to practici...

Over the past 50 years, one of the biggest worldwide concerns has been ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns. Growing interest in the circular economy model provides the chance to create system-wide goals for all societies with economic, financial, and governance decision-making as critical drivers and solutions. The Handbook of Research on Sustainable Consumption and Production for Greener Economies examines the critical factors that can encourage sustainable consumptio...

This book reviews Metaverse, the possibilities and difficulties of sustainable development, and policy suggestions, especially within the context of the 2030 Agenda.Green Metaverse for Greener Economies examines how the metaverse holds the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions, whether through the replacement of physical goods with digital ones, the substitution of in-person interactions with virtual ones, or the creation of digital twins that will aid in the ...

In the world of digital healthcare, a critical issue looms large, demanding the immediate attention of academic scholars. The convergence of developing medical technologies, innovative digital solutions, and intricate healthcare structures has set the stage for a seismic transformation. However, the understanding of this evolving landscape remains inadequate, and the urgency to decipher these intricacies has never been more pressing. As we witness the rapid expansion of mobile-based digita...

This book “Zero Carbon Emission with Nanomaterials for Environment Matrices” carefully investigates the design, characteristics, and uses of nanomaterials for carbon capture, detection, storage, sequestration, and conversion into useful fuels and chemicals via electrochemical and photocatalytic routes. It also investigates the use of nanomaterials in air pollution management, water purification, sustainable agriculture, and environmental rehabilitation. The emphasis is on innovative materi...

This book presents key computational intelligence approaches applied across diverse areas of computer science, demonstrating their effectiveness in solving real-world problems. It highlights how nature-inspired methods are shaping the future of intelligent systems and offering powerful, efficient, and elegant solutions to complex challenges.Computational intelligence (CI) extends far beyond the optimization of complex computations. It provides robust, generic, and adaptable mechani...

This collection presents critical and action-oriented approaches to addressing food systems inequities across places, spaces, and scales. With case studies from around the globe, Radical Food Geographies explores interconnections between power structures and the social and ecological dynamics that bring food from the land and water to our plates. Through themes of scale, spatial imaginaries, and human and more-than-human relationships, the authors explore ongoing efforts to co-construct mo...

Environmental sustainability is one of the biggest issues faced by the mankind. Rapid & rampant industrialization has put great pressure on the natural resources. To make our planet a sustainable ecosystem, habitable for future generations & provide equal opportunity for all the living creatures we not only need to make corrections but also remediate the polluted natural resources. The low-input biotechnological techniques involving microbes and plants can provide the solution for resurrec...

This edited book explores the three interrelated concepts – biomass, bioenergy, and bioeconomy – from the point of view of sustainable advanced conversion processes. It elaborates on processing routes, i.e., how biomass from various sources can be converted into bioenergy like bioethanol, biodiesel, biobutanol, and biogas. Chapters are organized into three sections – “Biomass,” “Bioenergy,” and “Bioeconomy.” The first section very much focuses on biomass-based global research trends and th...

This research book compiles concise reviews on business trends that drive innovation and competitive advantages. The book includes 15 referenced chapters covering topics in advertising, agriculture, digital marketing, human resource management, healthcare and sustainability. Chapters focus on the use of disruptive technologies such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things that harness the power of big data and visualizations to provide a framework for insightful a...

This research book compiles concise reviews on business trends that drive innovation and competitive advantages. The book includes 15 referenced chapters covering topics in advertising, agriculture, digital marketing, human resource management, healthcare and sustainability. Chapters focus on the use of disruptive technologies such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things that harness the power of big data and visualizations to provide a framework for insightful a...