Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Polluted Systems: New Advances and Techn…

This book contains a collection of research works focused on the biodegradation of different types of pollutants, both in water and solids. The book is divided in three major sections: A) Biodegradation of organic pollutants in solids and wastewater, B) Biodegradation of complex pollutants, and C) Novel technologies in biodegradation and bioremediation.

Biocultural Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Protecting Cult…

This volume presents a comprehensive overview of biocultural rights, examining how we can promote the role of indigenous peoples and local communities as environmental stewards and how we can ensure that their ways of life are protected. With Biocultural Community Protocols (BCPs) or Community Protocols (CPs) being increasingly seen as a powerful way of tackling this immense challenge, this …

AI and Financial Markets

Artificial intelligence (AI) is regarded as the science and technology for producing an intelligent machine, particularly, an intelligent computer program. Machine learning is an approach to realizing AI comprising a collection of statistical algorithms, of which deep learning is one such example. Due to the rapid development of computer technology, AI has been actively explored for a variety o…

A Guide to Sustainable Corporate Responsibility : From Theory to Action

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Advances in Biocompatible and Biodegradable Polymers II

Among the strategies for reducing the negative effects on the environment affected by the uncontrolled consumption and low potential for the recovery of conventional plastics, the synthesis of new biodegradable and recyclable plastics represents one of the most promising methods for minimizing the negative effects of conventional non-biodegradable plastics. The spectrum of existing biodegradabl…

A Case for the Enlightenment, Ten Essays

The message of these essays is that the Enlightenment should not be regarded as a revolutionary programme for the future. The philosophers of the Enlightenment hoped to educate individuals in the light of modern science according to Kant's adage: Aude sapere and did not want to change the structure of society. F.L.van Holthoon is emeritus professor of social history in the University of Groni…

A History of Radionuclide Studies in the UK : 50th Anniversary of the British…

A history of UK radionuclide studies reveals pioneering work from George von Hevesy in Manchester (1911) through to modern PET/MR, with key developments including early homemade scanners (Mallard, Mayneord), GFR measurement, radioimmunoassay, SPECT/CT, and advanced brain imaging (FDG, amyloid). Driven by medical physicists and later clinicians, the field progressed from tracer studies (I-131, T…

Ageing as a Unique Experience: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ageing and Lat…

Ageing is a diverse and multifaceted experience that is unique to each person. The process of ageing is lived differently according to each individual’s socio-cultural, historical, religious, and political context, among other factors. However, the stereotype of homogeneity is still one of the strongest aspects related to later life. This Special Issue covers manuscripts of original research …

Age of Information: Concept, Metric and Tool for Network Control

The concept of information freshness has developed over the last few years into an active and rapidly growing area of research. It has become known as the Age of Information (AoI). After its initial formal introduction, it became clear that it was very relevant (if not crucial) for numerous applications, ranging from autonomous vehicle systems, the Internet of Things, real-time computing to dat…

"The Neolithic Settlement of Aknashen (Ararat valley, Armenia)"; Excavation s…

Permukiman Neolitik Aknashen (Lembah Ararat, Armenia): Musim Ekskavasi 2004-2015 adalah monograf pertama yang didedikasikan untuk periode Neolitik di Armenia. Penelitian ini didasarkan pada proyek Armenia-Prancis, yang juga melibatkan spesialis dari Kanada, Rumania, Jerman, dan Yunani. Volume ini membahas lingkungan alam, budaya material, dan ekonomi subsisten penduduk paruh pertama milenium ke…