Information science has long been a complex and interdisciplinary field. Recent developments in applied mathematics have been employed to construct proper solutions in related fields. In this Special Issue, we…

This book includes the original, peer reviewed research papers from the conference, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies and Engineering Systems (ICITES2013), which took place on December…

This book examines every aspect of Beijing’s stragegies, ranging from political, economic and social challenges, to the Taiwan and Hong Kong issues, to the implications of these strategies in terms…

Taking a comparative approach, this fieldwork-based study explores the lives and thoughts of Buddhist nuns in present-day Taiwan and Sri Lanka.

Provides a comprehensive review on the brand-new development of several multiphase reactor techniques applied in energy-related processes

Explains the fundamentals of multiphase reactors as well as the sophisticated applications Helps…

The Minority Game, invented in the late 1990s, makes it possible to understand stock market fluctuations in terms of information ecology between traders. With a minimal set of ingredients and…

This book presents state-of-the-art solutions to the theoretical and practical challenges stemming from the integration of 5G enabling technologies into IoTs in support of a smart 5G-enabled IoT paradigm.

The overall aim of this book, an outcome of the European FP7 FET Open NESS project, is to contribute to the ongoing effort to put the quantitative social sciences on…