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Key Elements in Polymers for Engineers and Chemists From Data to Applications

Key Elements in Polymers for Engineers and Chemists From Data to Applications

This book provides comprehensive coverage on the latest developments of research in the ever-expanding area of polymers and advanced materials and their applications to broad scientific fields including physics chemistry biology and materials. It presents physical principles in explaining and rationalizing polymeric phenomena. Featuring classical topics that are conventionally considered as part of chemical technology the book covers the chemical principles from a modern point of view. It analyzes theories to formulate and prove the polymer principles and offers future outlooks on applications of bioscience in chemical concepts. | Key Elements in Polymers for Engineers and Chemists From Data to Applications

GBP 82.99
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Computational Intelligence in Analytics and Information Systems Volume 2: Advances in Digital Transformation Selected Papers from CIAIS-2021

Computational Intelligence in Analytics and Information Systems Volume 2: Advances in Digital Transformation Selected Papers from CIAIS-2021

This new volume presents a selection of state-of-the-art technological advancements in IoT network technologies and software engineering that address unsolved issues in computational intelligence. The volume focuses on empirical theoretical and application perspectives on smart technologies and computational intelligence identifying the advantages and limitations of each. The chapters on smart technologies address their application in communication services healthcare and assistive technology urban waste management vehicle pollution and accident detection and more. The technologies encompass the use of machine learning blockchain fog computing etc. The volume goes on to discuss computational intelligence in network technologies as well as cryptography mechanisms internet privacy protection satellite communication technology ant colony optimization algorithms etc. The topics on computational intelligence in software engineering include security optimization via software-defined networking education-based interactive automated agent data warehouse requirement engineering and more. Together with Volume 1: Data Science and AI Selected Papers from CIAIS-2021 this 2-volume set offers and abundance of valuable information on emerging technologies in computational intelligence. | Computational Intelligence in Analytics and Information Systems Volume 2: Advances in Digital Transformation Selected Papers from CIAIS-2021

GBP 147.00
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Global Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic Perspectives Challenges and New Opportunities

Global Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic Perspectives Challenges and New Opportunities

This timely volume throws light on the challenges faced by the higher education industry during the disruption from the pandemic and offers solutions for the future of higher education. It discusses methodological approaches that look at how the pandemic fostered the rise of e-learning blended and virtual learning and teachers’ changing roles. The book examines the role of teaching-learning practices in the era of COVID-19 the impact of digital learning on students and the psychological and emotional impact on students from digital learning and blended learning during the pandemic. | Global Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic Perspectives Challenges and New Opportunities

GBP 131.00
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Ethnobotany of India 5-Volume Set

Ethnobotany of India 5-Volume Set

This new 5-volume set Ethnobotany of India provides an informative overview of human-plant interrelationships in India focusing on the regional plants and their medicinal properties and uses. Each volume focuses on a different significant region of India including Volume 1: Eastern Ghats and Deccan Volume 2: Western Ghats and West Coast of Peninsular India Volume 3: North-East India and Andaman and Nicobar Islands Volume 4: Western and Central Himalaya Volume 5: The Indo-Gangetic Region and Central India With chapters written by experts in the field the book provides comprehensive information on the tribals (the indigenous populations of the region) and knowledge on plants that grow around them. Each volume includes an introductory chapter with an overview of the region and then goes on to cover ethnic diversity and culture of the ethnic tribes plants used for healing and medical purposes for humans and animals ethnic food plants and ethnic food preparation specific information on the ethnomedicinal plants the parts used and the diseases cured other uses of plants by the ethnic tribes such as for fiber dyes flavor and recreation conservation documentation and management efforts of the ethnic communities and their plant knowledge The books include the details of the plants used their scientific names the parts used and how the plants are used providing the what how and why of plant usage. The volumes are well illustrated with over 100 color and 130 b/w illustrations. Together the five volumes in the Ethnobotany of India series bring together the available ethnobotanical knowledge of India in one place. India is one of the most important regions of the old world and its ancient and culturally rich and diverse knowledge of ethnobotany will be valuable to many in the fields of botany and plant sciences pharmacognosy and pharmacology nutraceuticals and others. The books also consider the threat to plant biodiversity imposed by environmental degradation which impacts cultural diversity. | Ethnobotany of India 5-Volume Set

GBP 640.00
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Biology and Biotechnology of Environmental Stress Tolerance in Plants 3-Volume Set

Biology and Biotechnology of Environmental Stress Tolerance in Plants 3-Volume Set

This new 3-volume set provides a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms that mediate biosynthesis accumulation and degradation of plant metabolites so as to employ novel strategies to improve crop production and enhance abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Abiotic stresses such as drought high salt cold heat UV radiation heavy metal pollution etc. are increasingly responsible for restricting plant growth and agricultural production and are becoming more alarming due to threats from global climate change. To combat these threats it is imperative to study the underlying mechanisms of stress tolerance from diverse metabolites and the biosynthesis pathways for metabolite production to maintain osmotic balance under diverse environmental stresses. Biology and Biotechnology of Environmental Stress Tolerance in Plants provides that understanding. Volume 1: Secondary Metabolites in Environmental Stress Tolerance focuses exclusively on the diverse secondary metabolites that play a major role in the adaptation of plants to the environment and in overcoming stress conditions as well as their implications in enhancing tolerance mechanisms. The chapters in this section review and integrate the currently available information on the protective role rendered by a wide array of antioxidative secondary metabolites and their regulation during diverse environmental stress. Volume 2: Trace Elements in Environmental Stress Tolerance throws light on the different inorganic trace elements including metal nanoparticles that help to deal with various environmental stresses. While these elements at high level create considerable phytotoxicity and halt metabolic and enzymatic activity they also promote growth and development in limited quantity so that they have significant potential in revamping plant morphology and physiology under stressed conditions. Hence optimum concentration management of these elements can help to mitigate world hunger and contribute toward sustainable agriculture and food security under challenging environments. Volume 3: Sustainable Approaches for Enhancing Environmental Stress Tolerance focuses on the agronomic and biochemical approaches as well as biotechnological and high-throughput technologies including the prospects of genetic engineering epigenetics and the latest CRISPR/Cas technology in generating stress-tolerant plants. The volume provides a clear road map for the implementation of techniques for improving abiotic stress tolerance in plants for better sustenance. Key features: Provides an advanced understanding of the mechanisms of action of secondary metabolites and trace elements in environmental stress tolerance as well as the different agronomic and biotechnological methods that enhances stress tolerance Looks at the overall metabolic pathways and genetic engineering giving a holistic view of plant-level studies of diverse abiotic stresses affecting different metabolic pathways Provides the groundwork to help researchers in designing future programs for identifying novel genes and proteins and targeting proper pathways to develop climate-resilient plants Altogether the three-volume Biology and Biotechnology of Environmental Stress Tolerance in Plants will enhance our understanding of plant responses to environmental stresses and enable implementation of programs and practices that can help us to develop climate-resilient plants with better performance for better yield and quality. | Biology and Biotechnology of Environmental Stress Tolerance in Plants 3-Volume Set

GBP 437.00
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Hospitality Sales and Marketing An Evolutionary Journey with Howard Feiertag

Hospitality Sales and Marketing An Evolutionary Journey with Howard Feiertag

Grouped by general topic this collection of the best Sales Clinic columns in Hotel Management written by Howard Feiertag over the course of 35 years provides an abundance of juicy nuggets of tips tactics and techniques for professionals and newbies alike in the hospitality sales field. Readers will take a journey down the road of the development of hospitality sales from the pre-technology era (when knowing how to use a typewriter was a must) to today’s reliance on digital technology rediscovering that many of the old techniques that are still applicable today. | Hospitality Sales and Marketing An Evolutionary Journey with Howard Feiertag

GBP 82.99
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Destination Marketing Creating Memorable Tourism Experiences

Destination Marketing Creating Memorable Tourism Experiences

This new volume Destination Marketing: Creating Memorable Tourism Experiences provides a snapshot view of various aspects of destination marketing the art of using marketing to create memorable experiences for travellers at specific destinations. The book begins with an introduction of destination marketing that discusses its origin how it evolved into its present state important definitions destination marketing environments destination value chains consumer behavior along with information on segmentation targeting and positioning for destinations. The authors cover various tourism attractors the most common of which include heritage tourism agro-rural tourism natural/scenic attractions man-made attractions spiritual/ religious tourism wildlife tourism business tourism festivals art and culture tourism sports and adventure tourism wellness and medical tourism culinary tourism special interest tourism and stopover tourism. The destination marketing mix is also discussed covering the seven P’s of destination marketing. Promotional tools are included as well as destination branding methods along with various brand elements: destination names URLs symbols characters slogans and jingles. Other chapters address destination marketing organizations (such as convention and visitor bureaus that help promote and market local attractions); performance measurement tools; the use of social media and digital marketing; tried-and-true strategies for destination marketing such as segmenting targeting and positioning; the role of sustainability in destination marketing; the gap between theory and practice in destination marketing; and the future of destination marketing with a view to advancements in technology as well as health and safety issues. This book will be valuable to faculty and students in hospitality programs as well as for researchers tourism marketing professionals and others interested in promoting destination tourism. | Destination Marketing Creating Memorable Tourism Experiences

GBP 124.00
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Deep Learning in Visual Computing and Signal Processing

Deep Learning in Visual Computing and Signal Processing

An enlightening amalgamation of deep learning concepts with visual computing and signal processing applications this new volume covers the fundamentals and advanced topics in designing and deploying techniques using deep architectures and their application in visual computing and signal processing. The volume first lays out the fundamentals of deep learning as well as deep learning architectures and frameworks. It goes on to discuss deep learning in neural networks and deep learning for object recognition and detection models. It looks at the various specific applications of deep learning in visual and signal processing such as in biorobotics for automated brain tumor segmentation in MRI images in neural networks for use in seizure classification for digital forensic investigation based on deep learning and more. | Deep Learning in Visual Computing and Signal Processing

GBP 131.00
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Women and Travel Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Women and Travel Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Women and Travel: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives is a fascinating look at the behavior motivations experiences and needs of women as tourists and travellers drawing on both historic and contemporary eras. Surprisingly little research has explored key issues experiences and opportunities in the context of women’s travel. This revealing volume fills this gap exploring the discourses debates and discussions about women travel and tourism. With an international roster of contributors from diverse regions of the world the book celebrates a variety of women’s voices. Khoo-Lattimore and Wilson deliberately sought to include nontraditional and non-Western perspectives on women’s travel with inclusions of Asian solo female travelers; Islamic women travellers and the constraints placed on them; and women who cannot travel (or choose for whatever reason a ‘home holiday’). This enlightening volume brings together scholars from the broad areas of tourism hospitality geography and leisure studies to examine how and why women travel. The chapters bring light to perspectives from different countries cultures backgrounds and religions and utilize different methods approaches and styles of presentation. Women and Travel: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives will be of interest to academics and graduate students from a range of disciplines including tourism leisure studies sociology cultural geography anthropology feminist and gender studies business economics and management; as well as professionals working in the tourism industry particularly those with an interest in niche markets and segmentation. | Women and Travel Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

GBP 82.99
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Functional Materials Properties Performance and Evaluation

Functional Materials Properties Performance and Evaluation

Through advanced characterization and new fabrication techniques the physics chemistry and structure of functional materials have become a central focus of investigation in materials science chemistry physics and engineering. This book presents a detailed overview of recent research developments on functional materials including nanomaterials synthesis characterization and applications. A series of chapters provides state-of-the-art information on structures and performance of polymer composites. This volume contains topical articles by prominent leaders in this field. The research presented discusses design principles candidate materials and systems and current advances and serves as a useful source of insight into this field. This book provides a strong understanding of the primary types of materials and composites as well as the relationships that exist between the structural elements of materials and their properties. The relationships among processing structure properties and performance components are explored throughout the chapters. | Functional Materials Properties Performance and Evaluation

GBP 82.99
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Computational Intelligence in Analytics and Information Systems Volume 1: Data Science and AI​ ​Selected Papers from CIAIS-2021

Computational Intelligence in Analytics and Information Systems Volume 1: Data Science and AI​ ​Selected Papers from CIAIS-2021

The new book presents a valuable selection of state-of-the-art technological advancements using the concepts of AI and machine learning highlighting the use of predictive analytics of data to find timely solutions to real-time problems. It helps to identify applicable approaches in order to enhance automate and develop effective solutions to challenges in data science and artificial intelligence. The various novel approaches include applications in healthcare natural language processing and smart cities. As such the book is divided into sections that address: Computational Intelligence in Image Processing Computational Intelligence in Healthcare Techniques for Natural Language Processing Computational Intelligence in Smart Cities The very diverse range of topics include AI and machine learning applications for In security: For using digital image processing for image fusion (face recognition feature extraction object detection as well tracking moving object identification) for person re-identification for security purposes. In healthcare and medicine: For diagnosis and prediction of breast cancer other cancers diabetes heart disease; for predicting susceptibility to COVID-19; for prediction of mood and anxiety disorders. In agriculture: For prediction of crop profit; for prediction of cropping patterns and recommendation for crop cultivation. In traffic science/smart cities: For understanding road scene images for detection of traffic signs for devising a fog-based intelligent traffic phase timing regulation system In language/speech/text: For automatic text summarization for document indexing for unstructured data for speech/accent recognition for sound separation for American Sign Language interpretation for nonsigners for emotional recognition and analysis through speech body postures with facial expressions and other body movements (to improve the performance of virtual personal assistants / emotion recognition using speech body postures with facial expressions and other body movements. This volume offers valuable information for researchers working in interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary areas of healthcare image analysis natural language processing and smart cities. This includes academicians people in industry and students with engineering background with research interest in these areas. These peer-review chapters were selected from the International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Analytics and Information Systems (CIAIS- 2021) held in April 2021 at Manav Rachna University India. Together with Volume 2: Advances in Digital Transformation this 2-volume set offers an abundacne of valuable information on emerging technologies in computational intelligence in information systems focusing on data science and artificial intelliegence. | Computational Intelligence in Analytics and Information Systems Volume 1: Data Science and AI​ ​Selected Papers from CIAIS-2021

GBP 147.00
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Wild Edible Underutilized Plants Nutritional Antinutritional and Nutraceutical Aspects

Wild Edible Underutilized Plants Nutritional Antinutritional and Nutraceutical Aspects

Wild Edible Underutilized Plants explores the role of wild plants in human nutrition—a topic that continues to take precedence in various fields of research. Despite the increasing evidence on past and present nutritional roles of wild edible plants the use of these resources is often overlooked and neglected in countless policy areas. This book emphasizes the importance of these plants and explores their relevance to sustainable agriculture biodiversity and public health in different agro-ecological regions. The book implements a conceptual approach to wild plants focusing on the benefits of incorporating these plants into people’s diets and daily lives and the advantage they will provide to future generations. The book also addresses widespread issues of scarcity proposing solutions that promote food sovereignty and security. The book begins by first discussing the nutritional aspects of wild edible plants to explore their value as a source of vitamins antioxidants fiber minerals and other nutrients. It then continues to elaborate on the anti-nutritional elements of these plants providing a comprehensive overview of their utility. | Wild Edible Underutilized Plants Nutritional Antinutritional and Nutraceutical Aspects

GBP 82.99
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Internet of Medical Things in Smart Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Scenario

Internet of Medical Things in Smart Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Scenario

The COVID-19 epidemic has helped to expand the function of the Internet of Medical Things in healthcare at an exponential rate. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of IoMT in the post-COVID-19 era providing an overview of modern technologies used for the improvement of healthcare such as IoT artificial intelligence robotics big data and wearable devices used in healthcare applications with a focus on the detection and treatment of COVID-19 and related viruses. The volume presents the principles state-of-the-art developments architecture real-world applications actual case studies results of IoMT experiments and sensor-based systems and more. The chapters look at various aspects of artificial intelligence in IoMT-based telemedicine health monitoring early COVID detection automatic intravenous fluids feeds chest x-ray images data collection for decision-making security of health information and more. This volume provides an understanding of the real applications development of healthcare systems architectural frameworks and modern design elements of healthcare systems. | Internet of Medical Things in Smart Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Scenario

GBP 131.00
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Constructive Discontent in Execution Creative Approaches to Technology and Management

Constructive Discontent in Execution Creative Approaches to Technology and Management

This book is a unique collection of thoughts by independent thinkers researchers and corporate practitioners that demonstrates the concept of constructive discontent which can be defined as looking for the opportunity to deconstruct something in order to build something else or build something better. The book discusses the concept of constructive discontent and provides a slate of examples of its application in practice. Taking an interdisciplinary focus that highlights fostering an innovative and entrepreneurial culture that can lead to creative solutions the chapters look at innovations in information technology business the automobile and transportation industry medical devices agriculture and more. The themes across the chapters highlight creativity new rating and analysis systems strategies to add value and reduce costs and the fostering of an innovative culture. Chapters discuss alternate multidimensional models of individual entrepreneurial orientation digital integration and adoption among small businesses threats to business and labor faced by globalization during the pandemic era success measurement techniques risk taking and uncertainty avoidance in determining success the predictive capability of the theory of planned behavior and more. | Constructive Discontent in Execution Creative Approaches to Technology and Management

GBP 131.00
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Chemical Applications of Symmetry and Group Theory

Chemical Applications of Symmetry and Group Theory

As the structure and behavior of molecules and crystals depend on their different symmetries group theory becomes an essential tool in many important areas of chemistry. It is a quite powerful theoretical tool to predict many basic as well as some characteristic properties of molecules. Whereas quantum mechanics provide solutions of some chemical problems on the basis of complicated mathematics group theory puts forward these solutions in a very simplified and fascinating manner. Group theory has been successfully applied to many chemical problems. Students and teachers of chemical sciences have an invisible fear from this subject due to the difficulty with the mathematical jugglery. An active sixth dimension is required to understand the concept as well as to apply it to solve the problems of chemistry. This book avoids mathematical complications and presents group theory so that it is accessible to students as well as faculty and researchers. Chemical Applications of Symmetry and Group Theory discusses different applications to chemical problems with suitable examples. The book develops the concept of symmetry and group theory representation of group its applications to I. R. and Raman spectroscopy U. V spectroscopy bonding theories like molecular orbital theory ligand field theory hybridization and more. Figures are included so that reader can visualize the symmetry symmetry elements and operations.

GBP 82.99
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Intelligent Sensor Node-Based Systems Applications in Engineering and Science

Intelligent Sensor Node-Based Systems Applications in Engineering and Science

This new volume covers the fusion of IoT and wireless communication technology for real-life applications. It discusses the current developments trends and latest usage of technology in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and IoT which offer improvement in many areas including in enabling smart homes in agricultural systems for security systems for university monitoring systems and more. The volume also provides a theoretical analysis and discussion of the factors influencing smart sensing exploring the state-of-the-art IoT elements that are designed to be analogous to WSNs. It looks at advancements in IoT systems along with a two-way usage with wireless sensor networks that span the gap between the physical and virtual worlds leading to a hyperconnected society where devices are not only used to exchange data but also are smart devices with more capabilities. The chapters reveal how these technologies are used in smart homes for intelligent sensor-based cognitive radio networks for different techniques for data fusion for the synthesis and fabrication of nanosensor devices for monitoring agricultural nutrient levels and more. Furthermore the fake user problems in WSNs are also investigated with a note on the current trends and the newer trends to come in near future. | Intelligent Sensor Node-Based Systems Applications in Engineering and Science

GBP 139.00
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Reshaping the Business World Post-COVID-19 Management Strategies for Sustainable Behavior Change

Reshaping the Business World Post-COVID-19 Management Strategies for Sustainable Behavior Change

The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed our normal—both in life and in business. The timely volume provides a map of how the world has been significantly changed post-COVID-19 pandemic not only in terms of work and business life but also linking other areas of personal life as well. It explores the diverse impacts of the pandemic on businesses and workplaces addressing topics such as changes in organizational structures operations and marketing and consumer behavior. Sharing their rich insights and perspectives on today’s business world the authors also look at how personal psychological well-being the role of spirituality employee satisfaction an organization’s future competitiveness and quality of life have been affected and changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapters discuss the challenges and complications of flexible and hybrid working styles and digital collaboration platforms such as Microsoft teams. Other topics include changed consumer choices and shopping psychology internet addiction mental health challenges new psychological aspects of the art and culture industry and more. The authors also share effective strategies for creating work-life balance and improving psychological well-being and for navigating the new normal. Reshaping the Business World Post-COVID-19: Management Strategies for Sustainable Behavior Change will be valuable for both industry and academia as it covers concepts of business from various perspectives. The book is sure to help managers of all types navigate the new normal. | Reshaping the Business World Post-COVID-19 Management Strategies for Sustainable Behavior Change

GBP 124.00
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Solid-State Chemistry A Modern Approach

Solid-State Chemistry A Modern Approach

Solid-state reactions have been growing in importance in the preparation of solids crystal growth and single crystals of elements. In this new volume the author discusses in depth recent advances in solid-state chemistry the latest techniques of characterization of solids and several new dimensions of solid-state problems. Solid-state reactions their kinetics phase transitions and magnetic properties are discussed in detail along with electrical properties semiconductors metals and insulators with examples and explanations. Dielectric piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties of solids have been considered as well. Different theories of catalysis and adsorption isotherms are covered and the author includes several experimental findings as well. And of course preparation of new solids by taking advantage of recent experimental techniques have also been included in this volume. This volume provides a complete description of solid-state reactions electrical conductivity characterization of solids organic solids and intercalation between layers of solids. The band theories of metals semiconductors and insulators are covered. In characterization of solids TGA DTA DSC FTIR and PXRD techniques have been described. Preparation and properties of organic solids are also explained. Dielectric properties photovoltaic effects piezo electricity ferroelectricity and antiferroelectricity have been dealt with giving relatable examples. A number of excitation energy levels giving rise to luminescence and photoluminescence have been explained under the topic optical processes. Diamagnetic paramagnetic and ferromagnetic behaviors of solids are also explained. | Solid-State Chemistry A Modern Approach

GBP 116.00
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Marketing by Contingency in the Time of COVID-19 Overcoming Business Crises and Meeting Marketing Challenges

Marketing by Contingency in the Time of COVID-19 Overcoming Business Crises and Meeting Marketing Challenges

Marketing by Contingency in the Time of Covid-19: Overcoming Business Crises and Meeting Marketing Challenges provides conceptual and empirical evidence from a marketing and business perspective about how firms and nonprofit organizations in developing countries have coped with the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic became not only a health threat but also a business threat and challenge. This book analyzes successful—and failed—marketing strategies that have been implemented by renowned and emerging firms and nonprofit organizations in reaction to the unprecedented market situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Using case studies the chapters identify the elements that were critical for strengthening a product or company’s brand value consumer satisfaction and loyalty during this time of crisis and uncertainty. The information and experiences shared here show how organizations learned to be resilient and reacted to challenging market situations using creativity and innovation to present consumers with prompt solutions to cover their most basic needs. Topics cover brand engagement influencer marketing building consumer trust navigating restrictive conditions using analytics and predictive modeling internal marketing and more. Key features: Presents and assesses strategies to react to business challenges—both economic and social Provides conceptual and empirical evidence on how to deliver value to consumers in times of uncertainty Shows the reality faced by businesses and nonprofit organizations when a crisis emerges Evaluates the critical role of social media and e-commerce as strategic resources to help business and nonprofit organizations survive—and even grow—during a crisis Examines the role of internal marketing during a pandemic The successes and failures of the marketing strategies discussed in this volume will aid professors and students business leaders marketing professionals public relations professionals and others in identifying the processes needed to overcome business and social troubles during periods of crisis. | Marketing by Contingency in the Time of COVID-19 Overcoming Business Crises and Meeting Marketing Challenges

GBP 116.00
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Natural Fiber Textile Composite Engineering

Natural Fiber Textile Composite Engineering

Natural Fiber Textile Composite Engineering sheds light on the area of the natural fiber textile composites with new research on their applications the material used the methods of preparation the different types of polymers the selection of raw materials the elements of design the natural fiber textile polymer composites for a particular end use their manufacturing techniques and finally their life cycle assessments (LCA). The volume also addresses the important issue in the materials science of how to utilize natural fibers as an enhancement to composite materials. Natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites have been proven to provide a combination of superior mechanical property dielectric property and environmental advantages such as renewability and biodegradability. Natural fibers some from agricultural waste products can replace existing metallic and plastic parts and help to alleviate the environmental problem of increasing amounts of agriculture residual. The book is divided into four sections covering: applications of natural fiber polymer composites design of natural fiber polymer composites composite manufacturing techniques and agriculture waste manufacturing composite material testing methods The first section of the book deals with the application of textile composites in the industry and the properties of the natural fibers providing an understanding of the history of natural fiber composites as well as an analysis of the different properties of different natural fibers. The second section goes on to explain the textile composites their classification different composite manufacturing techniques and the different pretreatment methods for the natural fibers to be used in composite formation. It also analyzes the composite material design under different types of loading and the mechanism of failure of the natural fiber composite. The effect of the fiber volume fraction of different textile structures is explained. The third section of the book on composite manufacturing techniques and agriculture waste manufacturing concerns the natural fiber composite manufacturing techniques agricultural waste and the methods of their preparation to be used successfully in the composite either in the form of fibers particles or nanoparticles. The book then considers the testing methods of the different composite components as well as the final composite materials giving the principle of the testing standards either distractive or nondestructive. This book attempts to fill the gap between the role of the textile engineer and the role of the designer of composites from natural fibers. It provides important information on the application of textile composites for textile engineers materials engineers and researchers in the area of composite materials.

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