“…The third section provides a review of relevant examples of cultural heritage preservation in the Middle East and Pakistan by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, UNESCO, and international NGOs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5.1.2.10 Remote Sensing and Image Analysis -- 5.2 History of Surveillance Systems -- 5.3 Literature Review -- 5.4 Mathematical Models for Surveillance Systems -- 5.4.1 Overview of Mathematical Modeling in Surveillance -- 5.4.2 Role of Probability and Statistics in Surveillance -- 5.4.2.1 Anomaly Detection -- 5.4.2.2 Predictive Analytics -- 5.4.2.3 Risk Assessment -- 5.4.2.4 Decision Support -- 5.4.2.5 Data Fusion and Integration -- 5.4.3 Modeling Human Behavior in Surveillance Scenario -- 5.4.3.1 Behavioral Patterns -- 5.4.3.2 Machine Learning -- 5.4.3.3 Social Dynamics -- 5.4.3.4 Continuous Learning and Adaptation -- 5.4.3.5 Cognitive Modeling -- 5.4.4 Mathematical Modeling for Tracking and Motion Analysis -- 5.4.4.1 Object Tracking -- 5.4.4.2 Motion Prediction -- 5.4.4.3 Motion Analysis -- 5.4.4.4 Motion Representation -- 5.4.4.5 Trajectory Analysis -- 5.4.4.6 Data Fusion -- 5.4.4.7 Continuous Learning and Adaptation -- 5.5 Artificial Intelligence in Surveillance Systems -- 5.5.1 Object Recognition and Detection -- 5.5.2 Behavior Analysis -- 5.5.3 Facial Recognition -- 5.5.4 Video Analytics -- 5.5.5 Real-Time Alert Generation -- 5.5.6 Predictive Analytics -- 5.5.7 Data Management and Analytics -- 5.6 Use of Mathematical Models for Pre-Processing Image Data -- 5.6.1 Filtering and Smoothing -- 5.6.2 Image Enhancement -- 5.6.3 Edge Detection -- 5.6.4 Image Restoration -- 5.6.5 Feature Extraction -- 5.6.6 Dimensionality Reduction -- 5.7 Future Directions and Challenges -- 5.7.1 Deep Learning and Neural Networks -- 5.7.2 Real-Time Processing -- 5.7.3 Multi-Modal Data Fusion -- 5.7.4 Privacy-Preserving Techniques -- 5.7.5 Human-Centric Surveillance -- 5.7.6 Robustness to Adversarial Attacks -- 5.7.7 Interoperability and Scalability -- 5.7.8 Ethical and Legal Considerations -- 5.8 Conclusion -- 5.8.1 Summary of the Chapter…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Barrero Jaramillo -- Contemporary youth social movements : the interdependency of digital affordances and youth agency / Keith Heggart & Rick Flowers -- Towards global digital citizenship : 'everyday' practices of young australians in a connected world / Anita Harris, Jessica Walton, Amelia Johns, & Gilbert Caluya -- "It takes a person" : youth activism, public health, and citizenship performance during Liberia's ebola epidemic / Jasmine L. …”

“…While much of today's human security literature focuses on the concept of protection from states, this book provides new perspectives on the human security concept by exploring empowerment from theoretical and practical perspectives. It also encourages readers to reconsider the agency of vulnerable populations in dealing with the challenges posed by the pandemic. …”

“…MCPS provides opportunities for researchers, industrial practitioners, caregivers, and government agencies to demonstrate innovative development methods and tools, present experience reports, discuss open challenges, and explore ideas for future development of Medical CPS and the Internet of Medical Things. …”

“…Securing support for new library buildings and renovations of libraries engages many people: library clients, community members, faculty, funding agencies, donors, governing authorities, librarians, architects, interior designers and planners. …”

“…The book is framed as a contribution to southern and Africa-centred scholarship, adapting Amartya Sen's capability approach and a framework of key concepts: capabilities, functionings, context, conversion factors, poverty and agency to investigate opportunities and obstacles to achieved student outcomes. …”

“…A wide range of renewable energy technologies has been established commercially and recognized as an important set of growth industries for most governments. World agencies, including the United Nations, have extensive programs to encourage these emerging technologies. …”

“…A wide range of renewable energy technologies has been established commercially and recognized as an important set of growth industries for most governments. World agencies, such as the United Nations, have extensive programs to encourage these emerging technologies. …”

“…It is also a guide/text book for the growing field of sustainability communication in higher education."-- $c Provided by publisher…”

“…The focus of the discussion shifts from an external to an internal perspective, as agency transitions from "the West" to local actors in the region. …”

“…Archaeological and anthropological approaches are integrated with social theories of practice and agency to develop a more holistic perspective that situates early Egyptian imagery in relation to its manufacture, use and final deposition in the funerary context. …”

“…In contrast to other studies which often have an alarmist take on the "infodemic," it places Covid-19 conspiracy theories in a longer historical perspective. It also argues against the tendency to view conspiracy theories as merely evidence of a fringe or pathological way of thinking. …”

“…Not surprisingly, businesses, government agencies, schools, and a wealth of other institutions are all looking to Linux to replace the Windows desktop for these same benefits. …”

“…Environmental Protection Agency, Green Engineering draws on contributions from many leaders in the field and introduces advanced risk-based techniques including some currently in use at the EPA. …”

“…Many traders attempt to take shortcuts and don't do the requisite work; some are addicted to risk-taking; some fail to take responsibility for their own success and blame outside agencies for their problems. Toghraie provides insights into how traders overcame these problems achieved higher levels of performance. …”

“…Department of Homeland Security 2010) identified 18 critical infrastructure sectors and a designated federal Sector-Specific Agency to lead protection and resilience-building programs and activities. …”

“…Of particular interest were manuscripts reporting the following: • Adventure education across diverse cultures; • Innovative partnerships for experiential education outdoors; • Land management agencies working with adventure education programs; • Leadership and/or management issues and challenges; • Programming advances, participation trends; • Recruitment and retention of diverse staff, workforce enhancement; • Social groups/identity and outdoor spaces (e.g., people of color and outdoor adventure; women in the outdoors—where have we been, where are we going?…”

“…The studies described in this book, however, explore the question from the perspectives of survivors and represent a shift away from individual pathology to an approach based on the recognition of structural oppression, agency and resilience. Comprising eight chapters, new theoretical frameworks for the analysis of IPV are provided to guide practitioners and policy makers in improving services for vulnerable people in abusive relationships, and a range of studies into the experiences of a diverse range of survivors, including mothers in Portugal, women who experienced child marriage in Uganda, and refugees in the United States of America, generate findings which elucidate perspectives from marginalised and under-researched groups…”

“…Papua New Guinea has had its share of public sector reforms, frequently under the influence of multinational agencies and aid donors. Yet there seems to be a general consensus, both within and outside Papua New Guinea, that policy making and implementation have fallen short of expectations, that there has been a failure to achieve 'good governance'. …”