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This book presents the latest research advancements in the operation of smart homes. It comprises new operation techniques including cooperative distributed energy scheduling, framework to react to malicious cyberattacks, framework for demand-side management, and framework for the design of smart homes to support residents’ wellness as well as new optimization techniques such as stochastic model predictive control and multi-time scale optimization. In addition, the book analyzes 11,000 studies that have been indexed in scientific databases and categorizes them based on various data points, including the field and the subject of the research, the name of the institutions, and the nationality of the authors. Presents new operation techniques of smart homes; Introduces new optimization techniques for operation of smart homes; Analyses 11,000 studies and categorizes them based on different data points.

Multidisciplinary Research/Approach/Subject/Education is a unique part of education. By this education students learn and collect knowledge/ideas from different disciplines. The present book volume is based on the Multidisciplinary Research and introduces on different important topics by research paper contributors like: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY THE CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITY AND SOLUTIONS IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, DISCOVERING EXCELLENCE: WHY MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA IS ON THE RISE, E-HRM: Challenges in the Digital Era, Awareness, Accessibility and Usage of Information Resources by Medical Practitioners in Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina Library, Katsina State, "YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ANDCONTRIBUTIONS OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA”; AN OVERVIEW, “PLATFORM OF ONLINE EDUCATION IN INDIA: IMPACT ON TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM”; A COMPARATIVE STUDY, Curcuma longa(Turmeric) Fabric Dye, THE PROVISION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN KATSINA STATE IS CRUCIAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF READING CULTURE, Biochar production and utilization to enhance soil quality and crop productivity, APPROACHES TO TEACHING PROGRAMMING: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS, INTELLIGENCE RETRIEVAL IN BUSINESS WORLD, FORMULATION AND IN-VITRO EVALUATION OF FLOATING DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID, ON THE GEO CHROMATIC NUMBER OF LINE GRAPH, Financial inclusion through Self Help Group, METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF BOSENTANBY USING RP-HPLC, MICROPLASTICS OCCURRENCE, IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEM AND REMEDIATION STRATEGIES: A REVIEW, A Review On: Classification and application of Microbial surfactants, NEW DOUBLE LAPLACE-TRANSFORMS OF SOME GENERALIZED HYPERGEOMETRIC FUNCTIONS, Inclusive education in Indian Context :Post Covid Scenario, Covid 19 and use of ICT in education: Advantages, Opportunities and Challenges, UNVEILING THE HIDDEN WONDERS: HOW MILLETS OFFER UNMATCHED HEALTH BENEFITS, Visual Elements Is a Powerful Design Tool for Advertisement, Multidisciplinary Education: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Prospect. Thanks to The Hill Publication, all Editors and all Research Paper Contributors of this Book {Research in Multidisciplinary Subjects (Volume-2)}.

The three-volume set LNCS 10288, 10289, and 10290 constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2017, held as part of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2017, in Vancouver, BC, Canada, in July 2017, jointly with 14 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1228 papers presented at the HCII 2017 conferences were carefully reviewed and selected from 4340 submissions. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of Human-Computer Interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas. The total of 168 contributions included in the DUXU proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this three-volume set. LNCS 10288: The 56 papers included in this volume are organized in topical sections on design thinking and design philosophy; aesthetics and perception in design; user experience evaluation methods and tools; user centered design in the software development lifecycle; DUXU education and training. LNCS 10289: The 56 papers included in this volume are organized in topical sections on persuasive and emotional design; mobile DUXU; designing the playing experience; designing the virtual, augmented and tangible experience; wearables and fashion technology. LNCS 10290: The 56 papers included in this volume are organized in topical sections on information design; understanding the user; DUXU for children and young users; DUXU for art, culture, tourism and environment; DUXU practice and case studies.

This book introduces machine learning and its applications in smart environments/cities. At this stage, a comprehensive understanding of smart environment/city applications is critical for supporting future research. This book includes chapters written by researchers from different countries across the globe and identifies critical threads in research and also gaps that open up new and challenging lines of research for the future. Recent advances are discussed, and thorough reviews introduce readers to critical domains. The discussion on key research topics presented in this book accelerates smart city and smart environment implementations based on IoT technologies. Consequently, this book supports future research activities aimed at developing future IoT architectures for smart environments/cities.

Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development brings together 242 peer-reviewed papers presented at the 2013 International Conference on Frontiers of Energy and Environment Engineering, held in Xiamen, China, November 28-29, 2013. The main objective of this proceedings set is to take the environment-energydevelopments discussion a step further. Volume 1 of the set is devoted to Energy, power and environmental engineering, and volume 2 to Control, information and applications. Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development is intended to serve as resource material for scientists working on related topics in many disciplines, including environmental science, management science, and energy science and policy analysis, as well as for industry professionals in the wide field of energy and environmental engineering.