This book introduces the current approaches in prokaryotic taxonomy and streamlines the advanced techniques for use in prokaryotic systematics. While highlighting the key differences in the taxonomy of cultured and not-yet-cultured bacteria and archaea, it presents the genomic technology involved in microbial systematics that serves as comprehensive guidelines for isolating and identifying bacteria. Microbial systematics is a fundamentally important discipline area for microbiologists and those seeking to understand Earth’s biodiversity. As bacterial taxonomy is critical in microbial ecology and clinical microbiology works, the correct identification of microbes is crucial. However, the microbial collection existing and described as cultured species so far are either based on the taxonomic pattern that existed during its time of first cultivation. With evolving technology, many microbes were found to be wrongly classified. Therefore, it is essential to keep in contact with the developing technology and methods for the correct placement of cultured bacteria and their identification. This book is an excellent guideline for adequately identifying, classifying, and describing novel taxa of bacteria and archaea.

With recent advances in radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, sensor networks, and enhanced Web services, the original World Wide Web is continuing its evolution into what is being called the Web of Things and Services. Such a Web will support an ultimately interactive environment where everyday physical objects such as buildings, sidewalks, and commodities become recognizable, addressable, and even controllable via a mostly ubiquitous Web. This integration of the physical and virtual worlds will fundamentally impact the way we live and in doing so afford tremendous new business opportunities with great human benefit, such as support services to keep the elderly independent, and intelligent traffic management that will cut wasted hours from every day. More efficient supply chains, improved environmental monitoring, better access to health services ... the list is endless. Enabling Context-Aware Web Services: Methods, Architectures, and Technologies compiles the newest developments and advances driving this new age forward. With contributions from leading researchers across the world this pioneering work bridges the gap between context-awareness and Web services. A comprehensive presentation of what's already accomplished and what is possible, the chapters of this book are systematically organized into three major sections: Methods focuses on the principle of context awareness in Web services and various ways to model those services at the specification level. Architectures details the infrastructures, frameworks, and standards needed to build context-aware Web services. Technologies presents a cornucopia of techniques adapted from once isolated research areas including semantic Web, database, and artificial intelligence development, as well as formal methods being employed to improve the development of context-aware Web services. Researchers, engineers, entrepreneurs, and educators across any number of fields will find new ideas worth considering, jumping-off points for developing improved software and applications, and seeds for business ventures that efficiently deliver needed products, information, or services. The possibilities are as limitless as we dare to imagine.

The Internet is now, but the future is the metaverse. The metaverse is a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and others. The prediction is that the next ten years will be the golden era of the metaverse, and everyone's life, entertainment, social interaction, and work will increasingly take place in the metaverse world. This book outlines six important trends in the era of the metaverse, that will see dramatic changes in technology and the bringing together of digital and physical worlds. People will experience a great migration of their social life and economic activities into the metaverse. Furthermore, the authors argue that, in the metaverse, we can get rid of many of the constraints of the physical world, achieve a better self in the new digital space, and truly maximize our own value as human beings. This book sets out how you can seize the opportunity of the metaverse era.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management, KSEM 2014, held in Sibiu, Romania, in October 2014. The 30 revised full papers presented together with 5 short papers and 3 keynotes were carefully selected and reviewed from 77 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on formal semantics; content and document analysis; concept and lexical analysis; clustering and classification; metamodeling and conceptual modeling; enterprise knowledge; knowledge discovery and retrieval; formal knowledge processing; ontology engineering and management; knowledge management; and hybrid knowledge systems.

Matrix Analysis and Computations introduces the basics of matrix analysis and presents representative methods and their corresponding theories in matrix computations. In this textbook, readers will find: The matrix theory necessary for direct and iterative methods for solving systems of linear equations. Systematic methods and rigorous theory on matrix splitting iteration methods and Krylov subspace iteration methods. Current results on preconditioning and iterative methods for solving standard and generalized saddle-point linear systems. Exercises at the end of each chapter for applying learned methods. This book is intended for graduate students, researchers, and engineers interested in matrix analysis and matrix computations. It is appropriate for the following courses: Advanced Numerical Analysis, Special Topics on Numerical Analysis, Topics on Data Science, Topics on Numerical Optimization, and Topics on Approximation Theory.

A central concern that has remained relevant in recent years has been the management of waste and pollution. Improper disposal methods such as open-air burning and unsafe recycling have led to significant public and environmental health issues including respiratory disorders, resource depletion, and infant mortality. Adopting new waste management techniques is a necessity in order to preserve the health of the global community and ecosystem. Waste Management Techniques for Improved Environmental and Public Health provides innovative insights into the advancing methods and technologies of reducing pollution and promoting sustainable development. The content within this publication examines ecological technologies, risk assessment, and green operation. It is designed for ecologists, biologists, researchers, enterprises, academicians, policymakers, scientists, environmental engineers, and students seeking current research on developing theories and techniques within waste moderation and environmental protection.

A central concern that has remained relevant in recent years has been the management of waste and pollution. Improper disposal methods such as open-air burning and unsafe recycling have led to significant public and environmental health issues including respiratory disorders, resource depletion, and infant mortality. Adopting new waste management techniques is a necessity in order to preserve the health of the global community and ecosystem. Waste Management Techniques for Improved Environmental and Public Health provides innovative insights into the advancing methods and technologies of reducing pollution and promoting sustainable development. The content within this publication examines ecological technologies, risk assessment, and green operation. It is designed for ecologists, biologists, researchers, enterprises, academicians, policymakers, scientists, environmental engineers, and students seeking current research on developing theories and techniques within waste moderation and environmental protection.

The Dharma Book: Heal Yourself & Others Through Meditation is a rich and densely packed book with over thirty-six meditation practices that offer you the chance to improve the quality of your life significantly. Are you struggling with a serious illness? Do you feel a lack of energy and vitality? Would you like a chance to experience true relaxation and peace even in the midst of our chaotic world?

The Dharma Book: Heal Yourself & Others Through Meditation is a depository of ancient mystic practices that have been hidden away for over a millennium. These treasures are the wisdom of Enlightened Masters of the East: Balance Weight, Beauty Yoga, Calcium Enrichment, Diabetes Self-Healing, Heal Yourself of Various Illnesses, Relieve Fatigue, Wisdom Eye Opener, the Heart Sutra Practice, Medicine Buddha Prolong Life, and more.

The Dharma Book: Heal Yourself & Others Through Meditation contains the meditation that resonates with you. Practice one consistently for 100 days, and you will experience a positive and profound change in your emotional and physical well-being. Grab this opportunity to heal yourself, to cause your body's natural health to regenerate, and your natural clarity and vitality to return.

The Dharma Book: Heal Yourself & Others Through Meditation is the first, long awaited comprehensive book in English of the Chinese Esoteric School. These mystic practices involve mantra, mudra and visualization. The book contains different levels of cultivation for self-realization and for the development of spiritual power. If the reader finds this book useful, it is suggested that you also read the companion book, Thunderbolt Yoga Subduing Mara: Successful Healing In 10,000+ Cases.

Thunderbolt Yoga Subduing Mara: Successful Healing In 10,000+ Cases is a rich and densely packed book with proven healing techniques used in one hundred examples of actual death-subduing cases. Have you just been told you have two weeks to live? Do you have a difficult to treat illness? Would you like to become a healer for yourself and others? There's hope

Thunderbolt Yoga Subduing Mara: Successful Healing In 10,000+ Cases is a depository of ancient mystic practices that have been hidden away for over a millennium. These treasures are the wisdom of Enlightened Masters of the East. The one hundred examples of healing have been applied to more than 10,000 persons with amazing success. These techniques give step-by-step instruction on healing specific illnesses.

Thunderbolt Yoga Subduing Mara: Successful Healing In 10,000+ Cases contains alternative medicine or healing practices for: heart disease, strokes, hypotension, migraines, facial nerve palsy, asthma, emphysema, whooping cough, pneumonia, ulcer, appendicitis, hepatitis, nasal sinusitis, glaucoma, congenital deafness, brain tumor, cancer, frozen shoulder, low back pain, hernia, rheumatoid arthritis, varicose veins, diabetes, shingles; and many, many more.

Thunderbolt Yoga Subduing Mara: Successful Healing In 10,000+ Cases is for one who aspires to be a healer. The great treasure contained within these pages is actually beyond words. For after the 100 detailed descriptions of healing methods, there is also a treatise on "Time," addressing the indeed most difficult paradox of human life, time - that is death, and then of course life. The aspirant should seek transmission from an adept and it is suggested that you also read the companion book, The Dharma Book: Heal Yourself & Others Through Meditation.

With recent advances in radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, sensor networks, and enhanced Web services, the original World Wide Web is continuing its evolution into what is being called the Web of Things and Services. Such a Web will support an ultimately interactive environment where everyday physical objects such as buildings, sidewalks, and commodities become recognizable, addressable, and even controllable via a mostly ubiquitous Web. This integration of the physical and virtual worlds will fundamentally impact the way we live and in doing so afford tremendous new business opportunities with great human benefit, such as support services to keep the elderly independent, and intelligent traffic management that will cut wasted hours from every day. More efficient supply chains, improved environmental monitoring, better access to health services the list is endless.

Enabling Context-Aware Web Services: Methods, Architectures, and Technologies compiles the newest developments and advances driving this new age forward. With contributions from leading researchers across the world this pioneering work bridges the gap between context-awareness and Web services. A comprehensive presentation of what s already accomplished and what is possible, the chapters of this book are systematically organized into three major sections:

• Methods focuses on the principle of context awareness in Web services and various ways to model those services at the specification level.
  
• Architectures details the infrastructures, frameworks, and standards needed to build context-aware Web services.
  
• Technologies presents a cornucopia of techniques adapted from once isolated research areas including semantic Web, database, and artificial intelligence development, as well as formal methods being employed to improve the development of context-aware Web services.

Researchers, engineers, entrepreneurs, and educators across any number of fields will find new ideas worth considering, jumping-off points for developing improved software and applications, and seeds for business ventures that efficiently deliver needed products, information, or services. The possibilities are as limitless as we dare to imagine.