In the world of digitization today, many services of government and industry are carried out in electronic mode in order to avoid the misuse of natural resources. The implementation of e-services also provides transparency and efficiency. However, these e-services are vulnerable to cyber threats and need special measures in place to provide safety and security as they are being used in the cyber space. This new volume provides an introduction to and overview of cybersecurity in e-services and e-governance systems. The volume presents and discusses the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns, as well as the practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of security and e-services. The editors bring together leading academics, scientists, researchers, and research scholars to share their experiences and research results on many aspects of e-services, e-governance, and cybersecurity. The chapters cover diverse topics, such as using digital education to curb gender violence, cybersecurity threats and technology in the banking industry, e-governance in the healthcare sector, cybersecurity in the natural gas and oil industry, developing information communication systems, and more. The chapters also include the uses and selection of encryption technology and software.

This volume is the second of the new two-volume Plant Biotechnology set. This volume covers many recent advances in the development of transgenic plants that have revolutionized our concepts of sustainable food production, cost-effective alternative energy strategies, microbial biofertilizers and biopesticides, and disease diagnostics through plant biotechnology. With the advancements in plant biotechnology, many of the customary approaches are out of date, and an understanding of new updated approaches is needed. This volume presents information related to recent methods of genetic transformation, gene silencing, development of transgenic crops, biosafety issues, microbial biotechnology, oxidative stress, and plant disease diagnostics and management. Key features: Provides an in-depth knowledge of various techniques of genetic transformation of plants, chloroplast, and fungus Describes advances in gene silencing in plants Discusses transgenic plants for various traits and their application in crop improvement Looks at genetically modified foods and biodiesel production Describes biotechnological approaches in horticultural and ornamental plants Explores the biosafety aspect associated with transgenic crops Considers the role of microbes in sustainable agriculture

This volume is the second of the new two-volume Plant Biotechnology set. This volume covers many recent advances in the development of transgenic plants that have revolutionized our concepts of sustainable food production, cost-effective alternative energy strategies, microbial biofertilizers and biopesticides, and disease diagnostics through plant biotechnology. With the advancements in plant biotechnology, many of the customary approaches are out of date, and an understanding of new updated approaches is needed. This volume presents information related to recent methods of genetic transformation, gene silencing, development of transgenic crops, biosafety issues, microbial biotechnology, oxidative stress, and plant disease diagnostics and management. Key features: Provides an in-depth knowledge of various techniques of genetic transformation of plants, chloroplast, and fungus Describes advances in gene silencing in plants Discusses transgenic plants for various traits and their application in crop improvement Looks at genetically modified foods and biodiesel production Describes biotechnological approaches in horticultural and ornamental plants Explores the biosafety aspect associated with transgenic crops Considers the role of microbes in sustainable agriculture

This book, first of this new two-volume set, provides an informative tour of the basics of biotechnology to recent advances in biotechnology. Knowledge of new and fresh approaches is a prerequisite to solving plant biological problems, and to this end, the editors have brought together a group of contributors who address the most recent techniques and their applications in plant biotechnology. The chapters discuss some recent techniques such as TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions In Genomes), advances in molecular techniques to study diversity, protein purification, and methods and analysis in protein-protein interaction detection. The volume also covers molecular markers and QTL mapping, including four chapters that deal with different molecular markers, development of mapping populations, and association mapping for dissecting the genetic basis of complex traits in plants in sufficient detail. The knowledge of biotechnology techniques and their applications will be valuable for researchers and scientists as well as for the many students engaged in plant biotechnology studies.

CLOUD COMPUTING SOLUTIONS The main purpose of this book is to include all the cloud-related technologies in a single platform, so that researchers, academicians, postgraduate students, and those in the industry can easily understand the cloud-based ecosystems. This book discusses the evolution of cloud computing through grid computing and cluster computing. It will help researchers and practitioners to understand grid and distributed computing cloud infrastructure, virtual machines, virtualization, live migration, scheduling techniques, auditing concept, security and privacy, business models, and case studies through the state-of-the-art cloud computing countermeasures. This book covers the spectrum of cloud computing-related technologies and the wide-ranging contents will differentiate this book from others. The topics treated in the book include: The evolution of cloud computing from grid computing, cluster computing, and distributed systems; Covers cloud computing and virtualization environments; Discusses live migration, database, auditing, and applications as part of the materials related to cloud computing; Provides concepts of cloud storage, cloud strategy planning, and management, cloud security, and privacy issues; Explains complex concepts clearly and covers information for advanced users and beginners. Audience The primary audience for the book includes IT, computer science specialists, researchers, graduate students, designers, experts, and engineers who are occupied with research.

Recent advances in the development of transgenic plants have revolutionized our concepts of sustainable food production, cost-effective alternative energy strategies, microbial biofertilizers and biopesticides, and disease diagnostics through plant biotechnology. As a result, a number of transgenic plants have been developed with improved traits. With the advancement of plant biotechnology, many of the customary approaches are out of date. This new two-volume set, Plant Biotechnology, provides a plethora of current knowledge on new as well as fresh approaches that are necessary to address biological problems in plant food production. The volumes provide an informative tour of plant biotechnology, covering the basics of biotechnology to recent advances, taking a thorough look at applications as well. The editors have brought together a respected group of contributors who address the most recent techniques and their applications in plant biotechnology. Volume 1 covers the principles, techniques, and applications while Volume 2 delves into transgenics, stress management, and biosafety issues. The volumes share recent information related to recent methods of genetic transformation, gene silencing, development of transgenic crops, biosafety issues, microbial biotechnology, oxidative stress, plant disease diagnostics and management, and more. Broken into subsections, the two volumes cover: History, scope and importance of plant biotechnology Plant tissue culture Techniques in molecular biology Molecular markers and QTL mapping Genetic transformation Gene silencing in plant Transgenic crops and biosafety Microbial biotechnology Oxidative stress Plant disease diagnostics and management This two-volume set will be a valuable resource for research and university libraries as well as for the many students engaged in plant biotechnology studies as well as faculty and researchers.

This book, first of this new two-volume set, provides an informative tour of the basics of biotechnology to recent advances in biotechnology. Knowledge of new and fresh approaches is a prerequisite to solving plant biological problems, and to this end, the editors have brought together a group of contributors who address the most recent techniques and their applications in plant biotechnology. The chapters discuss some recent techniques such as TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions In Genomes), advances in molecular techniques to study diversity, protein purification, and methods and analysis in protein-protein interaction detection. The volume also covers molecular markers and QTL mapping, including four chapters that deal with different molecular markers, development of mapping populations, and association mapping for dissecting the genetic basis of complex traits in plants in sufficient detail. The knowledge of biotechnology techniques and their applications will be valuable for researchers and scientists as well as for the many students engaged in plant biotechnology studies.

This book includes selected papers from the 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Information Processing (ICMLIP 2020), held at Vardhaman College of Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, India, from November 28 to 29, 2020. It presents the latest developments and technical solutions in the areas of advanced computing and data sciences, covering machine learning, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, IoT, deep learning, image processing and pattern recognition, and signal and speech processing.

Human development is a relative concept and it needs to be understood from an interdisciplinary perspective. It includes widening of choices, expansion of freedom, and fulfillment of human rights. The human development index (HDI) in the United Nation's Development Programme's Human Development Report (HDR) considers literacy rate, life expectancy from birth, along with the Gross Domestic Product per head for this purpose. It is important to understand an appropriate methodology for measuring human development and its linkage with economic development. This book addresses specific problems and issues pertaining to human development in India. The main themes which the book covers include theoretical issues, measurements, determinants, and various dimensions and strategies for sustainable human development. Contributions include: A Note on Some Aggregation Problems in the Functioning Approach to Individual Well-Being Status and Trend of Human Development in North East Region of India A Note on Human Development Indices with Income Equalities Regional Planning, National Development, and Conflict Resolution The Perspectives of Economic Growth and Social Insecurity on Human Development for Lagging States in India Environment, Human Development, and Economic Growth of Indian States after Liberalization Gender and Human Development Recasting Human Development Indices: A Look into the State of Gender Empowerment in Karnataka Human Development in Orissa Human Development, Economic Development, and Income Earning Capacities of the Common Man: The Case of North East India Disparities in Human Development and Economic Development: The Case of Assam Livelihood Diversification: Pathway Out of Rural Poverty.

With the rapid evolution of technology, identifying new risks is a constantly moving target. The metaverse is a virtual space that is interconnected with cloud computing and with companies, organizations, and even countries investing in virtual real estate. The questions of what new risks will become evident in these virtual worlds and in augmented reality and what real-world impacts they will have in an ever-expanding internet of things (IoT) need to be answered. Within continually connected societies that require uninterrupted functionality, cyber security is vital, and the ability to detect potential risks and ensure the security of computing systems is crucial to their effective use and success. Proper utilization of the latest technological advancements can help in developing more efficient techniques to prevent cyber threats and enhance cybersecurity. Risk Detection and Cyber Security for the Success of Contemporary Computing presents the newest findings with technological advances that can be utilized for more effective prevention techniques to protect against cyber threats. This book is led by editors of best-selling and highly indexed publications, and together they have over two decades of experience in computer science and engineering. Featuring extensive coverage on authentication techniques, cloud security, and mobile robotics, this book is ideally designed for students, researchers, scientists, and engineers seeking current research on methods, models, and implementation of optimized security in digital contexts.

The book discusses one of the major challenges in agriculture which is delivery of cultivate produce to the end consumers with best possible price and quality. Currently all over the world, it is found that around 50% of the farm produce never reaches the end consumer due to wastage and suboptimal prices. The authors present solutions to reduce the transport cost, predictability of prices on the past data analytics and the current market conditions, and number of middle hops and agents between the farmer and the end consumer using IoT-based solutions. Again, the demand by consumption of agricultural products could be predicted quantitatively; however, the variation of harvest and production by the change of farm's cultivated area, weather change, disease and insect damage, etc., could be difficult to be predicted, so that the supply and demand of agricultural products has not been controlled properly. To overcome, this edited book designed the IoT-based monitoring system to analyze crop environment and the method to improve the efficiency of decision making by analyzing harvest statistics. The book is also useful for academicians working in the areas of climate changes.

This book presents applications of cognitive management and cognitive computing in the fields of risk management, cognitive fraud detection, and in business decision making. The book provides insights on how cognitive management and cognitive computing enable businesses to quickly augment human intelligence and help humans perform tasks better. For example, the authors describe how by analyzing patterns in big data, small data, and "dark data," cognitive technologies can detect human behavior and suggest options for personalizing of products and services. The book studies companies in industries such as automotive, airline, health care, retail, wealth management, and litigation who have adopted these approaches. Presents applications of cognitive computing and cognitive management used in augmenting and empowering business decisions; Shows how to employ the Internet of Things in businesses using a cognitive management framework; Discusses technical aspects and alternatives to traditional tools, algorithms, and methodologies in cognitive computing.

This book proposes a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research work on multimedia analysis in IoT applications. This is a second volume by editors which provides theoretical and practical approach in the area of multimedia and IOT applications and performance analysis. Further, multimedia communication, deep learning models to multimedia data, and the new (IOT) approaches are also covered. It addresses the complete functional framework in the area of multimedia data, IoT, and smart computing techniques. It bridges the gap between multimedia concepts and solutions by providing the current IOT frameworks, their applications in multimedia analysis, the strengths and limitations of the existing methods, and the future directions in multimedia IOT analytics.

This book includes selected papers from the International Conference on Next Generation of Internet of Things (ICNGIoT 2021), organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, GIET University, Gunupur, Odisha, India, during 5-6 February 2021. The book covers topics such as IoT network design and architecture, IoT network virtualization, IoT sensors, privacy and security for IoT, SMART environment, social networks, data science and data analytics, cognitive intelligence and augmented intelligence, and case studies and applications.

This edited book designs the Cognitive Computing in Human Cognition to analyze to improve the efficiency of decision making by cognitive intelligence. The book is also intended to attract the audience who work in brain computing, deep learning, transportation, and solar cell energy. Due to this in the recent era, smart methods with human touch called as human cognition is adopted by many researchers in the field of information technology with the Cognitive Computing.

This book addresses various aspects of how smart healthcare can be used to detect and analyze diseases, the underlying methodologies, and related security concerns. Healthcare is a multidisciplinary field that involves a range of factors like the financial system, social factors, health technologies, and organizational structures that affect the healthcare provided to individuals, families, institutions, organizations, and populations. The goals of healthcare services include patient safety, timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, and equity. Smart healthcare consists of m-health, e-health, electronic resource management, smart and intelligent home services, and medical devices. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system comprising real-world things that interact and communicate with each other via networking technologies. The wide range of potential applications of IoT includes healthcare services. IoT-enabled healthcare technologies are suitable for remote health monitoring, including rehabilitation, assisted ambient living, etc. In turn, healthcare analytics can be applied to the data gathered from different areas to improve healthcare at minimum expense.

This book comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the international conference on Research in Intelligent and Computing in Engineering (RICE 2020) held at Thu Dau Mot University, Vietnam. The volume primarily focuses on latest research and advances in various computing models such as centralized, distributed, cluster, grid, and cloud computing. Practical examples and real-life applications of wireless sensor networks, mobile ad hoc networks, and internet of things, data mining and machine learning are also covered in the book. The contents aim to enable researchers and professionals to tackle the rapidly growing needs of network applications and the various complexities associated with them.

This book presents high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on Smart Computing and Cyber Security: Strategic Foresight, Security Challenges and Innovation (SMARTCYBER 2020) held during July 7-8, 2020, in the Department of Smart Computing, Kyungdong University, Global Campus, South Korea. The book includes selected works from academics and industrial experts in the field of computer science, information technology, and electronics and telecommunication. The content addresses challenges of cyber security.

This book addresses major challenges faced by farmers and the technological solutions based on Internet of Things (IoT). A major challenge in agriculture is cultivating and supplying high-quality produce at the best. Currently, around 50% of global farm produce never reaches the end consumer due to wastage and suboptimal prices. The book presents solutions that reduce the transport costs, improve the predictability of prices based on data analytics and the current market conditions, and reduce the number of middle steps and agents between the farmer and the end consumer. It discusses the design of an IoT-based monitoring system to analyze crop environments and a method to improve the efficiency of decision-making by analyzing harvest statistics. Further, it explores climate-smart methods, known as smart agriculture, that have been adopted by a number of Indian farmers.

This book provides theoretical and practical approach in the area of multimedia and IOT applications and performance analysis. Further, multimedia communication, deep learning models to multimedia data and the new (IOT) approaches are also covered. It addresses the complete functional framework in the area of multimedia data, IOT and smart computing techniques. The book proposes a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research work on multimedia analysis in IOT applications. It bridges the gap between multimedia concepts and solutions by providing the current IOT frameworks, their applications in multimedia analysis, the strengths and limitations of the existing methods, and the future directions in multimedia IOT analytics.

This edited book designs the Cognitive Computing in Human Cognition to analyze to improve the efficiency of decision making by cognitive intelligence. The book is also intended to attract the audience who work in brain computing, deep learning, transportation, and solar cell energy. Due to this in the recent era, smart methods with human touch called as human cognition is adopted by many researchers in the field of information technology with the Cognitive Computing.