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Cybersecurity is vital for all businesses, regardless of sector.
With constant threats and potential online dangers, businesses must
remain aware of the current research and information available to
them in order to protect themselves and their employees.
Maintaining tight cybersecurity can be difficult for businesses as
there are so many moving parts to contend with, but remaining
vigilant and having protective measures and training in place is
essential for a successful company. The Research Anthology on
Business Aspects of Cybersecurity considers all emerging aspects of
cybersecurity in the business sector including frameworks, models,
best practices, and emerging areas of interest. This comprehensive
reference source is split into three sections with the first
discussing audits and risk assessments that businesses can conduct
to ensure the security of their systems. The second section covers
training and awareness initiatives for staff that promotes a
security culture. The final section discusses software and systems
that can be used to secure and manage cybersecurity threats.
Covering topics such as audit models, security behavior, and
insider threats, it is ideal for businesses, business
professionals, managers, security analysts, IT specialists,
executives, academicians, researchers, computer engineers, graduate
students, and practitioners.
Research methodology is as old as academia itself. Research
methodology shifts in strategy as it crosses different disciplines
and theories. This, too, is true with the shifting landscape of
research opportunities and technologies available to global
researchers. To achieve the most accurate and substantial research,
it is important to be knowledgeable of emerging research
methodologies. The Research Anthology on Innovative Research
Methodologies and Utilization Across Multiple Disciplines discusses
the most recent global research innovations made across multiple
fields. This anthology further discusses how these research
methodologies can be applied to a variety of specific fields.
Covering topics such as creative thinking, qualitative research,
and the research method landscape, this book is essential for
students and faculty of higher education, scientists, researchers,
sociologists, computer scientists, and academicians.
Quantum technology has arrived as one of the most important new
topics of research, as it is the newest way to create computing
power, harness secure communications, and use sensitive measurement
methods that surpass the capabilities of modern supercomputers. If
successfully developed, quantum computers and technology will be
able to perform algorithms at impressively quick rates and solve
problems that were previously deemed impossible. This technology
will disrupt what is already known about computing and will be able
to reach new heights, speeds, and problem-solving capabilities not
yet seen. Beyond its inherent benefits comes the fact that quantum
technology will create improvements in many everyday gadgets as
well, spanning many industries. The Research Anthology on
Advancements in Quantum Technology presents the latest discoveries
in quantum technology itself along with providing its essential
uses, applications, and technologies that will impact computing in
modern times and far into the future. Along with this overview
comes a look at quantum technology in many different fields such as
healthcare, communications, aviation, automotive, forecasting, and
more. These industries will be looked at from the perspective of
data analytics, pattern matching, cryptography, algorithms, and
more. This book is essential for computer scientists, engineers,
professionals, researchers, students, and practitioners interested
in the latest information on quantum technology.
For many decades, the LGBTQ+ community has been plagued by strife
and human rights violations. Members of the LGBTQ+ community were
often denied a right to marriage, healthcare, and in some parts of
the world, a right to life. While these struggles are steadily
improving in recent years, disparities and discrimination still
remain from the workplace to the healthcare that this community
receives. There is still much that needs to be done globally to
achieve inclusivity and equity for the LGBTQ+ community. The
Research Anthology on Inclusivity and Equity for the LGBTQ+
Community is a comprehensive compendium that analyzes the struggles
and accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ community with a focus on the
current climate around the world and the continued impact to these
individuals. Multiple settings are discussed within this dynamic
anthology such as education, healthcare, online communities, and
more. Covering topics such as gender, homophobia, and queer theory,
this text is essential for scholars of gender theory, faculty of
both K-12 and higher education, professors, pre-service teachers,
students, human rights activists, community leaders, policymakers,
researchers, and academicians.
In recent years, smart cities have been an emerging area of
interest across the world. Due to this, numerous technologies and
tools, such as building information modeling (BIM) and digital
twins, have been developed to help achieve smart cities. To ensure
research is continuously up to date and new technologies are
considered within the field, further study is required. The
Research Anthology on BIM and Digital Twins in Smart Cities
considers the uses, challenges, and opportunities of BIM and
digital twins within smart cities. Covering key topics such as
data, design, urban areas, technology, and sustainability, this
major reference work is ideal for industry professionals,
government officials, computer scientists, policymakers,
researchers, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.
The world of medical technologies is undergoing a sea of change in
the domain of consumer culture. Having a grasp on what appeals to
consumers and how consumers are making purchasing decisions is
essential to the success of any organization that thrives by
offering a product or service. As such, it is vital to examine the
consumer-centered aspects of medical technological developments
that have a patient-centered focus and allow patients to take part
in their own personal health and wellness. Consumer-Driven
Technologies in Healthcare: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
is a critical source of academic knowledge on the use of
smartphones and other technological devices for cancer therapy,
fitness and wellness, chronic disease monitoring, and other areas.
The tracking of these items using technology has allowed consumers
to take control of their own healthcare. Highlighting a range of
pertinent topics such as clinical decision support systems, patient
engagement, and electronic health records, this publication is an
ideal reference source for doctors, nurse practitioners, hospital
administrators, medical professionals, IT professionals,
academicians, and researchers interested in advancing medical
practice through technology.
Nursing care professionals are an essential part of the medical
profession, known for their care and the assistance that they offer
to patients. However, nurses must also tackle the challenges of the
modern workplace, including the utilization of new technologies,
gender inequity, negative workplace environments including
navigating exclusionary behaviors such as incivility and bullying
and relieving stress and burnout. As such, it is crucial for
nurses, nurse managers, and other medical professionals to remain
up to date with the latest education and training techniques and
discussions surrounding the significant challenges that nurses
face. The Research Anthology on Nursing Education and Overcoming
Challenges in the Workplace is a comprehensive reference book that
compiles numerous chapters on the latest training and educational
strategies for nurses and discusses challenges facing this branch
of the medical field. The anthology presents challenges common
within the medical field and techniques used to solve or prevent
them as well as nurse perspectives on new medical technologies and
their perceived use and performance. Covering topics such as
e-training, ethics, patient safety, burnout, incivility, and more,
this text provides essential information for nurses, teachers, care
professionals, hospital staff, managers, practitioners, medical
professionals, nursing home and care facilities, academicians,
researchers, and students.
School counseling in the 21st century requires a new set of skills
and practices than seen in past decades. With a sharper focus on
social justice, the experiences and challenges for marginalized
groups, and more open discussions as to issues students face,
school counselors must be best equipped to handle all types of
diverse students and situations. School counselors and guidance
programs must address multicultural needs, underserved populations,
and students with issues ranging from mental illness to family
issues to chronic-illnesses and LGBTQ+ identities. Moreover, they
must be prepared to guide students to learning success and
adequately prepare them for future careers. The challenges students
face in the 21st century lead to new ways to prepare, support, and
educate school counselors in modern educational atmospheres with
student bodies that are handling vastly different challenges,
identities, and lifestyles. School counselors must navigate the
profession with information on best practices, techniques, and 21st
century skillsets that can adequately support and help all
students. The Research Anthology on Navigating School Counseling in
the 21st Century provides emerging research on the best practices
in school counseling, along with methods, techniques, and
professional development initiatives to better understand diverse
student populations, needs, and challenges. This book will not only
focus on how school counselors must adapt and learn in their own
professional careers, but also how school counseling is functioning
in the 21st century with the new concerns and obstacles students
must face and overcome. The chapters provide a holistic view of how
counselors are navigating their positions to best serve their
students through effective practices, programs, and new tools and
technologies. This book is ideal for school counselors, therapists,
school psychologists, counseling educators, administrators,
practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students who are
interested in school counseling in the 21st century.
With the growing dependency on prescription drugs and concerns
about the rise of opioid addiction, providing effective pain
management alternatives is a primary concern for health
professionals and all of society. Online tools and alternative
therapies are becoming more prevalent in supporting the management
of pain and provide treatment opportunities for patients who do not
want to rely solely on prescription medication. Alternative Pain
Management: Solutions for Avoiding Prescription Drug Overuse is an
essential reference source that provides alternative solutions for
managing and treating chronic pain, including through the use of
mobile applications, online programs, self-management strategies,
and virtual reality. Additionally, the book promotes a further
understanding of pain and how it is diagnosed and reviews
pharmaceutical accountability when prescribing drugs for pain
management. Highlighting a range of topics such as cryotherapy,
pain assessment, and prescription tracking, this publication is an
ideal reference source for physicians, nurses, hospital staff,
surgeons, medical professionals, pharmacists, researchers,
academics, and upper-level students.
Serious games provide a unique opportunity to fully engage students
more than traditional teaching approaches. Understanding the best
way to utilize these games and the concept of play in an
educational setting is imperative for effectual learning in the
21st century. Gamification in Education: Breakthroughs in Research
and Practice is an innovative reference source for the latest
academic material on the different approaches and issues faced in
integrating games within curriculums. Highlighting a range of
topics, such as learning through play, virtual worlds, and
educational computer games, this publication is ideally designed
for educators, administrators, software designers, and stakeholders
in all levels of education.
Advanced techniques in eye care has significantly influenced how
diseases and conditions are treated and diagnosed. While many
strides have been made, there is still continuous research in the
ophthalmology field. Ophthalmology: Breakthroughs in Research and
Practice is an innovative reference source for the latest academic
material on the identification, treatment, and management
methodologies of eye diseases and disorders. Highlighting a range
of topics, such as retinal prosthesis, ocular diseases, and
ophthalmoscopy, this publication is ideally designed for
researchers, graduate-level students, and professionals in the
medical field.
As information systems become ever more pervasive in an increasing
number of fields and professions, nurses in healthcare and medicine
must take into consideration new advances in technologies and
infrastructure that will better enable them to treat their patients
and serve their communities. Nursing Education, Administration, and
Informatics: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a
comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on
nursing administration with a focus on patient care, the strategic
management of nursing staff, and other areas. Highlighting a range
of pertinent topics, such as online nursing education, social media
for professional development, and practical nurse training, this
publication is ideally designed for doctors, nurse practitioners,
hospital administrators, and researchers and academics in all areas
of the medical field.
Developments in the use of game theory have impacted multiple
fields and created opportunities for new applications. With the
ubiquity of these developments, there is an increase in the overall
utilization of this approach. Game Theory: Breakthroughs in
Research and Practice contains a compendium of the latest academic
material on the usage, strategies, and applications for
implementing game theory across a variety of industries and fields.
Including innovative studies on economics, military strategy, and
political science, this multi-volume book is an ideal source for
professionals, practitioners, graduate students, academics, and
researchers interested in the applications of game theory.
Ongoing advancements in modern technology have led to significant
developments with smart technologies. With the numerous
applications available, it becomes imperative to conduct research
and make further progress in this field. Smart Technologies:
Breakthroughs in Research and Practice provides comprehensive and
interdisciplinary research on the most emerging areas of
information science and technology. Including innovative studies on
image and speech recognition, human-computer interface, and
wireless technologies, this multi-volume book is an ideal source
for researchers, academicians, practitioners, and students
interested in advanced technological applications and developments.
Technology has revolutionized the ways in which libraries store,
share, and access information, as well as librarian roles as
knowledge managers. As digital resources and tools continue to
advance, so too do the opportunities for libraries to become more
efficient and house more information. Effective administration of
libraries is a crucial part of delivering library services to
patrons and ensuring that information resources are disseminated
efficiently. Digital Libraries and Institutional Repositories:
Breakthroughs in Research and Practice addresses new methods,
practices, concepts, and techniques, as well as contemporary
challenges and issues for libraries and university repositories
that can be accessed electronically. It also addresses the problems
of usability and search optimization in digital libraries.
Highlighting a range of topics such as content management, resource
sharing, and library technologies, this publication is an ideal
reference source for librarians, IT technicians, academicians,
researchers, and students in fields that include library science,
knowledge management, and information retrieval.
Telemedicine, which involves electronic communications and
software, provides the same clinical services to patients without
the requirement of an in-person visit. Essentially, this is
considered remote healthcare. Though telemedicine is not a new
practice, it has become an increasingly popular form of healthcare
delivery due to current events, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not only are visits being moved onto virtual platforms, but
additional materials and correspondence can remain in the digital
sphere. Virtual lab results, digital imaging, medical diagnosis,
and video consultations are just a few examples that encompass how
telemedicine can be used for increased accessibility in healthcare
delivery. With telemedicine being used in both the diagnosis and
treatment of patients, technology in healthcare can be implemented
at almost any phase of the patient experience. As healthcare
delivery follows the digital shift, it is important to understand
the technologies, benefits and challenges, and overall impacts of
the remote healthcare experience. The Research Anthology on
Telemedicine Efficacy, Adoption, and Impact on Healthcare Delivery
presents the latest research on best practices for adopting
telehealth into medical practices and its efficacy and solutions
for the improvement of telemedicine, as well as addresses emerging
challenges and opportunities, including issues such as securing
patient data and providing healthcare accessibility to rural
populations. Covering important themes that include doctor-patient
relationships, tele-wound monitoring, and telemedicine regulations,
this book is essential for healthcare professionals, doctors,
medical students, academic and medical libraries, medical
technologists, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers,
academicians, and students interested in the emerging technological
developments and solutions within the field of telemedicine.
Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary research area that evaluates
the structural and organizational function of the nervous system.
Advancing research and applications in this field can assist in
successfully furthering advancements in various other fields.
Applications of Neuroscience: Breakthroughs in Research and
Practice is a comprehensive reference source for the latest
scholarly material on trends, techniques, and various uses of
neuroscience, and examines the benefits and challenges of these
developments. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics, such as
cognitive processes, neuroeconomics, and neural signal processing,
this publication is ideally designed for researchers, academics,
professionals, graduate-level students, and practitioners
interested in emerging applications of neuroscience.
The application of marketing and management concepts to sports
products and services is vital to the success of the industry. When
appealing to the target audience of an event, it is essential to
construct a strong marketing plan by utilizing emergent
technologies and strategies. Sports Media, Marketing, and
Management: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a
comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on
the effectiveness of current methodologies and theories, in an
effort to improve promotional activities, management, and the
organization of all aspects of the sports industry. Highlighting a
range of pertinent topics, such as brand management, social media,
and sports tourism marketing, this publication is ideally designed
for students, researchers, academicians, professionals, and
practitioners as well as scientists and executive managers
interested in the marketing strategies of sporting media and
events.
Along with the introduction of technology in nearly every facet of
human life comes the question of the ethical side of using
technology to improve the human condition, whether that be
physically or mentally. The capabilities of human enhancement
technologies have created a dual-sided approach to discussing human
enhancement: the critical approach of attempting to reach human
perfection and the ethics within that idea and the endless
capabilities of technology that have greatly impacted the medical
field. It is essential to discuss both aspects within these
emerging technologies, whether as separate entities or as cohesive
units. Ranging from disease detection and treatment to implants and
prosthetics to robotics and genetic engineering, human enhancement
technologies are widespread and multi-purposed. By going beyond the
capabilities of human hands, these technologies have propelled
modern medicine and healthcare to new levels that have allowed
humans to face new treatments or assistive technologies not seen
before. The Research Anthology on Emerging Technologies and Ethical
Implications in Human Enhancement covers the primary technologies
and tools being used in medicine and healthcare along with
discussions on the ethics of enhancing the human body. Topics
covered include prosthetics and implants, robotics, human
disorders/diseases and treatments and smart technologies, along
with law and theory. This publication serves as a valuable
reference work for doctors, medical professionals, researchers,
students, professionals, and practitioners involved in fields that
include ethics, medicine, computer science, robotics, genetics,
assistive technologies, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, and
biotechnology.
First used in military applications, unmanned aerial vehicles are
becoming an integral aspect of modern society and are expanding
into the commercial, scientific, recreational, agricultural, and
surveillance sectors. With the increasing use of these drones by
government officials, business professionals, and civilians, more
research is needed to understand their complexity both in design
and function. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Breakthroughs in Research
and Practice is a critical source of academic knowledge on the
design, construction, and maintenance of drones, as well as their
applications across all aspects of society. Highlighting a range of
pertinent topics such as intelligent systems, artificial
intelligence, and situation awareness, this publication is an ideal
reference source for military consultants, military personnel,
business professionals, operation managers, surveillance companies,
agriculturalists, policymakers, government officials, law
enforcement, IT professionals, academicians, researchers, and
graduate-level students.
Religion is considered by many to be something of the past, but it
has a lasting hold in society and influences people across many
cultures. This integration of spirituality causes numerous impacts
across various aspects of modern life. The variety of religious
institutions in modern society necessitates a focus on diversity
and inclusiveness in the interactions between organizations of
different religions, cultures, and viewpoints. Religion and
Theology: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice examines the
cultural, sociological, economic, and philosophical effects of
religion on modern society and human behavior. It also explores the
impact of gender identity and race within religious-based
institutions and organizations. Highlighting a range of topics such
as religious traditionalism, spirituality, and comparative
religion, this publication is an ideal reference source for
theologists, religious officials, managers, government officials,
theoreticians, practitioners, researchers, policymakers,
advanced-level students, and sociologists.
Developing personal financial skills and improving financial
literacy are fundamental aspects for managing money and propelling
a bright financial future. Considering life events and risks that
unexpectantly present themselves, especially in the light of recent
global events, there is often an uncertainty associated with
financial standings in unsettled times. It is important to have
personal finance management to prepare for times of crisis, and
personal finance is something to be thought about in everyday life.
The incorporation of financial literacy for individuals is
essential for a decision-making process that could affect their
financial future. Having a keen understanding of beneficial and
detrimental financial decisions, a plan for personal finances, and
personalized goals are baselines for money management that will
create stability and prosperity. In a world that is rapidly
digitalized, there are new tools and technologies that have entered
the sphere of finance as well that should be integrated into the
conversation. The latest methods and models for improving financial
literacy along with critical information on budgeting, saving, and
managing spending are essential topics in today's world. The
Research Anthology on Personal Finance and Improving Financial
Literacy provides readers with the latest research and developments
in how to improve, understand, and utilize personal finance
methodologies or services and obtain critical financial literacy.
The chapters within this essential reference work will cover
personal finance technologies, banking, investing, budgeting,
saving, and the best practices and techniques for optimal money
management. This book is ideally designed for business managers,
financial consultants, entrepreneurs, auditors, economists,
accountants, academicians, researchers, and students seeking
current research on modern advancements and recent findings in
personal finance.
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