This book focuses on futuristic approaches and designs for real-time systems and applications, as well as the fundamental concepts of including advanced techniques and tools in models of data-driven blockchain ecosystems. The Data-Driven Blockchain Ecosystem: Fundamentals, Applications, and Emerging Technologies discusses how to implement and manage processes for releasing and delivering blockchain applications. It presents the core of blockchain technology, IoT-based and AI-based blockchain systems, and various manufacturing areas related to Industry 4.0. The book illustrates how to apply design principles to develop and manage blockchain networks, and also covers the role that cloud computing plays in blockchain applications. All major technologies involved in blockchain-embedded applications are included in this book, which makes it useful to engineering students, researchers, academicians, and professionals interested in the core of blockchain technology.

You want to come up with new ideas. With things that others haven't thought about. There are a million ways to do so, but the majority of theories focus on connecting or improving existing things. Like how to connect a with x or how to think outside the box. But what if you don't think in boxes? And what if you don't want to improve things around you, but really want to focus on new stuff? Your nose is at the right place, because this book is about exactly that. The author argues that while the whole world is focusing on things, you should focus on nothing. She challenges you to focus on the gaps, the spaces in between and all the things that ordinary thinkers wouldn't care to notice. This notebook and sketchbook is full of prompts, assignments, fun facts and quotes from the world of science, arts and philosophy about exploring the virtues of nothingness. You'll find out once you get the hang of it, that focusing on nothing really helps to create new ideas. That's why this book is a doodle and sketch book - with plenty of space to capture your notes and to create out of nothing.

Journalism has often been called the fourth column of democratic order and plays a vital role in upholding the righteousness of society. With the advancement of science and technology, especially ICT, journalism has undergone vast changes. Print and electronic media are the two most popular modes of journalism. This book gives a vivid account of its workings analysing all the pros and cons. In a complex society, journalistic principles are related coherently.

In this book, you will learn everything about nothing; this book is for the curious, the smart asses, and the conversation starters. And for everyone who needs more of nothing in daily life. Read Nothing in Here is an unscientific exploration of the meaning, function, history, and misuse of the word "nothing."

This book is designed to offer a lively applied presentation of analytical and empirical tool for Linkage Model of network of queues with a flowshop scheduling system. This introductory text provides a concise and practical introduction to the primary concepts and techniques of Linkage Model. A lot of research work has already been done separately in the field of Queuing and Scheduling. A few efforts has been recorded so far to combine these two systems. The present work is an attempt to establish the linkage between these two systems of optimization. The Queuing-Scheduling linkage models are motivated by the fact that they are more meaningful from practical point of view. The illustrated examples format introduced in the text for every concept helps the reader to formulate the realistic problems easily. The C++ programmes under various sections will enable the readers and industrial people to apply these concepts practically. This book can be read without any prior knowledge of Queuing and Scheduling theory and may be of interest to all people.

Fracture Shaft Humerus is a frequently seen problem in orthopedic practice. In the recent past high energy trauma and industrialisation have compounded the problem. Due to high velocity injuries suffered by the patient the complexity of fracture pattern also has increased. The available literature gives a variety of options to treat this fracture ranging from conservative methods to various implant devices. Present work focusses on analysing the problem that we face today and also to evaluate the results obtained by different treatment methods in fracture shaft humerus.

This book is an attempt to measure the productivity performance of fertiliser industry in India. This industry has played a remarkable role in increasing the productivity of Indian agriculture. At this backdrop, the analysis of productivity related aspects of this industry becomes highly significant. In this book, an attempt is made to study the productivity performance of fertiliser industry in the pre- and post-liberalization era using the econometric and growth accounting analysis. The various components of the productivity growth, viz. returns to scale, technical progress, elasticity of substitution and technical bias are also estimated. Findings of the study indicate productivity gain in Indian fertiliser industry in the pre- as well as post-liberalization period. Indian fertiliser Industry has performed reasonably well on productivity performance front inspite of the uncertain policy environment created by the Government due to its lopsided policies. Therefore there is an urgent need on the part of Government of India to undertake sustainable policy measures, which can put Indian fertiliser industry on a higher productivity growth trajectory.