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Mobile Computing, Applications, and Services: 11th EAI International Conference, MobiCASE 2020, Shanghai, China, September 12, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #341)
by Jing Liu Honghao Gao Yuyu Yin Zhongqin BiThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mobile Computing, Applications, and Services, MobiCASE 2020, held in Shanghai, China, in September 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The 15 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on mobile application and framework; mobile application with data analysis; and AI application.
Mobile Devices and Technology in Higher Education: Considerations for Students, Teachers, and Administrators (NCA Focus on Communication Studies)
by Jeffrey H. Kuznekoff Stevie M. Munz Scott TitsworthThis book examines key issues at the intersection of education and technology by addressing the question that most educators face—how do we use technology to engage students in the learning process and enhance learning? Problematizing the view that technology is the default solution to a host of problems facing education, while also recognizing that technology has an important place in a variety of education levels, the book provides readers with clear insights on technology and learning from a variety of perspectives from communication studies, education, and related disciplines. This volume is an essential read for scholars and teachers working in the area of elementary education. It will also be of interest to academics working in the area of education, postsecondary education, and learning and can be used as an ancillary text in graduate-level seminars.
Mobility Internet of Things 2018: Mobility IoT (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Dagmar Cagáňová Natália HorňákováThe scientific monograph Mobility IoT deals with innovative technologies influencing industry and connectivity sectors in the future industrial, urban, social and sustainable development. The mobility and Internet of Things are worldwide phenomena almost in everyday life. It is a challenge in many industries, not only in car manufacturing sector but additionally in e-mobility, smart cities, smart factories (Industry 4.0), smart logistics, social mobility, technological innovations, sustainability, multicultural development, Internet of Things sectors, etc., belonging to the topic of SMART Mobility IoT issue.Features practical, tested applications in Internet of Things mobility as presented at Mobility IoT 2018Includes application domains such as urban mobility, smart factory, social mobility, and sustainabilityApplicable to researchers, academics, students, and professionals
Mobilizing the U.S. Latinx Vote: Media, Identity, and Politics (Routledge Focus on Digital Media and Culture)
by Arthur D. Soto-VásquezThis book examines the politics involved in the mobilization of the Latinx vote in America. Delving into the questions of race and identity formation in conjunction with the role of communication media, the author discusses the implications for Latinx voters and their place in the American political and racial system. Utilizing an in-depth study of the mobilizing efforts of national Latinx groups, along with a rigorous analysis of online media, news media, and electoral results, this book discusses: How the old notions of white and black America clash with the growing focus on Latinos How political organizers develop and use messages of racial solidarity to motivate people, what technologies are at their disposal, and what their use means How the study of new media is vital to exploring race in the 21st century, and why communication cannot ignore the racial legacies of the 20th century Theoretically located in between the fields of communication and racial/ethnic studies, this book will be of great relevance to scholars and students working in the field of communication studies, political communication, Latinx studies, and sociology.
Modeling Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks with Partial Differential Equations (Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences #7)
by Feng Wang Haiyan Wang Kuai XuThe book lies at the interface of mathematics, social media analysis, and data science. Its authors aim to introduce a new dynamic modeling approach to the use of partial differential equations for describing information diffusion over online social networks. The eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the Laplacian matrix for the underlying social network are used to find communities (clusters) of online users. Once these clusters are embedded in a Euclidean space, the mathematical models, which are reaction-diffusion equations, are developed based on intuitive social distances between clusters within the Euclidean space. The models are validated with data from major social media such as Twitter. In addition, mathematical analysis of these models is applied, revealing insights into information flow on social media. Two applications with geocoded Twitter data are included in the book: one describing the social movement in Twitter during the Egyptian revolution in 2011 and another predicting influenza prevalence. The new approach advocates a paradigm shift for modeling information diffusion in online social networks and lays the theoretical groundwork for many spatio-temporal modeling problems in the big-data era.
Modelling, Simulation and Intelligent Computing: Proceedings of MoSICom 2020 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #659)
by Nilesh Goel Shazia Hasan V. KalaichelviThis book presents articles from the International Conference on Modelling, Simulation and Intelligent Computing (MoSICom 2020), held at Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Dubai Campus, Dubai, UAE, in January 2020. Modelling and simulation are becoming increasingly important in a wide variety of fields, from Signal, Image and Speech Processing, and Microelectronic Devices and Circuits to Intelligent Techniques, Control and Energy Systems, and Power Electronics. Further, Intelligent Computational techniques are gaining significance in interdisciplinary engineering applications, such as Robotics and Automation, Healthcare Technologies, IoT and its Applications. Featuring the latest advances in the field of engineering applications, this book serves as a definitive reference resource for researchers, professors and practitioners interested in exploring advanced techniques in the field of modelling, simulation and computing.
Modern Digital Radio Communication Signals and Systems
by Sung-Moon Michael YangThis book serves as an easily accessible reference for wireless digital communication systems. Topics are presented with simple but non-trivial examples and then elaborated with their variations and sophistications. The book includes numerous examples and exercises to illustrate key points. For this new edition, a set of problems at the end of each chapter is added, for a total of 298 problems. The book emphasizes both practical problem solving and a thorough understanding of fundamentals, aiming to realize the complementary relationship between practice and theory. Though the author emphasizes wireless radio channels, the fundamentals that are covered here are useful to different channels - digital subscriber line, coax, power lines, optical fibers, and even Gigabit serial connections. The material in chapters 5 (OFDM), 6 (Channel coding), 7 (Synchronization), and 8 (Transceivers) contains new and updated information, not explicitly available in typical textbooks, and useful in practice. For example, in chapter 5, all known orthogonal frequency division multiplex signals are derived from its digitized analog FDM counterparts. Thus, it is flexible to have different pulse shape for subcarriers, and it can be serial transmission as well as block transmission. Currently predominant cyclic prefix based OFDM is a block transmission using rectangular pulse in time domain. This flexibility may be useful in certain applications. For additional information, consult the book support website: https://baycorewireless.com
Modern Irish: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Comprehensive Grammars)
by Nancy StensonModern Irish: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Irish grammar, providing a thorough overview of the language. Key features include: highly systematic coverage of all levels of structure: sound system, word formation, sentence construction and connection of sentences authentic examples and English translations which provide an accessible insight into the mechanics of the language an extensive index, numbered sections, cross-references and summary charts which provide readers with easy access to the information. Modern Irish: A Comprehensive Grammar is an essential reference source for the learner and user of Irish. It is ideal for use in schools, colleges, universities, and adult classes of all types.
Moderne Rechnernetze: Protokolle, Standards und Apps in kombinierten drahtgebundenen, mobilen und drahtlosen Netzwerken
by Andriy Luntovskyy Dietbert GütterDas Buch mit einem stark ausgeprägten modularen Aufbau, wird als ein vorlesungsbegleitendes Lehrbuch zum Modul Computernetzwerke im ET- und IT-Fachstudium an technischen Hochschulen empfohlen und enthält drei Teile sowie Zwischenfragen mit dazugehörigen Lösungen und weitere Übungsaufgaben. Teil I beinhaltet eine Einführung in das Gebiet der Rechnernetze. Die weiterführenden Teile II und III behandeln aktuelle Rechnernetztechnologien, Kopplungselemente und Verkabelungskonzepte. Die Leser werden dabei mit verteilten Softwaresystemen und Rechnernetzanwendungen vertraut gemacht.
Moderne Rechnernetze - Übungsbuch: Aufgaben und Musterlösungen zu Protokollen, Standards und Apps in kombinierten Netzwerken
by Andriy Luntovskyy Dietbert GütterDieses Übungsbuch ergänzt das Lehrbuch "Luntovskyy/Gütter, Moderne Rechnernetze: Protokolle, Standards und Apps in kombinierten drahtgebundenen, mobilen und drahtlosen Netzwerken" um praktische Übungen und dazugehörige Musterlösungen.Die Übungen und Musterlösungen werden den Teilen I, II, III im Lehrbuch zugeordnet und folgen damit dem modularen Aufbau des o.g. Lehrbuchs.Lehrbuch und Übungsbuch eignen sich als vorlesungsbegleitende Literatur zum Modul Computernetzwerke im ET- und IT-Fachstudium für Studierende und Dozenten an technischen Hochschulen.
The Mojo Handbook: Theory to Praxis
by Ivo BurumThe Mojo Handbook: Theory to Praxis offers a detailed and engaging crash course on how to use mobile tools to create powerful journalistic stories. Drawing on both theoretical underpinnings and practical techniques, the book outlines the fundamentals of mobile journalism methods, by placing mobile storytelling within a wider context of current affairs, documentary filmmaking and public relations. The book offers expert advice for how to use storytelling skills to transform mobile content into engaging and purposeful user-generated stories for audiences. Topics covered include tips for recording dynamic video and clean audio, conducting interviews on your phone and editing and post-production processes, as well as advice on how to handle copyright issues and a primer on journalistic ethics. The book also includes a comprehensive glossary of terms to help students navigate the video production and mobile journalism world. The Mojo Handbook is a valuable resource for aspiring multimedia professionals in journalism, strategic and corporate communication, community and education, as well as anyone looking to incorporate mobile into their visual storytelling tool kit.
Multimedia Reporting: How Digital Tools Can Improve Journalism Storytelling (Tsinghua Global Business Journalism Series)
by Richard Scott DunhamThis is the first book to apply multimedia tools to economic and business storytelling. By examining the journalism essentials as well as the advanced multimedia skills, it helps readers use the latest technological tools to integrate multimedia elements into traditional news coverage. It also explains how to tell stories solely through multimedia elements. The new language of online journalism includes writing for digital platforms, writing blogs and writing for social media and involves a wide range of multimedia skills, like video, audio, photography, graphics, data visualization and animation. Multimedia journalism allows a two-way communication with the audience that was not possible in traditional “legacy” media, and this textbook is replete with links to useful tutorials, examples of award-winning multimedia stories, and advanced digital resources, offering journalists a road map to the brave new world of digital reporting and editing.
Music: The Business (8th edition)
by Ann HarrisonThis essential and highly acclaimed guide, now updated and revised in its eighth edition, explains the business of the British music industry.Drawing on her extensive experience as a media lawyer, Ann Harrison offers a unique, expert opinion on the deals, the contracts and the business as a whole. She examines in detail the changing face of the music industry and provides absorbing and up-to-date case studies.Whether you're a recording artist, songwriter, music business manager, industry executive, publisher, journalist, media student, accountant or lawyer, this practical and comprehensive guide is indispensable reading.Fully revised and updated. Includes:· The current types of record and publishing deals, and what you can expect to see in the contracts· A guide to making a record, manufacture, distribution, branding, marketing, merchandising, sponsorship, band arrangements and touring· Information on music streaming, digital downloads and piracy· The most up-to-date insights on how the COVID-19 crisis has affected marketing· An in-depth look at copyright law and related rights· Case studies illustrating key developments and legal jargon explained.
My Captain America: A Granddaughter's Memoir of a Legendary Comic Book Artist
by Megan MarguliesA finely wrought coming-of-age memoir about the author&’s relationship with her beloved grandfather Joe Simon, cartoonist and co-creator of Captain America.In the 1990s, Megan Margulies&’s Upper West Side neighborhood was marked by addicts shooting up in subway stations, frequent burglaries, and the &“Wild Man of 96th Street,&” who set fires under cars and heaved rocks through stained glass church windows. The world inside her parents&’ tiny one-bedroom apartment was hardly a respite, with a family of five—including some loud personalities—eventually occupying the 550-square-foot space. Salvation arrived in the form of her spirited grandfather, Daddy Joe, whose midtown studio became a second home to Megan. There, he listened to her woes, fed her Hungry Man frozen dinners, and simply let her be. His living room may have been dominated by the drawing table, notes, and doodles that marked him as Joe Simon the cartoonist. But for Megan, he was always Daddy Joe: an escape from her increasingly hectic home, a nonjudgmental voice whose sense of humor was as dry as his farfel, and a steady presence in a world that felt off balance. Evoking New York City both in the 1980s and &’90s and during the Golden Age of comics in the 1930s and &’40s, My Captain America flashes back from Megan&’s story to chart the life and career of Rochester-native Joe Simon, from his early days retouching publicity photos and doing spot art for magazines, to his partnership with Jack Kirby at Timely Comics (the forerunner of Marvel Comics), which resulted in the creation of beloved characters like Captain America, the Boy Commandos, and Fighting American. My Captain America offers a tender and sharply observed account of Megan&’s life with Daddy Joe—and an intimate portrait of the creative genius who gave us one of the most enduring superheroes of all time.
My Country 'Tis of Thee: Reporting, Sallies, and Other Confessions
by David HarrisDavid Harris is a reporter, a clear-eyed idealist, an American dissident, and, as these selected pieces reveal, a writer of great character and empathy. Harris gained national recognition as an undergraduate for his opposition to the Vietnam War and was imprisoned for two years when he refused to comply with the draft. His writings trace a bright throughline of care for and attention to outsiders, the downtrodden, and those who demand change, and these eighteen pieces of long-form journalism, essays, and opinion writings remain startlingly relevant to the world we face today. This career-spanning collection of writings by an always-independent journalist follow Harris from his early days as a prominent leader of the resistance to the Vietnam War, through regular contributions to many publications, including Rolling Stone and the New York Times, and on into the twenty-first century.Born in Fresno and elected student body president of Stanford University in 1966, Harris has always had an undeniably Californian point of view—he imagines the future with an open heart and mind and pursues stories out of genuine curiosity, embedding himself among striking farmworkers, marijuana growers, the homeless on LA’s skid row, and occasionally, redwood trees. Inspiring, clarifying, and fearless, his abiding and lucid patriotism insists that our country live up to its own ideals.
My Time to Speak: Reclaiming Ancestry and Confronting Race
by Ilia CalderónAn inspiring, timely, and conversation-starting memoir from the barrier-breaking and Emmy Award–winning journalist Ilia Calderón—the first Afro-Latina to anchor a high-profile newscast for a major Hispanic broadcast network in the United States—about following your dreams, overcoming prejudice, and embracing your identity.As a child, Ilia Calderón felt like a typical girl from Colombia. In Chocó, the Afro-Latino province where she grew up, your skin could be any shade and you&’d still be considered blood. Race was a non-issue, and Ilia didn&’t think much about it—until she left her community to attend high school and college in Medellín. For the first time, she became familiar with horrifying racial slurs thrown at her both inside and outside of the classroom. From that point on, she resolved to become &“deaf&” to racism, determined to overcome it in every way she could, even when she was told time and time again that prominent castings weren&’t &“for people like you.&” When a twist of fate presented her the opportunity of a lifetime at Telemundo in Miami, she was excited to start a new life, and identity, in the United States, where racial boundaries, she believed, had long since dissolved and equality was the rule. Instead, in her new life as an American, she faced a new type of racial discrimination, as an immigrant women of color speaking to the increasingly marginalized Latinx community in Spanish. Now, Ilia draws back the curtain on the ups and downs of her remarkable life and career. From personal inner struggles to professional issues—such as being directly threatened by a Ku Klux Klan member after an interview—she discusses how she built a new identity in the United States in the midst of racially charged violence and political polarization. Along the way, she&’ll show how she&’s overcome fear and confronted hate head on, and the inspirational philosophy that has always propelled her forward.
The Mysteries of Haditha: A Memoir
by M. C. ArmstrongM. C. Armstrong secured his embed as a journalist with the Navy SEALs in 2008. Shortly before he left for Iraq his father asked him to tell the story no one else seemed to be telling, the story of the people sometimes constructed as our friends and other times our enemies: the Iraqis. &“But what about them?&” he asked. &“Who&’s their good guy? Who&’s their George Washington? That&’s the story you want to find. Talk to them.&” Armstrong&’s searing memories about his relationship with his father, his fiancé, and his SEAL team companion take the reader on a nosedive ride from a historically black college in the American South straight into Baghdad, the burn pits, and the desert beyond the mysterious Haditha dam. Culminating in the disclosure of a devastating secret, The Mysteries of Haditha explores the lengths Armstrong was willing to go to prove himself and to witness a truth he couldn&’t have prepared himself to receive. At once daring, dark, and hilarious, this memoir of M. C. Armstrong&’s journey pulls no punches and lifts the veil on the lies we tell each other and the ones we tell ourselves. The Mysteries of Haditha is a coming-of-age story and an unprecedented glimpse into the heart of the war on terror.
Myths of Social Media: Dismiss the Misconceptions, Side-step the Slip-ups and Use Social Media Effectively in Business (Business Myths)
by Michelle Carvill Ian MacRaeEveryone knows that social media is free, millennials are all adept social media experts, that businesses always have to be available 24/7 and ultimately none of it really matters, as the digital space is full of fake news and online messaging is seen as inauthentic. Don't they?The use of social media as a business tool is dominated by falsehoods, fictions and fabrications. In Myths of Social Media, digital consultant Michelle Carvill and workplace psychologist Ian MacRae dismiss many of the most keenly-held misconceptions and instead, present the reality of social media best practice. Using helpful and instructive, sometimes entertaining and occasionally eye-watering examples of what you should and should not do, Myths of Social Media debunks the most commonly held myths and shows you how to use social media effectively for work and at work.
La nación en portada: El debate de Cataluña y España en la prensa
by Antoni Bassas¿Es Cataluña una nación? ¿Es España plurinacional? Una invitación al debate desde un periodismo riguroso. El 12 de septiembre de 2019, el periodista Antoni Bassas pronunció una conferencia en el Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid con motivo de la fiesta nacional de Cataluña, que terminó con una larguísima ovación de los presentes y miles de reproducciones posteriores en YouTube. Bassas, una de las voces con más credibilidad e influencia en el panorama informativo contemporáneo, presentó una selección de portadas de la prensa de Barcelona y Madrid de los últimos 40 años, en un ejercicio de periodismo comparado que permitía percibir el cambio de tonalidades de la vida social y política en Cataluña y España y que van de la afirmación nacional catalana a través del Estatuto de Autonomía hasta el colapso de la vía estatutaria que da paso a la reclamación del derecho a la autodeterminación, el referéndum del 1 de octubre de 2017 y la condena por sedición de sus responsables políticos en sentencia del Tribunal Supremo en el año 2019. Hace ya más de cuarenta años que se aprobó la Constitución y la reivindicación nacional de Cataluña ha terminado por condicionar decisivamente la actuación de todos los actores de la vida institucional española. Y Bassas se pregunta: «Si, como repiten los medios españoles, el Procés constituye el desafío más grande de la historia reciente de España y si Cataluña puede poner España boca arriba, ¿no será que no estamos ante una comunidad autónoma más? ¿Y que la receta no puede ser policías y jueces, sino la negociación política y el referéndum pactado, como en Escocia o Quebec?».
Nanoelectronics, Circuits and Communication Systems: Proceeding of NCCS 2018 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #642)
by J. K. Mandal Vijay NathThis book features selected papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Nanoelectronics, Circuits and Communication Systems (NCCS 2018). Covering topics such as MEMS and nanoelectronics, wireless communications, optical communications, instrumentation, signal processing, the Internet of Things, image processing, bioengineering, green energy, hybrid vehicles, environmental science, weather forecasting, cloud computing, renewable energy, RFID, CMOS sensors, actuators, transducers, telemetry systems, embedded systems, and sensor network applications in mines, it offers a valuable resource for young scholars, researchers, and academics alike.
Narrative Organizations: Making Companies Future Proof by Working With Stories (Management for Professionals)
by Michael Müller Christine ErlachThis book shows how to work with stories and narrative approaches in almost all fields of action of a company, and demonstrates the added value resulting from a holistic narrative perspective. The authors take thereby a practice-based perspective from the viewpoint of managing directors, the C-suite, organizational developers, corporate communicators and advisers with a rich description of the methods and implementation.By the employment of these narrative methods, leadership styles, communication, knowledge and change management can be planned in such a way that on the one hand the identity-core of the enterprise remains always apparent and on the other, the organization can develop in an agile fashion into the future.
Narratives of Vulnerability in Mexico's War on Drugs
by Raúl Diego Rivera HernándezThis book explores the current human rights crisis created by the War on Drugs in Mexico. It focuses on three vulnerable communities that have felt the impacts of this war firsthand: undocumented Central American migrants in transit to the United States, journalists who report on violence in highly dangerous regions, and the mourning relatives of victims of severe crimes, who take collective action by participating in human rights investigations and searching for their missing loved ones. Analyzing contemporary novels, journalistic chronicles, testimonial works, and documentaries, the book reveals the political potential of these communities’ vulnerability and victimization portrayed in these fictional and non-fictional representations. Violence against migrants, journalists, and activists reveals an array of human rights violations affecting the right to safe transit across borders, freedom of expression, the right to information, and the right to truth and justice.
National Cultures and Foreign Narratives in Italy, 1903–1943
by Francesca BillianiNational Cultures and Foreign Narratives charts the pathways through which foreign literature in translation has arrived in Italy during the first half of the twentieth century. To show the contribution translations made to shaping an Italian national culture, it draws on a wealth of archival material made available in English for the first time.
National Image: China’s Communication of Cultural Symbols
by Xiangfei MengThis book introduces researchers, students and the general public to an intriguing phenomenon at the intersection of diverse fields: national branding. In particular, it uses representative cases particularly to show how China responded to major challenges, not only in the distant past, but also especially in our hectic age of national image construction. By pursuing an interdisciplinary, socio-historical approach, the book sheds new light on the role of cultural symbols in national image building. As such, readers will learn how China has exploited its “black-and-white” tradition – calligraphy and painting – in the construction of a national image.
National Security, Personal Privacy and the Law: Surveying Electronic Surveillance and Data Acquisition (Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law)
by Sybil SharpeThere have been significant changes in public attitudes towards surveillance in the last few years as a consequence of the Snowden disclosures and the Cambridge Analytica scandal. This book re-evaluates competing arguments between national security and personal privacy. The increased assimilation between the investigatory powers of the intelligence services and the police and revelations of unauthorised surveillance have resulted in increased demands for transparency in information gathering and for greater control of personal data. Recent legal reforms have attempted to limit the risks to freedom of association and expression associated with electronic surveillance. This book looks at the background to recent reforms and explains how courts and the legislature are attempting to effect a balance between security and personal liberty within a social contract. It asks what drives public concern when other aspects seem to be less contentious. In view of our apparent willingness to post on social media and engage in online commerce, it considers if we are truly consenting to a loss of privacy and how this reconciles with concerns about state surveillance.