Books published by IGI Global

Focuses on the feasibility and design of a multinational or globally interoperable electronic health record system to track and prevent the spread of disease of BSL-4 infections. Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the history of the multinational spread of zoonotic diseases, it is clear that a global effort is needed.

Addresses human diseases from a wider and holistic perspective, especially looking at morbidity from an ecological viewpoint. The book also looks at infections from an evolutionary perspective. These perspectives, although known, are largely neglected in healthcare systems.

Offers an important contribution to regulators, investors, academics and all others interested in the subject of social and environmental accounting. This is a current issue where research is urgently needed in terms of regulation, norms, organizational practices and the challenge of education.

Explores various religious contributions to enhance understanding of theories, concepts, procedures, and processes related to behaviour of individuals in organisations. The book presents efforts to bridge the gap between a religion and a field of study.

Paints a picture of Sub-Saharan Africa on issues of water resources management, water supply and sanitation including the role of mines in the promotion of socio-economic development. The book presents how African are addressing the sustainable development goals in the areas of water supply and sanitation, and alternative sources of energy.

Solutions to challenges of fragmentation presented by thousands of devices from different manufacturers operating on proprietary ecosystems are likely to be warmly embraced by many IoT brands developers. As such, a publication that specifically addresses the challenges faced in the rolling out of IoT technologies is sorely needed.

Discusses forensic accounting techniques and explores how forensic accountants add value while investigating claims of fraud. The book also highlights the corporate benefits of a forensic accounting audit and the acceptance of this evidence in a court of law.

Describes the actions that lead to the death of African Americans while they are detained or in the process of being detained by a law enforcement agent. This publication focuses on three core countries where Black deaths in custody appear to occur at higher rates - America, Australia and South Africa.

Investigates the cultural, financial, and social factors affecting research and knowledge management in higher education institutions. The book considers strategic decisions made by university administrators and the adoption of decisions made by individual staff members.

Presents current and emerging knowledge related to the aftermath of COVID-19. The questions explores are related to how the pandemic has changed the practices of education, and whether the pandemic has triggered a paradigm shift in the future of education so that current practices become a 'new normal'.

Presents concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications for ecosystem services valuation, wetlands biodiversity conservation, fresh water supply and its impact on biodiversity, agricultural production, food security and wetland management.

Focuses on complex issues from a hotel industry perspective. The book offers a survey of existing research, reflecting on the pandemic's impacts and generating scenarios for how to strengthen business structures.

Presents a comprehensive view of what constitutes the underpinnings of human trafficking, the means of combating it, and its moral implications, and suggests possible solutions toward curbing its excesses.

Covers topics such as algorithms, implementations, examples, and research in 5G, 6G, IoT, and cloud computing for application in industry 4.0. The book provides a guideline, case-study reference, and connection point for stepping towards industry 4.0 based on experience of research, and experiments.

Focuses on the natural agents that can be used against all type of cancers. The book shows the current state of research in the fields of natural products and their derivatives against cancer in preclinical and clinical models.

Features up-to-date studies and comparison of regional integration efforts of the EU, China, and Russia in Greater Eurasia with the special interest in the complicated relations among the EU, EAEU, and BRI.

Makes a strong contribution to studies examining the interaction between narrative and therapy. The book focuses on the structure of the narrative and the possibilities it offers for therapy as well as the Post-Modern sources of spiritual conflict and how to benefit from the possibilities of the narrative while healing them.

Exmines ICS security developments in terms of cyber threats, weaknesses, attacks and patterns, agents, dangers, and the effects of all of these on the industrial environment and the organisations that depend on it.

Empowers college instructors across cultures to protect the integrity of their classroom learning environment from digital distraction. A clear case is made regarding the importance of proactively curbing student digital distraction and practical prevention strategies are presented and discussed.

Focuses on preparing pre-service, in-service teachers and higher education faculty on harnessing and dealing with technology dependence in an Emergency Remote Teaching era. The focus of the book will be on both current and post-pandemic preparedness.

This comprehensive and timely publication is an essential reference source, building on the available literature in the field of gamification for the economic and social development of countries while providing further research opportunities in this dynamic and growing field.

Discusses current challenges to digital healthcare adoption and how IoT and big data technologies can promote digital healthcare adoption and improve healthcare efficiency. The book also discusses how IoT, Big data, and Deep learning techniques can work together to improve the adoption of smart health for improved healthcare delivery and access.

Despite the technological advances, the coronavirus caused serious economic and social repercussions. In times of pandemic, governance is a real challenge. This book suggests important aspects of governance in pandemics from a multidisciplinary perspective, including economy, business, management, law, education, and communication.

Focuses on providing in-depth information and background regarding the growing group of children and families impacted by incarceration. The book aims to help all groups: counsellors, social workers, educators, community advocates, public figures, and social justice advocates.

The integration of machine intelligence and IoT technologies can greatly help in devising cutting edge solutions to very recent issues of industrial applications. Machine intelligence is the most appropriate set of techniques for constructing prediction models due to its capability in handling large-scale and complex datasets.

Explores the most recent developments of AI in the biomedical and biomedicine fields, in the form of deep learning, artificial neural networks, biomedical information processing, biomedical research, evolutionary computing, and statistical technologies.

Provides an overview of the present thinking and state-of-the-art developments in humanitarian engineering. The book presents the latest research findings and their practical implementation, as well as new formulations, solutions, and case studies for tackling contemporary humanitarian issues.

Quantum engineering is a revolutionary approach to quantum technology. It encompasses both fundamental physics and the broad engineering skill-set necessary to meet the practical challenges of the future. This book presents original research, innovations and compelling insights in quantum computing and engineering.

Presents relevant theoretical and empirical research findings and an innovative and multifaceted perspective of how digital transformation and other innovative technologies can drive new business models and create value experiences for consumers and/or firms.

Explores cybersecurity issues that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose is to disseminate cutting-edge research results, highlight research challenges and open issues, and promote further research interest and activities in security and privacy in the COVID-19 era.