The purpose of this book is our material to develop the next edition of the book and can be a reference for the public, practitioners and academics. This book contains all aspects related to human capital and the organizational environment. Basically, the preparation of this book is also a discourse for us to always learn and have an optimistic view of looking ahead that there is always a way to achieve success, one of which is by utilizing the right human capital.

This book covers a variety of topics in the field of mechatronics engineering, with a special focus on innovative control and automation concepts for applications in a wide range of field, including industrial production, medicine and rehabilitation, education and transport. Based on a set of papers presented at the 1st International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE, held in Guimarães, Portugal, on June 28-30, 2021, the chapters report on cutting-edge control algorithms for mobile robots and robot manipulators, innovative industrial monitoring strategies for industrial process, improved production systems for smart manufacturing, and discusses important issues related to user experience, training and education, as well as national developments in the field of mechatronics . This volume, which belongs to a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with a timely overview and extensive information on trends and technologies behind the future developments of mechatronics systems in the era of Industry 4.0.

This book addresses the importance of human factors in optimizing the learning and training process. It reports on the latest research and best practices, and discusses key principles of behavioral and cognitive science, which are extremely relevant to the design of instructional content and new technologies to support mobile and multimedia learning, virtual training and web-based learning, among others, as well as performance measurements, social and adaptive learning and many other types of educational technology, with a special emphasis on those important in the corporate, higher education, healthcare and military training contexts. Gathering contributions to the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Human Factors in Training, Education, and Learning Sciences, held on July 16–20, 2020, the book offers a timely perspective on the role of human factors in education. It highlights important new approaches and ideas, and fosters new discussions on how to optimally design learning experiences.

This open access handbook describes foundational issues, methodological approaches and examples on how to analyse and model data using Computational Social Science (CSS) for policy support. Up to now, CSS studies have mostly developed on a small, proof-of concept, scale that prevented from unleashing its potential to provide systematic impact to the policy cycle, as well as from improving the understanding of societal problems to the definition, assessment, evaluation, and monitoring of policies. The aim of this handbook is to fill this gap by exploring ways to analyse and model data for policy support, and to advocate the adoption of CSS solutions for policy by raising awareness of existing implementations of CSS in policy-relevant fields. To this end, the book explores applications of computational methods and approaches like big data, machine learning, statistical learning, sentiment analysis, text mining, systems modelling, and network analysis to different problems in the social sciences. The book is structured into three Parts: the first chapters on foundational issues open with an exposition and description of key policymaking areas where CSS can provide insights and information. In detail, the chapters cover public policy, governance, data justice and other ethical issues. Part two consists of chapters on methodological aspects dealing with issues such as the modelling of complexity, natural language processing, validity and lack of data, and innovation in official statistics. Finally, Part three describes the application of computational methods, challenges and opportunities in various social science areas, including economics, sociology, demography, migration, climate change, epidemiology, geography, and disaster management. The target audience of the book spans from the scientific community engaged in CSS research to policymakers interested in evidence-informed policy interventions, but also includes private companies holding data that can be used to study social sciences and are interested in achieving a policy impact.

This book covers a variety of topics in the field of industrial engineering, with a special focus on research and industrial applications aimed at both improving quality of processes and products and contributing to a sustainable economy. Based on a set of papers presented at the 1st International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE, held in Guimarães, Portugal, on June 28–30, 2021, it focuses on innovative technologies associated with and strategies for the development of Industry 4.0. The chapters discuss new ways to improve industrial production and supply chain management by applying mathematical and computational methods. They also cover important issues relating to sustainability, education, and collaborations between industry and universities, and national developments. This book, which belongs to a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with a timely overview and extensive information on trends and technologies behind the current and future developments of Industry 4.0.

These proceedings represent the work of contributors to the 10th European Conference on Intangibles and Intellectual Capital (ECIIC 2019), held at the University of Chieti-Pescara on 23-24 May 2019. The conference is supported by SIDREA - the Italian Society of Accounting and Economia Aziendale (http: //www.sidrea.it/) and is organized by the Department of Management and Business Administration (https: //www.dea.unich.it/) headed by Professor Michela Venditti. The Conference Chair is Prof. Massimo Sargiacomo who was assisted by an organizing committee comprised of university professors and lecturers (Gianluca Antonucci, Christian Corsi, Antonio D'Andreamatteo, Francesco De Luca, Armando Della Porta, Manoel De Nicola, Daniela Di Berardino, Tiziana Di Cimbrini, Antonio Gitto, Lea Iaia, Luca Ianni, Lorenzo Lucianetti, Stefania Migliori, Ida Verna). PhD students from Accounting, Management and Business Economics (www.ambe.unich.it) at the University G.d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara also supported the organizational committee. ECIIC is a well-established event on the academic research calendar and in its 10th year the key aim remains the opportunity for participants to share ideas and meet the people who hold them. The scope of papers will ensure an interesting two days. The subjects covered illustrate the wide range of topics that fall into this important and ever-growing area of research. The opening keynote presentation is given by Prof. Martin Piber from the Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Innsbruck, Austria on the subject Managing (Intangibles) in times of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity). The second day of the conference will open with a keynote by Dr. John Dumay, from the Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia on the topic of 25 Years since Skandia: Critical reflections and projections. There will be an afternoon plenary Round Table Discussion led by Prof John Dumay, Prof Rosa Lombardi (SIDREA Secretary), University of Rome "La Sapienza", Prof Stefano Marasca (SIDREA President), Marche Polytechnic University, Prof Martin Piber, University of Innsbruck and Prof Stefano Zambon (NIBR General Secretary), University of Ferrara, on the topic of Doing Research on Intangibles and Intellectual Capital: New Frontiers, Challenges and Future Scenarios. With an initial submission of 96 abstracts, after the double blind, peer review process there are 40 Academic research papers, 3 PhD research papers and 3 work-in-progress papers published in these Conference Proceedings. These papers represent research from Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Finland, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland and the USA.

This book provides holistic guidance and proposes practical frameworks to navigate complex learning environments in the rapidly evolving climate, and an environment to facilitate effective learning and knowledge transfer, while advocating a shift in the learning culture, and culture of learning, in varying contexts. It serves well for varying and cross-disciplinary clusters of individuals, particularly for academics, senior management of higher education institutions, and senior leaders of corporate organizations. This book equips readers with a deeper understanding of the evolving and dynamic issues that need to be addressed in the higher education context; to handle multifaceted situations in the process of engaging University students to be nurtured as future global leaders and knowledge workers.