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Energy Transformation in Lithuania
No full textThis open access Brief investigates the issue of energy transformation in small countries without their own fossil resources. Using Lithuania as a case study, the Brief analyses energy transformation from both a municipal and regional perspective, outlining the reasons for pursuing energy transformation, the main constraints that exist, and proposing practical methodologies for assessing local energy potential. The chapters focus on real-world challenges, including political barriers and competence gaps, while also making concrete policy recommendations and offering models for energy transformation in regional areas. Filling a critical gap in the discourse on municipal energy transformation, this Brief will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and policymakers in the fields of energy policy, regional development, and sustainability as well as professionals in municipal governance, energy sector decision-makers, and private sector stakeholders interested in decentralized energy solutions
Bridging the Gap Between AI and Reality
No full textThis open access book constitutes revised selected papers from the Second International Conference on Bridging the Gap between AI and Reality, AISoLA 2024, which took place in Crete, Greece, in October/November 2024. The papers included in this book extend the presentation in the AISoLA 2024 on-site proceedings. They focus on the following topics: AI-Assisted Programming; health care approaches using formal methods and AI; responsible and trusted AI: an interdisciplinary perspective; statistical model checking; and verification for neur-symbolic artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and Education in the Global South
No full textThis open access book examines the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence and education in the Global South, where resource constraints and demographic trends create unique challenges and opportunities. Adopting a systems perspective, it explores how AI can transform teaching, curriculum, assessment, teacher professional development, school leadership and system governance while addressing AI literacy, improving the effectiveness of education and developing transferable skills. The book highlights the risks of exacerbating existing inequalities if technology is not carefully integrated and stresses the importance of human-centered, locally adapted solutions. The book examines whether AI is supporting innovation or the transformation of education systems and how it is addressing the principal most vexing challenges with respect to the areas examined. Each chapter draws on an analysis of the potential of AI, on evidence of its use and on evaluation on the implementation and effectiveness of applications. Each chapter concludes with main takeaways for policy and practice, key ethical issues and questions that merit more research
Inklusion in der Sekundarstufe I in Deutschland
No full textDieses Open-Access-Buch sammelt die Ergebnisse der vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderten INSIDE Studie und setzt sich mit zentralen Fragen rund um die inklusive Bildung auseinander. Von der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Regelschul- und sonderpädagogischen Lehrkräften, über Elternarbeit und demokratisches Lernen bis hin zur Entwicklung schulischer Kompetenzen von Schüler:innen mit besonderen Unterstützungsbedarfen werden verschiedene Aspekte der inklusiven Bildung aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven beleuchtet. Das Buch richtet sich an Lehrende, Forschende und alle Interessierten, die sich mit inklusiver Bildung befassen und nachhaltige Veränderungen im Bildungssystem vorantreiben möchten
Place and the Social-Spatial Determinants of Health
No full textThis open access contributed volume is the first to address Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) from a place-based perspective with a transdisciplinary, global outlook. In this open access book, experts from geography, public health, urban planning, sociology, architecture, and more respond to growing calls for action on SDoH to improve health outcomes and promote health equity. Through theoretical considerations and case studies, the book explores how a spatial perspective influences, expands, and enriches understanding of SDoH across different scales and applications. Failing to account for patterns of structural health factors using an explicitly spatial approach can lead to biased, misinterpreted, or incomplete analyses. Adopting a geographic, place-based perspective remains crucial for SDoH studies from theoretical, analytical, and technological standpoints. The chapters in this book highlight areas needing further attention, such as spatial mismatch in health services, the complexities of social and spatial networks, and the impact of government policies on health disparities. Guided by SDoH frameworks, the book is divided into the sections on conceptualizing Social-Spatial Determinants of Health (S&SDoH), integrating S&SDoH in practice, methodological approaches and techniques for measuring S&SDoH, and empirical illustrations of S&SDoH
Proceedings of Tenth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology
No full textThis open access book gathers selected high-quality research papers presented at the Tenth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology (ICICT 2025), held in London, on February 18–21, 2025. It discusses emerging topics pertaining to information and communication technology (ICT) for managerial applications, e-governance, e-agriculture, e-education and computing technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), and e-mining. Written by respected experts and researchers working on ICT, the book offers an asset for young researchers involved in advanced studies. The work is presented in ten volumes
Explainable Artificial Intelligence
No full textThis open access five-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second World Conference on Explainable Artificial Intelligence, xAI 2025, held in Istanbul, Turkey, during July 2025. The 96 revised full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 224 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Volume I: Concept-based Explainable AI; human-centered Explainability; explainability, privacy, and fairness in trustworthy AI; and XAI in healthcare. Volume II: Rule-based XAI systems & actionable explainable AI; features importance-based XAI; novel post-hoc & ante-hoc XAI approaches; and XAI for scientific discovery. Volume III: Generative AI meets explainable AI; Intrinsically interpretable explainable AI; benchmarking and XAI evaluation measures; and XAI for representational alignment. Volume IV: XAI in computer vision; counterfactuals in XAI; explainable sequential decision making; and explainable AI in finance & legal frameworks for XAI technologies. Volume V: Applications of XAI; human-centered XAI & argumentation; explainable and interactive hybrid decision making; and uncertainty in explainable AI
Shaping Inclusive Workplaces for Persons with Disabilities
No full textDespite the increase in research about workplace inclusion, the current literature is dominated by a negative focus on the barriers managers face as they attempt to hire people from disadvantaged groups, including people with disabilities. This open access book offers a positive and practical guide to workplace inclusion that focuses on the opportunities and strategies for managers to succeed and to develop and capitalize on the strengths and resources of individuals. Unlike some works with a broader societal focus, this contributed volume puts the spotlight firmly on what happens inside workplaces and organizations. It shifts focus from a reactive view of organizations acting on external motivations and pressures towards a proactive view, based on internal motivation, opportunities, and untapped resources. Each chapter is written on a specific theme by a leading expert, digesting the theory and applying it to real-world cases. It will be of great interest to executive education and MBA students, as well as HR practitioners and policymakers
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations—Governance, Technology, and Legal Perspectives
No full textThis open access book explores the transformative world of DAOs, where decentralized governance meets blockchain technology. Based on a competitive peer-reviewed selection of papers presented at the second European DAO Workshop at ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Zurich, Switzerland in 2025, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of DAO research. In this context, it addresses key aspects of DAOs, from governance mechanisms and stakeholder dynamics to the development of essential tools and frameworks. Beyond examining how DAOs can redefine organizational structures, enhance transparency, and promote democratic decision-making, it also addresses important challenges such as centralization risks, legal uncertainties, and integration into existing economic and regulatory frameworks. This book is valuable for researchers and practitioners interested in understanding and promoting the potential of DAOs in creating a fairer and more innovative digital economy
Top-down und bottom-up Dynamiken europäischer Öffentlichkeit im Lokalen
No full textIn diesem Open-Access-Buch wird analysiert, wie Politiker*innen, insbesondere Mitglieder des Europäischen Parlaments, als Top-down-Akteure sowie zivile Akteure als Bottom-up-Akteure auf die Lokaljournalist*innen und deren Berichterstattung über die Europäische Union (EU) in Lokalzeitungen einwirken sowie die Politisierung der EU und die Europäisierung in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten beeinflussen. Lokale Tageszeitungen rücken nur selten in den Fokus der Forschung zur europäischen Öffentlichkeit. Sie sind aber gerade aufgrund ihrer wichtigen Funktionen auf der lokalen Ebene nicht zu vernachlässigen und können zur Politisierung der EU beitragen, indem sie eine Scharnierfunktion zwischen den verschiedenen Akteuren aus Politik, den Massenmedien und der Zivilgesellschaft, deren Strategien und Aktivitäten sowie der Berichterstattung im Medium selbst übernehmen. Mithilfe von 34 Interviews mit Journalist*innen, EU-Korrespondent*innen, Mitgliedern des Europäischen Parlaments und deren Mitarbeitenden, Vertreter*innen der Zivilgesellschaft und von EDICs, einer qualitativen Inhaltsanalyse lokaler Tageszeitungen sowie eines Vergleichs der drei Fallstaaten Deutschland, Österreich und Frankreich kann festgestellt werden, wie durch diese Dynamiken lokale Öffentlichkeit entsteht, abgebildet und europäisiert wird