Sustainable Manage Transformation: Leadership, Organization: Intelligence, and Sustaina in the Postmodern Era
This collective book brings together a series of research papers that address, from a critical and transdisciplinary perspective, the main challenges facing contemporary management. Through six interconnected chapters, topics such as conscious leadership, strategic sustainability, digital neurogastronomy, tax auditing, transpersonal thinking, and emotional management in complex environments are explored. Each contribution offers conceptual and practical tools for redesigning management practices from an ethical, adaptive, and regenerative approach. The work proposes a new model called Regenerative Management, which integrates key dimensions for understanding and transforming 21st-century organizations: purposeful leadership, emotional innovation, institutional transparency, sustainability as a decision- making axis, organizational spirituality, and applied intelligent technologies. This vision breaks with fragmented paradigms and promotes a management practice capable of responding to the environmental, social, and digital challenges of our time. Aimed at academics, professionals, and students in areas such as administration, economics, social sciences, and humanities, this book is an invitation to think of management not only as a technique but as a deeply human act, aimed at building more ethical, resilient, and conscious organizations.
Copyright (c) 2025 Crisálida Victoria Villegas González (Volume editor); Evelio Suárez Gutiérrez, Yumaisi González Ochoa, Amalia Caridad García Herrera, Lesyán Sánchez Beritán, Virginia Nohemí Gutiérrez Velásquez, Juan Carlos Pérez Vega, Car-Emyr Suescum Coelho, Carluys Suescum Coelho, Lourdes Meza Ruiz (Chapter Author); Daniel Román-Acosta (Volume editor); Daniel Román-Acosta (Chapter Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Al and Machine Learning in Healthcare and Biomedical Engineering
AI and Machine Learning in Healthcare and Biomedical Engineering presents a collection of recent research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, medical imaging, and biomedical hardware design. The volume focuses on two tightly coupled domains: AI-driven analysis of oncological imaging (with an emphasis on brain and lung tumors) and machine-learning-assisted optimization of low-noise front-ends for medical Internet of Things (IoT) devices and implantable systems. On the imaging side, several chapters propose advanced pipelines for preprocessing and enhancing MRI and CT data, including filtering, contrast enhancement, and transform-based techniques, as well as multimodal MRI–PET fusion. These methods aim to improve image quality and tumor boundary visibility, facilitating more reliable segmentation and diagnosis. Building on these foundations, the book explores deep and hybrid learning models—convolutional neural networks combined with classical classifiers—as well as feature extraction and selection strategies that integrate textural, frequency-based, and deep representations. Experiments on benchmark datasets for brain and lung tumors show that these approaches can achieve high accuracy and robust performance, underscoring the diagnostic potential of AI-based methods. At the hardware level, the book examines how machine learning can guide the design of low-noise amplifiers for medical IoT and implantable communication in medically allocated frequency bands. The chapters demonstrate that data-driven optimization can reduce noise figures, improve gain-versus-power trade-offs, and accelerate convergence in multi-objective design spaces, yielding LNAs with performance suitable for low-power wearable and implantable devices. By bringing together methods for image enhancement, multimodal fusion, feature engineering, classification, and hardware optimization, this edited volume offers an integrated view of how AI and machine learning can be embedded throughout the sensing, processing, and communication chain in modern healthcare systems. It is intended for researchers, graduate students, and practitioners in biomedical engineering, medical imaging, electronics, and health informatics who seek both methodological insight and application-oriented case studies.
Copyright (c) 2025 Vugar Abdullayev (Volume editor); V Rajesh, B Rakesh Babu, Hussein Alkattan, Salam Abdulkhaleq Noaman, Abrar Ryadh, Mostafa Abotaleb, H.K. Al-Mahdawi, Elman Azimov, Pushan Kumar Dutta, Sahib Huseynov, Aygun Ibrahimova, Abuzarova Vusala, Mahbuba Shirinova (Chapter Author); Alex Khang (Volume editor); Jarupula Somlal, N Narender Reddy, Sk. Hasane Ahammad, Ebrahim E. Elsayed, Davron Juraev, Nazila Ragimova, Vugar Abdullayev, Saggurthi Spandana, Mohammed R. Hayal, Bahar Asgarova, Elmina Gadirova (Chapter Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
New Literacies in the Age of AI: Ethics, Teaching, and Writing
This collective volume addresses the challenges and possibilities of digital and ethical literacy in the contemporary educational context, which is profoundly shaped by the emergence of generative artificial intelligence. Across eleven chapters, educators and researchers from various countries analyze how AI is transforming writing, teaching, assessment, and teacher education from pedagogical, legal, technological, and epistemological perspectives. The content is organized into three modules. The first focuses on the conceptual foundations of new literacies and their impact on teacher training. The second brings together pedagogical experiences that integrate AI into instructional design, feedback, and academic creativity. The third module examines the ethical and legal implications of AI use in contexts of authorship, academic integrity, and evaluation. Far from offering a unified or prescriptive vision, the chapters invite readers to critically reflect on the role of AI in teaching and learning processes, as well as to explore practical proposals and frameworks for responsible and formative integration. This work is aimed at teachers, trainers, researchers, and educational policymakers interested in understanding, applying, and teaching with AI from a critical, ethical, and contextualized perspective.
Copyright (c) 2025 Rubén González Vallejo (Volume editor); Edward Antonio Petit Sánchez, Nalia Paz Nardo, Hector Cuesta-Arvizu, Enoc Gutiérrez Pallares, Araira del Pilar Marín Villegas, Blanca María Barrios Aguilar, Edith Julieta Moreno García, Claritza Arlenet Peña Zerpa, María Francisca Colina Colina, Carelys Suescum Coelho, Luz Virginia Bueno Urbina, Gaoussou Goro, Emmanuel Lisandro Romero Santana, Freddy Ernesto Ortiz Zorrilla, Verónica Mora Bermúdez, Car-Emyr Suescum Coelho, Carluys Suescum Coelho, Carlysmar Suescum Coelho, Aaron Fernando Umanzor Ortega, Mixzaida Yelitza Peña Zerpa (Chapter Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Advanced Materials, Artiﬁcial Intelligence, and Sustainable Technologies for Energy and Environmental Engineering
Advanced Materials, Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainable Technologies for Energy and Environmental Engineering brings together cutting-edge research and applied studies at the intersection of materials science, intelligent systems, and sustainable engineering. The chapters explore how advanced materials—such as nanomaterials, smart and functional materials, carbon-based structures, and novel composites— can enhance the efficiency, safety, and resilience of energy and environmental systems. In parallel, the volume examines the growing role of artificial intelligence, data analytics, and automation in optimizing industrial processes, monitoring pollution, supporting decision-making, and enabling predictive maintenance across infrastructure and manufacturing. Contributions range from experimental studies on water and wastewater treatment, pollution monitoring, and remediation, to the design of energy-efficient processes, AI-driven structural and civil engineering solutions, and sustainable resource management strategies. By linking fundamental advances in materials and intelligent technologies with real-world challenges in energy and environmental engineering, this book offers an integrated perspective for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students seeking to develop cleaner, smarter, and more sustainable technological systems.
Copyright (c) 2025 Qodirov Asliddin Asomiddin, Shafi Danyalov, Taleh Asgarov, Ibrokhimali Normatov, Yüksel Akinay, Mehmet Topuz, Fuad Abaszadeh, Zulfiyya Asadova, Fargan Asadov, Sardor Donaev, Rashad Abaszade, Abdimitalip Baatyrbekovich Satybaldyev, Muhammad Matanov, Rashad Ismibayli, Ahila A, Malikov Ziyodullo Abdurayim, Christo Ananth, Vusala Abuzarova, Bahar Asgarova, Husnain Mukhdoom, L.R. Priya, V.H. Abdullayev, R.G. Abaszade, Mahbuba Shirinova, Jamala Nabiyeva, Nazila Ragimova, Rabbimov G‘iyosjon Mehriddin, Abduraxmonov Muhammad Sulaymon, Abdulkhamid Kholmurodov, Kholmatzhon Imomnazarov, Fatma Bassyouni, Gasim Mammadov, Ihor Prysiazhniuk, Oleksandr Kvartenko, Almas Khabibova, Afaq Quliyeva, Hokuma Bafadarova, Sabiya Osmanova, Rena Gurbanova, Elmina Gadirova (Chapter Author); Prof. Alex Khang, Prof. Javier Gonzalez-Argote, Dr. Vugar Abdullayev (Volume editor); Oksana Pletuk, Vugar Abdullayev Hajimahmud, S.R. Hajiyeva, Narmina Guliyeva, Ajesh F, Irada Seyidova, Yegane Aliyeva, Jale Agazade, Vasila Abbasova, Vugar Abdullayev, Alex Khang, Mehti A. Huseynov, Vugar J. Abdullayev, Swapan Banerjee, Tarek Ganat (Chapter Author); Dr. Elmina Gadirova (Volume editor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Health and Professional Practice in Argentina: Applied Research in Patient Care, Workforce Training, and Health Interventions
Health and Professional Practice in Argentina: Applied Research in Patient Care, Workforce Training, and Health Interventions brings together a selection of final degree projects in nursing and medicine that reflect the realities, challenges, and innovations of clinical practice in Argentina. The chapters address key issues such as the development of research skills among nursing staff, the design and evaluation of continuing education programmes, the quality and safety of care in paediatric intensive care units, and the safe administration of medications in complex clinical settings. Through original studies and intervention projects, the contributors explore how structured training, evidence-based practice, and systematic evaluation of competencies can strengthen professional autonomy, improve decision-making, and enhance patient outcomes. The volume combines quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches applied to real-world scenarios in hospitals and health services, particularly in Rosario and other Argentine contexts. It highlights institutional barriers and enabling factors for research and lifelong learning in nursing, and proposes concrete strategies for implementing educational interventions, monitoring results, and building a culture of patient safety. By focusing on the intersection between professional practice, education, and research, this book offers relevant insights for health professionals, educators, and policy-makers committed to advancing the quality of care and the role of nursing and medical teams in contemporary healthcare systems.
Copyright (c) 2025 Dr. Adrián Alejandro Vitón-Castillo (Volume editor); Yanina Gisselle Pino, Sandra Arcieri, Pablo Adrián Feigelmüller, Karina Bustamante Galarza, Mylena Souza Freitas, Facundo Correa, Diego Eduardo Roman, Marcelo Adrian Estrin, Figar Tomás, Laube Gerardo, Manuel Arismendi, Facundo Juan Manuel Correa, Eveline Moreira de Souza, Analia Claudia Sabattini, Larissa Evelin Chaves Cordeiro, Bárbara Maria Lisboa do Nascimento, Cristina Ibarra, José Vicente Postorivo Nauman, Samila Sousa De Paula (Chapter Author); Prof. Dr. William Castillo-Gonzalez, Dr. Andrew Alberto López Sánchez (Volume editor); Rosario Cecilia Avalos, Susana Carnovale, Andrea Vázquez, Antonela Gardiol, Adrián De Paúl, Carmen Centurión, Daiana Foco, Florencia Intra, Paula Mancinelli, Evelyn Mariana Palmieri, Javier González Argote, Maria Eduarda Pereira Silva, Roberto Lauretta, Gerardo Laube, Ruan Loures Soares, Nanci Torquati (Chapter Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Health 4.0: Management, Technology, and Transformation of the Healthcare Sector in Latin America Spanish Edition
The book “Health 4.0: management, technology, and transformation of the healthcare sector in Latin America” is a collective work that brings together interdisciplinary contributions aimed at strengthening health management from a contemporary, critical, and innovative perspective. Comprising eleven chapters written by authors from various academic institutions and health professionals in Latin America, this volume addresses the main challenges facing health systems today, such as institutional governance, service quality, digital transformation, public ethics, the emotional well-being of healthcare personnel, and organizational sustainability. Organized into five thematic areas, the text offers a comprehensive view of health administration, combining theoretical analysis, case studies, management tools, and proposals for innovation in real contexts. The work emphasizes the need for management that is centered on human values, adaptive to the complexity of the environment, and sensitive to the social, technological, and ecological challenges of the 21st century. The book’s pluralistic and Latin American approach provides a valuable tool for students, teachers, researchers, managers, and decision-makers interested in transforming healthcare institutions based on evidence, ethics, and social commitment. This text seeks to contribute to the strengthening of more equitable, resilient, and inclusive healthcare systems, connecting academic thought with the realities experienced in the field of public healthcare management.
Copyright (c) 2025 Prof. Dr. William Castillo-Gonzalez (Volume editor); Car-Emyr Suescum Coelho, Carluys Suescum Coelho, Ricardo Elias Celis Parra, Benito Zamorano González, Fabiola Peña Cárdenas, Nolivio López Díaz, Idesnel Banguela Pérez, Juan Leonardo Pacios Dorado, Miguel Enrique Barroso Fontanals, Raiza Fernández Sosa, Evelyn González Betancourt, Yasser García Baró, Carelys Suescum Coelho, Yonathan Estrada Rodríguez (Chapter Author); Dr. Adrián Alejandro Vitón-Castillo, Dr. Andrew Alberto López Sánchez (Volume editor); Pedro Luis Bracho-Fuenmayor, Gina Marcela Mahecha Naranjo, Javier Eduardo Sierra Tamara, Dario Javier García Martínez, Leandro Efraín Álvarez Alucema, Zulay Calderón, Ramón Ignacio Carrero, Sandra Coromoto Blanco, Carlos David Boris Miclín, María Eugenia García Céspedes, Voltar Enrique Varas Violante (Chapter Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Applied bibliometrics. From data to publication
In an era when a new scientific article appears every six seconds, researchers face an ocean of information that threatens to drown relevance in redundancy. Bibliometrics as a Pilot in the Storm of Open Science is both a manifesto and a practical guide for navigating that vast sea of data. Far from being a luxury, bibliometrics has become an essential instrument of intellectual survival. As science embraces transparency, open access, and reproducibility, responsible metrics stand as the guardian of academic integrity. This book provides a critical and ethical framework aligned with the Leiden Manifesto and DORA, enabling researchers and students to evaluate scientific impact beyond journal rankings. Structured as a methodological expedition, the work progresses from theoretical foundations to applied analytics using tools such as VOSviewer, Bibliometrix, and Google Colab. It offers replicable protocols for mapping co-authorship networks, detecting citation patterns, and measuring social impact. Written in an accessible, rigorous style, this book empowers two key audiences: researchers seeking to demonstrate the real influence of their work, and students beginning to chart their academic path. Bridging technical precision, ethical reflection, and critical thought, it transforms bibliometric analysis into a navigational art for the open science era.
Copyright (c) 2025 Annier Jesús Fajardo Quesada, Eduardo Antonio Hernández González, René Herrero Pacheco, Lisannia Virgen Beritán Yero (Volume editor); Annier Jesús Fajardo Quesada, Eduardo Antonio Hernández González, René Herrero Pacheco, Lisannia Virgen Beritán Yero (Chapter Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
In an era when a new scientific article appears every six seconds, researchers face an ocean of information that threatens to drown relevance in redundancy. Bibliometrics as a Pilot in the Storm of Open Science is both a manifesto and a practical guide for navigating that vast sea of data. Far from being a luxury, bibliometrics has become an essential instrument of intellectual survival. As science embraces transparency, open access, and reproducibility, responsible metrics stand as the guardian of academic integrity. This book provides a critical and ethical framework aligned with the Leiden Manifesto and DORA, enabling researchers and students to evaluate scientific impact beyond journal rankings. Structured as a methodological expedition, the work progresses from theoretical foundations to applied analytics using tools such as VOSviewer, Bibliometrix, and Google Colab. It offers replicable protocols for mapping co-authorship networks, detecting citation patterns, and measuring social impact. Written in an accessible, rigorous style, this book empowers two key audiences: researchers seeking to demonstrate the real influence of their work, and students beginning to chart their academic path. Bridging technical precision, ethical reflection, and critical thought, it transforms bibliometric analysis into a navigational art for the open science era
Copyright (c) 2025 Vugar Abdullayev (Volume editor); V Rajesh, B Rakesh Babu, Hussein Alkattan, Salam Abdulkhaleq Noaman, Abrar Ryadh, Mostafa Abotaleb, H.K. Al-Mahdawi, Elman Azimov, Pushan Kumar Dutta, Sahib Huseynov, Aygun Ibrahimova, Abuzarova Vusala, Mahbuba Shirinova (Chapter Author); Alex Khang (Volume editor); Jarupula Somlal, N Narender Reddy, Sk Hasane Ahammad, Ebrahim E. Elsayed, Davron Juraev, Nazila Ragimova, Vugar Abdullayev, Saggurthi Spandana, Mohammed R. Hayal, Bahar Asgarova, Elmina Gadirova (Chapter Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Copyright (c) 2025 Crisálida Victoria Villegas González, Daniel Román-Acosta (Volume editor); Lourdes Meza Ruiz, Evelio Suárez Gutiérrez, Yumaisi González Ochoa, Lesyán Sánchez Beritán, Evelio Suárez Gutiérrez, Yumaisi González Ochoa, Amalia Caridad García Herrera, Lesyán Sánchez Beritán, Virginia Nohemí Gutiérrez Velásquez, Juan Carlos Pérez Vega, Car-Emyr Suescum Coelho, Carluys Suescum Coelho, Daniel Román-Acosta (Chapter Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Evidence-based biomedicine: methodology for research, standardization, and scientific procedural aspects
Evidence-based biomedicine: methodology for research, standardization and scientific procedural aspects is a structured guide for designing, conducting, analyzing and communicating research in the health field, with particular emphasis on clinical and occupational health practice. The book highlights the importance of integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches, as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses, under solid statistical and probabilistic rigor in order to produce valid, comparable and decision-oriented results for clinical practice. The structure of the book follows the research process step by step. It begins with clinical research and the composition of multidisciplinary research teams, stressing the need to connect clinical care with investigative activity and to recognize the central role of health professionals in generating knowledge. It then addresses research ethics, including legal and ethical frameworks, scientific validity, risk–benefit balance, informed consent, fair selection of participants, and the ethics of scientific publishing (authorship, plagiarism, conflicts of interest and editorial responsibilities). Subsequent chapters deal with study design and types of research, offering a structured model to formulate research questions, plan studies and choose between different observational and experimental designs. Descriptive and prevalence studies, cohort studies, case–control studies and diagnostic accuracy studies are presented, together with key criteria for their appropriate selection and critical appraisal. A core theme of the book is the standardization of protocols and procedures, both in research and clinical practice, with the aim of ensuring transparency, reproducibility and comparability across centers and studies. Scientific procedural aspects include rigorous data collection and analysis, careful interpretation of findings and strict adherence to ethical principles throughout the research process. Finally, the text underscores the importance of training in evidence-based biomedicine and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, proposing rigorous research as the foundation for improving clinical practice, informing health policy and advancing biomedicine as a whole.
Copyright (c) 2025 Rafael Romero-Carazas, Antony Paul Espiritu-Martinez, Enzo Renatto Bazualdo-Fiorini, David Hugo Bernedo-Moreira, Rafael Romero-Carazas, Antony Paul Espiritu-Martinez, Enzo Renatto Bazualdo-Fiorini, David Hugo Bernedo-Moreira (Volume editor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Aventura literaria para pequeños lectores
“Adventure Among Letters for Reading Comprehension” is a book of stories for elementary school students that, through activities proposed at the end of each story, seeks to develop students' reading comprehension skills. Likewise, to strengthen comprehensive reading, the book contains a variety of myths and legends from different contexts inspired by the author's imagination. These stories have been carefully selected for this first edition with the aim of stimulating children's imagination and interest in reading, while promoting the development of reading comprehension skills. Each story is accompanied by activities that invite the reader to reflect on the characters, the plot, and the message of the stories, thus fostering a deep understanding of what is read. In addition, the book includes myths and legends that enrich the reading experience, immersing readers in fantastic worlds and diverse realities. Reading comprehension and oral expression are fundamental skills that have a significant impact on children's academic, social, and emotional development. Reading comprehension is the ability to understand, interpret, and analyze what is read, which is not only crucial for learning in all areas of knowledge but also for everyday life. Good reading comprehension allows children to acquire and process information effectively, giving them the tools to function independently in the world. On the other hand, oral expression is equally important, as it is through verbal communication that children can share their ideas, emotions, opinions, and experiences. Clear and effective oral expression not only facilitates social interaction, but is also essential for the development of critical thinking, reasoning, and self-confidence skills. In the school context, these skills are fundamental to academic success, as children with good reading comprehension and oral expression are more likely to understand and assimilate curriculum content, as well as actively participate in class and extracurricular activities. Therefore, a storybook such as “Adventure Among Letters for Reading Comprehension” not only offers entertainment and cultural enrichment, but also contributes significantly to the development of these skills that are so important for the overall growth of children.
Copyright (c) 2025 Maria Victoria Santivañez Cabezas, Desiree Jimenez Santivañez (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Emerging pedagogies: AI, territory, and situated knowledges
This collective book brings together diverse contributions on the use, reflection, and reinterpretation of artificial intelligence in specific educational contexts. From different disciplines, territories, and levels of teaching, the authors address experiences that challenge the instrumental or technocratic view of AI, proposing instead a critical, ethical, and pedagogical understanding. The common thread is the construction of knowledge from practice, with an awareness of the place one inhabits and the social, cultural, and political tensions that permeate contemporary education. Organized into three main sections, the book includes philosophical essays on algorithmic epistemology and digital colonialism, didactic proposals applied to design thinking, medicine, engineering, and economics, as well as pedagogical accounts that combine poetics, ethics, and situated action. The voices that make up this work are not grouped under a single methodological formula, but under a shared intention: to think about pedagogy with AI from the real, the local, and the possible. The result is a heterogeneous work, coherent in its desire to challenge teacher training, university teaching, and educational research from a perspective committed to critical thinking, cognitive justice, and cultural transformation. This proposal is aimed at educators, researchers, and students interested in exploring the ways in which artificial intelligence is incorporated, transformed, or contested in today's classrooms.
Copyright (c) 2025 Rubén González Vallejo (Volume editor); Maideline Almira Batista, María Ofelia Alacal Catalá, Lilianne Dominguez Céspedes, Henry Alberto Rodríguez Urdaneta, María Elena Aguilar Bernal, Manuel Guerra Garcés, Natacha Coca Bernal, Daniela Medina Coronado, Javier Hernández Morales, Edith Mariana Rebollar-Sánchez, Pedro Atilano Morales, Norjhira Romero Pérez, Wuilfran José Duque Andara, Oiraly Cecilia Chirinos Macho, Gabriel Alfonzo Peraza Mora, Pedro Luis Bracho-Fuenmayor, Yohorlin Marta Céspedes Fonseca (Chapter Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Teachers under evaluation: the imaginaries of power and fear in Colombian education (English version)
Teachers Under Evaluation: The imaginaries of Power and Fear in Colombian Education is a work that delves, with theoretical depth and a testimonial voice, into the symbolic fabric that sustains the teaching profession in the country. Through a style that blends academic reflection with pedagogical narrative, the author explores how power, evaluation, and fear intertwine within the everyday experience of Colombian teaching. From a critical and humanistic approach, the author analyzes the evolution of the national education system based on statutes 2277 and 1278, showing how evaluation policies, under the language of “quality” and “merit”, have reshaped the imaginaries of the teaching profession. In these pages, the teacher does not appear as a passive victim of reforms, but as a historical subject who resists, creates, and reimagines their practice through hope. The text brings together theory and experience with academic precision, drawing on thinkers such as Foucault, Bourdieu, Freire, Castoriadis, Dubet, Bauman, Popkewitz and Covarrubias, among others. Through these dialogues, the author offers an interpretation of the teaching profession as a field of forces, where symbolic capital, ethical meanings and political horizons are contested. Each chapter constitutes a distinct — and complementary — approach to the imaginaries that shape teaching: merit, vocation, control, dignity, and resistance. With a clear and poetic language, the author reveals that pedagogy not only teaches content, but also ways of being and existing in the world. In these pages, hope is not presented as consolation, but as a political practice; and evaluation, not as punishment, but as an opportunity for dialogue. Teachers under evaluation is an invitation to rethink the school as a space of meaning, not of obedience; as a territory of care, not of surveillance. An indispensable work for those who believe that education remains an act of faith, and justice.
Copyright (c) 2025 Edwin Tovar Briñez (Author); Edwin Tovar Briñez (Chapter Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Corporate governance and accounting ethics
The modern business environment needs corporate governance and accounting ethics, as the main pillars of organizational accountability, transparency, and sustainability. This textbook is a complex study of both notions, combining classical theories, modern rules and regulations, and ethical norms of both national and international levels. The text critically reflects on the interaction of the governance structures, the responsibilities of the boards and shareholder roles in influencing ethical financial reporting and sustainable corporate behaviors by drawing on multidisciplinary theories such as the agency theory, stakeholder theory, institutional theory as well as political economy frameworks. The Nigerian context is highlighted with the help of the main regulatory tools, including the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA, 2020), the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance (NCCG, 2018), and the ethical statements made by the professional organizations, i.e., the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), the ICAN, ANAN, and the international organizations, i.e., IFAC and OECD. Students are influenced through essential domains such as internal control mechanisms, auditing processes, sustainability governance and professional code of ethics. The book combines theory with practice with real life corporate case studies, empirical studies and critical commentary of failures and reforms in governance in developing and developed economies. The text empowers the students of the university, practitioners in the accounting profession, and policy analysts by equipping them with the competency to understand the principles of governance, assess ethical issues and put accountability systems in place that support integrity, transparency, and long-term value generation in companies.
Copyright (c) 2025 Samuel Ejiro Uwhejevwe-Togbolo, Ajueyitse Martins Otuedon, Austin Onome Amughoro, Austin Onome Amughoro, Festus Elugom Ubogu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Electrolyte and Internal Environment Imbalances in Emergencies (Spanish Edition)
Electrolyte and internal environment disorders represent some of the most frequent and clinically significant challenges in emergency and critical care settings. Their impact can be abrupt, severe, and life-threatening. In many cases, a subtle change in sodium, potassium, chloride, or water balance may determine the difference between stability and rapid clinical deterioration. For this reason, the ability to recognize, interpret, and intervene promptly is a core skill for physicians who care for critically ill patients, whether in emergency departments, intensive care units, or high-dependency hospital settings. This book was conceived as a practical and accessible clinical tool. It is designed to integrate physiological understanding with bedside decision-making, providing a clear bridge between foundational science and real-time therapeutic action. Each chapter has been developed collaboratively by clinicians actively engaged in emergency and critical care practice across various healthcare systems. Their contributions reflect not only scientific knowledge, but the lived experience of caring for patients in contexts where urgency, uncertainty, and limited time demand clarity and precision. While electrolyte and internal environment alterations are deeply rooted in complex physiology, our goal has been to make their clinical reasoning straightforward. Diagnostic approaches, pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatment strategies are presented in a concise and applicable manner. We emphasize concepts that are essential for rapid assessment, careful correction, and prevention of iatrogenic harm. This work is dedicated to the medical professionals who stand at the bedside in the most critical moments, and to the patients whose resilience gives meaning to every clinical effort. It is our hope that this book will serve as a support, a guide, and a companion in the demanding and noble responsibility of emergency medicine and critical care.
Copyright (c) 2025 Jorge A. Barrios Flores, Jorge Márquez Molina, Jhossmar Cristians Auza-Santivañez, Marco Antonio Toro Ledezma (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Applied bibliometrics. From data to publication (Spanish Edition)
Copyright (c) 2025 Annier Jesús Fajardo Quesada, Eduardo Antonio Hernández González, René Herrero Pacheco, Lisannia Virgen Beritán Yero (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Descriptive statistics manual. Definition and exercises
This manual offers a clear, accessible, and practical guide to the study of descriptive statistics, specifically designed for high school and college students. Through a progressive structure and realistic examples, the book introduces the fundamental concepts of statistics: data types, table organization, measures of central tendency, dispersion, and position, for both ungrouped and grouped data. In addition to the theoretical content, it includes step-by-step exercises that allow the reader to develop practical skills and understand the real-world use of statistics in contexts such as health, the environment, production, and education. The pedagogical approach seeks to debunk myths about the difficulty of the subject and promote a critical and meaningful understanding of data. As an added value, the book includes an introduction to the use of the free JASP software, allowing readers to transfer what they have learned to the digital environment, strengthening their statistical and digital literacy. More than a technical manual, this work is a training tool that combines clarity, usefulness, and support, inviting the reader to discover that statistics is not just about numbers, but a powerful way to understand and transform the world.
Copyright (c) 2025 Guillermo Alejandro Zaragoza Alvarado (Author); . Guillermo Alejandro Zaragoza Alvarado (Chapter Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Teachers under evaluation: the imaginaries of power and fear in Colombian education (Spanish version)
Teachers Under Evaluation: The Imaginaries of Power and Fear in Colombian Education is a work that delves, with theoretical depth and testimonial voice, into the symbolic fabric that sustains teaching life in the country. Through writing that combines academic reflection with pedagogical narrative, the author explores how power, evaluation, and fear are intertwined in the daily experience of Colombian teachers. From a critical and humanistic perspective, the author analyzes the evolution of the national education system based on statutes 2277 and 1278, showing how evaluation policies, under the language of “quality” and “merit,” reconfigured the imaginaries of the teaching profession. In these pages, teachers appear not as passive victims of reform, but as historical subjects who resist, create, and reimagine their practice with hope. The text articulates theory and experience with academic precision, drawing on references such as Foucault, Bourdieu, Freire, Castoriadis, Dubet, Bauman, Popkewitz, and Covarrubias, among others. Through these dialogues, the author proposes a reading of teaching as a field of forces where symbolic capital, ethical meanings, and political horizons are contested. Each chapter constitutes a different—and complementary—approach to the imaginaries that shape teaching: merit, vocation, control, dignity, and resistance. With clear and poetic language, the author reveals that pedagogy not only teaches content, but also ways of being and existing in the world. In its pages, hope is presented not as consolation, but as political practice; evaluation, not as punishment, but as a possibility for dialogue. Teachers Under Evaluation is an invitation to rethink school as a space of meaning, not obedience; as a territory of care, not surveillance. An essential work for those who believe that education continues to be an act of faith and justice.
Copyright (c) 2025 Edwin Tovar Briñez (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Superintelligence Series Volume 2: Thinking in Machine Code: Dialogues between technology, knowledge, and culture
There are moments when history pushes us forward with force—out of the known, the comfortable, the “way things have always been done.” It places us before a new reality that does not ask for permission to emerge, to transform everything, and to leave us with questions that have no immediate answers. Artificial intelligence is one of those moments. And this book is one of its responses. Thinking in Machine Code: Dialogues between technology, knowledge, and culture does not mean ceasing to think as humans. It means daring to imagine new ways of knowing, teaching, learning, and living together in this accelerated era. This book is, precisely, an invitation to face that transformation—without fear, without denial, but also without naïveté. Here you will not find magic formulas. What you will find is something much more valuable: real experiences, committed research, deep reflections, and concrete results born from the collaborative work of people willing to unlearn in order to learn again. Each chapter is a testimony to that courage. This is not a book written from the center of the world, but from the South—from our universities, schools, classrooms, networks, and territories. From our accents, urgencies, questions, and possibilities. We speak here from and for Latin America, with everything that entails: creativity in scarcity, innovation from the community, and ethics rooted in reality rather than in the laboratory. And if this book exists, it is thanks to many wills converging on a common desire: to think together. For this reason, we express our heartfelt gratitude to all colleagues who responded to the PLAGCIS call. You did not simply answer an invitation—you joined a collective commitment. This book was not built through imposition but through resonance—through mutual listening, interdisciplinary dialogue, and intellectual generosity. Without you, none of this would have been possible. We hope that every reader who opens these pages feels they are not alone in the transition toward the new. May this work be an extended hand, a possible map, a spark that ignites the desire to innovate with meaning, ethics, and care. Because yes—artificial intelligence may seem complex, but this book proves that it can also be human, creative, and profoundly transformative when placed in the service of the common good. Welcome to this journey. We are already thinking in machine code… but with a Latin American heart.
Copyright (c) 2025 Daniel Román-Acosta, Guillermo Alejandro Zaragoza Alvarado (Volume editor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Superintelligence Series Volume 1: Artificial Intelligence for Operational and Predictive Optimization
This volume gathers a set of studies analyzing the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in operational and predictive optimization across multiple industrial, technological, and social domains. Through research on smart logistics, recurrent neural networks for predictive maintenance, AI-assisted structural design, automated clinical processes, and applications in dentistry, it demonstrates how intelligent technologies are redefining management, analysis, and decision-making strategies. The chapters reveal the convergence of deep learning models, genetic algorithms, expert systems, and hybrid architectures in real-world environments. Beyond technical innovation, the book emphasizes the importance of ethical and sustainable AI adoption aimed at efficiency, resilience, and human development. With an interdisciplinary and applied approach, Artificial Intelligence for Operational and Predictive Optimization serves as a comprehensive reference for researchers, engineers, policy-makers, and academics seeking to understand how AI is transforming the logic of optimization, prediction, and strategic decision-making in the twenty-first century.
Copyright (c) 2024 Daniel Román-Acosta, Guillermo Alejandro Zaragoza Alvarado (Volume editor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Numerical integration with problem-based learning: theory, exercises, and applications in engineering
The book Numerical Integration with Problem-Based Learning proposes an innovative and meaningful way of approaching classical numerical integration methods within the context of engineering. Through a balanced combination of theory, practice, and contextualization, the work allows the reader to understand not only the formulas and algorithms that underpin integration, but also their application in solving real problems in the professional environment. The text progressively develops the fundamental methods of integration—Trapezoidal Rule, Simpson 1/3, Simpson 3/8, and Romberg—presenting for each one theoretical foundations, deductions, advantages, limitations, and examples carefully designed under the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) methodology. This structure encourages autonomy, critical thinking, and the application of knowledge in interdisciplinary contexts. In this sense, the work integrates complementary digital resources, such as interactive notebooks in Python and methodological guides, which expand the learning experience through computational experimentation. With a practical and pedagogical approach, the book becomes an essential support tool for students and teachers of engineering, applied sciences, and related areas who are interested in strengthening their analytical and technological skills. This book is an invitation to connect mathematics with reality, promoting active, reflective learning that is consistent with the challenges of contemporary higher education.
Copyright (c) 2025 Carlos Andrés Tamayo Benjumea, Juan Guillermo Calderón Acosta, Lizeth Badillo Durán, José Javier Coronel Casadiego (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0