
<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp39a50d7ayahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div>Dear Colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Happy New Year!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I am delighted to extend an invitation for you to contribute chapters to my upcoming book, tentatively titled 'Internet of Things: Adoption Challenges and Technological Advances.' Further details can be found below:</div><div><br></div></div><br></div><div style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-family: Lato, Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Introduction</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Over the last decade, the Internet of Things (IoT) has infiltrated diverse applications, spanning lifestyle, healthcare, and even military domains. New IoT technologies and applications continue to emerge daily. However, achieving widespread adoption of IoT requires staying abreast of recent technological advances, and comprehending the associated challenges and intricate implementation details. This exploration includes addressing technical issues like hardware and software design/integration, network technologies, security, interoperability, and data management and processing. Furthermore, a comprehensive examination of economic, social, and sustainability considerations stemming from the introduction of such a disruptive model is essential. Additionally, attending to issues like governance, privacy, and compliance with data protection regulations is paramount for securing genuine global approval of the IoT.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">The primary aim of this project is to encourage researchers and practitioners to share their experiences and recent work on the subject. This book seeks to expand upon the knowledge established in the previous work titled "Internet of Things: Challenges, Advances, and Applications," published by CRC Press in 2018 </span><a class="ydp56c6cc42XqQF9c" href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.taylorfrancis.com%2Fbooks%2Fedit%2F10.4324%2F9781315155005%2Finternet-things-qusay-hassan-atta-ur-rehman-khan-sajjad-madani&data=05%7C02%7C%7C03ccd454d6644b3f715d08dc0ae69fd6%7Ccc7df24760ce4a0f9d75704cf60efc64%7C0%7C0%7C638397232847653257%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LASnY2%2FEt4clcWpCl9cmhVL8wx4fPqhtMACcU4Nx79E%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781315155005/internet-things-qusay-hassan-atta-ur-rehman-khan-sajjad-madani" shash="By01CIVDCxfrxHCvuKym8wajboYKxMGtRHZv24dqhF7mssPZ4NqcFwWdSO5Ur0mWHeo1ZMTjti7at27RxygWGr5BGTBalXa2ESc7D+o2xbljFm0mLnPw/FXw6XkgntB8Fyw3W4+69VLh9cU9/RVID+CSkbpHEojrflMDZ3CF5O0=" style="color: inherit;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc ydp56c6cc42aw5Odc" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 128); font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781315155005/internet-things-qusay-hassan-atta-ur-rehman-khan-sajjad-madani</span></a><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">, by analyzing the state-of-the-art of IoT and its evolution over the years. It will delve into the key developments and adoption challenges that have emerged (or persisted) over the years. The book will also discuss how other computer science paradigms such as Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning can play integral roles in the context of IoT. Finally, the book will present real-life case studies showcasing innovative IoT implementations, providing valuable insights for both academia and industry.</span></p><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-family: Lato, Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Objectives</span></p><ul class="ydp56c6cc42n8H08c ydp56c6cc42UVNKR" style="list-style-type: square; padding: 0px; margin: 6px 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0; padding-top: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">To address IoT adoption challenges and implementation issues.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">To explore the emerging trends in the IoT.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">To highlight and discuss the recent developments and technological advances in IoT.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">To propose new models and practical solutions of IoT.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0; padding-bottom: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">To present case studies and innovative applications of IoT.</span></p></li></ul><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-family: Lato, Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Readership</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">This book is tailored for graduate students, academics, and researchers engaged in the study of IoT, computer science, networks and telecom engineering, distributed computing, applied sciences, and business innovation. Additionally, it serves as a valuable resource for industry professionals and policymakers actively engaged in the implementation and regulation of IoT projects.</span></p><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-family: Lato, Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to:</span></p><ul class="ydp56c6cc42n8H08c ydp56c6cc42UVNKR" style="list-style-type: square; padding: 0px; margin: 6px 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0; padding-top: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Introduction (i.e., definition, </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">h</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">istory, </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">e</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">volution, architecture, </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">c</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">oncepts, </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">enabling technologies</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">, etc.)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Overview of IoT Adoption Challenges</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Challenges for Small Businesses, Medium Businesses, and Enterprises</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Challenges for Governments</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Challenges for Management, IT, and HR</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">IoT G</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">overnance</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0pt 0px 0pt 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0pt; background-color: transparent; border-width: initial; border-style: none; border-color: initial; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Ethical and Regulatory Considerations</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Social Aspects and Implications</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Trust, Authentication, Security, and Privacy</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Standards and Interoperability</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Innovation</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">B</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">usiness </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">A</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">spects, </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">M</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">odels and </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">O</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">pportunities</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Sustainability </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">p</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">ractices and Green IoT</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0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it; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Advances in </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Hardware Devices and Architectures</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Big Data Management (</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">i.e., m</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">odeling, ingestion, </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">p</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">rocessing, </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">security</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">, </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">s</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">torage, </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">a</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">nalytics, </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">v</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">isualization, etc.)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Software Development</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">/</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Management</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">5G/6G</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">SDN/NFV</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Edge Computing</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">AI</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Machine Learning</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Blockchain</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Innovative Models, Solutions, and Techniques</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-l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top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Automation and </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Cyber-Physical Systems</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Urban Planning and </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart Cities (Transportation, Gas/Water/Power Grids, etc.)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Environment and Disaster Prediction and Monitoring</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Automotive, Aviation, and Railway</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Building and Home Automation</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Agriculture</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Healthcare and Remote Patient Monitoring</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Retail</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Advertising</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Lifestyle and Entertainment</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Sports</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Education</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Military</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0; padding-bottom: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Space</span></p></li></ul></li></ul><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-family: Lato, Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Submission Procedure</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers are invited to submit their chapter proposals for initial evaluation of their suitability for inclusion in this book. A standard proposal should encompass:</span></p><ul class="ydp56c6cc42n8H08c ydp56c6cc42UVNKR" style="list-style-type: square; padding: 0px; margin: 6px 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; list-style-type: none;"><ul class="ydp56c6cc42n8H08c ydp56c6cc42UVNKR" style="list-style-type: square; padding: 0px; margin: 6px 0px 0px;"><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 30pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0; padding-top: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">A minimum of 6 keywords</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 30pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">An extended abstract</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 30pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">A tentative outline of the chapter, detailing how the authors intend to address the subject matter.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 30pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0; padding-bottom: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Author bios, affiliations, contact information, and Google Scholar URLs should be provided.</span></p></li></ul></li></ul><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="color: rgb(133, 32, 12); font-family: Lato, Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Important</span></p><ul class="ydp56c6cc42n8H08c ydp56c6cc42UVNKR" style="list-style-type: square; padding: 0px; margin: 6px 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0; padding-top: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">There are NO submission or processing fees for the accepted manuscripts.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0pt 0px 0pt 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding: 0pt; background-color: transparent; border-width: initial; border-style: none; border-color: initial; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">All manuscripts must be original and not concurrently under consideration by other books, journals, or conferences. The publisher will conduct plagiarism checks, and any manuscripts found with a plagiarism rate of 40% or more will be automatically rejected.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">All manuscripts will be reviewed by the book editors, as well as a board of expert reviewers before accepting them.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Authors of accepted chapters will receive a free hardcopy/ebook after publishing.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Contributors may submit multiple proposals, if they wish.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0; padding-bottom: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Proposals, chapters, and inquiries should be sent to Dr. Qusay Hassan on </span><a class="ydp56c6cc42XqQF9c" href="mailto:qusayfadhel@gmail.com" style="color: inherit;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc ydp56c6cc42aw5Odc" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 128); font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">qusayfadhel@gmail.com</span></a><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">. </span></p></li></ul><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-family: Lato, Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Important Dates</span></p><ul class="ydp56c6cc42n8H08c ydp56c6cc42UVNKR" style="list-style-type: square; padding: 0px; margin: 6px 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0; padding-top: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Proposal Submission (</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">extended</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">): </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">January 16</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">, 202</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">4</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Proposal Review Notification: January 23, 2024</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Full Chapter Submission: </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">March </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">1, 2024</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Full Chapter Acceptance/Revision </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Notification: </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">April </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">1, 2024</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Final Version Deadline </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">(Camera-Ready</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">): </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">May </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">1, 2024</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0; padding-bottom: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Book Release Date: Summer/Fall </span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">2024</span></p></li></ul><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-family: Lato, Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Manuscript Format</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">An ideal chapter is expected to comprise approximately 30 double-spaced A4 pages with 1" margins, though both longer and shorter chapters are acceptable. Authors are required to proofread, polish, and format their chapters in accordance with the publisher's guidelines prior to submission. Wiley will provide its template later, as we will deliver camera-ready chapters to them.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Potential authors can find a few chapter blueprints </span><a class="ydp56c6cc42XqQF9c ydp852ffb0benhancr_card_4835755466" href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fdrive%2Ffolders%2F1jXrE8cZA3atL2L1UtkFKZ7as3bxMAJgp%3Fusp%3Dsharin&data=05%7C02%7C%7C03ccd454d6644b3f715d08dc0ae69fd6%7Ccc7df24760ce4a0f9d75704cf60efc64%7C0%7C0%7C638397232847653257%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cUqx5900JorwbfOjJBXLmpZdIXq5WdKDzQ%2BXZIVvvmw%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jXrE8cZA3atL2L1UtkFKZ7as3bxMAJgp?usp=sharin" shash="RUEdne8ec7f66wXzhWWo3Ur6BaJ3DgC7X2c6y9guwAPRfyi0Tems/+dpqBALFoU3wQLCbd2BG8msy+eSlRKgm6tFsuodWkTmsaDq9O+BXjGlh2I77+HBLcHRAC2nHZyP9MmqBAQxLND03ZOTw252Zz0nc79xbf9v4Mg13CwCqy8=" style="color: inherit;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc ydp56c6cc42aw5Odc" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 128); font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">here</span></a><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">, which may assist them in conceptualizing their chapter structure. These blueprints outline relevant sections for comprehensive coverage of the addressed topic, but they are for guidance only. Authors are free to devise their own chapter outlines based on their specific needs and preferences.</span></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 15pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-family: Lato, Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Editors</span></p><ul class="ydp56c6cc42n8H08c ydp56c6cc42UVNKR" style="list-style-type: square; padding: 0px; margin: 6px 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0; padding-top: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Dr. Qusay Hassan (cor</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">responding editor)</span><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">, Mansoura University, Egypt</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42TYR86d ydp56c6cc42eD0Rn" style="margin: 6px 0px 0px 45pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 0; padding-bottom: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><span class="ydp56c6cc42C9DxTc" style="font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Prof. Qiang Yang, Zhejiang University, China</span></p></li></ul><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><p dir="ltr" class="ydp56c6cc42zfr3Q ydp56c6cc42CDt4Ke" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px 0pt; position: relative; text-decoration-line: inherit; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding-left: 0pt; text-ali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