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Extended Reality and Serious Games for Education, Competitiveness, and Wellbeing: Proceedings of CIIS 2024 (Information Systems Engineering and Management #48)
Par Franci Suni-Lopez, Elvira G. Rincón Flores, Hernan Alejandro Quintana Cruz, Eunice Pereira dos Santos Nunes. 2025
These proceedings from the Seventh International Conference of Systems Engineering (CIIS 2024) present scientific and technological innovations by leading academicians,…
researchers, and experts, establishing a regional forum for discussions on cutting-edge research. They cover a broad range of topics in computing and systems engineering—such as videogame applications, AI and data analytics, software engineering, information technology, and the social and cultural impact of technology—offering insights that push the boundaries of our understanding and capabilities. This edition also explores the impact of extended reality (XR) technologies, including virtual and augmented reality, in expanding human-computer interaction and enabling immersive experiences. Additionally, serious games are highlighted for their role in knowledge dissemination, educational development, and skill enhancement, beyond traditional entertainment purposes. Emphasizing the integration of theoretical frameworks with practical software applications in real-world contexts, this volume provides readers with diverse ideas and innovative approaches to the evolving field of computing. As a comprehensive resource, it serves researchers in both academia and industry, offering valuable insights into the intersection of emerging technologies and software systems.
Conversations with Rick Veitch (Conversations with Comic Artists Series)
Par Brannon Costello. 2025
From his roots in underground comics to his high-profile runs on mainstream characters, Rick Veitch (b. 1951) has carved out…
a career unlike anyone else’s. Collecting thirteen interviews—including three published here for the first time—Conversations with Rick Veitch offers a wealth of insight not only into the development of Veitch’s graphic innovations and metaphysical explorations, but also into the upheavals and transformations of American comics from the 1970s to today. In acclaimed comics such as The Maximortal, Army@Love, and Can’t Get No, Veitch employs a style that synthesizes Jack Kirby at his most cosmic, the mind-bending graphic sensibility of European innovators such as Jean (Moebius) Giraud and Philippe Druillet, and the brass-tacks realism of classic war cartoonists such as John Severin and Russ Heath. His comics defamiliarize popular genres—especially superheroes, war stories, and science fiction—with his philosophical musings and pointedly satirical political perspective. Yet Veitch’s capacious mind reaches beyond these familiar genres, too, as his long-running autobiographical dream comic Roarin’ Rick’s Rare Bit Fiends attests. Ranging across topics such as his early days at the Joe Kubert School, the controversial end of his Swamp Thing run, his muckraking work as a comics journalist, and his educational comics publishing venture, Eureka Comics, the interviews collected here reveal Veitch to be both a shrewd observer of the pitfalls of the marketplace and an eloquent spokesman for the boundless potential of creativity. A comics maker since childhood and a fierce advocate of creator’s rights and the possibilities of self-publishing, Veitch knows all too well the many persistent obstacles to creating comics that challenge readers instead of condescending to them. Yet Veitch remains optimistic about the potential of comics. According to Veitch, comics “might be the form of the future.” If that’s the case, then his work is a map to that future.
Cryptic: From Voynich to the Angel Diaries, the Story of the World's Mysterious Manuscripts
Par Garry J. Shaw. 2025
An absorbing history of Europe&’s nine most puzzling texts, including the biggest mystery of all: the Voynich Manuscript Books…
can change the world. They can influence, entertain, transport, and enlighten. But across the centuries, authors have disguised their work with codes and ciphers, secret scripts and magical signs. What made these authors decide to keep their writings secret? What were they trying to hide? Garry J. Shaw tells the stories of nine puzzling European texts. Shaw explores the unknown alphabet of the nun Hildegard of Bingen; the enciphered manuscripts of the prank-loving physician Giovanni Fontana; and the angel communications of the polymath John Dee. Along the way, we discover how the pioneers of science and medicine concealed their work, encounter demon magic and secret societies, and delve into the intricate symbolism of alchemists searching for the Philosopher&’s Stone. This highly enjoyable account takes readers on a fascinating journey through Europe&’s most cryptic writings—and attempts to shed new light on the biggest mystery of all: the Voynich Manuscript.
Firefly in a Box: An Anthology of Soviet Kid Lit (Cultures of Childhood)
Par Anna Krushelnitskaya, Dmitri Manin. 2025
Contributions by Marina Balina, Sibelan Forrester, Anna Krushelnitskaya, Dmitri Manin, Svetlana Maslinskaya, Ainsley Morse, and Serguei Alex. OushakineIn Firefly in…
a Box: An Anthology of Soviet Kid Lit, translators Anna Krushelnitskaya and Dmitri Manin present a hybrid scholarly and literary volume of popular Russian-language Soviet children’s texts alongside essays that outline the significance and meanings behind these popular texts. The selection features both poetry and short prose, all of which are instantly recognizable to a Soviet native, and all of which hold cultural currency, potency, and valence similar to popular children’s literature in the United States, such as Green Eggs and Ham, Curious George, or Make Way for Ducklings. These texts have either never been translated into English before or appear in all-new translations, literary rather than literal; the featured original Soviet illustrations are reprinted for the English-reading market for the first time. Alongside the translations themselves is a scholarly component that guides Anglophone readers to experience mainstays of Soviet children’s writing. Essayists investigate literary material and perspectives using a broad range of approaches and methodologies applied to Soviet children’s literature. Topics include the Soviet literary canon, the beginning and evolution of Soviet children’s literature in the 1920s and 1930s, interactions between literary texts for children and folklore, and the interplay between Soviet and British children’s poetry.
Bluegrass Gospel: The Music Ministry of Jerry and Tammy Sullivan (American Made Music Series)
Par Jack Edward Bernhardt. 2009
Heavily influenced by Bill Monroe, the “Father of Bluegrass” in the 1940s and ’50s, gospel music in the South began…
to shift into bluegrass gospel, a style that combines both genres. In Bluegrass Gospel: The Music Ministry of Jerry and Tammy Sullivan, anthropologist and journalist Jack Edward Bernhardt explores the lives, music, and ministry of acclaimed father-daughter bluegrass gospel performers and recording artists Jerry (1933–2014) and Tammy Sullivan (1964–2017) of southwest Alabama. Beginning in 1993, Bernhardt lived and traveled with the Sullivans as they took their music and testimony along bumpy back roads to backwoods sanctuaries from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi, Louisiana’s bayous, Texas, Arkansas, and beyond. The author’s compelling narrative combines long-term fieldwork with extensive oral histories, archival research, photography, and tape recordings of the Sullivans’ music and testimonies in secular and sacred contexts. Bernhardt describes in vivid detail the challenges of life on the road through unforeseen circumstances and the financial uncertainty of performing for pass-the-collection-basket “love offerings,” while remaining committed to doing the work they felt called to do. In an afterword by Marty Stuart, Jerry’s friend and cowriter of the 1995 Grammy-nominated “At the Feet of God,” Stuart recounts his experiences playing mandolin with the Sullivan Family on the “Brush Arbor Trail” as a talented, wide-eyed twelve-year-old. In the penultimate chapter, Bernhardt accompanies Tammy’s widower, Jonathan Causey, and their son, Jon Gideon, to churches along the same gospel trail blazed by Jerry and Tammy. With their own music ministry, the Causeys continue the legacy of song and testimony the Sullivans pursued for thirty-five years. Ultimately, Bernhardt reflects on how his relationship with the Sullivans led to friendship and mutual respect for cultural differences that endure through time. The result is an intimate portrayal of life, faith, and family-based music ministry in the South today as in the past.
Communication Activities with Adults: 100+ Ideas for Word Games and Group Tasks
Par Jayne Comins, Felicity Llewellyn, Judy Offiler, Phil Goddard. 2025
Providing over 100 ideas for word games and group activities, this book is the perfect timesaver for the busy practitioner.…
The instructions for each activity have been kept to a minimum, so you can easily adapt it to your clients’ communication, cognitive, and reading skills. This is a new edition of a book that has been in print for over forty years. It includes brand-new activities and a full update of existing ones to make them relevant to the 2020s. Tasks are divided into three sections: Short Answers, suitable for limited communication or quick-fire tests; more demanding Longer Answers that require a series of words or sentences; and Longest Answers, for more open-ended tasks and group work. The handbook will allow anyone working with groups and individuals with communication difficulties to plan sessions quickly and easily. It has long been an essential part of the toolkit for every speech and language therapist, care professional, and activity provider. Most importantly, it is intended to get people talking, and to make therapy fun for you and your clients.
Medical Women in the Japanese Empire: Sources and Critique
Par Aya Homei, Hiro Fujimoto, Ellen Gardner Nakamura. 2025
Fujimoto, Homei, and Nakamura bring together the perspectives of women engaging in professional medical work across the expanse of the…
modern Japanese Empire (1868–1945). Through translations of primary source documents in three East Asian languages, this collection provides a window into the experiences of women working in a variety of medical professions, including doctors, nurses, midwives, and nutritionists. The voices of these women, collected from books, magazines, diaries, roundtable discussions, and oral histories, speak of the challenges, hopes, triumphs, and at times despair that women faced in their medical studies and workplaces.While the women represent a kaleidoscope of political views both critical and supportive of the Japanese empire, this book demonstrates the significance of the Japanese nation and empire for many of these women. Their stories show how they pushed boundaries, traversed national or regional borders in search of medical opportunities, or attempted to carve out new spaces for women through their service as medical professionals.This work, which includes little studied sources never before accessible in English, will appeal to scholars and students of history, Asian studies, gender history/studies, and the history of science, technology, and medicine.
Weathering the Storm: Farmer Resilience and Adaptive Strategies to Crop Losses
Par A. Amarender Reddy. 2025
Smallholder farmers face relentless challenges from pests, diseases, and the severe impacts of climate change across developing countries. Each year,…
they endure droughts and floods, thrusting them into a vicious cycle of poverty and distress. Weathering the Storm: Farmer Resilience and Strategies for Crop Losses provides a vital exploration of these issues, offering insights into the struggles and resilience of farmers in the wake of devastating crop losses.Drawing on data from 1,440 farmers who faced severe crop losses in three states namely Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka of India, the book uncovers: Staggering Losses: Crop losses range from 30% to 100%, causing financial damages of three to five lakhs rupees per farmer Government Response: A critical analysis of various assistance programs, highlighting the effectiveness of schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and YSR free crop insurance Resilience Strategies: Insights into the self-adopted strategies farmers use to cope with challenges, alongside governmental support Effective Governance: Examines Andhra Pradesh’s decentralized governance model as a best practice for rapid response Farmers Distress Index (FDI): Introduction of an innovative forewarning system to identify farmers and areas in urgent need of intervention
Illustrated Psychometric Forensic Atlas: Perspectives in Criminal and Forensic Psychopathology
Par Bernat-N. Tiffon, Jorge Gonzalez Fernandez. 2025
Originally published in Spanish in 2022 by Libreria Bosch, Barcelona, An Illustrated Psychometric Forensic Atlas is a one-of-a-kind book made…
available in English for the first time. This unique work is highly illustrated with full-color images, providing medico-legal examinations related to various, primarily violent, crime cases, which are of forensic psychological interest.The book provides extensive details of such cases, including the background circumstances, psychological assessments and – in some cases – official clinical diagnoses, as well as numerous photos that illustrate what police, investigators and medical examiners discovered during crime scene and autopsy inquiries. While the coverage largely focuses on the details surrounding these cases, the book articulates the capabilities of forensic and psychology professionals and expert witnesses in such cases, as well as the limitations based on what information is unknown and, in some cases, cannot be known. This largely pertains to the psychological state of the aggressors and perpetrators in such violent cases and acts. The result is a thoroughly engaging presentation of forensically challenging cases; the investigative and assessment processes performed by medical, forensic, investigative and psychological professionals and a critical understanding of how the procedures followed impact the adjudication of such cases in the courts. While some cases can be definitively understood, with the results determined through forensic and psychological analyses, others leave many important questions unresolved and unanswered. As such, the book provides a fascinating analysis – and sheds light on – practices that can inform these types of cases, as well as the constraints of what forensic and psychological analysis can yield.
Calibrating Coastal Resilience
Par Sonia R Cháo. 2025
Calibrating Coastal Resilience presents a conceptual reimagining of place in the era of climate change. The urban terroir framework introduced…
by the authors offers a holistic, data-driven approach to assessing vulnerabilities in the built environment and in designing cities. Inspired by the hyperlocal relationships between humans, cultural traditions, and urban and natural contexts, the authors develop a place-based, historically sympathetic methodology for guiding climate-related urban policies, designs, and actions in coastal areas. Coastal communities have been among the first to experience the devastating consequences of the climate crisis. Using case studies from South Florida, the book illustrates the unique climate risks for this region, including flooding, hurricane, and sea-level rise scenarios, with a focus on the preservation of historic neighborhoods and buildings and reinforcement of built structures.Drawing from the authors’ extensive experience in community planning and historic preservation in cities severely affected by the impacts of climate change, this book introduces practical methods for identifying and aligning preservation goals with resilience needs, including a novel and comprehensive methodology that combines their Storm Surge Building Vulnerability (SSVB) additive model with a Synoptic Survey digital method and associated proticols, and a cultural asset benchmarking system that intersects resilience and preservation objectives. Refined through real-life application and the experience of Southeast Florida preparing for and responding to climate change, these techniques are highly specialized yet designed for ease of implementation.A valuable resource for professionals and students of architecture, urban planning, historic preservation, and local governments globally, Calibrating Coastal Resilience offers communities clear guidelines and actionable steps toward creating place-based resilience planning strategies to safeguard the natural and built landscapes of their region.
Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice
Par David L. Weimer, Aidan R. Vining. 2025
Often described as a public policy "bible," Weimer and Vining remains the essential primer it ever was. Now in a…
thoroughly revised seventh edition, Policy Analysis provides a strong conceptual foundation of the rationales for and the limitations to public policy. It offers practical advice about how to do policy analysis, and goes a bit deeper to demonstrate the application of advanced analytical techniques through the use of case studies. Updates to this edition include: An all-new introductory case on corporate taxation; Consideration of addiction as a rationale for public policy; Discussion of public policy issues related to platforms and intermediation, especially to digital service delivery; Updated discussion of information gathering from the perspectives of internal and external validity; An updated British Columbia salmon fishery case. The textbook is supported by online materials for instructors, including suggestions for and examples of course policy projects, a project assessment template, sample instructions to students for preparing policy reports, as well as discussion questions and answers for each chapter. Cases that have been removed from the seventh edition remain available on the book’s webpage. Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practices remains a comprehensive, serious, and rich introduction to policy analysis for students in public policy, public administration, and business programs.
A Startup Field Guide in the Age of Robots and AI
Par Oliver Mitchell. 2025
Launching a startup is like climbing a mountain, just maybe more treacherous. I say this as I have spent years…
as a backpacker and entrepreneur. While hiking through the Alaskan Tundra, I feared brown bears and crevasses. Yet, nothing prepared me for the responsibility of payroll for over 200 families relying on my business plan to feed their children.Unlike traditional software, the mere smell of hardware sensors and robot gearing sends shivers through most investors, with red flags arising from the perceived capital inefficiencies and intense research and development. This is coupled with a high talent requirement before launching even a minimum viable product, as these inventions demand a cross-section of skills: mechanical, electrical, and software engineering. To set out on the trail of uncrewed success, machine inventors and founders require a detailed field guide to meet customer demand and financing objectives.My goal for this book is to help you at a pivotal point in your ideation process and, at the same time, introduce you to a cadre of potential mentors. Through interviews with some of the most respected luminaries in this field, I aim to help fortify your resolve to follow your passions and build a billion-dollar company. The chapters of this book have been organized like a field guide, as if you are setting out on a trip in the wild. Just like it’s essential to satiate yourself before scaling mountains, fast-tracking your innovation into the hands of early adopters is vital for achieving success on Main Street.
Writing Forward: Translation, Performance, Creativity
Par Susan Bassnett. 2025
This collection of essays by a team of internationally respected researchers at the cutting edge of translation studies was inspired…
by the idea of “writing forward” as a strategy for theatre translation proposed by David Johnston, the award-winning translator and scholar.Opening this volume is a conversation between David Johnston and Lawrence Venuti in which they explore a broad range of topics that bear on the translation of theatrical texts for performance. The chapters that follow are grouped into three main parts. Part I, “Extending translation”, contains essays whose respective theoretical emphases test, push, and stretch traditional conceptual boundaries. Part II, “Translating for theatre”, zooms in on various aspects of theatre translation. Part III, “Translation and creativity”, shifts the focus beyond the stage to other forms of artistic expression: poetry, painting, film, and television. Finally, in the short play Noli me tangere, written especially for this volume, Juan Mayorga reflects on theatre as the art of distance and on the mysteriousness of translation as the art of negotiating that distance.Thinking about and practicing translation as “writing forward” underscores its perpetual provisionality and hermeneutic openness; its ability to surprise and stimulate but also remind and reassure. By enriching our understanding of translation, performance, and creativity, this volume will no doubt inspire further explorations into their fascinating complexities. Useful and important reading for advanced students and researchers of literature, theatre, culture, and translation.
The Law and Practice of Maritime Liens (Maritime and Transport Law Library)
Par Damien J Cremean. 2025
This book uniquely offers a single point of reference on the vital legal subject of maritime liens, intrinsic to Admiralty…
Law and a topic often incompletely understood by shipping firms and other such businesses, to their considerable risk and detriment. Where previously it was necessary to source many different publications, of widely varying age, this book now provides a single, up-to-date, accessible and comprehensive source to explain this complex area and its implications for all parties in the maritime industry, and beyond, in each of the jurisdictions concerned.The author introduces the meaning and functions of maritime liens, as well as the jurisdictions where maritime liens arise, with some historical context provided to aid understanding. In terms accessible to anyone working within the industry, he explains the implications of maritime liens with regard to damage, pollution, collisions, salvage, wages and more. The enforcement of liens in each jurisdiction is thoroughly discussed, featuring topics such as the arrest of vessels, the exercise of liens on cargo and sub-freight, provision of security, conflict of laws, and the procedures and proceeds of judicial sales. Key priorities such as sale proceeds, competition between creditors and non-maritime claimants, are also addressed.The Law and Practice of Maritime Liens offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to the topic for anyone directly or indirectly involved in the maritime sector, but it is most directly relevant to legal practitioners (especially in maritime law and marine insurance areas) in practice within each of the relevant jurisdictions, shipowners, charterers and corporations involved in the maritime sector. Law courts, judges and magistrates throughout the English-speaking world (and elsewhere) will also benefit from this book. It is likely to have a wide international audience, being applicable to a large proportion of marine sector trade.Create the ideal lawn for your space and know how to look after it with Grow Lawns.Ideal for first-time gardeners,…
Grow Lawns contains everything you need to know to choose and maintain the perfect lawn - whether that means formal straight lines, a playful space, or a hub for wildlife. Understand different grass types, whether to sow seed or lay turf, and maintenance techniques, including mowing, aerating, and scarifying. Discover alternatives, too, such as bulbs to add color in spring or wildflower meadows to attract pollinators. Find useful tips and tricks to help with your lawn maintenance.Whether you are an avid gardener or want to create an easy-to-maintain garden, this book can guide you and answer important questions like How does your garden lawn grow? What do you want from your lawn? Should I use turf or seed and more.With this book, you can find:-Fuss-free guide to designing, creating, and maintaining a lawn, ideal for first-time gardeners-Explores a range of different needs and basic techniques so beginners know where to start with different kinds of grass/lawns-Helpful tips on how to care for your lawn to maintain it for longer- including Essential tools, types of mowers, watering, feeding your lawn, and more-Images and descriptions of issues that your lawn may face, such as pests, weeds, and conditions, and ways you can solve thisPacked with practical, jargon-free know-how, this easy-to-use guide has everything you need to know to help your garden Grow. This useful guide contains images, facts, and information to help you grow a lawn that suits your lifestyle. Grow Lawns is part of a series with GROW Houseplants, GROW Compost, GROW Herbs, and GROW Trees.
The Most Dangerous Man in the World: Julian Assange and His Secret White House Deal for Freedom
Par Andrew Fowler. 2025
In June 2024, after fourteen years of house arrest and incarceration, Julian Assange, the Australian journalist the CIA had planned…
to kidnap or kill, was finally released from the UK&’s top security Belmarsh prison. Years of campaigning by his family and Australian politicians from across the political spectrum had finally paid off: Assange&’s plea bargain with the US Department of Justice produced the legal deal of the century. Instead of serving a possible 175-year jail sentence, Assange walked free. What changed former US President Joe Biden&’s mind after years of appeals and hearings? When WikiLeaks revealed evidence of American war crimes in Iraq, Biden had called Assange a &‘high tech terrorist&’. Why did Biden now believe the time was right to end the pursuit and to cut a deal? Andrew Fowler takes us inside the negotiations with the White House, revealing a startling story of false hope, courage, resolve and the extraordinary resilience of the person Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg called the Most Dangerous Man in the World.
Semiotics of the Image: A Study of the Form of Meaning in Media Spectacles
Par Yirong Hu. 2025
This book provides a groundbreaking exploration of image semiotics. Going far beyond traditional analyses of static visual texts, it includes…
dynamic imagery, literary iconography, and psychological images, offering a holistic view of how semiotics permeates various forms of media and cultural expression. The book integrates various case studies on Chinese culture, providing scholars outside China a unique lens through which to understand Chinese cultural thinking through semiotics. This approach not only enriches the academic discussion but also enhances cross-cultural understanding. In addition, the book collects and synthesizes significant achievements in semiotics, incorporating traditional visual theory research from the Panofsky and Warburg schools. This synthesis forms a comprehensive “semiotics of images,” providing an interdisciplinary analytical framework for contemporary “media spectacles.” The book employs multiple methodologies to dissect the visual image spectacles constructed by modern media signs, culminating in a macro-level understanding of cultural spectacles. Furthermore, it situates the comparison between Chinese and Western civilizations within a broad context of cultural philosophy and history, enriching the discourse on cultural differences and similarities.
In the fast-paced world of startups and innovation, costs are often treated with passive recognition—overshadowed by strategy, growth, and funding.…
But what if costs were the key to unlocking sustainable value and driving strategic success? This groundbreaking book redefines the role of costs within the entrepreneurial venture lifecycles, transforming them from passive considerations to active tools for creating, capturing, and extracting value. Through a fresh lens, it explores the inseparable relationship between costs, strategy, and investments—guiding entrepreneurs, founders, and innovation ecosystem players through every stage of the journey, from ideation to successful exit into a reincarnated life. Finally, it establishes a framework for value-driven business models as dynamic, three-dimensional platforms—driven by technology, markets, and exits—where intellectual capital development plays a fundamental role. With practical insights grounded primarily in strategic management accounting and entrepreneurial finance, and supported by real-world applications, this book establishes a powerful foundation for integrating costs into value-driven business strategies. It equips startup founders, innovation ecosystem players, researchers, and academics alike with the tools to rethink costs as a strategic advantage. Whether you're building a startup, thriving in the innovation and knowledge economy, or delving into entrepreneurial finance, this book will transform the way you think about costs—turning them into a powerful catalyst for growth and success.
Arbeitsplätze sind Beziehungsplätze: Führung und Organisation im Spiegel der Psychoanalyse Freuds und Lacans (essentials)
Par Moritz Senarclens de Grancy. 2025
In Zeiten digitaler Transformation und Künstlicher Intelligenz stoßen klassische Führungsmodelle zunehmend an ihre Grenzen. Dieses Buch zeigt, wie Unternehmen und…
Organisationen gerade unter den Bedingungen tiefgreifenden Wandels Beziehung als zentrales Organisationsprinzip verstehen lernen – und wie Führungskräfte narrative, emotionale und unbewusste Dynamiken aktiv gestalten können. Auf Grundlage psychoanalytischer Konzepte von Freud, Lacan und anderen eröffnet der Autor einen neuen Blick auf Organisationen: als Räume libidinöser Ökonomie, in denen sich Begehren und Genießen diskursiv entfalten.
Algorithms and Complexity: 14th International Conference, CIAC 2025, Rome, Italy, June 10–12, 2025, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15679)
Par Irene Finocchi, Loukas Georgiadis. 2025
The two-volume set LNCS 15679 and 15680 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Algorithms and Complexity,…
CIAC 2025, held in Rome, Italy, during June 10–12, 2025.The 44 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 110 submissions. They focus on all aspects of important venue for researchers working on computational complexity and the design, analysis, experimentation, and application of efficient algorithms and data structures.