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Medicinal Plants - Recent Advances in Research and Development
Since ancient times, plants have been used as a prime natural source of alternative medicines and have played an important role in our lives. The old tradition of medicinal plant application has turned into a highly profitable business in the global market, resulting in the release of a large numbe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Medicinal Plants and Fungi: Recent Advances in Research and Development
This book highlights the latest international research on different aspects of medicinal plants and fungi. Studies over the last decade have demonstrated that bioactive compounds isolated from medicinal fungi have promising antitumor, cardiovascular, immunomodulatory, anti-allergic, anti-diabetic, ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
New Media and Learning in the 21st Century
This volume brings together conceptualizations and empirical studies that explore the socio-cultural dimension of new media and its implications on learning in the 21st century classroom. The authors articulate their vision of new-media-enhanced learning at a global level. The high-level concept i... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Future Learning in Primary Schools
This edited book tells the story of the multifaceted efforts devoted by a "future school" in Singapore--The Nan Chiau Primary School--in shaping future learning. It documents the various measures implemented by one primary school to improve student learning outcomes in a technology-rich teaching an... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Design Thinking for Education
This book explores, through eight chapters, how design thinking vocabulary can be interpreted and employed in educational contexts. The theoretical foundations of design thinking and design in education are first examined by means of a literature review. This is then followed by chapters that char... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Computational Advances of Rh-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization: From Elementary Reaction to Mechanism (SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science)
This book offers a comprehensive overview of recent theoretical studies on rhodium-catalyzed C-H functionalization, a topic that has attracted considerable attention over the years. It includes a brief experimental history, elementary reactions, and theoretical perspectives and describes in detail ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Chemistry Education and Sustainability in the Global Age
This edited volume of papers from the twenty first International Conference on Chemical Education attests to our rapidly changing understanding of the chemistry itself as well as to the potentially enormous material changes in how it might be taught in the future. Covering the full range of appropri... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Transforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Chronicle of Research and Development in a Singaporean Context
This book chronicles the journeys of educational researchers and academics who have engaged in research and development to improve teaching and learning at universities. It highlights the research evidence, approaches, and in many cases, the journey of transformation rather than prescribing certain ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Semantic Technology
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 6th Joint International Semantic Technology Conference, JIST 2016, held in Singapore, Singapore, in November 2016. The main topics of JIST 2016 include among others ontology and reasoning; linked data; knowledge graph. The JIST 2016 ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Services – AIMS 2021: 10th International Conference, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2021, Virtual Event, December 10–14, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12987)
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Services, AIMS 2021, held as a virtual conference as part of SCF 2021, during December 10-14, 2021.The 9 full presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. They cove... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022