A welfare-maximizing Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) broadcasts both information-type and show-type content if (i) the information consumption of TV viewers generates external benefits for society by improving the ability of voters to control politicians and (ii) the marginal external benefits...

We study strategic communication between a Sender and Receiver who are both uncertain about their preferred actions. The Sender observes noisy signals about both players' ideal policies and then communicates with the Receiver. Even though Sender and Receiver disagree about ideal policies as a...

This book highlights the economic and social science perspectives in light of COVID-19. During 2020, leaders found themselves at historic crossroads, taking decisions under remarkable pressures and uncertainties. However, windows of opportunity are being created to shape the economic recovery,...

A Framework for Modelling Enterprise Technological Innovation Knowledge System Using Semantic Ontology Representation -- Exploring Effects of Patients’ Regulatory Focus on their Compliance after Misdiagnosis -- Understanding the Antecedents of Patient Self-Management Behavior in Online Health...

Climate change and mitigation, carbon reduction -- Combined heat and power and district heating systems -- Control and optimization of renewable energy systems -- Energy and environmental assessment in buildings and cities -- Food safety and quality engineering -- Information technology and...

This book presents selected contributions to the International Scientific-Practical Conference 2022 (ISCP 2022) organized by East European University (Georgia) and E-Commerce Institute (Germany). It discusses the possibilities of digital management under current conditions, highlights recent...

Chapter 1: A Two-Stage Stochastic Optimisation Model for Urban Same-Day Delivery with Micro-hubs -- Chapter 2: Computational Linear Bilevel Optimization -- Chapter 3: Faster Algorithms for Steiner Tree and Related Problems: From Theory to Practice -- Chapter 4: Prescriptive Analytics for...

This book presents the proceedings of CRIOCM 2023, sharing the latest developments in real estate and construction management around the globe. The conference was organized by the Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM) and Southeast University. Written by international...

Editorial: Industry 5.0 Towards Human Value and Value for Human -- The Dilemma Between Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0: A Technological Evolution of Digital Transformation or a Humanitarian Revolution of Well-Being? -- Transitioning from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: An Overview of Co-Evolution --...

The 2014 conference on Big Data from Space (BiDS'14) was co-organised by ESA, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, and the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen). It was held at the ESA Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN), Frascati, 12th-14th November 2014. The...