/news-archive/tag/springer/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 14 Apr 2017 13:16:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2017/04/14/agarwal-book-social-network-social-media-analysis/ Fri, 14 Apr 2017 13:16:26 +0000 /news/?p=66815 ... Agarwal co-edits book on social network and social media analysis]]> Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy chair and professor of information science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has co-edited a book on social media mining and social network analysis.聽 The Springer-published book, 鈥淧rediction and Inference from Social Networks and Social Media,鈥� is part of the publisher鈥檚 prestigious Lecture Notes in Social Networks book series. Dr. Jalal Kawash, senior instructor of computer science at the University of Calgary in Canada, and Dr. Tansel 脰zyer, associate professor of computer engineering at TOBB University in Turkey, also were co-editors. This book addresses the challenges of social network and social media analysis in terms of prediction and inference. Its creators tackle these issues by proposing new analysis approaches and by examining methods to mine the vast amount of social content. 鈥淭he book looks at data we get from social media environments and how we can predict behaviors and make inferences in a more accurate way as to avoid the fallacies of big data,鈥� Agarwal said. 鈥淭he chapters also explore how we can develop predictive models that look at the data yet are grounded in theory.鈥� Agarwal, who also is the director of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Center of Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS), is highly respected for his social media research. His recent work included studying how governments and groups such as ISIS use social media to spread deviant messages and affect opinions, behavior, and media coverage. The book is available on and. ]]> /news-archive/2017/02/28/khodakovskaya-book-nanotechnology-crops/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 19:11:58 +0000 /news/?p=66415 ... Khodakovskaya co-edits book on benefits of nanotechnology for crops]]> University of Arkansas at Little Rock Biology Professor Mariya Khodakovskaya, her collaborators, and her graduate students are among a handful of scientists around the world pioneering research on the potential benefits of nanotechnology for crops.聽 Their research was recently published in a book by Springer International Publishing, 鈥淧lant Nanotechnology: An Overview on Concepts, Strategies, and Tools.鈥� The book is co-edited by Khodakovskaya; Dr. Chittaranjan Kole, professor at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya in India, and Dr. D. Sakthi Kuma, professor at Tokyo University in Japan. The 15 chapters of the book are written by different teams of scientists studying various aspects of plant nanotechnology. The focus is on application potential and concern for nanotoxicity. 鈥淭his book provides an overview of all the completed research in this field to date,鈥� Khodakovskaya said. 鈥淭hese studies have shown that nanomaterials can be used for the improvement of yield and quality of crops. Nanomaterials have also exhibited promise for environmentally safe application of fertilizers and plant protection chemicals.鈥� 鈥淚 believe that by reading 鈥楶lant Nanotechnology鈥� any student, researcher, or policymaker can appreciate the potential and the tremendous value of this approach and can have a clear idea of what is going on in this field.鈥� Nanomaterials first studied in plants included tiny tubes, horns, and sheets (also called graphene) built from individual atoms of carbon. Early research showed improvement in crop yield, suggesting nanomaterials can affect genes involved in water transport in plants like soybean, barley, and corn. 鈥淚nterestingly, transport of carbon nanotubes from roots to fruits of tomato plants was documented in one of the published studies, so obviously more research is needed to show the safety of this technology.鈥� Khodakovskaya said. 鈥淲ith that in mind, we have included chapters that discuss how nanomaterials interact in soil-plant systems, concerns of hazards to human health and the environment, and also critical views on compliances. Carbon-based nanomaterials, in general, have been found to be safe in many instances.鈥� Some of the published studies were done at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock as collaborations between the Department of Biology and the Nanotechnology Center. 聽 鈥淭he most exciting fields are at the intersections of traditional fields. This interdisciplinary approach to research is the future of science,鈥� Khodakovskaya said. ]]>