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The Indian Ocean has turned into the new geographical centre of power, where global power dynamics is being revealed. It has been transformed into a geostrategic heartland, forecasting new challenges and opportunities, and at the core of this is an emerging power, India, which, being located at a strategic juncture in the Indian Ocean, shapes much of this geostrategic transformation. Therefore, sustaining and improving security and continuing economic expansion, with an increased strategic presence in the region to safeguard its national, regional and global interests are some of the elements which greatly influence India's involvement with the strategic island states of Africa in the Western Indian Ocean Region. In this backdrop, this article has tried to contextualise the 'Western Indian Ocean Region' and 'situate the actors' to explore the various contours of geostrategic engagements the region is witnessing. Further, the article examines India's strategic interests in the Western Indian Ocean, which are critical for its global power aspirations. It discusses the linkages between India and the Western Indian Ocean island states of Africa, which would become the precursor for newer strategies and help in harnessing the potential of mutually beneficial cooperation. Lastly, the article seeks to re-engage with the island states of Africa to help forge a deeper cultural and strategic bond, which would be crucial in balancing the power equation in the region.

Multidisciplinary applications of computer-mediated communication considers the future use of CMC and recent applications of CMC in different contexts in the world with implications for further development. Covering key topics such as learning environments, business communication, and social media, this reference work is ideal for industry professionals, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Functional Framework for IoT-Based Agricultural System -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Scope of IoT in Agriculture -- 2.1 Irrigation and Fertilizers -- 2.2 Disease Control -- 2.3 Precision Farming -- 2.4 Crop Yield -- 2.5 Storage and Transportation -- 2.6 Livestock Monitoring -- 2.7 Farm Machinery and Maintenance -- 3 IoT Framework for Smart Agriculture -- 3.1 Hardware Requirement -- 3.1.1 Sensors -- 3.1.2 GPS Module -- 3.2 Relays -- 3.3 Software and Algorithms -- 3.3.1 ML-Based Image Processing Algorithms -- 3.4 Data Storage -- 3.5 Methodology -- 3.5.1 Architecture of Smart Agriculture Systems -- 3.5.2 Sensor-Based Data Capturing -- 3.5.3 Data Preparation and Feature Extraction -- 3.5.4 Classification and Quantification -- 4 Yield Prediction -- 4.1 Hardware Requirement -- 4.1.1 Sensors -- 4.2 Software and Algorithms -- 4.3 Predictive Models for Yield -- 4.4 Methodology -- 4.4.1 Architecture for Yield Prediction -- 4.4.2 Sensor-Based Data Capturing -- 4.4.3 Data Preparation and Feature Extraction -- 4.5 Yield Estimation -- 5 IoT-Based Irrigation Requirement -- 5.1 Methodology -- 5.1.1 Sensor-Based Irrigation Requirements and Data Capturing -- 5.1.2 Data Preparation and Feature Extraction -- 5.1.3 Sensor-Based Moisture Assessment -- 5.1.4 Irrigation Requirement Estimation -- 6 IoT-Based Soil Health Monitoring -- 6.1 Methodology -- 6.1.1 Sensors for Soil Health Monitoring -- 6.1.2 Sensor-Based Data Accusation -- 6.1.3 Sensor-Based Fertilizer Requirement -- 6.1.4 IoT-Based Pesticides Monitoring -- 6.1.5 Image-Based Pesticides Requirement Analysis -- 7 Outcomes of the Framework -- 8 Summary -- References -- 2 A Review on Advances in IoT-Based Technologies for Smart Agricultural System -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Soil Health Monitoring -- 3 Smart Irrigation.

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown imposed due to it has fueled the news consumption significantly. News portals including the ones in Odia language are actively feeding news related to Covid-19 to their consumers via their websites and Twitter handles. The news items didn't restrict to Covid-19 alone; they also touched a variety of domains of life like education, healthcare, administration, politics, movies, etc. Discovery of the news trends provides a bird's eye view of the issues and topics that are popular in the online community. This could be of interest to advertisers, marketers, researchers, sociologists, and policymakers. This paper applies Topic Modeling to discover the trends from the tweets made by the Odia news media from 20th March 2020 to 31st August 2020, the period which saw the emergence of both lockdowns and unlocks in India. We found that during this period the Odia news media didn't restrict themselves to report news surrounding Covid-19; rather they reported other happenings as well.

Front Cover -- Green Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Smart Cities -- Green Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Smart Cities -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- I - Green engineering using blockchain -- 1 - Green blockchain for smart cities-an introduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Green blockchain -- 2.1 Goals of green technology -- 2.1.1 Reduce -- 2.1.2 Recycle -- 2.1.3 Renew energy -- 2.1.4 Refuse the use of plastic bags -- 2.1.5 Responsibility -- 3. Branches of green technology -- 3.1 Green IT -- 3.2 Green energy -- 3.3 Green chemistry -- 3.4 Green building -- 3.5 Green nanotechnology -- 3.6 Green IoT -- 4. Blockchain architecture and analysis -- 4.1 Layered architecture -- 4.2 Analysis -- 5. Green IoT and blockchain in smart cities -- 5.1 Smart healthcare -- 5.2 Cryptocurrency -- 5.3 Intelligent vehicle technologies -- 5.4 Smart grid -- 5.5 Blockchain in smart education system -- 5.6 Blockchain in insurance for smart living -- 5.7 Smart mobility -- 5.8 Smart logistics and supply chains -- 5.9 Smart energy -- 5.10 Smart administration and services -- 5.11 Smart E-voting -- 5.12 Smart factory -- 6. Open challenges of green blockchain -- 6.1 Poor technological architecture -- 6.2 Hacking and shadow dealing -- 6.3 Scalability -- 6.4 Privacy -- 6.5 Costs -- 6.6 Limited scalability -- 6.7 No restrictions -- 6.8 Blockchains can be slow -- 6.9 Public perception -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- 2 - Improving citizen lifestyle in green smart city -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Need for smart cities -- 3. Structure for smart cities -- 4. The smart city mission and vision -- 4.1 Possible green transportation choices -- 4.2 Monthly neighborhood health event -- 4.3 Promoting health and well-being via cleaner water and better plumbing -- 4.4 Insisting on a healthy way of life as a means of promoting health.

Front Cover -- An Industrial IoT Approach for Pharmaceutical Industry Growth -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- Preface -- About the book -- 1 Medical big data mining and processing in e-health care -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Types of big data -- 1.1.1.1 Structured -- 1.1.1.2 Unstructured -- 1.1.1.3 Semistructured -- 1.1.2 Characteristics of big data -- 1.1.2.1 Variety -- 1.1.2.2 Velocity -- 1.1.2.3 Volume -- 1.1.3 Integration of big data with medical imaging -- 1.1.4 Advantages of health-care data management -- 1.1.5 Challenges of health-care data management -- 1.1.6 Health care as a big data database -- 1.1.7 Benefits of medical big data -- 1.2 Architecture of big data in health care -- 1.2.1 Batch processing layer -- 1.2.2 Data acquisition -- 1.2.3 Electronic health-care records -- 1.2.4 Biomedical images -- 1.2.5 Social network analysis -- 1.2.6 Sensing data -- 1.2.7 Cell phones -- 1.2.8 Semantic module -- 1.3 Preparation of data -- 1.3.1 Data filtering -- 1.3.2 Data cleaning -- 1.3.3 Noise treatment -- 1.4 Feature extraction and feature selection -- 1.5 Predictive model design -- 1.6 Data storage -- 1.7 Stream processing layer -- 1.7.1 Data synchronization -- 1.7.2 Adaptive learning -- 1.7.3 Adaptive preprocessor -- 1.7.4 Adaptive predictor -- 1.8 Query processor -- 1.9 Visualization layer -- 1.10 Use of big data in biomedical research -- 1.11 Companies using big data in health care -- 1.11.1 Dignity health: analytics helps prevent deadly infections -- 1.11.2 Express scripts: better decisions, healthier outcomes with big data -- 1.11.3 United health care: monitoring fraud and waste, improving clinical outcomes -- 1.12 Other opportunities for big data in health care -- 1.12.1 Episode analytics -- 1.13 Use of health care in big data analytics -- 1.14 Unique features of big data in health care.

Intro -- Preface -- About This Book -- Key Features -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Integrating Big Data Practices in Agriculture -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Using Big Data to Improve Agronomical Practices -- 2.1 GODAN Framework: Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition -- 2.2 Use of Drones in Agriculture -- 2.3 Create Better Supply Chain Optimizations -- 3 Using Online Data for Betterment of Farmers -- 3.1 A Case Study: Using Big Data Approach Enables Farmers to Buy Fertilizer from the Nearest Available Shop Thus Minimizing Transportation Cost -- 3.2 Methodology -- 4 Use of Social Media Analytics in Agriculture -- 4.1 Understanding the Monthly Global Trends of Gluten-Free Foods -- 4.2 Global Sentiment Analysis for Gluten-Free Foods -- 4.3 Perceptual Mapping Based on Sentiment Study -- 4.4 Use of Online Portals for Data Representation -- 4.5 To Study Consumer Behavior of Domestic and Processed Gluten-Free Food Using Discriminant Analysis -- 4.6 Discriminant Analysis Model -- References -- Solar-Powered Automated IoT-Based Drip Irrigation System -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Automated Drip Irrigation System -- 2.1 Literature Review -- 2.2 Methodology -- 3 Solar-Powered Automated Drip Irrigation System -- 3.1 Related Work -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- IoT Foundations and Its Application -- 1 IoT Groundwork -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Characteristics of Internet of Things -- 1.3 Need of IoT -- 1.4 Area of Applications -- 2 Conclusion and Future Scope -- Further Readings -- e-Device for the Protection of Agricultural Land from Elephant Attacks in Odisha: A Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Survey -- 3 Problem Statement -- 4 Proposed Approach -- 5 Methodology -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The Impact of Irrigation on Agricultural Productivity in the Bolpur Sub Division, West Bengal -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Statement of Problems.