This two-volume set of LNICST 411 and 412 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Advancement of Science and Technology, ICAST 2021, which took place in August 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 80 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 202 submissions. The papers present economic and technologic developments in modern societies in 7 tracks: Chemical, Food and Bioprocess Engineering; Electrical and Electronics Engineering; ICT, Software and Hardware Engineering; Civil, Water Resources, and Environmental Engineering ICT; Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Material Science and Engineering; Energy Science, Engineering and Policy.

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advancement of Science and Technology, ICAST 2018, which took place in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in October 2018. The 47 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 71 submissions. The papers present economic and technologic developments in modern societies in five tracks: agro-processing industries for sustainable development, water resources development for the shared vision in blue Nile basin, IT and computer technology innovation, recent advances in electrical and computer engineering, progresses in product design and system optimization.

This two-volume set constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advancement of Science and Technology, ICAST 2020, which took place in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in October 2020. The 74 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 200 submissions of which 157 were sent out for peer review. The papers present economic and technologic developments in modern societies in 6 tracks: Chemical, food and bio-process engineering; Electrical and computer engineering; IT, computer science and software engineering; Civil, water resources, and environmental engineering; Mechanical and industrial engineering; Material science and engineering.

Science and technology education research, influenced by inquiry-based thinking, not only concentrates on the teaching of scientific concepts and addressing any misconceptions that learners may hold, but also emphasizes the ways in which students learn, and seeks avenues to achieve better learning through creativity. New developments in science and technology education rely on a wide variety of methods, borrowed from various fields of science, such as computer science, cognitive science, sociology and neurosciences. This book presents papers from the first international conference on “New Developments in Science and Technology Education” that was structured around seven main thematic axes: namely modern pedagogies in science and technology education; new technologies in science and technology education; assessment in science and technology education; teaching and learning in the light of inquiry learning methods; neuroscience and science education; conceptual understanding and conceptual change in science; and interest, attitude and motivation in science. It explores the beneficial impact of pedagogically updated practices and approaches in the teaching of science concepts, and elaborates on future challenges and emerging issues that concern science and technology education. By pointing out new research directions, the volume will inform educational practices and bridge the gap between research and practice, providing new information, ideas and perspectives. It will also promote discussions and networking among scientists and stakeholders from worldwide scientific fields, such as researchers, professors, students, and companies developing educational software.

Written in a systematic and comprehensive manner, the book reports recent advances in the development of food science and technology areas. Advances in Food Science and Technology discusses many of the recent technical research accomplishments in the areas of food science and technology, such as food security as a global issue, food chemistry, frozen food and technology, as well as state-of-the-art developments concerning food production, properties, quality, trace element speciation, nanotechnology, and bionanocomposites for food packing applications. Specifically, this important book details: New innovative methods for food formulations and novel nanotechnology applications such as food packaging, enhanced barrier, active packaging, and intelligent packaging Freezing methods and equipment such as freezing by contact with cold air, cold liquid, and cold surfaces, cryogenic freezing, and a combination of freezing methods Chemical and functional properties of food components Bionanocomposites for natural food packing and natural biopolymer-based films such as polysaccharide films and protein films Regulatory aspects of food ingredients in the United States with the focus on the safety of enzyme preparations used in food

This report examines digitalisation’s effects on science, technology and innovation and the associated consequences for policy. In varied and far-reaching ways, digital technologies are changing how scientists work, collaborate and publish.

"The book provides up-to-date research on the role of digital technologies in children's, adolescent's, and young adult's lives, and how they navigate developmental tasks and issues utilizing these technologies. The book synthesizes the research on digital technology use and how these technologies contribute to addiction, information processing for fake news, hinder or help identity development and formation, contribute to aggressive behaviors, explore sexuality, and benefit or harm relationships with parents, teachers, friends, and romantic partners. Topics include cyberbullying and prevention, cyberbystanding, internet and social media addiction, suicide, fake news, proanorexia, and identity"--