When you know the cause of an event, you can affect its outcome. This accessible introduction to causal inference shows you how to determine causality and estimate effects using statistics and machine learning.

This book addresses the “urban” and “peri-urban” spaces in India within a single frame. The reasoning is that while the former is studied for its transformation towards more value addition in terms of power and neoliberal economic viabilities, the latter is the land of visible transformation of the built environment. It acquaints readers with how the processes of circulation of migrant labour, the shift in occupations of landowning groups, and the residential cohabitation of diverse social groups contribute to re-scripting social relations, green spaces, and the forging of new subjectivities. The chapters of the book speak of the need to create sustainable cities for uncertain futures, with a quest to reverse global climate change and make an effort to halt urbanization at the cost of the natural ecosystem, all of which have become more urgent in the post-pandemic years. The book addresses different aspects of the evolutionary urban and peri-urban spaces in India amidst the conflict of the environmental and social sustainability agendas with the neo-liberal ascendancy. The integration of urban and peri-urban areas with emerging political and economic equations and the involvement of multiple disciplines to work in tandem for a deep insight into the complex phenomena incorporating diverse actors validate the need for such a volume.

This monograph offers a thorough review of four decades of research on early internationalizing firms, focusing on Born Globals and International New Ventures. It systematically examines 323 empirical studies, exploring the origins, evolution, and key themes within this field. The book covers the theoretical foundations, internationalization strategies, performance outcomes, and the impact of digital technologies on these firms. It also addresses ongoing debates and identifies areas where further research is needed, presenting a clear agenda for future studies.

This book delves deeply into the research progress on three-way risk decision for risk management under complex social environment. From the new perspective of collective wisdom, it systematically explores three-way group decision-making methods and practical applications by considering group information fusion, consensus reaching process, group social network and group complex network. This book intends to provide a reference for researchers, practitioners and graduate students in the fields of risk management and decision analysis.

This book covers all forms of imaging in pediatric nephrology incorporating all radiologic modalities and imaging of pediatric kidney disorders. It covers from antenatal to post-natal imaging of kidney of a child, starting from normal to abnormal imaging and latest evidence based approach. Chapters cover all forms of abnormalities including cysts, neoplasms, infections, acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. The book includes chapter on basics of radiology in children, how to avoid radiation, and point of care ultrasound in pediatric intensive care among others.