Materials and other scientists from Asia, the Middle East, the UK, and the US provide 15 chapters that outline advances in environmental materials, particularly the use of biomass and waste for ad
As the population of the world continues to surge upwards, it is apparent that the global economy is unable to meet the nutritional needs of such a large populace. In an effort to circumvent a deepeni
This collection introduces higher order neural network (HONN) group models and adaptive HONNs for simulating nonlinear data. The computer science chapters describe adaptive tolerance trees for transla
The 13 chapters in the collection describe computational techniques inspired in part by nature and natural systems to represent and organize information from business, science, computing, and engineer
Editors Pratap Singh, Singh, and Srivastava present readers with a collection of academic and professional contributions on subjects and issues linked to human overpopulation in a globalizing world
Earth and environmental scientist describe the current uses of remote sensing and geographical information systems in their fields. The topics include a remote sensing perspective on estimating lan
Editors Ganpat and Isaac present readers with a collection of academic essays and scholarly articles on the latest scholarship on the scientific, socio-economic, and technical factors affecting co
Editor Joo offers this textbook-sized research compilation regarding the applications as well as the risks of nanotechnology in environmental monitoring, remediation, and preservation efforts. The boo
The authors of this extensive reference discuss how rural policy makers and stakeholders can take advantage of information and communications technologies (ICT) to sustainably manage agricultural and
This collection of sixteen articles on advanced topics in software development showcases current scholarship in the fields of computer software design, programming, and testing. The volume is divided
Contributors to this work (a companion to the publisher's Sustainable Urban and Regional Infrastructure Development: Technologies, Applications, and Management) are all affiliated with or associated w
This work consists of 12 chapters by international researchers and practitioners in computer science and software engineering. The book opens with a survey of applications of evolutionary and bio-insp
Contributors from such fields as transportation, economics, business management, and industrial engineering describe new ideas and practices in logistics and supply-chain management. They cover innova
Editors Bazzan (Instituto de Informatica, UFRGS, Brazil), Klugl, Orebro U., Sweden), and 54 co-contributors provide a collection of research on topics such as transportation system design, control dev
Kock (information systems, Texas A&M International U.) has edited this collection of research articles on e-collaboration, with expert contributors focusing primarily on the emergence of virtual t
The 18 contributions in this collection describe proven approaches to student learning and assessment, curriculum development, innovative teaching, and team projects that solidify classroom concepts a
The 15 articles collected here by Brandon (Christian Brothers U., Tennessee) review current topics for engineers creating software for the web. The text may be appropriate as a supplement to textbooks
"This book investigates the impact of climate change in relation to the emergence and spread of global diseases, highlighting epidemiological factors and policies to govern epidemics and pandemics"--P
Modern optimization approaches have attracted many research scientists, decision makers and practicing researchers in recent years as powerful intelligent computational techniques for solving several
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) seeks to integrate theory learned in the classroom with real experience in the work world. An international group of contributors, most Australia, Ireland, and France, r
This collection of sixteen articles on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) presents current scholarship in data and service interoperability and discovery in business complex, distributed computer arc
This collection of sixteen articles on software development focuses on the nexus of software engineering and knowledge engineering and efforts to apply principles of automation and artificial intellig
Mostly Czech scientists in a wide range of natural and social sciences explore processing methods and their applications that are practical for decision making and task management at the regional leve
Computer and information scientists, electrical engineers, and similar professionals discuss requirement specifications, modeling, and implementing features peripheral to the core functions in softwar
Nine of the 17 papers in this collection were previously published in the International journal of information technology and web engineering, vol. 3 by IGI Publishing in 2008. The researchers present
The editors (National and Kapodistrian U. of Athens) of this collection believe advances in ICT have complicated modern applications and their interfaces, making web systems difficult to use, and sugg
The 29 papers in this collection describe processes and frameworks for integrating requirements and software engineering, software tools and methods for supporting productivity, and the development of
The entire process of designing and using a data warehouse is detailed in this work, encompassing requirement specification, conceptual, logical, and physical design, and tuning and evolution manageme
Computer scientists, software engineers, and other researchers describe recent investigations into how artificial intelligence techniques and concepts as knowledge-based systems, neural networks, fuzz
This book reports on ten years of research on developing an integrated and flexible methodology for modeling complex Web information systems. The book is divided into three sections, with a summary ov
Written for IT professionals and students, this textbook on adaptive business technologies and applications explains the advantages of "co-engineering" corporate IT systems with externally driven vari
Semantic web engineering addresses the language barriers between human and computers and provides a bridge between conflicting information systems, and this collection of research articles delves into
"This book provides a design perspective on how the identified social issues can be solved through a design mentality. It comprises all design disciplines, such as industrial design, environmental des
"This book promotes the integral economic, social and environmental protection and development in cities. It promotes cities as drivers of development and poverty reduction and it presents cases that
Education, engineering, educational technology, and other researchers from the US provide 15 chapters on user experience design methods and the development of educational technology. In the first s
The authors describe the impact of advanced concept maps in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. They detail the history of concept maps, including the work of Ramon Lull, P
This volume compiles 11 chapters on how to optimize STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education through the use of digital tools like wearable technology, simulations and games, vi
