In the preface this book notes how computer vision is still at an "immature" stage of development and how much research, until recently, has only been devoted to specific tasks. This volume is intende
Intended to bridge the gap between the database and machine learning communities, this guide gathers theoretical and experimental contributions on fuzziness, scalability, and the use of fuzzy methods
International contributors in business and organizational science focus on the practical use of knowledge management (KM) as a tool for innovation. They examine the role of innovation in the organizat
"This book describes some of the applied methods to code imagery and multimedia for research value. "Coding" here is used in a broad way to mean the interpretation and labeling of contents...to know w
Fifteen articles on the theory and application of adaptive database search and retrieval technologies showcase current research in the growing field of machine learning algorithms. Divided into sectio
This volume contains 10 articles on healthcare service quality and evaluation, covering healthcare management and decision making, operational research in medicine and health systems, information tech
"This book explores emerging research on the ever-growing field of big data and facilitates further knowledge development on methods for handling and interpreting large data sets, providing multi-disc
Karacapilidis (management information systems, U. of Patras, Greece) introduces 19 chapters aimed at helping researchers, educators, and others to understand and incorporate Web-based concepts and tec
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
The opening chapters of this collection describe a systematic approach to managing natural disasters, a multimedia educational game for disaster risk reduction in Venezuela, public awareness and train
Researchers integrate theoretical fundamentals and methods of managing tacit knowledge in such areas of business as marketing, management, human resources, design, thinking, and design research th
This handbook is intended for students, researchers, law enforcement personnel, and IT and multimedia practitioners involved in the use, design, and development of digital devices and techniques for f
This work reviews practical and theoretical aspects of sensor network data management, for those working in database, data warehousing, data mining, and sensor network research. Chapters by internatio
Scholars of business management and of information systems explore approaches and methods for providing information to some people all the time and other people none of the time. Among their topics ar
Thirteen chapters propose techniques for storing a collection of web files on a database management system, a fingerprint system for protecting audio copyrights, and an algorithm for integrating an
"This book focuses on intelligent methods and techniques for recognizing and storing dynamic patterns, emphasizing topics related to artificial intelligence, pattern management, and algorithm developm