Computer scientists and related researchers survey examples of the increasing application of information science in selling services of all kinds. In sections on basic concepts and theories, intellige
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
This volume consists of 14 essays by educators from Europe, the US, and Brazil, who examine the use of class video recordings in pre-service and in-service teacher training. They address teacher profe
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 book provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area of critical thinking strategies in pre-service learning environments. It also provides insigh
"This book compiles real-world case studies on successful classroom models and practices to provide rewarding learning environments for students with disabilities. It addresses topics such as behavior
"This book provides a wide range of frameworks to help teacher educators and other researchers examine the benefits, challenges, and opportunities for employing service-learning as the driving framewo
"This book explores the current efforts in service-learning to engage with diverse communities, specific issues and strengths associated with those communities, and strategies for assessing and reflec
After exploring issues of assessment in higher education institutions' Initial Teacher Education programs (generally in Australia and Britain), education researchers draw on a long-term action res
Patel presents a textbook for students at the beginning-to-intermediate level of knowledge about web site development on how to use the Windows Communication Foundation software to create service-
Educators from Europe, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, and the US provide 17 essays on in-service teacher training. They address how to design and conduct it, including planning, delivery, and f
Editors Dickenson, Keough, and Courduff present readers with a collection of academic essays and scholarly articles focused on the approaches, skills, and methodologies for teachers to use in supp
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
Wireless networking is considered by many to be the future of communication technology, as the demand for high quality, mobile connection increases across the world.Wireless Network Traffic and Quali
This work examines how e-government affects politics and democracy in developed and developing countries. A section on e-participation in government presents international case studies on areas such a
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Quality of service is an essential element of wireless networks, determining the level of performance available to particular users and types of data. This book presents a comprehensive collection of
The quality properties explored in these 16 papers are testability, dependability, maintainability, usability, security, and quality of service. The opening chapters propose a multi-tier framework for
This book offers a collection of recent research outcomes covering most of the popular frameworks and standards used for IT governance and IT service management. Case studies from Australia, New Zeala
The nineteen chapters presented by Protogeros (U. of Macedonia, Greece) constitute a survey of recent advances in software agent and Web service technologies, treating them both as enabling technologi
Computer and information scientists, electrical engineers, and similar professionals discuss requirement specifications, modeling, and implementing features peripheral to the core functions in softwar
E-government refers to government's use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to exchange information and services with citizens, businesses, employees, and civil societies. This collec
This work characterizes the latest research on the use of quality of service (QoS) in grid computing, for academicians, engineers, IT professionals, and researchers in fields such as parallel and dist
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
Editors Chhabra (e-business, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, India) and Kumar (financial studies, U. of Delhi, India) enlist the help of dozens of contributors for this collection of rese
"This book explores the concept of TPACK in terms of education in general and language teaching in particular. It will assist EFL teachers, both in-service and pre-service professionally and arms them
"This book is intended to present the most recent research associated with the Response to Intervention (RTI) service delivery model. It includes information related to both the positive and negative
