Component Database Systems

Distributed business component computing--the assembling of business components into electronic business processes, which interact via the Internet--caters to a new breed of enterprise systems that ar

Lessons from database research have been applied in academic fields ranging frombioinformatics to next-generation Internet architecture and in industrial uses including Web-basede-commerce and search

This book argues that human cognition systems is the least understood, yet probably most important, component of forecasting accuracy. Minding the Weather investigates how people acquire massive and

Distributed business component computing—the assembling of business components into electronic business processes, which interact via the Internet—caters to a new breed of enterprise syst

Computational systems biology unifies the mechanistic approach of systems biologywith the data-driven approach of computational biology. Computational systems biology aims todevelop algorithms that un

How biomedical research using various animal species and in vitro cellular systems has resulted in both major successes and translational failure.In Model Systems in Biology, comparative neurobiologist Georg Striedter examines how biomedical researchers have used animal species and in vitro cellular systems to understand and develop treatments for human diseases ranging from cancer and polio to Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia. Although there have been some major successes, much of this “translational” research on model systems has failed to generalize to humans. Striedter explores the history of such research, focusing on the models used and considering the question of model selection from a variety of perspectives―the philosophical, the historical, and that of practicing biologists. Striedter reviews some philosophical concepts and ethical issues, including concerns over animal suffering and the compromises that result. He traces the history of the most widely used animal and in

A graduate-level textbook that presents a unified mathematical framework for modeling and analyzing cyber-physical systems, with a strong focus on verification.Verification aims to establish whether a

The first history of the deaccession of objects from museum collections that defends deaccession as an essential component of museum practice.Museums often stir controversy when they deaccession works

The onset of the Anthropocene, an era in which human actions have become major drivers of change on a planetary scale, has increased the complexity of socioecological systems. Complex systems pose nov

The onset of the Anthropocene, an era in which human actions have become major drivers of change on a planetary scale, has increased the complexity of socioecological systems. Complex systems pose nov

Multiagent systems are made up of multiple interacting intelligent agents -- computational entities to some degree autonomous and able to cooperate, compete, communicate, act flexibly, and exercise co

In the late 1950s, experiments such as the cybernetic sculptures of Nicolas Schoffer or the programmatic music compositions of John Cage and Iannis Xenakis transposed systems theory from the sciences

This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to the emerging field of artificial cognitive systems. Cognition, both natural and artificial, is about anticipating the need for action and deve

Complex communicating computer systems -- computers connected by data networks and inconstant communication with their environments -- do not always behave as expected. This bookintroduces behavioral

Robotics: Science and Systems VIII spans a wide spectrum ofrobotics, bringing together contributions from researchers working on the mathematical foundationsof robotics, robotics applications, and ana

Starting from the premise that understanding the foundations of concurrentprogramming is key to developing distributed computing systems, this book first presents thefundamental theories of concurrent

Multiagent systems are made up of multiple interacting intelligent agents -- computational entities to some degree autonomous and able to cooperate, compete, communicate, act flexibly, and exercise co

In Indefinite Objects, Luis Lopez presents a novel approach to thesyntax-semantics interface using indefinite noun phrases as a database. Traditional approaches mapstructural configurations to semanti

Robotics: Science and Systems VII spans a wide spectrum ofrobotics, bringing together researchers working on the algorithmic or mathematical foundations ofrobotics, robotics applications, and analysis

After World War II, a systems approach to solving complex problems and managingcomplex systems came into vogue among engineers, scientists, and managers, fostered in part by thediffusion of digital co

Robotics: Science and Systems V spans a wide spectrum of robotics, bringing togetherresearchers working on the foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and the analysis ofrobotics systems. This

Issues of regulation and control are central to the study of biological and biochemical systems. Thus it is not surprising that the tools of feedback control theory—engineering techniques devel

Issues of regulation and control are central to the study of biological and biochemical systems. Thus it is not surprising that the tools of feedback control theory -- engineering techniques developed

Robotics: Science and Systems IV spans a wide spectrum of robotics, bringing togetherresearchers working on the foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and analysis of roboticssystems. This vo

Proceedings from the third annual Robotics: Science and Systems conference,presenting state-of-the-art research on the foundations of robotics, robotics applications, androbotics systems.

In the age of global biotechnology, DNA can exist as biological material in a test tube, as a sequence in a computer database, and as economically valuable information in a patent. In The Global Geno

Proposing new theoretically sound indexes for measuring trade restrictiveness, with empirical results that show their application. A country's stance on international trade is an important component

Proposing new theoretically sound indexes for measuring trade restrictiveness, with empirical results that show their application. A country's stance on international trade is an important component

In the age of global biotechnology, DNA can exist as biological material in a test tube, as a sequence in a computer database, and as economically valuable information in a patent. In The Global Genom

The Rapid Evaluation of Potential Fields in Particle Systems presents a group of algorithms for the computation of the potential and force fields in large-scale systems of particles that are likely to

Essays on the design of financial systems for countries in transition to a market-based economy. This collection examines the design of financial systems for central and eastern European countries e

The emerging field of systems biology involves the application of experimental, theoretical, and modeling techniques to the study of biological organisms at all levels, from the molecular, through the

Specifying and implementing dynamical systems with the situation calculus.

This book introduces the concepts and state-of-the-art research developments of resource management in real-time systems and networks. Real-time systems and networks are of increasing importance in

Financial systems are crucial to the allocation of resources in a modern economy.They channel household savings to the corporate sector and allocate investment funds among firms;they allow intertempor

After World War II, a systems approach to solving complex problems and managing complex systems came into vogue among engineers, scientists, and managers, fostered in part by the diffusion of digital

Active Solar Systems is volume 6 in a series that surveys advances in solar energy research since the oil shock of the early 1970s. Books in the series document in particular the period 1973 to 1985,

Active Solar Systems is volume 6 in a series that surveys advances in solar energy research since the oil shock of the early 1970s. Books in the series document in particular the period 1973 to 1985,

"The Rapid Evaluation of Potential Fields in Particle Systems" presents a group of algorithms for the computation of the potential and force fields in large-scale systems of particles that are likely

These twenty lectures have been developed and refined by Professor Siebert during the more than two decades he has been teaching introductory Signals and Systems courses at MIT. The lectures are desig