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Creating scientific workflow applications is a very challenging task due to the complexity of the distributed computing environments involved, the complex control and data flow requirements of scienti
Distributed computing paradigms for sharing resources such as Clouds, Grids, Peer-to-Peer systems, or voluntary computing are becoming increasingly popular. While there are some success stories such a
This book features a novel geometric data structure for collision detection at haptic rates between arbitrary rigid objects. It offers a state of the art review of the current data structures for coll
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Internet Technology, ICDCIT 2014, held in Bhubaneswar, India, in February 2014. The 29
Currently many companies are confronted with the decision how to deal with the new data quality requirements of the regulatory authorities. Future data quality statements for enterprise key figures an
Many of the commonly used methods for modeling and fitting psychophysical data are special cases of statistical procedures of great power and generality, notably the Generalized Linear Model (GLM). Th
Whatever happens, we will always seek for a better and happier world. Young people searching for a life adventure unknowingly were caught in crime network. How will this adventure end? Will their love
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This book is devoted to the Educational Data Mining arena. It highlights works that show relevant proposals, developments, and achievements that shape trends and inspire future research. After a rigor
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This brief presents the challenges and solutions for VANETs’ security and privacy problems occurring in mobility management protocols including Mobile IPv6 (MIPv6), Proxy MIPv6 (PMIPv6), and Network M
This book aims to present a viable alternative to the Hopfield Neural Network (HNN) model for analog computation. It is well known the standard HNN suffers from problems of convergence to local minima
?Methods for making inferences from data about one or more probabilities and proportions are a fundamental part of a statistician’s toolbox and statistics courses. Unfortunately many of the quick, app
On any given day undercover operatives from our Intelligence Agency's and Armed Forces perform various covert operations around the world for piece and prosperity of our great nation and faithful alli
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This volume directly addresses the complexities involved in data mining and the development of new algorithms, built on an underlying theory consisting of linear and non-linear dynamics, data selectio
The quality of a data warehouse (DWH) is the elusive aspect of it, not because it is hard to achieve [once we agree what it is], but because it is difficult to describe. We propose the notion that qua
Malachi once dreamed of being an astronaut, but his fear of flying kept his feet firmly planted on the ground. Instead, he works for the NASA Deep Space Network as a tour guide in California. He's hel
Malachi once dreamed of being an astronaut, but his fear of flying kept his feet firmly planted on the ground. Instead, he works for the NASA Deep Space Network as a tour guide in California. He's hel
In the far off future, the world's natural resources have run dry, and we have been forced to rely on the moon for critical mining operations. Oreheavy asteroids from the asteroid belt are brought to
The book provides conceptual and theoretical elaborations on human values from a cultural psychological approach. The authors illustrate their original contributions with empirical data, allowing for
"Evil is a survivor."The military and the Central Intelligence Agency signed a secret agreement for joint military/ CIA special operations. It was a historical shift of power that militarized spy oper
"Evil is a survivor."The military and the Central Intelligence Agency signed a secret agreement for joint military/ CIA special operations. It was a historical shift of power that militarized spy oper
Join Ed Deline, president of operations for the Montecito Resort & Casino, and his protege, Danny McCoy, a former U.S. Marine and Las Vegas native, as they deal with card-counting cheaters, costly
The growing capabilities in generating and collecting data has risen an urgent need of new techniques and tools in order to analyze, classify and summarize statistical information, as well as to disco
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis, IDA 2010, held in Tucson, AZ, USA in May 2010. The 21 revised papers presented together
Lesley Stahl's job offer from CBS came with an ultimatum -- "if you can't start tomorrow, forget it." The year was 1972, and opportunities for women in network television were rare. With the same dete
Are you grown-up enough to handle it?To many couples, marriage means little more than just living together. But others succeed in establishing a true union, a profound emotional fusion that involves n
Securing Social Media in the Enterprise is a concise overview of the security threats posed by the use of social media sites and apps in enterprise network environments. Social media sites and apps ar
The amount of data in medical databases doubles every 20 months, and physicians are at a loss to analyze them. Also, traditional methods of data analysis have difficulty to identify outliers and patte
Fully revised for a third edition, this highly regarded guide to the methodology of data collection and synthesis of exam scores explains the process of equalizing, scaling, and moderating results, an
