In many computer vision applications, objects have to be learned and recognized in images or image sequences. This book presents new probabilistic hierarchical models that allow an efficient represent
Based on 30 years of clinical and research experience, backed by a careful assessment of four decades of published data, Dr. Faguet documented inThe War on Cancer (Springer 2005), early advances in ca
Architecting High Performing, Scalable and Available Enterprise Web Applications provides in-depth insights into techniques for achieving desired scalability, availability and performance quality goal
By bringing together top-notch demographers, sociologists, economists, statisticians and public health specialists from Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America to examine a wide variety of public and
Organic Chemistry Study Guide: Key Concepts, Problems, and Solutions features hundreds of problems from the companion book,Organic Chemistry, and includes solutions for every problem. Key concept summ
This book offers comprehensive coverage of all the core topics of bioinformatics, and includes practical examples completed using the MATLAB bioinformatics toolbox?. It is primarily intended as a text
There is a triple threat to human health and well-being in the Asian air. First, we are going to see an increase in tobacco-attributable deaths as more and more people smoke. Much of this mortality, a
New science proves that it is our core beliefs that drive the chemical changes in the body, control our thought patterns and essentially produce our reactions to the external world. This book gives yo
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Verification, Model Checking and Abstract Interpretation, VMCAI 2014, held in San Diego, CA, USA, in January 2013
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 4th International ICST Conference on Sensor Systems and Software, S-Cube 2013, held in Lucca, Italy, 2013. The 8 revise
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th International ICST Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks, held in Sydney, Australia, in Sept
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the seven workshops and the PhD Symposium that were co-located with the 13th International Conference on Web Engineering, ICWE 2013, h
This book constitutes the post-proceedings of the 5th International ICST Conference on Mobile Networks and Management, MONAMI 2013, held in Cork, Ireland, in September 2013. The 18 revised full papers
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2012, held in San Sebastian, Spai
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Seventh Chinese Semantic Web Symposium and the Second Chinese Web Science Conference, CSWS 2013, held in Shanghai, China in August 2013. The 14 re
The R Quick Syntax Reference is a handy reference book detailing the intricacies of the R language. Not only is R a free, open-source tool, R is powerful, flexible, and has state of the art statistica
One of the most important and exciting trends in web development in recent years is the move towards single page applications, or SPAs. Instead of clicking through hyperlinks and waiting for each page
Proceedings of the First Symposium on Aviation Maintenance and Management collects selected papers from the conference of ISAMM 2013 in China held in Xi’an on November 25-28, 2013. The book presents s
HTML5 Game Development Insights is a from-the-trenches collection of tips, tricks, hacks, and advice straight from professional HTML5 game developers. The 24 chapters here include unique, cutting edge
Learning how to write C/C++ code is only the first step. To be a serious programmer, you need to understand the structure and purpose of the binary files produced by the compiler: object files, static
This volume (1) defines the specific-anticompetitive-intent, lessening-competition, distorting-competition, and exploitative-abuse tests of illegality promulgated by U.S. and/or E.U. antitrust law, (
Integrative Social Work Practice offers innovative ways of conceptualizing cases, communicating with clients and making better therapeutic use of client individuality. It demonstrates how to balance f
This Springer Brief focuses on the current state-of-the-art research on spectrum sensing by using energy detection, a low-complexity and low-cost technique. It includes a comprehensive summary of rece
Focusing on small and medium-sized second-generation Chinese family businesses, this book presents an excellent analysis of how a family business is different from other forms of organization, especi
Exploring the history and role of reduction in the philosophy of science and of mind, this volume offers a new framework in which various notions of reduction can be defined, and offers a a powerful e
This Springer Brief discusses efficient security protocols and schemes for multi-hop wireless networks. It presents an overview of security requirements for these networks, explores challenges in secu
This brief introduces the fundamental theory and development of managing radio resources using a water-filling algorithm that can optimize system performance in wireless communication. Geometric Water
The book covers the flux pinning mechanisms and properties and the electromagnetic phenomena caused by the flux pinning common for metallic, high-Tc and MgB2 superconductors. The condensation energy i
The book presents new developments in the dynamic modeling and optimization methods in environmental economics and provides a huge range of applications dealing with the economics of natural resources
This book explores both the possibilities and limits of arguments from human nature in the context of human rights. Can the concept of human nature provide a basis for understanding fundamental rights
The second international symposium on Pectins and Pectinases was organised by Wageningen University and Research Centre and was held in Rotterdam, May 6-10, 2001. This fruitful meeting was attended by
This book deals with medieval Jewish authors who wrote in Arabic, such as Moses Maimonides, Judah Halevi, and Solomon Ibn Gabirol, as well as the Hebrew translations and commentaries of Judaeo-Arabic
Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT2013) collects the latest research in this field, including a wealth of state-
* Learn how complex numbers may be used to solve algebraic equations, as well as their geometric interpretation* Theoretical aspects are augmented with rich exercises and problems at various levels of
Value- and risk-oriented management is a holistic method of managing businesses. In this book both actuarial methods and methods pertaining to classical internal control and classical risk management
Service science constitutes an interdisciplinary approach to systematic innovation in service systems, integrating managerial, social, legal and engineering aspects to address the theoretical and prac
Zeolites and zeolite-like materials became important because of their ion exchange capacities and their outstanding catalytic properties. Millions of tons of zeolites have been produced in the past ye
This is the first book to present a systematic review of applications of the Haar wavelet method for solving Calculus and Structural Mechanics problems. Haar wavelet-based solutions for a wide range o
This book addresses analysis of the failure of structural elements, presenting theoretical and practical tools, insight from industry and professional boards worldwide, and real-life examples of the t
This volume explores cyberbullying and its impact on young people in schools in detail. It investigates social and emotional resilience and wellbeing in relation to developing protective factors again
