This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2012, held in Porto, Portugal, in April 2012. The 15 pa
This book constitutes revised selected papers from the First Annual Privacy Forum, APF 2012, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in October 2012. The 13 revised papers presented in this volume were carefully re
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed revised selected papers of the First Workshop on Big Data Benchmarks, WBDB 2012, held in San Jose, CA, USA, in May 2012 and the Second Workshop on Big Dat
Ada 2012 is the latest version of the international standard for the programming language Ada. It is designated ISO/IEC 8652:2012 (E) and is a new edition replacing the 2005 version. The primary goals
This brief presents several new query processing techniques, called complex motion pattern queries, specifically designed for very large spatio-temporal databases of moving objects. The brief begins w
This book presents an analysis and a critical discussion on performance management systems. It seeks to advance the current state of knowledge in the subject by introducing a holistic performance mana
We will all be ambushed at some point in our lives. The ultimate query is how we will react to this event. This novel focuses on how Paul, a self-driven man, dealt with his life changing confrontation
We will all be ambushed at some point in our lives. The ultimate query is how we will react to this event. This novel focuses on how Paul, a self-driven man, dealt with his life changing confrontation
This book is about Future Information Technology, Application, and Service (FutureTech 2012 volume 2). The topics of FutureTech 2012 cover the current hot topics satisfying the world-wide ever-changin
HOW MAY I SERVE?This Person ...This Situation ...Mother Earth!GOD I AMThe SOUL TUNER!Join me in providing the Divine Tune- Up through Soul Tuning. A Soul Tuner presents The Christ Consciousness to eve
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 covers performance analysis of computer networks, and begins by providing the necessary background in probability theory, random variables, and stochastic processes. Queuing theory and sim
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Applied Parallel and Scientific Computing, PARA 2012, held in Helsinki, Finland, in June 2012. The 35 revised f
The book "Effects and Implications of Pragmatic Competence for Enhancing EFL University Students' Written Performance" highlights the effects and implications of the Kurd EFL students' lack of pragmat
In this space, we wanted to put our photograph with President Obama when he spoke in Bellevue in February 2012. It is hanging in our living room, one of our proudest possessions, equal to our wedding
What's in the Book: It's Sherlock Holmes like you've never seen him before. Between the classic Sherlock sleuth skills and the twist of time travel, Sherlock Holmes 2012 is a mystery that will have y
Los datos que este libro contiene son una recopilaci n de muchos a os, abrumadores de la milenaria expresi n cultural de nuestros ancestros precuauht micos y sus propios ancestros. 2012 El Sexto Sol n
Corinna M. Lindow substantiates, develops, and tests a strategic fit perspective on family firm performance in order to contribute to explaining previous inconclusive findings. In particular, she aims
The 4th FTRA International Conference on Information Technology Convergence and Services (ITCS-12) will be held in Gwangju, Korea on September 6 - 8, 2012. The ITCS-12 will be the most comprehensive c
A simultaneously deep and practical perspective-based on twenty-nine years' experience-of how applying faith at work can deepen purpose, build character, and propel performance. "The Next Level" conta
What's in the Book: It's Sherlock Holmes like you've never seen him before. Between the classic Sherlock sleuth skills and the twist of time travel, Sherlock Holmes 2012 is a mystery that will have y
The Illustrated Fiction of William H. Coles 2000-2012 presents the collect award-winning fiction of William H. Coles including fourteen short stories, five short shorts, a novella (The Surgeon's Wife)
The Mayan Calendar ends in December 2012. The world expects Armageddon, desolation, horror. The destruction is tempered by the cleansing of the air, water, earth. The One comes in an unexpected form,
The Mayan Calendar ends in December 2012. The world expects Armageddon, desolation, horror. The destruction is tempered by the cleansing of the air, water, earth. The One comes in an unexpected form,
Un guide pour implanter la performance optimale: la bonne chose, avec le bon dosage, au bon momentMC. Que ce soit dans le sport, le travail, ou simplement dans la vie de tous les jours, vous tes toujo
Un guide pour implanter la performance optimale: la bonne chose, avec le bon dosage, au bon momentMC. Que ce soit dans le sport, le travail, ou simplement dans la vie de tous les jours, vous tes toujo
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th IFIP TC 12 International Conference on Intelligent Information Processing, IIP 2012, held in Guilin, China, in October 2012. The 39 revised pa
December 21, 2012 is fast approaching. You've heard the date, you know what it means: The End of Days, the fall of mankind, the end of the world, Armageddon. December 21st 2012, the Mayan Long Count C
December 21, 2012 is fast approaching. You've heard the date, you know what it means: The End of Days, the fall of mankind, the end of the world, Armageddon. December 21st 2012, the Mayan Long Count C
There is a strong need for team unit leaders to raise their functioning level as a performance facilitator and helping communicator.A study in March 2010 by Career Builder revealed that 27% of 5,700 w
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on High Performance Computing Systems and Applications, HPCS 2009, held in Kingston, Canad
Architecting High Performing, Scalable and Available Enterprise Web Applications provides in-depth insights into techniques for achieving desired scalability, availability and performance quality goal
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
This book deals with condition as a main aspect in the understanding of the performance—regarding both stability and complexity—of numerical algorithms. It offers partial solutions for Smale's 17th p
Can anybody tell us why profound poverty continues to plague our nation of barely 25 million people in this modern era of globalization in 2012? Why do you think the vast majority of our beloved peopl
Can anybody tell us why profound poverty continues to plague our nation of barely 25 million people in this modern era of globalization in 2012? Why do you think the vast majority of our beloved peopl
As embedded systems become more complex, designers face a number of challenges at different levels: they need to boost performance, while keeping energy consumption as low as possible, they need to re
This is a true story of one young man's faith journey to successful double-lung transplant and beyond. He celebrated, with flying colors, his second anniversary from transplant on April 11, 2012! As w
To compete in today's unruly and unpredictable business environment, leaders and managers need to extract every ounce of performance from their organizations. Yet many organizations face an "energy cr
