Information is a key factor in business today, and data warehousing has become a major activity in the development and management of information systems to support the proper flow of information. Unfo
Mathematicians Deuflhard (Free U. Berlin) and Weiser explain to graduate students and researchers the numerical solution of elliptic and parabolic systems, and of hyperbolic conservation laws excludin
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
Ponsford (psychology and psychiatry, Monash U., Australia) et al. supply psychologists and therapists working with individuals with traumatic brain injuries, and those in training, with a guide that f
The Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies book series encompasses the topics of knowledge, intelligence, innovation and sustainability. The aim of the series is to make available a platform for t
Composite structures are most efficient in performance and production cost when combined with smart materials making them adaptable to changing operational conditions. The specific production processe
???????? ?In statistics, the Kalman filter is a mathematical method whose purpose is to use a series of measurements observed over time, containing random variations and other inaccuracies, and produc
?Isogeometric finite elements combine the numerical solution of partial differential equations and the description of the computational domain given by rational splines from computer aided geometric d
The fundamental function of buildings is to provide safe and healthy shelter. For the fortunate they also provide comfort and delight. In the twentieth century comfort became a 'product' produced by m
The book describes a new form of radar for which the target response is frequency, i.e., resonance-dependent. The book provides both prototype designs and empirical results collected from a variety of
External-beam radiotherapy has long been challenged by the simple fact that patients can (and do) move during the delivery of radiation. Recent advances in imaging and beam delivery technologies have
The past decade has seen a revolution in the field of spoken dialogue systems. As in other areas of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, data-driven methods are now being used to drive new me
Women and other oppressed and deprived people sometimes collude with the forces that perpetuate injustice against them. Women's acceptance of their lesser claim on household resources like food, their
Women and other oppressed and deprived people sometimes collude with the forces that perpetuate injustice against them. Women's acceptance of their lesser claim on household resources like food, their
Understanding the mechanisms driving biological diversity remains a central problem in ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditional explanations assume that differences in selection pressures lead to
Understanding the mechanisms driving biological diversity remains a central problem in ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditional explanations assume that differences in selection pressures lead to
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the FirstInternational Conference on Interdisciplinary Research on Technology,Education and Communication, ITEC 2010, held in Kortrijk, Belgium, inMay
In many areas of human endeavor, the systems involved are not available for direct measurement. Instead, by combining mathematical models for a system's evolution with partial observations of its evol
How do people make decisions when time is limited, information unreliable, and the future uncertain? Based on the work of Nobel laureate Herbert Simon and with the help of colleagues around the world
Sreenath (electrical engineering, U. of Michigan-Ann Arbor), M.F. Mysorewala (systems engineering, King Fahd U. of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia), D.O. Popa, and F.L. Lewis (both electrical eng
This book is intended primarily as a handbook for engineers who must design practical systems. Its primarygoal is to discuss model development in sufficient detail so that the reader may des
Modern medical imaging and radiation therapy technologies are so complex and computer driven that it is difficult for physicians and technologists to know exactly what is happening at the point-of-car
This book presents new algorithms for reinforcement learning, a form of machine learning in which an autonomous agent seeks a control policy for a sequential decision task. Since current methods typi
The RF front-end – antenna combination is a vital part of a mobile phone because its performance is very relevant to the link quality between hand-set and cellular network base-stations. The RF front-
For an organization to function effectively, its security controls must not be so restrictive that the business is denied the ability to be innovative and flexible. But increasingly pervasive threats
In this text, students are invited to rethink psychology by grounding it in the natural sciences with the understanding that evolutionary and developmental processes work together with culture to solv
This work surveys uses of multimedia in education, learning, and testing. Implementation examples are taken from the CROME project (Computer Reinforced Online Multimedia Education), which can also be
Cryptographic access control (CAC) is an approach to securing data by encrypting it with a key, so that only the users in possession of the correct key are able to decrypt the data and/or perform furt
Based on the author's career in developing radar systems with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects (DARPA), this volume offers specialists the first in-d
Authors An-Chyau Huang and Ming-Chih Chien (National Taiwan U. of Science and Technology, Taiwan) state in their preface that they have written this text for postgraduate students in an advanced cours
The 17 chapters collected in this volume present new research on industrial and mobile robots, the fault diagnosis of industrial systems, and intelligent algorithms for improving the operation and saf
While recent years have seen undeniable progress in international acknowledgement both of the dangers of climate change and the importance of working to mitigate it, little has actually been done
This book develops and details rigorous design methodologies and performance measures for the control of modern Smart Structures. The spatially distributed/continuum or distributed parameter nature of
Shedding light on new opportunities in predictor feedback, this book significantly broadens the set of techniques available to a mathematician or engineer working on delay systems. It is a collection
The book of invited articles offers a collection of high-quality papers in selected and highly topical areas of Applied and Numerical Mathematics and Approximation Theory which have some connection to
Standard treatments for the 10% of Americans who are diagnosed as having substance abuser disorders often do not address the chronic nature of these disorders. Following an overview of such approaches
Although much of the hubris and hyperbole surrounding the 1990's Internet has softened to a reasonable level, the inexorable momentum of information growth continues unabated. This wealth of informati
Author and educator Kalyuga (U. of New South Wales) outlines theory and research-based recommendations on information presentation techniques in both multimedia and electronic learning environments. T
The advantages of periodic control have been known since humanity learned to cultivate crops in rotation to increase production. In more recent times, it has been recognized that some industrial and
