Economies around the globe have evolved into being largely service-oriented economies. Consumers no longer just want a printer or a car, they rather ask for a printing service or a mobility service. I
The purpose of this book is to showcase a range of approaches that consider learning and collaboration as central processes in agriculture and natural resources governance and management. These includ
The purpose of this book is to showcase a range of approaches that consider learning and collaboration as central processes in agriculture and natural resources governance and management. These includ
Leading up to the financial crisis of 2008 and onwards, the shortcomings of traditional models of regional economic and environmental development had become increasingly evident. Rooted in the idea th
Stochastic global optimization is a very important subject, that has applications in virtually all areas of science and technology. Therefore there is nothing more opportune than writing a book about
Through a series of case studies from a variety of industries to show how customer experience analytics (CEA) is reshaping business, this book explores the technologies available to help businesses cr
Traumatic Brain Injury and Neuropsychological Impairment is a comprehensive clinical and research source concerning the diagnosis, consequences and treatment of trauma injury. Dr. Parker's many years
Upon infection the host needs to mount vigorous immune response against pathogen in order to successfully control its replication. However, once the infectious agent is controlled or eliminated, host
Observers have been predicting the demise of China’s political system since Mao Zedong’s death over thirty years ago. The Chinese Communist state, however, seems to have become increasingly adept at r
Many leaders realize that in today's economy it will no longer be the smart highly paid people in the corporate center that drive success. Instead it will come from harnessing the knowledge and creati
This collection reprints 17 papers originally published in the International journal of intelligent information technologies, vol. 5 in 2009 by IGI Publishing. The volume gathers research on intellige
Children, particularly those on the autism spectrum, are able to acquire communication skills much more easily when their learning incorporates movement. Even very simple actions such as tapping and h
Publication in LNCIS is free of charge. Springer-Verlag retains copyright. However, all authors are free to use the material in other publications, with acknowledgment to Springer-Verlag.Manuscripts
For graduate students, Gallardo (psychology, Pepperdine U.) et al. bring together a group of psychologists and therapists working with multicultural communities in the US for 19 chapters that demonstr
This book discusses cointegrated time series associated with financial and sports gambling markets are analyzed in terms of time-varying parameter models. Modeling premises are thatpresent and
Belief is not knowledge, but we tend to hold our beliefs as if they represent knowledge, selecting whatever evidence is required to justify them. And because humans tend to cling to their beliefs as t
This book provides a solid foundation for two aspects of child and adolescent development that are frequently ignored: narcissism and Machiavellianism. Each chapter offers a comprehensive, in-depth re
This collection of nine articles on next-generation information gathering and processing technologies provides information on current research in integrated networking and mobile assistant application
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A "RESILIENT" ORGANIZATION?It means you are not a prisoner of past performance, good or bad; you don't rely on the right leader alone for success but build the capability to be
The LNAI series reports state-of-the-art results in artificial intelligence research, development, and education, at a high level and in both printed and electronic form. Enjoying tight cooperation wi
Since the award-winning first volume, The Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives, published in 2004, the field has witnessed tremendous developments in research, rapid advances in technology, and the e
"In a book both beautifully illustrated and deeply informative, Jonathan Losos, a leader in evolutionary ecology, celebrates and analyzes the diversity of the natural world that the fascinating anolin
Organization design is a key feature of management theory and practice. It addresses the challenges of constructing and maintaining effective organizations. Essential to organizational design is the a
This book covers all the fundamental concepts of Health Management Information Systems (HMIS), provides relevant and current HMIS cases throughout, and touches on emerging technologies.Topics include:
The latest generations and classes of context-aware mobile applications are reviewed in this collection of research articles aimed at practitioners and students in the fields of artificial intelligenc
Cork oak has historically been an important species in the western Mediterranean—ecologically as a canopy or “framework” tree in natural woodlands, and culturally as an economically
When change requires you to challenge people's familiar reality, it can be difficult, dangerous work. Whatever the context, whether in the private or the public sector, many will feel threatened as yo
Evolvable Hardware (EHW) has emerged as a sub-domain of artificial evolution represented by a design methodology (consortium of methods) involving the application of Evolutionary Algorithms (EA) to th
Scientists and engineers from around the world report and review recent research results in artificial immune systems, often as combined with other methods of natural computing, which is engaged with
Researchers in the human-computer interaction community are developing new methods for describing user behavior, analyzing user needs and expectations, and designing and evaluating user-friendly compu
Water is newsworthy: there is, or will be, a world water crisis. Aggravated by climate change, we are approaching the limits of human exploitation of freshwater resources, notably in growing essential
Armitage (geography and environmental studies, Wilfrid Laurier U., Canada) et al. assemble 15 essays drawn from a symposium, "Moving Beyond the Critiques of Co-Management: Theory and Practice of Adapt
ExpDesign Studio facilitates more efficient clinical trial design This book introduces pharmaceutical statisticians, scientists, researchers, and others to ExpDesign Studio software for classical and
The original book was the first text to jointly assess the topics of both physical-layer and network-layer aspects of wireless systems using a cross-layer optimisation approach and it stimulated much
This guide from the World Bank is a supplemental overview to the accompanying sourcebook presented on CD-ROM, which discusses how to improve the lives of those in urban slums. It contains 14 audiovisu
Thoroughly revised and updated edition of this in-depth discussion of both video compression and communication technologySince the publication of Wireless Video Communications five years ago, the area
Today's wireless services have come a long way since the roll out of the conventional voice-centric cellular systems. The demand for wireless access in voice and high rate data multi-media applicatio
