This research volume is a continuation of previous volumes on intelligent machines of the same editors. It is divided into three parts. Part I deals with big data and ontologies. It includes examples
This book offers useful information that evokes initiatives towards rethinking of the value, efficiency, inclusiveness, effectiveness and personalization of the intelligent learning management systems
The LEGO Build-It Book, Vol. 2 contains step-by-step, full color building instructions for 10 more amazing LEGO vehicles. With just one group of LEGO bricks—the same bricks used in Volume 1—you'll be
Intelligent and Honest Radicals explores the Chicago labor movement's relationship to Illinois legal and political system. Matza focuses on the significant era between the great strike in 1919 to Fran
This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligent Systems, HAIS 2013, held in Salamanca, Spain, in September 2013. The 68 papers published in
Belief-based Stability in Coalition Formation with Uncertainty An Intelligent Agents’ Perspective discusses coalition stability. It extends the classic stability concept of the non-transferable utilit
This book offers a state of the art collection covering themes related to Advanced Intelligent Computational Technologies and Decision Support Systems which can be applied to fields like healthcare as
These papers on Intelligent Data Analysis and Management (IDAM) examine issues related to the research and applications of Artificial Intelligence techniques in data analysis and management across a v
Intelligent Investing is a one-stop-guide for investment professionals who need to better think though their investment rules, behaviour or procedures before allocating capital. History (and the colla
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2013, held in Nanning, China, in July 2013.The 192 revised full papers presented in th
This textbook offers an insightful study of the intelligent Internet-driven revolutionary and fundamental forces at work in society. Readers will have access to tools and techniques to mentor and moni
These proceedings present technical papers selected from the 2012 International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Knowledge Engineering (ISKE 2012), held on December 15-17 in Beijing. The aim of t
The proceedings includes the set of revised papers from the 23rd International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2013). This conference aims to provide an internati
This book describes an intelligent customer relationship management framework that not only categorizes and analyses customer complaints but also evaluates customer satisfaction thus helping convert d
The author builds on the subject of intelligent design (ID), taking readers one step further into the history of life and defending the theory of ID as the best explanation for the origin of the Cambr
Engineers and scientists in Denmark and Sweden explore the various impacts of electric vehicles on the electric grid in the context of the deregulation of the electricity market. Their topics include
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th IFIP WG 6.6 International Conference on Autonomous Infrastructure, Management, and Security, AIMS 2013, held in Barcelona, Spain, in June 2013
Should alternatives to evolution be taught in American public schools or rejected as an establishment of religion? Democracy, Intelligent Design, and Evolution argues that accurate science education h
What are creationism, evolution, and intelligent design really about? Has materialism displaced God as the best explanation for our existence? Jay Richards and Guillermo Gonzales serve up a guide for
This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles/Trains, Nets4Cars 2013 and Nets4Trains 2013, held in Vilnius, Lithuani
This book presents new ideas and advances in medical informatics systems, including intelligent archiving, processing, analysis and search-by-content which will improve the quality of the medical serv
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Intelligent Interactive Technologies and Multimedia, IITM 2013, held in Allahabad, India, in March 2013.The 15
Intelligent data analysis techniques offer powerful solutions to collecting and analyzing vast quantities of environmental and economic data, which lead to better decision making for sustainable devel
The emergence of mechatronics has advanced the engineering disciplines, producing a plethora of useful technical systems. Advanced Engineering and Computational Methodologies for Intelligent Mechatron
As the increased demand for high-speed communication creates an interest in the development of optical networks, intelligent all optical networks have emerged as the next generation for reliable and f
This two-volume set, consisting of LNCS 7816 and LNCS 7817, constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Linguistics and Intelligent Processing, CIC
This two-volume set, consisting of LNCS 7816 and LNCS 7817, constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Linguistics and Intelligent Processing, CIC
Of the thousands of stolen vehicles each year, many are stolen along the Mexican and U.S. Border. Where do these vehicles go? Are these stolen vehicles ever found?What are the U.S. Law Enforcement per
As ubiquitous multimedia applications benefit from the rapid development of intelligent multimedia technologies, there is an inherent need to present frameworks, techniques and tools that adopt these
Anyone who has experience with a car, bicycle, motorcycle, or train knows that the dynamic behavior of different types of vehicles and even different vehicles of the same class varies significantly. F
This book centers on the question on how to gain detailed insights into shopper behavior at the POS and how to optimize the shopping experience in retail environments by using an advanced Intelligent
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Algorithms for Sensor Systems, Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, and Autonomous Mobile Entities,
Acting as a support resource for practitioners and professionals looking to advance their understanding of complex mechatronic systems, Intelligent Mechatronic Systems explains their design and recent
This accessible and inviting how-to guide provides the necessary techniques for drawing manga mecha, weapons, vehicles, and accessories, including armored robots, robotic vehicles, battle suits, crash
The volume contains the papers presented at FICTA 2012: International Conference on Frontiers in Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications held on December 22-23, 2012 in Bhubaneswar engineering
Introducing Spoken Dialogue Systems into Intelligent Environments outlines the formalisms of a novel knowledge-driven framework for spoken dialogue management and presents the implementation of a mode
A must-have book for any military vehicle enthusiast, detailing more than 100 classic military vehicles from U.S., UK, Russian, and German forcesMany thousands of different types of vehicles were used
Intelligent data analysis, data mining and knowledge discovery in databases have recently gained the attention of a large number of researchers and practitioners. This is witnessed by the rapidly i
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems, ISMIS 2012, held in Macau, China, in December 2012. The 42 regular papers and 11 sho
