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This book provides a comprehensive discussion of statistical methods that are useful to the business analyst. The book includes a substantial number of case studies and numerical illustrations using t

The role of technology in the medical field has resulted in significant developments within the pharmaceutical industry. Computational approaches have emerged as a crucial method in further advancing

This book studies of approximate solutions of optimization problems in the presence of computational errors. A number of results are presented on the convergence behavior of algorithms in a

This book analyses changes in intelligence governance and offers a comparative analysis of intelligence democratisation.The book represents a confluence of three main intell

Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots provides all the essential information, both theoretical and computational, to develop an understanding of the electronic, optical and transport properties of these

Taking an approach different from (hat of earlier biographers, A. Owen Aldridge examines Voltaire's literary and intellectual career chronologically, using the methods both of comparative literature a

By means of a cross-cultural analysis of selected examples of early Japanese and early Greek drama, Mae Smethurst enhances our appreciation of each form. While using the methods of a classicist to inc

This book presents the latest research in computational biology and bioinformatics, with a thematic focus on gene regulation. It is designed to be self-contained and comprehensive, targeting senior un

This book presents topics on monitoring and evaluation of production processes in the automotive industry. Regulation of production processes is also described in details. The text deals with the impl

This book introduces readers to modern computational mechanics based on the finite element method. It helps students succeed in mechanics courses by showing them how to apply the fundamental knowledge

An Introduction to Applied Cognitive Psychology offers an accessible review of recent research in the application of cognitive methods, theories, and models. Using real-world scenarios and engaging ev

Computational Systems Biology: Inference and Modelling provides an introduction to, and overview of, network analysis inference approaches which form the backbone of the model of the complex behavior

Advances in Mechanics: Theoretical, Computational and Interdisciplinary Issues aims to cover the domain of theoretical, experimental and computational mechanics as well as interdisciplinary issues, su

Tribology is related to friction, wear and lubrication of machine elements. Tribology not only deals with the design of fluid containment systems like seals and gasket but also with the lubrication of surfaces in relative motion. This book comprehensively discusses the theories and applications of hydrodynamic thrust bearing, gas (air) lubricated bearing and elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication. It elucidates the concepts related to friction, including coefficient of friction, friction instability and stick-slip motion. It clarifies the misconception that harder and cleaner surfaces produce better results in wear. Recent developments, including online condition monitoring (an integration of moisture sensor, wear debris and oil quality sensors) and multigrid technique, are discussed in detail. The book also offers design problems and their real-life applications for cams, followers, gears and bearings. MATLAB programs, frequently asked questions and multiple choice questions are interspersed

From the ancient Greek and Roman origins of human intelligence to its use in the Catholic church to Francis Walsingham's Elizabethan secret service to the birth of the surveillance state in today's di

Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences, 2e employs a problem-focused approach to introduce research methods. Privitera fully integrates the research methods decision tree—from choosing

The Land Reform Deception looks at a particularly contentious period in Zimbabwe's recent history, from 2000-2008, when the government seized commercial farms using illegal and violent methods against

In Deeper Praise, Dr. Cheryl Wilson-Bridges outlines a theology of worship, using principles drawn directly from the Bible. Deeper Praise offers practical, purposeful, and Scripture-based methods for

This book shows how mathematics, computer science and science can be usefully and seamlessly intertwined. It begins with a general model of cognitive processes in a network of computational nodes, suc

This monograph focuses on the use of analysis and processing methods for images from the CorvisR ST tonometer. The presented analysis is associated with the quantitative, repeatable and fully automati

This book examines the theoretical and practical aspects of tribological process using synergy, fractal and multifractal methods, and the fractal and multifractal models of self-similar tribosystems d

This thesis investigates a range of experimental and computational approaches for the discovery of solid forms. Furthermore, we gain, as readers, a better understanding of the key factors underpinning

The main objective of this book is to acquaint the reader with various foresight methods, to show the reader how these methods are used, what the pitfalls are and how the methods relate to each other.

This volume explores the professional ethics of addresses the varied ethical needs of the professional economists and public policy professionals. Using terms and methods familiar to the reader, the b

The aim of this book is to examine the qualities of leadership and decision-making in the police service. Based on groundbreaking research using unique, advanced methods for examining policing in comp

This book represents the first comprehensive examination of templatic constructions - namely, linguistic structures involving unexpected linear stipulation - in both morphology and syntax from a typological perspective. It provides a state-of-the-art overview of the previous literature, develops a new typology for categorizing templatic constructions across grammatical domains, and examines their cross-linguistic variation by employing cutting-edge computational methods. It will be of interest to descriptive linguists seeking to gain a better sense of the diversity of the world's templatic constructions, theoretical linguists developing restrictive models of possible templates, and typologists interested in the attested range of patterns of linear stipulation and the application of new kinds of multivariate methods to cross-linguistic data. The new typological framework is illustrated in detail via a number of case studies involving languages of Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas,

Designing algorithms to recommend items such as news articles and movies to users is a challenging task in numerous web applications. The crux of the problem is to rank items based on users' responses to different items to optimize for multiple objectives. Major technical challenges are high dimensional prediction with sparse data and constructing high dimensional sequential designs to collect data for user modeling and system design. This comprehensive treatment of the statistical issues that arise in recommender systems includes detailed, in-depth discussions of current state-of-the-art methods such as adaptive sequential designs (multi-armed bandit methods), bilinear random-effects models (matrix factorization) and scalable model fitting using modern computing paradigms like MapReduce. The authors draw upon their vast experience working with such large-scale systems at Yahoo! and LinkedIn, and bridge the gap between theory and practice by illustrating complex concepts with examples

This new edition of a bestseller continues the tone of the previous two, covering some of the most commonly used contemporary techniques in computational statistics. With a strong, practical focus on

This book is an up-to-date overview on pattern recognition in Computational Molecular Biology, with both a broad coverage of the field and depth at both the fundamental and technical levels. It includ

This book presents a brief introduction to the mathematical optimization with special attention to swarm-intelligence and their applications, divisions, variants, and hybridizations. Basic concepts re

Participatory Critical Rhetoric: Theoretical and Methodological Foundations for Studying Rhetoric in Situexamines the increasing use of field methods using a programmatic theoretical and methodologica

Heat Management in Integrated Circuits focuses on devices and materials that are intimately integrated on-chip (as opposed to in package or on-board) for the purposes of thermal monitoring and thermal

Like other volumes in this series, Ancient History from Coins demystifies a specialism, introducing students (from first year upwards) to the techniques, methods, problems and advantages of using coin

This book offers a comprehensive examination of contemporary US midterm elections through the lens of communications and media coverage. Using a wide variety of methods, this contributed volume covers

This book provides state-of-the-art reviews, current research and prospects of producing hydrogen using bio, thermal and electrochemical methods and covers hydrogen separation, storage and application

This book advances the current literature on destination marketing by using innovative up-to-date case studies from a wide geographical representation. The contributors examine new methods and marketi

Computational modeling allows to reduce, refine and replace animal experimentation as well as to translate findings obtained in these experiments to the human background. However these biomedical prob

Several computational methodologies and biophysical techniques are being adapted and examples of successful designs are beginning to emerge. Simultaneously, there is a growing awareness of improving c

This edited collection presents a new approach to promoting more effective, efficient, and ethical intergovernmental decision making and problem solving - a system called actionable intelligence for s

This book gives a balanced, coherent overview of current computational approaches to music analysis. It includes chapters by leading researchers that, collectively, give an exciting picture of the div