Dynamic Business Process Formation fuses practical needs with theoretical input to present important research innovations in supporting Instant Virtual Enterprises (IVEs). This new organization type b
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Gillies Deleuze once claimed that "modern science has not found its metaphysics, the metaphysics it needs." The Force of the Virtual responds to this need by investigating the consequences of the phil
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This book covers a wide range of subjects in applying machine learning approaches for bioinformatics projects. The book succeeds on two key unique features. First, it introduces the most widely used m
Wang (U. of Surrey, the UK) has edited 19 chapters on all aspects of machine audition, written by engineers at universities throughout Europe, Canada, and the US. The chapters are written as practical
International contributors in computer science, engineering, and computer-aided manufacturing provide an overview of virtual reality concepts and technologies being used in sectors such as manufacturi
This collection of 22 contributed chapters begins with frameworks and principles for talking about virtual collaborative writing, and then continues with discussion of the practicalities. The contribu
Accessible, good-looking and jargon-free, this book contains everything you need to know to sew well using your sewing machine and nothing more. There are no scary couture-type techniques that real se
Lodhi (computing, Imperial College London, UK) and Yamanishi (Kyoto University, Japan) compile 17 chapters of current research in machine learning and applications to chemoinformatics tasks to study
The advantages and difficulties of using virtual environments as tools for teaching are the subject of the 19 chapters of this volume. Academics worldwide in fields that include marketing, business, a
"Refracted Visions is a genuinely marvelous work which merits reading and rereading."---John Pemberton, author of on the Subject of "Java""Refracted Visions is a tour de force. Karen Strassler has a s
This work stresses the importance of risk management in enterprises organized into networks. It is intended for scholars, graduate students, and researchers in virtual enterprises and supply chain man
The evaluation of the water footprint and virtual water trade has become a promising means to evaluate the sustainability of a country’s water resources. This book is based on the research and results
This is an excellent resource for programmers who need to learn Java but aren't interested in just reading about concepts. Introduction to Java Programming with Games follows a spiral approach to int
'Virtual Voyages' is a fascinating account of the European discovery of the elusive 'great south land' told through the literature of 'imaginary voyages'. Written at the height of the era of European
This is the one reference every quilter needs. Its 352 pages and 1,000 photographs cover every aspect of machine quilting. Sections include quilt basics, block-pieced quilts, appliqu? quilts, special
The Time Traveller embarks on an astonishing journey into the future. His Time Machine transports him to a far-distant buy dying world where humanity is divided into two classes: the graceful , idle E
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Equally grounded in the research and the practical applications developed by the authors over a number of years, this book shows how virtual learning environments could represent the future of higher
