Parallel and Distributed Computing and Networks

"The computer networks, systems, and applications used on Navy ships are an amalgam of disparate hardware and software systems that were developed and introduced onboard largely independent from one a

This book analyzes the complex interactions of body, mind and microelectronic technologies. Internationally renowned scholars look into the nature of the mind - a combination of thought, perception, e

Thirty-seven international academics, researchers, and professionals from a variety of fields including computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and telecommun

This book explores the long-term forces shaping business attitudes in the British and American cotton industries from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Mary Rose traces social, political and developmental differences from the early stages of industrialization. She demonstrates how firms become embedded in networks, and evolve according to business values and strategies. The book examines local and regional networks, the changing competitive environment, community characteristics and national differences. Rose's findings challenge traditional views with new evidence that the character and achievements of each industry uniquely reflect local circumstances and historical experience. This is a critical synthesis of the multidisciplinary literature on the cotton textile industries of two major industrial nations and a study of the changing forces influencing decision making. An important contribution to comparative business history, this book will be of interest to graduates and scho

Rievaulz Abbey, in the valley of the river Rye on the North Yorkshire moors, was one of the most important and largest of the Cistercian abbeys in England. Rather than simply narrating the history of

The main purpose of this book is to revisit prevailing conceptions of the Japanese state—which tend to focus on bureaucratic dominance, party politics, and interest groups—and argue that these institu

This manual for students and engineers shows how to set up a telecommunications network, test its performance, and troubleshoot glitches. Early chapters describe PDH, SDH/SONET, ATM, ADSL, and synchro

In this volume, the authors review their theory of business process orientation (BPO on which they wrote an earlier book) then describe its relation to supply chain management, with chapters on the im

A complete and definitive guide to auditing the security of IT systems for managers, CIOs, controllers, and auditorsThis up-to-date resource provides all the tools you need to perform practical securi

The book By Stealth and Deception reveals the clandestine movement to form a North American Union similar to the European Union, also done secretly without the oversight of parliaments or the vote of

The book By Stealth and Deception reveals the clandestine movement to form a North American Union similar to the European Union, also done secretly without the oversight of parliaments or the vote of

Readers of the bestselling novel, "The Killer Angels," or viewers of Ted Turner's movie "Gettysburg" and PBS's "The Civil War" have become familiar with Chamberlain and Alexander, two men who made the

This volume of Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing highlights papers presented at the 11th International Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computing (ICGEC 2017). Held from 6 to 8 Novem

Get started with Python for data analysis and numerical computing in the Jupyter notebookAbout This BookLearn the basics of Python in the Jupyter NotebookAnalyze and visualize data with pandas, NumPy,