The book aims to explore distributed leadership in developing curriculum innovations in schools with a target of bringing about theoretical underpinnings in the West with the empirical studies and pra
Why should every student take a computing course? What should be the content of these courses? How should they be taught, and by whom? This book addresses these questions by identifying the broader re
This book provides practical knowledge of IEEE Std 802.3az-2010 (Energy Efficient Ethernet Network) to those who are interested in designing, building and operating energy-efficient components, sub-sy
This book thoroughly investigates the underlying theoretical basis of membrane computing models, and reveals their latest applications. In addition, to date there have been no illustrative case studie
Resilience in Wireless Networks is the first book to cover this topic at an advanced level. It provides a unified view of the latest research and illustrates the issues, challenges and solutions curre
This unique book dicusses the latest research, innovative ideas, challenges and computational intelligence (CI) solutions in sustainable computing. It presents novel, in-depth fundamental research on
Computer and information scientists and electrical engineers review recent developments in soft computing, a collection of imprecision-tolerant techniques that can deal with uncertainty, partial t
This book provides a framework for evaluating big data and cloud computing based on how they evolve to fit users’ needs in developing countries in key areas, such as agriculture and education. The aut
This book provides a framework for evaluating big data and cloud computing based on how they evolve to fit users’ needs in developing countries in key areas, such as agriculture and education. The aut
This book introduces a number of recent developments on connectivity of communication networks, ranging from connectivity of large static networks and connectivity of highly dynamic networks to connec
In 1944, Britain led the world in electronic computing. By 1974, the British computer industry was all but extinct. What happened in the intervening thirty years holds lessons for all postindustrial s
This book teaches anyone how to use their new Windows computer. You will learn and understand how you can perform a wide range of tasks, including managing files, browsing the internet, and protecting
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This book is the first systematic exposition on the emerging domain of wireless power transfer in ad hoc communication networks. It selectively spans a coherent, large spectrum of fundamental aspects
Communities of Computing is the first book-length history of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), founded in 1947 and with a membership today of 100,000 worldwide. It profiles ACM's notable
Computer neural networks are a branch of artificial intelligence, inspired to behave in a manner similar to the human brain; they are trained and they learn from their training. Computer neural networ
Introduction to Wireless Sensor Networks will help students and non-engineering professionals understand the fundamental concepts of wireless sensor networks with a hands-on approach. It provides an i
The Digital Age we live in is as transformative as the Industrial Revolution and Joshua Cooper Ramo explains how to survive.If you find yourself longing for a disconnected world where information is n
Travel back in time to the North-Eastern part of North America of the 1500s, when initial and sustained contacts between Europeans and Natives were being formed along increasingly developed trade rout
We are active with our mobile devices; we play games, watch films, listen to music, check social media, and tap screens and keyboards while we are on the move. InMood and Mobility, Richard Coyne argue
Bill and Willi both had a happy childhood, a sweetheart, and dreams while tumultuous world events swirled around them. They left these behind to become warriors willing to fulfill their duty to prote
How can government agencies preserve the knowledge base of the experienced workforce, and pass that knowledge on to younger workers in new ways, with fewer resources? Maintaining Cohesiveness in a Dis
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This up-to-date overview of EU-funded research on multi- and many-core computing systems considers a number of relevant current projects, any of which could provide the key solutions to the challenge
This book describes the state-of-the-art in trusted computing for embedded systems. It shows how a variety of security and trusted computing problems are addressed currently and what solutions are exp
This textbook emphasizes a diversity of values from different cultures, religions, and geographical locations. The book is designed to assist students, computing professionals, and faculty members to
An introduction to a new paradigm in social, technological, and scientific discourse, this book presents an overview of statistical methods for describing, modeling, and inferring biological networks
This book presents a new approach to the analysis of networks, which emphasizes how one can compress a network while preserving all information relative to the network's spectrum. Besides these compre
At a time when most of the innovative techniques in empirical sociology concern themselves with networks of relations among variables (such as indices of occupational prestige, education and income),
The book describes how society is being shaped by the diffusion and increasing centrality of the Internet in everyday life and work. It introduces students and those interested in the factors shaping
Suitable for researchers and graduate students in computer science, electrical engineering, and applied mathematics, this book presents a concise yet complete account of the most significant results i
In this book, Dan Gusfield examines combinatorial algorithms to constructgenealogical and exact phylogenetic networks, particularly ancestral recombination graphs (ARGs).The algorithms produce network
This unique book presents a broad range of data on geometry and topology of long-distance liquid transport networks in nature including circulatory and respiratory systems of mammals, trophic fluid tr
Accounting in Networks is the first book that in a comprehensive way covers the emerging issue of accounting and control in horizontal relations across legally independent organizations. During the la
"This book compiles the research and views of cloud computing from various individuals around the world, detailing cloud security, regulatory and industry compliance, and trust building in the cloud"-
