Springer London: 1778 books
Pervasive Computing
Innovations in Intelligent Multimedia and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
The main objective of pervasive computing systems is to create environments where computers become invisible by being seamlessly integrated and connected into our everyday environment, where such embedded computers can then provide inf- mation and exercise intelligent control when needed, but without...
Visualizing Argumentation
Software Tools for Collaborative and Educational Sense-Making
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This text examines the use of collaboration technologies in the problem-solving or decision-making process. These systems are widely used in both education and in the workplace to enable virtual groups to discuss and exchange ideas on issues ranging from applied problems to theoretical debate. While...
Post-anaesthetic Recovery
A Practical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The need for continued vigilance in the post-anaesthetic recovery period following general or regional anaesthesia is paramount. This book brings together in one volume the major issues that one should consider in the management of the patient during this period. Improvements in modern surgical techniques...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
The spectrum of cardiovascular disease affecting women in pregnancy and postpartum is changing and differs between countries. In the western world, the risk of cardiovascular disease in pregnancy has increased due to the increasing age at the first pregnancy and the worldwide obesity epidemic leading...
by Joseph Migga Kizza
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2010
The frequency of new editions of this book is indicative of the rapid and trem- dous changes in the fields of computer and information sciences. First published in 1995, the book has rapidly gone through three editions already and now we are in the fourth. Over this period, we have become more dependent...
Wireless World
Social and Interactional Aspects of the Mobile Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Despite the massive growth of mobile technologies, very little research has been done on how these technologies influence human interaction. Most of the published work in this area focuses on technological aspects and not on the social implications the technology is having on society. This book aims...
Systems Engineering for Business Process Change
Collected Papers from the EPSRC Research Programme
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
A very large proportion of commercial and industrial concerns in the UK find their business competitiveness dependent on huge quantities of already installed, legacy IT. Often the nature of their business is such that, to remain competitive, they have to be able to change their business processes....
Essential Computer Animation fast
How to Understand the Techniques and Potential of Computer Animation
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
For those who want to learn more about computer animation without being swamped with complex mathematics, this is the book to read! Beginning with the relationship between animation, the human visual system, and computers, Essential Computer Animation fast takes readers through a broad exploration...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
In his review of the Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Respiratory Muscles in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, organized in Montescano in 1986, Thomas K. Aldrich stated that "there is little information on nutrition". We felt that the need to supplement the evaluation...
Nuclear Waste Management, Nuclear Power, and Energy Choices
Public Preferences, Perceptions, and Trust
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
Hundreds of studies have investigated public perceptions and preferences about nuclear power, waste management, and technology. However there is clear lack of uniformity in the style, aims and methods applied. Consequently, the body of results is inconsistent and it is difficult to isolate relevant...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Increasingly over the next few decades, the oil and gas industry faces the complex task of decommissioning its offshore platforms, pipelines and sub-sea equipment as they reach the end of their operational capabilities. Decommissioning involves and integrates many distinct aspects: engineering, environmental,...
by Ranjan Vepa
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This book addresses the core issues involved in the dynamic modeling, simulation and control of a selection of energy systems such as gas turbines, wind turbines, fuel cells and batteries. The principles of modeling and control could be applied to other non-convention methods of energy generation...
by Kun Sang Lee
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Underground thermal energy storage (UTES) provide us with a flexible tool to combat global warming through conserving energy while utilizing natural renewable energy resources. Primarily, they act as a buffer to balance fluctuations in supply and demand of low temperature thermal energy. Underground...
Cloud Manufacturing
Distributed Computing Technologies for Global and Sustainable Manufacturing
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Global networks, which are the primary pillars of the modern manufacturing industry and supply chains, can only cope with the new challenges, requirements and demands when supported by new computing and Internet-based technologies. Cloud Manufacturing: Distributed Computing Technologies for Global...