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Self-* and P2P for Network Management
Design Principles and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
The network management community has been pushed towards the design of alternative management approaches able to support heterogeneity, scalability, reliability, and minor human intervention. The employment of self-* properties and Peer-To-Peer (P2P) are seen as promising alternatives, able to provide...
Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems VIII
Proceedings of ES2000, the Twentieth SGES International Conference on Knowledge Based Systems and Applied Artificial Intelligence, Cambridge, December 2000
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Ann Macintosh Napier University, UK The papers in this volume are the refereed application papers presented at ES2000, the Twentieth SGES International Conference on Knowledge Based Systems and Applied Artificial Intelligence, held in Cambridge in December 2000. The scope of the Application papers...
by Elena Papadopoulou
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
Although fossil fuels remain the primary global energy source, developing and expanding economies are creating an ever-widening gap between supply and demand. Efficient energy management offers a cost-effective opportunity for both industrialized and developing nations to limit the enormous financial...
Reliability and Safety of Complex Technical Systems and Processes
Modeling – Identification – Prediction - Optimization
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2011
Reliability and Safety of Complex Technical Systems and Processes offers a comprehensive approach to the analysis, identification, evaluation, prediction and optimization of complex technical systems operation, reliability and safety. Its main emphasis is on multistate systems with ageing components,...
Translational Research Methods for Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiometabolic Drug Development
A Focus on Early Phase Clinical Studies
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2014
The world is beset by a pandemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes and the need for new drugs is startlingly clear; recent years have seen a huge increase in research activity to fill this gap. The development of new drugs for diabetes and obesity must be founded upon a sound appreciation of the pathophysiology...
Privacy and Anonymity in Information Management Systems
New Techniques for New Practical Problems
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010
As depicted in David Lodge’s celebrated novel Small World, the perceived size of our world experienced a progressive decrease as jet airplanes became affordable to ever greater shares of the earth’s population. Yet, the really dramatic shrinking had to wait until the mid-1990s, when Internet became...
Wind Energy Conversion Systems
Technology and Trends
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Wind Energy Conversion System covers the technological progress of wind energy conversion systems, along with potential future trends. It includes recently developed wind energy conversion systems such as multi-converter operation of variable-speed wind generators, lightning protection schemes, voltage...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
This book brings together high quality articles exploring the design, implementation, management, funding, promotion and evaluation of networked information systems that advocate sustainability and the protection of natural ecosystems. Case studies of deployed and planned information systems complement...
Achieving Excellence in Medical Education
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2011
A goldmine of theoretical insights and practical suggestions, Achieving Excellence in Medical Education, Second Edition explores the essential question facing medical educators and learners today: What is our vision of educational excellence, and what can we do to enhance our performance?
Among...
by Yiliu Tu, Paul Dean
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
Despite the numerous competitive advantages of one-of-a-kind production (OKP), the low efficiency and high costs associated with OKP companies threaten to push their business opportunities into the hands of cheaper overseas suppliers.
One-of-a-Kind Production introduces a novel strategy and...
by Weijia Yuan
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2011
Second-Generation High-Temperature Superconducting Coils and Their Applications for Energy Storage addresses the practical electric power applications of high-temperature superconductors. It validates the concept of a prototype energy storage system using newly available 2G HTS conductors by investigating...
Recycled Aggregate in Concrete
Use of Industrial, Construction and Demolition Waste
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
Concrete is the most used man-made material in the world since its invention. The widespread use of this material has led to continuous developments such as ultra-high strength concrete and self-compacting concrete. Recycled Aggregate in Concrete: Use of Industrial, Construction and Demolition Waste...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
Current Work and Open Problems: A Road-Map for Research into the Emergence of Communication and Language Chrystopher L. Nehaniv, Caroline Lyon, and Angelo Cangelosi 1.1. Introduction This book brings together work on the emergence of communication and language from researchers working in a broad array...
by Israël César Lerman
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
This book offers an original and broad exploration of the fundamental methods in Clustering and Combinatorial Data Analysis, presenting new formulations and ideas within this very active field.
With extensive introductions, formal and mathematical developments and real case studies, this book...