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SAP ABAP Handbook
  Kogent Inc./ 9780763781071
 
  Designed as a comprehensive reference for programmers and SAP users or as review for certification, SAP ABAP Handbook includes all the major concepts related to ABAP programming. With an easy-to-follow writing style, it begins with an explanation of the SAP ERP system and progresses to the architecture of SAP R/3 to SAP ERP ECC 6.0. A complete glossary of terms is included to help the reader understand the myriad terms and programming issues associated with this language.
Adobe Captivate 4: The Definitive Guide.
  Huettner, Brenda/ 9780763781378
 
  Adobe Captivate 4: The Definitive Guide, the follow-up to Wordware¡¦s popular Adobe Captivate 3: The Definitive Guide, steps you through all the procedures needed to create Flash movies based on any software on your desktop. You¡¦ll learn how to create Flash movies, edit individual screens, add and edit sound, even add interactivity (with or without grading) for complete customization. The expanded e-learning chapter in this edition discusses a variety of ways to build quizzing functions with individual questions and question pools. A chapter on branching shows how to move slide elements on a visual display, and how to create paths through a movie that give each viewer a unique experience. This book covers everything from getting the software installed and activated, manipulating the movie files, adding and editing audio, and building quizzes, all the way to delivery mechanisms of the final output and integrating your movies with other applications.
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0 Essentials.
  Kogent Inc/ 9780763781965
 
  Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 is a 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software application. As a feature-based, parametric, and associative solid modeling software package, it allows the user to create 3D designs for engineering projects. This quick reference includes all the major concepts related to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 functionality, technical configuration, and installation in an easy-to-understand, step-by-step format. It covers all the major commands and modes, including Sketch Mode, Part Mode, Assembly Mode, and Drawing Mode. The format provides the reader with all of the details to learn the basics through an easy method of instruction.
VD05-269 Pervasive Information Security and Privacy Developments: Trends and Advancements.
  Nemati, Hamid/ 9781616920005
 
  Privacy and security concerns are at the forefront of research and critical study in the prevalence of information technology. Pervasive Information Security and Privacy Developments: Trends and Advancements compiles research on topics such as technical, regulatory, organizational, managerial, cultural, ethical, and human aspects of information security and privacy. This reference offers methodologies, research frameworks, theory development and validation, case studies, simulations, technological architectures, infrastructure issues in design, and implementation of secure and privacy preserving initiatives. Topics Covered Privacy legislation and patient care Privacy protection models Social engineering Electronic medical records Data anonymity Anti-forensic tools Malicious codes Organizational information sharing Secure computer networks Web-based social networks
VD05-268 Chaos Synchronization and Cryptography for Secure Communications: Applications for Encryption.
  Banerjee, Santo/ 9781615207374
 
  Over the past few decades, there has been numerous research studies conducted involving the synchronization of dynamical systems with several theoretical studies and laboratory experimentations demonstrating the pivotal role for this phenomenon in secure communications. Chaos Synchronization and Cryptography for Secure Communications: Applications for Encryption explores the combination of ordinary and time delayed systems and their applications in cryptographic encoding. This innovative publication presents a critical mass of the most sought after research, providing relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in this area of study. Topics Covered Delayed optoelectronic feedback Dynamical systems Chaos synchronization on technology and science Optical chaotic cryptosystems Mathematical treatment for constructing a countermeasure Projectional differential neural networks Secure transmission of analog information Simple chaotic electronic circuits State observation of uncertain chaotic systems Symmetric cryptosystems Synchronization of chaotic oscillators
VD05-267 Handbook of Research on Culturally-Aware Information Technology: Perspectives and Models.
  Blanchard, Emmanuel G./ 9781615208838
 
  Information technology is an integral part of our daily lives, whether in professional, educational, or personal settings. It allows us to interact globally. IT researchers recognize the potential in developing systems that seek to integrate our current knowledge of cultural variations, as IT is well-positioned to support the work of those directly involved in promoting and disseminating culture. The Handbook of Research on Culturally-Aware Information Technology: Perspectives and Models is the first publication of its kind to bring together research contributions from a wide range of IT disciplines, including human-computer interaction, information systems in business and leadership, computational modeling and cultural dynamics, semantic technology and cultural heritage, and e-learning and intelligent tutoring systems. The handbook provides researchers, professors, and students with an in-depth knowledge of the theoretical and technological research conducted in IT with relation to culture. Topics Covered *Computational Cultural Frameworks *Cultural Differences in Information Technology *Cultural Heritage and Information Technology *Culture and Automatic Speech Recognition *Culture in Adaptive Systems *Enculturated Virtual Agents *Enculturation in Information Technology *Enculturation of Computer-Assisted Education *Ontology Engineering for Cultural Awareness *Sociocultural Simulations
VD05-266 Collaborative Search and Communities of Interest: Trends in Knowledge Sharing and Assessment.
  Francq, Pascal/ 9781615208418
 
  Since the dawn of the 21st Century the invention of Web 2.0 has enabled people from all backgrounds to contribute content on the Internet. In doing so, the Internet has become more of a social platform, thus establishing a growing need for innovative social software and the organization of collaborative interest communities. Collaborative Search and Communities of Interest: Trends in Knowledge Sharing and Assessment provides a comprehensive collection of knowledge from experts within the Information and Knowledge Management field. Outlining various concepts from an application and technical stand point and providing insight on the various dimensions (sociological, psychological, technical, etc.) of social Internet collaboration. This book provides solutions to the detection of interest communities, as well as the study of how tools and knowledge sharing impact the environment where they are used. Topics Covered *Automatic communities' detection *Collaborative decisions-taking processes *Collective intelligence *Communities-oriented models and algorithms *Conceptual frameworks *Exploiting user-generated metadata *Interest-based information filtering *Knowledge sharing *On-line collaborations platforms *Research and development tools *Social networking
VD05-265 Soft Computing Applications for Database Technologies: Techniques and Issues.
  Anbumani, K./ 9781605668147
 
  The digital revolution and the explosive growth of the Internet have helped the collection of huge amounts of useful data of diverse characteristics, which is a valuable and intangible asset in any business of today. Soft Computing Applications for Database Technologies: Techniques and Issues treats the new, emerging discipline of soft computing, which exploits this data through tolerance for imprecision and uncertainty to achieve solutions for complex problems. Soft computing methodologies include fuzzy sets, neural networks, genetic algorithms, Bayesian belief networks and rough sets, which are explored in detail through case studies and in-depth research. The advent of soft computing marks a significant paradigm shift in computing, with a wide range of applications and techniques which are presented and discussed in the chapters of this book. Topics Covered *Fuzzy Database Modeling *Fuzzy Classification Systems *Mining Gene Expression Databases *Fuzzy Decision Rules *Fuzzy Decision Trees *Soft Computing techniques *Machine Learning Algorithms *Analytical Hierarchic Process (AHP) *Neural networks *Feature Selection
VD05-264 E-Strategies for Technological Diffusion and Adoption: National ICT Approaches for Socioeconomic Development.
  Kamel, Sherif/ 9781605663883
 
  Information and communication technology (ICT) innovations provide significant implications for business and socioeconomic development due to the role it plays in the diffusion of knowledge sharing, community development, and equality. E-Strategies for Technological Diffusion and Adoption: National ICT Approaches for Socioeconomic Development provides comprehensive coverage and definitions of the most important issues, concepts, trends, and technologies related to the adoption, diffusion, and adaptation of national electronic strategies for ICTs in socioeconomic development. This book addresses the importance of such strategies as setting national agendas to complement efforts and resources allocated, as well as includes model strategies, implications, and case studies to work as models for future implementations. Topics Covered *Accelerated introduction of e-business in SMEs *Broadband use *Digital divide *Electronic government readiness *Factors affecting adoption of ICT by SMEs *ICT and socioeconomic development *ICT in developing countries *ICT-based education initiatives *Knowledge and information in agricultural development *National ICT strategies
VD05-263 Collaborative Information Behavior: User Engagement and Communication Sharing.
  Foster, Jonathan/ 9781615207978
 
  Although it has become commonplace for users and organizations alike to regularly collaborate during the seeking, searching, retrieval and use of information, a definitive work on the behaviors, practices, and systems that enable this Collaborative information behavior has been sorely lacking. Collaborative Information Behavior: User Engagement and Communication Sharing fulfills that urgent demand by presenting current research and practices in the area of collaborative information behavior. Providing empirical research findings, theoretical frameworks, and models relevant to the myriad aspects of collaborative information behavior, this book is an ambitious and important work for professionals, educators and researchers in the fields of information science, knowledge management, human-computer interaction and computer-supported cooperative work. Topics Covered *Patient-Doctor Collaboration in Therapy and Research *The Role of Peer Talk in Collaborative Information Behavior *Students Teaching Students Using Video Podcasts *Collaborative Information Behavior in Completely Online Groups *Challenges of Collaborative Data Processing *Designs for Systems to Support Collaborative Information Behavior *Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to a CMC Study *Social Practices of Collaborative Informing in the Midwifery Clinic *How the Poor Learn, Share, and Experiment on Mobile Phones *Cultivating the Value of Networked Individuals
VD05-262 Industrial Informatics Design, Use and Innovation: Perspectives and Services.
  Holmstrom, Jonny/ 9781615206926
 
  Industrial informatics as a field is currently expanding beyond improving the manufacture of goods to facilitating every aspect of the process, from after-market sales, to service production, sourcing, and e-maintenance, demonstrating the profound impact of informatics in modern society. Industrial Informatics Design, Use and Innovation: Perspectives and Services establishes not only a sound grounding in industrial informatics but it also provides a broad state-of-the-art review and showing connections and gaps in the current knowledge for researchers working in the field today. This compilation also represents guidance to those who design and use information technologies in industrial settings, and making it easier to create an informed basis for decisions. Topics Covered *Heterogeneous systems *Human agency in industrial informatics *Infrastructure evolution in the process industry *Interactive architectures *Organizational and geographical borders *Outsourcing partnerships *Streamlining production *The ecology of innovation *Ubiquitous services in practice *Warehouse digitalization
VD05-261 Visual Knowledge Modeling for Semantic Web Technologies: Models and Ontologies.
  Paquette, Gilbert/ 9781615208395
 
  How can we make the Web more useful, more intelligent, and more knowledge intensive to fulfill our demanding learning and working needs? Visual Knowledge Modeling for Semantic Web Technologies: Models and Ontologies aims to make visual knowledge modeling available to individuals as an intellectual method and a set of tools at different levels of formalization. It aims to provide to its readers a simple, yet powerful visual language to structure their thoughts, analyze information, transform it to personal knowledge, and communicate information to support knowledge acquisition in collaborative activities.
VD05-260 Advanced ICTs for Disaster Management and Threat Detection: Collaborative and Distributed Frameworks.
  Asimakopoulou, Eleana/ 9781615209873
 
  Disaster management is a dynamic and fluid area, which requires the involvement of expertise from different authorities and organizations. There is a need to prepare and plan in advance actions in response to disaster related events in order to support sustainable livelihood by protecting lives, property and the environment. Advanced ICTs for Disaster Management and Threat Detection: Collaborative and Distributed Frameworks demonstrates how strategies and state-of-the-art ICT have and/or could be applied to serve as a vehicle to advance disaster management approaches, decisions and practices. This book provides both a conceptual and practical guidance to disaster management while also identifying and developing effective and efficient approaches, mechanisms, and systems using emerging technologies to support an effective operation. This state-of-the-art reference collection attempts to prompt the future direction for disaster managers to identify applicable theories and practices in order to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from various foreseen and/or unforeseen disasters. Topics Covered„h *Disaster management training *Early warning systems *Forest Fire Evacuation Data GPS *ICT deployment in disaster management *ICTs in disaster management *Mathematical models for decision support systems *Media and disaster communication *Medical information systems *Multi-criteria decision support systems *Natural disaster management *Sensor and computing infrastructure *Social media and crisis information *Web 2.0 for decision support
VD05-259 Novel Developments in Granular Computing: Applications for Advanced Human Reasoning and Soft Computation.
  Yao, JingTao/ 9781605663241
 
  One of the fastest growing areas in computer science, granular computing, covers theories, methodologies, techniques, and tools that make use of granules in complex problem solving and reasoning. Novel Developments in Granular Computing: Applications for Advanced Human Reasoning and Soft Computation analyzes developments and current trends of granular computing, reviewing the most influential research and predicting future trends. This book not only presents a comprehensive summary of existing practices, but enhances understanding on human reasoning. Topics Covered *Computational intelligence *Domain-oriented data-driven data mining *Dominance-based Rough Set Approach *Fuzzy information processing *Granular computing *Human-centric systems *Modeling static and dynamic nonlinear systems *Object-oriented software development *Rough set algebras *Semantics of rough logic
VD05-258 Principles and Applications of Distributed Event-Based Systems.
  Hinze, Annika M./ 9781605666976
 
  Recently, the event-based paradigm, a burgeoning technology receiving attention in research as well as industry, has gained momentum in the commercial world causing a need for further research in the field. Principles and Applications of Distributed Event-Based Systems showcases event-based systems in real-world applications, providing an overview of relevant terminology and content approachable for readers from a variety of backgrounds. Containing expert international contributions, this advanced publication provides professionals, researchers, and students in systems design with a rich compendium of latest applications in the field. Topics Covered *Distributed event-based systems *Dynamic adaptive systems *Emergency applications *Event-based interaction *Event-based systems *Integration testing *Interface-based modular application development *Mobile ad hoc networks *Mobile and disruptive environments *Programming language support *Ubiquitous computing
VD05-257 Data Mining in Public and Private Sectors: Organizational and Government Applications.
  Syvajarvi, Antti/ 9781605669069
 
  The need for both organizations and government agencies to generate, collect, and utilize data in public and private sector activities is rapidly increasing, placing importance on the growth of data mining applications and tools. Data Mining in Public and Private Sectors: Organizational and Government Applications explores the manifestation of data mining and how it can be enhanced at various levels of management. This innovative publication provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings useful to governmental agencies, practicing managers, and academicians. Topics Covered *Business network research theories *Organization research in the public sector *Fuzzy decision trees *Data mining and knowledge management in project oriented environments *Clinical data mining *Privacy preserving data mining *Productivity analysis of public services *Enterprise resources planning *Management information systems *Knowledge discovery in networked environment
VD05-256 Thinking Machines and the Philosophy of Computer Science: Concepts and Principles.
  Vallverdu, Jordi/ 9781616920142
 
  This discipline of philosophy and computer science offers an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas that range from philosophical and mathematical logic to epistemology, engineering, ethics or neuroscience. Thinking Machines and the Philosophy of Computer Science: Concepts and Principles presents a conversation between established experts and new researchers in the field of philosophy and computer science about human and non-human relationships with the environment. This resource contains five sections including topics on philosophical analysis, the posterior ethical debate, the nature of computer simulations, and the crossroads between robotics, AI, cognitive theories and philosophy. Topics Covered *Biological computing, information and molecular networks *Programming languages *Substance dualism *Knowledge, truth, and values in computer science *Logic and abstraction *Lakatos-style reasoning *Deconstructive design *Philosophy of information *Philosophy of computer science *Computer and information ethics
VD05-255 Virtual Collaborative Writing in the Workplace: Computer-Mediated Communication Technologies and Processes.
  Hewett, Beth L./ 9781605669946
 
  Recently, there has been an increase in the need for individuals to collaborate virtually on writing projects. Writing virtually allows individuals to distribute their processes across not only an office space, but across geographic locations, as well. Virtual Collaborative Writing in the Workplace: Computer-Mediated Communication Technologies and Processes investigates the use of computer-mediated communication technologies, including everything from instant messaging and e-mail to interaction on Web pages, Webcasts, and graphical user interfaces, to facilitate effective interdependent collaboration in writing projects. This book focuses on the type of writing that typically occurs in virtual workplace settings, such as academic institutions, private and for-profit industry, and the government, in which the purpose of the writing is to convey information or argue a position rather than to socialize or entertain. What makes this book stand out from others like it is the fact that it was written collaboratively through the use of Wikis and Google Docs and that it provides a meta-analysis of the development process of the book from conception to completion. Chapters 1. Principles for Exploring Virtual Collaborative Writing 2. Frameworks for Talking about Virtual Collaborative Writing 3. Case Study - "Can You See Me?" 4. Engaging in Virtual Collaborative Writing 5. Forming Trust in Virtual Writing Teams 6. Case Study 7. Removing Barriers to Collaborating in Virtual Writing Projects 8. Facilitating Virtual Collaborative Writing through Informed Leadership 9. Putting Their Heads Together Virtually 10. Optimizing Team Performance
VD05-254 Large-Scale Distributed Computing and Applications: Models and Trends.
  Cristea, Valentin/ 9781615207039
 
  Many applications follow the distributed computing paradigm, in which parts of the application are executed on different network-interconnected computers. The extension of these applications in terms of number of users or size has led to an unprecedented increase in the scale of the infrastructure that supports them. Large-Scale Distributed Computing and Applications: Models and Trends offers a coherent and realistic image of today's research results in large scale distributed systems, explains state-of-the-art technological solutions for the main issues regarding large scale distributed systems, and presents the benefits of using large scale distributed systems and the development process of scientific and commercial distributed applications. Topics Covered *Architectures for large-scale distributed systems *Data management *Data storage and retrieval *Enterprise information systems *Interprocess communication models *Monitor and control of large-scale systems *Monitoring tools for control and optimization *Multi-criteria optimization for scheduling *Service-oriented architectures *Utility and volunteer computing
VD05-253 Cases on Online Discussion and Interaction: Experiences and Outcomes.
  Shedletsky, Leonard/ 9781615208630
 
  Discussion, whether in online or face-to-face environments, is central to attaining and disseminating information. Cases on Online Discussion and Interaction: Experiences and Outcomes contains examples of online discussions in a variety of contexts and for a variety of purposes, allowing readers to understand what is likely to facilitate discussion online, what is likely to encourage collaborative meaning-making, what is likely to encourage productive, supportive, engaged discussion, and what is likely to foster critical thinking. This book assembles cases that address an array of research methods, online communication media, forms of expression, communication contexts, and philosophical perspectives. Topics Covered *Online communication courses *Blogs and wikis *Social dialogue *Social presence *Discourse analysis *Conversational structure *Communication interfaces *Electronic biographies *Online consultation forums
VD05-252 Advanced Techniques in Multimedia Watermarking: Image, Video and Audio Applications.
  Ali Mohammad Al-Haj/ 9781615209033
 
  In recent years, the tremendous advancement of digital technology has increased the ease with which digital multimedia files are stored, transmitted, and reproduced. Because traditional copyright methods are unsuitable for establishing ownership, digital watermarking is considered one of the best solutions to prevent illegal and malicious copying and distribution of digital media. Advanced Techniques in Multimedia Watermarking: Image, Video and Audio Applications introduces readers to state-of-the-art research in multimedia watermarking. Covering new advancements in digital image watermarking and techniques for implementation and optimization across different media, this book is a valuable companion for professionals and researchers working in areas such as document watermarking, multimedia fingerprinting, information hiding, secured e-commerce, copyright protection, and hardware implementation of real-time multimedia watermarking.
VD05-251 Developing Advanced Web Services through P2P Computing and Autonomous Agents: Trends and Innovations.
  Ragab, Khaled/ 9781615209736
 
  In recent years, the development of distributed systems, in particular the Internet, has been influenced heavily by three paradigms: peer-to-peer, autonomous agents, and service orientation. Developing Advanced Web Services through P2P Computing and Autonomous Agents: Trends and Innovations establishes an understanding of autonomous peer-to-peer Web Service models and developments as well as extends growing literature on emerging technologies. This scholarly publication is an important reference for researchers and academics working in the fields of peer-to-peer computing, Web and grid services, and agent technologies.
VD05-250 Handbook of Research on Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language Structures and Social Interaction, 2-Vols/Set.
  Taiwo, Rotimi/ 9781615207732
 
  With the growth and advancement of digital communication technology over the past decade and the advent of modern telecommunications and the Internet, the structure of human behavior and social interaction has been redesigned. The Handbook of Research on Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language Structures and Social Interaction is a compendium of over 50 scholarly works on discourse behavior in digital communication. The diverse, but related disciplinary perspectives presented in this handbook further establishes how modern communication technologies are shaping discourse and social interaction all over the world; providing a comprehensive overview of empirical, as well as theoretical issues on digital communication from various regions of the world. Topics Covered *Social Computing *Social Interaction Technology *Social Networking *Online Parenting Communities *E-Collaboration *Mobile Identity *E-Mail *Multimodal Communication *Meta-modal Discourse *Video Conferencing
VD05-249 Technologies and Practices for Constructing Knowledge in Online Environments: Advancements in Learning.
  Ertl, Bernhard/ 9781615209378
 
  Learning scenarios have benefited greatly from technology through tools such as Internet collaboration, information access, and social networking. However, it is not technology itself that provides the learning; it is also dependent on the different environmental factors and how those factors such as teaching strategies, instructional methods, and technology based instruction comprise the learning environment and knowledge acquisition. Technologies and Practices for Constructing Knowledge in Online Environments: Advancements in Learning discusses how aspects of technology can facilitate and provide advancements in e-collaborative knowledge construction. This reference collection gives an impression about scenarios of e-collaborative knowledge construction and the technology applied in these scenarios while focusing on technologies that enable collaborative knowledge construction processes and how they can be framed to support e-collaborative knowledge construction. Topics Covered *Case-based learning *Collaborative authoring system *Collaborative knowledge in VLEs *E-collaboration between people and technology *E-collaborative learning-by-doing environments *E-learning as socio-cultural systems *Graduate education in Web 2.0 environments *Instructional design to pedagogical infrastructures *Interactive evolution in learning communities *Knowledge access in learning communities *Knowledge construction challenges *Moodle *Web video conferencing
VD05-248 Trust and Technology in a Ubiquitous Modern Environment: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives.
  Latusek, Dominika/ 9781615209019
 
  In the past decade, trust has gained a prominent place at the center of academic scholarship in the social sciences. Trust and Technology in a Ubiquitous Modern Environment: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives provides a variety of theoretical perspectives on the topics of trust and technology, as well as some empirical investigations into the trust-building, trust-maintenance, and trust-destroying practices in the context of technology. It presents research positioned at the intersection of the issues of trust within and between individuals, and organizations, and technology under various guises, for example, high-tech work environments, computer-mediated communication, and the Internet as a business environment. Topics Covered *Business relationships in virtual environments *Group trust *Human-computer interaction *Online customer-firm interaction *Online relationship formation *Organizational coping strategies *Social trust *Technological actors *Trust in mobile transactions *Trust in online environments
VD05-247 Ontology Theory, Management and Design: Advanced Tools and Models.
  Gargouri, Faiez/ 9781615208593
 
  Ontologies and formal representations of knowledge are extremely powerful tools for modeling and managing large applications in several domains ranging from knowledge engineering, to data mining, to the semantic web. Ontology Theory, Management and Design: Advanced Tools and Models, explores the wide range of applications for ontologies, while providing a complete view of the both the theory behind the design and the problems posed by the practical development and use of ontologies. This reference presents an in-depth and forward looking analysis of current research, illustrating the importance of this field and pointing toward to the future of knowledge engineering, management and information technology. Topics Covered *Applications of ontologies *Knowledge engineering *Modeling knowledge *Ontological solutions to semantic heterogeneity *Ontology Evolution *Ontology Management and Design *Ontology Theory *Ontology-based Knowledge Networks *Text mining
VD05-246 Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables.
  Park, Jung-ran/ 9781615208272
 
  The development of information and communication technologies enables dynamic social interaction through computer-mediated communication. Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables describes the growing proliferation of CMC applications and the need for new perspectives, methods and tools for research and practice. This reference work explores the conceptual foundations of computer-mediated interaction, language action and discourse features in various CMC contexts. Uncovering the fundamental components of CMC and looking at interdisciplinary perspectives through a variety of research methods, this book is ideal for researchers, academics, and practitioners interested in information and communication technologies in respect to online social interactions and discourse.
VD05-245 Intelligent Quality of Service Technologies and Network Management: Models for Enhancing Communication.
  Bhattarakosol, Pattarasinee/ 9781615207916
 
  The increasing reliance upon networking and mobile networking devices in the modern world demands constant improvement of network Quality of Service (QoS). Intelligent Quality of Service Technologies and Network Management: Models for Enhancing Communication explores the interrelated natures of network control mechanisms and QoS and offers fundamental knowledge on the subject, describing the significance of network management and the integration of knowledge to demonstrate how network management is related to QoS in real applications. Engaging and innovative, this book provides practical solutions that integrate network management and QoS strategies for real-world application.
VD05-244 Designing Solutions-Based Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing: New Issues and Trends.
  Francisco Milton Mendes Neto/ 9781615208432
 
  As information availability pervades every aspect of life, new trends, technologies, and enhancements must be carefully researched, evaluated and implemented in order to fabricate successful computing applications. Designing Solutions-Based Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing: New Issues and Trends examines current practices and challenges faced by designers of Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing projects. Analyzing theoretical assumptions, empirical research, practical implementations, and case studies, this book intends to present a comprehensive yet concise overview of the recent progress in ubiquitous and pervasive computing applications, as well as discuss new methodologies, technologies and approaches currently practiced. Truly interdisciplinary, this publication serves as a valuable reference for researchers in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science, students, educators, and industrial trainers interested in network sensors, embedded systems, distributed systems, computer networks, and computer science.
VD05-243 Network Science for Military Coalition Operations: Information Exchange and Interaction.
  Verma, Dinesh/ 9781615208555
 
  Modern military coalition operations rely on the ability of multiple independently developed networks to function cohesively, allowing information collected by different sources to be transmitted, analyzed, processed, and provided to troops involved in tactical operations. Network Science for Military Coalition Operations: Information Exchange and Interaction presents an advanced view of this delicate and vital operation. However, an understanding of the science behind coalition operations can benefit not just military operations, but any context in the modern world where two independent organizations need to collaborate together for a shared goal. In this age of globalization, the research in this book becomes of unprecedented importance, not only for the military, where most stable and advance techniques are required, but also for society at large, which also demands constant improvement in network science.
 

 

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