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Overview: Latest research on Soft Computing and Data Mining.Results of the First International Conference on Soft Computing and Data Mining (SCDM - 2014), held June 16-18, 2014 in Johor, Malaysia.Written by exp.This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Soft Computing and Data Mining, SCDM 2014, held in Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, in June 16.th.-18.th., 2014. The 65 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 145 submissions, and organized into two main topical sections; Data Mining and Soft Computin

Overview: Research in the area of abstract data types started about 20 years ago. Since then there has been continuous activity with strong influence both on the applications and the theoretical foundations of methodologies for software design. The Ninth Workshop on Specification of Abstract Data Types was held jointly with the Fourth COMPASS Workshop in Spain in 1992. .The main topics covered were: object-oriented specifications, rewriting methods, specification languages and associated tools, type systems, and algebraic specification of concurrency. This volumes contains four invited papers

Overview: Hochaktuelle Studie zum Stand des Real Estate Managements in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.Konzentration auf die Anlageklasse Immobilien.Erstellt in Kooperation mit dem Verband der SchweizerInstitutionelle Investoren (mithin Pensionskassen, Lebensversicherungsunternehmen, Stiftungen und Vorsorge-/Versorgungswerke) verfügen über hohe Investitionen in Immobilienanlagen. Das Management dieser Investitionen und des Bestandes erfolgt auf institutioneller Ebene i.d.R. im Rahmen des Asset Managements bzw. des auf Immobilien spezialisierten Real Estate Asset Managements. Trotz der

Overview: Systematisches Vorgehen/Business-Networking-Methode.Konsistentes Modell auf den Ebenen Stragie-Prozess und System Marktstudien.Includes supplementary material: Das Unternehmen des Informationszeitalters muss vom Kundenprozess ausgehen, die Stärken verschiedener Online- und Offline-Absatzkanäle kombinieren und Echzeit-Prozesse mit seinen Supply-Chain-Partnern organisieren. Um zum Netzwerk- oder Echtzeit-Unternehmen zu werden, ist ein Vorgehen in kleinen, wohlüberlegten Schritten erfolgversprechender als "der große Wurf". Jeder Schritt benötigt eine Geschäftslösung, einen Kooperationsp

Overview: Examines how memories of mass atrocities in the Global South are forged, reproduced and contested.Explores how popular cultural artifacts are used to convey, transmit &contest memories of atrocities iThis book explores how popular cultural artifacts, literary texts, commemorative practices and other forms of remembrances are used to convey, transmit and contest memories of mass atrocities in the Global South. Some of these historical atrocities took place during the Cold war. As such, this book unpacks the influence or role of the global powers in conflict in the Global South. Contri

Overview: Includes supplementary material: In the first two Parts of Group 3/38 .Optical. .Constants. critically evaluated data on refractive indices of inorganic and organic liquids and their wavelength dependence (dispension) are provided..Part .A. contains the inorganic, organometallic, and organononmetallic liquids, and the binary liquid mixtures (about 900 pure substances and their mixtures)..Part .B. contains data of more than 7600 organic liquids. Since not all data for the organic compounds and mixtures could be included in the printed version the second part additionally contains an e

Overview: Since the thalidomide (Contergan) tragedy about 30 years agothe inductionof prenatally-induced morphological orfunctional defects has been an areaof extensive research.Risk assessment of prenatally-induced adverse health effectsis still a difficult task from both experimental data aswell asfrom observations in humans. In the contributions tothis book three majoraspects are dealt with:- Quantitative extrapolations of experimental datato the situation possibly relevant for man.- The significance for a risk assessment with respect to man of minor or rare structuralabnormalities observed

Overview: Rogue Performances recovers eighteenth and nineteenth-century American culture s fascination with outcast and rebellious characters. Highwaymen, thieves, beggars, rioting mobs, rebellious slaves, and mutineers dominated the stage in the period s most popular plays. Peter Reed also explores ways these characters helped to popularize theatrical forms such as ballad opera, patriotic spectacle, blackface minstrelsy, and melodrama. Reed shows how both on and offstage, these paradoxically powerful, persistent, and troubling figures reveal the contradictions of class and the force of the di

Overview: In what might seem an unusual pairing, Barlett brings together the insights of Albert Camus and feminist thought, and in doing so sheds new light on both. Looking through a Camusian lens, Bartlett reveals a ‘rebellious feminism‘ that simultaneously refuses oppression and affirms human dignity in solidarity with concrete, diverse others and the earth, giving us new insights into this life-affirming ethic.978-1-349-52759-5978-1-4039-7675-8

Overview: Written from a Systems Engineering perspective, not just software engineering, meaning that this is full of examples drawn from domains such as rail, aerospace, defence and automobile.Presents the mosUpdated with new developments, ideas and thinking, as well as new tool descriptions, the fourth edition of this popular book is driven by practical experience from industry. It provides invaluable information on how to write and structure requirements, whilst explaining the importance of Systems Engineering and the creation of effective solutions to problems...This edition contains an ex

Overview: .This volume contains the Proceedings of the RILEM TC 252-CMB International Symposium on the Chemo-Mechanical Characterization of Bituminous Materials. ..The Symposium was attended by researchers and practitioners from different fields presenting the latest findings in the chemical, mechanical, and microstructural characterization of bituminous materials. The book offers new and cutting edge papers on innovative techniques for the characterization of bituminous materials, gaining new insights into current issues such as effects of aging, moisture, and temperature..978-3-030-13116-697

Overview: Illustrates Riemannian computing theory on applications in computer vision, machine learning, and robotics.Emphasis on algorithmic advances that will allow re-application in other contexts.Written by This book presents a comprehensive treatise on Riemannian geometric computations and related statistical inferences in several computer vision problems. This edited volume includes chapter contributions from leading figures in the field of computer vision who are applying Riemannian geometric approaches in problems such as face recognition, activity recognition, object detection, biomedi

Overview: Includes supplementary material: .This book seeks to answer “why, when and how are real options used in strategic technology venturing?” This work tests for the role of real options in decision making involving three types of firms in decreasing order of technology-dependence – technology-driven (TD) (where the profit is fully dependent on new technology creation and leveraging), technology-based (TB) (where the profit is enabled and supported by technology) and technology-neutral (TN) (where the profit is almost independent of technology). It also deals with strategic and non-strate

Overview: Einführung in Robotic Process Automation, Chatbots und Servicerobotern.Interessante Fallbeispiele.Mix aus wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen und praktischen ErfahrungenMit diesem Buch führen die HerausgeberInnen den Begriff „Robotik“ in der Wirtschaftsinformatik ein. Darunter sind Lösungen zu verstehen, die den Menschen in seinen Aktivitäten unterstützt und bestehende Geschäftsprozesse durch Automatisierung optimiert. Dabei werden die Integration und Interaktion von Robotern in Informationssystemen sowie mit den Menschen adressiert und weniger die Konstruktion eines Roboters. Nebst den th

Overview: Reveals the delicate balance and knife-edge decisions involved in making medicines as safe as they can be.Presents a unique behind-the-scenes mix of science, biography and history populated by influenMedical treatments designed to help people can also be harmful or fatal. Around 2.5 million people die this way each year. So if any kind of medicine makes someone unwell, they or their doctor should report it. Those reports, from nearly every country in the world, go to the Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) in Sweden. .As the Centre’s first director, Professor Ivor Ralph Edwards transform

Overview: Covering up-to-date techniques and clinical applications of respiratory monitoring.Provides illustrations and case-based practical maneuvers.Valuable guide for practitioners and intensive care physiciThis book covers the up-to-date advancement of respiratory monitoring in ventilation support as well as detecting the physiological responses to therapeutic interventions to avoid complications. Mechanical ventilation nowadays remains the cornerstone in life saving in critically ill patients with and without respiratory failure. However, conclusive evidences show that mechanical ventilat

Overview: Highlights the plight of street children and youth within Sub-Saharan Africa.Addresses challenges associated with the street children and youth phenomenon.Highlights strategies to enhance the resilienThis book contributes to a better understanding of street children and youth within Sub-Saharan Africa. It investigates the psychological conditions of these children and determines how to reintegrate them into mainstream socio-economic activities. The book proposes cures and preventive measures. It also highlights the inextricable link which exists between street children and youth prob

Overview: Inwiefern handelt es sich bei „Umweltverhalten“ wie z. B. der Verkehrsmittelwahl (Fahrt in die Innenstadt) und Recycling (Altglas in den Container oder den Hausmüll) um individuell „rationales“ Verhalten, das sich an persönlichen Zielen und subjektiv erwarteten Handlungsfolgen (z. B. Bequemlichkeit, schlechtes Gewissen, saubere Umwelt) orientiert? Diese Fragen versucht diese empirische Studie mit Hilfe von Face-to-Face- sowie Telefon-Interviews zu beantworten.978-3-8244-4203-4978-3-663-08905-6

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Overview: Applies passive and active representative bureaucracy theory to American police departments to examine incidences of police brutality and use of deadly force particularly against racial minorities.Pre.This book examines issues of race and policing through the lens of representative bureaucracy theory. According to representative bureaucracy theory, demographic correspondence between government employees and the local population can lead to more favorable outcomes for minority groups. It argues that police forces with higher minority composition will have more positive outcomes across