springer springer aug 2011 (814 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The aim of this book is to concisely present fundamental ideas, results, and techniques in linear algebra and mainly matrix theory. The book contains ten chapters covering various topics ranging from similarity and special types of matrices to Schur complements and matrix normality. Each chapter focuses on the results, techniques, and methods that are beautiful, interesting, and representative, followed by carefully selected problems. Major changes in this revised and expanded second edition: -Expansion of topics such as matrix functions, nonnegative matrices, and (unitarily invariant) matrix norms-The inclusion of more than 1000 exercises; -A new chapter, Chapter 4, with updated material on numerical ranges and radii, matrix norms, and special operations such as the Kronecker and Hadamard products and compound matrices-A new chapter, Chapter 10, on matrix inequalities, which presents a variety of inequalities on the eigenvalues and singular values of matrices and unitarily invariant norms.This book can be used as a textbook or a supplement for a linear algebra and matrix theory class or a seminar for senior undergraduate or graduate students. Prerequisites include a decent background in elementary linear algebra and calculus. The book can also serve as a reference for instructors and researchers in the fields of algebra, matrix analysis, operator theory, statistics, computer science, engineering, operations research, economics, and other fields.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Moving Target Defense: Creating Asymmetric Uncertainty for Cyber Threats was developed by a group of leading researchers. It describes the fundamental challenges facing the research community and identifies new promising solution paths. Moving Target Defense which is motivated by the asymmetric costs borne by cyber defenders takes an advantage afforded to attackers and reverses it to advantage defenders. Moving Target Defense is enabled by technical trends in recent years, including virtualization and workload migration on commodity systems, widespread and redundant network connectivity, instruction set and address space layout randomization, just-in-time compilers, among other techniques. However, many challenging research problems remain to be solved, such as the security of virtualization infrastructures, secure and resilient techniques to move systems within a virtualized environment, automatic diversification techniques, automated ways to dynamically change and manage the configurations of systems and networks, quantification of security improvement, potential degradation and more. Moving Target Defense: Creating Asymmetric Uncertainty for Cyber Threats is designed for advanced -level students and researchers focused on computer science, and as a secondary text book or reference. Professionals working in this field will also find this book valuable. 183 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This book argues that the 'constructivist metaphor' has become a self-appointed overriding concept that suppresses other modes of thinking about knowing and learning science. Yet there are questions about knowledge that constructivism cannot properly answer, such as how a cognitive structure can intentionally develop a formation that is more complex than itself; how a learner can aim at a learning objective that is, by definition, itself unknown; how we learn through pain, suffering, love or passion; and the role emotion and crises play in knowing and learning.In support of the hypothesis that passibility underlies cognition, readers are provided with a collation of empirical studies and phenomenological analyses of knowing and learning science-in schools, scientific laboratories and everyday life-all of which defy a constructivist explanation. The author argues that 'passibility' constitutes an essential factor in the development of consciousness, with a range of essential experiences that cannot be brought into the linguistic realm. His exploration is guided by concepts such as 'otherness', passion, passivity and undecidability, and concludes by resituating the construction metaphor to accord it its proper place in a more comprehensive theory of learning.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Arthroscopic procedures are a welcome alternative to total joint replacement and, with millions of procedures performed each year, the field of knee arthroscopy is rapidly advancing as instrumentation and applications are developed and refined. Knee Arthroscopy is a technique-oriented 'how-to' guide, written by internationally renowned authorities who present the latest advances in the field in a clear, step-by-step format. Chapters discuss issues such as meniscal transplantation, articular cartilage repair, anterior cruciate ligament treatment and other surgical procedures, and the text is supplemented throughout by case studies, clinical pearls and a wealth of illustrations. Knee Arthroscopy is a comprehensive reference sure to be invaluable for anyone involved in care of the knee, from the general orthopedist to the most skilled knee surgeon.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Unternehmen mit kurzen Lieferzeiten, hoher Liefertreue und niedrigen Beständen wachsen schnell und erzielen hohe Gewinne. Wie Unternehmen diese logistische Herausforderung meistern können, zeigt das Buch anhand von aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen der Leibniz Universität Hannover. Der Band gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die Aufgaben und Verfahren der Fertigungssteuerung und befähigt Leser dazu, Schwächen in diesem Bereich zu erkennen und zu korrigieren. Ein fundiertes Nachschlagewerk für Studierende, Dozenten, Ingenieure und Wissenschaftler. This first-time English publication of one of Germany s leading manufacturing control handbooks provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art, with detailed and easy to understand descriptions of numerous control techniques from Kanban to CONWIP to Backlog Control.Based on the proven funnel model and written for the industry, this book clearly illustrates how companies can use manufacturing control to effectively improve on-time delivery, reduce inventories and cut down throughput times. This book distinguishes itself with its convincing systematic approach based on thorough international research. Its clear presentation and the direct applicability for the analysis and configuration of the manufacturing control make this handbook outstanding and unique in publications on PPC. Hans-Peter Wiendahl The field of manufacturing control is very convincingly reviewed and presented from a theoretical and methodological perspective. Both researchers as well as practitioners will profit from it. Peter Nyhuis 604 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This book analyzes automatic gain control (AGC) loop circuits and demonstrates AGC solutions in the environment of wireless receivers, mainly in wireless receivers with stringent constraints in settling-time and wide dynamic range, such as WLAN and Bluetooth receivers. Since feedforward AGCs present great advantages in this context, as an alternative to conventional feedback AGCs, this book includes a detailed study of feedforward AGCs design -at the level of basic AGC cells, as well as the system level, including their main characteristics and performance.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This volume is a collection of papers presented at the international conference on Nonlinear Mathematics for Uncertainty and Its Applications (NLMUA2011), held at Beijing University of Technology during the week of September 7--9, 2011. The conference brought together leading researchers and practitioners involved with all aspects of nonlinear mathematics for uncertainty and its applications.Over the last fifty years there have been many attempts in extending the theory of classical probability and statistical models to the generalized one which can cope with problems of inference and decision making when the model-related information is scarce, vague, ambiguous, or incomplete. Such attempts include the study of nonadditive measures and their integrals, imprecise probabilities and random sets, and their applications in information sciences, economics, finance, insurance, engineering, and social sciences.The book presents topics including nonadditive measures and nonlinear integrals, Choquet, Sugeno and other types of integrals, possibility theory, Dempster-Shafer theory, random sets, fuzzy random sets and related statistics, set-valued and fuzzy stochastic processes, imprecise probability theory and related statistical models, fuzzy mathematics, nonlinear functional analysis, information theory, mathematical finance and risk managements, decision making under various types of uncertainty, and others.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Der Praxisleitfaden Sexualmedizin dient der schnellen Orientierung über die wichtigsten sexualmedizinischen Störungsbilder und der erforderlichen diagnostischen und therapeutischen Vorgehensweise. Ausgehend von den Grundlagen sexueller Gesundheit werden alle Indikationsgebiete, die im klinischen Alltag eine Rolle spielen, einschließlich der Störungen der sexuellen Entwicklung und der geschlechtlichen Identität, prägnant charakterisiert, was Ärzten/Ärztinnen, Psychologen/Psychologinnen sowie professionellen Helfern im Gesundheitssystem erlaubt, sich schnell zu orientieren, um adäquate Schritte einzuleiten.Dabei berücksichtigt das Buch auch neue Herausforderungen, die sich durch Internet und neue Medien ergeben und keineswegs nur das 'Patientenwissen' beeinflussen, sondern Auswirkungen auf das sexuelle Selbstbild, Geschlechtsrollendefinition und möglicherweise sogar auf die sexuellen Präferenzen sowie das Sexualverhalten der nachwachsenden Generation haben könnten. Schließlich aber gibt es neue Erkenntnisse zur Prävention von sexuellen Verhaltensstörungen, über die dieser Praxisleitfaden genauso informiert, um auch diesbezüglich klinisch relevantes Wissen für eine möglichst große Fachöffentlichkeit verfügbar zu machen. 188 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Die WHO beschreibt Autismus als tiefgreifende Entwicklungsstörung, die sich schon im frühen Kindesalter bemerkbar macht. Ob es sich nun um eine angeborene, unheilbare Wahrnehmungsstörung des Gehirns handelt, oder um einen angeborenen, abweichenden Informationsverarbeitungsmodus - darüber diskutieren Forscher, Ärzte und Autisten. Klar ist, dass sich autistische Störungen in einer Vielzahl verschiedener Formen und Abstufungen ausprägt. Die Unterschiede hierbei sind fließend und die diagnostischen Kriterien nicht immer eindeutig zu zuordnen. Ausschlaggebend für die weitere Entwicklung der Kinder und Jugendlichen ist die Kombination aus Diagnosestellung, Frühförderung und Therapiemaßnahmen im weiteren Verlauf. Das Wissen um die verschiedenen Ausprägungsformen und Möglichkeiten rund um alle autistischen Störungen, gehört daher zum unerlässlichen Handwerkszeug von Ärzten und Therapeuten, die betroffene Kinder und Jugendliche behandeln. Die Reihe 'Manuale psychischer Störungen bei Kindern undJugendlichen' verfolgt drei wesentliche Ziele: Interdisziplinärer Ansatz: Der Patient steht im Mittelpunkt - der Therapeut muss sein Bestes geben, die Störung zu diagnostizieren und adäquat zu behandeln. Psychiater und Psychologen sind hier gefordert, ihr Wissen beizutragen und über den Tellerrand zu blicken. Praxisrelevanz: Alle Theorie ist grau - diese Reihe gibt Ihnen die Tipps und Tricks an die Hand, mit denen Sie Ihren schwierigen Alltag meistern können. Didaktik und Struktur: Alle Bände sind gleich strukturiert und warten mit einer übersichtlichen Didaktik auf. Das Lesen soll Spaß machen, und die entscheidenden Informationen müssen schnell erfasst werden können. 156 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Physiotherapie Basics - anschaulich, farbig, praxisnah! Machen Sie sich fit für Prüfung und Berufsalltag mit einem lebendigen, bildorientierten Lernkonzept mitprägnanten farbigen Zeichnungen zu Anatomie, Physiologie, Wirkprinzipieneinprägsam bebilderter Befunderhebung, Befundinterpretation und Dokumentation - Ihr direkter Zugang zur Praxis!brillianten Farbfotos aller wichtigen BehandlungstechnikenLernzielen, Zusammenfassungen, Memos, Praxistipps, Warnhinweisen, prüfungsrelevanten Wissensfrageneinem Farbleitsystem, das rasch zum gesuchten Thema führt. Welche elektrotherapeutische Methode ist für die Behandlung welcher Erkrankung optimal Wie können Sie symptomorientiert befunden Ein aus den Untersuchungsergebnissen abgeleiteter Behandlungsaufbau - wie geht das Didaktisch hervorragend vermittelt W. Wenk diese praxisrelevanten Zusammenhänge und damit die Basis für selbständiges Arbeiten mit den Möglichkeiten der Elektrotherapie. Ein Muss für Lernende und Praktiker, die Behandeln mit Elektrotherapie begreifen wollen. Neu in der 2. Auflage:Alle Kapitel inhaltlich aktualisiert. Ca. 20 neue und verbesserte FotosMehr Grundlagen (evidenzbasierte Praxis: Studienergebnisse zu vielen Verfahren) 352 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Physiotherapie Basics - anschaulich, farbig, praxisnah! Machen Sie sich fit für Prüfung und Berufsalltag mit einem lebendigen, bildorientierten Lernkonzept mitprägnanten farbigen Zeichnungen zu Anatomie, Physiologie, Wirkprinzipieneinprägsam bebilderter Befunderhebung, Befundinterpretation und Dokumentation - Ihr direkter Zugang zur Praxis!brillianten Farbfotos aller wichtigen BehandlungstechnikenLernzielen, Zusammenfassungen, Memos, Praxistipps, Warnhinweisen, prüfungsrelevanten Wissensfrageneinem Farbleitsystem, das rasch zum gesuchten Thema führt. Welche elektrotherapeutische Methode ist für die Behandlung welcher Erkrankung optimal Wie können Sie symptomorientiert befunden Ein aus den Untersuchungsergebnissen abgeleiteter Behandlungsaufbau - wie geht das Didaktisch hervorragend vermittelt W. Wenk diese praxisrelevanten Zusammenhänge und damit die Basis für selbständiges Arbeiten mit den Möglichkeiten der Elektrotherapie. Ein Muss für Lernende und Praktiker, die Behandeln mit Elektrotherapie begreifen wollen. Neu in der 2. Auflage:Alle Kapitel inhaltlich aktualisiert. Ca. 20 neue und verbesserte FotosMehr Grundlagen (evidenzbasierte Praxis: Studienergebnisse zu vielen Verfahren) 352 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Der Praxisleitfaden Sexualmedizin dient der schnellen Orientierung über die wichtigsten sexualmedizinischen Störungsbilder und der erforderlichen diagnostischen und therapeutischen Vorgehensweise.Ausgehend von den Grundlagen sexueller Gesundheit werden alle Indikationsgebiete, die im klinischen Alltag eine Rolle spielen, einschließlich der Störungen der sexuellen Entwicklung und der geschlechtlichen Identität, prägnant charakterisiert, was Ärzten/Ärztinnen, Psychologen/Psychologinnen sowie professionellen Helfern im Gesundheitssystem erlaubt, sich schnell zu orientieren, um adäquate Schritte einzuleiten.Dabei berücksichtigt das Buch auch neue Herausforderungen, die sich durch Internet und neue Medien ergeben und keineswegs nur das ¿Patientenwissen¿ beeinflussen, sondern Auswirkungen auf das sexuelle Selbstbild, Geschlechtsrollendefinition und möglicherweise sogar auf die sexuellen Präferenzen sowie das Sexualverhalten der nachwachsenden Generation haben könnten.Schließlich aber gibt es neue Erkenntnisse zur Prävention von sexuellen Verhaltensstörungen, über die dieser Praxisleitfaden genauso informiert, um auch diesbezüglich klinisch relevantes Wissen für eine möglichst große Fachöffentlichkeit verfügbar zu machen.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 188 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Die WHO beschreibt Autismus als tiefgreifende Entwicklungsstörung, die sich schon im frühen Kindesalter bemerkbar macht. Ob es sich nun um eine angeborene, unheilbare Wahrnehmungsstörung des Gehirns handelt, oder um einen angeborenen, abweichenden Informationsverarbeitungsmodus ¿ darüber diskutieren Forscher, Ärzte und Autisten. Klar ist, dass sich autistische Störungen in einer Vielzahl verschiedener Formen und Abstufungen ausprägt. Die Unterschiede hierbei sind fließend und die diagnostischen Kriterien nicht immer eindeutig zu zuordnen. Ausschlaggebend für die weitere Entwicklung der Kinder und Jugendlichen ist die Kombination aus Diagnosestellung, Frühförderung und Therapiemaßnahmen im weiteren Verlauf. Das Wissen um die verschiedenen Ausprägungsformen und Möglichkeiten rund um alle autistischen Störungen, gehört daher zum unerlässlichen Handwerkszeug von Ärzten und Therapeuten, die betroffene Kinder und Jugendliche behandeln. Die Reihe 'Manuale psychischer Störungen bei Kindern undJugendlichen' verfolgt drei wesentliche Ziele: Interdisziplinärer Ansatz: Der Patient steht im Mittelpunkt - der Therapeut muss sein Bestes geben, die Störung zu diagnostizieren und adäquat zu behandeln. Psychiater und Psychologen sind hier gefordert, ihr Wissen beizutragen und über den Tellerrand zu blicken. Praxisrelevanz: Alle Theorie ist grau - diese Reihe gibt Ihnen die Tipps und Tricks an die Hand, mit denen Sie Ihren schwierigen Alltag meistern können. Didaktik und Struktur: Alle Bände sind gleich strukturiert und warten mit einer übersichtlichen Didaktik auf. Das Lesen soll Spaß machen, und die entscheidenden Informationen müssen schnell erfasst werden können.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 156 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Die WHO beschreibt Autismus als tiefgreifende Entwicklungsstörung, die sich schon im frühen Kindesalter bemerkbar macht. Ob es sich nun um eine angeborene, unheilbare Wahrnehmungsstörung des Gehirns handelt, oder um einen angeborenen, abweichenden Informationsverarbeitungsmodus - darüber diskutieren Forscher, Ärzte und Autisten. Klar ist, dass sich autistische Störungen in einer Vielzahl verschiedener Formen und Abstufungen ausprägt. Die Unterschiede hierbei sind fließend und die diagnostischen Kriterien nicht immer eindeutig zu zuordnen. Ausschlaggebend für die weitere Entwicklung der Kinder und Jugendlichen ist die Kombination aus Diagnosestellung, Frühförderung und Therapiemaßnahmen im weiteren Verlauf. Das Wissen um die verschiedenen Ausprägungsformen und Möglichkeiten rund um alle autistischen Störungen, gehört daher zum unerlässlichen Handwerkszeug von Ärzten und Therapeuten, die betroffene Kinder und Jugendliche behandeln. Die Reihe 'Manuale psychischer Störungen bei Kindern undJugendlichen' verfolgt drei wesentliche Ziele: Interdisziplinärer Ansatz: Der Patient steht im Mittelpunkt - der Therapeut muss sein Bestes geben, die Störung zu diagnostizieren und adäquat zu behandeln. Psychiater und Psychologen sind hier gefordert, ihr Wissen beizutragen und über den Tellerrand zu blicken. Praxisrelevanz: Alle Theorie ist grau - diese Reihe gibt Ihnen die Tipps und Tricks an die Hand, mit denen Sie Ihren schwierigen Alltag meistern können. Didaktik und Struktur: Alle Bände sind gleich strukturiert und warten mit einer übersichtlichen Didaktik auf. Das Lesen soll Spaß machen, und die entscheidenden Informationen müssen schnell erfasst werden können.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Der Praxisleitfaden Sexualmedizin dient der schnellen Orientierung über die wichtigsten sexualmedizinischen Störungsbilder und der erforderlichen diagnostischen und therapeutischen Vorgehensweise. Ausgehend von den Grundlagen sexueller Gesundheit werden alle Indikationsgebiete, die im klinischen Alltag eine Rolle spielen, einschließlich der Störungen der sexuellen Entwicklung und der geschlechtlichen Identität, prägnant charakterisiert, was Ärzten/Ärztinnen, Psychologen/Psychologinnen sowie professionellen Helfern im Gesundheitssystem erlaubt, sich schnell zu orientieren, um adäquate Schritte einzuleiten.Dabei berücksichtigt das Buch auch neue Herausforderungen, die sich durch Internet und neue Medien ergeben und keineswegs nur das 'Patientenwissen' beeinflussen, sondern Auswirkungen auf das sexuelle Selbstbild, Geschlechtsrollendefinition und möglicherweise sogar auf die sexuellen Präferenzen sowie das Sexualverhalten der nachwachsenden Generation haben könnten. Schließlich aber gibt es neue Erkenntnisse zur Prävention von sexuellen Verhaltensstörungen, über die dieser Praxisleitfaden genauso informiert, um auch diesbezüglich klinisch relevantes Wissen für eine möglichst große Fachöffentlichkeit verfügbar zu machen.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Physiotherapie Basics - anschaulich, farbig, praxisnah! Machen Sie sich fit für Prüfung und Berufsalltag mit einem lebendigen, bildorientierten Lernkonzept mitprägnanten farbigen Zeichnungen zu Anatomie, Physiologie, Wirkprinzipieneinprägsam bebilderter Befunderhebung, Befundinterpretation und Dokumentation - Ihr direkter Zugang zur Praxis!brillianten Farbfotos aller wichtigen BehandlungstechnikenLernzielen, Zusammenfassungen, Memos, Praxistipps, Warnhinweisen, prüfungsrelevanten Wissensfrageneinem Farbleitsystem, das rasch zum gesuchten Thema führt. Welche elektrotherapeutische Methode ist für die Behandlung welcher Erkrankung optimal Wie können Sie symptomorientiert befunden Ein aus den Untersuchungsergebnissen abgeleiteter Behandlungsaufbau - wie geht das Didaktisch hervorragend vermittelt W. Wenk diese praxisrelevanten Zusammenhänge und damit die Basis für selbständiges Arbeiten mit den Möglichkeiten der Elektrotherapie. Ein Muss für Lernende und Praktiker, die Behandeln mit Elektrotherapie begreifen wollen. Neu in der 2. Auflage:Alle Kapitel inhaltlich aktualisiert. Ca. 20 neue und verbesserte FotosMehr Grundlagen (evidenzbasierte Praxis: Studienergebnisse zu vielen Verfahren).

Buch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Die sozialmedizinische Begutachtung ist Grundlage von Entscheidungen über Anträge zur Rehabilitation oder Erwerbsminderungsrente in der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung. Als Standardwerk der sozialmedizinischen Begutachtung nimmt das vorliegende Werk in seiner 7. Auflage in einem allgemeinen Teil Bezug auf den Gutachterbegriff, die Inhalte der Begutachtung, die formalen und rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen sowie die Qualitätssicherung der Begutachtung in der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung und in einem speziellen Teil werden krankheitsbezogen Hinweise zur sozialmedizinischen Begutachtung gegeben. Betrachtet werden hierbei die Auswirkungen von krankheitsbedingten Funktionseinschränkungen auf die Leistungsfähigkeit im Erwerbsleben. Dem Gutachter werden einheitliche Beurteilungskriterien an die Hand gegeben. Damit zielt das Buch darauf ab, die Qualität und Transparenz der Begutachtung zu fördern und eine Gleichbehandlung der Versicherten zu gewährleisten.Komplett überarbeitet und aktualisiert wurde das Begutachtungsbuch durch ein interdisziplinäres Autorenteam von mehr als 40 Experten aus Sozialmedizin, Sozialrecht und Rehabilitation aus der Deutschen Rentenversicherung, Wissenschaft und Sozialgerichtsbarkeit. Damit liefert das Buch einen Beitrag zur fachübergreifenden Verständigung und Zusammenarbeit aller am Begutachtungsgeschehen beteiligten Berufsgruppen.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Are you new to the Macintosh experience and iLife Or are you someone who wants to know the ins and outs of Apple's powerful media creation tools Either way, you have come to right place. iLife '11 Made Simple will guide you through the iLife apps and help you become a power user in no time. iLife '11 Made Simple lets you be creative with iPhoto, iDVD, iMovie, iWeb, and GarageBand-from the initial welcome screen to the last menu item. Even though iTunes is not part of the retail package, it is an important part of the creation or sharing process and is covered in this book as well. You'll also learn how iLife apps work on iOS devices as well as how they work with iCloud. So, if you just want to learn how to create a basic movie, song or website, iLife '11 Made Simple is perfect for you. Want to become a media mogul in any of the covered applications After reading this manual, you'll be swept into the creative process and be well on your way to creating or enhancing your next iLife masterpiece! You already own the most powerful and easy-to-use computer in the known universe. With this guide in hand, you'll see how Apple applies its magic to incredible software packages as well. 632 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Office 2010 Made Simple for Windows is a practical and highly effective approach to using the Office 2010 Home & Business (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote) and Home & Student (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote) programs to create and edit documents and get work done efficiently. Conveying information quickly and concisely, the book brings you from a beginner or low intermediate to an experienced and confident user. Illustrated graphical approach shows what happens at each stage Short sections provide instant access to each task the reader needs to perform Step-by-step instructions help the reader grasp even complex procedures in full confidence 732 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Protect Your Wealth from the Ravages of Inflation is for people who have financial assets to protect in an unpredictable, inflationary environment. Maybe you have tried traditional financial advice, financial planning, and passive investment management techniques and you're still losing ground. Maybe you're worried that by the time you need to use it, your retirement fund will be worth less than your total contributions. Maybe you believe that high inflation will significantly decrease your standard of living in the future. Maybe all of these issues apply to you. Don't despair; help is at hand. Protect Your Wealth from the Ravages of Inflation is a concise, no-nonsense, straightforward guide that will help you to do three things: 1. Ensure that your emergency fund will still have some purchasing power when you need it. Emergency funds sitting in checking accounts, or near-cash investments, will just be eaten away by inflation. There is a better way to give you access to the cash you need when you need it. This book shows you how. 2. Insulate you from significant changes in the strength of your home currency. If all your income and expenses are in a single currency like the U.S. dollar, you run a significant risk that your home-country currency will lose value. Currency risk in your income-purchasing power and working capital is often overlooked until it's too late to do anything about it. This book deals with this issue and gives you easy-to-follow advice to protect the value of your money. 3. Generate a better risk-adjusted return in your investment accounts. Buying a basket of stocks and mutual funds and then performing the traditional 'annual rebalancing of a diversified portfolio' just doesn't generate the returns most people require from their investments. This book shows you simple, powerful, and sophisticated techniques you can use to manage your investment accounts more effectively-and without making it a full-time job.Protect Your Wealth from the Ravages of Inflation can't guarantee that you will meet your financial goals, but it can guarantee that your odds of success will be significantly increased if you follow its advice. The book: Explains why traditional investing methods virtually guarantee a negative rate of return in real terms. Illustrates the pernicious effect of inflation on an average investor's portfolio-and why an inflationary period may be in the offing. Provides a three-step process to withstand emergencies, protect your liquid assets, and produce a superior risk-adjusted return on a stock portfolio compared with conventional investing methods. 146 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Sustainable development is one of the key challenges of the twenty-first century. The engineering profession is central to achieving sustainable development. To date, engineering contributions to sustainability have focused on reducing the environmental impacts of development and improving the efficiency of resource use. This approach is consistent with dominant policy responses to environmental problems, which have been characterised as ecological modernisation. Ecological modernisation assumes that sustainability can be addressed by reforming modern society and developing environmental technologies. Environmental philosophers have questioned these assumptions and call into question the very nature of modern society as underlying the destruction of nature and the persistence of social inequality. Central to the crises of ecology and human development are patterns of domination and the separation of nature and culture. Engineering has a clear role to play in ecological modernisation, but its role in more radical visions of sustainability is uncertain. Actor-network theory provides an analysis of socio-technical systems which does not require the separation of nature and culture, and it provides a way of thinking about how engineers are involved in shaping society and its relationship to the environment. It describes the world in terms of relationships between human and non-human actors. It shows that social relationships are mediated by technologies and non-human nature, and that assumptions about society and behaviour are ''baked-in'' to technological systems. Modern infrastructure systems are particularly important in shaping society and have significant environmental impacts. Modern infrastructure has allowed the consumption of resources far beyond basic human needs in developed countries. Failure to deliver infrastructure services has resulted in billions of the world's poorest people missing out on the benefits of modern development. Engineers have an important role to play in developing new infrastructure systems which acknowledge the relationships between technology and society in shaping demand for resources and environmental impacts, as well as alleviating poverty. Engineers have an important role in mediating between the values of society, clients, the environment and the possibilities of technology. Constructive Technology Assessment and Value Sensitive Design are two methodologies which engineers are using to better account for the social and ethical implications of their work. Understanding engineering as a hybrid, socio-technical profession can help develop new ways of working that acknowledge the importance of technology and infrastructure in shaping social relationships that are central to achieving sustainability. Table of Contents: The Origins of Sustainability / Ecological Modernisation / Environmental Ethics / Society and Technology / Engineering Consumption / Sustainable Urban Water Systems / Engineering, Technology and Ethics / Conclusion 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The world as it is viewed from modern physics and cosmology has many strange and unexpected features. Often these are in stark contrast with our everyday experience or our preconceptions, such as the concept of space and time as finite and changeable. Nevertheless it is this strange world which is the fundamental basis of our existence. Therefore modern science also has a few things to say about the age-old questions: Who are we - Where do we come from - Where are we going The author, an experienced scientist and teacher, presents the knowledge that we have about our world for non-experts. He takes us on a journey through cosmology and the quantum world of elementary particles. And he sketches the impact of the insights gained into philosophical assumptions and religious beliefs in these disciplines. In the end he asks the speculative question whether there is something beyond the limits of the natural sciences. 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -With the proliferation of citizen reporting, smart mobile devices, and social media, an increasing number of people are beginning to generate information about events they observe and participate in. A significant fraction of this information contains multimedia data to share the experience with their audience. A systematic information modeling and management framework is necessary to capture this widely heterogeneous, schemaless, potentially humongous information produced by many different people. This book is an attempt to examine the modeling, storage, querying, and applications of such an event management system in a holistic manner. It uses a semantic-web style graph-based view of events, and shows how this event model, together with its query facility, can be used toward emerging applications like semi-automated storytelling. Table of Contents: Introduction / Event Data Models / Implementing an Event Data Model / Querying Events / Storytelling with Events / An Emerging Application / Conclusion 144 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Integrity constraints are semantic conditions that a database should satisfy in order to be an appropriate model of external reality. In practice, and for many reasons, a database may not satisfy those integrity constraints, and for that reason it is said to be inconsistent. However, and most likely, a large portion of the database is still semantically correct, in a sense that has to be made precise. After having provided a formal characterization of consistent data in an inconsistent database, the natural problem emerges of extracting that semantically correct data, as query answers. The consistent data in an inconsistent database is usually characterized as the data that persists across all the database instances that are consistent and minimally differ from the inconsistent instance. Those are the so-called repairs of the database. In particular, the consistent answers to a query posed to the inconsistent database are those answers that can be simultaneously obtained from all the database repairs. As expected, the notion of repair requires an adequate notion of distance that allows for the comparison of databases with respect to how much they differ from the inconsistent instance. On this basis, the minimality condition on repairs can be properly formulated. In this monograph we present and discuss these fundamental concepts, different repair semantics, algorithms for computing consistent answers to queries, and also complexity-theoretic results related to the computation of repairs and doing consistent query answering. Table of Contents: Introduction / The Notions of Repair and Consistent Answer / Tractable CQA and Query Rewriting / Logically Specifying Repairs / Decision Problems in CQA: Complexity and Algorithms / Repairs and Data Cleaning 124 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -One of the grand challenges of artificial intelligence is to enable computers to interpret 3D scenes and objects from imagery. This book organizes and introduces major concepts in 3D scene and object representation and inference from still images, with a focus on recent efforts to fuse models of geometry and perspective with statistical machine learning. The book is organized into three sections: (1) Interpretation of Physical Space; (2) Recognition of 3D Objects; and (3) Integrated 3D Scene Interpretation. The first discusses representations of spatial layout and techniques to interpret physical scenes from images. The second section introduces representations for 3D object categories that account for the intrinsically 3D nature of objects and provide robustness to change in viewpoints. The third section discusses strategies to unite inference of scene geometry and object pose and identity into a coherent scene interpretation. Each section broadly surveys important ideas from cognitive science and artificial intelligence research, organizes and discusses key concepts and techniques from recent work in computer vision, and describes a few sample approaches in detail. Newcomers to computer vision will benefit from introductions to basic concepts, such as single-view geometry and image classification, while experts and novices alike may find inspiration from the book's organization and discussion of the most recent ideas in 3D scene understanding and 3D object recognition. Specific topics include: mathematics of perspective geometry; visual elements of the physical scene, structural 3D scene representations; techniques and features for image and region categorization; historical perspective, computational models, and datasets and machine learning techniques for 3D object recognition; inferences of geometrical attributes of objects, such as size and pose; and probabilistic and feature-passing approaches for contextual reasoning about 3D objects and scenes. Table of Contents: Background on 3D Scene Models / Single-view Geometry / Modeling the Physical Scene / Categorizing Images and Regions / Examples of 3D Scene Interpretation / Background on 3D Recognition / Modeling 3D Objects / Recognizing and Understanding 3D Objects / Examples of 2D 1/2 Layout Models / Reasoning about Objects and Scenes / Cascades of Classifiers / Conclusion and Future Directions 172 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Cooperative network supercomputing is becoming increasingly popular for harnessing the power of the global Internet computing platform. A typical Internet supercomputer consists of a master computer or server and a large number of computers called workers, performing computation on behalf of the master. Despite the simplicity and benefits of a single master approach, as the scale of such computing environments grows, it becomes unrealistic to assume the existence of the infallible master that is able to coordinate the activities of multitudes of workers. Large-scale distributed systems are inherently dynamic and are subject to perturbations, such as failures of computers and network links, thus it is also necessary to consider fully distributed peer-to-peer solutions. We present a study of cooperative computing with the focus on modeling distributed computing settings, algorithmic techniques enabling one to combine efficiency and fault-tolerance in distributed systems, and the exposition of trade-offs between efficiency and fault-tolerance for robust cooperative computing. The focus of the exposition is on the abstract problem, called Do-All, and formulated in terms of a system of cooperating processors that together need to perform a collection of tasks in the presence of adversity. Our presentation deals with models, algorithmic techniques, and analysis. Our goal is to present the most interesting approaches to algorithm design and analysis leading to many fundamental results in cooperative distributed computing. The algorithms selected for inclusion are among the most efficient that additionally serve as good pedagogical examples. Each chapter concludes with exercises and bibliographic notes that include a wealth of references to related work and relevant advanced results. Table of Contents: Introduction / Distributed Cooperation and Adversity / Paradigms and Techniques / Shared-Memory Algorithms / Message-Passing Algorithms / The Do-All Problem in Other Settings / Bibliography / Authors' Biographies 168 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This series of books contains selected and edited lectures from summer schools organized by the Center for Functional nanostructures (CFN) at the University of Karlsruhe. The mission of the CFN is to carry out research in the following areas: nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, molecular nanostructures and nanostructured materials. The aim of the summer schools is mainly to exchange new ideas and illustrate emerging research methodologies through a series of topical, introductory lectures. This is reflected by both the selection of topics addressed in the present volume, nanoelectronics, as well as the tutorial aspect of the contributions. 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In CIOs at Work, noted author Ed Yourdon interviews many of the world's most influential chief information officers. You will gain insights from the first CIO of the USA, take a peek into the future with the CIO at Google, learn the unique role IT plays in testing Microsoft applications, and much more. Yourdon focuses on how his interviewees tackle the day-to-day work of managing information in their organizations while revealing much more: How they got there, how they manage and allocate resources, and how they interact with business units and assure that their companies take advantage of technologies and automation to make employees even more productive. Surveying a variety of unique corporations, you'll get a great sense of what can be done and what is being done now in organizations around the world. 'Simply put, Ed Yourdon's CIOs at Work is a fascinating read. The author has managed to illuminate the real challenges confronting the Chief Information Officer. The technical expertise of his extraordinary interviewees and their personal insights into the changing role of technology in business are in no short supply. But, what really stands out- beyond the banter about 'clouds,' 'agile development,'-is the human dimension. More than anything else, the CIO is wrestling with profound issues: the proliferation of choices, the speed of change, the shorter attention spans of consumers, the 'everyone's an expert' mindset, and the growing expectation for limitless and low cost computing resources that are as open and accessible as they are safe, secure and accurate. At last, the CIO has a human face, but also an enormous burden that can only be appreciated by reading Yourdon's probative interviews.' -Jon Toigo, Managing Principle, Toigo Partners International Featured CIOs:Ben Fried, Google Tony Scott, Microsoft Monte Ford, American Airlines Mittu Sridhara, Ladbrokes Steve Rubinow, NYSE Lew Temares (retired), University of Miami Mark Mooney, McGraw-Hill Dan Wakeman, Educational Testing Services Lynne Ellen, Detroit Energy Becky Blalock, Southern Company Ken Bohlen, Arizona Public Services Roger Gurnani, Verizon Ashish Gupta, British Telecom Joan Miller, U.K. Parliament Vivek Kundra, (first CIO), U.S. Government Paul Strassmann, (retired), Kraft Foods Other books in the Apress At Work Series: CTOs at Work, Donaldson, Seigel, & Donaldson, 978-1-4302-3593-4 Coders at Work, Seibel, 978-1-4302-1948-4 Venture Capitalists at Work, Shah & Shah, 978-1-4302-3837-9 Founders at Work, Livingston, 978-1-4302-1078-8 European Founders at Work, Santos, 978-1-4302-3906-2 Women Leaders at Work, Ghaffari, 978-1-4302-3729-7 Advertisers at Work, Tuten, 978-1-4302-3828-7 Gamers at Work, Ramsay. 978-1-4302-3351-0 380 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book follows the evolutionary trail all the way from the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago to conscious life today. It is an accessible introductory book written for the interested layperson - anyone interested in the 'big picture' coming from modern science. It covers a wide range of topics including the origin and evolution of our universe, the nature and origin of life, the evolution of life including questions of birth and death, the evolution of cognition, the nature of consciousness, the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the future of the universe. The book is written in a narrative style, as these topics are all parts of a single story. It concludes with a discussion on the nature and future of science. 276 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise and fewer doctors choose to specialize in geriatrics, how prepared is the United States to care for its sick and elderly According to veteran psychologist Seymour Sarason's eloquent and compelling new book, the answer is: inadequately at best. And rarely discussed among the grim statistics is the psychosocial price paid by nursing home patients, from loneliness and isolation to depression and dependency.In Centers for Ending, Dr. Sarason uses his firsthand experience as both practitioner and patient in senior facilities to reveal wide-ranging professional and moral issues affecting this seemingly familiar terrain. Insensitive medical personnel, poorly trained nurses and aides, indifferent administrators, and a prevailing culture content with treating 'bodies' instead of human beings are identified as contributing factors. Drawing on America's rich history of large-scale solutions to social problems, Dr. Sarason offers penetrating insights and bold suggestions in such areas as:The widening care gap between haves and have-nots.Why professional caregivers fail to understand patients.The nursing home resident as immigrant.Why previous reform efforts have not worked.The need for a Presidential commission for the elderly.The scenario if conditions are allowed to remain as they are or worsen.This concise volume is essential reading for researchers, graduate students, professionals, practitioners, and policy makers across such fields as geriatric medicine, health psychology, social work, public health, and public policy. Centers for Ending is a clarion call to be ignored at great cost to our elders and ourselves. 109 pp. Englisch.