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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -As models and paradigms, patterns have been helping to orient architects since the Middle Ages. But patterns are also the basis of the history of ornament, an aesthetic phenomenon that links all times and cultures at a fundamental level. Ornament ¿ and hence pattern as well ¿ was abolished by the avant-garde in the first half of the twentieth century, but the notion of pattern has taken on new meaning and importance since the 1960s.Complexity research has ultimately shown that even highly complex, dynamic patterns may be based on simple behavioral rules, and that has allowed the notions of pattern and pattern formation to take on new meanings, that are also central for architecture.Today the use of generative computerized methods is opening up new ways of talking about an idea that is becoming increasingly abstract and dynamic. Pattern explores the question: what are the notions of pattern that must be discussed in the context of contemporary architecture Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH, Im Westfeld 8, 4055 Basel 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das V-Modell® XT ist das durch die Bundesverwaltung verpflichtend vorgeschriebene Vorgehensmodell für die Entwicklung von IT-Systemen.Das Buch bietet einen kompakten Einstieg in die neue Version 1.3 des Modells. Es behandelt die Änderungen gegenüber der Vorgängerversion, die wesentlichen Konzepte des V-Modell® XT und detailliert die Bereiche Projektmanagement und Qualitätssicherung. Best Practises und Hinweise zur Bewältigung typischer Aufgabenstellungen im V-Modell® XT runden das Buch ab.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 176 pp. Deutsch.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -An analysis of the current (February 2009) status and future potential of India's nuclear fuel cycle is presented in this book. Such a fuel cycle assessment is important, but relatively opaque because India regards various aspects of its nuclear fuel cycle as strategically sensitive. Any study therefore necessarily depends upon reverse calculations based on the information that is available, expert assessments, engineering judgment and anecdotal information. In this work every effort is made to provide transparency to these foundations, so that changes can be made in light of alternative expectations or subsequent information. This book should be of interest to policy experts, governmental specialists, technologists, nuclear technologists, and others seeking to understand and explain the associated facts and potential consequences of the recent U.S.-India civil nuclear accord. Table of Contents: Introduction / A Brief History of the Indian Nuclear Program / Indian Nuclear Facilities /Fuel Cycle Analysis: From Beginning to Present Day / Fuel Cycle Analysis: Future Projections / Alternate Reactor Systems / Conclusions / AcknowledgementsSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Lehrbuch behandelt das Grundlagenwissen für Bachelor-Studiengänge im Bilanzsteuerrecht und der Unternehmensbesteuerung. Im Bilanzsteuerrecht werden nicht nur die wichtigsten steuerrechtlichen Vorschriften und Urteile, sondern auch die zur Erstellung einer Steuerbilanz notwendigen handelsrechtlichen Vorschriften und Grundsätze ordnungsmäßiger Buchführung behandelt. Darauf basierend wird im Anschluss die Systematik der Ertragsbesteuerung von Unternehmen verschiedener Rechtsformen vermittelt. Konkrete Steuerbelastungsvergleiche verschiedener Rechtsformen und die Darstellung der Auswirkungen des Steuerrechts auf betriebliche Finanzierungsentscheidungen runden das Lehrbuch ab. Mithilfe zahlreicher Beispiele und Übersichten wird die Materie anschaulich erklärt. Zahlreiche Aufgaben mit ausführlichen Lösungen ermöglichen ein aktives Lernen mit unmittelbarer Selbstkontrolle und sichern so den Lernerfolg. Das Buch berücksichtigt bereits die Auswirkungen des Bilanzrechtsmodernisierungsgesetzes (BilMoG).Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 468 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das Lehrbuch stellt das Medienrecht als ein Rechtsgebiet dar, das die Ordnung des Massenkommunikationswesens medienübergreifend regelt. Medienrecht findet sich in Deutschland nicht in einem einzelnen Kodex, sondern ist verstreut in einer Vielzahl von Regeln unterschiedlicher Herkunft aus den Fachsäulen des Zivil- und öffentlichen Rechts. Das Lehrbuch fasst die vorhandenen Einzelregelungen für die einzelnen Massenkommunikationsmedien der Presse, des Rundfunks, des Films und der Onlinemedienangebote zusammen und beschreibt den Weg von einem Recht der Medien zu einem einheitlichen Medienrecht.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 560 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Mit einem Vorwort von Mark SolmsDas Buch beschreibt die theoretischen Grundlagen und die Phänomenologie eines hierarchischen Funktions- und Organisationsprinzips, das sich in verschiedenen Konzepten des Gehirns und des Geistes widerspiegelt. Nach diesen Vorstellungen wird neurale und mentale Funktion als Resultat hierarchischer Überlagerungen verstanden, die Kennzeichen ontogenetischer und phylogenetischer Entwicklung sind. Das Modell impliziert eine Kontrolle von untergeordneten durch übergeordnete Elemente, sodass eine Störung in dieser Organisation neue Interpretationsmöglichkeiten neuromentaler und psychopathologischer Phänomene bietet. Hierarchische Prinzipien finden sich in Konzepten der Neurologie, der Neuroethologie und Psychoanalyse, sowie in der Theorie der Mikrogenese. Durch Miteinbeziehen evolutionärer und hierarchischer Aspekte in Erklärungsmodelle des menschlichen Geistes und Verhaltens, kontrastiert dieser Ansatz mit den modularen Konzepten der kognitiven Neurowissenschaft.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 160 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Jordan Canonical Form (JCF) is one of the most important, and useful, concepts in linear algebra. The JCF of a linear transformation, or of a matrix, encodes all of the structural information about that linear transformation, or matrix. This book is a careful development of JCF. After beginning with background material, we introduce Jordan Canonical Form and related notions: eigenvalues, (generalized) eigenvectors, and the characteristic and minimum polynomials. We decide the question of diagonalizability, and prove the Cayley-Hamilton theorem. Then we present a careful and complete proof of the fundamental theorem: Let V be a finite-dimensional vector space over the field of complex numbers C, and let T : V ¿ V be a linear transformation. Then T has a Jordan Canonical Form. This theorem has an equivalent statement in terms of matrices: Let A be a square matrix with complex entries. Then A is similar to a matrix J in Jordan Canonical Form, i.e., there is an invertible matrix P and a matrix J in Jordan Canonical Form with A = PJP-1. We further present an algorithm to find P and J, assuming that one can factor the characteristic polynomial of A. In developing this algorithm we introduce the eigenstructure picture (ESP) of a matrix, a pictorial representation that makes JCF clear. The ESP of A determines J, and a refinement, the labeled eigenstructure picture (¿ESP) of A, determines P as well. We illustrate this algorithm with copious examples, and provide numerous exercises for the reader. Table of Contents: Fundamentals on Vector Spaces and Linear Transformations / The Structure of a Linear Transformation / An Algorithm for Jordan Canonical Form and Jordan BasisSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The vast majority of computers in use today are encapsulated within other systems. In contrast to general-purpose computers that run an endless selection of software, these embedded computers are often programmed for a very specific, low-level and often mundane purpose. Low-end microcontrollers, costing as little as one dollar, are often employed by engineers in designs that utilize only a small fraction of the processing capability of the device because it is either more cost-effective than selecting an application-specific part or because programmability offers custom functionality not otherwise available.Embedded Systems Interfacing for Engineers using the Freescale HCS08 Microcontroller is a two-part book intended to provide an introduction to hardware and software interfacing for engineers. Building from a comprehensive introduction of fundamental computing concepts, the book suitable for a first course in computer organization for electrical or computer engineering students with a minimal background in digital logic and programming. In addition, this book can be valuable as a reference for engineers new to the Freescale HCS08 family of microcontrollers. The HCS08 processor architecture used in the book is relatively simple to learn, powerful enough to apply towards a wide-range of interfacing tasks, and accommodates breadboard prototyping in a laboratory using freely available and low-cost tools.In Part II: Digital and Analog Hardware Interfacing, hardware and software interfacing concepts are introduced. The emphasis of this work is on good hardware and software engineering design principles. Device drivers are developed illustrating the use of general-purpose and special-purpose digital I/O interfaces, analog interfaces, serial interfaces and real-time I/O processing. The hardware side of each interface is described and electrical specifications and related issues are considered. The first part of the book provides the programming skills necessary to implement the software in this part.Table of Contents: Introduction to the MC9S08QG4/8 Hardware / Analog Input / Serial Communication / Real-Time I/O ProcessingSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 140 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In the past 50 years there has been an explosion of interest in the development of technologies whose end goal is to connect the human brain and/or nervous system directly to computers. Once the subject of science fiction, the technologies necessary to accomplish this goal are rapidly becoming reality. In laboratories around the globe, research is being undertaken to restore function to the physically disabled, to replace areas of the brain damaged by disease or trauma and to augment human abilities. Building neural interfaces and neuro-prosthetics relies on a diverse array of disciplines such as neuroscience, engineering, medicine and microfabrication just to name a few. This book presents a short history of neural interfacing (N.I.) research and introduces the reader to some of the current efforts to develop neural prostheses. The book is intended as an introduction for the college freshman or others wishing to learn more about the field. A resource guide is included for students along with a list of laboratories conducting N.I. research and universities with N.I. related tracks of study. Table of Contents: Neural Interfaces Past and Present / Current Neuroprosthesis Research / Conclusion / Resources for StudentsSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 116 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wilfried Martens is one of the most distinguished politicians to come from Belgium in the last ffty years. In his long poli- cal career, he has always fought for the implementation of his goals with passion and deep conviction. What has to be mentioned frst in this context is his s- cessful advocacy of federalism in his home country, Belgium. Already in his time as chair of the CVP youth league from 1967 to 1972, groundbreaking manifestos on Belgium¿s federali- tion were written under his auspices. Later on, as President of the CVP, he succeeded in negotiating the Egmont Pact, whose essential elements form part of today¿s federal Belgian C- stitution. He served as Prime Minister for more than a decade, and in this role he convinced the regions and linguistic groups of his country, which were often at odds with each other, of the necessity for cooperation and solidarity.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 296 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Supply Chain Management (SCM) dient der Optimierung unternehmensübergreifender Material- und Warenflüsse vom Lieferanten bis zum Endkunden. Diese Aufgabe besteht methodisch wie praktisch aus einer Vielzahl von Handlungsfeldern. Das Buch stellt die wichtigen Aspekte ausführlich vor: Am Anfang stehen strategische Überlegungen zur Geschäftsoptimierung durch SCM. Die Unterstützung der Planung der Supply Chain erfolgt durch Advanced Planning Systems (APS). Der unternehmensübergreifenden Steuerung dienen moderne Ansätze des Supply Chain Controlling, zu denen Instrumente des Kostenmanagements sowie Kennzahlensysteme zählen. Das Buch bietet einen breiten Überblick über die Problemstellungen des Supply Chain Management und deren Lösungsmöglichkeiten. Es ist daher für Dozenten und Studierende ebenso von Interesse wie für Praktiker, die mit den Aufgaben des Supply Chain Management sowie der Beschaffung, Logistik und des Controllings betraut sind.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 344 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It's been thirty-five years since people last trod the dusty plains of the Moon. Over the course of six landings from 1969 to 1972, twelve men explored, four-wheeled, dug and hiked across the lunar surface. Now, NASA has plans for a seventh landing on the Moon. This time, they want to stay. NASA's plans, dubbed the Constellation architecture, involve the largest launch vehicle ever built, new types of propulsion, and a six-person vehicle to ferry crews from Earth to the Moon. But NASA's plans go far beyond Luna. Eventually, the lessons learned on the Moon's outpost at Shackleton Crater will teach us how to live-permanently-on the most Earthlike world in our solar system, Mars. NASA will have company: plans for future lunar exploration are being drawn by Europe, Japan, China and India.While specific hardware and mission details will be in flux for some time, the overarching goals, strategies and inspiration for the seventh landing will not change. This book will choose a typical scenario for getting to the Moon that embraces the spirit of exploration embodied by NASA's Constellation architecture. Each chapter moves from a general description to the specific nuts-and-bolts of engineering and science. The Seventh Landing reveals the very latest strategies for how we'll get to the Moon, what we know today, what we want to find out, and what life will be like at the first true outposts on the Moon and Mars.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das Buch gibt eine Einführung in die mikroskopische Strukturanalyse von Werkstoffen, vor allem von Metallen, aber auch von Halbleitern, Keramiken, Polymeren und Verbundwerkstoffen. Die mikroskopischen Methoden werden systematisch und vergleichend erörtert. Da Strukturen im Nanometerbereich in der Materialforschung ganz besondere Beachtung gewonnen haben, stehen die Methoden der Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie im Mittelpunkt des Buches. Zu ihnen zählen auch die Beugung zur Analyse der Struktur der Phasen sowie die Spektroskopie für die quantitative Bestimmung der Atomarten. Darüber hinaus wurden insbesondere die Lichtmikroskopie und die Rasterelektronenmikroskopie gründlich behandelt.Das Buch eignet sich für Studierende der Werkstoffwissenschaften ebenso wie für Naturwissenschaftler und Ingenieure, die einen Einstieg in das Gebiet der Mikroskopie von metallischen, keramischen und polymeren Werkstoffen suchen. Jedes Kapitel enthält zahlreiche Abbildungen und weiterführende Literaturhinweise.Die 3. Auflage wurde gründlich neu bearbeitet und aktualisiert.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 256 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Geschäftsprozesse dienen der Umsetzung der Unternehmensziele. Sie reichen von eBanking und Internet-Auktionen über Bestellsysteme für Bücher und digitale Medien bis zur Buchung von Reisen. Geschäftsprozesse sind ein wichtiges Feld für Innovationen und die gezielte Profilierung gegenüber Wettbewerbern; damit ist auch die Patentierung verbunden. Das Buch beschreibt die Grundlagen und Perspektiven der Patentierung von Geschäftsprozessen. Es zeigt Gestaltungsoptionen für Unternehmen und gibt Hinweise für das Monitoring von Geschäftsprozessen und die einschlägige Patentrecherche. Die Rechercheergebnisse können mit Patentlandkarten anschaulich dargestellt werden; daraus lassen sich Handlungsempfehlungen für das strategische Management der Unternehmen ableiten. Diese Vorgehensweise wird auf zwei beispielhafte Geschäftsprozesse angewandt. Das Resümee formuliert Perspektiven für das Management zur Entwicklung und Sicherung ihrer Geschäftsprozesse.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 220 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this important new text, Martin Smith reassesses traditional debates about power and how they understand the nature and impact of the state. He develops an analysis of the new forms of state power that have developed in response to the perceived challenges of globalization and governance.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Produkt-Lebenszyklus-Management (PLM) ist ein Megatrend in der Fertigungsindustrie geworden. Viele verschiedene Interpretationen gibt es dazu, weil viele Sichten darauf möglich sind. Denn PLM betrifft alle Bereiche der Industrie und alle Einheiten der Unternehmen.Das Buch erklärt die Bedeutung von PLM für Industrie, Wirtschaftsstandort und Gesellschaft und stellt Beispiele für die praktische Anwendung in unterschiedlichen Branchen vor.Es präsentiert die wichtigsten Anbieter von Software und Beratungsdienstleistung im Umfeld von PLM ebenso wie die in diesem Zusammenhang bedeutenden Institute und Einrichtungen von Forschung und Lehre. Es beschreibt die Rolle der Verbände, Vereine und Organisationen. Und es verschafft dem Leser Zugang zu den zahlreichen Ansprechpartnern in all diesen Bereichen, die zur Entstehung des Kompendiums beigetragen haben.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 428 pp. Deutsch.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book contains a collection of seven thoroughly revised tutorial papers based on lectures given by leading researchers at the 5th International Summer School on the Reasoning Web, held in Brixen-Bressanone, Italy, from August 30 to September 4, 2009. The objective of the book is to provide a coherent introduction to semantic web methods and research issues with a particular emphasis on reasoning. 368 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Data warehousing and knowledge discovery are increasingly becoming mission-critical technologies for most organizations, both commercial and public, as it becomes incre- ingly important to derive important knowledge from both internal and external data sources. With the ever growing amount and complexity of the data and information available for decision making, the process of data integration, analysis, and knowledge discovery continues to meet new challenges, leading to a wealth of new and exciting research challenges within the area. Over the last decade, the International Conference on Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery (DaWaK) has established itself as one of the most important international scientific events within data warehousing and knowledge discovery. DaWaK brings together a wide range of researchers and practitioners working on these topics. The DaWaK conference series thus serves as a leading forum for discu- ing novel research results and experiences within data warehousing and knowledge th discovery. This year¿s conference, the 11 International Conference on Data Wa- housing and Knowledge Discovery (DaWaK 2009), continued the tradition by d- seminating and discussing innovative models, methods, algorithms, and solutions to the challenges faced by data warehousing and knowledge discovery technologies.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 496 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Cancer and aging are integrally related. Cancer incidence and mortality increase with age, with most cancer diagnoses and deaths occurring in patients aged 65 and older. The aging of the Baby Boomer population, along with an overall increase in life expectancy, points to a doubling of the U.S. population over age 65 by the year 2030. This demographic shift, combined with the known association of cancer and aging, is expected to bring about a rapid growth in the older cancer-patient population. It is clear that geriatric principles must become part of oncology care. The evaluation and development of treatment recommen- tions for an older adult with cancer can be challenging for many reasons. Tumor biology and response to therapy are affected by age. In addition, age-related factors may impact treatment patterns, tolerance, and efficacy. These age-related factors include functional status declines, comorbid conditions, changes in cognitive function, weakening of organ function, decreases in physiologic reserve, and faltering social support.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 356 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -After the initial enthusiastic initiatives and investments and the eventual bubble, el- tronic commerce (EC) has changed and evolved into a well-established and founded reality both from a technological point of view and from a scientific one. Nevert- less, together with its evolution, new challenges and topics have emerged as well as new questions have been raised related to many aspects of EC. Keeping in mind the experience and the tradition of the past editions of EC-Web, we tried, for its 10th edition, to introduce some meaningful innovations about the structure and the sci- tific organization of the conference. Our main target was to highlight the autonomous role of the different (sometimes heterogeneous) aspects of EC, without missing their interdisciplinary scope. This required the conference to be organized into four ¿mi- conferences,' each for a relevant area of EC and equipped with a corresponding Area Chair. Both the submission and the review process took into account the organization into four tracks, namely: ¿Service-Oriented E-Commerce and Business Processes,¿ ¿Recommender Systems,¿ ¿E-Payment, Security and Trust¿ and ¿Electronic C- merce and Web 3. 0. ¿ Therefore, the focus of the conference was to cover aspects related to the theoretical foundation of EC, business processes as well as new - proaches exploiting recently emerged technologies and scenarios such as the Semantic Web, Web services, SOA architectures, mobile and ubiquitous computing, just to cite a few. 392 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the proceedings of the nine workshops that were organized in conjunction with the Business Information Systems Conference, BIS 2009, taking place in Poznan, Poland, on April 27-29, 2009.The 34 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. In addition, the volume contains the BIS 2009 keynote speech and two invited speeches presented at the workshops LIT and ECONOM/Enterprise X.0.The topics covered are DeepWeb (ADW), applications and economics of knowledge-based technologies (AKTB, ECONOM), service-oriented architectures (SDS-SOA), legal IT (LIT), social Web and Web 2.0 (SAW, Enterprise X.0), e-learning (EeLT), and enterprise systems in higher education (ESHE).Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 412 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Engineers work in an increasingly complex entanglement of ideas, people, cultures, technology, systems and environments. Today, decisions made by engineers often have serious implications for not only their clients but for society as a whole and the natural world. Such decisions may potentially influence cultures, ways of living, as well as alter ecosystems which are in delicate balance. In order to make appropriate decisions and to co-create ideas and innovations within and among the complex networks of communities which currently exist and are shaped by our decisions, we need to regain our place as professionals, to realise the significance of our work and to take responsibility in a much deeper sense. Engineers must develop the 'ability to respond' to emerging needs of all people, across all cultures. To do this requires insights and knowledge which are at present largely within the domain of the social and political sciences but which need to be shared with our students in ways which are meaningful and relevant to engineering. This book attempts to do just that. In Part 1 Baillie introduces ideas associated with the ways in which engineers relate to the communities in which they work. Drawing on scholarship from science and technology studies, globalisation and development studies, as well as work in science communication and dialogue, this introductory text sets the scene for an engineering community which engages with the public. In Part 2 Catalano frames the thinking processes necessary to create ethical and just decisions in engineering, to understand the implications of our current decision making processes and think about ways in which we might adapt these to become more socially just in the future. In Part 3 Baillie and Catalano have provided case studies of everyday issues such as water, garbage and alarm clocks, to help us consider how we might see through the lenses of our new knowledge from Parts 1 and 2 and apply this to our everyday existence as engineers.Table of Contents: Introduction / Throwing Away Rubbish / Turning on the Tap / Awakened by an Alarm Clock / Driving the SUV / Travelling to Waikiki BeachSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 128 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Engineers work in an increasingly complex entanglement of ideas, people, cultures, technology, systems and environments. Today, decisions made by engineers often have serious implications for not only their clients but for society as a whole and the natural world. Such decisions may potentially influence cultures, ways of living, as well as alter ecosystems which are in delicate balance. In order to make appropriate decisions and to co-create ideas and innovations within and among the complex networks of communities which currently exist and are shaped by our decisions, we need to regain our place as professionals, to realise the significance of our work and to take responsibility in a much deeper sense. Engineers must develop the 'ability to respond' to emerging needs of all people, across all cultures. To do this requires insights and knowledge which are at present largely within the domain of the social and political sciences but which need to be shared with our students in ways which are meaningful and relevant to engineering. This book attempts to do just that. In Part 1 Baillie introduces ideas associated with the ways in which engineers relate to the communities in which they work. Drawing on scholarship from science and technology studies, globalisation and development studies, as well as work in science communication and dialogue, this introductory text sets the scene for an engineering community which engages with the public. In Part 2 Catalano frames the thinking processes necessary to create ethical and just decisions in engineering, to understand the implications of our current decision making processes and think about ways in which we might adapt these to become more socially just in the future. In Part 3 Baillie and Catalano have provided case studies of everyday issues such as water, garbage and alarm clocks, to help us consider how we might see through the lenses of our new knowledge from Parts 1 and 2 and apply this to our every day existence as engineers.Table of Contents: Introduction / Engineering and Society / Engineering and the Public / Globalisation, Development, and TechnologySpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Part II: Engineering Decisions in the 21st Century Engineers work in an increasingly complex entanglement of ideas, people, cultures, technology, systems and environments. Today, decisions made by engineers often have serious implications for not only their clients but for society as a whole and the natural world. Such decisions may potentially influence cultures, ways of living, as well as alter ecosystems which are in delicate balance. In order to make appropriate decisions and to co-create ideas and innovations within and among the complex networks of communities which currently exist and are shaped by our decisions, we need to regain our place as professionals, to realise the significance of our work and to take responsibility in a much deeper sense. Engineers must develop the 'ability to respond' to emerging needs of all people, across all cultures. To do this requires insights and knowledge which are at present largely within the domain of the social and political sciences but which need to be shared with our students in ways which are meaningful and relevant to engineering. This book attempts to do just that. In Part 1 Baillie introduces ideas associated with the ways in which engineers relate to the communities in which they work. Drawing on scholarship from science and technology studies, globalisation and development studies, as well as work in science communication and dialogue, this introductory text sets the scene for an engineering community which engages with the public. In Part 2 Catalano frames the thinking processes necessary to create ethical and just decisions in engineering, to understand the implications of our current decision making processes and think about ways in which we might adapt these to become more socially just in the future. In Part 3 Baillie and Catalano have provided case studies of everyday issues such as water, garbage and alarm clocks, to help us consider how we might see through the lenses of our new knowledge from Parts 1 and 2 and apply this to our everyday existence as engineers.Table of Contents: Making Decisions in the 21st Century / Ethics / Landmines and the War in Iraq / Hurricane Katrina and the Flooding of New Orleans / Disappearing Bumble Bees / Engineering and Traditional Approaches / Engineering and Freedom / Engineering and Chaos / Engineering and a Morally Deep World / Engineering and Globalism / Engineering and Love / Case Study Application / Final ThoughtsSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Data management, knowledge discovery, and knowledge processing are core and hot topics in computer science. They are widely accepted as enabling technologies for modern enterprises, enhancing their performance and their decision making processes. Since the 1990s the Internet has been the outstanding driving force for application development in all domains. An increase in the demand for resource sharing (e. g. , computing resources, s- vices, metadata, data sources) across different sites connected through networks has led to an evolvement of data- and knowledge-management systems from centralized systems to decentralized systems enabling large-scale distributed applications prov- ing high scalability. Current decentralized systems still focus on data and knowledge as their main resource characterized by: heterogeneity of nodes, data, and knowledge autonomy of data and knowledge sources and services large-scale data volumes, high numbers of data sources, users, computing resources dynamicity of nodes These characteristics recognize: (i) limitations of methods and techniques developed for centralized systems (ii) requirements to extend or design new approaches and methods enhancing efficiency, dynamicity, and scalability (iii) development of large scale, experimental platforms and relevant benchmarks to evaluate and validate scaling Feasibility of these systems relies basically on P2P (peer-to-peer) techniques and agent systems supporting with scaling and decentralized control. Synergy between Grids, P2P systems and agent technologies is the key to data- and knowledge-centered systems in large-scale environments.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 384 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The general theme of the Intelligent Data Analysis (IDA) Symposia is the - telligent use of computers in complex data analysis problems. The eld has matured su ciently that some re-considerationof our objectives was required in order to retain the distinctiveness of IDA. Thus, in addition to the more tra- tional algorithm- and application-oriented submissions, we sought submissions that speci cally focus on aspects of the data analysis process. For example, - teractive tools to guide and support data analysis in complex scenarios. With the increasingavailabilityofautomaticallycollecteddata,toolsthatintelligently support and assist human analysts are becoming important. IDA-09, the 8th International Symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis, took place in Lyon from August 31 to September 2, 2009. The invited speakers were PaulCohen(UniversityofArizona,USA)andPabloJensen(ENSLyon,Fran ce). The meeting received more than 80 submissions. The Programme Committee selected 33 submissions for publication: 18 for full oral presentation, and 15 for poster and short oralpresentation. Eachcontribution was evaluated by three expertsandhas beenallocated12pagesintheproceedings.Theacceptedpapers cover a broad range of topics and applications, and include contributions on the re ned focus of IDA.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 436 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This volume contains the 12 papers presented at the WISTP 2009 conference, held in Brussels, Belgium in September 2009. WISTP 2009 was the third int- national workshop devoted to information security theory and practice. WISTP 2009 built on the successful WISTP 2007 and 2008 conferences, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece and Seville, Spain in May 2007 and May 2008, - spectively. The proceedings of WISTP 2007 and WISTP 2008 were published as volumes 4462 and 5019 of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. This workshop received the following support: ¿ Co-sponsored by IFIP WG 11. 2 Small System Security ¿ Co-sponsored by VDE ITG ¿ Technical sponsorship of the IEEE Systems, Man & Cybernetics Society ¿ Supported by the Technical Committee on Systems Safety and Security ¿ Organized in cooperation with the ACM SIGSAC ¿ Supported by ENISA ¿ Supported by the Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC) These proceedings contain 12 original papers covering a range of theoretical and practical topics in information security. For the purposes of the organi- tion of the WISTP program, the papers were divided into four main categories, namely: ¿ Mobility ¿ Attacks and Secure Implementations ¿ Performance and Security ¿ Cryptography The12papersincludedherewereselectedfromatotalof27submissions. The refereeing process was rigorous,involving at least three (and mostly four or ve) independent reports being prepared for each submission. 180 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -To praise oneself is sure a fault; yet who That does aught good escapes it If he feigns In those his words no whit, and all be true, The good for ever good remains. Book of Ill Humor West-Eastern Divan, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Translation by Edward Dowden) ICWL is an annual international conference series on Web-based learning that has so far been held in Asia, Australia and Europe. This series represents the cooperationofEuropeanandAsianresearcherstoadvancethe eldofWeb-based learning. Numerous joint research papers and joint projects have emerged from the successful track record of ICWL. We have chosen a short quotation of the West-EasternDivan by JohannWolfgang von Goethe to expressthe spirit of the conference series establishing a stable bridge of researchbetween the continents. This year¿s conference location was a perfect symbol of this spirit. The 8th ICWL 2009 was held in Germany¿s westernmost located and truly European city Aachen. At the borders with Belgium and The Netherlands, it is within convenient reach of European centers like Brussels, Cologne, Paris and London. Initshistory,AachenwasthecapitalofCharlemagne,perhapsthe rstEuropean emperor, and the place of coronation for the medieval Holy Roman Emperors following him. From its beginnings as a bathing resort of hot springs established sinceRomantimes,AachenwasalsoameetingpointoftheEastandtheWest.As acityofpilgrimage,knowledgefromtheEastfounditswayontheancientroutes and Western ideas traveled in the other direction. Exactly these old traditions are revitalized in papers collected in this proceedings volume.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 496 pp. Englisch.