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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Virtuelle Realität oder Virtual Reality (VR) hat in den letzten Jahren eine stürmische Entwicklung genommen. Dieses Buch führt in Theorie und Praxis der virtuellen Realität ein und liefert einen Überblick über Software-Architekturen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt bei Anwendungen der VR, beispielhafte Anwendungen werden mit VR Juggler betrachtet und implementiert. Für das erfolgreiche Bearbeiten der Aufgaben sind Erfahrungen im Programmieren mit C++ und OpenGL erforderlich, Kenntnisse in Computergrafik und Grafikprogrammierung werden vorausgesetzt.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 196 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Scientists and engineers seek to discover and disseminate knowledge so that it can be used to improve the human condition. Style and Ethics of Communication in Science and Engineering serves as a valuable aid in this pursuit¿it can be used as a textbook for undergraduate or graduate courses on technical communication and ethics, a reference book for senior design courses, or a handbook for young investigators and beginning faculty members. In addition to presenting methods for writing clearly and concisely and improving oral presentations, this compact book provides practical guidelines for preparing theses, dissertations, journal papers for publication, and proposals for research funding. Issues of authorship, peer review, plagiarism, recordkeeping, and copyright are addressed in detail, and case studies of research misconduct are presented to highlight the need for proactive attention to scientific integrity. Ample exercises cause the reader to stop and think. Style and Ethics of Communication in Science and Engineering thus motivates the reader to develop an effective, individual style of communication and a personal commitment to integrity, each of which are essential to success in the workplace.Table of Contents: Motivation / Writing Well / Scientific Publications / Proposals and Grant Applications / Oral Communication / Authorship / Recordkeeping / Ownership of Ideas, Data, and PublicationsSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 152 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -An Introduction to Logic Circuit Testing provides a detailed coverage of techniques for test generation and testable design of digital electronic circuits/systems. The material covered in the book should be sufficient for a course, or part of a course, in digital circuit testing for senior-level undergraduate and first-year graduate students in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The book will also be a valuable resource for engineers working in the industry. This book has four chapters. Chapter 1 deals with various types of faults that may occur in very large scale integration (VLSI)-based digital circuits. Chapter 2 introduces the major concepts of all test generation techniques such as redundancy, fault coverage, sensitization, and backtracking. Chapter 3 introduces the key concepts of testability, followed by some ad hoc design-for-testability rules that can be used to enhance testability of combinational circuits. Chapter 4 deals with test generation and response evaluation techniques used in BIST (built-in self-test) schemes for VLSI chips.Table of Contents: Introduction / Fault Detection in Logic Circuits / Design for Testability / Built-in Self-Test / ReferencesSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book gives a step-by-step presentation of a generalized transmission line method to study the far-zone radiation of antennas under a multilayer structure. Normally, a radiation problem requires a full wave analysis which may be time consuming. The beauty of the generalized transmission line method is that it transforms the radiation problem for a specific type of structure, say the multilayer structure excited by an antenna, into a circuit problem that can be efficiently analyzed. Using the Reciprocity Theorem and far-field approximation, the method computes the far-zone radiation due to a Hertzian dipole within a multilayer structure by solving an equivalent transmission line circuit. Since an antenna can be modeled as a set of Hertzian dipoles, the method could be used to predict the far-zone radiation of an antenna under a multilayer structure. The analytical expression for the far-zone field is derived for a structure with or without a polarizer. The procedure of obtaining the Hertzian dipole model that is required by the generalized transmission line method is also described. Several examples are given to demonstrate the capabilities, accuracy, and efficiency of this method.Table of Contents: Antennas Under a Multilayer Dielectric Slab / Antennas Under a Polarized Multilayer Structure / Hertzian Dipole Model for an Antenna / Bibliography / BiographySpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Buch legt der Mechanik weitgehend algebraische Vorstellungen und Methoden, wie sie in der Quantenmechanik bis hin zur Feldtheorie entwickelt wurden, zu Grunde. Die Mechanik dient somit auch der Einführung solcher Methoden, die dann in anderen Bereichen der theoretischen Physik erforderlich werden. Neue Methoden müssen dann nicht mehr bei der Behandlung nicht bekannter physikalischer Vorstellungen neu erarbeitet werden.Schon die Struktur des Raumes, wie auch die Newtonschen Gesetze werden so eingeführt, dass sie ein Verständnis für moderne, weitergehende Vorstellungen zulassen. Symmetrien und Erhaltungssätze werden von Anfang an betont und es wird gezeigt, wie Erhaltungssätze zu weitreichenden Vorhersagen für spezifische Systeme führen. Die Methode der Lösung von Differentialgleichungen durch Greensche Funktionen, wie sie heute in der Feldtheorie üblich ist, wird schon an Hand der harmonischen Schwingungen eingeführt. Feldtheoretische Vorstellungen, wie die Behandlung der schwingenden Saite, werden aus mechanischen Konzepten entwickelt und die relativistische Mechanik wird gleich im Zusammenhang mit elektromagnetischen Vorgängen gesehen. Die kanonische Mechanik bereitet den Übergang zu quantisierten Systemen vor.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 216 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Overview and Goals The agile approach for software development has been applied more and more extensively since the mid nineties of the 20th century. Though there are only about ten years of accumulated experience using the agile approach, it is currently conceived as one of the mainstream approaches for software development. This book presents a complete software engineering course from the agile angle. Our intention is to present the agile approach in a holistic and compreh- sive learning environment that fits both industry and academia and inspires the spirit of agile software development. Agile software engineering is reviewed in this book through the following three perspectives: l The Human perspective, which includes cognitive and social aspects, and refers to learning and interpersonal processes between teammates, customers, and management. l The Organizational perspective, which includes managerial and cultural aspects, and refers to software project management and control. lThe Technological perspective, which includes practical and technical aspects, and refers to design, testing, and coding, as well as to integration, delivery, and maintenance of software products. Specifically, we explain and analyze how the explicit attention that agile software development gives these perspectives and their interconnections, helps viii Preface it cope with the challenges of software projects. This multifaceted perspective on software development processes is reflected in this book, among other ways, by the chapter titles, which specify dimensions of software development projects such as quality, time, abstraction, and management, rather than specific project stages, phases, or practices.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 324 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Grazie a uno stile di scrittura agile e veloce, a una ricca serie di esempi - con la descrizione di opere d'arte e performance sempre sorprendenti, bizzarre, vigorose ¿ e a un ricco apparato iconografico questo libro vuole essere un primo e inedito tentativo di creare un ideale filo di congiunzione, ove possibile, tra esperienze diverse dell'arte nei science centre. Convinti che partendo dalla storia dei science centre da un lato e delle ricerca artistica contemporanea dall'altro per arrivare all'esperienze di ieri e di oggi, dentro e fuori l'Europa, individuando caratteristiche, peculiarità, differenze, questo libro potrà diventare un testo base, un primo esercizio per descrivere una realtà in continua espansione, dominato da una straordinaria e vitalissima entropia.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 184 pp. Italienisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Computer-Algebra-Systeme (CAS) und computerorientierte numerische Verfahren (CNV) vereinfachen den praktischen Umgang mit der Mathematik ganz entscheidend und werden in immer weiteren Bereichen angewendet.Mathcad stellt dazu eine Vielfalt an Werkzeugen zur Verfügung und verbindet mathematische Formeln, Berechnungen, Texte, Grafiken usw. in einem einzigen Arbeitsblatt. So lassen sich Berechnungen und ihre Resultate besonders einfach illustrieren, visualisieren und kommentieren.Dieses Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch, aus dem vierbändigen Werk ¿Angewandte Mathematik mit Mathcad', richtet sich vor allem an Schülerinnen und Schüler höherer Schulen, Studentinnen und Studenten, Naturwissenschaftlerinnen und Naturwissenschaftler sowie Anwenderinnen und Anwender ¿ speziell im technischen Bereich ¿ die sich über eine computerorientierte Umsetzung mathematischer Probleme im Bereich der Differential- und Integralrechnung informieren wollen und dabei die Vorzüge von Mathcad möglichst effektiv nützen möchten.Die dritte Auflage wurde vor allem hinsichtlich der neuen Mathcad Version 14 überarbeitet und bietet mehr Beispiele als die Vorauflage.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 500 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Kindheit sollte die Zeit traumhafter Freiheit und ständig neuer Erfahrung sein. Viele Erwachsene blicken aber nur ungern darauf zurück, denn sie wurden in dieser sensiblen Phase verletzt und eingeengt.Welche Wege eröffnen sich einem Kind von der Geburt bis zur reifen Persönlichkeit und welchen Einfluss haben dabei Elternbindung und Familie Was macht Kinder stark und widerstandsfähig Wo liegen die Risiken für spätere psychische Labilität Jürgen Wettig nähert sich diesen und vielen anderen Fragen aus psychiatrisch-psychotherapeutischer Sicht. Daneben interessiert ihn als Neurologe die Frage, ob es möglich ist, mittels moderner Bildgebung psychischen Stress in der Kindheit noch beim Erwachsenen durch 'Stressnarben' im Gehirn nachzuweisen.Wie wir wurden, was wir sind!Ein spannendes Thema, das der Autor auch für Nicht-Experten verständlich und anschaulich aufbereitet hat.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 268 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Autoren stellen die Geschichte der Landolt-Börnstein-Sammlung von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart in einem kurzen Abriss dar. Sie erzählen in folgenden Kapiteln die Erfolgsgeschichte einer wissenschaftlichen Datensammlung im Springer-Verlag: Die Vorgeschichte - Die erste Auflage (1883) - Von der zweiten bis zur fünften Auflage - Die sechste Auflage - Die Neue Serie - Die Darmstädter Redaktion - Die achtziger Jahre - Die neunziger Jahre: Der Computer hält Einzug in die Redaktion - Nach der Jahrtausendwende: Landolt-Börnstein Online - Ausblick.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 180 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -There are many applications of computer animation and simulation where it is necessary to model virtual crowds of autonomous agents. Some of these applications include site planning, education, entertainment, training, and human factors analysis for building evacuation. Other applications include simulations of scenarios where masses of people gather, flow, and disperse, such as transportation centers, sporting events, and concerts. Most crowd simulations include only basic locomotive behaviors possibly coupled with a few stochastic actions. Our goal in this survey is to establish a baseline of techniques and requirements for simulating large-scale virtual human populations. Sometimes, these populations might be mutually engaged in a common activity such as evacuation from a building or area; other times they may be going about their individual and personal agenda of work, play, leisure, travel, or spectator. Computational methods to model one set of requirements may not mesh well withgood approaches to another. By including both crowd and individual goals and constraints into a comprehensive computational model, we expect to simulate the visual texture and contextual behaviors of groups of seemingly sentient beings. Table of Contents: Introduction / Crowd Simulation Methodology Survey / Individual Differences in Crowds / Framework (HiDAC + MACES + CAROSA) / HiDAC: Local Motion / MACES: Wayfinding with Communication and Roles / CAROSA: Functional Crowds / Initializing a Scenario / Evaluating CrowdsSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Abstract topological tools from generalized metric spaces are applied in this volume to the construction of locally uniformly rotund norms on Banach spaces. The book offers new techniques for renorming problems, all of them based on a network analysis for the topologies involved inside the problem.Maps from a normed space X to a metric space Y, which provide locally uniformly rotund renormings on X, are studied and a new frame for the theory is obtained, with interplay between functional analysis, optimization and topology using subdifferentials of Lipschitz functions and covering methods of metrization theory. Any one-to-one operator T from a reflexive space X into c0 (T) satisfies the authors' conditions, transferring the norm to X. Nevertheless the authors' maps can be far from linear, for instance the duality map from X to X\* gives a non-linear example when the norm in X is Fréchet differentiable.This volume will be interesting for the broad spectrum of specialists working in Banach space theory, and for researchers in infinite dimensional functional analysis.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 164 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Ever since its infancy, humankind has been seeking answers to some very basic and profound questions. Did the Universe begin If it did, how old is it, and where did it come from What is its shape What is it made of Fascinating myths and brilliant in- itions attempting to solve such enigmas can be found all through the history of human thought. Every culture has its own legends, itsownworldcreationtales,itsphilosophicalspeculations,itsre- gious beliefs. Modern science, however, cannot content itself with fanciful explanations, no matter how suggestive they are. No- days, our theories about the Universe, built upon rational ded- tion, have to survive the hard test of experiment and observation. Cosmology, the science which studies the origin and evo- tion of the Universe, had to overcome enormous dif culties before it could achieve the same level of dignity as other physical dis- plines. At rst, it had no serious physical model and mathematical tools that could be used to address the complexity of the problems it had to face. Then, it suffered from a chronic lack of experim- tal data, which made it almost impossible to test the theoretical speculations. Given this situation, answering rigorously the many questions on the nature of the Universe seemed nothing more than a delusion. Today, however, things have changed. We live in the golden age of cosmology: an exciting moment, when, for the rst time, we are able to scienti cally understand our Universe.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 176 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In May 2006, The University of Utah hosted an NSF-funded minicourse on stochastic partial differential equations. The goal of this minicourse was to introduce graduate students and recent Ph.D.s to various modern topics in stochastic PDEs, and to bring together several experts whose research is centered on the interface between Gaussian analysis, stochastic analysis, and stochastic partial differential equations. This monograph contains an up-to-date compilation of many of those lectures. Particular emphasis is paid to showcasing central ideas and displaying some of the many deep connections between the mentioned disciplines, all the time keeping a realistic pace for the student of the subject.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 236 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In Space Enterprise - Living and Working Offworld, Dr Philip Harris provides the vision and rationale as to why humanity is leaving its cradle, Earth, to use space resources, as well as pursuing lunar industrialization and establishing offworld settlements. As a management/space psychologist, Dr. Harris presents a behavioral science perspective on space exploration and enterprise. In this his 45th book, Phil has completely revised and updated the two previous editions of this classic, placing new emphasis on the need for more synergy and participation by the private sector. He not only provides a critical review of what is happening in the global space community, but offers specific strategies for lunar economic development. The author analyzes the human factors in contemporary and future space developments, especially relative to the deployment of people aloft. This user-friendly volume offers numerous photographs, diagrams, exhibits, and case studies.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 672 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Computer-Algebra-Systeme (CAS) und computerorientierte numerische Verfahren (CNV) vereinfachen den praktischen Umgang mit der Mathematik ganz entscheidend und werden in immer weiteren Bereichen angewendet.Mathcad stellt dazu eine Vielfalt an Werkzeugen zur Verfügung und verbindet mathematische Formeln, Berechnungen, Texte, Grafiken usw. in einem einzigen Arbeitsblatt. So lassen sich Berechnungen und ihre Resultate besonders einfach illustrieren, visualisieren und kommentieren.Dieses Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch, aus dem vierbändigen Werk ¿Angewandte Mathematik mit Mathcad', richtet sich vor allem an Schülerinnen und Schüler höherer Schulen, Studentinnen und Studenten, Naturwissenschaftlerinnen und Naturwissenschaftler sowie Anwenderinnen und Anwender ¿ speziell im technischen Bereich ¿, die sich über eine computerorientierte Umsetzung mathematischer Probleme im Bereich der Potenzreihen, Taylorreihen, Laurentreihen, Fourierreihen, Fourier-Transformation, Laplace-Transformation, z-Transformation, Differentialgleichungen, Differenzengleichungen informieren wollen und dabei die Vorzüge von Mathcad möglichst effektiv nützen möchten.Die dritte Auflage wurde vor allem hinsichtlich der neuen Mathcad Version 14 überarbeitet und bietet mehr Beispiele als die Vorauflage.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 496 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Il referto è l¿atto medico che qualifica il radiologo come specialista ed è la sua modalità ufficiale di comunicare sia col medico prescrittore sia con chi si sottopone a esami diagnostici. Il referto dovrebbe pertanto essere chiaro e comprensibile, redatto con un linguaggio condiviso. Ma è davvero così nella realtà radiologica attuale Purtroppo no - e ciò non vale solo nel nostro paese. L¿argomento è stato infatti da sempre sottovalutato e quasi mai inserito nei programmi d¿insegnamento delle Scuole di Specialità; inoltre, a tutt¿oggi non esistono linee-guida affidabili, nonostante la progressiva complessità e il sempre maggior numero di esami diagnostici effettuati.Può essere il referto 'strutturato' ¿ cioè quello che si avvale delle odierne potenzialità multimediali ¿ una risposta adeguata in tale direzione Ovvero, sino a che punto è possibile proporre e far applicare a tutti i radiologi uno schema refertativo senza comprimere la professionalità del singolo professionista Sono queste le principali sfide che il volume si propone di affrontare. 132 pp. Italienisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Computer-Algebra-Systeme (CAS) und computerorientierte numerische Verfahren (CNV) vereinfachen den praktischen Umgang mit der Mathematik ganz entscheidend und werden in immer weiteren Bereichen angewendet. Bei ingenieurmäßigen Anwendungen kommen CAS und CNV nicht nur für anspruchsvolle mathematische Aufgabenstellungen und Herleitungen in Betracht, sondern auch als Engineering Desktop Software für alle Berechnungen. Mathcad verbindet mathematische Formeln, Berechnungen, Texte, Grafiken usw. in einem einzigen Arbeitsblatt. Dieses Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch, aus dem vierbändigen Werk ¿Angewandte Mathematik mit Mathcad', richtet sich vor allem an Schüler/innen höherer Schulen, Student/innen, Naturwissenschaftler/innen sowie Anwender/innen speziell im technischen Bereich. Sie können sich hier über eine computerorientierte Umsetzung mathematischer Probleme informieren und dabei die Vorzüge von Mathcad effektiv nutzen. Die dritte Auflage wurde vor allem hinsichtlich der neuen Mathcad Version 14 überarbeitet und bietet wesentlich mehr Beispiele in allen Kapiteln.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 748 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -¿Der kleine Spornitz': Den menschlichen Körper lernen und verstehen!Das Lern- und Arbeitsbuch zum großen ¿Spornitz' für Auszubildende in Gesundheitsfachberufen mit anatomischen Abbildungen zum Beschriften, Lückentexten, Zuordnungen, Suchbildern, Verknüpfungen von Krankheitslehre und Pflege, Fallbeispielen und Lerntipps.Denn wer die Vorgänge im menschlichen Körper versteht und nachvollziehen kann, hat es in der Ausbildung und Praxis einfach leichter.Das Lernen können wir Ihnen nicht abnehmen, aber deutlich erleichtern!Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 328 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Molti astrofili ritengono che l¿astrofisica sia un argomento difficile, che richiede conoscenze matematiche almeno a livello universitario.Non è necessariamente così. L¿approccio quantitativo adottato da Mike Inglis riesce a spiegare tutti gli aspetti dell¿astrofisica in termini semplici, evitando i tecnicismi matematici con i quali questa disciplina viene spesso associata.L¿astrofisica è facile! inizia considerando il diagramma H-R e altri strumenti di base dell¿astrofisico, poi spazia nell¿Universo, trattando del mezzo interstellare, delle nebulose, della nascita, dell¿evoluzione e della morte delle stelle, fino a considerare la fisica delle galassie e degli ammassi di galassie.Per ogni argomento, l¿autore elenca una lista di oggetti che si prestano ad essere osservati con strumenti amatoriali, di modo che l¿astrofilo può uscire ad ammirare sulla volta celeste le stelle, le nebulose, le galassie di cui il libro sta trattando.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 208 pp. Italienisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Linderung von Beschwerden von Schwerkranken und Sterbenden sind zentrales Thema dieses Buches, wobei physische, psychische, seelische und soziale Aspekte integriert gesehen werden. Die Autorin, Gesundheits- und Krankenschwester, Pflegewissenschafterin, Philosophin und Soziologin gibt in übersichtlicher Form fachliche Pflegehinweise für Alltagssituationen. Die notwendigen, theoretischen Grundlagen werden ebenso vermittelt. Ein ausführliches Kapitel ist der Schmerzerkennung, -erfassung und -bekämpfung gewidmet, weitere behandeln die Unterstützung bei der Bewältigung anderer quälender Symptome, wie z. B. Atemnot, Schlaflosigkeit oder Angstzustände. Dieses Buch bietet konkrete, praxisnahe Pflegemaßnahmen an und ermöglicht eine bessere Versorgung von Patienten im letzten Lebensabschnitt. Die vierte Auflage wurde vollständig überarbeitet, aktualisiert, und neue Kapitel über die Physiotherapie bei chronischen Schmerzen, Musiktherapie und grundlegende Haltung der Palliative Pflege oder Delirium wurden ergänzt.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Workshop, SVM 2008, heldinMunich, Germany, in October 2008.The 13 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. Topics of the workshop include virtualization, key management issues, web services and SOA, new management paradigms, experience implementing and deploying management technology. 135 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book contains the best papers of the 9th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2007), held in the city of Funchal, Madeira (Portugal), organized by the Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC) and the University of Madeira, in collaboration with ACM/SIGMIS and AAAI. Furthermore, the conference was sponsored by the Por- guese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). ICEIS has become a major point of contact between research scientists, engineers and practitioners in the area of business applications of information systems. This year, five simultaneous tracks were held, covering different aspects related to ent- prise computing, including: ¿Databases and Information Systems Integration,¿ ¿Arti- cial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems,¿ ¿Information Systems Analysis and Specification,¿ ¿Software Agents and Internet Computing¿ and ¿Human¿Computer Interaction¿. All tracks focused on real-world applications and highlighted benefits of information systems and technology for industry and services, thus making a bridge between academia and enterprise. Following the success of 2006, ICEIS 2007 received 644 paper submissions from more than 40 countries. In all, 72 papers were published and presented as full papers, i.e., completed work (8 pages in proceedings / 30-min oral presentations), 198 papers, reflecting work-in-progress or position papers, were accepted for short presentation and another 131 for poster presentation.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 396 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Enterprise modeling (EM) has gained substantial popularity both in the academic community and among practitioners. A variety of EM methods, approaches, and tools are developed and offered on the market. In practice they are used for various p- poses such as business strategy development, process restructuring, as well as business and IT architecture alignment and governance. PoEM 2008, the First IFIP WG 8. 1 Working Conference on The Practice of Ent- prise Modeling, took place in Stockholm, Sweden. It is the first conference aiming to establish a dedicated forum where the use of EM in practice is addressed by bringing together researchers, users, and practitioners. The goals of PoEM 2008 were to - velop a better understanding of the practice of EM, to contribute to improved EM practice, as well as to share knowledge and experiences. The theme of PoEM 2008 was EM in different application contexts, e. g. , software development, including agile development, as well as business development, gove- ance, and change.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 244 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -¿Teamology: The Construction and Organization of Effective Teams¿ demonstrates how psychiatrist C. G. Jung¿s cognition theory, a cornerstone of modern personality typology, may be used to form and organize effective problem-solving teams through a novel quantitative transformation of numbers from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) psychological instrument directly on to Jung¿s eight cognitive modes. The resulting quantitative mode scores make obvious what is needed to make a good team.The product of sixteen years of studying student teams in engineering design project courses at Stanford University, ¿Teamology: The Construction and Organization of Effective Teams¿ is of value to educators in charge of engineering project courses, as well as to students and working professionals on project teams at all levels of engineering, architecture and business. The book is also useful for users of MBTI, and counselors interested in personal self-awareness and the development of interpersonal ability.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information and Communications Security, ICICS 2008, held in Birmingham, UK, in October 2008. The 27 revised full papers presented together with one invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 125 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on authentication, side channel analysis, cryptanalysis, access control, software security, system security, applied cryptography, and security protocols.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 452 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Systems Biology, CMSB 2008, held in Rostock, Germany, in September 2008. The 21 revised full papers presented together with the summaries of 5 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 60 submissions. The papers cover theoretical or applied contributions that are motivated by a biological question focusing on modeling approaches, including process algebra, simulation approaches, analysis methods, in particular model checking and flux analysis, and case studies.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 420 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis, ATVA 2008, held in Seoul, Korea, in October 2008. The 21 revised full papers 5 short papers and 7 tool papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The focos lies on theoretical methods to achieve correct software or hardware systems, including both functional and non functional aspects; as well as on applications of theory in engineering methods and particular domains and handling of practical problems occurring in tools. The papers are organized in topical sections on model checking, software verification, decision procedures, linear-time analysis, tool demonstration papers, timed and stochastic systems, theory, and short papers.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 448 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -IDEAL 2008 was the ninth IDEAL conference to take place; earlier editions were held in Hong Kong, the UK, Australia and Spain. This was the first time, though hopefully not the last time, that it took place in Daejeon, South Korea, during November 2¿5, 2008. As the name suggests, the conference attracts researchers who are involved in either data engineering or learning or, increasingly, both. The former topic involves such aspects as data mining (or intelligent knowledge discovery from databases), infor- tion retrieval systems, data warehousing, speech/image/video processing, and mul- media data analysis. There has been a traditional strand of data engineering at IDEAL conferences which has been based on financial data management such as fraud det- tion, portfolio analysis, prediction and so on. This has more recently been joined by a strand devoted to bioinformatics, particularly neuroinformatics and gene expression analysis. Learning is the other major topic for these conferences and this is addressed by - searchers in artificial neural networks, machine learning, evolutionary algorithms, artificial immune systems, ant algorithms, probabilistic modelling, fuzzy systems and agent modelling. The core of all these algorithms is adaptation.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 552 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems, RR 2008, held in Karlsruhe, Germany in October/November 2008. The 12 revised full papers, 4 revised short papers presented together with 5 poster papers were carefully reviewed and selected from over 35 submissions. The papers address all current topics in Web reasoning and rule systems such as acquisition of rules and ontologies by knowledge extraction, design and analysis of reasoning languages, implemented tools and systems, standardization, ontology usability, ontology languages and their relationships, rules and ontologies, reasoning with uncertainty, reasoning with constraints, rule languages and systems, semantic Web services modeling and applications. 256 pp. Englisch.