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Data Mining: Special Issue in Annals of Information Systems

Springer, 2009

Over the course of the last twenty years, research in data mining has seen a substantial increase in interest, attracting original contributions from various disciplines including computer science, statistics, operations research, and information systems. Data mining supports a wide range of applications, from medical decision making,...

Head First Programming: A Learner's Guide to Programming Using the Python Language

O'Reilly, 2009

Looking for a reliable way to learn how to program on your own, without being overwhelmed by confusing concepts? Head First Programming introduces the core concepts of writing computer programs -- variables, decisions, loops, functions, and objects -- which apply regardless of the programming language. This book offers concrete...

Online Learning Communities and Teacher Professional Development: Methods for Improved Education Delivery (Premier Reference Source)

Information Science Publishing, 2009

In todays society, the professional development of teachers is urgent due to the constant change in working conditions and the impact that information and communication technologies have in teaching practices.

Online Learning Communities and Teacher Professional Development: Methods for Improved Education Delivery features...

Chemical Energy and Exergy: An Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics for Engineers

Elsevier Limited, 2004

This book is a beginners introduction to chemical thermodynamics for engineers.
In the textbook efforts have been made to visualize as clearly as possible the main concepts of thermodynamic quantities such as enthalpy and entropy, thus making them more perceivable. Furthermore, intricate formulae in thermodynamics have been discussed as...

Intelligent Systems for Automated Learning and Adaptation: Emerging Trends and Applications

Information Science Publishing, 2009

Intelligent Systems for Automated Learning and Adaptation: Emerging Trends and Applications presents methodologies, architectures, and approaches on experiential automated learning. This critical mass of sought after research assembles the most intriguing and innovative applications, advancements, and leading studies on the...

Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership

Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009

`This fascinating collection of local mythology shows how widely leadership models differ across nations, and how deeply these differences are rooted. True global leadership is based on empathy with local variety.'
- Geert Hofstede, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, author of Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors,...

Surfing the Edge of Chaos: The Laws of Nature and the New Laws of Business

Crown, 2000

Every few years a book changes the way people think about a field. In psychology there is Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence. In science, James Gleick's Chaos. In economics and finance, Burton Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street. And in business there is now Surfing the Edge of Chaos by Richard...

Knowledge Discovery from Sensor Data (Industrial Innovation)

CRC Press, 2008

Addressing the issues challenging the sensor community, this book presents innovative solutions in offline data mining and real-time analysis of sensor or geographically distributed data. Illustrated with case studies, it discusses the challenges and requirements for sensor data-based knowledge discovery solutions in high-priority application. The...

Light and Dark: An exploration in science, nature, art and technology

Taylor & Francis, 2002

Encourages us to take a more careful look at many familiar phenomena, such as the variations in the duration of twilight through the year and the ability of human vision to misinterpret patterns of lines under certain conditions. Aims to be entertaining, instructive, diverse and unusual. Softcover.

In December 2001 Martin Creed was...

Picturing Machines 1400-1700 (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology)

MIT Press, 2004

Technical drawings by the architects and engineers of the Renaissance made use of a range of new methods of graphic representation. These drawingsÐ²Ð”among them Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawings of mechanical devicesÐ²Ð”have long been studied for their aesthetic qualities and technological ingenuity, but their significance...

Magill's Encyclopedia of Science: Animal Life

Salem Press, 2002

This four-volume set of encyclopaedias offers accessible information on the animal kingdom. Entries focus on non-humans from the animal kingdom, from insects to reptiles to mammals. Early humans are addressed in an evolutionary context, and modern humans are included only for interspecies comparison or for their efforts to coexist with other...

SQL Injection Attacks and Defense

Syngress Publishing, 2009

SQL injection represents one of the most dangerous and well-known, yet misunderstood, security vulnerabilities on the Internet, largely because there is no central repository of information to turn to for help. This is the only book devoted exclusively to this long-established but recently growing threat. It includes all the currently known...

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