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Computer Vision

Prentice Hall, 2001

Scientists and science fiction writers have long been fascinated by the possibility of building intelligent machines and the capability of understanding the visual world is a prerequisite for such a machine. This book speaks to the notable research progress being conducted and brings together the important problem areas where computer vision is...

Ergonomics for Beginners: A Quick Reference Guide, Third Edition

CRC Press, 2008

Revised Contents Addresses Rapid Developments

Loaded with information on the design of work systems, workplaces, and workstations as well as human anthropometics, Ergonomics for Beginners: A Quick Reference Guide, Third Edition provides a useful quick reference and valuable tool for novices and experienced...

Contributions to Ubiquitous Computing (Studies in Computational Intelligence)

Springer, 2007

Mark Weisers vision of computers moving out of our focus of attention and becoming oblivious devices that occur in large numbers and provide smart computing und communication services to individuals as needed is still far from being reality.

This book puts the larger vision of ubiquitous computing in the context of todays mobile and distributed...

Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research (2 Vol.Set)

Sage Publications, 2008

What is a stem cell? We have a basic working definition, but the way we observe a stem cell function in a dish may not represent how it functions in a living organism. Only this is clear: Stem cells are the engine room of multicelluar organisms-both plants and animals. However, controversies, breakthroughs, and frustration continue to swirl in...

Doing Research in the Real World

Sage Publications, 2004

"If you are interested in a balanced overview of both quantitative and qualitative research methods, if you are considering doing research at work or as a student, or if you are looking for a contemporary book on how research can be done in business settings, David Gray's Doing research in the real world would be an excellent...

From Writing to Computers

Routledge, 1994

... the broad and clear analysis of writing and language, and of automata theory, formal logic, and computability theory he uses to reach [his conclusion] is well worth reading.
–H. D. Warner, Western New England College

From Writing to Computers takes as its central theme the issue of a...

Automatic Fingerprint Recognition Systems

Springer, 2003

Advances in automatic fingerprint recognition are driven by improved fingerprint sensing and advancements in areas such as computer architecture, pattern recognition, image processing, and computer vision. In addition to the new developments in science and technology, several recent social and political events have increased the level of interest...

Podcasting For Dummies (Computer/Tech)

For Dummies, 2008

New tools have made it easier to create a podcast. The second edition of Podcasting For Dummies shows you how you can create and distribute your own online recordings using tools you already have. This edition also covers what you need to build a top-notch podcasting studio. Expert podcasters Tee Morris and Evo Terra are joined on this edition by a...

Building the Knowledge Society on the Internet: Sharing and Exchanging Knowledge in Networked Environments

IGI Global, 2008

In today's networked societies, a key factor of the social and economic success is the capability to exchange, transfer, and share knowledge. In the wide-ranging area of knowledge management, the issue of knowledge exchange in networked environments emerges in several application fields, and is treated with different approaches....

Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems

IGI Global, 2007

Information systems have five main areas of research and practice in which humans relate to information and communications technology. Typically isolated from one another, these areas are: the nature of computers and information, the creation of information technologies, the development of artifacts for human use, the usage of information systems,...

Information Foraging Theory: Adaptive Interaction with Information (Oxford Series in Human-Technology Interaction)

Oxford University Press, 2007

Although much of the hubris and hyperbole surrounding the 1990's Internet has softened to a reasonable level, the inexorable momentum of information growth continues unabated. This wealth of information provides resources for adapting to the problems posed by our increasingly complex world, but the simple availability of more information does not...

Mobile Telemedicine: A Computing and Networking Perspective

Auerbach Publications, 2008

Wireless and mobile telemedicine has drawn attention from health care providers and recipients, governments, industry, and researchers. Th ough various practices have been exercised, the realization of telemedicine depends on advances in computing and networking techniques. In recent decades technological development in computing and networking has...

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