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Efficient Approximation and Online Algorithms: Recent Progress on Classical Combinatorial Optimization Problems and New Applications

Springer, 2006

This book provides a good opportunity for computer science practitioners and researchers to get in sync with the current state-of-the-art and future trends in the field of combinatorial optimization and online algorithms. Recent advances in this area are presented focusing on the design of efficient approximation and on-line algorithms. One central...

Fighting Terror in Cyberspace (Series in Machine Perception & Artifical Intelligence)

World Scientific Publishing, 2005

The Internet, or the ARPANET in its original name, was a remarkable idea. The Net was designed in the late 60's by US ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) to connect distant computers to each other. This was a critical need at a time when each computer was a precious resource of computing power, which, if connected, could be shared among...

Social Simulation: Technologies, Advances and New Discoveries (Premier Reference)

IGI Global, 2007

The simulation of social behavior in a variety of domains is an increasingly important technological tool.

eference survey of social simulation work, Social Simulation: Technologies, Advances and New Discoveries comprehensively collects the most exciting developments in the field. Drawing research contributions from a vibrant...

The Battle for Barrels: Peak Oil Myths & World Oil Futures

Profile Books Ltd, 2009

The Battle for Barrels demonstrates that the doom and gloom of the peak oil theory is mistaken. Duncan Clarke rebuts the arguments of peak oil’s adherents and discusses the issues they ignore—rising prices, new or future technologies, potential improved exploration, access to restricted world oil zones, changes in...

Modelling Urban Development with Geographical Information Systems and Cellular Automata

CRC Press, 2008

Urban development and migration from rural to urban areas are impacting prime agricultural land and natural landscapes, particularly in the less developed countries. These phenomena will persist and require serious study by those monitoring global environmental change. To address this need, various models have been devised to analyze urbanization...

Computational Social Network Analysis: Trends, Tools and Research Advances (Computer Communications and Networks)

Springer, 2009

Social networks provide a powerful abstraction of the structure and dynamics of diverse kinds of people or people-to-technology interaction. Web 2.0 has enabled a new generation of web-based communities, social networks, and folksonomies to facilitate collaboration among different communities.

This unique text/reference compares...

Network+ 2005 Q&A

Course Technology PTR, 2005

"Network+ 2005 Q&A" is a straightforward, cut-and-dry guide to preparing for the Network+ exam. Providing 800 questions and answers for the new Network+ exam, this no-fluff guide is designed to encourage self-study. Test your skills as you work through each question and then check your answers at the end of each chapter. You`ll get...

Survey of Text Mining II: Clustering, Classification, and Retrieval

Springer, 2007

The proliferation of digital computing devices and their use in communication has resulted in an increased demand for systems and algorithms capable of mining textual data. Thus, the development of techniques for mining unstructured, semi-structured, and fully-structured textual data has become increasingly important in both academia and industry....

Propellants and Explosives: Thermochemical Aspects of Combustion

John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Explosives and propellants contain considerable chemical energy that can be converted into rapid expansion. In contrast to the simple burning of a fuel, explosives and propellants are self-contained and do not need an external supply of oxygen via air. Since their energy content inherently creates the risk of accidental triggering of the...

Quantum Field Theory

McGraw-Hill, 1987

Quantum field theory has remained throughout the years one of the most important tools in understanding the microscopic world. The recent years have seen a blossoming of developments and applications which go far beyond the original scope.

Our attempt at presenting a pedagogical survey of this subject arose from lectures given in...

Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers (Literary Movements)

Facts on File, 2002

From the early days of dime novels to contemporary mass-market paperbacks, pulp fiction is a vital part of popular culture. This volume offers a survey of the scores of well-known and unsung heroes of popular literature. It seeks to cover the entire spectrum of pop literature's greatest entertainers and artists; the multimillion-copy...

Current Topics in Developmental Biology, Volume 78

Academic Press, 2007

This serial provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. These volumes are valuable to researchers in animal and plant development, as well as to students and professionals who want an introduction to cellular and molecular mechanisms of development. The series has recently passed its 30-year...

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