Advances in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining ; 11th Pacific-Asia Conference, PAKDD 2007, Nanjing, China, May 22-25, 2007 : Proceedings
This book covers new ideas, original research results and practical development experiences from all KDD-related areas including data mining, machine learning, data warehousing, data visualization, automatic scientific discovery, knowledge acquisition and knowledge-based systems.
Advances in Information Systems ; Vol. 4243 : 4th International Conference, ADVIS 2006, Izmir, Turkey, October 18-20, 2006
This volume contains the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Advances in Information Systems (ADVIS) held in Izmir, Turkey, October, 18-20, 2006. This is the fourth conference dedicated to the memory of Professor Esen Ozkarahan, who was one of the pioneers of database machine research and a founder of database systems in Turkey. The main goal of the conference is to bring together researchers from all around the world working in di?erent areas of information systems to share new ideas and represent their latest results. This time we received 120 submissions from 27 countries.The Program Committee selected 38 papers for presentation at the conference.
Advances in information systems ; 3rd International Conference, ADVIS 2004, Izmir, Turkey, October 20-22, 2004. Proceedings
This volume contains the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on AdvancesinInformationSystems (ADVIS)heldinIzmir,Turkey, 2004. The conference covered many of the topics of the second one: databases and data warehouses, information systems development and management, - formation retrieval, distributed and parallel data processing, and evolutionary algorithms. Besides them some of the hot topics related to information systems were included in the scope of this conference, such as data mining and kno- edge discovery, Web information systems development, information privacy and security, multimedia information systems, and network management.
Advances in grid and pervasive computing ; 3rd International Conference, GPC 2008, Kunming, China, May 25-28, 2008. Proceedings
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Grid and Pervasive Computing, GPC 2008, held in Kunming, China, in May 2008.
Advances in frontier research on engineering structures
Focuses on the research of advanced structures and anti-seismic in civil engineering. It features the most cutting-edge research directions and achievements related to civil and structural engineering. Subjects in this book include: ·Engineering Structure and Seismic Resistance ; ·Structural Mechanics Analysis ; Components and Materials ;·Structural Seismic Design ; 3D Printing Concrete ; Other Related Topics ; The works of this book promote development of civil and structural engineering, resource sharing, flexibility, and high efficiency.
Advances in databases and information Systems ; Vol. 4152 : 10th East European Conference, ADBIS 2006, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 3-7, 2006, Proceedings
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems, ADBIS 2006, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in September 2006. The 29 high-quality papers were selected in a rigorous reviewing process out of 126 submissions. The papers address a wide range of hot research issues and are organized in topical sections on: XML databases and semantic web, materialized views, database modelling, web information systems and middleware, query processing and indexing, data mining and clustering, and modelling and design issues.
Advances in databases and information systems ; 11th East European Conference, ADBIS 2007, Varna, Bulgaria, September 29-October 3, 2007, Proceedings
Contains database theory, development of advanced DBMS technologies, and their advanced applications.
Advances in database technology -- EDBT 2006 ; 10 International conference on extending database technology, Munich, Germany, 26-31 March 2006, Proceedings
The series of International Conferences on Extending Database Technology (EDBT) is an established and prestigious forum for the exchange of the latest research results in data management. It provides unique opportunities for database researchers, practitioners, developers, and users to explore new ideas, techniques, and tools, and to exchange experiences. This volume contains the proceedings of the 10th EDBT Conference, held in Munich, Germany, March 27-29, 2006. The conference included 3 keynote talks, 56 full-size and 4 half-size research papers in 20 sessions, 8 industrial presentations in 3 sessions, 1 panel session, 5 tutorials in 7 sessions, and 20 demonstrations in 4 sessions. All of the research papers as well as papers and abstracts from most of the other sessions are included here.
Advances in Data and Web Management ; Joint 9th Asia-Pacific Web Conference, APWeb 2007, and 8th International Conference on Web-Age Information Management, WAIM 2007, Huang Shan, China, June 16-18, 2007, Proceedings
The rapid prevalence of Web applications requires new technologies for the - sign, implementation and management of Web-based information systems, and for the management and analysis of information on the Web.This book drew research and industrial papers on the theory, design and implementation of Web-based information systems and on the m- agement and analysis of information on the Web.
Advances in computation and intelligence ; 3rd International symposium, ISICA 2008 Wuhan, China, December 19-21, 2008 Proceedings
Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Intelligence Computation and Applications, ISICA 2008, held in Wuhan, China, in December 2008.
Advances in communication systems and electrical engineering
Compiles revised and extended articles written by prominent researchers participating in the IAENG International Conference on Communication Systems and Applications, IAENG International Conference on Internet Computing and Web Services, and IAENG International Conference on Electrical Engineering of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS) 2007. This volume presents the latest technologies and applications in wireless networks, telecommunication, and signal processing.
Advances in Algal Biology : A Commemoration of the Work of Rex Lowe
Advances in Algal Biology: A Commemoration of the Work of Rex Lowe was written by students and colleagues of Rex Lowe to acknowledge his esteemed career that included exceptional contributions to research and teaching. Papers in the book cover a variety of topics in algal ecology, focusing on benthic algal ecology in freshwater ecosystems. The studies provide an unusual combination of small-scale experiments and large-scale regional surveys that bridge both basic and applied ecology. Ecologists, limnologists, phycologists, and environmental scientists will find valuable contributions to the development and application of algal research.
Advances in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
This volume provides a complete survey of the state-of-the-art research that encompasses all areas of ad hoc and sensor networks. These chapters focus on the theoretical and experimental study of advanced research topics involving security and trust, broadcasting and multicasting, power control and energy efficiency, and QoS provisioning.
Advanced Web and Network Technologies, and Applications ; APWeb 2008 International Workshops : BIDM, IWHDM, and DeWeb Shenyang, China, April 26-28, 2008. Revised Selected Papers
Constitutes the thoroughly refereed joint post-workshop proceedings of three international workshops held in conjunction with the 10th Asia-Pacific Web Conference, APWeb 2008, in Shenyang, China, in April 2008.
Advanced technique and future perspective for next generation optical fiber communications
Optical fiber communication industry has gained unprecedented opportunities and achieved rapid progress in recent years. However, with the increase of data transmission volume and the enhancement of transmission demand, the optical communication field still needs to be upgraded to better meet the challenges in the future development. Artificial intelligence technology in optical communication and optical network is still in its infancy, but the existing achievements show great application potential. In the future, with the further development of artificial intelligence technology, AI algorithms combining channel characteristics and physical properties will shine in optical communication. This reprint introduces some recent advances in optical fiber communication and optical network, and provides alternative directions for the development of the next generation optical fiber communication technology.
Advanced Design and Manufacture to Gain a Competitive Edge : New Manufacturing Techniques and their Role in Improving Enterprise Performance
Advanced Design and Manufacture to Gain a Competitive Edge collects together papers from the 2008 International Conference on Advanced Design and Manufacture (ICADAM). This conference solicits both cutting edge fundamental research and recent industrial application papers, with a goal towards bringing together from all over the world design and manufacture practitioners from academia, government organisations and industry.
Advanced data mining and applications ; Vol. 3584 ; 1st International Conference, ADMA 2005, Wuhan, China, July 22-24, 2005, Proceedings
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Advanced Data Mining and Applications, ADMA 2005, held in Wuhan, China in July 2005. The 25 revised full papers and 75 revised short papers presented were carefully peer-reviewed and The papers are organized in topical sections on association rules, classification, clustering, novel algorithms, text mining, multimedia mining, sequential data mining and time series mining, web mining, biomedical mining, advanced applications, security and privacy issues, spatial data mining, and streaming data mining.
Adaptive-robust control with limited knowledge on systems dynamics : An artificial input delay approach and beyond
investigates the role of artificial input delay in approximating unknown system dynamics, referred to as time-delayed control (TDC), and provides novel solutions to current design issues in TDC. Its central focus is on designing adaptive-switching gain-based robust control (ARC) for a class of Euler–Lagrange (EL) systems with minimal or no knowledge of the system dynamics parameters. The newly proposed TDC-based ARC tackles the commonly observed over- and under-estimation issues in switching gain. The consideration of EL systems lends a practical perspective on the proposed methods, and each chapter is supplemented by relevant experimental data
Across the Sahara : Tracks, trade and cross-cultural exchange in Libya
Provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, the book gives an overview of the historical periods of the caravan trade as well as detailed information about the infrastructure which was necessary to establish those trade networks.
A healthcare professionals training system
The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a type of examination often used in health sciences. It is designed to test clinical skill performance and competence in a range of skills. It is a practical, real-world approach to learning and assessment. Comprises a circuit of short (5-10 minutes) stations, in which each candidate is examined on a one-to-one basis with one or two impartial examiner(s) and patients who are either real or simulated (actors or electronic patient simulators). Each station has a different examiner; in comparison, the traditional method of clinical examination is when a candidate is assigned to an examiner for the entire examination.



















