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United Nations Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order
This volume explores how UN peace operations are adapting to four trends in the changing global order: the rebalancing of relations between states of the global North and the global South; the rise of regional organisations as providers of peace; the rise of violent extremism and fundamentalist non-state actors; and increasing demands from non-state actors for greater emphasis on human security. It identifies emerging conflict and peace trends (robustness of responses, rise of non-state threats, cross-state conflicts) and puts them in the context of tectonic shifts in the global order (rise of emerging powers, North–South rebalancing, emergence of regional organisations as providers of peace). The volume stimulates a discussion between practitioners and academics, offering an analysis of how the international community collectively makes sense of the changing global order and its implications for UN peace operations.
Trends in Enterprise Application Architecture ; 2nd International Conference, TEAA 2006, Berlin, Germany, November 29 - Dezember 1, 2006, Revised Selcted Papers
Topics of interest include model driven architecture, enterprise development environments, service oriented architecture, data integration, enterprise grid computing, load balancing, and enterprise component platforms
The internet of things ; 1st International Conference, IOT 2008, Zurich, Switzerland, March 26-28, 2008. Proceedings
Contains the proceeding softhe Internet of Things (IOT)Conference 2008, the ?rst international conference of its kind. The conference took place in Zurich,Switzerland, March26–28,2008. The term ‘Internet of Things’ hascome to describe a number of technologies and researchdisciplines that enable the - ternet to reach out into the real world of physical objects. Technologies such as RFID, short-range wireless communications, real-time localization, and sensor networks are becoming increasingly common, bringing the ‘Internet of Things’ into industrial, commercial, and domestic use. IOT 2008 brought together le- ing researchersand practitioners, from both academia and industry, to facilitate the sharing of ideas, applications, and research results.
Technology-oriented customer touchpoints in context of services in retailing : A differentiated analysis on social presence and privacy calculus
Addresses the topic of technology use along different touchpoints in context of different services in retailing, both in offline and online retail, with a total of eight essays. In particular, the interaction of technology use and the frontline employee is also considered and a special focus is placed on aspects of data disclosure by customers. In this context, the essays concentrate in varying degrees on the social interaction between customer, frontline employee and a service-technology, as well as on the balancing of benefits and risks for the customer in a possible disclosure of personal information.
Technique déquilibrage = Balancing technique
The balancing technique is part of our environment. It is present not only in industrial processes, but also in our daily life. The families of parts involved in balancing - practically everything that rotates - are so extensive, their behavior is so varied, the objectives pursued are so different, that only a solid basic knowledge and a systematic approach make it possible to tackle this task. in the best conditions. This work should provide the reader with the fundamental knowledge enabling him to solve in the rules of the art and with a view to efficiency the new problems which constantly arise.
Sustainable Internet ; 3rd Asian Internet Engineering Conference, AINTEC 2007, Phuket, Thailand, November 27-29, 2007, Proceedings
The 3rd Asian Internet Engineering Conference (AINTEC) followed the first two successful editions held in Bangkok, Thailand, and focused on developing synergies between researchers in Asia and worldwide, but was also a unique chance for young, talented regional scientists to meet and interact. AINTEC2007 was therefore a major opportunity for presentations and discussions around these objectives. In particular, it aimed at addressing issues pertinent to the Asian region with vast diversities of socio-economic and networking conditions while inviting high-quality and recent research results from the global international research community to be presented. The conference is single-track to favor discussions among a diverse set of participants.
Self-Organizing Systems ; 3rd International Workshop, IWSOS 2008, Vienna, Austria, December 10-12, 2008. Proceedings
This book is organized in topical sections on peer-to-peer systems, overlay networks as well as resource and service management.
Saving Biological Diversity : Balancing Protection of Endangered Species and Ecosystems
The distinctive contribution of this book is that it presents a pragmatic approach for preserving biological diversity. Experts in a wide variety of fields, including philosophy, environmental policy, law, economics and biology, present different perspectives on how to prevent widespread extinction around the world. Several chapters deal with basic questions such as how we should define biodiversity and how we should determine what is most important to save. Two chapters focus on how we can place an economic value on biological diversity, a step that is often critical for gaining acceptance for conservation efforts. One of the major conclusions is that people are often willing to pay to preserve natural systems that have no immediate value in terms of generating income or commodities. Other chapters are case studies of efforts to protect particular species or ecosystems; these provide practical guidelines for how to protect biodiversity more effectively.
Resilient Networks and Services ; 2nd International Conference on Autonomous Infrastructure, Management and Security, AIMS 2008 Bremen, Germany, July 1-3, 2008 Proceedings
The book is discussing topics such as autonomy, incentives and trust, overlays and virtualization, load balancing and fault recovery, network traffic engineering and analysis, and convergent behavior of distributed systems.
Research, ethics and risk in the authoritarian field
This Open Access book offers a synthetic reflection on the authors’ fieldwork experiences in seven countries within the framework of ‘Authoritarianism in a Global Age’, a major comparative research project. It responds to the demand for increased attention to methodological rigor and transparency in qualitative research, and seeks to advance and practically support field research in authoritarian contexts. Without reducing the conundrums of authoritarian field research to a simple how-to guide, the book systematically reflects and reports on the authors’ combined experiences in (i) getting access to the field, (ii) assessing risk, (iii) navigating ‘red lines’, (iv) building relations with local collaborators and respondents, (v) handling the psychological pressures on field researchers, and (vi) balancing transparency and prudence in publishing research. It offers unique insights into this particularly challenging area of field research, makes explicit how the authors handled methodological challenges and ethical dilemmas, and offers recommendations where appropriate.
Recent trends in algebraic development techniques ; 17th International Workshop, WADT 2004, Barcelona, Spain, March 27-29, 2004, Revised Selected Papers
This volume contains selected papers from WADT 2004, the 17th International Workshop on Algebraic Development Techniques. Like its predecessors, WADTb 2004 focussed on the algebraic approach to the specification and development of systems, an area that was born around the algebraic specification of abstract data types and encompasses today the formal design of software systems, new specification frameworks and a wide range of application areas.
Recent advances in parallel virtual machine and message passing interface ; Vol. 3666 ; 12th European PVM/MPI User's Group Meeting, Sorrento, Italy, September 18-21, 2005, Proceedings
Constitutes the proceedings of the 12th European PVM/MPI Users' Group Meeting held in Sorrento, Italy in September 2005. This book includes 61 papers, which are organized in topical sections on algorithms, extensions and improvements, cluster and grid, tools and environments, performance, applications and ParSim
Real-Time Mobile Multimedia Services ; 10th IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management, of Multimedia and Mobile Networks and Services, MMNS 2007, San José, USA, October 31 - November 2, 2007, Proceedings
Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management of Multimedia and Mobile Networks and Services, MMNS 2007, held in the course of the 3rd International Week on Management of Networks and Services, Manweek 2007.
Quality of Service in Multiservice IP Networks ; 3rd International Workshop, QoS-IP 2005, Catania, Italy, February 2-4, 2005
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Quality of Service in Multiservice IP Networks, QoS-IP 2005, held in Catania, Italy in February 2005. The 50 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from around 100 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on analytical models, traffic characterization, MPLS failure and restoration, network planning and dimensioning, DiffServ and InfServ, routing, software routers, network architectures for QoS provisioning, multiservice in wireless networks, TCP in special environments, and scheduling.
Professional Knowledge Management ; 3rd Biennial Conference, WM 2005, Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 10-13, 2005, Revised Selected Papers
Professional knowledge management is imperative for the success of enterprises. One decisive factor for the success of knowledge management projects is the coordination of elements such as corporate culture, enterprise organization, - man resource management, as well as information and communication techn- ogy. The proper alignment and balancing of these factors are currently little understood—especially the role of information technology, which is often - garded only as an implementation tool, though it can be a catalyst by making new knowledge management solutions possible. This conference brought together representativesfrom practical and research ?elds for discussing experiences, professional applications, and visions through presentations, workshops, tutorials, and an accompanying industry exhibition. The main focus of the conference was the realization of knowledge mana- ment strategies with the aid of innovative information technology solutions, such as intelligent access to organizational memories, or integration of business processes and knowledge management. Also of interest were holistic/integrative approaches to knowledge management that deal with issues raised by the in- gration of people, organizations, and information technology.
Problems in Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics
The exercises are organized by subject, covering forces on planes and curved surfaces; floating bodies; exercises that require the application of linear and angular momentum balancing in inertial and non-inertial references; pipeline systems, with particular applications to industrial plants; hydraulic systems with machines (pumps and turbines); transient phenomena in pipelines; and uniform and gradually varied flows in open channels.
Principles of Distributed Systems ; Vol. 3974 ; 9th International Conference, OPODIS 2005, Pisa, Italy, December 12-14, 2005, Revised Selected Paper
This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems, OPODIS 2005, held in Pisa, Italy in December 2005.
Pharma and profits : Balancing innovation, medicine, and drug prices
This book clearly explains the value that the pharmaceutical industry offers to society which is often underreported against the more negative topic of high drug prices. It also offers an overview for drug discovery and development professionals, highlighting the challenges that such drug hunters should be aware of when developing new drugs.
Personal Wireless Communications ; IFIP TC6 11th International Conference, PWC 2006, Albacete, Spain, September 20-22, 2006, Proceedings
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP-TC6 11th International Conference on Personal Wireless Communications, PWC 2006. The book presents 25 revised full papers and 13 revised short papers, carefully reviewed and selected from 100 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on mobile and wireless networking, QoS, ad-hoc, security, wireless LAN, cross-layer design, wireless sensor networks, physical layer, and mobile and wireless applications.
Peer-to-Peer Systems IV ; 4th International Workshop, IPTPS 2005, Ithaca, NY, USA, February 24-25, 2005, Revised Selected Papers
Constitutes the post-proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Peer-to-Peer Systems, IPTPS 2005, held at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, in February 2005. These papers document the state of the art in peer-to-peer computing research. They are organized in topical sections on security and incentives, search, multicast, and more.
