Advancing Strategy through Behavioural Psychology : Create Competitive Advantage in Relentlessly Changing Markets
The realisation of strategy is entirely dependent on employee behaviour, so in order to achieve business results it is vital that managers and leaders develop an understanding of human behaviour. Advancing Strategy through Behavioural Psychology shows that by identifying which behaviours should be measured and encouraged, organizations can succeed in implementing strategies for continuous adaptation in a rapidly changing business environment.
Advances in Web Intelligence and Data Mining
The new Web-related research directions include intelligent methods usually associated with the fields of computational intelligence, soft computing, and data mining. This book presents state-of-the-art developments in the area of computationally intelligent methods applied to various aspects and ways of Web exploration and Web mining. Some novel data mining algorithms that can lead to more effective and intelligent Web-based systems are also described. Scientists, engineers, and research students are expected to find many inspiring ideas in this volume.
Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles : State of the Art and the Road to Autonomy
There has been tremendous emphasis in unmanned aerial vehicles, both of fixed (airplanes) and rotary wing (vertical take off and landing, helicopters) types over the past ten years. Applications span both civilian and military domains, the latter being the most important at this stage. This edited book provides a solid and diversified reference source related to basic, applied research and development on small and miniature unmanned aerial vehicles, both fixed and rotary wing. As such, the book offers background information on the evolution of such vehicles over the years, followed by modeling and control fundamentals that are of paramount importance due to unmanned aerial vehicle model complexity, nonlinearity, coupling, inhirent instability and parameter values uncertainty. Aspects of navigation, including visual-based navigation and target tracking are discussed, followed by applications to attitude estimation on micro unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous solar unmanned aerial vehicle, biomimetic sensing for autonomous flights in near-earth environments, localization of air-ground wireless sensor networks, decentralized formation tracking, design of an unmanned aerial vehicle for volcanic gas sampling and design of an on-board processing controller for miniature helicopters.
Advances in UAV detection, classification and tracking
Explores the latest techniques and advancements in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection, classification, and tracking. As UAV technology continues to evolve and become more accessible, there is a growing need for effective methods to detect, identify, and track these devices in various scenarios. This reprint provides a thorough overview of the state-of-the-art approaches for UAV detection, classification, and tracking, covering both theoretical and practical aspects.The reprint begins by introducing the basics of UAVs and their various applications, followed by a detailed overview of the challenges associated with UAV detection, classification, and tracking. The authors then present the latest techniques and algorithms used in the field, including machine-learning-based approaches, computer vision techniques, and sensor fusion techniques. The reprint also covers the challenges of real-world applications, such as dealing with occlusions, sensor noise, and environmental factors.
Advances in spatial and temporal databases ; 9th International symposium, SSTD 2005, Angra dos Reis, Brazil, August 22-24, 2005, Proceedings
Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the introduce the papers of the proceedings of the 9th - ternational Symposium on Spatial and Temporal Databases – SSTD 2005. This year’s symposium continues the tradition of being the premier forum for the presentation of research results and experience reports on leading edge issues of spatial and temporal database systems, including data models, systems, applications and theory. ll the needs of novel applications and heterogeneous environments and identify new directions for future research and development. aspects of database systems for managing spatial and temporal data and for supporting their applications. A total of 77 papers were submitted this year from several countries. After a thorough review process, the program committee accepted 24 papers covering a variety of topics, including indexing techniques and query processing, mobile environments and moving objects, and spatial and temporal data streams.
Advances in Smaltalk ; 14th International Smaltalk Conference, ISC 2006, Prague, Czech Republic, September 4-8, 2006, Revised Selected Papers
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 14th International Smalltalk Conference.
Advances in Plant Ethylene Research ; Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene
The rapid advances in elucidating the biosynthesis and mode of action of the plant hormone ethylene as well as its involvement in the regulation of the whole plant physiology made imperative the organization of a series of dedicated conferences. This volume contains the main lectures and poster contributions presented at the 7th International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene held in Pisa in 2006. The book is organized in seven sections dedicated to 1) Ethylene biosynthesis, perception and signal transduction, 2) Interactions between ethylene and other hormones, 3) Role of ethylene in plant growth and differentiation, 4) Fruit development, ripening and quality, 5) Abscission and senescence, 6) Ethylene involvement in biotic and abiotic stresses, and 7) Biotechnology and applied aspects.
Advances in plant and animal boron nutrition ; Proceedings of the 3rd International symposium on all aspects of plant and animal boron nutrition
Reviews all aspects of boron research in recent years and is based on the Third International Symposium on all Aspects of Plant and Animal Boron Nutrition which was held in Wuhan, P.R. China. The following issues are discussed: Boron sorption mechanisms in soils / Deficiency and toxicity of boron / Boron fertilizer application / Basic research on the physiology and molecular biology of plant boron nutrition / The nutritional function of boron in animals and humans
Advances in multimedia information processing - PCM 2005 Vol. 3767 ; 6th Pacific Rim conference on multimedia, Jeju Island, Korea, November 11-13, 2005, Proceedings, Part I
The volume 3767 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia, PCM 2005, The accepted papers cover a range of topics, including, all aspects of multimedia, both technical and artistic perspectives and both theoretical and practical issues. Information Storage and Retrieval Computer Communication Networks Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet) Computer Graphics Image Processing and Computer Vision
Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health ; Vol.15
Focuses on current progress in the broad field of medical microbiology, and covers both basic and applied topics related to the study of microbes, their interactions with human and animals, and emerging issues relevant for public health. Original research and review articles present and discuss multidisciplinary findings and developments on various aspects of microbiology, infectious diseases, and their diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Advances in Life Cycle Engineering for Sustainable Manufacturing Businesses ; Proceedings of the 14th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, June 11th-13th, 2007
Life cycle engineering deals with technologies for shifting the industry from mass production and mass consumption paradigm to closed loop manufacturing paradigm, in which required functions are provided for customers with the minimum amount of production. This subject is discussed from the various aspects, such as life cycle design, design for environment, reduce/reuse/recycle, life cycle assessment, and sustainable business models.Advances in Life Cycle Engineering for Sustainable Manufacturing Businesses gathers together papers from the 14th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Conference. This conference is the longest running annual meeting in the field, in which papers are presented regarding developments of leading edge technologies, proposals of new concepts, and prominent industry case studies.
Advances in Land Remote Sensing : System, Modeling, Inversion and Application
It systematically summarizes the past achievements and identifies the frontier issues as the research agenda for the near future. It covers all aspects of land remote sensing, from sensor systems, physical modeling, inversion algorithms, to various applications. The papers on remote sensing system evaluate the capabilities of different sensor systems for estimating key land surface variables and how they can best be improved and integrated effectively in the future.
Advances in knowledge discovery and data mining ; Vol. 3918 : 10th Pacific-Asia Conference, PAKDD 2006, Singapore, April 9-12, 2006, Proceedings
The Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD) is a leading international conference in the area of data mining and knowledge discovery. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the successful annual series of PAKDD conferences held in the Asia Pacific region. It was with pleasure that we hosted PAKDD 2006 in Singapore again, since the inaugural PAKDD conference was held in Singapore in 1997. PAKDD 2006 continues its tradition of providing an international forum for researchers and industry practitioners to share their new ideas, original research results and practical development experiences from all aspects of KDD data mining, including data cleaning, data warehousing, data mining techniques, knowledge visualization, and data mining applications.
Advances in Information Systems Research, Education and Practice ; IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, TC 8, Information Systems, September 7-10, 2008, Milano, Italy
The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.
Advances in Healthcare Technology : Shaping the Future of Medical Care
This book describes valued contributions of technology for improving hospital and home healthcare, and gives a perspective on how they will influence critical aspects of future medical care. It provides an overview and discussion of trends, presents the state-of-the-art of important research areas, and highlights recent breakthrough results in selected fields, giving an outlook on game-changing developments in the coming decades.
Advances in grid computing - EGC 2005 ; European grid conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, February 14-16, 2005, Revised Selected Papers
This book constitutes the proceedings of the European Grid Con-ference 2005, held at the Science Park Amsterdam The aim of the European Grid Conference was to be the premier event onGrid computing in Europe in 2005, focusing on all aspects of Grid computingand bringing together participants from research and industry. In this book you find the final versions of these accepted papers.
Advances in grid and pervasive computing ; 2nd International Conference, GPC 2007, Paris, France, May 2-4, 2007, Proceedings
This book address all aspects of grid and pervasive computing and focus on topics such as cluster computing, high performance computing, grid computing, semantic Web and semantic grid, service-oriented computing, peer-to-peer computing, pervasive computing, mobile computing, network storage, as well as grid and pervasive related applications.
Advances in gingival diseases and conditions
Offers a comprehensive overview of the latest research and clinical innovations in periodontology. Divided into two sections, the book explores the etiology, clinical aspects, and diagnosis of gingival diseases, including biomarkers, metalloproteinases, and the impact of stress. The second section presents cutting-edge treatments, from curcumin therapy and muco-gingival surgery to guided tissue engineering and peri-implant disease management.
Advances in flavonoids for human health and prevention of diseases
In response to the recent upsurge of interest in the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants, with their promising phenolic compounds, this new book offers an important overview of advances in the applications of flavonoids for health. The book explores the nutritional and pharmacological properties of polyphenols and flavonoids, including their ability to prevent the start and development of diseases and how they aid in the management of several chronic pathological illnesses, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, neuro-degenerative illness and aging, pregnancy-induced disorders, and others. Also discussed in depth are the properties, classes, and degrees that formulate a phenolic compound and which subsequently supports the development of drugs/products with health benefits.
Advances in Esthetic Implant Dentistry
A comprehensive and highly illustrated reference on current topics in esthetic dental implant therapy. Offering innovative step-by-step protocols for surgical techniques and case studies, the book presents practical, clinically oriented guidance firmly anchored in solid scientific research. A companion website provides videos of clinical procedures and follow-up case studies. Emphasizes the physiology of labial plate of bone and its influence to the overall fate of implant placement in fresh extraction sites, including several cutting-edge techniques to restore and treat deficient labial plate of bone. A novel chapter offers a solid protocol to diagnose, categorize, and treat implant-related gingival recession predictably.



















