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Serious games and edutainment applications by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Part I -- Introduction -- Innovations in Serious Games for Future Learning -- Serious Games: A New Paradigm for Education? -- Origins of Serious Games -- Serious Learning in Serious Games -- Part II -- Theories and Reviews -- Social Flow and Learning in Digital Games: A Conceptual Model and Research Agenda -- A Formalism to Define, Assess and Evaluate Player Behaviour in Mobile Device Based Serious Games -- Serious Games for Health and Safety Training -- Augmenting Initiative Game Worlds with Mobile Digital Devices -- Part III -- Custom-Made Games and Case Studies -- Enhancing Learning in Distributed Virtual Worlds through Touch: A Browser-based Architecture for Haptic Interaction -- Operation ARIES!…”
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Evidence brief. Use of patient reported outcome measures for measurement based care in mental health shared decision-making by Peterson, Kim, Anderson, Johanna, Bourne, Donald

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GreenEdge : new perspectives to energy management and supply in mobile edge computing : the first book on green edge computing by Tang, Guoming, Guo, Deke, Wu, Kui

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Life, Death, and Mistakes by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

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Information Science and Applications : Proceedings of ICISA 2020 by International Conference on Information Science and Applications Online, SpringerLink (Online service)

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Exercises and problems in mathematical methods of physics Second edition. by Cicogna, Giampaolo, 1942-

Contents: “…Complete sets -- 1.1.2 Fourier expansions -- 1.1.3 Harmonic functions; Dirichlet and Neumann Problems -- 1.2 Linear operators -- 1.2.1 Linear operators defined giving T en = vn, and related Problems -- 1.2.2 Operators of the form T x = v(w;x) and T x = ån vn(wn;x) -- 1.2.3 Operators of the form T f (x) = j(x) f (x) -- 1.2.4 Problems involving differential operators -- 1.2.5 Functionals -- 1.2.6 Time evolution Problems. …”
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Life on land by SpringerLink (Online service)

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Marketing analytics roadmap : methods, metrics, and tools by Rackley, Jerry

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Probability in petroleum and environmental engineering by Khilyuk, Leonid F.

Contents: “…RANDOM VARIABLES AND DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; QUANTITIES DEPENDING ON RANDOM EVENTS; MATHEMATICAL DEFINITION OF A RANDOM VARIABLE; EVENTS DEFINED BY RANDOM VARIABLES; INDEPENDENT RANDOM VARIABLES; DISTRIBUTION OF A RANDOM VARIABLE: THE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; GENERAL PROPERTIES OF DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DISCRETE RANDOM VARIABLES; CONTINUOUS RANDOM VARIABLES.…”
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Virtual, augmented and mixed reality : 13th International Conference, VAMR 2021, held as part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual event, July 24-29, 2021,... by VAMR (Conference) Online), SpringerLink (Online service), International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Contents: “…Designing and Evaluating VAMR Environments -- Narrative Cognition in Mixed Reality Systems: Towards an Empirical Framework -- Exploratory Study on the Use of Augmentation for Behavioural Control in Shared Spaces -- Pose Estimation and Video Annotation Approaches for Understanding Individual and Team Interaction during Augmented Reality-Enabled Mission Planning -- GazeXR: A General Eye-tracking System Enabling Invariable Gaze Data in Virtual Environment -- SpatialViewer: A Remote Work Sharing Tool that Considers Intimacy Among Workers -- A Review of Virtual Therapists in Anxiety and Phobias Alleviating Applications -- Designing Limitless Path in Virtual Reality Environment -- A Comparative Study of Conversational Proxemics for Virtual Agents -- Real-time Data Analytics of COVID Pandemic using Virtual Reality -- Design Considerations for Interacting and Navigating with 2 Dimensional and 3 Dimensional Medical Images in Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Medical Applications -- Virtual Reality Sickness Evaluation in Exergames for Older Hypertensive Patients: A Comparative Study of Training Methods in a Virtual Environment -- Consistency in Multi-device Service including VR : A Case Study -- Multimodal and Natural Interaction in VAMR -- The Effect of Body-Based Haptic Feedback on Player Experience during VR Gaming -- User Defined Walking-in-place Gestures for Intuitive Locomotion in Virtual Reality -- Exploring Human-to-Human Telepresence and the Use of Vibro-Tactile Commands to Guide Human Streamers -- Pseudo-haptic Perception in Smartphones Graphical Interfaces: a Case Study -- A Research on Sensing Localization & Orientation of Objects in VR with Facial Vibrotactile Display -- HaptMR: Smart Haptic Feedback for Mixed Reality based on Computer Vision Semantic -- Position Estimation of Occluded Fingertip based on Image of Dorsal Hand from RGB Camera -- Head-mounted Displays and VR Glasses -- Usability and User Experience of Interactions on VR-PC, HoloLens 2, VR Cardboard and AR Smartphone in a Biomedical Application -- Simulation of the Field of View in AR and VR Headsets -- Exploring Perspective Switching in Immersive VR for Learning First Aid in Lower Secondary Education -- Beyond Visible Light: User and Societal Impacts of Egocentric Multispectral Vision -- No One is Superman: 3-D Safety Margin Profiles when Using Head-Up display (HUD) for Takeoff in Low Visibility and High Crosswind Conditions -- Robust Camera Motion Estimation for Point-of-View Video Stabilization -- Rendering Tree Roots Outdoors: A Comparison between Optical See Through Glasses and Smartphone Modules for Underground Augmented Reality Visualization -- Using Head-Mounted Displays for Virtual Reality: Investigating Subjective Reactions to Eye-Tracking Scenarios -- Omnidirectional Flick View -- VAMR Applications in Design, the Industry and the Military -- Virtual Fieldwork: Designing Augmented Reality Applications using Virtual Reality Worlds -- Contextually Adaptive Multimodal Mixed Reality Interfaces for Dismounted Operator Teaming with Unmanned System Swarms -- Virtual Solutions for Gathering Consumer Feedback on Food: A Literature Review and Analysis -- Modernizing Aircraft Inspection: Conceptual Design of an Augmented Reality Inspection Support Tool -- The Potential of Augmented Reality for Remote Support -- A Review of Distributed VR Co-Design Systems -- The Mobile Office: A Mobile AR Systems for Productivity Applications in Industrial Environments -- Virtual Reality Compensatory Aid for Improved Weapon Splash-Zone Awareness -- Mixed Reality Visualization of Friendly vs Hostile Decision Dynamics -- Doing versus Observing: Virtual Reality and 360-degree Video for Training Manufacturing Tasks -- VAMR in Learning and Culture -- Design and Research on the Virtual Simulation Teaching Platform of Shanghai Jade Carving Techniques Based on Unity 3d Technology -- IME VR: an MVC Framework for Military Training VR Simulators -- Extended Reality, Pedagogy, and Career Readiness: A Review of Literature -- Development of an AR Training Construction System using Embedded Information in a Real Environment -- LibrARy : Enriching the Cultural Physical Spaces with Collaborative AR Content -- Supporting Embodied and Remote Collaboration in Shared Virtual Environments -- A Survey on Applications of Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality for Nature and Environment -- Flexible Low-Cost Digital Puppet System -- Mixed Reality Technology Capabilities for Combat-Casualty Handoff Training.…”
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Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Cognizance in Wireless Communication & Image Processing : ICRCWIP-2014 by International Conference on Recent Cognizance in Wireless Communication & Image Processing Jaipur, India, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Vein Bio-Metric Template Security using Overlapped Shares Accounting for Minimum Storage -- Miniaturization of MEMs Based Smart Patch Antennas for Bio-Medical Applications -- Authentication of Primary User at Physical Layer through Approximation in Cognitive Radio -- Data Based Correlation Scheme -- A Comparative analysis of Different LFSR Based Ciphers and Parallel Computing Platforms for Development of Generic Cipher Compatible on Both Hardware and Software Platforms -- Generation of Automatic Variable Key to Make Secure Communication -- Vector Evaluated Genetic Algorithm Based Distributed Query Plan Generation in Distributed Database -- A Novel Mems Based Frequency Tunable Rectangular Patch Antenna -- Design and Optimization of Band Stop Filter using Metamaterial Structures for K-Band Applications -- Low Cost Crash Protection System for Heavy Motor Vehicles -- Effect of Parasitic Elements on the Performance of Buck-Boost Converter Used in PV System -- Effective Medium Approximation for Defining the Unavoidable Resistance of Solar Cell Front Contact -- A Novel Low Power Design Approach to Exploit the Power Usage of AMBA APB Bridge -- Solar Wind & Diesel Hybrid Energy System: A Review -- Analysis and Optimization of Stability for 6T SRAM Cell using 180nm Technology. …”
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Tamed agility pragmatic contracting and collaboration in agile software projects by Book, Matthias

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Critical infrastructure protection research : results of the first critical infrastructure protection research project in Hungary by SpringerLink (Online service)

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Fund custody and administration by Loader, David

Contents: “…Regulation and directivesAIFMD and AIFMs; EEA Firms; Retail funds; UCITS Directive; Money laundering; Principles and recommendations; Fund Structures-Companies, Trusts, Partnerships, Common Funds; Fund of funds; Multimanager funds; Other structures; Retail funds; Alternative Investment Funds; Hedge funds; Open Ended and Closed Funds; Fund Jurisdictions; Key Players in the Operation of a Fund; Retail/mutual fund custodian; Fund administration; Prime broker/brokers; Setting up a Fund; Outsourcing; Documentation and agreements; Summary; Part 3 -- The Day-to-Day Operation of a Fund; Introduction.…”
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Advanced software engineering : expanding the frontiers of software technology by International Workshop on Advanced Software Engineering Santiago, Chile, International Federation for Information Processing, IFIP World Computer Congress

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Mobile, Secure, and Programmable Networking : 5th International Conference, MSPN 2019, Mohammedia, Morocco, April 23-24, 2019, Revised Selected Papers by MSPN (Conference) Mohammedia, Morocco), SpringerLink (Online service)

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Big data for dummies by Hurwitz, Judith

Contents: “…Grasping the fundamentals of big data -- Examining big data types -- Old meets new: distributed computing -- Digging into the big data technology components -- Virtualization and how it supports distributed computing -- Examining the cloud and big data -- Operational databases -- MapReduce fundamentals -- Exploring the world of Hadoop -- The Hadoop foundation and ecosystem -- Appliances and big data warehouses -- Defining big data analytics -- Understanding text analytics and big data -- Customized approaches for analysis of big data -- Integrating data sources -- Dealing with real-time data streams and complex event processing -- Operationalizing big data -- Applying big data within your organization -- Security and governance for big data environments -- The importance of big data to business -- Analyzing data in motion: a real-world view -- Improving business processes with big data analytics: a real-world view -- Ten big data best practices -- Ten great big data resources -- Ten big data do's and don'ts.…”
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Computer safety, reliability, and security : 26th international conference, SAFECOMP 2007, Nuremberg, Germany, September 18-21, 2007 : proceedings by SAFECOMP (Conference) Nuremberg, Germany), SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Safety Cases -- Establishing Evidence for Safety Cases in Automotive Systems -- A Case Study -- Goal-Based Safety Cases for Medical Devices: Opportunities and Challenges -- Impact of Security on Safety -- Electronic Distribution of Airplane Software and the Impact of Information Security on Airplane Safety -- Future Perspectives: The Car and Its IP-Address -- A Potential Safety and Security Risk Assessment -- Modelling Interdependencies Between the Electricity and Information Infrastructures -- Poster Session 1 -- Handling Malicious Code on Control Systems -- Management of Groups and Group Keys in Multi-level Security Environments -- Application of the XTT Rule-Based Model for Formal Design and Verification of Internet Security Systems -- RAMSS Analysis for a Co-operative Integrated Traffic Management System -- Combining Static/Dynamic Fault Trees and Event Trees Using Bayesian Networks -- Component Fault Tree Analysis Resolves Complexity: Dependability Confirmation for a Railway Brake System -- Compositional Temporal Fault Tree Analysis -- Representing Parameterised Fault Trees Using Bayesian Networks -- Human Error Analysis Based on a Semantically Defined Cognitive Pilot Model -- Safety Analysis of Safety-Critical Software for Nuclear Digital Protection System -- Specification of a Software Common Cause Analysis Method -- Combining Bayesian Belief Networks and the Goal Structuring Notation to Support Architectural Reasoning About Safety -- Application of Interactive Cause and Effect Diagrams to Safety-Related PES in Industrial Automation -- Survival by Deception -- How to Secure Bluetooth-Based Pico Networks -- Learning from Your Elders: A Shortcut to Information Security Management Success -- Intrusion Attack Tactics for the Model Checking of e-Commerce Security Guarantees -- Poster Session 2 -- Safety Process Improvement with POSE and Alloy -- Defense-in-Depth and Diverse Qualification of Safety-Critical Software -- Experimental Evaluation of the DECOS Fault-Tolerant Communication Layer -- Achieving Highly Reliable Embedded Software: An Empirical Evaluation of Different Approaches -- Modeling, Analysis and Testing of Safety Issues -- An Event-Based Approach and Case Study -- A Concept for a Safe Realization of a State Machine in Embedded Automotive Applications -- Safety Demonstration and Software Development -- Improving Test Coverage for UML State Machines Using Transition Instrumentation -- Verification of Distributed Applications -- Analysis of Combinations of CRC in Industrial Communication -- A Comparison of Partitioning Operating Systems for Integrated Systems -- Software Encoded Processing: Building Dependable Systems with Commodity Hardware -- Reliability Modeling for the Advanced Electric Power Grid -- Case Study on Bayesian Reliability Estimation of Software Design of Motor Protection Relay -- A Reliability Evaluation of a Group Membership Protocol -- Poster Session 3 -- Bounds on the Reliability of Fault-Tolerant Software Built by Forcing Diversity -- A Tool for Network Reliability Analysis -- DFT and DRBD in Computing Systems Dependability Analysis -- Development of Model Based Tools to Support the Design of Railway Control Applications -- Formal Specification and Analysis of AFDX Redundancy Management Algorithms -- Modeling and Automatic Failure Analysis of Safety-Critical Systems Using Extended Safecharts -- Using Deductive Cause-Consequence Analysis (DCCA) with SCADE -- Experimental Assessment of Astrée on Safety-Critical Avionics Software -- Detection of Runtime Errors in MISRA C Programs: A Deductive Approach -- A Taxonomy for Modelling Safety Related Architectures in Compliance with Functional Safety Requirements -- Controller Architecture for Safe Cognitive Technical Systems -- Improved Availability and Reliability Using Re-configuration Algorithm for Task or Process in a Flight Critical Software.…”
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Knowledge-based and intelligent information and engineering systems : 14th international conference, KES 2010, Cardiff, UK, September 8-10, 2010, proceedings. Part I by International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information Engineering Systems and Allied Technologies Cardiff, Wales, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Keynote Talks -- Evolving Integrative Brain-, Gene-, and Quantum Inspired Systems for Computational Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering -- A Semiotic View of Social Intelligence for Realizing Human-Machine Symbiotic Systems -- Embracing Uncertainty: The New Machine Intelligence -- Exploiting Social Structures and Social Networks -- Knowledge Visualization for Engineered Systems -- Proximity-Based Federation of Smart Objects: Liberating Ubiquitous Computing from Stereotyped Application Scenarios -- Artificial Neural Networks, Connectionists Systems and Evolutionary Computation -- A Neural Network Model to Develop Urban Acupuncture -- Discovering Process Models with Genetic Algorithms Using Sampling -- A Multi-Objective Evolutionary Approach for the Antenna Positioning Problem -- CLONAL-GP Framework for Artificial Immune System Inspired Genetic Programming for Classification -- Solving Industrial Based Job-Shop Scheduling Problem by Distributed Micro-Genetic Algorithm with Local Search -- Data Mining via Rules Extracted from GMDH: An Application to Predict Churn in Bank Credit Cards -- Sensitivity Analysis and Automatic Calibration of a Rainfall-Runoff Model Using Multi-objectives -- University Course Timetabling Using ACO: A Case Study on Laboratory Exercises -- Machine Learning and Classical AI -- Nonparametric Statistical Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Regression Problems -- Adaptive Learning of Nominal Concepts for Supervised Classification -- A Novel Approach of Process Mining with Event Graph -- A Classification Algorithm for Process Sequences Based on Markov Chains and Bayesian Networks -- Coaching to Enhance the Online Behavior Learning of a Robotic Agent -- Agent and Multi-agent Systems -- Cooperation of AGVs' Head-on Collision Avoidance by Knowledge Exchange in Autonomous Decentralized FMS -- A Log Analyzer Agent for Intrusion Detection in a Multi-Agent System -- A Proof System for Time-Dependent Multi-agents -- Toward Emotional E-Commerce: Formalizing Agents for a Simple Negotiation Protocol -- Distributed Ant Colony Clustering Using Mobile Agents and Its Effects -- Monitoring a Multi-Agent System Evolution through Iterative Development -- An Agent for Ecological Deliberation -- A Framework to Compute Inference Rules Valid in Agents' Temporal Logics -- Statecharts-Based JADE Agents and Tools for Engineering Multi-Agent Systems -- Telco Agent: Enabler of Paradigm Shift towards Customer-Managed Relationship -- Multi-attribute Auction Model for Agent-Based Content Trading in Telecom Markets -- Applying Possibility and Belief Operators to Conditional Statements -- A Computer Adaptive Testing Method for Intelligent Tutoring Systems -- Intelligent Vision, Image Processing and Signal Processing -- Combining Patient Metadata Extraction and Automatic Image Parsing for the Generation of an Anatomic Atlas -- Parallel Processing with CUDA in Ceramic Tiles Classification -- Signal Receiving and Processing Platform of the Experimental Passive Radar for Intelligent Surveillance System Using Software Defined Radio Approach -- Automated Anticounterfeiting Inspection Methods for Rigid Films Based on Infrared and Ultraviolet Pigments and Supervised Image Segmentation and Classification -- Vowel Recognition by Using the Combination of Haar Wavelet and Neural Network -- Bayesian Classification Using DCT Features for Brain Tumor Detection -- A New Strategy of Adaptive Nonlinear Echo Cancelling Volterra-Wiener Filter Structure Selection -- Intelligent System for Commercial Block Recognition Using Audio Signal Only -- Viewpoint Insensitive Actions Recognition Using Hidden Conditional Random Fields -- Fuzzy Hyper-Prototype Clustering -- Knowledge Management, Ontologies and Data Mining -- Clustering Using Difference Criterion of Distortion Ratios -- Computer-Generated Conversation Based on Newspaper Headline Interpretation -- Using Regression Analysis to Identify Patterns of Non-Technical Losses on Power Utilities -- Enhancing the Symbolic Aggregate Approximation Method Using Updated Lookup Tables -- Which XML Storage for Knowledge and Ontology Systems? …”
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Software architectures and tools for computer aided process engineering by ScienceDirect (Online service)

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