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Intelligent infrastructures
Published: Springer, 2010SpringerLink - Click here for accessDescription: 1 online resource.
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New models for sustainable logistics : internalization of external costs in inventory management
Published: Springer, 2016SpringerLink - Click here for accessDescription: 1 online resource.
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Advances in Computational Intelligence and Communication Technology : proceedings of CICT 2019
Published: Springer, 2021SpringerLink - Click here for accessDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 574 pages).
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Lighter than air robots : guidance and control of autonomous airships
Published: Springer, 2012SpringerLink - Click here for accessDescription: 1 online resource (xvii, 251 pages).
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Supply chain scheduling
Published: Springer, 2022SpringerLink - Click here for accessDescription: 1 online resource.
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Product-focused software process improvement : 8th International conference, PROFES 2007, Riga, Latvia, July 2-4, 2007 : proceedings
Published: Springer, 2007Contents: “…Keynote Addresses -- Software Development and Globalization -- Software Development Globalization from the Baltic Perspective -- Experiences in Applying Agile Software Development in F-Secure -- People Side of IT Globalization -- Global Software Development -- An Industrial Survey of Software Outsourcing in China -- Understanding Lacking Trust in Global Software Teams: A Multi-case Study -- Utilization of a Set of Software Engineering Roles for a Multinational Organization -- Software Process Improvement -- Software Verification Process Improvement Proposal Using Six Sigma -- Software Development Improvement with SFIM -- SPI-KM -- Lessons Learned from Applying a Software Process Improvement Strategy Supported by Knowledge Management -- Organisational Readiness and Software Process Improvement -- Software Process Improvement Through Teamwork Management -- De-motivators of Software Process Improvement: An Analysis of Vietnamese Practitioners' Views -- Software Process Modeling and Evolution -- Defining Software Processes Through Process Workshops: A Multicase Study -- Improving an Industrial Reference Process by Information Flow Analysis: A Case Study -- Connecting the Rationale for Changes to the Evolution of a Process -- Industrial Experiences -- Use of Non-IT Testers in Software Development -- Requirements Management Practices as Patterns for Distributed Product Management -- SPI Consulting in a Level 1 Company: An Experience Report -- Agile Software Development -- On the Effects of Pair Programming on Thoroughness and Fault-Finding Effectiveness of Unit Tests -- An Agile Toolkit to Support Agent-Oriented and Service-Oriented Computing Mechanisms -- Achieving Success in Supply Chain Management Software by Agility -- Software Measurement -- Software Measurement Programs in SMEs -- Defining Software Indicators: A Methodological Framework -- Smart Technologies in Software Life Cycle -- Convertibility Between IFPUG and COSMIC Functional Size Measurements -- A Framework for Measuring and Evaluating Program Source Code Quality -- Software Fault Prediction with Object-Oriented Metrics Based Artificial Immune Recognition System -- Simulation and Decision Support -- Operational Planning, Re-planning and Risk Analysis for Software Releases -- Project Cost Overrun Simulation in Software Product Line Development -- E-Service Architecture Selection Based on Multi-criteria Optimization -- Processes and Methods -- A Component-Based Process for Developing Automotive ECU Software -- A Systematic Approach to Service-Oriented Analysis and Design -- Improving the Problem Management Process from Knowledge Management Perspective -- Workshop -- Experience on Applying Quantitative and Qualitative Empiricism to Software Engineering -- Tutorials -- Using Metrics to Improve Software Testing -- Increase ICT Project Success with Concrete Scope Management -- Agile Software Development: Theoretical and Practical Outlook.…”Description: 1 online resource (xii, 414 pages) : illustrations.
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Geographic information and cartography for risk and crises management : towards better solutions
Published: Springer Verlag, 2010Contents: “…Geoinformation Processing and Modelling -- Earth Observations and Dynamic Mapping: Key Assets for Risk Management -- Spatial Information for Disaster Management Using Examples from IstanbulIstanbul -- Rapid Population Maps for Crisis Response -- Modeling of Spatiotemporal Distribution of Urban Population at High Resolution -- Value for Risk Assessment and Emergency Management -- A Framework for Defining a 3D Model in Support of Risk Management -- DB4GeO, a 3D/4D Geodatabase and Its Application for the Analysis of Landslides -- GIS Procedure to Forecast and Manage Woodland Fires -- Cartographic Support of Fire Engine Navigation to Operation Site -- Strategies for the Automatic Extraction of Water Bodies from TerraSAR-X / TanDEM-X data -- GIS Techniques in the Evaluation of Pipeline Networks Seismic Hazard -- Towards a Quick Damage Detection System Based on Grid Computing -- GMES Services for Conflict Prevention and Mitigation: Supporting the DG RELEX in Mission Planning -- Geo-information Services -- Mobilizing Multi-source Geospatial Information for EW and EM: Maximize Sharing, Enhance Flexibility, and Minimize Costs -- Metainformation in Crisis Management Architecture -- Theoretical Approaches, INSPIRE Solution -- Collaborative Post-disaster Damage Mapping via Geo Web Services -- Decision Support for Tsunami Early Warning in Indonesia: The Role of OGC Standards -- A Service-Based Architecture for the Interoperability of Heterogeneous Sensor data: A Case Study on Early Warning -- Development of a Coupled Geoinformation and Simulation System for Early Warning -- Multi-criteria Evaluation for Emergency Management in Spatial Data Infrastructures -- Field Tracking Tool: A Collaborative Framework from the Field to the Decision Makers -- Practical Experience with a Contextual Map Service -- Advanced Cartographic Visualisation -- Cartography and Geoinformation for Early Warning and Emergency Management -- Process Support and Adaptive Geovisualisation in Emergency Management -- Perceptions of Various Cartographic Representations Under Specific Conditions -- Research of Students' Cartographical Knowledge in Early Warning and Crisis Management -- Geovisual Analytics Tools for Communicating Emergency and Early Warning -- Kernel Density Estimations for Visual Analysis of Emergency Response Data -- Monitoring and Comparing: A Cartographic Web Application for Real-time Visualization of Hydrological Data -- Designing Map Keys Map Key for Crisis ManagementCrisis Management on the Regional Operational and Informational Centre Level: Monitoring Transport of Dangerous Goods via Contextual Visualisation Contextual Visualization.…”Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 446 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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VMware cloud on AWS insights on the first VMware enterprise-proven SaaS solution
Published: Apress, 2023SpringerLink - Click here for accessDescription: 1 online resource (xvii, 301 pages) : illustrations.
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Hospital and healthcare security Sixth edition.
Published: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015Contents: “…-- Staff and Line Positions -- Staffing Level Considerations -- References -- Defining Leadership -- Leadership Competencies -- The Security Leadership Role -- Selecting Management -- Succession Planning -- Leadership Development -- Continuous Development -- The Healthcare Security Supervisor -- Selecting Supervisors -- Shift Supervision -- Communication -- Training -- Monitoring of Performance -- Relationship with Officers -- Motivation -- Performance Management -- Performance Documentation -- Handling Problem Employees -- References -- The Security Officer -- Security Officer Authority -- Special Police Commission/Special Constable -- Licensing -- Selecting Security Personnel -- Recruitment -- Selection Criteria -- The Selection Process -- Full-Time Versus Part-Time Security Officers -- Wage Compensation -- Retention -- Performance Expectations -- Positive Reinforcement -- Rules and Regulations -- Disciplinary Action -- References -- Uniforms -- Determining Uniform Style -- Supplying and Maintaining the Uniform -- Use of Firearms -- Considerations in Arming Officers -- Trends in Arming Security Personnel -- Managing the Firearms Program -- Other Security and Defensive Equipment Considerations -- Notepad and Pen -- Communication Devices -- Handcuffs -- Flashlight -- Personal Protective Equipment -- Conducted Electrical Weapons (Tasers) -- Chemical Agents -- Batons -- Protective Vests -- Body Cameras -- The Duty Belt -- Use of Force -- Training -- Security Operations Manual -- References -- Training Concepts -- Types of Training -- New Security Officer Training -- On-the-Job Training -- Critical Task Focused Training -- Key Training Topics for the New Security Officer -- IAHSS Progressive Certification Program -- IAHSS Basic Security Officer Training -- IAHSS Advanced Security Officer Training -- IAHSS Supervisory Training -- Specialized or Supplemental Training -- Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Security Training -- Elective Training -- Training Resources and Records Requirements -- Instructors/Facilitators -- Training Materials -- Records -- References -- Deployment Objectives -- Flexing the Security Staffing Plan -- Scheduling the Security Staff -- Deployment Patterns and Concepts -- Post Assignments -- Basic Patrol Deployment Plans -- Double Coverage -- Operational versus Nonoperational Times -- Patient Care Units/Areas -- Entrances and Exits -- Basic Patrol Concepts -- External Patrol -- External Patrol Vehicles -- External Patrol Services/Considerations -- Canine Patrol -- Internal Patrol -- Importance of the First Patrol Round -- Reporting for Duty -- Shift Rotation -- Patrol Verification -- The Patrol Officer's Key Ring and Access Privileges -- Security Officer Response -- Patrol Problems -- References -- Purpose of Records -- Memory System -- Exchange of Information -- Operational Policy and Procedure -- Need for Administrative Records -- Report Formats -- Electronic Reports -- Report Preparation -- Basic Records -- Security Incident Report -- Security Supplemental Report -- Security Condition Report -- Daily Activity Report -- Parking Violation Notice -- Pass-on Record -- Master Name Index -- Monthly or Periodic Security Report -- Key Performance Indicators -- Annual Security Management Plan and Program Effectiveness Evaluation -- Keeping Departmental Records Current -- Records Retention -- References -- Patients.…”Description: 1 online resource (xxvii, 721 pages)
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Theory and engineering of complex systems and dependability : proceedings of the tenth International Conference on Dependability and Complex Systems DepCoS-RELCOMEX, June 29-July 3...
Published: Springer, 2015Contents: “…-Application of Data Encryption for Building Modern Virtual Private Networks -- Defining States in Reliability and Safety Modelling -- Macroscopic Transport Model as a Part of Traffic Management Center: Technical Feasibility Study -- Reliability Assessment of Integrated Airport Surface Surveillance System -- A Group Decision Support Technique for Critical IT-Infrastructures -- Planning of Electric Power Distribution Networks with Reliability Criteria -- Selected Aspects of Modeling the Movement of Aircraft in the Vicinity of the Airport with Regard to Emergency Situations -- Identifying and Symulation of Status of an Ict System Using Rough Sets -- Popular FPGA Device Families in Implementation of Cryptographic Algorithms -- Aspect-oriented Test Inputs Generation from Matlab/Simulink Models, Manel TEKAYA -- Ranking and Cyclic Job Scheduling in QoS-guaranteed Grids.- Web Based Engine for Processing and Clustering of Polish texts -- Effectiveness of Providing Data Confidentiality in Backbone Networks Based on Scalable and Dynamic Environment Technologies.- Models for Estimating the Execution Time of Software Loops in Parallel and Distributed Systems -- Analysis of Different Aspects of Infomobility for Public Transport in Latvia -- Data Actualization Using Regression Models in Decision Support System for Urban Transport Planning -- New Parallel Algorithm for the Calculation of Importance Measures -- An Unloading Work Model at an Intermodal Terminal.- Cost-aware Request Batching for Byzantine Fault-tolerant replication -- Symbolic Analysis Of Timed Petri nets.…”Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 604 pages) : illustrations.
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CRM fundamentals
Published: Apress, 2011SpringerLink - Click here for accessDescription: 1 online resource.
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The U.S. Military waging peace
Published: Infobase, 2009Films on Demand - Click here for accessDescription: 1 streaming video file (29 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Linear and nonlinear programming Fifth edition.
Published: Springer, 2021SpringerLink - Click here for accessDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations.
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Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Communication, Electronics and Automation Engineering
Published: Springer, 2013Contents: “…Recovery Time Analysis of a Distributed Redundancy Protocol --…”Description: 1 online resource.
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Software engineering for embedded systems : methods, practical techniques, and applications First edition.
Published: Newnes, 2013Contents: “…-- Certification killers -- Project planning strategies -- Strategy 1: determine the project certification scope early -- Strategy 2: determine feasibility of certification -- Strategy 3: select an independent assessor (if used) -- Strategy 4: understand your assessor's role (if used) -- Strategy 5: assessment communication is key -- Strategy 6: establish a basis of certification -- Strategy 7: establish a "fit and purpose" for your product -- Strategy 8: establish a certification block diagram -- Strategy 9: establish communication integrity objectives -- Strategy 10: identify all interfaces along the certification boundary -- Strategy 11: identify the key safety defensive strategies -- Strategy 12: define built in test (BIT) capability -- Strategy 13: define fault annunciation coverage -- Strategy 14: define reliance and expectation of the operator/user -- Strategy 15: define plan for developing software to appropriate integrity level -- Strategy 16: define artifacts to be used as evidence of compliance -- Strategy 17: plan for labor-intensive analyses -- Strategy 18: create user-level documentation -- Strategy 19: plan on residual activity -- Strategy 20: publish a well-defined certification plan -- Faults, failures, hazards, and risk analysis -- Faults, errors, and failures -- Availability and reliability -- Fault handling -- Hazard analysis -- Risk analysis -- Safety-critical architectures -- "Do-er"/"Check-er" -- Two processors -- "Voter" -- Software implementation strategies -- Strategy 1: have a well-defined, repeatable peer-review process -- Strategy 2: consider using existing safety coding standards -- Strategy 3: handle all combinations of input data -- Strategy 4: specific variable value checking -- Strategy 5: mark safety-critical code sections -- Strategy 6: timing execution checking -- Strategy 7: stale data -- Strategy 8: comparison of outputs -- Strategy 9: initialize data to least permissive state -- Strategy 10: order of execution -- Strategy 11: volatile data checking -- Strategy 12: non-volatile data checking -- Strategy 13: make sure the entire system can run -- Strategy 14: remove "dead" code -- Strategy 15: fill unused memory -- Strategy 16: static code analysis -- Background -- Is that software yours? …”Description: 1 online resource (xlix, 1150 pages).
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Beginning SQL Server for developers Fourth edition.
Published: Apress, 2015Contents: “…-- SQL Server Editions -- The Example -- Installation -- Install -- Setup Role -- Choosing the Features to Install -- Naming the Instance -- Service Accounts -- Authentication Mode -- Defining the Data Directories -- FILESTREAM Options -- Creating the Reporting Services Database -- Distributed Replay Options -- Security -- Services Accounts -- Looking at the Authentication Mode -- Windows Authentication Mode -- Administrators on a Machine -- Mixed Mode -- The sa Login -- Summary -- Chapter 2: SQL Server Management Studio -- A Quick Overview of SSMS -- Query Editor -- sqlcmd -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Database Design and Creation -- Defining a Database -- Prebuilt Databases Within SQL Server -- master -- tempdb -- model -- msdb -- AdventureWorks/AdventureWorksDW -- Choosing the Database System Type -- OLTP -- Backups -- Indexes -- In-memory data -- BI/OLAP -- Example System Choice -- Gathering the Data -- Determining the Information to Store in the Database -- Financial Products -- Customers -- Customer Addresses -- Shares -- Transactions -- External and Ignored Information -- Building Relationships -- Using Keys -- Primary Key -- Foreign/Referencing Key -- Candidate/Alternate Key -- A Unique Constraint Instead of a Primary Key -- Creating Relationships -- Relationships and Referential Integrity -- Types of Relationships -- One-to-One -- One-to-Many -- Many-to-Many -- More on Foreign Keys -- Normalization -- Assign Each Entity a Unique Identifier -- Store Only Information That Directly Relates to That Entity -- Avoid Repeating Values or Columns -- Normal Forms -- First Normal Form -- Customers -- Shares -- Second Normal Form -- Third Normal Form.…”Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 684 pages) : illustrations.
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Healthcare information privacy and security : regulatory compliance and data security in the age of electronic health records
Published: Apress, 2014SpringerLink - Click here for accessDescription: 1 online resource (xi, 167 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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CMMI for development : implementation guide
Published: Apress, 2017SpringerLink - Click here for accessDescription: 1 online resource.
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Logic, rationality, and interaction : 7th International Workshop, LORI 2019, Chongqing, China, October 18-21, 2019, Proceedings
Published: Springer, 2019Contents: “…3 Step 1: Arguments Based on Two Monotonic Logics4 Step 2: Preferences Among Arguments; 5 Step 3: Designing Non-monotonic Logics; 6 Related Work; 7 Summary and Concluding Remarks; References; A Discrete Representation of Lattice Frames; 1 Introduction; 2 Notation and First Definitions; 3 Urquhart's Lattice Representation; 4 Modal Definability of Doubly Ordered Frames; 5 Representability of Lattice Frames; 6 Summary and Outlook; References; Group Announcement Logic with Distributed Knowledge; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 2.1 Languages; 2.2 Models and Bisimulation; 2.3 Semantics of GALD.…”Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 441 pages) : illustrations (some color).
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Logic, Rationality, and Interaction : Second International Workshop, LORI 2009, Chongqing, China, October 8-11, 2009. Proceedings
Published: Springer-Verlag, 2009Contents: “…On the Temporal Structure of Learning -- Agreement Theorems in Dynamic-Epistemic Logic -- Learning and Teaching as a Game: A Sabotage Approach -- First-Order Logic Formalisation of Arrow's Theorem -- Twelve Angry Men: A Study on the Fine-Grain of Announcements -- Dynamic Testimonial Logic -- From the Logical Point of View: The Chain Store Paradox Revisited -- A Cooperation Logic for Declaration Structures -- Intentions and Assignments -- Epistemic Games in Modal Logic: Joint Actions, Knowledge and Preferences All Together -- Dynamic Epistemic Logic of Finite Identification -- An Epistemic Logic for Planning with Trials -- Obligations in a Responsible World -- Dynamic Epistemic Temporal Logic -- Measurement-Theoretic Foundation of Preference-Based Dyadic Deontic Logic -- An Update Operator for Strategic Ability -- Strategy Elimination in Games with Interaction Structures -- Posters -- The Logic of Knowledge-Based Cooperation in the Social Dilemma -- Getting Together: A Unified Perspective on Modal Logics for Coalitional Interaction -- Oppositional Logic -- Deliberate Contrary-to-Law Action -- Mono-Agent Dynamics -- Modal Expressivity and Definability over Sets -- Dynamic Logics for Explicit and Implicit Information -- Existence of Satisfied Alternative and the Occurring of Morph-Dictator.…”Description: 1 online resource.
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