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Landslide science and practice. Volume 2, Early warning, instrumentation and monitoring by World Landslide Forum Rome, Italy, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Early Warnings and Emergency Plans.…”
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Management of water resources in protected areas by SpringerLink (Online service)

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Advanced intelligent computing theories and applications : with aspects of artificial intelligence : 7th international conference, ICIC 2011, Zhengzhou, China, August 11-14, 2011 :... by International Conference on Intelligent Computing Zhengzhou, China, SpringerLink (Online service)

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Advances in Computational Intelligence and Communication Technology : proceedings of CICT 2019 by International Conference on Computational intelligence and Communication Technology Ghāziabād, India, SpringerLink (Online service)

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Intelligent infrastructures by SpringerLink (Online service)

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Survival and sustainability : environmental concerns in the 21st century by International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability Nicosia, Cyprus, SpringerLink (Online service)

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Practical Hadoop security by Lakhe, Bhushan

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Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Communication, Electronics and Automation Engineering by International Conference on Communication, Electronics and Automation Engineering Xi'an Shi, China, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Recovery Time Analysis of a Distributed Redundancy Protocol --…”
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VMware cloud on AWS insights on the first VMware enterprise-proven SaaS solution by Lombard, Christophe

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Big data and the internet of things : enterprise information architecture for a new age by Stackowiak, Robert, Licht, Art, Mantha, Venu, Nagode, Louis

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Product-focused software process improvement : 8th International conference, PROFES 2007, Riga, Latvia, July 2-4, 2007 : proceedings by PROFES 2007 Rīga, Latvia, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…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.…”
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Lighter than air robots : guidance and control of autonomous airships by Bestaoui Sebbane, Yasmina

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Cloud computing and service Science : 7th International Conference, CLOSER 2017, Porto, Portugal, April 24-26, 2017, Revised selected papers by International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science Porto, Portugal, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…-- A Decentralized on Demand Cloud CPU Design with Instruction Level Virtualization -- Heterogeneous Resource Management and Orchestration in Cloud Environments -- Using Docker Swarm with a User-centric Decision-making Framework for Cloud Application Migration -- A Decentralized Cloud Management Architecture based on Application Autonomous Systems -- From Metadata Catalogs to Distributed Data Processing for Smart City Platforms and Services: A Study on the Interplay of CKAN and Hadoop -- An Optimization Model to Reduce Energy Consumption in Software-Defined Data Centers -- The Benefits of using Experimental Exploration for Cloud Migration Analysis and Planning -- Dynamic Reconfiguration of Computer Platforms at the Hardware Device Level for High Performance Computing Infrastructure as a Service -- Controlling Cloud-based Systems for Elasticity Test Reproduction -- A Flexible Semantic KPI Measurement System -- A Framework for the Orchestration and Provision of Cloud Services based on TOSCA and BPMN -- Component Migration in a Trans-cloud Environment -- A Lexical and Semantical Analysis on REST Cloud Computing APIs.…”
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The new public health Third edition. by Tulchinsky, Theodore H., Varavikova, Elena

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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... by International Conference on Dependability of Computer Systems Brunów, Poland, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…-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.…”
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Geographic information and cartography for risk and crises management : towards better solutions by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…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.…”
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Artificial intelligence in education : 15th international conference, AIED 2011, Auckland, New Zealand, June 28-July 1, 2011 by International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education Auckland, N.Z., SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Faster Teaching by POMDP Planning /…”
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Hospital and healthcare security Sixth edition. by York, Tony W.

Contents: “…-- 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.…”
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CMMI for development : implementation guide by Chaudhary, Mukund, Chopra, Abhishek

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CRM fundamentals by Kostojohn, Scott, Johnson, Mathew, Paulen, Brian

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