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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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Current topics in artificial intelligence : 13th Conference of the Spanish Association for Artificial Intelligence, CAEPIA 2009, Seville, Spain, November 9-13, 2009. Selected Paper... by Asociación Española de Inteligencia Artificial. Conferencia, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Diagnosis -- Employing Test Suites for Verilog Fault Localization -- Analyzing the Influence of Differential Constraints in Possible Conflict and ARR Computation -- On the Complexity of Program Debugging Using Constraints for Modeling the Program's Syntax and Semantics -- Evolutive Algorithms and Neural Networks -- An Analysis of Particle Properties on a Multi-swarm PSO for Dynamic Optimization Problems -- An Incremental Learning Method for Neural Networks Based on Sensitivity Analysis -- A Multi-objective Neuro-evolutionary Algorithm to Obtain Interpretable Fuzzy Models -- Improving Isolated Handwritten Word Recognition Using a Specialized Classifier for Short Words -- Knowledge Representation and Engineering -- Closeness and Distance Relations in Order of Magnitude Qualitative Reasoning via PDL -- Base Belief Change for Finitary Monotonic Logics -- Common Pitfalls in Ontology Development -- Machine Learning -- Obtaining Optimal Class Distribution for Decision Trees: Comparative Analysis of CTC and C4.5 -- Selecting Few Genes for Microarray Gene Expression Classification -- Sequential Pattern Mining in Multi-relational Datasets -- CBR Outcome Evaluation for High Similar Cases: A Preliminary Approach -- On the Suitability of Combining Feature Selection and Resampling to Manage Data Complexity -- Automated Constraint Selection for Semi-supervised Clustering Algorithm -- Multiagents -- Empirical Hardness for Mixed Auctions -- Developing Strategies for the ART Domain -- A Multiagent Solution to Adaptively Classify SOAP Message and Protect against DoS Attack -- Natural Language -- Adding Morphological Information to a Connectionist Part-Of-Speech Tagger -- Planning -- A Look-Ahead B&B Search for Cost-Based Planning -- A Tabu Search Algorithm to Minimize Lateness in Scheduling Problems with Setup Times -- Improving Local Search for the Fuzzy Job Shop Using a Lower Bound -- Tutoring Systems -- Data-Driven Student Knowledge Assessment through Ill-Defined Procedural Tasks -- Uncertainty: Bayesian Networks -- Recursive Probability Trees for Bayesian Networks -- Vision -- Generating Saliency Maps Using Human Based Computation Agents -- A New Contiguity-Constrained Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm for Image Segmentation -- Applications -- Classifying Sleep Apneas Using Neural Networks and a Combination of Experts -- Expert System to Real Time Control of Machining Processes -- A Flexible System for Document Processing and Text Transcription.…”
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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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Practical Hadoop security by Lakhe, Bhushan

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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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Managing downside risk in financial markets : theory, practice and implementation by ScienceDirect (Online service)

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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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Aquatic habitat assessment : common methods

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

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VMware cloud on AWS insights on the first VMware enterprise-proven SaaS solution by Lombard, Christophe

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Framing the social security debate : values, politics, and economics by National Academy of Social Insurance (U.S.). Conference

Contents: “…/ Dallas L. Salisbury -- Defined contribution plans : risky business for plan participant / Regina T. …”
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The new public health Third edition. by Tulchinsky, Theodore H., Varavikova, Elena

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Logic, rationality, and interaction : 7th International Workshop, LORI 2019, Chongqing, China, October 18-21, 2019, Proceedings by LORI (Workshop) Chongqing, China), SpringerLink (Online service)

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CMMI for development : implementation guide by Chaudhary, Mukund, Chopra, Abhishek

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Beginning SQL Server for developers Fourth edition. by Dewson, Robin

Contents: “…-- 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.…”
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Software engineering for embedded systems : methods, practical techniques, and applications First edition. by ScienceDirect (Online service)

Contents: “…-- 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? …”
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Marketing analytics roadmap : methods, metrics, and tools by Rackley, Jerry

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Saving for development : how Latin America and the Caribbean can save more and better by Inter-American Development Bank

Contents: “…The Last Resort: Taking Care of Grandma; Act Today, for a Better Tomorrow; Notes; 7 Saving for the Future: Pension Systems; Newer Systems for Older Populations; PAYG/Defined-Benefit Systems: Promises, Promises; Sustainability; Adequacy and Redistribution; Institutional Arrangements; Recommendations; Defined Contribution Systems: A Work in Progress; Transition Costs; Investments, Returns, and Costs; Retirement Products and Insurance Arrangements; Financial Literacy, Legitimacy, and Confidence; Appropriate Regulation and Supervision; Recommendations; When All Else Fails: Noncontributory Pensions.…”
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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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Product-focused software process improvement : 7th international conference, PROFES 2006, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 12-14, 2006 : proceedings by PROFES 2006 Amsterdam, Netherlands, SpringerLink (Online service)

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