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 | 978-3-319-05217-5 | Computer Science | Aldini | Alessandro Aldini, University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy; [NAME], University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy | User-Centric Networking | Future Perspectives | Lecture Notes in Social Networks |  | 1 | 2014 | 300 | Hard cover | Book | 300 p. 40 illus. | 0 | approx. | 139 | Computer Science | Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks | SCI13006 | UT | Complexity | SCT11022 | GPFC | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: User-Centric Environments.- User-Centric Networking: Bringing the Home Network to the Core.- User-Centric Networking: Living-Examples and Challenges Ahead.- User-Centric Networking: Routing Aspects.- Part II: Trust Management and Cooperation Incentives.- Trust Management Support for Context-Aware Service Platforms.- Trust Management in ULOOP.- Designing a Trust-Based Virtual Currency System for User-Centric Networks: the ULOOP Case.- Part III: Resource Management in User-Centric Environments.- Cooperative Networking in User-Centric Wireless Networks.- Trust as a Fairness Parameter for Quality of Experience in Wireless Networks.- Cooperative Relaying in User-Centric Wireless Networks.- Resource Allocation in User-Centric Wireless Networks.- Autonomous Resource Allocation and Strategy Optimization in Wireless Networks.- An Autonomous Load Balancing Framework for UCN.- Part IV: Mobility in User-Centric Environments.- Mobility Support in User-Centric Networks.- Mobility Estimation in the Context of Distributed Mobility Management; [NAME] et al.- Mobility Management in ULOOP.- Part V: Market Perspective.- Market Analysis and Exploitation.- ULOOP Business Case Study. | This work represents a milestone for the  'ULOOP User-centric Wireless Local Loop' project funded by the EU IST Seventh Framework Programme.ULOOP is focused on the robust, secure, and autonomic deployment of user-centric wireless networks. Contributions by ULOOP partners as well as invited tutorials by international experts in the field. The expected impact is to increase awareness to user-centric networking in terms, e.g., of business opportunities and quality of experience, and to present adequate technology to sustain the growth of user-friendly wireless architectures.Throughout the last 3 years, ULOOP has developed enabling technologies for user-centricity in wireless networks, with particular emphasis on social trust management, cooperation incentives, community building, mobility estimation, and resource management.This work will be of interest to researchers, policymakers, operators, vendors, and end-users interested in the current and future directions of user-centric access networks. | <p>Showcases new technologies sustaining user-friendly wireless architectures</p><p>Provides a holistic view to UCN's and future development trends</p><p>Includes business and cooperation models that help to sustain the growth of wireless architectures and exploit the Internet value chain</p><p>Analyses user-centricity for the future Internet and its impact on opportunities, legislation, standardisation</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-04158-2 | Computer Science | Ashbourn | [NAME], [NAME], Berkhamsted, UK | Biometrics in the New World | The Cloud, Mobile Technology and Pervasive Identity |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 236 | Hard cover | Book | XXI, 236 p. 12 illus., 11 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 69.99 | Computer Science | Biometrics | SCI22040 | UYQP | Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems | [NAME] | UYQE | Professional Computing | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | Available | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 |  | Part I: An Introduction to Biometrics.- A Technology Overview.- The Story So Far.- Assumptions and Misconceptions.- Part II: Application Issues.- Biometrics in the Cloud.- Mobile Biometrics.- Biometric Application Design.- Biometric Technology Issues.- Part III: Usage Issues.- Identity Intelligence.- Collaboration.- Messaging.- Managing a PKI.- Part IV: Societal Issues.- Biometrics in Society.- Privacy and Biometrics.- Ethics and Technology Usage.- Human Factors.- Part V: Today and Tomorrow.- Implementation Issues.- Futures.- Conclusions.- Illustrations. | This book takes a fresh look at biometrics and identity management, extending the dialogue beyond technical considerations, and exploring some of the broader societal and philosophical aspects surrounding the use of biometric applications. Features: presents a brief history of the development of biometrics, and describes some of the popularly held misconceptions surrounding the technology; investigates the challenges and possibilities of biometrics across third party infrastructures and on mobile computing devices; provides guidance on biometric systems design; explores the mechanisms necessary to enable identity intelligence, including logging mechanisms, data communications and data formats; discusses such usage issues as collaboration frameworks, and messaging and data translation; examines the impact of biometric technologies on society, covering issues of privacy and user factors; reviews the current situation in identity management, and predicts where these trends may take us in the future. | <p>Shifts the discussion into the new and burgeoning areas of cloud computing, federated ID and the use of personal devices for business or civic use</p><p>Addresses the broader societal position with respect to identity management and biometrics being used across geographic and legislative boundaries</p><p>Highlights the assumptions which still persist with regard to the use of biometric technology, explaining how to dispel such assumptions and move towards a robust operation</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-05046-1 | Computer Science | Basili | [NAME], University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; [NAME], Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering, Kaiserslautern, Germany; [NAME], Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany; [NAME], Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering, Kaiserslautern, Germany; [NAME], University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA; [NAME], University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; [NAME], Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering, Kaiserslautern, Germany | Aligning Organizations through Measurement | The GQM+Strategies Approach | The Fraunhofer IESE Series on Software and Systems Engineering |  | 1 | 2014 | 240 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 240 p. 61 illus., 2 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 89.99 | Computer Science | Software Engineering | SCI14029 | UMZ | Management of Computing and Information Systems | SCI24067 | UYZM | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-21 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- PART I: The GQM+Strategies Approach.- GQM+Strategies in a Nutshell.- Phase 0: Initialize.- Phase 1: Characterize the Environment.- Phase 2: Define Goals, Strategies, and Measurement.- Phase 3: Plan Grid Implementation.- Phase 4: Execute Plans.- Phase 5: Analyze Outcomes.- Phase 6: Package Improvements.- PART II: Industrial Applications and Relations to Other Approaches.- Industrial Challenges and Applications.- Relationships to Other Approaches.- Summary and Future Perspectives.- PART III: Appendices.- A1. GQM+Strategies Process Checklist.- A2. GQM+Strategies Evaluation Questionnaire.- A3. Authors. | Aligning an organization’s goals and strategies requires specifying their rationales and connections so that the links are explicit and allow for analytic reasoning about what is successful and where improvement is necessary. This book provides guidance on how to achieve this alignment, how to monitor the success of goals and strategies and use measurement to recognize potential failures, and how to close alignment gaps. It uses the GQM+Strategies approach, which provides concepts and actionable steps for creating the link between goals and strategies across an organization and allows for measurement-based decision-making.After outlining the general motivation for organizational alignment through measurement, the GQM+Strategies approach is described concisely, with a focus on the basic model that is created and the process for creating and using this model. The recommended steps of all six phases of the process are then described in detail with the help of a comprehensive application example. Finally, the industrial challenges addressed by the method and cases of its application in industry are presented, and the relations to other approaches, such as Balanced Scorecard, are described. The book concludes with supplementary material, such as checklists and guidelines, to support the application of the method.This book is aimed at organization leaders, managers, decision makers, and other professionals interested in aligning their organization’s goals and strategies and establishing an efficient strategic measurement program. It is also interesting for academic researchers looking for mechanisms to integrate their research results into organizational environments. | <p>An empirically grounded method for aligning goals and strategies across an organization</p><p>Practitioner-oriented presentation, combining a method description with case studies, checklists, and questionnaires</p><p>An author team consisting of experienced researchers and consultants shares its expertise and practical experiences of applying GQM+Strategies in the software industry</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-05656-2 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India; [NAME], Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India | Modelling and Simulation of Diffusive Processes | Methods and Applications | Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications |  | 1 | 2014 | 334 | Hard cover | Book | I, 334 p. 84 illus., 26 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Computer Science | Simulation and Modeling | SCI21025 | UGK | Math Applications in Computer Science | SCI17044 | UYAM | Computer Science | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Diffusive Processes and Modeling.- Diffusion and Transport of Molecules in Living Cells.- Modeling the Diffusion and Transport of Suspended Sediment in Open Channels, Using Two-Phase Flow Theory.- Mathematical Modeling of Peristaltic Pumping of Nano-Fluids.- Numerical Study on Isotachophoretic Separation of Ionic Samples in Microfluidics.- Thermal Characterization of Non-Homogeneous Media.- Scale Dependent Porous Dispersion Resulting from the Cumulative Effects of Velocity Fluctuations.- Modeling Nitrogen Fate and Transport at the Sediment-Water Interface.- Modeling Groundwater Flow in Unconfined Aquifers.- Two-Dimensional Solute Transport from a Varying Pulse-Type Point Source.- The Problem of Futile Cycles in Metabolic Flux Modeling.- Contaminant Concentration Prediction Along Unsteady Groundwater Flow.- Wavelet-Multigrid Method for Solving Modified Reynolds Equation Modeling Synovial [NAME] in a Normal Human Knee Joint.- A Basic Concept on Modeling Soil Organic Carbon.- Crop Growth Simulation Modeling. | This book addresses the key issues in the modeling and simulation of diffusive processes from a wide spectrum of different applications across a broad range of disciplines. Features: discusses diffusion and molecular transport in living cells and suspended sediment in open channels; examines the modeling of peristaltic transport of nanofluids, and isotachophoretic separation of ionic samples in microfluidics; reviews thermal characterization of non-homogeneous media and scale-dependent porous dispersion resulting from velocity fluctuations; describes the modeling of nitrogen fate and transport at the sediment-water interface and groundwater flow in unconfined aquifers; investigates two-dimensional solute transport from a varying pulse type point source and futile cycles in metabolic flux modeling; studies contaminant concentration prediction along unsteady groundwater flow and modeling synovial fluid flow in human joints; explores the modeling of soil organic carbon and crop growth simulation. | <p>Bridges applications and modeling techniques from range of disciplines, including computer science, applied mathematics, biology, agriculture and engineering</p><p>Highlights the role of basic mathematics in modeling and simulation</p><p>Presents contributions from an interdisciplinary and international selection of experts</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-04509-2 | Computer Science | Candy | [NAME], University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia; [NAME], University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia | Interactive Experience in the Digital Age | Evaluating New Art Practice | Springer Series on Cultural Computing |  | 1 | 2014 | 267 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 267 p. 52 illus., 46 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction | SCI18067 | UYZG | Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities | SCI23036 | H | Computer Science | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | List of Contributors.- Interactive Experience and Evaluation in Practice [NAME] and [NAME] Ferguson.- Human Computer Interaction, Experience and [NAME] and Experience in [NAME] Keeping Research in Tune with Practice [NAME] Johnson.- IInteractive Art, Autonomy and Evaluation Scott Simon.- The Machine as Autonomous Performer [NAME], Petra Gemeinboeck and Rob Saunders.- Intimate Aesthetics and Facilitated Interaction Lian Loke and [NAME] Khut.- The Network Unveiled: Evaluating Intercultural Musical Interaction [NAME] and Kirsty Beilharz.- Mutual Engagement in Digitally Mediated Public Art [NAME] The Role of Emotions in Art Evaluation Chek [NAME] and [NAME] Ferguson.- [NAME] and HCI Research [NAME], [NAME] and Dustin Freeman.- In the Wild: Evaluating Collaborative Interactive Musical Experiences in Public [NAME] and [NAME] in Public Art: The Light Logic Exhibition [NAME], [NAME], [NAME], Ernest Edmonds, [NAME] and [NAME] Hobson.- Experience and Evaluation in the Collective Creation of a Public Digital Exhibition [NAME] and [NAME] Laws.-Curating Digital Public Art [NAME] and [NAME] Connell.- Digital Arts Entrepreneurship: Evaluating Performative Interaction [NAME]. | The use of interactive technology in the arts has changed the audience from viewer to participant and in doing so is transforming the nature of experience. From visual and sound art to performance and gaming, the boundaries of what is possible for creation, curating, production and distribution are continually extending. As a consequence, we need to reconsider the way in which these practices are evaluated. Interactive Experience in the Digital Age explores diverse ways of creating and evaluating interactive digital art through the eyes of the practitioners who are embedding evaluation in their creative process as a way of revealing and enhancing their practice. It draws on research methods from other disciplines such as interaction design, human-computer interaction and practice-based research more generally and adapts them to develop new strategies and techniques for how we reflect upon and assess value in the creation and experience of interactive art. With contributions from artists, scientists, curators, entrepreneurs and designers engaged in the creative arts, this book is an invaluable resource for both researchers and practitioners, working in this emerging field. | <p>Provides unique insights into the incorporation of evaluation into interactive art practice from different perspectives including HCI</p><p>Includes case studies and examples of testing the research methods</p><p>Examines the way in which digital technologies are impacting a diversity of creative disciplines</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-05043-0 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], University of Kassel, [NAME], Germany; [NAME], University of Kassel, [NAME], Germany; Jan [NAME], University of Kassel, [NAME], Germany; [NAME], University of Kassel, [NAME], Germany; [NAME], University of Kassel, [NAME], Germany; [NAME], University of Kassel, [NAME], Germany; Arno Wacker, University of Kassel, [NAME], Germany | [NAME] Design of Ubiquitous Computing Systems |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 360 | Hard cover | Book | X, 360 p. 75 illus., 25 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Computer Science | Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet) | SCI18040 | UNH | User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction | SCI18067 | UYZG | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I Introduction.- A Research Agenda for the Socio-Technical Design of Ubiquitous Computing Systems.- Part II Foundations.- Protecting Personality Rights and Legal Accountability.- Understanding the Formation of Trust.- User Model.- Enabling Active User Participation in Self-Adaptive Applications.- Matching and Mediation of Heterogeneous Context Information.- Mining Social Links for Ubiquitous Knowledge Engineering.- Collaborative Context Prediction.- Ranking Cryptographic Algorithms.- Part III Methods.- Socially Compatible Technology Design.- Requirement Patterns to Support Socio-technical System Design.- Designing Usable Adaptations.- SEMAT and VENUS — Different Perspectives?.- Part IV Applications.- Meet-U – Mobile Social Network.- Connect-U – A System for Enhancing Social Networking.- Support-U – Designing an Ambient Assisted Living System using Interdisciplinary Development Patterns.- Part V Evaluation.- System Evaluation.- Simulation Study.- Part VI Conclusion & Outlook.- The Future of Socio-Technical Design for Ubiquitous Computing Systems. | By using various data inputs, ubiquitous computing systems detect their current usage context, automatically adapt their services to the user’s situational needs and interact with other services or resources in their environment on an ad-hoc basis.Designing such self-adaptive, context-aware knowledge processing systems is, in itself, a formidable challenge. This book presents core findings from the VENUS project at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Information System Design (ITeG) at Kassel University, where researchers from different fields, such as computer science, information systems, human-computer interaction and law, together seek to find general principles and guidelines for the design of socially aware ubiquitous computing systems. To this end, system usability, user trust in the technology and adherence to privacy laws and regulations were treated as particularly important criteria in the context of socio-technical system design.During the project, a comprehensive blueprint for systematic, interdisciplinary software development was developed, covering the particular functional and non-functional design aspects of ubiquitous computing at the interface between technology and human beings. The organization of the book reflects the structure of the VENUS work program. After an introductory part I, part II provides the groundwork for VENUS by presenting foundational results from all four disciplines involved. Subsequently, part III focuses on methodological research funneling the development activities into a common framework. Part IV then covers the design of the demonstrators that were built in order to develop and evaluate the VENUS method. Finally, part V is dedicated to the evaluation phase to assess the user acceptance of the new approach and applications.The presented findings are especially important for researchers in computer science, information systems, and human-computer interaction, but also for everyone working on the acceptance of new technologies in society in general. | <p>Presents a comprehensive blueprint for systematic, interdisciplinary software development for ubiquitous computing systems</p><p>Uniquely combines findings from computer science, information systems, human-computer interaction and law</p><p>Takes into account technical, legal, and social aspects of system development</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-0-85729-858-4 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; [NAME], INRIA Nancy – Grand Est, Villers-lès-Nancy, France | Handbook of Document Image Processing and Recognition |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 1036 | Hard cover | Book | XXII, 1036 p. 406 illus., 185 illus. in color. In 2 volumes, not available separately. | 1 | final | 299 | Computer Science | Image Processing and Computer Vision | SCI22021 | UYT | Pattern Recognition | SCI2203X | UYQP | Computer Science | Handbook | Springer London | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | A Brief History of Documents and Writing Systems.- Document Creation, Image Acquisition and Document Quality.- Imaging Techniques in Document Analysis Processes.- Page Segmentation Techniques in Document Analysis.- Analysis of the Logical Layout of Documents.- Page Similarity and Classification.- Text Segmentation for Document Recognition.- Font, Script, and Language Recognition.- Handprinted Character and Word Recognition.- [NAME] Recognition.- Middle Eastern Character Recognition.- Asian Character Recognition.- Post-processing of OCR-ed text.- Graphics Recognition Techniques.- An Overview of Symbol Recognition.- Analysis and Interpretation of Graphical Documents.- Logo and Trademark Recognition.- Recognition of Tables and Forms.- Processing Mathematical Notation.- Document Analysis in Postal Applications and Check Processing.- Digital Library Projects and Historical Documents.- Analysis and Recognition of Music Scores.- Document Analysis for Biometrics and Forensics.- Analysis of Documents Born Digital.- Image Based Retrieval and [NAME] in Documents.- Text Localization and Recognition in Images and Video.- Online Handwriting Recognition.- Online Signature Verification.- Sketching Interfaces.- Datasets and Annotations for Document Analysis and Recognition.- Tools and Metrics for Document Analysis Systems Evaluation. | The Handbook of Document Image Processing and Recognition is a comprehensive resource on the latest methods and techniques in document image processing and recognition. Each chapter provides a clear overview of the topic followed by the state of the art of techniques used – including elements of comparison between them – along with supporting references to archival publications, for those interested in delving deeper into topics addressed. Rather than favor a particular approach, the text enables the reader to make an informed decision for their specific problems. | <p>A comprehensive reference on the methods and techniques used in document image processing and recognition, for both experienced and novice researchers</p><p>Integrates and summarizes work on closely related tasks that are treated separately in the field</p><p>Includes unified comparison and contrast analyses of algorithms in standard table formats</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-0-85729-860-7 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; [NAME], INRIA Nancy – Grand Est, Villers-lès-Nancy, France | Handbook of Document Image Processing and Recognition |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 1036 | Hard cover | Book + Online Access | XXII, 1036 p. 406 illus., 185 illus. in color. Print + eReference. In 3 volumes, not available separately. | 1 | final | 429 | Computer Science | Image Processing and Computer Vision | SCI22021 | UYT | Pattern Recognition | SCI2203X | UYQP | Computer Science | Handbook | Springer London | In production | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 |  |  | A Brief History of Documents and Writing Systems.- Document Creation, Image Acquisition and Document Quality.- Imaging Techniques in Document Analysis Processes.- Page Segmentation Techniques in Document Analysis.- Analysis of the Logical Layout of Documents.- Page Similarity and Classification.- Text Segmentation for Document Recognition.- Font, Script, and Language Recognition.- Handprinted Character and Word Recognition.- [NAME] Recognition.- Middle Eastern Character Recognition.- Asian Character Recognition.- Post-processing of OCR-ed text.- Graphics Recognition Techniques.- An Overview of Symbol Recognition.- Analysis and Interpretation of Graphical Documents.- Logo and Trademark Recognition.- Recognition of Tables and Forms.- Processing Mathematical Notation.- Document Analysis in Postal Applications and Check Processing.- Digital Library Projects and Historical Documents.- Analysis and Recognition of Music Scores.- Document Analysis for Biometrics and Forensics.- Analysis of Documents Born Digital.- Image Based Retrieval and [NAME] in Documents.- Text Localization and Recognition in Images and Video.- Online Handwriting Recognition.- Online Signature Verification.- Sketching Interfaces.- Datasets and Annotations for Document Analysis and Recognition.- Tools and Metrics for Document Analysis Systems Evaluation. | The Handbook of Document Image Processing and Recognition is a comprehensive resource on the latest methods and techniques in document image processing and recognition. Each chapter provides a clear overview of the topic followed by the state of the art of techniques used – including elements of comparison between them – along with supporting references to archival publications, for those interested in delving deeper into topics addressed. Rather than favor a particular approach, the text enables the reader to make an informed decision for their specific problems. | <p>A comprehensive reference on the methods and techniques used in document image processing and recognition, for both experienced and novice researchers</p><p>Integrates and summarizes work on closely related tasks that are treated separately in the field</p><p>Includes unified comparison and contrast analyses of algorithms in standard table formats</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-0-85729-859-1 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; [NAME], INRIA Nancy – Grand Est, Villers-lès-Nancy, France | Handbook of Document Image Processing and Recognition |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 1036 |  | eReference work | XXII, 1036 p. 406 illus., 185 illus. in color. eReference. | 1 | final | 299 | Computer Science | Image Processing and Computer Vision | SCI22021 | UYT | Pattern Recognition | SCI2203X | UYQP | Computer Science | Handbook | Springer London | In production | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 |  |  | A Brief History of Documents and Writing Systems.- Document Creation, Image Acquisition and Document Quality.- Imaging Techniques in Document Analysis Processes.- Page Segmentation Techniques in Document Analysis.- Analysis of the Logical Layout of Documents.- Page Similarity and Classification.- Text Segmentation for Document Recognition.- Font, Script, and Language Recognition.- Handprinted Character and Word Recognition.- [NAME] Recognition.- Middle Eastern Character Recognition.- Asian Character Recognition.- Post-processing of OCR-ed text.- Graphics Recognition Techniques.- An Overview of Symbol Recognition.- Analysis and Interpretation of Graphical Documents.- Logo and Trademark Recognition.- Recognition of Tables and Forms.- Processing Mathematical Notation.- Document Analysis in Postal Applications and Check Processing.- Digital Library Projects and Historical Documents.- Analysis and Recognition of Music Scores.- Document Analysis for Biometrics and Forensics.- Analysis of Documents Born Digital.- Image Based Retrieval and [NAME] in Documents.- Text Localization and Recognition in Images and Video.- Online Handwriting Recognition.- Online Signature Verification.- Sketching Interfaces.- Datasets and Annotations for Document Analysis and Recognition.- Tools and Metrics for Document Analysis Systems Evaluation. | The Handbook of Document Image Processing and Recognition is a comprehensive resource on the latest methods and techniques in document image processing and recognition. Each chapter provides a clear overview of the topic followed by the state of the art of techniques used – including elements of comparison between them – along with supporting references to archival publications, for those interested in delving deeper into topics addressed. Rather than favor a particular approach, the text enables the reader to make an informed decision for their specific problems. | <p>A comprehensive reference on the methods and techniques used in document image processing and recognition, for both experienced and novice researchers</p><p>Integrates and summarizes work on closely related tasks that are treated separately in the field</p><p>Includes unified comparison and contrast analyses of algorithms in standard table formats</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-05136-9 | Computer Science | Elias | [NAME], German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt | Digital Media | A Problem-solving Approach for Computer Graphics |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 686 | Soft cover | Book | XXXVI, 686 p. 314 illus. | 0 | final | 99 | Computer Science | Computer Graphics | [NAME] | UML | Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design | [NAME] | UGC | Computer Science | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- List of Abbreviations.- List of Examples.- List of Problems.- Introduction.- 2D Graphics.- Transformations in 2D Space.- 3D Solid Modeling.- Transformations in 3D Space.- Curves.- Surfaces.- Projections.- View Transformations.- Visibility.- Illumination, Lighting and Shading.- Mapping Techniques.- Color Spaces.- Linear Algebra.- Coordinate Systems.- Index. | Focusing on the computer graphics required to create digital media this book discusses the concepts and provides hundreds of solved examples and unsolved problems for practice. Pseudo codes are included where appropriate but these coding examples do not rely on specific languages. The aim is to get readers to understand the ideas and how concepts and algorithms work, through practicing numeric examples.Topics covered include: 2D Graphics3D Solid ModellingMapping Techniques Transformations in 2D and 3D SpaceIlluminations, Lighting and ShadingIdeal as an upper level undergraduate text, Digital Media – A Problem-solving Approach for Computer Graphic, approaches the field at a conceptual level thus no programming experience is required, just a basic knowledge of mathematics and linear algebra. | <p>Offers a step-by-step guide on the core concepts in graphics</p><p>Conveys the ideas through numeric examples</p><p>Includes more than 300 solved examples and more than 200 unsolved problems</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-1-4471-6391-6 | Computer Science | Fairclough | [NAME], Liverpool John Moores University School of Natural Sciences & Psychology, Liverpool, UK; [NAME], Liverpool John Moores University School of Natural Sciences & Psychology, Liverpool, UK | Advances in Physiological Computing |  | Human–Computer Interaction Series |  | 1 | 2014 | 263 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 263 p. 33 illus. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction | SCI18067 | UYZG | Biological Psychology | SCY20020 | JMM | Computer Science | Contributed volume | Springer London | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Meaningful Interaction with Physiological Computing.- Engineering Issues in Physiological Computing.- Eye Tracking and Eye-Based Human-Computer Interaction.- Towards BCI-based Implicit Control in HCI.- Bio cybernetic Adaptation as Biofeedback Training.- Using fNIRS to Measure Mental Workload in the Real World.- Psychophysiological Feedback for Adaptive HRI.- The Drive to Explore.- The Vitality Bracelet.- Capturing HDM for Assisted Memory Recall. | This edited collection will provide an overview of the field of physiological computing, i.e. the use of physiological signals as input for computer control. It will cover a breadth of current research, from brain-computer interfaces to telemedicine. | <p>Broad overview of an emerging research field offering a unique and multidisciplinary insight into the area</p><p>Emphasises the common ground between a range of physiological computing applications</p><p>Provides a unique perspective on how we may interact with technology in the future</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-1-4471-6367-1 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], King's College London, London, UK | Programming Languages and Operational Semantics | A Concise Overview | Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science |  | 1 | 2014 | 209 | Soft cover | Book | IX, 209 p. 10 illus. | 0 | final | 49.99 | Computer Science | Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems | SCI14002 | UMZ | Programming Techniques | SCI14010 | UM | Computer Science | Undergraduate textbook | Springer London | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Mathematical Background.- General Features of Imperative Languages.- Operational Semantics of Imperative Languages.- General Features of Functional Languages.- Operational Semantics of Functional Languages.- General Features of Logic Programming Languages.- Operational Semantics of Prolog.- Answers to Selected Exercises. | This book provides an introduction to the essential concepts in programming languages, using operational semantics techniques. It presents alternative programming language paradigms and gives an in-depth analysis of the most significant constructs in modern imperative, functional and logic programming languages. The book is designed to accompany lectures on programming language design for undergraduate students. Each chapter includes exercises which provide the opportunity to apply the concepts and techniques presented. | <p>Provides the foundations and tools needed to design new programming languages and understand existing ones</p><p>Explains in a concise way the most significant constructs of modern imperative, functional and logic programming languages</p><p>Each chapter contains exercises that provide an opportunity to apply the concepts and techniques presented</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-642-54117-9 | Computer Science | Fitzgerald | [NAME], Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; [NAME], Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; Marcel Verhoef, Chess WISE B.V., Haarlem, The Netherlands | Collaborative Design for Embedded Systems | Co-modelling and Co-simulation |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 394 | Hard cover | Book | X, 394 p. 239 illus., 123 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Computer Science | Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems | [NAME] | UYQE | Software Engineering | SCI14029 | UMZ | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I Co-modelling and Co-simulation: the Technical Basis.- Collaborative Development of Embedded Systems.- Co-modelling and Co-simulation in Embedded Systems Design.- Continuous-Time Modelling in 20-sim.- Discrete-Event Modelling in VDM.- Support for Co-modelling and Co-simulation: the Crescendo Tool.- Co-model Structuring and Design Patterns.- Part II Methods and Applications: the Pragmatics of Co-modelling and Co-simulation.- Case Studies in Co-modelling and Co-simulation.- Methods for Creating Co-models of Embedded Systems.- Co-modelling of Faults and Fault Tolerance Mechanisms.- Design Space Exploration for Embedded Systems using Co-simulation.- Industrial Application of Co-modelling and Co-simulation Technology.- Part III Advanced Topics.- Deploying Co-modelling in Commercial Practice.- Semantics of Co-simulation.- From Embedded to Cyber-Physical Systems: Challenges and Future Directions.- Appendix A 20-sim Summary.- [NAME] VDM-RT Language Summary.- Appendix C Design Patterns for Use in Co-modelling.- Appendix D Abstract Modelling of ChessWay Safety. | One of the most significant challenges in the development of embedded and cyber-physical systems is the gap between the disciplines of software and control engineering. In a marketplace, where rapid innovation is essential, engineers from both disciplines need to be able to explore system designs collaboratively, allocating responsibilities to software and physical elements, and analyzing trade-offs between them.To this end, this book presents a framework that allows the very different kinds of design models – discrete-event (DE) models of software and continuous time (CT) models of the physical environment – to be analyzed and simulated jointly, based on common scenarios. The individual chapters provide introductions to both sides of this co-simulation technology, and give a step-by-step guide to the methodology for designing and analyzing co-models. They are grouped into three parts: Part I introduces the technical basis for collaborative modeling and simulation with the Crescendo technology. Part II continues with different methodological guidelines for creating co-models and analyzing them in different ways using case studies. Part III then delves into more advanced topics and looks into the potential future of this technology in the area of cyber-physical systems. Finally various appendices provide summaries of the VDM and 20-sim technologies, a number of valuable design patterns applicable for co-models, and an acronym list along with indices and references to other literature. By combining descriptions of the underlying theory with records of real engineers’ experience in using the framework on a series of case studies the book appeals to scientists and practitioners alike. It is complemented by tools, examples, videos, and other material on www.crescendotool.org.Scientists/researchers and graduate students working in embedded and cyber-physical systems will learn the semantic foundations for collaborative modeling and simulation, as well as the current capabilities and limitations of methods and tools in this field. Practitioners will be able to develop an appreciation of the capabilities of the co-modeling techniques, to assess the benefits of more collaborative approaches to modeling and simulation, and will benefit from the included guidelines and modeling patterns. | <p>Presents a novel approach for the co-design and co-simulation of embedded and cyber-physical systems</p><p>Combines theoretical foundations with several case studies of industrial applications</p>Complemented by a web site offering tools, examples, videos, and teaching material | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-05490-2 | Computer Science | Fu | [NAME], Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA | Human-Centered Social Media Analytics |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 193 | Hard cover | Book | VI, 193 p. 97 illus., 51 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | Biometrics | SCI22040 | UYQP | Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | [NAME] | UNF | Computer Science | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: Social Relationships in Human-Centered Media.- Bridging Human-Centered Social Media Content across Web Domains.- Learning Social Relations from Videos.- Community Understanding in Location-Based Social Networks.- Social Role Recognition for Human Event Understanding.- Integrating Randomization and Discrimination for Classifying Human-Object Interaction Activities.- Part II: Human Attributes in Social Media Analytics.- [NAME] in Social Context.- Female Facial Beauty Attribute Recognition and Editing.- Facial Age Estimation.- Identity and Kinship Relations in Group Pictures.- Recognizing Occupations through Probabilistic Models. | This book provides a timely and unique survey of next-generation social computational methodologies. The text explains the fundamentals of this field, and describes state-of-the-art methods for inferring social status, relationships, preferences, intentions, personalities, needs, and lifestyles from human information in unconstrained visual data. Topics and features: includes perspectives from an international and interdisciplinary selection of pre-eminent authorities; presents balanced coverage of both detailed theoretical analysis and real-world applications; examines social relationships in human-centered media for the development of socially-aware video, location-based, and multimedia applications; reviews techniques for recognizing the social roles played by people in an event, and for classifying human-object interaction activities; discusses the prediction and recognition of human attributes via social media analytics, including social relationships, facial age and beauty, and occupation. | <p>Provides a survey of next-generation social computational methodologies, from fundamentals to state-of-the-art techniques</p><p>Includes perspectives from an international and interdisciplinary selection of pre-eminent authorities</p><p>Presents balanced coverage of both detailed theoretical analysis and real-world applications</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-642-54425-5 | Computer Science | Hameurlain | [NAME], Paul Sabatier University, [NAME], France; [NAME], University of Linz, FAW, Linz, Austria; [NAME], University of Linz, FAW, Linz, Austria | Transactions on Large-Scale Data- and Knowledge-Centered Systems XIII |  | Lecture Notes in Computer Science | 8420 | 1 | 2014 | 187 | Soft cover | Book | IX, 187 p. 72 illus. | 0 | final | 82 | Computer Science | Database Management | SCI18024 | UN | Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | [NAME] | UNF | Computer Science | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Enabling a Package Query Paradigm on the Semantic Web: Model and Algorithms.- SemLAV: Local-as-View Mediation for SPARQL Queries.- Query Reformulation in PDMS Based on Social Relevance.- Distributed Large-Scale Information Filtering.- RUBIK: Proactive, [NAME] and Personalized Situational Web Application Design.- Mining Multiple Related Data Sources Using Object-Oriented Models. | This, the 13th issue of Transactions on Large-Scale Data and Knowledge-Centered Systems, contains six revised selected regular papers. Topics covered include federated data sources, information filtering, web data clouding, query reformulation, package skyline queries and SPARQL query processing over a LaV (Local-as-View) integration system. | <p>Addresses the issues arising from the continuing growth of data from multiple sources</p><p>Covers a wide range of hot topics in the field of data management</p><p>Focuses on data modeling and information filtering in large-scale environments</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-1-4471-6412-8 | Computer Science | Holzinger | [NAME], Medical University of Graz Institute for Medical Informatics, Graz, Austria; [NAME], RWTH Aachen University Human Technology Centre, Aachen, Germany; [NAME], RWTH Aachen University Human Technology Centre, Aachen, Germany | Pervasive Health | State-of-the-art and Beyond | Human–Computer Interaction Series |  | 1 | 2014 | 367 | Hard cover | Book | VIII, 367 p. 133 illus., 107 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 99 | Computer Science | User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction | SCI18067 | UYZG | Computers and Society | SCI24040 | UBJ | Computer Science | Contributed volume | Springer London | Planned | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 |  |  | From Computer Innovation to Human Integration: Current Trends and Challenges for Pervasive Health Technologies.- On challenges designing the home as a place for care.- E-Health Applications for Those in Need: Making Novel Interaction Technologies Accessible.- The Innovation Binder Approach: a guide towards a social-technical balanced pervasive health system.- The Brain Computer Interface: Barriers to Becoming Pervasive.- ‘RehabMaster™’: A pervasive rehabilitation platform for stroke patients and their caregivers.- Managing Telehealth and Telecare.- Personal Assistive Devices for Elderlies: Executing activities of daily living despite natural aging-related changes.- Sleep Quality Monitoring with the Smart Bed.- Interactive Infrastructures – Physical Rehabilitation Modules for Pervasive Healthcare Technology.- The Ongoing Development of a Multimedia Gaming Module to aid Speech, Language and Communication.- Pervasive Assistive Technology for the deaf-blind – Need, Emergency and [NAME] through the Sense of Touch.- A New Methodology (CON-INFO) for Context-based Development of a Mobile User Interface in Healthcare Applications.- An Integrated patient-centric approach for situated research on Total Hip Replacement: ESTHER. | Providing a comprehensive introduction into an overview of the field of pervasive healthcare applications, this volume incorporates a variety of timely topics ranging from medical sensors and hardware infrastructures, to software platforms and applications and addresses issues of user experience and technology acceptance.The recent developments in the area of information and communication technologies have laid the groundwork for new patient-centred healthcare solutions. While the majority of computer-supported healthcare tools designed in the last decades focused mainly on supporting care-givers and medical personnel, this trend changed with the introduction of pervasive healthcare technologies, which provide supportive and adaptive services for a broad variety and diverse set of end users.With contributions from key researchers the book integrates the various aspects of pervasive healthcare systems including application design, hardware development, system implementation, hardware and software infrastructures as well as end-user aspects providing an excellent overview of this important and evolving field. | <p>The first book to integrate the various aspects of pervasive healthcare systems in a single volume</p><p>Current and comprehensive overview of the field laying the groundwork for further research</p><p>Interdisciplinary team of editors and authors provides a holistic and well-balanced introduction into the topic of pervasive healthcare systems</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-05695-1 | Computer Science | Ionescu | [NAME], University Politehnica of Bucharest, , Romania; [NAME], University of Bordeaux, Talence, France; Tomas Piatrik, Queen Mary University, London, UK; [NAME], Lab. of Informatics of Grenoble, , France | Fusion in Computer Vision | Understanding Complex Visual Content | Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition |  | 1 | 2014 | 274 | Hard cover | Book | XI, 274 p. 74 illus., 65 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | Image Processing and Computer Vision | SCI22021 | UYT | Multimedia Information Systems | SCI18059 | UG | Computer Science | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 |  |  | A Selective Weighted Late Fusion for Visual Concept Recognition.- Bag-of-Words Image Representation: Key Ideas and Further Insight.- Hierarchical Late Fusion for Concept Detection in Videos.- Fusion of Multiple Visual Cues for Object Recognition in Video.- Evaluating Multimedia Features and Fusion for Example-Based Event Detection.- Rotation-Based Ensemble Classifiers for High Dimensional Data.- Multimodal Fusion in Surveillance Applications.- Multimodal Violence Detection in Hollywood Movies: State-of-the-Art and Benchmarking.- Fusion Techniques in Biomedical Information Retrieval.- Using Crowdsourcing to Capture Complexity in Human Interpretations of Multimedia Content. | This book presents a thorough overview of fusion in computer vision, from an interdisciplinary and multi-application viewpoint, describing successful approaches, evaluated in the context of international benchmarks that model realistic use cases. Features: examines late fusion approaches for concept recognition in images and videos; describes the interpretation of visual content by incorporating models of the human visual system with content understanding methods; investigates the fusion of multi-modal features of different semantic levels, as well as results of semantic concept detections, for example-based event recognition in video; proposes rotation-based ensemble classifiers for high-dimensional data, which encourage both individual accuracy and diversity within the ensemble; reviews application-focused strategies of fusion in video surveillance, biomedical information retrieval, and content detection in movies; discusses the modeling of mechanisms of human interpretation of complex visual content. | <p>Examines information fusion in the context of multimodal<i> </i>and multidimensional data representation, i.e., video, image and text</p><p>Presents a focus on information fusion for tackling higher-level description of multimedia information</p><p>Discusses the latest research on a broad range of multimedia information fusion techniques</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-05740-8 | Computer Science | Jaramillo | [NAME], IBM, Lake Worth, FL, USA; [NAME], Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA; Ankur Agarwal, Florida Atlantic University, Coral Springs, FL, USA | Virtualization Techniques for Mobile Systems |  | Multimedia Systems and Applications |  | 1 | 2014 | 110 | Hard cover | Book | X, 110 p. 38 illus. | 0 | approx. | 109 | Computer Science | Computer Communication Networks | SCI13022 | UKN | Multimedia Information Systems | SCI18059 | UG | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Mobile Virtualization Technologies.- Mobile Virtualization Comparative Analysis.- Mobile Virtualization Case Study.- Mobile Virtualization Reference Architecture.- Mobile Virtualization Container Performance Analysis.- Conclusion, Contributions and Future Work. | This book presents effective ways to partition mobile devices such that the enterprise system access and its information are completely separated from the personal information. For those using mobile devices for personal and business purposes, the ability to keep the data secure and separate is critical. The applications for security in smart platforms range from personal email accounts to global enterprise systems. Several approaches for mobile virtualization are described, all creating secure and secluded environments for enterprise information. The authors present a reference architecture that allows for integration with existing enterprise mobile device management systems and provides a lightweight solution for containerizing mobile applications. This solution is then benchmarked with several of the existing mobile virtualization solutions across a range of mobile devices. Virtualization Techniques for Mobile Systems is an excellent resource for researchers and professionals working in mobile systems. Advanced-level students studying computer science and electrical engineering will also find the content helpful. | <p>Shows how to partition mobile devices to separate the enterprise system access and the personal information</p><p>Describes a reference architecture that allows for integration with existing mobile device systems</p>Provides statistical analysis to help identify the performance of the virtualization technologies tested across the various platforms | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-1-4899-7438-9 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Hamdard University, New Delhi, India; [NAME], The University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia | ICTs and the Millennium Development Goals | A United Nations Perspective |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 290 | Hard cover | Book | X, 290 p. 32 illus., 11 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Computer Science | Information Systems and Communication Service | SCI18008 | UT | Business Information Systems | SCW26007 | KJQ | Computer Science | Contributed volume | Springer US | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Learning, Communication and Interaction via Wiki: An Australian Perspective.- ICTs Diffusion Trajectories and Economic Development.- An Empirical Analysis of Gendered Differences in MDG Awareness Across Sources of Information.- Global Evidence of Age-Structured Differences in MDG Awareness Among Users of Personal Computers.- Finding Weighted Positive Influence Dominating Set to Make Impact to Negatives.- A Conceptual Interdisciplinary Plug-and-Play Cyber Security Framework.- [NAME] and Development: Synthesis on New Misuse Perspective.- Incorporating ICTs in Schools for Effective Education.- Implementing ICT in Schools in a Developing Country.- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Applications for Customer Relationship Management (CRM).- Information Retrieval Using Rough Set Approximations.- The Role of ICTs in Poverty Eradication.- ICT-Based Trade Facilitation and the MDGs.- A Case Study: From Game-Programming to ICTs.- Challenges for Mobile Governance in India. | This book attempts to create awareness about the UN-MDGs and how various ICT can be harnessed to appeal to different demographics. Current empirical evidence suggests that MDG awareness is relatively low particularly in developed countries, and that the levels of MDG awareness vary considerable across socioeconomic variables or demographics from United Nations perspective. It also examines how ICT can be used to bring about technical and social innovations strengthen livelihoods, support economic development, water and climate resilience and improve the education and health sectors and enhance development opportunities. Several studies are highlighted that reinforce the view that government support and private sector expertise and funding are important factors in ICT-based e-government solutions in developing countries.The book also builds on the thesis that a strong connection between competencies in mathematics, science, and information communication/technology is required to build logical concepts and critical thinking skills. It also examines the opportunities and barriers of promoting students’ learning skills, including communication, cooperation, collaboration and connection using the [NAME] tool under the blackboard platform. Finally, the book also highlights the challenges involved in application of ICT in education. This is significant for educators in order to surmount these obstacles and consequently successfully incorporate ICT into the educational system.The chapters present the relevant literature on ICTs and the perceived barriers to ICT integration in basic education. They also focus on the implications of incorporating ICT in the basic educational system. The challenges confronting the integration of ICT in education are equally identified with a view to ensuring a more efficient application of ICT in attaining education for all. | <p>Measures the efficiency of the millennium development goals (MDGs) across different socioeconomic variables and demographics</p><p>Offers new strategies considering ICT for organizations in the field of development cooperation</p><p>Provides development policy guidelines for ICT and Information Society</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-1-4939-0535-5 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME], LLC, [NAME], CA, USA | Digital Da Vinci | Computers in Music |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 299 | Hard cover | Book | I, 299 p. 78 illus. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities | SCI23036 | H | Mathematics in Music | SCM33000 | PBW | Professional Computing | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Chapter 1: A Tale Of Four Moguls: Interviews With [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] And [NAME] 2: Getting On The Billboard Charts: Music Production As Agile Software Development.- Chapter 3: Producing And Its Effect On Vocal Recordings.- Chapter 4: Mediated Interactions And Musical Expression – A Survey.- Chapter 5: Improvising With Digital Auto-Scaffolding: How Mimi Changes And Enhances The Creative Process.- Chapter 6: Delegating Creativity: Use Of Musical Algorithms In Machine Listening And Composition.- Chapter 7: Machine Listening Of Music.- Chapter 8: Making Things Growl, Purr And Sing.- Chapter 9: Eeg-Based Brain-Computer Interface For Emotional Involvement In Games Through Music.- Chapter 10: Computer And Music Pedagogy. | The Digital Da Vinci book series opens with the interviews of music mogul [NAME], MP3 inventor [NAME], [NAME] founder [NAME] and entertainment attorney [NAME]. A strong supporter of science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs in schools, The Black Eyed Peas founding member will.i.am announced in July 2013 his plan to study computer science. [NAME], the epitome of a Renaissance man, was an Italian polymath at the turn of the 16th century. Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, the division of labor has brought forth specialization in the workforce and university curriculums. The endangered species of polymaths is facing extinction. Computer science has come to the rescue by enabling practitioners to accomplish more than ever in the field of music. In this book, [NAME] recounts his journey in executive producing a Billboard-charting song like managing agile software development; [NAME] expounds producing and its effect on vocal recordings; [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME] survey the field of mediated musical interaction and musical expression; [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME] describe improvising with digital auto-scaffolding; [NAME] and [NAME] explain the use of musical algorithms in machine listening and composition; [NAME] discusses machine listening of music; Stephen and [NAME] make smart things growl, purr and sing; [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME] examine EEG-based brain-computer interface for emotional involvement in games through music and last but not least, [NAME] concludes the book with computer and music pedagogy. Digital Da Vinci: Computers in Music is dedicated to polymathic education and interdisciplinary studies in the digital age empowered by computer science. Educators and researchers ought to encourage the new generation of scholars to become as well rounded as a Renaissance man or woman. | <p>Explores polymathic education through unconventional and creative applications of computer science in music</p><p><p>Examines the use of algorithms, machine learning, open-source sound synthesis libraries and computer modeling for musical composition</p><p><p>Includes contributions from leading researchers and practitioners in computer science and musicology</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-05289-2 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME], Burnaby, BC, Canada; [NAME], [NAME], Burnaby, BC, Canada; [NAME], [NAME], Burnaby, BC, Canada | Fundamentals of Multimedia |  | Texts in Computer Science |  | 2 | 2014 | 548 | Hard cover | Book | XVII, 548 p. 350 illus., 97 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 99 | Computer Science | Multimedia Information Systems | SCI18059 | UG | Computer Communication Networks | SCI13022 | UKN | Computer Science | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-24 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: Introduction and Multimedia Data Representations.- Introduction to Multimedia.- A Taste of Multimedia.- Graphics and Image Data Representations.- Color in Image and Video.- Fundamental Concepts in Video.- [NAME] of Digital Audio.- Part II: Multimedia Data Compression.- Lossless Compression Algorithms.- Lossy Compression Algorithms.- Image Compression Standards.- Basic Video Compression Techniques.- MPEG Video Coding: MPEG-1, 2, 4 and 7.- New Video Coding Standards: H.264 and H.265.- Basic Audio Compression Techniques.- MPEG Audio Compression.- Part III: Multimedia Communications and Networking.- Network Services and [NAME] for Multimedia Communications.- Internet Multimedia Content Distribution.- Multimedia over Wireless and Mobile Networks.- Part IV: Multimedia Information Sharing and Retrieval.- Social Media Sharing.- [NAME] for Multimedia Services.- Content-Based Retrieval in Digital Libraries. | This textbook introduces the “Fundamentals of Multimedia”, addressing real issues commonly faced in the workplace. The essential concepts are explained in a practical way to enable students to apply their existing skills to address problems in multimedia. Fully revised and updated, this new edition now includes coverage of such topics as 3D TV, social networks, high-efficiency video compression and conferencing, wireless and mobile networks, and their attendant technologies. Features: presents an overview of the key concepts in multimedia, including color science; reviews lossless and lossy compression methods for image, video and audio data; examines the demands placed by multimedia communications on wired and wireless networks; discusses the impact of social media and cloud computing on information sharing and on multimedia content search and retrieval; includes study exercises at the end of each chapter; provides supplementary resources for both students and instructors at an associated website. | <p>Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of multimedia for students with no background in the area</p><p>Enhanced second edition with a greater emphasis on networks, including social networks, wireless and mobile networks and coverage of multimedia databases and retrieval</p>Updated with the latest multimedia standards, such as the new video compression and conferencing standards H.264 and H.265 | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-05641-8 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Peking University, Beijing, China; [NAME], Peking University, Beijing, China | Visual Saliency Computation | A Machine Learning Perspective | Lecture Notes in Computer Science | 8408 | 1 | 2014 | 240 | Soft cover | Book | XI, 240 p. | 0 | approx. | 69.99 | Computer Science | Image Processing and Computer Vision | SCI22021 | UYT | Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) | SCI21017 | UYQ | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 |  |  | Benchmark and evaluation metrics.- Location-based visual saliency computation.- Object-based visual saliency computation.- Learning-based visual saliency computation.- Mining cluster-specific knowledge for saliency ranking.- Removing label ambiguity  in training saliency model.- Saliency-based applications.- Conclusions and future work. | This book covers fundamental principles and computational approaches relevant to visual saliency computation. As an interdisciplinary problem, visual saliency computation is introduced in this book from an innovative perspective that combines both neurobiology and machine learning. The book is also well-structured to address a wide range of readers, from specialists in the field to general readers interested in computer science and cognitive psychology. With this book, a reader can start from the very basic question of 'what is visual saliency?' and progressively explore the problems in detecting salient locations, extracting salient objects, learning prior knowledge, evaluating performance, and using saliency in real-world applications. It is highly expected that this book will spark a great interest of research in the related communities in years to come. | <p>Written to be easily understood by a wide range of readers, from specialists in the field of visual saliency computation to general readers interested in computer science and cognitive psychology</p><p>Offers a foreword by [NAME], included in the front matter and is freely available for perusal on SpringerLink</p><p>Introduces concepts step-by-step, starting from visual saliency and progressively exploring the problems in modeling saliency, extracting salient objects, mining prior knowledge, evaluating performance, and using saliency in real-world applications</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-05010-2 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], University of Silesia Institute of Computer Science, Katowice, Poland | Geometrical Multiresolution Adaptive Transforms | Theory and Applications | Studies in Computational Intelligence | 545 | 1 | 2014 | 107 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 107 p. 65 illus., 21 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Computer Science | Image Processing and Computer Vision | SCI22021 | UYT | Math Applications in Computer Science | SCI17044 | UYAM | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Smoothlets.- Multismoothlets.- Moments-Based Multismoothlet Transform.- Image Compression.- Image Denoising.- Edge Detection.- Summary. | Modern image processing techniques are based on multiresolution geometrical methods of image representation. These methods are efficient in sparse approximation of digital images. There is a wide family of functions called simply ‘X-lets’, and these methods can be divided into two groups: the adaptive and the nonadaptive. This book is devoted to the adaptive methods of image approximation, especially to multismoothlets.Besides multismoothlets, several other new ideas are also covered. Current literature considers the black and white images with smooth horizon function as the model for sparse approximation but here, the class of blurred multihorizon is introduced, which is then used in the approximation of images with multiedges. Additionally, the semi-anisotropic model of multiedge representation, the introduction of the shift invariant multismoothlet transform and sliding multismoothlets are also covered.Geometrical Multiresolution Adaptive Transforms should be accessible to both mathematicians and computer scientists. It is suitable as a professional reference for students, researchers and engineers, containing many open problems and will be an excellent starting point for those who are beginning new research in the area or who want to use geometrical multiresolution adaptive methods in image processing, analysis or compression. | <p>Presents the recent state-of-the-art of geometrical multiresolution methods leading to sparse image representations</p><p>Provides many open problems in the area of geometrical multiresolution methods of image approximation</p><p>Includes competitive applications of geometrical multiresolution methods to image compression, denoising and edge detection</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11647 | Engineering
 | 978-3-319-05629-6 | Computer Science | Maji | [NAME], Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India; [NAME], Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India | Scalable Pattern Recognition Algorithms | Applications in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 313 | Hard cover | Book | XVI, 313 p. 55 illus., 10 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Computer Science | Computational Biology/Bioinformatics | SCI23050 | PSA | Pattern Recognition | SCI2203X | UYQP | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction to Pattern Recognition and Bioinformatics.- Part I Classification.- Neural Network Tree for Identification of Splice Junction and Protein Coding Region in DNA.- Design of String Kernel to Predict Protein Functional Sites Using Kernel-Based Classifiers.- Part II Feature Selection.- Rough Sets for Selection of Molecular Descriptors to Predict Biological Activity of Molecules.- f -Information Measures for Selection of Discriminative Genes from Microarray Data.- Identification of Disease Genes Using Gene Expression and Protein-Protein Interaction Data.- Rough Sets for Insilico Identification of Differentially Expressed miRNAs.- Part III Clustering.- Grouping Functionally Similar Genes from Microarray Data Using Rough-Fuzzy Clustering.- Mutual Information Based Supervised Attribute Clustering for Microarray Sample Classification.- Possibilistic Biclustering for Discovering Value-Coherent Overlapping d -Biclusters.- Fuzzy Measures and Weighted Co-Occurrence Matrix for Segmentation of Brain MR Images. | This book addresses the need for a unified framework describing how soft computing and machine learning techniques can be judiciously formulated and used in building efficient pattern recognition models. The text reviews both established and cutting-edge research, providing a careful balance of theory, algorithms, and applications, with a particular emphasis given to applications in computational biology and bioinformatics. Features: integrates different soft computing and machine learning methodologies with pattern recognition tasks; discusses in detail the integration of different techniques for handling uncertainties in decision-making and efficiently mining large biological datasets; presents a particular emphasis on real-life applications, such as microarray expression datasets and magnetic resonance images; includes numerous examples and experimental results to support the theoretical concepts described; concludes each chapter with directions for future research and a comprehensive bibliography. | <p>Reviews the development of scalable pattern recognition algorithms for computational biology and bioinformatics</p><p>Includes numerous examples and experimental results to support the theoretical concepts described</p><p>Concludes each chapter with directions for future research and a comprehensive bibliography</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-1-4939-0529-4 | Computer Science | Manouselis | [NAME], Agro-Know Technologies, Athens, Greece; [NAME], Welten Institute – Research Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands; [NAME], Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, [NAME], The Netherlands; [NAME], Spanish National University for Distance Education, Madrid, Spain | Recommender Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning | Research Trends and Applications |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 248 | Hard cover | Book | X, 248 p. 67 illus., 46 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Computer Science | Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) | SCI21017 | UYQ | Education (general) | SCO00000 | JN | Computer Science | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Collaborative Filtering Recommendation of Educational Content in Social Environments utilizing Sentiment Analysis Techniques.- Towards automated evaluation of learning resources inside repositories.- Linked Data and the Social Web as facilitators for TEL recommender systems in research and practice.- The Learning Registry: Applying Social Metadata for Learning Resource Recommendations.- A Framework for Personalised Learning-Plan Recommendations in Game-Based Learning.- An approach for an Affective Educational Recommendation Model.- The Case for Preference-Inconsistent Recommendations.- Further Thoughts on Context-Aware Paper Recommendations for Education.- Towards a Social Trust-aware Recommender for Teachers.- ALEF: from Application to Platform for Adaptive Collaborative Learning.- Two Recommending Strategies to enhance Online Presence in Personal Learning Environments.- Recommendations from Heterogeneous Sources in a Technology Enhanced Learning Ecosystem.- COCOON CORE: CO-Author Recommendations based on Betweenness Centrality and Interest Similarity.- Scientific Recommendations to Enhance Scholarly Awareness and [NAME]. | As an area, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) aims to design, develop and test socio-technical innovations that will support and enhance learning practices of individuals and organizations. Information retrieval is a pivotal activity in TEL and the deployment of recommender systems has attracted increased interest during the past years.Recommendation methods, techniques and systems open an interesting new approach to facilitate and support learning and teaching. The goal is to develop, deploy and evaluate systems that provide learners and teachers with meaningful guidance in order to help identify suitable learning resources from a potentially overwhelming variety of choices.Contributions address the following topics: i) user and item data that can be used to support learning recommendation systems and scenarios, ii) innovative methods and techniques for recommendation purposes in educational settings and iii) examples of educational platforms and tools where recommendations are incorporated. | <p>Presents cutting edge research from leading experts in the growing field of Recommender Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (RecSys TEL)</p><p><p>International contributions are included to demonstrate the merging of various efforts and communities</p><p>Topics include: Linked Data and the Social Web as Facilitators for TEL Recommender Systems in Research and Practice, [NAME] in Game-Based Learning and Recommendations from Heterogeneous Sources in a Technology Enhanced Learning Ecosystem</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-94-6239-066-9 | Computer Science | Mauro | Jacopo Mauro, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy | Constraints Meet Concurrency |  | Atlantis Studies in [NAME] | 5 | 1 | 2014 | 148 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 148 p. 13 illus. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters | SCI14037 | UMX | Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages | SCI16048 | UYA | Computer Science | Monograph | Atlantis Press | Available | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 |  | Introduction.- Constraints.- Concurrency.- Constraint Handling Rules.- Non Turing powerful fragments of CHR.- Expressive power of priorities in CHR.- Constraints in Clouds.- A Classification-based Approach to Manage a Solver Portfolio.- Broadcast messages in Jolie.- Interruptible request responses in Jolie.- Conclusions.- References.- Proofs. | This book describes the benefits that emerge when the fields of constraint programming and concurrency meet. On the one hand, constraints can be used in concurrency theory to increase the conciseness and the expressive power of concurrent languages from a pragmatic point of view. On the other hand, problems modeled by using constraints can be solved faster and more efficiently using a concurrent system. Both directions are explored providing two separate lines of development. Firstly the expressive power of a concurrent language is studied, namely Constraint Handling Rules, that supports constraints as a primitive construct. The features of this language which make it Turing powerful are shown. Then a framework is proposed to solve constraint problems that is intended to be deployed on a concurrent system. For the development of this framework the concurrent language [NAME] following the Service Oriented paradigm is used. Based on this experience, an extension to Service Oriented Languages is also proposed in order to overcome some of their limitations and to improve the development of concurrent applications. | <p>A new approach to combine constraint programming and concurrency theory</p><p>Best 2012 doctoral dissertation in theoretical computer science and logic by Italian EATCS chapter</p><p>Best 2012 doctoral dissertation in computation logic by GULP</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-1-4939-0368-9 | Computer Science | Meduna | [NAME], Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic; Petr Zemek, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic | Regulated Grammars and Automata |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 694 | Hard cover | Book | XXI, 694 p. 12 illus. | 0 | final | 149 | Computer Science | Theory of Computation | SCI16005 | UY | Computation by Abstract Devices | [NAME] | UYZG | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer New York | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Mathematical Background.- Rudiments of Formal Language Theory.- Context-Based Grammatical Regulation.- Rule-Based Grammatical Regulation.- One-Sided Versions of Random Context Grammars.- On Erasing Rules and Their Elimination.- Extension of Languages Resulting from Regulated Grammars.- Sequential Rewriting over Word Monoids.- Regulated ET0L Grammars.- Uniform Regulated Rewriting in Parallel.- Parallel Rewriting over Word Monoids.- Regulated Multigenerative Grammar Systems.- Controlled Pure Grammar Systems.- Self-Regulating Automata.- Automata Regulated by Control Languages.- Jumping Finite Automata.- Deep Pushdown Automata.- Applications: Overview.- Case Studies.- Concluding Remarks.- Summary. | This is the first book to offer key theoretical topics and terminology concerning regulated grammars and automata. They are the most important language-defining devices that work under controls represented by additional mathematical mechanisms. Key topics include formal language theory, grammatical regulation, grammar systems, erasing rules, parallelism, word monoids, regulated and unregulated automata and control languages. The book explores how the information utilized in computer science is most often represented by formal languages defined by appropriate formal devices. It provides both algorithms and a variety of real-world applications, allowing readers to understand both theoretical concepts and fundamentals. There is a special focus on applications to scientific fields including biology, linguistics and informatics. This book concludes with case studies and future trends for the field. Regulated Grammars and [NAME] is designed as a reference for researchers and professionals working in computer science and mathematics who deal with language processors. Advanced-level students in computer science and mathematics will also find this book a valuable resource as a secondary textbook or reference. | <p>Offers key theoretical topics and terminology concerning regulated grammars and automata</p><p><p>Includes real-world applications and future trends in the field</p><p>Covers easy-to-follow theoretical concepts and fundamentals</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-642-54330-2 | Computer Science | Meinel | [NAME], Hasso Plattner-Institute for IT Systems Engineering, Potsdam, Germany; [NAME], Hasso Plattner-Institute for IT Systems Engineering, Potsdam, Germany | Digital Communication | Communication, Multimedia, Security | X.media.publishing |  | 1 | 2014 | 400 | Hard cover | Book | X, 400 p. 146 illus. | 0 | final | 99 | Computer Science | Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks | SCI13006 | UT | Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet) | SCI18040 | UNH | Professional Computing | Professional book | Springer [NAME] | Available | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 | 2014-02-23 00:00:00 |  | Prologue.- Historical Overview.- Communication Fundamentals in Computer Networks.- Multimedia Data and Its Encoding.- Digital Security.- Epilogue.- List of Persons.- Abbreviations and Acronyms.- Image References.- Bibliography.- Index. | The authors give a detailed summary about the fundamentals and the historical background of digital communication. This includes an overview of the encoding principles and algorithms of textual information, audio information, as well as images, graphics, and video in the Internet. Furthermore the fundamentals of computer networking, digital security and cryptography are covered. Thus, the book provides a well-founded access to communication technology of computer networks, the internet and the WWW. Numerous pictures and images, a subject-index and a detailed list of historical personalities including a glossary for each chapter increase the practical benefit of this book that is well suited as well as for undergraduate students as for working practitioners. | <p>Combines the History of Communication Media, Computer Networks and Cryptography with the Basic Knowledge in these disciplines<br>Can be used as a textbook for undergraduate students as well as a reference book for practitioners<br>Includes 17 in-depth excurses that provide extensive knowledge </p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-211-99440-5 | Computer Science | Memon | [NAME], University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark; [NAME], University of Southern Denmark Maersk McKinney Moller Institute, Odense M, Denmark | Mathematical Methods for Destabilizing Terrorist Activities | Methods and Practical Algorithms for Analysis and Visualization |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 300 | Hard cover | Book | 300 p. 30 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 99 | Computer Science | Probability and Statistics in Computer Science | SCI17036 | UYAM | Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis | SCM1400X | PBKS | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer Vienna | In production | 2014-06-15 00:00:00 |  |  |  | This work represents the latest in mathematical and computational techniques to assist in combating terrorist cells. Achieved by quantifying threats and the effectiveness of counterterrorism operations and strategies, contributors share theories and methodologies to generate and analyze terrorist networks and provide mathematical methods and practical algorithms for destabilizing adversaries. New developments include: A new centrality-like measure to screen networks for potential actors of interest; Detection of topological characteristics of these networks to understand structure; Measures based on efficiency of networks to identify key players; Theories to detect command structures of networks by detecting hidden hierarchies; A knowledge base of the terrorist attacks in / planned in the past, by spidering data. Results of command structure via new algorithms with SNA literature (N-Clique, K-Core, etc.) are compared. The best techniques are combined to assist intelligence agencies / law enforcement. | <P>Provides new algorithms for finding direct and indirect relations in networks</P> <P>Shows how mathematics and computer science can be utilized to counteract terrorism</P> <P>Leading counterterrorism experts contributed their views and strategies on the topic</P> <P>Combines theoretical and practical aspects with case studies</P> <P>Provides a tool-box for Intelligence and Law Enforcement agencies</P> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-642-54156-8 | Computer Science | Mendes | [NAME], Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden | Practitioner's Knowledge Representation | A Pathway to Improve Software Effort Estimation |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 207 | Hard cover | Book | XI, 207 p. 84 illus., 74 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Computer Science | Software Engineering | SCI14029 | UMZ | Probability and Statistics in Computer Science | SCI17036 | UYAM | Professional Computing | Professional book | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Chapter 1: Introduction to knowledge management.- Chapter 2: Web development vs. software development.- Chapter 3: Introduction to effort estimation.- Chapter 4: Literature review on Web effort estimation.- Chapter 5: Introduction to Bayesian network models.- Chapter 6: Expert-based knowledge engineering of Bayesian networks.- Chapter 7: First case study.- Chapter 8: Second case study.- Chapter 9: Third case study.- Chapter 10: Fourth case study.- Chapter 11: Fifth case study.- Chapter 12: Sixth case study.- Chapter 13: Ways in which to use Bayesian network models within a company.- Chapter 14: Conclusions. | The main goal of this book is to help organizations improve their effort estimates and effort estimation processes by providing a step-by-step methodology that takes them through the creation and validation of models that are based on their own knowledge and experience. Such models, once validated, can then be used to obtain predictions, carry out risk analyses, enhance their estimation processes for new projects and generally advance them as learning organizations.[NAME] presents the Expert-Based Knowledge Engineering of Bayesian Networks (EKEBNs) methodology, which she has used and adapted during the course of several industry collaborations with different companies world-wide over more than 6 years. The book itself consists of two major parts: first, the methodology’s foundations in knowledge management, effort estimation (with special emphasis on the intricacies of software and Web development) and Bayesian networks are detailed; then six industry case studies are presented which illustrate the practical use of EKEBNs. Domain experts from each company participated in the elicitation of the bespoke models for effort estimation and all models were built employing the widely-used Netica ™ tool. This part is rounded off with a chapter summarizing the experiences with the methodology and the derived models.Practitioners working on software project management, software process quality or effort estimation and risk analysis in general will find a thorough introduction into an industry-proven methodology as well as numerous experiences, tips and possible pitfalls invaluable for their daily work. | <p>Presents an industry-proven methodology for (software) effort estimation</p><p>Illustrated by several case studies employing a widely-used tool</p><p>Author with long-term experience in industry and academia</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-642-38275-8 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Renmin University of China, Beijing, People's Republic of China; [NAME], Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China; [NAME], Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China | Moving Objects Management | Models, Techniques and Applications |  |  | 2 | 2014 | 231 | Hard cover | Book | XVI, 231 p. 105 illus. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | Database Management | SCI18024 | UN | Transportation | SC119000 | THRB | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  | Distribution rights in China : Tsinghua University Press | Introduction.- Moving Objects Modeling.- Moving Objects Tracking.- Moving Objects Indexing.- Moving Objects Basic Querying.- Moving Objects Advanced Querying.- Trajectory Prediction of Moving Objects.- Uncertainty Management in Moving Objects Database.- Statistical Analysis on Moving Object Trajectories.- Clustering Analysis of Moving Objects.- Dynamic Transportation Navigation.- Location Privacy. | Applications, 2nd Edition focuses on moving object management, from the location management perspective to determining how constantly changing locations affect the traditional database and data mining technology. The book specifically describes the topics of moving objects modeling and location tracking, indexing and querying, clustering, location uncertainty, traffic-aware navigation and privacy issues, as well as the application to intelligent transportation systems. Through the book, the readers will be made familiar with the cutting-edge technologies in moving object management that can be effectively applied in LBS and transportation contexts. The second edition of this book significantly expands the coverage of the latest research on location privacy, traffic-aware navigation and uncertainty. The book has also been reorganized, with nearly all chapters rewritten, and several new chapters have been added to address the latest topics on moving objects management.[NAME] is a professor at the School of Information, Renmin University of China; [NAME] is a professor at the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS); [NAME] is an assistant professor at the ISCAS. | <p>Significantly reorganized and expanded second edition includes not only basic theories and new concepts but also practical technologies and applications</p><p>Updates novel database techniques in modeling, location tracking, indexing, querying as well as data mining in clustering analysis of moving objects</p><p>Updates the latest research on location privacy, uncertainty management and traffic flow analysis of moving objects</p><p>Presents a typical application of moving objects management in intelligent transportation systems</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-04216-9 | Computer Science | Motta | [NAME], University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; [NAME], Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland | Software Engineering Education for a Global E-Service Economy | State of the Art, Trends and Developments | Progress in IS |  | 1 | 2014 | 162 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 162 p. 36 illus. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | Software Engineering | SCI14029 | UMZ | Business Information Systems | SCW26007 | KJQ | Computer Science | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | Available | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 |  | Techniques and Technologies for Software Engineering Education.- Software Engineering Education versus Industry Demand.- Curricula for Software Engineering Education. | This book presents and discusses the state of the art and future trends in software engineering education. It introduces new and innovative methods, models and frameworks to focus the training towards the needs and requirements of the industry. Topics included in this book are: education models for software engineering, development of the software engineering discipline, innovation and evaluation of software engineering education, curriculum for software engineering education, requirements and cultivation of outstanding software engineers for the future and cooperation models for industries and software engineering education. | <p>Presents an in-depth discussion on techniques and technologies for software engineering education </p><p>Introduces innovative methods, models and frameworks for industry-oriented software education </p><p>Includes case studies presenting real-world experiences and lessons learned</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-1-4939-0377-1 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], University of California, Irvine, [NAME], CA, USA; [NAME], IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA | Ways of Knowing in HCI |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 468 | Hard cover | Book | VIII, 468 p. 48 illus. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Computer Science | User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction | SCI18067 | UYZG | Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | [NAME] | UNF | Computer Science | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer New York | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Prologue.- Reading and Interpreting Ethnography.- Using Curiosity, Creativity, and Surprise as Analytic Tools: Grounded Theory Method as a Way of Knowing in HCI.- Knowing by Doing: Action Research as an Approach to HCI.- Concepts, Values, and Methods for Technical Human-Computer Interaction Research.- Study, Build, Repeat: Using Online Communities as a Research Platform.- Field Deployments: Knowing from Using in Context.- Science and Design.- The Rise of Research through Design in HCI.- Experimental Research in HCI.- Surveys in HCI.- Crowdsourcing in HCI Research.- Sensor Data Streams.- Eye-tracking: A Brief Introduction.- Understanding User Behavior through Log Data and Analysis.- Looking Back: Retrospective Study Methods for HCI.- Agent [NAME] to Inform the Design of Multiuser Systems.- Social Network Analysis.- Research and Ethics in HCI.- Epilogue. | This textbook brings together both new and traditional research methods in Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Research methods include interviews and observations, ethnography, grounded theory and analysis of digital traces of behavior. Readers will gain an understanding of the type of knowledge each method provides, its disciplinary roots and how each contributes to understanding users, user behavior and the context of use. The background context, clear explanations and sample exercises make this an ideal textbook for graduate students, as well as a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners. | <p>Provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of current research methods in HCI</p><p>Equips readers to handle complex research questions</p><p>Includes a structured context with key references and thought-provoking exercises for students</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-04183-4 | Computer Science | Oreifej | [NAME], University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA; [NAME], University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA | Robust Subspace Estimation Using Low-Rank Optimization | Theory and Applications | The International Series in Video Computing | 12 | 1 | 2014 | 112 | Hard cover | Book | VI, 112 p. 41 illus., 39 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics | SCI22005 | UYQV |  |  |  | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Background and Literature Review.- Seeing Through Water: Underwater Scene Reconstruction.- Simultaneous Turbulence Mitigation and Moving Object Detection.- Action Recognition by Motion Trajectory Decomposition.- Complex Event Recognition Using Constrained Rank Optimization.- Concluding Remarks.- Extended Derivations for Chapter 4. | Recovering the low-rank structure of a linear subspace using a small set of corrupted examples has recently been made feasible through substantial advances in the area of matrix completion and nuclear-norm minimization. Such low-rank structures appear in certain conditions heavily in computer vision, for instance, in the frames of a video, the camera motion, and a picture of a building façade. In this book, we discuss several formulations and extensions of low-rank optimization, and demonstrate how recovering the underlying basis and detecting the corresponding outliers allow us to solve fundamental computer vision problems, including video denoising, background subtraction, action detection, and complex event recognition. | <p>Provides a comprehensive summary of the state-of-the-art methods and applications of Low-Rank Optimization</p><p>Reviews the latest approaches in a wide range of computer vision problems, including: Scene Reconstruction, Video Denoising, Activity Recognition, and [NAME] Subtraction</p><p>Involves a self-complete and detailed description of the methods and theories which makes it ideal for graduate students looking for a comprehensive resource in this area</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-1-4939-0391-7 | Computer Science | Pelekis | [NAME], University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece; [NAME], University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece | Mobility Data Management and Exploration |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 300 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 300 p. 157 illus. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Computer Science | Database Management | SCI18024 | UN | Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | [NAME] | UNF | Computer Science | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer New York | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: Setting the Scene.- Introduction.- Background on spatial data management and exploration.- Part II: Mobility Data Management.- Modeling and acquiring mobility data.- Mobility database management.- Moving object database engines.- Part III.- Mobility Data Exploration.- Preparing for mobility data exploration.- Mobility data mining and knowledge discovery.- Privacy-aware mobility data exploration.- Part IV: Advanced Topics.- Semantic aspects on mobility data.- The case of big mobility data.- Part V: Epilogue-Hands-on.- Epilogue.- Hands-on with Hermes@OracleMOD.- Hands-on with Hermes@PostgresMOD. | This text integrates different mobility data handling processes, from database management to multi-dimensional analysis and mining, into a unified presentation driven by the spectrum of requirements raised by real-world applications. It presents a step-by-step methodology to understand and exploit mobility data: collecting and cleansing data, storage in Moving Object Database (MOD) engines, indexing, processing, analyzing and mining mobility data. Emerging issues, such as semantic and privacy-aware querying and mining as well as distributed data processing, are also covered. Theoretical presentation is smoothly interchanged with hands-on exercises and case studies involving an actual MOD engine. The authors are established experts who address both theoretical and practical dimensions of the field but also present valuable prototype software. The background context, clear explanations and sample exercises make this an ideal textbook for graduate students studying database management, data mining and geographic information systems. | <p>Integrates mobility data handling processes to meet real-world application requirements</p><p>Supports practical applications with supplementary software (Hermes MOD engine)</p><p>Presents real case studies to validate applications</p><p>Includes sample exercises, sample project proposals and parallel teaching slides</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-04776-8 | Computer Science | Peroni | [NAME], University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy | Semantic Web Technologies and Legal Scholarly Publishing |  | Law, Governance and Technology Series | 15 | 1 | 2014 | 390 | Hard cover | Book | I, 390 p. 54 illus., 46 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Computer Science | Management of Computing and Information Systems | SCI24067 | UYZM | Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History | SCR11011 | LAB | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Table of Contents.- List of Tables.- List of Figures.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The digital publishing revolution.- 3 [NAME] beyond the trees.- 4 Markup Semantics and Quality Evaluation of Legal Drafting.- 5 The Semantic Publishing and Referencing Ontologies.- 6 Semantic data interfaces for the masses.- 7 Conclusions.- Appendices.- Author's biography.- Index. | This work deals with the applications of Semantic Publishing technologies in the legal domain, i.e., the use of Semantic Web technologies to address issues related to the Legal Scholarly Publishing. Research in the field of [NAME] has a long tradition in the application of semantic technologies, such as Semantic Web and Linked Data, to real-world scenarios. This book investigates and proposes solutions for three main issues that Semantic Publishing needs to address within the context of the Legal Scholarly Publishing: the need of tools for linking document text to a formal representation of its meaning; the lack of complete [NAME] for describing documents according to the publishing vocabulary and the absence of effective tools and user interfaces for easily acting on semantic publishing models and theories.In particular, this work introduces EARMARK, a markup meta language that allows one to create markup documents without the structural and semantic limits imposed by markup languages such as XML. EARMARK is a platform to link the content layer of a document with its intended formal semantics and it can be used with the Semantic Publishing and Referencing (SPAR) Ontologies, another topic in this book. SPAR Ontologies are a collection of formal models providing an upper semantic layer for describing the publishing domain. Using EARMARK as a foundation for SPAR descriptions opens up to a semantic characterisation of all the aspects of a document and of its parts. Finally, four user-friendly tools are introduced: LODE, KC-Viz, Graffoo and [NAME]. They were expressly developed to facilitate the interaction of publishers and domain experts with Semantic Publishing technologies by shielding such users from the underlying formalisms and semantic models of such technologies. | <p>Presents a novel Semantic Web approach to overlapping markup and markup semantics</p><p>Uses of diagrams and code excerpts to introduce the use of semantic publishing technologies and models</p><p>Discusses applications of markup semantics to markup languages for legal document and quality assessment of legal drafting</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11648 | Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
 | 978-3-642-54755-3 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; [NAME], University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland | Transactions on Rough Sets XVII |  | Lecture Notes in Computer Science | 8375 | 1 | 2014 | 294 | Soft cover | Book | X, 294 p. 44 illus. | 0 | final | 113 | Computer Science | Pattern Recognition | SCI2203X | UYQP | [NAME] | SCI1701X | UYA | Computer Science | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | Available | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 |  | Three-Valued Logics, Uncertainty Management and Rough Sets.- Standard Errors of Indices in Rough Set Data Analysis.- Proximity System: A Description-Based System for Quantifying the Nearness or Apartness of Visual Rough Sets.- Rough Sets and Matroids.- An Efficient Approach for Fuzzy Decision Reduct Computation.- Rough Sets in Economy and Finance.- Algorithms for Similarity Relation Learning from High Dimensional Data. | The LNCS journal Transactions on Rough Sets is devoted to the entire spectrum of rough sets related issues, from logical and mathematical foundations, through all aspects of rough set theory and its applications, such as data mining, knowledge discovery and intelligent information processing, to relations between rough sets and other approaches to uncertainty, vagueness, and incompleteness, such as fuzzy sets and theory of evidence. Volume XVII is a continuation of a number of research streams which have grown out of the seminal work by [NAME] during the first decade of the 21st century. The research streams represented in the papers cover both theory and applications of rough, fuzzy and near sets as well as their combinations. | <p>Regular issue of Transactions on Rough Sets containing seven high-quality papers</p><p>Offers a continuation of a number of research streams out of the seminal work by [NAME] Pawlak</p><p>A detailed preface, introducing the papers in the issue, is included in the front matter and is freely available for perusal on Springer Link</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-658-04772-6 | Computer Science | Pilorget | Lionel Pilorget, Basel, Switzerland | Implementing IT Processes | Description of the main 17 IT processes and directions for a successful implementation |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Soft cover | Book | Approx. 250 p. 60 illus. | 0 | approx. | 69.99 | Computer Science | Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks | SCI13006 | UT | Information Systems and Communication Service | SCI18008 | UT | Professional Computing | Professional book | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-04-15 00:00:00 |  |  | Theory of MIIP Model.- Detailed description of IT processes.- Introduction and surveillance of processes. | IT plays a major role in our current society. Due to system integration and process automation, a company has to rely on performant information systems. To achieve this objective, it is important to have relevant IT processes in place on the one hand to ensure current operation and on the other hand to enable the successful introduction of new technologies. Once IT processes are defined and described, interrelations become visible, which allows to gain an appropriate level of maturity. | <p>Structured Framework and clear landscape of IT processes</p><p>Detailed description of major IT processes</p><p>Precise description of Process Roles and definition of IT Governance</p><p>Directions for a successful implementation to gain an appropriate maturity level</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-05731-6 | Computer Science | Richter | Kai-Florian Richter, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Stephan Winter, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia | Landmarks | GIScience for Intelligent Services |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 220 | Hard cover | Book | X, 220 p. 47 illus. | 0 | approx. | 109 | Computer Science | Information Systems and Communication Service | SCI18008 | UT | Geographical Information Systems/Cartography | SCJ13000 | [NAME] | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction: What landmarks are, and why they are important.- Landmarks: A thought experiment.- Cognitive aspects: How people perceive, memorize, think and talk about landmarks.- Conceptual aspects: How landmarks can be described in data models.- Computational aspects: How landmarks can be observed, stored, and analysed.- Communication aspects: How landmarks enrich the communication between human and machine.- Conclusions: What is known and what is still challenging about landmarks. | This book covers the latest research on landmarks in GIS, including practical applications. It addresses perceptual and cognitive aspects of natural and artificial cognitive systems, computational aspects with respect to identifying or selecting landmarks for various purposes, and communication aspects of human-computer interaction for spatial information provision. Concise and organized, the book equips readers to handle complex conceptual aspects of trying to define and formally model these situations. The book provides a thorough review of the cognitive, conceptual, computational and communication aspects of GIS landmarks. This review is unique for comparing concepts across a spectrum of sub-disciplines in the field. Portions of the ideas discussed led to the world’s first commercial navigation service using landmarks selected with cognitive principles. Landmarks: GI Science for Intelligent Services targets practitioners and researchers working in geographic information science, computer science, information science, cognitive science, geography and psychology. Advanced-level students in computer science, geography and psychology will also find this book valuable as a secondary textbook or reference. | <p>Summarizes the latest studies on car navigation services, mobile location-based services, museum guides, tourist guides, public transport planners and recent voice interfaces to mobile devices</p><p>Broadens understanding of spatial applications for smart phones</p><p>Contains numerous exercises and examples to reinforce concepts</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-1-4939-0374-0 | Computer Science | Riolo | [NAME], University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; [NAME], Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, USA; [NAME], [NAME], Midland, MI, USA | Genetic Programming Theory and Practice XI |  | Genetic and Evolutionary Computation |  | 1 | 2014 | 226 | Hard cover | Book | XIV, 226 p. 69 illus. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) | SCI21017 | UYQ | Theory of Computation | SCI16005 | UY | Professional Computing | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | [NAME] in [NAME] Regression.- Exploring Interestingness in a Computational Evolution System for the Genome-Wide Genetic Analysis of Alzheimer's Disease.- Optimizing a Cloud Contract Portfolio using Genetic Programming-based Load Models.- Maintenance of a Long Running Distributed Genetic Programming System for Solving Problems Requiring Big Data.- Grounded Simulation: Using Simulated Evolution to Guide Embodied Evolution.- Applying Genetic Programming in Business Forecasting.- Explaining Unemployment Rates with Symbolic Regression.- Uniform Linear Transformation with Repair and Alternation in Genetic Programming.- A Deterministic and Symbolic Regression Hybrid Applied to Resting-State fMRI Data.- Gaining [NAME] in [NAME] Regression.- Geometric Semantic Genetic Programming for Real Life Applications.- Evaluation of Parameter Contribution to Neural Network Size and Fitness in ATHENA for Genetic Analysis. | These contributions, written by the foremost international researchers and practitioners of Genetic Programming (GP), explore the synergy between theoretical and empirical results on real-world problems, producing a comprehensive view of the state of the art in GP. Topics in this volume include: evolutionary constraints, relaxation of selection mechanisms, diversity preservation strategies, flexing fitness evaluation, evolution in dynamic environments, multi-objective and multi-modal selection, foundations of evolvability, evolvable and adaptive evolutionary operators, foundation of injecting expert knowledge in evolutionary search, analysis of problem difficulty and required GP algorithm complexity, foundations in running GP on the cloud – communication, cooperation, flexible implementation, and ensemble methods. Additional focal points for GP symbolic regression are: (1) The need to guarantee convergence to solutions in the function discovery mode; (2) Issues on model validation; (3) The need for model analysis workflows for insight generation based on generated GP solutions – model exploration, visualization, variable selection, dimensionality analysis; (4) Issues in combining different types of data. Readers will discover large-scale, real-world applications of GP to a variety of problem domains via in-depth presentations of the latest and most significant results. | <p>Describes cutting-edge work on genetic programming (GP) theory, applications of GP and how theory can be used to guide application of GP</p><p>Demonstrates large-scale applications of GP to a variety of problem domains</p><p>Reveals an inspiring synergy between GP applications and the latest in theoretical results for state-of –the-art problem solving</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-658-02899-2 | Computer Science | Schouten | [NAME], Eindhoven, Netherlands | Handbook of Contemporary Design for Game & Play | Design, Development, Business aspects of modern Game Design & Development |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Soft cover | Book | Approx. 450 p. 50 illus. | 0 | approx. | 89.99 | Computer Science | Health Informatics | SCI23060 | UBH | User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction | SCI18067 | UYZG | Professional Computing | Professional book | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 |  |  | The book covers different domains like healthcare, education etc. It is both practical as theoretical and will address opportunities for current and future serious games development. | This is the first extensive handbook on digital games and play. It covers state of the art practice and theory on gaming from different perspectives: Design, Technology, Development, Business, (Crowd) Funding, Cultural aspects (a.o.). | <p>Games as instruments for (social) innovation </p><p>Learn about future developments and business opportunities </p><p>Contributions from professionals in the field, both academic as well as experts from Design &amp; Development </p><p>Special chapters on design, technology, business, social aspects</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-642-54431-6 | Computer Science | Shehory | [NAME], IBM Haifa Research Laboratory, Haifa, Israel; Arnon Sturm, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, [NAME], Israel | Agent-Oriented Software Engineering | Reflections on Architectures, Methodologies, Languages, and [NAME] |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 310 | Hard cover | Book | X, 310 p. 59 illus., 5 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Computer Science | Software Engineering | SCI14029 | UMZ | Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) | SCI21017 | UYQ | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | A Brief Introduction to Agents.- Agent-Oriented Software Engineering – Revisiting the State-of-the-Art.- Application Impact of Multi-Agent Systems and Technologies: A Survey.- Multi-Agent Systems: A Software Architecture Viewpoint.- Design Patterns for Multi-Agent Systems: A Systematic Literature Review.- Agent Communication.- The Landscape of Agent-Oriented Methodologies.- Prometheus Research Directions.- O-MaSE: An Extensible Methodology for Multi-Agent Systems.- Ten Years of the INGENIAS Methodology.- A Survey of Multi-Agent Programming.- [NAME] and Frameworks.- GOAL: A Multi-Agent Programming Language Applied to an Exploration Game.- Unravelling Multi-Agent Oriented Programming.- The Evolution of MAS Tools.- Design and implementation of very large agent-based systems.- Agent Zero: A Framework for Simulating and [NAME] [NAME]. | With this book, [NAME] and [NAME], together with further contributors, introduce the reader to various facets of agent-oriented software engineering (AOSE). They provide a selected collection of state-of-the-art findings, which combines research from information systems, artificial intelligence, distributed systems and software engineering and covers essential development aspects of agent-based systems.The book chapters are organized into five parts. The first part introduces the AOSE domain in general, including introduction to agents and the peculiarities of software engineering for developing MAS. The second part describes general aspects of AOSE, like architectural models, design patterns and communication. Next, part three discusses AOSE methodologies and associated research directions and elaborates on [NAME], O-MaSE and INGENIAS. Part four then addresses agent-oriented programming languages. Finally, the fifth part presents studies related to the implementation of agents and multi-agent systems.The book not only provides a comprehensive review of design approaches for specifying agent-based systems, but also covers implementation aspects such as communication, standards and tools and environments for developing agent-based systems. It is thus of interest to researchers, practitioners and students who are interested in exploring the agent paradigm for developing software systems. | <p>Provides a comprehensive review of design approaches for agent-based systems</p><p>Covers essential implementation aspects such as communication, standards and tools and environments for developing agent-based and multi-agent systems</p><p>Combines research from information systems, artificial intelligence, distributed systems and software engineering</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-1-4471-6406-7 | Computer Science | Simovici | [NAME], University of Massachusetts, Boston Dept. Computer Science, Boston, MA, USA; Chabane Djeraba, Laboratoire d'Informatique Fundamentale de Lille, [NAME] d'Ascq, France | [NAME] for Data Mining | Set Theory, Partial Orders, Combinatorics | Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing |  | 2 | 2014 | 820 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 820 p. 93 illus. | 0 | final | 189 | Computer Science | Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | [NAME] | UNF | Mathematics of Computing | SCI17001 | UYA | Computer Science | Monograph | Springer London | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Sets, Relations and Functions.- Partially Ordered Sets.- Combinatorics.- Topologies and Measures.- Linear Spaces.- Norms and Inner Products.- Spectral Properties of Matrices.- Metric Spaces Topologies and Measures.- Convex Sets and [NAME] and Matrices.- Lattices and Boolean Algebras.- Applications to Databases and Data Mining.- Frequent Item Sets and Association Rules.- Special Metrics.- Dimensions of Metric Spaces.- Clustering. | Data mining essentially relies on several mathematical disciplines, many of which are presented in this second edition of this book. Topics include partially ordered sets, combinatorics, general topology, metric spaces, linear spaces, graph theory. To motivate the reader a significant number of applications of these mathematical tools are included ranging from association rules, clustering algorithms, classification, data constraints, logical data analysis, etc. The book is intended as a reference for researchers and graduate students. The current edition is a significant expansion of the first edition. We strived to make the book self-contained and only a general knowledge of mathematics is required. More than 700 exercises are included and they form an integral part of the material. Many exercises are in reality supplemental material and their solutions are included. | <p>Focuses on mathematical topics of immediate interest to data mining and machine learning</p><p><p>The mathematics is illustrated by significant applications ranging from association rules, clustering algorithms, classification, data constraints, logical data analysis, etc</p><p>Includes more than 700 exercises and solutions</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-642-31932-7 | Computer Science | Soare | [NAME], The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA | Computability Theory and Applications | The Art of Classical Computability | Theory and Applications of Computability |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 430 p. | 0 | approx. | 79.95 | Computer Science | Theory of Computation | SCI16005 | UY | Mathematics of Computing | SCI17001 | UYA | Computer Science | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I Foundations of Computability.- Chap. 1 Defining Computability.- Chap. 2 Computably Enumerable Sets.- Chap. 3 Turing Reducibility.- Chap. 4 The Arithmetical Hierarchy.- Chap. 5 Classifying Computably Enumerable Sets.- Chap. 6 Oracle Constructions and Forcing.- Chap. 7 The Finite Injury Priority Method.-  Part II Infinite Injury and the Tree Method.- Chap. 8 Infinite Injury.- Chap. 9 The Tree Method and Minimal Pairs.- Chap. 10 More Tree Proofs.- Part III Games in Computability.- Chap. 11 [NAME]--Mazur Games.- Chap. 12 Gale--Stewart Games.- Chap. 13 Lachlan Games.- Chap. 14 Index Sets of Computably Enumerable Sets.- Chap. 15 Pinball Machines.- Part IV Definability and Automorphisms.- Chap. 16 Definable Properties of Computably Enumerable Sets.- Chap. 17 Automorphisms of Computably Enumerable Sets.- Part V The History and Art of Computability.- Chap. 18 The History and Art of Computability.- Chap. 19 Classical Computability and Classical Art.- App. A Standard Definitions.- App. B Hints for Exercises.- Bibliography.- Indexes. | This book emphasizes three very important concepts: computability, as opposed to recursion or induction; classical computability, i.e., algorithmic functions on certain countable structures in the original sense of Turing and Post; and the art of computability, i.e., a skill to be practiced, but also important an esthetic sense of beauty and taste in mathematics. | Author is among the world's leading authorities on the topic of computability Content has been thoroughly class-tested for many years by hundreds of lecturers and teachers in this field Emphasizes the art of computability, that is, a skill to be practiced but also important an esthetic sense of beauty and taste in mathematics | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-642-54654-9 | Computer Science | Vaisman | Alejandro Vaisman, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; [NAME], Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium | Data Warehouse Systems | Design and Implementation | Data-Centric Systems and Applications |  | 1 | 2014 | 623 | Hard cover | Book | X, 623 p. 228 illus., 51 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 89.99 | Computer Science | Database Management | SCI18024 | UN | Information Storage and Retrieval | SCI18032 | UNH | Computer Science | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  |  | With this textbook, [NAME] and [NAME] deliver excellent coverage of data warehousing and business intelligence technologies ranging from the most basic principles to recent findings and applications. To this end, their work is structured into three parts. Part I describes “Fundamental Concepts” including multi-dimensional models; conceptual and logical data warehouse design; and MDX and SQL/OLAP. Subsequently, Part II details “Implementation and Deployment,” which includes physical data warehouse design; data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL); and data analytics. Lastly, Part III covers “Advanced Topics” such as spatial data warehouses; trajectory data warehouses; semantic technologies in data warehouses; and novel technologies like MapReduce, column-store databases, and in-memory databases.As a key characteristic of the book, most of the topics are presented and illustrated using application tools. Specifically, a case study based on the well-known Northwind database illustrates how the concepts presented in the book can be implemented using Microsoft Analysis Services and Pentaho Business Analytics. All chapters are summarized using review questions and exercises to support comprehensive student learning. Supplemental material to assist instructors using this book as a course text is available at http://cs.ulb.ac.be/DWSDIbook/, including electronic versions of the figures, solutions to all exercises, and a set of slides accompanying each chapter.Overall, students, practitioners and researchers alike will find this book the most comprehensive reference work on data warehouses, with key topics described in a clear and educational style. | <p>Extensive coverage of all data warehouse issues, ranging from basic technologies to the most recent findings and systems</p><p>Each chapter summarized by review questions and detailed exercises</p><p>Concepts illustrated by an ongoing example based on the Northwind database using Microsoft Analysis Services and Pentaho Business Analytics</p><p>Additional website available with further teaching material, including slides for each chapter and solutions to all exercises</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-642-39970-1 | Computer Science | Wieczorek | [NAME], SQS Software Quality Systems AG, Cologne, Germany; [NAME], SQS Software Quality Systems AG, Cologne, Germany; [NAME], SQS Software Quality Systems AG, Cologne, Germany | Systems and Software Quality | The next step for industrialisation |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 280 | Hard cover | Book | XX, 280 p. 40 illus., 30 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | Software Engineering | SCI14029 | UMZ |  |  |  | Professional Computing | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Forewords.- Preface.- Introduction.- What is right software and systems quality?.- How can we establish right quality at an enterprise level.- How can we implement a framework for right [NAME] Right quality promoting industrialisation.- Appendix.- Glossary.- References. | Software and systems quality is playing an increasingly important role in the growth of almost all ─ profit and non-profit ─ organisations. Quality is vital to the success of enterprises in their markets. Most small trade and repair businesses use software systems in their administration and marketing processes. Every doctor’s surgery is managing its patients using software. Banking is no longer conceivable without software. Aircraft, trucks and cars use more and more software to handle their increasingly complex technical systems. Innovation, competition and cost pressure are always present in on-going business decisions. The question facing all these organisations is how to achieve the right quality of their software-based systems and products; how to get the required level of quality, a level that the market will reward, a level that mitigates the organisation’s risks, and a level that the organisation is willing to pay for. Although a number of good practices are in place, there is still room for huge improvements. Thus, let us take a look into the two worlds of “Embedded systems” and “ICT systems” and let us learn from both worlds, from overlaps and individual solutions. The next step for industrialisation in the software industry is required now. Hence, three pillars will be focused in this book: (1) a fundamental notion of right software and systems quality (RiSSQ); (2) portfolio management, quality governance, quality management, and quality engineering as holistic approach over the three layers of an enterprise, i.e. strategic, tactical, and operational layer; and (3) an industrialisation framework for implementing our approach. | The best from two worlds: what do we learn from IT and embedded Systems<br>Helps management to find the right software and systems quality <br>Leads to more productivity and reduced costs | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-04764-5 | Computer Science | Zhao | [NAME], NICTA, Kensington, NSW, Australia; [NAME], NICTA, Eveleigh, NSW, Australia; [NAME], NICTA, Eveleigh, NSW, Australia; [NAME], RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia | Cloud Data Management |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 202 | Hard cover | Book | XXI, 202 p. 86 illus. | 0 | final | 109 | Computer Science | Database Management | SCI18024 | UN | Computer Communication Networks | SCI13022 | UKN | Professional Computing | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Cloud Computing.- Cloud-Hosted Data Storage Systems.- Performance Evaluation Framework of Cloud Platforms.- Database Replication of NoSQL Database-as-a-Service.- Replicating Virtualized Database Servers.- SLA-Driven Database Replication on Virtualized Database Servers.- QoS-Aware Service Compositions in Cloud Computing.- Big Data Processing Systems.- Conclusions. | In practice, the design and architecture of a cloud varies among cloud providers. We present a generic evaluation framework for the performance, availability and reliability characteristics of various cloud platforms. We describe a generic benchmark architecture for cloud databases, specifically NoSQL database as a service. It measures the performance of replication delay and monetary cost.Service Level Agreements (SLA) represent the contract which captures the agreed upon guarantees between a service provider and its customers. The specifications of existing service level agreements (SLA) for cloud services are not designed to flexibly handle even relatively straightforward performance and technical requirements of consumer applications. We present a novel approach for SLA-based management of cloud-hosted databases from the consumer perspective and an end-to-end framework for consumer-centric SLA management of cloud-hosted databases. The framework facilitates adaptive and dynamic provisioning of the database tier of the software applications based on application-defined policies for satisfying their own SLA performance requirements, avoiding the cost of any SLA violation and controlling the monetary cost of the allocated computing resources. In this framework, the SLA of the consumer applications are declaratively defined in terms of goals which are subjected to a number of constraints that are specific to the application requirements. The framework continuously monitors the application-defined SLA and automatically triggers the execution of necessary corrective actions (scaling out/in the database tier) when required. The framework is database platform-agnostic, uses virtualization-based database replication mechanisms and requires zero source code changes of the cloud-hosted software applications. | <p>Presents an end-to-end framework for consumer-centric SLA management of cloud-hosted databases</p><p>Introduces a novel influence-diagram-based cloud service composition approach</p><p>Includes analytical and simulational results to show the performance of the proposed composition approach</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-1-4939-0599-7 | Computer Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Siemens Corporate Technology, Princeton, NJ, USA; [NAME], Siemens Corporate Technology, Princeton, NJ, USA | Marginal Space Learning for Medical Image Analysis | Efficient Detection and Segmentation of Anatomical Structures |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 265 | Hard cover | Book | XX, 265 p. 122 illus., 58 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 109.99 | Computer Science | Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics | SCI22005 | UYQV | Imaging / Radiology | SCH29005 | MMPH | Professional Computing | Professional book | Springer New York | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Marginal Space Learning.- Comparison of Marginal Space Learning and Full Space Learning in 2D.- Constrained Marginal Space Learning.- Part-Based Object Detection and Segmentation.- Optimal Mean Shape for Nonrigid Object Detection and Segmentation.- Nonrigid Object Segmentation: Application to Four-Chamber Heart Segmentation.- Applications of Marginal Space Learning in Medical Imaging.- Conclusions and Future Work. | Automatic detection and segmentation of anatomical structures in medical images are prerequisites to subsequent image measurements and disease quantification, and therefore have multiple clinical applications. This book presents an efficient object detection and segmentation framework, called Marginal Space Learning, which runs at a sub-second speed on a current desktop computer, faster than the state-of-the-art. Trained with a sufficient number of data sets, Marginal Space Learning is also robust under imaging artifacts, noise and anatomical variations. The book showcases 35 clinical applications of Marginal Space Learning and its extensions to detecting and segmenting various anatomical structures, such as the heart, liver, lymph nodes and prostate in major medical imaging modalities (CT, MRI, [NAME] and [NAME]), demonstrating its efficiency and robustness. | <p>Presents an award winning image analysis technology (Thomas Edison Patent Award, MICCAI Young Investigator Award) that achieves object detection and segmentation with state-of-the-art accuracy and efficiency</p><p>Flexible, machine learning-based framework, applicable across multiple anatomical structures and imaging modalities </p><p>Thirty five clinical applications on detecting and segmenting anatomical structures such as heart chambers and valves, blood vessels, liver, kidney, prostate, lymph nodes, and sub-cortical brain structures, in CT, MRI, [NAME] and Ultrasound.</p><p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11645 | Computer Science
 | 978-3-319-04884-0 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME], Duivendrecht, The Netherlands | Product Information Management | Theory and Practice | Management for Professionals |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 220 p. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Economics/Management Science | Marketing | SCW23059 | KJS | Sales/Distribution/Call Center/Customer Service | SCW23170 | KJMV7 | Management / Business for Professionals | Professional book | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | What is PIM?- Benefits of a PIM System.- The Product Data Model.- PIM Processes.- PIM to Print.- [NAME] a PIM System.- Implementing a PIM.- Appendix: Cases.- Appendix: PIM Software Vendors.- About UNIC.- About the Author. | Product Information Management is the latest topic that companies across the world are deliberating upon. As companies sell online, they are confronted with the fact that not all information necessary to sell their products is available. Where marketing, sales and finance have been core processes of the corporate world for a long time, PIM is a new business process with its own unique implementation and management challenges. The book describes the core PIM processes; their strategic, tactical and operational benefits and implementation challenges. The book has been written for managers, business users as well as students, and illustrates the different concepts with practical cases from companies like Coca Cola, Nikon and [NAME]. | <p>The first in-depth book on Product Information Management</p><p>Presents cases from companies like Coca-Cola, Nikon, [NAME], and more</p><p>Describes the offering of 11 Product Information Management solution providers in detail</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-658-04093-2 | Economics/Management Science | Ahlers | [NAME], WHU- [NAME], Vallendar, Germany | Family Firms and Private Equity |  | Familienunternehmen und KMU | 5 | 1 | 2014 |  | Soft cover | Book | Approx. 240 p. 33 illus. | 0 | approx. | 89.99 | Economics/Management Science | Management/Business for Professionals | SCW23040 | KJM |  |  |  | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Research Overview on PE, Family Firms, and Buyouts.- Valuation of Family Firms.- Negotiations between PE Investors and Family Firm Sellers.- Importance of „Soft“ Factors throughout Dealmaking. | Family firms are of particular importance for many economies. We know little about family firm buyouts and how they are different from non-family firm buyouts. [NAME] investigates this under-researched topic. After a comprehensive literature review on family firm buyouts, the focus of his book is on the key steps of the investment process such as family firm valuation and negotiations between PE investors and family sellers. Additionally, it is investigated how “soft factors” such as trust, reputation or commitment could play an important role when PE and family firms interact. Throughout the book, differences between family and non-family firm buyouts are highlighted. | Publication in the field of economic science | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11648 | Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
 | 978-3-319-05124-6 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Université de Toulouse, Toulouse Business School, Toulouse, France | Global Talent Management | Challenges, Strategies, and Opportunities | Management for Professionals |  | 1 | 2014 | 299 | Hard cover | Book | X, 299 p. 18 illus., 3 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Economics/Management Science | Human Resource Management | SCW23083 | KJMV2 | Emerging Markets/Globalization | SCW23180 | KJSM | Management / Business for Professionals | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Meaning and Processes of Global Talent Management: Global Talent Management: An Introduction and a Review.- HR Directors' Understanding of 'Talent': A Cross-Cultural Study.- Smart Global Talent Management: A Promising Hybrid.- Coaching of Key Talents in Multinational Companies.- Cultural Intelligence as a Key Construct for Global Talent Management.- Inpatriation as a Key Component of Global Talent Management.- The Global Talent Challenge of Self-Initiated Expatriates.- Opportunities and Challenges for Organisations and Highly Skilled Migrant Professionals.- Global Talent Management Across Geographical Contexts: Global Talent Management in Brazil: Jeitinho as a Managerial Talent.- Talent Management in China.- Global Talent Management in Japanese Multinational Companies: The Case of Nissan Motor Company.- Talent Management in ASEAN: A Study of Thailand.- Global Talent Management in Knowledge Intensive Firms in Europe and India.- Talent Management in the MENA and GCC Regions: Challenges and Opportunities.- Talent Management in Poland: Challenges, Strategies, and Opportunities.- How to Attract and Retain Global Careerists: Evidence from Finland.- Global Talent Management in French Multinationals.- Global Talent Management and the American Female Executive. | This book bridges the research and practice of global talent management. It opens important theoretical and practical avenues to understand the concept internationally while focusing on developing and emerging countries. Chapters derive from various geographic regions and embrace cross-national, comparative, and interdisciplinary perspectives. An open and inclusive approach is used in assessing the challenges of global talent management, strategies to overcome these challenges, and in charting opportunities for future talent management. These three dimensions are crucial to academic researchers and business practitioners for envisioning a positive future role of talent management in businesses and societies. ​ | <p>Includes contributions from experts around the world to understand the international aspects of global talent management</p><p>Each chapter offers five tips to understand and overcome challenges, as well as to perceive future opportunities</p><p>Brings state-of-the-art research output and recommendations to the practitioner's table</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-658-05013-9 | Economics/Management Science | Albach | Horst Albach, Leipzig, Germany; [NAME], [NAME], Germany; Andreas Pinkwart, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Leipzig, Germany; [NAME], [NAME] Center for Leading Innovation, Leipzig, Germany | Management of Permanent Change |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 300 p. | 0 | approx. | 89.99 | Economics/Management Science | Business Strategy/Leadership | SCW23150 | KJC | Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology | SCX22020 | JHBL | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-06-22 00:00:00 |  |  | ​folgt.- | In the current times of more frequent crises and ever shortening innovation cycles, the management of change has become a crucial task of survival. While it is not a new topic in business research, the developments of the last decade have posed many new challenges for the change management of firms and organizations and have thus also raised many new questions for academic research in business administration, which the present book turns to deepen.Its particular focus is on disruptive change including its driving forces as well as effective and sustainable management. This publication constitutes a collection of articles that discuss change and innovation processes across different sectors of the economy (industry, banking, and retail), the role of leadership and corporate governance for the effectiveness and sustainability of organizational change. | First book on management of permanent change<br>Presents findings of distinguished researchers on recent projects on change management <br>Outlines future challenges of managers coping with permanent change | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-05334-9 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland | New Cohesion Policy of the European Union in Poland | How It Will Influence the Investment Attractiveness of Regions in 2014-2020 | Contributions to Economics |  | 1 | 2014 | 138 | Hard cover | Book | X, 138 p. 21 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | European Integration | SCW12073 | KCS | Regional/Spatial Science | SCW12189 | KCP | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Review of the Literature on Determinants of the Location Attractiveness of Regions - Adam A. Ambroziak.- Effects of Cohesion Policy in Regions in  Poland – [NAME] and Tomasz Gapski.- Regional Dimension of the New EU Cohesion Policy for 2014 - 2020 – Elżbieta Kawecka-Wyrzykowska.- The Legal Framework for Regional State Aid in the European Union in 2014 - 2020 and Its Impact on the Attractiveness of Poland's Regions to Investors – [NAME] Policies Supporting Regional Innovation in Poland in 2014 - 2020: The European and National Perspective – Marzanna Weresa.- Climate and Energy Policy and Investment Attractiveness of Poland's Regions - Grażyna Wojtkowska-Łodej.- Human Capital in Polish Regions - Implications for the EU Financial Perspective 2014 – 2020 – [NAME] Szwabe.- The Expected Inflow of Foreign Direct Investments in Poland – Focus on Regions – Tomasz Napiórkowski.- Conclusions. | The main objective of the book is to identify and evaluate the major changes in the Cohesion Policy of the European Union and their effects on Polish regions for the period of 2014 - 2020. The reader will learn how these changes result from the successful agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework and implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy. Based on these aspects, the authors describe the main change in the Cohesion Policy of the EU, which is the renewed focus on competitiveness and skills to compete within the EU internal and the global market. The territorial approach taken by the EU with respect to entrepreneurial competitiveness is directly linked to the location attractiveness of regions. The authors argue that the new paradigm of the EU' s Cohesion Policy will strengthen the focus on location attractiveness. To illustrate this case, they analyze Poland as one of the most appropriate and relevant Member States to evaluate the new rules underlying EU policies for 2014 - 2020, as Poland is the largest net-beneficiary of the EU budget. | <p>Targets three reader audiences: academics, policy and decision makers at all levels and business practitioners</p><p>Includes a wide-ranging analysis of different spheres of economic policies conducted within the European Union</p><p>Contains detailed and insightful comments and conclusions of general applicability, which ensures the universality of the book</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-05034-8 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME], Coimbatore, India; K. Ganesh, McKinsey Knowledge Center India, Gurgaon, India; [NAME], Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, India | Models for Practical Routing Problems in Logistics | Design and Practices |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 165 | Hard cover | Book | VIII, 165 p. 43 illus., 5 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Management | SCW23113 | KJMV5 | Transportation | SC119000 | THRB | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Survey of Methodologies for TSP and VRP.- Routing for Balanced Logistics.- Routing for Reverse Logistics.- Routing for Distribution Logistics.- Routing for Urgency Logistics.- Conclusions. | This book deals with complex variants of Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) and Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) within the manufacturing and service industries. The objective is to develop heuristics for these supply chain problems in order to offer practical solutions to improve operational efficiency. These heuristics are evaluated using benchmark and derived data-sets. Case studies pertaining to logistics in different industries including textile machinery manufacturing and banking are also included to demonstrate the created heuristics.High competition in today’s global market has forced the organizations to invest in and focus on their logistics system. The critical function of logistics is the transportation within and across various supply chain entities. Both supply and distribution procedure require effective transportation management. A small improvement in routing problems can lead to huge logistics savings in absolute terms. This book should appeal to executives, researchers and consultants seeking supply chain management solutions. | <p>Develops heuristics for complex variants of [NAME] and Vehicle Routing Problems</p><p>Offers solutions to routing problems that can lead to huge logistics savings in absolute terms</p><p>Includes case studies covering logistics various industries and sectors</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04077-6 | Economics/Management Science | Artal-Tur | [NAME], Technical University of Cartagena, [NAME], Spain; Giovanni Peri, University of California at Davis, [NAME], CA, USA; [NAME], University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK | The Socio-Economic Impact of Migration Flows | Effects on Trade, Remittances, Output, and the Labour Market | Population Economics |  | 1 | 2014 | 166 | Hard cover | Book | X, 166 p. 12 illus., 6 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Population Economics | SCW12154 | KCP | International Economics | SCW1209X | KCL | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: Migration and Trade.- Part II: Causes and Consequences of Migrants´ Remittances.- Part III: Macroeconomic Effects of Migration Flows.- Part IV: Migration and the Labour Market. | Though globalisation of the world economy is currently a powerful force, people’s international mobility appears to still be very limited. The goal of this book is to improve our knowledge of the true effects of migration flows. It includes contributions by prominent academic researchers analysing the socio-economic impact of migration in a variety of contexts: interconnection of people and trade flows, causes and consequences of capital remittances, understanding the macroeconomic impact of migration and the labour market effects of people’s flows. The latest analytical methodologies are employed in all chapters, while interesting policy guidelines emerge from the investigations. The style of the volume makes it accessible for both non-experts and advanced readers interested in this hot topic of today’s world. | <p>Migration topics are covered from both a theoretical and empirical view</p><p>Includes recent developments in the field and utilises the latest research methodologies</p><p>Useful as a handbook and for teachers and students of graduate and postgraduate courses</p><p>Notable policy focus and guidelines in all chapters</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04288-6 | Economics/Management Science | Baglieri | [NAME], SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy; [NAME], UCLA Anderson School of Management, Los Angeles, CA, USA | Managing Consumer Services | Factory or Theater? |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 300 | Hard cover | Book | X, 300 p. 62 illus., 51 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Services | SCW23230 | KNS | Sales/Distribution/Call Center/Customer Service | SCW23170 | KJMV7 | Management / Business for Professionals | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | The future of consumer service. Introduction.- 1. Factories or theaters? The future of service.- 2. The industrialization of services.- 3. High tech vs. high touch: the role of human intermediation in information intensive services.- 4. Connecting factory to theater: lessons from a case study.- 5. Striking the right balance: how to design, implement and operationalize Customer Experience Management programs.- 6. The design of consumer experiences: managerial approaches for service companies.- 7. Customer experience and service design.- 8. Transitioning to value co-development.- 9. From service experiences to augmented service journeys: digital technology and networks in consumer services.- 10. Rethinking and improving the healthcare service through interactive web technologies.- 11. Innovation in services – the case of floury – a diagnostic medical center.- 12. Factory or theatre? Towards the convergence.- The future of consumer services: factory and theatre.- Biographical notes. | This book presents latest research on the evolution of consumer services, as these services continue to become a larger part of the economy in the world. Four core focal points lead the central message of the book: first, the convergence of back and front offices; second, placing the client as a fundamental input of services production and delivery process, and 'industrializing' the customers' role to combine efficiency and experience; third, the constitution and role of inputs necessary for the configuration, production and delivery of the service, with the crucial role of 'operationalizing' the customers' experience; and fourth, the adoption of new technologies and the appropriate transfer of manufacturing managerial practices through service industrialization.This is a special volume of articles based on solid research and analysis, including conceptualization of the important issues, as well as recommendations for managers. It presents case histories and managerial practices in some key sectors, such as financial services, health care, tourism/hospitality, entertainment and media, online services and home and personal services | <p>Presents an innovative perspective for both researchers and practitioners in service management</p><p>Based on a global point of view and a multi-disciplinary approach</p><p>Discusses ready-to-implement practices and models for business</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54547-4 | Economics/Management Science | Baltagi | [NAME], Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA | Solutions Manual for Econometrics |  | Springer Texts in Business and Economics |  | 3 | 2014 | 400 | Soft cover | Book | 400 p. | 0 | final | 99 | Economics/Management Science | Econometrics | SCW12022 | KCH | Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance | SCS13004 | PBT | Business/Economics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | What Is Econometrics?.- A Review of Some Basic Statistical Concepts.- Simple Linear Regression.- Multiple Regression Analysis.- Violations of the Classical Assumptions.- Distributed Lags and Dynamic Models.- The General Linear Model: The Basics.- Regression Diagnostics and Specification Tests.- Generalized Least Squares.- Seemingly Unrelated Regressions.- Simultaneous Equations Model.- Pooling Time-Series of Cross-Section Data.- Limited Dependent Variables.- Time-Series Analysis. | This Third Edition updates the 'Solutions Manual for Econometrics' to match the Fifth Edition of the Econometrics textbook. It adds problems and solutions using latest software versions of Stata and EViews. Special features include empirical examples using EViews and [NAME]. The book offers rigorous proofs and treatment of difficult econometrics concepts in a simple and clear way, and it provides the reader with both applied and theoretical econometrics problems along with their solutions. | <p>Offers a simple explanation of hard concepts in econometrics with practical hands-on solved exercises using standard software like [NAME] and EViews</p><p>A companion to the empirical and theoretical exercises given in Baltagi's textbook Econometrics</p><p>Special features include empirical examples using EViews and Stata</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-45443-1 | Economics/Management Science | Bickhoff | Nils Bickhoff, Quintessential Strategies, Hamburg, Germany; [NAME], University of Southern Denmark, Sönderborg, Denmark; [NAME], Bendestorf, Germany | The Quintessence of Marketing | What You Really Need to Know to Manage Your Marketing Activities | Quintessence Series |  | 1 | 2014 | 154 | Hard cover | Book | X, 154 p. 46 illus., 30 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 59.99 | Economics/Management Science | Marketing | SCW23059 | KJS | Management/Business for Professionals | SCW23040 | KJM | Management / Business for Professionals | Professional book | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Marketing and Marketing Management: A First Basic Understanding.- Step 1 - Market Analysis: Structuring and Evaluating the Market Information.- Step 2 - Strategic and Operative Marketing Planning: Segmenting, Targeting, Positioning.- Step 3 - Marketing Implementation: Executing the Marketing Plan.- Conclusion: Marketing and Railroad Companies. | What actually is marketing? Many people think of marketing as only sales and advertising because every day we are bombarded with TV commercials, flyers, catalogues, sales calls, and commercial e-mail. However, selling and advertising are only one element of marketing. Today, marketing must be understood not in the old sense of making a sale but in a contemporary and holistic sense of satisfying customer needs.In this book the authors develop the Quintessential Marketing Arena by following the logic of the three major steps of the marketing process. Along this process they present the fourteen most important marketing instruments that occur during this process.Having read this book:You will have a basic understanding of marketing and the process of marketing managementYou will know the most important marketing instruments and how they interactYou can develop your own marketing plan based on the Quintessential Marketing Arena | <p>Covers the quintessence of marketing - short and relevant</p><p>Addresses professionals and practitioners on a substantial level, without being too academic or too pragmatic</p><p>Authors are experienced and well-known in the academic as well as in the professional world</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-658-05317-8 | Economics/Management Science | Bierwald | [NAME], Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany | Specialization in Online Innovation Communities | Understand and Manage Specialized Members | Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management |  | 1 | 2014 | 16 | Soft cover | Book | CLXIII, 16 p. 27 illus. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Economics/Management Science | Innovation/Technology Management | SCW23121 | [NAME] | Entrepreneurship | SCW23130 | KJH | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Online Innovation Communities.- Factors Influencing Community Member Behavior.- Community Members‘ Contribution Focus. | [NAME] presents the individual behavior of members in Online Innovation Communities, in which thousands of users contribute voluntarily to a jointly developed outcome. The individual member behavior is explored by conducting a detailed content analysis of more than 7,300 mails. His study shows on which content individual members focus their contributions and how specialized members behave within the community. This leads to various implications for today’s community management to improve the attracting, controlling and retaining of their members. | Publication in the field of economic sciences | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-658-04572-2 | Economics/Management Science | Binder | [NAME], St. Gallen, Switzerland | Online Channel Integration | Value Creation and Customer Reactions in Online and Physical Stores |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 281 | Soft cover | Book | XX, 281 p. 42 illus. | 0 | final | 99 | Economics/Management Science | Business/Management Science, general | SCW23008 | KJ | Marketing | SCW23059 | KJS | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Definition and Operationalization of Online Channel Integration.- Experimental Analysis of the Relationship between Online Integration and Customer Reactions.- Implications for Companies operating Online and Offline Distribution Channels.- Managerial Suggestions for the Implementation of an Integrated Channel System. | Today, most firms employ online and offline distribution channels. Customers combine both channels for information search and purchase. However, researchers and practitioners are still lacking insight concerning the creation of additional customer value, in terms of a seamless purchase experience, by combining the online and offline channels. Also, it is unclear if these channel integration activities can actually help multichannel firms obtain a strategic advantage over their online pureplay competitors. [NAME] investigates how, why, and to what extent an integrated online channel increases customer value and leads to higher willingness to pay, customer loyalty and purchase intention in a firm's online and offline stores. | Publication in the field of economic sciences | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-44954-3 | Economics/Management Science | Boubaker | [NAME], Champagne School of Management, Troyes Cedex, France; [NAME], IPAG Business School, Paris, France | Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets | Theories, Practices and Cases | CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance |  | 1 | 2014 | 610 | Hard cover | Book | XXXII, 610 p. 37 illus. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Emerging Markets/Globalization | SCW23180 | KJSM | Financial Economics | SCW12257 | KCBM | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: Corporate Governance and Firm Performance.- Part II: Corporate Governance and Firm Behaviour.- Part III: Corporate Governance Pracices in Emerging Markets.- Part IV: Corporate Governance: Laws, Reforms and Practical Issues.- Part V: Corporate Governance Matters: Lessons from Practitioners. | This book fills the gap between theories and practices of corporate governance in emerging markets by providing the reader with an in-depth understanding of governance mechanisms, practices and cases in these markets. It is an invaluable resource not only for academic researchers and graduate students in law, economics, management and finance but also for people practicing governance such as lawmakers, policymakers and international organizations promoting best governance practices in emerging countries. Investors can benefit from this book to better understand of these markets and to make judicious investment decisions. | <p>Presents the state of art, current issues and new trends in corporate governance in emerging market countries</p><p>Includes insights on the adaptation and adjustment strategies used by corporations to secure their corporate governance systems during times of crisis</p><p>Examines in detail corporate governance theories, evaluates the effectiveness of corporate governance practices and illustrates the theories using real governance cases</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-37727-3 | Economics/Management Science | Bunzel | [NAME], Aarhus University Department of Economics and, Aarhus C, Denmark; [NAME], Aarhus University Department of Economics and, Aarhus C, Denmark; [NAME], Northwestern University Department of Economics, Evanston, IL, USA | Firm Heterogeneity, Labor Markets and International Trade | Evidence from [NAME] Data | Contributions to Economics |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 450 p. 80 illus. | 0 | approx. | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Labor Economics | SCW12111 | KCF | International Economics | SCW1209X | KCL | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction by [NAME] Mortensen.- [NAME] Data: Patterns and Puzzles by [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] Christensen.- Research Issues using [NAME] Data by [NAME], Henning Bunzel.- Stylized Facts in Matched Employer-Employee Data by Emmanuele Bobbio.- Wages and Growth by [NAME], Rune Vejlin.- Analyzing the Ins and Outs of Unemployment Using Spell Data by [NAME] Staghøj.- On-the-Job Search, Job Directions and Wage Profiles by [NAME], Morten Henningsen.- Reallocation of Labor Resources: Evidence from Firm Data by Ija Trapeznikova.-  Heterogeneous Firms in International Trade by Niels Pedersen.- Export Market Entry, Exit, and Sales Dynamics by [NAME].  ​ | The new macroeconomics is about distributions and flows, rather than points and intersections. Market frictions imply that the search for trading partners is time consuming and costly. Consequently, market participants flow between economic states, and trades occur at dispersed prices. This generates motives for continued search for better market opportunities, and for bargaining between potential trading partners. This volume takes the empirical analysis of markets with frictions to a new level by using unique merged registers from Denmark on firm accounting data, individual employee data, and international trade data to estimate empirically the relevant flow rates, dispersions, and relations among key variables of interest, including productivity, firm size, wages, exports, growth, and unemployment. The results serve to inform researchers and policy makers about the functioning of markets, justify the interpretation of dispersion and flows as equilibrium outcomes, and provide an understanding of cycles, adjustment, and potentials for public policy. | <p>Provides estimates of key economic distributions and flows, and relations among them, using unique </p><p>Danish register data on firm accounts, individual employees, and international trade   </p><p>Demonstrates empirical feasibility of the stochastic search and matching approach to unemployment, productivity and wage distributions, firm size, export markets, and growth   </p><p>Includes opening chapter by [NAME], who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2010, placing the analysis in perspective and interpreting results  ​</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-1-4471-6340-4 | Economics/Management Science | Carley | [NAME], Bloomington, IN, USA; [NAME], Raleigh, NC, USA | Energy-Based Economic Development | How Clean Energy can Drive Development and Stimulate Economic Growth |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 165 | Hard cover | Book | XIV, 165 p. 13 illus. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Environmental Economics | SCW12230 | KCN | Energy Economics | SCT25031 | THRB | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer London | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Energy-Based Economic Development: Definition of the Field.- A History of Energy-Based Economic Development.- Energy-Based Economic Development Activities and Approaches.- Case Study Review: What We Have Learned from Examples of Current and Recent Practice.- ARRA Funding Successes and Limitations.- Experiences from the Field: Survey Results from Implementing Organizations.- Energy-Based Economic Development in an International Context: Energy Service Provision. | Energy is becoming a prominent driver of economic development. Each year, billions of dollars are invested around the world by the public and private sectors in low-emissions energy development and energy efficiency planning. Energy-based economic development (EBED) is a domain that seizes the opportunities inherent in clean energy development to drive innovation and generate economic growth. Energy-based economic development: How clean energy can drive development and stimulate economic growth delivers working definitions, common approaches, descriptions of supportive policy mechanisms, and suggested metrics for evaluation. The book offers a unified framework for EBED that is supported by examples and leaves readers better equipped to design, plan, and implement EBED initiatives. Case studies illustrate how national and subnational initiatives adopt to a locale’s energy asset base, energy and economic development needs, and the context in which the initiative operates. Descriptions of the energy projects supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act offer insights about what worked and what did not and suggest ways in which governments can be better prepared to manage EBED projects in the future.  This book provides the tools necessary to work toward simultaneous energy and economic development goals and facilitates discussion for an advanced policy agenda of energy efficiency, energy diversification, innovation-led economic growth, and job creation. | <p>Defines the convergence of the fields of energy policy and planning and economic development</p><p>Presents a framework for describing and designing energy-based economic development approaches</p><p>Outlines a taxonomy of different types of energy-based economic development projects, and assesses various case studies as examples in practice</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54220-6 | Economics/Management Science | Center for Macroeconomic Research of Xia | Center for Macroeconomic Research of Xia, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China | China's Macroeconomic Outlook | Quarterly Forecast and Analysis Report, August 2013 | Current Chinese Economic Report Series |  | 1 | 2014 | 59 | Hard cover | Book | X, 59 p. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics | SCW1212X | KCB |  |  |  | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Introduction.- A Review of China's Economy in the First Half Year of 2013.- Forecasts of China's Economy for 2013-2014.- Policy Simulations.- Policy Implications. | As the sluggish external market demand and excess domestic investment in past years have caused excess production capacity, resulting in both industrial growth rate and GDP growth rate falling to lowest point for the last three years in China. Where would China’s economy go? China’s Macroeconomic Outlook, September 2013 provides some insights into the details of the economic development in China, and also includes series of simulations of the impact of decreasing government revenue on the economic performance. The research suggests that China should cut its government revenue share in GDP to promote its structural adjustment. | <p>A quarterly forecast and analysis report on China's macroeconomic outlook, based on China's Quarterly Macroeconometric Model (CQMM)</p><p>High reference value for entrepreneurs to project China's macroeconomic performance in the coming years and review possible effectiveness of macroeconomic policies </p><p>A platform to aid understanding of China's macroeconomic behavior and policy dynamics</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-94-007-7103-1 | Economics/Management Science | Champ | [NAME], USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, [NAME], CO, USA; [NAME], Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA; [NAME], USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, [NAME], CO, USA | A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation |  | The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources | 13 | 2 | 2014 | 599 | Hard cover | Book | I, 599 p. 70 illus. | 0 | approx. | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Economics/Management Science, general | SCW00008 | K | Environment, general | SCU00009 | RN | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | Planned | 2014-04-19 00:00:00 |  |  |  | A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation is unique in its clear descriptions of the most commonly used nonmarket valuation techniques and their implementation. Individuals working for government agencies, attorneys involved with natural resource damage assessments, graduate students, and others will appreciate the non-technical and practical tone of this book. The first section of the book provides the context and theoretical foundation of nonmarket valuation, along with practical data issues. The middle two sections of the [NAME] describe the major stated and revealed nonmarket valuation techniques. For each technique, the steps involved in implementation are laid out and described. Both practitioners of nonmarket valuation and those who are new to the field will come away from these methods chapters with a thorough understanding of how to design, implement, and analyze a nonmarket valuation study. | <p>Covers all of the main nonmarket valuation techniques at a level appropriate for individuals who do not have a PhD level of understanding of economics</p><p>Chapters are all laid out similarly with the steps to implementing each of the nonmarket valuation techniques</p><p>Include web access to datasets that can be used in the classroom environment</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54811-6 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; [NAME], University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA | Library and Information Sciences | Trends and Research |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 128 | Hard cover | Book | III, 128 p. | 0 | approx. | 69.99 | Economics/Management Science | Business/Management Science, general | SCW23008 | KJ | [NAME] | SCV24000 | GL | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-06-14 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I Information Profession and Information Literacy.- Chapter 1 Career and Professional Opportunities and Challenges for Librarians and Other Information Professionals Specializing in Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning.- Chapter 2 So What’s the Big Deal With Information Literacy in the United States?.- Chapter 3 A Group Discussion on Information Literacy.- Part II Trends of Library and Information Sciences Education.- Chapter 4 iSchools & the iSchool at Syracuse University.- Part III Information Seeking and Retrieval.- Chapter 5 Visual Data Mining in a Q&A based Social Media Website.- Chapter 6 Information Seeking Behaviour and Usage on a Multi-media Platform: Case Study Europeana.- Chapter 7 Exploratory Search: a Critical Analysis of the Theoretical Foundations, Systems Features, and Research Trends.- Part IV Informatics.- Chapter 8 Scientific Datasets: [NAME] and Social Utility Metrics for Biodiversity Data Sources.- Chapter 9 Knowledge Discovery of Complex Networks Research Literature.- Chapter 10 Bibliometrics and University Research Rankings Demystified for Librarians.- Part V Development of World Libraries.- Chapter 11 The Development of East Asian Libraries in North America. | This book explores the development, trends and research of library and information sciences (LIS) in the digital age. Inside, readers will find research and case studies written by LIS experts, educators and theorists, most of whom have visited China, delivered presentations there and drafted their articles based on feedback they received. As a result, readers will discover the LIS issues and concerns that China and the international community have in common.The book first introduces the opportunities and challenges faced by the library and information literacy profession and discusses the key role of librarians in the future of information literacy education. Next, it covers trends in LIS education by examining the vision of the iSchool movement and detailing its practice in Syracuse University.The book then covers issues in information seeking and retrieval by showing how visual data mining technology can be used to detect the relationship and pattern between terms on the Q&A of a social media site. It also includes a case study regarding tracing information seeking behavior and usage on a multimedia website.Next, the book stresses the importance of building an academic accreditation framework for scientific datasets, explores the relationship between bibliometrics and university rankings, and details the birth and development of East Asian Libraries in North America.Overall, the book offers readers insight into the changing nature of LIS, including the electronic dissemination of information, the impact of the Internet on libraries, the changing responsibilities of library professionals, the new paradigm for evaluating information, and characteristics and functions of today's library personnel. | <p>Explores the development, trends and research of library and information sciences (LIS) in the digital age</p><p>Features cutting-edge research conducted by representatives from international organizations and established experts in LIS from China’s perspective</p><p>Includes abundant case studies</p><p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54226-8 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], The University of Wollongong, [NAME], NSW, Australia; [NAME], The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; [NAME], Central University of Finance and Economics, , China | Urban China in the New Era | Market Reforms, Current State, and the Road Forward |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 183 | Hard cover | Book | XIII, 183 p. 17 illus., 6 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Labor Economics | SCW12111 | KCF | Migration | [NAME] | [NAME] | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- The Impact of Outward-Oriented Economic Reform on Income Inequality in China: 1978 – 2007.- The continuity and changes of the hukou system since the 1990s: a critical review.- Land Reform, urban development and Migrant Housing in Contemporary China.- The Urban Village of Huanggang: A Successful Communal Model?.- China’s Not-in-My-Backyard Protest in the Process of Urbanization.- China’s Urban Environmental Governance in Transition: A Tale of Two Cities.- The New Generation of Migrant Workers in Urban China.- The Ethnic Minority Experience in the Urban Labour Market.- Returns to Education in China’s Urban Labour Market: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data for Shanghai.- List of Contributors. | This book aims to provide a scholarly account of recent understandings and reflections on some of the prevalent and emerging issues in urban and regional China, such as urbanization, inequality, [NAME] (household registration) reforms, labor relations, not-in-my-backyard protests and environmental governance. Presenting rich data analysis and case studies, these book chapters together utilize multidisciplinary approaches and contribute to the empirical and theoretical literature in development studies. | <p>A number of contemporary issues in China</p><p>Rich statistical analysis and case studies in multidisciplinary frameworks</p><p>Studies at both micro and macro levels</p><p>Strong policy implications and recommendations</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-05566-4 | Economics/Management Science | Del Giudice | [NAME], [NAME] Priorato Di Malta, Naples, Italy; [NAME], [NAME] Priorato Di Malta, Naples, Italy; [NAME], [NAME], Washington, DC, USA | Student Entrepreneurship in the Social Knowledge Economy | Successful Cases and Managing Practices | Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 200 p. 6 illus., 4 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Entrepreneurship | SCW23130 | KJH | Media Sociology | SCX22110 | JHB | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part 1 The institutional dimension of entrepreneurship: background and foundations of research perspectives.- Chapter 1 Processes of entrepreneurship and new venture creation.- Chapter 2 Managing the entrepreneurial process: the relationship between universities and early entrepreneurship.- Chapter 3 New business creation, entrepreneurial will and need of achievement.- Part II Customizing academic resources to graduate entrepreneurial specificities.- Role of new technologies in re-inventing Educational Paradigms.- Chapter 5 Open source environments in Education: Beyond Virtual Learning Environments.- Chapter 6 Designing an entrepreneurial profile in higher educational systems.- Part III Gender, ethnicity and cultural background differences in student entrepreneurship.- Academic training program in entrepreneurship, reference models and family business background.- Chapter 8 Student immigrants and the usefulness of diversity: the new face of entrepreneurship.- Chapter 9 Female young entrepreneurship: practical evidence. | Traditionally, the study of entrepreneurial behavior focuses on such factors as (i) the personality characteristics that distinguish the entrepreneur from non-entrepreneur and (ii) demographic characteristics such gender, age, familiar antecedents and education. With particular respect to investigating the development, acquisition, and dissemination of entrepreneurial skills and behaviors, the authors focus on the university environment, as a locus of research and innovation, where students are exposed to a wide variety of influences that are enhanced by a high degree of connectivity.The underlying theme of this volume is to develop our understanding of the sociology of student entrepreneurial behavior and in doing so attempt to synthesize literature investigating individual talent with the literature on concurrent knowledge sourcing in the pursuit of entrepreneurial activities. Specifically, the authors investigate the degree to which access to diverse knowledge (in addition to such psychological characteristics and tolerance of ambiguity and risk taking) influences the nature and probability of entrepreneurial success. Moreover, they explore the role of social media and social networking in facilitating access to distributed and disparate information and knowledge.   Their research addresses such timely questions as:Where do entrepreneurial opportunities come from? How can higher education best stimulate the creation of firms emanating from young and smart minds in colleges and universities? What is the value of MOOCs for frequent, early, and “thick” communication among the various specialties needed to accomplish entrepreneurial projects? How do we know whether social media affect students’ responses to new knowledge and new ideas?To what extent do educational practices affect racial and ethnic differences in student entrepreneurship? What is the role of the indigenous minority student entrepreneur in establishing high-technology firms? The result is a multi-dimensional approach that sheds light on the dynamics of education, knowledge creation, social networking, innovation and new business development. | <p>Explores the dynamics of entrepreneurship among students </p><p>Investigates the role of social media and networking in generating and sharing knowledge</p><p>Integrates insights from management, sociology, psychology and other fields</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11647 | Engineering
 | 978-3-319-04348-7 | Economics/Management Science | Dereli | Toker Dereli, Isik University Department of Management, Istanbul, Turkey; [NAME], Isik University Department of Management, Istanbul, Turkey; [NAME], Isik University Department of Economics, Istanbul, Turkey | Labor and Employment Relations in a Globalized World | New Perspectives on Work, Social Policy and Labor Market Implications | Contributions to Economics |  | 1 | 2014 | 300 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 300 p. 33 illus., 14 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Labor Economics | SCW12111 | KCF | Social Policy | SCW12197 | KCP | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: International Trade, Multinationals and Labor.- Part II: Social Policy.- Part III: International Labor Standards; Raising the Floor of Labor Rights; Labor Unionism and Industrial Relations.- Part IV: Labor Market Challenges, The New Workplace, Informal Employment and Skills Training. | This book explores the new challenges for work and employment relations in the wake of globalization. It describes contemporary developments and ways in which labor relations systems are evolving around the world and in Turkey. Authors combine the latest information with in-depth insights on a variety of issues. The implications of international trade for employment, the dichotomy between competitiveness and meeting international labor standards, the multinationals’ effects on labor relations, social policy implications of American higher education, the search for the right regulatory balance between labor flexibility and job security, challenges faced in establishing temporary work agencies, the role of skills training and providing women with micro credits to overcome informal employment problems are just some of the issues analyzed in this book. Thus, the contributions from Turkish and international institutions offer a valuable overview of the ongoing discussions in the field of labor economics and employment relations. | <p>Investigates the impact of globalization on employment relations </p><p>Includes institutional and legal implications </p><p>Case studies from different countries with a special focus on the Turkish labour market</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-05211-3 | Economics/Management Science | Dufrénot | [NAME], Aix-Marseille University, Les Milles, France; [NAME], University of Evry, Evry, France; [NAME], ESSCA School of Management, Boulogne-Billancourt, France | Market Microstructure and Nonlinear Dynamics | Keeping Financial Crisis in Context |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 267 | Hard cover | Book | X, 267 p. 32 illus., 21 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Finance/Investment/Banking | SCW23032 | KFF | Financial Economics | SCW12257 | KCBM | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Market Fragmentation and Market Quality: The European Experience.- Pre-trade Transparency and the Information Content of the Limit Order Book.- Trading Mechanisms in Financial Markets: A Comparison Between Auction and Dealership Markets.- News Trader, Liquidity and Transaction Cost.- What Moves Euro-Bund Futures Contracts on [NAME]? Surprises!- Individual Investors' Trading Activities and Price Volatility.- Finance and Growth Causality: Empirical Evidence for Emerging Europe.- Anticipated Macroeconomic Fundamentals, Sovereign Spreads and Regime-Switching: The Case of the Euro Area.- Impact of Anti-crisis Measures on the Volatility of the Stock Market Stress Index in the Euro Zone (Application of ARCH/GARCH/EGARCH).- Shift-Volatility Transmission in East Asian Equity Markets: New Indicators.- Transaction Costs and Nonlinear Modelling of Real Exchange Rate Deviations from Purchasing Power Parity: Evidence from the MENA Region. | This book discusses market microstructure environment within the context of the global financial crisis. In the first part, the market microstructure theory is recalled and the main microstructure models and hypotheses are discussed. The second part focuses on the main effects of the financial downturn through an examination of market microstructure dynamics. In particular, the effects of market imperfections and the limitations associated with microstructure models are discussed. Finally, the new regulations and recent developments for financial markets that aim to improve the market microstructure are discussed. Well-known experts on the subject contribute to the chapters in the book. A must-read for academic researchers, students and quantitative practitioners. | <p>Examines the market microstructure dynamics to understand effects of financial downturn</p><p>Provides information and analysis of new financial regulations</p><p>Helps to define optimal investment strategies</p><p>A definitive volume with contributions from leading experts on market microstructure</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54088-2 | Economics/Management Science | Egger | [NAME], Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, [NAME], Austria; [NAME], [NAME], Austria; [NAME], Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Salzburg-Kuchl, Austria | Open Tourism | Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing and Collaborative Consumption Challenging the Tourism Industry |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 400 p. | 0 | approx. | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Innovation/Technology Management | SCW23121 | [NAME] | Business Information Systems | SCW26007 | KJQ | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 |  |  | Theoretical Fundamentals and Concepts.- Case Studies - Information Level.- Creation Level.- Provision Level.- Epilogue. | This book examines the concepts of open innovation, crowdsourcing and co-creation from a holistic point of view and analyzes them considering their suitability to the tourism industry. Methods, theories and models are discussed and examined regarding their practical applicability in tourism. The book illustrates the theoretical mechanisms and principles of Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing and Co-creation with case studies and best practices examples. In addition to the scientific target group, the book is a useful resource for managers of the entire tourism industry.First, the book presents the theoretical fundamentals and concepts in 11 specific chapters. This basis is then enriched by three parts with case studies, focusing on information, creation and provision respectively. Finally in a concluding part the editors sum up the book and give an outlook on the implications, learnings and future perspectives of open innovation, crowdsourcing and collaborative consumption in the tourism industry. | <p>Provides a unique assembly of methods, practices and cases for the use of social media in tourism</p><p>With its coherent framework this book is suitable both as an introductory work and a reference for professionals and researchers alike</p><p>Links recent trends like Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing to the tourism industry</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-05157-4 | Economics/Management Science | Fara | [NAME], London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK; [NAME], University of Warwick, Coventry, UK; [NAME], University of Caen, Louvigny, France | Voting Power and Procedures |  | Studies in Choice and Welfare |  | 1 | 2014 | 450 | Hard cover | Book | X, 450 p. 75 illus., 46 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Public Finance & Economics | SCW12162 | KFFD | Political Economy | SCX18020 | KCP | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Foundations of Power Measurement.- Power in Two-Tier Voting Systems.- Penrose, Banzhaf, Shapley-Shubik, et al.- Political Competition and Voting Procedures. | This book reconsiders foundational aspects of the measurement of voting power. The specific case of voting power in two-tier systems - for instance the US system and the EU system - is analysed. Furthermore major power indices - Penrose, [NAME], Shapley-Shubik and others are revisited. The book proposes new voting procedures and studies well-known procedures and/or apportionment methods either from a technical or historical point of view. | <p>Presents new research results on voting and voting procedures from leading experts </p><p>Shows new developments on the foundations of power measurement </p><p>Introduces new voting methods</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04225-1 | Economics/Management Science | Fasel | [NAME], Scigility Inc., Marly, Switzerland | Fuzzy Data Warehousing for Performance Measurement | Concept and Implementation | Fuzzy Management Methods |  | 1 | 2014 | 236 | Hard cover | Book | XXIV, 236 p. 109 illus. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Business Information Systems | SCW26007 | KJQ | Information Systems and Communication Service | SCI18008 | UT | Management / Business for Professionals | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Introduction.- Fundamental Concepts.- Fuzzy Data Warehouse.- Application of Fuzzy Data Warehouse.- Implementation.- Evaluation and Conclusion. | The numeric values retrieved from a data warehouse may be difficult for business users to interpret, and may even be interpreted incorrectly. Therefore, in order to better ​understand numeric values, business users may require an interpretation in meaningful, non-numeric terms. However, if the transition between non-numeric terms is crisp, true values cannot be measured and a smooth transition between classes may no longer be possible. This book addresses this problem by presenting a fuzzy classification-based approach for a data warehouses. Moreover, it introduces a modeling approach for fuzzy data warehouses that makes it possible to integrate fuzzy linguistic variables in a meta-table structure. The essence of this structure is that fuzzy concepts can be integrated into the dimensions and facts of an existing classical data warehouse without affecting its core. This allows a simultaneous analysis, both fuzzy and crisp. A case study of a movie rental company underlines and exemplifies the proposed approach. | <p>Presents an innovative approach for qualitative data analysis that is close to human reasoning </p><p>A practical use case example explains how to integrate fuzzy concepts in existing data warehouses </p><p>Provides a fuzzy data warehouse architecture overview using common open-source technologies</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04749-2 | Economics/Management Science | Feldmann | [NAME], University of São Paulo, [NAME], Brazil | Management in Latin America | Threats and Opportunities in the Globalized World |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 163 | Hard cover | Book | VIII, 163 p. 104 illus., 98 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Emerging Markets/Globalization | SCW23180 | KJSM | Innovation/Technology Management | SCW23121 | [NAME] | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 Introduction.- 2 Culture, Geography, Wealth in National Resources and Technology.- 3 The Latin American Economy and Its Most Important Countries from the Point of View of Economic Representativeness.- 4 The Business Environment in the 8 Most Economically Important Countries.- 5 Management in Latin America: Where Are the Problems?.- 6 The Sectors that Concentrate the Largest Companies of Latin America and Their Respective Business Environments.- 7 The Importance of Large Companies for the Rise of Innovation in the Continent.- 8 Technological Panorama of Latin America.- 9 How Latin American Companies Could Become Innovators.- 10 Biotechnology: Latin America's Big Chance.- 11 Conclusion.- References.- [NAME]. | The aim of this book is to analyze the quality of entrepreneurial management and economic development in the Latin American region from a microeconomic point of view. It seeks to explain the Latin American way of business management as well as envision ways in which Latin American businesses can increase productivity and innovation in order to successfully compete in the global market.Latin America comprises nearly 8.5% of the global population and represents over 8% of the global GDP, yet it is home to only 12 (or less than 2.5%) of the world’s 500 largest companies. In this volume, the author analyzes the unique dynamics of Latin American corporate culture to consider the particular obstacles to more successful performance. Drawing evidence from dozens of companies across the eight largest Latin American economies, he notes that Latin American companies have evolved in the context of a highly aristocratic and oligarchic society, dominated by patriarchal families from the upper classes. Corporate structure, especially in family-owned companies, is based largely on patronage and privilege and often characterized by unnecessary hierarchy, redundant responsibilities and poor communication and information management systems. Operating in relative isolation, with little incentive to invest in innovation to compete against foreign products has reinforced this conservative culture.Taking a fresh perspective that focuses at the firm level, with an emphasis on corporate administration, the author presents a compelling explanation for Latin America’s delay in economic development and offers insights for promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, identifying promising industrial sectors and improving productivity and competitiveness on the global stage. | <p>Analyzes the quality of entrepreneurial management, innovation and economic development in the Latin American region</p><p>Explains Latin American management practices as well as the threats and opportunities</p><p>Suggests ways in which Latin American businesses can increase productivity and innovation in order to improve performance in the global market</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-658-05312-3 | Economics/Management Science | Schramm-Klein | [NAME], [NAME], Siegen, Germany; [NAME], [NAME], Graz, Austria; [NAME], Universität Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland; [NAME], Universität St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; [NAME], [NAME], [NAME], Austria; [NAME], Universität Trier, Trier, Germany | European Retail Research | 2013, Volume 27, Issue I | European Retail Research |  | 1 | 2014 | 128 | Soft cover | Book | VIII, 128 p. 17 illus. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Economics/Management Science | Business/Management Science, general | SCW23008 | KJ | Sales/Distribution/Call Center/Customer Service | SCW23170 | KJMV7 | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Self-monitoring and Fashion Retailer Choice.- Purchasing the Counterfeit.- Differentiation in Online Retailing.- [NAME] Advertising.- Self-Service Technologies.- Retailing in Portugal. | The aim of EUROPEAN RETAIL RESEARCH is to publish interesting manuscripts of high quality and innovativeness with a focus on retail researchers, retail lecturers, retail students and retail executives. As it has always been, retail executives are part of the target group and the knowledge transfer between retail research and retail management remains a part of the publication’s concept. EUROPEAN RETAIL RESEARCH welcomes manuscripts on original theoretical or conceptual contributions as well as empirical research – based either on large-scale empirical data or on the case-study method. Following the state of the art in retail research, articles on any major issues that concern the general field of retailing and distribution are welcome. | New articles in economic sciences | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04065-3 | Economics/Management Science | Gartner | [NAME], Technische Universität München, München, Germany | Optimizing Hospital-wide Patient Scheduling | Early Classification of Diagnosis-related Groups Through Machine Learning | Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems | 674 | 1 | 2014 | 119 | Soft cover | Book | XIV, 119 p. 22 illus. | 0 | final | 89.99 | Economics/Management Science | Operation Research/Decision Theory | SCW23067 | KJT | Health Informatics | SCH28009 | MBG | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Machine learning for early DRG classification.- Scheduling the hospital-wide flow of elective patients.- Experimental analyses.- Conclusion. | Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) are used in hospitals for the reimbursement of inpatient services. The assignment of a patient to a DRG can be distinguished into billing- and operations-driven DRG classification. The topic of this monograph is operations-driven DRG classification, in which DRGs of inpatients are employed to improve contribution margin-based patient scheduling decisions. In the first part, attribute selection and classification techniques are evaluated in order to increase early DRG classification accuracy. Employing mathematical programming, the hospital-wide flow of elective patients is modelled taking into account DRGs, clinical pathways and scarce hospital resources. The results of the early DRG classification part reveal that a small set of attributes is sufficient in order to substantially improve DRG classification accuracy as compared to the current approach of many hospitals. Moreover, the results of the patient scheduling part reveal that the contribution margin can be increased as compared to current practice. | <p>Introduces and evaluates a thorough examination of attribute selection techniques and classification approaches for early diagnosis-related group (DRG) classification</p><p>Formulates two hospital-wide patient scheduling models using mathematical programming in order to maximize contribution margin</p><p>Presents methods for a substantial improvement of classification accuracy and contribution margin as compared to current practice</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54375-3 | Economics/Management Science | Gaubinger | [NAME], Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Wels, Austria; [NAME], Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences,  [NAME], Austria; [NAME], The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA; [NAME], Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria | Innovation and Product Management | A Holistic and Practical Approach to Uncertainty Reduction | Springer Texts in Business and Economics |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 315 p. | 0 | approx. | 99 | Economics/Management Science | Innovation/Technology Management | SCW23121 | [NAME] | Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Management | SCW23113 | KJMV5 | Business/Economics | Professional book | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-05-25 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: Fundamentals of Innovation and Product Management.- Part II: Process of Innovation and Product Management.- Part III: Innovation and Product Management.- Broadening the Topic. | Marketplace complexity and dynamics create an environment that increases the uncertainty of innovation activities. In this context systematic management of innovation and product management are increasingly important for company success. This book presents the fundamentals of innovation and product management and introduces the reader to a holistic process model with particular focus on innovation and uncertainty. This integrated consideration of innovation management and product innovation within an interdisciplinary approach represents a unique characteristic of this book. The book is designed to address the needs of managers who want a practical but well-researched guide to innovation and product management. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students would also find the chapters in this book particularly useful. | <p>Discusses activities which foster the reduction of innovation immanent uncertainties using a holistic process model</p><p>Presents an integrated perspective on innovation management and product innovation within an interdisciplinary approach</p><p>Offers an accessible multi-functional perspective on innovation and product management</p><p>Compiles market-based examples and cases of innovation and product management in action in international companies</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54361-6 | Economics/Management Science | Gerber | [NAME], G5-Partners, Frankfurt-Oberursel, Germany; Hanjo Arms, A.T. Kearney, Berlin, Germany; [NAME], A.T. Kearney, New York, NY, USA | Leveraging Flexibility | Win the Race with Dynamic Decision Management |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 150 | Hard cover | Book | 150 p. | 0 | approx. | 89.99 | Economics/Management Science | Business Strategy/Leadership | SCW23150 | KJC | Operation Research/Decision Theory | SCW23067 | KJT | Management / Business for Professionals | Professional book | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-05-21 00:00:00 |  |  | Value Flexibility - It Propels Sustainable Decisions.- Evolution of the New Approach.- Solving the Mystery of Uncertainty.- Making Bull's-eye Decisions in Volatile Settings.- Flexibility Surprises - Its Significance and Its Value.- The Total Value of Today's Decisions and Tomorrow's.- Taking Action - Applying DDM.- Applying Dynamic Decision Management - Four Case Studies.- Appendix: Behind the Scenes. | What is the probability of your operations achieving the desired profitability? What role does flexibility play in your business plans? Have you ever considered its value in concrete terms? Being able to react to the unexpected by taking a strategic change of course can prove to be the salvation of a company and its leaders. Flexibility, risk, probability and their interrelated value are the key components of Dynamic Decision Management (DDM), a breakthrough approach to validating your decision making process and ensuring the desired results.Using the DDM approach, the well-known and widely accepted complex methods involving scenario building become obsolete. Why? Because DDM does the unthinkable: It integrates the influence of uncertainty and entrepreneurial flexibility in the strategic decision making process and does so with precision. | <p>Introduces Dynamic Decision Management (DDM) as a new holistic management approach for strategic decision making</p><p>Integrates the influence of uncertainty and entrepreneurial flexibility in the strategic decision making process</p><p>Simplifies the evaluation of alternatives, while enhancing accuracy</p><p>Presents four case studies that address critical issues for global business management</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-1-4614-6581-2 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA | Aid and Transition | EU Development Aid to the former Soviet Union |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 300 p. 30 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 119 | Economics/Management Science | International Economics | SCW1209X | KCL | International Relations | SCX18040 | JPS | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer New York | Planned | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 |  |  | Aid Effectiveness and the Donor Government: National and Supranational Aid Systems in the European Union.- Aid Effectiveness and the Recipient Government: The New Soft Budget Constraint in the former Soviet Union.- The Challenge of Aid Evaluation: The TACIS Program in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, 1992-2007.- Aid Conditionality and Public Accountability: Evidence from EU and Bilateral European Donorship to the former Soviet Union.- Donorship and Public Opinion in the European Union.- EU Aid and Global Development: Aid Complementarities and Regulatory Coordination.- Transformations and Challenges in EU Development Aid to the former Soviet Union after 2007.- Conclusions. ​ | This book is the one of the first to address aid effectiveness as a political and comparative economics question. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the transition of its republics to market structures and more representative forms of government, the European Commission has recognized the necessity of a closer economic cooperation with Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, the three largest economies of the former Soviet Union. This book suggests that the foreign aid of the European Union provided a set of reform incentives to post-Soviet planners. It created the grounds for the institutional and social transformation of the bureaucracy at both central and regional levels by integrating it into the aid allocation process. In Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, the observed subordination of NGOs to the developmental priorities of the bureaucracy occurred at the expense of diversity and political openness. Nevertheless, this reality led to the emergence of transnational sovereignty partnerships that reduced poverty for the general population and motivated both bureaucrats and entrepreneurs to cooperate.   Empirical models alone are not sufficient to delineate all the aspects of principal-agent relationships in post-Soviet bureaucracies. This is why formal modeling and analysis of qualitative data are extremely useful. Evaluation reports indicate the problems and challenges faced by aid bureaucrats and suggest that the weakly institutionalized environments of Ukraine and Central Asia/Kazakhstan are less conducive to aid effectiveness than the heavily bureaucratized environment of Russia. The proposed incentives system for the allocation of foreign aid links EU foreign policy with bureaucratic decision-making and reflects the choice sets of the donor and the recipient. Multilevel definitions of aid effectiveness are provided in the course of the book chapters.​ ​ | <p>​Investigates donor aid effectiveness and whether the selection of recipients occurs on reciprocal, ideological or just criteria respectively</p><p>Discusses the emergence and inclusion of transnational sovereignty partnerships (TSPs) in the post-Soviet development process</p><p> Investigates the transnational nature of EU aid and explains its role as the new soft budget constraint in the economic map of the former Soviet Union</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04249-7 | Economics/Management Science | Hill | [NAME], University of Strathclyde, Amman, Jordan | A [NAME] to Food Safety | Quality Management in the Value Chain from Wheat to Bread | Contributions to Management Science |  | 1 | 2014 | 377 | Hard cover | Book | XXXIII, 377 p. 105 illus. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Operation Research/Decision Theory | SCW23067 | KJT | Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk | SCT22032 | TGPR | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | The Bread VC: Its Health Impact and Structure in France and the U.S..- Government Regulation of Food Quality: International and in France and the U.S..- Industry Regulation of Quality in Bread, [NAME] and Wheat in France and the U.S..- Discussion of Literature Review and Preliminary Data Analysis.- Modelling the Value Stream for [NAME], [NAME] and Wheat Production.- QFD Models of French and U.S. Wheat Management Practices.- HACCP and VSM Models of French and U.S. Wheat Production Processes.- Findings, Recommendations and Conclusion. | This book provides a Management Science approach to quality management in food production. Aspects of food quality, product conformance and reliability/food safety are examined, starting with wheat and ending with its value chain transformation into bread. Protein qualities that influence glycemic index levels in bread are used  to compare the value chains of France and the US. With [NAME] models the book shows how changes in these characteristics are the result of management decisions made by the wheat growers in response to government policy and industry strategy. Lately, it provides step-by-step instructions on how to apply kaizen methodology and Deming's work on quality improvement to make the HACCPs (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) in food safety systems more robust. | <p>Includes step-by-step instructions for creating kaizen processes that prevent faults a priori rather than a posteriori</p><p>Shows optimization strategies in a real-world of food safety case</p><p>Includes numerous tips for stakeholders in the value chain to achieve business benefits as well as improved food safety and quality</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-658-04096-3 | Economics/Management Science | Ising | [NAME], Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland | Earnings Accruals and Real Activities Management around Initial Public Offerings | Evidence from Specific Industries |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Soft cover | Book | Approx. 240 p. 5 illus. | 0 | approx. | 89.99 | Economics/Management Science | Management/Business for Professionals | SCW23040 | KJM |  |  |  | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Earnings Management.- Real Activities Management.- Initial Public Offering. | The beginning of the new millennium was characterized by company scandals in accounting around the world. A transparent and fair presentation of financial statements is beneficial for capital market participants. Especially around initial public offerings different incentives of these players exist to influence financial statements in diverse aspects. Therefore, studies of earnings management try to identify abnormal behavior. This thesis covers additional aspects to shed light on substantial drivers of discretionary reporting behavior around going public. Factors like influence on real activities, industry affiliation, and specific years in the IPO process add further insight to this theoretical and practical topic. The dependence on these factors is high and confirm that company specifics are important for interpretation of results. | Publication in the field of economic science | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-53988-6 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Xiamen University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China | Business Partnerships and Organizational Performance | The Role of Resources and Capabilities | Contributions to Management Science |  | 1 | 2014 | 356 | Hard cover | Book | XXVI, 356 p. 37 illus., 36 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Organization/Planning | SCW23075 | KJU | Business Strategy/Leadership | SCW23150 | KJC | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Theoretical Foundation and Literature Review.- Methodology.- Construct Measurement.- Results and Discussion.- Summary, Contributions, Implications and Future Research. | In the rapidly changing business world, only a small percentage of firms are able to survive and prosper despite recessions, industrial evolutions and economic changes. An often-asked question is: What determines a firm’s sustainable competitive advantage? One of the most popular competitive strategies is partnering with other firms. So: How do firms make intelligent and informed decisions when it comes to selecting business partners, to utilizing available resources and capabilities in partnerships, and to managing relations to maximize partnership benefits? This book studies 300 firms across various industries, providing readers with a comprehensive view of how firms develop sustainable competitive advantages by establishing business partnerships. Young academics and experienced researchers alike will find solid theoretical foundations and fresh business insights. | <p>Offers a comprehensive literature review, helping readers to understand sustainable competitive advantage</p><p>Includes conceptualizations and implementations of new constructs</p><p>Shares business insights based on data from the real business world</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-05860-3 | Economics/Management Science | Kaufmann | [NAME], FIVE Informatik AG, Rubigen, Switzerland | Inductive Fuzzy Classification in Marketing Analytics |  | Fuzzy Management Methods |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 170 p. | 0 | approx. | 139 | Economics/Management Science | Business Information Systems | SCW26007 | KJQ | Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | [NAME] | UNF | Management / Business for Professionals | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 |  |  | A Gradual Concept of Truth.- Fuzziness and Induction.- Analytics and Marketing.- [NAME] and Evaluation.- Precisiating Fuzziness by Induction.​ | To enhance marketing analytics, approximate and inductive reasoning can be applied to handle uncertainty in individual marketing models. This book demonstrates the use of fuzzy logic for classification and segmentation in marketing campaigns. Based on practical experience as a data analyst and on theoretical studies as a researcher, the author explains fuzzy classification, inductive logic and the concept of likelihood and introduces a blend of Bayesian and [NAME] Set approaches, allowing reasonings on fuzzy sets that are derived by inductive logic. By application of this theory, the book guides the reader towards a gradual segmentation of customers which can enhance return on targeted marketing campaigns. The algorithms presented can be used for visualization, selection and prediction. The book shows how fuzzy logic can complement customer analytics by introducing fuzzy target groups. This book is for researchers, analytics professionals, data miners and students interested in fuzzy classification for marketing analytics. | <p>Provides a solid foundation of fuzzy classification and inductive logic and their application in marketing </p><p>Includes a case study of a real world application at a financial institute </p><p>Visualizes the abstract concepts with numerous illustrations</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-81-322-1794-7 | Economics/Management Science | Khasnabis | Ratan Khasnabis, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India; Indrani Chakraborty, Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata, India | Market, Regulations and Finance | Global Meltdown and the Indian Economy | India Studies in Business and Economics |  | 1 | 2014 | 253 | Hard cover | Book | XIII, 253 p. 105 illus. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics | SCW1212X | KCB | Finance/Investment/Banking | SCW23032 | KFF | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer India | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Chapter 1. Introduction by Ratan Khasnabis and [NAME] (IDSK).- Chapter 2. Monetary Policy, Financial Stability and Macroprudential Regulation: An Indian Perspective by [NAME] (Emeritus Professor, [NAME]. Crisis as Paradigm Shifter: Reflections on 2008 by [NAME] (Former Deputy Governor, RBI).- Chapter 4. The Financial Sector and the Real Economy: Some Considerations in the Indian Context: [NAME] (Principal Advisor, Planning Commission, GOI).- Chapter 5. Recent Drivers of Global Commodity Prices: An Exploration by [NAME] (IIMC).- Chapter 6. Fiscal Reforms, Fiscal Rule and Development Spending: Two Decades of Indian Experience by Pinaki Chakraborty (NIPFP).- Chapter 7. Inflation Targeting in Developing Countries : Barking Up the Wrong Tree by [NAME] and [NAME] ([NAME] 8. Global Ramifications of Reoriented US Policies towards Employment Generation by Parthapratim Pal and [NAME] (IIMC).- Chapter 9. Employment, Growth and Inequality in India: A Critical Analysis by Subhanil Chowdhury(IDSK).- Chapter 10. Effects of Changing Pattern of Corporate Savings on Firm Profitability in India: A New Approach by [NAME] (IDSK).- Chapter 11. Determinants of Price [NAME] across Regions in India by Kaushik Bhattacharya (IIML).- Chapter 12. Globalisation and Growth: The Indian Case in Perspective by [NAME] (Ambedkar University, New Delhi).- Chapter 13. Oil Price Shock, Pass-through Policy and its Impact on India by [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME] (JNU and NIPFP, New Delhi). | This volume’s primary contribution to the field of Economics is that it addresses the issue of inter-linkages between money, finance and macroeconomics with a broad analytical perspective that has commonality with the Post-Keynesians. In an attempt to assess the consequences of economic reforms and the fallout of the global financial crisis on India and the world around, the book argues that with the onset of the crisis, as in most advanced economies, debates and discussions in India have been concerned with three main issues: monetary policy and asset prices, financial stability, and macro-prudential regulation. Three related issues which are also considered important in the Indian context are – rule vs. principle-based supervision, integrated financial supervision, and regulatory and supervisory independence. The book argues that the crisis highlighted the inadequacies of macro-prudential regulatory structure which mainly addresses idiosyncratic risks specific to individual financial institutions. The crisis precipitated an extensive debate on the role of national regulatory and supervisory authorities in crisis prevention and crisis management via macro-prudential regulations which involves a general equilibrium approach to regulation aiming at safeguarding the financial system as a whole. The book then argues that the crisis led to a paradigm shift in macroeconomic theory and policy. This shift has been categorized into four specific areas: monetary policy, financial regulation, corporate governance, and globalization. The book analyses how the characteristics of each of these four categories have changed from the pre-crisis to the post-crisis situation. The book also delves into the phenomenon of rising global commodity prices post-crisis. The book also deals with an analysis of the impact of this crisis on employment in the US economy, by simulating a macroeconomic model developed by the Cambridge Department of Applied Economics in the 1980s. | <p>Assesses the consequences of economic reforms and the fallout of the global financial crisis on India and the world around</p><p>Examines the role of monetary and fiscal policies in ensuring stability, understanding the contribution of the corporate sector on the growth process, and analyzing the effects of reforms on employment and wages</p><p>Presents an empirical inquiry firmly grounded in theory, which would attract a wide range of readers with varied methodological persuasions</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54033-2 | Economics/Management Science | Köhn | [NAME], KfW Development Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Finance for Food | Towards New Agricultural and Rural Finance |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 295 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 295 p. 25 illus. | 0 | final | 59.99 | Economics/Management Science | Development Economics | SCW12014 | KCM | Agricultural Economics | SCW12220 | TVB | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | The Big Picture: Global Trends Affecting Agricultural Finance.- Institutional and Process Innovations in Serving Rural Clients.- Dealing With Risks in Agricultural Finance.- Using Modern Technology for High-Quality Services in Rural Areas. | This book reflects the current state of discussion about agricultural and rural finance in developing and transition countries. It provides insight into specific themes, such as commodity value chains, farm banking and risk management in agricultural banking, structured finance, crop insurance, mobile banking and how to increase effectiveness in rural finance. Case studies illustrate various aspects of agricultural and rural finance in developing economies. The book is based on one of the yearly financial Sector Development Symposia held by the KfW Development Bank. | <p>State-of-the-art overview of agricultural and rural finance in developing economies </p><p>Authored by leading experts in the field, especially practitioners </p><p>Provides case studies illustrating various aspects of agricultural and rural finance in developing economies</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-1-4471-6388-6 | Economics/Management Science | Law | [NAME], The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Marko Kesti, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland | [NAME] and Organizational Performance | Five Elements for Improvement and Success |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 55 | Hard cover | Book | VI, 55 p. 59 illus., 44 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Organization/Planning | SCW23075 | KJU | Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing | SCT22016 | TBC | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer London | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. LINKING THE ANCIENT WISDOM TO THE CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS.- 2. A [NAME] –TACIT SIGNAL INTEGRATED HUMAN CAPITAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS.- 3. FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE. | Presenting an innovative approach to the field of organizational management, this book proposes a [NAME] (cosmological) perspective as an alternative to existing management concepts, serving to conceptualize the organization processes in a more holistic way.Maximizing reader insights into the concept of [NAME] and how it can be applied to the areas of human resource based performance development and management, '[NAME] and Organizational Performance' includes case studies that illustrate ways to properly utilize human resource innovativeness and emotional intelligence.Encompassing engineering and humanist perspectives, this books shares tips and insights designed to provide management and business leaders with new ways of understanding and organizing human capital. | <p>Features real-life case studies of how [NAME] can be applied to human resource-based performance development and management</p><p>Presents new methods that will help organizations to develop emotional intelligence</p><p>Opens the “black box” between human resource development and organization performance</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04488-0 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany; Fátima Alves, Universidade Alberta, Porto, Portugal; [NAME], Universidade [NAME] do Taguspark, [NAME], Portugal; Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Universidade Alberta, Porto, Portugal | International Perspectives on Climate Change | Latin America and Beyond | Climate Change Management |  | 1 | 2014 | 407 | Hard cover | Book | IX, 407 p. 69 illus. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Environmental Economics | SCW12230 | KCN | Climate Change Management and Policy | SC314000 | RN | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Part I: Impacts of Change Impacts in Regions and Geographical Areas.- Part II: The Management of Climate Change Impacts.- Part III: The Role of Policy-Making and the Contribution of Information, Communication and Stakeholders' Involvement. | This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Latin American countries. Presenting a variety of adaptation strategies and projects currently being undertaken and implemented, the book showcases how Latin American nations are struggling to meet the challenges of climate change. Latin America as a whole and Central America in particular is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world and is severely affected by recurrent extreme climate-related events. This volume documents and analyzes the main challenges and lessons learned, serving to disseminate knowledge beyond the region and enhance international research and policy cooperation. | <p>Describes research, projects and experiences on climate change from Latin American countries</p><p>Documents real case studies illustrating how climate change is perceived and seen in the region</p><p>Benchmarks Latin American perspectives with works in other parts of the world</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54177-3 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People's Republic of China; [NAME], National Bureau of Statistics of China, Beijing, People's Republic of China | China Green Development Index Report 2012 | Regional Comparison | Current Chinese Economic Report Series |  | 1 | 2014 | 881 | Hard cover | Book | LVII, 881 p. 214 illus. | 0 | final | 229 | Economics/Management Science | Economic Growth | SCW12030 | KCG | Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice | SCU16002 | LNKJ | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Provinces.- Cities.- Public Opinions.- Professors’ Forum: Proposals for Green Development.- Appendices.- Writers by Chapter.- Postscript. | The report was launched during China’s Twelfth Five-year Period (2011-2015). After revising the measurement system of the Green Development Index 2011, the report measures the green development level of 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions as well as 38 large and medium-sized cities in China. A Public Satisfaction Survey of the Urban Residents is first introduced into the report. Both the province and the city Green Development Index systems consist of three parts, the green degree of economic growth, the carrying potential of natural resources and environment, and the support degree of government policies. The three parts reflect the production and resource usage efficiency, the situation of environment and resources protection and pollutants emission, and government’s related investment and management respectively. The China Green Development Index Report 2012 has the comprehensive evaluation of the green economy development in China and its importance to China’s rational development and switch in economic development model. | <p>A forward-looking, objective and innovative report</p><p>A city-based green development measurement is introduced into the report</p><p>A Public Satisfaction Survey of the Urban Residents is first introduced into the report</p><p>Completed by Beijing Normal University, Southwest University of Finance and Economics, leading thinkers in various fields together with the help of China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center (CEMA)</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54483-5 | Economics/Management Science | Lugmayr | Artur Lugmayr, Tampere University of Technology EMMi - Entertainment and, Tampere, Finland; [NAME], University of Neuchâtel Académie du Journalisme et des Médias, Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Media [NAME]. 1 | Journalism, Broadcasting, and Social Media Aspects of Convergence | Media Business and Innovation |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 300 p. | 0 | approx. | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Media Management | SCW23140 | KNT | Business Information Systems | SCW26007 | KJQ | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- 1 Media Convergence - Some Introductory Perspectives.- 2 Convergence Challenges in Journalism and Publishing.- 3 Convergence and Broadcast Media.- 4 Social Media Aspects of Convergence. | The Media [NAME] sheds light the complexity of media convergence and the related business challenges. Approaching the topic from a managerial, technological as well as end-consumer perspective, it acts as a reference book and educational resource in the field.Media convergence implies the use of multi-platform content production and distribution tools. One of the main challenges within this context lies in the development of appropriate information and knowledge management systems to support convergence in the different media industry sectors. Does blurring the boundaries between the various distribution platforms lead media to converge but to simultaneously diverge from the consumer's point of view? How does information media production and consumption change with converging technologies? This first volume of the Media [NAME] encourages an active discussion around media convergence by introducing the concept through general perspective articles and addressing the challenges of conversion in the publishing, broadcasting and social media sectors. | <p>Combines managerial, technological, and user perspectives on convergence</p><p>Addresses different media industry sectors (publishing, broadcasting, social media)</p><p>Contributions by international experts in the field</p><p>Essential reading for all media managers, information systems designers, and media user researchers when dealing with convergent services in media industries</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54486-6 | Economics/Management Science | Lugmayr | Artur Lugmayr, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland; [NAME], University of Neuchâtel Académie du Journalisme et des Médias, [NAME]-ch, Switzerland | Media [NAME]. 2 | Firms and User Perspectives | Media Business and Innovation |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 300 p. | 0 | approx. | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Media Management | SCW23140 | KNT | Business Information Systems | SCW26007 | KJQ | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- 1 Impact of Convergence on Media Organizations and Business Model.- 2 Media Production and Convergence.- 3 Media User Interfaces, Experiences, and Perpsectives.- 4 Convergence and Media Business Outlook. | The Media [NAME] sheds light on the complexity of media convergence and the related business challenges. Approaching the topic from a managerial, technological as well as end-consumer perspective, it acts as a reference book and educational resource in the field.Media convergence at business level may imply transforming business models and using multiplatform content production and distribution tools. However, it is shown that the implementation of convergence strategies can only succeed when expectations and aspirations of every actor involved are taken into account. Media consumers, content producers and managers face different challenges in the process of media convergence. Volume II of the Media [NAME] tackles these challenges by discussing media business models, production, and users' experience and perspectives from a technological convergence viewpoint. | <p>Cross-disciplinary viewpoint towards convergence</p><p>Wide range of additional online materials: social media, lecture slides, cases, and exercises</p><p>Essential reading for all media managers, information systems designers, and consumer researchers when dealing with convergent services in media industries</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04375-3 | Economics/Management Science | Malo | [NAME], University of Salamanca, [NAME], Spain; [NAME], University of Economic Studies, Pescara, Italy | Disadvantaged Workers | Empirical Evidence and Labour Policies | AIEL Series in Labour Economics |  | 1 | 2014 | 330 | Hard cover | Book | X, 330 p. 29 illus., 16 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Labor Economics | SCW12111 | KCF | Economic Policy | SCW12049 | KCP | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I Disabled people in the labour market.- Part II Young workers in the labour market.- Part III Women, migrants and long-term unemployed. | This book includes empirical contributions focusing on disadvantaged workers. According to the European Commission’s definition, disadvantaged workers include categories of workers with difficulties entering the labour market without assistance and hence, requiring the application of public measures aimed at improving their employment opportunities. In addition to the labour market perspective, this is also relevant in terms of social cohesion, which is one of the central objectives of the European Union and of its Member States. This work deals with the most relevant groups of disadvantaged workers, namely disabled workers, young workers, women living in depressed areas, migrants in the labour market and the long-term unemployed, and analyses the situation in the Italian, Spanish and some African labour markets. The determinants of disadvantage in the labour market are investigated, highlighting both the role of supply variables, including structural factors and the weakness on the demand side, the role of the economic crisis and the ineffectiveness of some labour policies. A complex framework emerges in which disadvantaged groups may share common problems, both in terms of integration into the labour market and in terms of working conditions, but often require group-specific policies, taking into account their intergroup heterogeneity. | <p>Provides empirical evidence focusing on recent labour market data</p><p>Special emphasis on the recent EU definition of social exclusion </p><p>Helps policy makers in designing policies for disadvantaged workers</p><p>Includes intriguing results on the impact of the current economic crisis on the labour market for disadvantaged workers  </p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-1-4899-7441-9 | Economics/Management Science | Mamon | [NAME], University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; [NAME], University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia | [NAME] in Finance | Further Developments and Applications, Volume II | International Series in Operations Research & Management Science | 209 | 1 | 2014 | 292 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 292 p. 46 illus., 40 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Operation Research/Decision Theory | SCW23067 | KJT | Finance/Investment/Banking | SCW23032 | KFF | Business/Economics | Handbook | Springer US | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Robustification of an on-line EM algorithm for modelling asset prices within an HMM.- Stochastic volatility or stochastic central tendency: evidence from a hidden [NAME] model of the short-term interest rate.- An econometric model of the term structure of interest rates under regime-switching risk.- The LIBOR market model: a [NAME]-switching jump diffusion extension.- Exchange rates and net portfolio flows: a [NAME]-switching approach.- Hedging costs for variable annuities under regime-switching.- A stochastic  approximation approach for trend-following trading.- A hidden [NAME]-modulated jump diffusion model for European option pricing.- An exact formula for pricing American exchange options with regime switching.- Parameter estimation in a weak hidden [NAME] model with independent drift and volatility.- Parameter estimation in a regime-switching model with non-normal noise. | Since the groundbreaking research of [NAME] into the application of operations research to the optimization of investment portfolios, finance has been one of the most important areas of application of operations research. The use of hidden [NAME] models (HMMs) has become one of the hottest areas of research for such applications to finance. This handbook offers systemic applications of different methodologies that have been used for decision making solutions to the financial problems of global markets. As the follow-up to the authors’ [NAME] in Finance (2007), this offers the latest research developments and applications of HMMs to finance and other related fields. Amongst the fields of quantitative finance and actuarial science that will be covered are: interest rate theory, fixed-income instruments, currency market, annuity and insurance policies with option-embedded features, investment strategies, commodity markets, energy, high-frequency trading, credit risk, numerical algorithms, financial econometrics and operational risk.[NAME] in Finance: Further Developments and Applications, Volume II presents recent applications and case studies in finance and showcases the formulation of emerging potential applications of new research over the book’s 11 chapters. This will benefit not only researchers in financial modeling, but also others in fields such as engineering, the physical sciences and social sciences. Ultimately the handbook should prove to be a valuable resource to dynamic researchers interested in taking full advantage of the power and versatility of HMMs in accurately and efficiently capturing many of the processes in the financial market. | <p>Offers cutting-edge research developments and applications of Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) to finance and other closely allied fields </p><p>Provides an accurate picture of core financial components by filtering out the random noise in financial markets </p><p>Includes contributions from experts and active researchers in the areas of financial mathematics and actuarial science</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04539-9 | Economics/Management Science | Melchiors | Philipp Melchiors, Technische Universität München, Würzburg, Germany | Dynamic and Stochastic Multi-Project Planning |  | Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems | 673 | 1 | 2014 | 204 | Soft cover | Book | XV, 204 p. 37 illus. | 0 | final | 89.99 | Economics/Management Science | Project Management | SCW23190 | KJMP | Operation Research/Decision Theory | SCW23067 | KJT | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. Introduction.- 2. Problem Statements.- 3. Literature Review.- 4. Continuous-time [NAME]. Generation of Problem Instances.- 6. Scheduling Using Priority Policies.- 7. Optimal and Near Optimal Scheduling Policies.- 8. Integrated Dynamic Order Acceptance and Capacity Planning.- 9. Conclusions and Future Work. | This book deals with dynamic and stochastic methods for multi-project planning. Based on the idea of using queueing networks for the analysis of dynamic-stochastic multi-project environments this book addresses two problems: detailed scheduling of project activities, and integrated order acceptance and capacity planning. In an extensive simulation study, the book thoroughly investigates existing scheduling policies. To obtain optimal and near optimal scheduling policies new models and algorithms are proposed based on the theory of [NAME] decision processes and Approximate Dynamic programming. Then the book presents a new model for the effective computation of optimal policies based on a [NAME] decision process. Finally, the book provides insights into the structure of optimal policies. | <p>Introduces new analytical models for optimal multi-project management based on decision rules in dynamic-stochastic environments</p><p>Presents new insights into the structure of optimal policies</p><p>Describes extensive experimental investigations into the performance of well-known heuristics for multi-project scheduling in dynamic-stochastic environments</p><p>Introduces new approaches for high quality computing policies which outperform existing heuristic policies</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54085-1 | Economics/Management Science | Moser | [NAME], Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria; [NAME], The New School for Social Research, New York, NY, USA; [NAME], Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria; [NAME], Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria | Dynamic Optimization in Environmental Economics |  | Dynamic Modeling and Econometrics in Economics and Finance | 15 | 1 | 2014 | 355 | Hard cover | Book | XI, 355 p. 67 illus. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Environmental Economics | SCW12230 | KCN | Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization | SCM26016 | PBKQ | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | Available | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 |  | Interactions between Economy and Climate: Climate Change and Technical Progress: Impact of Informational Constraints.- Environmental Policy in a Dynamic Model with Heterogeneous Agents and Voting.- Optimal Environmental Policy in the Presence of Multiple Equilibria and Reversible Hysteresis.- Modeling the Dynamics of the Transition to a Green Economy.- One-Parameter GHG Emission Policy With R&D-Based Growth.- Pollution, Public Health Care, and Life Expectancy when Inequality Matters.- Uncertain Climate Policy and the Green Paradox.- Uniqueness Versus Indeterminacy in the Tragedy of the Commons - A 'Geometric' Approach.- Optimal Extraction of Resources: Dynamic Behavior of Oil Importers and Exporters Under Uncertainty.- Robust Control of a Spatially Distributed Commercial Fishery.- On the Effect of Resource Exploitation on Growth: Domestic Innovation vs. Technological Diffusion Through Trade.- Forest Management and Biodiversity in Size-Structured Forests Under Climate Change.- Carbon Taxes and Comparison of Trading Regimes in Fossil Fuels.- Landowning, Status and Population Growth.- Optimal Harvesting of Size-Structured Biological Populations. | The book presents new developments in the dynamic modeling and optimization methods in environmental economics and provides a huge range of applications dealing with the economics of natural resources, the impacts of climate change and of environmental pollution, and respective policy measures. The interrelationship between economic activities and environmental quality, the development of cleaner technologies, the switch from fossil to renewable resources and the proper use of policy instruments play an important role along the path towards a sustainable future. Biological, physical and economic processes are naturally involved in the subject, and postulate the main modelling, simulation and decision-making tools: the methods of dynamic optimization and dynamic games. | <p>Presents a broad range of applications in environmental economics</p><p>Offers contributions of top scientists in this area</p><p>Treats pressing problems arising from current environmental developments</p><p>Uses most advanced mathematical methods in optimal control and dynamic game theory</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04068-4 | Economics/Management Science | Mühl | Johannes [NAME], Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK | Organizational Trust | Measurement, Impact, and the Role of Management Accountants | Contributions to Management Science |  | 1 | 2014 | 207 | Hard cover | Book | XXI, 207 p. 86 illus., 1 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Accounting/Auditing | SCW23016 | KF | Industrial, Organisational and Economic Psychology | [NAME] | JMJ | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Trust and Management Accountants.- Conceptual Models.- Research Methodology.- Organization A - Investigative Study.- Organization B - Investigative Study.- Conclusion. | Organizations consider trust as a pillar for successful operations in an increasingly global competitive environment. Some professionals go further and argue that in an economy trust is more important than natural resources. This book deals with ways to measure trust and its impact on organizational performance, as well as to understand the role of Management Accounting in creating trust. The author demonstrates that trust drives organizational performance, and reveals the key role of management accountants in facilitating the flow of trust between CEOs and line managers. | <p>Presents arguments and evidence on how trust impacts organizational performance</p><p>First to apply social network analysis in management accounting</p><p>Elicits the key role of management accountants in trust creation</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-37851-5 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], University of Groningen Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands; [NAME], University of Groningen Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands | European Metropolitan Commercial Real Estate Markets |  | Advances in Spatial Science |  | 1 | 2014 | 436 | Hard cover | Book | X, 436 p. 150 illus., 106 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Regional/Spatial Science | SCW12189 | KCP | Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning | SCJ15000 | RP | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 Introduction.- 2 Institutional Difference in European Metropolitan Commercial Real Estate Markets.- 3 Financial Markets in London Metropolitan Commercial Real Estate.- 4 Building Activities in Barcelona and Madrid Metropolitan Areas.- 5 Land Policy and Vacancies in the Metropolitan Amsterdam Office Market.- 6 Ten Year Belgium Office and Retail Markets with a Digression on Vacancy Modelling.- 7 On Urban Hierarchy in the Budapest Metropolitan Area.- 8 Rent Gradient in Germany's Metropolitan Commercial Real Estate Markets.- 9 Urban Renewal in Warsaw's Commercial Real Estate Market.- 10 Booms and Busts in Prague's Commercial Real Estate Market.- 11 Geopolitical Change in Vienna's Real Estate Market.- 12 Dynamics of Intra Urban Hierarchy in Istanbul's Metropolitan Area.- Index. | Metropolitan commercial real estate markets are highly influenced by global forces, the regional economy, and institutional behaviour. While descriptions of regional commercial real estate markets are well known and widespread in academic literature, this monograph goes beyond that in explaining the dynamics in and variations between European metropolitan markets. By comparing those markets on relevant indicators and through extensive data analysis, a number of explaining factors is revealed. Contributions on specific metropolitan markets with different positions within the real estate cycle illustrate not only the characteristics of the local economy and its institutions, but also urgent issues such as battling vacancy, changing retail hierarchy or managing obsolescence. ​ | <p>Addresses contemporary issues in metropolitan commercial real estate markets</p><p>Focuses on commercial real estate markets in different phases of development with cross country analysis</p><p>Relates dynamics in real estate markets to dynamics in institutional differences and differences in market behaviour ​</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-05076-8 | Economics/Management Science | Palavra Garrido Azevedo | [NAME], University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal; Marcus Brandenburg, University of Kassel, [NAME], Germany; Helena Carvalho, New University of Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal; [NAME], New University of Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal | Eco-Innovation and the Development of Business Models | Lessons from Experience and New Frontiers in Theory and Practice | Greening of Industry Networks Studies | 2 | 1 | 2014 | 316 | Hard cover | Book | IV, 316 p. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Innovation/Technology Management | SCW23121 | [NAME] | Business/Management Science, general | SCW23008 | KJ | Management / Business for Professionals | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Developments and directions of eco-innovation.- Part I Models and frameworks supporting eco-innovation.- Managing cross-industry innovations: a search strategy for radical eco-innovations.- How to make eco-innovation a competitive strategy: a perspective on the knowledge-based development.- A framework for developing, evaluating and assessing eco-innovations.- Radical and Systematic Eco-Innovation with TRIZ Methodology.- Part II Application: surveys and case studies on eco-innovation [NAME] on Manufacturing Industry: The role of sustainability on innovation processes.- Portraying the Eco-Innovative Landscape in Brazil: determinants, processes and results.- Contextual Factors as Drivers of Eco-innovation Strategies: The Definition of an Organizational Taxonomy in the Brazilian Cellulose, Paper and Paper Products Industry.- Conceptualising industry efforts to eco-innovate among large Swedish companies.- Integrated environmental management tools for product and organizations in clusters.- Towards joint product-service business models: The case of Your Energy Solution.- Business model innovation for eco-innovation: developing a boundary-spanning business model of an ecosystem integrator.- Part III future directions: eco-innovation initiatives.- A new methodology for eco-friendly construction: utilizing quality function deployment to meet LEED requirements.- Light weight small island ferries in Scandinavia – a case of radical eco-innovation.- BioTRIZ: a win-win methodology for eco-innovation. | Environmental challenges such as pollution, climate change, water and natural resources depletion and dwindling bio-diversity are true threats to the survival of our civilization, forcing us to learn how to act now. Fortunately this is exactly what this book does: presenting real life cases, along with theory, methodologies and tools demonstrating how eco-innovation can support sustainable economic growth and save our planet for future generations.Following an introduction describing developments and directions of eco-innovation, Section One discusses Models and Frameworks Supporting Eco-Innovation, with chapters on search strategy for radical eco-innovation; and systematic eco-innovation with TRIZ Methodology. Section Two offers surveys and case studies showing eco-innovation in practice, including a sketch of the eco-innovative landscape in the Brazilian Cellulose, Paper and Paper Products Industry; efforts to eco-innovate among large Swedish companies; progress towards joint product-service business models and more. The third section surveys future directions and emerging trends, among them a new methodology for eco-friendly construction; the development of lightweight small inter-island ferries in Scandinavia and BioTRIZ: a win-win methodology for eco-innovation.The book explores eco-innovation as a framework for supporting the development of new business models which consider the entire business ecosystem, on the way to a sustainable world. Moreover, it explores the eco-innovation process in cross-national and cross-sector perspective. | <p>Offers a concise, evidence-based review of methodologies, applications and future developments in radical eco-innovation</p><p>Analysis ranges from individual case studies and cross sector assessments to international perspective</p><p>Covers such industries as biogas, automotive manufacturing and apparel, with case studies set in Scandinavia, Western Europe and Latin America</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-04824-6 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Technical University of Valencia, [NAME], Spain; [NAME], Technical University of Valencia, [NAME], Spain; [NAME], Technical University of Valencia, [NAME], Spain | Innovation and Teaching Technologies | New Directions in Research, Practice and Policy |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 150 | Hard cover | Book | X, 150 p. 17 illus., 12 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Innovation/Technology Management | SCW23121 | [NAME] | Educational Technology | SCO21000 | YQT | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Chapter 1 Concept Mapping.- Chapter 2 Rethinking the E-Learning Final Project in Engineering Degrees.- Chapter 3 The Subject of Entrepreneurship Influence on the Development of the Business in a Region.- Chapter 4 Web 5.0: The Future of Emotional Competences in Higher Education.- Chapter 5 Evaluation of Competences through Active Methodologies.- Chapter 6 Learning Innovation Competences.- Chapter 7 Lego Serious Play to [NAME] in the Management Course.- Chapter 8 Teaching ICT through ICT. | This book focus on organizational changes that are taking place in higher education. Universities are currently experiencing a period of change and restructuring into what is known as the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). EHEA represents a process of educational reform based on three types of transformations: structural, curricular and organizational. The integration of universities in this new EHEA is bringing conceptual and methodological changes not just to the structure of university education, but also to the teaching-learning processes and the conditions under which they take place. EHEA is prompting a change in the teaching model towards the consideration of students as the main actors in the educational process. This change requires new teaching strategies where students are asked to resolve problems with tools provided by the teacher. This book presents ideas, results and challenges related to new information and communication technologies, innovations and methodologies applied to education and research, as well as demonstrating the latest trends in educational innovation. | <p>Explores the impact of information and communication technologies on the research, practice and policy of education </p><p>Focuses on the European Higher Education Area initiative </p><p>Features in-depth case studies from innovative institutions</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-658-05104-4 | Economics/Management Science | Praceus | [NAME], Hamburg, Germany | Consumer Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid | Emerging Patterns of User Innovation in a Resource-Scarce Setting | Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management |  | 1 | 2014 | 170 | Soft cover | Book | XVI, 170 p. 27 illus. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Economics/Management Science | Innovation/Technology Management | SCW23121 | [NAME] |  |  |  | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Base of the Pyramid (BoP).- User Innovation.- Patterns and Antecedents of Consumer Innovation at the BoP. | Approximately one-third of the world’s population lives in poverty at the global Base of the economic Pyramid (BoP). [NAME] quantitatively investigates patterns and characteristics of a large sample of innovations developed by people living at the BoP in India. Differences and commonalities versus consumer innovations from the developed world are assessed and effects of innovation-relevant resources and contextual factors on the innovative outcomes are examined. The findings indicate that poor consumer innovators and their wealthier counterparts share similar stable demographic predispositions and preferences while the phenomenon adapts to the specific resource-scarce context and different living conditions at the BoP. Finally, user innovation research from developed markets appears not to be entirely transferable to subsistence markets. | <p>Publication in the field of economic sciences</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-94-017-8615-7 | Economics/Management Science | Quisumbing | [NAME], International Food Policy Research Inst., Washington, DC, USA; [NAME], International Food Policy Research Inst., Washington, DC, USA; [NAME], FAO, Rome, Italy; [NAME], FAO, Rome, Italy; [NAME], New York University, New York, NY, USA; Amber Peterman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA | Gender in Agriculture | Closing the Knowledge Gap |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 430 | Hard cover | Book | XVI, 430 p. 17 illus., 10 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Development Economics | SCW12014 | KCM | Agricultural Economics | SCW12220 | TVB | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | PART I: Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture.- 1. Closing the Knowledge Gap on [NAME] in Agriculture.- PART II: Data and Methods for Gender Analysis in Agriculture.- 2. Understanding Gender and Culture in Agriculture: The Role of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches.- 3. Data Needs for Gender Analysis in Agriculture.- 4. If Women Hold Up Half the Sky, How Much of the World's Food Do They Produce?- PART III: Gender, Assets, and Inputs: Issues at the Farm and Household Levels.- 5. The Gender Asset Gap and Its Implications for Agricultural and Rural Development.- 6. Gender Equity and Land: Toward Secure and Effective Access for Rural Women.- 7. A Review of Empirical Evidence on Gender Differences in Nonland Agricultural Inputs, Technology, and Services in Developing Countries.- 8. Rural Women's Access to Financial Services: Credit, Savings, and Insurance.- 9. Livestock and Women's Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence.- 10. Gender and Social Capital for Agricultural Development.- 11. Gender Implications of Poor Nutrition and Health in Agricultural Households.- PART IV: Gender and Markets: Moving beyond the Farm.- 12. [NAME] Agricultural Value Chains: Issues, Opportunities, and Next Steps.- 13. Mainstreaming Gender Sensitivity in Cash Crop Market Supply Chains.- 14. Gender Inequalities in Rural Labor Markets.- PART V: Toward a Gender-Sensitive Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension System.- 15. A System That Delivers: Integrating Gender into Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension.- 16. Enhancing Female Participation in Agricultural Research and Development: Rationale and Evidence.- 17. Improving Gender Responsiveness of Agricultural Extension.- Index. | The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) produced a 2011 report on women in agriculture with a clear and urgent message: agriculture underperforms because half of all farmers—women—lack equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. This book builds on the report’s conclusions by providing, for a non-specialist audience, a compendium of what we know now about gender gaps in agriculture. | <p>Summarizes women’s contributions to agriculture and food security and the obstacles to their broader participation</p><p>Draws on data at the micro, census and national levels</p><p>Challenges conventional story lines on women in agriculture</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-03061-6 | Economics/Management Science | Rövekamp | [NAME], [NAME], Ludwigshafen, Germany; [NAME], [NAME] und Politik (SWP), Berlin, Germany | Currency Cooperation in East Asia |  | Financial and Monetary Policy Studies | 38 | 1 | 2014 | 166 | Hard cover | Book | VIII, 166 p. 46 illus. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics | SCW1212X | KCB | Economic Policy | SCW12049 | KCP | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | [NAME], [NAME] Area East Asia – Cooperation or Confrontation? - [NAME]: China’s Financial System: Past Reforms, Future Ambitions and Current State.- [NAME]: Japan’s New Monetary Policy – Some Critical Questions.- Ulrich Volz: RMB Internationalisation and Currency Cooperation in East Asia.- Kenichi Shimizu: Regional Exchange Rate Management in East Asia - Possibilities and Limits.- [NAME]: The Chiang Mai Process as a Case Study of Financial Cooperation in Pacific Asia – Institutional Issues and Experiences.- [NAME]: Reserve Policies of East Asian Central Banks - Causes, Consequences and Prospects.- [NAME]: Korea-China Currency Swap-Financed Trade Settlement Facility.- [NAME]: Asian Currency Cooperation and the Potential Microeconomic Effects of Reduced Exchange Rate Fluctuations.- [NAME], [NAME]: The Role of Reserve Requirements - The Case of Contemporary China Compared to Postwar Germany. | This book explores the opportunities and limits of currency cooperation in East Asia. Currency issues play an important role in the region. The Asian crisis of the late 90s was rooted in deficient currency arrangements. The Chinese RMB is not freely convertible yet, but policymakers in China nevertheless aim for a more international role of the Chinese currency. The recent change of direction in Japanese monetary policy caused a drastic depreciation of the [NAME] and led to warnings against a possible “currency war”, thus demonstrating that currency issues can also easily lead to political frictions. Most trade in and with the East Asian zone on the other hand is still conducted in US $. Against this background different modes of currency cooperation serve the goal of smoothing exchange rate fluctuations and capital flows. They are an important element to promote financial stability and to reduce the transaction cost for foreign trade or investment. The contributions of this book analyze the environment and design of currency cooperation in East Asia and their effects from a macro-and microeconomic viewpoint. | <p>Comprehensive and updated analysis of the East Asian currency area</p><p>Explores the effects of currency cooperation on financial stability in the South-Asian region</p><p>Analyzes economic and political impacts of currency cooperation in East Asia</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-05058-4 | Economics/Management Science | Sain | Soumit Sain, European University of Economics and Management, Cologne, Germany; [NAME], Langenfeld, Germany | Customer Knowledge Management | [NAME] to Improve [NAME] | Management for Professionals |  | 1 | 2014 | 180 | Hard cover | Book | X, 180 p. 35 illus., 2 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Economics/Management Science | Marketing | SCW23059 | KJS | Business Information Systems | SCW26007 | KJQ | Management / Business for Professionals | Professional book | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Knowledge Management Today.- Review of Soft Skills Within Knowledge Management.- Soft Skills Within Customer Knowledge Management and Their Impact on Customer Focus.- Analysis and Evidence.- Soft Skill Drivers for Successful CKM.- Appendix. | Customer focus is the most important challenge of the future. Providing good customer service depends on how well companies know their customers and clearly identify their needs. Availability of customer knowledge, which is knowledge from, for and about the customer, thus becomes crucial in offering customized products or services. This can be gained most efficiently from direct interaction with customers, but requires the use of interpersonal and organizational soft skills. This book presents the interrelationship between customer knowledge management, customer focus and soft skills and also provides concrete advice on how the management of customer knowledge can be optimized. | <p>Combines customer knowledge management, customer focus and soft skills based on recent primary data</p><p>Focuses on interpersonal and organizational skills within customer knowledge management processes</p><p>Provides recommendations for optimizing the management of customer knowledge</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-53964-0 | Economics/Management Science | Sarstedt | [NAME], [NAME], Magdeburg, Germany; [NAME], University of Melbourne, [NAME], Australia | A Concise Guide to Market Research | The Process, Data, and Methods Using IBM SPSS Statistics | Springer Texts in Business and Economics |  | 2 | 2014 | 319 | Hard cover | Book | X, 319 p. 119 illus., 51 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Economics/Management Science | Marketing | SCW23059 | KJS | Management/Business for Professionals | SCW23040 | KJM | Business/Economics | Undergraduate textbook | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- 1 Introduction to Market Research.- 2 The Market Research Process.- 3 Data.- 4 Getting Data.- 5 Descriptive Statistics.- 6 Hypothesis Testing & ANOVA.- 7 Regression Analysis.- 8 Factor Analysis.- 9 Cluster Analysis.- Index. | This accessible, practice-oriented and compact text provides a hands-on introduction to market research. Using the market research process as a framework, it explains how to collect and describe data and presents the most important and frequently used quantitative analysis techniques, such as ANOVA, regression analysis, factor analysis and cluster analysis. The book describes the theoretical choices a market researcher has to make with regard to each technique, discusses how these are converted into actions in IBM SPSS version 22 and how to interpret the output. Each chapter concludes with a case study that illustrates the process using real-world data. A comprehensive Web appendix includes additional analysis techniques, datasets, video files and case studies. Tags in the text allow readers to quickly access Web content with their mobile device.The new edition features: Stronger emphasis on the gathering and analysis of secondary data (e.g., internet and social networking data)New material on data description (e.g., outlier detection and missing value analysis)Improved use of educational elements such as learning objectives, keywords, self-assessment tests, case studies, and much moreStreamlined and simplified coverage of the data analysis techniques with more rules-of-thumbUses IBM SPSS version 22 | <p>Compact, hands-on and step-by-step introduction to quantitative market research techniques</p><p>Presents the most important techniques and shows how to translate theoretical choices into SPSS and how to analyze the output</p><p><p>Range of education elements such as learning objectives, keywords, self-assessment tests, case studies</p><p>Innovative supplementary online concept, including mobile tags, sample datasets and additional cases</p><p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04303-6 | Economics/Management Science | Shi | [NAME], The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand | Entrepreneurship in Family Business | Cases from China | International Studies in Entrepreneurship | 30 | 1 | 2014 | 173 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 173 p. 14 illus. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Entrepreneurship | SCW23130 | KJH | Emerging Markets/Globalization | SCW23180 | KJSM | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Available | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 |  | 1. Introduction.- 2. Conceptualisation.- 3. Methods and methodology.- 4. Research settings.- 5. Family orientation, market orientation.- 6. Opportunity and Innovation.- 7. Ability and motivation.- 8. Discussion and conclusion. | This book presents an excellent analysis of how a family business is different from other forms of organization and especially its peculiarities in relation to entrepreneurship. Focusing on small and medium-sized second-generation Chinese family businesses this book provides an in-depth analysis on the relationship between the firms’ family attributes – or “familiness” as conceptualized in this book – and entrepreneurial processes, which leads to different outcomes. Eight cases from China are presented in this book and a dual-level approach is proposed for research on entrepreneurship in family businesses, emphasising both firm processes and the role of individual owner-managers. Readers will also find several useful policy and practice-oriented perspectives in this book. | <p>Presents a critical and operational approach to the essence of family business</p><p>Provides a detailed account of the evolution of entrepreneurship in China’s private economy</p><p>Studies authentic cases of second-generation family businesses from China</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04207-7 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | Annika Steiber, Stiftelsen IMIT, Gothenburg, Sweden | [NAME] | Managing Continuous Innovation in a Rapidly Changing World | Management for Professionals |  | 1 | 2014 | 127 | Hard cover | Book | XIV, 127 p. 5 illus. | 0 | final | 59.99 | Economics/Management Science | Innovation/Technology Management | SCW23121 | [NAME] | Business Strategy/Leadership | SCW23150 | KJC | Management / Business for Professionals | Professional book | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: A New Set of Management Principles.- Part II: The Case of Google.- Part III: Continuous Innovation.- A Critical Business Skill. | This book shows how companies like Google have reinvented the common practice in management in order to continuously innovate in fast changing industries. With the ever-increasing pace of change, reinventing existing management principles could become a necessity and prove crucial in the long-term competitiveness of many companies. The book presents a unique synthesis of findings from leading research on long-term competitiveness in fast changing industries. The core of the study comprises an exclusive 1-year in-depth research study on the drivers of innovation at Google and includes examples on how Google has translated the reinvented management principles into practice. The book also offers key action-points to help practitioners in reinventing their own management models for continuous innovation. | <p>Presents a unique synthesis on management characteristics for long term competitiveness in fast changing industries</p><p>Based on an exclusive 1-year behind-the-scenes research study conducted by authors at Google</p><p>Provides examples on how companies like Google have reinvented management models into practice</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54556-6 | Economics/Management Science | Trost | [NAME], Furtwangen University, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany | Talent Relationship Management | Competitive Recruiting Strategies in Times of Talent Shortage | Management for Professionals |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 200 p. 52 illus., 2 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Economics/Management Science | Human Resource Management | SCW23083 | KJMV2 | Organization/Planning | SCW23075 | KJU | Management / Business for Professionals | Professional book | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- The Labour Market of the Future.- An Overview of Talent Relationship Management.- Defining Relevant Target Groups.- The Employee Value Proposition.- Active Sourcing Strategies.- Candidate Retention.- The Positive Candidate Experience.- Framework Conditions.- Conclusion. | In times of growing talent shortage, companies have to find new ways to fill their strategic positions from the outside. This book presents useful and competitive solutions for hiring talented and motivated employees. The author presents four concrete fields of action to achieve this and provides the reader with definitions of strategically relevant key and bottleneck functions. The book emphasizes the fact that employers must sell relevant functions just like they would as part of an employer branding strategy. Employers are moving towards active sourcing strategies beyond job ads and headhunting. They must maintain and manage relations with promising talent once they have been identified. Finally, employers must ensure a positive candidate experience. This book serves as a handy reference for HR managers and talent recruiters. | <p>Presents practice-driven and feasible ideas for Human Resource Management and recruiting</p><p>Provides innovative tools for Human Resource Management</p><p>Offers practical guidance in recruiting hard-to-be-filled positions in the company</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-05247-2 | Economics/Management Science | Ünsar | [NAME], Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey | Leadership and Communication | A Case from [NAME], Textile and [NAME] in Turkey | Contributions to Management Science |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 180 p. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Business Strategy/Leadership | SCW23150 | KJC | Human Resource Management | SCW23083 | KJMV2 | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Leadership.- Communication.- Leadership and Organizational Communication: A Study in [NAME], Textile and Other Sectors.- Discussion Results and Suggestions. | This book deals with the concepts of leadership and communication in business organizations, initially on a general level and then in detail through an analysis of specific cases. First the book provides a contextual framework to explain the role and importance of the topic. The foundation is provided by selected behavioural and situational theories. Then 15 different leadership models and their respective communication strategies are specified. The interaction of leadership and communication is examined explaining organizational communication and its tools. In the third part the book looks in detail at the glass, textile and confection industries. It examines the relationship between socio-demographic variables of employees, leadership types and communication styles and systems of managers in these sectors. The results of this study provide researchers and professionals with a number of suggestions for more effective organizational communication and better leadership practice. | <p>Presents a comprehensive framework for leadership and organizational communication </p><p>Details a wide selection of leadership approaches </p><p>Examines in detail the empirical findings in specific industries</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04330-2 | Economics/Management Science | Vanhoucke | [NAME], University of Ghent, Gent, Belgium | Integrated Project Management and Control | First Comes the Theory, then the Practice | Management for Professionals |  | 1 | 2014 | 141 | Hard cover | Book | XIII, 141 p. 50 illus., 44 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 59.99 | Economics/Management Science | Project Management | SCW23190 | KJMP | Operation Research/Decision Theory | SCW23067 | KJT | Management / Business for Professionals | Professional book | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Project Data.- Earned Value Management.- Earned Schedule.- Schedule Adherence.- Forecasting.- Schedule Risk.- Schedule Control.- Pro Track.- P2 Engine.- Conclusions. | This book presents an integrated approach to monitoring projects in progress using Earned Value and Earned Schedule Management combined with Schedule Risk Analysis. Monitoring and controlling projects involves processes for identifying potential problems in a timely manner. When necessary, corrective actions can be taken to exploit project opportunities or to get faltering projects back on track. The prerequisite is that project performance is observed and measured regularly to identify variances from the project baseline schedule. Therefore, monitoring the performance of projects in progress requires a set of tools and techniques that should ideally be combined into a single integrated system. The book offers a valuable resource for anyone who wants to understand the theory first and then to use it in practice with software tools. It is intended for students, professionals and academics with an interest and/or experience in running projects as well as for newcomers in the area of project control with a basic grasp of the Earned Value, [NAME] and Schedule Risk Analysis concepts. | <p>Provides an overview of formulae used for Earned Value Management and [NAME] Analysis</p><p>Shows how to practically visualize project control concepts</p><p>Includes two software tutorial overviews to facilitate application of the project management concepts</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-4-431-54531-6 | Economics/Management Science | Wakasugi | [NAME], Gakushuin University, Toshima-ku, Japan | Internationalization of Japanese Firms | Evidence from Firm-level Data |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 173 | Hard cover | Book | IX, 173 p. 36 illus., 27 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | International Economics | SCW1209X | KCL | Industrial Organization | SCW12081 | KCD | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer Japan | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 Introduction and Overview ([NAME] of Japanese Internationalized Firms: Findings Based on Firm-Level Data ([NAME], [NAME], [NAME], Hitoshi Sato, [NAME] and [NAME] 3 Heterogeneity and the Structure of Export and FDI: A Cross-Industry Analysis of Japanese Manufacturing (Ayumu Tanaka).- 4 The Role of Non-Productivity Factors in the Internationalization of Firms (Yasuyuki Todo).- 5 Entry into Foreign Markets through Foreign Direct Investment ([NAME] and Hitoshi Sato).- 6 Productivity and Modes of Internationalization: Evidence from Japanese Firms ([NAME] and Ayumu Tanaka).- 7 Foreign Direct Investment with Matching Frictions (Hitoshi Sato).- 8 Intra-firm Trade and Contract Completeness: Evidence from Japanese Foreign-affiliated Firms ([NAME] and [NAME]). | This book takes a comprehensive look at Japanese firms engaging in export and foreign direct investment (FDI) and develops new methods and data to investigate the internationalization of firms, which is a focus issue in international trade. Using micro-level data, the book provides an introduction to theoretical and statistical analysis of internationalization modes of Japanese firms with productivity heterogeneity. It makes clear that although the productivity of internationalized Japanese firms is higher on average than that of firms serving only the domestic market, the difference in productivity between exporters and FDI firms is not as obvious in comparison with that of their counterparts in the United States and Europe. Focusing on this point, the book analyzes not only productivity heterogeneity among firms, but also the differences in firm-specific factors other than productivity: industry-specific factors, market-specific factors such as market size and variable and fixed costs for export, and FDI in destination countries. This in-depth investigation reveals how those factors make the modes of Japanese firms’ internationalization different from those in the United States and Europe. Further analysis focuses on the effects of match quality, organizational and institutional factors in the market on firms’ exports, and FDI. As an approach to the current trends in international trade, this book is unique in using detailed firm-level panel data drawn from Japanese government statistics. | <p>Provides a comprehensive analysis of Japanese firms’ exporting and foreign direct investment, using the authors’ original data set of Japanese firms</p><p>Presents theoretical and empirical analyses of firm-specific and market-specific factors to determine the modes of Japanese firms’ internationalization</p><p>Presents an analysis of managerial and institutional factors that affect the internationalization of Japanese firms</p><p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-45428-8 | Economics/Management Science | [NAME] | [NAME], Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; Liming Yao, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China; [NAME], Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China | Innovative Approaches Towards Low Carbon Economics | Regional Development Cybernetics | Climate Change Management |  | 1 | 2014 | 436 | Hard cover | Book | XXVII, 436 p. 228 illus., 43 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Environmental Economics | SCW12230 | KCN |  |  |  | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Novel pathway of regional economy development.- Pedigree of model technologies.- Greenhouse gas control.- Ecological capacity evaluation.- Regional economic prediction.- Energy structure optimization.- Land resource utilization.- Industrial structure adjustment.- Low carbon industrial chains.- Low carbon transportation systems.- Low carbon [NAME]. | Climate change is an inevitable and urgent global challenge with long-term implications for the sustainable development of all countries. To overcome this human crisis, the scientific consensus is driving global action towards low carbon economics. Though this action has to involve all sectors (industries, governments, and citizens) and at all levels (global, national and regional levels), the implementation of climate strategies will predominantly be at the regional level. By establishing an innovative range of model technologies, this book aims to develop systematic quantificational methods, such as uncertain multi-objective programming models and system dynamics models, to provide a new approach to low carbon economics that can serve as a paradigm for general regions. At the same time, it offers decision makers a number of effective strategies for some key issues in regional low carbon development, such as greenhouse gas control, ecological capacity evaluation, regional economic prediction, energy structure optimization, land resource utilization, industrial structure adjustment, low carbon industrial chains, low carbon transportation systems and low carbon tourism. It also provides researchers with a new perspective on how to address social problems using quantitative techniques. | <p>A “hybrid” approach is introduced to provide an innovative, trans-disciplinary approach to low carbon economics, including aspects such as control, learning, cognition, adaptation and emergence</p><p>Offers essential concepts, theories, methods, and techniques for upper undergraduates, graduates, practitioners and researchers engaging in the relevant research jobs and practical operations</p><p>Some quantificational technologies, such as uncertain multi-objective programming models and system dynamics models, are applied to predict and optimize the carbon intensity in many important fields for regional low carbon development, providing references for researchers in economic and environmental fields</p><p>A series of successful application cases have been predicted for regional low carbon development and many useful policy recommendations are also provided by practical research, helping policy makers to draw up plans for regional low carbon development</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-54714-0 | Economics/Management Science | Zhang | [NAME], Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, China | Enterprise Management Control Systems in China |  | Understanding China |  | 1 | 2014 | 464 | Hard cover | Book | XXV, 464 p. 31 illus. | 0 | final | 179 | Economics/Management Science | Accounting/Auditing | SCW23016 | KF | Business Strategy/Leadership | SCW23150 | KJC | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Study on Development of Enterprise Management Control in China.- Study on Evolution of West Management Control Theory.- Study on Theoretical Framework of Management Control System.- Study on the Framework of Management Control System Mode.- Study on Variation of Management Control System. | This book provides an exhaustive view of China’s Management Control Systems (MCS), examining the development of theory and practice and presenting a framework that integrates China’s unique enterprise regulations, corporate culture and managerial mindset into management control systems. The work offers detail about the effects of China’s economic reforms on management control in Chinese enterprises and insightful comparisons with Western theory and Western examples. Readers will discover important themes and the evolution of theory in MCS, including discussions of frameworks and the links between management control and economics, management, accounting, cybernetics and system theory.Early chapters explore management control in Chinese enterprises during the period, especially the demands of (guidance, enforcement and external regulation) and the demand for (stakeholders, managers, investors) management control. The work moves on to explore Western management control theory and research, including an examination of the evolution of internal control theory.The author presents detailed perspectives on the elements of management control systems and introduces masterful new ideas and methods through four general control models and ten critical elements in the management control process. A view of management control in various different types of enterprise is presented, from special enterprises and small to medium enterprises to non-profit organizations. The standards for enterprise management control are explored.This work is a valuable practical guide for corporate management teams who wish to develop and execute their own internal control strategies. It will also provide foreign researchers, policy-makers and practitioners with a new perspective on Chinese management control experiences. | <p>Gives an exhaustive view of China’s Management Control Systems (MCS)</p><p>Presents a systematic examination of internal Management Control Systems, identifying clear Chinese characteristics</p><p>Provides a practical guide for corporate management teams to develop and execute their own internal control strategies</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-642-53744-8 | Economics/Management Science | Zhu | [NAME], San Jose, CA, USA | China Cloud Rising | China's Journey Towards Technology Supremacy |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 160 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 160 p. 59 illus., 13 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Economics/Management Science, general | SCW00008 | K |  |  |  | Business/Economics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Cloud Evolution.- Cloudonomics.- [NAME] Standards.- China Dreams.- Connecting the Possibilities.- Cloud Use Cases.- China Firsts.- Cloud in Motion.- [NAME] of Change.- Cloud Factory.- The Art of Cloud Wars. | In twenty years, China's expenditures for research and development will surpass those of the United States, a trend that epitomizes nationalistic ambitions to regain intellectual prestige for a country that had once invented paper and gunpowder. Tens of billions of dollars have been poured into a new technology superstructure as China seeks to transform its economy from a crippling reliance on manufacturing outsourcing. Cloud computing represents a dynamic foundation for the new superstructure that can foster the growth of a socio-capitalistic ecosystem, creating a new class of green exports in the form of highly sophisticated software and services. With [NAME], China is seeking to establish a new Silk Road, where its cultural products will once again change the world. | <p>Offers an in-depth look at how China uses technology to support its rise in the world order</p><p>Includes first-hand accounts of [NAME] mega-projects in the Chinese government and enterprises</p><p>Explores China's strategy to achieve technological dominance through domestic innovation with companies such as Huawei</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-1-4939-0517-1 | Economics/Management Science | Zilberman | [NAME], University of California, Berkeley College of Natural Resources, Berkeley, CA, USA; Govinda R. Timilsina, The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA | The Impacts of Biofuels on the Economy, Environment, and Poverty | A Global Perspective | Natural Resource Management and Policy | 41 | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 175 p. 40 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Economics/Management Science | Environmental Economics | SCW12230 | KCN | Agricultural Economics | SCW12220 | TVB | Business/Economics | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Biofuels: An Introduction of Market and Impacts.- Technologies, Production Costs, and Support Policies.- Biofuels and Global Food Crisis.-Impact on Land.- Biofuels and Poverty.- Oil Price and Biofuels.- Biofuels and Climate Change Mitigation.- Policies for Biofuels: Direct Subsidies to Biofuels vs. Carbon Tax to Fossil Fuels.- Political Economy of Biofuels. | Interest in biofuels began with oil shocks in the 1970’s, but the more rapid development and consumption of biofuel industry in recent years has been primarily driven by mandates, subsidies, climate change concerns, emissions targets and energy security. From 2004 to 2006, fuel ethanol grew by 26% and biodiesel grew by 172%. As biofuel production continues to expand, investments in capacity expansion and research and development have been made. The 2008 food crisis emphasized the need to re-examine biofuel consequences. Biofuels remain an important renewable energy resource to substitute for fossil fuels, particularly in the transportation sector, yet biofuels’ success is still uncertain. The future of biofuels in the energy supply mix relies on mitigating potential and improving the environmental gains. This book brings together leading authorities on biofuel from the World Bank to examine all of the impacts of biofuel (economic, social, environmental) within a unified framework and in a global perspective, making it of interest to academics in agricultural and environmental economics as well as industry and policy-makers. | <p>Investigates various countries and their alternative fuel initiatives</p><p>Analyses the environmental, economic and political ramifications of alternative fuel research and [NAME] the issues of trade security, oil price volatility, climate change, greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation and production costs associated with the development of alternative fuels</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-05478-0 | Mathematics | Ahlswede | [NAME], University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany; [NAME], Bielefeld, Germany; [NAME], Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany; [NAME], University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany; Ulrich Tamm, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld, Germany | Storing and Transmitting Data | [NAME] on Information Theory 1 | Foundations in Signal Processing, Communications and Networking | 10 | 1 | 2014 | 330 | Hard cover | Book | X, 330 p. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Mathematics | Information and Communication, Circuits | SCM13038 | PBW | Coding and Information Theory | SCI15041 | GPJ | Mathematics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 |  |  | Words and Introduction of the Editors.- Preface.- 1.Introduction.- Part I Storing Data: 2.Data Compression.- 3.The Entropy as a Measure of Uncertainty.- 4.Universal Coding.- Part II Transmitting Data: 5.Coding Theorems and Converses for the DMC.- 6.Towards Capacity Functions.- 7.Error Bounds.- Part III Appendix: 8.Inequalities.- Part IV Supplement: Rudolf Ahlswede 1938-2010.- Comments by Holger Boche.- Index.- Name Index. | The volume “Storing and Transmitting Data” is based on [NAME] introductory course on 'Information Theory I' and presents an introduction to Shannon Theory. Readers, familiar or unfamiliar with the technical intricacies of Information Theory, will benefit considerably from working through the book; especially Chapter VI with its lively comments and uncensored insider views from the world of science and research offers informative and revealing insights. This is the first of several volumes that will serve as a collected research documentation of [NAME] lectures on information theory. Each volume includes comments from an invited well-known expert. [NAME] contributed his insights in the supplement of the present volume.Classical information processing concerns the main tasks of gaining knowledge, storage, transmitting and hiding data. The first task is the prime goal of Statistics. For the two next, Shannon presented an impressive mathematical theory called Information Theory, which he based on probabilistic models. The theory largely involves the concept of codes with small error probabilities in spite of noise in the transmission, which is modeled by channels. The lectures presented in this work are suitable for graduate students in Mathematics, and also in Theoretical Computer Science, Physics, and Electrical Engineering with background in basic Mathematics. The lectures can be used as the basis for courses or to supplement courses in many ways. Ph.D. students will also find research problems, often with conjectures, that offer potential subjects for a thesis. More advanced researchers may find the basis of entire research programs. | <p>Written by a well-known author </p><p>Useful as a self-study guide</p><p>Focuses on selected topics</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11647 | Engineering
 | 978-1-4939-0741-0 | Mathematics | Aleskerov | [NAME], National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia; [NAME], University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; [NAME], University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA | Clusters, Orders, and Trees: Methods and Applications | In [NAME] of [NAME] 70th Birthday | Springer Optimization and Its Applications | 92 | 1 | 2014 | 386 | Hard cover | Book | X, 386 p. 82 illus., 24 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Mathematics | Mathematical Applications in Computer Science | [NAME] | PBWH | Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science | SCI17028 | PBD | Mathematics | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Three and One Questions to Dr. [NAME] about Complexity Statistics (I. Mandel).- Section 1.- A Polynomial Algorithm for a Class of 0-1 Fractional Programming Problems Involving Composite Functions, with an Application to Additive Clustering ([NAME], [NAME] with a Non-Convex Variance-Based Clustering Criterion (R.F. Toso, [NAME], [NAME], I.B. Muchnik).- Strategy-Proof Location Functions on Finite Graphs ([NAME], [NAME], F.S. Roberts).- A Pseudo-Boolean Approach to the Market Graph Analysis by Means of the p-Median Model (B. Goldengorin, [NAME], [NAME] Pardalos).- Clustering as an Approach to 3D Reconstruction Problems ([NAME], [NAME] the Minkowski Exponent for Intelligent K-Means with [NAME] (R. Cordeiro de Amorim, B. Mirkin).- High Dimensional Data Classification (V. Pappu, P.M. Pardalos).- Algorithm FRiS-TDR for Generalized Classification of the Labeled, Semi-Labeled and Unlabeled Datasets (I.A. Borisova, N.G. Zagoruiko).- From Separating to Proximal Plane Classifiers: A Review (M.B. Ferraro, M.R. Guarracino).- A Note on the Effectiveness of the Least Squares Consensus Clustering (B. Mirkin, A. Shestakov).- Section 2.- Single or Multiple Consensus for Linear Orders (A. Guenoche).- Choice Functions on Tree Quasi-Orders (R.C. Powers, [NAME]: a Central Clustering Structure (P. Bertrand, J. Diatta).- Some Observations on Oligarchies, Internal Direct Sums and Lattice Congruences (M.F. Janowitz).- Thinking Ultrametrically, Thinking p-Adically (F. Murtagh).- A New Algorithm for Inferring Hybridization Events Based on the Detection of Horizontal Gene Transfers (V. Makarenkov, [NAME], [NAME] 3.- Meaningless Statements in Landscape Ecology and Sustainable Environments ([NAME] Imputation of Missing Data Entries ([NAME]). An AST Method for Scoring String-to-Text Similarity in Semantic Text Analysis (K. Chernyak, B. Mirkin).- Improving Web Search Relevance with Learning Structure of Domain Concepts (B. Galitsky, B. Kovalerchuk).- Linear Regression via Elastic Net: Non-Enumerative Leave-One-Out Verification of Feature Selection (E. Chernousova, [NAME], [NAME], [NAME], D. Windridge).- The Manipulability Index in the IANC Model ([NAME]). | The volume is dedicated to [NAME] on the occasion of his 70th birthday. In addition to his startling PhD results in abstract automata theory, [NAME]’s ground breaking contributions in various fields of decision making and data analysis have marked the fourth quarter of the 20th century and beyond. [NAME] has done pioneering work in group choice, clustering, data mining and knowledge discovery aimed at finding and describing non-trivial or hidden structures—first of all, clusters, orderings and hierarchies—in multivariate and/or network data.This volume contains a collection of papers reflecting recent developments rooted in [NAME]’s fundamental contribution to the state-of-the-art in group choice, ordering, clustering, data mining and knowledge discovery. Researchers, students and software engineers will benefit from new knowledge discovery techniques and application directions. | <p>Contains new models and algorithms for knowledge discoveries </p><p>Features new tools for developing practical algorithms for solving problems in data analysis</p><p>Opens a new direction in addressing difficult questions in data analysis for either well-known tools (like K-means) or recently developed advanced tools</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-0-8176-4394-2 | Mathematics | Andreescu | [NAME], University of Texas at Dallas Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Richardson, TX, USA; [NAME], "Universitatea ""Valahia""" Fac. Stiinte, Targoviste, Romania | [NAME] |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Soft cover | Book | Approx. 300 p. 20 illus. | 0 | approx. | 59.95 | Mathematics | Algebra | SCM11000 | PBF | Analysis | SCM12007 | PBK | Mathematics | Undergraduate textbook | Springer New York | Planned | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Glossary of Notation.- Cardinality.- Density.- Lemma of the Closed Intervals.- Sequences Given by Implicit Relations.- Recurrence Relations.- Complementary Sequences.- Quadratic Functions, Quadratic Equations.- Polynomial Functions Involving Determinants.- A Decomposition Theorem Related to the Rank of a Matrix.- Intermediate Value Property.- Uniform Continuity.- [NAME] Theorem.- Derivatives and Functions Variation.- Weierstrass Theorem.- The Number e.- [NAME], Darboux Sums.- References.- Subject Index. | Building bridges between classical results and contemporary nonstandard problems, [NAME] embraces important topics in analysis and algebra from a problem-solving perspective. Blending old and new techniques, tactics and strategies used in solving challenging mathematical problems, readers will discover numerous genuine mathematical gems throughout that will heighten their appreciation of the inherent beauty of mathematics. Most of the problems are original to the authors and are intertwined in a well-motivated exposition driven by representative examples. The book is structured to assist the reader in formulating and proving conjectures, as well as devising solutions to important mathematical problems by making connections between various concepts and ideas from different areas of mathematics. | <p>Builds bridges between classical results and contemporary nonstandard problems</p><p>Embraces important topics in calculus, linear and abstract algebra, analysis and differential equations from a problem-solving perspective</p><p>Makes connections between various concepts from different areas of mathematics</p><p>Students from high school juniors to college seniors interested in math and mathematics competitions must have this book</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-05139-0 | Mathematics | Banasiak | [NAME], University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa/Technical University of Łódź, Poland, Durban, South Africa; [NAME], University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland | Methods of Small Parameter in Mathematical Biology |  | Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology |  | 1 | 2014 | 273 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 273 p. 17 illus., 9 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 109 | Mathematics | Ordinary Differential Equations | [NAME] | PBKJ | Mathematical and Computational Biology | SCM31000 | PDE | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 Small parameter methods – basic ideas.- 2 Introduction to the Chapman–Enskog method – linear models with migrations.- 3 Tikhonov–Vasilyeva theory.- 4 The Tikhonov theorem in some models of mathematical biosciences.- 5 Asymptotic expansion method in a singularly perturbed [NAME] problem.- 6 Diffusion limit of the telegraph equation.- 7 Kinetic model of alignment.- 8 From microscopic to macroscopic descriptions.​- 9 Conclusion. | This monograph presents new tools for modeling multiscale biological processes. Natural processes are usually driven by mechanisms widely differing from each other in the time or space scale at which they operate and thus should be described by appropriate [NAME]. However, looking at all such scales simultaneously is often infeasible, costly, and provides information that is redundant for a particular application. Hence, there has been a growing interest in providing a more focused description of multiscale processes by aggregating variables in a way that is relevant to the purpose at hand and preserves the salient features of the dynamics. Many ad hoc methods have been devised, and the aim of this book is to present a systematic way of deriving the so-called limit equations for such aggregated variables and ensuring that the coefficients of these equations encapsulate the relevant information from the discarded levels of description. Since any approximation is only valid if an estimate of the incurred error is available, the tools the authors describe allow for proving that the solutions to the original multiscale family of equations converge to the solution of the limit equation if the relevant parameter converges to its critical value. The chapters are arranged according to the mathematical complexity of the analysis, from systems of ordinary linear differential equations, through nonlinear ordinary differential equations, to linear and nonlinear partial differential equations. Many chapters begin with a survey of mathematical techniques needed for the analysis. All problems discussed in this book belong to the class of singularly perturbed problems; that is, problems in which the structure of the limit equation is significantly different from that of the multiscale model. Such problems appear in all areas of science and can be attacked using many techniques. Methods of Small Parameter in Mathematical Biology will appeal to senior undergraduate and graduate students in applied and biomathematics, as well as researchers specializing in differential equations and asymptotic analysis. | <p>Unified approach to singular perturbed problems</p><p>Applications and examples to mathematical biology</p><p>Chapters are arranged according to the mathematical complexity</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04416-3 | Mathematics | Bosch | [NAME], Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Mathematisches Institut, Münster, Germany | Lectures on Formal and Rigid Geometry |  | Lecture Notes in Mathematics | 2105 | 1 | 2014 |  | Soft cover | Book | Approx. 220 p. | 0 | approx. | 69.99 | Mathematics | Mathematics, general | SCM00009 | PB | Algebraic Geometry | SCM11019 | PBMW | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-06-15 00:00:00 |  |  | Classical Rigid Geometry.- [NAME] Algebras.- [NAME] and their Associated Spaces.- Affinoid Functions.- Towards the Notion of Rigid Spaces.- Coherent Sheaves on Rigid Spaces.- Formal Geometry.- Adic Rings and their Associated Formal Schemes.- Raynaud's View on Rigid Spaces.- More Advanced Stuff.- Appendix.- References.- Index. | The aim of this work is to offer a concise and self-contained 'lecture-style' introduction to the theory of classical rigid geometry established by [NAME], together with the formal algebraic geometry approach launched by [NAME]. These [NAME] are now viewed commonly as an ideal means of learning advanced rigid geometry, regardless of the reader's level of background. Despite its parsimonious style, the presentation illustrates a number of key facts even more extensively than any other previous work.This Lecture Notes Volume is a revised and slightly expanded version of a preprint that appeared in 2005 at the University of Münster's Collaborative Research Center 'Geometrical Structures in Mathematics'. | <p>Provides rapid access to advanced Rigid Geometry<br></p><p>Offers self-contained content<br></p><p>Includes [NAME]’s classical theory, as well as Raynaud’s approach using formal schemes</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-1-4939-0807-3 | Mathematics | [NAME] | [NAME], National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece; [NAME], Princeton University Dept. Chemical Engineering, Princeton, NJ, USA; [NAME], Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA | Optimization in Science and Engineering | In Honor of the 60th Birthday of Panos M. Pardalos |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 690 | Hard cover | Book | X, 690 p. 94 illus., 49 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 189 | Mathematics | Optimization | SCM26008 | PBU | Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization | SCM26016 | PBKQ | Mathematics | Contributed volume | Springer New York | Planned | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Piecewise Linear Classifiers Based on Nonsmooth Optimization Approaches.- Variational Inequality Models Arising in the Study of Viscoelastic Materials.- Neighboring Local Optimal Solutions and Its Applications.- General Traffic Equilibrium Problem with Uncertainty and Random Variational Inequalities.- Computational Complexities of Optimization Problems Related to Model Based Clustering of Networks.- On Distributed-Lag Modeling Algorithms by r-Convexity and [NAME] for Green’s Operator on Harmonic Forms.- The Robustness Concern in Preference Disaggregation Approaches for Decision Aiding: An Overview.- Separation of Finitely Many Convex Sets and Data Pre-Classification.- The Shortest Superstring Problem.- [NAME] of Convex Underestimators for Use in a Branch-and-Bound Global Optimization Framework.- A Quasi Exact Solution Approach for Scheduling Enhanced Coal Bed Methane Production through CO2 Injection.- A Stochastic Model of Oligopolistic Market Equilibrium Problems.- Computing Area-Tight Piecewise Linear Overestimators, Underestimators and Tubes for Univariate Functions.- Market Graph and Markowitz Model.- Nonconvex Generalized Benders Decomposition.- On Nonsmooth Multiobjective Optimality Conditions with Generalized Convexities.- A Game Theoretical Model for Experiment Design Optimization.- A Supply Chain Network Game Theoretic Framework for Time-Based Competition with Transportation Costs and Product Differentiation.- On the Discretization of Pseudomonotone Variational Inequalities with an Application to the Numerical Solution of the Nonmonotone Delamination Problem.- Designing Groundwater Supply Systems using the Mesh Adaptive Basin Hopping Algorithm.- Regularity of a Kind of Marginal Functions in Hilbert Spaces.- On Solving Optimization Problems with Hidden Nonconvex Structures.- Variational Principles in Gauge Spaces.- Brain Network Characteristics in Status Epilepticus.- A Review on Consensus Clustering Methods.- Influence Diffusion in Social Networks.- A New Exact Penalty Function Approach to Semi-Infinite Programming Problem.- On the Statistical Models-Based Multi-Objective Optimization. | Optimization in Science and Engineering is dedicated in honor of the 60th birthday of Distinguished Professor [NAME]. [NAME]’s past and ongoing work has made a significant impact on several theoretical and applied areas in modern optimization. As tribute to the diversity of Dr. [NAME]’s work in Optimization, this book comprises a collection of contributions from experts in various fields of this rich and diverse area of science.Topics highlight recent developments and include:Deterministic global optimizationVariational inequalities and equilibrium problemsApproximation and complexity in numerical optimizationNon-smooth optimization Statistical models and data miningApplications of optimization in medicine, energy systems, and complex network analysisThis volume will be of great interest to graduate students, researchers, and practitioners, in the fields of optimization and engineering. | <p>Comprises a collection of contributions from experts in diverse aspects of optimization</p><p>Includes introductory surveys and in-depth technical papers</p><p>Covers a wide variety of topics that interest researchers, students and practitioners in Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04695-2 | Mathematics | [NAME] | [NAME], Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Anand Srivastav, Kiel University, [NAME], Germany; [NAME], Università Milano-Bicocca Dipto. [NAME], Milano, Italy | A Panorama of Discrepancy Theory |  | Lecture Notes in Mathematics | 2107 | 1 | 2014 |  | Soft cover | Book | Approx. 680 p. 25 illus. | 0 | approx. | 129 | Mathematics | Number Theory | SCM25001 | PBH | Combinatorics | [NAME] | PBV | Mathematics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-06-15 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Classical and [NAME] Discrepancy.- Upper Bounds in Classical Discrepancy Theory.- Roth’s Orthogonal Function Method in Discrepancy Theory and Some New Connections.- Irregularities of distribution and average decay of Fourier transforms.- Superirregularity.- Combinatorial Discrepancy.- Multicolor Discrepancy of Arithmetic Structures.- Algorithmic Aspects of Combinatorial Discrepancy.- Practical Algorithms for Low-Discrepancy 2-Colorings.- Applications and Constructions.- On the distribution of solutions to diophantine equations.- Discrepancy theory and quasi-Monte Carlo integration.- Calculation of Discrepancy Measures and Applications.- Author index.- Subject index | This is the first work on [NAME] to show the present variety of points of view and applications covering the areas Classical and Geometric Discrepancy Theory, Combinatorial Discrepancy Theory and  Applications and Constructions. It consists of several chapters, written by experts in their respective fields and focusing on the different aspects of the theory.Discrepancy theory concerns the problem of replacing a continuous object with a discrete sampling and is currently located at the crossroads of number theory, combinatorics, [NAME] analysis, algorithms and complexity, probability theory and numerical analysis. This book presents an invitation to researchers and students to explore the different methods and is meant to motivate interdisciplinary research. | <p>Provides an integrated view of discrepancy theory and its applications</p><p>The various areas of discrepancy theory are bridged with a focus on the state of the art</p><p>Serves as invitation to researchers and students to explore the different methods and to motivate interdisciplinary research</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04557-3 | Mathematics | Cialdea | [NAME], University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy; [NAME], Linköping University Department of Mathematics, Linköping, Sweden | Semi-Bounded Partial Differential Operators |  | Operator Theory: Advances and Applications | 243 | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 260 p. | 0 | approx. | 119 | Mathematics | Operator Theory | SCM12139 | PBKF | Partial Differential Equations | SCM12155 | PBKJ | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Introduction.- 1 Preliminary facts on semi-boundedness of forms and operators.- 2 Lp-dissipativity of scalar second order operators with complex coefficients.- 3 Elasticity system.- 4 Lp-dissipativity for systems of partial differential operators.- 5 The angle of Lp-dissipativity.- 6 Higher order differential operators in Lp.- 7 Weighted positivity and other related results.- References. | ​In the present book the conditions are studied for the semi-boundedness of partial differential operators which is interpreted in different ways. Nowadays one knows rather much about L2-semibounded differential and pseudo-differential operators, although their complete characterization in analytic terms causes difficulties even for rather simple operators. Until recently almost nothing was known about analytic characterizations of semi-boundedness for differential operators in other Hilbert function spaces and in Banach function spaces. The goal of the present book is to partially fill this gap. Various types of semi-boundedness are considered and some relevant conditions which are either necessary and sufficient or best possible in a certain sense are given. Most of the results reported in this book are due to the authors. | <p>​Treatment of a subject that has hardly been worked in so far </p><p>No comparable book on the market, no significant intersections with existing monographic literature </p><p>Most results obtained by the authors themselves</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-05310-3 | Mathematics | Cloud | [NAME], Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, USA; [NAME], Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; [NAME], National University of Colombia, Bogotá DC, Colombia | Inequalities | With Applications to Engineering |  |  | 2 | 2014 | 238 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 238 p. 29 illus. | 0 | final | 69.99 | Mathematics | Real Functions | SCM12171 | PBKB | Special Functions | SCM1221X | PBKF | Mathematics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- 1. Basic Review and Elementary Facts.- 2. Methods from the Calculus.- 3. Some Standard Inequalities.- 4. Inequalities in Abstract Spaces.- 5. Some Applications.- 6. Inequalities for Differential Equations.- 7. Brief Introduction to Interval Analysis.- Hints for Selected Problems.- References.- [NAME]. | This book offers a concise introduction to mathematical inequalities for graduate students and researchers in the fields of engineering and applied mathematics. It begins by reviewing essential facts from algebra and calculus and proceeds with a presentation of the central inequalities of applied analysis, illustrating a wide variety of practical applications. The text provides a gentle introduction to abstract spaces, such as metric, normed and inner product spaces. It also provides full coverage of the central inequalities of applied analysis, such as Young's inequality, the inequality of the means, Hölder's inequality, [NAME]'s inequality, the Cauchy–Schwarz inequality, Chebyshev's inequality, [NAME]'s inequality and the triangle inequality.The second edition features extended coverage of applications, including continuum mechanics and interval analysis. It also includes many additional examples and exercises with hints and full solutions that may appeal to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers in engineering, mathematics, physics, chemistry or any other quantitative science. | <p>New edition extensively revised and updated</p><p>Provides full coverage of the central inequalities of applied analysis: [NAME]'s inequality, the inequality of the means, Hölder's inequality, [NAME]'s inequality, the Cauchy–Schwarz inequality, Chebyshev's inequality, [NAME]'s inequality, the triangle inequality and many more</p><p>Includes applications to continuum mechanics and an introduction to the powerful field of interval analysis</p><p>Presents a thorough review of background topics that make the book suitable for undergraduate students and practicing engineers, as well as graduate students and researchers</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-642-54592-4 | Mathematics | Coombes | [NAME], University of Nottingham, [NAME], UK; [NAME], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Roland Potthast, University of Reading, Reading, UK; [NAME], University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand | Neural Fields | Theory and Applications |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 520 | Hard cover | Book | X, 520 p. | 0 | final | 149 | Mathematics | Integral Equations | SCM12090 | PBKL | Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory | SCM1204X | PBWR | Mathematics | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- 1.Tutorial on Neural Field Theory. [NAME], P. beim [NAME] and R. Potthast.- Part I Theory of Neural Fields.- 2.A Personal Account of the Development of the Field Theory of Large-Scale Brain Activity from 1945 Onward. J. Cowan.- 3.HeavisideWorld: Excitation and Self-Organization of Neural Fields. Shun-ichi Amari.- 4.Spatiotemporal Pattern Formation in Neural Fields with Linear Adaptation. [NAME], [NAME] and Z.P. Kilpatrick.- 5.PDE Methods for Two-Dimensional Neural Fields. C.R. Laing.- 6.Numerical Simulation Scheme of One- and Two Dimensional Neural Fields Involving Space-Dependent Delays. [NAME] and N. Rougier.- 7.Spots: Breathing, Drifting and Scattering in a Neural Field Model. S. Coombes, [NAME] and D. Avitabile.- 8.Heterogeneous Connectivity in Neural Fields: A Stochastic Approach. C.A. Brackley and M.S. Turner.- 9.Stochastic Neural Field Theory. P.C. Bressloff.- 10.On the Electrodynamics of Neural Networks. P. beim [NAME] and S. Rodrigues.- Part II Applications of Neural Fields.- 11.Universal Neural Field Computation. P. beim [NAME] and R. Potthast.- 12.A Neural Approach to Cognition Based on Dynamic Field Theory. [NAME] and G. Schöner.- 13.A Dynamic Neural Field Approach to Natural and Efficient Human-Robot Collaboration. [NAME] and E. Bicho.- 14.Neural Field Modelling of the Electroencephalogram: Physiological Insights and Practical Applications. [NAME] 15.Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions in a [NAME] of an Anesthetized Cortex. [NAME], [NAME], and J.W. Sleigh.- 16.Large Scale Brain Networks of Neural Fields. V. Jirsa.- 17.Neural Fields, Masses and Bayesian Modelling. D.A. Pinotsis and K.J. Friston.- 18.Neural Field Dynamics and the Evolution of the Cerebral Cortex. [NAME] and P.D. Bourke.- Index. | Neural field theory has a long-standing tradition in the mathematical and computational neurosciences. Beginning almost 50 years ago with seminal work by [NAME] and culminating in the 1970ties with the models of Wilson and Cowan, Nunez and Amari, this important research area experienced a renaissance during the 1990ties by the groups of Ermentrout, Robinson, [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME]. Since then, much progress has been made in both, the development of mathematical and numerical techniques and in physiological refinement und understanding. In contrast to large-scale neural network models described by huge connectivity matrices that are computationally expensive in numerical simulations, neural field models described by connectivity kernels allow for analytical treatment by means of methods from functional analysis. Thus, a number of rigorous results on the existence of bump and wave solutions or on inverse kernel construction problems are nowadays available. Moreover, neural fields provide an important interface for the coupling of neural activity to experimentally observable data, such as the electroencephalogram (EEG) or functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). And finally, neural fields over rather abstract feature spaces, also called dynamic fields, found successful applications in the cognitive sciences and in robotics. Up to now, research results in neural field theory have been disseminated across a number of distinct journals from mathematics, computational neuroscience, biophysics, cognitive science and others. There is no comprehensive collection of results or reviews available yet. With our proposed book Neural Field Theory, we aim at filling this gap in the market. We received consent from some of the leading scientists in the field, who are willing to write contributions for the book, among them are two of the founding-fathers of neural field theory: Shun-ichi Amari and [NAME]. | <p>Written leading scientists in the field</p><p>Includes contributions from two of the founding-fathers of neural field theory: Shun-ichi Amari and [NAME] Cowan</p><p>The first comprehensive collection of results in the research area of neural field theory</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04806-2 | Mathematics | [NAME] | Françoise [NAME], Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France; [NAME], Université François Rabelais, Tours, France; [NAME], [NAME] Roma, Roma, Italy | Geometric, Analytic and Probabilistic Approaches to Dynamics in Negative Curvature |  | Springer INdAM Series | 9 | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 130 p. 32 illus., 12 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 129 | Mathematics | Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory | SCM1204X | PBWR | Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes | SCM27004 | PBT | Mathematics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 S. Le Borgne: Martingales in Hyperbolic Geometry.- 2 F. Faure, [NAME]: Semi classical Approach for the Ruelle-Pollicott Spectrum of Hyperbolic Dynamics. | The work consists of two introductory courses, developing different points of view on the study of the asymptotic behaviour of the geodesic flow, namely: the probabilistic approach via martingales and mixing (by Stéphane Le Borgne); the semi-classical approach, by operator theory and resonances (by Frédéric Faure and [NAME]). The contributions aim to give a self-contained introduction to the ideas behind the three different approaches to the investigation of hyperbolic dynamics. The first contribution focus on the convergence towards a Gaussian law of suitably normalized ergodic sums (Central Limit Theorem). The second one deals with Transfer Operators and the structure of their spectrum (Ruelle-Pollicott resonances), explaining the relation with the asymptotics of time correlation function and the periodic orbits of the dynamics. | <p>Quick and mostly self-contained introduction to problems and methods</p><p>Exposition stays as elementary as possible with key-examples</p><p>Interesting to mathematicians working on geometry, dynamics, probability, operators theory</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-1-4471-6418-0 | Mathematics | Dineen | Seán Dineen, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | Multivariate Calculus and Geometry |  | Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series |  | 3 | 2014 |  | Soft cover | Book | Approx. 265 p. 103 illus. | 0 | approx. | 49.99 | Mathematics | Mathematics, general | SCM00009 | PB |  |  |  | Mathematics | Undergraduate textbook | Springer London | Planned | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction to Differentiable Functions.- Level Sets and Tangent Spaces.- Lagrange Multipliers.- Maxima and Minima on Open Sets.- Curves in Rn.- Line Integrals.- The Frenet–Serret Equations.- Geometry of Curves in R3.- Double Integration.- Parametrized Surfaces in R3.- Surface Area.- Surface Integrals.- Stokes’ Theorem.- Triple Integrals.- The Divergence Theorem.- Geometry of Surfaces in R3.- Gaussian Curvature.- Geodesic Curvature. | Multivariate calculus can be understood best by combining geometric insight, intuitive arguments, detailed explanations and mathematical reasoning. This textbook has successfully followed this programme. It additionally provides a solid description of the basic concepts, via familiar examples, which are then tested in technically demanding situations. In this new edition the introductory chapter and two of the chapters on the geometry of surfaces have been revised. Some exercises have been replaced and others provided with expanded solutions. Familiarity with partial derivatives and a course in linear algebra are essential prerequisites for readers of this book. Multivariate Calculus and Geometry is aimed primarily at higher level undergraduates in the mathematical sciences. The inclusion of many practical examples involving problems of several variables will appeal to mathematics, science and engineering students. | <p>Places the differential and integral calculus of several variables in its natural geometric environment</p><p><p>Presents interesting non-trivial applications of the differential calculus</p><p><p>Shows how the differential calculus and classical geometry evolved into differential geometry</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-0-387-30448-9 | Mathematics | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME] National Laboratory Computational Research Division, Berkeley, CA, USA; Hongyuan Zha, Penn State University Department of Computer Science, State College, PA, USA | Spectral Clustering, Ordering and Ranking | Statistical Learning with Matrix Factorizations |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 250 | Hard cover | Book | 250p. 60 illus., 20 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 79.95 | Mathematics | Computational Science and Engineering | [NAME] | PDE | Management of Computing and Information Systems | SCI24067 | UYZM | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer New York | Planned | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 |  |  | Part 1 Basic Theory and [NAME]: Introduction.- K-means clustering and spectral relaxation.- Spectral graph clustering.- Multi-way spectral clustering.- Bipartite graph clustering.- Part 2 Advanced Spectral Clustering and Ordering: Perturbation analysis of spectral clustering.- [NAME]'s function.- Random walk and probabilistic spectral clustering.- Semi-definite programming solution for spectral clustering.- Spectral data ordering.- Part 3 Related unsupervised learning topics: Spectral ranking.- Further developments on PCA and SVD.- Nonlinear embedding/representation.- Other low-dimension embedding.- Nonnegative matrix representation.- Spectral relaxations for other combinatorial optimization problems.- Level sets based clustering.- Constrained clustering.- subspace clustering.- Part 4 Applications in web, text, bioinformatics: Web and text clustering.- Clustering in genomics.- Other applications.- Appendix | Data mining methods are essential for analyzing the ever-growing massive quantities of data. Data clustering is one of the key data mining techniques. In recent years, spectral clustering has been developed as an effective approach to data clustering. It starts with well-motivated objective functions; optimization eventually leads to eigenvectors as the solutions, with many clear and interesting algebraic properties.  Spectral clustering, ordering and ranking extensively uses matrix-based methods and algorithms. This approach is amenable to vigorous analysis and is benefiting from a treasury of knowledge of linear algebra and applied mathematics accumulated through the centuries. This exposition presents recent advances in this new subfield. New concepts are carefully developed and practical examples are extensively utilized to illustrate the ideas. A key feature are the mathematical proofs outlined throughout the text in reasonable detail which highlight the rigorous and principled quality of spectral clustering. A concise introduction to data clustering methods is followed by advanced spectral clustering, ordering and ranking topics which then lead to applications in web and text mining and genomics.  An Appendix covering the preliminaries makes this text self-contained.  This book is aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students in computer science, applied mathematics and statistics and researchers and practitioners in machine learning, data mining, multivariate statistics, matrix computation, web analysis, text mining, bioinformatics. | <P>Presents recent advances in the field of spectral clustering, an interdisciplinary text</P>  <P>Mathematical proofs discussed throughout the text in reasonably heavy&nbsp;detail</P>  <P>Includes applications to web and text mining and&nbsp;genomics</P>  <P>Systematic presentation&nbsp;</P> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-1-4939-0457-0 | Mathematics | d'Onofrio | [NAME], European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy; Alberto Gandolfi, Istituto di Analisi dei [NAME] "[NAME]", Rome, Italy | Mathematical Oncology 2013 |  | Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology |  | 1 | 2014 | 250 | Hard cover | Book | X, 250 p. | 0 | approx. | 109 | Mathematics | Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics | SCM31020 | PBW | Cancer Research | SCB11001 | MJCL | Mathematics | Contributed volume | Springer New York | Planned | 2014-06-22 00:00:00 |  |  |  | Working in mathematical oncology is a slow and difficult process, requiring the acquisition of a special mindset that goes well beyond the usual applications of mathematics and physics. Mathematical Oncology 2013 presents the most significant recent results in the field of mathematical oncology, highlighting the work of world-class research teams. This innovative volume emphasizes the way different researchers see and approach problems, not just technical results. It covers many of the most important topics related to the mathematical modeling of tumors, including: Free boundaries. Tumors are growing entities, as such their spatial mean field description involves free boundary problems.Constitutive equations. Tumors should be described as nontrivial porous media.Stochastic dynamics. At the end of anti-cancer therapy, a small number of cells remain, whose dynamics is thus inherently stochastic.Noise-induced state transitions. The growth parameters of macroscopic tumors are non-constant, as are the parameters of anti-tumor therapies. This may induce phenomena that are mathematically equivalent to phase transitions.Stochastic and fractal geometry. Tumor vascular growth is self-similar.The intended audience consists of graduate students and researchers in the fields biomathematics, computational and theoretical biology, biophysics and bioengineering, where the phenomenon “tumor” is acquiring the same relevance as in modern molecular biology. | <p>Highlights the most significant recent results in the field of mathematical oncology</p><p>Contains interdisciplinary contributions by bio mathematicians, computational and theoretical biologists, biophysicists and biomedical researchers</p><p>Includes contributions that focus on the experimental, clinical and ethical aspects of mathematical oncology </p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-1-4471-6394-7 | Mathematics | Dyke | [NAME], Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK | An Introduction to Laplace Transforms and Fourier Series |  | Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series |  | 2 | 2014 | 312 | Soft cover | Book | XIII, 312 p. 66 illus., 10 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 49.99 | Mathematics | Integral Transforms, Operational Calculus | SCM12112 | PBKL | Fourier Analysis | SCM12058 | PBKF | Mathematics | Undergraduate textbook | Springer London | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | The Laplace Transform.- Further Properties of the Laplace Transform.- Convolution and the Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations.- Fourier Series.- Partial Differential Equations.- Fourier Transforms.- Wavelets and Signal Processing.- Complex Variables and Laplace Transforms. | Laplace transforms continue to be a very important tool for the engineer, physicist and applied mathematician. They are also now useful to financial, economic and biological modellers as these disciplines become more quantitative. Any problem that has underlying linearity and with solution based on initial values can be expressed as an appropriate differential equation and hence be solved using Laplace transforms.In this book, there is a strong emphasis on application with the necessary mathematical grounding. There are plenty of worked examples with all solutions provided. This enlarged new edition includes generalised Fourier series and a completely new chapter on wavelets.Only knowledge of elementary trigonometry and calculus are required as prerequisites. An Introduction to Laplace Transforms and Fourier Series will be useful for second and third year undergraduate students in engineering, physics or mathematics, as well as for graduates in any discipline such as financial mathematics, econometrics and biological modelling requiring techniques for solving initial value problems. | <p>Provides an easy-to-read account of fourier series, wavelets and laplace transforms</p><p>Contains many examples</p><p>Provides solutions to all exercises<br></p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-642-54282-4 | Mathematics | Eichfelder | Gabriele Eichfelder, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg FB Mathematik, Erlangen, Germany | Variable Ordering Structures in Vector Optimization |  | Vector Optimization |  | 1 | 2014 | 190 | Hard cover | Book | XIII, 190 p. 41 illus. | 0 | final | 109 | Mathematics | Optimization | SCM26008 | PBU | Operation Research/Decision Theory | SCW23067 | KJT | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 Variable ordering structures.- 2 Optimality concepts and their characterization.- 3 Properties of cone-valued maps.- 4 Linear scalarizations.- 5 Nonlinear scalarizations.- 6 Scalarization for variable orderings given by Bishop-Phelps cones.- 7 Optimality conditions.- 8 Duality results.- 9 Numerical methods.- 10 Outlook and further application areas. | This book provides an introduction to vector optimization with variable ordering structures, i.e., to optimization problems with a vector-valued objective function where the elements in the objective space are compared based on a variable ordering structure: instead of a partial ordering defined by a convex cone, we see a whole family of convex cones, one attached to each element of the objective space. The book starts by presenting several applications that have recently sparked new interest in these optimization problems, and goes on to discuss fundamentals and important results on a wide range of topics. The theory developed includes various optimality notions, linear and nonlinear scalarization functionals, optimality conditions of Fermat and Lagrange type, existence and duality results. The book closes with a collection of numerical approaches for solving these problems in practice. | <p>Presents variable ordering structures for the first time in book length format</p><p>Includes applications in Economics and Health</p><p>Provides algorithms for solving finite discrete as well as continuous vector optimization problems</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-04324-1 | Mathematics | Gander | [NAME], [NAME], Zürich, Switzerland; [NAME], Université de Genève, Genève, Switzerland; [NAME], Université de Genève, Genève, Switzerland | Scientific Computing -  An Introduction using Maple and MATLAB |  | Texts in Computational Science and Engineering | 11 | 1 | 2014 | 907 | Hard cover | Book | X, 907 p. 133 illus., 57 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 99 | Mathematics | Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis | SCM1400X | PBKS | Algorithms | SCM14018 | PBKS | Mathematics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Why Study Scientific Computing?.- Finite Precision Arithmetic.- Linear Systems of Equations.- Interpolation.- Nonlinear Equations.-Least Squares Problems.- Eigenvalue Problems.- Differentiation.- Quadrature.- Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations.- Iterative Methods for Linear Systems.- Optimization.- Bibliography.- Index. | Scientific computing is the study of how to use computers effectively to solve problems that arise from the mathematical modeling of phenomena in science and engineering. It is based on mathematics, numerical and symbolic/algebraic computations and visualization. This book serves as an introduction to both the theory and practice of scientific computing, with each chapter presenting the basic algorithms that serve as the workhorses of many scientific codes; we explain both the theory behind these algorithms and how they must be implemented in order to work reliably in finite-precision arithmetic. The book includes many programs written in Matlab and Maple – Maple is often used to derive numerical algorithms, whereas [NAME] is used to implement them. The theory is developed in such a way that students can learn by themselves as they work through the text. Each chapter contains numerous examples and problems to help readers understand the material “hands-on”. | <p>Equal emphasis on theory, symbolic computation and numerical algorithms<br>Numerous complete, ready-to-run programs in Matlab and Maple, complete with many examples<br>In-depth treatment of many advanced topics, beyond standard undergraduate texts</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-0348-0824-8 | Mathematics | Hefetz | [NAME], University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; [NAME], Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Miloš Stojaković, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Science, Novi Sad, Serbia; Tibor [NAME], [NAME], Berlin, Germany | Positional Games |  | Oberwolfach Seminars | 44 | 1 | 2014 | 146 | Soft cover | Book | X, 146 p. 8 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 59.99 | Mathematics | Combinatorics | [NAME] | PBV | Game Theory, Economics, Social and [NAME]. Sciences | SCM13011 | PBUD | Mathematics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | [NAME] | Planned | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Maker-Breaker Games.- 3 Biased Games.- 4 Avoider-Enforcer Games.- 5 The Connectivity Game.- 6 The Hamiltonicity Game.- 7 Fast and Strong.- 8 Random Boards.- 9 The Neighborhood Conjecture.- Bibliography. | This text is based on a lecture course given by the authors in the framework of Oberwolfach Seminars at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach in May, 2013. It is intended to serve as a thorough introduction to the rapidly developing field of positional games. This area constitutes an important branch of combinatorics, whose aim it is to systematically develop an extensive mathematical basis for a variety of two player perfect information games. These ranges from such popular games as Tic-Tac-Toe and Hex to purely abstract games played on graphs and hypergraphs. The subject of positional games is strongly related to several other branches of combinatorics such as [NAME] theory, extremal graph and set theory, and the probabilistic method. These notes cover a variety of topics in positional games, including both classical results and recent important developments. They are presented in an accessible way and are accompanied by exercises of varying difficulty, helping the reader to better understand the theory. The text will benefit both researchers and graduate students in combinatorics and adjacent fields. | <p>Unique, concise introductory text to the subject</p><p>Covers classical topics as well as recent very important developments</p><p>Relatively short, clear and self-contained text, accessible to a general mathematical audience only basic background in combinatorics is assumed</p><p>Theoretical material is accompanied by exercises of varying degree of difficulty</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-658-05251-5 | Mathematics | [NAME] | [NAME], Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics, Berlin, Germany | Phase Separation Coupled with Damage Processes | Analysis of Phase Field Models in Elastic Media |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 174 | Soft cover | Book | XII, 174 p. 11 illus., 10 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 89.99 | Mathematics | Analysis | SCM12007 | PBK | Mathematical Physics | [NAME] | PHU | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Modeling of Phase Separation and Damage Processes.- Notion of Weak Solutions.- Existence of Weak Solutions.- Degenerate Limit. | [NAME] explores a unifying model which couples phase separation and damage processes in a system of partial differential equations. The model has technological applications to solder materials where interactions of both phenomena have been observed and cannot be neglected for a realistic description. The author derives the equations in a thermodynamically consistent framework and presents suitable weak formulations for various types of this coupled system. In the main part, he proves the existence of weak solutions and investigates degenerate limits. | Publication in the field of natural sciences | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-1-4471-6421-0 | Mathematics | Helms | [NAME], University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA | Potential Theory |  | Universitext |  | 2 | 2014 |  | Soft cover | Book | Approx. 460 p. 2 illus. | 0 | approx. | 79.99 | Mathematics | Partial Differential Equations | SCM12155 | PBKJ | Potential Theory | [NAME] | PBWL | Mathematics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer London | Planned | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 |  |  | Preliminaries.- Laplace’s Equation.- The Dirichlet Problem.- Green Functions.- Negligible Sets.- Dirichlet Problem for Unbounded Regions.- Energy.- Interpolation and Monotonicity.- Newtonian Potential.- Elliptic Operators.- Apriori Bounds.- Oblique Derivative Problem.- Application to Diffusion Processes. | Potential Theory presents a clear path from calculus to classical potential theory and beyond, with the aim of moving the reader into the area of mathematical research as quickly as possible. The subject matter is developed from first principles using only calculus. Commencing with the inverse square law for gravitational and electromagnetic forces and the divergence theorem, the author develops methods for constructing solutions of Laplace's equation on a region with prescribed values on the boundary of the region.The latter half of the book addresses more advanced material aimed at those with the background of a senior undergraduate or beginning graduate course in real analysis. Starting with solutions of the Dirichlet problem subject to mixed boundary conditions on the simplest of regions, methods of morphing such solutions onto solutions of Poisson's equation on more general regions are developed using diffeomorphisms and the [NAME]-Wiener-Brelot method, culminating in application to [NAME] motion.In this new edition, many exercises have been added to reconnect the subject matter to the physical sciences. This book will undoubtedly be useful to graduate students and researchers in mathematics, physics and engineering. | <p>Shows how solutions are morphed into local solutions on regions with curved boundaries</p><p><p>Discusses the connection between potential theory and [NAME] motion</p><p><p>Introduces all the important concepts of classical potential theory</p><p><p>Equips readers for further study in elliptic partial differential equations, axiomatic potential theory and the interplay between probability theory and potential theory</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-81-322-1834-0 | Mathematics | Hermann | [NAME], Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany;   Saravi, Islamic Azad University, Nour, Iran | A First Course in Ordinary Differential Equations | Analytical and Numerical Methods |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 279 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 279 p. 39 illus. | 0 | final | 69.99 | Mathematics | Ordinary Differential Equations | [NAME] | PBKJ | Numerical Analysis | [NAME] | PBKS | Mathematics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer India | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Chapter 1. Basic Concepts of Differential Equations.- Chapter 2. First-Order Differential Equations.- Chapter 3. Second-Order Differential Equations.- Chapter 4. Laplace Transforms.- Chapter 5. System of Linear Differential Equations.- Chapter 6. Power Series Solutions.- Chapter 7. Numerical Methods for Initial Value Problems.- Chapter 8. [NAME] for Linear Boundary.- [NAME] Series.- [NAME] Some elementary integration [NAME] of Laplace transforms.                   ​ | This book presents a modern introduction to analytical and numerical techniques for solving ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Contrary to the traditional format—the theorem-and-proof format—the book is focusing on analytical and numerical methods. The book supplies a variety of problems and examples, ranging from the elementary to the advanced level, to introduce and study the mathematics of ODEs. The analytical part of the book deals with solution techniques for scalar first-order and second-order linear ODEs, and systems of linear ODEs—with a special focus on the Laplace transform, operator techniques and power series solutions. In the numerical part, theoretical and practical aspects of Runge-Kutta methods for solving initial-value problems and shooting methods for linear two-point boundary-value problems are considered.  The book is intended as a primary text for courses on the theory of ODEs and numerical treatment of ODEs for advanced undergraduate and early graduate students. It is assumed that the reader has a basic grasp of elementary calculus, in particular methods of integration, and of numerical analysis. Physicists, chemists, biologists, computer scientists and engineers whose work involves solving ODEs will also find the book useful as a reference work and tool for independent study. The book has been prepared within the framework of a German–Iranian research project on mathematical methods for ODEs, which was started in early 2012. | <p>Presents a modern introduction to analytical and numerical techniques for solving ordinary differential equations</p><p>Provides a variety of problems to help students test and deepen their [NAME]>A valuable resource for physicists, chemists, biologists, computer scientists and engineers, as well as for students whose work involves solving ODEs</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-03025-8 | Mathematics | Iannelli | [NAME], Università di Trento, Trento, Italy; [NAME], Università di Trento, Trento, Italy | An Introduction to Mathematical Biology |  | UNITEXT |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Soft cover | Book | Approx. 350 p. | 0 | approx. | 89.99 | Mathematics | Mathematical and Computational Biology | SCM31000 | PDE | Theoretical Ecology/Statistics | [NAME] | PSAF | Mathematics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 |  |  |  | This book is an introduction to mathematical biology for students with no experience in biology, but who have some mathematical background. The work starts from population dynamics and ecology, following a tradition that goes back to [NAME] and Volterra, and use it as the area where to understand different types of mathematical modeling, and the idea of qualitative agreement with data. Shorter sections are devoted to infectious diseases, to molecular networks, and finally to excitable media. The book also includes a collections of problems designed to approach more advanced questions. This material has been used in the courses at the University of Trento, directed at students in their fourth year of studies in Mathematics. It can also be used as a reference as we provide up-to-date developments in several areas. | <p>Extended overview of applications of Mathematics to Biology </p><p>Attention to mathematical rigour in applied and empirical context </p><p>Detailed construction of models </p><p>A collection of problems designed to approach more advanced questions</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04246-6 | Mathematics | Izmailov | Alexey F. Izmailov, Moscow, Russia; Mikhail V Solodov, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Newton-Type Methods for Optimization and Variational Problems |  | Springer Series in Operations Research and Financial Engineering |  | 1 | 2014 | 573 | Hard cover | Book | XIX, 573 p. 30 illus., 1 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 149 | Mathematics | Operations Research, Management Science | SCM26024 | KJT | [NAME] | SCM26030 | PBU | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. Elements of optimization theory and variational analysis.- 2. Equations and unconstrained optimization.- 3. Variational problems: local methods.- 4. Constrained optimization: local methods.- 5. Variational problems: globalization of convergence.- 6. Constrained optimization: globalization of convergence.- 7. Degenerate problems with non-isolated solutions.- A. Miscellaneous material. | This book presents comprehensive state-of-the-art theoretical analysis of the fundamental Newtonian and Newtonian-related approaches to solving optimization and variational problems. A central focus is the relationship between the basic Newton scheme for a given problem and algorithms that also enjoy fast local convergence. The authors develop general perturbed Newtonian frameworks that preserve fast convergence and consider specific algorithms as particular cases within those frameworks, i.e., as perturbations of the associated basic Newton iterations. This approach yields a set of tools for the unified treatment of various algorithms, including some not of the Newton type per se. Among the new subjects addressed is the class of degenerate problems. In particular, the phenomenon of attraction of Newton iterates to critical Lagrange multipliers and its consequences as well as stabilized Newton methods for variational problems and stabilized sequential quadratic programming for optimization. This volume will be useful to researchers and graduate students in the fields of optimization and variational analysis. | <p>Offers new approaches to optimization algorithms through [NAME] to researchers in Optimization and Variational Analysis</p><p>Provides a unified view of classical as well as recent developments in the field of Newton-type methods</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-1-4471-6352-7 | Mathematics | Jost | [NAME], Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig, Germany | Mathematical Methods in Biology and Neurobiology |  | Universitext |  | 1 | 2014 | 226 | Soft cover | Book | X, 226 p. 37 illus., 13 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 69.99 | Mathematics | Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory | SCM1204X | PBWR | Partial Differential Equations | SCM12155 | PBKJ | Mathematics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer London | Available | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 |  | Introduction.- Discrete structures.- Stochastic processes.- Pattern formation.- Optimization.- Population genetics. | Mathematical models can be used to meet many of the challenges and opportunities offered by modern biology. The description of biological phenomena requires a range of mathematical theories. This is the case particularly for the emerging field of systems biology. Mathematical Methods in Biology and Neurobiology introduces and develops these mathematical structures and methods in a systematic manner. It studies:• discrete structures and graph theory  • stochastic processes • dynamical systems and partial differential equations  • optimization and the calculus of variations.The biological applications range from molecular to evolutionary and ecological levels, for example:• cellular reaction kinetics and gene regulation • biological pattern formation and chemotaxis • the biophysics and dynamics of neurons  • the coding of information in neuronal systems • phylogenetic tree reconstruction • branching processes and population genetics • optimal resource allocation • sexual recombination  • the interaction of species.Written by one of the most experienced and successful authors of advanced mathematical textbooks, this book stands apart for the wide range of mathematical tools that are featured. It will be useful for graduate students and researchers in mathematics and physics that want a comprehensive overview and a working knowledge of the mathematical tools that can be applied in biology. It will also be useful for biologists with some mathematical background that want to learn more about the mathematical methods available to deal with biological structures and data. | <p>Develops the mathematical tools required for modern biology at all levels and scales</p><p>Provides a survey of mathematics, from graph theory and stochastic processes to dynamical systems and pattern formation</p><p>Contains biological examples from the molecular to the evolutionary and ecological levels</p><p>Contains concise, modern introduction to mathematical population genetics</p><p>Written by one of the most experienced and successful authors of advanced mathematical textbooks</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-03211-5 | Mathematics | Kaiser | [NAME], Universität Passau [NAME], Passau, Germany; [NAME], Universität [NAME]. Naturwissenschaft I, Regensburg, Germany | [NAME] and Prüfer Extensions II |  | Lecture Notes in Mathematics | 2103 | 1 | 2014 | 190 | Soft cover | Book | XII, 190 p. | 0 | final | 49.99 | Mathematics | [NAME] and [NAME] | SCM11043 | PBF |  |  |  | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Overrings and PM-Spectra.- Approximation Theorems.- Kronecker extensions and star [NAME] on Manis valuations and Prufer extensions.- Multiplicative ideal theory.- PM-valuations and valuations of weaker type.- Overrings and PM-Spectra.- Approximation Theorems.- Kronecker extensions and star operations.- Appendix.- References.- Index. | This volume is a sequel to “Manis Valuation and Prüfer Extensions I,” LNM1791. The [NAME] extensions of a commutative ring A are roughly those commutative ring extensions R / A, where commutative algebra is governed by Manis valuations on R with integral values on A. These valuations then turn out to belong to the particularly amenable subclass of PM (=Prüfer-Manis) valuations. While in Volume I Prüfer extensions in general and individual PM valuations were studied, now the focus is on families of PM valuations. One highlight is the presentation of a very general and deep approximation theorem for PM valuations, going back to [NAME] work in 1980, a far-reaching extension of the classical weak approximation theorem in arithmetic. Another highlight is a theory of so called “Kronecker extensions,” where PM valuations are put to use in arbitrary commutative  ring extensions in a way that ultimately goes back to the work of [NAME]. |  | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04485-9 | Mathematics | [NAME] | [NAME], Munich University of Technology, Munich, Germany; [NAME], Munich University of Technology, Munich, Germany; [NAME], Munich University of Technology, Munich, Germany | Risk - A Multidisciplinary Introduction |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 476 | Hard cover | Book | X, 476 p. 100 illus., 42 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 79.99 | Mathematics | Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes | SCM27004 | PBT | Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences | SCS15007 | PBT | Mathematics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Part I. Risk in History and Science: 1.Zachmann, K.: Risk in historical perspective: concepts, contexts, and conjunctions.- 2.Lütge, C., Schnebel, E., [NAME], N.: Risk management and business ethics: integrating the human factor.- 3.Straub, D., Welpe, I.: Decision-making under risk: a normative and behavioral perspective.- 4.Mainzer, K.: The new role of mathematical modelling and its importance for society.- Part II. Quantitative Risk Methodology: 5.Biagini, F. , Meyer-Brandis, [NAME] and Svindland, G. :The mathematical concept of risk.- 6.Fasen, [NAME], Klüppelberg, C., Menzel, A.: Quantifying extreme event risk. 7.Schön, C.-C. and Wimmer, V.: Statistical models for the prediction of genetic [NAME], E. and Czado, C.: Bayesian risk [NAME], C., Stelzer, R.: Dealing with dependent risks.- 10.Bannör, K. and Scherer, M.: Model risk and uncertainty; illustrated with examples from Mathematical finance.- Part III. Risk Treatment in Various Applications: 11.Roosen, J.: Cost-benefit analysis.- 12.Straub, D.: Engineering risk assessment.- 13.Vogel-Heuser, B.: Integrated modeling of complex production automation systems to increase dependability.- 14.Wiesche, M., Hörmann, S., [NAME], M., Krcmar. H.: Information technology risks: an interdisciplinary challenge.- 15.Klinker, G.: Risks in developing novel user interfaces for Human-Computer interaction.- 16.Ankerst, D., [NAME], V., [NAME], M.: Translational risk models.- 17.Seifert-Klauss, V., Thümer, [NAME], [NAME], U.: Risk reduction of cervical cancer through HPV screening and vaccination – assumptions and reality. | This is a unique book addressing the integration of risk methodology from various fields. It will stimulate intellectual debate and communication across disciplines, promote better risk management practices and contribute to the development of risk management methodologies. Individual chapters explain fundamental risk models and measurement, and address risk and security issues from diverse areas such as finance and insurance, the health sciences, life sciences, engineering and information science. Integrated Risk Sciences is an emerging discipline that considers risks in different fields, aiming at a common language, and at sharing and improving methods developed in different fields. Readers should have a Bachelor degree and have taken at least one basic university course in statistics and probability. The main goal of the book is to provide basic knowledge on risk and security in a common language; the authors have taken particular care to ensure that all content can readily be understood by doctoral students and researchers across disciplines. Each chapter provides simple case studies and examples, open research questions and discussion points, and a selected bibliography inviting readers to further study. | <p>A truly interdisciplinary introductory book, covering risk topics across all involved disciplines</p><p>A unique book addressing the integration of risk methodology from various fields</p><p>Provides simple case studies and examples and can be used for graduate seminars</p><p>Pursues an integrative approach and offers a broad range of applications</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-0348-0735-7 | Mathematics | [NAME] | [NAME], University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Daniel Tataru, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA; [NAME], University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA | Dispersive Equations and Nonlinear Waves | Generalized Korteweg–de Vries, Nonlinear Schrödinger, Wave and Schrödinger Maps | Oberwolfach Seminars | 45 | 1 | 2014 |  | Soft cover | Book | Approx. 250 p. | 0 | approx. | 59.99 | Mathematics | Partial Differential Equations | SCM12155 | PBKJ |  |  |  | Mathematics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | [NAME] | Planned | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Local existence of solutions to the initial value problem for dispersive equations.- The energy critical nonlinear Schrödinger equation.- Wave maps and Schrödinger maps. | The first part of the book provides an introduction to key tools and techniques in dispersive equations: Strichartz estimates, bilinear estimates, modulation and adapted function spaces, with an application to the generalized Korteweg-de Vries equation and the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation. The energy-critical nonlinear Schrödinger equation, global solutions to the defocusing problem, and scattering are the focus of the second part. Using this concrete example, it walks the reader through the induction on energy technique, which has become the essential methodology for tackling large data critical problems. This includes refined/inverse Strichartz estimates, the existence and almost periodicity of minimal blow up solutions, and the development of long-time Strichartz inequalities. The third part describes wave and Schrödinger maps. Starting by building heuristics about multilinear estimates, it provides a detailed outline of this very active area of geometric/dispersive PDE. It focuses on concepts and ideas and should provide graduate students with a stepping stone to this exciting direction of research.​ | <p>Exposition of central ideas in dispersive equations</p><p>Basic techniques and function spaces</p><p>Coherent introduction to induction on energy, minimal blow up solutions and interaction Morawetz estimates</p><p>Introduction to gauge transform, choice of functions spaces, and control of interacting waves</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-1-4939-0681-9 | Mathematics | Lam | [NAME], University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; [NAME], Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile; [NAME], Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; [NAME], University of California, [NAME], CA, USA; [NAME], [NAME], Blacksburg, VA, USA; [NAME], York University, Toronto, ON, Canada | k-Schur Functions and [NAME] |  | Fields Institute Monographs | 33 | 1 | 2014 | 216 | Hard cover | Book | VIII, 216 p. 5 illus. | 0 | final | 109 | Mathematics | Combinatorics | [NAME] | PBV | Algebraic Geometry | SCM11019 | PBMW | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer New York | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. Introduction.- 2. Primer on [NAME] Functions.- 3. Stanley symmetric functions and Peterson algebras.- 4. [NAME] calculus. | This book gives an introduction to the very active field of combinatorics of [NAME] calculus, explains the current state of the art, and states the current open problems. [NAME] calculus lies at the crossroads of combinatorics, geometry, and representation theory. Its modern development is motivated by two seemingly unrelated directions. One is the introduction of [NAME] functions in the study of [NAME] polynomial positivity, a mostly combinatorial branch of symmetric function theory. The other direction is the study of the [NAME] bases of the (co)homology of the affine [NAME], an algebro-topological formulation of a problem in enumerative geometry.This is the first introductory text on this subject. It contains many examples in Sage, a free open source general purpose mathematical software system, to entice the reader to investigate the open problems. This book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers, who want to become familiar with this fascinating new field. | <p>Summarizes the current state in an active area of research and outlines the open research questions which motivate the subject</p><p>Demonstrates calculations using the software package Sage so that readers can more easily experiment and develop conjectures themselves</p><p>Contains examples and exercises, among other introductory material, to assist advanced undergraduates and graduate students in getting started in the area</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-1-4419-0536-9 | Mathematics | [NAME] | [NAME], Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dept. Mathematical Sciences, Worcester, MA, USA | A Guide to Special Functions of Bounded Variation and Applications |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 250 | Hard cover | Book | 250p. 30 illus.. | 0 | approx. | 69.95 | Mathematics | Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization | SCM26016 | PBKQ | Mechanics | SCP21018 | PHD | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer New York | Planned | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Introduction and Motivation for SBV: Free Discontinuity Problems.- Review of Basic Measure Theory.- Relations Between Measures.- BV, Sets of Finite Perimeter, SBV, and Coarea.- [NAME] to Applications.- Applications.- Issues in Quasi-Static Evolution.- Bibliography.- Index | The space Special Functions of Bounded Variation (SBV)  has become critical for many applications, particularly in fracture mechanics and image processing, since its introduction in 1988. Inspite of this increased importance, the current literature on SBV provides a purely mathematical perspective and is written for an audience with a solid background in measure theory. In this book the authors makes SBV more accessible to applied mathematicians and engineers. The material progresses systematically, beginning with an introduction and motivation and then providing a review of measure theory before moving on to more complex topics. Illustrations and examples are used to enhance the presentation. This book will appeal to graduate students and researchers in the area of applied mathematics or engineering. | New book  Featuring exciting updates  An in depth look at special functions of bounded variation | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-1-4471-6397-8 | Mathematics | Logemann | [NAME], University of Bath, Bath, UK; [NAME], University of Bath, Bath, UK | Ordinary Differential Equations | Analysis, Qualitative Theory and Control | Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series |  | 1 | 2014 | 333 | Soft cover | Book | XIII, 333 p. 40 illus. | 0 | final | 49.99 | Mathematics | Ordinary Differential Equations | [NAME] | PBKJ | Systems Theory, Control | SCM13070 | GPFC | Mathematics | Undergraduate textbook | Springer London | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Linear differential equations.- Introduction to linear control theory.- Nonlinear differential equations.- Stability and asymptotic behaviour.- Stability of feedback systems and stabilization. | The book comprises a rigorous and self-contained treatment of initial-value problems for ordinary differential equations. It additionally develops the basics of control theory, which is a unique feature in current textbook literature.The following topics are particularly emphasised:• existence, uniqueness and continuation of solutions, • continuous dependence on initial data, • flows, • qualitative behaviour of solutions, • limit sets, • stability theory, • invariance principles, • introductory control theory, • feedback and stabilization.The last two items cover classical control theoretic material such as linear control theory and absolute stability of nonlinear feedback systems. It also includes an introduction to the more recent concept of input-to-state stability.Only a basic grounding in linear algebra and analysis is assumed. Ordinary Differential Equations will be suitable for final year undergraduate students of mathematics and appropriate for beginning postgraduates in mathematics and in mathematically oriented engineering and science. | <p>Provides a self-contained, rigorous and analytical treatment of initial-value problems for ordinary differential equations accessible to undergraduate students</p><p>Includes an introduction to mathematical control theory which sets this text apart from other books on ordinary differential equations</p><p>Allows for discontinuous time dependence in differential equations, but does not require Lebesgue integration theory</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-05385-1 | Mathematics | Mella | [NAME], University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy | The Magic Ring | Systems Thinking Approach to Control Systems | Contemporary Systems Thinking |  | 1 | 2014 | 590 | Hard cover | Book | XIV, 590 p. 233 illus., 189 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 149 | Mathematics | Systems Theory, Control | SCM13070 | GPFC | Business/Management Science, general | SCW23008 | KJ | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | The Language of Systems Thinking for Control Systems.- The Ring: The General Structure of Control Systems.- The Rign Variety: A Basic Typology.- The Ring Completed: Multi-lever and Multi-objective Control Systems.- The Ring: Observation and Design.- The Magic Ring in Action: Individuals.- The Magic Ring in Action: Life Environments.- The Magic Ring in Action: Organizations.- The Magic Ring Explores Cognition and Learning.- [NAME]: Toward a General Discipline of Control. | This book presents a gradual path toward “educating” readers in understanding how Control Systems truly operate and in recognizing, simulating and improving them in all fields of activity. Starting from the hypothesis that knowledge of Control Systems is not only a technical fact but also represents a discipline – that is, “A discipline is a developmental path for acquiring certain skills or competencies. (…) To practice a discipline is to be a lifelong learner. You “never arrive”; you spend your life mastering disciplines.” (Senge, 2006, p. 10) – [NAME] has set the objective of making Control Systems a topic that is, in a certain sense, simple and attractive by turning to the effective symbolism typical of Systems Thinking models and avoiding too technical and formal a treatment of the subject. Thus readers should know that this is not an engineering, physics, biology or economics text, nor a mathematics one either. Technical or mathematical tools are not necessary to construct Control Systems; instead the book adopts a highly simple and universal logic behind the notion itself of control process and the simple and universal action of the Control Systems that produce this process.The Magic Ring: Systems Thinking Approach to Control Systems is divided into 10 chapters. Chapter 1 seeks to review the basic language of Systems Thinking and the models it allows us to create, while Chapter 2 introduces the control process, presenting the theoretical structure of four simple Control Systems we all can observe and manage. In Chapter 3 a general typology of Control Systems is proposed with examples taken from observations of reality. The view of Control Systems is broadened in Chapter 4 by introducing two important generalizations: 1. multi lever Control Systems, with levers that are independent or dependent of each other; 2. multi-objective systems, with independent or interdependent objectives. Chapter 5 outlines the guidelines for recognizing, observing or designing Control Systems and presents the problems that arise regarding their logical realization, introducing the fundamental distinction between symptomatic and structural control. Chapters 6-9 undertake a “mental journey” through various “environments”, increasingly broader in scope, suggesting to the reader how to recognize therein Control Systems that, by their ubiquitous presence, make the world possible in all its manifestations. Finally Chapter 10 covers ideas about a Discipline of Control Systems and the human aspects of control. | <p>Introduces a new scientific approach to control systems, in a logical way, using the symbols of Systems Thinking </p><p>Builds a foundation for understanding how control systems truly operate and in recognizing, simulating and improving them in all fields of activity </p><p>Provides examples and models related both to everyday life and managerial processes</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-1-4939-0257-6 | Mathematics | Milovanović | [NAME], Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia; [NAME]. [NAME], [NAME], Zürich, Switzerland | Analytic Number Theory, Approximation Theory, and Special Functions | In Honor of [NAME] |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 880 | Hard cover | Book | XI, 880 p. 24 illus. | 0 | final | 189 | Mathematics | Number Theory | SCM25001 | PBH | Approximations and Expansions | SCM12023 | PBKJ | Mathematics | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I. Analytic Number Theory, Combinatorics, and Special Sequences of Numbers and Polynomials.- The mean values of the Riemann Zeta function on the critical line (A. Ivić).- Explicit bounds concerning non-trivial zeros of the Riemann Zeta function (M. Hassani).- On the value-distribution of logarithmic derivatives of Dirichlet L-functions ([NAME], [NAME] functions and their applications ([NAME] On partition functions of hyperbolic three-geometry and associated [NAME] schemes ([NAME] and E. Elizalde).- Families of twisted [NAME] numbers, twisted [NAME] polynomials and their applications ([NAME] interpretation of a generalized basic series (A.K. Agarwal, M. Rana).- Identities for reciprocal binomials (A. Sofo).- A note on q-Stirling numbers (M. Merca).- Part II. Analytic Inequalities and Applications.- A survey on Cauchy–Bunyakovsky–Schwarz inequality for power series ([NAME], [NAME] in special functions III ([NAME], [NAME], [NAME] monotone functions—a digest (M. Merkle).- New applications of superquadracity ([NAME] operator and differential forms ([NAME], [NAME] discrete [NAME]-type inequalities, operators and compositions (B. Yang).- The function (bx-ax)/x: [NAME]'s properties ([NAME], Q.-M. [NAME], B.-N. Guo).- On the approximation and bounds of the [NAME] mean difference (P. Cerone).- On parametric nonconvex variational inequalities (M.A. Noor).- Part III. Approximation of Functions and Quadratures.- Simultaneous approximation for Stancu type generalization of certain summation-integral typfe operators (N.K. Govil, [NAME] type approximation theorem for functions of two variables via statistical summability (M. Mursaleen, S.A. Mohiuddine).- Reflections on the [NAME]–Gammel–Wills (Padé) conjecture ([NAME] quadrature formulas and interpolation splines minimizing the semi-norm in the [NAME] space K2(P2) (A.R. Hayotov, [NAME], [NAME] integration of highly oscillating functions ([NAME], [NAME]. Orthogonality, [NAME] and Applications.- Asymptotic reductions between the Wilson polynomials and the lower level polynomials of the Askey scheme ([NAME], [NAME], [NAME] On a direct [NAME]–[NAME] problem and some extensions (K. Castillo, [NAME], F. Marcellán).- On special cases of Boas–Buck type polynomial sequences (A.F. Loureiro, [NAME] hypergeometric transformations, revisited (P.W. Karlsson).- Convolutions product and differential and integro-differential equations (A. Kiliçman).- Orthogonally additive-additive functional equation (C. Park).- Part V. Special and [NAME] and Applications.- Alternating Mathieu series, [NAME]–Eisteinstein series and their generalized Omega functions ([NAME], [NAME], T.K. Pogány).- Properties of the product of modified Bessel functions ([NAME], T.K. Pogány).- Mapping properties of an integral operator involving Bessel functions (S. Porwal, D. Breaz).- Poincaré α-series for classical Schottky groups (V.V. Mityushev).- Inclusion properties for certain classes of meromorphic multivalent functions (N.E. Cho).- A journey from [NAME]-problem to [NAME] ([NAME], A Banerjee).- Index. | This book, in honor of [NAME], discusses essential developments in mathematical research in a variety of problems. It contains thirty-five articles, written by eminent scientists from the international mathematical community, including both research and survey works. Subjects covered include analytic number theory, combinatorics, special sequences of numbers and polynomials, analytic inequalities and applications, approximation of functions and quadratures, orthogonality and special and complex functions.The mathematical results and open problems discussed in this book are presented in a simple and self-contained manner. The book contains an overview of old and new results, methods, and theories toward the solution of longstanding problems in a wide scientific field, as well as new results in rapidly progressing areas of research. The book will be useful for researchers and graduate students in the fields of mathematics, physics and other computational and applied sciences. | <p>Presents mathematical results and open problems in a simple and self-contained manner</p><p>Contains new results in rapidly progressing areas of research in mathematics, engineering, cryptography, mathematical physics and economics</p><p>Provides a historical overview of analytic number theory, approximation theory and special functions</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-0348-0729-6 | Mathematics | Monk | [NAME], University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA | Cardinal Invariants on Boolean Algebras | Second Revised Edition | Progress in Mathematics | 142 | 2 | 2014 | 573 | Hard cover | Book | VII, 573 p. 15 illus. | 0 | final | 149 | Mathematics | Mathematical Logic and Foundations | SCM24005 | PBC | Order, Lattices, Ordered [NAME] | SCM11124 | PBF | Mathematics | Monograph | [NAME] | Available | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 |  | Introduction.- 1. Special Operations on Boolean Algebras.- 2. Special Classes of Boolean Algebras.- 3. Cellularity.- 4. Depth.- 5. Topological Density.- 6. Pi-Weight.- 7. Length.- 8. Irredundance.- 9. Cardinality.- 10. Independence.- 11. Pi-Character.- 12. Tightness.- 13. Spread.- 14. Character.- 15. Hereditary Lindelöf Degree.- 16. Hereditary Density.- 17. Incomparability.- 18. Hereditary Cofinality.- 19. Number of Ultrafilters.- 20. Number of Automorphisms.- 21. Number of Endomorphisms.- 22. Number of Ideals.- 23. Number of Subalgebras.- 24. Other Cardinal Functions.- 25. Diagrams.- 26. Examples.- 27. Problems.- References.- Symbol Index.- Subject Index.- Name Index. | This book is concerned with cardinal number valued functions defined for any Boolean algebra. Examples of such functions are independence, which assigns to each Boolean algebra the supremum of the cardinalities of its free subalgebras, and cellularity, which gives the supremum of cardinalities of sets of pairwise disjoint elements. Twenty-one such functions are studied in detail, and many more in passing. The questions considered are the behaviour of these functions under algebraic operations such as products, free products, ultraproducts, and their relationships to one another.Assuming familiarity with only the basics of Boolean algebras and set theory, through simple infinite combinatorics and forcing, the book reviews current knowledge about these functions, giving complete proofs for most facts. A special feature of the book is the attention given to open problems, of which 185 are formulated.Based on Cardinal Functions on Boolean Algebras (1990) and Cardinal Invariants on Boolean Algebras (1996) by the same author, the present work is much larger than either of these. It contains solutions to many of the open problems of the earlier volumes. Among the new topics are continuum cardinals on Boolean algebras, with a lengthy treatment of the reaping number. Diagrams at the end of the book summarize the relationships between the functions for many important classes of Boolean algebras, including interval algebras, tree algebras and superatomic algebras. | <p>Covers most of what is known on cardinal invariants in Boolean algebras </p><p>Includes a list of 185 interesting open problems</p><p>Detailed study of 21 cardinal number valued functions defined for any Boolean algebra</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-0348-0830-9 | Mathematics | Murawski | [NAME], Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland | The Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic in the 1920s and 1930s in Poland |  | Science Networks. Historical Studies | 48 | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 300 p. | 0 | approx. | 119 | Mathematics | Mathematical Logic and Foundations | SCM24005 | PBC | History of Mathematical Sciences | SCM23009 | PBX | Mathematics | Monograph | [NAME] | Planned | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Predecessors.- The Polish School of Mathematics.- Lvov-Warsaw School of Philosophy.- Benedykt Bornstein.- Cracow Centre.- Conclusion.- Biographical Notes.- Bibliography.- Index of Names. | The aim of this book is to present and analyze philosophical conceptions concerning mathematics and logic as formulated by Polish logicians, mathematicians and philosophers in the 1920s and 1930s. It was a remarkable period in the history of Polish science, in particular in the history of Polish logic and mathematics. Therefore, it is justified to ask whether and to what extent the development of logic and mathematics was accompanied by a philosophical reflection. We try to answer those questions by analyzing both works of Polish logicians and mathematicians who have a philosophical temperament as well as their research practice. Works and philosophical views of the following Polish scientists will be analyzed: [NAME], [NAME], [NAME], [NAME], Eustachy Żylińsk and [NAME], Jan Łukasiewicz, [NAME], [NAME], [NAME], [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME], Jan Sleszyński, [NAME] and [NAME]. To indicate the background of scientists being active in the 1920s and 1930s we consider in Chapter 1 some predecessors, in particular: [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME]. | <p>The book provides complete analysis of philosophical views of leading logicians and mathematicians in Poland in the 1920s and 1930s</p><p>The book shows the background of the remarkable development of mathematics and logic as well as philosophy (in particular analytic philosophy) in Poland at that time</p><p>It is based on the analysis of papers and books by Polish logicians, mathematicians and philosophers</p><p>There are no competing titles in the area</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-05713-2 | Mathematics | Pardoux | [NAME], Université de Provence, Marseille, France; [NAME], "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, Iasi, Romania | Stochastic Differential Equations, [NAME] SDEs, Partial Differential Equations |  | Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability | 69 | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 730 p. | 0 | final | 189 | Mathematics | Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes | SCM27004 | PBT | Partial Differential Equations | SCM12155 | PBKJ | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Background of Stochastic Analysis.- Ito’s Stochastic Calculus.- Stochastic Differential Equations.- SDE with Multivalued Drift.- Backward SDE.- Annexes.-  Bibliography.- Index. ​ ​ | This research monograph presents results to researchers in stochastic calculus, forward and backward stochastic differential equations, connections between diffusion processes and second order partial differential equations (PDEs), and financial mathematics. It pays special attention to the relations between SDEs/BSDEs and second order PDEs under minimal regularity assumptions, and also extends those results to equations with multivalued coefficients. The authors present in particular the theory of reflected SDEs in the above mentioned framework and include exercises at the end of each chapter.Stochastic calculus and stochastic differential equations (SDEs) were first introduced by [NAME] in the 1940s, in order to construct the path of diffusion processes (which are continuous time [NAME] processes with continuous trajectories taking their values in a finite dimensional vector space or manifold), which had been studied from a more analytic point of view by [NAME] in the 1930s. Since then, this topic has become an important subject of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, because of its mathematical richness and its importance for applications in many areas of Physics, Biology, Economics and Finance, where random processes play an increasingly important role. One important aspect is the connection between diffusion processes and linear partial differential equations of second order, which is in particular the basis for [NAME] numerical methods for linear PDEs. Since the pioneering work of Peng and Pardoux in the early 1990s, a new type of SDEs called backward stochastic differential equations (BSDEs) has emerged. The two main reasons why this new class of equations is important are the connection between BSDEs and semilinear PDEs, and the fact that BSDEs constitute a natural generalization of the famous Black and Scholes model from Mathematical Finance, and thus offer a natural mathematical framework for the formulation of many new models in Finance. | <p>Written by experts</p><p>Includes exercises at the end of each chapter</p>Offers a natural mathematical framework for the formulation of many new models in Finance<br> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04563-4 | Mathematics | Paugam | [NAME], [NAME] et [NAME], Paris, France | Towards the Mathematics of Quantum Field Theory |  | Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer [NAME]. 3. Folge / A Series of Modern Surveys in Mathematics | 59 | 1 | 2014 | 487 | Hard cover | Book | XVI, 487 p. 77 illus., 1 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Mathematics | Mathematical Physics | [NAME] | PHU | Category Theory, Homological Algebra | SCM11035 | PBC | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Available | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 |  | Introduction.- Mathematical Preliminaries.- Classical Trajectories and Fields.- Quantum Trajectories and Fields.- Appendices. | The aim of this book is to introduce mathematicians (and, in particular, graduate students) to the mathematical methods of theoretical and experimental quantum field theory, with an emphasis on coordinate-free presentations of the mathematical objects in play. This should in turn promote interaction between mathematicians and physicists by supplying a common and flexible language for the good of both communities, even if the mathematical one is the primary target. This reference work provides a coherent and complete mathematical toolbox for classical and quantum field theory, based on categorical and homotopical methods, representing an original contribution to the literature.The first part of the book introduces the mathematical methods needed to work with the physicists' spaces of fields, including parameterized and functional differential geometry, functional analysis, and the homotopical geometric theory of non-linear partial differential equations, with applications to general gauge theories. The second part presents a large family of examples of classical field theories, both from experimental and theoretical physics, while the third part provides an introduction to quantum field theory, presents various renormalization methods and discusses the quantization of factorization algebras. The book is primarily intended for pure mathematicians (and in particular graduate students) who would like to learn about the mathematics of quantum field theory. | <p>Introduces new concepts</p><p>Provides a clear overview</p><p>Gives a complete mathematical toolbox for the coordinate-free treatment of classical and quantum field theories</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-642-45366-3 | Mathematics | Quarteroni | [NAME], Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; [NAME], [NAME], Milano, Italy; Paola Gervasio, Università degli Studi di [NAME], [NAME], Italy | Scientific Computing with MATLAB and [NAME] |  | Texts in Computational Science and Engineering | 2 | 4 | 2014 | 442 | Hard cover | Book | XVIII, 442 p. | 0 | final | 59.99 | Mathematics | Computational Science and Engineering | [NAME] | PDE | Numerical and Computational Physics | SCP19021 | PHU | Mathematics | Undergraduate textbook | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. What can' t be ignored.- 2. Nonlinear equations.- 3. Approximation of functions and data.- 4. Numerical differentiation and integration.- 5. Linear systems.- 6. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors.- 7. Numerical optimization.- 8. Ordinary differential equations.- 9. Numerical approximation of boundary-value problems.- 10. Solutions of the exercises.- References.- Index. | This textbook is an introduction to Scientific Computing, in which several numerical methods for the computer-based solution of certain classes of mathematical problems are illustrated. The authors show how to compute the zeros, the extrema, and the integrals of continuous functions, solve linear systems, approximate functions using polynomials and construct accurate approximations for the solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. To make the format concrete and appealing, the programming environments [NAME] and [NAME] are adopted as faithful companions. The book contains the solutions to several problems posed in exercises and examples, often originating from important applications. At the end of each chapter, a specific section is devoted to subjects which were not addressed in the book and contains bibliographical references for a more comprehensive treatment of the material.From the review:'.... This carefully written textbook, the third English edition, contains substantial new developments on the numerical solution of differential equations. It is typeset in a two-color design and is written in a style suited for readers who have mathematics, natural sciences, computer sciences or economics as a background and who are interested in a well-organized introduction to the subject.' [NAME] (Siegen), [NAME] MATH 1205.65002. | <p>Offers a combination of problems, algorithms, programs, exercises, illustrations and numerical solutions</p><p>Includes 100 examples, 145 solved exercises and 43 [NAME] and Octave programs</p><p>Each chapter opens with representative problems and continues with construction and analysis of algorithms and ad-hoc programs for their implementation</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04860-4 | Mathematics | Rocchi | [NAME], LUISS, Roma, Italy | Janus-Faced Probability |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 163 | Hard cover | Book | XI, 163 p. 26 illus. | 0 | final | 109 | Mathematics | Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes | SCM27004 | PBT | History of Mathematical Sciences | SCM23009 | PBX | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 Interpretations of Probability.- 2 A Mathematical Approach to the Interpretation Problem.- 3 Probability Validation.- 4 About the Compatibility of Methods.- 5 Criticism on the Philosophical Pollution.- 6 Some Remarks on the Argument of Probability.- 7 Classical Modeling of the Probability Argument.- 8 Structural Modeling of the Probability Argument.- 9 Mathematical Definitions of Probability on the Basis of the Structural Model.- 10 Exploring into the Essence of Events. | The problem of probability interpretation was long overlooked before exploding in the 20th century, when the frequentist and subjectivist schools formalized two conflicting conceptions of probability. Beyond the radical followers of the two schools, a circle of pluralist thinkers tends to reconcile the opposing concepts. The author uses two theorems in order to prove that the various interpretations of probability do come into opposition and can be used in different contexts. The goal here is to clarify the multi fold nature of probability by means of a purely mathematical approach and to show how philosophical arguments can only serve to deepen actual intellectual contrasts. The book can be considered as one of the most important contributions in the analysis of probability interpretation in the last 10-15 years. | <p>Suggests new ideas to address the interpretation of probability</p><p>Original approach and new perspectives</p><p>Clarifies the multi fold nature of probability by means of a purely mathematical approach</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-1-4939-0475-4 | Mathematics | Sergienko | [NAME], National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine | Topical Directions of Informatics | In Memory of [NAME] | Springer Optimization and Its Applications | 78 | 1 | 2014 | 276 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 276 p. 67 illus., 1 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 109 | Mathematics | Operations Research, Management Science | SCM26024 | KJT | Mathematical Applications in Computer Science | [NAME] | PBWH | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer New York | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- 1. Theoretical and Applied Programming.- 2. Supercomputers and Intelligent Technologies of High-Performance Computing.- 3. Computer Technologies as Tools for Studying Complicated Processes.- 4. Mathematical Models and Computer Technologies in Investigating Economic Processes.- 5. Mathematical Modeling and Investigation of Complicated Processes.- 6. Optimization Methods for Solving Transcomputational Problems.- 7. Combinatorial Optimization Problems.- 8. Computer Technologies in Medical and Biological Research. | This work is devoted to the late Ukrainian computer scientist [NAME] on the 90th anniversary of his birthday. Dr. [NAME] is known for his contribution to the world computer science and technology and this volume analyzes the ideas and paths of development of informatics formulated by him and demonstrate their important role in constructing computer technologies of basic research in the fields of applied mathematics, theories of computer programming and computing systems.A significant portion of the monograph is devoted to the elucidation of new results obtained in the field of mathematical modeling of complicated processes, creation of new methods for solving and investigating optimization problems in different statements and development of computer technologies for investigations in the field of economy, biology, medicine and information security in systems.The monograph will be of particular interest to informatics specialists and experts using methods of informatics and computer technologies to investigate complicated processes of different natures and developing new information technologies. It may also be useful for both graduate students and postgraduates specializing in Computer Science. | <p>Features the contributions of [NAME] to the world of computer science</p><p>Elucidates new results in the field of mathematical modeling of complicated processes</p><p>May be used as supplementary text for graduate and post-graduate students of computer science</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-00617-8 | Mathematics | Stén | [NAME] C.-E. Stén, Technical Research Center of Finland, VTT Espoo, Finland | A Comet of the Enlightenment | Anders [NAME] Life and Discoveries | Vita Mathematica | 17 | 1 | 2014 | 299 | Hard cover | Book | XVI, 299 p. 46 illus., 16 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Mathematics | History of Mathematical Sciences | SCM23009 | PBX | Geometry | SCM21006 | PBM | Mathematics | Biography | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 Setting the scene.- 2 The humble beginnings.- 3 New prospects in Saint Petersburg.- 4 Formation of an Academician.- 5 Professor of astronomy.- 6 Professional relations and correspondence.- 7 Academic events in Saint Petersburg.- 8 Lexell’s work in mathematics.- 9 Academic Journey 1780–1781.- 10 Return to an Academy in crisis.- 12 A sketch of Lexell’s personality.- 13 Conclusion.- 14 Appendices. | The Finnish mathematician and astronomer Anders [NAME] (1740–1784) was a long-time close collaborator as well as the academic successor of [NAME] at the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg. [NAME] was initially invited by [NAME] from his native town of Abo (Turku) in Finland to Saint Petersburg to assist in the mathematical processing of the astronomical data of the forthcoming transit of Venus of 1769. A few years later he became an ordinary member of the Academy. This is the first-ever full-length biography devoted to [NAME] and his prolific scientific output. His rich correspondence especially from his grand tour to Germany, France and England reveals him as a lucid observer of the intellectual landscape of enlightened Europe. In the skies, a comet, a minor planet and a crater on the [NAME] named after [NAME] also perpetuate his memory. | <p>The first-ever full-length biography of the mathematician and astronomer Anders [NAME] (1740–1784) </p><p>Sheds new light on the collaborators of [NAME] </p><p>Interesting study of a scientist's grand tour through enlightened Europe</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-642-54074-5 | Mathematics | Talagrand | [NAME], Université Paris VI, Paris Cedex 05, France | Upper and Lower Bounds for Stochastic Processes | Modern Methods and Classical Problems | Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer [NAME]. 3. Folge / A Series of Modern Surveys in Mathematics | 60 | 1 | 2014 | 626 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 626 p. | 0 | final | 149 | Mathematics | Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes | SCM27004 | PBT | Functional Analysis | SCM12066 | PBKF | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | Available | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 |  | 0. Introduction.- 1. Philosophy and Overview of the Book.- 2. [NAME] and the [NAME] Chaining.- 3. [NAME] and [NAME], I. - 4. Matching Theorems I.- 5. [NAME] Processes.- 6. Trees and the Art of Lower Bounds.- 7. [NAME] and [NAME], II.- 8. Processes Related to Gaussian Processes.- 9. Theory and Practice of Empirical Processes.- 10. Partition Scheme for Families of Distances.- 11. Infinitely Divisible Processes.- 12. The Fundamental Conjectures.- 13. Convergence of Orthogonal Series; Majorizing Measures.- 14. Matching Theorems, II: Shor's Matching Theorem. 15. The Ultimate Matching Theorem in Dimension ≥ 3.- 16. Applications to [NAME] Theory.- 17. Appendix: What this Book is Really About.- 18. Appendix: Continuity.- References. Index. | The book develops modern methods and in particular the 'generic chaining' to bound stochastic processes. This methods allows in particular to get optimal bounds for [NAME] and [NAME] processes. Applications are given to stable processes, infinitely divisible processes, matching theorems, the convergence of random Fourier series, of orthogonal series, and to functional analysis. The complete solution of a number of classical problems is given in complete detail, and an ambitious program for future research is laid out. | <p>Develops modern methods and in particular the "generic chaining" to bound stochastic processes</p><p>Gives applications to stable processes, infinitely divisible processes, matching theorems etc.</p><p>Gives the complete solution of a number of classical problems</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04746-1 | Mathematics | Tkachuk | [NAME], Universidad [NAME], Iztapalapa, Mexico | A Cp-Theory Problem Book | Special Features of Function Spaces | Problem Books in Mathematics |  | 1 | 2014 | 546 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 546 p. | 0 | final | 89.99 | Mathematics | Topology | SCM28000 | PBP | Mathematical Logic and Foundations | SCM24005 | PBC | Mathematics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-04 00:00:00 |  |  | Detailed Summary of Exercise Sections.- Preface.- Introduction.- 1. Duality Theorems and Properties of Function Spaces.- 2. Solutions of Problems 001-500.- 3. Bonus Results: Some Hidden statements.- 4. Open Problems.- Bibliography.- List of Special Symbols.- Index. | This work is a continuation of the first volume published by Springer in 2011, entitled 'A Cp-Theory Problem Book: Topological and Function Spaces.' The first volume provided an introduction from scratch to Cp-theory and general topology, preparing the reader for a professional understanding of Cp-theory in the last section of its main text. This present volume covers a wide variety of topics in Cp-theory and general topology at the professional level bringing the reader to the frontiers of modern research. The volume contains 500 problems and exercises with complete solutions. It can also be used as an introduction to advanced set theory and descriptive set theory. The book presents diverse topics of the theory of function spaces with the topology of pointwise convergence, or Cp-theory which exists at the intersection of topological algebra, functional analysis and general topology. Cp-theory has an important role in the classification and unification of heterogeneous results from these areas of research. Moreover, this book gives a reasonably complete coverage of Cp-theory through 500 carefully selected problems and exercises. By systematically introducing each of the major topics of Cp-theory the book is intended to bring a dedicated reader from basic topological principles to the frontiers of modern research. | <p>Contains a wide variety of top-notch methods and results of Cp-theory and general topology presented with detailed proofs</p><p>Provides introductions to both descriptive and advanced set theory</p><p>Presents and classifies 100 open problems in Cp-theory and explains their relationship to earlier research</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-02838-5 | Mathematics | Vazquez Cendon | [NAME], Universidad de La Coruña, [NAME], Spain; [NAME], CNRS and [NAME], Paris, France; [NAME], Universidad de Málaga, [NAME], Spain | Advances in Numerical Simulation in Physics and Engineering | Lecture Notes of the XV 'Jacques-Louis Lions' Spanish-French School | SEMA SIMAI Springer Series | 3 | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 250 p. 55 illus., 15 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 129 | Mathematics | Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics | SCM14068 | PBWH | Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis | SCM1400X | PBKS | Mathematics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-06-09 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 Begona Calvo and Estefania Pena: Fundamental aspects in modeling the constitutive behaviour of the fibered soft tissues.- 2 Enrique D. Fernandez Nieto: Some remarks on avalanche modeling. An introduction to shallow flow models.- 3 Emmanuel Gobet: Introduction to stochastic calculus and to the resolution of PDEs using Monte Carlo simulations.- 4 [NAME]: Structure-preserving shock-capturing methods and applications.- 5 [NAME]: Numerical approximation of optimal design problems in aerodynamics. From the mathematical analysis to industrial codes.- 6 Emanuele Schiavi: Medical image processing: mathematical modeling and numerical resolution.- 7 Denis Talay: On probabilistic approaches for divergence from operators with discontinuous coefficient. | The book is mainly addressed to young graduate students in engineering and natural sciences who start to face numerical simulation, either at a research level or in the field of industrial applications. The main subjects covered are: Biomechanics, Stochastic Calculus, Geophysical flow simulation and Shock-Capturing numerical methods for Hyperbolic Systems of Partial Differential Equations. The book can also be useful to researchers or even technicians working at an industrial environment, who are interested in the state-of-the-art numerical techniques in these fields. Moreover, it gives an overview of the research developed at the French and Spanish universities and in some European scientific institutions. This book can be also useful as a textbook at master courses in Mathematics, Physics or Engineering. | <p>Provides insights about relevant mathematical applications to real problems</p><p>Applications to Economy, avalanche and tsunami modeling, biomathematics, medical images</p><p>Useful both for researcher and for graduate students and teachers at a master level</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-0348-0812-5 | Mathematics | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME], Villeurbanne, France | Elliptic Partial Differential Equations | Volume 2: Reaction-Diffusion Equations | Monographs in Mathematics | 104 | 1 | 2014 | 784 | Hard cover | Book | XVIII, 784 p. 17 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 189 | Mathematics | Partial Differential Equations | SCM12155 | PBKJ |  |  |  | Mathematics | Monograph | [NAME] | Planned | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 |  |  | I. Introduction to the theory of reaction-diffusion equations.- Chapter 1. Reaction-diffusion processes, models and applications.- Chapter 2. Methods of analysis.- Chapter 3. Reaction-diffusion problems in bounded domains.- Chapter 4. Reaction-diffusion problems on the whole axis.- II. Reaction-diffusion waves in cylinders.- Chapter 5. Monotone systems.- Chapter 6. Reaction-diffusion problems with convection.- Chapter 7. Reaction-diffusion systems with different diffusion coefficients.- Chapter 8. Nonlinear boundary conditions.- Chapter 9. Nonlocal reaction-diffusion equations.- Chapter 10. Multi-scale models in biology.- Bibliographical comments.- Concluding remarks.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Index. | If we had to formulate in one sentence what this book is about, it might be 'How partial differential equations can help to understand heat explosion, tumor growth or evolution of biological species'. These and many other applications are described by reaction-diffusion equations. The theory of reaction-diffusion equations appeared in the first half of the last century. In the present time, it is widely used in population dynamics, chemical physics, biomedical modelling. The purpose of this book is to present the mathematical theory of reaction-diffusion equations in the context of their numerous applications. We will go from the general mathematical theory to specific equations and then to their applications. Existence, stability and bifurcations of solutions will be studied for bounded domains and in the case of travelling waves. The classical theory of reaction-diffusion equations and new topics such as nonlocal equations and multi-scale models in biology will be considered. | <p>Offers a systematic investigation of reaction-diffusion equations including existence, stability and bifurcations of solutions</p><p>Presents numerous examples and applications from population dynamics, chemical physics, biomedical [NAME] to successful first volume</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04074-5 | Mathematics | Weiß | [NAME], Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Twisted Teichmüller Curves |  | Lecture Notes in Mathematics | 2104 | 1 | 2014 | 166 | Soft cover | Book | XVI, 166 p. 13 illus., 6 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 49.99 | Mathematics | Algebraic Geometry | SCM11019 | PBMW | Number Theory | SCM25001 | PBH | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Available | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 | 2014-02-23 00:00:00 |  | Introduction.- Background.- Teichmüller Curves.- Twisted Teichmüller Curves.- Stabilizer and Maximality.- Calculations for Twisted Teichmüller Curves.- Prym Varieties and Teichmüller Curves.- [NAME] Exponents.- Kobayashi Curves Revisited.- Appendix.- Tables.- List of Symbols.- Index.- Bibliography. | These notes introduce a new class of algebraic curves on [NAME] modular surfaces. These curves are called twisted Teichmüller curves, because their construction is very reminiscent of Hirzebruch-Zagier cycles. These new objects are analyzed in detail and their main properties are described. In particular, the volume of twisted Teichmüller curves is calculated and their components are partially classified. The study of algebraic curves on [NAME] modular surfaces has been widely covered in the literature due to their arithmetic importance. Among these, twisted diagonals (Hirzebruch-Zagier cycles) are some of the most important examples. | <p>Contains a comprehensive introduction to the theory of Teichmüller curves</p><p><p>Is kept as self-contained as possible</p><p><p>Contains 15 figures and 2 tables</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-05722-4 | Mathematics | Zaharopol | [NAME], Ann Arbor, MI, USA | Invariant Probabilities of Transition Functions |  | Probability and Its Applications | 44 | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 400 p. | 0 | approx. | 129 | Mathematics | Operator Theory | SCM12139 | PBKF | Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory | SCM1204X | PBWR | Mathematics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Introduction.- 1.Transition Probabilities .- 2.Transition Functions .- 3.Vector Integrals and [NAME] 4.Special Topics.- 5.The KBBY Ergodic Decomposition, Part I.- 6.The KBBY Ergodic Decomposition, Part II.- 7.Feller Transition Functions.- Appendices: A.Semiflows and Flows: Introduction.- B.Measures and Convolutions.- Bibliography.- Index. | The structure of the set of all the invariant probabilities and the structure of various types of individual invariant probabilities of a transition function are two topics of significant interest in the theory of transition functions, and are studied in this book. The results obtained are useful in ergodic theory and the theory of dynamical systems, which, in turn, can be applied in various other areas (like number theory). They are illustrated using transition functions defined by flows, semiflows, and one-parameter convolution semigroups of probability measures. In this book, all results on transition probabilities that have been published by the author between 2004 and 2008 are extended to transition functions. The proofs of the results obtained are new.For transition functions that satisfy very general conditions the book describes an ergodic decomposition that provides relevant information on the structure of the corresponding set of invariant probabilities. Ergodic decomposition means a splitting of the state space, where the invariant ergodic probability measures play a significant role. Other topics covered include: characterizations of the supports of various types of invariant probability measures and the use of these to obtain criteria for unique ergodicity, and the proofs of two mean ergodic theorems for a certain type of transition functions.The book will be of interest to mathematicians working in ergodic theory, dynamical systems, or the theory of [NAME] processes. Biologists, physicists and economists interested in interacting particle systems and rigorous mathematics will also find this book a valuable resource. Parts of it are suitable for advanced graduate courses. Prerequisites are basic notions and results on functional analysis, general topology, measure theory, the Bochner integral and some of its applications. | <p>Suitable for advanced graduate courses</p><p>Includes proofs of results published for the first time</p><p>Includes examples and informative appendices</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-02743-2 | Statistics | Berry | [NAME], Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA; [NAME], Food and Nutrition Service US, Alexandria, VA, USA; [NAME], Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA | A Chronicle of Permutation Statistical Methods | 1920–2000, and Beyond |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 567 | Hard cover | Book | XVI, 567 p. 51 illus. | 0 | final | 149 | Statistics | Statistics, general | SCS0000X | PBT | History of Mathematical Sciences | SCM23009 | PBX | Statistics | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- 1.Introduction.- 2.1920–1939.- 3.1940–1959.- 4.1960–1979.- 5.1980–2000.- 6.Beyond 2000.- Epilogue.- References.- Acronyms.- Name Index.- Subject Index. | The focus of this book is on the birth and historical development of permutation statistical methods from the early 1920s to the near present. Beginning with the seminal contributions of R.A. Fisher, [NAME], and others in the 1920s and 1930s, permutation statistical methods were initially introduced to validate the assumptions of classical statistical methods. Permutation methods have advantages over classical methods in that they are optimal for small data sets and non-random samples, are data-dependent, and are free of distributional assumptions. Permutation probability values may be exact, or estimated via moment- or resampling-approximation procedures. Because permutation methods are inherently computationally-intensive, the evolution of computers and computing technology that made modern permutation methods possible accompanies the historical narrative. Permutation analogs of many well-known statistical tests are presented in a historical context, including multiple correlation and regression, analysis of variance, contingency table analysis, and measures of association and agreement. A non-mathematical approach makes the text accessible to readers of all levels. | <p>A unique approach to explaining statistics by developing the history and establishing the rigor of a topic</p><p>The first historical approach to this field and its development</p><p>An extensive historical bibliography is provided</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-03163-7 | Statistics | Jockers | [NAME], University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA | Text Analysis with R for Students of Literature |  | Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences |  | 1 | 2014 | 218 | Hard cover | Book | IV, 218 p. 18 illus., 3 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 49.99 | Statistics | Statistics and Computing/Statistics Programs | SCS12008 | UFM | [NAME] | SCN22000 | CFX | Statistics | Undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 |  |  | R Basics.- First Foray into Text Analysis with R.- Accessing and Comparing Word Frequency Data.- Token Distribution Analysis.- Correlation.- Measures of Lexical Variety.- Hapax Richness.- Do It KWIC.- Do It KWIC (Better).- Text Quality, Text Variety, and Parsing XML.- Clustering.- Classification.- Topic Modeling.- Appendix A: Variable Scope Example.- Appendix B: The LDA Buffet.- Appendix C: Code Repository.- Appendix D: R Resources.- Practice Exercise Solutions.- Index. | Text Analysis with R for Students of Literature is written with students and scholars of literature in mind but will be applicable to other humanists and social scientists wishing to extend their methodological tool kit to include quantitative and computational approaches to the study of text. Computation provides access to information in text that we simply cannot gather using traditional qualitative methods of close reading and human synthesis. Text Analysis with R for Students of Literature provides a practical introduction to computational text analysis using the open source programming language R. R is extremely popular throughout the sciences and because of its accessibility, R is now used increasingly in other research areas. Readers begin working with text right away and each chapter works through a new technique or process such that readers gain a broad exposure to core R procedures and a basic understanding of the possibilities of computational text analysis at both the micro and macro scale. Each chapter builds on the previous as readers move from small scale “microanalysis” of single texts to large scale “macroanalysis” of text corpora, and each chapter concludes with a set of practice exercises that reinforce and expand upon the chapter lessons. The book’s focus is on making the technical palatable and making the technical useful and immediately gratifying. | <p>Book is specifically designed for students and scholars with no programming experience who wish to learn R for text analysis </p><p>Reader will move with ease from simple single text analysis to corpora level analysis with the accessible nature of this text, which is written from the perspective of a literature scholar</p><p>Design of material will get readers analyzing text immediately and covers enough conceptual information to be applied to individual projects</p><p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-05554-1 | Statistics | Lawal | Bayo Lawal, Kwara State University, [NAME], Nigeria | Applied Statistical Methods in Agriculture, Health and Life Sciences |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 629 | Hard cover | Book | X, 629 p. 60 illus., 20 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 69.95 | Statistics | Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences | SCS15007 | PBT | Statistical Theory and Methods | SCS11001 | PBT | Statistics / Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Table of Contents attached as well. Introduction.- Frequency Distributions.- Numerical Description of Data.- Probability and Probability Distributions.- Estimation and Hypothesis Testing.- Regression Analysis.- Categorical Data Analysis.- Experimental Design.- The Completely Randomized Design.- The Randomized Complete Block Design.- Multiple Blocking Designs.- Analysis of Covariance.- Factorial Treatments Designs.- The Split-Plot Design.- Incomplete Block Design.- Quantal-Bioassay.- Repeated Measures Design.- [NAME]. | This textbook teaches crucial statistical methods to answer research questions using a unique range of statistical software programs, including [NAME] and R. This textbook is developed for undergraduate students in agriculture, nursing, biology and biomedical research. Graduate students will also find it to be a useful way to refresh their statistics skills and to reference software options. The unique combination of examples is approached using [NAME] and R for their individual strengths. Subjects covered include among others data description, probability distributions, experimental design, regression analysis, randomized design and biological assay. Unlike other biostatistics textbooks, this text also includes outliers, influential observations in regression and an introduction to survival analysis. Material is taken from the author's extensive teaching and research in Africa, USA and the UK. Sample problems, references and electronic supplementary material accompany each chapter. | <p>No matter the statistical software program you use, this book will teach you to apply crucial statistical methods to research questions</p><p>Definitive introductory text in statistics is developed for students in agriculture, nursing, biology and biomedical research to showcase development of new tools and theories for analysis, diagnostics and methodology</p><p>Unique combination of examples are approached from different perspectives highlight the strength of statistical software programs [NAME], [NAME] and R for particular functions</p><p>Features fully optimized ebook and electronic supplementary material for easy use</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04578-8 | Statistics | MacKenzie | [NAME], University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland; [NAME], University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland | Statistical Modelling in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics | Selected Papers | Contributions to Statistics |  | 1 | 2014 | 207 | Hard cover | Book | X, 207 p. 48 illus., 2 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 109 | Statistics | Statistical Theory and Methods | SCS11001 | PBT | Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences | SCS15007 | PBT | Statistics | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Preface.- An Appreciation - [NAME], FRS.- Introduction.- Survival Modelling: Hougaard - Multivariate Interval-Censored Survival Data: Parametric, Semi-Parametric and Non-Parametric Models; MacKenzie and Ha - Multivariate Survival Models Based on the GTDL; Lynch and MacKenzie - Frailty Models with Structural Dispersion; [NAME] and Hinde - Random Effects Ordinal Time Models for Grouped Toxicological Data from a Biological Control Assay.- Longitudinal Modelling & Time Series: Haywood and Randal - Modelling Seasonality and Structural Breaks: Visitors to NZ and 9/11; Allais and Bosco - Forecasting the Insolvency Risk of the Customers of an Automotive Financial Service; [NAME] and MacKenzie - On Joint Modelling of Constrained Mean and [NAME] in Longitudinal Data.- Statistical Model Development: Payne - Hierarchical Generalized Nonlinear Models; Durio and Isaia - Comparing Robust Regression Estimators to Detect Data Clusters: A Case Study; Coffey, Hinde and Garcia - Finite Mixture Model Clustering of SNP Data; [NAME] and MacKenzie - Discrepancy and Choice of Reference Subclass in Categorical Regression Models.- Applied Statistical Modelling: Ramsey - Statistical Methods for Detecting Selective Sweeps; Brophy, [NAME], [NAME] and Connolly - A Mixture Model and Bootstrap Analysis to Assess Reproductive Allocation in Plants; Conde and MacKenzie - On Model Selection Algorithms in Multi-Dimensional Contingency Tables.- Postscript: Durio and MacKenzie - Obituary: Professor [NAME]. | This book presents selected papers on statistical model development related mainly to the fields of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics. The coverage of the material falls squarely into the following categories: (a) Survival analysis and multivariate survival analysis, (b) Time series and longitudinal data analysis, (c) Statistical model development and (d) Applied statistical modelling. Innovations in statistical modelling are presented throughout each of the four areas, with some intriguing new ideas on hierarchical generalized non-linear models and on frailty models with structural dispersion, just to mention two examples. The contributors include distinguished international statisticians such as [NAME], [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME], among others, as well as promising newcomers. Some of the contributions have come from researchers working in the BIO-SI research programme on Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, centred on the Universities of Limerick and Galway in Ireland and funded by the Science Foundation Ireland under its Mathematics Initiative. | <p>Presents new implications for statistical analyses of frailty survival models with structural dispersion</p><p>Features new methods of model-based clustering in Bioinformatics as well as of detecting genetic sweeps in population genetics</p><p>Provides new insights into non-proportional hazards survival models and the use of H-likelihood methods</p><p>Presents results on the new class of HGLMs - hierarchical generalized non-linear models</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-04971-7 | Statistics | Olive | [NAME], Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA | Statistical Theory and Inference |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 500 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 500 p. 8 illus. | 0 | final | 89.99 | Statistics | Statistical Theory and Methods | SCS11001 | PBT | Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes | SCM27004 | PBT | Statistics | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Probability and Expectations.- Multivariate Distributions.- Exponential Families.- Sufficient Statistics.- Point Estimation I.-Point Estimation II.- Testing Statistical Hypotheses.- Large Sample Theory.- Confidence Intervals.- Some Useful Distributions.- [NAME] for Students. | This text is for a one semester graduate course in statistical theory and covers minimal and complete sufficient statistics, maximum likelihood estimators, method of moments, bias and mean square error, uniform minimum variance estimators and the Cramer-Rao lower bound, an introduction to large sample theory, likelihood ratio tests and uniformly most powerful tests and the Neyman Pearson Lemma. A major goal of this text is to make these topics much more accessible to students by using the theory of exponential families.Exponential families, indicator functions and the support of the distribution are used throughout the text to simplify the theory. More than 50 ``brand name' distributions are used to illustrate the theory with many examples of exponential families, maximum likelihood estimators and uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimators. There are many homework problems with over 30 pages of solutions. | <p>Exponential families, indicator functions and the support of the distribution are used throughout the text to simplify the theory</p><p>Many homework problems with over 30 pages of solutions</p><p>Covers complete sufficient statistics, maximum likelihood estimation, uniformly minimum unbiased estimators, UMP tests, and large sample theory</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-3-319-05259-5 | Statistics | [NAME] | [NAME], Webster University, St. Louis, MO, USA; Simone Cummings, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, USA | Excel 2010 for Health Services Management Statistics | A Guide to Solving Practical Problems |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 230 | Soft cover | Book | X, 230 p. 158 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 69.99 | Statistics | Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences | SCS15007 | PBT | Health Care Management | SCW23220 | KCQ | Statistics / Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 |  |  | [NAME], [NAME], Standard Deviation and Standard Error of the Mean.- [NAME] Generator.- Confidence Interval About the Mean Using the TINV Function and Hypothesis Testing.- One-Group t-Test for the Mean.- Two-Group t-Test of the Difference of the Means for Independent Groups.- Correlation and Simple Linear Regression.- Multiple Correlation and Multiple Regression.- ANOVA.- Appendices.- Index. | This is the first book to show the capabilities of Microsoft Excel to teach health services management statistics effectively. It is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical health services management problems. If understanding statistics isn’t your strongest suit, you are not especially mathematically-inclined, or if you are wary of computers, this is the right book for you.Excel, a widely available computer program for students and managers, is also an effective teaching and learning tool for quantitative analyses in health services management courses. Its powerful computational ability and graphical functions make learning statistics much easier than in years past. However, Excel 2010 for Health Services Management Statistics: A Guide to Solving Practical Problems is the first book to capitalize on these improvements by teaching students and managers how to apply Excel to statistical techniques necessary in their courses and work.Each chapter explains statistical formulas and directs the reader to use Excel commands to solve specific, easy-to-understand health services management problems. Practice problems are provided at the end of each chapter with their solutions in an Appendix. Separately, there is a full Practice Test (with answers in an Appendix) that allows readers to test what they have learned. | <p>Statistical theory and formulas are explained in clear language without bogging you down in mathematical fine points</p><p>You will be told each step of the way, not only <i>how</i> to use Excel, but also <i>why</i> you are doing each step</p><p>You will learn both how to write statistical formulas and how to use drop-down menus to have Excel create formulas for you</p><p>Includes 160 color screen shots so you can be sure you are performing Excel steps correctly</p><p>Each chapter includes specific objectives for each concept so you know the purpose of the Excel steps </p><p><p>Each chapter presents key steps needed to solve practical, easy-to-understand health services management problems using Excel</p><p>Practical examples of problems are taken from several areas in health services management</p><p>A “Practice Test” is given in Appendix B to test your knowledge at the end of the book. Answers appear in Appendix C</p><p>This book purposely does include a CD of Excel files. Instead, you’ll be shown how to create each Excel file yourself. In business, your colleagues will not give you an Excel file. You will be expected to create your own. This book will give you ample practice in developing this important skill</p><p>This book is a tool that can be used either by itself or along with <i>any</i> good statistics book</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-81-322-1785-5 | Statistics | SINHA | BIKAS SINHA, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India; N.K. Mandal, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India; [NAME], University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India; P. Das, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, India | Optimal Mixture Experiments |  | Lecture Notes in Statistics | 1028 | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 200 p. 20 illus. | 0 | approx. | 139 | Statistics | Statistical Theory and Methods | SCS11001 | PBT | Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance | SCS13004 | PBT | Statistics | Monograph | Springer India | Planned | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Scope of the Monograph.- Optimum Regression Designs.- Parameter Estimation in Linear and Quadratic Mixture Models.- Optimal Mixture Designs for Estimation of Natural Model Parameters in Scheffé's Model.- Optimal Mixture Designs for Estimation of Natural Model Parameters in Scheffé's Model under Constrained Factor Space.- Optimal Mixture Designs for Estimation of Natural Model Parameters in Other Mixture Models.- Optimum Designs for Optimum Mixture in Scheffé's Model.- More on Estimation of Optimum Mixtures in Scheffé's Model.- Optimum Designs for Optimum Mixtures in Scheffé's Model under Constrained Factor Space.- Optimum Designs for Optimum Mixtures under [NAME] and Log Contrast Models.- Applications of Mixture Experiments.- Miscellaneous Topics. | ​The book dwells mainly on the optimality aspects of mixture designs. As mixture models are a special case of regression models, a general discussion on regression designs has been presented, which includes topics like continuous designs, de la Garza phenomenon, Loewner order domination, Equivalence theorems for different optimality criteria and standard optimality results for single variable polynomial regression and multivariate linear and quadratic regression models. This is followed by a review of the available literature on estimation of parameters in mixture models. Based on recent research findings, the volume also introduces optimal mixture designs for estimation of optimum mixing proportions in different mixture models, which include Scheffé’s quadratic model, [NAME] model, log- contrast model, mixture-amount models, random coefficient models and multi-response model.  Robust mixture designs and mixture designs in blocks have been also reviewed. Moreover, some applications of mixture designs in areas like agriculture, pharmaceutics and food and beverages have been presented. Familiarity with the basic concepts of design and analysis of experiments, along with the concept of optimality criteria are desirable prerequisites for a clear understanding of the book.  It is likely to be helpful to both theoreticians and practitioners working in the area of mixture experiments. | <p>Includes optimality consideration for estimating both linear and non-linear functions of parameters of some mixture models</p><p>Includes multi-response mixture models and also random coefficient mixture models, which are totally new considerations in mixture experiments</p><p>Provides a thorough and effective application of novel techniques such as Loewner Order Domination, Kiefer’s Equivalence Theorem and Bayesian Analysis towards determination of optimal mixture experiments</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics