Springer mai 2006 (385 risultati)

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Based largely on my doctoral dissertation ¿Textual Cognetics and the Role of Iconic Linkage in Software User Guides¿, this book is intended to serve as an introduction to technical translation and usability for translators and translation researchers. In this book we will look at how it is possible to improve the quality of technical translations by drawing on cognitive p- chology, usability engineering and technical communication to develop skills which can be implemented during the text production stage of the translation process to ensure more usable texts. This book draws on a broad range of research and makes it accessible and applicable to an audience with a background primarily in translation although those with backgrounds in technical writing will also find the discussions of usability, cognitive p- chology and usability testing useful. Technical translation has traditionally been regarded as the poor cousin of ¿real¿ translation. Often regarded as a vocational, practical andat times rather basic type of translation, it has been largely neglected in the literature on translation theory. The work that has been done in this area has largely been restricted to terminological issues or technical issues (e. g. tools such as translation memories and machine translation, etc. ) or does not fully reflect the reality of modern translation and needs to be updated (e. g. Pinchuk 1977, Sykes 1971). However, technical translation is a much more prom- ing avenue of theoretical investigation than many suspect.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Operations Research began with the mathematical scheduling of a massive project-logistically supplying Europe with military equipment and goods during the WWII. Today project scheduling research continues growing in a variety of its theoretical models, in its magnitude and application. As the world becomes more interrelated and complex, the wider its research is applied to an increasing number of project scheduling problems. Project Scheduling: Surveying the State-of-the-Art surveys the current state-of-the-art in operations research with chapters written by the respective leading experts on each topic. It covers the range of the key models in the field, including deterministic, probabilistic, single- and multi-mode, single- and multi-objective, and a general model on discrete-continuous resources. Recent solution algorithms are systematical examined. The book summarize sthe current developments and theoretical achievements in the field, including project uncertainty and grid resource management.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Based largely on my doctoral dissertation 'Textual Cognetics and the Role of Iconic Linkage in Software User Guides', this book is intended to serve as an introduction to technical translation and usability for translators and translation researchers. In this book we will look at how it is possible to improve the quality of technical translations by drawing on cognitive p- chology, usability engineering and technical communication to develop skills which can be implemented during the text production stage of the translation process to ensure more usable texts. This book draws on a broad range of research and makes it accessible and applicable to an audience with a background primarily in translation although those with backgrounds in technical writing will also find the discussions of usability, cognitive p- chology and usability testing useful. Technical translation has traditionally been regarded as the poor cousin of 'real' translation. Often regarded as a vocational, practical andat times rather basic type of translation, it has been largely neglected in the literature on translation theory. The work that has been done in this area has largely been restricted to terminological issues or technical issues (e. g. tools such as translation memories and machine translation, etc. ) or does not fully reflect the reality of modern translation and needs to be updated (e. g. Pinchuk 1977, Sykes 1971). However, technical translation is a much more prom- ing avenue of theoretical investigation than many suspect.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This case-based book is designed to help primary care physicians treat musculoskeletal problems. The introductory chapter covers the basic approach to MS problems that is particularly effective for PCPs. The bulk of the book builds on the fundamentals through case studies that address specific musculoskeletal problems. The case studies are categorized into five main sections according to the symptoms and signs presented by patients: medical issues, pediatric issues, aches and pains, upper extremity problems, and lower extremity problems. Each case covers epidemiology, anatomy, questions to ask, patient evaluation, and cost-effective treatment guidelines. An emphasis is placed on helping physicians overcome the barriers and frustrations that often accompany the complexity of treating MS problems. For instance, special care considerations for diabetics are integrated into the text. To further enhance understanding, helpful drawings illustrate anatomy, examination techniques, and rehabilitation exercises. Additional images highlight fractures and other pathology.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Signal Processing Methods for Music Transcription is the first book dedicated to uniting research related to signal processing algorithms and models for various aspects of music transcription such as pitch analysis, rhythm analysis, percussion transcription, source separation, instrument recognition, and music structure analysis. Following a clearly structured pattern, each chapter provides a comprehensive review of the existing methods for a certain subtopic while covering the most important state-of-the-art methods in detail. The concrete algorithms and formulas are clearly defined and can be easily implemented and tested. A number of approaches are covered, including, for example, statistical methods, perceptually-motivated methods, and unsupervised learning methods. The text is enhanced by a common reference and index.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The IUTAM Symposium on 'Multiscale Modelling of Damage and Fracture Processes in Composite Materials' was held in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland , 23 -27 May 2005. The Symposium was attended by 48 persons from 15 countries. During 5 day meeting, 4 keynote lectures and 39 invited lectures were presented. This volume constitutes the Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium. The main aim of the Symposium was to discuss the basic principles of damage growth and fracture processes in different types of composites: ceramic, polymer and metal matrix composites, cement and bituminous composites and wood. Nowadays, it is widely recognized that important macroscopic properties like the macroscopic stiffness and strength, are governed by processes that occur at one to several scales below the level of observation starting from nanoscale. Understanding how these processes influence the reduction of stiffness and strength is essential for the analysis of existing and the design of improved composite materials. The study of how these various length scales can be linked together or taken into account simultaneously is particular attractive for composite materials, since they have a well-defined structure at the nano, micro and meso-levels. The well-defined microstructural level can be associated with small particles or fibres, while the individual laminae can be indentified at the mesoscopic level. Moreover, the advances in multiscale modelling of damage and fracture processes to the description of the complete constitutive behaviour in composites which do not have a very well-defined microstructure, e.g. cementitious, bitumous composites and wood was analysed.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - PROLAMAT (PROgraming LAnguages for MAchine Tools) is a series of international conferences devoted to the filed of manufacturing - 1969 Roma, Italy; 1973, Budapest, Hungary; 1976, Stirling, Scotland; 1979 Ann Arbor, USA; 1982 Leningrad, USSR; 1992 Tokyo, Japan; 1995 Berlin, Germany; 1998, Trento, Italy; 2001, Budapest, Hungary; - organized by IFIP the International Federation for Information Processing. This triennial event has been a basic meeting for academic and industrial experts in manufacturing. Recently not only the original topics, but all other aspects of the computerized design and production of products and production systems from traditional to virtual ones have been covered and dealt with, including life-cycle issues. This volume contains the edited version of the technical presentations of PROLMAT 2006, the IFIP TC5 international conference held on June 15-17, 2006 at the Shanghai University in China. The main theme of this conference is 'Knowledge Enterprise'. These proceedings focus on the issue of how to translate data and information into knowledge in manufacturing enterprises. Profitability is no longer only a function of price, cost, and adequate quality.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This comprehensive handbook provides an overview of key theoretical perspectives, concepts, and methodological approaches that, while applied to diverse phenomena, are united in their general approach to the study of lives across age phases. In surveying the wide terrain of life course studies with dual emphases on theory and empirical research, this important reference work presents probative concepts and methods and identifies promising avenues for future research.Included are sections on history and cross-national variability, normative structuring, movement through the life course, transitions in the life course, turning points, connections between life phases, methodology, and the future of the life course. A major reference work and a seminal text, it is essential reading for social scientists studying phases within the life course, social psychologists in sociology and psychology, demographers and academics in the field of the life course as well as students in thesedisciplines.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Earthquakes affecting urban areas can lead to catastrophic situations and hazard mitigation requires preparatory measures at all levels. Structural assessment is the diagnosis of the seismic health of buildings. Assessment is the prelude to decisions about rehabilitation or even demolition. The scale of the problem in dense urban settings brings about a need for macro seismic appraisal procedures because large numbers of existing buildings do not conform to the increased requirements of new earthquake codes and specifications or have other deficiencies. It is the vulnerable buildings - liable to cause damage and loss of life - that need immediate attention and urgent appraisal in order to decide if structural rehabilitation and upgrading are feasible. Current economic, efficient and occupant-friendly rehabilitation techniques vary widely and include the application either of precast concrete panels or layers, strips and patches of fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) in strategic locations. The papers in this book, many by renowned authorities in earthquake engineering, chart new and vital directions of research and application in the assessment and rehabilitation of buildings in seismic regions. While several papers discuss the probabilistic prediction and quantification of structural damage, others present approaches related with the in-situ and occupant friendly upgrading of buildings and propose both economical and practical techniques to address the problem.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Hepatic Encephalopathy and Nitrogen Metabolism is an interdisciplinary symposium bringing together basic science and clinical applications. It contains up-to-date research findings at the highest scientific level.

Hardcover. Condizione: gut. Auflage: 2. überarb. A. (4. Mai 2006). Bildberarbeitung Grafik EDV Diskrete Fouriertransformation Geometrische Bildoperationen Spektraltechniken Morphologische Filter Ausbildung und Referenz für Anfänger und Praktiker -- Digitale Bildverarbeitung bietet einen breiten und gleichzeitig tief gehenden Einblick in die theoretischen und praktischen Grundlagen der digitalen Bildverarbeitung, sowohl aus studentischer, wissenschaftlicher und eben auch praktischer Perspektive. Wohlgemerkt, hierbei geht es um die Verarbeitung im Gegensatz zur Bearbeitung!!! Die Herangehensweise der Autoren ist lösungsorientiert und entwickelt sich sowohl aus mathematischer Schreibweise und abstrakten Algorithmen als auch aus konkreten Java-Programmen für Anwendbarkeit und konkrete Umsetzung. Mathematische Kenntnisse sind hilfreich, ebenso wie grundlegende Programmierkenntnisse, vorzugsweise in Java. Der Aufbau des Buchs eignet sich insbesondere als Studienbegleiter oder -planer, was natürlich auch die Grundlagen für das Selbststudium beinhaltet. Unterstützend steht dazu auch die Website zum Buch zur Verfügung. Als Ausgangsprogramm für das Buch dient das frei verfügbare ImageJ -- einerseits ein fertiges Werkzeug zur Darstellung und interaktiven Manipulation von Bildern, andererseits lässt es sich extrem einfach durch Softwarekomponenten erweitern. Also Ideal. Die vorgestellten Themen umfassen einen Einstieg in die Grundlagen digitaler Bilder und natürlich ImageJ sowie Histogramme, Punktoperationen, Filter, Kanten und Konturen, das Auffinden von Eckpunkten, Detektion einfacher Kurven, morphologische Filter, Regionen und Binärbilder bis hin zum Bildvergleich. Im Anhang befindet sich dann noch die mathematischen Notationen, Java-Notizen sowie eine ImageJ-Kurzreferenz und der Source Code. Eine trockene Materie gut und spannend aufbereitet, pädagogisch überzeugend und inhaltlich bestechendDigitale Bildverarbeitung - Eine Einführung mit Java und ImageJ ist ein offener Geheimtipp in Spezialistenkreisen. Die Autoren geben eine fundierte Einführung in die wichtigsten Methoden der digitalen Bildverarbeitung. Dabei steht die praktische Anwendbarkeit im Vordergrund, formale und mathematische Aspekte sind auf das Wesentliche reduziert, ohne dabei auf eine präzise und konsistente Vorgehensweise zu verzichten. Der Text eignet sich als detaillierte Referenz für Praktiker und Anwender gängiger Verfahren der digitalen Bildverarbeitung, z.B. in der Medientechnik, der Robotik, der Medizin oder der Materialprüfung sowie zum Studium und Selbsstudium. Praktische Übungsaufgaben runden die Darstellung ab. Das Buch basiert auf der in Java implementierten und frei verfügbaren Bildverarbeitungsumgebung ImageJ. Ich habe das Buch als Kursbuch für eine einsemestriege Einführungsveranstaltung in die digitale Bildverarbeitung an einer Fachhochschule verwendet und damit sehr gute Erfahrungen gemacht. Auch die Studierenden waren sehr zufrieden. Deshalb empfehle ich das Buch an dieser Stelle weiter. Es gibt eine praxisnahe Einführung in die digitale Bildverarbeitung, wobei die vielen Java-Beispiele das Verständnis sehr gut fördern. Softwareseitig setzt das Buch auf ImageJ, einer kostenlos verfügbaren Java-Software zur Bildverarbeitung mit übersichtlicher GUI. Diese erlaubt es, sowohl Bilder mit gegebenen Funktionen zu bearbeiten, als auch Java-Plugins einzubinden. Viele Plugins können von der entsprechenden Web-Seite zur Software heruntergeladen werden. Sehr vorteilhaft ist aber vor allem, dass man so eigene Algorithmen programmieren und sehr einfach einbinden kann. Auch das Buch hat seine eigene Web-Seite, auf der u.a. sämtliche Grafiken, Tabellen und Formeln sowie der Source-Code heruntergeladen werden kann. Dies ist insbesondere für Dozenten sehr hilfreich. Inhalt des Buches 1. Crunching Pixels 2. Digitale Bilder 3. ImageJ 4. Histogramme 5. Punktoperationen 6. Filter 7. Kanten und Konturen 8. Auffinden von Eckpunkten 9. Detektion einfacher Kurven 10. Morphologische Filter 11. Regionen in Binärbildern 12. Farbbilder 13. Spektraltechniken 14. Diskrete Fouriertransformation in 2D 15. Diskrete Kosinustransformation 16. Geometrische Bildoperationen 17. Bildvergleich Anhang Digitale BildverarbeitungEine Einführung mit Java und ImageJ Wilhelm Burger Mark J. Burge In deutscher Sprache. 515 pages. 24,6 x 19,2 x 2,8 cm.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -15 Jahre nach dem Ende des Ost-West-Konflikts haben sich neue Strukturen des internationalen Systems und neue Konstellationen für Krieg und Frieden herausgebildet. In Europa sind wieder begrenzte Kriege möglich geworden. Der 'gerechte Krieg' hat als örtlich und waffentechnologisch begrenzter Krieg wieder Einzug in das politische und öffentliche Denken gefunden, etwa in der Gestalt der 'humanitären Intervention'. Was bedeutet das für die Zukunft von Krieg und Frieden Mitglieder der Gründergeneration der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung versuchen in dem vorliegenden Band einen Rückblick auf die vergangenen vier Jahrzehnte der Forschung zu Krieg und Frieden und einen Ausblick auf die nächsten vier Jahrzehnte, nicht um sich in (vergeblicher) Prophetie zu üben, sondern um Entwicklungstendenzen des Kriegswesens, des Unfriedens und der Friedensbemühungen herauszuarbeiten.Springer VS in Springer Science + Business Media, Abraham-Lincoln-Straße 46, 65189 Wiesbaden 440 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book de-mystifies the jargon of webcams and computer processing, and provides detailed hints and tips for imaging the Sun, Moon and planets with a webcam. It demonstrates how inexpensive tools are revolutionizing imaging in amateur astronomy. Anyone with a modest telescope and a webcam can now obtain jaw-dropping lunar and planetary images to rival those taken with mid-range astronomical CCD cameras costing thousands of dollars. A glance through the images in this book shows just what spectacular results can be achieved by using a webcam with your telescope! Your scientific results will be sought by professional astronomers. 244 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Lie groups and Lie algebras have become essential to many parts of mathematics and theoretical physics, with Lie algebras a central object of interest in their own right.This book provides an elementary introduction to Lie algebrasbased on a lecture course given to fourth-year undergraduates. The only prerequisite is some linear algebra and an appendix summarizes the main facts that are needed. The treatment is kept as simple as possible with no attempt at full generality. Numerous worked examples and exercises are provided to test understanding, along with more demanding problems, several of which have solutions. Introduction to Lie Algebras covers the core material required for almost all other work in Lie theory and provides a self-study guide suitable for undergraduate students in their final year and graduate students and researchers in mathematics and theoretical physics. 264 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Byron's lover, Lady Caroline Lamb, has often been portrayed as 'monster'. Gathered here for the first time are letters to and from some of her most famous correspondents, among them The Prince of Wales and Walter Scott. Her letters glitter with quips, puns, and searing self-knowledge as she reveals 'the whole disgraceful truth' of her life. 250 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Wired/Wireless Internet Communications, WWIC 2006, held in Bern, Switzerland, in May 2006. The book presents 29 revised full papers, organized in topical sessions on wireless networks, UMTS and OFDM, mobile ad-hoc networks, power saving and sensor networks, voice and video over wireless networks, mobility, TCP, signalling, charging, and security. 372 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -As world attention focuses on poverty reduction and good governance, Reclaiming Development Agendas looks at why such changes in discourse and policy are taking place, what they mean for the challenge of forging development processes that are more socially inclusive and equitable, and what needs to be done to reclaim development agendas. 249 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Henry Giroux's latest work is a compelling collection of new and classic essays. Key topics such as education and democracy, terrorism and security, and media and youth culture are critiqued in Giroux's signature style. This is a fascinating collection for Giroux fans and educators alike. 264 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Never before have we so needed a new literacy that will enable us to meaningfully participate in the rapidly evolving technologically mediated world. This collection offers a solid basis for defining this new technological literacy by bringing together theoretical work encompassing philosophy, design, and pedagogy. 223 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -How does gendered organizational life impact on individuals' identities in their everyday working lives This question is explored with theoretical insights from disciplines including Sociology, Geography, History and Gender Studies interwoven with a major new empirical study of doctors and nurses working in the British National Health Service. 193 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -At the dawn of a new era, this book brings together leading activists, policy-makers and critics to reflect upon fifty years of attempts to improve respect for human rights. Authors include President Jimmy Carter, who helped inject human rights concerns into US policy; Wei Jingsheng, who struggled to do so in China; Louis Henkin, the modern 'father' of international law, and Richard Goldstone, the former chief prosecutor for the Yugoslav and Rwandan war crimes tribunals. A half-century since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the time is right to assess how policies and actions effect the realization of human rights and to point to new directions and challenges that lie ahead. A must have for everyone in the human rights community and the broader foreign policy community as well as the reader who is increasingly aware of the visibility of human rights concerns on the public stage. 370 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study investigates the dynamic welfare effects of exposure to trade in a new trade model, which is extended by firm heterogeneity. It is analyzed under which conditions exposure to trade with firm heterogeneity increases or decreases steady state welfare of a country. It uses a new trade model to explore which country-specific conditions give rise to horizontal or vertical multinational activity. Finally, it combines the Heckscher-Ohlin model and a new trade model with horizontal multinational firms. 172 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Matt Houngnikpo examines how domestic conflict, economic stagnation, political instability, poverty and underdevelopment have plagued Africa for decades. He argues that a reversal of the political, economic and social plight of Africa lies in better policies, good governance, and, more importantly, a new type of African leader and citizen. 252 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Following Bull's structure, it considers key concepts, major institutions and alternative approaches to order, and reasserts the enduring insight of Bull's work, whilst responding to major developments in the theory and practice in international relations. 234 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The impact of globalization on the world's developing economies is not conclusive: studies show conflicting conclusions to the same problems in the context of globalization in developing countries. It is this analytical inconclusiveness that is at the heart of this collection, which makes a fresh attempt to study the real impact of globalization. 269 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The integration of product recovery into regular production processes enables new opportunities for cost savings. In case of a dynamic planning situation, for instance when dealing with seasonality or the product life cycle, new motives for keeping stock arise. The work aims to identify those motives and to describe their effects by using methods of optimal control theory. 196 pp. Englisch.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book explores the Business Process Management cycle in theory and practice, from the technical as well as the business point of view. Both the ARIS Platform and the methodical approach of ARIS Value Engineering (AVE) are referred to in detail. More than half of the articles are case studies. The book offers valuable ideas to companies on how to optimize their own business processes and thus become more competitive. 292 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the PASCAL (pattern analysis, statistical modelling and computational learning) Statistical and Optimization Perspectives Workshop on Subspace, Latent Structure and Feature Selection techniques, SLSFS 2005. The 9 revised full papers presented together with 5 invited papers reflect the key approaches that have been developed for subspace identification and feature selection using dimension reduction techniques, subspace methods, random projection methods, among others. 224 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Trust Management, iTrust 2006. 30 revised full papers and 4 revised short papers are presented together with 1 keynote paper and 7 trust management tool and systems demonstration reports. Besides technical issues in distributed computing and open systems, topics from law, social sciences, business, and philosophy are addressed. 496 pp. Englisch.…