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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Quest opera descrive alcuni meccanismi chiave dell angiogenesi e le opportunità riguardanti lo sviluppo di nuove strategie in campo terapeutico. Il volume fornisce un quadro esaustivo della materia spaziando dall embriologia dei vasi e del sistema emopoietico ai più avanzati approcci terapeutici, primo fra tutti quello che si basa sull'utilizzazione del sangue midollare autologo ad attività staminalica. Grande rilevanza viene inoltre attribuita alla patogenesi dei difetti dell emostasi e della coagulazione, all ipertensione arteriosa e ai difetti del quadro lipidico. L opera si propone, pertanto, come efficace strumento di studio e di aggiornamento per gli studenti dei corsi di laurea o di specializzazione che annoverano tra le materie insegnate quelle dedicate alla trattazione del danno vascolare e della tromboemostasi, ma costituirà, senz'altro, anche uno strumento prezioso nella pratica quotidiana per angiologi, cardiologi e chirurghi vascolari, oltre che per diabetologi, gerontologi e patologi clinici.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Stiamo vivendo una crisi sistemica, epocale, che non riguarda solo l¿economia e la finanza, ma anche l¿ecosistema, il nostro mondo di valori e la cultura su cui si è basata finora la nostra vita su questo pianeta. Di fronte a una crisi di queste proporzioni, occorre mettere in discussione il paradigma in base al quale si è organizzata la nostra società. Il modello di sviluppo, ormai accettato a livello globale, non si sta rivelando sostenibile e necessita di essere rapidamente rivisto. La crescita economica illimitata e il deterioramento conseguente dell¿ambiente richiedono politiche eco-compatibili, che non mettano a repentaglio la nostra sopravvivenza.Questo libro è scritto da diversi autori molto conosciuti nei loro rispettivi campi: filosofia, economia, biologia, medicina, mondo dei media e della comunicazione. Il filo conduttore del volume è l¿informazione che ha originato l¿Universo e ha permesso la nascita della vita sulla Terra, un¿unità organica, un flusso di dati che è a rischio ogni volta che gli uomini pensano esclusivamente a soddisfare i propri interessi.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 352 pp. Italienisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Astronomers' Observing Guides provide up-to-date information for amateur astronomers who want to know all about what it is they are observing. This is the basis of the first part of the book. The second part details observing techniques for practical astronomers, working with a range of different instruments.Faint Objects and How to Observe Them is for visual observers who want to 'go deep' with their observing. It's a guide to some of the most distant, dim, and rarely observed objects in the sky, with background information on surveys and object lists -- some familiar and some not.Typically, amateur astronomers begin by looking at the brighter objects, and work their way 'deeper' as their experience and skills improve. Faint Objects is about the faintest objects we can see with an amateur's telescope -- their physical nature, why they appear so dim, and how to track them down.By definition, these objects are hard to see! But moderate equipment (a decent telescope of at least 10-inch aperture) and the right techniques can reveal a surprising number of 'almost invisible' objects. The book provides basic tips on the type of telescope to use, how to record observations, and where to find lists and those all important finder charts.Here is a 'one-stop shop' for those who are interested in taking their observational pursuits to the next level, and who want to see the most distant parts of the universe accessible to backyard telescopes. 264 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Nel presente volume vengono presentati in forma estesa e rigorosa i principi della Meccanica dei corpi rigidi, il cui apprendimento richiede solo le conoscenze di base della Fisica, studiata nella Scuola Superiore. La quasi totalità delle applicazioni, degli esempi e degli esercizi presentati si riferisce all¿analisi del movimento e degli stati di sforzo nel corpo umano. Le applicazioni svolte con Matlab e Simulink richiedono una conoscenza elementare di programmazione in questi ambienti. Nel testo si privilegia l¿approccio applicativo, perché la materia rimanga viva nella successiva vita professionale del lettore.Il testo si rivolge principalmente agli studenti dei Corsi di Biomeccanica, professati nei Corsi di Studio di base in Bioingegneria, in Scienze Motorie e nelle Scuole di Specializzazione in Ortopedia. Per l¿estensione della materia trattata e per le applicazioni, il testo può essere utilmente adottato anche nei Corsi di Laurea specialistica in Bioingegneria. 368 pp. Italienisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -At its meeting in April 1990 at the University of Cambridge, the Executive Committee of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) decided that the largely unorganized archives of the Union should be properly arranged and catalogued. Simultaneously, the Executive Committee expressed the wish that a history of the Union should be written [1). As Secretary of the Union, I had proposed that these issues be dis cussed at the Cambridge meeting, but without having had in mind any personal role in the practical execution of such projects. At that time, the papers of the IMU were stored in Zurich, at the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, and I saw no reason why they could not remain there. At about this time, Professor K. Chandrasekharan produced a handwritten article titled 'The Prehistory of the International Mathematical Union' [2), and it seemed to me that this might serve as the beginning of a more compre hensive history. I had first thought that Tuulikki MakeUiinen, who during eight years as the Office Secretary ofthe IMU had become well acquainted with the Union, would do the arranging of the archives in Zurich. She had a preliminary look at the material there, but it soon became clear that the amount of work required to bring order to it was too great to be accomplished in a few short visits from Helsinki. The total volume of material was formidable.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 420 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Das Einfache ist nicht immer das Beste. Aber das Beste ist immer einfach. Heinrich Tessenow, Architekt Perfektion ist nicht dann erreicht, wenn man nichts mehr hinzufügen, sondern wenn man nichts mehr weglassen kann. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Weniger ist mehr, sagt man oft. Doch allzu häufig gilt auch: Einfach ist verflixt schwer. Dieses erhellende Buch präsentiert die zehn Gesetze der Einfachheit für Technologie, Design, Wirtschaft und Alltag. Simplicity ist der Rettungsanker in einem Meer immer komplexerer Prozesse und zunehmend unüberschaubarerer Funktionalitäten.Reduzieren Organisieren Zeit Lernen Unterschiede Kontext Gefühle Vertrauen Fehlschläge Das e i n e Gesetz 'Zehn Gesetze und drei Kernsätze stellt Maeda auf, mithilfe derer man nicht nur eine perfekte Benutzeroberfläche gestalten, seinen von Visitenkarten überwucherten Schreibtisch aufräumen, sondern sogar seinen Tagesablauf so gestalten kann, dass man pünktlich heimkommt, um den Kleinen noch vor dem Einschlafen gute Nacht wünschen zu können . [Das Buch] ist einfach auf den Punkt gebracht.' arte 'Voller Leichtigkeit und Witz . Maeda weist den Weg zu weniger komplexen Produkten, die mehr Spaß machen . Mit scharfer Beobachtungsgabe füllt er die Idee der Simplicity mit Leben.' SAP Design Guild 'Ein wunderbares und zeitloses Buch.' Phlow - Magazin für Musik und Netzkultur_____Wie soll man klaren Kopf behalten in einer Welt, die immer komplexer wird Es ist nicht verwunderlich, dass viele Menschen heutzutage gegen eine Technologie rebellieren, die ihnen zu kompliziert geworden ist, ob es sich um DVD-Recorder mit verwirrend vielfältigen Funktionen handelt oder um Software mit 75-MB-'Read me'-Anleitungen. Doch es gibt Gegenentwürfe: So hat das klare, extrem reduzierte Design des iPod den Welterfolg dieses kleinen Geräts begründet. Manchmal geraten wir allerdings in das 'Simplicity'-Paradox: Wir möchten etwas, das einfach zu verstehen und leicht zu benutzen ist, aber dennoch soll es alle denkbaren hochkomplexen Aufgaben erfüllen. In diesem erfrischend kurzen und pointierten Buch stellt uns John Maeda zehn Gesetze vor, mit denen sich Einfachheit und Komplexität in Einklang bringen lassen - Leitlinien, wie wir aus Weniger Mehr machen können. Maedas erstes Gesetz heißt 'Reduzieren', denn es ist nicht notwendigerweise hilfreich, neue technologische Features hinzuzufügen, bloss weil wir es könnten. Aber diejenigen Eigenschaften, die wir brauchen, sollten in einer vernünftigen Hierarchie organisiert sein (Gesetz 2), so dass die Nutzer nicht von Funktionen abgelenkt werden, die sie gar nicht brauchen. Maedas kompakter Führer zur 'Simplicity' im digitalen Zeitalter verdeutlicht, wie dieses Konzept zum Eckpfeiler von Organisationen und ihren Produkten werden kann - und warum essich als treibende Kraft für Wirtschaft und Technologie erweisen wird. Wir können vieles vereinfachen, ohne Bedeutung und Nutzen einzubüßen. Und die Balance zwischen diesen Polen erreichen wir mit dem 10. Gesetz: 'Einfachheit heißt, das Offensichtliche zu entfernen und das Bedeutsame hinzuzufügen.' 128 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This is the second volume in a subseries of the Lecture Notes in Mathematics called Lévy Matters, whichis published at irregular intervals over the years. Each volume examines a number of key topics in the theory or applications of Lévy processes and pays tribute to the state of the art of this rapidly evolving subject with special emphasis on the non-Brownian world.The expository articles in this second volume cover two important topics in the area of Lévy processes.The first article by Serge Cohen reviews the mostimportant findings on fractional Lévy fields to date in a self-contained piece, offering a theoretical introduction as well as possible applications and simulation techniques.The second article, by Alexey Kuznetsov, Andreas E. Kyprianou, and Victor Rivero, presents an up to date account of the theory and application of scale functions for spectrally negative Lévy processes, including an extensive numerical overview.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 200 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book provides an introduction to the mathematical modelling of real world financial markets and the rational pricing of derivatives, which is part of the theory that not only underpins modern financial practice but is a thriving area of mathematical research. The central theme is the question of how to find a fair price for a derivative; defined to be a price at which it is not possible for any trader to make a risk free profit by trading in the derivative.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 344 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -I n modem times, science has brought the past-and so many of its creatures-back to life via intellectual inquiry, application of the scientific method, and some extraordinary technology that has recently been devel oped. The wonder of the process is that such a rich and vivid understanding of the deep past has been generated from such scanty evidence: broken bones, lithified shells, fossil leaves, and even simple layered rocks. The sci entists who have contributed to this work have woven rich tapestries of an cient times, and their weaving, which is an adventure in itself, is the subject of this book. It is as if true time machines existed, enabling us to retreat through time's mists into the past, to examine the then-living as though liv ing still, to visit ancient worlds and reconstruct the lives their denizens led. vii TIME MA[HINES The past tantalizes us; it is part of our nature to seek clues about an cient times and our origins. Yet the past is far more than just some moment in time. In our own lives, for instance, it is also place, people (and other liv ing things), and history. Take the first day of school: the desks and posters, the windows and chalkboards, the people who left us there, the people we met. So, too, for paleontologists and archeologists is the deep past a conver gence of time, place, inhabitants, and their history or biological interactions.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 264 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Die komplexe Technik heutiger Kraftfahrzeuge mit ihrem steigenden Anteil an Fahrzeugelektronik macht einen immer größer werdenden Fundus an Informationen notwendig, um die Arbeitsweise von Komponenten und Systemen zu verstehen. Fundiert stellt Automobilelektronik lernen in diesem LehrheftGrundlagen Motorentechnik und Motorsteuerung die zum Verständnis erforderlichen Grundlagen bereit, erläutert die Funktion und zeigt die Anwendung aktueller Fahrzeugelektronik. Es bietet den raschen und sicheren Zugriff auf diese Informationen und erklärt sie anschaulich, systematisch und anwendungsorientiert.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The armaments of chemical and biological warfare (CBW), as Eric Coddy shows in this introduction for the concerned layman, are now widely held not just by nation-states, but by terrorist and criminal enterprises. The weapons themselves are relatively inexpensive and very easy to hide, and organizations of just a few dozen people are capable of deploying potentially devastating attacks with them. While in the twentieth century most of our arms-control effort focused, rightly, on nuclear arsenals, in the twenty-first century CBW will almost certainly require just as much attention. This book defines the basics of CBW for the concerned citizen, including non-alarmist scientific descriptions of the weapons and their antidotes, methods of deployment and defensive response, and the likelihood in the current global political climate of additional proliferation.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 332 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Dr. Hilary Koprowski is the pioneer of live polio vaccine, the first researcher to advance the diagnostic and therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies, and the developer of the 'gold standard' rabies vaccine. This biography chronicles his distinguished career and life's work in the field of microbiology. A world-reknowned maverick in biomedical research, Koprowski's research methods were often considered controversial and even radical. Nonetheless, he acquired key positions in many research organizations, such as the Rockefeller Foundation, Lederle Labs, and Wistar Institute, initiating landmark studies from cancer research to multiple sclerosis. One of his crowning achievements, the successful crusade for monoclonal antibodies, resulted in his founding of Centocor, a forerunner in the corporate world of biomedicine. This account of Koprowski's life history is a mixture of personal interviews, anecdotes, and legends of the art and science behind the man.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 320 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This textbook presents a detailed introduction to the essentials of networking and communications technologies. Revised and updated, this new edition retains the step-by-step approach of the original, organised to help those without a strong knowledge of the subject matter.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 272 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This brief monograph is an in-depth study of the infinite divisibility and self-decomposability properties of central and noncentral Student¿s distributions, represented as variance and mean-variance mixtures of multivariate Gaussian distributions with the reciprocal gamma mixing distribution. These results allow us to define and analyse Student-Lévy processes as Thorin subordinated Gaussian Lévy processes. A broad class of one-dimensional, strictly stationary diffusions with the Student¿s t-marginal distribution are defined as the unique weak solution for the stochastic differential equation. Using the independently scattered random measures generated by the bi-variate centred Student-Lévy process, and stochastic integration theory, a univariate, strictly stationary process with the centred Student¿s t- marginals and the arbitrary correlation structure are defined. As a promising direction for future work in constructing and analysing new multivariate Student-Lévy type processes, the notion of Lévy copulas and the related analogue of Sklar¿s theorem are explained.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Otto Hahn (1879-1968) was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on atomic fission: his work in Berlin in the 1930s and 1940s with Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann led to the discovery that uranium nuclei bombarded by neutrons undergo spontaneous fission, releasing enormous energies. This work, conveyed to England and the US by scientific refugees from Nazi Germany, led to the instigation of the Manhattan Project and the development of the Atomic Bomb.Reviled by many after the war as one of the people responsible for the carnage at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Hahn had already begun to reflect on the social responsibility of scientists for their fundamental discoveries and the subsequent applications of the knowledge they create. Already during the war, Hahn had protested Nazi restrictions on Universities and researchers, and after the War, he became actively involved in efforts to restrict the spread of nuclear weapons.In this volume Klaus Hoffmann discusses Hahn's contributions to science and his reflections of scientific and social responsibility. He concludes that Hahn's ideas can still serve as a foundation for responsible and moral actions by scientists.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 292 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This is the sequel to my book Functions of One Complex Variable I, and probably a good opportunity to express my appreciation to the mathemat ical community for its reception of that work. In retrospect, writing that book was a crazy venture. As a graduate student I had had one of the worst learning experiences of my career when I took complex analysis; a truly bad teacher. As a non-tenured assistant professor, the department allowed me to teach the graduate course in complex analysis. They thought I knew the material; I wanted to learn it. I adopted a standard text and shortly after beginning to prepare my lectures I became dissatisfied. All the books in print had virtues; but I was educated as a modern analyst, not a classical one, and they failed to satisfy me. This set a pattern for me in learning new mathematics after I had become a mathematician. Some topics I found satisfactorily treated in some sources; some I read in many books and then recast in my own style. There is also the matter of philosophy and point of view. Going from a certain mathematical vantage point to another is thought by many as being independent of the path; certainly true if your only objective is getting there. But getting there is often half the fun and often there is twice the value in the journey if the path is properly chosen.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 416 pp. Englisch.

sonst. Bücher. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Die komplexe Technik heutiger Kraftfahrzeuge mit ihrem steigenden Anteil an Fahrzeugelektronik macht einen immer größer werdenden Fundus an Informationen notwendig, um die Funktion und die Arbeitsweise von Komponenten und Systemen zu verstehen. Fundiert stellt Automobilelektronik lernen in diesem Lehrheft Bussysteme die zum Verständnis erforderlichen Grundlagen bereit, erläutert die Funktion und zeigt die Anwendung aktueller Fahrzeugelektronik. Es bietet den raschen und sicheren Zugriff auf diese Informationen und erklärt sie anschaulich, systematisch und anwendungsorientiert.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Schulmathematik und universitäre Mathematik ¿ zwei getrennte Welten Das vorliegende Buch begegnet dieser Frage mit einem neuen Konzept: Es bietet Schnittstellenaufgaben, die in den zentralen Themenbereichen der Analysis vielfältige Bezüge zwischen Schul- und Hochschulmathematik herstellen und diese für das Mathematiklernen nutzbar machen. Schnittstellenaufgaben greifen Vorstellungen aus der Schulmathematik auf und nutzen diese, um Begriffsbildungen und Konzepte der Hochschulmathematik besser zu verstehen. Umgekehrt zeigen sie, dass die Instrumente der Hochschulmathematik Möglichkeiten bieten, Schulmathematik tiefer zu durchdringen und sie auch dort zu erklären, wo in der Schule Plausibilitätsbetrachtungen genügen müssen.Ausführliche kommentierte Lösungsvorschläge unterstützen dabei den Lernprozess.Springer Vieweg in Springer Science + Business Media, Abraham-Lincoln-Straße 46, 65189 Wiesbaden 216 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Geometry is a classical core part of mathematics which, with its birth, marked the beginning of the mathematical sciences. Thus, not surprisingly, geometry has played a key role in many important developments of mathematics in the past, as well as in present times. While focusing on modern mathematics, one has to emphasize the increasing role of discrete mathematics, or equivalently, the broad movement to establish discrete analogues of major components of mathematics. In this way, the works of a number of outstanding mathema- cians including H. S. M. Coxeter (Canada), C. A. Rogers (United Kingdom), and L. Fejes-T oth (Hungary) led to the new and fast developing eld called discrete geometry. One can brie y describe this branch of geometry as the study of discrete arrangements of geometric objects in Euclidean, as well as in non-Euclidean spaces. This, as a classical core part, also includes the theory of polytopes and tilings in addition to the theory of packing and covering. D- crete geometry is driven by problems often featuring a very clear visual and applied character. The solutions use a variety of methods of modern mat- matics, including convex and combinatorial geometry, coding theory, calculus of variations, di erential geometry, group theory, and topology, as well as geometric analysis and number theory.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 180 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Pattern Recognition in Bioinformatics, PRIB 2012, held in Tokyo, Japan, in November 2012.The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 33 submissions. Their topics are widely ranging from fundamental techniques, sequence analysis to biological network analysis. The papers are organized in topical sections on generic methods, visualization, image analysis, and platforms, applications of pattern recognition techniques, protein structure and docking, complex data analysis, and sequence analysis.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 292 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Algorithmic Game Theory, SAGT 2012, held in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2012. The 22 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The papers present original research at the intersection of Algorithms and Game Theory and address various current topics such as solution concepts in game theory; efficiency of equilibria and price of anarchy; complexity classes in game theory; computational aspects of equilibria; computational aspects of fixed-point theorems; repeated games; evolution and learning in games; convergence of dynamics; coalitions, coordination and collective action; reputation, recommendation and trust systems; graph-theoretic aspects of social networks; network games; cost-sharing algorithms and analysis; computing with incentives; algorithmic mechanism design; computational social choice; decision theory, and pricing; auction algorithms and analysis; economic aspects of distributed computing; internet economics and computational advertising.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 276 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Rewriting Logic and its Applications, WRLA 2012, held as a satellite event of ETAPS 2012, in Tallinn, Estonia, in March 2012.The 8 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 12 initial submissions and 5 invited lectures. The papers address a great diversity of topics in the fields of rewriting logic such as: foundations and models, languages, logical and semantic framework, model-based software engineering, real-time and probabilistic extensions, verification techniques, and distributed systems.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 252 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the First International Workshop on Energy Efficient Data Centers (E2DC 2012) held in Madrid, Spain, in May 2012. The 13 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from 32 submissions. The papers cover topics from information and communication technologies of green data centers to business models and GreenSLA solutions. The first section presents contributions in form of position and short papers, related to various European projects. The other two sections comprise papers with more in-depth technical details. The topics covered include energy-efficient data center management and service delivery as well as energy monitoring and optimization techniques for data centers.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 168 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of CVM 2012, the First International Conference on Computational Visual Media, held in Beijing, China, in November 2012.The 33 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on image processing I and II, geometric processing, saliency, recognition, perception and learning, shape analysis, media retrieval, and capture, rendering and visualization.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 280 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book contains 13 carefully revised and selected papers from the 6th Workshop on Global Sourcing, held in Courchevel, France, during March 12-15, 2012. They have been selected from 46 submissions and represent both client and supplier perspectives on sourcing of global services. This volume is intended for use by students, academics, and practitioners interested in the outsourcing and offshoring of information technology and business processes. It offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and offshoring, populated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool-kit for students and managers. The topics discussed combine theoretical and practical insights, and they are extensively illustrated by case studies from client and vendor organizations. Last but not least, the book examines current and future trends in outsourcing and offshoring, paying particular attention to the centrality of innovation in sourcing arragements, and how innovation can be realized in outsourcing.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 244 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Applications of Graph Transformations, AGTIVE 2011, held in Budapest, Hungary, in October 2011.The 13 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited talks, 2 application reports and 3 tool demonstration papers were carefully selected from 36 submissions during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The papers are organized in topical sections on invited talk abstracts, model-driven engineering, graph transformation applications, tool demonstrations, graph transformation exploration techniques, graph transformation semantics and reasoning, application reports and bidirectional transformations.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 268 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st Brazilian Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, SBIA 2012, held in Curitiba, Brazil, in October 2012. The 23 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. The papers cover the following topics: knowledge representation, machine learning, machine learning and computer vision, agent-based and multi-agent systems, robotics and language, as well as constraints.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 252 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the thoroughly reviewed post-proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems, ArgMas 2011, held in Taipei, Taiwan in May 2011 in association with the 10th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS 2011).The 8 revised full papers taken from ArgMAS 2011. Also included are 5 invited papers based on presentations on argumentation at the AAMAS 2011 main conference. All together the 13 papers included in the book give a representative overview on current research on argumentation in multi-agent systems. The papers are listed alphabetically by first author within three thematic topics: foundations and theory; argumentation and dialogue; and applications.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 244 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 4th International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, IPAW 2012, held in Santa Barbara, CA, USA, in June 2012.The 14 full papers, 4 demo papers and 12 poster papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on documents databases; the Web; reconstruction; science applications; and demonstrations.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 268 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Security, IWSEC 2012, held in Fukuoka, Japan, in November 2012.The 16 revised selected papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 53 submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: implementation; encryption and key exchange; cryptanalysis; and secure protocols.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 276 pp. Englisch.