Springer Springer Jul 2012 (Over 1,900 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Diagnose-Schock: KrebsDiagnose Krebs: Über 500.000 Menschen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz erhalten jährlich die Diagnose Krebs. Die medizinischen Fragestellungen haben dann Priorität, oft wird aber die psychologische Betreuung der Patienten auch im Verlauf der Behandlung zu wenig berücksichtigt. Studien zeigen zudem, dass die Partner Krebsbetroffener häufig noch stärker belastet sind als die Patienten. Hilfe für die Seele Dieses Buch bietet praktische Unterstützung für beide Seiten: Patienten und ihre Partner, Freunde, Begleiter. Ziele des Buches: - Sorgen und Hilflosigkeit vermindern- Ihre Lebensqualität verbessern - Selbsthilfe und Selbststeuerung anregen- Sie unterstützen, mit der Erkrankung umzugehen und für sich selbst zu sorgen- Sie unterstützen, Ihren eigenen Weg zu finden- Ihnen in schwierigen Situationen Möglichkeiten aufzeigen- Sie unterstützen, wichtige Dinge nicht zu verpassen.Als klinisch tätige Psychoonkologen zeigen die Autoren vielfach erprobte Hilfestellungen auf. Leserinnen und Leser erhalten kurze, gut lesbare Erklärungen und Anleitungen, die die Ressource Menschlichkeit nutzen. Geschrieben ist das Buch für Betroffene und Angehörige sowie für medizinische und psychosoziale Fachleute in Klinik, Praxis und Reha, die mit Krebsbetroffenen arbeiten. Der praktische Ratgeber für Betroffene und Angehörige: In der Krise lesbar und bezogen auf den ganzen Menschen 132 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Diagnose-Schock: KrebsDiagnose Krebs: Über 500.000 Menschen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz erhalten jährlich die Diagnose Krebs. Die medizinischen Fragestellungen haben dann Priorität, oft wird aber die psychologische Betreuung der Patienten auch im Verlauf der Behandlung zu wenig berücksichtigt. Studien zeigen zudem, dass die Partner Krebsbetroffener häufig noch stärker belastet sind als die Patienten. Hilfe für die Seele Dieses Buch bietet praktische Unterstützung für beide Seiten: Patienten und ihre Partner, Freunde, Begleiter. Ziele des Buches: - Sorgen und Hilflosigkeit vermindern- Ihre Lebensqualität verbessern - Selbsthilfe und Selbststeuerung anregen- Sie unterstützen, mit der Erkrankung umzugehen und für sich selbst zu sorgen- Sie unterstützen, Ihren eigenen Weg zu finden- Ihnen in schwierigen Situationen Möglichkeiten aufzeigen- Sie unterstützen, wichtige Dinge nicht zu verpassen.Als klinisch tätige Psychoonkologen zeigen die Autoren vielfach erprobte Hilfestellungen auf. Leserinnen und Leser erhalten kurze, gut lesbare Erklärungen und Anleitungen, die die Ressource Menschlichkeit nutzen. Geschrieben ist das Buch für Betroffene und Angehörige sowie für medizinische und psychosoziale Fachleute in Klinik, Praxis und Reha, die mit Krebsbetroffenen arbeiten. Der praktische Ratgeber für Betroffene und Angehörige: In der Krise lesbar und bezogen auf den ganzen Menschen 132 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Diagnose-Schock: Krebs.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This indispensable text introduces the foundations of three-dimensional computer vision and describes recent contributions to the field. Fully revised and updated, this much-anticipated new edition reviews a range of triangulation-based methods, including linear and bundle adjustment based approaches to scene reconstruction and camera calibration, stereo vision, point cloud segmentation, and pose estimation of rigid, articulated, and flexible objects. Also covered are intensity-based techniques that evaluate the pixel grey values in the image to infer three-dimensional scene structure, and point spread function based approaches that exploit the effect of the optical system. The text shows how methods which integrate these concepts are able to increase reconstruction accuracy and robustness, describing applications in industrial quality inspection and metrology, human-robot interaction, and remote sensing. 400 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This indispensable text introduces the foundations of three-dimensional computer vision and describes recent contributions to the field. Fully revised and updated, this much-anticipated new edition reviews a range of triangulation-based methods, including linear and bundle adjustment based approaches to scene reconstruction and camera calibration, stereo vision, point cloud segmentation, and pose estimation of rigid, articulated, and flexible objects. Also covered are intensity-based techniques that evaluate the pixel grey values in the image to infer three-dimensional scene structure, and point spread function based approaches that exploit the effect of the optical system. The text shows how methods which integrate these concepts are able to increase reconstruction accuracy and robustness, describing applications in industrial quality inspection and metrology, human-robot interaction, and remote sensing. 400 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This indispensable text introduces the foundations of three-dimensional computer vision and describes recent contributions to the field. Fully revised and updated, this much-anticipated new edition reviews a range of triangulation-based methods, including linear and bundle adjustment based approaches to scene reconstruction and camera calibration, stereo vision, point cloud segmentation, and pose estimation of rigid, articulated, and flexible objects. Also covered are intensity-based techniques that evaluate the pixel grey values in the image to infer three-dimensional scene structure, and point spread function based approaches that exploit the effect of the optical system. The text shows how methods which integrate these concepts are able to increase reconstruction accuracy and robustness, describing applications in industrial quality inspection and metrology, human-robot interaction, and remote sensing.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -In a number of famous works, M. Kac showed that various methods of probability theory can be fruitfully applied to important problems of analysis. The interconnection between probability and analysis also plays a central role in the present book. However, our approach is mainly based on the application of analysis methods (the method of operator identities, integral equations theory, dual systems, integrable equations) to probability theory (Levy processes, M. Kac's problems, the principle of imperceptibility of the boundary, signal theory). The essential part of the book is dedicated to problems of statistical physics (classical and quantum cases). We consider the corresponding statistical problems (Gibbs-type formulas, non-extensive statistical mechanics, Boltzmann equation) from the game point of view (the game between energy and entropy). One chapter is dedicated to the construction of special examples instead of existence theorems (D. Larson's theorem, Ringrose's hypothesis, the Kadison-Singer and Gohberg-Krein questions). We also investigate the Bezoutiant operator. In this context, we do not make the assumption that the Bezoutiant operator is normally solvable, allowing us to investigate the special classes of the entire functions. 256 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'Modern Compiler Design' makes the topic of compiler design more accessible by focusing on principles and techniques of wide application. By carefully distinguishing between the essential (material that has a high chance of being useful) and the incidental (material that will be of benefit only in exceptional cases) much useful information was packed in this comprehensive volume. The student who has finished this book can expect to understand the workings of and add to a language processor for each of the modern paradigms, and be able to read the literature on how to proceed. The first provides a firm basis, the second potential for growth.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'Modern Compiler Design' makes the topic of compiler design more accessible by focusing on principles and techniques of wide application. By carefully distinguishing between the essential (material that has a high chance of being useful) and the incidental (material that will be of benefit only in exceptional cases) much useful information was packed in this comprehensive volume. The student who has finished this book can expect to understand the workings of and add to a language processor for each of the modern paradigms, and be able to read the literature on how to proceed. The first provides a firm basis, the second potential for growth.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 844 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This indispensable text introduces the foundations of three-dimensional computer vision and describes recent contributions to the field. Fully revised and updated, this much-anticipated new edition reviews a range of triangulation-based methods, including linear and bundle adjustment based approaches to scene reconstruction and camera calibration, stereo vision, point cloud segmentation, and pose estimation of rigid, articulated, and flexible objects. Also covered are intensity-based techniques that evaluate the pixel grey values in the image to infer three-dimensional scene structure, and point spread function based approaches that exploit the effect of the optical system. The text shows how methods which integrate these concepts are able to increase reconstruction accuracy and robustness, describing applications in industrial quality inspection and metrology, human-robot interaction, and remote sensing. 400 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Die aktuelle Kommunikationspraxis der Ernährungswirtschaft erzeugt in weiten Teilen der Bevölkerung eine erhebliche Verunsicherung. Eine wirkungsvolle unternehmerische Öffentlichkeitsarbeit in der industriellen Lebensmittelerzeugung benötigt ein neues Konzept für die Kommunikation zwischen Erzeugern, Verarbeitern, Händlern und Endverbrauchern von Lebensmitteln. Die Autorin erklärt, ohne zu pauschalisieren, was Verbraucher verunsichert und welche Konsequenzen Verbraucherverunsicherung für das Ernährungsverhalten hat. Das Buch bietet - basierend auf neuen empirischen Daten und einer repräsentativen Verbraucherbefragung - praxisbezogene Ansätze für eine neue unternehmerische Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, die darauf abzielt, mit informierten Konsumenten anstelle verunsicherter Verbraucher zu kommunizieren. 268 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Das Sporttauchen findet immer mehr begeisterte Anhänger und auch das berufsmäßige Tauchen erhält zunehmend Bedeutung. Parallel dazu steigt zwangsläufig auch die Zahl der Zwischenfälle und Notfallsituationen unter Wasser. Das Handbuch der Tauchunfälle vermittelt dem Hobby- und Sporttaucher ohne tauchmedizinische Vorkenntnisse die notwendigen Informationen, die für eine Erstversorgung bei Tauchunfällen notwendig sind. Das aus der Praxis abgeleitete Symptomen-Suchregister erlaubt in der Notfallsituation schnell und mit hoher Sicherheit das Unfallgeschehen richtig zu erkennen. Mit dem Stichwortsystem kann die Unfallursache differenziert werden, der Vergleich beider Systeme ermöglicht die Einleitung der Erste-Hilfe-Maßnahmen nach präziser Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung. Die klare, didaktische Aufbereitung des Stoffes ohne theoretischen Ballast machen dieses aus Kunststoff gefertigte, wasserfeste Buch zu einer unentbehrlichen Anschaffung für jede Tauchbasis und jeden aktiven Taucher.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -und durch praktische Ausführungen recht gut bestätigt wurden.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Diagnose-Schock: KrebsSpringer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 132 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Tristan Nguyen und Frank Romeike präsentieren in ihrem Buch sowohl die versicherungsspezifischen als auch allgemeinen Felder der Betriebswirtschaftslehre für die Assekuranz. In diesem Kontext steht das Versicherungsunternehmen als Produzent von Versicherungsschutz bzw. Risikofinanzierungs- bzw. Risikotransferlösungen im Mittelpunkt der Betrachtung. Behandelt werden u. a. die theoretischen Grundlagen des Versicherungsgeschäfts, die Versicherungsnachfragetheorie, die Grundlagen der Individualversicherung, die Grundlagen der Sozialversicherung, die Rechts- und Wirtschaftsformen, die Grundlagen des Risikomanagements in Versicherungsunternehmen sowie die wesentlichen Aspekte der Rechnungslegung. Die Autoren haben ihr Werk didaktisch sorgfältig aufgebaut, indem sie eine Vielzahl von Wiederholungsfragen, Lösungsskizzen und Praxisbeispiele eingebaut haben. Es ist daher sowohl für Einsteiger als auch für Experten als Nachschlagewerk bestens geeignet.Springer Gabler in Springer Science + Business Media, Tiergartenstr. 15-17, 69121 Heidelberg Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Das wachsende Bedürfnis nach Mobilität in der Bevölkerung lässt sich auf Dauer nur durch den Einsatz elektrischer Klein- und Lieferfahrzeuge für Kurzstrecken befriedigen. Mobilitätsanbieter und Kunden müssen dabei gut vernetzt sein. Die allmähliche Marktdurchdringung der Elektromobilität ist eine große Herausforderung für die Automobilindustrie. Gewinner sind einige gut aufgestellte Automobilhersteller und ein Überraschungssieger.Da die Ölreserven der Erde endlich sind und der Ölpreis in Zukunft steigen dürfte, soll Strom als alternativer Kraftstoff eine Lösung des Problems liefern. Der Autor skizziert aus der Sicht eines Insiders, weshalb ein Wandel unabdingbar ist und beschreibt die notwendigen Schritte.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 92 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This follow up to Violent London deals in detail with the story behind the 2010 and 2011 riots both from the perspective of the protesters, rioters and from the point of view of the police and government. Bloom uses reportage, parliamentary, police and security briefings, as well as the voices and theory of modern protest, to tell the story. 185 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Diagnose-Schock: KrebsDiagnose Krebs: Über 500.000 Menschen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz erhalten jährlich die Diagnose Krebs. Die medizinischen Fragestellungen haben dann Priorität, oft wird aber die psychologische Betreuung der Patienten auch im Verlauf der Behandlung zu wenig berücksichtigt. Studien zeigen zudem, dass die Partner Krebsbetroffener häufig noch stärker belastet sind als die Patienten. Hilfe für die Seele Dieses Buch bietet praktische Unterstützung für beide Seiten: Patienten und ihre Partner, Freunde, Begleiter. Ziele des Buches: - Sorgen und Hilflosigkeit vermindern- Ihre Lebensqualität verbessern - Selbsthilfe und Selbststeuerung anregen- Sie unterstützen, mit der Erkrankung umzugehen und für sich selbst zu sorgen- Sie unterstützen, Ihren eigenen Weg zu finden- Ihnen in schwierigen Situationen Möglichkeiten aufzeigen- Sie unterstützen, wichtige Dinge nicht zu verpassen.Als klinisch tätige Psychoonkologen zeigen die Autoren vielfach erprobte Hilfestellungen auf. Leserinnen und Leser erhalten kurze, gut lesbare Erklärungen und Anleitungen, die die Ressource Menschlichkeit nutzen. Geschrieben ist das Buch für Betroffene und Angehörige sowie für medizinische und psychosoziale Fachleute in Klinik, Praxis und Reha, die mit Krebsbetroffenen arbeiten. Der praktische Ratgeber für Betroffene und Angehörige: In der Krise lesbar und bezogen auf den ganzen Menschen 132 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This comprehensive biography uses extensive theater and film archives to reveal Mamet's ideas on writing, acting, and directing, covering his beginnings in Chicago, his relationship to Judaism and reputation for machismo, as well as discussions of and excerpts from early plays and stories that have never before been referenced in print. 294 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Real-world physical and abstract data objects are interconnected, forming gigantic, interconnected networks. By structuring these data objects and interactions between these objects into multiple types, such networks become semi-structured heterogeneous information networks. Most real-world applications that handle big data, including interconnected social media and social networks, scientific, engineering, or medical information systems, online e-commerce systems, and most database systems, can be structured into heterogeneous information networks. Therefore, effective analysis of large-scale heterogeneous information networks poses an interesting but critical challenge. In this book, we investigate the principles and methodologies of mining heterogeneous information networks. Departing from many existing network models that view interconnected data as homogeneous graphs or networks, our semi-structured heterogeneous information network model leverages the rich semantics of typed nodes and links in a network and uncovers surprisingly rich knowledge from the network. This semi-structured heterogeneous network modeling leads to a series of new principles and powerful methodologies for mining interconnected data, including: (1) rank-based clustering and classification; (2) meta-path-based similarity search and mining; (3) relation strength-aware mining, and many other potential developments. This book introduces this new research frontier and points out some promising research directions. Table of Contents: Introduction / Ranking-Based Clustering / Classification of Heterogeneous Information Networks / Meta-Path-Based Similarity Search / Meta-Path-Based Relationship Prediction / Relation Strength-Aware Clustering with Incomplete Attributes / User-Guided Clustering via Meta-Path Selection / Research Frontiers 212 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -As data represent a key asset for today's organizations, the problem of how to protect this data from theft and misuse is at the forefront of these organizations' minds. Even though today several data security techniques are available to protect data and computing infrastructures, many such techniques -- such as firewalls and network security tools -- are unable to protect data from attacks posed by those working on an organization's 'inside.' These 'insiders' usually have authorized access to relevant information systems, making it extremely challenging to block the misuse of information while still allowing them to do their jobs. This book discusses several techniques that can provide effective protection against attacks posed by people working on the inside of an organization. Chapter One introduces the notion of insider threat and reports some data about data breaches due to insider threats. Chapter Two covers authentication and access control techniques, and Chapter Three shows how these general security techniques can be extended and used in the context of protection from insider threats. Chapter Four addresses anomaly detection techniques that are used to determine anomalies in data accesses by insiders. These anomalies are often indicative of potential insider data attacks and therefore play an important role in protection from these attacks. Security information and event management (SIEM) tools and fine-grained auditing are discussed in Chapter Five. These tools aim at collecting, analyzing, and correlating -- in real-time -- any information and event that may be relevant for the security of an organization. As such, they can be a key element in finding a solution to such undesirable insider threats. Chapter Six goes on to provide a survey of techniques for separation-of-duty (SoD). SoD is an important principle that, when implemented in systems and tools, can strengthen data protection from malicious insiders. However, to date, very few approaches have been proposed for implementing SoD in systems. In Chapter Seven, a short survey of a commercial product is presented, which provides different techniques for protection from malicious users with system privileges -- such as a DBA in database management systems. Finally, in Chapter Eight, the book concludes with a few remarks and additional research directions. Table of Contents: Introduction / Authentication / Access Control / Anomaly Detection / Security Information and Event Management and Auditing / Separation of Duty / Case Study: Oracle Database Vault / Conclusion 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -While classic data management focuses on the data itself, research on Business Processes also considers the context in which this data is generated and manipulated, namely the processes, users, and goals that this data serves. This provides the analysts a better perspective of the organizational needs centered around the data. As such, this research is of fundamental importance. Much of the success of database systems in the last decade is due to the beauty and elegance of the relational model and its declarative query languages, combined with a rich spectrum of underlying evaluation and optimization techniques, and efficient implementations. Much like the case for traditional database research, elegant modeling and rich underlying technology are likely to be highly beneficiary for the Business Process owners and their users; both can benefit from easy formulation and analysis of the processes. While there have been many important advances in this research in recent years, there is still much to be desired: specifically, there have been many works that focus on the processes behavior (flow), and many that focus on its data, but only very few works have dealt with both the state-of-the-art in a database approach to Business Process modeling and analysis, the progress towards a holistic flow-and-data framework for these tasks, and highlight the current gaps and research directions. Table of Contents: Introduction / Modeling / Querying Business Processes / Other Issues / Conclusion 104 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Neuromedia is an innovative examination of shared territories in neurobiological anatomy, physiology and media art. It reveals how scientists investigate perception and behaviour at the molecular, cellular and systems level. It demonstrates how interpretative forms of media art can help to demystify these complexities for diverse audiences. Under the reflective headings of inspiration, construction, challenges and reactions, it offers deep insights into the processes of art and science production. Assisted by essays from a museum director and an art historian, Neuromedia provides the background for readers about an exhibition of the same name at KULTURAMA in Zurich (2012), and suggests an alternative approach to scientific communication. Authors: Robert Atkins, Oliver Biehlmaier, Mitchel Paul Levesque, Stephan Neuhauss, Rolf Pfeifer, Claudia Rütsche, Jill Scott and Esther Stoeckli 172 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book addresses the problem of articulatory speech synthesis based on computed vocal tract geometries and the basic physics of sound production in it. Unlike conventional methods based on analysis/synthesis using the well-known source filter model, which assumes the independence of the excitation and filter, we treat the entire vocal apparatus as one mechanical system that produces sound by means of fluid dynamics. The vocal apparatus is represented as a three-dimensional time-varying mechanism and the sound propagation inside it is due to the non-planar propagation of acoustic waves through a viscous, compressible fluid described by the Navier-Stokes equations. We propose a combined minimum energy and minimum jerk criterion to compute the dynamics of the vocal tract during articulation. Theoretical error bounds and experimental results show that this method obtains a close match to the phonetic target positions while avoiding abrupt changes in the articulatory trajectory. The vocal folds are set into aerodynamic oscillation by the flow of air from the lungs. The modulated air stream then excites the moving vocal tract. This method shows strong evidence for source-filter interaction. Based on our results, we propose that the articulatory speech production model has the potential to synthesize speech and provide a compact parameterization of the speech signal that can be useful in a wide variety of speech signal processing problems. Table of Contents: Introduction / Literature Review / Estimation of Dynamic Articulatory Parameters / Construction of Articulatory Model Based on MRI Data / Vocal Fold Excitation Models / Experimental Results of Articulatory Synthesis / Conclusion 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Foundation Website Creation with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript shows the entire process of building a website. This process involves much more than just technical knowledge, and this book provides all the information you'll need to understand the concepts behind designing and developing for the Web, as well as the best means to deliver professional results based on best practices. Of course, there is far more to building a successful website than knowing a little Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). The process starts long before any coding takes place, and this book introduces you to the agile development process, explaining why this method makes so much sense for web projects and how best to implement it. We also make sure you're up to date by using the latest HTML5 features. Planning is vital, so you'll also learn to use techniques such as brainstorming, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to get your project off to the best possible start and help ensure smooth progress as it develops. An understanding of correct, semantic markup is essential for any web professional; this book explains how HTML5 should be used to structure content so that the markup adheres to current web standards. You'll learn about the wide range of HTML5 elements available to you, and you'll learn how and when to use them through building example web pages. Without creative use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), websites would all look largely the same. CSS enables you to set your website apart from the rest, while maintaining the integrity of your markup. We'll showcase the new features of CSS3 and how you can use them. You'll learn how CSS3 works and how to apply styles to your pages, allowing you to realize your design ideas in the browser. JavaScript can be used to make your website easier and more interesting to use. This book provides information on appropriate uses of this technology and introduces the concepts of JavaScript programming. You'll also see how JavaScript works as part of the much-hyped technique Ajax, and in turn, where Ajax fits into the wider Web 2.0 picture. While a website is being built, it needs to be tested across multiple browsers and platforms to ensure that the site works for all users, regardless of ability or disability, and this book explains how best to accomplish these tasks. Then, it discusses the process of launching and maintaining the site so that it will continue to work for all its users throughout its life cycle. Foundation Website Creation with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript concludes by covering server-side technologies, acting as a guide to the different options available. With insights from renowned experts such as Jason Fried of 37signals, Daniel Burka of Digg and Pownce, and Chris Messina of Citizen Agency, Foundation Website Creation with CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript provides invaluable information applicable to every web project-regardless of size, scope, or budget. 296 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) are widely popular in Artificial Intelligence for modeling sequential decision-making scenarios with probabilistic dynamics. They are the framework of choice when designing an intelligent agent that needs to act for long periods of time in an environment where its actions could have uncertain outcomes. MDPs are actively researched in two related subareas of AI, probabilistic planning and reinforcement learning. Probabilistic planning assumes known models for the agent's goals and domain dynamics, and focuses on determining how the agent should behave to achieve its objectives. On the other hand, reinforcement learning additionally learns these models based on the feedback the agent gets from the environment. This book provides a concise introduction to the use of MDPs for solving probabilistic planning problems, with an emphasis on the algorithmic perspective. It covers the whole spectrum of the field, from the basics to state-of-the-art optimal and approximation algorithms. We first describe the theoretical foundations of MDPs and the fundamental solution techniques for them. We then discuss modern optimal algorithms based on heuristic search and the use of structured representations. A major focus of the book is on the numerous approximation schemes for MDPs that have been developed in the AI literature. These include determinization-based approaches, sampling techniques, heuristic functions, dimensionality reduction, and hierarchical representations. Finally, we briefly introduce several extensions of the standard MDP classes that model and solve even more complex planning problems. Table of Contents: Introduction / MDPs / Fundamental Algorithms / Heuristic Search Algorithms / Symbolic Algorithms / Approximation Algorithms / Advanced Notes 212 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Every amateur astronomer - and many non-astronomers - will be familiar with seeing a 'star' that shows that characteristic steady slide across the starry background of the sky. Artificial satellites can be seen any night, and some as bright as the planets. But how many of us can identify which satellites or spent launch vehicle casing we are seeing Artificial Satellites and How to Observe Them describes all the different satellites that can be observed without optical aid, including of course the International Space Station and the many spy satellites operated by different nations. Richard Schmude looks at them in detail and describes how they can be observed by amateurs, how to recognize them, and even how to predict their orbits.Artificial satellites have changed since the beginning of the millenium. Several additional countries have launched them. And amateur astronomers have utilized digital cameras in order to image satellites to a resolution of about three feet. This book describes how to recognize, observe, and image satellites. Examples of recent images and how they were made are given. It also offers up-to-date descriptions of the many satellites that are orbiting the Earth and other celestial bodies. Readers can learn how satellites impact our day-to-day lives. In short, Artificial Satellites and How to Observe Them is a detailed and up-to-date overview of artificial satellites and how to study them in the night sky. 196 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is intended for advanced students and young researchers interested in the analysis of partial differential equations and differential geometry. It discusses elementary concepts of surface geometry in higher-dimensional Euclidean spaces, in particular the differential equations of Gauss-Weingarten together with various integrability conditions and corresponding surface curvatures. It includes a chapter on curvature estimates for such surfaces, and, using results from potential theory and harmonic analysis, it addresses geometric and analytic methods to establish the existence and regularity of Coulomb frames in their normal bundles, which arise as critical points for a functional of total torsion. 136 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book 'TransMath - Innovative Solutions from Mathematical Technology' has been conceived as a tool for the dissemination of scientific knowledge. This publication is addressed to those companies with innovation needs that could be met through mathematical technology.The book maps both existing and possible interactions and connections that enable technology transfer between Spanish mathematical research and industrial and business sectors. Businesses can determine the level of implementation and demand for such technology within their sector and understand the benefits and innovations achieved in other companies and industries with the application of mathematical techniques.The information is classified into eleven sectors of economic activity: Biomedicine & Health; Construction; Economics & Finance; Energy & Environment; Food; ICT; Logistics & Transport; Management & Tourism; Metal & Machinery; Public Administration; and Technical Services. 176 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In statistics, the Kalman filter is a mathematical method whose purpose is to use a series of measurements observed over time, containing random variations and other inaccuracies, and produce estimates that tend to be closer to the true unknown values than those that would be based on a single measurement alone. This Brief offers developments on Kalman filtering subject to general linear constraints. There are essentially three types of contributions: new proofs for results already established; new results within the subject; and applications in investment analysis and macroeconomics, where the proposed methods are illustrated and evaluated. The Brief has a short chapter on linear state space models and the Kalman filter, aiming to make the book self-contained and to give a quick reference to the reader (notation and terminology). The prerequisites would be a contact with time series analysis in the level of Hamilton (1994) or Brockwell & Davis (2002) and also with linear state models and the Kalman filter - each of these books has a chapter entirely dedicated to the subject. The book is intended for graduate students, researchers and practitioners in statistics (specifically: time series analysis and econometrics). 72 pp. Englisch.…