Computer science

Jason is an Open Source interpreter for an extended version of AgentSpeak a logic-based agent-oriented programming language written in Java .

The issue of water quality monitoring is becoming a huge area as the EU requirements for cleaner water increase.

This text provides an excellent balance of theory and application that enables you to deploy powerful algorithms, frameworks, and methodologies to solve complex optimization problems in a diverse range of industries.

Color Confidence is a practical, results-oriented book that gives photographers the knowledge they need to manage color effectively from capture to output.

A unique, holistic approach covering all functions and phases of pharmaceutical research and development While there are a number of texts dedicated to individual aspects of pharmaceutical research and development, this unique contributed work takes a holistic and integrative approach to the use of computers in all phases of drug discovery, development, and marketing.

Although it is now possible to integrate many millions of transistors on a single chip, traditional digital circuit technology is now reaching its limits, facing problems of cost and technical efficiency when scaled down to ever-smaller feature sizes.

Learn how to design and deploy utility computing systems to save costs and improve the value that IT delivers.

The Semantic Web is an idea of World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee that the Web as a whole can be made more intelligent and perhaps even intuitive about how to serve a users needs.

Virtual Humans are becoming more and more popular and used in many applications such as the entertainment industry (in both film and games) and medical applications.

Bioinformatics is contributing to some of the most important advances in medicine and biology.

Self-Organising Maps: Applications in GI Science brings together the latest geographical research where extensive use has been made of the SOM algorithm, and provides readers with a snapshot of these tools that can then be adapted and used in new research projects.

This book is an excellent introductory text describing the use of bioinformatics to analyze genomic and post-genomic data.

This book is an essential reference to cutting-edge issues and future directions in information retrieval Information retrieval (IR) can be defined as the process of representing, managing, searching, retrieving, and presenting information.

Offering a deep insight into the venture capital deal-making process, Raising Venture Capital also provides valuable introduction to the subject.

The enormous advances in digital signal processing (DSP) technology have contributed to the wide dissemination and success of speech communication devices - be it GSM and UMTS mobile telephones, digital hearing aids, or human-machine interfaces.

Remotely-sensed images of the Earth's surface provide a valuable source of information about the geographical distribution and properties of natural and cultural features.

The first volume of the POSA pattern series introduced a broad-spectrum of general-purpose patterns in software design and architecture.

Mathematical Models of Spoken Language presents the motivations for, intuitions behind, and basic mathematical models of natural spoken language communication.

Automatic speech recognition (ASR) is a very attractive means for human-machine interaction.

Bioinformatics, Biocomputing and Perl presents a modern introduction to bioinformatics computing skills and practice.

This book is the first to be dedicated to the bioinformatics of carbohydrates and glycoproteins.

With a growing need for understanding the process involved in producing and perceiving spoken language, this timely publication answers these questions in an accessible reference.

With the advent of the Web along with the unprecedented amount of information available in electronic format, conceptual data analysis is more useful and practical than ever, because this technology addresses important limitations of the systems that currently support users in their quest for information.

Diffraction and Imaging Techniques in Material Science reviews recent developments in diffraction and imaging techniques used in the study of materials.

Diffraction and Imaging Techniques in Material Science describes the various methods used to study the atomic structure of matter at an atomic scale based on the interaction between matter and radiation.

Robotics Sourcebook provides concise, up-to-date definitions of the terms, acronyms, and abbreviations currently used in robotics.

This was the sixth in the sequence of the international conferences promoted and organized by the European Association for Signal Processing.

The possibility of direct interfacing between biological and technological information devices could result in a merger of mind and machine - Ultimate Computing.

Much research in Artificial Intelligence deals with a single agent having complete control over the world.

Most of the well-known mathematical software systems are batch oriented, though in the past few years there have been attempts to incorporate ``knowledge' or ``expertise' into these systems.

This volume contains papers in the areas of artificial intelligence, expert systems, symbolic computing and applications to scientific computing.

CCITT (now ITU-T) Specification and Description Language (SDL) and systems engineering (formal and informal) in SDL are considered in this publication.

An evaluation of the merits, potential, and limits of Connectionism, this book also illustrates current research programs and recent trends.

Message Sequence Charts (MSC) have had an unanticipated success, both with SDL, on its own and in conjunction with other methods and tools.

In recent years AI has been experiencing a deep internal debate on the appropriateness of the symbolic-based paradigm and all of its consequences.

The purpose of this proceedings is to stimulate exchange and discussion of research in the field of multi-agent systems.

The aim of this volume is to present discussion of the main problems in the theory of parallel and distributed architectures.

A number of important issues form the basis of this book: How can the Information Technology (IT) standardization process, leading to unified products which are needed on the market, be made more efficient?

The International Web Content Caching and Distribution Workshop (WCW) is a premiere technical meeting for researchers and practitioners interested in all aspects of content caching, distribution and delivery on the Internet.

Statistical learning and analysis techniques have become extremely important today, given the tremendous growth in the size of heterogeneous data collections and the ability to process it even from physically distant locations.

North-Holland Mathematical Library, Volume 12: Abstract Analytic Number Theory focuses on the approaches, methodologies, and principles of the abstract analytic number theory.

Comparison Theorems in Riemannian Geometry

'The blizzard of excitement, misinformation and pure hype around AI has driven many of us to want an honest guide.

Including the latest Microsoft 365 features and enhanced support for Mac users, Cengage's Illustrated Series(R) Collection, Microsoft(R) 365(R) & Office(R) 2021 Introductory, 1st edition, helps you quickly master the nuances of Microsoft(R) Office.

Helping you quickly get up to speed, THE SHELLY CASHMAN SERIES(R) MICROSOFT(R) 365(R) & OFFICE(R) 2021 INTRODUCTORY, 1st edition, includes the latest on Microsoft 365 and Office 2021 features along with enhanced support for Mac users.

Helping you quickly get up to speed, THE SHELLY CASHMAN SERIES(R) MICROSOFT(R) 365(R) & OFFICE(R) 2021 INTERMEDIATE, 1st edition, includes the latest on Microsoft 365 and Office 2021 features along with enhanced support for Mac users.

Discover the power of Java for developing applications today with the engaging, hands-on approach in Farrell's JAVA PROGRAMMING, 10th edition.

DISCOVERING COMPUTERS: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, DATA, AND DEVICES, 17th edition, teaches you not only the basics of technology, but also how you will use it -- and the responsibilities that go along with being a digital citizen.

Technology impacts every aspect of life, and choices are endless.