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Technological Tools for Value-Based Sustainable Relationships in Health
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2017
The reach of technological advances can be found in many aspects of life, including the world of medical and healthcare. It is essential to understand these technologies so that those in healthcare professions can create and maintain bonds with the patients that rely on them as well as to identify...
Handbook of Research on Communities of Practice for Organizational Management and Networking
Methodologies for Competitive Advantage
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Communities of practice have become increasingly influential within management literature and practice since being identified as an important mechanism through which individual, organizational, and social knowledge is held, transferred, and created. The Handbook of Research on Communities of Practice...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
While many advances have been made in understanding the complexity of manufacturing and production engineering, the social and organizational context remains problematic due to the abstract nature of leadership and diverse personnel. Interdisciplinary perspectives to increase knowledge and understanding...
Cloud Computing Service and Deployment Models
Layers and Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
With economics as the motivation behind cloud computing, it continues to change the way corporate computing will be done in the future. Therefore a better understanding of the aspects of cloud computing, as well as the influence it has on organizations and management, is essential. Cloud Computing Service...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
The development of online digital libraries has enhanced the availability of printed materials. By implementing these systems, this ensures the access of material to universities, students, and bibliophiles. Digitizing the Modern Library and the Transition From Print to Electronic is a pivotal reference...
Reconfigurable Embedded Control Systems
Applications for Flexibility and Agility
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
New generations of embedded control systems address criteria such as flexibility and agility. To reduce their cost, these systems have to be changed and adapted to their environment without any disturbances. Reconfigurable Embedded Control Systems: Applications for Flexibility and Agility addresses the...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2012
Intelligent information technologies are continuing to be utilized by a number of organizations to improve productivity. While a large amount of progress has been made, a number of issues still remain unexplored regarding the design and implementation of multi-agent systems for support of organization...
Formal and Practical Aspects of Autonomic Computing and Networking
Specification, Development, and Verification
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
Autonomic computing and networking (ACN), a concept inspired by the human autonomic system, is a priority research area and a booming new paradigm in the field. Formal and Practical Aspects of Autonomic Computing and Networking: Specification, Development, and Verification outlines the characteristics,...
Big Data
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
The digital age has presented an exponential growth in the amount of data available to individuals looking to draw conclusions based on given or collected information across industries. Challenges associated with the analysis, security, sharing, storage, and visualization of large and complex data sets...
Software Design and Development
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Innovative tools and techniques for the development and design of software systems are essential to the problem solving and planning of software solutions. Software Design and Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications brings together the best practices of theory and implementation...
Software Engineering for Secure Systems
Industrial and Research Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2010
The security of software systems in recent years has been transformed from a mono-dimensional technical challenge to a multi-dimensional technico-social challenge, due to the wide usage of software systems in almost every area of the human life. This situation requires a different and more holistic approach...
Digital Identity and Access Management
Technologies and Frameworks
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2011
Digital identity and access management (DIAM) systems are essential to security frameworks for their ability to rapidly and consistently confirm identities and to control individuals’ access to resources and services. However, administering digital identities and system access rights can be challenging...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
New data communication technologies, and the resulting policies and management, can have a profound effect on the success of business organizations. By quantifying the impact of these new innovations, researchers can help these businesses thrive in the networking and business data communications fields....
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Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Service-oriented architectures are of vital importance to enterprises maintaining order and service reputation with stakeholders, and by utilizing the latest technologies, advantage can be gained and time and effort saved. Enhancing Enterprise and Service-Oriented Architectures with Advanced Web Portal...