Databases Books

Machine audition is the study of algorithms and systems for the automatic analysis and understanding of sound by machine. It has recently attracted increasing interest within several research communities, such as signal processing, machine learning,...

A Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET) is a non-infrastructure based network that does not rely on a central administration for communication between vehicles. The flexibility of VANETs opens the door to a myriad of applications; however, there are also a...

Chemoinformatics is a scientific area that endeavours to study and solve complex chemical problems using computational techniques and methods. Chemoinformatics and Advanced Machine Learning Perspectives: Complex Computational Methods and Collaborative...

The investigation of healthcare databases can be used to examine physician decisions and develop evidence-based treatment guidelines that optimize patient outcomes. Clinical Data Mining for Physician Decision Making and Investigating Health Outcomes:...

Progress in ubiquitous computing, social networking, medical informatics and IT technologies has resulted in a new generation of healthcare systems. Ubiquitous Health and Medical Informatics: The Ubiquity 2.0 Trend and Beyond provides insight into the...

The world of corporate management benefits when organizations realize the profitability, reliability, and flexibility obtained through IT standardization. Toward Corporate IT Standardization Management: Frameworks and Solutions details the IT standards...

Increased interest in and use of theoretical and empirical assessment and evaluation methods have created a need for unique contributions to exisiting literature in the field of adult education and career and technical education. Assessing and Evaluating...

The increasing use of games in learning has drawn the attention of numerous disciplines within the scientific community now seeking to understand the nature of its effectiveness and guidance for how to best harness its innovative technology power...

With the healthcare industry becoming increasingly more competitive, there exists a need for medical institutions to improve both the efficiency and the quality of their services. In order to do so, it is important to investigate how statistical models...

Fourth generation wireless networks are expected to provide comprehensive and secure IP-based solutions, facilitating existing and emerging services such as voice, data, streamed multimedia, sensory, e-health, and social networking. It is expected that...

Teachers and teacher educators are faced with the challenge of adapting to and remaining aware of continual advancements in technology and their resulting impact in the classroom. Technology Leadership in Teacher Education: Integrated Solutions and...

Gender, equity, learning, and information technology can intersect to form a theoretical and abstract field of knowledge emanating from very real, concrete, lived experiences. Gender Issues in Learning and Working with Technology: Social Constructs and...

Technology holds the key for bridging the gap between access to quality education and the need for enhanced learning experiences. Cases on Technological Adaptability and Transnational Learning: Issues and Challenges contains case studies on divergent...

The ability to communicate with anyone at anytime, anywhere, necessitates a need to provide reliable, resilient, and sustainable applications to support the evolving uses of mobile technologies. Movement-Aware Applications for Sustainable Mobility:...

With the advent of the World Wide Web, electronic commerce has revolutionized traditional commerce, boosting sales and facilitating exchanges of merchandise and information. The emergence of wireless and mobile networks has made possible the introduction...

As management theory is critical to understanding decision-making and formal leadership in organizations, comprehension of their creation, structure, and application greatly benefits and furthers the development of management systems. Cybernetics and...

Data mining is still a relatively young field, expanding at the rate of technology while advancing tools and techniques for gaining knowledge, finding patterns, and managing databases. Exploring Advances in Interdisciplinary Data Mining and Analytics:...

Within a given enterprise, database management involves the monitoring, administration, and maintenance of the databases, which constantly change with new technologies and new forms of data. Cross-Disciplinary Models and Applications of Database...

User authentication is the process of verifying whether the identity of a user is genuine prior to granting him or her access to resources or services in a secured environment. Traditionally, user authentication is performed statically at the point of...

As consumer costs for multimedia devices such as digital cameras and Web phones have decreased and diversity in the market has skyrocketed, the amount of digital information has grown considerably. Intelligent Multimedia Databases and Information...

Grid computing promises to transform the way organizations and individuals compute, communicate, and collaborate. Computational and Data Grids: Principles, Applications and Design offers critical perspectives on theoretical frameworks, methodologies,...

Graphs are a powerful tool for representing and understanding objects and their relationships in various application domains. The growing popularity of graph databases has generated data management problems that include finding efficient techniques for...

Artificial Intelligence and other Intelligent Systems heavily contribute to evolution and growth in the field of Operations Management. Intelligent Systems in Operations: Models, Methods, and Applications introduces current and original research in...

The widespread use of XML in business and scientific databases has prompted the development of methodologies, techniques, and systems for effectively managing and analyzing XML data. This has increasingly attracted the attention of different research...

Sequential data from Web server logs, online transaction logs, and performance measurements is collected each day. This sequential data is a valuable source of information, as it allows individuals to search for a particular value or event and also...

Continuing to stretch the boundaries of computing and the types of problems computers can solve, high performance, cloud, and grid computing have emerged to address increasingly advanced issues by combining resources. Cloud, Grid and High Performance...

Pervasive computing environments based on the ubiquitous communications paradigm have attracted significant research interest and have found increased applicability in commercial settings, attributed to the fact that they provide seamless, customized,...

Information system design and development is of interest and importance to researchers and practitioners, as advances in this discipline impact a number of other related fields and help to guide future research. Theoretical and Practical Advances in...

Over the years, advances in the business world as well as the changing of diverse application contexts, have caused Data Warehousing and Data Mining to become more paramount in our society. The two share many common issues and are commonly interrelated...

Databases are designed to support data storage, processing, and retrieval activities related to data management. The use of databases in various applications has resulted in an enormous wealth of data, which populates many types of databases around the...

Large volumes of data and complex problems inspire research in computing and data, text, and Web mining. However, analyzing data is not sufficient, as it has to be presented visually with analytical capabilities. Visual Analytics and Interactive...

Recent developments have drastically increased the volume and complexity of data available to be mined, leading researchers to explore new ways to glean non-trivial data automatically. Knowledge Discovery Practices and Emerging Applications of Data...

Artificial intelligence touches nearly every part of your day. While you may initially assume that technology such as smart speakers and digital assistants are the extent of it, AI has in fact rapidly become a general-purpose technology, reverberating...

This book is the first part of Applications and Trends in Fintech, which serves as a comprehensive guide to the advanced topics in fintech, including the deep learning and natural language processing algorithms, blockchain design thinking, token...

In an era when corporate spotlights shine brighter on data than ever before, why do a majority of data management programs fail? Organizations of all kinds, from the public to private sector, consumer goods to professional services, face the same...

In order to help organizations thrive in the modern digital age, "Decisions Based on Data: Analytics for Business Excellence" provides a comprehensive overview of data-driven decision-making and how to traverse its complex landscape. The book is a guide...

Take a deep dive into the dynamic world of Power BI!DESCRIPTION Mastering Power BI covers the entire Power BI implementation process. The readers will be able to understand all the concepts covered in this book, from data modeling to creating...

DESCRIPTIONStatistics is an important skill set to have when working as a quality analyst, a mathematician, a data analyst, a software engineer, or any analytical job. This book, "Implementing Statistics with Python," will teach you the basics of...

Turn raw data into meaningful solutionsDESCRIPTION Learn Data Science from Scratch equips you with the essential tools and techniques, from Python libraries to machine learning algorithms, to tackle real-world problems and make informed decisions...

This publication sets out considerations for policymakers embarking on planning and implementing a digital transformation of tax administration.Digitalization can play a key role in helping tax authorities lower compliance and administrative costs,...

Este trabajo analiza la comunicación dentro de los videojuegos MOBA, usando como ejemplo el League of Legends. Utilizando el modelo Val.Es.Co., compara este género con la conversación coloquial, destacando los MOBA como un tipo diferenciado de discurso...

En este libro se aborda, mediante un recorrido sistemático y detallado, con ejemplos y ejercicios prácticos, diferentes metodologías digitales que nos llevan desde la búsqueda de textos en lengua española en repositorios, su almacenaje, su preparación...

En este volumen se recogen avances en el área de la traducción y la interpretación, producto del proceso de tecnologización en el que se encuentran inmersas.

Grammatical relatedness of Slavic languages could effectively be exploited in multilingual grammar engineering in order to achieve theoretically sound modularity that would also incorporate important insights from Slavic linguistics. In line with...

Dive deep into the exhilarating world of Web3 with me. Together, we'll traverse my successes, learn from my setbacks, and unearth the insights that carved my journey in the decentralised realm. As I strive to empower more people to champion Web3's...