The healthcare industry produces a constant flow of data, creating a need for deep analysis of databases through data mining tools and techniques resulting in expanded medical research, diagnosis, and treatment.
Data Mining and Medical Knowledge Management: Cases and Applications presents case studies on applications of various...
Our increasing societal demand for mobility now challenges researchers to devise more efficient traffic and transportation systems.
The Handbook of Research on Multi-Agent Systems for Traffic and Transportation Engineering provides a unique compendium of research covering topics such as transportation system designs, control...
The sequence of major events that occurred after entering the twenty-first century have all pointed to an effective emergency response as one of the most complex challenges many countries now face.
Social Computing in Homeland Security: Disaster Promulgation and Response presents a theoretical framework addressing how to...
In recent years, data mining has become a powerful tool in assisting society with its various layers and individual elements useful in obtaining intelligent information for making knowledgeable decisions. In the realm of knowledge discovery, data mining is becoming one of the most popular topics in information technology.
"This book will explore issues critical for success in providing e-banking. The aim is to assist organizations in utilising the opportunities offered by this relatively new set of technologies." -Mahmood Shah, University of Central Lancashire, UK"
The provision of services on the Internet has expanded the field...
As semantic technologies prove their value with targeted applications, there are increasing opportunities
to consider their application in social contexts for knowledge, learning, and human development.
Semantic Web and Knowledge Management has been accepted as a critical enabler aiming to increase
knowledge-related performance...
Over the last 40 years, dental informatics has implemented numerous technological advancements and discoveries to become a medical research discipline of significant scale and scope.
Dental Computing and Applications: Advanced Techniques for Clinical Dentistry presents the latest technological applications and advanced...
Corporations across the globe are increasingly considering the importance of user experience and business process design in creation of Web information systems.
Designing Complex Web Information Systems: Integrating Evolutionary Process Engineering provides an overview of modern Web application technologies useful to...
The increasing societal dependence on information technology has pushed cyber-security to the forefront as one of the most urgent challenges facing the global community.
Cyber-Security and Global Information Assurance: Threat Analysis and Response Solutions provides a valuable resource for academicians and practitioners by...
Commercial systems built today are increasingly using XML technologies for storing any amount of text or data.
Services and Business Computing Solutions with XML: Applications for Quality Management and Best Processes collects the latest research for academicians and practitioners that describes the use and synergy between...
Systems analysis and design (SAND) is an evolving field that still represents the point where business and
technology intersects. As discussed in (Bajaj, Batra, Hevner, Parsons, & Siau, 2005), SAND represents
the core of management information systems (MIS) curricula but is underrepresented in the area of MIS
research. The...
As economies continue to evolve, knowledge is being recognized as a business asset and considered a crucial component of business strategy. The ability to manage knowledge is increasingly important for securing and maintaining organizational success and surviving in the knowledge economy. Knowledge Management Strategies for Business...