.Generating a satisfactory classification image from remote sensing data is not a straightforward task. Many factors contribute to this difficulty including the characteristics of a study area, availability of suitable remote sensing data, ancillary and ground reference data, proper use of variables and classification algorithms, and the analyst’s eAdvances in Environmental Remote Sensing: Sensors, Algorithms,…
This book discusses the latest advances in people-centered design, operation, and management of broadly defined advanced manufacturing systems and processes. It reports on human factors issues related to various research areas such as intelligent manufacturing technologies, web-based manufacturing services, digital manufacturing worlds, and manufacturing knowledge support systems, as well as other contemporary manufacturing environments. The…
The purpose of this book is to provide public health, disability, and rehabilitation professionals and practitioners evidence-based science with respect to health disparities faced by people with disabilities, especially people with mobility limitations; alternative methods of rehabilitation and exercise science for this population; assistive device technology; and, improved access to health care, employment, and social…
Advances in Experimental Philosophy and Philosophical Methodology Studies in His Life and Writings The rise of experimental philosophy is generating pressing methodological questions for philosophers. Can findings from experimental studies hold any significance for philosophy as a discipline? Can philosophical theorizing be improved through consideration of such studies? Do these studies threaten traditional philosophical methodology?…
Experimental philosophy has blossomed into a variety of philosophical fields including ethics, epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of language. But there has been very little experimental philosophical research in the domain of philosophical aesthetics. Advances to Experimental Philosophy of Aesthetics introduces this burgeoning research field, presenting it both in its unity and diversity, and determining the…
This book presents recent developments and research trends in the field of feature selection for data and pattern recognition, highlighting a number of latest advances. The field of feature selection is evolving constantly, providing numerous new algorithms, new solutions, and new applications. Some of the advances presented focus on theoretical approaches, introducing novel propositions highlighting…
In this issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics, guest editor Rebecca G.Rogers brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Urogynecology.Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on Advances in Urogynecology, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize…
Advances in Food Authenticity Testing covers a topic that is of great importance to both the food industry whose responsibility it is to provide clear and accurate labeling of their products and maintain food safety and the government agencies and organizations that are tasked with the verification of claims of food authenticity.The adulteration of foods…
Advances in Fractional Calculus Theoretical Developments and Applications in Physics and Engineering In the last two decades, fractional (or non integer) differentiation has played a very important role in various fields such as mechanics, electricity, chemistry, biology, economics, control theory and signal and image processing.For example, in the last three fields, some important considerations such…
.Timely and reliable information on natural resources, regarding their potential and limitations, is a prerequisite for sustainable development. Geospatial technologies offer immense potential in providing such information in a timely and cost-effective manner. Using orbital sensors data in conjunction with airborne and proximal sensors data to generate information on soils and agricultural resources, forests, mineral…
This book discusses various aspects of real-world applications of optimization algorithms, presenting insights from the 5th International Conference on Harmony Search, Soft Computing and Applications, held at Kunming, China on July 20?22, 2019.The book focuses on the recent advances in soft computing techniques such as harmony search, PSO and DE and their application to solve…
The purpose of this book is to introduce the student to the fields of organization theory and organizational behavior and their application to the management of health care organizations.The course will cover both macro and micro level issues relevant to health care organizations, including governance, the history and role of management in health care, organizational…
Advances in High Performance Computing and Computational Sciences The 1st Kazakh-German Advanced Research Workshop, Almaty, Kazakhstan, September 25 to October 1, 2005This volume contains contributions to the First Kazakh-German Advanced Research Workshop on Computational Science and High Performance Computing presented in September 2005 at Almaty, Kazakhstan.The workshop was organized by the High Performance Computing Center…
Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors and Simulation, July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USAThis book focuses on modeling and simulation research that advances the current state-of-the-art regarding human factors in this area.It reports on cutting-edge simulators such as virtual and augmented reality, on multisensory environments, and on modeling and simulation methods…
