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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Mathematikbuch will Studierende der Physik und verwandter Disziplinen durch das Studium begleiten. Es ist vom Lehrbuch über Theoretische Physik des Verfassers inspiriert. Alles, was an Mathematik im Physikbuch vorkommt und dort entweder vorausgesetzt oder lediglich erwähnt wird, soll hier ausgebreitet werden. Und umgekehrt, das Mathematikbuch enthält nur die Gegenstände, die im Physikbuch auch wirklich angesprochen werden, direkt oder indirekt. Nicht weniger, aber auch nicht mehr.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 284 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Computational Intelligence (CI) bezeichnet ein Teilgebiet der Künstlichen Intelligenz, das biologische inspirierte Modelle algorithmisch umsetzt. Evolutionäre Algorithmen orientieren sich an der darwinistischen Evolution und suchen mit Hilfe von Crossover, Mutation und Selektion eine optimale Lösung. Die Fuzzy-Logik ermöglicht als unscharfe Logik eine kognitive Modellierung von Wissen und Inferenzprozessen. Neuronale Netze imitieren funktionale Aspekte des Gehirns für Aufgaben wie Klassifikation und Mustererkennung. Neuere Ansätze der CI wie Reinforcement Learning ermöglichen, das Verhalten künstlicher Agenten in unbekannten Umgebungen zu steuern. Die Schwarmintelligenz modelliert Algorithmen, die auf Basis vieler einfacher Komponenten intelligente Leistungen vollführen. Zu guter Letzt lösen künstliche Immunsysteme eine Reihe von Problemen, ähnlich wie ihr biologisches Pendant. Ein kompakter und übersichtlicher mit vielen Beispielen gespickter Einstieg in die verschiedenen Verfahren der CI.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 168 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das Lehrbuch bearbeitet alle Gebiete des Gewerblichen Rechtschutzes und des Urheberrechts. Nach seiner Konzeption ermöglicht es den Studenten eine vertiefte Einarbeitung in das schwierige Thema, es bietet aber auch dem Praktiker wertvolle Orientierungshilfe bei den grundlegenden Fragen. Die Darstellung des Grundlagenwissens zum Urheber- und Patentrecht, sowie zum Wettbewerbsrecht erfolgt auf sehr hohem Niveau. Der Verfasser bearbeitet die zentralen Rechtsbegriffe dieser Gebiete ¿ Erfindung, urheberrechtlich geschütztes Werk, unlauterer Wettbewerb ¿ durch die Einbeziehung von juristischer Dogmatik, ökonomischen Grundlagen und auch technisch/naturwissenschaftlicher Betrachtung. Da zugleich die Rechtsprechung umfangreich berücksichtigt wird, löst sich das Werk nicht von den Bedürfnissen der Praxis.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 404 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Methoden der Induktiven Statistik gewinnen immer mehr an Bedeutung. Um bei der großen Anzahl statistischer Programmpakete die Auswahl der Verfahren sachadäquat zu treffen und die statistischen Ergebnisse kompetent zu interpretieren, ist ein fundiertes statistisches Wissen notwendig. Das vorliegende Buch will diese Kenntnisse vermitteln. Alle Kapitel sind so konzipiert, dass die schrittweise Darstellung des Stoffes durch zahlreiche Beispiele aus unterschiedlichen Bereichen und viele Graphiken ergänzt wird. Auf diese Weise soll ein Verständnis für induktive statistische Methoden erreicht werden, das zu mehr als einer rezeptartigen Anwendung befähigt. Texthervorhebungen zentraler Begriffe erleichtern die Lesbarkeit und erlauben eine rasche Orientierung. Übungsaufgaben mit Lösungen dienen der Wissenskontrolle und -sicherung. Die 2. Auflage wurde zur besseren Verständlichkeit der statistischen Zusammenhänge umfassend überarbeitet und durch Übungsaufgaben für ein intensives Selbststudium erweitert.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 312 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Lehrbuch behandelt die makroökonomische Rolle des Wechselkurses und des Wechselkurssystems. Es baut Studierenden eine Brücke zwischen den etablierten, aus dem Grundstudium vertrauten Werkzeugen der monetären Makroökonomik offener Volkswirtschaften und fortgeschritteneren Fragen und Modellen, die näher an der aktuellen Forschung stehen. Elementare Konzepte der monetären Aussenwirtschaft und das Mundell-Fleming-Modell werden in den ersten drei Kapiteln ausführlich behandelt. Nach dieser Grundsteinlegung führt das Buch über Standardmodelle der monetären Aussenwirtschaft (Dornbusch-Modell, Währungssubstitution und Vermögensbestandsansatz) und Themen wie Wechselkurszielzonen und Seifenblasen hin zu intertemporalen Gleichgewichtsmodellen und Erklärungen von Währungskrisen. Um den Zugang auch Lesern mit geringeren Vorkenntnissen zu ermöglichen, werden viele Ergebnisse formal, verbal und grafisch entwickelt. Die 4. Auflage enthält zahlreiche Detailverbesserungen, mit einem verstärkten Fokus auf die ökonomische Substanz und Intuition.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 400 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Buch ist speziell auf die Bedürfnisse von Anfängern im Fach Statistik zugeschnitten. Es eignet sich für Bachelor- und Masterstudenten aller Disziplinen, auch wenn die Beispiele ihren Schwerpunkt in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften finden. Die wesentlichen Konzepte, ihre Ideen und Umsetzung werden im Detail erklärt und anhand von Beispielen erläutert. Das Buch enthält viele, meist einfache Beispiele aus der Praxis, die das Interesse der Leser wecken und die Anwendung der Methoden illustrieren sollen. Der Stil ist betont mathematisch informell, und nimmt dem Leser daher die Angst vor den ansonsten recht technisch geschriebenen Konkurrenzwerken - ohne jedoch dadurch auf eine exakte Darstellung zu verzichten. Unter anderem aus diesem Grund ist der Text auch sehr für das Selbststudium zu empfehlen.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 468 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Politik bedeutet, kollektive Entscheidungen zu treffen. Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit Wirtschaftspolitik, ihrer allokationstheoretischen Fundierung und der Frage, welche prinzipiellen Möglichkeiten für rationale kollektive Entscheidungen bestehen. Dabei wird versucht, eine konsistente ökonomische Sicht 'rationaler Politik' zu entwickeln und deren Leistungsfähigkeit an Beispielen und Fallstudien aufzuzeigen. Gleichzeitig werden die Grenzen und Schwierigkeiten des ökonomischen Standardansatzes nicht verschwiegen, sondern offen diskutiert. Breiter Raum wird der methodischen Fundierung gegeben. Studenten können so ein Verständnis für ökonomische Theorien und deren Anwendung entwickeln. Das Buch bietet Lernhilfen wie Abbildungen, Kontrollfragen und kommentierte Literaturverzeichnisse. In über 40 'Sidesteps' werden praktische Anwendungen, Anekdoten, weiterführende Theorien und neuere Ideen präsentiert, die dem Buch den nötigen Unterhaltungswert verschaffen.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 480 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Auch im Zeitalter des Computers stellt die klassische Baustatik die Grundlage aller Standsicherheitsnachweise für Bauten dar. Dieses Lehrbuch führt in die komplexen Zusammenhänge der Stabstatik ein. Es soll Verständnis für den Wirkungsmechanismus der Baukonstruktionen wecken und dem Leser ein solides Grundwissen vermitteln, um in der Praxis Tragwerke berechnen und die Ergebnisse zuverlässig beurteilen zu können. Die theoretischen Zusammenhänge werden zum besseren Verständnis an vielen Beispielen erläutert. Das Buch wird vor allem Studierenden empfohlen, zur Begleitung von Lehrveranstaltungen, zur Auffrischung des erlernten Stoffes und zur Prüfungsvorbereitung. In der vorliegenden 2. Auflage wurden Ergänzungen und Aktualisierungen insbesondere im Hinblick auf die neuen Eurocodes vorgenommen.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 292 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Viele Erkrankungen und Beeinträchtigungen bei Kindern lassen sich vermeiden oder ¿ wenn frühzeitig erkannt ¿ zumindest lindern. Eltern und Betreuer sollten deshalb die Vorsorgemöglichkeiten kennen und nutzen: Untersuchungen während der Schwangerschaft, U-Untersuchungen für Kinder (U1-U9, J1), Hörscreening, Impfungen usw. Dieses Buch bietet das notwendige Wissen für Eltern und Betreuer, um Kinder physisch und psychisch zu fördern. Mit einem Geleitwort von Ursula von der Leyen, Bundesministerin für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 368 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -BIS 2009 held in Pozna was the 12th in a series of international conferences on Business Information Systems. The BIS conference series has been recognized by professionals from its very beginning as a forum for the exchange and d- semination of topical research in the development, implementation, application and improvement of computer systems for business processes. The theme of the conference was ¿Information Systems for Agile Organi- tions.¿ The material collected in this volume covers recent tendencies in making organizations more responsive to external conditions. On the one hand, onto- gies are adopted as a tool for better data and information management. On the other hand, exible information systems based on process orientation are being developed. A set of 22 papers illustrating these trends were selected for presentation during the main event. The articles are grouped into the following conference topics: Ontologies in Organizations,Ontologies and Security, Process Modelling, Process Analysis and Mining, Service-Oriented Architecture, Web Search,SocialIssues,andERP. The Program Committee consisted of over 90 members, who carefully ev- uated all the submitted papers. The careful review process assured that each paper underwent thorough evaluation and received many valuable comments. Only the best-quality papers were selected, resulting in an acceptance rate of less than 30%. The regular program was complemented by outstanding keynote speakers. We were honored to host leading experts in business process management and information management: Wil van der Aalst (Eindhoven University of Techn- ogy, The Netherlands) and Asunción Gómez-Pérez (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain).Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 280 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on E-Technologies, MCETECH 2009, held in Ottawa, Canada, during May 4-6, 2009.The 23 full and 4 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 42 submissions. They cover topics such as inter-organzational processes, service-oriented architectures, security and trust, middleware infrastructures, open source and open environments, and applications including eGovernment, eEducation, and eHealth.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 352 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed papers presented at five international workshops held in conjunction with the 6th International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing, ICSOC 2008, in Sydney, Australia, in December 2008. The volume contains 41 reviewed and improved papers presented at the 4th International Workshop on Engineering Service-Oriented Applications (WESOA 2008), the Second International Workshop on Web APIs and Services Mashups (Mashups 2008), the First International Workshop on Quality-of-Service Concerns in Service Oriented Architectures (QoSCSOA 2008), the First Workshop on Enabling Service Business Ecosystems (ESBE 2008), and the Third International Workshop on Trends in Enterprise Architecture Research (TEAR 2008). The papers offer a wide range of hot topics in service-oriented computing: management and analysis of SOA processes; development of mashups; QoS and trust models in service-oriented multi-agent systems; service ecosystems, service standardization, and evolutionary changes of Web services; governance aspects of SOA, enterprise models and architectures.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 432 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Software architectures that contain many dynamically interacting components, each with its own thread of control, engaging in complex coordination protocols, are difficult to correctly and efficiently engineer. Agent-oriented modelling techniques are important for the design and development of such applications. This book provides a diverse and interesting overview of the work that is currently being undertaken by a growing number of researchers in the area of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering. The papers represent a state-of-the-art report of current research in this field, which is of critical importance in facilitating industry take-up of powerful agent technologies.This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Agent-Oriented Software Engineering, AOSE 2008, held in Estoril, Portugal, in May 2008 as part of AAMAS 2008. The 20 revised full papers were carefully selected from 50 initial submissions during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The papers have been organized into four sections on: multi-agent organizations, method engineering and software development processes, testing and debugging, as well as tools and case studies. 304 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In the second contribution, entitled ¿Behavioral Characterization for Network Anomaly Detection,¿ Victor P. Roche and Unai Arronategui propose a methodology for detecting abnormal traffic on the net, such as worm attacks, based on the obser- tion of the behavior of different elements at the network edges. This methodology means an advance in the detection of a new infection in the backbone of the network, but also in the identification of the infected hosts of a specific network. The authors try to detect network anomalies by tracking the behavior of different network levels. This proposed method is not based on intrinsic characteristics of the worm but on their manner of acting. This methodology has proved its effectiveness in real infections caused by viruses such as SpyBot and Agobot in accordance with experimental tests. In the third contribution, which is entitled ¿The Power of Anonymous Veto in Public Discussion,¿ Feng Hao and Piotr Zielinski propose an exceptional solution¿¿Anonymous Veto Network (or AV-net)¿¿to allow a group of participants to compute a boolean-OR function securely. This protocol is provably secure under the Decision Diffie-Hellman (DDH) and random oracle assumptions.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 284 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Applications of Declarative Programming and Knowledge Management, INAP 2007, and the 21st Workshop on Logic Programming, WLP 2007, held in Würzburg, Germany, during October 4-6, 2007. The 16 thoroughly revised full papers presented together with 1 invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The topics covered are constraints; databases and data mining; extensions of logic programming; and system demonstrations.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 264 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This volume collects the revised versions of the invited and selected papers that were presented at the Second EPOS¿¿Epistemological Perspectives on Simulation¿¿Workshop, held in Brescia, Italy, in October 2006. EPOS is a bi-annual cross-disciplinary workshop on simulation originally established by Ulrich Frank and Klaus G. Troitzsch, with a first e- tion held in Koblenz in July 2004. EPOS aims to provide a forum for scholars from various disciplines, such as the social sciences, computer sciences, engineering and natural sciences, who are interested in discussing epistemological aspects of computer simulation across disciplinary boundaries. The common belief behind the workshop is the recognition that the time has come to seriously reflect on epistemological and methodological preconditions, processes and consequences of simulation as a research tool. During the fist edition in Koblenz 2004, a number of interesting topics were ca- fully addressed: the link between theory and simulation models, the empirical vali- tion of agent-based models in the natural and the social sciences, the relation between models and truth, as well as the role of stylized facts in evidence-based models. A good cross-disciplinary atmosphere permeated the workshop, making possible the exchange of knowledge and ideas beyond any disciplinary boundary. The first EPOS proceedings were edited by Ulrich Frank and Klaus G. Troitzsch and published in the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, Vol. 8, No. 4, 2005.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -These proceedings contain the papers presented at the 4th International S- posium on Location and Context Awareness (LoCA) during May 7¿8, 2009 in Tokyo,Japan.Locationandcontextawarenessarefundamentstonext-generation mobile and pervasive computing systems. Pervasive computing is a model of computing in which computation is everywhere and computer functions are - tegrated into everything. The ultimate aim is to make information, applications and services available anywhere and at anytime in the human environment in a uid manner appropriate to our current context. Once away from the desktop, we nd ourselves in a wide variety of contexts and hence situations. For computing to be relevant and useful in these emerging situations we must rely on a range of contextual cues. Context includes phys- logical, environmental, and computational data, whether sensed or inferred. In addition, context includes details of a user¿s activities, goals, abilities, pref- ences, a ordances, and surroundings. With location and context awareness we can expect computers to deliver information, services, and entertainment in a way that maximizes convenience and minimizes intrusion.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 292 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the Dagstuhl Seminar 08021 on Numerical Validation in Current Hardware Architectures held at Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, in January 2008. The 16 revised full papers presented were selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvements. The papers are organized in topical sections on languages, software systems and tools, new verification techniques based on interval arithmetic, applications in science and engineering, and novel approaches to verification.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 276 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) is concerned with the study of the dev- opment and use of advanced information technologies and systems for national, int- national, and societal security-related applications. The annual IEEE International Conference series on ISI was started in 2003 and the first four meetings were held in the United States. In 2006, the Workshop on ISI (isi. se. cuhk. edu. hk/2006/) was held in Singapore in conjunction with the Pacific Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, with over 100 contributors and participants from all over the world. PAISI 2007 (isi. se. cuhk. edu. hk/2007/) was then held in Chengdu, China and PAISI 2008 (isi. se. cuhk. edu. hk/2008/) was held in Taiwan. These ISI conferences have brought together academic researchers, law enforcement and intel- gence experts, information technology consultants and practitioners to discuss their research and practice related to various ISI topics including ISI data management, data and text mining for ISI applications, terrorism informatics, deception and intent detection, terrorist and criminal social network analysis, public health and bio-security, crime analysis, cyber-infrastructure protection, transportation infrastructure security, policy studies and evaluation, and information assurance, among others. We continued the stream of ISI conferences by organizing the 2009 Pacific Asia Workshop on ISI (PAISI 2009) in conjunction with the Pacific Asia Conference on Knowledge Disc- ery and Data Mining (PAKDD 2009).Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 180 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Vision/Computer Graphics Collaboration Techniques, MIRAGE 2009, held in Rocquencourt, France, in May 2009. The 41 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 83 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics with focus on Computer Vision/Computer Graphics collaboration techniques involving image analysis/synthesis approaches especially concerning theoretical, computational, experimental or industrial aspects of model-based image analysis and image-based model synthesis. 456 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Calabi-Yau manifolds have been an object of extensive research during the last two decades. One of the reasons is the importance of Calabi-Yau 3-manifolds in modern physics - notably string theory. An interesting class of Calabi-Yau manifolds is given by those with complex multiplication (CM). Calabi-Yau manifolds with CM are also of interest in theoretical physics, e. g. in connection with mirror symmetry and black hole attractors. It is the main aim of this book to construct families of Calabi-Yau 3-manifolds with dense sets of bers with complex multiplication. Most - amples in this book are constructed using families of curves with dense sets of bers with CM. The contents of this book can roughly be divided into two parts. The rst six chapters deal with families of curves with dense sets of CM bers and introduce the necessary theoretical background. This includes among other things several aspects of Hodge theory and Shimura varieties. Using the rst part, families of Calabi-Yau 3-manifolds with dense sets of bers withCM are constructed in the remaining ve chapters. In the appendix one nds examples of Calabi-Yau 3-manifolds with complex mul- plication which are not necessarily bers of a family with a dense set ofCM bers. The author hopes to have succeeded in writing a readable book that can also be used by non-specialists.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 244 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization, EvoCOP 2009, held in Tübingen, Germany, in April 2009. The 21 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 53 submissions. The papers present the latest research and discuss current developments and applications in metaheuristics - a paradigm to effectively solve difficult combinatorial optimization problems appearing in various industrial, economical, and scientific domains. Prominent examples of metaheuristics are evolutionary algorithms, simulated annealing, tabu search, scatter search, memetic algorithms, variable neighborhood search, iterated local search, greedy randomized adaptive search procedures, estimation of distribution algorithms and ant colony optimization.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 268 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book will support an issue as important as self-management of chronic diseases, es- cially AD, in finding its way into the daily life of patients and their caregivers as well as into treatment worldwide. It is written for healthcare professionals, aging researchers/scientists, patients with Alzheimer¿s disease and their caregivers, managers of eldercare facilities, public health authorities, umbrella organisations of Alzheimer associations, Alzheimer associations, health care administrators, health economists and government officials. It is my pleasant duty to thank Merz Pharma (Schweiz) AG in Allschwil-Switzerland to purchase 40 copies of the book. To finish this book, a long and sometimes arduous path had to be traveled. Now that it is over, I feel profoundly thankful towards all authors for participating in this project, p- ticularly Eva Krebs-Roubicek, MD for her contribution, the three models on the cover of this book; and especially to Julie and Jean-Luc for their great understanding and loving - sistance. Sabine Bährer-Kohler, Editor of the book VII Foreword Alzheimer¿s disease is one of those diseases which is steadily increasing worldwide. Treating Alzheimer¿s disease is able to modify its course but does not yet cure it. Alzheimer¿s disease is an enormous challenge not only for the afflicted person but also for the relatives.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 176 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -It is commonly assumed that computers process information. But what is inf- mation In a technical, important, but nevertheless rather narrow sense, Sh- non¿sinformationtheorygivesa rstanswertothisquestion.Thistheoryfocuses on measuring the information content of a message. Essentially this measure is the reduction of the uncertainty obtained by receiving a message. The unc- tainty of a situation of ignorance in turn is measured by entropy. This theory hashad an immense impact on the technologyof information storage,data c- pression, information transmission and coding and still is a very active domain of research. Shannon¿s theory has also attractedmuch interest in a more philosophic look at information, although it was readily remarked that it is only a ¿syntactic¿ theory of information and neglects ¿semantic¿ issues. Several attempts have been made in philosophy to give information theory a semantic avor, but still mostly based on or at least linked to Shannon¿s theory. Approaches to semantic informationtheoryalsoveryoftenmakeuseofformallogic.Thereby,in formation is linked to reasoning, deduction and inference, as well as to decision making. Further, entropy and related measure were soon found to have important connotations with regard to statistical inference. Surely, statistical data and observation represent information, information about unknown, hidden para- ters. Thus a whole branch of statistics developed around concepts of Shannon¿s information theory or derived from them. Also some proper measurements - propriate for statistics, like Fisher¿s information, were proposed.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 280 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -UNISCON 2009 (United Information Systems Conference) was the third conf- ence in the series that is based on the idea to pool smaller but highly interesting scienti c events on information systems into one large conference. Here, people from di erent scienti c backgrounds can present their research results, share their ideas and discuss future trends in these various areas. UNISCON 2009 was held in Sydney, Australia in the University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown Campus. In 2009 the following scienti c events were held under the umbrella of UNISCON 2009: th ¿ 8 International Conference on Information Systems Technology and Its Applications (ISTA 2009) th ¿ 8 International Workshop on Conceptual Modelling Approaches for e- Business (eCOMO 2009) ¿ Second Workshop on Model-Based Software and Data Integration (MBSDI 2009) We received 115 papers for the three events. Papers were submitted from over 25 countries. After a rigorous review process, 39 papers were accepted as full papers and 14 papers as short papers for presentation at the conference and published in these proceedings. In addition to the above three events, we also organized a Doctoral Cons- tium to provide a forum for doctoral students to get feedback from experts in the area about their research projects. 584 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the International Workshop on Coordination, Organization, Institutions and Norms in Agent Systems, COIN 2008, held as two events at AAMAS 2008, the 7th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems in Estoril, Portugal, in May 2008 and at AAAI 2008, the 23rd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Chicago, IL, USA, in July 2008. This volume is the 4th in a series focussing on issues in Coordination, Organizations, Institutions and Norms (COIN) in multi-agent systems. The 17 papers contained in this volume are the revised and extended versions of a selection of papers presented and discussed in these two workshops. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: from coordination to organization, from organization to coordination, formalization of norms and institutions, design of norms and institutions, as well as applications.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 280 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Since 1980, methods for recursive evaluation of aggregate claims distributions have received extensive attention in the actuarial literature.This book gives a unified survey of the theory and is intended to be self-contained to a large extent. As the methodology is applicable also outside the actuarial field, it is presented in a general setting, but actuarial applications are used for motivation.The book is divided into two parts. Part I is devoted to univariate distributions, whereas in Part II, the methodology is extended to multivariate settings.Primarily intended as a monograph, this book can also be used as text for courses on the graduate level. Suggested outlines for such courses are given.The book is of interest for actuaries and statisticians working within the insurance and finance industry, as well as for people in other fields like operations research and reliability theory.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 364 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Theory and Applications of Models of Computation, TAMC 2009, held in Changsha, China in May 2009. The 39 full papers presented together with 7 invited papers as well as 3 plenary talks were selected from 86 submissions. The papers address the three main themes of the conference which were Computability, Complexity, and Algorithms. The conference aimed to bring together researchers with interests in theoretical computer science, algorithmic mathematics, and applications to the physical sciences. 500 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Grid and Pervasive Computing (GPC) is an annual international conference devoted to the promotion and advancement of all aspects of grid and pervasive computing. The objective of this conference is to provide a forum for researchers and engineers to present their latest research in the elds of grid and pervasive computing. Previous editions of the Grid and Pervasive Computing conference were held in: Kunming (China) May 25-28, 2008, Paris (France) May 2-4, 2007, and Taichung (Taiwan) May 3-5, 2006. The fourth edition took place in Geneva, Switzerland during May 4-8, 2009. It was organized by members of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (Haute Ecole de Paysage, d¿Ing¿ enierie et d¿Architecture - hepia), in collaboration with colleagues from various places around the world. The conference spanned a full week, including a three-day technical program where the papers contained in these proceedings were presented. The conf- ence was followed by two tutorial days where attendants had the opportunity to discuss a variety of topics related to the elds covered at the conference, at both introductory and advanced levels. The technical program also included an industrial session, with contributions illustrating challenges faced and so- tions devised by industry. Furthermore, the conference o ered an opportunity for vendors and researchers to present their products and projects at an ex- bition (Grid Village) where solutions supporting the development of grid and pervasive computing were displayed.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 500 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Genetic Programming, EuroGP 2009, held in Tübingen, Germany, in April 2009 colocated with the Evo\* 2009 events. The 21 revised plenary papers and 9 revised poster papers were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 57 submissions. A great variety of topics are presented reflecting the current state of research in the field of genetic programming, including the latest work on representations, theory, operators and analysis, feature selection, generalisation, coevolution and numerous applications.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 380 pp. Englisch.