Conceptual Modeling: Foundations and Applications
Conceptual Modeling: Foundations and Applications

Author: Alex T. Borgida

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-07-06

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 3642024637

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This Festschrift volume, published in honor of John Mylopoulos on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Toronto, contains 25 high-quality papers, written by leading scientists in the field of conceptual modeling. The volume has been divided into six sections. The first section focuses on the foundations of conceptual modeling and contains material on ontologies and knowledge representation. The four sections on software and requirements engineering, information systems, information integration, and web and services, represent the chief current application domains of conceptual modeling. Finally, the section on implementations concentrates on projects that build tools to support conceptual modeling. With its in-depth coverage of diverse topics, this book could be a useful companion to a course on conceptual modeling.

Combinatorial Pattern Matching
Combinatorial Pattern Matching

Author: Suleyman C. Sahinalp

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2004-06-22

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 354022341X

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching, CPM 2004, held in Istanbul, Turkey in July 2004. The 36 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions. The papers are devoted to current theoretical and computational aspects of searching and matching of strings and more complicate patterns, such as trees, regular expressions, graphs, point sets, and arrays. Among the application fields addressed are computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, proteinomics, the web, data compression, coding, multimedia, information retrieval, data analysis, pattern recognition, and computer vision.

Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Plant-Pathogen Interactions

Author: Nora A. Foroud

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-05-30

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1071631594

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This detailed collection focuses on current methodologies for studying various crop diseases. The book explores phytopathogen detection, host-pathogen interactions at the earliest stages of colonization, RNA-seq analyses, as well as host responses downstream of, or coincidental to, gene expression and a newly established protocol for gene editing of Medicago sativa. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step and readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Plant-Pathogen Interactions serves as an ideal guide for researchers working in the vital area of plant diseases.

Neural Nets
Neural Nets

Author: Bruno Apolloni

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2003-09-29

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 3540202277

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed postproceedings of the 14th Italian Workshop on Neural Networks, WIRN VIETRI 2003, held in Vietri sul Mare, Italy in June 2003. The 41 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and improved during two rounds of selection and refereeing. The papers are organized in topical sections on models for neural computation; architectures and algorithms; image and signal processing; applications; bioinformatics and statistics; and formats of knowledge: words, images, and narratives.

Finding Out About
Finding Out About

Author: Richard K. Belew

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780521630283

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Explains how to build useful tools for searching collections of text and other media.

Autonomous Mobile Robots
Autonomous Mobile Robots

Author: Frank L. Lewis

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-10-03

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 1351837117

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It has long been the goal of engineers to develop tools that enhance our ability to do work, increase our quality of life, or perform tasks that are either beyond our ability, too hazardous, or too tedious to be left to human efforts. Autonomous mobile robots are the culmination of decades of research and development, and their potential is seemingly unlimited. Roadmap to the Future Serving as the first comprehensive reference on this interdisciplinary technology, Autonomous Mobile Robots: Sensing, Control, Decision Making, and Applications authoritatively addresses the theoretical, technical, and practical aspects of the field. The book examines in detail the key components that form an autonomous mobile robot, from sensors and sensor fusion to modeling and control, map building and path planning, and decision making and autonomy, and to the final integration of these components for diversified applications. Trusted Guidance A duo of accomplished experts leads a team of renowned international researchers and professionals who provide detailed technical reviews and the latest solutions to a variety of important problems. They share hard-won insight into the practical implementation and integration issues involved in developing autonomous and open robotic systems, along with in-depth examples, current and future applications, and extensive illustrations. For anyone involved in researching, designing, or deploying autonomous robotic systems, Autonomous Mobile Robots is the perfect resource.

Viral Membrane Proteins: Structure, Function, and Drug Design
Viral Membrane Proteins: Structure, Function, and Drug Design

Author: Wolfgang B. Fischer

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-08-02

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0387281460

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In Viral Membrane Proteins: Structure, Function, and Drug Design, Wolfgang Fischer summarizes the current structural and functional knowledge of membrane proteins encoded by viruses. In addition, contributors to the book address questions about proteins as potential drug targets. The range of information covered includes signal proteins, ion channels, and fusion proteins. This book has a place in the libraries of researchers and scientists in a wide array of fields, including protein chemistry, molecular biophysics, pharmaceutical science and research, bioanotechnology, molecular biology, and biochemistry.