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• Scientific Computing with MATLAB and Octave, 4th Edition
• Scientific Computing
• Financial Accounting and Management Control
• Leadership and Organizational Outcomes
• Sustainable Fashion Supply Chain Management
• Wine Queens
• Shape Reconstruction from Apparent Contours
• Multipath TCP for User Cooperation in Wireless Networks
• Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
• Excel 2013 for Business Statistics
• Rails 3 in Action
• China’s Outbound Foreign Direct Investment Promotion System
• A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python, 4th Edition
• Python Programming Fundamentals, 2nd Edition
• Calculus With Applications, 2nd Edition
• Cyber Defense and Situational Awareness
• Data Structures and Algorithms with Python
• Advanced Video Coding Systems
• GPU Computing and Applications
• Python for Signal Processing

Scientific Computing with MATLAB and Octave, 4th Edition Posted: 12 Apr 2016 08:08 PM PDT Scientific Computing with MATLAB and Octave (Texts in Computational Science and Engineering), 4th Edition. This textbook is an introduction to Scientific Computing, in which several numerical methods for the computer-based solution of certain classes of mathematical problems are illustrated. The authors show how to compute the zeros, the extrema, and the integrals of continuous functions, solve linear systems, approximate functions using polynomials and construct accurate approximations for the solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. To make the format concrete and appealing, the programming environments Matlab and Octave are adopted as faithful companions. The book contains the solutions to several problems posed in exercises and examples, often originating from important applications. At the end of each chapter, a specific section is devoted to subjects which were not addressed in the book and contains bibliographical references for a more comprehensive treatment of the material. The post Scientific Computing with MATLAB and Octave, 4th Edition appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Scientific Computing Posted: 12 Apr 2016 08:06 PM PDT Scientific Computing: An Introduction using Maple and MATLAB (Texts in Computational Science and Engineering). Scientific computing is the study of how to use computers effectively to solve problems that arise from the mathematical modeling of phenomena in science and engineering. It is based on mathematics, numerical and symbolic/algebraic computations and visualization. This book serves as an introduction to both the theory and practice of scientific computing, with each chapter presenting the basic algorithms that serve as the workhorses of many scientific codes; we explain both the theory behind these algorithms and how they must be implemented in order to work reliably in finite-precision arithmetic. The book includes many programs written in Matlab and Maple – Maple is often used to derive numerical algorithms, whereas Matlab is used to implement them. The theory is developed in such a way that students can learn by themselves as they work through the text. Each chapter contains numerous examples and problems to help readers understand the material "hands-on". The post Scientific Computing appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Financial Accounting and Management Control Posted: 12 Apr 2016 08:01 PM PDT Financial Accounting and Management Control: The Tensions and Conflicts Between Uniformity and Uniqueness (Contributions to Management Science). This book is about financial accounting and management control and how these two information systems are related as well as how their objectives conflict. At the most fundamental level, the objective of financial accounting is to provide owners and funders with comparable information on a company’s value creation. The aim of management control, on the other hand, is to give the board, senior executives and employees unique information for strategy formulation and implementation. One often-mentioned negative effect is the risk of financial accounting affecting management control design and use, making it less relevant for decision-making at the company level. The book provides an analysis of the complex relationship between financial accounting and management control. The analysis is based on theoretical reasoning as well as several examples of how financial accounting standards affect not only the annual report but also the control system. An interesting, and perhaps unexpected conclusion is that management control seems to affect financial accounting almost as much as financial accounting affects management control. These complex relationships, which can influence the design and use of both financial accounting and management control, are discussed in detail in this book. The post Financial Accounting and Management Control appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Leadership and Organizational Outcomes Posted: 12 Apr 2016 07:59 PM PDT Leadership and Organizational Outcomes: Meta-Analysis of Empirical Studies. This book focuses on the effect of leadership on organizational outcomes and summarizes the current research findings in the field. It addresses the need for inclusive and interpretive studies in the field in order to interpret leadership literature and suggest new pathways for further studies. Appropriately, a meta-analysis approach is used by the contributors to show the big picture to the researchers by analyzing and combining the findings from different independent studies. In particular, the editors compile various studies examining the relationship between the leadership and thirteen organizational outcomes separately. The philosophy behind this book is to direct future research and practices rather than addressing the limits of current studies. The post Leadership and Organizational Outcomes appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Sustainable Fashion Supply Chain Management Posted: 12 Apr 2016 07:58 PM PDT Sustainable Fashion Supply Chain Management: From Sourcing to Retailing (Springer Series in Supply Chain Management). This handbook is a compilation of comprehensive reference sources that provide state-of-the-art findings on both theoretical and applied research on sustainable fashion supply chain management. It contains three parts, organized under the headings of "Reviews and Discussions," "Analytical Research," and "Empirical Research," featuring peer-reviewed papers contributed by researchers from Asia, Europe, and the US. This book is the first to focus on sustainable supply chain management in the fashion industry and is therefore a pioneering text on this topic. In the fashion industry, disposable fashion under the fast fashion concept has become a trend. In this trend, fashion supply chains must be highly responsive to market changes and able to produce fashion products in very small quantities to satisfy changing consumer needs. As a result, new styles will appear in the market within a very short time and fashion brands such as Zara can reduce the whole process cycle from conceptual design to a final ready-to-sell "well-produced and packaged" product on the retail sales floor within a few weeks. From the supply chain's perspective, the fast fashion concept helps to match supply and demand and lowers inventory. Moreover, since many fast fashion companies, e.g., Zara, H&M, and Topshop, adopt a local sourcing approach and obtain supply from local manufacturers (to cut lead time), the corresponding carbon footprint is much reduced. Thus, this local sourcing scheme under fast fashion would enhance the level of environmental friendliness compared with the more traditional offshore sourcing. Furthermore, since the fashion supply chain is notorious for generating high volumes of pollutants, involving hazardous materials in the production processes, and producing products by companies with low social responsibility, new management principles and theories, especially those that take into account consumer behaviours and preferences, need to be developed to address many of these issues in order to achieve the goal of sustainable fashion supply chain management. The topics covered include Reverse Logistics of US Carpet Recycling; Green Brand Strategies in the Fashion Industry; Impacts of Social Media on Consumers' Disposals of Apparel; Fashion Supply Chain Network Competition with Eco-labelling; Reverse Logistics as a Sustainable Supply Chain Practice for the Fashion Industry; Apparel Manufacturers' Path to World-class Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Slow-Fashion Industry; Mass Market Second-hand Clothing Retail Operations in Hong Kong; Constraints and Drivers of Growth in the Ethical Fashion Sector: The case of France; and Effects of Used Garment Collection Programmes in Fast Fashion Brands. The post Sustainable Fashion Supply Chain Management appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Wine Queens Posted: 12 Apr 2016 07:55 PM PDT Wine Queens: Understanding the Role of Women in Wine Marketing (SpringerBriefs in Business). This book explores a fairly unique wine marketing topic by examining the role and historic function of Wine Queens and Wine Kings. The author charts the history of Wine Queens in Europe, the Americas and Asia, while also focusing on cases from Slovenia. The difference between Wine Queens and Beauty Queens is also described in light of marketing approaches used in the wine industry. The book concludes with a thoughtful chapter on the role of objectification of women in profit seeking. The post Wine Queens appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Shape Reconstruction from Apparent Contours Posted: 12 Apr 2016 07:52 PM PDT Shape Reconstruction from Apparent Contours: Theory and Algorithms (Computational Imaging and Vision). Motivated by a variational model concerning the depth of the objects in a picture and the problem of hidden and illusory contours, this book investigates one of the central problems of computer vision: the topological and algorithmic reconstruction of a smooth three dimensional scene starting from the visible part of an apparent contour. The authors focus their attention on the manipulation of apparent contours using a finite set of elementary moves, which correspond to diffeomorphic deformations of three dimensional scenes. A large part of the book is devoted to the algorithmic part, with implementations, experiments, and computed examples. The book is intended also as a user’s guide to the software code appcontour, written for the manipulation of apparent contours and their invariants. This book is addressed to theoretical and applied scientists working in the field of mathematical models of image segmentation. The post Shape Reconstruction from Apparent Contours appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Multipath TCP for User Cooperation in Wireless Networks Posted: 12 Apr 2016 07:51 PM PDT Multipath TCP for User Cooperation in Wireless Networks (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science). This brief presents several enhancement modules to Multipath Transmission Control Protocol (MPTCP) in order to support stable and efficient multipath transmission with user cooperation in the Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The text explains how these enhancements provide a stable aggregate throughput to the upper-layer applications; guarantee a steady goodput, which is the real application-layer perceived throughput; and ensure that the local traffic of the relays is not adversely affected when the relays are forwarding data for the destination. The performance of the proposed solutions is extensively evaluated using various scenarios. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed modules can achieve a stable aggregate throughput and significantly improve the goodput by 1.5 times on average. The brief also shows that these extensions can well respect the local traffic of the relays and motivate the relay users to provide the relaying service. The post Multipath TCP for User Cooperation in Wireless Networks appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning Posted: 12 Apr 2016 07:19 PM PDT Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics). The dramatic growth in practical applications for machine learning over the last ten years has been accompanied by many important developments in the underlying algorithms and techniques. For example, Bayesian methods have grown from a specialist niche to become mainstream, while graphical models have emerged as a general framework for describing and applying probabilistic techniques. The practical applicability of Bayesian methods has been greatly enhanced by the development of a range of approximate inference algorithms such as variational Bayes and expectation propagation, while new models based on kernels have had a significant impact on both algorithms and applications. This completely new textbook reflects these recent developments while providing a comprehensive introduction to the fields of pattern recognition and machine learning. It is aimed at advanced undergraduates or first-year PhD students, as well as researchers and practitioners. No previous knowledge of pattern recognition or machine learning concepts is assumed. Familiarity with multivariate calculus and basic linear algebra is required, and some experience in the use of probabilities would be helpful though not essential as the book includes a self-contained introduction to basic probability theory. The book is suitable for courses on machine learning, statistics, computer science, signal processing, computer vision, data mining, and bioinformatics. Extensive support is provided for course instructors, including more than 400 exercises, graded according to difficulty. Example solutions for a subset of the exercises are available from the book web site, while solutions for the remainder can be obtained by instructors from the publisher. The book is supported by a great deal of additional material, and the reader is encouraged to visit the book web site for the latest information. The post Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Excel 2013 for Business Statistics Posted: 12 Apr 2016 07:17 PM PDT Excel 2013 for Business Statistics: A Guide to Solving Practical Business Problems. This is the first book to show the capabilities of Microsoft Excel to teach business statistics effectively.  It is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical business problems.  If understanding statistics isn't your strongest suit, you are not especially mathematically-inclined, or if you are wary of computers, this is the right book for you. Excel, a widely available computer program for students and managers, is also an effective teaching and learning tool for quantitative analyses in business courses.  Its powerful computational ability and graphical functions make learning statistics much easier than in years past.  However, Excel 2013 for Business Statistics: A Guide to Solving Practical Problems is the first book to capitalize on these improvements by teaching students and managers how to apply Excel to statistical techniques necessary in their courses and work. Each chapter explains statistical formulas and directs the reader to use Excel commands to solve specific, easy-to-understand business problems.  Practice problems are provided at the end of each chapter with their solutions in an Appendix.  Separately, there is a full Practice Test (with answers in an Appendix) that allows readers to test what they have learned. The post Excel 2013 for Business Statistics appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Rails 3 in Action Posted: 12 Apr 2016 08:58 AM PDT Rails 3 in Action. You’ll master Rails 3.1 by developing a ticket tracking application that includes RESTful routing, authentication and authorization, state maintenance, file uploads, email, and more. You’ll also explore powerful features like designing your own APIs and building a Rails engine. You will see Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development in action throughout the book, just like you would in a top Rails shop. What’s inside Covers Rails 3.1 from the ground up Testing and BDD using RSpec and Cucumber Working with Rack About the Technology Rails 3 is a full stack, open source web framework powered by Ruby and this book is an introduction to it. Whether you’re just starting or you have a few cycles under your belt, you’ll appreciate the book’s guru’s-eye-view of idiomatic Rails programming. About the reader It is helpful for readers to have a background in Ruby, but no prior Rails experience is needed. The post Rails 3 in Action appeared first on 1Bookcase.

China’s Outbound Foreign Direct Investment Promotion System Posted: 12 Apr 2016 05:23 AM PDT China's Outbound Foreign Direct Investment Promotion System: Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China's Development Path. This book outlines China's current overseas investment promotion system, analyzing the general situation and the main problems arising during its development. Based on investigations of both the historical and present-day contexts of outbound investment, the book suggests improvements to overseas investment promotion to protect China's enterprises from various aspects of the system including legal, regulatory, fiscal, intellectual property rights and standardization, risk prevention, foreign trade and economic cooperation zones to promote overseas securities investment promotion and social services. The post China’s Outbound Foreign Direct Investment Promotion System appeared first on 1Bookcase.

A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python, 4th Edition Posted: 12 Apr 2016 05:21 AM PDT A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python: Texts in Computational Science and Engineering, 4th Edition. The book serves as a first introduction to computer programming of scientific applications, using the high-level Python language. The exposition is example and problem-oriented, where the applications are taken from mathematics, numerical calculus, statistics, physics, biology and finance. The book teaches “Matlab-style” and procedural programming as well as object-oriented programming. High school mathematics is a required background and it is advantageous to study classical and numerical one-variable calculus in parallel with reading this book. Besides learning how to program computers, the reader will also learn how to solve mathematical problems, arising in various branches of science and engineering, with the aid of numerical methods and programming. By blending programming, mathematics and scientific applications, the book lays a solid foundation for practicing computational science. The post A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python, 4th Edition appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Python Programming Fundamentals, 2nd Edition Posted: 12 Apr 2016 05:18 AM PDT Python Programming Fundamentals: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science, 2nd Edition. This easy-to-follow and classroom-tested textbook guides the reader through the fundamentals of programming with Python, an accessible language which can be learned incrementally. This revised and updated new edition will teach students how to recognize and apply abstract patterns in programming through the extensive use of illustrative examples and practical exercises. The book also demonstrates the benefit of using a debugger to inspect the state of a program while it is executing. Topics and features: Incudes numerous examples and practice exercises throughout the text, with additional exercises, solutions and review questions at the end of each chapter Highlights the patterns which frequently appear when writing programs, reinforcing the application of these patterns for problem-solving through practice exercises Introduces the use of a debugger tool to inspect a program, enabling students to discover for themselves how programs work and enhance their understanding Presents the Tkinter framework for building graphical user interface applications and event-driven programs Provides instructional videos and additional information for students, as well as support materials for instructors, at an associated website Ideal for introductory programming courses for undergraduates in computer science, this hands-on textbook for interactive classroom learning will help students to develop the necessary skills to begin writing their own programs. Due to the wealth of support material available, Python is selected as a good first language with little "overhead" in learning to write simple programs. The post Python Programming Fundamentals, 2nd Edition appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Calculus With Applications, 2nd Edition Posted: 12 Apr 2016 05:15 AM PDT Calculus With Applications: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, 2nd Edition. This new edition of Lax, Burstein, and Lax’s Calculus with Applications and Computing offers meaningful explanations of the important theorems of single variable calculus. Written with students in mathematics, the physical sciences, and engineering in mind, and revised with their help, it shows that the themes of calculation, approximation, and modeling are central to mathematics and the main ideas of single variable calculus. This edition brings the innovation of the first edition to a new generation of students. New sections in this book use simple, elementary examples to show that when applying calculus concepts to approximations of  functions, uniform convergence is more natural and easier to use than point-wise convergence. As in the original, this edition includes material that is essential for students in science and engineering, including an elementary introduction to complex numbers and complex-valued functions, applications of calculus to modeling vibrations and population dynamics, and an introduction to probability and information theory. The post Calculus With Applications, 2nd Edition appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Cyber Defense and Situational Awareness Posted: 12 Apr 2016 05:14 AM PDT Cyber Defense and Situational Awareness: Advances in Information Security. This book is the first publication to give a comprehensive, structured treatment to the important topic of situational awareness in cyber defense. It presents the subject in a logical, consistent, continuous discourse, covering key topics such as formation of cyber situational awareness, visualization and human factors, automated learning and inference, use of ontologies and metrics, predicting and assessing impact of cyber attacks, and achieving resilience of cyber and physical mission. Chapters include case studies, recent research results and practical insights described specifically for this book. Situational awareness is exceptionally prominent in the field of cyber defense. It involves science, technology and practice of perception, comprehension and projection of events and entities in cyber space. Chapters discuss the difficulties of achieving cyber situational awareness – along with approaches to overcoming the difficulties – in the relatively young field of cyber defense where key phenomena are so unlike the more conventional physical world. Cyber Defense and Situational Awareness is designed as a reference for practitioners of cyber security and developers of technology solutions for cyber defenders. Advanced-level students and researchers focused on security of computer networks will also find this book a valuable resource. The post Cyber Defense and Situational Awareness appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Data Structures and Algorithms with Python Posted: 12 Apr 2016 05:10 AM PDT Data Structures and Algorithms with Python. This clearly structured and easy to read textbook explains the concepts and techniques required to write programs that can handle large amounts of data efficiently. Project-oriented and classroom-tested, the book presents a number of important algorithms supported by motivating examples that bring meaning to the problems faced by computer programmers. The idea of computational complexity is also introduced, demonstrating what can and cannot be computed efficiently so that the programmer can make informed judgements about the algorithms they use. The text assumes some basic experience in computer programming and familiarity in an object-oriented language, but not necessarily with Python. Topics and features: Includes both introductory and advanced data structures and algorithms topics, with suggested chapter sequences for those respective courses provided in the preface Provides learning goals, review questions and programming exercises in each chapter, as well as numerous illustrative examples Offers downloadable programs and supplementary files at an associated website, with instructor materials available from the author Presents a primer on Python for those coming from a different language background Reviews the use of hashing in sets and maps, along with an examination of binary search trees and tree traversals, and material on depth first search of graphs Discusses topics suitable for an advanced course, such as membership structures, heaps, balanced binary search trees, B-trees and heuristic search Students of computer science will find this clear and concise textbook to be invaluable for undergraduate courses on data structures and algorithms, at both introductory and advanced levels. The book is also suitable as a refresher guide for computer programmers starting new jobs working with Python. The post Data Structures and Algorithms with Python appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Advanced Video Coding Systems Posted: 12 Apr 2016 05:07 AM PDT Advanced Video Coding Systems. This comprehensive and accessible text/reference presents an overview of the state of the art in video coding technology. Specifically, the book introduces the tools of the AVS2 standard, describing how AVS2 can help to achieve a significant improvement in coding efficiency for future video networks and applications by incorporating smarter coding tools such as scene video coding. Topics and features: Introduces the basic concepts in video coding, and presents a short history of video coding technology and standards. Reviews the coding framework, main coding tools, and syntax structure of AVS2. Describes the key technologies used in the AVS2 standard, including prediction coding, transform coding, entropy coding, and loop-filters. Examines efficient tools for scene video coding and surveillance video, and the details of a promising intelligent video coding system. Discusses optimization technologies in video coding systems for reducing complexity, improving performance, and organizing compressed streams. Provides a review of image, video, and 3D content quality assessment algorithms. Surveys the hot research topics in video compression, including perceptual video compression, and Internet media-oriented compression This invaluable work provides practical guidance for engineers on implementing the AVS2 standard, and will also prove helpful to students wishing to better understand the relevant techniques. Additionally, the book offers suggestions for researchers interested in developing smart video coding and processing frameworks for target problems. The post Advanced Video Coding Systems appeared first on 1Bookcase.

GPU Computing and Applications Posted: 12 Apr 2016 05:05 AM PDT GPU Computing and Applications. This book presents a collection of state of the art research on GPU Computing and Application. The major part of this book is selected from the work presented at the 2013 Symposium on GPU Computing and Applications held in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Oct 9, 2013). Three major domains of GPU application are covered in the book including (1) Engineering design and simulation; (2) Biomedical Sciences; and (3) Interactive & Digital Media. The book also addresses the fundamental issues in GPU computing with a focus on big data processing. Researchers and developers in GPU Computing and Applications will benefit from this book. Training professionals and educators can also benefit from this book to learn the possible application of GPU technology in various areas. The post GPU Computing and Applications appeared first on 1Bookcase.

Python for Signal Processing Posted: 12 Apr 2016 05:02 AM PDT Python for Signal Processing: Featuring IPython Notebooks. This book covers the fundamental concepts in signal processing illustrated with Python code and made available via IPython Notebooks, which are live, interactive, browser-based documents that allow one to change parameters, redraw plots, and tinker with the ideas presented in the text. Everything in the text is computable in this format and thereby invites readers to "experiment and learn" as they read. The book focuses on the core, fundamental principles of signal processing. The code corresponding to this book uses the core functionality of the scientific Python toolchain that should remain unchanged into the foreseeable future.  For those looking to migrate their signal processing codes to Python, this book illustrates the key signal and plotting modules that can ease this transition. For those already comfortable with the scientific Python toolchain, this book illustrates the fundamental concepts in signal processing and provides a gateway to further signal processing concepts. The post Python for Signal Processing appeared first on 1Bookcase.

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