Computers

As the air transportation system s capacity increase has not met the rapid growth in demand, maximizing the utilization of the infrastructure is preferred over expanding it. To make the most efficient use of the existing resources, it is then necessary to develop and implement advanced technologies. Computational Models, Software Engineering, and Advanced Technologies in Air Transportation: Next Generation Applications disseminates knowledge on modern information technology applications in air transportation useful to professionals, researchers, and academicians.

This comprehensive introductory reference covers the key figures and events that have shaped the technological development of the United States from its founding to the present. From the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Age, American inventors and entrepreneurs have been at the forefront of technologies that transformed life here and around the world.

Security is an increasingly important area of study for businesses as failure to address company protection can have severe ramifications for the long-term viability of any e-commerce enterprise. Digital Business Security Development: Management Technologies provides comprehensive coverage of issues associated with maintaining business protection in digital environments.

Although social, economical, and environmental sustainability has become increasingly important in this era of globalization, little effort has been put forth to investigate the social and cultural impact. Organizational Communication and Sustainable Development: ICTs for Mobility explores how mobility meets sustainability in contemporary organizational communication.

The reduction of machine learning algorithms to commonsense reasoning processes is now possible due to the reformulation of machine learning problems as searching the best approximation of a given classification on a given set of examples. Machine Learning Methods for Commonsense Reasoning Processes: Interactive Models provides a unique view on classification as a key to human commonsense reasoning and transforms traditional considerations of data and knowledge communications.

Christopher S. Schreiner is Professor of English and Chair of the Division of English and Applied Linguistics at the University of Guam. Before teaching on Guam, he was Professor of Literature at Fukuoka Women�s University in Japan, and Professor of Integrated Arts and Sciences at Hiroshima University. He has coordinated assessment for the Division of English and Applied Linguistics in preparation for the WASC visit, and authored the summary assessment report for the grant-funded Project HATSA in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Guam.

Harrison Hao Yang (EdD, Florida International University, 1996) is a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at State University of New York at Oswego (USA). His research specialties include assessment and e-folios, distance/flexible education, information literacy, information technology diffusion/integration, learning theories, issues and trends on vocational-technical education, and Web/learning communities. Dr. Yang was the recipient of the SUNY Oswego President Award of Teaching Excellence (2006).

Hybrid learning is now the single-greatest trend in education today due to the numerous educational advantages when both traditional classroom learning and e-learning are implemented collectively. The Handbook of Research on Hybrid Learning Models: Advanced Tools, Technologies, and Applications collects emerging research and pedagogies related to the convergence of teaching and learning methods.

Discrete event simulation environments have desirable features and components now driving researchers to develop and enhance existing environments. "The Handbook of Research on Discrete Event Simulation Environments: Technologies and Applications" provides a comprehensive overview of theory and practice in simulation systems. A leading publication in this growing field, this Handbook of Research offers researchers, academicians, and practitioners progressive findings in simulation methodologies, modeling, standards, and applications.

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As any application running on a computer makes use of the operating system, the potential impact of improving areas such as memory management, process scheduling, file systems, and device drivers is tremendous. The Handbook of Research on Advanced Operating Systems and Kernel Applications: Techniques and Technologies discusses non-distributed operating systems that benefit researchers, academicians, and practitioners desiring to delve into this subject area and learn more on this important field of study.