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Application Performance Management (APM) in the Digital Enterprise enables IT professionals to be more successful in managing their company''s applications. It explores the fundamentals of application management, examines how the latest technological trends impact application management, and provides best practices for responding to these changes. The recent surge in the use of containers as a way to simplify management and deploy applications has created new challenges, and the convergence of containerization, cloud, mobile, virtualization, analytics, and automation is reshaping the requirements for application management. This book serves as a guide for understanding these dramatic changes and how they impact the management of applications, showing how to create a management strategy, define the underlying processes and standards, and how to select the appropriate tools to enable management processes.Offers a complete framework for implementing effective application management using clear tips and solutions for those responsible for application managementDraws upon primary research to give technologists a current understanding of the latest technologies and processes needed to more effectively manage large-scale applicationsIncludes real-world case studies and business justifications that support application management investments

Usability Testing for Survey Research provides researchers with a guide to the tools necessary to evaluate, test, and modify surveys in an iterative method during the survey pretesting process. It includes examples that apply usability to any type of survey during any stage of development, along with tactics on how to tailor usability testing to meet budget and scheduling constraints. The book''s authors distill their experience to provide tips on how usability testing can be applied to paper surveys, mixed-mode surveys, interviewer-administered tools, and additional products. Readers will gain an understanding of usability and usability testing and why it is needed for survey research, along with guidance on how to design and conduct usability tests, analyze and report findings, ideas for how to tailor usability testing to meet budget and schedule constraints, and new knowledge on how to apply usability testing to other survey-related products, such as project websites and interviewer administered tools.Explains how to design and conduct usability tests and analyze and report the findingsIncludes examples on how to conduct usability testing on any type of survey, from a simple three-question survey on a mobile device, to a complex, multi-page establishment surveyPresents real-world examples from leading usability and survey professionals, including a diverse collection of case studies and considerations for using and combining other methodsDiscusses the facilities, materials, and software needed for usability testing, including in-lab testing, remote testing, and eye tracking

Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education: Educating the Educators is written for librarians and educators working in universities and university colleges, providing them with the information they need to teach media and information literacy to students at levels ranging from bachelor to doctoral studies. In order to do so, they need to be familiar with students'' strengths and weaknesses regarding MIL. This book investigates what university and college students need to know about searching for, and evaluating, information, and how teaching and learning can be planned and carried out to improve MIL skills. The discussions focus on the use of process-based inquiry approaches for developing media and information literacy competence, involving students in active learning and open-ended investigations and emphasizing their personal learning process. It embraces face-to-face teaching, and newer forms of online education.Examines the intersecting roles of academic librarians, teacher educators, and library educators in preparing library students and teacher education students to use the library Brings new perspectives from both teacher educator and library educator, and draws connections between higher and secondary education (K12)Draws on a number of competences, skills, knowledge, experiences, and reflections from a variety of perspectives, and focuses on libraries as efficient tools in all kinds of education and learning activitiesWritten by an international group of authors with firsthand experience of teaching MILLooks at how libraries can contribute to the promotion of civic literacy within higher education institutions and in society more widely

Enterprise Content Management, Records Management and Information Culture Amidst E-Government Development investigates the key differences between Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Records Management (RM), hence identifying factors that contribute to a well-functioning information infrastructure. The book explores how information culture impacts the management of public information, also emphasizing the need for information/records management skills amidst e-Government developments. The information society and the paperless office are, by now, two timeworn metaphors of contemporary society where information is considered the main asset and vehicle for economic, cultural, and political achievement that is enhanced by the use of information technology. Though promises of exclusively digital information have not yet been fulfilled, in recent years, we have witnessed a transformation of the information landscape, traditional modes of communication, and everyday life. This development affects government performance, and that of other public institutions, thus impacting their interaction with citizens.Presents research with broad application based on archives and information science, but relevant for information systems, records management, information culture, and e-governmentExamines the differences between Enterprise Content Management and Records ManagementBridges a gap between the proponents of Enterprise Content Management and information professionals, such as records managers and archivists

Nanofiber Composite Materials for Biomedical Applications presents new developments and recent advances in nanofiber-reinforced composite materials and their use in biomedical applications, including biomaterial developments, drug delivery, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Unlike more conventional titles on composite materials, this book covers the most innovative new developments in nanofiber-based composites, including polymers, ceramics, and metals, with particular emphasis on their preparation and characterization methodology. Selected case studies illustrate new developments in clinical and preclinical use, making the information critical for the development of new medical materials and systems for use in human health care, and for the exploration of new design spaces based on these nanofibers. This book is essential reading for those working in biomedical science and engineering, materials science, nanoscience, biomedical nanotechnology, and biotechnology.Covers innovative new developments in nanofiber composites, including polymers, ceramics, and metals with particular emphasis on their preparation and characterization methodologyDeals with biomedical applications, including biomaterials developments, drug delivery, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicinePresents selected case studies on nanofiber composite materials in both clinical and preclinical use

Most faculty in science departments recognize the importance of preparing their students to find, organize, and analyze scientific literature, and to effectively communicate and discuss scientific issues. Employers also look for science graduates with those skills and who demonstrate good written and oral communication abilities. Many college courses, however, tend to be either content courses where good writing skills are required but not taught, or writing courses in which only general research and critical thinking skills are emphasized. As much as we would like students to access library information and to write clear scientific prose, the reality is that often they cannot do either effectively. Agriculture to Zoology describes a new paradigm with a conscious integration of information literacy activities with subject-specific content. Collaboration between librarian and subject discipline faculty is especially important, and is an essential element of successful integration of information literacy principles in the science classroom. Working together to develop appropriate and relevant library assignments in science classes fosters a collegial relationship between the discipline faculty member and the librarian, and allows each to recognize the other''s strengths and specializations. Faculty-librarian collaborations make for more effective instruction overall and decreases the feeling-common in many places-that librarians are irrelevant, or at best tangential, to the instructional mission of the university. Specialized focus on information literacy in the life science disciplines, rather than information literacy in generalDiscussion of library instruction, featuring methods, tools, and assignments to engage students in different areas of the life sciencesChapters on specific life science subjects will highlight traditional as well as non-traditional sourcesComparison of information literacy in the sciences from an international perspective

Petroleum Production Engineering, Second Edition, updates both the new and veteran engineer on how to employ day-to-day production fundamentals to solve real-world challenges with modern technology. Enhanced to include equations and references with today's more complex systems, such as working with horizontal wells, workovers, and an entire new section of chapters dedicated to flow assurance, this go-to reference remains the most all-inclusive source for answering all upstream and midstream production issues. . Completely updated with five sections covering the entire production spectrum, including well productivity, equipment and facilities, well stimulation and workover, artificial lift methods, and flow assurance, this updated edition continues to deliver the most practical applied production techniques, answers, and methods for today's production engineer and manager. . In addition, updated Excel spreadsheets that cover the most critical production equations from the book are included for download.

Nuclear Engineering: A Conceptual Introduction to Nuclear Power provides coverage of the introductory, salient principles of nuclear engineering in a comprehensive manner for those entering the profession at the end of their degree. The nuclear power industry is undergoing a renaissance because of the desire for low-carbon baseload electricity, the growing population, and environmental concerns about shale gas, so this book is a welcomed addition to the science. In addition, users will find a great deal of information on the change in the industry, along with other topical areas of interest that are uniquely covered. Intended for undergraduate students or early postgraduate students studying nuclear engineering, this new text will also be appealing to scientifically-literate non-experts wishing to be better informed about the ¿nuclear option'.

Physically Based Rendering: From Theory to Implementation, Third Edition, describes both the mathematical theory behind a modern photorealistic rendering system and its practical implementation. Through a method known as 'literate programming', the authors combine human-readable documentation and source code into a single reference that is specifically designed to aid comprehension. The result is a stunning achievement in graphics education. . Through the ideas and software in this book, users will learn to design and employ a fully-featured rendering system for creating stunning imagery. This completely updated and revised edition includes new coverage on ray-tracing hair and curves primitives, numerical precision issues with ray tracing, LBVHs, realistic camera models, the measurement equation, and much more. It is a must-have, full color resource on physically-based rendering.