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Examines innovations to further improve medical management using grid computing. A defining collection of field advancements, this publication discusses the significance of automation and IT resources in healthcare technology previously infeasible due to computing and data-integration constraints.

Presents the e-learning community with innovative research concerning the background of intelligent tutoring systems in the educational era. This reference provides researchers and e-system developers with a survey of the latest trends and practical experiences in student modeling.

Bridging the disciplines of engineering and medicine, this title informs researchers, clinicians, and practitioners of the developments in diagnostic tools, decision support systems, and intelligent devices that impact and redefine research in and delivery of medical services.

Offers methodologies, research frameworks, theory development and validation, case studies, simulations, technological architectures, infrastructure issues in design, and implementation of secure and privacy preserving initiatives.

Presents the research in healthcare information systems design, development, and deployment, benefiting researchers, practitioners, and students. This title investigates topics such as clinical education, electronic medical records, clinical decision support systems, and IT adoption in healthcare.

Unites the theoretical underpinnings and scientific methodology of an approach for deploying ICT in marginalized communities to bridge the so-called digital divide. It includes case studies from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean to demonstrate which approaches work and which do not in deploying public access to information sources.

Video and image analysis of the human face provides a wealth of information about the individual, including age, behavior, health and profession. This title reviews and surveys research and development in face image analysis technologies.

Provides a comprehensive review of the various technologies for e-learning and lifelong learning, examining theoretical approaches, models, architectures, systems and applications. This title also provides readers with insight on the various stages of the technological life cycle, as well as applications in real world settings.

Examines how e-government impacts politics and democracy in both developed and developing countries, discussing the participation of citizens in government service delivery. It discusses the idea that e-government has a direct influence on the important function of governing through participation and service delivery.

Contains advances in algorithmic developments, theoretical frameworks, and experimental research findings. This book is suitable for professionals who want an improved understanding about how to design algorithms for performing automatic analysis of audio signals, and learn how to build advanced human-computer interactive systems.

Provides an overview of current research in machine learning and applications to chemoinformatics tasks. As a timely compendium of research, this book offers perspectives on key elements that are crucial for complex study and investigation.

Describes how hydroinformatics applications, tools and decision aids are manifested and can be integrated and enhanced in organizations. This book provides the research on the use of hydroinformatics to establish sustained linkages between the water system and other related systems.

Brings together the issues that managers, practitioners, and researchers must consider when planning, implementing, working within, and managing these promising virtual technologies for secure processes and initiatives. It discusses the uses and potential of these virtual technologies and examines secure policy formation and practices that can be applied specifically to each.

Provides the various research findings such as theoretical foundations, principles, methodologies, architectures, technical frameworks, international policy, standardization and case studies for the achievement of interoperability within the provision of digital services, from administration and businesses toward the user citizens and enterprises.

Addresses two major problems that threaten the health of the human race - the lack of human resources in healthcare, and the lack of the health technology at their disposal. This handbook describes experiences of scholars and practitioners in this field and proposes possible theoretical and practical solutions.

Brings together research contributions from a wide range of IT disciplines, including human-computer interaction, information systems in business and leadership, computational modeling and cultural dynamics, semantic technology and cultural heritage, and e-learning and intelligent tutoring systems.

Provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings to improve understanding of the current innovation processes from the knowledge based perspective, giving special attention to both the intellectual capital assets that intervene in it, and the social capital that surrounds and enhances or hinders this phenomenon.

Presents the crux of the interdisciplinary concerns of meshing artificial intelligence and web technologies for maximizing the effectiveness of available technologies. From business value and e-innovation to 3D modelling and infrastructure construction, this delves into the research defining the web technologies of the future and the possibilities represented by each advance in this field.

Gathers the traditional models of teaching and learning. This title presents them in a way that is useful to both new and experienced online teachers in a manner that can assist in increasing the overall effectiveness of online courses and training sessions and provide an impact for both the teacher and the learner.

Provides the research and the best practices in the field of telementoring. This title offers theoretical and pragmatic viewpoints on telementoring that provide guidance to professionals wanting to inform their practice. It intends to promote the understanding and successful implementation of telementoring.

A comprehensive collection of knowledge from experts within the Information and Knowledge Management field. Outlining various concepts from an application and technical stand point, it provides insight on the various dimensions (sociological, psychological, technical, etcetera) of social Internet collaboration.

Develops and discusses a socio-cultural sensitivity taxonomy for the socio-culturally based research and study of workplace e-learning. It focuses on the 'what if' and 'why' of workplace e-learning as groundwork for more relevant, meaningful, and applicable workplace adult education and training from workplace e-learning.

Offers research with both industry- and practice-related articles in the broad area of intelligent technologies for seniors. This book intends to provide insights into innovation, issues to be resolved, and approaches for widespread adoption so that seniors, their families, and their caregivers are able to enjoy their promised benefits.

Focuses on Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), which includes any technology used for communication and information. It researches the social side of computing, and the design of systems that meet the needs of "ordinary" users.