Entrepreneurial Universities in Innovation-Seeking Countries: Challenges and Opportunities

Entrepreneurial Universities in Innovation-Seeking Countries: Challenges and Opportunities By Marina Dabić
English | PDF | 2016 | 272 Pages | ISBN : 1137579811 | 1.21 MB
This book considers how an entrepreneurial university can improve the social and economic development of countries which are technologically underdeveloped, exploring university models in two moderately innovative countries: Spain and Croatia.
Context-Aware Collaborative Prediction

Context-Aware Collaborative Prediction By Shu Wu
English | PDF,EPUB | 2018 | 74 Pages | ISBN : 9811053723 | 2.74 MB
This book presents two collaborative prediction approaches based on contextual representation and hierarchical representation, and their applications including context-aware recommendation, latent collaborative retrieval and click-through rate prediction. The proposed techniques offer significant improvements over current methods, the key determinants being the incorporated contextual representation and hierarchical representation. To provide a background to the core ideas presented, it offers an overview of contextual modeling and the theory of contextual representation and hierarchical representation, which are constructed for the joint interaction of entities and contextual information.
Innovations in Smart Cities and Applications

Innovations in Smart Cities and Applications: Proceedings of the 2nd Mediterranean Symposium on Smart City Applications By Mohamed Ben Ahmed
English | PDF,EPUB | 2018 | 1073 Pages | ISBN : 3319744992 | 144.12 MB
This proceedings book showcases the latest research work presented at the Second Edition of the Mediterranean Symposium on Smart City Application (SCAMS 2017), which was held in Tangier, Morocco on October 15-27, 2017. It presents original research results, new ideas and practical development experiences that concentrate on both theory and practice. It includes papers from all areas of Smart City Applications, e.g. Smart Mobility, Big Data, Smart Grids, Smart Homes and Buildings, clouds, crowds, mashups, social networks, and security issues.
Avoiding Workplace Discrimination: A Guide for Employers and Employees (Legal Series)

Avoiding Workplace Discrimination: A Guide for Employers and Employees (Legal Series) by David Harris
English | May 15th, 2015 | ASIN: B00Y1F9Z7E, ISBN: 1770402144 | 272 Pages | EPUB | 0.73 MB
Workplace safety includes a commitment to freedom from discrimination. But it is no easy feat. This book by a leading workplace legal expert is a step-by-step guide to ensure that employers and employees know how to steer clear of problems by creating and operating in a culture that avoids discriminatory practices. It examines the pitfalls of many workplace practices and the best features of successful firms and it points to several fundamental techniques and measures to achieve a workplace that doesn't discriminate.
Platelet Rich Plasma in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

Platelet Rich Plasma in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine by Eduardo Anitua
English | PDF | 2018 | 269 Pages | ISBN : 3319637290 | 17.58 MB
This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art summary of platelet rich plasmas (PRPs) in the field of regenerative medicine. The book begins with an overview of the basic science behind PRP, describing the role of platelets and growth factors followed by the most important biological effects expected from the use of PRPs.
Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage

Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage By Anupama Mallik
English | PDF,EPUB | 2017 | 398 Pages | ISBN : 9811057370 | 41.44 MB
The book represents the culmination of a hugely successful heritage preservation project initiated by the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology. It presents extensive research on the digital preservation of the history, mythology, art, architecture and culture of the world heritage site Hampi in Karnataka, the seat of the Vijayanagara dynasty in medieval India. Further, the book introduces readers to a range of techniques developed by Indian technical research groups for digitally preserving both the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the region. These techniques are sufficiently generic to be applied in heritage preservation efforts for other historical sites around the world as well.