Fusion has become an important aspect of information processing in several very different fields, in which the information that needs to be fused, the objectives, the methods, and hence the terminology, can vary greatly, even if there are also many analogies. The objective of this chapter is to specify the context of fusion in the field of signal and image processing, to specify the concepts …
Information is more abundant today than ever before. With smart‐ phones, activity monitors, smart watches, tablets, and new Internet- enabled appliances of every kind, we also have many more ways of interacting with it than before. This abundance and pervasiveness makes our lives better in many ways, but it also introduces new chal‐ lenges. With so much information available in so many plac…
On the face of it, you have to wonder why we do it. Why we work all the long hours, often making a less than comfortable income, and dealing with seemingly endless problems in all different areas of the business. Handling internal staffing issues, supplier problems, customer complaints, government paperwork, and technology challenges—some days it never seems to stop! Of course, we do it becau…
In the year 2012, healthcare has been a fairly controversial issue for the United States, as state, federal, and local policies continuously debate big buzzwords like autonomy, leadership, regula- tion, and their presence in citizens’ lives. What many healthcare professionals do not realize is that healthcare information technology, or HIT, usage in healthcare settings has been one of the few…
Identity—the very essence of who we are and how we interact with others—is in the middle of a period of extraordinary tumult. The Internet and a host of new communications technologies have transformed the concept of identity and redefined our relationships to businesses, governments and constantly churning networks of friends and peers. Growing numbers of digital natives now define thems…
This chapter will cover the new features in the Lotus Notes 8.0 and 8.5 release. The first sections will cover the 8.0 client and the latter sections the 8.5 client. In the following sections, we will take a quick look at some of the major new features offered in the Lotus Notes 8 client. These include: User interface enhancements Mail enhancements Calendar enhancements Contacts (formerly known…
Aristotle came to Athens in 367 BCE at the age of 17, to go to university. ‘University’ in this case meant the Academy, the philosophical school founded by the great Plato, who himself had been a disciple of Socrates. Athens was the cultural centre of the Mediterranean, and its citizens might have had two reasons for not being immediately impressed by the young Aristotle. He came from the f…
As with the first three editions, this fourth edition of Strategic Information Management: Challenges and Strategies in Managing Information Systems aims to present the many complex and inter-related issues associated with the management of information systems in and between organizations. The primary audiences are M.B.A. or other Master’s level students and senior undergraduate students …
What are some other things that you guys have felt that have-- why you've Page 7 of 21 been selected as a project manager; even though you're not in a project management office or you're working there with everybody else? What are some other things? Why do you feel you were tagged? Student: Well in my case, one that I just turned around they said, "Okay, you're in charge of this." It'…
The Red Book is a unique source of information on immunizations and infectious diseases for practitioners. The practice of pediatric infectious diseases is changing rapidly. With the limited time available to the practitioner, the ability to quickly obtain up-to-date information about new vaccines and vaccine recommendations, emerging infectious diseases, new diagnostic modalities, and trea…
It is a matter of regret how little time is devoted to teaching mineral exploration in first degree university and college courses in the United Kingdom and in many other countries. As a result the few available textbooks tend to be expensive because of the limited market. By supplying our publisher with camera ready copy we have attempted to produce a cheaper book which will help to redress…
This paper discusses the subject of “best practices” for designing and implementing Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) and how to put them into place in specific environments: namely, in developing and transitional countries as well as in conflict and post-conflict situations. The IFMIS provides a critical financial management solution for countries whose administra…
This guide book is intended to give owners of small dams (those under 15 metres in height) a basic understanding of the dam owners responsibilities with regard to the inspection, operation, maintenance, and reporting procedures for their dams. Large dams (those over 15 metres in height) may require additional operation, maintenance, surveillance (inspection), and reporting procedures that are …
This standard prescribes requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, to enable an organization to formulate a policy and objectives, taking into account legislative requirements and information about significant hazards and risks, whi~h the organization can control and over which it can be expected to have an influence, to protect its employees and others, whose…
Introduction and Overview Operational risk is now the focus of intense interest among industry participants, regulators and other observers. Concern has been prompted by a steady stream of significant operational risk losses at major international banks. Of all the different forms of risk which can affect firms, operational risk can be among the most devastating and the most difficult to anti…
Quality health information is essential for effective health planning, management and policy development at all levels of health care systems and in all contexts. Furthermore, quality assessment of health services is unattainable if the information used is of good quality. Paradoxically, establishment of effective health management information systems is a recent development in Nigeria. Th…