Views on the Human Breathing Behavior -- Different Profile in Ventilatory vs. Respiratory Sensation Responses to CO2 with Varying Po2 -- Amygdala and Emotional Breathing in Humans -- Immediate Effects of Bilateral Carotid Body Resection on Total Respiratory Resistance and Compliance in Humans -- Memories of Yoshiyuki Honda, MD, PhD -- Memories of Dr. Yoshiyuki Honda -- Mechanisms of Central and…
Respiratory Failure -- Exacerbations of COPD: The Role of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation -- Acute Respiratory Failure after Abdominal Surgery -- Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patients: The Right Technique in the Right Patient -- Percutaneous Tracheostomy: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives -- Acute Lung Injury -- Role of iNOS-derived Excessive Nitric Oxide in the Pathogenesis of Acute Lun…
An Overview of Mutual Funds -- Performance of Mutual Funds -- Mutual Fund Fees and Expenses -- Style Analysis -- Fund Flows -- Specialty Funds -- Other Issues.Mutual funds are the dominant form of investment companies in the United States today, with approximately $7 trillion in assets under management. Over the past half century an important body of academic research has addressed various issu…
Simulation Models and Their Application: State of the Art -- Application of a Simulation-Based Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model -- The DRACULA Dynamic Network Microsimulation Model -- Dynamic Network Simulation with AIMSUN -- Microscopic Traffic Simulation: Models and Application -- Applications of Transport Simulation -- The Art of the Utilization of Traffic Simulation Models: How Do We Make T…
Data Envelopment Analysis -- Measuring Efficiency of Highway Maintenance Patrols -- Prioritizing Highway Accident Sites -- Benchmarking Models -- Factor Selection Issues in Bank Branch Performance -- Multicomponent Efficiency Measurement in Banking -- DEA and Multicriteria Decision Modeling -- Modeling Rank Order Data -- Resource Allocation in an R&D Department -- Resource Constrained DEA -- Mu…
Management Summary -- At a Glance — Competing through Knowledge Networks -- About this Handbook -- Building Blocks -- Storyboard — Setting Up Knowledge Networks -- Summary and Action Plan.The concepts and theories of knowledge management and networks are meanwhile well documented. Yet there are few, if any, guidelines on how to implement knowledge management within an organization, especial…
Channel Coding -- Error-Control Codes -- Check Digits for Error Detection -- Source Codes -- Statistical Methods -- Dictionary Methods -- Image Compression -- Secure Codes -- Basic Concepts -- Monoalphabetic Substitution Ciphers -- Transposition Ciphers -- Polyalphabetic Substitution Ciphers -- Stream Ciphers -- Block Ciphers -- Public-Key Cryptography -- Data Hiding -- Data Hiding in Images --…
Digital Cities and E-Government: The Institutional Perspective -- E-Government: European Commission Policies and Activities -- TeleCities: The Role of City Networks in E-Government Processes -- The Italian Approach to Local E-Government -- Experience and Initiatives in Europe -- E-Democracy: The Participation of Citizens and New Forms of the Decision-Making Process -- Web Service Portals: Trans…
Theories and Paradigms -- Identifying Hypermedia Browsing Strategies -- Simulations as Mental Tools for Network-Based Group Learning -- E-training or E-learning? -- Pedagogical Models in Network-Based Education -- The Effects of IT-Based Training on Employees Uptake of New Technologies in the Work-Place -- Focus Group Report: Mobility and Education -- Programs and Curricula -- ‘Anybody Out Th…
Visual Data Formats -- Cryptography Primer -- Application Scenarios for the Encryption of Visual Data -- Image and Video Encryption -- Conclusions.Image and Video Encryption provides a unified overview of techniques for encryption of images and video data. This ranges from commercial applications like DVD or DVB to more research oriented topics and recently published material. This volume intro…