João Gama

Elizabeth Bradley

Jaakko Hollmen

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis, IDA 2011, held in Porto, Portugal, in October 2011. The 19 revised full papers and 16 revised poster papers resented together with 3 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 73 submissions. All current aspects of intelligent data analysis are addressed, particularly intelligent support for modeling and analyzing complex, dynamical systems. The papers offer intelligent support for understanding evolving scientific and social systems including data collection and acquisition, such as crowd sourcing; data cleaning, semantics and markup; searching for data and assembling datasets from multiple sources; data processing, including workflows, mixed-initiative data analysis, and planning; data and information fusion; incremental, mixed-initiative model development, testing and revision; and visualization and dissemination of results; etc.

10th International Symposium, IDA 2011, Porto, Portugal, October 29-31, 2011, Proceedings

Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis X

Provides patterns and instructions for over twenty-five needlework projects featuring a variety of animals.

With Over 25 Original Charted Designs

Needlework Animals

Rudolf Kruse

Michael R. Berthold

Hans-Joachim Lenz

Christian Borgelt

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis, IDA 2003, held in Berlin, Germany in August 2003. The 56 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 180 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on machine learning, probability and topology, classification and pattern recognition, clustering, applications, modeling, and data processing.

5th International Symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis, IDA 2003, Berlin, Germany, August 28-30, 2003, Proceedings

Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis V

Jaakko Hollmén

Lauren Taylor

Considers why U.S. society is believed to be less healthy in spite of disproportionate spending on health care, identifying a lack of social services, outdated care allocations, and a resistance to government programs as the problem.

Why Spending More is Getting Us Less

The American Health Care Paradox

Lawton Burns

Bryan Weiner

Completely updated to address the challenges faced by modern health care organizations, the sixth edition of SHORTELL AND KALUZNY'S HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT: ORGANIZATION DESIGN AND BEHAVIOR offers a more global perspective on how the United States and other countries address issues of health and health care. Written by internationally recognized and respected experts in the field, the new edition continues to bring a systemic understanding of organizational principles, practices, and insight to the management of health services organizations. Based on state-of-the-art organizational theory and research, the text emphasizes application and challenges you to provide a solution or a philosophical position. Coverage includes topics ranging from pay for performance and information technology to ethics and medical tourism and expands upon a major theme of the fifth edition: health care leaders must effectively design and manage health care organizations while simultaneously influencing and adapting to changes in environmental context. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Shortell and Kaluzny's Healthcare Management: Organization Design and Behavior

Inspired by the romance and charm of classic gardens in full bloom, this work presents needlework designs that bring the joys of nature into the home. Drawing upon perennial favourites and heirloom flowers, it follows on the success of Decorative Victorian Needlework, offering colour photographs, colour charts and comprehensive instructions.

Elizabeth Bradley

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