Applied Computing in Medicine and Health is a comprehensive presentation of on-going investigations into current applied computing challenges and advances, with a focus on a particular class of applications, primarily artificial intelligence methods and techniques in medicine and health. Applied computing is the use of practical computer science knowledge to enable use of the latest technology and techniques in a variety of different fields ranging from business to scientific research. One of the most important and relevant areas in applied computing is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health and medicine. Artificial intelligence in health and medicine (AIHM) is assuming the challenge of creating and distributing tools that can support medical doctors and specialists in new endeavors. The material included covers a wide variety of interdisciplinary perspectives concerning the theory and practice of applied computing in medicine, human biology, and health care. Particular attention is given to AI-based clinical decision-making, medical knowledge engineering, knowledge-based systems in medical education and research, intelligent medical information systems, intelligent databases, intelligent devices and instruments, medical AI tools, reasoning and metareasoning in medicine, and methodological, philosophical, ethical, and intelligent medical data analysis.

"Logistic Core Operations with SAP" not only provides an overview of core logistics processes and functionality-it also shows how SAP's Business Suite covers logistic core operations, what features are supported, and which systems can be used to implement end-to-end processes in the following logistic core disciplines: Procurement, Distribution, Transportation, Warehouse Logistics and Inventory Management, and Compliance and Reporting. In this context the authors not only explain their integration, the organizational set-up, and master data, but also which solution fits best for a particular business need. This book serves as a solid foundation for understanding SAP software. No matter whether you are a student or a manager involved in an SAP implementation, the authors go far beyond traditional function and feature descriptions, helping you ask the right questions, providing answers, and making recommendations. The book assists you in understanding SAP terminology, concepts and technological components as well as their closed-loop integration. Written in a clear, straight-forward style and using practical examples, it contains valuable tips, illustrative screenshots and flowcharts, as well as best practices-showing how business requirements are mapped into software functionality.

In der deutschen Volkswirtschaft entstehen ca. 90% der Wertschopfung durch Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikation an elektronisch unterstutzten Arbeitsplatzen. Aspekte wie Arbeitsorganisation, Kommunikationsprozessgestaltung, Ergonomie, Buroraumgestaltung, Motivation, Fuhrung, Strategie und I&K-Ausstattung beeinflussen das komplexe System Arbeitsplatz und damit die mogliche Wertschopfung.

In diesem Buch werden die wesentlichen Aspekte des Themas Arbeitsplatzgestaltung betrachtet: Nach einer Klarung der Bedeutung der Arbeits(platz)gestaltung fur die Wertschopfung eines Unternehmens werden die kurz- und mittelfristig relevanten optionalen Konzepte elektronischer Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit vorgestellt. Alle diskutierten Konzepte werden mit Fallstudien abgeschlossen, die dem Leser aufzeigen, welche Bedeutung das jeweilige Konzept fur sein Unternehmen haben konnte. Abschliessend werden die Themen diskutiert, mit denen sich jeder zwangslaufig beschaftigen muss, der zum Thema Arbeits(platz)gestaltung Verantwortung tragt. Dabei werden Empfehlungen zu Knowledge Management und Prozessoptimierung gegeben."

Nearly every large corporation and governmental agency is taking a fresh look at their current enterprise-scale business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing implementations at the dawn of the "Big Data Era"...and most see a critical need to revitalize their current capabilities. Whether they find the frustrating and business-impeding continuation of a long-standing "silos of data" problem, or an over-reliance on static production reports at the expense of predictive analytics and other true business intelligence capabilities, or a lack of progress in achieving the long-sought-after enterprise-wide "single version of the truth" - or all of the above - IT Directors, strategists, and architects find that they need to go back to the drawing board and produce a brand new BI/data warehousing roadmap to help move their enterprises from their current state to one where the promises of emerging technologies and a generation's worth of best practices can finally deliver high-impact, architecturally evolvable enterprise-scale business intelligence and data warehousing. Author Alan Simon, whose BI and data warehousing experience dates back to the late 1970s and who has personally delivered or led more than thirty enterprise-wide BI/data warehousing roadmap engagements since the mid-1990s, details a comprehensive step-by-step approach to building a best practices-driven, multi-year roadmap in the quest for architecturally evolvable BI and data warehousing at the enterprise scale. Simon addresses the triad of technology, work processes, and organizational/human factors considerations in a manner that blends the visionary and the pragmatic.

To get ahead in today's hyper-competitive marketplace, your business has to take advantage of the data you already have and mine that data to give you new insight, metrics, and clues to what drives successful customer interactions. In Pro SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Solutions, you'll learn exactly how to unlock that magic, build business intelligence facilities on SharePoint, and glean insights from data to propel your business to the next level. To understand the various business intelligence offerings in SharePoint 2013, you need to understand the core SQL Server business intelligence concepts, and the first part of the book presents a comprehensive tutorial on those fundamentals.Pro SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Solutions then focuses on specific SharePoint business intelligence investments including: * Visio Services * Excel Services * SQL Server Reporting Services * Business Connectivity Services * Power View and PerformancePoint Services Authors Manpreet Singh, Sha Anandan, Sahil Malik, and Steve Wright walk you through all of this material comprehensively in practical, hands-on format, with plenty of examples to empower you to use these products in your real-life projects. As compelling as SharePoint and SQL Server business intelligence are together, the challenge always has been finding people who understand both SharePoint and SQL Server well enough to deliver such business intelligence solutions. With this book in hand, you become part of that select group. Get your copy of Pro SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Solutions today What you'll learn * Understand the fundamentals and framework of business intelligence. * Learn how to integrate Visio Services, and discover the developer story. * Practice working with the Secure Store Service.* Experience authoring and publishing reports using Report Builder and how to re-purpose published reports in Reporting Services. * Glean practical advice about deploying and developing for Power View and PerformancePoint Services in SharePoint 2013. * Learn about the advances in Excel Services and PowerPivot, and their application within SharePoint to practical situations. * Gain a deep understanding of the Business Data Services feature set in SharePoint 2013. Who this book is for Pro SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Solutions offers SharePoint developers an essential BI foundation experience and an introduction to SQL Server 2012 tools for business intelligence. This book will also benefit SQL Server developers and administrators who require knowledge of setting up the basic infrastructure on the SharePoint platform for business intelligence.

Seit einiger Zeit machen Unternehmen verstarkt von der Moglichkeit Gebrauch, neben der Produktion auch zentrale Funktionen wie IT, Finanz- und Rechnungswesen oder Personalwesen im Ausland zu erbringen. Basierend auf einer umfangreichen empirischen Studie von deutschen und amerikanischen Unternehmen liefern die Autoren einen detailreichen Uberblick uber den aktuellen Stand des Offshorings von Zentralbereichen in der Praxis. Sie analysieren die bisher erzielten Ergebnisse und zeigen Risiken, Hindernisse und ungenutzte Moglichkeiten auf. Das Buch hilft Entscheidern in Unternehmen, vor einer geplanten Auslagerung von den Erfahrungen deutscher und amerikanischer Unternehmen zu lernen und den Erfolg bestehender Aktivitaten, z.B. im Hinblick auf Einsparpotentiale und Servicequalitat, an den Ergebnissen anderer Unternehmen zu messen. Auch Beratungsunternehmen, Service Providern und Wissenschaftlern bietet das Buch einen interessanten Einblick in die Gegenwart und zukunftige Entwicklung des Offshorings."

Managing data continues to grow as a necessity for modern organizations. There are seemingly infinite opportunities for organic growth, reduction of costs, and creation of new products and services. It has become apparent that none of these opportunities can happen smoothly without data governance. The cost of exponential data growth and privacy / security concerns are becoming burdensome. Organizations will encounter unexpected consequences in new sources of risk. The solution to these challenges is also data governance; ensuring balance between risk and opportunity. Data Governance, Second Edition, is for any executive, manager or data professional who needs to understand or implement a data governance program. It is required to ensure consistent, accurate and reliable data across their organization. This book offers an overview of why data governance is needed, how to design, initiate, and execute a program and how to keep the program sustainable. This valuable resource provides comprehensive guidance to beginning professionals, managers or analysts looking to improve their processes, and advanced students in Data Management and related courses. With the provided framework and case studies all professionals in the data governance field will gain key insights into launching successful and money-saving data governance program.

Wie managen f hrende Unternehmen ihre Gesch ftsprozesse? Was sind die Grundlagen des Erfolgs? Basierend auf einer Untersuchung der Business-Process-Management-Praktiken (BPM) in 17 Unternehmen zeigt das Buch, wie in Best-Practice-Unternehmen Organisation und IT-Systeme optimal aufeinander abgestimmt werden, um die Kundenorientierung zu steigern, Kosten zu senken sowie Flexibilit t und Qualit t zu verbessern. Der Band enth lt eine Analyse der Erfolgsmuster, wichtige Umsetzungshinweise sowie einen Ausblick auf zuk nftige Entwicklungen des BPM.

Avoid having too little or too much stock on hand with this guide to inventory management and optimization with SAP ERP! Start by managing the stock you have through replenishment, goods issue, goods receipt, and internal transfers. Then plan for and optimize your future by avoiding bottlenecks, setting lead times, using simulations, and more. Finally, evaluate your operations using standard reports, the MRP Monitor, and KPIs. Keep your stock levels just right! Key Inventory Processes: Understand essential business processes like good receipt, goods issue, internal stock transfer, reservations, and using materials documents. Then map these processes to their specific master data settings like service levels and lot size. Planning and Optimization: Learn how the entire supply chain influences inventory planning, and jump into methods and tools for inventory optimization including SAP ERP Add-On tools for simulations and inventory cockpits. Monitoring, Reporting, and Analysis: Employ Logistics Information Systems methods to control and monitor inventory, use the MRP Monitor for inventory analysis, and calculate key indicators to measure inventory performance. Highlights: Inventory management Inventory optimization Supply chain management Goods receipt/goods issue (GR/GI) Stock transfer SAP ERP Add-Ons Lot size Demand planning Material requirements planning (MRP) MRP Monitor Key performance indicators (KPIs)

Get the knowledge you need to deploy a top-quality Exchange serviceThe latest release of Microsoft's messaging system allows for easier access to e-mail, voicemail, and calendars from a variety of devices and any location while also giving users more control and freeing up administrators to perform more critical tasks. This innovative new field guide starts with key concepts of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and then moves through the recommended practices and processes that are necessary to deploy a top-quality Exchange service.Focuses on the Exchange ecosystem rather than just the features and functions of the Exchange productFocuses on scenarios facing real customers and explains how problems can be solved and requirements metZooms in on both on-premises deployments as well as Exchange Online cloud deployments with Office 365Helps you thoroughly master the new version with step-by-step instruction on how to install, configure, and manage this multifaceted collaboration system

Whether you're upgrading from Exchange Server 2010 or earlier, installing for the first time, or migrating from another system, this step-by-step guide provides the hands-on instruction, practical application, and real-world advice you need.

Big Data Analytics with R and Hadoop is a tutorial style book that focuses on all the powerful big data tasks that can be achieved by integrating R and Hadoop.This book is ideal for R developers who are looking for a way to perform big data analytics with Hadoop. This book is also aimed at those who know Hadoop and want to build some intelligent applications over Big data with R packages. It would be helpful if readers have basic knowledge of R.

Computational Methods in Drug Discovery and Repurposing for Cancer Therapy provides knowledge about ongoing research and computational approaches for drug discovery and repurposing for cancer therapy. The book provides detailed descriptions about target molecules and pathways and their inhibitors for easy understanding and applicability. Users will find discussions on tools and techniques such as integrated bioinformatics approaches, systems biology tools, molecular docking, computational chemistry, artificial intelligence, machine learning, structure-based virtual screening, biomarkers and transcriptome which are discussed in the context of different cancer types, such as colon, glioblastoma, endometrial and retinoblastoma, amongst others. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers, students and member of the biomedical and medical fields who want to learn more about the use of computational modeling to better tailor treatments for cancer patients.

Biostatistics Manual for Health Research: A Practical Guide to Data Analysis is a guide for researchers on how to apply biostatistics on different types of data. The book approaches biostatistics and its application from medical and health researcher's point-of-view and has real and mostly published data for practice and understanding. The interpretation and meaning of the statistical results, reporting guidelines and mistakes are taught with real world examples. This is a valuable resource for biostaticians, students and researchers from medical and biomedical fields who need to learn how to apply statistical approaches to improve their research.

Data Mining for Business Analytics: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications in XLMiner(R), Third Edition presents an applied approach to data mining and predictive analytics with clear exposition, hands-on exercises, and real-life case studies. Readers will work with all of the standard data mining methods using the Microsoft(R) Office Excel(R) add-in XLMiner(R) to develop predictive models and learn how to obtain business value from Big Data. Featuring updated topical coverage on text mining, social network analysis, collaborative filtering, ensemble methods, uplift modeling and more, the Third Edition also includes: * Real-world examples to build a theoretical and practical understanding of key data mining methods * End-of-chapter exercises that help readers better understand the presented material * Data-rich case studies to illustrate various applications of data mining techniques * Completely new chapters on social network analysis and text mining * A companion site with additional data sets, instructors material that include solutions to exercises and case studies, and Microsoft PowerPoint(R) slides * Free 140-day license to use XLMiner for Education software Data Mining for Business Analytics: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications in XLMiner(R), Third Edition is an ideal textbook for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses as well as professional programs on data mining, predictive modeling, and Big Data analytics. The new edition is also a unique reference for analysts, researchers, and practitioners working with predictive analytics in the fields of business, finance, marketing, computer science, and information technology. Praise for the Second Edition " full of vivid and thought-provoking anecdotes...needs to be read by anyone with a serious interest in research and marketing." Research Magazine "Shmueli et al. have done a wonderful job in presenting the field of data mining - a welcome addition to the literature." ComputingReviews.com "Excellent choice for business analysts...The book is a perfect fit for its intended audience." Keith McCormick, Consultant and Author of SPSS Statistics For Dummies, Third Edition and SPSS Statistics for Data Analysis and Visualization Galit Shmueli, PhD, is Distinguished Professor at National Tsing Hua University s Institute of Service Science. She has designed and instructed data mining courses since 2004 at University of Maryland, Statistics.com, The Indian School of Business, and National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. Professor Shmueli is known for her research and teaching in business analytics, with a focus on statistical and data mining methods in information systems and healthcare. She has authored over 70 journal articles, books, textbooks and book chapters. Peter C. Bruce is President and Founder of the Institute for Statistics Education at www.statistics.com. He has written multiple journal articles and is the developer of Resampling Stats software. He is the author of Introductory Statistics and Analytics: A Resampling Perspective, also published by Wiley. Nitin R. Patel, PhD, is Chairman and cofounder of Cytel, Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Dr. Patel has also served as a Visiting Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the Computer Society of India and was a professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad for 15 years.

Current Trends and Advances in Computer-Aided Intelligent Environmental Data Engineering merges computer engineering and environmental engineering. The book presents the latest finding on how data science and AI-based tools are being applied in environmental engineering research. This application involves multiple domains such as data science and artificial intelligence to transform the data collected by intelligent sensors into relevant and reliable information to support decision-making. These tools include fuzzy logic, knowledge-based systems, particle swarm optimization, genetic algorithms, Monte Carlo simulation, artificial neural networks, support vector machine, boosted regression tree, simulated annealing, ant colony algorithm, decision tree, immune algorithm, and imperialist competitive algorithm. This book is a fundamental information source because it is the first book to present the foundational reference material in this new research field. Furthermore, it gives a critical overview of the latest cross-domain research findings and technological developments on the recent advances in computer-aided intelligent environmental data engineering.

Wildly popular as a spreadsheet application, Microsoft Excel includes a robust collection of data management features, making it an excellent tool for working with lists of data. The ability to sort this data remains one of Excel's strongest and most-used features. But exactly how do you use Excel's sorting features to organize data the way you need to? Ribbon and toolbar buttons, menu commands, dialog boxes, and hidden options-in Excel, sorting can be simple and complicated at the same time, often yielding surprising, undesired results. This guide takes the mystery and confusion out of Excel's sorting features. It starts by covering the basics of simple, one-column sorts. It then builds on that information to explain multi-column sorting, setting up and using custom sort orders, sorting based on cell colors or icons, performing case-sensitive sorts, and sorting by rows instead of columns. Step-by-step, fully illustrated instructions make it clear what you need to do. Sample files available on the Maria's Guides website make it easy to repeat exercises so you can see the same results. Although this book concentrates on Microsoft Excel 2010 for Windows and Microsoft Excel 2011 for Mac OS, it also provides useful tips and instructions for previous versions of Excel. Don't waste time trying to decipher cryptic instructions in Excel's onscreen help. Get the information you need, written in a way you can understand by an experienced author who has been using, teaching, and writing about Excel for more than 20 years.

This is a business-oriented, non-technical book for managers of software and technology companies to gain an understanding of markets outside the U.S. and considerations for starting up sales in those countries. It divides the world into the following regions for analysis: United States (U.S.) Europe East Asia Latin America Canada, Australia, New Zealand The Rest of World: Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Israel, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It explores and ranks, compares and contrasts the 40 countries from the regions above on 4 Dimensions: Wealth as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) Acceptance of technology Acceptance of English as a language of commerce The technology sales and buying culture Then it outlines considerations for enterprise software and technology vendors to expand their sales, channels and go-to-market capabilities outside the U.S.

"Any reader" who is just interested in learning more about the business and technology climates of more than 30 countries will find this book interesting and useful.

If you want help developing a customized plan for your international launch for software or other technology products or services, see http: //intl-rev-acceleration.com/. This site also has lots more international resources.

Learn to code like a professional with Python - an open source, versatile, and powerful programming language About This Book * Learn the fundamentals of programming with Python - one of the best languages ever created * Develop a strong set of programming skills that you will be able to express in any situation, on every platform, thanks to Python's portability * Create outstanding applications of all kind, from websites to scripting, and from GUIs to data science Who This Book Is For Python is the most popular introductory teaching language in U.S. top computer science universities, so if you are new to software development, or maybe you have little experience, and would like to start off on the right foot, then this language and this book are what you need. Its amazing design and portability will help you become productive regardless of the environment you choose to work with. What You Will Learn * Get Python up and running on Windows, Mac, and Linux in no time * Grasp the fundamental concepts of coding, along with the basics of data structures and control flow. * Write elegant, reusable, and efficient code in any situation * Understand when to use the functional or the object oriented programming approach * Create bulletproof, reliable software by writing tests to support your code * Explore examples of GUIs, scripting, data science and web applications * Learn to be independent, capable of fetching any resource you need, as well as dig deeper In Detail Learning Python has a dynamic and varied nature. It reads easily and lays a good foundation for those who are interested in digging deeper. It has a practical and example-oriented approach through which both the introductory and the advanced topics are explained. Starting with the fundamentals of programming and Python, it ends by exploring very different topics, like GUIs, web apps and data science. The book takes you all the way to creating a fully fledged application. The book begins by exploring the essentials of programming, data structures and teaches you how to manipulate them. It then moves on to controlling the flow of a program and writing reusable and error proof code. You will then explore different programming paradigms that will allow you to find the best approach to any situation, and also learn how to perform performance optimization as well as effective debugging. Throughout, the book steers you through the various types of applications, and it concludes with a complete mini website built upon all the concepts that you learned. Style and approach This book is an easy-to-follow guide that will take you from a novice to the proficient level at a comfortable pace, using a lot of simple but effective examples. Each topic is explained thoroughly, and pointers are left for the more inquisitive readers to dig deeper and expand their knowledge.

Description Microservices promise a better way to sustainably deliver business impact. Rather than a single monolithic unit, applications built in this style are composed from loosely-coupled, autonomous services. Microservices in Action is a practical book about building and deploying microservice-based applications. Written for developers and architects with a solid grasp of service-oriented development, it tackles the challenge of putting microservices into production. Key features * Review of microservice architecture * Written by authors with daily, hands-on experience * Building a delivery pipeline for microservices Audience Readers should be intermediate developers with some knowledge of enterprise application architecture. About the technology Microservices change the dev process, maximizing the efficiency and independence of small teams. To be successful, developers, team leaders, and architects need to master both the implementation details and the big picture of how microservices work in a production environment. Morgan Bruce and Paulo A. Pereira have years of experience building distributed applications, with particular expertise in the high-stakes finance and identity verification industries. They work daily with microservices in a production environment using the tools and techniques presented in this book.

Der Begriff "Open-Source-Software" wurde vor knapp zehn Jahren gepragt und hat inzwischen eine feste Position im IT-Markt erobert. Heute wird Open-Source-Software von praktisch allen im IT-Markt vertretenen Unternehmen entwickelt. In dem vorliegenden Buch werden folgende Fragen erortert: Wie wirkt sich die zunehmende Verbreitung und Nutzung von Open-Source-Software und offenen Standards auf Wettbewerb aus? Konnen wirtschaftspolitische Massnahmen die Vorteile eines offenen Wettbewerbs und die Nutzung neuer Innovationspotenziale unterstutzen? Es wird ein Beitrag geleistet zum okonomischen Verstandnis der Konzepte von Open-Source-Software und offenen Standards. Theoretische Analyse und wirtschaftspolitische Praxis werden miteinander verbunden. Anhand eines internationalen Vergleichs werden verschiedene nationale Open-Source-Strategien analysiert, bewertet und weiterer Handlungsbedarf angezeigt mit Vorschlagen, wie Wettbewerb auf Softwaremarkten offener gestaltet werden kann."