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With the majority of IT projects being delivered late, over budget,
or cancelled altogether, it is clear that traditional project
management methodologies do not provide an effective framework for
today's IT projects. It is evident that a new Return-on-Investment
(ROI) oriented approach is required that focuses on the ROI of a
project from its inception. Maximizing Benefits from IT Project
Management: From Requirements to Value Delivery provides
comprehensive guidelines for determining an accurate ROI before the
project has progressed to the point where it's over budget and
over-run. It applies an iterative approach to the entire project
management life cycle that re-visits the ROI, re-assesses the value
delivered, defines the project scope, and allows the project to be
planned as successive iterations based on the value delivered. This
book details a systematic and simplified approach for effectively
and efficiently selecting and evaluating IT projects for your
organization. Filled with equations, tables, and figures that
facilitate understanding, it explains how to evaluate subsequent
success of a project so that it is simpler to manage, more
efficient, and yields the ROI estimated at the outset. Using the
novel approach outlined in the book, you will be able to deliver
value throughout the project life cycle and make sure your projects
are delivered on time, on budget, and within the constraints of the
resources available.
Synthesis and design of new nanocatalysts is an important area of
research that aims to introduce multiple types of useful
applications in a greener market. The necessity of nanostructuring
the active sites has emerged as the key point in a successful
design of the catalysts. The book covers the progress in this
research area done in the last ten years. It includes the
classification of catalysts and structure of active sites at the
nanoscale. The book covers examples to present the concept,
evolution of nanocatalysts from the perspective of chemistry of
materials and their applications.
With the majority of IT projects being delivered late, over budget,
or cancelled altogether, it is clear that traditional project
management methodologies do not provide an effective framework for
today's IT projects. It is evident that a new Return-on-Investment
(ROI) oriented approach is required that focuses on the ROI of a
project from its inception. Maximizing Benefits from IT Project
Management: From Requirements to Value Delivery provides
comprehensive guidelines for determining an accurate ROI before the
project has progressed to the point where it's over budget and
over-run. It applies an iterative approach to the entire project
management life cycle that re-visits the ROI, re-assesses the value
delivered, defines the project scope, and allows the project to be
planned as successive iterations based on the value delivered. This
book details a systematic and simplified approach for effectively
and efficiently selecting and evaluating IT projects for your
organization. Filled with equations, tables, and figures that
facilitate understanding, it explains how to evaluate subsequent
success of a project so that it is simpler to manage, more
efficient, and yields the ROI estimated at the outset. Using the
novel approach outlined in the book, you will be able to deliver
value throughout the project life cycle and make sure your projects
are delivered on time, on budget, and within the constraints of the
resources available.
A comprehensive resource for students and researchers Management of
Nematode and Insect-Borne Plant Diseases examines the various
aspects of disease control from an international perspective.
Leading academics and researchers around the world address the
microbial control of insect pests, the use of nematophagous fungi
and biofumigation in the control of plant-parasitic nematodes, the
use of genetically manipulated microbes, and the biology and
control of vectors. Management of Nematode and Insect-Borne Plant
Diseases provides detailed descriptions of the management of
diseases caused by insects and by plant-parasitic nematodes. This
unique book includes in-depth examinations of the use of arthropod
microbial control agents; the biology and control of bacteria; the
use of living and synthetic mulches; the genetic transformation of
microbial control agents; the integrated use of different control
options; the use of nematophagus fungi as a control agent; the use
of biofumigation; potato early dying complex; host/plant
resistance; and RNAi silencing. Each chapter is written by an
experienced scientist in that specific field to produce a single
reference resource. Management of Nematode and Insect-Borne Plant
Diseases includes: the latest research on the development of
microbial control agents against insect and mite pests up-to-date
theory on the management of the vectors and disease in fruit and
nut crops the use of mulches in the control of homopteran pests an
overview of the microbial control of insect pests a look at the
increasing role of biological control agents an examination of
nematode resistance in vegetable crops a historical background of
RNAi, its biology, and its function in the eukaryotic system and
much more Management of Nematode and Insect-Borne Plant Diseases is
a comprehensive professional resource for botanists,
agriculturalists, environmental scientists, biologists, zoologists,
ecologists, entomologists, plant pathologists, horticulturalists,
plant protection scientists, and biotechnologists.
This book provides the reader with an introduction to the physics
of complex plasmas, a discussion of the specific scientific and
technical challenges they present and an overview of their
potential technological applications. Complex plasmas differ from
conventional high-temperature plasmas in several ways: they may
contain additional species, including nano meter- to
micrometer-sized particles, negative ions, molecules and radicals
and they may exhibit strong correlations or quantum effects. This
book introduces the classical and quantum mechanical approaches
used to describe and simulate complex plasmas. It also covers some
key experimental techniques used in the analysis of these plasmas,
including calorimetric probe methods, IR absorption techniques and
X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The final part of the book reviews
the emerging applications of microcavity and microchannel plasmas,
the synthesis and assembly of nanomaterials through plasma
electrochemistry, the large-scale generation of ozone using
microplasmas and novel applications of atmospheric-pressure
non-thermal plasmas in dentistry. Going beyond the scope of
traditional plasma texts, the presentation is very well suited for
senior undergraduate, graduate students and postdoctoral
researchers specializing in plasma physics.
Synthesis and design of new nanocatalysts is an important area of
research that aims to introduce multiple types of useful
applications in a greener market. The necessity of nanostructuring
the active sites has emerged as the key point in a successful
design of the catalysts. The book covers the progress in this
research area done in the last ten years. It includes the
classification of catalysts and structure of active sites at the
nanoscale. The book covers examples to present the concept,
evolution of nanocatalysts from the perspective of chemistry of
materials and their applications.
Manet called him "the greatest painter of all." Picasso was so
inspired by his masterpiece Las Meninas that he painted 44
variations of it. Francis Bacon painted a study of his portrait of
Pope Innocent X. Monet and Renoir, Corot and Courbet, Degas and
Dali... for so many champions of art history, the ultimate sounding
board was-and remains-Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez
(1599-1660). First available as an XXL-sized volume, this
accessible edition brings together Velazquez's complete works with
a selection of enlarged details and photography of recently
restored paintings, achieved through the joint initiative of
TASCHEN and Wildenstein. The dazzling images are accompanied by
insightful commentary from Jose Lopez-Rey on Velazquez's interest
in human life and his equal attention to all subjects, from an old
woman frying eggs to a pope or king, as well as his commitment to
color and light, which would influence the Impressionists over two
centuries later.
This book includes recent research on disruptive technologies, tech
ethics, and artificial intelligence. Due to the important advances
in technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, the
Internet of Things or bioinformatics produced in recent years, it
is necessary to conduct a thorough review of current ethical
patterns. One of the research fields that is in full expansion and
with a broad future is technology ethics or tech ethics. Just a few
years ago, this type of research was a small part, and they did not
have too many technology researchers involved. At present, due to
the explosion of new applications of artificial intelligence, their
problems and their legal barriers have flourished innumerable
initiatives, declarations, principles, guides and analyses focused
on measuring the social impact of these systems and on the
development of a more ethical technology. It is, therefore, a
problem that needs to be addressed from an academic and
multidisciplinary point of view, where experts in ethics and
behavior work together with experts in new and disruptive
technologies. The international conference "Disruptive Technologies
Tech Ethics and Artificial Intelligence" (DITTET 2021) provides a
forum to present and discuss the latest scientific and technical
advances and their implications in the field of ethics. It also
provides a forum for experts to present their latest research in
disruptive technologies, promoting knowledge transfer. It provides
a unique opportunity to bring together experts in different fields,
academics and professionals to exchange their experience in the
development and deployment of disruptive technologies, artificial
intelligence and their ethical problems. DiTTEt intends to bring
together researchers and developers from industry, humanities and
academia to report on the latest scientific advances and the
application of artificial intelligence as well as its ethical
implications in fields as diverse as climate change, politics,
economy or security in today's world. This book constitutes the
refereed proceedings selected by an expert panel through a
peer-review process. All these works will be presented by the
experts in the different sessions organized at the DITTET congress
to be held at the Pontifical University of Salamanca (Salamanca,
Spain) on September 15, 26 and 17, 2021.
This book provides the reader with an introduction to the
physics of complex plasmas, a discussion of the specific scientific
and technical challenges they present and an overview of their
potential technological applications.
Complex plasmas differ from conventional high-temperature
plasmas in several ways: they may contain additional species,
including nano meter- to micrometer-sized particles, negative ions,
molecules and radicals and they may exhibit strong correlations or
quantum effects. This book introduces the classical and quantum
mechanical approaches used to describe and simulate complex
plasmas. It also covers some key experimental techniques used in
the analysis of these plasmas, including calorimetric probe
methods, IR absorption techniques and X-ray absorption
spectroscopy.
The final part of the book reviews the emerging applications of
microcavity and microchannel plasmas, the synthesis and assembly of
nanomaterials through plasma electrochemistry, the large-scale
generation of ozone using microplasmas and novel applications of
atmospheric-pressure non-thermal plasmas in dentistry.
Going beyond the scope of traditional plasma texts, the
presentation is very well suited for senior undergraduate, graduate
students and postdoctoral researchers specializing in plasma
physics.
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