Semantic computing is critical for the development of semantic systems and applications that must utilize semantic analysis, semantic description, semantic interfaces, and semantic integration of data and services to deliver their objectives. Semantic computing has enormous capabilities to enhance the efficiency and throughput of systems that are based on key emerging concepts and technologies such as semantic web, internet of things, blockchain technology, and knowledge graphs. Thus, research that expounds advanced concepts, methods, technologies, and applications of semantic computing for solving challenges in real-world domains is vital. Advanced Concepts, Methods, and Applications in Semantic Computing is a scholarly reference book that provides a sound theoretical foundation for the application of semantic methods, concepts, and technologies for practical problem solving. It is designed as a comprehensive and reliable resource on how semantic-oriented approaches can be used to aid new emergent technologies and tackle real-world problems. Covering topics that include deep learning, machine learning, blockchain technology, and semantic web services, this book is ideal for professionals, academicians, researchers, and students working in the field of semantic computing in various disciplines, including but not limited to software engineering, systems engineering, knowledge engineering, electronic commerce, computer science, and information technology.

This book is based on the conference "EMU and the Outside World," held at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), December 11, 1998. The conference was organized by the Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), which is supported jointly by the ETH and the Swiss Society for Business Cycle Research (SGK), an organization comprising representatives from private industry, the Swiss National Bank and public authorities. On the eve of the final stage of European Economic and Mone tary Union (EMU), Zurich seemed to be a particularly appropriate place for such a conference. On the one hand, given its location and economic and financial links with the euro area, Switzerland is one of the "outside coun tries" most affected by EMU. On the other hand, it was nowhere else than in Zurich where the vision of "a United States of Europe" was expressed for the first time by Winston Churchill in his speech on September 19, 1946. For many EMU is a step in that direction, whether welcome or not. Most of the papers appearing in this volume were presented at the con ference and have been revised and updated. Three contributions, chapter 11- 13, were commissioned specially for this publication. Besides the authors of the chapters, special thanks are due to Guido Boller, Robert McCauley, Umberto Schwarz, and Charles Wyplosz."

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the following 9 international workshops: OTM Academy, OTM Industry Case Studies Program, Cloud and Trusted Computing, C&TC, Enterprise Integration, Interoperability, and Networking, EI2N, Industrial and Business Applications of Semantic Web Technologies, INBAST, Information Systems, om Distributed Environment, ISDE, Methods, Evaluation, Tools and Applications for the Creation and Consumption of Structured Data for the e-Society, META4eS, Mobile and Social Computing for collaborative interactions, MSC, and Ontology Content, OnToContent 2014. These workshops were held as associated events at OTM 2014, the federated conferences "On The Move Towards Meaningful Internet Systems and Ubiquitous Computing", in Amantea, Italy, in October 2014. The 56 full papers presented together with 8 short papers, 6 posters and 5 keynotes were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 96 submissions. The focus of the workshops were on the following subjects models for interoperable infrastructures, applications, privacy and access control, reliability and performance, cloud and configuration management, interoperability in (System-of-)Systems, distributed information systems applications, architecture and process in distributed information system, distributed information system development and operational environment, ontology is use for eSociety, knowledge management and applications for eSociety, social networks and social services, social and mobile intelligence, and multimodal interaction and collaboration.

This book is based on the conference "EMU and the Outside World," held at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), December 11, 1998. The conference was organized by the Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), which is supported jointly by the ETH and the Swiss Society for Business Cycle Research (SGK), an organization comprising representatives from private industry, the Swiss National Bank and public authorities. On the eve of the final stage of European Economic and Mone tary Union (EMU), Zurich seemed to be a particularly appropriate place for such a conference. On the one hand, given its location and economic and financial links with the euro area, Switzerland is one of the "outside coun tries" most affected by EMU. On the other hand, it was nowhere else than in Zurich where the vision of "a United States of Europe" was expressed for the first time by Winston Churchill in his speech on September 19, 1946. For many EMU is a step in that direction, whether welcome or not. Most of the papers appearing in this volume were presented at the con ference and have been revised and updated. Three contributions, chapter 11- 13, were commissioned specially for this publication. Besides the authors of the chapters, special thanks are due to Guido Boller, Robert McCauley, Umberto Schwarz, and Charles Wyplosz."

Throughout the fin de siecle, "energy" was a buzzword that was used far beyond the boundaries of the sciences to negotiate the formative scope as well as limits of Western modernity. The human body was positioned at the center of the visualization of this enigmatic drive of all movement in discourses on labor and economics, physical culture, sport, art, and literature. It was through the body that this all-pervading and conditioning physical principle as well as its perceptual qualities were to be made tangible. This volume is dedicated to these "energetic bodies." The transdisciplinary individual contributions trace body scenarios of force and energy over the course of history from 1800 to the peak phase around 1900 and up to the present.

Objekte und Organismen sind dynamischen Verwandlungen unterzogen. Ihre Verdinglichungen und Verlebendigungen werden in diesem interdisziplinaren Band in historischen Situationen erfasst. Im Fokus steht das vielfaltige Verhaltnis zwischen unbelebter und lebender Materie in Kunst, Literatur und Gesellschaft. Objekte zu analysieren, die aufgrund ihrer Eigenschaften als lebendig erscheinen, legt Verfahren der menschlichen Aneignung und modifizierender Nachahmung offen, ebenso wie die Untersuchung solcher Organismen, denen durch gezielte Strategien ein Objektstatus zugeschrieben wird. Die vermehrte Kritik an Anthropozentrismus und Animismus fordert dazu auf, diesen Austauschprozessen genauer nachzugehen.

Semantic computing is critical for the development of semantic systems and applications that must utilize semantic analysis, semantic description, semantic interfaces, and semantic integration of data and services to deliver their objectives. Semantic computing has enormous capabilities to enhance the efficiency and throughput of systems that are based on key emerging concepts and technologies such as semantic web, internet of things, blockchain technology, and knowledge graphs. Thus, research that expounds advanced concepts, methods, technologies, and applications of semantic computing for solving challenges in real-world domains is vital. Advanced Concepts, Methods, and Applications in Semantic Computing is a scholarly reference book that provides a sound theoretical foundation for the application of semantic methods, concepts, and technologies for practical problem solving. It is designed as a comprehensive and reliable resource on how semantic-oriented approaches can be used to aid new emergent technologies and tackle real-world problems. Covering topics that include deep learning, machine learning, blockchain technology, and semantic web services, this book is ideal for professionals, academicians, researchers, and students working in the field of semantic computing in various disciplines, including but not limited to software engineering, systems engineering, knowledge engineering, electronic commerce, computer science, and information technology.

Die vorliegende Untersuchung beinhaltet einen theoretisch und einen empirisch orientierten Teil. Im theoretischen Teil widmet sich die Studie, nach einem einleitenden historischen berblick zur Thematik, der Beziehung zwischen K rper Bewegung und Psyche aus handlungstheoretischer und psychomotorischer Sicht. Dem K rper werden gleicherma en objektive und subjektive Qualit ten zugeschrieben, er wird nicht nur als der Person zugeh rig verstanden, sondern als eine Teilkomponente aller drei Handlungsdeterminanten, Person, Aufgabe und Umwelt. In deren dynamischer Beziehung kommt dem K rper durch die prozesshaften Elemente Erleben, Wahrnehmen, Verhalten und Handeln eine fundamentale handlungsregulatorische Funktion zu. Im empirischen Teil der Untersuchung wurde an 241 6- und 7-j hrigen Sch lern an vier Grundschulen in Vestfold (Norwegen) durchgef hrt. Sie umfasste 17 motorische Aufgaben, welche die drei Dimensionen Grobmotorik, Feinmotorik und statisches Gleichgewicht abdecken, 3 kognitive Tests (generelle kognitive F higkeiten, Ged chtnis und Konzentration), eine aus vier Subtests bestehende Erfassung der sprachlichen Bewusstheit sowie eine Selbstbildregistrierung, die sich auf die vier Dimensionen kognitiv, sozial, k rperlich und sthetisch bezog. Mit den angewandten empirischen Verfahren konnten die theoretischen Annahmen zum Teil abgebildet werden. Dabei kam die Beziehung zwischen dem motorischen und dem sprachlichen Funktionsbereich am deutlichsten zum Ausdruck. Im kognitiven Bereich variieren die Resultate, die zwischen der Motorik und dem Ged chtnis ist am st rksten, ist f r die generellen kognitiven Fertigkeiten (Progressiver Matrizentest) etwas geringer und f r die Konzentration nicht mehr festzustellen. W hrend f r den sprachlichen Bereich die Grob- und Feinmotorik einen etwa gleich starken Zusammenhang aufweisen, ist die Beziehung mit der Grobmotorik f r den kognitiven Bereich etwas st rker als f r die Feinmotorik. In beiden F llen ist der Zusammenhang mit dem