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The Macaque connection : cooperation and conflict between humans and macaques

Obrazy
Autor
Sindhu Radhakrishna, Michael A. Huffman, Anindya Sinha, editors
Miejsce wydania
New York

Wydawca

Rok wydania
2013
Spis treści

Part I Introduction

1 The Gulf Between Men and Monkeys . . 3

Part II Traditional Views of Macaques

2 The Nature of Love . . 19
3 The Japanese and Japanese Monkeys: Dissonant Neighbors Seeking Accommodation in a Shared Habitat . . 33
4 Songs of Monkeys: Representation of Macaques in Classical Tamil Poetry . . 53

Part III Cooperative Relationships Between Humans and Macaques

5 Macaques and Biomedicine: Notes on Decolonization, Polio, and Changing Representations of Indian Rhesus in the United States, 1930-1960 . . 71
6 Macaque Tourism: Implications for Their Management and Conservation . . 93
7 Pets, Property, and Partners: Macaques as Commodities in the Human-Other Primate Interface . . 107

Part IV Current Scenarios of Human-Macaque Conflict

8 Gaadli . . 127
9 Macaque-Human Interactions in Past and Present-Day Sri Lanka . . 135
10 Monyet Yang Dihargai, Monyet Yang Dibenci: The Human-Macaque Interface in Indonesia . . 149
11 Out of Asia: The Singular Case of the Barbary Macaque . . 167

Part V How Living with and Beside Humans Has Affected Macaques

12 The Monkey in the Town's Commons, Revisited: An Anthropogenic History of the Indian Bonnet Macaque . . 187
13 Anthropogenic Influences on Macaque Populations and Their Genetic Consequences. . . 209
14 Managing Humans, Managing Macaques: Human-Macaque Conflict in Asia and Africa. . . 225

Index . . 251

Seria
(Developments in Primatology. Progress and Prospects)

Personality and temperament in nonhuman primates

Obrazy
Autor
Alexander Weiss, James E. King, Lindsay Murray, editors
Miejsce wydania
New York

Wydawca

Rok wydania
2011
Spis treści

Part I Beginnings of Personality Measurement in Nonhuman Primates

1 Individual Characteristics: Weaving Psychological and Ethological Approaches . . 3

Part II Some Basic Issues in Personality Measurement in Nonhuman Primates

2 Comparison of Methods for Assessing Personality in Nonhuman Primates . . 17
3 Personality in Nonhuman Primates: What Can We Learn from Human Personality Psychology? . . 41
4 Personality from the Perspective of a Primatologist . . 77

Part III Empirical Studies

5 Objective Behavioral Tests of Temperament in Nonhuman Primates . . 103
6 Predicting Primate Behavior from Personality Ratings . . 129
7 Primate Personality and Behavioral Endocrinology . . 169
8 Chimpanzee Faces Under the Magnifying Glass: Emerging Methods Reveal Cross-Species Similarities and Individuality . . 193
9 Nonhuman Primate Personality and Immunity: Mechanisms of Health and Disease . . 233
10 Impulsivity and Aggression as Personality Traits in Nonhuman Primates . . 257
11 Reactivity and Behavioral Inhibition as Personality Traitin Nonhuman Primates . . 285
12 Behavioral Syndromes: A Behavioral Ecologist's View on the Evolutionary and Ecological Implications of Animal Personalities . . 313

Index . . 337

Seria
(Developments in Primatology. Progress and Prospects)

Exotic nuclear excitations

Obrazy
Autor
S. C. Pancholi
Miejsce wydania
New York

Wydawca

Rok wydania
2011
Spis treści

1 Rotational Alignment and Bandcrossings . . 1
1.1 Introduction . . 1
1.2 Rotational Alignment and Bandcrossings . . 2
1.3 Systematics of Bandcrossings . . 7
1.4 Comments and Conclusions . . 20
References . . 21

2 Magnetic Rotation . . 23
2.1 Introduction . . 23
2.2 Magnetic Rotational Bands in the Pb Region . . 25
2.3 Antimagnetic Rotation . . 50
References . . 53

3 Triaxial Strong Deformation and Wobbling Motion . . 55
3.1 Introduction . . 55
3.2 Triaxial Strong Deformation . . 55
3.3 Triaxiality and Wobbling Motion . . 59
3.4 Experimental Results—Even-N Lu Isotopes . . 61
3.5 Discussion . . 70
3.6 Conclusion, Status and Outlook . . 76
References . . 78

4 Chirality in Nuclei . . 81
4.1 Introduction . . 81
4.2 The Nuclear Chiral Phenomenon . . 81
4.3 Fingerprints of Nuclear Chirality . . 83
4.4 A Experimental Results . . 84
4.5 Discussion . . 99
4.6 Conclusions and Perspectives . . 109
References . . 110

Partial List of Books, Review and Some Other Articles Mainly in High Spin Nuclear Structure Physics . . 113

Index . . 119

Seria
(Springer Tracts in Modern Physics ; Vol. 242)

Quantum Phase Transitions in Cold Atoms and Low Temperature Solids

Obrazy
Autor
Kaden Richard, Alan Hazzard
Miejsce wydania
New York

Wydawca

Rok wydania
2011
Spis treści

1 Introduction to Many-Body Physics in Utracold Atomic Gases . . 1
1.1 Motivation: Many-Body Physics . . 1
1.2 Motivation: General Atomic Physics . . 4
1.3 History and Introduction to Many-Body Physics in Cold Atomic Systems . . 5
1.4 Challenges and Outline of Thesis . . 7
References . . 9

2 Theoretical and Experimental Techniques Used to Explore Many-Body Physics in Cold Atoms, Especially Optical Lattices . . 11
2.1 Experimental Techniques . . 11
2.2 Theoretical Techniques . . 18
References . . 31

3 Radio-Frequency Spectroscopy: Broad Introduction . . 33
3.1 Motivation and Background . . 33
3.2 Two Differing Pictures of RF Spectroscopy . . 34
References . . 35

4 RF Spectra: A Sum Rule Approach to Trapped Bosons in an Optical Lattice . . 37
4.1 Chapter Overview . . 37
4.2 Introduction . . 37
4.3 Spectrum of Harmonically Trapped Gas . . 39
4.4 Refinements . . 46
4.5 Summary . . 49
References . . 50

5 RF Spectra: Multiple Peaked Spectrum in a Homogeneous System . . 51
5.1 Chapter Overview . . 51
5.2 Introduction . . 52
5.3 Bose-Hubbard Model . . 54
5.4 Random Phase Approximation . . 55
5.5 Conclusions and Discussion . . 61
References . . 62

6 Radio-Frequency Spectra at Finite Temperature, Fluctuation-Response Relations, and Proposed Applications . . 63
6.1 Chapter Overview . . 63
6.2 Introduction . . 63
6.3 RF Spectra Introduction . . 64
6.4 Finite Temperature Superfluid . . 65
6.5 Applications . . 67
6.6 Determining Density Profiles from RF Spectra . . 75
6.7 Conclusions . . 83
References . . 84

7 RF Spectra: Summary, Conclusions, and the Future . . 85
References . . 86

8 Rotation, Inducing Gauge Fields, and Exotic States of Matter in Cold Atoms . . 87
8.1 Physics of Rotating Particles/Particles in Gauge Fields . . 88
8.2 Rotation . . 92
8.3 Other Methods of Inducing Gauge Fields . . 93
8.4 On-Site Correlations . . 94
References . . 94

9 Stirring up Fractional Quantum Hall Puddles . . 97
9.1 Chapter Overview . . 97
9.2 Introduction . . 97
9.3 Summary . . 103
References . . 104

10 Incorporating Arbitrarily Strong On-Site Correlations into Lattice Models . . 105
10.1 Chapter Overview . . 106
10.2 Body . . 106
References . . 113

11 Quantitative Calculation of Parameters for a Model Sufficiently General to Capture all On-Site Correlations . . 115
11.1 Background . . 115
11.2 Introduction, Notation, and Set Up . . 115
11.3 Quantitative Estimates of the Hamiltonian Parameters with Quantum Monte Carlo . . 116
11.4 Solutions for Various Values of t(mn) and Em . . 118
11.5 Note on Temperature Dependence of Response Functions . . 129
Reference . . 129

12 Summary, Conclusions, and the Future of Induced Gauge Fields and Lattices with On-Site Correlations . . 131
References . . 131

13 Techniques to Measure Quantum Criticality in Cold Atoms . . 131
13.1 Introduction . . 133
13.2 Note and Summary . . 139
References . . 140

14 Quantum Criticality: More Detailed Information . . 143
14.1 Bose-Hubbard Model . . 143
14.2 Finite Temperature Gutzwiller Theory . . 144
14.3 Non-Universal Contributions . . 144
14.4 Time of Flight Expansion . . 145
14.5 Finite Density O(2) Model . . 146
14.6 Calculating Density Profiles of One-Dimensional Hardcore Bosons . . 147
14.7 Other Cold Atoms Systems Displaying Quantum Criticality . . 148
14.8 Precise Definition of Universality . . 148
14.9 Quantum Monte Carlo Parameters and Signal-to-Noise . . 150
14.10 Finite-Size Scaling . . 151
References . . 151

15 Systems Other than Cold Atoms . . 153

16 Film Mediated Interactions Alter Correlations and Spectral Shifts of Hydrogen Adsorbed on Helium Films . . 155
16.1 Chapter Overview . . 155
16.2 Results . . 156
References . . 162

17 Candidate Theories to Explain the Anomalous Spectroscopic Signttures of Atomic H in Molecular H2 Crystals . . 165
17.1 Introduction and Motivation . . 165
17.2 Experiments . . 166
17.3 Scenarios . . 168
17.4 Other Observations . . 175
17.5 Summary, Conclusions, and Consequences . . 176
References . . 177

18 Helium and Hydrogen (super?)Solids . . 179
18.1 Background . . 179
18.2 Chapter Overview . . 179
18.3 Introduction . . 180
18.4 Torsional Oscillator NCRI . . 181
18.5 Two Supersolid Features . . 181
18.6 Blocked Annulus Torsional Oscillators . . 182
18.7 Dissipation Peaks . . 182
18.8 H2 Experiments . . 183
18.9 Frequency Dependence . . 186
18.10 Thermodynamics: Specific Heat and Pressure . . 187
18.11 3He Doping . . 188
18.12 Anomalous Critical Velocity . . 191
18.13 DC Flow . . 191
18.14 Shear . . 191
18.15 Implications for Mechanism . . 192
18.16 Future Directions . . 192
18.17 Conclusions . . 193
References . . 193

Appendix A: Relating Scattering Amplitudes and T-Matrix . . 195
Appendix B: Ward Identities for the RF Spectrum for the Bose-Hubbard Model—Vertex Corrections, Symmetries, and Conservation Laws . . 197

Biographical Sketch . . 229
Curriculum Vitae . . 231

Seria
(Springer Theses)

Genetics and genomics of papaya

Obrazy
Autor
Ray Ming, Paul H. Moore, editors
Miejsce wydania
New York

Wydawca

Rok wydania
2014
Spis treści


Part I Natural History and Genetic Diversity 
1 Papaya (Carica papaya L.): Origin, Domestication, and Production . . 3
2 Biology of the Papaya Plant . . 17
3 Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity of Papaya . . 35
4 Vasconcellea for Papaya Improvement . . 47
5 The Phylogeny of the Caricaceae . . 81
Part II Classical and Molecular Genetics and Breeding 
6 History and Future of the Solo Papaya . . 95
7 Hawaii's Transgenic Papaya Story 1978-2012: A Personal Account . . 115
8 Molecular Genetic Mapping of Papaya . . 143
9 Molecular Cytogenetics of Papaya . . 157
10 Physical Map of Papaya Genome . . 169
Part III The Papaya Genome 
11 Sequencing and Assembly of the Transgenic Papaya Genome . . 187
12 Syntenic Sequence Conservation Between and Within Papaya Genes . . 205
13 Papaya Repeat Database . . 225
14 Genomics of Papaya Fruit Development and Ripening . . 241
15 Genomics of Papaya Disease Resistance . . 277
16 Genomics of Papaya Sex Chromosomes . . 309
Part IV Early Applications and Future Prospect 
17 Physical Mapping of Papaya Sex Chromosomes . . 329
18 Cloning Major Genes Controlling Fruit Flesh Color in Papaya . . 341 
19 Molecular Markers in Papayas . . 355
20 Papaya Nutritional Analysis . . 377
21 Papaya as a Medicinal Plant . . 391
22 Allele Discovery Platform (ADP) in Papaya (Carica papaya L.) . . 409
Index . . 423

Seria
(Plant Genetics and Genomics. Crops nad Models ; 10)

Space program management : methods and tools

Obrazy
Autor
Marcello Spagnulo, Rick Fleeter with Mauro Balduccini, Federico Nasini
Miejsce wydania
New York

Wydawca

Rok wydania
2013
Spis treści

1 Space Activities: A Peculiar Economical, Political. and Industrial Sector . . 1
1.1. Brief History of the First Space Age . . 2
1.2. Brief History of the Space Activities in Europe . . 8
1.3. Brief History of the Space Activities in the Rest of the World . . 10
1.4. The "Governance" of the Activities in Space . . 11
1.5. Definition and Segmentation of the "Space Market" in the World . . 46
2 Space Program Management . . 59
2.1. Characteristics of Space Programs . . 60
2.2. Methods of Defining and Managing Space Programs . . 65
2.3. Implementing Space Programs . . 66
2.4. Start-Up of a Space Program . . 74
2.5. Development Phases of a Space Program . . 83
3 Marketing of Space Programs . . 97
3.1. Notion of Marketing . . 97
3.2. Function of Marketing in a Space Program . . 98
3.3. Marketing of Programs and Services . . 99
3.4. Offer in the Marketing of a Space Program . . 101
3.5. The Space Program Contract . . 110
4 Methods and Tools of Space Programs Management . . 117
4.1. Organization of the Program Team . . 118
4.2. Management of Performance and Margins . . 122
4.3. Configuration Management . . 130
4.4. Assembly, Integration, and Test Management . . 139
4.5. Planning and Schedule Management . . 150
5 Risk Management of Space Programs . . 157
5.1. The Concept of Risk . . 158
5.2. Technical "Reliability and Security" of Space Systems . . 162
5.3. Financial "Reliability and Security" of Space Systems . . 165
6 Cost Management in Space Programs . . 171
6.1. Basic Elements for Economic Evaluations of Space Programs . . 171 
6.2. Definitions and Criteria . . 173
6.3. The Business Plan . . 184
6.4. Example of Cost Analysis for a Space Launcher . . 195
6.5. Example of Cost Analysis fora Satellite . . 210
6.6. Criteria tor Reducing Costs . . 216
References for Chapter 6 . . 219
7 Financial Management of Space Programs . . 221
7.1. Forms of Financing for Space Programs . . 221
7.2 Private Financing . . 222
7.3. "Project Financing" for Space Programs . . 223
8 Management of Small, Low-Cost Space Programs: A New Paradigm . . 247
8.1 Small Space in Perspective . . 247
8.2. Theory and Practice . . 248
8.3 Scaling Management . . 248
8.4. When Complexity Exceeds the Small Team Capability . . 252
8.5. Staffing the Small Space Project . . 252
8.6. How Small Teams Function to Reduce Cost . . 254
8.7. The Integrated Team . . 257
8.8. Parts Selection . . 259
8.9. Testing . . 260
8.10. Integration . . 263
8.11. Elements of the Small Program Plan . . 263
8.12. Case Studies . . 267
8.13. The Requirements Trap . . 275
9 Examples of Management Applied to Different Space Programs . . 277
9.1. Large Civil Governmental Satellite Program: The NASA Advanced Communication Satellite Program Advanced Communications Technology Satellite . . 277
9.2 Multiple Satellite Production Programs: Risk and Organizing Principles in the OrbComm Experience . . 297
9.3. Management of Medium-Sized US Space Programs for DoD . . 315

Acronyms . . 331
Authors' Short Biographies . . 337
Bibliography . . 339
Websites . . 341
Index . . 343

Seria
(Space Technology Library ; 28)

Rethinking history, reframing identity : memory, generations, and the dynamics of national identity in Poland

Obrazy
Autor
Alexandra Wangler
Miejsce wydania
Wiesbaden

Wydawca

Rok wydania
2012
Spis treści

Acknowledgements . . 7

1. Introduction: National Identity in Eastern Europe after Communism . . 15
1.1 National Minorities in Eastern Europe: A Growing Field of Study . . 15
1.2 Selecting the Case: Polish Citizens with Ukrainian Descent . . 17
1.3 Fragmented Identities? Identity Process as a Research Focus . . 19
1.4 A Comparative Approach: Conceptualizing Three Generations . . 21
1.5 Research Questions . . 24
1.6 The Structure of the Dissertation . . 26

Part I: Dynamics of National Identity: Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological Approaches

2. National Identity as a Process . . 33
2.1 Introduction . . 33
2.2 Pillars of Identity Theory . . 34
2.3 The Salience of National Identity: Everyday Understandings and Social Context . . 39
2.4 Everyday Discourses: Dvnamics and Redefinitions . . 42
2.5 Ethnicity and Nationalism - Eastern Europe as a Special Case . . 45
2.6 Distinguishing Nation, State, and Ethnicity . . 46
2.7 Conclusion . . 51

3. The Life Course and Social Change . . 53
3.1 Introduction . . 53
3.2 Social Change, Dynamics and Collective Identity . . 54
3.3 Structural Conditions: The Terminology of Generations and Cohorts . . 56
3.4 Historical Generations and Familial Transmission . . 60
3.5 The Power of History: Myths, Memory, and Generational Consciousness . . 62
3.6 Conclusion . . 66

4. Methodology . . 69
4.1 Selection of the Case Study . . 69
4.2 The Case of the Ukrainian Minority . . 70
4.3 Data Collection . . 73
4.4 Description of Data . . 76
4.5 Exploratory Data Analysis . . 79
4.6 Analytical Tools . . 84
4.7 Analyzing the Data . . 89
4.8 Conclusion . . 94

Part II: Empirical Research: Historical Experience and Intergenerational Differences

5. The Ukrainians in Poland: Social Structure and History . . 97
5.1 Introduction . . 97
5.2 Social Structure . . 97
5.3 Organizational Structure of the Ukrainians in Poland . . 107
5.4 Poland and Ukraine: From the Commonwealth to the Second Rzeczpospolita . . 110
5.5 Interwar Poland and World War II . . 112
5.6 The Communist Period . . 115
5.7 The Transition Process after 1989 . . 116
5.8 The Insistent Presence of the Past . . 119
5.9 Conclusion . . 120

6. Homeland and Belonging as Factors of National Identity . . 121
6.1 Introduction . . 121
6.2 Action Vistula and the Disruption of Home . . 122
6.3 Cohort One: Memories of Operation Vistula . . 125
6.4 Cohort Two: Between Narration and Place of Birth . . 136
6.5 Cohort Three: Between Corporal and Mental Home . . 149
6.6 Conclusion . . 159

7. Overcoming the Past: Experience, Memory and the Present . . 161
7.1 Introduction . . 161
7.2 The Tragedy of Volhynia and Personal History Perception . . 162
7.3 Cohort One: Past, Memory and Justification . . 165
7.4 Cohort Two: Making Sense of the Narrations . . 174
7.5 Cohort Three: Leaving Historical Accusations Aside . . 185
7.6 Conclusion . . 195

8. Talking about Identity and Prejudices: Interweaving Sameness and Otherness . . 197
8.1 Introduction . . 197
8.2 Cohort One: The Experience of Being Strangers . . 198
8.3 Cohort Two: Tradition and Integration . . 210
8.4 Cohort Three: Self-confidence and Open Discourse . . 224
8.5 Conclusion . . 241

9. Religion, Language and Traditions in Everyday Life . . 243
9.1 Introduction . . 243
9.2 The Greek Catholic Tradition . . 244
9.3 Cohort One: Inscribed Religiosity and Resistance to Assimilation . . 250
9.4 Cohort Two: Similarity and Difference to Polish Traditions . . 267
9.5 Cohort Three: The Julian Calendar and Differentiation in Everyday life . . 278
9.6 Conclusion . . 298

10.Conclusions: Explaining Heterogeneity in National Identity by Means of Generational Change . . 301
10.1 Introduction . . 301
10.2. Summary of the Findings . . 302
10.3 Towards Theorizing National Identity and Generational Consciousness . . 312
10.4 Strengths and Limits of the Qualitative Generational Approach . . 317
10.5 Some Remarks on National Identity in the European Context: The Youth . . 319
10.6 Implications of the Study . . 321

References . . 325
Appendix . . 343

Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change : Ecological and Socio-economic Valuations

Obrazy
Autor
Teja Tscharntke [et al.] eds.
Miejsce wydania
Berlin

Wydawca

Rok wydania
2010
Spis treści

Tropical rainforests and agroforests under global change: Ecological and socio-economic valuations - an introduction . . 1

Part I Agroforestry management in an ecological and socio-economic context

Biodiversity patterns and trophic interactions in human-dominated tropical landscapes in Sulawesi (Indonesia): plants, arthropods and vertebrates . . 15
The potential of land-use systems for maintaining tropical forest butterfly diversity . . 73
Insect pollinator communities under changing land-use in tropical landscapes: implications for agricultural management in Indonesia . . 97
Structure and management of cocoa agroforestry systems in Central Sulawesi across an intensification gradient . . 11
Land tenure rights, village institutions, and rainforest conversion in Central Sulawesi (Indonesia) . . 141
Rural income dynamics in post-crisis Indonesia: evidence from Central Sulawesi . . 161
Gender division of labor in agroforestry activities within households: a case of Wonogiri - Central Java - Indonesia . . 177
The robustness of indicator based poverty assessment tools in changing environments - empirical evidence from Indonesia . . 191
Demography, development, and deforestation at the rainforest margin in Indonesia . . 213

Part II Climate change effects on tropical rainforests and agroforests

Functional biodiversity and climate change along an altitudinal gradient in a tropical mountain rainforest . . 239
Spatiotemporal trends of forest cover change in Southeast Asia . . 269
Comparison of tree water use characteristics in reforestation and agroforestry stands across the tropics . . 293
A comparison of throughfall rate and nutrient fluxes in rainforest and cacao plantation in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia . . 309
Effects of "ENSO-events" and rainforest conversion on river discharge in Central Sulawesi (Indonesia) . . 327
Adaptation to climate change in Indonesia - livelihood strategies of rural households in the face of ENSO related droughts . . 351
Terrestrial herb communities of tropical submontane and tropical montane forests in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia . . 377
The hydraulic performance of tropical rainforest trees in their perhumid environment - is there evidence for drought vulnerability? . . 391

Part III Integrated concepts of land use in tropical landscapes

Principle and practice of the buffer zone in biosphere reserves: from global to local - general perspective from managers versus local perspective from villagers in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia . . 413
Institutions for environmental service payment programmes - evidence of community resource management arrangements in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia . . 431
Agricultural expansion in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso; implications for C stocks and greenhouse gas emissions . . 447
Contribution of agroforestry to biodiversity and livelihoods improvement in rural communities of Southern African regions . . 461
Human ecological dimensions in sustainable utilization and conservation of tropical mountain rain forests under global change in southern Ecuador . . 477
Linkages between poverty and sustainable agricultural and rural development in the uplands of Southeast Asia . . 511

Index of keywords . . 529

Seria
(Environmental Science and Engineering. Environmental Science)

Photobiogeochemistry of organic matter : principles and practices in water environments

Obrazy
Autor
Khan M. G. Mostofa [et al.] eds.
Miejsce wydania
Heidelberg

Wydawca

Rok wydania
2013
Spis treści

Dissolved Organic Matter in Natural Waters . . 1
Photoinduced and Microbial Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide and Organic Peroxides in Natural Waters . . 139
Photoinduced Generation of Hydroxyl Radical in Natural Waters . . 209
Photoinduced and Microbial Degradation of Dissolved Organic Matter in Natural Waters . . 273
Colored and Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in Natural Waters . . 365
Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Matter in Natural Waters . . 429
Photosynthesis in Nature: A New Look . . 561
Chlophylls and their Degradation in Nature . . 687
Complexation of Dissolved Organic Matter with Trace Metal Ions in Natural Waters . . 769
Impacts of Global Warming on Biogeochemical Cycles in Natural Waters . . 851
Editors Biography . . 915

Seria
(Environmental Science and Engineering. Environmental Science)

Connecting a digital Europe through location and place

Obrazy
Autor
Joaquín Huerta, Sven Schade, Carlos Granell (eds.)
Miejsce wydania
Cham

Wydawca

Rok wydania
2014
Spis treści

Part I User Generated and Social Network Data

Estimating Completeness of VGI Datasets by Analyzing Community Activity Over Time Periods . . 3
Estimation of Building Types on OpenStreetMap Based on Urban Morphology Analysis . . 19
Qualitative Representations of Extended Spatial Objects in Sketch Maps . . 37
Exploring the Geographical Relations Between Social Media and Flood Phenomena to Improve Situational Awareness . . 55
Event Identification from Georeferenced Images . . 73

Part II Trajectory Analysis

A Recursive Bayesian Filter for Anomalous Behavior Detection in Trajectory Data . . 91
Using GPS Logs to Identify Agronomical Activities . . 105
Assessing the Influence of Preprocessing Methods on Raw GPS-Data for Automated Change Point Detection . . 123

Part III Data Mining, Fusion and Integration

Mining Frequent Spatio-Temporal Patterns in Wind Speed and Direction . . 143
STCode: The Text Encoding Algorithm for Latitude/Longitude/Time . . 163
Fast SNN-Based Clustering Approach for Large Geospatial Data Sets . . 179
RSS and Sensor Fusion Algorithms for Indoor Location Systems on Smartphones . . 197
An Image Segmentation Process Enhancement for Land Cover Mapping from Very High Resolution Remote Sensing Data Application in a Rural Area . . 215
Line Matching for Integration of Photographic and Geographic Databases . . 235

Part IV Representation, Visualization and Perception

Encoding and Querying Historic Map Content . . 251
An Area Merge Operation for Smooth Zooming . . 275
Point Labeling with Sliding Labels in Interactive Maps . . 295
Routes to Remember: Comparing Verbal Instructions and Sketch Maps . . 311

Part V Geospatial Decision Support Services

Behaviour-Driven Development Applied to the Conformance Testing of INSPIRE Web Services . . 325
Making the Web of Data Available Via Web Feature Services . . 341
City Bench: A Geospatial Exploration of Comparable Cities . . 361
A CIS-Based Process for Calculating Visibility Impact from Buildings During Transmission Line Routing . . 383

Seria
(Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography)