Reflecting emerging concepts and new paradigms in intelligent machines, this is the first book to integrate genetic programming and machine learning techniques for solving a wide range of real-world tasks—including financial data prediction, day-trading rule development, and bio-marker selection. Written by a leading authority, the book explains how to: use machine learning techniques, make learning operators that efficiently sample a search space, navigate the search process through the design of objective fitness functions, and examine the search performance of the evolutionary system. All source code and GUIs are made available for download.
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Data Preparation & Mining
Intelligent Systems
Machine Learning
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Designed to meet the diverse needs of therapists, this book presents a new approach to rehabilitation that integrates ergonomics concepts to address the wide range of problems commonly encountered by professionals. The first section addresses general concepts such as anthropometry and tissue mechanics. The next part explores whole body biomechanics, demonstrating the ergonomic effects of physiological and biomechanical factors. The third section focuses on regional biomechanics, explaining the rationale for ergonomic intervention. Finally, the book offers a detailed discussion of the ergonomic paradigm in rehabilitation, including the use of physical demands analysis.
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Ergonomics
Rehabilitation Medicine
Biomedical Engineering
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Considerable interest has developed in recent years in crucifers and particularly in their wild relatives, as they contain genetic material that may be utilized for development of superior crop varieties. Bringing together contributions of leading international experts, this book includes research on biology, breeding, and the genetic diversity of the brassica species. It provides information on the evolution and phylogenies of crucifers, cytogenetics, floral variations, male sterility, biotechnology and haploidy breeding in crucifers. It also explores the possibilities of utilizing genes from wild variations into commercial agricultural crops.
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Botany
Agriculture
Crop Science
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Professional

Written by an experienced boiler professional, this text is an invaluable reference for practicing engineers. After providing the necessary theoretical framework of topics involved in boiler technology, this book describes the practical aspects of industrial and utility boilers, including contemporary boiler constructional and various firing technologies. Broad in scope, this work will assist power consultants looking to purchase boiler plants, while providing operating engineers with a thorough grounding in the mechanics of various boilers. It will also provide designers with state-of-the art information on the newest construction features and design improvements.
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Mechanical Engineering
Combustion Engineering
Plant Engineering
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Professional

Identifying some of the most influential algorithms that are widely used in the data mining community, this volume provides a description of each algorithm, discusses the impact of the algorithms, and reviews current and future research on the algorithms. Thoroughly evaluated by independent reviewers, each chapter focuses on a particular algorithm and is written by either the original authors of the algorithm or world-class researchers who have extensively studied the respective algorithm. The book concentrates on the following important algorithms: C4.5, k -Means, SVM, Apriori, EM, PageRank, AdaBoost, k NN, Naive Bayes, and CART.
• Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series
Data Preparation & Mining
Algorithms & Complexity
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Professional

A thorough overview of the next generation in computing, this concise guide explores state-of-the-art grid projects, core grid technologies, and applications of the grid. It covers virtual organizations, scheduling algorithms, fault tolerance strategies, grid workflow management systems, and security technologies. The authors present several grid middlewares adopted in scientific applications, explain the mechanisms behind well-known grid projects, and apply the Monte Carlo method and PDEs to industrial problems in finance and computational mechanics. They also describe the components and installation of Globus Toolkits 4.0 and gLite.
• Chapman and Hall/CRC Numerical Analy and Scient Comp. Series
Computation
Algorithms & Complexity
Computational Numerical Analysis
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Professional

This reference supplies versatile, hands-on tools for professionals working in a broad array of disciplines. Sensors for Chemical and Biological Applications offers a detailed discussion of the potential of chemical and biochemical sensors in medical science, food quality, biological, and environmental applications. Examining the role of nanotechnology in sensor development, it explores how sensors confront challenges of chemical-bioterrorism through enhanced specificity, fast response times, and the ability to determine multiple hazardous substances. It also includes practical examples of sensor usage such as cholesterol monitoring along with extensive references.
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Instrumentation, Measurement & Testing
Biomedical Engineering
Industrial Chemistry
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The work of 65 eminent scientists from 13 countries, this book introduces various aspects of density functional theory (DFT) and their connections to chemical reactivity theory. The text examines bonding, interactions, reactivity, dynamics, toxicity, and aromaticity as well as fundamental aspects of DFT. Several chapters provide a review of the key global and local reactivity descriptors and their variations under different perturbations. While this volume is designed for readers with little or no prior knowledge of the subject, the breadth of the book and the expertise of the authors ensure that even experienced scientists will benefit from the information in these pages.
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Chemistry
Chemical Physics
Industrial Chemistry
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Focusing on the future of data mining, this volume addresses a variety of emerging data mining challenges and potential solutions. It shows how innovative data mining tools and techniques can be applied in a range of areas, including e-science, engineering, social science, ecology, finance, and medicine. With contributions from many well-respected researchers and practitioners in the community, the book examines the algorithms, middleware, infrastructure, and privacy policies associated with ubiquitous, distributed, and high performance data mining. It also discusses the impact of new technologies on data mining and provides recommendations for privacy-preserving mechanisms.
• Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series
Data Preparation & Mining
Statistical Theory & Methods
Machine Learning
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Professional

With an emphasis on practical applications and real-world case studies, Materials Characterization Techniques presents the principles of widely used advanced surface and structural characterization techniques for quality assurance, contamination control, and process improvement. The book reviews the most popular and powerful analysis and quality control tools, explaining the appropriate uses and related technical requirements. The text features coverage of a wide range of topics, including Auger electron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, gel electrophoresis chromatography, laser confocal scanning florescent microscopy, and UV spectroscopy.
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Materials Science
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Chemical Spectroscopy
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Undergraduate