This title presents the development of DSS for managing agricultural and environmental systems, focusing on the exposition of innovative methodologies, from web-mobile systems to artificial intelligence and knowledge-based DSS, as well as their applications in every aspect from harvest planning...

1. The impact of personal electronic communications on work-life balance and cognitive absorption / Pruthikrai Mahatanankoon -- 2. Assessment and contrast of the effects of information and communication technology / John Wang, Bin Zhou and Jeffrey Hsu -- 3. Automatic language translation for...

"This book investigates the relationship between local libraries and community development, from the historical roots of rural libraries to their influence on the literacy, economy, and culture of the surrounding region"--Provided by publisher.

In many international settings, regional economies are declining resulting in lowered opportunities for these communities. This result attacks the very fabric of cohesion and purpose for these regional societies, and increases social, health, economic and sustainability problems. Community...

"This book presents high quality research on the design and implementation of information systems in the fields of agronomics, mathematics, economics, computer science, and the environment, offering holistic approaches to the design, development, and implementation of complex agricultural and...

"This book is a comprehensive collection of research on the emerging trends and advances in the global application of information and communication technology use in agriculture and rural development"--Provided by publisher.

Awareness and the use of mobile phones for market linkage by smallholder farmers in Kenya -- E-agriculture development in South Africa : opportunities, challenges and prospects -- Agriculture, communication, and socioeconomic development : a proposal for e-agriculture in Nigeria -- Newly...

"This book brings together emergent research and best practices in the area of agricultural management, policy, and structures, highlighting theoretical concepts and empirical research"--Provided by publisher.

"This book discusses the Semantic Web, as an extension of the current World Wide Web in which information is given well-defined, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation"--Provided by publisher.

This book considers transformations within the context of computing science and information science, as they are essential in changing organizations. It not only considers transformations of structured models, rather, the transformation of instances (i.e. the actual contents of those structures)...