This book examines the development and role of small business clusters from a variety of disciplines--economics, marketing, management, and information systems. Unlike many issues that are hampered by ideological problems between disciplines, the book proves that there is an approach suggesting...

High-performance image reconstruction (HPIR) in three dimensions / Olivier Bockenbach ... [et al.] -- Compression of surface meshes / Frédéric Payan, Marc Antonini -- The role of self-similarity for computer aided detection based on mammogram analysis / Filipe Soares ... [et al.] -- Volumetric...

"This book investigates how a shift to a completely urban global world woven together by ubiquitous and mobile ICTs changes the ontological meaning of space, and how the use of these technologies challenges the social and political construction of territories and the cultural appropriation of...

"This book is the leading source of information for readers interested in this field of study as it promotes scientific discussion on policies and practice of cluster growth, as well as covers the emerging research topics which are going to define the future of the management of...

"The aim of this book is to analyze the relationship between agile methods and open source, presenting the basic principles and practices and providing evidence through a set of specific empirical investigations"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides a wide range of interesting and novel approaches to the relationship between technology and humans. It can be used for teaching as well as for research purposes; it contains insights that are of relevance for social and organizational use of information and communications...

"This book presents cases on theory, research, and practice in the areas of technology transfer, innovation, and commercialization, offering illustrations and examples of entrepreneurial successes and pitfalls in university, industry, government, and international settings"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides a comparative and comprehensive analysis of technologically enabled educational environments and various issues concerning education and collaborations across the world besides focusing on best practices and experiences from a varied range of countries"--Provided by publisher.

"The case studies in this volume enforce technology is a principle catalysts for transnational collaborative interventions in providing learning and professional development opportunities to the people of both developed and developing countries"--Provided by publisher.

Whether by synergy or by synthesis, development and technology are becoming synonymous in every domain. This book reports on national and international initiatives undertaken to adapt advancements in information and communication technology and successfully face the challenges posed by various...