This textbook introduces the technology that runs the internet and the four basic types of e-commerce business models, then examines internet marketing and information distribution tools and the impact of the internet on the airline, hotel, car rental, cruise, and travel agent industries.[...]

Written rules in formal organizations are distinctive elements of organizational history; they shape organizational change and are in turn shaped by it. These rules are created, revised, and eliminated in ways that leave historical traces, and they have a visibility and durability that elude non-wri[...]

Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) occur when a patient is exposed simultaneously to multiple pharmaceuticals, which can result in variations in drug response of the co-administered drugs. Using illustrative case studies and examples, Drug-Drug Interactions for Therapeutic Biologics focuses on the theo[...]

This represents the most comprehensive systems engineering book, allowing systems engineers to evaluate increasingly complex problems and challenges through actual discrete events in order to reach the most effective solution. With world renowned systems engineers contributing, the book features 27 [...]

This book, the first to describe processing techniques central to underwater OFDM, covers the characteristics of underwater acoustic channels and stresses the difference from wireless radio channels.[...]

Discover the four traits of the best performing, but least known, breakout firms in BRIC countries "Rough diamonds" are the best performing firms in the BRIC (Brazil-Russia-India-China) countries.[...]

An up-to-date, self-contained introduction to a state-of-the-art machine learning approach, Ensemble Methods: Foundations and Algorithms shows how these accurate methods are used in real-world tasks. It gives you the necessary groundwork to carry out further research in this evolving field. After p[...]