The further and higher educational college (HEC) markets within the United Kingdom are considered to be dwindling. This has made it extremely difficult for private colleges to attract students as well as to provide a medium for alternate education within Britain. We present our research findings...

The term security assurance has been used in the computer science literature to express theconfidence that one has in the strength of the security measures. The need for a methodology tomeasure current security assurance levels of a system has been reported in the literature as vital inorder to...

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) have been used in a wide variety ofapplication sectors from credit card fraud detection to transportation. Over the last twodecades many algorithms have been applied in the areas of classification, association,prediction and filtering of data. Such systems would...

Rees P. and Brown D. (2006) Trends in local and small area mortality and morbidity in Yorkshire and the Humber: monitoring health inequalities, Regional Studies 40, 437-458. The paper investigates mortality and morbidity in the 1990s in Yorkshire and the Humber. Mortality for districts and wards...

The paper presents a framework for small area population estimation that enables users to select a method that is fit for the purpose. The adjustments to input data that are needed before use are outlined, with emphasis on developing consistent time series of inputs. We show how geographical...

The chapters in this book provide coverage of the theoretical underpinnings and methodologies that typify research using a Spatially Integrated Social Science (SISS) approach. This insightful Handbook is intended chiefly as a primer for students and budding researchers who wish to investigate...