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An improved particle swarm optimization for optimal power flow / Dieu Ngoc Vo, Peter Schegner -- The use of soft computing for optimization in business, economics, and finance / Petr Dostál -- Hybrid linear search, genetic algorithms, and simulated annealing for fuzzy non-linear industrial...

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As instructors move further into the incorporation of 21st century technologies in adult education, a new paradigm of digitally-enriched mediated learning has emerged. Adult Learning in the Digital Age: Perspectives on Online Technologies and Outcomes provides a comprehensive framework of trends...

The technologies in data mining have been applied to bioinformatics research in the past few years with success, but more research in this field is necessary. While tremendous progress has been made over the years, many of the fundamental challenges in bioinformatics are still open. Data mining...

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As the number of mobile device users increases rapidly and exceeds that of PC users by a large margin, conducting business and services over these mobile devices, also known as mobile commerce is becoming very attractive and is expected to drive the future development of electronic commerce. To...

"This book provides a comprehensive review of the most recent advances in agent and Web service technologies. It provides an integrated view of the most recent contributions which support formation, integration, collaboration, and operation in virtual enterprise. Readers will gain insight from...