Books published by IOS Press

Deals with the computer analysis of the blood pressure signal from a research and clinical point of view. An explanation is given of the state of the art and future trends in the field are identified. Coverage includes methodological aspects and physiological and mathematical modelling.

The papers in this volume represent a conceptual framework for managing diversity in public organizations, strategies for meeting the challenges of diversity management in the civil service, as well as different dimensions of diversity in the civil service.

This volume addresses the relationship of citizenship and public management in Europe. After 15 years of state reform, it is time for an overall discussion of the theoretical and empirical impact and limits of New Public Management on the practice of citizenship.

Modern databases and information systems essentially differ from their predecessors. Ontology-based and knowledge-based approaches to system development, UML based IS development methodologies, XML databases and heterogeneous information models have come to the fore. This book discusses these fundamental aspects.

Reports on the second congress organised by TIDE, Technology Initiative for Disabled and Elderly People, a Community Programme dealing with subjects that were part of the European Union's Fourth Framework Programme of research technological development and demonstrations.

Reflects on the discussion on using chaos theory for the study of society. This book explores the interface between chaos theory and the social sciences. A broad variety of fields (including Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Management, Philosophy and Cognitive Sciences) are represented.

An overview of the current standing of the work in Health Informatics Standardization worldwide. The contributions cover topics such as models, the electronic Health Care record, coding systems, messaging, open systems, health cards, imaging communication with medical devices and data protection.

This volume covers the proceedings of the 2nd international symposium on three-dimensional scoliotic deformities. It covers topics such as: 3-D acquisition; reconstruction and modelling techniques; 3-D biomechanical analysis; and 3-D treatment of scoliosis.

Presents the proceedings of the 11th ICCC world conference on computer communications. Divided into three sections dealing with systems and networks, services and applications and performance and methodology, it offers information on advances towards a new world in technology and technique.

This guide covers main issues in transforming the vast majority of models to be used in the context of the semantic web: XML schemas, relational models, UML diagrams, RDF schemas and ontologies. Different practical approaches are presented as well as discussions on some theoretical issues.

An analysis of the legal status of herbal remedies. It demonstrates that the problem of the use of medicinal plants is that people think they have a low or even absent toxicity. It is also thought that if the product does not have any therapeutic property, it cannot be harmful.

Modelling of information is necessary in developing information systems. Information is acquired from many sources, by using various methods and tools. This publication focuses on modelling of information, along with modelling of time.

Aims to demonstrate that the basic principles of national accounts can and should be extended to a wider range of statistics, notably social and environmental statistics. For this purpose, a so-called System of Economic and Social Accounting Matrices and Extensions (SESAME) is designed and applied in this book.

Starts with a description of telematics in primary healthcare, focusing on the need of the general practitioner for horizontal and vertical data transmission and support. This publication examines the basis for the development of telematics in primary healthcare with regard to ethical, social and organisational impact and consumer perspective.

If a technique represents a genuine advance in software engineering, then it has commercial advantage. This trend is more evident in the application of genetic algorithms (GAs). This book attempts to emphasise the diversity of the GA approach, by presenting descriptions of GAs used for real-world optimization and for complex modelling problems.

National income and products estimates are used extensively worldwide. This volume shows the development in national income and product accounts. Intended for researchers and professionals in economy, statistics and accounting.

Of interest to researchers, policy-makers, and government and non-government agency workers who are involved with policies, programs and instruments focused on the prevention of youth and young adult violence, this book examines the research and theoretical bases for the creation of a risk-needs management instrument for violent adolescents.

This text suggests that information and communication technologies (ICT) represent both opportunities and threats with regard to the functioning of the democratic polity. The claim that ICT projects can reform or strengthen democratic politics is explored and discussed.

This collection of essays looks at the liberalization of trade and its questionable benefit; the increasing fluidity in the movement of people and trade across geo-political divides; the emergence of unregulated virtual trade; and the social implications of the new world order.

Telemedicine has the potential to significantly alter structures, procedures, and eventually outcomes in healthcare structures worldwide. This text offers a comprehensive source of information on legal aspects, issues concerning further development, and evaluation of telemedicine applications.

This work asserts that governments, faced with a choice between economic development and environmental protection, will give priority to the former. It explains the problems faced by global ecosystems, and urges citizens and leaders to work together for a better protection of the environment.

The topics covered in this text include: the role of the State and the future of public services faced with the problems of transition and development; the institutional implications of changing policy management; and the role and scope of public administration in Central and Eastern Europe.

The aim of this work is to provide an inventory of gerontological research, and to develop the outline of a cross-European bio-behavioural and psychosocial survey study of ageing.

This work contains a selection of contributions regarding intelligent systems by experts in diverse fields. Topics discussed are: applications of intelligent systems in modelling and prediction of environmental changes; and neural networks for signal processing.

These papers address the ongoing transformation of telecommunications. Contributors discuss technology, economics, the law and other social sciences, focusing on theory and policy. Topics include the impact of new technology on networks and users, firm structure and strategy, and pricing.

This MART study provides a complete assessment of the opportunities presented by the Information Society for older and disabled people, and of the factors in European telecommunications and in social developments that are facilitating or inhibiting access to these.

This volume contains the reports from the biannual Conference of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences, held in Bejing, 1996. The scientific programme emphasizes a comparative approach and incorporates significant theoretical and conceptual developments.

Using the technique of comparative analysis of various countries, this text examines how the relationship between governments and social security systems in the late 20th century has changed. It also considers both the problems and the possibilities of establishing and maintaining welfare states.