New directions in rough sets, data mining, and granular-soft computing / / Ning Zhong, Andrzej Skowron, Setsuo Ohsuga (editors)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910143645503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin ; ; Heidelberg : , : Springer, , [1999]; ©1999
• ISBN: 3-540-48061-7
• Edizione: [1st ed. 1999.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XIV, 566 p.)
• Collana: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; ; 1711
• Disciplina: 004
• Soggetti: Computer science
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Invited Talks -- Decision Rules, Bayes’ Rule and Rough Sets -- A New Direction in System Analysis: From Computation with Measurements to Computation with Perceptions -- On Text Mining Techniques for Personalization -- A Road to Discovery Science -- Rough Computing: Foundations and Applications -- Calculi of Granules Based on Rough Set Theory: Approximate Distributed Synthesis and Granular Semantics for Computing with Words -- Discovery of Rules about Complications -- Rough Genetic Algorithms -- Classifying Faults in High Voltage Power Systems: A Rough-Fuzzy Neural Computational Approach -- Rough Set Theory and Its Applications -- Toward Spatial Reasoning in the Framework of Rough Mereology -- An Algorithm for Finding Equivalence Relations from Tables with Non-deterministic Information -- On the Extension of Rough Sets under Incomplete Information -- On Rough Relations: An Alternative Formulation -- Formal Rough Concept Analysis -- Noise Reduction in Telecommunication Channels Using Rough Sets and Neural Networks -- Rough Set Analysis of Electrostimulation Test Database for the Prediction of Post-Operative Profits in Cochlear Implanted Patients -- A Rough Set-Based Approach to Text Classification -- Modular Rough Fuzzy MLP: Evolutionary Design -- Approximate Reducts and Association Rules -- Handling Missing Values in Rough Set Analysis of Multi-attribute and Multi-criteria Decision Problems -- The Generic Rough Set Inductive Logic ; Programming Model and Motifs in Strings -- Rough Problem Settings for Inductive Logic Programming -- Using Rough Sets with Heuristics for Feature Selection -- The Discretization of Continuous Attributes Based on Compatibility Rough Set and Genetic Algorithm -- Fuzzy Set Theory and Its Applications -- Level Cut Conditioning Approach to the Necessity Measure Specification -- Four c-Regression Methods and Classification Functions -- Context-Free Fuzzy Sets in Data Mining Context -- Applying Fuzzy Hypothesis Testing to Medical Data -- Generating a Macroeconomic Fuzzy Forecasting System Using Evolutionary Search -- Fuzzy Control of Nonlinear Systems Using Nonlinearized Parameterization -- Control of Chaotic Systems Using Fuzzy Model-Based Regulators -- Fuzzy Behavior-Based Control for the Obstacle Avoidance of Multi-link Manipulators -- Fuzzy Future Value and Annual Cash Flow Analyses -- Semi-linear Equation with Fuzzy Parameters -- Non-classical Logic and Approximate Reasoning -- First Order Rough Logic-Revisited -- A Generalized Decision Logic in Interval-Set-Valued Information Tables -- Many-Valued Dynamic Logic for Qualitative Decision Theory -- Incorporating Fuzzy Set Theory and Matrix Logic in Multi-layer Logic -- Fuzzy Logic as Interfacing Media for Constraint Propagation Based on Theories of Chu Space and Information Flow -- Pattern Reasoning: A New Solution for Knowledge Acquisition Problem -- Probabilistic Inference and Bayesian Theorem Based on Logical Implication -- Reasoning with Neural Logic Networks -- The Resolution for Rough Propositional Logic with Lower (L) and Upper (H) Approximate Operators -- Information Granulation and Granular Computing -- Information Granules in Distributed Environment -- Evolving Granules for Classification for Discovering Difference in the Usage of Words -- Interval Evaluation by AHP with Rough Set Concept -- Interval Density Functions in Conflict Analysis -- Incorporating Personal Database Unification by Granular Computing -- Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery -- Knowledge-Driven Discovery of Operational Definitions -- A Closest Fit Approach to Missing Attribute Values in Preterm Birth Data -- Visualizing Discovered Rule Sets with Visual Graphs Based on Compressed Entropy Density -- A Distance-Based Clustering and Selection of Association Rules on Numeric Attributes -- Knowledge Discovery for Protein Tertiary Substructures -- Integrating Classification and Association Rule Mining: A Concept Lattice Framework -- Using Rough Genetic and Kohonen’s Neural Network for Conceptual Cluster Discovery in Data Mining -- Towards Automated Optimal Equity Portfolios Discovery in a Knowledge Sharing Financial Data Warehouse -- Rule-Evolver: An Evolutionary Approach for Data Mining -- Machine Learning -- Decision Making with Probabilistic Decision Tables -- The Iterated Version Space Learning -- An Empirical Study on Rule Quality Measures -- Rules as Attributes in Classifier Construction -- An Algorithm to Find the Optimized Network Structure in an Incremental Learning -- Patterns in Numerical Data: Practical Approximations to Kolmogorov Complexity -- Performance Prediction for Classification Systems -- Intelligent Agents and Systems -- Flexible Optimization and Evolution of Underwater Autonomous Agents -- Ontology-Based Multi-agent Model of an Information Security System -- Optimal Multi-scale Time Series Decomposition for Financial Forecasting Using Wavelet Thresholding Techniques -- Computerized Spelling Recognition of Words Expressed in the Sound Approach -- An Adaptive Handwriting Recognition System.

Civil Engineer's Handbook of Professional Practice

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910911296203321
• Autore: Hansen Karen Lee
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2025; ©2025
• ISBN: 1-119-73981-0; 1-119-73980-2; 1-119-73982-9
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (915 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): ZenobiaKent E
• Disciplina: 624.023
• Soggetti: Civil engineering
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributing Authors -- Contributing Editors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- About the Companion Website -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 The Need for Accreditation -- 1.2.1 ABET Outcomes -- 1.3 American Society of Civil Engineers -- 1.4 21st Century Engineer -- 1.5 Goal of This Book -- 1.6 Readers' Guide -- 1.7 Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 Background and History of the Profession -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Civil Engineering's Historical Inheritance -- 2.3 The Ancient Engineers -- 2.3.1 Persian Engineers -- 2.3.2 Greek Engineers -- 2.3.3 Roman Engineers -- 2.3.4 Indian Engineers -- 2.3.5 Chinese Engineers -- 2.3.6 African Engineers -- 2.3.7 American Engineers -- 2.4 Engineering in Medieval Times -- 2.5 Engineering in the Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment -- 2.6 The Industrial Revolution -- 2.7 Modern Civil Engineering -- 2.8 Summary -- Chapter 3 Ethics -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Defining the Engineer's Ethical Code -- 3.3 ASCE's New Code of Ethics- Summary Part 1 of 2 -- 3.4 ASCE's New Code of Ethics- Summary Part 2 of 2 -- 3.5 The American Society of Civil Engineers Code of Ethics -- 3.5.1 Preamble -- 3.5.2 Code of Ethics -- 3.6 The American Council of Engineering Companies Ethical Conduct Guidelines -- 3.6.1 The ACEC Guideline Preamble -- 3.7 The International Federation of Consulting ; Engineers (FIDIC) Code of Ethics -- 3.8 FIDIC Code of Ethics -- 3.8.1 Responsibility to Society and the Consulting Industry -- 3.8.2 Competence -- 3.8.3 Integrity -- 3.8.4 Impartiality -- 3.8.5 Fairness to Others -- 3.8.6 Corruption -- 3.9 Important and Relevant Policy Statements by ASCE and NSPE -- 3.9.1 ASCE Policy Statement 376- Continuing Education in Ethics Training -- 3.9.1.1 Policy -- 3.9.1.2 Issue -- 3.9.1.3 Using a Code of Ethics.; 3.9.2 ASCE Resolution 502- Professional Ethics and Conflict of Interest -- 3.9.2.1 Policy -- 3.9.2.2 Issue -- 3.9.2.3 Rationale -- 3.9.3 ASCE Policy Statement 535- Use of the Term "Civil Engineering Professional" -- 3.9.3.1 Policy -- 3.9.3.2 Issue -- 3.9.3.3 Rationale -- 3.9.4 NSPE Position on Potential Incidents of the Unlicensed Practice -- Case Studies -- 3.9.4.1 Citations Issued to Board Licensees -- 3.9.5 NSPE Ethics Case Study -- Question -- References -- Discussion -- 3.10 Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 Professional Engagement -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Contracting with the Government -- 4.2.1 Registering with the Federal Government -- 4.2.2 DUNS Number -- 4.2.3 NAICS Code -- 4.2.4 Register -- 4.2.5 Small Business Program -- 4.2.5.1 Federal Small Businesses -- 4.2.5.2 Certifying as a Small Business -- 4.2.6 Searching for Business Opportunities -- 4.2.7 Teaming and Subcontracting -- 4.2.8 Federal Proposal Preparation -- 4.2.9 Mentor- Protégé Programs and Joint Ventures -- 4.2.10 Government Evaluation of Proposals and Contractor Selection -- 4.2.11 Interviews/Discussions with Firms -- 4.2.12 Ranking of the Top Three Firms -- 4.2.13 Negotiation with the Top- Ranked Firm -- 4.2.13.1 Quality Assurance Plan -- 4.2.13.2 Health and Safety Plan -- 4.2.13.3 Cost Volume -- 4.2.13.4 Initial Scope of Work -- 4.2.14 SUMMARY- The Final Selection -- 4.3 Fee- Based Selection -- 4.4 Writing Engineering Proposals -- 4.4.1 Problem Identification -- 4.4.2 Background Knowledge, Teamwork, and Scope of Work -- 4.4.3 Client Requirements and Constraints -- 4.4.4 Clear Communication -- 4.4.5 Formulating Technical Alternatives -- 4.4.6 Alternative Evaluation -- 4.4.7 Design, Plans, Specifications, and Cost Estimates -- 4.4.8 Construction Assistance, Monitoring, and Management -- 4.4.9 Start- Up and/or Operations and Maintenance Assistance.; 4.4.10 Scheduling -- 4.5 The Contract -- 4.6 Budgeting -- 4.7 Enhancing the Engineering Firm's Probability for a Successful Professional Engagement -- 4.8 Working Example of a Request for Proposals (RFPs) -- 4.9 Typical Civil Engineering Proposal -- 4.10 Typical Engineering Feasibility Study -- 4.11 Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 The Engineer's Role in Project Development -- 5.1 Background -- 5.2 Participants in the Process- The Players -- 5.3 The Flow of Work -- 5.4 Predesign -- 5.5 Design -- 5.5.1 Design Process -- 5.5.2 Design Thinking -- 5.6 Design During Bid and Construction -- 5.7 Post- construction Activity -- 5.8 Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6 What Engineers Deliver -- 6.1 Background -- 6.2 Contract Documents -- 6.3 Drawings -- 6.4 Specifications -- 6.4.1 Specification Format -- 6.4.2 Methods of Specifying -- 6.5 Drawings and Specifications - Final Thoughts -- 6.6 Technical Memos and Reports -- 6.7 Calculations -- 6.8 Other Deliverables -- 6.9 Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7 Executing a Professional Commission- Project Management -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Project Management Background -- 7.1.2 A Discipline, But Not a Theory -- 7.2 The Basics of Project Management -- 7.2.1 Definition of a Project -- 7.2.2 Scope/Schedule/Budget Triangular Relationship -- 7.3 The Major Parties on a Project -- 7.3.1 The Owner's Role -- 7.3.2 The Designer's Role -- 7.3.3 The Contractor's Role -- 7.3.4 A Brief Summary of the Basics -- 7.4 Project Sectors -- 7.4.1 Building Market -- 7.4.2 ; Infrastructure Market -- 7.4.3 Process Facilities Market -- 7.4.4 Project Delivery Methods -- 7.5 Project Teams -- 7.6 Project Initiation -- 7.7 Project Estimates -- 7.7.1 Early Estimates -- 7.7.2 Project Budget Estimates -- 7.8 Project Management Plan Components -- 7.8.1 Plan Purpose -- 7.8.2 PMP Components -- 7.9 Staff Selection Guidelines for the PM.; 7.9.1 Project and Client Needs -- 7.9.2 Staff Availability -- 7.9.3 Previous Experience and Qualifications -- 7.9.4 Staff Development -- 7.9.5 Project Budgets and/or Staff Rates -- 7.10 The Project Manager's Responsibilities -- 7.10.1 The PM's Time Commitment -- 7.10.2 Work Breakdown Structure -- 7.10.3 Tracking Methods -- 7.11 Project Risk Management -- 7.12 Design Coordination -- 7.12.1 Team Management -- 7.12.2 Evaluation of Design Effectiveness -- 7.13 Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8 Permitting -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Accept the Requirements for Permits -- 8.3 Respect the Staff Implementing the Permits -- 8.4 Initiate the Permitting Processing Early -- 8.5 Identifying Permits with the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) -- 8.6 Managing Permits -- 8.7 Streamlining Permits -- 8.8 Sample Permit Table -- 8.9 Sample United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Section 408 Permit -- 8.10 Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9 The Client Relationship and Business Development -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The Foundation of a Lasting Relationship -- 9.3 Building upon the Relationship- the Superstructure -- 9.4 Maintaining the Relationship -- 9.5 Cultivating Business Opportunities -- 9.6 Business Development -- 9.7 Conflict Management -- 9.7.1 The 4 Cs of Conflict Management -- 9.8 Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 10 Leadership -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Background -- 10.3 Leadership Styles -- 10.3.1 Definition of Leadership Styles -- 10.3.2 Autocratic Leadership -- 10.3.3 Democratic Leadership -- 10.3.4 Delegative Leadership -- 10.3.5 Collaborative Leadership -- 10.4 Tools for Leadership and Management -- 10.4.1 Planning -- 10.4.2 Organizing -- 10.4.3 Leading -- 10.4.4 Controlling -- 10.5 Four Key Skill Sets Possessed by Effective Civil Engineering Leaders -- 10.5.1 Strategic Leadership -- 10.5.2 Financial Leadership.; 10.5.3 Technical Leadership -- 10.5.4 Marketing Leadership -- 10.6 Secret Recipe for an Effective Leader -- 10.7 Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 11 Legal Aspects of Professional Practice -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 US Legal System -- 11.3 Statutory Law -- 11.4 Common Law -- 11.4.1 Tort Law -- 11.4.2 Negligence -- 11.4.3 Strict Liability -- 11.4.4 Warranty -- 11.4.5 Deceit -- 11.4.6 Defamation -- 11.4.7 Unfair Competition -- 11.4.8 Statutes of Limitation and Repose -- 11.5 Contract Law -- 11.5.1 Contract Formation -- 11.5.1.1 Assumption of Liability -- 11.5.1.2 Professional Liability Insurance -- 11.5.1.3 Disparate Bargaining Power -- 11.5.1.4 Indemnifications -- 11.5.2 Contract Wording -- 11.5.3 Typical Contract Formats -- 11.5.3.1 Conventional Proposals -- 11.5.3.2 Negotiated Terms and Conditions -- 11.5.3.3 Multiple Contracts -- 11.5.3.4 Special Contracts for Major Projects -- 11.5.3.5 Client- Developed Contracts -- 11.5.3.6 Purchase Orders -- 11.5.3.7 Model (Standard Form) Contracts -- 11.5.4 Contract Interpretation -- 11.5.5 Contracts in Project Delivery -- 11.5.5.1 Project Delivery Systems -- 11.5.5.2 Design- Bid- Build -- 11.5.5.3 Design- Build -- 11.5.5.4 Multiple Prime -- 11.5.5.5 Construction Management at Risk -- 11.5.5.6 Agency Construction Management -- 11.5.5.7 Design- Assist -- 11.6 Procurement Method -- 11.6.1 Sole Source -- 11.6.2 Limited Competition- Negotiated -- 11.6.3 Qualifications- Based Selection -- 11.6.4 Best Value Selection -- 11.6.5 Fee- Based Selection -- 11.6.6 Contract Format -- 11.6.6.1 ; Lump Sum (Fixed Price) -- 11.6.6.2 Cost Reimbursable -- 11.6.6.3 Unit Price -- 11.7 Risk Management -- 11.7.1 Dealing with Risk in General -- 11.7.2 Establish a Risk Management Program -- 11.8 Insurance and Bonds -- 11.8.1 Professional Liability Insurance Industry -- 11.8.2 Liability Insurance Coverage -- 11.8.3 Bonds.; 11.9 Dispute Resolution.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The Civil Engineer's Handbook of Professional Practice is a professional practice guide for civil engineers. The first two decades of the 21st century have afforded many opportunities to reflect on the role civil engineers will play in coming years. The global economy and world banking system, national security, climate change, dwindling natural resources, technological advances, and societal changes have provided sufficient food for thought. As a university program, civil engineering has been growing in the 21st century. Enrolment in most universities across the nation continues to increase, partially due to shrinking opportunities in other technical fields as a result of outsourcing. Civil engineers work very closely with government agencies and on projects requiring significant local knowledge, making outsourcing of their work difficult. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, civil engineers are expected to experience an 8 percent employment growth during the projection's decade 2020 to 2030. Related to the need to improve the Nation's infrastructure, more civil engineers will be required to design and construct or expand transportation, water supply, flood control, pollution control systems, buildings, building complexes, and other major civil engineering projects. They also will be needed to repair or replace existing roads, bridges, public structures and to respond to the increasing pressures of climate change and the demand for resilient infrastructure"--

Game-Based Learning, Gamification in Education and Serious Games

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910566460103321
• Autore: Carvalho Carlos Vaz de
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (182 p.)
• Soggetti: Education; Humanities
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: The aim of this book is to present and discuss new advances in serious games to show how they could enhance the effectiveness and outreach of education, advertising, social awareness, health, policies, etc. We present their use in structured learning activities, not only with a focus on game-based learning, but also on the use of game elements and game design techniques to gamify the learning process. The published contributions really demonstrate the wide scope of application of game-based approaches in terms of purpose, target groups, technologies and domains and one aspect they have in common is that they provide evidence of how effective serious games, game-based learning and gamification can be.