Enterprise Management Information Systems

Edited by Yiannis Papadopoulos and Panagiotis Petratos

ISBN: 978-960-9549-60-8, 330 pages

First published in 2012 by ATINER

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Electronic copy: 30€

Table of Contents

1.		Enterprise Management Information Systems: An Introduction to the Current Volume Yiannis Papdopoulos and Panagiotis Petratos	1
PART I: Network Information Systems
2.		A Partitioned Stochastic Search Algorithm: Application to Multi-unit Winner Determination Problem in Combinatorial Auction Singh R. J., Sen A. K. and Sarkar U. K.	9
3.		Tracing the Origins of Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Peart A., Raynsford R., Ross P.	27
4.		Limiting the Number of Route Changes in Data Networks Belal A. and Rawas S.	37
5.		A Survey of Rich Internet Applications Solutions Sireteanu N. A.	51
6.		A QoS Real Time Bandwidth Redistribution Transmission Algorithm in WiMAX Peart A., Adda M. and Goodman A.	63
7.		Comparative Performance Evaluation of Different TCP Derivatives over MANET Dafalla Z.I., Hammoshi M.	73
PART II: Management Strategies of Information
8.		e-LEAT: a Tool for the Evaluation of Online Learning Environments Pole R., Jones K., Hole S. and Fakher A.	85
9.		Markovian Algorithm for Vanilla Option Valuation Valakevičius E.	101
10.		Using Spatial Data in Windows Azure Mateev M.	111
11.		Brazil of the Future: Strategizing with the Socio-technical Management Approach Balloni A. J., Resende P.J.P. and Targowski A.	123
12.		Comparing Agile and PMBOK® – Time Management Todorov N., Kovatcheva T.	137
PART III: Information Assurance
13.	Protection Piracy on Embedded System Oliveira J.I.F.			153
14.	Distributed On-line Safety Monitor Based on Assessment Model and Multi-agent System Dheedan A., Papadopoulos Y. and Davis D.			161
15.	Towards Robust Automatic Detection of Vulnerable Road Users: Monocular Pedestrian Tracking from a Moving Vehicle Van Beeck K., De Smedt F., Beckers S., Struyf L., Vennekens J. De Samblanx G., Goedem´e T. and Tuytelaars T.			175
16.	Optimisation of Fault Tolerance via Automatic Model Transformations Adachi M., Papadopoulos Y., Sharvia S.,Parker D., Tohdo T. and Walker M.			189
17.	Bounds on the Average Code Length of a Huffman Code with Two and Three Different Codeword Lengths Tafran C.and Belal A.			201
PART IV: Health Informatics
18.	Water Information System for Estonia Viies V., Ennet P., Aigro J., Kinks H., Kullamaa R., Ozolit O. and Salula A.			217
19.	Crossing the (Border) Line: Online Pharmacies and Ethical Risk Jones K., Griffiths, S., Hole, S., Pole R.and Gibbins C.			227
20.	A Multi-Level Hierarchical Biometric Fusion Model for Medical Applications Security Soviany S., Puscoci S. and Jurian M.			243
21.	MenuGene: A Comprehensive Expert System for Dietary and Lifestyle Counseling and Tracking Pintér B., Vassányi I., Gaál B.and Kozmann G.			257
22.	Developing a Generic Workflow to Guide EMRs Implementation at Health Facilities in Developing Countries-A Kenyan Case Kang’a, S.G.			269
PART V: Human Computer Interaction
23.	A Dynamic Menu Interface Designer Foster E. C.			277
24.	How not to Benefit from the Capabilities of a Computer Program to Design its user Interface Kokabi M.			295
25.	HCI Considerations in Designing a Second Life Virtual Therapeutic Community for the Support & Treatment of People with Borderline Personality Disorder Good A., Gnanayutham P., Sambhanthan A.and Panjganj V.			305