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The highly distributed scientific research enabled by ´escience´ features complex interactions in its infrastructure and thus needs strong data provenance and management systems. This book explains the latest information tracking and authentication techniques.

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This book covers important aspects of fundamental research in data provenance and data management(DPDM), including provenance representation and querying, as well as practical applications in such domains as clinical trials, bioinformatics and radio astronomy.

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Provenance Model for Randomized Controlled Trials.- Evaluating Workflow Trust Using Hidden Markov Modeling and Provenance Data.- Unmanaged Workflows: Their Provenance and Use.- Sketching Distributed Data Provenance.- A Mobile Cloud with Trusted Data Provenance Services for Bioinformatics Research.- Data Provenance and Management in Radio Astronomy: A Stream Computing Approach.- Using Provenance to Support Good Laboratory Practice in Grid Environments.

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From the reviews:
"This book, a compilation of independent chapters, reflects the research work of several groups in the field of data provenance and data management for eScience. ... the book will be particularly useful for researchers in the area of data provenance, as well as for those in data management in the application domains covered in the book." (Sergio Ilarri, Computing Reviews, April, 2013)

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John Taylor ist Bassist und Gründungsmitglied von Duran Duran. Bis heute hat die Band mehr als 80 Millionen Tonträger verkauft und wurde dafür mit sechs Lifetime Achievement Awards belohnt, darunter BRIT- und MTV-Awards. Er lebt mit seiner Frau und den drei Kindern abwechselnd in Wiltshire/England und Los Angeles.

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