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The Capsule Reviews are intended to provide a short succinct review of each paper in the issue in order to bring it to a wider readership. The Capsule Reviews were compiled by Fairouz Kamareddine. Professor Kamareddine is an Associate Editor of The Computer Journal and is based in the Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on various topics found in several academic journals including human-computer interaction, various methods of computing, and the innovation in health informatics.

The Capsule Reviews are intended to provide a short succinct review of each paper in the issue in order to bring it to a wider readership. The Capsule Reviews were compiled by Fairouz Kamareddine. Professor Kamareddine is an Associate Editor of The Computer Journal and is based in the Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The author discusses some editorial policy changes to the journal "Interacting With Computers." Particular focus is given to the new set of principles established for the journal, such as quality, engagement and efficiency. Also mentioned are the review process, improvements for referees and allocation process of special issues.

The article presents an introduction in which authors discusses topics including models for sensors' capabilities, web service composition, and network virtualization in cloud computing, and also mentions people whom the periodical's guest editor would like to thank for their contribution.

The development of agent technologies for sensor networks has received increasing research attention within both the sensor network and multi-agent systems research communities. The International Workshops on Agent Technologies for Sensor Networks (ATSN) held in 2007, 2008 and 2009 sought to bring these communities together, and this special issue of The Computer Journal presents extended versions of some of the papers that appeared at these workshops, along with new submissions specifically for this journal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on research related to information technology. Topics include study on socio-political context of the human-computer interaction of transgender people by Alex A. Ahmed and others, published in "Interacting with Computers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human-Computer Interaction," highlights contents from January 2018 issue of the journal "Formal Aspects of Computing - Applicable Formal Methods," and highlights of papers in "Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics." [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The extracts below are based on extracts from the BCS's eminent academic monthly, The Computer Journal, published with Oxford University Press. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the British Computer Society (BCS) Volunteer Register, as a follow up to the article "Volunteer and Support" which appeared in the January 2008 edition of "IT NOW." The author asks readers to respond to an online survey that will allow BCS to identify, among other things, which of its members are already volunteering and in which areas they specialize.