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User Experience for Serious Games in Virtual Reality

by Tanja Kojić ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
The book presents research in understanding how to make Virtual Reality (VR) applications more enjoyable and realistic. The author studies this in relation not just to VR games for entertainment, but also for other applications such as serious games, which are used for education and training. To make VR games better, the work examines topics like the content in the game, the context in which it's ... Read more

$98.99 USD

The book presents research in understanding how to make Virtual Reality (VR) applications more enjoyable and realistic. The author studies this in relation not just to VR games for entertainment, but also for other applications such as serious games, which are used for education and training. To make VR games better, the work examines topics like the content in the game, the context in which it's
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Ultimate Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn

Unleash the Power of Scikit-Learn and Python to Build Cutting-Edge Predictive Modeling Applications and Unlock Deeper Insights Into Machine Learning (English Edition)

by Parag Saxena ...

Master the Art of Data Munging and Predictive Modeling for Machine Learning with Scikit-LearnBook Description“Ultimate Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn” is a definitive resource that offers an in-depth exploration of data preparation, modeling techniques, and the theoretical foundations behind powerful machine learning algorithms using Python and Scikit-Learn.Beginning with foundational ... Read more

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Master the Art of Data Munging and Predictive Modeling for Machine Learning with Scikit-LearnBook Description“Ultimate Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn” is a definitive resource that offers an in-depth exploration of data preparation, modeling techniques, and the theoretical foundations behind powerful machine learning algorithms using Python and Scikit-Learn.Beginning with foundational
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Applications of Cognitive Computing Systems and IBM Watson

8th IBM Collaborative Academia Research Exchange

Edited by Aaditya Telang, Danish Contractor ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book presents reports and methods that demonstrate the ease with which cognitive applications can be built using IBM Watson application program interfaces (APIs). It includes application reports from two IBM Watson API-based competitions – Hackathon (24 hours) and a Challenge task (~3 months). It also features a selection of papers presented at I-CARE 2016, the IBM Collaborative Academia ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book presents reports and methods that demonstrate the ease with which cognitive applications can be built using IBM Watson application program interfaces (APIs). It includes application reports from two IBM Watson API-based competitions – Hackathon (24 hours) and a Challenge task (~3 months). It also features a selection of papers presented at I-CARE 2016, the IBM Collaborative Academia
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Designing Agentic AI Frameworks: Build adaptive, autonomous digital agents that reason, strategize, and evolve

The Innovators of AI and Data Series, #4

by Gloria Kepler, Quinn D. Novak ...

Series Book 4 - The Innovators of AI and Data Series
The difference between a tool and an agent is the ability to say, "I'll figure it out."We are standing on the precipice of a massive shift in technology. For decades, we have programmed computers to do exactly what we say. But what happens when we program them to understand what we mean, and figure out the rest themselves?That is the core of Designing Agentic AI Frameworks.I wrote this book ... Read more

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The difference between a tool and an agent is the ability to say, "I'll figure it out."We are standing on the precipice of a massive shift in technology. For decades, we have programmed computers to do exactly what we say. But what happens when we program them to understand what we mean, and figure out the rest themselves?That is the core of Designing Agentic AI Frameworks.I wrote this book
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AI-Powered Safety Systems: Predict Hazards Before They Happen on Your Construction Site

by Leo Veyloric ...

What if your construction site could warn you before something went wrong instead of after the incident report is filed?Construction safety has spent decades living in reaction mode: accidents happen, paperwork follows, and everyone promises to "do better next time." This book is about finally breaking that cycle.AI-Powered Safety Systems is a practical, plain-spoken (and occasionally sarcastic) ... Read more

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What if your construction site could warn you before something went wrong instead of after the incident report is filed?Construction safety has spent decades living in reaction mode: accidents happen, paperwork follows, and everyone promises to "do better next time." This book is about finally breaking that cycle.AI-Powered Safety Systems is a practical, plain-spoken (and occasionally sarcastic)
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Bioinformatics of the Brain

Edited by Kayhan Erciyes, Tuba Sevimoglu ...

The brain consisting of billions of neurons is probably the most complex and mysterious organ of the body. Understanding the functioning of the brain in its health and disease states has baffled the researchers working in this area for many years. The diversity of brain diseases and disorders makes the analysis of brain functions an even more challenging area of research. In vitro and in vivo ... Read more

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The brain consisting of billions of neurons is probably the most complex and mysterious organ of the body. Understanding the functioning of the brain in its health and disease states has baffled the researchers working in this area for many years. The diversity of brain diseases and disorders makes the analysis of brain functions an even more challenging area of research. In vitro and in vivo
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Extended Reality

International Conference, XR Salento 2025, Otranto, Italy, June 17–20, 2025, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Lucio Tommaso De Paolis, Pasquale Arpaia, Marco Sacco ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The seven-volume set LNCS 15737-15743 constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Extended Reality, XR Salento 2025, held in Otranto, Italy, during June 17-20, 2025.The 128 full papers presented together with 65 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Virtual Reality; and Augmented ... Read more

$71.99 USD

The seven-volume set LNCS 15737-15743 constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Extended Reality, XR Salento 2025, held in Otranto, Italy, during June 17-20, 2025.The 128 full papers presented together with 65 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Virtual Reality; and Augmented
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Real-World Data Analysis, Step by Step

A New Analyst's Hands-On Guide to SAS, R, Python, and Excel

by Jiazheng Chen ...

Most data-analysis books teach one tool. The real job demands four.In the working world, analysts rarely choose their software. A hospital runs on SAS, a research lab on R, a startup on Python, and almost every office on Excel. The same analytical idea-load the data, summarize it, model it, explain it-has to travel across all of them. Real-World Data Analysis, Step by Step teaches that idea in all ... Read more

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Most data-analysis books teach one tool. The real job demands four.In the working world, analysts rarely choose their software. A hospital runs on SAS, a research lab on R, a startup on Python, and almost every office on Excel. The same analytical idea-load the data, summarize it, model it, explain it-has to travel across all of them. Real-World Data Analysis, Step by Step teaches that idea in all
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Ergonomics in the Automotive Design Process

Advanced Topics, Measurements, Modeling and Research

by Vivek D. Bhise ...

Automotive design continues to evolve at a rapid pace. As electric cars become ever more commonplace on the roads to the advent of the driverless vehicle, understanding the ergonomics behind automotive engineering becomes ever more paramount. Vehicle attributes must be considered early during the new vehicle development program by coordinated work of multi- disciplinary teams to begin creating ... Read more

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Automotive design continues to evolve at a rapid pace. As electric cars become ever more commonplace on the roads to the advent of the driverless vehicle, understanding the ergonomics behind automotive engineering becomes ever more paramount. Vehicle attributes must be considered early during the new vehicle development program by coordinated work of multi- disciplinary teams to begin creating
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Scaling Up with R and Apache Arrow

Bigger Data, Easier Workflows

by Nic Crane, Jonathan Keane, Neal Richardson ...

Analyze large datasets directly from R. Scaling Up With R and Arrow provides a guide to working efficiently with larger-than-memory datasets using the arrow R package. As data grows in size and complexity, traditional data analysis methods in R often hit technical limitations. In this book, you'll learn how to overcome these hurdles without needing to set up complex infrastructure.You'll learn ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Analyze large datasets directly from R. Scaling Up With R and Arrow provides a guide to working efficiently with larger-than-memory datasets using the arrow R package. As data grows in size and complexity, traditional data analysis methods in R often hit technical limitations. In this book, you'll learn how to overcome these hurdles without needing to set up complex infrastructure.You'll learn
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People and Computers XVII — Designing for Society

Proceedings of HCI 2003

Edited by Eamonn O'Neill, Philippe Palanque, Peter Johnson ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
HCI is a fundamental and multidisciplinary research area. It is fundamental to the development and use of computing technologies. Without good HCI, computing technologies provide less benefit to society. We often fail to notice good HCI. Good HCI passes us by without comment or surprise. The technology lets you do what you want without causing you any further work, effort or thought. You load a ... Read more

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HCI is a fundamental and multidisciplinary research area. It is fundamental to the development and use of computing technologies. Without good HCI, computing technologies provide less benefit to society. We often fail to notice good HCI. Good HCI passes us by without comment or surprise. The technology lets you do what you want without causing you any further work, effort or thought. You load a
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Multimodal Usability

by Laila Dybkjær, Niels Ole Bernsen ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This preface tells the story of how Multimodal Usability responds to a special challenge. Chapter 1 describes the goals and structure of this book. The idea of describing how to make multimodal computer systems usable arose in the European Network of Excellence SIMILAR – “Taskforce for cre- ing human-machine interfaces SIMILAR to human-human communication”, 2003– 2007, www. similar. cc. SIMILAR ... Read more

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This preface tells the story of how Multimodal Usability responds to a special challenge. Chapter 1 describes the goals and structure of this book. The idea of describing how to make multimodal computer systems usable arose in the European Network of Excellence SIMILAR – “Taskforce for cre- ing human-machine interfaces SIMILAR to human-human communication”, 2003– 2007, www. similar. cc. SIMILAR
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Mining Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Software Installation and Configuration

The Crypto Mining Mastery Series, #4

by Ladd Baby ...

Series Book 4 - The Crypto Mining Mastery Series
Mining Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Software Installation and ConfigurationUnlock the world of cryptocurrency mining with Mining Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Software Installation and Configuration. Whether you're brand new to crypto or just setting up your first mining rig, this step-by-step guide takes the complexity out of mining and breaks it down into clear, easy-to-follow ... Read more

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Mining Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Software Installation and ConfigurationUnlock the world of cryptocurrency mining with Mining Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Software Installation and Configuration. Whether you're brand new to crypto or just setting up your first mining rig, this step-by-step guide takes the complexity out of mining and breaks it down into clear, easy-to-follow
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Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

17th EAI International Conference, PervasiveHealth 2023, Malmö, Sweden, November 27-29, 2023, Proceedings

Edited by Dario Salvi, Pieter Van Gorp, Syed Ahmar Shah ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2023, held in Malmö, Sweden, during November 27-29, 2023.The 29 full papers and 6 short papers were selected from 90 submissions and are organized in thematic sessions as follows: Pervasive Mental Health; Privacy, Ethics and Regulations; ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2023, held in Malmö, Sweden, during November 27-29, 2023.The 29 full papers and 6 short papers were selected from 90 submissions and are organized in thematic sessions as follows: Pervasive Mental Health; Privacy, Ethics and Regulations;
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Multi Agent Systems

Technologies and Applications towards Human-Centered

Edited by Shibakali Gupta, Indradip Banerjee, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
The book presents latest multi-agent technologies in human-centered computing (HCC) to provide a new research direction to enrich the human socio computations. Nowadays, the research in the field of multi-agent system (MAS) has gained a wide spread recognition due to its interdisciplinary nature and a vast versatile application domain including engineering, social science, economics, mathematics, ... Read more

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The book presents latest multi-agent technologies in human-centered computing (HCC) to provide a new research direction to enrich the human socio computations. Nowadays, the research in the field of multi-agent system (MAS) has gained a wide spread recognition due to its interdisciplinary nature and a vast versatile application domain including engineering, social science, economics, mathematics,
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Formal Methods and Software Engineering

24th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2023, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, November 21–24, 2023, Proceedings

Edited by Yi Li, Sofiène Tahar ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Formal Methods and Software Engineering, ICFEM 2023, held in Brisbane, QLD, Australia, during November 21–24, 2023.The 13 full papers presented together with 8 doctoral symposium papers in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions, the volume also contains one invited paper. The conference ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Formal Methods and Software Engineering, ICFEM 2023, held in Brisbane, QLD, Australia, during November 21–24, 2023.The 13 full papers presented together with 8 doctoral symposium papers in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions, the volume also contains one invited paper. The conference
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ASIC Design and Synthesis

RTL Design Using Verilog

by Vaibbhav Taraate ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book describes simple to complex ASIC design practical scenarios using Verilog. It builds a story from the basic fundamentals of ASIC designs to advanced RTL design concepts using Verilog. Looking at current trends of miniaturization, the contents provide practical information on the issues in ASIC design and synthesis using Synopsys DC and their solution. The book explains how to write ... Read more

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This book describes simple to complex ASIC design practical scenarios using Verilog. It builds a story from the basic fundamentals of ASIC designs to advanced RTL design concepts using Verilog. Looking at current trends of miniaturization, the contents provide practical information on the issues in ASIC design and synthesis using Synopsys DC and their solution. The book explains how to write
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Interpretability and Explainability in AI Using Python

by Aruna Chakkirala ...

Demystify AI Decisions and Master Interpretability and Explainability TodayKey Features● Master Interpretability and Explainability in ML, Deep Learning, Transformers, and LLMs● Implement XAI techniques using Python for model transparency● Learn global and local interpretability with real-world examplesBook DescriptionInterpretability in AI/ML refers to the ability to understand and explain h... ... Read more

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Demystify AI Decisions and Master Interpretability and Explainability TodayKey Features● Master Interpretability and Explainability in ML, Deep Learning, Transformers, and LLMs● Implement XAI techniques using Python for model transparency● Learn global and local interpretability with real-world examplesBook DescriptionInterpretability in AI/ML refers to the ability to understand and explain h...
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UML and the Unified Process

Edited by Liliana Favre ...

With the increasing popularity of the Internet, electronic commerce, and enterprise applications, UML and the Unified Process has been developed to focus on Unified Modeling Language (UML), Unified Process (UP) and other information modeling methods and methodologies, and involves conceptual, theoretical, development and empirical issues. This title particularly focuses on research related to UML ... Read more

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With the increasing popularity of the Internet, electronic commerce, and enterprise applications, UML and the Unified Process has been developed to focus on Unified Modeling Language (UML), Unified Process (UP) and other information modeling methods and methodologies, and involves conceptual, theoretical, development and empirical issues. This title particularly focuses on research related to UML
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Handbook of Research on Human-Computer Interfaces, Developments, and Applications

Edited by João Rodrigues, Pedro Cardoso, Jânio Monteiro, Mauro Figueiredo ...

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is easy to define yet difficult to predict. Encompassing the management, study, planning, and design of the ways in which users interact with computers, this field has evolved from using punch cards to force touch in a matter of decades. What was once considered science fiction is now ubiquitous. The future of HCI is mercurial, yet predictions point to the ... Read more

$283.49 USD

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is easy to define yet difficult to predict. Encompassing the management, study, planning, and design of the ways in which users interact with computers, this field has evolved from using punch cards to force touch in a matter of decades. What was once considered science fiction is now ubiquitous. The future of HCI is mercurial, yet predictions point to the
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Approaching Employee Experience Management With Data Science

Edited by Paula Cristina Nunes Figueiredo ...

In today's competitive business environment, retaining top talent is essential for organizational success, and employee experience plays a key role in this process. Data-driven strategies enable companies to create a motivating and supportive work environment, leading to increased engagement, productivity, and retention. By measuring and improving the employee experience, organizations can adapt ... Read more

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In today's competitive business environment, retaining top talent is essential for organizational success, and employee experience plays a key role in this process. Data-driven strategies enable companies to create a motivating and supportive work environment, leading to increased engagement, productivity, and retention. By measuring and improving the employee experience, organizations can adapt
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Research Anthology on BIM and Digital Twins in Smart Cities

Edited by Information Resources Management Association ...

In recent years, smart cities have been an emerging area of interest across the world. Due to this, numerous technologies and tools, such as building information modeling (BIM) and digital twins, have been developed to help achieve smart cities. To ensure research is continuously up to date and new technologies are considered within the field, further study is required. The Research Anthology on ... Read more

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In recent years, smart cities have been an emerging area of interest across the world. Due to this, numerous technologies and tools, such as building information modeling (BIM) and digital twins, have been developed to help achieve smart cities. To ensure research is continuously up to date and new technologies are considered within the field, further study is required. The Research Anthology on
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Artificial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Edited by Information Resources Management Association ...

Ongoing advancements in modern technology have led to significant developments in artificial intelligence. With the numerous applications available, it becomes imperative to conduct research and make further progress in this field. Artificial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the latest breakthroughs and recent progress in ... Read more

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Ongoing advancements in modern technology have led to significant developments in artificial intelligence. With the numerous applications available, it becomes imperative to conduct research and make further progress in this field. Artificial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the latest breakthroughs and recent progress in
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Building Applied Models for Problem Solving

Edited by Shalin Hai-Jew ...

Applied modeling understands, analyzes, and solves real-world problems across diverse domains like economics, engineering, public health, and environmental science. By transforming complex data into structured, quantitative representations, applied models enable decision-makers to test hypotheses, forecast outcomes, and evaluate the impacts of scenarios. These models integrate theory with ... Read more

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Applied modeling understands, analyzes, and solves real-world problems across diverse domains like economics, engineering, public health, and environmental science. By transforming complex data into structured, quantitative representations, applied models enable decision-makers to test hypotheses, forecast outcomes, and evaluate the impacts of scenarios. These models integrate theory with
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