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Cognitive Biases in Visualizations

Edited by Geoffrey Ellis ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book brings together the latest research in this new and exciting area of visualization, looking at classifying and modelling cognitive biases, together with user studies which reveal their undesirable impact on human judgement, and demonstrating how visual analytic techniques can provide effective support for mitigating key biases. A comprehensive coverage of this very relevant topic is ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book brings together the latest research in this new and exciting area of visualization, looking at classifying and modelling cognitive biases, together with user studies which reveal their undesirable impact on human judgement, and demonstrating how visual analytic techniques can provide effective support for mitigating key biases. A comprehensive coverage of this very relevant topic is
... Read more
Organizing and Preserving Your Digital Stuff

by Mike Ashenfelder ...

Organizing and Preserving Your Digital Stuff is for people who are concerned about their digital files but aren't interested in technology. It is for people who have digital photos piling up on their phones and scattered online. Authored by someone who has written over 250 articles about digital preservation for the Library of Congress and the American Library Association, it's for people who have ... Read more

$7.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Organizing and Preserving Your Digital Stuff is for people who are concerned about their digital files but aren't interested in technology. It is for people who have digital photos piling up on their phones and scattered online. Authored by someone who has written over 250 articles about digital preservation for the Library of Congress and the American Library Association, it's for people who have
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What You Need to Know About AI: Tips and Strategies for Success

by Rick Spair ...

Introducing "What You Need to Know About AI: Tips and Strategies for Success" – a groundbreaking and essential guide for anyone seeking to understand and leverage the transformative power of artificial intelligence within their organization.In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, artificial intelligence has emerged as a disruptive force, reshaping industries and redefining the future of ... Read more

$18.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Introducing "What You Need to Know About AI: Tips and Strategies for Success" – a groundbreaking and essential guide for anyone seeking to understand and leverage the transformative power of artificial intelligence within their organization.In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, artificial intelligence has emerged as a disruptive force, reshaping industries and redefining the future of
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Successfully Control Your iPad With Your Voice

by James Nuttall ...

This Guide teaches you how to use your voice to do nearly everything on your Apple iPhone or iPad. You can use you voice to write, open apps, send messages, and much more! Voice Control is an accessibility feature that can help many people in various situations, from a temporarily broken arm to being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS). ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This Guide teaches you how to use your voice to do nearly everything on your Apple iPhone or iPad. You can use you voice to write, open apps, send messages, and much more! Voice Control is an accessibility feature that can help many people in various situations, from a temporarily broken arm to being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).
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Transactions on Computational Science XXXIII

Edited by Marina L. Gavrilova, C.J. Kenneth Tan ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The LNCS journal Transactions on Computational Science reflects recent developments in the field of Computational Science, conceiving the field not as a mere ancillary science but rather as an innovative approach supporting many other scientific disciplines. The journal focuses on original high-quality research in the realm of computational science in parallel and distributed environments, ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The LNCS journal Transactions on Computational Science reflects recent developments in the field of Computational Science, conceiving the field not as a mere ancillary science but rather as an innovative approach supporting many other scientific disciplines. The journal focuses on original high-quality research in the realm of computational science in parallel and distributed environments,
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A Roadmap to Industry 4.0: Smart Production, Sharp Business and Sustainable Development

Edited by Anand Nayyar, Akshi Kumar ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Business innovation and industrial intelligence are paving the way for a future in which smart factories, intelligent machines, networked processes and Big Data are combined to foster industrial growth. The maturity and growth of instrumentation, monitoring and automation as key technology drivers support Industry 4.0 as a viable, competent and actionable business model.This book offers a primer, ... Read more

$152.99 USD

Business innovation and industrial intelligence are paving the way for a future in which smart factories, intelligent machines, networked processes and Big Data are combined to foster industrial growth. The maturity and growth of instrumentation, monitoring and automation as key technology drivers support Industry 4.0 as a viable, competent and actionable business model.This book offers a primer,
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Privacy Online

Perspectives on Privacy and Self-Disclosure in the Social Web

Edited by Sabine Trepte, Leonard Reinecke ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Communications and personal information that are posted online are usually accessible to a vast number of people. Yet when personal data exist online, they may be searched, reproduced and mined by advertisers, merchants, service providers or even stalkers. Many users know what may happen to their information, while at the same time they act as though their data are private or intimate. They expect ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Communications and personal information that are posted online are usually accessible to a vast number of people. Yet when personal data exist online, they may be searched, reproduced and mined by advertisers, merchants, service providers or even stalkers. Many users know what may happen to their information, while at the same time they act as though their data are private or intimate. They expect
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Smart Homes and Their Users

by Charlie Wilson, Tom Hargreaves ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Smart home technologies promise to transform domestic comfort, convenience, security and leisure while also reducing energy use. But delivering on these potentially conflicting promises depends on how they are adopted and used in homes.This book starts by developing a new analytical framework for understanding smart homes and their users. Drawing on a range of new empirical research combining both ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Smart home technologies promise to transform domestic comfort, convenience, security and leisure while also reducing energy use. But delivering on these potentially conflicting promises depends on how they are adopted and used in homes.This book starts by developing a new analytical framework for understanding smart homes and their users. Drawing on a range of new empirical research combining both
... Read more
Design Patterns in Modern C++20

Reusable Approaches for Object-Oriented Software Design

by Dmitri Nesteruk ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Apply the latest editions of the C++ standard to the implementation of design patterns. As well as covering traditional design patterns, this book fleshes out new design patterns and approaches that will be useful to modern C++ developers. Author Dmitri Nesteruk presents concepts as a fun investigation of how problems can be solved in different ways, along the way using varying degrees of ... Read more

$40.49 USD

Apply the latest editions of the C++ standard to the implementation of design patterns. As well as covering traditional design patterns, this book fleshes out new design patterns and approaches that will be useful to modern C++ developers. Author Dmitri Nesteruk presents concepts as a fun investigation of how problems can be solved in different ways, along the way using varying degrees of
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Whose Work Does the Computer Do?

Foundations of Work Informatics

by Markku I. Nurminen ...

In this book, which belongs to the field of Information Systems Research, work informatics refers extensively to information technology and information systems. Its point of departure, however, is work itself, while technology must settle for playing the role of being a tool. The goal of an information system thus lies outside itself - in the goal-oriented activities of an organization. In work ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this book, which belongs to the field of Information Systems Research, work informatics refers extensively to information technology and information systems. Its point of departure, however, is work itself, while technology must settle for playing the role of being a tool. The goal of an information system thus lies outside itself - in the goal-oriented activities of an organization. In work
... Read more
Introducing Algorithms in C

A Step by Step Guide to Algorithms in C

by Luciano Manelli ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Study elementary and complex algorithms with clear examples and implementations in C. This book introduces data types (simple and structured) and algorithms with graphical and textual explanations. In the next sections, you’ll cover simple and complex standard algorithms with their flowcharts: everything is integrated with explanations and tables to give a step-by-step evolution of the algorithms ... Read more

$40.49 USD

Study elementary and complex algorithms with clear examples and implementations in C. This book introduces data types (simple and structured) and algorithms with graphical and textual explanations. In the next sections, you’ll cover simple and complex standard algorithms with their flowcharts: everything is integrated with explanations and tables to give a step-by-step evolution of the algorithms
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Beginning IntelliJ IDEA

Integrated Development Environment for Java Programming

by Ted Hagos ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Get started quickly with IntelliJ, from installation to configuration to working with the source code and more. This tutorial will show you how to leverage IntelliJ’s tools to develop clean, efficient Java applications.Author Ted Hagos will first walk you through buidling your first Java applications using IntelliJ. Then, he’ll show you how to analyze your application, top to bottom; using version ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Get started quickly with IntelliJ, from installation to configuration to working with the source code and more. This tutorial will show you how to leverage IntelliJ’s tools to develop clean, efficient Java applications.Author Ted Hagos will first walk you through buidling your first Java applications using IntelliJ. Then, he’ll show you how to analyze your application, top to bottom; using version
... Read more
Semantic Web Technologies and Legal Scholarly Publishing

by Silvio Peroni ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This work deals with the applications of Semantic Publishing technologies in the legal domain, i.e., the use of Semantic Web technologies to address issues related to the Legal Scholarly Publishing. Research in the field of Law has a long tradition in the application of semantic technologies, such as Semantic Web and Linked Data, to real-world scenarios. This book investigates and proposes ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This work deals with the applications of Semantic Publishing technologies in the legal domain, i.e., the use of Semantic Web technologies to address issues related to the Legal Scholarly Publishing. Research in the field of Law has a long tradition in the application of semantic technologies, such as Semantic Web and Linked Data, to real-world scenarios. This book investigates and proposes
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Making Sense of Haptics

Fundamentals of Perception and Implications for Device Design

by Femke Elise van Beek ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Tele operation systems, in which robots are controlled remotely, are a potential solution to performing tasks in remote, small, and hazardous environments. However, there is a big disadvantage to these systems; as the direct connection between the human and the environment is lost and operators are deprived of their sense of touch. The recreation of touch feedback through haptic devices is a ... Read more

$80.09 USD

Tele operation systems, in which robots are controlled remotely, are a potential solution to performing tasks in remote, small, and hazardous environments. However, there is a big disadvantage to these systems; as the direct connection between the human and the environment is lost and operators are deprived of their sense of touch. The recreation of touch feedback through haptic devices is a
... Read more
Java Data Analysis

Data mining, big data analysis, NoSQL, and data visualization

by John R. Hubbard ...

Get the most out of the popular Java libraries and tools to perform efficient data analysisKey FeaturesGet your basics right for data analysis with Java and make sense of your data through effective visualizations.Use various Java APIs and tools such as Rapidminer and WEKA for effective data analysis and machine learning.This is your companion to understanding and implementing a solid data ... Read more

$41.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get the most out of the popular Java libraries and tools to perform efficient data analysisKey FeaturesGet your basics right for data analysis with Java and make sense of your data through effective visualizations.Use various Java APIs and tools such as Rapidminer and WEKA for effective data analysis and machine learning.This is your companion to understanding and implementing a solid data
... Read more
Alexa Skills Projects

Build exciting projects with Amazon Alexa and integrate it with Internet of Things

by Madhur Bhargava ...

Get up and running with the fundamentals of Amazon Alexa and build exciting IoT projectsKey FeaturesGain hands-on experience of working with Amazon Echo and AlexaBuild exciting IoT projects using Amazon EchoLearn about voice-enabled smart devicesBook DescriptionAmazon Echo is a smart speaker developed by Amazon, which connects to Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service and is entirely controlled by voice ... Read more

$34.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get up and running with the fundamentals of Amazon Alexa and build exciting IoT projectsKey FeaturesGain hands-on experience of working with Amazon Echo and AlexaBuild exciting IoT projects using Amazon EchoLearn about voice-enabled smart devicesBook DescriptionAmazon Echo is a smart speaker developed by Amazon, which connects to Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service and is entirely controlled by voice
... Read more
Big Data Analytics with Hadoop 3

Build highly effective analytics solutions to gain valuable insight into your big data

by Sridhar Alla ...

Explore big data concepts, platforms, analytics, and their applications using the power of Hadoop 3Key FeaturesLearn Hadoop 3 to build effective big data analytics solutions on-premise and on cloudIntegrate Hadoop with other big data tools such as R, Python, Apache Spark, and Apache FlinkExploit big data using Hadoop 3 with real-world examplesBook DescriptionApache Hadoop is the most popular ... Read more

$34.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore big data concepts, platforms, analytics, and their applications using the power of Hadoop 3Key FeaturesLearn Hadoop 3 to build effective big data analytics solutions on-premise and on cloudIntegrate Hadoop with other big data tools such as R, Python, Apache Spark, and Apache FlinkExploit big data using Hadoop 3 with real-world examplesBook DescriptionApache Hadoop is the most popular
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Cloud Analytics with Google Cloud Platform

An end-to-end guide to processing and analyzing big data using Google Cloud Platform

by Sanket Thodge ...

Combine the power of analytics and cloud computing for faster and efficient insightsKey Features\[\*\]Master the concept of analytics on the cloud: and how organizations are using it\[\*\]Learn the design considerations and while applying a cloud analytics solution\[\*\]Design an end-to-end analytics pipeline on the cloudBook DescriptionWith the ongoing data explosion, more and more organizations ... Read more

$34.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Combine the power of analytics and cloud computing for faster and efficient insightsKey Features\[\*\]Master the concept of analytics on the cloud: and how organizations are using it\[\*\]Learn the design considerations and while applying a cloud analytics solution\[\*\]Design an end-to-end analytics pipeline on the cloudBook DescriptionWith the ongoing data explosion, more and more organizations
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CPU Design and Practice

by Wenxiang Wang, Jinzhang Xing ...

Translated by Rongmin Lu, Miao Hao, Tianhao Xu ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
The book provides guidance and practical techniques for the CPU design and its implementation. By scheduling a complete CPU design procedure into a series practicing tasks, the book offers a step-by-step process support to the readers for the design of a CPU which can run Unix-like OS (e.g. Linux) kernel. It also covers various design practices and debug skills. The book is suitable for ... Read more

$71.99 USD

The book provides guidance and practical techniques for the CPU design and its implementation. By scheduling a complete CPU design procedure into a series practicing tasks, the book offers a step-by-step process support to the readers for the design of a CPU which can run Unix-like OS (e.g. Linux) kernel. It also covers various design practices and debug skills. The book is suitable for
... Read more
R Deep Learning Projects

Master the techniques to design and develop neural network models in R

by Yuxi (Hayden) Liu, Pablo Maldonado ...

5 real-world projects to help you master deep learning conceptsKey FeaturesMaster the different deep learning paradigms and build real-world projects related to text generation, sentiment analysis, fraud detection, and moreGet to grips with R's impressive range of Deep Learning libraries and frameworks such as deepnet, MXNetR, Tensorflow, H2O, Keras, and text2vecPractical projects that show you ... Read more

$27.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

5 real-world projects to help you master deep learning conceptsKey FeaturesMaster the different deep learning paradigms and build real-world projects related to text generation, sentiment analysis, fraud detection, and moreGet to grips with R's impressive range of Deep Learning libraries and frameworks such as deepnet, MXNetR, Tensorflow, H2O, Keras, and text2vecPractical projects that show you
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ActionScript Graphing Cookbook

Learn how to create appealing and interactive visual presentations of your data in ActionScript with this book and ebook.

by Peter Backx, Dominic Gelineau ...

Learn how to create appealing and interactive visual presentations of your data in ActionScript with this book and ebook.Key FeaturesLearn how to create various visually dynamic graphs and chartsImport data from different sources, such as web servicesLearn how to map geographical data, visualize in 3DBook Description"A picture is worth a thousand words" has never been more true than when ... Read more

$28.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to create appealing and interactive visual presentations of your data in ActionScript with this book and ebook.Key FeaturesLearn how to create various visually dynamic graphs and chartsImport data from different sources, such as web servicesLearn how to map geographical data, visualize in 3DBook Description"A picture is worth a thousand words" has never been more true than when
... Read more
Deep Learning with Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit Quick Start Guide

A practical guide to building neural networks using Microsoft's open source deep learning framework

by Willem Meints ...

Learn how to train popular deep learning architectures such as autoencoders, convolutional and recurrent neural networks while discovering how you can use deep learning models in your software applications with Microsoft Cognitive ToolkitKey FeaturesUnderstand the fundamentals of Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit and set up the development environmentTrain different types of neural networks using ... Read more

$22.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to train popular deep learning architectures such as autoencoders, convolutional and recurrent neural networks while discovering how you can use deep learning models in your software applications with Microsoft Cognitive ToolkitKey FeaturesUnderstand the fundamentals of Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit and set up the development environmentTrain different types of neural networks using
... Read more
AI Mastery:

A Guide for the Curious 30+ Mind

by Gary Brown ...

Delve into the fascinating realm of Artificial Intelligence and explore its various facets. As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, AI has emerged as one of the most transformative fields, captivating the attention of people from all walks of life. Whether you are a seasoned professional or simply a curious mind over 30, this book, "AI Mastery: A Guide for the Curious 30+ Mind ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Delve into the fascinating realm of Artificial Intelligence and explore its various facets. As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, AI has emerged as one of the most transformative fields, captivating the attention of people from all walks of life. Whether you are a seasoned professional or simply a curious mind over 30, this book, "AI Mastery: A Guide for the Curious 30+ Mind
... Read more
Medical Modelling

The Application of Advanced Design and Rapid Prototyping Techniques in Medicine

by Richard Bibb, Dominic Eggbeer, Abby Paterson ...

Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
Medical modelling and the principles of medical imaging, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Rapid Prototyping (also known as Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing) are important techniques relating to various disciplines - from biomaterials engineering to surgery. Building on the success of the first edition, Medical Modelling: The application of Advanced Design and Rapid Prototyping techniques in ... Read more

$233.99 USD

Medical modelling and the principles of medical imaging, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Rapid Prototyping (also known as Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing) are important techniques relating to various disciplines - from biomaterials engineering to surgery. Building on the success of the first edition, Medical Modelling: The application of Advanced Design and Rapid Prototyping techniques in
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