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Visual Design of GraphQL Data

A Practical Introduction with Legacy Data and Neo4j

by Thomas Frisendal ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Get an introduction to the visual design of GraphQL data and concepts, including GraphQL structures, semantics, and schemas in this compact, pragmatic book. In it you will see simple guidelines based on lessons learned from real-life data discovery and unification, as well as useful visualization techniques. These in turn help you improve the quality of your API designs and give you the skills to ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Get an introduction to the visual design of GraphQL data and concepts, including GraphQL structures, semantics, and schemas in this compact, pragmatic book. In it you will see simple guidelines based on lessons learned from real-life data discovery and unification, as well as useful visualization techniques. These in turn help you improve the quality of your API designs and give you the skills to
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A Survey of Characteristic Engine Features for Technology-Sustained Pervasive Games

by Kim J.L. Nevelsteen ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book scrutinizes pervasive games from a technological perspective, focusing on the sub-domain of games that satisfy the criteria that they make use of virtual game elements. In the computer game industry, the use of a game engine to build games is common, but current game engines do not support pervasive games. Since the computer game industry is already rich with game engines, this book ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book scrutinizes pervasive games from a technological perspective, focusing on the sub-domain of games that satisfy the criteria that they make use of virtual game elements. In the computer game industry, the use of a game engine to build games is common, but current game engines do not support pervasive games. Since the computer game industry is already rich with game engines, this book
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Technological Trends in Improved Mobility of the Visually Impaired

Edited by Sara Paiva ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book provides an insight into recent technological trends and innovations in mobility solutions and platforms to improve mobility of visually impaired people. The authors' goal is to help to contribute to the social and societal inclusion of the visually impaired. The book’s topics include, but are not limited to, obstacle detection systems, indoor and outdoor navigation, transportation ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book provides an insight into recent technological trends and innovations in mobility solutions and platforms to improve mobility of visually impaired people. The authors' goal is to help to contribute to the social and societal inclusion of the visually impaired. The book’s topics include, but are not limited to, obstacle detection systems, indoor and outdoor navigation, transportation
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Blended Learning. Sustainable and Flexible Smart Learning

18th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2025, Bangkok, Thailand, July 22-25, 2025, Proceedings

Edited by Will W. K. Ma, Simon S. K. Cheung, Chen Li, Praewpran Prayadsab, Anan Mungwattana ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2025, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during July 22-25, 2025.The 24 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Keynotes, AI and Robotics in Education, Innovative Teaching Methods in Blended ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2025, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during July 22-25, 2025.The 24 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Keynotes, AI and Robotics in Education, Innovative Teaching Methods in Blended
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The Metaverse for the Healthcare Industry

Edited by Chiranji Lal Chowdhary ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book delves into the transformative potential of the Metaverse in the healthcare industry, addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by diverse biomedical data and digital healthcare solutions. The book explores how the convergence of technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality can revolutionize healthcare delivery, enhancing patient outcomes ... Read more

$179.99 USD

This book delves into the transformative potential of the Metaverse in the healthcare industry, addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by diverse biomedical data and digital healthcare solutions. The book explores how the convergence of technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality can revolutionize healthcare delivery, enhancing patient outcomes
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Search-Based Software Engineering

11th International Symposium, SSBSE 2019, Tallinn, Estonia, August 31 – September 1, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Shiva Nejati, Gregory Gay ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering, SSBSE 2019, held in Tallinn, Estonia, in August/September 2019.The 9 research papers and 3 short papers presented together with 1 keynote and 1 challenge paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. SSBSE is a research area focused on the formulation of ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering, SSBSE 2019, held in Tallinn, Estonia, in August/September 2019.The 9 research papers and 3 short papers presented together with 1 keynote and 1 challenge paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. SSBSE is a research area focused on the formulation of
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Practical Concurrent Haskell

With Big Data Applications

by Marius Mihailescu, Stefania Loredana Nita ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn to use the APIs and frameworks for parallel and concurrent applications in Haskell. This book will show you how to exploit multicore processors with the help of parallelism in order to increase the performance of your applications.Practical Concurrent Haskell teaches you how concurrency enables you to write programs using threads for multiple interactions. After accomplishing this, you will ... Read more

$58.99 USD

Learn to use the APIs and frameworks for parallel and concurrent applications in Haskell. This book will show you how to exploit multicore processors with the help of parallelism in order to increase the performance of your applications.Practical Concurrent Haskell teaches you how concurrency enables you to write programs using threads for multiple interactions. After accomplishing this, you will
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Interrogate Webdesigners

Interrogate, #1

by James Blanchette ...

Series Book 1 - Interrogate
This book will walk you thru everyhting you need to do before you hire a Webdesigner or web developer.Aspects ofThe Jargon -- what they are talking aboutDecide First -- tells you what you need to prepare before you start lookingWeb Designer Questions questions to ask your webdesignerBasic SEO lets you understand what SEO is all aboutWho Owns the Code the realities of code ownershipWeb Hosting-what ... Read more

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This book will walk you thru everyhting you need to do before you hire a Webdesigner or web developer.Aspects ofThe Jargon -- what they are talking aboutDecide First -- tells you what you need to prepare before you start lookingWeb Designer Questions questions to ask your webdesignerBasic SEO lets you understand what SEO is all aboutWho Owns the Code the realities of code ownershipWeb Hosting-what
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Programming Languages and Systems

13th Asian Symposium, APLAS 2015, Pohang, South Korea, November 30 - December 2, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Xinyu Feng, Sungwoo Park ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems, APLAS 2015, held in Pohang, South Korea, in November/December 2015. The 24 regular papers presented together with 1 short paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. The papers cover a variety of foundational and practical issues in programming languages and systems ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems, APLAS 2015, held in Pohang, South Korea, in November/December 2015. The 24 regular papers presented together with 1 short paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. The papers cover a variety of foundational and practical issues in programming languages and systems
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Practical C++ Machine Learning

Hands-on strategies for developing simple machine learning models using C++ data structures and libraries

by Anais Sutherland ...

Practical C++ Machine Learning introduces C++ programmers to the world of machine learning. If you know C++ but haven't worked with machine learning solutions before, this book is a good place to start learning the basics and experimenting with the language's essential concepts and techniques.The book starts off by showing you how to set up a development environment and put together some basic ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Practical C++ Machine Learning introduces C++ programmers to the world of machine learning. If you know C++ but haven't worked with machine learning solutions before, this book is a good place to start learning the basics and experimenting with the language's essential concepts and techniques.The book starts off by showing you how to set up a development environment and put together some basic
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#1 Book on Python Programming

by Minhaj ...

This book, written by Minhaj Abdullah, is designed to take you on a journey through the world of Python programming, starting with the fundamentals and progressing to more advanced concepts like AI and automation. Whether you're a complete beginner or have some prior coding experience, this book offers a practical and engaging approach to learning Python.Key Features:Beginner-Friendly Introduction ... Read more

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This book, written by Minhaj Abdullah, is designed to take you on a journey through the world of Python programming, starting with the fundamentals and progressing to more advanced concepts like AI and automation. Whether you're a complete beginner or have some prior coding experience, this book offers a practical and engaging approach to learning Python.Key Features:Beginner-Friendly Introduction
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Plain JavaScript: Learning the Front-End

by Roger Beans-Rivet ...

Plain JavaScript: Learning the Front-End – A Practical Guide to Mastering Front-End DevelopmentAre you ready to build stunning, interactive websites from scratch using only plain JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS? Whether you're a complete beginner or an intermediate developer looking to strengthen your foundational front-end skills, this comprehensive ebook has everything you need to become proficient ... Read more

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Plain JavaScript: Learning the Front-End – A Practical Guide to Mastering Front-End DevelopmentAre you ready to build stunning, interactive websites from scratch using only plain JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS? Whether you're a complete beginner or an intermediate developer looking to strengthen your foundational front-end skills, this comprehensive ebook has everything you need to become proficient
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Haptics: Understanding Touch; Technology and Systems; Applications and Interaction

14th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2024, Lille, France, June 30 – July 3, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Pedro Lopes, Claudio Pacchierotti, Cagatay Basdogan, Monica Gori, Betty Lemaire-Semail, Maud Marchal ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 14768 + 14769 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2024, held in Lille, France, during June 30 – July 3, 2024.The 81 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 142 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: ... Read more

$80.99 USD

The two-volume set LNCS 14768 + 14769 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2024, held in Lille, France, during June 30 – July 3, 2024.The 81 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 142 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:
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Gamification Mindset

by Ole Goethe ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book explores how gamification techniques are used to leverage users’ natural desires for achievement, competition, collaboration, learning and more. Compared to other books on this topic, it gives more than just an introduction and develops the readers understanding through frameworks and models, based on research to make it easier to develop gamified systems.The concept of ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book explores how gamification techniques are used to leverage users’ natural desires for achievement, competition, collaboration, learning and more. Compared to other books on this topic, it gives more than just an introduction and develops the readers understanding through frameworks and models, based on research to make it easier to develop gamified systems.The concept of
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Empowering Learners for Life in the Digital Age

IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2018, Linz, Austria, June 24–28, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Don Passey, Rosa Bottino, Cathy Lewin, Eric Sanchez ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2018, held in Linz, Austria, in June 2018.The 24 revised full papers and 3 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 submissions during two rounds of reviewing. The papers discuss key emerging topics and evolving practices in the ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2018, held in Linz, Austria, in June 2018.The 24 revised full papers and 3 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 submissions during two rounds of reviewing. The papers discuss key emerging topics and evolving practices in the
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User Community Discovery

Edited by Georgios Paliouras, Symeon Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Vogiatzis, Yiannis Kompatsiaris ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book redefines community discovery in the new world of Online Social Networks and Web 2.0 applications, through real-world problems and applications in the context of the Web, pointing out the current and future challenges of the field.Particular emphasis is placed on the issues of community representation, efficiency and scalability, detection of communities in hypergraphs, such as multi ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book redefines community discovery in the new world of Online Social Networks and Web 2.0 applications, through real-world problems and applications in the context of the Web, pointing out the current and future challenges of the field.Particular emphasis is placed on the issues of community representation, efficiency and scalability, detection of communities in hypergraphs, such as multi
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Primefaces Theme development

Create, package, and customize stunning themes using PrimeFaces

by Andy Bailey, Sudheer Jonna ...

Create, package, and customize stunning themes using PrimeFacesKey FeaturesBuild PrimeFaces themes that meet the industry standardsCustomize your themes for mobile web applications with PrimeFaces MobileA precise, example-oriented guide to help you create interesting themes using the PrimeFaces toolsBook DescriptionDeveloping stunning themes for web applications has never been easier! PrimeFaces ... Read more

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Create, package, and customize stunning themes using PrimeFacesKey FeaturesBuild PrimeFaces themes that meet the industry standardsCustomize your themes for mobile web applications with PrimeFaces MobileA precise, example-oriented guide to help you create interesting themes using the PrimeFaces toolsBook DescriptionDeveloping stunning themes for web applications has never been easier! PrimeFaces
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Tragic Design

The Impact of Bad Product Design and How to Fix It

by Jonathan Shariat, Cynthia Savard Saucier ...

Bad design is everywhere, and its cost is much higher than we think. In this thought-provoking book, authors Jonathan Shariat and Cynthia Savard Saucier explain how poorly designed products can anger, sadden, exclude, and even kill people who use them. The designers responsible certainly didn’t intend harm, so what can you do to avoid making similar mistakes?Tragic Design examines real case ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Bad design is everywhere, and its cost is much higher than we think. In this thought-provoking book, authors Jonathan Shariat and Cynthia Savard Saucier explain how poorly designed products can anger, sadden, exclude, and even kill people who use them. The designers responsible certainly didn’t intend harm, so what can you do to avoid making similar mistakes?Tragic Design examines real case
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Web Work

Information Seeking and Knowledge Work on the World Wide Web

by Chun Wei Choo, B. Detlor, D. Turnbull ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book brings together three great motifs of the network society: the seeking and using of information by individuals and groups; the creation and application of knowledge in organizations; and the fundamental transformation of these activities as they are enacted on the Internet and the World Wide Web. Of the three, the study of how individuals and groups seek information probably has the ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book brings together three great motifs of the network society: the seeking and using of information by individuals and groups; the creation and application of knowledge in organizations; and the fundamental transformation of these activities as they are enacted on the Internet and the World Wide Web. Of the three, the study of how individuals and groups seek information probably has the
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Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Access to Today's Technologies

9th International Conference, UAHCI 2015, Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2-7, 2015, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four LNCS volume set 9175-9178 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, UAHCI 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, in Los Angeles, CA, USA in August 2015, jointly with 15 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The four LNCS volume set 9175-9178 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, UAHCI 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, in Los Angeles, CA, USA in August 2015, jointly with 15 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters
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Active Object Languages: Current Research Trends

Edited by Frank de Boer, Ferruccio Damiani, Reiner Hähnle, Einar Broch Johnsen, Eduard Kamburjan ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Active Objects are a programming paradigm that supports a non-competitive, data-driven concurrency model. This renders active object languages to be well-suited for simulation, data race-free programming, and formal verification. Concepts from active objects made their way into languages such as Rust, ABS, Akka, JavaScript, and Go. This is the first comprehensive state-of-art overview on the ... Read more

$76.99 USD

Active Objects are a programming paradigm that supports a non-competitive, data-driven concurrency model. This renders active object languages to be well-suited for simulation, data race-free programming, and formal verification. Concepts from active objects made their way into languages such as Rust, ABS, Akka, JavaScript, and Go. This is the first comprehensive state-of-art overview on the
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Global Optimization, Computation, Approximation and Applications

by Panos M Pardalos, Themistocles M Rassias ...

Series Book 13 - Series on Computers and Operations Research
This unique volume focuses on results devoted to active current research in mathematical analysis with emphasis to optimization and applications. Effort is made for the featured book chapters to have an interdisciplinary approach to the problems treated.Topics in this book include a wavelet fuzzy optimization model, an optimization model for supply chain networks, nonlinear optimization problems, ... Read more

$156.99 USD

This unique volume focuses on results devoted to active current research in mathematical analysis with emphasis to optimization and applications. Effort is made for the featured book chapters to have an interdisciplinary approach to the problems treated.Topics in this book include a wavelet fuzzy optimization model, an optimization model for supply chain networks, nonlinear optimization problems,
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Videogame Sciences and Arts

13th International Conference, VJ 2023, Aveiro, Portugal, November 28–30, 2023, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Liliana Vale Costa, Nelson Zagalo, Ana Isabel Veloso, Esteban Clua, Sylvester Arnab, Mário Vairinhos, Diogo Gomes ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 13th International Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts, VJ 2023, held in Aveiro, Portugal, during November 28–30, 2023.The 17 full papers and the 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: game experience and evaluation; game-based learning and ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 13th International Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts, VJ 2023, held in Aveiro, Portugal, during November 28–30, 2023.The 17 full papers and the 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: game experience and evaluation; game-based learning and
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数据科学原理

Chinese Edition

by Posts & Telecom Press, Sinan Ozdemir ...

让数据科学的学习有趣又自然；数据科学入门的概念手册和实用手册；集数据思维、概率统计基础、主流机器学习技术、应用案例和实操代码于一体的“数据科学百宝书”Key Features由浅入深，通过案例和Python代码讲解内容涵盖数据科学的全过程Book Description数据科学家是目前最热门的职业之一。本书的目的是帮助你掌握数学、编程和商业分析的综合技能。通过本书，你将能够自信地提出并解答复杂的数据问题，从抽象和原始的统计信息发掘并完善可执行的想法。通过将数学和计算机编程技能相结合，你将踏上成为数据科学家的激动人心的旅程。本书介绍了数据科学的全过程，包括数据准备、数据清洗，以及如何选择有效的数据挖掘策略和技巧，从而深入理解数据科学的方方面面。你将学到数学和统计学的核心知识，以及数据科学家和分析师经常使用的代码。你将了解机器学习，学会用常见的统计学模型分析稠密数据集 ... Read more

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让数据科学的学习有趣又自然；数据科学入门的概念手册和实用手册；集数据思维、概率统计基础、主流机器学习技术、应用案例和实操代码于一体的“数据科学百宝书”Key Features由浅入深，通过案例和Python代码讲解内容涵盖数据科学的全过程Book Description数据科学家是目前最热门的职业之一。本书的目的是帮助你掌握数学、编程和商业分析的综合技能。通过本书，你将能够自信地提出并解答复杂的数据问题，从抽象和原始的统计信息发掘并完善可执行的想法。通过将数学和计算机编程技能相结合，你将踏上成为数据科学家的激动人心的旅程。本书介绍了数据科学的全过程，包括数据准备、数据清洗，以及如何选择有效的数据挖掘策略和技巧，从而深入理解数据科学的方方面面。你将学到数学和统计学的核心知识，以及数据科学家和分析师经常使用的代码。你将了解机器学习，学会用常见的统计学模型分析稠密数据集
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