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Playful Disruption of Digital Media

Edited by Daniel Cermak-Sassenrath ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book starts with the proposition that digital media invite play and indeed need to be played by their everyday users. Play is probably one of the most visible and powerful ways to appropriate the digital world. The diverse, emerging practices of digital media appear to be essentially playful: Users are involved and active, produce form and content, spread, exchange and consume it, take risks, ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book starts with the proposition that digital media invite play and indeed need to be played by their everyday users. Play is probably one of the most visible and powerful ways to appropriate the digital world. The diverse, emerging practices of digital media appear to be essentially playful: Users are involved and active, produce form and content, spread, exchange and consume it, take risks,
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Topics in Cryptology – CT-RSA 2018

The Cryptographers' Track at the RSA Conference 2018, San Francisco, CA, USA, April 16-20, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Nigel P. Smart ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Cryptographer's Track at the RSA Conference 2018, CT-RSA 2018, held in San Francisco, CA, USA, in March 2018.The 26 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions.CT-RSA is the track devoted to scientific papers on cryptography, public-key to symmetric-key cryptography and from crypto- graphic protocols ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Cryptographer's Track at the RSA Conference 2018, CT-RSA 2018, held in San Francisco, CA, USA, in March 2018.The 26 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions.CT-RSA is the track devoted to scientific papers on cryptography, public-key to symmetric-key cryptography and from crypto- graphic protocols
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Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems for Engineers

by C.S. Krishnamoorthy, S. Rajeev ...

Series series New Directions in Civil Engineering
This book provides a comprehensive presentation of artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies and tools valuable for solving a wide spectrum of engineering problems. What's more, it offers these AI tools on an accompanying disk with easy-to-use software. Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems for Engineers details the AI-based methodologies known as: Knowledge-Based Expert Systems (KBES); ... Read more

$280.99 USD

This book provides a comprehensive presentation of artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies and tools valuable for solving a wide spectrum of engineering problems. What's more, it offers these AI tools on an accompanying disk with easy-to-use software. Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems for Engineers details the AI-based methodologies known as: Knowledge-Based Expert Systems (KBES);
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Web Recommendations Systems

by K. R. Venugopal, K. C. Srikantaiah, Sejal Santosh Nimbhorkar ...

This book focuses on Web recommender systems, offering an overview of approaches to develop these state-of-the-art systems. It also presents algorithmic approaches in the field of Web recommendations by extracting knowledge from Web logs, Web page content and hyperlinks. Recommender systems have been used in diverse applications, including query log mining, social networking, news recommendations ... Read more

$134.99 USD

This book focuses on Web recommender systems, offering an overview of approaches to develop these state-of-the-art systems. It also presents algorithmic approaches in the field of Web recommendations by extracting knowledge from Web logs, Web page content and hyperlinks. Recommender systems have been used in diverse applications, including query log mining, social networking, news recommendations
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

10th International Conference, ICIRA 2017, Wuhan, China, August 16–18, 2017, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by YongAn Huang, Hao Wu, Honghai Liu, Zhouping Yin ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three volume set LNAI 10462, LNAI 10463, and LNAI 10464 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017, held in Wuhan, China, in August 2017.The 235 papers presented in the three volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 310 submissions. The papers in this first volume of the set are organized in topical ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The three volume set LNAI 10462, LNAI 10463, and LNAI 10464 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017, held in Wuhan, China, in August 2017.The 235 papers presented in the three volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 310 submissions. The papers in this first volume of the set are organized in topical
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Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Anthropometry, Human Behavior, and Communication

13th International Conference, DHM 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Vincent G. Duffy ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 1319 and 13320 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2022, which was held virtually as part of the 24rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, in June/July 2022.The total of 1271 papers and 275 poster papers included in the 39 ... Read more

$76.99 USD

This two-volume set LNCS 1319 and 13320 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2022, which was held virtually as part of the 24rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, in June/July 2022.The total of 1271 papers and 275 poster papers included in the 39
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Swift 4 for Absolute Beginners

Develop Apps for iOS

by Stefan Kaczmarek, Brad Lees, Gary Bennett ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Stay motivated and overcome obstacles while learning to use Swift Playgrounds to be a great iOS developer. This book is perfect for those with no programming background, those with some programming experience but no object-oriented experience, or those that have a great idea for an app but haven’t programmed since school, and it is now updated for Swift 4.Many people have a difficult time ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Stay motivated and overcome obstacles while learning to use Swift Playgrounds to be a great iOS developer. This book is perfect for those with no programming background, those with some programming experience but no object-oriented experience, or those that have a great idea for an app but haven’t programmed since school, and it is now updated for Swift 4.Many people have a difficult time
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Discovery And Fusion Of Uncertain Knowledge In Data

by Kun Yue, Weiyi Liu, Dapeng Tao, Ming Gao, Hao Wu ...

Series Book 6 - East China Normal University Scientific Reports
Data analysis is of upmost importance in the mining of big data, where knowledge discovery and inference are the basis for intelligent systems to support the real world applications. However, the process involves knowledge acquisition, representation, inference and data, Bayesian network (BN) is the key technology plays a key role in knowledge representation, in order to pave way to cope with ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Data analysis is of upmost importance in the mining of big data, where knowledge discovery and inference are the basis for intelligent systems to support the real world applications. However, the process involves knowledge acquisition, representation, inference and data, Bayesian network (BN) is the key technology plays a key role in knowledge representation, in order to pave way to cope with
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Designing, Developing, and Facilitating Smart Cities

Urban Design to IoT Solutions

Edited by Vangelis Angelakis, Adam Kapovits, Henrich C. Pöhls, Alessandro Bassi, Elias Tragos ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book discusses how smart cities strive to deploy and interconnect infrastructures and services to guarantee that authorities and citizens have access to reliable and global customized services. The book addresses the wide range of topics present in the design, development and running of smart cities, ranging from big data management, Internet of Things, and sustainable urban planning. The ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book discusses how smart cities strive to deploy and interconnect infrastructures and services to guarantee that authorities and citizens have access to reliable and global customized services. The book addresses the wide range of topics present in the design, development and running of smart cities, ranging from big data management, Internet of Things, and sustainable urban planning. The
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Euro-Par 2019: Parallel Processing Workshops

Euro-Par 2019 International Workshops, Göttingen, Germany, August 26–30, 2019, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Ulrich Schwardmann, Christian Boehme, Dora B. Heras, Valeria Cardellini, Emmanuel Jeannot, Antonio Salis, Claudio Schifanella, Ravi Reddy Manumachu, Dieter Schwamborn, Laura Ricci, Oh Sangyoon, Thomas Gruber, Laura Antonelli, Stephen L. Scott ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes revised selected papers from the workshops held at 25th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Euro-Par 2019, which took place in Göttingen, Germany, in August 2019.The 53 full papers and 10 poster papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions.Euro-Par is an annual, international conference in Europe, ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the workshops held at 25th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Euro-Par 2019, which took place in Göttingen, Germany, in August 2019.The 53 full papers and 10 poster papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions.Euro-Par is an annual, international conference in Europe,
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Internet Addiction

Neuroscientific Approaches and Therapeutical Implications Including Smartphone Addiction

Edited by Christian Montag, Martin Reuter ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
The second edition of this successful book provides further and in-depth insight into theoretical models dealing with Internet addiction, as well as includes new therapeutical approaches. The editors also broach the emerging topic of smartphone addiction.This book combines a scholarly introduction with state-of-the-art research in the characterization of Internet addiction. It is intended for a ... Read more

$107.99 USD

The second edition of this successful book provides further and in-depth insight into theoretical models dealing with Internet addiction, as well as includes new therapeutical approaches. The editors also broach the emerging topic of smartphone addiction.This book combines a scholarly introduction with state-of-the-art research in the characterization of Internet addiction. It is intended for a
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The Expert Guide to Peoplesoft Security

by Jason D. Carter ...

Are you new to PeopleSoft? Experienced, but somewhat baffled by PeopleSoft Security? Just wondering what the heck a Primary Permission List does anyway? Well, The Expert Guide to PeopleSoft Security is for you.The Expert Guide to PeopleSoft Security provides all the information you need to successfully implement and administer security in PeopleSoft 8. Covering specifics for PeopleTools versions 8 ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Are you new to PeopleSoft? Experienced, but somewhat baffled by PeopleSoft Security? Just wondering what the heck a Primary Permission List does anyway? Well, The Expert Guide to PeopleSoft Security is for you.The Expert Guide to PeopleSoft Security provides all the information you need to successfully implement and administer security in PeopleSoft 8. Covering specifics for PeopleTools versions 8
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Cutaneous Haptic Feedback in Robotic Teleoperation

by Claudio Pacchierotti ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This work addresses the challenge of providing effective cutaneous haptic feedback in robotic teleoperation, with the objective of achieving the highest degree of transparency whilst guaranteeing the stability of the considered systems. On the one hand, it evaluates teleoperation systems that provide only cutaneous cues to the operator, thus guaranteeing the highest degree of safety. This ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This work addresses the challenge of providing effective cutaneous haptic feedback in robotic teleoperation, with the objective of achieving the highest degree of transparency whilst guaranteeing the stability of the considered systems. On the one hand, it evaluates teleoperation systems that provide only cutaneous cues to the operator, thus guaranteeing the highest degree of safety. This
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Hierarchical Type-2 Fuzzy Aggregation of Fuzzy Controllers

by Leticia Cervantes, Oscar Castillo ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book focuses on the fields of fuzzy logic, granular computing and also considering the control area. These areas can work together to solve various control problems, the idea is that this combination of areas would enable even more complex problem solving and better results. In this book we test the proposed method using two benchmark problems: the total flight control and the problem of ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book focuses on the fields of fuzzy logic, granular computing and also considering the control area. These areas can work together to solve various control problems, the idea is that this combination of areas would enable even more complex problem solving and better results. In this book we test the proposed method using two benchmark problems: the total flight control and the problem of
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Human-Computer Interaction: Design and Evaluation

17th International Conference, HCI International 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2–7, 2015. Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Masaaki Kurosu ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 3-volume set LNCS 9169, 9170, 9171 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, held in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters presented at the HCII 2015 conferences was carefully reviewed and selected from 4843 submissions. These papers address the latest research and development ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The 3-volume set LNCS 9169, 9170, 9171 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, held in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters presented at the HCII 2015 conferences was carefully reviewed and selected from 4843 submissions. These papers address the latest research and development
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Using the C++ Standard Template Libraries

by Ivor Horton ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Using the C++ Standard Template Libraries is a contemporary treatment that teaches the generic programming capabilities that the C++ 14 Standard Library provides. In this book, author Ivor Horton explains what the class and function templates available with C++ 14 do, and how to use them in a practical context.You'll learn how to create containers, and how iterators are used with them to access, ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Using the C++ Standard Template Libraries is a contemporary treatment that teaches the generic programming capabilities that the C++ 14 Standard Library provides. In this book, author Ivor Horton explains what the class and function templates available with C++ 14 do, and how to use them in a practical context.You'll learn how to create containers, and how iterators are used with them to access,
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C++ Recipes

A Problem-Solution Approach

by Bruce Sutherland ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
C++ Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach is a handy code cookbook reference guide that cover the latest C++ 14 as well as some of the code templates available in the latest Standard Template Library (STL).In this handy reference, you'll find numbers, strings, dates, times, classes, exceptions, streams, flows, pointers and more. Also, you'll see various code samples, templates for C++ algorithms, ... Read more

$44.99 USD

C++ Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach is a handy code cookbook reference guide that cover the latest C++ 14 as well as some of the code templates available in the latest Standard Template Library (STL).In this handy reference, you'll find numbers, strings, dates, times, classes, exceptions, streams, flows, pointers and more. Also, you'll see various code samples, templates for C++ algorithms,
... Read more
Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen-Technologien

Beschleunigung der Neurotechnologie zum Nutzen der Menschen

by Claude Clément ...

Series series Medicine (German Language)
Dieses Buch befasst sich mit dem Bereich der Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen (BCI) und dem einzigartigen und besonderen Umfeld aktiver Implantate, die eine elektrische Schnittstelle zum Gehirn, zum Rückenmark, zu peripheren Nerven und zu Organen bilden. Im Mittelpunkt des Buches steht die Heilung und Rehabilitation von Patienten mit schweren neurologischen Beeinträchtigungen, von Lähmungen bis hin ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Dieses Buch befasst sich mit dem Bereich der Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen (BCI) und dem einzigartigen und besonderen Umfeld aktiver Implantate, die eine elektrische Schnittstelle zum Gehirn, zum Rückenmark, zu peripheren Nerven und zu Organen bilden. Im Mittelpunkt des Buches steht die Heilung und Rehabilitation von Patienten mit schweren neurologischen Beeinträchtigungen, von Lähmungen bis hin
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Making Smart Cities More Playable

Exploring Playable Cities

Edited by Anton Nijholt ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book explores the ways in which the broad range of technologies that make up the smart city infrastructure can be harnessed to incorporate more playfulness into the day-to-day activities that take place within smart cities, making them not only more efficient but also more enjoyable for the people who live and work within their confines. The book addresses various topics that will be of ... Read more

$152.99 USD

This book explores the ways in which the broad range of technologies that make up the smart city infrastructure can be harnessed to incorporate more playfulness into the day-to-day activities that take place within smart cities, making them not only more efficient but also more enjoyable for the people who live and work within their confines. The book addresses various topics that will be of
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Hands-On IoT Solutions with Blockchain

Discover how converging IoT and blockchain can help you build effective solutions

by Enio Moura, Maximiliano Santos ...

Integrate an end-to-end logistic chain using IBM Blockchain and IoT platformsKey FeaturesExplore practical implementation of ledger technology in the IoT architectureStudy security best practices for your smart devicesUnderstand Blockchain implementation for end-to-end IoT solutionsBook DescriptionBlockchain has been the hot topic of late thanks to cryptocurrencies. To make matters more ... Read more

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Integrate an end-to-end logistic chain using IBM Blockchain and IoT platformsKey FeaturesExplore practical implementation of ledger technology in the IoT architectureStudy security best practices for your smart devicesUnderstand Blockchain implementation for end-to-end IoT solutionsBook DescriptionBlockchain has been the hot topic of late thanks to cryptocurrencies. To make matters more
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Hands-On Machine Learning with scikit-learn and Scientific Python Toolkits

A practical guide to implementing supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms in Python

by Tarek Amr ...

Integrate scikit-learn with various tools such as NumPy, pandas, imbalanced-learn, and scikit-surprise and use it to solve real-world machine learning problemsKey FeaturesDelve into machine learning with this comprehensive guide to scikit-learn and scientific PythonMaster the art of data-driven problem-solving with hands-on examplesFoster your theoretical and practical knowledge of supervised and ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Integrate scikit-learn with various tools such as NumPy, pandas, imbalanced-learn, and scikit-surprise and use it to solve real-world machine learning problemsKey FeaturesDelve into machine learning with this comprehensive guide to scikit-learn and scientific PythonMaster the art of data-driven problem-solving with hands-on examplesFoster your theoretical and practical knowledge of supervised and
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Hands-On Convolutional Neural Networks with TensorFlow

Solve computer vision problems with modeling in TensorFlow and Python

by Iffat Zafar, Giounona Tzanidou, Richard Burton, Nimesh Patel, Leonardo Araujo ...

Learn how to apply TensorFlow to a wide range of deep learning and Machine Learning problems with this practical guide on training CNNs for image classification, image recognition, object detection and many computer vision challenges.Key FeaturesLearn the fundamentals of Convolutional Neural NetworksHarness Python and Tensorflow to train CNNsBuild scalable deep learning models that can process ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to apply TensorFlow to a wide range of deep learning and Machine Learning problems with this practical guide on training CNNs for image classification, image recognition, object detection and many computer vision challenges.Key FeaturesLearn the fundamentals of Convolutional Neural NetworksHarness Python and Tensorflow to train CNNsBuild scalable deep learning models that can process
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Hands-On Time Series Analysis with R

Build accurate forecasting models using ARIMA, Prophet, TBATS, Bayesian methods, and deep learning

by Diogo Alves de Resende, Shuen Mei ...

Master modern time series forecasting in R using real datasets, applied models like ARIMA and Prophet, and advanced tools like LSTM for business-ready analysis Key FeaturesBuild a practical skills in time series forecasting using R from scratchLevereage traditional and deep learning models including ARIMA, Prophet, and LSTMAnalyze and visualize real-world datasets to drive decisions and discover ... Read more

$32.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master modern time series forecasting in R using real datasets, applied models like ARIMA and Prophet, and advanced tools like LSTM for business-ready analysis Key FeaturesBuild a practical skills in time series forecasting using R from scratchLevereage traditional and deep learning models including ARIMA, Prophet, and LSTMAnalyze and visualize real-world datasets to drive decisions and discover
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Clean Ruby

A Guide to Crafting Better Code for Rubyists

by Carleton DiLeo ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn to write clean Ruby code that your team will thank you for. This fully revised and expanded edition goes far beyond the basics to help you master the principles and practices to keep your Ruby code elegant, maintainable, and future-proof.Author Carleton DiLeo draws on years of experience across diverse Ruby codebases to show you why clean code matters and how to achieve it using today’s best ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Learn to write clean Ruby code that your team will thank you for. This fully revised and expanded edition goes far beyond the basics to help you master the principles and practices to keep your Ruby code elegant, maintainable, and future-proof.Author Carleton DiLeo draws on years of experience across diverse Ruby codebases to show you why clean code matters and how to achieve it using today’s best
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