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Digitalization in Construction

Recent trends and advances

Edited by Chansik Park, Farzad Pour Rahimian, Nashwan Dawood, Akeem Pedro, Lee Dongmin, Rahat Hussain, Mehrtash Soltani ...

Series series Spon Research
This book highlights the latest trends and advances in applications of digital technologies in construction engineering and management. A collection of chapters is presented, explicating how advanced technological solutions can innovatively address challenges and improve outcomes in the construction industry. Promising technologies that are highlighted include digital twins, virtual reality, ... Read more

$91.16 CAD

This book highlights the latest trends and advances in applications of digital technologies in construction engineering and management. A collection of chapters is presented, explicating how advanced technological solutions can innovatively address challenges and improve outcomes in the construction industry. Promising technologies that are highlighted include digital twins, virtual reality,
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Learning and Collaboration Technologies

13th International Conference, LCT 2026, Held as Part of the 28th HCI International Conference, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Brian K. Smith, Marcela Borge ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 13th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted contributions to ... Read more

$104.48 CAD

The 13th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government agencies from 94 countries submitted contributions to
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Fedora Linux

by Jideon F Marques ...

Preface Welcome to the world of Fedora Linux! This e-book, titled Fedora Linux: Learn, Install, Manage, and Protect Your Environments with Fedora Linux, is a comprehensive and practical journey designed to empower you to explore, deploy, and effectively secure your environments with Fedora Linux. Fedora is more than just an operating system; it is a vibrant community and a robust platform that ... Read more

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Preface Welcome to the world of Fedora Linux! This e-book, titled Fedora Linux: Learn, Install, Manage, and Protect Your Environments with Fedora Linux, is a comprehensive and practical journey designed to empower you to explore, deploy, and effectively secure your environments with Fedora Linux. Fedora is more than just an operating system; it is a vibrant community and a robust platform that
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Arduino Exodus Iniciantes Arduino E Projetos: Esp8266 Arduino Ide Guia Basico Arduino Codigo

by Jideon F Marques ...

Arduino é sobre conectar coisas. Faremos isso em alguns minutos depois que aprendemos mais sobre microcontroladores em geral e em particular uma grande e maravilhosa família Arduino. Este capítulo irá ensiná-lo a ser completamente perfeito pronto para inserir código, telefone e verificar as coisas com seu novo amigo de hardware. Sim, isso vai fazer aconteceu rapidamente, muito rapidamente; agora ... Read more

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Arduino é sobre conectar coisas. Faremos isso em alguns minutos depois que aprendemos mais sobre microcontroladores em geral e em particular uma grande e maravilhosa família Arduino. Este capítulo irá ensiná-lo a ser completamente perfeito pronto para inserir código, telefone e verificar as coisas com seu novo amigo de hardware. Sim, isso vai fazer aconteceu rapidamente, muito rapidamente; agora
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Automação De Processos Com Ferramentas Tecnológicas

by Shóstenes S. Formiga ...

Bem-vindo ao curso completo de Automação de Processos com Ferramentas Tecnológicas . Neste curso, você embarcará em uma jornada abrangente para explorar o mundo fascinante da automação de processos e suas aplicações em diversos setores. A automação de processos é uma revolução que está transformando a maneira como as empresas operam, tornando-as mais eficientes, ágeis e competitivas. Neste curso, ... Read more

$6.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bem-vindo ao curso completo de Automação de Processos com Ferramentas Tecnológicas . Neste curso, você embarcará em uma jornada abrangente para explorar o mundo fascinante da automação de processos e suas aplicações em diversos setores. A automação de processos é uma revolução que está transformando a maneira como as empresas operam, tornando-as mais eficientes, ágeis e competitivas. Neste curso,
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Inteligência Artificial

by Shóstenes S. Formiga ...

Bem-vindo a uma jornada emocionante pelo universo da Inteligência Artificial (IA) e do Aprendizado de Máquina! Neste curso abrangente, embarcaremos em uma exploração profunda e envolvente dos conceitos, técnicas e aplicações que estão moldando o cenário tecnológico atual e definindo o futuro da nossa sociedade. A IA e o Aprendizado de Máquina são campos dinâmicos que permitem que as máquinas ... Read more

$6.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bem-vindo a uma jornada emocionante pelo universo da Inteligência Artificial (IA) e do Aprendizado de Máquina! Neste curso abrangente, embarcaremos em uma exploração profunda e envolvente dos conceitos, técnicas e aplicações que estão moldando o cenário tecnológico atual e definindo o futuro da nossa sociedade. A IA e o Aprendizado de Máquina são campos dinâmicos que permitem que as máquinas
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Closing the Loop

Systems Thinking for Designers

by Sheryl Cababa ...

As design continues to impact our products, services, and solutions at scale, it is more important than ever to understand the systems and context that surround design decisions. Closing the Loop will introduce you to a powerful systems thinking mindset and provide you with the tools and frameworks to define the systems that surround your work."Cababa's book comes at a crucial moment for design, ... Read more

$44.72 CAD

As design continues to impact our products, services, and solutions at scale, it is more important than ever to understand the systems and context that surround design decisions. Closing the Loop will introduce you to a powerful systems thinking mindset and provide you with the tools and frameworks to define the systems that surround your work."Cababa's book comes at a crucial moment for design,
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AI for Beginners

An elementary introduction to Artificial intelligence

by Luisa Lorek ...

AI for Beginners: A Simple Guide to Understanding and Using ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Bard, and Other Top AI AppsUnlock the power of AI - no tech degree required!Have you ever wondered what AI really is? This book breaks it down, explaining the core ideas in plain English, no tech degree required. Then, we dive into the coolest AI apps, showing you exactly what they can do and how you can use them.AI is ... Read more

$4.85 CAD

AI for Beginners: A Simple Guide to Understanding and Using ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Bard, and Other Top AI AppsUnlock the power of AI - no tech degree required!Have you ever wondered what AI really is? This book breaks it down, explaining the core ideas in plain English, no tech degree required. Then, we dive into the coolest AI apps, showing you exactly what they can do and how you can use them.AI is
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An Introduction to PHP for Scientists and Engineers

Beyond JavaScript

by David R. Brooks ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it. —Benjamin Disraeli i. Background The purpose of this book is provide an introduction to using a server-side programming language to solve some kinds of computing problems that cannot be solved with a client-side language such as JavaScript. The language is PHP (originally created in 1994 by Danish/Icelandic programmer ... Read more

$52.28 CAD

The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it. —Benjamin Disraeli i. Background The purpose of this book is provide an introduction to using a server-side programming language to solve some kinds of computing problems that cannot be solved with a client-side language such as JavaScript. The language is PHP (originally created in 1994 by Danish/Icelandic programmer
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The Diagnostics Platform Revolution

by Sushil Kumar ...

This non-fiction book outlines the development and implementation of AI-powered diagnostic platforms in healthcare. It covers the technical architecture, including core infrastructure, API integration, and data security. The chapter discusses AI model integration, quality control, and a subscription-based business model. It addresses regulatory compliance, ethical considerations, and user ... Read more

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This non-fiction book outlines the development and implementation of AI-powered diagnostic platforms in healthcare. It covers the technical architecture, including core infrastructure, API integration, and data security. The chapter discusses AI model integration, quality control, and a subscription-based business model. It addresses regulatory compliance, ethical considerations, and user
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Building Medallion Architectures

Designing with Delta Lake and Spark

by Piethein Strengholt ...

To deliver the insights that give them a competitive advantage, organizations increasingly turn to the proven Medallion architecture. Yet implementing a robust data architecture can be difficult, particularly when it comes to using the Medallion architecture's Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers—done wrong, it can hamper your ability to make data-driven decisions. This practical guide helps you build ... Read more

$46.07 CAD

To deliver the insights that give them a competitive advantage, organizations increasingly turn to the proven Medallion architecture. Yet implementing a robust data architecture can be difficult, particularly when it comes to using the Medallion architecture's Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers—done wrong, it can hamper your ability to make data-driven decisions. This practical guide helps you build
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Introduction to Bio-Ontologies

by Peter N. Robinson, Sebastian Bauer ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Biology Series
Introduction to Bio-Ontologies explores the computational background of ontologies. Emphasizing computational and algorithmic issues surrounding bio-ontologies, this self-contained text helps readers understand ontological algorithms and their applications.The first part of the book defines ontology and bio-ontologies. It also explains the importan ... Read more

$82.53 CAD

Introduction to Bio-Ontologies explores the computational background of ontologies. Emphasizing computational and algorithmic issues surrounding bio-ontologies, this self-contained text helps readers understand ontological algorithms and their applications.The first part of the book defines ontology and bio-ontologies. It also explains the importan
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Emerging Technologies for Developing Countries

First International EAI Conference, AFRICATEK 2017, Marrakech, Morocco, March 27-28, 2017 Proceedings

Edited by Faouzi Kamoun, Rachida Dssouli, Hamid Harroud, Fatna Belqasmi, Max Agueh ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International EAI Conference on Emerging Technologies for Developing Countries, AFRICATEK 2017, held in Marrakech, Morocco, in March 2017.The 15 full papers, 5 short papers, 2 invited papers and one poster paper were selected from 41 submissions. The papers are organized thematically in tracks, starting with wireless sensor networks (WSNs ... Read more

$58.04 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International EAI Conference on Emerging Technologies for Developing Countries, AFRICATEK 2017, held in Marrakech, Morocco, in March 2017.The 15 full papers, 5 short papers, 2 invited papers and one poster paper were selected from 41 submissions. The papers are organized thematically in tracks, starting with wireless sensor networks (WSNs
... Read more
Electronic System Level Design

An Open-Source Approach

Edited by Sandro Rigo, Rodolfo Azevedo, Luiz Santos ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Electronic System Level Design: an Open-Source Approach is based on the successful experience acquired with the conception of the ADL ArchC, the development of its underlying tool suite, and the building of its platform modeling infrastructure. With more than 10000 accesses per year since 2004, the dissemination of ArchC models reached not only students in quest of proper infrastructure to develop ... Read more

$104.48 CAD

Electronic System Level Design: an Open-Source Approach is based on the successful experience acquired with the conception of the ADL ArchC, the development of its underlying tool suite, and the building of its platform modeling infrastructure. With more than 10000 accesses per year since 2004, the dissemination of ArchC models reached not only students in quest of proper infrastructure to develop
... Read more
Technician-Level Governance in AI Systems

The Hybrid Intelligence Field Manual Series, #3

by Shawn Canfield ...

Series Book 3 - The Hybrid Intelligence Field Manual Series
Most AI governance frameworks describe what organizations intend. This one addresses what they actually build — and whether it holds.Technician-Level Governance in AI Systems is an Executive Level Framework for leaders navigating the operational realities of enterprise AI deployment. Written with technician-level diagnostic precision and calibrated for C-suite decision-making, this 35-chapter ... Read more

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Most AI governance frameworks describe what organizations intend. This one addresses what they actually build — and whether it holds.Technician-Level Governance in AI Systems is an Executive Level Framework for leaders navigating the operational realities of enterprise AI deployment. Written with technician-level diagnostic precision and calibrated for C-suite decision-making, this 35-chapter
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AI Nation Rising

by Michael T. Murphy ...

We are living through the most consequential technological transition in modern history. Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to research laboratories — it is actively reshaping national defense doctrine, democratic governance, law enforcement, and industrial civilization. Nations that deploy AI with strategic clarity will define the global order. Those that do not will navigate a world ... Read more

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We are living through the most consequential technological transition in modern history. Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to research laboratories — it is actively reshaping national defense doctrine, democratic governance, law enforcement, and industrial civilization. Nations that deploy AI with strategic clarity will define the global order. Those that do not will navigate a world
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Larisa Maksimova on Implication, Interpolation, and Definability

Edited by Sergei Odintsov ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This edited volume focuses on the work of Professor Larisa Maksimova, providing a comprehensive account of her outstanding contributions to different branches of non-classical logic. The book covers themes ranging from rigorous implication, relevance and algebraic logic, to interpolation, definability and recognizability in superintuitionistic and modal logics. It features both her scientific ... Read more

$58.04 CAD

This edited volume focuses on the work of Professor Larisa Maksimova, providing a comprehensive account of her outstanding contributions to different branches of non-classical logic. The book covers themes ranging from rigorous implication, relevance and algebraic logic, to interpolation, definability and recognizability in superintuitionistic and modal logics. It features both her scientific
... Read more
Identification and Management of Distributed Data

NGN, Content-Centric Networks and the Web

by Giovanni Bartolomeo, Tatiana Kovacikova ...

Although several books and academic courses discuss data management and networking, few of them focus on the convergence of networking and software technologies for identifying, addressing, and managing distributed data. Focusing on this convergence, Identification and Management of Distributed Data: NGN, Content-Centric Networks and the Web collat ... Read more

$113.33 CAD

Although several books and academic courses discuss data management and networking, few of them focus on the convergence of networking and software technologies for identifying, addressing, and managing distributed data. Focusing on this convergence, Identification and Management of Distributed Data: NGN, Content-Centric Networks and the Web collat
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Programming Languages and Systems

35th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2026, Held as Part of the International Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2026, Turin, Italy, April 11–16, 2026, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Robbert Krebbers ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The open access book set LNCS 16501 + LNCS 16502 constitutes the proceedings of the 35th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2026, which was held as part of the International Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2026, in Turin, Italy, during April 11-16, 2026.The 31 full papers included in the proceedings, together with one invited talk, were carefully reviewed and ... Read more

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The open access book set LNCS 16501 + LNCS 16502 constitutes the proceedings of the 35th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2026, which was held as part of the International Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2026, in Turin, Italy, during April 11-16, 2026.The 31 full papers included in the proceedings, together with one invited talk, were carefully reviewed and
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Machine Learning with Rust, Second Edition

by Keiko Nakamura ...

This machine learning book is a new edition out now for Rust developers to build practical machine learning systems without getting bogged down in the complexities of Rust 1.85. We put together a single workspace over eleven chapters, building it from a Polars-based data pipeline through classical models, deep neural networks, and natural language processing, right up to a deployed REST API.We ... Read more

$42.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This machine learning book is a new edition out now for Rust developers to build practical machine learning systems without getting bogged down in the complexities of Rust 1.85. We put together a single workspace over eleven chapters, building it from a Polars-based data pipeline through classical models, deep neural networks, and natural language processing, right up to a deployed REST API.We
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Digital Personality: A Man Forever

Volume 3: Ontologies to Dialogue Generation

by Kuldeep Singh Kaswan, Jagjit Singh Dhatterwal, Anand Nayyar ...

The book explores the creation of digital personalities that mimic human behaviour and cognition, authored by AI and computer science experts. It covers the technical foundations needed to develop advanced digital personas, focusing on the integration of ontologies, natural language processing (NLP), and dialogue generation. Ontologies are highlighted for their role in structuring knowledge, while ... Read more

$96.09 CAD

The book explores the creation of digital personalities that mimic human behaviour and cognition, authored by AI and computer science experts. It covers the technical foundations needed to develop advanced digital personas, focusing on the integration of ontologies, natural language processing (NLP), and dialogue generation. Ontologies are highlighted for their role in structuring knowledge, while
... Read more
Graph Transformation

17th International Conference, ICGT 2024, Held as Part of STAF 2024, Enschede, The Netherlands, July 10–11, 2024, Proceedings

Edited by Russ Harmer, Jens Kosiol ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Graph Transformation, ICGT 2024, held in Enschede, The Netherlands, during July 10–11, 2024.The 10 full papers and 3 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Theoretical Advances; Application Domains; and Tool ... Read more

$75.50 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Graph Transformation, ICGT 2024, held in Enschede, The Netherlands, during July 10–11, 2024.The 10 full papers and 3 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Theoretical Advances; Application Domains; and Tool
... Read more
Image and Video Technology

PSIVT 2017 International Workshops, Wuhan, China, November 20-24, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Shin'ichi Satoh ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of five international workshops held in the framework of the 8th Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, PSIVT 2017, in Wuhan, China, in November 2017: Workshop on Human Behavior Analysis; Workshop on Educational Cloud and Image/Video Enriched Cloud Services, ECIVECS; Workshop: Vision Meets Graphics, VG; ... Read more

$58.04 CAD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of five international workshops held in the framework of the 8th Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, PSIVT 2017, in Wuhan, China, in November 2017: Workshop on Human Behavior Analysis; Workshop on Educational Cloud and Image/Video Enriched Cloud Services, ECIVECS; Workshop: Vision Meets Graphics, VG;
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Formal Methods and Software Engineering

26th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2025, Hangzhou, China, November 10–13, 2025, Proceedings

Edited by Étienne André, Jingyi Wang, Naijun Zhan ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume LNCS 16229 constitutes the refereed proceedings of 26th International Conference on Formal Methods and Software Engineering, ICFEM 2025, in Hangzhou, China, during November 10–13, 2025.The 20 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. The conference focuses on wide range of research areas, covering both theoretical foundations and practical ... Read more

$84.77 CAD

This volume LNCS 16229 constitutes the refereed proceedings of 26th International Conference on Formal Methods and Software Engineering, ICFEM 2025, in Hangzhou, China, during November 10–13, 2025.The 20 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. The conference focuses on wide range of research areas, covering both theoretical foundations and practical
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