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Computational Economics

by David A. Kendrick, P. Ruben Mercado, Hans M. Amman ...

The ability to conceptualize an economic problem verbally, to formulate it as a mathematical model, and then represent the mathematics in software so that the model can be solved on a computer is a crucial skill for economists. Computational Economics contains well-known models--and some brand-new ones--designed to help students move from verbal to mathematical to computational representations in ... Read more

$128.15 CAD

The ability to conceptualize an economic problem verbally, to formulate it as a mathematical model, and then represent the mathematics in software so that the model can be solved on a computer is a crucial skill for economists. Computational Economics contains well-known models--and some brand-new ones--designed to help students move from verbal to mathematical to computational representations in
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Fuzzy Rule-Based Modeling with Applications to Geophysical, Biological, and Engineering Systems

by Lucien Duckstein, Andras Bardossy ...

Series series Systems Engineering
This book presents in a systematic and comprehensive manner the modeling of uncertainty, vagueness, or imprecision, alias "fuzziness," in just about any field of science and engineering. It delivers a usable methodology for modeling in the absence of real-time feedback. The book includes a short introduction to fuzzy logic containing basic definitions of fuzzy set theory and fuzzy rule systems. It ... Read more

$985.63 CAD

This book presents in a systematic and comprehensive manner the modeling of uncertainty, vagueness, or imprecision, alias "fuzziness," in just about any field of science and engineering. It delivers a usable methodology for modeling in the absence of real-time feedback. The book includes a short introduction to fuzzy logic containing basic definitions of fuzzy set theory and fuzzy rule systems. It
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Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

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

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

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

$104.48 CAD

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

by Shailesh Kumar Shivakumar ...

Build a Next-Generation Enterprise Digital Platform with Portals and UXPA Complete Guide to Portals and User Experience Platforms provides in-depth coverage of portal technologies and user experience platforms (UXPs), which form the key pillars of a modern digital platform. Drawing on his experience in various roles in numerous portal engagements, ... Read more

$246.39 CAD

Build a Next-Generation Enterprise Digital Platform with Portals and UXPA Complete Guide to Portals and User Experience Platforms provides in-depth coverage of portal technologies and user experience platforms (UXPs), which form the key pillars of a modern digital platform. Drawing on his experience in various roles in numerous portal engagements,
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Pivotal Certified Professional Core Spring 5 Developer Exam

A Study Guide Using Spring Framework 5

by Iuliana Cosmina ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Pass the Pivotal Certified Professional exam for Core Spring, based on the latest Spring Framework 5, using source code examples, study summaries, and mock exams. This book now includes WebFlux, reactive programming, and more found in Spring 5. You'll find a descriptive overview of certification-related Spring modules and a single example application demonstrating the use of all required Spring ... Read more

$108.53 CAD

Pass the Pivotal Certified Professional exam for Core Spring, based on the latest Spring Framework 5, using source code examples, study summaries, and mock exams. This book now includes WebFlux, reactive programming, and more found in Spring 5. You'll find a descriptive overview of certification-related Spring modules and a single example application demonstrating the use of all required Spring
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Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence

10th International Conference, UCAmI 2016, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Spain, November 29 – December 2, 2016, Part II

Edited by Carmelo R. García, Pino Caballero-Gil, Mike Burmester, Alexis Quesada-Arencibia ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This LNCS double volume LNCS 10069-10070 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence, UCAmI 2016, which includes the International Work Conference on Ambient Assisted Living (IWAAL), and the International Conference on Am-bient Intelligence for Health (AmIHEALTH), held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, in November ... Read more

$58.04 CAD

This LNCS double volume LNCS 10069-10070 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence, UCAmI 2016, which includes the International Work Conference on Ambient Assisted Living (IWAAL), and the International Conference on Am-bient Intelligence for Health (AmIHEALTH), held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, in November
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Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence

10th International Conference, UCAmI 2016, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Spain, November 29 – December 2, 2016, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Mike Burmester, Pino Caballero-Gil, Alexis Quesada-Arencibia, Carmelo R. García ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This LNCS double volume LNCS 10069-10070 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence, UCAmI 2016, which includes the International Work Conference on Ambient Assisted Living (IWAAL), and the International Conference on Am-bient Intelligence for Health (AmIHEALTH), held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, in November ... Read more

$58.04 CAD

This LNCS double volume LNCS 10069-10070 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence, UCAmI 2016, which includes the International Work Conference on Ambient Assisted Living (IWAAL), and the International Conference on Am-bient Intelligence for Health (AmIHEALTH), held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, in November
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Formal Methods for Managing and Processing Ontology Alignments

by Marcin Pietranik ...

Ontologies are formal knowledge representation methods that can provide means for a shared understanding of a given domain. To enable meaningful communication and interoperability between two or more information systems that utilize independently created ontologies, a bridge between them is necessary, often referred to as an ontology alignment. Formal Methods for Managing and Processing Ontology ... Read more

$96.09 CAD

Ontologies are formal knowledge representation methods that can provide means for a shared understanding of a given domain. To enable meaningful communication and interoperability between two or more information systems that utilize independently created ontologies, a bridge between them is necessary, often referred to as an ontology alignment. Formal Methods for Managing and Processing Ontology
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Future-Ready Data Foundation with MongoDB

Principles for designing scalable and AI-ready data architectures

by Sarah Evans ...

Learn how MongoDB helps organizations build scalable, secure, and AI-ready data foundations that power RAG, AI agents, and intelligent applications while simplifying performance, governance, and growth.Key FeaturesIdentify the data requirements that enable AI applications to succeed in productionEvaluate retrieval strategies for accurate and trustworthy AI experiencesApply architectural principles ... Read more

$21.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how MongoDB helps organizations build scalable, secure, and AI-ready data foundations that power RAG, AI agents, and intelligent applications while simplifying performance, governance, and growth.Key FeaturesIdentify the data requirements that enable AI applications to succeed in productionEvaluate retrieval strategies for accurate and trustworthy AI experiencesApply architectural principles
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Handbook of Usability and User-Experience

Methods and Techniques

Edited by Marcelo M. Soares, Francisco Rebelo, Tareq Z. Ahram ...

Handbook of Usability and User Experience: Methods and Techniques is concerned with emerging usability and user experience in design concepts, theories and applications of human factors knowledge focusing on the discovery, design and understanding of human interaction and usability issues with products and systems for their improvement.This volume presents methods and techniques to design products ... Read more

$85.00 CAD

Handbook of Usability and User Experience: Methods and Techniques is concerned with emerging usability and user experience in design concepts, theories and applications of human factors knowledge focusing on the discovery, design and understanding of human interaction and usability issues with products and systems for their improvement.This volume presents methods and techniques to design products
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Arduino-Based Embedded Systems

Interfacing, Simulation, and LabVIEW GUI

by Rajesh Singh, Anita Gehlot, Bhupendra Singh, Sushabhan Choudhury ...

Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software while LabVIEW is a graphical programming telling how to connect functions and work with a variety of datatypes when constructing applications.This book will help beginners to get started with Arduino-based embedded systems including essential know-how of the programming and interfacing of the devices. Book ... Read more

$89.93 CAD

Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software while LabVIEW is a graphical programming telling how to connect functions and work with a variety of datatypes when constructing applications.This book will help beginners to get started with Arduino-based embedded systems including essential know-how of the programming and interfacing of the devices. Book
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Principles of Verilog Digital Design

by Wen-Long Chin ...

Covering both the fundamentals and the in-depth topics related to Verilog digital design, both students and experts can benefit from reading this book by gaining a comprehensive understanding of how modern electronic products are designed and implemented. Principles of Verilog Digital Design contains many hands-on examples accompanied by RTL codes that together can bring a beginner into the ... Read more

$99.78 CAD

Covering both the fundamentals and the in-depth topics related to Verilog digital design, both students and experts can benefit from reading this book by gaining a comprehensive understanding of how modern electronic products are designed and implemented. Principles of Verilog Digital Design contains many hands-on examples accompanied by RTL codes that together can bring a beginner into the
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Undocumented Secrets of MATLAB-Java Programming

by Yair M. Altman ...

For a variety of reasons, the MATLAB®-Java interface was never fully documented. This is really quite unfortunate: Java is one of the most widely used programming languages, having many times the number of programmers and programming resources as MATLAB. Also unfortunate is the popular claim that while MATLAB is a fine programming platform for prototyping, it is not suitable for real-world, modern ... Read more

$221.75 CAD

For a variety of reasons, the MATLAB®-Java interface was never fully documented. This is really quite unfortunate: Java is one of the most widely used programming languages, having many times the number of programmers and programming resources as MATLAB. Also unfortunate is the popular claim that while MATLAB is a fine programming platform for prototyping, it is not suitable for real-world, modern
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Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management

17th International Conference, DHM 2026, Held as Part of the 28th HCI International Conference, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Vincent G. Duffy ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 17th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 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 ... Read more

$84.77 CAD

The 17th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 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
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Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population

12th International Conference, ITAP 2026, Held as Part of the 28th HCI International Conference, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Qin Gao, Jia Zhou ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 12th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 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 ... Read more

$84.77 CAD

The 12th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 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
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Social Computing and Social Media

18th International Conference, SCSM 2026, Held as Part of the 28th HCI International Conference, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Adela Coman, Simona Vasilache ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 18th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, SCSM 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference, 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 HCII 2026. Following peer review, ... Read more

$104.48 CAD

The 18th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, SCSM 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference, 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 HCII 2026. Following peer review,
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Artificial Intelligence in Education

26th International Conference, AIED 2025, Palermo, Italy, July 22–26, 2025, Proceedings, Part VI

Edited by Alexandra I. Cristea, Erin Walker, Yu Lu, Olga C. Santos, Seiji Isotani ...

Series Book 6 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This six-volume set LNAI 15877-15882 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2025, held in Palermo, Italy, during July 22–26, 2025.The 130 full papers and 129 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 711 submissions.The conference program comprises seven thematic tracks:Track 1: ... Read more

$92.87 CAD

This six-volume set LNAI 15877-15882 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2025, held in Palermo, Italy, during July 22–26, 2025.The 130 full papers and 129 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 711 submissions.The conference program comprises seven thematic tracks:Track 1:
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Real-World Data Analysis, Step by Step

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

by Jiazheng Chen ...

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

$7.28 CAD

Most data-analysis books teach one tool. The real job demands four.In the working world, analysts rarely choose their software. A hospital runs on SAS, a research lab on R, a startup on Python, and almost every office on Excel. The same analytical idea-load the data, summarize it, model it, explain it-has to travel across all of them. Real-World Data Analysis, Step by Step teaches that idea in all
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HCI International 2019 - Posters

21st International Conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26–31, 2019, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set CCIS 1032, CCIS 1033, and CCIS 1034 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2019, which took place in Orlando, Florida, in July 2019.The total of 1274 papers and 209 posters included in the 35 HCII 2019 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5029 submissions.The ... Read more

$58.04 CAD

The three-volume set CCIS 1032, CCIS 1033, and CCIS 1034 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2019, which took place in Orlando, Florida, in July 2019.The total of 1274 papers and 209 posters included in the 35 HCII 2019 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5029 submissions.The
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Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Novel Design Approaches and Technologies

16th International Conference, UAHCI 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2022, held as part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2022, held as a virtual event, in June-July 2022.A total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the 39 HCII 2022 proceedings volumes. UAHCI 2022 includes a total of 73 ... Read more

$139.40 CAD

This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2022, held as part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2022, held as a virtual event, in June-July 2022.A total of 1271 papers and 275 posters included in the 39 HCII 2022 proceedings volumes. UAHCI 2022 includes a total of 73
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Computational Intelligence in Healthcare Law

AI for Ethical Governance and Regulatory Challenges

Edited by Bhupinder Singh, Christian Kaunert, Balamurugan Balusamy, Rajesh Kumar Dhanaraj ...

Series series High-Performance Computing for Smart Healthcare
This book explores the intersection of legal frameworks, healthcare innovation, and computational intelligence, shedding light on how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are reshaping the medical landscape. It presents real- life challenges such as patient privacy, data security, and compliance issues in smart healthcare by delving into the associated ... Read more

$288.28 CAD

This book explores the intersection of legal frameworks, healthcare innovation, and computational intelligence, shedding light on how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are reshaping the medical landscape. It presents real- life challenges such as patient privacy, data security, and compliance issues in smart healthcare by delving into the associated
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Handbuch Robotik

Programmieren und Einsatz intelligenter Roboter

by Matthias Haun ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Ziele des Buches ist es, den Roboter als lernendes System aufzufassen, es als wissensbasiertes Modellsystem zu konzeptionalisieren und dieses System durch intelligente, rechnerbasierte Technologien in funktionaler Hinsicht zu implementieren. Das Ziel eines Ansatzes liegt in der Steigerung des systemischen Intelligenzquotienten (sIQ). Erreichbar wird dieses Ziel durch eine Modellierung auf Basis ... Read more

$141.11 CAD

Ziele des Buches ist es, den Roboter als lernendes System aufzufassen, es als wissensbasiertes Modellsystem zu konzeptionalisieren und dieses System durch intelligente, rechnerbasierte Technologien in funktionaler Hinsicht zu implementieren. Das Ziel eines Ansatzes liegt in der Steigerung des systemischen Intelligenzquotienten (sIQ). Erreichbar wird dieses Ziel durch eine Modellierung auf Basis
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Perspectives of System Informatics

10th International Andrei Ershov Informatics Conference, PSI 2015, in Memory of Helmut Veith, Kazan and Innopolis, Russia, August 24-27, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Manuel Mazzara, Andrei Voronkov ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Andrei Ershov Informatics Conference, PSI 2015, held in Kazan and Innopolis, Russia, in August 2015.The 2 invited and 23 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. The papers cover various topics related to the foundations of program and system development and analysis, ... Read more

$58.04 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Andrei Ershov Informatics Conference, PSI 2015, held in Kazan and Innopolis, Russia, in August 2015.The 2 invited and 23 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. The papers cover various topics related to the foundations of program and system development and analysis,
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Configuring User-Designer Relations

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Edited by Alex Voss, Mark Hartswood, Rob Procter, Mark Rouncefield, Roger Slack, Monika Büscher ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
‘User-designer relations’ concerns the sorts of working relationships that arise between developers and end users of IT products - the different ways designers of IT products seek to engage with users, and the ways users seek to influence product design. It is through the shifting patterns of these relations that IT products are realised. Although it has generally been accepted that achieving ... Read more

$104.48 CAD

‘User-designer relations’ concerns the sorts of working relationships that arise between developers and end users of IT products - the different ways designers of IT products seek to engage with users, and the ways users seek to influence product design. It is through the shifting patterns of these relations that IT products are realised. Although it has generally been accepted that achieving
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