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Living in Data

A Citizen's Guide to a Better Information Future

by Jer Thorp ...

In a world where data is constantly mined, processed, and used for profit and power, how can we become active citizens rather than passive inhabitants of the digital landscape?Jer Thorp's analysis of the word "data" in 10,325 New York Times stories written between 1984 and 2018 reveals a striking trend: alongside classic companions like "information" and "digital," we now find "scandal," ... Read more

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In a world where data is constantly mined, processed, and used for profit and power, how can we become active citizens rather than passive inhabitants of the digital landscape?Jer Thorp's analysis of the word "data" in 10,325 New York Times stories written between 1984 and 2018 reveals a striking trend: alongside classic companions like "information" and "digital," we now find "scandal,"
... Read more
Meshing, Geometric Modeling and Numerical Simulation 3

Storage, Visualization and In Memory Strategies

by Paul Louis George, Frédéric Alauzet, Adrien Loseille, Loïc Maréchal ...

Triangulations, and more precisely meshes, are at the heart of many problems relating to a wide variety of scientific disciplines, and in particular numerical simulations of all kinds of physical phenomena.In Volume 1, the theoretical foundations relating to triangulations, finite element shape functions and their interpretations as geometric patches were explored. This has made it possible to ... Read more

$174.99 CAD

Triangulations, and more precisely meshes, are at the heart of many problems relating to a wide variety of scientific disciplines, and in particular numerical simulations of all kinds of physical phenomena.In Volume 1, the theoretical foundations relating to triangulations, finite element shape functions and their interpretations as geometric patches were explored. This has made it possible to
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Introduction to Fuzzy Logic

by James K. Peckol ...

Learn more about the history, foundations, and applications of fuzzy logic in this comprehensive resource by an academic leaderIntroduction to Fuzzy Logic delivers a high-level but accessible introduction to the rapidly growing and evolving field of fuzzy logic and its applications. Distinguished engineer, academic, and author James K. Peckol covers a wide variety of practical topics, including ... Read more

$143.99 CAD

Learn more about the history, foundations, and applications of fuzzy logic in this comprehensive resource by an academic leaderIntroduction to Fuzzy Logic delivers a high-level but accessible introduction to the rapidly growing and evolving field of fuzzy logic and its applications. Distinguished engineer, academic, and author James K. Peckol covers a wide variety of practical topics, including
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

16th International Conference, ICIRA 2023, Hangzhou, China, July 5–7, 2023, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Huayong Yang, Honghai Liu, Jun Zou, Zhouping Yin, Lianqing Liu, Geng Yang, Xiaoping Ouyang, Zhiyong Wang ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 9-volume set LNAI 14267-14275 constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2023, which took place in Hangzhou, China, during July 5–7, 2023.The 413 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 630 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Human-Centric ... Read more

$104.48 CAD

The 9-volume set LNAI 14267-14275 constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2023, which took place in Hangzhou, China, during July 5–7, 2023.The 413 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 630 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Human-Centric
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Leveraging Generative Intelligence in Digital Libraries: Towards Human-Machine Collaboration

25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023, Taipei, Taiwan, December 4–7, 2023, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Dion H. Goh, Shu-Jiun Chen, Suppawong Tuarob ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 14457 and LNCS 14458 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023, held in Taipei, Taiwan, during December 4-7, 2023.The 15 full, 17 short, 2 practice papers and 12 poster papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions.Based on significant contributions, the ... Read more

$75.50 CAD

This two-volume set LNCS 14457 and LNCS 14458 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023, held in Taipei, Taiwan, during December 4-7, 2023.The 15 full, 17 short, 2 practice papers and 12 poster papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions.Based on significant contributions, the
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

16th International Conference, ICIRA 2023, Hangzhou, China, July 5–7, 2023, Proceedings, Part VIII

Edited by Huayong Yang, Honghai Liu, Jun Zou, Zhouping Yin, Lianqing Liu, Geng Yang, Xiaoping Ouyang, Zhiyong Wang ...

Series Book 8 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 9-volume set LNAI 14267-14275 constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2023, which took place in Hangzhou, China, during July 5–7, 2023.The 413 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 630 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Human-Centric ... Read more

$104.48 CAD

The 9-volume set LNAI 14267-14275 constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2023, which took place in Hangzhou, China, during July 5–7, 2023.The 413 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 630 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Human-Centric
... Read more
Building a Plex Server with Raspberry Pi

by Brian Schell ...

If you're anything like me, you've collected a zillion media files over the years. Music, Photos, Movies, even entire series of TV shows. Yes, you can store them on your computer and watch them when you get the chance, but what if you want to watch them from your iPhone or tablet? What if you want to watch them when you aren't home, or even in the same city? What if you just want to hear podcasts ... Read more

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If you're anything like me, you've collected a zillion media files over the years. Music, Photos, Movies, even entire series of TV shows. Yes, you can store them on your computer and watch them when you get the chance, but what if you want to watch them from your iPhone or tablet? What if you want to watch them when you aren't home, or even in the same city? What if you just want to hear podcasts
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Serious Games, Interaction, and Simulation

5th International Conference, SGAMES 2015, Novedrate, Italy, September 16-18, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Carlos Vaz de Carvalho, Paula Escudeiro, António Coelho ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Serious Games, Interaction, and Simulation, held in Novedrate, Italy, in September 2015.The 16 revised full papers together with 2 keynote papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this book. They focus on the design, development, use, and application of games for purposes other than entertainment. As ... Read more

$46.43 CAD

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Serious Games, Interaction, and Simulation, held in Novedrate, Italy, in September 2015.The 16 revised full papers together with 2 keynote papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this book. They focus on the design, development, use, and application of games for purposes other than entertainment. As
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ASIC Design and Synthesis

RTL Design Using Verilog

by Vaibbhav Taraate ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book describes simple to complex ASIC design practical scenarios using Verilog. It builds a story from the basic fundamentals of ASIC designs to advanced RTL design concepts using Verilog. Looking at current trends of miniaturization, the contents provide practical information on the issues in ASIC design and synthesis using Synopsys DC and their solution. The book explains how to write ... Read more

$151.01 CAD

This book describes simple to complex ASIC design practical scenarios using Verilog. It builds a story from the basic fundamentals of ASIC designs to advanced RTL design concepts using Verilog. Looking at current trends of miniaturization, the contents provide practical information on the issues in ASIC design and synthesis using Synopsys DC and their solution. The book explains how to write
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String Analysis for Software Verification and Security

by Tevfik Bultan, Fang Yu, Muath Alkhalaf, Abdulbaki Aydin ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book discusses automated string-analysis techniques, focusing particularly on automata-based static string analysis. It covers the following topics: automata-bases string analysis, computing pre and post-conditions of basic string operations using automata, symbolic representation of automata, forward and backward string analysis using symbolic automata representation, constraint-based string ... Read more

$75.50 CAD

This book discusses automated string-analysis techniques, focusing particularly on automata-based static string analysis. It covers the following topics: automata-bases string analysis, computing pre and post-conditions of basic string operations using automata, symbolic representation of automata, forward and backward string analysis using symbolic automata representation, constraint-based string
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Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing

29th International Conference, CollabTech 2023, Osaka, Japan, August 29–September 1, 2023, Proceedings

Edited by Hideyuki Takada, D. Moritz Marutschke, Claudio Alvarez, Tomoo Inoue, Yugo Hayashi, Davinia Hernandez-Leo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing, CollabTech 2023, held in Osaka, Japan, during August 29–September 1, 2023, in hybrid mode.The 8 full papers presented in this book together with 12 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions.The papers focus on innovative technical, ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing, CollabTech 2023, held in Osaka, Japan, during August 29–September 1, 2023, in hybrid mode.The 8 full papers presented in this book together with 12 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions.The papers focus on innovative technical,
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Meaning and Proscription in Formal Logic

Variations on the Propositional Logic of William T. Parry

by Thomas Macaulay Ferguson ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
This book aids in the rehabilitation of the wrongfully deprecated work of William Parry, and is the only full-length investigation into Parry-type propositional logics.A central tenet of the monograph is that the sheer diversity of the contexts in which the mereological analogy emerges – its effervescence with respect to fields ranging from metaphysics to computer programming – provides compelling ... Read more

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This book aids in the rehabilitation of the wrongfully deprecated work of William Parry, and is the only full-length investigation into Parry-type propositional logics.A central tenet of the monograph is that the sheer diversity of the contexts in which the mereological analogy emerges – its effervescence with respect to fields ranging from metaphysics to computer programming – provides compelling
... Read more
Computational Science – ICCS 2018

18th International Conference, Wuxi, China, June 11–13, 2018 Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Yong Shi, Haohuan Fu, Yingjie Tian, Valeria V. Krzhizhanovskaya, Michael Harold Lees, Jack Dongarra, Peter M. A. Sloot ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set LNCS 10860, 10861 and 10862 constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2018, held in Wuxi, China, in June 2018.The total of 155 full and 66 short papers presented in this book set was carefully reviewed and selected from 404 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named:Part I: ICCS Main TrackPart II: ... Read more

$116.09 CAD

The three-volume set LNCS 10860, 10861 and 10862 constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2018, held in Wuxi, China, in June 2018.The total of 155 full and 66 short papers presented in this book set was carefully reviewed and selected from 404 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named:Part I: ICCS Main TrackPart II:
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Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015

15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, September 14-18, 2015, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Julio Abascal, Philippe Palanque, Mirko Fetter, Marco Winckler, Tom Gross, Simone Barbosa ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNCS 9296-9299 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2015, held in Bamberg, Germany, in September 2015. The 47 papers included in the second volume are organized in topical sections on computer-supported cooperative work and social computing; end-user development; evaluation methods / ... Read more

$58.04 CAD

The four-volume set LNCS 9296-9299 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2015, held in Bamberg, Germany, in September 2015. The 47 papers included in the second volume are organized in topical sections on computer-supported cooperative work and social computing; end-user development; evaluation methods /
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Deep Learning in Medical Image Analysis and Multimodal Learning for Clinical Decision Support

Third International Workshop, DLMIA 2017, and 7th International Workshop, ML-CDS 2017, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2017, Québec City, QC, Canada, September 14, Proceedings

Edited by Mehdi Moradi, Andrew Bradley, Jacinto C. Nascimento, M. Jorge Cardoso, Tanveer Syeda-Mahmood, Jaime S. Cardoso, Hayit Greenspan, João Manuel R.S. Tavares, Tal Arbel, João Paulo Papa, Anant Madabhushi, Zhi Lu, Gustavo Carneiro, Vasileios Belagiannis ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Deep Learning in Medical Image Analysis, DLMIA 2017, and the 6th International Workshop on Multimodal Learning for Clinical Decision Support, ML-CDS 2017, held in conjunction with the 20th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2017, in Québec City, QC, Canada ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Deep Learning in Medical Image Analysis, DLMIA 2017, and the 6th International Workshop on Multimodal Learning for Clinical Decision Support, ML-CDS 2017, held in conjunction with the 20th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2017, in Québec City, QC, Canada
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Integrating User-Centred Design in Agile Development

Edited by Gilbert Cockton, Marta Lárusdóttir, Peggy Gregory, Åsa Cajander ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book examines the possibilities of incorporating elements of user-centred design (UCD) such as user experience (UX) and usability with agile software development. It explores the difficulties and problems inherent in integrating these two practices despite their relative similarities, such as their emphasis on stakeholder collaboration.Developed from a workshop held at NordiCHI in 2014, this ... Read more

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This book examines the possibilities of incorporating elements of user-centred design (UCD) such as user experience (UX) and usability with agile software development. It explores the difficulties and problems inherent in integrating these two practices despite their relative similarities, such as their emphasis on stakeholder collaboration.Developed from a workshop held at NordiCHI in 2014, this
... Read more
High Performance Integer Arithmetic Circuit Design on FPGA

Architecture, Implementation and Design Automation

by Ayan Palchaudhuri, Rajat Subhra Chakraborty ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book describes the optimized implementations of several arithmetic datapath, controlpath and pseudorandom sequence generator circuits for realization of high performance arithmetic circuits targeted towards a specific family of the high-end Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). It explores regular, modular, cascadable and bit-sliced architectures of these circuits, by directly instantiating ... Read more

$104.48 CAD

This book describes the optimized implementations of several arithmetic datapath, controlpath and pseudorandom sequence generator circuits for realization of high performance arithmetic circuits targeted towards a specific family of the high-end Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). It explores regular, modular, cascadable and bit-sliced architectures of these circuits, by directly instantiating
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Introduction to Programming with Fortran

With Coverage of Fortran 90, 95, 2003, 2008 and 77

by Ian Chivers, Jane Sleightholme ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
In response to feedback from course delegates this third edition has been revised throughout. It expands on the second edition with new and updated examples in the chapters on arithmetic, i/o, character data, modules, data structuring and generic programming with minor updates to the rest of the chapters.Key Features· lots of clear, simple examples highlighting the core language features of modern ... Read more

$87.11 CAD

In response to feedback from course delegates this third edition has been revised throughout. It expands on the second edition with new and updated examples in the chapters on arithmetic, i/o, character data, modules, data structuring and generic programming with minor updates to the rest of the chapters.Key Features· lots of clear, simple examples highlighting the core language features of modern
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Hands-on Time Series Analysis with R

Perform time series analysis and forecasting using R

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

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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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Fundamentals of Microsoft Fabric

Designing End-to-End Analytics Solutions

by Nikola Ilic, Ben Weissman ...

In the rapidly evolving world of data and analytics, professionals face the challenge of navigating complex platforms in order to build more efficient solutions. Microsoft Fabric, hailed as Microsoft’s “biggest data product in history after SQL Server,” offers powerful capabilities but comes with a steep learning curve. The myriad of choices within Fabric can be overwhelming, with multiple ways to ... Read more

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In the rapidly evolving world of data and analytics, professionals face the challenge of navigating complex platforms in order to build more efficient solutions. Microsoft Fabric, hailed as Microsoft’s “biggest data product in history after SQL Server,” offers powerful capabilities but comes with a steep learning curve. The myriad of choices within Fabric can be overwhelming, with multiple ways to
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

18th International Conference, ICIRA 2025, Okayama, Japan, August 6–9, 2025, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Takayuki Matsuno, Honghai Liu, Lianqing Liu, Zhouping Yin, Xiangyang Zhu, Weihong Ren, Zhiyong Wang, Yixuan Sheng ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 3-volume set, LNAI 16074-16076, constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2025, which took place in Okayama, Japan, during August 6-9, 2025.The 165 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 329 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part 1: Robotic Dexterous ... Read more

$92.87 CAD

The 3-volume set, LNAI 16074-16076, constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2025, which took place in Okayama, Japan, during August 6-9, 2025.The 165 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 329 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part 1: Robotic Dexterous
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Data Lake

Unleashing the Power of Data. Exploring the Depths of the Data Lake

by Daniel Garfield ...

Series Book 1 - DATA 3 in 1
Data Lake: Unleashing the Power of Data: Exploring the Depths of the Data Lake is a comprehensive guide that dives deep into the world of data lakes, providing a wealth of knowledge and insights to help readers unlock the immense potential of their data.In this rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations are generating massive amounts of data from diverse sources. To harness the true power ... Read more

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Data Lake: Unleashing the Power of Data: Exploring the Depths of the Data Lake is a comprehensive guide that dives deep into the world of data lakes, providing a wealth of knowledge and insights to help readers unlock the immense potential of their data.In this rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations are generating massive amounts of data from diverse sources. To harness the true power
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Foundation Models for Natural Language Processing

Pre-trained Language Models Integrating Media

by Gerhard Paaß, Sven Giesselbach ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This open access book provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in research and applications of Foundation Models and is intended for readers familiar with basic Natural Language Processing (NLP) concepts.Over the recent years, a revolutionary new paradigm has been developed for training models for NLP. These models are first pre-trained on large collections of text documents to ... Read more

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This open access book provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in research and applications of Foundation Models and is intended for readers familiar with basic Natural Language Processing (NLP) concepts.Over the recent years, a revolutionary new paradigm has been developed for training models for NLP. These models are first pre-trained on large collections of text documents to
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Introduction to Systems Thinking and Interdisciplinary Engineering

by Horst Czichos ...

Series series eBColl Synthesis Collection 11
This concise textbook introduces a systems approach to technology, describing tribological, mechatronic, cyber-physical systems, and the technologic concept of Industry 4.0 to students in a range of engineering domains. “Technology” in this book refers to the totality of human-made, benefit-oriented products, based on engineered combinations of material, energy and information. Dr. Czichos ... Read more

$52.28 CAD

This concise textbook introduces a systems approach to technology, describing tribological, mechatronic, cyber-physical systems, and the technologic concept of Industry 4.0 to students in a range of engineering domains. “Technology” in this book refers to the totality of human-made, benefit-oriented products, based on engineered combinations of material, energy and information. Dr. Czichos
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