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Generative Adversarial Learning: Architectures and Applications

Edited by Roozbeh Razavi-Far, Ariel Ruiz-Garcia, Vasile Palade, Juergen Schmidhuber ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book provides a collection of recent research works addressing theoretical issues on improving the learning process and the generalization of GANs as well as state-of-the-art applications of GANs to various domains of real life. Adversarial learning fascinates the attention of machine learning communities across the world in recent years. Generative adversarial networks (GANs), as the main ... Read more

$170.09 USD

This book provides a collection of recent research works addressing theoretical issues on improving the learning process and the generalization of GANs as well as state-of-the-art applications of GANs to various domains of real life. Adversarial learning fascinates the attention of machine learning communities across the world in recent years. Generative adversarial networks (GANs), as the main
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Smart Technologies in Data Science and Communication

Proceedings of SMART-DSC 2022

Edited by Kingsley A. Ogudo, Sanjoy Kumar Saha, Debnath Bhattacharyya ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book features high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers presented at the Fifth International Conference on Smart Technologies in Data Science and Communication (SMARTDSC 2022), held Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, on 16 – 17 June 2022. It includes innovative and novel contributions in the areas of data analytics, communication and soft computing. ... Read more

$215.09 USD

This book features high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers presented at the Fifth International Conference on Smart Technologies in Data Science and Communication (SMARTDSC 2022), held Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, on 16 – 17 June 2022. It includes innovative and novel contributions in the areas of data analytics, communication and soft computing.
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The Data Science Workshop

A New, Interactive Approach to Learning Data Science

by Anthony So, Robert Thas John, Andrew Worsley, Dr. Samuel Asare, Thomas Joseph, Ivan Liu, Tiffany Ford, Barbora stetinova, Pritesh Tiwari ...

Cut through the noise and get real results with a step-by-step approach to data scienceKey FeaturesIdeal for the data science beginner who is getting started for the first timeA data science tutorial with step-by-step exercises and activities that help build key skillsStructured to let you progress at your own pace, on your own termsUse your physical print copy to redeem free access to the online ... Read more

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Cut through the noise and get real results with a step-by-step approach to data scienceKey FeaturesIdeal for the data science beginner who is getting started for the first timeA data science tutorial with step-by-step exercises and activities that help build key skillsStructured to let you progress at your own pace, on your own termsUse your physical print copy to redeem free access to the online
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Engaging Researchers with Data Management

The  Cookbook

by James Savage, Connie Clare, Maria Cruz, Elli Papadopoulou, Marta Teperek, Iza Witkowska, Yan Wang, Joanne Yeomans ...

Effective Research Data Management (RDM) is a key component of research integrity and reproducible research, and its importance is increasingly emphasised by funding bodies, governments, and research institutions around the world. However, many researchers are unfamiliar with RDM best practices, and research support staff are faced with the difficult task of delivering support to researchers ... Read more

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Effective Research Data Management (RDM) is a key component of research integrity and reproducible research, and its importance is increasingly emphasised by funding bodies, governments, and research institutions around the world. However, many researchers are unfamiliar with RDM best practices, and research support staff are faced with the difficult task of delivering support to researchers
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Lifetime Analysis by Aging Intensity Functions

by Magdalena Szymkowiak ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book addresses a range of aging intensity functions, which make it possible to measure and compare aging trends for lifetime random variables. Moreover, they can be used for the characterization of lifetime distributions, also with bounded support. Stochastic orders based on the aging intensities, and their connections with some other orders, are also discussed.To demonstrate the ... Read more

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This book addresses a range of aging intensity functions, which make it possible to measure and compare aging trends for lifetime random variables. Moreover, they can be used for the characterization of lifetime distributions, also with bounded support. Stochastic orders based on the aging intensities, and their connections with some other orders, are also discussed.To demonstrate the
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IoT-based Intelligent Modelling for Environmental and Ecological Engineering

IoT Next Generation EcoAgro Systems

Edited by Paul Krause, Fatos Xhafa ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book brings to readers thirteen chapters with contributions to the benefits of using IoT and Cloud Computing to agro-ecosystems from a multi-disciplinary perspective. IoT and Cloud systems have prompted the development of a Cloud digital ecosystem referred to as Cloud-to-thing continuum computing. The key success of IoT computing and the Cloud digital ecosystem is that IoT can be integrated ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book brings to readers thirteen chapters with contributions to the benefits of using IoT and Cloud Computing to agro-ecosystems from a multi-disciplinary perspective. IoT and Cloud systems have prompted the development of a Cloud digital ecosystem referred to as Cloud-to-thing continuum computing. The key success of IoT computing and the Cloud digital ecosystem is that IoT can be integrated
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Practical Data Analysis Using Jupyter Notebook

Learn how to speak the language of data by extracting useful and actionable insights using Python

by Marc Wintjen ...

Understand data analysis concepts to make accurate decisions based on data using Python programming and Jupyter NotebookKey FeaturesFind out how to use Python code to extract insights from data using real-world examplesWork with structured data and free text sources to answer questions and add value using dataPerform data analysis from scratch with the help of clear explanations for cleaning, ... Read more

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Understand data analysis concepts to make accurate decisions based on data using Python programming and Jupyter NotebookKey FeaturesFind out how to use Python code to extract insights from data using real-world examplesWork with structured data and free text sources to answer questions and add value using dataPerform data analysis from scratch with the help of clear explanations for cleaning,
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Hands-On Exploratory Data Analysis with Python

Perform EDA techniques to understand, summarize, and investigate your data

by Suresh Kumar Mukhiya, Usman Ahmed ...

Discover techniques to summarize the characteristics of your data using PyPlot, NumPy, SciPy, and pandasKey FeaturesUnderstand the fundamental concepts of exploratory data analysis using PythonFind missing values in your data and identify the correlation between different variablesPractice graphical exploratory analysis techniques using Matplotlib and the Seaborn Python packageBook ... Read more

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Discover techniques to summarize the characteristics of your data using PyPlot, NumPy, SciPy, and pandasKey FeaturesUnderstand the fundamental concepts of exploratory data analysis using PythonFind missing values in your data and identify the correlation between different variablesPractice graphical exploratory analysis techniques using Matplotlib and the Seaborn Python packageBook
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New Digital Signal Processing Methods

Applications to Measurement and Diagnostics

by Raoul R. Nigmatullin, Paolo Lino, Guido Maione ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book is intended as a manual on modern advanced statistical methods for signal processing. The objectives of signal processing are the analysis, synthesis, and modification of signals measured from different natural phenomena, including engineering applications as well. Often the measured signals are affected by noise, distortion and incompleteness, and this makes it difficult to extract ... Read more

$152.09 USD

This book is intended as a manual on modern advanced statistical methods for signal processing. The objectives of signal processing are the analysis, synthesis, and modification of signals measured from different natural phenomena, including engineering applications as well. Often the measured signals are affected by noise, distortion and incompleteness, and this makes it difficult to extract
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Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering

12th International Conference, IWBBIO 2025, Gran Canaria, Spain, July 16–18, 2025, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Ignacio Rojas, Francisco Ortuño, Fernando Rojas Ruiz, Luis Javier Herrera, Olga Valenzuela, Juan José Escobar ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNBI 16050-16051 constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, IWBBIO 2025, held in Canaria, Spain, during July 16–18, 2025.The 57 full papers presented in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 98 submissions. They were organized into the following topical sections:Part I: Advances in Deep ... Read more

$58.49 USD

This two-volume set LNBI 16050-16051 constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, IWBBIO 2025, held in Canaria, Spain, during July 16–18, 2025.The 57 full papers presented in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 98 submissions. They were organized into the following topical sections:Part I: Advances in Deep
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THE BREATHING ARCHIVE

by Chan Singh ...

For ten thousand years, stories were frozen in time. Carved in stone. Pressed into pages. Projected onto screens. Beautiful, powerful—but ultimately static. Every tale had one version, one truth, one unchanging path. That era is over. We stand at the threshold of something unprecedented: stories that breathe. Narratives that remember. Worlds that evolve in response to those who enter them. The ... Read more

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For ten thousand years, stories were frozen in time. Carved in stone. Pressed into pages. Projected onto screens. Beautiful, powerful—but ultimately static. Every tale had one version, one truth, one unchanging path. That era is over. We stand at the threshold of something unprecedented: stories that breathe. Narratives that remember. Worlds that evolve in response to those who enter them. The
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Apache Cassandra Administrator Associate

Exam Practice Tests

by Cristian Scutaru ...

Are you a system administrator or a DevOps looking for a valuable certification in the most popular NoSQL wide-column store? These two original practice tests will help you score big in your Apache Cassandra Administrator Associate certification exam.This book contains two high-quality practice tests similar to the proctored exam. Just like the actual exam, each exam practice test has 60 questions ... Read more

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Are you a system administrator or a DevOps looking for a valuable certification in the most popular NoSQL wide-column store? These two original practice tests will help you score big in your Apache Cassandra Administrator Associate certification exam.This book contains two high-quality practice tests similar to the proctored exam. Just like the actual exam, each exam practice test has 60 questions
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Access Cookbook

Solutions to Common User Interface & Programming Problems

by Ken Getz, Paul Litwin, Andy Baron ...

Not a reference book, and not a tutorial either, the new second edition of the highly regarded Access Cookbook is an uncommonly useful collection of solutions to problems that Access users and developers are likely to face as they attempt to build increasingly complex applications.Although using any single "recipe" in the book will more than pay back the cost of the book in terms of both hours ... Read more

$23.09 USD

Not a reference book, and not a tutorial either, the new second edition of the highly regarded Access Cookbook is an uncommonly useful collection of solutions to problems that Access users and developers are likely to face as they attempt to build increasingly complex applications.Although using any single "recipe" in the book will more than pay back the cost of the book in terms of both hours
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Business Process Management

by Akhil Kumar ...

This book introduces students to business process management, an approach that aims to align the organization’s business processes with the demands of the marketplace. Processes serve as a coordination mechanism, and the aim of business process management is to improve the organization’s effectiveness and efficiency in adapting to change, and maintaining competitive advantage.In Business Process ... Read more

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This book introduces students to business process management, an approach that aims to align the organization’s business processes with the demands of the marketplace. Processes serve as a coordination mechanism, and the aim of business process management is to improve the organization’s effectiveness and efficiency in adapting to change, and maintaining competitive advantage.In Business Process
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大数据技术和应用

by 陈建平、陈志德、席进爱 ...

这是一本大数据技术入门的简明教材。全书理论和实践相结合，以应用实战为主，深入浅出地讲解每个知识点，对每个应用实验按学习习惯，分步骤讲解，每个步骤都有文字说明和效果截图，使读者能清晰地知晓动手实操的效果和错误之处。全书分为9章，全面介绍了大数据技术的相关基础知识、HDFS和数据库、采集传输工具、挖掘分析算法、Spark计算框架、可视化、大数据安全、大数据应用等内容，着重介绍了HDFS分布式文件系统、NoSQL等各种数据库、数据仓库Hive，以及数据采集分析技术，并配套了详细的实验教程以及练习题。本书适合作为高等院校计算机、软件工程、大数据专业高职、本科生的教材，同时可供企业中从事大数据开发的工程师和科技工作者参考。 ... Read more

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这是一本大数据技术入门的简明教材。全书理论和实践相结合，以应用实战为主，深入浅出地讲解每个知识点，对每个应用实验按学习习惯，分步骤讲解，每个步骤都有文字说明和效果截图，使读者能清晰地知晓动手实操的效果和错误之处。全书分为9章，全面介绍了大数据技术的相关基础知识、HDFS和数据库、采集传输工具、挖掘分析算法、Spark计算框架、可视化、大数据安全、大数据应用等内容，着重介绍了HDFS分布式文件系统、NoSQL等各种数据库、数据仓库Hive，以及数据采集分析技术，并配套了详细的实验教程以及练习题。本书适合作为高等院校计算机、软件工程、大数据专业高职、本科生的教材，同时可供企业中从事大数据开发的工程师和科技工作者参考。
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The Hospital Manager’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence

Concepts, Methods, and Techniques

by Smaranda Belciug ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book presents an essential guide to understanding the power of artificial intelligence in reshaping the healthcare system. In the rapidly evolving world of healthcare, a guide of how to use artificial intelligence in hospital management is crucial. The book explores how readers can use artificial intelligence to optimize patient care, costs, revenue, and profits. It examines real-world ... Read more

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This book presents an essential guide to understanding the power of artificial intelligence in reshaping the healthcare system. In the rapidly evolving world of healthcare, a guide of how to use artificial intelligence in hospital management is crucial. The book explores how readers can use artificial intelligence to optimize patient care, costs, revenue, and profits. It examines real-world
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Hands-On Big Data Analytics with PySpark

Analyze large datasets and discover techniques for testing, immunizing, and parallelizing Spark jobs

by Rudy Lai, Bartłomiej Potaczek ...

Use PySpark to easily crush messy data at-scale and discover proven techniques to create testable, immutable, and easily parallelizable Spark jobsKey FeaturesWork with large amounts of agile data using distributed datasets and in-memory cachingSource data from all popular data hosting platforms, such as HDFS, Hive, JSON, and S3Employ the easy-to-use PySpark API to deploy big data Analytics for ... Read more

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Use PySpark to easily crush messy data at-scale and discover proven techniques to create testable, immutable, and easily parallelizable Spark jobsKey FeaturesWork with large amounts of agile data using distributed datasets and in-memory cachingSource data from all popular data hosting platforms, such as HDFS, Hive, JSON, and S3Employ the easy-to-use PySpark API to deploy big data Analytics for
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Advances in Teaching and Learning for Cyber Security Education

Proceedings of the Cyber Security Education 2025 CSE Connect Annual Conference

Edited by Phil Legg, Natalie Coull, Charles Clarke, Harjinder Lallie, Hany Atlam ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book provides reflection and account of innovative practice for how we approach teaching and learning for cyber security education. Cyber security continues to play a crucial role in our modern society, with a need to secure supply chain attacks and critical infrastructure. How we therefore educate in this area and how we encourage new ways of thinking and new ways of addressing these ... Read more

$179.09 USD

This book provides reflection and account of innovative practice for how we approach teaching and learning for cyber security education. Cyber security continues to play a crucial role in our modern society, with a need to secure supply chain attacks and critical infrastructure. How we therefore educate in this area and how we encourage new ways of thinking and new ways of addressing these
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Mastering Snowflake DataOps with DataOps.live

An End-to-End Guide to Modern Data Management

by Ronald L. Steelman Jr. ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This practical, in-depth guide shows you how to build modern, sophisticated data processes using the Snowflake platform and DataOps.live—the only platform that enables seamless DataOps integration with Snowflake. Designed for data engineers, architects, and technical leaders, it bridges the gap between DataOps theory and real-world implementation, helping you take control of your data pipelines to ... Read more

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This practical, in-depth guide shows you how to build modern, sophisticated data processes using the Snowflake platform and DataOps.live—the only platform that enables seamless DataOps integration with Snowflake. Designed for data engineers, architects, and technical leaders, it bridges the gap between DataOps theory and real-world implementation, helping you take control of your data pipelines to
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Proceedings of the Digital Building Permit Conference 2025

DBP25

Edited by Simon Fischer, Judith Fauth, Christian Schranz, Harald Urban ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This open-access volume presents the latest international research and applied innovations in digital building permitting, as showcased at the Digital Building Permit Conference 2025, held in Vienna, Austria, from 2–4 December 2025. The conference brought together researchers, public authorities, and industry experts to exchange insights and explore future directions in the digital transformation ... Read more

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This open-access volume presents the latest international research and applied innovations in digital building permitting, as showcased at the Digital Building Permit Conference 2025, held in Vienna, Austria, from 2–4 December 2025. The conference brought together researchers, public authorities, and industry experts to exchange insights and explore future directions in the digital transformation
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Sustainable Big Data Pipelines: Architectures, Energy Optimization, and Ethical Governance

Edited by Jaheer Mukthar K.P, Sang-Bing Tsai ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
As data volumes grow exponentially, the challenge is no longer limited to speed and scalability—but to sustainability and responsibility.Sustainable Big Data Pipelines: Architectures, Energy Optimization, and Ethical Governancepresents a forward-looking exploration of how modern big data systems can be designed and operated with environmental efficiency, ethical integrity, and regulatory awareness ... Read more

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As data volumes grow exponentially, the challenge is no longer limited to speed and scalability—but to sustainability and responsibility.Sustainable Big Data Pipelines: Architectures, Energy Optimization, and Ethical Governancepresents a forward-looking exploration of how modern big data systems can be designed and operated with environmental efficiency, ethical integrity, and regulatory awareness
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FÁCIL PROGRAMACIÓN con Visual Basic para aplicaciones (VBA)

by Olga Maria Stefania Cucaro ...

Este trabajo nació de la necesidad encontrada por el autor de resolver diversos problemas repetidos en el tiempo, relacionados con los datos ingresados en hojas de Excel en el menor tiempo posible. El autor, siendo programador y experto en Pascal, Cobol y Javascript, buscó la solución más adecuada y la encontró en el Excel VBA. Este documento está destinado a presentar a los usuarios la ... Read more

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Este trabajo nació de la necesidad encontrada por el autor de resolver diversos problemas repetidos en el tiempo, relacionados con los datos ingresados en hojas de Excel en el menor tiempo posible. El autor, siendo programador y experto en Pascal, Cobol y Javascript, buscó la solución más adecuada y la encontró en el Excel VBA. Este documento está destinado a presentar a los usuarios la
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PostgreSQL 11 Server Side Programming Quick Start Guide

Effective database programming and interaction

by Luca Ferrari ...

Extend PostgreSQL using PostgreSQL server programming to create, test, debug, and optimize a range of user-defined functions in your favorite programming languageKey FeaturesLearn the concepts of PostgreSQL 11 with lots of real-world datasets and examplesLearn queries, data replication, and database performanceExtend the functionalities of your PostgreSQL instance to suit your organizational ... Read more

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Extend PostgreSQL using PostgreSQL server programming to create, test, debug, and optimize a range of user-defined functions in your favorite programming languageKey FeaturesLearn the concepts of PostgreSQL 11 with lots of real-world datasets and examplesLearn queries, data replication, and database performanceExtend the functionalities of your PostgreSQL instance to suit your organizational
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Learn SAP Basis in 24 Hours

by Alex Nordeen ...

SAP Basis is a set of useful programs and tools in the SAP landscape. It helps in integration and administration of the Database, Operating system, Communication protocols and business applications (such as HR, PP, SD,etc)This book is designed for beginners with little or no prior SAP Basis experience.Here is what you will learn:Table Of ContentChapter 1: IntroductionWhat is Basis?Install SAP GUI ... Read more

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SAP Basis is a set of useful programs and tools in the SAP landscape. It helps in integration and administration of the Database, Operating system, Communication protocols and business applications (such as HR, PP, SD,etc)This book is designed for beginners with little or no prior SAP Basis experience.Here is what you will learn:Table Of ContentChapter 1: IntroductionWhat is Basis?Install SAP GUI
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