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GIS And Generalisation

Methodology And Practice

Edited by J-P Lagrange, R Weibel, Jean-Claude Muller ...

This text is the inaugural book in Taylor and Francis's GISDATA series, and is derived from the specialist workshop convened under the auspices of the European Science Foundation's GISDATA Scientific Programme. Generalisation is an integrating tool for the analysis and presentation of spatial data. Effective spatial data analysis requires multiple views of the world at various scales with ... Read more

$189.99 USD

This text is the inaugural book in Taylor and Francis's GISDATA series, and is derived from the specialist workshop convened under the auspices of the European Science Foundation's GISDATA Scientific Programme. Generalisation is an integrating tool for the analysis and presentation of spatial data. Effective spatial data analysis requires multiple views of the world at various scales with
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Uninterrupted Knowledge Creation

Process Philosophy and Autopoietic Perspectives

by Kaj U. Koskinen, Rainer Breite ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
A common charge leveled against the autopoietic perspective is that it does not explain change or, consequently, knowledge creation. This book demonstrates that knowledge creation is not always an ongoing process, as is claimed in many process philosophy and autopoietic research works. The author introduces the idea of recursivity, which represents the explanatory potential for uninterrupted ... Read more

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A common charge leveled against the autopoietic perspective is that it does not explain change or, consequently, knowledge creation. This book demonstrates that knowledge creation is not always an ongoing process, as is claimed in many process philosophy and autopoietic research works. The author introduces the idea of recursivity, which represents the explanatory potential for uninterrupted
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Practical AI on the Google Cloud Platform

by Micheal Lanham ...

Working with AI is complicated and expensive for many developers. That's why cloud providers have stepped in to make it easier, offering free (or affordable) state-of-the-art models and training tools to get you started. With this book, you'll learn how to use Google's AI-powered cloud services to do everything from creating a chatbot to analyzing text, images, and video.Author Micheal Lanham ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Working with AI is complicated and expensive for many developers. That's why cloud providers have stepped in to make it easier, offering free (or affordable) state-of-the-art models and training tools to get you started. With this book, you'll learn how to use Google's AI-powered cloud services to do everything from creating a chatbot to analyzing text, images, and video.Author Micheal Lanham
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Advances in Human Factors in Cybersecurity

Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Human Factors in Cybersecurity, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA

Edited by Denise Nicholson ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book reports on the latest research and developments in the field of cybersecurity, giving a special emphasis on personal security and new methods for reducing human error and increasing cyber awareness, and innovative solutions for increasing the security of advanced Information Technology (IT) infrastructures. It covers a wealth of topics, including methods for human training, novel Cyber ... Read more

$152.09 USD

This book reports on the latest research and developments in the field of cybersecurity, giving a special emphasis on personal security and new methods for reducing human error and increasing cyber awareness, and innovative solutions for increasing the security of advanced Information Technology (IT) infrastructures. It covers a wealth of topics, including methods for human training, novel Cyber
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Concurrency, Security, and Puzzles

Essays Dedicated to Andrew William Roscoe on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday

Edited by Thomas Gibson-Robinson, Philippa Hopcroft, Ranko Lazić ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This festschrift was written in honor of Andrew William (Bill) Roscoe on the occasion of his 60th birthday, and features tributes by Sir Tony Hoare, Stephen Brookes, and Michael Wooldridge. Bill Roscoe is an international authority in process algebra, and has been the driving force behind the development of the FDR refinement checker for CSP. He is also world renowned for his pioneering work in ... Read more

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This festschrift was written in honor of Andrew William (Bill) Roscoe on the occasion of his 60th birthday, and features tributes by Sir Tony Hoare, Stephen Brookes, and Michael Wooldridge. Bill Roscoe is an international authority in process algebra, and has been the driving force behind the development of the FDR refinement checker for CSP. He is also world renowned for his pioneering work in
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Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence. Sensing, Processing, and Using Environmental Information

9th International Conference, UCAmI 2015, Puerto Varas, Chile, December 1-4, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Juan M. García-Chamizo, Giancarlo Fortino, Sergio F. Ochoa ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence, UCAmI 2015, held in Puerto Varas, Chile, in December 2015.The 36 full papers presented together with 11 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The papers are grouped in topical sections on adding intelligence for environment adaption; ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence, UCAmI 2015, held in Puerto Varas, Chile, in December 2015.The 36 full papers presented together with 11 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The papers are grouped in topical sections on adding intelligence for environment adaption;
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Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools

How to Philosophize with a Digital Hammer

by Stefano Gualeni ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Who are we in simulated worlds? Will experiencing worlds that are not 'actual' change our ways of structuring thought? Can virtual worlds open up new possibilities to philosophize? Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools tries to answer these questions from a perspective that combines philosophy of technology with videogame design. ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Who are we in simulated worlds? Will experiencing worlds that are not 'actual' change our ways of structuring thought? Can virtual worlds open up new possibilities to philosophize? Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools tries to answer these questions from a perspective that combines philosophy of technology with videogame design.
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Cultural Robotics

First International Workshop, CR 2015, Held as Part of IEEE RO-MAN 2015, Kobe, Japan, August 31, 2015. Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Jeffrey T.K.V. Koh, Belinda J. Dunstan, David Silvera-Tawil, Mari Velonaki ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This LNAI 9549 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Workshop in Cultural Robotics 2015, held as part of the 24th International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication held in Kobe, Japan, in August/September 2015.A total of 12 full papers and 1 short paper were accepted from a total of 26 initially submitted.The following papers are organized into four ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This LNAI 9549 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Workshop in Cultural Robotics 2015, held as part of the 24th International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication held in Kobe, Japan, in August/September 2015.A total of 12 full papers and 1 short paper were accepted from a total of 26 initially submitted.The following papers are organized into four
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Formal Methods and Software Engineering

17th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2015, Paris, France, November 3-5, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Michael Butler, Sylvain Conchon, Fatiha Zaïdi ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2015, held in Paris, France, in November 2015. The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics in the area of formal methods and software engineering and are devoted to advancing the state of ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2015, held in Paris, France, in November 2015. The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics in the area of formal methods and software engineering and are devoted to advancing the state of
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Hyperconnectivity

by Adrian David Cheok ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book explores the emerging field of hyperconnectivity looking at technology and systems that allow person-to-person and person-to-machine communication in networked organizations and the social and economic impact of this society.The author begins by presenting literary culture and interaction, focusing on the development of the Poetry Mix-Up platform, before looking at electronic and ... Read more

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This book explores the emerging field of hyperconnectivity looking at technology and systems that allow person-to-person and person-to-machine communication in networked organizations and the social and economic impact of this society.The author begins by presenting literary culture and interaction, focusing on the development of the Poetry Mix-Up platform, before looking at electronic and
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Pervasive Haptics

Science, Design, and Application

Edited by Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Satoshi Saga, Masashi Konyo ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book examines the state of the art in diverse areas of haptics (touch)-related research, including the psychophysics and neurophysiology of haptics, development of haptics displays and sensors, and applications to a wide variety of fields such as industry, education, therapy, medicine, and welfare for the visually impaired. It also discusses the potential of future haptics interaction, such ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book examines the state of the art in diverse areas of haptics (touch)-related research, including the psychophysics and neurophysiology of haptics, development of haptics displays and sensors, and applications to a wide variety of fields such as industry, education, therapy, medicine, and welfare for the visually impaired. It also discusses the potential of future haptics interaction, such
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Software Technologies

10th International Joint Conference, ICSOFT 2015, Colmar, France, July 20-22, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Jorge Cardoso, Pascal Lorenz, Leszek A. Maciaszek, Marten van Sinderen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 10th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2015, held in Colmar, France, in July 2015.The 23 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 117 submissions. The papers are organized around the following conference tracks: enterprise software technologies; software project management; ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 10th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2015, held in Colmar, France, in July 2015.The 23 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 117 submissions. The papers are organized around the following conference tracks: enterprise software technologies; software project management;
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Advances in Information Retrieval

38th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2016, Padua, Italy, March 20-23, 2016. Proceedings

Edited by Fabio Crestani, Marie-Francine Moens, Josiane Mothe, Fabrizio Silvestri, Giorgio Maria Di Nunzio, Claudia Hauff, Gianmaria Silvello, Nicola Ferro ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 38th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2016, held in Padua, Italy, in March 2016.The 42 full papers and 28 poster papers presented together with 3 keynote talks and 6 demonstration papers, were carefully reviewed and selected from 284 submissions. The volume contains the outcome of 4 workshops as well as 4 tutorial papers in addition. ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 38th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2016, held in Padua, Italy, in March 2016.The 42 full papers and 28 poster papers presented together with 3 keynote talks and 6 demonstration papers, were carefully reviewed and selected from 284 submissions. The volume contains the outcome of 4 workshops as well as 4 tutorial papers in addition.
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Beginning SQL Server R Services

Analytics for Data Scientists

by Bradley Beard ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn how to develop powerful data analytics applications quickly for SQL Server database administrators and developers. Organizations will be able to sift data and derive the business intelligence needed to drive business decisions and profit. The addition of R to SQL Server 2016 places a powerful analytical processor into an environment most developers are already comfortable with – Visual ... Read more

$31.49 USD

Learn how to develop powerful data analytics applications quickly for SQL Server database administrators and developers. Organizations will be able to sift data and derive the business intelligence needed to drive business decisions and profit. The addition of R to SQL Server 2016 places a powerful analytical processor into an environment most developers are already comfortable with – Visual
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Designing for Wearables

Effective UX for Current and Future Devices

by Scott Sullivan ...

Now may be the perfect time to enter the wearables industry. With the range of products that have appeared in recent years, you can determine which ideas resonate with users and which don’t before leaping into the market. In this practical guide, author Scott Sullivan examines the current wearables ecosystem and then demonstrates the impact that service design in particular will have on these ... Read more

$21.59 USD

Now may be the perfect time to enter the wearables industry. With the range of products that have appeared in recent years, you can determine which ideas resonate with users and which don’t before leaping into the market. In this practical guide, author Scott Sullivan examines the current wearables ecosystem and then demonstrates the impact that service design in particular will have on these
... Read more
Distributed Artificial Intelligence

Third International Conference, DAI 2021, Shanghai, China, December 17–18, 2021, Proceedings

Edited by Jie Chen, Jérôme Lang, Christopher Amato, Dengji Zhao ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Distributed Artificial Intelligence, DAI 2021, held in Shanghai, China, in December 2021.The 15 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. DAI aims at bringing together international researchers and practitioners in related areas including general AI, multiagent ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Distributed Artificial Intelligence, DAI 2021, held in Shanghai, China, in December 2021.The 15 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. DAI aims at bringing together international researchers and practitioners in related areas including general AI, multiagent
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Logic, Language, Information, and Computation

28th International Workshop, WoLLIC 2022, Iași, Romania, September 20–23, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Agata Ciabattoni, Elaine Pimentel, Ruy J. G. B. de Queiroz ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
Edited in collaboration with FoLLI, the Association of Logic, Language and Information this book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 28th Workshop on Logic, Language, Information and Computation, WoLLIC 2022, Iasi, Romania, in September 2022. The 25 full papers presented included with 8 extra abstracts, 5 invited talks and 3 tutorials were fully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions. ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Edited in collaboration with FoLLI, the Association of Logic, Language and Information this book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 28th Workshop on Logic, Language, Information and Computation, WoLLIC 2022, Iasi, Romania, in September 2022. The 25 full papers presented included with 8 extra abstracts, 5 invited talks and 3 tutorials were fully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions.
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Cross-Cultural Design. Interaction Design Across Cultures

14th International Conference, CCD 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Pei-Luen Patrick Rau ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNCS 13311 - 13314 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2022, which was held as part of HCI International 2022 and took place virtually during June 26 - July 1, 2022.The papers included in the HCII-CCD volume set were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Cross-Cultural Interaction Design; ... Read more

$89.09 USD

The four-volume set LNCS 13311 - 13314 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2022, which was held as part of HCI International 2022 and took place virtually during June 26 - July 1, 2022.The papers included in the HCII-CCD volume set were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Cross-Cultural Interaction Design;
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El Nuevo Reto

Los Datos Abiertos En Colombia

by Giovanny Mauricio Tarazona Bermúdez, Luz Andrea Rodríguez Rojas ...

Series series Espacios
La apertura de los datos produce beneficios para todos los que participan de ella: los ciudadanos, las empresas y la propia administración. El reto está en procesar cantidades enormes de datos y convertirlos en decisiones inteligentes y oportunas, por eso se hace necesario aprovechar esta importante oportunidad de crear valor. Este libro presenta un panorama de las diferentes iniciativas a nivel ... Read more

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La apertura de los datos produce beneficios para todos los que participan de ella: los ciudadanos, las empresas y la propia administración. El reto está en procesar cantidades enormes de datos y convertirlos en decisiones inteligentes y oportunas, por eso se hace necesario aprovechar esta importante oportunidad de crear valor. Este libro presenta un panorama de las diferentes iniciativas a nivel
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Experiment-Driven Product Development

How to Use a Data-Informed Approach to Learn, Iterate, and Succeed Faster

by Paul Rissen ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Improving your craft is a key skill for product and user experience professionals working in the digital era. There are many established methods of product development to inspire and focus teams—Sprint, Lean, Agile, Kanban—all of which focus on solutions to customer and business problems. Enter XDPD, or Experiment-Driven Product Development—a new approach that turns the spotlight on questions to ... Read more

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Improving your craft is a key skill for product and user experience professionals working in the digital era. There are many established methods of product development to inspire and focus teams—Sprint, Lean, Agile, Kanban—all of which focus on solutions to customer and business problems. Enter XDPD, or Experiment-Driven Product Development—a new approach that turns the spotlight on questions to
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Functional Interfaces in Java

Fundamentals and Examples

by Ralph Lecessi ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Reduce development time by organizing your programs as chains of functional interfaces and see that the advantages of using functional interfaces include the flexibility and power of inlined functional chains and reuse of functional methods utilized throughout the Java API. You’ll see how complex logical expressions can be reduced to chains of predicates and how chains of comparators can be used ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Reduce development time by organizing your programs as chains of functional interfaces and see that the advantages of using functional interfaces include the flexibility and power of inlined functional chains and reuse of functional methods utilized throughout the Java API. You’ll see how complex logical expressions can be reduced to chains of predicates and how chains of comparators can be used
... Read more
Emotions in Technology Design: From Experience to Ethics

Edited by Rebekah Rousi, Jaana Leikas, Pertti Saariluoma ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Understanding emotions is becoming ever more valuable in design, both in terms of what people prefer as well as in relation to how they behave in relation to it. Approaches to conceptualising emotions in technology design, how emotions can be operationalised and how they can be measured are paramount to ascertaining the core principles of design.Emotions in Technology Design: From Experience to ... Read more

$134.09 USD

Understanding emotions is becoming ever more valuable in design, both in terms of what people prefer as well as in relation to how they behave in relation to it. Approaches to conceptualising emotions in technology design, how emotions can be operationalised and how they can be measured are paramount to ascertaining the core principles of design.Emotions in Technology Design: From Experience to
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Fuzzy Data Matching with SQL

Enhancing Data Quality and Query Performance

by Jim Lehmer ...

If you were handed two different but related sets of data, what tools would you use to find the matches? What if all you had was SQL SELECT access to a database? In this practical book, author Jim Lehmer provides best practices, techniques, and tricks to help you import, clean, match, score, and think about heterogeneous data using SQL.DBAs, programmers, business analysts, and data scientists will ... Read more

$36.79 USD

If you were handed two different but related sets of data, what tools would you use to find the matches? What if all you had was SQL SELECT access to a database? In this practical book, author Jim Lehmer provides best practices, techniques, and tricks to help you import, clean, match, score, and think about heterogeneous data using SQL.DBAs, programmers, business analysts, and data scientists will
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Introduction to Logic Design

Edited by Sajjan G. Shiva ...

The second edition of this text provides an introduction to the analysis and design of digital circuits at a logic, instead of electronics, level. It covers a range of topics, from number system theory to asynchronous logic design. A solution manual is available to instructors only. Requests must be made on official school stationery. ... Read more

$171.99 USD

The second edition of this text provides an introduction to the analysis and design of digital circuits at a logic, instead of electronics, level. It covers a range of topics, from number system theory to asynchronous logic design. A solution manual is available to instructors only. Requests must be made on official school stationery.
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