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Does Digital Transformation of Government Lead to Enhanced Citizens’ Trust and Confidence in Government?

by Mohamed Mahmood ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
This research contributes to the growing body of knowledge as well as offers significant theoretical contributions and policy implications. As far as the researcher’s knowledge, this is the first research of its type that investigates the relationship between digital enabled transformation of government and citizens’ trust & confidence in government. The proposed conceptual model also makes a ... Read more

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This research contributes to the growing body of knowledge as well as offers significant theoretical contributions and policy implications. As far as the researcher’s knowledge, this is the first research of its type that investigates the relationship between digital enabled transformation of government and citizens’ trust & confidence in government. The proposed conceptual model also makes a
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Distributed Machine Learning with Python

Accelerating model training and serving with distributed systems

by Guanhua Wang ...

Build and deploy an efficient data processing pipeline for machine learning model training in an elastic, in-parallel model training or multi-tenant cluster and cloudKey FeaturesAccelerate model training and interference with order-of-magnitude time reductionLearn state-of-the-art parallel schemes for both model training and servingA detailed study of bottlenecks at distributed model training and ... Read more

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Build and deploy an efficient data processing pipeline for machine learning model training in an elastic, in-parallel model training or multi-tenant cluster and cloudKey FeaturesAccelerate model training and interference with order-of-magnitude time reductionLearn state-of-the-art parallel schemes for both model training and servingA detailed study of bottlenecks at distributed model training and
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Kickstart PLC Programming

Design and Build Scalable Control Systems Using IEC 61131-3, Ladder Logic, SCADA and HMI for Modern Industrial Automation (English Edition)

by Henrique Morata ...

Your Fast-Track Guide to PLCs, SCADA, and Smart Control.Book DescriptionEmbark on a structured, hands-on journey into the world of PLC Programming and Machine Automation. This comprehensive guide takes you from the fundamentals of IEC 61131-3 programming languages, ??such as Ladder Logic, Structured Text, and Function Blocks to the advanced techniques required to build reliable and scalable ... Read more

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Your Fast-Track Guide to PLCs, SCADA, and Smart Control.Book DescriptionEmbark on a structured, hands-on journey into the world of PLC Programming and Machine Automation. This comprehensive guide takes you from the fundamentals of IEC 61131-3 programming languages, ??such as Ladder Logic, Structured Text, and Function Blocks to the advanced techniques required to build reliable and scalable
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Thinking with Diagrams

Edited by Alan F. Blackwell ...

This book provides an introductory overview of the rapid growth in interdisciplinary research into Thinking with Diagrams. Diagrammatic representations are becoming more common in everyday human experience, yet they offer unique challenges to cognitive science research. Neither linguistic nor perceptual theories are sufficient to completely explain their advantages and applications. These research ... Read more

$134.99 USD

This book provides an introductory overview of the rapid growth in interdisciplinary research into Thinking with Diagrams. Diagrammatic representations are becoming more common in everyday human experience, yet they offer unique challenges to cognitive science research. Neither linguistic nor perceptual theories are sufficient to completely explain their advantages and applications. These research
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Programming with TensorFlow

Solution for Edge Computing Applications

Edited by Kolla Bhanu Prakash, G. R. Kanagachidambaresan ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This practical book provides an end-to-end guide to TensorFlow, the leading open source software library that helps you build and train neural networks for deep learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), speech recognition, and general predictive analytics. The book provides a hands-on approach to TensorFlow fundamentals for a broad technical audience—from data scientists and engineers to ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This practical book provides an end-to-end guide to TensorFlow, the leading open source software library that helps you build and train neural networks for deep learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), speech recognition, and general predictive analytics. The book provides a hands-on approach to TensorFlow fundamentals for a broad technical audience—from data scientists and engineers to
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Structured Object-Oriented Formal Language and Method

5th International Workshop, SOFL+MSVL 2015, Paris, France, November 6, 2015. Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Shaoying Liu, Zhenhua Duan ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Structured Object-Oriented Formal Language and Method, SOFL+MSVL 2015, held in Paris, France, in November 2015. The 15 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions.The focus of this workshops was on following subjects: Modeling, specification, ... Read more

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Structured Object-Oriented Formal Language and Method, SOFL+MSVL 2015, held in Paris, France, in November 2015. The 15 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions.The focus of this workshops was on following subjects: Modeling, specification,
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Primefaces Cookbook Second Edition

Over 100 practical recipes to learn PrimeFaces 5.x – the most popular JSF component library on the planet

by Mert Caliskan, Oleg Varaksin ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThis book is for everybody who would like to learn modern Java web development based on PrimeFaces and is looking for a quick introduction to this matter. Prerequisites for this book are basic JSF, jQuery, and CSS skills.What you will learnUnderstand basic concepts such as AJAX processing and partial view submit so that you can work with PrimeFacesGo beyond the basics ... Read more

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Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThis book is for everybody who would like to learn modern Java web development based on PrimeFaces and is looking for a quick introduction to this matter. Prerequisites for this book are basic JSF, jQuery, and CSS skills.What you will learnUnderstand basic concepts such as AJAX processing and partial view submit so that you can work with PrimeFacesGo beyond the basics
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Language Constructs for Describing Features

Proceedings of the FIREworks workshop

Edited by Stephen Gilmore, Mark Ryan ...

A feature is a small modification or extension of a system which can be seen as having a self-contained functional role, such as Call Forwarding, Automatic Call back and Voice Mail in telephone services, to which users can subscribe. Feature interaction happens when one feature modifies or subverts the operation of another, and this problem has received a great deal of attention from industry and ... Read more

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A feature is a small modification or extension of a system which can be seen as having a self-contained functional role, such as Call Forwarding, Automatic Call back and Voice Mail in telephone services, to which users can subscribe. Feature interaction happens when one feature modifies or subverts the operation of another, and this problem has received a great deal of attention from industry and
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School and Behavioral Psychology

Applied Research in Human-Computer Interactions, Functional Assessment and Treatment

by H.A. Chris Ninness, Glen McCuller, Lisa Ozenne ...

With this important work, written around current behavioral psychology research and practice as it applies to school-age children, the authors address both experimental and applied issues in the assessments and interventions used with this population.Among the issues examined are the legal, bureaucratic, and psychological complications involving the newly mandated Functional Assessment law. ... Read more

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With this important work, written around current behavioral psychology research and practice as it applies to school-age children, the authors address both experimental and applied issues in the assessments and interventions used with this population.Among the issues examined are the legal, bureaucratic, and psychological complications involving the newly mandated Functional Assessment law.
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Enterprise SOA

Designing IT for Business Innovation

by Dan Woods, Thomas Mattern ...

Information Technology professionals can use this book to move beyond the excitement of web services and service oriented architecture (SOA) and begin the process of finding actionable ideas to innovate and create business value. In Enterprise SOA: Designing IT for Business Innovation, SAP's blueprint for putting SOA to work is analyzed from top to bottom. In addition to design, development, and ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Information Technology professionals can use this book to move beyond the excitement of web services and service oriented architecture (SOA) and begin the process of finding actionable ideas to innovate and create business value. In Enterprise SOA: Designing IT for Business Innovation, SAP's blueprint for putting SOA to work is analyzed from top to bottom. In addition to design, development, and
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Technology, Design and the Arts - Opportunities and Challenges

Edited by Rae Earnshaw, Susan Liggett, Peter Excell, Daniel Thalmann ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This open access book details the relationship between the artist and their created works, using tools such as information technology, computer environments, and interactive devices, for a range of information sources and application domains. This has produced new kinds of created works which can be viewed, explored, and interacted with, either as an installation or via a virtual environment such ... Read more

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This open access book details the relationship between the artist and their created works, using tools such as information technology, computer environments, and interactive devices, for a range of information sources and application domains. This has produced new kinds of created works which can be viewed, explored, and interacted with, either as an installation or via a virtual environment such
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It's All About Coordination

Essays to Celebrate the Lifelong Scientific Achievements of Farhad Arbab

Edited by Frank de Boer, Marcello Bonsangue, Jan Rutten ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This Festschrift volume has been published to celebrate the lifelong scientific achievements of Farhad Arbab on the occasion of his retirement from the Centre of Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI).Over the years Farhad Arbab has sucessfully been engaged in scientific explorations in various directions: Software Composition, Service Oriented Computing, Component-based Software, Concurrency ... Read more

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This Festschrift volume has been published to celebrate the lifelong scientific achievements of Farhad Arbab on the occasion of his retirement from the Centre of Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI).Over the years Farhad Arbab has sucessfully been engaged in scientific explorations in various directions: Software Composition, Service Oriented Computing, Component-based Software, Concurrency
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Logic Synthesis and SOC Prototyping

RTL Design using VHDL

by Vaibbhav Taraate ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book describes RTL design, synthesis, and timing closure strategies for SOC blocks. It covers high-level RTL design scenarios and challenges for SOC design. The book gives practical information on the issues in SOC and ASIC prototyping using modern high-density FPGAs. The book covers SOC performance improvement techniques, testing, and system-level verification. The book also describes the ... Read more

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This book describes RTL design, synthesis, and timing closure strategies for SOC blocks. It covers high-level RTL design scenarios and challenges for SOC design. The book gives practical information on the issues in SOC and ASIC prototyping using modern high-density FPGAs. The book covers SOC performance improvement techniques, testing, and system-level verification. The book also describes the
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Computer Vision – ACCV 2016

13th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, Taipei, Taiwan, November 20-24, 2016, Revised Selected Papers, Part I

Edited by Shang-Hong Lai, Vincent Lepetit, Ko Nishino, Yoichi Sato ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The five-volume set LNCS 10111-10115 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, ACCV 2016, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in November 2016.The total of 143 contributions presented in these volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 479 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Segmentation and Classification; ... Read more

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The five-volume set LNCS 10111-10115 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, ACCV 2016, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in November 2016.The total of 143 contributions presented in these volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 479 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Segmentation and Classification;
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Rails Pocket Reference

A Quick Guide to Rails

by Eric Berry ...

Rails 2.1 brings a new level of stability and power to this acclaimed web development framework, but keeping track of its numerous moving parts is still a chore. Rails Pocket Reference offers you a painless alternative to hunting for resources online, with brief yet thorough explanations of the most frequently used methods and structures supported by Rails 2.1, along with key concepts you need to ... Read more

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Rails 2.1 brings a new level of stability and power to this acclaimed web development framework, but keeping track of its numerous moving parts is still a chore. Rails Pocket Reference offers you a painless alternative to hunting for resources online, with brief yet thorough explanations of the most frequently used methods and structures supported by Rails 2.1, along with key concepts you need to
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Radar-Based Human-Computer Interaction

Edited by Klen Čopič Pucihar, Radu-Daniel Vatavu, Dariush Salami, Nuwan T. Attygalle ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Radars, historically used in fields such as surveillance, aviation, and ground imaging, can provide new application opportunities in interactive computer systems. Their specific signal representations obscure human identity, making them well-suited for integration into privacy-oriented applications in our everyday lives.This book explores how radar enables robust, non-contact sensing for the ... Read more

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Radars, historically used in fields such as surveillance, aviation, and ground imaging, can provide new application opportunities in interactive computer systems. Their specific signal representations obscure human identity, making them well-suited for integration into privacy-oriented applications in our everyday lives.This book explores how radar enables robust, non-contact sensing for the
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Scratch by Example

Programming for All Ages

by Eduardo A. Vlieg ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This is a book about learning the Scratch language so that you can use it in teaching and other instructional situations. The book explains the visual nature of the language, showing you how to write programs by dragging and dropping visual blocks representing common compute operations.Scratch is visual language that even young children can master. and makes computer programming as easy as ... Read more

$31.99 USD

This is a book about learning the Scratch language so that you can use it in teaching and other instructional situations. The book explains the visual nature of the language, showing you how to write programs by dragging and dropping visual blocks representing common compute operations.Scratch is visual language that even young children can master. and makes computer programming as easy as
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Relationale Datenmodellierung

Eine Modellierungshilfe für DB-Designer

by Urs Niederhauser ...

=========================== Relationale Datenmodellierung =========================== Eine Modellierungshilfe für DB-Designer Von einem Praktiker für Studierende =========================== Das Heft erklärt von der Sequentiellen über die Direktzugriffsmethoden bis zum Relationalen Datenbankdesign die Schritte zur erfolgreichen eigenen DB-Modellierung. Viel Spass dabei!! Urs Niederhauser ... Read more

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=========================== Relationale Datenmodellierung =========================== Eine Modellierungshilfe für DB-Designer Von einem Praktiker für Studierende =========================== Das Heft erklärt von der Sequentiellen über die Direktzugriffsmethoden bis zum Relationalen Datenbankdesign die Schritte zur erfolgreichen eigenen DB-Modellierung. Viel Spass dabei!! Urs Niederhauser
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Foundations of Augmented Cognition: Neuroergonomics and Operational Neuroscience

10th International Conference, AC 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17-22, 2016, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Dylan D. Schmorrow, Cali M. Fidopiastis ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Foundations of Augmented Cognition, AC 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, which took place in Toronto, Canada, in July 2016. HCII 2016 received a total of 4354 submissions, of which 1287 papers were accepted for publication after a careful ... Read more

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This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Foundations of Augmented Cognition, AC 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, which took place in Toronto, Canada, in July 2016. HCII 2016 received a total of 4354 submissions, of which 1287 papers were accepted for publication after a careful
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Collaboration and Technology

24th International Conference, CRIWG 2018, Costa de Caparica, Portugal, September 5-7, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Armanda Rodrigues, Benjamim Fonseca, Nuno Preguiça ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Collaboration and Technology, CRIWG 2018, held in Costa de Caparica, Portugal, in September 2018.The 11 revised full papers presented together with 6 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions.The papers published in the proceedings of this year span dierent areas of collaborative ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Collaboration and Technology, CRIWG 2018, held in Costa de Caparica, Portugal, in September 2018.The 11 revised full papers presented together with 6 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions.The papers published in the proceedings of this year span dierent areas of collaborative
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Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development

26th International Conference, ICCBR 2018, Stockholm, Sweden, July 9-12, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Michael T. Cox, Peter Funk, Shahina Begum ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development, ICCBR 2018, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in July 2018.The 39 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions. The theme of ICCBR-2017, "The Future of CBR", was highlighted by several activities.These papers, which are ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development, ICCBR 2018, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in July 2018.The 39 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions. The theme of ICCBR-2017, "The Future of CBR", was highlighted by several activities.These papers, which are
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Culture and Computing. Interactive Cultural Heritage and Arts

9th International Conference, C&C 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24–29, 2021, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Matthias Rauterberg ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 12794-12795 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Culture and Computing, C&C 2021, which was held as part of HCI International 2021 and took place virtually during July 24-29, 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 submissions.The ... Read more

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The two-volume set LNCS 12794-12795 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Culture and Computing, C&C 2021, which was held as part of HCI International 2021 and took place virtually during July 24-29, 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 submissions.The
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Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing

18th International Conference, ICA3PP 2018, Guangzhou, China, November 15-17, 2018, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Jaideep Vaidya, Jin Li ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNCS 11334-11337 constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP 2018, held in Guangzhou, China, in November 2018.The 141 full and 50 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Distributed and Parallel ... Read more

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The four-volume set LNCS 11334-11337 constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP 2018, held in Guangzhou, China, in November 2018.The 141 full and 50 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Distributed and Parallel
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Human-Computer Interaction. Interaction Platforms and Techniques

18th International Conference, HCI International 2016, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17-22, 2016. Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Masaaki Kurosu ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 3-volume set LNCS 9731, 9732, and 9733 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, held in Toronto, ON, Canada, in July 2016. The total of 1287 papers and 186 posters presented at the HCII 2016 conferences and were carefully reviewed and selected from 4354 submissions.The papers thoroughly cover the entire field of Human ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The 3-volume set LNCS 9731, 9732, and 9733 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, held in Toronto, ON, Canada, in July 2016. The total of 1287 papers and 186 posters presented at the HCII 2016 conferences and were carefully reviewed and selected from 4354 submissions.The papers thoroughly cover the entire field of Human
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