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Dynamics of Industrial Revolution 4.0: Digital Technology Transformation and Cultural Evolution

Proceedings of the 7th Bandung Creative Movement International Conference on Creative Industries (7th BCM 2020), Bandung, Indonesia, 12th November 2020

Edited by Ratri Wulandari, Idhar Resmadi, Vika Haristianti, Rahmiati Aulia, Riky Taufik Afif, Gema Ari Prahara, Aulia Ibrahim Yeru ...

The 7th Bandung Creative Movement conference presented the theme "Dynamics of Industrial Revolution 4.0" which discussed how the digital world and connectivity changed human culture in various aspects of life, and transformed in accordance to human needs and social culture. Digital technology has transformed society to serve people from manufacturing needs to smart cities, from network ... Read more

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The 7th Bandung Creative Movement conference presented the theme "Dynamics of Industrial Revolution 4.0" which discussed how the digital world and connectivity changed human culture in various aspects of life, and transformed in accordance to human needs and social culture. Digital technology has transformed society to serve people from manufacturing needs to smart cities, from network
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Blender 2.5 Character Animation Cookbook

With this highly focused book you‚Äôll learn how to bring your characters to life using Blender, employing everything from realistic movement to refined eye control. Written in a user-friendly manner, it‚Äôs the only guide dedicated to this subject.

by Virgilio Carlo de Menezes Vasconcelos ...

With this highly focused book you‚Äôll learn how to bring your characters to life using Blender, employing everything from realistic movement to refined eye control. Written in a user-friendly manner, it‚Äôs the only guide dedicated to this subject.Key FeaturesLearn how to create efficient and easy to use character rigsUnderstand and make your characters , so that your audience believes they're ... Read more

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With this highly focused book you‚Äôll learn how to bring your characters to life using Blender, employing everything from realistic movement to refined eye control. Written in a user-friendly manner, it‚Äôs the only guide dedicated to this subject.Key FeaturesLearn how to create efficient and easy to use character rigsUnderstand and make your characters , so that your audience believes they're
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Deploying SharePoint 2016

Best Practices for Installing, Configuring, and Maintaining SharePoint Server 2016

by Vlad Catrinescu, Trevor Seward ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn how to install, configure, and maintain the latest release of Microsoft’s popular SharePoint Server, SharePoint 2016. This latest version brings with it many changes for IT professionals. With this book you will learn how to create an efficient and stable SharePoint environment for your organization.What You’ll LearnInstall SharePoint Server 2016, both using the user interface provided by ... Read more

$108.99 CAD

Learn how to install, configure, and maintain the latest release of Microsoft’s popular SharePoint Server, SharePoint 2016. This latest version brings with it many changes for IT professionals. With this book you will learn how to create an efficient and stable SharePoint environment for your organization.What You’ll LearnInstall SharePoint Server 2016, both using the user interface provided by
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For Beginners: Step into R world in 60 minutes - Book 1: A quick start guide to run R

For Beginners: Step into R world in 60 minutes

by Cy Tek ...

Series Book 1 - For Beginners: Step into R world in 60 minutes
As AI, deep learning and data science have become the hot topics in I.T. industry, learning some powerful data manipulating tools would be essential for your technical skill building, career development and also your interest.R is a programming language and environment commonly used in statistical computing, data analysts and scientific research.Do you want to understand more about data management ... Read more

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As AI, deep learning and data science have become the hot topics in I.T. industry, learning some powerful data manipulating tools would be essential for your technical skill building, career development and also your interest.R is a programming language and environment commonly used in statistical computing, data analysts and scientific research.Do you want to understand more about data management
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Unauthorized Access

The Crisis in Online Privacy and Security

by Robert Sloan, Richard Warner ...

Going beyond current books on privacy and security, this book proposes specific solutions to public policy issues pertaining to online privacy and security. Requiring no technical or legal expertise, it provides a practical framework to address ethical and legal issues. The authors explore the well-established connection between social norms, privacy, security, and technological structure. They ... Read more

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Going beyond current books on privacy and security, this book proposes specific solutions to public policy issues pertaining to online privacy and security. Requiring no technical or legal expertise, it provides a practical framework to address ethical and legal issues. The authors explore the well-established connection between social norms, privacy, security, and technological structure. They
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Handbook of Neuroevolution Through Erlang

by Gene I. Sher ...

Handbook of Neuroevolution Through Erlang presents both the theory behind, and the methodology of, developing a neuroevolutionary-based computational intelligence system using Erlang. With a foreword written by Joe Armstrong, this handbook offers an extensive tutorial for creating a state of the art Topology and Weight Evolving Artificial Neural Network (TWEANN) platform. In a step-by-step format, ... Read more

$268.99 CAD

Handbook of Neuroevolution Through Erlang presents both the theory behind, and the methodology of, developing a neuroevolutionary-based computational intelligence system using Erlang. With a foreword written by Joe Armstrong, this handbook offers an extensive tutorial for creating a state of the art Topology and Weight Evolving Artificial Neural Network (TWEANN) platform. In a step-by-step format,
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Generative AI Apps with LangChain and Python

A Project-Based Approach to Building Real-World LLM Apps

by Rabi Jay ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Future-proof your programming career through practical projects designed to grasp the intricacies of LangChain’s components, from core chains to advanced conversational agents. This hands-on book provides Python developers with the necessary skills to develop real-world Large Language Model (LLM)-based Generative AI applications quickly, regardless of their experience level.Projects throughout the ... Read more

$78.99 CAD

Future-proof your programming career through practical projects designed to grasp the intricacies of LangChain’s components, from core chains to advanced conversational agents. This hands-on book provides Python developers with the necessary skills to develop real-world Large Language Model (LLM)-based Generative AI applications quickly, regardless of their experience level.Projects throughout the
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Smart Technologies and the End(s) of Law

Novel Entanglements of Law and Technology

by Mireille Hildebrandt ...

This timely book tells the story of the smart technologies that reconstruct our world, by provoking their most salient functionality: the prediction and preemption of our day-to-day activities, preferences, health and credit risks, criminal intent and spending capacity.Mireille Hildebrandt claims that we are in transit between an information society and a data-driven society, which has far ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

This timely book tells the story of the smart technologies that reconstruct our world, by provoking their most salient functionality: the prediction and preemption of our day-to-day activities, preferences, health and credit risks, criminal intent and spending capacity.Mireille Hildebrandt claims that we are in transit between an information society and a data-driven society, which has far
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Logic Programming with Prolog

by Max Bramer ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Logic Programming is the name given to a distinctive style of programming, very different from that of conventional programming languages such as C++ and Java. By far the most widely used Logic Programming language is Prolog. Prolog is a good choice for developing complex applications, especially in the field of Artificial Intelligence.Logic Programming with Prolog does not assume that the reader ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

Logic Programming is the name given to a distinctive style of programming, very different from that of conventional programming languages such as C++ and Java. By far the most widely used Logic Programming language is Prolog. Prolog is a good choice for developing complex applications, especially in the field of Artificial Intelligence.Logic Programming with Prolog does not assume that the reader
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The Time of Your Life

Decisions

by Ian Sutton ...

This book is about acceptable methods of disposition of the deceased for those who care about the environment. It explains the most recent technology of cremation by water or aquamation, technically known as alkaline hydrolysis, the new eco-friendly, affordable and available method of body disposition.Why rapidly increasing numbers of cremation by fire are damaging the environment. And why casket ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

This book is about acceptable methods of disposition of the deceased for those who care about the environment. It explains the most recent technology of cremation by water or aquamation, technically known as alkaline hydrolysis, the new eco-friendly, affordable and available method of body disposition.Why rapidly increasing numbers of cremation by fire are damaging the environment. And why casket
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Programmer en s'amusant Raspberry Pi Mégapoche Pour les Nuls

by Richard Wentk ...

Series series Mégapoche pour les nuls
Indispensable pour utiliser le Raspberry Pi dès 10 ans !Le Raspberry Pi est un nano-ordinateur monocarte à processeur ARM conçu par le créateur de jeux vidéo David Braben, dans le cadre de sa fondation Raspberry Pi2.Avec sa taille comparable à celle d'une carte de crédit, il est destiné à encourager l'apprentissage de la programmation informatique ; il permet l'exécution de plusieurs variantes du ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Indispensable pour utiliser le Raspberry Pi dès 10 ans !Le Raspberry Pi est un nano-ordinateur monocarte à processeur ARM conçu par le créateur de jeux vidéo David Braben, dans le cadre de sa fondation Raspberry Pi2.Avec sa taille comparable à celle d'une carte de crédit, il est destiné à encourager l'apprentissage de la programmation informatique ; il permet l'exécution de plusieurs variantes du
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A Beginners Guide to Python 3 Programming

by John Hunt ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This textbook on Python 3 explains concepts such as variables and what they represent, how data is held in memory, how a for loop works and what a string is. It also introduces key concepts such as functions, modules and packages as well as object orientation and functional programming. Each section is prefaced with an introductory chapter, before continuing with how these ideas work in Python ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

This textbook on Python 3 explains concepts such as variables and what they represent, how data is held in memory, how a for loop works and what a string is. It also introduces key concepts such as functions, modules and packages as well as object orientation and functional programming. Each section is prefaced with an introductory chapter, before continuing with how these ideas work in Python
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Artificial Intelligence

With an Introduction to Machine Learning, Second Edition

by Richard E. Neapolitan, Xia Jiang ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Series
The first edition of this popular textbook, Contemporary Artificial Intelligence, provided an accessible and student friendly introduction to AI. This fully revised and expanded update, Artificial Intelligence: With an Introduction to Machine Learning, Second Edition, retains the same accessibility and problem-solving approach, while providing new material and methods.The book is divided into five ... Read more

$88.99 CAD

The first edition of this popular textbook, Contemporary Artificial Intelligence, provided an accessible and student friendly introduction to AI. This fully revised and expanded update, Artificial Intelligence: With an Introduction to Machine Learning, Second Edition, retains the same accessibility and problem-solving approach, while providing new material and methods.The book is divided into five
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Handbook of Computational Social Science for Policy

Edited by Eleonora Bertoni, Matteo Fontana, Lorenzo Gabrielli, Serena Signorelli, Michele Vespe ...

This open access handbook describes foundational issues, methodological approaches and examples on how to analyse and model data using Computational Social Science (CSS) for policy support. Up to now, CSS studies have mostly developed on a small, proof-of concept, scale that prevented from unleashing its potential to provide systematic impact to the policy cycle, as well as from improving the ... Read more

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This open access handbook describes foundational issues, methodological approaches and examples on how to analyse and model data using Computational Social Science (CSS) for policy support. Up to now, CSS studies have mostly developed on a small, proof-of concept, scale that prevented from unleashing its potential to provide systematic impact to the policy cycle, as well as from improving the
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Biometric Identification, Law and Ethics

by Marcus Smith, Seumas Miller ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book is open access. This book undertakes a multifaceted and integrated examination of biometric identification, including the current state of the technology, how it is being used, the key ethical issues, and the implications for law and regulation. The five chapters examine the main forms of contemporary biometrics–fingerprint recognition, facial recognition and DNA identification– as well ... Read more

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This book is open access. This book undertakes a multifaceted and integrated examination of biometric identification, including the current state of the technology, how it is being used, the key ethical issues, and the implications for law and regulation. The five chapters examine the main forms of contemporary biometrics–fingerprint recognition, facial recognition and DNA identification– as well
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In Search of Academic Excellence

Social Sciences and Humanities in Focus (Vol. II)

by Michał Klichowski, Paulina Pospieszna, Anna Sakson-Boulet ...

All papers of this edition give an opportunity for reflection on the chances, challenges and difficulties associated with the long-term transformation of higher education and scientific activities. Therefore, the concept of “scientific excellence” has been perceived as a guiding idea in the academics’ efforts. On the other hand, it seems to be an ideal that can never be achieved but towards which ... Read more

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All papers of this edition give an opportunity for reflection on the chances, challenges and difficulties associated with the long-term transformation of higher education and scientific activities. Therefore, the concept of “scientific excellence” has been perceived as a guiding idea in the academics’ efforts. On the other hand, it seems to be an ideal that can never be achieved but towards which
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Self-Improvement

Technologies of the Soul in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

by Mark Coeckelbergh ...

Series series No Limits
We are obsessed with self-improvement; it’s a billion-dollar industry. But apps, workshops, speakers, retreats, and life hacks have not made us happier. Obsessed with the endless task of perfecting ourselves, we have become restless, anxious, and desperate. We are improving ourselves to death. The culture of self-improvement stems from philosophical classics, perfectionist religions, and a ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

We are obsessed with self-improvement; it’s a billion-dollar industry. But apps, workshops, speakers, retreats, and life hacks have not made us happier. Obsessed with the endless task of perfecting ourselves, we have become restless, anxious, and desperate. We are improving ourselves to death. The culture of self-improvement stems from philosophical classics, perfectionist religions, and a
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Intelligent Human Computer Interaction

9th International Conference, IHCI 2017, Evry, France, December 11-13, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Patrick Horain, Catherine Achard, Malik Mallem ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2017, held in Evry, France, in December 2017.The 15 papers presented together with three invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. The conference is forum for the presentation of technological advances and research results at ... Read more

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2017, held in Evry, France, in December 2017.The 15 papers presented together with three invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. The conference is forum for the presentation of technological advances and research results at
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Model-Driven Development and Operation of Multi-Cloud Applications

The MODAClouds Approach

Edited by Elisabetta Di Nitto, Peter Matthews, Dana Petcu, Arnor Solberg ...

Series series SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
This books is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book summarizes work being undertaken within the collaborative MODAClouds research project, which aims to facilitate interoperability between heterogeneous Cloud platforms and remove the constraints of deployment, portability, and reversibility for end users of Cloud services. Experts involved in the project provide a clear overview of the ... Read more

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This books is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book summarizes work being undertaken within the collaborative MODAClouds research project, which aims to facilitate interoperability between heterogeneous Cloud platforms and remove the constraints of deployment, portability, and reversibility for end users of Cloud services. Experts involved in the project provide a clear overview of the
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Window Functions and Their Applications in Signal Processing

by K. M. M. Prabhu ...

Window functions—otherwise known as weighting functions, tapering functions, or apodization functions—are mathematical functions that are zero-valued outside the chosen interval. They are well established as a vital part of digital signal processing. Window Functions and their Applications in Signal Processing presents an exhaustive and detailed account of window functions and their applications ... Read more

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Window functions—otherwise known as weighting functions, tapering functions, or apodization functions—are mathematical functions that are zero-valued outside the chosen interval. They are well established as a vital part of digital signal processing. Window Functions and their Applications in Signal Processing presents an exhaustive and detailed account of window functions and their applications
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Cyber-Physical Systems: A Model-Based Approach

by Walid M. Taha, Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Johan Thunberg ...

In this concise yet comprehensive Open Access textbook, future inventors are introduced to the key concepts of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). Using modeling as a way to develop deeper understanding of the computational and physical components of these systems, one can express new designs in a way that facilitates their simulation, visualization, and analysis. Concepts are introduced in a cross ... Read more

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In this concise yet comprehensive Open Access textbook, future inventors are introduced to the key concepts of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). Using modeling as a way to develop deeper understanding of the computational and physical components of these systems, one can express new designs in a way that facilitates their simulation, visualization, and analysis. Concepts are introduced in a cross
... Read more
Understanding Industrial Design

Principles for UX and Interaction Design

by Simon King, Kuen Chang ...

With the coming flood of connected products, many UX and interaction designers are looking into hardware design, a discipline largely unfamiliar to them. If you’re among those who want to blend digital and physical design concepts successfully, this practical book helps you explore seven long-standing principles of industrial design.Two present and former design directors at IDEO, the ... Read more

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With the coming flood of connected products, many UX and interaction designers are looking into hardware design, a discipline largely unfamiliar to them. If you’re among those who want to blend digital and physical design concepts successfully, this practical book helps you explore seven long-standing principles of industrial design.Two present and former design directors at IDEO, the
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Societies at an AI Crossroads

Choices and Value Conflicts

by Ignas Kalpokas, Julija Kalpokienė ...

Series series Routledge Focus on Digital Media and Culture
This book highlights some of the crucial crossroads – moments in which choices as to the future relationship between humans and digital technologies have to be made – that societies face in light of the growing development and adoption of AI.As contemporary societies undergo profound transformations driven by artificial intelligence and related technologies, a unilinear vision of inevitable ... Read more

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This book highlights some of the crucial crossroads – moments in which choices as to the future relationship between humans and digital technologies have to be made – that societies face in light of the growing development and adoption of AI.As contemporary societies undergo profound transformations driven by artificial intelligence and related technologies, a unilinear vision of inevitable
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Number-Crunching

Taming Unruly Computational Problems from Mathematical Physics to Science Fiction

by Paul J. Nahin ...

More stimulating mathematics puzzles from bestselling author Paul NahinHow do technicians repair broken communications cables at the bottom of the ocean without actually seeing them? What's the likelihood of plucking a needle out of a haystack the size of the Earth? And is it possible to use computers to create a universal library of everything ever written or every photo ever taken? These are ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

More stimulating mathematics puzzles from bestselling author Paul NahinHow do technicians repair broken communications cables at the bottom of the ocean without actually seeing them? What's the likelihood of plucking a needle out of a haystack the size of the Earth? And is it possible to use computers to create a universal library of everything ever written or every photo ever taken? These are
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