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Blockchain for Business 2019

A user-friendly introduction to blockchain technology and its business applications

by Peter Lipovyanov ...

Your one-stop guide to blockchain technology and its business applicationsKey FeaturesAssimilate blockchain services such as Ethereum and Hyperledger to transform industrial applicationsKnow in and out of blockchain technology to understand various business use casesUnderstand various common and not-so-common challenges faced in blockchain developmentBook DescriptionBlockchain for Business 2019 is ... Read more

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Your one-stop guide to blockchain technology and its business applicationsKey FeaturesAssimilate blockchain services such as Ethereum and Hyperledger to transform industrial applicationsKnow in and out of blockchain technology to understand various business use casesUnderstand various common and not-so-common challenges faced in blockchain developmentBook DescriptionBlockchain for Business 2019 is
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Counting Feminicide

Data Feminism in Action

by Catherine D'Ignazio ...

Why grassroots data activists in Latin America count feminicide—and how this vital social justice work challenges mainstream data science.What isn’t counted doesn’t count. And mainstream institutions systematically fail to account for feminicide, the gender-related killing of women and girls, including cisgender and transgender women. Against this failure, Counting Feminicide brings to the fore ... Read more

$36.79 CAD

Why grassroots data activists in Latin America count feminicide—and how this vital social justice work challenges mainstream data science.What isn’t counted doesn’t count. And mainstream institutions systematically fail to account for feminicide, the gender-related killing of women and girls, including cisgender and transgender women. Against this failure, Counting Feminicide brings to the fore
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Cognitive Enterprise

Architecting Business Transformation with Artificial Intelligence

by Shekhar Kulkarni ...

Cognitive Enterprise: Architecting Business Transformation with AI delivers an immersive, step-by-step blueprint for leaders and practitioners determined to unlock the transformative power of AI and data. Through vivid fictional scenarios in telecommunications and legal services, you'll see the Cognitive Enterprise Architecture Framework (CeAF) in action-integrating generative AI, advanced ... Read more

$11.19 CAD

Cognitive Enterprise: Architecting Business Transformation with AI delivers an immersive, step-by-step blueprint for leaders and practitioners determined to unlock the transformative power of AI and data. Through vivid fictional scenarios in telecommunications and legal services, you'll see the Cognitive Enterprise Architecture Framework (CeAF) in action-integrating generative AI, advanced
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Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics

by Peter W. Hawkes ...

Series Book 201 - Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics
Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 201, merges two long-running serials, Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. The series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science, and digital image processing, ... Read more

$216.79 CAD

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 201, merges two long-running serials, Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. The series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science, and digital image processing,
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Write Smarter - Harnessing AI for Book Creation

by Trude Helén Hole ...

Write Smarter: Harnessing AI for Book CreationAI is here to stay. We can choose to join in and use AI as a tool to improve and simplify our jobs as authors, or step back and continue with the "good old days", however time-consuming they may be. Writing is about storytelling; communicating thoughts, ideas, and feelings that quickly might fade in the world of technology.A robot can never replace a ... Read more

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Write Smarter: Harnessing AI for Book CreationAI is here to stay. We can choose to join in and use AI as a tool to improve and simplify our jobs as authors, or step back and continue with the "good old days", however time-consuming they may be. Writing is about storytelling; communicating thoughts, ideas, and feelings that quickly might fade in the world of technology.A robot can never replace a
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Enhancing Citizens’ Role in Public Safety

Interaction, Perception and Design of Mobile Warning Apps

by Jasmin Haunschild ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine emphasize the need for greater disaster resilience and preparedness. This book investigates how these apps can enhance crisis awareness and citizen involvement in disaster prevention and response. By examining user perspectives and the impact of crisis experiences, the book explores how to increase the adoption and effectiveness of warning apps. The ... Read more

$108.89 CAD

The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine emphasize the need for greater disaster resilience and preparedness. This book investigates how these apps can enhance crisis awareness and citizen involvement in disaster prevention and response. By examining user perspectives and the impact of crisis experiences, the book explores how to increase the adoption and effectiveness of warning apps. The
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Space and Geospatial Technologies for the Africa We Want

13th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment

Edited by Jossam Potel, Kamal Labbassi, Solomon Tesfamichael, Harold Annegarn, Jide Kufoniyi, Souleye Wade ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book comprises the contributions of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) international conference which is conducted biennially across Africa, alternately with the AfricaGIS conference. It is the premier forum in Africa for research on remote sensing technologies and geospatial information science, gathering leading scholars from the remote sensing and related ... Read more

$293.39 CAD

This book comprises the contributions of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) international conference which is conducted biennially across Africa, alternately with the AfricaGIS conference. It is the premier forum in Africa for research on remote sensing technologies and geospatial information science, gathering leading scholars from the remote sensing and related
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The Art of Teaching, the Magic of Learning: Towards Innovative Higher Education Systems

by Uriel R. Cukierman ...

This book gives an account of a restless search. University classrooms (whether virtual or face-to-face) persistently cling to a didactic method characterized by the progressive linear sequence of explanation-application-verification (Litwin, 1997). First explain (theory), then apply through some practice, and verify what has been learned with some kind of assessment. Changing it implies, in the ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This book gives an account of a restless search. University classrooms (whether virtual or face-to-face) persistently cling to a didactic method characterized by the progressive linear sequence of explanation-application-verification (Litwin, 1997). First explain (theory), then apply through some practice, and verify what has been learned with some kind of assessment. Changing it implies, in the
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SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) on HANA

by Sukant Pandey ...

Series Book 1 - SAP Data Management
SAP Master Data Governance (SAP MDG) offers centralized governance for master data domains like Financials, Supplier, Customer, and Material. With this application, you can manage master data that is ready and fit to use within SAP environments.Release 7.0 of SAP MDG brought the option of using SAP HANA for advanced duplicate detection and search, and it provides matching and cleansing ... Read more

$274.84 CAD

SAP Master Data Governance (SAP MDG) offers centralized governance for master data domains like Financials, Supplier, Customer, and Material. With this application, you can manage master data that is ready and fit to use within SAP environments.Release 7.0 of SAP MDG brought the option of using SAP HANA for advanced duplicate detection and search, and it provides matching and cleansing
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SAP-BusinessObjects-Data-Services---Complete-Reference

by Sukant Pandey ...

Series Book 1 - SAP Data Management
This book details the Data Services Configuration and Process activities for the SAP tool ‘Data Services’. At a high level it will cover various administrative and user-focused activities around the SQL Server 2008 Database, SAP Data Services, and SAP Information Platform Services.This book also provides the recommended approach and best practices for using these software packages. It will act as ... Read more

$343.55 CAD

This book details the Data Services Configuration and Process activities for the SAP tool ‘Data Services’. At a high level it will cover various administrative and user-focused activities around the SQL Server 2008 Database, SAP Data Services, and SAP Information Platform Services.This book also provides the recommended approach and best practices for using these software packages. It will act as
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Discount Quality for Responsible Data Science

Human-in-the-Loop for Quality Data

Edited by Barbara Pernici, Tiziana Catarci, Matteo Palmonari, Giovanni Simonini ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This open access book presents a “discount”-quality approach to data preparation for scientific data analysis, a criticalprerequisite in modern applicationssuch as data analysis projects, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning. It discusses advanced techniques for fosteringresponsible data science, i.e., designing sustainable data analysis pipelines based on Human-In-The-Loop (HITL) ... Read more

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This open access book presents a “discount”-quality approach to data preparation for scientific data analysis, a criticalprerequisite in modern applicationssuch as data analysis projects, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning. It discusses advanced techniques for fosteringresponsible data science, i.e., designing sustainable data analysis pipelines based on Human-In-The-Loop (HITL)
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AI & Data Literacy

Empowering Citizens of Data Science

by Bill Schmarzo ...

Learn the key skills and capabilities that empower Citizens of Data Science to not only survive but thrive in an AI-dominated world. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesPrepare for a future dominated by AI and big dataEnhance your AI and data literacy with real-world examplesLearn how to leverage AI and data to address current and future challengesBook ... Read more

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Learn the key skills and capabilities that empower Citizens of Data Science to not only survive but thrive in an AI-dominated world. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesPrepare for a future dominated by AI and big dataEnhance your AI and data literacy with real-world examplesLearn how to leverage AI and data to address current and future challengesBook
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Statistics and Data Handling for Biologists

A Student’s Guide

by Neil Millar ...

An accessible and authoritative introduction to data handling and analysis for biology students—requiring no previous experience of statistics.This book serves as a practical and thorough guide to statistics and data analysis, specifically tailored to the biological sciences. Written in straightforward language, it makes data analysis easy to understand for biology students with no previous ... Read more

$46.19 CAD

An accessible and authoritative introduction to data handling and analysis for biology students—requiring no previous experience of statistics.This book serves as a practical and thorough guide to statistics and data analysis, specifically tailored to the biological sciences. Written in straightforward language, it makes data analysis easy to understand for biology students with no previous
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Data-Driven Hollywood

The New Data Professionals in the Age of Streaming

by Violaine Roussel ...

Series series Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
The rise of Hollywood’s data and algorithm specialists and their growing influence on creative decisionsIn Hollywood today, thousands of data specialists work for streaming video platforms, playing a role not just in distribution and marketing but also in decisions about content and production. In Data-Driven Hollywood, Violaine Roussel examines the emergence of this new category of professionals ... Read more

$35.19 CAD

The rise of Hollywood’s data and algorithm specialists and their growing influence on creative decisionsIn Hollywood today, thousands of data specialists work for streaming video platforms, playing a role not just in distribution and marketing but also in decisions about content and production. In Data-Driven Hollywood, Violaine Roussel examines the emergence of this new category of professionals
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人腦與AI腦的新協作革命：從分析師到創造者的工作模式根本改變

by 陳永隆, 曾憲鈺, 蔡承佳 ...

重新定義「AI 工作者」。不只是工程師的事，所有知識工作者都有份。AI的故事，從一群天才數學家的夢想開始：機器，能不能像人一樣思考？1950 年，英國數學家艾倫·圖靈提出「圖靈測試」，像一道閃電劈開了這個問題的序幕。 1956 年的達特茅斯會議，正式把這個夢想命名為「人工智慧」。這本書不教你 AI 工具，也不嚇你哪些工作快消失。它要回答的，是現在每個知識工作者心裡都在轉、卻沒人真正說清楚的問題：當AI已經比人更會分析、更會產出，人真正不可取代的是什麼？我們的答案很清楚：未來不是人對抗 AI，而是「善用雙腦協作的人」全面取代只靠自己單打獨鬥的人。我們把 AI 定位成「第二顆腦」，AI 負責分析、列舉、加速；人負責價值判斷、跨界創造、以及最後拍板。這本書想做的，不是讓你跑得更快，而是讓你想得更深、判得更準。在這個聰明助手已經無所不在的時代，找回真正屬於人的優勢。 ... Read more

$13.44 CAD

重新定義「AI 工作者」。不只是工程師的事，所有知識工作者都有份。AI的故事，從一群天才數學家的夢想開始：機器，能不能像人一樣思考？1950 年，英國數學家艾倫·圖靈提出「圖靈測試」，像一道閃電劈開了這個問題的序幕。 1956 年的達特茅斯會議，正式把這個夢想命名為「人工智慧」。這本書不教你 AI 工具，也不嚇你哪些工作快消失。它要回答的，是現在每個知識工作者心裡都在轉、卻沒人真正說清楚的問題：當AI已經比人更會分析、更會產出，人真正不可取代的是什麼？我們的答案很清楚：未來不是人對抗 AI，而是「善用雙腦協作的人」全面取代只靠自己單打獨鬥的人。我們把 AI 定位成「第二顆腦」，AI 負責分析、列舉、加速；人負責價值判斷、跨界創造、以及最後拍板。這本書想做的，不是讓你跑得更快，而是讓你想得更深、判得更準。在這個聰明助手已經無所不在的時代，找回真正屬於人的優勢。
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Nios4

Official guide

by Davide Sbreviglieri ...

Let's create your ERP system in complete autonomy thanks to Nios4.Nios4 is a platform for creating ERP and CRM management software. It is a program that allows you, through tools and functions, to create your own management of any type of data.Tha platform adapts to any type of purpose, from the simplest to the most complex, in order to meet all kinds of needs.Nios4 provides a gradual learning ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Let's create your ERP system in complete autonomy thanks to Nios4.Nios4 is a platform for creating ERP and CRM management software. It is a program that allows you, through tools and functions, to create your own management of any type of data.Tha platform adapts to any type of purpose, from the simplest to the most complex, in order to meet all kinds of needs.Nios4 provides a gradual learning
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Azure Synapse Analytics Cookbook

Implement a limitless analytical platform using effective recipes for Azure Synapse

by Meenakshi Muralidharan, Gaurav Agarwal(BLR) ...

Whether you're an Azure veteran or just getting started, get the most out of your data with effective recipes for Azure SynapseKey FeaturesDiscover new techniques for using Azure Synapse, regardless of your level of expertiseIntegrate Azure Synapse with other data sources to create a unified experience for your analytical needs using Microsoft AzureLearn how to embed data governance and ... Read more

$37.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Whether you're an Azure veteran or just getting started, get the most out of your data with effective recipes for Azure SynapseKey FeaturesDiscover new techniques for using Azure Synapse, regardless of your level of expertiseIntegrate Azure Synapse with other data sources to create a unified experience for your analytical needs using Microsoft AzureLearn how to embed data governance and
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El entorno digital

Breve manual para entender cómo vivimos, aprendemos, trabajamos y pasamos el tiempo libre hoy

by Pablo J. Boczkowski, Eugenia Mitchelstein ...

Series series Sociología y Política
Desde la foto que un padre o una abuela toman del recién nacido en la sala de maternidad, pasando por las experiencias que se comparten en redes sociales, las reseñas o calificaciones de películas, hoteles o restaurantes, el self-tracking que registra cuánto corrió una persona en una semana, hasta el activismo feminista, social o ambiental y las campañas políticas, todos y todas estamos cada vez ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Desde la foto que un padre o una abuela toman del recién nacido en la sala de maternidad, pasando por las experiencias que se comparten en redes sociales, las reseñas o calificaciones de películas, hoteles o restaurantes, el self-tracking que registra cuánto corrió una persona en una semana, hasta el activismo feminista, social o ambiental y las campañas políticas, todos y todas estamos cada vez
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Data Science for Civil Engineering

A Beginner's Guide

by Rakesh K. Jain, Prashant Shantaram Dhotre, Deepak Tatyasaheb Mane, Parikshit Narendra Mahalle ...

This book explains use of data science-based techniques for modeling and providing optimal solutions to complex problems in civil engineering. It discusses civil engineering problems like air, water and land pollution, climate crisis, transportation infrastructures, traffic and travel modes, mobility services, and so forth. Divided into two sections, the first one deals with the basics of data ... Read more

$101.68 CAD

This book explains use of data science-based techniques for modeling and providing optimal solutions to complex problems in civil engineering. It discusses civil engineering problems like air, water and land pollution, climate crisis, transportation infrastructures, traffic and travel modes, mobility services, and so forth. Divided into two sections, the first one deals with the basics of data
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Data Mining and Analytics

Ultimate Guide to the Basics of Data Mining, Analytics and Metrics

by Alex Campbell ...

Are you curious about data mining and analytics? Have you ever wondered how the world is filled with so much data and what is it used for? Do you wonder how companies use data to improve their revenue and steer themselves toward the path of success? Would you like to know why data is a new currency and companies invest so much to extract, store, and process data? Do you want to know how businesses ... Read more

$5.53 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you curious about data mining and analytics? Have you ever wondered how the world is filled with so much data and what is it used for? Do you wonder how companies use data to improve their revenue and steer themselves toward the path of success? Would you like to know why data is a new currency and companies invest so much to extract, store, and process data? Do you want to know how businesses
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Big Data Analytics and Computational Intelligence for Cybersecurity

Edited by Mariya Ouaissa, Zakaria Boulouard, Mariyam Ouaissa, Inam Ullah Khan, Mohammed Kaosar ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book presents a collection of state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and big data analytics approaches to cybersecurity intelligence. It illustrates the latest trends in AI/ML-based strategic defense mechanisms against malware, vulnerabilities, cyber threats, as well as proactive countermeasures. It also introduces other trending technologies, such as blockchain, SDN, and IoT, and discusses ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This book presents a collection of state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and big data analytics approaches to cybersecurity intelligence. It illustrates the latest trends in AI/ML-based strategic defense mechanisms against malware, vulnerabilities, cyber threats, as well as proactive countermeasures. It also introduces other trending technologies, such as blockchain, SDN, and IoT, and discusses
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Learning pandas

High performance data manipulation and analysis using Python

by Michael Heydt, Nicola Rainiero, Sonali Dayal ...

Get to grips with pandas—a versatile and high-performance Python library for data manipulation, analysis, and discoveryKey FeaturesGet comfortable using pandas and Python as an effective data exploration and analysis toolExplore pandas through a framework of data analysis, with an explanation of how pandas is well suited for the various stages in a data analysis processA comprehensive guide to ... Read more

$47.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get to grips with pandas—a versatile and high-performance Python library for data manipulation, analysis, and discoveryKey FeaturesGet comfortable using pandas and Python as an effective data exploration and analysis toolExplore pandas through a framework of data analysis, with an explanation of how pandas is well suited for the various stages in a data analysis processA comprehensive guide to
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Data Makes the World Go 'Round

The Data, Tech, and Trust Behind AI Success

by Fern Halper ...

A comprehensive and detailed guide for business and technology leaders ready to implement AI throughout their organizationsA soup to nuts strategy guide for business leaders interested in implementing artificial intelligence in their organizations in a way that drives real-world results, Data Makes the World Go ‘Round: The Data, Tech, and Trust Behind AI Success combines specific, actionable ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

A comprehensive and detailed guide for business and technology leaders ready to implement AI throughout their organizationsA soup to nuts strategy guide for business leaders interested in implementing artificial intelligence in their organizations in a way that drives real-world results, Data Makes the World Go ‘Round: The Data, Tech, and Trust Behind AI Success combines specific, actionable
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Programming Language Fundamentals

A Metalanguage Approach in Elm

by Martin Erwig ...

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALSUnderstand the key principles of programming languagesProgramming languages are the tools needed to let algorithms run on electronic computers. As they form the linguistic interface between humans and machines, the understanding of programming languages is essential for being able to control machine behavior. Programming Language Fundamentals offers a precise, ... Read more

$91.99 CAD

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALSUnderstand the key principles of programming languagesProgramming languages are the tools needed to let algorithms run on electronic computers. As they form the linguistic interface between humans and machines, the understanding of programming languages is essential for being able to control machine behavior. Programming Language Fundamentals offers a precise,
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