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Social Network Analytics

Empowering Data Engineering with Deep Learning and Large Language Models

Edited by Pradeep Kumar Roy, Asis Kumar Tripathy, Abhinav Kumar, Yulei Wu ...

This book presents the cutting-edge techniques of social network analytics, focusing on both the positive and negative aspects of social media. While platforms like X, Facebook, and LinkedIn serve as powerful tools for product promotion and crisis management, they also present challenges such as the spread of misinformation, cyberbullying, and hateful content. This book explores these dimensions ... Read more

$100.30 CAD

This book presents the cutting-edge techniques of social network analytics, focusing on both the positive and negative aspects of social media. While platforms like X, Facebook, and LinkedIn serve as powerful tools for product promotion and crisis management, they also present challenges such as the spread of misinformation, cyberbullying, and hateful content. This book explores these dimensions
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The Creativity Myth

by Dr. Raymond Leslie Newkirk ...

"The Creativity Myth" is an interesting title because many people throughout Human History appear to be very CREATIVE. How could Human Creativity ever be seen as a Myth? This is certainly a bold statement and even a bolder title for a book. Don't you think? Let us pause for a moment and take a look. So, what have we been told about creativity?We are told that Creativity is a global human capacity ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"The Creativity Myth" is an interesting title because many people throughout Human History appear to be very CREATIVE. How could Human Creativity ever be seen as a Myth? This is certainly a bold statement and even a bolder title for a book. Don't you think? Let us pause for a moment and take a look. So, what have we been told about creativity?We are told that Creativity is a global human capacity
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Foundations of Large-Scale Multimedia Information Management and Retrieval

Mathematics of Perception

by Edward Y. Chang ...

"Foundations of Large-Scale Multimedia Information Management and Retrieval: Mathematics of Perception"covers knowledge representation and semantic analysis of multimedia data and scalability in signal extraction, data mining, and indexing. The book is divided into two parts: Part I - Knowledge Representation and Semantic Analysis focuses on the key components of mathematics of perception as it ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

"Foundations of Large-Scale Multimedia Information Management and Retrieval: Mathematics of Perception"covers knowledge representation and semantic analysis of multimedia data and scalability in signal extraction, data mining, and indexing. The book is divided into two parts: Part I - Knowledge Representation and Semantic Analysis focuses on the key components of mathematics of perception as it
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Computer Busses

by William Buchanan ...

As more and more equipment is interface or'bus' driven, either by the use of controllers or directly from PCs, the question of which bus to use is becoming increasingly important both in industry and in the office. 'Computer Busses' has been designed to help choose the best type of bus for the particular application. There are several books which cover individual busses, but none which provide a ... Read more

$66.39 CAD

As more and more equipment is interface or'bus' driven, either by the use of controllers or directly from PCs, the question of which bus to use is becoming increasingly important both in industry and in the office. 'Computer Busses' has been designed to help choose the best type of bus for the particular application. There are several books which cover individual busses, but none which provide a
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Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques

13th International Conference, SoMeT 2014, Langkawi, Malaysia, September 22-24, 2014. Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Hamido Fujita, Ali Selamat ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the best papers selection from the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques, SoMeT 2014, held in Langkawi, Malaysia, in September 2014. The 27 full papers presented were carefully reviewed, thoroughly revised or enlarged, and selected as best papers from the 79 published proceedings papers, which had ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the best papers selection from the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques, SoMeT 2014, held in Langkawi, Malaysia, in September 2014. The 27 full papers presented were carefully reviewed, thoroughly revised or enlarged, and selected as best papers from the 79 published proceedings papers, which had
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Apache Airflow Cookbook

by GitforGits ...

At some point, every data team hits the same roadblock. Each night, the script that used to run smoothly starts to go wrong at 2 a.m. No one knows what step has gone wrong, and reruns are double-counting the numbers that the finance team has already published. Apache Airflow is great because it's been rebuilt from the ground up to suit the way work teams actually do things today.This cookbook ... Read more

$42.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

At some point, every data team hits the same roadblock. Each night, the script that used to run smoothly starts to go wrong at 2 a.m. No one knows what step has gone wrong, and reruns are double-counting the numbers that the finance team has already published. Apache Airflow is great because it's been rebuilt from the ground up to suit the way work teams actually do things today.This cookbook
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Python Data Cleaning Cookbook

Modern techniques and Python tools to detect and remove dirty data and extract key insights

by Michael Walker ...

Discover how to describe your data in detail, identify data issues, and find out how to solve them using commonly used techniques and tips and tricksKey FeaturesGet well-versed with various data cleaning techniques to reveal key insightsManipulate data of different complexities to shape them into the right form as per your business needsClean, monitor, and validate large data volumes to diagnose ... Read more

$41.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover how to describe your data in detail, identify data issues, and find out how to solve them using commonly used techniques and tips and tricksKey FeaturesGet well-versed with various data cleaning techniques to reveal key insightsManipulate data of different complexities to shape them into the right form as per your business needsClean, monitor, and validate large data volumes to diagnose
... Read more
Mathematical Modeling in Machine Transport Dynamics

by Andrey Vladimirovich Eliseev, Nikolay Konstantinovich Kuznetsov ...

Mathematical modeling is vital when understanding and optimizing machine transport dynamics. By applying principles from physics, engineering, and mathematics, these models simulate real-world transport behaviors, such as acceleration, friction, load distribution, and system response. This enables researchers and engineers to predict performance, identify areas of improvement, and design more ... Read more

$261.59 CAD

Mathematical modeling is vital when understanding and optimizing machine transport dynamics. By applying principles from physics, engineering, and mathematics, these models simulate real-world transport behaviors, such as acceleration, friction, load distribution, and system response. This enables researchers and engineers to predict performance, identify areas of improvement, and design more
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Ultimate BigQuery for Data Engineering

by Dinak Lal ...

Every Great AI System Begins with a Great Data PlatformBigQuery is the backbone of modern cloud data engineering. Ultimate BigQuery for Data Engineering takes you from SQL fundamentals to building a complete production analytics platform on Google Cloud - with hands-on labs and real engineering patterns at every stage.You begin with BigQuery internals - columnar storage, Dremel execution, and slot ... Read more

$28.79 CAD

Every Great AI System Begins with a Great Data PlatformBigQuery is the backbone of modern cloud data engineering. Ultimate BigQuery for Data Engineering takes you from SQL fundamentals to building a complete production analytics platform on Google Cloud - with hands-on labs and real engineering patterns at every stage.You begin with BigQuery internals - columnar storage, Dremel execution, and slot
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SDD Assistido por IA: Desenvolvimento Orientado por Especificações com Gemini, Claude e ai-sdd

by LEONARDO SAMPAIO ...

A METODOLOGIA UNIVERSAL PARA DESENVOLVIMENTO DE SOFTWARE ASSISTIDO POR IAVocê está usando assistentes de IA como Claude ou Gemini para construir software 10x mais rápido—mas AINDA reconstruindo funcionalidades, apagando incêndios de bugs e percebendo "não era isso que pedimos"?Aqui está o porquê: IA sem estrutura só amplifica caos. Você está construindo a coisa errada 10x mais rápido.Este livro ... Read more

$6.47 CAD

A METODOLOGIA UNIVERSAL PARA DESENVOLVIMENTO DE SOFTWARE ASSISTIDO POR IAVocê está usando assistentes de IA como Claude ou Gemini para construir software 10x mais rápido—mas AINDA reconstruindo funcionalidades, apagando incêndios de bugs e percebendo "não era isso que pedimos"?Aqui está o porquê: IA sem estrutura só amplifica caos. Você está construindo a coisa errada 10x mais rápido.Este livro
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Generative AI in Action

by Amit Bahree ...

Series series In Action
Generative AI can transform your business by streamlining the process of creating text, images, and code. This book will show you how to get in on the action!Generative AI in Action is an engaging, practitioner-focused companion that reveals how large language models drive transformative software solutions. Building on Amit Bahree’s extensive background in AI and machine learning, it illustrates ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

Generative AI can transform your business by streamlining the process of creating text, images, and code. This book will show you how to get in on the action!Generative AI in Action is an engaging, practitioner-focused companion that reveals how large language models drive transformative software solutions. Building on Amit Bahree’s extensive background in AI and machine learning, it illustrates
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Product-Focused Software Process Improvement

20th International Conference, PROFES 2019, Barcelona, Spain, November 27–29, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Xavier Franch, Tomi Männistö, Silverio Martínez-Fernández ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, PROFES 2019, held in Barcelona, Spain, in November 2019.The 24 revised full papers 4 industry papers, and 11 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 submissions. The papers cover a broad range of topics related to professional software ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, PROFES 2019, held in Barcelona, Spain, in November 2019.The 24 revised full papers 4 industry papers, and 11 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 submissions. The papers cover a broad range of topics related to professional software
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Computer Science – Theory and Applications

14th International Computer Science Symposium in Russia, CSR 2019, Novosibirsk, Russia, July 1–5, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by René van Bevern, Gregory Kucherov ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Computer Science Symposium in Russia, CSR 2019, held in Novosibirsk, Russia, in July 2019.The 31 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 71 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics such as algorithms and data structures; computational complexity; randomness in computing; approximation algorithms; ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Computer Science Symposium in Russia, CSR 2019, held in Novosibirsk, Russia, in July 2019.The 31 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 71 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics such as algorithms and data structures; computational complexity; randomness in computing; approximation algorithms;
... Read more
Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control

Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, and the AHFE International Conference on Advanced Production Management and Process Control, July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA

Edited by Waldemar Karwowski, Stefan Trzcielinski, Beata Mrugalska ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book discusses the latest advances in manufacturing and process control, with a special emphasis on digital manufacturing and intelligent technologies for manufacturing and industrial processes control. The human aspect of the developed technologies and products, their interaction with the users, as well as sustainability issues, are covered in detail. Development of new products using rapid ... Read more

$306.19 CAD

This book discusses the latest advances in manufacturing and process control, with a special emphasis on digital manufacturing and intelligent technologies for manufacturing and industrial processes control. The human aspect of the developed technologies and products, their interaction with the users, as well as sustainability issues, are covered in detail. Development of new products using rapid
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Introduction to R for Business Intelligence

Profit optimization using data mining, data analysis, and Business Intelligence

by Jay Gendron ...

Learn how to leverage the power of R for Business IntelligenceKey Features\[\*\] Use this easy-to-follow guide to leverage the power of R analytics and make your business data more insightful.\[\*\] This highly practical guide teaches you how to develop dashboards that help you make informed decisions using R.\[\*\] Learn the A to Z of working with data for Business Intelligence with the help of ... Read more

$33.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to leverage the power of R for Business IntelligenceKey Features\[\*\] Use this easy-to-follow guide to leverage the power of R analytics and make your business data more insightful.\[\*\] This highly practical guide teaches you how to develop dashboards that help you make informed decisions using R.\[\*\] Learn the A to Z of working with data for Business Intelligence with the help of
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Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)

Volume V: Methods & Approaches

Edited by Nancy L. Black, W. Patrick Neumann, Ian Noy ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021), held online on June 13-18, 2021. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science, human biology ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This book presents the proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021), held online on June 13-18, 2021. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science, human biology
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Recent Advances in Algorithmic Differentiation

Edited by Shaun Forth, Paul Hovland, Eric Phipps, Jean Utke, Andrea Walther ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
The proceedings represent the state of knowledge in the area of algorithmic differentiation (AD). The 31 contributed papers presented at the AD2012 conference cover the application of AD to many areas in science and engineering as well as aspects of AD theory and its implementation in tools. For all papers the referees, selected from the program committee and the greater community, as well as the ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

The proceedings represent the state of knowledge in the area of algorithmic differentiation (AD). The 31 contributed papers presented at the AD2012 conference cover the application of AD to many areas in science and engineering as well as aspects of AD theory and its implementation in tools. For all papers the referees, selected from the program committee and the greater community, as well as the
... Read more
Formalizing Data-Centric Web Services

by Iman Saleh ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book presents a methodology to model and specify the data aspect of Web services, as it is overlooked by current standards for specifying Web services. The formal specification enables verification of service behavior, and the proposed methodology is based on formal methods and design-by-contract techniques.The Web has evolved from an information sharing medium to a wide-scale environment for ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book presents a methodology to model and specify the data aspect of Web services, as it is overlooked by current standards for specifying Web services. The formal specification enables verification of service behavior, and the proposed methodology is based on formal methods and design-by-contract techniques.The Web has evolved from an information sharing medium to a wide-scale environment for
... Read more
Perspectives on Software Requirements

Edited by Jorge Horacio Doorn, Julio Cesar Sampaio do Prado Leite ...

Series Book 753 - The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science
Perspectives On Software Requirements presents perspectives on several current approaches to software requirements. Each chapter addresses a specific problem where the authors summarize their experiences and results to produce well-fit and traceable requirements. Chapters highlight familiar issues with recent results and experiences, which are accompanied by chapters describing well-tuned new ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

Perspectives On Software Requirements presents perspectives on several current approaches to software requirements. Each chapter addresses a specific problem where the authors summarize their experiences and results to produce well-fit and traceable requirements. Chapters highlight familiar issues with recent results and experiences, which are accompanied by chapters describing well-tuned new
... Read more
Tabletops - Horizontal Interactive Displays

Edited by Christian Müller-Tomfelde ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The objects displayed on a table can take multiple forms. In meetings, it is still very often printed paper although its content was originally created on a computer. The content can also be a “table”, but now in the mathematical sense, showing, e. g. , the budget of a project. Then, we have a “table” on the table. Most often, the computer-generated contents are subject of frequent changes or ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

The objects displayed on a table can take multiple forms. In meetings, it is still very often printed paper although its content was originally created on a computer. The content can also be a “table”, but now in the mathematical sense, showing, e. g. , the budget of a project. Then, we have a “table” on the table. Most often, the computer-generated contents are subject of frequent changes or
... Read more
Physiological Computing Systems

First International Conference, PhyCS 2014, Lisbon, Portugal, January 7-9, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Hugo Plácido da Silva, Andreas Holzinger, Stephen Fairclough, Dennis Majoe ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems, PhyCS 2014, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in January 2014. The 10 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: methodologies and methods; devices; applications; and human factors. ... Read more

$51.29 CAD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems, PhyCS 2014, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in January 2014. The 10 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: methodologies and methods; devices; applications; and human factors.
... Read more
Perspectives on HCI Research with Teenagers

Edited by Linda Little, Daniel Fitton, Beth T. Bell, Nicola Toth ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Teen Computer Interaction is concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of technologies for teenagers and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them. It aims to give special consideration to the unique development issues and diversity of this particular user group.Teenagers are possibly the most diverse, dynamic and technologically-aware user group. Working with teenagers can ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

Teen Computer Interaction is concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of technologies for teenagers and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them. It aims to give special consideration to the unique development issues and diversity of this particular user group.Teenagers are possibly the most diverse, dynamic and technologically-aware user group. Working with teenagers can
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Build iOS Database Apps with Swift and SQLite

by Kevin Languedoc ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover the essential concepts and new iOS 10 SDK and Swift 3 programming language APIs to build iPhone and iPad database driven applications using the defacto standard for data storage for mobile apps, SQLite.You will learn about SQL operations, such as selecting, inserting, updating and deleting data using various data types like text, numerical types, images and even audio/video data. After ... Read more

$44.29 CAD

Discover the essential concepts and new iOS 10 SDK and Swift 3 programming language APIs to build iPhone and iPad database driven applications using the defacto standard for data storage for mobile apps, SQLite.You will learn about SQL operations, such as selecting, inserting, updating and deleting data using various data types like text, numerical types, images and even audio/video data. After
... Read more
Interactive C#

Fundamentals, Core Concepts and Patterns

by Vaskaran Sarcar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover object-oriented programming with core concepts of C# in this unique tutorial. The book consists of four major sections which cover 15 core topics - nine of them are dedicated to object-oriented programming, five of them are dedicated to advanced concepts of C#, and one of them is dedicated to design patterns, with coverage of three Gang of Four design patterns with C# implementations. ... Read more

$38.49 CAD

Discover object-oriented programming with core concepts of C# in this unique tutorial. The book consists of four major sections which cover 15 core topics - nine of them are dedicated to object-oriented programming, five of them are dedicated to advanced concepts of C#, and one of them is dedicated to design patterns, with coverage of three Gang of Four design patterns with C# implementations.
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