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The Rise of AI Agents

Integrating AI, Blockchain Technologies, and Quantum Computing

by Petar Radanliev ...

Discover the Future of Technology with The Rise of AI AgentsIn The Rise of AI Agents, you'll explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and Quantum Computing are revolutionizing the world. This book goes beyond theory, offering a practical and insightful journey into the possibilities and challenges of these groundbreaking technologies.Drawing from years of experience in AI, ... Read more

$38.69 USD

Discover the Future of Technology with The Rise of AI AgentsIn The Rise of AI Agents, you'll explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and Quantum Computing are revolutionizing the world. This book goes beyond theory, offering a practical and insightful journey into the possibilities and challenges of these groundbreaking technologies.Drawing from years of experience in AI,
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Development of Biocooperative Control Strategies for Neuromotor Rehabilitation Robotic Platforms

A Real-Time Embedded Approach for Enhanced Human-Robot Interaction

by Ana Cisnal de la Rica ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book presents the development of a multimodal physiological signal acquisition system and cooperative control strategies for applications in upper-limb robotic rehabilitation.First, it introduces a non-pattern recognition EMG-based platform for hand rehabilitation, demonstrating its strong performance in both gesture recognition accuracy and responsiveness. It also discusses the role of EMG ... Read more

$161.09 USD

This book presents the development of a multimodal physiological signal acquisition system and cooperative control strategies for applications in upper-limb robotic rehabilitation.First, it introduces a non-pattern recognition EMG-based platform for hand rehabilitation, demonstrating its strong performance in both gesture recognition accuracy and responsiveness. It also discusses the role of EMG
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Answer Engine Optimization

A Field Guide for Navigating AI-Driven Search and Discovery

by Rodrigo Stockebrand ...

Answer engines like ChatGPT are changing how people search for information. Instead of returning lists of web pages, these systems provide direct answers, sourced from content they can confidently access and interpret. As a result, clicks from traditional SEO efforts continue to decline, making it clear a new approach is needed.This book introduces the emerging discipline of answer engine ... Read more

$36.79 USD

Answer engines like ChatGPT are changing how people search for information. Instead of returning lists of web pages, these systems provide direct answers, sourced from content they can confidently access and interpret. As a result, clicks from traditional SEO efforts continue to decline, making it clear a new approach is needed.This book introduces the emerging discipline of answer engine
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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

$23.79 USD

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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Building Analytics Teams

Harnessing analytics and artificial intelligence for business improvement

by John K. Thompson ...

Master the skills necessary to hire and manage a team of highly skilled individuals to design, build, and implement applications and systems based on advanced analytics and AIKey FeaturesLearn to create an operationally effective advanced analytics team in a corporate environmentSelect and undertake projects that have a high probability of success and deliver the improved top and bottom-line ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the skills necessary to hire and manage a team of highly skilled individuals to design, build, and implement applications and systems based on advanced analytics and AIKey FeaturesLearn to create an operationally effective advanced analytics team in a corporate environmentSelect and undertake projects that have a high probability of success and deliver the improved top and bottom-line
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Julia Quick Syntax Reference

A Pocket Guide for Data Science Programming

by Antonello Lobianco ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn the Julia programming language as quickly as possible. This book is a must-have reference guide that presents the essential Julia syntax in a well-organized format, updated with the latest features of Julia’s APIs, libraries, and packages.This book provides an introduction that reveals basic Julia structures and syntax; discusses data types, control flow, functions, input/output, exceptions, ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Learn the Julia programming language as quickly as possible. This book is a must-have reference guide that presents the essential Julia syntax in a well-organized format, updated with the latest features of Julia’s APIs, libraries, and packages.This book provides an introduction that reveals basic Julia structures and syntax; discusses data types, control flow, functions, input/output, exceptions,
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Accessible Communications

Create Impact, Avoid Missteps and Build Trust

by Lisa Riemers, Matisse Hamel-Nelis ...

Ready to build credibility and optimize your communications for real business impact?***Accessible Communications***is a practical guide designed for professionals seeking to develop effective, inclusive messaging that aligns with evolving regulations and business goals. Written by award-winning communications consultants Lisa Riemers and Matisse Hamel-Nelis, this book offers clear models and ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Ready to build credibility and optimize your communications for real business impact?***Accessible Communications***is a practical guide designed for professionals seeking to develop effective, inclusive messaging that aligns with evolving regulations and business goals. Written by award-winning communications consultants Lisa Riemers and Matisse Hamel-Nelis, this book offers clear models and
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Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population

9th International Conference, ITAP 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Qin Gao, Jia Zhou ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set of ITAP 2023, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2023, held as Part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2023, which took place in July 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the HCII 2023 proceedings volumes was carefully ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This two-volume set of ITAP 2023, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2023, held as Part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2023, which took place in July 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the HCII 2023 proceedings volumes was carefully
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User Interface Design and Evaluation

by Debbie Stone, Caroline Jarrett, Mark Woodroffe, Shailey Minocha ...

Series series Interactive Technologies
User Interface Design and Evaluation provides an overview of the user-centered design field. It illustrates the benefits of a user-centered approach to the design of software, computer systems, and websites. The book provides clear and practical discussions of requirements gathering, developing interaction design from user requirements, and user interface evaluation. The book's coverage includes ... Read more

$57.99 USD

User Interface Design and Evaluation provides an overview of the user-centered design field. It illustrates the benefits of a user-centered approach to the design of software, computer systems, and websites. The book provides clear and practical discussions of requirements gathering, developing interaction design from user requirements, and user interface evaluation. The book's coverage includes
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Logic And Language Models For Computer Science (Third Edition)

by Dana Richards, Henry Hamburger ...

This text presents the formal concepts underlying Computer Science.It starts with a wide introduction to Logic with an emphasis on reasoning and proof, with chapters on Program Verification and Prolog.The treatment of computability with Automata and Formal Languages stands out in several ways:The style is appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate classes. ... Read more

$41.99 USD

This text presents the formal concepts underlying Computer Science.It starts with a wide introduction to Logic with an emphasis on reasoning and proof, with chapters on Program Verification and Prolog.The treatment of computability with Automata and Formal Languages stands out in several ways:The style is appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate classes.
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Quality of Synthetic Speech

Perceptual Dimensions, Influencing Factors, and Instrumental Assessment

by Florian Hinterleitner ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book reviews research towards perceptual quality dimensions of synthetic speech, compares these findings with the state of the art, and derives a set of five universal perceptual quality dimensions for TTS signals. They are: (i) naturalness of voice, (ii) prosodic quality, (iii) fluency and intelligibility, (iv) absence of disturbances, and (v) calmness. Moreover, a test protocol for the ... Read more

$107.99 USD

This book reviews research towards perceptual quality dimensions of synthetic speech, compares these findings with the state of the art, and derives a set of five universal perceptual quality dimensions for TTS signals. They are: (i) naturalness of voice, (ii) prosodic quality, (iii) fluency and intelligibility, (iv) absence of disturbances, and (v) calmness. Moreover, a test protocol for the
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Cognitive Informatics for Biomedicine

Human Computer Interaction in Healthcare

Edited by Vimla L. Patel, Thomas G. Kannampallil, David R. Kaufman ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
The book reports on the current state on HCI in biomedicine and health care, focusing on the role of human factors, patient safety well as methodological underpinnings of HCI theories and its application for biomedical informatics. Theories, models and frameworks for human-computer interaction (HCI) have been recognized as key contributors for the design, development and use of computer-based ... Read more

$71.99 USD

The book reports on the current state on HCI in biomedicine and health care, focusing on the role of human factors, patient safety well as methodological underpinnings of HCI theories and its application for biomedical informatics. Theories, models and frameworks for human-computer interaction (HCI) have been recognized as key contributors for the design, development and use of computer-based
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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. Multimodal Interaction

11th International Conference, VAMR 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26–31, 2019, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Jessie Y.C. Chen, Gino Fragomeni ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 11574 and 11575 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2019, held in July 2019 as part of HCI International 2019 in Orlando, FL, USA.HCII 2019 received a total of 5029 submissions, of which 1275 papers and 209 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 80 ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This two-volume set LNCS 11574 and 11575 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2019, held in July 2019 as part of HCI International 2019 in Orlando, FL, USA.HCII 2019 received a total of 5029 submissions, of which 1275 papers and 209 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 80
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Le BIM entre recherche et industrialisation

Ingénierie et architecture, enseignement et recherche - Édition bilingue

by Charles-Edouard Tolmer, Régine Teulier ...

Series series Blanche BTP
Édition bilangue français/anglaisLe BIM est actuellement testé dans de multiples démarches d'entreprises de la construction. Ce qui relevait jusqu'ici du questionnement et des expérimentations est désormais à maturité, les entreprises ayant dépassé le stade de l'exploration pour mettre en oeuvre des solutions. On trouvera ici un choix représentatif de travaux portant sur les infrastructures comme ... Read more

$32.61 USD

Édition bilangue français/anglaisLe BIM est actuellement testé dans de multiples démarches d'entreprises de la construction. Ce qui relevait jusqu'ici du questionnement et des expérimentations est désormais à maturité, les entreprises ayant dépassé le stade de l'exploration pour mettre en oeuvre des solutions. On trouvera ici un choix représentatif de travaux portant sur les infrastructures comme
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Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health

Second International Conference, ICT4AWE 2016, Rome, Italy, April 21-22, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Carsten Röcker, John O'Donoghue, Martina Ziefle, Markus Helfert, William Molloy ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, ICT4AWE 2016, held in Rome, Italy, in April 2016.The 8 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions. The papers present relevant trends of current research on ageing well and e-health, including: ambient assisted ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, ICT4AWE 2016, held in Rome, Italy, in April 2016.The 8 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions. The papers present relevant trends of current research on ageing well and e-health, including: ambient assisted
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Augmented Cognition. Theoretical and Technological Approaches

14th International Conference, AC 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part I

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

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of 14th International Conference on Augmented Cognition, AC 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, in July 2020. The conference was planned to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to change to a virtual conference mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic.From a total of 6326 submissions, a total ... Read more

$67.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of 14th International Conference on Augmented Cognition, AC 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, in July 2020. The conference was planned to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to change to a virtual conference mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic.From a total of 6326 submissions, a total
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Database Systems for Advanced Applications. DASFAA 2022 International Workshops

BDMS, BDQM, GDMA, IWBT, MAQTDS, and PMBD, Virtual Event, April 11–14, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Uday Kiran Rage, Vikram Goyal, P. Krishna Reddy ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume constitutes the papers of several workshops which were held in conjunction with the 27th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2022, held as virtual event in April 2022.The 30 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions.DASFAA 2022 presents the following five workshops:· First workshop on ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This volume constitutes the papers of several workshops which were held in conjunction with the 27th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2022, held as virtual event in April 2022.The 30 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions.DASFAA 2022 presents the following five workshops:· First workshop on
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Intelligent Human Computer Interaction

15th International Conference, IHCI 2023, Daegu, South Korea, November 8–10, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part II

Edited by Bong Jun Choi, Dhananjay Singh, Uma Shanker Tiwary, Wan-Young Chung ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2023, held in Daegu, South Korea, during November 8–10, 2023.The 55 full papers and 16 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 139 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Volume I: Natural Language and ... Read more

$76.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2023, held in Daegu, South Korea, during November 8–10, 2023.The 55 full papers and 16 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 139 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Volume I: Natural Language and
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Instruction Level Parallelism

by Alex Aiken, Utpal Banerjee, Arun Kejariwal, Alexandru Nicolau ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book precisely formulates and simplifies the presentation of Instruction Level Parallelism (ILP) compilation techniques. It uniquely offers consistent and uniform descriptions of the code transformations involved. Due to the ubiquitous nature of ILP in virtually every processor built today, from general purpose CPUs to application-specific and embedded processors, this book is useful to the ... Read more

$58.99 USD

This book precisely formulates and simplifies the presentation of Instruction Level Parallelism (ILP) compilation techniques. It uniquely offers consistent and uniform descriptions of the code transformations involved. Due to the ubiquitous nature of ILP in virtually every processor built today, from general purpose CPUs to application-specific and embedded processors, this book is useful to the
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Electronic Multimedia Publishing

Enabling Technologies and Authoring Issues

Edited by Fillia Makedon, Samuel A. Rebelsky ...

Electronic Multimedia Publishing brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this fast moving area.Electronic Mulitmedia Publishing serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most challenging research issues in the field. ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Electronic Multimedia Publishing brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this fast moving area.Electronic Mulitmedia Publishing serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most challenging research issues in the field.
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Revit 2024 for Architecture

No Experience Required

by Eric Wing ...

The latest and most authoritative version of the popular step-by-step tutorial for Revit ArchitectureThe newly revised third edition of Revit 2024 for Architecture: No Experience Required is the latest update to the market-leading, real-world guide for learning and building with Revit—the powerful and sophisticated Building Information Modeling (BIM) software used by professionals around the world ... Read more

$50.00 USD

The latest and most authoritative version of the popular step-by-step tutorial for Revit ArchitectureThe newly revised third edition of Revit 2024 for Architecture: No Experience Required is the latest update to the market-leading, real-world guide for learning and building with Revit—the powerful and sophisticated Building Information Modeling (BIM) software used by professionals around the world
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Human-Centered AI: Advancing Research and Applications in Human-AI Interaction

Edited by Wei Xu ...

Series series Artificial Intelligence (R0)
In the rapidly evolving era of artificial intelligence (AI), the ways humans interact with AI systems have undergone fundamental transformation, giving rise to a new interdisciplinary field—Human-AI Interaction. This represents a paradigm shift beyond the traditional field of Human-Computer Interaction, demanding innovative approaches to address the unique challenges introduced by AI. This book, ... Read more

$269.99 USD

In the rapidly evolving era of artificial intelligence (AI), the ways humans interact with AI systems have undergone fundamental transformation, giving rise to a new interdisciplinary field—Human-AI Interaction. This represents a paradigm shift beyond the traditional field of Human-Computer Interaction, demanding innovative approaches to address the unique challenges introduced by AI. This book,
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Augmented Reality

Where We Will All Live

by Jon Peddie ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the field of augmented reality (AR) in its entirety and sets out to distinguish AR from other inter-related technologies like virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR) and extended reality (XR).The author presents AR from its initial philosophies and early developments, and in this updated 2nd edition discusses the latest advances and the ramifications ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the field of augmented reality (AR) in its entirety and sets out to distinguish AR from other inter-related technologies like virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR) and extended reality (XR).The author presents AR from its initial philosophies and early developments, and in this updated 2nd edition discusses the latest advances and the ramifications
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MySQL 9 QuickStart Pro

by Kylan Fentark ...

This book is for DBAs and devs who are eager to dive into the world of modern database operations with MySQL 9. With clear-cut instructions and step-by-step demonstrations, you'll be up and running in no time. You'll learn to install MySQL 9 on Linux, upgrade existing systems, and even migrate data from other platforms like PostgreSQL.Every chapter covers a key part of database administration, ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is for DBAs and devs who are eager to dive into the world of modern database operations with MySQL 9. With clear-cut instructions and step-by-step demonstrations, you'll be up and running in no time. You'll learn to install MySQL 9 on Linux, upgrade existing systems, and even migrate data from other platforms like PostgreSQL.Every chapter covers a key part of database administration,
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