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Modeling and Simulation of Complex Collective Systems

by Jarosław Wąs ...

Providing a comprehensive overview of the modeling of complex systems, with particular emphasis on the collective aspects of these systems, this book situates itself at the forefront of available literature. Exemplifying practically Wolfram’s theses found in A New Kind of Science, discussions center on where it is best to use a cellular automaton, when it is reasonable to use a hybrid approach, ... Read more

$88.99 USD

Providing a comprehensive overview of the modeling of complex systems, with particular emphasis on the collective aspects of these systems, this book situates itself at the forefront of available literature. Exemplifying practically Wolfram’s theses found in A New Kind of Science, discussions center on where it is best to use a cellular automaton, when it is reasonable to use a hybrid approach,
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Critical Views of Logic

Edited by Mirja Hartimo, Frode Kjosavik, Øystein Linnebo ...

This book examines positions that challenge the Fregean logic-first view. It raises criticalquestions about logic by examining various ways in which logic may be entangled with mathematics and metaphysics.Is logic topic-neutral and general? Can we take the application of logic for granted? This book suggests that we should not be dogmatic about logic but ask similar critical questions about logic ... Read more

$60.99 USD

This book examines positions that challenge the Fregean logic-first view. It raises criticalquestions about logic by examining various ways in which logic may be entangled with mathematics and metaphysics.Is logic topic-neutral and general? Can we take the application of logic for granted? This book suggests that we should not be dogmatic about logic but ask similar critical questions about logic
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UML for Developing Knowledge Management Systems

by Anthony J. Rhem ...

UML for Developing Knowledge Management Systems provides knowledge engineers the framework in which to identify types of knowledge and where this knowledge exists in an organization. It also shows ways in which to use a standard recognized notation to capture, or model, knowledge to be used in a knowledge management system (KMS). This volume ... Read more

$86.99 USD

UML for Developing Knowledge Management Systems provides knowledge engineers the framework in which to identify types of knowledge and where this knowledge exists in an organization. It also shows ways in which to use a standard recognized notation to capture, or model, knowledge to be used in a knowledge management system (KMS). This volume
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The Metaverse

A Critical Introduction

by David Burden, Maggi Savin-Baden ...

The Metaverse: A Critical Introduction provides a clear, concise, and well-grounded introduction to the concept of the Metaverse, its history, the technology, the opportunities, the challenges, and how it is having an impact on almost every facet of society. The book serves as a stand-alone introduction to the Metaverse and as an introduction to the range of topics that will be covered by the ... Read more

$58.99 USD

The Metaverse: A Critical Introduction provides a clear, concise, and well-grounded introduction to the concept of the Metaverse, its history, the technology, the opportunities, the challenges, and how it is having an impact on almost every facet of society. The book serves as a stand-alone introduction to the Metaverse and as an introduction to the range of topics that will be covered by the
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Practical Data Mining Techniques and Applications

Edited by Ketan Shah, Neepa Shah, Vinaya Sawant, Neeraj Parolia ...

Data mining techniques and algorithms are extensively used to build real-world applications. A practical approach can be applied to data mining techniques to build applications. Once deployed, an application enables the developers to work on the users’ goals and mold the algorithms with respect to users’ perspectives.Practical Data Mining Techniques and Applications focuses on various concepts ... Read more

$77.99 USD

Data mining techniques and algorithms are extensively used to build real-world applications. A practical approach can be applied to data mining techniques to build applications. Once deployed, an application enables the developers to work on the users’ goals and mold the algorithms with respect to users’ perspectives.Practical Data Mining Techniques and Applications focuses on various concepts
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Natural Language Processing for Business and Organizations

Research and Innovation

Edited by Rachit Garg, Debashis Guha, Arvind Kiwelekar, Rajat Guglani, Anshul Gupta ...

This book offers a comprehensive and application-oriented exploration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP), addressing both foundational principles and modern, data-driven methodologies. It is designed to equip readers with a deep understanding of how intelligent systems learn from data, interpret human language, and support automated decision-making across real ... Read more

$73.99 USD

This book offers a comprehensive and application-oriented exploration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP), addressing both foundational principles and modern, data-driven methodologies. It is designed to equip readers with a deep understanding of how intelligent systems learn from data, interpret human language, and support automated decision-making across real
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Datenvisualisierung im praktischen Einsatz

Ansprechende Diagramme und Dashboards gestalten

by Desireé Abbott ...

Translated by Isolde Kommer, Christoph Kommer ...

Datenvisualisierungen meisterhaft gestaltenOptimieren Sie Ihre Visualisierungen mit Farbtheorie und TypografieSetzen Sie universelle Designprinzipien umErstellen Sie interaktive und überzeugende VisualisierungenDieses Buch vermittelt zentrale Designkonzepte für die Erstellung klarer und ansprechender Datenvisualisierungen. Desirée Abbott konzentriert sich dabei auf die universelle Anwendung von ... Read more

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Datenvisualisierungen meisterhaft gestaltenOptimieren Sie Ihre Visualisierungen mit Farbtheorie und TypografieSetzen Sie universelle Designprinzipien umErstellen Sie interaktive und überzeugende VisualisierungenDieses Buch vermittelt zentrale Designkonzepte für die Erstellung klarer und ansprechender Datenvisualisierungen. Desirée Abbott konzentriert sich dabei auf die universelle Anwendung von
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Machine Vision Analysis in Industry 5.0

Fundamentals, Applications, and Challenges

Edited by Vivek Kumar Singh, Jitendra Kumar, Deepika Saxena, Abhishek Verma, T. Akilan, Ashutosh Kumar Singh ...

This book is an introduction to fundamental techniques of image analysis with machine vision and their applicability in Industry 5.0. It provides basic and emerging techniques in the field of image analysis and machine vision in Industry 5.0. It also covers an extensive study of recent related work and research challenges in the field. Further, it discusses some effective solutions to address the ... Read more

$77.99 USD

This book is an introduction to fundamental techniques of image analysis with machine vision and their applicability in Industry 5.0. It provides basic and emerging techniques in the field of image analysis and machine vision in Industry 5.0. It also covers an extensive study of recent related work and research challenges in the field. Further, it discusses some effective solutions to address the
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Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management

17th International Conference, DHM 2026, Held as Part of the 28th HCI International Conference, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Vincent G. Duffy ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 17th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government ... Read more

$71.99 USD

The 17th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2026, held as part of the 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2026 (HCII 2026), took place in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2026.A total of 7435 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and government
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Keynote Master Book 2026

Essential Workflow Guide for Mac/iPad Users - Design, Data Analysis, Presentations

by Thomas Berg ...

Transform your presentations from ordinary slides into compelling visual stories that inform, persuade, and inspire.Whether you're pitching to investors, teaching students, or presenting quarterly results to stakeholders, your ability to create and deliver effective presentations can make or break your professional success. Keynote Master Book 2026 gives you the complete toolkit to master Apple's ... Read more

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Transform your presentations from ordinary slides into compelling visual stories that inform, persuade, and inspire.Whether you're pitching to investors, teaching students, or presenting quarterly results to stakeholders, your ability to create and deliver effective presentations can make or break your professional success. Keynote Master Book 2026 gives you the complete toolkit to master Apple's
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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

$68.99 USD

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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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Android App-Hook and Plug-In Technology

by Jianqiang Bao ...

This book presents the Android plug-in technology used in Android development. This technology is widely used by a majority of Chinese internet companies, and is becoming more widely used worldwide. The book fully describes the history of Android plug-in technology, the installation and startup process, and new features of the Android plug-in technology. It also explores plug-in solutions for ... Read more

$66.99 USD

This book presents the Android plug-in technology used in Android development. This technology is widely used by a majority of Chinese internet companies, and is becoming more widely used worldwide. The book fully describes the history of Android plug-in technology, the installation and startup process, and new features of the Android plug-in technology. It also explores plug-in solutions for
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Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing

18th International Conference, ICAISC 2019, Zakopane, Poland, June 16–20, 2019, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Leszek Rutkowski, Rafał Scherer, Marcin Korytkowski, Witold Pedrycz, Ryszard Tadeusiewicz, Jacek M. Zurada ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 11508 and 11509 constitutes the refereed proceedings of of the 18th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, ICAISC 2019, held in Zakopane, Poland, in June 2019.The 122 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 333 submissions. The papers included in the first volume are organized in the following five parts: ... Read more

$80.99 USD

The two-volume set LNCS 11508 and 11509 constitutes the refereed proceedings of of the 18th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, ICAISC 2019, held in Zakopane, Poland, in June 2019.The 122 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 333 submissions. The papers included in the first volume are organized in the following five parts:
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Enfolding Design and STS

Events, Aesthetics and Topological Encounters

by Alex Wilkie, Mike Michael ...

This volume presents an empirically rich and theoretically grounded exploration of the dynamic and emergent interplay between Design and Science and Technology Studies (STS).Tracing the interwoven histories of both fields, Alex Wilkie and Mike Michael explore their evolving interrelations. Whether as a substantive topic, a source of methodological innovation, or a novel model of engagement with ... Read more

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This volume presents an empirically rich and theoretically grounded exploration of the dynamic and emergent interplay between Design and Science and Technology Studies (STS).Tracing the interwoven histories of both fields, Alex Wilkie and Mike Michael explore their evolving interrelations. Whether as a substantive topic, a source of methodological innovation, or a novel model of engagement with
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Computational Economics

by David A. Kendrick, P. Ruben Mercado, Hans M. Amman ...

The ability to conceptualize an economic problem verbally, to formulate it as a mathematical model, and then represent the mathematics in software so that the model can be solved on a computer is a crucial skill for economists. Computational Economics contains well-known models--and some brand-new ones--designed to help students move from verbal to mathematical to computational representations in ... Read more

$93.59 USD

The ability to conceptualize an economic problem verbally, to formulate it as a mathematical model, and then represent the mathematics in software so that the model can be solved on a computer is a crucial skill for economists. Computational Economics contains well-known models--and some brand-new ones--designed to help students move from verbal to mathematical to computational representations in
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IoT as a Service

Third International Conference, IoTaaS 2017, Taichung, Taiwan, September 20–22, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Yi-Bing Lin, Der-Jiunn Deng, Ilsun You, Chun-Cheng Lin ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on IoT as a service, IoTaaS 2017, held in Taichung, Taiwan, in September 2017. The 46 full papers were carefully selected from 65 submissions. The papers deal with the “Everything as a Service” deployment paradigm which enables the easy adoption of IoT based services and applications by end-users, and ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on IoT as a service, IoTaaS 2017, held in Taichung, Taiwan, in September 2017. The 46 full papers were carefully selected from 65 submissions. The papers deal with the “Everything as a Service” deployment paradigm which enables the easy adoption of IoT based services and applications by end-users, and
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Larisa Maksimova on Implication, Interpolation, and Definability

Edited by Sergei Odintsov ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This edited volume focuses on the work of Professor Larisa Maksimova, providing a comprehensive account of her outstanding contributions to different branches of non-classical logic. The book covers themes ranging from rigorous implication, relevance and algebraic logic, to interpolation, definability and recognizability in superintuitionistic and modal logics. It features both her scientific ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This edited volume focuses on the work of Professor Larisa Maksimova, providing a comprehensive account of her outstanding contributions to different branches of non-classical logic. The book covers themes ranging from rigorous implication, relevance and algebraic logic, to interpolation, definability and recognizability in superintuitionistic and modal logics. It features both her scientific
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Artificial General Intelligence

11th International Conference, AGI 2018, Prague, Czech Republic, August 22-25, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Matthew Iklé, Arthur Franz, Rafal Rzepka, Ben Goertzel ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2018, held in Prague, Czech Republic, in August 2018.The 19 regular papers and 10 poster papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. The conference encourage interdisciplinary research based on different understandings of intelligence, and ... Read more

$58.49 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2018, held in Prague, Czech Republic, in August 2018.The 19 regular papers and 10 poster papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. The conference encourage interdisciplinary research based on different understandings of intelligence, and
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God AI

What to Expect When Machines Outsmart Us

by Toby Walsh ...

At the dawn of a new era of artificial intelligence, will we see an age of prosperity, or are we sowing the seeds of our own destruction . . .For decades, some theoretical scientists have suggested that artificial intelligence will lead to the extinction of a humanity made obsolete. We can already see the beginnings of this, they claim, as human jobs are lost to computer automation.For some of ... Read more

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At the dawn of a new era of artificial intelligence, will we see an age of prosperity, or are we sowing the seeds of our own destruction . . .For decades, some theoretical scientists have suggested that artificial intelligence will lead to the extinction of a humanity made obsolete. We can already see the beginnings of this, they claim, as human jobs are lost to computer automation.For some of
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Blender pour l'architecture

Conception, rendu, animation et impression 3D de scènes architecturales - Nouvelle édition en couleur

by Matthieu Dupont de Dinechin ...

Series series Accès libre
L'outil libre de conception 3DLogiciel libre de référence pour la création d'images et l'animation 3D, Blender peut avantageusement remplacer 3ds Max, Cinema4D et même Google SketchUp dans la conception de projets architec¬turaux, depuis la modélisation de l'espace et des bâtiments jusqu'au rendu final. Utilisable aussi bien sous Windows et Linux que sous Mac OS X, il est en constante évolution et ... Read more

$25.62 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

L'outil libre de conception 3DLogiciel libre de référence pour la création d'images et l'animation 3D, Blender peut avantageusement remplacer 3ds Max, Cinema4D et même Google SketchUp dans la conception de projets architec¬turaux, depuis la modélisation de l'espace et des bâtiments jusqu'au rendu final. Utilisable aussi bien sous Windows et Linux que sous Mac OS X, il est en constante évolution et
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Awareness Systems

Advances in Theory, Methodology and Design

Edited by Panos Markopoulos, Wendy Mackay ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
People go about their daily tasks with an in-built awareness of their social and physical environments. This awareness helps them to work cooperatively in groups, coordinate actions, and to maintain and enhance social communication with others. Networked technology has extended the reach of people's awareness to remote and distributed groups and provided access to a much larger social network than ... Read more

$143.09 USD

People go about their daily tasks with an in-built awareness of their social and physical environments. This awareness helps them to work cooperatively in groups, coordinate actions, and to maintain and enhance social communication with others. Networked technology has extended the reach of people's awareness to remote and distributed groups and provided access to a much larger social network than
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Reframing Humans in Information Systems Development

Edited by Hannakaisa Isomäki, Samuli Pekkola ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Modern society has been transformed by the digital convergence towards a future where technologies embed themselves into the fabric of everyday life. This ongoing merging of social and technological infrastructures provides and necessitates new possibilities to renovate past notions, models and methods of information systems development that accommodates humans as actors within the infrastructure. ... Read more

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Modern society has been transformed by the digital convergence towards a future where technologies embed themselves into the fabric of everyday life. This ongoing merging of social and technological infrastructures provides and necessitates new possibilities to renovate past notions, models and methods of information systems development that accommodates humans as actors within the infrastructure.
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AI Nation Rising

by Michael T. Murphy ...

We are living through the most consequential technological transition in modern history. Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to research laboratories — it is actively reshaping national defense doctrine, democratic governance, law enforcement, and industrial civilization. Nations that deploy AI with strategic clarity will define the global order. Those that do not will navigate a world ... Read more

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We are living through the most consequential technological transition in modern history. Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to research laboratories — it is actively reshaping national defense doctrine, democratic governance, law enforcement, and industrial civilization. Nations that deploy AI with strategic clarity will define the global order. Those that do not will navigate a world
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Technician-Level Governance in AI Systems

The Hybrid Intelligence Field Manual Series, #3

by Shawn Canfield ...

Series Book 3 - The Hybrid Intelligence Field Manual Series
Most AI governance frameworks describe what organizations intend. This one addresses what they actually build — and whether it holds.Technician-Level Governance in AI Systems is an Executive Level Framework for leaders navigating the operational realities of enterprise AI deployment. Written with technician-level diagnostic precision and calibrated for C-suite decision-making, this 35-chapter ... Read more

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Most AI governance frameworks describe what organizations intend. This one addresses what they actually build — and whether it holds.Technician-Level Governance in AI Systems is an Executive Level Framework for leaders navigating the operational realities of enterprise AI deployment. Written with technician-level diagnostic precision and calibrated for C-suite decision-making, this 35-chapter
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