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Simulation and Serious Games for Education

Edited by Yiyu Cai, Sui Lin Goei, Wim Trooster ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book introduces state-of-the-art research on simulation and serious games for education. The major part of this book is based on selected work presented at the 2014 Asia-Europe Symposium on Simulation and Serious Games held in Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands (Oct 1–2, 2014).It covers three major domains of education applications that use simulation and serious games ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book introduces state-of-the-art research on simulation and serious games for education. The major part of this book is based on selected work presented at the 2014 Asia-Europe Symposium on Simulation and Serious Games held in Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands (Oct 1–2, 2014).It covers three major domains of education applications that use simulation and serious games
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Supercharge Excel

When you learn to Write DAX for Power Pivot

by Matt Allington ...

Data analysis expressions (DAX) is the formula language of Power Pivot. Learning the DAX language is key to empower Excel users so they can take advantage of these new Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities. This volume clearly explains the concepts of Power Pivot while at the same time offering hands-on practice to engage the reader and help new knowledge stick. This second edition has been ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Data analysis expressions (DAX) is the formula language of Power Pivot. Learning the DAX language is key to empower Excel users so they can take advantage of these new Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities. This volume clearly explains the concepts of Power Pivot while at the same time offering hands-on practice to engage the reader and help new knowledge stick. This second edition has been
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Practical Web Design for Absolute Beginners

by Adrian W. West ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn the fundamentals of modern web design, rather than relying on CMS programs, such as WordPress or Joomla!. You will be introduced to the essentials of good design and how to optimize for search engines. You will discover how to register a domain name and migrate a website to a remote host. Because you will have built the web pages yourself, you will know exactly how HTML and CSS work. You ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Learn the fundamentals of modern web design, rather than relying on CMS programs, such as WordPress or Joomla!. You will be introduced to the essentials of good design and how to optimize for search engines. You will discover how to register a domain name and migrate a website to a remote host. Because you will have built the web pages yourself, you will know exactly how HTML and CSS work. You
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Cloud Application Architectures

Building Applications and Infrastructure in the Cloud

by George Reese ...

If you're involved in planning IT infrastructure as a network or system architect, system administrator, or developer, this book will help you adapt your skills to work with these highly scalable, highly redundant infrastructure services.While analysts hotly debate the advantages and risks of cloud computing, IT staff and programmers are left to determine whether and how to put their applications ... Read more

$17.99 USD

If you're involved in planning IT infrastructure as a network or system architect, system administrator, or developer, this book will help you adapt your skills to work with these highly scalable, highly redundant infrastructure services.While analysts hotly debate the advantages and risks of cloud computing, IT staff and programmers are left to determine whether and how to put their applications
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The Cloud Data Lake

A Guide to Building Robust Cloud Data Architecture

by Rukmani Gopalan ...

More organizations than ever understand the importance of data lake architectures for deriving value from their data. Building a robust, scalable, and performant data lake remains a complex proposition, however, with a buffet of tools and options that need to work together to provide a seamless end-to-end pipeline from data to insights.This book provides a concise yet comprehensive overview on the ... Read more

$41.99 USD

More organizations than ever understand the importance of data lake architectures for deriving value from their data. Building a robust, scalable, and performant data lake remains a complex proposition, however, with a buffet of tools and options that need to work together to provide a seamless end-to-end pipeline from data to insights.This book provides a concise yet comprehensive overview on the
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Harley Hahn's Emacs Field Guide

by Harley Hahn ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
In this book, Harley Hahn demystifies Emacs for programmers, students, and everyday users. The first part of the book carefully creates a context for your work with Emacs. What exactly is Emacs? How does it relate to your personal need to work quickly and to solve problems? Hahn then explains the technical details you need to understand to work with your operating system, the various interfaces, ... Read more

$62.99 USD

In this book, Harley Hahn demystifies Emacs for programmers, students, and everyday users. The first part of the book carefully creates a context for your work with Emacs. What exactly is Emacs? How does it relate to your personal need to work quickly and to solve problems? Hahn then explains the technical details you need to understand to work with your operating system, the various interfaces,
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Introduction to Scilab

For Engineers and Scientists

by Sandeep Nagar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Familiarize yourself with Scilab using this concise, practical tutorial that is focused on writing code to learn concepts. Starting from the basics, this book covers array-based computing, plotting, and working with files in Scilab. Introduction to Scilab is useful for industry engineers, researchers, and students who are looking for open-source solutions for numerical computation.In this book you ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Familiarize yourself with Scilab using this concise, practical tutorial that is focused on writing code to learn concepts. Starting from the basics, this book covers array-based computing, plotting, and working with files in Scilab. Introduction to Scilab is useful for industry engineers, researchers, and students who are looking for open-source solutions for numerical computation.In this book you
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Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design

by Giles Colborne ...

Series series Voices That Matter
In a chaotic world, we all crave simplicity. We don’t want to waste time reconfiguring our smartphones, fumbling over digital printers, or plodding through online forms while deadlines bear down on us. We want technology that works.Yet the harder we try to create simple user experiences, the more we tie ourselves up in knots. We are undermined by demands to cram in more features, or lured into ... Read more

$24.49 USD

In a chaotic world, we all crave simplicity. We don’t want to waste time reconfiguring our smartphones, fumbling over digital printers, or plodding through online forms while deadlines bear down on us. We want technology that works.Yet the harder we try to create simple user experiences, the more we tie ourselves up in knots. We are undermined by demands to cram in more features, or lured into
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Building Recommendation Systems in Python and JAX

Hands-On Production Systems at Scale

by Bryan Bischof Ph.D, Hector Yee ...

Implementing and designing systems that make suggestions to users are among the most popular and essential machine learning applications available. Whether you want customers to find the most appealing items at your online store, videos to enrich and entertain them, or news they need to know, recommendation systems (RecSys) provide the way.In this practical book, authors Bryan Bischof and Hector ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Implementing and designing systems that make suggestions to users are among the most popular and essential machine learning applications available. Whether you want customers to find the most appealing items at your online store, videos to enrich and entertain them, or news they need to know, recommendation systems (RecSys) provide the way.In this practical book, authors Bryan Bischof and Hector
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MongoDB for Jobseekers

Reach new heights in your career with MongoDB (English Edition)

by Justin Jenkins ...

MongoDB for Jobseekers serves as the ultimate companion, providing assistance and support throughout your entire MongoDB learning journey. Whether you are an experienced professional exploring new career paths or an aspiring jobseeker looking to enhance your opportunities, this comprehensive guide is specifically designed to cater to your needs. From the basics to advanced concepts, MongoDB for ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

MongoDB for Jobseekers serves as the ultimate companion, providing assistance and support throughout your entire MongoDB learning journey. Whether you are an experienced professional exploring new career paths or an aspiring jobseeker looking to enhance your opportunities, this comprehensive guide is specifically designed to cater to your needs. From the basics to advanced concepts, MongoDB for
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Curso de Consultoría TIC. Gestión, Software ERP y CRM

by Antonio Valle, Alejandro Puerta, Roberto Núñez ...

El mundo actual se encuentra bajo constante cambio, de grandes avances y descubrimientos, apalancado principalmente por la globalización y por las nuevas tecnologías, acarreando una fuerte competitividad, que ha forzado las personas y organizaciones a asumir nuevos caminos ante tales innovaciones.Uno de los cambios más importantes y significativos para las organizaciones fue la transición de una ... Read more

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El mundo actual se encuentra bajo constante cambio, de grandes avances y descubrimientos, apalancado principalmente por la globalización y por las nuevas tecnologías, acarreando una fuerte competitividad, que ha forzado las personas y organizaciones a asumir nuevos caminos ante tales innovaciones.Uno de los cambios más importantes y significativos para las organizaciones fue la transición de una
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Kinect for Windows SDK Programming Guide

by Abhijit Jana ...

This book is a practical tutorial that explains all the features of Kinect SDK by creating sample applications throughout the book. It includes a detailed discussion of APIs with step-by-step explanation of development of a real-world sample application. The purpose of this book is to explain how to develop applications using the Kinect for Windows SDK. If you are a beginner and looking to start ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is a practical tutorial that explains all the features of Kinect SDK by creating sample applications throughout the book. It includes a detailed discussion of APIs with step-by-step explanation of development of a real-world sample application. The purpose of this book is to explain how to develop applications using the Kinect for Windows SDK. If you are a beginner and looking to start
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Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Handbook

A handy guide that covers the most essential topics for Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification in an easy-to-understand format

by Siddhesh Kabe ...

A handy guide that covers the most essential topics for Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification in an easy-to-understand formatKey Features\[\*\] Get to grips with the fundamentals of Force.com to pass the certification exam with flying colors\[\*\] Create Force.com applications, automate business processes, and manage data operations to be a successful Salesforce.com Certified Force.com app ... Read more

$37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A handy guide that covers the most essential topics for Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification in an easy-to-understand formatKey Features\[\*\] Get to grips with the fundamentals of Force.com to pass the certification exam with flying colors\[\*\] Create Force.com applications, automate business processes, and manage data operations to be a successful Salesforce.com Certified Force.com app
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Language Server Protocol and Implementation

Supporting Language-Smart Editing and Programming Tools

by Nadeeshaan Gunasinghe, Nipuna Marcus ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Understand the important aspects of implementing a production-grade language server in support of language-smart tools such as code editors and other programming utilities. This book shows you how to create a single implementation of a language server that can be used by multiple tools, enabling you to do the job once in a way that can be shared and reused.This book covers the language server ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Understand the important aspects of implementing a production-grade language server in support of language-smart tools such as code editors and other programming utilities. This book shows you how to create a single implementation of a language server that can be used by multiple tools, enabling you to do the job once in a way that can be shared and reused.This book covers the language server
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Getting Structured Data from the Internet

Running Web Crawlers/Scrapers on a Big Data Production Scale

by Jay M. Patel ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
Utilize web scraping at scale to quickly get unlimited amounts of free data available on the web into a structured format. This book teaches you to use Python scripts to crawl through websites at scale and scrape data from HTML and JavaScript-enabled pages and convert it into structured data formats such as CSV, Excel, JSON, or load it into a SQL database of your choice.This book goes beyond the ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Utilize web scraping at scale to quickly get unlimited amounts of free data available on the web into a structured format. This book teaches you to use Python scripts to crawl through websites at scale and scrape data from HTML and JavaScript-enabled pages and convert it into structured data formats such as CSV, Excel, JSON, or load it into a SQL database of your choice.This book goes beyond the
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Design Beyond Devices

Creating Multimodal, Cross-Device Experiences

by Cheryl Platz ...

Your customer has five senses and a small universe of devices. Why aren't you designing for all of them? Go beyond screens, keyboards, and touchscreens by letting your customer's humanity drive the experience—not a specific device or input type. Learn the techniques you'll need to build fluid, adaptive experiences for multiple inputs, multiple outputs, and multiple devices. ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Your customer has five senses and a small universe of devices. Why aren't you designing for all of them? Go beyond screens, keyboards, and touchscreens by letting your customer's humanity drive the experience—not a specific device or input type. Learn the techniques you'll need to build fluid, adaptive experiences for multiple inputs, multiple outputs, and multiple devices.
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Data Science Algorithms in a Week

Top 7 algorithms for scientific computing, data analysis, and machine learning

by David Natingga ...

Build a strong foundation of machine learning algorithms in 7 daysKey FeaturesUse Python and its wide array of machine learning libraries to build predictive modelsLearn the basics of the 7 most widely used machine learning algorithms within a weekKnow when and where to apply data science algorithms using this guideBook DescriptionMachine learning applications are highly automated and self ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build a strong foundation of machine learning algorithms in 7 daysKey FeaturesUse Python and its wide array of machine learning libraries to build predictive modelsLearn the basics of the 7 most widely used machine learning algorithms within a weekKnow when and where to apply data science algorithms using this guideBook DescriptionMachine learning applications are highly automated and self
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Hyperautomation with Generative AI

Learn how Hyperautomation and Generative AI can help you transform your business and create new value (English Edition)

by Navdeep Singh Gill, Dr. Jagreet Kaur, Suryakant ...

Hyperautomation and Generative AI, when combined, can create powerful new capabilities for businesses. If you are a business leader looking to improve your productivity, efficiency, and customer satisfaction by adopting hyperautomation and generative AI technologies, then this book is for you. This book provides an introduction to hyperautomation, highlighting its key components and providing ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Hyperautomation and Generative AI, when combined, can create powerful new capabilities for businesses. If you are a business leader looking to improve your productivity, efficiency, and customer satisfaction by adopting hyperautomation and generative AI technologies, then this book is for you. This book provides an introduction to hyperautomation, highlighting its key components and providing
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How AI Impacts Urban Living and Public Health

17th International Conference, ICOST 2019, New York City, NY, USA, October 14-16, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by José Pagán, Mounir Mokhtari, Hamdi Aloulou, Bessam Abdulrazak, María Fernanda Cabrera ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This open access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on String Processing and Information Retrieval, ICOST 2019, held in New York City, NY, USA, in October 2019.The 15 full papers and 5 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. They cover topics such as: e-health technology design; well-being ... Read more

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This open access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on String Processing and Information Retrieval, ICOST 2019, held in New York City, NY, USA, in October 2019.The 15 full papers and 5 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. They cover topics such as: e-health technology design; well-being
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Learning Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE

An end-to-end guide to exploring, transforming, and integrating your data across multiple sources

by Dan Keeley, Diethard Steiner, María Carina Roldán, Miguel Gaspar, Pablo Castagnaro, Paula Clemente, Paulo Alexandre de Oliveira Rodrigues Pires ...

Get up and running with the Pentaho Data Integration tool using this hands-on, easy-to-read guideKey Features\[\*\]Manipulate your data by exploring, transforming, validating, and integrating it using Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE\[\*\]A comprehensive guide exploring the features of Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE\[\*\]Connect to any database engine, explore the databases, and perform all kind of ... Read more

$41.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get up and running with the Pentaho Data Integration tool using this hands-on, easy-to-read guideKey Features\[\*\]Manipulate your data by exploring, transforming, validating, and integrating it using Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE\[\*\]A comprehensive guide exploring the features of Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE\[\*\]Connect to any database engine, explore the databases, and perform all kind of
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Programming Languages and Systems

33rd European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2024, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2024, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, April 6–11, 2024, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Stephanie Weirich ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume open access book set LNCS 14576 + 14577 constitutes the proceedings of the 33rd European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2024, which was held during April 6-11, 2024, in Luxemburg, as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2024.The 25 full papers and 1 fresh perspective paper presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected ... Read more

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The two-volume open access book set LNCS 14576 + 14577 constitutes the proceedings of the 33rd European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2024, which was held during April 6-11, 2024, in Luxemburg, as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2024.The 25 full papers and 1 fresh perspective paper presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected
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Analyzing Business Data with Excel

Forecasting, Statistics, and Data Management

by Gerald Knight ...

As one of the most widely used desktop applications ever created, Excel is familiar to just about everyone with a computer and a keyboard. Yet most of us don't know the full extent of what Excel can do, mostly because of its recent growth in power, versatility, and complexity. The truth is that there are many ways Excel can help make your job easier-beyond calculating sums and averages in a ... Read more

$23.99 USD

As one of the most widely used desktop applications ever created, Excel is familiar to just about everyone with a computer and a keyboard. Yet most of us don't know the full extent of what Excel can do, mostly because of its recent growth in power, versatility, and complexity. The truth is that there are many ways Excel can help make your job easier-beyond calculating sums and averages in a
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Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming

Covers x86 64-bit, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512

by Daniel Kusswurm ...

Series Book 512 - Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Gain the fundamentals of x86 64-bit assembly language programming and focus onthe updated aspects of the x86 instruction set that are most relevant to applicationsoftware development. This book covers topics including x86 64-bit programming andAdvanced Vector Extensions (AVX) programming.The focus in this second edition is exclusively on 64-bit base programming architectureand AVX programming. ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Gain the fundamentals of x86 64-bit assembly language programming and focus onthe updated aspects of the x86 instruction set that are most relevant to applicationsoftware development. This book covers topics including x86 64-bit programming andAdvanced Vector Extensions (AVX) programming.The focus in this second edition is exclusively on 64-bit base programming architectureand AVX programming.
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Smart Technologies for Precision Assembly

9th IFIP WG 5.5 International Precision Assembly Seminar, IPAS 2020, Virtual Event, December 14–15, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Svetan Ratchev ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This open access book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 5.5 International Precision Assembly Seminar, IPAS 2020, held virtually in December 2020.The 16 revised full papers and 10 revised short papers presented together with 1 keynote paper were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers address topics such as assembly design and ... Read more

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This open access book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 5.5 International Precision Assembly Seminar, IPAS 2020, held virtually in December 2020.The 16 revised full papers and 10 revised short papers presented together with 1 keynote paper were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers address topics such as assembly design and
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