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The UX Book

Agile UX Design for a Quality User Experience

by Rex Hartson, Pardha S. Pyla ...

The discipline of user experience (UX) design has matured into a confident practice and this edition reflects, and in some areas accelerates, that evolution. Technically this is the second edition of The UX Book, but so much of it is new, it is more like a sequel. One of the major positive trends in UX is the continued emphasis on design—a kind of design that highlights the designer's creative ... Read more

$71.09 USD

The discipline of user experience (UX) design has matured into a confident practice and this edition reflects, and in some areas accelerates, that evolution. Technically this is the second edition of The UX Book, but so much of it is new, it is more like a sequel. One of the major positive trends in UX is the continued emphasis on design—a kind of design that highlights the designer's creative
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Runtime Verification

23rd International Conference, RV 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 3–6, 2023, Proceedings

Edited by Panagiotis Katsaros, Laura Nenzi ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Runtime Verification, RV 2023, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, during October 3–6, 2023.The 13 full papers and 7 short papers presented in this book together with 4 tutorial papers and 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions.The RV conference is concerned with all aspects of novel ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Runtime Verification, RV 2023, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, during October 3–6, 2023.The 13 full papers and 7 short papers presented in this book together with 4 tutorial papers and 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions.The RV conference is concerned with all aspects of novel
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Customer-based IP Service Monitoring with Mobile Software Agents

by Manuel Günter ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Presenting mobile software agents for Internet service monitoring, this research monograph discusses newly standardized Internet technologies that allow service providers to offer secured Internet services with quality guarantees. Yet, today the customers of such services have no independent tool to verify (monitor) the service quality. This book shows why mobile software agents are best fit to ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Presenting mobile software agents for Internet service monitoring, this research monograph discusses newly standardized Internet technologies that allow service providers to offer secured Internet services with quality guarantees. Yet, today the customers of such services have no independent tool to verify (monitor) the service quality. This book shows why mobile software agents are best fit to
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Operating Systems and Services

Edited by Ragunathan Rajkumar ...

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

$89.09 USD

Operating Systems and Services brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this fast moving area.Operating Systems and Services serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most challenging research issues in the field.
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Computational Science – ICCS 2018

18th International Conference, Wuxi, China, June 11–13, 2018 Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Yong Shi, Haohuan Fu, Yingjie Tian, Valeria V. Krzhizhanovskaya, Michael Harold Lees, Jack Dongarra, Peter M. A. Sloot ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set LNCS 10860, 10861 and 10862 constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2018, held in Wuxi, China, in June 2018.The total of 155 full and 66 short papers presented in this book set was carefully reviewed and selected from 404 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named:Part I: ICCS Main TrackPart II: ... Read more

$98.09 USD

The three-volume set LNCS 10860, 10861 and 10862 constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2018, held in Wuxi, China, in June 2018.The total of 155 full and 66 short papers presented in this book set was carefully reviewed and selected from 404 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named:Part I: ICCS Main TrackPart II:
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Mobile Context Awareness

Edited by Tom Lovett, Eamonn O'Neill ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Mobile context-awareness is a popular research trend in the field of ubiquitous computing. Advances in mobile device sensory hardware and the rise of ‘virtual’ sensors such as web application programming interfaces (APIs) mean that the mobile user is exposed to a vast range of data that can be used for new advanced applications. Mobile Context Awareness presents work from industrial and academic ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Mobile context-awareness is a popular research trend in the field of ubiquitous computing. Advances in mobile device sensory hardware and the rise of ‘virtual’ sensors such as web application programming interfaces (APIs) mean that the mobile user is exposed to a vast range of data that can be used for new advanced applications. Mobile Context Awareness presents work from industrial and academic
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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

$89.09 USD

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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HCI International 2022 Posters

24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona, Stavroula Ntoa ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set CCIS 1580, CCIS 1581, CCIS 1582, and CCIS 1583 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, which was held virtually in June - July 2022.The total of 1276 papers and 275 posters included in the 40 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5583 submissions ... Read more

$80.99 USD

The four-volume set CCIS 1580, CCIS 1581, CCIS 1582, and CCIS 1583 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, which was held virtually in June - July 2022.The total of 1276 papers and 275 posters included in the 40 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5583 submissions
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Advances in Information Systems Development

Methods, Tools and Management

Edited by Nearchos Paspallis, Marios Raspopoulos, Chris Barry, Michael Lang, Henry Linger, Christoph Schneider ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This volume features a collection of papers on emerging concepts, significant insights, novel approaches and ideas in information systems development. It examines advances in information systems development in general, and their impact on the development of new methods, tools and management.The book draws on selected invited papers from the 26th International Conference on Information Systems ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This volume features a collection of papers on emerging concepts, significant insights, novel approaches and ideas in information systems development. It examines advances in information systems development in general, and their impact on the development of new methods, tools and management.The book draws on selected invited papers from the 26th International Conference on Information Systems
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Critical Systems: Formal Methods and Automated Verification

Joint 21st International Workshop on Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems and 16th International Workshop on Automated Verification of Critical Systems, FMICS-AVoCS 2016, Pisa, Italy, September 26-28, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Maurice H. ter Beek, Stefania Gnesi, Alexander Knapp ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Joint 21st International Workshop on Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems and the 16th International Workshop on Automated Verification of Critical Systems, FMICS-AVoCS 2016, held in Pisa, Italy, in September 2016.The 11 full papers and 4 short papers presented together with one invited talk were carefully reviewed and selected from ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Joint 21st International Workshop on Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems and the 16th International Workshop on Automated Verification of Critical Systems, FMICS-AVoCS 2016, held in Pisa, Italy, in September 2016.The 11 full papers and 4 short papers presented together with one invited talk were carefully reviewed and selected from
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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

$31.49 USD

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
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Reliable and Energy Efficient Streaming Multiprocessor Systems

by Anup Kumar Das, Akash Kumar, Bharadwaj Veeravalli, Francky Catthoor ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book discusses analysis, design and optimization techniques for streaming multiprocessor systems, while satisfying a given area, performance, and energy budget. The authors describe design flows for both application-specific and general purpose streaming systems. Coverage also includes the use of machine learning for thermal optimization at run-time, when an application is being executed. The ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book discusses analysis, design and optimization techniques for streaming multiprocessor systems, while satisfying a given area, performance, and energy budget. The authors describe design flows for both application-specific and general purpose streaming systems. Coverage also includes the use of machine learning for thermal optimization at run-time, when an application is being executed. The
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Mastering Azure Machine Learning

Execute large-scale end-to-end machine learning with Azure

by Marcel Alsdorf, Christoph Körner ...

Supercharge and automate your deployments to Azure Machine Learning clusters and Azure Kubernetes Service using Azure Machine Learning servicesKey FeaturesImplement end-to-end machine learning pipelines on AzureTrain deep learning models using Azure compute infrastructureDeploy machine learning models using MLOpsBook DescriptionAzure Machine Learning is a cloud service for accelerating and ... Read more

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Supercharge and automate your deployments to Azure Machine Learning clusters and Azure Kubernetes Service using Azure Machine Learning servicesKey FeaturesImplement end-to-end machine learning pipelines on AzureTrain deep learning models using Azure compute infrastructureDeploy machine learning models using MLOpsBook DescriptionAzure Machine Learning is a cloud service for accelerating and
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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

$40.49 USD

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.
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Virtual Taste and Smell Technologies for Multisensory Internet and Virtual Reality

by Adrian David Cheok, Kasun Karunanayaka ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Currently, Internet and virtual reality communication is essentially audio-visual. The next important breakthrough of the Internet will be the communication and sharing of smell and taste experiences digitally. Audio-visual stimuli are frequency based, and they can be easily digitized and actuated. On the other hand, taste and smell stimuli are based on chemical molecules, therefore, they are not ... Read more

$134.09 USD

Currently, Internet and virtual reality communication is essentially audio-visual. The next important breakthrough of the Internet will be the communication and sharing of smell and taste experiences digitally. Audio-visual stimuli are frequency based, and they can be easily digitized and actuated. On the other hand, taste and smell stimuli are based on chemical molecules, therefore, they are not
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Practical IoT Edge Computing with Python

Develop End-to-End IoT Solutions with Python, Edge Computing, and Containerization for Fast and Reliable Decision-Making (English Edition)

by Dr. Rajasi Tushar Athawale ...

Build Real-time IoT Solutions Using Python, Edge, and Docker Tools.Key Features● Explore real-world IoT use-cases using Python and edge computing.● Hands-on projects on embedded devices like Raspberry Pi and Jetson Nano.● Learn edge-cloud integration, Docker, and protocols such as MQTT and CoAP.● Covers security, streaming data, and future edge computing trends.Book DescriptionThe Internet... ... Read more

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Build Real-time IoT Solutions Using Python, Edge, and Docker Tools.Key Features● Explore real-world IoT use-cases using Python and edge computing.● Hands-on projects on embedded devices like Raspberry Pi and Jetson Nano.● Learn edge-cloud integration, Docker, and protocols such as MQTT and CoAP.● Covers security, streaming data, and future edge computing trends.Book DescriptionThe Internet...
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Introducing JavaFX 8 Programming

by Herbert Schildt ...

Series series Oracle Press
Develop cross-platform, feature-rich JavaFX GUI applications with expert instruction from Java guru Herb SchildtIntroducing JavaFX 8 Programming provides a fast-paced introduction to JavaFX, Java’s next-generation GUI programming toolIn this easy-to-read guide from Oracle Press, Java guru Herb Schildt presents the key topics and concepts that all Java developers will need to begin developing ... Read more

$33.89 USD

Develop cross-platform, feature-rich JavaFX GUI applications with expert instruction from Java guru Herb SchildtIntroducing JavaFX 8 Programming provides a fast-paced introduction to JavaFX, Java’s next-generation GUI programming toolIn this easy-to-read guide from Oracle Press, Java guru Herb Schildt presents the key topics and concepts that all Java developers will need to begin developing
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sEMG-based Control Strategy for a Hand Exoskeleton System

by Nicola Secciani ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book reports on the design and testing of an sEMG-based control strategy for a fully-wearable low-cost hand exoskeleton. It describes in detail the modifications carried out to the electronics of a previous prototype, covering in turn the implementation of an innovative sEMG classifier for predicting the wearer's motor intention and driving the exoskeleton accordingly. While similar ... Read more

$152.09 USD

This book reports on the design and testing of an sEMG-based control strategy for a fully-wearable low-cost hand exoskeleton. It describes in detail the modifications carried out to the electronics of a previous prototype, covering in turn the implementation of an innovative sEMG classifier for predicting the wearer's motor intention and driving the exoskeleton accordingly. While similar
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Introduction to R for Terrestrial Ecology

Basics of Numerical Analysis, Mapping, Statistical Tests and Advanced Application of R

by Milena Lakicevic, Nicholas Povak, Keith M. Reynolds ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This textbook covers R data analysis related to environmental science, starting with basic examples and proceeding up to advanced applications of the R programming language. The main objective of the textbook is to serve as a guide for undergraduate students, who have no previous experience with R, but part of the textbook is dedicated to advanced R applications, and will also be useful for ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This textbook covers R data analysis related to environmental science, starting with basic examples and proceeding up to advanced applications of the R programming language. The main objective of the textbook is to serve as a guide for undergraduate students, who have no previous experience with R, but part of the textbook is dedicated to advanced R applications, and will also be useful for
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Designing React Hooks the Right Way

Explore design techniques and solutions to debunk the myths about adopting states using React Hooks

by Fang Jin, Sagar Kale ...

Get to grips with React Hooks and design your own custom Hook to manage application states for making better decisions in site architecture Key Features • Get to grips with Hooks' design and understand each built-in Hook's pitfalls with examples • Discover how to turn your existing code into a reusable Hook via code refactoring • Explore design solutions to identify and solve site performance ... Read more

$32.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get to grips with React Hooks and design your own custom Hook to manage application states for making better decisions in site architecture Key Features • Get to grips with Hooks' design and understand each built-in Hook's pitfalls with examples • Discover how to turn your existing code into a reusable Hook via code refactoring • Explore design solutions to identify and solve site performance
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Text as Data

A New Framework for Machine Learning and the Social Sciences

by Justin Grimmer, Margaret E. Roberts, Brandon M. Stewart ...

A guide for using computational text analysis to learn about the social worldFrom social media posts and text messages to digital government documents and archives, researchers are bombarded with a deluge of text reflecting the social world. This textual data gives unprecedented insights into fundamental questions in the social sciences, humanities, and industry. Meanwhile new machine learning ... Read more

$35.99 USD

A guide for using computational text analysis to learn about the social worldFrom social media posts and text messages to digital government documents and archives, researchers are bombarded with a deluge of text reflecting the social world. This textual data gives unprecedented insights into fundamental questions in the social sciences, humanities, and industry. Meanwhile new machine learning
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Next.js: Navigating the Future of Web Development

by Kameron Hussain, Frahaan Hussain ...

"Next.js: Navigating the Future of Web Development" is an in-depth exploration of one of today's most powerful and popular web development frameworks. This comprehensive guide dives deep into the capabilities of Next.js, a framework built on React.js, offering a blend of server-side rendering, static site generation, and client-side rendering to create fast, scalable, and reliable web applications ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Next.js: Navigating the Future of Web Development" is an in-depth exploration of one of today's most powerful and popular web development frameworks. This comprehensive guide dives deep into the capabilities of Next.js, a framework built on React.js, offering a blend of server-side rendering, static site generation, and client-side rendering to create fast, scalable, and reliable web applications
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Moving to Responsive Web Design

Bring existing static sites into today's multi-device world with responsive web design

by Inayaili de León ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Redesign your static website into a modern, fully responsive website. As the usage of mobile devices of all shapes and sizes increases exponentially every year, and dominates the manner in which many users access the web, it is now imperative for any business to have a responsive website that adapts seamlessly to any screen size and resolution — a change that will impact not only your designs but ... Read more

$28.49 USD

Redesign your static website into a modern, fully responsive website. As the usage of mobile devices of all shapes and sizes increases exponentially every year, and dominates the manner in which many users access the web, it is now imperative for any business to have a responsive website that adapts seamlessly to any screen size and resolution — a change that will impact not only your designs but
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HCI International 2022 Posters

24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part IV

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona, Stavroula Ntoa ...

Series Book 4 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set CCIS 1580, CCIS 1581, CCIS 1582, and CCIS 1583 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, which was held virtually in June - July 2022.The total of 1276 papers and 275 posters included in the 40 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5583 submissions ... Read more

$89.09 USD

The four-volume set CCIS 1580, CCIS 1581, CCIS 1582, and CCIS 1583 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, which was held virtually in June - July 2022.The total of 1276 papers and 275 posters included in the 40 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5583 submissions
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