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Digital Personality: A Man Forever

Volume 3: Ontologies to Dialogue Generation

by Kuldeep Singh Kaswan, Jagjit Singh Dhatterwal, Anand Nayyar ...

The book explores the creation of digital personalities that mimic human behaviour and cognition, authored by AI and computer science experts. It covers the technical foundations needed to develop advanced digital personas, focusing on the integration of ontologies, natural language processing (NLP), and dialogue generation. Ontologies are highlighted for their role in structuring knowledge, while ... Read more

$77.99 USD

The book explores the creation of digital personalities that mimic human behaviour and cognition, authored by AI and computer science experts. It covers the technical foundations needed to develop advanced digital personas, focusing on the integration of ontologies, natural language processing (NLP), and dialogue generation. Ontologies are highlighted for their role in structuring knowledge, while
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Libraries and AI

Shaping Our Future

by Hemant Joshi ...

Libraries and AI: Shaping Our Future explores how artificial intelligence technologies transform library operations, services, and strategic positioning. This resource examines AI applications in resource discovery, collection development, patron services, and operational efficiency. Coverage addresses machine learning applications, natural language processing for cataloging, recommendation ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Libraries and AI: Shaping Our Future explores how artificial intelligence technologies transform library operations, services, and strategic positioning. This resource examines AI applications in resource discovery, collection development, patron services, and operational efficiency. Coverage addresses machine learning applications, natural language processing for cataloging, recommendation
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Data Modeling with Microsoft Power BI

Self-Service and Enterprise Data Warehouse with Power BI

by Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen ...

Data modeling is the single most overlooked feature in Power BI Desktop, yet it's what sets Power BI apart from other tools on the market. This practical book serves as your fast-forward button for data modeling with Power BI, Analysis Services tabular, and SQL databases. It serves as a starting point for data modeling, as well as a handy refresher.Author Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen, founder of ... Read more

$41.99 USD

Data modeling is the single most overlooked feature in Power BI Desktop, yet it's what sets Power BI apart from other tools on the market. This practical book serves as your fast-forward button for data modeling with Power BI, Analysis Services tabular, and SQL databases. It serves as a starting point for data modeling, as well as a handy refresher.Author Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen, founder of
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Artificial Intelligence Frontiers in Statistics

Al and Statistics III

by David J. Hand ...

This book presents a summary of recent work on the interface between artificial intelligence and statistics. It does this through a series of papers by different authors working in different areas of this interface. These papers are a selected and referenced subset of papers presented at the 3rd Interntional Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics, Florida, January 1991. ... Read more

$265.99 USD

This book presents a summary of recent work on the interface between artificial intelligence and statistics. It does this through a series of papers by different authors working in different areas of this interface. These papers are a selected and referenced subset of papers presented at the 3rd Interntional Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics, Florida, January 1991.
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Excel Programming with VBA Starter

Get started with programming in Excel using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) with this book and ebook.

by Robert F Martin ...

Get started with programming in Excel using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) with this book and ebook.Key FeaturesLearn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.Extend and enhance your Excel spreadsheets using the power of Macros and VBA programmingGet to grips with the VBA language to create professional spreadsheetsFollow practical examples to ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get started with programming in Excel using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) with this book and ebook.Key FeaturesLearn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.Extend and enhance your Excel spreadsheets using the power of Macros and VBA programmingGet to grips with the VBA language to create professional spreadsheetsFollow practical examples to
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Building Data Integration Solutions

Unifying Data for Enhanced Decision Making

by Jay Borthen ...

Are you struggling to manage and make sense of the vast streams of data flowing into your organization? In today's data-driven world, the ability to effectively unify and organize disparate data sources is not just an advantage—it's a necessity. The challenge lies in navigating the complexities of data diversity, volume, and regulatory demands, which can overwhelm even the most seasoned data ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Are you struggling to manage and make sense of the vast streams of data flowing into your organization? In today's data-driven world, the ability to effectively unify and organize disparate data sources is not just an advantage—it's a necessity. The challenge lies in navigating the complexities of data diversity, volume, and regulatory demands, which can overwhelm even the most seasoned data
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Assessment of Visual Quality and Simulator Sickness for Omnidirectional Videos

by Ashutosh Singla ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book presents extensive research on the quality of 360° video perceived by users with HMDs. The book aims to develop a set of standard guidelines for the systematic visual quality assessment of 360° videos. Firstly, conventional subjective test methods such as Absolute Category Rating (ACR) and Double Stimulus Impairment Scale (DSIS) are applied to evaluate video quality, alongside the ... Read more

$116.09 USD

This book presents extensive research on the quality of 360° video perceived by users with HMDs. The book aims to develop a set of standard guidelines for the systematic visual quality assessment of 360° videos. Firstly, conventional subjective test methods such as Absolute Category Rating (ACR) and Double Stimulus Impairment Scale (DSIS) are applied to evaluate video quality, alongside the
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Euro-Par 2018: Parallel Processing Workshops

Euro-Par 2018 International Workshops, Turin, Italy, August 27-28, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Gabriele Mencagli, Dora B. Heras, Valeria Cardellini, Emiliano Casalicchio, Emmanuel Jeannot, Felix Wolf, Antonio Salis, Claudio Schifanella, Ravi Reddy Manumachu, Laura Ricci, Marco Beccuti, Laura Antonelli, José Daniel Garcia Sanchez, Stephen L. Scott ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes revised selected papers from the workshops held at 24th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Euro-Par 2018, which took place in Turin, Italy, in August 2018.The 64 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 109 submissions.Euro-Par is an annual, international conference in Europe, covering all aspects of parallel ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the workshops held at 24th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Euro-Par 2018, which took place in Turin, Italy, in August 2018.The 64 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 109 submissions.Euro-Par is an annual, international conference in Europe, covering all aspects of parallel
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Innovations in Instructional Technology

Essays in Honor of M. David Merrill

Edited by J. Michael Spector, Celestia Ohrazda, Andrew Van Schaack, David A. Wiley ...

M. David Merrill has been active in the field of instructional technology for almost 40 years. His contributions range from basic instructional principles and instructional design theory to development and implementation of learning environments. Innovations in Instructional Technology is a collection of original essays written by leading scholars and practitioners who have worked with and been ... Read more

$69.99 USD

M. David Merrill has been active in the field of instructional technology for almost 40 years. His contributions range from basic instructional principles and instructional design theory to development and implementation of learning environments. Innovations in Instructional Technology is a collection of original essays written by leading scholars and practitioners who have worked with and been
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Applied Structural Equation Modeling Using AMOS

Basic to Advanced Techniques

by Joel E. Collier ...

This updated edition provides an essential how-to guide on the application of structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques with the AMOS software, focusing on the practical applications of both simple and advanced topics.Written in an easy-to-understand conversational style, the book covers everything from data collection and screening to confirmatory factor analysis, structural model analysis, ... Read more

$73.99 USD

This updated edition provides an essential how-to guide on the application of structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques with the AMOS software, focusing on the practical applications of both simple and advanced topics.Written in an easy-to-understand conversational style, the book covers everything from data collection and screening to confirmatory factor analysis, structural model analysis,
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Social Media Retrieval

Edited by Naeem Ramzan, Roelof van Zwol, Jong-Seok Lee, Kai Clüver, Xian-Sheng Hua ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This comprehensive text/reference examines in depth the synergy between multimedia content analysis, personalization, and next-generation networking. The book demonstrates how this integration can result in robust, personalized services that provide users with an improved multimedia-centric quality of experience. Each chapter offers a practical step-by-step walkthrough for a variety of concepts, ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This comprehensive text/reference examines in depth the synergy between multimedia content analysis, personalization, and next-generation networking. The book demonstrates how this integration can result in robust, personalized services that provide users with an improved multimedia-centric quality of experience. Each chapter offers a practical step-by-step walkthrough for a variety of concepts,
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Interactive Design for New Media and the Web

by Nick Iuppa ...

In an age where digital technology makes just about anything possible, Interactive Design for New Media and the Web demonstrates how to realize that promise through the creation of outstanding interactive programs. This hands-on, practical book examines the ever-expanding capabilities of all forms of digital presentation for increasing interactivity, and the design principles and interface ... Read more

$76.99 USD

In an age where digital technology makes just about anything possible, Interactive Design for New Media and the Web demonstrates how to realize that promise through the creation of outstanding interactive programs. This hands-on, practical book examines the ever-expanding capabilities of all forms of digital presentation for increasing interactivity, and the design principles and interface
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Expanding the Frontiers of Visual Analytics and Visualization

Edited by John Dill, Rae Earnshaw, David Kasik, John Vince, Pak Chung Wong ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The field of computer graphics combines display hardware, software, and interactive techniques in order to display and interact with data generated by applications. Visualization is concerned with exploring data and information graphically in such a way as to gain information from the data and determine significance. Visual analytics is the science of analytical reasoning facilitated by ... Read more

$143.09 USD

The field of computer graphics combines display hardware, software, and interactive techniques in order to display and interact with data generated by applications. Visualization is concerned with exploring data and information graphically in such a way as to gain information from the data and determine significance. Visual analytics is the science of analytical reasoning facilitated by
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Neural Information Processing

25th International Conference, ICONIP 2018, Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 13–16, 2018, Proceedings, Part VI

Edited by Long Cheng, Andrew Chi Sing Leung, Seiichi Ozawa ...

Series Book 6 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The seven-volume set of LNCS 11301-11307 constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2018, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in December 2018.The 401 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 575 submissions. The papers address the emerging topics of theoretical research, empirical studies, and applications of neural ... Read more

$49.49 USD

The seven-volume set of LNCS 11301-11307 constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2018, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in December 2018.The 401 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 575 submissions. The papers address the emerging topics of theoretical research, empirical studies, and applications of neural
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Making Smart Cities More Playable

Exploring Playable Cities

Edited by Anton Nijholt ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book explores the ways in which the broad range of technologies that make up the smart city infrastructure can be harnessed to incorporate more playfulness into the day-to-day activities that take place within smart cities, making them not only more efficient but also more enjoyable for the people who live and work within their confines. The book addresses various topics that will be of ... Read more

$152.09 USD

This book explores the ways in which the broad range of technologies that make up the smart city infrastructure can be harnessed to incorporate more playfulness into the day-to-day activities that take place within smart cities, making them not only more efficient but also more enjoyable for the people who live and work within their confines. The book addresses various topics that will be of
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Augmented Cognition. Human Cognition and Behavior

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

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

Series Book 2 - 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

$49.49 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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Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems

7th International Conference, LCT 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Panayiotis Zaphiris, Andri Ioannou ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 12205 and LNCS 12206 constitutes the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference, HCI International 2020, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020.The total of 1439 papers and 238 posters included in the 37 HCII 2020 proceedings volumes was carefully ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This two-volume set LNCS 12205 and LNCS 12206 constitutes the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference, HCI International 2020, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020.The total of 1439 papers and 238 posters included in the 37 HCII 2020 proceedings volumes was carefully
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HCI International 2020 - Posters

22nd International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set CCIS 1224, CCIS 1225, and CCIS 1226 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020.*HCII 2020 received a total of 6326 submissions, of which 1439 papers and 238 posters were accepted for publication in the pre-conference proceedings ... Read more

$89.09 USD

The three-volume set CCIS 1224, CCIS 1225, and CCIS 1226 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020.*HCII 2020 received a total of 6326 submissions, of which 1439 papers and 238 posters were accepted for publication in the pre-conference proceedings
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Logic and Argumentation

4th International Conference, CLAR 2021, Hangzhou, China, October 20–22, 2021, Proceedings

Edited by Pietro Baroni, Christoph Benzmüller, Yὶ N. Wáng ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Logic and Argumentation, CLAR 2021, held in Hangzhou, China, in October 2021. The 20 full and 10 short papers presented together with 5 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. The topics of accepted papers cover the focus of the CLAR series, including formal models of ... Read more

$80.09 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Logic and Argumentation, CLAR 2021, held in Hangzhou, China, in October 2021. The 20 full and 10 short papers presented together with 5 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. The topics of accepted papers cover the focus of the CLAR series, including formal models of
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Raku Fundamentals

A Primer with Examples, Projects, and Case Studies

by Moritz Lenz ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Gain the skills to begin developing Raku applications from the ground up in this hands-on compact book, which includes a foreword from Larry Wall, creator of Perl. You’ll learn enough to get started building with Raku, using Raku's gradual typing, handy object orientated features, powerful parsing capabilities, and human-usable concurrency. This book has been updated to include the latest version ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Gain the skills to begin developing Raku applications from the ground up in this hands-on compact book, which includes a foreword from Larry Wall, creator of Perl. You’ll learn enough to get started building with Raku, using Raku's gradual typing, handy object orientated features, powerful parsing capabilities, and human-usable concurrency. This book has been updated to include the latest version
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HCI International 2021 - Late Breaking Papers: Design and User Experience

23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24–29, 2021, Proceedings

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis, Marcelo M. Soares, Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Aaron Marcus, Sakae Yamamoto, Hirohiko Mori, Pei-Luen Patrick Rau, Gabriele Meiselwitz, Xiaowen Fang, Abbas Moallem ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes late breaking papers from the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held in July 2021. The conference was planned to take place in Washington DC, USA but had to change to a virtual conference mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of 5222 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and governmental agencies from 81 ... Read more

$80.09 USD

This book constitutes late breaking papers from the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held in July 2021. The conference was planned to take place in Washington DC, USA but had to change to a virtual conference mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of 5222 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and governmental agencies from 81
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HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers

25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Masaaki Kurosu, Ayako Hashizume, Aaron Marcus, Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Marcelo M. Soares, Don Harris, Wen-Chin Li, Dylan D. Schmorrow, Cali M. Fidopiastis, Pei-Luen Patrick Rau ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This seven-volume set LNCS 14054-14060 constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference, HCI International 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2023.For the HCCII 2023 proceedings, a total of 1578 papers and 396 posters was carefully reviewed and selected from 7472 submissions. Additionally, 267 papers and 133 posters are included in the volumes of the proceedings published after ... Read more

$98.09 USD

This seven-volume set LNCS 14054-14060 constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference, HCI International 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2023.For the HCCII 2023 proceedings, a total of 1578 papers and 396 posters was carefully reviewed and selected from 7472 submissions. Additionally, 267 papers and 133 posters are included in the volumes of the proceedings published after
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Haptic and Audio Interaction Design

11th International Workshop, HAID 2022, London, UK, August 25–26, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Charalampos Saitis, Ildar Farkhatdinov, Stefano Papetti ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design, HAID 2022, held in London, UK, in August 2022.The 13 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions that were sent for peer review. The papers are organized in topical sections on accessibility, perception, design and applications, and musical ... Read more

$58.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design, HAID 2022, held in London, UK, in August 2022.The 13 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions that were sent for peer review. The papers are organized in topical sections on accessibility, perception, design and applications, and musical
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Convergence: Breaking Down Barriers Between Disciplines

Proceedings of the International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety, HEPS2022

Edited by Marijke Melles, Armaĝan Albayrak, Richard H.M. Goossens ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents the proceedings of the 7th conference Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety (HEPS), held in Delft, The Netherlands on November 2-4, 2022, which was endorsed by the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). Contributions focus on the integration of knowledge, methods, and expertise from the disciplines of Human Factors/Ergonomics and of Medicine and Health in order ... Read more

$215.09 USD

This book presents the proceedings of the 7th conference Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety (HEPS), held in Delft, The Netherlands on November 2-4, 2022, which was endorsed by the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). Contributions focus on the integration of knowledge, methods, and expertise from the disciplines of Human Factors/Ergonomics and of Medicine and Health in order
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