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Engaging Researchers with Data Management

The  Cookbook

by James Savage, Connie Clare, Maria Cruz, Elli Papadopoulou, Marta Teperek, Iza Witkowska, Yan Wang, Joanne Yeomans ...

Effective Research Data Management (RDM) is a key component of research integrity and reproducible research, and its importance is increasingly emphasised by funding bodies, governments, and research institutions around the world. However, many researchers are unfamiliar with RDM best practices, and research support staff are faced with the difficult task of delivering support to researchers ... Read more

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Effective Research Data Management (RDM) is a key component of research integrity and reproducible research, and its importance is increasingly emphasised by funding bodies, governments, and research institutions around the world. However, many researchers are unfamiliar with RDM best practices, and research support staff are faced with the difficult task of delivering support to researchers
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Lifetime Analysis by Aging Intensity Functions

by Magdalena Szymkowiak ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book addresses a range of aging intensity functions, which make it possible to measure and compare aging trends for lifetime random variables. Moreover, they can be used for the characterization of lifetime distributions, also with bounded support. Stochastic orders based on the aging intensities, and their connections with some other orders, are also discussed.To demonstrate the ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book addresses a range of aging intensity functions, which make it possible to measure and compare aging trends for lifetime random variables. Moreover, they can be used for the characterization of lifetime distributions, also with bounded support. Stochastic orders based on the aging intensities, and their connections with some other orders, are also discussed.To demonstrate the
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IoT-based Intelligent Modelling for Environmental and Ecological Engineering

IoT Next Generation EcoAgro Systems

Edited by Paul Krause, Fatos Xhafa ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book brings to readers thirteen chapters with contributions to the benefits of using IoT and Cloud Computing to agro-ecosystems from a multi-disciplinary perspective. IoT and Cloud systems have prompted the development of a Cloud digital ecosystem referred to as Cloud-to-thing continuum computing. The key success of IoT computing and the Cloud digital ecosystem is that IoT can be integrated ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book brings to readers thirteen chapters with contributions to the benefits of using IoT and Cloud Computing to agro-ecosystems from a multi-disciplinary perspective. IoT and Cloud systems have prompted the development of a Cloud digital ecosystem referred to as Cloud-to-thing continuum computing. The key success of IoT computing and the Cloud digital ecosystem is that IoT can be integrated
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Practical Data Analysis Using Jupyter Notebook

Learn how to speak the language of data by extracting useful and actionable insights using Python

by Marc Wintjen ...

Understand data analysis concepts to make accurate decisions based on data using Python programming and Jupyter NotebookKey FeaturesFind out how to use Python code to extract insights from data using real-world examplesWork with structured data and free text sources to answer questions and add value using dataPerform data analysis from scratch with the help of clear explanations for cleaning, ... Read more

$33.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Understand data analysis concepts to make accurate decisions based on data using Python programming and Jupyter NotebookKey FeaturesFind out how to use Python code to extract insights from data using real-world examplesWork with structured data and free text sources to answer questions and add value using dataPerform data analysis from scratch with the help of clear explanations for cleaning,
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Hands-On Exploratory Data Analysis with Python

Perform EDA techniques to understand, summarize, and investigate your data

by Suresh Kumar Mukhiya, Usman Ahmed ...

Discover techniques to summarize the characteristics of your data using PyPlot, NumPy, SciPy, and pandasKey FeaturesUnderstand the fundamental concepts of exploratory data analysis using PythonFind missing values in your data and identify the correlation between different variablesPractice graphical exploratory analysis techniques using Matplotlib and the Seaborn Python packageBook ... Read more

$67.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover techniques to summarize the characteristics of your data using PyPlot, NumPy, SciPy, and pandasKey FeaturesUnderstand the fundamental concepts of exploratory data analysis using PythonFind missing values in your data and identify the correlation between different variablesPractice graphical exploratory analysis techniques using Matplotlib and the Seaborn Python packageBook
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New Digital Signal Processing Methods

Applications to Measurement and Diagnostics

by Raoul R. Nigmatullin, Paolo Lino, Guido Maione ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book is intended as a manual on modern advanced statistical methods for signal processing. The objectives of signal processing are the analysis, synthesis, and modification of signals measured from different natural phenomena, including engineering applications as well. Often the measured signals are affected by noise, distortion and incompleteness, and this makes it difficult to extract ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

This book is intended as a manual on modern advanced statistical methods for signal processing. The objectives of signal processing are the analysis, synthesis, and modification of signals measured from different natural phenomena, including engineering applications as well. Often the measured signals are affected by noise, distortion and incompleteness, and this makes it difficult to extract
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Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering

12th International Conference, IWBBIO 2025, Gran Canaria, Spain, July 16–18, 2025, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Ignacio Rojas, Francisco Ortuño, Fernando Rojas Ruiz, Luis Javier Herrera, Olga Valenzuela, Juan José Escobar ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNBI 16050-16051 constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, IWBBIO 2025, held in Canaria, Spain, during July 16–18, 2025.The 57 full papers presented in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 98 submissions. They were organized into the following topical sections:Part I: Advances in Deep ... Read more

$72.99 CAD

This two-volume set LNBI 16050-16051 constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, IWBBIO 2025, held in Canaria, Spain, during July 16–18, 2025.The 57 full papers presented in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 98 submissions. They were organized into the following topical sections:Part I: Advances in Deep
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THE BREATHING ARCHIVE

by Chan Singh ...

For ten thousand years, stories were frozen in time. Carved in stone. Pressed into pages. Projected onto screens. Beautiful, powerful—but ultimately static. Every tale had one version, one truth, one unchanging path. That era is over. We stand at the threshold of something unprecedented: stories that breathe. Narratives that remember. Worlds that evolve in response to those who enter them. The ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

For ten thousand years, stories were frozen in time. Carved in stone. Pressed into pages. Projected onto screens. Beautiful, powerful—but ultimately static. Every tale had one version, one truth, one unchanging path. That era is over. We stand at the threshold of something unprecedented: stories that breathe. Narratives that remember. Worlds that evolve in response to those who enter them. The
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QlikView for Developers Cookbook

by Stephen Redmond ...

The recipes in this Cookbook provide a concise yet practical guide on how to become an excellent QlikView developer. The book begins with intermediate level recipes and then moves on to more complex recipes in an incremental manner.This book is for anyone who has either attended QlikView Developer training or has taught themselves QlikView from books or online sources. You might be working for a ... Read more

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The recipes in this Cookbook provide a concise yet practical guide on how to become an excellent QlikView developer. The book begins with intermediate level recipes and then moves on to more complex recipes in an incremental manner.This book is for anyone who has either attended QlikView Developer training or has taught themselves QlikView from books or online sources. You might be working for a
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大数据技术和应用

by 陈建平、陈志德、席进爱 ...

这是一本大数据技术入门的简明教材。全书理论和实践相结合，以应用实战为主，深入浅出地讲解每个知识点，对每个应用实验按学习习惯，分步骤讲解，每个步骤都有文字说明和效果截图，使读者能清晰地知晓动手实操的效果和错误之处。全书分为9章，全面介绍了大数据技术的相关基础知识、HDFS和数据库、采集传输工具、挖掘分析算法、Spark计算框架、可视化、大数据安全、大数据应用等内容，着重介绍了HDFS分布式文件系统、NoSQL等各种数据库、数据仓库Hive，以及数据采集分析技术，并配套了详细的实验教程以及练习题。本书适合作为高等院校计算机、软件工程、大数据专业高职、本科生的教材，同时可供企业中从事大数据开发的工程师和科技工作者参考。 ... Read more

$15.40 CAD

这是一本大数据技术入门的简明教材。全书理论和实践相结合，以应用实战为主，深入浅出地讲解每个知识点，对每个应用实验按学习习惯，分步骤讲解，每个步骤都有文字说明和效果截图，使读者能清晰地知晓动手实操的效果和错误之处。全书分为9章，全面介绍了大数据技术的相关基础知识、HDFS和数据库、采集传输工具、挖掘分析算法、Spark计算框架、可视化、大数据安全、大数据应用等内容，着重介绍了HDFS分布式文件系统、NoSQL等各种数据库、数据仓库Hive，以及数据采集分析技术，并配套了详细的实验教程以及练习题。本书适合作为高等院校计算机、软件工程、大数据专业高职、本科生的教材，同时可供企业中从事大数据开发的工程师和科技工作者参考。
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The Hospital Manager’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence

Concepts, Methods, and Techniques

by Smaranda Belciug ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book presents an essential guide to understanding the power of artificial intelligence in reshaping the healthcare system. In the rapidly evolving world of healthcare, a guide of how to use artificial intelligence in hospital management is crucial. The book explores how readers can use artificial intelligence to optimize patient care, costs, revenue, and profits. It examines real-world ... Read more

$230.59 CAD

This book presents an essential guide to understanding the power of artificial intelligence in reshaping the healthcare system. In the rapidly evolving world of healthcare, a guide of how to use artificial intelligence in hospital management is crucial. The book explores how readers can use artificial intelligence to optimize patient care, costs, revenue, and profits. It examines real-world
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Advances in Teaching and Learning for Cyber Security Education

Proceedings of the Cyber Security Education 2025 CSE Connect Annual Conference

Edited by Phil Legg, Natalie Coull, Charles Clarke, Harjinder Lallie, Hany Atlam ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book provides reflection and account of innovative practice for how we approach teaching and learning for cyber security education. Cyber security continues to play a crucial role in our modern society, with a need to secure supply chain attacks and critical infrastructure. How we therefore educate in this area and how we encourage new ways of thinking and new ways of addressing these ... Read more

$217.79 CAD

This book provides reflection and account of innovative practice for how we approach teaching and learning for cyber security education. Cyber security continues to play a crucial role in our modern society, with a need to secure supply chain attacks and critical infrastructure. How we therefore educate in this area and how we encourage new ways of thinking and new ways of addressing these
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Proceedings of the Digital Building Permit Conference 2025

DBP25

Edited by Simon Fischer, Judith Fauth, Christian Schranz, Harald Urban ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This open-access volume presents the latest international research and applied innovations in digital building permitting, as showcased at the Digital Building Permit Conference 2025, held in Vienna, Austria, from 2–4 December 2025. The conference brought together researchers, public authorities, and industry experts to exchange insights and explore future directions in the digital transformation ... Read more

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This open-access volume presents the latest international research and applied innovations in digital building permitting, as showcased at the Digital Building Permit Conference 2025, held in Vienna, Austria, from 2–4 December 2025. The conference brought together researchers, public authorities, and industry experts to exchange insights and explore future directions in the digital transformation
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Sustainable Big Data Pipelines: Architectures, Energy Optimization, and Ethical Governance

Edited by Jaheer Mukthar K.P, Sang-Bing Tsai ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
As data volumes grow exponentially, the challenge is no longer limited to speed and scalability—but to sustainability and responsibility.Sustainable Big Data Pipelines: Architectures, Energy Optimization, and Ethical Governancepresents a forward-looking exploration of how modern big data systems can be designed and operated with environmental efficiency, ethical integrity, and regulatory awareness ... Read more

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As data volumes grow exponentially, the challenge is no longer limited to speed and scalability—but to sustainability and responsibility.Sustainable Big Data Pipelines: Architectures, Energy Optimization, and Ethical Governancepresents a forward-looking exploration of how modern big data systems can be designed and operated with environmental efficiency, ethical integrity, and regulatory awareness
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AI Data Analytics

Analizzare testi, dati, immagini e suoni

by Immanuel Trummer ...

L’intelligenza artificiale generativa e i Large Language Model (LLM) come quelli di OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face e Google permettono di interrogare, classificare e visualizzare grandi quantità di dati, anche complessi e non strutturati, usando il linguaggio naturale e stanno rivoluzionando metodi e strumenti per l’analisi dei dati. Questo manuale spiega come integrare questi strumenti nel ... Read more

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L’intelligenza artificiale generativa e i Large Language Model (LLM) come quelli di OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face e Google permettono di interrogare, classificare e visualizzare grandi quantità di dati, anche complessi e non strutturati, usando il linguaggio naturale e stanno rivoluzionando metodi e strumenti per l’analisi dei dati. Questo manuale spiega come integrare questi strumenti nel
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Driving Quality Education Through AI and Data Science

Edited by Thangavel Murugan, Karthikeyan P., A.M. Abirami ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science have the potential to address the challenges the education field faces. By integrating AI into the educational system, such as through personalized learning experiences to intelligent tutoring systems, AI can help tailor educational content to individual students' needs, improving engagement and outcomes. Data science can be used to analyze educational ... Read more

$372.79 CAD

Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science have the potential to address the challenges the education field faces. By integrating AI into the educational system, such as through personalized learning experiences to intelligent tutoring systems, AI can help tailor educational content to individual students' needs, improving engagement and outcomes. Data science can be used to analyze educational
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Microsoft Fabric Data Factory Playbook

Design, orchestrate, and scale reliable data pipelines with CI/CD, monitoring, and optimization

by Mark Kromer ...

Build, orchestrate, and optimize enterprise-grade data pipelines in Microsoft Fabric Data Factory with real-world patterns, CI/CD workflows, and performance tuning techniques.Key FeaturesBuild scalable pipelines using low-code and Apache Airflow JobsApply reusable patterns for orchestration, CI/CD, and monitoringOptimize performance, cost, and migration from Azure Data FactoryBook ... Read more

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Build, orchestrate, and optimize enterprise-grade data pipelines in Microsoft Fabric Data Factory with real-world patterns, CI/CD workflows, and performance tuning techniques.Key FeaturesBuild scalable pipelines using low-code and Apache Airflow JobsApply reusable patterns for orchestration, CI/CD, and monitoringOptimize performance, cost, and migration from Azure Data FactoryBook
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Generative AI and Implications for Ethics, Security, and Data Management

Edited by Jeganathan Gomathi Sankar, Arokiaraj David ...

As generative AI rapidly advances with the field of artificial intelligence, its presence poses significant ethical, security, and data management challenges. While this technology encourages innovation across various industries, ethical concerns regarding the potential misuse of AI-generated content for misinformation or manipulation may arise. The risks of AI-generated deepfakes and cyberattacks ... Read more

$427.99 CAD

As generative AI rapidly advances with the field of artificial intelligence, its presence poses significant ethical, security, and data management challenges. While this technology encourages innovation across various industries, ethical concerns regarding the potential misuse of AI-generated content for misinformation or manipulation may arise. The risks of AI-generated deepfakes and cyberattacks
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Data-Driven Innovation, Curriculum Transformation, and Learner Success in Higher Education

Edited by Caroline M. Crawford ...

In an era of rapid technological advancement and changing workforce demands, higher education institutions utilize data science to enhance academic quality, operational efficiency, and student outcomes. The use of data analytics enables universities to make informed decisions about curriculum design, teaching practices, and student support services, fostering a culture of improvement. Curriculum ... Read more

$183.99 CAD

In an era of rapid technological advancement and changing workforce demands, higher education institutions utilize data science to enhance academic quality, operational efficiency, and student outcomes. The use of data analytics enables universities to make informed decisions about curriculum design, teaching practices, and student support services, fostering a culture of improvement. Curriculum
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eCommerce in the Cloud

Bringing Elasticity to eCommerce

by Kelly Goetsch ...

Is your eCommerce solution ready for the cloud? This practical guide shows experienced and aspiring web architects alike how to adopt cloud computing incrementally, using public Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service. You will learn how to marshal as much capacity as you need to handle peak holiday or special-event traffic.Written by eCommerce expert Kelly Goetsch, this book helps ... Read more

$36.79 CAD

Is your eCommerce solution ready for the cloud? This practical guide shows experienced and aspiring web architects alike how to adopt cloud computing incrementally, using public Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service. You will learn how to marshal as much capacity as you need to handle peak holiday or special-event traffic.Written by eCommerce expert Kelly Goetsch, this book helps
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Data Integrity and Compliance

A Primer for Medical Product Manufacturers

by José Rodríguez-Pérez ...

Data integrity is a global mandatory requirement for the regulated healthcare industry. It is more than a mere expectation-it's a basic element of good documentation practices, one of the most fundamental pillars of a quality management system. Robustness and accuracy of the data submitted by manufacturers to regulatory authorities when bringing a medical product to market are crucial. The purpose ... Read more

$65.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Data integrity is a global mandatory requirement for the regulated healthcare industry. It is more than a mere expectation-it's a basic element of good documentation practices, one of the most fundamental pillars of a quality management system. Robustness and accuracy of the data submitted by manufacturers to regulatory authorities when bringing a medical product to market are crucial. The purpose
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Smart Transportation Systems 2023

Proceedings of 6th KES-STS International Symposium

Edited by Yiming Bie, Kun Gao, Robert J. Howlett, Lakhmi C. Jain ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book gathers selected papers presented at the KES International Symposium on Smart Transportation Systems (KES STS 2023). Modern transportation systems have undergone a rapid transformation in recent years, producing a range of technological innovations such as connected vehicles, self-driving cars, electric vehicles, Hyperloop, and even flying cars, and with them, fundamental changes in ... Read more

$280.49 CAD

This book gathers selected papers presented at the KES International Symposium on Smart Transportation Systems (KES STS 2023). Modern transportation systems have undergone a rapid transformation in recent years, producing a range of technological innovations such as connected vehicles, self-driving cars, electric vehicles, Hyperloop, and even flying cars, and with them, fundamental changes in
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Learning and Operating Presto

Fast, Reliable SQL for Data Analytics and Lakehouses

by Angelica Lo Duca, Tim Meehan, Vivek Bharathan, Ying Su ...

The Presto community has mushroomed since its origins at Facebook in 2012. But ramping up this open source distributed SQL query engine can be challenging even for the most experienced engineers. With this practical book, data engineers and architects, platform engineers, cloud engineers, and software engineers will learn how to use Presto operations at your organization to derive insights on ... Read more

$57.59 CAD

The Presto community has mushroomed since its origins at Facebook in 2012. But ramping up this open source distributed SQL query engine can be challenging even for the most experienced engineers. With this practical book, data engineers and architects, platform engineers, cloud engineers, and software engineers will learn how to use Presto operations at your organization to derive insights on
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大数据技术入门（第2版）

by 杨正洪 ...

目前国内大数据市场继续保持高速的发展态势，作者在与地方政府、证券金融公司的项目合作中发现，他们对大数据技术很感兴趣，并希望从大数据技术、采集、存储、访问、安全、分析与开发等方面得到指导和帮助。因此编写了这本大数据技术的入门书。本书共12章，以Hadoop和Spark框架为线索，比较全面地介绍了Hadoop技术、Spark技术、大数据存储、大数据访问、大数据采集、大数据管理、大数据分析、大数据开发、大数据环境自动化部署（Docker和K8s）等内容。本书适合大数据技术初学者，政府、金融机构的大数据应用决策和技术人员、IT经理、CTO、CIO等快速学习大数据技术。本书也可以作为高等院校和培训学校相关专业的培训教材。 ... Read more

$20.62 CAD

目前国内大数据市场继续保持高速的发展态势，作者在与地方政府、证券金融公司的项目合作中发现，他们对大数据技术很感兴趣，并希望从大数据技术、采集、存储、访问、安全、分析与开发等方面得到指导和帮助。因此编写了这本大数据技术的入门书。本书共12章，以Hadoop和Spark框架为线索，比较全面地介绍了Hadoop技术、Spark技术、大数据存储、大数据访问、大数据采集、大数据管理、大数据分析、大数据开发、大数据环境自动化部署（Docker和K8s）等内容。本书适合大数据技术初学者，政府、金融机构的大数据应用决策和技术人员、IT经理、CTO、CIO等快速学习大数据技术。本书也可以作为高等院校和培训学校相关专业的培训教材。
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