Bias in AI and Machine Learning" digs deep into the often-unseen world of algorithmic bias, a subtle yet significant issue affecting artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems. Starting with a primer on AI and ML, the book elucidates their growing impact on society and the omnipresence of these technologies in our daily lives. The core concept of algorithmic bias is introduced, outlining how and why it affects machine learning models.The heart of the book examin...

Brands and businesses from across the globe have tried to leverage the India opportunity, based upon simplistic and widely-held assumptions. This book takes a critical look at these myths and contradictions from an inside perspective, presenting a fresh and nuanced perspective on the opportunities that the Indian market offers. It draws upon a wealth of data, from consumer research, market data, macroeconomic research, popular culture and case studies, to provide a thorough and compelling ...

The book is the result of my preoccupation with the phe nomenological philosophy of Edmund Husserl during my years of post-doctoral studies (approximately since 1960). As the titles of the chapters may suggest, I have dealt with a number of topics relating to Husserlian Phenomenology - themes which are relatively independent but not disconnected. For I have been prone to look upon this movement as presenting more an organic outlook of its own, inspite of its diversity of phases, than as of...

Five Indian agents in the Lashkar-e-TaibaIt is 1996. A fifteen-year-old Lashkar-e-Taiba fidayeen crosses over to India from Pakistan. When officer Shekhar Singh of the Counter Terrorism Cell captures and interrogates him, he makes a startling revelation. The terror group has begun sending men to settle down in India in the guise of regular civilians. On the sly, they are to serve as outposts for its missions and destroy the country from within.Stunned but n...

'That night, I'd survived my life flashing before me, with my dignity intact.Yes, this chaotic life has always been a gamble.... But what a gamble.'Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, a quizzing mastermind and a happily-married husband. But for much of his life none of these seemed remotely imaginable.As a boy, Paul struggled to find his place in a world where he didn't quite fit. Who was he? An ...

Ever since he can remember, Animal has gone on all fours, the catastrophic result of what happened on That Night when, thanks to an American chemical company, the Apocalypse visited his slum. Now not quite twenty, he leads a hand-to-mouth existence with his dog Jara and a crazy old nun called Ma Franci, and spends his nights fantasising about Nisha, the daughter of a local musician, and wondering what it must be like to get laid.When a young American doctor, Elli Barber, comes to t...

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations and applications in the field of condition monitoring, damage assessment and maintenance engineering, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the UNIfied Conference of DAMAS (International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures), IncoME (International Conference on Maintenance Engineering) and TEPEN (The Efficiency and Performance Engineering), held in Jaipur, India on November 26-28, 2024. Topics includ...

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations and applications in the field of condition monitoring, damage assessment and maintenance engineering, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the UNIfied Conference of DAMAS (International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures), IncoME (International Conference on Maintenance Engineering) and TEPEN (The Efficiency and Performance Engineering), held in Jaipur, India on November 26-28, 2024. Topics includ...

This book deals with recent and upcoming technologies of breeding freshwater ornamental fish. It covers in detail areas such as status, breeding techniques, food and health management and marketing of freshwater ornamental fishes. There is a separate chapter on breeding of indigenous freshwater ornamental fishes.Emphasis is given on national and international legislation related to ornamental fish export and import. The book contains a useful chapter on the importance and role of o...

Do you fumble when someone mentions Belarus. Or even have trouble placing Belgium on the World Map. Worry no longer. Here is a system that will place in your mind all the countries of Europe through an easy mnemonic based system. Know the Region of the World. Know the Countries. Know the mnemonic sentence. And you are the master of all you survey.This is a unique way to draw the World Map. Simple straight lines are drawn to separate the countries. Then a few countries are taken at ...

Venturing through the realm of artificial intelligence, this seminal work illuminates the transformative journey of technology in industry. A map from nascent AI to its industrial crescendo, it offers analytical insight and practical Python application for digital cognition at scale. Turning data into treasure, crafting the future with precise algorithmic artistry, the tome highlights the harmony of machine and human spirit. It also delves into the fortress of cybersecurity, where AI stand...

This book comprises the select proceedings of the national-level conference on Sustainable Waste Management Practices (SWMP 2023). The content focuses on industrial wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste management, municipal/plastic/biomedical/construction and demolition waste management, e-waste management, leachate treatment, case studies on best practices, among others for waste management. This book is of immense interest to researchers in academia and industry working in the...